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On the 17th floor of the Phillip Burton Federal Building in a city known for being at the edge of social change, a federal trial is under way that could lead to a landmark ruling on same-sex marriage in America.
Perry v. Schwarzenegger, which began Jan. 11 in the US District Court for Northern California, challenges the constitutionality of California's voter-approved ban on gay marriage. Over the past 10 days, lawyers have made a broad-based case against Proposition 8, ranging from arguments that it reflects prejudice against gays and lesbians to discussions about the nature of modern marriage, and the notion that homosexuality requires special protections like gender and race.
Many gay-marriage advocates say the case is ultimately destined for the US Supreme Court and represents the best path to legalizing same-sex marriage. They hope this lawsuit will be their Loving v. Virginia – the 1967 case that ended race-based restrictions on marriage.
But not all activists are on board. Some worry the stakes are too high: a federal challenge at a time when most states and voters reject gay marriage could be premature. Even if the Supreme Court eventually takes the case – bound to be appealed by the losing side in San Francisco in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and then to the Supreme Court– the court has historically been reluctant to move too far ahead of the people. A defeat in the Supreme Court would deal a huge setback to a movement that has seen significant gains over the past decade.
"The national marriage project was assiduously avoiding a federal court challenge. They were working slowly toward [it]," says Marc Spindelman, a law professor at Ohio State University and an expert on gay and lesbian rights. But, he adds, "if there's a circuit court that's likely to recognize same-sex marriage" it's the Ninth Circuit, under which the district court falls and which is often branded the most liberal.
State-by-state strategy
Until now, gay-marriage advocates had been largely lock step in pursuing a state-by-state strategy. And it appeared to be working. Courts in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa have legalized same-sex marriage while legislatures in Vermont and New Hampshire have extended marriage to gay couples. In December, the city council in the District of Columbia voted to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
But voters in 31 other states have passed laws limiting marriage to heterosexual couples, sending a message that despite growing acceptance of same-sex civil unions, most Americans oppose expanding the institution of marriage to same-sex couples. Last November, Maine voters overturned a state law legalizing gay marriage. Soon after, New York lawmakers defeated a gay-marriage bill, and earlier this month the New Jersey Senate rejected a bill to legalize gay marriage.
A battle focused on the ballot box and state legislatures is now shifting to the courts. After gay-marriage advocates were dealt a setback by the New Jersey Senate, they pledged to go to the state Supreme Court. In Boston, a gay-rights group has filed a suit challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman.
Initially, a divide over Prop. 8 challenge
That shift may explain the softening of the initial opposition in the gay-rights movement to the San Francisco challenge. Last May, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Lambda Legal denounced the lawsuit as the wrong strategy for California's gay community. Since then, all three have filed briefs supporting it.
Plaintiffs in the case against Proposition 8 are two same-sex couples, Kristin Perry and her longtime partner, Sandra Stier, along with Paul Katami and Jeffrey Zarrillo. But the driving force behind the lawsuit is the American Foundation for Equal Rights, a well-funded gay-rights group. It hired an unlikely but prominent pair of litigators. Democratic attorney David Boies and conservative Theodore Olson were on opposing sides in the Gore v. Bush case that decided the 2000 presidential election, but they have found common ground in their support for gay marriage.
"Proposition 8 ended the dream of marriage for the plaintiffs and hundreds of thousands of Californians," Mr. Olson told the court Jan. 11. He said the ballot measure created separate categories of people – making gay couples inferior to heterosexual ones – and by doing so, violated the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law.
The defense in the case called their first witnesses Monday. The main defendants, ProtectMarriage.com, the coalition that put Proposition 8 on the ballot, and the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative group, have their own heavyweight. Their lead counsel is Charles Cooper, the assistant US attorney general in the Reagan administration, who argued against gay marriage in Hawaii in the 1990s.
The civil rights analogy
Arguments on both sides center on a key question: Does denying marriage to same-sex couples amount to unconstitutional discrimination? And is the battle for gay marriage equivalent to the civil rights fight to lift restrictions on interracial marriages?
Those opposed to gay marriage say no. Californians have the right to alter their constitution to "restore" marriage as a union between heterosexual couples, Mr. Cooper said in court. It doesn't amount to a constitutional violation the way bans on interracial marriage do, he argued, because racial restrictions "had nothing to do with the definitional feature of marriage."
But same-sex marriage would change the definition of marriage as we know it, he said. "The limitation of marriage to a man and woman has been something that has been universal."
Marriage should evolve with society, Olson countered, "to shed irrational, unwarranted, and discriminatory restrictions and limitations that reflected the biases, prejudices or stereotypes of the past."
The lawsuit unfolding in California could take years to make it to the Supreme Court. The court may not even accept the case. Before Loving v. Virginia, a majority of states had already invalidated laws against interracial marriage. Today, all but five states limit marriage to a man and woman. The issue of gay marriage, said New Jersey state Sen. John Girgenti (D), who supports civil unions but voted against the same-sex marriage bill, goes to "the heart of our society and how we define who we are."
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How does the OPC interpret the Ezekiel 40-47 passage describing the new city and the new temple?
Thanks for the question. The OPC doesn't make proclamations in respect to certain portions of Scripture. Yet all ministers are required to answer yes to the following vow: "Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and Catechisms of this Church, as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures?" (Form of Government XXIII-8-(2))
The Confession of Faith (XXXIV-2 & 3) and the Larger Catechism (Q & A 87) explicitly teach that there will be one bodily resurrection of the dead - both of the righteous and the wicked - contrary to the premillennial view of one resurrection of the righteous (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) and another of the wicked (Revelation 20:11-15) divided by a thousand or more years. So the literal fulfillment has not come, nor is there any possibility of those chapters being literally fulfilled in the present New Testament era. Proof of this statement can be found in Hebrews 7:26-10:39. In fact, the central message of Hebrews is that the old, ceremonial worship of the Old Testament has given place to a new tabernacle in heaven where Christ entered after His death and resurrection. (See Hebrews 8:1-6.) So there can never be a return to animal sacrifices.
So, as there is no reference to the fulfillment of these chapters in the rest of the Old Testament, and the book of Hebrews shows that they cannot be fulfilled after the resurrection of our Lord, how then should we understand them? In the first place, what many prophetic teachers fail to observe about Old Testament prophecies is that when a prophecy is made to be fulfilled in a future age, it is always given in terms of the age in which it is given, but it is fulfilled in terms of a future age.
A prime example of this is found in Acts 15: 13-18. The prophecy which announced the rebuilding or the "tabernacle of David which has fallen down" is quoted from Amos 9:11-12. Yet how is it fulfilled according to Acts 15:15 and following? By the inclusion of Gentiles into the New Testament church through faith in Christ alone without the necessity of circumcision or the keeping of the Mosaic law. And both passages quoted are written under inspiration of the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16)! There are numerous instances of such prophecies, especially in the book of Isaiah.
Now let me comment on the chapters in question. The final section of Ezekiel really begins with chapter 37 with the vision of the Valley of Dry Bones. This is another prophecy that was never literally fulfilled in the Old Testament. Why is it there? Verse 11 gives the reason: At the time of the Babylonian Exile, the remainder of Israel were thinking, "Our bones are dried up and our hope is perished. We are completely cut off." God was saying that this was not so. And it wasn't a physical resurrection that the prophet was conveying to Israel, but a spiritual one because no such physical record of resurrection is a matter of record.
Further on in the chapter another encouragement was given them by the two sticks in Ezekiel's hand named "Judah" and "Joseph" representing the division between Judah and the northern tribes of Israel after the death of Solomon. As the two sticks seemed to become one in the prophet's hand, so Israel and Judah will be reunited in God's hand. By the time of this prophecy Israel had long been in captivity to the Assyrians, and a literal re-uniting of the two never took place. True, some had returned to Jerusalem in Josiah's time, but the northern tribes never came back to heal the breach. Yet a greater breach was healed after Pentecost - the ingathering of the Gentiles.
Note these other notices in the chapters having to do with the rebuilt temple: (1) The prince, the people, and the worshipers were all perfectly righteous. Yet righteous perfection in literal Israel never appears to the end of New Testament history. (2) The dimensions of the temple and its surrounding common grounds do not fit the geographical configuration of Palestine. It has been said that the equal division of land to all the twelve tribes listed in chapter 48, in addition to the common grounds around the temple, would extend way out into the Mediterranean Sea. I've never personally tried to check this out, though I don't doubt that there is something of a problem there since the original division of Canaan was not an equal division, but the numerically larger tribes received larger portions of land. And none of them was rectangular in shape. (3) Chapter 47 tells us that a stream of water came from under the southern side of the most holy place. And as it flowed, it multiplied in depth and quantity - first ankle deep, then knee deep, then waist deep, and finally too deep to cross. This is obviously symbolic to represent that, under the ministry of the Holy Spirit, commencing with Pentecost, the gospel would go world-wide! And God's saving grace multiplies as it extends.
I'm not making light of Scripture. It's all a beautiful symbolic picture of the of the heavenly Kingdom with the coming of the New Heavens and the New Earth (Isaiah 65:17-25; 66:22-23; 2 Peter 3:10-13). In fact the book of Revelation is primarily Apocalyptic (unveiling of future glory by means of dramatic symbols). Add to that the Old Testament passages such as Daniel chapters 7-12. And, while all the chapters of Ezekiel don't seem to be equally exotic, Chapters 37 through 48 fit that category, including 38 and 39 " the Battle of Armageddon, which prophecy is fulfilled in Revelation 20:7-11!
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In the first post-election immigration action taken by any branch of government, the House of Representatives voted on Lamar Smith's STEM Jobs Act (H.R. 6429) several weeks ago. STEM would have ended the diversity lottery and allocated all of those green cards to highly skilled immigrants, a positive move.
A curious political consensus emerged after the elections as both parties want to pursue immigration reform. Aside from STEM, legalization of current unauthorized immigrants and increased enforcement have received the most attention. But any viable reform must include increasing legal immigration, and not just for highly skilled workers.
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Enhanced enforcement and legalization were cornerstones of the 1986 Reagan amnesty. Lawful immigration was not expanded then and only barely nudged upward by the Immigration Act of 1990. Unauthorized immigration numbers shot up because the labor market still demanded workers after the Reagan amnesty.
Reagan's amnesty failed because it did not increase legal immigration or create a viable guest worker program. Failing to provide a legal immigration pathway to peaceful and healthy immigrants of all skill levels soon erased the gains of Reagan's amnesty. After Reagan's amnesty, enforcement increased along with a seemingly intractable unauthorized immigration problem.
This is in stark contrast to the situation under America's traditional immigration policies.
From 1790 to 1921, with the exception of the shameful Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, the U.S. had mostly free immigration. Ships from Europe bearing Italians, Jews, Russians and Poles did not sail up to American beaches and disgorge their human cargo in the hope that they would evade a Border Patrol (which, incidentally, did not exist until 1924). An immigrant getting off the boat was allowed to enter upon passing health and criminal inspections.
Immigrants landed legally in East and West Coast ports and processing centers like Ellis Island because there was an easy legal process that would allow the majority of them to enter. Unauthorized immigration was rare at that time.
That ended with the Progressive Era's emphasis on protecting labor unions and the eugenics movement. New quotas limited immigration to North and Western Europe, making legal immigration for the vast majority of aspiring immigrants impossible.
Influenced by the material poverty and crank economic theories produced by the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover reduced the number of immigrant visas by about 90 percent to "protect American workingmen from further competition for positions by new aliens." FDR continued Hoover's policy and also deported more than a million people of Mexican descent, 60 percent of them American citizens.


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I know there have been a couple of recommendation threads about books but figured we could do this similar to the movies thread. Just give your last book a rating and maybe let us all know what "kind" of book it is as far as fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, etc and maybe a quick one or two sentences on what it was about.
If you want you can go ahead and rate the last few books you've read since you can't go through books as fast as you can movies....at least I can't I'm so off and on about reading it drives me nuts, but I'm getting back into it again.
Anyway, have at it!
I'm currently reading "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt (Fiction/Literature), thanks to Cu, and its a pretty solid read so far. Can't really rate it yet but based on the reviews and what I've read of it so far its something I may well recommend!
I read 90% of "The Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield(Fiction/Literature) because I ended up seeing the movie(300) before I finished the book. I won't go back and finish the book because it seemed to be very similar to the movie and I know how that ends. 7/10
The last book I've read fully was "First King of Shannara" by Terry Brooks (Fantasy) and plan on reading the whole series. It was a pretty solid book and can't wait to get back into the series, though it looks like I have a couple books to read before it. Anyway, its your "typical" fantasy with trolls, magic, elves, skull bearers, etc 7.5/10


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MABO wrote:And therefor I posted my demand at Remco!
I did try to make pictures, but it was to dark.
Maybe this weekend, but have to take it to my GF her house then, will see...
Just give me some time for it, okay?
Before FIGZ I had put it out of sight so Benno couldn't see it, to play fair in the contest.


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Remembering a Heart of Gold: Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was an amazing actress that will always be rememered for her great roles in Sabrina, Breakfast at Tiffany's and War and Peace. In the late 1980s, when Hepburn's career was coming to a close, she decided that she didn't want to have a normal retirement. Instead Hepburn decided to dedicate her life to helping others. "There is a moral obligation," she would say, "That those who have should give to those who don't."
In March 8, 1988 Hepburn was appointed as the Special Ambassador for UNICEF. From the moment she signed on, she went straight to work, meeting with starving children and their families and spreading the message of need across the world. Hepburn spent her retirement helping UNICEF and their efforts to provide aid to children everywhere.


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Ella Chapman explores bird houses in Ohio University's Child Development Center's garden.
Photographer: Katie Pack
Oct 26, 2012
By Holly Coletta
The Child Development Center in the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education recently received a $145,000 gift from alumna Elizabeth Farmer. The gift is being used to establish the Elizabeth Farmer, Lynda Jones, Kimberly Parish Farmer Family Endowment for the Child Development Center (CDC).
The endowment is consistent with the mission, purpose and functions of the CDC. Thanks to the gift, the CDC will be able to support programs, activities and training as well as access research and resources crucial to enhancing parental skills, involvement, and the nurturing and holistic development of the children they serve.
The CDC, established in 1972, is a learning lab for OHIO students who are interested in early childhood education. The center aims to provide "a venue for both faculty and students to advance research in the understanding of the young child," explained Dean of the Patton College Renee Middleton.
Elizabeth "Betty" Farmer has close ties to the OHIO community. She is an alumna of the University and earned her degree in home economics in 1942. She even met her future husband, business major Leonard Farmer, on the Athens Campus. Farmer was involved in philanthropy even as a student, and worked with Alpha Gamma Delta during her time at OHIO.
Today, Farmer's home economics would be something more similar to the Patton College's Department of Human and Consumer Sciences Education. Although the particular name of her degree evolved, the home stayed the same and so it made sense for Farmer to give back to Patton and to OHIO.
"It's my alma mater," explained Farmer. "It was such an important part of my life."
The gift is a lump sum donation that Farmer hopes will be put to good use to better influence the lives of children in Athens. She is quick to add that the gift also will benefit the parents of these children.
Cathy Waller, director of the CDC, reiterated that the parent-student relationship is important to the institution and in the life of a school.
Working with donors such as Farmer helps the CDC create "effective strategies to work with parents and build a strong classroom and community, which is crucial to the CDC's success," Waller said.
One of the programs Waller and the CDC community hope to provide is an increased focus on teaching the children healthy eating habits. One of the avenues for this is the CDC's garden, which provides a year-round learning experience for students, with most of the work occurring in the spring and fall. Families are encouraged to be part of the garden experience by volunteering to help with Garden Work Day or the yearly Garden Party, donating materials for the garden and helping with the garden's maintenance.
"Children are having hands on experiences with growing food from seeds or plants, (so) they are choosing to eat foods that perhaps parents would not think to offer, such as radishes, zucchini and different types of lettuces and herbs," Waller said.
Waller and the CDC staff will be working closely with families to brainstorm other ideas.
"Teachers have ongoing, daily face-to-face communication with the parents and guardians of every child, which presents the opportunity to develop strong relationships and the feeling of community," said Waller. "Input from teachers and families will be very important."
Tim Binegar, director of development at the Patton College, spoke highly of Farmer, whom he considers a well-rounded and humble individual.
"Stories like (Farmer's) demonstrate that Ohio University is always moving forward," Binegar said. "The alumni are special to the institution, and we're indebted to Betty for her generosity."
Middleton agreed that OHIO alumni such as Farmer are vitally important to the institution.
"Our students, faculty and alumni have a track record of working hand-in-hand with communities to turn around schools, service agencies and community organizations; they change lives in positive ways," she said. "Gifts like this help us forge ahead with creative programming and collaborations and partnerships that bridge gaps, solve problems and create productive citizens."
"In a way, the promise lives in Betty," Binegar said. "She is the promise to those kids. It's important to remember that those kids (at the CDC) are going to grow up and become students and citizens of Athens. (Betty's gift) presents them with the opportunities to do so."
The gift counts as part of The Promise Lives Campaign for Ohio University, which has raised $409 million toward its goal of securing $450 million by 2015 in support of students, faculty, programs, facilities and community partnerships.
For more information about The Promise Lives Campaign, visit www.ohio.edu/campaign.


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It's that time of the year again and summer is upon us, so why not take the opportunity to enjoy Monterey's wonderful beaches and relax without having to worry about finding that perfect sandy spot.
Monterey has plenty of beach areas up and down the entire coastline littered with historical sites as well as bountiful and lush foliage.
Carmel Beach
Have a dog that enjoys playing in the water? Then Carmel Beach may just be the place for you! Meet some of the Carmel locals and their lovely pets.
Casa Verde Beach
If bonfires and social settings are more of your thing, Casa Verde beach between Monterey and Seaside is perfect for those BBQ outings.
Point Lobos
If exploring and hiking tickles your fancy, then Point Lobos State Park off of Highway 1 heading South is spectacular as you can explore the old Whaling Cove, peer down on baby harbor seals, or hike along the trails and discover all the little sea critters curled within the cracks of remote tide pools.
Asilomar Beach
If a nice stroll or run feels more comfortable, then Asilomar beach near 17 mile drive is a beauty. A mile of soft white sand and parking galore, this is a wonderful spot to walk the beach hand in hand with your significant other as the sun sets on the horizon.
Lover's Point
However if you'd rather enjoy a sunrise over the bay, Lover's Point near Pacific Grove not only offers a scenic route of flowers and lush landscape, but it's also the only point on the peninsula where visitors can watch the sunrise or sunset over the bay.
No matter which beach you choose, Monterey never ceases to amaze those that visit it and neither will a stay at Old Monterey Inn. Only a couple miles from the beach and chalk full of surprises. Let us dazzle you with a goodnights rest complimented by a gourmet breakfast and a departing gift as you begin your beach day adventure!


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First the Clinton era left more than half the country appalled--deeply appalled, and ashamed--by its series of political, financial and personal scandals. I doubt the Democratic Party will ever fully understand the damage done in those days. In reaction the Republican Party lurched in its presidential decision toward a relatively untested (five years in the governor's office, before that very little) man whom party professionals chose, essentially, because "He can win" and the base endorsed because he seemed the opposite of Bill Clinton. The 2000 election was a national trauma, and I'm not sure Republicans fully understand what it did to half the Democrats in the country to think the election was stolen, or finagled, or arranged by unseen powers. Then 9/11. Now we have had six years of high drama and deep division, and again a new savior seems to beckon, one who is so clearly Not Bush.Somehow I doubt that historians will adopt Noonan's name for the era or even the notion that the Clinton Era and the Bush Era are the same era.
We'll see what Sen. Obama has, what he is, what he becomes. But right now he seems part of a pattern of lurches and swerves--the man from nowhere, of whom little is known, who will bring us out of the mess. His sudden rise and wild popularity seem more symptom than solution. And I wonder if historians will call this chapter in their future histories of the modern era not "A Decision Is Made" but "The Freakout Continues."
Meanwhile, speaking of Obama, I am putting you on notice about Eargate. And the main thing I'd like to say about Eargate is: somebody doesn't have a very good ear for humor on this one. Too bad they don't have a cochlear implant for that.


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Not a series that's going to capture the imagination admittedly (first Test starts on the same day as Cardiff's), but there should be a thread really. Bangs playing in some unglamorous venues but at least their warm-up game is on a major Test ground, Kensington Oval.
First Test July 9-13, St Vincent
Second Test July 17-21, Grenada
Followed by three ODIs and a T20 in Dominica and St Kitts.
First series as captain for Mortaza, it'll be interesting to see if Ashraful gets some form back now. Made a 50 on the first day against the 'A' side, no score updates since Friday though for some reason.
Bangladesh did OK out here last time, holding WI to a draw in the first Test without help from the weather. Trouble is that none of their three century-makers is here this time. No ICL players in their squad as far as I can see.


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For the past three decades, Dr. Zein Obagi set the standard in skin care through a passion for research and dedication to developing a world-class product line.
While many companies falsely promise a proven formula for perfecting or refining the skin, the board-certified Diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology has found a verifiable solution for men, women and children's most common epithelial issues.
Having studied pathology before shifting to the field of dermatology, Obagi has a knack for searching for the source of a problem. He attributes his success in skin care to his "inquisitive mind.†Decades of science and experience have been invested into his product line, which is suited for everyone regardless of skin condition, age, gender
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ZO Medical and ZO Skin Health treat a wide range of skin conditions, both cosmetic and clinical. The ZO Medical line, only available through leading health care professionals, can be used on skin of any age to improve a variety of issues, including acne, sun damage, lines and wrinkles, uneven pigmentation, rosacea and inflammation. ZO Skin Health is designed to help maintain strong, smooth, healthy skin and can be used on a daily basis in conjunction with the therapeutic treatment of the ZO Medical line.
As the new provider of Dr. Obagi's skin care lines, CaloSpa Rejuvenation Center will unite Obagi with curious customers hoping to find the answer to the age-old quest to achieve youthful-looking skin. At the launch party, Obagi will share his expertise in skin health with the audience and educate them on research he's conducted, the solutions he discovered and the most important factors in becoming a smarter skin
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"I look forward to my visit,†Obagi said. "We have exciting things (to offer), and the concept of skin care will change. (But) my objective here is to have all skin care companies really start to address the functionality of the skin and to tell people you have to know what to buy and know how things work. … We're trying to create a smarter consumer … who (doesn't) fall into the trap of advertising and marking, and (to teach him or her to avoid) the false promises.â€
Beverly Hills in The Ville will begin at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 6, with a cocktail reception. An educational seminar presented by Dr. Obagi will follow. Guests will also enjoy music by DJ Ryan Coxx, food by Wiltshire Pantry, spirits and special pricing on ZO skin care products. Tickets for the Beverly Hills in the Ville ZO Launch Party can be purchased in advance for $40 at www.calospa.com or $50 at the door. For more information call 502.814.3000.
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Looking for family members of James A. Gauvey from England, NY, KS, and AR.
James A. Gauvey was born in England on 3-1-1832. He immigrated from England about 1855. He married Elleanor E. Birdsall on 6-8-1857 in New York. They had two sons born in New York, George Frederick (born in 1858 in Schenectady) and Edwin M. (born in 1864). They lived in Reading, Schuyler County, NY for the 1870 census. They moved to Cottonwood Falls, Chase County, Kansas before the 1880 census. They were still there when the 1895 census was taken. They lived in Cleburne County, Arkansas for the 1900 census. James and Ellenaor both died in 1908.
George married Mary Elizabeth Watson in Chase County, Kansas on 11-17-1881. They had five children and then divorced in 1894. Mary then married Martin Albert Holmes on 7-3-1895 in Chase County, KS. Mary kept the oldest and youngest daughters, Elleanor (Ella/Ellen) and Addie. George took the middle daughter, Janie Estelle and the son, James William. The other child, Lida, had died in 1892. Ella/Ellen married George Walter Daniels on 03-16-1899 in Chase County, KS. Ella had a daughter named Elizabeth (Beth) Daniels born on 1-13-1900 in Kansas. Mary, both daughters, and granddaughter, Beth, later moved to California. Ella probably married ___ McGinty and had at least 3 daughters, Nellie, May and Opal. Ella then married Bob F. Good. They all lived around the San Bernardino or Los Angeles areas. Nellie married Howard Frost, Opal married Harold Nix. Beth married __ Rowsey. Addie married Russell Murphy King in CA. They all died in CA and are buried there.
George, his parents, (James & Elleanor), his brother, (Edwin), and his children, (Janie and James) moved to AR between 1895 and 1900. George married Annie Ramer on 5-21-1903 in Cleburne County, AR and then married Minnie Hynds in 1909. It is not believed that he ever had children other than Janie and James. He died in 1933.
Janie Estelle married A.C. Smith in 1901 in Cleburne County, AR. They had 4 children and lived in Dewitt, AR.
James William married Cora Magness in 1905 and had 4 children. Two of the children died young and the other 2 daughters were named Cecelia (born in 1909) and Ethel (born in 1911). Cora died in 1918. Cecelia married Joe Teal in 1926 in AR, then Harry Ross in 1947 in CA, and then Loyde Long in 1956 in CA. Cecelia had 5 children by Joe Teal and 1 daughter by Harry Ross. Cecelia and her families lived in Idaho, CA, and Nevado. Ethel married Albert Harral in AR and had 3 sons. They raised their sons in Texas.
James William then married Pearlie Mae Bradley in Wilburn, Cleburne County, AR on 12-23-1923. They had 9 children, all born and raised in Wilburn, Cleburne County, AR. Frederick (born in 1925), James (born in 1927), Mary (born in 1930), Delita & Devita (twins) (born in 1932), David (born in 1934), Wanda (born in 1936), Alfred (born in 1939), and Joyce (born in 1942). James and Pearle are buried in Wilburn, AR.
Edwin, son of Jaames A. and Elleanor Birdsall Gauvey, married Fannie Gilpin in AR in 1897. They had one son, James Charles, born in 1898 in AR. They divorced and he married Myrtle Collard Chastain in 1906 in AR. They had one daughter, Ruth Marie, born in AR in 1908. James Charles lived in AR, TX, NM, ND, and CO. He died in CO in 1981. Ruth Marie married Harold Stevens in 1927 in Everett, WA. They had 2 sons, Harold (born in 1928 in WA) and Allan (born in 1931 in WA). They lived in WA and CA.
Looking for Edward Newton Miller ancestors with lines from PA, OH, IL, MO, and AR.
Edward Newton Miller was born in Ohio on 12-9-1832. According to census records, his father was born in PA and his mother in Ireland. Their names are not known to me. He married Sarah Elizabeth Dunlap in Pike County, IL on 11-10-1853. She was born in Indiana in 1836. Their first 4 children were born in Illinois and then they moved to Missouri and had 4 more children there. They moved to Arkansas and lived out the rest of their lives in Cleburne County, AR. Nothing is known about Sarah's parents other than her father was born in KY and her mother in TN, per census records.
Edward's mother visited them in AR when the children were still young and could not speak very much English. The children were scared of her.
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Pick the sport that fits your personality
Four activities that may work for you: swimming, biking, playing basketball or tennis.
Exercise is always easier when you select an activity or sport that's suited to your body type and personality, according to a story in The Best Diet & Fitness Tips, on newsstands now. The magazine, the first in a new series of USA TODAY publications called The Best, features advice from USA TODAY, Shape and Men's Fitness.
Here are the benefits for four different sports, according to New York-based exercise expert Edward Jackowski, author of Escape Your Shape.
Health benefits: Aerobic, cardio, easy on the joints, full-body exercise, good for both fit and unfit individuals.
Body and personality type: Great for all body types and all ages, and well-suited for individuals with strong personalities who don't like group activities and prefer privacy.
Calories burned per hour: Swimming with moderate intensity burns up 300 calories for a 150-pound person and 400 calories for a 200-pound person.
Health benefits: Great cardio, aerobic, builds strength and endurance for the entire lower body and balance.
Body and personality type: Good for all body types, but people who are bottom heavy will especially benefit. It's also a great exercise for those who love the outdoors.
Calories burned per hour: 200 calories for a 150-pound individual and 300 calories for a 200-pound individual cycling at a moderate pace. Biking hills? You burn twice as many calories.
Health benefits: Both aerobic and anaerobic (toning), depending on whether you play vigorous singles or more leisurely doubles. Great for hand-eye coordination and bone health, as your feet strike the ground.
Body type and personality: People with hourglass figures — equal top and bottom — excel because they have both upper- and lower-body strength.
Calories burned per hour: In singles, 225 for 150-pound person and 310 for a 200-pound person. In doubles, 150 for a 150-pound player and 200 for a 200-pound person.
Health benefits: For full-court hoops, great aerobic conditioning and endurance; for half-court, less aerobic. Great for hand-eye coordination, agility, balance, jumping, running forward and backward.
Body and personality type: Good for all body types but appeals to more aggressive folks who aren't afraid of body contact or confrontation.
Calories burned per hour: In half-court play, 200 calories for a 150-pound person and 300 calories for a 200-pound person. In full-court play, 350 and 450, respectively.


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- "Sex After" looks at the sex lives of women, from the honeymoon hots to steamy senior sex
- Iris Krasnow's conversations with women set the stage for real and revealing topics
- Through childbirth, injury and illness and finally death, women and their partners must adapt
During the past two years, I have been digging into the intimate relationships of 150 women, ages 20 through 90, for my new book, "Sex After ... Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes." I take readers from the honeymoon hots through tepid midlife to some surprisingly steamy senior sex.
Many of my subjects describe easy and sexy romances; others are pushing through emotional and physical roadblocks. Here are snapshots of some of those stories of tough love.
Postpartum blues
Between 10-15% of women suffer from postpartum depression that affects sexual desire and can cause serious rifts in a young marriage.
Texas psychologist Christine Hall's struggle through the blues after childbirth led her to create a specialty practice in treating clients with postpartum mood disorders. Hall's own depression was so severe that for a flash she considered taking her own life.
With the help of a supportive husband, therapy and anti-depressants, she fought her way back. Here is a snippet of our interview that appears in the "Sex After Baby" chapter:
I see in my practice that sex can really cause a lot of distance between the couple. The spouse is thinking, "All right, the OB said we could have sex after six weeks. Let's go to it, honey." And the new mom is telling me, "Oh my God, I can't do this yet. I am still fat and sad and I am not ready to have anyone close to me -- other than the baby!"
I tell them my own story, that there is hope -- I'm at a really good place now. You go from not feeling sexy at all and trying to get across to your partner, "Hey these are not your boobs right now' to feeling 'hey I'm ready, let's do it'.
'It's only a leg'
Richaela's husband, Derek, was deployed to Afghanistan three weeks after their wedding. She was 20, and he was 22.
Six months later, Derek stepped on an improvised explosive device and lost part of his right leg. To add to the bedlam of this tragedy, Richaela gave birth to their daughter, Madeline, early on in Derek's treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. After excruciating hard work to become intimate again, emotionally and physically, they are now enjoying "full-on sex," Richaela told me, and a very sturdy marriage.
Here is a portion of her story:
When this first happened to Derek, I just felt helpless, like I would never get my husband back. He was so depressed and angry, and he also had post traumatic stress disorder. I felt like leaving the marriage, and it was hard to become intimate again. He'd want to have sex, but with the pain in his leg, he couldn't bear weight.
Once we figured out how to finally do it, every time we'd finish with an orgasm, his leg would jolt with pain. It made me feel really bad because he would say "I want to have sex with you," but it would hurt him afterward.
Honestly, we don't have sex in long sessions any more like we used to because he just gets tired more quickly. I don't really mind. At least I have my husband! You come to realize that love in marriage comes from so many other things than what our bodies can do.
It's only a leg; I've seen far worse when we were at Walter Reed. There were many men with two and three limbs missing, plus genital injuries.
Sex after breast cancer
Five years ago, Sophia was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer at 37. She had her left breast removed and reconstructed, then endured months of chemotherapy and radiation that left her weak and bald and frightened that she would not live to see her two young kids enter kindergarten.
Tanned in a low-cut sundress, today Sophia is cancer-free, and she offers a hopeful message to the one in eight American women who will be struck with breast cancer in their lifetimes. Here is a swatch of our conversation:
My husband was surprisingly turned on by my new look. It was like he got to sleep with another woman. Though I am not thrilled with the way my chest looks. I prefer to have sex with my shirt on now, because it makes me think less about how my breasts used to be.
Recovering from cancer, while the physical intimacy was good, I would often feel like I needed more emotional support from him. And I should have asked for it; this is a lesson I can pass on to other women in my situation. I created the problem really, because in my efforts to be strong in front of the kids and to just keep going forward, I let my husband assume I was invincible. And he was so turned on by how tough I was, this Warrior Woman, I didn't let myself be weak with him.
In retrospect, I should have told him the truth, that I was often tired. That I was scared the cancer would come back. That I was vulnerable and just needed him to hold me.
The midlife itch
The 15-year mark in a marriage is a popular juncture for divorce and infidelity. Affairs that are outed can either wreck a marriage or open communication lines, as remorse leads to forgiveness and potentially a more honest union. Increasingly, though, I found in composing this book that many people who take on lovers do so in secret, so as not to rock the boat.
Pamela, 53, is a married mother of five who last year reconnected with the "soul mate who got away." They are now lovers, and she is determined to keep both men in her life. Here is part of her story in the "Sex After Infidelity" chapter:
This previous boyfriend was my first love and my greatest lover. And he still is. Yet I do not want to leave my husband and hurt him. My marriage is a good one.
I love both men, and I have chosen to keep both men. A secret life can be very sexually affirming if it stays a secret. If I went to a therapist, she would say "choose." I can't choose. I get the best of both worlds: I have the stability and security of my husband, an intact family for my children, and I have the passion that I want and need in my life.
Sex after widowhood
While researching "Sex After ...," I looked for older women whose husbands had died recently and had been their only lovers. Those wives who had nursed husbands through long illnesses were clearly grieving, yet they admitted to some relief. Patricia was married for 55 years in what she described as a "wonderful love affair." Her husband suffered from a chronic heart condition for most of those years and finally succumbed to leukemia.
At 80, she has found solace with an old friend her age who had also lost his wife. I love Patricia's story, a portion of which she tells below, and the hopeful stories like hers in the "Giddy Golden Girls" chapter that shatter myths of the little old lady as fragile and dried up.
I never thought I would ever want to get involved with another man. Our friend Steven would ask me out, and I would say, "I'm not ready." He was very romantic and persistent, though. He would send me long-stemmed white roses every two weeks. I finally went on a date with him on New Year's Eve. But I was still afraid to touch another man. At midnight, I wouldn't go near him.
Then about a year after my husband died, Steven asked me to go to Paris with him. I said, "OK, I guess it's time to try you out."
My husband was the only man I'd ever slept with, so being intimate with another man was very scary. Without giving you details, let me just say things are going well. I feel wonderful, like a teenager. The love, the making love -- it's so romantic it's almost electrifying.
After taking care of someone so ill for so many years, this is fantastic. Finding love in my 80s is like opening another world I never knew could exist. Not only do I have a golf partner and a life partner, but the sex part is very, very good. It is not "Fifty Shades of Grey," but it is definitely erotic and warm and beautiful.
Do you have a story about acclimating to sex after a major life change? Please share in the comments section, but keep it clean!


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Tuesday�s East Central 2A Conference softball showdown between league leader Topsail and second place South Lenoir lived up to the hype.
It just didn�t end the way the Blue Devils had hoped.
DEEP RUN � Tuesday�s East Central 2A Conference softball showdown between league leader Topsail and second place South Lenoir lived up to the hype.
It just didn�t end the way the Blue Devils had hoped.
Summer Darnell drove in two runs and pitched a complete game, and the Pirates scored the winning run on an error in the eighth inning of a 5-4 win that gave them a two-game lead over the Blue Devils in the league standings.
South Lenoir tied it at 4 in the fifth after falling behind 4-0 when Madison Herring singled, then came all the way around to score after the ball got by center fielder Kaleigh Bordeaux.
Two-plus innings later a sharply-hit ball by Darnell to Herring at shortstop couldn�t be fielded cleanly, which allowed Keri White to score from second for the 5-4 lead.
Darnell worked around an error in the home-half of the eighth to give her team its 22nd straight league win and its seventh straight over South Lenoir (12-3, 6-2).
�We win as a team and we lose as a team,� Blue Devils coach Lisa Smith said. �We were down 4-0, and we came back and fought hard. I was very proud. � We just made one less mistake than they did.
�We hadn�t lost here all year long (and) didn�t want to start tonight and they wanted to protect their house. And they did just about everything they could do.�
South Lenoir, which fell to third place following Richlands� 6-5 win over East Duplin and had its nine-game win streak snapped, hadn�t lost since being 10-run ruled at Topsail in a 13-0 loss on March 15.
While it never appeared as though this one would end in the same fashion, it did look as if the Pirates (13-2, 8-0) were on their way to yet another win after they jumped out to a 4-0 lead early.
But it was short lived.
Madison Beyer�s two-run double and an RBI groundout from Meredith Sanderson in the fourth helped South Lenoir erase the four-run deficit and pull to within one at 4-3.
The Blue Devils then tied it in the fifth on Herring�s round-the-bases single, and all the momentum seemed to shift to the home team.
Taylor Sandlin gave up four runs on six hits in four innings, then Beyer came on in relief and retired the sides in order in the fifth and seventh innings and worked around an error in the sixth to keep it tied heading into the extra frame.
Beyer struck out two and gave up no hits in the tough-luck loss.
�Compared to the last time we played them, 13-0, I mean, I couldn�t be � the only way I could be happier is if we won,� Smith said. �It�s a shame because both teams played so well. I�m proud of our girls and how they fought to come back.
�I thought our two pitchers did really well tonight,� she added. �They�re learning how to fight.�
Darnell, a senior, gave up only four hits and didn�t give up her first until Sandlin singled in the comeback fourth.
South Lenoir got a pair of hits from Herring and Morgan Mentz in the fifth, but managed only one base runner the rest of the way � Mentz, who reached on an error and made it to third, in the eighth.
Darnell threw 148 total pitches, 93 for strikes and struck out 10 in the win in what will most likely be the last time the two teams play at South Lenoir, at least for the foreseeable future.
Next year the Pirates are moving up a classification to 3A.
�They are a very good team. They fight,� Smith said of her league rival. �They�re a great hitting team � they play all year round � and they�re a great fielding team and Summer�s a great pitcher.�
Up next for South Lenoir is a league game at Jacksonville Northside on Friday. While the Blue Devils are now two games back of Topsail and a game back of Richlands in the loss column, Smith isn�t in panic mode with six conference games left.
�In hitting we�ve got to be more consistent with everything,� she said. �When we did what we were supposed to do we got the base hits, and doing our fundamentals.
�They�re a good bunch of girls and they�re going to come back and they�re going to work hard.�
Notes: South Lenoir was 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. � Blue Devils pitchers Taylor Sandlin and Madison Beyer threw 35 pitches each. � Both teams committed three errors. � South Lenoir will make up its game with Richlands on May 2. Its game with East Duplin, regularly scheduled for May 3, has been rescheduled for May 7.
Ryan Herman can be reached at 252-559-1073 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @KFPSports.
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Game On! Sports Schedule for April 18, 2013
Playoff races in the NHL are coming down to the wire, and tonight's matchups figure to play a large role in determining who gets in, who's left out, and who's seeded where.
Numerous afternoon games dot the baseball schedule, as Thursday is typically a travel day. The NBA is off until Saturday, when the playoffs start up.
All times Eastern:
Giants (Cain) at Brewers (Gallardo) 1:10 p.m.
Rangers (Ogando) at Cubs (Samardzija) 2:20 p.m.
Mets (Niese) at Rockies (Chacin) 3:10 p.m.
Tigers (Verlander) at Mariners (Iwakuma) 3:40 p.m.
Diamondbacks (Corbin) at Yankees (Hughes) 7:05 p.m.
Braves (Teheran) at Pirates (Locke) 7:05 p.m.
Red Sox (Lester) at Indians (McAllister) 7:05 p.m.
Cardinals (Wainwright) at Phillies (Hamels) 7:05 p.m.
Rays (Price) at Orioles (Gonzalez) 7:05 p.m.
White Sox (Sale) at Blue Jays (Dickey) 7:07 p.m.
Marlins (Fernandez) at Reds (Cingrani) 7:10 p.m.
No games scheduled
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto 7 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Rangers 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Winnipeg 8 p.m.
Phoenix at St. Louis 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose 10:30 p.m.


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HARRISBURG – The Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $17.8 million in recycling grants to 131 municipalities and counties for developing and implementing recycling programs including Douglass (Mont.) and Upper Pottsgrove.
'Recycling plays a key role in improving Pennsylvania's economy and protecting its environment,' DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. 'These grants further that cause, and DEP is proud to invest in local programs that help the awardees strengthen their recycling programs.'
Through the grant program, municipalities and counties in Pennsylvania are eligible for up to 90 percent funding of approved recycling program costs. Municipalities that are designated financially distressed under the Financial Distressed Communities Act are eligible to receive funding for an additional 10 percent of approved costs.
Examples of eligible projects include operating compost facilities; developing web-based programs on recycling for consumers; expanding recycling processing facilities; installing data collection systems on recycling vehicles; continuing and creating curbside recycling programs; and developing educational materials to encourage residents to recycle.
Douglass received a $24,672 grant and Upper Pottsgrove received a $43,423 grant.
Chester County received a $43,439 grant and the county's Solid Waste Authority received a $250,000 grant. The Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority was awarded a $184,295 grant.
This is the 53rd round of grants being awarded since the inception of the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act in 1988, also known as Act 101.Act 101 mandates recycling in municipalities with more than 10,000 residents and those with populations between 5,000 and 10,000 that have population densities greater than 300 people per square mile.
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Wordless Wednesday: Howard and Joy Moore
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My great grandmother had a hat that looked just like that one!ReplyDelete
You're right, Professor Dru, they do look a bit like Bonnie and Clyde. I was trying to think what their poses reminded me of.ReplyDelete
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Last night's episode of SNL featured Channing Tatum getting all kinds of shirtless and Bobby Moynihan doing his awesome Guy Fieri impression on the Weekend Update. Hopefully you have some better snacks on your Super Bowl party menu, otherwise you'll be in danger of turning your "Super Bowl party into a Super Bowl potty."
Watch Guy Fieri's Super Bowl Party Recipes on SNL [via Eater]


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Your Verizon Phone May Be Collecting Too Much Data
Is your phone tracking you? Mobile devices are capable of collecting a lot of information about user habits, including geographic location, contact details, and app usage. What are the carriers doing with this data? Verizon appears to be selling it.
Precision Market Insights, the latest marketing initiative from Verizon Wireless, may violate user privacy, privacy advocates told CNET this week. Under this initiative, Verizon collects information about what customers are doing on their Android and iOS devices and sells the aggregate data to marketers. Data collected include "the addresses of websites you visit when you use our wireless services," the device's geographic location, and the types of apps that are installed on the device, according to Verizon's recently updated privacy policy.
Verizon also takes information about what products and services the consumer is using, such as data and calling features, device type, and amount of use, as well as demographic and interest categories, "such as gender, age range, sports fan, frequent diner, or pet owner," according to the privacy policy. All this information may be combined into "aggregated and marketing reports" that are available to third-party groups for their use, Verizon said. Location data will also be shared.
"We may combine this information in a manner that does not personally identify you," but users can opt-out of being included in these reports, Verizon said. Users can opt-out online (via the My Privacy page, login required) or by calling 1-866-211-0874.
Disclosing Too Much Information?
Hanni Fakhoury, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, criticized the initiative, telling CNET that it doesn't matter if the data is aggregated. Fakhoury also said a wireless carrier collecting and disclosing information about its users, including personal Web history, may be violating the Wiretap Act.
Under the law, carriers may not "divulge the contents of any communication."
Verizon is well-aware it is collecting a lot of data and how valuable it is. Bill Diggins, the chief of the marketing initiative in the United States, described the program in a speech at a Media Council event in May. "We're able to analyze what people are viewing on their handsets. If you're at an MLB game, we can tell if you're viewing ESPN, we can tell if you're viewing MLB, we can tell what social networking sites you're activating, if you're sending out mobile usage content that's user-generated on video," Diggins had said.
Verizon sells "mobile-usage data that offers insights on the mobile-device habits of an audience, including URL visits, app downloads and usage," Verizon wrote on the Precision Market Insights page.
"Data is the new oil," Diggins said in that speech, noting that the company can analyze what the consumers are doing on a day-to-day basis and offer products based on the fact they may have downloaded a similar product earlier.
iOS 6 Device Tracking is Back
Carriers, app developers, and marketers are all interested in understanding what users are doing on their mobile devices. Apple introduced a new identifier in iOS 6, which can be used to track devices, according to a report on the Naked Security blog. Like the older universal device identifier (UDID), the IDFA can uniquely identify the Apple device, but the IDFA can't be traced back to individuals. When users browse to a Website from that mobile device, the site can request the IDFA, letting the site create a pattern of online behavior for a specific device.
If you don't want Websites getting your IDFA, you can disable it within iOS under the "About" section under General settings. To turn it off—it is enabled by default—users have to enable the "Limit Ad Tracking" option under "Advertising." [Image from NakedSecurity]
At the moment, the onus of protecting their data is on the users. Keep an eye out for updated privacy policies and opt-out if you are uncomfortable with that much data being collected about you.
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Swimming Pool Blog
Spring Pool Opening - Start-Up Tips & Tricks
Rob Cox
by Rob Cox, May 05, 2011
Spring Pool Opening - Start-Up Tips & Tricks
Well, it's that time of year again, time to uncover the pool, and hope nothing broke during winter. I've opened 1000's of different pools over the years, and have some tips and tricks to share in the 4 main areas of a swimming pool opening.
These are Cover, Cleaning, Chemicals and Start-Up of the pump and filter system.
Pool Cover Removal Tips
- Loosen most of the springs to allow the cover to relax into the water. Use a leaf rake on a pole to scoop loose debris.
- Put down the anchors and fold the springs/straps inward before pulling and folding the cover.
- Use a powerful hose (not a pressure washer), or a leaf blower to clean the cover as you fold it.
- Fold seam to seam, accordion style - or fan folded. Then roll in half, half again, etc to a small manageable size.
- Place moth balls or mint leaves in cover bag to repel rodents and store indoors if possible.
- Tighten up the cover, removing wrinkles, to allow the water and debris to pool in one area, use a small submersible pump to remove all of the water before removing. A leaf blower, under the cover, will inflate the cover, while pushing water to one side.
- Use a leaf blower on the edges and drier portions of the cover, and a leaf rake to scoop debris out of the water area being pumped.
- Keep water bags or weights on the cover until it is completely pumped off.
- When ready to pull off cover, gently lift and move or roll water bags from the cover, leaving water bags on the side you are pulling towards.
- Fold the cover upon itself, end to end - run back to the middle fold and take hold of the end and fold on itself again, etc. until all cover is on the pool deck.
- Take cover to a suitable area for cleaning with a hose and pool brush. Sloped driveways work best, cleaning section by section, folding it after cleaning.
- Allow to dry before folding if possible, to prevent mildew. Avoid leaving on grass hillsides on hot day, it may brown the grass.
Pool Opening CleaningTips
- Always clean off the deck immediately after removing the cover. Use a strong hose, or leaf blower - or use bucketfuls of water from the pool.
- Skim the surface first, by going around the edge with a leaf rake. Make fast passes around the pool, knocking debris off tiles as you go.
- If large pockets of leaves exist, spend your time with a leaf rake, slowly scooping leaves from steps or deep end.
- Empty skimmer and pump baskets before vacuuming. After start up, it's common to have a pump basket full of worms. Bird Buffet!
- Clean the skimmer side walls and lid with a phosphate free cleanser. Also use to clean plastic steps, slides, diving boards.
- Brush the pool thoroughly. It's great exercise and your pool loves it too! Make time to brush the pool again in a few days.
Pool Opening Chemical Tips
- Before you chemically balance and treat the water, clean the pool (above) first. Backwash or lower water level first if needed.
- Adjust your pH first - carefully measure with a good test kit, and add either pH increaser or decreaser to a pH of 7.2.
- Shock the pool with your favorite sanitizer (Cal Hypo, DiChlor, Non-Chlor or Bleach) following label instructions.
- After a day or so to let the chlorine drop, have your water tested for Calcium Hardness and Total Alkalinity. Adjust as needed.
- After this, add any accessory chemicals needed, such as Algaecides, Clarifiers, Enzymes or Salts.
Pool Opening Start-Up Tips
- Lubricate brass plugs with Aqua Lube or Green Magic Lube. Use silicone lube on Gray Jandy Valves, Push-Pull O-rings and Pump Lid O-rings.
- Replace the thread sealant on pump and filter drain plugs and other plastic plugs, and on the pressure gauge. Use teflon tape or silicone.
- Start up the system on waste, if you have a multiport valve. Once the pump has caught prime, shut off pump and switch to filter setting.
- If you have difficulties priming pump, start off the skimmer only. If still won't catch, use a drain king to force prime, while looking for air leaks in the pump/pipe/valves that are before the impeller.
- Make sure that filters with belly band type clamp bands are securely fastened. Keep air bleeder open on filter tank until system catches fully.
- Watch the pressure gauge as the system pressurizes. Be prepared to shut off pump fast if pressure pegs 30+, or if a fitting should blow apart.
- Air bubbling through system is normal, if this continues however, locate air leak in your system (prior to the impeller).
For more information on opening pools, see our info page on swimming pool openings.
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Lee to start Phils' opener at Texas on March 31
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) Cliff Lee will pitch the Philadelphia Phillies ` opener on March 31 at the Texas Rangers, the team he helped to reach the 2010 World Series.
Taking over for injured pitcher Cole Hamels, Lee will be making the second opening-day start of his career and first since 2009 for Cleveland.
The 35-year-old Lee pitched five shutout innings Saturday against Boston and has a 2.63 ERA in four spring training games.
"Easy call," manager Ryne Sandberg said. "Obvious reasons. An All-Star last year. The way he's pitched this spring. Easy call."
Sandberg announced the news after the Phillies' game against Baltimore was canceled because of rain.
Yu Darvish is slated to start the opener for Texas.
"It's definitely an honor," Lee said. "I look forward to it. I'm ready to go. It's coming on us pretty quick. It's two weeks away, so I'm ready to go."
Lee is entering the fourth season of a $120 million, five-year deal. He was 14-8 with a 2.87 ERA in 31 starts last year, when he made his fourth All-Star team.
The 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner in 2008, Lee has gone 85-50 with a 2.89 ERA, 25 complete games and 12 shutouts in 186 starts during the last six seasons.
Sandberg said veterans A.J. Burnett and Kyle Kendrick will follow Lee in the rotation.
"We look good," Lee said. "Obviously Cole being injured isn't good, but we get him back and we're going to be pretty strong. Health is the key to everything. If we stay healthy and continue to go out there then we'll be a solid chance and give the team a chance a lot."
Slowed by biceps tendinitis, Hamels threw a bullpen session Sunday, his second in five days. Hamels may not rejoin the rotation until May.


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The Koehl Cats had presents in their Christmas stockings this year, with the favorite being NipSticks. To celebrate New Year's, they had a Nip Party.
BooBoo warms up with the Ole Nip Bag
Pipsqueak gets in on the action
R.B. monopolizes one of the new NipSticks.
"C'mon, R.B., share."
"Pretty please?"
"You can't have it. The Precious is all MINE!"
"Now the Precious is MINE!"
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Silly Saturday: New Year's Eve 'Nip Party
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That last photo is classic! Enjoyed seeing the kitties.ReplyDelete
Love the "precious" references! They all look so sweet!ReplyDelete
Carol and Leah - It's so easy to put words into my kitties mouths. They're such drama queens! Glad you enjoyed them.ReplyDelete
So funny ;-) My Bumble also has a Nip Problem!ReplyDelete
I'm glad I got to see this, this year! Thanks.ReplyDelete
Barbara - Glad you enjoyed it! The cats always love an audience!ReplyDelete
Jo - Not only do our guys have a nip problem, our petsitter enables them!ReplyDelete
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COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement in COP19, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, is providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Today Damian reports from the third day of COP19's second week, where The Climate Group hosted a meeting for its States and Regions Alliance.
Damian writes:
A common refrain heard at UN climate negotiations is that there "is no silver bullet" for dealing with the problem of climate change. No one technology, policy or financing mechanism on its own will deliver the kind of radical emission reductions that we need.
The same argument is also true when it comes to governments.
There is no single layer of bureaucracy that has its hands on all the levers, policies and mechanisms for creating the frameworks and incentives we need for decarbonizing the world economy.
Equally, no single layer of government is all seeing and all knowing. A joined up approach that connects national, regional and city governments together will therefore be essential to success.
It is fortunate then, that the White House's point person on the environment and chief advisor to President Obama, brings to the role experience across all three layers of government.
Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, has spent her career working on environmental issues at the city, state and federal level in the US.
Speaking to members of The Climate Group's State and Regions Alliance in Warsaw on November 20, Nancy Sutley underlined the importance of 'joined up' government. Here she explained how important US states and cities were to the delivery of federal climate mitigation and adaptation programs. Interestingly, while the federal government was setting the broad agenda through the President's Climate Action Plan, it was at the state level that much of the implementation was actually taking place.
Action is also stronger at the sub-national level as it is state and city governments that are at the sharp end of climate impacts, most notably New York and New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. This disaster has demonstrated both strengths and weaknesses in the resilience of cities and states. It highlighted, for example, the benefits of good planning, such as the role that enhanced natural coastal defences had played in protecting communities along the eastern seaboard. New York City and State governments were now taking a hard look at how to make their communities more resilient.
Sutley noted that the President's Climate Action Plan was intended to support States and cities in this effort by encouraging shared responsibility and partnerships across the different layers of government. To this end, Sutley highlighted the recent Executive Order establishing a State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, which provides advice to the President and federal government on how to remove barriers to and incentivize climate resilience.
Such joined up thinking and cooperation will clearly be critical in a country with the size and diversity of the US.
Listening to Sutley, it was clear that national, state and city governments acting on their own, whether in the US or elsewhere, do not have the bureaucratic silver bullet for solving climate change.
But working together they can—and must—deliver the silver buckshot.
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25 Disney-Inspired Baby Boy Names
The male characters in Disney animated films come in all shapes and forms, from people to crabs to cars, with equally diverse names ranging from ordinary to unique. Many of them fall somewhere in-between — names that may have been coined decades ago, but still sound fresh and usable for today's baby boy. Here are our top 25 picks.
Andy is the boy from Toy Story, proud owner of Woody and Buzz Lightyear. The nickname is a variant of the popular Andrew and Anthony. Its definition is "manly" but the shortened form has a boyish charm that appeals to the young-at-heart. People who've chosen to be known as Andy rather than Andrew in popular culture are Andy Warhol, Andy Roddick and Andy Dick.
In Disney/Pixar's 2003 film Finding Nemo, Bruce is the great white shark who, despite sporting multiple rows of dangerously sharp teeth, is actually a friendly vegetarian. The name was made famous by Scottish king Robert Bruce and is a popular choice for boys in Scotland. Though not as prominent in the U.S., the name has garnered its fair share of attention through American celebrities Bruce Springsteen and Bruce Willis. Of course, there's also legendary comic book superhero Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman.
Chip is the more logical and clever of the two chipmunks in Disney's Chip 'n' Dale. A pet name for Charles, it is rarely used as a first name, though people still use it as a nickname. Chris O'Donnell named his son Christopher Eugene, but informally calls him Chip. Baseball player Larry Wayne Jones, Jr. is better known by his nickname Chipper Jones. The more formal Charles has been a popular royal name since the Middle Ages and has been in the top 100 names since 1880.
Christopher Robin is the sweet, friendly boy who's best friends with Winnie the Pooh. Christopher connotes a good, noble quality, which may be why it's considered an evergreen classic. It currently holds the #13 spot in the rankings. Chris is its most common nickname but Kit, Kip, or Topher are additional, quirkier options.
Dale may not be the sharpest chipmunk in the woodshed, but he is the fun-loving and carefree half of the Chip 'n' Dale duo. The name Dale comes from the Old English word dael and means "valley" or "dweller in the valley." Famous people with the name are success guru Dale Carnegie and racecar driver Dale Earnhardt.
Donald is best known as the short-tempered and angry duck in Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoons. The commanding and confident name means "great chief" and "ruler of the world." It had its heyday in the 1930s and currently ranks #377 on the list of boys' names. Legendary actor Donald Sutherland, Ocean's Eleven star Don Cheadle and real estate tycoon Donald Trump all add to the powerful aura of the name.
Finn McMissile is a crafty British master spy in Cars 2. This jaunty Irish name, associated with the great Celtic mythological hero Finn MacCool, is currently on fire, having jumped 535 places since 2000 -- and is trailed by cousins Finnegan, Finlay/Finley and Flynn. Cool celeb couple Christy Turlington and Ed Burns named their son Finn. And it doesn't hurt that it's the name of one of the leading characters on Glee.
Voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jim Hawkin is the protagonist in Disney's Treasure Planet. Jim is the short form of the Biblical name James, which means "he who supplants" in Hebrew and has been popularized by influential men such as President Jimmy Carter, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Carrey.
Max Schnell is a race car in Cars 2. Max was transformed from gin-rummy grandpa to gurgling baby name in the 1980s, and is now at its peak of popularity, along with longer forms Maxwell, Maxen, Maximilian and Maximus (a horse in Tangled). Max has long been a celebrity fave -- the latest is Christina Aguilera's son. Skater Scott Hamilton doubled the X-factor by naming his son Maxx. Warning: Max is the top name choice for dogs.
Mickey Mouse is the most iconic character in Disney history and a friend to kids of all ages. Mickey is a pluckier version of Michael, which is currently #3 on the charts but held the #1 spot for years. The nickname is not all that common but some people like Mickey Rourke (born Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.) and Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.) choose to go by it -- whether they were born with the name Michael or not!
Milo has leading roles in the two Disney Atlantis films: The Lost Empire and Milo's Return. A jaunty Anglo-Irish import, also with ties to ancient Greece, Milo is a favorite with celebrities and rising in popularity. Its energy and debonair charm have brought it into the top 500, and onto the birth certificates of the sons of Liv Tyler and Sherry Stringfield.
Oliver is the homeless kitten hero of the 1988 Oliver & Company, an animated twist on Oliver Twist. Although not nearly as trendy as Olivia, which is the fourth most popular name in the U.S., Oliver is finally catching on here, after being number one in England. Oliver is energetic and stylish, with such notable namesakes as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Oliver Hardy, Oliver Stone and Oliver Twist, not to mention a Harry Potter character.
Peter is the forever boy in J.M. Barrie's original play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Disney's film Peter Pan. Peter is a classic that hasn't become too trendy. It currently places #192 on the popularity chart with Pete and the affable Petey for its nicknames. For an international spin, try the Italian Piero or Pietro versions.
In Ratatouille, Remy is the French rat hero with ambitions of becoming a great chef. The character was named for the dog of director Brad Bird. Remy jumped onto the popularity list in 2009, a couple of years after the film's release, and is trending up. The related-in-sound-only Romy is also climbing for girls, chosen by both Matt Lauer and Sofia Coppola.
Rex is a large but insecure green plastic Tyrannosaurus Rex in all three Toy Story movies. Rex means king in Latin, and the name does have a regal simplicity, with the added dash of a final X. Its most prominent bearer was My Fair Lady star Rex Harrison, who prompted the label "Sexy Rexy" -- something you may or may not want applied to your son. Coldplay's Will Champion named one of his twins Rex.
Russell is the exuberant little Scout in Disney/Pixar's 2009 movie Up. The literal meaning of the name Russell is "red-haired" but that doesn't always match up in real life. Russell has been popularized by celebrities such as Russell Crowe and Russell Brand. Cute nicknames for Russell are Russ and Rusty.
Sebastian is a red crab with a captivating Caribbean accent in The Little Mermaid. This somewhat dramatic British name has a long and substantial history, including the third-century martyred saint often depicted in paintings, and colorful characters in Shakespeare and in Brideshead Revisited. James Spader has a grown son named Sebastian.
Terence is the kind and helpful male fairy in Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure. It is also the name of the great poet of ancient Rome, Terentius, from which the English version originates. Terrence and Terrance are popular alternate spellings for the name — both more common than the original Terence. Terrence Howard and Terrance Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan) both sport these modified renditions.
In Dumbo, Timothy is a circus mouse who serves as Dumbo's sidekick and mentor. The name has religious roots and means "honoring God" in Greek. Charles Dickens used it for his beloved character Tiny Tim in his work A Christmas Carol. Timmy is also an endearing nickname. Timoteo or Timo are its Spanish versions.
Woody is the heroic cowboy action figure in the Disney/Pixar Toy Story series. A shortened form of the formal-sounding English name, Woodrow, Woody is playful and humorous. Famous people who don the happy moniker are Woody Allen, who legally changed his name to Heywood at 17, and Woody Harrelson. Musician Norman "Fatboy Slim" Cook also named his first son Woody Fred.
And be sure to check out 25 Disney-Inspired baby Girl Names
source: https://www.disneybaby.com/blog/disney-baby-names-boys/


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