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The Washington Mystics and the WNBA are deeply committed to the community and make hundreds of appearances during the season and the off-season. The Mystics and WNBA Cares focus on programs that improve the quality of life for all people, with special emphasis on promoting health and fitness, breast health awareness, reading and youth basketball programs. The league and its players are continuously recognized for their commitment to the community.
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GEICO will be the presenting sponsor of the Mystics game against Connecticut on Tuesday, August 10th at 7:00pm. At the game, we are asking everyone to donate gently worn professional attire to Suited for Change. Founded in 1992, Suited for Change provides professional clothing and ongoing career and life skills education to low-income women to increase their employment and job retention potential and to contribute to their economic independence. Our services are available at no charge and by referral only to low-income women who have completed job readiness programs and are seeking employment. Please consider brining an article of clothing to the game to support this admirable cause!
American Heart Association - Go Red for Women
Go Red for Women is an initiative launched by the American Heart Association with a mission of lowering the rate of heart disease and stroke among women. Through education and programming, Go Red For Women inspires women all over the world to make positive lifestyle changes. February 5, 2010 is National Wear Red Day, an annual event in which supporters all over the United States are encouraged to wear red and help raise awareness of heart-health risks among women. For more information, please visit www.goredforwomen.org.
Breast Health Awareness Night sponsored by Sibley Memorial Hospital
The WNBA Breast Health Awareness program is designed to educate women on ways to prevent breast cancer, with a secondary goal of raising funds for the cause. Through the generosity of its fans, the WNBA has raised over 2 million dollars in support of breast health awareness. On August 30, 2009, Sibley Memorial Hospital and the Mystics teamed up to host a post-game auction, which raised over $39,000 to benefit the Sullivan Center for Breast Health. For more information, please visit www.sibley.org/breast_health_center.
Lupus Foundation
Lupus is a chronic disease that may affect different parts of the body, such as the skin, kidneys, joints, and blood. The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is a non-profit organization working to discover the cause of and cure for the disease, while providing support for those affected. The LFA was formed in 1977 and currently recognizes 300 chapters and support groups worldwide. For more information, please visit www.lupus.org.
March of Dimes
March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization on a mission to prevent birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Researchers, educators and community members work with the organization toward a common goal of improving the quality of life among babies. For more information, please visit www.marchofdimes.com.
Nothing but Nets
Nothing But Nets is a campaign to prevent the spread of malaria, which is the number one cause of death of children in Africa. Nothing But Nets works to educate on the importance of bed nets, which are instrumental in malaria prevention. By working with your local community, you can help combat malaria. Team up with your friends, family or community group to raise funds and increase awareness of malaria prevention. For more information, please visit www.nothingbutnets.net.
Through the Kitchen Door
Through the Kitchen Door utilizes the comfort of the kitchen to teach simple cooking skills in an effort to improve the self-confidence, professionalism and communication skills among immigrants, low-income adults and at-risk youth. The organizations programming is designed to encourage positive life choices, success in school and a stable home environment. For more information, please visit www.kitchendoor.org.
Until theres a Cure
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Now in its 22nd year, The National Urban League Youth Leadership Summit engages high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from across the country and, over four days, immerses them in a unique educational and developmental experience. The Summit exposes youth to national leaders, college campuses and career opportunities, as well as facilities the development of skills needed for success in college.
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- Springfield Urban League Hosts Literacy Initiative Night For Kids
- This year, state leaders need to make K-12 education a priority
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Shying Away From Graduate School
When the economy tanks, graduate school applications go up. That's one of the few bits of good news in which educators could have reasonably taken comfort this year. No more.
The number of students taking the Graduate Record Examination will decline in 2008, the first time ever that the GRE has seen a fall in test-taking during an economic downturn. Because the GRE is required for the vast majority of graduate school programs, its numbers closely correlate with trends in applications.
Educators who learned of the GRE drop Friday in a question-and-answer session at the annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools said that they were shocked and some said that they were worried. The GRE drop reflects both those in the United States and international students seeking to enroll in American graduate programs.
Since 2004, the number of people taking the GRE has increased steadily, from 501,000 to 539,000 to 577,000 to 633,000 in 2007. The Educational Testing Service started the year projecting a total of 675,000 for 2008 and now expects the total only to be about 621,000.
Part of the concern arises because M.B.A. programs also typically see increases in applications in tight economic times, and evidence suggests that the pattern will be true to past experience for the business schools. The number of people taking the Graduate Management Admission Test is up this year -- both in the United States and abroad.
On Friday, David G. Payne, associate vice president of ETS for college and graduate programs, said that the "current hypothesis" is that the credit crunch is discouraging some people from considering graduate school, especially if they think they will not receive substantial financial support from the programs they might consider.
Payne noted that the projected decreases this year come both from the United States and the rest of the world. Volume in the United States is expected to fall to 449,000 from 456,000. Volume outside the United States is expected to fall to 172,000 from 177,000. Looking outside the United States, the shifts are not consistent. The two countries with the largest volume of GRE test takers -- and of foreign graduate students in the United States -- are China and India. Both have seen their GRE numbers rising steadily, and China will still go up this year, but India will see a sharp decline.
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Adding to the concern about the falling GRE volume is that it follows several campaigns by ETS to encourage more people to take the test. In the last year, for example, the testing service has started a new effort to encourage college juniors and seniors to take the test even if they aren't certain that they will apply to graduate school. The rationale -- publicized by ETS to undergraduates -- is that GRE scores are good for five years and that people generally do better on the exam when they take it as college students than after a few years of work outside of college. ETS has also started a campaign to encourage those worried about their economic futures to consider taking the GRE.
Debra W. Stewart, president of the Council of Graduate Schools, said she too was surprised by the data. "We're in the worst financial crisis, so you would think applications would be soaring," she said. The council does annual surveys on application and enrollment trends, but they will come later in the admissions cycle. Stewart said that the organization has done some informal polling of members on the group's listserv and is finding "a mixed picture," with only some institutions reporting declines. But of those not reporting declines, they are reporting "an average year," not the kind of application year one would expect with an economic crisis.
Stewart has several theories about why declines may be taking place this year, despite historic trends. She said it was possible, as ETS officials suggested, that the credit crunch was making it more difficult for students to borrow -- or that hearing about the crunch discouraged some from trying. In that same vein, she said that with many colleges and universities announcing budget cuts, many departments may not have the same levels of funds to offer in fellowship support.
In addition, she said that while economic uncertainty in the past has prompted some people to decide to improve their skills so they can seek better jobs, the turmoil is so great this year that "no one will leave a job if they have a job -- they think the risk is too much to take."
Stewart also stressed that just because the surge in interest in graduate school has not happened this year doesn't mean it won't start. Many people these days are experiencing "freezing behavior" where they are so uncertain about their next move and the state of the economy that they aren't making any changes, she noted. "It could be that this has created a temporary pause where we would have normally seen a flow to graduate school. That the flow hasn't started doesn't mean it won't."
Further, Stewart said that it should start, and that graduate programs and the government should encourage that through financial support. "The only way out of this is with development of intellectual infrastructure," she said. American society needs more people with higher skill levels, and so should be concerned about any drop in graduate applications or enrollments. Right now, she said she worries that the economic stresses on American universities are hurting graduate education. "I'm very worried about the financial stresses that are currently on our member institutions across the board. Graduate education can only be healthy when institutions within which it is offered are healthy," she said.
Measuring Personal Potential
One of the largest changes in the GRE is the introduction of the Personal Potential Index, which ETS is adding to the GRE next year and that will allow students to have people who know them rank their creativity, communication skills, teamwork, resilience, organizational skills and ethics. This index -- which does not produce the same gaps among racial and ethnic groups found in most standardized tests like the GRE -- has been years in the works, and the event where ETS announced the volume decline was actually planned to promote the PPI, as the index is called.
As ETS has moved closer to going live with the new index, it has been conducting testing of it. And ETS officials used Friday's meeting to invite graduate programs to help in planning "validity studies" that would measure how people with different PPI scores actually perform in graduate school.
In an interview, the director of the research center at ETS, Patrick Kyllonen, said that some early studies are encouraging in that they address key concerns some had about the PPI. One key finding based on pilot use of the PPI is that evaluators -- generally professors or employers -- offer a range of scores. "A lot of people thought everyone would get perfect scores and that hasn't happened," he said. "The raters make full use of the scale."
In addition, Kyllonen said that there is no evidence so far of a "halo effect" in which people receive the same scores on all of the attributes being evaluated. Rather, the people doing evaluations do appear to be making distinctions and not applying some overall standard to all of the categories. "I think the PPI is going to give a more complete picture," he said.
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According to the bureau's statistics, the overall air quality of Beijing in May was better than last year, with six more days of blue skies than were recorded in May 2010.
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May 1 saw the lowest air quality for the month, with dust being blown in from neighboring regions, the report said.
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The Crosstown in both directions has come to a crawl. An accident at Xerxes is slowing traffic heading west. Eastbound drivers can expect 15 minutes from Gleason Road over to 35W.
A new crash is adding to the backup on southbound I-94 heading into downtown Minneapolis. The wreck is at Plymouth Avenue with delays extending over to 35W.
Eastbound 94 continues to be a miserable drive. A crash at Huron Blvd. is adding to the delays. Plan on 30 minutes from downtown St. Paul to the Lowry Hill Tunnel.
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Throw your dreams into space like a kite,
and you do not know what it will bring back,
a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.
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I used to tell my husband that,
if he could make me "understand" something,
it would be clear to all the other people in the country.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Too bad all the people who know how to run this country
are busy running taxicabs or cutting hair.
- George Burns
What this country needs is a credit card for
charging things to experience.
- Tom Wilson
Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
- Steven Wright
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If God is just, I tremble for my country.
- Thomas Jefferson
I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated
in the bottom half of their classes.
- Al McGuire
In every country and every age,
the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
In my country we go to prison first, and then become President.
- Nelson Mandela
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on
does not constitute so strong an attachment
as that from which they draw their gains.
- Thomas Jefferson
Patriots always talk of dying for their country and
never of killing for their country.
- Bertrand Russell
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's
country or the electorate.
I prefer to betray the electorate.
- Charles de Gaulle
Any woman who understands the problems of running a
home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
- Margaret Thatcher
The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description;
one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it.
- Lord Chesterfield
It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book.
- Cyril Connolly
I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward,
and yet not go forward fast enough
to wreck the country's cause.
- Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is easy to understand in America.
It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
- Calvin Coolidge
No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part
of the globe at every moment of time.
- Henry A. Kissinger
Loyalty to country ALWAYS.
Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
- Mark Twain
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our
native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.
- William Shenstone
A wise traveler never despises his own country.
- William Hazlitt
These are not dark days: these are great days -
the greatest days our country has ever lived.
- Winston Churchill
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag,
but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
- James Bryce
And so, my fellow Americans,
ask not what your country can do for you;
ask what you can do for your country.
- John F. Kennedy
The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.
- Thomas Jefferson
What the country needs are a few labor-making inventions.
- Arnold H. Glasow
The only important thing I have to say is that my father
never fought against his country.
- Zinedine Zidane
Sadly, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal
in this country and has been going on at universities
and research facilities for years.
- Mike Pence
So long as we have enough people in this country willing
to fight for their rights,
we'll be called a democracy.
- Roger Nash Baldwin
Many of our own people here in this country do not ask about computers,
telephones and television sets.
They ask - when will we get a road to our village.
- Thabo Mbeki
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
- Nathan Hale
More than any other in Western Europe,
Britain remains a country where a traveler has to think
twice before indulging in the ordinary food of ordinary people.
- Joseph Lelyveld
Generally speaking, historically in this country,
the care of a child has been thought of as female business.
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country
16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket.
A lot has happened since then.
- Antonio Banderas
This film cost $31 million.
With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.
- Clint Eastwood
The politician in my country seeks votes,
affection and respect, in that order.
With few notable exceptions,
they are simply men who want to be loved.
- Edward R. Murrow
The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency.
The country is entitled to both.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower {political}
This country has come to feel the same when Congress
is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
- Will Rogers
You can find your way across this country using burger
joints the way a navigator uses stars.
- Charles Kuralt
On what rests the hope of the republic? One country,
one language, one flag!
- Alexander Henry
The love of one's country is a splendid thing.
But why should love stop at the border?
- Pablo Casals
Let us all take more responsibility,
not only for ourselves and our families, but
for our communities and our country.
- William J. Clinton
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover
that your high school class is running the country.
- Kurt Vonnegut
It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.
- Alfred Adler
If the United Nations is a country unto itself,
then the commodity it exports most is words.
- Esther B. Fein
America is the best half-educated country in the world.
- Nicholas M. Butler
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to
criticize or attack the government of my own country.
I make up for lost time when I come home.
- Winston Churchill
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried
out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror.
They were acts of war.
- George W. Bush
We are a model country where gender equality is concerned.
- Tarja Halonen
In a progressive country change is constant;
change is inevitable.
- Benjamin Disraeli
Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent,
hardworking, honest Americans.
It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity.
But then, we elected them.
- Lily Tomlin
In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty,
but in Chicago it's a sport.
- Dick Gregory
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.
- Winston Churchill
Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders,
and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.
- James K. Polk
The object of war is not to die for your country but
to make the other bastard die for his.
- George S. Patton
I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth,
and I am a citizen of the world.
- Eugene V. Debs
Communism has never come to power in a country
that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.
- John F. Kennedy
I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay
and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A.
I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism,
but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists
to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.
- Jimmy Carter
I love America more than any other country in this world,
and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right
to criticize her perpetually.
- James A. Baldwin
I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment,
failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer,
I should at once have been rightly cast aside.
- Winston Churchill
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God
is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.
- Thomas Jefferson
It's difficult to believe that people are still starving
in this country because food isn't available.
- Ronald Reagan
The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy,
but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.
- George McGovern
A man's country is not a certain area of land,
of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle
and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.
- George William Curtis
Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country
is no fit to rule another country must admit that one
class is not fit to rule another class.
- B. R. Ambedkar
Government in the U.S.
today is a senior partner in every business in the country.
- Norman Cousins
Just the concept of personal freedom within a democracy,
for instance, is a relatively young idea -
only about 300 years old in this country.
- Daniel Greenberg
This country is armed to the teeth, and none of these
African states could begin to attack South Africa.
- Helen Suzman
Fortunately, no country was ever more suited for anarchist
agitation than present-day America.
- Johann Most
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HARRINGTON, Maine — Less than 36 hours earlier, ice scrapers and snow shovels were the tools of the trade for Mainers trying to rid themselves of one more meteorological poke in the eye from Mother Nature.
But Thursday afternoon belonged not to any lingering traces of a harsh winter but the boys of summer. Narraguagus High School hosted Eastern Maine's first countable game of the 2014 baseball season, earning a 9-3 victory over Calais.
Wet spring snow that fell in the area Wednesday morning was replaced by a dry field and brisk conditions under a sun-splashed sky, nearly perfect Down East baseball weather for mid-April.
"Probably last week I figured we'd be in good shape to play, once the snow left the field," said ninth-year Narraguagus coach Shawn Hatt. "We had a little snow left in front of the dugouts, but that was it. This field is so good at being ready, we're usually a week ahead of everyone else for getting outside."
And while the field was topped by two inches of snow early Wednesday, it was gone in a matter of hours — allowing the Knights to get in one more outside practice later that day before making the season debut.
"We had our first practice [outside] last Friday, and our field's one of the better ones around, so I knew we'd get these first few games in," said senior pitcher Spencer Thompson. "Our field drains good, so I knew we'd play."
Thompson, for one, looked in midseason form as the right-hander pitched a six-hitter with 12 strikeouts — two in each of the first six innings — and just two walks issued to consecutive batters in the third inning.
"I knew coming in they were going to be a good hitting team," said Thompson. "The fastball was working today, so I stuck with that, and halfway through, I decided to change it up and throw a little junk at them, curveballs, and it threw them off a bit."
Thompson was backed by an 11-hit Narraguagus offense that included two doubles, a single and two runs batted in by first baseman Scott Wolley and a defense that committed just one error.
And while Narraguagus had been able to practice outside as well as play exhibition contests at Deer Isle-Stonington and George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill, Calais walked onto a baseball field for the first time this spring to play the Knights. The Blue Devils practiced outside for the first time on the school's soccer field a day earlier.
That lack of familiarity with typical baseball conditions proved costly, as the Blue Devils committed four errors that led to four unearned runs.
"We made a few mistakes today, but that's going to happen when you haven't been outside that much," said Hatt. "But we've been outside a few times, and it showed because they hadn't been outside as much as we have."
Narraguagus combined four hits, three walks and two Calais errors for a five-run uprising that broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the second inning.
Thompson drew a leadoff walk off Calais right-hander Kyle Johnson, then scored when Wolley doubled to deep right field. Hunter Dempsey hit a two-out RBI double and Nick Kennedy and Cole Willey added RBI singles to help fuel the rally.
The Knights extended the lead to 7-0 in the fifth, when Thompson singled home Devin Schoppee and scored on Wolley's double to left-center.
Calais ended Thompson's shutout bid in the top of the sixth as Greg Mitchell and Johnson hit one-out singles and scored on a two-out single by Conor McCadden.
Narraguagus got those runs back in the bottom of the inning, when Schoppee and Thompson singled and scored on an outfield error.
Mitchell singled home Andre Paul in the top of the seventh for Calais' final run.
"It was a good win," said Hatt, whose Narraguagus club graduated only two seniors from the 2013 squad that finished 9-7 and advanced to the Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinals. "Calais always has a good team, and we've always been able to compete with them but could never seem to get over the hump against them, so it's good to get off the schnide against them this year."


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At long last we have enjoyed a week of favourable weather for the full seven days with a mixture of sunshine and overcast conditions, a slight breeze at times and, to crown it all, a day of rain on Saturday.
Overall the conditions led to decent catches at Delgatie Castle Trout Fishery being recorded although it was very noticeable that the top recorded catches were all caught on smaller presentations and much higher in the water and only one of the 11 anglers enjoyed success with lures. The most successful tackle was combinations of diawl bach, snatcher, buzzer and on the dry fly, the daddy reigned supreme.
The best recorded catches fell to; C McPhee, Peterhead, 14 fish, (buzzers), M MacPherson, Lhanbryde, 13 fish, (black snatcher), A Murray, Gardenstown, 11 fish, (cat's whisker), A MacPherson, Lhanbryde, 10 fish, (diawl bach), N Thomson, Turriff, 9 fish, (buzzers), M Strachan, Peterhead, 8 fish, (daddy), D Hardie, Bucksburn, 8 fish, (daddy), C MacPherson, Lhanbryde, 8 fish, (diawl bach), C Stephen, Fraserburgh, 7 fish, (chandelier/daddy), A Smith, Ellon, 7 fish, (dry/buzzers), L Forrest, Aberdeen, 7 fish, (daddy).
The above catches included a large percentage of "blues" and a good smattering of larger ranking up to 9lb.
The coming week looks set to favour the angler with the longer nights now reducing the water temperature.
Delgatie Castle is a Troutmaster water and is open seven days from 8am til 8pm whilst light conditions allow.
Visitors and novices are welcome and booking is not necessary.


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Please explain with example why JVM is Operating System dependent.
In Java, compiler converts source code into byte code. JVM converts this byte code into instructions which processor understands. Finally processor reads and executes these instructions.
Every processor have their own instruction set. So Intel processor may not execute instructions meant for Sparc processor.
So as per my understanding JVM should be processor specific.
And , if two PC's have same processor and different OS say Linux and Windows, byte code created on windows machine should get executed on Linux machine.
But that is not the case. Please explain why JVM are OS specific and not processor specific.
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TO all appearances, "Miss Piggy", whose photograph appeared yesterday, enjoys diving off a 13ft platform into a pool of water.
She has become a popular attraction in Australia, and is now pulling in the crowds at the Royal Brisbane Show. Front legs tucked in, the Large White sow scampers up a wooden runway and performs a neat dive. Her owner, Tom Vanderleur, has been taking flying pigs round Australia for some years. This is his first venture with a diving pig.
The RSPCA expresses reservations about the show. "It is not natural for a pig to dive off a diving board," a spokesman says, which indeed is true. That is what draws the crowd. A more relevant issue for this animal-loving kingdom is whether Miss Piggy enjoys the experience, fears it, or does not care much either way. Our guess is that, like a winning racehorse, she likes it - but who knows? We should be wary of those who claim to read the minds of pigs or fish - or foxes.


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2005 Nissan Xterra SUV - Consumer Review
Build Quality
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2005 Xterra - Still runs great!
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Vehicle2005 Nissan Xterra S 4WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 6M)
ReviewMy 2005 "S" Xterra 4WD with all the options of the "SE" still runs great and is fun to drive! I don't have fog lights and never found a pre-fab kit to install or I would have installed them. The only failures was the original battery - as usual on all new cars and the rear shocks had to be replaced at about 55,000 miles. The Xterra tows my 19' Bayliner just fine. Plenty of power every where I go. Off road is a blast! Now I have over 80,000 miles on the SUV and haven't had a brake job! (Had to have one every 25,000 miles on my GM cars.) I hope to buy a new Xterra in a couple of years. Nissan makes a great car/SUV. NOTE: THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC!
Best Features4WD, 265HP, easy to clean - inside & out, tows great.
Worst FeaturesMore room for CDs in console. A little more room in the back seat (hard to get in/out over wheel well). Fog lights standard. Millage isn't great but the power is there. Secure rear hatch panel better as it will get loose and squeak after a couple of years.
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Our Favourite Florists in Ottawa
The home of world's largest tulip festival knows a thing or two about buds and blooms. It is no wonder then that Ottawa is home to dozens of florists specializing in all kinds of flora and fauna. Their expertise can help transform a room, and make a statement for any special occasion.
We have put together a list of our favourite florists in Ottawa. Some of the things we love about these flower shops are their exceptional customer service, commitment to quality, and long history in the community. In fact, Scrim's Florist has been in Ottawa for almost 150 years, established in 1874.
We also love being able to hand-select each fresh flower to bring our vision to life and create elegant and unique arrangements rather than ordering pre-designed bouquets from a floral order house. The staff at these florists, like Blumenstudio, create works of art not just bunches of flowers. If you don't know exactly what you want, leave it to them to come up with the perfect floral solution for your needs. We promise you will not be disappointed.
The next time you are in need of pretty petals to bring some colour to your life or an event, pop into one of our favourite florists in Ottawa for a consultation.
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Nutter's story "The Firehouse Table," is on display at Livingston's Photo in Sylva along with the winners from the Extensions' sewing, knitting, dollmaking and various other categories. First place winners in each category will be entered in district competition in Murphy.
Selected first place category winners include: sewing — Cheryl Sears; knitting — Elsbeth Timmerman; crocheting — Dorothy Kirmse; hand needlework — Mary Ann Budahl; crafts — Arbra Gibson; heritage skills —Annie Lee Bryson; baskets — Elsbeth Timmerman; jewelry — Eula Mae Kilby; machine quilts — Nancy Friedrich; hand quilts — Harriet Parker; quilted wall hangings — Mary Ann Budahl (also winner of Best in Show); photography — Elaine Haskett; dolls — Charlotte Alexander.
The Extension and Community Association offers a variety of craft workshops throughout the year through the ECA Craft Club. Their next event will be held May 18 when Carolyn Hopper will teach a workshop on making Terra Cotta Tabletop Water Fountains. For more information about this or any other ECA programs and how to get involved, call the Extension Office at 828.586.4009.
The Firehouse Table
There is no doubt that the past exerts a strong pull on our lives today and the amazing story that has evolved from a past purchase I made still boggles my mind.
In those years, when my husband was fire chief of a fire district in Sarasota County, Fla., he was always busy with fires, training and other functions associated with the district. After the district's newly built fire station was completed, with its own board room, a conference table for the board of commissioners was needed.
One day Irv asked me, "When you are out browsing the second-hand shops, keep your eyes open for a conference table for the board room at the station. New ones are too expensive but a good used one would suffice." Although I frequented the many church thrift shops, boutiques, consignment and antique stores on Third Avenue, I had never seen a conference table for sale but agreed to hunt for one.
After searching in vain for a few weeks, I actually forgot all about a conference table when I happened to drive by the Salvation Army Thrift Store one Monday morning on my way to an appointment. A spur-of-the-moment impulse made me stop and go in. There in the rear of the store, which served as a furniture department, was a long, mahogany table with eight green, crushed velvet high-back chairs! Hardly able to contain my excitement, I asked the salesman to measure it, and it measured 10-feet-long.
Afraid that someone else would buy the set while I was looking it over, I had the salesman put a "HOLD" tag on it right away and called the fire station. "Guess what I found? A table with eight chairs just perfect for the conference room! And ... it is only $150 for the entire set!" "Great! I trust your judgment," Irv said. "Write a check and we will pick it up this afternoon."
Later that day Irv and I picked up the set with his truck. Once ensconced in the commissioners' boardroom, the table looked absolutely regal with its sleek lines and engraved edges, along with the eight curved, high-back chairs. The set served the fire district well from 1977 until Irv's retirement in 1983.
One Sunday night in May 1991, six years after we moved to the mountains, I received a phone call from Barbara Fitzgerald, a staff writer for the Sarasota Herald Tribute. I couldn't imagine why someone from the Sarasota paper was calling us. After introducing herself, she asked, "Are you the lady whose husband was fire chief of a fire district in Sarasota County?" I answered hesitantly, "yes," not knowing what was coming next. She then added, "Did you purchase a table and chair set back in 1977 for the fire department?" Now, she really had my attention as she shot one question after another at me.
Did you buy it at the Salvation Army Thrift Store for $150? What made you buy it? Did you have any idea of its value?"
When she quit, what seemed like the third degree, I answered, "Yes I bought a table and chair set for the fire department many years ago at the Salvation Army Thrift Store for $150. I knew it was good quality, priced right and appropriate for the fire station's boardroom but hadn't a clue as to its value or where it came from. Why all these questions?"
"Well, here's what I have learned about that firehouse table and chair set, but needed your verification before I wrote the story up. Though the table and chairs stood quietly in the firehouse since 1977, used for training seminars, meetings, occasional lunches, the table continued to be used after your husband retired in 1983. After five years it began to show signs of wear and Firefighter Barry Keegan was asked to refinish it. But when he started removing the original lacquer, he noticed the branded signature of Frank Lloyd Wright, America's most influential and famous architect, on the table's underside! A 1982 catalog values it at about $10,000, although the appreciation makes it much more valuable now. Do you wish you had the set now?"
Even though this news was a total shock to me, I truthfully answered her question, "No, that table and chair set wouldn't fit in with my country home up here in the mountains." Silence at the other end of the line ... she probably didn't believe me.
She continued on, "When word got around that this was no ordinary table and chair set, the fire station was ordered to surrender the set to the county's Historical Resources Department, and that is where it resides today. I'm writing this story right now for tomorrow's paper. Thanks for your help. I'll send you a copy of the article."
The next day the story, "In its Wrightful Place" appeared on the front page of the Metro-State section of the Sarasota Herald Tribune with a color picture of the table and chairs, along with a verbatim quote by me. Everyone we knew sent us copies of the article.
One of these days I intend to go and see my most awesome purchase, the firehouse table.


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My dog sheds non stop!
One of the biggest frustrations for pet owners is shedding. Nearly every dog or cat will moult, regardless of their breed, long or short coat or age. Some breeds may have more hair or thicker undercoats, hence will shed more than the others. Shedding is something that pet owners and the animals cannot control. Some owners may think that the pet sheds because he/she did it on purpose. Therefore pet owners will get an animal trainer or behaviourist to train the animal not to shed. Some owners may even give their animals away because of shedding. It is unfair for the animal, it is not their fault that they shed.
Whether it is a dog or cat, they shed to get rid of old, damaged or extra hair. They grow a thicker and heavy coat in winter times to keep warm. In summer times, they shed the extra hair to keep them cool. However, some animals may also shed because of skin irritations or allergies.
Although we cannot stop our pets from shedding, but we can help to reduce shedding at home and furniture.
What we can do:
1. Brush your dog everyday. Brush the undercoat or loose hair out helps to reduce the amount of shedding. Use slicker brush for long coated dogs, furminator for short coated dogs. Be aware, when using furminator, please keep an eye on your pet's skin. Do not brush too hard. As soon as the skin turns pink, stop brushing.
2. Cover your furniture. If your pet travels in the car a lot, consider to invest a car seat cover.
3. Food often reflects of what they eat. Feed your pet high quality food.
4. Make sure you give your pet flea treatment. Fleas can cause skin allergy.
5. Give your dog a regular bath. Once or twice a month.
6. Regular vet checks. Many diseases can cause skin problems. Regular vet checks help to identify health problems early and hence provide effective medication or treatment.
Remember, please do not give up your pet because of shedding. It's not their fault, your pet does not deserve this kind of punishment.


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It's often that Craigslist, the website started by my friend and fellow blogger Craig Newmark, is visited, but it's not often that Craigslist become the most searched for keyword online. Today it is, and by a bunch.
There are three stories about Craigslist, and none of them having to do with actions the website itself has taken, but what others have done on it. Craigslist has become an online city, of sorts, reflecting both the good and bad of American (primarily) society.
In one story today, from The Wall Street Journal, a father, Joshua Stagnitto of Brooklyn, NY, tried to, of all things, sell his kids on Craigslist:
"Selling my kids on the Craigslist black market. I have two kids, two and one year old."
In the other story today, The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Oakland, California police are warning people about Craigslist robberies because there's been what the publication calls a "spate" of violent robberies done after someone posted an ad on the website.
This isn't something that pleases Craig Newmark, who in an interview with this blogger on the Future of Media (and worth seeing), said that Craigslist focus is customer service…
Craig doesn't like to talk about these problems on the record, but as a friend, I know off the record it bothers him and he's taken steps to curb the negative behavior that goes on in some areas of the site. Still, given the nature of the website, it's hard to perfectly manage. Craigslist draws hundreds of thousands, and at times millions of visitors a day.
But the last bit of Craigslist news of the day is that the site makes more money considering its staff size than any other site. That's not a bad thing: it means Craigslist is doing something right: being efficient.
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By Annie Reuter
The Killers are getting into the holiday spirit with a new Christmas album. The rock group, which has released a new holiday song each season to benefit (RED) in the battle against AIDS, just revealed the festive track "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and announced the arrival of the new album Don't Waste Your Wishes.
Related: The Killers Share Previously Unreleased Track 'Peace of Mind'
The 11-track record includes all of the Las Vegas band's previous holiday singles, and features a long list of celebrity collaborators, such as Elton John, Jimmy Kimmel and Dawes, reports NME. Listen to a snippet of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" featuring Ned Humphrey Hansen here.
While fans can purchase a copy of the digital album now, the physical release will be December 9, with all proceeds going to (RED).
The Killers' Don't Waste Your Wishes track listing:
1. "A Great Big Sled" feat. Toni Halliday
2. "Don't Shoot Me Santa" feat. Ryan Pardey
3. "Joseph, Better You Than Me" feat. Elton John & Neil Tennant
4. "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" feat. Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx
5. "Boots"
6. "The Cowboys" Christmas Ball'
7. "Feel It In My Bones" feat. Ryan Pardey
8. "Christmas In L.A." feat. Dawes
9. "Joel The Lump Of Coal" feat. Jimmy Kimmel
10. "Dirt Sledding" feat. Ryan Pardey & Richard Dreyfuss
11. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" feat. Ned Humphrey Hansen


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LOS ANGELES: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will discuss the doping scandal that dramatically brought down his stellar career during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week.
The famed talk show host said a 90-minute special episode would address "years of accusations of cheating, and charges of lying about the use of performance-enhancing drugs" throughout Armstrong's "storied cycling career." The interview will be Armstrong's first since being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles last year and will air on the Oprah Winfrey Network. It will also be streamed live on her website, a publicity statement said.
Last week The New York Times reported that Armstrong, 41, was considering publicly admitting that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs, in an apparent bid to return to competitive sport in marathons and triathlons.
"Looking forward to this conversation with @lancearmstrong," Winfrey posted on her Twitter site Tuesday. Armstrong re-tweeted the comment 15 minutes later.
In the interview, to be shown in a primetime slot next Thursday, Jan. 17, Winfrey will speak with Armstrong at his home in Austin, Texas.
Before the ban, Armstrong was competing in triathlons, and his Twitter feed is full of posts about his continued biking, swimming and runs.
His tweets also make clear he is following the media storm surrounding his fall from grace — and that he has not always been pleased with how the case has been portrayed.
"It took a 'photographer' to 'write' the most balanced piece we've seen yet," Armstrong wrote on January 2, linking to an essay by cycling photographer Graham Watson.
Watson wrote, in part, "Outright angels do not win a Tour de France." "Lance did what he had to do to win, and he clearly did it very well. If he cheated, he cheated the other cheats of that era, even if by doing so he also cheated an adoring public." Armstrong has vehemently denied doping and it is not known if he will admit to doping on Winfrey's show.
The show used words like "no-holds-barred interview" but also "alleged doping scandal," "accusations of cheating" and "charges of lying" in its publicity statement.
The announcement came on the same day that "60 Minutes" said US Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart told them in an interview to be aired Wednesday that Armstrong attempted to donate around $250,000 to the agency.
Tygart said he was bowled over by the "totally inappropriate" donation offer from one of Armstrong's representatives in 2004, which he immediately refused.
"I was stunned," Tygart said in the interview. "It was a clear conflict of interest for USADA. We had no hesitation in rejecting that offer." Tygart declined to comment Tuesday on Armstrong's decision to go on Winfrey's show.
Tygart, who described Armstrong's heavy-handed tactics as being similar to the "Mafia," denounced a $100,000 donation Armstrong made previously to the International Cycling Union (UCI).
But Armstrong's lawyer, Tim Herman, told USA Today on Tuesday that there was never a donation attempt from the cyclist.
USADA stripped Armstrong of his Tour de France titles and slapped him with a lifetime ban in October, after releasing a damning report that said he helped orchestrate the most sophisticated doping program in the history of the sport.
The UCI effectively erased Armstrong from the cycling history books when it decided not to appeal sanctions imposed on Armstrong by USADA.
The massive report by USADA included hundreds of pages of eyewitness testimony, e-mails, financial records and laboratory analysis of blood samples.
"We have an obligation to clean athletes and the future of the sport. This was a fight for the soul of the sport," Tygart said.
US federal officials investigated Armstrong and his cycling team for two years but failed to charge him.
The decision not to charge Armstrong stunned Tygart. He was also upset when the US Justice Department refused to share the results of their probe with him.
Asked why he thought the Justice Department refused to bring charges, Tygart said: "It's a good question, and one that if you finally answer, let me know." Late last year, cancer survivor Armstrong resigned as chairman of the Livestrong foundation he created.
LOS ANGELES: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will discuss the doping scandal that dramatically brought down his stellar career during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week.


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Nobody will admit as much in this exacting era of professional perfectionism, but there was a pretty plausible reason for the dire standard across last weekend that went ignored. Of course drizzle, incoherent officiating and dodgy backline decision-making contributed to a pair of poor matches at Murrayfield and Twickenham, but what loomed on the horizon must have derailed concentration too.
Now, this truly monstrous Anglo-Welsh clash has rolled into plain view. Stuart Lancaster's intrepid cohort are on the verge of an immensely impressive Grand Slam, while Rob Howley can very conceivably steal the Six Nations championship for himself with a comprehensive win by at least seven points.
If Ireland spoiled the perfect scenario with their tournament-opening win at the Millienium Stadium, this situation is itself nigh on faultless. Cardiff should be poised for a tension-filled treat.
Reasons to back Wales
After Brian O'Driscoll wrecked any hope of a repeat clean-sweep in early February and consigned Wales to eight straight Test defeats, Howley has been forced to heal some severe wounds on the road. Things looked bleak, but between Paris and Edinburgh via Rome, a bloody-minded winning mentality has been re-located. Aside from sparse sparks – mostly from either George North or Dan Biggar – fluency has been tougher to find than triumph. Come Saturday's Slam-busting mission in front of almighty home support, the latter is all that matters.
Although the entire contest promises to be spine-tingling and highly-charged, its grinding exchanges up front hold the key. A large portion of build-up will rightly centre on the tearaway tag team of Justin Tipuric and Sam Warburton, but the man in the middle might be more important. Quietly consistent all competition, Toby Faletau offers something England are deprived of in Ben Morgan's absence – a ball-carrier from the base of the scrum. Exceptional elsewhere, Tom Wood is not a natural number eight. With platform so pivotal, Wales have a big advantage.
Howley will not be losing too much sleep about anything outside of that. Against Italy on Sunday, England attacked like a side who have now scored a solitary try in three games and were devoid of accuracy or conviction. One glaring overlap-butcher in particular will have embarrassed the normally sharp Alex Goode. In contrast, Wales have not been breached since O'Driscoll shunted over a month ago. What is more, North, Alex Cuthbert and Leigh Halfpenny will not leave the pitch without probing the wider channels where Wesley Fofana, Sean Maitland and Luke McLean have made crippling inroads recently.
Reasons to back England
Lancaster's most crucial selection call of his tenure so far went well yesterday. Typically pragmatic, the former schoolteacher from Leeds handed starts to Ben Youngs and Owen Farrell at half-back. Tight tussles call for territory and dead-eye precision from the tee, which these two have the shared kicking ability to provide. As game-managers, they are growing and – despite a combined age of just 44 – are sufficiently sanguine to secure away wins. Every bit of the tenaciousness on show at a sodden Aviva Stadium must re-surface, mind.
The sensational return of Tom Croft and Joe Launchbury's fitness were two other boosts to emerge from Thursday's press conference at Pennyhill. Ranging, rapid and abrasive, this duo better even the freakish athleticism of Ian Evans. They can cause havoc in the loose just as easily as they offer steadfast options in the lineout. Space will be at a premium early on, especially in a midfield crowded by Jamie Roberts and Manu Tuilagi. However, if Croft and Launchbury latch onto off-loads, England can find another dimension.
With Howley evidently reluctant to burden Warburton with the captaincy before form has wholly returned, Gethin Jenkins assumes leadership of Wales thanks to Ryan Jones' broken shoulder. Having missed out on Scotland due to a calf complaint, the Toulon loosehead gets his 98th cap from the front-line in every sense. However, Dan Cole might just smell blood. Should Jenkins not be able to match the Leicester man – either in the scrum or as a pilfering presence – Wales' skipper could quickly become a weakness. In any case, Jones' punching runs around the fringes and general aura will be sorely missed.
A Grand Slam is excruciatingly difficult – more so even than making this call. Fittingly, England's toughest assignment has come at the death in the most intimidating of environments. They won't shirk the challenge and may still attain silverware for finishing on top of the table. But, as the vintages between 1999 and 2002 found, the last hurdle will prove too high. Wales by 4.
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Wells EMS director facing 76 charges
Now-suspended Wells County Emergency Medical Services CEO Tina Crouse is facing 76 Class D felony counts for allegedly stealing pain medication.
Crouse, 49, a onetime Decatur resident, was arrested at her near-Craigville home last weekend and jailed under a $380,000 bond. She was suspended with pay by the Wells County EMS board.
The 49-year-old Crouse surrendered peacefully to the Indiana State Police, according to the Bluffton News-Banner.
An investigation which led to the arrest of Crouse began June 18 after the Wells County Crime Stoppers received an anonymous tip that Crouse was ordering the pain medication, Nubain, through her position.
According to investigators, Wells EMS had used Nubain in the past, but was ordered to discontinue its use in May of 2010. They said that the medication had been ordered 31 times since the order was given to discontinue using it.
It is alleged that Crouse, in charge of ordering medications for EMS thoughout the county, would distribute the meds but keep the Nubain for herself.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency also received anonymous trips about the ordering of the Nubain, investigators said.
Crouse has admitted no wrongdoing, investigators added.
She is a critical-care paramedic who has been with Wells EMS since 1990.


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A side-effect of long-term emotional turmoil.
I should start off by saying a few things.
Even though my husband cheated on me, lied to me, asked for a divorce on my birthday, locked me out of my home and hangar, and, with his mommy/girlfriend has subjected me to all kinds of harassment since I discovered his infidelity in August, I still love him.
How could I not still love him? We were together for 29 years. That's more than half of our lives. You can't suddenly stop loving someone you've invested your whole emotional being into.
At least I can't.
He apparently can.
And that's one of the things that I'm having so much trouble with. I can't understand how a man who spent half of his life with me, a man who built four separate homes with me over the years, a man who cried in my arms when his father died, a man who traveled and laughed and learned and experienced so much with me — I can't imagine how that man can simply flick a switch and begin hating me as he so obviously does. How else could a man subject his life partner to the things he's put me through since May, when he first began looking for my replacement on an online dating site?
The First Two Months
It's been nearly eleven months since he asked for a divorce at the end of June, ruining my birthday forever with a phone call when I honestly half-expected a surprise visit. After all, he had been coming to see me at my summer job site on my birthday — even when it seriously inconvenienced me — almost every one of the previous four years. We'd been talking only a few weeks before about him coming to spend the summer with me. We'd been talking about which car he'd bring when he drove up with our dog. And where he'd work. I'd even begun making room in my closets and dresser for his things. And had bought new pillows to replace the wimpy ones I had.
At first, I didn't believe he really wanted a divorce. I figured that something had happened, something had pushed him to say something to shock me — as I tried so many times to shock him out of the malaise that had overwhelmed him for nearly a year, turning him into a moody stranger. I knew even that day that the divorce wasn't entirely his idea. I knew that he wasn't willing to face life on his own, that he wouldn't cut ties with me after a 29-year relationship unless there was a Plan B.
I asked him whether there was another woman and he said no. It was a lie, but I believed him. I'd never lie to him; I couldn't imagine him lying to me.
I asked him to come see me, to talk to me in person. I offered to pay his airfare. He arranged a trip two weeks later. Obviously, there was no urgency on his part. That should have tipped me off, too.
When we met, he lied to me again. To my face. Multiple times. He watched me cry. He held me while I cried. He cried, too. Yet he seemed resolute. He wanted a divorce. Even when I showed him a wonderful piece of property where I thought we could make a summer home together, he didn't seem interested in a future with me.
I asked to settle when I got home in September or October. I never told him not to file — as his lawyer suggested in court just a few weeks ago. I never dreamed he would go after the fruits of my labor — the things I had worked my entire life to accumulate and achieve: my investments, my business assets and savings, my personal assets. I thought he understood the meaning of the word "fair." I thought he was ethical. I thought he had moral standards.
In other words, I thought he was the man I'd fallen in love with, a good man who knew the difference between right and wrong.
Understand that I still didn't know he was lying to me. I didn't know that the good man I'd fallen in love with was dead, shoved over a cliff by a desperate old woman who'd stolen his heart with promises and lies and old lingerie photos, eager to capture a new man so she wouldn't have to grow old alone.
Throughout the first two months, I still had some measure of hope that our relationship could be mended. He didn't want to be alone. We'd been though so much together. Surely this could be fixed up when I got home.
This idea was reinforced by a good friend of mine where I was living in Washington. He kept telling me that marriages are hard work, that I could make things work when I got home.
I didn't know at the time that my husband had called him in July and had told him that he still loved me. My friend misunderstood the message and gave me all kinds of false hope.
The fact that my husband still hadn't filed for divorce simply reinforced that hope. Not filing convinced me that he wasn't serious — at least not yet. There was still hope that we'd resolve our problems.
At least that's what I thought at the time.
Emotional Turmoil
Still, my mind was in turmoil. I was trapped in Washington for my summer work, unable to do anything about fixing the problem at home. I missed a deadline on the book I was working on because I was so caught up in my marital problems. And although I'd asked my husband not to contact me about the divorce or settlement for a while, he emailed, asking if I'd given it any thought. I replied that I thought we were going to wait.
That made the situation worse. I couldn't understand what his hurry was. He'd told me there wasn't anyone else. Why was he so eager to settle?
It didn't make sense. He hadn't filed for divorce yet. How could he possible expect me to settle? What the hell was going on?
The mental turmoil got even worse when he stopped returning my email messages and phone calls and texts. He was actively ignoring me.
It was in mid-August that I discovered that he'd hired a lawyer. I called him to ask him about it. I had to ring the phone at least five times before he picked up. He was rude and angry. He denied hiring a lawyer.
And that's when I started crying. That's when I realized that he was lying to me and had been lying all along. If he'd lied about that, what else was he lying about?
A little more fishing later that evening and I found out about the woman he'd been seeing since at least June — before he asked for a divorce.
Yes, he was too cowardly to leave me without having a Plan B. A 64-year-old desperate and vindictive bitch he met online was his Plan B. He was throwing away a 29-year relationship and financial security for a woman 8 years older than him who had some sort of decorating business advertised on the Web and was deeply underwater in a home that had two mortgages on it. A woman who was likely attracted to him because he owned three homes, a plane, and a Mercedes — and his wife owned a helicopter.
My mental turmoil went into full-swing when I made these discoveries — although I didn't know her age and realize that their relationship was a baby/mommy thing until much later. It suddenly became clear that he hadn't filed for divorce because he knew I made 90% of my income over the summer and was depositing money in my business bank accounts quite steadily. The more I deposited, the more they'd be able to get their hands on. Every time he forwarded me a check, his mommy/girlfriend probably thought cha-ching! I went into a panic. I was 1,200 miles away and I needed to file for divorce before I put any more of my hard-earned money at risk.
I clearly remember sitting at an outdoor cafe in Wenatchee early on a Monday morning, making phone calls to lawyers in Phoenix. My hands were shaking as I dialed one number after another. I finally got someone interested in talking to me. I hired him and got the wheels turning.
Four days later, at 7:30 AM, the process server turned up at my husband's mommy/girlfriend's house to serve him with papers. She slammed the door in his face, claiming my husband didn't live there.
But he was there. I know he was. Yet another lie.
The emotional roller coaster I was on was still climbing the first really big hill.
A Different Person
It was around this time that my friends began noticing a very dramatic change in me. During the first two months — before I knew about the lies and the girlfriend, back when I thought there was still hope — I was sad but mellow about my divorce. I didn't talk much about it because there really wasn't much to talk about. I didn't get very emotional. I just went on with my life, struggling in private to stay focused on the book I needed to finish, but otherwise keeping my marital woes to myself. I stayed on my diet, hoping the new, slim me would help energize the physical part of our relationship, the part that had grown cold in our final months together.
But when I discovered his lies and infidelity and their obvious plans to take as much from me as they could, I became unbearably weepy. I couldn't understand how he could do this to us. (And I still can't.) I needed to talk things out and there were very few people who would listen. I became a different person — not the strong, upbeat person they knew but a weak, tearful basket case who cried randomly throughout the day. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, I couldn't go a few hours without breaking down into tears. Many of my local friends simply couldn't deal with it. This made matters worse for me because I needed a shoulder to cry on and the shoulders I thought were available didn't want to get wet with my tears.
It was the utter betrayal that was killing me inside. Knowing that the man I loved could lie to me, steal from me, and be so completely heartless after 29 years of life together.
It was around then that I started blogging vaguely about my situation. I'm glad I did. I managed to record most of my thoughts and feelings about what I was going through as I was going through it. The sadness, the anger, the confusion. Without those blog posts, I wouldn't have a clear memory of how I felt.
Although I didn't realize it, I had entered a mental fog.
The Mental Fog
Last month I was chatting with a friend about how I was feeling. After months of shocking developments and harassment that had trapped me on an emotional roller coaster, I had become somewhat dulled to the situation I was in. Yes, I was still in pain and I still cried a lot more often than what I think is healthy. But I had become able to talk about specific things that had happened without getting all worked up.
For example, yes, I'd found the locks in my Wickenburg house changed when I got home in September. Even though he was living with his mommy/girlfriend in Scottsdale and had a condo in Phoenix, he had tried to lock me out of my only home. It took me many, many months to even think about the cruelty of that one deed without crying. But now I could think and even tell people about it without shedding a tear. It was as if my mind had build a mental scab around that particular wound.
My friend told me that when she got divorced years ago, she'd entered a "mental fog." Although she couldn't really describe it, I immediately knew what she meant. And I knew that in certain times of my life — times when I wasn't focused on something important to me like flying or driving or writing or having a good conversation with a friend — I was in a mental fog.
I thought about it one day and jotted down the symptoms I've experienced:
- Feeling numb after months of riding an emotional roller coaster. There have been many ups and downs over the past eleven months. They've filled me with devastating sadness or euphoric joy — and all kinds of emotions in between. After a while, however, a sort of numbness sets in. Sometimes I'm not even sure what I'm feeling.
- Acting on autopilot. In other words, I was doing things without thinking about them. Things like preparing meals, cleaning the house, and traveling to visit friends and family members.
- Not fully aware of my surroundings. I don't go here very often, but when I'm in a serious emotional state of mind — especially when I haven't slept much — the fog completely surrounds me and I tune out the details of where I am. This often happens when I'm working with my lawyer and I get a flash from the past that reminds me of how good things used to be. It certainly happened in court on May 7 when I broke down in tears from the pain of seeing him sitting on the other side of the court, my enemy after 29 years of a loving relationship.
The mental fog is what makes it difficult to remember so many of the things I did or thought during this difficult time. I think it's a defense mechanism that the mind automatically puts in place to defend itself. I think of it as surrounding myself in a cocoon of soft pillows before being bounced off of hard walls. The mental fog deadens the pain.
No Flying in the Fog
I should mention here that there is no mental fog at all when I can focus on something that has nothing to do with my situation. I'm talking about reading and writing, having conversations with friends, performing difficult tasks that require my concentration.
Of all the things I do to keep my mind off my divorce woes, flying is the best. When I fly, I focus on every detail of the flight, using my senses to accumulate information about the situation and using my mind to evaluate input and make decisions.
Looking at the aircraft during preflight, monitoring the instruments, seeing where I'm flying.
Listening to the sound of the engine on startup and warmup and in flight, hearing the odd sound of a strong wind in the mast and cowling while idling on the ground, hearing the blades slap at 80 knots.
Smelling engine exhaust when warming up on the ramp with the door open and a slight tailwind, smelling the heat on the rare instances when I use it.
Touching various components I can't see on preflight, feeling for unseen leaks, feeling the controls in my hand and the way the helicopter responds to my inputs, feeling the force of the wind when picking up into a hover, feeling the shudder of the aircraft when going through a wind shear, feeling the motion of the aircraft when riding turbulence.
If there was something to taste, I'd taste it, too.
The experience of being at the controls of my helicopter is a joyful release from whatever else is going on. When I'm flying, there is no betrayal by a man I love, no ruined relationship, no desperate old woman sleeping beside my husband while itching to get into the home I made with the man I love. There's only the amazing machine and sky around me, the ever-changing terrain below, and a feeling a freedom that can't be beat.
I wish I could fly more often.
Other Emotions
Beyond the mental fog, I am feeling emotions I can clearly identify.
One of them is a weariness that periodically drags me down. Specifically:
- I'm tired of having to explain myself to people who should understand. This is mostly the "get over it" crowd who have been through a similar situation and have worked through their own emotions, yet don't have the patience to watch me work through mine. I'm also tired of having to explain why I'm fighting in court — that the simple fact is if I gave him what he's been demanding since September, I would be financially ruined and unable to face myself in the mirror. Yes, I know the only ones who win are the lawyers. I thought my husband knew that, too. But apparently his mommy/girlfriend, who has been controlling his side of the divorce since November, doesn't understand this. I sometimes wonder if it's his money or hers that she's pissing away on legal fees.
- I'm tired of dealing with lies and misrepresentations. This is coming from their side of the divorce. After eleven months, they're still lying and misrepresenting the events of the case. This came to a head recently with what I call "The Garage Fiasco," where they lied and attempted to bully their way into the garage of our home to get their hands on some papers. (Blog post to come.) When will the lies end? How has dishonesty become a way of life for this man? Is that what she taught him?
But there are also positive emotions, most of which I've been experiencing recently:
- Relief that the end is in sight. They managed to delay the court date until April by claiming that they needed more information to evaluate my business but then they failed to do any sort of information-gathering. This proves to me that it was all a ploy to delay things. I think he believed he could wear me down and I'd give in. (I'm not sure where he got that idea; he should know me better. Perhaps his mommy/girlfriend convinced him that I'd give up and go away. What the hell does she know about me?) But with half the trial done and the last court date less than 2 weeks away, I can clearly see an end to this ordeal. And that makes me feel good.
- Hope that the justice system can be fair. I can't say much more about this — at least not now. But case law gives me hope that the judge can do what's right and fair for this situation.
Positive feelings about my future. Remember that piece of land I mentioned earlier in this blog post? Well, it's still there and it's still waiting for me. It's a 10-acre parcel high on a hillside, overlooking the Columbia River and Wenatchee Valley. It's private and quiet but only a 15-minute drive into a great little city with everything a person could want or need. Seattle is 30 minutes away by airline or 2-1/2 hours by car. I've already drawn up plans for a hangar home that will house my helicopter, RV, and vehicles — for the first time since 1997, every one of my possessions will be under one roof. I'm looking forward to being able to fly from my home, have a garden, and keep bees for honey and wax. Maybe even have chickens and horses again. Best of all: I don't have to deal with sour looks when I do something my "life partner" doesn't like but lacks the communication skills to verbally object to. In other words: life without someone holding me back because he's too fearful to move forward or really enjoy life.
- Hope that what comes around, goes around. Yes, I'm talking about karma. I don't believe in karma, but everyone tells me that it exists and is real. They all assure me that the lying, cheating bastard the man I love became will get his in the end. Frankly, I'm hoping that it comes in the form of his mommy/girlfriend having a stroke and him having to change her diapers every day. That'll serve him right. I can say with certainly that just living with an evil, vindictive woman who lies and does cruel things to others to get what she wants should be enough punishment for any man. (It's still so difficult to believe he'd wind up with someone like that, but beggars can't be choosers, I guess. Their mutual desperation is likely what brought them together.)
The mental fog is lifting and what I see ahead of me is so much better than what I left behind.


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I'd like to start off by thanking ckaihatsu for getting my account up and online.
Before I start off my argument, I'd like to add a reward for anybody that can convince me otherwise - convince me that Socialism isnot totalitarian by nature. Out of goodwill, I'll donate the remaining $7.50 needed to keep this page afloat.
Price controls are a prominent component of socialism.
Price floors/ceilings, whether manifested in the form of wage controls or 'Fair Price' legislation (to prevent rising prices and reduce profitability), requires totalitarian measures to be invoked for their enforcement.
This is because socialism is not a positive economic system; rather, it is a negation of free enterprise and the price system.
Financial self-interest of sellers operating under a regime of price controls is to evade price controls and adjust the price of their product such that it reflects both the true supply and demand of their product.
Under most circumstances, sellers must raise their prices to reflect the additional risk of operating 'underground'; likewise, buyers must raise their prices as a means of securing goods they want 'under the table'.
Under a regime of price controls what is to stop a massive black market from developing?
The answer, whether explicit or covert, is the introduction of severe penalties combined with a greater likelihood of being caught and prosecuted.
The mere existence of penalties, in most cases comparable to those of a major felony, is not enough. The socialist regime must make people fear conducting such a transaction; after all, they might be discovered by police and actually end up in jail.
To inspire such fear in the hearts and minds of the public the state must develop an army of spies and secret informers.
Since now 'black-market' transactions may only be conducted in privacy and secrecy, the government must also make anyone contemplating such a transaction fearful the other party might turn out to be a police agent attempting to entrap him.
People must fear consoling and confiding in their long-time associates, family, and friends, as even they may turn out to be informers.
Furthermore, in order to obtain convictions, the government must place the decision about innocence or guilt in the case of black-market transactions in the hands of administrative tribunals or police agents on the spot. It cannot rely on jury trials, because it is unlikely many juries would be willing to convict a man to several years of jail for merely selling a couple of pounds of meat, or a pair of shoes, above the ceiling price.
In summation, the requirements of enforcing price-control regulation (a pillar of socialism) is the adoption of essential features of a totalitarian state, namely the establishment of "economic crimes" (the peaceful pursuit of self-interest treated as a criminal offence). These "economic crimes" require the establishment of a police apparatus replete with spies, secret police, informers, and the power of arbitrary arrest and imprisonment.
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As AMD desperately needs a cash injection, it is considering to sell its handheld division and Qualcomm is very interested to get its hands on it. Three years ago the companies even joined forces for a strategic partnership.
I wrote about this back in 2004, more than three years ago and you can read it here, but now Qualcomm would not mind to acquire this division and makes its mobile business even stronger.
Wise chaps from the investor community were not happy about such a deal, as it will get some cash into AMD, but the company would lose some of its value. This is not what chaps such as Stanley Morgan wants.
We heard a number that AMD is considering to accept for its handheld business division and we're talking around the 500 million mark. By the rate that AMD is losing money, this might be enough to pay the bills for a single quarter.


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Franklin, a fifth-round pick by the Ravens in 2003, started nine games for the Saints last season and recorded 17 tackles. He has 204 career tackles.
Lynch apologizes: Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch apologized for drawing negative attention with his arrest last weekend on charges of driving under the influence in the East Bay.
"This is not the type of community leader I have been over the last two years or the one I'm striving to become," the former Cal Bear said in a statement released by the team.
Lynch was charged Wednesday with two counts by the Alameda County district attorney: driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and driving while having a blood-alcohol level of .08 or higher. He has an Aug. 14 court date.
NFL denies firings: The league says nine former on-field officials have not been fired from part-time jobs. Earlier, former NFL referee Jerry Markbreit said he and eight other retired officials were asked to hand in their NFL-issued laptops and had been fired. The league wanted the nine men to train replacement officials after the league locked out the current officials.
The NFL says in a statement that the nine "are seasonal employees who have decided not to work at this time. We asked for their NFL-issued laptops back so that those who are working right now can use them."
Briefly: Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt was charged with driving under the influence as he attempted to pass through a security gate at the Fort Campbell Army installation on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line, military officials said. … The Titans have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with safety Aaron Francisco. … The NFL asked a U.S. district judge to dismiss Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma's motion seeking to have his season-long suspension overturned. … Brett Favre's agent said the former NFL quarterback will be an assistant coach at a high school near his home in Hattiesburg, Miss. … The Buccaneers signed first-round draft pick Mark Barron, a safety from Alabama, to a five-year contract.


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