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Grey's Girls Gone Wild!!!
Private Practice star Kate Walsh celebrates her bachelorette party with former Grey's Anatomy co-star Sara Ramirez party and co-star Justin Chambers' wife Keisha at Tao nightclub inside the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Sounds like a wedding is in the works and will happen soon!!!! Kate, 39, has been engaged to movie exec Alex Young for about three months now. (Sara looks like she guzzled down one too many! And might I note, Keisha looks slammin'!)
The season 4 premiere of Grey's Anatomy, episode "A Change Is Gonna Come," airs September 27 @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC. The series premiere of Private Practice airs the day before — Wednesday, September 26 @ 9PM on ABC.
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Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell on Wednesday:
Office Depot, OfficeMax - Office Depot is buying OfficeMax in an all-stock deal that values OfficeMax at about $13.50 per share.
Toll Brothers - The home builder reversed a year-ago loss with quarterly profit of $0.03 per share, and saw new orders jump by nearly half. However, its results were shy of Street estimates.
Garmin - The maker of GPS products earned $0.68 per share for the fourth quarter, short of estimates of $0.73. Revenue was also light, as is its forecast for 2013. The company said business trends decelerated during the fourth quarter, and that it's working to offset secular declines in the personal navigation device industry.

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Based on what you've said, I think you'd like Harney & Sons Apple Cinnamon tea. It's a favorite here at my house (& I'm waiting impatiently on an order of it). When I really want a lot of apple flavor, I mix equal parts apple juice & water then steep cinnamon tea in it. Tastes like apple cider that has been simmering all day.TexasTea wrote: I still have some (dare I say it) Republic of Tea teabags in the "Comfort and Joy Black Tea" seasonal blend, which tastes something like spiced apple cider. Love the tea, would like to find a good loose blend that is comparable. Any suggestions? It is described as cloves, apples, and cinnamon blended with fine black tea.
Today's tea was an experiment. Mixed equal parts cinnamon & cranberry tea. Don't know that I would make it again but it was good w/bfast.
Interesting question today, Chip. I'm a low-tech girl. I used to use my regular kitchen measuring spoons until hubby got me a nice set of pewter measuring spoons that I only use for my tea. That, my whistling tea kettle & the timer on the stove are as technical as I get.


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I think about the Players on both sides that I've admired over the years and when I watch video of their games today, I must admit that some surprise me when thinking of the accomplishments they achieved.
Without doubt, I adored Steffi Graf. For those of you that followed her game, she had a backhand slice that was not only penetrating but she kept it low and deep to the baseline. You knew what was coming so just do something about it right? How could it be so hard to defend against this constantly over-used defensive & offensive shot of hers? Heck you look on the board, you see who your next opponent is going to be, you and your coach go out and all you do is drill against the backhanded slice all day long. If you aren't good at getting down low, then you either start or you forfeit because that's what it's going to takes.
Thank about the players that didn't give Steffi a hard time.
Monica Sele, Arxantcha Sanchez, Gabriel Sabatini, Martina Navratilova *, Well that was about it with an occasional win here and there because of personal crap going on in Steffi's life.
Monica was so good at getting down to the ball that I'm surprised didn't have scraped all over her knees when she played and Monica backed it up with match power along with very nice angles.
Sanchez, just ran all day long which gave everybody a headache. She was the backboard on the women's side.
Gabby, could have been much better than she was if she just learned how to conserve energy. And with all the money she poured into coaches nobody ever taught her how to serve or hit with forward momentum.
Martina N. was a great S&V Player and if you're a good S&V player, you're always going to give somebody problems (period) it's tough to pass somebody all day long.
But Steffi Graf as one dimensional as she was, never got rattled. Even looking at Match Point down, you couldn't tell in her face. She had that look like, this next point is mine. You had match point and she scared you.


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The Bisons ended a four-game winning streak Thursday night at North Florida with a 72-62 loss to the Ospreys.
With the win North Florida gained ground on the Bisons who still control the fourth place spot in the Atlantic Sun standings with a 9-5 A-Sun record. The Ospreys improved to 6-6 in league play with the win and remain in fifth place.
Neither team got off to an outstanding start in the first four minutes of the game. The Ospreys missed on their first five shots while the Bisons committed three early turnovers. North Florida got the first basket at the 16:01 mark and led the rest of the way.
Bisons head coach Scott Sanderson said after the game that he was not pleased in the way everyone focused and executed the game plan.
"We just didn't show up," Sanderson said. "Just call it like it is. We had some guys completely not show up and we let their physical play take us out of what we wanted to do."
One player that scored well under his average of 19 points per game was Bisons senior Adnan Hodzic. Hodzic finished the game with only two points and six rebounds. His one basket came with only eight minutes remaining in the game.
North Florida connected on seven more field goals than Lipscomb in the first half and shot nearly 54 percent. The Bisons were only eight-of-26 from the field in the first half (30.8 percent). At the break, Lipscomb trailed 35-19.
"They made 15 field goals in the first half and 12 of them were layups." Sanderson said. "That is attention to detail. Again, we had some guys completely not show up."
Lipscomb also struggled to take care of the basketball Thursday night. The Bisons turned the ball over 19 times, including 11 turnovers in the first half. Sanderson said the team worked extensively in practice against the type of defense North Florida runs.
"I said we were either going to get the right shots by the right people, or we were going to turn it over," Sanderson said. "In the first half we turned it over and they shot layups at the other end of the floor. I don't have an answer for that."
In the second half, the Bisons jumped out with four quick points to cut the margin down to 12 points. However, the Ospreys then went on a quick 10-4 scoring run and took their largest lead of the game, 47-27.
From there the Bisons used a lot of energy to battle back and cut the lead to seven at the 4:27 mark, but that would prove to be as close as the Bisons would come.
Sanderson said falling behind changes the way you have to play a team.
"You have to play like you are not supposed to be playing. You have to play fast, you have to press, you have to extend yourself, and you have to do things that you don't characteristically want to do. You have to play a little faster and expend more energy so that when you do get to a workable margin you can't overcome the humps."
Lipscomb senior Josh Slater paced the Bisons with 19 points. He also chipped in with four rebounds, six assists, and eight steals - a Lipscomb NCAA era single game record.
As a team, Lipscomb shot nearly 37 percent from the field (24-of-65). The Bisons went 5-for-20 from the three-point line (25 percent) and nine-of-13 from the free throw line (69.2 percent).
North Florida shot 49 percent from the field (26-of-53). The Ospreys went one-of-11 from the three-point line (nine percent) and 19-of-29 from the free throw line (65.5 percent).
Lipscomb dropped to 14-9 overall and 9-5 in the A-Sun, while the Ospreys improved to 9-14 overall and 6-6 in league play.
The Bisons will be back in action Saturday afternoon at Swisher Gymnasium on the campus of Jacksonville University to face the Dolphins. Game time is set for 2:15 p.m. central. Coverage with Jonathan and Benjamin Seamon will begin at 2:00 p.m. on the Lipscomb Sports Network.


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The KDE team has released the first beta of KDE 4.2, slated for release coming January. Quite a lot of new features have been added, as well as lots of bug fixes and performance improvements. This release also makes a lot of strides to feature parity with KDE 3.x, by adding those small little features that KDE 3.x users are barely aware of, but which were missed in KDE 4.0/4.1, such as taskbar grouping, multiple rows in the taskbar, panel auto-hiding, a traditional icon desktop through 'full-screen' foderview, and so on.
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Critics have aptly called Henderson County�s new regulation review advisory committee a solution in search of a problem. Now the panel appointed to root out pesky, job-killing regulations may have found a �problem� to address.
Critics have aptly called Henderson County�s new regulation review advisory committee a solution in search of a problem. Now the panel appointed to root out pesky, job-killing regulations may have found a �problem� to address.
No, the problem is not Hendersonville, which has so far taken the brunt of criticism from businesses frustrated with regulations. Instead, it�s the fact that the very same county commissioners who appointed the panel are now fully weighing the concerns of neighborhoods and residents when considering commercial rezoning requests.
Exhibit A: The Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Wednesday to block a new Dollar General store from going up at the intersection of U.S. 64 and Banner Farm Road, a spot where neighbors don�t want commercial encroachment.
Commissioners unanimously denied a request from an Alabama-based development company to rezone 1.71 acres next to Horse Shoe First Baptist Church from rural residential to community commercial. Before doing so, however, they took care to burnish their pro-business, pro-property rights bona fides.
�I�m very much pro-business and I think personal property rights are paramount and what helped make this country great,� Mike Edney said. �But I always have to draw the line that you can�t do something with your property that�s going to hurt somebody else close to you.�
Larry Rogers of the Partners for Economic Progress, which monitors local government on behalf of 75 business and property owners, expressed his displeasure that the county took six months to decide the issue. The developers had been waiting since December for an answer to their rezoning request. Still, Rogers held his fire when speaking to the regulations review committee Thursday. He said most complaints he�s heard have been about the city.
So, county commissioners appoint a panel to review unnecessary regulations, but most of the complaints are directed at the city. Can�t say we didn�t see that coming.
Meanwhile, developers find themselves stymied by the county�s newfound emphasis on community planning. Except that emphasis is not really new. Henderson County has been working on community-based planning since 2007 when it passed countywide zoning. Prior to that time, Etowah and Horse Shoe were threatening to follow Mills River and incorporate as a town, largely due to lack of meaningful planning rules. The plan for the Horse Shoe area was approved in 2009. Commissioners were correct not to start tinkering with it.
The outcome was really not that surprising given most of the commissioners have experience serving on the board in the days before countywide zoning. Back then, commissioners spent a lot of time responding to residents upset about asphalt plants, racetracks and other neighborhood-incompatible land uses.
The Horse Shoe case is not so much about traffic or even alcohol sales opposed by a neighboring church. Instead, it is part of the bigger picture of evolving sensibilities in a community that has been growing more suburban for decades.
If you have trouble recalling what things were like before countywide zoning, you don�t have to look far. Just next door in Transylvania County, hundreds of residents have signed petitions calling for commissioners to impose a moratorium to block a proposed biomass plant in Penrose.
Moratoriums are a telltale symptom of insufficient planning. So are the predictable reactions of helplessness from local leaders in such instances.
In Transylvania County, a group calling itself People for Clean Mountains is calling on county leaders to do something, anything, to stop the feared plant that would convert garbage and silage into energy. An attorney for the developers says the new technology would create few air or water emissions, divert waste from county landfills and employ 18-20 people on-site.
Without zoning, the county couldn�t impose a moratorium � unless commissioners first passed an ordinance to control certain industries such as asphalt plants, chip mills, medical waste facilities or other high-impact uses, County Manager Artie Wilson said. From past experience, we say don�t bother.
A decade ago, Henderson County had exactly this kind of de facto �open use� land-use rules. They did nothing to stop or even slow the parade of controversies over incompatible land uses. Transylvania County should bypass that approach, bite the bullet and work instead toward countywide zoning. The alternative will only leave leaders stuck in crisis mode.


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The Central Connecticut women's track & field team finished ninth at the UMASS Invitational with a team score of 27.50. The Blue Devils finished ahead of 10th place Smith College (26) and short of eighth place Hartford (34.50). Albany was the meet champion registering a 148.07 team score. This weekend's meet was hosted by UMASS in Amherst, MA.
Freshman Ronea Saunders won the high jump for the second meet in a row. She posted a jump of 1.75m, good for gold in the event. Also in the field, sophomore Jess Davis tied for eighth place in the pole vault (2.75m).
Central's 4x100m relay team was the event's runner up posting a time of 48.31. The team was junior Rachel Dombroski, senior Amy Sanjurjo, freshman Shanakaye Staple, and Saunders.
In the 400m, sophomore Meghan Burns placed fifth in her section crossing the line at 59.85. Sophomore Shavonne Dash ran a personal best 59.92 in her section and senior Kate McGuire finished seventh in the same section (1:02.52).
Senior Katrina Ainsworth (1:10.39), senior Aneta Pytel (1:14.63), and freshman Jenean McCalla (1:16.20) placed first, fourth, and sixth respectively in the third section of the 400m hurdles. Dombroski placed fourth in the 200m with a time of 26.00, Sanjurjo placed sixth (26.15).
Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic
The Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic, which was held at Christy-Matthewson Memorial Stadium, featured two runners from the Central Connecticut women's track & field team. Sophomores Elizabeth Eberhardt and Krisztina Dearborn both represented the Blue Devils on Saturday in Lewisburg, PA.
Eberhardt ran the 3,000m steeplechase in a personal best time of 11:31.00 which placed her seventh in her section. The last time Eberhardt competed in the steeplechase was at last year's 2011 Northeast Conference Outdoor Championships where she ran the event in 11:41.63.
Dearborn ran an ECAC qualifying time of 35:58.82 in the 10,000m, good for ninth place. Dearborn's time broke the 10,000m CCSU school record of 36:09.23 which was set by Heather Gardiner in 2000.


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The Annual Wabash Club of Chicago Holiday Luncheon was the largest recently and the reason was clear - President Andy Ford H'03, Wabash's 14th President, was inducted into the Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame. Andy and Anne couldn't be on campus for the normal induction ceremony due to a prior engagement. No problem - we took the ceremony to them!
Greg Jania '93, president of the Wabash Club of Chicago served as the emcee for the luncheon and Greg Castanias '87, president of the National Association of Wabash Men, made a special trip from the Washington, DC area to make the presentation to Andy. Andy was lauded for his visionary leadership at Wabash and his resolve to provide the entire learning experience to our young men by giving them the opportunity for a first class fitness facility.
Andy thanked the group and recounted how his initial reaction to the congratulatory letter was to think it was a joke! Andy talked of the effort to build the Allen Center and how it's most important facet is to offer anyone in the Wabash community the opportunity for increased fitness.
President Pat White offered the attendees an inside look at Wabash, mentioning some of the accomplishments of our athletes. Not just athletic accomplishments, but their all star efforts as students. He talked of Pat Clegg and Weston Kitley, both standout football players and Chemistry majors, and their work in the lab. He talked of the importance of our immersion trips - life changing events. He closed reinforcing the nature of a Wabash education being a transformational experience in every way and that this is possible because of involved and engaged alumni.
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Breaking codes for career Gowanda native gets? into secrecy to give ?kids clues on future
Instead of telling Native American students about her job as a code breaker for the FBI, Deneen Hernandez had them give it a try.
A Native American who grew up in Gowanda and started her law enforcement career with the Seneca Marshals, Hernandez was the guest Thursday at a "Success Looks Like Me" program in the Erie County Public Safety Building in downtown Buffalo.
Her appearance was the third event this year by the Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative, which provides opportunities for low-income youth of color to meet and talk with successful adults.
"I look at coded communication," said Hernandez, who has worked for the FBI for almost 10 years as a forensic examiner. "I look at letters from individuals … pictures … tattoos … graffiti."
Hernandez presented the approximately 40 students assembled in a basement classroom at the Elm Street building an enciphered message of numbers and mathematical symbols.
The first sequence of components was: x3 -5 -5 1 x3 -5 -1 1.
Hernandez talked the students through the deciphering process, using a variety of methods. Early in the exercise, they were instructed to do a "frequency count" of how often each individual component, such as x3 and -5, appeared.
As the process evolved into the use of established ciphers, she offered encouragement and empathy.
"They had to teach me how to do this. I would never be able to figure out how to do this by myself," said Hernandez, who works at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va.
When students started calling out the words in the message, the three components were revealed as "meet me at."
"When I retire, you guys can all get hired," Hernandez told the students.
"These are the types of things that we get every day at the office," she said, noting that attempts are made to solve them in one day.
"Sometimes we can; sometimes we can't," she said.
One notable success of the Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit, where Hernandez works, occurred in 2005.
Forensic examiners deciphered a message written by Joseph Smith of Florida, who was charged with kidnapping and murdering 11-year-old Carlie Brucia the year before. The deciphered letter was among evidence presented at trial.
"He was telling his brother all the terrible things he did and where he hid the evidence," Hernandez said.
Smith was convicted and remains on death row in a Florida prison.
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"Theme development is a tedious and difficult task, and for the GTK devs to be so careless in breaking their API at every turn disrespects the many hours people put into making themes for it. [...] I was given to believe that this breakage stems from a Microsoft-like climate of preventing users from customizing their systems, and deliberately breaking the work of others so that your 'brand' is the best. Anytime I hear the word 'brand' being used in Linux, I know something valuable is being poisoned." I find the tone of this one a bit too harsh and overly negative at times, but his point still stands.
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RE[3]: Qt is one of my examples of a proper class in C++
by ssokolow on Fri 9th Nov 2012 14:09 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Qt is one of my examples of a proper class in C++"
"Considering that most desktop applications seem to be being made in python these days...
Now I understand why so many applications in GNU/Linux have become dog slow. "
A bit slower to start, maybe, but, as a PyGTK user, I can honestly say that the problem isn't the language. PyGTK does a pretty good job of implementing anything not I/O-bound in C.
The problem is that PyGTK makes GTK+ accessible to know-nothing novices who used to give up because writing a stable application using the GTK+ C API was too much work.
They'd write applications just as badly if they used Vala, which compiles to pure GObject-flavored C.
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Fish Bloat, Diagnoses and Treatment
- By DVRoss, updated by Kmuda
There has been a lot of contradictory information given regarding the treatment for bloating in fish. Bloating may be caused by a number of reasons:
Causes of Bloat
This is where a female is unable or unwilling to expel the eggs. Usually the eggs are absorbed back into the body. Other symptoms are lethargy, rapid breathing and general loss of appetite. Epsom salts can help the fish absorb the eggs but in severe cases an antibiotic may be required if the eggs have decomposed and caused a bacterial infection. (See Epsom Salt treatment or Antibiotic Treatment.)
Intestinal blockage (constipation)
Due to constipation, gasses can build up inside the fish's stomach or intestines and cause the fish to bloat or lose equilibrium. If this is the cause, a change in diet is required including more variety and roughage. This is usually the cause of "Boring Diet Syndrome" and an excess of starchy foods.
Internal bacterial infection
In most cases this is characterized as a gram-negative bacterial infection. The best results can be garnered by using a broad spectrum "gram-negative" antibiotic. Egg-binding can also lead to an internal bacterial infection. (See below for antibacterial treatments.)
Swim bladder disorder
This can be characterized by the fish having a general buoyancy problem. You may observe the fish floating at the surface and being unable to stay at the bottom of the tank without considerable effort. The fish may also swim with its head pointed downwards or even appear as if it is standing on its head with its nose planted in the gravel. In severe cases the fish may even swim inverted.
Intestinal Parasite
Amongst African enthusiasts, this is considered a leading candidate for the cause of bloat in African cichlids. Symptoms are very similar (if not the same) as those of us that keep South American cichlids commonly diagnose as "Hex". Treatment is generally the same as Hex, using metronidazole, and in extreme cases, using Clout.
From my personal experience I always try the least invasive method of treatment first before resorting to any harsher methods. That said I will always assume an intestinal blockage before a bacterial infection unless there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and a bacterial infection before egg-binding unless the female is a known layer who is suspected as withhold the expulsion of her eggs. Below are the most common treatments for the symptoms and ailments described above:
Epsom Salt Treatment
Quickest Cure:
Feed a shelled pea. Peas are natural laxatives for fish. You may want to slightly blanch or microwave the peas for a few seconds to soften them up and remove the shell.
Quick Cure:
Feed a pea with a crystal of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) in it to the fish. Epsom salts is a purgative. If that doesn't purge the fish, use one of the expanded methods below. Ammonia levels must be watched carefully.
Short Dip:
In a large container filled with water from your aquarium, add 1 tablespoon Epsom salts per gallon (this keeps water temperature constant for the initial part of the bath. Swim the fish in this solution for 1/4 to 1/2 hour or until stress shows or feces are released. Top the water up in the fish's usual container with dechlorinated water and return the fish to it. Change the water in about an hour to remove any feces and residual salts. Repeat daily until fish shows signs of recovery. Check for signs of bacterial infection or parasites for further treatment.
Medium Term Bath:
1 tablespoon Epsom salt per 5g, repeated every day for 3 days. Up the temperature to between 82 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit and monitor for two weeks. Increase aeration or surface agitation during this time of offset the lack of oxygen in the water due to the high temperatures. During this procedure do not feed. After the fish has recovered - feed a more varied diet including live foods as much as possible (crickets, earthworms, bloodworms, etc.) Check for signs of bacterial infection or parasites for further treatment.
Long Term Bath:
Add 1/8 teaspoon of Epsom salt for every 5 gallons of water. Up the temperature to between 82 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit and monitor for two weeks. Increase aeration or surface agitation during this time of offset the lack of oxygen in the water due to the high temperatures. Check for signs of bacterial infection or parasites for further treatment
Antibiotic Treatment
Some of the best medications for treating for bacterial infections contributing to swim-bladder disorders and internal infections resulting from decomposing eggs in egg-bound females are listed below:
Nitrofuran (also known as Furan.)
Remove activated carbon, increase aeration during treatment, WILL AFFECT BIOLOGICAL FILTER - use of a quarantine tank is suggested.
Kanamycin Sulfate (Kanamycin, Kanacyn.)
Not for use with ornamental fish, remove activated carbon, increase aeration during treatment, WILL AFFECT BIOLOGICAL FILTER - use of a quarantine tank is suggested.
Kmuda note: SeaChem KanaPlex does not impact the biological filter, or at least has not impacted biofiltration when I've used it in over filtered tanks.
Safe for biological filter - 5 day treatment, increase aeration during treatment.
African Bloat
If none of the above applies and you came across this article while searching for bloat related to African Cichlids, instead of recreating the information, I recommend you review the following link for the authority on the subject:


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Bought two of them on sale from Fry's for $69.95 so I could have some decent video cams for video chatting with my wife while I am out of town on a contract job.
No indications on the packaging that the HD function is Skype-only.
No indications in any of the official/unofficial ad copy- and the online content states that it works for Linux specifically.
Unboxed the cams- they're worth the $70 I basically paid for them as they're one of the best straight up USB webcams I've used. As the claimed HD functionality, they fall completely flat on their face and you should NOT be buying them at anything more than about $70.
1) You apparently need Skype for Windows to get access to the h.264 hardware codec on the device.
2) They don't seem to expose anything other than YUV out the UVC interface.
3) Even if you use Skype, if you use ANY OS other than Windows, you over-paid for the cam if you bought it at other than $70 as there are no indications that Skype will bother with making that functionality available to Linux or MacOS users anytime soon.
4) It appears that if you want to USE their h.264 hardware encoding, you'll need to acquire their SDK for things- which probably means money out of pocket and very definitely means an NDA.


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Betty A. Shirley, 86
Betty A. Shirley, 86, of Punxsutawney, passed away Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at McKinley Health Center in Brookville.
Mrs. Shirley was born Nov. 3, 1926, in Walston, a daughter of the late Gustave W. Burkholtz and Lula Mae (Salsgiver) Burkholtz.
She was married to Ronald E. Shirley, who survives, of Punxsutawney.
Mrs. Shirley was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church.
She worked many years at Loree Footwear before retiring.
She was a member of the Punxsutawney Senior Center and former president of the Grandmothers' Club.
In addition to her husband, Ronald, surviving relatives include two sons, Larry Shaffer and wife Carol of Van, Pa., and John Shaffer and wife Pat of Rossiter; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at McCabe Funeral Home in Punxsutawney.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at the funeral home with the Rev. Paul Thompson officiating.
Interment is private for family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Shirley's name to the McKinley Health Center.
Online condolences may be made at mccabefuneralhomes.com.


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Our church put up a Miracle Tree, on it are tags with age groups for children. My understanding is we can pick a tag and purchase a gift for that age group and give it.
We do not know anything about the individual getting the gift, only the age and sex. And they do not know who it is from.
I picked a tag for a 13-17 yr old boy.
What do I get for this child? Looking for ideas. (would a gift card to a book store be ok, or would that be the easy way out). Because of the age, I am not sure what to get. And I am assuming these kids are from families that can not afford much for extras.
I thought a gift card would give the individual an opportunity to go buy something they would like to have. I felt a bookstore offered good choices for entertainment or knowledge, whatever he chooses. And I thought I would throw in a package of socks(because everyone can use socks) , and some sort of treat.


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Chrone is a stand alone planet system in the Tharcan galaxy. The planet is the homeworld of the Chronians. Chronians are thought to be the decedents of the DSM colonists from Galaxia Nehellenium.
Chrone is a stand alone planet system in the Tharcan galaxy. The planet is the homeworld of the Chronians. Chronians are thought to be the decedents of the DSM colonists from Galaxia Nehellenium.
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Chrone is a stand alone planet system in the Tharcan galaxy. The planet is the homeworld of the Chronians. Chronians are thought to be the decedents of the DSM colonists from Galaxia Nehellenium. The planet is controlled by the M-Throne Empire.
Early history of the planet is not well known. Prior to the colonization the planet was probably orbiting a star which was exploded with a supernova since a trace radiation can be observed on the planet. The planet should have been very distant to its former star because the planet has a very unique type of life on it. The atmosphere is full of Lila-violet colored microorganisms that produce light. Although the planet is not orbiting a star today it is illuminated by its own atmosphere. The planets young core still produce heat to increase the surface temperature to an average level of 25oC. The planet is covered with %80 land and %20 water.
Order of Chrone
Order of Chrone is a state that controlled Chrone System for more than four hundred years. After joining the M-Throne Empire the order become a semi-autonomous government. In the emblem of the Order, the DSM logo can be seen in the middle surrounded by the silhouette of a particle creating core.
The order is ruled by a small council that contains a total of four members. This council is called the High Council of Chrone. The head of the state and the council is called High Lord of Chrone. Other members are minister of internal affairs, minister of foreign affairs and minister of technology. Members are selected with a democratic voting if a member dies, quits or High Lord thinks that he is incapable of maintaining the position. The officials of the Order and Chronian civilians outside Chrone wear dark purple / yellow colored uniforms in accordance with the emblem.
Science and Technology
The Chronians are very interested in science and technology. With advanced genetics and nanotechnology that expand their lifespan to hundreds of years. Practically they are able to stop aging.
They abandoned the normal breeding rituals hundred years ago and they produce clones as their ancestors. Sometimes married couples design their own children with mixing their genes to create new clones. Other than manipulated clone children the government also produce a small amount of standard clones for the military duties. Production of standard clones is limited after the joining of the M:Throne Empire. The clone production technology is different than the technology used by the Minerse civilization. The cloning units in Chrone the clones do not grow naturally instead they are constructed. The cloning units consist of a cloning core and a cloning tank. In the cloning core the new cells are produced according to the gen coding and transported to the clone tanks. In the tanks the bodies are constructed in the cloning tanks cell by cell. The cloning core use materials from the nutrient tanks.
One of the most important inventions of the Chronians is the particle creating core. The core can produce subatomic particles using dark energy instead of normal energy. The created particles are fused to atoms using particle fusion device.
Chronians mainly use energy weapons and no projectile weapons. Sonic weapons are also used. Before the joining to the M-Throne Empire they had interplanetary missiles but they abandoned these weapons in accordance of the Imperial Law.
The military of the Order consist of a small planatery force and a limited space force. The forces are relatively small but equiped with high tech weapons and vehicles.


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The New York Giants had to make some tough personnel decisions before beginning their Super Bowl-winning season in 2011, saying goodbye to receiver Steve Smith and offensive linemen Rich Seubert and Shaun OâHara. Now general manager Jerry Reese is off to a similar start to 2012, as right tackle Kareem McKenzie reportedly is the next one on his way out of town.
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Thoroughbred racing season begins Friday at Delta
The fastest athletes on dirt will return to Delta Downs on Friday, Oct. 19, as the 2012-13 thoroughbred horseracing season begins with a first-race post time of 5:45 p.m. After opening weekend, live race days are Wednesday-Saturday until the meet concludes March 23. The only exceptions to the schedule will come on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, when the track is closed.
Opening weekend will see two stakes races beginning with the seventh running of the $150,000 My Trusty Cat Stakes on Friday for 2-year-old fillies competing at 7 furlongs. This race is a stepping stone toward the Grade 3, $500,000 Delta Downs Princess, which takes place Nov. 17.
A full field of 10 are slated to run in the contest including two under the eye of trainer Steve Asmussen, Madame Cactus and Miss Goodthing, and Cayllano, who is out of the barn of Thomas Amoss.
Madame Cactus ships over from California where she has one win in two starts, and Richard Eramia will be in the saddle. Miss Goodthing is 2-4 and has a two-race win streak coming to Delta after winning the Louisiana Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes at Louisiana Downs. Mark Guidry will get the ride.
Kentucky bred Cayllano is 2-3 and has raced at Indiana Downs, Delaware Park and Saratoga. She finished fourth in the Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes and will have veteran jockey and last year's Delta Jackpot winning rider Gerard Melancon on board.
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|October 16, 2002, 05:40 PM
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IDPA questions
Will be trying my first IDPA match in a week and a half. Two questions.
Will my Glock 36 be competitive? (In spite of the user) With only 6 rounds am I at a disadvantage?
Also, I can't find on the IDPA site whether mag carriers are required or optional. I have 6 mags but no mag pouches. Do I need them or can I stick two mags out of my other pocket or between my belt and pants?
I have a P7M8 also. I'd rather shoot with my Glock but if I get enough people to tell me that my P7 would be better I'd probably try it.
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|October 16, 2002, 06:17 PM
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Will my Glock 36 be competitive? (In spite of the user)
It depends entirely on the user. Why does it matter, were you planning to win the first time out?
With only 6 rounds am I at a disadvantage?
Yes. You will be in SSP (10 rounds allowed) or CDP (8 round 1911s allowed.) So what? See above.
I am not being tough on you. Go, shoot your best with your familiar gun and have a good time. Lots of people put that ahead of hot competitiveness. I consider priorities in the following order:
1. Be safe. Don't hurt anybody, don't scare anybody, don't get disqualified for unsafe moves.
2. Execute the course of fire. Don't get penalized for procedural errors. PAY ATTENTION.
3. Hit the target. Hit it in the middle (or head, when required.)
4. Move along. Your time is your score. But don't run before you walk, LITERALLY. There are three greater priorities.
Also, I can't find on the IDPA site whether mag carriers are required or optional. I have 6 mags but no mag pouches. Do I need them or can I stick two mags out of my other pocket or between my belt and pants?
I don't know what your club will require, but I would let you reload out of a pocket. Some people do carry their ammo there and it is a valid technique, just not very fast. I would watch you closely to be sure you kept control of your muzzle direction while frisking yourself for ammo. I would not agree to magazines stuck in the belt, I do not think that is secure enough for carry.
I have a P7M8 also. I'd rather shoot with my Glock but if I get enough people to tell me that my P7 would be better I'd probably try it.
Shoot the Glock, then. Familiarity counts more than a theoretical technical advantage. But a GOOD squeezecocker man is very effective. And an unpracticed one is a bit dangerous.
|October 17, 2002, 04:31 AM
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IDPA is a 'shooter' game, not an equipment game.
Shoot whatever you have/want/must.
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|October 24, 2002, 03:40 AM
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1. With only 6 rounds, yes you will be at a disadvantage. You will be competing against others with 8 or 10.
2. Some clubs go strictly by the rules and while I can't find/remember the one rule that applys, let's just say magazine carriers are strongly encouraged at those clubs.
I agree with the other posts. "Run what you brung". What ever you feel comfortable with is what you should use.
At our club, Pitt County Wildlife Club in Eastern NC, we don't turn anyone away. SOMEONE there always has an extra mag holder, extra holster, heck, even extra guns have been loaned on occasion, for new shooters to use. We believe the more people we can get into the shooting sports, the better off we'll all be. We even had a guy shooting his SAA.....in IDPA!
He didn't win.....but he had a blast and was back next month with a 1911.
One more tip and I'll hush, You can't miss fast enough to win!
Take your time and make your hits first. Don't try to run with the big dogs......it won't work, trust me, this is the voice of experience.....BTDT! You have to remember, you're not competing with them. Your speed will improve as you practice.
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|October 24, 2002, 09:29 AM
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Hey 2speed!
Will you be at the IDPA match this Saturday? I live in Eastern NC too. It's the PCWC match I'm thinking about entering. Small world.
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|October 24, 2002, 12:26 PM
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Excellent post from Jim. There is some great advice there.
At your first match, you ain't going to win. Just go and have fun. If you do happen to win, at your first match, with a sub compact large caliber gun, with no mag pouches, against people who have years of experience, then you are channeling Rob Leatham. But for the rest of us we shoot for the practice, experience, and fun.
With 6 round mags, then you are going to get plenty of practice reloading. I mostly shoot CDP, but strangely the guys shooting SSR (revolvers) aren't that far behind the rest of us.
Plus you are allowed to top your gun off before the string. So you will go in with 6+1.
Just go have fun. Pay attention. Watch the good shooters in action.
|October 24, 2002, 03:10 PM
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I shot my first COF with a makarov and extra magazines stuffed in my pockets ;-).
Most clubs that I know will let you slide on almost anything if the match isn't a prize winning match of some sort.
As far as SSR, I shot SSR faster than 2 CDP'ers and 3 ESP'ers last time out ;-).
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|October 24, 2002, 09:30 PM
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Location: eastern NC
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This is my anniversary weekend so I won't be making this one.
I can ALMOST guarantee you'll have a blast!
Pay attention, take your time and make the hits.
We try to setup our stages so they are not intimidating to new shooters, and are a challenge to those who like to hose 'em.
Good luck!
If you have a problem with your "36", ask for Bill. He's a certified Glock armorer and if it's minor, can probably fix it right there.
He'll also probably be the CRO. He also likes P7's.
Tell him Steve sent ya...........it might help.
They will set up at 08:00, have the walk through/safety brief at 09:30 and start shooting at 10:00
|October 25, 2002, 09:23 AM
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Location: Texas
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Glock 36 in IDPA
If that is what you carry, by all means shoot it. Then, no matter where you place, you WIN because you are a better shooter with your carry piece. It seems that IDPA guys have a certain "respect" for folks that shoot what they really carry. A guy that shows up and shoots his carry gun will likely get the compliment "yeah, he don't game it."
Sometimes...days are just something you get through.
|October 27, 2002, 03:52 PM
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I don't think the number of rounds is the issue. It is the number of reloads per course of fire. If everyone only has to reload once (12 round course) then you would not be at a disadvantage.
|October 28, 2002, 07:04 AM
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I believe that IDPA rules strongly encourage making COF's revolver friendly, I think 18rds is the maximum (supposedly)?
So, I wouldn't think 6rd capacity would be much of a handicap.
My wife on the other hand, shooting a 7rd revo has to line up the empty when reloading ;-)... I think the local folks wouldn't care if she loaded 7 though.
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US Used Bogus HIV 'Education' Campaign As A Way To Recruit Anti-Government Activists In Cuba
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Of course, remember that a bogus Polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan has resulted in people there no longer trusting such vaccinations and a rapid return of polio. While it's not likely that this campaign will directly lead to people totally ignoring HIV prevention advice, just the fact that the US government seems to be trying to make use of important health campaigns as part of a strategy to undermine others will have significant consequences, making people who need such information a lot less willing to actually pay attention to it. This doesn't seem like a good thing.


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Ellen Pompeo, Chris Ivery Engaged!Steve Marsi at . Comments
Ivery, 38, proposed on Friday -- which was Pompeo's 37th birthday -- with a 3.5-carat emerald-cut diamond and platinum ring by Tacori.
That's quite the birthday gift, but their relationship is laid-back. Chris popped the question after breakfast at home, and following that, he and Ellen proceeded to celebrate with a fairly low-key day.
"We had a great day," Pompeo told People. "We walked on the beach, then we came home, took a shower and went out for sushi. Then we laid on the couch with the dogs and watched TV."
Pompeo has risen to fame as Meredith Grey on Grey's Anatomy. She has also starred in various movies, including Old School and Moonlight Mile. Ivery is a music producer she met in an L.A. grocery store, and though Pompeo wasn't interested in a date originally, she agreed to go out with Ivery when they bumped into each other again six months later.
That's when they discovered that they grew up 10 miles from each other outside of Boston and that Chris knew Ellen's father.
"I had to go 3,000 miles away to meet a guy who practically grew up next door," Pompeo told the Boston Herald last year. "But I guess everything comes full circle."
Although the couple has not yet set a date or location for the big day, the romantic European destination of Italy might be a good guess.
"My boyfriend and I travel to Italy quite often and I think that's always the most romantic for us," Pompeo told Us earlier this year. "We went to Bologna and he has family there and I think that's our favorite place."
Congratulations to the happy couple! It's great that Ellen is happy with her real-life McDreamy. Below is a picture a fan sent us of the two of them taken on the day of their engagement!
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Have you heard the news?
Instant replay is coming to the world of Tennis, making its Grand Slam debut at the 2006 U.S. Open. Here's an article about it at the U.S. Open website: Instant Replay Comes to the US Open
This is really a BIG change to come to the game.
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced Wednesday that it has launched a pilot program offering parties in simplified cases pro bono or reduced-fee telephone mediation.
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Parties interested in participating in the pilot can notify FINRA by visiting www.finra.org/arbitrationmediation/smallclaims. Also, FINRA says staff will notify eligible parties about the pilot program.
Mediators would serve on a pro bono basis on cases involving claims of $25,000 or less in damages. Reduced-fee mediation ($50 per hour) would be available on cases with damage claims between $25,000.01 and $50,000. FINRA says it will not charge any administrative fee for these cases.


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