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Bog Trotting in Alabama
Hunter McBrayer, Rotary Club of Shades Valley 2012 Intern
Within a few days of beginning my Rotary Club of Shades Valley summer internship with the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, I had the pleasure of being invited to accompany Fred Spicer, Executive Director, and John Manion, Kaul Wildflower Garden Curator, at the biannual meeting of Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance (APCA) in Spanish Fort, Alabama. This is an organization with whom The Gardens has been involved since APCA was formed in 2009.
As a recent graduate of The University of Alabama with a degree in Biology, and my primary interest being the conservation of Alabama's native flora and its habitats, I was thrilled for the opportunity to attend this event and meet several people involved in plant conservation. Knowing that the trip would involve an exploration of one of our state's unique treasures, Splinter Hill Bog, I was especially excited.
Alabama, partly due to its varied physiography, is the fifth most biodiverse state in the US. We have a high rate of endemism, that is – the number of species that are found naturally occurring only in our state. There are 24 plants endemic to Alabama, several of which I've been able to observe and study.
Splinter Hill Bog, a 2,100 acre tract of land near Perdido in Baldwin County, AL, is one of our states many distinct properties managed by The Nature Conservancy.
In addition to is diverse habitats and populations of several fascinating plants, Splinter Hill Bog is perhaps most known as possibly the largest population globally of pitcher plants, the insectiverous (insect-eating) plants in the genus Sarracenia. In addition to wild orchids and other species of insectiverous plants growing there, the most abundant and visually striking of these is Sarracenia leuocophylla, the white-topped pitcher plant. (shown below)
Being predominantly a longleaf pine ecosystem, one of the important ways The Nature Conservancy manages this property is the use of prescribed burns to remove encroaching competitive plants…something that would have occurred naturally in times past.
This outing was one of the most fascinating and eye-opening experiences in which I've had the pleasure to participate.


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Gift festivities are over?
No. It can't be.
I hope everyone had a terrifically delicious Christmas with your families!
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This year we had SO many gifts under the Christmas tree at the in-law's. We all were surprised. Even Bella, she had 4 gifts! We took turns opening them which took us a while to finish for everyone.
Other than making hors d'oeuvres for Keith's uncle's (I will share on my next post), I made jam in advance for Christmas and New Year gifts for my friends. I have to say it's a fancy jam! It has pomegranate juice & seeds, pears, rosemary, and rose wine in it. Thanks to Pom Wonderful for sending me the juice a while back, which I just started getting my hands dirty with it. Pomegranate and pears are in season so they are easy to access. This is my first attempt at making jam and I am happy about it. Just like other stuff, homemade food always makes you proud of yourself. :)
Yield: 2 cups
(I bumped up the recipe to yield 12 jars)
2 cups chopped peeled pears ( I used bosc pears)
2/3 cup Pom Wonderful juice
1/4 cup white Zinfandel
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
1/2 tsp butter
2 tbs fruit pectin such as Sure-Jell for no-sugar-needed recipe
1 tsp minced fresh rosemary
Madison jars and lids
- Heat a large sauce pan or pot on medium high heat. Add pear and Pom juice. Then add sugar; stir until the sugar melts.
- Add wine. Bring it to simmer for about 25 mins or until pear is tender.
- Remove from heat; mash with potato masher just to break pear apart.
- Add pomegranate seeds and butter. Bring it boil.
- Stir fruit pectin and return the mixture to boil. Cook for another minute. Stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat. Stir in rosemary.
- Cool at room temperature.
- Pour into a sterilized jar. Close the lids and process finished jars in a hot bath (see photo) to seal it.
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Nov. 2, 2008
HANOVER, N.H. - The freshmen lightweight Engineers traveled to Hanover on Saturday to race in the Green Monster Invitational Regatta. The MIT squad was comprised of two even eights. The lineups had practiced in tact all week so both boats enjoyed some cohesion and good camaraderie. There was also a healthy bit of intra-squad rivalry as they had been competing in practices all week on the Charles.
It was a crisp, sunny day on the Connecticut River. A following current and tail wind made for favorable racing conditions. Both boats rowed aggressive pieces that reflected their progress to date. The MIT lightweight 'A' boat earned Pierce Boathouse bragging rights, coming across the line in a time of 15:16 good for a 13th place finish in a field of 25; the MIT lightweight 'B' boat clocked a 15:52, for a 16th place finish.
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This seventeenth trading week of 2012 comes to a close with investors assessing a disappointing report on first-quarter U.S. GDP.
Welcome to the 'Weekly Market Wrap' for Friday April 27, 2012.
The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq were all higher for the week.
Crude oil futures are slightly higher in afternoon trading, to around $104.81 per barrel.
Gold futures are higher this week, to $1663.80 an ounce in afternoon trading.
In notable economic news this week, new claims for unemployment benefits fell to 388,000 last week from an upwardly revised 389,000 the week prior. Economists were expecting a drop to 375,000.
In corporate news this week, 3M (MMM) announced that net income increased by four percent in the first quarter due to strong sales in its automotive and aerospace sectors. The company earned $1.13 billion, or $1.59 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.48 per share. Revenue of $7.49 billion met analyst
Novartis (NVS) announced that net profit fell to $2.33 billion from $2.88 billion in the same period last year, while revenue dropped by two percent to $13.74 billion. The company cited strong competition in the generic drug market, as well as manufacturing problems at a plant in the United States for the poor quarterly results.
Caterpiller (CAT) announced that it earned $1.6 billion, or $2.37 per share, versus $1.2 billion, or $1.84 per share, in the same period last year. Revenue increased by 23 percent to $16 billion during the first quarter. Analysts expected the company to earn $2.13 per share on revenue of $16.2 billion.
Caterpiller projected that it would earn $9.50 per share for the year on revenue of $68 billion to $70 billion.
Boeing (BA) announced that it earned $923 million, or $1.22 per share, up from $586 million, or 78 cents per share in the same period last year. Revenue increased by 30 percent to $19.4 billion, beating expectations of $18.4 billion. The company expects to make $4.35 a share for the year on revenue of $78 billion to $80 billion.
Ford (F) announced on Friday that net income dropped by 45 percent due to plummeting sales in Europe and a higher tax rate. The company earned $1.4 billion, or 35 cents per share, in the first quarter down from $2.5 billion, or 61 cents in the same period last year. Revenue fell by 2 percent to $32.4 billion. Excluding one-time items, the company earned 39 cents, beating analyst estimates of earnings of 35 cents per share on revenue of $32.4 billion.
This is the 'Weekly Market Wrap' for Friday April 20, 2012. Please join us on Monday for the 'Week Ahead Market Report."


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These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.
As online repression grows, activists fight back
"Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online are among the diverse threats to internet freedom emerging over the past two years, according to a new study released today by Freedom House. Despite these threats,Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media found that increased pushback by civil society, technology companies, and independent courts resulted in several notable victories.
"The findings clearly show that threats to internet freedom are becoming more diverse. As authoritarian rulers see that blocked websites and high-profile arrests draw local and international condemnation, they are turning to murkier - but no less dangerous - methods for controlling online conversations," said Sanja Kelly, project director for Freedom on the Net at Freedom House." READ MORE
Mobile Phones Can Alleviate Global Poverty, But it Will Not Be Easy
"Despite the proven effectiveness of mobile banking in integrating significant portions of populations in developing countries to the financial system, two New America Foundation partners, Sascha Meinrath and Jamie M. Zimmerman, argue that this strategy is still an imperfect solution to financially include the poorest of the poor. M-PESA in Kenya, for example, has been heralded as an immense success with nearly 70% of the adult population using its e-transaction services, which has lead to positive results in related income generation. Yet Meinrath and Zimmerman cite a 2010 study, which showed that 60% of the poorest quartile did not use these services, further marginalizing this group compared to other Kenyans who are benefiting from M-PESA." READ MORE
Your Tweet Counts
"I've spent the past four years helping federal government agencies become more connected with citizens through social media. But even as Twitter usage has skyrocketed since 2008, the obvious question has nagged: Do citizens really want to become more connected to the government? I recently stumbled upon some answers by forming a subversive democratic experiment: the San Diego Burger Mob. Seriously.
For most people, dealing with the government is limited to transactions like applying for a driver's license, paying taxes, or getting pulled over. Much beyond such necessary inconveniences, an interaction with the government is a sign that something has gone wrong. Nonetheless, many certainly do want to engage with the government. Countless students, activists, and otherwise enthusiastic citizens want to inform policy or otherwise improve how government works. The good news for these people is that social media is driving the cost of organizing to zero. In some cases, that's bad news for government: Citizens are organizing on the Internet to supplant (Bitcoin) or frustrate (WikiLeaks) official institutions. Certainly, this is not the kind of connection my clients had in mind." READ MORE
Open Government Partnership Launches Independent Reporting Mechanism
"On its first anniversary, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has launched an Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) as a key means by which stakeholders can track the progress and impact among OGP participating governments.
The IRM will be overseen by an eight-person International Expert Panel (IEP), which comprises three high-profile senior advisors and five technical or policy experts. The senior advisors will provide strategic advice during the initial development of the IRM's overall assessment approach. The panel will play a key role in international and regional outreach on the IRM report findings and implications." READ MORE
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Key Takeaways from the World Bank's 2012 Maximizing Mobile Report
"As of 2012, nearly three-quarters of the world's population has access to a mobile phone. Soon it will be common knowledge that the developing world is more dependent on mobile applications than even developed countries. After all, mobile applications are quickly strengthening agriculture, health, money, governance, and entrepreneurship in developing regions.
Accordingly, to capture and quantify the exponential mobile progress, the World Bank recently issued a report, Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing Mobile." READ MORE
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Jamie Lidell currently sits in a similar place in the musical spectrum as fellow neo soul/electro funk pioneers such as Erykah Badu. For their more recent output and live shows Lidell and Badu have both taken the template laid down by Seventies legends such as Parliament/Funkadelic and reworked it with a hard, modern electronica edge.
Lidell's latest self-titled record for Warp records mixes up Prince-style vocal histrionics, authentically Eighties retro tom rolls and synth work with some ace twenty-first century production tricks and slicker than thou studio finish. This meeting of musical worlds is encapsulated by album highlight 'Big Love' with its euphoric, neo gospel vocal harmonies and epic chord progression. 'What A Shame' is another high point with its rolling, deep bass grooves and explosive percussion breaks.
Lyrically, Jamie Lidell knowingly plays with the clichés of classic soul music. With 'You Naked', Lidell is occupying the same lyrical and musical world as Justin Timberlake's 'Rock Your Body' and could give the Trousersnake a run for his pop star money, if only JL had the boy band looks of JT…
What separates Lidell from the Timberlakes and Sam Sparros of the world is the indie cred points afforded by his continued relationship with Warp records. Warp built their reputation by launching the careers of pioneering electronica legends such as Aphex Twin, Squarepusher and Autechre etc; Lidell represents their nu wave of more indie/pop projects, notably Maximo Park and the most recent Battles album. Jamie Lidell is a perfect middle point of Warp's current manifesto of keeping one hand in progressive, experimental electronica (the glistening electronic flourishes of opener 'I'm Selfish' run throughout the album as do various glitch-y, time stretch effects) and the other in playing pop at its own game.
The Talking Heads influence felt across the album keeps a musical foot firmly in the indie cred camp - the squawking liquid funk and uptight vibrato of 'You Know My Name' alone has a great debt to the legacy of David Byrne et al. When he slows the pace with neo soul jam 'Don't You Love Me', Lidell does his best Eighties Stevie Wonder schtick and it's a welcome break from the hard funk.
Ultimately where Jamie Lidell falls down is its lack of originality or sense of emotional honesty. The lyrics too often veer towards the Mighty Boosh/Flight of The Conchords-esque parody of funk legend Rick James: "now you need something to relieve the tension, say you need it so bad I don't want your medicine, I just wanna break that chain" (from 'I'm Selfish') and, with the lyrics and music being such a heavy, arch pastiche it doesn't feel like there's any great emotional or spiritual depth to the work.
The influence of Prince's 2004's return to form Musicology hangs heavy across the record. To me, Jamie Lidell will occupy a similar place in my record collection as Midnight Vultures by that similarly knowing culture vulture Beck; it is a worthy tribute to the greats of funk and soul but lacks the heart and directness of the legends it aspires to. Lidell is a tremendously talented individual and, as a live act, he and his band are a breath-taking spectacle. Maybe on his next record he'll make a better job of capturing what makes him so unique rather than just homaging the greats and, at least some of the time, keep his tongue out of his cheek.
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Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher Split
Demi Moore and husband Ashton Kutcher have called it quits, her rep confirms to JustJared.com.
"It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life," the 49-year-old actress said in a statement.
"This is a trying time for me and my family, and so I would ask for the same compassion and privacy that you would give to anyone going through a similar situation," Demi added.
News of the couple's split comes just a few weeks after a 22-year-old woman claimed she had an affair with Ashton, 33, on his sixth wedding anniversary.


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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle bypassed a former top aide and endorsed state Sen. Toi Hutchinson in the 2nd Congressional District contest Monday, saying she feared a third candidate — former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson — would win the Democratic nomination.
Preckwinkle acknowledged that she had "thought long and hard and frankly struggled" with the decision not to back Robin Kelly of Matteson, a former state representative who quit her post as Preckwinkle's chief administrative officer to make the run for Congress.
"It's not necessarily about the person that you know best or that you've known the longest, but the person you think is the strongest candidate and will win and I think that's Sen. Hutchinson," Preckwinkle said, calling Kelly a "friend" as well as former employee.
The endorsement came on the eve of the last day of voter registration for the Feb. 26 primaries.
Hutchinson accepted Preckwinkle's praise, calling her "a reformer and a leading progressive voice in our state."
Preckwinkle maintained polling she had conducted in November as well as a recent poll by Hutchinson showed Halvorson, of Crete, with a "tenuous lead." Preckwinkle called Halvorson too conservative for the South Side and south suburban district and said she had not been loyal to home-state President Barack Obama's agenda.
Halvorson, who saw Preckwinkle at an event late last week, appeared surprised by the criticism and denied she had voted against Obama on issues the County Board president cited, including an extension of unemployment benefits and Wall Street reforms. Halvorson said she voted to extend the Bush-era tax cuts in 2010 as a direct response to a phone call from Obama.
Halvorson has come out in opposition to a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons in favor of tougher enforcement of existing gun laws. She has received National Rifle Association backing in the past, as has Hutchinson, of Olympia Fields.
Preckwinkle, who has spoken often against gun violence, said she has talked to Hutchinson about the issue and noted that the state senator recently co-sponsored legislation to ban semi-automatic firearms in Illinois as well as large-capacity ammunition magazines.
But Halvorson said Hutchinson was sponsoring legislation that wouldn't pass the General Assembly. Halvorson called Preckwinkle "hypocritical" for backing Hutchinson, noting that Cook County has had a ban on assault weapons since the 1990s and "can't enforce" it.
Halvorson is the only white candidate among 17 Democratic hopefuls in the contest. When asked if racial politics were at play, Halvorson said, "Absolutely. How could it not be?"
Kelly's campaign said in a statement that while "Preckwinkle might be able to look past" Hutchinson's previous support from the NRA, "the voters in the 2nd District won't." Kelly's campaign, which has promoted her support of federal gun control laws being sought by Obama, called on Hutchinson and Halvorson to release previous questionnaires filled out for the NRA.
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They invade your television screen and make your skin crawl--they're characters that you just can't stand. We asked members of the TV.com staff which characters they'd love to see killed off and why. The answers will shock and surprise some of you, while others will nod their head in hateful agreement.
It doesn't look like The Unit will be doing any more tours. The drama has been left off CBS' schedule after four years on air. Also on the outs were a pair of NBC shows: My Name is Earl and Medium. However, they may find a new home.
In the wake of recent cancellations of My Own Worst Enemy and Lipstick Jungle, NBC has decided to puff up its remaining shows starting with midseason's Medium. The network is asking Medium producers for six more episodes on top of its shortened 13-episode order.
Allison DuBois will see more dead people...at least for another season.
NBC has picked up Medium for another season, its fourth, ending the question of whether or not the drama would return, according to Reuters. Before the announcement, Medium was considered one of the network's "bubble shows"--programs with futures that were still undecided.
In the drama, Patricia Arquette plays as DuBois, a research medium who forgoes forensic tools in favor of her ability to speak to the deceased. The show debuted on January 3, 2005, and also stars Jake Weber and Miguel Sandoval. Medium carried decent ratings, averaging 8.5 million viewers this season.
DuBois won't be speaking with Oxygen's Tori & Dean: Inn Love anytime soon. Reuters also says the women's cable channel has given the reality show new life and picked it up for a ...Read more
NBC may not be willing to wait around for Medium to cook a little longer. The network has asked for three more scripts of the drama, says The Hollywood Reporter. What does this mean for the show? Well, could be a few things.
One of the more interesting network maneuvers to come about at this year's upfronts was CBS' decision to import Medium into its fold after NBC decided it no longer wanted the drama. Now on a stable network, the producers of Medium finally have an idea of what's to come, and it's shaping their creative process for the better.
CBS has given a full-season order to its freshman series Jericho. The network credits the series with boosting its ratings for the night in key demographics.
Jericho averages 11.3 million weekly viewers, and has lifted CBS's Wednesday 8-9 p.m. ratings almost 50 percent over last year. The show stars Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney, and Ashley Scott in a tale of a Midwestern town dealing with the aftermath of a nuclear bomb explosion.
Jericho is the second new series to get a full-season pickup. NBC gave Heroes a full-season order last week.
NBC has confirmed it is bringing back the Patricia Arquette mystery drama Medium. Beginning November 15, Medium will air Wednesday nights at 10 p.m., in the spot Kidnapped is vacating.
Freshman action series Kidnapped was moved to Saturdays last week after it was announced the show will wrap ...Read more
There's been a lot of hubbub on the Web over the status of Kristen Bell's contract with Heroes. The former Veronica Mars star joined the NBC show last season as the electric Elle after reportedly turning down a role on Lost (which went to the fabulous Rebecca Mader).
But because she hasn't signed on for season three of Heroes, many sites stirred the rumor pot by trumpeting the fact that she isn't yet under contract with the show and could bail on Hayden Panettiere and company.
Bell spoke with TVGuide.com to put any worry to rest.
"I've had an unbelievable experience thus far and they seem to like me and want to keep me onboard, so we're going to keep that ball rolling for as long as we can," said Bell. "I think we ...Read more


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- BA Whittier College
Recent Exhibitions:
- Odd Volumes: Book Art from the Allan Chasanoff Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven CT, 2015.
- Pen to Paper: Handwriting in the Digital Age, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2015.
- "Datum Chronicle" PRESS: Letterpress as a Public Art Project, North Adams, MA, 2013.
- "Multifarious Members Mile-High Books", Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO, 2012
- "Thread of Thought:, two person show, Center for Emerging Visual Artists at the Barclay, Philadelphia, PA, 2012.
- "Americas Invitational Book Arts 2010", Bright Hill's Word & Image Gallery, Treadwell, NY, 2010.
- "Threads: Interweaving Textural Meaning" The Center for Book Arts, New York, 2009.
- "Immersion", Group Exhibition at the Moore Galleries at the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, 2008
- "Small Wonders," June 14-July12, 2007, Morgan, Lewis & Blockius LLP
- "23 Degrees," July 2007, The Icebox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- "6th Biennial Artist's Book Juried Exhibition," Athenaeum Musis and Arts Library, San Diego, CA
- Solo exhibition, January 30 to May 6, 2007, Philadelphia Art Alliance
- "(un)Contained Vessels," July 12-September 15, 2007, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
- "Jump Start: Launching an Artists' Book Collection," December 15-February 3, 2007, The Free Library of Philadelphia
- "Introduction '07," February 13-26, 2007, Moore College of Art & Design
- "Entelechy," January 30-May 6, 2007, Philadelphia Art Alliance
Recent Activities:
- Her segment, "Art of Food" on WHYY-TV, won the 2013 James Beard Award for best television segment
- featured on Friday Arts on WHYY. http://www.whyy.org/tv12/fridayarts/artoffood.html
- Curator, "On Top of the World: Book Artists from Australia", University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.
- Artist Talk and Book Construction Workshop, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville, 2009.


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Compact/Cycle 40" or 48" W x 80" long Standard Features; 1 locking door w/ deadbolt, 21×15 screened & tinted slider windows 5" foam mattress 280-320 lbs empty Optional equipment shown not included.
The C2 is our compact/cycle trailer, perfect behind a bike or small cars too! It is a short body trailer at 80″ long, with the body the full length of the mattress. It's light weight provides all the joys and fun that are embodied in teardrop trailers. Starting less than 300lbs, its low curb weight makes it perfect for a motorcycle or even a sub-compact car. The C2 pulls so fantastic behind a motorcycle you won't even notice it is there. Your weaves and carves will be just as smooth and effortless as before but with the comfort and protection of a hard sided trailer and a convenient galley.
We have two widths available, 40″ and 48″. This model has a half galley with cabinets and a counter top work space for cooking and cleanup and interior cabinets in the cabin for storage of clothing and gear. The C2 has rim sizes available from 12″ to 15″ and available with low profile tires for a sporty let's go attitude.
As with all our models we will custom fit your trailer to your needs and desires.
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Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Cracow was elected to the papacy on Oct. 16, 1978, the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI (1522-23) and the first Polish pope ever. He chose the name John Paul II in honor of his predecessor, Pope John Paul I, and Popes John XXIII and Paul VI. He began his papacy on Oct. 22 by telling the world, "Be not afraid"; his life showed everyone that to change the world, we must "cast into the deep for a great catch." Pope John Paul II died April 2, 2005, and he was declared blessed on May 1, 2011. He was declared a saint on April 27, 2014 along with Pope John XXIII. His feast day is October 22.
Read a detailed biography by Russell Shaw.
Name: Karol Josef Wojtyla
Date of birth: May 18, 1920
Birthplace: Wadowice, an industrial town near Cracow, Poland
Parents: Karol Wojtyla (administrative officer in Austrian army and lieutenant in Polish army) and Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyla
Studied philosophy at the Jagiellonian University of Cracow
Underground seminary maintained by Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha of Cracow and then at the Archbishop's Residence
Advanced studies in Rome at the Angelicum University (the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)
Doctorates in theology and philosophy
Papal Information
Name: Pope John Paul II
263rd successor of St. Peter
Motto: "Totus Tuus" (Totally yours)
Major themes: integrity of Catholic doctrine, Code of Canon Law, ecumenical and interreligious relations, women's concerns, life issues, youth, Marian devotion, world affairs, administration
Promulgated the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Significant Events during Papacy
Fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989
Shot by Turkish terrorist on May 13, 1981
Visited 133 different countries
Proclaimed 1,338 blesseds and 482 saints
Wrote 14 Encyclicals, 15 Apostolic Exhortations, 11 Apostolic Constitutions, 45 Apostolic Letters
From Karol to John Paul II
Oct. 1942: Began studying for the priesthood at underground seminary
Nov. 1, 1946: Ordained a priest
Nov. 15, 1946: Left Poland to begin advanced studies in Rome
1948: Completed doctorate in theology
1948: Returned to Poland and served as vicar of various parishes in Cracow and university chaplain
1951: Returned to philosophy and theology studies
1953: Defended thesis at Lublin Catholic University
July 4, 1958: Appointed titular bishop of Ombi and auxiliary of Cracow by Pope Pius XII
Sep. 28, 1958: Consecrated in Wawel Cathedral, Cracow, by Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak
1960: Published "Love and Responsibility"
1962: Became Vicar Capitular following Archbishop Baziak's death
Jan. 13, 1964: Appointed Archbishop of Cracow by Pope Paul VI
1962-1965: Attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council
June 26, 1967: Made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI
1969: Participated in first extraordinary assembly of the Synod of Bishops
1971: Participated in second general assembly of the synod and was elected to council of secretary general
1972: Published "Foundations of Renewal: A Study on the Implementation of the Second Vatican Council"
Aug. 26, 1978: Participated in conclave that elected Pope John Paul I
Oct. 16, 1978: Elected to the papacy
Oct. 22, 1978: Inaugurated as pope
Fun Facts
First non-Italian pope since Adrian VI (1522-23)
First Polish pope ever
Youngest pope since Pius IX (1846-78)
Third longest pontificate in history of the Church (nearly 27 years)
Most-traveled pope in history
First pope to visit a synagogue
First pope to visit a mosque
First pope to call for a day of pardon
First pope to add five new mysteries to the Rosary
Books as Pope
"Crossing the Threshold of Hope" (October 1994)
"Gift and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of My Ordination" (November 1996)
"Roman Triptych" poetic meditations (March 2003)
"Arise, Let us Be Going" (May 2004)
"Memory and Identity" (February 2005)
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Gabriel Aubry: Halle Berry's Claims Are Untrue, Irresponsible
Gabriel Aubry is speaking out about his custody battle with Halle Berry over their nearly 3-year-old daughter Nahla.
"While Gabriel is disappointed in Halle's decision to falsely malign him publicly and for her own purposes, he refuses to be pulled into her dispute over a canceled film production. Gabriel also refuses to air their issues in the press as he believes this may ultimately harm their daughter," his rep told Access Hollywood. "The fact is that Gabriel is a caring father who shares custody of Nahla."
"Gabriel fully believes that a consistent and balanced living situation and two loving parents are crucial for their child even if Ms. Berry feels otherwise. He will always defend his rights as a father and will always consider Nahla's best interest. Halle's continuing allegations in the press are untrue and irresponsible," added the statement.
On Monday, Halle's rep said the 44-year-old actress had "serious concerns for her daughter's well-being" while in Gabriel's care and that she was prepared to go to court to "protect her."


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We're so excited to share our new products and some of our new styles with you for 2014! At SwimWays®, we're always looking for ways to bring more fun to the pool, making sure your happy place is the most water-full imaginable. In addition to most of our products being available to purchase in our online store, you'll also find us at your favorite retailers, click here to find out where to buy our products.
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The Swim Steps line of products includes items that not only help parents and guardians introduce children to the water, but we also have some great swim training tools in there too. This year we bring you Baby Spring Float Animal Friends™ featuring amazingly cute animal character heads for added interactive fun, and introducing the Kick Trainer™, a full-size EVA foam kick board with a high-performance design and a textured, molded surface that's easy to hold onto.
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In 2013 we started to make noodles right here in the USA at our Virginia Beach, VA headquarters! Our pool noodles come in two different sizes: Swim Noodles™ (55″ long and 2 3/8″ diameter) and Super Swim Noodles™ (55″ long and 3 1/4″ diameter). We've also developed a full line of accessories for our noodles, including the Noodle Head Shooter™ water squirter attachment, the Noodle Sling™ fabric attachment to create a floating chair from a noodle, and Noodle Loops™ so kids can make water rafts and floats from their own collection of noodles.
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Our new premium pool float for 2014 is the Aquagami™, it provides a cool way to float with no inflation required. Comfortable and buoyant, this accordion-style float instantly unfolds when you're ready to relax. Our Spring Float® line of products have also been refreshed for 2014 with new colors and graphic prints influenced by this seasons hottest trends.
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We have just about everything kids need to soak up some serious summer fun! Watch the water go in all directions, soaking friends and family members with the new Squiggle Squirter™ and Pinwheel Squirter™. Colorful and flexible new dive toys like SquiDivers™ and Fish Styx™ will have kids everywhere diving to new depths, for lots of speedy, motorized fun Boatz™ water toys are great for the pool or bathtub, and the super squishy feeling Squid Disk™ will make a huge splash at the pool this summer.
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Some little kids might not like getting completely soaked like their older brothers and sisters, so we have a couple of alternatives that make water exploration more fun as they build confidence. Sea Squirters™ are cute water shooters available in three friendly styles: alligator, hippo and sea turtle. We've also refreshed the style of our popular Gobble Gobble Guppies™ to an Orca. The included floating guppies are numbered 1-5 for an added educational experience to a fun catch 'em game!
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We're passionate about helping you create a water-full life for you and your family! So we developed a line of swimming goggles and swim masks and snorkels so you can have more fun in the water – whether swim training, competing or for general recreation. These colorful goggles and masks for children, teens and adults are available in different sizes and styles with a soft water-tight seal, easy-adjust head strap and latex-free construction. Our top pick is Gogglemates™, ouch-free swim goggles with a specially integrated neoprene strap that doesn't get caught in children's hair. The best thing about Gogglemates is that they float, making them easier to grab for beginning swimmers.
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Several of John Tanner's sons spent most of their lives in the northeastern United States. The oldest was Elisha Bently Tanner, son of John Tanner's first wife, Tabitha Bently Tanner.
Elisha was born in 1801 in Argyle, Washington, New York. He married Arvilla Ellis in Washington County, New York, in 1828, several years before much of his family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When his family moved west, Elisha moved east.
Elisha and Arvilla had at least three children: Miriam (born about 1832, New York), Myron Ellis (born August 29, 1832, Caldwell, Warren, New York), and Emily Arvilla (born March 29, 1839 in Manhattan, New York).
An 1839 Manhattan City directory shows Elisha B. Tanner, M.D., at 132 Liberty Street.
|From Longworth's New York Registry and City Directory, 1839, 635.
An 1845 directory shows him at 254 W. Nineteenth Street. There are still doctors in practice at that address.
|From Doggett's New York City Directory, 1845, 353.
The 1850 United States Census showing him living in the 19th Ward of New York City. Elisha is listed as a physician. In the household are his wife Arvilla, his daughters Miriam and Emily, and his wife's relatives Frances and Adaline Ellis.
|1850 United States Census, New York City.
This 1865 map shows the 19th Ward on the east side of Central Park. The boundaries might not be the same as in 1850, particularly if Elisha's address was still on Nineteenth Street that year.
|From David Rumsey Map Collection.
The family records list his death as March 11, 1858. I cannot find an obituary in the New York newspapers.
Elisha and Arvilla's son Myron Ellis Tanner became a lawyer in 1854, but lived for some time outside New York City in a small town named Clarkstown in Rockland County. The 1860 Census shows Arvilla and Emily living with him, and Myron was working as a farmer.
By 1868 they had all moved back to the city, this time to Brooklyn. Myron worked alternately in insurance or government or law. Arvilla kept house and Emily taught school.
|Brooklyn City Directory, 1868, 601.
The three continue to show up in the directories throughout the years. By 1880, Emily was a school principal. This is the last Brooklyn directory that lists her name.
|Brooklyn City Directory, 1880, 570.
Arvilla, Myron, and Emily Tanner lived together for many years.
|1870 United States Census, Brooklyn, New York.
|1880 United States Census, Brooklyn, New York.
Arvilla Ellis Tanner's death is listed in Ancestry as September 30, 1881.
The family moved around from time to time within Brooklyn. Here is a directory entry showing Myron working as a lawyer at 22 Court Street and living at 299 Gates Ave. An 1892 record shows him at 26 Court Street.
The family moved around from time to time within Brooklyn. Here is a directory entry showing Myron working as a lawyer at 22 Court Street and living at 299 Gates Ave. An 1892 record shows him at 26 Court Street.
|Brooklyn Directory, 1888, 629.
I have not been able to find any additional information about Miriam Tanner, the oldest child in the family. She seems to have died fairly early, since she is not mentioned in a letter written by her half-uncle Martin Henry Tanner in 1884. The letter says:
We heard that brother Elisha's family had received their circular [about a family reunion] through one of sister Matilda's children, don't know what action they have taken upon it. There is only two of them, Myron E. and Emily A. Tanner. They reside at 180 Halsey St. Brooklyn N. York.
Here is one last record showing the two siblings, Myron and Emily, in 1892.
|1892 New York State Census, Brooklyn, New York.
I cannot find any death information for Emily. Family records note that she died in 1892. Myron Tanner died ten years later on December 11, 1902 in Brooklyn at the age of 70. With Myron's death, the Elisha Bently Tanner family line seems to have died out.
|Myron Tanner Death Notice, New York Times, December 15, 1902. Date of death: December 11, 1902. Age: 70. Address: 1157 Dean St., Brooklyn.
|New York Times, May 17, 1854.
|New York Times, November 7, 1886.
|New York Tribune, November 7, 1886.
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Johnson, A.J. Johnson's Map of New York (City) and the Adjacent Cities by Johnson and Ward. 1865.
Lain, Geo. T. The Brooklyn City Directory for the Year Ending May 1st, 1868. Brooklyn, New York, J. Lain & Company, 1868.
Lain, Geo. T. The Brooklyn City and Business Directory for the Year Ending May 1st, 1880. Brooklyn, New York, Lain & Company, 1880.
Lain's Brooklyn City and Business Directory for the Year Ending May 1st, 1888. Brooklyn, New York, Lain & Company, 1888.
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register and City Directory for 1839. New York, New York: Thomas Longworth, 1839.
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Upington's General Directory of the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York. Brooklyn, New York, New York, 1906. Archive.com.


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I can't seem to get client side FaultException<T> to work as desired. I have my service hosted on IIS 7 WAS with NetTcpBinding and a includeExceptionDetailInFaults set to true in the service behavior. When the client passes null for the
buffer argument, I can't seem to get client side catch block to work that catches FaultException<ArgumentNullException>. If includeExceptionDetailInFaults is enabled it always goes to the "catch (FaultException<ExceptionDetail> ed)" block.
If I disable includeExceptionDetailInFaults then it always goes to "catch (Exception e)" block. Even though my operation contract method is decorated with a FaultContract argument it never goes to my "catch (FaultException<ArgumentNullException>
ane)" block. How do I get FaultException<T> to work as desired?
public interface IWcfBase
byte[] Ping(byte[] buffer);
The service method impl looks like this:
public byte[] Ping(byte[] buffer)
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I've tried this method in my code behind to try and validate that the Fileupload control has a file or not. I get the error message the the event "Server Validate" cannot be found. Can anyone tell why? Thanks.
Public Sub CustomValidator1_ServerValidate(ByVal source As Object, ByVal args As System.Web.UI.WebControls.ServerValidateEventArgs) Handles CustomValidator1.ServerValidate
' Get file name Dim uploadAvatar As FileUpload = DirectCast(AdvertisementForm.FindControl("uploadAvatar"), FileUpload) Dim UploadFileName As String = uploadAvatar.PostedFile.FileName If UploadFileName = "" Then ' There is no file selected args.IsValid = False Else Dim Extension As String = UploadFileName.Substring(UploadFileName.L
I have this code that hides a column in a gridview. (The column houses another nested gridview).
Protected Sub GridView1_RowCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridViewCommandEventArgs) Handles GridView1.RowCommand
If e.CommandName = "Select" Then
If GridView1.Columns(0).Visible = False Then
GridView1.Columns(0).Visible = True
GridView1.Columns(0).Visible = False
End If
End If
End Sub
The trouble is that if I click the select link on one row that action to hide is carried out on all rows. How can I set this up so that it only hides the row that is selected?
iam using masterpage and ajax update panel, i have child page called fileupload.aspx,i try to upload the file
but its not working , can i use updatepanel in child page , pls very urgent
looking forward for answer.
Hi there,
I developed a page where i m using jquery treeview plugin to generate tree. It worked fine on FF, IE8 with out ajax.
But when my page loads thro' ajax call in IE8, it is not collapsing or expanding tree.
Any idea?
Thanks in advance.
Hi, i am using jquery to implement a modal confirm windows but it not working
i have a template field button with
ajax confirm using jquery but i have a problem. Apper the confirm
windows but when i click on "yes" doesn't execute the delete command.
without ajax (using template field button and simple confirm windows
javascript) works so well.
Can you give me a hand with this?
thx in advance!
<link href="_assets/css/StyleSheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="_assets/css/confirm.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="_assets/js/jquery-1.2.6.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="_assets/js/jquery.simplemodal-1.1.1.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$(".deleteCustomer").click(function(ev) {
var msg = $(this).attr("title");
confirm(msg + "?");
I'm often experiencing that keyboard shortcuts stops working in WebMatrix. This is very annoying as CTRL-S, CTRL-C, CTRL-V, etc. stops working, all of which are heavily used when programming. It's obviously hard to explain how to reproduce this, but I was wondering if someone knows a quick-fix?
my aspx page works in VWD, and everything works on the server EXCEPT update and delete sql functions. any ideas?
Hey Folks
I am working on a project currently where I need to get data out of a 3rd party vendor's software that uses a .sdf file I looked this up and its a SQL CE file. I was hoping to just link to with with access but thats apparently not going to happen. I need to link to the database extract data from it to a csv file for later use. I also and most important I need to get the data from it and create a report that can be printed while on a customers site that my or may not have web access so I need for this program to be on and off line. I had my webapplication that I have been working on open and was able to bring up the sdf file under the server exploere however I can't seem to get anything out of it when I try to do grid views or detail views errors out.
Can I use one of Visual Studio projects to create this sort of applicaiton if so what would be the best approach. I would love to get an access odbc driver since office is allready installed on the employee's laptop's
Am using Enterprise library 4.0 for logging exceptions to SQL server database. The code is working fine if I run my asp.net application from the Visual studio IDE.However if I publish the site and host it on IIS, then my application is not logging the errors to database.Here is the page load event of my application.Kindly help me in finding out the error.
Thanks in advance
Srinivas protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
//If exception occurs due to unauthorized access
if ((Request.QueryString["Unauthorized"] != null) && (Request.QueryString["Unauthorized"].Equals("Y")))
lblErrorMessage.Text = "You are not authorized to view this page";
//Get the user and machine names
string strUserName = User.Identity.Name;
string strMachineName = System.Environment.MachineName;
//Raise Error
throw new System.UnauthorizedAccessException("Unauthorized access--User Name:" + strUserName + "--Machine Name:" +
Thanks in advance
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
//If exception occurs due to unauthorized access
if ((Request.QueryString["Unauthorized"] != null) && (Request.QueryString["Unauthorized"].Equals("Y")))
lblErrorMessage.Text = "You are not authorized to view this page";
//Get the user and machine names
string strUserName = User.Identity.Name;
string strMachineName = System.Environment.MachineName;
//Raise Error
throw new System.UnauthorizedAccessException("Unauthorized access--User Name:" + strUserName + "--Machine Name:" +
I have a website that uses Querystrings to determine what content to show on a page. I would like to be able rewrite these URL's to become Search Engine Friendly URLs. So for example I would like to change http://www.website.co.uk/Company/Company/Conference.aspx?WebPage=ImportantDates to http://www.website.co.uk/Company/Company/Conference.aspx/ImportantDates.
I have been reading the following article by Scott Gu - http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/02/26/tip-trick-url-rewriting-with-asp-net.aspx - who suggested using a HTTPModule such as URL Rewriter.net (http://urlrewriter.net/).
So I have done this and added the URLRewriter.dll file in my bin directory and altered the web.config (following Scott Gu's approach #2). However my URL's are not changing and I don't know what I am doing wrong. I have added the following in the web.config to try and change the URL's.
<rewrite url="~/UKAIS/ConferenceWebPage.aspx?WebPage=(.+)$" to="~/UKAIS/ConferenceWebPage.aspx/$1" />
However my webpage URL remains with the ?WebPage querystring.
I am really stuck and any help would be very much appreciated.
I have a class library called WEM.portal which used Resource files to localise text in my composite controls.
I store my resource files (eg MyResourceFile1.resx) in App_GlobalResources folder and then refer to them using
MyLabel1.text = My.Resources.MyResourceFile1.MyResourceKey1
This is all working ok until I create seperate files for each language such as MyResourceFile1.FR-fr.resx.
I have implemented this throughout my other web applications but the Class Library doesnt seem to want to work the same way
When I load the page it correctly showes the resourced keys which I have done through the web application BUT the resource keys in the composite controls does not seem to pick up the culture code.
Am I missing something stupid. Ive tried
I am trying to get the height and width of the image dynamically. The reason is I am loading multiple images using code, where the image name is from the database.
Here is my code:
in the ascx page, I have an asp image
<asp:image id="imgInfo" runat="server" />
In the code behind
string ImagePath = "~/products/img/" + dataviewImgInfo[0]["imgName"].ToString();
System.Drawing Image imgProd = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(ImagePath);
if(imgProd.Height > 200)
imgInfo.Height = 100;
imgInfo.Height = 200
if(imgProd.Height > 200)
imgInfo.Height = 100;
imgInfo.Height = 200
WHen I run this page I am getting the folloiwng error
I thought the following image resizer with the following code was working with smaller images but one thing I know for sure is that it's not working with larger ones. I want to have a max height of 300 px. The dimensions work out fine but don't save with the file. If someone can help me understand a better way, I'd appreciate it.
Protected Sub FormatImage(ByVal ful As FileUpload, ByVal strFile As String)
Const intMaxWidth As Integer = 300 'max width
Const intMaxHgt As Integer = 300 'max height
Dim intNewWidth, intNewHgt As Integer 'new width/height
Dim sglSize As Single 'temp variable used when calculating new size
Dim imgOriginal As Image 'holds the original image
Dim dblWidthProp, dblHgtProp As Double
imgOriginal = Image.FromStream(ful.FileContent)
intNewWidth = imgOriginal.Width
intNewHgt = imgOriginal.Height
Dim imgOutput As New Bitmap(intNewWidth, intNewHgt)
If strFile IsNot Nothing And CheckFileFormat(strFile) = True Then
Do While intNewWidth > 300 Or intNewHgt > 300
dblWidthProp = imgOriginal.Width / intMaxWidth
dblHgtProp = imgOriginal.Height / intMaxHgt
If dblWidthProp > dblHgtProp Then
Hi all
I use msdeploy to install my web app. deployment package. everything about web app works, but find out email was not working.
I checked telnet smtp is running.
I debug the project, and it was sending out email too.
So my solution was upload the whole project (not complied) to wwwroot, and email works too. Thats why I assume the deployment cause the problem.
at last, I also tried to copy the web deployment web.config to replace the project's web.config, and the email also work, so it wasn't the web.config problem.
Could anyone tell me whats going on?
My environment:
window 2003
iis 6
.net framework 4.0
I had the CSS friendly adapters working great on our old server (windows server 2003 - 32bit) and now we have moved to a 64 bit environment and now I can not get the CSS friendly adapters to work.
We are using SharePoint 2007.
Is there another work thru for 64bit environment.
I notice windows server 2008 has a directory C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64 would I be using the browser file in this directory???
Please help!
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Lincoln and the Founding of the National Banking System
History | Hugh McCulloch | Abraham Lincoln | Notable Comptrollers | Bank Examiners | National Bank Vignettes
Lincoln's Financial Frontier
Abraham Lincoln understood the importance of a common national currency and bank credit to support a healthy economy. As a young man in frontier Indiana and Kentucky, he saw the ways in which unreliable paper money and inadequate credit frustrated the ambitions of his neighbors. These experiences shaped his political outlook.
Financing the Civil War
To meet the government's financial needs during the Civil War, President Lincoln and Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase borrowed from foreign governments and American citizens, instituted the country's first general income tax, and printed paper money - so-called "Greenbacks."
National Banks and America's Future
To promote opportunity, a dynamic economy, and a stronger Union, Lincoln and Chase conceived the national banking system and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to regulate and supervise it. Lincoln took pride in signing the National Currency Act, which he believed would provide "great benefit" to the people and the government.
"The national system," he declared in this State of the Union message of 1864, "will create a reliable and permanent influence in support of the national credit and protect the people against losses in the use of paper money."
OCC's Information Flyer on Lincoln and the Founding of the National Banking System


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Roger Ebert Dies At Age 70 [VIDEO]
Film critic Roger Ebert has died at the age of 70 after a renewed battle with cancer.
The Chicago Sun-Times,the newspaper Ebert reviewed films for 46 years announced his death.
Just yesterday the Pulitzer Prize winner announced on his blog that he is undergoing radiation treatment for cancer that was discovered after he fractured his hip last year. He can't attend as many movie screenings, he said, so he was planning to scale back.
He called it a "leave of presence."
"It means I am not going away," Ebert, 70, wrote in a blog post late Tuesday. "I'll be able at last to do what I've always fantasized about doing: reviewing only the movies I want to review."
In 1975 Ebert became the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize and launched a local film review program, "Coming Soon to a Theater Near You" with Chicago Tribune movie critic Gene Siskel. That show would become "Sneak Previews" on PBS and later to "At The Movies" during which he started giving films a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, a trademark the pair registered.
"Tall and thin, short and fat. Laurel and Hardy," Ebert once wrote according to the Sun-Times. "We were parodied on 'SNL' and by Bob Hope and Danny Thomas and, the ultimate honor, in the pages of Mad magazine."
Siskel died in 1999.
A New Partner, New Challenges
In 2000 Ebert began reviewing films with Richard Roeper, a fellow Sun-Times reviewer. Ebert was forced off the air by cancer in 2006.
In 2002 he had his first surgery to remove a malignant tumor on his thyroid according to the Sun-Times. Three surgeries on his salivary gland followed all the while keeping up his TV and newspaper schedule.
Ebert lost portions of his jaw and the ability to speak, eat and drink after cancer surgeries in 2006. He overcame his health problems to resume writing full-time and eventually even returned to television. In addition to his work for the Sun-Times, Ebert became a prolific user of social media, connecting with fans on Facebook and Twitter.
In early 2011, Ebert launched a new show, "Ebert Presents At the Movies." It had new hosts, but featured Ebert in his own segment, "Roger's Office." He used a chin prosthesis and enlisted voice-over guests to read his reviews.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a step-daughter and two step-grandchildren.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.


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History, Stats & Highlights
The University of Nevada, Reno has a storied and proud history
University by the numbers
- Established: 1874
- Location: Reno, Nevada
- Motto: Omnia Pro Patria ("All for Our Country")
- Students: 18,227 (in fall 2012)
- Faculty: 912
- Full-time faculty holding highest degrees in their fields: 93 percent
- Degrees offered: A comprehensive selection of degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level.
- Colleges and schools: Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources; Business; Community Health Sciences, Education; Engineering; Graduate School; Journalism; Liberal Arts; Medicine; Nursing; Science
- Mascot: Alphie, the wolf; Wolfie Jr.
- Nickname: Wolf Pack
- Colors: Silver and Blue
- Accredited by: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (since 1938), plus 20 professionally accredited programs.
Notable firsts and bests
- Student competition teams from a variety of disciplines win or place high at national competitions. These include the Integrated Marketing Communications teams (journalism/marketing), the Concrete Canoe Team (civil engineering) and the Mars Rover team (mechanical/materials engineering).
- The University's Master of Business Administration degree program is ranked in the top 25 nationally by BusinessWeek magazine. Among the top 25, it is also the most affordable.
- By its very proximity, the University is in a unique position to study and research the many facets of Lake Tahoe. University researchers have studied everything from the lake's watershed to the effect of wildfire on water clarity.
- Researchers from the University are helping to create the world's most accurate atomic clock, which will lose only a fraction of a second over the next 14 billion years.
- One of the University's greatest strengths is its earthquake expertise. Not only does the University have nationally known experts in seismology, geology, geodesy and civil engineering, the University is also home to one of the largest earthquake-simulation labs.
Beginnings in Reno | The Mackay Influence
Establishing its Name | Dramatic Change
The University of Nevada, Reno was founded in 1874 as the State University of Nevada in Elko, Nev., about 300 miles northeast of its present-day campus in Reno. The site for the university preparatory school in eastern Nevada (where no state institutions had previously been located) proved to be impractical, as nearly half of the state's residents lived in the Reno-Carson City area. In 1885, the legislature approved the move of the University from Elko to Reno.
Beginnings in Reno
Morrill Hall, constructed on a bluff overlooking downtown, was the first structure built on a 10-acre campus. The hall, named after U.S. Sen. Justin S. Morrill of Vermont, author of the 1862 Land-Grant College Act that led to the development of the University of Nevada, Reno and similar institutions, was a one-building university housing the president's and registrar's offices, classrooms, a library, museum, and living quarters for the groundskeeper.
In 1891, 17 years after its founding, the University presented its first diplomas to a graduating class of three that included Frank Norcross, a future U.S. District Court Judge, Nevada Supreme Court Justice and member of the Nevada Legislature.
By that time, the rich "Bonanza" days of silver and gold mining on the Comstock Lode, 23 miles southeast of Reno in Virginia City, were gone. The state was in economic decline and its first university struggled to build enrollment and stature.
The Mackay Influence
The family of John Mackay, an Irish immigrant who helped direct the extraction of more than $100 million in ore from two Virginia City mines in the mid-1870s, played a key role in helping the campus grow. From 1907 to 1936, Mackay's heirs bequeathed the university more than $1.5 million for the Mackay School of Mines building, a football field-sized quadrangle modeled after Thomas Jefferson's at the University of Virginia, an athletic field, land acquisitions and the Mackay Science Hall. A 7-foot, 8-inch statue of Mackay, created by Gutzon Borglum, who later carved Mount Rushmore, has stood on the north end of the Quad since 1908. The elm-lined Quad and the University's original core campus, with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987, is considered a U.S. cultural resource.
Establishing its Name
University officials made strides in improving the campus standing as a small, 1,000-student public college in the sparsely populated West of the 1920s and 30s. Among the notable early faculty were James Church, whose Sierra snow surveys pioneered the science of forecasting seasonal water supplies; chemical scientist Maxwell Adams, who discovered uses for oils in sagebrush and rabbit brush on the western desert; and Mackay School of Mines geologist-seismologist Vincent Gianella, the namesake for the mercury mineral, gianellaite.
By the 1940s, Hollywood movie producers, attracted by the University's vine-covered, Ivy-League-like brick buildings and idyllic Manzanita Lake, were using the campus as a setting for popular films, including "Mr. Belvedere Goes to College," with Shirley Temple; "Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble," with Mickey Rooney; and "Mother Is a Freshman," with Van Johnson.
Dramatic Change
By 1958, with 2,000 students attending classes, the institution was on the verge of dramatic change. New colleges of education and business were in their first years. The student body, which had not had a student center building for the first 70 years of the University's tenure in Reno, finally had a headquarters with the opening of the Jot Travis Student Union. This union was replaced In November 2007 by the Joe Crowley Student Union, one of the most transformational buildings ever built on campus. This 167,000-square-foot, "green" environmentally friendly facility signals a shift in campus expansion, offering the campus and community a new centrally located "front door" to the University from Virginia Street. It is named in honor of University President Joe Crowley, whose 23-year tenure as the institution's chief executive is a record. In 2008, one of the nation's most technologically advanced libraries, the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, opened next to the Crowley Student Union, further signaling the campus' move north.
President Charles Armstrong and vice president William Wood stimulated research programs on campus in 1959 with the creation of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and its affiliated programs of atmospheric physics, desert biology, anthropological studies, computer science and water resources. DRI was a University division focusing on research examining Nevada's arid land resources. By 1969, under President N. Edd Miller, the campus had doctoral programs in more than a dozen specialties, and had created a School of Medical Sciences.
In the last 35 years, the University has met the challenges of leadership in what is now the fastest-growing state in the country, with its enrollment rising to more than 17,000 students in fall 2010.


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Defending race winner AJ Allmendinger falls way back in 1st hour of Rolex 24 at Daytona
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Defending race winner AJ Allmendinger is way behind in the early stages of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Allmendinger is seven laps down after breaking a piece of suspension Saturday on his Ford Riley.
Allmendinger was suspended by NASCAR last season for failing a random drug test and sent home hours before the July race at Daytona. He was hoping to make a triumphant return while defending his Rolex title.
Instead, Allmendinger and his Michael Shank Racing teammates — Oswaldo Negri, Justin Wilson, John Pew and Marcos Ambrose — could have a tough time catching up. Then again, anything can and often does happen in the 24-hour endurance test that kicks off the racing season.
Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Scott Pruett and Scott Dixon were running first and second after the race's first hour.


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Sunmark Senior Awareness
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Six Weeks to
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How to Save a Life Seminar
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Nashville & Gaylord Opryland Hotel Trip Presentation
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Run for the Roses
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MetLife Securities: Managing Risk in an Unpredictable Market
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Weniger Plastic Surgery
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Leadership Development Committee
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Modifications Committee
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Movie Night
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No, these regulators aren't the British on horseback. Led by the "Four Horsemen of the Acronym" -- outgoing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Jon Leibowitz, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Gary Gensler -- the Administration is erecting its own "regulatory cliff."
In 2012 alone, these four managed to publish more than $5.2 billion in regulatory burdens, and that's just a warm-up act for what could happen in 2013. The "War on Coal" made its way into the presidential debates, but the real regulatory war being waged is against the U.S. tech industry.
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Focus on the record of FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz, the least-known of the Four Horsemen. During the past three years, his regulatory push has antagonized business, stifled U.S. competitiveness, and wasted millions of taxpayer dollars.
Proof? Ask Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) about their regulatory compliance costs, and their legal bills. Leibowitz is currently in month 15 of his ongoing showdown with Google, investigating why Americans continue to use its search engine when they could freely choose hundreds of possible rivals. His proof of actual consumer harm? He's still looking and the legal bills are piling up.
But it's not just the legal bills – it's also the impact of the government always looking over these companies' shoulders. The U.S. tech industry is a rare bright spot in our stagnant economy, and the products it creates – iPhones, Facebook, Google's new driverless cars – are the envy of the world. Even though consumers are happy with these services, President Obama's FTC believes it needs to "protect" consumers from those companies – and tweak their products to make them "better." I've yet to hear a consumer say that these great online services need more involvement from government.
Facebook and MySpace are also familiar with FTC's costly, paternalistic oversight. Both were forced to agree to 20 years of enhanced regulatory inspection (some would be surprised that MySpace even still exists). It took Facebook five months to complete its acquisition of Instagram, a company with little revenue or competitive clout.
The FTC is pursuing its investigation of the tech industry under expansive, some say almost limitless, "Section 5" powers. Last year Leibowitz noted that "one of the commission's priorities is to find a pure [FTC Act] Section 5 case under unfair methods of competition." It appears the government can't prove monopoly damage through traditional antitrust law, so they are reaching out to use Section 5 as a catchall.
Traditionally, Section 5 would not apply to a single firm so the government would make the case that a company violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and Section 5, but Leibowitz can't conjure any traditional per se violations. It looks like Leibowitz is on a fishing expedition, but fishing with dynamite guarantees collateral damage for the tech sector.
Google, Facebook, and Apple all mentioned enhanced regulatory oversight in their most recent statement to investors. According to Facebook, "The FTC [has] investigated and audited aspects of our products and practices, and we expect to continue to be the subject of regulatory investigations and audits in the future…" As a result, Facebook admitted "regulatory authorities could cause us to incur substantial costs or require us to change our business practices in a manner materially adverse to our business."
No reasonable observer expects no oversight. But oversight comes with costs as well as benefits. The goal should be an oversight regime that matches the President's commitment on technology: "Ensuring that the U.S. continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration."
The U.S. still leads the world in technology; the Internet alone accounts for 4.7% of our GDP growth. Google and Apple generate almost $150 billion in revenue, more than the GDP of New Zealand. Unfortunately, growth in the tech sector increasingly occurs despite the actions of the regulators.
President Obama has said the U.S. should "reward success instead of failure." Agreed. If only his FTC showered successful companies with praise, rather than subpoenas and new regulations.
Mr. Batkins is the Director of Regulatory Policy at the American Action Forum, and Ms. Smith is the AAF's chief operating officer.


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Romancing The Chocolate: Prize Winner: Peppermint-Hot Chocolate Cake, Fudge Filling, Marshmallow Frosting: From Denny: Love hot chocolate? Thought of making it into a cake? Britainy Shaw, 25, of Louisiana (before that she lived in Texas and before that in Montana) decided it was a brilliant idea. She heard of Southern Living magazine's contest and decided to enter just for fun, taking third for this cake recipe.
She said her thoughts immediately went to her favorite Christmas flavors. "For some reason, all I could think of were drinks. I love hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps in it."
Her cake consists of three layers of buttermilk chocolate cake that is filled with a fudge-mint filling, frosted with peppermint-tinged marshmallow crème frosting.
Delivery: 1 fat elf stuffed full of good cheer! Awww, come on; you know you are part of the I Believe Club. Take home a fat elf today!


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Hello, I would Love to have Ty as my best friend,He is so Hot and Good lookig.Would you please tell him I said hello for me.
Thank you,Mike
We didn't know when we decided to choose this super stud for this week's Model Spotlight that today is Ty Roderick's birthday, so let's celebrate him. Take it from us, there's a lot to celebrate. He's a knockout, with the face and body of a celebrity athlete or a Hollywood movie star. Also, he's as versatile as they come. He can take a huge cock like a champion, and he can deliver his massive meat mercilessly to a hot bottom. And, the versatility of his look transcends all the brands of Falcon & Raging Stallion Studios. He's lean and youthful so he's a shoe-in for movies like Come and Get It from JOCKS. Ty's got a extra large, perfect, 9-inch cock which lands him in Monster Bang features like Revved Up!, where he is part of one of the hottest three ways ever filmed by the line. Plus, he's got just enough of the tattooed, rough and rugged bad boy thing going on that he's a total fit for Raging Stallion releases, like this week's Fucked Hard. He started working with the studios in January, and he's already shot eight scenes, so there's more to come from this stud. Next out will be the upcoming Big Country from JOCKS. So, let's all wish Ty a big Happy Birthday…don't you wish you could blow out that candle?
Ty Roderick Videography:
Fucked Hard – Raging Stallion Studios
Come and Get It – Jocks Studios
Insatiable – Hard Friction
Revved Up! – Monster Bang
Suck My Cock #4 – Raging Stallion Studios
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Hello, I would Love to have Ty as my best friend,He is so Hot and Good lookig.Would you please tell him I said hello for me.
Thank you,Mike
Sweeter than pie? YUMMY!!


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"its march"-- Not "it's march"!
This isn't religion: this is simply evil.
That's a good way to sum up the History, Theology, and Praxis of islam.
And the history, theology and praxis of Islam teach that it is right to stone a mother holding her baby, do they?
No, they do not. There is NOTHING whatsoever in Islamic law that would call for stoning a mother feeding her baby. These women's actions have nothing to do with Islam, and everything to do with culture.
My guess would be that she perhaps didn't mount the horse for the specific purpose of breastfeeding, but that she was already on the horse when her baby began to cry.
Maybe we could elect Bono to be the first Prime Minister of the world.... ;)ÂÂ
My vote goes for the breastfeeding horsewoman. She Can not only manage impossible situations, she is also prepared to take risks.
Fellow Irish star SINEAD O'CONNOR says, "I think you risk losing your credibility by going to a party at Downing Street.
Sinead we all know how credible you are, especially after ripping up a picture of the Pope on live TV.
Everyone with any sense KNOWS Bono is THE Anti-Christ. How else to explain his popularity? For a while there I thought it was Sting! Or Elvis Costello (what was HE about?)
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(RSF/IFEX) - 30 June 2011 - Reporters Without Borders accuses the authorities of continuing to crack down on journalists and media freedom in violation of the spirit for the national dialogue that King Hamad Ben Issa Al-Khalifa wants to begin tomorrow with the aim of relaunching political reforms after the unrest that began last March and the ensuing repression.
Journalists and media are still being prosecuted before military courts, although the state of emergency was lifted on 1 June. The authorities are also maintaining strict control over the circulation of news and information and are pumping out propaganda aimed at both Bahraini and foreign media.
Reporters Without Borders calls for a response from the international community that includes the dispatch of a United Nations special rapporteur to Bahrain.
Bahrain Society of Photography president Mohamed Salman Al-Sheikh, a freelance photographer who was arrested on 11 May, was brought before a military court in Riffa, the second largest city, on 28 June. His family was not told about the hearing and therefore was unable to organize his defence. No information has been released about the charges being pressed against this journalist, who has won many international awards.
Abbas Al-Murshid, a freelance journalist and writer who was arrested on 16 May, was brought before a judge on 27 June and was told that he was charged with participating in illegal demonstrations, disseminating false information on online forums and inciting hatred against the government. His request to be freed on bail was denied. Security officers present in the courtroom refused to let his wife and lawyer talk to him although the judge had given his permission. He is to be tried by court martial on 7 July.
Abdullah Alawi and Jassem Al-Sabbagh, two journalists who were arrested after being forced to resign from the newspaper Al-Bilad, are being prosecuted on charges of publishing false information and photos, and participating in illegal demonstrations. The second hearing in their trial was held on 23 June.
As already reported, a military court imposed jail sentences on 22 June on 21 people accused of belonging to terrorist organizations and trying to overthrow the government. Eight of them, including the human rights activist and blogger Abduljalil Al-Singace, were given life sentences. The other 13 got sentences ranging from two to 15 years in prison. The blogger Ali Abdulemam, who was tried in absentia, got 15 years.
The authorities are keeping reporting about the ongoing trials under strict control, maintaining a ban on coverage of national security cases. The government news agency BNA publishes a daily summary of some of the ongoing trials, but trials involving any journalists other than those with Al-Wasat are usually ignored.
The authorities announced on 14 June that they were going to bring a lawsuit against British journalist Robert Fisk, the London-based Independent's Middle East correspondent, in the United Kingdom for waging a "defamatory and premeditated media campaign" against Bahrain and for alleged bias and unprofessionalism in his coverage of recent events.
Fisk has repeatedly criticized the trials of doctors and nurses accused of supporting the anti-government protests. He also reported that Saudi military forces invaded Bahrain without waiting for an invitation from the Bahraini authorities.
Reporters Without Borders hails the release of Faysal Hayyat, a sports journalist who was arrested on 8 April, although he is still facing charges of "sports crimes." A military prosecutor issued a statement saying he would be tried according to established legal procedures. No trial date has so far been announced.
The blogger Ali Omid has also been released but seven other netizens and eight journalists, including three photographers, continue to be detained.
Disturbing wave of prosecutions on eve of national dialogue


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Quote of the Week: Jean-Claude Trichet
"My own working assumption is that the Europeans are learning the hard way that to run a single currency, you have to have not only a monetary union but also effective governance of the economic union."
--Jean-Claude Trichet. As quoted in the Financial Times, July 6, 2012. Lunch with the FT: Jean-Claude Trichet [1], by Martin Wolf.
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Forget about tech woes and the tea party, Obamacare's biggest headache might be Jon Stewart.
"The Daily Show" host put Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on his comedic hotseat Monday night, teasing her about how very, very, very slow her federal online health insurance marketplace has been since launching last week.
"We're gonna do a challenge," Stewart said. "I'm gonna try to download every movie ever made, and you're going to try to sign up for Obamacare and we'll see what happens first," he said to big laughs from his Comedy Central audience.
Before Sebelius trotted out for her good-natured ribbing, Stewart lampooned the hyperbolic fears of Obamacare by congressional Republicans, the technologically hobbled roll-out of the the federal marketplace and Americans' refusal to be patient with the new law.
"Obamacare has exploded the chest cavities of millions of Americans," Stewart said, as he played a clip showing the infamous exploding chest scene from the film "Alien."
"We will camp out all night to be the first people to buy a phone or see a movie about shirtless werewolves, but you have 10 minutes to get me this [expletive] health care!"
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A couple of young lads with foreskin problems thousands of miles apart.
Name: Tom
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Location: California
Whenever I see the penises of other guys their skin always goes back exposing their head when they have an erection. When I'm hard my skin never goes all the way back. My head is always covered even when I have an erection and when I try to pull the skin back it wont. Is this normal?
Name: Matt
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Location: England
Hi, i've got a problem with my foreskin. when my penis is erect the foreskin doesn't pull back over the head of my penis. I was wondering if this is easily corrected or will I need to be circumcised.
Let's start at beginning, shall we? When us boys are born we all have a foreskin. A good portion of us will have our unit seriously altered within days of showing up on the scene. Someone, possibly with good intentions, will lops off 50% of our cock skin and call it a day. I know, cuckoo, huh? Well, be that as it may, those of us who escape this dastardly deed have a foreskin, but it's only open enough to pee through. And it only opens more if it's stretched, and it only gets stretched if the owner of that foreskin pulls it back over his dickhead. No foreskin ever opens by itself; it gets gradually stretched open over time either intentionally or just through normal use.
Most little boys soon discover that pulling back their foreskin feels really good. After all, this unique piece of skin is chock full of nerve endings that register loads of delicious pleasure. A lad's foreskin needs to be pushed back regularly, in order to stretch it open, and to keep it from shrinking shut again. It is important that the boy do this himself, so that it is pushed only as far back as feels comfortable to him.
Of course, there in lies the rub, so to speak. The sex-negative pressures of the prevailing culture, both here in the good old U.S. of A. as well as abroad, frown upon self-induced pleasure of any sort; even if it is associated with personal hygiene and necessary bodily upkeep. So most boys get the message that fiddlin' around down there, even for the purpose of essential maintenance is a no-no. Simply put, without manual stretching a kid's skin can actually shrink, closing up again.
As a young fella approaches puberty there is, as we all know, a growth spurt. What most of us fail to take into account is that along with his legs, arms, torso, head and feet, his cock is also growing. His dickhead is increasing in size, and if the kid hasn't established a healthy routine of foreskin stretching there is gonna be trouble, like what's happening for you guys.
Since parents are not likely to encourage self-discovery of this sort, nor are they inclined to show their young uncut sons how to properly care for this exceptional body part, the kid remains clueless till a problem arises. Wouldn't it be so much simpler, as well as the responsible thing to do, for all parents with intact boys to pass on this priceless nugget of wisdom. It would be so easy to do while the kids are enjoying their bath. Parents could show their boys how to retract this fold of skin so that it stays supple, as well as getting things rinsed out underneath. They could encourage their boys to always pull back their lace curtains when they pee. Merely the number of times a fella will handle himself to piss will automatically keep things more lubricated and elastic.
Ok, I'm gonna guess that neither of you weren't instructed on the proper care of your natural cock. Am I right? So now ya'll have some remedial work to do. Let's start with a few foreskin stretching exercises.
Exercise 1 — While you're dick is soft; retract your foreskin as far back as you can. Work two fingers in under your hood till you can touch the head of your dick. Now attempt to roll your hood forward and over your fingers. It's like docking another dick, only you're using your fingers. This exercise depends on you having your fingers inside your foreskin for it to be effective. In time you'll be able to add three fingers, instead of just two. This will stretch your skin to the point you'll be able to easily retract it over your erect dickhead.
Exercise 2 — Grab each side of the foreskin opening and gently pull each side apart. Stretch the opening till it's stretched with a tension you can tolerate, but that is not actually painful. Hold for a count of 10 and release. Repeat for 5 sets of 10 pulls per day, more if you can handle it. Here's a tip, these stretches are best done after soaking in a warm bath or a long hot shower.
Exercise 3 — This is a variation on exercise 1. Insert a smooth cylindrical object into your foreskin opening, like the cork from a wine bottle. This object needs to be just large enough to stretch the skin without pain. Once inserted, leave it there for as long as you can during the day, or for over night. As your foreskin stretches you want to swap the one object for another with a larger diameter. If a wine cork is too big to start with, consider a smaller smooth plastic dowel or a rubber bung plug. You can find these sorts of things at the hardware store. You might need to use a bit of surgical tape to keep these stretchers in place.
These exercises may sound a bit invasive or uncomfortable, and perhaps they will be at first. But don't worry; you'll live. In a short period of time you will have a much more pliable foreskin, one that you can retract at will and with ease. And when you're sexually active with a partner, it will work flawlessly and exponentially increase your pleasure.
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Barney & Friends "Lost and Found and Pot Full of Sunshine" Lost and Found: When everyone gets tickets to the circus, BJ convinces them to let him hold onto the tickets until show time. Distracted by the fun of playing basketball, BJ loses the tickets. After a frantic search, he finds the tickets and learns a valuable lesson about responsibility. D
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Thomas & Friends "Friends and Family" It's the day of the Spring Party at the Duke and Duchess of Boxford's summer house. Cranky teases Thomas that he can only carry light loads. Thomas is outraged by this and determines to prove to Cranky that he is not "Tiny Thomas". D
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Curious George "The Elephant Upstairs/Being Hundley" George hears a mysterious and loud thumping sound. George wants to be a dog instead of a monkey.G
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Martha Speaks "Martha Speaks Martha The Witness/Martha Takes A Stand" Martha the Witness - Mrs. Demson hates dogs and blames them for everything, which is a problem since she lives right down the street from Martha. Martha Takes a Stand - Something smells bad and it's Martha.G
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The Electric Company "The Great Compromise" The Electric Company and the Pranksters have to work together to preserve their ability to use their special powers in the neighborhood. D
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WordGirl "Wishful Thinking/Lady Redundant Woman Gets The Blues" Wishful Thinking - Seymour Orlando Smooth is hoodwinking the audience members of his new show "Wishful Thinking." When he tricks Violet and TJ into giving him their money, Becky has had enough. She teams up with TJ to bring Smooth down and save the whole city from being tricked. D
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Wild Kratts "Walk on the Wetside" When Chris and Martin locate an amazing water-walking Basilisk lizard in Costa Rica, they try to replicate its actions in order to learn how this rare lizard is able to walk on water. They discover that by using its wide feet, churning its legs to create water pockets and keeping up a certain speed, the Basilisk is able to run on water in order to escape from predators. And when Donita Donata begins capturing basilisks, Martin and Chris us their new water walking powers to rescue these rare lizards. D
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Cyberchase "Send in the Clones" The kids use multiplication to keep track of all the Delete clones that are taking over cybersite..G
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "There's Food Safety and Then There's Food Safety" Ruff sends Harsha, Noel and Sam to build a foolproof structure that can protect a tortilla chip and Grandma Ruffman's cake. Sammy visits Spanish Harlem in New York City. D
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Nightly Business Report There are calls for a sustained global economic rebound as world economies slow. NBR's Washington Bureau Chief Darren Gersh reports the head of the International Monetary Fund is calling on leaders in Europe and the U.S. to change direction. D
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Market Warriors "Antiquing In Brimfield, MA - Part 2" The treasure hunters head to one of the world's largest markets where they scour the 16 fields of vendors in search of the best piece of art pottery. Among the finds are a Rookwood vase and a painted blanket chest.G
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