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Flower Therapy: Welcome the Angels of Nature into Your Life
by Doreen Virtue and Robert Reeves
"Flower Therapy" is the art of working with flowers, flower essences, and angels for healing, manifestation, and abundance. With flowers as your allies, your dreams really can come true, and you'll see that nature truly has the ability to heal!
In this book, Doreen Virtue and Robert Reeves give in-depth information about 88 common flowers, illustrated with gorgeous, full-color photographs. You'll find out about the flowers' energetic and healing properties, discover which angels are connected to each one, and learn to associate different species with the various chakras (beyond simply categorizing them by color). In addition, there's a loving, channeled message of guidance and support directly from each flower's energy.
Doreen and Robert also share with you new and exciting ways to work with "Flower Therapy:" Create custom bouquets for dear friends. Gather wildflowers to heal and deepen your spirituality. Or choose the perfect blooms for your garden to enhance your connection to the angels. They discuss flower essences, picking fresh blossoms, and purchasing floral arrangements. You'll even be guided through energetic clearing methods and receive detailed instructions about how to perform a Flower Therapy reading.
While flowers have an energy that must be experienced, it's not necessary for you to gather any in order to do so. The photos inside, which have been infused with healing energy, are all you need to begin your journey. So, whether you have a green thumb or not, Flower Therapy can start making a difference in your day ... and bring blessings into your life!
Gathering and Caring for Your Healing Flowers
Flowers are very real, physical displays of love from God and the angels. Upon asking the angels about flowers, we were told, "Flowers are beautiful gifts from the Creator to help you in your times of need. They can help you heal very deep emotional issues and release unhealthy habits. When you trust in your inner voice and the Divine guidance that we're constantly with you, nothing can go wrong." Nature is here to help you, and you have to open your heart to receiving.
We can liken the process of choosing flowers to choosing produce at the grocery store. Trust your gut and go with the choice that feels right to you. There's no such thing as the "perfect flower." Flowers are unique; just like snowflakes, you'll never find two that are identical. Remind yourself that every flower is going to differ slightly from the next. Although you can find apples and oranges that look nearly identical at the supermarket, they were specifically bred to be this way as a means of seeking uniformity. The fruit that didn't fit the standard form were discarded. But if you take a look at organic produce, each piece of fruit is slightly different. Some may have little marks or scratches, and others may not be quite as vibrantly colored or shiny. Regardless of the external qualities, the energy of the food is going to be the same. (In fact, organic food, with its imperfect, more natural appearance may have higher nutritional value!) This rings true for flowers as well.
When searching for natural healing tools, you needn't worry about finding a flower with the "perfect" color, shape, or number of petals. Instead, find one that matches the energy of your desire. Search the directory in Part II for the types of flowers that best suit your current goals, then go in search of those that you're drawn to.
Sometimes the flowers you find may not look identical to the specimens in this book. Flowers come in all shapes and sizes and can vary dramatically even from stem to stem of the same plant. You may find a flower that your heart sings for, but when you look at it, perhaps the petals are marked or torn, or it may seem too small. However, you've found yourself mesmerized by this particular blossom. This is when you must trust your intuition and guidance by choosing this flower because it will be the perfect one for you, the missing piece of the puzzle you've been searching for.
Picking Wildflowers
It can be a lovely and therapeutic experience to pick flowers from the wild. However, before doing so in parks or nature reserves, you must first do a little research to see if it is allowed. These areas are often protected, and picking flowers may be viewed as a type of vandalism. We want to benefit from flowers' healing energies; there's no need to get in trouble for it! Always ask the property owner or the park rangers about the rules for picking flowers. You don't want to accidentally pluck an endangered species!
Remember that you don't need to pick a flower to enjoy the healing energies that are in nature. You can stand or sit nearby for a while to absorb the magical properties that it will share with you. You can also snap photos of flowers that you'll be able to take home with you. Then you can work with these flowers at a later date.
It's important to note that a flower or plant is just as much a living being as you are. It has a very powerful and profound life force that deserves respect and gratitude. If you're able to pick flowers, consider conducting a flower-picking ceremony. This gives the plant a warning that you're going to cut it, which makes the process of removing the flower more gentle, peaceful, and loving. It also prevents you from disturbing the all-important fairies, and actually strengthens your bond with them because they will see how much you care about nature. Fairies are very understanding. If you are having trouble deciding on a flower for your ceremony, make your choice quickly—you will be guided by Divine timing.
When you plan your ceremony, it brings tranquility to your current work. Make this moment calm so that you enjoy the experience. During the ceremony, you're giving love and gratitude to the plant and flower. This helps you elicit even more amazing results when using Flower Therapy, and can enhance healing and manifestation.
The following ceremony is one that we use and recommend:
Flower-Picking Ceremony
You'll need:
• A plant with flowers currently in bloom. This can be one in a pot or in the ground.
• A length of white ribbon about 12 inches (30 centimeters) in length.
• A pair of clean, sharp scissors or garden shears. You want to be able to make a quick, smooth cut.
• A piece of fruit or cup of juice as a gift to the plant and fairies.
• A basket or paper bag to carry the flower home.
The evening prior to your ceremony, ask for any additional guidance to come through during your dream time. After awakening, take a shower or bath while holding the intention of cleansing. Clean your physical body along with your energetic one. When you feel cleared and refreshed, you're ready to continue.
Go to the flowering plant before noon; this is when the flower is at its most powerful. Take your harvesting supplies with you and sit or stand in front of the plant. Close your eyes and take several deep breaths.
Say the following prayer:
"Healing plant before me, I come here today to request your assistance. I ask for your healing energies in the form of a flower. I call upon the angels and fairies to please be here with me now. Please assist me during every step of this flower-picking ceremony."
Using your intuition, discern whether this particular plant is right for you to work with today. It's not the right plant if you feel uneasy or unsure, or if you get a gut feeling of no. Honor and respect the guidance. It may mean that another plant of the same species is a better match; perhaps it will even be located nearby. If its energy is more suitable, you will be attracted to it. Trust the answers you receive, and continue making adjustments until you get the right feeling.
Once you've located the right plant, you need to find the right flower. Say the following:
"Angels and fairies, please show me, very clearly, which flower is right for my current situation."
Again, pay close attention to your intuition. Trust it. Perhaps a butterfly or bee will guide you by landing on a particular flower. Once it flies away, you can continue.
You may be surprised by the flower you're guided to. It may be small or look "imperfect." This is a perception based only on comparisons to the plants you see at the florist. You mustn't get caught up with the physical appearance. The angels say that what's important is the energy of the flower sought.
Measure out enough stem for you to be able to hold the flower comfortably. Tie the white ribbon about 1 inch (2˝ centimeters) below where you intend to cut the flower. As you tie the ribbon, say:
"Thank you for giving me this beautiful flower as a gift of healing. With this ribbon I allow you to prepare for the flower picking."
Hold your palms over the flower. In your mind's eye, see it glowing white with energy. Envision the fairies and angels adding even more energy to your desires.
When you feel ready to cut the flower, say:
"As I pick this flower, its energy is enhanced and magnified."
Give thanks to the plant by saying:
"Thank you for your gift. I will use this flower with integrity and gratitude."
Leave some fruit or juice for the plant as a way of saying "Thank you." This energy helps create new healing flowers.
You can now carry your flower home and work with it using whichever method in the next chapter feels right. You have a very pure, sacred gift from nature, the fairies, and the angels. Enjoy the healing and blessings that this gift brings you.
Published by Hay House
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Phillies Cruise On-Board Update
Hey everyone! I am on board the ms Westerdam with Shane Victorino, JC Romero, Larry Andersen, Greg Luzinski, Scott Palmer and the Phanatic!. We are currently docked in the Bahamas :O) It's only Day 2 and a LOT has happened so far! Here we go:
I took pictures with everyone but Shane yesterday at the welcome party, but I did get a photo with his wife :O) Or fiancée? Not sure if they tied the knot yet. Anyway, I had better things to do with Shane…tell ya that shortly. LA was drinking and then jokingly telling people he quit drinking (yeah, since the last time he sat his glass down). He asked me after we took a photo if it was ok that he was holding a glass of champagne in the photo…hee! I assured him I'd have had one also but I ran out. He quickly found the nearest waiter and pointed at him to fill me up :O) LA is awesome. The Bull (Luzinski), JC & Erin Romero, Shane & Melissa and the Phanatic all cruised the room and talked to the fans.
During the intros by Palmer, Shane decided to call Charlie Manuel and have us all wish him a happy birthday. So, he held his phone up and everyone sang to Charlie. I have that on video and will post it when I return…very cute!
The highlight of my evening though was hanging out with Shane. I had spent some time talking to his wife earlier (she is very nice!) and ran into them again at the elevator on the way to dinner. I rode the elevator with Shane, Melissa, a AAA agent and then inadvertently wound up spending the next 20 minutes walking the ship with them. We just got to chatting and they seemed happy with me hanging out as I was not asking for autographs or photos (thus, no photo w/Shane yet…this was way more fun though).
Anyway, we talked about the regulations for flying out of Hawaii, the ship, shopping, etc… Shane told me this was his first cruise and his wife said he was a bit worried about the motion. He was happy though that he had not really felt the boat moving. That was too cute :O) I told him about a cruise I took to Bermuda where we hit a storm and his eyes got real big. He said, "No, no don't tell me that…please, no storms." We all had a nice laugh over that.
Then we walked though the gift shop and talked about all the stuff we wanted to buy. I told his wife I had better not spend much time in there as I was a bit tipsy and might spend too much. She said, "Well, that's the problem with him (Shane), he's not doing that (drinking)." I told her that was probably a good thing but she then said it wasn't because he would not be in the mood to shop for her! Ha! Shane then told me to feel free to spend my husbands' money :O)
Next, the AAA lady guided us to a map of the world were the ship's location was labeled in red lights. I told Shane it was the "You are here" map and he laughed. We checked out the map and moved on to the photo area. The ship people take a photo of you and your significant other / kids / whoever when you board and Shane wanted to buy their photo. They are all posted on these huge wall-like stand-ups and I helped him & Melissa look for their photo. We found mine and all agreed it was awful :O) I was looking off in the distance instead of at the camera! Not like I really needed one more photo of myself though, ya know?
We all then went into the dining room and Shane was seated only 3 tables away from us with JC and the rest of the crew, so that was nice also. Today, I saw him on the beach in the Bahamas and he waved and said hello. So, that is the end of my Victorino adventure! Do you hate me yet? Hee! Anyway, here are some photos from the 2 days so far. Descriptions are from left to right, top to bottom:
1-Shane smiling and the party, 2- Shane walking by on the beach with a friend, 3- The Phanatic serving hors'dourves, 4- JC and Erin Romero, 5 -Waiting by the elevator with Shane, 6- The Bull chatting at the bar, 7- LA announces the Eagles game score, 8- Is former Phillie Aaron Rowand on this cruise???!! Damn…no such luck. But this guy really looks like him!, 9- Shane, Melissa and Scott Palmer, 10- Me, Melissa, AAA lady and Shane checking out the map.
Ok, that's all for now! I am limited on internet time here so if you have sent me e-mail or comments recently and I did not or do not get back to you right away, I promise I will do so when I return. I will post more updates as well as soon as I can. Stay tuned!
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Time for a return to the customer-backed JV foundry?
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Qualcomm and some other companies are leaving money on the table because they can't get enough 28-nm chips to meet demand out of foundry TSMC. That has driven companies into the arms of other foundries but could it also prompt a return the customer-funded joint venture fab designed to guarantee IC supplies for the backers?
Qualcomm and some other companies are leaving money on the table because they can't get enough 28-nm chips to meet demand out of foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Horror of horrors some customers are looking for ways to switch other companies' chips into slots previously designed around those vendors' ICs.
Could this be one of the ways Intel gets a leg up in the smartphone and tablet computer markets? Whether or not that happens to any significant degree, the current undersupply situation looks set to trigger refinements to some business models.
But that does not mean the immediate end of the foundry-fabless model that has served and driven the electronics industry for the last couple of decades. More likely it will stimulate a return to a strategy tried before: the funded joint-venture wafer fab. But this time with the additional wrinkle that process R&D will be front and center of the collaboration.
Those with sufficiently long memories will remember that Altera Corp., Analog Devices Inc. and Integrated Silicon Solutions Inc. each took stakes in a joint venture wafer fab back in the mid-1990s. That joint venture was controlled by TSMC and was used by the fabless participants to try and ensure their future supply of chips after a period of undersupply and allocation.
A $1.2 billion leading-edge 200-mm wafer fab was built in Camas, Washington, and became Wafertech. The fact that Wafertech is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC, illustrates that the story did not go particularly smoothly for all concerned. Altera committed about $140 million to gain an 18 percent share in the joint venture but by the time the plant was up and running the market was in oversupply again. In 1997 TSMC announced it would cut prices due to excessive capacity and fierce competition. So some might say Altera put its money down to no great effect on that occasion.
So why would Qualcomm, or indeed Altera, do the same again now?


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Thomson Reuters Adds Metals Analysis and Research to Eikon
Thomson Reuters has extended its commodity research and forecast service on Thomson Reuters Eikon to include insights for the metals markets. Eikon now enables metals traders and analysts to combine research content and forecast analytics from Thomson Reuters GFMS, Thomson Reuters' metals consultancy, with real-time and historical metals news and pricing information to understand potential future effects on prices.
The global precious metals markets have experienced a significant amount of volatility in the past year. While supply and demand continue to bear influence, external factors such as economic uncertainty have also impacted price, market stability and demand. It is therefore imperative that financial professionals stay ahead of the market to identify key growth opportunities and make confident trading decisions.
Thomson Reuters GFMS is a provider of fundamental research for the precious and industrial metals market. Metals professionals using Eikon now have access to this real-time analysis and research as well as reports on supply and demand factors within the metals markets and their potential impact on market prices.
[For an overview of the new search capability in the latest version of Thomson Reuters Eikon, read: Semantic Search Takes Thomson Reuters Eikon to New Levels.]
"Traditionally, research for the metals markets has been by specialists for specialists and it has been accepted that once financial users get the data they have to examine it at length before deciding how to act. By integrating research and forecasts into Thomson Reuters Eikon, we're changing all that," said Mitchel Ingham-Barrow, global head of metals at Thomson Reuters, in a press release. "By integrating this market intelligence with the innovative tools, real-time news and community of Thomson Reuters Eikon, we are giving metals professionals the data, research and analysis tools they need to make better informed trading decisions."
Thomson Reuters Eikon is a market data product for consuming real-time and historical data and executing financial markets transactions across asset classes such as foreign exchange (FX), fixed income, commodities, equities and derivatives. Driven by powerful search engine technology, Eikon carries real-time data, news, charts, commentary, analytics and trade execution tools through views that can be customized to individual user preferences and workflow, according to Thomson Reuters. Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology. View Full Bio


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Alain Saint Joanis Palace Steak Knives - Black
Handcrafted in France, Alain Saint Joanis steak knives and carving sets are available in a variety of wood, resin and stainless handles in classic styles such as Chateaubriand, Palace 5*, Lagoiule as well as a more contemporary Oslo pattern. All sets of six steak knives and carving sets are boxed in the storage box of your choice. Alain Saint Joanis steak knives are as beautiful as they are serviceable.


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What I will do:
I will connect 2 different domains together.
The big problem is that that the both domains are in 2 different cities (Berlin and Munich).
The both domains should set up under Windows 2003.
Also should set up an Exchange 2003 server (with Outlook web access).
Members from both domains should have complete access to data on the other domain.
The members should login on the other domain with his local account.
Email exchange should be setup under Exchange 2003 sever (at best without POP3/SMTP).
The biggest problem is that I have no idea how to make it!!
Can someone give me some tips or info how to connect that both domains together?!?


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General Discussion / New Touring Bike Suggestions« on: October 31, 2012, 11:30:38 am »
1. she is recovering from a cervical fusion, a couple of falls and is a little tentative descending... should we be thinking about 26" wheels vs 700c?
2. she is 5'5', 110 lbs currently riding a 52cm frame... should we be thinking about a 48 or 50cm frame
We would like to achieve maximum stability for her bike and her confidence.... Any suggestions?
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It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Also, is vanillaskins.com your site, 422?
I feel like Im hijacking my own thread O_O
be happy, you apparently hijacked it back from us
Yes it is
But vanillaskins is merely a custom paint job for a feature packed car
Well, I said I didnt know what I would change but..
Im not sure I want to use the embed plugin...Here I'll show you: http://battleshout.net/ is the site Im working on (I know, none of the links work) I'm mainly making it for practice...But I could probably make the forum header look like the header on my homepage Im guessing? If I did that, I could link to the forums from my homepage, and it would still be pretty streamlined
Thoughts? You guys are a lot more CSS savvy than I am
422, I love it! My ultimate goal in life is to set up a site like that...I'm a long way off I think, again Im not very CSS savvy..I can write static html pages all day long, and I can hold my own with photoshop..but tying that all together into..something..like..THAT..whew, I dont know if I can yet. Step one, I guess I need to learn how to make themes first LOL
feature packed car? Wordpress with a theme made by yours truly?
er, not yours truly..well, you know what I mean ><
Feature packed car = vanilla
its not even high on gas!
I'm in a similar position to yourself - I'm a hobbyist rather than a professional.
I've been fiddling with a theme for my form based on the Clean theme, and have been annotating the changes in the css file to show what lines change what parts of the pages, with the aim of helping out people in our position who might like to try creating a theme but aren't sure where to start.
I'm hoping to have it finished today, so will upload it later as annotated css theme.
vanilla can do all that? O_O
...wow, ok, now Im sold! and Whu606, Im looking forward to seeing your work!
Add an @ before username sends that user a mention.
@whu606 goodonya thats a lot of work.
@422 (see? I tried it!) is there a way to plug an image into my header? Ive looked through the files, and I cant find where it would go...I know I sound like I'm slow, I'm just not that familiar with Vanilla >< I could insert it as a background image in CSS couldnt I? or a different way?
Use css. The div id/class is #Header from recollection. On ipad so cant help anymore tonight is very late
Im gonna have to hire @422 as my personal mentor or something. I'll get your paper every morning and make coffee! LOL
Lots of good ppl on here with bags more experience with vanilla than me, we are all in it to help
@dae I've uploaded the theme here: http://vanillaforums.org/addon/annotated_css-theme-1
As far as possible, I tried to note in the css file what changes I made and why/what happened.
Still a couple of glitches, but it works.
Hope it helps.
Right on! I've uploaded that to my server; Im going to dig in and see if I can copy some colors from diablo fans! I'll cross my fingers and let you know how great it is here soon
ok, slight issue - which should be easy....I'm trying to use a background image, but I dont see any changes....I'll show what I did...
I uploaded my image to the images folder....and I added this code above everything else...
And nothing happens...am I getting the path wrong or something else?
You may want to read this too.
Ok your issues are quite easy to solve.
DO NOT edit the style.css file that comes bundled with vanilla.
Instead in your themes directory, create a new theme and lets call it diablo.
Create a new folder called design
in that new folder create a blank file called custom.css
Now in the theme folder ( diablo ) create a file called about.php
Put this code in it.
<?php if (!defined('APPLICATION')) exit(); /* Copyright 2008, 2009 Vanilla Forums Inc. This file is part of Garden. Garden is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. Garden is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Garden. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. Contact Vanilla Forums Inc. at support [at] vanillaforums [dot] com */ /** * An associative array of information about this application. */ $ThemeInfo['diablo'] = array( 'Name' => 'diablo', 'Description' => "Diablo Theme.", 'Version' => '1', 'Author' => "Dae", 'AuthorEmail' => 'firstname.lastname@example.com', 'AuthorUrl' => 'http://yourwebsite.com' );
Now begin editing custom.css
In dashboard > change theme to Diablo
now using firefox get the firebug plugin and view your forum with new theme. Right click any element and select INSPECT ELEMENT and begin customising custom.css accordingly
So in your new theme folder called diablo you should have...
a folder called design
and about.php file
now you can begin adding other stuff, and folders. ALWAYS work on your custom theme folder. The file structure within your theme replicates that and in some cases supercedes the file structure of vanilla, so you always have a fallback position.
Easiest thing to do, is copy default folder to localhost, rename it diablo and do the above edits and upload to themes directory
Heh, already there! well, almost - I'm doing just what that page tells me to do (got the theme installed, about.php changed, digging into the css file now)
have changed stuff since you replied to above post, good luck
@422, if you're REALLY bored and have some free time, can you peek at code on my forums? just for the banner....I feel like I've coded it properly, but I don't see anything ><
I can assure the Vanilla gods that once I get started, I'll be okay...Im not always high maintenance lol
Gimme five mins
I promise you, all of my stupid questions will pay off, I'll be a vanilla dev soon enough ^_^
.Banner { height: 100px; padding: 10px; position: relative; text-align: left; width: 968px; background-color: #000;/*so you can see the bugger*/ margin: 0 auto;/*centers the div*/ }
you can also add: background:url('images/mybanner.jpg') blah blah blah
be back on later, I have a site to create !
lose padding:10px above or change to: padding:10px 0px 10px 0px; shortcuts to padding:10px 0px;
done! padding fixed
dae - realised that the theme I put up, whilst annotated, was horribly confusing.
I've redone it, with just the css needed to make the basic changes to the default theme.


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I have faith in Donnie Walsh
I love Boley since his Atlanta days. He got some speed. Bernard should provide us with an imposing presence in that D line. Last season we were a great defensive team and we were missing our lone Pro Bowler at the time in Osi. With him back and these new additions we should be able to constst Pitts for best defensive line in the NFL.
Having the defense almost figured out Reese should go in the draft thinking WR. Hopefully he will be able to find a good replacement for Plax.
CHRIS CANTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSIRRRRRRR! Our Pass Rush is going to be ****in' amazing come September....
I have faith in Donnie Walsh


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Celeb Style: Chloe Sevigny Chloe was her usual daring self at the LA premiere of Big Love, Season Three. She brought some island flavor to the red carpet in her draped, knotted Carlos Schwab white dress. Her accessories added an exotic touch — Jimmy Choo sandals and a black and gold embroidered pouch purse. Her hot pink ring and matte red lips totally sizzle.
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step1: Bring with you a 'posse' of twilighters when you're with the intended victim/s.
step2: Converse about the wonders of Twilight and everything Twilight related, try to include victim/s in the conversation.
step3: Offer to lend the said book.
It does usually work on the more reluctant ones, they'll be clawing to get their hands on that book... i found this technique very effective, next to making them watch the movie and saying "the book is a million times better!".


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The Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) would like
to express its extreme dissatisfaction with the current result of garment
industry wage negotiations. Further, CLEC commends the draft law put forward by
Opposition lawmaker, Mr. Son Chhay which proposes a monthly minimum wage of
US$150 for Cambodian garment workers. We support and commend the draft as a
prominent step towards the institution of a living wage in Cambodia. Further,
in light of the upcoming election we encourage trade confederations to help
their members to familiarize themselves with the proposed legislation and the
benefits it would provide them.
Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) shares our deepest sorrows and sadness
with the factory workers and factory workers' families for their loss and
suffering experienced in this tragic time. We condemn the utter disregard taken
towards the health and safety of the factory workers in the factories housed in
the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, a suburb of the Bangladesh
capital of Dhaka.
ILO � Better Factories Cambodia to keep
brands accountable for poverty wages
Currently, the gap between the minimum wage and Asia Floor
Wage is almost 1:2, in the best case scenario � showing that the minimum wage
is far from a minimum living wage.
We the undersignned organizaations are wrriting to you as representtatives of the major global apparel? brands invessted in the Cambodian garment sectoor to request your attendance as observers this coming Friday, April 25th, at the Phnom Pennh Municipal courthouse where the trial of the 23 trade union leaders, acttivists, workeers and bystanders who have been detained in CC3 prison since their arreests in Januarry will take place.
JULY 17, 2013 - Yesterday the board of Bonsucro, a
responsible sugar initiative, announced its decision to suspend Tate & Lyle
Sugars (TLS) over complaints that the UK sugar giant profits from land-grabbing
by buying sugar from a plantation in Koh Kong, Cambodia, that was illegally
taken from local villagers. Coming on the heels of complaints to the U.S.
Government and the European Commission, as well as a lawsuit in the UK, this
development increases the pressure on TLS to provide justice to the affected communities.
May 1, 2013 ? On this International Labor Day, we, the
undersigned civil society groups call upon all international garment brands sourcing from Cambodia to
publicly denounce two recent baseless judicial decisions related to the garment sector. The first is the
recent imprisonment of Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun. The two men were scapegoated and wrongly convicted
in the 2004 murder of labor leader Chea Vichea. The second is the government's failure to
appropriately prosecute Chhouk Bandith, a well - connected former town governor
who shot and severely injured three female garment factory workers.
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Michael Corbino Jr. used to run around his parents' house wearing goggles and boots.
He dreamed of being a professional motorcycle rider.
Corbino's father, Longboat Key resident Michael Corbino, whose Corbino Galleries was located in the Centre Shops until 2003, raced before his son was born.
The younger Corbino rode his first motorcycle in his father's friend's front yard when he was 4 years old. He still remembers the feeling.
"It was awesome," he said. "It was the most fun I've ever had."
Corbino, 24, is now living his dream as a rising star in the world of professional motorcycle racing.
Recently, he had two of the best races so far in his career.
In August, he placed third in one race and sixth the following day in another race at the American Motorcycle Association Pro Vance & Hines XR 1200 Series at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.
Then, Oct. 7, he crashed in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, La., but still took home fourth place.
So, how does riding feel two decades after that first spin in a front yard?
"I still get the same feeling," Corbino said. "I just don't get the nervousness that I used to. I feel at home."
Corbino grew up on Longboat Key and attended the Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota before moving to California as a teen to pursue his dream of racing.
He began his career in 2006 in California, but had to take a break in 2008 and 2009 because of injuries. In 2010, he returned to Sarasota and began racing on the Florida circuit.
Corbino, who rides a Harley-Davidson XR 1200 Sportster, only trains on his motorcycle about three times a month, because the closest racing track is in the Miami area, more than three hours away.
But he devotes between 30 and 40 hours a week to training on a bicycle, at the gym and doing balance exercises such as slacklining, which is walking on a tether similar to a tightrope. He also is extremely conscious of his nutrition, in part because it helps him to heal from the injuries that are par for the course on the race circuit.
"The race is going whether you're in it or not," Corbino said. "Staying light is also important because the lighter you are, the faster you are."
He trains nearly full-time while also managing properties in the South Gate area of Sarasota.
Corbino's next big goal is to return to the XR 1200 Series in 2013 and take as many podiums — i.e. first, second and third prizes — as possible. In the long term, he hopes to move on to bigger races, many of which take place in Europe.
According to Corbino, the length of a racing career is largely dependent upon injuries, but some racers pursue the sport into their 30s and 40s.
Six years into his career, Corbino knows who his biggest fan is: his dad, who is also his biggest sponsor and with whom he enjoys riding from time-to-time.
"None of this would be possible without my dad," he said.
Michael Corbino Jr. used to run around his parents' house wearing goggles and boots.


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The entire grain complex began the year sharply higher at 9:30am CST yesterday, but held the gains for a span of only minutes. The soybean market opened 25 cents higher and was unchanged within an hour and down 15 or more by the close. Similar action was seen in the wheat and corn markets. Early enthusiasm for the grains inspired by a fiscal cliff deal from Washington as well as higher outside markets was quickly extinguished by professionals who had clearly been waiting for a rally to sell. Yesterday's trade was yet another example of why successful traders don't follow the headlines; "Those who buy headlines will end up selling papers." The corn, soybean and wheat markets have been in bear mode since early September; rallies will be sold until we have another weather issue or something friendly from the USDA in regards to demand. We're seeing some follow through selling this morning after yesterday's collapse. We continue to believe that stale length in the corn market especially needs to be eliminated prior to any attempt at a rebound.
South American weather has been mostly friendly for crop development according to most sources. Dr. Cordonnier left his estimates for corn and soybean production unchanged for both Brazil and Argentina. While he notes the potential for crop problems down the road due to late planting and excessive moisture in Argentina, the possibility of a big crop remains intact. As we saw this past summer in the corn market, traders will price-in a big production number until there is a problem. Keep in mind that Dec '12 corn dropped from the high 5.90s to 5.00 from Jan 1, 2012 until the drought hit in mid-June. We're seeing the same type of action in the soybeans with regards to Brazil/Argentina weather; the market will act as if there is a big crop until a weather issue is seen.
Despite extremely positive action in the equity markets yesterday, many remain skeptical of the fiscal cliff deal that was passed by Congress. Only $1 in spending cuts will be seen for every $10 in new taxes; the federal government's habit of hemorrhaging money exponentially faster than it brings it in continues. The bill involves what is essentially the first major US tax increase since 1993. Despite rhetoric from congress and the President, taxes will go up for even the middle class due to an expiration of a two-year social security payroll tax cut. The average middle class family earning between $50,000 per year will pay an extra 2%, or $1,000 per year. Republicans will attempt to squeeze spending cuts out of the democrats during the next couple of months; however, it looks as if our government has just been issued a brand new credit card after maxing out all the others, courtesy of the taxpayer.
Weekly Export Sales are delayed until tomorrow morning due to the New Year's holiday. The USDA will release its January Crop Production report on the 11th at 11:00am CST. All major USDA reports will be released at 11:00am CST rather than 7:30am CST moving forward. Many traders look for demand cuts in the corn balance sheet, from exports in particular. There is a good chance that these cuts may be partially offset by a decrease in harvested acreage, a move that has been widely expected by analysts for months.
We believe there continues to be significant downside risk in all of these markets. Remember that "the trend is your friend," and that picking bottoms or tops in trending markets is rarely a successful strategy.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 1:00 PM
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a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Feb 13, 2013 at 1:04 pm
Deport him. He's here illegally. He needs to go through the proper protocols like most of the immigrant who became US citizens.
It's not fair to those who did the right thing.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Feb 13, 2013 at 1:56 pm
There's a big difference between an "immigrant" and an "invader."
We should adopt Mexico's immigration policy. They're enlightened about it.
a resident of Rex Manor
on Feb 13, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Yesteryear, a country's might depended on the coal and iron ore a country possessed. Now it's smart people that drive economic growth. As populations in industrialized countries start to shrink, people are waking up to the fact that there will be worldwide competition for the best brains, if we are going to provide care for the increasing number of retirees.
The US is still a pretty good magnet for talent. Let's not spoil that with shortsighted policies.
a resident of another community
on Feb 13, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Konrad is a registered user.
I have met Jose Vargas and I am mentioned in his article in Time Magazine of June 25, 2012. I disagree with his attitude and some of his positions. However, I see the need for talented people like him to contribute to our future growth. I am an educated Republican who appreciates smart, well educated people. I applaud President Obama's plan to bring our immigration policy up to date. There is no Amnesty in his plan, just equity and appreciation for the potential of all men and women.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Feb 13, 2013 at 11:11 pm
unomas is a registered user.
According to this line of thinking, Bernie Madoff's kids should be allowed to keep what he gave them because they weren't the ones who broke the law. Sorry buddy, but you're in the country illegally which makes you an illegal alien. The truth hurts, it may even offend, but it's still the truth.
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Constituent Update - July 19, 2013
Upcoming Publication on Dioxins
The Journal of Food Protection will publish an FSIS-authored paper on dioxins. This paper is an analysis of the September 2007-September 2008 dioxins survey conducted by FSIS, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Kerry Dearfield and his colleagues in the FSIS Office of Public Health Science compared this data to the reference dose (RfD) established by the EPA and converted these findings to exposure across all populations using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the recommended Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. This paper will be published on August 1 and will be available online on August 5.
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The staff on the Help Desk have in-plant experience and expertise assisting with the grant of inspection and walking you step-by-step through the process. Staff can also assist you in finding valuable resources regarding your in-plant operations and can point you in the right direction for more specific inquiries.
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Updated Validated Test Kit Tables Now Available
FSIS is announcing the availability of updated tables of validated test kits to regulated establishments. These test for the presence of relevant pathogens or indicator organisms of interest (Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC); Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria species; and Salmonella and Campylobacter species) in meat, poultry and processed egg products. These tables are intended to be informational and are not an endorsement or approval of any particular method by the agency. The tables are available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/909c8279-6865-424d-ab7a-e1f165646c63/Validated-Test-Kit-Spreadsheet.xls?MOD=AJPERES. FSIS intends to update these tables on a quarterly basis.
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Leyland taking wait-and-see approach with Infante
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Omar Infante continues to rehab with Triple-A Toledo, and manager Jim Leyland has left open the possibility that he'll join the team for the upcoming series in Chicago.
Infante played second base and went 0-for-4 for the Mud Hens on Saturday night before Gustavo Nunez pinch-hit for him. Asked if Infante was still on track for a Monday return, Leyland wasn't sure.
"I just don't know," Leyland said Sunday morning. "That's a twofold situation, because you're talking about health and you're also talking about timing. You're not talking about bringing him back just because his ankle's fine.
"He should get some more at-bats [Sunday]. Only the player can tell you if he thinks he's got the timing right. We'll have to wait and see on that one."
Renaissance for Bonderman occurring in 'pen
NEW YORK -- Jeremy Bonderman broke into the big leagues a decade ago as the future of Tigers starting pitching. Even then, though, somebody took a look at Bonderman's then-power fastball and power slider, saw the work in progress on his other pitches, and saw his potential as a reliever.
That somebody, Bonderman recalled Sunday morning, was Hall of Famer and trusted Tigers advisor Al Kaline.
"He said, 'Well, if he can't throw a third pitch, put him in as the closer. You only need two to close,'" Bonderman said. "That was a long time ago."
That wasn't going to happen. For one thing, teams headed for 119 losses generally don't get much value from closers. Plus, they had Franklyn German, who ended up sharing the team lead in saves that season, with five.
It doesn't seem like that long ago to Bonderman, that rookie year on a Tigers team headed for the abyss. In other ways, it seems like forever.
"He's thrown a lot of pitches for a guy who's 30," manager Jim Leyland said.
If he can make this transition into a valuable reliever, there might be a lot more pitches left in him.
The Tigers brought up Bonderman a week ago to fill a long relief role, but it doesn't mean Bonderman will be exclusively a long reliever. As Leyland talked about Bonderman and his potential role Sunday morning, he sounded like he was describing a more versatile relief role.
"I think Bondo can pitch in the seventh inning," Leyland said, "maybe even eighth inning if the right combination of hitters is coming up. Knock on wood, he's throwing strikes and that's one of the keys. You just have to use him however you can."
Jason Grilli was that kind of reliever for Leyland in 2006, having been converted from a Minor League starter. Zach Miner had that job in '09, also converted from the rotation. Both were Leyland favorites at one point. Both are Major League relievers right now -- Grilli a closer in Pittsburgh, Miner having just made it back with the Phillies.
The Tigers tried to acquire two relievers at the July non-waiver Trade Deadline, not one. Bonderman could well take care of the second.
"How can you not like him," Leyland said. "He takes the ball for you, he pitches through pain -- probably sometimes foolishly, because he wanted to compete so bad. You know what you got in Bondo. He's a competitor."
Bonderman's biting slider seems to be there, and bullpen work has brought his fastball back to the mid-90s. His surgically repaired arm has responded well to relief work, he said, and he has used the extra energy of a bullpen entrance to his advantage.
"I like the bullpen," Bonderman said. "It's probably more my avenue -- the adrenaline, let it fly for a short amount of time, shut it back down. It's different than 120 pitches."
That said, Bonderman isn't at the point where he's looking long term. He's just trying to find a way to stick around right now. He's not that top prospect anymore. He's one of those comeback guys he saw bouncing in and out of Detroit 10 years ago.
"I think that there are definitely opportunities," Bonderman said. "I'm not really worried about next year. I'm just worried about this year. If I do well enough, I'll have a job."
Tigers look to get Dirks going at the plate
NEW YORK -- The Tigers began a string of four consecutive games against left-handed starting pitchers on Sunday, when they faced Andy Pettitte. That means Matt Tuiasosopo will have regular playing time for the coming days in left field.
Just as important for manager Jim Leyland, it means his other left fielder, Andy Dirks, will have some time for extra hitting work.
"We've got to get Dirks going a little bit," Leyland said.
Dirks' 0-for-5 afternoon Saturday left him at 7-for-35 with two doubles and two RBIs since July 23, and dropped his average to .245 for the season. His average has bobbed around that point for most of the year, well off his .322 average from a year ago.
One reason behind it might be reflected in the strikeout rate, up to 18.3 percent this year after sticking around 15 percent his first two seasons. His rate of swings and misses is up to 18 percent of pitches compared to 12 percent last year. His rate of called strikes has actually dropped, as has his rate of foul balls and pitches put in play.
"He's struggled most of the year," Leyland said. "I think he really hasn't stayed in the strike zone well enough, for one thing. But we know he's a good hitter. We know what he did last year. You might get expectations a little higher than they should be, but he's a better hitter than what's going on right now, we know that."
Triple crown repeat a possibility for Miggy
NEW YORK -- Talk about a Miguel Cabrera repeat of his Triple Crown was dead a week ago. His recent tear at the plate has made it look like a possibility again, though he has some work to do.
Cabrera's solo homer Saturday briefly moved him alone atop the Major League RBI leaders before Chris Davis hit a solo homer later to move back into a tie. Both entered Sunday with 109.
Cabrera's .363 average entering Sunday ranked 33 points above any other qualifying hitter in the American League. His 35 home runs, meanwhile, are still seven behind Davis' total.
All of those numbers are outpacing his numbers from last year.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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What happens is that messages that get moved into the Junk mailbox don't seem to be treated equally. Some get marked as Junk, some don't. Some get colored as spam, some don't. And some get marked as read, and others don't. None of these are major issues, but they do make it difficult to tell what SS is doing.
Having the items marked as read is more important than the others, since for some reason if I delete unread messages, my IMAP server sometimes sends them back into my Inbox.
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Serena Williams has apologized for comments she made in a forthcoming interview in which she appeared to assign blame to the 16-year-old victim in the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case for being drunk.
The comments were reported in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine and stirred up U.S. media attention on Wednesday.
"What happened in Steubenville was a real shock for me. I was deeply saddened," the women's world number one said in a statement on her website.
"For someone to be raped, and at only 16, is such a horrible tragedy! For both families involved - that of the rape victim and of the accused. I am currently reaching out to the girl's family to let her know that I am deeply sorry for what was written in the Rolling Stone article.
"What was written — what I supposedly said — is insensitive and hurtful. I by no means would say or insinuate that she was at all to blame.
"I have fought all of my career for women's equality, women's equal rights, respect in their fields - anything I could do to support women I have done.
"My prayers and support always goes out to the rape victim. In this case, most especially, to an innocent 16-year-old child."
The victim accused two Ohio high school American football players of raping her while she was drunk at a party and testified that she remembered little of what happened in the early hours of August 12, 2012, when she says she was assaulted.


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Tom Brokaw Diagnosed With Cancer
NBC's Tom Brokaw announced tonight that he's been secretly battling multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects bone marrow, since his diagnosis last August.
Brokaw says that he and his physicians are very encouraged with the progress he's making adding, "I remain the luckiest guy I know."
Brokaw said he doesn't want to continue to comment publicly on his diagnosis, saying, "I am very grateful for the interest in my condition but I also hope everyone understands I wish to keep this a private matter."
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The first-year league will present the award winners at its Night of Champions Banquet on June 20 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in West Little Rock. The event, which will also honor the league's All-Sport Trophy winner, the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, the NCAA Community Engagement winner and the winner of the league's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, will be featured on the GAC Sports Network online webcast for free at www.greatamericanconference.com.
Scholar-athletes of the year were nominated by each member school. Voting for the award is conducted by administrators from each of the nine current members to determine the league's overall honoree. All of the nominated scholar athletes will be recognized at the Night of Champions.
Denzer is one of eight male scholar athletes and one of two football players nominated for the award. Farney is one of nine female athletes and the only volleyball player nominated for the honor.
Farney, a native of Morton, Ill., and a four-year letterwinner for the Golden Suns, graduated cum laude from ATU in May in sociology. During her senior season, Farney, who led Tech to both a regular season and GAC Tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA D-II Tournament, was a first-team all-GAC selection, a member of the GAC all-tournament team, an AVCA all-South Central Region honoree and an AVCA Division II Honorable Mention All-American. I
Farney, who carried a 3.658 cumulative grade point average at Tech, was named Tech's Outstanding Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year and is the GAC's nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. She closed her career as the fourth Golden Sun Volleyball player to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.
"Not only has Laura Farney had a major impact on the volleyball court, but she has also excelled in the classroom and has had a positive impact on campus and the Russellville community," ATU volleyball coach Kristy Bayer said. "She was voted team captain by her peers and was looked to as a leader both on and off the court. She maintained her academic scholarship during the entirety of her career and is highly praised by the staff and faculty at Arkansas Tech University."
Denzer, a native of Elkins and a four-year lettermen for the Wonder Boys football team, also received second-team Capital One Division II Football Academic all-American honors and earned his bachelor's degree in social studies education last month. He carried a 3.54 cumulative grade point average, was on the Dean's List several times and was selected to the 2012 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
Denzer played both as a punter and tight end last season, averaged 38.6 yards per punt, downed 15 punts inside an opponent's 20-yard line, caught two passes for 21 yards and had five tackles on special teams. He was a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic all-District VI selection, was selected as Tech's co-Outstanding Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year for 2011-12 was named GAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors on Sept. 10. Denzer also served as both a mentor at Oakland Heights Elementary School and as an instructor at Tech's youth day camp.
"Because of the nature of his playing position, Jake does not receive the recognition he deserves. Playing the fullback/tight end position is not a glamorous task," ATU head football coach Steve Mullins said. "A player in that position does not receive a lot of statistics, but the play at this position determines the success of others. He is a young man of high character, who has never been late for a meeting, weight-lifting session, off-season workout or practice in his entire career."
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USA County Highpoints > U.S. State Highpoints > Campbell Hill > Climber's Log
Campbell Hill Climber's Log
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|2-bagger weekend
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
|Drove over from IL. Visited Campbell Hill on 7/14/07 and Hoosier Hill on 7/15/07. HP #19.
|Posted Jul 15, 2007 4:46 pm
|best summit ever!!!
|Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:21 pm
|Wish my home state had something better to offer.
Date Climbed: Jun 24, 1992
|Still enjoyed checking out this highpoint. I even made a return trip 15 years later (4/27/07) with my two kids. HP #6 for my son and my daughter's 1st.
|Posted Apr 30, 2007 11:05 pm
|Beautiful Spring Morning
Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2007
|The weather finally broke for our fourteenth summit. Please go to http://50summits.blogspot.com to read all it.
|Posted Apr 28, 2007 3:38 pm
|Spring '07
Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007
|All alone atop Ohio, and it was...cold. Well, I had to go back to the car to get my sweatshirt, anyway. Interesting only because at the bottom of the small hill I didn't need it. Quite peaceful.
|Posted Apr 8, 2007 10:02 am
|The edge
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2002
|We almost got there too late before they close the campus for the weekend...
|Posted Mar 14, 2007 3:30 pm
|Scott Wisher
|Motherly Summit
Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2006
|I convinced my mother that during my trip to Indiana that it would be a good idea to drive to Ohio to complete my 11th State highpoint and her first. We had a good day. Back to bigger highpoints in Colorado.
|Posted Dec 28, 2006 9:53 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2006
|Well it's better than MS for sure. I don't know what to make of this highpoint. It's not like it's all trashed up, it's well maintened, but it's kinda boring. It was a bit windy when I was there. Really no view though of anything special, and it lacks a flavor like IL and IN have.
|Posted Oct 26, 2006 3:02 pm
|Hopped the fence
|Jogged to top, got photo, jogged back.
|Posted Oct 19, 2006 8:18 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2006
|Off to Cleveland via scenic route. Second state and 5th county HP of day. Intersting, this site was an early warning radar site in the Cold War. Ohio had alot of soybeans!
|Posted Oct 18, 2006 5:33 pm
|2nd highpoint in 2 days
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2006
|I visited this one with Bristol Ellington who has accompanied me on actual hikes/climbs in the past. We drove up from Dayton where we were attending a conference and visited this one at 7:20 AM.
|Posted Jun 3, 2006 5:31 pm
|Check it off
|Ugh, this was when I knew I had become a highpointer.
|Posted Mar 15, 2006 3:36 am
|Route Climbed: Mad dash from IN HP before the gates closed for the day Date Climbed: October 18, 2002
|Highpoint #14. Took turns driving all the way out & back with a similarly-crazed fellow highpointer from MA, just to bag IN & OH.
|Posted Jan 2, 2006 11:59 pm
|Route Climbed: The park 'n' stroll Date Climbed: Nov 22 2005
|Meh. Bored over Thanksgiving holiday.
|Posted Nov 23, 2005 6:48 pm
|Route Climbed: uh...climbed? The road... Date Climbed: 1995??
|Not the most inspired 'summit' around.
|Posted Nov 17, 2005 10:42 pm
|Date Climbed: May 30, 2002
|Our highpointing adventure has begun.
|Posted Sep 1, 2005 8:05 am
|Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2002
|Visited this state highpoint when I happened to be travelling in the area anyway.
|Posted Jul 19, 2005 10:05 pm
|Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 5/13/05
|It was a nice day in Ohio to bag my 27th highpoint. I reached 30 highpoints by the end of my trip!
|Posted May 24, 2005 8:53 pm


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Morning MarketBeat: No Fear Brings Back Bad Memories
Pre-Market Brief:
MARKET SNAP: At 5:28 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures down 0.5%. Treasury yields lower. Nymex down at $87.79; gold down 0.2% at $1,746.54. In Europe, FTSE 100 down 0.5%, DAX down 0.3% and CAC 40 down 0.7%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 0.2% and Hang Seng down 0.2%.
Overnight action: UBS stung by Adoboli case; Catalan voters shy away on split; Norilsk shareholders near agreement.
Watch for: November Dallas Fed manufacturing survey (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time). Seadrill and Shanda Games are among a small list of companies reporting quarterly results.
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.
The Breakfast Briefing
Investors hope history isn't poised to repeat itself.
As WSJ reported this morning, low levels of volatility have swept over financial markets despite the looming fiscal cliff. The recent calm is bringing back memories of what transpired in the weeks leading up to last year's debt-ceiling debacle.
The market's so-called fear gauge, the VIX, has traded below its two-decade historical average of 20 for four months, its longest such streak of tranquility in more than five years.
The VIX finished on Friday at 15.14.
The fear barometer traded at similar levels in the early summer of 2011, about a month before the deadline for Congress to raise the debt ceiling.
Back then, the VIX's calm quickly vanished. As the debt-ceiling negotiations grew more contentious, Standard & Poor's stripped the U.S. of its triple-A credit rating. Stocks dropped sharply and the VIX spiked. The fear gauge nearly tripled in the matter of a couple weeks and hit a high of 48.
This time around, optimistic investors are hopeful regarding the latest wrangling in Washington over tax increases and spending cuts poised for early next year. A group of veteran lawmakers expressed confidence Sunday that Washington will avoid the fiscal cliff, but they said negotiations are more likely to yield a deficit-reduction blueprint rather than a grand compromise.
The Dow's 1.4% gain on Friday–its fifth biggest post-Thanksgiving day rally since 1942–capped a 3.4% weekly gain, its best since June. The rally snapped a four-week losing streak, which was the blue-chip average's longest of the year.
Last week's gains pushed the Dow back above 13000, while the S&P 500 reclaimed 1400.
Still, some investors are cautious about drawing too many conclusions from last week's advance. The holiday shortened week was accompanied by extremely low trading volume.
Only 1.5 billion shares exchanged hands in NYSE composite volume during Friday's half day of trading, the lowest one-day amount since December 2009, according to WSJ Market Data Group.
But the market is also entering a historically favorable time of year. The week following Thanksgiving is typically a positive one for stocks.
And since 1950, December is the second-best performing month for the Dow, posting an average gain of 1.7%, trailing only April, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac.
This week's trading performance could help validate whether last week's gains were a fluke or the beginning of a bigger rally into year-end.
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Stocks to Watch
Shares of Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, are expected to see activity Monday as more online sales come into play for the holiday shopping season.
EBay shares, which rose 3.7% on the week, are also in focus as some look to flip hard-to-get holiday gift items and bargains purchased at Black Friday sales.
Groupon shares will test whether they can hold onto newfound gains, having jumped nearly 33% in the past week after hedge fund Tiger Global disclosed acquiring a 9.9% stake in the daily-deals company.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 23, 2012, 2:24 PM
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MVHS music teacher begins last year of long career
Original post made on Aug 24, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 23, 2012, 2:24 PM
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a resident of Blossom Valley
on Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 am
To put Robin Kramer's accomplishments into perspective, consider this: more than 1 out of every 10 high school kids at Mountain View voluntarily get up to be at marching band practice at 7am EVERY morning throughout the fall, PLUS 2 afternoons per week and most Saturdays.
For that, they get almost no academic credit or other reward other than the value of the experience. But ask almost any band member from years ago what experiences they most recall from high school and chances are you'll hear about the band.
That didn't just happen; many, many people have worked and contributed incredibly to build that from scratch, but Robin has the vision, understanding, and drive, and, most of all, love to bring all the many pieces together.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 24, 2012 at 12:26 pm
Robin and the MVHS music program changed my life. I learned to be confident, dedicated, and completely silly. One week in the Spartan marching band helped me come out of my shell and be myself. I dont think I'd be as confident a filmmaker now if i hadn't met Robin. She is a wonderful teacher, mentor, and friend to anyone willing to try. She will be missed, but I'm excited for her to take this over-deserved break. Have fun, Robin!
a resident of Rex Manor
on Aug 24, 2012 at 1:40 pm
I WISH I could have had her as my band director! I was a Freshman the last year old Mtn. View High School was open (1980-81), and I was on the side of the border that had to go to Los Altos High School when it closed. I was SO disappointed! Even so, my band memories are my favorites from my high school years...competitions, Disneyland trips, football halftime shows, parades...what a blast we had! I am PROUD to have been a "band geek"!!!
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Aug 24, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Only in the public sector can one retire so young!
a resident of Monta Loma
on Aug 24, 2012 at 2:39 pm
I knew Robin when she was a student at Westmoor High in Daly City, and she was an outstanding musician then, too. Congratulations, Robin, on your wonderful academic achievements. It's been fun following your Mountain View High career all these years. The absolute very best to you, and a very happy retirement! Well earned; much deserved!
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Aug 24, 2012 at 4:18 pm
My sons and daughter all played for Robin (and Jason) and it has been a privilege to have them teach much more than notes and rhythms. Robin will be much missed, and Jason could not be stepping up to a better podium.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Aug 29, 2012 at 3:13 pm
My oldest son when through 4 years in band. (grad 2008) Rich and David have exactly the perspective my family got from this experience. Definitely character building AND fun. It also is one of those 'what else do you do other than study' experiences that help college admissions essays- and when you need to work in teams in 'real' life.
Robin was a leader that inspired students - and their supportive parents.
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Halos fortify 'pen with Pauley, option Calhoun
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
Outfielder Kole Calhoun was optioned back to Triple-A Salt Lake to create room on the active roster and Vernon Wells (thumb surgery) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list to open a spot on the 40-man.
"We have some guys [in the bullpen] that have thrown a lot, and the Colorado series took a lot of innings out of our bullpen," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We just need some coverage down there, and also, Kole needs to play. So, it served a couple of purposes."
Calhoun, a 24-year-old left-handed hitter who can play all three outfield spots, went 3-for-12 and appeared in eight games during his first big league callup.
Pauley, signed to a Minor League contract in Spring Training, was charged with five earned runs in 9 1/3 innings through four relief appearances with the Angels this season, before being designated for assignment, clearing waivers and being outrighted back to the Minors in late May.
The 28-year-old Pauley has posted a 1.76 ERA in 30 2/3 innings in the Pacific Coast League.
When Trout, Pujols click, Angels tough to stop
LOS ANGELES -- Success in this game, skipper Mike Scioscia will quickly tell you, requires a lot more than two players. But there's no doubt the Angels' offense is dangerous if Mike Trout (young, dynamic leadoff hitter) and Albert Pujols (tenured, transcendent middle-of-the-order bat) are clicking at the same time.
And finally, that's what's taking place.
Trout hasn't stopped impressing since his late-April callup, batting .354 with six homers and 15 stolen bases, continually building momentum for the American League Rookie of the Year Award and perhaps even a trip to the All-Star Game. Pujols, meanwhile, has finally looked like the hitter he's always been, batting .375 with six homers and 19 RBIs during a 19-game stretch that has seen his batting average go from .211 to .260.
Since the start of May, Pujols has driven in 33 runs, which is tied for fourth in the Majors. Twelve of those times -- including the game-winning run, with two outs in the ninth inning on Monday night -- Trout has scored.
"I tell you one thing, Albert has seen a lot in this game, but his eyes light up at some of the things Mike does," Scioscia said. "He appreciates what Mike is doing."
Pujols spoke glowingly about Trout late Monday night -- about his athleticism, aggressiveness, grit, humility and plate discipline.
But he stopped short of making a comparison.
"He's too young to compare with anybody," Pujols said. "Right now, he's just Mike Trout, and he's just playing the game the right way, playing the game hard. You ask him that, and he's going to tell you that. I'm really excited that my next 10 years, I'm going to spend it here with him, [Mark] Trumbo and Peter [Bourjos]. Those guys are going to keep me young."
Weaver feels 'really good' after bullpen session
LOS ANGELES -- Jered Weaver completed an aggressive bullpen session at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, setting himself up to likely pitch in a simulated game on Friday and return to the Angels' rotation at some point next week.
Whether that comes in a three-game series against the Giants from Monday to Wednesday or the weekend set against the Dodgers that follows remains to be seen. But Weaver, who exited his May 28 start against the Yankees in the first inning, hasn't experienced any back pain for a while and continues to progress quickly.
The Angels have some flexibility with off-days on back-to-back Thursdays, giving manager Mike Scioscia the freedom to skip one of his starters, shuffle the order or basically insert Weaver at his convenience. Weaver's return could also present a tough decision, with the young Garrett Richards impressing and the tenured Ervin Santana struggling.
"You want to make sure that he's at a certain point," Scioscia said of Weaver, "and that's what we'll focus on through the weekend."
Weaver threw 30 pitches off the front part of the mound on Monday, representing the first time he's progressed off flat ground, then followed that up by throwing 55 pitches from the rubber, where he mixed in all his pitches and let loose on a few toward the end.
"It felt really good," said Weaver, who went 6-1 with a 2.61 ERA through his first 11 starts. "Everything just feels normal."
Conger hopes his play will prove he belongs
LOS ANGELES -- Hank Conger's most recent stint with the Angels probably won't last much longer.
Backup catcher Bobby Wilson, whom Conger replaced when Wilson went on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion last Tuesday, will play in a rehab game for Class A Inland Empire on Wednesday and expects to be activated by Friday. And starter Chris Iannetta, recovering from wrist surgery since May 11, expects to start his rehab assignment very soon and could return late next week.
A big portion of Conger's 2012 season has already been lost to a right elbow strain, which put him on the Minor League disabled list for a little more than a month. The remainder of it, which will mostly come in Triple-A Salt Lake, will be big for the 24-year-old, who's in his seventh year with the organization and is still looking to prove he can be an everyday catcher in the big leagues, as projected.
"It is big," said Conger, who has been called up for three straight years and started his 60th Major League game on Tuesday. "Even last year, I thought to myself the same thing -- I have to constantly try to prove that I can play every day. But right now, at this point, I feel that my catching has been getting better and just try not to worry about that. If I just worry about trying to get better, both offensively and defensively, things will work out in the end."
Few have ever questioned Conger's hitting -- he sports a career .299/.361/.468 slash line in the Minors -- but they have questioned his defense, particularly his throwing. Conger, though, feels he made big strides in that department during Spring Training and doesn't believe his previously injured elbow will stop him from continuing that progression the rest of this season, wherever that comes.
"At this point, I can't constantly beat myself over the head saying, 'I need to constantly prove this, I need to constantly prove that,' over and over every day," Conger said. "Right now, I feel like I'm in a good place."
Worth noting
The Dodgers honored former catcher and current Angels skipper Mike Scioscia with his own bobblehead night on Tuesday. The club also played a pregame video tribute and recorded a message from his former manager, Tommy Lasorda, who's recovering from a heart attack.
"I don't know why they picked me," Scioscia said of the bobblehead, "but it's a cool thing."
With his third-inning single on Tuesday, Albert Pujols became one of eight active players with 4,000 career total bases, joining Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon and Todd Helton.
By being the winning pitcher on Monday night, veteran Angels reliever Jason Isringhausen became just the 15th pitcher in Major League history to compile 50-plus wins and 300-plus saves in a career.
"It means I've been around a while," the 39-year-old quipped. "Nah, but it's a good accomplishment. I'm happy about it."
Ryan Langerhans, out since separating his right shoulder on May 20, has been throwing and hitting off a tee. He plans to take batting practice on the field on Friday and Saturday and should return shortly after that. He'll probably be optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake when healthy.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Anyway, back to politics
Anyway, back to politics
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Seems to me there should be a greater education process by these social media sites. and jesus christ if some dude tweets something to you that you don't like, don't ****ing retweet it.
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Will say this once and then nothing else. Defamation laws quite clear in Aus.be careful.
So modern Australian logic: the people who have to actually put up with vile bull**** are the pathetic ones.
Stay classy, everyone.
Hmm, no thanks. The internet is pervasive and permanent enough as it is without actually forcing people to attach a real name to everything they do.
Again, love the talk about anonymity on twitter, when you have all the lovely comment hosted on the News Ltd and Fairfax websites.
They should make it compulsory on forums for you to have to put up a picture of yourself as your avatar. I for one am for the idea
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I am rewatching the game as hard as that is and I'm noticing when our bench goes into the game, our lead evaporates/disappears. What about bringing in Shump off the bench to help keep our leads and get some energy off the bench? I'm not saying to give him less minutes, just change when he plays those minutes.
At one time today we had lineups of: Douglas, Fields, Walker, Jorts, Jeffries. That lineup is terrible and leads to no scoring except for the occassional Jorts/Bill Walker 3. I think if we run with a lineup of Bibby, Shump, Novak, Jorts, Jeffries off the bench we'll get more scoring from that unit than our current usage of the bench.
I dunno, something needs to change. I hate seeing us play like crap and guys like Lin and Novak never see the floor. Especially in a short season with so many back-to-backs, why is Antoni running such a short rotation. That's probably another issue with this team, they're all beat up from being overused. Ugh this team is full of problems.
Anyways what do you guys think about bringing Shump in as a 6th man?


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An Oregon middle school teacher has publicly denounced the Tea Partiers – a grassroots political organization which opposes many of President Obama's health and financial concepts and actions – as "a loose affiliation of racists, homophobes and morons" among more offensive names.
The school district placed him on leave, pending the conclusion of an investigation by the school district into whether he used school hours or computers to work on his anti-Tea Party website, and if his political activity was appropriate behavior for a teacher of middle school students.
The teacher had announced his intention to embarrass Tea Partiers by attending their rallies dressed as Adolf Hitler, carrying signs bearing racist, sexist, and anti-gay epithets, and acting as offensively as possible, according to FoxNews.com.
The Oregon Tea Party organization is quoted as saying that the teacher doesn't need to lose his job. He just needs to have sensitivity and anger management training.
I think they're just being politically correct. He should be fired for sure.
He has the responsibility of teaching and role-modeling the proper behavior for a citizen in a democracy. Attempting to embarrass and destroy an opposing point of view is not part of the democratic process, in spite of the fact that it seems like the main means of discourse in our society at present. And it has to stop somewhere.
He could have had his students do a project, learning about the positions of the Tea Party movement, and to critique them, with pros and cons as they see them (in spite of the fact that most kids their age pretty much just parrot what they learn at home). Nonetheless, debates and critical essays are what he should be teaching, not "search and destroy."
I hope he is fired ASAP. Let that be a lesson!


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Utah coach Kyle Whittingham had a different take on his offensive line Monday, praising the group rather than being critical of them.
After five games he feels he finally has a line with which the Utes can work. After giving up eight sacks combined against BYU and Arizona State, the Utes didn't give up any to USC.
"We have five guys who played well and can develop with more continuity and consistency, and the group can play together the rest of the season," he said.
A big factor in the improvement was the play of senior Miles Mason.
Mason started in 11 games in 2011 but struggled so much this year that he dropped off the two-deep chart altogether.
However, his solid play against USC has earned him a chance to start at right guard against the Bruins on Saturday.
"The light switch went on with Miles and he really stepped up to the plate and played well," Whittingham said.
Injury report
Sophomore backup corner Wykie Freeman, who left the Arizona State game with a leg injury, had surgery and is out for the remainder of the season, Whittingham said.
Former starter Moe Lee is listed as Ryan Lacy's backup.
Offensive lineman Vyncent Jones will miss the UCLA game with a knee injury that also prevented him from playing against USC.
Time set
The Pac-12 has announced Utah's game at Oregon State on Oct. 20 will kick off at 8:30 p.m. MDT.
The game will be televised either on ESPN or ESPN2, which will be determined after this weekend.
The Utes will face a new quarterback in that game since Oregon State coach Mike Riley announced Monday that starting quarterback Sean Mannion injured a knee against Washington State and is out indefinitely.
Junior Cody Vaz will start this weekend against BYU.
The 6-foot-1, 198-pound Vaz played in five games in 2010 but did not play last year.
Face time
Former Utah quarterback Jordan Wynn will participate in two ESPN2 studio segments Tuesday. He will appear on "College Football Daily" at 11 a.m. MDT and will be a guest analyst on "The Experts" at 12:30 p.m.