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Lori Borgman
03/31/11: Crime brings alleged neighbors together
03/24/11: Writer is hosed by mixed message
03/17/11: Good advice, but unpopular
03/10/11: Putting on the squeeze: Women who have 'issues' with dressing their age
03/03/11: Hair-raising thought: President Trump
02/24/11: Feeling drowsy is lousy
02/18/11: Befuddled by what to get royal couple
02/11/11: What doesn't freeze you makes you stronger
02/04/11: Taking teen TV to task
01/28/11: A brief history of modern motherhood
01/21/11: Stars cross over wobbly zodiac signs
01/14/11: The ins and outs of leaving home
12/31/10: It's not so great being average
12/03/10: Normal has become the new weird
11/19/10: Over the river and through the traffic
11/11/10: Audubon: Bye, bye birdie
11/05/10: Leftovers to feed 5,000
10/22/10: Family is where life takes root
10/08/10: Less is more no more
09/16/10: Food fight leaves couple frosted
09/09/10: Grandma looks like she got run over by a reindeer
09/02/10: In Man vs. Machines the machines win
08/26/10: Good things in small packages
08/18/10: Dressing for dinner, suit yourself
08/12/10: The alphabet song made EZ
07/30/10: Preserving memories and your belly, too
07/16/10: Bachelor break-up: lights, camera, reality!
07/09/10: Whitewashing happy ever after
06/25/10: Thundering applause awaits award winners
06/18/10: The twists and turns of twins
06/11/10: Drifting down the river of life
06/03/10: The (punishing) sound of music
05/28/10: Self-pity an indulgence grads can't afford
05/14/10: It's not where you live, it's how you live
05/07/10: Hearings in progress; cover your ears, kids
04/30/10: TV critics sigh at too much thigh
04/23/10: Garden soil is extra rich this year
04/16/10: So long sweets, sugar has left the building
04/14/10: Warning: Soul gazing can save your marriage!
04/09/10: The secret life of appliances
03/18/10: Aging a hard pill to swallow
03/12/10: Not so fast, Baby
03/05/10: Are you talking to me?
02/26/10: Sleeping like kings and queens
02/19/10: Leafing through secrets among the shelves
02/05/10: Disposable pens miss the point
01/29/10: It's a snug, snug world after all
01/15/10: Look, Mom no thumbs!
01/08/10: New art hard to picture
01/01/10: 2009 was a Tiger of a year
11/27/09: Fall colors are driving me delusional
11/13/09: Smooth talk wrinkles mall walk
11/10/09: Nearly famous the bowl half full
10/30/09: Houses for sale set the stage
10/16/09: Collector meets his match (almost)
10/09/09: Even caffeine can't stimulate this recovery
10/02/09: Caution: Germaphobes may be catching
09/25/09: Men happily threaded to old clothes
09/11/09: Relaxation is hard work and you
08/28/09: Relaxation is hard work and you
08/07/09: Frying squads aim at hot dogs and you
07/31/09: Life savings loaded with socks and bonds
07/24/09: A lay off by any other name
07/17/09: Ping pong game on!
07/10/09: Camera happy husband calls the shots
07/02/09: It's enough to make your wig spin
06/26/09: Ninety-seven and independent 'til the end
06/19/09: Family game night I-N-T-E-N-S-E
06/12/09: Will run for food
06/05/09: Have baby gear, will travel
05/28/09: We haven't given insects near the credit they deserve
05/22/09: A salute to Memorial Day
05/15/09: You confess, we watch
05/08/09: SeaWorld, Shamu and spouses
05/01/09: Giving credit a run for the money
04/24/09:Who you calling Grandma?
04/17/09: Walk a mile in Thoreau's shoes
04/03/09: Plastic bags seal the deal
03/27/09: Missing letters rub the wrong way
03/20/09: Class envy has a price
03/06/09: Adults invade Facebook's land of cool
02/27/09: Safe sexting? No such thing
02/20/09: Help! I'm in a baby swing and can't get out
02/13/09: The tax man cometh – with sirens and flashing lights
02/06/09: Winter Weatherland is frightful and fickle
01/30/09: When kids leave, so do the movies
01/23/09: First Kids deliver change to the White House
01/16/09: Ultrasounds may shift our point of view
01/16/09: Ultrasounds may shift our point of view
01/09/09: Excitement about math adds up
01/02/09: Conversation topics running out of gas
12/12/08: On a scale of 1 to 5, how silly is this?
12/05/08: If memory serves, memoirs are hot
11/21/08: Landline phones: Endangered Species
11/14/08: Remembering Guadalcanal
11/07/08: Tribe of folders is in-creasing
10/31/08: Collection is an open book
10/24/08: Bills are lost in translation
10/17/08: She won't stick her neck out for a scarf
10/10/08: Main Street Offers Fiscal Lessons
10/03/08: Fall leaves us harvesting delight
09/26/08: Change you can count on
09/19/08: Give us a break, Supersarah!
09/11/08: Paint names shade toward poetry
09/05/08: Fort ushers outsiders into different world
08/29/08: Put the phone down and no one gets hurt
08/22/08: Let's hear it for recess
08/15/08: Sensitive souls say, Honk if you want trouble
08/107/08: Light of suspicion shines on a shiny bird
07/24/08: Pants sagging with the stock market? Please!
07/18/08: Shout the message about families
07/11/08: Hard to keep your cool longing for A/C
07/03/08: As Americans, more unites us than divides us
06/27/08: Things come to a dead end with customer service reps
06/20/08: Starting from scratch
06/13/08: Life (and death) lessons from Dad
06/06/08: Living simply gets complicated
05/30/08: Old gym leaves pungent legacy
05/16/08: Feline visitor is feral, fearless and fancy-free
05/09/08: Miley's picture shows a quitter
04/25/08: Feel like a celeb faux sure!
04/18/08: In other words . . . do your own work
04/11/08: You're gonna lose, whichever you choose
04/04/08: Kids: You just gotta gLove 'em?
03/28/08: Mizz B's car goes chk-chk-chk
03/14/08: Dishing up dinner
03/08/08: Any color suitcase, as long as it's black
02/29/08: On the same wavelength
02/22/08: Walk like a diva
02/15/08: Marketing garbage
02/08/08: Hand over the pen
01/25/08: High-tech world dumbs us down
01/17/08: Hair-raising bad cuts
01/11/08: This research is monkey business
01/04/08: A gift you overlooked
12/20/07: Sadly, born a human
12/07/07: Where's the beef?
11/30/07: Poke eye, start winking
11/16/07: Brooklyn Oprah leads couples to the altar
11/09/07: In the laptop of luxury
10/26/07: Hey, busybody, move and shake yourself
10/19/07: Wasp Smackdown
10/12/07: Puppy love training wheels for doting parents
09/26/07: Military proud
09/21/07: Life and ice cream in the fast lane: Husband takes the dip cone challenge
09/07/07: News flash: Some students want no part of binge drinking
08/31/07: Labor Day can take the heat and cold
08/24/07: If you cant take the technology, get out of the ktichen
08/17/07: She didn't give caller enough credit
08/10/07: Plastic surgery trend is behind us now
08/03/07: Hillbilly golf wins a new fan
07/27/07: You take the cake
06/29/07: A modest proposal for marriage insurance
06/22/07: Paris wannabe lacks credentials
06/15/07: Need chicken soup for the stressed soul?
06/01/07: Children are destroying the world
05/18/07: Nature deficit disorder takes root
05/11/07: . . . but can veggies bring back my youth?
05/04/07: If what's inside counts, why not nurture it?
04/13/07: Put yourself on a steady diet of fear
03/30/07: Put yourself on a steady diet of fear
03/23/07: A car with no name is just a ride
03/16/07: Night nurse defeats purpose of parenthood
03/09/07: The well-dressed bed
03/02/07: Obsessed by the mob (of meerkats, that is)
02/23/07: Enough water to sail the plane
02/09/07: Blessed are the parents who say no
02/02/07: "Idol" appearance in exploratory committee
01/26/07: While you were sleazing
01/19/07: The chosen one
01/12/07: Sisters forge bonds that exceed all others
12/29/06: Erasing the old to make way for the new
12/15/06: What France understand about preserving civilization as we know it
12/08/06: A number of reasons for highway hassles
12/01/06: Keeping up with slang. Sweet!
11/17/06: The dreams keep growing larger
11/09/06: Finding the fat is a heavy job
11/03/06: Don't tell me your dog ate your voter registration card
10/27/06: Get the picture?
10/13/06: Gain a room, lose your stuff
10/06/06: TV Karts just what the glazed-over ordered
09/28/06: The job that never ends
09/15/06: Calling a woman a zero isn't so bad these days
09/08/06: No return policy on identity theft
09/01/06: Tips for good living
08/25/06: Manners begin at home
08/17/06: Keep culinary lingo simmering
08/11/06: Wedding gowns: going once, twice
08/04/06: PhD a phenomenally helpful dog
07/28/06: Out-houses for modern living
07/14/06: Food snobs or food slobs?
07/07/06: Friendly skies
06/29/06: Frosted by cold cash
06/23/06: Don't pimp the baby
06/16/06: Dads to be grateful for
06/08/06: DVD: It once meant drive, view, drive
05/19/06: Fountain comes with new set of rules for dipping
04/28/06: Cut the racket later
04/21/06: Rediscovering Thumos
04/07/06: Barking up the right tree
03/31/06: The magic and myth of 18
03/24/06: Folkloric fashion makes a clean sweep
03/16/06: Cents and Sensibility
03/10/06: Hang on Snoopy
03/03/06: Home remedy or silent conspiracy?
02/24/06: Home remedy or silent conspiracy?
02/10/06: Irreconcilable differences resolved in 15 words or less
02/03/06: Life in a parallel parking universe
01/27/06: Plugging into iPods lets us tune out the world
01/13/06: Step into Wardrobe for moral imagination
01/06/06: Cootchie coo these rules out the door
12/16/05: 'Tis the season to re-gift
12/09/05: With a huff and puff the kids are on the phone
12/02/05: Yes, Maureen Dowd, men are necessary
11/25/05: Sign of success includes a load of salsa for sale
11/15/05: What are your kids watching on the Web?
11/04/05: Be sure to get those dustballs behind the stove
10/21/05: Parents may need to brush up on discipline
09/30/05: Old, er, reliable rules for aging
09/23/05: I�ll have one cup of tea and downsize it, please
08/26/05: A RazzBerry for the BlueBerry
08/19/05: See Jane, see Jane keep her cool
08/05/05: Here kitty, kitty
07/29/05: Up to the elbows in beauty tips
07/22/05: Permission to say no
07/15/05: Once upon a tech support
07/08/05: Meet the Checkers
07/01/05: Now presenting, Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants
05/02/05: Ten reasons to wean children from television
04/08/05: Best comedy writers work for the IRS
04/01/05: Decisions at the beginning clearer than decisions at the end
03/25/05: Shoes miss the point
03/18/05: Nothing like the classics toys, that is
03/11/05: Discount cards make you feel 50 percent off
03/04/05: Taking butcher knife on date cuts at heart of romance
02/25/05: Gifted kids don't always have it all
02/18/05: Girls excel, but boys need nurturing, too
02/04/05: Dime-store finds a blast from the past
01/28/05: Can AARP card help get discounts on diapers?
01/14/05: Girl's attention in class a life-saver
12/31/04: Is there anything not for sale?
12/15/04: Chanukkah tradition lives in the window
11/24/04: Would the Pilgrims be brave enough to come ashore today?
11/19/04: Sports bar crowds conversation
11/12/04: Price of gasoline drives conversation
11/05/04: There's nothing elementary about studying cockroaches
10/29/04: Martha's world still perfect in the magazine
10/22/04: Newlyweds memories not always first-class
10/15/04: PetsCell: Wassup dog?
10/06/04: Some beauties are a cut above the rest
09/29/04: Blood runs cold at the sound of Kitty (Kelley's) claws
09/24/04: Voting rocks
09/15/04: I'm a TV talk show failure
09/10/04: Fads shift, modesty stays in style
09/03/04: Extreme makeover: You should see the dorm room now
08/27/04: Savor life's fleeting moments
08/20/04: It's a small world, but they wouldn't want to paint it08/20/04:
08/13/04: Youth cancel out (checkbook) balancing act
08/06/04: Hair-flicking moves too much for public eye
07/28/04: Some brains are on the slow train
07/23/04: Family members hold sway over hammock
07/16/04: College kids have all the answers
07/09/04: D.C.: City of Soul
07/02/04: The camp farewell kids want
06/25/04: Old Red Eyes is back, but not at this house
06/18/04: Wanted: Fathers
Fish makes mom flounder
05/14/04: Really, your call is important to them
04/30/04: When tech support shuts down � Easy for kids, hard for Mom and Dad
04/23/04: Being sick has never been so fun
04/16/04: When Mom and Dad go marketing
04/02/04: Kids, say it loud! I'm intelligent and I'm p-r-o-u-d proud
03/26/04: Clothing wars every mom for herself
03/19/04: Marriage: A peek into the crystal ball
03/12/04: Women don't burp and buy like they used to
03/05/04: Sometimes wishes do come true, even for grown-ups
02/27/04: Family there to give Mom the business
02/06/04: Chance for big money slips through her fingers
01/30/04: Profanity brings out the f-word (fury)
01/23/04: Lots of labels in this union
01/16/04: Cheap eats in college? Use your noodle
01/02/04: 2003 boasted a cast of colorful characters
12/19/03: Hours at the stove, moments at the table
12/12/03: The way they dress, "boxers or briefs?" isn't a question
12/05/03: Hey, hey, we're the monkeys (or close enough)
11/26/03: Hardship? We don't know the meaning
11/21/03: Good kids! Wonder who raised them
11/14/03: Safety first, even when danger has passed
10/24/03: NFL fan learns to handle heightened sensations
10/03/03: Chipping away at misunderstood lists
09/26/03: Boundaries disappear, society pays the price
09/19/03: Easy (bike) rider
09/12/03: Got Mom?
09/05/03: S'Mores Maker threatens all we hold dear (and gooey)
07/25/03: Private journals, public records
07/25/03: Star appears bright-eyed, bushy-tailed
07/18/03: Girls pool talents for commercial success
07/11/03: Summer; the living is easy
07/03/03: Terrible twos make terrific workout
06/27/03: Emergency a matter of definition
06/13/03: A Father's Day roast for Mother Goose
06/05/03: Good examples of bad parenting
05/23/03: Faulty equations on the love calculator
05/16/03: Busted for Oreos!
05/09/03: Mom plus shipping equals excitement
05/02/03: Mom shudders at thought of the m-a-l-l
04/21/03: Mother Confessions
04/11/03: Husband snoring: Hit or mist
04/04/03: Flip flops hashed at the lunch table
03/28/03: Bare facts on protesters
03/21/03: Madonna: Like an Author
03/17/03: Mom develops rapport with son's answering machine
03/07/03: The call for courage
02/28/03: My relationship with Mister Rogers
01/31/03: Mom pushes memories out the door
01/24/03: Picture this! Human 'beans'
01/10/03: Password, please!
12/31/02: Who it was a good year for
12/06/02: Radio show guarantees family-size audience
12/02/02: High-seas adventure would enlist few takers today
11/15/02: Frozen turkey makes cook chicken out
11/15/02: What's going on with "going out?"
11/01/02: The crazy mind of middle-age
10/25/02: Relationship rooted in willow talk
10/18/02: The challenge of being spontaneous
10/11/02: No wheels, no keys, no problem?
10/04/02: Lessons of a childhood survivor --- my children's
09/20/02: "Cutting the Cord" to the Tube
09/13/02: Over there
08/30/02: The Last One Left
08/23/02: Rare sighting made on the patio
08/16/02: Kids get reality paycheck
08/08/02: We look like this . . . no, Kidman!
08/02/02: We should be a nation of 'nuts'!
07/26/02: Hold your applause --- please!
07/19/02: Greed and Mints on the Pillows
07/12/02: Remodeling: Blueprint for Disaster
07/08/02: The Botox wrinkle
06/28/02: One perfect day
06/21/02: Flush with excitement
06/14/02: The Ways a Father Says "I Love You"
06/07/02: Garage Sale Treasures
05/31/02: No Pudgy Hour at the gym
05/19/02: Ozzy, if you come for dinner, bring change
05/19/02: Instant Messaging and LOL
05/10/02: Some mothers get something more
05/03/02: I Nudge, Therefore I Am
04/25/02: Motherhood is seasonal work
04/19/02: Paper trail to college
04/12/02: What to cook or not to cook
03/31/02: Mom and Dad Break Curfew
03/22/02: Introducing P.P.M. (Partners Per Month)
03/15/02: Birth of a Pothole
03/08/02: When Enron Momma gets mad
03/01/02: Little hope for bookaholic
02/22/02: Wrestling with prejudice
02/15/02: Say What?
02/08/02: Kitchen intelligence
02/01/02: Age-old words
01/25/02: Abortion: Switching Sides
01/18/02: Kids, take note
01/11/02: The heart-stopper e-mail
01/04/02: The slightly sunny side of 2001
12/28/01: The Way Things Work
11/30/01: The Leftover Shuffle begins
11/27/01: Glasses bring age into focus
11/16/01: A different portion of Thanks
11/09/01: The Next Stage of Parenting
11/01/01: Of boys and patriotism
10/26/01: College Son the Invisible Man
10/19/01: Out of the closet ... and into the school
10/12/01: A Parent's Guide to Dating
10/05/01: "Taking Care of You"
09/28/01: Time indivisible
09/24/01: Refueling capitalism
09/14/01: A time to mourn
09/07/01: Lack of modesty stirs the troops
08/31/01: Scholarship search an education
08/24/01: The test for parents
08/17/01: Immodest proposals
08/10/01: Trying to R-r-r-re-re-relax
08/03/01: It may be shabby and chic, but it ain't cheap
07/20/01: Bride showered with sage advice
07/13/01: Baby Bear Finds Driving "Just Right"
07/06/01: Pale at the Thought of Bronze
06/29/01: A Dog's Best Friend
06/22/01: Rethinking fatherhood
06/14/01 Don't forget to lock the door
06/07/01 How grandma punishes her kids
06/01/01 Hearing voices
05/25/01 Cyborgs for Better or Worse
05/18/01 The death of Common Sense


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Still Alice
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's disease. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring, and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what it's like to literally lose your mind...
Reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind, Ordinary People, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Still Alice packs a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a strong new voice in fiction.
- Gallery Books |
- 320 pages |
- January 2009
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1. When Alice becomes disoriented in Harvard Square, a place she's visited daily for twenty-five years, why doesn't she tell John? Is she too afraid to face a possible illness, worried about his possible reaction, or some other reason?
2. After first learning she has Alzheimer's disease, "the sound of her name penetrated her every cell and seemed to scatter her molecules beyond the boundaries of her own skin. She watched herself from the far corner of the room" (pg. 70). What do you think of Alice's reaction to the diagnosis? Why does she disassociate herself to the extent that she feels she's having an out-of-body experience?
3. Do you find irony in the fact that Alice, a Harvard professor and researcher, suffers from a disease that causes her brain to atrophy? Why do you think the author, Lisa Genova, chose this profession? How does her past academic success affect Alice's ability, and her family's, to cope with Alzheimer's?
4. "He refused to watch her take her medication. He could be mid-sentence, mid-conversation, but if she got out her plastic, days-of-the-week pill container, he left the room" (pg. 89). Is John's reaction understandable? What might be the significance of him frequently fiddling with his wedding ring when Alice's health is discussed?
5. When Alice's three children, Anna, Tom and Lydia, find out they can be tested for the genetic mutation that causes Alzheimer's, only Lydia decides she doesn't want to see more

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'We know you're here to talk about conservation, but you've got to have the background. There's a foundation to all of this," landowner Morgan Jones told me. Standing with him underneath the canopy of a 150-year-old oak and adjacent to several weathered farm buildings nearly as old, he continued: "We'll start at the beginning and tell you how we got here."
'We know you're here to talk about conservation, but you've got to have the background. There's a foundation to all of this," landowner Morgan Jones told me. Standing with him underneath the canopy of a 150-year-old oak and adjacent to several weathered farm buildings nearly as old, he continued: "We'll start at the beginning and tell you how we got here."
Morgan and Betty Jones of Brevard began searching Western North Carolina for mountain property to call home in 1992. "We were looking for about 10 acres," Morgan Jones said. "We ended up with 68," he added with a chuckle.
Those 68 acres ended up holding treasures beyond their wildest dreams, and, ultimately, that they cherished so much, they would seek to protect them forever.
The land they found — and fell in love with — had been a farm for the previous two centuries. Their property surrounds Johnson Branch, a tributary that flows into the French Broad River only a few hundred yards beyond. In the Dunns Rock township south of Brevard, it rests on the western slopes of Becky Mountain.
"The Hogsed family owned this land beginning in the 1790s," Betty Jones explained. "It was a dairy farm, and they had several gardens."
Outbuildings from the farm still dot their property: a chicken coop, carriage house, hog pen and a spring house. "Some of them are over a hundred years old," she added.
Many of the buildings were pieced together with different types of wood and materials.
"They didn't have much. But they wasted nothing," Morgan Jones said of the generations of Hogseds who inhabited the land.
Nearly a century ago, the property was heavily timbered, which prompted Morgan to inquire with the former owners — Hogseds who were in their 90s at the time of his inquiry — about the logging.
"Why did you cut down the whole forest?" he asked. "They told me 'Because we were hungry.'�"
It was May when the Joneses first visited the Hogsed property for sale on Johnson Branch. When the real estate agent walked them up a trail ascending the slopes, they found the entire forest floor blanketed with thousands of trout lilies. "My passion is plants," Betty Jones said. "I decided right then that I had to have this."
But their interest in the land had competition. The Joneses had to outbid another offer from a buyer who hoped to use the property commercially. Morgan Jones wasn't pleased, having seen plenty of pristine land exploited and denaturalized across our mountains.
"We said, 'Hey. This is ridiculous. We can't just keep knocking stuff down.'�"
When the Hogsed family asked the Joneses what their intentions were for the property, their reply was frank.
"Nothing," explained Morgan Jones. "They were surprised. But that suited them just fine."
The Jones' favorite memories on the land came during their explorations of the property during their first few years living there.
"We really didn't know what we had here," remembered Betty Jones. 'We had only taken a short walk on it to see the flowers."
They were blown away with what they found, discovering waterfall after waterfall. Altogether, the property hosts at least a dozen separate falls and cascades — many that are among the most beautiful in the county.
Sometimes, their explorations discovered the unexpected.
"We were crawling on our hands and knees up a steep hill, and all of a sudden I looked up and there was somebody looking down at me," Morgan Jones recalled. "And it wasn't a person — it was a bear. We were both pretty surprised."
But the discovery that Betty Jones has most enjoyed on their land is her flowers and plants — more than 300 species. Beginning in 2000, she began cataloging every plant that she found on the property. She records every detail, including location and date of discovery, so that she can look for it again in subsequent years to see if the plant reoccurs.
Her personal flora inventory of the property now exceeds nine pages. She has also accumulated two full albums of wildflower photos taken on their property.
"Every day it seems like I still discover something new out here," she said.
Betty Jones' burning passion for plants — she not only knows the quantity and location of all of the flowers on the property, but their Latin names, too — led to her involvement with the Western Carolina Botanical Club. Fittingly, it was club member Anne Ulinski who first detected the Joneses' passion for their property and its natural resources, and suggested the idea of a conservation easement.
Ulinski is one of the co-founders of Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, which was initiated in 1994 after the completion of the first-ever comprehensive inventory of natural areas in Henderson County. She put the Joneses in touch with CMLC, who discussed the high conservation value of their land and its many natural resources worth protecting in perpetuity. It's only fitting that Ulinski is still protecting land, nearly two decades after she first started.
"We said, 'Hey, we can't let this thing go. One day somebody is going to build something on this land and ruin it. We have to leave it like it is," Morgan Jones recalled. "So by giving a conservation easement … that stops it forever. That's it."
The Joneses consulted with their children about their desire to conserve the land at Johnson Branch. They explained to them that because the land cannot be developed after the easement, its monetary value would be reduced and subsequently, decrease the value of their inheritance. According to Betty Jones, "still, they were all for it."
In 2009, CMLC partnered with the Joneses to complete a 61-acre conservation easement on their property. The easement protects nearly a half mile of the Johnson Branch tributary, as well as multiple seepage bogs teeming with biodiversity. It also protects its dozen waterfalls and significant natural communities such as a hemlock forest and several "spray cliffs." Most important to Betty Jones, it protects her flowers — making sure that the land that hosts them will always remain in its natural state. The flowers she has so tirelessly documented will continue to come up in the same spots, each year, forever.
Ken Borgfeldt, a fellow member of the Western Carolina Botanical Club, admits that he has "property envy" with the Joneses land.
"This tract has more waterfalls than you can count," he said. He is also enamored with the botanical diversity that it harbors. "Without question, it's my favorite property that CMLC has protected."
Borgfeldt periodically leads walks for groups at Johnson Branch to showcase its beauty to visitors.
Because the Joneses' property hosts their private residence, the land isn't open to the public. However, they relish the opportunity to share their natural treasures and stunning scenery once or twice a year to groups who have an interest in seeing it — including CMLC, which leads a hike at Johnson Branch each May. Bursting with wildflowers and waterfalls, the outing — open only to CMLC members — is one of the land trust's most popular of the year.
Whether sharing it with others or reveling in its splendor on their own, Morgan and Betty Jones are teeming with pride to have protected their Johnson Branch property.
"This is important. We have beautiful land with a nice creek, but it's a lot more than that," explained Morgan Jones. "We're saving something that can't be duplicated."


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Ardmore police have arrested three more people in connection with the rash of $20 counterfeit bills that have been circulating in Ardmore.
Sgt. Ryan Hunnicutt, APD public information officer, said information obtained by investigators and narcotics officers Thursday led to the execution of a search warrant at a residence in the 1600 block of Refinery Road.
Wesley Watkins and Tamara Baker were arrested on pending charges related to the manufacturing and distribution of counterfeit money. Hunnicutt said officers also garnered enough information to arrest Eric Jackson, who was located several hours later.
All three are booked into the Carter County Detention Center. The trio joined Charles Hamby who was arrested early Thursday morning after he was found in possession of $400 in counterfeit $20 bills. Hamby was charged with one count of possession of forged notes or instruments. He continues to be listed as a CCDC inmate pending the posting of a $15,000 bond.
Watkins, Baker and Jackson are expected to be charged and make initial appearances in district court today.
"While several people were involved the investigation was primarily the work Det. Matt Dunn who joined the investigations team earlier this month. Det. Dunn is still trying to locate additional suspects and has information to charge at least two more involved in this crime," Hunnicutt said.
Hunnicutt said police have received numerous reports over the past month regarding counterfeit money "mostly 20s" passed in the community.
"This case has been helped tremendously from citizen and business tips and cooperation in identifying suspects," Hunnicutt said. "Det. Dunn continues to urge all local business to continue to look for additional counterfeit bills.


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Meandering in the Yucatan
A few years ago, we visited Merida, Yucatan. Neither of us speaks Spanish, but communication also occurs with eyes, hands, nodding, and a few basic words of greeting come quickly.
We were warned about being "targets" in Mexico of beggars, pickpockets, and dangerous characters. But with a bit of research, we learned that people in the Yucatan consider themselved Yucatecans, not Mexicans, and Merida is proud of its low crime rate and clean city.
We flew in late at night and took a cab to our hotel, which was very nice and clean. After a fabulous breakfast buffet we walked a few blocks to the town square where vendors sell mostly hand crafted items. Some of the vendors do not speak Spanish. They speak Mayan, as their ancestors did. Vendors and nearby cafes serve tasty local cuisine, much like you can buy in Los Angeles. But don't drink the water or drinks made with local water! Big mistake.
The Cathedral was built in the late 1500's by the Spanish conquerors of the Maya. The Spanish destroyed the sacred sites of the Maya, and used the stones to build a Catholic cathedral, saints and all. It is a beautiful building, but I found the destruction of the Mayan temples and then using that material to construct the cathedral very insulting and disturbing.
The town square is a beautiful park, surrounded by lovely buildings from the 16th, 17th and 18th century, some of which were build by Italian businessmen. One huge and gorgeous home is now a museum with marble staircases, mummies, and skeletons. The skulls of children were shaped into a point by attaching boards on the baby's head. How that must have hurt.
I was impressed by the friendliness and courtesy of the Meridians. As I descended the huge marble staircase of the museum, clinging to the marble banister and using a cane, a mother noticed and told her son, about 8, to "help the lady," so he offered his hand although he was obviously embarrassed to take my hand. The side walks are narrow in Merida, and each day we met up with teens from a nearby school. They wore uniforms---boys in white shirts and dark trousers; girls in jumpers over blouses. They stepped off the sidewalks to let us "old folks" pass and many of them smiled shyly and said, "Olla." They seemed to be about 13 or 14. I remembered a parade in Devils Lake when boys of that age were standing in a gang on the sidewalk. Older ladies walking in front of me, saw them, hesitated, and crossed the street. I knew the boys, and walked right into their "mob," and they all backed up, smiled sheepishly and as if at attention, said, "Hi, Missus Light." Why are so many adults leery of kids?
While in Merida, most days we took tours of ancient ruins: Chichen Itza, Tulum, and others. We signed up for the tours at a table in the hotel. Very interesting to see the craftsmanship and the knowldge of the stars the ancients had learned as they watched the stars from their observatories. I sat down to rest on a rock pile and soon I had company. Within moments Iguanas, some little and some as long as four feet, began coming out of the rocks to see who was sitting on their homel They were as interested in me as I was in them.
The earth, ground rocks, is white around Merida. It was once sea bottom, and is now made of billions of shells, so it is calcium and white. Our hotel was constructed of large white cubes of this rock, and with careful examination, you can see the shells of the ancient mollusks.
The rural area is called a "jungle." it is dense shrubs, no tall palms. There are no rivers or lakes, no surface water. All water is all underground. The depressions are deep holes, deep enough to contain water falls, draping vines, and even trees. They are called cenotes (Sen-no-tay). Some you can get down into and even swim in the emerald water.
People are always interesting. The Mayans are short and agile. I suppose they had to be to build those huge observatories. We met a photographer who teaches in Texas. He is a Cuban and came here via immigrating first to Italy, then to the US as an Italian. An older gentleman from Australia befriended us. His family lived in Holland when World Word II began. Even though he is not Jewish, his entire familly was sent to a Concentration Camp and killed. To escape the Germans, he walked all the way to Portugal, sleeping in fields and eating whatever he could find on the way. He was fourteen! From Portugal he was hired to work on a ship and did so the entire war. At the end of the war, he had no family and no home, so the captain suggested he go to Australia. He did, married, and ran a restaurant and had one daughter--both now dead. In spite of all the losses in his life, (or perhaps becasue of his suffering?) he was one of the kindest people I have ever met. Although he was denied formal education because of the war, he is a great reader and a wise man. I met two women from the south of France, who were astouded to meet a person from North Dakota and very curious about life on the Prairie. They live in the coastal sun, and were quite complimentary about my Swedish, winter pallor!
While we were in Merida, George W Bush arrived to have talks with Vincente Fox. They met in a beautiful old building right off the square. We saw the presidential plane at the airport and we witnesses a parade in protest of Bush---with hand made signs in English. (They knew how to swear in English and did NOT like Dubya). Everywhere we looked were armed police---should we feel safe or afraid?
We went in February and the weather was beautiful. Wherever we have be fortunate enough to go, we research in advance, pay attention to the weather and local attractions, and appreciate the history, the people, the foods, the countryside.
Who knew there are entire villages where the language is still Mayan? And there are still people whose profiles look just like the people carved on the stones of the ancient sites.


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Wolves defender Sam Ricketts has become the fourth player to withdraw from the Wales squad for next Tuesday's opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Andorra.
The Football Association of Wales announced on their official website that Ricketts picked up an injury in training on Tuesday.
He will be replaced by 35-year-old Danny Gabbidon, who rejoined Cardiff City earlier this week in a player-coach capacity.
Danny Gabbidon has been called into the Wales squad for next Tuesday's opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Andorra
Defenders Adam Matthews and James Collins had previously pulled out, together with Reading striker Hal Robson-Kanu. They were replaced by Declan John, Paul Dummett and Jake Taylor, respectively.
Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen, meanwhile, says Wales are confident they can "make big things happen" in their qualifying group.
Allen and company kick off the campaign away against the Group B minnows Andorra, with t he game taking place, as planned, on a new 3G artificial playing surface at Andorra's National Stadium after the pitch was finally given a green light following close inspection by UEFA officials.
And Allen knows the importance of making a strong start ahead of home games against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus next month.
"It sounds obvious to say it, but the start is vital. You want to get off the mark with a quick three points," Allen said.
"We've got the belief and confidence we can make a good start and make big things happen in this group. It is a long road, but every minute we are together counts towards that end goal.
"The change in the amount of teams that qualify has given us a boost. That, coupled with the players we've got, we are really confident we can hit the ground running.
"It is a group filled with tough teams, but we feel we can compete with them all."
Wales manager Chris Coleman will travel with a squad that contains star men Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, and their combined impact is not lost on Allen.
"We've got the likes of Gareth and Aaron, who have played consistently at the highest level for their clubs, and they are going to bring that to the table for us as well, which is fantastic," he added.
"We expect to perform, and we have the quality to win the game. It's as simple as that, really.
"There is strong competition for places, and that always breeds success.
"No-one can rest on their laurels. They know if they take their eye off the ball and don't perform to the level expected, then someone else is going to take their place.
"In training, you can see the standards have improved, and that can only hold us in good stead, really."
As for the pitch saga, Allen said: "It doesn't matter what pitch we play on, whatever surface, our focus on is how we play and perform.
"We would prefer to play on grass, that's what we do week in week out and it's an obvious preference.
"But we've all played on artificial surfaces enough times to know what to expect from it, and it's not a problem."
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Geotagging Images and Adding the Shooting Direction
The GPS Receiver GP-E2 can geotag your shots and record the route you travel. Using the provided software Map Utility, you can view shooting locations and the route traveled. The receiver can also set the camera time via GPS.
Compatibility According to Canon
"Automatic geotagging when shooting is supported by EOS-1D X and later cameras such as the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 7D. Manual geotagging after shooting (from logging information) is supported by all EOS digital cameras."
Compatibility According to Me
EOS 1Dx and EOS 5D Mark III — Fully Compatible
EOS 7D — Partially Compatible (requires included cable, missing some features)
All other EOS cameras — Not worth the price. There are other logging options on the market for a lot less money.
The GP-E2 Receiver is supported by all EOS cameras that display [GPS device settings] in their menu as shown below.
- Shots taken while the receiver is attached to the camera are geotagged, adding location information (latitude, longitude, elevation, and shooting time) to images.
- Shooting locations of geotagged images can be viewed in Adobe Lightroom 4 or on Google Earth.
- Images can also be tagged with the shooting direction using the receiver's digital compass except for the EOS 7D.
- For other EOS cameras, only the logging function is available. Using this information, you can geotag images later using the Map Utility.
Turning the Receiver On
<ON> Position
- The receiver functions in this position only with EOS DIGITAL cameras that display [GPS device settings] in the menu.
- Shots taken while the receiver is attached to the camera are geotagged, adding location information (latitude, longitude, elevation, and shooting time) to images.
- Images can also be tagged with the shooting direction, using the receiver's digital compass.
<LOG> Position
- With the switch in this position, the receiver keeps a record of location information along the route traveled.
- The route can be viewed on a virtual map. Logs can also be used to geotag images at a later time.
- The images that can be geotagged after shooting with logging information are JPEG and RAW images (file extension: CR2) shot with EOS DIGITAL cameras.
- Movie files can also be geotagged this way at a later time, when using cameras that display [GPS device settings] in the menu (except with the EOS 7D).
- When the receiver is attached or connected to a camera that displays the [GPS device settings] menu item, the receiver will geotag images as you shoot, and periodically log location information. Images can also be tagged with the shooting direction.
* EOS 7D does not support tagging of the shooting direction.
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Here's What the Map Looks Like in Adobe Lightroom 4
Now, wasn't that a lot simpler than reading the manual?
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Burkina Faso is classified as both a least developed country and a low-income, food-deficit country. The UNDP 2006 Human Development Report ranked Burkina Faso 174nd out of 177 countries. Over 45 percent of the population lives below the poverty line.
The country is also very food insecure with high rates of both chronic and acute malnutrition, respectively 39 percent and 19 percent. It is subject to recurrent drought and locust infestation resulting in cereal production shortfall.
WFP Activities
WFP is working to connect farmers in Burkina Faso to markets through the Purchase for Progress initiative. Learn more
The Country Programme 2006-2010, which targets the geographical areas characterised by the highest prevalence of food insecure households, emphasises partnerships with other UN and development agencies to ensure that initiatives complement each other and food aid has a comparative advantage. It focuses on:
- adult literacy and access to basic education, especially for women and girls;
- nutrition and health status of undernourished children aged between six months and two years, pregnant and lactating women, and people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, the latter benefiting from complementary resources from the Global Funds for Tuberculosis; and
- sustainable livelihoods for rural populations, reducing their vulnerability to natural disasters and food insecurity.
WFP assistance will reach an average of 380,000 beneficiaries a year in 25 provinces characterised by structural food insecurity, high rates of chronic malnutrition, low school enrolment, literacy and attendance of health facilities. Over the five-year period, food distribution will increase from an average 8,000 metric tons (MT) to 12,000m per year. More than 80 percent of the food distributed is purchased locally.
In addition to the Country Programme a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation: PRRO 10541.0 "Reversing growing under-nutrition in food insecure regions" was approved in December 2006.
A joint Government/WFP/UNICEF/FAO/WHO nutrition and food security assessment mission carried out in September 2006 identified five regions where the prevalence of under-nutrition has reached alarming levels, i.e. beyond the WHO critical threshold of 15 percent. The mission recommended that a nutrition programme including both rehabilitation and prevention activities is jointly implemented in the five regions: Sahel, north, central north, east and south-west.
WFP will provide micro-nutrient-rich supplementary food rations to 426,000 children under three affected by acute under-nutrition and to 242,500 undernourished pregnant and lactating women over a two-year period. Through this operation WFP aims to reduce the levels of moderate acute under-nutrition among children under three year old, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
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The Missouri Tigers opened up SEC conference tournament play last night with an easy victory over Texas AandM. The Tigers led the game from start to finish and were really never challenged at any point during the game. I can't recall becoming annoyed at Phil Pressey at any time during the game which shows you how good Missouri played. Things get a little tougher tonight as they face Ole Miss for the third time this year. The two teams have split their first two games with both teams winning in dominating fashion on their home floor. It will be interesting to see the two teams play on a neutral court. I should say hear how the two teams play on a neutral court because unless you took out a second mortgage on the house and purchased ESPN's Full Court package of college basketball games you are not likely to be watching Missouri's game tonight and weren't able to watch last night's game either. ESPNU is showing every SEC tournament game today except for one, tonight's Missouri game. If Missouri can get past Ole Miss tonight then the rest of their games will be on TV locally on KTVO but tonight most of us are stuck with listening to the game on the radio as Mr. Excitement Mike Kelly and Gary Link have the call. According to them Missouri never makes a mistake and Phil Pressey is the greatest player alive. I was shocked that they actually acknowledge the fact he put up an air ball at the end of the game against Tennessee.
Most of the "experts" are projecting Missouri as a no. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament but cant' agree on what region they will be playing in. Missouri could move up higher if they can win the SEC tournament but I really don't know how much higher since the SEC is down this year and Florida who has been the top team in the SEC all year struggled at the end of the season including losing their last game to Kentucky and also losing at Missouri.
The St. Louis Cardinals are halfway through spring training and things are going about as well as could be expected. There are still some questions that need to be answered but several young arms have had very good springs and there is quite a battle going on for the fifth starter between Joe Kelly and Shelby Miller. Kelly has put up the better numbers this spring while Miller has struggled with control at various times but has loads of potential. Another pitcher who will make an impact sooner rather than later is Michael Wacha who was the Cardinals first round pick in last year's draft. Wacha will start the year in the minors most likely at Triple A Memphis but I would not be at all surprised to see him take the mound at Busch Stadium at some point this year. All reports indicate that Matt Carpenter has adjusted well to second base and is being counted on to play there a lot this season. The Cardinals still have Daniel Descalso who can play all the infield positions and is thus a very valuable asset given Carpenter's inexperience at second and the uncertainty at shortstop especially if Pete Kozma falters. Jaime Garcia has shown improvement as he recovers from last season's shoulder injury and is considered to be ready to start the season in the starting rotation.
The Kansas City Royals continue to show great offensive potential as they have put up some very lofty numbers so far this spring. Their pitching hasn't been quite what they were hoping for but it's still early yet and they will get there. I really think the Royals and Tigers will be battling for the NL Central lead throughout this year with the Cleveland Indians also being right there.
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The Monopoly race car is now spared from the junkyard and is staying safely on track, owing to support from loyal motorists who provided a roadside assist. AAA Oklahoma is thanking fans who joined in the auto club's social media campaign, voting to save the beloved Monopoly race car player token.
AAA's campaign included Facebook posts on facebook.com/AAAOklahoma, and Twitter posts from @AAAOklahoma using the tweet "#TeamRACECAR."
Hasbro, Monopoly's maker, Wednesday announced results of its online voting campaign which invited the public to decide which game token to retire: the race car, the iron, Scottie dog, wheelbarrow, shoe, top hat, thimble or battleship. The loser is the iron, which received the fewest votes and will be shut off permanently, replaced by a cat. Voting ended Tuesday.
The race car is one of the earliest Monopoly game tokens, introduced in 1935 and popular ever since. In fact, it's the favorite of Hasbro's marketing VP.
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Dr. Kenneth B. Dellett, 82, of El Dorado, died Sunday evening, Feb. 3, 2013 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Kenneth B. Dellett, 82, of El Dorado, died Sunday evening, Feb. 3, 2013 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. The celebration of his life will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist church. Interment will follow in Sunset Lawns Cemetery. A visitation will be held Wednesday evening between 7-8 p.m at the Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Ken was born Aug. 15, 1930 in LaCrosse, Kan. He graduated from Ft Hays State University, the K.U. Medical school and received his designation of Opthalmologist from Nebraska University. He was united in marriage to Margaret Field. He Joined the United States Navy and served as an officer.
Memberships included the First United Methodist Church, the American Medical Association and the El Dorado Country club. He loved to play golf and pool and play in the weekly poker games.
Surviving family include: his wife, Margaret of the home; son, Randy and wife Lori Dellett of El Dorado; daughter, Tamara and husband David Crum of Milwaukee, Wisc.; grandchildren, Kevin and Alex Crum, Chris Dellett, and Brian Maddox; and sister, Gwen Mitchell of Albuquerque, N.M. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Kenneth "Field" Dellett, in 2009.
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The boys tennis team hosted a tennis tournament on Saturday and the Saints won three matches against Columbia Heights, Stewartville and SW Christian.
Saints win three matches in home tournament
The boys tennis team hosted a tennis tournament on Saturday and the Saints won three matches against Columbia Heights, Stewartville and SW Christian.
The matches were competitive as the Saints beat SW Christian and Columbia Heights by team scores of 4-3. The Saints had an easier time of it against Stewartville winning 6-1.
It started out a little wobbly against SWC as the Saints lost the one, two and three singles matches in straight sets.
Connor Olson fell at one singles 4-6, 3-6; John Foss lost at number two singles 4-6, 2-6 and Brock Mueller lost 1-6, 2-6.
A pivotal match was four singles as Kilian Wehde won in three sets. One doubles was another key match for the Saints as Will Runge and Aldair Trujillo won in three sets. The number two doubles of Connor Engel and Cole Skow and the three doubles of Michael Hedlund and Erik Heitz won in straight sets.
Against Columbia Heights the Saints lost at one and three singles and at two doubles. SJA's wins at two and four singles and one and three doubles provided the victory margin.
Olson and Wehde lost at one and three singles respectively. Wehde lost in three sets, while Olson fell in straight sets.
Foss at two singles and Sandin Skow at four won in straight sets for SJA.
Runge and Trujillo won at number one doubles in three sets, Engel and Cole Skow lost at two doubles in three sets, with the final set going to Columbia Heights by a 14-12 score.
Hedlund and Heitz secured the team win a 6-4, 7-5 win at number three doubles.
Against Stewartville the Saints had an easier time of it. Connor Olson had the only loss for SJA with a three set loss at one singles.
At two singles Foss won 6-4, 6-3; Mueller won at three singles in threes sets and Sandin Skow won in straight sets at four singles by a 6-1, 6-2 score.
Runge and Trujillo, who as a doulbes team wear the brightest shoes on the court, won at one doubles in three sets.
Engel and Cole Skow at two and Heitz and Hedlund at three doubles won in straight sets.
Summing up the tournament Saints Head Coach Les Zellmann said, "It was quality play on a high quality weather day. Our number one and number two singles players - Connor Olson and John Foss are establishing themselves as very solid singles players. We can count on them to compete well against top players of other teams.
"Our doubles teams performed well - good serving overall, good decision making with shots, and pretty solid net play.
"We are also showing some good team depth. Brock Mueller, Sandin Skow and Kilian Wehde played at #3 and 4 singles and provide our team with increasing versatility. We also know Colin Hoppe and Adrian Torres available to step into the varsity lineup if needed."
On Monday the Saints hit the road and played a match against the Fairmont Cardinals. The Saints swept the Cardinals 7-0. Connor Olson won in three sets at number one singles. John Foss at two and Kilian Wehde at three singles won in straight sets. Sandin Skow at number four singles won in three sets.
The Saints three doubles teams of Runge and Trujillo at one; Engel and Cole Skow at two and Heitz and Hedlund at three doubles won in straight sets.
The sixth ranked in the state Waseca Bluejays paid the Saints a visit on Tuesday. It was an opportunity for the Saints to measure where they stand against top flight competition and the SJA boys acquitted themselves very well losing the team score 4-3.
The Saints won at two singles and at two and three doubles.
In singles John Foss won in three sets 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. Eighth grader Sandin Skow lost in three sets at four singles 6-4, 6-7, 4-6.
Connor Olson and Kilian Wehde at one and three singles respectively, lost in straight sets.
In doubles the one doubles team of Runge and Trujillo lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. At two Engel and Cole Skow won 6-2, 6-2 and Heitz and Hedlund won 6-3, 6-0.
Coach Zellmann said, "Great match against the 6th ranked team.
"Our doubles play continues to get stronger with each match. Our singles are very competitive. We are seeing improvements daily." I would add when there is not snow on the tennis courts!
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You know you're "addicted" to tea when ....
When you have put together an Excel spreadsheet with all the different teas you are going to buy so that you can use the tins and caddies, and what teas you are going to fill them with
you brew up three litre jugs of iced tea at work several times a day to try to try and offload all the original tea so that you can fill the tins and caddies with your chosen tea
the Excel spreadsheet just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger
Haha! I just did the first thing, and I calculated out price per package so I could see which places were most reasonable. I should change it to calculate price per 50g incl shipping. Of course, when actually choosing where to order from, I do take reviews into consideration. :)
Thankfully I'm not the only tea fanatic with a screw loose! I'm very definite about which tins and boxes I am after so I'm ordering directly from the supplier. I have, however, purchased loose leaf tea and then put down on my Excel spreadsheet which tin I'm going to buy for it.
I'm a disgrace! ;)
Don't worry, I have my teas Inventoried, a list of teas I want, and a list of places I'd like to one day purchase tea from.
When you have been away from your tea stash since Christmas Day and all you can think about is getting home tomorrow and drinking it all.
I love this one, so much holiday traveling, and we can't take the whole stash with us!! It's like we need an extra day off to catch up on tea drinking!
I am terrible with this…I try taking as much tea with me as possible wherever I go…and then I think about the stash I left at the house. Maybe I should have brought just one more thing of tea with me!
You didn't have wine, so you toasted the New Year with tea instead.
I specially made a pitcher of iced Bubbly (from DAVIDs Tea) and tossed in a splash of gin, and that's what I toasted to the new year with! haha
I mixed my fruit herbal blend with seltzer and a family friend asked "Why is her champagne a different color?" ummm because tea is more fun than champagne.
When you want to cry a little when your divvy-ing up your tea for a swap. :P
When you realize how much care and effort you are putting into getting all the air out of the bag without crushing the leaf and it suddenly dawns on you, your old college friends didn't put near that much effort into their little bags. Know what I mean Vern?
you are strongly considering making tea orders of kinds of tea that are trade-able, regardless of your personal interests in the blend.
you walk 12-15 blocks across town on the offchance a gift store you know has good tea (dry for sale, not serving)is still open while waiting for your friend to get done with an appointment
Just thought of another: when you find yourself googling unflavored toothpaste because you need to brush your teeth in the morning but you so want another cup of tea, but you know the toothpaste flavor will mask the wonderful flavor of TEA!
Try crest cinnamon one…that's the only one I've found that won't affect me tea drinking.
I use homemade/artisan made toothpowder, and that has a very minor delay in "after taste" issues.
np. I also added some ground sencha to my tooth powder, since the fluoride naturally found in tea is about the only kind I can tolerate.
I think Kasumi adding tea to her toothpaste is another of those "you know you're addicted to tea when…" type things.
There IS a green tea toothpaste! "Dr Sharp's Green Tea Whitening Toothpaste" google it!
Interesting, and it seems to not have any additional fluoride…thanks!
woah this is life changing.
When you are walking through walmart and you see a video you think is titled 'Tea', only to find out they just placed the tag over the last letter and it really says 'Ted' groan.
When you think you have emptied a bag of tea only to find a few small morsels in the creases at the bottom of the bag. Then the first thing you think is "Oh noooo I have to get that out or this tea won't reach its destiny!"
lol… guilty
LOL! There's no easy way for me to get the tea out of the creases, but it must come out no matter how small the bits are!


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STOCKTON - County narcotics agents found about 130 marijuana plants in one bedroom when they raided a house recently in the 2600 block of Fresno Avenue.
STOCKTON - County narcotics agents found about 130 marijuana plants in one bedroom when they raided a house recently in the 2600 block of Fresno Avenue.
It was one of six marijuana grow operations linked to 52-year-old Genaro Olaguez, who is charged for criminal violations in connection to the raids.
Agents also found weapons at the properties and elaborate electricity wiring that bypassed Pacific Gas & Electric and posed a fire hazard to the surrounding neighborhoods.
The set-ups are an example of the types of marijuana operations local prosecutors are cracking down on as the number of growers climbs, said Deputy District Attorney Todd Turner.
It's easy money for growers. It's big cash. And in most cases, it's illegal.
But the lure to grow is there in part, officials say, because of the ambiguity of California's medical marijuana laws, which cast enough grey area to empower crooked growers who use the law to try to mask criminal activities.
On top of that, the federal government still considers marijuana illegal in all cases.
Marijuana will continue to be considered a highly dangerous drug under federal law with no accepted medical uses, after a U.S. appeals court Tuesday refused to order a change in the government's 40-year-old drug classification schedule.
The decision keeps in place an odd legal split over marijuana, a drug deemed to be as dangerous as heroin and worse than methamphetamine by federal authorities, but one that has been legalized for medical use by voters or legislators in 21 states and for recreational use in two.
Over the past few years, large-scale grows have made up 80 percent of the drug raids prosecuted by the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office. The county and much of the Valley is considered a prime region for its vast farmlands and economic rental market.
"Now it's the majority of our caseload," Turner said. "They think they can get away with this stuff because of the vagueness of the laws."
State law allows patients and their primary caregivers to possess and farm marijuana for personal medical use, and it allows them to form cooperatives.
The problem is the law is "just too open-ended," said Agent Jimmy Fritts, of the county Metropolitan Narcotics Task Force.
The task force last year investigated 61 cases involving marijuana grows - 30 percent of all drug investigations - and each case is associated with up to 10 grow locations, said Capt. Bruce Wuest.
California guidelines state that a patient can have up to six mature or 12 immature plants and a half pound of processed cannabis, but doctors may recommend more, and local government can enact their own standards.
But in some cases, Fritts said, doctors prescribe outrageous amounts that don't appear to be for personal use.
Turner said he isn't aware of any doctor in the county who issues such medical marijuana recommendations, but growers usually go to doctors in the Bay Area or around Sacramento.
Officials say the issue needs to be addressed at the state level so there are clearer guidelines in the industry.
Meanwhile, local law enforcement is having to make judgment calls on the types of cases it pursues.
They're not going after everyone.
"We're basically getting the ones that are way out of control," Turner said, adding that many times the operations tend to break other rules, including utility theft and unlawful possession of weapons.
For instance, one individual whose name is not disclosed because he is still under investigation for cultivating in an outdoor farm, had a physician's letter that recommended 99 plants and 16 pounds of processed cannabis.
Agents discovered more than 500 plants the size of Christmas trees, as well as illegal weapons. Even if the grower hadn't gone over the threshold, the recommendation amount seemed beyond a person's needs, agents said.
"They'll tell us they're going to use it. That they're going to eat them," Fritts said.
"We have to sit there and argue," said James Boles, another agent with the narcotics unit.
The general public has a perception that marijuana in general - not medical marijuana - is legal, Wuest said. "When in fact there's nothing legal about what they're doing even under state law," he said.
Others think they can beat the system, Turner said.
More individuals - and not always your typical drug dealer with a rap sheet - are jumping into the business even as federal laws continue to conflict with states that have legalized marijuana.
Local businessman Matthew Davies is currently facing 10 years in prison on a federal indictment for cultivating marijuana.
He maintains he was running a nonprofit medical marijuana co-op legitimately and said he is being unfairly targeted by federal authorities even as President Barack Obama has stated he has "bigger fish to fry." Obama was referring to the prosecution of recreational marijuana users in Washington and Colorado, where voters recently legalized recreational marijuana.
"In Matt's case, this is an example of someone doing things right, legally, without tax evasion and without hidden grows," said Steven Ragland, Davies' attorney. "He should not be held up as an example of a person to prosecute."
Ragland said Davies, also a real estate businessman and part-owner of Le Bistro Restaurant in Stockton, consulted with attorneys and tax professionals before establishing dispensaries and grow operations.
Davies, who has a master's degree in business administration, is a family man and has provided tax revenue and more than 100 jobs to the communities where he does business, Ragland said.
And he drew a salary of only $50,000 from the marijuana organizations, Ragland said.
But U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said Davies is being prosecuted because he was a major player in a "very significant commercial operation," according to a letter he wrote to Ragland.
Federal prosecutors say Davies was involved in growing an excess of 2,000 plants, as well as operating at least seven dispensaries that together generated about $3 million.
On Friday, a 62-year-old Stockton woman pleaded guilty in connection to the case. Lynn Farrell Smith, one of Davies' partners, in a plea deal agreed to charges of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana, two counts of manufacturing marijuana and six counts of distributing marijuana from storefronts in Stockton and Sacramento.
The pool of investigations includes a case that shocked local prosecutors.
County probation employee Alfonso Racacho III recently was arrested in connection to a grow operation in Manteca.
Racacho, who worked in the county Juvenile Justice Department, is being charged with marijuana cultivation, possession of marijuana for sale and theft of utilities. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in February.
More often than not, shady operations conceal their activities in homes and farmland without proper authorization from the landlords.
Cornfields become a fortress for hidden outdoor cultivation pockets. The farmers often are not aware someone in charge of the harvest has allowed the activity.
Grow houses are outfitted with shelving and irrigation systems that cause property damage.
In Olaguez's case, one of the homeowners is out an estimated $10,000 to $20,000 in damages to two of his rental homes.
Turner said Pacific Gas & Electric loses hundreds of thousands of dollars from energy theft in such cases - costs that are passed on to customers.
Fires from overworked transformers destroy rental homes and neighboring houses. And the operations are magnets for burglars and robbers.
Authorities say the public should be concerned, because resources are being sucked up by these operations, including enforcement dollars.
As a result, cities are passing ordinances to limit the medical marijuana industry. Manteca has forced the operations indoors, Tracy has excluded them by zoning, and Lodi is currently looking into developing an ordinance.
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About this Publication TitleNaturalizations - PA Western
These files contain declarations of intent and petitions for naturalization for the Western District of Pennsylvania, arranged by date, October 1820 through September 26, 1906. They also include records of the US Circuit Court, July 1910-1911, listed by petition number, from 1 to 1,616; and records of the US District Court, October 1, 1906 through January 27, 1931, listed by petition number, from 1 to 91,300.
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