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Skip to comments.Al Gore Photoshops Hurricanes Into New Book's Cover
Posted on 11/19/2009 12:47:26 PM PST by Justaham
The cover of Nobel Laureate Al Gore's new book "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis" was intentionally doctored to exaggerate the appearance of hurricanes in the northern hemisphere as well as reduce the amount of ice present in the Arctic.
Maybe even more ominously, Florida was so diminished it's almost totally gone.
As reported by Florida State University hurricane expert Ryan Maue at the website Watts Up With That, the truth was apparently inconvenient for the Global Warmingist-in-Chief (h/t NBer Blonde):
The cover opens and closes half and half - so you only see one hurricane...as in the press release photo or the one on Amazon.
But this is the real picture sequence from the book which I looked at Borders today and took cell-phone pictures, original (before the retouching by some "artist") Note all of the Arctic ice and the size of the Florida Peninsula...
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
From the totalitarian globalist playbook.
Fake but Accurate.
Baja is missing too. And Greenland is flooded.
The AssPress must be assigning Fact Checkers as we FReep!
Pray for America's Freedom
Funny how all those hurricanes depicted on the cover seem to have no affect on the clouds in their vacinity.
Gore's propaganda complete with "storms" added:
I want to start a community organization to take all of Al Gores's money - empty his bank accounts and sell off his assets - to then apply toward our Carbon footprint and to help us be carbon neutral.
The storms are spinning in opposite directions...Idiots.
About the only thing missing is the Beruit "Bomb Magnet" woman who had many houses destroyed by Israeli bombing.
Florida looks like a "hanging chad!"
I'm impressed that any of it is still there. It's highest point is 345 feet above sea level, while Cuba's Pico Turquino with a height of 6476 feet is completely under water along with Costa Rica's 12412 foot high Mount Chirripo. I guess Disney sprung for a two mile high sandbag wall.
It's not "the human race", it's a choice. Algore is simply choosing to abort.
Is the second picture a doomsday scenario? Stupid and misleading, but hardly what the article is suggesting.
One saving grace about his "Theory" is that Castro will be gone along with Cuba.....
"I guess a southern hemisphere hurricane is just doing destruction that the northern hemispere hurricanes don't want to do."
Why is Florida still above water when Cuba is covered by it. The Sierra Madre Mountains are 6,000 feet tall, thus the water level should have risen 6,000 feet, leaving the entire US east of the rockies under water and europe too.
Look how brown everything is, and how North and South America are no longer connected.
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Before we left we spent some time on our boat.
sailed by this sea lion.
into the fog.
me = retarded
bound for BWI
JFK's yacht in Annapolis
and JFK sailing her.
I think a great book would be Hot Rods of the Eastern Shore.
They have 10 oz Budweisers out there. The only place that does. Why? NPR tells you why.
They also make 8oz beer too.
1/2 of why I'm here.
crabs from the crab pots right at the end of the dock... the best.
Ocean City for some swimming... Can't around home because of all the Nettles.
Piece of the World Trade Center
A little me.
Everything is very old over there...
Robert Moris's hotel - he was known as the "Financier of the Revolution", because of his role in financing the American side in the Revolutionary War.
Spent our last day in DC... We saw Barack and Michelle Obama walk thier dog.
phallic there, guy
and now we're back here...
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When people sit down at a computer they may feel a cretin degree of freedom. And in many aspects that is true but that dose not mean you are free from the rules of ethics, and that every one you talk to is a computer with no feelings of any kind, so dont treat them that way. This tutorial is going to be about the ways to talk on AO without making enemies among the other people working on the site.
Noob calling
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There are Six different types of Items in Atlantis, each of which perform different functions throughout the game.
There are Three different methods to obtaining them, from the Shop, as Drops, or from Fortuna's chance.
Shop ItemsEdit
All items are offered on sale at various times for Rubies. Some of these items may be limited time only, seasonal/event, or available all year. For current availability, check the shop in game.
The prices posted on these pages are the original prices and are not adjusted for "Sale" costs. Therefore, prices may differ than what is shown below. "Sale" items in the Shop show their original price as well as the current price.
Drop ItemsEdit
Some Items can only be found in Anthropus camps or Wildernesses as drops. For Items such as Elite Troop Items and Great Dragon Armor, You do not need to have a Great or Elemental dragon in order to obtain these. However, for Special items, such as the Kaiser Egg, armour or keys, a dragon must be included in the march.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday welcomed the long-anticipated nomination of former U.S. first daughter Caroline Kennedy as Washington's new ambassador to the country, lauding her close ties to President Barack Obama.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the nomination reflected the importance the U.S. government attaches to its longtime ally.
"She is known to be very close to President Obama. As U.S. ambassador, one of the most crucial questions is if or how he or she can communicate a variety of issues with the president. For that role I would give her a big welcome," Suga said.
The 55-year-old Kennedy is being awarded for helping put Obama in the White House, where her father, President John F. Kennedy, served until his assassination 50 years ago.
If confirmed as ambassador to Japan, one of the United States' most important trading and military partners, she would be the first woman in the post, replacing John Roos, a wealthy former Silicon Valley lawyer and a top Obama campaign fundraiser.
Obama announced the nomination Wednesday, offering the most famous living member of a prominent American family a new role of service to the country.
In a country that likes prestige and brand name, the family name Kennedy would be certainly well received.
"Many Japanese people feel close to the late President Kennedy," Suga said, adding that Japan's government is willing to support her.
Kennedy lacks any obvious ties to Japan, a key ally in dealing with North Korea's nuclear ambitions, and some experts have expressed concern that she might lack the capacity to handle thorny issues in the U.S.-Japan relationship such as trade talks, tensions between Japan and China, and frictions over U.S. military personnel based in Japan.
Suga shrugged such issues aside.
Kennedy helped propel Obama to the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination in a celebrated endorsement over Hillary Rodham Clinton, the only time she's endorsed a presidential candidate other than her uncle Ted Kennedy in 1980.
She earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a law degree from Columbia University. She married exhibit designer Edwin Schlossberg and had three children.


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North Central Oklahoma grain farmers likely will replace some wheat acreage with grain sorghum or corn this year, taking advantage of some of the best prices most have ever seen.
A dry fall that delayed or prevented seeding wheat also made spring crops seem a better risk, says Matt Landwehr, grain merchandiser with W.B. Johnston Grain Company, Enid, Oklahoma.
"We'll see some reduction in wheat acreage but I can't see that we'll cut back a lot. We don't have much wheat grazing. A lot of farmers held off and didn't plant early (enough to graze)."
Volunteer wheat, a result of wet harvest conditions that forced many farmers to leave wheat in the field, also complicated fall seeding decisions. "Some growers were waiting until the volunteer wheat died back before planting," Landwehr said. "But that volunteer stand carries diseases over into the next crop."
The price and availability of seed wheat also affected acreage, he said.
He said the crop got off to a slow start across much of Central Oklahoma. "Enid is a pretty good monitor for the state. It's been extremely dry in other areas, too."
He said wheat farmers have a great opportunity with the current prices. Back in October, growers could book wheat at $6.88 July futures with a 25 cents negative basis. Prices have risen since.
"We haven't seen many contracts yet," Landwehr said.
He said farmers who switch to corn have good price prospects. "It makes sense to lock in prices and buy crop insurance," he said. "That way farmers are looking at some kind of return from the crop."
He said grain sorghum and corn offer good rotation options for wheat. "Either will break the disease cycle. A lot are looking at it."
He said grain sorghum export potential also looks good for Southwest farmers. "Much of Europe is a non-GMO market," he said. "That helps milo."
So does ethanol. "Potential for ethanol looks a lot stronger with higher oil prices. Demand for distillers grain, at $140 to $150 a ton is also a plus."
He said a more stable corn price, just under $4 a bushel, keeps ethanol competitive. "Ethanol helps boost grain prices, especially milo."
Landwehr said the last two years have taken a toll on North Central Oklahoma farmers. They made hardly any wheat in 2007 and only a slightly better crop the year before. "Grower attitudes are not good," he said. "Two bad years are weighing on farmers. They have cash flow issues."
Even though they expect prices to remain good through the 2008 crop season, they also look at significantly higher production costs. "Fertilizer costs went up $100 in a week," he said. "Farmers are paying as much as $500 a ton for urea. Wheat farmers are wondering whether to topdress or not."
Fertilizer prices are "somewhat related to energy costs but we also have to consider ocean freight," he said. "Supply and demand is a factor, too."
Landwehr said some farmers who anticipate planting milo or corn in the spring started applying fertilizer last fall. "They wanted the price and the tax obligation in 2007."
He said some farmers who also run trucking businesses have been dealt a double blow. "With a poor wheat crop they've had nothing to move. Conditions in the Texas Panhandle have been much better, just a three-hour drive away. They made a good wheat crop."
Landwehr said most North Central Oklahoma grain sorghum farmers did well in 2007. "In October we still had a good bit left in the field and it looked good," he said.
He said farmers are looking closely at progress on the farm bill.
"Payment limitation is not a big issue in this area, but farmers need a better insurance program and a target price and loan rate increase."
He said the Conservation Reserve Program is also a mixed blessing. "If we got CRP land back into production it would help the economy," he said. "But (landowners) get money without the inputs (if they leave land in CRP). We need improvements in the program," he said.
Landwehr said Johnston Enterprises works with clients to improve profit potential. "We're working with some on options trading," he said. "We want to help manage risks. Options are difficult to understand but they provide some marketing insurance."
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|2006-06-22, 18:00
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excuse me wtf r u desu?
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Gilgamesh. For his personality (similiar to mine lol), cooleh voice, uber weapons (Ea is like the coolest sword I`ve ever seen), and because of Gate Of Babylon.
Too bad he got lame`d by Saber omfg. She just turned on teh trainers and pwned him. That`s not fair! Gil didn`t have trainers or any cheats! Where is the justice?! WHERE IS BLOOD?! THE FIERY VIOLENCE?!?!?!?! I DEMAND SATISFACTION!!!!!
|2006-06-28, 19:49
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yea. gilgamesh roxxors... his seiyuu is one who is very very experienced. therefore i like his voice lots too. "gate of babyl'own" owns big time too. =p
but i voted for caster in e vote. i love her in plain clothes/ kimono. and awww, poor lancer and berserker. =p
|2006-06-29, 02:01
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I feel the need to point out that Archer is 4th in the Newtype Best Male Anime Character poll! (posted by boredandsleepy in the GS section)
Small victory but a victory anyway!
(Saber is ahead but who cares )
Oh and I voted Archer in this poll of course.
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|2007-06-02, 21:04
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Lesseeee. Of my three favourite characters, only is even in this paritcular vote...
No Gilga or Assassin. AAARGHHH!!!!!
So I vote Archer. His backstory is rather cool, and his Unlimited Blade Works looks so damn cool.
I like Gilga better though. His theme music is so awesome (Eiyuu Ou....it's the music playing when he takes caster out). And Ea and Gates of Babylon rock!
|2007-06-05, 09:26
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NZ
I just finished getting the true ending of Heavens Feel in Realta Nua and no doubt Sakura is now my favourite. I used to like Rin more when I went through UBW but I went through HF, I liked her a bit less and ended up liking Sakura a lot more.
For servants I'd say Rider is definitely my favourite. Oddly enough I never really liked Saber...although Dark Saber is totally awesome. But too bad that Dark Saber only fights two times throughout the whole FSN.
|2007-06-05, 18:12
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ROFL lol, I like Saber (duhhhhh cause of the ending *sniff*) but really I would have prefered Sakura too. Gilgamesh???? Ewww i hate him so much since he seems to have no respect for woman AT ALL (at least that's what I think, although that could be contributed to the fact that Gilga had so many treasures that he overlooks stuff.)
|2007-06-05, 21:52
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NZ
Forgot to mention that my favourite male character would be Gilgamesh. He's just so cool imo. Archer is cool too but Gil's voice actor makes me prefers Gil more.
Also it's 997, just remember Porsche 911 (997) since that's where I got the name from.
|2007-06-10, 07:17
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Join Date: Jul 2006
OMFG. It's so about time...
It's been about 11 months since I've first seen and become obsessed with FSN. I've finally had a FSN dream. I think the catalyst is that I woke up in the middle of the night, got inspired and scripted a new scene that I'm particularly proud of in my FSN fan manga, then immediately fell back to sleep.
This dream has nothing to do with my fan manga, btw. This dream is by itself and is quite corny. I'd never draw something like this:
I think Saber was kinda depressed over something or other. I think, she thought that nobody would remember her knights and her kingdom in history, because it was a failed kingdom, and she blames that on herself.
So to cheer her up, Shirou took her out to see all the examples of how Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table were remembered and revered in classic literature and in popular culture, albeit with her remembered as a man (but she didn't mind that little inaccuracy). He took her to the library, to bookstores (lol I guess he has no intern3t, or he just wanted an excuse for a date), to the mall, even to a toy store.
Let's see... they were getting trayed lunches at a shopping mall food court. Shirou brings over a pair of miniature plastic shields and swords. He puts a plastic King Arthur mask on himself. "En garde," he said (I think), and started play-fighting with showy Hollywood sword moves. At first Saber is just blocking with 1 hand. Then she started laughing. But Shirou chose to drop his guard and take the lunch trays from the counter at the exact time Saber got serious in the play-fight... bad move... Saber gripped the sword with both hands and performed a classic power-swing in armoured swordfighting (I participated in the Society of Creative Anachronism). Shirou turned around and her sword hit the trays, and the food went flying to the floor (I didn't see if the food hit anybody). I think Saber just kinda stopped, dropped her hands, and stared at the food for a moment.
That's the end of the short dream. ^_^
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|2007-06-10, 12:12
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: USA - Houston
Not so sure about the foodcourt part but I do like the idea of him understanding her concerns about her past and showing her how she and her legacy was remembered. That is a nice touch. That might make it clearer or "more sense" to some as to her decision at the end. Nice dream
|2007-06-10, 12:54
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@ mlai : Clearly nice dream, I think too.
In the thread's subject : Saber's coolest girl in F/SN, though every girls in there are kawaii. The character design is almost perfect for all girls, but Saber is a character that has got a smiliar attitude to mine in some cases. That's why.
Anyway, F/SN & Elfen Lied best animes ever to me.
|2007-06-11, 14:52
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
You know. Currently in Eureka seven, since there won't be a sequel for a long time, some of us decided to write our own script and have one guys be responsible for the drawing of the manga to continue on the series, at least our own way before the people do it. If there is people who can do that for Fate Stay Night that'll be great! Since unlike Eureka Seven, there will no sequel to Fate stay night at all.
|2007-06-11, 18:06
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Join Date: Jul 2006
My avatar is a crop from one of my pages.
A lot of ppl may not like my idea of the FSN sequel, though. As many know, I am vehemently anti-cheese.
If you stick around here long enough, eventually you'll see my clickable banners go up.
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'Brady Bunch' Actress Ann B. Davis Dead at 88
Ann B. Davis, best known for her work as beloved housekeeper Alice on the Brady Bunch television series, has reportedly died at the age of 88, CNN reports.
According to her good friend, Ann fell and hit her head on Saturday morning in her bathroom, where she unfortunately developed a subdural hematoma and remained unconscious until her death.
On the Brady Bunch, Alice was always a source of comic relief, delivering great one liners to the Brady family.
Our thoughts are with Ann and her loved ones during this time.


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Clarence Morgan Jones was born in Colebrook in Tasmania in 1892. The son of Charles James and Mary Ann Jones, after leaving school he worked as a Shepherd. Attesting in the Australian Forces in Colebrook, Clarence Jones was 23 on 15 September 1915. He hadn't previously served with the armed forces. He was a well built young man, at 5 foot 9 inches tall and 13st 1lb, and a 38 inch chest, 40 inches expanded. He had a fair complexion, brown hair and dark eyes, was of a church of england persuasion, and had no distinguishing marks.
After enlisting, Jones was sent to A Company of the 12th Australian Infantry Battalion, as part of the 14th reinforcements for that unit. Jones actually stayed in Australia for a lot longer than most new recruits, and did not embark until 8 February 1916, on the HMAT Warilda out of Melbourne. The Warilda arrived at Suez on 8 March 1916, where Jones joined the 3rd Training Battalion. Not long after arriving in Egypt he was transferred to the 52nd Battalion, then at Serapeum.
Whilst undergoing training Jones was admitted to Hospital, on 23 May 1916 going to the 34th Casualty Clearing Station, From there he was admitted to the 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, suffering with Pleurisy. His service records do not indicate when he was discharged, but he must have recovered swiftly as on 21 June he embarked at Alexandria to join the BEF in Europe.
Disembarking at Marseilles on 30 June 1916, Jones was at the 5th Divison Training Base at Etaples until 22 July, when he was transferred to the 57th Bn, Australian Infantry. The Battalion fought at Frommeles, entering the line on 19 July without first aclcimatising on a quiet sector. On 27 November Jones was admitted to Hospital, apparently suffering with Trench Feet. On 29 November he was sent from the 38th Casualty Clearing Station, on no 2023 Ambulance Train, to the 2nd General Hospital at Le Havre. From there he was shipped to England, on the Hospital Ship Gloucester Castle on 3 December 1916.
After arriving in England Clarence Jones was admitted to the 5th Southern General Hospital, but his condition did not improve. By then he was suffering from gangrene in both feet and pneumonia. He died at 10.50am on 10 December 1916, and was buried in Milton Cemetery three days later. Sadly, his parents were only informed that he was seriously ill in a telegram on 12 December, after he had already died.
His effects were sent to his father, and consisted of the following:
Hair brush, razor in case, shaving brush, mirror, 2 knives, belt containing badges and buttons, spectacles in case, razor strop, testament, pipe, housewife, identity disc, 2 bullets, purse, comb, pocket book, letters.
In 1925 Jones's father sent a touching letter to the Base Records Department of the Australian Army:
We received the photographs of our dear lad's grave, Pte. CM Jones. For which we thank you so very much for them. We are so pleased to have them and they are so well cared for which we are so thankful to know. And we are pleased to have Mr Sanderson's photo he has been so kind in writing to me so kindly and he seems to very interested in our loved ones graves.
But that's not all. A letter from Mr and Mrs Jones to Base Records in 1923 suggests that they lost more than one son in the War. Whats more, it seems that it took quite some time for their memorial plaques to reach them, after problems with the post. By this time his parents were living at Green View, Lake Road, near Oatlands in Tasmania. At some point they also lived in Tower Marshes, Jericho, also in Tasmania.
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June 23, 2011
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — Looking at paintings in a museum or singing songs around a piano is not going to stop Alzheimer's as it steals away memories and personality. But around the country, art and music therapy programs are becoming more common for people with memory impairment. These sessions are not about curing the disease. They're about human interaction.
"Now, do you know what show that was from? Anybody know?" Brianna LePage, a Berkeley College of Music graduate and a trained music therapist who specializes in people with dementia. This morning, LePage holds up a poster of Julie Andrews and the Von Trapp family and encourages a half-dozen people with memory-impairment and their caregivers to recall the plot and songs of The Sound of Music.
This is the Arts and Alzheimer's and Music program, which Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod and the Islands runs at different locations across the region, including here at the Provincetown Art Association Museum.
LePage uses song to stimulate Alzheimer's patients' long-term memory, while discussions about old films like The Wizard of Oz spark conversation. On the best days, the person with Alzheimer's becoming a bit more comfortable, relaxed and in the moment.
"You see people come in, and they have this look on their face, 'Oh my God, what are they making me do this time?' And then we start singing, and all of a sudden they start smiling. Their whole attitude just changes," LePage said.
For caregivers, seeing a lost smile again or hearing a singing voice that's gone missing can be a joyous moment.
Molly Perdue was a caregiver to her mother before she died and Perdue began working for Alzheimer's Services of the Cape and Islands. Perdue experienced one of those moments when her mother one day started singing "When the Saints Go Marching In".
"I thought that was phenomenal, that she could break out in a full song and know the words yet have difficulty putting two sentences together," Perdue said.
Despite their apparent benefit, these art and music sessions are not well-attended. In fact, the people who run the region's Alzheimer's support groups and adult day care programs, know they are interacting with just a fraction of the estimated 9,000 families on Cape Cod who are dealing with a loved one with the disease.
"When families hide this and don't want to talk to their neighbors about it and they isolate, it contributes to some of the difficulty of providing the care," LePage said. "And it also allows the person with the diseases to become isolated, and that's probably the worst thing that people can do with memory loss."
Joe Ataro, 71, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's four years ago. It's in the early stages. He can still drive and stay at home alone, but the disease has affected his speech. He attends as many art and music sessions as he can.
"It makes life, you know, it fills things up. Your area around you. It gives you a filling situation. I can't quite put…" Ataro said.
Joe spent 31 years with Truro's volunteer fire department. He also was chairman of the town Conservation Commission for a time, which is where he met his wife Maxine, the commission secretary. They've been married for 13 years.
"When he was first diagnosed with it, at first he thought he didn't want to tell people. He is at the point now that he is comfortable with me telling people, and I think the more people that know it, the more accepting they are to it. They are not looking at him, like, what's wrong with him? Why isn't he saying what he wants to say?" Maxine said.
Joe has asked Maxine to finish his sentences for him when she knows what he's trying to say.
"His biggest fear is, he worries about me. If in fact he does reach that point when he needs help. He tells me all the time, when I ever get that point, put me in a home," Mazine said. "And I keep telling him, no. I will make sure that you stay home with me and I take care of you. Because it's just what people do."
Taking care of a loved one at home is something thousands of people are doing in Massachusetts. But it can present problems as the disease progresses and the care-iver is left on 24-hour duty with little-to-no-support.
Liz Smith is the director of Orleans Council on Aging, which hosts a robust Adult Day Care program for people with memory-impairment. The program lets caregivers leave their loved ones for nearly six hours each weekday in a safe environment where there's exercise and music classes, and lots of people who are trained in how to best interact with people with Alzheimer's. But despite the benefits, Smith says caregivers often are reluctant to participate.
"Unfortunately there's a shame that seems to go to the diseases," Smith saod. "It's almost like one caused it. There is a tendency of shame so they hide their loved one, keep them home. Which is not a good thing."
Per capita, Orleans is the oldest town in the state, with an estimated 400 people living with Alzheimer's. But the adult day program has only about 30 seniors enrolled, and they come from several communities, not just Orleans. Smith is hopeful that a new weekend program, which is only four hours long, will help ease people into the idea that it's okay to leave loved ones in the hands of others who know Alzheimer's disease and what it can do. But before patients and caregivers can benefit, families must get past their anxiety and the shame that prevents them from seeking help.
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With electric rates slated to rise from the biomass plant, an increase in Gainesville's property tax rates may also be on the table.
With electric rates slated to rise from the biomass plant, an increase in Gainesville's property tax rates may also be on the table.
Toward the end of a lengthy budget meeting Tuesday, five of the seven city commissioners indicated support for an approximately 1.8 percent increase in the property tax rate.
In balloting, they supported the "roll backed" rate, which would bring in the same amount of property tax revenue next budget year as the city received this year. Historically, that would mean a reduction in the property tax rate.
But with taxable property values down in the wake of the recession, albeit barely this year, it would require a tax rate increase from just under $4.50 for every $1,000 of taxable property value to a little less than $4.58.
On Thursday, the City Commission will meet again to formally vote on the tentative budget and preliminary property tax rates for next fiscal year. The final hearings will come in September.
Staff's proposed $107.2 million general fund budget held the line on the property tax rate but did not include several spending items that individual commissioners had already indicated they sought to add.
Some $2 million in spending additions are under consideration. The balloting that ended Tuesday's meeting was not a formal vote on spending increases but was intended to give staff an idea of where the commission majority would head on Thursday.
In that balloting, Susan Bottcher and Todd Chase opposed the property tax rate increase to the "rolled back" rate.
Some of the potential additions to the original budget proposal include:
-- $1.025 million to fund the first year of a five-year, $5 million pedestrian and cyclist safety plan. Major pieces of it would be traffic signals at mid-block crosswalks and more funding for sidewalk construction.
Thomas Hawkins, Lauren Poe and Randy Wells favored the addition. Bottcher, Mayor Ed Braddy, Chase and Yvonne Hinson-Rawls opposed it. Bottcher said she'd like to see it included as a priority project in a potential 2014 transportation sales tax referendum.
-- Some $600,000 in bus service enhancements. All seven commissioners supported $122,178 for improvements on "priority" east Gainesville routes. All commissioners except Chase supported $45,000 to restore service on Route 27 serving Santa Fe College. Bottcher, Hawkins and Poe supported all the proposed spending for bus service improvements.
-- $300,000 for a consultant to conduct a disparity study looking at the city's record of hiring women and minorities and contracting with firms owned by women and minorities. Hawkins, Hinson-Rawls, Poe and Wells were in support. Bottcher, Braddy and Chase were in opposition.
-- $143,000 to start a bike share program. Hawkins, Poe and Wells favored it. Bottcher, Braddy, Chase and Hinson-Rawls opposed.
The proposed budget includes 2 percent raises for employees. In balloting, Bottcher, Chase and Wells supported eliminating those raises as a move to trim almost $700,000 from the general fund.
The proposed budget includes scheduled 5 percent increases in 10 city fees. They include those for stormwater, solid waste building permits, false fire alarms, land development code applications and programs offered by the Department of Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs.
The costs for parks and cultural affairs programs, except youth and children's programs, would actually increase more substantially — by 15 percent.
That's because of a proposed 10 percent "surcharge" intended to raise $63,300, with more than half of that going toward a development and partnership coordinator to find private sector sponsorships for the department. That's one piece of the city's 20-year parks master plan.
Braddy and Chase opposed that surcharge.
There was significant debate over the disparity study, including disagreement between City Attorney Nicolle Shalley and Equal Opportunity Director Cecil Howard whether the city could face litigation over any stronger policies for minority hiring and contracting that may come as a result of it.
Hinson-Rawls, who has pushed for the study, said those policies may be needed.
"I'm 65 years old," she said. "I came through the civil rights era. We're back in a place where we might not need race-neutral activities. We might need race-conscious activities ... I'm trying to use politically correct terms."
Braddy said the projected cost was a concern that led to his opposition. He also questioned if Hinson-Rawls had reached a conclusion without any study.
With the biomass plant slated to push up electric rates, the single largest piece of the city's general fund budget — the transfer of revenues from Gainesville Regional Utilities — is still slated to rise by about $1.4 million to $38.1 million.
Chase and Wells each said an effort to reduce the size of the transfer when GRU rates are rising was a main reason they opposed employee raises next budget year.


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After graduating from the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts, Jackie followed a professional dance and singing career which encompassed a wide range of activities. Her experience varies from summer revues to a West End stage musical; from cabaret through to television and film.
Guest teaching jazz at Vocational Colleges, Jackie was thrilled to land a position in the Modern Theatre Department of Elmhurst. Teaching at Elmhurst and running her own "Hayward Dance", Jackie had 20 years of fulfilling teaching and was delighted to be invited to be an Examiner for the Modern Theatre Faculty. She enjoys coaching FDI and CDE at several recognised Dance Centres as well as teaching children in schools in her locality. Jackie is a member of the Tap Committee.


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After more than 50 years in law enforcement, Towles Bigelow will hang up his gun belt. The last day on the job for the Marion County Sheriff's Office chief of staff will be Jan. 7.
After more than 50 years in law enforcement, Towles Bigelow will hang up his gun belt. The last day on the job for the Marion County Sheriff's Office chief of staff will be Jan. 7.
"My 50 years have been a roller coaster, up and down, but I've always survived," Bigelow said Thursday.
Bigelow, 73, grew up in Punta Gorda. He was a janitor at a drug store, delivered telegrams for Western Union and worked at cattle ranches. He played a little baseball and football, but not too much because he was always working.
He graduated from high school in 1957 and immediately joined the U.S. Air Force. He spent four years in the service.
In 1961, he was hired by the MCSO as a dispatcher and jailer. His uncle, Doug Willis, was the sheriff. Bigelow worked his way up to chief deputy.
After Don Moreland defeated Willis in 1972, Bigelow left the agency and worked for more than a decade as an investigator for the State Attorney's Office, which was led by Gordon Oldham.
Bigelow's pay went from $13,000 a year to $7,000. He said he worked every special detail as well as odd jobs to make ends meet.
Bigelow said that in 1976 he took a leave of absence from the State Attorney's Office, opened an account, and announced he was running for sheriff. He changed his mind two hours before the qualifying deadline and went back to work as an investigator.
In 1984, when Oldham was defeated after 28 years in office by Ray Gill, Bigelow returned to the Sheriff's Office. Instead of starting near the top, he was hired as a deputy. His pay went from $38,000 to $20,000, "not an easy transition."
After working a year and a half as a deputy, Bigelow became an investigator and remained in that job until he retired in 1986. For nearly a year, he worked as a private investigator and for a developer before he returned to the Sheriff's Office, again under Moreland.
This time, the transition was much smoother.
Bigelow was placed in charge of the communications center, then was named assistant director of the Marion County Jail. He had the job of seeking accreditation for the jail, which is a lengthy and detailed process. After the accreditation was granted, Bigelow was named the MCSO Employee of the Year in 1989.
When former Sheriff Ken Ergle was elected in 1992, Bigelow was transferred from the jail and placed in charge of inventory.
In 1998, Ergle was accused of embezzling drug unit funds and was tossed out of office.
When Ed Dean was named sheriff, Bigelow said he was skeptical of an attorney running the agency.
"I was upset, but 14 years later, he's one of the smartest people we've ever had in this agency. He may've been one of the best sheriff's we ever had," Bigelow said.
Dean, who also will leave office on Jan. 7, said Bigelow is "one of the finest men I ever known."
"His devotion to duty and commitment to getting the job done right are legendary," Dean said, adding that he has relied on Bigelow for his experience and knowledge.
"He's a man of principle and honor, so working with him was a great privilege for me."
Sheriff-elect Chris Blair, who had Bigelow as his supervisor while Bigelow was in charge of the agency's Special Investigation Division, said, "On behalf of the Sheriff's Office, I would like to congratulate Chief Bigelow on his dedicated service to the community. Fifty years of law enforcement is beyond commendable. We wish him much success and happiness in his retirement."
Moreland called Bigelow "a loyal soldier" and said his former colleague has "worked every conceivable position in the Sheriff's Office."
"He worked his way up the ranks and he deserves a good retirement," Moreland said, adding that he thinks Bigelow will miss the camaraderie and going to work.
"His love for law enforcement is unquestionable, and no one can ever doubt that," he said.
When Bigelow began his career, the Sheriff's Office had 25 people on staff. The jail was an old, red brick building on what is now known as the Marion County Judicial Center. They were 15 inmates. In addition to being a dispatcher, Bigelow served as the jailer.
A year later, he became a road deputy. In those days, he said, deputies didn't have formal training and you learned from your colleagues. No more than three deputies worked at any one time, covering three areas, and they also answered calls for the city.
He said at times he "worked the entire county" by himself. The population was roughly 50,000 people, and there were no four-lane roadways or an interstate highway.
"They were no evidence technicians to collect evidence, no one taking photography of the scene, no one to dictate your report to, you were a one-man show then," Bigelow said with a laugh.
He said they worked six days a week and were paid once a month, anywhere from $175 to $200.
Bigelow said during the era of segregation, there were two excellent black deputies, Horce Munroe and Tim Howard, who only could answer calls in the black community.
He said he also worked during a time when there were no public defenders and the State Attorney's Office didn't have any full-time attorneys. Officers got confessions from bad guys by "just talking with them."
With the introduction of Miranda rights and public defenders, Bigelow said, some thought it was the end of the world for law enforcement officials. But for him it was just another change.
He said he always survived all manner of challenges because he "was able to adapt, overcome and change."
Bigelow had a number of cases that made headlines, including the capture of fugitive Robert Baldwin who, on May 3, 1970, locked two St. Petersburg area law enforcement officials in the trunk of a car and had kidnapped a couple and tied them up in a wooded area.
Baldwin made his way into Levy County, and the sheriff there called Bigelow and his partner, Martin Stephens, for assistance. Following a stakeout that lasted what seemed like "forever," the pair apprehended Baldwin and held him at gunpoint inside a telephone booth until help could arrive.
Throughout his career, Bigelow said, loyalty to the agency and the man who signs his paycheck, and holding people accountable, have been important to him.
He has been given the nickname "Darth Vader" — a moniker he is aware of — by his co-workers.
He said it is because, "I'm a strict disciplinarian. I expect people to do their jobs, and I hold them accountable for that. I'm the easiest person to work for; all you got to do is to do your job."
Bigelow, who has been married twice and has four grown children, said he plans to travel during retirement, including driving from Ocala to Alaska.
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How I cover Acne and Scarring
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Thank you so much for this video~ I know how hard it is to show a bare face, especially during a breakout, I know the only thing I want to do is cover it up! Thank you for the tutorial ^^ ~~ReplyDelete
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This is a really really helpful video! Thank you so much to share this with us!
I have exactly the same problems with my skin. Oily/Combination skin can be very very annoying :/
I have often small spots, sometimes bigger one. And in the winter my skin has a tendency to be a bit dry.
I still have a few blemishes, but your tutorial helped me lot :3
Thank you!!
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I have a wierd problem - I have six X61 Tablets, all with XP SP3. One of them gets the BSOD on every boot during the XP Logo scroll. This occurs on both its original drive and if I put in an HDD which works fine in another chassis. Note that it will copy (clone) that disk fine if I follow normal protocol using Acronis True Image Home 2010 CD (on the ultrabase with either CD or DVD) - it clones USB drive to HDD fine, then that HDD works fine in another chassis, but gives the same BSOD when I try to run it in this chassis. I am pulling my hair out trying to figure what is different, as I am unaware of any setup or BIOS changes. Any ideas? Could a bad CMOS battery cause this? I have yet to try a new HDD setup from Lenovo disk set, but that is my next try. I hoped to get insight here first, though. Thanks in advance.
Joe Holzer
Well, now I feel like a Putz. Somehow, the prior user managed to change the SATA setting from the Compatability mode. It worked fine after I changed that back this evening when I found it.
But in answer to your query; still working with Bios 1.17 as I had some problems (perhaps not related, but no need to press my luck) when I went to 1.20, so I backed off. All are at 1.17 now, as they have been for more than five years, and all work fine now.
The drives setup as you asked it is not really understood by me, so let me try to clarify:
The drive which had been in the "bad" chassis works fine in any of the other chassis, and their HDDs got the same BSOD in the "bad" chassis, but worked fine when replaced back into the other chassis. My note about the Acronis was simply that when I tried to put that "bad " chassis HDD as a USB and put a new HDD in the "bad" chassis, then ran the Acronis CD program (which bypasses XP completely) to clone the disk, the clone worked fine in any other chassis, but not in the "bad" chassis, and its original (itself a clone from another chassis) worked fine in any other chassis as well. Is that clear as mud?
I cannot fathom what happened. Two of the six were used by my wife, who stopped using them about six months ago. I got them as part of the divorce which just finalized, so I cannot be certain she did not do it with intent. But I really didn't think she knew enough to do that, and she only did it on the one, so it is possible she had some problem and was simply trying changes she knew nothing about in attempting to fix that. I found the keyboard mouse buttons also not working, but I simply replaced the keyboard, and thought nothing further of that. So it is possible she had that problem and thought some adjustment to the Bios setting might have been the issue. It is also possible she asked her "New" IT guy (guess who HAD been providing those services to her medical practice ;-) to look at it - he seemed to me to have fewer than a full compliment of oars in the water, too. Who knows. In any case I agreed to give her the HDDs which had been in the two chassis, since I obviously had plenty of clones I could replace them with, and I had no need nor want of her data.
Thanks for trying, and again I am sorry for wasting your time. The lesson is "don't asssume ANYTHING".
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anasky67 wrote:Hi everybody!
I've been trying to have a LD for about a month and a half now. During the day, I do many reality checks and I keep a dream journal. I have tried to do the WILD technique, but after SP, my eyes started to do a really weird thing, like spasming I couldn't control it and I got scared, but I was able to stay calm again by counting.
Then, I could only see blue. It wasn't vivid at all, it was like I was just daydreaming. It was blurry...
After that, I felt my feet being sucked into a hole that was on my mattress
But then I started to feel like I was in an oven and had to stop.
I also tried to to the WBTB and MILD methods, but didn't get any results, except some vivid dreams.
Please, help!
You need to try not to allow yourself to be put off by the things you experience. Any visuals even blurry ones are good, things just need time to stabilise and clarify. One thing I do when there is blurring, is to look around and see if there is anything in that blur which gets your attention eg any big blurred shapes or a blurred patch you'd like to check out? etc. If so.. I just imagine walking towards them if they are a little way from you.. as one gets closer things clarify.
Next time you feel yourself heating up too uncomfortably.. try to instead imagine yourself being in a fridge. The more you focus on the heat..the hotter and hotter and more uncomfortable you will be.


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Series Preview: Dodgers v. Cubs, August 1, 2013 – August 4, 2013
Yasiel Puig and the Yasiel Puig Yasiel Puigs make their way to Wrigley Field to play some other team. PUIG!
I kid, mostly. Puig is an interesting young player, and it's pretty fair to want to see him in action at Wrigley.
By way of reminder, the Series Preview hooks you up with what you need to know about every series this year – streaks, broadcast information, pitchers, expected lineups, etc. That way, if you want to check only one place to get a sense about an upcoming series, or to plan ahead, you've got it. There's also some fun stuff, because fun stuff is fun.
We're Going Streaking
The Cubs went from sweeping the Giants in San Francisco to almost getting swept in four games at home by the Brewers. Last night's win avoided that unsavory outcome.
The Dodgers started this year in a long, schadenfreude-y slump, but they've been as hot as any team over the last two months, and they lead the NL West by 2.5 games. They've won 10 of 12 since the All-Star break. I guess SIGN ALL THE PLAYERS works sometimes.
Game Times and Broadcasts
- Thursday, August 1 at 7:05 CT on CSN.
- Friday, August 2 at 3:05 CT on WGN.
- Saturday, August 3 at 3:05 CT on FOX.
- Sunday, August 4 at 1:20 CT on WGN.
Expected Starters and Lineups
These lineups are likely to be pretty close to what actually gets fielded, but you'll want to check each day's Pre-Gamin' post for the actual lineup.
Starters: Chris Rusin (1-0, 2.93), Travis Wood (7-7, 2.79), Jeff Samardzija (6-9, 3.75), Carlos Villanueva (2-7, 4.33)
- David DeJesus, CF
- Junior Lake, LF
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Nate Schierholtz, RF
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Luis Valbuena, 3B
- Welington Castillo/Dioner Navarro, C
- Darwin Barney, 2B
- Pitcher
Starters: Ricky Nolasco (6-9, 3.72), Hyun-Jin Ryu (9-3, 3.14), Chris Capuano (3-6, 4.54), Zack Greinke (8-3, 3.43)
- Carl Crawford, LF
- Yasiel Puig, RF
- Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
- Hanley Ramirez, SS
- Andre Ethier, CF
- A.J. Ellis, C
- Skip Schumaker, 2B
- Juan Uribe, 3B
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Hot or Not and Whom to Watch
The story line …
Junior Lake (and his overeager, reactionary fans) is being introduced to two harsh concepts: BABIP regression and the adjustments of Major League pitching. After his seven-game, career-beginning, hype-inducing hitting streak ended seven games ago, Lake has hit just .111/.143/.111 in his last seven games. What if those seven had been his first seven games, rather than the hot seven? It's a reminder that you can't let the day-to-day, or even week-to-week highs and lows get you too high or low on a player. This was all expected with Lake – nothing that's happened should make you any more or less excited about his possibility of becoming a big league regular. He's got a lot to learn, a lot of development ahead of him.
After seeing some natural pullback, Yasiel Puig has gotten hot again in his last eight games, hitting .367/.472/.633. That actually isn't that much better than his season line … he has been good. I never really cared for the Puig/Lake comparison for so many reasons, and I'm not going to perpetuate it here. They aren't similar players, and they don't come with similar expectations. Puig was signed for $42 million last year. Lake was expected to still be developing at AAA right now. If Lake emerges as a productive regular or quality utility player, that's a win. If that happens to Puig, everyone will be disappointed.
Series She-View
The Series She-View is one beautiful woman representing the Cubs taking on another (usually) beautiful woman representing the opponent. The Cubs' representative will change as the team's needs change – in other words, if the Cubs are winning, the rep will stay the same. But if the Cubs' performance calls for a change, someone new will step in. The opponent's representative will change from series to series, at my whim. But at least she'll probably be wearing the opponent's colors or have some connection to the team or something like that. It is immature, and the connection to baseball is tenuous at best. These things, I know.
This year, the Series She-View will live over at the Message Board. Here's your She-View for the Dodgers series.
Caption the Enemy
A new feature for the Series Preview this year – since folks on the Internet can't get enough of cracking wise about pictures, I thought it might be a fun addition to the Series Preview. I'll drop in a picture (hopefully one ripe for captioning), and you'll drop in your clever captions into the comments. Then, if there are good ones, we can meme-ify them for use down the road.
Today's image is the successful Chicago man, relocated to the West Coast. He's been maligned by some, but, with a financial assist, his team is playing incredibly well. It's Ned Colletti, and he's got a hell of a mustache:


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60th anniversary
Calvin and Muriel (Rounds) Linden of Warwick were honored on the occasion of their diamond anniversary with a party at The Pagoda Inn in North Kingstown on June 10, 2012. The Lindens were married on June 7, 1952 in St. John Church, Providence. The celebration was hosted by their daughter, Jean Lee, and their seven sons, Tom, Steve, Fred, Calvin, Jim, Glen and Peter Linden, and attended by their loving family.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appellate court has upheld a Santa Barbara judge's order saying the Boy Scouts of America must surrender decades of confidential files detailing alleged child sex abuse.
A Scouts spokesman told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday (http://lat.ms/XYWB5t ) that the organization will appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.
A lawsuit alleges that a local Scouts official tried to keep a boy's mother from reporting his 2007 abuse by a volunteer leader to police.
The youth group denies the allegations.
"The BSA believes confidentiality of the files helps to encourage prompt reporting," spokesman Deron Smith told the Times.
Lawyers for the former Scout who was sexually abused by a volunteer leader in 2007 say the files they seek will expose a culture of hidden sexual abuse.
"If their first priority is child welfare, then stop the secrecy game - stop fighting for it," Timothy Hale, the family's lawyer in the Santa Barbara case, told the newspaper.
In January, a Santa Barbara judge ordered all files since 1991 be turned over to the boy's lawyers, but not the public. The Boy Scouts filed an appeal in April.
The order involves different files than the more than 1,200 made public in October by order of the Oregon Supreme Court. Those files ranged from 1965 to 1985.
Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com


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Are there any products that can encrypt an Exchange database while the database is in use?
Yes. In fact, one such product is included in Windows 2000 and later: Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) lets you encrypt folders or volumes, including folders or volumes that contain Exchange data. Although I can't find any official statement from Microsoft that says it supports EFS with Exchange, EFS is supported with Microsoft SQL Server, and in my experience it seems to work fine with Exchange. However, be aware that using EFS encryption and decryption can add a significant performance penalty. A variety of third-party products provide disk-, volume-, or folder-level encryption in hardware or software, although I don't know of any that have been tested with Exchange.
Before deploying EFS or a third-party product, you should examine why you want to encrypt Exchange databases. If you're trying to protect individual mail items, you can probably get adequate protection from a combination of Secure MIME (S/MIME) encryption and the Windows Rights Management Service (RMS) toolset (depending on the threat model you face). If you want to protect messages in transit, the Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption functionality built into Exchange's SMTP server will be useful. If your goal is to protect your server from compromise by someone who gets physical access to the server, you should make sure that your existing physical security measures are adequate before employing encryption. Don't forget to provide protection for your backup media, too; ideally, you should be using a combination of physical security and encryption to make sure that tapes are protected.


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Author Notes: Toni Oppenheimer is a trained chef, a professional baker, and the wise older sister neither of us had. This recipe has become a favorite for holiday meals, particularly Thanksgiving, because it uses an all-American specialty food that is a healthy, good-for-you grain which helps to balance out the gluttony of butter and sugar generally overwhelming the feast. Bonus: this dish can be made ahead and reheated in a covered, oiled baking dish for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees. —Loulies
Serves: 10-12
cups wild rice, rinsed in a strainer under cold running water
cups brown rice
cups chicken stock or broth, divided
1 1/2
cups pignoli or chopped pecans
tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2
cups chopped yellow onions
tablespoons minced garlic
cups cremini or button mushrooms, sliced
cup dry sherry, port, or madiera
cup chopped Italian parsley
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Add wild rice and 4 1/2 cups stock (or water) to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 45 minutes (check after 30 minutes for doneness as not to overcook).
- Simultaneously, bring another 4 1/2 cups stock (or water) to a boil in a heavy saucepan, add brown rice and cook covered over low heat for about 40 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed.
- Drain both rices in a large strainer and set aside to make sure the rice gets very dry.
- Toast nuts in a large skillet. Remove to a bowl or plate and set aside.
- In the skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add onion and cook until glossy and wilted. Add garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
- Add rest of oil to skillet, heat, and add mushrooms. Cook until lightly browned. Add sherry and cook another 3 minutes.
- In a large serving dish or bowl, combine rices, nuts, onions, mushrooms. Toss with parsley, salt and pepper. Serve warm or room temperature.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Savory Rice Dish
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Much like us, no phone battery will last forever and they all eventually slow down. However, they are supposed to work for at least a few years without needing to be replaced by a younger model.
If you notice your Android phone is starting to slow down within the first few months, it could be a hardware issue, and there could still be an easy solution to your problems.
If your phone refuses to charge whatsoever, it'll end up being an expensive paperweight. If you have any charging issues, check the following guide for 11 tips and tricks to fix Android charging problems.
Restarting the Phone via Soft Reset
A restart could be the best option if your phone doesn't appear to charge when it is turned on.
The system may have crashed, leaving the phone unresponsive when charging. This is a simple solution, but it could resolve any issues with little to no stress. A soft reset usually consists of holding the Power and Volume keys for up to ten seconds to power down the handset.
Once powered down, plug in the phone to see if it charges.
Charge with a Mains Adaptor
If you often use a laptop, console or something similar to charge your phone, switching to a mains adaptor can give a noticeable boost to your devices charging speed.
This is because different chargers have different power outputs, and that influences how quickly your phone can get its juice.
Power Bars can be useful for a quick charge, despite the worrying news that an EE branded bar was recently recalled because it caught on fire, injuring the owner in the process.
(source: http://ee.co.uk/power-bar-recall)
Note: Official adaptors are the safest option, and they should charge your phone quickly when compared to other methods.
Close Background Apps
Closing any unnecessary applications running on your phone should help to boost your charging speed, as well as general battery life.
Some applications (like dating apps and social media) can use a significant amount of battery power while running in the background. If you can bear to be without Facebook and Instagram, you can close background apps by opening the Recent Applications button located at the bottom right of your screen, and swiping right to close the app.
Alternatively, go to:
- Settings
- tap Apps or Applications
- and check the Running tab
This will let you see which apps are in use. Tap a specific app and tap Stop to end the process.
This should stop the app entirely until you choose to run it again.
Replace the Battery
If all else fails, replacing the battery might be the best option if you want to keep using your phone.
Of course, many phones (such as the Samsung Galaxy A5) don't allow you to remove the battery because of the way the phone is built, but it can still be sent off to be replaced if it's insured or under warranty.
If the battery can be removed, a replacement can usually be ordered online. However, 3rd-party batteries can also be faulty, like the one that caused this Samsung Galaxy S4 to set its owner's pillow on fire while she slept.
(Source: KDFW Dallas)
Make sure to purchase your battery from a reputable source to minimise any risk.
Gently Clean the Ports
Lint or fluff can get stuck in the charging ports. This blockage causes connection errors as it gets caught between the connectors in the phone and the charger. You can gently blow into the charging port (inside the phone) to clean them of any blockage.
If that doesn't work, a can of compressed air can be used to clear the port at no risk to the handset itself. Resist the urge to jam anything solid in there. There is always a chance you could do serious damage to the device if you go poking around.
Sometimes the blockage won't be visible, and the tiniest piece of dirt can cause trouble in the right spot.
Try a Different Charging Cable
A new charging cable is cheaper than a new phone, so it's worth checking to see if a replacement charging cable will do the job. Official cables tend to be of a higher quality compared to their knockoff counterparts, and it's not advisable to buy an unofficial charging cable for a variety of reasons.
Cheaper cables tend to break a lot faster, and there are additional safety issues. 3rd-party chargers have been known to damage the handset and have even caused house fires in some extreme cases. Make sure to cross-check the amp or watt rating with your device specifications to avoid these issues.
If possible, try to borrow a charging cable from someone first to save yourself the expense, but if you do buy third-party make sure the source is reputable. Samsung and other handset makers certify many 3rd-party charging cable manufacturers. These cables should be considered as a safe bet.
Update or Rollback
When Android rolled out 5.0 Lollipop for the Galaxy S5, Nexus 5 and other flagship devices in 2014, many owners noticed issues with poor battery life that seemed to stem from the update itself.
Updating or rolling back the phone may be useful if there's a noticeable difference in power consumption and battery charge.
Check to see if there's an update available for your device. Here's an example of how to update the Samsung Galaxy S4.
If it's possible to rollback your device, you can also downgrade to see if it improves battery life. Here are some examples of how to downgrade various Android devices along with a few different methods.
Avoid Intensive Tasks While Charging
Streaming videos, graphically intensive games, and other heavy tasks can use more power than some forms of charging can provide. When streaming video on Twitch, my device will eventually tell me that my games console can't charge it fast enough to keep the battery from draining.
Switching to a plug socket provides my device with enough energy to stream at length.
Calibrate the Battery
Calibrating the battery capacity could be a useful solution if you want a better gauge of how long your device will last uncharged. To do so:
- Wait for your device to run out of charge.
- Switch the device on again and wait for it to turn off to completely drain the battery.
- Plug the device into a charger and without switching it on, wait for it to get to 100% charge.
- Unplug the charger and turn your device on. If the battery is lower than 100%, continue to charge until it's full.
- Unplug the charger once more and restart the device.
- If it isn't 100% charged, plug in the charger again and repeat this process until your device gets close to maximum charge without being plugged in.
- Once completed, let the battery drain until the device switches off.
- Charge the device to 100% one final time.
- You should now have a calibrated battery for your Android device.
A fully calibrated phone battery will give you a more accurate reading of your remaining battery life in the future. It could even keep it going a little longer if the Android OS was incorrectly identifying the battery life of your device, causing it to shut off with a small amount of power remaining.
Toggle Airplane/Flight Mode
If you can manage without your phone for an hour or so, turning on Flight Mode will charge your phone more quickly than usual. However, you won't be able to receive calls or messages while Flight mode is active.
You can turn on Flight mode by accessing the quick menu available on most Android devices. It is also known as Airplane Mode, and it has an airplane icon.
Alternatively, you can access Flight Mode by going to the Settings Menu and tapping on the More tab.
Perform a Factory Reset
WARNING: The following method will erase all data on the device.
If all else fails, it could be time for a factory reset, but this should be done as a last resort. A factory reset will restore your device, but it will delete all of the data on your device.
It's advisable to backup all data, which can be done with apps such as Helium. You can also copy your data to PC if you prefer. This can be done by:
- Connecting your device to your computer via USB.
- Open your device in My Computer
- Copy All Files (CTRL+C)
- Paste in preferred destination (CTRL+V)
To perform a factory reset on most devices:
Go to Settings
- tap Backup and Reset
- tap Factory Data Reset
- tap Reset Device
- and finally tap Erase everything
If problems persist after the reset, it's likely to be an issue with the phone or charger itself.


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Heavy lines facing some voters on Election Day
Many voters are facing lengthy lines to cast their ballots on this Election Day 2012. Stories of two-plus hour wait times have rolled in from precincts across Lee County.
Voters in Charlotte, however, reported short- to no-lines as they went to the polls.
Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
If you have an absentee ballot that you haven't turned in yet, you need to do so at the Main Elections Office downtown by 7:00 p.m. or it won't be counted.
You're asked to remember to being a photo ID and come prepared because the ballots are long with some complicated state Constitutional amendments.
Before the day began, Sharon Harrington, Supervisor of Elections in Lee County, said lines should move faster today than during early voting - though in some places that prediction doesn't seem to be panning out.
Approximately 52,000 voters in Lee County opted to vote early, adding to the total of about 4.5 million statewide. Approximately 100,000 people in Lee County requested mail-in ballots.
"It should be fairly smooth sailing. I'm not saying there aren't going to be lines at some point but again, it's going to be predicated on the fact that people are going in and they're being prepared before they mark their ballot," Harrington says.
Elections officials say 125 precincts will be open in Lee County, compared to only five early voting locations and your ballot will be printed off already at your registered precinct.
While the ballot is lengthy - four pages - the choke point in Lee County seems to be at the optical scanners.
Of the 125 precincts, most have one scanner. About 20 precincts have two.
Once voters get through the line outside and into the polling locations, they fill out the ballot and stand in another line to scan the multiple pages. If the pages are fed in too quickly, the machine can jam.
The machine also stops if it detects undervotes or overvotes and asks the voter to confirm the anomaly, which can slow down the process.
When we spoke to Harrington on Friday, she explained that they had used redistricting data to redistribute the number of people in each precinct and reduce it from about 6,000 voters to about 2,500 - 3,000 average in each precinct.
That was one of the reasons she predicted shorter lines, though those changes don't seem to be improving things for many voters.
Collier County has around 180,000 registered voters, half of which opted to vote early, so there were hopes there as well for speedy lines.
Florida Governor Rick Scott stood in line at St. Ann Jubilee Center in Naples just after the polls opened.
"I hope there is a big turnout today. Looking at this there's going to be a big turnout across the state. It's just an exciting day. One thing I am proud of is that we made sure that your vote is not going to get diluted by somebody that never had the right to vote in our state," Gov. Scott said.
There haven't been reports of any serious issues in Charlotte County as of now. Polling locations are said to have short lines or no lines at all.


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Planning a holiday during the cooler months, perhaps a winter weekend's walking with your four-legged friend or a Valentine's celebration with your loved one? If so, one of our holiday cottages with an open fire might appeal - and we've stacks to choose from dotted about the countryside or near to the coast.
Wake up to cold, crisp mornings and then head down to your open fire to enjoy that first morning brew. Move briefly for a refill then spend a leisurely morning lingering by that warming glow. Or wrap up and head outdoors for an exciting day hiking, cycling, riding or simply touring by car. See a few sights, enjoy a spot of shopping, have a lazy lunch out. Do a lot or a little then retreat to your welcoming cottage with that real open fire.
By now it could be turning dark outside, a time when you fancy nothing more than snuggling close to that crackling real fire, toasting your toes 'til you tingle all over. Whether you share the rug with your kids, your partner, your pals or your pet, you'll be so glad you booked a self-catering cottage with that warming open fire!
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Some cottages have traditional open fires and burn both logs and coal, others have woodburners - particulars are listed under 'amenities' for each property. Browse our complete collection of holiday rentals with open fires below or click on the map. Whichever one you decide to book expect a wonderfully cosy time!
Please find below a selection of self catering holiday cottages with an open log fire or woodburner. Nothing conjures up the image of 'home' like an open fire glowing in the evening and radiating warmth. After a long walk in the countryside, there's nothing cosier than settling down with a nice cup of tea or hot chocolate in front of a roaring log fire or crackling woodburner! Please note - we also offer a great choice of traditional cottages with an inglenook fireplace


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True to their motto, the Boys Scouts tried to be prepared. For months, they braced for the backlash sure to follow the court-ordered release of voluminous confidential files detailing decades of alleged sex abuse by Scout leaders.
Now the files are public, lawyers are calling for a congressional investigation and the Boy Scouts of America — as so often in recent years — finds itself embattled.
The files released last week are old — dating from 1959 to 1985. Many of the alleged abusers listed in the files may well be dead. And the Scouts, while apologizing for past mistakes, have significantly improved their youth protection program in recent years.
Still, release of 14,500 pages on alleged abusers is an unwelcome development for an organization struggling to halt a decades-long membership drop while incurring relentless criticism for its policy of excluding gays.
"It does pose a challenge for the Scouts, whether they're going to be able to win back the confidence of the public," said David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. "I'm sure for some period of time, there's going to be a concern."
Before the files' release, the Scouts commissioned an internal review by a University of Virginia psychiatrist, Dr. Janet Warren, who tallied more than 1,600 abuse victims in her review of the confidential records. She described the rate of abuse with the Scouts as "very low" compared to the national rate, and suggested boys were safer in the Scouts than elsewhere in their communities.
Since the files were released — the consequence of a successful $20 million lawsuit against the Scouts in Portland, Ore. — the BSA has apologized for not following up on some of the allegations that were documented. It also has stressed the strides made by the organization to improve its youth protection policy.
Among other measures, the Scouts now prohibit one-on-one adult-youth activities, mandate criminal background checks for all staff who work with youth and include an insert for parents about child protection in the handbook issued to new scouts.
All adult volunteers must take child-protection training and also are directed to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement authorities and Scout leaders, even if this would not be required by state law.
However, the Scouts say they don't have data to document trends regarding abuse within their ranks, a source of frustration to experts who'd like to track the impact of the new policies. The two lead lawyers in the Portland lawsuit — Kelly Clark and Paul Mones — note that the Scouts are a congressionally chartered organization and are now asking Congress to investigate the effectiveness of the child protection program.
Wayne Perry, the Scouts' national president, said he'd welcome any inquiry.
"We'll be there," he said Monday. "We'll talk about where we fell short in the past and where we are today and how important it is to protect kids."
Many people posting their views on social media questioned the Scouts' recently reaffirmed policy of excluding gays while seemingly shielding child abusers in their midst.
"It's a double whammy for the Boy Scouts right now because they're already under the gun because of the gay issue," said Thomas Plante, a professor at Santa Clara University who researched the Roman Catholic Church's clergy sex abuse scandal.
He noted that both the Scouts and Catholic hierarchy had disapproving policies toward homosexuality, yet failed to grapple forthrightly with sex abuse. "That contradiction, that hypocrisy, creates that much more of a story," Plante said.
But the Scouts have legions of staunchly loyal supporters, including several of the nation's major conservative religious denominations who have given no sign of disaffection. The Mormons' Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints charters more than 37,000 Scout troops with a youth membership of more than 420,000; Roman Catholic parishes charter about 8,500 units with about 283,000 members.
Some in the Scouts' extended family — the moms, dads and kids that trek to troop meetings every week, pack up for camp-outs every summer, spend their weekends practicing knot-tying and fire building and flag folding — were quick to rally in support.
Ken Miller, a first-year assistant scoutmaster with Troop 1085 in the Detroit suburb of Berklee, Mich., said he remains a firm believer in the Scouts' mission even after reading about the files.
"With the latest media accounts, I think it's going to have an effect of scaring some people off," Miller said. "But in the long run, I think this will all be a benefit because scouting has been under such scrutiny, and the organization has made changes designed to prevent this from happening again."
Patrick Boyle, a journalist who in the early 1990s was among the first to expose efforts by the BSA to hide the extent of sex abuse among Scout leaders, said the files will serve as a valuable tool for other youth groups.
"You have to be blind not to see the patterns of abuse in scouting when you read these files," Boyle said. "If you ran an after-school program, a sports league, a YMCA, you should look at these to see how abusers get access to these organizations, how they get access to abuse kids."
Indeed, most major youth groups, over the past decade or two, have already instituted protection policies similar to those adopted by the Scouts.
Even as they make collective strides against abuse, many youth groups share with the Scouts the problem of declining membership as sports leagues, academic pressures and the lure of video games divert boys to other afterschool pastimes.
The Scouts' membership peaked in 1972 at more than 6 million boys and adult leaders. Now there are 2.7 million Scouts and 1.1 million adults.
Many of the Scouts' critics contend that the organization could boost its membership, and garner good will, by ending its ban on gays and atheists.
But Perry, a Mormon who took over as BSA national president this year, contended that neither the membership policy nor the reports of past sex abuse were the main factors behind the dwindling Scout numbers.
"Our impediment to growth is that the average young male spends 43 hours a week on electronic media," he said. "Our problem is the high quality of video games, and our job is to compete in that kind of space."
Boy Scouts of America: http://www.scouting.org/


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August 24, 2011
Darryl Porter, an inmate at Lansing Correctional Facility, sings a solo during a June performance of the East Hill Singers at Overland Park Church of Christ.
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The Chicago Blackhawks have a little unfinished business before they embark on a six-game, two-week road trip.
The Hawks will take on the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night at the United Center before leaving Monday for Vancouver, where they will kick off the Circus Trip on Wednesday night against the Canucks. The Oilers have been one of the surprises of the NHL, hitting town with a 9-5-2 record.
Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said following Sunday's morning skate that the Oilers possess one trait that will be difficult to contain.
"Speed," Quenneville said. "Speed and they attack well. They play a real solid team game and they have all four lines that have skill on them. We're going to have to check (and) we're going to have to play in our own end and maybe improvise off of that."
The Hawks will be without Dave Bolland, who will miss his third consecutive game with a right foot injury suffered against the Blues on Tuesday night. The center will make the trip to Vancouver and is expected to play soon.
"Hopefully (Bolland) gets to play one of the first two games," Quenneville said.
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