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Ruth Coleman, former Director of California State Parks & Recreation
by Dan Bacher
Ruth Coleman, the controversial State Parks Director, resigned this morning as a preliminary investigation into Department of Parks and Recreation finances revealed that the agency was sitting on $54 million in surplus funds at a time when state parks were faced with closure.
For at least 12 years, the Department underreported tens of millions of dollars to the state Department of Finance, according to a statement from the Natural Resources Agency.
"As a result, the Department of Finance was not aware that the State Parks and Recreation Fund and the Off Highway Vehicle Fund held $20,378,000 and $33,492,000 respectively above their official, most recently reported balances. The underreporting occurred over the course of two prior gubernatorial administrations," the agency stated.
The scandal has prompted an outpouring of outrage by grassroots environmentalists, fishermen, public officials and advocates for openness and transparency in government.
The state Attorney General's Office, at the request of Governor Jerry Brown, is investigating the circumstances surrounding "significant budgetary irregularities" at the California Department of Parks and Recreation dating back to at least 2000.
Governor Brown has also directed the state Department of Finance to conduct a comprehensive audit of Parks' fiscal controls and the California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird to conduct a sweeping review of Parks' management.
Laird claimed it is unclear why the funds were unreported, but he vowed to "get to the bottom" of the scandal.
"I welcome Governor Brown's swift action to address these hidden assets," said Secretary Laird. "We will get to the bottom of this situation and work with the Attorney General, the Legislature and the Department of Finance to make sure nothing like this ever happens again. We will also work with the Legislature to see how this money can be used to mitigate park closures."
Brown accepted the resignation of Coleman. The department's acting chief deputy, Michael Harris, was also removed from his position.
"While I was unaware of the excessive balance in the State Park and Recreation Fund, I must accept full responsibility as a Director of a department for the veracity of budget documents issued by the department," said Coleman in her resignation letter.
Brown has appointed California Natural Resources Agency Undersecretary Janelle Beland as acting interim director of Parks. "The Governor has directed her to promptly report to him and Secretary Laird on further actions that should be taken to ensure that the Department is being managed with honesty, accountability and transparency," according to the agency.
State Senator Evans calls for audit of all state departments
Advocates for State Parks and the public trust were appalled and angered over the $54 million State Parks Scandal.
"This discovery uncovers the ultimate betrayal of public trust," Senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) said in a statement. "It is inconceivable to me how anyone with an ounce of morals could outright steal $54 million of taxpayer money intended for our historic public lands."
"They are responsible for the decay at every park in the state that suffers from maintenance that has gone undone, the job losses across the state from shortened park hours or partial closures, the dollars lost by local communities and businesses that depended on the tourism dollars parks bring in to the state," Evans said.
"In fact, I'd say, they're largely responsible for the budget cuts we've made as healthcare for the needy has been slashed, school budgets have been decimated and the majority of the people in the state have suffered from reductions to services they depend on for their health and well-being while these selfish bureaucrats stashed away money for their personal gain," noted Evans.
"But, the real question now is, where does it end? If one department can hoard $54 million for 12 years, who else is playing the same tricks of deceit and thievery? I call upon the Governor to conduct an administration-wide audit of every department and every division to be made available, line by line, to the public," said Evans.
"It's no wonder to me that voters have lost their faith in their elected officials," Evans continued. "Acts like these bring shame upon those of us who hold the public trust in the highest regard and take pride and honor in our public service. Public theft should carry special penalties in a court of law. I intend to introduce a bill when session reconvenes to do just that."
"Lastly, I request the reopening of all parks and beaches in Parks District 1, where the majority of these closures have taken place. Further, I call upon the Administration to immediately submit plans to the Legislature for the reopening of every park that has been closed or incurred shorter operating hours. The people of California deserve nothing less," she concluded.
Evans represents the Second Senatorial District, including all or portions of the Counties of Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma. Senator Evans Chairs the Legislative Women's Caucus and the Committee on Judiciary.
The hidden assets at the center of the scandal were brought to light when new Parks fiscal staff began an internal review of accounts, following a separate investigation by the Attorney General over unauthorized vacation buy-outs.
"Today's revelation that the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) had two hidden funds totaling over $50 million is both disturbing and appalling," said Elizabeth Goldstein, President of the California State Parks Foundation. "We are frustrated to learn about these hidden funds during the present state park crisis. We are angry on behalf of our members, our donors, our partners, but most of importantly on behalf of the people of California. Californians have a right to expect honesty from the government systems that serve us and, in this case, the parks department let us all down."
"We are calling on the next director to work diligently to not only correct this inexcusable situation but also to achieve a culture of openness and transparency that will prevent this from happening in the future," said Goldstein.
"The Natural Resources Agency and all of its Departments needs to be turned upside down, shaken out and those responsible for theft of the public trust need to go to jail," said David Gurney, Chair of the Ocean Protection Coalition of Mendocino County.
Scandal is no surprise to public trust advocates
The $54 million State Parks Scandal is no surprise to those who care about fish, the public trust and the environment in California, since Governor Jerry Brown and Natural Resources Secretary John Laird have dedicated themselves to forging ahead with many of the most odious and corrupt environmental policies of the Schwarzenegger administration.
First, Brown and Laird have fast-tracked the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) to build a peripheral canal or tunnel to export more Delta water to corporate agribusiness and southern California. The construction of the tunnel to facilitate a corporate water grab will likely hasten the extinction of Central Valley chinook salmon, steelhead, Delta smelt and other fish species, according to agency and independent scientists. The Brown and Obama administrations are expected to unveil their tunnel proposal on or near July 25.
Second, Brown and Laird presided over a record fish kill and record water exports at the Delta pumps in 2011. The DFG released a report documenting the "salvage" of tens of millions of fish including 42 species in the state and federal water export pumping facilities in the South Delta in 2011.
A total of 11,817,051 fish of all species were "salvaged" in the state and federal pumps in 2011, according to the report published in the Interagency Ecological Program for the San Francisco Estuary Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2012 edition. (http://www.water.ca.gov/iep/newsletters/2012/IEPNewsletter_FinalWINTER2012.pdf http://www.water.ca.gov)
The splittail "salvage" number was a total of 8,986,089 fish, a new salvage record for the native species, eclipsing even the massacres of splittail that occurred under Schwarzenegger. As alarming as this number is, the "salvage" numbers greatly underestimate the actual amount of fish lost in the Delta death pumps.
Third, Brown and Laird have continued Schwarzenegger's privately funded Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative to create so-called "marine protected areas" in California waters. These questionable "marine protected areas," created under the oversight of a big oil lobbyist, real estate developer, agribusiness operative and other corporate hacks, fail to protect the ocean from oil spills and drilling, pollution, wind and wave energy projects, military and seismic testing, corporate aquaculture and all other human impacts on the ocean other than fishing and gathering.
In one of the most overt conflicts of interest in recent California history, Catherine Reheis-Boyd, the president of the Western States Petroleum Association, chaired the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force that developed the "marine protected areas" that went into effect in Southern California on January 1. Reheis-Boyd, a relentless advocate for offshore oil drilling, hydraulic fracturing (fracking), the Keystone XL Pipeline and the weakening of environmental laws, served on the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Forces for the Central Coast, North Central Coast and North Coast. (http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/06/24/the-most-censored-environmental-story-of-2012/)
I concur with Evans' passionate call for the Governor to conduct an administration-wide audit of every department and every division to be made available, line by line, to the public. Special attention should be given to complete and thorough investigations of the controversial Marine Life Protection Act Initiative and Bay Delta Conservation Plan, processes that are both ridden with numerous conflicts of interest.
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New RCMP commander calls move a 'homecoming'
Cranbrook RCMP has a new top man in charge.
Sgt. Dave Dubnyk has been appointed Detachment Commander of the Cranbrook RCMP.
It's a return to Cranbrook for Sgt. Dubnyk, who spent eight years here from 1991 to 1999 on his first posting.
He then spent three years with the district's Major Crimes Unit, before transferring to Kimberley from 2002 to 2005.
He was promoted to Corporal with Kamloops Major Crimes in 2006, before he transferred to the Elk Valley, where he was Sergeant in Charge of Operations from 2008 to 2012. Then he took the detachment commander position at Sicamous RCMP.
In all, Sgt. Dubnyk has spent 14 years of his 24 years of service in Cranbrook and Kimberley.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for me and truly full circle for my career to return to Cranbrook as the Detachment Commander after having started here as a recruit. My spouse and I raised our family in Cranbrook and are extremely pleased to be coming back to the community," Sgt. Dubnyk said.
Born and raised in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Dubnyk studied sociology and criminology at the University of Saskatchewan before he joined the RCMP.
Before attending basic training, Dubnyk spent the first year of his career posted in Montreal where he received full bilingual status. Dubnyk completed his basic training in Regina in 1991.
"In my previous time in Cranbrook and Kimberley, I was very involved with the community, including school liaison, Special Olympics, the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life and Cranbrook Minor Hockey," Sgt. Dubnyk said. "I am really looking forward to immersing myself back into the community and becoming involved again. It is a wonderful community and area. This is really a homecoming of sorts for me and I'm really looking forward to it."
Cranbrook has been without a permanent detachment head since previous Inspector Brian Edmondson retired in 2012.
"On behalf of the citizens of Cranbrook and City Council, I am pleased to welcome Dave 'home' to our great little city," said Mayor Wayne Stetski. "Mr. Dubnyk's interest in ensuring our community is a safe place to live and his belief that the police need to be an integral part of our daily lives makes him an excellent choice to command our detachment."
Sgt. Dubnyk's start date is yet to be determined, the city said.

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What exactly does Instagram's new
Terms of Use
mean for users?
Instagram, the popular photo-posting site, was acquired for $1 billion dollars by Facebook in April 2012,
and now throngs of users believe their new, updated user policy is an intrusive land-grab of valuable intellectual property rights.
Instagram has pledged to remove offensive language,
but the trust users have placed in the social media super-power are shaken nonetheless.
Unfortunately, Instagram's move is nothing new in the world of social media.
Other Violations of Trust
In June 2012, a class action suit was brought against Google, alleging that the social media company had, without authorization, intercepted emails, in order to review them for
thought process
. Because the emails were sent from non-Google accounts, the plaintiffs claim the acts are analogous to wiretapping and eavesdropping, in violation of California's Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).
In this on-going suit, Google's response—that their processes are automated, requiring no human intervention—has done little to assure skeptics that the policy is nonetheless an affront to digital privacy rights.
During that same month, Google quietly settled a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission for $22.5 million dollars, after the FTC asserted that they had illegally monitored users of Apple's Safari web-browser.
And over the past few years, the FTC has charged others, including Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace, with a range of privacy and data-security violations, from sharing private user information with advertisers (Facebook, 2012
) to failing to protect users from security lapses (Twitter, 2010
) to sharing web-browsing habits with advertisers (MySpace, 2012
A Digital Manifest Destiny
That social media companies are interested in your private information and intellectual property is unsurprising. The value, at the risk of sounding dramatic, is incalculable. Data science has become the new buzz word in social media circles
, and its practitioners are modern-day miners, not all that different from those who crushed rocks and sent them through roiling sluice boxes during the gold rush era. Similarly, the social media industry seems to view the exabytes of information buried in the Internet bedrock as unclaimed property, and in their zeal to extract it, they ignore the rights of the original owners. In that, the cry of today's digital barons rings with the same self-righteous manifest destiny tone heard over one hundred years ago.
What is it you own?
To understand what intellectual property rights you're giving up to participate in Instagram (or another social media enterprise), it's important to first recognize what rights you own. Under U.S. Copyright law, the creator of a work is granted several exclusive rights, including, among other things, the right of reproduction, distribution, creation of derivatives, claims of authorship, and the right to perform and display the work.
And these rights extend to photographs.
The Federal Copyright Act recognizes photographs as visual works of art from the moment of creation,
which means that when you snap a picture of your family dog, your rights are vested the instant the shutter closes. And your rights are equal to those granted to even the most famous photographers, including Ansel Adams and Annie Liebovitz.
When others use, display, copy, or modify your photographs without your permission, they violate a constitutionally empowered right of ownership, regardless of whether you've registered a copyright.
So how is it that Instagram can use your photographs?
License v. Ownership
Instagram's claim to your images (and other content) derive from the licensing rights that you granted them when you signed up for their service. It was a legal bargain. They provide you with a valuable piece of software and functionality, and you, in return, grant them certain rights to property you own.
As a simplified example, let's say that you own a bicycle. Because you own it, you have the right to use it any time you wish. You also have the right to allow others to use, rent, or borrow it. And when others do, assuming they have your permission, you are essentially granting them a license. You're not transferring title to them; you're simply allowing them to use it under certain terms and conditions.
The Instagram contract you accepted when you signed up for their service grants them similar rights to your photographs. They don't assert ownership of the images, but they do claim a licensing right. Here's how that portion of the contract looks:
"Instagram does not claim ownership of any Content that you post on or through the Service. Instead, you hereby grant to Instagram a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use the Content that you post on or through the Service, except that you can control who can view certain of your Content and activities on the Service as described in the Service's Privacy Policy, available here …"
Look closely at the following words: grant, non-exclusive, fully paid, royalty free, worldwide, and license.
Let's illustrate Instagram's license agreement using our bicycle example. Setting aside all other terms and conditions, you give ("grant") Instagram the right to use your bike non-exclusively (meaning that you too can use it), but Instagram doesn't have to pay you for their use of it ("fully-paid and royalty-free"), and you grant them to right to allow others to have the same rights ("transferable, sub-licenseable"), whether those people happen to live in Bangladesh or Bangor ("worldwide"), and the character of the agreement is...a license. So is it fair? Perhaps.
The Tradeoff
Social media giants provide an invaluable service in today's digitally connected world. The rights you give them may be a fair bargain depending on how much you value your property in exchange for the rights you grant them. There's a practical consideration as well: social media services need to copy your data to their servers, back it up, and transmit it to others. To do that legally, you have to grant them certain rights. But whether those rights should extend as far as they do (or could in the future) is another issue altogether.
In May 2012, Facebook was hit with a class action lawsuit demanding $15 billion dollars in damages, in which the plaintiffs allege that Facebook violated the privacy rights of 10 million users by tracking them via cookies after they logged out of their Facebook accounts.
In 2011 Facebook was sued in another class action suit, in which plaintiffs claimed that that they used, without authorization or compensation, over 100 million user names and photos in a Sponsored Advertising program.
Essentially, the program generated an unauthorized advertising endorsement of a product that appeared on a Facebook user's friend's page, after the original Facebook user "liked" a certain product. A settlement appears to have been reached
(in which Facebook has agreed to pay up to $20 million to individuals (up to $10 each) but Facebook appears undeterred. They still use a variation of this program today by displaying more clearly their intentions and a user's ability to opt-out. Facebook says that it is generating up to $1 million per day in advertising revenue with its new Sponsored Stories program,
so it's no surprise that Instagram would be tempted to initiate something similar.
Instagram's Advertising Program
The language that Instagram inserted into its revised terms policy reads as follows:
"2. Some of the Instagram Services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions, and you hereby agree that Instagram may place such advertising and promotions on the Instagram Services or on, about, or in conjunction with your Content. The manner, mode and extent of such advertising and promotions are subject to change without specific notice to you."
There's no question that the contractual language empowers Instagram to initiate, among other options, a Facebook-like Sponsored Stories program. It could be my fear of a digital manifest destiny making me think this way, but I wonder how intrusive they will be five years from now? What's to stop them, or any other social media company, from using not only the public images and information I post, but my private data as well? What if an image Instagram exploited damaged me, my family, or my career?
But that's the risk. And the bargain.
Where This May Lead...
Social media companies generate revenue by offering consumer-prospects to their advertisers. The more effective and targeted the consumers they deliver, the more in-demand their site becomes and the more revenue they create. And social media giants are getting quite good at this: In 2011, Facebook generated $3.8 billion in advertising alone, nearly twice what they made the prior year.
Google earns over $3 billion dollars a month from advertising.
My guess is that Instagram hopes to following in their footsteps.
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[1] http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/facebook-to-acquire-instagram-for-1-billion/
[2] Instagram's updated Terms of Use, found under Rights, Paragraph 1 and 2 (scheduled to take effect on January 16, 2012) grants the popular photo-posting site the right to use user content in advertising (Paragraph 2) and undefined 'use' (Paragraph 1):
[3] http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57559890-93/instagram-apologizes-to-users-we-wont-sell-your-photos/
[4] http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/06/20/GoogleCA.pdf
[5] Ibid.
[6] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303567704577517081178553046.html#
[7] http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/0810/FTC-settles-with-Facebook-over-privacy-violations
[8] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/twitter-settles-privacy-v_n_624056.html
[9] http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/05/08/ftc-says-myspace-violated-privacy-laws/Tqzm64VU8NHfxmTnSIoK5L/story.html
[10] http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/data-scientist/
[13] Registering a copyright offers the owner of the work certain protections and rights, including the right to bring suit in Federal Court, and the right to statutory damages, and attorney fees.
[14] http://www.scribd.com/doc/94051954/Facebook-Class-Action
[15] http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2012/05/sponsoredlawsuitfacebook.pdf
[16] http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22117796/facebook-sponsored-stories-settlement-wins-judges-approval
[17] http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/26/facebook-sponsored-stories-rev/
[18] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-20/facebook-revenue-will-reach-4-27-billion-emarketer-says-1-.html
19] http://www.wired.com/business/2011/07/google-revenue-sources/
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It doesn't necessarily warrant a trophy, but it does show how active a program's coaching staff has been with recruiting.
Mississippi State now has nine commitments for the class of 2015, passing Clemson for the nation's lead. The Bulldogs are also rated the No. 4 class in the nation, though this is a very, very early point in the recruiting cycle. However, to put the Bulldogs' work into perspective, two SEC schools don't even have commitments at all yet, and Florida–for instance–has only one.
The most recent addition was 6-foot-4, 200-pound wide receiver Dontea Jones out of Louisville (Miss.,). He is rated a three-star prospect by the 247Sports.com composite, while some services have him as high as a four-star prospect with a top 200 national ranking. Jones is one of four 2015 recruits to come aboard with the Bulldogs in the month of February.
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The holidays are a great time to give your furniture a quick facelift; something well short of refinishing, but more than dusting. You've probably heard of, and wondered about, products that promise to eradicate minor scratches, remove white rings, take away blemishes, reverse color fading and restore sheen with just one swipe.
Are these miracle potions really safe and effective, or are they more snake oil than tung oil? Let's look at a few to see what they will and won't do, and talk about homespun alternatives using ingredients commonly found in woodshops. Though I was unable to find these specialty products at the hardware store or home store in my neighborhood, I was able to find them all at my local Rockler store and on www.rockler.com.
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Two very different looking products both claim to remove fine and, in some cases, even fairly deep scratches while restoring the color and sheen to worn finishes. Further, they'll eliminate that pallid look caused by fine surface scratches or fine aging cracks. Both do a very decent job and are embarrassingly easy to use.
Tibet Almond Stick scratch remover is a tightly wound tube of cloth thoroughly impregnated with an oily, waxy substance. Rub the exposed end over scratches, rub-throughs, or finish that's riddled with fine cracks and they instantly disappear, leaving a slightly shiny surface. Because it is uncolored, it works best on natural finishes or stained ones in which the scratches do not go through the stain.
For darker stained furniture where the scratches or rubs go through the color, choose Howard's Restor-a-Finish. It's a thin liquid in a can that you simply wipe on with a soft cloth, and it, too, removes scratches and whitish cracked finish immediately. Unlike the Almond Stick, which comes only in clear, Howard's comes in a range of nine common furniture colors from natural to ebony brown, allowing you to match the finish. The can also claims it eliminates white rings, though in my tests, it did a poor job of that. There are other products that work better.
The homespun alternative to these two handy helpers is Watco Danish Oil, which, like Howard's, comes in a wide range of colors. Many shops already have Watco on hand, and it will do the same tasks when wiped on, then off.
Removing White Rings
Liberon Ring Remover is made specifically for removing white rings. It's also part of the Liberon Repair, Renovate, Revive kit. The kit also contains three wax crayons (for filling and coloring deep gouges), steel wool, paste wax, and a can of wax and polish remover — because it's best to clean off any wax or polish before you have a go at white rings. The shop alternative for removing wax and polish is mineral spirits; denatured alcohol will remove white rings.
By the way, these won't work on black rings, which are below the finish and into the wood itself. More often than not, they can only be removed during complete refinishing.


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Teen Book Club
Looking for a good book to read this November? Celebrate National American Indian Heritage Month by picking up a copy of Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and joining Ms. Bobbie for a discussion.
Meet Junior, an expert doodler growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation (the Rez) in Washington state. Junior is fed up with the less-than-stellar education he is receiving on the Rez. Determined to take his future into his own hands, he leaves home to attend an all-white high school.
Sounds perfect right? Maybe not, when the only other Indian at his high school is the mascot.
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They've got muck; we've got rakes. TPM Muckraker
Brazilian Prostitute To Sue U.S. Gov't Over 'Attempted Murder'
What happened depends on who you ask. Cezar Britto, the lawyer, told the AP that his client, Romilda Aparecida Ferreira, met the four Americans at a nightclub called Apples on December 29, 2011. She and three other women left with the men in three vehicles, two of which belonged to the embassy. Britto claims that one of the Marines pushed Ferreira out of one of the vehicles after an argument with the driver, and that his client broke her collarbone, two ribs, and punctured a lung when the vehicle then ran her over. Antonio Rodrigo Machado, another of Ferreira's lawyers, told The Los Angeles Times that the fight started after the driver didn't want to help the women speak English with the Americans.
"We'll be suing the U.S. Embassy because it authorized the use of a vehicle that was used for attempted murder," Machado said.
The State Department offered its version of the story at a press briefing on Thursday.
"[M]y understanding is that she was initially in the car; she was asked to leave the car; she got out of the car; the doors were closed. As the Pentagon guy said, the vehicle was at rest. And then, as they started to drive away, she chased after the car, tried to get back in, and that's when she was hurt," Victoria Nuland told reporters. Asked if Ferreira was run over, Nuland responded that "I do not have that she was run over by the car."
According to Nuland, none of the Americans involved in the incident are still in Brazil (Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in Brazil on Tuesday, told reporters that those involved "were reduced in rank and they were severely punished for that behavior," adding that "I have no tolerance for that kind of conduct, not here or any place in the world."), cooperation has been given to the Brazilian authorities investigating the incident, and the State Department is still conducting an investigation into the conduct of its employee.
Dean Cheves, information officer at the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, told TPM in a phone interview Friday that the embassy had been in touch with Ferreira and local police "immediately" after the incident.
"After our initial investigation, all four [Americans involved] were removed from the country," he said.
Cheves told TPM that, as far as he knew, U.S. personnel interacting with prostitutes is "definitely not common."
Cheves stressed that no lawsuit has yet been filed.
Britto told the AP that his client had turned down an offer from the embassy of 4,000 reais ($2,115), saying that they had asked for 150,000 reais ($79,370), instead. Cheves told the AP he did not "know of any particular numbers."


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S•x Education
"Your body is a temple," our ancestors told their pubescent youngsters. 'Now go take a cold bath"
October 1974 | Volume 25, Issue 6
But the most crucial questions of delicacy revolved around "the natural functions" (excretion), "lying in" (childbirth), and that other activity for which not even a euphemism was possible. Old people left over from a coarser age were likely to distress their descendants by speaking of childbirth as if it were something that happened in a bed, not in heaven, or by guffawing and winking when the conversation turned to newlyweds. Bundling, that cozy custom of the colonials, was out. The very memory of it was shocking. From the lygo's on, every family strove to possess a parlor sofa, but even though it was narrow, upright, and covered in slippery horsehair, it could prove a trouble spot if one had teen-age daughters in the house. The European institution of the chaperon was scarcely known in this country until after the middle of the century. Young ladies were supposed to guard their own virtue. In the i84o's Dr. William Alcott, a cousin of Bronson Alcott, advised boys to watch for the slightest hint of "loose conduct" in girls and flee immediately if anything like it appeared.
Mrs. Lydia Sigourney, known as the Sweet Singer of Hartford, was full of advice for parents. She assured her readers that children are by nature delicate (in the moral sense) "unless contaminated by evil example. … Let this feeling be respected where it exists and implanted where it does not." And as an example of childish delicacy she told of a little boy who had chosen "of his own accord the most delicate manner of revealing a common pain" by announcing, "I am tired under my apron."
Mrs. Sigourney believed that children are born modest and "shrink from exposure of their persons." Perhaps that was the case in Hartford, but at about the same period in Cambridge, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorne were giving their small boy and girl "air baths," which meant having them run about naked in a fire-heated room before bedtime. Since Mrs. Hawthorne was a rigid prude who edited her husband's work for words like "belly," we must surmise that she subscribed to a prevalent theory that children are entirely sexless, like cherubs, and if kept uncontaminated will remain so at least until puberty and, with luck, until they are married.
To pretend that sex did not exist seems to have been a common Victorian practice. Writing of his i88o's boyhood, the noted educator Henry Noble MacCracken recalls that on Sunday mornings the three MacCracken boys—aged about ten, twelve, and fifteen—and their eighteen-year-old sister all got into bed with their parents. He and his brothers snuggled close to Mamma, "who was warm and soft and comfortable all over," while their sister, a Bryn Mawr sophomore, was cuddled by Papa. And in this surprising tableau they all remained until time for church.
If children asked about sex, their indelicacy was attributed either to an evil influence—a servant or naughty playmate—or to "bad blood" (but, of course, that could hardly be the case with one's own children). The bad influence must be removed at once and the question responded to in a stern tone with "You are too young to understand" or "You must never talk about such things." In Hints for the Nursery (1863) Mrs. C. A. Hopkinson had an ingenious suggestion: A child early asks questions of his mother in relation to his own existence, which cannot be answered except by referring the subject in general terms to God. … It will be necessary for you to show him, using unintelligible terms, that you are quite right in saying he is too young to understand. … Say: "If you remember, the animal kingdom is divided into several parts. Of these parts, the mammalian do not, like the oviperous portion, perpetuate the race by the deposition of…" By this time, the little face shows great mystification.
As the nineteenth century wore on, Americans devised ever more ways of being delicate. The Bazar Book of Decorum (1870) decreed that delicacy forbade the announcement of a birth in the newspaper, as was the custom in crass old Europe. Male friends of the new parents might call on the father but must not see the mother for four or five weeks. If possible, older children in the family should be sent for a visit with Grandma, returning to find that angels have brought them a tiny sister or brother. A baby shower would have been unthinkable—that is, before the birth—for when a woman was enceinte (it sounded more respectable in French), she did not speak of it, and neither did her friends.


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> This Giro di Lombardia will go down in history, it was epic with > only 34 finishers out of 195 starters. It was also special in that > Phillippe Gilbert not only won for a second time but in the style he > did it in will go down in history. Having complained about > wheelsuckers recently he silenced those who scoffed at his comments.
> There currently is no Leeuw van Vlanderen, but ironically this > Belgian Walloon shows a spirit which is akin to those riders that > have bore that title before.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch? > v=TpRNg8bIzIE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Long gone are the campy memories of Adam West as Batman. No more do we have the gothic tales of
Justin Reviews: The Dark Knight
'The Dark Knight' Already Breaking Records
So the film officially comes out tonight (who's got their midnight showing tickets in their sweaty little hands?), and while buzz about it has me thinking this movie could be the greatest thing since sliced bread and will pick up accolade after accolade, 'The Dark Knight' has already broken its first record before it's even officially out of the gate. Apparently the film is now the official record-holder for largest amount of screenings for a film. The prior record holder was 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' with 4,366 domestic screenings. 'The Dark Knight' is opening with a staggering 9,200!! Still, you wonder if this will be enough to defeat 'Space Chimps', also opening this weekend, at the box office.
Check out the full report here!
Also, if you missed all of the viral marketing, check out this excellent wrap-up of the events in the campaign that tells the story of what happened in Gotham between 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight' here!
Boku 'Dark Knight' Clips!
10 days to go until Christopher Nolan's seemingly epic sequel, 'The Dark Knight,' hits theaters everywhere (I've already got my IMAX ticket in my hot little hands!). But for those of you who, like me, have decided to forgo patience for teaser clips, our friends at IGN have a bunch of new scenes from the film. Personally, I watched them all. Twice. Because I'm afraid I may actually die of excitement before the movie even comes out.
Check out all the goodness here!!!
'Dark Knight' TV Spot
I don't usually post TV spots for upcoming movies. The closer we get to the film's release date, they more they hit the airwaves. So why bother posting something that's a dime-a-dozen? But this one TV spot made the fanboy in me get up and do the Dance of Joy. And if I'm moved to do a Meposian dance, I think it's my sworn responsibility to uphold the journalistic integrities, that I sealed with blood my commitment to through Lonely Reviewer, and share it with all of you.
Check out this badass clip. A "poor choice of words" indeed.
'Dark Shadows' May Have a Director
The dynamic duo of Burton and Depp may be back together again on the big screen sooner than later. According to a report, Tim Burton is set up to direct the upcoming adaptation of the 60s cult television series, 'Dark Shadows,' with Depp rumored to star in the film. 'Dark Shadows' was an elaborate series involving ghosts, vampires, witches and other monsters, all set in a soap opera style show that can be described as "right up Tim Burton's alley."
Right now there's only one source for this info and it doesn't really confirm Depp's involvement, but for all you peeps who love Depp and Burton or all you peeps who love their characters to be zombies caught in a love triangle, check out the story here!
New 'The Dark Knight' Poster
Can I get a hell yeah?! The latest poster for 'The Dark Knight' kicks all sorts of ass. This poster is epic! Oh July 18th, why aren't you here now?
The poster can be found off of the Why So Serious? website. And note the bottom of the tampered page full of tampered President pics: as of today we have 4 days until something.
Check out the site here! And click on the knife to see the full, latest 'The Dark Knight' poster!


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Missibaba bag giveaway
Please note: *Anyone may enter this giveaway * the winner will be chosen randomly *This giveaway will end on Monday, 27 June and the winner will be announced on Tuesday, 28 June. Good luck, darlings ;)
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I LOVE the kaleidoscope possum 1 bag! The contrast between the black and cream is just beautiful. Otherwise the other bag I find myself daydreaming over is the cha-ching purse on the bottom right, but can't spot it on etsy or the site! Any advice on where that gem is hiding?
(have tweeted as well :)I really do love the cha-ching bags but my ultimate is to own a Missibaba clutch. You could go out in a plain outfit but a fan clutch or wild west clutch would add such a great pop of colour and drama to your outfit!
I already follow Missibaba and you on Twitter and I'm going to tweet about this now!- Tallulah Staple16 June 2011 at 00:35
Brilliant, I now have ten more bags on my wish list.
I love the peacock fan clutch, but I think my face is the stripey workhorse bag because I love little bags but will always be a big bag girl at heart...
Thanks for another fab giveaway! wow! so many pretty bags to choose from! but i like the Saddle bag in chocolate leather best :)
i follow your blog via GFC as Jel
followed @Missibaba on twitter as @jelaiii_x
tweet: https://twitter.com/jelaiii_x/status/81225264243294208
punkme15 at gmail dot comFirst time hearing of this brand and now I'm thinking how could I NOT have known about it! Such awesome stuff! I love love love the baby bow 6 - its black, and small. Great for an evening out or for everyday use. Can think of soooo many outfits it would compliment. The cha-ching purses are super cute, love the colours.
ReplyDelete- Anonymous16 June 2011 at 16:28
It's hard but I love the Sonora satchel - especially in the stone colour. The buckaroo bag in white with those beautiful whirly details is sooooo gorgeous too! This is possibly the GREATEST competition ever! Imagine I owned a Missibaba bag before I graduate as a student. It'll be an accomplishment! And a dream come true. Fact that she's South African is kick-ass. So proud of our talented SA girls!
Katherine - Anonymous16 June 2011 at 16:30
It's hard but I love the Sonora satchel - especially in the stone colour. The buckaroo bag in white with those beautiful whirly details is sooooo gorgeous too! This is possibly the GREATEST competition ever! Imagine I owned a Missibaba bag before I graduate as a student. It'll be an accomplishment! And a dream come true. Fact that she's South African is kick-ass. So proud of our talented SA girls!
Katherine Lewis
www.kathcake.com WOW, I am in love with them all, have been for some time now. I want want want WANT the A/W BUCKAROO 1, it speaks to me, whispers sweet nothings, does the dishes and looks soooo good at the same time. I could never cheat but if the Buckaroo did not know about the Cha-ching purse bag, it would be a win-win, No?
ReplyDelete- annette van der merwe17 June 2011 at 10:04
I love the turtle bag in stone cow hide. It would be perfect with any outfit. I also love the cha-ching bag that you are giving away.
I tweeted about this competition. - Megan Kenney17 June 2011 at 10:32
OMG what an amazing give away :) Absolutely adore the Kaleidoscope Possum bag in camel and black! Their designs are stunning. Am a follower of your blog too
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i like so much this http://www.bloglovin.com/m/691559/237757477/a/0/aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5iZWluZ2JyYXplbi5jb20lMkYyMDExJTJGMDYlMkZtaXNzaWJhYmEtYmFnLWdpdmVhd2F5Lmh0bWw=
my mail is: thecoloursofmycloset at gmail.com
my GIVEAWAY: http://thecoloursofmycloset.blogspot.com/2011/06/giveaway-gli-orecchini-di-mademoiselle.htmlI literally have to unplug the internet to drag myself away from the Missibaba website! I couldn't pick just one bag, I covet one for every outfit/occassion. The Cha-ching purse would be the perfect start to my Missibaba collection.
Tweeted and emailed this giveaway to all my girl friends. *Holding thumbs*Hi!
- I am a current GFC Follower under: SAUCY | f. | BABY
- I adore the Buckaroo Bag in Grey & Stone Leather.
Thank you for the chance! =]
xo Nicole- Robyn Britz18 June 2011 at 11:36
LOVE Postino 2 - postino bag in black zigzag printed leather with detail stitching in black. Collar and straps in black patent leather.
AMAZING bags :) - Anonymous20 June 2011 at 11:07
I love all of them but the tan one is my favourite! I love the fact that they use authentic material as well
ReplyDelete I have been looking for similar looking bags like these all weekend and couldn't find what I was looking for - not even in Kalk Bay!
But I'm so happy you are giving these away, their perfect!
M favourite bag must be the Buckaroo bag in grey and stone leather or the Kaleidoscope Possum bag in camel and black.
From the range you have in your image girl, I'd have to go for the Cha-Ching bag in tan snake leather with gold strap - DEFINITELY THIS ONE!!
It's simply lovely ;)
They're all gorgeous!- Margot Molyneux20 June 2011 at 12:31
I like the Penny Lane bag. It is beautiful while still very useful.
ReplyDelete - Miranda20 June 2011 at 14:35
I love all of them, but if I had to choose, I'd pick the Cha-Ching purse bag (12) in brown and bronze leather. Just so lovely.
I also tweeted it. Thanks. :) - Carrott20 June 2011 at 18:02
I love these sandals... They are too adorable! http://www.etsy.com/listing/73134682/leather-seraphine-sandals-in-cherry-and
I adore missibaba bags... and am in desperate need of a new purse!! - Genevieve Buckingham21 June 2011 at 11:55
Definitely the saddle bag in chocolate leather!!!
ReplyDelete - Anonymous21 June 2011 at 13:08
I really love the Workhorse Ikat 2 and the Cha Ching bag number 12! So beautiful!
ReplyDelete Wow! So many GORGEOUS bags, was very difficult to choose as they are all awesome! I think I'd have to go with the "Buckaroo bag in grey and stone leather" - absolute stunner!! I'd SOOOO love to win the brown leather with loop cutout detail Cha-Ching bag - if I won I'd take very good care of it and proudly wear it on my next overseas travels :)
ReplyDelete- Anonymous22 June 2011 at 21:15
Wow! What an amazing competition! The buckaroo bag is definately my favourite, followed by the ching ching purse in charcoal. Holding thumbs:)
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Firstly, this giveaway is probably the most exciting thing since discovering my [terribly] small town boasts 2 KFCs - for realsies – big ups Miss Brazen!
Secondly [and thirdly for that matter], I couldn't choose JUST one Missibaba accessory. No, not because I'm prone to indecisiveness and thus doomed for life. Huh uh. It's because I'm equally in love with 2 Missibaba offerings. There, I said it. TWO!!!
The gorgeous Kaleidoscope Possum bag in soft camel coloured leather with its hand cut kaleidoscope cut-out detailing in black suede is perfect for the evening. Its minimalist design speaks of ingenuity whilst the simple use of colour oozes elegance. [Feast your eyeballs here -> http://www.etsy.com/listing/72148623/kaleidoscope-possum-bag-in-camel-and] Swoon-fest!
My second [similarly as superb] lover is the Saddle bag in chocolate leather with cowboy loop detailing in chocolate suede. Its monotone colour scheme in conjunction with the natural contrast stitching is understated making this bag perfect for the day irrespective of the occasion. [More eyeball awesomeness here -> http://www.etsy.com/listing/72071159/saddle-bag-in-chocolate-leather] Swoon-fest version 2.0 commencing!
Both these lovelies are lined with the gorgeous Missibaba printed canvas fabric and the fact that Miss Chloe handmade them means that they're extraordinarily unique. *doing the dance of the individual, individually*
Now I wait and if the goddess of fabulousness smiles down on me I'll be spoiling the KZN folk's eyeballs with aesthetic bliss a la Missibaba :)- Melissa23 June 2011 at 19:28
My favourites are the:
- Possum bag in soft cream leather, I just adore the buttery colour with the tan contrast.
- Cha-Ching bag in charcoal suede with "turtle" pattern stitching, love the discreet yet intricate stitching. There's a bonus too: the funky lining inside!
Really great competition, thank you! I absolutely love Possum bag in soft cream leather. It's amazing!
My blog♥mfashionfreak- Anonymous27 June 2011 at 10:46
ARGH! I just typed this comment and my phone is retarded and deleted it. Okay. Here we go again. I love the Saddle Bag in tan or mixed colour. I also love the Penny Lane in brown leather. Also coveting the zig zag cha-chings and the brown leather cha-ching. Hopa! Lolabythesea.
ReplyDelete - CecMcLane27 June 2011 at 10:58
I absolutely LOVE the Cha-Ching bag in brown cow hide leather with loop cutout detailing in bronze. The fact that it has a detachable strap means it can double as a clutch too!!
Am also TOTALLY in love with the Gaucho bag in chocolate cow hide with hummingbird and floral cutouts. It's works as a classic leather bag with trendy colour blocking detail - the best of both worlds!!
Off course a girl can never have too many bags, so I wouldn't mind owning all of them! - Vikki (Lola&Cash)27 June 2011 at 12:30
The kaleidoscope in camel and black is so hot.. but my fav is the lumo pink Koi clutch !!!


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so we just actually finished the first weekend of filming, one more weekend and it's time to edit down an awesome Jessa Kill ep. i cant tell you how fucking jazzed i am for this episode to come out! not only does it bring some sweet brutality, but it's kinda the mark of things getting back on track. We have plenty of Jessa Kill episodes written out, and we did some filming this past weekend for upcoming episodes as well, so things should be rolling out a little more "on time" ha. but seriously folks, this episode is well worth the wait…. well, we think so. and hey, every show has to take a break to get its shit together, and now, while "the walking dead" takes theirs, you'll have plenty of Jessa Kill to feast your hungry eyes upon. and be sure to go "like" our facebook page for even more up to date info on what Jessa has been up to!
holy piss pants folks!! Jessa Kill made it's full funding goal on indiegogo.com/jessa-kill and we're jumping up and down with future killing sprees warming our hearts! get ready to see a whole lot more of Jessa as we planned the funding out so that a little goes a long way, in fact, with what we were able to muster up from friends and fans ($1011.00) we'll be shooting indefinitely. nothing keeping us from shooting back to back now, so expect many many more episodes filled with blood and action……. and rediculously short skirts!
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hey folks, so the time has come where we need to ask you all for a little help. the series is going well but we need a little help to take care of some production costs that will insure many many more future episodes of jessa kill. so please take the time to check out our indiegogo site as any little thing help, weather it be 4% or $50 it's all a huge help!
So as you folks probobly came across this site by way of the very pages i'm about to speak on, i'm sure that it's no surprise to you that http://www.dreadcentral.com, http://www.jpblo.com, http://www.horrornews.net, and a good many others have been posting things about Jessa Kill!! THIS. IS. AWESOME! the small group of us here on team Jessa couldn't be happier. As well you all might know, Jessa is 100% DIY. There's nothing that fuels this character other than the passion for our genre. And with great press comes great responsibility ….. er…. i think thats how that goes, anyhow, expect episode 1.5 within the next two weeks. We should have a hard date for y'all in the next day or so. I'm really excited for this one, as we're going to be delving into a couple of fun production flares that will become staples in how the story of Jessa is told in the near future. there's a lot of cool stuff going on, and i should have some new art from the next episode on this site by TOMORROW!!! So always check back as we'll keep spilling the beans here about whats going on. And as always friends..
Keep it Creepy,
Alright folks, so Christmas is over and we're on to bigger things. Now that the Triple Burn team is done taken our time away to get presents, we're digging back into Jessa Kill! We'll be focusing back on the 1.5 episode, so keep an eye out for some "in the works" art from Kevin this week. Also, we'll be putting together a Jessa Kill kickstarter real soon, to give lovely people like you a chance to keep the blood flowing. Remember, Jessa Kill is funded solely by our blood, sweat, semen, and tears, so all the help getting the word out is help keeping the horror alive!
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Hey guys!!! thought id give you all a quick update about our work on Jessa Kill. Today Kevin Sandberg and i sat down to work out the script and story boards for the new Jessa Kill episode 1.5 motion comic, and i have to say, i couldn't be more excited in the direction we're headed. We got a lot of work done, and came up with some really cool ideas. I think with our new .5 episodes we're going to be giving you guys something, we hope, you haven't seen yet.
Keep it Creepy,
As Jessa Kill is a DIY project of mine that depends solely on my ability to fund episodes, sadly there's a little bit of time between full episodes…… especially since i just got laid off. This kills me, as all i want to do, every day, is tell a new Jessa Kill story. Well, we think we may have found a way to half remedy the long waits in-between episodes, and it will show it's face in the upcoming Episode 1.5. When i created Jessa Kill it was always important to me that we keep its comic book element fresh and new (last thing i wanna do is rip off "Tank Girl"), and so we started using the motion comic as a way to help tell the story. Well, then i got thinking, why not have entire episodes that are strictly motion comics? With a twist. What is that twist you ask? well yer just gunna have to wait and see. However, because the production cost of the motion comics are fairly small, we can produce those quite a bit faster than full episodes. Sooooooo, from now on, in between every Jessa Kill episode, we will be providing a .5 between that, and the next episode. I'm ridiculously excited about this idea, and i can't wait to share what we've been cooking up very soon!!
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Well, it's our first blogiversary today. The first anniversary is usually paper, right? That doesn't seem appropriate . . . maybe a new button for your sidebar or something?
Though we had been flirting for several months, it was this week last year that I committed to you thanks to the constant badgering gentle encouragement of Daddypotamus. I think he was hoping to deflect my GMO rants away from himself, but whatever the reason I'm so glad he hooked us up.
In the past year we have tackled breastfeeding challenges, celebrated the birth stories of moms and babes around the world, posted controversial blogs and then regrets, learned to make nourishing meals in teeny-tiny blocks of time, made not-quite Augustinian confessions, outed me for being terrified of having children, pushed a baby out, changed my discipline style, and accidentally claimed my daughter was 1095 years old (the title has since been changed from sun to moon). All from the comfort of home. Through all of this you have taught me there is a cozy place in the world for just about anyone . . . even a quirky research toad like me.
Thanks to you, little blog, I have met the most amazing, passionate people. Moms (and non-moms – hi Megan!) who love breastfeeding, real food, gentle birth . . . and of course their kids (or future kids ;-)) I have connected in ways I didn't even know were possible . . . email "pen pals", interstate playdates, local readers turned real-life friends and everything in between.
Thank you for challenging me to become a better communicator, but most of all thanks again for introducing me to such an incredible community. They have literally changed my life. Yes, them. They are epic.
I could say so much more, but there is a certain little boy that is going to need my full, focused attention for the next 24 hours or so.
So that's it.
Happy Blogiversary! MUAH!!!
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"I want to hang this indoors from a ceiling joist. My ceiling is only 7-feet high. If I hang it directly from the steel loop on the chair itself to the mounting hardware on beam, will it fit/swing, etc? Or will it be too close to floor?"
We have had it for 3 seasons now. Great quality. The kids LOVE to swing in these chairs and it is comfortable for adults too.
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Love this chair! We have had it for 3 seasons now. Great quality. The kids LOVE to swing in these chairs and it is comfortable for adults too.
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My Granddaughter's Favorite! I got this for my granddaughter when she was 8 or 9. It became her go-to place and helped her develop into a voracious reader. Had to get another for her sister and, when baby brother was born, they got one with a stand for their house for Christmas.
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Hammock chair Easy to hang. Fits comfortably just wish it was a little larger so I could stretch my legs out fully. (5'6).
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Happy camper Here's a guy that had one hip replaced and another coming and yet is comfortable in this wonderful chair!
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Quality hammock This is a very sturdy hammock and looks quite nice as well. I never bring it in during the winter and it hasn't frayed at all.
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Most comfortable swing ever! We have this swing hanging on a tree branch in our yard. My daughter and I have spent hours in it reading a book and relaxing. It is strong, sturdy, BEAUTIFUL and well crafted. I purchased another one for my dear friend who just built a new home. She enjoys it for many hours on end. I would highly recommend as a Great Christmas , birthday, or housewarming gift.
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Great swing Absolutely love this hammock chair. I had wanted a regular hammock but didn't have the space so I bought this chair. I built my own frame out of 4x4 post and used a swivel hook. Many evenings this summer I have spent hours just sitting back and swaying. It is large enough to recline partially back with your legs outstretched. I have probably used it for approximately 20-30 hours in the month that I have owned it and it has shown absolutely no wear. If you use a swivel hook you can not only swing back and forth but can also sway from side to side like a hammock. I have found that I enjoy this chair even more than a regular hammock.
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Love it! Love it! I have to enter at least 50 characters, so I will say that it's just as we hoped it would be, great quality, very soft rope, and very roomy - I am 5feet 5 inches and can completely lay back in the chair with pillows and room to spare.
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FABULOUS! Purchased as a gift. Wish I had more trees so I could buy more of these comfortable chairs! And yes, like so many other reviews of this product, someone 5'9" can extend fully in this hammock chair -- sitting slightly reclined with legs fully extended within chair. Chair dries quickly after a heavy rain. Beautiful design, rich color (I think I purchased the Mocha, but would not hesitate buying this in ANY color). A very fair price, too, considering that regular lawn chairs at box stores now cost as much at *** each! This product may also work well hanging from floor beams in basement ceiling (great for younger kids' reading nook or teen hangout). I can't say enough about this product!
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So relaxing and comfortable My original hammock chair was purchased in Mexico many years ago. When it fell apart due to the elements, I purchased another one from a website that was not as advertised, but used it for a few years until I had to replace it. I found this one on Overstock and the description reminded me of my original one so I took a chance and I'm SO glad I did! This Hammock Chair is by far my favorite one. the rope is so soft and comfortable and there is so much area to the swing that you can stretch your legs out straight in front of you and your feet are still on the swing (something my last chair did not have and I'm 5' 9" tall!). I HIGHLY recommend this wonderful piece of heaven for any porch/patio area. I have already taken several naps in it and it's fabulously relaxing on a Sunday afternoon!
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I see now this product does not include the stand.
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Authors : | Morneweck, Evelyn Foster., Stephen Collins Foster Memorial (University of Pittsburgh) |
Title: | Chronicles of Stephen Foster's family, Vol. 1 |
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Chronicles of Stephen Foster's family Vol. 1 Morneweck, Evelyn Foster.Stephen Collins Foster Memorial (University of Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh]: Published for the Foster Hall Collection by the University of Pittsburgh Press, 1944 |
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Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE:PNK) purchases all of the outstanding common shares of Ameristar Casinos for $26.50 per share in cash, for an aggregate value of $2.8 billion, including debt of $1.9 billion and cash on hand of $116 million as of September 30th. This transaction marks a premium of 45 percent over the average close of Ameristar common stock for the 90 days ended December 20th.
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(Commissioner's Deed) U.S. Bank National Association; Tonia Rae Howard, unmarried; Timothy T. Fuller, marital status unknown; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Asset Acceptance, LLC; and MRC Receivables Corporation, by April Hollon Gatlin, Master Commissioner to U.S. Bank National Association, Sunset Drive property, $53,334
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Dry Ridge
Chief Rick Kells investigated an accident at 12:55 p.m. June 21 on Arbors Drive. The driver involved was Hollie N. Perrier, 38, of Corinth, driving a 1996 Chevrolet and a parked 2008 Chrysler owned by Tom Rothwell, of Dry Ridge.
The grand jury, which met June 30, returned indictments against 11 people.
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• Shawn W. Mardis, 38, possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense and possession of drug paraphernalia, second or subsequent offense.
Chief Rick Kells charged Bernadette Messer, 29, of Dry Ridge, with alcohol intoxication in a public place at 7:50 p.m. June 12 on Redwood Drive. Messer was lodged at the Grant County Detention Center.
Chief Rick Kells investigated an accident at 2:54 p.m. May 28 on Ferguson Boulevard. The drivers involved were Ashley R. David, 19, of DeMossville, driving a 2005 Toyota and Rosie P. Baker, 52, of Dry Ridge, driving a 1999 Toyota.
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City of Williamstown, water treatment plant, 330 Stewartsville Rd., 2,303 square feet, estimated cost $500,000; permit fee no charge.
Clinton Perry, mobile home, 6350 Taft Hwy., 1,280 square feet, estimated cost, $24,000; permit fee $119.40.
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Deputy Scott Conrad charged Mark T. Hill, 36, of Crittenden, with assault fourth degree at 2:35 a.m. June 1 on Barley Circle. Hill was lodged at the Grant County Detention Center.
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At their meeting in Basel this weekend, the central bank Governors of the Global Economy Meeting (GEM) 1 appointed William C Dudley as chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS). Mr Dudley is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and has been the Chairman of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) since May 2009.
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William Dudley has been President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York since January 2009. In that capacity, he serves as Vice Chairman and a permanent member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the group responsible for formulating US monetary policy. After more than 20 years in the private sector, he was appointed Executive Vice President of the Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 2007, having previously served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board. Mr Dudley has a doctorate in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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This provides all the trace loading features of the GUI. You'll still need the GUI in order to query the results though.
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Hello Folks,
We have a web application which exposes some REST services. This app uses Hibernate and is working as expected in Jboss AS7 . However when we packaged this app as a OSGI bundle , we are having some issues getting the data source.
It throws an exception
java.lang.classcastexception: org.jboss.jca.adapters.jdbc.wrapperdatasource cannot be cast to javax.sql.datasource
In web application we had resource references and hibernate configuration included name of the resource reference . However in OSGI bundle there is not such thing so we are directly using the JNDI name of the data source in hibernate configuration file .
My understanding is the resource reference definition in web applkication specifies the resource type javax.sql.datasource and that could be taking care of conversion . But there is not such resource refernce for OSGI apps.
Any thoughts what could be causing this isse and solution to resolve it ?
I am also interested in this.
As far as I know, Hibernate is not yet OSGiyfied so there will be problems when it comes to ClassLoading. Thats why I used EclipseLink within a Eclipse RCP for JPA. However, since AS 7 provides a OSGi-subsystem for web-bundles I expected some kind of integration. Is there a way to use Hibernate or would I have to leave the osgi-subsystem (calling an EJB for instance) which wrapps my data-access-logic?


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