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Pittsfield city councilors, others object to tobacco sales cap regulations
PITTSFIELD — Two city councilors and a Cumberland Farms representative strongly objected Wednesday to the Board of Health's cap on new tobacco sales licenses in Pittsfield during a hearing on further regulatory changes the board is considering.
The discussion sets up an expected debate at the council's meeting Tuesday, when the health board will attend to discuss the license cap and other tobacco regulations.
"I am very concerned about the cap on permits," said Ward 4 Councilor Christopher Connell, who also objected to the regulation during prior meetings concerning a request for a new convenience store permit, which was denied.
He questioned why the board has set a long-term cap goal of 25 sales permits, which would mean a slow reduction of the current 51, while the city of North Adams is considering a cap of 23 permits with a much smaller city population.
The "lofty" cap goal would only be reached, board members have said, when businesses close and licenses are surrendered with being transferred — that has yet to occur since the cap was enacted.
Connell asked whether there are statistics showing a decline in smoking in Pittsfield after the board several years ago banned tobacco sales in pharmacies, which he said would provide more of a rationale for a further permit reduction. The councilor said he hopes health officials can provide those figures when the board meets with the council.
The board has cited a higher than average number of sales outlets in Pittsfield, along with high adult and youth smoking rates in the county for the cap, which was put into effect in 2014. Board member Jay Green also noted at Wednesday's hearing that the permit total has not, in fact, declined since then, and the regulations allow for a new owner to obtain a license for a store than has been operating.
In fact, Green said, the revisions now being considered by the board include language changes designed to clarify exactly how a new business owner can receive such a transferred license. He said the board has shown flexibility in dealing with businesses seeking permit transfers — actually a surrender of the license and issuance of a new one by the Health Department.
Connell and Councilor at large Melissa Mazzeo, who also attended the prior board meeting, argued that if addressing youth smoking was a prime goal of health officials, raising the legal age to purchase from 18 to 21 — which is in the new regulation proposal — would affect that more than a permit cap.
Both councilors said they support raising the legal age to 21.
The proposed changes, which the board tabled for further consideration at their next monthly meeting, also include a ban on most flavored tobacco products. The board is expected to further define those products in a draft set of changes, which has been posted on the city website.
"I really think it is important that we have a lot more dialogue before you put this in place," Mazzeo said, saying she believes a discussion during the council session will be more widely noticed than the health board hearings that have led to regulatory changes over the past two years.
She said she favors "a moratorium on regulations," until there is more widespread agreement on the changes.
"I think the word 'reasonable' is where we need to have a conversation," Mazzeo said, adding that the city is facing a tough budget season and is anxious to increase economic activity in Pittsfield.
Connell termed the effective ban on any more sales licenses "a barrier to growth for one industry [convenience stores]," which he urged the board to lift.
Also speaking during the hearing was Chad LaCasse, manager at the Cumberland Farms store on First Street, which is in the process of being replaced by the chain with a new, larger store.
LaCasse said Cumberland Farms would consider opening one or two more stores in Pittsfield, but not without a tobacco sales permit, which he said remains necessary to a convenience store's survival.
The chain has emphasized other products over the years and attempted to move away from tobacco sales, he said, "but in the interim, we need tobacco," which LaCasse noted was a legal product.
Without a license, "it would be impossible to develop another store in Pittsfield," he said.
Board Chairwoman Roberta "Bobbi" Orsi said at the conclusion of the hearing, "I think the board has had this conversation for hours and hours and hours," and "done lots of due diligence" on the issue of restricting access to tobacco products.
"If we need to see more tobacco to generate economic activity, then I think we have more problems as a community," Orsi said.
She said she will be attending the council session Tuesday.
Contact Jim Therrien at 413-496-6247.
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FORMER Coventry Bees speedway rider Kenni Larsen has asked doctors when he'll be able to ride again, just weeks after undergoing brain surgery following an airgun incident.
The 27-year-old Dane has now been discharged from hospital and is set to undergo rehabilitation after being hit to the frontal lobes – the area of the brain that controls personality.
Larsen was involved in an airgun incident on April 21 in his homeland where he was rushed to hospital with his life in danger.
Posting on his Facebook page, Larsen's parents – Vivi and Peter – said their son already has one eye on returning to the sport, though doctors can't say too much at this early stage.
They added: "Kenni is still exhausted and needs rest.
"He will slowly begin to attend different events and watch some races – he's already asked doctors when he can ride again but at the moment they can't tell.
"Kenni doesn't remember the accident nor can he recall the first couple of days he was awake after coming out of a coma.
"He's been overwhelmed with all the kind messages he's received – he's read them all and as a family we are very happy with the outcome and thankful of the fans support."
Kenni's discharge comes just days after the sad death of Polish youngster Krystian Rempala who was involved in a crash while racing for Tarnow – Kenni's family extended their condolences to Krystian's family.

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Completely agree....brutal to see him go to BU though... Quinn reminds me of a Urban Meyer, slick recruiter and able to connect with the prospects easily.
A little late on the response, but BU has been killing it on the recruiting trail. In fact, this last years (2016) class might have been one of the best all-time in college hockey. Time will tell, but from a high end recruit stand point, they crushed it this year. I would love to see if ANY college program has had more than 3 first rounders in one draft.
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tho0505 replied to cberkas's topic in Men's HockeyAgreed. College hockey is better when Maine is among the elite. I know Maine fans were kicking themselves and the administration for not bringing in Montgomery, but it is nice to see their early success this season.
I think you are exactly right. "Kawaguchi will come to campus next fall — and you've got to believe he'll be the final forward commit for 2017-18." Brad S
I agree UND does have a great track record of getting an extra year out of all players, regardless of the talent, but Jost is a top 10 pick and there is little patience with NHL teams nowdays with high end players. Technically Toews played one year after his draft year. The only higher draft pick than Jost that you mentioned was Toews. He came in at 17, played a year, was drafted, and played one more year. Not the same situation. He's a high end draft pick and we'll be lucky to keep him two years. The Avs will come knocking if he blows away the NCAA this season. The NHL is moving to speed and skill, Jost offers the Avs that. With the early success of skilled guys like Matthews, it'll definitely be a 50/50 chance. We all love our culture, program, and what UND offers, but the reality is keeping players for more than 1 year for a top ten pick is really a toss up and extremely hard to do for any program.
Forward Commits Available for 2017-18 Age Name Pos. Yr. Hometown (Prev School) 19 Nicholas Jones ('96) F Fr. Edmonton, AB 19 Jackson Keane ('97) F Fr. Denver, CO 19 Jordan Kawaguchi F Fr. Abbotsford, BC 18 Mitchell Mattson ('98) F Fr. Grand Rapids, MN 18 Mark Senden ('98) F Fr. Plymouth, MN 18 Collin Adams ('98) F Fr. Brighton, MI 17 Grant Mismash ('99) F Fr. Edina, MN
Potential Departures Ending 2017 No. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown (Prev School) 20 [C] Gage Ausmus D Sr. East Grand Forks, Minn. (U.S. NTDP ) 30 Matt Hrynkiw G Sr. Saskatoon, SK (Humboldt-SJHL) 3 [A] Tucker Poolman D Jr. East Grand Forks, Minn. (Omaha-USHL) 14 [A] Austin Poganski F Jr. St. Cloud, Minn. (Tri-City-USHL) 33 Cam Johnson G Jr. Troy, Mich. (Waterloo-USHL) 16 [A] Brock Boeser F So. Burnsville, Minn. (Waterloo-USHL) 17 Tyson Jost F Fr. Penticton, BC Keep in mind we have Schmaltz' spot from this year that went unfilled. Agreed on the locked players to come in: Adams, Mismash, Kawaguchi, and Jones. I don't see how we have room for anyone else barring a transfer. If by some magic we get Jost for another year, it complicates things more. I know the numbers all work out, but we also don't want to overcommit with players just to see them go else where when we delay them.
Yep, hence my comment right after about having room for Bowers now. It's a logjam for next season.
My concern is do we even have room for Bowers next year? We have a log jam at forward now.
Yeah his Elite Prospect page has him committed to Providence
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tho0505 replied to Frozen4sioux's topic in Men's HockeyMy take on this weekend: Several of our lines are going to be really hard to play against for any team. Boeser playing with ANYONE will result in production. We saw the potential of the Jost to Boeser combination. Poganski and Gardner are in a league above everyone else. Physically and mentally they are game changers and wear down the opponents. Gardner's quick-release goal on Friday shows why I expect 15 from him this year. Defense is going to be a work in progress, although TPoolman and Ausmus are ready and able. They are going to have to log a lot of minutes. CPoolman was the most up to task besides our top two d-men. We definitely are going to struggle defensively this year (compared to last years potentially best ever UND defensive core). As for goaltending, Cam looks up to the task and will continue to be steady Eddie. Obviously wasn't tested much, but looked poised as ever. Biggest surprised: Dixon Bowen. Awesome energy, great on draws. That fourth line now looks dangerous and has an offensive upside. I see us as a 10 loss team this year. Good, but not 2015-16 great.
Brad S reporting Caulfield from GFC is going to play at UND.
Anyone going to purchase the "Raise It" DVD?
tho0505 replied to Emerald joker's topic in Men's HockeyI'm just amazed for how well Through These Doors is done, why they wouldn't make it available via Blu Ray / Digital HD download, why release it in DVD form?
Anyone going to purchase the "Raise It" DVD?
tho0505 replied to Emerald joker's topic in Men's HockeyIs it even worth buying if you've seen all the TTD?
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tho0505 replied to Frozen4sioux's topic in Men's HockeyI sure hope so. That's something that I've noticed, the lack of school colors with the logo. I love how the Big Sky logo changes color schemes to match the schools.


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Rampant Voter Fraud in PBC Needs to End
Atlantis Feb. 4 – Non-partisan candidate for Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Christine Spain offered a blistering indictment of Susan Boucher's failure to enforce voting laws on the books, and her heavy-handed partisanship to see Democrats elected, regardless of the improprieties. Speaking before the monthly meeting of the Central PBC Republican Club, the long-on-experience attorney and CPA said that 60 percent of Florida's electorate do not believe that elections here are conducted fairly, and that the closer the race, the higher the motivation to cheat.
Noting that the national outcome of November's election could easily be determined by Florida, and that the keys to the Sunshine State lay in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Orange Counties, all run by Democratic Supervisors, she described a variety of methods these partisans utilize to manipulate results. These included delaying military absentee ballots because the troops heavily trend towards Republicans, not requiring proof of citizenship for illegal aliens, not updating voter rolls or purging dead people, highly selective enforcement of voting laws, dismissing Republican poll watchers' complaints, questions and lawsuits out of hand, utilizing only Democratic judges to predetermine favorable outcomes, and bullying Republican poll watchers in critical precincts.
Her contentions were vigorously supported by individual testimonies from members of the audience, who had personally experienced the illegal and hostile machinations of Susan Boucher and her minions.
Ms. Spain said she would bring a new professionalism to the post, based on common sense and the spirit and the letter of Florida's election laws, a pro-active friendly approach to the voting public, as well as computerize the county's voter rolls, consolidate precincts, and require proof of citizenship in order to vote.
The next meeting of the Republican Club of Central Palm Beach County will take place on Thursday, March 3rd, at the Atlantis Country Club at 6:30 p.m. Please bring a friend.


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(November 2016)
by The Honorable Deborah Pauly
There are 17 statewide propositions on the November 8 General Election ballot for voters to consider in California. In my opinion, this many propositions on the ballot is a sign of dysfunction in state government. It's also an indicator that there is wide spread distrust and dissatisfaction among the electorate on both sides of the aisle.
I offer a Quick Reference recommendation and my condensed analysis as a service to voters in my area. If you want to read all the state propositions, summaries, backgrounds and arguments for yourself, here's the link. I hope you find it as much fun as I did.
The Secretary of State condenses this 223-page document into a 9-page Quick Reference Guide, which is what the average voter reads to decide how they'll vote.
Vote YES on Propositions 53, 54 and 66.
Vote NO on everything else.
PROP 51 ($9-billion school bond) — NO
This is a $9-billion statewide bond measure that will cost taxpayers about $18,000,000,000 to repay. The state would be obligated to make annual payments from the general fund of $500-million per year for 35-years to cover the loan, plus interest. It is important to note that the state is currently paying $2.4-billion a year to service debt from previously issued state general obligations bonds for school facilities, PLUS another $300-million for community college facilities. Prop 51 has spawned a veritable feeding frenzy of local school bond measures that hope to tap into a miniscule percentage of the proceeds in the form of "matching funds." How many times will voters be fooled with these "for the children" emotion-driven, new tax increases that are void of any common sense? We were told the Lottery money (Prop 37 – 1984) would satisfy the needs of schools. Then we were told the "temporary" sales tax increase and personal income tax increases (Prop 30 – 2012) would satisfy the needs of the schools. Where has all that money gone? There is no accountability; our tax dollars are mismanaged and redirected. If you see the word bond, just say NO!
PROP 52 (Medi-Cal Hospital Fee Program) – NO
This is a tough one to call because there is some good and some bad. The good in this case is preventing the legislature from unilaterally redirecting hospital fees away from its intended use and into the general fund. As usual, the carrot deflects attention away from what's bad. In this case "the bad" is an indefinite extension of a "Hospital Quality Assurance Fee," which is slated to sunset on January 1, 2018. In other words, this is another "temporary" fee-based revenue stream to which the State has become addicted. This fee appears to only be charged to private hospitals so that is can subsidize the state's share of increased Medi-Cal payments for public hospitals.
PROP 53 (Voter approval for Revenue bonds) – YES
Voters already get to weigh in on whether the state can issue general obligation bonds. This proposal would extend that right of voters to approve or reject the issuance of Revenue Bonds for state projects exceeding $2-billion. GO bonds are repaid from the General Fund, but Revenue bonds are repaid by charging user fees or tolls until the state can repay investors. It might not apply to many projects, but since we can't trust the state to borrow prudently, this is a good start at holding them accountable.
PROP 54 (72-hour public review prior to passing legislation) – YES
This is a huge step toward necessary transparency. There have been times in the recent past where even the elected members of the legislature are not granted the courtesy of a 72-hour review and analysis before being forced to vote, let alone the public they supposedly serve. (I do think the requirement that videos be archived on the internet for 20-years is a bit extreme.) Opponents complain that Prop 54 will slow down the legislature's ability to pass laws. I consider that one of the benefits.
PROP 55 (Extension of "temporary" taxes) — NO
This is a 13-year extension of the "temporary" sales and income tax increases of Proposition 30, which passed in 2012. Prop 30 isn't slated to sunset until 2018, but Sacramento became addicted to the additional "temporary" revenue. Now, like a crack addict, they just can't live without it. This NO vote is a NO brainer.
PROP 56 (Cigarette Tax increase) – NO
This increases the sales tax added to a pack of cigarettes from 87-cents to $2.87, and (because the state can't stand the idea of something escaping taxation) it also includes the newly popular e-cigarette and all its paraphernalia. The LAO estimates it will generate $1-billion to $1.4-billion in additional revenue. The highly touted selling point is that they'll use the funds for tobacco use prevention and control programs. Read the nonpartisan analysis and you'll get the real skinny: "Most of the monies used to augment spending on health care of low-income Californians." Do I approve of smoking? No. But I disapprove of raising taxes more.
PROP 57 (Criminal Sentences/Parole; Juvenile Proceedings/Sentencing) – NO
There is a lot to dislike here. In general, I oppose propositions that combine multiple big proposals into one, as is the case here. Prop 57 could release about 30,000 criminals under the early parole proposal – that's not good. Prop 57 also requires that youth must have a hearing in juvenile court before being transferred to adult court for trial – potentially good, but NOT good enough to mitigate the former. The driving force behind this proposition is the cost-savings the state will realize "likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, primarily due to reductions in the prison population." (We should note that there will be higher costs to counties, which must fund the supervision of an increased local probation operation.) So, the state government saves money, but at what cost to the law abiding citizens, who now get to live with a criminal population paroled early into their neighborhoods?
PROP 58 (English OR Multilingual education, whichever you want) — NO
This is a classic case of misleading labeling. Prop 58's official title is "English Proficiency. Multilingual Education." My title is more accurate. This is an effort to chip away at English Only education in our schools that was the result of Proposition 227 (1998). The fact is Prop 227 has been highly effective and parents like it. They want their children to learn to read, write and speak English so that they can succeed in America's colleges and on career paths. One really sneaky part of Prop 58 is that it removes the requirement for parents to sign waivers before their children are enrolled in bilingual programs. All parents should have the right to know whether their child is being forced into classes that teach almost exclusively in Spanish, denying their children the ability to thrive in this country.
PROP 59 (Corporations and Political Spending) – NO
This is an effort to get the ball rolling toward overturning the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission. It looks like they are trying to tee-up a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to regulate and limit political campaign spending, which effectively limits free speech. California progressives treat constitutional amendments very cavalierly, as evidenced by the fact that our state constitution has been amended over 500 times. Constitutional amendments should be very rare, indeed. This is not a worthy issue, although I too decry the abuse of big money and its over-influence in the electoral process. If you want to get lazy about it, you could also deduce that anything State Senator Mark Leno supports should elicit a NO vote.
PROP 60 (Adult Films and Condoms) – NO
Good Grief. Why are we even talking about this? This is about regulating how pornography is produced and adding a specific condom requirement to the California Labor Code. (It's sort of like demanding that construction workers wear steel toe boots, right?) Imposing mandatory condoms is not going to make the adult film industry any less obscene or fraught with risk. Even Senator Mark Leno opposes it. Hmmm….
PROP 61 (Drug Pricing Standards) – NO
This law would prohibit California from paying more for a prescription drug than the lowest price paid by the Veteran's Administration (VA) for that drug. This sounds like the state will save millions of dollars on the pharmaceuticals it purchases for a variety of programs (Medi-Cal, PERS, UCs, Prisons, etc.) until you really look into how it is written and what it assumes. Prop 61 assumes that the State of California can control the drug companies and how they will respond to this new requirement; it assumes they can control the release of information from the VA on special pricing it has negotiated despite Confidentiality Agreements; and it assumes the federal government won't have any problem with California disregarding their laws concerning Medi-Cal drug pricing. Nearly every reputable veterans organization opposes Prop 61 because there is a very real possibility that the drug companies would raise prices on the VA, in order to avoid lowering drug prices for California while still maintaining profits.
PROP 62 (Repeals Death Penalty) – NO
Prop 62 really should be considered in conjunction with Prop 66 because they provide two different approaches for how to deal with California's ineffective death penalty system. Prop 62 is the natural answer for those who want to do away with the death penalty entirely. The big selling point of Prop 62 is that it will save millions of dollars that must be spent on the lengthy appeals process that is automatically afforded someone who is sentenced to death. Instead, the maximum sentence for an individual convicted of first degree murder will be "life without the possibility of parole." These inmates will no longer be housed in expensive "death row," but rather with the other high security prisoners. Housing that convicted murderer for life is an expensive way to realize cost savings and it is just a matter of time before the "soft-on-crime" crowd moves the line just a little bit further so that parole eventually will be considered. Nowhere is justice for murder victims and their families considered in the analysis of Prop 62, just the potential cost savings.
PROP 63 (Firearms and Ammunition Sales) – NO
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsome plans to run for governor so he's pandering to the anti-2nd Amendment crowd. Prop 63 a whole list of requirements and prohibitions having to do with the purchase of ammo, possession of large-capacity magazines, new procedures for enforcing gun laws, etc. As I've stated before, it is never a good idea for one Proposition to provide such a multitude of new laws. Most of the provisions in Prop 63 were part of the seven anti-2nd Amendment rights bills (of 12 passed by the legislature) signed by Governor Brown this past summer, so Prop 63 is redundant. Teams of volunteers — including myself — have been collecting signatures on petitions to overturn all 7 laws via the referendum process. As an added bonus, if Prop 63 passes, it will create a brand new process for our already over-burdened court system, along with increased state regulatory costs. Way to go, Gavin!
PROP 64 (Marijuana Legalization) – NO
If this passes, California law will be in conflict with federal law. So, it's up-in-the-air whether they'll prosecute citizens for possession and use of marijuana in California, whether Prop 64 passes or not. Prop 64 sounds like a nightmare for the liberty-mined who are touting the legalization of marijuana. This opens the door for massive government controls, taxations and regulations. Here is a list of the regulator agencies that will get a swipe at the action: Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, Department of Food and Agriculture, Department of Public Health, State Water Resources Control Board (they stick their nose in everything!), Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Pesticide Regulation. The real issue here is probably the estimated $1-billion in tax revenue Prop 64 will generate. The real drug addict here is government. They are addicted to tax dollars. I'm somewhat torn on this one because people are using marijuana anyway…and not for medical reasons. Approving Prop 64 makes the recreational use of marijuana appear harmless when we know it's not.
PROP 65 (Carryout bags. Charges) – NO
Prop 65 should be considered in conjunction with Prop 67. It could be interpreted that if both 65 and 67 pass, but Prop 65 receives more "yes" votes than it nullifies the yes vote on Prop 67. In a nutshell, Prop 65 is just another way for extreme environmentalists to fund their obsession. There will never be enough money to satisfy their envisioned state of eco-nirvana. First the state requires stores to charge for single-use bags (SB 270) and now Prop 65 tells stores what they must do with that money – give it to the state for environmental programs. The opponents of Prop 65 claim that the only purpose of Prop 65 is to confuse voters. Well, it's working! When in doubt, vote NO.
PROP 66 (Death Penalty Procedures.) — YES
This should be considered in conjunction with Prop 62. Both Propositions posit that the death penalty system needs to be reformed. Prop 62 wants to end the death penalty. Prop 66 wants to speed up what has become an overly burdened process, and places limits on the time and number of legal challenges that a death sentence convict can lodge. It also increases the percentage of an inmate's wages that may go toward victim restitution. Since 1978, 930 individuals have received the death sentence in California. Of these, only 15 have been executed, 103 have died prior to execution, 64 had their sentences reduced and 748 are still on death row. Challenges to a death sentence can take 20 to 30-years. The state spends about $55-miilion a year just on the legal costs of the lengthy automatic appeals process. This solution offers cost savings (estimated at about $30-million annually) while delivering justice for the victims and their families.
PROP 67 (Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags) – NO
SB 270 was passed by the legislature and signed by the governor in 2014. It prohibits stores from providing single use plastic bags unless they charge 10-cents per bag. Under the State Constitution, a new law can be placed before the voters to determine whether the law can go into effect. Essentially, we are being asked to ratify SB 270 or deny it. A YES vote bans plastic bags throughout the state or requires stores to charge for the bag. A NO vote rejects the legislature's bag ban and SB 270 will be repealed.
Deborah Pauly is an elected member of the Republican Party of Orange County, representing the 68th Assembly District and a former Councilwoman in the City of Villa Park. She is currently serving as Principal Officer of the Stop the Rip-Off! No on Measure S! campaign committee.
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Cheerleaders in Kountze, Texas, recently learned an invaluable lesson about the Constitution and the importance of individual expression without government censorship. Ironically, it's a lesson they had to watch a court teach their school district.
Controversy arose this fall when the cheerleaders at Kountze High School decided to model good sportsmanship by replacing the often-violent messages on their banners, such as "Scalp the Indians," with encouraging religious messages. The only complaints came from an anti-religion advocacy group more than 1,000 miles away. In response, the Kountze superintendent issued an unlawful directive banning all such religious speech.
The cheerleaders sued their school district to preserve their rights to free speech and religious expression. Their cause gained international support, from tens of thousands of individuals across six continents.
Two weeks ago, a Texas court issued a temporary injunction allowing the cheerleaders to display their banners for at least the remainder of the season. Free speech prevailed, reminding us of the well-established principle that students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.
People from all political persuasions should be celebrating this decision. Many are mistakenly arguing, however, that the outcome is incorrect because the Supreme Court struck down school-sponsored prayer at football games in the 2000 case Santa Fe v. Doe. But Santa Fe recognized that "there is a crucial difference between government speech endorsing religion, which the Establishment Clause forbids, and private speech endorsing religion, which the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses protect."
In Santa Fe, the court held that a school policy that created a majoritarian election on religion and explicitly encouraged prayer created government speech. Conversely, in this case, both Texas law and the school's policies affirm that when students speak at school events, including football games, they are engaging in private speech and their views do not reflect the position of the school. Indeed, the policies at issue in Kountze create a forum for student speech and require the school district to remain neutral toward all viewpoints. Santa Fe involved government speech; Kountze involves private student speech.
The Kountze cheerleaders alone decide what message to place on their banners. The team is student-run, with school officials present only to monitor safety. Each week two cheerleaders take turns leading the team, including choosing whether to create banners and, if so, what messages they should bear. The supplies to create the banners are paid for with private funds, as are the cheerleaders' uniforms, further demonstrating the private nature of their speech.
In Santa Fe, the court stated that: "By no means do (the Religion Clauses) impose a prohibition on all religious activity in our public schools. ... Indeed, the common purpose of the Religion Clauses is to secure religious liberty." When football players or cheerleaders are on the field in uniform, they do not become agents of the state. No one would argue that high school football players are prohibited from praying together. In the same manner, just because cheerleaders wear uniforms and are on school property does not mean that they become instruments of the school or that they must surrender their right to free speech.
Schools should be teaching students about the First Amendment and the free marketplace of ideas, including that other individuals may advocate for messages with which they disagree, instead of censoring speech that some might find offensive.
We better serve our students by educating them about our country's commitment to free expression rather than shutting out certain views. Otherwise, our schools do a great disservice to students and fail to prepare them to be citizens of our free society.
Nonetheless, the character of the Kountze cheerleaders should give us hope for the future. With young adults like these ready to respectfully stand for our Constitution, our freedoms are more secure.
Jeffrey Mateer is general counsel of Liberty Institute, a national legal organization that seeks to defend and restore religious liberty. Erin Leu, a constitutional attorney at Liberty Institute, represents the Kountze cheerleaders.


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Nowadays you can hear about the many great medical effects baking soda can provide. Also in this particular case, it helps the feet with it's powerful antiseptic properties, which counteract any infections on your heels. On the other hand it decreases water hardness thus making the perfect soak for your cracked heels.
For almost no expenses you will be able to fix this irritating condition with your feet.
Baking soda will give you feet smoothness by using it regularly.
The recipe we have for you today will be extremely helpful fir dry cracked skin on your feet and will soften it in no time.
Follow the simple recipe and witness the amazing effect the baking soda provides:
– 3 tbsps. Baking soda
– 4-5l water
First thing you place the baking soda in a hot water, after it dissolve soak your feet in it for about 15-20 minutes.
When your feet became soft, use foot scrubber or pumice stone to exfoliate. Wash your feet with warm water, make sure is not too hot.
After you dry them nicely, apply some nourishing cream, homemade foot cream or Vaseline.After that put on some cotton socks and rest the feet. The best time to do this treatment is before bed, you will relax your feet and the nourishing cream will penetrate the skin, the effect will be much greater.
After the first treatment you will see significant results, for optimal results repeat it every day for a week. Take a week-day break then repeat the treatment. After that take one more week break and repeat the process again. For best results youn need 3 sets of the treatment.
With these three set of 3 treatments you are ready for a great summer.
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Voneshta Voda - spa resort & hotels
A small lovely village situated at 500 m above sea level, at the base of the Balkan Mountains, among oak, beech and yoke-elm forests.
Not far from Voneshta voda are the ex capital of Bulgaria – Veliko Tarnovo, the picturesque old town Tryavna, and the monasteries of Dryanovski, Kilifarevski, Plachkovski.
The place is known because of its cold pungent mineral water (Voneshta voda means pungent water). The mineral water is rich in hydro-carbon, sulfate, calcium, sodium ions, free hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, with mineralization 1275mg/l.
The climate is moderate continental; the air is pure and ideal for the treatment of pulmonary diseases.
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Skip to comments.[Mexico:]Kidnapping suspects posed as "Zetas"
Posted on 09/29/2009 1:24:19 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
Nuevo Laredo authorities arrest a group of alleged kidnappers that posed as members of the Zetas.
The group had already kidnapped three people and was arrested by state police and Mexican soldiers.
All seven including three women were involved in the kidnappings.
According to police they would research their victims and their families and ask them for ransom money.
When authorities made the arrests they were able to rescue their latest victim.
Authorities also confiscated two weapons and six vehicles used in the kidnappings.
Nuevo Laredo authorities arrest a group of alleged kidnappers that posed as members of the Zetas."
Zetas? That sorority for overweight, unattractive college women???!
My thoughts exactly. I used to be a houseboy at the Zeta House and often snuck into the drive-in with girls who didn't have dates on Saturday night (often the best looking ones)
Note to younger readers: Drive-in refers to a Drive-in Movie theater, an historical artifact that was once dotted across the land. Your parked your car next to a speaker on a pole and watched the movie on a large outdoor screen from the comfort of your car. Actually, you didn't see the movie, but that's another story.
In the video, most of them look like they could loose a few Kilos.
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Don't think posing as Zetas would be the wisest of choices.
'specially if they found out.
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Believing is not seeing
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You might think this is a fish, but actually it's a bunch of pixels, behind which is a heap of binary code – ones and zeros. Our brains construct objects from a series of smaller building blocks, which is called our "visual vocabulary". Most of the time what you're seeing is not actually what you're seeing, but a figment of your brain's imagination.
It is in the visual cortex, located at the back of the brain, where much of the processing goes on. When items obscure each other, the brain must work out where one thing ends and another begins, and take a stab at their underlying shapes. One theory has it that to interpret what we see, we flick through a mental catalogue of objects we have seen before to try to find a best fit with the current image. If you don't believe or like what you're seeing, the brain will engage the "closure principle" and start making stuff up to fill in the blanks.
Our perceptions dictate how we're going to respond to the world. A monocular viewpoint riddled with uncompromising bias will mean the individual's brain is only going to perceive and process things in a certain way. Once the belief system is constructed based on hard wiring (genetics) and soft wiring (all learnings) then all observation will collect evidence to support that belief system – since that's how the ego thinks it is the only way to survive – and there will never be enough evidence to the contrary. Even if there is an overwhelming plethora of it. Much like arguments you can never win with certain people. They argue to win, not to debate.
We have two streams of visual processing. The ventral pathway (front end) is necessary for perceiving or recognising an object, while the dorsal pathway (back end) deals with an object's physical location in our visual field and, if we need to perform an action on it, guides the movement of our bodies. For this reason, scientists often refer to the two processes as the perception-action, or the "what-where" streams of visual processing. Actions will then be determined by the perceptions formulated. So if perceptions are distorted, people are not going to do smart things.
There are many visual disorders, typically caused by damage to specific parts of the brain:
- Simultanagnosia – Seeing only one object at a time, even when viewing a scene comprising many items.
- Integrative agnosia – Inability to recognise whole objects, tending to focus instead on individual features of an object.
- Visual form agnosia – Inability to describe the shape, size or orientation of objects, yet exhibiting no problem in manipulating them.
- Optic ataxia – Ability to report the shape and size of an object, though attempts to manipulate it are clumsy.
- Prosopagnosia – Failure to recognise the faces of familiar people.
- Pure alexia (aka agnosia for words) – Inability to identify individual characters or read text, even though subjects are sometimes able to write.
- Agnosia for scenes – Inability to recognise known landmarks or scenes.
- Colour agnosia – Ability to perceive colours without being able to identify, name or group them according to similarity.


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ScarySauce Resource Pack for Minecraft 1.11.2/1.10.2
The next resource pack that I will present to you guys today is ScarySauce Resource Pack. Reading by the name, you might think that it's based on the scary stuff right? But it's not that heavily based though, I mean just the theme that might fit the look of that name with overall textures, environment and the atmosphere that will make the pack look a little bit scary for some people. By the way, be sure to check it out!
ScarySauce Resource Pack is like the opposite one when it comes to meaning. I mean the name or the title of this pack because it's not scary at all. It doesn't provide you the scary and dark looking textures. However, all it does is to make everything looks based on the medieval theme with the smoothness provided in each textures. Anyways, the concept of the pack should be suitable to the title right? You might be right at your first glance and guess about this pack because once you apply this pack into your world, you will see the different of your world that it looks creepier which the textures are also more fitting to be mesmerizing.
Anyways, even if the creator said that this pack is finished, but there are more things will be added in the future or the next updates, so it's not really completely done at all. Currently, there are certain items, blocks, and bits of the environment together with the atmosphere which are probably the things that most people don't even give a heck to. But this pack tends to improve that part of the pack to compensate the low resolution provided. Importantly, most of the mobs are pretty ugly though according to the textures that they look much creepier and lesser textures, so if you can accept that, this pack will really be a good one to use as well.
Even if this ScarySauce Resource Pack only provides you the only resolution version of 16×16, still that's not really a problem at all. Playing with the low resolution doesn't mean you are playing with the garbage. You must see yourself how this pack implements and changes most of everything in your world to look so smooth and based on the medieval theme which is amazing and impressive enough for the resolution like this.
ScarySauce Resource Pack Main Features
- The resolution of this resource pack is 16×16
- This pack is based on the medieval theme which will provide you the smooth texture looking as well
ScarySauce Resource Pack Pros and Cons
- With this pack installed, not only it will transform your whole world to be something new and interesting, but it also helps to make everything more enjoyable to play with
- As the resolution of 16×16, it makes the pack available for everyone to use it without any problem
- Even if this pack runs in a pretty low resolution, but all the textures look so smooth and also give you a medieval feel as well
- This pack is completely finished
- There is only one resolution available and that is 16×16, the lowest standard resolution which you may not really like the textures of almost everything in the pack and you will definitely find it less interesting because of the low resolution
- Even with this low resolution, this pack still needs the work and support from Optifine, so be sure to download and install it first for more features
How to install ScarySauce Resource Pack
- Download and install Optifine first as this pack requires that one to help stabilizing and providing more features
- Download the pack named ScarySauce Resource Pack with the most compatible version to your game
- Go into your Minecraft directory or search for %appdata%/.minecraft
- Head into resourcepacks folder
- Drag and drop the downloaded pack file here inside the resourcepacks folder
- Start the game, select the new resource pack that you just installed
- All done and have fun!


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Advocacy events
19th Core Group Meeting of the Global TB/HIV Working Group
11-12 February 2014 | Washington DC, USA
The World Health Organization convened the 19th Core Group meeting of the Global TB/HIV Working Group from 11th - 12th February 2014 in Washington DC. The meeting was co-chaired by Diane Havlir, the outgoing Chair of the Global TB/HIV Working Group and Ambassador Eric Goosby the new incoming Chair. Meeting participants critically reviewed the past ten years of global progress in implementation and science in preventing, diagnosing and treating HIV-associated TB. They also identified essential next steps including enablers for advancing the TB/HIV response particularly at country level to eliminate TB deaths among people living with HIV. Innovative ideas to address unmet research needs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB among people living with HIV were also shared for shaping the global research agenda. The detailed agenda and presentations can be found at the link below and a more detailed report will be posted up in due course.
18th Core Group Meeting of the Global TB/HIV Working Group
10-12 April 2013 | Maputo, Mozambique
The World Health Organization, supported by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), convened the 18th Core Group meeting of the TB/HIV Working Group of the Stop TB Partnership on 12th April 2013 in Maputo, Mozambique. The event brought together more than 120 participants, comprising key international partners as well as regional and national HIV and TB stakeholders including community and civil society representatives from 14 countries in the African region. The aim of the meeting was to assess the latest evidence, identify challenges and opportunities to eliminate TB deaths among people living with HIV. The meeting also discussed strategies to define the direction of the TB/HIV Working Group over the coming years. For more details please visit the link below.
17th Core Group Meeting of the TB/HIV Working Group
9-11 November 2011 | Beijing, People's Republic of China
As part of a focus on the Western Pacific region and the People's Republic of China for 2011, the Core Group of the TB/HIV Working Group held its annual meeting in Beijing from 9-11 November. The meeting was organized by the Secretariat, based at WHO Geneva, in collaboration with the WHO office in the People's Republic of China and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the People's Republic of China. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China, the meeting was attended by some 90 participants, comprising Core Group members and representatives from National TB and HIV programmes in Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, the People's Republic of China and Viet Nam and from six high burden provinces in the People's Republic of China. In addition, representatives from key international technical and funding agencies in the region also attended. Meeting participants reviewed progress and shared experience in regional implementation and scale-up of collaborative TB/HIV activities, and learnt about the latest tools to support scale-up as well as breaking research developments.
16th TB/HIV Core Group Meeting
26-28 May 2010 | Almaty, Kazakhstan
The 16th meeting of the Core Group of the TB/HIV Working Group of the Stop TB Partnership was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 26 - 28 May 2010, and hosted by the KNCV Kazakhstan. The meeting reviewed global and regional progress made on the implementation of collaborative TB/HIV activities, progress on implementation of infection control measures, the inter-linkage of drug resistant TB and HIV, prisons and drug use with an emphasis on the Central Asian context. The meeting, which was held in Russian and English, with simultaneous translation, was attended by TB and HIV programme managers or their representatives from four countries of the region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), as well as senior national representatives of intergovernmental agencies, communities living with the joint epidemics and major funding organisations.


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A few weeks ago, a reader asked me to address the law of attraction as it relates to cultivating presence. Most people are familiar with this 'law' as it has been popularized in recent years by films and books like The Secret. My experience with the concept has been minimal. I understand it conceptually, but my experimentation with it only extends as far as it applies to Creative Visualization as outlined by Shakti Gawain, which I attempted for a few weeks before deciding it wasn't for me.
As such, this article contains information based on my limited experience combined with research I've done on the web. Understand that I'm not saying it doesn't work and I do not wish to deter anyone who wants to try or already successfully uses the law of attraction. But I do believe this tool needs to be implemented within a structured wellness practice that includes other such tools if it is to be used skillfully.
A Law, You Say?
The law of attraction states that what you think about is what you attract into your life. So if I want to make 50 percent more income, then I need to think about achieving that goal constantly. I would make a point to visualize on a daily basis what that will be like, among other thoughts surrounding that objective.
The idea is that what you put out into the universe will eventually manifest itself. Even simpler, if you constantly think positively, positive things will come to you, and the same goes for negativity.
The Problems
While I don't necessarily disagree with the message, I think when it is presented in such a way it leaves a lot of room for failure, disillusionment, and unconscious behavior. Not to mention the difficult questions it brings up. For instance, if I am a spiritually, physically, emotionally healthy individual and I develop a life threatening illness, then I must have been attracting it in some way? Or, if a child is abused or neglected, then they were asking for it on some level?
The way I see it is there are two pertinent issues surrounding the law of attraction. First that it has been coined a law which makes it seem infallible. Second, and more importantly is the fact that the potential for negative results often goes unaddressed. I submit that as with any tool we use in life, whether physical or mental, it is not the tool that produces results; it is the way in which that tool is used by the tool-wielder.
The Truth
The truth is that no one can claim the law of attraction is a universal truth. It can only ever be a subjective truth. Meaning it will only be fact when you, the individual, have realized it for yourself. How or if it will work for another person is unknowable.
Think about a cellist (or any musician, or specialist for that matter). She may be able to play the exact same notes in the exact same rhythm as the cellist to her right, but the way in which she does it is completely unique. How the two cellists move, what they're feeling in each moment, the expression on their faces- they could be similar, but they are not the same because those are expressions of their beingness.
So it goes with the law of attraction. The way in which two people ultimately use it will be completely unique. Therefore we should think of it as a tool rather than a mandate. Then, what becomes important is not the tool itself, but the approach.
Using the Tool Skillfully
If we approach meditation or visualization or any kind of mental practice without awareness of how our mind operates, then we are probably just furthering more unconscious behavior. The reason I'm such a fan of meditation is that no matter what type of meditation you practice, you have to confront your mental processes head on. Unfortunately, the same does not go for visualization via the law of attraction.
The danger stems from the fact that we all have unconscious mental impulses. We experience them every day and some are more pertinent and enticing than others. So for someone who is blindly using the law of attraction in their lives, they could end up doing more harm to themselves than good.
For instance, let's say I'm an extremely unconscious individual who wants what I want when I want it and I decide I need a ferrari. I implement the law of attraction, and eventually I get my awesome new sports car. What has happened in between? How did I get it? Did I work long hours to make more money and thereby spend less and less time with my family and friends? Did I engage in unethical behavior to make more money in order to finance my endeavor? Perhaps it's a bad example, but bear with me.
The point is that the law of attraction stems from desire (as do most things in life). What we need to be aware of before we decide we want something is the why. Why do I want this ferrari? Is it because I'm feeling inadequate in comparison to my co-workers? Is it because I want people to know that I'm rich and powerful? Or is it because it will bring true joy into my life?
Furthermore, often our materialistic desires stem from deeper, more emotional desires and fears; the desire for joy, the desire for connection, the desire for life in tandem with the fear of not being seen or heard, the fear of abandonment or loneliness, the fear of death. It is so important that we see these things before we take action. Then, we have a real opportunity for spiritual/introspective wellness.
Understand there is nothing inherently wrong with materialistic desire. It's perfectly natural and can be very enjoyable when realized, but I do believe it needs to be observed in order to curb any unnecessary suffering associated with obtaining that thing. This is why I said earlier that I think implementation of the law needs to be used with other tools like meditation, or even journaling. We need to have a practice in place that cultivates presence thereby allowing us to see the nature of our patterns of thought and action. Then we can use the law of attraction to our advantage, and I would argue, that is when it truly starts working.
In a Nutshell
I believe in the law of attraction as a concept, but it must be used consciously. If we first cultivate presence so as to uncover the nature of our deepest desires beyond our daily neuroses, then the law of attraction becomes a very viable tool for self improvement.
What do you think? Does the law of attraction work? Feel free to add to the conversation!
By Terence Stone
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Welcome to the second edition of me putting on one garment and styling it two ways! The midi skirt has been on trend for the last two years now, and doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. I have a pencil skirt midi, but have been shopping for the perfect full midi for a while. I bought this one about a month or two ago and have been dying for summer to end so I can start wearing it. Here's a couple of things to love about a full midi skirt:
1. It comes in at your waist and flares out, big time. This is only beneficial if you like to look like you have a tiny waist and hide anything you aren't too crazy about below. If that's something you aren't going for, then this skirt may not be for you.
2. There are not too many pieces of clothing that can just make you feel like a lady….who should be going to a ball….This could just be me, but that's how I feel in this skirt.
3. The Spin Test. You know what I mean.
My first inclination with a skirt like this is to wear it with a simple, fitted top. However, in the name of having fun, I decided to style this skirt with a quirky sweatshirt, a dash of leopard, and girly accessories.
One of my neighbors is the lucky owner of this awesome mint colored scooter. I would have one of these too if I wasn't so afraid of all the really horrific LA drivers running over me. You only get one face, ya know? In any case, it made a great prop for this outfit…my facial expression is due to the fact that I was pretty nervous said owner would come out their back door to see me sitting on their scooter…livin' on the edge, that's how I roll! 😉
Now I present look 2: classic, sleek, and modern. A skirt this great doesn't always need a lot of embellishment, because it can stand on its own and be the focus of your look. I like the crop with this as it shows a little skin to contrast the fullness of the skirt.
By the way, if you are anything like me and are constantly drooling over Aquazzura's gorgeous heels but can't afford them, this pair from Forever 21 is a pretty great alternative. The added bonus is that they are actually pretty comfortable too. Saving about $580 AND not making your feet cry? I'm down.
First look: Sweatshirt: Forever 21, sold out, similar/ Blouse: H&M, similar/ Skirt: Sammy Dress/ Heels: Shoemint, old, similar/ Clutch: H&M, old, similar/ Sunnies: Mink Pink
Second look: Top: American Apparel/ Skirt: Sammy Dress/ Heels: Forever 21/ Purse: Shoe Dazzle, old, similar
Happy Thursday, and thank you for stopping by!
Photos by Bianca Bethune <3


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A bachelor's in logistics is an excellent choice for anyone with an interest in coordination of people, goods or services. This program provides an understanding of proper procedures and cross-functional training of various management and business practices. Students are prepared to succeed in various positions within today's job market.
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A fascinating design for a 404 page. I particularly like the use of a business card design.
This design was featured on Monday 3rd of June 2013. It's designed by Julien Renvoye, and falls under the category of Web App.
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Robert Kennedy Quotes About ProgressQuotes about: Progress
Our answer is the world's hope; it is to rely on youth. The cruelties and the obstacles of this swiftly changing planet will not yield to obsolete dogmas and outworn slogans. It cannot be moved by those who cling to a present which is already dying, who prefer the illusion of security to the excitement and danger which comes with even the most peaceful progress. This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.
Robert Kennedy
- Born: November 20, 1925
- Died: June 6, 1968
- Occupation: Former U.S. Senator
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See you tonight for Before & After Wednesday!
Click the links below for any parties, house posts or feature posts you may have missed:
Sunday Showcase from MIP Monday
Master Bedroom Paint – Sneak Peek
The First Before & After at The New House
Have a beautiful day and remember to be kind to one another! Joy to the Full!


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Jan Zuurbier
Jan Zuurbier leads the Sales & Support team for the Enterprise group of Alcatel-Lucent. In this role Jan runs the sales and support and carries responsibility for all Enterprise business in CIS, Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East and India . Previously, Jan was responsible for Alcatel-Lucent's Enterprise & Vertical business in Europe 's RU North region. Prior to that Jan led Lucent's EMEA Indirect sales unit (GBP), managed Alliances, Marketing & Operations for Lucent GBP EMEA, and was responsible for Lucent's Partner Sales in Eastern Europe. Between 1999 and 2001, Jan was at Twinning, the Dutch Public/Private Venture Capitalist, where he was responsible for ICT investments, and from 1991 till 1999 Jan was at AT&T/Lucent, lastly managing Lucent's Optical Fiber Systems division for EMEA. Jan Zuurbier holds a Master's Degree in Physics from the University of Amsterdam , and graduated cum laude for his MBA in International Marketing at the University of Bradford/NIMBAS.


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The Invaders: Alien Beings From a Dying Planet…
…Their destination: The Earth. Their purpose: To make it their world.
So began one of the finest science fiction television shows of its era.
It was the mid-Sixties and this genre of film and television production was really making its mark. The Fifties gave birth to a whole host of monster movies, mainly generated by America's fear of Reds under the bed. During the Sixties, TV was catching up with the likes of Star Trek, Lost in Space, Land of the Giants and this diamond in the rough: The Invaders.
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A Quinn Martin Production
From the Quinn Martin production line, the show introduced us to David Vincent (played by Roy Thinnes) – a man who had witnessed the landing of an alien spacecraft, but who now had to convince the authorities and the rest of the world of the presence of it occupants.
Over time, and through many tense and dangerous encounters, Vincent learns how to identify the aliens. Having taken human form, they easily blend into society, but subtle psychological and emotional differences are evident to our protagonist. For instance:
- They have to undergo a regenerative process in order to sustain life.
- When they are injured, they don't bleed.
- There is no evidence of a heartbeat.
- Oxygen in its purest form is deadly to them.
- When they die – or are killed – they burn up, leaving barely any evidence of their existence.
- Some of The Invaders possess a mutated fourth finger.
- They show no emotion.
To a 12-year-old, who loved the idea of life on other planets – as well as the excitement and suspense of the chase – this was among the best hour's entertainment on television. Naturally, it was directed at an adult audience, but kids of my age could easily appreciate it too. Unfortunately, the show didn't seem to last long enough. It was only around for two seasons and then it suddenly vanished, disappearing like a dying Invader. A shame really, but the network decided to pull it, perhaps due to declining ratings.
[How it all began: The opening credits to The Invaders were akin to a mini promotional film. Dominic Frontiere's creepy and suspenseful music, along with the sombre narration, build the tension and drama of what the viewer can expect to see during the next fifty minutes…]
Years Later…
It was around twenty years later before I was able to watch the show again.
At some point during the 1980s, it was repeated on the BBC in the UK. It was great to see it after all that time. Seeing the show through older eyes made me appreciate it even more. In fact, I had forgotten many of the nuances that had made the series so compelling. It was akin to picking up a page-turner of a book: continually wanting to discover what happens next.
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43 Episodes of Pure Sci-Fi Gold: Finally on DVD
The show disappeared from television screens again – at least in England. Some time later, I tried to find it on DVD, but to no avail.
Looking online, it seemed that I was not the only one wanting to own the series for themselves. A entire group of science fiction fans were pleading with the copyright owners to release both seasons on disc. Thankfully, they must have been taking notice.
A few years later, they both appeared on this wonderful five disc set. Of course, I snapped it up as soon as I could and subsequently wallowed in many hours of television nostalgia.
There isn't a lot of this type of 1960's TV that "travels well" into the modern era, but The Invaders is definitely a cut above many of the other shows from that period: very intelligent, well acted and with some great music!
That is all the discerning sci-fi fan really desires.
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Come sample OlyKraut sauerkraut at PCC Natural Foods in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.
We will be sampling our organic, live probiotic sauerkraut on Friday, April 7, 2017 from 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm at PCC Natural Foods in Fremont. Meet our demo representative, Daniel, and try some of our yummy flavors!


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It's a week later but better late than never!
So the Tuesday before the Sunday race was the last run I did that week. Things were not feeling right, and I decided to take some rest time and just see what happened on race day…COOL.
Claire picked me up at 6am, still looking like she was in her cozy bed, and we hit the road (grabbing Kate on the way).
It was pretty chilly that morning, so we got ready inside Running Room and met up with the other ladies running that morning. Below we have Janet, moi, Kate, Claire and Christina.
After we checked our bags, Kate, Christina and I decided to go for a quick warm up. One thing I know about my obnoxious diaphragm issue, is that it's much more tolerable if I warm up at a much slower pace than I plan to actually run at, so this was necessary! We ran to an empty Second Cup, used the facilities, and blasted back to our corral!
Christina and I weaselled our way through the corral to a place I had no business being in, hah, and I told Christina I would drop back immediately. I think she thought I was kidding….but I wasn't, hah. I was NAATT going to try and keep up with her because I knew my insides would shut that down in a matter of moments.
I don't really remember what went down in each kilometre, but I do remember lots of wind and feeling the tightness/soreness in my diaphragm from the beginning. I was fighting not to allow it to blow out of control to the point where I had to stop– which happens on every run now. Thanks to some chiro and taking 4 days off, I was lucky enough not to have the severe stabbing pains. It was however uncomfortable enough that I held back and didn't run as fast as I wanted to, for fear of really exacerbating the problem. I crossed the finish line in 48:11, which is only 20 seconds off my PR. I was happy that I didn't TOTALLY blow it, but I was really bummed that I didn't PR. I had put in more mileage in the months leading up to this race than I ever have, and I know I could have pulled off a way faster time if I wasn't feeling like I was being held prisoner by my insides! I was pretty bummed for a few days, but not every race will go my way, and that is okay.
Now these are my girls who freaking killed it. At least 4 of them hit PBs! Kate ran a 39:49…casual.
Last week I only managed ONE 6k run, obviously cut short by pain. Today I was to run 32k, but I only managed 22k before I was stopped in my tracks. I'm going to get some more treatment this week, but I only have until Thursday to decided if I am still going to attempt the Ottawa Marathon. I feel like it will be disappointing either way, so I am really torn. WHAT TO DO? Words of wisdom below would be so so welcome!
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Postcoloniality and Mythologies of Civil(ized) Society
Chicana/o-Latina/o Law Review, Vol. 26, p. 41, Spring 2006
28 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2007 Last revised: 29 Nov 2011
Date Written: November 28, 2011
This article argues that the discourse of viability of civil society in postcolonial polities is theoretically ungrounded, and helps to further marginalize subordinated sections of these societies. These failings result from the imprisonment of dominant social theories in Eurocentric unilinear evolutionism, an imprisonment that blinds one from the particularities of supposedly universal categories that issue from Europe's experience of modernity. Furthermore, enthusiasm for civil society ignores the truncated colonial career of modernity and the nature of the postcolonial state. In order to substantiate these propositions, the paper traces the genealogy of the concept of civil society, examines the colonial career of modernity, and analyses the nature of the postcolonial state using Pakistan as an example.
Keywords: postcolonial, civil society, modernity, colonialism, social theory, Pakistan, Foucault, Carl Schmitt, Giorgio Agamben
JEL Classification: K10, K19, K33, Z00
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The Los Angeles Police Department was justified in firing Christopher Dorner, the former officer who later was being pursued as the suspect in the killing of an Irvine couple and two law enforcement officials before taking his own life in a standoff with law enforcement, a lawyer who reviewed the findings of the department's internal review told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
Civil-rights attorney Connie Rice, a longtime LAPD watchdog who reviewed the department's findings, told the Associated Press that the internal review "found no basis for allegations of racism and bias" made by Dorner in an online manifesto.
Among the findings cited by Rice to the Associated Press were that Dorner had a history of "embellishing stories, misperceiving slights and making bogus complaints against his fellow officers."
Rice also told the Associated Press that it took Dorner more than twice as long to complete his training, that he was nearly incomprehensible during the hearing over his firing and that he filed a complaint against his training officer only after he learned she gave him a bad performance review.
"The firing was justified, and his allegations are completely unfounded," Rice told the Associated Press. "This guy needed to go. And the question was, even if he needed to go, did the LAPD get rid of him in a way that was illegitimate? And the answer for me was no."
However, LAPD officials released a statement Tuesday afternoon cautioning that the "Dorner Review" had not been finalized and that "any comments or conclusions about the contents of the review are premature."
The unprecedented manhunt for Dorner in February began after the former officer was identified as the prime suspect in the killings of Monica Quan and Keith Lawrence, who were gunned down in a parking garage at their Irvine apartment complex. Two law enforcement officials – Riverside police Officer Michal Crain and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Detective Jeremiah MacKay – were killed by Dorner during separate confrontations during the manhunt.
Based on his manifesto, Dorner appeared to have targeted Quan and Lawrence as part of a grudge against Quan's father, a former LAPD captain who represented Dorner in the board of review hearings that led to his firing. Within the manifesto, which was uncovered in the midst of the massive multiagency dragnet, Dorner threatened his former LAPD colleagues and their families and described the department as racist and corrupt.
The review of Dorner's firing was ordered by LAPD Chief Charlie Beck in the midst of the manhunt, which ended during a violent showdown between Dorner and law enforcement officers at a cabin near Big Bear Lake.
After losing his job, Dorner waged a four-year legal battle against the LAPD, alleging in a lawsuit that his training officer had kicked an unruly man suspected of trespassing at a hotel in San Pedro. The training officer denied the allegations, an LAPD board determined that they were false and the lawsuit was later dismissed by the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles.
–Register writer Sean Emery and the Associated Press contributed to this article.


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Mad Hungry Review
The crust was perfection.
The crust was perfection. Not too thick, not too thin. It was the best crunch and crispiness I've ever had. Mushrooms were scattered throughout and it was flavoured with goat cheese, proscitto and truffle oil. Easily my favourite pizza crust so far! Even though I have my silly thoughts about the hole in the wall, I'm still going to come back for the pizza! We also couldn't even finish it.
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Looks delicious! The pictures are so pretty too! Glad you made it through Sandy okay!
Thank you so much Jessica! I wish more of them let me serve their fish in my restaurant. This is changing for the better though.
I get so excited when I see that you posted! 🙂
You are a genius! What could make soup better than a carby topping? And roast tom soup is my fave 🙂 Stunning photos, as always!
Mandee, you could try shredding the beet! You'd probably only need to use half of it though. =)
That is certainly the most gorgeous brie sandwich I've ever seen! Any idea on what to substitute for beet pulp for those of us without heavy duty juicers?
This looks absolutely delicious. Could this be placed in the freezer? And if so do you recommend freezing it before or after it is cooked?


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Come one, come all! Who else has secretly wanted to join the circus? I sure have, if only I lived in the early 1900's. To me, that's the era when the circus seemed a lot more magical, imaginative, and bizarre. I'm not quite sure what my act would've been, but I would've loved to be part of the Sideshow Freaks. I always get lost in the vintage photos of them, they're so hauntingly beautiful and it's so inspiring how some of these performers took their conditions, odd talents, or abnormalities and turned them into something positive and marvelous.
I wore this nude, embellished dress to my cousin's wedding a few years back. It's been sitting in my closet and I was thinking it's too pretty to be kept away as an evening dress. As I was thinking of ways to turn it into a day look, it reminded me so much of something I've seen a circus performer wear in one of those vintage photographs.
Prepare to be astounded and amazed!
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H&M Nude Sheer Embellished High Low Dress (Old) | JIMMY CHOO Snakeskin Block Heel Sandals | ZARA Distressed Denim Shorts | M MISSONI Lurex Orange Knit Bag | SARETTA THAIS Starburst Ring | ROBERTO CAVALLI Horse Ring | Crown Ring Purchased in Croatia


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Fastrack Reflex – Review – Stylish fitness band for the young you!
Fastrack, which is a brand by Titan, has introduced a product called the Fastrack Reflex. Fastrack Reflex is a smart fitness band, the first of its kind from Fastrack. Fortunately I got to play with the fitness band for over a week and here is my review of the Fastrack Reflex.
If you know you, you will know that I take fitness seriously. I make sure that I don't miss my morning jogging routine. I have been trying out many fitness bands in the past. The Fastrack Reflex is not something new, but it has got a few advantages over the other bands in this price range.
In the box
- Fastrack Reflex band with tracker
- User Manual
The band is made of good quality rubber and it is a composite material of two colors. Fastrack Reflex comes in three trendy colors, which is iconic to the brand's image. Fastrack Reflex appeals to the youth with its strong sense of style and wrist presence. The material is neither too soft nor hard. It is comfortable to wear in the hand and it does not irritate the skin. It fits in multiple wrist sizes. The metal fasteners goes around the loop to latch on to the grooves. I would never fall off easily. The tracker can be removed from the band and it fits in very tightly. The tracker has a USB plug built into it, just like the GoQII band 2. It has a small dimple on its face which is the touch sensitive area. The OLED screen is off and it can be lit up only by touching the dimple.
The Fastrack Reflex would survive a few water splashes and your sweat. But it is not a water-resistant device. The design is slightly bulky, but it is definitely trendy. It has a bold style and owing to its size and thickness, people notice it easily.
Fastrack Reflex has an OLED screen on the tracker. The display shows Time, battery status, step count, distance, calories burns, alarm reminders, target achievement. Apart from these fitness data, Reflex shows sedentary reminder, phone calls and SMS notification. At the moment, the watch does not show notification from any third-party apps, but Fastrack is working on it. The display is bright and clear indoors. Under direct sunlight, the brightness is a bit low, but very much visible. Also it does not activate on twist of arm and that might be a problem while riding bike or while the other hand is engaged.
Companion App
The companion App can be downloaded from Play store or iStore. The visual design of the app is a bit rudimentary. Pairing and syncing the device to the app is quite simple. Once paired, the data sync every time the app is opened. After pairing you would have create a profile. You have to enter your height, age and other details. You would also have to entire stride length. The accuracy of the tracker largely depends on the accuracy of your profile. Opening up the app, you would see 4 sections: Steps, Calories, Distance and Sleep. These sections show the current data from the band. Clicking on each section, you can drill down and view more data. But you will have to be on this second screen to see the app settings. I don't see Saturdays in the calendar on my Pixel XL. But when installed on my Redmi Note 4, it shows Saturdays. The labels are also not clear. I don't understand what the % is under sleep monitoring. This app needs to be improved visually and also must be debugged for better user experience. Also the app lacks social media integration.
Fitness tracking
It is a fitness tracker it is fairly accurate for a first gen product. It tracks distance and calories with its pedometer. It also gives a sedentary reminder. While jogging, I take a regular 5 KM route. Like the other non-GPS based trackers, Reflex is also 70-75% accurate. But it is very inconsistent. Somedays, it shows 3.8km and other days it goes as low as 2.8km, for the same 5 KM tracked by a GPS tracker. It is quite normal for a pedometer. You cannot completely trust it for distance accuracy, but it will give you an approximate measure of your lifestyle. If you are serious about the accuracy, you must get a GPS based tracker like the Xiaomi Amazfit.
Sleep Tracking
Fastrack Reflex also tracks your sleep. Though I am not sure how sleep data can really help you, the tracker on Reflex was not at all accurate when it comes to measuring sleep. Putting it on the sleep mode was also a bit clunky experience. You will have to specify your sleep time and it will track sleep only on that specified interval. I still love the ways Mi Band 2 tracks sleep automatically. Though sleep data cannot be verified, I feel that the sleep tracking on the Fastrack Reflex is just useless, like the entire concept of sleep tracking.
Fastrack promises 7 days of battery life with notifications and everything enabled. I charged the device 7 days ago and still the battery percentage has not come down below 75%. This is a low powered device and thanks to the OLED screen, it consumes very less power. Battery on the Fastrack Reflex is very impressive.
Fastrack Reflex is priced at Rs 1995. At this price it competes directly with the Mi Band 2. The Mi Band 2 is a versatile and a fairly accurate fitness band. But Fastrack is a trusted band and Reflex will be available across all of Titan Fastrack channels. Also when it comes to warranty and support, an established Indian company like Titan can always be trusted with closed eyes. The Reflex has a trendy style quotient, fairly accurate tracker and a good battery life. It may not have a heart rate monitor or an accurate sleep tracking mechanism. But both these features remain marketing jargon, unless tracked with lab grade measurement tools. Those are not deal breakers for a fitness band. The Fastrack Reflex is a good buy for anyone looking to get a Fitness tracker from a reliable brand.


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Archive for the 'sew it' Category
Thread Catcher Pattern now available
The Thread Catcher Pattern is now available in the Make it Do Pattern Shop.
It is perfect for staying clean and organized while quilting and sewing.
Pattern includes instructions and photographs for making the thread catcher basket, and base with pincushion.
Keep your sewing space neat and tidy with a wide open wastebasket.
The pattern contains easy instructions for a scrappy postage stamp design,
but you can easily make up your own favorite block design.
The pincushion is handy right next to your machine or on your ironing board.
This pattern is such a perfect way to keep organized and tidy in style. Make one for yourself and a few more for your quilty/sewing friends.
Materials list:
Fabric- (Suitable fabrics include quilter's cotton or linen)
- Three (3) – 1/4 yard or Fat Quarters that go well together
- 5" x 8" scrap of fabric for pincushion liner -a light colored fabric is suitable
- Pieced patchwork measuring 3 1/2" x 11 1/2" – We used thirty-three (33) 1-1/2" scrapsquares to create a postage stamp patchwork and have provided instructions in this pattern.But if you choose, any pieced design will work. (A solid fabric may also be used.)
- Optional – Ribbon, lace, or other desired trim for base or pincushionMaterials-
- 18" of 1/2" wide plastic boning (used for corset making)
- 5/8" Package of Velcro -sew on tape (do not use sticky back tape!)
- 5" plastic base insert (We use Ikea Bendable Chopping Mat cut to size. Several layers ofdense, heavy cardboard may also be used.)
- 1/4 yard Pellon Fusible Fleece
- 3/4 cup fine sand (sand is required for the weight – do not substitute walnut shells)
- Optional 1" x 4" magnetic stripYou will also need:
- Ruler
- Masking tape
- Water soluable marking pen
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks and (optional) Tacky Glue
- Chopsticks or turner tool
- Needle and thread for sewing pincushion liner closed
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This pattern is a PDF file instant download. Please be sure to check your email address listed in your PayPal profile (or email address you entered), the instant download link will be sent to that email address.
Sell finished items! You (the purchaser of this pattern) can sell finished
thread catchers made using this pattern (on a home based scale).
If you choose PayPal's e-check option, the instant download will take 5-7 days for the e-check to clear and for the instant download link to be sent.
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Winter Days
January should be a month that goes by slowly… but this January has simply flown by.
I'm wanting snowed in days, soup and warm bread days, stitchy days… slow days.
I'm happy to have gotten in a little time at my sewing machine at least. Phew. It feels so good.
I've started playing with a new quilt… which will probably be as big as when my fabrics run out… and is a make it up as I go along kind of quilt. Hurray for nine patches and for the sashing… a Michael Miller gingham in a delightfully sour green.
I've made more Wide Open Zippered Pouches. They are just so darn fun to make… and so often requested.
This one is for Lily's embroidery. I let the girls pick their fabrics.
Emma loves this Lecien Old New fabric… she keeps picking it out for whatever I'm sewing for her.
And speaking of Lecien, I was just told that it is pronounced "Lou shin." Is that correct? I've always called it "Lee shin."
Got to run, the girls are putting on Sherlock and my sewing machine is calling.


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I asked my girlfriend, "Do you flirt for tips at Hooters" and she said, "w.e feels like you don't trust me when you ask that." What did I do wrong it was just a question and why is her brother calling me insecure
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It's obvious where that question came from. I can totally see why her brother calls you insecure, because you obviously are.
Girls will flirt for tips, whether they work at hooters or Starbucks. That's the nature of the business.
Only a very insecure guy would not know this, and would ask his girlfriend about it. Because basically he doesn't want to admit it to himself, and he will react negatively when she points out the bleeding obvious.32|10|0
She said she doesn't flirt at all.
Probably doesn't want to freak you out...
i never flirt for tips. ever.


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Bridget is a graduate of the Pranakriya School of Yoga (200hr) where she studied under master yogi, Yoganand Michael Carroll. Bridget first fell in love with yoga in the early 2000's at the original Stillpoint Studio where she was deeply inspired by the energy of Stillpoints own Jack Forgosh and Debra Bosna. Their methodology of teaching yoga resonated with Bridget both on and off the mat.
After several years of love, patience and sweat on the mat, Bridget found that by weaving together body and breath it led to a much deeper interconnection between mind and soul. At first, yoga was a way to unwind and decompress after working the graveyard shift as an emergency veterinary technician. It eventually evolved and became an outlet for emotional release while her young niece was undergoing cancer treatment. Digging deeper and wanting more, she became a practitioner of Vipassana meditation in search of her own truth and enlightenment.
Bridget's style of teaching gently encourages the yogi to look within and to witness the inner-self. Her classes will leave you with the lingering feeling of being closer to your truth taught through nurturing, peaceful vinyasa's that stay true to Pranakriya. She is honored to be part of the Stillpoint family and community.
When Bridget is off the mat she continues to work as an emergency critical care veterinary technician. She lives with her husband Ewen, three children, Emerson 9 and the newest additions, TWINS… little girl Billie and little boy Miller, just born in January of 2014. And last but not least, her 3 cats!


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Talking with Ben about starting a business in Nigeria has reminded me once again of the problems that mitigate against successful enterprises in Nigeria. The chief is still electricity. Then security. Why do we have guards at our gates in Nigeria? I've never asked myself that question. Now, I can answer it. I think it is from the absence of a right to bear arms. If everyone had guns, we won't need to pay people to watch over our houses. And now I believe that just mentioning to an intending immigrant/visitor to the country the fact that most residential houses in industrial areas of the country have guards that watch over them at night could be a very strong deterrent. In any case, just like the problem of electricity, water or good roads, it is a failure of government.
A second victory was in one moment of magical discovery, that in Nigeria the Press is actually more responsible, and responsive than the police. Maybe a little tyrannical as well at times, but they're usually on the side of the people. So in a moment of epiphany while reeling out the things to remember if one wants to move to Nigeria as an expatriate, I said to Ben that if an expatriate was to ever be in any kind of trouble while in Nigeria, he should call a journalist first, before calling the police. Thinking about it again now, I've discovered that newspapers in Nigeria should actually adopt it as a public brand. Police cars here in the US go around with the large writing on the body of their car "When in trouble, dial 911". It's there for everyone to see, and even three year olds in America today know the short code in case any bad thing happens. Think about something like that on the front page of all newspapers in Nigeria every day. "When you're in trouble, call 419" or any other easily-memorable number. The truth is that the police are held more accountable by the media than by the politicians, and there is a chance of redress if said victim brings a journalist along to the police station while reporting an incident. It works even better for expatriates/foreigners.
Don't call the police first – they're not your friend. Call a journalist!
- I got a mobile phone at last. It is a T-mobile, and it gives me all I want from a phone. So far, so good. The best part of it is the answering machine with which I can receive messages when I'm not in a position to talk – which is like most of the days that I teach.
- Western Union has not responded to my request.
- I have sent out postcards to all who asked for them, and I will send some more this week.
- I'm still seeking more guest-bloggers. I like the exciting idea of sharing and exchanging ideas this way.
- The post I made last week about my friends has now been removed, regrettably. Lesson learnt: respect other people's need for privacy, and never assume anything.
- After a lot of fumbling around, and goading from a persistent friend, I have now solved the problem of blog comment editing, thanks to WordPress. Anyone who leaves comments will have up to five minutes after said comment is submitted to edit its content, or request a deletion. I like the idea.
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