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The Chaos star is a spoked device with eight equidistant arrows radiating from a central point. It was originally devised by the fantasy author Michael Moorcock as a symbol of chaos (infinite possibility) and has been adopted as a symbol of Chaos Magick. The octagram is used to invoke magick and is commonly used as a protecting ideogram. It is said that this symbol has the ability to evoke great power, guided by the egregore of the accepted meaning combined with your specific, personal intention for and understanding of it.
From ancient times the wearing of rings signified a form of magical 'binding' to the priesthood, the tribe, to another person or to a higher spiritual authority. The circle of the ring is a traditional symbol of infinity or eternity, the transposition of the magical into the real, tangible world. The materials of which the ring is constructed, plus the wearer's visualization of the ring's higher purpose, determine the nature of a ring's power. All rings were once considered magical or sacred.
When you understand the reason behind wearing rings, you can master their inner power. Then you can use that power to enhance your life experience.
Thumb Rings:
The thumbs in palmistry are about self-control. On the active hand (the right hand if a person's right-handed) a folded-in thumb shows hesitation in applying oneself to worldly ambitions. On the passive hand, on a more personal level, a bent-inward thumb shows inner conflicts.
If you're engaged in personal transformation, wear a narrow, silver ring (for higher guidance and strength) with a milled surface (for industry and effort) on the passive hand's thumb. This will strengthen your resolve and induce greater powers of self-mastery. Any new challenge, be it losing weight or sticking to your morning yoga class will be easier.
Index Finger:
The index finger is known to palmists as the 'mirror' finger. Its ruler is Jupiter and it's about self-reflection. A big ring on the active index finger shows self-esteem issues and a frustrated need for power and recognition. This is particularly true if there's a large gemstone. In portraits of powerful, ruling figures, like Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Napoleon, large rings are visible on both index fingers.
Tin is the metal of Jupiter, so if you lack self-confidence, wear a ring of base metal on the index finger of your active hand to reinforce and enhance the sense of self. Ensure the ring has no gems and has flat, faceted sides (for modesty, humility and all-around recognition). You'll feel better immediately. Visualize the kind of personal qualities you want frequently while turning the ring slowly with the finger and thumb of your other hand.
Middle Finger:
The middle finger is known as the 'wall' finger. It's ruled by Saturn and represents psychological boundaries, lifestyle and value systems. The larger the ring and gemstone is worn on this finger, the more seriously one takes life and the more one wants to fit in and feel secure. Multiple rings on the middle finger on the passive hand are associated with worries about the stability of the family and an obsession with material things.
The metal traditionally associated with Saturn is lead. If you have any concerns in this area of your life, wear a ring made of pewter (which contains lead) on the passive hand's middle finger. Ideally, get one with a clear, square crystal to bring stability, security, and clarity into your life. Get into the habit of folding the ring-bearing middle finger into the palm and holding it there with your thumb while breathing deeply. This will do wonders to bring balance if things are unstable.
Third Finger:
The roots of placing a ring on the third finger in the love-binding ceremony go back to pagan times. Its ruling planet is Apollo, the sun god. In modern palmistry, it's known as the peacock finger, as it's about the instinct to display and attract a mate. The Ancient Egyptians and later, the Greeks, believed the vena amoris (the vein of love) made a connection between this finger and the heart.
Wearing a ring here is a self-imposed restriction on the subconscious desire to display and pursue the opposite sex. The ring places restrictions on the heart's yearnings. The traditional metal associated with Apollo is gold.
If you're in a love bond, wear a slim gold band here to boost Apollo's blessing. Get one with a single small sapphire, indicating purity and eternity. If you're single, the ring to wear is of gold with small different colored gems in a line which indicates the expectation of constant surprise and passion within relationships. In both cases, the rings give a boost to creativity, self-expression and social acceptance. You'll feel bolder and brighter.
Fourth Finger:
The little digit is ruled by Mercury, the god of communication, wit, commerce and sexuality. It's called the 'antenna' in modern palmistry as it's concerned with communication at all levels: verbal, signal and sexual. A person bearing more than one ring on the little finger may be inclined to bend the truth, be they in the field of business, education, finance or the media. When the ring on this digit is large, it indicates a desire to communicate more effectively. It's enormously common for sexually available or sexually curious people to wear a large ring on the little finger. On both sexes, large or multiple rings on the passive little finger signal an absent or difficult relationship with one of the parent figures. This means they may not feel free to openly express feelings in a personal relationship. The multi-ringed antenna digit is endemic in the sex industry. To enhance your verbal skills and renounce any issues in intimacy, wear a small, fine platinum or white gold ring (for absolute purity and clarity) on the passive hand's little finger. You'll notice an immediate sense of freedom and openness in your thoughts, speech, and communication.
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The series is Four 5K races held at 7am on June 1, June 22, July 20 and August 17 at Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, FL
The entry fee for the 4 race series is $30 if registered by May 25th. Entry fee for the series on the day of the first race is $40 and individual races are $10 each. Only those who register for the entire series by June 1st will receive a technical race shirt after the final race. Awards will not be given out after each race. Only those who register for the entire series by the first race day are eligible for the awards that will be presented following the August race. Series award winners will be determined by the sum of the four race times. Awards will be given to male and female overall winners, overall Masters (40 and over) winners, and overall Grandmasters (50 and over) winners plus 3 deep in the following age groups: 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80 and over. Race day registration starts at 5:45am and ends at 6:45am. You can also register online at www.active.com. All races will be chip timed. Overall winners and age group winners will be determined by gun time per RRCA and USATF guidelines. Race number pick up will be available the Friday night before each race at FITniche in the Lakeside Village from 5:00-8:00pm.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are warning leaders of the state's health exchange that they must figure out budget needs soon as insurance enrollment trends point to a 2015 deficit.
The Legislature's MNsure oversight committee is meeting Wednesday. Leaders of the exchange told lawmakers that they have made significant progress in fixing problems with their website and call center, but said slower-than-expected enrollment in commercial insurance through MNsure continue to point to budget problems in 2015 and 2016.
MNsure officials say they hope enrollment spikes in March and helps resolve budget issues. But lawmakers say MNsure officials need to start disclosing how possible budget shortfalls would be covered.
MNsure must give lawmakers a proposed 2015 budget by March 15. MNsure acting CEO Scott Leitz says more funds from the federal government are possible.
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Arrow: Who Survived the Season Finale?
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Show us your pumpkins!
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Or scary....
Or even kind of fancy!
(that one's up to you, because this is Kludge-o-ween, and honestly, you don't have to go through all that effort to impress us)
Or if you're really pressed for time and ready to cheese it up with the rest of us, you can decorate this pumpkin for us online! Or even grab some construction paper and markers.
Next, show us your pumpkin! Or pumpkin like thing! You can upload your pics at any photo sharing site such as imgur.com or tinypic.com and then post link or picture here.
The fun starts now, friends, and goes all the way until the last minute - 11:59pm CENTRAL TIME, October 30 (so you have pumpkins in time for Halloween).
Have fun! (Don't think too hard about this.)
Does this count?
I can make out the shape of a pumpkin, so works for me.
A little more direct.
What it was:
What it is now:
It rotted so I decided to hurl it over the balcony. Shouldn't have carved it so early. Oh well. Happy Halloween!
Here's a couple of ones I've done in years past. I haven't decided what I'll do this time, but I bought a white pumpkin for it.
And ...
Did someone say pumpkin?
... Mikey wins the thread!!!
I guess I'll make/post mine in a little bit.
I had to carve mine today due to time constraints between now and Halloween. I'm going to try soaking them in a water/bleach mixture to see if I can keep them looking OK for a little longer.
DJMIKEY1 wrote:Did someone say pumpkin?
Your first post might get you a quality post! Very cool pumpkin.
Well, mine isn't all 3D and well defined as DJMIKEY1's, but....
A few friends came over and all 4 of us carved ours together this year - all 4 from 2012:
There haven't been as many Jack-O-Lanterns posted as I'd thought there might, so here are a couple of mine from last year.
Captain Jack Sparrow (pic doesn't really do the final product justice)
And in honor of my local 2011 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals and their unofficial mascot the "Rally Squirrel"
I didn't want this post to get lost:
gossamerica wrote:Hmmm, will anybody actually notice this...?
As promised last year, I have two new shirt.woot designs, now permanently etched into foam pumpkins ... plus an unplanned, extra, "wet" design.
Haunted Scarecrow by patrickspen
The first time I saw this shirt, I thought it would make an awesome pumpkin. I screwed up on the face (have to figure out how to patch a foam pumpkin), but otherwise, I think it turned out pretty well.
Nuclear Winter by Ste7en
Awhile ago, I had the idea of doing a mushroom cloud. Then I saw this shirt, and decided that it could easily fit the Halloween theme (instead of the snow theme). The only problem is that the design is too wide for a really good photo ;-)
Fresh Cake by walmazan
My wife told me I was in charge of the baby's pumpkin this year (since I didn't get myself a real pumpkin). Hmmm, what to do?
We call her "Baby Cakes", and she really loves getting her diaper changed (saying "naked baby" in a silly voice always gets a big smile). So this shirt came to mind. To be honest, I never really cared much for the design (naked cupcake? I don't get it), but it made a great pumpkin.
As always, I invited you to take a look at my photo album to see all of our pumpkin designs through the years. I haven't uploaded all of this year's new pictures yet (it's late, and I at least wanted to get these ones up to share, in case anybody would notice), but I'll try to get them up soon.
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Drat! I totally missed this until today!
Okay, I tried my best to copy the creepiest woot thing I know
Thank you everyone! It's really nice to see you bring out your gourds!
Hi everyone! Hey Djmikey1 and gossamerica, if you're still paying attention to our thread here, please check your PM box. Again, thank you everyone for participating. Hopefully we can remember this thread next year so we can see how the pumpkins evolve over time.
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Preparing for Winter Weather
The winter weather is getting colder, and it won't be long until the ground is covered in snow. Before you get out the snow thrower and shovels, now is the time to put away your gardening equipment and prepare your lawn and garden for winter weather. When the weather warms up next spring, you'll be ready to go.
Follow these lawn and garden tips to help create a better start to your gardening season next year:
- Think about your current garden plan. Did some plants grow poorly? Did others catch diseases? Now is a good time to decide what to plant next year. Remember to take pictures and write down which plants did well.
- Remove weeds and annuals from your garden, and trim dead leaves and wood from trees and shrubs. Skip the pruning, however. Pruning encourages growth and plants should be preparing to hibernate.
- Consider planting a cover crop, like clover, for the winter. You can till it under when spring arrives. It will prevent soil erosion and help enrich the soil for spring. You can also put a layer of mulch over your garden to protect the soil.
- Make sure to screen vulnerable evergreens and trees with burlap to protect them from harsh winter winds.
- Don't forget about your lawn. Rake up fallen leaves and cut the grass one last time. If you have a compost bin, add the leaves and clippings to your pile.
- If you'll be bringing potted plants inside for winter, keep them in your garage for a few days so they adjust to the temperature change.
- Clean and sharpen your gardening tools, and repair any broken parts so you'll be ready to go in the spring. Remember to empty and clean gardening containers, and put hoses away. Store them in a dry, covered location.
Preparing for winter may be different depending where you live. Cold-climate gardeners will have additional work to prepare and protect plants, while their warmer-climate counterparts may be able to continue gardening year-round.


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Connecticut Powers Past Chattanooga
March 19, 2009
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - This dominating Connecticut win just might have made an ailing Jim Calhoun feel better.
A.J. Price scored 20 from the outside and Hasheem Thabeet added 20 inside to lift top-seeded Connecticut to its first postseason win in three years, 103-47 over Chattanooga on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Calhoun had not been feeling well the past few days and was not at the Wachovia Center for the opening tip-off. UConn did not say what was wrong with Calhoun or if he'll be on the bench for Saturday's second-round game against Texas A&M in the West Regional.
Associate head coach George Blaney coached the Huskies (28-4) in Calhoun's absence. Stanley Robinson topped the Huskies with 24 points.
The Southern Conference champion Mocs (18-17) were pumped for their shot at becoming the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 in the tournament. They had a nice start, but were simply overmatched by one of the best teams in basketball.


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You can laugh now, but because Disney now owns Star Wars, you can also be confident that you'll see these hats appear in Episode VII. Etsy seller Jessica Danker makes Mickey Mouse ears hats for all occasions.
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Winner of Your Best Recipe with Horseradish
Congratulations to Oui, Chef, whose Herbed Beef Skewers with Horseradish Cream won this week's contest for Your Best Recipe with Horseradish, earning him a handsome Wüsthof Classic 2-piece Hollow-Ground Asian Knife Set, with Sharpener from Williams-Sonoma, plus big prizes from Viking, OXO and Tiny Prints, and a spot in the next food52 cookbook!
Q&A with Oui, Chef
- Describe an early food experience that has influenced the way you think about food and/or cooking.
- Sunday dinners at my Italian Grandmother's house were a seemingly endless feast of great food, love and laughter, all orchestrated and executed by my tireless Nana. I have very fond memories of watching her at work, and occasionally being recruited to her side to help. These days I find I'm happiest when the house is full of family and friends, all milling about and having fun, while I'm up to my ears in it, just like she used to be.
- What's your least favorite food?
- I think I have to go with Andouillette sausage. Andouillette, not to be confused with Andouille (which was the mistake I made in ordering one in the first place), is a French sausage stuffed with tripe, or pig chitterlings (intestine and colon). A Brit I know likes to call it "arse sausage", and that moniker pretty well captures the horrific smell and taste of the stuff.
- What is the best thing you've made so far this year?
- TasteFood's Broccoli Rabe, Potato and Rosemary Pizza... it IS perfection.
- Describe your most spectacular kitchen disaster.
- Years ago, when I first started to cook "seriously" I made a shrimp and pasta dish for a visiting friend who I knew to be a gourmand. I had pulled the recipe from a popular cooking magazine, and there was a typo in it which called for 1 cup of flour (as opposed to 1 teaspoon, or tablespoon which I suspect is what was really required) to thicken the sauce. It seemed odd to me at the time, but I didn't yet have the kitchen confidence to trust my instinct and question the recipe, so I added the full cup of flour to the dish. Ugh....I can still see the look on my friends' face as he graciously choked down that truly inedible meal.
- What is your idea of comfort food?
- Almost anything that is cooked low and slow qualifies for me, whether it be a confit or cassoulet, braised short ribs or osso bucco, or a delicious tagine.
- Apron or no apron?
- I generally only wear an apron when I'm teaching a cooking class.
- What's your favorite food-related scene in a movie?
- The final scene of Big Night
- If you could make a show-stopping dinner for one person, living or dead, who would it be?
- I find it impossible to choose between Amanda and Merrill, it would have to be both of them.
- You prefer to cook: a. alone, b. with others, c. it depends on your mood
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- When it comes to tidying up, you usually: a. clean as you cook, b. do all the dishes once you've finished cooking, c. leave the kitchen a shambles for your spouse/roommate/kids to clean.
- Every time you ask me this question my wife just about has a stroke. I'm a clean as I go kind of guy...yeah, that's my answer and I'm sticking to it! ;-)
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It appears a plea agreement has been reached in the case of a Leavenworth man whose 2009 conviction for criminal sodomy recently was overturned.
It appears a plea agreement has been reached in the case of a Leavenworth man whose 2009 conviction for criminal sodomy recently was overturned.
Lester E. Lawson appeared Friday in Leavenworth County District Court. This was his first court appearance since an April 5 Kansas Supreme Court decision that overturned his conviction and remanded the case back to District Court for a new trial.
Lawson's attorney, James Colgan, said a resolution has been reached in the case. The terms of the plea agreement were not discussed in court Friday. An arraignment was scheduled for May 22, at which time Lawson is expected to enter a plea.
Lawson, 44, was convicted in May 2009 of two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy of a child less than 14 years of age. He was accused of molesting a boy between August 2006 and September 2007 in Leavenworth. The boy was 11 and 12 years of age at the time.
He received a life sentence as a result of what is known as Jessica's Law.
The Kansas Supreme Court overturned the conviction in a unanimous decision. The court's decision focused on statements Lawson made to a police officer without his attorney being present.
According to a factual overview in the court's decision, Lawson made his first District Court appearance in the case March 10, 2008.
The district court's judges notes indicate a defense attorney was present on Lawson's behalf. And an application from Lawson for a court-appointed attorney was filed that same day.
The next day, a member of the Leavenworth Police Department escorted Lawson from the County Jail to the Leavenworth police station, which is located in the same building.
Lawson was advised of his Miranda rights and signed a waiver.
The officer conducted a polygraph examination and interview. While speaking with the officer, Lawson reportedly admitted having sexual contact with the boy, according to the factual summary in the court's decision.
Lawson later said he thought the officer, who was dressed in a coat and tie, was his court-appointed attorney. The officer said he didn't know Lawson had an attorney.
Before the start of Lawson's trial, a hearing was held to determine the admissibility of evidence regarding the statements he made to the officer while his attorney was not present.
The judge ruled the statements were admissible, but the prosecution was prevented from informing the jury they were obtained in connection with a polygraph examination.
"We find that the district court erred in refusing to suppress the uncounseled statement Lawson made during the police-initiated interrogation after Lawson had invoked his right to the assistance of counsel," Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lee A. Johnson stated in the decision he wrote for the court.
Speaking in court Friday, District Judge Gunnar Sundby called the Kansas Supreme Court decision a significant ruling.
Colgan asked if a pre-sentencing investigation could be completed ahead of his client entering a plea.
"I think we can do the plea and sentencing the same day," Colgan said.
It appears there will be an amended complaint in the case, which means the charges likely will change.
Sundby said he can't ask that an earlier pre-sentencing investigation be updated until it's known what the charges are. He scheduled for the arraignment for May 22.


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Ice-maker in the fridge is not making ice. After a little investigating, I am pretty sure the solenoid is not opening to let water in.
Could someone explain the logic/control sytem of a residential ice-maker? I assume the solenoid is energized for 10 seconds or so, and then it dumps after 2-hours or so?


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Dave Brubeck tribute planned by Westport Arts Center
The music of Dave Brubeck, jazz composer and musician and former Wilton resident, will be performed at a tribute concert Sunday, April 6, at the Pequot Library in Fairfield.
Performers in the 3 p. m. concert include bassist Brian Torff, Tim Moran on alto sax, Donn Trenner on piano, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. Torff is artistic director for jazz at the Westport Arts Center, which is presenting the Brubeck tribute.
Brubeck was designated a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress in the fall of 2003. His record "Time Out" was the first jazz album to sell over a million copies. He performed at the White House for eight presidents and was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton as well as international awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the London Symphony Orchestra. When he received a Kennedy Center Award in 2009, President Obama said of Brubeck, "You can't understand America without understanding jazz, and you can't understand jazz without understanding Dave Brubeck."
Brubeck lived in Wilton for over 50 years until his death in December 2012 at the age of 92, and he continued to perform until the last years of his life. "Dave Brubeck is loved and admired throughout the world. His music brims with the humanity that jazz conveys in every beat. I am honored to have met him and to play this concert in his memory," Torff said.
Tickets to the concert are $25 for adults, and $10 for students and are available in advance at 203 222-7070 and www.westportartscenter.org, or at the door 30 minutes prior to the start of the performance. A limited number of $15 tickets will be available for sale at the Westport Center for Senior Activities, 21 Imperial Ave.


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Imam Zayn-ul Abidin (as) said: "Our Qaim [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will resemble the messengers of Allah in various ways. He will individually resemble Nuh (as), Ibrahim (as), Musa (as), 'Isa (as), Ayyup (as) and Muhammad (saas) and the other prophets. HE WILL RESEMBLE Nuh (as) in being long-lived, IBRAHIM (AS) IN HIS BIRTH BEING CONCEALED (AT HOME) and away from the public eye, Musa (as) in his state of fear (in the intensity of the threats he faces; facing the threats of being killed, plots, arrest, detention and exile), and in his living apart (in constant concealment), 'Isa (as) in people constantly disputing over him (in some people saying, 'Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come' and other saying, he will not.'), Ayyup (as) in maturing after being rescued from a great trouble (Hazrat Mahdi (as) will suffer many difficulties, sicknesses and troubles, but, like the Prophet Ayyup (as), he will be freed from them by Allah's mercy) and Muhammad (saas) in his appearing with a sword (Hazrat Mahdi (as) will carry the sacred relics of our Prophet (saas), his holy standard, sword and robe)."
(Kamal'ud-Din p. 322, chapter 31. hadith 3)
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60. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?stephgator Apr 15, 2012 1:03 PM (in response to tyro1)
Just received this one too...
We are ok with accomodation and the cost.
We would like to confirm the reservation on the following information.
-Mrs. Nyuta ***********8
109/22 kamorova; 87209 Kiev, Ukraine
Also, due to the unsecured use of credit card online or on the phone, I have arranged for payment in form of check
So... this is the second time I've gotten something like this from UKRAINE.. SO DELETE THE INQUIRY!!
61. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?ernie Apr 18, 2012 8:16 PM (in response to tyro1)
Just to add to the list, I got one and when he gave me the bit about needing to send a check for a larger amount I got suspicious and checked with VRBO about known scams. They tipped me off to the procedure.When the check arrived it was a cashiers' check drawn on Capitol One Bank. I took it over to the nearest Capitol One branch and they confirmed it was a forgery. Good one too, complete with watermarks, etc.
I think when he tries to follow up with me I'll tell him he's fallen for a scam - I'm a phony front orgaization headquartered in the Ukraine, bilking people into sending deposits on non-exsitent properties.
62. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?mauioceanview Apr 18, 2012 8:43 PM (in response to ernie)
thanks for the giggle!
63. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?j.j..burns Apr 24, 2012 8:55 AM (in response to tyro1)
I've worked in banking many years ago, and there are some things scammers have done in the past that might be in play here.
Routing numbers: U.S. routing numbers (the first numbers on that little row of numbers at the bottom of every check) begin with numbers that are specific to region. Anyone remember "Catch Me if You Can?" the story of Frank Abignale? He printed checks with the routing numbers incorrect in such a way as to increase float time, the time between depositng the check and actual withdrawal of the funds from the maker's account. What with everything being so digital these days I'm not sure exactly how much that issue comes into play anymore. I know If I write a check often I'm just handed the check back, because they use it as a debit card transaction.
One would think that Home Away and VRBO would send out some kind of warning letter - we all get those advertising letters from them.
64. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?ernie Apr 24, 2012 9:01 AM (in response to j.j..burns)
One of the things that Capitol One caught was that they had some way of
knowing a number associated with the emplyee who supposedly signed the
cashier's check, and that employee did not exist.
65. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?84pioneer Jun 1, 2012 4:30 PM (in response to tyro1)
Just had this happen, but we caught it. The check was a legit bank, etc. The bank returned it as 'stolen'. The scammer is using the name of another vacationrentals.com owner. They wanted me to send them $2,000! Ha!
66. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?kareninca Jun 5, 2012 10:05 AM (in response to tyro1)
Same thing just happened to me! I received an inquiry with the exact verbiage as other posts...that they needed the money sent to their "travel agent". The inquiry was from Lia KXXXXXXXXXX, Leninakan, Kiev, Ukraine. The check is from PNC Bank, Delaware and was for $4,950.00. This scam is the classic "overpayment scam". I went to the bank and explained the situation, and they felt the check was 95% fraudulent, so that's when I started looking online and found this post. My bank said that if I had deposited the check and it came back a fraudulent, they would have closed all my accounts! They said that is the new policy at Wells Fargo and most other banks. What a problem that would have been! Don't fall for this scam...it could do way more damage than a returned check fee and a loss of a booking...
67. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?carol Jun 3, 2012 2:50 PM (in response to kareninca)
Wow, I use Wells Fargo and appreciate that heads up. What kind of customer service is that for people who have banked with them for years??!!
I've heard other people on this forum have a second account that they use for deposits -- mostly bank transfers, but I suppose you could use it for checks also. The money is transfered in or deposited first there and then they move it out quickly to their real house account. This keeps your real account number private from your guests, and if the second account were at a different bank, would prevent a complete shutdown of all your accounts like this.
68. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?kareninca Jun 3, 2012 3:57 PM (in response to carol)
I asked Wells Fargo about having a designated account. They said that ALL my accounts would be shut down for a fraudulent check, not just the account I made a deposit in! They said it was my responsibility to know who I was dealing with, not theirs. I was floored.
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69. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?jamieflorida Jun 4, 2012 9:45 AM (in response to kareninca)
I checked with my credit union and they said they would freeze my accounts and have me come in. If I brought proof that it was a scam (the emails, etc.) they would unfreeze my accounts and probably suggest I change my account numbers.
I love small credit unions!
70. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?rubysretreattahoe Jun 5, 2012 12:33 PM (in response to tyro1)
These guys are still at it. Luckily I listened to my gut and didn't send the money, although I wish I would've looked here before actually cashing the check. I like the folks who have the policy of not accepting checks over the amount owed. I will use that one from now on.
Glad to know I'm not alone...but jeez!
71. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?kareninca Jun 5, 2012 2:13 PM (in response to rubysretreattahoe)
My bank, Wells Fargo, actually said it was MY responsibility to know who I am dealing with and only accept checks from known and verified customers. Yeah, right, like that is possible in this business!
When possible, I take the checks to the bank they were written from, if there is a local branch near me. I have them verify funds and and cash the check. That way, it is not against my account and if it's not good or cancelled, I know right then and it doesn't have any reflection in my account.
Live and learn!
72. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?kareninca Jun 5, 2012 4:42 PM (in response to tyro1)
Also, just for fun, I am letting these scammers think I am still going along with sending a personal check for their overpayment "mistake". Here's the info they sent me for mailing payment to their "travel agent"...TOYIN SXXXXX GALUGINA, GORODOK LUGANSK 91002 UKRAINE ...SEND AMOUNT $1972, WESTERN UNION FEE $128, TOTAL $2100. I tried to find a way to let Ukraine authorities know about this, but I didn't find anything online. If anyone out there knows a way to contact Ukrainian police autorities who may be interested in this information, please let me know! I wish there was a way to place a lit paper bag filled with dog excrement on their doorstep...
I would also encourage anyone who has this happen to play along as far as possible. Maybe when they waste tons of time and get no results, it will help stop it. I like the idea of them thinking they have money coming that never arrives!
73. Re: Scam from the Ukraine?ernie Jun 5, 2012 3:12 PM (in response to kareninca)
You might try contacting Interpol.
74. Re: Scam from the firstname.lastname@example.com Jun 5, 2012 3:21 PM (in response to tyro1)
I got one of these Ukraine requests today. I dont have time to entertain these scammers. I sent a return email with a full rental application which requires, basic demograpic information, social security number, picture of drivers licence or any type government issued Identification and full employer and landlord references. If they are real they will email back with full application filled out and send a $40 check for background criminal and credit,
This has worked for me for years! Nigerian scammers included.
I also verify the address in Kiev is a actual address on google maps and i research the IP address for location of sender. You can google how to do this. The one today was sent from Los Angeles. Hope this helps!


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Time to clear out our workshop, so we are selling a lot of bicycle components that are surplus to requirements. All proceeds will go to charity.
These items are used. Most of these were used for our technical articles, so they have about 50-150 miles on them. There is some "shop-wear", but functionally, these items are as good as new. (A few items are new or have more use, this is clearly marked.) Unless noted, only one/one pair of each item is available.
The prices do not include shipping. Payment is by PayPal only. First come, first serve – e-mail (heine94 at earthlink dot net) with your list of items you want to buy, we'll confirm what we still have, you pay, we ship. It's that simple. The prices are low, so things will go fast. No photos, sorry.
Note: Apart from Grand Bois products, none of these carry any warranty from Bicycle Quarterly or Compass Bicycles.
A few brand-new or collector-interest items are on e-bay:
- Grand Bois M-13 racks, flashlight model (discontinued)
- Mavic MA-2 rims, 36 hole
- Mavic Aksium Race wheels
- TA Tevano triple cranks, Cinelli stems, Colnago toeclips
650B Tires
- Mitsuboshi Trimline 650B x 38 mm, new: $100/pair (2 pair available)
- Grand Bois Lierre 650B x 38 mm gumwall prototype (heavier, much more cut-resistant), new: $100/pair
- Grand Bois Hetre 650B x 42 mm (red): $70/pair SOLD
- Grand Bois Ourson 650B x 36 mm (dirty): $40/pair SOLD
- Grand Bois Cypres 650B x 32 mm (gumwall, wire bead, heavy), new: $25 (single tire)
- Panaracer Col de la Vie 650B x 35 mm: $25/pair
- Hutchinson Globetrotter 650B x 40 mm (utility tire, gumwall), new: $25/pair
- Michelin World Traveler 650B x 35 mm (gumwall), new: $25/pair (2 pairs available)
- Vredestein 650B x 44 mm (gumwall), new: $25/pair SOLD
- Schwalbe Marathon 650B x 42 mm: $40/pair SOLD
- Duro prototype tires, 650B x 42 mm ("supple" all-black prototypes made for Kogswell): $25/pair SOLD
- Kenda 650B x 44 mm tires (all black): $10/pair SOLD
700C Tires
- Challenge Triathlon tires (the fastest tires available today, still from the hand-glued production, new in the box): $100/pair SOLD
- Pariba "Hand-Made" 700C x 25 mm (all-black, very nice rolling): $60/pair SOLD
- Rivendell Rolly-Polly: $15 (1 tire) SOLD
- Rivendell Ruffy-Tuffy, new in package: $ 25 (1 tire) SOLD
- Vittoria Rubino 700C x 25 mm: $30/pair SOLD
- Vittoria Rubino 700C x 23 mm: $25/pair (1 pair left)
- Panaracer Pasela 700C x 32 mm (non-Tourguard): $20/pair SOLD
- Panaracer Pasela Tourguard 700C x 32 mm: $ 20/pair SOLD
- Schwalbe Marathon 700C x 42 mm: $40/pair SOLD
- Schwalbe Marathon 700C x 32 mm, new: $45/pair SOLD
- Michelin Axial Select tires (nice gumwall, relatively light, used on 1990s Alex Singers) 700C x 25 mm, 4 wire bead, one Kevlar bead, new, but somewhat dry: $40 for all 5.
- Grand Bois 700C x 32 hole, new, light scratches on outside diameter: $60 (buy this and one brand-new rim for $150)
- Fir EL45 700C x 36 hole, similar to Mavic MA-40, some use: $5 SOLD
- Sun CR-18 700C x 48 hole, light use: $5 SOLD
- Mavic T-261 700C x 48 hole rim, new: $10 SOLD
- Mavic Module E (polished silver), 27″ x 36 hole, new: $30
- Velocity Aerohead 24″ (540 mm) x 36 hole, new: $30/pair
- FSA Gossamer compact, 175 mm, 50-34, black, integrated BB: $70 with BB (2 available); $30 w/o BB
- Ritchey Logic Triple (the classic!), 172.5 mm, 44/40/24 TA/Syncros rings, Sugino Autex self-extracting bolts, OK condition, anodizing worn off (polish or use as is): $30 SOLD
- Campagnolo 1990s crank, 172.5 mm, professionally modified to triple, good condition: 50/40/28: $30 SOLD
- Shimano first-generation Ultegra (1988?) cranks, silver, 170 mm, 53/42, very good condition: $30
- Campagnolo C-Record 1990s cranks, 175 mm, bad condition, lots of rubbing wear, no rings, but with self-extracting bolts: $10
- Velo-Orange "TA copy" cranks, 46-30, 170 mm, 4000 miles, dirty: $30 SOLD
- Velo-Orange BB 118 mm, new: $15 SOLD
- TA "Pro 5 vis" (Cyclotourist) tandem crankarm, right-side arm, no rings, 165 mm: $20
- Shimano 105 derailleurs, STI levers (ca. 2008), mounted on Ritchey Comp handlebars: $70/set (3 sets) SOLD
- Cane Creek SCR 3L brakes, "long" reach: $50/set (2 sets)
- Dia-Compe 287 brake levers (aero, for cantilever brakes), much use, but still very good: $15/set
- Lumotec round Halogen light, with switch for generator hub, includes spare bulb, new: $15 (2 available)
- First order gets a Zefal "Universal" light mount to mount the light to an aluminum front rack. SOLD
- Ritchey Comp road seatpost, superlight, 27.2 mm: $20 (2 available)
- Ritchey Comp road stem, Ahead, 100 mm: $20 (2 available)
- Selle San Marco Ischia saddles, very comfortable: $20 (3 available)
- Cinelli Giro d'Italia handlebars, 64-40 (40 cm wide), new logo, OK condition, some scratches: $10 SOLD
U.S. shipping:
- tires are $12 for two tires (four tires if folding), $ 20 for orders of more than 4 tires.
- rims: $20 regardless of quantity.
- Components: $10-20 depending on quantity
- Ask about international shipping.
Prices are good until sale ends. We'll update the site periodically to show what remains available. All proceeds will go to charity.


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TROOPERS STATE TOURNAMENT BASEBALL - The Sheridan Troopers dropped their quarter final match up at the state "AA" American Legion baseball tournament Thursday night against Cheyenne Post 6 the final was 16-8.
The Troopers face an elimination game today against the Cheyenne Hawks at 12:30 and with the double elimination format if they win that game they turn right around and play at 4:00.
ROCKIES BASEBALL - The Colorado Rockies lost at Atlanta Thursday night 11-2. They continue their road swing with a weekend series at Pittsburgh and former Manager Clint Hurdle.
Longtime Sheridan basketball and baseball official Brett Reed was recently inducted into the class of 2013 of the Wyoming sports officials hall of fame.
The ceremony was held in Casper during the Wyoming coaches association annual conference and all-star weekend.
Pictured with Brett are wife Debbie and daughter Dianne Thompson
The Sheridan Troopers offense proved to be too much for the Jackson Giants as the Troopers came away with a 17 to 2 win at the State AA Baseball Tournament in Cheyenne on Wednesday afternoon. After the game, head coach Ben Phillips talked with us.
Skyler Holwell was the winning pitcher and the only pitcher used by the Troopers for the entire contest. Now the Troopers will play Cheyenne Post 6 tonight at 7pm.
Phillips talks about Cheyenne Post 6.
7/25/2013 SCA Results
1D Barrels
1st – Anna Zowada 17.985
2nd – Gabby Koltiska 18.179
3rd – Whitney Simmons 18.208
2D Barrels
1st – Kylee Cahoy 19.009
2nd – Tiare Ilgen 19.172
3D Barrels
1st – Carla Olson – 20.060
2nd – Jessie Duncan 20.515
Senior Barrels
1st – Ellie Bard 18.036
2nd – Shyanna Cahoy 18.273
3rd – Anna Zowada 18.632
Junior Barrels
1st – Laney Konetzki 20.08
2nd – Will Albrecht 21.74
Pee Wee Barrels
1st – Grace Peterson 22.29
2nd – Nick Albrect 23.46
3rd – Faith Stimson 26.82
4th – Louisa Sorenson 28.83
1D Poles
1st – Tara Stimpson 21.365
Sheridan Troopers 17 | Jackson Giants 2
Congratulations to the Troopers!! They will play the Rock Springs/Cheyenne Post 6 winner – 7pm Thursday, August 1st.
TROOPER BASEBALL - The Sheridan Troopers open state "AA" baseball tournament Today. The state tournament format is true double elimination meaning winning on the opening day is huge for any team wishing to make a run at a state title.
This season Casper, Cheyenne Gillette and Sheridan have been the big four and the title chase is wide open.
Troopers Head coach Ben Phillips says which ever team can get a hot pitching staff going will have the upper hand.
TROOPERS STATE TOURNAMENT BASEBALL - We continue our the Sheridan Troopers state tournament preview today. The Wyoming state double "AA" American Legion tournament starts tomorrow in Cheyenne.
Troopers Head coach Ben Phillips mentioned yesterday that pitching is the most important thing in tournament baseball is pitching but he say the troopers must straighten their game at the plate as well
TROOPERS BASEBALL - The Sheridan Troopers will join the rest of the state's double "AA" teams at the state tournament in Cheyenne this week, games begin Wednesday and today we begin our Trooper stat tournament preview.
Troopers Head coach Ben Phillips says pitching is the most important thing in tournament baseball and says it'll will take every arm they have to make a deep run in the tournament.
And he says the entire squad has to be on the same page and get focused if they want to do well.


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Venturing Program
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Venturing is a program of the Boy Scouts of America. It is available to young men and women under the age of 21 who meet any of the following qualifications:
- are at least 14 years old
- have completed the 8th grade.
- Prior participation in Boy Scouting or Varsity Scouting is not required.
Venturing is program is designed for young adults who are looking for rugged high adventure or challenging sporting activities and still want to be a part of a Scouting program that offers the advancement opportunities and values of the Boy Scouts of America.
Venturing Oath
As a Venturer, I promise to do my duty to God and help strengthen America, to help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.
Venturing Code
As a Venturer, I believe that America's strength lies in our trust in God and in the courage, strength, and traditions of our people. I will, therefore, be faithful in my religious duties and will maintain a personal sense of honor in my own life. I will treasure my American heritage and will do all I can to preserve and enrich it. I will recognize the dignity and worth of all humanity and will use fair play and goodwill in my daily life. I will acquire the Venturing attitude that seeks truth in all things and adventure on the frontiers of our changing world.
Advancement and recognition
The basic advancement system
- Sports Bronze Award
- Religious and Community Life Bronze Award
- Arts and Hobbies Bronze Award
- Outdoor Bronze Award
- Sea Scout Bronze Award
Expert-level awards
Ranger Award core requirements
- 1. Standard First Aid
- 2. Wilderness Survival
- 3. Communications
- 4. Leave No Trace
- 5. Cooking
- 6. Land Navigation
- 7. Emergency Preparedness
- 8. Convservation
Ranger Award elective requirements
- 1. Backpacking
- 2. Cave Exploration
- 3. Cycleing/Mountain Biking
- 4. Ecology
- 5. Equestrian
- 6. First Aid
- 7. Fishing
- 8. Hunting
- 9. Lifesaver
- 10. Mountaineering
- 11. Outdoor Living History
- 12. Physical Fitness
- 13. Plants and Wildlife
- 14. Project COPE
- 15. Scuba Certifciation
- 16. Watercraft
- 17. Winter Sports
Other awards
Sea Scouting
- See Sea Scouting for further information.
Sea Scouts is a specialized segment of the Venturing program, which was organized to address members' boating skills and promote knowledge of our maritime heritage. Swimming, lifesaving, first aid, Coast Guard Auxiliary Sailing and Seamanship, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses are taught with the ship by its officers.


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Arsenal have been given transfer hope over their pursuit of teenager Will Hughes – but told they must pay 'serious money' to lure the player away from Derby County.
The young midfielder has impressed at Pride Park this season, with his form in the Championship leading to an England U21 call-up in midweek.
It's also alerted top Premier League clubs, with both the Gunners and Manchester City linked with a move for the 17-year-old.
And, whilst Rams boss Nigel Clough is eager to keep hold of the player, he admits that a decent offer would be difficult for the club to turn down.
"If anybody wants him, they know it will be serious money," he told The Derby Telegraph, according to talkSPORT.
"Nothing has changed. If an offer comes in for Will or any player, it will be judged on its merits. If we think it is good business and we can do something with it, then we will do it.
"When a 17-year-old looks to have the ability Will has, then it is bound to attract attention. It is inevitable. We don't mind that at all. It shows he is doing something right and it is great for our Academy."
Clough did urge the teenager to consider sticking with Derby however, insisting his development would be better served in the first-team with the Midlands outfit.
"The best possible thing for him at the moment is to stay with us, get a season or two under his belt in the Championship and just keep learning and improving. Can we hang onto him? We hope we can," added Clough.
Reports in The Daily Mirror earlier in the week claimed Arsenal must pay in the region of £4 million for the player – dubbed 'the new Liam Brady'.
The paper also claimed that Gunners chief Arsene Wenger has received 'glowing reports' on the player from chief scout Steve Rowley.
Additional interest from top clubs is only going to push the player's value up however, and the Arsenal boss will know that the teenager's price could increase before the January transfer window, when he's reportedly wanted at the Emirates Stadium.
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Welcome to Egyptology Resources!
Update 1 August 2018
In our 24th year!!
Round about mid-August 1994, I set up this site. I still believe it was the first Egyptology site on the net, and certainly it is the only page from that area still going. So I'm still celebrating! The site is not as important as it once was, as there are so many other options available, but I'm proud of what it has achieved...
This page is set up with the kind assistance of the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge to provide a World Wide Web resource for Egyptological information. The pages are not a publication of the Fitzwilliam, and all matters concerning them should be sent to Nigel Strudwick.


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Equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE) is an emerging intestinal disease primarily of recently weaned foals. Lawsonia intracellularis, the causative bacterium of EPE, is capable of inducing similar disease in many animal species, most notably swine. According to Dr. Alan Lynacham of the Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center at the University of Kentucky, comparatively little research has been undertaken into the disease in horses.
The emergence of EPE over the last 15 years has been puzzling. Transmission between horses occurs by the fecal-oral route through environmental contamination of feed and water.
Links have been proposed between the transmission of L. intracellularis from other domestic animals and wildlife to horses. Weaning, transportation, overcrowding, decreased colostral antibodies, dietary changes, and concurrent disease have been identified as predisposing factors associated with infection.
Development of the disease is usually sporadic; however, infection can become endemic on farms, and outbreaks have been described. The prevalence of L. intracellularis infection in the equine population is thought to be high, based on serologic and fecal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) data, but the incidence of disease is considered low.
EPE can be difficult to diagnose clinically due to vague signs and lack of definitive diagnostic assays. Affected horses may develop one or more of the following signs: ventral edema, depression, fever, weight loss, colic, and diarrhea.
Hypoproteinemia (low blood protein levels) remains the only consistent clinicopathologic finding. A presumptive diagnosis of EPE should be based on the combination of clinical signs, the presence of hypoproteinemia, ultrasonographic evidence of a thickened small intestine, detection of Lawsonia-specific serum antibodies, and the detection of the organism in the feces by PCR.
Neither serology nor PCR alone should be solely relied upon for diagnosis, because these tests cannot identify and differentiate subclinical infection from EPE. A definitive diagnosis of EPE can only be made by examination of biopsy or necropsy samples for characteristic lesions and identification of the organism within the lesion by silver stains, immunohistochemistry, or PCR . Infections can be efficiently resolved with antimicrobial agents.
Once L. intracellularis is ingested by a susceptible animal, the bacterium makes its way to the small intestine, where it enters the undifferentiated small intestinal crypt epithelium. Here the organism replicates unchecked and alters the cell cycle of the infected cells.
Infected cells remain immature and rapidly proliferate, which eventually results in a thickened and inefficient small intestinal mucosa that allows for increased protein and fluid loss with resultant clinical signs.
Retrospective studies have been performed to evaluate the long-term outcome for horses previously infected with L. intracellularis. Results indicate that previously infected yearlings sell for significantly less money but do not suffer from long-term health effects. Interestingly, lifetime earnings are not significantly different in comparison to uninfected horses.
At the University of Kentucky, 38 L. intracellularis- infected horses were identified at necropsy from 2004 to 2008. Infection was identified in the Thoroughbred, Standardbred, Quarter horse, American Miniature, and Mountain Pleasure breeds. Ages of infected horses ranged from 5 months to 18 years, but the majority of cases were identified in horses less than 1 year old.
Necropsy findings commonly included a thin body condition, edema, and proliferative microscopic lesions in the small intestine. Not all of the identified horses developed clinical signs or EPE lesions, which suggests that some horses were subclinically infected.


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Lupita Nyong'o At Critics' Choice Awards — Get Her Exact Hair
Lupita was one of the best dressed at the awards show, held on Jan. 16 in Santa Monica, California. Her beauty look was also flawless – get her exact hairstyle from Ted Gibson below.
Lupita Nyong'o won big at the 2014 Critics' Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress. The 12 Years a Slave star was stunning in a white, cut out Calvin Klein dress and sculptured hair. Get the details on her exact look right here.
Lupita Nyong'o At 2014 Critics Choice Movie Awards — Stunning Beauty Look
Ted Gibson tells HollywoodLife.com:
"I love working with her because she loves beauty. It's so much fun to work with actresses who love the experience of getting ready for a red carpet event.
"For Lupita's hair, I started off using 2 shine lotions mixed with a strong hold wax. After applying that to her hair, I pressed hot towels to her head to calm flyaways and give shine. Textured hair absorbs light so it's very important to give this type of hair shine and moisturizing products. Next, using a fiber filling agent, I exaggerated her widow's peak by filling in her hairline. I waited for that to dry then applied hairspray to hold in place."
Lupita's Makeup
Lupita's skin was luminescent and glowing. Her eyes were defined with a smokey shadow and long, false lashes.
Her eyebrows were perfectly groomed. She wore a frosty pink lip gloss on her pout. She truly looked stunning.
Did you love Lupita's exaggerated hair line, HollywoodLifers?
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Michael A. Stusser is a Seattle-based free-lance writer and game inventor. His first book, The Dead Guy Interviews: Conversations with 45 of the Most Accomplished, Notorious, and Deceased Personalities in History (Penguin Publishing) was released to critical acclaim. Stusser's article, "Sleeping with Siri" (Village Voice/Seattle Weekly) was recently made into an award-winning documentary. Stusser's "Accidental Parent" column (ParentMap magazine) recently won the prestigious Gold Award at the Parents Publication Awards, and his month-long organic journey for the Seattle Weekly won the SPJ Award (2007) and was included in the Best Food Writing anthology. Stusser is a columnist for mental_floss magazine and his work is frequently published by Shambhala Sun, Yoga International, Seattle Magazine, and the New York Times Syndicate. Stusser is also the co-author of The Doonesbury Game with Garry Trudeau ("Best Party Game of the Year" by GAMES Magazine), and EARTHALERT, The Active Environmental Game (Parent's Choice award-winner). His most recent board game, Hear Me Out (with Mike Schiller), was launched at Starbucks in 2005 and is now available at toy stores worldwide. Though he hates blogs, he writes for several, including Parentricity and The Father Life. SCREENPLAYS Along with playwright Michael Neff, Stusser is the author of the screenplays for "Tabloid News" and "Freak Show." His educational television series, "Twisted Scholar," has been optioned by Nickelodeon. Stusser brings an out-of-the-box approach to communications, activism and message, and his ideas promote world vision, achievement and fluxus collaboration. Beginning in the environmental movement at the University of California at Berkeley (BA 1986), Stusser has worked as a political organizer and lobbyist for the Public Interest Research Groups (CalPIRG, MASSPIRG and USPIRG), Greenpeace and Rock & the Environment. He was a CORO Fellow graduate in Los Angeles in 1989. The through line in Stusser's work is a desire to find new ways to increase dialogue about the critical issues of our times, empower individuals to make change, and, ultimately, take back the democratic process. And if they crack up along the way, even better… Visit Michael Stusser at http//www.michaelstusser.com http//www.myspace.com/michaelstusser http//us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143112273,00.html


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Free boiler grant scheme in Islington
Government boiler grants for free replacement gas boilers which reduce Carbon emissions and lower heating bills are now available in Islington.
The A Grade, eco-friendly, gas condensing boilers are energy efficient and will mean a reduction in gas bills for many who qualify for a Government energy-saving grant under the new scheme.
The Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) Affordable Warmth boiler grant scheme is Government led and funded by the six biggest utility companies in the UK – British Gas, Scottish Power, EDF. NPower, SSE and EON.
The new replacement boiler grants replace the old boiler scrappage scheme, which was phased out in 2012.
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September 13, 2007
Kenneth Foster to Remain in Solitary Confinement Despite Commuted Sentence
Supporters of former Texas death row inmate Kenneth Foster, Jr. learned today that he will remain in solitary confinement indefinitely at the McConnell Unit in Beeville. He has been placed at the lowest security level, meaning he has the highest amount of restrictions on his daily activities. He will only be allowed two visits per month and will not have contact visits.
Family and supporters of Foster had expected that his commutation would result in looser restrictions on his visitations. Specifically, they had hoped he would be able to have contact visits with his wife, Tasha Narez-Foster, and his daughter, Nydesha Foster. Foster has never had physical contact with his wife and has not touched his daughter since she was an infant.
"This is a very discouraging development," said Lily Hughes of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, "Obviously, we are happy that Kenneth is no longer on death row, but the fact that he is living under basically the same conditions as death row is unacceptable." Inmates on Texas' death row live in 22-hour lockdown and do not have contact visits with family.
Foster was scheduled to be executed on August 30 for the murder of Michael LaHood, Jr. in San Antonio. Foster did not shoot the gun that ended LaHood's life, but was driving the car carrying the actual triggerman, Mauriceo Brown. Foster was convicted and sentenced to death under the Law of Parties, which allows the state to seek convictions for those present at the scene of a crime as if they committed it. Since Foster's original trial, the other men in the car that night have testified that Foster had no idea LaHood would be shot.
Foster's case generated widespread international attention over the summer, mainly due to the Austin-based movement against his execution. Formed in May, the Save Kenneth Foster Campaign held weekly meetings, public rallies, and contacted media in an effort to halt Foster's impending execution.
Approximately six hours before Foster was to be put to death, Governor Rick Perry approved the Board of Pardons and Paroles' 6-1 recommendation in favor of clemency. "I believe the right and just decision is to commute Foster's sentence from the death penalty to life imprisonment," Perry said in a statement following the commutation, "I am concerned about Texas law that allows capital murder defendants to be tried simultaneously, and it is an issue I think the Legislature should examine."


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Plasma Donation Center – Valdosta GA
Biotest Plasma Center in Valdosta, Georgia
Plasma Donation Center
Established in 2007, Biotest Pharmaceuticals owns and manages the Biotest Plasma Centers in multiple states across the United States and operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Boca Raton, Florida. Biotest Pharmaceuticals employs more than 900 people in the US. Biotest Pharmaceuticals is a subsidiary of Biotest AG, a German-based global provider of plasma protein therapies that employs approximately 1,800 people worldwide.
The plasma donated at our Biotest Plasma Center in Valdosta is used to manufacture critical care therapies that treat life-threatening disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as BPC's BIVIGAM® [Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), 10% Liquid] and Nabi-HB® [Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human)].
Biotest Plasma Center in Valdosta Georgia is a proud member of the local Chamber of Commerce and our employees participate in various community activities throughout the year.
While every donor gets paid for donating plasma, the real benefits of plasma donations is knowing that you are helping to save lives.
Our Plasma Donation Center is located at:
Biotest Plasma Center – Plasma Donation Center
Biotest Plasma Center
311 N. Patterson Street
Valdosta, Georgia 31601
(229) 337-8558
Monday – Friday: 7am to 7pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9am to 3pm
What is Plasma?
Plasma is a straw-colored "liquid" portion of the blood, which is also composed of a "cellular" portion consisting of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
Plasma is made up of:
- Water (about 90%)
- Proteins and clotting factors (about 10%)
- Small amounts of salts, glucose, and lipids
It contains important substances like antibodies that protect us from such diseases as hepatitis, rabies, tetanus, and chicken pox; clotting factors that stop bleeding; and proteins that can be vital to the survival of trauma and burn victims.
What is the difference between donating blood and donating plasma?
Blood is composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Plasma makes up approximately 55 percent of the volume of blood. About 7 percent of a person's weight is blood. An average sized man has about 12 pints of blood and an average woman has about 9 pints.
Who can donate plasma?
Donors must be 18 or older and must be in good physical health and lead a low-risk lifestyle. Learn More
How often can plasma be donated?
Plasma is quickly replaced by the body, normally within 24 hours. A person may donate no more than 2 times every 7 days with at least a 1 day interval between donations.
How long does it take to donate plasma?
The first visit takes 2 to 3 hours, due to screening to ensure that the donor meets health standards. Subsequent visits will usually last slightly over 1 hour.
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more answers about plasma, the donation process and other benefits.
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March 1, 1982
To: Deans, Directors, Department Heads,
Administrative Heads
From: President Gail Fullerton
Subject: Official Seal
Attached are copies of the recently revised Official Seal of the University and several informal seals and a logo.
The following indicates use of these seals by campus de-partments and by Auxiliary Enterprises and other related groups.
- The informal logo and the seal, No. 1 and No. 2, are for use on informal documents, publications and for those activities which tend to represent, informally, San José State University. These can, upon request, be used in commercial enterprises.
- The 125th Anniversary Seal (No. 3) is for use during 1982. It is available, for a small charge to cover costs of reprographics, in the Office of Community Relations.
- The Official Seal (No. 4) is for use only on official University documents. Permission for its use must be requested from the Office of the President in written form. It may not be used in connection with any commercial enterprises.
- These seals (5 and 6) have been used in a variety of publications and on a variety of other consumer items in association with the name San José State University. These seals may no longer be used and their use with the name of the University is expressly forbidden.
- The name San José State University may not be used in any commercial venture without permission of the University.
Questions on the use of these seals, the SJSU logo and the name of the University may be addressed to Craig Kochersberger, Graphics Coordinator, Office of Community Relations, TH 108 (73838).


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World of StarCraft MMO continues minus Activision legal beef
Mod moves forward
World of Starcraft is back on the map this week, with a fresh video showing off more of the mod's features, gameplay and levels.
Earlier this year, we heard how the game's creator, Ryan Winzen, had ruffled Activision Blizzard's feathers, not by creating an MMO take on the game using the StarCraft II editing tools, but by using the name World of StarCraft.
It was soon redubbed StarCraft Universe though, and Winzen was invited to the Blizzard campus to meet the StarCraft II development team.
StarCraft Universe has been in quiet development ever since until this fresh clip was spotted online last week. Check it out:


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Manager Arsene Wenger does not believe anyone could question Theo Walcott's commitment on the pitch as Arsenal hope to complete a deal to keep the England forward at the Emirates Stadium.
Walcott's current contract runs out in the summer, and the club have been in negotiations to close out terms on an extension which would make Walcott among the highest-paid players at the club with a five-year contract worth around £90,000 a week, boosted by lucrative add-ons.
The 23-year-old has excelled in his preferred central striker's role, netting a hat-trick in the 7-3 win over Newcastle which made him Arsenal's top scorer with 14. Wenger said: "One credit I always gave him was that I could never see a difference in training or in games, during a period that was quite difficult for him."
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Julie Fox enters her fourth year at the helm of MIT's softball program. In each of the past two seasons, Fox's teams have improved upon their winning percentage from the previous campaign.
A graduate and former assistant coach at Tufts University, Fox served as the first base coach for the Jumbos' national contending program, during which time she helped guide the program to two consecutive NESCAC Championship appearances. The Willow Springs, Ill., native is well familiar with the Cambridge area after serving as one of the region's top players from 2001-04. Fox earned All-New England accolades twice in her career and was named to the NESCAC All-Conference team on three occasions. Winning three league championships during her playing career at Tufts, Fox delivered a game-winning, three-run double to lead the Jumbos to the 2003 conference crown.
Fox's appointment at the Institute marks her second role within the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. In 2004, the former Tufts tennis player was an instructor at the Nike Tennis Camp hosted by MIT.


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Romania might be a EU member but so much of the country remains in a bucolic time warp. Here you will find a land of densely forested mountains, deep gorges, medieval towns, Black Sea resorts and fairytale castles. Stay in Communist-era hotels where the service has still not improved or enjoy the standards of more international-class hotels.
Most Romania holidays will be concentrated in its capital, Bucharest, a city of contrasts with the colossal Palace of Parliament and glorious Belle Epoque architecture. Elsewhere, a major draw for visitors is a tour of Transylvania, immortalised in legend, literature and film as the land of Dracula. Its rugged mountains and inviting valleys are home to medieval towns and idyllic villages, where locals still wear traditional costume as they walk beside their horse-drawn carts.
Unleash your imagination as you visit fanciful Bran Castle, inspiration as the abode of vampires, but soon you will be charmed by beautifully preserved hilltop Sighisoara and the walled town of Sibiu crammed with colourful houses.
Make time to visit the painted monasteries of Bucovina where colourful frescoes cover the exterior and interior of the buildings. After a busy holiday to Romania why not treat your aching limbs to a well deserved dip in a thermal spring or mud bath?


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A modern day Western noir about the uniquely American tendency to find redemption and resolution through violence, Deadfall holds magnificent promise. So much promise that at all times, even during the plodding first hour of its 95 minute runtime that's devoted entirely to talky exposition, you keep thinking that it'll pay off. That never happens, and what we're left with is little more than an atmospheric mood piece populated by thinly sketched characters who seem primarily concerned with articulating the film's themes. Lest you should be so thick as to otherwise miss them, of course.
Deadfall, directed by Austrian emigré Stefan Ruzowitsky, previously best known for the 2007 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, The Counterfeiters, presents a triptych of dysfunctional parent-child relationships (or, rather, guardian-child relationships) in the guise of a thriller. Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde are Addison and Liza, two siblings on the run they've just barely escaped from a botched casino heist, as the film opens who're making their way to the Canadian border across the frozen countryside of Wisconsin or Minnesota. Though they're brother and sister, it's clear that Addison is a father figure to Liza, and that she'll do almost anything for her ''protector.'' They split up to avoid detection, and, while Addison goes on a psychotic killing spree among his victims is the dialogue, for the otherwise excellent Bana sports the worst twang since Jon Bernthal's Walking Dead character Liza hitchhikes a ride from Jay (Sons of Anarchy's Charlie Hunnam), an ex-boxer and silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Jay's just gotten out of prison after being convicted of fraud for throwing a match.
Liza is played with mercurial perfection by Wilde, who flashes those dewy saucer eyes at Jay and quickly melts his heart. She's a fallen angel who would have turned out okay if it just hadn't been for her no-good brother. That makes us root for her, sure. But it doesn't make her much more evolved or rounded a character than a Lillian Gish gamine in a D.W. Griffith movie. Hunnam, however, goes further and identifies a streak of glowering menace in Jay that makes him much more three-dimensional than the Channing Tatum-caliber ''sensitive hunk'' character that he's clearly supposed to be in the dialogue. He's hoping to make amends with his father (Kris Kristofferson), who's never forgiven him for throwing that fight, and he invites Liza to have Thanksgiving dinner with him and his familyat their house conveniently located near the border for a quick post-turkey flight into Canada.
Finally, the third parent-child relationship, between the deputy (Kate Mara) who's tracking Bana and Wilde's bandits and her father, the sheriff (Treat Williams), can be summed up in this particularly un-nutritious bit of dialogue:
Father: ''If you were one of my boys I'd hit you so f***ing hard.
Daughter: ''If I were one of your boys you'd be proud of me.''
All three of these relationships find their resolution in a genuinely suspenseful Thanksgiving dinner standoff and, finally, shootout. But the neatness with which these conflicts are resolved proves that this film's script, penned by first-time (and it shows) screenwriter Zach Dean, contains a diagram more than a plot. No matter how hard this outstanding ensemble of actors may try, they can't bring these characters to flesh-and-blood life. Which is a shame because Ruzowitsky otherwise has such a command of this material. His photography of a frozen, rural Midwest may be the most vividly realized depiction of snow, of the sheer sensation of cold, since Courtney Hunt's remarkable Frozen River in 2008. Ruzowitsky uses landscape to enhance his lonely characters' isolation, but ultimately we're the ones who walk away feeling cold.
Hollywood.com rated this film 2 1/2 stars.


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Ky. police chief shoots dog to stop attack
Neighbors praise chief's quick actions
Ky. police chief shoots dog to stop attack
Neighbors praise chief's quick actions
COVINGTON, Ky. —
A Kentucky police chief shot a dog that was attacking a man.
Covington Police Chief Spike Jones said he was driving on Madison Avenue on Monday night when he saw the attack.
He said a dog was mauling a man.
Jones said he first drove his car at the dog to try to scare it off but it didn't work.
Jones said he jumped out of the car to help the man and the dog charged at him. That is when he said he took out his gun and shot the dog.
A neighbor, Bryan Golsby, said he was grateful for the chief's actions.
"That could have been anybody. (It) could have been a kid (or) an older woman. A lot of people walk up and down this area," he said.
A witness said the dog belonged to new neighbors and he had a leash dangling from his neck at the time of the attack.