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Read All About It! Michigan Tech Gears Up for 2011 Winter Carnival
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
Sculptors at Michigan Technological University have been hitting the books with an icy vengeance this year, building snow statues reflecting this year's Winter Carnival theme, "Thousands of Pages Unfold in Bitter Cold."
Sponsored by Blue Key, the Winter Carnival recess is officially Wednesday, Feb. 9, through Sunday, Feb. 12. But since Jan. 6, student groups entered in the month-long contest have been doggedly erecting snow statues at all hours. At 10 p.m., Feb. 9, they'll be joined by students frantically competing in the 10-hour One-Nighter statue event.
All statue construction ends at 8 a.m. sharp Thursday, Feb. 10, when judges and throngs of visitors head out into the cold to view the statues at their pristine best. At 9 a.m. Feb. 10, 11 and 12, sleigh rides will be available near Douglass Houghton Hall, on the east end of campus. Then at noon, Eskimo Banded Alaskan Malamutes and Sled Dog Rescue will offer dog-sled rides.
If you are visiting campus over Winter Carnival weekend, you'll have plenty of opportunities to grab a bite to eat. The Library Café, the Campus Café in Wadsworth Hall, and the Memorial Union Commons will be serving food Saturday and Sunday. In addition, visitors can enjoy meals in any of the three residence-hall dining areas.
Visitors can tour the Hillside Place student apartment building and the residence halls between 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. The Admissions Office will host campus tours on Saturday; they depart from the J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library at noon, 1 and 2 p.m.
Everyone loves to look at the snow statues, but Blue Key sponsors all kinds of events unique to Winter Carnival that start long before the statues are completed.
Queen's Talent Competition and Coronation, Feb. 5
The Queen's Coronation is set for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Rozsa Center. Queen candidates are selected by student organizations. The finalists are chosen following an interview process and then perform in Saturday's talent portion of the contest. The evening culminates with the coronation of the winner, who is selected by a vote of students and community members.
Ice fishing, Feb. 5
The Winter Carnival ice fishing tournament on Chassell Bay is open to community members, who can compete alongside students angling for the biggest walleyes and pike. Register at Northwoods Sporting Goods in Hancock, Swift True Value Hardware and the WOLV radio station in Houghton, and at the Blue Key office on the first floor of Michigan Tech's Memorial Union. The entry fee is $10 per person. Deadline for registration is Friday, Feb. 4. The tournament starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, on Chassell Bay.
Beards, Feb. 10
On Thursday, Feb. 10, the Beards judging begins at 1 p.m. in Room 135 of Fisher Hall. Early in December, clean-shaven competitors sign up in three different categories (beards, goatees and sideburns). Contestants then have two months to grow the fullest facial hair possible. Finally, in an attempt to wow the judges, they often show off their beards using costumes, songs, skits and the like.
Stage Revue, Feb. 10
You'll never see anything like the Stage Revue on Broadway. Student groups have been working for weeks to put together the sometimes witty, sometimes bawdy, always silly productions known on campus as skits. Two Stage Revue shows will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, in the Rozsa Center. Bring the kids to the 5 p.m. show; the 9 p.m. event is traditionally adult fare.
Tickets for the Queen's Coronation and the Stage Revue are $10 each, $15 to attend both.
Torchlight Parade, Fireworks, Feb. 12
On Saturday, Feb. 12, skiers bearing lights snake down Mont Ripley at 8:30 p.m. for the Torchlight Parade, followed at 8:45 p.m. by fireworks.
Finally, the Winter Carnival awards ceremony is held at 9 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom, followed by the annual Snowball dance.
Throughout Carnival, student organizations compete with surprising intensity in a variety of winter sports, many of which never make the pages of SI. If you'd like to check them out, here's a schedule:
Skating—Dee Stadium, Houghton
Saturday, Feb. 5, 8 a.m.
Human Dogsled, Tug o' War, Yooper Sprint snowshoe races—Student Development Complex practice fields
Friday, Feb. 11, 11 a.m.
Downhill ski races—Mont Ripley
Friday, Feb. 11, 12:30 p.m.
Snowboarding—Mont Ripley
Friday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m.
Curling—Calumet Drill House
The real deal
Saturday, Jan. 29, noon
Sunday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 4, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m.
Broomball—near Walker Arts and Humanities Center
Hockey for everyone: no skates, lots of falling down
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 3, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 9:30 p.m.
Ice bowling—Dee Stadium
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 3, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 9:30 p.m.
Snow volleyball—Student Development Complex practice fields
Beach volleyball, without the beach
Saturday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 11, 10 a.m.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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MADISON, Wis.—Advocates for expanding school vouchers in Wisconsin have hired three former Republican speakers of the state Assembly to help make their case, a sign of political firepower on a contentious issue that has renewed calls to ban the increasingly common practice of moving directly from the Legislature to lobbying.
Jeff Fitzgerald registered earlier this month to lobby for School Choice Wisconsin, just days after his term in the Assembly ended. Another former Republican Assembly speaker, John Gard, also is registered as a lobbyist for the school choice group. The president of School Choice Wisconsin is Jim Bender, a former legislative staffer who worked for Fitzgerald.
A third Republican former speaker, Scott Jensen, is a registered lobbyist for the American Federation for Children, another group that supports expanding vouchers.
The proliferation of former Assembly speakers on the school choice issue shows how advocates for expanding vouchers plan to focus on this year's legislative session to push for changes. Gov. Scott Walker already supports vouchers and has pledged to expand the program, but he hasn't said yet exactly what he will propose.
Fitzgerald's decision to become a lobbyist, after serving 12 years in the Legislature including the past two as speaker, led to renewed calls by Common Cause Wisconsin for a ban on lobbying by lawmakers immediately after they leave office.
Common Cause supports a one-year "cooling off" period between when a legislator leaves office and decides to begin lobbying. But the government watchdog group hasn't been able to find a lawmaker to introduce such a bill since 2005.
"I think this is a problem that just feeds cynicism to citizens and makes them feel as if legislators are using public service as a stepping stone," said Common Cause Wisconsin director Jay Heck.
Heck said it was "pretty amazing" that three former speakers are now lobbying on school choice issues.
"I've never seen that," Heck said. "I wonder if the three of them will get together on a conference call and plot strategy."
Fitzgerald was a central figure in getting passed Gov. Scott Walker's proposal that effectively ended collective bargaining for public workers. He also ran for U.S. Senate last year, after deciding not to seek re-election in the Senate, but came in fourth in the Republican primary.
Fitzgerald, who identifies himself as president of Fitzgerald Consulting, is also registered to lobby for Alliant Energy and American Traffic Solutions.
He did not immediately return messages seeking comment Tuesday.
Bender, the president of School Choice Wisconsin who worked six years as an aide to Fitzgerald in the Legislature, defended hiring him as a lobbyist.
"Changing the status quo in education requires a high level of trust and a stiff spine," Bender said in a statement. "With John Gard in Green Bay and Jeff Fitzgerald in Madison we have two strong supporters on the issue that won't back down when the headwinds start blustering."
Fitzgerald, Gard and Jensen served as speakers 11 of the past 15 years in the Assembly. Republican Mike Huebsch was speaker in 2007 and 2008 and joined Walker's administration in 2011 as head of the Department of Administration. Democrat Mike Sheridan, who was speaker in 2009 and 2010, registered as a lobbyist for the Wisconsin state AFL-CIO in September but has not yet registered this year.
The fight over expanding school choice beyond Milwaukee and Racine is expected to be one of the most hotly debated topics in the Legislature this year.
Last week Republican Senate President Mike Ellis and Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, said they would oppose automatic expansion of vouchers without residents in the affected school districts first approving them through a referendum vote.
Republicans have an 18-15 majority in the Senate, but losing two Republican senators would make it more difficult to get any measure passed there. Walker is expected to propose voucher expansion in his budget, which would make it easier to pass as part of a larger spending package instead of on its own.
Democrats have historically objected to vouchers because they argue it siphons money away from public schools and is part of a broader agenda to defund public education. Supporters say it provides an alternative for parents of children in failing schools.

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The History Museum of Hood River County has a rich collection of historic photos, many dating back more than 100 years. The images depict the life and times of the valley, dating back to when it was first clear cut by settlers and replanted with farms and fruit trees.
Drawer upon drawer of fading black-and-white images are, in many cases, all that is left of the memories of this unique county and its people.
And in those drawers, a five-minute search for something specific can easily turn into a few hours of grazing; adrift in history, thumbing through alphabetized files of old prints, of places not far away, but so very different than they are today.
It was that same intrigue that planted a seed several years ago in Hood River Mayor Arthur Babitz.
"I was walking down at the waterfront and it started to pour," Babitz explained. "I went into the museum to get out of the rain. They had binders upstairs with copies of photos. I spent the entire afternoon looking through them. I've always loved old photos, and it's more fun to look at them when you recognize the area … Fast-forward several years; I saw some historic photos online and I thought about how much easier it was to examine the details digitally than it was by flipping through them in binders."
Babitz, a top-notch technophile, paid a visit to Connie Nice, museum director, earlier this year to inquire about digitizing the museum's entire collection of historic images and articles. A small part of the collection was already digitized, but there are thousands more, many the only ones of their kind, slowly aging away in the museum's drawers and filing cabinets.
Using a high-resolution scanner acquired by the museum last year through grant funding, Babitz and museum staff quickly got started on a project to scan, tag and store digital copies of every photo the museum has in its archives.
"The History Museum has over 5,000 images in its collection, but only a small portion is accessible to the public," Babitz noted. "This program is all about access; about allowing the public to see materials that are too fragile to be on regular display, allowing people who can't come to the museum access to material from their computers, and sharing these photographs in an educational context that honors our heritage."
As part of the digitization project, Babitz created a daily photo blog to increase awareness of the effort and share regular bits of interesting history with the public.
At the website and blog, www.historichoodriver.com, a new historic image is posted at 7 a.m. every weekday. Since it was launched last month, images have ranged from an early 1900 Fourth of July parade in downtown Hood River, climbers in 1935 atop Mount Hood at the former summit lookout station, the Condit Hydro project under construction in 1913 and a late 1800s image of Henry Coe's Sherman Street farmhouse and strawberry farm.
"The museum is so excited to be working with Arthur on getting this project up and going," Nice said. "Making the museum's photographic images accessible and available to the public in this manner is a great way to expose people to our unique and rich history, as well as providing a deeper understanding of the museum's mission and purpose."
Being the dutiful citizen that he is, Babitz volunteered much of his time working with the museum to get the project and blog up and running.
"Right now I'm doing the selection, writing and posting of images," he explained. "The plan is for me to set the tone and work out the kinks; then turn it over to museum staff."
A great quality of www.historichoodriver.com is the blog capabilities built into the site. A new image is posted each weekday, with as much historical information and context is available with the image. The blog allows people to post information they know about the image, helping fill in missing pieces of the history.
"I've really been having fun choosing the photos and trying to guess how people will react," Babitz said. "In a few cases I've gotten some important historic detail which really helps interpret the image. One example is from a picture of the intersection of Second and Oak in about 1900. People from the Hood River Weather chat room started discussing the bracket on the electric pole. What was it, why was it there, what did it mean? I hadn't even noticed the bracket, but this encouraged me to look through the collection to find additional views.
"I found a few images which solved the mystery: At about 1900 there was a large apothecary symbol hung from that bracket to advertise the pharmacy on that corner (now a toy store). Details of the bracket tell us the sign had an electric light in it. I've since found evidence that many of the signs at about the same time period were lit, which really changes our view of what Hood River looked like during that era. Dirt street and horse-drawn carriages; but at night all the signs were lit up."
To spark further intrigue and dialogue, "Mystery Monday" and "Fun Friday" will be a weekly routine; the first will follow a theme of unanswered questions or missing information and the latter will be images less about history and more about fun.
Babitz and The History Museum are hoping the project will spark public interest in the images and history the museum currently holds, and will inspire people to share their own historical images to be added to the museum's new and growing digital collection.
"It is the desire of the museum staff and board that this unique outreach method will develop great interactive dialogue regarding our local history, and generate knowledge of particular events, places and locations that can be updated in the museums' collection database," Nice noted.
Once completed, Nice said the museum plans to have an online service where the entire collection of images can be searched and viewed.
The museum announced last week that it will receive about $15,000 from the Google Data Centers Grants Fund of the Tides Foundation for the project. The money will be used to purchase specialized equipment and pay a staff member for about 500 hours of work the remainder of the project is expected to take.
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The Adams Family of Newbury, Massachusetts, Part III
The following is a continued account by an as yet unidentified historian associated with both the Adams family and the Byfield Parish church. This account was acquired by Gareldine Adams, although it is unknown whether she copied this herself, or if it was sent to her by a contact at the church.
Further investigation as to the identity of the author is being conducted by Jules Maas.
Part I discussed the name of Adams, the emigration of Robert Adams, and a few historical details about the family's Coat of Arms.
Part II gave an account of a trial between Robert Adams' and a thief, his arrival in Newbury, establishment of his estate and investment activities.
Robert's descendants were an agricultural people, patriotic but although with a fine military record, seldom or never seeking any political office. Of course, we were "selectmen", members of the legislature, etc. with a good many clergymen, some doctors and teachers, few lawyers. This trait is very pleasantly illustrated by the fact that a grandson of Robert, born at "The Highlands" went West seeking his fortune in what is now Iowa, which is not he strongest centre of our family, and now a direct descendant , Robert, now past 80, (is an) editor and banker and prominent citizen and an authority on agricultural matters, has large farms near Iowa City where the descendants of our Robert have an Adams Society which annually holds a largely attended reunion.
In 1900 Andrew N, Adams of Brattleboro published a painstaking and most excellent genealogy entitled "Robert Adams of Newbury", now out of print but the local library has a copy. Andrew is entitled to the highest praises yet he was led into a most absurd and ridiculous error when someone here told him that Robert was a tailor. With his farms and extensive estates he had quite enough to keep him busy without sewing on patches for his neighbors and in that time and community there were no tailors outside Salem perhaps, and Boston. The local tailor, where there was one, was an itinerant tramp with no family and like his compatriot, the traveling tinker, went with his "goose and shears" from house to house where he was lodged and fed until the good man's clothing was made or mended. Naturally, before presuming to correct Andrew's astonishing mis-statement-statement-statement-statement, the writer made diligent research. Brought up by his grandfather and in the family with a bachelor great-uncle whose mind lived in his past as an officer in the Revolution, familiar with a diary kept faithful 1840-1969, the past seems nearer to the writer at 90 than to most people. Those old folks had a lot of dignity and my grandfather would not have presumed to sit in his father's arm chair before the fireplace in his absence, and he and his wife's brother always addressed each other as "Colonel". Family trees and traditions were close and sacred, and the more so as they married cousins, preferably of the first degree. Of course, the eldest son and a many more as possible went to Harvard and every generation furnished its quota of clergymen. Joseph and Benjamin, twins, established the Old South Society (not the church here) and the First Church in Topsfield. They were born in the old house still standing at "The Highfields" in 1719 and their sister Anne with her husband, Robert Stuart, introduced the Baptist faith to New Hampshire in old Kingston.
Intense in their religious beliefs as in all things, the First Settlers were mostly Presbyterians or Congregationalists, yet in many cases retaining a wholesome respect for the Established Church of England.
All towns were divided into territorial parishes and the people all taxed for the support of the Church which was collectible at law but after diligent research, the writer has not been able to find an authenticated case where it was enforced.
For 70 years, the writer has been a student of Parish history and for 50 years, clerk of Byfield Parish, and by a pleasant gesture, made "custodian of Records without Duties" on his retirement. We have a record of every Parish meeting 1705/6 to date. As in his own case, a parishioner had no need to have any connection with the Church which has its officers and clerk.
The South Byfield Church is in practically the geographical center of the Parish which includes a part of Rowley and Georgetown and the South Easterly part of Newbury, but curiously enough, not much of what is now called Byfields, which in early days was known as Lunt's Corner. The present Church is entirely in Georgetown.
When first established, the Parish was called Rowlbury, but Judge Byfield sent them a bell. He, by the way, was never in the Parish and believed it was a town. Chief Justice Sewell tried to have it named Belleford in memory of his sister, Mehitabel (Sewell) Moody and the ford at Newbury Falls – where her home was. The bounds of the Parish were patrolled every 5 years by committees chosen by the towns and parishes until 1836 when the legislature abolished all territorial parishes, so now Byfield has no legal existence but remains very decidedly a state of mind.
We read a good deal of slush about the bigotry of our Puritain First Settlers, but however harsh with themselves personally they may have been, consider this from the original "certificate" and record in our archives –
The first Roman Catholic to appear in Byfield was a small farmer named Walter Bogin, who quite naturally disliked to be taxed for the support of a Protestant Church. His case was considered and on the theory that all paths lead to the same place, he was told that if he would produce a certificate from a church that he 'had contributed to its support' his tax would be abated in the future. The roads were bad so Walter walked all the way to Boston in search of a priest and found Chevras who became the famous Bishop who gave him a card, now on file, that freed him from all future tax.
The First Settlers had few roads and there were many gates and barways. A curious law stood for many years to the effect that anyone "going to meeting" could cross any enclosed land or through any crop.
To the First Settlers the burial yard was common ground and no "lots" were sold, so when a few years ago the writer wished to enlarge his lot, he simply took a vacant space and when an attempt was made to find someone to pay, no one has been found who could take the money. Probably (1880) the last case of this kind.
Each family of the First Settlers did its work and did it well, a solid and upright people, pious, as illustrated by one family who during the experiment of growing rice, diked a meadow at expense of labor and money, but feeling that if God had intended this flooding he would have done it Himself, tore down their work. We have said little about their development of other towns for much has been better written "and their works do follow them", also, they have many descendants of most honorable distinction. Not all the names appear on the memorial at Oldtown, but much work is being done by the Society.
Attention has recently been called to the fact that change of language has translated Feullevert to Greenleaf, DeReveiari to Revere and DeViparti…should be remember and Leonard Morrison who did more for the Byfield part of Newbury than any man before or since should not be forgotten.
In order to condense, references to records have occupied little space here as all stated as fact is easily proven, but any person interested in details on small items would be welcome to interview and criticize.
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I installed WP Custom Widget and activated it without problems. I wanted to put a widget for "The Jazz Session" podcast on the sidebar so I followed their instructions and pasted the code provided HERE into the WP Custom Widget window. I had done this previously with other code without any trouble. Although the widget itself was displayed alright, it changed the font size in the whole website: header, titles, body, every text appeared in a significantly smaller font size.
I'd really like to post this widget, which will get my site mentioned in the The Jazz Session. I have seen this widget displayed in several other sites without any apparent problems (for example, see HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page), so I assume there must be some incompatibility with Atahualpa. Could anyone help, please? Thanks very much!
Edit: The same happens using the "My Custom Widgets" plugin. You can see what I mean looking at these screen shots of the site: BEFORE adding the code and AFTER. The Jazz Session widget appears at the lower right corner. Compare the two to see the dfferences in font.


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Puppy growling..
Our Shih Tzu/Lhaso Apso X is now 7 months old. He's just been neutered a couple of weeks ago but this is a problem that has been going on for a while now and hopefully someone can give me some guidance.
Buddy is a very sweet natured dog, full of love and kisses and tail wagging constantly. He loves to play, is never rough and in a nutshell is a wonderful member of our family. He has been to puppy education classes and did very well in getting along with dogs and humans.
The problem is when we are out for walks and he sees a stranger approaching he starts to growl. I tell him to quiet and sit but he strains at the leash and continues to growl. More often than not the 'stranger' will stop and talk to him and it's wags and kisses all around.
Yesterday tho, my friend came over and Buddy growled at her as well. The body language is friendly and approachable, head up, tail and bum wagging and kisses galore.
I worry about the growling part, and want to know if this is a trait common to certain breeds and how can I make him understand that growling at humans is not to be tolerated.
Thanks for taking the time to read this lenghty letter but I hope there will be some suggestions out there for us.
How are you presently addressing the situation?
Puppy growling
Yesterday in the case of him growling at my friend I told him to stop growling and to sit. I then told Pam to let him smell her hand. After he had a good sniff I picked him up, thinking it would allow him to become aquainted face to face, and she patted his head and he licked her hand. Still standoffish tho.
When we're walking I tell him to be quiet and just keep on going. Most of the times people stop tho to talk to him. Lately I notice more and more being asked if he's friendly. I have tried telling him to sit but to be honest by the time he's started to respond to the people he's not listening to me and now I'm dealing with a young dog who is straining to get off the leash and talking to peole who want to meet him..........
If his body language is all positive is it possible that this is play behavior? Is growling in excitement or anticitpation, as opposed to fear/aggression?
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I'd be happy to elaborate on any of this if you want
I would have the person get as low as possible, look away from the dog and offer small food rewards for increased proximity.
Is he reacting to new people coming in the house? You could work on de-sensitizing him to visitors entering and exiting to decrease his anxiety. You could also teach an incompatible behavior (something he can't do while being reactive) - like "go to your mat" - that you will ask of him when you have friends over before he is allowed to greet them.
Your instinct to keep going is good if you don't want them to greet. In this situation I would work on a "watch me" to divert his attention while you move past. Alternatively, you could move off the path of the incoming traffic, put him in a sit and wait for him to offer the behavior you want to see (i.e. looking at people and not growling) and reward him then.
If you do want them to meet, walk him to several feet beside (never directly at) the individuals and let him move towards them on his own terms. If they can offer him something delicious that will also help - this will build a positive association with greeting new people.
Most are very accommodating if you tell them that you are trying to socialize a dog
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll work on them. I like the idea that it's more of a play behavior, maybe that's his way of talking. I was thinking also that I will try the no talk no touch no eye contact when we have friends over. Maybe that'll get him to relax abit before our company greets him.
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Do you have a mood ring and wondering what the colors mean?
On this page, I have tried to encapsulate how mood rings actually work with an easy to understand explanation. Next, I summarize the most common mood ring color meanings.
So, let's get started.
Do mood rings really work?
Yes. Mood rings really work.
Mood rings were first invented in 1975 by a jeweler named Marvin Wernick.
Marvin Wernick got the idea when he saw a thermometer made out of a thin strip of plastic that changed colors depending on the temperature of the forehead, or whatever other part of the body the plastic strip was placed on.
Although the medical industry have since moved on to faster and more accurate forms of measuring body heat, this color-changing technology is still used used on many aquarium thermometers. In fact, you have probably seen these plastic strip thermometers on the sides of aquariums either at your home in your local pet store.
The "secret" ingredient in this thermal reaction is a thermochromic liquid crystal.
Basically, when the thermochromic liquid crystal is cool, it absorbs all color wavelengths. When the liquid crystal begins to heat up, the molecular structure of the crystal rearranges and (depending on the orientation of the molecules) reflects back light of a certain wavelength. This is perceived visually as a color.
The same technology is even used in self-testing batteries. You know... the ones with the little strip that changed from black to green if the battery has a charge.
Here's how it works: When you press the necessary spots on the battery to confirm it's still good, it completes a circuit involving a low voltage electric resistor and the power from the battery. The resistor is surrounded by thermochromic liquid crystal. When the resistor heats up, the liquid crystal also heats up and changes color. This gives you the signal that the battery is good.
So, yes. The thermotropic technology that mood rings are based on is perfectly sound.
But, how do mood ring colors determine a person's mood?
This brings up another slightly obscure technology lesson. It is about biofeedback.
Biofeedback is phenomenon that is used by many therapists to help patients overcome habitual worry, stress, anxiety and certain diseases. It involves the measurement of certain "signals" or cues that accompany the condition and makes this data immediately available to the patient.
This can be done by measuring skin conductivity, body heat, heart rate, sweat glands, blood pressure, blood flow, or by just directly measuring brainwaves.
By measuring the signals given off by the immediate condition, the patient can often learn to control the signals, thereby controlling the condition. This has proven effective in treating a variety of maladies, such as stress, high blood pressure, ADHD, migraine headaches, and even constipation.
The form of biofeedback that applies to a mood ring is temperature biofeedback...
Temperature in the hands and fingers has been used for decades to measure certain conditions and stress levels. In fact, "machines" that use this method of finger temperature measurement can be purchased on Amazon.com for about $20. It is basically a digital thermometer and a velcro finger band containing a small thermistor. Simple.... but, very effective.
A mood ring works in much the same way. By combining these two technologies, you can tell the temperature of your finger with a glance.
Since each color represents a certain temperature, and each temperature represents a certain state of mind... mood rings are both real and effective.
What do the mood ring colors mean?
Mood ring colors and their associated meanings are subject to much interpretation. But, I have included a list of the more common mood ring colors you may encounter with a mood ring.
Even though we have provided a list of basic mood ring colors, keep in mind that everyone's body is different, and you may be better to make your own list of emotions as you experience them, and note the colors of your mood ring in the process. Making your own list of mood ring colors and associated feelings is a far better way to utilize the power of your mood ring.
Black = Stressed
Brown (somewhere between yellow and black) = Fearful
Orange = Physical pain (usually)
Yellow = Slight fear or nervousness
Red = Romantic or Turned on
Green = Grounded and peaceful
Blue = Caring or generous
Indigo = Intuitive
Purple = Heightened awareness
Although this list is very basic, it should give you a good starting point for self-discovery.
Just keep in mind, that although mood rings do work, and are quite effective as a means of self-therapy, they are not the final deciding factor on how you are feeling. Determining how you feel and why you feel a certain way is your job - not the job of a mood ring.
Mood ring color meanings can be confusing. Here is a list that I have compiled through my many years of research on mood ring colors and associated emotional states.
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Mood Ring Color Meanings
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Registration due Jan. 15 for session in Kinsley.
On Jan. 17, Edwards County K-State Research and Extension will be hosting "Keeping it in the Family: Successful Farm Transitions". The seminar will be held at the St. Nicholas School Building in Kinsley, located at 720 East 6th Street, beginning at 10 a.m.
The program will help farm families plan for transition of the operation. Topics will include estate planning, trust establishment, and gifting. Dr. Gregg Hadley, K-State Research and Extension assistant director of agricultural and natural resources will headline the program.
Also included in the program are Forrest Buhler, staff attorney with Kansas Mediation Services, and Charlie Griffin, project cirector for the Kansas Rural Family Hotline. They will be joined by Gordon Dowell, KSU Foundation; Meagan McCann, attorney at law; and Doug Stuckey, Extension agricultural economist with the Kansas Farm Management Association.
Advance registration is due by Jan. 15, and will be $25 per couple with one set of printed materials and $15 dollars for an individual with printed material. The registration fees will increase $5 the day of the program.
Registration materials can be found at www.edwards.ksu.edu or contact the Edwards County Extension Office at 212 East 6th Street, Kinsley, or call 620-659-2149. Brochures and registrations are also available at the Pratt County Extension Office. This program is also sponsored by the Franklin FCE Unit of Edwards County.


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Former Cal volleyball player and model Morgan Beck is engaged to marry Olympic champion Bode Miller, the skier said on Twitter.
"I have found the one!!! And convinced her to marry me," Miller, 34, said in a tweet.
Beck, a 2009 Berkeley graduate who was a two-time All-Pac-10 honorable mention player, retweeted the post.
Miller said in another Tweet, "It was a process MorganEBeck is hard to convince. I'm super excited."
Beck, 25, is a professional beach volleyball player who some have likened to model-cum-volleyball player Gabrielle Reece. The 6-foot-3 athlete from Orange County was formerly married to Penn State volleyball player Matt Proper, according to her blog.
Beck wrote this month that she was moving to San Diego to live with Miller on his yacht. Miller is one of America's best known alpine skiers, having won the World Cup in 2005 and 2008. He has won five Olympic medals, including his only gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Beck, who was slowed by a leg injury in her senior year at Cal in 2008, advanced to the Association of Volleyball Professionals championship this month in Santa Barbara. She and partner Priscilla Lima lost all three pool play matches, including one to stars Kerri Walsh of Saratoga and Nicole Branagh of Orinda.
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Families can explore environmental exhibits representing Rhode Island's diverse habitats.
BRISTOL, R.I. — Admission to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's Environmental Education Center will be free on the first Saturday of every month, courtesy of a grant from the Citizens Bank Foundation.
Families can explore environmental exhibits representing Rhode Island's diverse habitats, from upland meadow and cornfields to wetlands, salt marshes and the Narragansett Bay shoreline.
Situated on the beautiful 28-acre McIntosh Wildlife Refuge, visitors can enjoy beautiful nature trails. The Environmental Education Center offers a wide variety of education programs as well as outreach to schools throughout the state.
This month's Free Family Fun Day will be today at the Environmental Education Center, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Here at TEAMtalk, we like to do things differently with our Soccers awards.
The PFA allow any player aged 23 and under at the start of the season to be nominated for their award, but we think the likes of James Milner, Wayne Rooney and Cesc Fabregas are now considered as senior players by their teams, so we've instead decided to only consider those less experienced players who stepped up to the plate last season.
5. Phil Jones (Blackburn Rovers): A brave teenage centre-half called Phil Jones is man of the match on his league debut for the Lancashire team he supported as a boy, outshining his idol and England's current star defender who captains the opposing team. Sounds like something from Roy of the Rovers doesn't it? But it was reality back in March when Blackburn's Jones excelled against Chelsea. Judging by the way he kept Drogba and Anelka in check, 18 could have been the number of years he'd been playing top-level football rather than his age. The similarities with John Terry are obvious. Jones is a commanding 'school of hard knocks' defender who isn't afraid to go in where it hurts. He kept his place for the remaining eight Premiership games and maintained the standard as Rovers only conceded six goals. Preston-born Jones impressed enough in this time to attract the interest of Arsenal, Man City and Chelsea and (more importantly of course) make our list.
4. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal/Bolton): Going into the season, Wilshere was a player most of us knew about such was the stir he had caused in the Gunners' youth and reserve (well, Carling Cup) sides. Wilshere started 2009-10 with only one Premiership appearance under his belt. Nevertheless he won his first England U-21 cap in August, making the squad on the back of an impressive pre-season. Arsene Wenger had talked of Wilshere as a possible pick for Fabio Capello's World Cup squad for a while, leaving us England fans intrigued and eager to see the young midfielder unleashed on the Premier League. Wenger indeed granted his young prodigy first-team football when he allowed him to join Bolton on loan in January. With each passing game, a trip to South Africa this summer became more and more of a possibility for Wilshere. Drawing comparisons with Gazza and Joe Cole, he showed flashes of attacking brilliance in his 14 games as a Trotter. His physical progress in a battling Bolton midfield will also please his Arsenal boss. Diminutive Wilshere proved that despite his size, there is a toughness about him to compliment his explosive energy. If Cesc Fabregas gets his way and leaves The Emirates this summer, Wilshere might just have done enough this season to persuade Wenger to let him shine as a Gunner.
3. Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough/Manchester City): At the start of the season, 'Jinky' got what he'd been waiting a while for at The Riverside when Stewart Downing left for Aston Villa. He was finally able to step out of the shadows of his left-sided rival and lead Boro's assault on the Championship. By January, he had 12 goals to his name and looked painfully too good for the second tier. A host of Premier League clubs lined up to sign him, and it speaks volumes that free-spending Manchester City won the race. With no player in the world seemingly out of their price range, they rated Johnson enough to make him their only January signing. He made the step up to the top flight with ease, exceeding everyone's expectations. After a couple of sub appearances, Johnson did enough to oust Shaun Wright-Phillips from the City starting line-up. A stunning display against Bolton on his first start went some way to firmly cement his place in the side. The youngster's trickiness on the right wing has been fruitful, including a sublime curling 18-yard goal against Sunderland. His exciting play caught the eye on many onlookers including Fabio Capello.
2. Joe Hart (Birmingham City): The wonderfully-consistent Shay Given's arrival at Man City prompted Hart's season-long loan at Birmingham in 2009-10. It has been a great season for ex-Shrewsbury 'keeper Hart, who was able to recapture the form he had shown during Sven's reign at Eastlands which saw him originally called into the England squad. Hart started every Birmingham game apart from the two against his parent club. His agile shot-stopping has been a vital part of the Midlands side's impressive season, with a shot-to-saves ratio of 75% standing as one of the best in the league. The 23-year-old's development as an all-round 'keeper with a greater presence than ever before has been noted by his club and international managers. Roberto Mancini is keen to have Hart with him at Manchester City next season, hinting that Given's place is under serious threat. Hart is now in with a great shout of being England's No 1 at the World Cup. We are all too aware of 39-year-old David James' flaws, and Rob Green has never looked anything but average. Hart may be the 'keeper of choice for his peers after being voted into the PFA Team of the Year, and after a fantastic season, only his international inexperience keeps him from being the natural choice for Capello.
1. Gareth Bale (Tottenham): Bale started this season as the holder of the most unenviable record in the Premier League. Twenty-four games after signing for Tottenham in 2007, Bale still hadn't played in a Spurs victory. The left-back had struggled to find much playing time having been kept out by Benoit Assou-Ekotto in recent times. Just as it was looking like the Welshman wasn't going to live up to the early promise which persuaded Spurs to part with a fair few bob, Bale has hit back at his critics with a bang this season. With only a handful of sub appearances under his belt, (including one in a 5-0 win against Burnley to finally break his hoodoo) an injury to Assou-Ekotto opened the door for a grateful Bale. He was given a start against Peterborough in a January FA Cup tie, and he hasn't looked back, moving up into midfield after Assou-Ekotto's return. A fitter, stronger Bale has been different class, a star performer rather than a steady full-back. Performances in the latter part of the season have proved he can be on-a-par with the best left-sided players in the top tier. His tireless runs down the left flank were a driving force in Spurs' push for fourth and in the FA Cup where Bale was named player of the round for both the fifth round and quarter-finals. He has shown a valuable end product to boot. Bale played his part in some vital Spurs goals, also bagging himself against Arsenal and three days later Chelsea, to earn himself the Premier League Player of the Month award for April. It really has been Bale's year so far in 2010, and he will no doubt look forward to the prospect of a first-team spot in Spurs' upcoming Champions League campaign.
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- freehand machine stitching on vintage serviette.
One more to go! Any ideas? (The flowers/ blossoms/berries have to be incorporated in the image - and please consider my limited drawing skills.) The others are here, here, here and here.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
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- Sarah said...
This is my favourite!
- 16 February, 2012 23:10
- Linda Sue said...
You are NOT limited! You are the STAR! OMG! I love these so very much! Of course this is DEXTER'S fave! YOU ROCK, Sistah! FABULOUS!
- 16 February, 2012 23:59
- Leenie said...
Heh, heh. His tail is wagging! Nice job. You've met the challenge quite nicely.
- 17 February, 2012 06:14
- kendalee said...
I think they're all brilliant but I agree with Sarah and Dexter, this is my favourite! How about a bird carrying the flower back to its bower? Or a tree with a single bloom... Can you tell my head's turning to Spring? I am sure that whatever you do, it will be amazing!
- 17 February, 2012 10:50
- Nicky Linzey said...
This is my favourite too. I think a woodland would be good but then I'm obsessed with trees and dogs!
- 22 February, 2012 10:50
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|System: X360, PS3
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Game Republic
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Namco Bandai Games
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: July 27, 2010
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-2
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Teen
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
Things get even clumsier when the game requires you to switch between sub weapons in order to destroy certain obstacles. Throughout the course of the game, youll find impediments such as boulders and floating enemy spawning machines that need to be taken out by a specific type of sub weapon in order for you to proceed. There are tens of different types of sub weapons and you can only have four mapped to your D-pad at a time, so trying to find the right one through trial and error is a painful endeavor.
The missions in the game also do nothing to add variety. Every mission in the game seems to boil down to just hacking your way through a certain number of enemies. The game will even try to trick you at times, giving you an objective such as catching a fish or finding a certain number of seeds. However, upon taking these missions, you quickly find out that catching a fish means hacking your way through tens of enemies and finding a glowing spot that has a dead fish on it, and finding seeds consists of slashing your way through foes and attacking plants until they die, giving you a seed. The quests in this game are completely mindless, boring, and irritating at best.
Clash of the Titans even attempts to throw a multiplayer component into the game, but as you might expect, it is incredibly awkward. Two players cant play through the game side by side. Instead, there are some missions throughout the game that will have an A.I. teammate tagging along with Perseus. If you have a friend with a second controller, he or she can hit the start button after the mission has started to join in. After this, the two of you will be able to play, sharing the same screen until the mission is over, at which time the second player is done playing until another two-person mission presents itself. While co-op makes almost every game better, this game found a way to become one of the exceptions to this rule.
As if things couldnt get any worse, Clash of the Titans presentation is just plain awful. The visuals of the game seem more akin to that of a PS2 title than a current gen game. In-game conversation animations look stiff and awkward, with characters moving their limbs clumsily while their mouths continually open and close randomly as though someone put peanut butter on their lips so their attempts to get it off made it look like they were speaking. Unfortunately, the audio doesnt fair much better, with more awkward pauses between lines of dialogue than youd find in a Final Fantasy title. Even during a supposedly heated exchange, expect there to be a few seconds pause between every spoken line.
If you want a good hack and slash experience full of angry gods and mythology, youre better off with the God of War series. Even if youre playing through the PS2 ones, they will look and play immeasurably better than Clash of the Titans. At least with those titles, you wont have to combat terrible visuals, soulless voice acting, clumsy combat, tedious missions, and an overall sense of frustration as well as your enemies. I cant imagine a circumstance in which I would recommend this game to anyone.
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It�s been said that the South�s two favorite sports are football and spring football.
It�s been said that the South�s two favorite sports are football and spring football.
The waiting between the end of football season and the start of spring football is tempered by basketball/soccer season and baseball/softball season. There are no regular-season high school sports to fill the void between spring football and the fall.
Teams have summer workouts, but those workouts, while well attended, are voluntary. In most cases, a player can miss a few workouts and still be in his coach�s good graces.
Those workouts are fine, but they don't give a curious sports writer much to go on. Yes, I can tell if a kid looks good in shorts, running routes without being hit, but you don't know who can play until they put on pads and start hitting.
Undoubtedly, Crestview High School defensive end Denzel Ware should be this year�s best player in Northwest Florida. 247 sports ranks him as the state�s No. 11 prospect and the nation�s No. 6 weak side defensive end and 109th best prospect. ESPN lists Ware as the country�s No. 83 prospect.
Pensacola Catholic linebacker Delvin Purifoy � who checks in as the nation�s No. 132 prospect and the state�s No. 16 prospect � is the only other player in Northwest Florida ranked among the country�s top 200 players.
Too often, we get caught up in player rankings and forget that most high school football games are won or lost by kids who will never play college ball.
Crestview�s defense will still need 10 other guys to step up and make plays even if Ware lives up to his lofty potential. It�s safe to say that No. 18 (Ware) will receive the most attention from opposing offenses. When he is double or triple teamed, other Bulldog defenders will have to step up and make plays.
For all its individual glory, football, in my opinion, remains the ultimate team sport. Ware drawing the opposition�s attention will free other players to make plays that could lead to a successful 2013 campaign.
And no matter how good the Bulldog defense might be, the offense will still need to execute and score for the team to do well.
The 2013 football season is now less than a month away.
And I'm ready for some football.
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at email@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.


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Welcome to the WFC.net website
This website is dedicated to supporters of Watford Football Club and in particular, the Watford FC Mailing List (WML) - though it has no official connection to Watford Football Club
We have over 900 Watford FC supporters subscribed to the mailing list and once you have subscribed it is a great way to find out what is going on at the club with all the latest news as well as hearing the opinions of others and also being able to voice your own opinion about your club.
We also supply other information on this site, such as up to date statistics, a glance at what has happened to players since they left Watford on the Where Are They Now (WATN) page, a Question and Answer page with some ex and current hornets, as well as plenty of other pages of Watford FC related items.
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Sol LeWitt at the Paula Cooper Gallery
Not many gallery exhibitions make me smile when I walk in the door, but this one did. It also dovetails with my interest in art, interiors and color.
I've long though that that geometric abstraction such as this would make terrific décor for interior spaces — it's like trompe-l'oeil or a big fresco for the 21st century. And when I walked into the gallery, there were four other people there, all sitting on the floor gazing at the walls and taking it in as if in religious trance.
Sure, there's a cathedral-like element to the exhibition hall, and the painting itself is redolent of stained glass, with all that black banding. But the fact that the other viewers their were comfortable enough to lay themselves out indicates to me that this piece could just as easily have a work desk or a fainting couch in front of it and not disrupt one's daily activities.
Though the colors are somewhat primary, they are by no means garish. Look closely, as they appear to be carefully controlled washes of colored ink — at least two colors per plane, to my eye — not unlike the color washing treatments one finds in a Benjamin Moore specialty finishes catalogue. Art and design begin to overlap in ways unexpected.
Sol LeWitt, "Wall Drawing #564," 1977. Colored ink wash.
Paula Cooper Gallery
534 West 21st Street, Chelsea
Through Oct. 12
Sol Lewitt estate, Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York, and Paula Cooper Gallery
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The question coming into Friday night's AVCTL Division III showdown between McPherson and El Dorado boiled down to, 'Who is the best in the league?'
The question coming into Friday night's AVCTL Division III showdown between McPherson and El Dorado boiled down to, 'Who is the best in the league?' The Bullpups answered by dismantling the Wildcats 76-41. "Somewhere along the line, I keep waiting for the hammer to drop of us not being ready to go from the start," MHS coach Kurt Kinnamon said. "But, really, as I look back, I don't know what [the Bullpups] are doing in their warm-up, but they have themselves ready to play and they're focused. I really like that." Kyler Kinnamon was kept relatively quiet Friday night, instead focusing more on shutting down Wildcat guard Travis House defensively. That allowed Drew Pyle and Nathan Nutter to take the spotlight, however, as both lit up the El Dorado defense in the first quarter. Pyle scored 13 points in the opening eight minutes on his way to a season-high 22 points, while Nutter finished the night with 12. In fact, Pyle was so in-tune during the first quarter, he went 6-for-6 from the field. "It's good to see Drew shoot the ball," Kurt Kinnamon said. "We never lost confidence in the fact that he can shoot it, because we see it everyday in practice." For Nutter, who has really come out of his shell since the Christmas break for McPherson and played solid basketball on both sides of the ball, Kinnamon attributed the new confidence to Nutter's adaptation to the coach's sometimes vocal coaching style. "That used to just bother Nathan," Kinnamon said. "And he's past that and he understands that's just how I teach on the basketball floor. And he has really played well." Senior Ryan Horton rounded out the double-digit scoring for the Pups (8-0, 5-0 AVCTL Div. III) with 13 points. McPherson played with an unbelievable intensity from the opening tip off, as they scored 17 of the games first 19 points and led 29-8 at the half, leaving a shell-shocked El Dorado crowd in their wake. Jared Haury was the lone bright spot for the Wildcats, really, as he finished the game with 17 points. House, the Wildcats' leading scorer this season, was limited to one field goal and eight points. "It feels good," Kinnamon said. "It feels good to play that way. Kyler did a good job on House. It was just a great team effort for the guys." It was a Bullpup sweep for MHS, as the JV squad won 64-42, while the freshmen won 59-50. Scoring was unavailable at press time.


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Happy Valentines everybody. Eccentric English Boyfriend and I don't actually do the whole Valentines Day thing, but if we did this is what I'd ask for:
Dalek earrings? Oh yes please! £39.99 from Harlequin Goldsmiths, who have a whole range of Doctor Who jewellery to deck yourself out in. Also, check out their version of the Add To Cart button:
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I just found out today about newspaper map, a new website that lays out and links to literally thousands of newspapers around the world. Not only that, but they're adding historical content as well! There's even a mobile version of the site for use on tablets and smartphones.
The premise is simple - this is a Google Maps mashup website. That is, they took location data for all of the newspapers they could, and put location markers on top of Google Maps all over the world. Each newspaper they have located is represented by a colored pin on the map. Clicking that pin brings up a link box to that newspaper's home page, as well as (in many cases) translations into various languages. The color of the pin indicates the original language of the newspaper. The link box frequently includes the date range the newspaper was published as well.
Right now, with over 10,000 newspapers included, there's a good chance you can find one near where you're looking. Historical coverage is more spotty at this time, but they're working on adding more content, and there's actually a button to add or correct information if you have it.
The site is still beta, meaning there are some rough edges, and performance can be slow, but this looks like a very promising tool for research in the months and years to come. Check it out!
This and all other articles on this blog are © copyright 2011 by Daniel G. Dillman


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For most of us the first thing that may come to mind when we think of, or see a bat is "fear", yes? To add a bit more to the table there could be intrigue, mystery, dark and evil as well. I say bats have a bad rap. Continue reading
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Dr. LJ's Alkalinity Challenge
Alkalinity Challenge
July 30 – August 12, 2012
In 1931 Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Price for discovering that cancer cells can only proliferate in a low-oxygen, high acid environment. Most of our preferred foods that we eat on a daily basis are highly acidic. Learn some tips, tools and techniques to balance your pH and alkalize your body chemistry.
Join me on an uplifting two-week journey to improve your lifestyle and eating habits! All of us get into "less-than-perfect" eating habits. This is an opportunity to RECOMMIT, REFOCUS and REJUVENATE in a gentle, supportive environment — all from the comfort of your own home.
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WASHINGTON — A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama has called the speaker to say he still won't negotiate on ending the partial government shutdown or raising the nation's debt limit.
Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck says the call took place Tuesday morning.
The call came as a partial shutdown of the government enters its second week with no sign of ending.
Boehner says he is willing to negotiate budget issues with President Barack Obama without any conditions. But Obama says it's Congress' responsibility to pay its bills and that negotiating on these issues would set a dangerous precedent.


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The Cerruti brothers founded the House of Cerruti in 1881 in Biella, Italy. The House quickly gained a reputation for its manufacture of the highest-quality wools and luxurious textiles. Maestros of their craft, the Cerrutis' reputation grew throughout the century, with Nino Cerruti taking the baton at the age of 20 in the 1950s. An expert in production, Nino modernised the family's weaving workshops and invested in two factories in Milan. There, he produced his first menswear collection in 1957, creating a legendary impact on men's ready-to-wear.


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.22 Caliber (.224) High Velocity 55 gr. BlitzKing
For rifles, this bullet is designed for explosive expansion in varmints and small game and with accuracy characteristic of the MatchKing bullets. The nose tips of the bullets are made of a proprietary acetyl resin compound, and the sharp tips improve the ballistic coefficient over the traditional flat-base Spitzer bullet design. The 55 grain #1455 has a boat tail to further increase ballistic coefficient compared to a flat-base design in these bullet weights. All the BlitzKing bullets in 22 caliber are designed to be fired at muzzle velocities up to 4400 fps.
For handguns, the BlitzKing bullets are especially effective in varmints and small game for the full range of centerfire cartridges in 22 caliber. They have outstanding accuracy, a flat trajectory and superb expansion in small animals even with the smaller-capacity cartridges. The 55 grain #1455 bullet are recommended for moderate-capacity cartridges, such as the 222 Remington and the 223 Remington in handguns.
The #1455 was introduced in 1999.
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|S. H of Somewhere, Colorado
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Yaeyama Islands
The Yaeyama Islands (八重山諸島 Yaeyama-shotō) are the westernmost part of Okinawa, Japan.
The Yaeyama Islands are the remotest and most southwestern part of Japan, closer to Taiwan and even Batanes of the Philippines than Okinawa Island, much less the mainland.
While most of the Okinawa islands belong to the subtropical climate, technically Yaeyama Islands belong to the tropical rainforest climate which results in the temperature being some degrees higher than Okinawa Island and the other islands in the northern area of the Okinawa archipelago. Even in January and February, the average high temperature is 21°C (70°F), making the area a popular winter getaway, although it's often cloudy and windy due to the winter monsoon which makes it a bit too cool for sunbathing. Spring, around March and April, is an excellent time to visit. The rainy season starts early in May and continues until June. Summer in Yaeyama Islands is hot and humid but still one of the peak visiting seasons, while September-October brings a succession of fierce typhoons. November and December are again good times to visit.
An indigenous ideographical writing system known as kaidā was once employed on Taketomi and Yonaguni, but is now primarily found on T-shirts in souvenir shops.
See also: Yaeyama phrasebook, Yonaguni phrasebook
Get in
The Yaeyama Islands are a long way from anywhere.
By plane
The main airport of the islands is Ishigaki. There are frequent connections to Naha and Miyako and limited direct services to major Japanese cities like Tokyo, but no scheduled international services, even from neighboring Taiwan.
By boat
As of 2008, following the liquidation of both Ryukyu Kaiun and Arimura Sangyo, there are no scheduled services to Taiwan, mainland Japan or islands outside the Yaeyama group.
Star Cruises [1] operates cruises from Keelung (Taiwan) to Miyako, Ishigaki and Yonaguni irregularly; as of summer 2009, they're available again.
Get around
By plane
Japan Transocean Air and Ryukyu Air Commuter have limited flights (1-2 services daily) from Ishigaki to Yonaguni and Hateruma.
By boat
There are frequent services from Ishigaki to Taketomi (just 10 minutes) and Iriomote (40 minutes). Regular boats also connect to the other islands, including the more remote Hateruma, and Yonaguni. The major operators are Anei Kankō and Yaeyama Kankō Ferry.
The Yaeyama Islands are about as off the beaten track as it gets in Japan, but each has its own distinct character. Ishigaki has some spectacular beaches and Iriomote is the only island in all Japan with authentic jungle and mangrove forests, while tiny Taketomi is known for its carefully maintained traditional Ryukyu village.
Thanks to the pristine coral reefs that surround practically all the islands, scuba diving is the number one sports activity. Ishigaki is known for its manta rays, while Yonaguni's star attractions are hammerhead sharks and underwater ruins.
Even with just a snorkel and mask, it's possible to see a good assortment of tropical fish and other marine life among the reefs just a short distance from the beaches. The best spots are probably Nakamoto Beach on Kuro Island and Star Sand Beach on Iriomote.
Yaeyama's best-known dish is the ubiquitous Yaeyama soba (八重山そば), which bears little resemblance to soba on the mainland: the Yaeyaman version consists of white wheat noodles in a mild pork-based stock, garnished with chunks of pork (sōki), some slices of fish cake and red ginger. Available everywhere for ¥400-500 a bowl.
The local beef is also renowned, although needless to say in Japan prime steaks don't come cheap. The tiny island of Kuro, in particular, is known for having more cows than people.
Some of the more exotic local fare on offer includes snake soup and mimigā, a salad of pork ear, cucumber and vinegar.
As elsewhere in Okinawa the tipple of choice is awamori, the best known local brand being Yaesen (八重泉), but Yonaguni is also known for its deadly 60° hanazake. In addition to the ubiquitous Orion beer, Ishigaki also houses a microbrewery.
Stay safe
Yaeyama poses no health risks apart from those found elsewhere in Okinawa. Use plenty of suntan lotion and don't insert your hands into holes in trees that make suspicious hissing sounds.
The Yaeyama islands have over 200 utaki (御嶽), also known as ogan or on, which are holy places for venerating the gods. Akin to low-key versions of Japanese jinja shrines, they usually do not have torii gates, but are instead marked off with low stone walls and Japanese signage. Don't venture inside.
The definitive reference to the islands is Nanzansha's Yaeyama Guide Book (やえやま GUIDE BOOK, ISBN 4876413886, Amazon.co.jp), but alas, the only words of English in this yearly-updated tome are in the title. Still, the maps and thorough listings are invaluable, particularly for the smaller islands. Available in better bookstores throughout Japan for ¥1200, and older copies can almost always be found sitting around in Yaeyaman lodgings.
The free Yaeyama Navi (八重山ナビ) pamphlet with large, detailed maps is also quite good, but the listings inside are limited to paid advertisements.
The ferry companies offer package tours to the islands and information is available at the ferry terminal though most of it is in Japanese.


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Just wanted to mention that I saw in the nytimes reviews that there are two new children's books about Jane Goodall that came out recently which I'm looking forward to picking up for my kids. I can't think of a better subject to illustrate values of intellectual curiosity and conservation.
On the other hand, we have a bunch of the Berenstain Bears books that we inherited from some relative that I can't wait to get rid of. It's not that the lessons or concepts are horrible, they mostly seem to try to emphasize reasonable concepts, but they're so tedious ... the mother and father bear are just so unlikable, it's a chore to read them. I can't wait for the kids to be as tired of them as I am.
I agree about the Bernstein Bears. I have one on manners and one on stranger danger, but I can't really stomach much of them. I have a huge Dr. Seuss collection in all of his nom de plumes. My kids love Thomas the Tank Engine which I find dull.
If you can find them, my kids really enjoy the kidumentaries done by Dave Hood (ie the Real Wheels collection). They only have one Steve Irwin movie which they like, unfortunately, it does often require explaining that he won't be making any more movies because he is dead over and over since they forget. They also adore the Magic School Bus. I have both the books and some of the movies.
My kids like animals, dinosaurs, space, volcanoes, transportation, the military, pirates and art, so we try to find as much as possible on the subjects they like. Unfortunately, my youngest is super into princesses and has been for ages. I have had about enough princesses - especially Disney princesses.
I don't really have many problems finding any topics that I can't find useful books and programs that aren't religious. (But I mainly stick to PBS products.) My kids love, love, love Nigel Marven and his dinosaur series Chased by a Dinosaur, Prehistoric Park, 10 Most Dangerous Seas, etc. I am not sure if he's from Australia or New Zealand, but he is great. All the CGI dinosaurs and sea monsters are made to move and look as realistic as possible. He also uses a really cool animation to explain the timeline that these events happened. My kid's favorite is Ten Most Dangerous Seas. It's the one with the coolest timeline. He does talk about evolution in depth. I think it's mainly for animals like the rhino, hippo, birds and definitely the crocodile. You can view them online at NetFlix. Here's a link to Chased by a Dinosaur: http://www.amazon.com/Chased-Dinosaurs-Nigel-Marven/dp/B00017LVSM/r...
While I really like the series that starts with "Born With a Bang". What I don't love about them is the way that the Universe becomes the story teller, almost a replacement for god as creator. Nice story, but a bit too 'new agey' for my taste.
Also, the Daniel Loxton book. I wanted to like it a lot but I guess it just didn't fit my needs as well as a few other books. Mainly because he spends time refuting typical creationist claims which I don't feel the need to address just yet to my 5 & 8 yo. I want them to think about evolution as fact and not worry about what other people believe. Amazon does have it listed as a middle grade book, so probably it will become more useful for us when they are older.
What has been the best resource for evolution and pre-history in general for us are the Charlie's Playhouse materials, particularly the timeline and the Ancient Creature Cards.
I've enjoyed the Loxton book. I liked that he refutes the fundy view, mostly because I live where it's pretty rampant and have had to inoculate my kids, 8 & 6, already. My husband has been reading Terri Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series. It's for older kids, but we have had a great time reading them aloud as a family.
I also dislike the Berenstein Bears stuff. I just can't understand why Mama Bear is always in her PJs.
lots of kids' science books and toys at thinkgeek. like this:
I read a book to my three year old called "God did". It's an exceptionally tedious screed consisting of a child asking a question like "who made the sky?" and the parent brushing it off with the non-answer "God did". I read the book to her and then said "what did you learn from that book?". She replied "Nothing..."
Very astute!
A couple of books I particularly like that I bought for my daughter are
Bugs are Insects
Which is basically about classification
Are You a Ladybug
Evolution is a really hard concept for young kids. I have Dawkins' new book but it's really for older children. What young kids do like though is science books, books about their universe. They like to know stuff.
Hope this helps
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Oct. 24, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's soccer team dropped its second consecutive overtime game as it fell to NEWMAC foe Springfield College, 2-1, on Saturday. The Engineers' record now stands at 6-7 overall and 0-4 in the conference.
David Nole put Tech on the scoreboard 29:42 into the contest when he headed in a pass from Ryan Sheffler. The Pride's (3-10-1, 1-3-1 NEWMAC) Paul Lepak tallied the equalizer at the 37:33 mark.
The deadlock would continue until 2:47 had expired in the first overtime period. Colin Cook blasted a shot that deflected off MIT goalkeeper Thomas Caldwell. Matt Lee collected the rebound and posted the game-winning goal.
Caldwell recorded six saves in the loss while B.J. Sturdivant made three stops for the Pride.


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Judge James Block Zagel
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Illinois North
Referring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration
Lead Charge: 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy
Program Area: Narcotics/Drugs
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge James Block Zagel in the Northern District of Illinois, the average prison sentence was 126.8 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration with a lead charge of "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" falling under the broad category of "Narcotics/Drugs". During the current fiscal year, Judge James Block Zagel has sentenced 4 defendants compared with 5 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Over the last five years, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Zagel was 56.3 months. This was 35.5% lower than the 87.2 months typical in Illinois North and 31.5% lower than the 82.2 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge James Block Zagel sentenced 17 defendants during the past five years.
(CAUTION: The kinds of cases handled by individual judges influences statistical information about their sentences. It therefore is important to consider the breakdown of cases that each has handled, available below, when making judge-by-judge comparisons.)
Figure 1 compares Judge Zagel's numbers to those for judges in this district and in the United States as a whole for cases of this type over the last five years.
During the last five years there were 25 other judges in the Northern District of Illinois with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 42.8 months to 152.8 months, putting Judge Zagel's average prison sentence of 56.3 months at the lower end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Illinois during that time was 87.2 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1941 in Chicago, IL
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 2, 1987, to a seat vacated by Frank J. McGarr; Confirmed by the Senate on April 21, 1987, and received commission on April 22, 1987.
University of Chicago, B.A., 1962
University of Chicago, M.A., 1962
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1965
Professional Career:
Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1965-1969
Assistant attorney general, State of Illinois, 1969-1977
Deputy chief, Criminal Justice Division, 1969-1970
Chief, Criminal Justice Division, 1970-1977
Chief prosecuting attorney, Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board, 1973-1975
Chief assistant attorney general, State of Arizona, 1975
Executive director, Illinois Law Enforcement Commision, 1977-1979
Director, Department of Revenue, State of Illinois, 1979-1980
Chairman, Governor's Advisory Counsel on Criminal Justice Legislation, 1980-1987
Director of state police, State of Illinois, 1980-1987
Number of Defendants in Judge James Block Zagel's Cases
Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category 1 2 89.00 07/30/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details 2 1 292.00 07/18/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details 1 1 66.00 06/27/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details 3 1 60.00 06/26/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
Table 2: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year


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It's been two months since I moved from Berkeley to West Hollywood to pursue a masters degree in urban planning from UCLA. Though I am hundreds of miles away, I find myself in class thinking of practical uses of concepts back in the East Bay. Often times, Oakland is a good candidate for many.
In one class, we discussed two, not very dissimilar concepts for district improvements. The first was the idea of a parking meter zones (PMZ), as proposed by "prophet of parking" and UCLA professor, Donald Shoup. The second is the concept of a business improvement district (BID) or a community benefit district (CBD). Each together and individually have the potential to bring out Jack London Square's, and Oakland's in general, true potential.
I've wanted to write a post to this effect for some time and am very happy that my time at UCLA has allowed me to finally move forward.


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Rockies Minor League Report: Drew Pomeranz hit hard in Triple-A
The Drew Pomeranz project continues with Triple-A Colorado Springs. Playing at Salt Lake City, the left-hander had mixed results in a 7-3 loss to the Bees.
Pomeranz picked up the loss, surrendering three runs on nine hits while striking out seven in five innings. The good news is that he didn't walk any.
Lefty reliever Rex Brothers took a step forward pitched two perfect innings and struck out two.
Rancho Cucamonga 5, Modesto 2
High-A Modesto starter Leuris Gomez pitched well, retiring the first six batters he faced. He gave up three singles in the third, but then sent down 10 straight batters. His final line: 5 1/3 innings, two runs (one earned), four hits, four strikeouts.
The Nuts' bats were relatively quiet, but outfielder Corey Dickerson (.350) had a double and DH Jared Clark smashed his 11th homer.
(Double-A Tulsa, Class-A Asheville)
The Tulsa Drillers had the day off, and Asheville's game against Charleston was suspended in the bottom of the third because of rain with the Tourists trailing 7-3.


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BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Catherine Bell was born in London on this date in 1968. This birthday gal stars as Denise Sherwood on the series "Army Wives." Bell played Sarah MacKenzie on the hit series "JAG" from 1996-2005. On the big screen, she's appeared in "Bruce Almighty" and "The Triangle," as well as starring in and co-producing the TV movie "The Good Witch" and its sequels.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Ask for favors without fear. In the week to come, you can call in a few favors or ask for help without worrying that you have gone too far or been too pushy. Your hobbies or children can become a source of pride.


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pittsports87 wrote:I'm writing in Ralph Nadar.
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Might as well be saying Beetle Juice, I suppose
Are you just hanging around to critique every single person that sides with Romney?
tifosi77 wrote:This time, I got Rocky Anderson (81%), Stein (80%) and Johnson (74%).
Kraftster wrote:It boggles my mind that there are not more fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters. I guess its a product of the two-party system for our entire lives -- people seem to align themselves with their party of choice in lock step.
mac5155 wrote:Serious question. If that many people side with Johnson, why doesn't the libertarian party get more votes?
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The 2013 SB Awards to honor UC Santa Barbara's student-athletes and coaches, will be held on Wednesday, May 29 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Isla Vista Theater. All Gaucho student-athletes and coaches are asked to attend, as well as department staff.
The show, which is the sixth annual, will feature awards for Male and Female Athlete of the Year, Men's Sport and Women's Sport Coach of the Year, Male and Female Newcomer of the Year, Male and Female Athlete Performance of the Year, Overall Team Performance of the Year, Male and Female Team of the Year, a Donor Award, Student Athlete Advisory Board Awards as well as a variety of humorous and touching videos..
Gerry Fall, The Voice of the Gauchos, will once again host the SB Awards, along with numerous UCSB student-athletes.
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This is your basic "southern" green beans.
I got this recipe from Paula, Paula Deen! Well, from her web site anyway.
3 pounds fresh green beans
1/4 pound salt pork, sliced
1/4 cup bacon grease
2 cups chicken broth, plus more if needed
2 to 3 teaspoons House Seasoning, recipe follows
12 small red potatoes
1 onion, cut into slivers
1/2 stick unsalted butter, sliced
Ground black pepper
Remove the ends from the beans. Snap the beans in 2 pieces, place into a colander, wash, and set aside to drain.
Meanwhile, in a large cast iron Dutch oven, lightly brown the salt pork in the bacon grease over medium heat, turning often, for approximately 10 minutes. Toss the green beans into the pot, stirring them with a wooden spoon to coat well with the pork fat. Add the broth and House Seasoning. Cook over medium-low heat, covered tightly, for approximately 30 minutes, or until the beans are half done.
While the beans are cooking, peel a center strip from each new potato with a potato peeler. At the end of 30 minutes, add the potatoes and onion to the beans; add 1/4 cup more broth, if needed. Cook, covered tightly, until the potatoes are tender, approximately 25 to 30 minutes, periodically checking the pot to make sure a small amount of liquid remains. When the potatoes are tender, tilt the lid slightly, off to the side of the pot, and continue to cook until the green beans are wilted, approximately 15 minutes. While cooking, add the butter and season with pepper.
House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
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