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ELYRIA, Ohio, Jul 24, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Invacare Corporation IVC, -3.03% today announced that Gerald B. Blouch, President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire effective July 31, 2014. Mr. Blouch also will retire from his position as a member of the Board of Directors at that time. Robert K. Gudbranson, Invacare's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been named interim President and Chief Executive Officer, while retaining his role as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.
The Invacare Board of Directors will be launching a comprehensive executive search process to identify a Chief Executive Officer and will retain a leading executive recruiting firm to assist in the national search. The search will include a full review of both internal and external candidates.
''It has been a privilege to be a part of Invacare's senior leadership team over the past 24 years, most notably as Chief Executive Officer for the past four years. My decision to retire was a difficult one, but it is the right choice for both me and for the Company. I am confident that, despite its short-term challenges, Invacare has an incredibly strong future. Its fundamental business is driven by the continued movement of consumers from acute care facilities into the homecare setting. I have full confidence in Rob Gudbranson and the senior leadership team to drive the necessary business improvements to complete the third-party certification audit, as well as turn around the core business,'' said Mr. Blouch.
Mr. Blouch joined Invacare in 1990 as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. In 1994, he became Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for the operations of all domestic and international business units. He was named President and a Director of the Company in 1996. He assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in January 2011.
Commented Mr. Gudbranson, ''I personally want to thank Gerry for his commitment to Invacare. We remain focused on completing the final third-party certification audit and demonstrating our quality systems compliance to the FDA. During this challenging time, we have three additional critical priorities, which include improving cash flow, restoring profitability in Invacare's North America/Home Medical Equipment and Asia/Pacific businesses and working to establish a new credit facility with our banks, as our existing credit facility matures in October 2015.''
Mr. Gudbranson has served as Invacare's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Gudbranson was Vice President of Strategic Planning and Acquisitions for Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., a $2 billion global manufacturer of welding, brazing and soldering products. Prior to joining Lincoln Electric, he held various financial roles of increasing responsibility for Invacare including: Director, Business Development and Investor Relations; Assistant Treasurer; and European Finance Director.
Mal Mixon, Chairman of Invacare's Board of Directors, said, ''We are grateful to Gerry for his contributions to Invacare over the past 24 years. He was an integral part of building Invacare into the $1.4 billion world leader of home and long-term care medical devices. The Board will be actively searching for a successor who can take the Company to the next level. In the interim the Board has full confidence in Rob Gudbranson, who has distinguished himself as Chief Financial Officer.''
The terms of Mr. Blouch's retirement and Mr. Gudbranson's compensation as interim President and Chief Executive Officer are detailed in a Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC on or about the date hereof.
Invacare Corporation IVC, -3.03% headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, is the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles. The Company has 5,400 associates and markets its products in approximately 80 countries around the world. For more information about the Company and its products, visit Invacare's website at www.invacare.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Terms such as "will," "should," "could," "plan," "intend," "expect," "continue," "believe" and "anticipate," as well as similar comments, denote forward-looking statements that are subject to inherent uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results and events may differ significantly from those expressed or anticipated as a result of risks and uncertainties, which include, but are not limited to, the following: compliance costs, limitations on the production and/or distribution of the Company's products, inability to bid on or win certain contracts, unabsorbed capacity utilization, including fixed costs and overhead, or other adverse effects of the FDA consent decree of injunction; any circumstances or developments that might further delay or adversely impact the results of the final, most comprehensive third-party expert certification audit or FDA inspection of the Company's quality systems at the Elyria, Ohio, facilities impacted by the FDA consent decree, including any possible requirement to perform additional remediation activities or further resultant delays in receipt of the written notification to resume operations (which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, liquidity or results of operations); the failure or refusal of customers or healthcare professionals to sign verification of medical necessity (VMN) documentation or other certification forms required by the exceptions to the FDA consent decree; possible adverse effects of being leveraged, including interest rate or event of default risks, including those relating to the Company's financial covenants under its credit facility (particularly as might result from the impacts associated with the FDA consent decree); the Company's inability to satisfy its liquidity needs, including efforts to negotiate a new bank agreement, or additional costs to do so; adverse changes in government and other third-party payor reimbursement levels and practices both in the U.S. and in other countries (such as, for example, more extensive pre-payment reviews and post-payment audits by payors, or the Medicare National Competitive Bidding program; impacts of the U.S. Affordable Care Act that was enacted in 2010 (such as, for example, the impact on the Company of the excise tax on certain medical devices, which began on January 1, 2013, and the Company's ability to successfully offset such impact); legal actions, governmental enforcement actions, regulatory proceedings or the Company's failure to comply with regulatory requirements or receive regulatory clearance or approval for the Company's products or operations in the United States or abroad; product liability or warranty claims; product recalls, including more extensive recall experience than expected; exchange rate or tax rate fluctuations; inability to design, manufacture, distribute and achieve market acceptance of new products with greater functionality or lower costs or new product platforms that deliver the anticipated benefits; consolidation of health care providers; lower cost imports; uncollectible accounts receivable; difficulties in implementing/upgrading Enterprise Resource Planning systems; risks inherent in managing and operating businesses in many different foreign jurisdictions; ineffective cost reduction and restructuring efforts; delays, disruptions or excessive costs incurred in facility closures or consolidations; decreased availability or increased costs of materials which could increase the Company's costs of producing or acquiring the Company's products, including possible increases in commodity costs or freight costs; heightened vulnerability to a hostile takeover attempt arising from depressed market prices for Company shares; provisions of Ohio law or in the Company's debt agreements, shareholder rights plan or charter documents that may prevent or delay a change in control, as well as the risks described from time to time in the Company's reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except to the extent required by law, the Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to review or update any forward-looking statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of such statements to reflect future events or developments or otherwise.
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PMK disagrees with creamy layer conceptApril 14th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) of Tamil Nadu, a constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance at the Centre, has termed creamy layer concept as unconstitutional.
S Ramadoss, PMK founder and father of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, told reporters today that all the leaders who work for social justice should work together to defeat the concept.
He said: The constitutional makers did not approve the creamy layer concept.
The Supreme Court on 10th April upheld the law providing 27 per cent quota for OBCs in higher educational institutions but excluded the creamy layer from its ambit.
The creamy layer concept was first introduced by the Supreme Court in its judgment delivered in November 1992. The court asked the government to exclude the `creamy layer' from the purview of quotas to ensure that only the neediest among the OBCs benefited by reservation.
UPA constituents like the PMK had raised this issue in the Cabinet after Suprime Courts Apr 10 verdict on the matter. The parties were upset over the exclusion of creamy layer and would like the Government to go for a review petition.
While Congress sources say the ruling party is not in favour of filing any review petition, its regional allies are putting pressure on the UPA leadership. (ANI)
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JF Finnegan secures deal to start regeneration of former Laycast site in South Yorkshire.
JF Finnegan has completed a deal with Henderson Global Investors for the purchase and construction of a brand new 110,000sq ft state-of-the-art factory for Sheffield-based Home Dķcor. The development of the facility will kick-start the regeneration of the 15 acre former Laycast Foundry Works site, which is located near J31 to the East of Sheffield, representing significant investment into the locality.
The site was vacated by Laycast after their operations closed in 2006 and from 2008 onwards developer Woodhouse Link LLP (a joint venture partnership with JF Finnegan and Laycast Ltd) has undertaken a complete demolition and remediation programme to facilitate a brand new industrial and distribution park known as Woodhouse Link.
Home Dķcor is relocating from its current base on Beighton Road in East Sheffield to the new facility which will offer 91,500sq ft of high-tech workshop space in addition to 21,600sq ft of offices/showroom space. JF Finnegan will start on site this month, utilising its extensive design and build capabilities to create the new premises which will be completed in December 2012.
Director at JF Finnegan, Nick Gillott, said: "To have secured an agreement with a global investor and a local tenant as the first occupier at this exciting scheme is fantastic news for all parties involved as well as the local area which will benefit from the revival of the redundant site. This takes us a step closer to realising our goal of transforming the site into a major business and industrial hub which will create employment opportunities and attract inward investment into the area."
Max Crosby-Browne, CEO of Home Dķcor, said: "The new premises will match our growth ambitions as a business and it's a great location for our existing employees in the Sheffield area."
Following the completion of the deal, a further 9 acres of land can accommodate new development at Woodhouse Link. Buildings of up to and around 60,000sq ft can be acquired on a freehold or leasehold basis through the scheme's agents GVA and Crossland Otter Hunt.
Nigel Howard, head of Real Estate at DLA Piper in Sheffield, advised J F Finnegan on the project. He said: "Commercial development remains a rare occurrence in the current market so it is particularly satisfying to see this agreement come to fruition and for work to start on site. The area has been ripe for redevelopment for a number of years and, thanks to its location and scale, lends itself perfectly to a number of occupiers. A stone's throw from the M1 and able to offer all the space it needs, it is the ideal development for Home Dķcor Innovations."
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Game 2 final: Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 2
Credit: The Associated Press
During Game 1's Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Bruins were quick to respond and quick to seize the momentum following an early Toronto goal. But during tonight's Game 2, it was the Maple Leafs capitalizing.
And after getting two second period goals from Joffrey Lupul, it was Toronto leaving the Garden with a 4-2 win, tying the series 1-1.
After a scoreless and tightly-contested first period, things changed quickly in the second. Nathan Horton scored 1:56 into the period to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead.
Horton collected the puck and skated over the blue line before sending a drop-pass to Milan Lucic. Lucic rifled a slap shot that bounced off Toronto goalie James Reimer and Horton was there to send in the rebound. Horton has now scored in both playoff games for the Bruins.
But Toronto and their right winger Lupul were quick to respond.
Zdeno Chara got sent to the box for tripping at 3:20. Tuukka Rask nearly made it out unscathed but Lupul scored with 2 seconds remaining in the power play to even the score. Rask made the initial save on Jake Gardiner, but his rebound went right to Lupul, who put the puck in the back of the net at 5:18
The Maple Leaf's right winger wasn't done either. At 11:56, Lupul scored again giving Toronto the 2-1 lead. This time Matt Frattin sent him a perfect pass on the goal line. Once Lupul collected the puck he easily put it past Rask.
The period was eerily reminiscent to Game 1. Toronto opened up the game with James van Riemsdyk goal but the Bruins responded by scoring twice in the first and then twice in the second to come away with the 4-1 win.
In the same fashion, the Maple Leafs opened up the third extending the lead to 3-1.
Phil Kessel heard the chants all night but he got his revenge scoring off a breakaway just 53 seconds into the third. Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg jumped up too far and Nazem Kadri took advantage sending a long pass to a streaking Kessel. The former Bruin collected the pass and was all alone as he beat Rask for the goal.
The Bruins inched closer with a Johnny Boychuk goal at 10:35 of the third. The Bruins defenseman collected the puck from Chara at the right point and launched it past Reimer. The goal is Boychuck's second of the playoffs.
But that's a close as the Bruins got. The Maple Leafs pulled away with 3:07 left, getting a goal from van Riemsdyk.
The Bruins head to Toronto for Monday's Game 3.


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I'm sure this may not last long but I FINALLY (but just barely) got my rating back over 20. For all the top Fools out there and the people who didnt have to bring their score out of the dungeon of -2000+ points and an accuracy in the 20s, this may not be a big deal. But for those of us "zombies" who've been hovering in the beanie zone for a while, its a time to celebrate. Sooner or later I'm going to have this rating over 20 permanently, but in the meantime I'm going to cherish this moment. Heck if i knew how to embed pictures I would post the screenshot for the future (like a couple hours from now) when my rating is back under 20.
But anyway, happy days are here again. lol
I am impressed you stuck with it. I theorize that most people in your old position just quit playing. Good luck going forward.
I'm sure most people do quit or start a new account. I decided against it because:
1. I dont have time to manage multiple accounts and
2. I figured it would be more fun and I would learn more bringing this account out of the dungeon rather than starting a new account and having a 90+ rating within a week.
...And there it goes. Well it was fun while it lasted.
Way to stick with it. Congrats!
I just reached the 99. I'm stoked. I'm playing with the big boys now!
outoffocus , Hard lessons for myself. My account was 2,000 points down, and now is struggling above 1,000.
willmaster01, Play with the big boys..Have you read this blog? You qualify. . . All Star Portfolio - 100 in 100 charm!
Congrats on clawing your way out of beanieville.
I have a suggestion, be very very careful about closing positions in the red. That kills your accuracy and accuracy is more valuable than raw score.
one rec for the fine use of stock tickers.
Thanks. Yea thats a lesson I learned too little too late. I wrote a post last year about it. If you check closely most of those red picks were closed last year during the crash. I would say since then about 90% of my ended picks were green. Only red picks I close now are ones I'm sure will never recover.
Congrats! It is absolutely possible to recover from beanieville. I hit 99.9x, then dropped to 00.0x (bottom 200!), and now I'm back to 99.1. All this without playing anything wacky, like leveraged ETFs, and sticking to the same basic strategy the whole time. Some strategies just take a little while to "wake up," and any score movement around 0 can easily cause wide swings in your rating. When turnaround time finally came, I went from 0 to 97 in a week.
If your strategy is sound, recovery is only a question of "when" not "if."
OF, I was in the same spot a few months ago, reached a peak of about mid fourties, then dropped back to mid 20's.
I applaud your moxie, and thank you for not leaving a corpse account when things got bad. (just how many are there out there?)
Good luck! I know just how itchy them beanies are.
Congratulations! Sounds like you're well on your way to permanent escape from the dungeon. If the market goes seriously south like some folks are predicting, I may be taking your place down there...
I had the same issue--low CAPS score, -2.8 average, and mediocre accuracy...
...I'm still trying to figure out how it suddenly turned around! Probably blind squirrels and all that...
outoffocus, hang in there and keep grinding. I too had a beanie for quite a while at -1200 & 40% with a score of 16. I also was initially closing losing picks and picks that were not +5 or better.
I kept the same account and went to work on my picks. Either I was going to beat the market, or it was going to beat me. I kept those losing picks open to remind me of my mistakes. Rec for you for not bailing and starting a new account.
Whoa! I wasn't expecting this post to make the top five for the day. Thanks for all the support and recs.
I will definitely keep working on this account my points turn positive. I honestly believe that I've learned more keeping this account open than someone who either gave up or started over (or someone who's never been in this position). I wish more people in this country had that attitude. Take your licks, realize your mistakes, learn from them, then "pick yourself up by your bootstraps" and move on. Instead we live in a country where people just want a bailout of their mistakes and in many cases want to return to the same stupidity that got them in this mess in the first place.
I think if more people adopted this kind of attitude, the government wouldnt be gaining in power and failing institutions would be allowed to fail. Hopefully, America will wake up before its too late.
I wonder if there is a way to tell a 'skeleton' account from a buy and hold experiment/forced reality. Perhaps a mandatory annual sign in, or you get a skeleton charm? yeahhh
I have such a reality myself on an old account. It's a yes man, and i refuse to close anything. I drop by every few months to add one pick to it's 150+ pick list, to keep the bomb charm at bay. It was rated 90+ when the crash came, and i guess i could have closed everything in a mad rush, and even thought about it, but instead i got stuck, and decided to just stick to my 5 year time frames. If it every breaks 20 i'll let ya'll know, if you haven't already figured it out.
My Solarisking account would be fine if things were just a little bearish. I think a 50 rating is within my reach, around -880, if it will just happen. Looking for dividend commodoties/beomoths that have a 'bathtub' chart, cash, and a solid moat. Exposure to BRIC.
By the way, i shorted almost the whole restaurant sector, and timed it rather well. I am in the green in most of it, but i think the sector has a long way to fall on average PE. Maybe there's still room for shorts there?
outoffocus. Congrats! I am still trying to work my way up to double digits :)
i myself was down 200 red picks so YES i had to use
every trick in the book to get my accuracy back up
People were DUMPING on -50 scores BUT actaully they (who are
trying) are TRYING harder because they have to over come the difference ratio (we are not just making new acct)
We have to dig deeper scout harder because we cant sit on the side lines
we have to not only pick good stocks but greats ones or at least time them perfectly
my hats off to you
WOO HOO!! Back over 20+!
Current rating 21!! Awesome!!
I am back down to 2.55 ... :(
Someday I will make double digits again.... someday .... :)
, outoffocus
Great JOB
as volatilite as the market is right now !!
wow extremely good job
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The Canadian Real Estate Association reported that both sales activity and average prices were up in Canada in October both in month over month and year to date statistics. However one has to be careful when we look at stats like this. Unlike the stock market the Real Estate market is incredibly local. When we take a broad country wide view of home sales and prices it is really quite unrealistic. For instance, most of the statistics come from the 3 major hot markets in the country; Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto. Those 3 marketplaces account for over half of the entire country's activity. Accordinly Regina and Saskatoon have stepped into a declining market but you would never know it if you looked at Canada wide statistics. This is why it is always smarter to look at individual markets rather than larger provincial or federal markets. The Okanagan Shuswap housing market is as good as it gets. That doesn't mean it is robust. It is in a slow gradual recovery. Not too fast but it is sustainable. If a market grows too fast we get the prospect of a bubble bursting. So far that's not us.
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LISBON, Portugal Defending champion France surged back in stunning fashion with two goals by Zinedine Zidane during second-half injury time to beat England 2-1 Sunday at the European Championship.
David Beckham set up England's lone goal but he missed a penalty kick in the 72nd minute before a sellout crowd of 65,000 at the Stadium of Light.
Zidane then scored on a 23-yard free kick and then a penalty kick to deny England in the first-high profile game of the three-week tournament.
The French, undefeated in 19 straight games, are in first place in Group B after Croatia and Switzerland played to a 0-0 tie earlier in Leiria.
''We battled for 89 minutes to win the game and fought really well,'' said Beckham, who blamed himself for the botched penalty kick.
Frank Lampard scored on a 38th-minute header off Beckham's free kick to give England a 1-0 lead. Lampard drove home the near-post header to the left of French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. It was the first goal given up by France in 1,078 minutes 12 games.
England missed a chance to make it 2-0 after Wayne Rooney capping a 40-yard run was pulled down in the box by Mikael Silvestre. But Barthez guessed correctly and dived right to stop Beckham's penalty kick.
''Fair play to Fabien,'' Beckham said.
Zidane, the hero for France in the 1998 World Cup final win over Brazil, sailed in the free kick in the first minute of injury time to jolt a stadium filled mostly with English fans. In the third minute of injury time, Thierry Henry was tripped in the box as goalkeeper David James came out to stop his run. Zidane put the ball into the net as James dived to his left and the ball went into the other corner.
Santini punched the air and sank to his knees in relief, and French players hugged each other wildly.
''We have to overcome this very quickly and start again,'' England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said.
There were few secrets between these teams. Seven of the French starters played last season in the Premier League, and 10 of England's starters also played there.
The England-France game presented a security challenge because of England's notoriously unruly fans. On opening day Saturday, nine England fans were detained because of violence, police said Sunday. But the British police officer helping authorities said security forces limited disturbances.
Before the game, English and French fans took over the streets and squares of central Lisbon, kicking soccer balls, singing and chanting. The French were vastly outnumbered by the English, who draped flags on statues, bus shelters and cafe windows.
The only outburst occurred at Rossio Square, where a group of England fans tried to burn a French flag.
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Skip to comments.Obama Emails Supporters to Boost Attendance at Inauguration
Posted on 12/28/2012 1:10:00 PM PST by ColdOne
Two days after reports that hotels in Washington are not filling up ahead of Barack Obama's second inauguration, the president emailed supporters to encourage them to come to the festivities scheduled for next month in Washington, D.C.
"Because of you, I'll be taking the oath of office again on January 21st," Obama wrote in an email to supporters. "I'd like you to be part of this historic moment -- whether that's in Washington, D.C., or wherever you call home. As we make plans, we want to make sure the people who made this inauguration possible are the first to know what's happening."
The leader of the free world continues:
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
I'm thinking it would be a bit difficult to email dead people.
Just sayin'.
translation: get the SEIU buses ready, paid holiday to go stand and scream and leave you weeks garbage at the mall...
THAT is my prayer .. really.
Lord, I know it ain't right to wish ill on people, but you can ground the vehicles with a snow storm to end all snow storms.
Nobody'd get hurt
We can DO something with THAT and give YOU the glory.
PLEASE, Lord?
why do they need to have ANOTHER inauguration? he has the job already... show some class and CACEL IT to save money
its not like we are not swimming in this a$$HOLE's debt enough already
fairly strong evidence he stole the election don't you think
Send chairs. Lots of them.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Seems like a familiar story.......no one showing up for obama campaign rallies, empty seats, changing venues because he can't fill the space, blah, blah, blah.
Maybe Jimmy Hoffa will show up.
I like it! I will be praying the same.
Yet somehow he wins re-election and his approval ratings are on the rise.
Highly mobile and extremely vociferious.
I remember another thread about protests.
You know the enemedia will only film the crowd at a distance so we couldn't read the signs.
I hope nobody shows up.....AND it's a BLIZZARD!!
Most of his supporters are going to need visas to get into the country.
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also do I have to continue to take a break? I went for 23 days can I go into phase 2 again. I've been on Phase 3 for a little less than a week?
hey guys,
When I came off the hcg diet I was 163 lbs now I weigh myself this morning and I'm 170. I don't know why I am having trouble gaining weight. I am going to another round. I started at 177 I'm at a loss right now. THe only thing that I strayed from the Phase 3 diet is I have had ritz crackers.
Any help would be appreciated,
also do I have to continue to take a break? I went for 23 days can I go into phase 2 again. I've been on Phase 3 for a little less than a week?
Carter- same thing happened to me so I am doing p-2 again after 3 weeks on p-3. I only gained 4 lbs but as I added foods my middle felt so much bigger so I am thinking about trying to loose 10 more lbs so I have a little "room" and still feel good! I loaded on Friday and started yesterday. I already feel better.
thats good to hear santiago. My stomach feels smaller but slightly bigger as compared with the final day of phase 2.
peanuts ( i ate alot of those )
ritz cracker (i know its not on the plan)
and all of phase 2 foods
olive oil
apple cider vinegar
what do you mean cyclers?
1) Many people are allergic to eggs and peanuts. Did you try them on the first few days of Phase 3 whether you are allergic?
2) No wonder, ritz crackers are bad news for you! Keep away from any starch and sugars. Sigh!
3) You need to do a "Steak Day" if you gain over 2 lb over your LIW. Did you weigh daily to keep eyes on whether you gain?
since you only did 23 days, yes- you can go back on P3 and complete your original round- so another 17 days. if you want to stretch that to 23 you probably can. i'd avoid the nuts for now. start with meat, veggies and fruit, and only add in other things if your weight is not increasing.
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Ditto what Pah said.
It's easier for you to go read posts about cycling than to redefine it here. I'm working off a phone right now.
peanuts aren't for P3 they are a legume.
Also, you mention "When I came off the hcg diet I was 163 lbs"...what is your LIW/LDW? I lost another 3 pounds on my 3 days of VLCD but a lot of people gain that back, myself included, you don't have as much hcg in your system.
If you aren't 2lbs over LIW/LDW, I wouldn't worry about it. Get rid of the peanuts and crackers and get back on track for P3.
BUT, you can go back into P2 like Mgsondance said.
R1 starting weight 200.4lbs
Current weight after R2 161lbs
19.5 inches lost
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Promoting Inclusive Markets and Financial Systems
The Impact of Microcredit Loans on Child Outcomes: A review of the literature
The Impact of Microcredit Loans on Child Outcomes: A review of the literature
The subject of this literature review was to evaluate the existing literature regarding microcredit loans and their potential impacts on children of loan beneficiaries. A total of 754 abstracts were reviewed for inclusion; eventually 53 studies were included in analysis based on established criteria. The results of these studies primarily fell into three categories—education and cognitive development, health and nutrition, and child labor.
Findings related to children's education and cognitive development, were overall mixed, depending on the category of impact measured. As a systematic review on the topic and a few studies included hypothesized, households may spend loan money directly on education-related expenses, improving short-term outcomes, but fail to improve the household's overall financial standing. Other measures of education and cognitive development, including school attendance and enrollment, education gap for age, quality of schooling, and knowledge improvement, found mostly mixed results and no impact with a few studies able to demonstrate limited positive improvements for these indicators.
Health and nutrition findings on the other hand demonstrated mostly positive results. Measures of health care expenditures, health-care-seeking behaviors, food expenditures, consumption behaviors, and other measures of nutrition and food security as well as health status indicators overall showed that participation in microfinance initiatives leads to improvements in the health of children. As for child labor, overall results were mixed; the vast majority of studies found no impact on child labor or mixed impacts, depending on the sub group analyzed. A number of studies found that with microcredit use comes an increase in the amount of household chores for children, a disproportionate number of which may be placed on girls within the household. This does have limited negative outcomes in schooling for girls in some studies with male-headed households or loan beneficiaries. However, overall this increase in chores was not directly related to a decrease in schooling among all children in the included studies.


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When it comes to finding motivated and talented employees in today's marketplace, many employers are using social networks like LinkedIn. So, how do top employers leverage LinkedIn when it comes to finding top talent? First off, you have to really understand the power of LinkedIn, and how it not only benefits a person looking for new employment, but how it benefits the employer as well. As of this article LinkedIn.com is globally ranked at 12, and ranked at 11 in the US. It has over 100 million users, and a new user signs up every second.
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To: Ed KELTON or Janet SHAWVER 1998
To Janet:
I tried your email from the KELTON Family site. It bounced.
Are you the daughter of Dale CLINE?
Was his sister named Lee?
I am the daughter-in-law of Woodrow Wilson TURNER and his wife Lee CLINE TURNER, both deceased.
**Lee was the daughter of Sarah KELTON CLINE BROWNE and her husband Dale CLINE.
Sarah was the daughter of Attorney John F KELTON.
I have just begun researching my husband's family.
Robert KELTON [1724] Pennsylvania
Robert KELTON [1755]
Nancy KELTON CRAFT WELLS
Hiram WELLS aka Hiram KELTON
Elias KELTON
**[Attorney]John Fletcher KELTON
b 5-6-1869 Gainesville Georgia
d 9-4-1939 North Manchester Indiana
Married: 12-8-1889 Hanceville Alabama
Frances Louise "Fannie" WILLIAMS
b 6-15-1868 Alabama
d 1949 North Manchester Indiana
Robert Grover KELTON
b 1-18-1892 Hanceville Alabama
d 11-3-1965 Oneonta Alabama
John Bertan KELTON
b 4-10-1894
d 6-15-1962
Wiley Lytle KELTON
b 1-29-1896
James Lillard KELTON
b 1-29-1898
**[Attorney]Sarah Jane KELTON CLINE BROWNE
b 3-3-1901 Hanceville Alabama
d 4-22-1978 Pine Bluff Missouri
God Bless.


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Skip to comments.Guantanamo prisoners to get swine flu vaccine
Posted on 10/28/2009 2:57:33 PM PDT by Zakeet
Even as some Americans await the arrival of their swine flu vaccines, the Pentagon has decided to vaccinate both soldiers and terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
There was no word Wednesday on when the the first vaccines would reach the remote base in southeast Cuba.
But U.S. military there were notified late last week that service members would get their H1N1 virus vaccinations first. Private contractors and sailors' wives and children could get theirs afterward ``as the supply permits.''
And that means the 221 war on terror captives would also be vaccinated first, said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brook DeWalt, a Guantanamo spokesman.
``They get all the same quality medical care and treatment options that are provided to service members,'' he said by telephone. ``But they don't have to wait for appointments.''
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Those nice terrorists get exposed a lot to swine flu as they are kept in isolation under the tropical sun -- and therefore need the vaccine much more than their American dog captors -- for whom the disease has been declared a national emergency by their Big Wee Wee leader, and for whom the vaccine is being rationed.
Meanwhile 100 children are dead.
This DC needs to be thrown OUT, all of them.
This is great. Give them pig shots.
Guantanamo prisoners to get swine flu vaccine
I don't understand. What Guantanamo prisoners are they talking about?
Dear Leader promised he would close Guantanamo. So there shouldn't be any Guantanamo prisoners.
What am I missing here?
Yes, got to treat the Muslim Terrorists with kid gloves. Oh wait, that's the exact same way the state run fringe media treats Obama...wow.
Tell them its made from pig's blood.
Don't think it's a joke.
It would be supremely likely that the Jihadist propaganists will use that fantasy to spew more nonsense, and whip up more anti-American hate among the superstitous, ignorant masses it depends upon to perpetuate itself.
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Price: Rs. 1600
A pretty box clutch with a beautiful nature inspired print is a great Indo western piece to stock in your wardrobe. It comes with a hidden magneticenclosure and a golden chain strap which can be used to carry it as a sling orcan be placed inside the box and carried as a handheld. Also; a utiltycompartment is provided inside the bag. Brought to you by Peacock Plume.Wipe external surface with a dry cloth or sponge to avoid dust from settlingon the surface. Air it once a week to avoid any foul smell. Keep away fromheat and moisture. Store in cool and dry place.Material Used : SatinLength 7; Width 2; Height 5 inches


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Elizabeth Kostova says she's lost count of the number of times she's visited Bulgaria, but she can't forget the first time she visited as a student.
It was 1989, and she arrived just a week before the wall fell in Berlin.
"We were there in time to see the first public demonstration in the streets of Sofia in 45 years," she said. "It was very moving."
Since that first trip, Kostova couldn't stay away. She loved the country nestled between Romania and Greece, with its scenic Balkan mountains, the plains, the ocean, and Bulgaria's people.
"It has always been on the crossroads between East and West, so it has a very rich cultural and ethnic heritage," she said.
When Kostova toured the country for her first novel, The Historian, she was struck by the lack of resources for Bulgarian authors since the fall of communism.
This didn't seem to stop Bulgarians, though-- they would come to signings and say the only thing that got them through their past was by writing about it.
So she started the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation to help provide writers in Bulgaria with more opportunities for literary success.
It's through that foundation that we meet two Bulgarian novelists: Virginia Zaharieva , author of Nine Rabbits, and Albena Stombolova, who wrote Everything Happens as it Does.
While the books are distincty different in subject and tone, Kostova says both stories are contemporary but also about the recent, Soviet past, which can be difficult to reconcile.
And in their own way, Kostova says, each work represents a larger theme commonly seen in Bulgarian literature.
"I find that there's a real thread in Bulgarian literature of fable and fairy tale," she said. "There's also a real sense of magical realism. Sometimes things happen that take off the plane of ordinary life. And yet they don't seem whimsical of hokey."
Kostova will interview both authors Sunday afternoon at Malaprop's Bookstore in downtown Asheville.


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Celtic folk-punk legends The Pogues, with songs like "Streams of Whiskey" and an album that translates to "kiss my arse" have gone the distance by now doing up their own brand of firewater.
Sold in the U.K. for £30 (US $47), West Cork Distillers' The Pogues Irish Whiskey, crafted by distillers Barry Walsh and Frank McHardy, is a blend of grain and 50% single malt, making it Ireland's highest malt-containing blended Irish Whiskey. That makes sense when the celebrated band is eternally led by party guru wildcard and lead singer Shane MacGowan.
But while The Pogues may have a traditionally older crowd, given that they first kicked up the fun times in '82, this brand of Emerald Isle nectar is targeting 25 to 35 year olds.
The booze's "smooth intensity delivers a palate that is malty and floral with a mild chocolate taste and lingering citrus," says a recent press release.
There's already a plan to move into mainland Europe, Australia, Japan, Canada, and the United States in the next few months. Hope the good lads tour with it.


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Back to the Future: Hill Valley is a full conversion mod for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Back to the Future: Hill Valley will be based on the Back to the Future Trilogy, allowing the player to re-enact all the great moments from the films. While some parts of the story are stretched to make it more enjoyable, we are determined not to stray too far from the original story-line. The people behind this mod want the community to relive the movies and have as much fun in the process as possible. With the outstanding game play of the Sandbox hit, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, in combination with one of the best movies of all time, Back to the Future, this mod is sure to bring countless hours of fun to anybody who enjoyed the movies.
|How can I have Marty?
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|Aug 26 2007 Anchor
I have the Back to the Future Mod 0.2c and it works great.
But in the Trailer there is Marty with Doc at the Airport.
Thanks for help!
|Aug 26 2007 Anchor
sorry phil, no marty at the end of the game. Marty and doc skins aren't included within the mod.And no mission yet.
|Aug 26 2007 Anchor
No missions, no skins, search the forum.
|Aug 26 2007 Anchor
But how can the maker of this mod have marty with doc at the airport?
Thanks for the answer!
|Aug 26 2007 Anchor
Nah, he's a coder, he simply changed the game into the movie making studio. As for the guard, they are at the mansion where you start.
Edited by: protonkid
|Aug 26 2007 Anchor
a very bad movie making studio at that.
|Aug 26 2007 Anchor
Better than uncoded map.
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Mass recalls family man who walked his rabbit Snowy as life of crime is overlooked
David Byrne was considered to be one of the nation's key drug importers and inflicted pain and hardship on countless families - but yesterday his friends remembered him as 'Happy Harry'.
The 34-year-old father of two was a key player in the Kinahan criminal empire and was responsible for flooding our streets with narcotics.
He had expensive tastes and lived lavishly, splashing much of his ill-gotten gains on expensive cars and motorbikes.
Yesterday, his loved ones made sure that his luxurious taste lived on after him, spending an estimated €65,000 on his send-off.
Those who knew him chose not to remember him as a gangland kingpin who was both feared and revered by his peers.
They preferred to remember him instead as a "family man" and a "messer".
Celebrant Fr Niall Coghlan, speaking about Byrne's brutal death, questioned whether the killers would have shot Byrne if they had seen a film of his life, which he said would have portrayed him as both a loving partner and a father.
Nicknamed 'Happy Harry' by his mother, the Crumlin man was known for his trained pet rabbit Snowy and was often spotted out and about walking the animal on a leash.
His brother Richard spoke fondly of his sibling's love for the pet, who he had taught to come when his name was called.
Laughter broke out in the Francis Street church as his brother recalled an occasion that Byrne had lost a bet with him.
The congregation laughed when he said that his brother had to go to the local garage dressed in his mother's fur coat and a leotard.
Another brother and fellow criminal of the deceased, Liam Byrne, thanked everyone who had come along to pay their respects. He was in the Regency Hotel alongside his brother when gunmen stormed the building some 11 days ago and shot the gangster at point-blank range.
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The Ravens run defense shut down Trent Richardson when he was with Cleveland. It handcuffed the Houston Texans' Arian Foster and Ben Tate.
It entered Sunday's game in Buffalo as the fourth best run defense in the NFL, allowing an average of just 74.7 yards per game.
So what happened in Buffalo?
Baltimore surrendered 203 rushing yards to the Bills, just 24 yards short of the franchise record set last season versus the Cowboys (227 yards).
Buffalo's Fred Jackson finished with 16 carries for 87 yards (5.4 average) and a touchdown. The explosive C.J. Spiller had 77 yards on 23 rushes (3.3 average).
The Bills ran the ball 55 times overall, a staggering amount. They finished with an average of just 3.7 per carry, which is about average. Still, Ravens defenders didn't like the final number.
"At the end of the day, we've got to play better," defensive tackle
"I think it boils down to that. A lot of this game is technique, a lot of this game is scheme, but guys have to make adjustments on the run and we didn't do that well enough today."
The Ravens had trouble from the very start. Spiller burst up the middle for a 10-yard gain on Buffalo's first play of the game. From there, the Bills kept pounding the rock on first and second down.
The Bills had success picking up consistent gains of five or six yards on first down to set up rookie quarterback EJ Manuel in manageable third-down situations.
"They had some creases and they kind of hurt us early," outside linebacker
Spears said the Ravens were creating gaps themselves instead of staying uniform along the defensive line to create a wall. If one player gets too much penetration or another is blown back, it creates different levels of defenders, and holes for running backs.
Inside linebackers
"We weren't good enough early enough to pick it up or stop it," Spears said. "Once we got settled in and figured out what was happening to us, we got control of the run game. But you can't let it linger that long."
Jackson ripped off a 16-yard touchdown run right up the middle, in which he made safety
Baltimore started to figure out things late in the game when the Bills were trying to milk the clock. On the Bills' first drive of the fourth quarter, Jackson started with only a 1-yard gain. On their next drive, he got just two yards on first down.
Those run stops forced Buffalo to pass in third-and-long situations, which were all unsuccessful and stopped the clock. Baltimore's defense gave the ball back to the offense, and thus extended an opportunity to win.
Outside linebacker
"Coaches are teaching us the right technique to be in the right place at the right time," he said. "[The Bills] just ran the ball well. It's the NFL and that's what they do sometimes."


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SEJournal Online is the digital news magazine of the Society of Environmental Journalists. Learn more about SEJournal Online, including submission, subscription and advertising information.
The release this month of the draft National Climate Assessment garnered many headlines. But little notice went to the fact that it was released at all. Earlier versions of this assessment of climate change's impacts on the U.S. were suppressed — and even "unpublished" — by the Bush White House politicos at the urging of fossil-fuel industries and anti-regulatory lobby groups.
A few voices did take note. Rick Piltz, who helped document how an oil company lobbyist rewrote federal climate science for the Bush White House, posted a piece about it on his Climate Science Watch blog. Piltz blew the whistle on Bush-era corruption of science — supplying full documentation — after several years at an insider's seat in the US Global Change Research Program.
Another was Chris Mooney, a science writer who specializes in chronicling the frictions between politics and science. His story for Mother Jones put the new assessment in context of a decade of suppression. He told the story more extensively in his book, The Republican War on Science, and a 2007 article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
The Assessment is important because it is one of the few authoritative statements about the real and potential impacts climate change will have on the backyards and daily lives of Americans. In a 1990 law, Congress required the executive branch to produce it every four years, and a court eventually ruled the Bush administration's refusal to produce it illegal.
- "New National Climate Assessment Draft Report a Reminder of the First NCA and the Bush White House Denial Machine," Climate Science Watch, January 28, 2013, by Rick Piltz.
- "Could This Scary Report Get Americans To Care About Climate?" Mother Jones/Climate Desk, January 15, 2013, by Chris Mooney.
- "Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming," New York Times, June 8, 2005, by Andrew C. Revkin.
- "An Inconvenient Assessment," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2007, by Chris Mooney.
- Previous SEJ Stories: WatchDog of January 13, 2010; TipSheet of May 28, 2008; TipSheet of December 23, 2009.


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Not What it Might be With a Deeper
fctiror and Harbor Improvonicnts
Would Make of Ilicliiiuuiil a Com
nicrcial Power so For naTrad
ing; Vcsscls are Conccriicd.
: TThere is nothlng that speaks fo clo
frucnUy for tho development of Richmond
|a.nd the improvement of the James river
BS Rk-hmond's lost foreign trade.
During thc fiscal years of 1S9S-1S99;
Ihere was one cargo of foreign freight
traceived' in bulk at this port. The bark
JIancoek came -up the James to Richmond
fwith a cargo of guano, consigned to S.
>W. Travers. This cargo. and this cargo
only, represented the amount of com?
merce enjoyed by Richmond during that
?I>eriod. Tni- trade for the six months of
tha present fiscal year fails to show thc
rocelpt of a sinitle foreign cargo received
fet this port in bulk.
What a record this. for' thc port of
SUchmond, a port which at one time was
one of the strealest of the Republic. Her
Juills yupplicd Brazil and many other
eountrlcs with flour, while her markets
iwcre supplied' with coffee and other pro
Gucts of American countries.
Richmond was. before tho war. among
llid greatest of the llour and coffee mar
Stets of the world. But Ihen Uie bosom
of the James bore the""~hunclreds and
Ihundreds of good shlps, deep laden. They
-ilieel between Richmond and foreign
(ports. Her trade extended then far be?
yond a few co.-ist towns. \The cargoes
that were brought to this e-ity were then
far more varied than to-day. The ves
fsels that threaded the tortuous windings
of tlie James were the same ships that
traversed the scas and found a market
ffor their cargoes in foreign cllmes.
West Point was a sub-port of Rich?
mond. Tbouiiands of bales of cotton were
Eblppcd! from that point 1? ante-hcllum
tlrjes. Tobace-o was shipped to Europe
3n en'-rmous quanUUes then. Richmond
?was a -port of no mean importaiu-e, but
that was the Richmond of nearly half a
century ago.
Bui the day of sailing slnps went by
land the steamer suoceeded. Richmond
euffered bevause tho Improvement of tbe
incthnds of ocean transportaUon and
these great freight carriers was oquallcd
only by the lack of improvement of thc
rioble James. Norfolk offered induce
?snents that Richmond knew nothing of
nnd with Norfolk was Newport News.
These cltles ofTered advantages as a port
that Richmond could not do. Deep water
nnd the linest dockimr faciliUes will cei
talnly prove dnducements. Tlie wharves
at Richmond cradually fcll away and
the improvement of the James was far
from the proporUons with tlicuimprove
ment of the facilities for handling foreign
Yet Richmond can retrieve lost glory
nnd rcgain lost prestige, but there is only
one way and ..'.at way is in river in.
"The James river ls capnble of bearins
(more freight <n its Ii.><otii than all the
tra'iways f<f the United Slate* com
(bhied." said a well-known ship-broker of
this city. "Let the government give
Ricbmond what she asks. Let us have a
channel with water at 22 fe-et mean low
lid<? and Richmond's berths will hold
fast and smig thc liners of 1h" Atlantic
end the wanderers and the tramps of
\.)-K) seas. River improvement* i> what
iwe need, -what we -want, and what .we
It may prove interestinir to know just
how many vessels arrived and cleared
at tlie port of Richmond during the
year from August."lS9S to August. 18W.
The steamers, schooners and barges are
listod by months and Uicir? tonnage is
estltnated on the following average:
Bteamers' average carrying-capacity (not
rewsterod tonnage) 1.5u0; schooners and j
barges, 500 ea-ch.
BUSrNESS FOR A TEAR.
August. 1WS?
No. T't'l Ton.
Steamers.27 40,500;
Barges. 9 4.500
Schooners.14 ~<m
September. 1S9S?
Steamers.34 51,000
Schooners.11 ?r,-:w>
Barges. S 4.000
Pctober. isps?
Steamers.38 57,000
Schen.ners.1- fi-O00
Barges. :; 1-?
Kovembcr. IKeV
Steamers.3S 57,000
Schooners.1"' 7.500
Barges. 5 2,500
JDeoember. 1SDS?
Steamers.37 55,000
Schooners. 7 3,o00
Barges. S 4.00li
-fanuary, V.W? -
Steamers.20 ' 39,000
Schooners. , 0 3,000
Barges. 4 2-???
February. 1S99? ""?
Steamers. 2 ",000
March, 1?!>!>?
Steamers.20 30.000
Schooners."1 r,-:,0?
Barges. 8 4.000
April. 1899- ?
Steamers.19 2S,i)00
Barges. -
May. 1699- _ j
Steamers. -.15 ??'"??
Bargt*. * --000
June. 1SP9?
Steamers.-V.33 49.500
Schooners.10 5.O00
Barges. ' s'm
Julv. 1899?
s-cnme-?-? .-.??* 52.500
.10 5,000
......... 15 7.500
During the fiscal year endlng June. .10.
3SW. the number of documents issued to
vessels was 12S. The duties and tonnage
tax amounted to $21,879.30, the aggregate
j-cccipts, (21,-976.30. the value of free goods
entered was $24.05; Uie value of duUable,
$:? 171: total, $00,070. The tota.l amount of
duties' paid was $21.S43J>3 and the total
expenses, $5,165.28. The number cf rra
{ployc- is five and the eostof collecting
a. dollar amounted to $.>.ii).
Onc of Major \. K. Courtney Ilaiiss at
tlie Home.
A handsome three-quarter lengUi por
traltof Major A. It. Courtney, Past Grand
Master of Masons in Virginia. was on l->i
day plaeod u:>- n the wtails of the Masonic
!H-j::ie by re-ejuest of the Board of Gover
inors, extprcssi-d 4n the following resoiu?
tions, luid afterwards endorsed by Uie
Grand Lodge:
The Board of Governors, having, at the
requcst of Uielr late President, Most Wor
ehipful A. R. Courtney, very reluctant
ly abandoned tho unanlmous deslre of his
Assocltites to contlnue him ln the office
which he hua so efficlently and wlsely iill
ed for ho many yeare; feel eompelled to
place upon their records ? teaUmonlal of
their high appreclaUon of his past ser?
vices. and of Uie sense of obligaUon
which they and all the friends of the
Home feel. for their value ia the promo
tloc of its lnterests.
' At tbe wiff1*!^! orcuuxatioa ot th? ia
Richmond, Va., January, 1900.
To Our Many- Patrons and tho Public ln
We desire to express our thanks for the
liberal patronage bestowed upon our es
tabllshment in the past, and beg to sollcit
a contlnuance of the same ln the future.
Our ...^_?au
establlshment 13 among the most exten
sove in the countrj', provided -with every
facllity for t.he execution of all optical
work cssential for the improvement and
preservation of the eyeslght. We do not
merely SELL optical goods. Our sklll,
conscience and guarantee is behind every
order and prescriptlon. Our
department. with dark room on the prem
ises and free instruction in photography,
ls daiiy gaining in patronage, and its most
efllcient standard will be maintalned.
optical ca
Cor. Nintb and Main Streets,
stitution. Brother Courtney was eleeted
its vice-presideht and during the lifetime
of his lamcnled predecessor was his
most efficient asuistant, and upon the
death of Brother Babcock was eleeted
president, and by succcssive re-elcctions
has been continued in that position.
It is :iot practicalile in any phrase of
of specch to give adequate -expressions
to the value of his services to the Insti?
tution. nor to th-e effectionate and grate
iul astimate in wlffih his adniinistration
was held by the Board, and by all the
officers and in-nates of the institution.
They all contemplate his retirement with
feelings of most unfeigiv.-d regret, but
oongratulate themselves that his con?
tinued anembership in tlie Board secures
to them his judicious counsel and active
co-opsration in the future conduct of the
lnstitufte ar.d the advancement and en
largement of its beneflcent work.
Resolved, That brother Courtney be re?
quested to furnlsh iiis portrait, to be kiipt
In a prominent position upon the walis
of the Home.
Resolved, That a copy of this minutc be
suitably engrossed and officially signed
by the President and members of the
Board, for presentatioii to brother Court
P. H. ROISSl'AU.
Board of Directors.
This portrait is tlie work of Mr. O. S.
Morion, assistant bashier of the Xational
Bank of Virginia. who has made some
of the linest speelmens. which adorn the
public hails of this city.
The portralts of Judges A. B. Guigon
and' George L. Christian, which h'ang
upon the walls of the Hustlngs Court
room, were made by him. and this portrait,
which ls of the same stylc, was furnish
ed by tlie Washington Centennial Com?
mittee as a token of their appreclation
of the splendid services of their col
league. who as chairman of the Executive
Committee made a grand success of that
.niemnrable otocasion, and through the
souvenir-book, which was gotten up by
him and distributed to the rc-presenta
tive Masons a^sembled at Mount Ver
non, on Deceinber 34, lsnii. established
for all time the fact that George Wash?
ington was not only a Mason, but that
he took great pride and' pleasure ln being
recognlzed as eucIi and iri dlscharglhg
tlie "duties of a master of one of the
lodges of his beloved Virginia.
The Washington Centennial Committee
who presented this portrait to the Home,
consists of the following gentlemen in
addition to Maj. Courtney:
Judge R. T. AV. Duke. Jr.. MJa". Mann
Pago, Senai/ir John AV. Daniei, Sen?
ator Thomas S. Martin. Captain K.
Kempcr, Major Mica'ah Woods.
The portraits of Capt. A. G. Babcock
nnd Maj. A. R. Courtney aro fit compan
ion picces to adorn the walls
of tho Masonio Home. as they
reprcsent the 'two master workers
in the establishment and upbuildlng of
that noblo monument to charity.
Anti-Gambliiijr Crnfiadcr.
The men of Richmond will have the
pleasure and profit of hearing the anti
gambling crusader of Xcw York this
afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Y. M. C.
A. Hall. Mr. Quinn has been doing a
great work throughout the country in
cxposing the methods of gamblers, and
leading men to a positivc stand against
this great sin. He is a speaker of un
usual force. and was for twenty-flve
years a gamb'er.
Commlssioner Pec-lc has appointcd Mr.
Charles Voikmar, Mr. Marshall Fry, Jr.,
Mrs. Anna B. Lconard and Mme. Le
Prlnce to be judges for the keramic ex
hlbition by ihe Xational Leaprue of Min
eral Palnters. to be sent to Paris on Feb?
ruary 1.
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The Population of Richmond Remains
German.?, Frenclimen, Italians.Greeks,
Cliinese and Many Other Natioiial
ities May be Discoveretl Here.
Their Impresslons.
Richmond is, as is the entire Unltsd
States, in fact, cosmopolitan. The dis
tinotlve features of the American nation
is its non-distinctiveness and thus it ls
with Richmond.
Should wc eeek tliom It ls prob'able that
reprcsentatlves of every nation of any
importance are riglvt here ln Richmond.
Germans, Itallans, Spaniards, Greeks,
Frenclimen, Cliinese, Sryians and many
other nationalities may be disti'nguis-hed.
if not by t'li.eir .personal apeparance, at
least by their language.
In the course of an hour one can hear
severai languages, for though' they all
try to speak Englisih, the nationality re?
mains strongly marked.
The German over his "sweulage" and
Limbcrger will tell you his 'history in an
entirely different dialc-ct from that of tihe
Frcnchm.iii. while itho tonguo of the
Chinaman as be argc.es over tho money
due him for washing six collars, is as un
like that of the Italian as is the Spanish
and Syriac. And it lt is all English.
The Germons are probably most num
crous. and when a German emigrates to
America. he usually comes to etay
ITALIANS MAKE MOXEYt.
In this he difters from the Italian, who
comcr. ihere. sells enough gods to pay his
way back, and gets him hc-nce.
lt ih -true a number of tihem Fpend their
iivos here. but they will tell you that it
is only because they did r.ot make enough
to 'ustify th-2'ir return to Italy. And
though this may oftf.r be the ca.se, they
never fail to get along. The secret of
his success is probably hidden in his
Under whatever eircuir.stances he ar
rives. hc is rarely seen to go back with?
out his poekets fuli. Give him a banana
stalk and a quart of peanuts and in a
week lie will have a flourishing stand.
He is a good business man and full
of enerpy.
The -Germans. though thoy rarely re?
turn to Fatherland, retain their national
c aracteristics and they never cease to
love with a touching devotion the old
They smile at the youthful faces of the
warriors Cncle Sam sends to the front,
and retuse to believe that it takes less
than three Englishmeu to whip one Ger
The Itallans are different. They grlnd
t e chestnut roaster and look wise. They
reallze that Italy consumes a very small
portion of tbc carth's surface and that
she is by no means the leading nation on
eartb Tihey like America faiiiy well.
but they are eonstantly long or the sunny
shorcs of tho land of their birth. To
eyes that havo seen the bcautibs of Ven
ico nnd Florence, have gaved on the
architectural and artistic efforts treasured
at Rome, nnd have taken in tho atmoa
pherlc splendor of the ca-mpagnia this
country seems indeed only a substitute.
and their aim in life, as they will teil
you, one and all, is to accumula.te a for
tune. return to Italy, and live in luxury
the rcm-aitvlcr of their days.
'Spaniards and Frenchman are by no
means so nimrerous as the Germans or
Italiaris. In fact one seldom sees a re?
presentatlve of the former; but thej- are
here. nevortheless.
Little can be said of the Freinchman's
views on this country. He looks at every
thing with an optimistlc view. and does
not soem. to worry over t.he disagreeable
orcurrences of his life here. Urbans and
doborairc. he has a fine way of listenlng
?tio everybody's troubles, without ever
intruding his own. Of them all he is
most a Bohemian and sceni.s to live alikc
in all atmospheres. Two iSyrians were
rirarried here some time ago. They are
probably the only representatives of their
race, and appear to bc eminently satisfied
with tOieir lot in life.
The Chinese are too busy ironing col?
lars to think or say anything.
John Chinaman is a terror to bad chil?
dren and a mentioh of his llat iron to
wayward little boys is in itself enough to
proudce a magic effecr
There are no Boers here, but South Af
ricans are present in great numbers. Their
language is a Babel in itself. Each negro
has his own pr.rticular dialect and he will
suffer no change in his vocubulary. Lan?
guage does not trouble him.
If he can't pronounce a word one .way
he will another. and provided he gains
his obiect in making himself understood
he doesn't worry about the proper use of
Virginia "Will be AVell rteprescntctl at
tlielnteriiational Mining Congress.
Bv request of Hon. B. F. Montgomery,
of Cripple Creek. CoL, president of the
Intornational Mining Congress, Governor
Tyler on v-esterday appointcd the-following
persons as delegates from Virginia to the
next annual meeting of the congress,
which will meet ln Mllwaukee, Wis., June
19th to 23d.
Hon. J. C. Featherston, Lynchburg; Dr.
R. X. Hewitt, Evington; Hon. J. L.
Campbell, Bedford City; Hon. J. F.
Ryan, Arcola; Mr. B. F. Carter, Mtddl,
burg; Hon. F. M. Jones, Richmond; Mr.
John R. Williams, Richmond; Hon. Pem
proke Pettitt, Palmyra; Hon. W. AV.
Baker, Hallsboro; Dr. J. P. Gilliam, Win
?terpock; Col. J S. Browning, Pocahontas:
IHon. Edward Echols, Stauntonl Mr. J.
Mason Miller. Jr., SUiunton; (Hon. A. F.
AVithrow, Millboro; Mr. John S. Eckman.
Pulaski: Mr. George L. Carter, Brlstol;
rMr. John Roblnson, Graham: Mr. J. C.
McKinney. Charlottesville; Col. William
'Hcnrv Mann. Petersburg; Mr. Peyton R.
Noel," Richmond; Mr. Horaco A.-Haw
kins. Richmond; Mr. Walter E. Harris,
Richmond; Hon. D. L. Toney, Manches?
ter; Hon. H. F. Hutehison. Baskerirllle;
Mr C. C. Taliaferro, Roanoke; Mr. Hugh
,B Sproul, Staunton; (Mr. W. "2. Eugbee.
Palmyra; Dr. James O'KeefJ, Tazewell;
Mr. C. T. Jones, Swansboro.
The next meeting of the Congress
promises to be a big affair. The Gov
ernors from many of the States have al?
ready appotnted delegates. The local
executive committee who will have
charge of tho reception of the delegates,
compose about thirty of the leading cit?
izens of Mllwaukee, and the Indications
are that the Congress will be largely at?
tended. The Governor has also been in
vited to attend the Congress, and hopes
to be able to do so.
V isit tlie Tri?rjr Yards
The House Ctomirmttee on Naval Affairs,
it is understood, will visit the Trigg ship
yards in this dlty and inspect tha Tjovern
ment work here.
The committee is composed of the fol?
lowing representatives:
George E. Foss, lllinois; Alston G.
Dayton, West Vlrginiu; Henry C. Lou
denslager, New Jersey; R. B. Hawloy,
Texas; Thomas S. Butler, Pennaylvanitt;
James E. Watson. Indlanaj Victor H.
Metcalf, California; John F. Rlxey, Vir?
ginia; William AV. Kitohln, North Caro?
lina; William D. Vundlver, Mlisouri; Sld
ney E. Mudd, Maryland.
This committee ls now on a.tour. ylait
IqS the ahip-yards in th* North, ^_ ji
Isadysmith, Majvfa&lltil>
Spion Kopand Kimberley.
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THE TIMES, Richmond, Va.
(Showing the Progress of the Work.)
The New Road Will be Completed
About April 1st
The Contractors Employ Two Forces.
AVlio are "Wovkine Both Night and
Day ? "Work on thc Picrs for
tho C & o. Delayed.
The expenditure of several million dol?
lars for work on a river at a certain
point seems enormous?and to say that
something like thait amount will have
been expended on tho James nver, at
Richmond, when the work now going on
is completed, seems contrary to reason;
but it is neventheless true.
Tho rairoads that will cross the river
then will he tha Richmond, Petersburg
and Carolina, Seaboard Air 'Line. Rieh
mond and Petersburg, Richmond and Al
leshany, Southern Rallway, Norfolk and
Western, and the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Tho Chesapeake and Ohio's track tra
verses the middle of the river over a
mlio's distance. The trains will get on
the elevated rails at Hollywood, and from
there to tho great Union Depot'they will
not come in contaat with , the ground
tracks. Tho two roads?the Richmond,
Petersburg and Carolina and the Chesa?
peake and Ohlo-will run into the depot
on elevated traoks. as the present work
now gocng on at Fifteemh strer.t clearly
The long trestle of the new road Is a
wonderful stretch of rails of about one
mlle The amount of work on this fc-estle
iu <?o great as to require two forces of
hands working day and night, ln order .to
complete the structure by the time the
track, through to Ridgeway,* ,N. C.^is
completed. ' ?
Workmen find great dlfflculty in getting
feundatlons for the uiers, owlng to the
soft, sandy. condition of the bottom of
th^ha1Vp!ilars a" boltsd together, m
that there may ba no danger of. their
Jarring out of place durtng the pasain*
of trains.. . ? . . ? _.
The contractors s&y that they.can *iye
ampJoyment to.any whoo seek it. They are
over-crowded .wiOxirori-. Ther. > a ?rt*t
demand for laborers on all the wor now
being done along the river.
Two engines were used in testing the
completed track from Petersburg towards
Richmond last week. The track between
Petersburg and Richmond is almost com?
The line comes into Richmond at War
ner Moore & Co.'s mills, and crosses be?
tween them and the Southern railway's j
freight depots. It crosses Cary street be- j
low the gas house and comes across j
Main between Fifteenth vtfid Sixteenth I
streets. All of this way has been cleared. i
o!d houses having been torn down to give |
place to the track. The track will go i
over the top of some one-story build'ings. j
All of the work on this line wil be :
completed by tho first of April, but it is |
not exactly known when the tlrst trains ',
will begin to run. It is thought, however. j
that they wi'.l be runing by the middle '.
of this summer.
The work on the pierst for the elevale.I i
track of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway j
has been greatly delayed, owing to the ,
fact that the oontractors have been un- j
able to get the specified stone from Ken?
tucky and West Virginia to continue the I
work. It will be some time in the spring
before enough stone can be gotten to
complete the construction of the piers.
They are. however. almost completed, and
only four or flve piers remain to be
RiDES HORSEBACK
Though He Has Not by Any Means
Found the Animal He
When Seeretary Root was at Lake Cham
piain with the Presidttnt, he was called
upon io review tlie Twenty-slxth Volun
teer Regiment?stationed at Plattsburg
Barraeks, and he greatly admired tha
sight of the field officers dashlng about
the parade grounds upon .their curvetlng
steeds. He wa3 offered a mount upon one
of these mettlcsome an__. but coyly
refused and stuck to terra firma.
'But the fine plcture. remained in hla
mind, and after his return; while sittingr
In his office one flne afternoon, he sum?
moned to him Adjt.-G?n. Corbln.
??G*neral," he remirteed, "I have btmn
a buay man for a nwmlw of ye?r? back."
<3en. Corbln bowed hi? heal ln ascent.
"And, General, for my business I have
negleotad imany pleasurea?pleaiurea and
pastlmes, alr?that I once enJoy?d.' . ,
?Yes. Mr. Seeretary."
"Oae-or which, General, I -_ lorry to
state. is the noble and kin=r-like sport
of equestriaiiism. Ah, Ihorseback riding
?a firm sext and a steady hand. a gal
lop in tha bracing air nver a smooth road!
Could anything be more enjoyable?"
"Nothlng, illr. Secretary. Nothlng."
"Well, General, to come to the point,
I find that now, in the course ot my
duties, I shall need a suitable mount
occasionally, and you know there Is noth
ing like fchowing the horse one has under
one. I desire to make use of your su?
perior judigment in th?se matters."
"Certainly, Mr. Secretary."
"As I s^id. I have negleeted tho *xer
cise, and. of course?ah!?v.-ell. I would
like'an antmal -with a mlld temper, sweet
dtep-ositioned, you know. and a broad
back? tbe. sort that is hard to fall orf
"I understand, Mr. Secretary. I will
ask Gen. Ludington, who has had consid?
erable more experlence than either of
us to aid me in making the sefeoUbn."'
''And I say, General." called the Sec?
retary, "this need not be mide public, you
sbcretast'* elihtj hoot.
know?not just now. at any rat?.
"Yes. Mr. Secretary."
Gen. Corbln hurried up staira to Oe
office of the Quartermaster^General. (
"Ludlngton!* he gasped, short of breath,
"the Secretary of War -wants us to help
him buy a fine horse?a riding horse. He
?wants a flne, good looking horse. with a
broad back, so he can't fall off, and gen?
tle as & doe-" , _ . _ .
??urel euret answered Oer.*ral Lud
lru-ton. "I can get ?* for his:. iure.r
What color doe? hs want?'
"Wait a. minute and IU <?"* ???
Getu iCorbln reoched the stepa and
found th* Becretary "waitlns for him.
"Ifr. fiecretaiy. Gen. I,udra?ton ?w?U
to tamr what ooicThoMftyoawMit,?
??*-?? m m ?? ??*? to?*, ?9lorf x
had never thought of that. I alwayS
rathcr fancletl a gray horse. you know:
perhaps ls was from a picture I once
saw. Yes T believe lt was. You recall
the magnlflcent gray horse Napoleorv
str-des ln the canvas. 'Tlie I3ve of Water
loo?' "
"A spTendld anlmsit, Mr. Seeretary.
"And then there was Alexander's Bu
cephalus?a magnlfii-ent black. If I re
mombrT. Black is ta beautiful coior for
a horse."
"But Mr. Seeretary. Bucephalus wna
?well. ahf?you mlght say not exactly
well broken."
"Well. sir I have no objection to ai
sorrel. In fac-t. I am not rnrtlcular abouc
the coior, sir. A broad back, though.
remomber: that ls the main point?and
the dlsposltion."
Gen. Corbln agaln vlsited Cie Quarter
mastf-r Central.
"Ludlngton," he said, "the Seeretary
?ays he lEces a gray. and he llkes a blaclc
and a sorrel or a bay or a strawbemr
rcan-in. fant, any coior. Just so- tho>
horse ls gentle aad hawon't fall off."
"Sure, suret" said the Quarterc_*e?
General." "I will nnd him right away..""1
. iEut Gen. Lodlngtoa was too santpajney
for the horse has not yet been, purchased.
That he- was seen to earnest conversa
ttoa with the owner of a troop or hix?
school horses not long ago ls wrtoln.
but 't ls preBumed no bargaln reauiwoi
as he ts still on the hunt for ?hat rara
comblnat'on ln hors* neah. posie?tin? tha
haughty loolt and proud bearin-r ?_??_;
voleaa'* hlacortc ?ray. ahs undaamadl
splrtt of Bucephalua. and th? svaa dls
posltioa of a Dobin, but ha i? oonvlacad
that thsy ara hard to flnd.
He has contiwded blxasaiC with aa ordta*
ary Mddla Horsa.
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Immaculata University Adds Public Relations to Its Master of Arts Degree Programs
The vast field of communication demands trained professionals who are able to apply their knowledge in a fast-paced working environment. To address this demand, Immaculata University will begin offering a 36-credit Master of Arts degree in Public Relations for the Fall 2010 semester.
Professionals already working in the field and those preparing for a career will benefit from an advanced degree that enables them to develop practical skills in writing, represent organizational image, respond to crisis, and apply public relations theory needed and desired in all organizational relationships. This program enables students to explore various aspects of public relations including local, governmental or global applications. Techniques of self-evaluation help strengthen the student´s ability to adapt and grow in changing climates, responsive to the continuously evolving discipline of public relations.
The Public Relations curriculum plan is based on nine credits in the general core, six courses in the public relations concentration, six credits dedicated to the capstone experience, and several opportunities for various industry-related electives. Topics covered in the major include Communication Theory in Practice, Issues in Public Relations, Public Relations Writing, Media Relations, Crisis Communication, and Community, Government, and Global Relations.
"The graduate program in Public Relations offers a rich theoretical framework for professionals seeking an expertise in the image enhancement of the corporate, institutional, or individual clients that they represent. Students of this program will learn the ethical skills needed to advance in the public relations industry," commented Stacy Price, program director of the Public Relations major.
In addition to the new Master of Arts in Public Relations, Immaculata University offers six other Master of Arts degrees in Educational Leadership, Music Therapy, Organization Leadership, Counseling Psychology, Nutrition Education, and Cultural and Linguistic Diversity. Also available is a Master of Science in Nursing degree.
Immaculata University, a Catholic, coeducational institution, is located 20 miles west of Philadelphia, south of the intersection of routes 30 and 352, between Paoli and Exton.
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RICHMOND, Va. He's said it once and he'll say it again: there's a lot to learn from Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III is almost effusive in his praise of Brady. But he can only pay attention to the Patriots starting quarterback for so long, a point he hammered home after finishing his team's joint training camp practice at Bon Secours Training Center in Richmond, Va.
"Yeah, you know I got a chance to talk to him," Griffin III said. "He was in there interacting with the team, his team and our team, just talking to people. Just to see them work. But at the same time, when theyre out there on the field, we get to watch what theyre doing a little bit, but at the same time were still trying to discuss what were trying to do on offense. Thats not really a time for us to watch him like were at a zoo."
Griffin III, fully healed and efficient in Monday's 11-on-11 drills against the Patriots' starting defense, said it was astounding that Brady had been able to stay in the same offense for 15 years.
"Thats amazing," he said. "Theyve been able to pull guys in. Theyve got two quick, sudden receivers in [Danny] Amendola and [Julian] Edelman. Theyve got a lot of good pieces there. But at the same time I will evaluate them because thats what quarterbacks do. But at the same time, Im still focused on what were doing as an offense."
Griffin added, "[Brady] said its only my third year. He said Ive got a lot of football left in me. Thats big coming from a guy like him. I appreciate that."
While both quarterbacks will be busy in preparation for this week's practices and first preseason game, Griffin III said he still hopes to sit down with Brady and pick his brain.
"Hopefully Ill get a chance to sit down with him if hes not too busy. Well both be watching a lot of film and getting ready for tomorrows practice. But hopefully I get that chance. The skys the limit. We can do a lot of great things."
Other things of note from Griffin III:
- On the practice: "I think everybody came out here, our team obviously, ready to go. We showed that we are a physical football team. We ran the ball extremely well. And I thought we pass protected pretty good as well. To go against other guys is a great. We had a chance to go against [Brandon] Browner and [Darrelle] Revis, two of the best corners in the game, and we had two of the best corners in the game on our side with [DeAngelo Hall] and [David Amerson]. It was a lot of fun."
- On the physicality of the Patriots' defensive backs: "No doubt. It challenges you as an offense to be efficient. We had some plays today where we were on. And I think we had more where we were on than when we werent. But we also had some plays where we can get better on. And thats just what it is about, football and practicing every day. Theres always going to be something. Its not like golf. You can go really bad for 17 holes, but on 18, umph, you get a birdie, youre back the next day. So you just go to keep working at it. Thats what it is. Thats why its football."
- On why Darrelle Revis is so difficult to throw on: "Hes a good corner. Quick feet. He understands the game. Hes been playing for awhile now. Understands concepts. He breaks some things. Theres a couple that he knocked down today and theres a couple that we got him on. But at the same time, hes a guy you have to throw at him because you dont want to isolate just one side of the field. And then the luxury that the Pats have is that Browner is on the other side of the field who is a man. I think we did a good job today against both corners and I think they had their fair share of good plays, too."
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Maybe you are a vegetarian and you touch no meat in your diet. Variety in vegetables is what you need; that is exactly what I am about to share to you. Sometimes you need change but what the supermarket offers is the usual. With minimum creativity your backyard can offer the variety you are looking for. These varieties may prove more nutritious than the usual cabbages, kales and spinach. Try them out.
Banana Flower
The unopened flower bud of a banana is a very tasty vegetable that is ignored by many Westerners. Banana blossom and banana hearts are commonly used in Asian cooking. Both the purplish bracts, or petals, and the undeveloped bananas can be eaten, as well as the heart.
I just use the petals. Chop the petals into pieces. Wash in hot water to remove the grease. Fry the banana flower in cooking oil with onions and tomatoes. You may add other spices if you love them.
Stinging Nettles As a Vegetable
Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica
(Image: AllAnd/Pixabay/CC0)
This type of vegetable is very nutritious. Not all varieties are edible and one should be very careful. The nettle with the fleshy hairy and wider leaves happens to be the best. It is called Urtica species. Apart from it being a delicious vegetable, it has many medicinal values.
Cover your hands with gloves and cut the soft end stem with a knife. Boil it a bit to kill the stinging hair. Fry as you would do with kale.
Leaves of the Sweet Potato Vine
Sweet potato leaf, or camote top, can be eaten as a vegetable (Image: sarangib/Pixabay/CC0)
Sweet potato leaves are a very sweet vegetable that is enjoyed in both Africa and Asia. They are sometimes called camote tops. Pick the especially soft ones and wash them. Prepare and serve this vegetable as you would do kale or cabbage.
Pumpkin Leaves as a Vegetable
Pumpkin leaves are edible, as are the flowers
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Pumpkin leaf is rich in minerals that are required by the body. Pluck the fresh young ones, including the stalk. Expertly remove the hard fibers that are on both sides of the leaf. If you begin at the stalk, break a piece from inside out and peel as you would a banana. The fibre will come out easily. Do the same on the inside of the leaf. Then wash thoroughly and cut into small pieces.
Cooking pumpkin greens can be a challenge since you will need a kind of soda ash. We make our own from the ash burnt from banana leaves or dry bean stalks. Take the ash and put in a sieve. Add water and collect the sieved water. Put the soda ash, mixed with two cups of fresh water, in a pot and heat to a boil. Add your vegetables and stir till cooked. Add salt. You can fry it or eat like that. (Editor's note: Other cooking methods exist that don't require the ash)
Wandering Jew
Wandering Jew, or Tradescantia
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This is a very notorious weed that is known to terrorize our farms. The weed is unstoppable and seems to announce a 'No retreat and no surrender' slogan. Yet it is a vegetable. Our forefathers ate it and lived long.
The preparation of wandering jew is very simple. You should just pluck the soft budding parts, then you wash them clean. You then chop them into small pieced and cook just like the pumpkin leaves. I hope you won't mind its mucus state. Feed on.
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WORLD BRIEFING | ASIA; Nepal: New Anthem Snubs King
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 4, 2007
Nepal introduced a new national anthem to replace the one that praised the highly unpopular King Gyanendra and wished him a long life. The new song, which includes the lyrics ''We Nepali are a garland made of several hundred flower bouquets,'' was played on national television and radio. It was chosen in a nationwide competition.


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A Sterling woman has been given until Friday to start taking better care of her collection of dogs, or Alaska State Troopers will confiscate the animals and recommend charges to the district attorney's office.
The dogs belong to Carolyn Boughton and are housed on a Spruce Lane lot about 5 miles east of Sterling. The property was searched by troopers with warrants Monday evening, according to Trooper 1st Sgt. Charles Tressler of E Detachment in Soldotna.
He said there were no more than 40 dogs on the property, though other estimates put the total at more than 60. Nancy Wall, a Sterling volunteer with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Alaska in Anchorage, said the difference could be several litters of puppies that were out of sight.
Tressler said four dogs were found dead, possibly from malnutrition, but none of the rest were in such bad shape as to need euthanasia. Four were given immediate medical attention.
"We've received a couple of complaints," Tressler said. "If she doesn't comply with certain conditions by Friday, we'll have to seize the dogs."
The conditions include feeding and watering the dogs better and giving them longer leashes and better shelters.
The troopers specifically want the dogs out of the bus, Tressler said.
From the road, about 20 dogs, mostly Bouvier des Flandres -- large black herding and guard dogs originally from Belgium -- could be seen tied to trees scattered about the periphery of the yard. Most had shelters.
There also were huskies and mixed-breed dogs in the yard, including four husky pups, which reportedly belong to the property owner. The huskies seemed well fed and had doghouses.
The rest of the dogs were inside a 40-foot tour bus in one of the two driveways. A distinct odor of feces and urine emanated from a broken window and could be smelled several feet away.
Some of the dogs were Kerry Blue Terriers, which Wall said look much like Bouviers, only smaller.
Two of the four dead dogs were terriers found inside the bus; the other two, Bouviers, were frozen to the ground outside. They appeared to have been dead between a few days and a week or more, Tressler told The Associated Press. There also were at least two dead cats, Wall said.
"It's not a normal dog yard. Mine is normal, and it's below mine," Tressler said.
He said the condition of the dog yard was not as much a danger to the animals as not having proper shelter or proper food.
Tressler said Boughton was cooperative with the troopers and indicated to them she will attempt to meet the conditions.
Boughton could not be reached for comment.
Wall, however, was upset that troopers did not cite Boughton for cruelty to animals.
"It's shocking to me that they would give her until Friday to get it cleaned up. What more evidence of cruelty do they need than dead dogs in the yard?" Wall said. "I don't know how they went home and slept in their warm beds. I know I didn't get much sleep."
She speculated that troopers just didn't know what to do with the animals if they did confiscate them.
Wall got permission from the home owner to visit the yard and was there when troopers arrived with a warrant.
"We don't know how many dead dogs there might be under the snow," she said. "And the dead cats were pretty flat, we could have been walking on them. It was horrible."
She said one of the dead Bouviers had wrapped its feet around its tether and apparently froze to death.
"It was pretty gruesome," she said.
She did not know if there had been any cannibalism among the dogs.
"I couldn't tell if something was eaten or was rotten," she said.
Wall said she's known Boughton for two years and knows her to be a loving animal owner who is very knowledgeable of Bouviers.
"I don't know what happened. This is not how her yard looked last September on Robinson Loop. There was food everywhere then," she said. "What I saw last night was not what I saw last year."
Boughton was visited by Wall, a veterinarian and troopers in September 2000 after reports of animal cruelty. What Wall found was to the contrary, that while the animals were living in junked cars, they were well fed and clean.
Wall, who coordinates the visits of SPCA's mobile spay and neuter clinics to Sterling, said she offered to bring the trailer to Boughton's dog yard and spay or neuter the dogs but was turned down. She has, however, placed many of the cats and dogs Boughton has collected into loving homes.
"I've always been welcome in Carolyn's yard," she said. "The Carolyn I've known the last two years loved those dogs and worked hard to take care of them."
Wall said she has contacted authorities from Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Grace Merkes to Rep. Ken Lancaster to Sen. Ted Stevens complaining about the situation.
"My concern is that people who wish to be kind will donate food, and by Friday, Boughton will be looking pretty good to the troopers," Wall said.
"I think it's inexcusable the troopers went down there and found dead dogs on a chain and did nothing. This should have stopped last night," she said Tuesday.
Wall said there are three scenarios that could play out: 1) Boughton could comply with the demands of the troopers and better care for the dogs; 2) she could release ownership of them, in which case Wall said the Bouvier rescue organization in Colorado could accept and place them; or 3) troopers could seize the animals, charge Boughton and wait for a judge to determine ownership. If any animals are in too bad of shape, they may have to be destroyed.
"It'd be a shame to have to put them down. They are very friendly, beautiful dogs," Wall said. "Some are finished American champions. They're gorgeous."
Mary Pemberton of The AP contributed to this story.
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Re: Wyburns of Gloucester who moved to Australia 1969 or 1970
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Wyburns of Gloucester
my name is Leanna, I live in Australia, and I believe Edwin Wyburn was my great uncle Ted. My mother Susan Anne Smith (maiden name Cooper) was his niece, & her mothers name is (Leticia) Mary Cooper (maiden name Wyburn). They had another brother Edward Wyburn (Uncle Eddie) & another sister Elizabeth Wyburn (Aunty Ciss) whom I've never met but would love to learn more about so if anyone knows anything about my family tree I would love to hear from you.
Hope to hear from you soon
Leanna Smith