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The search for a Bensalem man who went missing in the Delaware River while kayaking Tuesday continued into Wednesday evening, but officials now fear the worst.
Officials have called off the search for Xiang "Billy" He, who was last seen about 1 p.m. Tuesday near the boat ramp off River Road in Bensalem's Torresdale Manor section, 6ABC Action News reports. A press release issued by Bensalem Township Police Department this morning notes He is "believed to have perished in the Delaware River."
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He, 38, used the kayak to get to his sailboat, which was moored in the river. It is believed he went missing as he was returning to the river's banks on the kayak after securing his boat. His wife reported him missing about 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Marine rescue units from the New Jersey StatePolice, Philadelphia Police Department, Union Fire Co. and Croydon Fire Co. searched the river on Wednesday but found nothing.


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The ava file extension is related to the AvaaBook file format used to store e-books in Persian language.
There are 2 other file types using
the AVA file extension!
.ava - BrainVoyager QX ANCOVA analysis result data
.ava - Adobe Photoshop variations data
AVA file - AvaaBook e-book file
What is ava file? How to open ava files?
File type specification:
The ava file extension is associated with the AvaaBook file format used to store books in electronic format translated in Persian language.
It is viewable in the AvaaPlayer software that is available for Microsoft Windows and Google Android operating systems.

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Source told Star about Cannes party with Liam Hemsworth & Jennifer Lawrence: 'Liam and Jennifer were flirting all night long. They were giggling and couldn't stop touching each other. Jennifer kept putting her hand on his knee while Liam leaned in, whispering in her ear. The electricity between them was off the charts.' Jen broke up with Nicholas Hoult in January:
'She's very secure with herself, which is sucha nice change from Miley, who always needed attention. Jennifer is really his ideal women, while Miley has turned in a trainwreck and her hard partying is a turnoff. Liam believes that he and Jennifer are much better suited and both of them are anxious to see where their relationship goes!'


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Q My home has a concrete slab floor which, despite carpeting, is quite cold. Is there something I can apply to the floor to make it warmer before I replace the carpet? L. Kuta Lansing, Ill. I suggest you use either one-half or three-quarter-inch dense urethane foam padding, such as Omalon made by the Olin Corporation, or a competing product. You can reach Olin at Space 1869, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Ill. 60654 (telephone 312-329-1390). The padding should make a major difference in the warmth of the floor. To the real estate editor:
In a recent column, Mr. Schooley's question about a heating problem might be answered with consideration of something I used many years ago; namely, a cloth partition.
It was necessary to provide an air-conditioned area within rented industrial space in which erection of permanent partitions was not desirable. We found that wholly adequate separation of the air-conditioned area was obtainable by hanging lightweight fabric from the high ceiling and tacking it to the floor. It was not necessary to make seams to join adjacent sections, although that might have afforded some gain in efficiency.
From a practical standpoint, it was necessary only to minimize the movement of air between the controlled and the uncontrolled areas.
Although I have not tried it as a means of preventing waste of heat in a high-ceilinged space, I see no reason this principle of restricted air movement should not offer an inexpensive and adequate solution to Mr. Schooley's problem. There will, of course, be some transfer of heat through a cloth barrier, but the important thing is restriction of convection flow.
Especially in churches, the use of fans for circulating either heated or cooled air is often a source of discomfort to some members of the congregation. But preventing air movement to keep the heat in the lower parts of the auditorium should achieve the desired saving in fuel costs without producing discomfort for those who find drafts objectionable.
The use of a fabric ``ceiling'' offers the further advantage of improved acoustics. Most churches have reverberation problems in their auditoriums. Lowering the ceiling by means of a flexible barrier is bound to effect an improvement. An architect who is knowledgeable in acoustics could probably offer valuable advice. Clarence W. Metcalf Spotsylvania, Va.


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In partnership with The Arts Council of Westerville and Westerville Public Library, this contest is one of many events organized by the Arts Council to mark April as "Celebrate the Arts" month in Westerville. Entries were accepted through March 1, 2018.
1st Place: Bailey's Adventures by Lillian Ross
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Honorable Mention: Dance by Lydia L. Purdy
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Pork Dumplings
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When it gets stressful at work, I turn to activities that don't require much thinking. Surprisingly, I discovered that making pork dumplings, or siu mai, is the culinary equivalent of those no-brainer-relaxing-activities (and food) that I crave for once in a while. Siu mai, or siomai, can be found just about anywhere- every street corner, every food court, and I'm sure in every city in the Philippines! They're the local equivalent of hotdog stands. They're easy to eat, easy to find, and most likely filled with questionable meat (if there's meat at all) and countless extenders. So why not make a big batch at home, freeze-and-steam anytime!
My version of siu mai, is actually a tweaked recipe for potstickers.
Hence, the cabbage in this photo.
Siu Mai
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
1 tablespoons leek, minced
1/2 kilo lean ground pork
2 cups cabbage, shredded (sprinkle with a tsp. of rock salt and let stand 20 minutes)
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoon rock salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
45 Molo wrappers (it's important to use a qood quality wrapper- locally I used Marby brand export quality wrappers)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Waxed paper
Bamboo steamer
Dipping Sauce:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon chili paste
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Squeeze cabbage to remove excess moisture. Place in a bowl and mix in all ingredients. Mound about a tablespoon of filling in center of each wrapper. Gather edge of wrapper around side of filling, pleating wrapper to form a cup, and twist a bit to enclose the top. This portioning will make around 40-45 dumplings. Oil waxed paper and place on bamboo steamer. Fill a wok with with enough water to reach the bottom edge of a steamer tray and bring to a boil. Place dumplings on steamer about 1/4 inch apart from each other. Make holes on the waxed paper to let the steam circulate. Steam over moderate heat for at least 10 minutes until wrapper is translucent and filling is cooked through. Serve immediately with dipping sauce.
Note: Dumplings can be formed and and steamed up to 1 day ahead. Cool completely then refrigerate covered. They can also be frozen for up to 1 week. Do not thaw if frozen when steaming.


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Social Media Branding
Social Media has emerged as one of the most powerful forms of online marketing and reputation management strategies a business can embrace as part of their company's branding and marketing efforts.
Over the past few years we have seen the rapid rise of social media. Ignoring it is a big mistake for any business. In an ever changing business landscape those that don't move with the times end up getting left behind.
Remember, branding is far more than just a good logo design. It's the voice, the look, the feel and the experience that your customers recognise and associate with your business. When it comes to customer recognition, your online company brand is as vitally important as the brochure they receive through the post.
It is vital you think about your brand identity when using social media. Your company is perceived through a brand and that may not be the same as what you do. The way you use social media should reinforce your company brand and what it stands for. What does your brand stand for? Where in the market are you trying to position yourself? Whatever it is, your social media output should always come back to your organisation's USP and culture. Once something has been posted online, it will almost always be out there.
How can Social Media Branding help my Business?
If you don't have well-branded graphics on your social media accounts that inform visitors of who you are and what your message is, while also getting them to take action and go to your website, then it's time to jump on board and boost your social media presence with consistent and powerful social media branding.
Branding your social media channels gives instant recognition for your business, as well as enhancing your business brand online. Why use a regular photo of yourself when you can have a custom Facebook profile avatar, timeline cover image and branded 'Welcome Page' as well as a bespoke Twitter Background that will not only make you stand out from the crowd but also provide an excellent marketing opportunity?
With so many opportunities to reach your audience, don't get left behind. Spend time on your social media branding and strategy, remember the purpose of your content, engage with your audience and remember to take advantage of the analytics tools available. If you use social media well, it could prove to be invaluable to your business and help you stay ahead of the competition.
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Wendy on 10/25/2010
Aug 2010,My family paid for 4 nights stay at the Super 8 hotel on Tennessee Ave,Atlantic City,NJ,
As soon as we opened our door to the room,there was a sour smell to the room,the lights did not work,the chair was broken,i was so upset,i asked for a different room and was told no others were vacant but they will fix the lights,which was a joke because even when they put in new lightbulbs,the lights still did not work,only 1 light worked in the room.
I sprayed disinfectant spray all over both b
eds,under the sheets,under the bed,everywhere.
1st 2 nights we didnt get bit by bed bugs but by the 3rd day,we all had bites all over our arms & legs from bed bugs... it was so nasty,i wouldnt recommend this hotel to anyone,not even to a homeless person,should be shut down!!! The management acts like he doesnt understand english when you ask for your money back for the night we didnt stay there
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text: Photo Gallery: SHOT 2012 Zombies Zombies have slowly been becoming more and more prevalent in pop culture over the past few years, and for SHOT Show 2012, the Zombie takeover has arrived. Steve Bowman takes a look at the Zombie Craze taking over the SHOT Show floor. Share This Photo Gallery Prev Next Comments Galleries Winners of the 17th Annual Outdoor Sportsman Awards On the Floor at SHOT 2016 Celebrities at SHOT 2016 SHOT 2016: Industry Day at the Range 2016 Outdoor Sportsman Awards NRA 2015 Exhibits & Meetings :: Day Two NRA 2015 Exhibits & Meetings :: Day One 2015 SHOT Show Day Four 2015 SHOT Show Day Three 2015 SHOT Show Day Two 2015 SHOT Show Day One SHOT 2015: A Day at the Gun Range NRA 2014 - Outdoor Channel Personalities Women of SHOT Show SHOT Show Day Four Products Celebrity Shots at SHOT View More Photo Galleries Prev Next Photo 1 of 12 Zombie Chop Michael Barnes of Cape Girardeau, Mo., fends off a zombie in the middle of the SHOT Show. Actually he was posing with a mannequin and using Gerber hand tools. Gerber was taking photos of show attendees pretending to hit the "walking dead" with a variety of their tools. Those who posted their photo to Facebook were entered in a drawing for free Gerber gear. (Steve Bowman photo)


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Gainey breaks through at Sea Island
Winning on the PGA Tour is what Tommy Gainey dreamed about when he held a job wrapping insulation around hot water tanks, when he was playing more mini-tours than he can remember, when he was taking part in a Golf Channel reality series where he was best known as the guy wearing two gloves.
"Two Gloves" never imagined his first win would unfold the way it did Sunday at Sea Island.
Seven shots behind going into the final round of the McGladrey Classic, Gainey came within one putt of a 59, and then had to wait more than two hours as David Toms, Jim Furyk and tournament host Davis Love III – who have combined for 49 wins, three majors and 17 Ryder Cup teams – tried to catch him.
None of them could.
Gainey broke the course record at Sea Island with a 10-under 60, which carried him to a one-shot win over Toms. He became the fourth player this year to rally from at least seven shots in the final round to win, helped by seven straight 3s on his card on the back nine.
"Oh, man," Gainey said. "I tell you, you're out here on the PGA Tour. You're playing with the best players in the world. Ninety-nine percent of these guys have already won, and won majors, big tournaments. The only show I can say I've won is the `Big Break.' Now I can sit here and say I've won the McGladrey Classic here at Sea Island, and I'm very proud to be in this tournament and very proud to win. And wow, it's been a whirlwind day.
"I didn't know having 24 putts and shooting 60 would be like this," he said. "So I'm pretty stoked about it."
Furyk was pretty bummed.
He went 55 holes without a bogey, a streak that ended on the 18th hole when he needed a birdie to force a playoff. From the fairway, Furyk pushed an 8-iron right of the green and had to settle for a 69, a sour end to a season filled with bitter moments.
It was his fourth time with at least a share of the 54-hole lead. He lost in a playoff, made bogey on the 16th hole at Olympic Club that cost him a shot at the U.S. Open, and made double bogey on the 18th hole at Firestone to lose the Bridgestone Invitational. Furyk had said going into the week that even a win wouldn't erase memories of those losses, along with losing a 1-up lead to Sergio Garcia in the Ryder Cup.
This time, someone went out and beat him with a record score, and Furyk couldn't catch him. He had a 69.
"I think what I'm most disappointed about is when it came down the stretch, hitting the ball pretty much as good as I can, I made really, really poor swings at 17 and 18 with a 7-iron and 8-iron," Furyk said. "So to play those two holes and not get one good look at it for birdie was disappointing."
Love's hopes of winning before the home crowd – he has lived at Sea Island since he was 14 – ended with a tee shot into the water for double bogey on the 16th. He was trying to become the first Ryder Cup captain since Tom Watson in 1996 to win on the PGA Tour.
A gracious host even in defeat, Love recalled his last win at Disney in 2008, when he didn't look at a leaderboard until the 18th hole and saw Gainey making a run. Love held on with pars. This time, he saw Gainey's name appear out of nowhere again, and couldn't do anything about it. He closed with a 71 and tied for fourth.
Toms, who closed with a 63, also needed a birdie on the 18th hole, but he pushed his drive well right into the bunker and had little chance of reaching the green.
"I was thinking about what kind of putt I was going to have before I ever hit the fairway," Toms said. "You get ahead of yourself and that's what happens."
Gainey's round was nearly 9 1/2 shots better than the average score in the final round. He had a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th to become the sixth player in PGA Tour history with a 59 and narrowly missed it.
The hard work came later. The last group was on the eighth hole when he finished, and all Gainey could do was take off his two gloves and wait.
"You got future Hall of Famers chasing me – chasing ME now," he said. "I'm Tommy Gainey. I'm `Two Gloves.' I shot 60 today and you got Jim Furyk, Davis Love III and David Toms chasing me. I mean, I was nervous. … I was paying attention, and you know, it just worked out for me."
The 37-year old Gainey, who grew up in South Carolina and fashioned a swing like no other, finished at 16-under 264 and won $720,000. He earns a spot in the field at Kapalua for the Tournament of Champions, and he is exempt on tour through the 2014 season.
David Mathis felt like a winner, even though he finished six shots behind and tied for 10th. He moved up to No. 116 on the money list, assuring him a PGA Tour card for next year. The final official event of the season is in three weeks at Disney. Boo Weekley shot 69 and tied for 27th to stay at No. 121, though he should be safe now.
Gainey went out in 31, despite missing a 6-foot birdie putt on the second hole and failing to make birdie on the reachable par-5 seventh. Starting with his 10-foot birdie putt on the 11th hole, he put together seven straight 3s on his scorecard. His 20-foot birdie putt on the 14th tied him for the lead. He holed out a bunker shot from about 40 feet on the par-5 15th to take a two-shot lead, and then holed a 20-footer on the 16th to bring golf's magic number into view.
Gainey hit wedge into about 20 feet on the 18th hole, leaving him a birdie putt for a shot at becoming the sixth PGA Tour player with a 59. He ran off to a portable bathroom before the big putt and gave it a nice roll. The pace was just a bit off and it turned weakly away to the right.
"I wasn't thinking about 59," Gainey said. "See, all I did all day was just try to make birdies – and a lot of birdies – because when you're seven shots back, your chances of winning a PGA tournament with the leaders, Davis Love III and Jim Furyk … it don't bide in your favor, man. I'm in this position, and man, it feels like I'm in a dream. I'm just waiting for somebody to slap me upside the head or pinch me or something to wake me up."
Instead, he went over to the volunteer tent for a champagne toast. Gainey raised a bottle of beer.


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Whole Foods dabbles with food miles on TwitterPosted on Wed Jul 15 2009
Imagine going into your local Whole Foods and after looking at the exorbitantly high price, seeing a second sign that listed how many miles the item had traveled to reach that particular store. That's the thinking behind "food miles," a concept that could be the next big thing in green marketing. Whole Foods appeared to be testing the waters a bit today by throwing out a discussion on Twitter. "What do y'all think about food miles?" Whole Foods asked after retweeting one Brad Pierce's assertion that "food miles is just a distracting marketing fad." Pierce also cited a report by the George Mason University's Mercatus Center on the subject (the main argument seems to be that transportation releases negligible greenhouse gases when compared to food production.) That led to a defense of food miles by a few Twitterers, but Whole Foods was quick to tamp down any potentially interesting argument, stating, "We did not mean to insinuate that we do not support the idea of "food miles,; we just wanted to hear y'all's opinions on the matter! :)" Whole Foods was quickly on to other subjects, including the idea that there's "no problem that pie doesn't fix."


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Xbox 360 Neon light stand.
Looking to show case your Xbox 360 in the dark? Want your Xbox 360 to stand firm in its place when you have it set to stand tall? Look no further then the item you above! You can pick one up from eBay from user XboxBeyond! Follow the link to buy one!


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If you created a few apps…and they didn't make ANY money…would you keep going?
Most people wouldn't.
They certainly wouldn't keep going for a few more years.
A lot of people will tell you that this perseverance and hard work is what will get you to #1 in the app store.
But Paxton Hare quickly realized it wasn't a matter of working harder, it was about putting energy into the right places.
As a trained developer, Paxton has worked on countless engineering projects in his career. He's very sharp and always looking to improve and learn.
In 2016, after steering clear of paid information products, he decided to check out the Bluecloud community and soak up everything he could.
This culminated in a "re-focus" where he started to look at the app store like a marketer, not an engineer and picked up a copy of the Bluecloud App Formula course.
Fast forward and Paxton quickly began researching potential audiences for his new Emoji app (a template included in the course).
He started listening to the market for answers and using tools like Facebook to understand how his marketing efforts could be most effective.
Most surprising? He didn't think about keywords once, a huge departure from the "old school" methods. Being able to control traffic was an idea he couldn't shake.
He received a notification from iTunes that let him know his app was Ready For Sale….and his heart sank.
Was this going to work?
What if he failed miserably?
What if everything didn't work out?
As you'll hear in this interview, Paxton turned that fear into fire and became one of the most successful Emoji app developers in the Entertainment category for much of 2017 (so far).
Join us on this incredible journey by listening below.
In this episode you will learn:
- 5:10 – How Paxton went from being non-app developer to making an app
- 12:36 – How NOT to pick an app idea (and what most people do anyway)
- 18:01 – The mindset shift Paxton had about the app business
- 27:48 – How to launch an Emoji app like a boss
- 35:34 – Why believing in your product is the only way to handle the stress of paid traffic
- 41:37 – How Paxton used stock images to make his Emoji app
- 51:48 – The importance of getting feedback from your users
- 59:56 – How to pick a winning Emoji niche
Resources mentioned:
- Facebook Ads
- Audience Insights
- Bluecloud App Formula
- Bluecloud Facebook Ads Mini Course
- Bluecloud Emoji Workshop
Download this podcast episode on iTunes
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Stay tuned for Part 3 of this Emoji series and some important announcements about the latest Emoji course coming out…
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Investigators are probing whether State Sen. Shirley Huntley received kickbacks from two aides charged with stealing $30,000 in taxpayer funds from her bogus nonprofit, The Post has learned.
Huntley — who pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy and falsifying records — earmarked the funds for her charity, Parent Workshop, and may have gotten a cut of the money, according to state officials briefed on the investigation.
But investigators are still facing many unanswered questions — mostly because the Queens Democrat and her alleged accomplices attempted to cover their tracks with false documents, a state official said.
"There's no clear paper trail," the state official said. "So many things could have happened with the money."
Huntley turned herself in after a grand-jury probe began closing in on her charity — and as one of her former accomplices flipped on her, said state officials and the indictment handed down Monday.
Roger Scotland, the former $125,000-a-year president of the Southern Queens Park Association, is now cooperating with prosecutors, the state source said.
He was charged in December with creating fake records that purported to show that the Parent Workshop's taxpayer money was going toward seminars — which prosecutors say never actually occurred.
Reached at his Jamaica home, Scotland said he was ordered not to discuss the case. Huntley's attorney didn't return calls for comment.
The indictment against Huntley, 74, describes a witness who testified before a grand jury in Nassau County Criminal Court that the senator drafted a fake letter for the "new president and CEO" of the Southern Queens Park Association.
The letter was an attempt to dupe investigators, the indictment said, because it said the association hosted Parent Workshop events.
Scotland was left out of the superceding indictment filed Monday against Huntley and her co-defendants: Patricia Savage, the president of Parent Workshop, and Lynn Smith, Huntley's niece. Both are charged with grand larceny.
Also indicted was David Gantt, a "consultant" who allegedly doctored paperwork to hide the alleged embezzlement.
The original charges against Scotland are still pending. The offices of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli are running the investigation.
Additional reporting by Erin Calabrese and Melissa Klein


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Bruel & Kjaer UK Ltd. - PRODUCT NEWS
ASTRIUM choose LDS V994 shaker for satellite testing
Brüel & Kjær is to provide ASTRIUM with an LDS vibration shaker system for mechanical vibration and shock testing of satellites.
Built within the scope of Republic of Kazakhstan SBIK satellite project, the system is for the new satellite Assembly, Integration and Test Complex (AITC).
Brüel & Kjær will provide a Head Expander and LDS V994 Shaker, which will be equipped with a large auxiliary slip table - and a special, extra bearing positioning.
As part of the mechanical testing facilities, a shaker capable of operating in 3 axes was required.
ASTRIUM - an EADS company - has been selected as prime contractor from KGS (the JSC National Company Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary reporting to the national space agency of Republic of Kazakhstan) for the SBIK satellite system.
The agreement covers the supply of Earth observation satellites equipped with a high-resolution optical sensor, an Assembly, Integration and Test Centre - and the entire ground segment of the system, which will carry out in-orbit operation, data acquisition and processing. ASTRIUM will also provide all satellite launch and test services.
About Bruel & Kjaer
Brüel & Kjær is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of sound and vibration solutions for use in a wide range of applications including environmental noise measurements, building acoustics, vibration measurements and quality control for use in the automotive, aerospace and consumer industries, as well as by local authorities. Today Brüel & Kjær has 900 employees and sales offices in 55 countries. Brüel & Kjær is a subsidiary of UK-based Spectris plc. (www.spectris.com). Spectris has annual sales of approximately £656m and employs around 6000 people worldwide in its 15 business units.
For more information, please contact :-
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- Drunk Driving and other Penalty Bills
- Driver Licensing Bills
- Vehicle Services Bills
- Miscellaneous Bills
Drunk Driving and other Penalty Bills
- Drunk and Drugged Driving - Test Refusal - Enhanced Criminal Penalties- HB 103 / SB 650(Chapter 496, Laws of 2005). This bill enhances the criminal penalties to a fine of up to $500, two months in jail, or both if a person is convicted of an alcohol or drug related driving offense and found to have knowingly refused to take a field sobriety test. This bill requires a police officer to advise a person of the enhanced criminal penalties under circumstances which may provide the opportunity for refusal of such tests.
Effective: October 1, 2005
- Vehicle Laws - Minor Holding Provisional Driver's License - Prohibiting Against Minors as Passengers - HB 393(Chapter 542, Laws of 2005). This bill prohibits minors, holding a provisional driver's license, from transporting individuals under the age of 18 years as passengers except under special circumstances. The bills require the prohibition to be in effect for 151 days from the date of the provisional license's issuance and exempts passengers that are family or residents of the same address. The bills also provide that the enforcement of the passenger violation is allowable as a secondary offense when one makes an infraction of a moving violation.
Effective: October 1, 2005
- Vehicle Laws - Learner's Permits and Provisional Licenses - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving- HB 394 (Chapter 543, Laws of 2005). This bill prohibits the holder of a learner's permit or provisional driver's license from using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle except when contacting 911. The MVA may suspend a driver's license for up to 90 days with the receipt of satisfactory evidence that the law was violated. If a suspension occurs, the MVA will issue a special restricted license for use in the course of employment, for transportation to and from a place of employment, or for transportation to and from school. The violation is enforceable only as a secondary offense.
Effective: October 1, 2005
- Vehicle Laws - Driver Examination - Practice Driving Requirements - HB 395 (Chapter 545, Laws of 2005). This bill requires an individual who holds a learner's permit to complete at least 60 hours of driving practice with someone who is at least 21 years of age and has held a driver's license for at least 3 years. At least 10 of the required practice hours must occur during the evening, and a practice driving skills log must be signed by an individual certifying that the practice driving requirements were fulfilled.
Effective: October 1, 2005
- Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Provisional Driver's License - HB 633(Chapter 564, Laws of 2005). This bill prohibits a court from placing a defendant on probation for a moving violation or criminal offense if the defendant holds a provisional license and the defendant has previously been placed on probation for a moving violation or criminal offense. A provisional holder is also prohibited from receiving a full license within 18 months of committing a moving violation.
Effective: October 1, 2005
- Commercial Driver's License - Standards, Requirements, and Penalties - SB 640 (Chapter 167, Laws of 2005). This bill requires the reporting of infractions of a commercial driver's license (CDL) to the MVA that are the same as those reported to the Circuit Court in cases involving motor vehicles. Commercial drivers caught without a copy of their license will face suspension and commercial drivers convicted of an alcohol-related offense in any vehicle face a revocation of their commercial license.
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- Vehicle Laws - Provisional Drivers - Eligibility for License - SB 206 (Chapter 452, Laws of 2005). This bill prohibits an individual who holds a provisional driver's license from receiving a driver's license sooner than 18 months after the individual has obtained the provisional license, the date the individual has been convicted of a moving violation or violation to a provisional restriction, or the date of restoration of the individual's provisional license or driving privilege, whichever is later.
Effective: October 1, 2005
- Vehicle Laws - License to Drive - Requirements - SB 209 (Chapter 453, Laws of 2005). This bill sets the minimum age required for the eligibility of a provisional license to 15 years, 9 months. This bill also extends the time period an individual is required to hold a learner's permit from 4 to 6 months.
Effective: October 1, 2005
- Motor Vehicles - Low Speed Vehicles - Standards and Restrictions - HB 316 (Chapter 366, Laws of 2005). This bill requires the MVA to title and register electric low speed vehicles, classified "R" and establishes an annual registration fee. A low speed vehicle is defined as an electric, four-wheeled vehicle with capabilities to travel in excess of 20 miles per hour (mph), but not more that 25 mph and prohibits a person from driving a low speed vehicle on roadways with a speed limit exceeding 30 miles per hour.
Effective: January 1, 2006
- Vehicle Laws - Vehicles Temporarily Used in Farming- Registration - HB 1309 (Chapter 430, Laws of 2005). This "Watermelon Bus" bill authorizes the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a temporary Class K (farm area) vehicle registration to a vehicle, usually a modified school bus, owned by a resident of another state that is almost always used to tender produce stands.
Effective: June 1, 2005
- Vehicle Laws - Trailers and Semitrailers - Registration - SB 61 (Chapter 108, Laws of 2005). This bill provides a schedule of weight classes for non-freight trailers or semitrailers that are titled on or after October 1, 2005.
Effective: October 1, 2005
- Vehicle Laws - Registration and Parking for Individuals with Disabilities - HB 1311/SB 630 (Chapter 326, Laws of 2005). This bill alters the eligibility criteria for parking placards and registration plates for persons with disabilities, and the number of disabled registration plates and placards that may be issued. The legislation also repeals a requirement that an individual re-certify a disability. Specified parking lot changes are considered to be an alteration for the purposes of the Maryland Accessibility Code and requires parking lots and signs to come into compliance with state laws.
Effective: January 1, 2006
- Property Tax Reduction and Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005 - HB 147 (Chapter 444, Laws of 2005). House Bill 147 provides for the distribution of any program fees collected by the Division of Correctional Services to a special fund used for the Drinking Driver Monitor Program and authorizes a fee to be assessed to participants in the Drinking Driver Monitor Program for multiple fiscal years.
Effective: June 1, 2005
- Task Force to Study Identity Theft - SB 43 (Chapter 242, Laws of 2005). Establishes a Task Force to Study Identity Theft and specifies the membership and duties of the Task Force. The MVA Administrator, or his designee, is included in the membership of the Task Force. The Task Force must report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2006.
Effective: July 1, 2005
- Trailers and Semitrailers - Regulation Requirement - Repeal - SB 638 (Chapter 166, Laws of 2005). This bill is a "housekeeping" measure that repeals a requirement that the Secretary of Transportation adopt regulations to be effective on October 1, 2004, that authorize the use of surge brakes on trailers and semitrailers.
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An older sister prattles on to her newborn sibling about all the things to learn in the world.
In their first collaboration, Tsiang and Leng produced A Flock of Shoes (2010), an airy tale of a child's attachment to an article of clothing. Unfortunately, this second story does not have the same whimsy or story arc. The narrator is an older sister, using a conversational voice to list the myriad skills the newborn sibling will have to master. The voice is unfortunately arrogant, albeit confessional, and has a manic quality about it. The scale of the sibling's list of knowledge is enormous. It starts from learning how to eat and cry, through walking, talking, potty training, trouble with parents, punishments, going to bed and giving up the pacifier, and it ends at riding a bus and learning the alphabet. Leng's illustrations are sketchy and appropriately toddler-active. Yet here, too, the images could benefit from a cohesive plan. Where did the older sister's hand-made guide, seen at the beginning, go? How are the individual vignettes sequenced? Why is there a voice bubble around these words? The busyness of the whole keeps readers from forming an emotional attachment to the characters or the story.
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Angels 4, Mariners 2
Hideki Matsui knew immediately when he turned on Jason Vargas'
belt-high fastball that he didn't quite get all of it.
So Matsui watched, closely, as he trotted down toward first
base, waiting to see if Ichiro Suzuki was going to climb the fence
and rob his countryman.
"It might have been front page," Matsui said about the
possible reaction in Japan.
Instead, Suzuki couldn't quite get his glove on Matsui's drive,
a two-run homer in the seventh inning that propelled the Los
Angeles Angels to a 4-2 win over the Mariners on Wednesday
Slumping against lefties most of the season – hitting just .203
entering the game – Matsui hit his 18th homer of the season to give
the Angels the lead. Matsui now has three career hits off Vargas
and all three are homers.
"He's the type of pitcher that pitches well to both sides of
the plate. The pitches I've hit against him were basically mistake
pitches that really caught the big part of the plate," Matsui said
through an interpreter. "I was just able to put a good swing on
those pitches."
After watching Seattle center fielder Franklin Gutierrez rob
Howie Kendrick of a homer an inning earlier, the entire Angels
dugout watched with a little trepidation as Suzuki climbed the
right-field fence.
"You never know. They've got an athletic outfield and Ichiro
has done it before," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "It was
Matsui's homer helped make a winner out of Trevor Bell, who
picked up his first win of 2010 as a starter. Bell (2-4) threw six
innings and gave up nine hits but just two runs against the
Mariners punchless offense.
Hard-throwing righty Jordan Walden took over in the seventh and
hit 100 mph several times on the stadium radar gun, giving up just
Suzuki's 50th infield single of the season. Kevin Jepsen rebounded
from his blown save loss a night earlier by striking out a pair in
the eighth and Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his eighth
save in 11 chances.
Matsui had walked and grounded out in his previous two at-bats
against Vargas.
Vargas' 0-1 fastball was waist high and Matsui didn't miss. He
previously homered off Vargas in July 2009 in New York while still
playing for the Yankees and earlier this season in Seattle.
Vargas (9-8) gave up just four hits in seven innings, pitching
at least six innings for the ninth time in his last 11 starts. He
struck out four and walked two.
"I'm frustrated. I feel like I'm smarter than that. He is
definitely a guy that can change the game," Vargas said. "I was
trying to throw it in to have him swing at it. That is a spot we
have pitched him earlier this year and he hasn't got to it. In a
big situation he did."
Alberto Callaspo added a solo homer with two outs in the eighth
off reliever Sean White, curling it just inside the right-field
foul pole.
Gutierrez drove in the Mariners' first run with an RBI single in
the third. His double-play grounder scored another in the fifth for
a 2-1 lead.
But it was his catch in the sixth that grabbed everyone's
attention. With two outs, Kendrick hit a drive about 400 feet.
Gutierrez never slowed his stride, sprinting all the way to the
warning track and then timing his jump to snag the drive just above
the yellow line at the top of the wall. Vargas tipped his cap,
while many of the sparse crowd at Safeco Field gave Gutierrez a
standing ovation.
Bell became a starter for the Angels in late July, while still
mixing in appearances out of the bullpen. Wednesday was his sixth
start and backed up the promise the Angels saw in his last start
when Bell went seven innings and gave up just two runs in a loss to
Bell struck out six and walked none in his seven innings. More
important, he escaped jams with runners in scoring position in four
of the first five innings. Seattle left eight on base.
"They definitely had some opportunities and he made some
pitches to get out," Scioscia said. "He showed us a lot out
there. He bent a little bit but didn't break."
NOTES: The Angels are now 12-4 against Seattle this season and
went 7-2 at Safeco Field. … Gutierrez made another fine running
catch at the wall in the ninth inning on Mike Napoli's drive. …
Seattle has extended its minor league agreements with Double-A West
Tenn and Pulaski in the rookie Appalachian League.


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Cork may look like the product of pulped wood, but it is in fact the bark of a Cork Oak. It is a renewable resource grown in Spain and Portugal, but is being replaced by plastics and other artificial cork materials.
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Argan Oil and Tree Climbing Goats
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In Walt Disney's vision of the future, public landscaping utilized only edible plants. This idea claimed that no one would go hungry due to the foods freely available in the public space. Tomorrowland demonstrates this concept by mostly using edible plants for landscaping. There are lavender hedges, pepper trees, and more throughout that area of […]
The Year the Earth Turned Dark
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My Sewing Room
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Thank you for the beautiful tour of your sewing room! I just love all your 'wooden' items - I am also drawn to them. I still have my mom's Singer Treadmill sewing machine - and keep joking that when the power goes out - I could still sew (if not too dark in the room). It was the first sewing machine I learned on - so it is special for that reason too.ReplyDelete
I was a Paper Doll Fanatic when little and your Paper Doll Quilt is just a Timeless Treasure.
Enjoy your room and thanks again letting us have a peek into your sewing space.
Very nice sewing room. Can you please tell me where you found the light wood cube/shelves that you use for fabric storage, specifically the ones with the red boxed on top.ReplyDelete
How nice to have such a big space to accommodate workspaces, ironing board, storage! Those great windows for light. The loft offers openness to overlook to the living area below. And room for the paper doll quilt on the wall!!!!! What more could you ask for? The only thing I would need is a door because my sewing room would never be that tidy!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your space with us! I love the industrial accents, so wonderful. I think your little sewing machine may be a Willcox Gibbs (I have my eye out to hopefully find one some day). I have some interesting information pinned about these; here is a link if you would like to learn more: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/196469602468602029/ReplyDelete
I loved touring your sewing room, it's gorgeous!!!! I love the paper doll quilt!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful room. It must be a joy to work in. I love the antiques, and the "just old" things that you have repurposed. Something inspiring to look at no matter which way you turn.ReplyDelete
Hi, just beautiful! Love your layout! Everything looks like it is ready to use and do some serious Quilting! You have so many beautiful items! I too, quilt/sew in an open loft with lots of windows and I love it! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Great space! Was wondering what other machines you considered and why you decided on the Bernina? I am looking at that Bernina and the Babylock Unity and I can't seem to decide....would appreciate your thoughts!ReplyDelete
Really nice and cozy, what a pleasant room to spend endless hours in!ReplyDelete
Loved your 'tour' of your new sewing room.Thanks. It is always nice to get ideas from others. I, like Judi. am interested in why you chose the Bernina 750/QE and what other machines you may have considered. I am concerned about the $$$--is it worth the price, etc?ReplyDelete


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Burn fat quickly
Weight training
Whether you are a male or female, training with weights will build up your muscles and also burn some fat. For women who think that they will build big gross muscles are mistaken because women do not have enough testosterone and therefore women who train with weights will not get to big. The point is that whether you are a man or a woman that lifting weights can aid in burning some fat off and it will help to build muscles. So guys if you want muscles to show off than you need to hit the weights and women if you want shape to your bodies than lifting weights can definitely help you in that area.
So now that you know that lifting weights helps in burning fat and building muscle you now need to pick a good weight training routine. Everybody is different and results will vary person to person but just do your research and remember to always train within your ability.
Eating right
So you know weight training will aid in the process of losing weight and building muscle. Eating right will also do that. Eating right does not necessarily mean going on a diet, it simply means eating common sense. No eating fried foods, processed foods, fatty foods and junk food. Try to eat high protein, moderate carbs ( from Whole wheat pasta, potatoes etc.. ) and low-moderate fats. When you crave junk food try to snack on something healthy such as nuts or fruits.
As far as calories go, it all depends on how active you are. Remember that you want to build muscle and burn fat so just because you cut calories down and you might even lose weight it might harm you in the short or long run. If you cut to much calories than you might be cutting out other essential nutrients that aid in building muscles and burning fat such as protein and other vitamins. Remember that you want to burn fat and burn calories and build muscle, so if you don't have calories to burn when you exercise than you can do more bad than good for your body and progress.
So keep in mind that eating right and with common sense, getting the proper protein intake as well as vitamins from your meals will all make the process of burning fat and and building muscle go much smoother and quicker.
Finally the main ingredient to burn fat off is to do cardio. Cardio comes in many forms. Depending on the person the average cardio session takes 30-45 minutes or longer and done 3-4 days a week but again it all depends on the person and their capabilities. if you choose to do less intense cardio.
There is no easy way around it and no excuses should be made when it comes to cardio. You should just do it, whether it's a 15 minute run or a 45 minute walk or an hour long bicycle ride. Even if you can run or jog for only 5-10 minutes than do what you can and finish your session walking. Try to aim for at least 45 minutes of cardio either way. You will be able to do more as your body builds up more tolerance and endurance.
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Fat burning supplements are everywhere and every single one of these manufacturers will probably claim that their product works and works the best. Some will work great for you, some will give you some results and some will not work at all for you. The best thing to do is to do some research on your own or get advice from a few health and fitness professionals. If you do seek advice try and talk to more than one person because they will most likely have different opinions.
Either way you do not need a fat burning supplement to burn fat but in alot of cases you will see some results given that you lift weights, eat right and do your cardio. In matter of fact the results can be great if you do all of those things combined with a good fat burning supplement.
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There you have it. It is simple, you do not need any fad diets ( most of them work but you will most likely gain the weight back once you are finished with your diet ) or any high tech equipment or any other fancy gadgets to lose weight. Lift weights, eat right and do cardio often and take a fat burner if you would like to. It is simple and leave it to supplement companies, new gadgets and so-call fitness gurus ( who by the way will probably have something to sell ) and other so-call fitness professionals and fad diets to make people believe that losing weight and building muscle is impossible or difficult.
Losing weight and building muscle is not rocket science and for the average person it is not hard to do. Just do not believe the hype and stay focus and results will follow shortly.
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Curves – Hot Or Not?
Most women would just love to be the model on the cover of a magazine. Who wouldnt want to be anorexic right? The problem with beauty magazine's is that they do not promote self esteem. If I were to compare myself with those chicks I probably would have chewed off my wrists ages ago but I've never had weight problems, I am what you would call size 10 with curves in all the right places and I like that about myself.
Franca Sozzani has thrown the fashion world a errr curve ball by putting fuller figure models Tara Lynn, Candice Huffine and Robyn Lawley on the cover of their latest issue in support of their campaign against pro-anorexia websites.
"Why should these models slim down?" she told DailyMail. "Many of the women who have a few extra kilos are especially beautiful and also more feminine." Sozzani promises more of these full figure beauties on the cover of magazines.
If you're a guy you are most probably staring at the crotch shot and missed the whole point of this article.
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American Women Journalists/Foreign Policy WWII Discussion
Two queries:
From: Theresa Kaminski email@example.com 21 Jan 1996
I am looking for information on Doris Rubens Johnston, an American journalist who worked in Hong Kong and Hankow in 1938-39, had a show on Radio Manila called "World Scene and the Far Eat" in 1940(?)-41, and was interned in the Philippines during World War II. She published a book after the war called _Bread and Rice_. I think she was educated at Columbia U in the early 1930s.
Is anyone working on women journalists of this time period? Any additional information would be helpful. Thanks.
From: Margaret Paton Walsh email@example.com 23 Jan 1996
I'm working on American women and the start of the second world war and wondered if any list subscribers could suggest names of women who wrote editorial columns in the newspapers in the late 1930s and early 1940s which dealt with foreign policy issues or discussed the war in any way. At present I am focusing on Freda Kirchwey(The Nation); Ann O'Hare McCormick(The New York Times); and Dorothy Thompson(syndicated; but I wondered about other possibilities.
[Editor's Note] It seems the query raises the possibility for an interesting discussion appropriate to this list. Does gender make a difference? In other words, do women journalists writing for American newspapers before World War II deal with foreign policy issues differently than men? Maureen Flanagan has argued in her work on Progressive Era Chicago politics that female reformers and party activists had a very different agenda than their male counterparts. Is the same true of American female editorial writers in the "phoney war" years? KL
From: Cora Greer firstname.lastname@example.com
23 Jan 1996
Check out Elizabeth "May" Craig in the Portland[Maine] Press Herald. I believe she was writing columns at that time.
From: Beth Nelson email@example.com 23 Jan 1996
You might try looking at Margaret Parton. I believe that she was writing as a foreign correspondent during the war years for the Herald Tribune. I'm not sure how much she covered foreign policy issues, but I do remember she interviewed Gen. MacArthur in Japan at the end of the war. She has published a few books, and her personal papers are in the Univ. of Oregon archives.
From: Amy Hague email@example.com 23 Jan 1996
You might consider two journalists whose papers are in the Sophia Smith Collection: Helen Kirkpatrick(Milbank) was the Geneva correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune, 1936-37 and several other newspapers, 1937-39; and for the Chicago Daily News in London, France and Italy from 1939-46. Helen Hiett began "Paris Letter" in 1940 in an effort to raise American support for the French, and was also hired by NBC to cover their Paris bureau.
From: Genevieve G McBride email@example.com 23 Jan 1996
I forwarded query re: women columnists on American foreign policy to the journalism historians listserv and received the following from Maurine Beasley, professor at U of Maryland(who was on the Washington Post staff for 10 years prior to her academic career>) She is the author of half a dozen works on women in journalism history, including _Eleanor Roosevelt and the Media: A Public Quest for Self-Fulfillment_(U of Illinois, 1987) and _Taking Their Place: A Documentary History of Women and Journalism_(American U, 1993 which has several entries on your period--but few are columnists, much less on foreign policy. Still worth a look.
>As far as women columnists are concerned, I think there were very few to begin with. Eleanor >Roosevelt might be included in the list. In her "My Day" column she frequently gave asides that >might be construed as comments on foreign policy in favor of the U.S. supporting the British in >the pre-Pearl Harbor period.
From: Genevieve G McBride email@example.com 23 Jan 1996
An earlier query on Doris Rubens Johnston, also forwarded to the journalism historians listserv: Another reply from Maurine Beasley of the U of Maryland, now site of the Broadcast Pioneers Library.
>I am always interested in women journalists, particularly of that time period. I don't know >anything about the women you mentioned, but the Broadcast Pioneers Library now has moved >to the U of Maryland campus. The curator is Tom Conners, a good friend of mine. His e-mail >address: email@example.com, Tom is the archivist in charge of the National Public >Broadcasting Archives, of which the BPL has become a part(at least on a temporary basis.) You >might drop Tom a note.
From: Margaret Paton Walsh email@example.com 26 Jan 1996
Thanks to all who responded to my query. I'd like to take up the moderator's question about whether gender made a difference and see what list members think. My own work tends to suggest that, as fas as U.S. involvement in WWII goes, gender was not a significant indicator of opinion. The three commentators I mentioned- Freda Kirchwey, Anne O'Hare McCormick, and Dorothy Thompson-were all advocates of U.S. aid, in increasing amounts, to the Allies in Europe, and argued for this based on the assumption that the United States could not isolate itself from the events in Europe and that the war represented an ideological struggle in which the U.S. had an immense stake. One of the motives behind my original query was an interest in women commentators who might have taken a more isolationist line, since the isolationist movement *claimed* a strong following among American women. (A claim, I might add, not supported by my research among groups of American women other than commentators.This is not to say that there were not many women isolationists but rather that I haven't found much reason to believe that women were greater isolationists than men.)
From: Kriste Lindenmeyer <firstname.lastname@example.com> 26 Jan 1996
My grandmother, a German immigrant to the U.S., was a vocal supporter of America First. My grandfather, on the other hand, didn't voice any opinion about possible US intervention in the war. I have no idea if this was typical, or based on gender, ethnicity,etc. She had two sons at draft age and much family still in Germany. However, so did my grandfather. Perhaps the immigration historians can offer some insight?
From: Theresa Kaminski email@example.com 27 Jan 1996
I did a research paper on Dorothy Thompson when I was working on my master's and I, too, did not find that gender had an impact on what she wrote about, however it may have had interesting
consequences for her writing career.
Doris Rubens Johnston, who reported on the Japanese invasion and occupation of China, was anti-Japanese, which was the reason she ended up leaving China. She commented in her book that the reason why she got one of her newspaper assignments while in China was because of the belief that she would write stories from the "woman's angle." She grabbed the opportunity but it doesn't appear that her stories had any of this particular angle. Incidentally, Rubens abandoned her graduate work in psychology in order to go to China. She was deeply concerned about world events and thought her contribution should be to publicize these events.
From: Julie Sibel email@example.com 27 Jan 1996
I'll second Margaret's belief that gender was not an indicator for isolationist sentiment in WWII. The women in my doctoral research were leaders for the US civilian defense movement. While most used mildly isolationist rhetoric, all felt that involvement was inevitable and pushed the White House to develop a plan for coordinated homefront defense.
From: Lisa Krissoff Boehm email@example.com
27 Jan 1996
In regards to the discussion on isolationism and gender, I would like to bring in what I know about isolationism and the community of immigrant women in Chicago. A good number, including Lucy Russo Palermo, who may have been the first Italian-American woman elected to office in the United States (she was city commissioner of Chicago, elected in 1934), were members of a group which comingled the ideas of motherhood and isolationism, "We, The Mothers Mobilize for America, Inc." The group objected to sending their sons overseas into battle and worried that this would leave the United States without adequate manpower for defense. "We, The Mothers" had ties with the America First Committee. The women went to Washington D.C. to protest Lend-Lease, wearing traditional black mourning dresses and veils during a sit-in on the White House steps. A few women in the group were brought up on charges of sedition by the FBI.
From: Maria Elena Raymond email@example.com 01 Feb 1996
I haven't seen Sigrid Schultz of the Chicago Tribune mentioned in this thread. She was the first of three women, including Anne O'Hare McCormick and Dorothy Thompson to win a staff position as a foreign correspondent. Goering allegedly referred to her as "the dragon lady from Chicago." She was based in Berlin during the war. Schultz started out believing the German people would control their own destiny...until the first Nazi victory in the Reichstag in 1930. Much later she blamed the American diplomats of the 30s for not recognizing Hitler's plan for global conquest and the evil of the Nazis. She was quite deliberate in her writings in staying away from editorializing. She stuck to the facts as she learned them, and felt that would be enough to show readers what was happening. She returned to the states in '41, then entered Gemany with American troops in '45--working for the Tribune, McCall's magazine and Mutual Broadcasting. She was possibly the first American woman to enter Buchenwald w/the US troops.
Two other women went on to report in WWII...and you might want to consider them. Mary Marvin Breckinridge was a photojournalist who was in London the first night the Germans bombed the city. She often reported for CBS radio, becoming the first female foreign correspondent on the staff of a radio network. Murrow took a liking to her and used her reports frequently. Interestingly, she dropped the name "Mary" and reported as Marvin Breckenridge for her radio work.
The other correspondent was Helen Kirkpatrick, from the Chicago Daily News. She traveled with the Free French forces to avoid restrictions placed on American female correspondents. In 1937 she was writing columns for the London Sunday Times, and claimed the way the editors changed her columns that it was clear to her the British press did not want to face the truth about the inevitability of war w/Germany. Kirkpatrick enraged the US State Dept. when she wrote favorable articles about DeGaulle and in Chicago a subscriber who objected to women covering military strategy, set off a debate among the editors of the Daily News, although they ultimately stood by her.
In my personal studies of female journalists I have not found any woman I could point to and say, "Aha, she wrote/reported in such a fashion because she was female." *However*, I do feel there were many times women showed more fortitude, quick-thinking and a reluctance to sit around the local bars and have information hand-fed to them than there male counterparts, thus enabling them to beat their competition outright, and to glean added vital details for stories that might otherwise have been seen as mundane.
From: Barb Freeman firstname.lastname@example.com 13 Feb 1996
On this topic I wonder if those interested would find it useful to determine how much of what these correspondents wrote was actually part of the government propaganda/censorship efforts. Women who stayed at home and wrote stories about the war certainly did that (I have written about a Canadian example of such a writer, Madge Macbeth, in the latest edition of American Journalism.) Were they ever expected to write human interest features from a woman's perspective, as well as cover the nitty-gritty stuff. Just thoughts while I sit here at the keyboard. I arrived late on this listserv so I'm not sure what suggestions have been made already But certainly one objective was to have women support the war--very important for the morale of the troops,etc.


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Xiaomi India's Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain recently twitted that Xiaomi is all set to launch its first Dual Camera Smartphone in India in September. However, he doesn't mention which Xiaomi smartphone model will be introduced in India next month, but speculations are it could be Xiaomi Mi 5X. The Xiaomi Mi 5X was launched in China on July 25, 2017, at the price of 1499 Yuan which is around 14500 rupees approximately.
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Manu Kumar Jain said, in his twit on Monday, "Can't wait for you guys to check out Xiaomi's first dual-camera phone in India! Coming next month! Can you guess which one?". Though Mi 6 also comes with dual camera setup but looking at the success of budget segment Xiaomi smartphones, there is a strong possibility of induction of Mi 5X in Indian Smartphone market by Xiaomi.
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Public Health in Ghana Alternative Spring Break Trip
- Placement location: Dodowa
- Role: Focusing on a variety of areas, including community-based medical outreaches and public health campaigns
- Requirements: None
- Accommodation: Host Family
- Arrival Airport: Accra (ACC)
- Local Languages: English & Twi
On the Public Health in Ghana Alternative Spring Break Trip you will volunteer to help with community-based medical outreach work and public health campaigns. Ghana is a rapidly developing African country, but where many people, especially children, do not receive regular medical care and there is need for more education about public health concerns.
This project focuses on two areas. The first is providing care to communities that otherwise do not have regular access to medical services. The second is prevention of disease through education. Under the guidance of our professional medical coordinator, the group will get involved with activities such as medical check-ups for children at care centers, performing checks of vitals on babies, immunization drives, and discussions on health and hygiene with local schools and community groups.
While you do not have to have previous medical experience to contribute, this project is best for pre-med students building a resume for medical school and those studying healthcare fields such as nursing and community health who want to volunteer in Africa.
The project is based on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana's capital city, in a town called Dodowa. During your time in Ghana, you will live with a local host family, who will welcome you into their home and introduce you to Ghanaian culture.
Each person in the group had a chance to help someone and treat any open wounds the people had. It amazes me the amount of humility the people living in this camp must have. I can't imagine how it must be to sit and have a foreign stranger come and medically work with you. It takes so much trust for them to allow us to help them, and I am truly honored to have been given this experience. Read more...


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You may think you know where your refrigerator and stove are, but can you find them in the dark?
These landmarks have always been a test for my family when we have a power outage, not an uncommon event in a Maine winter. They tend to occur during a blustery windstorm, the kind that rattles the windows and tosses the milk box onto the lawn.
"Wow! Kansas!" we screamed, referring to Dorothy's escapade with a runaway cyclone. Fortunately for us, we've never been picked up and sent elsewhere by the wind. We just lose lights, sound, and heat for hours on end. However, for that brief period of time (it feels like a lifetime), we get to know our house and ourselves like never before.
Years ago, a particular storm occurred late one winter afternoon when my three young children and I were home. I was stacking wood by our fireplace. It was storming, all right, but we weren't thinking about Kansas. Soon the lights went out, the radio was still, and the refrigerator lost its hum.
I threw my last log on the pile (or where I thought the pile was) and tried to gather everyone around me. Initially, we shouted our whereabouts and then knocked on walls, guiding one another to a central location in the darkened house.
THE rest of the afternoon and evening became a journey through a house we thought we knew.
"Take about four paces, Matt, and you should reach the door. OK? But be careful, because I left the laundry basket somewhere near the staircase." I guided my son by memory to a kitchen drawer I hoped had candles in it. I heard his hands groping along the walls searching for a doorjamb. He found it! (And the laundry basket.)
Then my daughters suggested an expedition - to their upstairs bedroom - so they could get their blankets and curl up near the fire I had just started .
"Be careful," I warned them. "Count how many stairs you climb so you know how many to come down." (I'm the one who, in the middle of the night, miscounts and - oh well, you can imagine the rest.)
My daughters returned, blankets in tow, and now my son wanted a post. Near the window.
His face glowed in the candlelight. He was the lookout to see how much of the neighborhood had been "hit." He also watched for the truck with the whirling red light on top and "Central Maine Power" emblazoned on the side.
Sounds of a plow provided our only music, their yellow "eyes" blinking around the curb.
Eventually, sleepy-headed, we shuffled our way to bed, holding candles for one another, gripping the banister, and finally snuffing out the last light. "Can that be my job?" my son had pleaded eagerly.
But the day was not over, power-wise. For in the middle of the night came the reveille: The hallway lit up like Broadway, the computer screen glared and buzzed, and the radio blasted. I pulled myself out of bed, blinking back at our blinking clock, and turned off the lights I had forgotten I'd left on.
As I heard the washing machine start its spin cycle and the radiators knock-knocking out heat, I cradled my son's candle, all melted down to a pile of wax and looking woefully inadequate in the glare of full wattage.
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I have run the latest versions of Ad-Aware, Spy Bot S&D and I still can't shake Aurora off my friend's computer.
I"m attaching the HJT log.
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1) While waiting to hear back from you all, a friend had me load Trojan Stopper and the Microsoft/GIANT Anti-Spyware program. Those two seemed to get rid of Aurora and Nail. HOWEVER...
2) After installing the Microsoft product, her computer seemed to be running very well...except the MS-AntiSW kept finding the same ones over and over each time I booted. It found "HuntBar" and "CoolWeb." The product would prevent them from loading again, but, like the moving "Groundhog Day," they kept coming back.
3) The gal who owns this computer had two profiles set up in XP Home. I had read somewhere that it's best to set up an "Admin" profile with full authority; then set up each of the users with limited authority. This gave her 3 profiles. That was supposed to keep most spyware and malware from loading, as the profile didn't have enough authority to install programs. That really didn't seem to help - It seems the malware varies depending on what profile was signing on - even the limited authority profiles seemed to want to load the malware (althought the Microsoft product told you about it and prevent it from loading).
4) The nailfix.cmd you wanted me to do did not seem to do anything - I think the other products I ran took care of nail.exe.
5) I didn't see the items you were looking for in my original HJT log - again, I think the other products must have taken care of those:
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Can I nominate Tonks for worst player of the match?
so you two haven't criticised players before on here?
I'm sure Tonks is big enough to accept he had a poor game. You could see the frustration in him every time he knocked on or messed up a pass.
People need to get off Tonks back. Came in for us last year at a very difficult time and for the most of it did a good job. May not be the best option at 15 but does his absolute best so just support him
I'm just giving my honest opinion Bohemian. I'm a fan and I go to games week in week out and have been for years, I am allowed to speak my mind, whether it is positive or negative. I thought he had a shocker, would I tell him that, yes.
Franks, McInally, Lewington and Koamantangi impressed me. Tonks, Lloyd and Allinson I thought had poor games. Is that OK?
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It is acceptable for mainstream political parties openly to express xenophobic views. Freedom of speech allows for people to express whatever view they want, even if it is racist and prejudiced. Most political parties end up expressing view that are unacceptable to one group or another at some point in time.
I don't at all think that it's right that they can, but they sometimes do and not only "get away with it" but actually draw certain types of racists and xenophobic voters in with that kind of talk. It is mostly the conservatives who can get away with it. They most often say xenophobic things without an apology.
If anyone in a mainstream political party expresses xenophobic views, they will lose voters. Republicans in the United States have yet to embrace black and Hispanic voters, a move that will threaten any chance of a GOP member winning the White House in 2016. Xenophobia can be expressed by mainstream politicians, but voters will drop them and choose the other person or simply refuse to vote.
A mainstream political party, like people in leadership positions within politics, needs to stand for the people and should not discriminate. Xenophobic views just betray ignorance, so if they are expressed that should be a sign to vote the other way. But such speech is not "free" and can be legislated against.
Xenophobic means "having or showing an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries." (Google) I personally do not feel as though either of the political parties in the United States deal with this problem as a whole. I believe people can exhibit this behavior and there are probably people in both parties that may exhibit this problem, but overall I don't see it as a problem throughout either of our political parties. As far as them being able to openly express xenophobic views, I think they would find themselves alone quite quickly because very few rationally people would agree.


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Are You Ready to Buy a Home?
If you're looking to buy a home this year, you'll likely want to act fast – at least that's what an increasing number of Americans think. According to new data, the number of consumers who think now is a good time to buy is on the rise, and it likely won't stay that way for long.
Optimistic about buying – for now
According to Fannie Mae's latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index, the number of Americans who think now is a good time to buy is up. It rose three percentage points over December and 6.8 points over one year ago.
Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae's senior vice president and chief economist, said expectations of rising home prices could behind the jump.
"HPSI rebounded from last month's dip to a new survey high in January, in large part due to the spike in consumers' net expectations that home prices will increase over the next year," Duncan said.
Just over half of Americans surveyed said they expect home prices to rise in the next 12 months – an increase of eight percentage points over December.
Still, that doesn't mean home prices are guaranteed – especially given the recent changes to tax code.
"Results may continue to fluctuate over the coming months as consumers sort out the implications of the newly passed tax legislation on their household finances," Duncan said. "At the start of 2018, it is still too early to determine the overall effect of the new tax legislation on housing, and we will need to see whether positive impacts on both housing demand and supply materialize in the coming months."
More positivity
In looking at the rest of the survey's results, there's even more to be optimistic about as we get further into 2018. According to the data, 73 percent of Americans say they're not concerned about losing their job – up five percentage points for the month. Another 16 percent of those surveyed say their income is significantly higher than it was one year ago.
More than half also said now's a good time to sell, which could be just what we need to help today's inventory-strapped market.
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On Dec. 3, the Alamance Jazz Band celebrated 25 years of making music and lasting friendships.
The member group of the Alamance County Arts Council has been described as �the musicians� golf game,� but it�s much more than that � the players enjoy each other�s company, both on and off stage.
The members have celebrated milestone events in one another�s lives and grieved, like a family would, when players have died.
�It�s a tradition that when a band member dies, we not only play for the funeral, if requested, but we leave the chair open for that person,� said Tom Manning, a founding member and chairman of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners.
Other founding members who still play with the band include Earl Thompson, Bob Byrd and married couple Rod and Marilyn Fox. Two other married couples � Dave and Sue Rich and Alan and Janet Villanova, also perform with the band.
A variety of occupations are represented in the band including bankers, businessmen and businesswomen, educators and a number of students and those who are retired.
�The music brings us together,� Byrd said.
During Friday�s Holiday Magic: A Dickens� Christmas in downtown Burlington, the band will perform from 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. on Front Street in front of the Company Shops Market in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Recordings of �Still Swingin� � and �Holiday Swing� will be for sale for $10 each. The band has three recordings with its first being �Opus One,� which the band members hope to have digitally remastered as a CD in the future.
The band�s first rehearsal was Dec. 3, 1987, also Bob Byrd�s birthday. Throughout the years, the band has practiced at Elon College, Elon Elementary School and lastly, the lower level of the Broad Street Center (formerly Broad Street School).
Ann Jones, president of the arts council at the time, was in search of entertainment for the annual Beaux Arts Ball in February 1988, and the jazz band was selected. The founding members joked that they�ve come a long way since then and have been thankful not only for the community�s support through various performances from concert series and the like, but the ups and downs have taught them a lot.
�We used to borrow music from Elon�s Emanons,� Manning said. �We had our music in a drum case, the music we borrowed, and it was stolen during a show.� The band�s trailer also was stolen in 2009, prior to its performance at the annual Carousel Festival, a standing gig.
Whether it�s a birthday party, wedding or private reception, the band has performed throughout Alamance County, with shows in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Hillsborough and Charlotte. Throughout the years, high school and college students have served as substitute players as well. Former student players include Chris Bowman, now band director at Eastern Alamance High School and Sergeant First Class Liesl Sagartz Whitaker, trumpeter with the U.S. Army Field Band�s Jazz Ambassadors.
Joel Marshall, associate pastor of music and worship at First Baptist Church in Burlington, said the band has �four fine arrangers who arrange music for us: Kirk Schmidt, Bill Pape Jr., Bobby Harrison and Sam Weinstein.� Pape used to perform with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and worked for Walt Disney Productions as a composer and arranger.
�We try to cater the musical selections to what people want to hear,� Byrd said.
Although there are a number of musicians who have been with the group 20 years or more, the band welcomes new members. For more information on the jazz band, call the arts council at (336) 226-4495 or visit www.artsalamance.com.


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Beginning a Relationship
Technically this relationship advice should have been written before my other one, but sometimes the words just have to flow when they do. Starting a relationship is difficult for many men, and for women as well. Worries about is she the one, will this work, what will my friends/parents think, will we get married? Many questions go through a mans head, and sometimes it shows in how we treat that new Ms. Right. As hard as it is, don't focus or dwell on this stuff.
Sometimes when you meet someone, you get that feeling that maybe she isn't our type. If that is the case, be honest with her. Women don't mind being told there is no spark, they may be hurt but in the long run they will respect you for being honest and upfront with them, instead of dragging on something, or worse, seeing somebody else at the same time. On the flip side, sometimes you will feel something, they won't and they let you know. Take it like a man, say thank you for your honesty and move on. Don't stalk them or call them all the time and try and change their mind.
A lot of time people meet online first. Be it through matchmaker, e-harmony, yahoo, or myspace, a lot of first impressions come from your online presence. When you meet, depending on how you portray yourself online, they will either be pleased, or disappointed. Be honest in your online presence. Its easy to pretend you are something or somebody you are not, but no relationship should be built from the ground up based on a lie.
Regardless of how or where you meet, when you experience that first magic date, and you both have a good night together, be sure and call her, text her, email her, IM her, or however you decide to communicate next. One of the nicer things you can do, is as soon as you drop her off, go home, log on, find a online card service( I use 123greetings.com) and send her a cute funny e-card. When she logs into her email, she will have something from you there waiting on her. Be sure and call her if you say you will. Don't make her wait for your call. Don't play hard to get or indifferent. If the date goes very well, nail down a second date within 5 days time, to show her you are interested. If she won't commit to a second date, she may need to think about it and discuss with her friends.
Above all else, be honest with her, and yourself. You may hurt her by being honest and telling her that you don't think it will work, but not as much as you will by leading her on, letting her become more attached, then breaking up when you find somebody else. We don't like to be lead on, neither do women. Always ask yourself how you would feel if somebody did it to you.
Relationships are tricky, and getting started in one is hard, especially with two different personalities that don't know or understand the other yet. Always be honest, always follow through on your commitments, and always be upfront.
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The rain comes, the high temperatures down.
Each year, small and big typhoons really help cool down the hot city.
The photo was taken at Moganshan Rd near the Yuhangtang River.
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The March Of Mobile Phone Progress Isn't Always Smooth Or Direct
from the be-patient dept
Tim Wu is discouraged. Writing in Slate last week, the telecom expert lamented the terms he's facing as an aspiring iPhone 2 owner: a two-year AT&T contract thanks to the handset's newfound inability to be unlocked and a move toward a more conventional subsidized handset model. Wu sees this as emblematic of a shift in the mobile industry:
The fact that someone like me is switching to AT&T is a sign of the times in the telephone world. The wireless industry was once and is still sometimes called a "poster child for competition." That kind of talk needs to end.
He's right -- but then, that kind of talk shouldn't have been started in the first place. The mobile market was defined by long contracts, locked handsets and a lack of prepaid options long before Apple arrived on the scene. Now it appears that it'll remain that way long after Apple.
Admittedly, this is a disappointment. Many looked at Apple's choice of a second-rate carrier -- one they could bully around -- as a sign that everything was about to change. Finally a handset manufacturer had arisen that was powerful enough to break the industry's self-serving revenue model and empower consumers! With the recent declaration of the iPhone 2's retreat toward conventional industry shadiness, those counting on Apple's benevolent technological dictatorship have found themselves disappointed (as they have before, and no doubt will again). They were fooling themselves anyway: did anyone really think Apple was going to tolerate phone unlocking forever?
But the outlook isn't all grim. As Wu notes, the Google-led Open Handset Alliance is trying to follow in Apple's footsteps with its own game-changing, must-have handsets -- only this time there seems to be a more expressly ideological slant to the effort. And Verizon's Open Development Initiative, while less than perfect, is perhaps even more encouraging in that it shows the industry has begun to acknowledge the market's need for more flexibility in data services.
And that's the real reason for hope: the march of progress. Anyone who tries to paint the mobile industry as the picture of efficient market competition is either in denial or deeply dishonest. But wireless services will inevitably become more important and more available, whether thanks to WiMAX, revived municipal wifi projects (now without capital costs, thanks to the magic of bankruptcy!), spectrum freed by digital broadcasting, or some other wireless technology. The mobile carriers haven't been great at competing amongst themselves, but you can bet they'll begin responding once consumers have reasonable alternatives.


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During a special stage event at the Tokyo Game Show today, Kojima Productions shared new details on Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes.
Holy crap. Many open worlds connected by helicopter?
Kojima, you crazy man.
One interesting point "The video that has been released is of the prologue stage" meaning that other stages are from the non-prologue period(s) of the game meaning that "Ground Zeroes" is NOT a prologue to MGS5 but a few stages are. I think this suggests that "Ground Zeroes" will be featuring multiple timelines that have variety of "open-world" sizes which makes sense. I think the "surprise" that is a awaiting us at Eurogamer Expo is not the release of a "new" Ground Zeroes footage but revealing the official name of the game which will be "Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes" through a new trailer that might show a different time period from what we've seen in the first trailer and probably more gameplay.
Cool stuff. Love open world type games, and this is going to be one of them I will play a lot