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Nearly hidden in a suburban strip mall in Maple Grove is a small, one-person office that Jennifer DeJournett hopes will birth a movement.
Voices of Conservative Women, three years old and with a shoestring budget this year of $40,000, is aiming to set itself up as a conduit for getting fiscally conservative women into office. There is no litmus test on social issues. Instead, the group focuses on candidates who believe in limited government, responsible budgets and free-market principles.
So far, Voices is little more than a startup. But in a year that saw dismal results for a state Republican Party that lost control of the House and Senate, Voices could boast a 70 percent success rate for the dozen women they helped launch into office.
"In a year when Republicans were getting decimated ... Republican women, they did their job," DeJournett said.
Republicans don't lack for high-profile women politicians. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin still looms large on the political scene, and Minnesota's U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is one of the best-known political figures in the country. But while Democratic women candidates have an array of organizations devoted to their success, Republican women have slimmer pickings. In 2012, the GOP also saw its support among women shrink, with polls showing that aggressive stands on birth control, abortion and same-sex marriage may have cost them.
DeJournett said Voices' decision to ignore social issues allows the group to have broader conversations with candidates and donors without the emotional litmus test of abortion or marriage politics. Even their signature colors reflect the group's economic focus: green and gold.
"If you don't have funds in your pocketbook, a lot of your decisions are made for you," DeJournett said.
DeJournett and her friends formed the group after learning how little support there was for women like them.
By 2012, the group was sending out volunteers in critical races, raising money and building a network of supporters. Former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, an adviser, helped hawk corn at the group's Iowa Straw Poll booth. Pat Anderson, a former national committeewoman and a senior adviser to the group, helped snag them coveted seats at a presidential debate.
This year they drew support from Stanley Hubbard, of Hubbard Broadcasting, which owns KSTP-TV. Hubbard gave $10,000 to the group's sister organization, the Women's Victory Fund.
"I think our good friends on the Democratic side of the aisle ... they have a lot of interest in promoting women's issues, so why shouldn't the Republican side of the aisle?" said Hubbard, who says he is not a Republican but a fiscal conservative and social liberal.
Overall, 2012 was a banner year for women in Minnesota, who won a record-setting 67 seats in the Minnesota Legislature. But nearly two-thirds of those were DFLers. Republican women will hold eight seats in the next Senate and 16 in the House, making up less than 12 percent of the 201-member Legislature.
DeJournett is buoyed by the rise but said she wants faster progress. She said she knew from the outset the group would have a tough slog, but figured, "If we fail, you can't do worse than nothing."
Koch said she signed on as an adviser a few years ago. "It was about encouraging women and really is the only conservative group out there that I could say is speaking for me," she said. Koch said she helped the group tap her network of people in politics to help "broaden the circle." Now, Koch said, she talks to DeJournett as a friend and adviser nearly every day.
But Voices remains a bit of an outlier in the GOP political marketplace.
"There isn't that kind of outside-the-party infrastructure and there isn't that kind of leadership within the party structure that has that as part of its priority," said Debbie Walsh, director of Rutgers University's Center for American Women and Politics.
On the Democratic side, large networks for women candidates rose up years ago around support for abortion rights. Over the last two decades, EMILY's List has mushroomed into a fundraising powerhouse for Democratic women who support such rights. The group WomenWinning has done the same for female candidates of both parties in Minnesota for more than 30 years, although most of their support now goes to DFLers.
"We were founded by a group of half Democratic and half Republican women," said Meagan Bachmayer of WomenWinning. What's changed over the years, she said, was the GOP's increasingly strict stand on abortion rights. "The Republican Party no longer supports prochoice women in its platform," she said.
Less emphasis on gender
Successful Republican women candidates have tended to de-emphasize gender politics, and some still believe that is the right road.
"We have had women there [in politics] in very powerful places," said state Sen. Michelle Fischbach, R-Paynesville. "There may not be as many, but they are certainly not in the back seat." When Republicans had control of the Senate over the last two years, Fischbach served as the Senate's first female president. "I'm just a person who does their job," she said.
But others say women may need more of a boost to help the party thrive.
"The Republican stereotype is the white male in a suit," said Sen.-elect Karin Housley, who won election last month with Voices' support. "I think more women should stand up," she said in a TPT-TV interview during the race. "It's scary, but then once you get it down, I think we have so much to offer in our state."
Housley's race against former DFL lawmaker Julie Bunn in the suburbs along the St. Croix River was among the state's most competitive. A range of outside groups poured nearly $200,000 in cash into the district. A fraction of it came from DeJournett's group. Housley won by just 631 votes.
Voices also weighed in when Sen. Julianne Ortman, the Senate's first female Tax Committee chairwoman, was denied the endorsement by her own party. DeJournett said her group was bruised in the ensuing tussle, but Ortman went on to win her primary and re-election.
Ortman, of Chanhassen, said the group's early and sustained support absolutely made a difference and she used Voices' endorsement in the campaign. "One of the biggest group of swing voters is women," Ortman said. She said DeJournett's strict focus on fiscal issues, not social ones that can alienate voters, helped her campaign succeed.
DeJournett was able to count one more success in November: The 39-year-old structural engineer and mother of four won a seat on the Three Rivers Park Board.
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I've heard a lot of complaints about red light cameras -- a cynical trick to reap revenue, an invasion of privacy, an unsuccessful safety measure. That was before I got a ticket for going through a red light -- my first traffic citation in 10 years. It cost me $100. And after my experience, I'm actually more amenable to them than I was before.
Why? The first reason is, doubting my guilt, I was able to go online and see the alleged infraction for myself. I remembered driving through that intersection, and I was sure I hadn't run the light. But when I watched the video, I saw what happened: I pulled up in the right lane, and with no traffic coming, turned at the light -- without quite stopping. Busted. There was nothing to argue about.
Nor was there anyone to argue with. Here is the second great advantage: I didn't get stopped by a police officer. That meant I didn't have to wait ten or 15 minutes while a cop ran my plates and filled out a ticket. I didn't have to answer any questions. I didn't have to deal with an officious attitude. Instead, I committed the violation, went on my way without interruption and got notified a few days later in the comfort of my own home.
An invasion of privacy? Anytime a camera is tracking you in public, you lose a bit of privacy. But being stopped by a cop feels a lot more invasive to me -- not to mention that it can lead to being required to take a field sobriety test or a request to search your car (neither of which has ever happened to me). Next to that, a red light camera doesn't seem so bad.
That's what I learned from this ticket. That, and to make sure I come to a stop before turning right on red.

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Yes, I know I've been so busy the past two weeks and neglecting Womobomo. Nevertheless, I still have some time after work today to do my favourite stuff - surfing the net and encountering some giveaways! I didn't see anymore paypal cash giveaways, I never do get to win them though, but I hope that by listing the giveaways that I joined, you would be a lucky winner for any one of them as well! Also, I removed the chatbox (Cbox) because it was getting too many spam messages. I am most unhappy about Cbox.
Evie Bookish is holding an international 500 Followers Celebration Giveaway with 32 books to choose from. The first winner would get three books, while the second and third would get one book each. I've always loved Evie Bookish's giveaways, so I'm not gonna miss this one too! Ends on 15 June 2011.
Craft Rooms is having a giveaway for us to win 4 Issues of Simply Handmade to a lucky winner. It's their first giveaway, and I'm most interested in craft books, so I joined it! There're quite a number of steps to follow, so read carefully. Ends 15 June 2011.
Whispered Thoughts Book Review is having a $20 Book Depository giveaway. I never really do like white texts on black background, so whatever steps there are, I'm not sure of them, but I just followed through GFC. Ends on 19 June 2011.
Pickity Pick is having a Pickity Pick giveaway with 7 really weird prizes for 7 winners. I thought the Steampunk Bunny Rabbit Robot Pin was kinda cute, so I entered this giveaway. Ends on 30 June 2011.


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I KNEW there was a reason I was saving these . . . They're great for cord/cable storage, but I don't have THAT many cords OR cables. Now you come forward with this idea that makes me look practical, because I've got LOTS of gift wrap!
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With the lower chrome content it may be best to put one in a glass of beer for a week or whatever length you will dry hop with and see what happens. If it comes out pristine then you are good to go, if you see corrosion then you need a plan B. I use some 304 SS elbows and nipples that are not in use for my dry hop weights. I also have some glass marbles that are also used.
FWIW, on the times I use chrome bearings as weights, they come out pristine. I usually use glass marbles though.
And really glad I posted and got your advice Jeff. That would have ruined a good beer and a lot of hops.......
OK, beer turned black and so did the bearings. Can I put them in to a zip lock and go that route or was that just a $30 experiment gone awfully wrong???
Quote from: davidgzach on October 13, 2013, 01:17:10 PMAnd really glad I posted and got your advice Jeff. That would have ruined a good beer and a lot of hops.......Wow. I'm glad I didn't use the ones you have, Dave. I'm assuming mine are SS but not chrome plated which would make sense, because that clearly never happened to my beers. Better in a glass of beer than the entire batch though. I'd just go with marbles then . I use 8 or 10 and it's plenty to sink alot of hops. I dry hop pretty heavily.


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It would be easy to push the hockey, the basketball, the concerts — even the amenities of what is still a state-of-the-art building that is booked more than 200 nights a year.
But when Prudential Center president Hugh Weber and Devils' CEO Scott O'Neil sell sponsorships and luxury suites to what they feel is an untapped New Jersey business community, they first push what they call the story that hasn't been told:
It's a great place to do business.
"You're going to have an incredible value to capture 25 clients for four hours, to sit them in front of a pretty exciting atmosphere, and get great service," Weber said.
It's an environment, he said, "where you're able to walk down the hallway and meet someone who could be a client."
"This isn't about walking into your condo and enjoying that little piece of earth," Weber said. "We want to create a club atmosphere, so that for these people, it's a membership that you have by being a part of this building that gets you special privileges."
Weber and O'Neil came aboard in August, when the team and arena were sold to Josh Harris and David Blitzer.
Filling suites (reportedly, roughly 20 of them were unsold at the time of the sale) and increasing sponsorships became a top priority — one that called for "dramatically" increasing the sales and marketing staffs by "50 or 60" people.
Such an increase in personnel, O'Neil said, enables them to do the job right.
"When you have that kind of reach, that's when you can actually get out and have conversations that we think really matter," he said.
The goal, O'Neil said, is to understand a firm's business objectives, rather than simply putting their name on a sign.
"Those are the kinds of conversations that create partnerships, as opposed to sponsorships," he said.
The Devils would not disclose how many suites had been sold in the less than two months they had before last Friday's home opener.
Industry experts, however, feel they are on the right track long term.
Frank Vuono, co-founder of 16W Marketing, a Rutherford-based sports marketing firm, already has seen a change. He said the team has been smart to engage the trove of businesses beyond the Brick City, something it hasn't been as aggressive in doing in the past.
"You have to expand the concentric circles, so you have to go to the next tier of folks if you want to sell suites and you want corporations involved with your organization," Vuono said. "And sometimes you have to go into new areas."
He added that the Devils "have people in place now who know how to do this, so you'll see that change pretty rapidly."
O'Neil and Weber are certainly not starting from scratch. They have a popular arena that's only six years old, located in the heart of New Jersey's biggest city, and a team that's been one of the most successful franchises in any sport over the past 20 years
That being said, they are still tasked with rejuvenating a Devils' franchise that's been known as much for its financial woes in recent years as it has for its play on the ice.
For O'Neil, righting the ship is a job that will span two cities. He also serves as CEO of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, which the new Devils' owners purchased in 2011 in a similarly distressed business deal.
Both organizations are hoping for a financial turnaround under the high-energy, widely respected marketing whiz, who served as president of Madison Square Garden Sports.
O'Neil is confident it will get done.
But one observer said the Devils may be more challenging from a geography standpoint: as always, the North Jersey team is competing for market share with New York franchises.
"In that sense, the ceiling for success there is much more difficult to achieve than it is in Philadelphia," said Kenneth Shropshire, Philadelphia-based sports and business law attorney with Duane Morris LLP.
O'Neil pointed to one major upside with the Devils that the ownership group doesn't have in Philly — owning the arena.
"Here we have 365 nights available to entertain New Jersey, so I think that's the biggest difference," he said.
Shropshire and other experts said the Devils and the Prudential Center could not have ended up in better hands, following years of financial instability.
"If you're not spending the money to make the money, it can be very, very tough," said Irwin Kishner, a New York-based attorney with Herrick, Feinstein LLP, who has worked on several franchise acquisitions. "A fresh infusion with deep pockets and guys that know how to brand and market can go a long away with that arena."
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The Bloom Is Off GoldWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Gold and Silver
by Stephen Lendman
It is for now. Don't bet against it longer term. Value eventually wins out. Gold's secular bull market continues. Experts believe it has a long way to go.
Market manipulation bears full responsibility for recent market action. A previous article explained. It called gold a global thermometer. It reflects monetary, geopolitical and economic conditions. It's driven by supply and demand considerations.
It's the longstanding hedge against uncertainty. It's bought to do so against inflation, the declining value of fiat money, and disturbing global geopolitical conditions.
It has real value. It's the ultimate safe haven. It's been so for thousands of years. It's track record is unmatched.
What goes up, goes down. On the one hand, doing so reflects normal market action. On the other, much more is involved. All markets are manipulated.
Governments, central bankers, and Wall Street collude. Manipulation is longstanding. Major players profit up or down.
Gold's had a great run. Market analyst Richard Russell dates it from August 1999. Gold then cost $252 an ounce. It rose nearly eightfold before declining.
Russell calls it the most emotional of all investments. Some love it. Others hate it. Western central bankers and governments deplore it.
It's real money. It's an antidote to fiat currencies. They're created out of thin air. Money printing madness erodes their value.
Gold stood the test of time. Russell sees it eventually selling for thousands of dollars. Currently it's troubled. Prices could go a lot lower before rising.
Longtime investor Jim Rodgers owns gold. He's not selling. He's not buying more. He hasn't hedged his position. He calls 30 - 35% corrections normal.
He expects gold prices to fall further for the "foreseeable future." Eventually he expects them to go higher "over the decade." His best guess low is perhaps $1,200 an ounce. Lower still wouldn't surprise him.
From 2001 - 2007, gold rallied hugely. At the same time, the dollar plunged 41%. It's now at a three year high. At issue is how long it holds.
QE debases dollar value. Bail-ins add more risk. Safe havens are more valued than ever. Fear drives investors to seek them. Savvy ones were stunned by the Friday and Monday selloff. Some called it unprecedented.
Momentum moves prices up and down. Manipulation drives them most. Price action is volatile. It closed the week at $1,395.60 an ounce. It could plunge again any time. Manipulators have final say. They take full advantage. They profit either way.
Economist David Rosenberg called the Friday/Monday selloff "quite a sight." Gold mining stocks did worse. Global economic conditions look "shaky," he said. Structural impediments "swamp vast monetary largesse."
"Ordinarily, this should be (positive) for gold." Its crash showed something very wrong. TV talking heads and other mainstream pundits didn't explain.
Historical peak-to-trough declines are 32%. Rosenberg recommends not chasing the first oversold bounce. A large speculative long position needs to be unwound, he said.
At the same time, he believes the secular bull market continues. Negative sentiment adds to gold's longer-term allure. He advises patience awaiting a buying opportunity.
Analyst Graham Summers suggests Bernanke's worst nightmare looms. He and other central banks tried inflating their way out of debt. It's "beginning to look like they failed."
Copper took out its "recovery" trendline. Oil is breaking down. So is gold. The "Fed is literally running out of bullets." Economic conditions are contracting.
"China's recent GDP miss is just the latest in a series of economic surprises to the downside." Stocks are "always" last to react.
The latest Global Europe Anticipation Bulletin (GEAB) headlined "Global Systemic Economic Crisis: The economic-political world versus financial banking interests," saying:
"….our team has closely watched the unusual coincidence of all the market indicators collapsing….even and especially gold."
"There is a clearance sale of paper gold which is leading the dance….We are probably at the beginning of a panic in which all speculative positions are sold off."
Naked Capitalism's Yves Smith said "Gold Crash Signals End but End of What?"
What to do near-term isn't simple. Past is often prologue. The early 1980s "saw a blowout and plunge over a mere three day period." Recovery didn't follow. Perhaps stiff headwinds remain. Who knows for sure?
Money and Markets analyst Larry Edelson called gold's "whopping 14.7 percent" two-day plunge "historic." It's "NOT over."
Expect a bounce. "(D)on't buy into it." Gold's heading lower. So are silver, copper, platinum, palladium, crude oil and other commodities.
Edelson believes gold won't bottom "until it hits major long-term support at $1,028."
He thinks QE lost impact. Too much bad debt remains. Money printing madness can't offset it. Austerity's hitting hard. Confiscatory bail-in policy is most important, he believes.
It "turned the world upside down." Money no longer is safe in Europe, America, and Canada. Perhaps it's not anywhere.
"Panicked capital is going into hiding, but in cash and equities in the US and Japan, not in gold."
When investors realize that America is as troubled as Europe, gold fundamentals should "flip back" to bullish. That time isn't now. Patience brings rewards.
The late Bob Chapman strongly recommended gold and silver. He did so for safety and capital appreciation. He explained fiat currency debasement. He was a Progressive Radio News Hour regular.
He predicted an eventual dollar decline. He explained how Western central bankers and financial giants manipulate precious metals. They do so to suppress their value.
Money printing madness means eventual higher prices. Hold on, buy more and be rewarded, he recommended. He said it on air many times. It remains good advice.
Central banks are hoarding gold. According to the World Gold Council, 2012 global demand reached an all-time high. "In value terms," it was $236.4 billion. Q IV year-over-year was 6% higher.
Central bank buying year-over-year rose 17%. Global ETF investment rose 51%.
"China and India remain the world's gold power houses." Central bank buying worldwide is the highest "for almost half a century."
Zero Hedge called the gold selloff "a massive wealth transfer from our pockets to the banks." Federal Reserve naked short selling drove prices down.
Zero Hedge explained how Wall Street does it, saying:
"(1) Amass a huge short position early in the game.
(2) Begin telling everyone to go short…to get things moving along in the right direction by sowing doubt in the minds of the longs.
(3) Begin testing the late night markets for depth by initiating mini raids (that also serve to let experienced traders know that there's an elephant or two in the room).
(4) Wait for the right moment and then open the floodgates to dump such an overwhelming amount of paper gold and silver into the market that lower prices are the only possible result.
(5) Close their positions for massive gains and then act as if they had made a really prescient market call.
(6) Await their big bonus checks and wash, rinse, repeat at a later date."
On April 12, turbulence began. Shock & awe naked short selling hammered prices. Gold buyers and holders were told "you are long and wrong."
Spot prices plunged. Physical purchases rose. Large dealers ran out of coins. Fed naked shorting aims to protect dollar value. Short-term it's working. Longer-term watch out.
Money printing madness debases dollar value. What can't go on forever, won't. Gold represents real value.
Why else would central banks hoard it? Savvy investors hold it. They await a major buying opportunity. It may arrive when least expected.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
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I devote considerable time to the Hawaii Karate Museum. We are constantly searching for old Karate books, articles, photographs, weapons, and artifacts -- and we have been very fortunate to acquire some amazing pieces over the years. It is not unusual today to hear of older Karate books selling for more than $3,000.
I probably get to see more historic Karate items than most people. But I want to make it very clear that no Karate artifact, no matter how valuable or historic, is as important as your own Sensei.
You do not learn Karate from an artifact -- you learn from your Sensei.A Karate museum has an important function to preserve the history of Karate. Part of that is collecting historic items. But that is only important if there are great Sensei in the world teaching Karate to succeeding generations of Karate students. An artifact can tell a student something about Karate, but that only matters if the student is actually learning Karate from his or her Sensei. Otherwise, it is just an idle curiosity.
Artifacts do not shape your character -- your Sensei works on that, as do you.
You do not look up to an artifact as a role model -- you look up to your Sensei.
All the Karate artifacts in the the world are not as valuable as your own Sensei.
If you would like to discover the greatest treasure in Karate, you do not have to look any farther than your own dojo. Your Sensei is the greatest treasure in Karate.
And when I say that a Sensei is "great," please don't think that I am referring to his rank, title, championships, number of students, or the size of his dojo. You can find great Sensei teaching in their homes, garages, backyards, schools, churches, recreation centers, malls... anywhere.
What makes a Sensei great is his (or her) skill, teaching ability, and heart. If you are lucky enough to have such a Sensei, please don't miss the opportunity to learn from him (or her).
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HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — The wild horses eyed us hard across the broad South Dakota plains.
There were two of us: With me was Monte Matheson, a thickly bearded retired cop in his mid-40s who had turned to the cowboy life for his second act. There were about 20 of them, alternately grazing on the short, rough South Dakota buffalo grass and tracking the two-footed strangers.
Well, one stranger. As a Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary guide, Matheson spent his days leading city slickers, suburban dwellers, small-town folk and everyone in between to a front-row seat of the horses and the wilds of the West.
We stepped toward the horses. They stepped away. Matheson guessed they would be more welcoming to him alone, so I hung back as he moved slowly forward, hand slightly extended, until he was able to get close enough to crouch and sweet-talk them into a howdy.
"Come on, girls," Matheson cooed. "Come on."
He extended his hand farther. Finally one approached, head bobbing and nostrils flaring.
"Atta girl," he said.
I wandered slowly to the herd, palm open for assessment, until I found a black mare that would let me scratch behind her ear.
"When the ears are forward, everything's OK," Matheson advised. "When the ears go back, there's fixin' to be a rodeo."
Tucked in South Dakota's southwest corner, the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary is far from a rodeo. The 650 horses that call the sanctuary home aren't part of a show; they are the show. Dayton O. Hyde founded the ranch in 1988 as a refuge for wild horses jammed onto Bureau of Land Management property. None of the horses on Hyde's 13,000-acre sanctuary can be saddled or ridden, so visitors must keep their ranch fantasies in check. This place is about watching the horses in a natural environment, and many of them won't let guests get within a few feet.
(A documentary about Hyde and the sanctuary, "Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde," is screening at film festivals this year. Monte Matheson no longer works at the sanctuary but makes a cameo in the film.)
During a three-hour private tour of the land in Matheson's dirt-streaked SUV, we saw no shortage of the star attractions. Chew in his lip — as it is most of his waking hours, meals included — Matheson told the horses' stories with a Western zeal. In fact, he said most everything with a Western zeal; females (the human kind) are "fillies" in his world. He looked the part too, with the requisite Wrangler jeans, heavily scuffed brown boots, a white cowboy hat and a blue button-front shirt crossed by vertical and horizontal stripes.
"I got 200 more shirts just like this," he said. "And I never wear shorts. Even at the beach. I wear blue jeans and boots."
The sanctuary is a rugged, looping and lovely land, a former cattle ranch that would stir the imagination even without wild horses. It is home to rock-carved American Indian glyphs and the graffiti of 19th-century stagecoach riders. Matheson said Marlboro commercials have been filmed there, along with several feature films including "Into the Wild" and "Hidalgo."
The sanctuary offers group and private tours, stays on the land and, for $400 a year, the opportunity to "sponsor" a horse, which mostly amounts to naming it. The real prizes, though, are the wild horses themselves and the opportunity to scratch the rough area behind their ears while looking into those deep, mysterious eyes.
"What's cool is that some of the horses in the far-off spots see people maybe once a week," Matheson said. "Some might only see people every six months."
Rather than protecting horses, the sanctuary is about letting nature run its course. That means wild horses running free, and it means a few going down to hungry mountain lions. Matheson said he'd shoot a rattlesnake in a minute but wouldn't touch a mountain lion.
"If we kill a mountain lion for killing horses, that defeats the purpose of the sanctuary," Matheson said. "One hundred years ago no one was keeping the mountain lions off the horses. Dayton's deal is that he wants the horses to live free, not to be harassed and to live like they did before people came around."
At one point, as we stood above a canyon where horses milled below, a gunshot echoed out.
"What's getting shot?" I asked.
"Could be anything in the West," Matheson said. "Could be someone shooting a rattlesnake. I don't think it's turkey season yet. We've had some poachers lately."
"People shoot snakes?" I asked.
"If there was a snake here I'd shoot it right now," he said. "Rattlesnakes aren't good for anything except dinner."
Soon we came upon a group of about a dozen people who were rumbling across the land in a blue, rickety former school bus. Their tour had just started, and its youngest member, a bright blond 6-year-old, leaned in and said something quietly to her guide.
"This little girl wants a white horse!" the guide bellowed to the group.
"Actually, I think she'd much prefer a pink one," her grandmother said.
"We might be able to do that," Matheson said. "With a can of spray paint."
If you go
Getting there
The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary (12163 Highland Road, Hot Springs, S.D.; 800-252-6652; wildmustangs.com) is about a 75-mile drive from Rapid City Regional Airport.
The tours
Between May 5 and Oct. 31, it is open for tours 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. Two-hour group tours cost $50 for adults, $45 for ages 55 and older, $15 for ages 13-18, $7.50 for 5-12 and free for younger children. A private three-hour tour costs $150 per adult and $75 per child. The private six-hour tour costs $1,000 for as many as three people, including lunch. Also available is a private six-hour tour with a two-night cabin stay on the property for $1,500. Reservations are required for all tours. Costs of the private six-hour tours (and cabin stay) are considered donations and are therefore tax-deductible.
Other sights
The sanctuary is a short drive to Badlands National Park (35 miles to the gravel-road south entrance and 125 miles to the paved north entrance), Mount Rushmore (60 miles) and Deadwood (100 miles), among other notable South Dakota stops.


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My elderly neighbor's dog had to be put down a couple weeks ago due to an inoperable abdominal tumor. She'd only had her for 3 years, and had adopted her from my workplace at my recommendation when her previous dog died of old age. DJ was a homely looking 5-ish year old foxhound who was just the nicest dog you'd ever want to meet. My neighbor adored her, and it's going to be hard to find another dog to fill her niche, but my neighbor is lonely and looking for a dog to keep her company again.
Traits we're looking for:
-no puppies! looking for something between 3-6 years, though there could be exceptions if the right one comes along.
- looking for something in the range of 25-50 lbs. neighbor can't bend over far and uses a walker, so little dogs are out. she prefers her dogs to stay on the floor or their dog beds, so something big enough to gently put its head in her lap while she's sitting is nice but at the same time, she'd prefer a dog that's not too big.
- laid back, easygoing attitude- no jumpers, mouthy dogs, or pushy, demanding attention seekers. neighbor has had dogs, but isn't physically healthy enough anymore to deal with obnoxious, pushy behavior.
-lowish energy- neighbor has a big fenced yard, but isn't really able to get out to play with or walk the dog. chain link fence is only 3.5 feet tall, but new and pretty secure as long as dog isnt climbing/jumping out.
- neighbor lives alone, but has frequent visits from neighbors/family/delivery people. dog MUST be at least indifferent to people coming and going, if not friendly. since she's always had dogs, people that go to her house are good about closing the gate, but prefer a dog who's not a frantic door/gate rusher, though i know that's a training issue.
- no other pets in the house, but she wouldn't be able to handle a crazy dog/cat aggressive dog, prefer a dog which is at least tolerant of or indifferent to other animals.
- low maintenance grooming preferred, though could make exception if the right dog comes along. she can't really brush out a heavy coated dog, and i honestly dont prefer to do it (note my short coated personal dogs!), but would if needed .
I know that's a long, pretty specific list, but any dog that fits those criteria may just find a goldmine of a home. My neighbor doesn't drive anymore, so I've been keeping my eyes peeled at work and checking petfinder, but haven't seen anything yet that sounds perfect, and it's hard when you don't have the dog right in front of you, or someone other dog experienced person to look at them. Before she got her last dog, her family tried to give her a farm bred BC pup
Seeking in MD area- any breed
Why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of homeless pups in shelters???
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Posted that before I was totally finished by accident, and now it won't let me fix it...
Wanted to clarify that DJ was 5ish when neighbor adopted her, so around 8+ yrs when she was put down.
-also, neighbor is home most of the time, but does have doctors appointments, etc occasionally and hasn't previously used a crate for any of her dogs. I could probably convince her if absolutely necessary, but prefer a dog who can occasionally chill for a couple hours free in the house.
Wanted to clarify that DJ was 5ish when neighbor adopted her, so around 8+ yrs when she was put down.
-also, neighbor is home most of the time, but does have doctors appointments, etc occasionally and hasn't previously used a crate for any of her dogs. I could probably convince her if absolutely necessary, but prefer a dog who can occasionally chill for a couple hours free in the house.
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It looks like the Washington Animal Rescue League might have some options for her--maybe Bumpkin the Beagle?
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We have several dogs at the MD SPCA that might work! If she isn't opposed to pit bulls, Maggie is a GORGEOUS blue brindle lady who's pretty laid back (she's also Dog of the Month so her adoption fee is waived)... but there are others, of a variety of breeds!
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Coincidentally, my neighbor just finished up a week trial with a cute little dog we found through my work, she adores him, so he's a permanent addition now . Interestingly enough, he's only about a year old, 14 or so pounds (thin though, he'll be good at 16ish), and longish haired ... so much for my criteria! He is, however, very laid back in the house, pretty mannerly, very social, leggy enough that she can reach his collar pretty easily, and cute enough that even if he does go through a naughty teen spell, I think she'll still love him .
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That sounds so sweet! Glad she found the right dog (which usually breaks the criteria somehow )
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A grateful dad is preparing to take on a 173 mile bike ride for a charity which helped support him and his wife when their son was critically ill.
Marcus and Laura Leverton, of Walton, Chesterfield, have raised £47,000 for the Sick Children's Trust with black-tie dinner events after son Harry was treated at Sheffield Children's Hospital.
And now Marcus and seven pals aim to complete a sponsored cycle challenge for the charity which provides free accommodation at the hospital for relatives while children are undergoing life-saving care.
Marcus, 38, said: "Our son Harry was only 18 months-old when he had to go into hospital with three viral infections which shut his airways down and he suffered a bowel perforation and was poisoned.
"Harry had to undergo surgery and was in intensive care and on a life support machine and we would spend many hours at the hospital like many other mums and dads in similar situations so the trust's work is vital."
Harry is now six-years-old and goes to Holymoorside Primary School and will be cheering his dad and his pals across the finish line when they take on the ride on May 26.
The gang is aiming to cycle from Buckingham Palace to the trust accommodation Magnolia House, at the hospital, with pals Charlie Ratcliffe, Christopher Clark, Andrew Edmondson, Marek Kaczmarczyk, Neil Armitage, Dan Lymer and Steve Fisher.
GK Group in Chesterfield is also providing a support mini-bus which will be manned by Harry's grandfathers Tony Leverton and John Turner during the ride.
Marcus' friend Neil Armitage, of Pelican Cycles, is also providing kit and expert support.
Those interested can sponsor the gang by visiting http://www.justgiving.com/teamhomefromhome2014 or visit www.sickchildrenstrust.org to find out details about the charity.
A table of ten is still available for Marcus and Laura's latest charity evening dinner, at The Chesterfield FC Proact Stadium, on April 26, at £55 per person. Anyone interested can call Marcus on 078111 82411.


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These books have been reviewed by LLLI and are generally in agreement with LLL philosophy.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
La Leche League International
It's no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, La Leche League has set the standard for educating and supporting mothers in this natural art for generations.
Now the classic bestselling guide has been retooled, refocused, and updated for today's mothers and lifestyles. Real–mom wisdom, expert information, and proven strategies for breastfeeding at every stage.
Breastfeeding Made Simple
Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
In this easy-to-use resource, the authors share seven basic principles of breastfeeding that can help mothers dramatically increase their likelihood of success and make breastfeeding the enjoyable experience it should be.
The Nursing Mother's Companion
Kathleen Huggins
This book provides guidance on all breastfeeding-related issues, plus easily referenced "survival guides" to help moms quickly identify and resolve problems at different stages of the breastfeeding relationship.
The Breastfeeding Book
Martha and William Sears
Dr. and Martha Sears cover everything from the basics of breastfeeding, such as how to get the baby to latch on properly, father's role, working and breastfeeding, toddler nursing, and weaning.
The Breastfeeding Café: Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, and Secrets of Nursing
Barbara Behrmann
A series of stories detailing the wide range of experiences of breastfeeding mothers, The Breastfeeding Cafe explores the culture and realities of breastfeeding while offering valuable insights to all breastfeeding women.
The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding
Katherine Barber
Katherine Barber tackles the reasons why breastfeeding is important to the African American community, the how-to's of breastfeeding, and the unique socio-economic concerns of African American women.
Breastfeeding in Combat Boots
Robyn Roche-Paull
Breastfeeding in Combat Boots is a much needed resource for active-duty mothers and mothers-to-be, who are seeking information and support on how to breastfeed successfully while serving their country.
Working and Breastfeeding
Nursing Mother, Working Mother
Gale Pryor
Mothers who combine breastfeeding with working will find this an immensely helpful and reassuring book. The author includes practical information on planning for and returning to employment; clear, concise tips on breastfeeding; pumping, storing, and transporting milk; and possible alternatives to full-time employment.
Hirkani's Daughters: Women Who Scale Modern Mountains to Combine Breastfeeding and Working
Jennifer Hicks
A compilation of inspirational tales from women around the world, Hirkani's Daughters tells the stories of modern employed mothers who have overcome various obstacles to continue breastfeeding.
Toddler-Nursing and Weaning
Mothering Your Nursing Toddler
Norma Jane Bumgarner
Practical, reassuring book for the mother of a nursing toddler. Discusses importance of breastfeeding relationship, natural weaning, temporary changes in lifestyle, society's expectations vs. child's and family's needs.
The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning
Kathleen Huggins & Linda Ziedrich
Many breastfeeding mothers express concerns about weaning when their babies are just a few weeks old. This book explores all aspects of weaning, starting with historical aspects and ending with weaning a child over three and life after weaning.
Special Situations
The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk
Diana West and Lisa Marasco
This comprehensive book incorporates the latest research and discoveries about causes of low milk supply, the way the body makes milk, and how babies contribute to milk production.
Breastfeeding Your Premature Baby
Gwen Gotsch
Offers parents a basic guide to help them provide the benefits of human milk to their tiny infant. From pumping tips and establishing an adequate milk supply to getting baby started at the breast and coming home, this book provides the kind of information and reassurance that parents need.
Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby and Relactation
Hormann, Elizabeth
Did you know that induced lactation and relactation are possible? Author Elizabeth Hormann explains how in this book. Some of the topics discussed include: preparation for adoptive breastfeeding; substances that stimulate milk production; beginning breastfeeding with an adopted baby; and sources of support for adoptive parents.
Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery
Diana West
Exploring the many aspects of breastfeeding for a mother who has had breast reduction surgery, this book combines up-to-date research with experience and advice from breastfeeding mothers.
Tandem Nursing
Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breastfeeding Through Pregnancy and Beyond
Flower, Hilary
The first full-length book on the subject of tandem nursing provides comprehensive answers to a wide range of questions related to breastfeeding during pregnancy and nursing siblings.
Nursing Multiples
Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins or More!
Gromada, Karen
"Can I breastfeed twins?" "How will I coordinate nursing triplets?" "Will my body produce enough milk for quadruplets?" The simple answer: Yes! Karen Kerkhoff Gromada offers valuable information with an emphasis on breastfeeding and attachment-style parenting.
Feed Yourself, Feed Your Family
La Leche League International
Your approach to eating changes when you become pregnant, give birth, and become responsible for feeding a growing family.
Featuring more than seventy-five easy-to-make and delicious recipes, sanity-saving, mom-tested advice, and vital information about your nutritional needs when pregnant, nursing, or weaning, FEED YOURSELF, FEED YOUR FAMILY helps you set your family on a course for a lifetime of healthy eating.
Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood
Martha Sears & William Sears
In this book, the Searses offer an eating plan that has been effective for countless people. They define eating habits that can counter or prevent many illnesses and provide tips for all stages, from picky eaters to junk food cravings.
Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding
Eileen Behan
The new edition of this book includes the latest information in nutrition and dietary concerns. The author provides expert tips for eating well and shedding pounds safely as a breastfeeding mama.
Breastfeeding Advocacy
The Politics of Breastfeeding: When Breasts are Bad for Business
Gabrielle Palmer
An essential and inspirational eye-opener, The Politics of Breastfeeding challenges our complacency about how we feed our children and radically reappraises a subject which concerns not only mothers, but everyone: man or woman, parent or childless, old or young.


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Ricciardo cheers Red Bull recovery
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Australian Daniel Ricciardo was all smiles Friday after his Red Bull team bounced back to form in practice for the British Grand Prix.
The champion team struggled badly in Austria two weeks ago where Ricciardo finished eighth and four-time champion German Sebastian Vettel retired with electrical problems.
At Silverstone, they turned that form around as Ricciardo was fourth and Vettel fifth on the opening day.
"For me, the car definitely behaved better today in the faster corners and I feel we are back to our stronger point there...Austria for now was a one-off bad weekend for us," Ricciardo said.
Vettel said: "I think we need to improve and it was quite windy today which didn't make life easy out there. But it was a decent day for us."


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Andover Biography - Pompey Lovejoy
From Andover Answers
Pompey Lovejoy was born in 1724 in Boston. His Andover master Captain William Lovejoy gave him his last name and granted him freedom in 1762, eighteen years before slavery was officially abolished in Massachusetts. Along with his freedom Captain Lovejoy gave Pompey a 31 acre parcel of land to build a home. Pomp's Pound is located on this land. After he married Rose Foster, a slave belonging to John Foster, on December 26, 1751, they built a home on that property.
Pompey and his wife were loved by the people of Andover. He provided Pomp's cake and ginger beer at Town Meetings and funerals.
- 1924 Andover Town Report, pages 91, 104, 41, 112
- Andover: a Century of Change. 1896--1996, by Eleanor Richardson
- History of Essex County, by D Hamilton Hurd - volume 2, page 1591
- History of Pomps Pond
- "John and Eben Lovejoy", Andover Townsman, September 10, 1897 and September 24, 1897
- "Lovejoy neighbors", Andover Townsman July 31, 1896, August 27, 1896
- "Pomp Lovejoy from Find a Grave.
- "Pompey Lovejoy 'Lection Cake and Ginger Root Beer" by Pam Smith, Andover Townsman, August 25, 2011.
- The Townswoman's Andover, by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), page 22 - 23.


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I'm working through Aeneid II using RH Jordan's edition, and am puzzled by his note to line 217, viz. "Note the interweaving of the metre in this line with dactyl followed by spondee twice over and then the sudden arresting pair of monosyllables at the end indicating that all three are tightly tied up by the snakes".
I scan this line as follows:
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Sabrina A. Parisi at California Dreaming- Fashion Week 2013 at the Confidential in Beverly Hills: ...just to give you a little clue about the Confidential in Beverly Hills. Lots of Press, Audience and Fun for California Dreaming- Fashion Week 2013 and BYOB with Spleene Kiteboarding . We definitely rock the night and the Beast was simple perfect!!! It didn't blush...it stayed quite... Green!!!! ... ... we realized this Green thing loves the Glitz and Glam Attention!!!
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I'm doing a Huge landscaping job at this 1 acre property I bought a couple of years ago. One section of about 1/3 acre is going to be a wildlife garden. It will have a pond, grassland, Aspen Grove and a few streams as part of the layout. Another section of about 1/2 acre is going to be a small orchard, a berry patch, vegetable garden and then large winding flower beds.
I want to document the changes and growth of both sections with photos but also with time lapse movies eventually. I want to set up a cameras on poles maybe 20' or so high off the ground. One or two for the back garden and one for the front garden. I'd like the cameras to take One to three photos a day 365 days a year for the next 3-5 years.
My question is what would be the best camera for such a job? I can build a small enclosure around the camera but it'd still have to be pretty rugged I'd imagine. I can run power to them and I have a spare iMac that can be used to have photos downloaded to instead of using in camera memory. HDR would be a huge plus as would RAW but size might be a constraint there. I do need to keep costs down so expense is a major factor.
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Kids know how to party! Check out these festive celebrations from the Apartment Therapy Family channel, which posts kids' parties every day. We'll be bringing you a roundup of these inspiring parties every week.
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JASON Tovey hopes that Newport Gwent Dragons can give a glimpse of 2014/15 by giving Treviso the runaround at Rodney Parade on Saturday.
The Dragons bring their season to an end when they welcome the Italians to Newport and victory would ensure that they finish at least 10th in the RaboDirect Pro12.
It has been a shocking 2014 for the region, who have slipped down from the top half of the table after taking just 7 points from a possible 50.
And after a promising start to the campaign Tovey's own form has dipped dramatically with ex-Italy fly-half Kris Burton given the nod for the Ospreys and Scarlets derbies.
The 25-year-old from Risca, who returned to Rodney Parade after an ill-fated season with Cardiff Blues, knows that next term he needs to be more of a threat with ball in hand rather than using the boot.
Tovey said: "I'd say my season has been mediocre, five or six out of 10. I've got a lot to work on and pre-season will be massive, and not just for me because a lot of new boys will be coming in and we'll have to blend together.
"Lyn (Jones, director of rugby) has spoken to me about threatening more with ball in hand and our sessions have been pretty intense with a lot more running.
"He wants more of an attacking threat from 9 and 10. We've been working on that, it's not quite transferred to the field yet but hopefully it will come."
The Dragons are hoping to finish their season with a bang against a Treviso side that hammered them 45-27 last month.
"We were pretty poor out there and have got plenty to put right," admitted Tovey. "Treviso have a big pack that they use well while they also beat us in the kicking game."
The Dragons have no fresh injury worries following last week's 34-23 loss to the Scarlets in Llanelli.
- Bedford have confirmed that, as revealed in last week's Argus, Newport Gwent Dragons fly-half Steffan Jones is joining the Championship club on loan next season.


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Sleep medicine is a fairly new subspecialty with many disorders. In order to understand sleep disorders, it is essential to understand normal sleep. In this review, we discuss normal sleep and how investigate suspected sleep disorders.
The oesophagus is a highly specialised muscular tube, whose function is to transport food from the mouth to the stomach, where the process of digestion starts. This requires an efficient and coordinated process. Due to its proximity to the lungs, disorders of the oesophagus may present to the respiratory physician and may be wrongly treated as respiratory disorders.
Chronic cough is defined as cough that persists for more than 8 weeks. Its exact prevalence has proved difficult to estimate and recurrent cough is reported by 3-40% of the population1-4 It is also a common reason for attendance to a health clinic and can be very difficult to treat. Chronic cough may be due to underlying oesophageal disorders.
This review article discusses the oesophageal disorders that can present with respiratory symptoms.
Women with epilepsy have specific needs during their reproductive years. It is imperative that their general practitioner is familiar with the relevant issues and aware of how to address these, as well as knowing what to anticipate and expect from specialist joint neurology/obstetric care.
Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) is the most common complication of diabetes and represents a heterogeneous group of neurological conditions. Although any nerve in the body may be affected, the length dependent distal symmetrical sensory predominant neuropathy is the most common presentation. Diabetic neuropathy often develops insidiously and often remains asymptomatic until well established. Important complications of DN include the development of neuropathic pain, autonomic features, foot deformities and ulceration all which lead to considerable morbidity. Furthermore, it is also considered to represent an increased mortality risk.
Pathogenic triggers apart from hyperglycaemia, such as cardiometabolic and vascular factors, are being increasingly recognised to play a significant role in DN development. Newer putative agents have shown promise in experimental diabetic neuropathy but are yet to be clinically proven. Thus, glucose control remains the only proven strategy to delay the development of DN. Management of neuropathic pain and foot risk assessment and ulcer prevention strategies are important clinical considerations. In this review, I discuss the classification, diagnosis and management of the DN.
15% of new or recurrent asthma in adulthood is due to workplace exposures. Occupational asthma occurs due to an allergic reaction to an airborne allergen whereas 'work exacerbated (pre-existing) asthma' is a response to non-specific irritants. If detected early, occupational asthma is curable but a false positive diagnosis can have devastating consequences.


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Justin Bieber Takes Kylie Jenner To Floyd Mayweather Fight
Justin Bieber moved on from Selena Gomez pretty quickly. Both he and Kylie Jenner went to the Floyd Mayweather fight in Las Vegas on May 3 and Justin even posted a pic of himself with Kylie on his Instagram. Looks like all of Selena's fears have come true!
Justin Bieber, 20, Kylie Jenner, 16, and another woman took an Instagram photo together after the Floyd Mayweather fight in Las Vegas, May 3. For a third time the "Boyfriend" singer walked Floyd out to the ring after the two enjoyed spa treatments together earlier in the day.
Justin Bieber & Kylie Jenner Snap Romantic Selfie On Fight Night
Selena Gomez Fans Bash Justin Bieber & Kylie Jenner After Las Vegas Date
Justin went to the Floyd Mayweather fight in style. Floyd dominated the fight, beating Marcos Maidana, Justin dominated the night! He showed up with his best gear — a multicolored jacket, t-shirt, and hat.
Selena Gomez Reacts To Justin Bieber & Kylie Jenner's Date
Kylie Jenner meanwhile made sure she was at her sexiest for the event. She Instagrammed several photos of herself getting ready in her hotel room — both she and Justin are staying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas and she tweeted about going to the fight.
Selena Gomez: Forget Justin Bieber Forever After Kylie Jenner Date
Good times at the @hardrockhotelLV getting ready to see @FloydMayweather tonight x http://t.co/dmfqZ6MOrA pic.twitter.com/0tHaCHas3F
— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) May 3, 2014
Additionally, Kylie posted photos of herself in a limo on the way to the event in an ultra-short black lacy mini dress and heels. She also sported elongated black eyeliner, rosy pink lips, and a pale blue mani.
Though we can't keep our eyes off of gorgeous Kylie all snuggled up next to Justin in the selfie, the picture also had a third wheel — a girl who appears to be 18-year-old model Yovanna Ventura.
Justin Brings Kylie Jenner To Floyd Mayweather Bout
Justin was clearly looking forward to the fight. Earlier in the day he tweeted:
Get @floydmayweather's fight tonight on PPV. I'll be walking him out with @liltunechi and a special surprise ♛ http://t.co/JqDIEd6b24
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) May 3, 2014
A day before the fight on May 2 Justin was already in Vegas having a blast with singer/ songwriter Poo Bear, a source told HollywoodLife.com. He was spotted shirtless hitting up a VIP cabana at the Hard Rock Hotel's Rehab pool party.
It seemed like Justin was hoping to make Selena jealous after she dumped him following Cochella weekend with his party antics. But if that didn't do the trick, then his selfie with Kylie surely did.
Selena Gomez Catches Justin Bieber & Kylie Jenner
Selena had found sexy photos of both Kylie and Kendall Jenner on Justin's phone and she also learned that Kylie and Justin had made out, HollywoodLife.com reported exclusively.
However, Selena isn't holding a grudge against Kylie, and solely blames Justin for cheating, another inside source told HollywoodLife.com. "She's not going to hold this against Kendall or Kylie because it's Justin that's really to blame. He's the one that made her promises, not Kendall or Kylie. Selena is putting all the blame on Justin," the source said.
Selena might want to rethink that though, because Kylie couldn't be more public about her budding relationship with Justin.
Do you think that Kylie and Justin will get serious, HollywoodLifers? Let us know.
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Browse our list of 35 qualified Hypnotherapists in or around Preston. Refine by area (quit smoking, weight-loss, childbirth and more) and view information on fees, availability and contact details.All hypnotherapists comply with our policy
Clare Rusby Cert.Hyp CS
There is no problem or condition that cannot be helped with hypnotherapy, which is why it fascinates me. My profile gives you information about me (that I'd want to know if I was looking for a therapist) and also explains what I can help with.
Sue Washington MSc MA BA CertEd UKCP registered
This condition is probably not your fault! I will help you & give you techniques to help you help yourself. I plan to help at SESSION 1, & after your first session you will know whether to come back or not - there is very little to lose so try me!
Joanne Alder ADPR- ADH (OSH)- HPD- PNLP- GHR(Reg) - MFHT
Looking for hypnotherapy in Garstang, Preston or anywhere in Lancashire, then look no further. Joanne Alder ADPR- ADH (OSH)- HPD- PNLP- GHR(Reg)- MFHT 'Realistic therapy as individual as you are.' I am a qualified Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy...
Anne Millne-Riley BA, UKCP, NRHP, MICHT
Fully qualified and UKCP and NRHP Registered Hypno-Psychotherapist. I am also a Bupa, Aviva, AXA PPP and Right Management approved Psychotherapist.
Mary Curtis Hyp.Dip.Isch.M.L.C (Hom)
As a fully qualified, registered clinical hypnotherapist, people from all walks of life and of all ages come to experience Hypnotherapy. They are all amazed at its ease and the benefits it brings, and my sessions are personally tailored to help...
Margaret Houghton CNHC HDIP GQHP DCBT NLP Free Consultation
I am here to help you to make change in your life. My approach is simple, friendly and confidential. I am highly qualified with many years experience and I have registration with CNHC, GHR and GQHP It gives me great pleasure to see the fantastic...
Douglas Kidd RMN,CertCBT, DipClinHyp, DipHyp, DipCouns, DipSN, DipHE
I work as a hypnotherapist with a background working as a nurse. I have worked as a hypnotherapist for the last 16yrs. I work with a wide range of conditions including weight loss, smoking and phobias. As a hypnotherapist, I love working with people...
Michelle Lea DAHyp, CMA, CNHC
I am a professional hypnotherapist, who also is fully qualified in other psychological therapies. enabling me to have a better understanding of behavioral problems. I specialize in Gastric band hypnosis and pain relief management.
Catherine Eland DHP HPD MNCH Acc Sup (Hyp)
I am a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, operating clinics in Southport, Chorley and Liverpool. My approach is professional and confidential and my aim is to help you achieve the changes you want, naturally and swiftly.
Jacqueline Franklin D.A.H.Hyp - Resident Hypnotherapist HA Head Office
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Joseph W. Kraycer, age 75 of Port Jervis, NY passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013 at his home.
He was born on August 25, 1937 in Olyphant, PA, the son of the late Joseph and Helen Swietezek Kraycer.
Joe was a retired truck driver for Rockland-Catskill Distributors at Spring Valley, NY. He dedicated himself to the Port Jervis Little League, as a coach, treasurer, board member, score keeper, and pitch counter. In his recognition, The Port Jervis Little League named the "Old Joe Kraycer" T-Ball Field in his honor.
Joe married Evaline Quick Kraycer, who predeceased him. He is survived by his two sons: Joseph E. Kraycer and James Kraycer, both at home; two brothers: Edward Kraycer and his wife, Susan and Michael Kraycer and his wife, Gail all of Liberty, NY; his sister, Betty Narvid of Eynon, PA; his granddaughter, Katarina Kraycer and his great-granddaughter, Evalina Rose Kraycer and several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his two sisters: Anna Payne and Bernice Danzer.
Friends may call Thursday, May 2nd, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Rost officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, NY.
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As you may know, the global economic depression has hit the media hard, due in large part to the fact that ad rates are in the toilet. OSNews is in the same boat. Despite the fact that we still have good advertisers, our income from advertising this year will only be a fraction of what it was last year. We probably won't make enough to cover our costs. Other news sites, as they've seen revenue decrease, have responded with more, and more intrusive, advertising. We don' t want to do that. We feel we have a covenant with our readers. If you'll be respectful of our need to run ads, we'll be respectful of your need to read the site without having ads shoved down your throat. Please read on, for more discussion of our ad "covenant," and a plea for help, including a plea to all Adblock users to please unblock OSNews.
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Me too! Maybe they should do a poll to see how people would be stimulated to donate and/or pay.
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Tetsuya Nomura has hinted that the upcoming PS4 and Xbox One video game, "Final Fantasy XV," will come with some sort of online multiplayer mode. According to a report from Siliconera on June 12, the game director mentioned that online features are needed to extend the playtime of the action role-playing title. Adding multiplayer will also "keep the story and anticipation going." As a result, he revealed that they are currently looking at several options.
Well, we saw all the characters have different play style, might be just co op
I'll wait until I hear more to judge. I mean, look at a game like The Last of Us. It's fantastic and it still managed to have multiplayer tacked on.
Final Fantasy like Kingdom Hearts, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Dishonored, Thief, Deus Ex etc are not the type of games to have online or co-op


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Several large websites, such as Engadget and The Verge, have published previews of Apple's next big Mac OS X release. Mountain Lion brings yet another load of iOS features to desktops and laptops, in the continuing drive to unify Mac OS X and iOS. Let's start with the most controversial feature.
Thou shalt not covet thy "own" hardware
When Apple first unveiled the Mac App Store, many - including myself - were concerned what it would mean for the future of the general purpose computer. It felt like a first step towards losing control and ownership over our own computers, a dreaded future where everything we do on our machines is curated, tracked, and monitored by companies who want to squeeze ever more money from us, and governments who want to control us.
As time went on, and we learned more about the Mac App Store, it became clear what future Apple was working towards. When Apple announced that it was going to mandate sandboxing by March 2012, it became 100% clear what Mac OS X's future looked like.
"At this point in time, you can still easily install applications outside of the Mac App Store, but the fear (and, let's face it, the expectation) is that Apple will one day make this harder - only to make it impossible a little later," I wrote, "I'm pretty sure Mac OS X will get a switch first - off by default - to only allow App Store applications. In the release after that, the switch will be on by default. One release later still, and the switch is relegated to some obscure command line command."
When Microsoft announced plans to move in the same direction, the picture was complete. We're at step two now: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion can only run Mac App Store or Apple-signed applications by default. There is a master switch to switch between App Store-only, App Store+signed, and unrestricted (the current behaviour). In addition, you can force-install an application even if it violates the master switch.
However, this is all temporary, something to smooth us over. In Mac OS X 10.9, the master switch and force-install will be ever harder to find or relegated to CLI commands - after which it is removed completely. Both Windows and Mac OS X will move towards a fully curated environment, in a nice, step-by-step manner to ease us into the idea of no longer having ownership of our machines.
As Lorelai Gilmore explains about how her dog is okay with being on a leash as long as the dog doesn't actually see the leash being put on him: "He's totally fine having his personal freedom slowly stripped away, as long as he's completely unaware that it's happening. Just like a true American."
The iOS-ification continues
For the rest, the iOS-ification of Mac OS X continues. Notification Center will make its way to the desktop, collecting notification in one location so you'll no longer need to install Growl. It looks identical to iOS. AirPlay mirroring is also coming to the Mac, allowing you to display content from your Mac on your TV through an Apple TV (and perhaps, in the future, an iTV?).
Two other staples from iOS - Game Center and iCloud - will also make their way to the desktop. iCloud is, of course, already integrated into Lion, but this integration will only become stronger. Game Center is identical to the iOS version, and enables cross-platform gaming. Especially in combination with AirPlay, this is pretty cool.
Calendar, Notes and Reminders all get the iOS makeover, including those utterly horrible My First Operating System-esque skeuomorphic graphical user interfaces. iChat has been renamed to Messages, and includes iMessage support. Twitter integration is coming to Mac OS X, too.
This is just a selection, and other than Gatekeeper, it looks like a pretty decent and welcome update. It will be released over the summer through the Mac App Store. Apple has stated it's going to switch to yearly releases for Mac OS X, and Software Update will vanish in favour of Mac App Store updating.
In the end though, it doesn't really matter how geeks like us feel about the war on general purpose computing. We'll always have Linux and the BSDs, and Windows 7 surely isn't going anywhere soon either. We have the options and the knowledge to resist these developments.
Regular users, however, do not. We're allowing an entire generation to be raised with the idea that you do not own software, that you do not own hardware, that you are not allowed to tinker with the magic smiles machine. This is going to come back to bite us in the ass in the future, when we're going to be faced with a shortage of low-level, hardcore programmers.
And all along the way, people are cheering this on. Just like a true American*.
* I want to clarify that I'm only using the term "American" to stick with the original quote. The fact of the matter is, however, that you can replace "American" with "Dutchman" or "Frenchman" or "Englishman", and it would be just as accurate.


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Points of Dispensing are locations throughout the County which could be used to distribute medications in the event of a health emergency. The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency has developed this series of free online classes to teach volunteers how to assist in POD functions.
To access the online classes simply click on the link above for the desired class. It is recommended that you start with the Introduction to POD Operations class. Each class has information which builds on the class before it.
At the end of each class is a test. Please fill in your contact information and answers to the test questions. After your test is graded you will receive a certificate of completion via e-mail.


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BlackBerry, which can't give away its smartphones, got an unsolicited $4.7 billion takeover bid from its largest shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
Or did it?
As I noted in my story in The Fiscal Times, there is less than this deal than meets the eye. From the story:
Under the terms of the agreement, BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) will be allowed "to actively solicit, receive, evaluate and potentially enter into negotiations with parties that offer alternative proposals," the company said in a statement. In other words, it can still go shop for a better offer until Nov. 4. If BlackBerry finds a better deal, it would have to pay Fairfax 30 cents a share, or more than $150 million. The termination fee would rise to 50 cents a share, or more than $260 million, if BlackBerry balks once a definitive agreement is signed.
About the only thing that BlackBerry has got going for it is its patents, which an analyst estimates could be worth about $1 billion. The company would be wise to find a buyer.
Selling or licensing patents has been the go-to move for struggling technology companies for years. Eastman Kodak, whose film documented the 20th century before the company went into a long decline, struck a $525 million deal with a slew of technology companies such as Google and Apple in 2012. The sale was for a fraction of the $2.6 billion the company had hoped to get. Microsoft acquired AOL's patents for $1 billion in 2012, which helped bolster the media company's balance sheet. Nortel, which is currently mired in bankruptcy, unloaded its patents for $4.5 billion in 2011 to a consortium of companies led by Apple.


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The Governor is permanently designated as President of the Board of Trustees and is responsible for appointment of Trustees. The Executive Branch is responsible, along with the legislature, for review and approval of the system's budget. The Department of Finance, which reports to the Governor, conducts studies year-round on a variety of concerns related to educational expenditures. The Chancellor's staff maintains liaison with the Department of Finance; considerable staff time is devoted to providing information and data as requested.
The legislature, together with the executive branch of state government, carries overall responsibility for the structure and function of public higher education. The Trustees of the California State University, unlike the University of California Regents, do not have independent Constitutional status. The legislature exerts considerable influence over the budget of the system. The Office of the Legislative Analyst, which annually reviews all aspects of the Governor's budget, maintains a staff specifically charged with the review of the higher education portion of that budget. Involvement of the state legislature in curricular programs and policies-aside from the effects of budgeting decisions-is primarily in areas where various state agencies are charged with licensing or credentialing functions. Most notable in this respect is the area of teacher preparation and licensing-one of the few areas where curriculum is, in effect, established by law. The Teacher Preparation and Licensing Law of 1970 (Ryan Act) transferred the credentialing function from the California Department of Education to a new Commission on Teacher Preparation and Licensing, now called the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, which was also charged with formulating guidelines for individual credentials and approving the programs of each campus.
The legislature has, in the past, assumed responsibility for conducting such studies as the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education. The Master Plan is restudied at intervals, notably in the early 1970s and the mid-1980s. The development of a unified Master Plan for public education in California has been under way for some time.
Proposed legislation that may affect the California State University is monitored by the system's Office of Advocacy and State Relations, located in Sacramento. Recommended positions on such legislation, along with cost estimates where appropriate, are provided by the Chancellor's staff. The Board of Trustees, in consultation with appropriate groups, takes official positions on legislation having major impact on the system.
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A lovely bedroom made over with vintage items from the garage!
Fresh Decorated Green Swag from Christina's Adventures
A great alternative to the traditional door wreath!
Teacher's Gifts and Brown Paper Wrapping from Helping Little Hands
Fun gifts to make for the teachers and other unrecognized staff at your school.
Personal chalkboards from Kammy's Korner
A great gift idea for Christmas or yourself!
A great gift idea for Christmas or yourself!
Paper Fan Wreath from Simple Home Life
I remember fondly creating paper fans as a child. How about making some to adorn a wreath!
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Both defendants charged with murder in the death of a prominent Howard County businessman and blogger might argue that they are not criminally responsible for the stabbing because of their mental capabilities at the time of the crime, their lawyers said.
In a motion filed this week, the attorney for 20-year-old Jason A. Bulmer asked to delay her client's trial while she investigates a defense based on his mental state at the time of the stabbing of Dennis Lane, 58, who was found dead in his Ellicott City bedroom before dawn May 10.
Bulmer is accused along with Lane's 15-year-old daughter, Morgan Lane Arnold. An attorney for Arnold, who had been Bulmer's girlfriend, has asked to have her case moved to juvenile court. If she is tried as an adult, he said, he will also consider a "not criminally responsible" defense.
A "not criminally responsible" determination can come along with a guilty finding, but often allows a defendant to be committed for treatment at a psychiatric hospital instead of being sent to prison. Such patients are generally held until a court finds they are no longer dangerous, based on psychiatric evaluations.
Janette E. DeBoissiere, a public defender for Bulmer, wrote in her motion that the sides have discussed a plea deal, and that she needs more time to evaluate her client's mental capabilities before deciding whether to enter into an agreement.
A spokesman for the Howard County state's attorney's office would not elaborate on the offer, and DeBoissiere declined to comment.
Wayne Kirwan, spokesman for Howard County State's Attorney Dario J. Broccolino, confirmed that the trial date has been moved from this month to April 22.
Bulmer, who was a sophomore at Mount Hebron High School, is charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of murder conspiracy. He is charged with plotting with Arnold to kill Lane and Lane's fiancee, Denise Geiger, who was also in the house at the time but was not injured.
Arnold, who was a Mount Hebron freshman, has been charged with first-degree murder and two counts each of conspiracy and soliciting first-degree murder.
Howard County police and ambulance crews were called to Lane and Geiger's two-story brick home on Winding Ross Way about 4 a.m. May 10. Police said Bulmer had blood on his hands and clothes when he and Arnold were found sitting in an upstairs bedroom.
According to a police report, Bulmer told the police that he had killed Dennis Lane and that Arnold told him to do it. After waiving his right to remain silent, Bulmer told police that he and Arnold had been talking about the killing for weeks and were planning to "run off together," the report said.
The charges against the two carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Arnold's lawyer, Joseph Murtha, said a hearing is scheduled Nov. 18 on his request to have her case moved to juvenile court.
He said he knows of no "not criminally responsible" defense in juvenile court. The defendant would be found either delinquent or not delinquent.
To succeed in a "not criminally responsible" defense, a lawyer has to show that because of mental illness or developmental disability, the defendant either could not control his criminal behavior or did not have the ability to appreciate that the behavior was criminal.
It's not clear whether Bulmer's lawyer is considering the defense on the basis of mental illness or disability.
Either one is tough to prove, said David Jaros, an assistant professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
"It's not an easy thing to establish," said Jaros, a former New York City public defender. "Courts and juries are reluctant to find that people who do these scary things will be acquitted. … People have a visceral response to these things."
He quickly added, however, that a finding of "not criminally responsible" in this case would likely mean confinement in a psychiatric hospital for an indefinite period. He said a defense lawyer might pursue that defense because, depending on the hospital, the conditions could be better than a prison.
In a notorious Harford County case this summer, Alexander Kinyua pleaded guilty and was found not criminally responsible because of mental illness after he killed a family friend with an ax and then partially ate him in 2012. Kinyua was found to have been suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and believed aliens were going to destroy the Earth.


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Alan Clark Exhibit, The Allure of the BlacklandsCategory : Exhibit Related Location : Seaboard Wine and Tasting Bar
Alan Clark has an exhibit, titled The Allure of
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Prince Albert of Monaco makes his first visit to Haiti, touring primary school he built
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Royalty has made a rare visit to impoverished Haiti.
Prince Albert of Monaco came to the Caribbean nation Friday to inaugurate a primary school that he has built. The school will bear his name.
The prince also met with Haitian President Michel Martelly on the grounds of the National Palace. They privately discussed ways to improve the environment, and they talked about the prince's foundation building a center for researchers to study AIDS.
It was the second time for royalty to visit Haiti since Martelly took office in 2011. That year, Queen Sofia of Spain came.
Albert's visit was his first to Haiti.