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A Colore! In the British South African
Army says that Adams' Tutti Frutti was a
blessing to his mcti while marching.
, Am Sue I'ndrrRtood It.
Boston f!irl Have you read Emerson?
St. Inuis Girl No, I guess not. Those
red spot on rny fare are just common pim
ples. Colorado Weekly Times.
To Cnre a Cold in One nay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggist s refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
"There are two acts yet," said the usher
to the man who rather hastily started out
of the theater. "I know. That's jut the
reason I'm leaving." Philadelphia Times.
Pen Picture for "Women.
" I am so nervous, there is not a
Tvell inch in my whole body. I am so
weak at my stomach and have indi
gestion horribly, and palpitation of
the heart, and I am losing- lle.sh. This
headache and backache nearly kills
me, and yesterday I nearly had hyster
ics ; there is a weig-ht in the lower part
of my bowels bearing down all the
time, and pains in my groins and
thighs; I cannot sleep, walk, or sit,
and I believe I am diseased all over ;
no one ever suffered as I do."
This is a description of thousands of
cases which come to Mrs. Pinkham's
attention daily. An inflamed and ul
cerated condition of the neck of the
womb can produce all of these symp-
Mrs. Jons Williams.
toms, and no woman should allow
herself to reach such a perfection of
misery when there is absolutely no
heed of it. The subject of our por
trait in this sketch, Mrs. Williams of
Englishtown, N.J., has been entirely
cured of such illness and misery by
Lydia E. I'inkham's Vegetable Conz-
round, and the guiding advice of Mrs.
'ink ham of Lynn, Mass.
No other medicine has such a record
for absolute cures, and no other medi
cine is "just as good." Women who
want a cure should insist upon getting
Lydia K. I'inkham's Vegetable Com
pound when they ask for it at a store.
Anyway, write a letter to Mrs. Pink
ham at Lynn, Mass., and tell her all
your troubles, ller advice is free.
Srvallowed Ilm False Teeth.
A man recently swallowed his false teeth
and it drove him mad. Stomachs will stand
a great deal, but not everything. If yours
is weak try Ilostetter's Stomach Bitters.
It cures indigestion, constipation, kidney
and liver troubles, as well as malaria and
fever and ague. It is particularly effective
in all nervous affections, and is strongly rec
ommended at this season of the year when
the system is run-down and most susceptible
to disease. All druggists keep it.
Ills Specialty.
he Man (to applicant for alms) Poor
woman; have you no husband to earn a liv
ing for you?
The Woman I have a husband, sir, but
he is too busy to work.
"Indeed! What is he doing?"
"Trusting in Providence." Chicago
Daily Xews.
Hovr'a Tlilsf
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known Y. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West fc Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
"edo, 0.
Valuing, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
JJruggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Every cotton planter should
write for ourvaluable illustrated
pamphlet, " Cotton Culture."
It is sent free.
Send name and address to
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., N. Y.
With r1 to ell our Poultry Mlxtnre: straight
salary Wlfi.OO per week and eipen-es; year's
contract; weekly pay. Address with stamp'
KI KEKA MKG. CO.. Dept. &, East Bt Louis. 111.
A Play on Words,
Tess I see a notice in the paper of the
wedding of Mrs. Nubride.
Jess Yes, I know her very well.
"Do you? What was her maiden name?"
"I suppose her maiden aim was to get
married,' Philadelphia Press.
Upon the advice of her "best friend," an
Atchison woman discharged her hired girl
for impudence. The "best friend" then
hired the girl herself. The two women no
longer speak. Atchison Globe.
Remember tlie Date July 6 to lO.
The above is the time of the annual meet
ing of the United Society of Christian En
deavor, at Cincinnati, Ohio. The Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern Railway has issued
a handsome souvenir map and guide to Cin
cinnati which will be of much interest and
value to all who contemplate a visit to the
Queen City on the occasion mentioned. Tlie
map shows the principal churches, suburbs,
resorts, railroads, street car lines, etc. This
souvenir may be obtained from agents of the
i. & 0. S.-W. lly., or direct from O. I. Mc
Carty, G. P. A., Cincinnati.
Mistress "Susan, I'm sure I heard some
one kissing you in the kitchen last night. I
don't like that." Susan "Yes, ma'am, the
master said you didn't like kissing much,
and that was why he kissed me." Philadel
phia Press.
Mrs. Xebb "My husband never tells me
any of his secrets; now what do you think
of a man who keeps his wife from finding
out such things?" Mr. Kzymai k "I tnink
he's a genius.' Ohio State Journal.
Sprlnp Cleaning Itlnde V.nny.
Much of tlie terror of spring cleaning may
be avoided by good management. Settled
weather should be selected for the work,
and everything necessary provided before
hand. Ivory Soap will be found best for
washing paints, floors and windows; it is
harmless, and effective in making the house
clean and fresh. ELIZA K. PARKER.
"Here, young fellow. I'll give you a nickel
if you'll go in and tell your sister that I'm
here waiting for her!" "And what'll you
give me if I won't tell dad?" Heitere
Towne "Poor .Tagsby! How did he get
down so low?" JJrowne "Through his
fondness for having a high old time.' Phil
adelphia Press.
Yon Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease FltEE.
Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
X. Y., for a FREE sample of Allen's Foot
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes. It
cures chilblains, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feet. It makes Xew or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bun
ions. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c.
The Season's Courtesies.
Tee Man Good'-by, old man; I'm glad you
had mieh a severe winter.
Coal Man So long; I wish you a sizzling
summer. Columbus (O.) State Journal.
Tit for Tat He "Such togs! Now a
man never makes himself ridiculous." She
"lie doesn't need to. Xature did that."
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs. Wm. 0. Endsley, Yanburen, Ind.,
Feb. 10, 1900.
The individual who sits down and wait
for the world to appreciate him will dis- J
cover alter the race that he was left at the
post. Chicago Daily Xews.
"The doctor says there's one com
plaint he can't cure." "What's that?"
"The one his patients make about
their bills." Philadelphia Bulletin.
Sarcastic Mrs. Bubble "Oh, Mr.
Cadleigh told me he thinks I sing
beautifully!" Miss Diggs "Isn't he
too sarcastic for anything?" Ohio
State Journal.
Mr. Park Slope "Can yon give me
good references from your last em
ployer?" O'Hoolahan "The very
best, sor! Sure, Oi hove been workin
fer meself, lately." Brooklyn Eagle.
"Were you ever a prize-lighter,
pa?" "No, Willie; why do you ask
that?" "Why, I heardMr. Smiggins
say you used to be the toughest man
in the court house ring." Indianapo
lis Xews.
Howland Rantt "You are a new
member of our company. May I ask,
sir, your role?" The Other "I am
the advance agent." Howland Rantt
"Indeed! Well, could you er ad
vance me a fiver?" Philadelphia Rec
ord. Bobbs "Old Titewada is about
dead from insomnia. Says he is
afraid to go to sleep." Dobbs "Does
he fear burglars?" Bobbs "Xo; but
the last time he flept he dreamed of
giving away his money." Baltimore
A Difference. Mrs. Cauler "Brid
get O'Ryan, who has applied for the
position of cook in my house, refers
me to you. She says she used to
work here." Mrs. Housekeep "Xot
exactly. She was employed by mo-on
one occasion." Philadelphia Tress.
Mafeking Hero "Yes, they were
rough times, I can tell you, what
with horse sausages and rat stews.
Phew! it makes me feel quite hot
now when I think of the cat-pie ra
tion." Our Jokist 'Tuts you into a
puss-pic-ration in fact." Ally Sloper.
Post O tiler- Official Says Employeg
Are Seldom Detected In Dis
honest Practices.
A woman doesn't like to be interrupted
when she is talking, or a man when he's
eating. Detroit Journal.
Don't Neglect a Cough. Take Some Hale's
noney of Horehound and Tar instanter.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Mistakes are the milestones in a man's
life. Chicago Daily Xews.
Aesthetics must be built on ethics.
Ram's Horn.
"Speaking about honesty among
men," said a post oflice official, re
ports the Washington Star, "I will
give you a fact or two which may
prove interesting on that point.
"When it comes to an army of
workers those employed under the
post oflice dejiartment seal of 'celer
ity, certainty and security,' make the
other branches of the government, in
cluding the army and navy, respec
tively look like dwarfs.
"In the first place there are over
70,000 postmasters, over 15,000 letter
carriers, over 8,500 railway mail serv
ice clerks, about 15.000 clerks in post
offices, 22,800 star route drivers, 7,100
mail messengers, about 2,000 special
office route drivers, or about 147,000
persons in all, and others not cm
ployed under the approximate enu
merations constitute probably an
army of about 150,000 men and wom
en. Thousands of postmasters are of
blie latter sex, and several hundred
more are employed here in Washing
ton in the department.
"All of this great force of workers
is directed, controlled and managed
by less than S00 officials and clerks in
the big granite building opposite the
the home of the Star.
"Yet out of this vast army but 292
were arrested last year for violations
of the postal laws, of whom 110 were
postmasters, 29 assistant postmasters,
4S clerks in post offices, eight railway
mail clerks, 30 letter carriers, o9 mail
messengers and 19 employed in other
positions. There are many of us who
are so constituted that we cannot
withstand temptation. Tlie knowl
edge that the public uses the mails
for the transmission of money is al
ways more or less of a, temptation to
this class. These figures, which will
surprise those who read them, re
flect great credit upon the personnel
of the service, made up as it Js of
all sorts, kinds and degrees of men,
as well as bear evidence to the hon
esty which is a characteristic of
American life."
"Going to get an automobile this spring?"
"Xo." "Why not? Can't you afford it?"
"Oh, yes. But I can't afford to let my
wife know I can afford it." Town Topics.
One reason the very young think they
have a great many friends is that they never
need any. Atchison Globe.
L&i L-J hi i q-3
The Lion
sets the style for
many m common dog.
It's human nature to Imitate great things.
Watch our next advertisement.
But the aroma and strength peculiar to LION COFFEE
Is never found in these Imitations.
Taste LION COFFEE and then taste
the others that are glazed and coated with
egg mixtures and chemicals to make them
"look better" and in order to hide imper
fections. Try a package of
and you will understand the reason of itspopularity.
In every package of LION COFFEE you will find a fully illustrated and descriptive list. No housekeeper, in
fact, no woman, man, boy or girl will fail to find in the list some article which will contribute to their happiness,
comfort and convenience, and which they may have by simply cutting out a certain number of Lion Heads from
the wrappers of our one pound sealed packages (which is the only form in which this excellent coffee is sold).
Some SnffKentlona for Planting:, To
sether with a. F(w Krlendlr Uinta
Asainat Knthusia.it w.
Much has been written about trees
for planting1 along public highways,
but the only thing in view seems to
have been the selection of trees that
would make a cooK refreshing1 bow
rr during the summer months and
that would be beautiful to look at
from a distance. Beneath a dense
gTowth of limbs and branches we have
a shade that is welcomed by man and
beast; the same dense growth also
prolongs the sleighing1 during winter,
and a merry spin is enjoyed over the
unmelted snow.
That is all very pleasant; but let us
taste a little of the "bitter with the
sweet." After each shower and storm,
the bower of shade prevents the wind
and sun from drying the road there
under, and we and our beasts have to
contend with mud! mud! mudl In
the spring, when the shadeless parts
of the highwaj s have been thawed and
become dusty, our summer and winter
delight is still covered with ice, and
the blacksmith must be employed to
"sharpen up' the horses, just to get
ov?r a few slippery places. The deep,
dense shade is a thing of beauty and
delight during sunshiny weather; but
in dark, stormy nights, the pleasant
ness has vanished in a darkness that
would compare favorably with Egyp
tian blackness, and to go through it
at a rate faster than a walk would be
almost suicidal.
Trees when crowded usually lose
their lower limbs by dying off, and
users of the highways during1 windy
weather pass under thickly-planted
trees "on pins and needles," with the
expectation of being- struck by some
dead or weakened branch.
Fruit trees have been suggested to
take the place of maple, ash, elm, etc.,
but there is an imperfection in the
scheme. Owners are afraid to risk
their stock of fruit on such trees; it
would be taken for "public property"
by the near-by villagers, or by roughs
of questionable character.
In planting trees on highways these
points should be kept in view: (1) To
improve the g-eneral appearance of the
property on which they are located;
(2) to make each tree a specimen,
with abundance of space for develop
ing its flowers, foliage and fruit; (3)
while the tree is developing, keep the
lower limbs high enough above the
road to allow a load of hay to pass; (4)
let the trees take the course that na
ture intended do not "head in" or
cheek growth in anj' place where it is
not necessary; (3) establish a sod
about every tree a little grass seed
raked in once or twice a year usually
accomplishes this; (6) select native
trees, if possible they are more sure
to grow, stand changes of weather and
are not affected as would be a collec
tion of exotic kinds; (7) study the
wants of trees selected, and if they
succeed best in a sandy, loamy or rocky
soil, give them what they want; most
desirable shade trees grow on various
kinds of soil, but the results are not al
ways satisfactory; (8) evergreen trees
should not be used for street planting,
ns nature intended that they should in
most cases be grown in places where
they can retain their low branches;
(9) along narrow roads, tall, slim
growing trees should be chosen, as
they tend to make the road appear
wider; (10) select durable trees.
From carefull3' prepared notes I find
that basswoods, buttermits, silver
maples, chestnuts, whitewoods, horse
chestnuts and willows are apt to be
injured by the heavy winds. S. D. Fer
ris, in Country Gentleman.
Mnrj'Inn'l Dairyman I)ecrllen
Simple Contrivance I'nnl Iy Him
for Several Sensona.
I took a calf from its mother at six
weeks old. I fed it for six weeks, and
then tethered it in my dooryard for a
month or more. Then I put it with
the cows in the pasture and it went to
its mother and began sucking as if it
had never been separated from her an
hour. I tried all the calf weaners I
had ever heard of, and my young" heif
er got the best of all of them. To make
a long story short, I made a calf wean
er myself, as follows:
Take a strap one inch wide and let
It fit loosely on its nose. Ikivet the ends
together. Then take a hickory stick
one foot long, one inch wide, and one
fourth inch thick. Take a strap one
half inch wide and put some tacks in
it, and rivet strap to hickory stick,
heads down, points up. I put this on
the calf's nose, with two light straps
buckled behind its horns, and turned
it into the pasture with the cows. It
went straight to its mother, but when
it went for milk a more astonished
cow or calf I never saw. The calf can
graze just as well with it on its nose
as without, and it docs no injury to
the calf. I. W. Allaire, in Agricultural
Preparing Soil for Gardenias;.
Land for any kind of fruit or vege
table growing1 should be well drained
either naturally or artificially. If it
gets warm and friable early in the
spring the probability is in favor of
its having a natural under drainage.
If it is slow Ln getting into shape
the necessity for tile draining is in
dicated. Good drainage improves the
soil in two ways; it carries off the
superfluous water and changes the
texture of the soil to a condition
more favorable for plant growth.
Well drained clay soil is frequently
improved by the freezing, which sep
arates the particles; the water being
taken away from underneath re
moves the danger of "puddling,"
fvhich would repack the clay par
ticle s .Fa rmersReriev
Milk giving is a maternal function,
and a mother should never be abused.
The globules that rise to the surface
in the &rs J2 hours make the nest
"Peruna is an Excellent Spring Catarrh
Remedy I am as Well as Ever."
lion. Pan. A. Grosvenor, Deputy Auditor for the War Department, in a letter
written from Washington, D. C, saj-s:
"Allow me to express my gratitude to you for the benefit derived from one
bottle of Peruna. One week has brought wonderful changes and I am now as
well as ever. Besides being one of the very best spring tonics it is an excellent
catarrh remedy." Very respectfully. Dan. A. Grosvenor.
lion. John Williams, County Com
missioner, of 517 West Second street,
PllhitVi tinn S3 vs thi f ollowiniT in re
gard to Feruna: "As a remedy for ca-
. w i .1 T
tarrn i can cneeriuny recomnieuu x o
runa. I know what it is to suffer from
'(hit. (.rriKlB li(.n;( And T feel that it
is my duty to speak a good word for the
tonic tnat urougni me immeuiaic io
lief. Teruna cured me of a bad case oi
catarrh and I know it will cure any
other sufferer from that disease."
Miss Mattie L. Guild, President Illi
nois Young People's Christian Tem
perance Union, in a recent letter iron
Chicago, 111., says:
" doubt if Peruna has a rival in alt
the remedies recommended to-day for
catarrh of the system. A remedy that
will cure catarrh of the stomach will
cure the same condition of the mucous
membrane anywhere. I have found it
the best remedy I have ever tried for
catarrh, and bclievAig it worthy my
endorsement I gladly accord it.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Res
ervoir Council No. 16S. Northwestern
Legion of Honor, of Minneapolis,
Minn., writes from 2S35 Tolk street,
"I have been
troubled all my
life with ca
tarrh in my
head. I took
Peruna for
about three
months, and
now think I
a m perm a
nently cure d.
I believe that
for catarrh in
all its forms
Peruna is the
age. It cures when all other remedies
fail. I can heartily recommend Pe
runa as a catarrh remedy."
The spring is the time to treat ca
tarrh. Cold, wet winter weather often
retards a cure of catarrh. If a course
of Peruna is taken during the early
spring months the cure will be prompt
and permanent. There can be no fail
ures if Perxina is taken intelligently
during the favorable weather of
As a systemic catarrh remedy Pe
runa eradicates catarrh from the sys
tem wherever it may be located. It
cures catarrh of the stomach or bow
els with the same certainty as catarrh
of the head.
If you do not derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice jrratis.
Address Dr.-Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Mrs. Elmer Fleming,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Small boys, and many times large ones,
and occasionally girls, too, big and little,
suffer terribly from convulsive pains or
"cramps" in tlie bowels and stomach
pain so violent that it "doubles up" the
ones attacked, and makes it impossible for
them to stand up.
Some people call it colic, bat most honest,
plain-spoken people call it "belly-ache" and very
properly, for the scat of the trouble is in the
bowels, and caused by the violent efforts of the
bowels to rid themselves of something which
doesn't belong there. The small boy usually
gets it from over-eating or from eating forbidden
Fruit, and suffers mostly in the summer time.
It's spring now, and "in times of peace, prepare
for war." Let the boys and girls and the big
folks, too, for that matter, clean out the clogged
channels filled with winter bile and putrid undi
gested food, strengthen the 30-fcet of bowel
canal, liven up the liver, and "summer belly
aches" will have no terrors, because they won't
happen. The way to make the body ache-proof is to use CASCARETS, gentle, sweet, fragrant
CASCARETS, the perfect system cleaners and bowel strengthened For fear that anybody in the
family should ever be attacked by belly-ache, keep a box of CASCARETS in the house always, and
remember that all pains and troubles in your insides are
25c 50c.
nil bowel tronbles. appendicitis, bll
ioutios, bad breatli, bad blood, wind
on the stomach, bloated bowels, foul
palnw after eatinsr, liver trouble, (tallow complexion
ana au.zincM. v lien your Do wei aon'i move regu
larly you are settina; ick. Constipation kills moro
people than all other diseases together. It is a
tarter for the t-lironlc ailments and Ions: years or
sutTerlng that tome afterwards. No matter what
ails you, start taking CASCAHKTS to-day. for you
will never cet well and be well all the time until
yon put your bowels right. Tako our advice; start
with. C A C A RETS to-day, tinder an absolute guar
antee to cure or money rcfanded.
TO rrHF.i Five years nira
the tirmt tox or 4'A.SCAlt
F.TS wn .old. Mow It Is
oTer clx million bozei a
year, greater than any
j ma 11 aoioinie prooi o
t jaillM,., In 4 wnrlH
great merit, and onrhtit te.tlmoniai. AVe have fuith and
Will .ell I'ANl'AHf.in ansoiniriy Dmurwiiwrw " v
money iffniidril. liny today, Iwo 5c bozri, arlvothem
ralr, hanrit trial. per simple direction., and If you are
not satuned, after tiainar one COc box, return the onnwdftO
box and the empty box to a. by mall, or the drnarBlnt from
whom yon pnrehnaed It, and aetyoar money bach, for both.
doxc Take our advice no mutter what all. yoa mtnrt to
day. neoUli will anlck.lv follow and yon will blc. the doy
ynu art .tarted the iiieorfA M!A K ETM. Hook free by raalL
Address: blXKLUU libtttUX CO., EW or CIUCAUO.
An Insnperabe Bar.
The Xew Yorker I suppose chess is a
popular came in the Quaker city? -
The Philadelphia!! No; it's played very
"Why, I supposed it being such a slow
game j-ou people would like it."
"Xo; ynu see we'd have to stay awake to
play it.';--Yonkers Statesman.
rnttina- It Gently.
"Ladies," said the speaker at the annual
meeting of the Boston beanbund, "I shall,
in elucidating my subject, give you nothing
but the-er-the-that is to say, I shall give you-er-the-the
decollete truth." Baltimore
On the Gas Man.
Bobbs There goes a fellow who makes
extravagant statements.
Dobbs lie looks respectable. Who is
"I don't know his name. He writes our
gas bills." Baltimore American.
The lonesomest man in the world is the
one at whose home there is a corpse awaiting
burial. The women always find something
to do, but have you ever noticed how drear
ilv the time drags to the man who is stay
ing from workout of "respect?" Atchison
Judicial Gallantry.
Judge (to female witness) How old are
Miss Passeigh I guess I am
"Pray do not be reckless with your guesses,
madam. We can allow you but three
chances at it." Baltimore American.
"The good die young," moralizes a Georgia
editor, "and that sets us to thinking, for
we're as gray as a badger!" Atlanta Con
stitution. The happiest life is that which constantly
exercises and educate wb&t i test ia us.
$3 & $3.50 SHOES ffi"
The real worth of mv f.1.00 ami fd.50 shoes compared -with
other makes is g-1.00 to ..(). 51 v S4.(tl f?ilt Kdiic Line cannot be
equalled at any price. Best in the world for men.
I make and .ell more men, tine shoe, Goodyear
Weltdlnnd-Hewen1 I'rorru), Ihnn nnyothcr mnnufiic
tarer ia the world. X will pay 1,)00 to any one u bacaa
prove that my lUicment i. not true.
(Micncd) W. I.. TSnnzln..
Take no aahatltnte ? Insist on having TV. L,. iKMiirlas Minos
with name and price stamped on Imttoin. Your dealer should
keep tliem ; I give one dealer exclusive sale ln earn town. If
ho does not keep them and will not eet them for yon. order
direct from faetorr, enclosing price and 25c. extra for carriase.
Over 1,000.000 satisfied wearers. Now Pprlne Caf.iloe f ree.
rut Color E.irtanMd.xciumiy. W. L DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
lief ni POSIT1VE-
I- ( I K K-H J'lI.EX.
for free namp'e ddresa
"AN A ILESIf." Trib
une building. New York.
J" a I They par on all crops
lu! iStiLuiu viiVte;
com pan v in tho world Y I R O I M AO A It O LIXA
CUEaflCAL, COMPA-M'i Memphis, Tcnn.
F&T-r.!TQ CAVEATS, DE&IGS9
43)4 Madison Street, Memphis, Tennessee.
Use CERTAIN ii? CURE.
WHFjr TTKITIXO TO ADVERTISERS
plea.e state that you saw the Advertise
Dent In thl. paper.
CUiUS tthLHt ALL flit. iAiLS.
Beet Cough fcyrup. Tables Good. Use
tn time. KoM rirnpfftat.. I
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Video: InFamous 2's Mission Designer, PS3 Single Player Details
Sony's Social Media Manager Jeff Rubenstein has revealed some new single player details alongside a video on InFamous 2's PS3 Mission Designer today, as follows:
A week ago, Sucker Punch shared a couple of new inFAMOUS 2 missions, as well as the full download, so to speak, of the game's User-Generated Content tools.
A full UGC suite in a game like I2 is a new experience on PS3, so what can you do with it? And how difficult is it to put something together? Sucker Punch Senior Game Designer Karl Deckard sat down with us to demonstrate how to remix something fun.
As a huge devotee of the first inFAMOUS, I was eager to get my hands on the DualShock 3 to try out the new single player levels. Here are my impressions to go along with the video:
"Forced Conduits"
This mission from the 2nd island of New Marais finds me stepping into the trainers of Evil Cole. He's got a sickly pallor, and his every attack glows a fierce red. Eeee-vil.
This mission sends Cole on a search for a blast core - and more power - somewhere in the warehouse district. As I make my way towards the target on the mini-map, I try out the revamped parkour system.
Those who thought Cole was a bit too sticky in the first game will find that smoothed out. Jump and towards a handhold, and he'll do the rest. Scaling is quicker, and overall Cole just seems to move a bit faster.
Blasting open some crates, I discover a safe. Sorry Cole, but our Blast Core is in another warehouse! We don't come up entirely empty-handed - inside is the deed (and location) of 3 potential hiding places for our treasure.
I'm now set upon by ice-imbued bad guys with frosty shields that resist my electrical attacks. I throw a handful of mini-grenades over one enemy's head. Not only do they take him out from his unprotected flank, but they also destroy the wall from behind him - a nice surprise. In general, the city itself is not impervious to Cole's attacks. The damage makes you feel like even more of a bad-ass.
On the hunt for the core, I run into more frozen foes: troops who skid across the ground on a path of ice (a la Iceman), and a huge Ice Crusher, who promptly starts kicking my ass.
As I enter the 3rd warehouse, enemies seal me in and fill the place with gas. I climb to above the plume, and ponder an exit. That's right - the grenades! I blow out a wall, sending the gas streaming out through the hole. The safe I find, however, is empty. One more to go.
This one must be it - not only due to process of elimination, but because it's crawling with enemies. Screw entering from the door - I blow a hole open in the wall and make a beeline for the safe. All is well, except for that huge ice boss!
Some well-placed grenades take off his left arm. Then his right. I now have the option of launching into a QTE. I don't mess these up... Ah, but I didn't plan on the snipers shooting me from the warehouse rooftop above - they pick me off before I can pry that beast apart, and by the time I recover, so has he - with a pair of new arms.
Fortunately, you're not forced to repeat the process - with enough of an ass kicking, he goes down. The Blast Core is in my possession, along with a bonus: Bertrand's briefcase. The day is mine!
The demo opens with Cole searching for an "old man," presumably Bertrand, in the remains of a crashed helicopter. Instead, he finds a 10-story-tall hard-shelled Behemoth that'd be at home at the Cloverfield family reunion.
The beast's carapace deflects everything I can throw at it, and its only weak spot seems to be in the mouth - when it's open. Running away from it, I zoom in with a tap up on the D-pad when I can and unleash a sniper shot. Shooting over the shoulder is easier said than done, but the shot packs a mean wallop when it lands.
Violence begets violence, and the creature's response is significant. It starts spitting acid and kicking cars at me, keeping me on the run. After receiving another massive hit on the kisser from Cole, it rears up on its hind legs, its ribcage swinging open like the gates to Minas Tirith. Revealed within, some brightly lit and tender looking parts, which I'm all too willing to shock with Cole's powers.
The stakes are raised - the beast calls for reinforcements, in the form of crawling larvae and a horde of man-sized mutants (which should look familiar if you've seen previous I2 demos). They only complicate the matter as I split attention between the hulking monstrosity's weak points and fending off the smaller attackers with melee strikes from the Amp (which feels awesome, btw).
The New Marais' townsfolk now start pitching in, taking shots at the fell beast with RPGs and whatever else they have at hand. The behemoth turns down another street, and I double back from behind. Seeing no weak point, I run through its legs, only to find that I've gotten too close - a tentacle grabs Cole and is pulling him in - only a well timed shot saves our hide.
It's time to end this. Discovering one of Cole's new powers, I levitate a cop car using R2, and then aim and hurl it into the beasts final functioning organ.
The day is won. But what *was* that thing? I'll find out June 7, along with the rest of you.
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Summary of Department of Architecture. Generally, architecture may be the art and technology in designing or creating buildings. Vitruvius in his publication De Architectura (the oldest created supply on architecture) states a building will need to have aesthetic value (venustas), power (firmity) and utility / function (utility). An architect (someone who deals in neuro-scientific architecture) should apply a equilibrium between these three elements in the setting up that he designed. To create a building, relating to Vitruvius, an architect has the power of mathematics, science, fine art, technology, humanities etc. Such knowledge is vital that you enrich and become a source of motivation for the architect.
Preparation of Architecture candidates
"Why do I select architecture majors?", This dilemma is a question that must definitely be answered by a possible scholar majoring in architecture, because to review in this section a prospective student will need to have passion and take pleasure in of the environment of architecture. Be sure to have a take pleasure in, if not love, then your love plants, if certainly not, then choose another school majors before you squander your time and effort for something that will not interest you.
Persistence exists of great fascination and love of something. When you are really thinking about the environment of architecture, automated perseverance will accompany it. Persistence gives birth to an essential do the job in this professional environment. Be ready for less period to sleep.
Perception of space
Because architecture discusses building, then you won't come to be separated from our spatial perception. Pupils of architecture will need to have an excellent perception of space, each time an architect draws a brand in his picture, afterward he will be able to imagine how that brand can look in his real, 3d form.
Visual memory
This visual memory could be known as inspiration. Essentially, every human element is a reproduction of everything in aspect. The imitation is accompanied by the creativeness of the individual to be able to produce something new with regard to shape, color, texture etc. Similarly in neuro-scientific architecture. Therefore, to make a new, different, and specific product, an architecture scholar will need to have rich visual recollection. To enrich this visible memory can be achieved by learning whenever you can the prevailing architectural works, and whenever you can to walk around and appearance around.
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Absolute drawing skills should be possessed by an architect, but, when you are bad at drawing, usually do not jump back. When you are happy with the environment of architecture will be ready to diligent and effort as mentioned above. One request is perseverance and effort to understand to draw. Don't be afraid can not, a great many other people's experience implies that drawing ability is quite honed, with effort diligence, in a couple days you can get better at this potential. To draw, don't forget to provide enough equipment.
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Some professional areas, architecture majors make graduates of professionals in neuro-scientific architecture. But to manage to work as a specialist architect, a graduate majoring in architecture must show up at a specialist education program (generally twelve months). If not taking job, graduates majoring in architecture may become associate architects at architectural consulting organization. An architect may also market his sort out the online world. Generally, the job leads of architecture majors have become large, taking into consideration the human dependence on buildings continues to improve as the quantity of people continues to improve.
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Unfortunately for this gentleman this started as a typical translation/grammar argument. There are hundreds, if not close to a thousand, of these threads all over bullshido. They end up in trollshido or YMAS and die a slow death. This thread was headed in this direction until numerous appeals to authority.
If you need the entire back story here is the thread:
His overzealous student jadekayak, John Williams, offered up the dojo for a challenge and promised to take pictures of colons. He argued that Te-Jutsu was older than old, from Okinawa, and not a made up art despite numerous instances of proof to the contrary.
Multiple people create new arts from Bruce Lee to some of our very own instructors and fellow posters. Some are legit some are not, but this is not the issue. if you have legit training and can source most of your credentials who cares. That is not the issue nor the focus of this thread.
What came to light was various websites proving it is new and his tie to some very questionable organizations for some of his ranks.
There are two glaring things wrong with Sensei Porter's Bio concerning Te-Jutsu.
The first was the awarding of a PhD in Philosophy for Martial Arts.
The three main awards presented were:
Sokeship 10th Dan, for the Founding of Shiroi Tsuru Te-jutsu
PhD in Martial Arts and Sciences
6th Dan in Karate
The benefits of WOMA membership
Many other associations will try to copy us but can't come near us. We screen our inductees and only will accept the "Best of the Best" in their arts and disciplines. We offer you this:
We dont have yearly membership fees or charge charter fees for schools.
We Dont charge for promotions. WE have technical advisers of various disciplines to promote. We only issue ranks that you have "earned" not bought!
You must send us a copy of your rank you attained from a sensei or master not from a hall of fame or association.
Send the name of your school for dojo lifetime charter
Send (4) small passport photo's for ID purposes
IF you are a founder of your system you will receive SOKEship at no extra charge
If you have an e-mail send it plus your postal mailing address and phone number.
If you have over 25 years of martial arts you are eligible for your doctorate degree at no charge. (This is not an academic degree,..it is given for your service to martial arts.
You must enclose a postal money order or western union draft of $150USD for lifetime induction. Personal checks will not be accepted. Please make out the postal money order "WOMA/Jack Stern"
Personal checks will not be accepted!
Please send your birth date(not the year, only the month & day). We send Birthday greetings yearly.
WOMA USA aka World Organisation of Martial Arts aka World Organization of Mixed Martial Arts.
Yes, that is a name change from what was listed in this article
Now, what I find very interesting is the fact the WOMA is not on the above PhD certificate image. The award is from the "International University of Martial Arts Sciences."
Notice, if you will, that nowhere on the Mr. Porter's website is it shown that the PhD isn't an academic award.
Now, it gets even more interesting. In the article above they claim the awards were unsolicited. This is a semantic play on words. Which is interesting because many of these organizations are self/student nominated awards. I nominate someone and after a fee they are a Hall of Fame, PhD, or other award holder of a particular Hall of Fame..


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A maximum of 26 children may attend the playschool at any one time. The playschool opens five days a week during school term times. Sessions are from 09.15 to 14:45 (Monday to Wednesday) and 09.15 to 12:45 (Thursday and Friday only).
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Twenty years after the American Civil War, former slave Marcus Riggs is trapped in a British Harbor after the invaders came to enslave all mankind. Now, the invaders are gone, and new orders clash as humanity rises from the ashes...but are the aliens gone for good?
Meet Tom Brogan. An ordinary guy. With a sister in a coma. Seeing visions of a mass murderer. Becoming one himself - and Tom is our last, best hope against an invasion we don't even know has begun.
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Spies, soldiers, thieves and aliens. All caught in a power play between corporations and governments to control the future of our world. A future where humanity isn't the only player, and the lines aren't as clear as you think. Welcome to Enemy Lines. A secret outpost of humanity has barely survived an attack by beings from another world. Now their leader has followed the last of the invaders to Earth. He must discover and stop the invader's plan.. or all of humanity will burn.
Spies, soldiers, thieves, and aliens. All caught in a power play between corporations and governments to control the future of our world. A future where humanity isn't the only player, and the lines aren't as clear as you think. Welcome to Enemy Lines. In a near future, something has arrived. In the asteroid belt, a secret outpost of humanity must withstand a test they are not prepared for... or all humanity will burn.
Jonah Harwood is a human who has lived offworld for decades. Now he is both hunter and hunted when he returns to Earth to protect the secret of his people: the Wrights. Dedicated to advancing the human race to defend itself against an alien invasion they know is coming.
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Eight years after the war with the Alotans, Jake, Teddy, Gris, and Dru are the only survivors of Tom Callahan's squad.
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In a future where aliens inhabit the bodies of the dead, one of the soldiers defending them from those that fear them abandons his post to race home. Tyler's father is near death, and it's his last chance to make amends. In a world where the Silvers are feared by some as demons and loved by others as saviors, past sins will surface as Tyler's family must face the truth of the Silvers - and themselves.
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A wanderer with a troubled past follows a sensitivity to magic that pulls him hard to a mountain in the middle of nowhere, where he's caught up in impending apocalypse, powerful practitioners...and a blood feud.
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The IRS targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny when they sought non-profit status is of course primarily a political scandal, but it's a tax-code scandal, too — and contrary to what you may have heard, it's not entirely resolved.
It's a tax-code scandal because once again Americans have learned that even the people who do nothing all day, every day but think about our complicated tax laws don't always understand them. The Inspector General's report last week on the IRS is quite blunt about this failing. "We also believe that Determinations Unit specialists lacked knowledge of what activities are allowed by … tax-exempt organizations," the report says.
In other words, the very "specialists" tasked with enforcing the laws for groups seeking tax-exempt 501(c)(4) status were confused about what was and wasn't allowed. They didn't target conservative groups out of confusion — that was deliberate — but some of their out-of-line inquiries apparently stemmed from outright ignorance.
And yet ordinary Americans with day jobs are supposed to comply with every twist of the tax code without stumbling into trouble. Really?
As for the scandal not being resolved, that too is straight from the IG report. "Nine recommendations were made to correct concerns we raised in the report, and corrective actions have not been fully implemented," the inspector general states. "Further, as our report notes, a substantial number of applications have been under review, some for more than three years and through two election cycles, and remain open."
Given such staggering foot-dragging, it might be too much to expect that the IRS thoroughly retool the way it handles 501(c)(4) applications by the next election. Yet it's important that its new acting director, Daniel Werfel, demand that this be the goal. Although government shouldn't assume that certain types of groups seeking tax-exempt status are trying to skirt the prohibition against electioneering, it shouldn't simply take them at their word, either.
Abuse of tax-exempt status by patently political groups was rampant in the 2012 election, on both the right and left. The IRS should push back against similar abuses in 2014, but not by targeting small fry on only one-half of the political spectrum.
It's the big political operators who have given the system a bad name. They're the ones turning a tax-exempt status meant to "promote social welfare" into a vehicle with no other purpose than to hide the identity of donors while aiding national and state political campaigns.
The IRS needs to more precisely define how much political activity is allowed by 501(c)(4)s and how it will be defined. It needs to better train its employees. And then it needs to enforce the law — impartially.


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Tracy McGrady Has Chance to Atone for Last Year's DisasterMarch 15, 2008
It should have been Houston Rockets that went past Utah in the first round of 07 NBA playoffs that is currently riding 21 game winning streak. Instead, we have another T-Mac led NBA team who could not get out of first round that is creating a buzz around the globe with their incredible streak of passion, teamwork, suffocating defense, luck and whatever that is needed to pull off such a feat.
We might be one of the unfortunate ones who got stuck in this alternate universe where Houston could not secure any defensive rebounds one after another after playing a great defense that made Utah's shots to clang off the rim over and over. With one secured defensive rebound in the final seconds of game 7 in Houston, T-Mac's legacy would no longer be tainted without playoff success and there won't be any doubters like Charles Barkley after achieving the second longest winning streak of NBA history.
"This Houston team has shown such a poise after their recent playoff success and they are guaranteed to make another deep run in upcoming playoffs like a year ago!" says TNT TV analyst Kenny the Jet.
"After tasting what's like to be deep into the playoffs, I think guys and myself knows we want more and nothing but Championship this year" says T-Mac after his team beat Bobcats for the 21st win in a row.
How fitting would it be to hear such a flirting commentaries and confident post game comments?
Tracy should realize that his alternate universe self is being chanted as the greatest ever to play this game because he went after the missed shot instead of just covering his guy out of the fear that a ball might come to him and he would make a shot to win the game.
Tracy wanted someone else to grab that rebound and didn't bother to hustle to go get it. He wanted to get out of the first round more than ever but not enough to use his 6-8 length and quick jumping ability to go get the ball.
Without that ball, you are not a super star in this league. Without that ball, you cannot lead league in scoring two times. Without that ball, your universe is still filled with the doubters and haters who say you can't win.
And they are correct, it's your fault that you didn't make the sincerest effort to get that round orange ball.
Go get it this time, T-Mac.
21-game winning streak says you still have a chance to do so.


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With the craziness of last week's schedule behind us, we can fully focus on the remaining 287 games until the NHL's three-week break for Olympic action. It's not going to be easy as the schedule shakes out very balanced and "vanilla". It's going to take some work to read between these lines.
*B2B= Back-to-Back occurrence.
FWTOB = Final Week Until Olympic Break
Flush (green highlight)
There is a dwindling availability of teams with a four-game week ahead. After nearly half the league (12 teams) plays four tilts this week, just 11 teams will have a four-game schedule over the final two weeks, so it's imperative you play the percentages.
Dallas (at NSH, MIN, TOR, PIT) has a very favorable schedule that ends with a big bang against Pittsburgh. The Stars blue line is beginning to resemble their training camp presence, but it's not resulting in wins. Trevor Daley is back up to speed, Sergei Gonchar (lower body) has been averaging 19 minutes a game over the past seven days. Alex Chiasson is off the schneid, look out! While you might get some good efforts out of both Kari Lehtonen and Dan Ellis this week, avoid using either that is sent to the wolves when Pittsburgh comes knocking.
While Detroit (STL, CHI, MTL, FLA) has all four in the Motor City, they've got some injury issues to say the least. In addition to Daniel Alfredsson (back) having missed four straight games, Joakim Andersson's (lower body) absence on Saturday meant the Wings were without all four (Pavel Datsyuk, Darren Helm and Stephen Weiss) centers and still defeated the Kings with the likes of Cory Emmerton, Gustav Nyquist and Riley Sheahan. We also like the chance of Tomas Tatar's ice time going up this week. Additionally, Datsyuk (groin) was told not to practice for a few days. Could Johan Franzen (concussion) be nearing a return?
Florida (at PIT, at BUF, COL, at DET) has been tapering off and just in time for a very spirited schedule. After visiting their fearless conference-leading Penguins, the Panthers haul off to Buffalo, head home to face Colorado then back north to Detroit. Going to be a long week and you'll likely see Scott Clemmensen. Regardless, don't expect too many wins from Tim Thomas or Clemmensen, as the Panthers have just eight goals in their last six games. Jesse Winchester (hand) could return this week.
Los Angeles (at BOS, at CBJ, at ANA, ANA) slowly makes their way home, only to be rewarded with an untraditional home-and-home series against the Ducks. While Jonathan Quick remains locked in since returning from the IR, he'll have his work cut out for him. Martin Jones, come on UP, again. Mike Richards snapped a 24-game goal-scoring drought on Saturday.
Nashville (DAL, at VAN, at CGY, at EDM) will host fellow southern style Dallas before embarking on a road trip. Different city, same Devan Dubnyk. In a 5-4 loss to the Avalanche on Saturday, we're still convinced, this guy is simply useless without a number one goalie breathing down his neck. As Pekka Rinne nears a return, look for an uptick, otherwise, avoid like the plague. Roman Josi has a three game (one goal, three assists) point-streak.
The Islanders (PHI, at NYR, PIT, STL) will play three of four from home, but all are big Metro rivalry games. Calvin de Haan has a goal and seven assists in his last seven contests. Brock Nelson is coming into his own, having registered four goals and an assist in his last seven contests as well. Kevin Poulin was on quite a roll, but Saturday's third period breakdown against the Flyers reminds you of his once fantasy irrelevance.
Philadelphia (at NYI, CAR, at CBJ, BOS) has a considerably winnable schedule, with two from home and two on the road. Extension or not, Ray Emery had to relieve Steve Mason of his duties on Saturday night for the win. Andrej Meszaros is getting geared up for the Olympics and you don't hear the Flyers complaining.
Phoenix (TOR, at CGY, at EDM, at VAN) also plays host before embarking on a Canadian road trip. Looks like Martin Hanzal has been a busy man, taking out a trio of Canucks while nearing career-highs (34) for points. Mike Smith notched his first shutout of the season in that game against the Canucks, but Vancouver has been suspect lately so don't get too excited. Rostislav Klesla cleared waivers and will report to AHL Portland.
Pittsburgh (FLA, MTL, at NYI, at DAL) plays two games from home and two on the road, but all four games show to be an excellent opportunity for offensive explosion. After a long rest last week, all hands on deck for Penguins players. Chuck Kobasew (lower body), Paul Martin (leg), Jayson Megna (lower body) and James Neal (upper body) could return this week. Megna has been skating with Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby at practice.
After singing their praises, St. Louis (at DET, at NJD, at NYR, at NYI) is stumbling a bit. Nothing like a dreaded (not this year) East Coast swing to get rid of the Blues? Vladimir Sobotka ended his two game point-less drought. Sobotka has two goals and eight assists in his last nine games played. Hmm�T.J. Oshie must have read last week's article, as Oshie has three goals and an assist in his last three games.
The good news? Toronto (at PHX, at COL, at DAL, at WIN) has won four in a row. The bad news is that could end almost immediately. The Leafs are 8-10-4 on the road where they play all four of their games. With David Clarkson heading to IR, Troy Bodie has returned to his parent club. Dave Bolland (ankle) has been skating, but shouldn't be considered near a return. Nazem Kadri has two assists and five hits and there was even a Mason Raymond sighting on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Winnipeg (at ANA, at SJS, TOR, at CHI) has righted the ship since the coaching change, shocker, eh? Hey, Ondrej Pavelec found an opponent to gain confidence from. Forgetting that he allowed the tying goal in the final two minutes and that opponent was the defunct Oilers, perhaps it's a building block. Jacob Trouba, who saved Pavelec's hide, has three goals in his last two games. Paul Postma (leg) should return to practice with contact this week.
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There are just six teams tapped with a two-game schedule over the next three weeks. The only way we would suggest Tampa Bay (OTT, COL) this week, who joins Boston (LOS, at PHI) as the two game lepers, is if Martin St. Louis guarantees two more four-goal efforts like Saturday night against the Sharks. But as you'll find out in Back-to-Back Jacks, that isn't likely against this week's opponents.
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As we mentioned the NHL schedule seems to get very plain in the final three weeks leading up to the Sochi games. Three of a Kind this week will focus on six teams with three games a week for the next three weeks.
With the Blues and Blackhawks stumbling, it's clear Anaheim (WIN, LOS, at LOS) is the powerhouse of the West. Or are they? They'll play the Kings (0-1) twice this week. Bryan Allen (lower body) returned to the tune of nearly 16 minutes of time on Friday. As it turns out, head coach Bruce Boudreau didn't let Jonas Hiller face all those pucks and Frederik Andersen rewarded him against the Blues. With the Kings on two nights this week, regardless of no b2b occurrence, we think you'll see Andersen in one of those games. However, we're willing to bet against Teemu Selanne's presence against L.A. on Saturday.
Carolina (at PHI, at BUF, OTT) has a very winnable schedule (combined 3-0 record) on paper. He's not as hot as he once was, but Anton Khudobin is almost single-handedly righting the ship while Cam Ward (lower body) has yet to even resume skating. Of course it helps when Alexander Semin scores. Eric Staal is picking up the pace as well. Justin Peters' splinter condition could continue, despite the b2b occurrence.
Calgary (at SJS, PHX, NSH) is being outscored 24-11 by this week's opponents. Blair Jones (knee) returned on Saturday, and thanks to the line brawl, to the tune of 15 penalty minutes in just two seconds of ice time. Guess he was jealous of all the publicity Tom Sestito (64 PIM in his last 22-minutes of ice time) has gotten. If you watch the video Sestito gets his ass handed to him by Brian McGrattan. Apparently, John Tortorella decided to take matters into his own hands?
Chicago (at DET, at MIN, WIN) has a varied schedule. Re-alignment or not, it's strange to be saying this in January. Chicago and Detroit will face-off for the first time this week. From there, Chicago is 1-2 against the Wild and 3-0 (15/5 GF/GA) against the Jets. Depending on Sunday's effort, Patrick Kane may bring a 10-game goal-less drought into the week. As of Sunday morning, all reports had Kris Versteeg (upper body) playing against the Bruins.
Edmonton (VAN, PHX, NSH) has been manhandled by Vancouver (GF-GA 10-2) and Phoenix (15-9). Ales Hemsky (ankle) is likely to miss this week with what is being called "bruising," but don't rule out a return before the week's end. David Perron had an important goal for the team on Saturday, and broke a four game point-less drought in the process. Nail Yakupov (concussion) may hit the IR this week.
After taking on the Blues, New Jersey (STL, WAS, NYR) will play Washington and the Rangers. It should be interesting to see if the Devils can continue their season's dominance (3-0, 11-5 GF/GA) over their cross-river rival. Someone smack Travis Zajac around, this guy is clearly asleep.
Back-to-Back Jacks
In addition to the aforementioned Canes and Hawks, four other teams play three contests and will play on b2b occasions, allowing for a possible back-up goalie spot start.
Despite yielding four goals in a 5-4 win over the lackluster Preds on Saturday, Colorado's (TOR, at FLA, at TBL) Semyon Varlamov is one of the NHL's best goalies in the month of January. Outside of his career 1.00 GAA in two games against his former employer Washington, Varlamov's (winner in eight of his last nine) favorite opponent (1.87 GAA in 8 games) is Tampa Bay. With Jean-Sebastien Giguere (back) out, Sami Aittokallio could get his first start of the season against the Panthers. Not goalie related, but worth mentioning, Nick Holden had two goals, an assist and a whopping nine hits against Nashville on Saturday.
Montreal's (at PIT, at DET, WAS) winning variable always comes down to Carey Price. However, Price has been inconsistent, having given up three or more goals in six of his last eight games. While Peter Budaj has been a much more consistent goalie for the Habs through a small sampling (10 starts), the team doesn't seem (5-4-1) to play as spirited in front of him. While we wouldn't bet on Montreal's chances against any of this week's opponents, Price's career numbers against Detroit (2.36 GAA in 5 games) are certainly better than those against Washington (3.09 in 15 games).
Despite Saturday's matinee loss to the Rangers, Ottawa (at WAS, at TBL, at CAR) has been solid of late, but they've got their fair share of problems. Craig Anderson has given up four or more goals in three of his last four starts. Nonetheless, Robin Lehner gave up 10 in two games prior to shutting out the Wild last week. Like Varlamov, Anderson's favorite team to face over the span of his career (GAA 1.42 in 11 games) has been Tampa Bay. Look for Lehner in Carolina.
Washington's (OTT, @NJD, at MTL) goaltending situation is right back where it started. After this season's mere bright spot, Philipp Grubauer, was pulled in Friday's 5-1 loss to Columbus, we certainly don't see a reason for optimism. Actually, despite giving up four goals to the Pens last week, Michal Neuvirth looked fair for most of a very fast-paced contest. Not to say we consider Neuvirth a great choice for your team's number one goalie, but we see him coming out of this week as the number one man on the Washington depth chart. Adam Oates will have the comfort of starting Neuvirth against either the Devils (2.07 GAA in 8 games) or the Canadiens (2.25 GAA in 9 games).
OTHER ROTOWIRE REPORTS: Alexandre Burrows (jaw) returned just in time for the goon game, while Mike Santorelli (arm) missed it. Josh Harding (illness) has practiced four days in a row and could get a start this week. Martin Havlat (lower body) is very likely to return to game action this week. David Jones (eye) has been cleared for full-contact skating. Jared Spurgeon (foot) skated on Saturday.


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Senator CORMANN (Western Australia) (13:37): The oil and gas industry is a very important industry for my home state of Western Australia, which is why Liberal members and senators in this parliament have taken a very close interest in the progress of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (National Regulator) Bill 2011 and related legislation. This legislation has been floating around the parliament in various guises now for way more than a year. That it has taken so long is yet another example of government incompetence, government arrogance and government refusal to go through proper process. In fact, the processes that were followed by the federal Minister for Resources and Energy in relation to this are nothing short of world's worst practice.
This legislation was introduced without any consultation whatsoever with the state government in Western Australia. Yes, there has been, belatedly, some negotiation in recent months. And, yes, we are now in a position where the coalition is able to support passage of this legislation given the agreements that have been reached. But it should not have taken so long. It should not have required the Senate's insisting on sending the minister back to the drawing board. The minister, being part of a government that promised in the lead-up to the 2007 election that this was going to be a new era of cooperative federalism, should never have been forced back to the drawing board. He should have gone through proper process right from the start.
This bill seeks to establish national regulators. Senator Siewert talks about the Commonwealth wanting to take primary responsibility for regulation, and I will have some further remarks about how effective that might be later on. This bill seeks to establish national regulators through expansion of the current National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority to the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority. It also seeks to create the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator.
Under the current process, ministers from the states and the Northern Territory, through their departments, have performed the function and exercised powers conferred directly on them by the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 and its predecessor act, the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967. The Commonwealth conferred these powers on the states and territories as part of the then decision on how to manage these affairs. The state government in Western Australia has managed that responsibility very competently and in the national interest. Sixty per cent of offshore petroleum activity is being conducted off the coast of Western Australia. Yes, we have Commonwealth waters and we have the three-nautical-mile zone in which the state is responsible. Of course, we cannot draw some artificial line whereby the Commonwealth can do all the things it wants to do without talking to anyone and the states are going to do all their sorts of things without talking to anybody about it. Clearly there have to be lines of communication. Clearly there has to be coordination. Clearly different levels of government have to work together to make sure that there are no unintended consequences—environmental, social or safety consequences—on either side of that particular line.
This government thought: 'We're just going to press ahead. We want to just throw overboard all the processes that have happened in the past without talking to anyone.' I note that Senator Eggleston, a very distinguished Liberal senator from Western Australia, was the coalition representative on—and in fact the Deputy Chair of—the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, which looked into this legislation. He was responsible for drafting a very eloquent report into the flaws in the process and in what was proposed at the time.
But I will just stick with the process for a moment. These bills were initially introduced without any consultation. Eventually Minister Ferguson was shamed into talking to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum in Western Australia, the Hon. Norman Moore. A process was underway whereby the state minister in Western Australia thought that some negotiations were happening in good faith between the state government and the Commonwealth government. And what happened? While these negotiations were ongoing and had not been resolved, the government some months ago pressed ahead again with this legislation, trying to create facts. It is very difficult to negotiate and have discussions on the basis of trust when, again and again, the actions taken by the government are completely counter to what is being worked on in good faith by the different parties involved in the negotiations.
We were led to believe that the government would make amendments to the legislation that was being presented to the Senate in June last year, only to find out that the legislation—which was still in the form in which we opposed it—was being reintroduced in exactly the same fashion as what we had complained about. There was misleading, there was bad process, there was lack of consultation and lack of cooperation on something where, quite frankly, the Commonwealth, state and territory governments with relevant interests in offshore oil and gas activities should be working together in the national interest.
The Western Australian government was very concerned that, under the proposals as they originally stood, there would be no requirement for the Commonwealth to advise the WA state government about the location of licences over the WA coast. They were concerned that activities could take place in Commonwealth waters offshore from WA, which often can come under significant public and media scrutiny due to their proximity to sensitive environmental areas. Yet the Commonwealth government arrogantly wanted to press ahead without having any proper protocols in place about lines of communication between the Commonwealth and the states and territories. I draw attention to the observation made in Senator Eggleston's report. He would have liked to have contributed to this debate but is sadly not here today, and I want to make sure that we have proper focus on the report that he put together. He noted the involvement of the US National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling and said:
The Commission recommended the need to actually strengthen state and local involvement in oil spill contingency planning and training, rather than weaken it.
I just want to make some observations in relation to the incidents that have happened in recent years. We have had the Montara incident, which was very concerning. Incidentally, it happened in a circumstance where it was the Commonwealth that decided to contract out wellhead supervision to the Northern Territory. The Commonwealth was already responsible. In relation to the Varanus Island incident, the mistake that the Western Australian state government made was to contract the Commonwealth agency, NOPSA, to conduct the supervisory role. The point here, Senator Siewert, is that the suggestion of centralising things in Canberra and giving responsibility to a single Commonwealth regulatory authority is not a way to guarantee that the situation will improve into the future. There has to be a level of competence, a level of skill, a level of expertise and a level of professionalism applied to ensure that the objectives which we are trying to achieve are actually going to be achieved. Looking at the track record, I think that has not necessarily always been the case.
Offshore petroleum operations in Australia beyond designated state and territory coastal waters are governed by the Commonwealth but are currently jointly administered through a designated joint authority arrangement with the states and the Northern Territory governments. The national regulator is NOPSA, and that is what is being proposed to be amended here. The Western Australian regulator is the Department of Mines and Petroleum, formerly the Department of Industry and Resources. The regulatory regime in Australia is a performance objective based regulatory regime, which makes the operator of an offshore facility responsible for the safe and effective operation of the facility. This regime arose from the recommendations made in 1990 by the Hon. Lord Cullen in an inquiry into the Piper Alpha explosion in the North Sea. This performance objective based regulation process allows for continuous improvement rather than a compliance mentality, and the onus is placed on operators to ensure and to demonstrate to regulators that the risk of an incident in their oil and gas operations is reduced to as low as reasonably practicable. This is not industry self-regulation. Industry must demonstrate to the regulators, and the regulators must assess and approve or not approve that the risks have been reduced to as low as reasonably practicable.
In its review of the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the US National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling recommended that the US policy position on the regulation of offshore drilling move from the current prescriptive model to a less prescriptive safety case approach, which is similar to the existing Australian model. So it is not as if we have to re-invent the world.
In 2009, the Productivity Commission conducted a review of regulatory burden on the upstream petroleum oil and gas sector. The Productivity Commission found that the current regulatory framework imposed a significant, unnecessary burden on the sector. It made a series of recommendations, including the need to establish a national offshore petroleum regulator, extending the role of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority and establishing lead agencies. The Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources agreed in December 2009 to implement 25 of the Productivity Commission's 30 recommendations.
In May 2010, the Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources agreed to defer the other five recommendations, which included the institutional recommendations for a national regulator until after the Montara Commission of Inquiry reported. After the report and the government's response to it were released, the Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources met earlier this year, 18 February 2011, to consider moving forward on the five remaining recommendations, including a revised model for upstream petroleum regulatory reform. Consensus was not reached at that time, as I understand it, but the federal Minister for Resources and Energy advised the meeting that, irrespective of that, he would proceed with revised reforms in Commonwealth waters.
I want to make a series of points on the Montara incident. On 21 August 2009, there was an uncontrolled oil and gas release at the Montara oil field in the Timor Sea, in north Western Australia. Work commenced to drill a relief well on 14 September 2009. On 1 November 2009, during the relief efforts, a fire broke out on the drilling rig, and on 3 November the relief operations were successful in extinguishing the fire and containing the oil leak. The Northern Territory Department of Resources was the designated authority for the regulation of this field, as part of the NOPSA arrangements. The Montara Commission of Inquiry found that the cause of the blow-out incident was the failure of the primary well control barrier. Initial cementing problems to contain the leak were compounded by the fact that only one of two secondary well control barriers were installed. Chapter 4 of the inquiry report concluded that the existing regulatory regime supporting offshore petroleum activities provided sufficient powers to the regulator to enable the effective monitoring and enforcement of offshore petroleum related operations. The inadequacies identified by the inquiry primarily relate to the implementation of the regulatory regime—that is, it pointed the finger at the existing regulators as not having done their job properly. In the interests of time, I will just go quickly to the area of WA concerns. WA was concerned that the Commonwealth proposed to change the structure of the regulator without having any ongoing commitment to proper lines of communication between the Commonwealth and the states. What ought to have happened, in the Western Australian state government's view, is that, rather than jettison the entire regulatory regime that had worked well for the past 50 years, it would have been better to find areas to improve and, through incremental improvements, to improve the way the system currently operates.
A memorandum of understanding has now been signed between the Commonwealth and the state, and that is a good thing. We welcome that. That is the way the process should have got underway from the start. Since this legislation was debated in the House of Representatives—where the coalition was not able to support the legislation—the federal Minister for Resources and Energy has finally managed to reach agreement with Western Australia by signing a memorandum of understanding which achieved the following outcomes, which I will just put on the record for future reference. NOPSA and its successor body, NOPSEMA, will be headquartered in Perth, strengthening WA as the centre of the petroleum industry in Australia. The joint authorities, comprising the Commonwealth and relevant state or Northern Territory minister, will be retained as the decision makers for key petroleum titles in Commonwealth waters. State and Northern Territory departments will be provided with full access to relevant information about petroleum projects in Commonwealth waters. The Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Bill 2011 will be amended to maintain the WA minister's role in the administration of offshore petroleum royalties from the North West Shelf project.
The environment regulations made under the offshore petroleum legislation will be amended to require proponents to lodge an environment plan with NOPSEMA and to have notified all persons whose interests may be affected expressly, including state government agencies, of proposed activities to be undertaken under the environment plan. The regulations will provide for stakeholder submissions to be lodged with NOPSEMA along with the draft environment plan and require that the proponents adequately deal with legitimate concerns within the environment plan. NOPSEMA will then consider the stakeholder submissions and decide whether the environment plan adequately deals with the concerns raised. NOPSEMA could consult with other relevant agencies to inform itself appropriately before accepting or rejecting the environment plan.
The environment plan would also include a requirement of advance notification of state and Northern Territory agencies on dates proposed for activities such as seismic surveys and drilling where there could be local impacts of the activity and concern from the local community. This will ensure that state governments like the Western Australian government and the Northern Territory government are advised of potential activities and have the opportunity to comment and will allow NOPSEMA to seek relevant expert advice from state agencies. Practical consultation mechanisms between NOPSEMA and relevant WA government agencies will be put in place to give practical effect to all these arrangements.
The state government in Western Australia is still not excited about all this, but significant progress has been made. The only reason this progress has been made is that the coalition shamed the federal Minister for Resources and Energy into going through proper process. We shamed the federal Minister for Resources and Energy to comply with the Labor government's promise before the 2007 election about cooperative federalism. This is an area like no other, where proper coordination, proper consultation, proper engagement and proper lines of communication between the Commonwealth government and, in particular, the state government of Western Australia are critically important, because of course the offshore petroleum industry is particularly important to my home state of Western Australia. The LNG industry in particular has great potential to be a win-win for Australia: a win on the economic front and a win on the environmental front for the world. Much as this government is trying to make it harder for the LNG industry to grow and prosper in Australia, it is actually an industry that can help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Even though it would cause increased emissions in Australia, to export LNG to places like China and Japan would actually help reduce emissions by more in other parts of the world.
With those few words: the coalition now are in a position where we are satisfied enough to support passage of this legislation. However, we remain concerned about the very bad process that the government followed along the way.


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Adults who stammer (19 years+) who live in either Camden or Islington can be referred to the Centre by their GP. Adults living elsewhere in the UK can be referred if their GP agrees in writing to fund the assessment and to fund any recommended therapy.
At the moment the MPC offers individual therapy only for adults who stammer. Anyone interested in group therapy should contact the Speech Therapy Department at the City Lit in Holborn.
What to expect at your assessment
Your assessment will last for approximately 90 minutes - 2 hours. You will be sent some questionnaires beforehand and you should fill those out at home and bring them with you.
The therapist you meet will be the therapist that you work with if you come to the Centre for therapy.
You will be guided through an interview which will give you the opportunity to talk about your stammer and the way that it impacts on various aspects of your life. You will also be asked to do some reading and talking to the camera so that your therapist can record a short sample of you talking and analyse this. This is helpful but not the most important part of the assessment and if as occasionally happens people do not feel comfortable at this stage to make a recording this is ok.
You and your therapist will talk about the key things that are important in understanding your stammer and also about possible therapy options.
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I, 40 – It's time to overcome physical traumaSaturday, June 25th, 2011
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The oldest surviving Battle of Britain pilot, who was shot down in his Spitfire and wounded in 1940, has died aged 99.
Flight Lieutenant William Walker, born in Hampstead, north London, suffered a stroke last Thursday and died in hospital on Sunday, the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust said.
Born in August 1913, Mr Walker joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in September 1938 at Kidlington, Oxford, and flew his first solo there a few days later. He was called up for full-time service close to the beginning of the war on 1 September 1939.
After being commissioned and posted directly to 616 Squadron at Leconfield the next year, Mr Walker was shot down engaging German bombers over the Channel.
Mr Walker's plane was hit and badly damaged and he baled out, landing in the Channel with a bullet in his right ankle.
He clung to a shipwreck on the Goodwin Sands before being rescued by a fishing boat, transferred to an RAF launch and brought ashore at Ramsgate, where he was greeted by a large crowd and presented with a packet of cigarettes by an elderly woman.
In later life, Mr Walker enjoyed recounting the story of how, as the surgeon prised the armour-piercing bullet from his ankle during his stay at the RAF Hospital in Halton, it shot out and hit the ceiling. He kept the bullet as a souvenir.
He began his business career before the war in 1931 as a pupil brewer at the Aylesbury Brewery, learning brewing, malting, bottling and cooperage.
Two years later, he joined Ind Coope's brewery in Burton and after the war rose to become its chairman.
Mr Walker attended numerous events with and on behalf of The Few, including the 2012 Memorial Day at Capel-le-Ferne. He donated the proceeds from his book of poetry to the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust's appeal to raise money for The Wing, its new visitor centre, and signed many copies.
Richard Hunting CBE, chairman of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, said: "Flight Lieutenant William Walker was a warm, engaging and friendly man who always had a twinkle in his eye.
"He worked hard for the trust and gave freely of his time to help with fundraising for The Wing - which is the trust's planned new building at the Capel-le-Ferne site of the national memorial to The Few.
"He was much loved by his fellow veterans, his family and friends and all of us at the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust.
"He knew how important it was that we continue to tell the story of what he and the rest of the Few did in 1940."


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Gold: No contact with Jones
West Ham co-owner David Gold maintains the club have not approached Cardiff manager Dave Jones about the managerial vacancy at Upton Park.
The Irons sacked Avram Grant after they were relegated from the Barclays Premier League. Reports had suggested they would now move for Jones, with the Bluebirds having lost in the npower Championship play-offs.
However, Gold said on Twitter: "Despite what you may have read in the papers, we have not spoken to Dave Jones."
The 54-year-old former Wolves boss also appeared to rule himself out of the running.
Quoted in the East London Advertiser, Jones said: "I have not had any contact with them over the job.
"I am not prepared to say anything about the vacancy.
"I am still employed by Cardiff City and only thinking of them.
"I will be sitting down with the board at Cardiff and discussing my future with them soon."
Former West Ham defender Chris Hughton, axed by Newcastle earlier in the season, is reported to be on the shortlist, as well as ex-Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce.


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Produce Less Waste by Practicing the three Rs: * Reduce the amount and toxicity of trash you discard. * Reuse containers and products; repair what is broken or give it to someone who can repair it. * Recycle as much as possible, which includes buying products with recycled content. Reduce Source reduction, often called waste prevention, means consuming and throwing away less. Source reduction includes purchasing durable, long-lasting goods and seeking products and packaging that are as free of toxics as possible. It can be as complex as redesigning a product to use less raw material in production, have a longer life, or be used again after its original use is completed. Because source reduction actually prevents the generation of waste in the first place, it is the most preferable method of waste management and goes a long way toward protecting the environment. Reuse Reusing items by repairing them, donating them to charity and community groups, or selling them also reduces waste. Use a product more than once, either for the same purpose or for a different purpose. Reusing, when possible, is preferable to recycling because the item does not need to be reprocessed before it can be used again. Ways to Reuse * Using durable coffee mugs. * Using cloth napkins * Refilling bottles. * Donating old magazines or surplus equipment. * Reusing boxes. * Turning empty jars into containers for leftover food. * Purchasing refillable pens and pencils. * Participating in a paint collection and reuse program. Recycle Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources and generates a host of environmental, financial, and social benefits. After collection, materials (e.g., glass, metal, plastics, and paper) are separated and sent to facilities that can process them into new materials or products. Recycling is one of the best environmental success stories of the late 20th century. Recycling, including composting, diverted 57 million tons of material away from landfills and incinerators in 1996, up from 34 million tons in 1990—a 67 percent increase in just 6 years. By 1996, more than 7,000 curbside collection programs served roughly half of the American population. Curbside programs, along with drop-off and buy-back centers, resulted in a diversion of 27 percent of the nation^s solid waste. Benefits of Recycling * Conserves resources for our children^s future. * Prevents emissions of many greenhouse gases and water pollutants. * Saves energy. * Supplies valuable raw materials to industry. * Creates jobs. * Stimulates the development of greener technologies * Reduces the need for new landfills and incinerators. Buying Recycled You think you have done everything possible in recycling your household, school, or office materials. Deep down, however, you suspect there^s more to recycling than setting out your recyclables at the curb. In order to make recycling economically feasible, we must "buy recycled" products and packaging. When we buy recycled products we create an economic incentive for recyclable materials to be collected, manufactured, and marketed as new products. Buying recycled has both economic and environmental benefits. Purchasing products made from or packaged in recycled materials saves resources for future generations. Composting Another form of recycling is composting. Composting is the controlled biological decomposition of organic matter, such as food and yard wastes, into humus, a soil-like material. Composting is nature^s way of recycling organic wastes into new soil used in vegetable and flower gardens, landscaping, and many other applications. Benefits of Composting * Keeps organic wastes out of landfills. * Provides nutrients to the soil. * Increases beneficial soil organisms (e.g., worms and centipedes). * Suppresses certain plant material. * Reduces the need for fertilizers and pesticides. * Protects soils from erosion. * Assists pollution remediation. Household Hazardous Waste Common household items such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries, and pesticides contain hazardous components. One way to help determine if your household waste has hazardous components is to read the labels on products. Labels that read danger, warning, caution, toxic, corrosive, flammable, or poison identify products that might contain hazardous materials. Leftover portions of these products are called household hazardous waste (HHW). These products, if mishandled, can be dangerous to your health and the environment. Although we cannot completely stop using hazardous products, we can make sure that leftovers are managed properly. The best way to handle HHW is to reduce the amount initially generated by giving leftover products to someone else to use. To deal with household hazardous waste, many communities have set up collection programs to prevent HHW from being disposed of in MSW landfills and combustors. These programs ensure the safe disposal of HHW in facilities designed to treat or dispose of hazardous waste. More than 2,000 HHW collection programs exist in the United States.
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