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Join Dan Kaercher as he takes a tour of Terrace Hill. Its home to the governor ... and its open for tours.
It's often called Iowa's palace on the prairie. It's home to the Governor and open to the public for tours.
Actually this is quite a cozy stairway for such a grand home.
Yes, it is indeed. These doors are I think about sixteen feet high. Welcome.
I've just stepped back in time and I'm in awe of the architecture, craftsmanship and sheer history of this 1869 house built by Iowa's first millionaire, B.F. Allen. The house was later owned for many years by another Des Moines family, the Hubbells, before being donated to the state of Iowa in 1971. The third floor is the official residence of the Governor. The second floor includes guest bedrooms and offices. The first floor is used for receptions and parties and can be toured by the public. I'm getting a tour with docent John Zickefoose.
Zickefoose: One of the highlights here at Terrace Hill is certainly the woodwork. Not only the woodwork around the windows but also these enormous doors. They are about fourteen feet high and they are solid walnut and they weigh about 400 pounds each.
Kaercher: The mirrors create quite an effect here.
Zickefoose: They do actually. This mirror lines up perfectly with the mirror on the west wall in the drawing room. So when you're standing in the right position you get just mirror after mirror after mirror, like the hall of Versailles, the hall of mirrors in Versailles.
Kaercher: Exactly.
Zickefoose: Let's go into the drawing room. This would have been the most formal room in the house and it is the biggest room in the house. And, of course, certainly one of the highlights of this room in addition to its size is this wonderful rock crystal chandelier. This is something that the Hubbells added. It is laid out in a style called the room at rest because the room isn't being used. So all the furniture was pushed out to the walls so it could be then moved as they needed to for whatever event they were planning.
Kaercher: Now, the architect of Terrace Hill used a number of visual tricks. And you pointed out one of them in this room when it comes to the windows.
Zickefoose: Yes, indeed. On the outside of the house right here on the north facade there is a window. But when we get in the room there is just a wall here. And the story is that Mrs. Allen, the builder's wife, said to the architect, there's enough windows in the drawing room, I want a wall. So they compromised and she got her wall here on this side and he got his window on the other.
There's also an exterior window behind this large mirror. Speaking of architecture, John points out the repetition of circles in the woodwork trim and doors, which mimic the architectural embellishments on the outside of the house. This 18,000 square foot house has sixteen rooms so I don't get to all of them. But I just had to see the dining room --
-- where I was lucky enough to meet the Governor's chef.
Kaercher: Sharon, what are you setting up for here today?
Sharon VanVerth: This is set up for a state dinner. This is Pickard china. Most Governors' mansions in the United States have a state seal china made by Pickard. It is the same china that is used in the White House and Air Force One. This is a domed silver service that we use for Victorian dinners because it is reminiscent of what they would use when they did table side service.
Kaercher: Now, Sharon, tell me, how many dinners do you do here and for how many people?
VanVerth: Usually about fifteen a month and we serve from 16 to 22 when we're in the dining room.
Zickefoose: Certainly another highlight here at Terrace Hill is this wonderful stairway which leads up to this beautiful stained glass window. There was a window here originally but it was just clear glass and looked out into the garden. The window is nine feet wide and thirteen feet high.
Kaercher: Oh my gosh, that's bigger than a typical room. And what kind of wood is the staircase here?
Zickefoose: Well, this is rosewood from Columbia. You can tell that by the dark grain of the wood in the banister.
Kaercher: Just beautiful. What a grand staircase for making an entrance if you're entertaining.
Zickefoose: It's terrific. You can see something like 21 arches from this point.
Kaercher: In such a historic home how do you integrate modern technology, John?
Zickefoose: Well, one of the ways that it has been done here is you'll notice the ceiling rosettes have been slightly lowered. Originally they would have been attached directly to the ceiling but they have been lowered to allow for the heating and air conditioning ventilation.
As long as we're looking up, we asked to keep going upwards to a place not open to the public but one you may be curious about. It's a climb up to the 90 foot tower which is part staircase and part ladder.
Zickefoose: It was designed to go up this ladder and then up to the next level and then there are window seats up there at the windows and you were designed to stay there and look at the view and be there for a while and experience being this high in the air.
And we learned that everyone who makes the climb to the top is invited to sign their name on the tower walls -- from politicians and their families, to an occasional TV crew. There's so much to see here, from the Spanish pink marble fireplaces to a 1927 Grant Wood painting done before he settled on his more well known regionalism style.
On the quirky side, there's even a political skeleton in the Governor's closet. This closet used to house a one person elevator. The round windows in the door indicated the first floor. The next floor up had rectangular windows in the door. The grounds outside had a pool that has since been filled in. A carriage house, a formal garden and a comfy porch atop a terraced landscape leading to a historic home on a hill. Terrace Hill.
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WATCH: LeBron James Strips for Fans!
LeBron James' first public appearance since he announced he's leaving the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers is so highly anticipated, Akron, Ohio is having to make more tickets available today.
The first round of free tickets were snatched up in just hours on Monday.
The homecoming event at InfoCision Stadium will be on August 8th.


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Having Enough Family Wealth
There is no doubt that family wealth is one area where people must learn to have enough to be happy. On the contrary, many people take for granted the basic life principles that can propel them to such a goal.
Once you begin raising a family of your own, you will realize that family wealth is a great deal more serious that it has ever been in the past. You will find yourself lying awake in your bed night after night trying to determine how you are going to pay for everything your family needs on such as modest budget. All too often, this lesson is learned by hitting rock bottom financially and deciding to be put in such a position never again.
Do you ever find yourself wondering how come wealthy people seem to get wealthier and the poor just get poorer? It cannot all be blamed on government corruption and a sluggish economy. The fact of the matter is that nothing is able to stop you from growing what little wealth you do have into enough to support your family's needs. By learning how to manage a little wealth, you will be blessed with enough.
One mistake that people often make is putting becoming wealthy as a first priority. This strategy simply does not work. You see, money itself is not an end, but instead a means to an end. Money should be used to survive, improve your situation, help other people and live comfortably with the family that you love. Money is not a trophy that is to be displayed out in the open for all to see.
Finally, in order to have enough family wealth, you have to learn how to share. All too often, people get caught up in the comforts and extravagances that money can buy, forgetting about others who are in need. In order to receive more wealth, you have to be willing to share the wealth.
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Success Communicator
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The Daily Caller: Does Welfare Cause Terrorism?
Hostage to news cycle: How long before we find out that "alleged" Woolwich murderer Michael Adebolajo was on some kind of welfare? Or else his household was on welfare. The Tsarnaevs received various kinds of welfare too, of course, as have numerous other terrorists. This is not a coincidence:
"In fact, there's a good argument that "welfare benefits + ethnic antagonism" is the universal recipe for an underclass with an angry, oppositional culture. The social logic is simple: Ethnic differences make it easy for those outside of, for example, French Arab neighborhoods to discriminate against those inside, and easy for those inside to resent the mainstream culture around them.


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Tell Southern Co. and Dominion Power: No New Nuclear Power!
Despite the ongoing disaster in Japan, two of the largest utilities in the United States are planning to move ahead with new nuclear reactors, adding to those they already have in service. While nuclear may be a low carbon energy source, it most definitely is not clean, yet Southern Company and Dominion are still moving ahead with plans for new nuclear plants:
- Southern Company plans to add two new reactors at Plant Vogtle, where there are already two nuclear plants in operation. The design of the proposed reactors has been criticized because the shield building may not be able to survive an earthquake or plane crash, which could result in a catastrophic meltdown.
- Dominion is planning to build a new reactor at its Lake Anna complex in Virginia. The new plant was recently delayed for 18 months so that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could re-do seismic analysis of the reactor. Virginians are also concerned about the impact on Lake Anna of additional discharges of heated water.
Nuclear power is not a safe and clean alternative to fossil fuels. Between the risks of catastrophic accidents, ongoing environmental impacts, and the fact that nuclear waste will remain radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years, nuclear power should have no role in our energy future.
Take action at greenamerica.org/takeaction/nonukes/
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text: Just noticed when PC boots up and reports starting jail - shows error message: BIND can't assign requested address. What caused this and how do I fix it? --- On Fri, 3/19/10, Jeff <dejamuse at yahoo.com> wrote: From: Jeff <dejamuse at yahoo.com> Subject: [PC-BSD Testing] Can't access server in jail after changing network settings To: testing at lists.pcbsd.org Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 3:29 AM I had a custom AMP stack running fine in a jail. I accessed this on the local machine with Firefox with no problems. Then I decided to expose the server to the internet by reconfiguring the network card to use a static IP rather than DHCP because you can't do port forwarding in a router on a DHCP network. I've gotten this to work fine in the past using a Lynksys router, but now using a Dlink and port forwarding just wouldn't work for some reason. Changing the netcard config also made accessing the server locally MUCH slower, like 15 seconds to access a page. I had this same problem in PCBSD 7.1.1 before - accessing the IP with a browser on the same machine was really slow compared to another PC from the internet. That system did not use a jail - the AMP stack was custom installed directly. I set everything back to the way it was but it had no effect so I did a complete system upgrade. Now I cannot access the server at all - no response. I can ping the jail's IP no problem however. I made no changes to the firewall which enabled the same exceptions as before for HTTP. Also, after the upgrade from the DVD, the Warden would not run. Got an error stating that the program information could not be found, or something like that. So I reinstalled it and here I am, stuck. Had the same scenario when I upgraded from 7.1.1 to 8 a few weeks ago. Reimported the jail and still not working. I believe this has nothing to do with the router as the jail's IP is local, right? Why did changing the net settings block the jail, even after resetting them? What would cause the server to slow down in response so much, before? ...Jeff -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Testing mailing list Testing at lists.pcbsd.org http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/testing -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.pcbsd.org/pipermail/testing/attachments/20100320/a8ef868f/attachment.html>


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Welcome. At The Victorian Lace Inn, we offer B&B lodging in Cape May, NJ that is very unique in its atmosphere. All of our guests concur that when they're here, they feel they're able to really relax. Maybe it's because we really do love welcoming guests to our New Jersey inn all year 'round. Families just love the convenience and economy of the kitchenettes in each suite. We offer B&B lodging in Cape May that is family friendly in every way. Guests bring the kids back year after year for summer beach vacations, and we love to see our young guests grow up before our very eyes!
We know you'll enjoy every minute of your stay with us. For a fabulous getaway to the best Bed & Breakfast in New Jersey, just call The Victorian Lace Inn. Couples reserve our B&B lodging in Cape May for romantic fall, winter and spring getaways, when our little hamlet is a bit quieter. They take strolls on the beach, and then light a fire in their suite's fireplace. The style of our inn is casual, and so is the atmosphere.
Call us for a reservation today! We provide many amenities to make your stay worry-free and your experience of Cape May, NJ memorable. In the morning, enjoy a full served breakfast...in the dining room in the cooler months of the year, and on the wrap-around porches when it's warm. Beautiful ocean views from the verandah make it a perfect spot to relax and forget what it was like to be stressed! The Victorian Lace Inn B&B lodging in Cape May, NJ...the end of the parkway is the beginning of your adventure! Call 609.884.1772 to make your reservations today.


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Michelle Tourikian
Paintings by Michelle Tourikian.
Paintings by Michelle Tourikian.
A selection of recent work by artist Till Rabus from Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Click here for previous posts. See more images below.
A selection of paintings from "Sleepless" by artist Esther Sarto, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her show opens on Saturday at Talon Gallery (Portland). More images below.
Recent work by artist Sam Rodriguez from San José, California (previously featured here). More images below!
"Aguas de Montaña" is a journey into The Andean Patagonia, a desolate territory where photographer Angeles Peña lived all of her childhood.
She says, "In a world that spins faster and faster I feel an enormous necessity to focus on the details and the beauty of what still remains. I find myself with a nature that sustains itself but can fall at any moment. It is something that surpasses me and I cannot stop observing."
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Wingate, N.C. - A break in the weekend rain shower finally allowed the baseball squads from Brevard College and Wingate University to play a doubleheader Sunday afternoon, with the Bulldogs winning both games, 14-5 and 28-6. Wingate improves to 16-18 (5-6 South Atlantic Conference) with the win, while the Tornados fall to 7-21 (1-12 SAC)
Game One - Wingate 14, Brevard 5
The opening game began Saturday morning, with the Bulldogs taking a 3-0 lead, before rain stopped the game after three innings. When the teams returned on Sunday, the hosts maintained the win, 14-5.
Gray Carden (1-0; Leesburg, Ga.) picked up the win for Wingate, while Seth Laughter (1-4; Fletcher, N.C.) took the loss after pitching the three Saturday innings for the Tornados.
The Bulldogs used a slew of home runs to build a 7-0 lead after four innings and stay in front. Mark Letchworth (Greenville, N.C.) was 4-5 with a homer and four RBIs, while Chris Vasquez (Tyrone, Ga.) was 2-4 with a bomb and 4 RBIs of his own. Aaron Knowles (Hope Town, Bahamas) and Casey Allison (Horse Shoe, N.C.) also hit home runs.
The Tornados scored all five of their runs in the 5th innings off of Carden. Spencer Linn (Fletcher, N.C.) drove home the first run with an RBI single, and William Scholer (Norwalk, Iowa) chased home another with a run-scoring double. Jason Merrill (Hendersonville, N.C.) drew a bases loaded walk, and Kellen Moman (Greenville, S.C.) capped the scoring with a two-run double.
Merrill got on base in all four of his plate appearances, going 2-2 with a double and two walks.
Game Two - Wingate 28, Brevard 6 (7 inn.)
The 'Dogs hit four more home runs in the finale, winning 28-6. Heath Weatherford (Rockingham, N.C.) was 3-4 with two homers and four driven in, while Knowles and Kevin Childs (Anderson, S.C.) also went deep. Brevard's Josh Miller (Hendersonville, N.C.) took a trip of his own to Souvenir City, crushing a three-run shot to deep right centerfield in the 6th.
Jim Ealy (2-0; Angier, N.C.) pitched a scoreless 5th inning to pick up the win. Shane Galloway (2-4; Rosman, N.C.) took the loss for Brevard.
Wingate scored all six times they came to bat, including eight runs in the 5th frame. Miller was 2-2 for the Tornados, and drew a walk.
Both teams play a make-up SAC doubleheader on Tuesday, with Brevard playing at Mars Hill at 1 p.m. and Wingate hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 4 p.m.


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Ambassador Berger on Iran and the IAEA-Report in the Security Council
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· Thank you, Mister President. I thank Ambassador Osorio for his briefing and his leadership as chair of the committee.
Mister President,
· Today´s briefing follows the latest IAEA report on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of this Council´s resolutions on Iran. The Director General of the IAEA reported on 24 May that Iran was not implementing a number of its legally binding obligations: suspension of enrichment related activities; suspension of heavy water related activities; and clarification of the remaining outstanding issues which give rise to concerns, in particular about possible military dimensions to its nuclear programme.
· We are particularly concerned about possible military dimensions. The IAEA informed in that report that the Agency had received further information related to undisclosed nuclear related activities involving Iranian military organizations, including activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile. We urge Iran to cooperate fully with the IAEA, to clarify outstanding issues and to provide additional information as well as to grant access to relevant locations, equipment, documentation and persons as requested by the IAEA.
· In addition, Iran continues to enrich uranium to nearly 20% at the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant. At the same time, Iran continues to reject to provide the Agency with information on the chronology and purpose of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant under construction near Ghom. Furthermore, Iran had informed the Agency that it planned to begin feeding nuclear material into cascades by this summer. Instead of building confidence with the international community, Iran pursues its way in exactly the opposite direction. Latest reports on satellite launches by Iran underline once more that Iran refuses to abide by this Council´s resolutions.
Mister President,
· The dual track strategy offers two ways forward: We continue to be ready to engage Iran in meaningful negotiations about its nuclear programme. This would be our preferred choice. Unfortunately, given Iran's unwillingness to talk about its nuclear programme and against the background of Iran setting unacceptable prerequisites for talks, we have no other choice than to follow-up on the pressure track in order to move Iran back to the negotiation table. Germany fully supports the proper implementation of what this Council has decided in four rounds of sanctions.
· On 9 June the Council adopted resolution 1984 (2011) and extended the mandate of the Iran Panel of Experts. Germany welcomes the renewal of the mandate. I should like to express our full appreciation for the excellent work of this Panel. We are convinced that the eight highly qualified Experts have set the right priorities by carefully inspecting the many violations cases and by thoroughly reporting on these incidents. We also support the outreach activities of the Panel and ask them to continue with their work in that vein.
Mister President,
· On 7 May the Panel provided us with a comprehensive final report. Germany fully supports this useful report. The detailed analysis contained therein plus the valuable practical recommendations provide very good guidance to UN member states.
· It is a disappointment for my delegation that this report is yet to be published and handed out to the broader UN membership. For the sake of transparency of this Council´s work my delegation has formally requested the publication of the final report – in accordance with the standing procedure to publish final reports of expert groups.
Mister President,
· Let me highlight three messages that the report is sending. First, a number of recommendations focus on updating designations. Germany believes that the complex package deal that we achieved in resolution 1929 (2010) has to be adapted to the constantly changing environment in Iran. The current designation lists include names of persons who are no longer in official positions with the IRGC for example. At the same time, new persons are occupying these posts. In order to keep pace with the development on the ground we should add designations accordingly.
· Secondly, the report recommends to designate specific and well-known sanctions violators. I would like to recall that resolution 1929 (2010) in its operative paragraph 26 recalls that the Iran sanctions committee may designate individuals and entities who are assisting in violating sanctions provisions or in evading existing measures.
· Thirdly, let me point to the many cases of weapon exports from Iran to other countries, in particular Syria. We call on all member states to carefully implement the weapons embargo. Weapon deliveries towards volatile regions in the Middle East and elsewhere come with strong destabilizing effects. Germany would like to ask the Panel of Experts to prepare an assessment on the patterns of the many weapon export violation cases in order to better understand and avoid them in the future.
Mister President,
· As the E3+3 pointed out in a joint statement at the latest Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on 8 June, we have attempted to engage Iran in a constructive dialogue on the basis of reciprocity and a step-by-step approach that might find a solution to the confidence crisis that exists with respect to Iran´s nuclear programme. We reaffirm our unity of purpose and collective determination through direct diplomacy. We call on Iran to respond in a positive and constructive spirit.
· Thank you.


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REPORT: CBS and NBC Evening News Shows Ignore Importance of Supreme Court In Election Coverage
Primetime news has largely overlooked the future ideological direction of the U.S. Supreme Court as a key election issue, failing to note that the candidate who wins in November will likely appoint justices and shape how the court will decide vitally important issues.
Other news outlets have acknowledged the significance of Court nominations for the next president. The New York Times has reported [1] that "[t]he winner of the race for president will inherit a group of justices who frequently split 5 to 4 along ideological lines. That suggests that the next president could have a powerful impact if he gets to replace a justice of the opposing side." The Associated Press has added [2] that "[d]ecisions on many of the hot-button issues in recent years have been by 5-4 votes. These include upholding Obama's health care overhaul, favoring gun rights, limiting abortion, striking down campaign finance laws, allowing consideration of race in higher education and erecting barriers to class-action lawsuits." Both articles note that because four justices are currently in their seventies, the next president's prospects for appointing multiple justices are very real.
The Evening News Is Virtually Ignoring the Supreme Court As An Election Issue ...
Although prospective Supreme Court nominations are even more important than usual in the 2012 presidential election, primetime election coverage has essentially ignored the issue. Since April 10, the day Mitt Romney became [3] the presumptive Republican nominee, neither CBS nor NBC has covered the future of the Supreme Court as an election issue in their nightly news programs. ABC's coverage has been limited to Jake Tapper's fleeting mention of the topic on August 22 in a pre-Democratic Convention segment about reproductive rights and Roe v. Wade.
CNN touched on the topic twice, but its total length of coverage was also exceedingly brief (37 seconds in total, only one second more than ABC's solitary reference). In one segment, The Situation Room's Jack Cafferty read an email from a viewer -- "Sam from Florida" - instead of exploring the issue of the Court's future with a CNN host or reporter. In comparison, MSNBC primetime hosts and guests have been much more thorough in their election coverage, repeatedly referencing the importance of upcoming Court vacancies, with hosts Lawrence O'Donnell and Al Sharpton dedicating the most attention. Fox News has not covered the topic at all.
... Despite Its Vital Significance in 2012
The Supreme Court is an important issue worthy of coverage during every presidential election, and the next president's ability to reshape the Court is especially important this cycle [4]. The advanced age of four of the justices means that the next president may have the power to remake today's very conservative [5] Court. Liberal justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer and conservative justices Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia will all be 74 or older in the first year of the next presidential term.
The high likelihood of multiple judicial nominations to the Court for the next president is even more newsworthy in light of the Court's sharp ideological polarization. Although experts have termed the Court presided over by Chief Justice John Roberts the most conservative in U.S. history [6], the Court remains sharply split, with many cases decided by a vote of 5-4. As noted [7] by The New York Times, despite its overall rightward shift, the Court also has made a handful of decisions that were important victories for progressives:
Since Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the Supreme Court in 2005, there have been more than 100 5-to-4 decisions. In 30 of these decisions, the majority has included the court's four most liberal members and another justice.
The current Supreme Court term beginning this October, at the height of the presidential campaign, will give the media additional opportunities to report on the importance of the Court's composition as an electoral issue. In addition to potentially eliminating equal opportunity in higher education [8], the Court could also declare a core section of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional [9] and rule on marriage equality [10]. The Court also will decide [11] a series [12] of cases [13] that will determine whether the U.S. Chamber of Commerce [14] can continue its unprecedented streak of legal victories for big business [15] at the expense of consumers and workers.
For this survey, Media Matters keyword searched weekday primetime television transcripts available on Nexis. Primetime was defined as weekday coverage occurring between 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and news transcripts for ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC were examined. Nexis does not include the Fox Report with Shepard Smith in its provided transcripts. The time period surveyed was from April 10 through September 24.
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- Elections [16], Nominations & Appointments [17], The Presidency & White House [18], Justice & Civil Liberties [19]
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|Public Law 89-715
|San Xavier and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservations. Leases.
|Sec. 2
|Covenant provision.
|Sec. 2
|Right to bring suit in U.S. District Court.
|Sec. 3
|Notification of lease provisions.
|Sec. 3
|Non-Indian lessees.
|Sec. 3
|Sec. 4
|Lands of deceased Indians.
|Sec. 5
|Payment of rent.
|Sec. 7
|Land for public purposes.
|Sec. 8
|Contract for water, sewerage, etc.
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|Zoning and building, etc., regulations.
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|Mission San Xavier del Bac.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any trust or restricted Indian lands, whether tribally or individually owned, located on the San Xavier Indian Reservation and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, in the State of Arizona, may be leased by the Indian owners, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, farming or grazing purposes, including the development or utilization of natural resources in connection with operations under such leases, but no lease shall be executed under this Act for purposes that are subject to the laws governing mining leases on Indian lands. The term of a grazing lease shall not exceed ten years, the term of a farming lease that does not require the making of a substantial investment in the improvement of the land shall not exceed ten years, and the term of a farming lease that requires the making of a substantial investment in the improvement of the land shall not exceed forty years. The term of any other lease shall not exceed ninety-nine years. No lease shall contain an option to renew which, if exercised, will extend the total term beyond the maximum term permitted by this Act. The Secretary of the Interior shall not approve any lease with a term that is longer than is necessary in his judgment to obtain maximum economic benefits for the Indian owners.
(a) Every lease entered into under the first section of this Act shall contain a covenant on the part of the lessee that he will not commit or permit on the leased land any act which causes waste or a nuisance or which creates a hazard to health of persons or to property, wherever such persons or property may be.
(b) The State of Arizona, or any political subdivision thereof contiguous with the San Xavier or Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, may bring suit, without regard to the amount in controversy, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona to abate or enjoin any violation of the covenant required under section 2 (a) of this Act: Provided, That if, by reason of the citizenship of the parties and the law applicable to the cause of action, the District Court finds it lacks jurisdiction to hear and determine such suit, it may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction of the State of Arizona.
(a) The Secretary of the Interior shall, before he approves any lease under this Act for public, religious, educational, recreational, business, or residential purposes and if he determines that such lease will substantially affect the governmental interests of a municipality described hereunder, notify the appropriate authorities of any municipality contiguous to the San Xavier or Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservation, as the case may be, of the pendency of the proposed lease and, in his discretion, furnish them with an outline of the major provisions of the lease which affect such governmental interests and shall consider any comments on the terms of the lease affecting the municipality, or on the absence of such terms from the lease, that such authorities may offer within such reasonable period, but not more than thirty days, as the Secretary may prescribe in his notice to them.
(b) It is the intent of the Congress that the terms under which lands located on the San Xavier and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservations are developed by non-Indian lessees shall, to the extent reasonably possible, be similar to those applicable under State or local law to the development of non-Indian lands in the municipalities contiguous thereto.
Trust or restricted lands of deceased Indians located on the
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San Xavier and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservations may be leased under this Act, for the benefit of their heirs or devisees, in the circumstances and by the persons prescribed in the Act of July 8,1940 (54 Stat. 745; 25 U.S.C. 380): Provided, That if the authority of the Secretary under this section is delegated to a subordinate official, then any heir or devisee shall have to right to appeal the action of any such official to the Secretary under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe.
No rent or other consideration for the use of land leased under this Act shall be paid or collected more than one year in advance, unless so provided in the lease.
The Secretary of the Interior shall approve no lease pursuant to this Act that contains any provision that will prevent or delay a termination of Federal trust responsibilities with respect to the land during the term of the lease.
Individual or tribal owners of trust or restricted Indian land on the San Xavier and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservations may, with the approval of the Secretary, dedicate land to the public for streets, alleys, or other public purposes under those laws of the State of Arizona that are applicable to the dedication of land for public purposes.
The Papago Council and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Council, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, may contract with the State of Arizona or its political subdivisions for the furnishing of water, sewerage, law enforcement, or other public services on terms and conditions deemed advantageous to the tribe and individual Indian landowners.
The Papago Council and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Council, with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior, are hereby authorized, for their respective reservations, to enact zoning, building, and sanitary regulations covering the lands on their reservations for which leasing authority is granted by this Act in the absence of State civil and criminal jurisdiction over such particular lands, and said councils may contract with local municipalities for assistance in preparing such regulations.
Nothing contained in this Act shall—
(a) authorize the alienation, encumbrance, or taxation of any interest in real or personal property, including water rights, held in trust by the United States or held by an individual Indian, the Papago Tribe or the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, or any income therefrom: Provided, That the foregoing shall not affect the power to lease as provided in the first section of this Act or the power to dedicate as provided in section 7 of this Act and shall not affect or abridge any right of the State of Arizona or its political subdivisions to tax non-Indian leasehold and possessory interests, buildings, improvements and personal property located on the San Xavier and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservations and not owned by Papago or Pima-Maricopa Indians residing thereon;
(b) confer jurisdiction on the State of Arizona to adjudicate in probate proceedings or otherwise the ownership or right to possession of trust or restricted property or any interests therein;
(c) alter or abridge in any way the authority of public school districts to include areas within the San Xavier and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservation;
(d) be construed to repeal any authority to lease or mortgage trust or restricted Indian lands conferred by or pursuant to any other provision of law.
Nothing in this Act shall authorize the Secretary to approve any development which would detract from the scenic, historic,
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and religious values of the Mission San Xavier del Bac owned by the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor and located on the San Xavier Reservation.
Approved, November 2, 1966.


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By Lyle Carter
His name was Neville 'Ned' Henderson and once upon a time he was that close to becoming Canada's first astronaut.
Not bad for a kid from Brookfield, one of Don and Marge's seven children.
But Henderson's career could hardly be defined by a 'what if.' There were too many accomplishments on his resume that made him a role model to many in both the armed forces and civilian life.
He was born on Jan. 4, 1939, excelled in both hockey and softball, was an honours student and in 1953 became one of the first in his hometown to join the 569 Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron.
"Ned was an outstanding cadet and achieved the rank of warrant officer," Commanding Officer Captain Ralph Murphy said during a recent cadet ceremony. "At age 16, Ned had his private pilot's license and earned his pilot wings as a cadet. This fostered his interest in aviation."
In 1958, Henderson began what would become a distinguished professional military career. Training during the summer months, he also attended Mount Allison University during the winter where he continued to play hockey.
He graduated from university as a flying officer, was flying the T-33 Silver Star jet aircraft by 1963 and received his RCAF Wings in 1964.
Henderson also received several promotions during his career - to flight lieutenant in 1965, major in 1969, lieutenant colonel in 1974 and full colonel in 1979.
It was in 1970 that Henderson moved to Edwards Air Force Base in California where he completed the United States Air Force test pilot's school at the top of the class.
He was selected into the astronaut program, representing Canada, and even flew the space simulator at Edwards. His strong showing put him in a very good position in the selection process for choosing astronauts.
Unfortunately, the Canadian government at the time opted to make some financial cutbacks and Henderson's dream of reaching space came to an end.
Further postings included Scotland, Germany, California and Cold Lake, Alta. Henderson then became deputy commander at Maritime Air Group in Halifax in 1981, a fitting stop for a man who test-flew 43 different aircraft during his career.
Unfortunately, tragedy struck on May 26, 1982 while Henderson was flying a T-33 during a training test. The plane crashed into a boggy, barren area midway between Indian Harbour and Peggy's Cove.
"An in-flight emergency occurred," said Murphy. "The cause of the crash was not immediately known but it was suspected that an oxygen bottle exploded, disabling Colonel Henderson and keeping him from ejecting."
Henderson was buried with full military honours and in 1984 he was posthumously awarded the McKee Trophy, Canada's highest aviation award.
In addition, his old cadet squadron was renamed the Colonel G.N. Henderson Air Cadet Squadron in 1983 and a large portrait of Henderson was dedicated to the squadron in 2008.
Murphy was on hand for the dedication the local squadron's liaison officer.
"I was honoured to take part," he said. "What better motivation could we have then seeing Ned's portrait displayed when you enter the squadron. Colonel Ned Henderson's career accomplishments were brilliant."
Henderson's widow, Helene, resides in Truro.
"There were a lot of unexpected things that happened during Ned's career," she said. "Each new posting was a challenge and Ned just kept being promoted. It was so exciting.
"We took advantage of traveling possibilities and we enjoyed full, wonderful years together. I have really good memories."
Lyle Carter's column appears every Tuesday in the Truro Daily News. If you have a column idea, contact him at 673-2857.


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The MPI Awards Gala was held on June 9, 2011. Here, you can meet the people who won awards that night, and what they've done to deserve those awards.
Planner of the Year
Mary Young, CMP, M.Y. Events
Throughout Mary Young's 25 years as an industry leader, she has been consistently named one of the Top 25 Meeting Planners in the Valley by the Phoenix Business Journal because of her demonstration of leadership and her dedication to make an impact on MPI and the meeting's industry. She successfully owns a full-service meeting planning company that she opened in 1997. In addition to that, she has served on the board of directors and other committees for the chapter.
Supplier of the Year
Gordon Murray, Super PhotoVideo
Gordon Murray, a nine-year member, has always supported the chapter by providing his photography services for meetings and events, and has also served on many committees. He has photographed two monthly programs and the BUY MPI Trade Show. Murray was also the photographer at Leadership Retreat.
Rising Star Award
Amy Miranda, Tourism Office
Amy Miranda wasted no time and created a new committee as chair of fundraisers the minute she rejoined last year. She is a true asset to her employer and always shows her strong dedication and support to the chapter.
James A. Fausel Student of the Year Award (two winners)
— Heather Luvisi is a student at ASU studying Business with a minor in Tourism, Development, and Management. She started as a key volunteer for the Student Run program, while being part of the Education Committee. She is president of the MPI Student Club.
— David Borsheim promotes AzMPI and the industry as a whole to rally students in the hospitality sector. He made himself known throughout the chapter and has become the face of AzMPI while serving as Student Relations chair. He graduates in December and has landed an internship with Enterprise Holdings, which he has already begun.
Special Recognition
Angela Prestinario, Stratum Laser Tag
Angela Prestinario shows her loyalty by attending almost all meetings and events. She also is a committee chair and gives to the chapter and donates to its raffles. Prestinario also sponsors members for the Chapter Fun Event at her family venue, Stratum Laser Tag.
Committee of the Year Award
2010 Summer Education Forum, Rochell Planty, CMP, CTA Chair and Tiffany Higgins, Co-Chair
The 2010 Summer Education Forum Committee came together and put team effort into creating outstanding educational programs such as the one held last August in Tucson. It held up to its theme, "Tucson Will Surprise You." It was also awarded an "Award of Excellence in Association Management" by the Arizona Society of Association Executives for its exceptional location, effort and style.
Host Property/Venue of the Year
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino hosted the November Monthly Educational Program. It went above and beyond to make a memorable event for all members by adding a special honor to Veteran's Day. It also hosted the VIP reception along with providing accommodations and private airport transportation for MPI International Chair, Eric Rozenberg. It will also host the Leadership Retreat.
Sponsor of the Year
Mark Anderson, Southwest Scenic Group
This eight-year MPI member has consistently shown dedication through his contribution of goods and services. He never says "no" to an event request and his contributions have been described as crucial to the success of BUY MPI Tradeshows, Annual Awards Galas, Monthly Programs and the ummer Education Forum. He served as co-chair of the BUY MPI Committee and will be serving as co-chair of the 2012 Education Forum.
Member of the Year Award
Margie Long, Hot Air Expeditions
Margie Long has been a part of MPI for 16 years and has been a great example of an outstanding member. In 2010, she served as a sponsor for one of the monthly programs and has always worked behind the scenes. Long is generous with raffle donations and she co-chaired the Host & Hospitality Committee for two years.
Edward E. Scannell Award
Pamela Traficanti, CTA, Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Pamela Traficanti is a 21-year MPI member with more accomplishments than can be named. She devoted her time and services to MPI and several other industry associations including AzSAE and HSMAI. Traficanti also is involved in Arizona Children's Association as a board member, and Up with People reunions.
President's Achievement Award
Jamie Cook, CMP Strategic Meetings & Incentives
Coming up on 20 years as an MPI member, Jamie Cook is a past president who runs an extremely successful meeting planning company. Cook is respected among her peers and clients.
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I have a Agere Systems model 104 100mw wifi card (PCMCIA)
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Write a Letter to this Company
I suggest that you prepare yourself for a lawsuit. I have two items, taken from your product, that look like anal glands. The problem is that while you are saying rinse and cook there is actually feces in this product. Mind you, when you are preparing diner, after having bought four bags of what is supposed to be "already" cleaned Chitterlins and feces shots out across the sink landing in your Gumbo, which costs all of $90.00 to make, you become annoyed. The smell was all of horrific. Did I panic? No. I called my lawyer. The FDA will certainly get to hear of this. I am thinking like, according to my lawyer, you endangered my life. No way could you have production control with this sort of stuff going out.
Heres to you.
If you eat the part of the animal that crap passes through, then it'son you.
You know, seeing as how this product has been around for a long time,and intestines are naturally going to contain at least some residue ofwaste (since processing crap is their natural function)....I wouldsuspect that this is not the first time this company has gottencomplaints about this. And the fact that they are still in businessselling pig intestines for human consumption tells you all you need toknow about the potential "success" of your lawsuit.
All these letters about chitterlings over the last few months haveserved a purpose. I now know what NOT to order if i ever visit arestaurant down south.
"Yes, waiter, I'll have the pig colon, hold the sauce"
-Words never to be uttered by me.
Eh, some people talk it, some people eat it. It won't harm you ifcooked properly.
Does anyone know if pigs have anal glands?
This northern gal now knows to much about chitterlins. Haven't tastedthem, seen them nor want to. All the best.
don't eat dead animals.
Either they are or they aren't and if you aren't sure, you don't haveany basis for a lawsuit. And as for endangering your life? Well, youknew what you were getting when you bought them. It's not like it's abig secret.
I hate to point out the obvious, but these are pig intestines. Youalmost HAVE to expect to find some fecal matter SOMEWHERE in them. Even if they are cleaned properly, there would still be the bacteriaand any other "organic" particles left behind.
Truthfully, you couldn't pay me a million dollars while on Fear Factorto eat them!
Soylent Green is PEOPLE!!!
Did the lawyer say he or she would take the case?
Maybe it's just me but I was going to cook something that naturallycontains poop I would never assume that someone else would be aszealous about washing the chitterlins as I would be.
Never trust someone else to do a thorough job on something like this.
You talk about lawsuits and the FDA but you're forgettingsomething...
You're talking about a product that NATURALLY contains poop.
If this was a liver or brain or a steak then yes finding poop in itwould be an FDA issue. Clearly there should never be any fecalmaterial in those items.
But when you're talking about the animal's intestines... it's full ofpoop to begin with. So threatening them with a lawsuit and the FDAmay not work the way you are imagining it will.
So even though you called your lawyer ... it does NOT mean you aregoing to win a suit.
I even wash my "Ready to Eat" bags of lettuce and such. It seemslogical that there could be a bug or something in it.
You can bet if I am buying pig intestines, I wouldn't be suprised tofind poop in it. I just don't see how you could sue over that.
Of course there is feces in the product. That is why it is alwaysrecommended that you rinse them several times over before cookingthem. Even if they are 'already cleaned', better to be safe. And yesthey do smell 'pungent', that is the nature of the product.
I do not think you have a leg to stand on legally.
This letter shivered me timbers....ewwwww.
OMG!!! why would anyone eat something so disgusting on purpose?
How does Gumbo cost you $90.00 to make? I make it all the time fordinner and im not rich
How was your life endangered?
It's intestines. My guess is this is a risk you run when you buy them.Kinda how pitted cherries sometimes have pits or boneless chickensometimes have bones.
but oh dear god that is gross.
I don't understand how or why people even EAT chitterlings. Have funwith the lawsuit.
a Kevlar apron next time you prepare this dish.
I am not an attorney nor am I a paid spokesperson but I'd venture nowthat you have contacted your attorney there is a slim chance thisletter will generate a response.


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Cleanse is a self-targeted summoner spell. Its primary function is to remove active crowd control effects, allowing the summoner to continue pursuit or escape.
Strategy Edit
- blind, charm, flee, slow, polymorph, silence, root (sometimes called Entangle, Snare or Immobilize), stun and taunt, and damage-over-time effects. will remove any and all of the following effects:
- crowd control reduction after activation. This stacks multiplicatively with other sources, such as Tenacity and champion abilities.
will provide 3 seconds of 65%
- This crowd control reduction will have no effect on additional but will reduce the duration of movement speed slows from additional .
- Suppression, knockup, knockback, pull, and self crowd control. This is true for both the removal and reduction effects. has no effect on
will remove all effects contained within the crowd control debuff.
- For example, it will remove the following attack speed slows: Glacial Storm Glacial Storm, Wither Wither, Ice Blast Ice Blast, Absolute Zero Absolute Zero, and .
- 20px Tryndamere's Mocking Shout Mocking Shout is an example of an ability where the two parts are separate debuffs.
Notes Edit
- The cooldown of this spell can be reduced by the mastery or by .
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Trivia Edit
- The tooltip previously stated that was able to remove the Sleep debuff, though no such effect has ever existed in the game.
- V0.9.22.15. was named Boost up until
- Prior to V3.13, Ground Slam Ground Slam and Barrel Roll Barrel Roll were the only attack speed slows in the game not connected to a movement speed slow and so were the only attack speed slows that did not remove.
Patch History Edit
- Now removes / fixed a bug where Cleanse wasn't removing all Summoner Spell debuffs.
- Icon updated.
- Fixed a bug where it could interrupt .
- Now cleanses summoner spell debuffs such as movement speed and damage reduction and damage over time.
- Cooldown increased to 210 seconds from 150 seconds.
- Improved Cleanse no longer reduces cooldown, but now extends the secondary disable reduction buff by 1 second.
- Removed the word "sleeps" from tooltip.
- Can now remove .
- Now removes silence and blind effects.
- Can now be used without breaking stealth.
- Now only removes crowd controlling effects, silences and blinds. It no longer removes effects such as damaging debuffs or armor/stat debuffs
- Cooldown increased to 150 seconds from 120.
- Can now remove .
V126.96.36.199: Remake
- No longer provides debuff immunity (but still removes debuffs when cast). Provides a 50% duration reduction to stuns, slows, taunts, fears, snares, sleeps and immobilizers for the next 3 seconds.
- Cooldown increased to 120 seconds from 100.
- Willpower (mastery): Cooldown reduction reduced to 20 seconds from 30.
- Now provides 2 seconds of debuff immunity after cast.
- Cooldown reduced to 100 seconds from 120.
V0.9.22.15: Remake
- Renamed to Cleanse from Boost
- Removes all debuffs from your champion, can be cast while disabled.
- Cooldown reduced to 120 seconds from 150.
- Cooldown increased to 150 seconds from 120.
- Duration reduced to 12 seconds from 15.
- Duration reduced to 15 seconds from 30.
- Will Power (mastery): Increases the duration of Boost by 2 seconds, and reduces the cooldown by 30 seconds.
- Is no longer gets consumed by autoattack abilities like Frost Shot Frost Shot or Toxic Shot Toxic Shot.
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- Can now be cast while disabled.
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- Now activates a 30 second duration spell shield (90 secong cooldown), also removes any slows/silences/snares currently on the caster.
- Cooldown reduced to 90 seconds from 180.
- Known issue: it doesn't break stuns, fears, or silences.
- Initial cooldown reduced to 0, and cooldown reduced to 180 seconds from 480.
- Cooldown reduced to 360 seconds from 480.
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The Wallace Roll of Cherokee Freedmen in Indian Territory was created due to the citizenship of many ex-slaves (freedmen) being disputed by the Cherokee Tribe. To the freedmen, the ability to establish their status was important, not only for the sharing of the Cherokee lands, but also the payments and annuities the Cherokee Tribe was to receive in the future. A series of investigations were conducted by John W. Wallace, 1889-1890; Leo E. Bennett, 1891-92; Marcus D. Shelby, 1893; James G. Dickson, 1895-96; William Clifton, William Thompson, and Robert H. Kern, 1896-97. These investigations resulted in the Cherokee Freedmen Rolls known as the Wallace Roll, and the Kern-Clifton Roll.
A schedule of names of Cherokee freedmen created by Special Agent John W. Wallace. Individuals on the schedule were entitled to share with the Shawnee and Delaware in the per capita distribution of $75,000, appropriated by Congress in October 1888, and issued under the supervision of his office. Because of discrepancies, additional supplements were added. In 1896-1897 the Kern-Clifton Roll was created to fill in the omissions of the Wallace Roll. Genealogists not finding their Cherokee ancestor in the Wallace Roll, should search the Kern-Clifton Roll to insure that this ancestor was not one of those originally omitted by Wallace.
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Watershed deal ends Foxtel pay TV brawl
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Optus will convert its pay television network to digital and Telstra's financial support for the rival Foxtel pay TV network will reduce as part of a deal that ends a bitter brawl between Telstra, the Packer-controlled Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
The breakthrough deal will complete the digital upgrade of Australia's pay TV industry, and result in Optus acting as a sales agent for Foxtel. It ends a deadlock that lasted months as Telstra, Foxtel's 50 per cent owner, blocked plans by Foxtel to subsidise Optus' pay TV upgrade - plans that were being backed by Foxtel's 25 per cent shareholders, PBL and News.
Under the new arrangement, Optus will fund its own pay TV conversion, but receive higher revenue through a content-sharing agreement struck with Foxtel two-and-a-half years ago if it can boost its pay TV subscriber numbers. They have fallen from a peak of 270,000 in 2002 to about 170,000.
Optus' "bundled" deals for consumers covering pay TV, internet access and telephony will be more attractive following the digital upgrade, which Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan says will cost $30-$50 million.
Optus will also be able to boost its revenue by bundling Foxtel's satellite pay TV service into its own products in markets not covered by its own, east-coast-oriented cable network.
Details were not revealed, but it is believed that Telstra's financial contribution to Foxtel will fall, as part of what insiders say is a "rebalancing" of the financial commitments of the three owners that recognises the competitive impact. The positive financial impact on Telstra was "substantial", they said.
Foxtel spent an estimated $600 million to launch its digital pay TV service two years ago, after securing a content-sharing deal with Optus that included the acquisition of expensive long-term Optus contracts with Hollywood movie studios.
So far, however, the pay TV company has not made a profit, and its losses are now running at well over $100 million a year. The original plan to subsidise Optus digital conversion and the revised agreement both aim at ending the losses, by rejuvenating Optus' network, and increasing pay TV subscription numbers nationwide.
Telstra opposed the original plan to subsidise the renovation of the pay TV service of its key telecommunications competitor because it believed that the deal was commercially unattractive for Foxtel, but the brawl was threatening to become a political bushfire as plans for the $30 billion-plus final Telstra privatisation sale advanced.
The breakthrough follows last week's decision by Telstra to appoint one of its senior executives, Bruce Akhurst, as chairman of Foxtel, in place of former Telstra director and current PBL director Sam Chisholm. Mr Chisholm stayed on Foxtel's board as a PBL representative.
Mr Akhurst said last night that the compromise deal was "a pro-competitive outcome" that would "refresh" Optus' commitment to pay TV and encourage the "continued roll-out" of the digital service. Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan said "good business sense" had prevailed, and described the deal as a "win-win".
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IIn large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla; beat thoroughly. Combine flour with salt. Combine sour cream with baking soda. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture; beat well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
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HARTFORD, CT -- Members of the Connecticut Vending Association turned out in force at the State Capitol Building on March 14 to educate legislators about the strides vending has made in providing healthier alternatives, and to distribute product samples. The Connecticut vendors also emphasized to lawmakers the importance of working together on any new legislation that involves the industry.
"The message was that we want to be a partner, and we need to be heard before -- not after -- legislation is passed," reported Eric Mueller of United Snack Group (Cheshire, CT), CVA's legislative director. "We shared that we can provide much insight, and can work together to keep our businesses healthy."
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Secretary of State Denise Merrill were among the high-ranking politicians to hear the vending association's message. Among the many lawmakers who attended the event and expressed their support were Sen. Joe Markley (R-Southington), Sen. Len Suzio (R-Meriden) and Rep. Danny Rovero (D-Killingly), along with legislative aides of Speaker of the House Rep. Christopher Donovan (D-Meriden) and Rep. Ed Jutila (D- East Lyme).
"We even lobbied Congressman Larson on the way out of the building!" reported Eric Mueller. "Keep an eye out for a flow of emails coming, as we anticipate some good things on the horizon."
CVA will hold its next general membership meeting on Wed., April 4 at Dakota's Restaurant in Wethersfield. Details will be announced soon.
Photo | OPEN DIALOGUE: Sen. Len Suzio (second from left) discusses progress of healthier alternatives in vending and legislative hurdles facing the industry with CVA members. Joining the senator (l. to r.) are John Derrick, Burdette & Beckman (Manchester, CT); Mike Santos, Harold W. Young Inc. (Natick, MA ); Sharon Connors, Vistar; Mark Lathrop, Lathrop Vending (Uncasville); and CVA president Scott Miller, Maple Hill Farms (Bloomfield) and legislative director Eric Mueller, United Snack Group (Cheshire).


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Pomona Slow Art Day - Latino Art Museum - April 27, 2013
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Slow Art Day is a worldwide celebration of art that encourages people to look at art SLOWLY – and thereby experience art in a new way. You can see more about Slow Art Day and the mission behind it on our website: http://SlowArtDay.com.
As Slow Art Day approaches, you'll hear from your host with more information, as well as instructions about what to do when you arrive for Slow Art Day.
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Cant come quick enough, love the back and fourth on here
Cant come quick enough, love the back and fourth on here
Can we have a recap on what has been said so far? It might help inform further slanderous opinions
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
Has this fight been signed Nimmy?
Yeah Jimmy whats been happening?
yeah they are fighting at the Cage Warriors show in Newcastle. Enty has already been arguing with everyne on a status Ian Dean put up on Facebook, class.
Im gona come at you like a SPIDERMONKEY.....you hear that a SPIDERMONKEY
I'm surprised cage warriors are even entertaining Enty I would piss myself if he missed weight again! I can't wait to see Liam beat him
Yeah surprised cagewarriors are giving him the chance after missing weight for 70kg fights etc an pullouts after the weigh ins an shit, can think of more deserving people!
Is this fight at featherweight?
Liam will murder enty . fight is overdue I'm looking forward to it
Can't wait for this. I think back then Enty may have had the edge but Liam has looked pretty good recently and starting to find a rhythm to his fighting plus his training over at SBGi will have done wonders for him. Think Enty will gas and give up when the pressure's on.
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The 2011 Nissan Leaf EV
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Critics like the basic premise, but say it was poorly executed
After a couple of
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offered up a creative solution --
artificial noises emitted while driving
. You might guess that blind rights advocates would be happy.
That guess
would be incorrect
, though. The National Federation of the Blind said that while including an alert was a step in the right direction, the system was full of flaws. Their biggest problem was with the fact that the driver could disable the alert. States the group, "[We are] disappointed that the driver is permitted to turn off the sound. [This] in effect, allows drivers to deactivate this important safety feature and thereby endanger pedestrians, especially those who are blind."
Chris Danielsen, a spokesman for the National Federation of the Blind complains, "The biggest thing with us is that we don't think the driver should be able to switch the sound off."
When enabled, the group is okay with the standard driving warning sound, which they say is "sufficient to alert pedestrians". However, they are also displeased with the reverse warning sound, which unlike the forward noise is not continuous. They comment, "Intermittent sound is not as effective as a continuous sound."
Another complaint they have is that no warning sounds are emitted when the vehicle is idling.
The backup noises sounds somewhat like a ringing bell or submarine sonar, while the forward noise sounds somewhat like a jet tanking off (a whistle) -- or as Mark Perry, the director for product planning at Nissan Americas puts it, "You know that show with David Hasselhoff, Knight Rider? The forward sound reminds me of what KITT sounded like."
The sounds are generate by a synthesizer under the hood and should not disturb passengers within the cockpit, thanks to insulating layers. The sounds measure at 2.5 kHz at the high end of the spectrum to 600 Hz at the bottom.
Nissan recruited high profile help to develop the system, including, the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology, acoustic psychology experts from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a Hollywood sound design studio that was not identified. Interestingly, The National Federation of the Blind -- the organization that is offering up the current criticism -- also helped provide design input for the system.
Perry defends the system against the recent criticism, stating, "They're entitled to their opinions on the sounds turning off and what the sounds should be. The on-off switch by default is in the on position, and the driver has to make a decision each time to turn it off. The switch is there to balance the needs of drivers and pedestrians, though we think most owners will leave the system on because they can't hear the sounds inside the car."
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and legislators in Congress are currently
working on legislation
which would mandate noisemakers in electric vehicles. There are no such current regulations; the Nissan system was implemented merely in good faith.
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19th February 2012 09:15 AM #1
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Baby Led Weaning
Who here practices baby led weaning? For those of you who are not sure, the basic premise behind this method of transitioning to solids is letting baby start eating when they show certain indications that they are ready to try solids, such as reaching for foods on your plate. Baby's who transition to solids in this way rarely ever make the switch before six months of age. Many BLW practicing parents do not use spoons or any traditional baby food and some exclusively breastfeed for the entire first year. There is evidence to support the theory that children who are introduced solids at a later age are less likely to develop food allergies.
My children all began eating at different ages. My youngest, who is one now, first started to eat solids at seven months old with avocado.
Do you practice baby led weaning or do you introduce solids routinely at a specific age, using a spoon?
Do you use homemade baby food or buy prepackaged containers?
No judgement, just interested to see what everyone else does. =)
19th February 2012 11:02 AM #2
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This is a great question and I hope that many moms will learn some helpful tips from this thread.
When my first baby was born, I asked a friend who was a mother of 5 children, when she introduced solids to her children. Her response was around 8 months of age. At that age the child usually showed signs of being interested in the food she was eating by reaching for her fork or for any food she had in her hand. She said she would start with just chewing a bite of food herself, then taking a small amount from her mouth and giving it to her child.
So that was the first bit of advice I received and I tried it. But with my first child, she simply wasn't interested in solids until she was about a year old. Even at 2 years of age, she didn't like meat. So she would chew on a piece of meat... and chew... and chew... until she had all the "juice" out and only the tougher part left. And then she would spit it out. She was the only one of my children that did this, even with meat balls.
My other children all showed interest earlier than a year - but usually around 8 months of age. My last child showed interested the earliest of all of them, and I think that was at 6 or 7 months of age.
I made a lot of my own baby food, and often I used a little hand grinder and just put whatever we were having for dinner in the grinder and fed baby at the table with us. (I'm into making life as simple and easy as possible when it comes to caring for my children.) But when I would actually make my own baby food (i.e. pureed sweet potatoes, winter squash, green beans, corn, peas, etc.) I would put the puree into ice cube trays and freeze that way. Once frozen I would pop them out into a "zipper" freezer bag and store them in the refrigerator. Easy and inexpensive.
I used baby food in jars only very rarely but mostly just mashed up banana, avocado and soft foods that were quick and easy to feed baby.
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20th February 2012 02:32 AM #3
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Thanks Kate! My children were also not all that fond of meat until much later, but we've also followed a vegetarian diet on and off so they have not been as exposed to it. Banana and avocado are definitely staples around here during the first year, they are so easy and healthy.
20th February 2012 05:28 AM #4
Really interesting to hear about everyone's weaning experiences.
My son is a baby-led weaned baby. I exclusively breast fed him for 6 months. Then, at 6 months old, I started putting a range of solid food out for him to try. We haven't spoon fed or used any purées. He eats what we eat as long as it does not have too much salt in it and it is safe (e.g. not nuts which could be a choking hazard). It's great for their general development too as baby's practise a pincer grip early on and learn to control the food in their mouth. But it does get very messy! I think he enjoys exploring foods of different textures. In terms of the size of food, it's recommended that the food extends about 2cm out of the grip of their hand so you can cut it into 3-4cm pieces. If you are interested in trying this method of weaning please feel free to ask any questions here and this baby-led weaning book by Gill Rapley is really excellent. The book is written by a health visitor who has researched different types of weaning in terms of child development.
Happy eating!
20th February 2012 07:44 AM #5
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ljmarden - the Baby Led Weaning looks like a good book. Thanks for posting that resource.
As babies turn into toddlers and preschoolers they enjoy participating in creating their own foods like little sandwiches. When their fine motor skills are developed enough, they can spread their own peanut butter or jam on bread, and when they're eating crunchy things like celery, you can put peanut butter in the middle of celery and they can add the raisins on top (ants on a log). Anytime children become part of the process they are much more likely to enjoy the foods you give them.
Can you think of any foods a toddler could help create?
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My children love making their own food. They make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They also like putting noodles in the pot. I do not turn the heat on until after they have put it in. They also love cheese tacos, which are basically just tortillas with cheese sprinkled on them and then heated up. I let them make those sometimes.
21st February 2012 10:55 PM #7
Great idea to get toddlers involved in the food making process: what about homemade (healthy!) pizzas? - they could design their own pizza toppings. Or a salad with cheese, meat or fruit in it too.
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Hi mums,
I have a problem with BLW. I'm really concerned about how most learning curves for BLW would be among babies. I have a 7 month old and we started solid feeding when he was 6 months. We started by feeding him mashed stuff. I haven't stumbled with BLW not until after a week when we started solid feeding. It's been 3 weeks since we started but up till now he still doesn't really grasp his food well. It always ends up on the floor, all over him or anywhere else except his mouth. I am getting frustrated at times that I will feed him myself. He loves munching though and refuses to eat purees. At this point i'm not quite sure if im doing something wrong. Can someone enlighten me on this? Thanks in advance!
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Hi MommaLovesFluff,
I'm going to let Laura-Jane give you some insight on this because she is using Baby Led Weaning with her son and she's got lots of good tips.
One thing I've learned from her is that the "Baby Led Weaning" mantra is "Food is for fun until they are one".
My first child mostly breast fed for the first year exclusively. She definitely wasn't interested in any meat, and she didn't show much interest in any other foods. She just wanted her breast milk, and that was all she truly needed.
With my other children I found that I just continued to breastfeed without thinking much about offering solids. It's just much easier when you're caring for more than one child. I've always got the food with me, at the right temp., and there's no preparation needed
Laura-Jane will give you some ideas of types of foods your son might like to try to pick up with his fingers and put in his mouth to munch on, but he truly may not be able to even grasp the food with his fingers until he's a little older.
For now I'd go back to just breastfeeding until you see him actually grab for food you're eating. One of my children grabbed a nectarine that was in my hand, and pulled it to her mouth while I was holding her. That was my cue that she was ready.
Here's a great video that might help you better understand how the Baby Led Weaning works
Please post back and let us know if this information was helpful in any way.
Warm regards,
11th July 2012 09:55 PM #10
Hi mommalovesfluff,
I see Kate has given you some useful info above
We used baby led weaning with my son, as did a lot of my friends, and I have to say it has been excellent for us. Have you got 'the book'?! It's called Baby Led Weaning and is by Gill Rapley and is an excellent resource if you are using BLW.
With BLW, it is important to remember that it is led by your baby so go at the pace of your baby. Many baby led weaned babies will not actually start swallowing the food until they are around 9 months old. This is totally fine, as the baby gets the majority of their nutrients (some studies say 90% or more) from the breast milk between 6 and 12 months of age. Your baby will be getting everything they need as long as you continue to breastfeed them when they 'ask' for it.
With BLW it it best to only offer the baby solid foods when they are not hungry e.g. 1 hour after breastfeeding. This is because, as this age, a baby will not associate hunger with eating and will just get frustrated by exploring the solid food whilst they are hungry.
You say it is 3 weeks since you started - this is really not long at all in the BLW world and many babies would not show any 'progress' with eating in this time. I would say this is especially true in your case because you started off spoon feeding and your baby has had to adapt from this. I think you are doing a great job so my advice would be to carry on and try not to worry about what your baby is actually eating. Kate is right - 'food is for fun until they are one'! Let them explore the food and don't be tempted to try and help your baby by putting the food in their mouth or mashing it - with BLW it is best to let the baby play and eat at their own rate.
So, make sure your baby is not hungry or tired before you offer them solid food. Try and include them at all the family meal times; this way your baby can copy how you eat. Offer them plenty of food and a good variety of food. It is important that the food extends around 2 inches beyond the baby's grip and is in big enough chunks for them to hold onto. You can try: steamed broccoli, cucumber chunks, steamed chicken, tomatoes, avocado, bananas.... the list is endless! Just keep an eye on the salt content and natural foods are much better than processed food. Nuts or fruit with stones or very hard food are not recommended.
Please do let me know if this has answered your question or if you have any further questions.
Enjoy baby led weaning - it's great fun!
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Wonderful, helpful insight from LJ
Would love to hear how things are going. Did you try doing anything differently this past week? How is your stress level with regards to feeding
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