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WSJ Bartley fellow Harry Graver on New Jersey legislation that would make medical marijuana easier for kids to obtain. Photo: Associated Press
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Visitors to the event included North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, Speaker of the House Thom Tillis and Sen. Louis Pate. ECU coaches Ruffin McNeil and Jeff Lebo were on hand as well.

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The New Year inspires people to study harder, diet and exercise, spend less and save more and avoid bad habits.
The New Year inspires people to study harder, diet and exercise, spend less and save more and avoid bad habits.
But let's face it: These goals often serve one person � and maybe his or her household.
When we do something positive for someone outside our home, particularly in our community, we set off a chain reaction.
Last Wednesday, guest columnist Jenni Perkins, senior development and communications manager of Covenant Hospice, Okaloosa & Walton Counties, asked our readers to consider volunteering for Covenant Hospice.
She knows the score: "When people think about volunteering for hospice, their first thought may be, 'I could never do that,' or 'I would be too depressed,'" she wrote.
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About four years ago, I was editor of The Daphne Bulletin and Spanish Fort Sun in Alabama when a Covenant Hospice representative asked if I wanted to join the organization's Community Advisory Board.
I took a few days to mull the idea and, fearing the unknown, politely declined the invitation. And regretted that decision.
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My brother's selflessness and willingness to find the bright side of any situation also was inspiring.
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Community involvement ranges from volunteering to simply getting out more. It means managing our various charitable efforts, whether we're collecting for Sharing and Caring or other nonprofits. I'm networking with the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce's Professional and Inspired Leaders of Tomorrow; representing the News Bulletin at each chamber breakfast; serving as Relay For Life Crestview's publicity chair; and � yes, I'm happy to say � I've accepted an invitation to serve on Covenant Hospice's Community Advisory Board.
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I loved taking part in these monthly challenges but can quite understand that things have to move on. We will still get to see the International DT sharing their inspiration pieces with us and I look forward to seeing more Youtube Video's from IndigoBlu Sue xx
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C'est une agréable surprise merci à vous ,
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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1876. [Evidence given to the Commission]. Report of the Royal Commission on the practice of subjecting live animals to experiments for scientific purposes; with the minutes of evidence and appendix. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, pp. 233-4.
REVISION HISTORY: Scanned, OCRed, corrected and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2006, textual corrections by Sue Asscher 4.2007. Colour scans provided by Angus Carroll 4.2008. RN3
NOTE: See R. B. Freeman's bibliographical introduction.
Wednesday, 3rd November 1875.1
|The Right Hon. Lord WINMARLEIGH.
|JOHN ERIC ERICHSEN, Esq.
|Sir J. B. KARSLAKE, M.P.
|RICHARD HOLT HUTTON, Esq.
|THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY, Esq.
|N. BAKER, Esq., Secretary.
Mr. CHARLES DARWIN called in and examined.
4661. (Chairman.) We are very sensible of your kindness in coming at some sacrifice to yourself to express your opinions to the Commission. We attribute it to the great interest which we know you take in the subject referred to us, both on the score of science and also on the score of humanity?—Yes, I have felt a great interest in it.
4662. I think you took part in preparing the reso-
1 See LL 3: 199-210, ML 2: 435-441 and Darwin 1881.
lutions, of the British Association at their meeting in Edinburgh in 1871?—No; I had nothing to do with that. I was very glad to see them, and approved of them; but I had nothing to do with the framing of those resolutions; I did not attend the meeting.
4663. But you signed a petition which embodied them?—When they were sent to me I may have done so. I do not remember it; but if my signature is attached I must have given it; I had forgotten it.
4664: But you cordially approved of them?—I cordially approved of them. I had occasion to read them over lately at the time when this subject was beginning to be agitated. I read them over with care and highly approved of them then.
4665. I think you took some part in the preparation of a Bill which was ultimately laid before the House of Commons by Dr. Lyon Playfair?—In the steps preparatory to that Bill, but the Bill itself did not exactly express the conclusions at which after consultation with several physiologists we arrived; I apprehend that it was accidentally altered.
4666. But in the main you were an approving party?—In the main.
4667. You have never, I think, yourself, either directly or indirectly been connected with the practice of trying experiments upon living animals?—Never.
4668. Will you have the kindness to state to us the views which you desire to lay before the Commission in connexion with it?—The first thing that I would say is, that I am fully convinced that physiology can progress only by the aid of experiments on living animals. I cannot think of any one step which has been made in physiology without that aid. No doubt many surmises with regard to the circulation of the blood could be formed from the position of the valves in the veins, and so forth, but certainty such as is required for the progress of any science can be arrived at in the case of physiology only by means of experiments on living animals.
4669. Then I need hardly ask you what your opinion is as to the notion of prohibiting them altogether?—In my opinion it would be a very great evil, because many reasons, mostly general, but some special, may be assigned for a full conviction that hereafter physiology cannot fail to confer the highest benefits on mankind. Many grounds, I think, can be assigned for this conviction.
4670. Is it your opinion that most of the experiments can be performed while the animal is entirely insensible to pain?—That is my belief; but I ought to state that I have no claim to rank as a physiologist. I have, during many years, read largely on the subject, both general treatises and special papers, and in that respect I have gained some general knowledge, but as I have said, I have no claim to be called a physiologist, and I have had nothing to do in teaching physiology; but from all I can learn, the exceptions are extremely few in which an animal could not be experimented on in a state of entire insensibility.
4671. Then to hesitate to perform experiments, though painful in their nature, when the animal was rendered insensible, would not be, in your opinion, a judicious course to recommend to the Queen and Parliament?—Certainly not. It is unintelligible to me how anybody could object to such experiments. I can understand a Hindoo, who would object to an animal being slaughtered for food, disapproving of such experiments, but it is absolutely unintelligible to me on what ground the objection is made in this country.
4672. Now with regard to trying a painful experiment without anæsthetics, when the same experiment could be made with anæsthetics, or, in short, inflicting any pain that was not absolutely necessary upon any animal, what would be your view on that subject?—It deserves detestation and abhorrence.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC (HSBA.L) said on Wednesday that it would target additional cost savings of $2 billion to $3 billion in 2014-2016, as Europe's biggest bank cuts jobs and sells noncore businesses to bolster profitability under a restructuring plan led by CEO Stuart Gulliver.
In a strategy update, HSBC (0005.HK) also said it would aim for a cost-efficiency ratio in the "mid-50s", up from 48-52 percent previously, a goal it had been struggling to achieve amid sluggish growth outside Asia. It maintained its long-term target for return on equity of 12 to 15 percent.
The plan set out by Gulliver in May 2011 called for a complete overhaul of the bank by reducing costs, exiting sub-scale or unprofitable businesses and focusing on growth markets. When the 52 sales or disposals of non-core businesses announced since 2011 are complete, HSBC will have cut $95 billion in risk-weighted assets, the bank said on Wednesday.
"We will continue to exert tight cost discipline whilst streamlining processes and procedures," Gulliver said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
HSBC's restructuring plan also targets generating more income from collaboration between the firm's Commercial Banking, Private Banking and Global Banking and Markets divisions.
The business unit collaboration effort realized $900 million in added revenues between 2011 and 2012, the statement said, with an additional $2 billion in incremental collaboration revenues targeted by 2016.
HSBC also said it would "progressively grow dividends" and introduce a share buyback scheme as it seeks to return value to shareholders.
HSBC has already achieved $4 billion of annualized sustainable cost savings and culled 46,000 staff across the bank, its first quarter results showed last Tuesday.
The bank's shares are up 13 percent since the start of 2011, compared with a 9 percent drop in the European bank index. That has left the bank valued at $210 billion, just ahead of U.S. rival Wells Fargo (WFC.N), making it the third biggest in the world behind China's ICBC and China Construction Bank.
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Melges 24 Australian Championship - Day 2
4 May 2010
Day two of the M24 Australian Championships and Queensland chose to turn on spectacular sunny skies and light seas breezes, we shared the course with a pod of dolphins chasing fish.
The first of three races was started in 7 knots of Sth East to East breeze on Moreton Bay. Locals Ian Barr Dirty Girl USA 555 and Nick Moriarty Business Time USA 206 sailed to the right side of the course which paid off, first and second to the top mark. Heath Walters Matilda AUS 19 was late for the start but also went right and third around the top mark. Geoff Masters Jolt and Heath Townsend Kaito headed left towards a line of pressure which faded out and eventually built in from the right.
Positions shuffled throughout the two lap race, Matilda sailed from behind to a convincing win. Business Time tussled with Dirty Girl for second and third respectively.
By race four Cameron Mile Roger That AUS 762 was finding his form from day one and it was looking like Heath Walters Matilda had found his groove on day two, Matilda was seconds behind, applying constant pressure the entire race. A clean start and 3 shorter legs kept the pack tight. In a hard fought gibing dual on the last leg Roger That held outMatilda and almost allowed Heath Townsend Kaito AUS 709 to sneak through making for a nail biting finish.
The competition ramped up for race five with a general recall at the start, boats hassling for position. The second start had two individual recalls, Malcolm Wood FoxMayWonder AUS 668 and David Farrimond Vitesse AUS 710 but it was Warren Sare Arriba Arriba AUS 1 who came out leading the race ahead of Heath Walters Matilda. Both boats battled it out for top position with Matilda taking the gun, Arriba Arriba second and Roger That third.
By the end of day two Heath Walters Matilda is leading the regatta one point ahead of Cameron Miles Roger That and Ian Barr Dirty Girl third place.
Beer was waiting on the dock for competitors and presentations were made from our sponsors Ullman Sails and Balgownie Estate Wines. The bottle of rum went to FoxMayWonder for managing to loose their Tacktick overboard, Business Time came to the rescue, going for a swim between races and picking it up.
The pressure is forecast to increase towards the end of the week, providing plenty more tight tactical racing.
Tracey Walters
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Commandments of Truth: Two
by Wayne Blank
Religious Statues and Pictures
Violation of the Second Commandment takes two general forms; first, the worship of false gods by means of religious statues or pictures, and second, the worship of the True God by means of religious statues or pictures.
The first form of idolatry is rendered obviously wrong by The First Commandment which makes plain not to worship false gods. The First Commandment covers the false-god aspect of the Second Commandment.
The second form of idolatry should also be seen as obviously wrong to anyone with a Bible, and who reads it, and who reads it with an attitude of truly obeying God, but millions of people who merely claim (to their eventual regret, if they don't repent, see I Did It My Way...) to be good Christians defy God by having religious statues or pictures in their churches or homes. The true God is not a picture, the true God is not a statue, and as the Scriptures plainly state, by God's own Word, the true God is not to be worshiped or prayed to by the use of statues or pictures. It is a blasphemous insult to Almighty God to portray Him in such a lowly and grossly-inaccurate way!
Imagine, if when someone wanted to talk to you, they made themselves a hollow, lifeless plaster doll, that they said represented you, brought it into your presence and instead of talking to you directly, they talked to the lifeless plaster doll, as if it were you, all the while ignoring the real you who was right there with them. Would you think someone who did that was very foolish? Would you be offended by someone who "sees you" as a plaster dummy? And if, after your telling them that you don't like them doing that, and emphatically telling them not to do it, they kept doing it anyway, would you become angry with them? By His own words, it makes God very angry too. You aren't a dummy (unless, after you've read this, you keep any religious statues or images that you happen to have), and God isn't a dummy either. If you have any such religious statues or pictures as your lawful personal possession, destroy them immediately! (do not touch anything that is someone else's property, but show them this study if you can - everyone is responsible for themselves before God after they know the Truth).
The same holds true for using statues or images to worship or pray to the dead saints of the past (just as it's wrong to worship or pray to the living saints of the present - see What Is A Saint?). Only God is to be prayed to or worshiped. All of the saints of the past were merely people the same as anyone today, and all of the dead saints of the past cannot hear anything, or do anything, for anyone because they are dead at the moment. Dead does not mean "alive and dead," dead means dead (see What Happens When You Die?). If they were not dead, if the dead were already alive, there would be no need for a future resurrection of the dead (see Resurrections). Again, if you have any such religious statues or pictures as your lawful personal possession, destroy them immediately! (and again, do not touch anything that is someone else's property, but show them this study if you can - everyone is responsible for themselves before God after they know the Truth)
What Does Your Bible Warn About The Use Of Statues And Pictures For Worship?
God will shame and condemn those who use statues or images for worship:
"Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any." All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. Who fashions a god or casts an image, that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are but men; let them all assemble, let them stand forth, they shall be terrified, they shall be put to shame together." (Isaiah 44:8-11 RSV)
God is not made of wood, plastic, or cement - God is not to be represented by wood, plastic, or cement:
"Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the Deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, a representation by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now He commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has fixed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom He has appointed, and of this He has given assurance to all men by raising Him from the dead." (Acts 17:29-31 RSV)
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Jan Komski
Born: February 3, 1915
Bircza, Poland
Jan was born to a Catholic family in the small Polish town of Bircza. His father, a World War I veteran, moved the family to Brzozow shortly after the war. Brzozow was a small manufacturing town in southeastern Poland. After graduating from secondary school, Jan enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
1933-39: Cracow was a beautiful old city; we studied its remarkable churches and synagogues in my classes. By September 1939, however, the war engulfed the beauty of Cracow. I left to escape the advancing Germans, and hoped to join the Polish army, but as I neared the Soviet border I realized the Red Army was also approaching. I didn't know which way to go. Since I feared Soviet rule, I returned to Cracow and faced the German occupation.
1940-44: I joined the Polish underground and was arrested near the Hungarian border. In June 1940 I was sent to Auschwitz. Four of us devised an escape plan. Over many months we collected parts of a German army uniform, so one of us could pose as a guard. We stole documents from the camp office to forge an ID and then I painted a German uniform on a photo to complete the fraud. Our "guard" got us by the gate as a work detail in December 1942. We then gathered civilian clothing, left for us by the underground, and escaped.
Shortly after his escape, Jan was re-arrested and spent two more years in various camps. He was liberated from the Dachau concentration camp by U.S. troops on April 29, 1945.


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ROCKFORD – The Rockford Area Aerospace Network is teaming up with the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity at the 50th International Paris Air Show. The event, which will be held from June 17-23, is the world's largest and most prestigious trade show focused on aerospace and aviation.
The Paris Air Show is held every other year. In 2011, it drew more than 2,000 exhibiting companies, 290 official delegations and 151,000 professional visitors from throughout the world.
The state of Illinois and RAAN will have a co-branded booth, providing Illinois companies an exhibit space while showcasing the region's expertise in aerospace manufacturing.
"We are excited for the opportunity to showcase the Rockford region's aerospace capabilities to the world's largest aerospace companies," said Janyce Fadden, president of the Rockford Area Economic Development Council. "Our goal is to seize new business opportunities and forge technology partnerships. Our continued participation in the Paris Air Show solidifies the Rockford region's globally-recognized brand as a leading, international aerospace cluster. We appreciate the state of Illinois' continued support of this important event."
The participation of Illinois companies at the Paris Air Show also will help further Gov. Pat Quinn's goal of doubling Illinois exports by 2014. "The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is thrilled to be working with RAAN to develop export opportunities for Rockford-area aerospace companies," said Adam Pollet, acting director of DCEO. Company participation in the Paris Air Show is largely supported by funding from the State Trade and Export Promotion Program, managed by the DCEO Office of Trade and Investment.
The RAEDC formed RAAN in 2010 to gain more high-paying aerospace jobs and increase business opportunities for aerospace suppliers in the region. More than 200 aerospace suppliers operate in the greater Rockford region, which stretches east toward Chicago and north into southern Wisconsin.
Five major tier-one aerospace suppliers are in the Rockford region: B/E Aerospace, GE Aviation, Esterline, UTC Aerospace Systems, and Woodward. More than 80 percent of Illinois' aerospace workforce is employed in the Rockford MSA. The network's companies serve industry leaders like Boeing and Airbus, which benefit from being able to visit multiple suppliers during one visit to Rockford.
RAAN and Illinois companies will share what Rockford has to offer as one of the largest epicenters of aerospace activity in the country. The goal is to gain the attention of international companies.
"Our long-term strategy is to increase foreign direct investment in our region – it grows our aerospace cluster, creates new business opportunities for existing companies and increases job opportunities," said Eric Voyles, vice president for National Business Development at the RAEDC. "The Paris Air Show is the ideal outlet to source partnership opportunities and build relationships."


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Yesterday it happened again. I received an e-mail from someone who may be a distant relative. Yesterday I also received a snail mail from another distant cousin. Both of these connections are probably connected through the my great grandmother Mary Hennessy Fleming.
It has happened before! Both e-mail and message boards have very rewarding experiences for me. Through message boards (both surname and locality), I have made contacts in Germany, Norway, Ireland, and various areas of the United States with previously unknown people in my various lines. When I help people who want to begin their genealogy research, I always suggest that they use message boards in addition to the familiar search engines of fsamilysearch.org and ancestry.com.
Another way that technology has helped expand my research is the use of online trees at both ancestry.com and myheritage.com. Both vehicles have yielded positive contacts that I might never have made in any other way.
I think it is awesome that people can use the computers at their local library for free to create and research their family history. The tree can be created at ancestry.com, myheritage.com or familysearch.org. It is created online and stays there. It will be private unless the owner chooses otherwise and will be available on any computer with an internet connection.
Wow! What a time to be exploring your ancestry. What does the future hold in unlocking the secrets of the past?


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Kim Kardashian Music Video Will Feature Kanye West
Kanye West will be featured in the Hype Williams-directed music video for Kim Kardashian's upcoming single.
Before arriving at a studio, Kim tweeted, "OMG u guys have no idea what I'm doing today! You are gonna DIE!!!!"
The top secret shoot took place yesterday (December 28) in Los Angeles, according to TMZ.
"Kim actually has a great singing voice," sources tell JustJared.com of the new album, which is being produced by The Dream. "Everyone will be really surprised by it."
In October, Kanye helped Kim celebrate her 30th birthday at aboard a yacht in New York City. And a few days before that, Kim came out to support Kanye at the Chicago screening of his short film, Runaway.
FYI: Back in August at The Emmy Awards, Kim sang a bit while host Jimmy Fallon strummed on the guitar.


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Faith is the Foundation For Freedom! Not just a slogan, not an organization. We are many yet We are one. Businessmen, Farmers, Workers, Statesmen, Soldiers, Pastors, Husbands and Wives, Fathers and Mothers, Sons and Daughters, Brothers and Sisters, Families, all across these United States of America standing together as a Lighthouse to the World proclaiming Faith is the Foundation For Freedom!
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Beyonce Belts It Out for Barack
Beyonce performs in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial" at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.
The 27-year-old singer will be performing "At Last" as the first dance for the Obama's after the inauguration.
President-elect Barack Obama spoke at the celebration and addressed the crowd, saying "Welcome to this celebration of American renewal. In the course of our history, only a handful of generations have been asked to confront challenges as serious as the ones we face right now. I stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States of America will endure. That it will prevail; that the dream of our founders will live on in our time!"
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International Comic Show in Barcelona 2013
Be Hostels wants to invite you to the 31st edition of the International Comic show in Barcelona. If you're a comic freak, this is a date you can not miss! Come to Barcelona this April and enjoy this International Show! We are waiting for you!
If you fancy comics, this is the fair for you. The International Comic Fair will be held in Barcelona from April 11th to the 14th, 2013. This is a well-known comic festival in Europe and is also one of the biggest of its kind.
Many comics or fans of comics are coming to Barcelona to attend this fair. It will be attended by important comic writers, including Jeff Smith, Tanino Liberatore and Gilbert Shelton. It will show important comics and interesting artwork.
There are different activities available like conferences, workshops, presentations of popular comics, music concerts and the best comics!
- Fira Barcelona ( Av. Reina Maria Cristina ) Building Number 8. You will find a big image about it.
We recommend the use of public transportation. There are several options:
The Fira Montjuïc Exhibition Centre is the main exhibition center in Barcelona. It is operated by the FIRA BCN company. The Montjuic Fira location is where many of the biggest Barcelona trade fairs and exhibitions are located. The Fira Montjuic Exhibition Center in Barcelona is in the centre of Barcelona, next to Plaça d'Espanya. It is about 30 minutes from Barcelona International Airport and 10 minutes from Plaza Catalunya in the very centre of Barcelona by car or taxi. By metro, it is 4 stations from Plaza Catalunya. There are many facilities near The Fira Montjuic, including many top hotels, a new shopping mall called Las Arenas, and many attractions. The Fira Montjuic is also the location for the Barcelona Congress Centre ( Palau de Congressos de Barcelona), which is on Avda. Reina Maria Cristina.
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- Underground: L1 and L3 (Espanya stop)
- Train: Espanya and Sants stops, the last one connected through underground or a 15 minutes walk
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- Buses: Check TMB (www.tmb.cat)
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Phelps County Commissioners Thursday approved a motion to apply for a federal grant that, if approved, would help pay for improvements to County Road 7550 in the Mill Creek area, south of Newburg.
Phelps County Commissioners Thursday approved a motion to apply for a federal grant that, if approved, would help pay for improvements to County Road 7550 in the Mill Creek area, south of Newburg.
The commission is applying for the federal funds through the Federal Lands Access Program. Applications are due Oct. 15.
The county estimates that the total cost for materials and to hire a contractor to do the improvement work on the 3.8-mile road is $128,636.60. That includes chip-and-seal as well as subgrade materials and drainage pipes. That amount also assumes a road width of 18 feet.
The county would pay 20 percent of that cost, or $25,727.32. The county's share cannot be in-kind services, Presiding Commissioner Randy Verkamp said.
If the grant is approved, Verkamp said the county's share would have to come out of the road department's gravel and culvert budget, which is already over-budget due to materials needed for flood recovery work.
Verkamp said if the grant is approved, county officials would then take a look at the county budget to see if a 20 percent match could be feasible.
It was noted that the road is in poor shape and parts of it are underwater after it rains.
At Tuesday's commission meeting, District One Commissioner Larry Stratman asked what the point of chipping and sealing the road would be if it goes underwater sometimes.
As part of the application, county officials had to provide a traffic count on the road. According to a recent traffic count taken on the road, there were 87 vehicles that used the road in one week.
However, commissioners felt if the traffic count was conducted at a different time, such as during hunting season or during the summer when recreation areas are used more, the count would have been higher.
The road connects to recreation areas in the Mill Creek watershed, Mark Twain Forest as well as the Bohigian Conservation Area.
Approximately $3 million is available to Missouri through the Federal Lands Access Program, which can help fund improvements to transportation facilities that provide access to, are adjacent to or are located within federal lands.
The funds will be awarded to projects that have an emphasis on high-use recreation sites and economic generators.
Applications will be scored through the end of November. Commissioners could find out if their request is approved by December.
In other business
• Also at Thursday's commission meeting, Verkamp notified the commission that the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District board approved an application for Phelps County to keep its Tough on Trash program. Verkamp said the request must also be approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. County Clerk Carol Bennett said the application to continue the program requested $12,270.80. Verkamp said the board reviewed applications requesting a total of about $300,000, but the board only had about $190,000 to fund requests.
• The commission approved a motion to request a Traffic Engineering Assistance Program (TEAP) study that would create an inventory of low-water crossings throughout the county and rank them based on how they would be impacted by flooding. The commission met with representatives from the firm Benton and Associates who say they have a model that can do such a thing. With a TEAP, the commission can simply choose a firm from a prequalified list and not seek bids.
• The commission signed a proclamation that states that Oct. 4 was Manufacturing Day in Phelps County.
• Commissioners approved awarding gas and diesel bids for the county highway department to 63 Fuel Stop in Edgar Springs and MFA Oil. MFA bid a discount of 6 cents off per gallon on E-85 and unleaded fuel and 5 cents off for diesel, and 63 Fuel Stop submitted a bid of 4 cents off the posted price for gas and 7 cents off the posted price for diesel. The commission took no action on awarding the gas and diesel bids for the sheriff's department, as Bennett is waiting to clarify those bids.
• The commission discussed but took no action on a request to lower the speed limit on County Road 7020, a dead-end road west of Rolla, located off Bridge School Road. Residents along the road raised the issue to commissioners. Bennett said it has been a precedent that the commission not set speed limit on gravel roads or dead-end roads. Verkamp said he feels a speed limit will not solve the problem of speeding that residents have complained about. The commission agreed to talk with County Road Superintendent Walter Snelson about the issue.


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Nancy Kienholz spent three years restoring Five Car Stud, prior to the current exhibition at LACMA. She was present to supervise the installation and talk with staff and the public about the piece.
Five Car Stud was completed in 1971, the last of Kienholz's works made in Los Angeles. Kienholz readily acknowledged that his work was challenging and even painful. On the web, we have an extraordinary firsthand account–what he called a pictorial chronology — documenting the making of the work. He describes the models that he used, how he struggled to source various elements, and the circumstances behind the fact that the tableau was not exhibited in this country. In fact, except at documenta V in Kasel in 1972, it has not been shown publicly until now. It was kept in a private collection in Japan from 1974 until Nancy began the restoration in 2008 at the Kienholz studio in Hope, Idaho.
Kienholz concludes the chronology with this statement: "I should probably add that in my mind my work has always taken on a kind of life and identity of its own and as I push one way it seems to push back another. In this continuing internal dialogue I understand things better and do hopefully grow. The conversation with Five Car Stud is still very painful and slow, but one thing has been established for sure: if six to one is unfair odds in my tableau, then 170 million to 20 million is sure as hell unfair odds in my country."
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Romantic Adults-Only, Couples-Only All Inclusive Retreat in the Poconos with Most Meals and Entertainment Included
Cove Haven Resort is nestled amid the snowcapped peaks, lush forests, and sparkling lakes of the Pocono Mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania. In 1963, the resort unveiled a heart-shaped tub in one of its guest rooms, sparking a flood of publicity that resulted in the Poconos being named the "Honeymoon Capital of the World." Cove Haven still maintains that romance—the couples-only resort overlooks Lake Wallenpaupack's secluded shores, and many guest rooms still have the heart-shaped tubs that made the resort famous.
Cove Haven is one of three sister resorts in the area, along with Paradise Stream and Pocono Palace. Guests at any of the three get unlimited access to each facility through the resorts' Key Around Club. With this, you can skate on Cove Haven's year-round indoor ice-skating rink, hit the cross-country ski trails at Pocono Palace, and sail on a rowboat at Paradise Stream. And every night, there are bands, comedians, and other live acts at the Champagne Palace Nightclub.
In the morning, head to Colosseum Restaurant for the full breakfast menu. The restaurant's dinner menu changes each day and there are theme nights on the weekends, including all-you-can-eat steaks, Italian cuisine, and a Friday night seafood buffet at Codfather's. Alternatively, you could have a romantic breakfast in bed delivered to your room free of charge. Each of the available rooms in Harbour Tower and Cove Harbour features a heart-shaped whirlpool bath, Champagne Tower rooms have 7 ft. tall champagne glass whirlpools, and Cove Harbour rooms offer fireplaces.
Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania: Scenic Hiking Trails and Quaint Historic Towns
The Poconos is a picturesque mountain region located in Pennsylvania's northeast corner. It has been a popular vacation destination since its first hotel opened along the Delaware River in 1829. Today, the area draws nearly 24 million annual visitors thanks to its stunning natural beauty and year-round recreational opportunities, from skiing and ice-fishing in the winter to golfing and whitewater rafting when it's warm.
There are many ways to explore the region's lakes, wooded hills, and valleys. At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, located about 50 minutes from the hotel, you can hike a 27-mile section of the Appalachian Trail. Dozens of lakes and mountain streams make the area especially popular with fishers, who comb the waters for bass and trout year-round. Lake Wallenpaupack, which is located in the hotel's backyard, is one of the best fishing spots in the state.
This area is also home to a handful of quaint little towns where guests and locals browse antique shops and art galleries. You'll also find boutique wine galleries and historical mansions tucked away on country roads, including the 19th-century Asa Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe.


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Just saw that RG3 was just voted a team captain for the rest of the season. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8634642/robert-griffin-iii-washington-redskins-voted-team-captain
Obviously the link itself is not Seahawks-related, but I was hoping to turn the discussion to the Seahawks.
It got me thinking that maybe the Hawks will do the same with Wilson. The Hawks have only used 1 of their 2 Captain spots on Offense (Unger) and I guess you can name someone a captain at any time.
I think it would be a great sign of respect for the team to do this now that is looks like Wilson will be the starter the whole year. I understood not naming him one in the beginning since no one was really sure how he would play, but now that he looks entrenched in the role, and he also has taken a leadership role with leaving notes for the receivers, etc....this is something I would love to see the Hawks do.
Would you like to see the Hawks do this? Or do you think we should just wait until next year?


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But it makes no discernible difference even though I almost put my eyes into the screen, is it not noticeable or am I doing it wrong?
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Men love oral sex in general. Few are those who do not want their lovers to satisfy them this way - but many women do it because they "have to " and not because they want or like it and so on. And when sex becomes a chore, the passion lacking and when the passion is lacking you better do anything else.
First, you need to relax and let the stress and tension away. If you can not think of pleasant things, then do not think about anything and just concentrate on what you do. Further, drink something before you start the oral sex for your mouth to be as wet as possible so that he can feel as much pleasure as possible- the more you use saliva, the better he will feel.
Grab with one hand the base of the penis and make slight circular moves on the surface of his "member" . At first you move the hand on the head slowly, but grow in intensity along with his moans of pleasure. If he is not the kind of man who makes sounds when he feels good, you can take a look to his mimic, but do not stare.
With the other hand you can stimulate his testicles. You can grab them in your hand and easily caress them, or if you find difficult to do many things at once, you can just hold them in your hand without squeezing.
Deep throat, or when the penis goes deep into the mouth all the way to the neck - most women can not do that because they are tense or afraid they will choke. If you want to try it, you need to relax and not to push yourself if you see that it does not work. If you do not feel comfortable, you better not try it.
After you've played a lot with his gland and he is very excited, you can stimulate his penis with your hand while you kiss and lick balls with your tongue. Play with them until you feel that your boyfriend is going crazy of too much pleasure ...
And when he feels he can not handle it anymore, take him to ecstasy. For this you will need to find a fast rhythm and coordinate your hand and head movements, so that you go with both in one direction at a time. In the end, you have a choice: either he ejaculates in your mouth - most men love to do that - either you swallow or spit, or ask him to let you know when he will let it go, not take you by surprise.


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cool, reminds me a little of a shagbark hickory fruit and seed.
Paul this seed pod is huge, larger than fist size almost two...and hard as a rock....the seeds inside are large beautiful wooden maple like keys....if this falls on you're head from 60 feet up you may not be waking up!
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Product Safety
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where are your toys made?
- Can you tell me if your toys are "lead free"?
- How do you determine age grading?
- Where is my order shipping from?
- Can I get copies of the test reports on a product?
- Do you periodically check your stock for safety (lead)?
- Do you test all your toys?
- Do you inspect the factories you buy from?
- What are the allowable limits for lead and why are any allowable?
- Are your factories socially compliant?
- Do you test your toys for phthalates?
- Are any magnet toys safe?
- I've heard a lot about Bisphenol A. . What is it and why is it considered harmful?
- What takes place to ensure safety of your products on all levels before Hearthsong ships an item to a customer?
- Does your company only test to the Federal limits or do your requirements exceed those standards like some other companies are now doing?
- Why doesn't your website contain where the products are made?
- Do you have a way for me to tell if a toy is made in the USA?
- Are the test strip kits for lead testing reliable?
- Why do I get a product labeled Hearthsong when I order it from Magic Cabin? Who is Hearthsong?
- Do you list food allergen information on the products you carry?
Where are your toys made?
We source our toys from all over the world - the United States, Germany, Italy, France, Thailand, as well as China for example. With this said, we require the same testing, and adherence to Federal and State standards as well as our own stringent quality requirements regardless of the country of origin.
Can you tell me if your toys "lead free"?
It is a requirement for all our vendors to supply third-party test documents which ensure that all the products offered in our catalog are 100% non-toxic. This requires that they meet or exceed all Federal and State requirements for lead content. While the Federal guideline is 600ppm, many States have now set the limit at 90ppm. Independent consumer groups are asking for 40ppm to be set as the upper limit. Our test results report our products are far below the set limits, many as low as "less than 5ppm."
How do you determine age grading?
Several factors are considered when setting the age grade for a product.
- The CPSC "Guidelines for Relating Children's Ages to Toy Characteristics"
- Whether or not the item contains small parts in the "as received state"
- Size and weight of the of the item: small, lightweight to grasp and carry
- The theme: represents common objects easily identified by the child
- Degree of realism
- Type and level of skill required
- The manufacturers stated intent: such as a label if it is a reasonable one
- The article is generally recognized as being intended for children under 3 years
- Advertising, promotion, and marketing
- And our own evaluation of the product to children's physical and developmental stages
Where is my order shipping from?
We have several warehouses, with locations in Reno NV, Dayton OH, and Madison VA. Depending on the product it may come from any one of those locations.
Can I get copies of the test reports on a product?
We can provide copies of test reports for products from the third-party testing agencies as supplied by our vendors and laboratories under contract to us. We would hope you understand however, that certain proprietary information may be blacked out though all testing information is certified accurate and unaltered
Do you periodically check your stock for safety (lead)?
Random sampling is performed on products both in house and with our vendors to ensure the integrity of the product including all safety and quality standards
Do you test all your toys?
All our products; toys, kits, clothing, and furniture are tested to all applicable regulations, as well as being evaluated to our internal requirements and standards.
Do you inspect the factories you buy from?
Yes. Factory audits are performed by inspection agencies contracted for this specific purpose. In addition, Social Accountability audits are performed to the SA8000 (Social Accountability 8000 standard, recognized internationally) by these inspection agencies.
What are the allowable limits for lead and why are any allowable?
The Federal Government has set the limit for lead in surface coatings at 600ppm and soluble heavy metals at 90ppm. These have been identified as the upper limit at which previous testing has not shown any adverse affects to humans. However, many states set their allowable limits at 90ppm (all inclusive) and independent consumer groups have recommended the number as low 40ppm. All HearthSong and Magic Cabin products have tested far below those numbers; as low as "less than 5ppm"
Are your factories socially compliant?
Yes. Social Accountability audits are performed to the SA8000 (Social Accountability 8000 standard, recognized internationally) by these inspection agencies.
Do you test your toys for phthalates?
Yes. In compliance with several State laws, our products are tested for Phthalates including DEHP, DIDP, DINP, DEHP, and Bisphenol A (BPA).
Are any magnet toys safe?
Magnetic toys have been the focus of many articles and reviews. With good reason. If a product is not tested properly or if testing on subsequent production runs are not performed, problems can develop with the toy. When a toy is designed properly, testing in accordance with safety standards and inspected by trained personnel, we can be assured that the product is safe and will provide many hours of enjoyment.
I've heard a lot about Bisphenol A. What is it and why is it considered harmful?
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a building block to several important polymers and polymer additives. It has become controversial because it mimics estrogen and thus could induce hormonal responses. Therefore, along with our requirements for screening of products for Phthalates, products are also screened for the presence of BPA above current limits recognized as safe in the United States.
What takes place to insure safety of your products on all levels before Magic Cabin ships an item to a customer?
It is our mandatory requirement that every product considered for our children's catalogs meet all safety regulations and quality standards. We achieve this by requiring third party testing on all products by an independent, accredited lab, and that documentation showing this compliance be provided to our Quality Assurance department before the product is approved for sale. Once we have placed an order with our vendors, pre-shipment inspections and often re-testing is scheduled prior to the product being shipped to us. Upon arrival at our warehouses, inspections are performed by trained Quality Assurance teams to ensure the product meets all our requirements. Periodically, product in our warehouses will be randomly pulled from our shelves and sent to testing labs here in the U.S. as a continuing assurance of its quality and integrity.
Does your company only test to the Federal limits or do your requirements exceed those standards like some other companies are now doing?
We require that all our products meet Federal and State regulations. In addition we have developed a set of standards for our products that in many cases either exceed those limits or address quality and safety criteria not yet address by other agencies. Many of which are particular to an individual product and identified in our inspection and approval process prior to selection.
Why doesn't your website contain where the products are made?
In the past this information was not included on our website, but was readily available by calling our Customer Service line, 1-888-623-3655. We now provide an entire section of our website to our Made in America products, the link for which can be found on the home page. In the future, we will be addressing adding this information to our web pages and catalogs, where appropriate.
Do you have a way for me to tell if a toy is made in the USA?
We provide a link on the home page to our Made in America collection, were you will find products made in the U.S. Additionally you can call our Customer Service Line, at 1-888-623-3655 and our representatives will be happy to assist you.
Are the test strip kits for lead testing reliable?
The test strips you can purchase in most hardware stores and online will tell you if a measurable amount of lead is present in the surface coating (paint, varnish, etc.) of a product. However, they may reflect the "amount" of lead present, even at 2 micrograms which is far below any Federal or State limits. They have also been known to report false "negatives" even when lead is present.
Why do I get a product labeled Hearthsong when I order it from Plow and Hearth? Who is Hearthsong?
HearthSong is a sister company to Plow and Hearth. At times, a product from one catalog will be offered in its sister catalog. In addition, these products are warehoused in the same location. These products will share the same packaging and labeling based on the original design. Additionally, a product ordered from Plow and Hearth, may have been originally offered in HearthSong and will carry the HearthSong label on its packaging.
Do you list food allergen information on the products you carry?
If an item requires an allergen warning we do our utmost to ensure it's listed on our website, as well as in the print catalog. The allergen warning is present below each item.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Eight unanswered points by Clark University during a three-minute span late in regulation helped power it to a 62-52 win over MIT in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball game on Saturday. The Engineers' Clara Yuan led all scorers with 15 points while Ashley Auclair posted 12 points and three steals for the Cougars.
Clark (10-10, 6-3 NEWMAC) maintained a slim edge over MIT (3-16, 0-9 NEWMAC) during the majority of the first half as it led, 19-14, at the 6:39 mark. The Engineers evened the contest at 23 almost three minutes later and then went ahead on Yuan's trey with a minute remaining in the frame. A pair of free throws by Jillian Camilleri narrowed Clark's deficit to 26-25 at the intermission.
The second stanza was closely played as it featured seven ties and seven lead changes. A put-back by MIT's Christa Margossian knotted the score at 45 with 6:17 left to play. The Engineers went ahead on a free throw by Alice Yeh, but Clark regained the lead on its next possession with a jumper by Jess Lamothe. The bucket sparked the Cougars' late rally that propelled them to the win.
Margossian posted 14 points and 10 rebounds while Sharon Prange contributed a game-high 12 boards to go along with 12 points and two blocks. Kimberly Soo Hoo dished out seven assists for MIT.
Camilleri and Lamothe both notched 10 points as Katelyn Petty grabbed a team-high seven caroms coming off the bench. Sara Hagstrom distributed five assists as she tallied all seven of her points from the charity stripe.
Both teams will continue play on the road next week. MIT will visit Rivier College on Monday, Feb. 5 while Clark will make the trip to Smith College on Wednesday, Feb. 7.


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Parents who suck on their child's pacifier to clean it may be inadvertently reducing that child's risk of developing allergies, researchers found.
At age 18 months, children born to parents who said they cleaned their child's pacifier with their mouths were less likely than those born to parents who cleaned the pacifier in other ways to have asthma (odds ratio 0.12, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.99) and eczema (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.91), according to Bill Hesselmar, MD, PhD, of Queen Silvia Children's Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, and colleagues.
At age 36 months, the association remained for eczema (HR 0.51, 95% CI 0.26 to 0.98), but not for asthma, the researchers reported online in Pediatrics.
The findings suggest that the transfer of oral microbes from the parent to the infant could be responsible for modifying the allergy risk, and indeed, the make-up of the bacteria in the infants' saliva distinguished between those with parents who did and did not suck on their child's pacifier.
"Exposure of the infant to parental saliva might accelerate development of a complex oral/pharyngeal microbiota that, similar to a complex gut microbiota, might beneficially affect tolerogenic handling of antigens by the oral/pharyngeal lymphoid tissues," Hesselmar and colleagues wrote. "Moreover, oral bacteria are swallowed and hence also affect the composition of the microbiota in the small intestine, which may in turn regulate tolerance development in the gut."
The study joins others in suggesting that changing an infant's microbiota may influence the development of allergic disorders, according to Amal Assa'ad, MD, of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and tells clinicians "that we have to let nature play out a little bit and not be too clean and not be forming artificial barriers in the connection between the mother and the infant and the parents and the infant."
"We have to at some point reach a balance where we're making sure we're not predisposing [infants] to infections at the same time [we're making] sure we're giving them what they were naturally expected to get from the parents ... so we end up with a balanced body that doesn't veer towards allergies and doesn't veer towards serious infections and harm," said Assa'ad, who was not involved in the study.
It has been shown previously that infants with less diversity among their gut microbes have a greater risk of developing allergies, which suggests that exposure to commensal microbes could have beneficial effects on the immune system.
Hesselmar and colleagues explored whether exposure coming from saliva transferred on a pacifier was related to allergy development among 184 full-term infants born to women enrolled in the AllergyFlora study. For the study, researchers mostly approached families with at least one allergic parent, a situation present for 80% of the participants.
When the children were 6-months-old, the parents were interviewed about pacifier use and cleaning practices and other information.
Overall, 74% of the infants used a pacifier in the first 6 months of life.
For those infants, 83% of parents reported using tap water to clean the pacifiers, 54% reported boiling, and 48% reported using their mouths (parents could select more than one option).
By 18 months, 25% of the children had eczema, 5% had asthma, 15% had sensitization to food antigens, and 2% had sensitization to inhaled antigens.
Pacifier use itself was not associated with the risk of any of those outcomes, but parental sucking on the pacifier was related to a lower likelihood eczema and asthma. Sensitization was not related to pacifier cleaning practices.
Both delivery mode -- cesarean or vaginal -- and maternal education were related to the likelihood of a parent sucking on the pacifier, and after adjustment for both variables the relationship with eczema remained significant (OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.086 to 0.819).
Vaginal delivery and parental pacifier sucking were independently associated with a reduced likelihood of developing eczema, with the prevalence of the condition lowest among infants covered by both characteristics (20%) and highest among those covered by neither (54%).
"Thus, vaginal delivery, which is a source for transfer of a complex microbiota from mother to infant and parent and infant sharing of a pacifier might both lead to microbial stimulation, with beneficial effects on allergy development," Hesselmar and colleagues wrote.
A possible concern with transferring a pacifier from a parent's mouth to a child's is the spread of respiratory infection, although there was no difference in the rate of such infections based on pacifier cleaning practices in the current study.
In addition, there is the possibility that cariogenic bacteria can be transferred: "However, caries seems to be unrelated to pacifier use and may even be negatively associated with 'close' salivary contact between infant and parent," the researchers wrote.
They acknowledged that the study was limited by the small sample size and by the difficulty of diagnosing asthma in early childhood, and called for replication in larger studies and in older children.
The study was supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Vårdal Foundation, the European Commission, the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association Research Foundation, the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Foundation, Gothenburg Medical Society, and the Cancer and Allergy Foundation.
The authors reported no conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Transfer News: Real Madrid say they have won battle to sign Isco
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says Isco will sign for them next week, ahead of Manchester City.
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Isco refused to talk about his future following the European Under-21 Championship, where he starred in Spain's success.
Although he did admit Real Madrid would be an 'exciting option' before heading off on holiday at the weekend.
Now, after the club unveiled Carlo Ancelotti as their new boss, Perez has revealed that Isco is on his way to the Spanish capital rather than Manchester.
Speaking to national Spanish radio station RNE he said: "There is an agreement with the club [Malaga] and the player.
"Isco will be presented next week, all he needs is to overcome the medical examination."
It is claimed that Isco has agreed a five-year deal with an option for a sixth at the Santiago Bernabeu.
He will become Real's third signing of the summer after Dani Carvajal arrived from Bayer Leverkusen and they completed a permanent deal for Casemiro.