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Swiss Alps Twilight
I especially love on thing in the Swiss Alps when I look at my picture here. And that's the feeling of being somewhere in the northern countries. Although these lighting moods in winter are much shorter than for example in Norway, but I still have this spectacle just around the corner without having to get on any plane and to travel halfway across the world. What a fantastic vista here at over 2'000 Meters despite the freezing cold and waiting for the first lights of the day. Any effort to search for such places is worthwhile for this result in nature and for the feeling I had.
Baby-Aurora over Stokksnes
I know … on the web there are so many stunning images with incredible auroras. Well, we were not so lucky to experience this green thing in the night sky. What you see here was taken on one of the last nights on Iceland and it was the only night with a chance to see a bit the auroras. Let me say it that way … one reason more to go back there sometime in my life ;-)
Well, I think this one here will be my last upload of Iceland as Spring has finally arrived also here in Switzerland. I will be posting again shots from Iceland next winter.
A wonderful place this canyon called Fjadrargljufur located in the Katla Geologic Park. I can imagine how everything could look like taken in a dream land at sunrise. Well, we were not so lucky with the light, but hey … I was really happy to be there it doesn't matter the weather. Instead of making some shots of the area I was looking for some compositions showing only some details of the canyon. I love to make such shots and I hope you like it as well.
No much to say about this wonderful and iconic mountain at this magic place. Just look and I hope you enjoy!
Area of Lomagnupur
On our way to the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon we made a short break at the area of Lomagnupur and tried to make some shots of the reflections of this iconic mountain. But the area in the sky above that mountain was not really a picturesque one. So I decided to do also some shots of the wide plain towards the glaciers in the distance. I must really say the mountains in the distance looked really nice and the atmospheric light was wonderful despite that it was just after a heavy rain.
Golden Sun at Stokksnes
One afternoon we were in Stokksnes in front of the famous mountain of Vestrahorn. What a special and beautiful place this was. In fact I can always return at this area and find always different possibilities to shoot, as the strong wind is continuously transforming the sand dunes to new structures. I found at my way to the sand dunes this piece of ice surface and I could not resist not to make a shot here.
Diamond Beach
Seriously, I would say that I have a certain understanding about photography in the mountains, as I'm always there and no matter what the weather conditions are. But to make shots at the sea … really I had no idea how to make such a shot like the one here as I'm living in Switzerland he he he. And more how dangerous those ice blocks were as they were moving when the waves came. But luckily we had two excellent landscape photographers guiding us (Enrico Fossati and Javier de la Torre). Ha ha ha … it was really funny to be there at the beach trying to capture the right moment and hearing both guides screaming at us from behind like … "You must go forward! … heyyyy!!! … more into the water! … wait … wait … let the wave overpass you … and now shoot, shoot and shoot!!! … Not so close to the ice blocks … it's too dangerous damn!!!". What a highlight that morning! I had to laugh all the time … how crazy and funny that morning was at the beach. And I have to thank both guides for the effort they put into us all the time.
Sunrise at the frozen lake
I just found this image I made some time ago on a frozen lake in the Swiss Alps on my hard drive. It was really icy cold that morning but also so wonderful to be there in the morning hours and waiting for the sunrise.
Opposite the Kirkjufell
Just behind the waterfall Kirkjufellfoss there was this area here in the image. Well, I think nobody will ever notice this field here as there is the Kirkjufell and the waterfall, which are stealing the show, but as all the world is busy in capturing those iconic vistas I was attracted by the fresh snow covering the entire field and the beautiful light illuminating all those very very small hills. I decided to go here for a focus length blending as the background mountains seemed very small with a wide angle lens and I hope you like it.
Ice Cave Addicted
Oh man! It was a very cool and special day with a small hike of one hour on the Vatnajökull glacier and the visit of some ice caves. I had no idea that the visit of the caves wold be so impressive. I fell in love with such places here in this wonderful country he he he. And I must confess I'm addicted … I want more ha ha ha. It was so amazing to see so many different blue and green vibrant and bright colors, but it was also so challenging to capture everything sharp from front to back and to handle the big dynamic range with the cam. What you see here is a focus stacking image (handblended) with different exposures to capture everything of the scene. As I was standing in darkness I had to handle the dark areas around me knowing that just behind me on the roof of the ice cave there was a small hole letting in some daylight. And then in the distance there were two similar holes and finally the sun shining in the cave from the entry. A very cool experience and I hope you like my image here.
Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon
During our trip in Iceland we were not so lucky with the light due to heavy rain during two days. Well, what should I say … one of this days were exactly here at the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, which is full of icebergs flowing to the sea from the Vatnajökull, the biggest glacier of Europe. How challenging experience it was with that bad light. But, it is as it is … at home in Switzerland I can always get back to the spots as much as I want to capture the spots with wonderful light because it is near for me, but on such a trip I have not this chance. It's more "Take it or leave it" he he he. So I made a lot of shots because I have no idea when it will be the next time when I have the chance to visit this area again. In my imagination I had a certain idea of the images I wanted to capture … as I saw a lot of them in the web, but here … with this light? Well, it doesn't matter. The light was given and for nothing in the world I would miss the opportunity to make shots here at this incredible and so beautiful place no matter how the weather is. I hope you like my vision of this iconic place.
Rushing Water under the Mountain Peak
Just another shot I made in the area of the Kirkjufell. Well, to be honest it was Enrico Fossati who found this spot here. It was impressive to see how he works and how he enters a new area for some special and unique views. He called me to join him and to make with this this special view. We were both lying on the ground as the underground was frozen and we had only a vague idea where the ice was thick enough to hold our both weights. And then also Javier de la Torre joined us as he wanted to make some test shots with his new lens (SigmaArt 14mm 1.8) … by the way … a monster lens. For those interested in that particular lens I recommend to follow him on Facebook as he is writing a review about his experience with that lens. Well, finally I think most of the group made the same shot from this spot he he he. But as you can see it was worth to be there the morning I made this photo. I can only repeat … what a stunning place and I hope you like my vision here.
Horse's Neck
One afternoon we visited the area of Bùdir with the famous black church. And it was really unbelievable to see a lonely black church in the middle of nothing. This contrast between the wider plane and this church was burned into my memory. Of course I started to make shots, but there was something more than just this church. In fact I had a little troll in my head and this little creature started to talk to me "Look, there's an old lava field not far from the church!". "Nonsense, I'm taking shots from this cool church now!", was my answer. But again and again I heard this little troll talking to me. And hey, how many times have I already experienced to stand in the middle of a lava field? It was obvious … I disappeared from the scene and I found me again in all the small canyons of this huge lava field. And it was there where I found this spot here.
Classic view of the Kirkjufell
Well, as you can see I was on a workshop in Iceland. The workshop was guided by two great landscape photographers (Javier de la Torre and Enrico Fossati). Beside that they both are great photographers I must also say that they are such nice and fine guys and I enjoyed so much the time with them and of course also with the great group we were. If you visit their pages you will know what I'm talking about, and for sure I can recommend every workshop they lead!
This here in the image is one of the many iconic places that Iceland can offer to all landscape photographers. And I decided to go for a classic one and for sure I hope you like it.
Winter Thunderstorm
I've really rarely experienced a thunderstorm in a winter. But when I took this image here it was just one of such a rare moment. But the bad thing was that unfortunately I did not catch a lightning when I was waiting for the sunrise. But nevertheless the experience I had was unique and wonderful and I hope you enjoy this shot here.
By the way … this will be the last image for two weeks as I will be traveling abroad. Take care everybody.
Breathing Space during a Snowstorm
First of all … Happy New Year 2018. I hope everybody had a fantastic time during the last days of the last year.
Well, seriously … I have no idea what the hell I was doing that day I made this shot here. There was a huge snowstorm and I had the desire to make a short hike during my stay in the mountains. Of course the visibility was zero and after two hours of hike I decided to go back home as it was senseless to go on looking for a cool spot. But then there was this really short break … this really short break of only a few minutes and I took this opportunity to make this one shot here before the storm started again.
The lonely cottage
Well, it was clear that I made more than only one shot in the Swiss Alps during my stay two weeks ago. I think winter is definitely over now in Switzerland and this will be my last shot with snow for this season. I hope you enjoy and I thank everyone for passing by ;-)
Dark Ice-Queen
Last week I was again with my family in the Swiss Alps. And my intention was to find some wonderful spring spots. But apparently the weather god had other ideas as you can see in my image here. I must confess that I never had such an extreme experience of falling temperatures and snow storms in April. In less than a couple of hours the area was completely converted into a winterwonderland … and damn … it was really icy cold!!! And my thoughts belong to all the farmers I know from this area here. One week later after I made this shot here I heard that they lost all grapevine due to the extreme temperatures below zero degrees. Everything was destroyed!!! But at this point in time when I made this shot here I tried to go up a mountain … I couldn't care less about harsh weather but I must confess … it was not so funny to walk in a snow storm and therefore my hike was really short. If you could zoom in you would see how much it was snowing in the distance and how strong the wind was. My location had only a small break and I could see a cloudburst. I had not much time to set up my equipment with my new filter system and to make this shot here.
Yes, I have a new filter system. I never used to have one because I was never happy with the results. Normally for the most of my images I use my 14-24mm Nikkor lens. And to find a fitting filter system is not very easy. Several years ago I bought the one from Leefilters that suits the need of a 14-24mm Nikkor lens. But I was so disappointed about the results. Vignetting, color cast and the nightmare to put the system on this particular lens. I'm talking about to put a part of the filter system behind the lens … I mean you must detach the lens from the body, attach this part behind the lens, attach the lens again with the body and finally attach the rest of the filter system on the front of the lens. And all this in a possible snow storm ha ha ha … what a nightmare and what an adventure. I never never used it again!!
Well, since a long time I was reading so many good things about my new system from Lucroit! So simple and so effective in any ways! I'm so happy and so impressed about this filter system!!!! This is indeed my first image I used this new filter system. Attached in only a few seconds without removing the lens from the body. No vignetting and no color cast! Wow … really wow! Here I only used a circular polarizer to capture the extreme light conditions and I hope you enjoy my new work.
Fire and Ice
What a surprise I had when I turned my had just for a second to see what was going on behind me while I was taking some shots of this wonderful valley with a frozen lake. I had not the time to find a cool spot with a fitting foreground. Just only the time to take my tripod and put it on the direction of this splendid light! Man man man … I was not prepared for this. Therefore I used my own footprints I made to reach this place here to make a sort of guiding line into the image. Nevertheless I hope you like it :-)
I made this shot here some weeks ago when I visited for the first time this wonderful location with this partially frozen lake. It was still very dark when the spectacle in the sky began but always wonderful when the colors begin to change.
Awakening Giant
A wonderful morning in the Swiss Alps on a frozen lake in the middle of the mountains. While I was waiting for the sunrise I was observing all the different structures of the sea surface. And quite unnoticed this giant in front of me woke up aroused by the first sun rays of the morning sun. What a majestic view I had in front of me. And once again, nature showed me how powerful she was and how small we humans are. A spectacle to view and a lesson not to forget!
Frozen Morning
Hi friends, I'm finally back from the dead after a long period of illness. But I'm feeling much better now! Last Sunday I had to go back to the Swiss Alps because doing nothing was just too much he he he. Well I reached this area here some time before sunrise and I was so lucky to walk with my fellow dog over this wonderful frozen lake looking around for some new spots. To feel the cold minus temperatures and to experience such places was the right medicine. I hope you like it.
Black Ice
I must admit that I never saw black ice since the moment I had this wonderful small mountain lake in front of me. It was so fascinating to see this rare spectacle of nature. Black Ice is largely free of air bubbles, very compact and comparatively load-bearing ice. It is very transparent and appears in the color of its subsoil, often a dark ground. For me a great joy to experience such a moment!
By the end of the year 2016 I made a small hike to this wonderful place here. And there I was … standing in the icy cold on a small frozen lake in the mountains and waiting for sunrise. I love to stand up in the middle of the night to reach such places, because I think to experience the atmosphere before sunrise is always something very special. I could find this rock here coming out of the ice … and normally this rock would be below the water level. But due to the driest December month since the data recording in our country and the great tensions in the ice this formation could happen. And it was clear that I made a shot as you can see.
Winter dance
Hello everybody. I hope everyone has started the New Year good and is healthy and well ;-) I wanted to start this year with this image here I made during a small hike in one of my favorite places. I was so fascinated about the small snowy hills on this area and especially how the shadows behind the small hills became bigger and bigger as the sunset approached. I hope you enjoy this one here and wish everybody a fine day.
Idyllic evening mood
Well, this is an old shot I made last winter when I was hiking with my snowshoes in the region of Graubünden in Switzerland. I was on my way home at sunset and I passed by this beautiful place and I thought why not make a shot here! I hope you enjoy.
The snake in the valley
Hello everybody. I'm back from the Swiss Alps (oh boy, we had still a lot of snow) and I hope you all had a nice time in the meantime. This picture is still one of the last winter. And although we already have spring in our area, I still wanted to show you this one here. I was hiking in an avalanche area and was already on the way back home when I saw from high up on the mountain, how a dense fog meandered through the valley. And it was amazing to observe how the fog was nimble as a cat and supple as a snake gaining more and more of the area down in the valley and sometimes snaking slowly away over small hills. I would say the fog was like a snake covered with icing sugar on this cold winter's day! And finally when I reached the valley I could make some shots and I hope you like this one here!
Winterly alpenglow at sunrise
I hoped the morning I made this shot here, that I could see at least once the Alpenglow during my stay in the Swiss mountains. Therefore I got up before sunrise and went on my way without a plan … well, I can say it was only a small walk. The only thing that was important for me was that I had always a mountain range in my field. And in fact, I found a suitable place to witness this spectacle. And I was lucky! I was already there at this place in my shot long before sunrise and waited … and hoped … that the Alpenglow would happen. And I got this gift. Although a small Alpenglow, but it was still a gift and I was very happy about this! I hope you like it.
Snow hills and caves above the tree line
The weather was not really the best during my stay in the mountains. But the weather report predicted wonderful hiking weather for only one day. So I decided to wander into a region which is very famous for avalanches. Of course not without the appropriate survival equipment like avalanche beacon, avalanche probe, blade etc. which filled more or less 80% of my backpack. And finally … how could it be otherwise … my cam, one lens and a tripod … I had no space for more stuff he he he ;-) This winter season is very mild and the report for avalanche danger forecast has given green light for exact this region. I love that area … here you can find only mountain guides, climbers or free ride skier (backcountry skiing). And it is really a big pleasure to admire those mountain scenes which not very much people are able to experience during the winter months. Well, I was already coming down the mountain in the afternoon with my dog Giorgio when I reached the treeline. Caves, majestic mountains, Bonsai trees and a lot of snow hills, which were formed because of the rocks on the ground … it was clear that I wanted to wait till the sunset to make some shots. The sky was not really a beauty … therefore I tried to avoid a too big space of sky in the shot. I hope you like the result. And hey … as it was a bit boring the afternoon I also made a selfie with my dog Giorgio he he he ;-)
Dark and ghostly winter morning
So there I was sitting on a snow hill on a mountain slope he he he. I got up very early that morning to catch the light of the sunrise. But I got this!!! Darkness and a gloomy atmosphere was the gift of the gods on this cold morning. No golden light and everything was just white, gray and blue. I waited an hour for the light and my goodness, was it cold! My fingers were frozen despite gloves. But honestly, I was enjoying the moment. And then only for about 5 to 10 minutes I was able to see this wonderful spectacle. A bit light, fog and in the distance the thunder of a storm … this is what I call a modicum of luck to experience a thunderstorm in the middle of the winter season he he he. The rest of the day was boring … no light, everything dark but hey, I made my shot already before the day began he he he.
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Good manners… Period or not period?
There is a class on this at Pennsic this year. I am sorry I will miss it. There are a lot of great classes. You are so lucky to be there. We have all seen the Henry VIII thing biting the turkey leg and throwing it over his shoulder while wiping his face on his sleeve. MYTH! The higher up you were on the royalty food chain, the more good manners were important. Needed. EXPECTED!
There are many books on manners that are period. They have rules like, "Do not blow your nose on the table cloth." For there to be such a rule, someone had to be breaking it. People ate with their hip knife and a spoon they often carried with them.
Forks, as we all know, are late period. I'll use one anyway.
Barbarians ate with a sword. Knights ate with a dagger. Gentlemen ate with chopsticks. Leftovers were gathered and given to the poor. Bread was a big part of any meal. Many loaves per guest per remove.
Lords and Ladies!
Charge your glasses and raise them high!
To good manners, period or not! Let's do it anyway. Why? Because it would make our mothers proud! TO OUR MOTHERS.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze & Comfort Essentials Heaters
Units: About 2.2 million
Importer: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Arkansas
Hazard: The heaters can malfunction resulting in overheating, smoking, burning, melting and fire.
Incidents/Injuries: Wal-Mart has received 21 reports of incidents, which included 11 reports of property damage beyond the heater. Injuries were reported in four incidents, three of which required medical attention for minor burns and smoke inhalation. The remaining incidents included smoke irritation, sparking or property damage beyond the heater.
Description: This recall involves Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze and Comfort Essentials 1500 watt heaters. The heaters are grey with a metal handle on the top with vents and grey control knobs on the front. The model number is 1013 and can be found on a label on the lower left corner of the back panel of the heater.
Sold Exclusively at: Walmart stores nationwide from December 2001 through October 2009 for about $18.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled heater and return the product to any Walmart store for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Wal-Mart toll-free at (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.walmart.com
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard.
The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.
Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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Apropos of flying's posting, I came across this study by the New York Times in 2000 after the Columbine shootings. They compiled a database of 100 "rampage attacks" dating back to 1949 and examined all the available evidence on the perpetrators involved.
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What is wrong with their country?
Internet Identifies, Threatens Wrong Man as Newtown Shooter
In the media's rush to find out information on the suspected Newtown, Connecticut, school shooter, numerous news outlets misidentified a Facebook page belonging to someone with a similar name. Denunciations and even death threats quickly accumulated.
CNN, the Huffington Post, Slate and other news organizations pointed to the Facebook page of one Ryan Lanza, who hails from Newtown and currently lives in New Jersey. "Ryan Lanza Facebook Page Shows Suggestive Details Of Apparent Newtown, Connecticut Shooting Suspect," was Huffington Post's original headline before it realized the error. As of 5 p.m. EST, the Connecticut state police are declining to identify the shooter.
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It's hard to deny that the root causes of such behavior need to be studied. Considering that many people go through frustrating, tragic, and terrible circumstances, but never resort to such heinous acts, it is likely a case of unbalanced mental health with some degree of genetics, being triggered by culture and environment. It can be hard for me to think constructively in the face of killing children (and indeed I did not have any constructive thoughts until sleeping on it and avoiding news of it for a while), since I cannot wrap my head around the act and feel irrationally angry even trying to contemplate it. I assume most people are the same way and the inherent desire for 'justice' and 'punishment' leaves the solution-finding process on the backburner. I just wonder how much we can actually solve by our current medical/psychological system. Based on both research and personal experience, I don't really have faith in it, and just throwing money at mental institutions/psychiatrists/mental health providers may not do much. There has to be an attempt to actually study and understand. Unfortunately, I can't help but feel some of these types may simply be inevitable. The human brain being as complex as it is, there are so many simple mutations or inherited differences that can be exacerbated and stretched by experience into what an average person would consider bizarre or unthinkable behavior.
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The solution in those cases is more likely to be therapy, but that takes time, money, and effort from the individual. We as a society have set ourselves up for trouble here. Since we live in a "pill culture" many are unprepared for the work that they need to do on their end, and they grow frustrated when it is revealed that therapy is completed over the span of months and years, rather than days and weeks, and that even at the conclusion of therapy they may never be "100% cured."
Insurance also makes this a bit more difficult; I don't know exactly how mental health has been impacted, but I've heard from physical therapists that therapy that once was completed over the span of months (sometimes going over a year) is now done in the short course of a few weeks, all due to insurance demands.
Lastly, it doesn't help that we're all becoming withdrawn into ourselves. There are many reasons for it, but people don't reach out to each other or express interest in those around them so much these days. There's something that each of us can do, then: don't be afraid to connect with the people we pass by each day. Who knows? Perhaps saying a few words and sharing a short conversation with a stranger could be the act that they need to be pulled out of a dark place.
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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That being said, there are inherent differences in how our minds work and even if they are relatively minor, they can be bent into many different ways by our environment. Under certain stressors some may have the genetic heritage to develop "fine" with no residual problems, whereas some do snap and commit acts we can't fathom. I'm not suggesting these people have a "disorder" (which I think is part of the overly label-happy problem of psychiatry), but they do have inherent traits, or combinations of traits, that make them react a certain way under certain conditions, while another person may turn out completely differently. And I suspect that there are likely common traits of which we are not yet aware that are seen in all of these cases. Traits that, had these people never been exposed to the feelings of isolation, or abuse, or whatever other trauma - would go unnoticed and not necessarily present a hindrance.
Nonetheless, the traits exist, so under these conditions the problems arise. There are reasons why some people can crawl their way out of the worst upbringing and succeed, sometimes even better than the average person, whereas another individual could become an abuser themselves, or remain depressed/unfulfilled/etc for years to come. I do not ascribe to the simplistic notion of just writing it off as "character differences..." They are character differences on a macro scale, but I am certain there are micro genetic differences that lead to these different reactions from people in very similar situations. If we could isolate and understand what these "trigger genetics" were then perhaps we'd be better prepared to stave off such occurrences. It's not a foolproof solution, but it may be the best bet in terms of future research.
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The Massacre in newtown is scary and all but i don't think precautions will be taken to prevent these types of things and with all the news coverage it provides hell, it might even provoke others to take this route. This is possibly the most amount of media CT has ever gotten.
I guess we'll just wait a couple weeks for this to blow over and maybe, maybe once a year we'll look back on this day to pray for 2 minutes. Aside from the family's that were effected and the kids that were possibly traumatized, it'll barely be memoriable. My condolences go out to those parents who have to burry their children instead of the other way around.
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What the mental institutes needed was reform to combat the abuses that happened in them. Shutting the institutes down completely was too radical and naive of a move. I don't think what we currently do is working remotely. When certain people have these kind of problems, having themselves (or even their family) try to deal with it just doesn't seem like it works.
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Deinstitutionalization certainly seems more humane, but it only works if we're willing to invest the resources required to treat people outside the institutions. That requires a level of collective effort and empathy which many Americans seem incapable of these days. You only have to recall the infamous Republican candidate debate in 2011 where audience members shouted their approval of letting someone die rather than using public funds to treat him. This came on the heels of applause for the 234 executions conducted under Texas governor Rick Perry a few weeks before.
We have become a callous, selfish, and narcissistic culture with a penchant for violence. I wonder how Americans who lived through the collective privations of World War II would feel if they saw the country today. I know my parents would have been disgusted.
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Dear HG,
Can you give me some basic fridge-stocking tips? I'm new to Hungry Girl, and I want to set myself up for diet success!
Newbie Nancy
Hi Nancy,
Welcome to Hungry Girl! Keeping a kitchen stocked with guilt-free foods is a great way to prepare yourself for a smart-eating lifestyle, so you've got the right idea. Here are some of the HG basics... Click on the links for recipe ideas and more info!
So Fresh and So Green: Romaine lettuce and other salad veggies are definite must-haves, not to mention produce-aisle favorites like portabella mushrooms and broccoli cole slaw. The slaw is a great meal starter since it's filling and low in calories. Use it as a pasta swap or as a stir-fry base. And I LOVE sugar snap peas and baby carrots as quickie snacks.
The Pros of Protein: StarKist Tuna Creations single-serve pouches and lean turkey slices are good everyday proteins for sandwiches and more. I like to get Boar's Head lower-salt turkey from the deli counter. And skinless chicken breast is a great basic. If you know you won't cook it up yourself, stock up on precooked kinds like Tyson Grilled & Ready options. Going meatless? Pack your freezer with meat-free burger patties (Boca Original Vegan Veggie Burgers are my favorite) and ground-beef-style soy crumbles.
A Fuji Apple a Day: It's a good idea to keep fresh fruit handy to curb your hunger between meals. I love Fuji apples because they have the perfect combination of sweetness and tartness. I also love grapefruit, clementines (Cuties!), pears, and grapes.
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First of all, I would like to say that I highly doubt indulgences are Apostolic. Yes, random Catholic apologist, its very, very logical, but I don't see any evidence for it in Apostolic tradition.
Since I hold indulgences to be probably unapostolic, I have to deny the probability of the infallibilty of the Pontifex Maximus (not coincidentally, the title of the pagan religious leader of ancient Rome) and the ekklesia in communion with the See of Rome.
I must also highly doubt (I know most Orthodox will take me to task for this) the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin for these reasons: 1) The Assumption had only started to be written about in the 5-6th centuries and 2) these writings of the Fathers were based on/influenced by the Transitus Sanctae Mariae, an apocryphal work condemned by Orthodox bishop of Rome, St. Gelasius in his Decretum Gelasianum, and it was put on the same level as the works of Pelagius and other heretics. In my mind, it cannot be known with a certainty of faith as the Supreme Pontiff demands.
Catholicism feels so right to me, but, in all conscience, I don't know if I can accept it.
Its odd that the Catholic Church would allow Orthodox on the verge of death to receive the sacraments, but in my case they would not allow that for me. Being a former Roman Catholic, in their eyes I have turned my back on the Church and they would refuse me the sacraments, not that I would want them. I thank God for opening the doors of the Orthodox Church to this sinner.ÂÂ
It makes sense to me--a born Orthodox or ex-Protestant Orthodox never was under papal submission so can still claim invincible ignorance whereas you cannot. Anastasios
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Following up on the events of I1 Vakhund the party finds the missing girl but uncovers a larger plot involving many local factions. The conceit of the adventure is the party will be drawn in, but as far things go this is not a bad one.
This one is a bit longer than the last adventure and a bit more involved with all the factions. This adventure can stand alone, but it works best as part of the I trilogy. Interaction with the NPCs is really what makes this adventure so the game master should read up on all of them and their motivations ahead of time.
My overall impression of the published C&C adventures I've read so far (including the two I've used in a game) are they although I liked them enough to buy more, I don't feel they're up to the same standards as the C&C rulebooks.
I bought I2 because I liked the first in the "I" series, and although I also liked this one, the negative points about the first one go double for this second installment. Firstly, I didn't feel that it was really playable "out of the box" and that a certain amount of work is required to make it usable. As with the first, a pretty thorough reading of it is required to make sense of what's supposed to be going on, since there are various sub-plots and the different NPCs motives and plans can get a bit convoluted. Since a major reason for buying ready made adventures is lack of time for preparation, these points do count against it.
There are also elements of this adventure which don't entirely make sense and suggest either bad editing or just being poorly thought out. The most glaring one of these is the placement of the "dungeon" part of the adventure at the end, which makes no sense at all in the context of the story. By the time the PCs get access to the entrance to this complex, they will not only have defeated the main opponents and achieved the main objective, therefore having no good reason to enter it, but it it seems difficult to integrate the party spending a day or two poking around in a dungeon bearing in mind what's about to kick off in the third module in the series.
That said, there are some good points too – the setting is different to the run of the mill, and quite atmospheric, and has more of a "swords & sorcery" feel than high fantasy, being mainly concerned with fighting humanoids, bandits, etc, than magical elements (although these do appear in a minor way). Personally, I like this kind of setting, but if you want lots of magic and fantastical elements, you may not.
Overall, it's not bad, but could have been so much better with a bit more editing and overall thought put into it. There's nothing to stop you as CK doing this yourself of course, and as it happens I found a lot of interesting ideas spun off from the process of doing exactly that, so I felt it was a worthwhile purchase.


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Dress: ModCloth (find it here)
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell (old)
Belt: Thrifted Vintage (gift from mom)
Necklace: Vintage/Antique ($20)
Bag: Thrifted vintage Coach ($10-ish)
Bracelet: Vintage (had it since I was a kid)
Do you ever find yourself thinking about "future vintage"? When I was younger, I remember going through boxes of my mom's old stuff from the 70's, while most of it only fit during my middle school years (my mom was way tiny), there are still those few pieces left over that have gained heavy rotation in my closet now. I find myself thinking about this whenever I purchase a new piece of clothing. Even though we're not planning on having children anytime soon, I still find myself evaluating almost every new piece based on it's Future Vintage potential. Will this be something that some future young person will flip out over? Of course, there's no way to tell for sure, but I think there's merit in attempting to evaluate a new item's staying power.
This dress, to me, is full of Future Vintage potential, along with just being completely amazing in the here and now. Let me tell you, I am in love. I know I've professed my love of maxi dresses before, but I'll say it again, I love them. I feel great in them. And I think it's important to have those articles of clothing that you can fall back on, knowing that you'll feel confident wearing what ever it may be.
Also, on a side note, this necklace is made of carved bone, which I think is a strange morbid contrast to the daisies. And I really like that.


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Sitename: AllAboutPlaygrounds.com
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- Navigation bar only includes about 10 links. (home, contact us, speciality playsets, explorer playsets, swingset accessories, rubber mulch, shade structures, accessories, dealer opportunities, why we are different)
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Boyce students, staff give back through reading
Students and staff have a goal to raise $5,000 to help families across the world - all while diving into a good book.
For "March is Reading Month," the school is participating in an event called "Read to Feed," which will benefit Heifer International. Heifer International provides animals, training in animal care and training about using animal products to families around the world who live in poverty.
First grade teacher Lizbeth Diendorfer said the idea came from a gardening and farming theme that recently began at the school. Staff also wanted to participate in something different than the normal reading goal they strive to meet each year.
"We wanted the kids to know the connection to food and the land," said Diendorfer.
Each student will be reading for pledges or donations to purchase an animal, flock or hive of bees, which ranges from $20 to $500.
Students in grades three through five also will be writing to local businesses to ask for additional donations for their cause and to get the community involved.
"It's the whole 'power of one.' We want them to know their actions can make a difference," Diendorfer added.
In addition, the school staff is competing in a change war, and the staff member with the least amount of change will receive a pie to the face at the wrap-up event March 28 after the money has been counted. As a twist, students can add dollar bills to staff member jars which will subtract from the total.
Heifer International pins also are being sold for 25 cents at the school.
Diendorfer said the school's goal is to reach $5,000 to purchase what Heifer International calls a "gift ark," which will provide at least one of every animal offered through the organization and training. If the goal is not met, the money can be used to purchase entire animals or shares of animals, she added.
"(The children) get it," Diendorfer said. "One of my students even said to me, 'this can change the whole world.'"
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Eric Knutson starts as LepNet Curatorial Assistant
Collection mow part of global biodiversity data
Collection of author of Kaufman field guide now at DMNS
... and are here to stay
donated by Department Associate Barbara Bartell
Visit from founder Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh
At the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
New Species of Cave Worm Discovered in Steamboat Springs
Hemicyrthus blaffarti from New Caledonia described
Great Citizen Scientist success
This Year's Teen Science Scholars started at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Nathrop's Jeffrey Johns Roberts finds first Colorado specimen of the figeater beetle
Paper analyses major publisher's policies
New DMNS Annals presents our collection of wonderful Russian gem-carving sculptures
Group Photo Available for Download
First issue of Denver Museum of Nature & Science Reports published
to the Illinois Natural History Survey
Move into new state-of-the-art facility has started
First delivery arrived in Denver on Monday
Call for papers and memories
Making more of our specimens publicly available
DMNS Annals 5 published
The elusive type specimens of John Witt Randall rediscovered
The common red-winged dung beetle is two species
Increasing number of journals banned from receiving Impact Factor
NSF grants make collections data publicly available
New species from Colorado named after Zoology Collections Manager
Comprehensive history of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science published
Landmark meeting of the Commission in Singapore
Ernst Jünger's beetles on exhibit at CU Boulder Library
Zoology's Flickr page online
Becky Krell starts serious volunteering before kindergarten
Chris Grinter joins Entomology Program
Identification keys for world dung beetle genera in preparation
3668 insect specimens arrived safely in Denver
Zoological nomenclature meets the 21st century - BMC published
interview with Frank Krell
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National Science Foundation funds a major regional digitization project.
Point of View paper published in "Learned Publishing"
Essay published in "European Science Editing"
Snowmass mammoth moved to Paleo Lab
Enio Cano from the University del Valle de Guatemala visits the Entomology Collection
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on the Bison Beetle Project
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Have you ever thought about stealing poop? In the tropics,
particularly in Africa, a whole group of dung beetles, the
kleptoparasites, have specialized in stealing poop from other
dung beetles. In some parts of the African savanna, the poop
thieves are the most abundant group of dung beetle which makes the
live of the honest dung beetle quite challenging. Studying fossil
material from Laetoli in Tanzania, I found fossilized traces
of dung theft. Laetoli has not only preserved human footprints from
about 3.5 million years ago, for which it is famous. Laetoli has
also revealed three-dimensionally preserved insects, and
fossilized brood balls that dung beetles had made and
buried. In a couple of those dungballs, I detected
holes that were too small for the dung beetle that once had
developed in the dung ball. Those holes are likely to be
the traces of cleptoparasite activity. The thieves probably got
away with it, but the evidence is well-preserved for eternity.
The fossil brood balls, the kleptoparasite traces and a couple
of magnificent three-dimensional fossil scarab beetles are
published in:
KRELL, F.-T. & Schawaller, W. 2011. Beetles
(Insecta: Coleoptera). Pp. 535-548 in: T. Harrison (ed.):
Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Volume 2: Fossil Hominines
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WASHINGTON — Congressional critics looking to cut the nation's food stamp bill — which has doubled in the past five years — are pointing to what some say is a loophole in the law:
WASHINGTON — Congressional critics looking to cut the nation's food stamp bill — which has doubled in the past five years — are pointing to what some say is a loophole in the law:
If a state gives a resident as little as $1 a year in heating assistance, it allows that person's household to automatically qualify for an average of $1,080 in additional food stamps annually from the federal government.
That's what 14 states, including New York and California, and the District of Columbia have done.
"If there are programs available for people, we should use them," Mary Cheh, a Democratic member of the District of Columbia city council, said.
At her urging, the council unanimously approved the "heat and eat" arrangement in 2009, agreeing to make token heating-aid payments so citizens can get more for food.
Members of a House-Senate conference committee are scrutinizing food stamp eligibility rules as they seek to reconcile different versions of a bill that would set agricultural policy for the next five years. Either would cut food-stamp spending, mostly by altering who can get benefits.
Federal spending on food stamps — formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — has more than doubled in the past five years.
The heating program "is basically a loophole," said Rachel Sheffield, policy analyst for food stamps at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based research group. "Food-stamp spending is federal, so states have no incentive not to seek increased benefits."
Reductions are necessary to keep the program focused on its purpose of providing temporary assistance to truly needy people in difficult times, said Rachel Sheffield, policy analyst for food stamps at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based research group that favors major reductions.
The heating program "is basically a loophole," she said. "Food-stamp spending is federal, so states have no incentive not to seek increased benefits."
The farm bill "is an opportunity to reform. It's the logical time to take steps to promote self-sufficiency" through work requirements, smaller subsidies and tighter eligibility, she said. "Let's look at our welfare system, how it's working and what it can be."
Food stamps spent at retailers such as Target and Supervalu cost a record $75.2 billion in 2012, almost one- eighth of the roughly $650 billion a year Americans spend on groceries. About 47.7 million Americans used the program in August, the most recent month available, the Department of Agriculture said last week. Almost half of all food-stamp redemptions are in big-box supercenters such as Wal-Mart, while most of the rest are in chains such as Safeway Inc., according to data collected by Bloomberg.
Payments to recipients fell about 5 percent already this month, as a temporary boost passed as part of the 2009 economic stimulus expired. Both the House and Senate versions of a farm bill include further reductions. The Senate plan saves money mainly by raising to $10 a year the amount of heating assistance states must contribute in order to qualify residents for the heat-and-eat food stamp benefits, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The House, as part of a plan to shave $39 billion from food stamps, raises the required state contribution under the heat- and-eat provision to $20 a year. That would save $8.7 billion over a decade as states drop the program because of the increased cost. The House would also cut $11.6 billion by ending "categorical eligibility," in which enrollment in other social services automatically qualifies a recipient for food stamps even when eligibility under those programs are less strenuous than for the food aid.
Together, those two proposals would knock 1.8 million households off food stamps and cut benefits by about $90 a month for 850,000 others. The biggest savings, $19 billion, would come from reducing waivers states can give childless adults who would otherwise face work requirements or time limits under food stamps. That would immediately cut off 1.7 million recipients, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The reductions make little sense at a time when, according to Department of Agriculture data, about 49 million in the U.S. struggle to put food on their plates, said Ellen Vollinger, food-stamp lobbyist with the Food Research and Action Center, a Washington-based anti-hunger advocacy group that has urged states to adopt heat-and-eat programs.
"These programs provide economic stability to communities," she said. "That doesn't change just because of discussion in Washington."
District of Columbia resident Debra Frigon, 53, uses food stamps to supplement disability checks she receives from the Veterans Administration and Social Security, related in part to her Navy service in the 1980s. She's already seen her benefits cut this month by the expiration of the stimulus and worries that additional reductions will threaten a healthy diet for her one daughter who is still at home.
"We eat sandwiches during the week and try to eat more balanced meals on weekends," she said. "We buy marked-down products and small portions, but what we have already doesn't go very far. We've already lost some benefits. More would really hurt us."
Other changes in the House bill would cut nutrition education funds, impose drug-testing requirements and ban aid to felons. In total, tighter rules and an improving economy would drop food-stamp rolls to 34 million people by 2023, according to the budget office.
The federal government should be pushing states to get food-stamp recipients to work and Congress should be less focused on finding ways to throw people out of the program, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. The House plan "is not the right way to approach the policy. If folks are focusing on the right policy," spending should go down on its own without new restrictions, he said in an interview.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kansas, said what matters most is crafting policies that better target the program to the neediest. Benefit-boosts tied to heating benefits are "indefensible to the folks back home," he said.
"Spending is out of control," he said. "This is the one entitlement that we'll have an actual vote on this year, and this is the one chance for House Republicans" to follow through on promises to limit social spending.
Cheh, the Washington city council member, said the farm- bill debate is frustrating to her city, where food-stamp enrollment in the 2012 fiscal year was 141,147, roughly 22 percent of the city's population.
"Poorer families don't have political power, that's why this is occurring," she said. "Just because they don't have political power, that doesn't mean you can be cruel to people at the bottom."


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As Amy Johnson grew up in her Verona home, she spent time in front of the television with her family trying to guess the answers to the phrases on "Wheel of Fortune," each member trying to guess the correct answer first.
On Feb. 13, Amy, 28, of Chicago, took the stage with Pat Sajak and Vanna White to spin the wheel and guess letters to win money.
"It's always been a dream of mine to be on the show," Amy said. "I've watched the show since I was little with my mom and grandma."
Amy and her family are sworn to secrecy about the outcome of the show that is set to air Wednesday. So no one knows if or how much money she walked away with.
She wasn't the only one in the Johnson home who tried out for the show, but she was the one who was chosen to go on air.
Her mother, Sue Johnson, saw a commercial saying the show was looking for people to help them celebrate their 30th year on air, and they were looking for people turning 30, or who were having their 30th anniversary. Sue decided this would be the perfect way for her and her husband Keith to celebrate 30 years of wedded bliss.
She shared the link with Amy, and they each submitted a 60-second video. All three were chosen for an interview in April of last year.
"Keith and I tried out as a pair, and even though we solved our puzzle, we weren't chosen," Sue said.
In fact, Amy didn't think she was chosen either.
After eliminating people from a couple hundred vying for a spot on the show to about 30, Amy went in for a final round and expected the producers to tell her if she made it or not.
"They didn't tell us there," Amy said. "They said we'd get a letter in about two weeks if we had been chosen."
Two weeks went by, and there was no letter. Amy assumed she hadn't been chosen to be on the show.
"A producer called and said the letter they sent me came back undelivered and that I had been chosen," Amy said.
Then, she had to sit and wait.
In January she heard from the producers and was given a two-week notice of when she would be needed to tape the show.
Amy made arrangements for herself, her boyfriend, Garrett Corbett, her mom and her aunt, Donna Clements, to fly out for the taping in February. Contestants pay for their own trip out, but are guaranteed to get at least $1,000 to help cover expenses, even if they have no winnings.
They got to the studio and found out they tape six shows a day, and Amy would be on the third taping.
"I had imagined a massive studio, but it was normal size," Amy said. "Pat and Vanna looked the same as they do on television, but the wheel looked different."
Her family sat in the audience for the first two tapings as they waited for Amy to have her turn in the spotlight.
"It was fun," Sue said. "I was so sick of clapping though. We were told to clap if we see Vanna clap, and when the applause sign went on."
Sue said they were told they weren't allowed to say a word in the studio, not even a whisper, so she resorted to tapping Corbett's leg when she knew the answer to the puzzle.
Amy said the 30-minute show is taped in only about 15 to 18 minutes, but the time flew by so fast she felt like she was at the wheel for only two minutes.
"One of the things they said at the tryouts is that everyone at home is good at Wheel of Fortune," Amy said. "It's a lot different on stage with the camera, Pat, and the audience. You have to concentrate on the board, the used letters board, and you have to smile, project, and enunciate your words."
She said it's totally different when you have money at risk and you want to win and take home the money.
"It was a unique experience, looking back it was fun," she said. "It was a lifelong dream, and fulfilling it was great."


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Death notice published Oct. 8, 2012 in The Mexico Ledger
Sarah Dyke Buchanan, 89, of Montgomery City, died at 8:05 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at the Golden Living Center/Gamma Road Lodge in Wellsville.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, at the Montgomery City Christian Church. Burial will be in the Montgomery City Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Schlanker Funeral Home in Montgomery City.
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PORTSMOUTH — What's so funny about the recent elections, the fiscal cliff, Romney's 47 percent or President Obama's first debate? Do Congressman Paul Ryan, Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator John Kerry have anything in common with Honey Boo Boo?
PORTSMOUTH — What's so funny about the recent elections, the fiscal cliff, Romney's 47 percent or President Obama's first debate? Do Congressman Paul Ryan, Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator John Kerry have anything in common with Honey Boo Boo?
If you can't answer these questions, you probably haven't seen Capitol Steps, the political comedy troupe that hails from Washington, D.C. and claims to put the "mock" in democracy.
Well, luckily it's not too late to join the fun, shake the winter blues or get over election-year fatigue. Capitol Steps will be back at Portsmouth's Music Hall on Saturday, Feb. 2 for its 15th annual performance to please crowds, old and new, and to raise funds for The Housing Partnership, the Portsmouth-based nonprofit developer of affordable housing.
Capitol Steps is known for its uncanny ability to lampoon issues and politicians of all stripes and to turn them into political satire. For 14 years in a row they've performed in Portsmouth and this year promises to be better than ever. With a brand new year and a brand new Congress, Capitol Steps has plenty of new material to make you laugh until you cry. For many ticket holders, going to the Capitol Steps each year has become a tradition.
One fan, Stephen H. Roberts, a Portsmouth attorney, concurs. "My wife and I have attended the Capitol Steps show for the past several years, and it has become a tradition for us to attend with a group of friends. The show is non-stop laughter for two hours, skewering both political parties; no one is spared. Attending the show results in an evening of humor that puts everyone in a great mood; we all need that!"
Capitol Steps has gained its widespread reputation by taking something that recently happened in Washington or elsewhere in the world — an issue, a decision, a scandal, even a simple (but usually stupid!) quote, and turning it into something that is hilarious. Most of their material is in the form of parodies of well-known songs from the past several decades, introduced with a short skit. Don't be surprised it they include "popular" foreign figures like Kim Jong Un (North Korea's "sexy man") or Muammar Gaddafi.
In recent performances, Capitol Steps has lampooned election-year subjects with songs from their new album, including "Help Me Fake It to the Right," "We Need a Little Christie," "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weiner," and "You Can't Hide This Biden Guy."
Capitol Steps' songs are interspersed with other routines, including a "spoonerism" routine — a popular feature entitled "Lirty Dies" — that the group usually includes near the end of each performance. By juxtaposing letters, Rick Santorum becomes Sick Rantorum. Rick Perry becomes Pick Rerry. Barney Frank is Farny Brank. Lirty Dies follows a great political tradition: You're not quite sure what you're hearing, and we're not quite sure what they're saying. But somehow they pull it off. And it's funny.
Capitol Steps began in 1981, when three Republican congressional staffers, Bill Strauss, Elaina Newport, and Jim Aidala used their spare time while working for a subcommittee of the Senate Committee of Governmental Affairs to write and sing parodies about current events. Their first show took place at a Christmas party for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The performers deemed the show a success, and performed several more times that month with the same routine.
By 1982, the group expanded, adding House staffers and Democrats. When writing their material, they made a concerted effort to make their shows bipartisan, trying to incorporate a roughly even mix of songs targeted at Democrats and Republicans. Before long the group began to do monthly performances at Washington's Shoreham Hotel, gaining publicity for the first time, including a favorable review in The Washington Post.
In November 1984, Capitol Steps — by now gaining a sold reputation — performed at Senator Percy's election-night party. During the party, they learned that the Senator had lost his bid for reelection, meaning that Strauss and Newport would lose their jobs working for him, so they decided to make the Capitol Steps a professional group. Soon they recorded their first album: Capitol Steps Live! At The Shoreham.
Since Capitol Steps began, they have recorded over 32 albums, including their latest, Take the Money and Run for President! and their special holiday release, Barackin' Around the Christmas Tree. They've been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard 4 times a year on National Public Radio stations nationwide during their Politics Takes a Holiday radio specials. They perform once a week in Washington and frequently around the country.
The concerts in Portsmouth have been well-attended by those who appreciate political satire and want to have a fun evening, laughing left to right.
Maria Plati, a communications professional from Newton, MA who has attended several Capitol Steps concerts in various cities, agrees. "The best part of the Capitol Steps," she says, "is that Washington continues to supply a never-ending supply of outrages, dysfunctional behaviors, scandals and dramas to keep the show running for a long, long time."
Tickets at $35-$45 for shows at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. can be purchased online at www.themusichall.org or by calling 603-436-2400.
About The Housing Partnership
The Housing Partnership (THP) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1988 by the United Way, local businesses and concerned citizens in response to the critical shortage of workforce housing on the Seacoast. THP's mission is to strengthen Seacoast communities by providing quality, affordable housing for citizens who need it.
Since its founding, THP has developed more than 300 housing units for low- and moderate-income residents in twelve communities in Rockingham and Stafford Counties in New Hampshire and York County, Maine. THP currently provides housing for over 500 adults, children, senior citizens and disabled persons.
THP offers first-time homebuyer education through its Homeward Bound Program, the only HUD-approved homebuyer education program on the Seacoast. Prospective homebuyers who complete the 8-hour seminar satisfy the counseling requirements of many special loan programs.


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Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization
Officials Committee
Thursday, February 28, 2013
1:00 p.m.
County/City Building, Mayor's Conference Room
Roll call and acknowledge the "Nebraska Open Meeting Act"
- Review and action on the draft minutes of the September 27, 2012 Officials Committee meeting
- Election of committee officers. According to the Bylaws, Committee officers consist of a Chairman and Vice-Chairman that are elected annually from the members of the committee.
- Review and action on revisions to the FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program.
- Lancaster County: SW 12th Street & Old Cheney Road Safety project.
- City of Lincoln: North 10th Street & Military Bridge Rehabilitation project.
- City of Lincoln: Roadway and Bridge Rehabilitation funding revision.
- Briefing on the Lincoln MPO request to allow "Biennial MPO Programs" or a two year program update cycle to match the local budgeting cycle. According to federal regulations, the development of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) on a two-year cycle is allowed.
- Review and action on the Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization's Project Prioritization and Selection Process for the purpose of coordinating priorities and programming projects in the annual update of the Transportation Improvement Program. Recommended by the MPO Technical Committee.
- Review and action on the Lincoln MPO Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and program of projects. TAP is a new program identified in Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) which took effect on October 1, 2012. This program provides funding for programs and projects defined as transportation alternatives, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, recreational trails projects, and safe routes to school projects. A program of projects for the Lincoln Planning Area has been developed by the TAP Committee in coordination with NDOR and is recommended by the MPO Technical Committee with the program of projects to be included in the FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program.
- Review and action on the Memorandum of Agreement between the Lincoln MPO and Nebraska Department of Roads.
- Briefing on the development of a regional Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Strategy to support individual travel choices as identified in the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan.
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We, of course, are so very sad, but please let me take a moment to thank EACH AND EVERYONE of you for your thoughts, prayers and comments. Your words of encouragement and prayers have helped not just Brian and myself, but every member of our entire family and our friends who are grieving right beside us. Thank you for taking the time to show us how much you care.
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Your claims are the same as all theists. You are sure that your version is right but withno evidence. You make baseless claims and have nothing to support them. And you tell outright lies, whether out of ignorance or spite I have no idea.
No, the bible is not a record of real events as you have tried to claim. None one essential event in the bible can be shown to have happened. No genesis, no exodus, no Sodom or Gomorrah, no magical birth or resurrection. It's all as mythical as any other religion's claims.
People do believe in gods but not your personal version. They all have their own, and they all contradict each other. Each "god" tells his followers to hate the followers of another "god". You claim that your god "revealed" itself to you and that's what everyone else says. How can we tell who is telling the truth?
Claiming that the bible is credible evidence for the events in it is just like saying that since the Iliad mentions Athena and Poseidon as being real that means that they are as real as your supposed god. Do you agree? Are Athena and Poseidon as real as Jesus Christ and the Christian God? If you don't, then you've just shot your argument dead. This supposed savoir of your is claimed to have had thousands of people following him just outside of Jerusalem, right around the same number of a Roman legion. And you want to pretend that the occupying force in a fractious country wouldn't have noticed.
You want to ignore your own bible's claims that there were dead walking in the streets, the sun going dark and an earth quake strong enough to rip a curtain in half, and no one notice. Do you realize how stupid of an excuse that is? There is no evidence of any trial or anyone being cruxifed with thieves (your bible can't even agree on what those thieves did), or anyone being "resurrected" and coming back to do, per your bible, so many magical events that there would not be enough books on the earth to record them all. You depend on hoping others are as ignorant about your bible as you obviously are.
Then you claim that you "know" that your god allows bad things to happen for a reason. But of course you can't actually tell us what that is. And you intentionally use the lie that yoru god only "allows" such horrible things. As I said, and as I can demonstrate, he approves of them and encourages them. You worship a god that does horrible things. The golden rule, to treat others as you would like ot be treated, isn't from your religion. It's been around far longer than that and people have been decent and humane for far longer than your little religion and indeed in spite of it. Your god doesn't even live up to that. Your god fails at even living up to the definition of love in the bible. Your god is simply "might equals right" a primitive and ignorant notion.
You try to claim free will but again show how ignorant you are of your own bible, and that you've created your own religion. There is no free will in your bible. Your bible has your god interfering constantly which means no free will. It would be nice if some Christian would actually know their bible and not try to lie to former Christians who do.
The willful ignorance and arrogance that so many Christians evince is sad. The impotence they confer on their god is funny though. Poor god, can't stop satan, can't eradicate anything in anyone mind's but oh can force people to obey him when they don't want to (see the Pharoah), etc. The ignorance of your own religion makes you funny, TS2 but nothing special. Such a pathetic and dangerous fatalism you have. it's not your god that does anything, it's only hard and dirty work by humans.
now, go live on an island somewhere with no computer, no modern medicine and no modern foods if you are so pious. Since you're not, keep on truckin' hypocrite.
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US Olympic Fencer Provides Inspiration for First Hijab-Wearing Barbie
President Trump's Muslim ban won't be hitting toy stores this season.
This week, Ibtihaj Muhammad, the history-making 2016 Rio Olympics fencer, debuted the first hijab-wearing Barbie inspired by her.
"I love it," Muhammad said after seeing the finished doll. "Perfect hijab moment right here. I'm so happy to be part of the Barbie family."
Taking to Twitter, the Olympian wrote:
According to ABC News, Muhammad played with Barbies "for a long time" as a kid and that her mom would only buy Barbie's of color for her and her sisters.
"I would even sew little tiny hijabs on my Barbie dolls, sometimes made of tissue. Now Mattel is doing this for us," Muhammad said. "Today I'm proud to know that little girls who wear a hijab and, just as powerfully, those who don't, can play with a Barbie who chooses to wear a headscarf."


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The third week in September represents National Farm Safety & Health Week. This week corresponds well with the fall harvest season in Minnesota, and serves as a reminder to practice farm safety, throughout the year.
Although farm accidents have been reduced in recent years, they are still far too frequent and serious. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), agriculture ranks amongst the most hazardous industries. Approximately 476 farmers and farm workers died from work-related injury in 2010. The leading cause of death for farmers and farm workers from 1992-2009 was tractor overturns. Approximately 243 agricultural workers lose work time due to an injury.
According to NIOSH, an average of 113 young people, under 20 years of age, die annually from farm-related injuries. The majority of those who die are youth between 16-19 years. The most common source of fatal injuries to youth is machinery (includes tractors), motor vehicles (includes ATVs), followed by drowning. In 2009, 16,100 children and adolescents were injured on farms and 3,400 due to farm work.
Sadly, most of these farm-related accidents could have been prevented if appropriate safety measures would have been taken. Often, nature does not leave a big enough time period to get the work done, so farmers and farm workers feel the need to hurry. Be sure to slow down and think about the safest ways to go about your work. Also, make certain that all safety equipment is working properly and that you follow the appropriate safety procedures during operation.
Those at risk working on the farm range from young children to senior farmers. Quite often youth work at a very young age with very little supervision. These youth can also be innocent bystanders or passengers on farm equipment. Be sure to look out for their interests by keeping them safe. Youth should be given appropriate tasks that they are able to perform safely. Always think of how to safely operate machines and equipment before you start and be sure to show and tell the young people as well.
Good luck with the fall harvest, and please remember to take things slowly and exercise safety in your daily work.
For more information on how to protect yourself, your farm family and your farm employees during harvest season, visit the National Agricultural Safety Database website at http://nasdonline.org/browse/1/topic.html. - Nathan Winter is a crops educator with University of Minnesota Extension.