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"I'm 73 - and I brag about it," Dotty Gara says. "I was supposed to die when I was 40."
In fact, Gara, a Lewiston resident since 2000, could've died a few times since she crossed life's proverbial hill. Instead, she became a survivor - and in inspiration for others who are fighting sickness or disease.
Here is Dotty's story:
"When I was 10 years old, I met my husband at a birthday party, and I never dated anyone else," she says of her deceased husband, Frank. Ten years later, the two were wed - on May 10, 1958, which was Dotty's birthday.
On March 6, 1959, Dotty and Frank gave birth to a son, Dominick. Arriving three months early, Dominick weighed less than 3 pounds and had to remain at Mount St. Mary's Hospital for two months.
The Garas lived a quiet life in Niagara Falls for the next 20 years. But in 1980, Dotty experienced the first of what would become a string of major health problems. Remarkably, each occurrence was paired with something wonderful.
"I had lung cancer when I was 40," Dotty says. "I was told I had at the most a year, year and a half to live. It was stage 4. So, they operated; they took the (right) lung out. And I had chemo and I had radiation. And I said to my husband, 'You know what? You're not going to want to stay in this house when I die.' I said, 'I want to sell it, and I want to travel.' He said, 'Why? Where do you want to go?' I said, 'I want to go to Sicily, to see where my dad was born.' 'I'll never go there,' he said. I says, 'OK.'
"So we sold the house, moved into an apartment. I went back to work so I didn't have to use any of the little bit that we cleared on the house. While I was selling my house, a lady from across the street came over. She said, 'Can I ask you why you're selling?' I didn't tell her anything about my health. I said, 'Oh, I just want to travel.' 'Oh,' she says, 'you and your husband?' I said, 'No, he won't go where I want to go.' She said, 'Why? Where do you want to go?' I said, 'Sicily. I've been dying to go there!' From that day on, her and I, we did a lot of traveling together.
"We went over to Italy. We got down to get the boat to go over to Sicily. (The Italians) went on strike. So I never got there. It's been on my bucket list.
"So (I) came back, and I had more chemo. And then I said to her, 'You know, I'm a golfer. I would love to see St. Andrew's.' She said, 'Where's that?' I said, 'Scotland.' (She said,) 'Oh, that's right next door to Ireland. That's where my people are from.' So we did Scotland and Ireland. (1981)
"And while I was on the tour bus, a gentleman came up to me. He said, 'I hear you're a golfer.' I said, 'Well, my definition of a golfer is probably a lot different than yours.' He said, 'Well, what is it?' I said, 'When the ball goes where I don't like it, I pick it up and put it where I want it.' He said, 'Ooh, that'll work. Be ready tomorrow at 7:30, we have a tee time at St. Andrew's.'
"I golfed St. Andrew's. I couldn't believe it. (I) came back, and then they told me that the cancer had spread to the shoulder. So, I had to have part of the shoulder removed, and went under chemo and cobalt again." (1983)
Dotty also had a tumor on her thyroid, and could've lost her voice. So, she took sign language classes.
"I lost my job because of all this going on - the health problems," she says. "So, I said, 'I'll go to (Niagara County) Community College and take some classes.' (1984)
"So I went back to school, and then in January I said to (Frank), 'You know, I don't think I'm going to die. We better find another house.' So we did. We moved back to the City of Niagara Falls. And in June, I had brain surgery with a stroke on my right side. (1985)
"I said, 'Oh my god.' I says, 'I've got to be able to drive to go to school; it's my last semester.' And Dr. Yu did the surgery. He said, 'No, no, no. You no drive; no drive.' Well I did. I drove and I graduated. And I started working with the Niagara Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau. And I became the tourism and sales manager there."
Having survived the premature birth of their son, and Dotty's illnesses, the Garas were seemingly in the clear.
"Well then, 1996, November, I came home from work," Dotty continues. "I went in the house. There was a note on the cupboard. It was from my husband. He says, 'I'm real sorry that I've done this.' And I thought, 'What's he talking about?' And I went in the basement, I went upstairs - I looked all over for him."
She called Frank's brother to see if he was with him.
"I said, 'He left me a note. He's always joking around.' He said, 'Dotty, go look in the garage.' I said, 'No, I park in the garage. He never parks there.' He says, 'Go look in the garage.' Well, I went in, and there he was," Dotty recalls.
Her husband, whom she says had more than $200,000 in gambling debts, had committed suicide. Dotty was left with $85, and a hole in her life.
"So I stayed in that house about three years," she says. "And I wasn't eating in the kitchen because the garage was right next door to the kitchen. I wasn't sleeping up in the bed. I said, 'You know, this was the first beautiful house we ever owned. It's a shame it's going to waste. Let someone else enjoy it.' So I sold it, and I moved into an apartment down here in Lewiston, because I did golf and my friends were down here. And I stayed in there about eight months, and I said, 'Oh my god, I can't afford this. The little bit that I cleared from selling the house, I'll use it up in two years.'
"So I started looking for a house. And I found this one I'm in right now, on Ridge Street. It was empty for nine years. And come to find out, the girl that owned it, her and her husband were good friends of mine and my husband, and they knew what had happened to me and everything."
Dotty says she received a great price on the house. With the help of friends and family, she quickly made it her home.
"My husband was real well loved; he was a good guy - good personality," Dotty says. "And people that knew him, and were in any kind of construction, they came to me. And the guy that did roofing, he said, 'Dotty, you need a new roof. When you can, just pay me for the shingles.' And my nephew came and did the plumbing; he put a new bathroom upstairs, a new furnace, air conditioning. Everybody just took real good care of me.
"It's been a house of love."
It's also become a place for Dotty to showcase her gardening skills (which she developed when she was unsure if she could continue her artwork).
"For me, for therapy, I started planting flowers. I started gardening," Dotty says.
She replaced weeds, put in a path, and planted all sorts of flowers and vegetables.
The big tree in Dotty's yard is a wisteria tree. When it bloomed in her first spring as the homeowner, "I said, 'God, thank you, you're sending me a message everything is going to be OK.' And God has taken care of me right along," Dotty says.
Her garden has become a well-known landmark in Lewiston, and the subject of garden tour walks.
Today, Dotty works at DiCamillo Bakery, with psychotherapist Dr. Michael Caballero, as a tour guide for Mirage Tours, and alongside medical students participating in a cancer awareness volunteer group at the University at Buffalo.
"That's my story," Dotty says. "If it helps anybody, then I'm glad all this happened to me."
Throughout her many ordeals, Dotty never lost her sense of humor. When her hair grew in dark after brain surgery, she joked about going under the knife.
"I tell my girlfriends I highly recommend brain surgery," Dotty says.
She never gave up on life because, as she says, "I guess it's just me and I'm stubborn!"
"I always feel that there's something more; that (God's) got something more for me - something good," Dotty says.
"You do what you gotta do," she says. "What are you going to do? It wouldn't have done me any good (to quit). ... Sure I was frightened. I was angry. I had all those emotions. But I had to put them to work for me. That was it.
"Negative things, yes they do happen, but I believe they happen for a reason: for you to use whatever you have to turn them into positives. I firmly believe that."
Dotty decorates her house for the holidays and even creates the occasional greeting card. Of course, she remains active in her garden year-round.
"People come by all the time telling me how beautiful it is, and how good they feel," Dotty says. "I say, 'Well, your compliment just made all my hard work worth it.' "
When asked what message she would like to share with others, Dotty simply says, "Life is precious.
"None of us know how long we have. Therefore, I feel we should try not to waste a minute. To do something that either makes us feel good (or) someone else feel good. But don't waste a minute. Life is too precious."


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Justin Timberlake's latest video, "Mirrors" debuted Wednesday on the same day the singer released his new album, "The 20/20 Experience."
The clip opens with a dedication to "William and Sadie," who according to MTV are the singer's grandparents. The video allegedly points out the fact that William was unable to attend Timberlake's marriage to actress Jessica Biel.
"The 'Mirrors' video makes a passing reference to this, in a scene where his grandparents' wedding ring falls through the air, only to be caught by Timberlake, who then embarks on a lengthy, and quite wrought, dance sequence. The message appears to be clear: He will carry on their legacy, even if he's not sure he'll be able to," James Montgomery wrote.
"Mirrors" is Timberlake's second single from his comeback album, "The 20/20 Experience."

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He also survived by six children : Eve Meditz Mlodynia and her husband Michael of Machipongo, Va., Adam Kisielewicz and his wife Stella of Maspeth, NY, Mary Dimou and her husband Michael of Deltona, Fl., Irene Glickman and her husband Richard of West Palm, Fl., Mark Kisielewicz and his wife Irene of Long Island, NY, Diana Said and her husband Emanuel of Cape Charles, Va., a son-in-Law Ed Loysch of Corning, NY. Grandfather of twelve: Ed, Jr, and Stanley Loysch, Freddie and Michael Meditz, Angelo Kisielewicz, Francesca and Maria Dimou, Steven and Paul Glickman, Eric and Ashley Kisielewicz, Angelo, Olivia and Emanuel Said, Jr. Also survived by six great grandchildren. Stanley was predeceased by a daughter, Jane Mary Loysch.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Holy Cross RC Church, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Interment Calvary Cemetery. Under the direction of Megiel Funeral Home, inc. 64-18 Flushing Avenue, Maspeth, NY
Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross RC Church or to St. Charles Catholic Church in Cape Charles, Va.


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UNDERRATED: Neil deGrasse Tyson
The unflappably genial former host of PBS' "Nova ScienceNow" and frequent guest on the talk show circuit, including "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "Real Time With Bill Maher," proves that science can be not just funny and engaging but also essential. Now teamed with Seth MacFarlane to remake Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" for a new generation, DeGrasse Tyson is a stellar choice to walk in big footsteps.
Julia Cort / PBS
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Ice Age Fossil Site Featured in National Geographic,
NOVA, Upcoming Book
Work on The Snowmastodon Project™ continues at the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
DENVER-January 17, 2012-The historic Ice Age
fossil discovery near Snowmass Village remains in the
limelight. A National Geographic magazine article, a
one-hour NOVA program on Rocky Mountain PBS, and a book
about the Snowmastodon
Project™ are all scheduled for release early this year.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is offering related
programs online and onsite.
National Geographic Magazine, February
A short article will appear in the February 2012 issue of
National Geographic magazine, available on newsstands
Tuesday, January 31.
NOVA on Rocky Mountain PBS, Wednesday, February
Age Death Trap," a one‐hour NOVA‐National Geographic program,
will premiere on Rocky Mountain
PBS at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1. The television special
follows scientists as they race against time to uncover this unique
site packed with astonishingly well‐preserved bones of mammoths,
mastodons, and other giant extinct beasts, opening a vivid window
into the vanished world of the Ice Age.
Programs at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Thursday, January 26, and Friday, January 27
The Museum is presenting a related event, "NOVA Sneak Peek: Ice
Age Death Trap," at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 26 and Friday,
January 27. Guests will be the first to view excerpts from the
NOVA program, hear behind‐the‐scenes stories from the dig
site, and get the latest scientific updates. Hosted by scientists
Kirk Johnson and Ian Miller. Visit www.dmns.org for
reservations and more information.
Digging Snowmastodon Book, On Sale at the
Museum on Tuesday, March 20
The Museum and Aspen‐based People's Press are publishing a
first‐person account of the fossil find. Digging Snowmastodon:
Discovering an Ice Age World in the Colorado Rockies describes
the events surrounding the amazing discovery, the excitement and
emotion of the dig itself, and the colorful cast of characters who
each played important roles as the story unfolded.
Infused with humor and offering the unique perspectives of Kirk
Johnson and Ian Miller, Museum scientists and co-leaders of the
dig, this compelling narrative clearly illustrates the science of
the fossil find. The book will be available for purchase at the
Museum beginning Tuesday, March 20 for $19.95 and distributed both
locally and nationally. To learn more about Digging
Snowmastodon and purchase advance copies, visit www.diggingsnowmastodon.com.
Ongoing Snowmastodon Project™ Museum Experiences, Online
and Onsite
Museum visitors can see fossils from the site being prepared by
staff and volunteers in the Schlessman Family Preparation
Laboratory, near the exit of Prehistoric Journey. Also in the area,
the Mammoth Discoveries cart features photos, video, and
interpretive information; a volunteer facilitator to answer visitor
questions; and real tusk fragments from Snowmass Village to touch.
Online at www.dmns.org/science/the‐snowmastodon‐project
features photos, videos, a discovery timeline, activities for
families, and more.
Media Contact:
Charlotte Hurley: [email protected],
About The Snowmastodon Project™
In October 2010, a bulldozer operator working near a Colorado
ski area uncovered the tusk of a young female mammoth. Over the
next 10 months, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science conducted
its largest‐ever fossil excavation, yielding a treasure trove of
well‐preserved Ice Age fossils. Museum crews uncovered 5,000 bones
of 41 kinds of Ice Age animals, including mammoths, mastodons,
ground sloths, camels, deer, horses, and giant bison. The preserved
series of Ice Age fossil ecosystems is one of the most significant
fossil discoveries ever made in Colorado. This discovery at Ziegler
Reservoir near Snowmass Village will change forever our
understanding of alpine life in the Ice Age. To learn more, visit
About the Denver Museum of Nature &
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain
Region's leading resource for informal science education. A variety
of engaging exhibits, discussions, and activities help Museum
visitors celebrate and understand the natural wonders of Colorado,
Earth, and the universe. The Museum is located at 2001 Colorado
Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205. To learn more about the Museum, check www.dmns.org, or call 303‐370‐6000. Many of the
Museum's educational programs and exhibits are made possible in
part by generous funding from the citizens of the seven‐county
metro area through the Scientific & Cultural Facilities


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February 07, 2013 11:20 ET
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 7, 2013) - FISSION ENERGY CORP. ("Fission" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:FIS)(OTCQX:FSSIF), and its Joint Venture partner Alpha Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AMW) are pleased to announce the results of the first two holes of the Winter 2013 exploration program at the Patterson Lake South (PLS) property. Both holes were drilled at a 15m step-out to the west of hole PLS12-024 (12.5m @ 2.49% U3O8: see news release dated Nov. 12, 2012).
Results include:
Hole PLS13-027: 37.0m wide interval of well-developed mineralization (60.5 - 97.5m) including intermittent intervals totaling 4.35m of radioactivity >9999cps. PLS13-027 was drilled 15m grid west of hole PLS12-024 and 10m grid south of PLS13-026.
Hole PLS13-026: 21.0m wide interval of strong mineralization (63.0 - 84.0m) including intermittent intervals totaling 0.75m of radioactivity >9999cps. PLS13-026 was drilled 15m grid west of PLS12-024.
As was the case with previous drill results from the fall 2012 program (holes PLS12-022, 023, 024 and 025), the mineralization occurs at shallow depth in basement rocks. The strongly radioactive intervals occur within a broader region of moderate radioactivity that extend above the Archean basement into the overlying sandstone and extends downward into the basement.
Ross McElroy, President, COO, and Chief Geologist for Fission, commented,
"We are clearly encouraged by these results from the first two step-out holes on the property this winter. PLS13-027 represents the broadest and most robust radioactivity we have found to date and is a fantastic start to the winter program."
Key Technical Details:
Hole Summary
Natural gamma radiation in drill core that is reported in this news release was measured in counts per second (cps) using a hand held Exploranium GR-110G total count gamma-ray scintillometer. The reader is cautioned that scintillometer readings are not directly or uniformly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured, and should be used only as a preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive materials. The degree of radioactivity within the mineralized intervals is highly variable and associated with visible pitchblende mineralization. All intersections are down-hole, core interval measurements and true thickness is yet to be determined.
An ongoing field program is in progress. This includes 8,000m of drilling utilizing two diamond drill core rigs. Multiple close spaced drill holes will test outwards from the known locations of mineralization to establish the width and strike of the newly discovered zone. Much of the drilling will be from lake ice and will look for extensions of the 2012 discovery. A moving Loop Time Domain Electro-Magnetic survey (MLTDEM) will be completed on this prospective trend, to assist in resolving the geophysical conductors and interpretive structural information which will be used to identify prospective drill targets in the immediate area of mineralization and further along strike. (see news release dated January 15, 2013)
All holes will be radiometrically surveyed using either a Mount Sporis 2PGA-1000 Natural Gamma probe or a Mount Sopris 2GHF-1000 Triple Gamma probe, which allows for accurate measurements in high grade mineralized zones. The Triple Gamma probe is preferred in zones of high grade mineralization.
Split core samples from the mineralized section of core will be taken continuously through the mineralized intervals and submitted to SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories (an SCC ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Accredited Facility) of Saskatoon for analysis, which includes U3O8 (wt %) and fire assay for gold. All samples sent for analysis will include a 63 element ICP-OES, uranium by fluorimetry and boron. Assay results will be released when received.
Further updates will be provided.
Patterson Lake South Property
The 31,039 hectare PLS project is a 50%/50% Joint Venture held by Fission Energy Corp. and Alpha Minerals Inc (AMW). Fission is the Operator. PLS is accessible by road with primary access from all-weather Highway 955, which runs north to the former Cluff Lake mine, (>60M lbs of U3O8 produced), and passes through the nearby UEX-Areva Shea Creek discoveries located 50km to the north, currently under active exploration and development. An updated map highlighting the location of drill holes PLS13-026 and PLS13-027 can be found on the Company's website at http://www.fission-energy.com/s/pattersonlakesouth.asp.
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed on behalf of the company by Ross McElroy, P.Geol. President and COO for Fission Energy Corp., a qualified person.
FISSION ENERGY CORP. is a Canadian based resource company specializing in the strategic acquisition, exploration and development of uranium properties and is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. FISSION ENERGY CORP. Common Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "FIS".
This press release contains "forward-looking information" that is based on Fission's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. This forward-looking information includes, among other things, statements with respect to Fission's development plans. The words "will", "anticipated", "plans" or other similar words and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Fission's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, but are not limited to: uncertainties related exploration and development; the ability to raise sufficient capital to fund exploration and development; changes in economic conditions or financial markets; increases in input costs; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; technological or operational difficulties or inability to obtain permits encountered in connection with exploration activities; and labour relations matters. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking information. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking information. Fission disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Ross McElroy, President & COO
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Chrissy's bold yellow look was so bright and cheerful on the red carpet.
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Marwan Bin Khatib Barghouti ( مروان البرغوثي born June 6, 1959) is a Palestinian political figure. He is regarded as a leader of the First and Second Intifadas. Barghouti strongly supported the peace process and Oslo Accords. Barghouti is said to have founded Tanzim. Barghouti as a political activist is acclaimed by both of the competing Palestinian political movements, Fatah and Hamas. He is also referred to by some commentators as "Palestine's Mandela".
Barghouti was captured by Israel Defense Forces in 2002 in Ramallah. Israeli authorities accused him of murder of Israeli civilians and attacks on Israeli soldiers, and after a controversial trial he was sentenced to five life sentences in Israel.
Barghouti still exerts great influence in Fatah from within prison. With popularity reaching further then that, there has been some speculation whether he could be a unifying candidate in a bid to succeed Mahmud Abbas.


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By Jesse Wieten
Former PSV chairman Rob Westerhof has revealed that the Eredivisie side nearly signed Barcelona star Lionel Messi on loan in the summer of 2005.
The Argentine attacker had made his official Blaugrana debut the previous season, but the fact that he did not have a Spanish passport prompted the Catalans to try and look for a solution abroad as they could field three non-EU players.
"We're talking about the spring of 2005. I had a pretty good relationship with Barcelona president Joan Laporta and he approached me during a G14 meeting," Westerhof said to Goal.com.
"He told me they had this successful young player called Messi, and wanted to ship him out on loan to us as Spanish regulations prevented him from playing for them.
"PSV had a pretty good reputation at the time. Guus Hiddink was our coach, we had just won the league title and made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League."
Nevertheless, the club's technical staff eventually vetoed the transfer and Messi would go on to become a first team regular at Barcelona in the following season.
"We discussed it within the club and everybody was in favour of the move. We knew that he was an excellent player and there was no problem for us. We were enthusiastic about the signing of Messi," he continued.
"But when we then wanted to make a move, Laporta gave me a call. He told me the technical staff were against the transfer.
"I got the feeling [Frank] Rijkaard and [Henk] Ten Cate would rather not see him move to Netherlands. They thought it was a bad idea to let him experience new things elsewhere and preferred to keep him somewhere close.
"Laporta and Txiki Begiristain thought PSV would be a good destination, but their staff didn't support the idea."
Messi became the first footballer ever to win the Ballon d'Or four times in succession earlier this week.


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Magazine Plans – No Joking Allowed (It Seems)
I've received a handful (a double handful, actually) of panicky e-mails in the last two days from folks who read the post on Christopher Schwarz's personal blog about my "plans" for the magazine as we move forward. Yes, that is all a joke. Yes, I was in on it. Yes, I laughed. No, I was not offended. Yes, I will continue to be mirthful and sesquipedalian (can't help either of those, nor do I wish to). No, we are not adding heart cut-outs to every project (and I should perhaps stipulate that we won't be adding heart cut-outs to any project. I hate heart cut-outs. I altogether dislike decorative hearts in any form – and there's no doubt a self-deprecating a joke in there somewhere to be made, but I won't make it; I might be taken seriously).
So for those of you who want to know what's really going on, the short answer is this: I have no plans (evil or otherwise) to make the magazine into something radically different. We will continue to offer solid, interesting and engaging woodworking information (from names both old and new), techniques, tools and projects, and we will continue – as we have since at least 2005 – to champion hybrid woodworking (that is, both hand tools and power tools).
Can the magazine be better? Of course it can; there is room for improvement in any publication (and, I would argue, in all things). Do I know yet what I might do to make it so? I do not. But I hope that when you get the June issue (the first on which my name will be on the masthead as editor), you won't be able to pinpoint any changes. My goal is that you'll read it and just think, "Wow – this is a really good magazine" – without noticing the differences that have perhaps made it better.
If you want to read and hear more, Kari Hultman has an interview with me on her blog, The Village Carpenter, and last week, I chatted with the Modern Woodworkers Association.
And to the far more of you who sent me congratulatory notes, "I can no other answer make but thanks, And thanks, and ever thanks."*
— Megan Fitzpatrick
* And no, you won't see an uptick in Shakespeare in our pages…other than my plan to present all articles in iambic pentameter (but really, that form belongs to Marlowe).


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Openreach cuts wholesale broadband charges
Shot in the arm for local loop unbundling
BT has cut the cost of migrating end users onto unbundled networks in a move designed to give LLU yet another shot in the arm.
Openreach - BT's standalone access services division set up earlier this year - said the new pricing would make it cheaper for local loop unbundling (LLU) operators to move their customers from BT wholesale broadband products to unbundled services.
The new price of £25.39 (excluding VAT) kicks off on 1 July and will apply to LLU operators who bulk-migrate their existing IPstream or Datastream end-customers to shared LLU lines.
Openreach also announced it plans to introduce a new bulk migration product enabling LLU operators to shunt their existing Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) punters to full LLU. Priced at £27.54 (ex VAT), the figure for bulk migration is 21 per cent less than the price for migrating a single user.
And for an extra 49p (ex VAT) WLR will also enable users to take their phone number with them when they move to LLU.
"This pricing reduction, along with the introduction of a new mass migration product and the ability to transfer a customer's telephone number, will make it simpler for customers to move between operators," Openreach exec Anne Heal said. "This announcement will give industry additional certainty and the confidence to invest in LLU and further stimulate market growth."
According to the latest figures, almost half a million phone lines have been unbundled in the UK. The latest monthly report from the Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator (OTA) reveals that the number of unbundled lines now stands at more than 471,000 with numbers growing every week. ®


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Angie McCallister is a deer hunter and D&DH reader from South Carolina.
First read this story, then click here to post on the forum what you would've done in Angie's situation. How would you handle being lost in the woods?
I, being Miss Independent, decided to purchase my very own hunting blind. I went and bought the biggest condo-looking one I could find. It needed to be easy to set up, easy to take down and allow shooting through mesh windows.
I learned a good bit about ground blinds particular weekend. I went down to the creek bottom and picked out a spot tightly snuggled back along the hemlock tree line. I decorated it, made sure my mesh windows were good and tight. I set up camp inside with my porta potty, calls, scents and my Twinkies. I was so proud!
I looked around to get familiar with my surroundings I'd have no trouble in the morning. I flipped up the little orange reflectors and thought to myself, "No problem, shine the light, it will reflect and I will be blind bound. Hee hee hee!"
Early morning came and I headed out…by myself mind you. I found my marker and followed it toward the blind. Backpack and crossbow in hand, I was a happy hunter until…I got to the bottom of the deep, dark place we call "The Pines." Little dilemma on my hands: I could not see a dang thing.
Starting to panic a little, I grabbed my lunch paper bag, dumped everything out and begin to breathe heavily into it. "Ok," I thought. "All better. I can do this."
I got my bright flashlight out and began to search for my reflectors. Not having much luck, I decided to listen for the creek and head that way. I was tripping over logs and what I'm sure was a small animal, although I had no idea. I could not see.
At this point, the paper bag wasn't working any more. I tracked my steps back to where I had dumped my lunch on the ground. I knew I was back to the beginning. So I started over. In I went again, tripping, cursing and crying (I do this when I'm in a bit distraught).
I walked a bit further and decided to wait for daylight. I was irritated at this point, praying I wasn't sitting by a bear or cougar or mountain lion. I thought to text the others from camp and let them know that I hadn't made it to the blind. NO SERVICE!
I started ripping off clothes in a major panic attack.
Finally, I see the break of day. What a relief. I was feeling so much better until I looked to my left. Twenty yards away was my ground blind! The reflector flap had been covered up by a branch I used for cover the day before.
I was really in no mood to hunt, but I carried on anyway. There I sat in my blind, stewing, swearing, sweating and wishing I hadn't dumped out my lunch.
Determined to make the best out of the day, I gathered my thoughts and got into hunting mode. Nine a.m. came and so did a big doe. I aimed the crossbow and shot. The doe ran about 20 yards. I knew it was a clean miss.
Frustrated, I grabbed my Twinkie, ate half of it and sat the remainder beside me. Out of the corner of my eye, my half-eaten twinkie moved! I started to question my sanity. Not sure what to do next, I just stood there, hands on hips, hungry and sobbing uncontrollably. The Twinkie moved again and suddenly disappeared down a little hole in the ground.
A few minutes later, a little rat-looking thing poked its head out of the hole. It looked around as if there were some more treats for it. I decided just to grab my backpack, open the velcro mesh widow and escape. I would have had to cross the rat-looking creature to get out that way. I soon realized that this wasn't the smartest idea, as the window was a bit smaller than I was. I had one leg out of the window and the other, very unsteady on the porta potty. I was in quite the predicament.
I reached up to grab one of the poles that held the ground blind together. I managed to shimmy out of the window.
Lessons Learned
1) I know what tree tacks are now. They will be purchased and used.
2) Leave my twinkies at camp.
3) Crying didn't help my situation.
4) When it says shoot through mesh, it means the mesh.
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An interview with Sergiy Minko, the Egon Matijevic Chaired Professor of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science at Clarkson University, is featured in the January ACS Nano podcast.
Minko was interviewed about a paper he cowrote with Research Professor Mikhail Motornov, graduate student Roman Sheparovych and Professor Evgeny Katz. The article, "Chemical Gating with Nanostructured Responsive Polymer Brushes: Mixed Brush versus Homopolymer Brush," published in the January edition of ACS Nano.
ACS Nano is an international forum for comprehensive articles on synthesis, assembly, characterization, theory, and simulation of nanostructures, nanobiotechnology, nanofabrication, methods and tools for nanoscience and nanotechnology, and self- and directed-assembly. The journal serves researchers at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics, and engineering.
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Kardashian Curse? Will Kanye West Follow Reggie Bush, Kris Humphries and Lamar Odom (VIDEO)
A so-called "Kardashian curse" is being touted by online media publication The Huffington Post, claiming that a number of the men associated with the Kardashians have experienced a plunge in popularity after becoming connected to the family.
It was only recently that Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Kanye West announced that she was pregnant and that they were expecting a baby together later this year. The announcement has sparked a huge wave of publicity concerning the couple as well as the reality TV family, the Kardashians.
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The publication highlights the "N-Score" of the three men, which it describes as "an algorithm that assesses an athlete's popularity." It claims that the N-Scores were discussed with SVP of Sports for Nielsen Stephen Master, and says that the three sports stars who each dated a Kardashian sister at some point in the past experienced a "dramatic plunge in the public's perception of them," the Huffington Post has reported.
It labels the phenomenon the "Kardashian Curse."
Master said, "Between Lamar Odom, Reggie Bush and Kris Humphries, those guys have all had their N-Score hurt, and it isn't because of their awareness. Their awareness has actually shot up, in every case, but their negative appeal has also shot up. You need to do well, and you also need to date someone who people like. The Kardashians are controversial. They have really negatively impacted the marketability of [Odom, Bush and Humphries]."
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Kris Humphries married Kim Kardashian in August 2011, remaining together for just 72 days before they split. After his relationship with Kardashian Humphries was labeled the "NBA's Most Disliked Player" by Forbes magazine. In May 2011 his N Score was 87 percent, but that plummeted to just 46 percent nine months later.
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Quantum of Solace (US - BD RA)
Gabe is pretty disappointed with the second Daniel Craig Bond movie...
The new James Bond (Daniel Craig) is still on the job, and still trying to deliver his new prisoner, who is likely the member of a large and apparently unknown group of international villains. But before Bond and M (Judi Dench) have a chance to question him a fire fight breaks out and he escapes. Bond is then sent on a wild goose chase with the few clues MI6 has gathered, and finds himself in cahoots with Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a tough cookie nursing a blood oath revenge scheme, against the evil Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a villain who specializes in coup d'tat.
I knew that Casino Royale was going to end up a one-off in the James Bond pantheon. The 2006 series reboot was just too perfectly balanced for a follow up to fully work. It was all but a foregone conclusion that the committee that makes this series was going to misunderstand this perfect balance and over-indulge in the wrong things. It's not a wash, but Quantum of Solace doesn't touch its predecessor on most levels. It's still better than the bulk of the Pierce Brosnan Bonds, and worth the effort for series fans, but it's following up arguably the most successful Hollywood series reboot ever, and comparatively it's a disappointment.
The area in which the film works best is also arguably one of its bigger weaknesses, and is one of those bits of over-indulgence I prognosticated about. I am speaking about the film's increased level of brutal violence. Casino Royale was pretty brutal, and surprisingly realistic considering the asinine excesses of Die Another Day and The World is Not Enough, but it wasn't quite as mean as Solace. The Bond of Royale was brutal in his efficiency, while the Bond of Solace is brutally angry. This likely marks the first real arch for the character since his filmic inception, which bored passing fans like me, so the growth is a plus.
On the negative side is the degree to which the action has been pressed this time around. Hiring Marc Forster looked awesome on paper. I'm personally not the biggest fan of the director's somewhat mawkish back catalogue ( Monster's Ball, Finding Never Land, The Kite Runner), but he had a rough edge, and often independent filmmakers are a perfect fits for massive action films looking for some more serious credentials. Sometimes the fit is perfect (Bryan Singer, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson), but quite often an independent mind has no idea what to do with massive action. For the same reasons I wouldn't want to let Michael Bay anywhere near American Psycho, some art house directors don't belong behind the scenes of James Bond car chases.
But again, it's a mixed blessing situation. Forster appears to be taking the Jean Pierre Jeunet route. When hired to direct the fourth entrée in the Alien series, Alien Resurrection, visual artist, and generally oddball filmmaker Jeunet watched popular Hollywood action films and took specific technical notes on timing, pacing, etc. The final effect was a bit iffy (I happen to like the film, but only for the weirder visual moments). Forster seems (and this is total supposition) to have mixed his more rugged dramatic style with a studied look at the Jason Bourne series, the early Bond films, Casino Royale, and some of the '70s rougher cop films (like The French Connection and Dirty Harry). The final effect is effectively breathless (literally, I caught myself gasping for air the first time I saw the film), but also entirely jumbled. There's very little logical geographical set-up, the camera moves in too ragged a manner, and the cutting is so frequent the action becomes almost subliminal.
The jagged edges aren't the ship sinker though, it's the script—the script that took reportedly five people to write. First, there is a lack of cohesion. At first it appears the plot is cryptic because it's complex, and it's a good trick… until you see the movie a second time, and realize how thin and obvious every movement is. If this had been the first time I'd seen the film, and I'd written this review immediately after seeing it, I would've probably said something about the complex fashion in which the plot unfolds, but seeing it again, the whole thing is almost shockingly simple. There's a red herring that's such an obvious herring I actually didn't get that the audience was supposed to be fooled by it, the story takes Bond around the world for really no apparent reason, and the whole thing kind of feels like a missing final couple of reels from the last film. It's exciting that the property owners are willing to make the first ever direct Bond sequel, but the execution is more like a quick retread of the previous episode than a further exploration of a newly humanized Bond (Remember this guy? Remember when Bond did this? Remember when M did that?).
Then there are the characters. The acting is great, really, really great. The two weakest links in this powerful chain are Gemma Arterton as Strawberry Fields, and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter, but I don't think the underperformance is really either actor's fault. Wright was just as gruff in Royale, but there was a charm behind the performance (not to mention the actor's many other movie stealing roles), and there are enough glimpses of quality in Arterton that I can't blame the flat characterization as literal fodder for Bond's figurative canon on her. Craig and Dench make out the best, but I'm assuming they're the most beloved among the characters for these writers, who give them great moments, if not great definition. The wildcard is Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes, who has a flat out stupid back story (it's Chun-God-damned Li's back story for Christ's sake), a load of bad lines, and a distinct lack of range, but still manages to make an impression. I want to say that Kurylenko's smouldering performance works because of an intangible talent, but I have a horrible feeling that I'm just really attracted to her physically. She's clearly no Eva Green, though.
I can bitch and moan about Forster's confusing action, but there's no doubt he has a great eye for beauty. Quantum of Solace doesn't feature the most locations in the Bond travelogue, but they're juiced of almost all their potential. In 1080p high definition we can fully enjoy the bronze and oranges of Sienna, the dim overcast of London, the saturated warmth of Bolivia, and the desaturated heat of the desert, without compression issues getting in the way. Colours are obviously very important to differentiating the locations, and you really couldn't ask for much more than this. Details are super-sharp thanks to stylized high contrast film (sometimes HD video, apparently), and are most impressive during the various wide angle city establishing shots, which almost match last year's Baraka Blu-ray release. Film grain is mostly unnoticeable, and most of the green screen and digital effects blend into the rougher stuff gracefully. The only effect that doesn't work, curiously enough, is the prosthetic scar on Olga Kurylenko's back, which looks like crumpled rubber cement.
Quantum of Solace opens with a confusing and intense car chase, which succeeds in large part to its impressive sound design. Things open with majestic music which then builds slowly into the intense revving of Bond's engine, where the music drops out and gives way to a whole bunch of super-sized screaming tires and crunching metal. Then the sound is subtly sucked out, giving way to more score, and finally ending the scene in almost total silence. This juxtaposition of silence, noise, and music is replayed several times throughout the film (it's most extreme during the end of the boat chase), making the scene a little less special, but it's all quite cool in DTS-HD Master Audio. Aurally you've pretty much got it all in this mix—crowd scenes, car chases, foot chases, a boat chase, a plane chase, an opera scene, bullets whizzing through the surround channels, massive explosions, a whole lot of shattering glass, and all the while extremely aggressive and rhythmic musical score. David Arnold continues his quality Bond scores, assuming both the role of theme keeper, and theme creator. This is one of the more bombastic Bond scores, which is saying something.
Historically speaking the first James Bond release usually isn't what we'd call 'definitive', and it looks like Quantum of Solace is another first round release. The extras on this disc are really minimal. The uncoolness begins with a hi-def music video for Quantum's title song, 'Another Way to Die', and performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys. 'Another Way to Die' is a pretty ballsy little song, and though I'm not sure I like it (or really any of White's music), I really respect it for standing as an original in the pantheon, but still managing to sound similar to the series' other credit songs.
'Bond on Location' begins the fluffy featurette-fest. This is an unmistakable EPK, which I'm assuming played on television, meant to drum up interest in the film prior to release. The tone set by our narrator and cast and crew interviews (not to mention the soundtrack) verges on infomercial, and there's not a lot of finished film footage presented. As the title signifies, this bit covers the film's location search, and it does it with a tourist video interest level. Some aspects of physical filming are also covered, which is generally more interesting than flat explanations of terrain. The behind the scenes of the opening car chase, and seeing Craig do so many of his own stunts are likely the prime bits in the entire twenty-five minute featurette.
'Start of Shooting' appears to be a little more informative for those of us that have already seen the film, but turns out to only run three minutes, and offers nothing new. It's followed by another 'On Location' featurette, which doesn't only sound entirely moot, but almost exclusively uses footage already seen on the 'Bond on Location' featurette. 'Olga Kurylenko and the Boat Chase' continues the trend, briefly covering Kurylenko, and then repeating the preparation and boat chase shoot footage from the other featurettes. 'Director Mark Forster' finishes the fluff-fest with a butt-kissing tribute to Forster. 'The Music' speedily looks at composer David Arnold's scoring, and the filming of the 'Another Way to Die' music video. In total these featurettes run about twelve minutes.
'Crew Files' are split into 24 small pieces. When one hits the 'play-all' option one can see a collection of webisodes, each totalling an average of two minutes. These are sweet enough, but not particularly entertaining or informative. The disc is completed with two trailers, and trailers for a few other Fox releases.
I'm pretty lost on what to give Quantum of Solace as a final score. I'm trapped somewhere between a 6 and a 7 out of 10. It's an entertaining film, and surely worth seeing, even buying for the series' fans, but it's a weak follow up to a nearly perfect reboot. From this standpoint it should be considered an admirable failure. I hope that we're done with this particular story and the next movie sees Bond moving on to something unrelated to Casino Royale. The events of his first 00 adventure can still haunt him, that's perfect if we're developing a continuity, but if the next Bond takes place twenty minutes after Quantum of Solace things are officially going to be silly. This Blu-ray doesn't disappoint at all in the audio and video department, but the extras are made up of lame filler.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 24th March 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese
Extras: Music Video, 'Bond on Location', 'Start of Shooting', 'On Location', 'Olga Kurylenko and the Boat Chase', 'The Music', 'Crew Files', Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Daniel Craig, Jesper Christensen, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench, Lucrezia Lante Della Rovere, Tim Pigott-Smith
Genre: Action and Adventure
Length: 106 minutes
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In New England, astute sports fans know McCance as the newest part-time owner of the Boston Red Sox. He quietly bought a small percentage of the team earlier this year. But in business circles, 67-year-old McCance is something of a legend. Two years ago, Forbes Magazine named him one of the nation's top 10 venture capitalists, citing his leadership role in building one of the nation's premier venture capital firms, Greylock Partners, in Cambridge.
The shallow, largely uninformed medical advice the McCance's received — the same that millions of Americans get every year — didn't sit well with McCance.
"For a venture capitalist who has been in an industry that has seen what entrepreneurial talent combined with the small supportive capital can do to change the way we operate in business in our lives, that was unacceptable to me for a disease over 100 years old," McCance said.
McCance largely made his fortune identifying the smartest, most visionary people in the world and then financially supporting them as they built remarkable companies. Now, along with two other local venture capitalists, he's compiling what he believes is a dream team of top researchers — and they're all using proven venture capitalist tactics to coordinate a search for a cure.
They say they have no doubt one is within reach.
"I believe in the power of entrepreneurism, and I believe that well-financed, passionate entrepreneurs can do amazing things that common sense would make you scratch your head and say, I don't think it's possible," McCance said. "It is possible."
Finding The Funds
About five years ago, McCance started talking with people about the world surrounding Alzheimer's research and its funding. Generally, what he found were problems, beginning with how much is spent. The National Institute of Health (NIH) spends about $20 billion each year on research. Of that, about $5 billion goes to cancer research, and about $3 billion to AIDS/HIV.
But NIH spends just over $400 million on Alzheimer's. Dr. Anne Young, the head of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, says government investment in research clearly pays off, but in the case of Alzheimer's, it's not nearly enough.
"The longer we live the more people we're going to have in their 80s and 90s whose hearts, lungs, joints and all those things are working fairly well, but if you're mind isn't there, well, what's the point?" Young said.
This year, Alzheimer's is estimated to cost Medicare and Medicaid $172 billion. By 2050, the cost is forecasted to grow to $1 trillion annually. Dr. Bill Thies, of the Alzheimer's Association in Chicago, says if new therapies are not found, the nation's health care system soon will be overwhelmed.
"The ultimate outcome of that brings forward an almost a science fiction sort of the outcome where you have demented people walking the streets because there's no other place for them to be," Thies said.
Alzheimer's deaths increased 45 percent between 2000 and 2006, while deaths from other causes like heart disease, stroke and HIV during that time decreased.
"The fact is that the under $500 million investment in Alzheimer's disease is, ought to be embarrassing to some people in the federal government," Thies said. "They just are not paying attention to what is really important to the American public."
Private pharmaceutical companies annually invest untold millions in Alzheimer's-related research, but they rely mostly on government-supported investigators and institutions to do the highly-expensive basic science work and then build upon that work to develop drugs. In the case of Alzheimer's, much of the basic science — including what causes the disease — still needs to be figured out or is up for debate.
Dr. Robin Barr of the NIH says he can understand why people say that Alzheimer's research is underfunded. But overall, money is limited, while needs are many.
"There are a lot of chronic diseases out there, and diseases that were formerly acute, like AIDS, that have become chronic thanks go the medical advances we've made, ditto cancer, thanks to the medical advances we've made," Barr said. "Alzheimer's is in there, it is important, and I, like anyone else, really want to see that happen and advocate for it. But we have to recognize that we have these other diseases too."
Medical Research, Venture-Style
About five years ago, Henry McCance was invited to a dinner in Washington, D.C.,where a who's-who of neurologists, biochemists, geneticists and other scientists with complimentary skill sets was gathered. The event was organized in part by Jackie and Jeff Morby, of Martha's Vineyard. Jackie is another renowned venture capitalist, and Jeff is the former vice chairman of Mellon Bank. The scientists told them all about low government spending levels, how grant reviews move too slow, and how researchers spend about 30 percent of their time doing grant-related paperwork. But what really concerned McCance was when he heard that government research rarely takes chances.
"They said, 'Ya know Henry, the grant-making process at NIH is so risk adverse that the grants that we do get through this very laborsome, bureaucratic process are equivalent to a one-yard plunge by the New England Patriots fullback," McCance said. "Nobody that that we are in touch with today offers us research-support for a well-designed 20-yard pass play."
The discussion moved McCance to join with the Morbys to create a unique type of foundation: one that would search for a cure the same way a venture capitalist firm would handle its most valued new start-ups.
They would use a focussed approach, determining where the science needed to go, and then approaching the best researchers in the world to do the work.
Together with Phyllis and Gerry Rappaport of Nantucket and Boston, the three founding families would pay all overhead costs associated with running the foundation, so every donated or granted dollar goes directly into research.
"We've got for sure nine or ten researchers that are absolutely at the top of their game. They know that we are going to fund their most important projects, that they cannot get funded by this more conservative one-yard-at-a-time approach that the NIH or the Alzheimer's Association or other more bureaucratic organizations or groups constrict them to," McCance said.
They called their organization the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, and since 2006, it has assembled more genetic data about Alzheimer's than perhaps any organization in the world, uncovering more than 100 genes that, when inherited in certain forms, play significant rolls in determining if someone gets Alzheimer's disease.
But even if Cure Alzeimer's Fund lives up to its name, its work will be too late to help McCance's wife, Allison.
"I think I am realistic enough to know that the process of drug discovery is slow. The process of FDA approval is slow. And that anything that our little foundation achieves in the way of giving mankind better understanding of the disease, which hopefully will give for-profit companies clues that may lead to therapeutic programs for people in the future, none of that will be in time for my wife," McCance said.
After a career of fostering some of the most successful technology companies in the world, this is McCance's first philanthropic venture. And while it may be too late for Allison, McCance says he's doing the work for other families who might someday face the same devastating diagnosis.
Coming Tuesday: Part two of this series, which looks at some of the research and accomplishments of the Cure Alzheimer's Group, and how some of the information its uncovered may change how scientists think about the underlying causes of the disease.
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greensMonday, March 03, 2008
In January, I participated in Shari's winter whites and enjoyed doing it so much, I decided to jump on board with Emily's green week. The problem is, not much spring is happening around here, so I will be a little challenged with this theme.
One thing is for sure, I love green tea. Tazo, Lotus, and usually have a cup every evening, about the same time. (Gosh, I am so predictable). Ruby is green, so that will take care of another day. The other three? Who knows.
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Lovely! Now I want some tea. That cup is so sweet - where did you get it?ReplyDelete
yes, how is ruby? did you share tea with her? ;-)ReplyDelete
i am off to brew some green roobios currant tea -- my new favorite green.
Hey Leslie! If you like greens, go check out Terhi's green post!ReplyDelete
i heart tazo teas!ReplyDelete
love the cup! my oldest is nicknamed "B", so lots of little bees around here. i too, drink a cup 'o tea in the eve. glad you're playing along. can't wait to see Ruby! i'm sure it will be gorgeous :)ReplyDelete
I love the cup too!ReplyDelete
great pic...love the steam!ReplyDelete
ruby ruby ruby
That mug is really cute!ReplyDelete
I love your mug! I think everyone must have a green mug. I have one, green isn't necessarily one of my favorite colors, but I love my green mug. I will have to pull it out for PS. Also, your lounge pants, they are marvelous. I want some of my own...made out of my $ .50 thrift store sheet. I need to get that book.ReplyDelete
Ahhh, it is so lovely to see your photos, lovely green Leslie!ReplyDelete


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LL Cool J To Host 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards
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Two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J is set to host the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, marking the first time in seven years that the music industry's premier event will have an official host.
"I'm thrilled to be part of Music's Biggest Night," said LL Cool J. "I will always have fond memories of my first GRAMMY Awards and to now be hosting the GRAMMY show, in the company of so many other incredible artists, is a dream come true. Great performances and great music — it's gonna be a great night!"
LL Cool J has hosted "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" since its inception in December 2008, and this will be his first time hosting the annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. Recent past hosts include Queen Latifah at the 47th GRAMMY Awards and Jon Stewart at the 43rd and 44th GRAMMY telecasts. Over the years, additional GRAMMY hosts include Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell, among others.
LL Cool J joins previously announced performers and current GRAMMY nominees Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift. Aldean and Minaj will perform on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Mars, and Swift are returning to the GRAMMY stage.
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
Music's Biggest Night will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 12 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One/Dial Global, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube. For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.


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Chevrolet's full-size Express is available as a passenger or cargo van and is offered in 1500, 2500 and 3500 duty levels. The Express competes with other full-size vans, including the Ford E-Series, Nissan NV and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. The GMC Savana is closely related to the Express.
New for 2012
Compressed natural gas models can have a three-tank fuel tank setup, but there are no other significant changes for 2012.
Overall height and length of the Express and its competitors vary among different models, with variables like longer wheelbases and extended roofs. Half-ton Express models get standard 17-inch wheels. Standard flat and convex exterior mirrors on each side provide a wider field of vision. Exterior features include:
- 1500 versions come on a regular-length wheelbase (135 inches)
- 2500 and 3500 also available in extended-wheelbase form (155 inches)
- Swing-out rear doors
- Optional Express Access Package adds three side-panel storage areas
- Optional Chrome Appearance Package
A driver information center in the instrument cluster displays instructions for maintenance and warnings, such as if the vehicle's transmission overheats or if a theft attempt has taken place. A fuel-operated heater is available on vans with the 6.6-liter Duramax diesel engine to heat the interior quickly in cold weather. The system features a self-contained, pressurized auxiliary coolant heater that uses diesel fuel to generate heat. There is also the option of a dealer-installed Wi-Fi internet hotspot. Interior features include:
- Seating for two in cargo vans
- Seating for eight, 12 or 15 in passenger vans
- Standard vinyl seats; cloth upholstery optional
- Optional power front seats
- Optional Bluetooth cellphone connectivity
- Optional CD stereo
- Optional bulkhead dividers (cargo van)
- Optional 60/40-split left-side entry/load door for regular-length vans
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Five available engines range from a 4.3-liter V-6 to a turbo-diesel 6.6-liter V-8. All engines have air-filter and oil-life monitors. The 6.0-liter V-8 has a fast-idle option that makes it easier to run accessories while the vehicle is idling. Vans equipped with the turbo-diesel 6.6-liter V-8 have a standard 3.73 axle ratio and an optional locking rear limited-slip differential.
Properly equipped, the Express can tow up to 10,000 pounds. The heavy-duty G3500 is available for RV and commercial cutaway applications; it has an even longer wheelbase and a gross vehicle weight rating of up to 14,200 pounds. The 1500 has a GVWR of up to 7,300 pounds; it's 8,600 pounds for the 2500 and 9,600 pounds for the 3500. Mechanical features include:
- 195-horsepower, 4.3-liter V-6 with 260 pounds-feet of torque (cargo van only)
- 280-hp, 4.8-liter V-8 with 296 pounds-feet of torque
- 310-hp, 5.3-liter V-8 with 334 pounds-feet of torque
- 323-hp, 6.0-liter V-8 with 373 pounds-feet of torque
- 280-hp, 6.0-liter V-8 with 320 pounds-feet of torque (compressed natural gas model)
- 260-hp, turbo-diesel 6.6-liter V-8 with 525 pounds-feet of torque
- Four- or six-speed automatic transmission
- 31-gallon fuel tank
- Optional remote start
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(Washington, DC)… Priests for Life, the Catholic association which assists clergy of all denominations to address the abortion issue, today officially launched the first phase of a television advertising campaign aimed at lawmakers, candidates and voters during the 2000 election season. The television ads will be followed up by a mass mailing to every priest in the nation stressing political responsibility on the abortion issue.
The organization's television ad begins airing today on major cable television stations in the New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Kansas City markets. The ads will air throughout the week during primetime programming.
"While many important issues are being discussed during this election season, none is more important than the protection of innocent human life," said Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life. "This ad campaign will make clear that defending the right to life is the most important obligation of every lawmaker, candidate and voter."
In the ad, Father Pavone speaks directly into the camera with the following words:
"Hello, I'm Fr. Frank Pavone. The United States Catholic Bishops, in their document Living the Gospel of Life, recently wrote that no public official can responsibly advocate for abortion.
If those elected to public office can't respect the life of a little baby, how are they supposed to respect yours?"
This first phase of Priests for Life's television ad campaign is budgeted at $250,000. Priests for Life plans to spend as much as $1 million in television advertising before the November elections.
In addition, today there will be a powerful, full page ad in USA Today, in which Fr. Pavone demonstrates the connection between violent tragedies in our society like the Columbine High School massacre and abortion.
This week, Priests for Life will also be doing a special election year mailing to every priest in the nation, encouraging them to spread the message of political responsibility from their pulpits.
The Priests for Life grassroots campaign includes the following elements:
For more information, or to interview Father Frank Pavone, please contact Adam Bromberg at (703) 683-5004.


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Motorists on the streets of Ocala had better buckle up or be prepared to dish out at least a $116 fine as the Ocala Police Department's "Click It or Ticket" campaign, which began Nov. 18, continues through Dec. 1.
Motorists on the streets of Ocala had better buckle up or be prepared to dish out at least a $116 fine as the Ocala Police Department's "Click It or Ticket" campaign, which began Nov. 18, continues through Dec. 1.
According to OPD Traffic Division head Sgt. Frank Zadnick, officers will be zeroing in on seat belt violations.
"Officers in cars will be on the lookout for occupants not wearing seat belts and checking for proper use of child restraint equipment. Motorcycle officers can get an even better view," Zadnick said.
Seat belt violation is a primary or sole reason for a traffic stop in Florida, Zadnick said.
The fine for not properly restraining children is $166, he said.
Information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that seat belts "saved almost 12,000 lives in 2011" and that research shows proper use of seat belts reduces the risk of fatal injuries to front seat passengers by 45 percent and risk of moderate to serious injury by 50 percent.
The information indicates that 249 people died during the Thanksgiving period of that year(6 p.m. Wednesday to 5:59 a.m. Nov., 28, 2011), and of those, 50 percent were not wearing seat belts.
In 2011, 52 percent of the 21,253 passenger-vehicle occupants killed were not wearing seat belts. In nighttime crashes, 62 percent of the 10,135 passenger vehicle occupants killed were not wearing seat belts compared to 43 percent during the daytime hours.
According to http://www.dmvflorida.org/seat-belt-laws.shtml: "The law states that the front seat passengers must wear seat belts. This law applies to any car manufactured since 1968. In addition, all passengers under 18 years old must wear a seat belt or be otherwise restrained by a child car seat. It is against the law to operate a vehicle if all the passengers do not meet these standards."
The ultimate goal of the "Click It or Ticket" campaign locally is to save lives, Zadnick said.


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The 2011 PRI Trade Show opened to big crowds and enthusiastic buyers and exhibitors at the Orange County Convention in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday as the show returned to its traditional first weekend of December date. The event is widely viewed as the three biggest business days in auto racing.
The day began with a packed opening day breakfast as SPEED's Dave Despain brought a live version of the popular Wind Tunnel program to the day's festivities. SPEED personality Robin Miller, NASCAR driver Ken Schrader, and a host of guests that included the legendary Don "Big Daddy" Garlits joined Despain on stage.
"We had a very strong opening today," said Steve Lewis, PRI Trade Show producer. "We had a standing room crowd of more than 3,500 for breakfast. The show floor was packed, the aisles are full and everyone was happy. Our registration people upfront were about ready to pass out from making so many badges. It was a great first day."
Representatives from throughout the racing industry were on hand today including an all-star showing from the driving world, including Garlits, Melanie Troxel and reigning Winternationals champ Morgan Lucas from the drag racing world; Indy 500 pole winner Alex Tagliani, Ryan Briscoe, Townsend Bell, Jay Howard and others from Indy Car; and NASCAR stars A.J. Allmendinger and Cole Whitt.
But the biggest story of the day was that sales were reported to be brisk as companies looked to grow their businesses and introduce new product.
"Opening day was fantastic," said Jeff Clark, of Roush-Yates Engines. "We had a great turnout with people in our booth. The racers are asking very good questions on the engines and on the parts. We've definitely been able to grow our business from this. The whole Roush-Yates initiative is branching out to drag racing, late-model, sprints, off-road truck, dirt late-models, dirt modifieds. We're engine builders and there are racers here at every grass-roots level and we have an engine for those racers."
Those thoughts were echoed throughout the show floor.
"We've seen already this morning that we can sell parts washers without even having them on the floor," said Drew Patey, of SafetyKleen. "But the PRI Show is designed to showcase your entire company and this is the first time we've chosen to showcase everything we do. Not only the awareness of our parts cleaning, but also that we're in the oil collection business - and when, you bring a 4,000-gallon oil truck and park it right in the middle of the PRI show, there's no doubt that people know we're in the oil business. We only do two shows a year, the PRI Show here and the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. It's a given that we'll be at PRI."
Attendees proved to be as happy as the exhibitors.
"We're here at the PRI show because most every company we do business with is here, and we're here to check out the new technology," said legendary engine builder Ed Pink, of Ed Pink Racing Engines. "There's a lot of people here and we've seen a lot of new vendors here. It's an excellent show."
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Obituary published Nov. 14, 2012 in The Mexico Ledger
Mary Ann Day Stone Bailey, 56 of Farber, Mo., died Nov 5, 2012 at Audrain Medical Center, Mexico, Mo.
Services will be held at Farber Baptist Church on Nov. 17. Greeting of the family begins at 10 a.m. with the memorial services following at 11 a.m.
Mrs. Bailey was born Nov. 4, 1956. She married Jesse Michael Stone on Jan. 26, 1976. She later married Mahlon Dan Bailey, who survives her.
Other survivors include her dad, James V. Day, Farber; sons, Brian Micheal Stone, Mexico, Steven Christopher Stone, Mexico, and Timothy Allen Stone, Fulton; siblings, Doris Britton, Donna Bise, Susie Finley, David Day, Carol Peacock, Darren Day, and Danny Day; five granddaughters, Victoria Escamilla, Alena Escamilla, Gabriela Escamilla, Annebelle and Aria Stone.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Christina Stone; her mother, Ruth Day; and brother, Jamie Day Sr.


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Barry University is hosting a one-day mini-conference on "Reclaiming Community from a Culture of Violence." Inspired by the theme of the common reader, this exciting all-day event includes panel presentations and discussions, guest speakers from local community-based agencies, film screenings, service opportunities, and many other interesting sessions. In addition, author David M. Kennedy is visiting campus and serving as the keynote speaker.
Attending conference sessions and relating the information to the reader may be required or optional assignments for many classes. Instructors may require attendance to the conference as part of a class assignment.
Additional Information can be found at: http://www.barry.edu/commonreader/.
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Expanding the Discussions: Examining Neoliberalism, Pro-gun Politics and Gun Violence in the United States
Andreas Room 111
Dr. Laura Finley, Dr. Luigi Esposito – Dept of Sociology/Criminology
Acceptance of Domestic & Non-Domestic Violence Among Haitians-Youth? Does Culture Play a Factor?
Thompson Kostka Room
Dr.Natacha J. Yacinthe - School of Adult & Continuing Education
Systemic Overview of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children(CSEC)
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Mrs. Sambra Zaoui - School of Social Work
Representation of Violence in English and American Literature
Thompson Andy Gato Gallery
Dr. Lillian Schanfield, Dr. Evelyn Cartright, Dr. Margarita Nodarse, Dr. Blanca Alvarez, Dr. Laura Alonso-Gallo – Dept of English & Foreign Languages
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Normalizing Violence: The Role of Everyday Institutions
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Dr. John W. Murphy, Professor of Sociology - University of Miami
Interrupting the Culture of Violence toward the Transgender Community through Social Justice Oriented Action
Thompson Kostka Room
Dr. Ashley Austin – School of Social Work
History, Language, Relation: Three Philosophical Perspectives on Violence and Community
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Dr. Sean Erwin, Dr. Ruth Tallman, Dr. Raymond Ward – Dept of Theology/Philosophy
Rethinking Gun Violence: The role of Rhetoric, Systems theory, and the Media in creating/sustaining paradigms
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Dr. Margaret Chojnacki, Dr. Katherine Nelson, Ms. Connie Hicks – Dept of Communication
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David M. Kennedy, Common Reader Author & Keynote Speaker
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Mass Incarceration and Its Effects on Black Miami
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Dr. Fernando Perez, Dr. Luigi Esposito – Dept of Sociology/Criminology
Violence, Non-Violence and the Intersection of the National and International: Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Kofi Annan
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From Prejudice to Respect: Using Intergroup Dialogues to Transform Social Climates
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There are two things Michael Vick has never lacked: confidence and the respect of his peers.
But in the NFL Network's Top 100 rankings, Vick came in at No. 70, which was way too low if you ask him.
"It's a joke," he told Mike Missanelli of 97.5 The Fanatic. "I won't say where I need to be. I'll let my peers and everybody else just decide on that. Maybe it was voted on by the peers, but I just disagree. I know how good I am and what I bring to the table for my football team. The things that I can do on the football field sometimes can be uncanny, but I give a lot of credit to my coaches and the people around me."
So far, eight quarterbacks have made the list. Tim Tebow came in at No. 95; Tony Romo at 91; Philip Rivers at 61; Peyton Manning at 50; Matthew Stafford at 41; Cam Newton at 40; and Eli Manning at 31.
Several high-profile quarterbacks, like Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger have yet to be named.
In 2011, Vick ranked 19th in completion percentage (59.8 percent) and tied for 10th in yards per attempt (7.8). He threw 18 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
"They got me ranked 70. I think the thing right now to do is just go prove why I feel like I should be even higher," Vick said. "So if that's what they felt based on what happened last year, then I've got to deal with it. It's motivation, so thank you, because they've motivated me to become a better player this year, so I'll have that in the back of my mind as I go out and play this year as well."
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