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(Bloomberg) -- Anne Filipic, who helped Barack Obama secure a turning-point victory in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, plans to send thousands of volunteers door-to-door this year on a new campaign: to help the president sell the Affordable Care Act to the nation's 50 million uninsured.
First, though, the organization she leads, Enroll America, must deal with fallout from Republicans who say the Obama team is pressuring companies such as drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to back an outreach push that could cost as much as $100 million.
Enroll America is an umbrella organization for groups that will promote the ACA's insurance exchanges, new online marketplaces where millions will shop for subsidized coverage starting Oct. 1. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said this week that she talked with J&J and two other health companies about supporting the enrollment push, considered a key to the law's success.
That Sebelius has "admitted to having pressured the very companies her agency regulates to get behind a nongovernment group in support of Obamacare raises even more ethical and legal questions," said Senator Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican. "That's bullying plain-and-simple."
Sebelius told a House committee yesterday she didn't solicit financial contributions for Enroll America from J&J or the other health-care companies, Kaiser Permanente and Ascension Health. The secretary supervises agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates drug and device makers, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees activities of health insurers and hospitals.
Republican criticism
Republicans have been stepping up their criticism of the administration on issues ranging from the killing of the American ambassador to Libya in September to the Internal Revenue Service's admission last month that at least some of its employees targeted conservative organizations. Advocacy groups such as FreedomWorks and Restore America's Voice have vowed to mount campaigns to discourage enrollment when the insurance exchanges open.
The debate over Sebelius' tactics "simply misses the point," Filipic, 31, a former White House aide, said in a statement. "The bottom line is that a tremendous opportunity is going to be available to millions of Americans starting in October and Enroll America is working with a broad range of organizations -- from consumer advocates, to the faith community, to health care stakeholders -- to ensure that consumers have the information they need."
Early backers
At least 25 million people who lack health insurance are expected to gain coverage by 2023 because of the ACA, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The law allows states to expand Medicaid to cover anyone earning close to poverty wages. For higher-income people who don't get coverage through their jobs, the law sets up government-run marketplaces to sell private insurance policies, in many cases with subsidies for monthly premiums and cost-sharing.
Kaiser Permanente, an Oakland, California-based nonprofit hospital and insurance company, and Catholic hospital network Ascension Health, were "early partners" and financial supporters of the group, said Filipic, who served as field director for the Obama campaign in the Iowa Democratic caucus and was deputy director of public engagements in the White House.
J&J, the world's biggest maker of health care products, hasn't contributed so far, she said.
'Big task'
While the political debate continues, the law's backers are gearing up for the exchanges' debut. Enroll America is helping to lead the charge, employing data-mining and marketing tactics honed during political campaigns to find and motivate as many potential enrollees as possible.
The group's chairman, Ron Pollack, said in November that he hoped Enroll America would raise as much as $100 million for its work from private donors including health care companies and foundations. Filipic, in an interview at her Washington offices, said she was happy with the group's funding while declining to provide a firm financial target.
"This is a pretty big task ahead of us in terms of the lack of awareness out there" about the law, she said. "We realize that. What we're trying to do is reach people where they are, make this as easy as possible for them."
Historical pattern
Sebelius had previously acknowledged asking others to support the effort, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, New Jersey, and Kansas City, Missouri-based tax preparer H&R Block Inc., which hopes to make a business of advising clients on the health law.
She told the congressional committee this week that helping Enroll America was no different than efforts under former President George W. Bush to get assistance promoting a 2003 expansion of Medicare's drug program.
Whenever the government has enacted expansions of health benefits, "there has been a very extensive outreach effort from the secretary to private groups," she said. From the time the Affordable Care Act was passed, she said, the Obama administration was aware "that the federal government couldn't possibly take on the whole task, that this was an all-hands-on-deck activity."
Ernie Knewitz, a spokesman for New Brunswick, New Jersey-based J&J, confirmed in an e-mail that the company had gotten a call from Sebelius in April. John Nelson, a spokesman for Kaiser Permanente, said in an e-mail that the company supports "the goal of encouraging every eligible American to enroll in coverage."
Trudy Hamilton, a spokeswoman for St. Louis-based Ascension, didn't return a phone call left at her office.
Filipic's role
Enroll America received early support from insurers including UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Aetna Inc., Pollack said. Its partners include other companies that might benefit from expanded coverage, such as generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and drugstore chain CVS Caremark Corp.
Filipic joined Enroll America in January after leaving the administration. She'd previously served as deputy executive director at the Democratic National Committee and was a field director in Iowa when then-candidate Obama won a pivotal primary over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Enroll America has expanded from eight staff members to 40 since Filipic arrived. So far, the group has focused on figuring out just who the uninsured are and how to reach them, she said. The group surveyed about 1,800 people last year and has run focus groups to test marketing messages.
Finding customers
By the end of the month, it hopes to have a statistical model that will help volunteers pinpoint which doors to knock on. Neighborhood visits should begin after that, along with community events designed to highlight the law's benefits.
The goal is to use advocacy groups' resources as efficiently as possible, Filipic said. Enroll America knows that two-thirds of the uninsured Americans live in just 13 states, most in about 100 counties. Still, even counties with high rates of insurance coverage may have thousands of residents eligible for the law's subsidies. For example, in the Houston area, about 120,000 people without insurance live in counties where most residents have coverage, she said.
The group wants to provide tested talking points to health clinic workers, doctors, owners of barber shops and beauty salons, among the "trusted messengers" who influence people, she said. And Enroll America has learned the most trusted source of information for 20-something men -- the kind of young, healthy customers sought by insurers -- are their mothers.
"It's really a very segmented approach," Filipic said. "We're trying to reach the moms, give them the information they need so that when they are sitting down at the dinner table they can be sharing information in the most effective form, and I think that's going to be where a lot of the power of this comes from."
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Growing A Bromeliad And How To Care For A Bromeliad Plant
Bromeliad plants provide an exotic touch to the home and bring a sense of the tropics and sun-kissed climates. Growing a bromeliad as a houseplant is easy and this article will help.
Bromeliad plants provide an exotic touch to the home or warm season landscape. Growing bromeliads is simple and their unique growth habit will continue to add year-round interest. There are numerous types of bromeliad plants available to choose from, so finding one to fit your needs shouldn't be that hard. Using the info that follows can help with that as well as any bromeliad care issues.
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Queen?s tears bromeliad is a rainbow-colored tropical plant that produces upright clumps of trumpet-shaped, grayish-green leaves. Also known as friendship plant, Queen?s tears bromeliads multiply readily and are easily propagated for sharing. Learn more here.
Bromeliads need to reach maturity before producing its lovely flower, which lasts many months. After the bloom is gone, the plant produces pups. Some tips on how to grow bromeliad pups can get you started on a whole crop of these amazing plants. This article will help.
Do bromeliads flower once and never again? Some bromeliads bloom regularly while others don't. Getting bromeliads to rebloom takes the patience of a saint, time and the right variety. Click this article to learn more.
Although air plant care is minimal, the plant can sometimes begin to look sickly - shriveled, limp, brown or droopy. Can you revive an air plant in this condition? Yes, at least if the plant isn?t too far gone. Read on to learn about reviving a Tillandsia.
Dyckia have remarkable drought tolerance for short periods of time and can even withstand a brief freeze. All in all, growing these plants is easy and rewarding, but a little Dyckia plant info should put you on the path to ensured success. This article will help.
Hechtia is a terrestrial plant with characteristic rosette form of most bromeliads. One of the more interesting pieces of Hechtia plant info is that is has traits similar to succulents but is not a true succulent. Learn more about these plants in this article.
There are three main ways to keep your air plant moist. Once you know all three, you can decide which way will work best for your plant. This article will tell you the methods and then you will be on your way to healthy, happy Tillandsia of any variety.
Bromeliads are commonly grown as houseplants. They usually come in bloom will only flower once. Getting bromeliads to bloom again isn?t possible but the plant produces a next generation of bloomers that will. Learn more here.
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The variegated pineapple plant is grown for its foliage, not for its fruit. The plants make lovely and interesting houseplants, or warm season potted outdoor plants. Learn more about them in this article.
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Carcillo and Pouliot score to give Game 7 to Rangers at MSG
Daniel Carcillo and Benoit Pouliot scored second-period goals, and the New York Rangers advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 7 on Wednesday night.
The Rangers shook off a 5-2 thrashing in Philadelphia on Tuesday and knocked out the Flyers about 24 hours later, improving to 6-0 in Game 7s at Madison Square Garden. New York will face another Metropolitan Division rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the next round starting on Friday.
Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves, allowing only a third-period goal to Jason Akeson 3:32 into the final frame. He protected the one-goal lead at 7:25 when he made an awkward save against Flyers captain Claude Giroux.
Reid calls for Redskins to change name
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it's time for the Washington Redskins to change their name, linking the issue to racist comments by NBA owner Donald Sterling.
In a Senate speech Wednesday, the Nevada Democrat said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is hiding behind tradition in retaining his team's name, which critics call racially offensive.
Reid called on Snyder "to do what is morally right" by changing the name. Reid has criticized the name before, telling The Washington Post in March that he thinks it will be changed within three years.
Reid said his state has 22 tribes and that the only tradition behind the Redskins' name was one of racism.
Reid congratulated the NBA for banning Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling for life. Sterling was caught in an audio recording making racist comments about blacks.
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Playoff panel sets polling procedures
The college football playoff selection committee will release a weekly top 25, starting Oct. 25, and panel members will be required to recuse themselves when a school they work for comes up for discussion.
The selection committee will use the same voting procedure and recusal policy as the committee that chooses the 68-team field for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
The 13-member panel, which includes five current athletic directors, will meet in person and the rankings will be released on Tuesday nights on ESPN.
The committee will choose and seed the four teams that will play in the national semifinal and pick some of the other teams that will play in the four other marquee New Year's bowls.
■ Defense attorneys for a former Vanderbilt player alleged to be involved in the gang rape of a woman in a campus dorm last June are accusing prosecutors of destroying or not preserving evidence.
The allegations were contained in a motion filed Tuesday asking for the case against Brandon Vandenburg to be dismissed.
The attorneys say the woman told police that then-Vanderbilt Coach James Franklin and his strength coach contacted her after the alleged assault, telling her they cared because she helped with recruiting. The filings didn't elaborate. They say the woman also told police that Franklin also had asked for help getting 15 "pretty girls together and form a team to assist with the recruiting."
Franklin, who is now football coach at Penn State, denied he did anything wrong.
"The allegations that I did something wrong are simply not true," he said in a statement, adding he was cooperating with authorities.
Turner chooses home-state Longhorns
Myles Turner — the top unsigned basketball player in the class of 2014 — announced his commitment to Texas on Wednesday.
Turner picked the Longhorns over Kansas, Southern Methodist and several other schools. He long listed Kentucky among his top choices, but he never visited Lexington and the Wildcats were not among the finalists going into Wednesday's announcement.
The 7-footer from Euless, Texas, is considered a top-10 prospect by every major recruiting service, and Scout.com ranks him as the No. 2 overall player in the class.
UK has four McDonald's All-Americans in its incoming recruiting class, which is ranked No. 2 behind Duke.
Trump purchases Turnberry links course
Donald Trump expanded his golf empire with his biggest acquisition yet — Turnberry.
Trump announced Tuesday that he has agreed to buy the picturesque links course and resort on the west coast of Scotland, which has hosted the British Open four times. The most recent was in 2009, when Stewart Cink won a playoff over 59-year-old Tom Watson. The most famous was in 1977, the "Duel in the Sun" that featured Watson defeating Jack Nicklaus.
"It is an honor and privilege to own one of golf's greatest and most exciting properties," Trump said.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Independent in London reported that Trump paid Dubai-based Leisurecorp just over $63 million — 37.5 million pounds.
■ Juan Pablo Montoya is turning Indianapolis into his own triple play.
Roger Penske's team announced Wednesday that the Colombian driver will add two NASCAR races — Indianapolis and Michigan — to his full-time IndyCar schedule.
Montoya already is scheduled to compete in the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis on May 10. One week later, he will attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Now he'll return to Indy for the Brickyard 400 in July, too, and if he qualifies for each one, Montoya would be the first driver to start three feature races at Indy in the same season.
No driver has won even two of the biggest feature races at the track — the 500, the Brickyard, the U.S. Grand Prix or the MotoGP race.
■ Oklahoma State announced Wednesday that it has hired former Houston coach James Dickey as an assistant.
Dickey coached at Houston the past four years before resigning because of a family matter. The Cougars went 17-16 last season with an 8-10 record in the American Athletic Conference. He led the Cougars to a 20-13 record and a CBI bid the previous season.
■ Wednesday's minor league baseball game between the Lexington Legends and the Lakewood BlueClaws was rained out at Whitaker Bank Ballpark.
The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday.
The first of two seven-inning games will begin at 5:05 p.m. Thursday.
■ Mike Fiers, who pitched for Cumberlands during the 2007 season, won his fifth straight start for the Triple-A Brewers affiliate Nashville Sounds. Fiers (5-0) currently has a 0.80 ERA and leads the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts with 57.
The last word
When game one of the NHL's Eastern Conference second-round series between Montreal and Boston begins Thursday, it will start the record 34th postseason series between the two clubs. Bruins coach Claude Julien is well-versed in the rivalry between the two Original Six teams, having previously coached the Canadiens for three seasons. Commented Julien:
"I hated Boston when I was in Montreal, and now I hate Montreal because I'm in Boston. It's a lot of fun."


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Service-Learningis a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning.Maryland is the first state in the nation to require middle and high school students to engage in service-learning activities as a condition of graduation.In Queen Anne's County secondary students (grades 6-12) earn service-learning credit and improve their academic skills by applying what they learn in school to the real world; they then reflect on their experience to reinforce the link between their service and their learning. All service-learning experiences must follow the following 7 best practices:· Meet a recognized need in the community;· Achieve curricular objectives;· Reflect throughout service-learning experience;· Develop student responsibility;· Establish community partnerships;· Plan ahead for service learning; and· Equip students with knowledge and skills needed for service
For further information please contact the school-based Service-Learning Coordinator that is located at each Queen Anne's County middle and high school.Please link to the following Maryland State Department of Education's website for the specific information about Service-Learning and student graduation requirements.For more info...Julia Alley202 Chesterfield Ave.Centreville, MD. 21617410-758-2403 Ext. 138
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Kennell's work headed to the big screen
Article Date: January 26, 2010 | Publication: Daily American | Author: BRUCE SIWY
Source: Daily American
The past few years have been especially good to Somerset artisan Casey Kennell.
"I've done this all my life and it's all I've ever done," said Kennell, who has earned his wages painting chopper motorcycles and other vehicles. "In the last two years I've (been in) at least eight magazines."
And his most recent projects may put his art on the big screen.
Kennell recently spent about two weeks on a custom trailer painting for the Rev. Sam Childers, a Central City minister whose African missionary work will be depicted in a movie tentatively named "The Machine Gun Preacher."
Childers and his wife operate a dormitory in Sudan that houses more than 300 orphans. Actor Gerard Butler has already met with the preacher, and is expected to portray him in the upcoming film.
In addition to the trailer, Kennell was contacted to complete three more paintings for the preacher: one for a truck and two for motorcycles that are to appear in the movie.
"I'd heard about (Childers), but never met him" until three years ago, Kennell said. "One day he just showed up, wanted some work done and we went from there."
Childers, also an author, is to use the trailer to haul his bikes and merchandise during his summer book-signing tour. He is to visit major bike shows across the country — from Sturgis, S.D., to Daytona Beach, Fla.
For the trailer project, Kennell said, he donated some of his materials for free. And he had help.
"It was more or less a collaboration from a lot of people," said Sean Morocco, who helped haul the trailer.
"Casey and I are good friends and I'd do anything for a friend," Morocco added. "And I think what Sam is trying to do is a good cause, honestly."
Other area residents credited for the trailers completion were Jake Hoffman for doing the vinyl work, John Valentine for spraypainting and John Morocco of Morocco Welding, who allowed them to utilize his 50-foot-long and 25-foot-wide paint booth.
According to Kennell, Childers has invited him on his summer tour and to the movie set. Filming may begin this May in Reels Corner.
He said his latest opportunities are the fortunate result of his rewarding career as a custom automotive painter.
"This is a dying art, but a lot of people still want it done," he said.
Kennell is the owner of the Paint Chop, based in Somerset.
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Best and Worst Cars for Injuries
October 4, 2012
The Highway Loss Data Institute released a list of vehicles with the highest and lowest overall insurance losses.
Although safety research shows that many vehicles do well in crash tests, vehicle size is still extremely important when it comes to personal injuries. Larger vehicles protect passengers better than smaller ones in real-world crashes.
The following is a list of vehicles with the fewest and greatest claim frequencies for personal injuries.
Cars with the Lowest Personal Injury Claims
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|Midsize sports car
|Chevrolet Silverado 2500 crew 4WD
|Very large pickup
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|Midsize sports car
|Jeep Grand Cherokee
|Midsize SUV
|Lexus LX 570 4WD
|Large luxury SUV
|Land Rover Range Rover 4WD
|Large luxury SUV
|Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4WD
|Large pickup
|Ford F-150 4WD
|Large pickup
|Cadillac Escalade ESV 4WD
|Very large luxury SUV
Cars with the Highest Personal Injury Claims
|Claim frequency
|Toyota Yaris
|Mini four-door car
|Suzuki SX4
|Small four-door car
|Chevrolet Aveo
|Mini four-door car
|Mitsubishi Galant
|Midsize four-door car
|Kia Rio
|Mini four-door car
|Hyundai Accent
|Mini four-door car
|Nissan Versa
|Small four-door car
|Dodge Avenger
|Midsize four-door car
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Damiani at the Tony Awards
Actress Nikki James, who received a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Book of Mormon, accepted her award wearing the San Lorenzo ring and bracelet, and Vulcania earrings by Damiani.
The 65th Annual Tony Awards were held Sunday night at New York City's Beacon Theater and televised live to a national audience on CBS.
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Getting ready for opening day – after a scare with the main pump (blown hydraulic line that had to be pulled and replaced and some fluid cleaned up in the pit) it is up and running and we are on schedule to have all units at hunting depth and ready for the season. The Vermet, Humphries, and Long Pond are all set and ready for opening day. Water was added to the Vermet but it will still be shallower than last year; flat bottom boats, mud motors, canoe, and kayak will have no problem getting around, short shaft outboards and v bottom boats will need to be careful and will be limited to the deeper parts of the unit. Humphries will also be shallower than last year to start the year, short shaft outboards and v bottom boats will have an easier time getting around this unit. The south causeway tubes are leaking from Lake Erie so we don't have good water control over this unit, it will continue to get deeper as the season goes on. We will try to control it some with the main pump. Long Pond looks great same as the last two years.
The Bad Creek Unit has the ditches full and spilling out into the unit. The same thing is being done with the Bloody Run and the Nelson Units. Because there is not any corn this year (due to 13 inches of rain in the month of June) we will be flooding the Ag fields very slowly over the course of the season. This is to prevent waterfowl from eating all the buckwheat and small grains right away and not leaving anything for late season hunting.
We will begin flooding the Walpatich Unit first thing next week.
Our open house is Thursday October 8th at 6pm; come by and talk to us about the coming hunting seasons, game area conditions, and go for a quick tour of the area at dusk.
Zach Cooley
Wildlife Biologist
Pointe Mouillee State Game Area
Pointe Mouillee Update June 2015
· The game area Ag fields are still very wet, the pumps are running nonstop trying to keep up with the rain. The corn fields have been chisel plowed and disked but nothing has been planted, the rain is coming heavy and too close together. There has not been enough time between rainfalls for the fields to dry out to get a tractor on them. Chuck is going to have to work his magic, it is going to be a tight time frame to get everything in.
· We will begin dredging some of the ditches this month hopefully in the Walpatich if the permits come through.
· Pheasant Forever Monroe Chapter will be working on getting a field in the Humphries Unit planted to warm season grasses but again we are delayed due to wet conditions.
· We are drawing down the Vermet Unit, again the rain is not helping but it is down about 8 inches and has about a foot more to go. We are trying to spark the regrowth of cattails and we will also be spreading some cattail seed collected by trappers (Dan Harold, Dave Pastor, Dave Veiner and Cliff Vieiner) this past winter.
· Humphries Unit is still a concern, the South causeway tubes are still leaking after a couple of attempts to fix it. Right now we are just trying to slow the leak down and hope to have the funds to fix it in the next two years.
· We are getting ready to replace some culverts and water control structures, these projects will happen over the next two months.
· Goose Banding – Due to the recent confirmation of High Path Avian Influenza in wild Canada Geese there have been some restrictions made on who can help with goose banding this year. At this point we will not be allowed to have children (17 and under) handle the geese. Children can still help herd the geese into the pens but they will not be able to touch or handle the birds.
All adults helping will also need to sign a waiver, we will have those available each morning.
Saturday June 20th 6AM @ Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Office
Monday June 22nd 6AM @ Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Office
Tuesday June 23rd 6AM @ Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Office
Zach Cooley
Wildlife Biologist
Pointe Mouillee State Game Area


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A visionary entrepreneur, Hubert d'Ornano launched Sisley in 1976 with an innovative approach, to take advantage of modern technology in order to make use of the best that plants and essential oils have to offer in beauty products. Today, nearly 40 years later, Sisley is still a family-run business with the same values and principles guiding it through the 21st century.
Drawing inspiration from the natural world, Sisley has established itself at the forefront of phyto-cosmetology – a scientific approach that states that every plant extract contains ingredients that have a specific action. A plant's vital energy, and capacity for regeneration and protection, is at the heart of every skin-enhancing range.
To create its products, Sisley takes on an epic task; selecting the best type of plant in its category, the most effective part of the plant for the problem to be treated, the country or region where this plant grows best and finally, harvesting the plants at the time when it will yield the most effective active ingredients. This painstaking approach to perfection, paired with Sisley's expertise in botanicals and their effects on the way the skin functions, delivers products that are unrivalled.


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With the compact S1000 Window, a micro-ATX case incorporates a tunnel for the very first time. As a result, the power supply and hard drives can install discreetly to the case bottom. The acrylic side window displays a clear and exposed view of everything else going on inside the S1000 Window. For example, the cable management system, which allows for orderly cabling of all components via its numerous openings and recesses, while simultaneously ensuring optimal airflow inside the case. The tunnel offers enough space for a power supply with a maximum length of 24 cm. The mobile HDD cage allows this installation space to be expanded: The cage can be moved, via thumbscrews, up to four centimeters in the direction of the front panel - for example, for extra-long power supplies or if more space for cabling is required. Maximum length of graphics cards is up to 40 cm. Maximum height of CPU coolers is up to 15 cm.
Two 120 mm fans come pre-installed: One fan is located behind the side air intakes of the front panel and provides fresh air supply. The other fan is attached to the rear panel and illuminates with blue LEDs, providing atmospheric lighting to the case interior. The dust filter protects the case from contamination, which, thanks to its magnetic fasteners, is removable and easy to clean. Also, behind the front panel and on top of the air inlet for the power supply on the case bottom, are two easily accessible and removable dust filters.
3.5" hard drives install tool-free inside the tunnel on the case bottom thanks to a convenient rail system. The vents incorporated into the side of the tunnel fully support air circulation. Two SSDs can mount to the back of the mainboard tray. A drive bay for 5.25" drives is readily available, allowing installation of two additional SSDs. Even with its compact design, the S1000 Window still offers the possibility to install a water cooling system: 240 mm radiators can install directly to the front. To facilitate the installation of 280 mm radiators, the 5.25" drive bay is modular and, if necessary, can be easily removed. The total height of the radiator, including fan, is up to a maximum of 5.9 cm.
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If you want to have a bum like a blessed supermodel or a bubbling teenager, RUN to the store and get Mustela's Post Partum Body Restructuring Gel. After the baby was born, my backside needed a massive face lift. OK, to be really honest, it's always had excess pot marks "like when you squeeze the bum" and you seek icky marks …. Ya, I had that! Two months of using this gel and what used to look like mars (overshare!) now looks marvelous! Don't get jealous, just buy this gel. You and yours will be very VERY happy with the results :). As always, there is a beautiful solution for every problem. You have no excuses to Always Be Your Best You – from the front AND the back!
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Sooooo like I said..Nini and Mani (Bishop's sisters) got BAPTIZED! It was so amazing. They are so funny and love to joke around. I love them so much. They're 16 and 18 years old and they're looking forward to the day when they'll be "Sister Vaioleti". We're going to set up a time for us to go and watch them do baptisms for the dead next week! After their baptism, they were just glowing! On Sunday, after their confirmation, I asked them how they felt. Taimani described it as her whole body felt like it was burning. It's so crazy how in just a few weeks someone can change the direction of their life. I am so grateful for Bishop and we're going to start working with their older sister next! (We baptized their brother last month).
This past week, since I had a little extra time I began to read the New Testament straight through. I read a chapter in Tongan and then skimmed through it in English...it was really cool cause different things stood out to me in each language. My love for the Savior has grown immensely this past week. He is an amazing teacher and I've loved studying about his life. Matthew chp 6&7 have to be two of my favorite chapters because it seems like no matter what principle you're talking about in the Gospel, you could find a scripture to relate to it. No wonder why it's in the Book of Mormon too.
I also love Matt 11:28-30. I think sometimes we try to bear our burdens on our own...but the truth is we don't need to. Christ invites us to come unto Him. Pray for strength. And through the enabling power of the Atonement, we'll be given strength to endure. He will give us peace (John 14:27) in the midst of affliction. God doesn't always take away our trials--because that's what refines us. In fact, that's the reason we're here on this Earth, to learn and grow! But He has provided a way for us to endure these trials--through Christ, if we let him!
I hope you all have a fantastic week. Remember our Heavenly Father loves you. You are His child. He has a plan for you. Trust Him. And He will lead you along.
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Inspired by colorful flags seen at Italian festivals, designers created a unique look with an offset pattern of two colors of solid-color tiles. Beige and cream wall tile form diagonal lines, while blue and beige floor tiles are laid in a checkerboard design.
Economy of design, striking shapes, and rich textures help a 5 x 6-foot powder room blend function and luxury with Asian-style serenity. The bronze basin and limestone countertop are clean-lined and contemporary.
The master bathroom in this classic Tudor-style home has plenty of timeless English touches, common to this type of turn-of-the-century home. The freestanding tub sits in the middle of a shiny walnut floor and the room features built-in cabinets and intricate moldings.
Clean lines, high-contrast colors, and beaded board give the master bath an eclectic feel. A black vanity topped with blue granite anchors the room, while white walls above are a bright contrast. Perfect symmetry adds a contemporary touch.
Strategically placed mirrors replace mirrors over each sink. Instead, these homeowners have a view of trees and gardens. Cottage-style cabinets have a new look with smaller cabinet doors and a large drawer underneath, atop a graceful arch at the floor.
This bath is a study in contrasts. White trim, fabrics, and fixtures stand out against a wall palette of cool blues and tidewater greens painted in a mosaic design.
The elements of this grand bath each include impressive proportions. From the tall windows to the wall of mirrors, from the granite tub decking to the raised fireplace, this is a space to relax in pampered comfort.
Blue and white details abound in this guest bathroom, but the decorative touches do not overwhelm the small space. Trompe l'oeil painted plates beautifully extend the blue-and-white theme that began with the unusual sink.
Pristine white beadboard walls are pleasingly paired with a vintage-style table and accessories in this bathroom. The existing tub and sink were reglazed (rather than replaced) to update their country charm yet make them more attractive and functional.
This master bath is part of an attic-turned-master-bedroom suite. The sloping ceiling inspired angled walls, creating interesting nooks of space for bath fixtures and storage.
Floor-to-ceiling style comes to this bath in the form of glazed ceramic tiles laid in a gingham pattern and a clean-lined chandelier that offers living room elegance on a scale appropriate this space. A walk-in closet is located behind the frosted-glass door.
Terrazzo wall tiles embedded with glass chips spread color and pattern to the shower. The clear glass enclosure draws attention to the tiles and curvy shower hardware, plus it takes advantage of natural light.


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Every Tuesday evening we'll be getting together to speak to local Labour members, to get them enthused about the campaign to elect Sadiq Khan as our Mayor and to re-elect Onkar Sahota as our London Assembly Member for Ealing and Hillingdon.
Snacks and refreshments will be provided, as will full training and support for those who need it. If you've never been involved in Labour campaigning before, this is a great way to started getting involved.


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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IS MARCH 13: Remember to set your clocks ahead on Saturday night in order to show up for worship on time on Sunday, March 13. Spring ahead one hour this weekend!
COMMUNION INSTRUCTION, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 12 PM: All are welcome, especially children of all ages, to receive instruction regarding the gift of Holy Communion. Instruction is not required, but those who have not communed and would like to learn more about the sacrament are invited to this session, and to commune for the first time on Maundy Thursday, March 24, or Easter Sunday, March 27. If this opportunity doesn't fit your schedule and you would like to arrange a different time to meet, please contact Pastor Stephanie.
LEGISLATIVE LEARNING SESSION FRIDAY: Hear a panel discussion with Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor, House Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader, and more this Friday, March 11 from 10am-Noon at Christ Lutheran on Capitol Hill. To learn more, contact Doris Pagelkopf who is organizing ECLC's group.
WEDNESDAY LENTEN WORSHIP WITH ST PAUL'S NEXT WEEK: On Wednesday, March 16, ECLCers are invited and encouraged to join our friends at St. Paul's Lutheran (2742 15th Ave S., Mpls) for a soup supper at 6pm and bilingual worship service at 7pm. Many ECLCers are already committed for what promises to be a transformative evening of partnership for us all. No need to RSVP, just show up. Note: For those unable to drive to St. Paul's, Lenten supper and worship will also occur at ECLC.
APARTMENT SET UP FOR REFUGEE FAMILY: Lutheran Social Service seeks volunteers between 1-5pm this Thursday, March 10 to help set up a St. Paul home for a newly arriving refugee family of 12. Volunteers are desperately needed to fill cupboards, make beds, set up furniture, and generally prepare the home to welcome the family. Email Lauren if you can volunteer.
WOMEN'S SHORT STORY GROUP All women are welcome to attend the Women's Short Story Group at 10 a.m., March 18th at Marilyn David's home. We will discuss "Fleur" by Louise Erdich. Call Marilyn for questions or to RSVP.
MEALS ON WHEELS DRIVERS NEEDED: Meals on Wheels is in need of drivers to help deliver meals the 1st Friday of each month. Contact Hal Liljenquist if you would like to volunteer.
CONGRATULATIONS LAUREN & 66 WEST! Lauren Morse-Wendt has been awarded the Edina Human Rights and Relations Commission Tom Oye Award for her leadership and dedication in making the 66 West project a reality. Lauren will be presented the Tom Oye Award at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Event on April 20.
ECO-FAITH A few weeks ago one of our pastors made a suggestion from the pulpit that we add "rest" to our spiritual lives. What a great idea! We can also give the earth a "rest" by being intentional about how we use and conserve water and other natural resources. Here are a few simple actions that make a difference:
- Take 2-3 minute showers.
- Install a low flow shower head.
- Turn off the water faucet while brushing teeth or doing dishes.
- Lower the temperature of your water heater to 120 degrees.
- Skip the bottled water to cut down on the plastic waste. Instead use reusable eco-friendly bottles. (many products sold on-line)


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Happy Easter 2013 from ChocolateMission!!
Hi All we wanted to take the time here at ChocolateMission to wish you all a very Happy Easter. How ever you choose to celebrate Easter we hope you all get some lovely chocolatey treats to enjoy.
This year the ChocolateMission team are getting stuck into these Artisan du Chocolat Golden Lace Creme Brulee eggs! The team got sent these just yesterday from our contact at Artisan - they were obviously pleased with the glowing reviews we gave their Creme de la Creme and Mallow eggs earlier this month. What can we say!? When the products are that good its not exactly much of a challenge.
Anyway, whilst we get our lips around these creme brulee flavour enhanced milk chocolate eggs (assorted coloured mini chocolate eggs inside!!) you can let us know what you are chowing down on via the @Chocmission twitter feed. We would love to hear about all your Easter chocolate hauls.
We will be back April 3rd with an all new chocolate review!
Best Wishes
ChocolateMission Team
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Lactose-Free Diet Guidelines
Lactose is the natural sugar found in milk and milk products. Some people are unable to digest milk. Lactase is the digestive enzyme that helps the body to digest lactose. A lactase deficiency can lead to the accumulation of lactose in the intestine, which can cause nausea, gas, cramps, bloating and diarrhea. Some lactase deficient children can tolerate small amounts of milk products such as cheese, yogurt, ice cream, or milk used in cooking.
When following a lactose-free diet, it is necessary to read food labels for hidden sources of lactose such as whey, milk solids, and dry milk powder.
Since milk and milk products are a major source of calcium, check with a dietitian or your physician regarding calcium supplements.
Following is a listing of various food groups and within each, foods that are allowed on a lactose-free diet and foods to avoid.
Foods to Avoid: Whole, low fat, nonfat milk; half & half, cream; powdered, condensed, evaporated, goat, acidophilus, and chocolate milk; Ovaltine, instant breakfast
Foods Allowed: Non-dairy milk substitutes; Lactaid milk; soy milk, rice drink; carbonated drinks; fruit juices/drinks; lemonade; Isomil, Prosobee, Lactofree, Pregestimil, Nutramigen
Foods to Avoid: Most bread, crackers, and cereal; muffin, biscuit, waffle, pancake, and cake mixes; macaroni and cheese; creamed, scalloped, or au gratin potatoes
Foods Allowed: French bread, graham crackers, saltines, bagels, Zwieback; oatmeal, rice cereals, cream of wheat; plain potatoes, rice, pasta
Protein Foods
Foods to Avoid: Creamed meats, poultry, and fish; cheese, cheese spreads, cottage cheese; omelets, quiche, souffles prepared with milk or cheese; peanut butter with added milk solids
Foods Allowed: Plain meat, poultry, or fish; Kosher hot dogs and luncheon meats; tofu; eggs; natural peanut butter
Foods to Avoid: Creamed, breaded, or buttered vegetables
Foods Allowed: Fruit and vegetables prepared without milk
Foods to Avoid: Butter, margarine, salad dressings and sauces containing milk; cream; sour cream; cream cheese
Foods Allowed: Non-dairy creamers and whipped topping
Foods to Avoid: Ice cream, sherbet, ice milk; yogurt; chocolate; cakes, pies, custards and puddings made with milk
Foods Allowed: Non-dairy frozen sorbet; angel food cake; custard and pudding made with water or milk substitute
Foods to Avoid: Toffee, butterscotch, caramel; artificial sweeteners
Foods Allowed: Molasses, syrup
Foods to Avoid: Creamed soups; dehydrated soup mixes containing milk products
Foods Allowed: Broth-based soups or soups prepared with milk substitutes
Baby Foods
Foods to Avoid: Custards; creamed spinach or corn
Foods Allowed: Plain vegetables, fruit; combination dinners that do not contain milk products
Foods to Avoid: Seasonings with milk products
Foods Allowed: Sauces prepared with milk substitutes
Lactose Content of Selected Foods
Low Lactose Foods (0-3 grams)
Sherbet - 1/2 cup
Aged cheese (swiss, cheddar) - 1-2 ounces
Processed cheese - 1 ounce
Cottage cheese - 1/2 cup
Sour cream - 2 tbsp
Whipped cream - 1 tbsp
Half & half - 1 tbsp
Butter - 1 tsp
Medium Lactose Foods (4-9 grams)
Ice Cream - 1/2 cup
Ice milk - 1/2 cup
Pudding - 1/2 cup
Goat milk - 1 cup
High Lactose Foods (10-20 grams)
Milk - 1 cup
Acidophilus milk - 1 cup
Buttermilk - 1 cup
Chocolate milk - 1 cup
Yogurt - 1 cup
Eggnog - 1 cup
CPMC, Where Kids Come First!
- Read CPMC's Healthy Kids newsletter.
- Make an appointment at our Pediatric Specialty Care Center.
- Learn more about our dedicated Pediatric Emergency Department.


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The system has 1,004 acute care and rehabilitation beds and includes , and CepEsperu Baptist Health-Davie Medical Center, as well as clinics, diagnostic centers and other primary and specialty care facilities serving 22 counties in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia.
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Below is the text of Mr Major's press conference at Chequers, following a summit held there earlier on in the day, on Monday 3rd June 1991.
Very briefly, just to tell you what we have been doing at Chequers this morning.
We had a very lengthy meeting this morning with a large range of people across both the public and the private sector regulators, people representing consumer interests and a large number of people with special expertise to discuss one variety or another of ways of bringing the Citizens Charter to life and making sure that it has teeth and bite. The purpose of it is to improve the quality of public services that everyone enjoys. Everyone in the country at some stage is a passenger, a patient, a parent; they all have a very direct interest in making sure that we deliver high-
What we have been looking at this morning is a series of ways to ensure there is proper accountability by the public service; a much better system so that there is more in it for the staff as well as the public; and that we can increasingly ensure that the public sectors that are delivered -
It was a very worthwhile and useful seminar this morning. I perhaps should tell you how we now propose to carry it forward. The whole of Whitehall will be engaged in this exercise; a very substantial official committee is looking at details of it. Francis Maude, the Financial Secretary for the Treasury, will carry out a series of bilateral meetings with Ministers in every Department across Whitehall. Some time before the summer, we will publish a White Paper setting out detailed proposals which will include action points and thereafter we will bring those forward for legislation.
That is what we have been engaged on and I will be happy to take some questions on the Charter now.
Prime Minister, what about some specifics? What are you looking at specifically or is it still very much open-
No. We have been looking at specifics. I am not going to enlarge on those specifics until we bring out the White Paper but the White Paper will specifically mention areas that we propose to deal with, how we propose to deal with them and set out the time-
[Inaudible] are you worried that perhaps some of the denationalised companies have been quite [inaudible] when it comes to [inaudible].
No. We wanted to learn from the experience of what they have been doing and to build on that for the future -
Yes, I think the private sector may well wish to take an interest; there are areas of the private sector, of course, that have their own charters; they may not call them that but they have their own quality and their own interest in service -
Prime Minister, will the Citizens Charter prove that the skids aren't under the Government, as some newspapers are saying?
I am not concerned with what newspapers say -
Prime Minister, the Liberal Democrats say that you are a bit of a late-
I have just indicated that I was actually in this field twenty years ago so I must say if they thought of it that long ago it is surprising they have not put rather more flesh on it than they have!
A White Paper would imply that you are thinking long rather than short when it comes to an election.
As for an election date, that will become clear in due course. We have more to do. I will announce the election when I am ready, but a White Paper certainly implies that there will be legislation to follow up this proposal -
What would you say to those who say you should spend more time leading your Government from the front rather than holding seminars on the Citizens Charter?
How is a government led from the front? It is led from the front by forming policy. What have we been doing this morning? Forming policy. Why have we been forming it? To improve public services. And for whom are we improving the public services? For the public. That seems to me to be precisely and absolutely the job of Government.
But what do you say about the Whitehall Departments who have been dragging their feet on this?
The "Whitehall Departments", as you put it, are not dragging their feet -
Mr. Major, when the Party Chairman gives a message saying "Keep your nerve!", doesn't that give the impression that maybe some are losing their nerve?
I am certainly not and I think you will find that nobody in the Government is and nobody in the Conservative Party is and you will find, as you have seen over the last few days, there are a lot of policy proposals to come forward: you will find they are very innovative and I think people will find them attractive.
[Inaudible, but regarding reported comments made by Mrs Thatcher].
I gather she has denied them and I am perfectly happy to accept that denial -
[Same questioner, question inaudible].
I must say you are extremely devious, Alistair!
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, as I pointed out to you a moment or so ago, is in fact conducting bilaterals across the whole of Whitehall. It is a classic exercise to be coordinated by the Treasury -
What we have proposed will be put in the White Paper with details; I am not going to trail any of it in advance. I think some of the things that will be there will be eye-
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At Billy Boy's Restaurant, we love food as much as our customers do!
Effective Tuesday, July 18
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am-10pm
Wednesday 10am-10pm
Thursday 10am-10pm
Friday 10am-11pm
Saturday 10am-11pm
Sunday 10am-10pm
We'll be open Mondays for any of the following holidays that occur on Mondays: Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day
See the new video featuring Billy Boy's Restaurant!
Chicago Ridge area diners keep coming back for our classic selections — flavorful BBQ ribs, hearty burgers, satisfying dogs, fresh-cooked fries, and more. There's something on our menu to satisfy every craving. We keep our dishes simple, fresh and delicious.
Drop by Billy Boy's Restaurant any day of the week for your next lunch or dinner — we'd love to see you!


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Put Your Best "Poker" Face to the Test
The games that were played by a small group of people back in their own, private space havenow evolved into just about anybody's passion! Why? Poker as you know it has grown into a multi-millionaire booming business on the internet, and in casinos all over the globe! There are hundreds and thousands of poker games that might be similar in rules and regulations.
Poker usually follows standard rules while playing, but the games are often separated by betting rounds, the cards used, and hand values. The popular card poker or Texas Hold 'Em game is divided into draw, stud, and community card game, which has many variations. In recent decades, seven-card studs are on the top-priority list of poker online games.
What are the different types of poker games?
- If you're beginner, you're likely to learn more about the popular game called "Draw poker." Unfortunately, many casinos are not encouraging draw poker games. In draw poker, the players are given cards at the start of the game to develop rounds. The game involves a minimum of 8 players.
- The First version of "stud poker" was initiated in the year 1770 with just 3 cards. This game gained popularity during 1860 and was played with 5 or 7 card studs. Stud poker is a combination of face-up or face-down cards, and the first betting player can change it with each round.
The game depends on how many rounds you choose to play, and has 4 or less than 4 betting rounds. You can set limits for your betting rounds when youplay the advanced version and go for higher limits. Example: In seven-card stud, when you bet for $5in the first round, the betting money will increase with every round.
The betting round is named using the number of cards in the initial round. If the game starts with the players having 3 cards in the first round, it's called "Third Street." The same rules are followed for players with 5 cards and it's called "Fifth Street." Five-card and seven-card stud poker can be played online and offline in casinos.
- Community cards are avariant of poker where the cards positioned at the center of the table. Each player splits the incomplete card set to play the shared cards for a complete hand. The shared card can be arranged in a straight line or a unique combination depending on the given rules. Texas Hold 'Em, however, is the most popular and common community card poker game.
In community games, the players are allowed to play with antes and blinds at the casinos. There's astark difference between home and casino versions. You can set your own limitations while playing at home, but there are fixed limitations when you play in a casino.
The betting round begins with the blind who offers immediate left to the big blind, else the player will start betting from who's seatedto their left.
Generally, betting rounds have lower limits than rounds. Low hand values might play poor in community card games, but high-low dealt players might play well.
- Ante – A forced bet where players contribute an equal share in the pot before the game start of the game.
- Blind – Players can place a bet forcefully to the left dealer. The range of blind is two usually, but it can vary. A small blind can be placed to the left of the dealer; the big blind is placed by the next player to the left.
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Georgia Football: Bulldogs Fans Can Plan on 5 Years of SEC East DominanceAugust 19, 2012
Since 2005, UGA fans had been waiting for an SEC East Championship game until last year's run that led them to a showdown with LSU.
In 2006, UGA had a rookie quarterback named Matthew Stafford that led them to a Chick-Fil-A Bowl win against Virginia Tech. In 2007, UGA was one win or favorable votes from playing for the National Championship.
In 2008, UGA defeated Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl to finish the season. In 2009, UGA beat future SEC team Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl. In 2010, UGA lost to Central Florida and ended with a losing record of 6-7.
Last year, UGA won the SEC East but lost to Michigan State in the Outback Bowl in triple overtime. Last year was a sign of very good things to come, and UGA fans will not be disappointed in the next five years.
There are several reasons that UGA will dominate the SEC East through the next half of this decade.
This year, according to DogBytes Online, UGA is one of only 16 FCS teams that brings back all nine assistant coaches for the first time since 2004. Coaching stability leads to better coaching, and everyone knows their role without having to be re-taught.
For the first time in a long time, it appears UGA has the right coaches that really know what they are doing. No other SEC East team can say the same thing as far as coaching stability.
When you're able to recruit some of the best rated running back recruits two years in a row, you're doing something right. In the 2011 recruiting class, UGA was able to pull in Isaiah Crowell (No. 1 according to ESPN), and in 2012, they landed Keith Marshall (No. 2 according to ESPN).
According to ESPN, UGA has 28 commitments this year already and only signed a total of 19 last year. The UGA staff has projected that they will sign up to 34 recruits this year, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and they are building a very stout recruiting class. To win the SEC East, it is essential to have a top-tier recruiting class.
SEC Rivals are Down and Going Down
Florida had very dominating years during the Tim Tebow era, and UGA had a difficult time beating their rivals in Jacksonville during that time. Florida's offense is trying to find an identity, and it doesn't look like it will be found anytime soon.
Tennessee is still trying to fill the void Lane Kiffin left when he bolted to now current No. 1 AP poll USC of the west coast. In fact, this may be Dooley's last year to turn Tennessee's program around or he may find himself on a very hot seat.
South Carolina will be a good team this year again, but that is mostly due to a very good running back in Marcus Lattimore. If Marcus Lattimore leaves this year for the NFL, South Carolina will go back to being mediocre, and the Ol' Ball Coach will run out of patience.
Florida's, Tennessee's and South Carolina's futures look suspect at best.
Winning leads to more winning. Winning leads to more confidence and makes the good players want to stay one more year to do something special.
Jarvis Jones was projected as a first-round draft pick last year for the NFL draft. However, he felt there was something special in Athens and this team has a chance to win it all. To win it all, you have to win the SEC East and the SEC, and then you have a great chance to get to the National Championship.
This year, UGA is ranked No. 6 in the preseason AP and coaches' polls for a reason. The Bulldogs are expected to have a very successful season, and anything less than an SEC East championship would be a disappointing season.
The coaches, the players, the fans and even the incoming recruits can see what this UGA football program has right now. A reign of success in winning the SEC East this year and the next four are very likely.


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February 2017
Black Powder Paper Patching ...and Wheelguns, Pistols and Handcannons
New contest format. New rules. See link for rules.
I am using the individual forum titles as the monthly topics (going from the top down), starting with Black Powder Paper Patching, but since that isn't one of the most common forums, I'm going to include the last forum, Wheelguns, Pistols and Handcannons, which is very common, so we can kick off this first contest with lots of activity.


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SQUAMISH, British Columbia (BRAIN) — PinkBike.com is holding a raffle for a Trek Fuel EX9 to support the National Interscholastic Cycling Association.
Each $5 donation to NICA through the PinkBike program buys a chance to win the bike. Donations are being accepted through April 15 and the winner will be announced in late April. Proceeds go to continuing development of new and existing NICA leagues throughout the U.S. Trek will ship to the nearest dealer …read more


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"We are here on account of sex, though we do not understand its force. There is glory when the sexual force is used creatively, when it is open to the magic of the universe"
The above quote and photo were taken from Playing Chess with the Heart, a book of photographs by Marlene Wood taken of Beatrice Wood in her 100th year. Wood, born in 1893 and living until 1998, was a participant in some of the most interesting and radical shifts in the whole of art history, but didn't find her own true medium until rather later in life than most artists that rise to the prominence that she achieved.
Born into an affluent New York family, at a time that the city's prominence as an important center for art was immerging, Wood was well placed to intersect with the Avant-Garde of the early twentieth century. It was chance that introduced her to Marcel Duchamp shortly after his great success at the Armory show with Nude Descending a Staircase. In the hospital room of Edgard Varese, the two were introduced and it was Duchamp that encouraged Wood to pursue art, as her first passion was theater. She and Duchamp became fast friends and she was soon often at the great artists studio. Through Duchamp she met Walter and Louise Arensberg, important and influential collectors of the Avant-Garde at the time, and it was through this connection that the young wood developed her artistic sensibilities. Though the famous quote surrounding the Readymade Fountain is often attributed to Duchamp, Wood claims to have been the author, a claim that has been backed up by others in their circle.
"Whether Mr. Mutt with his own hands made the fountain or not has no importance. He CHOSE it. He took an ordinary article of life, placed it so that its useful significance disappeared under the new title and point of view, creating a new thought for that object"
This great idea has ben central to the development of so many facets of art in the 20th century, especially ceramic, and while undoubtedly the idea for fountain was Duchamp's alone, her presence at this critical juncture for art stayed with and influenced her long career.
Many years past between Dada and her finding clay, which included theater, theosophy, love and a move to California. She began with clay in 1933 at Hollywood High School Adult Education Department with the intention of making a luster teapot to go with some plates she had purchased in an antique shop in Harlem. From this humble beginning she developed a love of the art and science of ceramic. It was this growing passion that shaped her life after. Her pursuit of independence and a studio for work and developing her craft was her focus for many years. She had the good fortune to study with Gertrude and Otto Natzler. It was from Gertrude that she learned to throw and Otto taught her glaze technique. She also studied with Otto and Vivika Heino.
As a ceramist, Beato (as she was known in Ojai CA, her home for the last half of her life) is best known for her luster glazes and her appreciation and depiction of the changing relationships between men and women.
This piece is titled Bride and Groom and is glazed earthenware, standing at 27" in height.
My interest in Wood began as an interest in her life and person. She met the challenges of living a life in the arts with a tremendous amount of courage and heart and no small amount of luck. At one point she completely lost her studio to flood, rather than drowning in her loss, she turned the situation to her advantage and built a better studio.
I also love her frank attitude toward sex and sexuality. In the book noted earlier some of my favorite photographs are of Beato pulling the shoulder off her blouse, flirting with the camera and the viewer. To still think of oneself as a sexual being at 100 years of age is incredibly inspirational to me as I solidly enter middle age as a single woman. She also serves an inspiration to my students who come to art and ceramic at an older age, if Beatrice could do it, why not them? And then of course my favorite anecdote, that she worked in the studio the day she died at 105 years of age.


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Ballots in the St. Lawrence Zone Boll Weevil Eradication Referendum have been canvassed and certified by Texas Department of Agriculture in Austin.
Some 479 ballots had been mailed out, of which 311 were returned. The canvassing committee determined that 306 of the returned ballots were valid.
The results of the referendum were as follows:
Voting to establish a boll weevil eradication zone: 254 ballots in favor. This represents 83 percent of those voting. Some 104,433 acres in favor. This represents 66.4 percent of the acres in the zone.
Voting on a $2 per acre dryland, $6 per acre irrigated assessment:
Some 261 ballots in favor. This represents 86 percent of those voting. Some 106,745 acres in favor. This represents 68 percent of the acres in the zone.
Carey Niehues, already serving on the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation board of directors representing the statutorily formed zone was elected to serve on the board to represent the newly established zone.
Martin Hubert, Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture certified the results confirming the establishment of an eradication zone in the St. Lawrence zone.


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ONE of the area's biggest tennis events of the year gets under way at the Bolton Arena tomorrow (Thursday).
The Lancashire Closed Championships will be staged on the Arena's clay courts, with the finals a week on Sunday.
The tournament has spawned some of the game's top talent over the years, including Ormskirk's Barry Cowan - who gave Pete Sampras such a run for his money last year - and Jane O'Donoghue of Wigan, who sprang into the national spotlight when she met Venus Williams in the first round of this year's Wimbledon event.
Young stars on display this time include Emily Stout, Elizabeth Ullathorne and Daniel Smethurst - winner of the 12 and Under Title at the Queenswood International Tournament.
Phil Shacklady and Mark Connelly will be looking to defend their seniors title, after an appearance at this year's National over-45 club event.


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Tyra Banks has filed a $10 million lawsuit against several wig manufacturers over claims they used her name and image to sell hairpieces.
The supermodel-turned-TV titan, who is famous for her use of weaves and wigs, has filed suit against 10 separate companies who have allegedly used her trademark.
According to TMZ.com, which has obtained the suit, Banks claims her image and name is used to advertise the companies' products.
The America's Next Top Model star is seeking an injunction to prevent the sale of the items, and wants $10 million in damages.


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Dec 19, 2011
With the multitude of games that have a similar level structure to Angry Birds, it's probably time we stop comparing them to Angry Birds and just assign them a new category. It's true that Angry Birds was one of the first to popularize the familiar theme of main levels containing a small army of mini sub-levels. Also, a common theme is the dual challenge of first trying to complete the level and then going back and earning "stars†by conquering the level perfectly. Roll in the Hole hardly deviates from this formula, making you roll a wronged panda through and endless myriad of levels in search of lost ice cream.
The first thing you'll notice about Roll in the Hole is it's a very cute app. Everything from the bright colors to the adorable changing expressions of your rolling panda scream My Little Pony. I'm not saying this is a bad thing; the graphics here are of very high quality and were very impressive. More impressive still are the physics; your rotund rolling panda has noticeable momentum and deforms when squished. The physics break down sometimes. One time I got thrown off the screen with an inordinate amount of force after getting stuck between two vertically moving platforms, but for the most part the physics systems works perfectly.
The controls couldn't be simpler, and you get a welcomed choice between tilting the device or touching the left or right side of the screen. As expected, both styles work perfectly even though I preferred physically touching the screen over the tilting method. A problem I have with Roll in the Hole is that it is very easy. Judging by the art design I can guess that the target audience are parents who want to entertain younger children or teenage girls. Even so, this is a very solid app that doesn't do much different than its competition, it just does it better.


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Originally posted by defiler
Can you tell me what were the questions when "they" allowed you to state your opinion ?[edit on 23-4-2009 by defiler]
Originally posted by defiler
Can you describe the method "they" used to abduct you?
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Originally posted by defiler
Have you done an X-ray scan?
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Originally posted by defiler
By the way what is the meaning of the 1 and 0 are they binary message?
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Originally posted by n120by60w
Over the last few years I have been searching for a site that might allow us to create a abductee create a abductee chat forum.
I looked at black vault & many others.
I would like to try one here.
Feel free to speak your mind.
I have a little experience.
I am over 50 years old.
I have nothing to gain by this; buy I do have perspective.
I know there a lot of Abductee's that feel that they have no where to go.
I can speak as one that has been threw a group abduction while I was in the US Air Force Stationed at Holloman AFB in New Mexico in the 1970's.
I have had more experiences with & without my family periodically ever sence.
These are not wakeing up from sleep events.
They have been in the after noon & at night.
But in each event I have been allowed to actively take part more & more over time.
Durring abuctions
I have been allowed to speak on my own at times.
I have been asked to voice my opinions on the questions
that the abductors I had were posed to me.
I have been been threw the bunny hole to speak.
With some experience's under my belt I am open to questions or speculation posed by other abductee's & those interested in investigating the truth out for themselves.
I am interested in the techinal aspects of what I & others have been threw.
I am interested in assisting others come to terms with there experances.
I am not interested in bashing your beliefs or you bashing mine.
The ball is in your court.
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Hopefully -- Watcher
Originally posted by Yummy Freelunch
What did the doctor do with the object in your nose?
Originally posted by Yummy Freelunch
Im curious to know, do these entities care about us as a race?
Originally posted by Yummy Freelunch
Can I summon one to me?
Originally posted by OnTheFelt
1. Are you only interested in other contactees/abductees contributing in this forum, or are you also open to posters like myself (seeker of truth) in asking relevant questions to your experiences? If you're not, I will totally respect your wishes and not post in here.
Originally posted by OnTheFelt
2. During your experiences, have you ever been given insight to our (planet earth) future? The reason I ask is because I intuitively believe that we are about to experience major changes in our beings, our world, our universe. I have had some incredible synchronicities happen to me recently, and I don't know it's very hard to explain, almost like a sixth sense.
Originally posted by n120by60w
I had the feeling of impending danger.
Of a emulate conflict between the beings.
Originally posted by Yummy Freelunch
I'm not saying I've ever been abducted, because to tell you the truth, I dont know. All I do know, is that ALL my life after seeing a UFO with my grandmother as a child, Ive had a fascination and almost obsession with aliens/ufos.
Originally posted by HiAliens
Originally posted by n120by60w
I had the feeling of impending danger.
Of a emulate conflict between the beings.
I just wonder what you meant by this, especially 'emulate'- did you mean 'imminent' - as in, something tht will happen soon?
Hopefully you'll be treated well here...
Originally posted by autowrench
reply to post by n120by60w
After this I began to have seizures that the doctors could find no reason for.
I also began to have kidney infections, one after another.
Years later I was told by doctors I had some strange crystals on my kidneys.
To this very day I cannot remember exactly what happened there, and what "they" did to me. all I remember was that bright light. This really happened, and I will never forget it. I have had several other ET experiences, but nothing like that one.
Originally posted by DaleGribble
reply to post by n120by60w
You said an implant was found? is that right. Could you describe that for me. and do you have any guesses as to its purpose. Are they used for anything other than tracking devices.
Autowrench - Please make sure you take care of your self.
I had problems that 4 a day "Tetracycline" for 3 days.
Following with 1 a day for a addional 2 weeks.
Its the only thing that took my care skin problems pertinently.
It just would keep coming back until I did this with the Dr's help.
I aslo have the Kideny problems but never equated it to the Abduction experances. It is interesting that they occured shortly after the abductions though. I passed one 1/4" long & a pencel"lead"width the last time. Boy passing that will make you sit up & pay attention. It was made from calcium (white) & had viens of iron deposits according to the Dr that had it anilized.
I have a concern that you might want to have a general X Ray of your lungs.
I have a lot of scarring that you might also have.
If it shows up then just take it easy at high Altitude.
You will be fine.
But I am here to tell you the Alien's do make mistakes.
Some try to fix them others are scoundrels just like some humans.
They are just beings.
After reviewing your experience
I get the feel that it may have had a military involvement.
You were there and would know best.
I would love to hear more from you!
Originally posted by DaleGribble
reply to post by n120by60w
I have never been abducted, and I am very interested in it. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I am not 100% sure about it yet. I am still trying to understand what exactly is happening. Also if it is happening I for one think there are a lot of people claiming it for attention. I'm not saying you are one of those people. Now that that is out of the way, I will get to my questions.
Really, don't take this the wrong way. I just want to know your story and like I said this is a topic in which I wish to gain more knowledge. I will more than likely have more questions in the near future. Thanks in advance for any answers you may provide.


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