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I will make a Test comeback: Irfan Pathan
Ignored for Test cricket for nearly five years, all-rounder Irfan Pathan has vowed to make a comeback in the highest form of the game sooner or later. However, he dismissed the notion that he was someone capable of bowling at over 140kmph on a consistent basis.cricket Updated: Mar 10, 2013 12:11 IST
Ignored for Test cricket for nearly five years, all-rounder Irfan Pathan has vowed to make a comeback in the highest form of the game sooner or later.
"Not playing Test cricket for so many years is a different thing, but now I know I can play Test cricket again. I have made a promise to myself and I will fulfil that dream," Pathan told PTI at the Cricket Club of India.
The 28-year-old, who raised visions of Kapil Dev earlier in his stop-start international career before injuries and poor form took their toll, said he his critics wrong in the past after being dropped from the ODI team.
"Three years ago a lot of people said I am not going to play international cricket ever again. But I knew I am going to play it again. I started playing first class cricket and made my comeback in Australia (in T20s and ODIs on 2011-12 tour) even though everyone had written me off," said Pathan.
"I am working towards my goal and I am pretty sure it's going to happen sooner or later. Only one man can stop me from playing Test cricket -- obviously there's selection but that's a different thing -- and that's me if I don't work towards my goal," he said confidently.
The left-arm swing bowler, who has not played any competitive cricket since hurting his left knee during the Ranji Trophy game against Karnataka in early November, said he has fully recovered and was all set to return to action during the Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament.
"I am fit now and available to play any level of cricket. I will play Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Baroda. Luckily it was not my front foot (landing) that was injured following the impact after my fall. It's all clear now and my bowling is back to normal," he said.
"When I was injured I was pretty close to playing Test cricket. I was feeling like I was knocking the door because I was there in the India A practice game against England. I was feeling really good and was doing well in one-day cricket."
Saying he was still to fathom the reason for being dropped from Tests following India's debacle in the Ahmedabad game in 2008 against South Africa, Pathan insisted he was not looking back but only focusing ahead.
"When I was dropped, I had been declared the man of the match in my third to last Test (at Perth). I am still searching for the reason why I did not play (later). There could be many reasons, but I like to see forward. The way things are going and I am bowling, I am pretty satisfied," he said.
The bowling all-rounder, who has taken 100 wickets in 29 Tests and scored over 1100 runs at just over 31 per innings, still saw himself as a bowler who could also bat.
"I am still in the same category, as a bowler who can bat. My forte is swing. I'm batting well. When I made my comeback I had a few contributions through match winning partnerships with (Suresh) Raina and with (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni. Luckily my bowling is going well. I am feeling very confident as a batsman as well as a bowler," he said.
However, he dismissed the notion that he was someone capable of bowling at over 140kmph on a consistent basis.
"I never bowl consistently at 140. I don't know where this whole perception of me bowling at 140 consistently started. I was never a bowler like that, never a quick bowler.
"I bowl consistently at 135 and in between my pace comes down to 130 and sometimes to 127. There have been times when we go to Australia or where quick pitches are there when you bowl one ball at 140 or try to consistently bowl 135-plus.
"If you look at the fast bowlers who have come from Australia, they bowl consistently at 150 in Australia and are hardly touching 140 now. My speed went down in between, yes.
But it was to do with the injury...with the action.
"I am happy with my speed right now - between 130 and 135 - and if I could swing the ball late like I am swinging right now. If you ask any cricketer who has played good cricket he will tell you this is the perfect speed for a swing bowler. If I can actually swing the ball if I bowl 130-135, it's more than enough.
Pathan wants to take more responsibility as a cricketer in all levels of the game, in batting as well as bowling.
"What I am aiming for is to take more responsibility whether I am playing for the country or playing domestic cricket, or anywhere else. I want to take responsibility -- with new ball, old ball or bowling in the death. I don't mind bowling all the overs in power play and that's what I have started working on.
"I just want to go out and perform very well. I never indulge in unnecessary talk. I am a big believer ...if you can't do it, don't talk. Because I know I can do it and that's why I am talking.
"I will fulfil this short term goal I have...to become a responsible bowler under any captain - Indian captain, domestic or IPL. That's what I am working on and I am going to achieve it. It may take one or two months but I am going to achieve it, for sure."
Asked whether he was targeting the Champions Trophy starting in June in England, Pathan said "absolutely".
"That's the goal, but I am going to start it with domestic cricket for Baroda. It has to start somewhere. It's going to be a long season and it's going to be a good and strong season for me. Good performances would come out from my side."
He also declared his intention to bat at any slot the team wanted him to when queried whether he was ready to open in the shorter forms of the game as he had done in the past.
"I will bat anywhere, it's the team's call and whatever the captain demands of me. I have done that (open) before because whatever captain I had played under they know I will never say no to anything, whether under Rahul Dravid's captaincy or under Dhoni when I played in Sri Lanka (in last year's T20 World Championship).
"When you are batting at number 7 or 8 the team expects you to perform with the bat as well. I have been working on a lot of things over the last two years. It showed in my performances in Sri Lanka and in Australia when I batted in the power plays.
"Even in bowling where my forte is swing, I never shy away from bowling with the old ball or bowling at the death."
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|Attack on Pearl Harbor
|Hawaii Coast
|Battleship Bombing
|Battleship Row
|Battleships Bombed
|USS Arizona Sinking
|USS Arizona
|USS Oklahoma Capsized
|USS Oklahoma Before
|Japanese Zero
|Direct Hit
|Arial Attack
|Airfields Attacked
|Wingtip to Wingtip
|Pacific Fleet
|U.S. Aircraft Carrier
|Battleship Explosion
|Sinking of Ships
|USS Utah
|USS Oklahoma Capsized
|A Zero is Hit
|Anti-Aircraft Fire
|Remains of Japanese Plane
On December 8, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took to the airwaves, attempting to explain what had happened in Hawaii. Roosevelt began his address with these famous words,
|President Roosevelt's Radio Address
|Addressing Congress
|Signing the Declaration of War
After the attacks, 15 Medals of Honor, 51 Navy Crosses, 53 Silver Stars, four Navy and Marine Corps Medals, a Distinguished Flying Cross, four Distinguished Service Crosses, one Distinguished Service Medal, and three Bronze Stars were awarded to American servicemen who fought in the combat at Pearl Harbor that December Sunday. Later, the Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal, a special military award was designated and given to all military veterans of the attack.
|Wreath Laying by Members in 2006
|Names of Those Who Died
|USS Arizona Memorial
|USS Arizona Memorial
|Tossing a Wreath
More than 1.5 million people visit this memorial each year.
|Pacific National Monument
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The Merrill City Council unanimously approved the issuance of $300,000 in industrial revenue bonds to the Merrill Candy and Distributing Company at its meeting last Wednesday. City Attorney William Wulf objected to the grant as he felt that Merrill Candy did not qualify for the financing as it was not engaged in manufacturing. Merrill Candy owner Ralph Schewe and his attorney Leonard Schmitt disagreed, noting he and his company are willing to stick their neck out and if the matter wasn't legal they would take the affects, not the city. Merrill Candy is looking to build new facilities at State Rd 17 (County Rd G) and Memorial Drive. In other city news, the council abolished the height and weight requirements for new police applicants and referred an ordinance restricting the number of family members who can work for the city at one time back to the city attorney.
A Merrill man who admitted guilt in the shooting of a Lincoln County Deputy will be going to prison. The man was sentenced last week by Judge Donald Schnabel to not more than five years in the Green Bay Reformatory. The original complaint charged the man with attempted first degree homicide, but the suspect pled into a lesser charge of endangering safety regardless of life.
In a see-saw battle in the east gym on Friday night, the Merrill Blue Jay boys' basketball team pulled out a victory in a 50-48 contest with Rhinelander. The Jays dominated the first quarter leading 28-16 but the Hodags outscored the boys 12-0 to take a 28-28 tie into the locker room. Down by four points at the end of the third quarter, Merrill Coach Steve Kirk noted the team wasn't moving the ball around enough letting the visitors control the boards, the tip offs, and shooting. But in the fourth quarter, Frank Murphy, a reserve guard for the Jays, came off the bench and sparked a rally with the Jays scoring 18 points in the fourth quarter; 12 of them courtesy of center Dave VanDerGeest. The team now travels to Marshfield, a team they lost to by two points earlier this season.
Don't break out your bathing suits just yet; the thaw isn't going to last. With December of 1983 being called one of the coldest Decembers on record and January being right behind it – residents will rejoice with the 30 degree temperatures predicted Thursday and Friday. But weather forecasters are predicting teens by Saturday and single digits by Sunday. Lows will be below zero this weekend and snow will follow as temperatures will range to minus 15. (Sound familiar?)
If the cold is keeping you down, local merchants have many bargains this week to warm you up. Brose's has a cash and carry fresh cut bouquet for $2.99; Helmstadter Jewelers has an inventory clearance sale with up to 50% off dainty rings, pendants and earrings, watches and diamonds sets. Livingston's is offering all seasonal merchandise up to 50% off. Schulze's Pharmacy has half off all jewelry and most gifts, Campbell's flea market is continuing this weekend with additional merchandise added; Caylor's says to take five dollars off on every pair of western boots. Cal's Chip's Hamburgers now has Italian Burgers, buy one get one free with the coupon on page eight. Stueber's Country Way will now have a champagne brunch on Sundays; it's only $5.25 for adults. Lierman's Ball Room will feature the entertainment of Ray Coble on Saturday. Coble is known for his appearances on Hee Haw and the Grand Old Opry.
In business news on page 12, Mark Weix has been promoted to vice-president and cashier at M&I Bank following their annual meeting on last Tuesday. Weix is in his 23rd year at the bank. The following were elected to the board of directors at the same meeting: Robert Savaske, William Natzke, L. J. Bayer, Stanley Bauman, Edward Chartier, Paul Duginski, George Page, Walter Schuster, A. N. Renner, and Gerritt VanDerGeest. The Board then in turn elected the following officers: Savaske, president; Natzke, vice-president; Ronald Lass, senior vice-president; John Zulliger, vice president; Louise Wix, assistant vice-president; Carlynn Zander, auditor and assistant cashier; Marilynn Hehling and Barbara Iwen, assistant cashiers.
Several Merrill residents were recognized recently by the Lincoln County Chapter of the American Red Cross for their efforts to save lives. Lori L. Stine and Mike Josiger both of the Town of Pine River were in the right place at the right time this past Friday evening. The pair were with separate parties dining at Chico's Restaurant in Wausau when a patron started choking. Josiger tried the Heimlich maneuver but when that didn't work he lowered the victim to the floor where Stine took over with abdominal thrusts expelling the food item. This past Jan. 2 after a church member of St. Stephen's United Church of Christ crumpled to the floor with a heart attack, off duty police officers Mark Heckendorf and Michael Kunkel along with nurse Dorothy Radke sprang into action performing CPR until the EMT's arrived. Presenting the awards were Dan Deml, local Red Cross Safety Chair and Brian Sladek, Red Cross Coordinator, along with CPR instructors Steve Peterson and Tadd Wegener.
The last surviving member of the crew that raised the flag on Iwo Jima has died. John Bradley of Antigo died two weeks ago; he was the last member of the crew that raised the flag on Mount Surabachi that was captured in the iconic photo. But former Merrill resident Jibo Wittman reminds readers that there was a Merrill connection on that island as well. Jack Weiss and Dwayne Mittlesteadt were killed during the assault on the island, and Jack Krueger and Jibo Wittman were both wounded in action. Over 6,800 U. S. Marines were killed at Iwo Jima.


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Whipped cream/Chantilly is very IN in Paris.
The chateau de Chantilly is another matter.
Whipped cream of course.
Try out Paris Greeters next visit too.
No resisting whatsoever... it's not good for you! xvReplyDelete
It was like being there, with you...
I think it might be a good idea to have a piece/taste of everything while you are there !ReplyDelete
I think you are correct.
Like it says in Bringing Up Bebe,
French kids must take at least one bite of their spinach etc.
Same goes for whipped creme concoctions.
French whipped cream is as light as air...and usually flavoured with some fab liquor...so I wouldn't resist......ReplyDelete
I love whip cream.. All these are pretty yummy looking. :)ReplyDelete
Is it too late to begin to behave like un bebe? As far as having to eat one bite of everything? :-)ReplyDelete
But who can stop at one bite?ReplyDelete
Oh, Holly and I tried a sampling of three in January and I will be back this week with my nose pressed to the glass, waiting my turn in line. So, my pâtissière, have you tried making any of these?
I can paint them.
I can eat them.
I can NOT make them!! :)


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Hi all,
Successfully running Ubuntu from a USB stick on an OLPC XO-1.
Kernel is: 2.6.31_xo1-20110320.1409.1.olpc.3d8536c28d6c5a1
I would like to build a "gspca" kernel module that is compatible with this kernel so I can use an external USB webcam on the OLPC (or rebuild my own kernel if that is safer).
I am currently following this wiki entry: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Kernel#Buildi ... LPC_kernel but I really have no idea what I'm doing. I'm up to going through the kernel configuration - so many questions!
Does anybody have some handy hints on how I can best go about getting this "gspca" module onboard?


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Two of Three Suspects in Home Invasion Robbery Held on $50,000 Bail – One Still at Large [AUDIO]
Two of the three suspects in the Thursday, January 9 home invasion robbery on North Avenue appeared Monday, January 13, in Missoula Justice Court via video from the Missoula County jail.
Michael Hummel, 24, and Scott Todd, 33, were both charged with felony robbery and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Deputy County Attorney Jordan Kilby asked Judge John Odlin for high bail, due to the serious nature of the charges.
"The state is asking that the court set bail at $50,000," Kilby said. "The violent nature of the offense warrants that amount. We also ask that the defendant have no contact with the victim and with either of the other two suspects in the case."
According to court documents, Michael Hummel assaulted the victim with an ax handle while the other suspect, Scott Todd, helped to orchestrate the robbery. Hummel entered the home and pretended to attack Todd, who then feigned unconsciousness. Hummel then took a bottle of prescription Percocet. Todd left the home and met up with Hummel to divide the drugs. Todd later admitted to police that he helped plan the robbery.
During his court appearance from the jail, instead of wearing the traditional orange jumpsuit, Hummel had on a special garment for his own protection, according to Missoula County jail personnel.
The female suspect, Leanna Hoff, failed to appear in justice court, and Judge Odlin issued a $50,000 warrant for her arrest. Hoff allegedly drove the other two suspects and helped to plan the robbery. She faces felony charges of conspiracy to commit robbery.
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Richard W. Sprunger
Richard W. "Hap" Sprunger, 67, of Decatur, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013, in the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana.
Hap was born on Sunday, July 29, 1945, in Van Wert, Ohio, to the late Roman M. and Audra E. "Dollie" (Chronister) Sprunger.
He married Martha H. Bleeke on October 14, 1967, in Decatur; she passed away on April 29, 2009. He married Carolyn M. Lambert on November 10, 2012; she survives.
Hap retired from General Electric in Decatur and North Adams Community Schools. He served as pastor for Pleasant Mills Baptist Church and as associate pastor for Willshire United Brethren Church. He also served as an Adams County Animal Control officer. He was a member of the Willshire Sportsman's Club.
Hap loved to hunt, fish, garden, and golf. Golfing was his second love. He loved watching I.U. basketball and going to his granddaughters' activities.
Among survivors are two daughters, Tammy (Jason) Rumschlag of Goshen, Ind. and Tonya (Francis) Maag of Paulding, Ohio; son, Chad (Jenny) Sprunger of Decatur; stepdaughter, Lori Hakes of Decatur; brother, Edward A. (Lila) Sprunger of Decatur; sister, Ann L. (Ted) Miller of Decatur; six granddaughters, Brittney Rumschlag, Bailea Sprunger, Abigail Rumschlag, Alicia Maag, Kaylen Sprunger, and Rachelle Maag; and three stepgrandchildren, Mindy Lehrman, Alyssa Lehrman, and Andrew Hakes.
Friends will be received from 1-8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13, at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, at Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, also at the church, with Pastor Phil Phifer officiating.
Burial will follow in Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
Preferred memorials are to Mt. Zion United Brethren Church in Bobo.
Online condolences may be made at www.zwickjahn.com.


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Muffinmom wrote:LC - yes please post the Muppets Carol of the Bells, that sounds lovely!!
OK, since you asked... This just makes me laugh
Muffinmom wrote:Venezuela was awful in general. Traffic is horrendous - actually made me appreciate NYC area traffic if you can believe it. At least we don't' have hundreds of motorcycles trying to weave in around the cars, or worry about anyone seeing my iphone thru the window who could then break or shoot thru my window to get to it. We had to *constantly* be on alert while outside, not show anything of value, not even while at a ritzy mall. Which was heartbreaking because they had Gorgeous HUGE droolworthy RP Dior posters that I was too afraid to stop and take the pictures of (with TravelRob of course). And the manufacturing plant we visited was awful too, it was clear they could care less about the quality of their work, very disappointing.
AND the government was essentially encouraging people to start looting the local electronics megastore, as a way to distract them from all the other issues in the country and improve their chances of winning elections which are next week. So I got a call on a Thurs night (4 days into my 2 week trip) to immediately stop work and find the first flight home. I was ready to kiss the airport carpet when I finally landed in the USA.
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Alex and I have been making a lot of art lately and I'm thrilled that he's finally, genuinely interested in sitting still and creating. Drawing and painting were a huge passion of mine and to get to hang with him now and sketch and create is so much fun. Last weekend we were trying to figure out what to draw so I decided to teach him about still life. I casually grabbed what I had on hand—bananas, apples and, of course, wine—and set up a little scene for us on the dining room table. We listened to Miles Davis radio on Pandora and broke out the oil pastels for some mother-son bonding time. It was awesome and we were proud of our work (clearly, since we hung it on the wall). And then I didn't think about it again. Until…he came home from school with a drawing of a wine bottle in his folder. D'oh!
I almost cared enough to say something to Alex but instead I waited until he left the room and laughed out loud as I showed Nick. I don't think it's wrong to have wine in my house and I don't think it's wrong to have my son sketch a wine bottle (is it?) and so I let it go. Especially since making a big deal out of it or telling him it was somehow wrong would be…I don't know, making something out of nothing? Obviously if he keeps drawing wine bottles (or worse, a stick figure with red hair drinking from said bottle) we'll have to talk. But for now I think he was just expressing his new still life talent. I hope. I think.
There are actually two things wrong with this picture, if you check out this pulled back shot:
This is a wall between my dining room/living room (we have an open layout) and this is our only art. It's a big blank wall and, well, ugh! I just don't want to put up crap (been there) so we're holding out for something original and cool and fabulous and not too expensive (know of anything?) and in the meantime, I'm scotch taping our carrot and wine bottle drawings up there. It could be worse, I suppose. So, what's the most embarrassing thing your kid has ever drawn at school? Tell me it's worse than a cheap bottle of red wine!


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My new master recipe for making vegetable soup, easy to make on the fly with any and many on-hand and in-season vegetables, winter vegetables for now, but summer, spring and fall vegetables too. The recipe is perfect for cooks who belong to CSAs or shop at farmers markets because it both takes advantage of and helps use up fresh vegetables. (Want to add frozen vegetables too? Good idea!)
For the Weight Watchers crowd, I think you'll love this soup. A whole cup is just one point but the soup has such good flavor and texture that it's ever-so filling and satisfying. In fact, the recipe has become my own personal "Weight Watchers Vegetable Soup recipe".
Happy New Year, all! Welcome to 2012! Here's to making it a great year!
"... the best pot of veggie soup I have ever made." ~ TessM
"This was wonderful!" ~ Pippa
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"Great recipe, thanks!" ~ Bridget
"... it tasted great! I'm proud of myself because I usually fail in the kitchen so this is a feat for me." ~ Karen
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Late in 2011, TIME Magazine named "the Protester" the "'Person' of the Year" for the influence that world-wide protests are making on the course of events.
Then the word people at Merriam-Webster announced that the "Word of the Year" is "pragmatic", a choice based on number of searches not importance. (Really? So many of us don't know what the word "pragmatic" means? My goodness.)
I'm jumping on these long-standing traditions and hereby declare "Homemade Vegetable Soup" the "Soup of the Year". Really. I do. It's a form of protest and it's pragmatic, both.
PROTEST Is anyone else just a little bored by the famous Weight Watchers Zero Points Vegetable Soup, the one Weight Watchers recipe that people flock to this time of year? Sure, there are variations – Mexican, Asian, Italian and Fresh Vegetable – but still. The soup is a little bland and the ingredient list is restrictive.
PRAGMATIC A "pragmatic" recipe is one that you can rely on, day in and day out. It can be varied based on what's in season and what's on hand and what appeals in the moment. It's good for you. It's one you don't get tired of.
So I started my own protest with a pragmatic vegetable soup, my own personal "Weight Watchers Soup" if you will – but gave free rein with the vegetable choices, the cooking liquids and the spices.
WOW. What soup! Every potful was memorable. Along the way, I made note of the tricks that helped. You're going to love this soup in all its many variations!
CHOPPING TIPS Cut large pieces, you want to be able identify what vegetables are in the soup. Unless gnarly, leave the skins on. The vegetables needn't be perfectly fresh.
VEGETABLE CHOICES Aim for 4 to 6 kinds of vegetables, varying color and shape and kind of vegetable. Use all fresh vegetables or half fresh vegetables and half good canned or frozen vegetables. Good fresh vegetables include bell peppers (red for color, green for price), turnips, fennel, rutabaga, sweet potatoes (peeled), potatoes (skins on), turnip, zucchini, bok choy, kohlrabi, cabbage. Good canned vegetables include corn and green beans. Good frozen vegetables include corn, green beans and green peas. The frozen vegetables, especially the blends, at Trader Joe's are often wonderful. Be careful with broccoli and Brussels sprouts which are fine at first but by Day Three can turn the soup a little skunky, a little more sauerkraut-ish than my palate wants. If you like, add tender fresh greens like baby spinach and Swiss chard for the last five minutes of cooking.
COOKING TIPS The trick to this soup is flavor and texture. For flavor, let the onion/carrot/celery mixture cook really well, golden or darker. For texture, the other vegetables should be cooked just until done. It helps to add denser vegetables first, that would be starchy vegetables like potatoes and sweet potatoes.
CHOOSING LIQUIDS Experiment with liquids! For one especially good pot, I used the whey from homemade yogurt. V8 makes for something wonderfully tomato-y good but do substitute two cups more vegetables for the can of tomatoes. Homemade Vegetable Bouillon is excellent but by no means a requirement.
CHOOSING DRIED HERBS Play with herbs too. I'm in love with DIY Fresh Dried Herbs but plain dried basil or common blends like Italian seasoning are delicious choices. This soup is a good way to use the spice blends that can take over our spice pantries. I love a slightly hot-spicy "Minnesota" spice blend my dad gave me for Christmas last year.
Time to table: 90 minutes
Makes about 9 cups
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion (see CHOPPING TIPS, left)
- 2 ribs celery
- 2 carrots, peeled
- 6 cups vegetables fresh, frozen or canned vegetables (about 28 ounces total)
(see VEGETABLE CHOICES, left)
- 4 cups liquid (water, stock or broth, enough to cover, see CHOOSING LIQUIDS, left)
- 15 ounces canned diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon dried herbs such as basil, Italian seasoning or other spice blends (see CHOOSING DRIED HERBS, left)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt if using water for liquid, otherwise to taste
FOR RICHNESS In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat olive oil until shimmery on medium high. Add onion, celery and carrots and stir well to coat with oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables turn golden or darker in color.
VEGETABLES While the onion-celery-carrot mixture cooks, prep the other vegetables, it helps to keep starchier vegetables separate from the rest. Stir vegetables in (starchier ones first) and let cook for a few minutes, stirring often.
SEASON Cover with liquid. Add tomatoes, dried herbs and salt. Bring to a boil.
GENTLY COOK Cover and reduce heat to maintain a slow simmer and let cook for about 30 minutes or until vegetables are done.
TO SERVE Delicious serve fresh from the pot but keeps well over several days too.
Weight Watchers teaches us to be ever so conscious of – to record, even – every bite we eat. It's a technique that works, in fact, you'll see it atop my own list of tips for How to Lose Weight with Weight Watchers.
So this recipe may be hard for some Weight Watchers to accept, especially newcomers so pleased to finally get their food consumption back into control. I can hear them now:
"Alanna, how can you calculate points when the exact vegetables aren't named? Won't the points vary with different vegetables?"
Yes! But these are vegetables not calorie-dense proteins and sweets. For anyone who prefers low-carb vegetables, choose from this list, How Many Carbs in Vegetables?
"But wait! Alanna, you put fat in this soup!"
You bet! Our bodies need healthy oils. Besides, the combination of olive oil and heat draw out the sweetness of the onion, celery and carrots that creates the rich, golden flavors of this soup. No bland soup, this! Besides, a single tablespoon divided nine ways is just 1/3 of a teaspoon of oil per cup of soup. Even Weight Watchers won't object.
"Isn't there an "official Weight Watchers vegetable soup recipe? Isn't it somehow a magic potion that makes losing weight with Weight Watchers happen?"
There are several Weigh Watchers vegetable soup recipes. Try them all, try this one too. Make and eat a pot every week. You can't go wrong.
So yes, this is vegetable soup, better still, homemade wholesome and whole-food vegetable soup. You'll eat it a cup or two at a time, for lunch, for a snack, before supper, even for breakfast. It's filling, it's satisfying. The recipe is written especially to be loose and carefree. It's written to revel in vegetables – so that we will, yes, eat more of them, as we all know we should.
So let's obsess about the details of unhealthy too-large serving sizes and the cakes and muffins and yummy cheesy casseroles we stuff into our bodies. But when it comes to vegetables, let's love and eat them with abandon. End of soapbox. They don't call me the "veggie evangelist" for nothing.
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Major changes: I doubled the recipe, and added a couple of chicken breasts and a small bag of noodles so my husband will eat it. I cut up the chicken and browned it right in the pot, after the stock veggies had gotten a head start.
Veggies: I started running out of veggies! Twelve c is a lot! So for my veggie choices, I used a few unlisted ones. Extra carrots & celery; fresh potatoes & green beans; the end of a couple of bags of frozen peas & spinach; canned corn, beets and white beans. (Don't tell my husband about the beets.)
Spices: Equal amounts (1/2 T each) of Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, and rosemary, as well as adding in black pepper. Stock was H2O + chicken bouillon paste, so no extra salt.
I had a longer reply of thanks, but chrome ate my message. :(
Thank you for posting this recipe. It helped me customize my own vegetable soup, and it tasted great! I'm proud of myself because I usually fail in the kitchen so this is a feat for me. Thank you again!
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Thank you for taking a moment to write! I read each and every comment, for each and every recipe. If you have a specific question, it's nearly always answered quick-quick. But I also love hearing your reactions, your curiosity, even your concerns! When you've made a recipe, I especially love to know how it turned out, what variations you made, what you'll do differently the next time. ~ Alanna


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THIS. Is a good problem.
Our site—which broke last fall when we launched Hosea and we fixed with more internet power than we thought we'd ever need—literally cannot bear the weight of all of you Women In The Word of God Every Day!
I mean seriously. This doesn't feel like a loss one bit. It means women are hungry! And determined! It means women are seeking the Lord TODAY! More women than one website can contain!
And so, we are dividing our New Year's mornings here in Nashville between praising the Lord for His goodness, and hustling in communication with our app developer and site programmer. Because yes, both the site and the app literally cannot handle the Truth!
Here's what you need to know:
- The site is stable-ish. There are a lot of you here right now. We're managing it. It's not "crashed" per se, just having the occasional black out. Come back in a few minutes if you need to! This issue shouldn't last long—we hope!
- The app is a little less stable. Again, major traffic, plus a few other issues launching the #365DaysOfTruth, so we actually had to put it in time out and take it out of the app store (if it's already on your phone it's not going anywhere, but new users won't be able to download at the moment—so sorry!).
- John is alive and well! The John plan is functioning properly on the site and is available in the app for purchase. Only trouble here is that new users can't download the app for the moment.
- #365DaysOfTruth is also a little less stable. Just imagine trying to hang 365 sets of curtains, all while having the most houseguests you've ever had. WordPress is wigging out a little and the app has a worried look about it. Our best guess is that the iOS app should be back to normal with the year-long study by end of day today, tomorrow at the latest.
- Join us in the John study! Day 1 is right here!
- Day one of #365DaysOfTruth reading is: Gen 1-3 and John 1 (yep, the 365 & John studies will sync with John readings through January!).
The first, most important thing is that we're in the Word today, and a site+app crash can't keep us away from that! And tomorrow, when everything is (hopefully) back to normal, you'll get to check off an extra day on your Bible In A Year plan on the app, which is always super satisfying!
And you can always download the printable #365DaysOfTruth guide here:
We love you all and we're praising God for you on this very first day of 2015! Let's keep seeking Him! Let's let nothing stand in our way!


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February 2007's Best New Products
February's best new food products include a candy and video game fusion from Nestle; shelf-stable chicken breasts from Bumble Bee Foods; flavored oven-roasted peanuts from Diamond Foods Inc,; Newman's Own Organics' breath mints; asian noodles and condiments from Ka-Me; and NutriPals Balanced nutrition bars and drinks from Abbott Laboratories.
What tweens want: candy and video games
Nestle USA, Glendale, Calif., breaks ground with WonkaZoid, a wacky, fun-filled invention for tweens from the Willy Wonka Candy Factory. A combination of the two things tweens love most -- candy and video games -- the portable, affordable, colorful gadget keeps tweens entertained anytime, anywhere.
WonkaZoid is a hand-held, refillable candy dispenser with a video game that features Willy Wonka characters. Plus, each WonkaZoid comes with a full pack of Wonka candy. The introductory series includes four varieties to collect and play: Grape Strawberry Nerds, which comes with the Nerds Hockey game, starring the Oompa Loompas; Sour Nerds is partnered with the Nerds Freeze Tag game; SweeTarts is packaged with the SweeTarts Oompa Candy Flip game; and SweeTarts Shockers are tied to the challenging SweeTarts Shockers Shockball Showdown game.
WonkaZoid comes in a variety of eye-popping colors. Also included are stickers tweens can use to customize (or "skin") their WonkaZoid, making it uniquely theirs. As an added bonus, a promotional bar code is included on the back of each WonkaZoid, allowing tweens special discounts at select retailers.
"Marrying popular Wonka candy brands with video gaming represents the next level of imagination. It's the kind of 'gotta-have-it' fun that could only come from Wonka," says Tricia Bowles, public relations manager at Nestle Confections & Snacks.
Suggested retail price is $4.99 to $6.99.
New buzz at Bumble Bee
San Diego-based Bumble Bee Foods leaves the seafood aisle to hatch New Prime Fillet Chicken Breasts, shelf-stable, ready-to-eat, entrée-style whole chicken breasts that bring a nutritious, great tasting meal to the table in minutes.
Each individual 4-oz. serving contains a skinless and boneless grilled chicken breast that is fully cooked and kept fresh in an easy-open vacuum-sealed pouch (just like the ones used for tuna). Varieties include Garlic & Herb, Southwest Seasonings and Barbeque Sauce.
Just pop the pouch in the microwave for 30 seconds or heat in the oven or on the stovetop.
"In developing the new Prime Fillet Chicken Breasts, we wanted to give our consumers meal solutions that are not only easy to prepare, but those that can be part of a nutritious meal," says CEO Christopher Lischewski.
Suggested retail price is $2.99.
Making peanuts bolder
As the popularity of complex flavored snacks continues to rise, Diamond Foods Inc. Stockton, Calif., adds three new bold-flavored oven-roasted peanuts to its lineup.
Varieties include: Emerald Wasabi Oven Roasted Peanuts, with a distinct Japanese-influenced wasabi flavor and heat; Emerald Chipotle Oven Roasted Peanuts, featuring the flavor of Mexican chipotle chiles; and Emerald Barbeque Oven Roasted Peanuts, evoking the outdoors with a combination of sweet honey and smoky barbeque.
The new line of flavors is centered on peanuts, which account for 30 percent of snack nut dollar sales, according to Information Resources Inc., making it the leading snack nut on the market. More importantly, peanuts are a nutritious snack, rich in protein, fiber, vitamin E, thiamin, niacin and a host of other nutrients.
One of the distinct characteristics of this new line is that the flavor is baked into the nuts, so snackers don't end up with the seasonings sticking to their fingers.
"Given the popularity and health benefits of peanuts combined with America's love of bold flavors, it was the right time to introduce Emerald's new product line," says Andrew Burke, vice president of marketing. "Also, since our seasoned nuts don't cause an oily mess, it makes them a more viable snack option to be enjoyed anytime and anywhere, including the workplace."
Suggested retail price for reclosable 1-lb. value packs is $3.49, ergonomic 12-oz. canisters are $3.29 and check-out counter friendly 2.5-oz. pouches retail for 69 cents.
Even your breath can be organic
Aptos, Calif.-based Newman's Own Organics launches organic mints in four flavors: Wintergreen, Cinnamon, Ginger and Peppermint. Packed in eye-catching tins with colorful cover designs, they carry the USDA organic seal on the back ingredient panel.
All the flavors are made from organic sugar, organic corn syrup, gum arabic, natural flavor and rice bran extract. Cinnamon Mints have added beet juice. Three pieces contain 10 calories with 2g of sugar and no fat, sodium or protein.
"This is the first time we haven't used our familiar American Gothic style logo on the packaging," says Nell Newman, who appears in the logo with "Pa" Newman. "We were delighted with the illustrations for the tins and thought they'd be fun to use for other purposes after the mints are eaten. The inner paper does carry the familiar logo."
Suggested retail price is $2.39.
Authentic flavors of Asian cooking
Noodles are the foundation for Pan-Asian cuisine. Ka-Me, Saddlebrook, N.J., introduces two authentic Stir-Fry Noodles -- Hokkien (representing China) and Thai Rice (representing Thailand) -- packed in individual vacuum-sealed noodle pouches.
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The Eagles announced today that they plan to release Brian Westbrook, one of their all-time greats.
The 30-year-old running back's decorated career with the Eagles is over after eight seasons.
"This is a tough day for the Philadelphia Eagles," head coach Andy Reid said. "Anytime you have to release a player like Brian Westbrook, that's not an easy thing to do -- neither for us or for Brian. I had an opportunity to talk to Brian this morning about the situation and inform him that we were going in a different direction. Brian was tremendous with it and very professional with it."
Reid added that the Eagles made the move now because they "wanted to make this move in order to maximize Brian's chances of landing with another NFL team."
The Eagles won't officially release Westbrook until March 5, the first day free agency opens.
A message left with Westbrook's agent, Todd France, was not immediately returned.
Westbrook was due to make $7.25 million if the Eagles were to bring him back for next season, but that high price tag coupled with his decreased production made the move an obvious one. The Eagles could try to bring back Westbrook at a lesser salary, but a team source said that was not going to happen.
"Brian Westbrook is one of the most electrifying players in the history of this franchise and is certainly also one of the most popular," owner Jeffrey Lurie said. "He was personally one of the my favorite players to watch each and every Sunday and his playmaking abilities, leadership and values will be missed."
Reid would not get into the specifics as to what led to the move, but the decision was forgone. Westbrook played in only eight games last season, missing seven because of two concussions. He returned for the final two regular season games and a playoff game, but was hardly used in the postseason loss to the Cowboys. He finished the season with 61 carries for 275 yards rushing and one touchdown and with 25 catches for 181 yards and one score.
Westbrook, who played in two Pro Bowls following the 2004 and 2007 seasons, ends his Eagles' career with 5,995 yards and 37 touchdowns rushing and 3,790 yards and 29 touchdowns receiving. He will surely go down as one of the franchise's greatest all-around weapons.
Westbrook was recently quoted as saying that he wanted to play next season.
"My goal is to get back out there and play football again," Westbrook told Dan Rather. "That's what I'm going to train this offseason to do."
There was a report last month that Westbrook's left knee was so damaged that he wouldn't likely pass a physical with another team. Westbrook has dealt with a number of injuries over the years, but this past off-season he had arthroscopic surgery on his knee and had bone spurs removed from his right ankle.
There were plenty of signs that the Eagles viewed 2009 as likely the last for Westbrook in an Eagles' uniform. They drafted LeSean McCoy in the second round of the April draft and gave him a significant amount of responsibility early last season. The Pittsburgh product is now the No. 1 tailback. McCoy ran for 637 yards on 155 carries during his rookie season.
McCoy "takes the ball from here," Reid said.
Westbrook, aside from his versatility, was a great leader. Reid was asked if his leaving would affect the locker room.
"Well, Donovan [McNabb] is obviously here," Reid said. "We've got young guys that I think are good leaders also. We're okay there. That's not what I'm worried about. I will tell you Brian, I think, is a tremendous leader. He does it a little different way that he's quiet, he does it by example. He was never afraid to speak up if he saw something that he knew wasn't about the team."
McNabb posted a statement on a video posted on playmakermobile.com.
"I've talked to [Westbrook] on many occassions, and he can continue to play this game and can play it at a high level," McNabb said. "So good luck to Brian. And I know it's a little down day for all of us, because he was a great friend of mine. But I know things will work out well for him."
Westbrook's departure, meanwhile, closes the book on a wonderful tenure. Drafted out of Villanova in the third round of the 2002 draft, Westbrook was mostly used as a returner during his rookie season. But with each year his load increased. He split reps at running back with Duce Staley and Correll Buckhalter initially, but by his third season he was the primary ball carrier for the Eagles. That season the Eagles reached the Super Bowl.
In 2005, Westbrook's season was cut short by injury, but in the next three years he became one of the best running backs in the NFL. In 2006, he rushed for 1,217 yards and caught 77 passes for 699 yards. In 2007, he topped 2,000 yards from scrimmage (1,333 rushing and 771 receiving).
By 2008, however, he started to show signs of slipping. Westbrook gained 936 yards on the ground, but his 4.0 yard per carry average was his lowest since 2005. Two off-season surgeries followed and Westbook's 30th birthday in September loomed. Thirty has often been cited as the age when lead running backs begin their decline. Westbrook's fall was rapid, although he has said that he has something left.
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Top Reasons to Stay at Red Caboose Motel
- Guest rooms are housed in 40 separate train cars. The innkeepers hold the Guinness World Record for the most singly owned cabooses.
- Each car has been restored and repainted to represent the railroad it once traveled on.
- The family-friendly property is set on 10 acres of Pennsylvania countryside, close to Amish farms and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. From here it's easy to make day trips to Gettysburg and Hersheypark.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served in the bright-red coach car. In the refurbished boxcar kitchen, cooks use fresh, local ingredients to craft old-fashioned comfort food.
- Kid-friendly offerings on site include buggy rides and a petting zoo.
- In the gift shop, you'll find train memorabilia, Amish crafts, and candy from all over Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Rural Farming Region with Large Amish Community and Rich Colonial History
Lancaster is located about 60 miles west of Philadelphia in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It's an idyllic landscape of rolling farmland dotted with grazing cows, covered bridges, and horse-drawn carriages. The country's largest population of Old Order Amish families makes its home here. For a glimpse into their fascinating culture, head to Lancaster Central Market, the oldest continuously operating farmers' market in the U.S. Here, vendors in traditional dress sell freshly ground horseradish, smoked sweet bologna, and other goods all year round.
At the nearby Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, you can tour more than 15 historical buildings, including a farmstead and a country store, and watch costumed guides demonstrate pottery making and tinsmithing. The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, meanwhile, commemorates the region's rich locomotive history, allowing visitors a chance to operate the controls of a freight train and learn how steam engines work.


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Editorial: Municipal Elections allow voters to fulfill civic duty
Contact: Allison Fore
Secretary of State Todd Rokita
October 29, 2007
I have had the privilege of serving as Indiana's chief election officer now through five years of federal, state, and local elections. It is encouraging with every election cycle to sense the energy that builds in Indiana as we near the first Tuesday in November, and it is important that we maintain the same level of enthusiasm for municipal elections as we do for federal elections.
On November 6, 2007, many counties in our state will hold Municipal Elections. This is an important opportunity for citizens to select the officials whose decisions have the most direct impact on our communities. Local government plays a key role in determining how state and federal dollars are allocated for roads, schools, and other special projects. They are the elected officials who are often the most accessible and the most knowledgeable about community-specific issues.
Fulfilling civic duty means more than voting every four years when the national spotlight shines on elections. It means staying informed about local issues, communicating with elected officials at all levels of government, paying attention to decisions they make, and holding them accountable by registering to vote and casting a ballot. Many Hoosiers also fulfill their civic duty by serving as poll workers – an important job that plays an invaluable role in keeping elections free, fair, and in the hands of the people.
I would like to challenge Hoosiers across the state to embrace this fuller concept of civic duty as we approach the 2007 Municipal Elections. At the state level and in every one of Indiana's 92 counties, we have worked during recent years to improve the integrity of the voting process and to improve accessibility of voting systems and polling places. With the implementation of a statewide voter registration system (SVRS) linking all counties in real time, Indiana's photo ID requirement, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant polling places, and modern voting systems, Hoosiers can cast their ballots with confidence that their votes will count and count equally with every other legitimate vote cast.
To check your voter registration or polling location, please visit http://www.IndianaVoters.com. Voters may also call the Hoosier Voter Hotline at 866-IN-1-VOTE or 866-461-8683. Employees of the Secretary of State's office will staff the telephone line between 6a.m. to 7p.m. EDT on November 6 and during normal business hours other days.
If you are able to take the extra step and volunteer to work the polls this Election Day, I encourage you to do so. In Indiana, it takes at least 30,000 poll workers to keep more than 5,500 polling places operating smoothly. It is truly a rewarding experience to see democracy in action. For information about serving as a poll worker, visit http://www.WorkThePolls.in.gov , or contact your local county election official.
If you are unable to vote in person on Election Day, remember that any registered voter may vote absentee-in-person at their local county clerk's office until noon the day before Election Day, November 5, 2007.
I hope you will join me in fostering a renewed sense of civic engagement across our state by making this Municipal Election day one with high voter participation, high poll worker participation, and spirited discussion of the issues that affect our daily lives. See you at the polls.


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Cooler Master Notepal U2 Plus Cooling Pad Review
Cooler Master Notepal U2 Plus Cooling Pad Introduction:
Since its creation in 1992, Cooler Master has become a major name in the PC components and peripherals industry. The company offers consumers a solid performing line of products including – but not limited to – cases, mice, power supplies, and cooling solutions. I personally opted for a case, a power supply, and a keyboard from Cooler Master for my main system. These items are still running strong after years of abuse, so I expect nothing less than solid performance and great quality from Cooler Master products.
For the history lovers, you may already know that Cooler Master introduced its first aluminum laptop cooler back in 2003. Fast-forward to 2008, the company introduced its Mobile line of accessories. The unit I will be reviewing today is the most recent addition to the Notepal U2 family from Cooler Master Mobile: The Notepal U2 Plus Movable Fan Aluminum Cooling Pad. What "Plus" does this unit bring to the already established U cooler pads lineup? Let's unpack it and see!
Cooler Master Notepal U2 Plus Cooling Pad Closer Look:
As expected from Cooler Master, the box design is attractive and well thought. The color theme, font choice, and design give the packaging a "classy" aura. Cooler Master is not afraid to give a potential buyer a peek of the goods; the fairly large clear window on the right side of the box proves it quite well. The front of the box shows the company logo, the product name, and a few photos of the actual cooler. The photos show that the NOTEPAL U2 PLUS comes in two choices of colors, black or silver. The unit I will be looking at is the black variant, I can already confirm that with any Laptop/Ultrabook bigger than 14" the color is irrelevant since it will be totally hidden. The back of the box has more action going on. Four small pictures showcase some highlights of the Notepal U2 Plus cooler, and a larger "staged" picture gives a feel on how cool the unit looks on a real-life setting. Under the picture a table is stating the specifications of the unit. The bottom part lists the features of the cooler in no less than eight different languages!
The Notepal U2 Plus is secured in position inside the box with multiple pieces of protective foam. The accessories bundle included consists of a pamphlet style manual, an elastic strap, and two fans permanently connected to the USB pass-through plug. The fans are enclosed in a plastic casing and secured in place by four screws. The casing is equipped with a handy mechanism that snaps in place and secures the fans to the circular holes. Rated at 2000RPM and 21dBa noise level, the fans are only 10mm thick and claimed to push 31CFM each. Pretty good specs knowing that the fans are virtually inaudible with a laptop on the cooler pad and some regular ambient noise. All I noticed during the redaction of this review is a faint vibration when resting my wrists on either side of the touchpad. These fans list part number A8010-20RA-2JN-F1 and seem to be the sleeve bearing type. A quick online search shows that replacing the pair will cost almost the price of the cooler itself.
So far things look good, so let's take a closer look at the Notepal U2 Plus itself.


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March is 'Women's History Month' and it seems an apt time to remember those women who were shunned in life and forgotten in death – the prostitutes.
|Jack the Ripper
|18th Century Prostitutes
Fallen Women, Soiled Doves, Unfortunates, – prostitutes have carried hundreds of monikers throughout the ages. Always living on the B-side of life, they have been neglected, abused, even murdered for being too accessible, too easy – their trademark. And as in life, prostitutes have not fared any better after death.
|Pauper's Cemetery
|19th Century Society Outcast
In Singapore, during the close of the 19th century, researchers estimate that close to one-thousand Japanese peasant girls, some as young as 13, were tricked and sold into a life of prostitution, known as karayuki-san. They were taken to Singapore to service immigrant laborers working on plantations and in mines.
|Japanese Cemetery Park
|Prostitutes Graves
The girls died, many times at the hands of clients, or committed suicide due to abuse by their handlers, or because of the lose of money due to ageing. These prostitutes were buried at the Japanese Cemetery Park, land that was donated by brothel owner Tagajiro Fukaki for destitute women.
|View of cemetery
During WWII Japanese soldiers and civilians who were ill were also buried in the Japanese Cemetery Park. Over 900 graves are located there. Though most of the prostitutes' remain nameless, it is said that all of their graves face the same direction, away from their homeland of Japan.
|Mohe Memorial
|Mohe Entrance
|Bishop of Winchester
In England, Cross Bones Graveyard is another such place. During the 1500's it was established as an unconsecrated graveyard for "single women." Women working this area were also known as Winchester Geese since they were licensed by the Bishop of Winchester to work within this jurisdiction just outside of London.
|John Stow
The age of the graveyard is not known. John Stow first referred it to in 1598 in his Survay of London where he wrote,
"I have heard of ancient men, of good credit, report that these single women were forbidden the rites of the church, so long as they continued that sinful life, and were excluded from Christian burial, they were not reconciled before their death. And therefore there was a plot of ground called the Single Woman's churchyard, appointed for them far from the parish church."
By 1769, the Single Woman's Churchyard had become a pauper's cemetery.
In 1853 the graveyard was closed because there was no more room for burials. It is believed that over 15,000 people were buried there. In 1883, the cemetery was sold for a building site but after complaints were made, the sale was ruled null and void.
|Decorated Gates
The Cross Bones Graveyard now has a plaque on the gates for "The Outcast Dead." A local group, known as the Friends of Cross Bones, is currently working on getting a permanent memorial garden in place. Every Halloween, they hold special events and processionals to remember those buried here. The gates of the cemetery are always decorated with messages, flowers and ribbons in remembrance to those unfortunates of the past.
|Tending the Graves
In some countries, and in some religions, prostitutes would establish their own cemeteries. There, others of the same profession would tend the graves and mourn the dead, since no one else felt them worthy of such attention.
It is not our place to judge them; we do not know how or why they led these lives. Even in the twenty first century, the sex slave trade still exists. Thousands of nameless, faceless women continue to be banished from society, living on the outskirts of humanity, to be exploited, abused; to die and be buried, forgotten, in unmarked graves.
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dBEuler project: statistical pass-by rolling noise measurements in Scilab
By Guillaume Dutilleux, CETE
The so-called statistical pass-by (SPB) measurement remains the reference method when it comes to classifying road pavements with respect to traffic-induced noise emission. Its principle is to record vehicle speed $v$ and maximum sound pressure levels $L_{Amax}$ for a large set of vehicle pass-bys in different categories like Light Vehicles or HGV. From a regression analysis where $L_{Amax}$ is the dependent variable one obtains a reference noise level for the investigated pavement section.
dBEuler has been developed mostly in Scilab as a free software solution for SPB measurement campaigns. Combined with a radar cinemometer and an acoustic pressure sensor, it provides all functionalities required to record calibrated traffic sounds, compute time- and frequency-weighted acoustic descriptors, extract pass-bys from recordings, tell invalid pass-bys from correct ones, perform robust regression analysis, and generate a pre-press quality measurement report. dBEuler also uses Scilab as a "glue-language" to rely on dedicated C, XSLT, and Tcl/Tk components plus a few third-party free software tools like LaTeX, SoX or ImageMagick. The audio channels can be brought either by an audio interface or an external audio recorder.
CETE-ScilabTEC2013.pdf 3.83 MB


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DETROIT, U.S. - Ford Motor has said that starting 2018, it will begin testing its latest self-driving vehicle technology in at least one city.
The automaker however said that it has not changed its plan to begin commercial production until 2021.
On Thursday, Ford said that it would test self-driving prototypes in various pilot programs with partners such as Lyft, the ride services company in which rival General Motors owns a minority stake, and Domino's Pizza Inc.
However, Ford said that it had not decided whether to operate its own on-demand transportation service.
In a blog post, Jim Farley, president of global markets, said Ford also would test new business models that involve its self-driving vehicles, including the movement of people and goods.
Last week, GM unveiled plans to introduce its own on-demand ride-sharing service in several U.S. cities in 2019, using self-driving versions of the battery-powered Chevrolet Bolt.
Now, Ford has said that it is shifting production of a future battery electric vehicle to Mexico to free up capacity at its Flat Rock, Michigan plant.
According to spokesman Alan Hall, it is at this plant that the company will build the self-driving vehicles in 2021.
Ford has said that the electric vehicle, whose more-advanced battery system will enable a driving range of more than 300 miles, will go into production in 2020 at Ford's Cuatitlan plant.
Suppliers have said that it will also build a new hybrid crossover vehicle around the same time.
At the Flat Rock plant, Ford is boosting investment to $900 million from $700 million and adding 850 jobs.
Hall said that the self-driving vehicle from Flat Rock will use a hybrid system with a gasoline engine and an electric motor.


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New graphics on last year's ski. A quiet No Wax ski with Kohla Mohair inserts for all temperatures and snow conditions. Not a ski for only zero centigrade conditions. New flex pattern with the Step Down Sidewall technology provides exceptional glide. The Skintec rides up off the snow in the glide phase, but the flex properties of the ABS insert compress during the kick phase for good grip. The Skintec strips do not ice up and are 30% shorter than the kick zone of most classic skis.
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Solid Waste Authority still eyes electronics collection
BROOKVILLE — At the Solid Waste Authority meeting Wednesday, Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator Donna Cooper expressed hope about hosting an electronics collection in Jefferson County.
The authority discussed this possibility two months ago at its May meeting; however, Cooper said she is more hopeful now because "there's so many electronic companies that are looking for electronics because of the new disposal law."
This new law states that beginning in January 2012, retailers in Pennsylvania will be prohibited from selling any TV or computer whose manufacturer has not put a recycling plan in place.
The law requires that manufacturers who want to sell in Pennsylvania must develop plans by then to recycle those devices, either through retailers, home pick-up, mail-in or municipal or community-group collections.
Furthermore, by January 2013, electronic waste — also known as e-waste — will no longer be transported to landfills.
As of the meeting, Cooper was in the process of putting together a request for proposals to send to about five or six electronic recyclers by the end of the week.
She fashioned the proposals similarly to a Butler County approach.
According to Cooper, Butler County has successfully convinced an electronic recycler to take responsibility for the entire collection.
If it works out for Jefferson County, the Solid Waste Authority would not be responsible for being at the site or taking in the electronics, and most importantly, at minimal cost.
"I don't know if any company is going to think that we'll generate enough electronics at a collection to make it worth their while to come into the county, but it's worth a shot," she said.
The proposal itself is pretty lengthy, she said, because it puts all of the responsibility on the electronic recyclers.
Cooper also reported the final numbers for 2010's annual recycling report.
The authority increased the total number of tons recycled in 2009 by about 1,000 tons. In 2009, the total was 17,086.2 tons, and last year's total was 18,043 tons.
In addition, the authority collected 42 percent of the waste generated for 2010. Waste generated includes the actual amount of solid waste and sewage sludge that is thrown away. Last year's amounted to 25,228.6.
Cooper admitted that when she first started gathering the numbers, she wasn't very hopeful.
"I thought for sure we were going to be way down, but we actually came out a little better than we were," she said.
Despite the increase, only 14 percent — or 3,680.2 tons — counted toward the Act 101 performance grant, which gives money back to the authority. Among materials regarded as Act 101 include aluminum cans, plastic bottles, tin cans, newspapers and magazines.
In other business:
• Greg Kruk, from Ferraro, Kruk & Ferraro LLP of Brockway, introduced himself as the authority's new solicitor.
• According to Treasurer James Sleigh, $20,000 will be transferred from the authority's savings account and into its checking account for July.
• Oct. 29 is the date for the final National Take Back the Drug Day. According to Cooper, it is the last collection because of new federal legislation that will allocate funding for future pharmaceutical collections.
• The next regularly scheduled Solid Waste Authority meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24.


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Bleach 189 Episode Discussion Thread
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|2008-10-07, 21:23
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I liked this episode. The fight scene was cool and lurichiyo's goodbye was bittersweet. But I didn't like the animation! Ichigo looked so bad. I thought this episode would at least have decent animation since we had a 2 week wait.
But I was so happy to see Orihime and Nell in the extra scene! It was like she was back to her happy self again.
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The episode was terrible, the fight was terrible. It didn't even make sense as a fight half the time. The whole physics for lack of a better word were just bizarre. There was absolutely zero signficance to ichigo unveiling the mask when there should have been. No dicussion between ichigo and yamamoto when there should of been.
ooh forgot to watch the preview, thank goodness
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|2008-10-07, 23:10
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I agree for a 2 week wait, the amination could have been a little better, and the story line seemd rushed.., type of ending was unexpected But Hey I still enjoyed it..
|2008-10-07, 23:11
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Well glad they announced the filler to be over. Thank god Inoue gave Ichigo a copy of the manga so he knew what they were supposed to be doing . Have to watch the last few episodes before the filler or will never have a clue what's going on.
Just glad they ended that thing. It was a pretty sad (not emotionally, just literally) arc and nice to be past it.
|2008-10-08, 00:33
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Few things...
1) the episode wasn't completely horribly animated, though the final slash between Ichigo and Amagai looked rather poorly at the end.
2) The truth ended up being pretty cliche, though I didn't see Amagai killing himself.
3) lol @ Orihime pulling out a copy of the Bleach Manga
4) lol @ Ichigo in the Shinigami Cup, "wtf is going on!?"
|2008-10-08, 00:40
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haha lol'd at ichigo's reaction (next episode preview). he seems clueless XD
is it me or does Bleach really lack quality animation and impression since ep 130+? (166 exception)
ep 130 above -> quality is not that great unlike the SS arc episodes (which simply rocks)
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(140-141, 155, 160-161, 164. Especially episode 141)
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maybe some of the better artists quit and were snatched up by other companies paying more money. I would say it was simply a matter of saving money for the important episodes but they don't even bother to animate the climax of their filler properly. And when you have a plot that makes people want to go out and kill small children all you have is a well animated fight to look forward to. Which I personally have nothing against, I have watched many an episode of a series that I had no interest in simply to see some great animation.
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The level of suck here was so great that even a great Shinigami cup could not rescue it. This was perhaps the most cliched ending possible out of a long list of options. Thank the mighty Cthulhu that this arc has ended. The sad thing is, about half of it was decent, before they gummed up the conclusion.
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Lol, this episode made me laugh. Not the main episode, though. The very ending where Orihime says to Ichigo, "Hurry Kurosaki! Use your bankai and go to this scene!"
Well, I'm a bit sad about Amagai. I kinda liked him, but I suppose this result was inevitable. It was hilarious how Genryuusai got stabbed in the stomach and just stood there like nothing happened. I think the old man is either invincible or has no nerve endings left from all those scars or something... XD
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President, Council on Foreign Relations
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A preeminent, behind-the-scenes statesman, Richard Haass provides an update on the state of the world and the complexities of foreign relations during these tenuous times.
Topics: Africa, American Politics, Asia, Business Growth/Strategy/Trends, Change: Managing/Leading It, China, Current Events, Cyber Security, Economic Forecast, Emerging Markets, Europe, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy - U.S., Global Economy, Global Trade, Latin America, Leadership, Middle East, National Security, Overcoming Obstacles and Challenges, Terrorism
Chairman and CEO, Hills & Company International Consultants; Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations and Inter-American Dialogue; Chair, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1975–1977)
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No issues are more important to the U.S. and world economies than global trade and investment, and no one is more qualified to speak on these topics and the historic challenges facing the international order and open trading system than Carla Hills.
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American Banker magazine 2016 "Innovator of the Year," and one of TIME magazine's "50 Leaders for the Future" named in 1994, John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion, economic empowerment and financial dignity.
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The Hill of Hope Gala, at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, supported the remodeling of the Centre Avenue YMCA, as well as the construction of a second YMCA location in The Hill District that will be named in honor of community leader and YMCA board member Thelma Lovette. "The Hill is undergoing a real transformation. Its result is a change in demographics that has caused a need for more community-based wellness services and other programming," says Eric K. Mann, CEO of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh. Photos by Megan WylieRead More
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Ableton and Novation announce new SL Mk II integration
Having jointly designed the Launchpad, Ableton have worked with Novation to update the SL Mk II. This makes it a comprehensive, fully bus powered Ableton Live 8 controller with a difference.
All Ableton's major controls are instantly assigned to SL Mk II's 56 knobs, faders and buttons. The changes mean that controlling session view, mixer and devices will be quick and easy, because you'll never lose track of what you're controlling:
- Live's devices are assigned to controls as you load them up. Open 'Auto Filter' and instantly see 'cutoff', 'res' etc, on the LCD screen above each knob, along with their current values (as well LED rings around each encoder).
- Comprehensive mixer control: Touch a fader to see the channel name and volume level on the large LCD screen, and the two buttons underneath will be lit up if the track is activated or record enabled.
- Launch scenes with the SL's buttons. You can also set up a row of 8 backlit buttons to launch clips (which light up if the clip is playing).
SL Mk II now provides comprehensive Ableton 8 control with a 25, 49 or 61 note keyboard. Along with the keyless Zero SL, they are all USB powered, so require no external power supply.
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The following are the most common symptoms of Osgood-Schlatter disease. Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child. Symptoms may include:
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It's certainly no secret here at Android and Me that we love the advancements NVIDIA has made with their Tegra line of processors. Earlier this year, NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2 chipset hit the market in a slew of phones, with several more on the way in 2011.
But that's old news. A few months ago, NVIDIA unleashed Project Kal-El, the world's first quad-core mobile chipset, which goes along nicely with a 12-core GPU with 3D stereo support. Today, NVIDIA is showing off just how powerful Kal-El is with a new demo video. I'll let the video speak for itself, but keep in mind as you're watching that this is pre-production silicon and the final chipsets will be 25% faster.
Though it took the Tegra 2 a while to get from announcement phase to first appearing in mobile phones and tablets, we may not be waiting too much longer for Kal-El devices. The folks at NVIDIA are hard at work on bringing you Kal-El goodness, with the first tablet devices slated to release around August and the first phones dropping around Christmas (Nexus 3, anyone?).
So, what did you guys think of the video? Excited for Kal-El to drop? Think they'll actually make good on the timelines? Sound off in the comments.


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Bellator 91 Results: Vegh Cruises Past M'Pumbu, Awad and Rickels Advance to LW Finals, Holly Holm Scores TKO in Bellator Debut
(Bellator 91 video highlights via Bellator.com)
Given that his last fight resulted in a loss to Travis Wiuff, Christian M'Pumbu was something of a paper-champion coming into his first official Bellator title defense against Attila Vegh. By the end of the match, M'Pumbu wasn't a champion at all.
The two light-heavyweights met in the main event of last night's Bellator 91 event at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, with the Slovak challenger out-hustling his French-Congolese opponent over five rounds. Vegh directed the pace, landed harder punches — leading to a knockdown in round 1 — and slashed open M'Pumbu's head with some elbows from the top in round 3.
Though the championship rounds didn't offer much in terms of excitement, momentum was already in the favor of Vegh, who cruised to a unanimous decision victory. Vegh becomes Bellator's new light-heavyweight champion, and will make his first title defense against…well, not King Mo, that's for sure.
Bellator 91′s main card also featured the semi-finals of its Season 8 lightweight tournament. Leading off the Spike broadcast was a rematch between David Rickels and Jason Fischer, who had previously met in a non-tournament bout at Bellator 82; Fischer had come in as a short-notice injury replacement for Alexander Sarnavskiy. Though the final result was the same as their last meeting — Rickels by unanimous decision — the Caveman's performance was even more dominant this time, as he outclassed Fischer with his striking and submission attempts.
Rickels's win books him a ticket to the Season 8 lightweight finals against Saad Awad, who steamrolled Will Brooks in just 43 seconds on the other side of the lightweight bracket last night. Awad previously KO'd Guillaume DeLorenzi in 31 seconds during the lightweight quarterfinals at Bellator 87. Fun fact (or scary fact, if you're David Rickels): Awad's current six-fight win streak includes four knockouts in under a minute.Read More DIGG THIS


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CBS unveils Ashton Kutcher's opening on Two and a Half Men
LOS ANGELES – CBS lifted the veil of secrecy on Ashton Kutcher's character on "Two and a Half Men," talking to the Television Critics Association meeting here.
Kutcher plays Walden Schmidt, an internet billionaire with a broken heart and it will be a two-parter over two weeks, according to CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler.
Tassler declined to confirm the much rumored idea that Charlie Sheen's character is dead and about to be buried in the season premiere, saying "the mystery is part of the marketing."
Asked what she learned from the debacle of "Two and a Half Men," Tassler replied, "where do I begin?"
She avoided talk of Sheen's very public meltdown, noting on the plus side that "there is great value in hiring an actor like Ashton Kutcher. A professional, talented gifted actor who comes with tremendous commitment and enthusiasm."
The show will be "as irreverent as it has always been, our Program Practices people (ie. censors) are already on high alert."
Started the day tapping my foot to the catchy "Hawaii Five-O" theme blaring in ballroom. Great rhythm section, great horns! Now that the loop keeps playing, it's getting less and less catchy.


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