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A rare event - I want to do something in WordPress but have no idea how to go about it and searching turns up literally nothing.
When you're inserting an image into a post, you get alignment options: 'none', 'left', 'right', 'center'. These result in the image being inserted with a CSS class related to alignment, like 'alignleft', 'alignright' or 'aligncenter'.
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Fisker Investors, Executives Hit by Another Lawsuit; Kleiner Perkins and Ray Lane Among Defendants
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, its partner emeritus Ray Lane, and several others connected to Fisker Automotive have been named in a new lawsuit that alleges they misled investors in the now-bankrupt hybrid car company.
Several plaintiffs filed a lawsuit on Jan. 31 in U.S. District Court in Delaware claiming that the defendants violated securities law by allegedly misleading the plaintiffs into investing in the company while withholding pertinent information about the condition of Fisker's business.
This is at least the second lawsuit against Fisker executives and investors filed in recent weeks. In late December, Atlas Capital Management filed a lawsuit with similar claims.
Plaintiffs in the latest lawsuit include David W. Raisbeck, who invested $4.2 million into Fisker securities; Pinnacle Family Office Investments, which bought $8 million worth of securities, and others. The lawsuit seeks to recover about $20 million that the plaintiffs invested in Fisker.
Besides Kleiner Perkins and Mr. Lane, defendants include Henrik Fisker, Bernhard Koehler and Joe DaMour, who are former Fisker executives; Peter McDonnell and Keith Daubenspeck, executives at brokerage firm Advanced Equities, which solicited investments for Fisker from individuals; and Richard Li Tzar Kai and his investment vehicle Ace Strength Ltd., which is currently the controlling shareholder in Fisker.
Assets of Irvine, Calif.-based Fisker are currently being sold through bankruptcy court.
The lawsuit alleges that defendants concealed negative information about Fisker's business from plaintiffs and other investors "because they needed huge sums of additional cash to fund Fisker Automotive to position the Company for a sale or an initial public offering...without plaintiffs' and other investors' money, Fisker Automotive was not a viable company."
A representative of Fisker Automotive declined to comment. Mr. Fisker and Kleiner Perkins did not respond to requests for comment. Mr. Daubenspeck, Mr. DaMour and Mr. McDonnell did not respond to messages via LinkedIn. Mr. Koehler could not be reached.
Fisker was one of the most heavily backed startups in the history of venture capital, raising about $1.2 billion from investors including Kleiner Perkins and New Enterprise Associates in addition to a government loan from the Department of Energy.
Mr. Lane often spoke on investor calls organized by Advanced Equities to solicit investments in Fisker. He also spoke on behalf of the company to press, including to VentureWire.
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I've got yet another sinus infection, and I think the medications have been making me loopy because my dreams have been even more vivid than usual, except they don't seem to be mine. The dreams make perfect sense as dreams in and of themselves, but why dan would be having them makes no sense at all. For instance:
Sunday Night:
I dreamed that I was producing and starring in a movie called "Aspburglars" where I played the lead in a group of autistic bank robbers. My producer was arguing with me about how the title's not-so-clever wordplay describing Asperger-Syndrome-afflicted thieves might turn people off. I disagreed and had a diva melt-down on the set, stomping back to my trailer, trying desperately to hide all the inherent insecurity of a stand-up comedian. I can only assume this dream was originally meant for Adam Sandler and delivered to my OTC-drug-fueled brain by mistake.
Tuesday Night:
Last night I dreamt that Miley Cyrus and I were best friends, and we concocted a plan to distract the crowd at an Easter Candy hunt in order to collect and keep all the chocolate loot for ourselves. Miley would take the stage as Hannah, get the crowd into a raging frenzy, and I would run around collecting all the forgotten and discarded candy by the armfulls. The plan succeeded, and Miley and I giggled with delight at the sight of each-other's chocolate-smeared faces. I'm a 35-year-old man who has never heard a Miley Cyrus song in his life. This dream was clearly meant for a fawning preteen Hannah Montana fan.
Monday Night:
A couple nights ago, I dreamt I was ginormously overweight and didn't care about it. I slicked back my hair with egg-yolks and lard. I defecated in public and in front of strangers with glee and my voice was so loud and oppressive even I could barely stand to hear it. Women scowled at me in the street and hid their babies' faces from my gaze. I bought a Hoverround and decided never to walk again, out of sheer laziness. And yet I remained proudly obnoxious, unfazed by humanity's disgust with me. It was almost liberating in a way, to exist in utter discord and contention with all people and the planet in its entirety. This dream was clearly meant for Rush Limbaugh.
I'm hoping tonight will bring me the dream of someone a little more exciting - like George Clooney or either of the Gilmore Girls - because those would be the dreams of gods.


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Free the Scott Sisters
Dear Governor Barbour,
Jamie and Gladys Scott – the "Scott Sisters" – have been incarcerated in Mississippi for the last 16 years for an armed robbery which, according to court testimony, yielded $11. They have consistently denied involvement in the crime. Although neither of the Scott Sisters had a prior criminal record, they were each sentenced to an extraordinary double life sentence.
The presiding judge in their trial, Judge Marcus Gordon, has a history of racially biased rulings, including granting bail to the KKK murderer of the three civil rights workers: Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner.
Furthermore, Jamie Scott now has lost renal function in of her kidneys and cannot survive without a transplant. She has suffered repeated infections and been hospitalized due to unsanitary prison conditions. The Department of Corrections will not allow tests for kidney compatibility even though numerous volunteers have come forward.
Given these serious concerns, we ask that you:
1) Grant a pardon or commute the sentences of Jamie and Gladys Scott to time served, and
2) Grant Jamie Scott a "compassionate medical release" given the serious medical condition she is facing.
There is no greater form of violence than injustice. Please review this case and bring justice to the Scott Sisters who have suffered excessive incarceration for a crime in which their participation is questionable.
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Events and Outreach Activities, 2011
October 5, 2011
TEDx Event
Carlos Jaramillo participated in the first TEDx Event in Panama on October 5.
September 16, 2011
2011 All Hands Meeting, Panamá
August 24, 2011
Megalodon at STRI Centennial Talk
Catalina Pimiento will participate at the Centennial Talk in the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on August 24th. The talk-entitled "Megalodon, y otros tiburones ancestrales de Panamá"- will target the general public in Panama.
July 16, 2011
Central America Visitor Centers Network visits Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
On July 16, members of the Central America Visitor Centers Network visited the facilities of the Center of Tropical Paleoecology and Archaeology at STRI to learn about research conducted there. Catalina Pimiento, PCP PIRE PhD student, toured them through the facility and spoke with scientists, students and interns about their studies.
Several members of the CAVCN have expressed interest in working with CTPA and the PCP PIRE as a result of this visit. Ana Rosa Caballero, who is interested in palynology (the study of pollen), will start volunteering at CAVCN very soon. Members of the Museo del Canal Interoceánico have also asked about collaborating.
June 22, 2011
"Paleontology in Panama" by Carlos Jaramillo
Carlos Jaramillo gave the talk "Paleontology in Panama" on June 22. This talk was part of the "Centennial talks" at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) as part of its celebration of a hundred years of work in Panama.
May 21, 2011
Presentation at the Calvert Marine Museum
Catalina Pimiento gave a talk at Maryland's Calvert Marine Museum on May 21st. The presentation to the museum's fossil club was titled "Giant Shark Babies from Panama." This lecture was part of the museum's PEM Talks series on Paleontology, the Environment, and Maritime History and it was funded by the University of Florida and the Clarissa and Lincoln Dryden Endowment for Paleontology at the Calvert Marine Museum.
May 14, 2011
Talk at the Southwest Florida Fossil Club
Fossil lovers and members of the Southwest Florida Fossil Club enjoyed a talk on Panama Canal fossils by Aldo Rincon on May 14th. He gave a presentation about the paleontological work in Panama including his research and findings on early Miocene camels. Aldo is the recipient of the 2011 Mitchell Hope Vertebrate Scholarship presented by the fossil club as a result of the talk.
May 1, 2011
Talk at the University of Panama
Approximately 80 students from the University of Panama attended a talk given by Catalina Pimiento on May 1st. The seminar focused on the PCP-PIRE and Catalina's research on Megalodon.
April 16, 2011
Fossils exhibition at "Can you dig it?"
Alex Hastings, Aldo Rincon, Carly Manz, and Luz Helena Oviedo participated in this April 16 event at the Florida Museum of Natural History organized by the UF Department of Geological Science and the Gainesville Gem and Mineral Society. The general public enjoyed looking at and learning from Floridian and Panamanian fossils.
April 1, 2011
Talk at the Thomas Farm fossil dig
Aldo Rincon gave a report on "New Early Miocene Vertebrate Fossils from Panama" at the Hummingbird Challenge VII at Thomas Farm on April 1. The Hummingbird Challenge is an annual fossil dig sponsored by the Florida Museum of Natural History. Volunteers from around the U.S. (and sometimes from around the world) gather at the 18-million-year-old Thomas Farm locality to help scientists find fossils and learn about current research led by museum scientists.


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Cara senang dan tersangatlah mudah untuk membuatkan awek mengejar korang.
Assalamualaikum, haa.. mesti ramai lelaki yang nak baca entri ni kan? ekeke,ok.. ni memang cara senang dan tersangatlah mudah untuk membuatkan awek mengejar korang.. 1. Pertama dekati awek yang korang nak tu.. 2. Berikan senyuman yang indah lagi berkeyakinan.. 3. Berikan tatapan kepada anak matanya.. 4. Pegang tangannya.. 5. AMBIL DOMPETNYA.. 6. Dan..Bawa lari dompetnya.. Haa..mudah bukan?dijamin dengan cara ini anda mungkin 'dikejar' awek tersebut.. selamat mencuba,,tapi risiko tanggung sendiri la yekk :p NIZARAZU
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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was handed a 10-match suspension by the Football Association following his bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic at the weekend. Suarez accepted a charge of violent conduct after the incident in the 2-2 Premier League draw at Anfield on Sunday but disputed the FA view that it merited more than a three-game ban. An Independent Regulatory Commission met in London on Wednesday to decide the Uruguayan international's fate and added seven games to the usual ban for violent conduct. The suspension begins immediately, meaning Liverpool's leading scorer will miss his side's last four games of the season and the first six at the beginning of next term. Liverpool, who expressed their shock at the Commission's decision, have until Friday to appeal. "Both the club and player are shocked and disappointed at the severity of today's Independent Regulatory Commission decision," Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said in a statement. "We await the written reasons tomorrow (Thursday) before making any further comment." Suarez's bite on Ivanovic's arm at Anfield was missed by referee Kevin Friend but television replays showed him sinking his teeth into the Serbian. The 26-year-old Suarez, who was banned for biting an opponent while with Dutch club Ajax before joining Liverpool in 2011, apologised after the game and was fined a reported £200,000 by the club. However, he was widely condemned for his behaviour with some reports suggesting he was in danger of being sacked by the club, although Liverpool said this week that they wanted the Uruguayan to see out his four-year contract. The FA said a three-match ban was "clearly insufficient" for the serious nature of the offence. There was widespread support for the length of the punishment imposed with former Liverpool player Graeme Souness telling Sky Sports News: "I think 10 games is about right. "What he did on Sunday is something I've never seen in a game anywhere before." Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp agreed. "I think you have to accept that the crime that he committed probably warranted a 10-game ban," he said. "It was an awful act of brutality really what he did and now he won't play for such a long time - it's is going to hit him where it hurts because he wants to play football." Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor said the length of the sanction sent out a "strong message" but that it was important that the player received counselling to make sure it did not happen again. Not everyone backed the FA's decision. "Players who break peoples' legs, who do horrible tackles, get a three-game ban," former Liverpool striker John Aldridge told Sky Sports News. "It's inconsistent. For me, it's not right, it's over the top." Controversy has followed Suarez since he joined Liverpool, with his antics often overshadowing his impact on the pitch. He served an eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra last season and later angered United manager Alex Ferguson by failing to shake the French defender's hand before their league match in February last year. He has also been regularly accused of diving to win penalties and free kicks, while in an FA Cup tie this season against minor league Mansfield Town he was again criticised for scoring a goal despite a blatant handball. Until Manchester United forward Robin Van Persie's hat-trick against Aston Villa on Monday that secured the title, Suarez was leading scorer in the league with 23 goals and he is included on a six-player shortlist for PFA Player of the Year. SOCCERBUZZ
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Extra stuff from my trip to Japan!
Well, I'm officially back to the states and it's back to the daily routine for me. I'll hopefully be taking a trip next week to watch the Athletics battle the Kansas City Royals at the Oakland Coliseum on April 9th and 10th, so if you're in the area, come on by and say hello! After that, providing the game isn't sold out, I'll be attending the Seattle Mariners home opener on April 13th and possibly the following two games after that. But we all know things can get hectic and plans can change. So I'll just play things by ear for now.
I wanted to share some interesting photos I got from Zack Hample after I had returned to the United States. If you read my latest two blog entries, you'll know that I attended two games at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Japan for the 2012 Major League Baseball season opener on March 28th and on March 29th. I had such an awesome time that I wanted to get my blogs done about the games before I left for the US. I finally got the last entry done about the time I was ready to board my flight from Japan to the United States. So things were a little rushed in that entry and I didn't really insert all the pictures I wanted. Plus, I still have a lot to talk about concerning the actual trip to Japan instead of just the baseball games. I covered quite a bit of detail on my adventure to and from the Tokyo Dome, but I still left some things out, and like I said, things were rushed.
Okay, enough talk. Time to look at some pictures!
Here's me getting my picture taken by Zack after we first met since our last visit at Safeco Field on June 15th 2011. Zack wanted to get a bite to eat and since I had already eaten something earlier, I wasn't all that hungry. But it prompted me to get a craving for a hamburger the following day at the Dome.
What's interesting about the above picture is this; people who come to attend baseball games lay down sheets of newspaper and tape them to the ground as sort of place saver. It's actually pretty ingenious surrounded by a little bit of primitive ideology, wouldn't you agree? When I was sitting in line with Zack on March 28th, plenty of people kind of came and went while their sheet of newspaper held their spot. And here's a close up of what a Japanese newspaper looks like:
Interesting stuff, yeah?
Here's a picture of me hanging out in the outfield looking onto the field for an opportunity to snag a baseball:
As you can see, there is plenty of room to run when the seats aren't filled. There are no cross bars blocking or any other obstructions in the way. There aren't any seat backs and the stairs and fairly easy to negotiate. It was pretty fun to shag baseballs at this stadium, for sure!
After BP, of course, we worked up quite an appetite. And although the food was pretty expensive, it was full of taste and worth the amount of money I paid. I ordered chicken on a stick and it was covered in some kind of sweet and sour BBQ sauce sort of like the scallops I had on Thursday morning at the fish market.
The next picture I'm about to show you was the "restricted" staircase that Zack and I found. It took us to the very top of the Tokyo Dome and eventually security shut us down. But it was so much fun to explore! The way we got up there was just as interesting, too. We literally sweet talked the guard into letting us up! Being that there was a language barrier made it all that much easier. Here's me peeking out of the door and taking a picture:
And here are a couple of pictures of Zack and I just hanging out after batting practice ended:
Check out this next picture…
…see the yellow strip down the middle of the sidewalk? Well, that's for blind people. They can use that to navigate the city or wherever they're headed. Pretty cool, huh? At every intersection there are yellow pads that are covered with little bumps to alert blind people that the end of the sidewalk is near. Those are also placed before staircases going up and down, too.
Some other interesting facts that I observed while being in Japan is that people are very quiet and they keep to themselves. It's very rare that you'll find a person walking down the street with a cellphone glued to their ear while they yap loudly to whomever is on the other end. Also, Tokyo (and even Ueno, where I stayed) have these little alley ways that people generally do their business in. Meaning, where they eat or count their money or talk on their cellphones. Not where they do their business, business. You get what I mean. It's sort of like, being super private. They don't want to air their phone conversations and they don't want people seeing them stuff their face with a McDonalds Big Mac or something like that. So they go down these alley ways, turn their backs to the street, and handle their issue. Also, ATM's are very private. There is a frosted piece of glass in front of the ATM and the ATM really isn't out in the open in the store like it is in America.
Like I stated before in my previous entry, taxi cabs are for the birds. They are expensive for one, and anywhere you want to go, you should walk. You'll see more and it's healthier for you. I suppose this is sort of turning into a "how-to" guide about Japan, but really I'm just sharing some pointers in case you get the urge to go see Japan. Learn the trains and the subways. It'll save you time and money. Or like I've said twice before, just walk!
Last mention and then I'll wrap this up. Yes, it's more information on my charity. If you're wondering how to become a donor for Snagging Baseballs for Puppies, just leave a comment or email me at email@example.com! It's that easy! Leave me your name, where you're from and how much you want to pledge per baseball! Or if you want to just donate $10 bucks, you can do that too! $10 bucks is the minimum you can donate and that's a Crowdrise.com thing. Next season I'll be changing my donation webpage to the webpage that the Seattle Humane Society has set up. Since the season already started, and I already have four donors, I didn't want to confuse things. Here's the link to my charity page, by the way.
Anyway, I hope everyone has a fantastic 2012 baseball season!


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Hotel Inomaos
Hotel Inomaos is a run family hotel,offers guests a warm hospitality and a friendly atmosphere with reasonable prices.It is located in the center of Ancient Olympia ,about a five minutes walk from the site of Ancient Olympia ,with a view of a traditional Greek Church, as well as a view of the mountains and trees.
We are open all year round..The hotel consists of 25 bright and comfortable rooms (Singles,Doubles,Twins,Triples) ,all with a large private balcony. All the rooms equipped with full bathroom facilities or shower ,telephone, self controlled air-conditioning (cool/heat),satellite television , WiFi internet,smoking - non smoking rooms .Free internet.
Area attraction include the beaches of Kaiafas and Zaharo, located approximately 17 km away from Olympia and considered to be tow of the most beautiful beaches in all Greece.
We are here to make sure that you have an excellent time in Ancient Olympia and your visit to this magnificent ancient city of Greece
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Driving to Olympia by cars is probably the easiest way to get here. There're
two routs available if yours starting point is Athens.
The first is via Patras.
All you have to choose is the direction of Patras,then follow on to Pyrgos and then Olympia.The second one is via Tripoli-Lagadia through the mountains of Arkadia
Located Near
The hotel is situated on the main road of the city, in a peaceful corner, next the Orthodox Church.(Olympia is a small town and it is easy to find our hotel).
It's 700 meters from the amazing archaeological site of Ancient Olympia and the museums (only 10 minutes by walking).
It's opposite of the train station(80 meters) and on the same road the bus station (100meters away).
Ancient Olympia is 120 Km from port of Patras and 320 Km from Athens.


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Measuring tools cover a full gamut of measuring equipment- from complex laser measuring tools to simple tape measurers and wheels. Determining what your measuring needs are is the first step to finding the correct measuring tool. Below are some quick descriptions for the types of measuring tools we offer:
Line and dot lasers can project vertical and horizontal lines as well as points. Most line and dot lasers are self-leveling and are used most often by plumbers, electricians, and carpenters. Common uses include installation of lighting, tiling, power sockets, and cabinets.
Laser detectors work in conjunction with line and rotary lasers to ensure your desired marks are level. A laser detector is essential for outdoor use because lasers cannot be easily seen in the daylight. There are separate detectors for red and green lasers, so it's important you select the right detector. Laser detectors often emit a sound and/or have a digital display to indicate if your mark is level.
Distance lasers or distance meters are handheld devices and can measure lengths, volumes, and squares. Some distance lasers are equipped with Bluetooth and can measure lengths of over 800 feet. One important feature to look for is a Pythagorean function, which can make indirect length calculations of distances that otherwise, cannot be measured directly. This makes measurements possible in inaccessible positions or in areas where there is an obstruction or a lack of a reflective surface. Distance lasers are used in construction, window/skylight installation, and interior design.
As the name implies, rotary lasers rotate 360 degrees to produce a level laser line around a worksite. Some rotary lasers are strictly for indoor use while others can be used both indoor and outdoor. Rotary lasers can be divided into manual-leveling or automatic-leveling types. Some uses include concrete pouring, foundation construction, site grading, and installing fences or chair rails.
Measuring wheels measure distances using a revolving wheel and a counter. Measuring wheels are ideal for commercial or residential use and are available with imperial or metric measurements. Consider smaller diameter wheels for indoor applications such as making carpet or tile estimates and larger diameter wheels for outdoor applications such as land surveying or making lawn care estimates such as seed and fertilizer estimates.
Tape measures have linear measurements markings on them, available in imperial or metric units. They can be made from different materials, from plastic to steel, and have different measurement capacities. Choose from 15 foot to 300 foot capacities for in shop applications to outdoor or construction applications.
Hand levels are manual levels that utilize the classic bubble level to help determine whether or not a work surface is level (horizontal) or plumb (vertical). Some hand levels may also be equipped with digital read outs to report precise measurements.
Layout tools like the rafter angle square are used to measure and mark lines for perpendicular or angled cuts on lumber used for roofs, stairways, decks, patios and other constructions. The embedded measurement markings and degree graduations make the angle square an ideal measuring tool for layouts.


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Pacific is a community of highly motivated, intellectual students, faculty and staff committed to an intimate, personalized education. They are located about halfway between the Oregon Coast and Portland, and one can really feel the difference upon setting foot on their historic campus. At Pacific there are many traditions, but foremost among them is teaching. Here, professors know more than just names, they know their student's dreams and they work to help fulfill them. At Pacific life truly unfolds day by day in often surprising ways. One thing is certain: no one here is bored or unchallenged!
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Pellissippi State Community College's newest site is the Strawberry Plains Campus, is located off I-40 at 7201 Strawberry Plains Pike in Knox County. The campus began offering coursework in August 2012 and has more than 220,000 square feet of building space. Pellissippi State is excited about the opportunities to further serve Knox County and the surrounding area.
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Penn State's Department of Computer Science and Engineering, formed in 1993, combines the strengths of the Department of Computer Science and the Computer Engineering Program. The computer science component originated in the 1960's, and the computer engineering program in the 1980's. Faculty emphasize the theoretical and practical application of computation and computer systems to the needs of society. Research interests cover the broad areas of architecture, computational theory, computer applications, and software systems. With more than a decade of experience in advancing their diversity goals through strategic planning and a rich history of valuing diversity, Penn State is among the national leaders in higher education in diversity strategic planning. Promoting equity and inclusivity in higher education is not only the right thing to do; it is also the strategic thing to do.
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Tigger of Kai wrote:Anyway, I'm not breaking any news when I say that Don Cheadle's performance as Paul Rusesabagina, whose resourcefulness saved over 1,000 people from the genocidaires, is just fantastic. This is definitely a film that repays multiple viewings.
Agreed. Cheadle is my favorite actor, though. So that's no real surprise.


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Under or on the desk, next to the computer, or behind the TV, loose tangled cables are always untidy dust traps. CableBox is the solution to solve these issues. Simply place your power strips or surge protector inside CableBox. No need to unplug anything first. Then stow away the surplus cable lengths, close the lid and done. Designed with cable outlets either side of the box, CableBox will fit almost every size power strip with extra space for the cords, adapters, etc.
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A middle school student from Menlo Park had lunch with first lady Michelle Obama in Washington, D.C., today after being named one of this year's "Healthy Lunchtime Challenge" winners.
Rose Scott, 12, who is about to enter eighth grade at the Girls' Middle School in Palo Alto, was the California winner for her pork-and-tofu lettuce cups recipe.
The annual contest, launched by Obama last year, called on students between the ages of 8 and 12 to submit recipes for a "healthy, affordable and delicious" lunch.
As part of the challenge, contestants had to represent each food group in their recipe, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and low-fat dairy foods.
The 54 winning recipes were chosen by a panel of judges that included staff from Obama's Let's Move! Initiative, as well as representatives of the online recipe website Epicurious and the U.S. departments of education and agriculture.
The young winners, who hailed from every state and U.S. territory, dined at a kids' "State Dinner" with Obama late this morning.
Each winner got to invite one parent or guardian.
Rose's recipe was announced as California's top entry on June 20. Today, a cookbook was released featuring the winning ideas.
On Rose's page of the cookbook, which shows her photo alongside her recipe, she wrote about the inspiration behind her healthy meal.
"When my little brother Galen was a baby, he was allergic to a lot of foods. He couldn't eat wheat, dairy, or eggs. That meant no pizza or macaroni and cheese," she wrote.
"My mom spent a lot of time trying to find nutritious foods that he could eat. She used to serve a pork and tofu dish over rice. I was inspired by that dish when I made this recipe," she said.
Let's Move! is an effort to eradicate childhood obesity and promotes a healthy lifestyle. Winning dishes had to have fruits and veggies as about half of the recipe.
Rose's recipe serves six and contains 180 calories.
The entire cookbook is available online at http://www.letsmove.gov/sites/letsmove.gov/files/TheEpicuriousHealthyLunchtimeChallengeCookbook2013.pdf.


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The Raiders released veteran guard Mike Brisiel on Tuesday in a move that clears the way for recently acquired Austin Howard to take over at right guard.
Brisiel, 31, started 15 games each of the past two seasons, his lone two years with the Raiders. He was one of general manager Reggie McKenzie's most high-profile signings in his first year running the Raiders football operations.
Brisiel is latest player caught up in the Raiders' offensive line overhaul. The first change came when left offensive tackle Jared Veldheer bolted for the Arizona Cardinals in free agency.
The Raiders then kicked into high gear by signing Howard, offensive tackle Donald Penn and guard/center Kevin Boothe.
Penn is projected as the replacement for Veldheer. Coach Dennis Allen said that the Raiders intend to take a look at Howard at right guard. Boothe is expected to compete for the starting job at left guard.
In all, center Stefen Wisniewski might be the lone returning starter, unless Khalif Barnes beats out second-year player Menelik Watson for the right offensive tackle vacancy.
Cutting Brisiel also frees up about $1.4 million in salary-cap room for 2014, which gives the Raiders even more flexibility to add more free agents to the haul they amassed the first three weeks of free agency.


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Republican Seeks To Allow Cuts In Public Pensions
Originally posted Jan 29, 2014
An Arizona lawmaker wants the state constitution amended to allow cuts to public employee pensions and increases in employee contributions if the systems are badly underfunded.
Republican Rep. John Kavanagh introduced a bill that if passed would refer the proposal to the voters. He said in an interview he is targeting automatic cost of living increases but acknowledged nothing in his proposal would prevent cuts to existing pensions.
"This doesn't remove the pensions, this simply says if the money's not there the benefits have to be trimmed to make the system healthy. And employees were never promised" cost of living increases, Kavanagh said. But, "if the world was to flip into a recession, and we went into a depression, surely members don't think that life will go merrily along in the public pension realm."
House Minority Leader Chad Campbell said Tuesday there are funding problems with the state's three major pension systems — a fourth for elected officials and judges was closed to new enrollment last year — but said there are ways to deal with that without removing Constitutional protections that bar diminishing promised payouts.
"Penalizing workers or potential workers who work for a public entity isn't how you solve the problems," Campbell said. "I'm not sitting here saying there's not some problems to be addressed with public pensions and long-term issues, but these are not real solutions, these are political stunts."
Kavanagh said that under his proposal payouts from the state's three major pension plans would have to be trimmed and contributions from employees and employers raised if reasonable accounting practices found cuts were needed.
"These decreases are only triggered when it's necessary to maintain the health of the system," he said. "If the system doesn't need the cuts you can't do them."
Just what would trigger the cuts, however, is only vaguely defined.
If the House and Senate both pass the bill, it would be placed on the November 2014 ballot.
Current state law does not allow existing pensions to be touched. The state's biggest pension plan, the Arizona State Retirement System, hasn't given a cost of living increase to retirees since 2005. The two others and the closed judge's plan do, but they were trimmed by the Legislature under a 2011 law that is facing numerous legal challenges.
The Arizona Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the law unconstitutionally trimmed cost of living adjustments last year but hasn't issued a ruling.
Many states are grappling with the problem of underfunded public pensions. A proposed ballot initiative in California would allow cities to renegotiate public workers' future pension and retirement benefits. Oregon's Legislature passed a law similar to what Arizona passed in 2011 that cuts future cost of living adjustments.
The issue isn't just constitutional, but also touches on contract law. A promised pension is a contract, and cutting benefits would likely trigger a challenge on that front as well.
ASRS currently has enough money to pay about 75 percent of its expected pensions. The plan has $30.6 billion in assets as of 2012, more than $9 billion short of liabilities, but is generally considered healthy. As of June 2013 it had about 207,000 current members and 122,000 retirees drawing pensions.
The plan for public safety officers has just 57 percent of its expected liabilities, with $6.1 billion in assets and $10.8 billion in liabilities, a balance considered too low. The state's plan for prison guards is at 67 percent funding, with $1.6 billion in assets and $2.3 billion in liabilities.
Changing the constitution to allow cuts to current and promised pensions doesn't sit well with retirees, who could see their guaranteed month checks reduced.
"They act like we haven't given anything," said Sigrid Whitman, a retired educator who chairs the legislation committee for the All Arizona School Retirees Association. "The average pension is about $20,000 and we worked very hard and paid into it. Obviously we would be very upset if they put that on the ballot and it passed."
Read more: http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2014/01/15/az-republican-lawmaker-john-kavanagh-wants-to-allow-cuts-in-public-pensions/#ixzz2rl51amK9


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NEW HAVEN, CT – Momentum is everything in the game of hockey and once the Yale Bulldogs men's hockey team got a hold of it in Saturday night's game they never let go.
The Bulldogs played one of its best team games of the young season as seven different players got on the score sheet in a 4-2 victory against the St. Lawrence Saints at Ingalls Rink.
The game opened with the Saints holding control and building a 10-4 edge in shots on goal. Yale goalie Jeff Malcolm (Lethbridge, AB) was the difference as he calmly turned aside everything thrown his way. As the period wore on, it was the Bulldogs gaining the momentum and eventually the lead.
Nicholas Weberg (Oslo, Norway) picked up the puck in the neutral zone and skated it into the Saints end and around the net feeding Rob O'Gara (Nesconset, NY) at the blue line. It was O'Gara who wristed a shot towards the goal that was kicked back in front for Kenny Agostino (Flanders, NJ) to slam home for the 1-0 lead.
"They really jumped on us at the start of the game," Yale's Malcolm G. Chace head coach Keith Allain said. "We had to do something to change the momentum. From that point on (Agostino's goal) we played pretty well."
Yale (3-2-1, 2-2-0 ECAC) extended its lead at 11:28 of the second period. O'Gara chipped a puck out of his zone to Agostino who in turn sent the puck to Andrew Miller (Bloomfield Hills, MI). He skated into the zone and ripped a shot from just inside the circle that went into the net past Saints goalie Matt Weninger (28 saves).
Less than two minutes later, the Saints cut the lead in half with a shorthanded goal as Kyle Essery was on the receiving end of a perfect centering feed from George Hughes. Essery had plenty of net to shoot at and scored his second of the season.
In the third period, Trent Ruffolo (Coral Springs, FL) scored the biggest goal of the game and the eventual game winner after Clinton Bourbonais (Dexter, MI) stole the puck behind the Saints goal and was denied a wrap around attempt. The rebound kicked back out to the front of the net and Ruffolo wasted no time sending it to the back of the cage and giving the Bulldogs a 3-1 lead.
The Bulldogs had seven chances on the power play to score and none was more important than the fifth chance. With the draw to the right side of Weninger, it was Yale's Bourbonais winning it back to Tommy Fallen (Plymouth, MN). The young defender then found Miller who launched a rocket from the top of the circle that lit the lamp at 7:35 of the period. Ironically, it was Miller who drew the penalty on the Saints Jeremy Wick for boarding.
St. Lawrence (5-2-1, 0-1-1 ECAC) closed out the scoring with less than 8:00 to go as Tommy Thompson took a Justin Baker feed and beat Malcolm to the glove side.
The Saints had the slight edge in shots on goal as Malcolm finished the game with 32 saves including 13 in that important first period. Malcolm has been stingy this season allowing just six goals on 118 shots for a .949 save percentage.
"It was a great feeling," Malcolm said after his third win of the season. "We played a complete game. We got off to a slow start, but had the big guns firing."
For the game, O'Gara and Bourbonais each finished with two assists while Agostino had a goal and assist and Miller had two goals.
The Bulldogs will return to action on November 23 when they play at Denver. The game will start at 7:00 pm.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One day after suffering a crippling defeat on gun-control legislation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday set aside President Barack Obama's plan to curb gun violence but promised to keep searching for a compromise.
Reid said Democrats would keep negotiating on the proposals, even though the Senate rejected all the vital elements of the legislation prompted by the December massacre of 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown, Connecticut.
The failure of the measures angered gun-control supporters and signaled the likely demise of the biggest package of gun legislation in Congress in two decades. Afterward, Obama called it a "pretty shameful day in Washington."
But Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said on Thursday it was "only a matter of time before we bring this anti-gun violence measure back to the floor for a vote." He offered no potential time frame for the process.
Despite emotional appeals from the families of Newtown victims, a bipartisan background checks proposal failed on Wednesday on a 54-46 vote, six short of the 60 votes it needed to clear Senate procedural hurdles.
The Senate also rejected a proposal to ban rapid-firing assault weapons and to place a limit on the size of ammunition clips.
Obama said politics was to blame for the failure of the plan to extend background checks to online and gun show sales, which polls show was backed by nearly 90 percent of Americans. He blamed pressure from the National Rifle Association gun rights lobby for convincing most Republicans and four Democrats - all from conservative, gun-friendly states - to oppose the plan.
But Republican opponents said the gun-control proposals were an example of government overreach that would infringe on their constitutional right to bear arms. Senator John Cornyn of Texas accused Obama of taking "the low road" by laying the blame on the NRA and politics.
"I, and many of my colleagues, are not worried, as some of the press like to portray it, about the gun lobby," Cornyn said. "I don't work for them. I don't listen to them. I work for 26 million Texans, and I'm proud to represent them."
Reid said he had conferred with Obama and the president agreed "to hit a pause" on the bill but keep it pending on the Senate calendar.
"It will prevent us from having to return to square one procedurally," he said. "We're going to have time to work on what people want to do before we come back to this."
Other Democratic senators said they also were not ready to give up on the gun-control proposals.
"We're going to keep working on it," Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York said. "We have to get the votes we need, so it'll probably take a little more time."
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who negotiated the background checks amendment with Republican Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, also said he would keep looking for changes to win more support.
Manchin said Senate leaders should not wait to move forward with a bill improving mental health treatment in schools and efforts to prevent those judged mentally unfit from purchasing guns.
Before abandoning the bill on Thursday, senators easily approved two non-controversial amendments. A Republican amendment from Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming to protect the privacy of gun ownership information passed by 67-30.
A Democratic amendment from Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa to support and encourage school violence prevention efforts, suicide prevention and mental health awareness passed with only two dissenting votes - Republicans Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky.
But those amendments were attached to the existing bill, which includes an even tougher background checks proposal than the one already defeated in the Senate, giving it no chance of approval.
Editing by Peter Cooney


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Friday, 28 August 2015
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Rose Cottage Mattress Pin Cushion
Hi everyone, I finished Rose Cottage, (my latest cross stitch design) into a sweet mattress pincushion.
There are over 200 french knots but I love stitching them so it was easy, can't say that about the finish though as I always find mattress pincushions to be quite fiddly and this was no exception.
When I was a little girl I used to draw a cottage with a picket fence and roses around it, this is where the inspiration came from.
Hope you like it!
Happy stitching.
Posted by Lynn B at 08:52 22 comments
Sunday, 16 August 2015
Love to Quilt Mini Cat Stitched
Hi everyone, here is Love to Quilt Mini Cat completed, hope you like it!
The pattern is available here
Posted by Lynn B at 08:16 5 comments
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Love to Quilt
Posted by Lynn B at 17:47 7 comments
Sunday, 9 August 2015
One for me!
Posted by Lynn B at 00:30 16 comments
Labels: cross stitch, Pillow
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
Home Sweet Home!
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After enjoying a book about about traveling west on a wagon train, children create postcards from the point of view of the main character(s) for one or more stops on the journey. When children think what it would be like to be one of the characters in a story, they learn about new places, experiences, and situations.
Whether their travel is real or imagined, children can help children use the online Postcard Creator to combine words and images to share experiences from faraway places.
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In the age of texting and tweeting, writing postcards seems like a lost art. But creating a description of a place youve visited for an audience back home can be a fun activity for children. For this activity, children read a book about the wild west and create postcards from the point of view of the main character. As children pretend to be one of the main characters, they can take on the voice and experience of someone else. When writing from the point of view of a character, the child must analyze the character to understand his/her personality traits and actions. They must write about what happens in the plot in a concise manner because of the limiting size of a postcard.


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- By Harry Hurt III
- | From Raquel Welch, Jul/Aug 01
One thing you can say for certain about the army of amateur sports nuts commonly known as weekend warriors -- they've got balls. Lots and lots of balls. Softballs, baseballs, golf balls, tennis balls, volleyballs, basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, rugby balls, croquet balls, cricket balls, lacrosse balls, Ping-Pong balls, racquetballs, billiard balls, bowling balls, bocce balls, street hockey balls, even paint balls.
They've also got sticks, clubs, bats, gloves, mallets, racquets, cleats, spikes, bikes, inline skates, barbells, boogie boards, surfboards, sailboats, power boats, wind surfers, rafts, kayaks, oars, paddles, pool cues, ATVs, SUVs, RVs, parasails, parachutes, bows, arrows, rods, reels, hooks, lines, sinkers and muzzle loaders.
Never before in history have so many been so well armed and well outfitted to engage in their favorite forms of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. According to the National Sporting Goods Association, sales of recreational equipment, footwear, clothing and transport are a record $74 billion a year. Not surprisingly, recreational activity is also at an all-time high. The two leading sports -- exercise walking and swimming -- claim more than 138 million participants annually, or roughly one-half of the U.S. population.
Weekend warriors are a special breed of recreational activists whose members are sufficiently abundant, ubiquitous and injury-prone to have prompted the American Physical Therapy Association to disseminate an identifying profile. They are typically highly motivated, achievement-oriented male and female professionals over the age of 30, with a predominant number belonging to the baby-boom generation. Their last regular exercise regimens were either in high school or college, and they spend 60 hours a week working at jobs that require them to sit behind a desk.
What really distinguishes weekend warriors from the rest of the sports-minded pack, however, is their lack of restraint and old-fashioned common sense, especially during the warm-weather months of spring and summer. When weekends arrive, these desk-bound dilettantes take to the playing fields with reckless abandon. Their motto is: work hard, play harder. Their idea of fun is full bore, no holds barred, go at it until your shoulder separates, your lower back cracks, your tendons tear, your muscles cramp, your ankles sprain and your jock drops to your sweat socks as a result of what medical experts call ¿overuse syndrome.¿
Advancing age and immature attitudes only increase a weekend warrior's likelihood of sustaining injuries. According to an informal survey of chiropractors, orthopedists and physical therapists, a disproportionate number of overuse syndrome sufferers are men in the 40- to 50-year-old bracket who fail to warm up properly before they play their games, and almost never stretch out post-game. As one chiropractor observed, "They get hurt because they treat their sport like a hobby instead of a physically demanding athletic activity."
Despite the documented risks, the art of weekend warfare has become more and more militaristic in recent years. While sports ranging from inline skating, aerobics and fitness training to basketball, softball, bicycling, golf and tennis are still widely popular, the sports enjoying the greatest annual percentage gains in participation are kick boxing (65.4 percent), skateboarding (20.3 percent), muzzle loading (14.0 percent) and martial arts (11.8 percent). Another warlike sport on the rise is paintball, which now claims 5 million participants nationwide. One of the capitals of paintball games is a so-called Weekend Warriors Paintball Park on an Indian reservation outside San Diego, whose operators claim their field was named in honor of a 1991 Ted Nugent album.
For better or worse, today's weekend warriors are carrying on an all-American tradition that dates to the Revolutionary War era. Back then, weekend warriors were just that -- men (and occasionally women) who went to war on weekends against invading British redcoats. It wasn't until the baby-boom generation came of age during and after the Vietnam War that the term acquired its present peacetime connotation.
Along the way, several presidents tried to prove their fitness for office by displaying their fitness outside the office, often with dubious results. Gerald Ford beaned bystanders with errant golf shots, Jimmy Carter jogged until he collapsed, and Ronald Reagan struggled to stay in the saddle as he rode his high horse around his California ranch.
The White House weekend warrior without peer was the first President Bush. He prided in undertaking a daily nonstop presidential heptathlon at the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, that comprised jogging, swimming, tennis, racing his cigarette boat, playing "polo" golf from an electric cart, fly casting and pitching horseshoes. Save for his sexual endeavors, the athletic exploits of Bill Clinton can't hold a candle to that. And for all the family likeness, George W. Bush, the nation's current First Jogger/Golfer, is hardly a multisport man in his father's image.
I've seen my fair share of civilian, though not always civil, weekend warriors because I live in the Hamptons, the summer resort area on the far eastern end of Long Island that is a Mecca for some of the nation's most affluent overuse syndrome sufferers. I have even been counted among them at times by virtue of telltale overuse injuries if not by financial qualification. Two of the more popular sports out here are softball and golf, both of which often incorporate the most popular sport of all, social climbing.
On the third weekend in August, East Hampton hosts an annual Artists & Writers softball game that dates back to the 1960s. Over the years, the star players have included singer/songwriter Paul Simon, actors Alec and Billy Baldwin, real estate/media baron Mort Zuckerman, sportswriter Mike Lupica, television anchorman Peter Jennings and former presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy. Originally an informal pickup game, the event has evolved into a charity fund-raiser complete with play-by-play public address commentary and teams picked according to celebrity status rather than batting or fielding ability.
From the weekend before Memorial Day through the weekend after Labor Day, the village of Sag Harbor is the site of a softball series whose participants recently celebrated their 25th season. Started by the critic Wilfred Sheed and John Leo of U.S. New & World Report, the Sag Harbor game bases participation on seniority, so if you're a newcomer the only game you may end up playing is the waiting game unless a spot opens on one of the rosters due to absenteeism or attrition. A few summers ago, a team of Sag Harbor softballers led by New Yorker writer Ken Auletta played their first road game against a team formed by media mogul Steve Brill. The site was a Field of Dreams softball diamond that Brill built in the backyard of his Westchester County estate. As if to prove their potential as national-class prime-time players, the Sag Harborites also played a game on the outfield grass of Shea Stadium against a team flown in from San Francisco by restaurateur Ed Moose.
While Brill's backyard ballpark is certainly impressive, my nomination for enshrinement in the weekend-warrior hall of fame goes to the late New York real estate developer and avid golfer Ed Gordon. In 1992, after joining the newly opened Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, Gordon decided to do something creative with the landscape of his summer home across the street. He hired Rees Jones, the architect who designed Atlantic, to build an ultraprivate golfing playground. Known as Three Ponds, it is a full-scale nine-hole course that features double greens similar to those on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, where the game was born. For my money -- or better yet, someone else's -- the Gordon golf course sure beats the hell out of a paintball park.
Now that summer is here, you can rest assured that the living will be anything but easy in the Hamptons and everywhere else around the country where games are played by and for hotdogs, crackerjacks and beer bellies. But then why rest at all? It's time for all you weekend warriors to get out there and tear your anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) hook sliding into second base on a short one-hopper to left the morning after you jammed your fingers playing hard-nosed pickup hoops and wrenched your neck chasing down drop shots on the tennis court. Just remember, it beats busting your butt all week in the office.
Harry Hurt III is an editor-at-large for Travel & Leisure Golf.


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Lucas Cranach the Elder
German, 1472–1553
Portrait of a Lady, c. 1540
oil, tempera on panel
76 x 56.5 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Lord and Lady Gort
This fashionable portrait of an aristocratic woman confirms Lucas Cranach's place as one of the most gifted and versatile portrait painters of his day. Offering a stunning display of wealth and status, the artist presents his sitter dressed in a richly brocaded gown, an extravagantly feathered hat, and impressive pearl-studded coiffure. It appears that Cranach may have been commissioned to depict the sitter in the popular guise of the legendary New Testament woman Salome who, after agreeing to dance for Herod, demanded in return the severed head of John the Baptist on a charger. A radiograph of the painting reveals that the composition was significantly altered, perhaps during its production. The space directly beneath the woman's right arm originally featured a decapitated head on an oval platter.
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By Alex Limkin
(Originally published in the Alibi, December 13th, 2012)
A great advocate for New Mexico lands and wildlife, Aldo Leopold, is fittingly honored with a trail that winds behind the Rio Grande Nature Center. This mile-long loop takes visitors through lands he knew intimately.
Following the trail lined with cottonwoods, visitors can enjoy quotes from Leopold's writings posted every few hundred yards. These phrases, dating back a century, deal with the importance of our land base and reflect the thoughts of a man who worked to establish public land projects such as the Rio Grande Valley State Park, Albuquerque's zoo and the Gila Wilderness.
The trail honoring Leopold was dedicated by the city in February 2009. Less than four years later, his work is at risk. Without any supporting data, Mayor Richard Berry has determined that the river corridor and the Bosque are "underutilized," according to a representative at a recent public meeting. Albuquerque's top dogs believe the Bosque, an "environmental gem," can and should be better integrated into the fabric of the city. They intend to accomplish this by tearing down natural habitats and laying out roads, parking lots and infrastructure.
I attended the town hall meeting at the Rio Grande Nature Center on Tuesday, Dec. 4, to register my opposition. Berry was not present, but members of his development committee were on hand to answer questions. They said the purpose of the meeting was to find out what the community thinks about building in the Bosque.
Although they were not prepared to take comments, I spoke up from a page of prepared remarks because the Bosque cannot speak for itself. The mayor is an accomplished entrepreneur, and that's why I'm worried: Businessmen may be skilled in enterprise, but they are not good at understanding the fragility of a desert river ecosystem or respecting the deep connections Albuquerqueans feel to wild land.
During my remarks, I wondered aloud if the mayor and the members of his development committee bothered to walk the short length of the Aldo Leopold Forest Trail to read the quotes memorialized there. One near the riverbank where the Rio Grande flows beneath Montaño would have jumped out at them:
"The average Albuquerquean man, woman, or child, is in need of a place within walking distance of the city where he can enjoy a breath of fresh air and a sight of a few trees, a few birds, and a little water ... Just a good trail along the bank and clean woods."
This comment was made nearly 100 years ago when the Bosque was far wilder than it is today.
Berry's development team believes we don't use the river corridor sufficiently. This stems from misunderstanding. When the mayor and his team visit the Bosque, they see a tract of trees and a stretch of river and think, "What can we build here that will attract visitors to this spot?" They don't understand that people are already coming precisely for what exists there—trees, birds, fresh air, a little water and a "good trail along the bank and clean woods." That is the attraction: nature.
A great part of my recovery from the wounds of war was communing with that sliver of land known as the Bosque, observing the river. The quiet, protected space, a haven where I could walk for miles, connected me to life beyond myself and aided in my recovery. There's little doubt that the natural world offers healing to anyone who has experienced intense duress in their life.
Unlike other wilderness areas, it's easy for me to reach the Bosque from anywhere in the city. I can go by foot, bicycle, bus or car, and trailheads and parking are obvious and adequate. Young and old alike can walk the distance required to reach the river. I regularly make the trip with my 86-year-old father, my 3-year-old nephew and my pregnant wife. Miles of trail exist in the Bosque, offering splendid views of the river, and a myriad of plant and animal life along its edges.
At the town hall meeting, the project organizers maintained that development of the Bosque will encourage better stewardship. I disagree. Education and exposure—not development—are the keys to promoting stewardship. Programs offered at the Rio Grande Nature Center and by the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program reach thousands of children a year. If we promoted environmental and outdoor education in school curricula, we could reach thousands more.
It is time to return to Leopold's ethic and re-dedicate ourselves to the preservation and health of the Bosque. The mayor's plan to incorporate our wild area into a concrete maze of traffic lights and gridlock, if allowed, would be a great disservice to the environmental gem that is our river wonderland, and one of Albuquerque's greatest features.
Let the Bosque be.


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An 18-year-old man died in the streets of Orange after sustaining injuries from broken glass while crawling through a window after a burglary at a residence on 6th Street in Orange on Wednesday, May 22, police said.
According to a police report from the Orange Police Department, dispatch received a call at approximately 11:06 p.m. in reference to a possible stabbing victim at North 6th Street and West Cherry Avenue in Orange. OPD Officer James Roy responded to the call and reported officers found the teen, identified as 18-year-old Devon Walker of Orange, lying unresponsive in the roadway with "severe lacerations" to the backs of both legs. He was transported to Baptist Hospital in Orange where he was pronounced dead.
Upon investigating of the scene, police reportedly discovered a blood trail leading from where the deceased man was found to a residence in the 800 block of 6th Street. According to police, the blood trail led to a broken window on the west side of the residence, which appeared to have been burglarized. Police determined Walker fatally injured himself with jagged glass when attempting to crawl out of the window while burglarizing the residence, the report stated.
OPD Captain Cliff Hargrave said Walker was not likely alone during the burglary, and he believes as many as five men could have participated. According to one officer, the victim's partners in crime continued to carry away items from the looted residence, passing their injured cohort as he lay bleeding to death in the street.
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For a female dogs nipples to be leaking 7 months after a litter?
For a female dogs nipples to be leaking 7 months after a litter?
Has she had another season since having the litter? It could be a phantom pregnancy.
Faith had a litter of puppies that were born dead or dying last Autumn. She came on heat in March and was producing milk again in May.
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Cavaliers......Faith, The Ginger Tank and Woody.
Japanese Chins.... Dandy, Benny, Bridgette and Hana.
Remembered with love......... Tommy Tuppence and Fonzi
Hi Pandapaws23: please have a read of the 'Getting Started' section of the website to see what is appropriate to post. I don;t allow discussions of personal breeding situations for the reasons posted there, thanks. Any worries like this really should go to a vet.
For the future of her puppies and the breed as a whole, I do hope prior to breeding, she was responsibly MRI'd, cardiologist tested for her heart clearance, and had eyes/patellas/hips cleared as well, and that the long-standing breeding protocols were followed (eg she is at least 2.5 years old, or at least 5 if the heart status of her parents were not known as clear up to them being age 5, and she was properly mated to an appropriately graded dog after his MRI) as otherwise every puppy is at high risk for mitral valve disease and syringomyelia.
As personal breeding related matters aren't an appropriate discussion for the board unless I or moderators personally know that someone is breeding within the protocols, and doing the appropriate health tests, I'll now close this thread.
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PLEASANTON — Rick Pickering, Alameda County Fair's chief executive officer for nearly14 years, is leaving to run the California State Fair in Sacramento, fair officials announced Tuesday.
Pickering, 54, is expected to start later this month in his new job as general manager of the state fair, also known as Cal Expo.
Pickering has been credited with boosting attendance at the Alameda County Fair, holding more events at the fairgrounds in Pleasanton, and improving fair finances.
At the state fair, Pickering will replace Norb Bartosik, who retires at the end of the year as general manager.
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