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An ode to the virtues of the old single-wide
By David Feela
Maybe it's like a soap-opera romance, this ongoing affection of mine for the old-style single-wide mobile homes, more commonly known as trailers.
To me their appeal is strongest when I'm driving a gravel county road and like an alien spacecraft I see one attached to a few open acres, or I'm turning into the shaded niches of a well-worn trailer park and it's there like a time machine made of corrugated tin and glass. Maybe it's been repainted, not the bland manufacturer's color from 30 years ago, but a fresh swath of purple, or yellow, or turquoise and pink!
These trailers – at least the ones that haven't fallen into ruin – should be preserved, designated as historic local treasures, of no lesser magnitude than those infamous bridges from that other county in the Midwest. Their survival offers us a touchstone to a time when a family's housing ambitions may have been scaled back to, say, reality. No median sales price hovering around $207,000. No floor space with enough square footage to hold a line dance for a football team. Mobile homes are proof that people could actually live with less, and did. Many are still living that way, which is why I always slow down to admire these domestic time capsules. The vintage trailer is a covered bridge of sorts, spanning two banks: One side rooted with working people who could at one time own their own homes and on the other side the current real-estate market where a lifetime of slowly diminishing mortgage debt is the glimmer at the end of tunnel.
I know some people consider yesterday's trailers trash when compared to today's modular, custom, set-on-aslab, instant triple-wide castles, or the investment potential of an estate with a massively imposing entrance gate. Maybe so, but I'd rather spend my days renovating the past than making payments on someone else's future.
I'll admit that much of the styling, especially during the '60s and '70s, was a little too boxy for me, but it's tough to argue with a classic trailer advertising slogan, "Home is where you park it." For me, the idea of being self-contained has never lost its appeal. I've been parked since 1986 in a 1972 double-wide. I don't know if it was new when it arrived on the property. It has no wheels, but when I have to climb into the crawl space beneath the mobile home I can see where they'd have been mounted. What a strange thought, that a home could roll in like a tumbleweed and then roll out.
Housing needs are basic for all people, but available housing has taken a nasty turn toward anything but basic. In Pagosa Springs, for example, 15 homeowners in the Riverview Trailer Park have been evicted to make way for a 39-unit condominium development, some units starting at a lofty $250,000. The same practice is happening all across the West, an economic boom in real estate that sends trailer homeowners scurrying for cover, and I am sure, for our own protection, before the real-estate bubble pops we'll all be wearing condos, the only safe housing available.
Where's a romantically inclined professional photographer when you need one? Maybe a lanky Clint Eastwood type, someone with an eye to show us the implicit beauty in an antiquated hallway without wheels. And even if the trailers look a little shabby by current standards, they embody a fiscal fantasy we're in danger of forgetting. Yes, they stand for autonomy, but only as long as they're allowed to stand.
David Feela is a teacher at Montezuma-Cortez High School.


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Is it possible to prevent cancer? When someone in the family has cancer, even though it is not the death sentence that it once might have been, it still hits hard. Your physical, emotional and financial health all suffer. Four out of every ten Americans are diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life. Half of those will die from it.
However, there are ways that you can improve your chances. These are common sense. It is hard to discipline yourself. This list includes losing weight, quitting smoking, reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption and also eating well.
The Not-So-Obvious Cancer Prevention List
However, aside from simple lifestyle steps like these, Americans should prevent their exposure to potential cancer-causing chemicals that may be present in their everyday lives. By reducing this exposure, each person also protects themselves from carcinogenic substances and betters their chances of avoiding this serious illness.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recommends the following:
- Filter your tap water to remove common carcinogens such as arsenic and chemical byproducts that result from water disinfection. A reverse osmosis filter is a good choice.
- Seal outdoor wooden decks and play sets. Both deck and play set building materials contained an arsenic pesticide absorbable by the body. Since 2005, regulations on these materials are more strict. Sealing them reduces the chance of exposure.
- Avoid stain-proofing chemicals. Both Teflon and Scotchgard are stain repellants used on fabrics, rugs and in the packaging for fast foods. They contain harmful chemicals. Simply stay away from greasy packaged foods and eliminate stain-proofing or stain-proofed items in the home.
- Wear both protective clothes and effective sunscreens when you are in the sun. Each year, more than a million cases of skin cancer are found. Avoiding overexposure can help you stay safe.
- If you eat meat or dairy products, steer toward the lower fat products. For example, choose ground round instead of ground chuck, fat-free yogurt instead of whole milk yogurt. Some cancer-causing pollutants are stored in the fatty tissues of animals. Consuming higher fat animal products increases your exposure to these pollutants.
- When buying produce, choose items from the EWG's list of cleaner (as in less exposure to pesticides) produce: The Clean 15. Sign up to receive this list here: http://www.foodnews.org/. For other produce items, buy organic whenever possible.
- Minimize exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA). BPA hardens plastic used for bottles. It is also in the lining of canned foods, even organic canned foods. Baby bottles often contain this chemical. However, more and more states and cities are banning it. BPA acts as an endocrine and hormone disruptor in the body. Avoid infant formulas (preferably by breastfeeding), eat fewer canned foods and also choose food preparation items and water bottles free of BPA. You may have to call manufacturers to make sure you know what has BPA!
More Information
More information on these and other cancer prevention tips are available at the Environmental Working Group's website: http://www.ewg.org.
Source: Environmental Working Group, EWG's Cancer Prevention Tips, 24 June 2010.
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Buy Online Campaign' to boost Malaysia's e-commerce
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 AUGUST 2009 To boost e-commerce in Malaysia, the national industry ICT association (PIKOM) has launched a Buy Online Campaign' with its inaugural online shopping directory.
PIKOM's organising chairman of National ICT Month (NIM) 2009, Wei Chuan Beng, said the online shopping directory www.mybeli.com was part of the industry association's strategic rollouts in conjunction with Malaysia's National ICT Month (NIM) 2009.
As ICT continues to evolve at a rapid pace, people are becoming more dependent on technology, said Wei. Through online portals such as mybeli.com, PIKOM strives to create more value, inculcate awareness and educate our society on the development and importance of ICT.
It is a two-pronged approach to drive B2C [business to customer] e-commerce activities and to encourage the increase of broadband takeup, he said. We want to encourage more Malaysians to buy online and to reiterate that shopping online is safe and secure.
PIKOM is collaborating with several leading online merchants to provide attractive discounts and incentives on a wide range of products and services, he added. To date, there are more than 500 participating merchants from various lifestyle, healthcare, ICT, consumer electronics, and fashion industries registered on the new site.
The month-long buy on-line promotion at www.mybeli.com starts today and ends on 20th September 2009. Internet shoppers can also look forward to various products and services on showcase after the promotional period.
Ten per cent growth forecast
PIKOM would highlight special daily and weekly promotions from merchants on mybeli.com through newspaper advertisements. So far, more than US$56,860 (RM200, 000) has been allocated during this month alone, said Wei.
He cited analyst firm IDC's market research, which indicated that Malaysia's B2C e-commerce would to hit US$3.41 billion (RM12 billion) in 2009. PIKOM forecasts a potential 10 per cent growth in B2C e-commerce activities as a result of increased awareness and promotions via PIKOM's Buy Online campaign. With first-time buyers and sustained buying activities over the next five months, PIKOM is projecting an estimated US$142.15 million (RM500 million) worth of additional e-commerce transactions.
Broadband push
PIKOM's Buy Online Campaign is also aimed at increasing Malaysia's broadband penetration rate from its current 26 per cent to 50 per cent by end-2010, according to the deputy minister of information, communication and culture, Dato' Joseph Salang Gandum.
Since the early 1990s, ICT has been a strong force in driving Malaysia's growth with the initiation of a high-speed broadband (HSSB) programme, said the deputy minister. HSSB is a key national infrastructure initiative which will not only further enhance Malaysia's economic competitiveness in the region, but also help attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and accelerate the nation's ICT aspirations and agenda through knowledge capital workforce.
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"England are out of the World Cup"; the unfortunate and familiar phrase that was uttered once again last Wednesday signalling the exit of the Lionesses from the Women's World Cup taking place in Canada.
Ordinarily one might be inconsolable for a few days after an England knockout, exhibiting the 5 stages of the Kübler-Ross model: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance; the acceptance that the defence was sub-par or that the midfield didn't work as a team or that a key moment in a game was the catalyst for the nation's demise.
So why then are people not inconsolable? What is the reason that the Lionesses' achievement of progressing to the semi-finals, an achievement only realised by the men's England team once in my lifetime, is not a devastatingly crushing blow to an entire nation?
The answer may lie in the fact that the games and therefore the tournament does not hold to the same standard as the men's game in either quality or entertainment, and as a by-product of this there may be a distinct lack of emotional attachment or passion for the progress of the team by many traditional viewers of the sport.
Statistically, the Women's World Cup in Canada (when compared to the 2015 World Cup held in Brazil) has fewer goals scored (M:168 to W:140), fewer set pieces (M:30 to W:21), fewer goals from free kicks (M:18 to W:3) and nearly twice the number of penalties awarded than in the men's tournament (M:13 to F:22) but far fewer converted (M:92% to F:86%).
Traditional viewers that have that connection with the game from an early age – having played the sport at school in PE because they had to and at break time just for fun, having sat at a December game sipping a hot drink when your team is losing, swearing that you'll "never watch them play again after that performance" only to tune in or be on the terrace the week after – won't be thrilled by statistics of that nature and may be reluctant to embrace the female game as much as that of the males, like the media wish we do.
"Life isn't, and has never been, a 2-0 home victory after a fish and chip lunch" – Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch.
Nick Hornby's novel Fever Pitch exemplifies this lifetime association with a team brilliantly. Whilst the novel follows the protagonist who is an Arsenal fan and therefore fellow Arsenal followers will enjoy and relate to it more than say a Liverpool fan, it paints a picture of a young boy becoming a young man following the journey of his team.
That team has players that will play for the National side as do the various other teams in the Premier League and so the notion of watching International teams and tournaments, with players you know is logical. It is as simple to say that few of the traditional football fans watch female league matches and so one cannot be too surprised when their is little interest in tournaments such as the Women's world cup.
"Some people are on the pitch! They think it's all over!" (Geoff Hurst scores) "it is now, it's four!" – Kenneth Wolstenholme, July 30th, 1966.
Few can remember the England teams 1966 victory in the final against the Germans and it has now become the stuff of legend.
The phrase spoken by commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme as Geoff Hurst sent the ball sailing past German keeper Hans Tilkowski to secure the win is one of the defining sporting soundbites of the entire 20th Century. Even if the Lionesses had progressed to the final and won, would we hold their victory in the same regard and to as high an esteem? The answer is no.
Of course it's always positive news when your nation wins a tournament but if the England U21's team achieved the title of World Cup Winners respectfully for their category, there would be similar jubilation to that of a win for the Women's England squad.
If the Men's England football team were to win World Cup in my lifetime, and frankly this is something I suspect that sadly I will never get to see, then the sense of national pride, achievement and jubilation would simply be unparalleled.
If you are a football fan and you question the various elements in this article, ask yourself three questions. How many games did I watch in the 2015 tournament in Brazil. How many games did you watch in the 2016 tournament in Canada? Why is that?


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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (October 14, 2016) – Multi-platinum selling rock band Kings of Leon announced today it will kick off the first leg of its 2017 U.S. tour at The Theater at MGM National Harbor. The GRAMMY Award-winning group will take the stage at the new 3,000 seat entertainment venue Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 at 8 p.m. MGM National Harbor will open Thursday, Dec. 8.
The Theater at MGM National Harbor will provide fans the chance to watch the world's best entertainment acts perform in an intimate setting. Whether experiencing dinner and a show, staying in a luxury suite or eating at a fine dining restaurant by some of the country's top chefs, MGM National Harbor guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of amenities at the $1.4 billion resort and casino.
Tickets for Kings of Leon range from $69.50 to $125, including applicable service charges, and go on sale Friday, Oct. 21 at noon EDT. Tickets can be purchased online at mgmnationalharbor.com or ticketmaster.com. For more show and ticket information, visit mgmnationalharbor.com.
Members of the Kings of Leon Fan Club will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. EDT. An exclusive pre-sale for Citi cardholders begins Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. EDT and a Live Nation and Ticketmaster pre-sale begins Thursday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. EDT.
M Life Rewards members will receive access to a pre-sale beginning Thursday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. EDT. To join the program or for more information, visit mlife.com.
Kings of Leon released its highly anticipated seventh studio album Walls today, Friday, Oct. 14, on RCA Records. The album has already found critical acclaim with The New York Times calling it "timeless," Rolling Stone saying it's "Kings of Leon at their best" and Q Magazine calling the album "goosebump inducing" and "worth holding your breath for."
Since their debut in 2003, Kings of Leon members Caleb (guitar/vocals), Nathan (drums), Jared (bass) and Matthew Followill (guitar) have released six albums (Youth & Young Manhood – 2003; Aha Shake Heartbreak –2004; Because of the Times – 2007; Only by the Night – 2008; Come Around Sundown – 2010; and Mechanical Bull – 2013). They have sold more than 18 million albums and over 24 million singles worldwide. The band has had five singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and all six of its studio albums have appeared on Billboard's Top 200 list with two singles reaching No. 1 on Modern Rock radio.
Additionally, Kings of Leon have had seven GRAMMY nominations – four resulting in wins, three NME Awards, two Brit Awards and one Juno Award. They have toured all over the world, playing at top venues and headlining major festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Glastonbury.
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Charter/Spectrum Holding Job Fairs To Hire 275 In State
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Charter/Spectrum is holding job fairs today (Tuesday) as it seeks to hire an extra 275 employees throughout Wisconsin.
In Milwaukee, where Charter recently acquired Time Warner Cable, the firm is holding a job fair to hire 120 people aimed at keeping existing customers, plus 25 technicians in the field. Job fairs are also taking place in Fond du Lac, Appleton, and Madison for customer service reps and broadband technicians. It's part of Charter's national commitment to hire 20-thousand employees, and return call center jobs to the U-S.


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Annista Glacialis has lived with her aunt and uncle for as long as she can remember. For her whole life, she was told that she wasnat wanted by her parents. But one evening, after countless nights of aodda dreams, Annista is visited by a man who claims to be her fatheras advisor. She is told that her father lives in a world of magic and that she is to become queen. Wanting to see her father, Annista travels to the land of Eloquentia with her two best friends, Demitrius and Ian. There she learns the truth of her mother and what her best friend has been hiding from her his whole life. Trapped in a world of magic, deceit, royalty, and love, Annista must learn to use her magic and to survive.
Eloquentia: Ruberton's Academy
Annista Glacialis starts her first year at Rubertonas Academy, where she will train to become queen of Eloquentia. She will take a variety of classes and meet many people, including a new boyfriend named Aaron Sutton. But things donat go as smoothly as she hopes when her grades begin to fail. Then she discovers that someone at school is determined to destroy her. She must find out who wants to kill her, even as she finds a way to save Eloquentia from the evil Rotifer.
"Kill anything non-human." It's the motto thirteen-year-old Kaylee McCleen's family has lived by for generations. Her parents are famous in the Night Hawk Society for Monster Hunters. Now, Kaylee has been given her chance to shine in the same organization. She has been chosen as one of one hundred teenagers across the country to train at a three-month program to become a junior hunter. But, something isn't right. In a town of about 1,000 people, where the headquarters of the organization has always been located, people are disappearing. The town's mayor believes monsters are responsible, but the organization president refuses to hear it. The disappearances are making her question everything she's always known about the organization, especially after the disappearances and attacks move closer to home. As she begins to learn the true dangers of being a monster hunter, she realizes that even the safest areas can not protect her and her friends from becoming a target. On top of the dangers outside the academy, the initiates are fighting for spots in the organization, and those who don't make the cut, face a fate that no teenager should be forced to undergo. Kaylee's lack of skills means she could be one of those cut from the program. Can Kaylee survive the Academy? And, if she does, what other dangers may be lurking outside those walls? Join Kaylee and her friends on the beginning of their journey to become the next generation of monster hunters.


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Flawless planning, beautiful design
Congratulations, you're engaged! No doubt your feet have hardly touched the ground since the moment you said 'yes'. This is such a special time in your relationship; I hope you savour and enjoy every minute.
When you are ready to start making plans, you are in for a treat. With so much inspiration and an ever-expanding choice of venues and suppliers, your day can be completely unique.
I want you to have the time of your life on your wedding day, but it's just as important to me that you enjoy the build-up too. I help keep this part stress-free, suggest ideas you may not have thought of and bring a trusted team of suppliers together to make your day everything you dream it will be.
However you imagine your wedding, if you need some help to make it happen, I would love to hear from you.
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Friends of Wakehurst/Kew/National Trust members* free
Find out more about Friends of Wakehurst
Adults £12.95
Children (16 and under)** free
Visitors with a disability, students and senior citizens £12.95
Essential carers: free
Registered blind and partially sighted visitors: free
Buy your tickets when you arrive, tickets are not available online.
Buy gift tickets
* Parking charges apply to National Trust members entering Wakehurst for free
** An adult must accompany any child 16 or under
Our address is Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, RH17 6TN
By car/coach: we are on the B2028, south of Turners Hill and north of Ardingly.
Please note: There is a road closure on the B2028 at Turners Hill from 23 July to 31 August. Access to Wakehurst from this direction will be possible by following the roadwork diversions.
Directions from London:
By train: our closest station is Haywards Heath (6 miles away). Turn right out of the station for the Perrymount Road bus stop. For train times.
By bus: route 272 stops outside Wakehurst, serving Crawley, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill (Monday to Saturday only). For 272 timetable and route map.
Until 31 October 2018
Gardens 10am–6pm (last entry 5.30pm)
Mansion* and MSB 10.30am–5pm (last entry 4.30pm)
* The Mansion can be closed for private events, please check before you visit
Sorry, no dogs (except assistance dogs)
Parking is free for ticket holders, Friends of Wakehurst and Friends of Kew.
Parking charges apply to all motor vehicles including motorcycles and National Trust members entering Wakehurst for free.
Spaces for Blue Badge holders are next to the Visitor Centre.
Coach parking is available in the main car park – see group visits
Buy your entry ticket and pick up a map at the Visitor Centre, by the car park.
You can also find out about our daily guided walks and what's in bloom.
If you want to visit the Loder Valley Nature Reserve pick up a permit at the Visitor Centre.
The Stables restaurant
Near the Mansion
Open daily 10am–5.15pm (lunch served 11.45am–2.30pm)
For hot meals, soups, salads, sandwiches and cakes
Inside the Visitor Centre
Open daily 10am–5.30pm
For teas, coffee, cakes, sandwiches and soups
During the school summer holidays pop-up catering will be located nearby Tree Trunk Trek. Toilets are located nearby Tree Trunk Trek.
Bring a reusable cup to any of our outlets and receive a 25p discount on any hot beverages. Reusable cups are also available to purchase.
Inside the Visitor Centre for gifts, books and other treats
Monday to Saturday 10am–5.30pm
Sunday 11.30am–5.30pm
We offer reduced ticket prices for groups of 10 or more. We also offer private guided walking tours.
We have so many places to explore and lots of family-friendly activities.
We want everyone to enjoy Wakehurst, so we aim to make it as accessible as possible.
Wakehurst provides a perfect setting for an outdoor classroom.
We offer curriculum-linked education sessions for Early Years to Key Stage 5.
For prices and other information to help you plan a visit to Wakehurst with your school.


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If you are 65 can you still take escitalopram and does it have bad side effects?
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- 23 May 2013
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Yes you can. It has side effects in the beginning. Most go away once you are used to the med. The dry mouth hangs around, lol. I used to work in a nursing home, and I think everyone there was on it. The major reason when there is an age given is that older people can have some decrease in kidney and liver function.
KMama, I just read where you had worked in a nursing home. I think that is part of my depression/anxiety getting worse. We had to place mom in one Febr 2013. I never dreamed it would be this hard. She lived w/me for 10yrs and she will be 91 July 1st. We visit as often as we can, but, it's not the same. She has dementia. I really don't have a question, I just wanted to share.
I am 60 and am currently on this med for anxiety / depression with no side-effects that I've noticed. A lot could depend on your dosage. I'm currently on 10mg per day but will probably be going up higher as I'm still having some break through episodes. I have my liver functions checked regularly and they've always been ok and I've been on both Effexor and Zoloft in the past. Good luck!
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Who decides what?
By Dexter Gill
Smoke everywhere, wildfires burning up the public forests in the Western states. Wealth of the forests and local economies are going up in smoke. Hey, who is in charge anyway? The firefighters are doing a great job, but the reality is they have to do their job and attempt to do the forest management job that used to be done by loggers and ranchers in the past. Fact is nobody today wants to be held responsible, but everybody wants to be in charge. Who is supposed to be in charge?
The public lands of the state are caught up in this controversial dilemma. Everybody wants the lands the way they want them, don't want them to change, do want to use them for free, do want to make the decisions for what is done, but do NOT want responsibility for their cost, care and management. Everybody has a different want and view, so how and who decides what to do? As a homeowner, you decide what color to paint the house and what trees to plant in the yard, right? Your name is on the title, you are responsible, so you make the decisions. Whose name is on the title of the Public Lands of the State? It's not yours or mine or some environmental activist group. When the BLM sells some of the public lands it administers, where does the title/deed come from? Ready for this? It comes from the state! Are you confused yet?
Let's take a quick trip into our history. When the country was formed under the Constitution, it was formed by already existing sovereign states. (Maryland and Virginia donated part of their land for the federal entity the states were forming). The Constitution specified all this in Art. I, Sect. 8. The states then wanted to provide an opportunity for the country to expand with more states, so added Art. IV , Sect. 3 to allow the new federal body to secure new territory to form new sovereign states. The Colorado territory was secured in three parts from 1803 — the Louisiana Purchase – to 1845 – from the Mexican War. On March 3, 1875, the Congress passed the "Enabling Act of Colorado," authorizing "The People of Colorado to Form a Constitution and State Government, and for the Admission of the said State Into the Union on an EQUAL FOOTING With The Original States." Paragraph 2 stated "State of Colorado shall consist of ALL territory included within the following boundaries...", which included the eastern, central and western portions, to govern ALL the land and people of the new state, a State Constitution was to be established, and it "shall be republican in form"…" and not be repugnant to the constitution of the United States and the principles of the declaration of independence." Being "republican" in form ensures it is not a democracy, but a republic with representatives to act on behalf of the people. A second provision stated "the people inhabiting said territory do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands..." This was the individual people, not the State. The new State of Colorado was formally established Aug. 1, 1876, finally able to govern its lands and people itself, NOT Washington Territorial Bureaucrats — or so they thought.
The new State of Colorado established the various counties as the "local" governing arms of the state, keeping the republic form of governance with the Boards of County Commissioners as local representatives of the people to the state. The county commissions are the legal arm of the state to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the ENTIRE county, except for the withdrawn Indian Reservation lands. The county establishes the land-use plan for the county under state statute. All land use actions must be in compliance with the County Land Use Plan.
Today we have the U.S. Forest Service and BLM, both "johnny come lately" agencies with no state authorization, preparing land management plans and travel management plans on lands of the state, that are not in compliance with the county/state land-use plans. To top it off, they are circumventing the county's legal authority by holding meetings to ask for the general public what they want. Remember, the people had given up all right at statehood. In doing this the feds suggest they are giving the people rights to decide for the county and state on state land use. Are the Forest Service and BLM responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the people and lands of the county? Are the Forest Service and BLM officers the elected representatives of our republic form of government in the county and state? NO. The agencies are only overseers of the unclaimed lands at the time of Statehood, and have continued on as squatters seeking adverse possession of the States lands and resources. Note that neither agency existed at Statehood of Colorado.
Regardless of who holds the title, the control and use of the lands rests solely in the authority of the County Commissions and State as per the Constitutions of the U.S. and state. Federal agencies holding public comment meetings for supposed planning and use of the states' lands is in violation and serves to attempt to change our form of government from a Republican form to a Democracy where mob rule is the standard and rendering the state as a "subject" under the federal agencies domination and causes dissention between the people.
Who is constitutionally supposed to be in the leadership and control and decisions of the lands of the state?? Clearly the county commissions as the arm of the state!
Dexter Gill is a retired forest manager who worked for private industry, three Western state forestry agencies, and the Navajo Nation forestry department. He writes from Lewis, Colo.


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TTMA Tank Conference convenes
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- TTMA report. // Bulk Transporter;Jul2010, Vol. 73 Issue 1, p37
Information about the TTMA Annual Convention, which elected new officers and approved a series of recommended practices for tank manufacturers, that was held in Orlando, Florida on April 21-24, 2010 is presented.
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When I think of the future, I think of Japan. With its warp-speed pace and space-age electronics, I feel like Japan is already light years ahead of the States. The whole country must be carrying paper-thin cell phones and personal teleportation devices by now. While technology may be hyperadvanced, its fledgling street art scene is still growing. As he traveled through Asia, contributor Djentrification made stops in Korea and Japan. Today, we'll see some of his Japanese photos and hear what's going on in the Far East.
"One of the writers in the Japan pics is ADEKS. I met him in Seattle in 1995. He was giving out paint pens like a little Robin Hood and bombed Seattle like crazy. It was nasty, raw, and everywhere."
"Last time I heard about him, he'd fell off a freeway overpass while he was painting and was static for a while. It's interesting to see that he's up a bit in Japan and some other countries, too."
"There's a writer named Pilfer up everywhere in Tokyo. That cat's crazy!"
"You know what's weird? Japan's stickers and tags build up on one box over a few years. No one's going over each other, and in the end it looks sweet. There's a bunch of different stuff side by side and it's all layered up. Lovely!"
"Graffiti and its cousins are flourishing in Asia. Birth pangs of the new communications are moving things along nicely."
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Happy Easter!
This past week has been filled with lots of Easter activities. During our RE lessons, we heard the Easter story when Jesus come alive again. We went to the prayer garden and then to the hall during the 'Be Spirited' week. In the hall we went to different stations to pray and think about God. On Thursday the children attended mass and sat beautifully and observed all that Father was doing. The children took their lent boxes up to the library and placed all their coins out on big lettering. The money will be donated to Westminster Catholic Children's' Society.
We have also enjoyed lots of Easter art like decorating Easter eggs with paint and colourful paper, colouring Easter eggs by number, sorting pompom 'Easter eggs' according to colour, making Easter baskets and looking for hidden eggs!
We would like to thank the PTA for organising a fantastic Easter egg hunt in the Nursery playground. The children enjoyed participating in it.
Here are a few other pictures showing what we've been up to this week....
Our topic for next term is 'Big and small'. The first week back we will be following the children's interests and learning about BIG dinosaurs.
Enjoy the 2 week break. Have a special Easter holiday with those you love!
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Discussion in 'NDS - Console and Game Discussions' started by lazyone, Aug 24, 2006.
Is there a Photo Hunt type of game for the DS, either import or domestic?
not sure I know about that genre. Explain please. Is it anything like the photo hunt I go on secretly at home?
Try the game called "Unou no Tatsujin - Soukai! Machigai Museum".
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On Tuesday, in a long-expected move, Atlantic Media, which owns the leftist National Journal, announced the Journal is cutting 25% of its staff and offering them buyouts. The move will be complete by the end of January 2016.
The Journal had once been available only to subscribers but attempted to reach the public as the public-facing NationalJournal.com. That didn't succeed; David Bradley, the owner of the Atlantic Media Company, stated publicly in July that he would shut down the print version of the Journal, asserting that he was "not drawn … to proposing layoffs," adding that the company "will do our best to help each person stay in place, or be reassigned, or transition to a new employer."
Bradley's announcement prompted employees to scurry about looking for jobs. In September Editor-in-Chief Tim Grieve left to join McClatchy; Kristin Roberts and Shane Goldmacher left for POLITICO, Dan Berman joined CNN, and Dylan Scott fled to the Boston Globe.
The Journal will return to a subscriber-only model; the Atlantic lamely said that the Journal will be better equipped to handle politics coverage. Roughly 20 staff members from National Journal will move to The Atlantic. If employees want to leave before the end of January, they will receive six weeks' pay; if they stay through January they will be eligible for a 12-week bonus in and two weeks' severance pay for each year of service.
Bradley told the staff on Tuesday that only 35-40 employees will be retained past Jan. 31, 2016. His memo to the staff read:
I've decided – and this was a personal decision – that the journalism that the National Journal now makes available to the broad public on its website instead should be devoted to our members (and subscribers). And, in foregoing a general audience, we will forego the advertising support that came with it. In fact, almost wholly, the National Journal returns to its historic position as member (and subscriber) supported only.
Bradley tried to put the best face on the matter, continuing, "For the last five years, The Atlantic and National Journal have been in gentle competition, with two event staffs and two advertising staffs competing in this same Washington space. Separating the businesses, giving one free rein with its public website and events, the other dedicated to a premium audience with premium product, is a strategic decision that could be made only at my level,"
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October marked the tenth anniversary of my father's death. Death is always difficult to comprehend, but when a parent dies, it feels like a part of you is gone, too. After my father died, I felt totally alone.
My dad chain smoked three packs of cigarettes a day, minimum. Yuck -- I know. When I was young, he had open-heart surgery to have his aorta replaced. The doctor told him if he didn't quit smoking and change his lifestyle, the replacement valve (which ticked, btw) would only last 10 years. He told his doctor that quitting smoking wasn't an option for him. He was 42 at the time.
On Columbus Day 10 years later, a phone call woke up me up in the early afternoon. His secretary, Sandy, said he hadn't showed up for work that day. He didn't have a cell phone, so Sandy had called the hospitals nearby to see if he'd been admitted. She located him an hour away in Erie, Pennsylvania at St. Vincent's Hospital. He had a blood clot in his leg.
I didn't really know what that meant, but she assured me that the doctors were going to remove it and it wouldn't be a big deal. Since the guy was always CONSTANTLY sick (honestly, you can't chain smoke three packs a day for that long and be in good health), I didn't fly home from New York City. If she'd used the word "aneurysm," I probably would have.
The next day, I was at my admin job, sitting in front of my green iMac, when my brother called. He'd just gotten off with my dad's doctor who was pissed because my dad was saying some crazy shit to the hospital staff. He was having psychosis from the medicine they'd given him to reduce the blood clot.
My brother had just talked to my dad five minutes before calling me. He couldn't get him to calm down, which is why he needed his big sis to step in. I called the hospital and located his room. The nurse placed me on a long hold. It seemed like forever. Then the doctor got on the phone and told me that my dad had just died. He died while I was on the phone with him. That bastard.
I went home to Pennsylvania feeling guilty. I was too late. I struggled with that guilt for a while. If only I'd gone home when Sandy had first called. If only I'd called him earlier in the day. Maybe he'd still be alive.
As his only relatives, my brother and I planned his funeral, cleaned out his house, and help settle his estate. That stuff wasn't fun. I had nightmares, anxiety, and emotional trauma for several years afterward.
The hospital sent my dad's possessions home in a clear plastic bag that said PATIENT'S BELONGINGS. In it were his white sneakers, Lee jeans, and toe tag. He'd been wearing them just a day earlier and now I'd never see him again. There were so many signs of his life all around me that it was hard to believe he was just gone forever. One day back in NYC, I saw a man carrying a PATIENT'S BELONGINGS bag on the subway and had a panic attack. That's the kind of shit I was dealing with.
I felt so alone and angry. I drank and snorted blow to make those feelings go away. I was blacking out every night to forget that my dad was dead. I fell over a lot. I have scars. I ended up in jail because I was literally falling down drunk.
But I couldn't avoid my feelings. When I passed out at night, I had nightmares that my dad was still alive. We'd buried him alive and he was trying to escape. Over and over again, I'd have those nightmares. I got to a point that I was so miserable I didn't care whether I lived or died.
I eventually started caring about myself a little and decided I didn't want to waste my life any more, so I got sober.
My dad's death made me realize that life is short. He died out of the blue when he was just 52. We could go at any time so it's pointless to waste your life being unhappy. Fuck that.
After I quit drinking, I realized that my dad might have died, but that didn't mean I had to. I had a second chance at life. I started pursuing comedy and writing. Today, my life is really inconsistent, but I'm happy. I've built something for myself and I see it growing every year. I think maybe he'd be proud.
When my dad first died, I missed him every day. As the years went on, those feelings lessened. I still think about him, but the pain and the loss aren't as prevalent.
If you're experiencing the recent loss of a parent, I want to tell you this: It gets easier. Eventually it won't be so painful. You won't feel cheated out of time with them. You won't feel like no one understands what you're going through. That loss won't feel like a stabbing pain every day. Eventually it will be a dull throb, and then it won't be a pain, but a fondness when you realize your parent is always with you. You'll hear a Fleetwood Mac song and feel connected to them.
Right now, I'm sitting at Intelligentsia Coffee in Silverlake, on vacation with my boyfriend. And just after I had that thought, about how much Fleetwood Mac makes me feel connected to my dad, a blonde girl walked by my table. And she was wearing a Fleetwood Mac T-shirt.


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There are loads of great websites and blogs dedicated to growing veg on allotments.
But one of our our favourites (and most useful) is Claire's Allotment.
First she started out on YouTube and has posted more than 150 videos that have been watched more than half a million times.
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One Stop PoetryWhere Poets, Writers, & Artists meet. Co-founded by @Moondustwriter @Bmiller007 @petemarshall1 @Dustus + @cmschoenfeld @aurinth @beachanny @jesskristie
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The Breakfast Club is a restaurant across several locations in London, which as stated serves breakfast. I initially though this was some form of secret breakfast club or a super club, but it is in fact a restaurant selling affordable and hearty breakfasts of champions. Located in the tourist places such as Soho and London Bridge, alongside places that are slightly out such as Angel and Canary Wharf, me and my cousins dined at the Spitalfields branch. I planned on visiting Spitafields market so it made sense to visit this branch. It's located of a side street tucked away near Liverpool Station, luckily my Google maps was on so it was easier to find. And what made it easier to find, was that I saw a queue forming outside a building and upon closer inspection it was the breakfast club. We were seated in around 15 minutes, which was made bearable as there were plenty of quirkiness inside the restaurant to observe. I don't know whether this is the case for all the restaurants, but I loved the fact that peoples photos, different currencies and also train tickets were plastered over a wall, how unique.
The seating area were fine, wooden tables, mainly a young, hip crowd but there were also families there.
The main show, the menu, I instantly loved. For someone who adores eating rich, but delicious food. The Breakfast and Lunch menu is served to 5pm and some of whats on offer includes: The Full Monty (£10.50), Boston Beans (£8.30), The All American Pancakes (£11.00) and Huevos Rancheros (£11). One thing I realised, well what my cousin mention is that the choices are limited if you do not eat pork (as she did) or do not eat meat. Luckily (and gladly) I do, but I understand what she is saying.
We ordered a round of drinks, Elvis Presley Milkshake (£4.50) (because my recipe for Elvis Presley Pancakes was featured in the Guardian, beetroot (£3.50) and mango juice (£3.50) were ordered by my cousins. The Elvis was what I expected: rich, luxurious, creamy, nutty and full-fat deliciousness. Mmmm.
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The BBQ Pulled Pork was unusual for me, incredibly hearty and perhaps more of a brunch than a breakfast. If I had realised that it would have been so much, I would not have ordered a side dish of sautéed potatoes. On saying this, I liked this, the pork was soft and succulent and the beans were perfect to compliment the porks juices. I'm not sure how or why the poached eggs were included i this dish, I personally do not feel it added much to the dish, although it did look a little prettier. The sautéed potatoes were piping hot, crispy on the outside, soft in the inside and positively additive.
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Female Circumcision also known as Female Genital Cutting is a practice that should be banned world wide regardless of cultural and religious claims. In this debate I will cover the torture the victims of female circumcision face, possible health hazards, and the lack of educational resources available in the societies where this practice takes place, as well as any counter points my opponent may challenge.
For those who are not familiar with female circumcisions it is important to have knowledge it is the cutting and/or removal of the genitals that is practiced in parts of the world, and banned in others. There are three different types of female circumcision. Type one being rated the mildest, to type three being the most severe. Type one is known as the "Sunna Circumcision." Type one consists of removal of the prepuce and part of the clitoris. Type two is known as the "Excision." This procedure entails of removal of the entire clitoris as well as the adjacent tissues of the labia minora. The third and final type is known as "Infibulation." Infibulation involves removal of the clitoris, the labia minora, and depending on the ethnic group involved, either the removal of part or the whole labia majora.
Please note that we are not in this debate not talking about FGM-Female genital manipulation. Proponents try and use that term witch has a stigma of involving children. I will defend only female circumcision and nothing else.
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My position in this debate is that I am against the practice of Female circumcision. I am against it because of the possible health hazards, the torture involved the victims must endear, and because I believe it still exists because of lack of education that is available to the people in the areas where female circumcision is practiced.
Victims are at risk for many health complications, and some cases result in death. When these operations take place, they are performed by a midwife, or the village doctor. The procedure is done with objects such as sharp rocks, razors, scissors, and other sharp objects that have usually only been cleansed in oil or water, if they have been cleansed at all. After effects usually consist of shock from terror or loss of blood, hemorrhaging, blood poisoning, infection, fever, chronic pelvic infections, childbirth complications, psychological issues, and lack of orgasm.
Victims of female circumcision suffer emotionally and physically. Physically they must endure some one who is not a real doctor remove their genitals using unprofessional objects. Next they must suffer any health complications that may arise. It is common for victims to suffer from PTSD which is is a type of anxiety disorder. It can occur after you've seen or experienced a traumatic event that involved the threat of injury or death. They can suffer from PTSD for their entire life. Finally, i find it important to mention some victims will never experience an orgasm as a result of the practice.
Finally I mentioned lack of education because if all of the people of the culture fully understood what this practice entails, it probably would not still be taking place today. They do not understand the extent of physical and emotional damage. They also believe the clitoral orgasm is immature and a man should be able to please his women through vaginal intercourse. Sadly education itself would not be enough because even if the people could understand this is a completely unnecessary procedure, the social pressures of what marriage material means to these cultures could still linger. In a culture where men hold all of the power it is difficult for women to have a movement. Hypothetically speaking if vast amounts of women decided to go against female circumcision, it is the men who can deny them as marriage material leaving them lonely for all of their lives. Women of these cultures need to have more opportunities and need to be educated so they can maximize the potentials of those opportunities. They need to have more worth than just the role of a wife/baby maker.
The people who make up these communities have only been exposed to what is around them, and most of the victims have never been exposed to the idea that this practice is wrong. Think about it, in these cultures the men hold all the power, and this practice is just one more mechanism that keeps women under the power of men. If they chose to reject the practice they will be shamed by their families, by their communities, and men will not view them as marriage material. These women are basically coerced into undergoing to procedure. How can we blindly turn our heads and say that we should understand and respect when there are no respectable . If the culture practiced burning babies would you sugest we respect it? It's not necessarily about telling them what is normal, it is about human rights.
"On the surface, female circumcision sounds like sexual abuse: it is the removal of a young woman's clitoris practiced by some African cultures as an initiation ritual. While FGC (female genital cutting) has been roundly condemned by many Western women, several African scholars will be arguing in favor of the ritual at the American Anthropological Association's annual meeting. Dr. Fuambai Ahmadu of Sierra Leone, a post doctoral fellow at the University of Chicago, is one of the scholars who is pro-FGC, and even had her own clitoris cut with fellow members of the Kono ethnic group as an adult. Ahmadu says that her Western "feminist sisters insist on denying us this critical aspect of becoming a woman in accordance with our unique and powerful cultural heritage."
Another proponent of FGC, Dr. Richard Shweder, says that Westerners conveniently ignore the fact that they produce their own kinds of genital mutilation in the form of the vaginal rejuvenation of women and circumcision for boys. Shweder says that, "'First World' feminist issues and political correctness and activism have triumphed over the critical assessment of evidence." Ahmadu also has an essay called "Ain't I a woman too?: challenging myths of sexual dysfunction in circumcised women", where she insists that women who have undergone FGC still experience orgasm and a great deal of sexual pleasure.
I asked a friend who has lived in Liberia and works for a post-conflict justice association what she thinks about FGC, and she points out that "There are lots of versions of the procedure. The most severe being cut off the clit, the inner labia, and SEW CLOSED the vaginal hole." That sounds like straight abuse to me. But according to my friend, some modified versions only involve pricking the clitoris. "It's about degrees and when the practice, in its entirety is accepted, there are no ways to moderate the procedure."
With that in mind it is important to handle this issue with the utmost respect for those who value it. It would not be right to abruptly demand they stop, but it would be acceptable to advise an educate these people so a movement can begin to change the situation. A large part of the issue is the lack of education in these regions. One approach that could be affective in helping the issue would be running campaigns. Another would be to offer counseling for victims and families in the areas. To begin with law enforcement would actually probably be counter productive.
Thankfully the issue is beginning to be addressed in human rights conventions all over the world. World health organizations are now preaching anti-circumcision. According to The female circumcision controversy: An anthropological perspective "In the past 2 decades organized efforts for change have accelerated dramatically as international and nongovernmental organizations have become involved and African women have moved into leadership positions and are speaking out about genital cutting." These positions give them the power to speak out, and educate others of their own experiences. If things continue this way maybe one day the act of female circumcision will be nonexistent.
Local structures of power and authority, such as community leaders, religious leaders, circumcises, and even some medical personnel can contribute to upholding the practice. In most societies, FGM is considered a cultural tradition, which is often used as an argument for its continuation. In some societies, recent adoption of the practice is linked to copying the traditions of neighbouring groups. Sometimes it has started as part of a wider religious or traditional revival movement. In some societies, FGM is practised by new groups when they move into areas where the local population practice FGM.
To wrap up this debate I would just like to restate my main points. Female circumcision needs to come to an end because it is an outdated practice that still exists mostly because of lack of education. The pain and health complications that are involved should be enough of a justification to do away with the practice. This practice is the ultimate violation of a humans rights and at some point it needs to end. It is always important to respect other cultural practices even when we do not understand them, but I truly feel there needs to be a line drawn some where, especially when people are being exploited the way these women are.
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Reasons for voting decision: the precise meaning of female circumcision was not given in the challenge so the ordinary meaning of a forced mutilation of a child or non-consenting adult is assumed. Pro did not dispute the further clarification given in R2. Pro tried to change the semantics late in the debate. Con's arguments correctly establish that forced mutilation is a violation of basic human rights, whether the community wants it or not.
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Reasons for voting decision: "It's the cultures belief and if that's what they want to do then who are we to stop them?" now I don't know if this question was rhetorical, but read cons speech if you want the answer
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