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Hyacinthus Orientalis, or Dutch Hyacinth, is a hardy flowering bulbous plant from the Asparagaceae family (subfamily: Scilloideae), native to southwestern Asia and parts of the Middle East. The Hyacinth bulb was introduced to Europe in the 16th century where Dutch growers later started cultivating and hybridizing this spring-flowering bulb commercially. Blooming Hyacinths have one of the loveliest fragrances of any flower and have become symbolic of spring gardens. In France, Hyacinths are also used in perfumery.
Hyacinths provide spectacular colour displays for spring gardens in April. The strong, wonderful fragrance of hyacinths is simply unmatched by anything else you may have planted in your garden. Hyacinth bulbs produce four to six linear green leaves and one, but sometimes two or even three, thick spikes bearing large, densely packed flower clusters (florets).
Although Hyacinths are sometimes labeled as perennial plants, in reality it is best to treat them as annuals. Flower quality normally falls off significantly in subsequent years if bulbs are left in the ground, as superior flower quality is due to the treatment fresh bulbs receive post-harvest from the specialised grower in Holland. Hyacinths are also popular as indoor bulbs often blooming in time for Christmas through a process known as "forcing", whereby the bulbs are induced to flower earlier than their natural season. These forced bulbs are referred to as "prepared" hyacinth bulbs.
Hyacinths grow to around 25cm in height and work equally well in borders and patio pots/containers. Bulbs & beyond offers one of the largest online ranges of Hyacinth bulbs. Whichever colour you prefer, we are sure to have something that suits your taste.
Planting Hyacinth bulbs
Hyacinth bulbs can be planted from September to December in well-drained soil at a depth and distance of 15cm. Hyacinths like full sun, but tolerate partial shade. When handling Hyacinth bulbs please note that dust particles on the bulb can cause temporary skin irritation (a rather annoying itching sensation). Washing the skin with warm water can easily treat it, but it should be noted that scratching makes it worse as this would just spread the particles. It is best therefore to wear gloves when handling the bulbs.
Tip: Plant your Hyacinths near the house or patio so you can enjoy their lovely fragrance the most.


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Seth Gabel is venturing from the other universe to Starling City.
The Fringe alum has been cast on Arrow as Vertigo, the CW drama's Season 1 villain, TVGuide.com has confirmed. In the DC Comics, Count Vertigo is a supervillain who had the power to disrupt his enemies' balance.
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As first reported by TVLine.com, the character's name won't actually be Vertigo, and he will be grounded more in reality, similar to the Royal Flush Gang and other DC characters who will be on the show. However, a deadly drug that plagues Starling City in his first episode, slated to air in early 2013, will be called Vertigo.
Gabel, who previously worked with Arrow executive producer Greg Berlanti on Dirty Sexy Money, is best-known for playing Lincoln Lee on Fox's Fringe.
Arrow airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW.

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Was 2013 the year that publishing's "most vital category" crown finally passed to young adult and middle-grade literature? If not, that day is surely nigh. Titles for teens and tweens (and their parents) saturated shelves, and consumers ate them up: "Allegiant" (the third book in the "Divergent" series by 25-year-old Veronica Roth) sold 450,000 copies its first week out, and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck" (the eighth in Jeff Kinney's series) sold 1.1 million its first week. Kid lit has legs beyond Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen.
But in an era where reports of book publishing's demise are consistently exaggerated, the grown-up bestseller lists were busy, too, thanks to familiar names: Dan Brown ("Inferno"), J.K. Rowling ( writing as Robert Galbraith, "The Cuckoo's Calling"), Stephen King ("Dr. Sleep"), Donna Tartt ("The Goldfinch"), Khaled Hosseini ("And the Mountains Echoed"), and an old dead guy named F. Scott Fitzgerald ("The Great Gatsby" made a huge, Leonardo DiCaprio-fueled comeback).
On the nonfiction side, Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg made waves with "Lean In," Fox News face Bill O'Reilly moved units with "Killing Jesus," perennial talk-show guest Doris Kearns Goodwin proved her presidential-historian mettle again with "The Bully Pulpit," and Lawrence Wright shed sober light on Scientology in "Going Clear." David Sedaris re-earned his place as top comic memoirist with "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls."
There was also the unmistakable aroma of the bayou on the bestseller lists: The "Duck Dynasty" crew produced a handful of titles including "Happy Happy Happy" (Phil Robertson), "Si-Cology" (Si Robertson), and "Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" (Kay Robertson), together selling piles of copies.
The big literary awards went to familiar, and unfamiliar names: Canadian storyteller Alice Munro won a long-due Nobel Prize, James McBride was an unlikely (and deserving) National Book Award winner for "The Good Lord Bird," and 28-year-old Eleanor Catton took home the prestigious Man Booker Prize for her captivating (if byzantine) tale of New Zealand gold-rushers, "The Luminaries."
Colorado Book Awards went to Gregory Hill for literary fiction ("East of Denver"), Kristen Iversen for general nonfiction ("Full Body Burden") and several other authors in various categories.
We lost some titans this year: Doris Lessing, Chinua Achebe, Oscar Hijuelos, Seamus Heaney, Tom Clancy, Elmore Leonard and, yes, psychic (and bestselling author) Sylvia Browne, who famously said that in heaven, everyone is 30. If she's right, one suspects it's a particularly lively salon up there.
My own favorites
Only occasionally do my own favorite titles also kiss the bestseller lists in a given year. Among those from 2013: Elizabeth Gilbert's epic character study "The Signature of All Things" (described by the author herself at a Denver talk as "monu-friggin-mental"); "Transatlantic," the hypnotic novel by Colum McCann that explores tethers between North America and Ireland; Rachel Kushner's "The Flamethrowers" which contains the perfect line, "People who want their love easy don't really want love"; "Tenth of December" by George Saunders; and, of course, "The Circle" by Dave Eggers, a chilling cautionary tale about the saturating and dehumanizing nature of social media. It'll make you want to turn off every smartphone and social app within reach.
But more often, the titles that stick in my soul tend to have more modest profiles. That held true this year. Here are my most memorable reads:
1. In February, Twelve Books (quickly becoming my favorite publisher) offered "Schroder" by Amity Gaige, a remarkable book that tells the story of an intra-family abduction — an estranged, and perhaps deranged, father takes his daughter across state lines — from the point of view of the desperate abductor. It flipped what's become an all-too-familiar headline into a real story, one without straightforward good guys and bad guys.
2. In December, Twelve released "The Apartment" by Greg Baxter, a remarkable stream-of-consciousness exercise centered on an unnamed narrator looking for a place to live in an unnamed city. During his search he reflects on his time in the Iraq war, on failed (and fallow) relationships and, yes, the meaning of life. Despite the headiness, it's a speedy and infectious read.
3. "After Visiting Friends," by GQ editor Michael Hainey (Scribner) isn't a novel, but it reads like one. Hainey's gift for compelling prose turned this real-life story about a mysterious death in his family into an unexpected page-turner about relationships, secrets and Chicagoland newspapering in the 1960s. It's a stylish, heartbreaking read.
4. Speaking of stylish, "Shocked!" by Patricia Volk (released by Knopf and subtitled "My Mother, Schiaparelli and Me") was another memorable memoir about life and fashion in 1950s New York, with such indelible passages as: "What is it, Ma? What do you regret?"/ "That I talked my mother out of getting a face-lift."
5. Of the young-adult books I took in this year — and before you look askance at my middle-aged self, the category has some of the best storytelling going (see "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell or "The Infinite Moment of Us" by Colorado author Lauren Myracle) — the title that charmed me most in 2013 was "The Universe Versus Alex Woods" by Gavin Extence (Redhook), about a teenage boy who's the second person in recorded history to be hit by a meteor, an event that changes his brain, and his life. For the good? You'll see.
6. No book sank more deeply into my consciousness, though, than "Benediction," (Knopf) a triumph of a novel by Kent Haruf, whom Colorado is privileged to claim as its own. The story, a quiet dissection of a quiet family in a quiet hamlet, continues his exploration of the fictional town of Holt, Colo., set on the Eastern Plains and simmering with emotion. Haruf is unmatched for ability to render a spare but substantive story that is equal parts timely and timeless; if it were up to me, everyone in Colorado (or for that matter, everyone everywhere) would spend a week with the television turned off, immersed in Haruf's stunning achievement.
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Source: Felix, Mariners close to new deal
Reported seven-year, $175 million pact would make Seattle ace highest-paid pitcher
SEATTLE -- The Mariners and Felix Hernandez have been pursuing a contract extension and are close to a new deal, but a baseball source said Thursday that a report by USA Today that the right-hander has agreed to a seven-year, $175 million contract is not accurate.
The Mariners have no announcement of a Hernandez contract extension planned at this time, according to a club spokesman.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that an anonymous source who was "familiar with the contract details" indicated a deal would be finalized before Spring Training that would make Hernandez the highest-paid pitcher in Major League history with an average annual contract value of $25 million.
Mariners pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to camp Tuesday in Peoria, Ariz.
Hernandez is already scheduled to make $19.5 million this coming season and $20 million in 2014 in the final two years of a five-year, $78 million contract he signed in 2010.
Nightengale's report said the new deal would replace the final two years of that contract and extend for another five years.
CC Sabathia of the Yankees currently has the largest overall contract for a pitcher, with a seven-year, $161 million deal he signed before the 2010 season. Zack Greinke signed the highest average annual value deal among pitchers at $24.5 million, having signed his six-year, $147 million deal with the Dodgers in December.
Hernandez, 26, has been with the Mariners his entire career and won the American League Cy Young Award in 2010. He pitched a perfect game last season while going 13-9 with a 3.06 ERA in 33 starts.
The three-time All-Star has pitched 200 or more innings in each of the past five seasons and has a career record of 98-76 with a 3.22 ERA.


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The independence of theorems in some propositional calculus systems seems well studied. For example, if we just have the rules of detachment, substitution, and replacement, and every theorem of this axiom set {((p->q)->((q->r)->(p->r))), ((~p->p)->p), (p->(~p->q))}=X as our system X', every theorem of X, as I've read, can get proved independent of any other theorem of the set (except itself). But, this "independence" simply has to happen outside of the system, since within the system, all the theorems of X imply each other. This works out this way, since (p->(q->(p->q))) happens in the system and via the rule of substitution (or equivalently (q->(p->q)), we can get every instance of (x->y) as a theorem, where x, y belong to X. In turn, this yields short proofs of every axiom from any other axiom of the axiom set.
1 x since x is a theorem by hypothesis
2 (x->y) which can get formally demonstrated by the above
3 y 1, 2 detachment
So, "independence" of logical axioms simply can't mean that we can't prove a logical axiom from another axiom within a system like this, since all axioms can get derived from each other within X'. What then does "independence" of logical axioms mean precisely?
Edit: So it can get checked that (x->y) holds in the sense above, I've reproduced the necessary parts of Jan Lukasiewicz's Elements of Mathematical Logic to prove the "law of simplification" (q->(p->q)). Symbols of the type Lz refers to a thesis given by Lukasiewicz, while Sz refers to intermediate expressions (which also qualify as theorems of his system) which he indicates as intermediate expressions via his shorthand for proofs. I've included spaces where substitutions have gotten made. A string followed by "L1, p/Cpq" for example means that in thesis L1 all instances of "p" occuring in that thesis have gotten uniformly substituted by "Cpq".
L1 CCpqCCqrCpr axiom
L2 CCNppp axiom
L3 CpCNpq axiom
S1 CC Cpq CCqrCpr CC CCqrCpr s C Cpq s L1, p/Cpq, q/CCqrCpr, r/s
L4 CCCCqrCprsCCpqs L1, S1 detachment
S2 CCCC Cqr Csr C p Csr CCsqCpCsr CC p Cqr CCsqCpCsr L4, q/Cqr, r/Csr, s/CCsqCpCsr
S3 CCCC q r C s r CpCsr CC s q CpCsr L4, p/s, s/CpCsr
L5 CCpCqrCCsqCpCsr S2, S3 detachment
S4 CCCC q r C p r CCCprsCCqrs CC p q CCCprsCCqrs L4, s/CCCprsCCqrs
S5 CC Cqr Cpr CC Cpr s C Cqr s L1, p/Cqr, q/Cpr, r/s
L6 CCpqCCCprsCCqrs S4, S5 detachment
S6 CC Cpq C CCprs CCqrs CC t CCprs C Cpq C t CCqrs L5, p/Cpq, q/CCprs, r/CCqrs, s/t
L7 CCtCCprsCCpqCtCCqrs L6, S6 detachment
S7 CC p CNpq CC CNpq r C p r L1, q/CNpq
L9 CCCNpqrCpr L3, S7 detachment
S8 CCCN p q CCCNpppCCqpp C p CCCNpppCCqpp L9, r/CCCNpppCCqpp
S9 CC Np q CCC Np p p CC q p p L6, p/Np, r/p, s/p
L10 CpCCCNpppCCqpp S8, S9 detachment
S10 C CCNppp CCCN CCNppp CCNppp CCNppp CC q CCNppp CCNppp L10, p/CCNppp
S11 CCCNCCNpppCCNpppCCNpppCCqCCNpppCCNppp L2, S10 detachment
S12 CCN CCNppp CCNppp CCNppp L2, p/CCNppp
L11 CCqCCNpppCCNppp S11, S12 detachment
S13 CCCN t CCNppp CCNppp C t CCNppp L9, p/t, q/CCNppp, r/CCNppp
S14 CC Nt CCNppp CCNppp L11 q/Nt
L12 CtCCNppp S14, S13 detachment
S15 CC t CC Np p p CC Np q C t CC q p p L7, p/Np, r/p, s/p
L13 CCNpqCtCCqpp L12, S15 detachment
S16 CC CNpq CtCCqpp CC CtCCqpp r C CNpq r L1 p/CNpq, q/CtCCqpp
L14 CCCtCCqpprCCNpqr L13, S16 detachment
S17 CCC NCCqpp CC q p p CCqpp CCN p q CCqpp L14, t/NCCqpp, r/CCqpp
S18 CCN CCqpp CCqpp CCqpp L2, p/CCqpp
L15 CCNpqCCqpp S18, S17 detachment
S19 CCCN p q CCqpp C p CCqpp L9, r/CCqpp
L17 CpCCqpp L15, S19 detachment
S20 CC q C CNpq q CC p CNpq C q C p q L5, p/q, q/CNpq, r/q, s/p
S21 C q CC Np q q L17, p/q, q/Np
S22 CCpCNpqCqCpq S20, S21 detachment
L18 CqCpq L3, S22 detachment
Now, since we have (q->(p->q)) as a theorem, by uniformly substituting thesis L1 for q, and L2 for p, since L1 holds as a thesis, we can obtain that (L1->L2) as a thesis, or equivalently, a theorem. So, consequently, one completely prove any thesis by any other thesis within the system using just detachment via a proof of the type "x, (x->y), y". What then does "independence" of logical axioms mean precisely?


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Dems have votes to open CIA report
The Senate Intelligence Committee is poised to send a long-awaited report on the CIA's interrogation practices to President Barack Obama's desk for his approval — or redaction.
Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) says she has the votes on the narrowly divided panel to publicly reveal the executive summary and key conclusions of a 6,300-page report on Bush-era interrogation tactics, a move sure to fuel the Senate's intense dispute with the CIA over how the panel pieced together the study. That vote is likely to happen sometime this week.
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But rather than a strong bipartisan signal from Congress, a vote to unveil the study appears set to divide along party lines because of that dispute.
All of the committee's Democrats, except Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, said in interviews or through aides that they will bless the public release of the document. Warner has not publicly indicated how he will vote, but he supported approving the final classified report on the same subject in December 2012. The committee has been bickering with the CIA ever since over the report's accuracy, as well as Feinstein's insistence that the study's key findings be released publicly.
( Also on POLITICO: Another Obama reset: Europe)
The panel's swing vote could be freshman Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine, who has taken a measured approach to revelations over NSA data-mining and the flare-up with the CIA.
"I'm inclined to vote to support [release]. But I still want to think about it," said King, who caucuses with the Democrats. "I'm going to review the CIA's response once more. I want to be sure the report is accurate."
A vote to release the report is not the end of the committee's work, according to sources familiar with the process and committee rules. The full Senate doesn't have to approve the report before it hits Obama's desk for him to review the conclusions. But it's Obama who will ultimately decide whether the document needs to be further redacted, as the CIA will likely recommend.
Obama says he is "absolutely committed" to releasing the Senate report and has urged the committee to proceed — and Senate Democrats aren't letting up until details of the CIA's use of secret prisons and interrogation techniques are in the hands of the public.
( Also on POLITICO: Feinstein-CIA feud in uncharted territory)
"The American people deserve a proper and and accurate accounting of the history, management, operation, and effectiveness of this program," Intelligence Committee member Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) wrote in a letter to Obama on Thursday. "We can finally correct the record, move past this dark chapter in our history and become a stronger nation for confronting our mistakes."
Democrats, led by Feinstein, are engaged in a war of words with the CIA over their five-year effort to assemble a comprehensive look at the interrogation of terrorist suspects. Feinstein has leveled explosive charges that the CIA interfered in the panel's investigation by removing access to an internal review of CIA interrogation techniques, which is believed to contain myriad criticisms of CIA procedure.
The CIA asserts that committee staffers committed wrongdoing by removing that internal review from a CIA facility and storing it on Capitol Hill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has instructed the Senate sergeant-at-arms to unilaterally investigate and strongly backed Feinstein last week, telling CIA Director John Brennan in a letter it was "absurd" to conclude that Senate staffers could hack into a classified network to acquire the internal document.


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Fatman 'n' Robbin' …
Now that we've shown you how to install an IFS kit, we'll touch on a possible problem some of you may have, as I can't be the only one. In fact, I know I'm not, as our own publisher had the exact same problem with his '41 woodie. This leads me to believe there are many more cars out there just like these with a transplanted front chassis clip that's just a tad too wide to allow the wheels to turn without fouling the sheetmetal.
In what seems like eons ago, I "clipped" my '47 Ford sedan-turned-pickup. Actually, I fabricated a complete chassis for it from box section steel, but used the front clip from an '81 Caprice. It seemed ideal at the time, as it provided independent suspension, power steering, and motor mounts in one fell swoop. Plus I did all this back in England, and there's not a huge selection of front clips to choose from for a car of this size. No Camaros turned up at the time, and I didn't want to use a Jaguar suspension since I wanted it left-hand drive. Sure, I knew it was slightly too wide but figured I'd sort that out later with heavily offset wheels.
However, even with such wheels, the tires still fouled the bodywork. I could raise the suspension, but that goes against the grain, especially as I designed this chassis to ride low yet retain plenty of suspension travel. Then Editor Kevin introduced me to Brent VanDervort of Fatman Fabrications last summer, and after a chat about my problems he offered to fabricate some narrowed arms for my application. The one depressing reason why I'd neglected completing the 80 percent-done project looked like it might actually be surmountable.
I sent Fatman the stock arms, and a couple of weeks later UPS dropped a large box at my door containing a pair of upper and a pair of lower tubular arms, complete with new shafts, bushings, and ball joints-the shafts featuring a 3/16-inch offset built in, which would come in handy later. The box also contained molded urethane spring seats and a pair of steel plates with which to replace them, as I'd mentioned to Brent that I might switch to airbags at a later date. Turns out once they had my Caprice arms, they noticed they were identical to front-steer Camaro arms (obviously no one had ever inquired after tubular arms for their Caprice!) and so they sent me a set of 1-inch narrowed Camaro arms. This explains why Fatman's new catalog now lists narrowed arms for '77-81 fullsize GM cars as well as the '75-79 Caddy Seville, in addition to the '70-81 Camaro and '75-79 Nova!
Fitting the new arms was a breeze, with even the antiroll bar locating perfectly on brackets on the new lower arms. In fact, the only modification necessary was to narrow the tie rods by 1 inch per side, but that was to be expected. All in all, the conversion was a snap, and I now can't wait to get it aligned and get the project completed. Seems I have a newfound enthusiasm for my dormant garage ornament!


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Trying to achieving or staying healthy and fit can be a daunting task. To stay healthy and fit one must be dedicated, persistent and willing. They must be dedicated to the goals they want to reach, they must be persistent even when things don't go their way and they must be willing to go to the gym even when its a rainy day and it's cold outside. Even when you get all of that covered its still not enough, you will also have to watch what you eat and how you diet and how you work out and exercise. One of the best exercise routines to stay healthy and fit and to build that lean and toned body is circuit training.
What is circuit training you ask? Circuit training is an exercise routine that consists of resistance training with little to no rest in between sets and can be considered a high-intensity aerobic type exercise.
So what are the benefits you can expect from circuit training?
Research has found that circuit training is one of the most effective methods of exercise for strength and cardiovascular fitness. Circuit training is the combination of resistance training and aerobic training combined into a work out giving you the benefits of both worlds. You can increase strength and improve your cardiovascular health. Also due to its fast pace nature circuit training can be done in less time then traditional training. In today's fast pace world, It always seem as if we don't have time and being able to cut down time and still get a good workout in is a valuable consideration.
Other benefits include boosting a persons metabolism and help increase ones ability to lose fat and burn calories. The benefits don't stop the moment you leave the gym either, even after the gym the body will still continue blasting those calories even with the body at rest.
So now that you know the benefits of circuit training, make the choice of being healthy and fit and get off the couch and begin your new lifestyle journey into fitness. Just because trying to achieve or staying healthy and fit can be a daunting task doesn't mean its impossible, as long as you are persistent, dedicated and willing you can achieve what ever you set your mind to.
Billie is a San Jose personal trainer from FinesseFit. For more information and tips on fat loss, health and fitness visit me at my website at www.finessefit.com or my Google+ profile.


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CHKD's pediatric urologists provide comprehensive, child-focused care for infants, children and teens with urinary and genital problems.
Children's Urology is dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of pediatric urological and genital disorders. Our team of surgeons and staff provide the highest quality of care in a child-friendly environment.
Our pediatric urologists perform minimally invasive laparascopic surgical procedures, including deflux, nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, orchidopexy for intra-abdominal testis and varicocele repair. Other procedures performed include ureteral reimplants and genitourinary reconstruction.
Children's Urology has the only advanced urodynamics and biofeedback equipment dedicated to children in Virginia. Some minor surgical procedures can be performed in the office under local anesthesia, including meatotomy and manipulation of penile and labial adhesions. Prenatal consultations are also provided for expectant parents regarding genitourinary abnormalities diagnosed in their unborn child.
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Refugees who have managed to reach shelter in Iraq's third-largest city, Erbil, say U.S.-led airstrikes on ISIS militants aren't nearly enough. President Barack Obama's promise of no boots on the ground isn't what they want to hear. "Not only plane to bomb from the sky," one of them told NBC News. "We need army."
Erbil, a city of 1.5 million people, has become a refuge for countless members of religious minorities fleeing the Islamic militants, with 4,000 members of the ancient Yazidi sect taking shelter in a single church. Scores of Christian and Yazidi refugees had already sought refuge in Mosul, only to be driven from there when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, captured the city. Those now in Erbil often had to leave family members behind to escape religious persecution at the hands of ISIS militants.
Beyond acting as a makeshift home for Iraq's many refugees, Erbil continues to play a major strategic role for any U.S. operation in Iraq. The U.S. maintains a consulate within the city, as well as 800 military personnel who arrived in Iraq earlier this year to help with security. The city also serves as the capital of Iraq's Kurdish region. Throughout the U.S. involvement in the region, the Kurds have become a major ally and a stabilizing force among the divided ethno-religious factions in Iraq.
- 'Long-Term Project': Obama Gives No Timetable For Iraq Airstrikes
- Thousands of Yazidi Flee ISIS in Iraq and Into Syria
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PETA says no to Bigfoot hunting
For many, Bigfoot hunter Rick Dyer is one part Andy Kaufman and one part PT Barnum, carting around a Sasquatch carcass for display.
Rick Dyer, 36, describes himself as a "master tracker" of Bigfoot.
This week, Dyer and his management team announced they would be taking the Bigfoot specimen he allegedly shot and killed in the San Antonio area on tour across the country.
Dyer is due to hit the Houston area sometime in mid-February. He will tow the corpse behind a 40-foot coach in a trailer.
Dyer said he killed the 8-foot-tall Bigfoot in 2012 with a 30-06 rifle after he lured "the beast" near his tent with a set of Walmart ribs he rubbed with a secret ingredient.
On Tuesday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department weighed in on Bigfoot, saying that as far they are concerned you can kill as many of the (as-of-now-mythical) creatures as you want.
"We don't acknowledge that one exists. But if you wanted to shoot and kill a Bigfoot in the state of Texas, you would just need a hunting license," Major Larry Young, game warden with Texas Parks and Wildlife, said Tuesday.
The folks at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals don't think that Bigfoot is real, but do feel strongly about those that would shoot something exotic for sport.
"The bottom line is, when someone sees a rare, exotic animal their first instinct shouldn't be to shoot and kill it," said PETA spokesperson Lindsay Rajt. "Just because you see something pretty, that doesn't mean it should be mounted on your wall."
If anything the hunting and killing of a fictional animal teaches a lesson about hunting culture in general. According to Rajt, the popularity of hunting for sport is in decline, and has been since the late 1970s.
"Wildlife watching is gaining popularity over hunting," she said.
"As an organization we do oppose hunting of any kind. It's cruel and unnecessary and can damage populations and ecosystems," Rajt said.
To PETA there is no difference between a fishing lure or a gun when it comes to hunting and killing animals.
"You are inflicting pain and suffering either way," Rajt said.
For PETA, that goes for fish, deer, chicken, and forest-dwelling ape-like creatures.
San Antonio Express-News reporter Kolten Parker contributed to this report.


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Lindsey Vonn remains in hospital with intestinal pain
Lindsey Vonn was spending a second night in the hospital awaiting test results related to severe intestinal pain, her spokesman said Tuesday.
The reigning World Cup overall champion was admitted to a hospital in Vail, Colo., on Monday. Spokesman Lewis Kay said Tuesday night that Vonn was resting comfortably.
Vonn skipped a slalom in Finland last weekend to prepare for races in Aspen on Nov. 24-25.
Her only race this season was a giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, that she did not finish. Last year she won the Soelden race and went on to claim 11 more World Cup victories en route to winning the overall title, the fourth of her career.
The 28-year-old was born in Minnesota but has a home in Vail. After last season, she said she struggled with a knee injury.
Vonn's ski technician, Heinz Haemmerle, told The Associated Press that this isn't the first time the racer has gone to the hospital in Vail.
Haemmerle, who prepares Vonn's Head skis and has been on hand in Colorado awaiting her recovery, said that Vonn hasn't trained since going out in the second run of the giant slalom on Oct. 27 in Soelden.
"She told me she feels bad and has pain all over her body and that her bones are hurting. … She's been (to the hospital) two or three times. This is the first time she's stayed overnight," Haemmerle said in a telephone interview. "The coaches also don't know. First they told me we would train again Monday, then Wednesday, now the end of the week."
Vonn's request to compete against men in a World Cup downhill was recently rejected by the International Ski Federation (FIS). She had approached FIS in October with the request to ski against the men at Lake Louise, saying it was a one-time request.
She is the most decorated female skier in U.S. history, the only woman to have won the Olympic downhill gold and four World Cup overall titles. She has 53 World Cup victories and five world championship medals.


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Watching Brendan Gleeson snort, snarl and swear is always good fun. But watching him do it opposite the likes of Don Cheadle is a rare treat indeed. The two talented men lead a fantastic cast in "The Guard," the new black-as-coal crime comedy from writer-director John Michael McDonagh.
Gleeson stars as Sgt. Gerry Boyle, a man who loves drugs almost as much as he loves hookers, and who's sensibilities are so far short of PC, that un-PC doesn't begin to describe it—he's pre-PC.
"I'm Irish, sir. Racism is part of my culture," Boyle explains to Cheadle's FBI Agent Wendell Everett, his attempt at apologizing for expressing disbelief that there are white drug dealers.
Everett is in Galway, Ireland, on the trail of four men believed to be bringing in a half-billion dollars worth of cocaine. When he tries to enlist Boyle's help in solving a murder that's believed to be related to the shipment, the sergeant says no, insisting it's his day off.
In addition to having previously written "Ned Kelly," McDonagh is the brother of playwright Martin McDonagh, who directed in Gleeson in "In Bruges," another darkly comic film about crooks. One shudders to think what it's like at the McDonagh home around the holidays. Like his brother Martin, John Michael has a relentlessly morbid sense of humor.
"You being in the FBI, you're more used to shooting unarmed women and children," Boyle quips to Everett at one point.
The interplay between Gleeson and Cheadle is magic, as the former fires off insult after insult, and the latter locks his jaw in disbelief, only periodically recovering his senses enough to offer a rejoinder. Rounding out the cast are veteran thugs like Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham who provide the proceedings with even more bite.
In many ways a send up of the crime drama, and riddled with viciously funny potshots at America, "The Guard" is a gleefully mean-spirited film that pits two great actors against one another.


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How to Find Information about an iPhone App in iTunes
Using iTunes on your computer, you can find information about iPhone apps on any of the iTunes App Store screens. Simply click the icon or link for the app, and a detail screen appears.
This screen should tell you most of what you need to know about the app, such as basic product information and a narrative description, what's new in this version, the language it's presented in, and the system requirements to run the app.
Notice that this app is rated 4+, as you can see below the Get App button. That means that this app contains no objectionable material. Here are the other possible ratings:
9+: May contain mild or infrequent occurrences of cartoon, fantasy, or realistic violence; or infrequent or mild mature, suggestive, or horror-themed content that may not be suitable for children under the age of 9.
12+: May contain infrequent mild language; frequent or intense cartoon, fantasy, or realistic violence; mild or infrequent mature or suggestive themes; or simulated gambling that may not be suitable for children under the age of 12.
17+: May contain frequent and intense offensive language; frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy, or realistic violence; mature, frequent and intense mature, suggestive, or horror-themed content; sexual content; nudity; depictions of alcohol, tobacco, or drugs that may not be suitable for children under the age of 17. You must be at least 17 years old to purchase games with this rating.
One other feature of the detail pages worth mentioning is the collection of useful links below the app description. In the above figure, these links include Tapulous Web Site, Tap Tap Revenge Support, All Applications By Tapulous, Tell A Friend, and so on.


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Letter From the Director
Tobacco use kills approximately 440,000 Americans each year, with one in every five U.S. deaths the result of smoking. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, causes many diseases, and compromises smokers' health in general. Nicotine, a component of tobacco, is the primary reason that tobacco is addictive, although cigarette smoke contains many other dangerous chemicals, including tar, carbon monoxide, acetaldehyde, nitrosamines, and more.
An improved overall understanding of addiction and of nicotine as an addictive drug has been instrumental in developing medications and behavioral treatments for tobacco addiction. For example, the nicotine patch and gum, now readily available at drugstores and supermarkets nationwide, have proven effective for smoking cessation when combined with behavioral therapy.
Advanced neuroimaging technologies make it possible for researchers to observe changes in brain function that result from smoking tobacco. Researchers are now also identifying genes that predispose people to tobacco addiction and predict their response to smoking cessation treatments. These findings—and many other recent research accomplishments—present unique opportunities to discover, develop, and disseminate new treatments for tobacco addiction, as well as scientifically based prevention programs to help curtail the public health burden that tobacco use represents.
We hope this Research Report will help readers understand the harmful effects of tobacco use and identify best practices for the prevention and treatment of tobacco addiction.
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The Tampa Bay Rays: The Hitters 1998-2012: Part 2 Of A 5 Part Article Series
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Note from Chuck Booth: I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a 5 part series that will focus on 1. The teams history. 2. The hitters 3. The pitchers. 4. The Teams Payroll going into 2013 and 5.The Ball Park that they play in. (The stadium articles will all be done next summer when I go to all of the parks in under a month again.) Be sure to check my author page with a list of all of my archived articles section here.
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The Rays have only been around for 15 years, however they have seen their share of talent grace the club. In their inaugural year, the club signed Free Agents Fred McGriff and Wade Boggs. A few years later when Boggs retired, they added Vinny Castilla, Jose Canseco and Greg Vaughn all to the club. This movement did not work out. It was the drafted talent of the club that started to surface in the early 2000's. Aubrey Huff and Carl Crawford emerged as AL offensive threats. Other picks like Rocco Baldelli, Jorge Cantu and Jonny Gomes started out on fire, yet quickly flamed out. The club saw other guys come and go before the 2007 started to show what the team was really capable of. Carlos Pena gave them a bonafide HR guy. Soon Evan Longoria was called up to the Major Leagues and the club featured one of the best attacks in all of Major League Baseball.
The offense has suffered a bit of a drop-off in the last few years, but newly acquired Wil Myers is one of the best offensive prospects in the game of baseball. Longoria is signed through 2023 and Ben Zobrist is a great all-around offensive talent signed for the next 3 seasons. While the team will still be predominantly based with great pitching, the club should see some well-rounded offensive players.
Tropicana Field is one of the harder places to put up great numbers, so we will see what the future holds. We must look at the past. In these Series I have been doing for the teams, a lot of criteria had to be met to be included in the Franchises best hitters or pitchers. Obviously with a 15 Year Old team, the stakes are not raised as high. I still looked for significant contributions to the team. Of course if anyone ever leads the American League in any category, that is usually grounds for inclusion.
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The Tampa Bay Rays: The Franchise 1998-2012: Part 1 Of A 5 Part Article Series
The Pitchers: The Tampa Bay Rays: The Pitchers 1998-2012: Part 3 Of A 5 Part Article Series
2013 Team Payroll Part 4: Tampa Bay Rays Payroll 2013 And Contracts Going Forward: Updated for Myers Trade Dec.11/2012
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Cost reduction has always been important to financial services organizations seeking to survive and grow in a capital-constrained market environment. Now, market leaders see further, accelerated savings as critical to their struggle to beat established rivals, ward off the threat of new entrants and deliver value to customers and shareholders alike.
In order to achieve the sustainable cost-to-income ratios necessary to compete with disruptive new rivals, leaders in financial services must find a balance between short-term "diet" solutions and "healthy lifestyle" initiatives that remove cost from their businesses in a sustainable way.


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Not too long ago my friend Stevie Rose from Garden Therapy shared her awesome Jack o Planterns, and I was totally hooked on the idea! I mean, what's not to love about an organic approach to Halloween, right? I know, that's kind of an oxymoron… Halloween and organic don't usually roll off the tongue in the same sentence!
Here's a peek at Stevie's inspirational creations!
See what I mean? How can you not be hooked on this idea?
Today I finally got outside to tip all my plant pots out, and clean up the yard for the winter. And here's where my pumpkin grunge comes in! You see, I had hubs buy two pumpkins the other day just so we could give this organic DIY a whirl! My one modus operandi was to reuse plants I was tipping out rather than buying new.
Here's a look at Miss Cool & Hip Grunge One…
Gotta love her chopped chive hair!
And this is her Freaky Friend, Grunge Two.
Kind of creepy in a scruffy sort of way, but how about that Mohawk?!!!
Which of the two 'dos' do you like best?
I have to give hubs all the credit for their their facial features. He drew and carved them! And then I got to dress them up 🙂
Not too bad for salvaged garden wear… 😉
I'm actually kind of concerned these two might scare the little ones… what do you think?
I'm going to have a happy Jack O Lantern, too! We haven't carved him yet, but he'll have a nice big smile that lights up his face with the help of a candle. And we have a big decorative pumpkin that lights up and twinkles with mini lights… much friendlier to encounter!
So what do you think of my Grunge One & Two?
Once Halloween is over I'll be composting the works, except for the Hens & Chicks. And I might see if the 'Red Star' Mohawk will be able to stand up to the winter months. Oh, and the grass of Grunge One's nose will be given another chance, too!
Isn't this Jack o Plantern idea fun? Thanks again Stevie for the inspiration! I never would have come up with this on my own 🙂
Are you ready for the trick or treaters to be knocking at your door? Just a question… how well lit is your pathway? Click here for a few illuminating ideas on lighting up your pathway in a Halloweeny kind of way!
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Music is a central part of Brazilian culture, and many of the country's stars will be performing in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. A look at some of the artists and internationally famous songs that fans will hear opening night of the games:
"AQUELE ABRAÇO" (That Embrace)
This is Rio de Janeiro's anthem. It was used during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Games, as well. It was composed by Grammy-award winner Gilberto Gil. In the song Gil, sends hugs to different folks from all over Rio, in that way embracing the city and viewers worldwide. This song kicked off Friday's ceremony.
Gil, 74, is a Grammy-award winner originally from Salvador in the northeastern state of Bahia. He is one of the main faces of the musical movement called Tropicalia, which consists of international and traditionally Brazilian sounds. He is undoubtedly one of the country's most recognizable artists internationally. Gil was recently hospitalized for kidney problems, and in the weeks leading up to the ceremony there was some doubt whether he would perform.
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"SONG CONSTRUÇÃO" (Construction Song)
The song, composed by internationally acclaimed Chico Buarque, is considered one of the most ingenious in Brazilian Portuguese. All the verses have a stress on the two syllables before the last. The lyrics tell the story of a builder who dies by falling from a building. Like many Brazilian songs, it also includes a love tale in the middle.
"GAROTA DE IPANEMA" (The Girl From Ipanema)
Antonio Carlos Jobim wrong the song as a tribute for a girl he fell in love with as she left Ipanema Beach, one of Rio de Janeiro's iconic beaches. The end result is a tune that is arguably Brazil's most recognizable song internationally.
On Friday night, it was performed in part by Jobim's grandson, Daniel Jobim, while supermodel Gisele Bundchen walked on stage.
The actual girl the song was written for, Helo Pinheiro, is now 71.
Ben, 71, is considered the soul of Brazilian funk music. "Pais Tropical," or "Tropical Country," is one of his most popular songs, frequently played in bars and on the radio. He performed the song on Friday night, earning strong applause from the crowd. He is seen by Rio residents as a symbol of coolness.
The 12-year-old sensation is from the slums of Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic capital. She said before the ceremony that she hoped that American pop icon Beyonce would watch her perform. The pre-teen, who is black, has also become an activist for empowering black women.
Formerly known as MC Beyonce, she is a pop singer of funk melody. Ludimilla first became famous in 2012. In the opening ceremony, she sang "So quero ser feliz,"or "I just want to be happy," from the group Rap Brasil. The song is considered an anthem for residents of Rio's hundreds of slums, often controlled by drug traffickers and ravaged by violence.
Known as the queen of samba, Soares is still performing at 79 years old. For decades, she had the most notable voice in Brazilian samba.
Pagodinho, 57, is seen by many Brazilians as an icon of "coolness." Despite his fame, he lives a simple life outside Rio, partying a lot playing samba music for friends.
Marcelo D2, a 48-year-old hip hop singer, rose to fame in the 1990s with the band Planet Hemp. He has been arrested a handful of times for protesting in support of legalizing marijuana.


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Immigration Officials in Dialogue with the League's Heather Noonan
October 4, 2012
Personnel from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) granted a rare interview with Heather Noonan, the League's vice president for advocacy, answering policy questions and sharing their observations about the visa petition process. Claire Nicholson and Christopher Bentley of USCIS headquarters shared their advice and observations in the interview, transcribed and posted online by Musical America as: A Conversation with USCIS. For complete guidance when engaging foreign guest artists, orchestras are reminded to visit our specialize site: www.artistsfromabroad.org.


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Mom Confessions: "I Had Plastic Surgery to Get My Body Back"
Mom Confessions: "I Had Plastic Surgery to Get My Body Back"
Emily C. says she loves being a mom, but hates the sagging boobs she acquired after her third pregnancy. To get her pre-baby figure back she turned to plastic surgery. "I got implants," she says. "Mainly to balance out my butt in a bathing suit."
Carol H., who also got breast implants shortly after finishing breastfeeding her daughter, says, "Now I want to go back and get a tummy tuck and some liposuction."
Emily and Carol are among numerous Circle of Moms members who feel that plastic surgery is a perfectly acceptable way to deal with dissatisfaction over your post-pregnancy shape. In defense of "mommy makeover" plastic surgery, here they share seven reasons they went under (or plan to go under) the knife.
1. "My boobs were in my armpits."
Pregnancy and nursing can change a woman's breasts significantly. Carly H., who has been pregnant or nursing for much of the last five-and-a-half years, doesn't consider herself to be vain, but can't wait "to restore" her body. She feels that her case is extreme: when she lies flat on her back, she says, "my boobs are tucked in my arm pits." She emphatically adds, "I am too young to settle with the body I have left after having my babies. I want my body back."
2. "My stomach looks like chicken skin"
A bulging belly is a common, unwanted hallmark of giving birth, and one that most new moms are determined to banish. Valerie V., who had twins, says she wants to start her makeover with a tummy tuck: "I had twins...my stomach skin is what I call "chicken skin" and I HATE it and am very self conscious about it. And a boob job would be AWESOME I think."
3. "My stomach muscles separated and I still have the pooch."
Dyan B. is planning on using plastic surgery to get rid of the bulging belly and muffin top that have plagued her since pregnancy: "My stomach muscles have separated during pregnancy, and [the plastic surgeon] would have to repair those or else I would still have the pooch on the top like I do now. So that entails a lot more recovery time, and a lot more restrictions." She's saving up money so that she'll be able to take off the necessary six weeks from work, and pay for more help at home while she recovers.
4. "Exercise didn't work."
Christina S. is among many plastic surgery fans who say that exercise and diet didn't restore their pre-pregnancy bodies. "There was no uplifting bra uplifting enough," she says, adding, "I deserve the surgery. I love being a mom, but I don't want to wear my pregnancy body forever."
5. "It makes you feel better about yourself."
Many Circle of Moms members agree that getting back to your firm, fit, pre-pregnancy self is a big psychological boost. "I have fake breasts," says Christina S. "I had beautiful natural perky breast and then...they were flat...like pancakes. Getting my breasts done lifted my spirits and was the best thing I did to my body besides having my kids." She advises other moms, "Get them....you will love them! You will feel good about yourself. You will love the way you look in everything. You will feel complete."
6. "I abhor my stretch marks."
Laci W. plans to erase her stretch marks, among other things. "They have new treatments in the works for stretch marks. Sign me up! And if ever I have anything that can be tucked, tuck it. I never want to age physically." She adds that she'll also go in for a breast lift and other cosmetic surgeries as she ages. "When I get older, I will eliminate wrinkles by any means necessary."
7. "It was always part of the plan."
For some Circle of Moms members, mommy makeover plastic surgeries were always in the works. "I'm planning on having the 'mommy makeover' when I'm done having kids," says Rolee W. "If we can save up the money for it, a tummy tuck and breast lift/small implants. More for my own comfort than anything. My husband loves how I look. But a bunch of loose skin is not comfy."
Bottom line: no matter what your personal feelings are about going under the knife, numerous Circle of Moms members say that having plastic surgery after pregnancy is a very personal choice, one that all moms should be able to make without being judged by others. Feen N. points out that all women "want to look good, for themselves. Some work out, some buy clothes, and some have surgery. I have no problem with anyone [who] wants to use any of those options."
Related Reading: 4 Reasons Not To Get "Mommy Makeover" Plastic Surgery
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The Morgan County Sheriff held a public meeting Thursday to notify residents about a sexually violent predator who has moved into a home in Log Lane Village.
Sheriff Jim Crone told the crowd of about 25 people at the Morgan County Administration Building that Christopher James Celestino had moved to 109 Beach in Log Lane two weeks ago.
The Sheriff's office manages the sex offender registry for Log Lane and Wiggins as well as the unincorporated areas of the county.
Celestino, 44, has a prior conviction of attempted sexual assault on a child. He is currently on bond while facing charges of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. He also has prior convictions for failure to register as a sex offender, burglary and criminal mischief.
He is described as 5'8″, 185 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on his face, tattoo on his right arm and wears glasses. He works on Railroad Avenue in Fort Morgan.
Celestino was designated as a sexually violent predator because he was determined to present a high potential to re-offend. As part of his bond conditions he is not permitted contact with children under the age of 18. He also must follow other standard bond conditions. He currently has no sanctions from his prior conviction.
"We strongly discourage any harassment or any retaliation," Crone said. He explained that often when registered sex offenders are harassed or retaliated against they will go underground and stop registering with law enforcement. "We want to keep them in compliance with the law."
He said there are currently 100 registered sex offenders in Morgan County, four of them are sexually violent predators.
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D. Ray Smith, a local historian and frequent columnist for The Oak Ridger, is encouraging Ridgers to tune in to the Travel Channel promptly at — or just before — 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, to see our own American Museum of Science & Energy on a new episode of "Mysteries at the Museum."
D. Ray Smith, a local historian and frequent columnist for The Oak Ridger, is encouraging Ridgers to tune in to the Travel Channel promptly at — or just before — 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, to see our own American Museum of Science & Energy on a new episode of "Mysteries at the Museum."
"The AMSE segment is only one of the several stories told in the hour program and is a VERY SHORT segment," Smith relayed in a Tuesday morning email.
"If you aren't tuned in at 9 p.m. sharp, you will likely miss it :-)," his email stated.
In addition to the introductory segment set in Oak Ridge's American Museum of Science & Energy and focused on the John Hendrix legend and Calutrons with Ray Smith, regular host Don Wildman travels to the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park. Housed there is an antique-weathered trunk discovered in the "unforgiving desert landscape" that some believe is evidence of a legendary cross-country journey.
Wildman will also head to the Chicago History Museum to learn about bricks that were key to one of the largest prison breaks of the Civil War, and will visit the Omaha Public Library which is home to "a gruesome relic from Nebraska's rough-and-tumble frontier past … a presevered human scalp."
Thanks for tomorrow night's TV viewing tip, Ray!
A belated "thank you" to Oak Ridge resident Julianne Cole, who, a couple of weeks ago, shared with our readers her story of getting lost in the local woods.
Some might have been too embarrassed to talk with the press about such an experience, but we applaud Julianne for doing so and for a number of reasons.
First, it underscores the important community safety role played by various departments in our city and county. Despite a really "awful" personal hiking experience, Ms. Cole praised the Oak Ridge Police Department and dispatcher Diane Wampler for their efforts leading up to her rescue. And, though The Oak Ridger and other area media may provide adequate coverage of the more devastating duties played out by local law enforcement and emergency workers (vehicle crashes, fire fighting, criminal investigations, etc.), we can always use help from the public in highlighting the kinder and gentler side of police work, fire prevention, etc.
Second, Ms. Cole's story reminds us of how easily it can be to get "turned around" and/or lost on trails that are new to us or even familiar to us but subject to change in appearance and difficulty depending on often dramatic seasonal changes in Oak Ridge and throughout East Tennessee.
We are glad Ridger Julianne Cole had her cell phone with her at the time of the hiking mishap and that she was able to get a signal to call local emergency services for assistance. And we are also extremely glad she was willing to share her story with other readers of The Oak Ridger.
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By Peregrine Fairchylde
Staff Writer, Pennsic Independent
In the sixth year of the non-war point Thrown Weapons Champions tourney, the East Kingdom and its allies brought the overall tally to three victories apiece by defeating the Midrealm and its allies on Wednesday.
Throwing at six targets with weapons provided by the thrown weapons staff - a twist that caught many of the participants by surprise - the two teams of 20 tested their skills with knife, axe and spear. At the end, the East Kingdom team scored 92 points to the Midrealm's 67, with Ld. Mikkel the Builder of the Barony of Dragonship Haven in the East being high points scorer with 14.
"[Thrown weapons] is the first thing I started in the SCA, so that's been six, five years," said Lord Mikkel, who is 19 and was the youngest thrown weapons champion in his barony.
He said he wasn't put off by the fact he couldn't use his own equipment, since he's won other tourneys with provided weapons.
"I'm used to throwing weird stuff," he laughed.
If not weird, "unusual" was probably the word for the tourney, with a mix of short spears, short and standard axes and knives provided, and targets featuring playing cards, a turkey, a fox, a groundhog and bales of hay with painted strike zones. The participants took it all in a good-natured stride, frequently ribbing and heckling their opponents - and their teammates - as each threw in turn. There was also lots of cheering from both sides for successful hits by anyone.
Lady Elayne Thorne, the head of thrown weapons, said that efforts have been underway for several years to try and establish a war point for the champions' throw.
"We're working on it," she said. "We want to see it become one - there's been six [champions' throws] and it's tied right now."
Earlier in the week, there was an open Known World Thrown Weapons competition, with 34 hurlers taking part. The winner with the knife was Alvcard from the Midrealm; axe was Dennis from ®thelmearc; spear was Owen from the Midrealm; and the overall winner was Ludwig from the East Kingdom.


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Dir: Stephanie Argerich. France-Switzerland. 2012. 94mins
A warm, loving portrait of the relationship between the celebrated pianist Martha Argerich and her youngest daughter, this affectionate documentary invites viewers into the intimacy of their home without any restrictions.
Thanks to the privilege of being her daughter, Stephanie is allowed to look at her mother when she's getting up in the morning or putting on make-up before a concert.
But for music lovers hoping to find some new light shed on the legendarily secretive Argerich all they are bound to find here is a sincere, caring tribute of a devoted daughter to her famous mother, admiring but not as inquisitive or as tight as it should have been. A natural fit for niche broadcasters - indeed the French music channel Mezzo is one of the co-producers - it may also screen again in music-oriented festivals.
Stephanie Argerich, whose father is the no less famous London-based American pianist Stephen Kovacevich, studied photography and trained in video courses. Her mother was an obvious object for her to record through the years, and the footage, combined with archive material documenting her parents' early careers, rounds up a film which shows how close mother and daughter are to each other but also how difficult it is for them to put these thoughts and feelings into so many words.
True, the nature of these relationships transpires through the images, but they never get to be distinctly defined. Despite the impression that she is willing to let the camera pry without any restrictions, the sanctified Argerich privacy she has so jealously preserved through the years is still intact.
But despite that need for privacy through the film one learns about her doting father, her authoritative mother, and – in probably the most moving episode of them all - the story of Stephanie's oldest sister Lyda, now a violist, whose father was Argerich's first husband composer-conductor Robert Chen. That story would deserve a film on its own, but like so many other things here, it just whets the appetite for more details and information that are not provided. The same could be said of the presence of Stephen Kovacevich, a loving parent who has still not taken the trouble to legally establish his paternity of Stephanie.
Thanks to the privilege of being her daughter, Stephanie is allowed to look at her mother when she's getting up in the morning or putting on make-up before a concert; to discuss family matters and notice her edginess before a recital, the kind of glimpses that any other person would have been probably denied.
And indeed, observing her in close-up, it is amazing to discover that even if she is now 70, her smile and the sideways look in her eyes have lost nothing of their adolescent charm, just as if to confirm the daughter's remark that she needs taking care of more than she is capable of taking care of others.
But the closeness between the two has evident drawbacks as well. Questions that need to be asked, whether on a professional or personal level (like Argerich's famous bout with cancer) are never probed into, nor is the influence she did (or maybe did not) have on her daughters as they grew up discussed at any length.
Some additional editing might have helped, but then, in such circumstances, every single cut has personal connotations. Sill it is all very pleasant to watch, but this is neither about being the daughter of two musical giants (as the film is supposed to be) nor a full portrait of the celebrated parents. The real film on them remains to be made.
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Producers: Pierre Olivier Bardet, Luc Peter
Cinematography: Stephanie Argerich, Luc Peter
Editor: Vincent Pluss
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The one thing I NEVER hear any preacher talk about is what we will be facing in the last days before Jesus returns. Not just "persecution and perilous times," but the thing Jesus even warned us about.
He said, "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." What was the similarity? What makes this time so much like the days of Noah?
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"Adult Stem Cells From Umbilical Cord Blood and Bone Marrow are Saving People's Lives"
"Gordie Howe Was Treated With Cells From an Aborted Baby, Not "Adult" Stem Cells"
This is why God will end up having to put an end to the world as we know it, because the devil will make a world after his own kind and NOT after those made in the "image and likeness" of God… Man.
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The earthquake in Haiti has brought out all types of doctors, relief workers, celbrities and pilots.
John Travolta fits most of those requirements. The avid flier is expected to hop on his personal Quantas 707 and pilot his family, 24 doctors, and ministers from the Scientologist church to Haiti to help in the relief effort.
The plane, which will leave from Florida tonight, will also be carrying much-needed medical supplies for the thousands of Haitians still nursing devastating injuries. The death toll is reportedly already over 150,000 people and many more could die without emergency medical treatment.
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"We sent a plane down already, and we're sending another one down Monday, and I'm flying," Travolta told E! News. "I'm looking forward to that."
Travolta, 55, missed the celebrity telethon on Friday that raised tens of millions of dollars, which will go toward healing and rebuilding Haiti. Instead of answering phones, Travolta looks like he wants to get in on the action.
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Santa Fe is located in northern New Mexico. Nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains at the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains, Santa Fe has an elevation of 7,000 feet. As a result of our high altitude desert environment, Santa Fe enjoys an average of 300 days of sunshine annually, warm days and cool nights and four full seasons.
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Santa Fe is the second oldest city founded by European colonists in the United States, first inhabited by Spanish settlers in 1607 and established in 1610 as the capital of Spain's northernmost territory. Originally Santa Fe was called La Villa Real de la Santa Fe (The Royal City of the Holy Faith). The famous El Camino Real (the Royal Road), a 1,500 mile trade route which ended in Santa Fe's Plaza, connected Santa Fe to Mexico City and was in use from 1598 to 1885. Now the capital of New Mexico, Santa Fe is the oldest capital in the United States.
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2011-12: Atlantic Sun Golfer of the Week, first ever for the program (2/22/12) with tie for fourth place in the Ann Rhoads Classic at Birmingham Southern… A-Sun All-Academic Team… Lipscomb All-Academic honoree…Transferred to Lipscomb after playing freshman season at Samford.
High School: Lettered in golf all four years of high school… Captain and MVP of the golf team all four years of high school… Won all-district and attended all-state four years in a row… won all-region three times… TGA player of the year 2006… Most decorated golfer in the history of Oak Ridge High School… Knoxville prep-extra first team, two years… All-American Junior golf tour (AAJGT) high school player of the year 2009… Ranked second for the class of 2010… Oak Ridge HS Communications Academy student of the year, two years… Graduated in the top of her class.
Personal: Parents are Delisa and Bill Schubert… Younger sister is Sophia Schubert, 16… Favorite professional athlete is Paula Creamer… Ambition is to work for ESPN or the Golf Channel… Majoring in Journalism and New Media.