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Hypothyroidism In Pregnancy
What is hypothyroidism?
Hypothyroidism is a condition that develops when the thyroid gland makes little or no thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormones help control body temperature, heart rate, growth, and how you gain or lose weight.
What causes hypothyroidism?
The following conditions may cause or increase your risk of hypothyroidism:
- Autoimmune disease: A problem with the immune system may make your body attack your thyroid gland. Hashimoto's disease is the most common autoimmune disease that causes hypothyroidism.
- Medicines: Certain medicines can cause hypothyroidism. Ask your healthcare provider if any of the medicines you take can cause hypothyroidism.
- Treatments: Radiation therapy used to treat cancers of the head and neck can destroy your thyroid gland. Thyroid surgery also makes you more likely to develop hypothyroidism.
- Thyroid problems: A past history of hypothyroidism or other thyroid problems may increase your chance of hypothyroidism during pregnancy. An enlarged or swollen thyroid, lumps caused by infections, or thyroid cancer can affect how your thyroid works.
- Family history: Your risk is greater if a family member has hypothyroidism or an autoimmune disease.
- Low iodine levels: Iodine is an important mineral used by the thyroid gland to work correctly and make thyroid hormones. Low iodine levels during your pregnancy increases your child's risk of hypothyroidism.
What are the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism during pregnancy?
The signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism may start slowly, and you may not notice any changes.
- Extreme fatigue
- Sensitivity to cold
- Constipation
- Dry, flaky skin, or brittle fingernails
- Thin hair
- Muscle pain or weakness
- Swollen thyroid gland
- Depression or irritability
How is hypothyroidism diagnosed?
Your healthcare provider will ask about your symptoms and examine you. He will ask what medicines you take. He will ask about your medical history and if anyone in your family has hypothyroidism. You will have blood tests to check your thyroid hormone level.
How is hypothyroidism treated?
Thyroid medicine will bring your thyroid hormone level back to normal. Ask your healthcare provider for more information on other medicines you may need.
What are the risks of hypothyroidism during pregnancy?
Pregnancy causes an increased need for thyroid hormone and iodine in the body. Low thyroid hormone levels may cause serious health problems. You may continue to gain weight. You may have body pains, and think, move, and talk slowly. You may also develop myxedema, which is a dangerous condition. Myxedema may cause swelling in your legs, ankles, lungs, or around your heart. You may have seizures, or go into a deep coma and die if you do not get medical care quickly. You may have increased blood pressure and have vomiting, blurring of vision, and very bad bleeding in your womb. Your child may be born with birth defects, have a low birth weight, or even die inside the womb. You may also give birth earlier than expected.
When should I contact my healthcare provider?
- You are losing weight without trying.
- You have a fever.
- You have chills, a cough, or feel weak and achy.
- You have pain, redness, and swelling in your muscles and joints.
- Your skin is itchy, swollen, or has a rash.
- You do not have any more thyroid medicine, or you stopped taking it without your healthcare provider's advice.
When should I seek immediate care or call 911?
- You faint or have a seizure.
- You feel your baby is restless and always kicking, or is very still and not moving at all.
- You have sudden chest pains or trouble breathing, or swelling in your legs, ankles, or feet.
- You have diarrhea, tremors, or trouble sleeping.
- Your water breaks, or you are bleeding from your vagina.
- Your signs and symptoms return or become worse.
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RealtyTrac reported on Thursday that U.S. foreclosure activity jumped 81 percent in 2008, with one in every 54 households getting at least one filing notice, suggesting various state laws and private programs to slow the process have been ineffective.
Nearly 3.2 million foreclosure filings on 2.3 million properties were made last year, the Irvine, California-based research firm said. Filings include notice of default, auction sale or bank repossession.
"Clearly the foreclosure prevention programs implemented to date have not had any real success in slowing down this foreclosure tsunami," James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac, said in the report.
Foreclosure activity did slow in the fourth quarter overall, declining 4 percent from the third quarter, but jumped nearly 40 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007.
And foreclosure activity last year was up 225 percent from 2006, the year home prices began a deep slump that prevented many homeowners from selling or refinancing.
Home prices have plunged more than 20 percent from the summer of 2006, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller measures.
Filings leaped by 17 percent in December from November.
"State legislation that slowed down the onset of new foreclosure activity clearly had an effect on fourth-quarter numbers overall, but that effect appears to have worn off by December," Saccacio said.
"The recent California law, much like its predecessors in Massachusetts and Maryland, appears to have done little more than delay the inevitable foreclosure proceedings for thousands of homeowners," Saccacio said.
California required lenders to provide written notice of their intent to start foreclosure proceedings 30 days prior to issuing a notice of default.
Nevada, Florida, Arizona and California, respectively, posted the highest state foreclosure rates last year, RealtyTrac said.
These are states where home prices soared the most during the five-year housing boom earlier this decade.
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Cinderella Inspired Mermaid on Pink with White Polka Dots Organic Knit Fabric Panel
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Organic Cotton/Lycra Knit Panel with 4 way stretch.
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- Most knits are at least 58-60" wide and sold in one-yard increments (unless otherwise specified). Any extra length or width is considered free selvage. Flaws within 4" of the selvage, while not common, are considered acceptable.
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MKC is a full-service farm cooperative offering a complete line of supplies and services for both farm and urban customers in 15 counties throughout Kansas.
With a dedication to getting producers back to the field as soon as possible, MKC continues to upgrade speed and space at a number of locations across its footprint.
With field marketers and full-service agronomy centers equipped with applicators, MKC has what is needed to meet your agronomy needs and help you succeed.
MKC operates one of the top professional energy departments in the state of Kansas and is dedicated to the success of our customers' operations.
Our feed division at MKC is committed to the success of our customers. We focus on delivering top-notch nutrition programs, great customer service and the best quality products. Our team understands how important performance is to your livestock operation.
MKC offers comprehensive risk management services to help farmers and ranchers succeed.
The Optimal Acre Program offers unique packages to match the level of precision ag you want on your operation. Using a host of precision agriculture tools and data analytics, MKC can meet your needs.
We are excited to share with you the latest news through our Connections newsletter, news releases, blog and more.
As one of the leading agricultural companies in Kansas, we believe employees play an important role in the growth and success of the cooperative.
With the cost of inputs, it is becoming more and more important to properly manage the application of fertilizer and lime. One way to do this is through the use of Variable Rate Technology (VRT) to apply varying amounts of fertilizer across a field according to the needs of the crop.
Below are a couple examples of VRT application.


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I can't believe it has been a year since I purchased my first DSLR and began my journey to become a professional photographer. I remember as a child wanting to become a photographer for National Geographic, but time passed and life happened. When I was in my mid 20s I bought a little Canon Elan and took a few pictures but I really couldn't afford film and processing and when Kodak lost my best negatives I shelved it and went back to the daily grind. But I kept on finding ways to get into the natural world and to take mental pictures. It wasn't until the past few years that some people rekindled my interest.
First, my brother Aaron kept traveling around the world and taking beautiful photographs which began to spark my desire again. Then, as part of my counseling degree requirements, I attended the Conservation Psychology conference where Molly Steinwald gave a presentation on nearby nature photography. I was taken by the stunning simplicity of her work and her passion for the planet. When I returned home I saw I Facebook post by a West Virginia photographer, Ed Rehbein. He was offering free prints to those who could not afford to purchase them. I was stunned at this beautiful gesture and requested a beautiful photograph of Dolly Sod's, one of the beautiful places in West Virginia. That 8*10 hangs in my living room and reminds me of the quest to share the beauty all around me. A year went by and I finished my master's degree, my children's health continued to improve and I decided I could take some time to pursue a passion. Then I watched a documentary called Monk with a Camera and...
... I just did it. I made a decision that I was going to spend money I didn't have and buy a used Canon off Ebay for $220. I got it and immediately started reading, watching Youtube videos, and studying composition. There was so much to learn and I really had no idea what I was doing but everyday I got out and shot. My kids were great as I would often drag the along; my daughter sitting holding my lens cap or my son patiently waiting for me to let him have a turn with the camera. I loved getting outdoors and finding my center.
The camera has taught me so much. It has taught me to slow down, to be more patient with myself and with the world. It has taught me to look at things in new ways. It has taught me that I am at my best when I become part of something rather than just observing it. It has taught me that I can be an artist (I really hope my evil grade school art teacher reads this). It has helped me to get outside and make time for myself again. It has brought back passion and energized me.
I am well on my way to realizing my dream and I continue to be inspired by the beautiful people and planet that surround me. My parents are always so encouraging, my daughter and my son are wonderfully patient and inspiring, and my partner, Leslie helps me believe in myself and acts as my muse. I hope you join me on my journey and check back on my blog frequently as I continue to bring beauty to light.
Here is the very first photograph I was proud of. Audra WV
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text: Have you ever heard of a tree temple? If not, today, we are here to tell about a strange tree temple, situated in the Manali Valley in the Kullu district in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Having its proximity to the famous Hadimba Temple, this amazing tree temple, which is dedicated to Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhima and Hadimba, is a must visit during the tour of the charming hill station of Manali. Continue reading "Ghatotkacha Tree Temple in Manali – a Must Visit Spot in Himachal"


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If you don't subscribe to MILF Hunter for just $1, I'm pretty sure you're going to regret it for the rest of your life, just sayin'!
Working here at Free MILF Hunter Video takes a lot of dedication, as it can be hard for someone who looks at porn all day to take the time to tear his eyes away from the hot naked bodies and actually write about it. That's my dilemma, that's my curse. Honestly, I could right now be masturbating to this really awesome cougar cum video instead of writing about it, but then I wouldn't have money to pay for groceries and stuff. It's so tough!
This episode is especially difficult to write about - it's called "Healthy Fucking" and I am pretty sure that it is one of the hottest things that I have ever seen in my entire life. It features not one but TWO cougars who vie for the attention of our friendly neighborhood MILF Hunter. Seeing them eat each other out to see who could cum first is really worth the price of admission alone.
There is this other scene where the Vero chick gets out a vibrator and shoves it deep into her pussy, and the other super hot MILF tries to lick her clit! I don't know how they managed to do that without accidentally knocking out the MILF's teeth, but they did! Check out how by watching this Free MILF Hunter video today!


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Recently in the UK the weather has been beautifully sunny and warm, especially in the afternoon, so I've been out getting to grips with the 1D Mark IV and trying to capture some shots of Ladybirds.
Ladybirds (technically Coccinellids) seem to like direct sunlight, so when the sun is out you often find them on leaves of bushes facing the sun. It can often take a few seconds for your eyes to see them – despite the seemingly huge contrast between their bright red and the green of the leaves, they seem to blend in very well!
Judging by the grouping on leaves, it appears to be breeding season at the moment, so they are lots around. The ladybird larvae are small, spiky and black with orange markings, so be sure to keep an eye out for them over the coming months.
Ladybirds are quite easy to manipulate – if you get a blade of grass or small twig and put it onto the leaf they are sitting on, they seem both inquisitive and quite happy to wander on to it. You can then hold the leaf/twig in a position to get the best light.
It's probably worth mentioning here that all of the pictures on this page are with the camera handheld and with natural light, so I was generally trying to move to a position that was a compromise between a pleasant background and minimising the specular highlights on the shell which can be quite distracting. This turns out to be pretty difficult to do without a diffuser, but with the diffuser you lose enough light to start making handheld natural light macro significantly more difficult.
Once the ladybird is crawling on the leaf/grass/twig, you can choose how you want the light to hit, for instance this shot is with strong back-lighting to create a silhouette:
You can also look at different parts of the insect:
It turns out they do seem to like walking on skin too – if you hold a twig with a ladybird on and they walk down to where you're holding it, they don't hesitate to walk straight onto your fingers and start crawling all over your hands!
I wanted to try and capture the moment the ladybirds take off. They appear to take off only when the surface they are on orients them upright (feet downwards), and they also tend to take off at end-points like fingertips or the end of a twig, although this is not always the case. Before flying, they open their wing case (elytra) so you can look out for this to start taking a sequence of shots. They don't always fly after partially opening their elytra, but it's worth being ready as it's generally advertising their imminent departure skywards:
This little one had a bit of trouble opening both sides initially and tried a few times, eventually opening the right side and flying away:
Just before launch, they look pretty impressive: their elytra open like gulls wings and their surprisingly large wingspan showing in this shot:
From the back with the elytra parted, their beetle interior is plainly visible:
Then with a push off, they launch:
All of these shots were taken with a Canon 1D Mark IV and Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro lens.
Focusing was automatic – the 1D Mark IV is one of the 2 currently available Canon cameras (the other being the 7D) which has a special macro AF focusing mode which samples the AF sensor at a faster rate than normal with certain macro lenses and close subjects, so all these shots are taken in AF mode. Whereas I used to focus manually then rock fractionally back and forth to slightly adjust the focus before taking a shot, the macro AF mode lets me get shots in AI Servo AF mode with a very high success rate.
Where I wasn't trying to capture a take-off, I tend to use a single focus point (usually the centre one if I'm planning on cropping the shot, otherwise any of the 45 points). For the takeoff shots, I generally used the "ring of fire" mode of the 1D Mark IV (named because all the outer focus points are illuminated in the viewfinder). This is the mode where the camera tracks the subject across any focus points, starting from the centre focus point.
All shots were taken in natural light. Whilst a lot of my other macro work is flash illuminated, the 1D Mark IV has such good high ISO capabilities that natural light and handheld is a real option. When running in 10fps mode to try and capture ladybird take-off, no speedlight will recycle fast enough anyway so until I get better at predicting the perfect moment to take he shot, flash is not really an option.
Post processing was done in Lightroom 4 (which has just been released) – mainly a bit of level tweaking and cropping, and cloning out of the odd dust spot or speck of dirt which detracted from the image.
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1. The National Association of Memorial
Masons (NAMM), which was founded in 1907, is the trade association
for memorial masons in the UK. We estimate that we represent about
one third of the memorial masonry businesses meeting our entry
criteria. We also have some 28 burial authorities in corporate
associate membership.
2. NAMM wishes to submit representatives
to the Committee on the following topics:
3. NAMM's mission is "To further
the memorial masonry industry and safeguard the interests of the
bereaved through the promotion of high standards, wide choice
and increased understanding in all matters relating to natural
stone memorials.
To give assistance and support to member
companies and to promote their interests".
To this end NAMM:
4. Cemeteries are important places. They
are part of our heritage in addition to being places in which
to bury our dead, they should also be:
5. NAMM considers the following to be some
of the problems which need addressing:
6. Graves should be "sold" on
a renewable lease basis as has long been the accepted practice
in other European countries. This would help to overcome the problems
of memorials falling into disrepair.
It is recognised that this idea would need to
be very tactfully "sold" to the public. However, it
should not be an insurmountable problem. The recycling of graves
is also necessary if parts of the country are not to run out of
space for new burials.
7. Cemeteries should be able to charge families
of the interred a small annual ground maintenance fee. The income
from this, and all other income directly in respect of cemeteries,
should be used for cemetery management and maintenance, it should
not be put into the general funds of the local authority.
8. Good ground maintenance is extremely
important for both the appearance of the cemetery and the stability
of memorials. Cost cutting in this area should not result in any
lowering of standards.
The overuse of weed killer around memorials
can result in bare areas of earth which, apart from being unsightly
can lead to dangerous ground erosion, particularly on sloping
ground. This can undermine the stability of the memorials.
9. The impact of poor cemetery design may
go much further than merely affecting the cemetery's appearance.
For example, insufficient planting whilst also making the cemetery
look bleak, can lead to ground erosion.
A cemetery layout which requires memorials to
be erected on the dug ground of a grave will inevitably result
in potential memorial instability.
10. Memorial instability is currently an
extremely important issue. NAMM is working hard to assist local
authorities in assessing the risks of memorial instability and
in the testing of memorial fixings designed to minimise or eliminate
any potential risks. It also offers local authorities help in
reviewing/rewriting their cemetery regulations. (Note: As a result
of extensive tests NAMM has produced a Recommended Code of Working
Practice which a rapidly increasing number of burial authorities
now cite as the minimum standard to which memorials must be fixed).
However, ultimately it is the local authority
who must determine cemetery regulations and, more importantly,
police them. There are an increasing number of cases where cemetery
regulations are quite clearly being breached yet a number of local
authorities do not seem to have the will to enforce them. This
can often seem unjust to both the public and to memorial masons
who abide by those regulations.
11. Vandalism, misuse and a general lack
of respect for cemeteries are symptomatic of the problems facing
society in general. Whilst extra security is obviously one way
of tackling the problem, it is costly and unlikely to change attitudes.
NAMM is of the opinion that, in the long run, and in addition
to extra security, actions such as the following could be of real
long term benefit:
12. NAMM accepts that in order to make and
maintain improvements in cemeteries, money is required. However,
it also believes that because local authorities already have complete
control over the charges made for the cemetery services, unrestrained
by any sort of competition, they already have at their disposal
sufficient areas in which they can raise financefor example
the sale/lease of graves, the levying of fees for the erection
of memorial and subsequent work carried out on those memorials,
burial and cremation fees. If all the income from these, along
with the potential income accruing from grave/ground maintenance
fees and the recycling of graves were used to fund the ongoing
costs of cemeteries, sufficient monies would be available.
13. NAMM does not believe that the sale
of memorials by local authorities is permissible necessary or
to be desired.
Indeed, NAMM has recently made submissions to
the DETR in relation to the local authority led IBCA proposals
that regulations should be made under s.150 Local Government and
Housing Act 1989 to allow burial authorities to sell memorials
to the general public at cemeteries and crematoria. In order to
formulate its response the Association organised a number of regional
meetings open to all memorial masons, whether or not they were
members, in order to acquire a truly representative and informed
response. Those meetings were held in East Anglia, London, the
Midlands, the North East/North West, Scotland, the South East,
the South West and Wales. The Association has drawn on the results
of these meetings in formulating its submission where relevant.
14. Over recent years local authorities,
when acting either as burial or cremation authorities have increasingly
extended their activities into the traditional activities of the
memorial mason in the supply and sale of memorabilia to the general
public. One justification offered by the local authorities is
that this revenue assists in funding cemeteries. We do not understand
how this can be the case since any revenue received will go as
part of the Council's revenue to its general fund, cemetery revenue
is not hypothecated to the burial authority. In any event, the
Association strongly opposes this unfair trade.
15. The trade is unfair for two reasons.
First, because a publicly funded local authority has an advantage
in economic terms over the small business represented by the local
firms of memorial masons who have only their turnover on which
they can rely. Secondly, because the local authority enjoys an
unfair advantage over the memorial mason in that the public generally
comes first to the local authority either to arrange for the grave
plot or the cremation in question, or to the funeral and/or to
visit the grave. The local authority then exploits that access
to the public to offer its services as a supplier of memorials
to the disadvantage of the members of the Association. There are
a number of crematoria that now sell memorials for cremated remains
on an exclusive basis. The public are not permitted to purchase
them from the private memorial mason. There are also some cemeteries
that sell certain memorials, such as memorials on the children's
section, in a similar fashion. This not only flies in the face
of consumer choice, it also cuts into the already hard-pressed
margins of the local memorial masons and can threaten their survival.
16. Ther is no need for local authorities
to engage in this trade in order to provide services the public
would not otherwise enjoy. The trade is highly competitive and
extremely price sensitive.
17. NAMM has been advised that this trade
by local authorities is not lawful. No power to supply or sell
gravestones or other memorabilia to the public is granted to burial
authorities by the relevant legislation. The Association has taken
the advice of leading and junior counsel on the issue on more
than one occasion.


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I hate telemarketers. I don't even want to hear what they have to say, I just shut them down. There is something so intrusive about it. They don't know you. They don't know what you need. They don't even care… And, then they try to sell you something? Arrrggh! Sound familiar?
I think this common hatred of the intrusive salesman is why a lot of creative business owners feel uncomfortable about selling themselves (and their stuff). We are afraid of getting shut down because we think our audience doesn't want to be sold something. But that is just fear talking. The truth is, people want to buy things that will help them. They just want to do it from someone they trust.
Building Trust with Your Audience
Trust is built in layers. They more layers you've accumulated with your audience, the more trusted you will be. The first layer starts with you as the expert. You must feel confident in your expertise. If you don't, your audience will feel it, too.
Once you've got your confidence on, start building more layers of trust. Every interaction or engagement with your audience is an opportunity to build another layer.
Non-salesy Promotion Strategy
A promotion strategy is simply building layers of trust with a consistent message & constructing a logical, progressive path for them to follow. That path leads to making a purchase. Each layer focuses on a topic surrounding your promotion. Each layer has a path to the next layer. If it is valuable information to your audience, they will follow the path.
10 Layers of Trust
While there are a countless number of ways you can build trust, I recommend starting with these 10.
1. Be visible
No one will buy anything from you if they don't know you exist. You must put yourself out there and be seen. This means being active, producing content, engaging and interacting.
2. Listen
Listening does not only help you discover your audience's needs, but it builds trust by validating your audiences desire to be heard.
3. Ask
Just like listening, asking serves two purposes. It allows you to gather information about your audience's needs. And, it shows you value your audience's input.
4. Answer
Leverage your expertise and answer questions in Facebook groups, on Twitter or other social channels.
5. Share
Be generous and share content that will be valuable to your audience, especially if it comes from someone in your audience.
6. Educate
Be generous with your own knowledge and share it freely. Give your audience valuable tools that work and they will be back for more.
7. Tell Stories
Stories are powerful because of resonance. When we hear a story, we want to relate it to one of our existing experiences. It doesn't feel like a lecture or someone is telling us what to do. It feels like an interaction where we get to draw our own conclusions.
8. Master the Tie-in
Telling a story and seamlessly relating it back to a specific topic is an art form. I call this the Tie-in. Mastering the Tie-in leverages your storytelling and turns it into a powerful sales tool.
9. Focus on Results
Do you buy a planner because it has lines and a place to write your to do list? Or do you buy a planner so you can be organized, productive and use your time efficiently? Ultimately, the reason you buy something is because of it's results, not it's features. Focus your message on what will happen after they use your product or service instead of what the product or service is.
10. Let others do the talking for you
Someone else saying how great you are is way more powerful than you saying how great you are. Make your content shareable. Post testimonials on your site. Let your followers tell the story of your value.
Get Started Today
Even if you aren't ready to launch your idea, you can get started promoting it. In fact, you should get started. TODAY. NOW.
To help you, I made a 12-Point Visibility Checklist so you can get in front of your audience and be seen.
So, start building your visibility and trust with your audience. Remember to keep your messaging consistent and focus on topics surrounding your launch. You'll be promoting like a pro in no time. Like a BOSS!


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The following information is taken from the daily logs (http://justice.co.curry.or.us/arrestlog.pdf) of local law enforcement agencies. Charges listed are preliminary and are made at the discretion of the arresting officer or agency. Charges may be amended or dropped at the discretion of the district attorney or courts.
Tuesday, Oct. 31
Scott Thomas Pehrson, 56, of Crescent City; for an outside agency hold from Oregon Department of Corrections; transported to Coos County.
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Matthew Ryan Wiltse, 37, of Brookings; relodged for menacing, first-degree disorderly conduct and first-degree theft; no bail.
David Chapin Neely, 28, of Brookings; sanction for probation violation; no bail.
Kyle James Kellum, 27, of Harbor; for third-degree theft, identity theft and sanction for probation violation; time served and released.
Aaron Daniel Dunay, 26, of Brookings; sanction for parole violation; no bail.
Thursday, Nov. 2
Benjamin Clyde Allan, 27, of Brookings; relodged for driving under the influence of intoxicants; court-ordered release.
Friday, Nov. 3
Melvin Arteaga, 60, of Brookings; for improper use of 911, second-degree disorderly conduct and initiating a false report; bail set at $25,000.


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This is my first attempt at a bandsaw box, not real sure what it looks like! Someone told me the other day that it looks like the head on a gremlin! It was a project for my wife and she came up with the design. It is made from a buddys old cedar fence that he tore down. The pulls are some scrap maple and bloodwood that I had laying around. Didn't want to spend much money on materials since this was a first for me. I think it turned out ok other that the drawers are rather small and not real practical. I want to flock the inside of the drawers and the bottom once I get the stuff to do it! It is finished with three coats of danish oil and four coats of Deft lacquer spray, then rubbed with clear paste wax. I can see getting addicted to making these, they are a really fun and fast project to complete and the possibilities are pretty much endless. Any constructive criticism would be very much appreciated. Thanks for looking.
-- {Dave}
10 comments so far
#1 posted 07-05-2011 04:15 AM
I was thinking it looked more like an owl from the beak up.
#2 posted 07-05-2011 04:20 AM
That is a great looking box!
-- It's all fun, Terry******N. Idaho https://www.facebook.com/SillyLillyBowsAndMore
#3 posted 07-05-2011 04:42 AM
I like it…def. agree that it looks like an owl
-- Punish the deed..not the breed
#4 posted 07-05-2011 06:13 AM
i think it has both gremlin and owl charactaristics….more owl than gremlin. Nonetheless, i think it turned out great.
-- RKWoods
#5 posted 07-05-2011 08:48 PM
Hey Dave, Where did you hide the cut in for the drawers? Nice design…I really like it. And free lumber makes it even better
-- Larry in Hawaii,
#6 posted 07-05-2011 09:14 PM
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Botox and CRNA's
Wondering if anyone knows if CRNA's can deliver Botox injections. I begin CRNA program at Arkansas State in January 2007. I have a while until I graduate, (don't worry, I didn't go into this with the hopes of delivering botox injections!) just curious as to CRNA scope of practice related to this.
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Specialty: 3 year(s) of experience in ICU-surgical and neuroSep 7, '06If the CRNA works in the Pain Management arena, I believe that they can administer Botox. I just went to a Botox meeting last night, specifically with the Pain Management staff who I work for (as an NP and future CRNA). Botox has benefits for torticollis, contractures, etc. AND is also being used for Migraine management (off-label)!
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Vince.Sep 8, '06I agree with Vince. It needs to be related to anesthesia practice, such as pain management. I wan't sure if this was what you were asking, or if you want to do cosmetic botox. Why do that if you are an anesthetist?
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NCAA Penalizes Penn State
The NCAA actually did something right in hammering Penn State, Jason Whitlock says.
Penn State football, a longtime powerhouse that was once one of the cleanest, most admired programs in college sports, escaped the so-called death penalty from the NCAA on Monday but was dealt a heavy blow that will cripple it for years to come.
The university agreed to an unprecedented $60 million fine, a four-year ban from postseason play and a cut in the number of football scholarships it can award – the price it will pay for having looked the other way while Jerry Sandusky brought boys onto campus and molested them.
The NCAA also erased 14 years of victories, wiping out 111 of Paterno's wins and stripping him of his standing as the most successful coach in the history of big-time college football.
"Football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people," NCAA President Mark Emmert declared.
Penn State meekly accepted its punishment, pledging to hold itself to high standards of honesty and integrity.
Penn State spokesman David La Torre said university President Rodney Erickson had no choice but to acquiesce, given the threat of a total shutdown of the football program.
"It was clear Penn State faced an alternative – a long-term death penalty and additional sanctions for the program, university and whole community. Given the situation, he believed the sanctions offered and accepted was the appropriate and course of action," La Torre said.
At a student union on campus, several dozen alumni and students gasped, groaned and whistled as they watched Emmert's news conference. The news was a crushing blow to many students.
Nicole Lord, a senior, questioned why Penn State's student body, and especially its athletes, should be punished "for the wrongs of three men and a monster."
"They keep breaking our hearts and breaking our hearts and breaking our hearts," she said.
Sandusky, a former member of Paterno's coaching staff, was found guilty in June of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years, sometimes on campus. An investigation commissioned by the school and released July 12 found that Paterno, who died of lung cancer in January at age 85, and three other top officials at Penn State concealed accusations against Sandusky for fear of bad publicity.
The NCAA's punishment was announced a day after the school took down a statue of Paterno that stood outside Beaver Stadium.
The sanctions will make it difficult for the Nittany Lions to compete at the sport's highest level. Raising the specter of an exodus of athletes, the NCAA said current or incoming football players are free to immediately transfer and compete at another school.
For a university that always claimed to hold itself to a higher standard – for decades, Paterno preached "success with honor" – Monday's announcement completed a stunning fall from grace.
Paterno's family said in a statement that the sanctions "defame the legacy and contributions of a great coach and educator."
"This is not a fair or thoughtful action; it is a panicked response to the public's understandable revulsion at what Sandusky did," the family said.
Emmert said the penalties reflect "the magnitude of these terrible acts" and also "ensure that Penn State will rebuild an athletic culture that went horribly awry."
He said the NCAA considered imposing the death penalty, or a complete shutdown of football for a season or more, but worried about the collateral damage.
"Suspension of the football program would bring with it significant unintended harm to many who had nothing to do with this case," Emmert said. "The sanctions we have crafted are more focused and impactful than that blanket penalty."
Once a beacon of what was good about college athletics, Joe Paterno's statue was removed from the Penn State campus before 100-150 people. Get a firsthand look.
Gov. Tom Corbett expressed gratitude that Penn State escaped the death penalty, saying it would have had a "severe detrimental impact on the citizens of State College, Centre County and the entire commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
A drop-off in attendance and revenue could damage both the university, where the football team is a moneymaker that subsidizes other sports, and much of central Pennsylvania, where Saturday afternoon football at Penn State is an important part of the economy.
But given Penn State's famously ardent fans and generous benefactors, the precise economic impact on Penn State and Happy Valley, as the surrounding area is known, remains unclear.
First-year coach Bill O'Brien, who was hired to replace Paterno, will have the daunting task of trying to keep players from fleeing the program while luring new recruits.
"I knew when I accepted the position that there would be tough times ahead," O'Brien said.
Already, at least one recruit, Ross Douglas, a defensive back from Avon, Ohio, backed out of his commitment. Douglas told Rivals.com on Monday: "We prepared ourselves for it, and today was just the icing on the cake. I love Penn State to death, but I have to do what's best for me, and I'm going to look elsewhere."
Separately, the Big Ten announced that Penn State will not be allowed to share in the conference's bowl revenue during the NCAA's postseason ban, an estimated loss of about $13 million.
Emmert fast-tracked the penalties rather than go through the usual circuitous series of investigations and hearings.
The NCAA said the $60 million fine is equivalent to the annual gross revenue of the football program. The money will go toward outside programs devoted to preventing child sexual abuse or assisting victims.
Penn State said it will pay the fine in five annual installments of $12 million. The governor demanded assurances from Penn State that taxpayer money will not be used to pay the fine; Penn State said it will cover it with its athletics reserve fund and capital maintenance budget and, if necessary, borrow money.
By throwing out all Penn State victories from 1998 to 2011, the NCAA stripped Paterno of the top spot in the record book. The governing body went all the way back to 1998 because, according to the investigative report, that is the year Paterno and other Penn State officials first learned of an allegation against Sandusky.
Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden will replace Paterno with 377 major-college victories, while Paterno will be credited with 298.
"I didn't want it to happen like this," Bowden said. "Wish I could have earned it, but that's the way it is."
Penn State will also be limited to 65 total scholarships a year for four years. Major college football programs are normally allowed 85 scholarship players per year. The program cannot give out more than 15 scholarships in any year during that span, 10 fewer than the usual maximum.
The postseason ban is the longest handed out by the NCAA since it gave a four-year punishment to Indiana football in 1960.
Penn State players left a team meeting on campus in State College without talking to reporters. Penn State's season starts Sept. 1 at home against Ohio University.
"Our heritage, our legacy has been tainted and damaged," said Troy Cromwell, a wide receiver on the 1986 team that won the second of Paterno's two national championships. Cromwell said he felt bad for current and incoming players, "but at the end of the day, there were still those kids, those poor kids, and those victims, and we have to think about them first in everything that we do."
The harshest penalty handed out to a football program came in the 1980s, when the NCAA shut down Southern Methodist University's team for a year. SMU football has never gotten back to the level of success it had before getting the death penalty.
Jim Delany, commissioner of the Big Ten conference, said he believes Penn State is capable of bouncing back. "I do have a strong sense that many of the ingredients of success are still at Penn State and will be there in future years," he said.
Domestic violence is terrorism, but with more victims
What Charlie Sheen Teaches Us About Domestic Violence
The fact that we are still tuning in to watch a celebrity who is also a serial batterer is a sign that we don't give this issue the seriousness it deserves.
By Noliwe M. Rooks
As someone who once worked as a counselor in a shelter for battered women, I am deeply troubled by how lightly we take Sheen's long history of domestic violence, which dates back to 1994 when a college student sued him for hitting her in the head after she declined his sexual advances (the case was settled out of court). In 1996 he was arrested and pleaded guilty to battering a girlfriend who needed seven stitches to her lip, and in 2009 he pleaded guilty to first choking and then holding a knife to his third wife's throat. Yes, some of the initial interest in Anger Management has waned, but even the fact that people initially tuned in to see a celebrity who also happens to be a serial batterer is a sign that we don't give this issue the seriousness it deserves.
And it's not just Charlie Sheen.
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Danger for domestic violence victims in deportation program
Source: Denver Post Guest Commentary By Amy Miller, Public Policy Director, Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The statewide deployment of the Secure Communities program has not rendered moot the concerns surrounding the practice of reporting victims of crime who are arrested as perpetrators to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), most particularly victims of domestic violence.
Because the Secure Communities program does not exclude domestic violence arrestees from deportation until conviction, the concerns addressed in 2006 by Colorado's General Assembly through a bipartisan domestic violence arrest exception in Senate Bill 90 once again have statewide implications.
Colorado state law includes an exception to the reporting of domestic violence arrestees to ICE not only to undermine an effective tool of abuse used by perpetrators, but also because domestic violence is a very complex crime. Perpetrators of domestic violence against immigrants often threaten deportation as a way to silence their victims.
Sometimes victims who appear to be perpetrators are arrested, and sometimes both people are arrested until whoever committed the crime can be later determined. As a result of these dynamics and immigration enforcement laws and programs carried out at the local level, any interaction immigrant victims of domestic violence have with law enforcement carries the risk of apprehension and deportation by ICE. Thus, Secure Communities deters immigrant victims and witnesses — including those with lawful status — from reporting domestic violence, which diminishes law enforcement's ability to prevent and respond to these crimes.
Colorado's Enforcement-Centered Approach to Immigration Continues to Hurt Most Vulnerable
Glenwood Springs, CO – As Ana (last name withheld) tried to explain to the police why her boyfriends' chain was ripped, her broken finger served as a way to show the damage she suffered as a result of trying to defend herself from his attacks.
But despite her best efforts and those of her friends to explain her self-defense to local authorities, she was arrested and booked, leading to three months of horrifying ordeals which led to a dismissal of any criminal charges against her. Although innocent, she was still reported to ICE and placed into deportation proceedings; this despite protections under Colorado's SB-90 which indicate that police should not report domestic violence victims until conviction, in order to give victims a chance to see justice.
SB-90 is the Colorado version of the notorious Arizona SB-1070 law, the majority of which just got struck down by the Supreme Court. While the "show me your papers" portion of SB-1070 in Arizona has yet to go into effect, this provision in Colorado negatively impacts community safety, because people are afraid to go to the cops and report crimes for fear of deportation. And because interactions with law enforcement tend to lead to stories like Ana's, and Virginia's before her, stories that spread like wildfire in immigrant communities, causing fear and insecurity.
ACLU document requests recently revealed that most law enforcement agencies in Colorado ignored the protections for domestic violence victims that were part of the SB-90 law, and applied the law too broadly. Most concerning for CIRC and the ACLU is that with the recent implementation of the federal Secure Communities (SCOMM) program across Colorado, even the minor protections that existed under SB-90 have now been erased. Sheriffs all over Colorado have brought up SCOMM as an excuse for ignoring SB-90 protections, showing the same inexcusable laxity as the rampaging bankers – if everyone ignores the law, it must be the right thing to do.
Denise Maes of the ACLU of Colorado adds: "The message from SCOMM is that interactions with law enforcement carry deportation risks. SCOMM deters immigrants—including those with lawful status—from reporting domestic violence, which diminishes law enforcement's ability to adequately respond to these crimes. Because domestic violence has far reaching public safety implications, unreported crimes affect us all."
SCOMM is an overbroad dragnet program, which allows law enforcement officers to bring people into jails and automatically check them against ICE databases. Colorado, with both SB-90 and Secure Communities in operation, as well as 287G agreements in some counties, has created one of the most extreme immigration enforcement structures in the nation. And yet there is little to show that this system has done anything other than create fear in immigrant communities.
"Ana's case is just one example of how programs like SCOMM and 'show me your papers' laws like SB-90 can hurt public safety and re-victimize members of our community. She was just reaching out to law enforcement for protection, and in return she spent three months in jail and was placed into deportation proceedings. I just learned today that she was attacked again at the beginning of this year and did not report the attack because of her fear and mistrust of local police," said Brendan Greene, Director of Campaigns and Membership at the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, "Having abusers in the street because people are afraid to report crimes doesn't make anyone safer."
With both SCOMM and SB-90 operating in Colorado, victims are afraid to come forward and report crimes and local police, no matter how well meaning, can't do anything to help. This system is unsustainable, damaging to Colorado, and needs to be reviewed and repealed before it damages more lives than it purports to help.
Abogando por víctimas de delitos sexuales durante la investigación policial
Women's Justice Center published this article in English and Spanish.
Abogando por víctimas de delitos sexuales durante la investigación policial
"Ya es suficientemente difícil manejar los efectos físicos y emocionales de tener que luchar para protegerte contra la persona que te hizo daño", dice una mujer. "Pero es demasiado tener también que luchar contra el sistema que se supone que debe protegerte. Ésa es la razón por la cual tantas mujeres dan marcha atrás".


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- PhD, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), Biology
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- Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis Department of Entomology
- Darwin Fellow, University of Massachusetts Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Geoffrey Morse, PhD, came to USD in 2008 and teaches general biological topics and more specialized courses in entomology and evolutionary biology. He conducts research in insect evolution and ecology, the goal of which is to understand how ecological interactions, environmental conditions, and geographic distributions have structured their impressive diversification. This research involves reconstructing evolutionary relationships among insect species, examining patterns and mechanisms of speciation, understanding processes that link or separate populations, and understanding the adaptations that cause ecological specialization of insect species. Morse works on these interactions at levels that span from local California landscapes to global patterns of diversification.
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The Morse laboratory is currently involved in multiple projects designed to understand the rapid diversification of insect species that resulted in their becoming the dominant animal in almost all of earth's terrestrial ecosystems. The laboratory currently is focusing on two main topics. We are involved in an NSF-funded collaborative project with Professor Ben Normark of the University of Massachusetts ("Extreme polyphagy, extreme diversity or both? Armored scale insects of tropical rainforests on four continents in canopies of tropical forests") focusing on the role that diverse ecological interactions (with plants, fungi, bacteria, predators, parasites) have played in the diversification of the armored scale insects; and in how population biology interacts with ecology to generate variation in diet breadth. The second focus is an investigation of the coevolution between poisonous plants in the genus Astragalus (milkvetches, woollypods, and locoweeds) and the beetles that specialize on eating their seeds. In addition, the Morse lab is examining the 80-million year evolutionary history that has resulted in the ~2,000 species of seed beetles at a global level. To address these questions, Morse and his students do considerable field work to understand ecological interactions and establish geographic ranges, and examine molecular and morphological data in the laboratory to understand evolutionary relationships.
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We've been flirting with the idea of adding a 2017 4Runner to the Moto Roster fleet as a daily driver / grocery store giant. While this 1987 example doesn't have 10% of the modern conveniences (or safety features) of the 30-year-newer version, it has the 2017 beat hands down in terms of style + panache.Read More
This 1990 Hilux Surf is an early build of the second generation of what we know as a 4Runner here in the US. This particular vehicle is unique for a number of reasons - both good and bad. We rarely if ever see a Hilux Surf in the States with the steering wheel on the left so that's in the good column. What's the bad?Read More
This 85 4Runner would be of interest to us based solely on its survivor condition and early build date. Add a US-spec 2L-T turbo diesel motor swap and you've really got our attention.Read More
The seller of this 1988 4Runner must have been in such a hurry to get it for sale that he couldn't even slow down while taking the photos. Blurry photos don't really matter when you've got these kinds of stats: 1 owner, 112k miles, and a 22RE. He could have left the lens cap on and we don't think it would hurt the outcome of this auction.Read More
These second generation 4Runners are our favorites. We think they're a sweet spot between the pure-truck earlier models and some of the awkward designs that followed later. This top of the range model has only 50,000 miles on the clock and is claimed to be all original. Is the $15,000 buy it now price too dear for a 22 year old SUV?Read More


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Columbia Magazine: Your new collection of essays covers Asian classics as well as your broader views on teaching the humanities, which you've been doing at Columbia since 1948. The great conversation of the title usually refers to works of literature commenting on the works of previous generations, but it has a broader meaning for you.
Wm. Theodore de Bary: My exposure to the term came in my humanities courses at Columbia College, especially with Mark Van Doren and John Erskine. It became increasingly significant to me as I realized that conversation was a key for the Confucians, my main area of study. The title of the work that is attributed to Confucius, Lunyu, was translated by Jesuit missionaries in China as Analects. That name stuck, but the literal meaning is "collected sayings" or "collected conversations."
CM: The conversation also suggests different cultures talking to one another through their works. Were you aiming for that cultural triangulation from the beginning?
WTB: I arrived at it pretty early, because I could see that in Japan, what I was learning about had been formed in some way by Confucianism and Buddhism. Japanese literate culture from the beginning was strongly influenced by China. It was enabled by their encounter with literate Chinese. They had an earlier, primitive culture, but it was oral and inarticulate for the purpose of civil discourse.
CM: Your interest in Asian culture dates back to your arrival at Columbia.
WTB: It began with my first class as a freshman in 1937, Contemporary Civilization, which was taught by Harry Carman, who later became dean. He told us that we would be learning only about Western civilization, and he challenged us to start thinking about Asia, as well. Right away I was stimulated to do that, and I took Chinese as a sophomore.
CM: Paul Robeson '23LAW was in that Chinese class. You had been involved in leftist politics in high school. Were you in awe of Robeson's presence?
WTB: No, by that time I wasn't so awed. I had begun to be disabused of my radical ideas, and was especially suspicious of the Communist Party, which the socialists had worked with earlier, especially during the Spanish Civil War. Already we were beginning to learn something about how difficult it was to cooperate with the Communists without their subverting or dominating the process.
CM: You understood that then, before the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact?
WTB: I sensed that before Robeson himself did. He was still very much enchanted by Mao. I had been, earlier, but I was becoming disenchanted by Mao's Stalinist leanings.
CM: In your book, the core program of study you endorse begins with the "sympathetic and critical" repossession of a given society's cultural traditions and then moves on to other major cultures: drawing on what is different, but also what we have in common.
WTB: That's exactly the key. Recognizing commonality in the midst of diversity, and diversity in the midst of commonality. They are an irreducible combination. For all that you and I have in common, we also have our differences. There is no other way human life can be viewed.
CM: We associate you with defining and defending Columbia's Core Curriculum, and of course with bringing Asian studies into the Core. Reading this book, I began to think of the Core as something three-dimensional, like the core of the earth — the center that holds.
WTB: A lot of people don't realize that. It has everything to do with centrality. If you stop to think about the name for China, Zhonghua, it is usually translated as "middle kingdom." That is somewhat misleading. It was in the middle, but the main idea is "central": the central kingdom everybody looks to for civilization, and for the core of civilization. That is a key to the whole thing.
You know, "general education" was then the going term, not "Core." When I chaired the committee that reviewed the program at Columbia in 1987–88, one of the first things we discussed was the inappropriateness of "general education." Because generality could lead anywhere. And did.
CM: It leads outward.
WTB: That's what happened at Harvard because generality could mean anything. It became a kind of distribution requirement with no core.
CM: Do you ever feel unsure of where you belong between East and West?
WTB: No, I'm an American. While I felt that it was essential for me to try to understand other cultures and civilizations, no other civilization could have the same meaning for me as my being an American and a Columbian.
Wm. Theodore de Bary '41CC, '53GSAS, '94HON is the John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus, provost emeritus, and a special service professor. This semester he is teaching Asian Humanities and a second-level Core course, Nobility and Civility. He is the author, most recently, of The Great Civilized Conversation: Education for a World Community.
To read a profile of Wm. Theodore de Bary in Columbia College Today, visit www.college.columbia.edu/cct/fall13/features0 [3].Recommend (48) [4]
[1] http://magazine.columbia.edu/author/michael-b-shavelson
[2] http://magazine.columbia.edu/issues/fall-2013
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[4] http://magazine.columbia.edu/plus1/vote/1419?token=7ec488da533755424ff44a30e551c136


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Humility, Prayer, & Justice for All: A Reflection on 2 Chronicles 7:14
Today I'm holding 2 Chronicles 7:14 close alongside the concept of imago dei. The text says, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their … Continue reading
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Parks and Rec Executive Producer Harris Wittels Dead in Potential Drug Overdose
He was 30.
Parks and Recreation co-executive producer Harris Wittels was found dead at noon today in his L.A. home, Vulture has confirmed. A spokesperson from the Los Angeles Police Department said Wittels's assistant discovered him, and added that the cause of death could have stemmed from a drug overdose. Wittels, 30, had been involved with Parks in various roles since 2009 and also worked on such shows as Eastbound & Down, Secret Girlfriend, and The Sarah Silverman Program.
The multihyphenate was a comedian in his own right, appearing from time to time on IFC's "Comedy Bang Bang" podcast:
He also performed in the self-described "piano-weird-pop" trio Don't Stop or We'll Die, which had a UCB performance scheduled for later this month:
Many will also recognize Wittels for bringing the term humblebrag into the pop-culture lexicon, creating a Twitter account for instances of false modesty, in 2010, and then a book, in 2012. Inside and outside his comedy, Wittels discussed drug use publicly; he was also reportedly in rehab recently. The LAPD said the county coroner's office will investigate further to see if Wittels's death was in fact linked to a drug overdose.
Shortly after TMZ first reported Wittels's death, celebrities and colleagues began penning remembrances via social media:
Such heartbreaking news about Harris Wittels. A really funny guy.— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) February 20, 2015
I knew and loved @twittels #humblebrag— Ronald Funches (@RonFunches) February 20, 2015
Don't know what to say. Harris Wittels was a fantastic writer I had the pleasure to work with at Parks and Rec. So so sad. RIP Harris.— billy eichner (@billyeichner) February 20, 2015
Harris Wittels rip. He was a beloved son of the comedy world— matt walsh (@mrmattwalsh) February 20, 2015
He was my baby. I just keep thinking of superman flying backwards around the earth. I wish I could do that. I'm so mad at you Harris— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 20, 2015
You should know that Harris was brilliant beyond compare. That his imagination was without limit. That he loved comedy more than anything.— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 20, 2015
That his heart was big and he FELT hard. That he was someone who would reach out to tell you he was thinking of you for no particular reason— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 20, 2015
That he was honest even if it was gonna piss u off or make him look shitty. He told the truth. Even when it was ugly. Even when he lied.— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 20, 2015
He was Emily's favorite stand up to watch. She got so excited whenever she booked him for meltdown. He did it last night.— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) February 20, 2015
I mean, look at his tweets. One of them made me laugh even right now. This pic is from LAST NIGHT. Fuck. https://t.co/977ITsDwLx— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) February 20, 2015
RIP and thank you, Harris Wittels.— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) February 20, 2015
Parks star Amy Poehler honored her compatriot at a Variety event tonight, saying: "Today, I lost a friend. ... I lost a dear, young friend in my life who was struggling with addiction." Poehler was being fêted for her global work with underprivileged children. "I'm sharing it with you because life and death live so close together, and we walk that fine line every day. ... I don't really feel like telling any jokes. I'm kind of sad, and it's really great to be here tonight and listen to all of you, and listen to the great work that you do and be reminded why we live in this bizarre planet called 'Hollywood.' ... It's very strange."
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Actress Eva Longoria offered surprise styling sessions to lucky shoppers at a California mall on Tuesday (04Oct16).
The Desperate Housewives star recently launched her clothing line From Work to Wine with U.S. retailer The Limited, and to promote the apparel, she made a shock appearance at one of the company's stores at the Glendale Galleria in to help fans pick out cute outfits.
"I really love going into the stores," she gushes to Women's Wear Daily of her experience connecting with shoppers at the event. "It's my favorite part, seeing the clothes on the mannequins and styling them in ways I never thought of."
Fans learned about the evening fashion party after bosses at The Limited sent out emails to top customers teasing a "Secret Style Event" and suggested attendees "charge their phones and get ready for a photo op" in preparation for the occasion.
Although Eva's presence wasn't mentioned directly in the invitations, throngs of women crowded the store just before the fun meet-and-greet kicked off at 7pm local time.
"I didn't realize that many people knew who I was," the humble star, who has millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter, smiled when addressing the large turnout.
Longoria learned a lot by meeting with fans, as many of them expressed their desire for her to design V-neck t-shirts and petite-size jeans, and she told the stylish shoppers she will be incorporating the valuable feedback she received as she starts work on her fall 2017 From Work to Wine line.
"Everything I'm designing I want to wear now," she says of her impatience during the design process. "It seems really far away, but you can't delay anything in the production process because fashion is so immediate. Everyone wants it now."
In addition to clothing, Eva also has a homeware collection with J.C. Penny, and the Latina entrepreneur is elated she is turning some of her favorite pastimes into profitable businesses.
"Those are my two loves - fashion and home," she said. "I'm always sewing and cooking."