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Tourism officials are offering new posters to mark the state of Alabama's run of four consecutive college football titles.
Small posters that say "4NAROW" will be available starting Thursday at state welcome centers and tourism offices.
The mini-posters resemble Alabama car tags and refer to the consecutive Bowl Championship Series crowns won by the University of Alabama and Auburn University.
The back of the poster promotes trips to the Paul Bryant Museum and the Auburn University Arena, where the schools' four crystal trophies are on display. It also features the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in Birmingham.
Auburn won the BCS championship in 2010, and Alabama won in 2009, 2011 and 2012.
The tourism department says the posters are available at visitor bureau offices statewide.
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And then there's this press release. At the beginning of January, AT&T directly began offering T-Mobile users $450 to switch. Apparently the company has realized that if it can't buy T-Mobile directly, it might as well just buy its customers. Now, most companies when targeted by a larger competitor in this manner might sort through a variety of responses, and I'm sure at some point, perhaps late at night under the influence of an extra alcoholic beverage or two, someone might suggest the following. But to actually go ahead with it... well... that's a bit bold. In short, T-Mobile flips the offer on its head, noting that since it only applies to T-Mobile users, AT&T users now have a "risk free" way to test out T-Mobile -- and they throw in hilarious fake quotes from AT&T Mobility's CEO, Ralph de la Vega, mock the "death star" and a variety of other things you don't normally see in a telco press release -- such as comparing de la Vega to Darth Vader.
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) today announced that pretty much everyone at the company is overcome with emotion and still kind of processing the decision by now-ex-rival AT&T to leave the dark side, step into the light, and join hands in supporting the Un-carrier consumer revolution.Yes, T-Mobile also uses the press release to pitch its own deal for mobile phone users to switch to T-Mobile, but this is quite a press release. If other companies actually did press releases like this, I might have to actually adjust my email filters...
"Call it an awakening," said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility, "but I felt it was time to really stir things up and put the customer first for a change. And by "customer" I'm referring to our former customers who switch to T-Mobile, because our current customers don't really qualify." De la Vega said that the new T-Mobile switching offer was custom designed to entice its millions of contract customers to go ahead and give T-Mobile a try. "If for any reason you don't love T-Mobile's 4G LTE network, which is now faster than ours[i], we'll actually pay you up to $450 to come back to AT&T, I kid you not."
Ok, De La Vega didn't actually say that, but he might as well have. Thanks to AT&T's apparent change-of-heart and incredibly generous $450 T-Mobile customer buy-back campaign, insane numbers of its very own customers and even families of AT&T employees are enjoying a risk-free, zero-cost opportunity to switch to the Un-carrier. If customers making the switch are not completely satisfied with T-Mobile and its state-of-the-art nationwide 4G LTE network (now fastest in the U.S.)i, AT&T will cover the costs for customers switching back to their own slower network, up to $450 with trade-in[ii]. Details of the new AT&T offer can be found at att.com/att/switcherpromo.
"Wow. I mean … wow," breathed John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile. "I guess we all have moments of doubt. You know? Like, can the darkness ever be defeated? But that they've singled us out in this way is just so affirming. I guess we must be doing something right. I mean, if AT&T can change, it feels like anything's possible.
"It's kind of like that scene where Darth Vader's lying there and Luke helps take off his helmet," Legere continued, "and you see that, okay, sure, Darth Vader's pretty ugly, but he's human after all."
[....] "Somebody pinch me," said Mike Sievert, Chief Marketing Officer. "By offering a risk-free way for their millions of customers to come over to T-Mobile – AT&T has helped put this Un-carrier consumer movement into overdrive. At T-Mobile we stand for Contract Freedom, and I want to thank our friends at AT&T for helping us liberate their former customers. This isn't just about switching offers -- it's about T-Mobile giving customers the service, the network, and the wireless experience they deserve, without having to worry when they switch."
Sievert noted that AT&T's recent full-page ad in The New York Times had signaled a real turning point in his mind – that the former industry rival had truly stepped out of the darkness and was seeking to mend its ways and support the Un-carrier consumer movement.
"I mean, a full page ad in The New York Times," said Sievert. "That says commitment to me."


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Hello everyone! I'm realitykid (Devon Day) and I'm here just out of curiosity. I'm a Linux user, SimplyMEPIS 8.5 to be exact, and I have heard a lot about BSD. Now, I'm not itching to make any sort of migration from one system to another. I just did that with Windows. I'm just wondering how much better BSD is compared to Linux. It's just a curiosity, I'm not here to be a know it all (otherwise I wouldn't be asking) or to start a flame war of any kind. I'm one of the "peaceful" Linux users. I'm not an extremist and I do realize that Linux has flaws. Anyway! I'll be waiting for a reply!
Let me start of with some questions:
1) How friendly is BSD? I've heard some stories of it actually getting more and more friendly, specifically with the PC-BSD install process.
2) Does BSD interact well with most hardware? As in detecting it, having working drivers for it out of the box (or user installable drivers). I'm talking about stuff like video and audio specifically. But even wireless, which leads me to my next question.
3) Does BSD do well with wireless connections? I'm not talking specifically PCI wireless cards, but also USB adapters (such as mine).
4) Last, but certainly not least, does BSD usually have good community support? Now this is a big one for me. I wouldn't touch Linux with a ten foot pole, let alone use it, if the Linux based operating system that I want to use doesn't have a good community.
Anyway, those are just the basics. Anything else you want to add, go for it. The more information I can get, the better my understanding will become.
From my understanding, PC-BSD is essentially introducing the "distribution" concept from the Linux community and building a desktop environment suitable for perhaps casual computer user around FreeBSD operating system (..kernel/userland) and offering extensibility using a software distribution system similar to Mac OS X "dmg" files.
The installer for all of the BSD's have typically shared a common attribute, offering a similar experience whether you're on a system with a keyboard/monitor or installing headless over a serial connection, internally there isn't much difference between a local simulated terminal (kbd/monitor) or a real DEC VT220.
Things might be changing, not everyone is familiar with text-based installers, but, done properly they can be quite "friendly" and even offer a level of control not offered by a graphical installer.. a Unix operating system is typically separate from any graphical stack you may or may not run atop of it (X+GTK/Qt).
There is typically no installable drivers, most are already bundled, but in the case of NetBSD and FreeBSD.. some drivers are not part of the default kernel image/binary and need to be selectively loaded (..kernel modules).
With OpenBSD, all supported drivers are part of the default kernel (GENERIC/MP) and hardware is detected at each and every boot.. and new hardware/drivers are written with each new release.
I'll touch on some issues with graphics, proprietary drivers for ATI/AMD do not exist on any of the BSD's, but quite fortunately you do not need them, this vendor has provided documentation to write open source drivers, and 3D acceleration should work, some slack should be given for later cards, as this takes time, nVidia does provide a proprietary driver for FreeBSD only, 2 open source drivers also exist (..one reverse engineered, the other now unmaintained by nVidia, 2D-only, and lacking support for new cards), this new open source driver still hasn't really made it's way into the BSD world.. not yet.
You'll have to approach this on a card by card basis, you can find a vendor/product number for your specific device and then determine if support exists in the specific *BSD flavour you're using.
I recommend reading more at the official websites, you can find more information, for at least NetBSD and OpenBSD, a large portion of development and user-related activity is on mailing lists.. but forums like daemonforums exist, there are even Usenet lists still active after several decades of operation.
I hope that helps.
1) Friendly enough. Be warned I call ed friendly.
2) Not as well as Linux, although FreeBSD likes my hardware better than most Linux distro :-).
3.) The wireless support in Free/Open has been the best of any OS I've used. I assume Net' is also. Using supported hardware helps!
4.) Even more scientifically irrelevant than the first :-o.
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2) I would choose FreeBSD for its in kernel mixer- very transparent audio system.
What kind of usage are you going to utilize within BSD?
Installing any of the *BSD's is not complicated, but it does require the user to familiarize themselves with the documentation provided by each project. Each of the *BSD's Websites have significant sections dedicated to installation, & studying this carefully should resolve most questions. The problems we typically deal with is users who have not taken the time to read the documentation.
Case in point, the OpenBSD install script is simply a shell script. Some may find this as barbaric, but experienced users prefer this for its simplicity & ability to get the job done efficiently. Installation has been clocked on YouTube at ~four minutes, not that this is recommended, but it points out that installation doesn't need to include the graphics of World of Warcraft nor soundtracks akin to the Hamster dance. Installation should not involve heavyweight applications which may alter, or introduce its own set of issues to the hardware environment. If problems occur during installation, it is simpler to ferret out problems if the installation process is lightweight and minimally obstrusive.
A better measure of "friendliness" is the documentation available. Each of the major projects in the *BSD family takes documentation very seriously, & the resulting clarity shows in the manpages. Here, the Linux community tends to fall short given that the common question coming from Linux users when first approaching the *BSD's is "Where are the howto's?". The various *BSD communities find this redundant given the time spent on cleaning up manpages. The information found in the manpages as well as on the project Websites should be sufficient for most questions -- both for the newbie & experienced user alike.
I think the key is what is your goal?
If you want to learn I would recommend OpenBSD as the documentation to install, configure and populate with applications is concise and up to date
Slackware is in many ways similar although I do not think the documentation is as good. Slackware has the advantage that all software (not just the base system) has security updates
OpenBSD used to have security updates for secondary packages but this was too much given the number of platforms supported by OpenBSD.
In my opinion PC-BSD is the BSD equivalent of SimplyMepis. You are likely to get a working KDE desktop but you will not lean much about BSD unix in the process.
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Agreed, I resisted the urge to write a long elaborate comparison, just for you.
In the future, while your intentions may have been honest, asking for a generalized and unbiased comparison is just unfair.. you need to do your own research using the information you have available, and make your own conclusions.
Also, I notice you mention "BSD", and while you're posing in the FreeBSD section.. you may or may not realize that each of the BSD's have been developed separately for many years, and have diverged considerably.
Thanks for the help, rather the lack there of. That aside, I consider one BSD to be a branch of another. They are all related in the fact that all of the BSD operating systems are "BSD based". Not a whole lot different from what people call "Linux distributions". And I posted in the FreeBSD section because there wasn't a specific place for BSD in general.
Anyways, obviously community friendliness isn't something that is of value here. Unless that sense of hostility that I'm getting is unfounded.
They are not distributions of something only lightly modified, and they are not amalgamations of 3rd party software.. they have a life of their own.
As for friendliness, you approached this wrong, I did end up posting responses to your questions.. but doing some initial research would have avoided ruffling feathers here, most undoubtedly garnering you some more friendlier responses.
Again, hope some of your answers were answered.. feel free to ask further questions, so long as you're willing to go that extra step.
If you want my personal opinion then I would say that DragonFlyBSD is my favorite "BSD" for a desktop.
It has HAMMER file system, with instant recovery (so does FBSD with ZFS some say, but I have never tried FBSD with ZFS), so you don't need to worry about fsck after OS crash. This is (for me) a top feature. Also adding extra disk volumes is very easy (one command and your fs has extra GB - no need to adding stuff to fstab).
It has a snapshots system, so you can "go back in time" and reverse some stupid mistake in config files or undo some changes in your home documents (even after trashing it!).
DFBSD was not designed for desktops but runs pretty well even on a netbook with small internal disk (20 GB ssd with HAMMER).
What I have to like in DFBSD is pkgsrc, which isn't so up-to-date as ports in FreeBSD, but in the end you can make with it your favorite WM/DE with most needed apps (WINE isn't working under DFBSD).
The issue I had with most BSDs I have tried on my netbook was suspend. It seems that I just have to live with out that option with is fine with me.
For a new comer - I would recommend PC-BSD or DesktopBSD (a better but out-of-date option) or installing FBSD with PC-BSD installer (sysinstall is a mess when you use it first time - good thing is another computer with google or youtube around). FBSD based OSs (as all above) are very close to linux when you compare available apps (i know this is not an OS issue but still counts specially for new comers) and hardware support.
Because of pkgsrc and a smaller number of binary packages DragonFlyBSD (NetBSD I suppose also) and other that do not use FBSD ports need more flexibility and adjustment, therefore shouldn't be used as a first BSD "distro"
"I don't want to spend an hour or two with google and a trylion of web pages, let then do the job"
Why don't you install virtualbox or use a 4-8GB usb-stick SD and install one of BSDs and see for your self. After a while linux will be a history for you&your computer
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Some general background articles about FreeBSD can be found here: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=9294
I apologize for my previous statements on "lack of community friendliness". I also apologize for not looking this up for myself. I guess that, from now on, I'll at least make an honest attempt at researching some stuff for myself.
Thanks for the information!
Regardless what you elect to do, realitykid, should you decide to try any of the BSDs, you will find the following guidelines very helpful:
IMO RealityKid, another big question is which desktop environment you want to use. I prefer BSD over Linux for that reason. With Linux, you only get what they give you. There's an occasional case like with KUbuntu that uses KDE instead of GNOME, but for the most part what you get is what you get. With BSD, you can use packages/ports to get whatever you want: KDE, GNOME, Xfce, or one of the lighter-weight window managers like Fluxbox. Personally, I have been using OpenBSD with GNOME but will likely try Xfce very soon since it is a lot lighter weight. I have heard that KDE is 210 MB, GNOME is 180, and Xfce is only 15, so there is a good speed (and probably security) advantage from using Xfce.
Earlier you asked "...what BSD can do better than Linux or what BSD can do that Linux can't. " The latter half of that statement is an oft-asked but poor question. A better way of asking would be "What does BSD have (as opposed to 'can do') that Linux doesn't?" That answer is, in one word: quality. I remember first getting into Linux when a friend recommended Linux Mint. It was a pretty good distro but when new releases came out it was hindered by innumerable bugs inherited from Ubuntu. That friend that had recommended it to me spent an entire day trying to go back from Mint 8 to 7 because of that instability. There is a lot better quality control on BSD, particularly OpenBSD, since it is constantly audited for bugs and security issues. Also, when there are less bugs, there is usually a higher level of security since bugs can often be exploited.
To answer some of your other questions, PC-BSD has a good installer but only comes with KDE. Personally, I can't stand KDE, but I recommend trying at least the big three (KDE, GNOME, Xfce) to see what you like best. OpenBSD's installer is command line but is very quick and straightforward. Depending on your wireless configuration, there are good man pages for OpenBSD that give you commands to get it up and running. If you're stumped, ask in the OpenBSD section and the folks here can ask (most likely) for the output of some commands and will give you some man pages that will point you in the right direction. I and other forum members can also help you get a GUI running if you need. I prefer using packages to install them. There are a few commands that will download everything you need and install it. Just let us know what you think.
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In a blow to proponents who would like to see Marblehead's adoption of Massachusetts Community Preservation Act, the Finance Committee Monday evening recommended that Town Meeting reject Article 33.
The unanimous vote Monday came five days after Marblehead Board of Selectmen, in an unscheduled vote not included on the meeting's agenda, opposed the local adoption of the CPA, too.
The selectmen's decision, "that CPA is disruptive to the town," in the words of Finance Committee Chairman Moses Grader, factored heavily in the the committee's recommendation.
"Because the selectmen run the town on a week-by-week, day-to-day basis, they really are on the front line of knowing the consequences of passing a CPA-type project or program," Grader said to the unusually packed meeting room.
The board and committee recommendations come amid fervent debate leading up to Town Meeting on Monday, where attendees will ultimately decide whether to send Article 33 to the ballot box in November.
Kurt James, a lead proponent of the town adopting the CPA, said Tuesday in an email, "It is just bizarre to us how far apart we are on the CPA."
At the ballot box , its successful passage would establish a 1-percent property-tax surcharge.
Adoption would qualify the town to begin collecting matching funds from the state to support projects in four categories: open-space acquisition, recreation, historic preservation and affordable housing.
The town would collect an estimated $450,000 a year through the surcharge. The state would then match a percentage of that sum, which has on average floated around 30 percent, giving the town more money to work with annually.
While the Finance Committee always chimes in on articles with financial implications, selectmen generally abstain from weighing in on citizen-sponsored articles like Article 33, and those advocating local adoption had not requested the board's endorsement.
However, during the selectmen's meeting, Chairman Jackie Belf-Becker said the board felt compelled to take a position, given the attention the article had been receiving in the community and their ability to spend several months ruminating over the issue and listen to arguments on both sides.
If the CPA is adopted, selectmen would serve a vital role, appointing up to nine members to a Community Preservation Committee, which would be charged with making recommendations to Town Meeting about local projects to be funded under the CPA.
Ben Berman, Finance Committee vice chairman, said adoption simply "lacks ripeness" at this time.
"As FinCom members, we have to constantly ask, 'Is this a good use of taxpayers' money?'" Berman said. "It's not right now. It's not good for Marblehead, and it's not good for the individual taxpayer."
He continued, "I don't think the research has been done at this point to give us the answers we need."
Berman stated he was also still unclear how CPA would work, be implemented or administered.
"I haven't seen a project yet that can't be addressed either in town department budgets or in an annual override," Berman said. "The CPA trumps the override system that's specifically created to allow citizens to show up and vote, if they want to, and spend money on a town need or vote it down."
The committee's consensus is to exert prudent fiscal governance and to carry a conservative posture, Grader explained, arguing that changing these attributes by adopting the CPA would pose a risk for the town and depart from a proven system of oversight.
"Marblehead has mastered the Proposition 2 1/2, balanced-budget paradigm, and I mean that quite seriously," Grader said.
This paradigm includes living within budget-growth constraints Proposition 2 1/2 imposes, being meticulous in budget details, especially "linking spending justifications to capital sources," and taking a multi-year perspective, he said.
"At the end of the day, FinCom, since I've been here, has never looked at a project that didn't have clear visibility into the spending," Grader said.
But James counted that Grader's position, and that which the selectmen had previously articulated, "misses the central benefits of the CPA."
"Which are that it allows us to complete these projects less expensively, and it takes the burden off of the elderly on fixed incomes and lowest income families," he said. "The FinCom's central point seems to be that we do not need the CPA as we are able to fund all of the proposed CPA projects through overrides."
James and many North Shore communities' officials have found the CPA to be a useful mechanism to help mitigate borrowing and foster a proactive approach, which has proven to be "less expensive than waiting until repairs on building require expensive replacements," James said. The benefits of the reduced costs of borrowing are then augmented by the state matching funds, "whether [the match] is 100 percent or 25 percent."
Supporters of the Marblehead Town Meeting article have received full endorsements from the Conservation Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning Board, with the Historical Commission and Marblehead Housing Authority taking split but favorable votes among their members.
Selectmen Bret Murray, Jim Nye, Belf-Becker and Judy Jacobi voted in the affirmative on a motion to recommend the CPA be rejected, while Selectman Harry Christensen voted "present," having voted in favor of local adoption of the CPA during a Feb. 25 Historical Commission meeting.
After the meeting, Christensen said his vote was strictly due to his role on the Historical Commission. Personally, he said, "I'm on the fence. I have not been convinced yet on either side."
While saying the town could do more to provide affordable housing — one of the areas targeted by the CPA — Jacobi said her vote was largely based on the fact that only 23 percent is scheduled to be available in state matching funds in the 2015 fiscal year.
She is also concerned with private entities, like nonprofits, using public money to fund projects through the program.
During the Finance Committee's Monday night meeting, Emily Belfbecker's comments matched Jacobi's.
"I don't think there's enough incentive from the state, at this point, to change the system we have in place," she said.
Likewise, Jackie Belf-Becker said CPA is "the backwards way of doing things." She noted that the town's taxpayers have already stepped up and funded projects using Proposition 2 1/2 debt-exclusion overrides in the areas the CPA seeks to address.
Saying there are too many "unknowns" with the CPA, the selectmen's chairman explained, "In Marblehead, what were doing is working."
The state law, the selectmen argued, is too complex. Christensen said he's waiting until Town Meeting, where he expects a lively debate on the matter, before making up his mind.
Standing in the audience after the vote, Barbara Anderson, the "mother of Proposition 2 1/2" and head of the anti-tax group Citizens for Limited Taxation, thanked the committee for their recommendation of indefinite postponement.
Meanwhile, FinCom member Matt Herring thanked proponents in the room who've worked tirelessly before Town Meeting.
Herring commented, "Right cause, right idea… [but] wrong vehicle."
Marblehead is one of six towns, including Arlington, Egremont, Winchendon, Boxborough and Berkley, mulling adoption of the CPA this election season. If Marblehead or any of the others adopt the state law, they would join 155 other cities and towns, including 18 on the North Shore.
To see previous reporting and commentary on local adoption of the Community Preservation Act, click here.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After taking nearly a month off the Flying Tigers and Tigerbelles returned home for the Ed Temple Classic. On the day, both groups won a combined five events in their first home meet of the indoor year.
The Flying Tigers took home three titles on Sunday, including the 800 meters, high jump and pole vault. On the women's side the Tigerbelles won the 55 meter hurdles and the long jump.
Tennessee State boasted the top three finishers in the men's high jump in Caleb Carrothers, Kenji Anderson and Daryl Rice. Carrothers took the event with a jump of 2.03 meters, Anderson and Rice both jumped 1.98 meters to tie for second.
The Flying Tigers also took ahold of the men's pole vault, with a 1-2 finish. Tamorron Key posted the best mark, clearing 4.10 meters, followed closely behind by Justin Young's mark of 3.80 meters.
A 1-2 finish in the long jump highlighted the Tigerbelles day at the Ed Temple Classic. Clairwin Dameus won the event, with a season's best jump of 5.99 meters. Ashontae Jackson finished second jumping 5.71 meters.
Amber Hughes had the other win for the women's side, taking the 55 meter hurdles with a season's best time of 7.96. Thrower Brittani Logan also posted strong performances on the day, finishing 2nd in the shot put (13.47 meters) and 3rd in the weight throw (15.65 meters).
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Matt Forte hasn't spoken to Jay Cutler since it was revealed last month that Cutler and fiancee Kristin Cavallari are expecting, but Forte did make sure to congratulate his Bears teammate.
"I sent him a text congratulating him and all that stuff," Forte told me at EA Sports' Madden Bowl XVIII in the Bud Light Hotel (aka The Hampton Inn hotel) in Indianapolis Thursday.
How will fatherhood change the 28-year-old Cutler?
"It'll mature him a little more," Forte said. "He's already a mature guy, but I think it'll mature him a little more. It matures everybody."
Forte has attended every Super Bowl weekend since he was a rookie. He said it's an opportunity to see friends from other teams and catch some good music acts (Nas and The Roots performed at the Madden Bowl). It doesn't hurt from a business standpoint either.
"It's an opportunity to make appearances and make a little money, so I come," Forte said.
The four-year veteran, of course, would rather play in the big game instead of celebrating it. But due to season-ending injuries to Forte and Cutler, the Bears' Super Bowl aspirations were put on hold this season.
Does Forte believe the Bears would be playing on Sunday if not for the injuries?
"I'm optimistic," Forte said, "I believe in my team. I think if we wouldn't have gotten hit by so many injuries, we would have been in the position we were in last year to make the Super Bowl."
Forte is a huge video game fan – he and teammates Devin Hester, Johnny Knox, Earl Bennett and Henry Melton play "Call of Duty" online together – but the Pro Bowler didn't take part in Thursday's Madden video game tournament. The Denver Broncos Tim Tebow, New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees and Jimmy Graham did participate, however, and walked away with the trophy.
Also in attendance Thursday was Mount Carmel High School alum Donovan McNabb and ex-Bear and current Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera.
Meanwhile, in another part of Indianapolis, former Bear Jim McMahon hosted his fourth annual Swang 'N' Super Bowl Bash at The Rathskeller. The $260-per-ticket event benfitted Hope For The Warriors and the Lynda McMahon Ferguson Foundation for Literacy.
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Well I finally gave birth at 41 weeks and one day; on November 5th at 3:15 am. I thought I would share my birth story. On Monday 11/4 I had a midwife appt and had my membranes swept (for the third week in a row). I went and got my haircut which was nice to feel pretty! I had a few contractions and cramping throughout the day, but I did the other times I had my membranes swept so I didn't think anything of it. I was actually scheduled to be induced the next morning, so my mom came on Monday evening to pick up my daughter, Kennedy, for a couple nights. Brad and I watched some TV and it actually stormed a bit at our house, heavy rain and thunder and lightening.
We went to bed around 10:00 and as usual Brad fell asleep right away. I started feeling more contractions so I got up and used the medicine ball for some relief. I started timing my contractions at 11:24 pm and the first two were about 8 minutes apart but about 20 minutes later they were already 3-4 minutes apart. I called my sister to come over and give us a ride to the hospital. I woke up Brad and he was very surprised!
We got to the hospital around 12:30, and had to wait in the waiting room for about ten minutes. Then we got up to triage. My wonderful midwife, Tiffany, came in on her day off just for me! She checked me and I was already dilated between 4 and 5 cm. They were setting up my room and tub. I was definitely moaning loudly through the contractions and was already wavering on wanting an epidural. My last birth was 18 hours long and I did not want that again without an epidural!
I got to my room and got right in the tub. The contractions seemed only like a minute apart but I have no idea. I was in there for a little bit and finally said that I wanted an epidural. They attached the iv fluids to my hep lock on my hand while I was still in the tub. Then I got out of the tub and into the bed. Then I started pushing a bit. My midwife said that there was no time for the epidural!
I kept pushing and my water broke on its own. I remember at my last birth, pushing felt like such a relief, this time, not so much. It hurt the whole time no matter what I was doing. I was in the bed and turned to get on my hands and knees, which felt a little better. I pushed for what felt like only 15 minutes and felt her head coming out. I know it was pretty fast because Tiffany and the nurses were scrambling to set things up and Tiffany even said something like, "Whoa, I better get my gloves on!"
I pushed out her head, and I think the cord was around her neck once so I was told to push harder to get her out and then I pushed her the rest of the way out. Brad got to see all that, he said it was crazy and he was surprised how much other liquid comes out too, lol. Tiffany handed her to me between my legs and then I turned over.
I did need a few stitches. Cadence was born with her hand in front of her face and that tore me up a little bit; and caused some bruising on her face. It is eight days later and I feel pretty good, no more pain really. I only ever used Ibuprofen as pain relief.
She was born at 3:15 am Tuesday morning, so I was only in labor for FOUR HOURS! It was very painful with a lot of screaming, but I am very thankful for the short labor.
Cadence is a pretty easy baby so far. Already at a week old she has one sleep period of about six to seven hours, usually around 9pm - 3am. Then shorter naps and is awake for a few hours in the afternoon. She definitely looks just like Brad right now and I can't wait for a few weeks as she grows into her looks and I get to see more of myself in her. So in love!


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With learning centers in 900 communities and on the internet, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) is the world's preeminent network of Jewish learning.
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"Our nation is not a nation without Torah."Saadia Gaon
"God peered into Torah and created the universe"Holy Zohar II, 161a
"I [God] have inscribed Myself and handed it over"Talmud, Tractate Shabbat 105a
"Torah is our life and the length of days."Liturgy
Talmudic Ethics: Finding Your Way to Good Decisions
This course is eligible for CLE credits in the following US States: AL, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MN, MO, NC, NV, NM, NY, OH, OR, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WA and WI
Sooner or later, it happens to almost everyone. You face a tough ethical decision, and you have to pick a course of action that will let you live with yourself. You feel like you are lost in a maze of possibilities, unsure which courses of action will lead you out of your turmoil, and which will leave you in a dead end of regret and self-recrimination.
Traditionally, Jews have looked to the Talmud to help them unravel tangled instincts. Because the Talmud recognizes that ethics is complex, subtle, and multi-valenced. It knows that complicated questions cannot be answered with a simple yes or no. And it offers discussion and perspective to help you make sense of life's most wrenching dilemmas.
In this course, you will tackle big issues like abortion, euthanasia, freedom of expression, and fair business practice. You will learn how the best Jewish minds struggled with hard choices for thousands of years, and trace their search for satisfying resolutions. And you will discover how Judaism offers a moral compass to help you find direction through the labyrinth of life.
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My Brother, My Self
A parent in the Holocaust struggles to decide whether to ransom his son from certain death, because he knows that the guard will seize another Jewish boy in his son's stead. Explore under what circumstances people may protect their own interests first, and when they must sacrifice themselves rather than bringing harm to another.
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What happens when a playwright portrays a public figure in a negative light? Can the playwright be sued for slander and character defamation? Is there special protection accorded artists so that they may be free to create? Are their artistic statements held to different standards than assertions made in the press or in the context of regular public discourse? Or are all people equally accountable for their hurtful words?
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A winner was selected from 65 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Cafe Nell is a lively neighborhood brasserie located in the neighborhood of Northwest in Portland, Oregon. The cafe serves clean, simple American preparations of American and French classic fare with fresh, seasonal ingredients. The restaurant has a full bar, and a wide selection of Northwest and West Coast lines. The restaurant has been open for two years with a goal of serving fine-dinging style food and service at an everyday price-point. 3 months ago, we started opening on Mondays. This promotion is to create Monday traffic.
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Design is for a 4 x 6 Postcard & 11 x 17 poster + a 3 ' x 6' banner. All can be the same or have the same content with coordinating designs.
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City 4
Dzeko (57mins), Aguero (68mins & 90+2), Silva (71mins)
Swansea City 0
- Match highlights
- Matchday centre
- Match reports
- 15 August 2011 21:51
- Posted by Chris Bailey
Having come to the boil nicely in North America and Dublin then looked undercooked at Wembley there may have been some concern about City's opening day menu at the Etihad Stadium.
The fact that so many of the Premier League home sides made a dog's dinner of their curtain raiser hardly helped settle any nerves and indeed this was a slow burner.
Then the Blues burst into life and scored three in 14 minutes. To continue the culinary theme (if paraphrasing Masterchef counts!) -football doesn't get much better than this!
All the ingredients were there for a night of passion and intrigue on a rain slicked pitch that suited both sides' passing games.
And though they proved lightweight in the final third it wasn't until the 57th minute that Edin Dzeko finally broke the Swansea defiance led by keeper Michel Vorm.
It was the perfect entrée for record signing Sergio Aguero to come off the bench and score within eight minutes and then make one for man of the match Silva. He topped it off with a great fourth from long range.
This was Michelin starred performance from the Spaniard whose Latin link with Aguero already looks scrumptious.
Swansea their collective chests puffed out at making the big stage after decades treading the boards in the provinces came to show off their talent whilst the Blues – without top scorer Carlos Tevez – were determined to begin the season with a maximum points haul and show why they reside in the top three in the betting for the title.
In the end the gulf in class was reflected on the scoreboard
...Chris Bailey
Much of the pre-match chit-chat surrounded Roberto Mancini's opening selection and most particularly how much of an Argentine attacking flavour it would contain.
Aguero, the club's new record signing, was sat behind the manager when Dzeko kicked off a campaign filled with expectation.
The City chief plumped for Adam Johnson, David Silva and the Bosnian as his three-pronged strike force. That left Aguero and Mario Balotelli to discuss life as replacements.
Silva was the man who troubled the Swans most after a tepid opening Silva brought the game to life with a 23rd minute snap shot that was spectacularly tipped to safety by Vorm.
The Welsh team's last line of defence isn't the biggest keeper in the Premier League – or probably even at Swansea – but has mighty fine reflexes and spring and he displayed both all night.
Vorm won his first half battle with Yaya Toure and Dzeko denying them any number of times in a splendid first half display of obduracy and when he was beaten his bar came to the rescue rattled as it was by both Silva and Barry.
But the damn broke in the second half as first Vorm palmed Johnson's cross into Dzeko's path, Micah Richards crossed for Aguero to tap in and then the Argentine nodded back for Silva to get the goal his sublime efforts deserved. Aguero put the finishing touches to the second half rout from 25-yards in injury time.
That's 17 games unbeaten at home now in all competitions and that - to round off the night's theme - is a recipe for success!


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Bake It Like You Mean It by Gesine Bullock-Prado
White-frosted cakes sliced to reveal a rainbow of layers, blackberry zebra stripes swirled into cheesecake, confections decorated with chevrons of pistachio dust: this is the stuff that cake dreams are made of. And it's all right here between the pages of this book. Bake It Like You Mean It is Gesine Bullock-Prado's third book of fantastical sugar creations, and if you love cake, you will love this book.
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• Who wrote it: Gesine Bullock-Prado
• Who published it: Abrams
• Recipes for right now: Lemon-Rosemary-Blackberry Vacherins, Wild Blueberry and Guanabana Bavarian Cream Layer Cake, Chocolate Pyramid, Strawberry-Rhubarb Dream Cake, Sunshine Creamsicle Cheesecake, Fourth of July Berry Mousse
• Other highlights: These are definitely not your average cakes! The cakes in this book are a cut above — intended for those homebakers who love tinkering with tricky batters and pulling out the pastry bags. Gesine Bullock-Prado covers sponge cakes, cheese cakes, mousse cakes, meringues, butter and pound cakes, and yeasted pastries. In her hands, these familiar cakes become lofty and magical versions of themselves.
The whole idea with these cakes is to use the layers of frosting and cake to create something beautiful when you slice into it. Bullock-Prado plays with thin, multi-colored layers, spiraled layers tucked inside of square cakes, hearts and other shapes strategically baked into the insides of cakes, and many more astounding creations. Step-by-step photos are included for some of the trickier techniques, but you'll still need to bring all your skills to the pastry table when diving into these recipes.
Any of these cakes would be enough to completely awe your party guests. Even imagining their expressions of surprise and delight makes attempting one of these feel totally worth it!
• Who would enjoy this book? Serious homebakers, bakers who enjoy complicated baking projects, professional bakers — I wouldn't recommend the one for total beginners.
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Bake It Like You Mean It by Gesine Bullock-Prado
• Visit the author's website: Gesine Bullock-Prado
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Out with the old, in with the new. I spoke to many young people who do not believe in the draft system ("Return to military draft is a crazy, outdated idea," Dec. 19). Why should I join only to be sent abroad, they tell me, and die for a country that doesn't like us?
A military draft can work, only to protect the United States. A mandatory three-month basic training camp would teach responsibility, discipline and, above all, to be part of America's security.
The military would only be used to protect America's interest, may it be for protecting our waterways, natural disasters or show pride in ceremonial activities.
It's better than we have now. If war should come to our shores, then we would all fight together. God Bless America.


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This online edition was reviewed and selectively updated by William L. Andrews and Frances Smith Foster in 2011.
This abridged and updated edition of the acclaimed Oxford Companion to African American Literature presents more than 400 biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, and historical figures, and 150 plot summaries of major works.
A breathtaking achievement, it covers an enormous range of writers - from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison to Toni Morrison. It contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels) and also incorporates information on literary characters, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima and Brer Rabbit. Icons of black culture are addressed, including Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. There are general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama; on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory; as well as on a wide spectrum of related topics.


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Era il giorno ch'al sol si scoloraro,
Per la pietà del suo fattore, i rai.
Petrarch, Canz. 3.
Sweet Hesper-Phosphor, double name
For what is one.
Tennyson, In Memoriam.
Orb'd in a Rain-bow; and like glories wearing
Mercy will sit between.
Then my queen, in silence sad,
Trip we after night's shade, &c. (iv. i. 101).
Ah me!
It was God's choice ere mine that I should be
The one dim casement by whose panes they see,
These maiden knights of mine,their elders' chivalry!
. . . . . . . .
At my poor breath-dimm'd panes what pomps unfold!
See the Host rise a Harvest Moon of gold!
Lo the Vine's Branches bend with clusters yet untold!
Ah me!
Flawed priest, that God should choose to make of thee
A nursery window, whence his babes may see
Rapture of Saints that are, wonder of Saints to be!
Shee sings thy Teares asleepe, and dips
Her Kisses in thy weeping Eye,
She spreads the red leaves of thy Lips
That in their Buds yet blushing lye,
She 'gainst those Mother-Diamonds tryes
The points of her young Eagles Eyes.
Loe where a Wounded Heart with Bleeding Eyes conspire,
Is she a Flaming Fountain, or a Weeping fire?
If this belief from Heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
Reason is our Soules left hand, Faith her right,
By these wee reach divinity.
Donne, To the Countesse of Bedford (Poems, Oxford, i. 189).


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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - How to improve English reading abilities? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in How to improve English reading abilities? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Learning English View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message hiyayunJoined: 19 Nov 2011Posts: 1 Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:08 am Post subject: How to improve English reading abilities? Hello everyone I prepared for the TOEIC test, but I found that I cannot complete the whole reading comprehension questiones of the Reading part, and it is because I read so slowly. Please tell me the way to solve my reading problem, thank you very much!!! Back to top ieltsonlyJoined: 22 Nov 2010Posts: 22 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:11 am Post subject: The only way to really improve your reading is by reading. There is no secret really. Hard work is the key. The more that you read, the better you will become at reading. Read things that you are interested in for pleasure but force yourself to read different types of texts. Don't always read with a dictionary by your side. Sometimes set yourself free and try to read without total understanding of every word. You can always go back and look up words later. Summary : read every day to improve your reading speed. I hope this helps. Stephen http://www.ieltsonly.co.uk_________________www.ieltsonly.co.uk --getting the grade you need-- Back to top travelinhoboJoined: 03 Jan 2006Posts: 1Location: Boise, Idaho, USA Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:54 am Post subject: I agree with the above Reading is the best thing one can do to improve a language. And for you, you need to practice reading since this is your weak point. If you aren't reading on a regular basis now, start with 30 minutes every day, 5x a week. You don't want to overload your brain if it isn't used to reading in another language. Reading only once or twice a week won't help you - it only maintains your level. Also, it's VERY important you read at the correct level. Don't start with difficult readings. Always start easy and simple. If you aren't reading now (regular English, not technical), start with something below your level. Read 2 books which are very easy (maybe you need the dictionary for 5 or 6 weeks for the whole book), then increase the level little by little. Don't forget, you can read magazines, cereal boxes, anything in English. Good luck! Back to top ieltsonlyJoined: 22 Nov 2010Posts: 22 Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:23 am Post subject: Re: I agree with the above travelinhobo wrote: Don't forget, you can read magazines, cereal boxes, anything in English. Wow!! I have always read cereal boxes and still do. I read them as a child so that I didn't have to speak to my sisters and later I read them when I lived in Spain to help me improve my Spanish. I read them now because they "are there" and I am too sleepy to focus on a newspaper. Stephen_________________www.ieltsonly.co.uk --getting the grade you need-- Back to top Stephanie SJoined: 16 Jan 2013Posts: 52 Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:37 am Post subject: Try reading out loud to yourself for a set amount of time each day. It will give you a chance to listen to your own pronunciation at the same time as improving your confidence and speed in reading and comprehension. If you're interested, consider joining us for an Elanguest, Malta. Last edited by Stephanie S on Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:13 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top marmara34Joined: 09 Nov 2009Posts: 5 Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:06 am Post subject: I have found a method recently for those who are lazy enough to pick a book from shelf and read it for an hour without any distraction and boredom. I say boredom because i get bored when I read too many vocabularies that I do not know. Find an audiobook from learnoutloud.com, most of them are free. And buy the hardcopy of the same book. Then read while listening the book. I finished 2 x 250 paged books and learned some words without checking any dictionary. It took me 2 weeks. But you should choose a book that you may really interested in reading. good luck Back to top AfraJoined: 10 Jul 2013Posts: 131 Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:27 pm Post subject: How to Improve Reading Skills Hi, Many people have trouble with reading. Reading is hard for some people and it can take time. Reading is a process of the brain where you look at symbols on a page, and your mind sees the patterns of characters and understands the meaning in them. If you develop good reading skills, it'll be very helpful to your future. Aren't your school teachers always saying 'Read more books!'? Here are a few steps and tips to get started. For more information, visit the link http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Reading-Skills Thanks. 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VC School Board to Hire Full-Time Activities Director
The Valley City Public School District will soon hire a full-time activities director for its junior/senior high schools. During its regular meeting on Monday, the VCPS School Board voted to hire an activities director to oversee all athletic and non-athletic activities beginning the 2013-2014 school year. Currently, the activities director position is a part-time position held by junior high principal Dan Larson. The school district sponsors 17 different athletic activities in grades seven through 12 and nine non-athletic activities.
The new position will be an administrative position and will not require teaching or other administrative duties according to superintendent Dean Koppelman.
"The position of grades seven through 12 principal calls for one person. It's quite a job in itself," said Koppelman later. "The job of activities director calls for one person because it's a monster of a position."
The new activities director should hold a master's degree in education leadership. The will pay from $70,000 to $80,000 per year for a 10.5-month contract and will begin in August. The board voted to begin advertising for the position. The application deadline is Friday, March 1.
The board agreed the job description for the activities director needed to be updated. The board approved a first reading, and will address changes at its next regular meeting.
The board also approved hiring Lindsey Yanish as the new full-time art teacher for Washington and Jefferson Elementary Schools. Yanish, who was a part-time art teacher, will replace Valerie Anderson who will be released from her contract as of Feb. 4.
The board approved authorizing up to $75,000 for summer maintenance projects. Unlike large projects in the previous years. Koppelman said the big project this summer will be to replace stair treads in all of the buildings. He hoped to keep summer maintenance costs low this year so next year money will be available to re-vamp the heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems in the junior/senior high building.
Koppelman addressed the school board regarding safety and security at all of the district's schools. Koppelman explained that each of the schools were meeting with police chief Fred Thompson to discuss each school's security plans and what changes he would recommend. After each school has met with Thompson, the larger group will meet with the school board to discuss recommendations.
Koppelman pointed out to the board that it doesn't have to accept recommendations.
Koppelman also informed the board that the school will host the first public legislative forum on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the lobby of the Hi-Liner Activity Center from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. before the 11 a.m. basketball game. The public is invited to visit with local legislators and ask questions.


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Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) — CASA/Prince George's County offers the opportunity to help abused or abandoned children in the community. An information session for volunteers will be held Wednesday, March 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Local 400 Union Hall, 4301 Garden City Drive, in Landover. CASA recruits and trains volunteers ages 21 and over to advocate for the needs of children living in foster care. Volunteers spend about 12 hours per month visiting with a child and collaborate with other adults who are protecting the child to ensure his or her needs are met and a safe permanent home is found. CASA is currently accepting applications for spring evening training. For information, call 301-209-0491 or go to http://www.pgcasa.org.
A-OK (Assist OUR Kids) Mentoring-Tutoring Inc — An all-volunteer, nonprofit organization and a formal partner of the Howard County Public School System. Its mission is to enhance the successful academic and social development of individual Howard County public school students through the encouraging, ongoing support of an adult mentor-tutor. Volunteers are especially needed in North Laurel at Forest Ridge Elementary School and neighboring areas. A-OK recruits, screens, trains and supports adult volunteers who meet with students one-on-one or in small groups. Screening includes application, orientation, two references, individual interview and criminal record background check. Volunteers commit for at least one school year; meet with student once a week, for approximately one hour; meet on the same day and time, as much as possible; meet only at the school during the school day or at after-school program sites, 3-6 p.m.; and notify counselor if they learn the student may be in danger. Contact Chaya Kaplan, 410-730-6030 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Go to http://www.aokmentor.org.
Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank — Its mission is to fight hunger by assuring that county citizens in need have access to food and other necessities. Especially needed are volunteers with pick-up trucks to pick up food donations during the day and help with phones, copying, other office duties (8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), data base, computer, webmaster. Call Bruce, 410-923-4255 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Go to http://www.aafoodbank.org.
Neighbor Ride — Volunteer-based transportation service dedicated to decreasing isolation and improving quality of life for Howard County's older residents. Volunteer orientations are offered every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. and every third Wednesday (next March 20) in Neighbor Ride's office, 5570 Sterrett Place, Suite 102, in Columbia. Contact volunteer coordinators Rosemary Noble and Patrice Cerwonka, 410-884-RIDE (7433) or firstname.lastname@example.com or go to http://www.neighborride.org.
AFS-USA — For more than 60 years, AFS (formerly American Field Service) volunteers have been building bridges of intercultural understanding and changing the way the world works through a variety of volunteer opportunities. The organization is looking for volunteers on an ongoing basis to engage in local activities for exchange students from all over the world, by helping at student orientation events, planning weekend activities, promoting AFS study abroad programs to local schools; and even becoming host families for students. For more information, contact Jennie Schmalzle at firstname.lastname@example.com or 800-876-2376. Go to http://www.afsusa.org.
Success In Style — Its mission is to assist women and men in crisis, in the Baltimore–Washington Corridor, become employed and self-sufficient, by promoting dignity and professionalism through appropriate business attire, practical fashion advice and interview counseling. Volunteers work one–on-one with each client, providing a full fashion consultation and wardrobe selections. No prior fashion experience is necessary. Volunteers also sort and process donated clothing. Volunteering about three times per month is optimal. SIS is open Tuesdays through Thursdays at Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry St., in Savage.. Volunteer opportunities are also available in the Laurel office on Wednesdays at North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center, 9900 Washington Boulevard. Call 301-498-5035 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
ASD Climber Foundation — ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorders. A nonprofit that assists families with children on the autism spectrum, the foundation is working with a family in the Laurel area with a child with autism. The family wants to train volunteers to help them run a home-based social skills program called the Son-Rise Program, a parent-led program, which focuses on building a connection with the child by using his/her motivations to encourage growth. No experience is necessary. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Free training is provided. Time commitment is two to four hours a week for six months or more. Contact Joseph Quianzon at email@example.com. http://www.asdclimber.org/ASD_CLIMBER/VOLUNTEER.html and http://www.asdclimber.org/ASD_CLIMBER/VOLUNTEER_INFO.html.


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KZRV Launches Lightweight Spree Connect Line
August 12, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on KZRV Launches Lightweight Spree Connect Line
Shipshewana, Ind.-based KZRV LP has added the new Spree Connect lightweight travel trailer to its current product offerings, designed for easy towing by half-ton trucks and SUV's.
According to a press release, the latest model in the company's Spree line is available in 11 lightweight floorplans ranging in length from 22- to 35-feet and weighing 4,000 to 7,000 pounds. Starting MSRP is around $22,900 nicely appointed.
The aerodynamic lightweight travel trailers are equipped with many standard features that other RV manufacturers offer only as options, including
• Self-adjusting brakes.
• Pleated color night shades.
• 17-inch Chef range with three burners, hood and microwave.
• Tinted safety glass windows.
• Full champagne exterior.
• Heated enclosed underbelly.
• DVD/CD/MP3 player.
Product Manager Marlene Snyder noted, "We are excited to offer a product most families are able to afford and tow with the half-ton truck or SUV they drive on a daily basis. As one of KZRV's flagship products, Spree has always brought unmatched value and functionality to our customers. Our ongoing collaboration with dealers has brought a whole new sense of style in the Spree Connect."
The Spree Connect is covered by KZRV's two-year limited warranty. Also included is a one-year free membership in Coach-Net that provides 24 hours, seven day a week roadside assistance throughout the United States and Canada.


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Roast lamb cutlets with vine shoots
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Roast lamb cutlets
Ingredients for 6 people: 1 ½ kg of lamb cutlets 1 sheaf of vine shoots oil salt
Light a fire with the vine shoots and place a griddle greased with oil on top, leaving it to burn. Then clean off with newspaper to remove excess oil and when the embers are ready, place the cutlets on the griddle. When they are cooked on both sides, season with salt and they are ready to eat.
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Recipe information
- Category: Main course
- Cooking time: 1 hour
- Season: All year round
Nutritional information
- Energy: Low
- Cholesterol: Low
- Carbohydrates: High