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Hi! I am looking forward to pump weaning next month and I wanted to run my weaning schedule by any veteran pumpers to see if this sounds ok. I know everyone is different and this might change depending on how I'm feeling during the day. As you will see, I plan on going as slowly as possible, but with the goal to be fully pump weaned by DDs first birthday April 6th.
I normally pump 2x a day for 10 minutes and my DD comes to nurse on my lunch break.
Starting the week of March 11th:
Week 1: pump 3x 10min first two sessions and 5 minutes last session of the day. no nursing lunch break My DH is going to start having lunch at home of solids and some EBM and water with DD starting this week instead. We do BLW if this makes any difference and I think she is enjoying eating solids and is doing well.
Week 2: pump 2x 10 min; 5 min; drop last session
Week 3: pump 2x 5 min; 5 min
Week 4: pump 1x 5 min at lunch (dropping first session)
Now, the possible wrench in my plan. I asked off work for the week after DDs first bday. (Poor planning on my part!) Am I going to mess up all my pump weaning work if I am at home nursing DD on demand all week and then go back to work without pumping? I am planning on bringing a manual pump to work to express if I feel uncomfortable.
Love to have any opinions/advice!
Edited to add: I am NOT planning on weaning DD anytime soon. I hope to nurse her as long as it works out for us. I am just ready to get rid of this pump!


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CASE CLOSED: Westchester County District Attorney Rejects Harassment Claim Filed by James Bonanno Against Talk of the Sound Repo
James "Little Jimmy" Bonanno filed a harassment complaint against your intrepid reporter last week which was rejected by the Westchester County District Attorney because the actions described in the complaint were not illegal.
On April 2nd, New Rochelle police responded at 7 a.m. to 51 Cliff Street based on a complaint made against Robert Cox by Jimmy Bonanno. They might have added that Bonanno lied in the statement he gave to police but the case is closed so there is no need to make an issue out it.
According to police records obtained by Talk of the Sound, Bonanno told police that Cox was following him around in a car last week, video taping all his movements. Bonanno claimed he remembered Cox following him from work on Tuesday March 27th, to Sickles Avenue and to Grove Avenue, all while video taping in between. Bonanno said that he was most upset about his privacy being violated when Cox video taped him, and other patients, entering a private doctors office on Sickles Avenue and May Street. According to the incident report, Bonanno said that "this institution which considers the privacy of their patients critical matter will also be filing a complaint with NRPD."
The Detective notes "I viewed the video that [Bonanno]o was referring to on Cox's web site, Talk of the Sound, located at www.newrochelletalk.com, and the posting was headlined "Should New Rochelle District Employees Be Allowed to Drive District Vehicles While on Synthetic Opiates Like Methadone?". On the video you do see [Bonanno] entering the building, and moments later existing the building. The video continues to follow [Bonanno] to where he parks his van and exits it.
Detective Gregory Herring filed a supplemental narrative report dated April 10, 2012.
On the above date and time this Detective spoke to Robert Cox in regards to the Harassment that was reported against him by James Bonanno on 02 April 2012. Cox was advised that after investigating the allegation of Harassment and discussing the incident with the District Attorney's Office it was deemed that the actions of Robert Cox was not illegal. Cox advised that he did not think his actions were illegal and advised that he would attempt to pick up a copy of the report. With the incident not being illegal this Detective will close the case at this time.
What Detective Herring did not note is my laughing aloud, saying "I should hope so", when told the DA had determined that my actions were not illegal.
For the uninitiated, in order for their to be a privacy violation there has to be an "expectation of privacy". There is no such expectation when a person walks or drives in public. There is no law against taking photographs or shooting video in public. The supposed "harassment" was nothing more than traditional investigative reporting where I was gathering information for purposes of informing the public which I did by publishing my report along with the video. The location on Sickles Avenue is a community center open to the public which houses the Westchester County's Methadone Maintenance Program in New Rochelle
Bonanno is lying about "remembering" that I followed him "from work to Sickles Avenue" and then on to Grove Avenue. I did not follow him to Sickles Avenue I was waiting there when he arrived. I had been parked in the area from about 6:30 a.m. based on information that Bonanno was a daily visitor to the County Methadone program (I have commented on his heroin addiction problem in the past). Bonanno arrived at about 7:15 a.m. and left about 7:30 a.m. I filmed him from across the street as he pulled in, parked (in a fire lane, I might note), and went inside. A few minutes later I picked him up again coming out of the building and then video taped back on Sickles Avenue and turning onto North Avenue. I did not follow Bonanno further. Instead I simply went to Grove Street where I picked him again and watched him between 8:00 a.m and 8:15 a.m. until he went into the school district office at Grove Street.
My favorite part of this is that Bonanno is filling a false complaint in which he admits his work day started before he got to Sickles Avenue and perjures himself while asking police to watch video of himself misappropriating public property - the van, parking illegally; and committing theft by stealing 75 minutes of paid regular time from the district.
For those who missed the original story, in the above video, Bonanno is seen driving a school district van to the Westchester County methadone clinic on Sickles Avenue in New Rochelle. After leaving the methadone clinic he drives onto North Avenue, then Lockwood and on to the buildings and grounds offices on Grove Street near Webster Avenue…Bonanno is doing all of this between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. during a workday which begins at 7 a.m.
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I remember watching Bonanza
I remember watching Bonanza on TV. Is Jimmy related to that TV show?
My team has been following you.....a word of advice...stop eating donuts at 2:30 in the afternoon your fat enough....you will.slip.up and be by yourself soon enough hopefully you'll be hand and hand with your partner in crime and we can get two rats with one stone....Stay alert fatboy
your team?
You mean the two guys rather conspicuously driving behind me on North Avenue taking photos? Yeah, I hardly noticed them.
Maybe your Dad can explain to you that there is a difference between a private citizen driving from their house to a coffee shop on their own time and a public school employee driving around in a public school van on public school time all being paid for with taxpayer money while doing personal errands. Oh wait, I forgot. You Dad doesn't know the difference either.
In any case, keep making my point that you are not a stable individual and have no business working in a job that places you in proximity to school children in New Rochelle.
Why does the school district
Why does the school district put up with this nonsense?
Simple... friend or family!
Simple over 70% to 80% are hire through friend or family. Hiring from inside your own city is a problem.
Your a sick person
Your a sick person Bobby....is what your doing really worth it in the long run....Get a real job instead of eating donuts and following people all day you lowlife.....
at least you have a sense of humor
All difference aside, I have to admit you are a funny guy.
Being told to "get a real job" by a guy who spends most of the work day goofing off, sleeping, getting high, driving around in his pal's private vehicle, getting dosed with methadone or delivering stolen school supplies to various bars and restaurants, is hilarious. Even better is when the guy who gave him the job, his Dad, works even less than his son so as to free up his time to run private businesses on the side using school district vehicles, equipment, tools and personnel at taxpayer expense all while misappropriating school district property for his personal use. Priceless.
Thanks for a good laugh.
Bob Cox, Which rat/rats made
Bob Cox,
Which rat/rats made a deal with you so they can supply you with information and keep their own names out of your mouth and off your site? Since you couldn't get big Bonanno now you are going to use false accusations against the son. It looks like you are just pulling at strings here.Haven't you been in New Rochelle long enough to realize who runs its? It's not what you know but who you know...
p.s. How is your buddy at Barnard doing these days?
this is a marathon
You think Gallagher, Rigos, Bonanno, et al are somehow in the clear?
Heh! Another amusing guy.
Let me just say that you have some big surprises coming. Stay tuned.
Your right it is a marathon and your fat ass has no business being in a marathon....as for your big suprises....lol your website means nothing and is all.a bunch of fabrications and lies.....nobody but the 10 regulars,Ricky and Tony Costa listen to what you say...this website is amusement for the feeble minded...you will get yours soon enough I promise.... Lucky there were 20 cops on north ave Friday night when u decided to.stop and take pictures of the head on collision...ill ask u one more time and think about it before you write....is it all worth it in the end?
Bob, Keep up the great work
Bob, Keep up the great work and expose what the crooks want to keep secret... I enjoyed your report on Mr. Fevang...

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Shoes, it is often said, are the first thing women notice about a man's outfit, which is why skimping in the footwear department and shirking on your polishing duties is never a good idea. Put simply, well-made leather shoes require serious care and attention, in much the same way you would maintain your watch or car. Polished shoes project the image of a man who has a grip on the details of life, and there is something almost therapeutic about setting aside time each week to care for your shoes, a process which is infused with the sort of traditional masculinity which is often neglected in modern life.
Polish needs to absorb into the shoe, so using too much creates more work and will result in a residue which will need to be removed with a cloth
After applying polish, shoes must be brushed for buffing. If too much force is used, the leather may become damaged and scratched
Don't begin shining your shoes before a thorough wipe-clean. Also, allow a few minutes for the polish to absorb before buffing, to ensure the leather is properly conditioned and the polish is not simply removed by the brushing
Shoe care isn't just about cleaning and polishing. I suggest always using a shoehorn, as forcing shoes onto your feet will likely stretch the leather and shorten its life. When not wearing your leather shoes, store them on natural wood shoetrees, to retain their shape and absorb moisture
Mr Romi Topi can be found in London's historic Burlington Arcade.
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Museum recognized for temporary exhibitions, new addition
DENVER—March 20, 2014—The Denver Museum of Nature & Science received a Tourism Star Award during the Denver and Colorado Tourism Industry Hall of Fame dinner on March 20. The award is presented to organizations, attractions, and individuals that had a significant impact on Denver's tourism industry during the preceding year.
"Our success is really a collective success," said Bridget Coughlin, vice president of strategic partnerships and programs. "Our 28 trustees, 474 staff members, and 1,777 volunteers should all be proud to share in this success, not to mention the support the Museum and many of the other cultural institutions in and around Denver receive from the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District that allows us to continually expand our offerings and outreach."
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science received the award for its 2013 temporary exhibitions, Mammoths & Mastadons: Titans of the Ice Age and MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition, as well as its 126,000-square-foot Morgridge Family Exploration Center addition, which opened on February 14.
"There are always a number of people and organizations that step up and make outstanding contributions to our industry, but 2013 was an exceptional year," said Richard Scharf, president and CEO of VISIT DENVER.
In 2013, the Museum welcomed more than 1.3 million visitors, 20 percent of whom came from out of state.
Other Tourism Star Award winners included the Denver Center for Performing Arts/Denver Center Attractions/Denver Center Theatre Company and the Denver Art Museum. Hall of Fame inductees were Epicurean Group CEO and Founder Larry DiPasquale, Denver March Powwow Executive Director Grace Gillette, Colorado Rockies Owner Dick Monfort, and Director of the Greenway Foundation Jeff Shoemaker with a special posthumous award to his father, Greenway Foundation Founder Joe Shoemaker.
About the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain Region's leading resource for informal science education. A variety of engaging exhibits, discussions and activities help Museum visitors celebrate and understand the natural wonders of Colorado, Earth and the universe. The Museum is located at 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205. To learn more about the Museum, check dmns.org, or call 303-370-6000. Many of the Museum's educational programs and exhibits are made possible in part by the citizens of the seven-county metro area through the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District.


text: EU General Data Protection Regulation published − will you be ready by 5/25/2018? Data Protection, Privacy and Security Alert Share this 4 MAY 2016 Today, May 4, 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This means you now have until May 25, 2018 to ensure your data processing activities comply with the newly adopted GDPR requirements. Are you ready? The Regulation will have a considerable impact not only on all organisations based in the European Union that process personal data, but also on organisations based outside of Europe that provide services to the European market. It makes sense to carry out a snapshot assessment of the impact of the Regulation on your organisation, so that you can take steps to identify and implement any necessary changes. Any assessment ought to be tailored to your specific operational needs, but is likely to focus on such key issues as fair processing, privacy notices, information governance structures, privacy impact assessments, appointment of a DPO, data breach response procedures for the much broader range of personal information subject to the GDPR rule, and vendor risk management. We are ready We are ready to support you. DLA Piper's Global Data Protection, Privacy and Security team of more than 130 data protection lawyers and other data protection professionals around the world provide assistance on all aspects of privacy compliance-related legal support, implementing practical risk-based solutions that align with the way your business operates, where possible turning privacy compliance into a competitive advantage. Our global presence combined with our depth of experience in each region gives you the important advantage of local knowledge and cultural awareness, combined with consistent, practical advice. Going forward If you would like to discuss how we can help you prepare, please get in touch with your usual DLA Piper contact or email us at [email protected]. Our dedicated GDPR microsite also offers a wealth of information about the implications of the coming changes.


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Publick House Historic Inn
Each of the spectacular four seasons offers a special opportunity for activities that appeal to the young and the young at heart. From sightseeing to shopping for antiques, from golf to skiing, from cuddling up with a good book to cuddling up with someone you love, the Publick House fulfills your needs. Top off your day with a visit to our real 18th century Bake Shoppe, where irresistible things come out of our Yankee ovens.
Accommodations, Sturbridge, MA
Three facilities for your lodging needs and those of your guests:
- The Publick House Historic Inn has 3 suites & 14 guest rooms
- Chamberlain House features 12 suites & 8 guest rooms
- Tillyer House features 28 guest rooms
- Country Lodge offers 63 rooms
Dining, Sturbridge, MA
From a light fare lunch to a hearty Yankee meal, or a specialty drink and delicious dessert, we're ready to entice your taste buds:
- Historic Tap Room, serving traditional Yankee fare: breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week
- Ebenezer's Tavern, serving a lighter more casual Yankee fare for lunch and dinner
Old Fashioned Bake Shoppe & Gifts, Sturbridge, MA
Our 18th century bake shoppe with sweet treats baked everyday in our own Yankee ovens will surely be one of the highlights of your stay. Sample our pecan sweet rolls, bread pudding, and our old fashioned raspberry-filled cookies. Enjoy browsing through our selections of Publick House favorites, from apple butter and strawberry rhubarb jam to our New England cookbooks and gifts. Visit our new to-go foods refrigerator and take home some old fashioned comfort food for dinner. Come visit our Bake Shoppe located on the lower level of the Publick House Historic Inn.
- Homemade Baked Goods
- Desserts Made for a Crowd
- New England Specialty Gifts
- To-Go Foods
Gift certificates can be used at any of our facilities for lodging, dining, or on any purchase from our Gift Shoppe.


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The Virginia Department of Transportation says the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry system is running at reduced capacity due to a mechanical issue with the Pocahontas.
The vessel was taken out of service Tuesday for "emergency maintenance and is expected to be back in operation by Thursday. The ferries Williamsburg and Virginia will continue to operate on a normal ferry schedule, a VDOT statement said.
While the ferry is repaired, operations will be curtailed by about 50 vehicles per hour, the statement said. Motorists should expect delays and VDOT advises using the Interstate 664 Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel or the James River Bridge as an alternative.
For more information, call the ferry hotline at 1-800-VAFERRY (823-3779).


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Orca in the Great Bear Rainforest of Canada.
Humpback feast
#Humpback #whales and their unique bubble feeding behaviour in the Great Bear Sea of #Canada - right on the proposed route for oil #tankers. (This picture was taken from the shore)
The recent oil spill on the shores on #Vancouver shows that British Columbia does not have the "world class" response scheme. Oil tankers can not go through the Great Bear Sea.
This region is unique because of its people and its biodiversity. We have to #protect all of this.
The salmon
Last minutes of life for this salmon, it will not escape the claws and teeth of this experienced bear... But it´s the beginning of a new cycle: the bear will feed on it and the remains will be consumed by many other species of the forest. For example, the decomposing salmon bodies will release a lot of nitrogen to the forest, it will boost many vegetal species.
The Kermode bear is a black bear carrying a recessive gene producing this creamy-fur. There are probably a few dozen of this "white bears" and they are essentially living on few remote islands of British Columbia. Protecting the Pacific salmon means also to protect a whole region: from the First Nations communities to the hundred years old trees including one of the rarest bear of this planet!
Island of seals
No, these seals are not "lazy". Seals need to haul-out mostly during mid-days hours for several reasons: thermoregulation, social interaction, avoiding predators, resting, etc.
Great Whale Sea
Typical view of the Great Whale Sea: humpback blow and the Great Bear Rainforest as background.
This picture was taken right on the proposed route for oil tankers. How can we think bringing tankers in these pristine waters?
Our boat is anchored in a small and remote inlet along the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest in #Canada where we are fishing some crabs for the next dinner.
We got surprised by a group of harbour porpoises. The scenery was spectacular: high mountains with the typical fog, calm flat water and a very special light. I could not resist to grab the camera...
Morning view in the Great Bear Forest
Close-up of a humpback whale while taking a breath along the shore. Sightings from the land are always great moments: no one is disturbing the whales and they are just showing their natural behaviour.
Coastal companions
This picture was taken along the outer islands of the Great Bear Rainforest, one of the last remaining coastal rainforest in the world. This area is full of several species of birds and marine mammals. The more we explore this place; the more we are amazed by its diversity.
Warm welcome
The first steps in a river of this coast are always exciting. You never know what is behind the next rocks or the next trees. This region is one of the last remaining unspoiled temperate rainforest of the planet, hopefully it will never change.
Waiting for wolves in a untouched spot of the Great Bear Rainforest of Canada.
Lots of howlings but not a single sighting. Wolves are hard to see but spending time in this untouched spot was amazing. This area deserves to be protected from the dirty oil industry of central Canada: we can not accept oil tankers in such a place.
Humpback whale in the Great Whale Sea, along the coast of Northern British Columbia in Canada.
Coastal wolve
Marine resources are essential for these wolves. They spend lot of time on the shore and along rivers foraging for potential preys coming from the marine side of this coastal rainforest (beached marine mammals, salmons, crustaceans, etc.).
After looking for these wolves for a long time, one of them finally came out of the forest. A very special moment in a place that we have to protect.
The Great Whale Sea
It is always very special to witness such a show from the shore. This day, the whales were performing and not a single boat was in the area. It was exactly how this place should be: the Great Whale Sea can not tolerate heavy marine traffic with oil tankers.
Night scenery
Moon and milky way over the Great Bear Sea, Canada
A very special and rare animal: the Kermode Bear. A symbol of this coast.
Sunset along the Great Bear Rainforest, right on the proposed route for oil tankers.
One step at a time for this coast
January 2016, one more win for the Great Bear Rainforest Of Canada.
After decades of fight, first nations and NGOs are celebrating a major win to protect the Great Bear Rainforest of large scale human activities. The Government of British Columbia announced that 85% of the region is now under a special management plan. The Heiltsuk Council (one of the first nation community) declared:
"We are grateful for a step down the right path. It is the first of many miles yet to walk.".
Exactly: one step at a time and we will see one day the Great Bear Rainforest fully protected from logging, tankers and trophee hunting. This coast, its people and its biodiversity deserve it.
Late evening in the middle of the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia, #Canada.
Using the famous bubble net feeding technique, two humpback whales are having their "dinner" along the calm and sunny coast (for once... :)). This technique is unique and can bring up to 15 whales feeding together. But even with two of them, the show is really special to witness.
The whales were close to shore and you could feel how hungry they were before to have a long travel to warmer waters. A unique moment that we all want to happen again: we can not accept #oil #tankers in this area: for these whales and for the #coastal communities.
Bald eagles
Magic happens. Sitting next to the river for hours to wait for large mammals such as bears and wolves, two bald eagles finally came right on top of me. They were literally looking at me and checking what I was for quite a long time.
From the shore
Every year, humpback whales are back in the cold and peaceful waters of the Great Whale Sea to feed and so to get ready to travel to the breeding grounds, around the tropic.
Coastal companion
In the Great Bear Rainforest, Northern ravens are following your everywhere you go. A very intelligent bird and also one of the symbol of the first nations culture.
Spending finally some time with the Spirit bear is clearly one of the highlight of 2015, an amazing gift from my friends living in this unique region.
Solitary dancer
Humpback whale along the Canadian mainland, Northern British Columbia.
The perfect and typical scenery from Northern British Columbia: calm waters, good light conditions and of course some whales in the area.
A special place in the North Pacific waters, that does not need oil tankers and pipelines. First nation communities and wildlife need a healthy environment, they don't need tankers.
The northern coast of British Columbia, Canada, is one of the most pristine wilderness areas of North America.
Sitting on a rock along the northern coast of British Columbia (#Canada), one of the most amazing show from wildlife is happening right in front of us. For few hours, my colleague and me will be the unique witnesses of a playfull group of orca. These animals were rolling on each other, breaching, chasing birds, ... . Trust me, you never want this kind of moment to end!
This picture was taken on the proposed route for oil tankers in the Great Bear sea in Northern British Columbia. This population of killer whale is of course dependent of the good environmental status of its habitat. We cannot accept that oil tankers will use this sea as corridor to export oil abroad.
Humpback whale along the wild coast of Northern British Columbia, where the Great Whale Sea meets the Great Bear Rainforest.
Rainy and windy week end, let´s take it easy like these harbour seals love to do it...
Offshore the Great Bear Rainforest, here is the Great Whale Sea.
All images © 2018 Florent NICOLAS
CanadaBritish ColumbiaFlorent NICOLASno tankersno pipelinesGreat Bear RainforestGreat Whale Seawolfcoastal wolves


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Jazz and Democracy? Jazz musician Victor Goines '84, links the two
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Loyola press release - October 14, 2012
The idea may be big, but the music is universal. Officials want to embrace creative arts like jazz education, for example, as one way to restore civility in public life. Victor Goines '84, world-renowned clarinetist, saxophonist, educator and one of the most respected musicians in jazz today, will speak to that in an Oct. 21 lecture at Loyola University New Orleans. The 3 p.m. event in the Nunemaker Auditorium of Monroe Hall is free and open to the public.
The lecture, presented by the College of Social Sciences, will address ways in which jazz and the arts can be integrated into the educational process to transform curricula in music/art education. The idea is to go beyond teaching to standardized tests to improve the overall well-being of the students—and even perhaps combat crime and other threats to our society, according to College of Social Sciences Dean Luis Mirón, Ph.D.
"Our democratic society is in peril. Civility is largely absent in public discourse, and violent crime at the hands of murderous weapons threatens to unravel life in our great cities," Mirón said. "Public schools are losing their mission to provide a common education that lifts all sectors. Though immediate solutions are difficult to arrive upon, a long-term strategy to restore a sense of shared values in pursuit of the common good is possible."
In addition to the lecture, Goines will advise the organizers of "Back to Democracy in Arts and Music Education," a symposium and teacher-training session at the New Orleans Museum of Art in collaboration with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. The event will feature local and international artists who can both inspire educators to embrace jazz and the creative arts as well as transform their pedagogy in hopes of restoring civility in public life.
"Ultimately, we hope that classroom teachers can motivate potential music students and potential jazz artists in particular to see art as a way of life, thus providing alternatives to a bleak economic future," Mirón said.
For more information, contact Mirón at email@example.com or 504-865-2497.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A gauge of consumer confidence jumped in February, led by brighter expectations, after dropping in the prior month, according to data released Tuesday.
The Conference Board said its consumer-confidence index rose to 69.6 in February, the highest level in three months, far exceeding analysts' estimates of 62.3.
January's level was revised to 58.4 from a prior estimate of 58.6. See economic calendar.
Tampa, Charlotte among gainers.
• U.S. homeownership at 18-year low
The confidence gauge plunged last month on consumers' concerns over higher payroll taxes and fiscal uncertainty. However, that shock effect appears to have subsided this month, said Lynn Franco, economic indicators director at the Conference Board.
"Looking ahead, consumers are cautiously optimistic about the outlook for business and labor-market conditions," Franco said.
Still, confidence remains relatively low — generally when the economy is growing at a good clip, levels are at least 90.
The Conference Board's barometer of consumers' expectations rose to 73.8 in February from 59.9 in January. Meanwhile, the gauge of views on the present situation rose to 63.3 from 56.2.
"Whether improvement continues will likely depend on whether the more recent stress in markets continues and starts to feed back into the economic data," said Jim O'Sullivan, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics.
The percentage of consumer respondents who said they expect business conditions in six months to be "better" rose to 18.9% in February from 15.6% in January, while those expecting worse conditions fell to 16.5% from 20.4%. The rest expect conditions to be the same.
The share of respondents expecting more jobs in coming months rose to 16.7% in February from 14.4% in January, while those expecting fewer jobs fell to 21.5% from 26.7%. The rest expect the same number of jobs. Looking at income, 15.7% of respondents in February expected more in coming months, compared with 13.5% in January. Those expecting a decrease fell to 19.6% from 23.3%. The rest expect the same income.
When it comes to the present situation, the percentage of respondents who said jobs are "plentiful" rose to 10.5% in February from 8.5% in January, while those saying jobs are "not so plentiful" fell to 52.5% from 54.9%. The rest said jobs are "hard to get."
The percentage of respondents with plans to buy an automobile within six months rose to 11.1% in February from 10.4% in January. Those with plans to buy a home fell to 3.7% from 5.4%. And those with plans to buy major appliances fell to 46.7% from 48.8%.


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To build safer cars, we collect information from actual vehicle accidents to analyse their cause as well as the extent and nature of the injuries sustained. We call this process the "pursuit of real safety".
Extensive crash-test research conducted at Toyota's full-scale testing facilities helps us design cars that can withstand a variety of collisions, and also lessen the injury to pedestrians.
Research & Development
In our pursuit of real safety, we not only focus on the vehicle, but also research human driver behaviour that may lead to an accident. As these tests, including the effects of drowsiness or distraction, present risk even in a controlled test course environment, we developed one of the world's largest, and most realistic, driving simulators. Through simulation of actual accident conditions, repeated examination of driver behaviour and the effectiveness of safety equipment can be conducted.
Passive Safety
We employ many technologies to help avoid accidents, but sometimes they're unavoidable, and that's where our passive safety features can help. Like our high integrity cabin which uses a body structure that is strong and does not deform easily.
Active Safety
We have developed a comprehensive range of advanced active safety features. Fast acting, computerised systems that automatically activate in emergency driving situations to help improve control and handling when it's most needed.
Pre-collision Safety
Toyota's research and development work on automotive safety is driven by the desire to ensure that our cars provide the ultimate in safety innovation - a goal we never cease to pursue.
We've got your back.
Every new Toyota is built to exceptional standards, which is backed by a 3 year/100,000km [T4] warranty, giving you the peace of mind to feel confident for years to come.
Your battery goes further
The Hybrid (HV) battery is warranted for 8 years or 160,000kms, whichever occurs first, from the Warranty Commencement Date. The warranty is comprised of the 3 year Toyota New Vehicle Warranty and an additional 5 year Toyota Australia Hybrid (HV) battery warranty. Refer to the warranty conditions. The Warranty does not limit and may not necessarily exceed your rights under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
Extend your peace of mind.
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So, A friend of mine wrote a short Fanfic about 28 days later. His Wife loved it, and wrote on as the main characters
wife. I loved both, and wrote one as a character in their story. Came out great, and I would love to do more of this with ppl! Part 1 is Josh, part 2 is Brenna(his real wife), Part 3 is me
Part 1:
I could only stand there, in a terrible grip of fear. I could only watch as the woman fought for her very breath. A crowd had gathered after the sound of groceries falling to the ground attracted their attention. I was walking right past her as it happened, in a crowded square, and I now stood beside her as she sat on her hands and knees coughing up blood that was almost black in color. While puking her insides out onto the cement, she was violently screaming and shaking. She dug her nails into the cement, cracking them and tearing them. Her face was turning pale, bright colored veins pulsing noticeably. We could only stare.
None of us noticed the truck come to a screeching halt nearby. Our minds were taken by the screams and unintelligeble pleas of the lady on display. A team of men in biohazard suits broke their way through the crowd and reached for the woman on her knees. The lady suddenly stood up, swaying slightly. The men reached for her arm, but she lunged forward, attacking the men in the full-body suits. I had the unfortunate oppurtunity to gaze into her eyes, her empty, yet pain filled eyes. They were animal eyes, wide and full of rage. The men grappled with her, and the crowd backed away a few steps as the blood began to fly. The lady was not so much screaming as she was raging, howling and fighting violently. The lady disappeared into the back of the truck nonetheless. Yet the crowd did not disperse. We still could not move, or think. Were it not for the police coming in to clear up the area, we might have remained there, staring at the bloody remnants of that poor lady, for eternity.
How does one sleep with such a sight permanently burned into their mind? Such a violent, painful death she recieved, if that is waht she recieved at all. Yet sleep I did, a fitfull sleep, full of pain and screaming. I woke up sweating, unable to breath. My wife finally managed to calm me down.
I stared at my wife as she prepared breakfeast. She was a beautiful woman, and I'd had a habit of staring at her since I had first met her in highschool. She moved gracefully through the kitchen, the product of years of experience. She'd been making breakfeast for our children before school for four years now. But even such experience can prove unavailing. The family cat jumped down from the counter in between her legs, nearly tripping her. She managed to keep her balance, but she dropped the dish she was carrying. The clatter the dish made as it hit the floor sent my heart racing. I stood up, and watched as my wife bent down, getting on her hands and knees to reach under the table for the pieces to the dish. I wanted to scream out, to warn her, to tell her to get up. But I could not move. I could not plead for her safety. My head was rushing with blood, and my heart was aching. I was read to faint. The memory shot through my mind, paralyzing me with fear. I was watching the lady in the square again, crying and screaming, suffereing from agonizing, unbelievable pain. The lady slowly stood up, and turned to look at me. I stared into her eyes, those angry eyes. She stepped toward me. I wanted to run, but I couldn't. The lady reached her hand out, taking a few steps more. The bloody hand gripped my shoulder, shaking it. "Honey! Honey! Are you alright?" I blinked my eyes, and the vision cleared away, and standing before me was my beautiful wife. My heart settled down, and I fell back into my chair. "I'm fine."
How can you explain to someone you love what happened that day? How can you pass such a burden on to someone so important to you? I did not know if she'd heard about it in the news. If so, she had said nothing about it. I could not tell her what was wrong with me. I could not hurt her in the same way I was hurting. So I said nothing, and I sent her away worried.
I sat at the desk in my office, pouring over the article in the newspaper, trying to figure our what was haunting me. "An unexplained virus," it said. "A tragic event." Tragic. It was more than tragic. It was devastating. Not only to the woman who experienced it, but to all those who saw it.
"Sir? Your wifes on line 5." "Thank you," I told the secretary. I picked up the phone. "Hello..."
"Hi, honey. I'm picking up the kids from school. They have an appointment with Doctor Springs. I should be home around 5:00." "That's fine," I said. There was silence for a moment, then she continued: "Are you sure you're o.k.?"
At 3:30 I picked up the paper again, and tried to finish the article. "Witnesses provide details..." They were the lucky ones. They didn't have to worry about ruining other people's lives just by sharing their memory. They obviously had no one to keep it secret from. "Related to the deaths..." Related deaths? A laboratory mysteriously shut down, a hospital reports similar victims, reports of savage violence in nearby neighborhoods, the neighborhoods near my children's school!
"Sir? Theres a man on line 3 wanting to speak with you."
I rushed into the gymnasium, and I nearly collapsed. Surrounding me were hundreds of body bags, child-sized body bags, with a few for adults. Men and women walked through the gymnaisium with clipboards and solemn faces. A large man in a dark suit walked toward me. He placed his hand on my shoulder and tried to look into my eyes. "I'm sorry," was all he could say. I fell to my knees. I searched the body bags from that spot, hunting for the ones that might hold my family. The white bags were stained with blood, covered with identification tags that I was too far away to read. And I did not want to read them. I could not read them. I could not accept that my family was now gone, due to a virus no one knew about, one that caused the most agonizing death we might ever know. I looked at the other faces in the room. Husbands and wives held onto each other, crying, squeezing each others hands for support. Older children, from highschool, accompanied some families. These children hugged their parents, hoping to hide their sadness, their fear. And their parents soothed them, or tried to. I had no one to sooth, and no one who could sooth me. I was alone.
I stood in front of the hospital. A line stretched out into the streets, if you could call it a line. It looked more like a mob. Policemen surrounded a crowd of terrified families, hoping for a cure, something that might save them, or their loved ones. Small children clung to their parents legs, crying. Family members exchanged goodbye's, fearing that soon the end would arrive. The crowd was trying to force their way inside the already crowded hospital, but they were held back. The mob became more violent, and the police were forced to intervene. The crowds attention was diverted to a lone child near the street, screaming and shaking and crying, blood pouring from his mouth and nose. The police opened fire, causing panic among the crowd. Another ran into the crowd from behind, spewing blood from his mouth onto any who were close enough. Even more began to charge out of the hospital. The police could not tell where they would pop up next, so they tried to shoot everyone. The screaming of the victims nearly overpowered the sound of the gunfire. I heard a single voice cry out: "Infected! Run!" Perhaps this freed the fear-struck minds of the crowd, because they surged forward, trying to escape to their homes. I was caught in the midst of the crowd, and was forced to run with them . Any people in the front of the paniced mob who were not faster than those behind were trampled and left to die. I made it into a small store that had not been locked up when the owner left. Papers and food were strewn all about. I pulled down the metal gate and shut the door. I stood there, trying to catch my breath, hoping that no one outside would hear my breathing. I leaned back against the door. The support felt so good that I let myself slide down to the ground. After a few moments I reached for a newspaper that was lying next to me. One of the main, though now quite brief, articles read: "Despite all our plans and contingencies, the virus has spread." I chuckled slightly. Almost as fast as the fear of it.
Part 2:
Ever since he came home yesterday, his mind was somewhere else. She knew when something was troubling him. But she decided not to press it, and went downstairs to make breakfast for the kids. After all the years she had adjusted to this new kitchen there was always a surprise for her. The cat nearly sent her to the floor, but her balance saved her, though not the dish. She bent down to pick up the pieces before the kids walked in and cut themselves. As she stood up to throw away the pieces she heard her husband panting, with his eyes closed, and sweat dripping down his face. She dropped all the pieces to the floor and shook his shoulder. "Honey! Honey! Are you alright?" After a few seconds he opened his eyes and blinked a few times. Then he muttered, "I'm fine."
Later that day she hopped into her car to go pick up the kids from the school/daycare center. She had left work early because they had a doctors appointment. Usually they head to the afterschool program at school. She called her husband to remind him of their whereabouts.
"Hi, honey. I'm picking up the kids from school. They have an appointment with Doctor Springs. I should be home around 5:00."
"That's fine," he said. She wondered if he would continue, but he did not. She asked him, "Are you sure you're o.k.?"
She turned onto the street of the school. There was something wrong...some kind of riot. there were bodies on the street and people fighting each other on the sidewalks across the school yard.
Before she let herself panic she tried to think of a logical way to get to her kids. I have to get to them, I have to.. played over and over in her mind. She decided to go around to the back of the school and pulled the car all the way to the back door. She hopped out and tried to open it, but it was locked. She banged on it as loud as she dared to, and soon a janitor opened the door.
"I need...my kids..." The janitor let her inside.
It was difficult to find her children. All kids had been sent to the cafeteria which doubled as a safe house, because of the bad area. They were letting parents take their children, but there was no order. After probably a half hour she got her children and headed back to the back door, carrying on her hip and the other's hand tightly gripping her free one.
"Kids, we need to be careful...and quiet!" The little one put a finger over his mouth to imitate the action she had requested. Letting go of her daughters hand so she could open the door, she peered outside. No one was there. She rushed outside, both children near, and ushered them into the backseat.
"Buckle your little brother in, we've got to go quick."
The eldest did as told and she walked around to the front of the car and started the engine.
They were back on the road and heading toward her husbands work. It seemed safer than their home, which was not far off from the school.
The children were safe, and they were on the road - everything was home free - and then it hit. A black truck rammed into the passenger side of their car and sent their car spinning and then head first into a tree trunk. She had no time to think - The little one was bloodied but crying, which meant he was alive. The older one was unharmed. She herself had a cut on her forhead. She grabbed her purse and jumped out, opening the passenger seat. The held both of them, for the older one too started crying. For all her frailty, she ran with surprising speed, carrying two children, one on her back, the other in her arms.
But she could not run fast enough.
A man ran up beside her, grabbing her waist and knocking her over. She skillfully rolled her younger child away and yelled at the other to run. She hit the man with all her strength, in places she had been taught to hit, but nothing seemed to daze him except a blow to the head. By now the baby went from crying to screaming, and it caught his attention.
"No! No!!!" She screamed, holding him back, hitting him, pushing him, trying to keep him away from her baby. But then another man came up from behind her. She felt pain - or rather, she didn't feel it, but she knew it was there, in her neck. But watching her son being torn apart, while hearing her daughters screams in the background...She reached back and grabbed the attackers head, and with a quick rush, managed to break his neck in her desperation. She took off running toward her daughter, toward her son, in fact, she was hardly moving at all.
And then felt a bullet in her chest. Blood began to well up in her throat and poor out of her mouth. She looked up, but saw nothing.
Then she hit the ground.
Part 3
The vomit came up violently, spewing out in front of me. It was a testament to the gruesome sight in front of them that no one cared, or even looked at me. There was still blood on the sidewalk where the woman used to be, and the van was just taking off. I wiped my mouth with my sleeve, and slowly walked back to my car. All the way home I could still hear her screams as i pulled into the driveway, could still smell the blood as i cooked a TV dinner, could even feel the rage of the woman as I lay down in my bed. I couldn't close my eyes, because all i could see was her face, and blood red eyes. I couldn't keep them open becuase even then all i could see was her face.
The alarm clock goes off, and I just lay there looking at it, surprised. No sleep tonight. My body moved mechanicaly, dressing and feeding itself. After a shower, i feel a little better, the memory still there but not as strong. I climb into my truck and head to the school, where i am a janitor. The day seems normal, children playing and laughing. The site cheered me up a little, and got to work.
There was a fight in the schoolyard, a couple kids got hurt pretty bad. I was told that men in biohazard suits came and quickly picked up all the children involved, taking them away. I could see that the teacher was clearly shaken by what she saw, and the image of last night came to mind. It's happening again, here. The intercom comes on, and the Principle anounces that all the children must be brought to the cafeteria.
12:45, this place is a madhouse. It started at lunch. children attacking children, eating them. their eyes were the same as the womans, the growls, grunts, and screams seemed unnatural. We were able to get most of the children to the cafeteria, but there were many more still out there. My heart leaps into my throat as I heard a pounding nouse behind me, I spun around, mop poised at the ready, with dried blood already on the handle. But the pounding was nt harsh, ragefull, so I slowly open the door.
"I need....my kids...." the woman at the door said. After she walked in, i walked out. This was not my place, not my fight. I would go get the police. Yea, thats what I'll do. As i head across the yard there was fighting everywhere, bodies laying mangled, blood everywhere. A young boy, mabey only 8 years old, looks up from the body of the vice principle of the school, straight into my eyes. There was nothing human left. I sprinted to my truck, locking myself in as the kid threw himself at the window. My eyes widen in shock as he threw up pitch black blood on the window, and beat at it with all his might. I sit there for a little while, in shock, as i look out my windows. Death. Turmiol. What the hell is going on in this world? A crack in the widnow brought me back, and I started the engine and took off. I took a side road detour, but it ended up being blocked off, so i tunred back around. I knew i was speeding, but who cared?
Then it hit. A small car drove in front of me, and i crashed full on into it. I stuggled to get the truck back under control, but a swervre lifted it too far, and it crashed onto its side. I stumbled out onto the road, then scream in pain as an old man leaped onto me and bit into my shoulder. Grabbing his arm, i threw him off and slammed his head into the pavement. My breath starts coming shorter, its hard to breathe. I see the woman running with her children, and a man runnign toward her. My vision gets blurry, red. I shake my head, and double over as a sharp pain hits my stomach. visions getting red, like blood. The woman is fighting the man, and i stumble towards her. Blood. Rage. I gag as blood coughs up, my muscles start to twitch, yet all i can focus on is the woman. Blood. Kill. There was a baby in the womans arms, crying. Shut it up, shut it up, SHUT IT UP! My vision turns completely red, i reach the woman. blood. Tear. Why wont she shut it up? Her neck. Blood. Warm blood, her blood, running down my chin. Her hands on my head? Kill................
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Liquiline System CA80COD offers constant online measurement of the chemical oxygen demand (COD). It supports you in monitoring the cleaning capacity of wastewater treatment plants and enables load-based billing for industrial dischargers. Automatic calibration and cleaning save operating costs while advanced diagnostics with remote access help to provide process documentation to authorities. The COD analyzer's software-controlled safety functions ensure the highest level of occupational safety.
Established COD dichromate method directly comparable to laboratory results.
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Junior Board presents: From the Garden to the Grill 2013
Angela Schmidt of Chef U shared grilling concepts and drinks with students in the Arrington Plant Adventure Zone on Thursday, August 15. The students prepared Vitello Tonato, chilled veal with a tuna sauce. They also grilled veal burgers and shared cocktails. To learn more about Angela, Chef U and the entire menu, check out this recent feature at AL.com.


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It's been a pretty incredible year on AMC, with shows like "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men" returning for excellent seasons. Now another great AMC program will be back soon with Season 3 of "The Walking Dead" which has joined those shows as cultural icons. The devotion of each of these shows is intense, as evidenced by the ratings, the awards and the activity on Twitter. Fans love these shows as they scoop up memorabilia, visit a poster frame depot to hang their posters and then play video games in the case of "The Walking Dead."
To build buzz for the new season, AMC recently "zombified" some famous celebrities in some gory and cool photos. If you look at the horror sites online, all you see is stuff from "The Walking Dead" so it's safe to say there will be plenty of attention.
AMC is just one of many cable channels that have been changing television with these quality dramas. The formula is much different from network TV, as here true artists are given the creative freedom to express themselves without focus groups and studio executives dumbing everything down. HBO led the charge years ago, and fortunately many others are following this formula. Now, the quality of stories is better on cable TV as compared to most major movie releases. Enjoy!
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The Washington holiday season got off to a festive start Friday when First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the arrival of the White House Christmas tree.
The picturesque scene, outside the North Portico of the White House facing Pennsylvania Avenue, offered a sharp contrast to scattered reports of violence – including one shooting and one incident of pepper spraying – that accompanied the predawn start of Black Friday shopping at malls around the country.
At 11:09 a.m. a green wagon loaded with a 19 foot-tall balsam fir was pulled up the White House driveway by two horses with wreathes and red bows around their necks. A Marine Band brass quintet struck up the German carol "O Tannenbaum" (O Christmas Tree) as Mrs. Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and first dog Bo walked out the mansion's front door.
IN PICTURES: A gallery of Christmas trees
After inspecting the tree, the Obamas posed for pictures with Sue and Tom Schroder whose Wisconsin farm – dubbed Schroeder's Forevergreens – grew this year's tree. After several minutes, the Obamas headed back into the White House. As she left, Mrs. Obama told the assembled reporters and news photographers, "You all take care. Happy holidays."
The arrival of the tree marks the beginning of a very active period at the White House, which last year hosted some 20 holiday parties and receptions involving 12,000 guests. In addition, some 100,000 visitors toured the mansion during the season when it is filled with Christmas decorations and the official tree is displayed in the Blue Room.
The full holiday party schedule for 2011 has not been announced. But some invitations – featuring the presidential seal surrounded by a green holiday wreath and a big red bow – have already gone out.
The First Lady's office said Friday that military families would be the first to see this year's holiday decorations. She will host a special gathering for them November 30 where she will speak, and the White House chefs and florist will talk about holiday decorations and food. The theme of this year's Blue Room Christmas tree will be honoring Blue star families, the White House said. Blue Star families are those who have a member serving in the military during a time of war.
Mrs. Obama's office also said Gold Star families will take part in decorating a special Gold Star tree that will be placed at the visitors' entrance to the East Wing. Guests at White House holiday events enter through the East Wing entrance near where Mrs. Obama's office is located. Gold Star families are those who have a relative killed while serving in the Armed Forces in wartime.
The growers of this year's official tree won the honor in a Christmas tree contest held in August by the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA).
This is the seventh time a Wisconsin grower has provided the White House tree, according to NCTA records which go back to 1966. North Carolina growers hold the record for providing the official White House tree, having done so 11 times. Wisconsin and Washington State are tied for second place with 7 wins each. This year is the first since 1998 when a balsam fir was the winning species.
While the Blue Room tree is the most highly decorated and has a place of honor, it is usually just one of many trees placed around the White House. Last year there were 19 trees in all.
White House holiday receptions include events for members of Congress and the administration, diplomats, and members of the media.
The early history of the White House Christmas tree is in dispute. The Christmas Tree Association website says that New Hampshire native Franklin Pierce brought the first Christmas tree to the executive mansion in 1853. The White House Historical Association gives that distinction to President Benjamin Harrison in 1889.
The practice of having an "official" Christmas tree decorated under the auspices of the First Lady began with Lou Henry Hoover in 1929. In 1961, Jacqueline Kennedy began the tradition of having a theme surrounding the decorations. Mrs. Kennedy's first theme was "Nutcracker Suite" based on Tchaikovsky's ballet.
While the White House tree presentation has a festive air, some portions of the Christmas tree industry are suffering.
The Associated Press reports that Christmas tree growers in Texas and Oklahoma have been hard hit by drought which has killed thousands of trees. To meet local demand, some growers are importing trees from North Carolina. Growers from Texas and Oklahoma have not supplied a White House Christmas tree since records began in 1966.


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Physically Challenging Game of "Leap Like an Egyptian" Helps Determine Final Three
"Episode 110" - After ten weeks of contestants' residing under the same roof with their living conditions decided by viewers online, along with physical and mental competitions, the $250,000 winner chosen by viewers will be announced on the Season Finale of "The Glass House," MONDAY, AUGUST 20 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on The ABC Television Network.
Following the elimination of Erica or Mike, the last four players will compete as individuals in the final challenge of the season in a game entitled "Leap Like an Egyptian." Players will be separately harnessed to a rope and need to solve four individual puzzles by leaping back and forth over a chasm to get from one side of the platform to another. The fastest player will win the competition and advance to the finals. From there, viewers will vote online to decide which two players to save -- out of the three who did not win the challenge - leaving the final three players to compete for the grand prize.
Watch (all times Eastern) eliminations, decisions and a challenge this week online, including:
· Tuesday 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. saw the live elimination of either Erica or Mike, taking the cast down to four!
· Tuesday 9:00 p.m. to midnight saw a live four-way simultaneous individual challenge, along with newly edited scenes from the upcoming finale show.
· From the end of the challenge at midnight Tuesday and until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, viewers can vote for the two players they want to see go to the finals with the player who won the challenge.
· Wednesday 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., live elimination of one of the three losers from the challenge, taking the cast down to three!
· Wednesday 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., once the contestants are down to three, they will make their case to viewers as to why they should win the Grand Prize.
· Vote from Wednesday 4:00 p.m. to Thursday 4:00 p.m. for your favorites to determine who wins the $250,000 grand prize.
· Thursday 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., the final three contestants will make their last plea to viewers before the vote closes at 4:00 p.m.; also see edited packages that show the finalists, and witness their reactions.
"The Glass House" takes interactive storytelling to the next level, with fans at ABC.com/GlassHouse directing the players' actions in the house both online and on-air. Every week, viewers are able to view an additional four-hour live stream from inside the house from 11:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. ET every Monday night, and then again during the one-hour blocks from 3:00-4:00 p.m., ET, Tuesdays-Thursdays. In addition to the live polling, daily polls will pose larger strategic questions that impact what the players may do during the next on-air episode, and a Limbo Vote will determine which player can be saved from elimination. In addition, viewers will have the opportunity to give all of the player's feedback on their game from outside the house. How the players use that information is up to them, but in the end, this is about who plays the best social game, so the most important alliances players can have are with their fans.
"The Glass House" is executive-produced by Kenny Rosen ("Hell's Kitchen").
"The Glass House" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with stereo sound. This program carries a TV-14, D,L parental guideline.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - A surprising experience - by Travis 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 A surprising experience - by Travis Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> The Strange and Mysterious View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ela2004Joined: 11 Jul 2004Posts: 303 Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject: A surprising experience - by Travis One day in the morning, I drove my father's car on the street. I stopped at a traffice light. It was a good day. I uphold my head and saw the sky. I saw two strange things that stopped on the sky. They didn't do anything. They were staying on the sky for about 15 minutes. I was so surprise. and I was very sure they were not any airplane or any chopper. I asked myself. " Is it the real U.F.O?" I stood on the street and saw the two U.F.O for 15 minutes. I told myself. "They are real U.F.O". Because they disappered on the sky and they didn't fly away. In the evening, I had a dinner and watched TV. The U.F.O news was reported on the TV. I told my family and my friends that I saw the U.F.O. this morning. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> The Strange and Mysterious All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Trademark Law (Once Again) Getting In The Way Of Fan Art
from the time-to-embrace-free-licenses dept
However, I did want to take issue with one part of the article, which repeats the (oft-repeated) claim that trademark holders have to block such uses of their work. That's not quite true, and it's annoying that it gets repeated as fact all the time. Rights holders do have to protect unauthorized uses of their work that are likely to confuse, but don't have to protect in cases where there wouldn't be any confusion at all. Separately, (and this is the part that most often gets ignored) if they come across an unauthorized use, they absolutely can issue a free license to make it authorized -- and thus, not risk "losing" the trademark. However, very few brands do this, in part because of the myth that they absolutely must stop all unauthorized uses. There are other options, and granting a license is a good one.


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Animal Bands is a collection of effects and routines using some very special rubber bands. It includes a full colour booklet, two full length routines, a collection of crazy ideas and a bag of 12 specially made rubber bands.
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produce rabbits, elephants and giraffes in closeup!
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With these amazing little props (that take up virtually NO pocket space), you'll soon be coming up with your OWN routines.
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A man accused of murdering his fiancee by throwing her off a high-rise balcony sent her text messages berating her for leaving the house without his "permission", documents tendered to a Sydney court show.
A few months before she died, Simon Gittany also told his partner Lisa Harnum, 30, to keep her phone next to her "always", text messages tendered to Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday said.
Gittany, 39, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his fiancee by pushing her off the balcony of their apartment in Sydney's CBD on July 30, 2011.
CCTV footage played during his committal hearing showed Gittany grabbing Ms Harnum around the neck and mouth and dragging her back inside the apartment 68 seconds before she died.
Gittany sent a text message to Ms Harnum on April 16, 2011, saying, "Who the f*** do you think you are walking around the house like you own it or coming and going without my permission?
"Again I waited for you to apologise for your disgusting comment but you walk around like a peacock with your hair out and too proud to apologise.
"You lied to me and promised you would listen to me all the time.
"Obviously you're still the proud person and nothing has changed!"
Ms Harnum's mother, Joan Harnum, told police Gittany criticised her daughter's clothes and hair and prevented her from going to the gym.
In a text message six months before she died, Ms Harnum told her mother, "Simon gets so uptight when we go out he makes the night turn into a nightmare".
Ms Harnum's mother also texted Gittany asking him to let her daughter come home.
On the day she died, police discovered a packed travel bag containing Ms Harnum's passport in the apartment.
The hearing, to decide whether there is enough evidence to commit Gittany to stand trial, continues before Magistrate Clare Farnan.


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By MARK STEIGHNER
Music Director, Hood River Valley High School
It has been often said that music is the international language, and indeed the way in which melody, harmony, and rhythm transcend borders and cultures is truly magical. I recently had the opportunity to usher thirty-five student musicians and 12 adult chaperones through Ireland, and without a doubt, it was the music -- sweetly sung in cathedrals and played in 17th century halls -- that we will remember most from our journey.
Just as it was in 1998, when we visited England, and in 2000, when we toured Scotland, music was our passport and a series of five concerts the backbone of our itinerary. During the seven months of fundraising, planning, organizing, and musical rehearsal, it was the thought of making and sharing music that remained our focus and driving force. I shared with students some special memories of past tours, such as the incredibly moving performance in Scotland's mysteriously powerful Iona abbey, or standing in the cloisters of England's Salisbury Cathedral, where singers had been making music for well over a thousand years. I knew that this tour, like those of the past, would be filled with special musical moments and I wanted the students to be prepared for them.
Our first performance of the tour was not in some ancient vaulted church but the Atlanta International Airport on March 21, during a long layover between flights. As we stood singing in the nearly empty international terminal, amid Muzak and intercom noise, we attracted a small but interested audience, including the music master for Buckingham Palace, who was in Atlanta with members of the Royal Band. I've noticed that no matter where we perform there are almost always one or two people knowledgeable about music and happy to share insights and offer compliments.
This first leg of our journey was long and exhausting, including three different flights and a nearly four-hour coach ride from Dublin to our first destination, Waterford. Along the way we were joined by our courier/tour guide Lauren, a personable and energetic young woman from England; and Denis, our coach driver for the week.
As they were guided through the ancient streets of Waterford, once a Viking settlement, students began to feel the weight of the history and culture all around them. Here was a sixth century tower, there a street of buildings that had been occupied long before Europeans set foot in America.
The next morning, Sunday, we performed as part of a Palm Sunday service at St. Carthage's Cathedral in Lismore. This impressive cathedral was begun in the twelfth century and features more recent stained glass by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Bourne-Jones. For many students, this was the first time they were able to hear their music performed in the kind of acoustic environment for which it was written. In the old, drafty stone cathedral, the music became a real, living thing for them, and not simply an exercise in singing correct pitches and rhythms.
Our day was hardly over after the service and a warm community reception, however, and we were soon back on the coach and driving through lush green meadows on our way to Blarney, where we stopped for lunch at the woolen mills and a visit to Blarney Castle. Most of us climbed the narrow stone steps to the top of the castle and bending backwards over a harrowing precipice, kissed the "Blarney stone," a ritual said to bestow the gift of eloquent speech.
Our hotel for the next two evenings was in Killarney, and was set on the shores of a beautiful lake, where early in the morning swans gracefully traced the shoreline, reminding me of a poem by William Butler Yeats. There was the ruin of an ancient abbey and in addition to the extravagant food and accommodations, the place had a restful sense of stillness and peace. At dinner, the students stood in the dining room and entertained the guests with their music.
After a morning visit to Muckross House -- an 18th century manor house once visited by Queen Victoria -- and a nearby abbey, we headed to Kilorglin, where our students met their counterparts, the Kilorglin Youth Choir from the local secondary school. Within minutes, the students from both countries were laughing easily and after a short combined rehearsal, we headed back to Killarney for dinner and a change to concert attire.
The concert that evening was truly memorable. There was an appreciative audience of well over 300 parents, local school administration, and town residents. After performances by the Kilorglin Choir and our musicians, the evening concluded with a combined performance of Bruckner's "Locus Iste," and a choir and audience number, a setting of an ancient Celtic chant. There was a profound sense of appreciation for the talents of the students and an obvious love of music.
As I shared with our students that evening on the ride back to our hotel, what they experienced was the ability of people of very different backgrounds and cultures to make music together, to communicate in a very deep way, and to share instantly the ability to bring beauty to others. I hoped that this was a lesson our students would long remember and treasure.
Although there were no scheduled performances the next day, Tuesday, music was still an important element of our experience. At Cashel, students toured the ruins of a fifth century cathedral, stood in the hall where their medieval counterparts lived, and sang in the spot where the sounds of voices had been heard for millennia. In fact, the students were now using every opportunity to sing, using their music to capture the shared moment in each place.
Another ride through the lovely hills and meadows brought us to Kilkenny, one of the most ancient cities in Ireland and a friendly, colorful place in which to walk and explore. Our modern hotel featured perhaps the most elaborate and delicious food of the entire tour, truly gourmet fare and the first experience many of our students had of such extravagant meals. That evening I took a group of senior students and chaperones to search out some authentic Irish folk music.
Wednesday, we backtracked to Waterford, and after a morning's tour of the famous crystal factory, performed in The Large Room, a beautiful, 17th century building that housed legal offices and a performance area with splendid acoustics. Our lunchtime performance wasn't particularly well attended but the audience was receptive and friendly, and it was inspiring to sing and play in a room that had hosted the likes of Handel and his contemporaries. After dinner at our hotel in Kilkenny, many students walked to a nearby cineplex, and spent the evening happily dozing through a movie.
Thursday morning we packed our bags and boarded the coach once again, this time for a journey through the Wicklow Mountains, a stop at St.Kevin's Monastery in Glendalough, and finally, on to Dublin. Our chaperones, as always, did a fantastic job of helping the students check and organize their bags, concert attire, and music; they supported them in dozens of ways as they had throughout the trip. It was a great team of chaperones, committed to the kids, and constantly watching out for the students' health, well being, and happiness.
After the serenity of the country, Dublin was a bit of a culture shock. A bustling, busy, fast-moving city, Dublin is home to nearly half of the population of Ireland. From the vantage of our heart-of-downtown hotel, it seemed like everyone was on the streets.
Before settling into our hotel, we paid a performance visit to St. Patrick's Cathedral, perhaps the most beautiful and famous Cathedral in Ireland. Performing a cappella, the choir filled St. Patrick's with the sounds of Palestrina, Victoria, Bach, and others, and the music seemed to hang in the air for seconds. For many students, this performance was their favorite. I too will remember the sweet upwelling of their voices in the hushed cathedral and the reminder that moments such as that were worth all the effort.
Our evening in Dublin was free, and so we went in many directions: some went to see an Irish comedy in Yeats' theatre; some went to the Dublin premiere of "Beauty and the Beast;" some went to a concert of "The Celtic Tenors;" and some spent the evening exploring the nearby bohemian district.
Our last full day in Ireland, Friday, began with a bus tour of the city and some free time for shopping before we headed to the town of Greystones and a final performance at St. Patrick's Church. Although the acoustics weren't particularly flattering, it was a nice old church and the musicians were treated to a warm post-concert reception. We drove back to Dublin, had a short dessert banquet, and prepared for a long day of travel home.
It is unavoidable that when we study music and arts in school, it is often divorced from its original setting and intent. Madrigals are sung in a concert instead of around the dinner table, and the great arching melodies of renaissance choral music echo not in the stone caverns of a cathedral but against the walls of a music room. It is my hope that through tours such as this, our students can hear and experience their musical heritage and feel the power and satisfaction of sharing their music with others. This is what I hope they will remember long after the other moments have faded.
Mark Steighner gave his thanks to chaperones Alison Fitts, Jody McFarlane, Marbe Cook, Carol Emmerson, Nancy Merz, Joyce Jennings, Marcia Page, David Burton, Dave Sylvan, Ron Phillips, Ken Apland, and Tom Schaefer.
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And as one might expect for three tracks and a total 48:47, there's no shortage of ambience. Carrion Mother aren't as directly indebted to the Neurosis school of riffing, but one can hear a bit of Cult of Luna or maybe even some of Burst's thinking-man's post-hardcore in the latter stretches of "Earth." It's largely the guitars responsible for setting the mood, while Fabian B.'s bass and Joe W.'s drums lock into complex but still flowing grooves behind. This frees up Raffael and Julius to meander as they will, and Aris to come and go in the manner of Rosetta's Mike Armine, able to both convey emotion and scream his lungs out when the song calls for it.
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Asked by Kenneth, Illinois
I don't understand how to get clean off heroin. I want to so bad but why do they make it cost so much? For Suboxone, you pay close to $350 for the visit plus $720 for a monthly prescription. Methadone is cheap, but my treatment center doesn't believe in methadone. Do you think methadone is that bad? I feel so lost.
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In the short question above you've really given voice to the horrible pain that is common in the world of heroin addiction. Recognize, please, that I can give you only general thoughts and that at the end of the day you will need to take concrete action to conquer your addiction with the resources you've got access to.
For the sake of our readers who aren't aware of the medications you refer to, let me make a couple of quick comments in this regard. Methadone, like heroin, directly stimulates opioid receptors in the central nervous system, and thus is subject to many of the same risks and liabilities as heroin. However, whereas heroin rushes into the brain when consumed, leading to an intense and very psychologically addictive "high," methadone comes into the brain slowly and stays there for quite a while at stable concentrations. These qualities allow it to take the place of heroin in terms of protecting against the horrors of opioid withdrawal and to do so in a legal and medically controlled manner.
Suboxone is a combination of a medication called buprenorphine and naloxone. Unlike methadone, buprenorphine acts like an opioid at lower doses and like an "anti-opioid" at higher doses. As a result it can protect against heroin withdrawal, but is not as likely to lead to abuse as is methadone. Naloxone is included in Suboxone as a strategy for further reducing the danger of abuse, because its presence guarantees that if the medication is abused it will immediately set off severe withdrawal symptoms.
People have very strong feelings about methadone. Some clinicians swear by it, others (such as your clinic) stay away from it altogether. If you take all the studies together, my sense is that methadone works as well as Suboxone for keeping people off heroin, but with a higher abuse potential. Neither Suboxone or methadone work all that well -- meaning that lots of people still find themselves unable to quit using heroin.
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