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DECKERS, Colo. -- A cool, shallow creek lazily meanders through YMCA Camp Shady Brook.
It's speckled with rainbow-colored rocks, placed there by campers who painted and placed them there during a leisurely nature walk.
Nearby, a pile of newly tie-dyed T-shirts dries in the sun.
Faint scents of vanilla and butterscotch waft though the warm mid-morning air courtesy of pine trees that -- for a reason unknown to scientists or campers -- release them when baked by the sun.
The camp is a paradise for the hundreds of kids who spend part of their summer here each year.
This week, it was an special treat for 190 military children, many of whom lead lives complicated by frequent moves, deployments and the aftermath of war.
Each year Camp Corral, run by buffet chain Golden Corral, picks up the tab for 2,000 campers -- the children of active-duty, wounded and fallen troops -- to attend one of 18 4-H and YMCA summer camps in 14 states.
Camp staff are trained in working with military kids and asked to organize a military appreciation day, said Garrett Johnson, summer camp coordinator for Shady Brook.
Otherwise, Camp Corral gives the YMCA and 4-H latitude to offer their traditional summer programs.
At Shady Brook, that means kayaking, zip-lining, rock climbing, building camp fires and sleeping under the stars, Johnson said.
"They really let us give these kids camp," Johnson said. "These kids can come here, feel camp love and experience what it is to be a kid."
Blue dragonflies and bubbles floated through the air Friday morning as campers gathered on the ball field for the morning's first activity.
"Gentleman, are you ready for this?" a counselor asked a group of dog tag-clad boys who were singing songs about camels and monkeys.
"What are we playing?" one asked.
"Smugglers and Spies, and it's wicked awesome," the counselor replied, referring to a camp game in which kids attempt to sneak pieces of paper across a field without being discovered.
As campers rushed the field, Brandon Williams sat on a wooden bench and watched.
The 13-year-old's dad, a Fort Carson soldier, will soon leave for a yearlong deployment to Korea.
This week's camp was a welcome break from the proverbial grey cloud that's been hovering over his home as the deployment nears, he said.
"I've been kind of sad," Brandon said. "I barely get to see him. He deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan three times, and he'd only get to call about once a week.
"But camp this week has been a great time."
Some of his favorite things about camp: swimming in a lake and campfire discussions about parents, the military and the future.
"We talked about what we'd like to do 10 years from now," he said. "I would love to be a counselor here, to work with military kids."
His very favorite thing: the friends he's made among campers and counselors.
"They're all good people who've given me lots of good advice," he said. "They gave me the strength to jump in the lake early in the morning. It was cold."
Nearby, camper Kavin Humble, 14, kept a watchful eye on his younger sister.
Kavin's dad is a disabled veteran who lives with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and a back injury.
"Sometimes the VA won't give him the right amount of medicines or they're constantly changing them," he said. "It's like, maybe he'll be in a good mood or maybe he'll be in a bad mood. It varies."
Because his step-mom works and his dad is often at doctor appointments, he looks out for his two younger siblings.
For Kavin, this week's camp provided a much-needed break from the extra duties he shoulders.
Because his sister was being looked after by camp counselors, he found himself with free time on his hands.
He used it to think about his future.
"I liked being a kid, but I think it's time for me to grow up and take my responsibilities more seriously," said Kavin, who plans to join the Army Corps of Engineers out of college.
"But this was a really good break. It's nice to not always have to worry."


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The Ravens placed linebacker and special teams performer Prescott Burgess on season-ending injured reserve, the team announced today.
Burgess tore an abdominal muscle in Sunday's 30-27 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, according to his agent Tom Kleine. Burgess, who has primarily been playing on special teams, saw action Sunday with the regular defense when middle linebacker Ray Lewis exited the game four four plays in the first quarter with a shoulder stinger.
It was a difficult year for the former Ravens' sixth-round pick who was cut twice and brought back both times.
A corresponding roster move will be announced tomorrow.
They Ravens also made a move with their practice squad, releasing safety Mana Silva and re-signing wide receiver Rodney Bradley.

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GardenZoneGuides needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 84 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
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I am creating e-books for gardeners. I love gardening because it is relaxing and gives me the opportunity to be creative. The creativity springs from designing a garden plan and also from watching flowers grow and bloom from a small transplant, seed or bulb. I make researching garden planning easier by providing a set of e-books that put all of the information a gardener needs for planning at his or her fingertips.
The purpose of the books is to make planning easier by displaying the name, picture, and a few vital facts about each plant in one place. The books will be done in a series. Each set of books is targeted to gardeners in a particular USDA Zone. The USDA Zones help gardeners to understand what plants will thrive in their climate and which ones will not.
The target audience is gardeners who need a quick, reliable resource for garden planning. They will probably be people who have been gardening for 1-5 years.
I will be doing e-books on different categories of flowers for each USDA Zone. The idea of focusing on the plants that thrive in a particular zone is very important to the business because it allows gardeners to focus only on plants that will be successful in their climate.
I want my audience to see the logo and feel that the brand is accessible, reliable and smart.
I want them to see my product and feel that it will simplify their garden planning so they can spend more time SUCCESSFULLY gardening.
1. Gardening is usually a hobby, something that people do to relax, be creative and enjoy nature, so the logo should not be too corporate or staid, but it cannot look amateurish.
2. Because the guide is focused on zones, something relating to the zones should be referenced in the logo. This is what a USDA Zone Map looks like: http://www.pondplants1.com/zones.htm.
3. We are starting from a blank slate, so use whatever colors you like, but do reference the idea of zones.
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For last few months development of JRuby debugger and Ruby debugger backends for Ruby IDEs has not been too active. I've applied bunch of patches from community and fixed some small bugs and Erno did some fixing in the intermediate library. But that's it.
This post is kind of call for participation or better seeking for a new maintainer or at least new active developer(s) of debug-commons. Note that debug-commons projects are not utilized just by NetBeans IDEs. It is fully utilized by Aptana and RubyMine (IntelliJ) as well. And JRuby debugger backend serves for CLI debugging as it does for IDE frontends.
So if you are interested in the development of some of the debug-commons projects:
- JRuby fast debugger
- ruby-debug-ide
- intermediate Java library
let me know. I can provide you with more information about the development, versioning policy, communication protocol, web maintenance, etc. if you need so and give you the role in the project. You might find more details about projects on the debug-commons home page.
I will be still applying patches and releasing minor bug-fix versions if needed, but now I do not plan to do any larger development in the project. One day, who knows, but that's the situation now.


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In 1973, Fenway Park was a District One host site for the NCAA baseball tournament and in July, the Newport-New England Jazz festival was held at the ballpark. However, the event descended into pandemonium and violence in certain parts of the ballpark, which would not host another concert until 2003. In the American League's first season with the designated hitter, Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk led the team into battle, hitting a team-high 25 home runs and getting into a brawl with Yankees catcher Thurmon Munson on August 1.
Record: 89-73, 2nd in American League East
Manager: Edward M. Kasko (88-73), Eddie Popowski (1-0)
Attendance: 1,481,002
In 1973, the American League implemented the designated hitter and the Red Sox added Orlando Cepeda on January 18. Cepeda was the first player clearly signed for the specific purpose of being a DH. The future Hall of Famer hit .289 in his lone season with Boston and his 86 RBIs were second on the club behind Carl Yastrzemski's 95. Reggie Smith led the team with a .303 batting average and hit 21 home runs, including one from each side of the plate in an April 16 game at Fenway Park. Tommy Harper scored a team-high 92 runs and stole 54 bases, a Red Sox record that stood until Jacoby Ellsbury broke it in 2009.
Carlton Fisk's club-leading 25 homers included a pair of shots in Boston's Opening Day victory over the Yankees at Fenway Park. The Red Sox Opening Day starter, Luis Tiant picked up the win, his first of 20 in 1973. Two southpaws, Bill Lee (17-11) and Roger Moret (13-2), were Boston's other star pitchers.
The most dramatic moment of the season came on August 1 at Fenway Park, when New York's Thurman Munson barreled into Fisk on a ninth-inning suicide squeeze. The catchers began to brawl and both were ejected from the game. Bob Montgomery took over behind the plate for Boston and scored the winning run in the bottom half of the inning.
The NCAA District One Playoffs returned to Fenway Park in 1973. Harvard and Providence advanced to play each other in the district finals on May 27 in Cambridge, MA. Harvard prevailed and went to the College World Series in Omaha, NE.
|1973 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|May 25
|Northeastern 3, Providence College 2 (NCAA District One Playoffs)*
|May 25
|Harvard 4, University of Massachusetts 2 (NCAA District One Playoffs)*
|May 26
|Providence College 8, U Mass 7 (NCAA District One Playoffs)*
|May 26
|Providence College 5, Northeastern 4 (NCAA District One Playoffs)*
|May 26
|Harvard 11, Northeastern 1 (NCAA District One Playoffs)*
* Fenway Park was an occasional site for the NCAA District One Baseball Playoffs, which decided who went to the College World Series in Omaha, NE.
In July 1973, a star-studded list of entertainers highlighted the Newport-New England Jazz Festival at Fenway Park. Unfortunately, the music was often overshadowed by the misbehavior of certain patrons during the two-day festival. Perhaps it was because of many people's less-than-pleasant memories of this raucous affair that Fenway Park would not stage another concert for three decades.
|1973 Non-Baseball Events At Fenway Park
|July 27-28
|Newport-New England Jazz Festival
A "Who's Who" of talented musicians performed at Fenway Park's Newport-New England Jazz Festival during a late July weekend in 1973. Notable acts included Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Charlie Mingus, Herbie Mann, the Staples Sisters, Freddie Hubbard, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and War. On the second night of the festival, however, a crowd of onlookers poured onto the field as soul singer and pianist Donnie Hathaway was preparing to take the stage. Order was briefly restored but chaos soon broke out in different areas of the park. One newspaper account described the scene:
"After police had partially cleared the field Hathaway began his set, but youngsters began congregating on top of the dugout on the first base side of the ball park, making it all but impossible for those in the box seats to see the performers. The aisles were also tightly packed with people who had left their seats, and those attempting to gain access to the refreshment areas were threatened, pushed and shoved and, in some cases, pickpocketed or openly robbed." (Peter Herbst, Boston Herald, July 29, 1973)


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What do the Empire State Building, Albert Einstein, Hillary Clinton, Woody Guthrie and druggy Japanese teenagers have in common? Well ... nothing, really. Or rather, there's nothing that they inherently share — no traits, no historical context — that would cause anyone who sees them grouped together in one place to suddenly nod and exclaim, Yes. Of course. That makes sense.
And yet, this past year, the Empire State Building, Albert Einstein, Hillary Clinton, Woody Guthrie, druggy Japanese teenagers and a cornucopia of other, wildly divergent people, places and topics all made appearances on LIFE.com. Not only that, but the galleries and posts in which they appeared were so timely, moving or just plain fun to look at that they caught the attention of millions of people across the Web.
(If one didn't know any better, the logical conclusion here would be that people who use the Internet have serious attention-deficit problems, and need constant and varied visual stimuli in order to remain engaged. But we all know that's not the case.)
In this gallery, as 2012 comes to a close, LIFE.com looks back on the year through a lens comprised of 12 utterly distinct posts, from a gallery celebrating an interracial romance in 1960s Virginia to ruminations on a classic photograph of Albert Einstein's office at Princeton, made on the very day that the great man died. What becomes evident the moment one starts looking at the pictures in this gallery, meanwhile, is the truly astonishing variety of stories that appeared in LIFE magazine.
Not all of the photographs in the galleries (or the single-image posts) referenced here ran in the magazine. But every single person, place or thing that appears in this gallery was, at one time or another, in one way or another, covered by the long-lived, influential weekly. Anyone looking at these 12 photos — and, by extension, at the links included in each caption — can immediately sense the unprecedented scope of the magazine's ambitions. As LIFE's founder and publisher, Henry Luce, wrote in 1936, when he outlined his vision and his aim for his new publication, LIFE's mission was at-once grand and breathtakingly straightforward:
To see life; to see the world; to eyewitness great events; to watch the faces of the poor and the gestures of the proud; to see strange things — machines, armies, multitudes, shadows in the jungle and on the moon; to see man's work — his paintings, towers and discoveries; to see things thousands of miles away, things hidden behind walls and within rooms, things dangerous to come to; the women that men love and many children; to see and take pleasure in seeing; to see and be amazed; to see and be instructed ...
Below (and in the captions to the photos in the gallery above) are links to a dozen features that were especially popular with our readers in 2012; that highlight the mind-boggling diversity of topics that LIFE tackled through the years; and that illustrate and contextualize the past in a manner that — we hope and believe — is unique to LIFE.com.
To see life. To see the world. To see strange things. To see and be amazed. That sounds about right ...
"Love Supreme: An Interracial Romance Triumphs in 1960s Virginia"
"Einstein's Office: Genius in the Details"
"Japanese Youth in Revolt, 1964"
"Let Fury Have the Hour: LIFE and the Early Days of the Fight for Gay Rights"
"Empire State Building: The One and Only"
"LIFE Behind the Picture: The Photo That Changed the Face of AIDS"
"LIFE With Woody Guthrie: Photos of an American Treasure"
"Marilyn Monroe: Early Photos, 1950"
"Portraits of Hillary Clinton as a College Grad, 1969"
"Gateway to a New World: Rare Photos From Ellis Island"
"Linda Christian: The Real 'First Bond Girl'"
"A Fierce and Tender Eye: Gordon Parks on Poverty's Dire Toll"


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Analysis: Bulger ruling is 'Legal stunner'
By David Frank, Managing Editor, Massachusetts Lawyers' Weekly
In what can only be described as a legal stunner, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has made the highly unusual decision to order U.S. District Court Richard G. Stearns off the James "Whitey" Bulger case.
Bulger's defense team argued that the judge's prior employment as head of the U.S. Attorney's Criminal Division in Boston and his close friendship with FBI Director Robert Mueller created an appearance of impropriety that required Stearns to step aside.
And the court, which almost never allows motions to recuse, agreed.
"With great respect for the trial judge, we nonetheless grant the petition, because it is clear that a reasonable person would question the capacity for impartiality of any judicial officer with the judge's particular background in the federal prosecutorial apparatus in Boston during the period covered by the accusations," wrote retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter.
The court noted that the actions charged in the indictment are alleged to have occurred during a period when Bulger claims he was covered by a promise of immunity from any criminal prosecution, including for murder.
"The immunity agreement must have been known and honored by the Government's prosecutorial apparatus in Boston, the argument goes, throughout the better part of the period covered by the indictment," Souter wrote. "A reasonable member of the public could easily think that anyone who held a position of high responsibility in the Office of the United States Attorney during this period would only be human in reacting to such a claim in either a defensive or an adversarial way."
Souter said that both responses would be natural, given the institutional relationship between Sullivan and his office.
"Still, the defendant's claim and its implications cannot themselves alone suffice to require the judge's recusal, lest the law confer a veto power on the assignment of his trial judge to any heckling defendant who merely levels a charge that implicates a judge's defensive or vicariously defensive reaction," he wrote. "The recusal standard must be more demanding because 'the disqualification decision must reflect not only the need to secure public confidence through proceedings that appear impartial, but also the need to prevent parties from too easily obtaining the disqualification of a judge, thereby potentially manipulating the system for strategic reasons, perhaps to obtain a judge more to their liking.' … Hence, a district judge asked to recuse 'is not to use the standard of 'Caesar's wife,' the standard of mere suspicion.'"
Souter said there was ample independent support, based on what was presented in Bulger's petition, for the recusal challenge.
"Given the institutional ties described here, the reasonable person might well question whether a judge who bore supervisory responsibility for prosecutorial activities during some of the time at issue could suppress his inevitable feelings and remain impartial when asked to determine how far to delve into the relationship between defendant and Government, and to preside over whatever enquiry may ultimately be conducted," he said. "On this record, that question could not reasonably be avoided."
Souter said Bulger had met his burden of showing that irreparable harm would occur if his request for immediate relief was denied.
"[W]e can leave aside any question of harm personal to the defendant and concentrate on damage to the judicial system," he said. "It is enough to say that we need not consider a rule that a clear showing under the substantive recusal standard always suffices to demonstrate irreparable harm, … for here the prior disclosures make it imperative to act promptly to preclude any reasonable question whether untoward Government action in the past may affect the fairness of the judicial branch in the present."
The decision calls into question many of Stearns' prior rulings, including a recent decision that barred Bulger from arguing he had immunity to commit all of the crimes for which he is under indictment. It stands to reason that the defense will now ask a new judge to reconsider and likely ask for a new hearing to be held on the immunity question.
The 1st Circuit's decision means that the case will now be referred to U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris.
Under Local Rule 40.1B(3), Saris will be responsible for overseeing the selection of a new judge. The pick will be made in the clerk's office by a computer program that is designed to ensure judicial assignments are made as evenly and randomly as possible.
"The clerk shall place a case in one of three categories [based on the most serious crime]," the rule states, "and unless otherwise ordered by the Court, assign it by lot among the judges of the court … in such manner that each judge shall be assigned as nearly as possible the same number of cases in each category."
Although the new judge will have a lot of work on his or her hands, I don't see today's decision delaying the June 6 trial date.
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A northern Iowa police officer who lost his new job because of an old conviction still wants to be an officer.
Mohamed Mohamed submitted his resignation last week to officials in Northwood.
The Iowa Law Enforcement Academy had notified the city that Mohamed was ineligible because of the conviction.
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Pravastatin Sodium Oral tablet
What is this medicine?
PRAVASTATIN (PRA va stat in) is known as a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or 'statin'. It lowers the level of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. This drug may also reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, or other health problems in patients with risk factors for heart disease. Diet and lifestyle changes are often used with this drug.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
frequently drink alcoholic beverages
kidney disease
liver disease
muscle aches or weakness
other medical condition
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How should I use this medicine?
Take pravastatin tablets by mouth. Swallow the tablets with a drink of water. Pravastatin can be taken at anytime of the day, with or without food. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed. Pravastatin has been used in children as young as 8 years of age.
Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
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What may interact with this medicine?
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herbal medicines such as red yeast rice
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Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
stomach pain
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Phoenix Jean Blanc was born at home on the 5th of March 2011 at 6.02am with the help two beautiful midwives.
Phoenix's birth story really starts many years ago with my first thoughts of home birth and then the arrival of my son Kai. After reading a couple of homebirth stories when I was in my late teens I had fleeting thoughts that I would like to experience it one day. However, when the time came, my husband Phil was quick to put these thoughts to rest as he thought of homebirth as being too risky and dangerous.
After two miscarriages and about a year of trying, I finally fell pregnant. During the pregnancy I didn't think too much about the labour as I had assumed that there wouldn't be any complications and everything would be completely boring and normal but it wasn't to be. After a very personally traumatic and intervention filled labour that resulted in an "emergency" cesarean section, a very difficult first few days due to my trouble bonding with Kai and other health dramas for me (both related and unrelated to the cesarean) and a bout of postnatal depression, I spent a great deal of time researching and reading about my chances of having a vaginal birth next time.
When I found out I was pregnant again I was scared. I was very uncomfortable about my weight and knew that was a possible hurdle in achieving a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). I was happy but it took a while for the initial shock to wear off as it wasn't exactly a planned pregnancy. Phil knew that I was set on having a homebirth and we were getting excited about the prospect of it becoming a reality.
My main midwife was recommended to me by my naturopath, Leah Hechtman, as a first port of call for information about homebirth and VBAC. So I sent off an email to my midwife and a week later got a reply to call as it was easier to discuss what I wanted to know rather than email. I was inexplicably nervous calling the midwife but after speaking to her I knew that I wanted her to be my midwife and help us on the journey on which we were about to embark. After meeting our midwife both Phil and I knew that it was the right decision. This was cemented by the fact that when we had our next appointment Kai immediately warmed to her which was a big deal because he was going through a stage of being quite shy.
My pregnancy was great apart from the normal annoyances like morning sickness and heartburn. One of the things I did in preparation for the birth was a Calmbirth course with Gill McGregor and it has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. It sounds a little corny but it was a life changing experience. It really has changed the way I look at and approach life.
I had a fairly uneventful pregnancy up until about 35 weeks. I have a tumour on my liver that is caused by estrogen so when I started to get a bit itchy I called my midwife straight away. She sent me off for a liver function blood test (LFT) and when the results came back elevated we were concerned that I was developing obstetric cholestasis which can be very bad for the baby. My midwife phoned Westmead Hospital (where I was booked in the event I had a complicated labour and birth) and we ended up in the antenatal clinic for an appointment. I was terrified that I would have to birth in hospital or worse end up with another c-section but everything turned out fine and I didn't have cholestasis thankfully so our homebirth plans were back on track.
By this time I was 39 weeks pregnant and definitely ready to meet my baby. My mum was staying indefinitely to help me out and was amazing with keeping Kai occupied, helping me with my house work (well mostly doing everything really) and getting prepared for the impending arrival. The baby was obviously very comfortable inside because despite all my efforts with clary sage oil, acupuncture and other methods to get things moving there were absolutely no signs things were getting started. My due date came and went and then another week went by too. A friend had joked that each day over a due date felt like the equivalent to three normal days and she was right! I was getting extremely frustrated with everyone wanting to know what was going on and people starting to voice their concerns about me being pregnant too long. Finally at a week past my due date I got to a point where I honestly felt like I was going to be pregnant for the rest of my life and I had better get used to it. The following day I started having really strong Braxton Hicks ten minutes apart for a few hours at a time. I didn't tell anyone and I was starting to feel a little restless and strange. I couldn't put my finger on what exactly I was feeling but it was almost like a blanket of calmness had fallen over me and I knew that our baby would be coming soon.
I told Phil that night about the contractions and the next day I booked in for another acupuncture session and went for a long walk with Phil and Kai for a play at a little park we like that feels as though you are tucked away from the world. That night I lost a big chunk of plug and knew things were starting. I was woken the next morning at 3am by what I thought was a strong Braxton Hicks. By 5am I could no longer sleep through them and got up to start my day. The contractions continued about every ten minutes or so all day and I couldn't hide them from mum any longer. I went for my usual weekly appointment with my midwife that afternoon where she suggested that things would either keep "fiddle farting around" or they would kick off after dark.
I had a sleep that afternoon just in case things were happening and surprisingly was able to sleep through most of the contractions. By dinner time that night I needed to stop talking during the tightenings and we joked with mum (who was over for dinner) that we may be seeing her in the middle of the night. After we put Kai to bed the contractions were starting to get a bit more intense and I was using my Calmbirth strategies – mostly rhythmic breathing – to get past each one. I was having a lot of trouble using my visualisations and was getting a bit restless and losing my concentration on my breathing. At about 10pm my contractions were coming in regular waves about five minutes apart so I decided to set myself up on the couch leaning over the beanbag with my heat pack on my lower back while listening to music. This was bliss for a few hours and I was becoming lost in my music. Phil had been pottering around the house doing things and decided to go to bed about midnight as by this stage we knew things were happening. I was needing to be by myself and we thought it would be a good idea if he got some sleep as who knew when he would have the opportunity to do so again! About 1am I had grown uncomfortable lying on my precarious bean bag construction and could only find comfort standing up. I settled myself in front of the TV leaning on the sideboard below swaying my hips through each contraction.
By 2 am I had sent my midwife a text message saying that the contractions were coming about every three minutes and lasting just over a minute, that I had had a huge bloody show and was wondering what she thought I should do. I had decided not to call her as I wasn't sure if things were progressed enough to warrant waking her in the middle of the night. About ten minutes after I sent the text I went in to get Phil out of bed. He hadn't managed to get any sleep which is unusual for him as he has been known in the past to fall asleep at live music gigs sitting two rows back from the band! I tell him that he needs to call my midwief as I haven't heard back from her and I think things are getting intense. My midwife arrived at about 2.30am and with her arrival came Kai waking and vomiting everywhere several times over the next hour or so (we think he had dodgy custard for dessert that night). My midwife checked out the baby's position and heartbeat and held my heat pack in between organising her equipment and writing notes in my folder.
Even though I was using a contraction timer I had downloaded to my phone which was telling me the average frequency and length of the contractions, I still wasn't convinced that I was in true labour. The contractions didn't hurt like I'd expected they were just like waves of intense pressure that ebbed and flowed like the tide of the ocean. As each one started to build I would start my deep rhythmic breathing, ensure I had my earphones in and my music on and I was immediately taken elsewhere. I know that in my mind I was visualising something but I honestly have no idea where I was. It was almost like I was inside my music and I don't actually really remember the waves themselves. There isn't any clearer way I can describe it. I do remember losing my focus a few times and starting to moan and feel pain but with gentle tones Phil (and my midwife after she arrived) would bring me back to my breathing and I was able to get back into my head space where my music took me away.
I phoned mum to come over just after my midwife arrived and Kai had vomited for the second time. She arrived somewhere between 3am and 3.30am and quickly took over from Phil in attending to Kai. They lay in bed together watching Toy Story on the portable DVD player whilst we were getting on with having a baby on the other side of Kai's bedroom wall. My midwife suggested we start to fill up the pool and Phil got busy fully inflating it and setting it up in our living room in the space where Kai usually played. I started to wonder whether it would slow down my labour as I knew that this could happen if you got into the water too early and I honestly didn't think that I was in established labour yet as it didn't hurt! But after talking it over with my midwife I got into the pool at about 4am and it was bliss! There are no words for me to describe the relief of floating in the water and having the heaviness of my body disappear. I spent time on both my back and on all fours in the water but for some reason it felt right floating on my back despite knowing that this wasn't the best position for birth. Phil sat behind me doing a dance of trying to keep my phone and earphones out of the pool whilst still putting them in my ears whenever I demanded "MUSIC!". Several times it was suggested that we put the music on the stereo but that would have taken away my little cocoon of sound that I wasn't willing to share. It was my way of keeping everyone out and from distracting me when the waves were arriving and I needed to be lost in my music.
After about an hour in the pool the waves took on a different edge and all of a sudden I felt like was involuntarily flung up into an almost squatting position and my body started almost squeezing and pushing downwards. I had no control over the pushing and I started to worry that I was going to cause a cervical lip or my body was pushing too early as I still felt like things should have been more painful or more intense if it was pushing time. I started to lose focus and my midwife asked if I wanted her to do an internal to check. I said yes and after another few waves she checked and said "the head is right there!". This was the motivation and reassurance I needed to refocus my mind as by this stage I had gotten frustrated and annoyed with the music and headphones and they felt like a distraction. At first I was a little freaked out by the noise that was coming out of me during the waves. It was a very deep and loud grunting/moaning that I tried a few times to stop but found impossible to keep inside. So I just let it happen and forgot about it knowing that if I focused to much on the noise and not what was happening then I wouldn't get very far with the job at hand.
After about ten or so pushing waves I felt a huge pop and a gush of fluid and intelligently stated loudly "SOMETHING BROKE!". I knew it was my membranes rupturing but had no ability to string more than two words together at this point as it would have taken too much time to say it properly. I know that I was making a few remarks about how it hurt and I was over it or had enough but inside my head thinking "why did I say that?" as it wasn't what I was feeling. I think on some level I had an expectation of what I would be like at this point of labour and was letting it spew out of my mouth in order to convince myself that it really was happening and I was actually pushing out my baby!
I was vaguely aware during this time that my other midwife had arrived and mum had emerged from Kai's bedroom. I remember being aware that Mum was coming in and out of the room and I had an overwhelming need to feel her around me. I thought that maybe mum was feeling like she should keep out of the way and I tried to reassure her that she was welcome in the room. But afterwards she told me that she was finding it difficult seeing me be in 'pain' and needed to move away for a few moments here and there as she was getting a bit teary. After about half an hour of my body rhythmically pushing my baby down I had an overwhelming urge to hold my breath a little and help push with each wave. I heard my midwife say a few times "yes like that" or "keep doing that" and realised that I needed to focus my concentration on pushing actively rather than letting it happen to me. I was aware of my midwife asking for something to scoop "floaty bits" out of the pool, and realising that the inevitable of number twos escaping was happening and I also remember people having a slight giggle at how I was able to bark instructions at mum on where to find the sieve. At the same time I was a bit mortified that I was pooing in public and kept wondering if the peas I had for dinner the night before were floating about.
The last three or four pushes before my baby crowned were the hardest as she would retract with the end of each wave. As she crowned I understood the term 'ring of fire' very well and was having trouble not pushing like my midwife was instructing me to. There seemed to be a pause for what felt like eternity between her crowning and the next wave. I don't know how many more waves came after her head was out but as the final one came my midwife suggested that I needed to get ready to catch my baby. I found it difficult to move so Phil tried to help by pushing me up. But instead he was pushing me under the water and my midwife had to reach in to the pool to catch the baby! She handed me my baby and I think I think I was in a little bit of shock (in a good way!) that I had actually just given birth! Towels were placed over her slippery body as she was resting on my chest and I finally thought to check out whether she was a girl or boy. I had to check twice because the first time I looked I didn't really pay attention as I had 'known' my whole pregnancy she was a girl so it wasn't really a surprise that she was.
My midwives asked us her name and both Phil and I wanted each other to announce it. I don't know why I was so adamant he announce her name but I was thinking that I had just done so much work bringing her earthside that the least he could do was tell people her name! It seemed like a trivial thing at the time as all I wanted to do was look at her and calm her down (she screamed her lungs out for the first 45 minutes of life). Phil finally told everyone her name - Phoenix Jean.
Those moments now seem so surreal as there was so much expectation built up in my mind of how that experience would go and I was just so overwhelmed by it all that I was a bit oblivious to what was happening around me. I had an overwhelming urge to find somewhere to be alone and snuggle with my baby and try to savour every moment of that time. I had expected to become quite emotional and teary as I had been all throughout the pregnancy and I am generally a very emotional person. But I was in awe of my little creature and of what I had just achieved and felt the calmest and most serene I have ever felt.
About five or so minutes after Phoenix was born I had a very mild tightening and felt a gush of fluid. It was like slow motion change watching this small dark circle of blood gradually turn the whole pool red. I was aware of my midwives paying careful attention to this and I started to think maybe I was haemorrhaging as this was a real possibility considering my liver. My midwives got a syntocinon injection ready just in case and told me if another gush happened again they would give me the injection to minimise the chance of haemorrhage. About 15 minutes after Phoenix was born the placenta came with a mild tightening. After getting out of the pool we had cuddles on the couch where Phoenix wasn't too interested in feeding just yet. I had a second degree tear which was stitched up without too much fuss - I wouldn't have even known I had it. Phil busied himself with emptying the pool and mum started putting loads of washing through the machine. It was like life was continuing as normal and having a baby born in the early hours of morning was a completely normal and natural part of our day.
Phoenix finally had her first feed whilst getting her checks done. She was 3.92kg, 51cm long with a 35cm head circumference. She had these lovely chubby thighs that you just wanted to squeeze. Kai eventually woke up happy and healthy with no sign of the vomiting from the night before. He saw Phoenix and before we could tell him what happened while he was sleeping he proclaimed that "mummy has baby Hamish!" (our friends' baby who was born about two months prior to Phoenix). Kai was interested in his little sister somewhat but much more interested in the present she had 'brought with her'!
So now we settle into being a family of four (with hopefully more to come someday!) and we have had some ups and downs and highs and lows but Phoenix has melted our hearts and everyday still I look back on the morning she was born and smile. I don't think the high from her birth has worn off yet and I don't think I ever want it to.


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The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund Committee celebrated their 40th Anniversary with a Dinner Dance at the Harris Pelham Inn with close to 200 people attending.
The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund was established 40 years ago by Pelham residents who wanted to provide food and financial assistance for their less fortunate neighbors. Since the Fund began, over 2,000 residents have received emergency situation assistance with their heating oil, rent, electricity, transportation, and other household expenses. The Good Neighbor Fund also coordinates the annual food drive with the Post Office for the Food Pantry, awards college scholarships, and financially supports a local women's shelter. The annual golf tournament is the major fundraising activity for this charitable organization.
Currently, the committee that manages this Fund consists of 12 active volunteers. Their involvement, along with the commitment and financial support of individuals and area businesses, have helped the Town of Pelham be a better place to live. Truly, Pelham is where people help people.
Today, the main purpose of this function was to help Lew Demetroulakos, the wife of long-time member Telly, 70, who is bedridden with a brain tumor. This is a positive event to help her get through what is happening in her life. She smiled and laughed the whole time. Good luck Telly!
The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist … (Lawrence Leone).
One act of kindness can inspire an entire community... (Author Unknown).
This organization is just another silent minority that loves to help. Thank you for your kindness.
Maureen and Andy Chester, Pelham, looking at the many items
In response to being asked the question, "They made it sound like you bought for yourself" by Lowell Sun reporter John Collins, Rice responded, "No is the answer to that."
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After 27 years of working for the Revere Public Library, Revere, MA, Pelham's new Library Director, Bob Rice, is being investigated and questioned by the Suffolk County District Attorney's office with regards to $220,000 of "questionable purchases" as Revere's Public Library Director. Rice was recently hired to be Pelham's new Library Director earlier this year.
Rice "abruptly" resigned his position as Director of the Revere Public Library (January 2009) when Revere police officers began questioning him regarding his purchases of Red Sox baseballs, a Roman Legionnaires helmet, an antique Thompson submachine gun, four elephant man sculptures, Roman pillars, a Rolex watch, a Batman sculpture and Batman cars, swords and armor, and Star Trek: The Next Generation technical manual.
"In addition, we found approximately 200 additional items stored at the library that are questionable for library use," quotes The Revere Journal of the independent audit performed by Melanson Heath and Company. Purchases made in the audit were made during 2007-2009.
Audit information received from The Revere Journal continues to state that "For the fiscal 2007, 2008, and 2009 to date, we found 150 invoices totaling $220,000 which we consider questionable for library usage. We also find evidence that similar purchases were made prior to fiscal 2007. During the course of our procedures, we identified $40,000 of questionable purchased items from information provided by vendors that were made outside the time period included in the scope of this investigation."
The audit also states that "Rice had a system where he had allegedly forged the billing stationery of several companies that he ordered from. He would order things from the company, and then doctor those items up on the phony billing stationery to look legitimate. That, apparently, is how he got so many questionable items approved by the city's auditors who he had to submit purchase orders for each and every item," reports The Revere Journal.
During a videotaped interview by reporter John Collins of the Lowell Sun, Rice stated that "Without going into the soap opera nature there, I was not liked by the city auditor. I was forced to hire the auditor's brother and aunt and I was forced to hire the mayor's 'next door neighbor and babysitter'." Rice stated that he had received 15 to 22 applications from qualified individuals who held Master's Degrees for positions advertised. Rice further stated that the employees he hired "were not productive" and once he made his opinions known, he felt as though he "had a big target" (on me).
"I am glad to leave. They made these allegations against me as I was leaving. I felt glad to be gone and rid of them," commented Rice in the Lowell Sun interview.
Revere Mayor Tom Ambrosino offered the written comment that, "After reading the auditor's report, I thought Bob Rice's resignation was appropriate."
Purchases made by Rice were placed online and shipped to his home, the report states.
In speaking directly with Bob Rice in an effort to offer him the opportunity to speak with regards to his side of the story, he stated, "On my lawyer's advice, I have no comment."
Town officials from Pelham's Board of Selectmen were not available to make any comment.
Purchases made by Bob Rice
Although the overall 2009 Windham Tax Rate shows an increase over that assessed for 2008, the municipal side of that formula shows a decrease.
According to Windham Town Administrator David Sullivan, the 2009 Tax Rate has been set at $18.92 per each $1,000 of assessed valuation. This is an increase of 92 cents within the last year. Windham's 2008 Tax Rate was set at an even $18 per $1,000 assessed property valuation.
The annual tax rate is set by the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) in Concord, based on each town's expenditures and obligations, minus all revenue received.
The increase in the tax rate comes despite the 2009 town operating budget being lower than it was for the preceding year. The tax rate increase is attributable to increases on the school side of the ledger, largely for the new high school, as well as the implementation of the new public kindergarten program in Windham.
Based on property which is valued at $400,000 for taxation purposes (not market value), this 92 cent increase on the 2009 Tax Rate will mean a $368 hike in the amount of taxes due for this year.
Despite the increase in this year's tax rate, Sullivan commended last year's board of selectmen members, as well as all department heads for doing their share in keeping taxes lower than would have otherwise been the case.
With three-quarters of 2009 already relegated to history, Windham Assistant Town Administrator Dana Call reports that this year's town operating budget "is still holding steady" and looking good across the full spectrum of town departments.
According to information provided by Call, as of the end of September, $9,396,868 of the total $13,499,974 appropriated for 2009 had been spent. This left a balance of $4,103,106 to carry town expenditures through to the end of December. Each town department found itself with 75 percent or less of its 2009 appropriated budget expended as of the end of September (75 percent through the 2009 calendar year). While some departments are doing better, all are within what had been anticipated when this year's budget was formulated a year ago.
Vehicle fuel, heating oil and propane have all continued to have a favorable impact on what was budgeted for 2009, Call reported, with current costs being lower than what was anticipated.
In all departments, due to the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) being lower than expected, there has been a savings on personnel costs. COLA had been budgeted at 3.75 percent, while in actuality it was only 3.5 percent. This accounts for a total of about $15,000 in savings throughout town employment.
Personnel vacancies also account for substantial savings, including eight weeks of no deputy town clerk, 18 weeks of no town planner, 16 weeks of no community development director, 38 weeks of no police captain (a portion of which was paid by third-party disability), 38 weeks of no police patrol officer. To some extent, however, Call said, salary and benefit savings from personnel vacancies are being offset by earned time buyouts that occur when employees retire. Due to changes at the state level, there has also been an increase in the cost of Windham's contributions to the fire and police departments' retirement funds. Taking into account these additional costs, however, there was still a total savings of approximately $120,000 on personnel expenses, as of September 30.
As for the police department, there is an overage in the property maintenance account, because of the town having to rent an emergency generator for an extended period of time. The approximately 10-year-old generator failed this past summer and the cost to rent equivalent equipment has been $1,900 per month since that time. Unexpected maintenance costs elsewhere in the police department have also caused an approximate $7,000 overage of that line item.
The overtime account at the Windham Transfer Station was also over budget as of the end of September, due to a staffing shortage, which resulted from the number of hours the facility is open to residents. Waste removal, however, remains under budget. "Single-stream recycling is working" as was hoped, Call said.
Capital Road Improvements were over-expended three-quarters through 2009, due to improvements made to London Bridge Road, as well as work done along Langdon, Weston and Flat Rock Roads, projects which were awarded back in 2008.
As for incoming funds, State Shared Revenue will not be available for 2009, according to Call, due to state budget cuts. The overall impact of this lost revenue will amount to about $69,000, she added.
On a more positive note, the collection of Meals and Rooms Tax by Windham establishments did see an increase of more than $6,000 as of September 30.
On the down side, the collection of revenue from motor vehicle registrations continues to be lower than in recent years. Call said $96,000 less had been collected for motor vehicle registrations as of the end of September, compared to the same time in the past two years.
Town revenue earned through contracted police details continues to be up over the past two years, due to a higher percentage now being retained by the town. The percentage went from 5 to 10 percent this past March, Call said.
Due to the lagging economy, for the second year, building permit fees also continue to be significantly less than was collected two years ago.
The amount of interest earned on banking investments is also down significantly so far this year. At this time in 2008, the rate of interest paid was 1.33 percent. Currently that rate is only a half a percent.
Overall, though, Call explained, total town revenues, as adjusted for the setting of the town's annual tax rate, are down only $21,000 (0.4 percent). Call said she hopes that this fairly low loss of anticipated revenue will keep Windham's Tax Rate level, at least for the time being.
The only extensive discussion of the issues presented by Call to selectmen revolved around overtime being expended by the Windham Fire Department. Selectman Bruce Breton said he raised the issue last April, but hasn't seen the board do anything about it since that discussion. Town Administrator David Sullivan said he doesn't know what else the fire department could do to keep its overtime costs down. Fire Chief Tom McPherson has already "tweaked" the department's budget considerably during the past two years, Sullivan said, resulting in the 2009 budget being less than was allocated for 2008.
Chief McPherson does not intend to eliminate the fifth firefighter position per shift, one that was established two years ago, Sullivan said. "He's made that clear, repeatedly." Sullivan also remarked that the 2009 Fire Department Budget is still within the parameters that would be expected 75 percent through the current year.
"A lot of people (employees) will be taking earned time off between now and the end of December, Breton said. "I'll bet that it (the remaining overtime budget) will all be used up," before the end of the year.
Call said she will be providing a fourth-quarter synopsis of the 2009 town operating budget prior to the end of December, so that the figures can be used in finalizing a proposed 2010 operating budget for the Town of Windham.
For the second time this year, Windham has a new Town Planner.
Initially, Laura Scott was hired for the job, replacing long-term Town Planner Alfred Turner. Early last spring, Turner left his employment in Windham, after having completed more than a dozen years on the job. Subsequently, however, Scott applied for and was given the newly created job of Community and Economic Development Director. That, once again, left the Town Planner's job vacant.
Several weeks after her move to Community and Economic Development Director, during the selectmen's meeting on November 2, Scott said she was pleased to introduce Elizabeth Wood as Windham's new Community Planner and Code Enforcement Officer. Wood took on her new duties on October 30.
Scott said Wood was selected from a pool of qualified applicants due, not only to her impressive resume, but also to her enthusiasm and high-level of boundless energy.
Wood said, "It's good to be here," adding that everyone has been great, both at work and in the new neighborhood that she now calls home. Wood recently relocated to New Hampshire, after leaving her home and employment in Wyoming.
"I like small towns and I like planning," Woods said, referring to the size of the town in which she is now working.
Woods also said she's looking forward to checking out the recreational trails in Windham. "I hear there are some great ones," she said. Woods also commented that she's "recruiting" people for ultra running expeditions. She may be contacted through the Town Planning Department for further information.
One of the things of which Wood is most proud, Scott said, is having helped her previous place of employment, Sheridan, Wyoming, garner recognition, in 2008, as one of the "Great Places in America." Sounds like a worthy goal for Windham, New Hampshire.
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Good has various meanings depending on one's perspective. Humanists typically define good as any action or lack of action that causes an improvement in the life, health, happiness, or quality of humans or society. Many theists define good as an action which is in accordance with God's will.
Some theists will even claim that the word "good" is related to the word "God", but in fact they have two completely different etymologies. "Good" comes from the Proto-Germanic word *gothaz, while "God" comes from the Proto-Germanic word *guthan.
The concept of "good" and God's will[edit]
The theistic definition of good given above is problematic. If good is defined as whatever is in accordance with God's will then there is nothing to stop God from declaring murder and rape "good". If murder and rape are God's will then they must be good. Furthermore, what makes God's will automatically good? Does he get his definition of good from another source? If so, where does the source get their definition of good? If not, then he's really just making up the definition of good as he goes along.
This issue is further explored by the Euthyphro dilemma.


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Way too long Introduction...
Hello everybody,
To start, an introduction...
My name is Rik De Blick, born 1982 in Antwerp, Belgium so an almost old man by now... well almost 35 so a nice age at least... hahaha... 1982 means I'm kinda the "first generation" of inline skaters... the days before the internet existed, we just got out of school, jumped in our skates and got home when it got dark... we had no half pipes and stuff (I didn't grow up in a city) we had a basketballfield and either bauers or ultrawheels... i had ultrawheels to start, and bought a pair of 2nd hands K2 fatty from a close friend... around that time girls began to become more interresting then skates, so I threw them in the closet, thinking they would never ever come out...In 2007 I became father of our oldest daughter Femke, and in 2009 Kyra got born... and last summer they popped the question... can we have rollerskates???
Thinking they would fall one time and throw them in the trash, we went to a 2nd handstore to buy them their first rollerskates... we went to a local club and registered for a year...by the end of the year they still loved it, and asked me to come with... they got new skates and I grabbed my K2 fatty s out of the closet... man... I missed those things on my feet!! The good thing... I still got it... so the first time I put them back on again all plastic straps broke off and I taped them with ducktape... trainer told me the brand he loves to work with is powerslide, so I bought a pair of powerslide reign II on skatepro,unfortunately I bought them too big in size so I sold them, and since this sunday... woot woot powerslide megacruizer 125mm (white and blue) and to be honest... I love them! Can't wait to go outdoor and speed up! Do bigger tours, learn a bit more freestyle and learn from all of you! This kinda was my introduction, I really hope to learn a lot here!
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I got to tell you that your experience coming back reminds me of mine with my last boy. He had to go to a skating thing with scouting and I got to pull out my old skates (quads not blades) and learned once again how much the craziness that is skating is exciting.
Also I bought my first roller blades (yes the brand) about the same time as you and was outside skating on blades. My son did not like that I skated so well and easily.. Yet a former chemical engineer and bridge player who was older, could skate the pants off me. Boy, being older and with good equipment even in the 80s Don P (not Dick) was fast and fearless including going downhill. By the way he was very very conservative otherwise, yet did publish a hiking trails book that was a masterpiece and best seller in our local community.
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To 1909
Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 700, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object's history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
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Of course, you know by now the Toyobaru/Scion FR-S is the second coming of every svelte speeder that ever slew a sports-car circuit sideways on a Sunday. You know that because, well, it is. But how does it fare on the goosepimples-per-dollar scale?
Can that product of Toyota and Subaru match the thrills of two major cost rivals: a rear-drive sports coupe with more horsepower, like the Nissan 370Z, or perhaps the best handling, best steering German coupe for (just a bit more of) the money, a used Porsche Cayman S?
Chris Harris tried out all three. Which made the Harris grade on his Welsh countryside test "circuit?" No spoilers.
UPDATE: Yes, we noticed that he was talking about Michelle Pfieffer like she was Minka Kelly and called him on it. Here's the exchange:


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Capture the anticipation and fun of back-to-school in your school and everyday layouts by using school-inspired scrapbooking products. Here are three unique ways to use these products (including two sketches to help you scrapbook faster) and three fresh school-themed products you'll want to add to your scrapbook stash.
Experience by Joey Manwarren. Digital Supplies: Software: Adobe; Patterned paper, alphabet, clock, flowers, stitching, and tags: Katie Pertiet; Journal spots: Jen Allyson and Katie Pertiet; Overlay: Anna Aspnes; Font: CK Marissa.
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Page Type: Everyday life
School Supply: Assignment card
Cool Use: Journal a lesson learned in or out of school
Remember filling in the blanks on your elementary school worksheets? A quick-to-complete journaling spot makes it just as easy to add details of a special memory to a layout-just as Joey Manwarren did.
Good Chemistry by Aly Dosdall. Supplies: Patterned paper, die cuts, and stickers: Jillibean Soup; Buttons: BasicGrey and Creative Imaginations; Punch: EK Success; Other: Adhesive. Digital Supplies: Action: Pioneer Woman; Font: SBC Courtney's Journal; Other: Software.
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Page Type: Everyday
School Supply: School-themed patterned paper
Cool Use: Make a play on words
Out of the laboratory and into the scrapbook. Aly Dosdall's layout demonstrates how easy it can be to adapt a school-themed paper for a brand new subject.
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The Crimson opens the season at 4-1 for the third straight year (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Harvard men's fencing team open its 111th season with a 4-1 performance at the Tradition Tournament hosted by Sacred Heart at the Pitt Center Sunday.
The sabre squad paced the Crimson's performance as senior Eric Arzoian, sophomore Duncan O'Brien and junior Alexander Ryjik each finished the tournament with a 12-3 record. Junior Brian Kaneshige and sophomore Jerry Chang posted 10-5 marks, respectively, in the foil. In his first collegiate tournament, freshman Alexander Eldeib posted a 11-4 record followed by senior Michael Raynis who went 10-5. Nicolas Simko rounded out Harvard's competitors as the sophomore finished the day 9-6 in the epee.
In the tournament's first round, the Crimson fell to Penn State, 15-12, but bounced back to win four straight duals.
Harvard downed Vassar, 26-1, to record its first victory of the year before downing Sacred Heart, 17-10. The wins kept the Crimson unbeaten against the Brewers and the Pioneers all-time.
Harvard met Stevens in round four on the strip for the second time in program history. The Crimson bested the Ducks, 23-4, to hold both victories in the all-time series.
The Crimson closed out the tournament with a 18-9 win over New York.
Harvard returns to the strip following the New Year when the Crimson travels to Queens, N.Y., for the St. John's Invitational Jan. 26.
Round 1
Princeton defeated Sacred Heart, 21-6
Penn State defeated Harvard, 15-12
New York defeated Vassar, 20-7
Round 2
Penn State defeated Sacred Heart, 19-8
Princeton defeated New York, 18-9
Harvard defeated Vassar, 26-1
Round 3
Harvard defeated Sacred Heart, 17-9
Penn State defeated Vassar, 25-2
Round 4
Harvard defeated Stevens, 23-4
Princeton defeated Vassar, 24-3
Penn State defeated New York, 23-4
Round 5
Sacred Heart defeated Stevens, 16-11
Penn State defeated Princeton, 20-7
Harvard defeated New York, 18-9
Round 6
Sacred Heart defeated New York, 15-12
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Fulton was a gun in ODIs until after the 2007 world cup.
Fulton was a gun in ODIs until after the 2007 world cup.
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Worry for the NZ batsman is that most of them don't have a back foot game and on their last few tours here they have just been annihilated by back of a length pace. Probably helps them that the two venues for the tests probably won't be lightening quick.
Hmm, I don't think it will be specifically back of a length pace that damns us. Williamson, McCullum, Flynn and Brownlie are pretty strong in that area. If anything I'd target someone like Brownlie on the front foot or with his best mate spin.
It's the general leap in pace bowling quality from SL and India that will kill us. Well that and general incompetence.
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Ok, I'm doing a huge project, but I'll cut it down to my current issue.
This project is designed to write a value to an excel sheet using the SmartXLS library.
I need the most efficient way of going through 2 huge arrays and finding if the strings are the same.
I have an Array (dataArr) with 179 Objects with Name Variables (Strings) and an ArrayList (RevNames) with 279 Strings.
With the exception of 1 String in each array, they are in alphabetical order.
When I get the object from dataArr, I get its Name variable. I then go through the RevNames array to see if that name is in the array. If it is in RevNames, I insert the object's appropriate data in the appropriate cell and continue to collect the next object from dataArr. If the name isnt in RevNames, I have to insert the name in alphebatical order in Excel (not RevNames array) by inserting a new row, setting the name, value, ect.
Now, my current code doesnt work, and I need to check the consistancy of my arrays for skipped data, but I know there has to be a more efficent way of doing this. Currently in my code, I have not dealt with the issue of adding new rows to Excel. As is, this nested loop can take 30 seconds to run and I've got to do the same process to 14 other sheets (just get a different variable from object each time).
I also wanted to know if ArrayList's indexOf(Object elem) method would be useful for me here. Is that more efficent than the nested loop?
Code for Nested Loop:
for(int x=0;x<dataArr.length-1;x++) { String tempRName = dataArr[x].Name; for(int y=0;y<RevNames.size()-1;y++) { if(tempRName.equalsIgnoreCase(RevNames.get(y))) { workBook2.setNumber(2+y,c,dataArr[y].RevPaxDep); break; } } }