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The Heir's Proposal
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Marc Huntington needs to protect his ancestral estate when he discovers it's being sold out from under him. Luckily, keeping an eye on the main competition is no hardship: Torie Sands is as beautiful as she is secretive .
Torie grew up as the butler's daughter on the Huntington estate and she's back to clear her family namenot to fall for enigmatic Marc all over again! How will she gain the trust of this hard, suspicious man, whose years as a navy SEAL have left him wounded and wary?
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Torie Sands was shivering so hard her teeth clattered together. Not only was she cold, she waswell, sort of scared.
What in the world was she going to do? She'd come out onto this spit of land when the sun was still shining, California-beach style, and she'd gone on a sentimental journey around the rock, looking for her childhood in the caves. She'd forgotten how quickly the weather could change out herenot to mention the water level.
Now she was stuck. The spit turned into an island at high tide. And the fog had come innot on little cat feet, but like a wild herd of ghostly mustangs, silent and deadly, sweeping in with a vengeance.
She remembered now. This sort of thing was called a killer fog when she was a kid and living up on the cliff above, the only child of the Huntington family butler. She knew she should be able to swim or wade to the shore, but she couldn't see land and the current was running hard toward the open sea. If she got caught up in that
A crack of thunder made her jump. Great. Now it was probably going to rain.
How was she going to get out of here? She hadn't told anyone where she was going. Her cell phone was telling her No Service. She hadn't brought along any flares. Could she possibly spend the night out here? No!
And then she was eaten by the slimy sea monster
The phrase came sailing into her head from some long-forgotten campfire story from her childhood. Ah, memories. She shivered that much harder.
Okay, time to call for help. She hadn't seen another soul as she'd come sashaying down through the dunes and across the wet sand bridge, but just in case After all, what other option did she have?
"Help!" she yelled as loudly as she could. "Help! I'm caught out here on the island. Help!"
Nothing. Just the sound of water slapping against the shore in rhythmic waves. In the distancethe far, far distanceshe could hear the lonely call of a foghorn. She pulled her arms in close and winced as the wind slapped her hair into her eyes. This was no fun and she was bordering on hysteria.
"Mrs. Marino?" A deep male voice came arcing through the gloom. "Are you out there?"
She gasped with relief. Human contact! Maybe she wasn't going to die out here in the cold after all.
It took her a moment to register the name, though.
Mrs. Marino? What? Oh. That was the name she was going under so as not to alert the Huntingtons as to who she really was. She shouldn't give out any hints that it was a phony.
"Yes," she called back, surprised to hear how her voice quavered. "I'm here. What should I do? How do I get back to the other side?"
"Just hold on. I'm coming to get you."
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment. She was already in love with that voice. He sounded hard and male and sure of himself. Confidence. That was the key word here. Hopefully, the man would fit the voice and she would be safe. Hopefully.
Marc Huntington was growling softly as he began to pull off his jacket and then his long-sleeved knit shirt. This was not exactly the way he'd planned to spend his afternoonrescuing one of the vultures who had come to Shangri-La, his family estate, to pick the bones clean.
He knew the situation. There was no money left. He'd come back home just in time to watch his heritage be destroyed. Unfortunately, his ten years in the military hadn't equipped him with the kind of funds needed to pay the back taxes his mother had ignored for too long. Selling the entire estate seemed to her to be the only way to deal with the problem and she was the official owner. It was her call.
So Shangri-La was up for sale. His mother's elaborate advertisements had produced a set of eight visitors here for the weekend, here to look the place over and come up with their offers. Every one of them was a grifter as far as he could tell. He could have cheerfully watched them all drown.
Well, not actually. His years as a Navy SEAL had ingrained the protective, rescuing ethic in his mind so thoroughly, it would take more than pure loathing to cleanse it from his soul. It was a part of him. How did you unlearn something like that?
"Talk to me," he ordered the stranded lady he couldn't see. "As I go through the current, it'll help keep me on course."
"Okay," she called back, sounding less scared now.
"What shall I talk about?"
He was growling again. What did it matter what she talked about? He wasn't going to listen to anything but the sound of her voice. Her actual words weren't important. Maybe he should tell her to recite the details of the terms she was planning to offer in buying out his family estate. Hah.
"Sing a song," he suggested, looking down at his board shorts and deciding not to strip quite that far. He'd taken off the shirt and jacket because he might have to swim if the water was deep enough. But going down to his boxers wouldn't help much. "Recite a poem.
He stepped into the icy water, feeling it wash against his legs even though the fog was so thick, he could barely see anything. Across the way, he could hear the woman beginning to sing something. She had a nice voice. He stopped and listened. Whatever that was she was singing, it had a familiar sound to it, like a Celtic folk song. Where had he heard that before?
He shook his head. It didn't matter. If she could keep it up, he would find her soon enough. One last growl and he plunged into the current, heading for the high, clear voice he heard through the fog.
Torie heard him coming through the water. He was getting closer. Sweet gratitude surged through her system. She raised her face to where the sun should be and sang harder and higher, trying to give him a clear signal as to her location.
And then she heard splashing very close and in a minute or two she began to make out the dark shape of a man coming toward her.
"Oh, thank God," she cried as he approached. "I was afraid I was going to have to spend the night out here in the cold."
He didn't speak and as he came closer, she could make out his features and she began to realize he had a familiar look to him. She frowned. Oh no! It couldn't be.
He stopped a couple of feet away. "Mrs. Marino, I'm Marc Huntington. Marge is my mother. Just so you know I' m not some random beach bum."
Her heart began to thud in her chest. Marc Huntington. What was he doing here? It had been years since she'd seen himat least fifteen of them. She'd heard he was overseas, in the service, fighting bad guys and raising hell.
But here he was, staring at her and looking none too friendly, despite his polite words. "How did you get out here, anyway?" he growled. "And why?"
He didn't recognize her. That was a relief. But why should he? She barely recognized himand wouldn't have if she'd met up with him anywhere else. The last time she'd seen him, he'd been about half this size, a lanky, smart-mouthed teenager who probably didn't even know she existed.
Now he was all corded chest muscles and wide shoulders, with dark hair that tended to fall over his forehead and crystal-blue eyes that seemed remarkably hostile. Bottom linehe was pretty much the most gorgeous man she'd ever seen. She drew her breath in sharply and couldn't say a word.
His brow furrowed. "Are you okay?"
She nodded. It took two tries before she could speak.
"Uh I'm my name is Torie But I guess you know that. I was just exploring the caves and the fog came in and and "
"Okay," he said impatiently. "No problem. Your husband was getting excited when you didn't show up for tea. Everyone is out looking for you."
Husband? Husband? She didn't have a husband. Oh. But she did have Carl Marino, and he was pretending to be her husband. She had to keep that straight in her mind.
"I'm sorry to be a bother," she said, finally getting control of herself. The shock of coming face to face with the man version of the boy she'd had a crush on for years had thrown her for a loop, but she was getting her balance back. She had to remember he was the enemy, just like everyone else in the Huntington familythe enemy she'd come to slay like a proverbial dragon.
And now here was one of them, saving her from the cold. A bit awkward, to say the least.
"I lost track of time."
He nodded, his blue-eyed gaze skimming over her bare arms and legs in the skimpy sundress she'd worn. "Next time, bring a jacket," he suggested gruffly. "It can turn cold fast."
And she'd known that. After all, she'd spent every summer of her childhood right here on this very beach. But it had been a good fifteen years since her last visit and she'd been so excited to see her old secret places, she'd forgotten about the vagaries of the weather.
"I'm okay," she insisted, despite her chattering teeth. "Are you going to lead me back?"
He looked her up and down and, for the first time, there was a hint of humor in his eyes.
"No," he said. "I'm going to carry you."
"What?" She began to back away from him on the sand. "No. You can't carry me all the way back."
"Why not? I'm trained to carry awkward loads, and you definitely look like a lightweight anyway."
She stopped and glared at him. Was he making fun of her? Why the hostility when he thought he'd only just met her?
"Awkward and bird-brained at the same time?" she asked crisply. "I didn't realize you knew me that well."
His mouth twisted. "That isn't what I meant."
"No, but it's what you said."
His look was long-suffering. "Mrs. Marino, your husband is having a fit back at the house. He seems to think you're likely to walk off a cliff or something, unless you're carefully watched. So I intend to make sure you get back safely." He made a gesture with his head. "Come on. Let's get this over with."
She looked at him, at the smooth, hard flesh she was going to have to touch in order to do what he'd suggested, and her heart began to pound like a hammer. There was a time when she'd dreamed about touching himbut that was when she was half in love with him from afar. Now, the thought was horrifying. He was the enemy. She couldn't do it.
"No," she said. "I'll follow you. hold on to " She was going to say, your shirt, but he wasn't wearing one, and the only alternative was the back of his low-slung board shorts. The thought of sticking her fingers down there made her gasp.
He watched her, waiting as her face registered a growing realization of the problem.
"Exactly," he said, his voice mocking. "I'll carry you," he said again.
She was shaking her head. "I don't think so."
His patience was running thin and it showed. "Listen carefully. There is a hard current running through the deepest part of the channel, right where we have to cross. If it knocks you down, the strength of it could carry you right out to sea. Then I would have to swim out after you, and I don't know how successful I'd be. It's safer for all concerned if you just let me pick you up and ."
"Isn't there some other way?"
His frown was getting fiercer. "What is your problem?"
She drew in a deep breath and told him with a glare. "You're almost naked, you know."
He gave her a look that said he thought she was nuts. "You're not exactly well-covered yourself. If we'd been swimming, you wouldn't think twice."
"Look, every minute we delay, it's only getting worse. Come on." His quick smile was sarcastic. "I'll be gentle, I swear it."
By now she was seriously annoyed with him. He wasn't even trying to see this from her point of viewand he had no interest in exploring alternatives. She looked around, trying to think of some way to avoid this, and he took a step forward and grabbed her, swinging her up into his arms. It was pretty obvious he wouldn't mind just chucking her over his shoulder, good to go, but when she shrieked he relented and straightened her so that one arm was under her knees and the other behind her back. She threw her arms around his neck to avoid being dropped, and they started off.
He was impossibly hard and exciting to touch, but even worse, his incredible warmth worked on her like a drug. She was clinging to him, trying to get closer. She closed her eyes and took it all in, trying to pretend he wasn't the boy she used to watch with stars in her eyes.
Those stars had dimmed when the Huntingtons had fired her father, accused him of crimes and kicked her whole family out of what had long been their beloved home. Let's face it, the Huntingtons had pretty much destroyed her family and torn apart their livesand all over a lie. Nothing had ever been the same again and the pain and resentment still smoldered deep inside her.
But she'd never been in stronger arms. It felt goodas long as she didn't think about who he really was.
The water was surging against him and she could feel the effort it took him to keep his footing. He almost went over at one point, splashing a spray of seawater against her legs, and she cried out, holding on more tightly, pressing her face against his neck.
"I've got you," he told her gruffly. "Just a little bit more. We're almost there."
She peeked out. She couldn't see a thing but the cold, clammy gray of the fog. How did he know they were almost there? She couldn't tell. But she knew one thinghis skin against hers felt like heaven. To think she'd been resisting.
But the fog was lifting and she began to see the shore herself.
"Here we are," he said, and she could feel the difference in the way he was walking. They'd hit dry sand. He began to lower her and she felt a pang of regret.
"Put on my jacket," he told her as he picked it up off the sand and handed it to her. She did as he suggested. It was big and heavy, made of denim with a few studs at the pocketsand it still felt warm, as though his body heat had lasted.
She turned to look at him. His arms were raised and he was pulling a long-sleeved thermal shirt down over his head. She watched, marveling at the interplay of muscles, and then gasped as she noticed the deep, ugly scar that disfigured an area of his rib cage.
Her shocked gaze met his ice-blue eyes as the shirt came down into place and covered everythingthe muscles and the scar. She blinked at him, feeling breathless.
She wanted to ask about the scar, but the look in his eyes told her not to do it. Still, she had to say something. It was only right.
"Did you do something horribly brave that saved the day?" she asked a bit too quickly.
His look was dismissive. "No. I did something horribly stupid and ended up injured, which is something you never want to let happen."
"Oh. Of course."
But she didn't want him to think she was just a snotty brat. She needed to let him know she did appreciate what he'd done for her.
"Thank you," she said at last, feeling almost shy now that they were on firm ground and about to end their rescue encounter. "I really appreciate it. I mean."
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Least pastoral: Former Peace Lutheran Church associate pastor Gregory M. Briehl is arrested July 18 in his Earlysville home and charged with 20 felony counts of possession of child porn and two misdemeanor counts of videotaping women without their consent.
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What's made Carmen one of the most popular operas of all time is its unbeatable combination of glorious melody and gripping drama. The tragic, almost unbearable finale – in which the despairing Don José takes possession of Carmen in the only way he can – is perhaps the finest example of Bizet's unerring instinct for operatic drama.
Don José has sacrificed everything for Carmen. He has abandoned his livelihood, his fiancée, his dying mother. He has made himself an outlaw. And he feels he's due something in return. But from her sensuous Act I Habanera to her fiery Act III argument with Don José, Carmen has declared that what love means to her is the freedom to choose. She used to love Don José, and now she loves the toreador Escamillo. She doesn't owe Don José anything – she can't.
There are three main themes in the final act and they all come from the overture at the beginning of the opera – Bizet has prepared us for the end right the way from the beginning. Musically he tightens the structure of this final act; it's the only one that's through-composed, lacking the dialogue that punctuates the rest of the opera. And dramatically the seeds have been sown: Carmen's Habanera; Don José's infatuated Act II Flower Song; in Act III, Carmen reading her death in the cards. There's tragedy coming, and there's no escaping it.
The scene is a square in Seville, outside the bullring. Theme number one strikes up: a lively march for the townspeople. Then comes the next major theme – the Toreador Song, here in an ecstatic rendition as the whole chorus cheers the arrival of Escamillo, with Carmen on his arm. There's near-hysterical excitement as the people prepare for the bullfight. 'Celui qui vient terminer tout, Qui paraît à la fin du drame Et que frappe le dernier coup!' ('It is he who comes to end everything, who appears at the end of the drama and who strikes the final blow!').
Carmen and Escamillo sing a simple, short love duet. Escamillo leaves to prepare, while Carmen's friends whisper warnings that Don José has been seen in the city. But the townspeople's excited march strikes up again, whisking everyone offstage. Carmen is left alone – but a sickening descending chromatic line undercuts the departing revellers, and we can tell that Don José is near.
Those chromatic murmurings finally gather into a full statement of the Fate theme as Don José staggers on stage. This is the last of the great melodies from the overture, and the shortest. It's the only one of the opera's main melodies never sung – as though the tragedy of Carmen and Don José is greater than either of them.
The Fate theme seethes through the ensuing wretched, urgent dialogue between Don José and Carmen. In nervous syncopation José implores, pleads, demands. Carmen, defiant in the face of danger, declares 'Libre elle est née et libre elle mourra' ('Free she was born and free she will die').
Now comes Bizet's most brilliant coup de grace. As Don José pleads with Carmen – first lyrically, then with increasing anguish against Carmen's cold refusal – the people's march bursts in from offstage (at 5:27 above). The crowd urges Escamillo onto the kill, in horrifying counterpoint to the events onstage. The effect is unbearable, as maddening for us as it is for José. He tries to continue, but the interruptions keep coming, drowning him out. Finally the crowd declare Escamillo's victory. As they launch into the Toreador theme, Don José murders Carmen and the Fate theme brutally writhes beneath in an astonishing juxtaposition. The opera ends on an over-bearing unison note from the orchestra, in one of the most devastating endings ever written.
Carmen runs from 16 December 2013-9 January 2014. A limited number of tickets are still available, and returns may become available with day tickets available on the day of performance.
The production is staged with generous philanthropic support from Dr and Mrs Michael West, Yvonne and Bjarne Rieber and the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.


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Home > Health Library > Tissue Flap Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Tissue flap surgery is a way to rebuild the shape of a breast using skin, fat, and muscle from another part of the body. It is usually done after part or all of the breast is removed (mastectomy) because of cancer. It may also be done for women who have problems with breast development.
Breast reconstruction usually takes more than one surgery. The first surgery may be done during the same surgery as mastectomy, or it may be done later as a separate procedure. The nipple and the brown area around it (areola) are created at a later time.
Tissue flap surgery is done by a plastic surgeon. The breast surgeon who does your mastectomy can refer you to a plastic surgeon with special training in breast reconstruction.
You will meet with the plastic surgeon before your mastectomy to discuss the best procedure for you. The surgeon can show you pictures of other women who had the surgery you are considering. You can ask to talk to women who have had the surgery.
If you are not comfortable with the surgeon or the recommended treatment, you can see another surgeon to get a second opinion.
Tissue flap surgery may be done in two ways:
There are different types of tissue flap surgery, named for the area of the body where the tissue is taken.
Tissue flap surgery is done using general anesthesia, so you sleep during the procedure. Depending on the procedure, the surgery may take several hours to complete, and you may need a blood transfusion.
When you wake up from surgery, you will have bandages over the surgery sites, and you may wear a special bra that holds your bandages in place. You will also have drainage tubes to collect fluid and keep it from building up around the surgery sites.
You will stay in the hospital about 5 days so your doctor can be sure there is good blood supply to the skin over the reconstruction. A physical therapist may show you exercises while you are still in the hospital. These can help keep your shoulder from getting stiff.
Most women have soreness, redness, and swelling in the breast and the area where the tissue was taken. The swelling may last for several weeks. You may need pain medicine for a week or two. Your doctor may also prescribe antibiotics to help prevent infection.
You may be able to go back to work or your normal routine in 6 to 9 weeks. Most women need to avoid strenuous activity for several weeks.
Tissue flap surgery is usually done to restore the appearance of a breast after mastectomy. It may also be done for women who have problems with breast development.
Breast reconstruction may help a woman feel better about her appearance. Some women say it helps them feel better about their bodies, more alive, feminine, and sexual—and happier about life.
Most women who have tissue flap surgery are happy with the results. Compared to breast reconstruction with implants, tissue flap procedures require a longer surgery and recovery time but result in a more natural-looking breast.
Breast reconstruction cannot restore normal feeling to your breast, but with time, some feeling may return.
Many of the risks associated with breast reconstruction are the same as those with any surgery: infection, poor wound healing, bleeding, or a reaction to the anesthesia used in surgery.
Other risks associated with tissue flap surgery include:
Some women are at higher risk for problems, so tissue flap surgery may not be a good choice for them. This includes women who:
If you will need to have radiation therapy after mastectomy for breast cancer, your surgeon may want you to wait and have reconstruction after your treatment. Radiation can affect the success of tissue flap surgery.
If you can choose when to have surgery, be sure to discuss the pros and cons of having it at the same time as mastectomy and the pros and cons of waiting until later. Some women want to get started with reconstruction right away. Others may feel overwhelmed by a cancer diagnosis, so they put off the decision to have reconstruction until they feel ready to deal with it. Be sure you understand your options.
It is important to know that your breasts will look different after surgery. Your new breast may feel firmer and look rounder or flatter than your other breast. Some women have surgery on the other breast to make them look as much alike as possible.
Breast reconstruction can be a long process. It may take several months for your breast to heal. And it may be a year before you can see the final result.
The incisions will leave scars on your breasts and wherever the tissue was taken. These will fade with time. The surgeon will try to make incisions that leave as few scars as possible.
Federal law requires insurance companies that cover mastectomy for breast cancer to also cover breast reconstruction. Check with your insurance company to find out what your costs will be.
Current as ofMarch 27, 2018
Author: Healthwise StaffMedical Review: Sarah A. Marshall, MD - Family MedicineKathleen Romito, MD - Family MedicineLaura S. Dominici, MD - Surgery, General Surgery, Oncology
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'Cash dogs' sniff out Italian tax dodgers
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Italy's technocratic government, led by Prime Minister Mario Monti, has made clamping down on tax evasion a priority. The country has stepped up surveillance and seizures, even enlisting the help of man's best friend in the struggle. Italy's financial police have hired five "cash dogs", which are trained to sniff out bank notes being smuggled out of the country.


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Win the perfect Valentine`s evening in Chester
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Chester cyclists get chance to ride with world champion Mark Cavendish this summer
Chester cyclists can sign up to ride through the city with 25 time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish this summer. The cycling legend has launched his official Rise Above Sportive, taking place for the first time
Chester chip shop serves up feast to clients of homeless centre
A Chester chippy has been serving lunch to the homeless. Adam`s Fish and Chips Cafe, on Lower Bridge Street, provided clients of Chester Aid to the Homeless (CATH) day centre with a two-course meal. Previously known as Davies` Chippy, general manager Rohib Shaf and staff
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Location: Destin, FL
September 16, 2019 at 11:00am (1.5 hours)
We will pedal past Harborwalk and the many beautiful homes and scenery along the coast.
Perhaps you will see Dolphins playing in Destin Harbour or enjoy a beautiful sunset.
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Ex-Bronx GOP boss pleads guilty in corruption case
WHITE PLAINS — The former Republican Party chairman in the Bronx pleaded guilty to corruption charges Tuesday, admitting to accepting a bribe so that a Democratic state senator could run for New York City mayor as a Republican.
Joseph Savino entered the plea to bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and travel interstate charges before U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas in White Plains. Savino admitted participating in the plot between November 2012 and April 2013 to aid state Sen. Malcolm Smith in getting on this year's mayoral ballot. Because he is a Democrat, Smith needed three Republican leaders' permission.
Smith of Queens has pleaded not guilty to charges that he schemed with officials in New York City and Rockland County to bribe county Republican leaders and run on the GOP line for mayor.
According to court papers, Savino accepted $15,000 from an undercover FBI agent last Feb. 1 at a Manhattan restaurant. As part of the plea, he must forfeit the money.
Savino faces up to 30 years in prison at a Feb. 25 sentencing.
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off its second top-25 win of the season among a pair of victories in the Pioneer Classic on Friday, the King University softball team continued its winning ways with wins over Mercyhurst University and East Stroudsburg University on Saturday to pull within a game of .500 on the young season.
In the first game of the afternoon, King scored a run rule-shortened 10-2 victory over Mercyhurst in five innings. The team totaled 13 hits in the game, as just two starters failed to reach base safely.
King broke the game open with a seven-run second inning. The Tornado were fortunate to trail just 1-0 after the Lakers (0-7) scored an unearned run on a passed ball but left a pair of runners stranded after reaching second and third base with one out. Chrissy Melcher opened the scoring with an RBI single through the left side to score Allie Spell, who had reached base on a fielder's choice and advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch. An RBI single by Cassie Ringstaff scored another run and advanced Melcher to third base before she crossed the plate on a double-steal to give King its third run of the inning. RBI hits by Fallon Thomas, Hannah Smith, and Cheyenne Delffs plated the remaining runs and gave the Tornado a 7-1 lead.
The Tornado tacked on another run in the third inning before two runs in the fifth ended the game. Melcher, Walker, and Delffs each had two runs batted in. Melcher went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Thomas was 2-for-3 and Delffs and Tori McComas each went 2-for-2 with a walk. Morgan Lowe earned her first win of the season in the circle, throwing five innings of five-hit ball with three strikeouts and one earned run allowed.
The Tornado (6-7) used the offensive momentum from the afternoon's first game to open up a two-run lead in the top of the first inning against East Stroudsburg (1-3). Melcher and Thomas singled to set the table for Smith, whose booming RBI double to center field allowed both runners to score with one out.
King would tack on a much-needed insurance run in the fifth inning to take a 3-0 lead. Octavia Lewis-Rand sent a grounder to third base, but a fielding error allowed the Tornado to plate a two-out run and extend the lead. The Warriors got a run back in the bottom of the frame, as an RBI double with two outs allowed Haley Thomas to score from first. The Tornado left two runners on base in the sixth inning, and East Stroudsburg used an RBI triple with two outs to pull within a run. But Hannah Light slammed the door in the seventh, inducing a popup and a groundout to the left side of the infield sandwiched around her seventh strikeout of the game to seal the win for King.
Light scattered six hits, two walks, and two earned runs over her seven innings of work to move her record to 5-3 on the season.
In Sunday's game, the Tornado will attempt to avenge a pair of losses against UVa-Wise in a rematch of a Tuesday doubleheader in Bristol. The Cavaliers defeated King by scores of 4-0 and 4-2 earlier this week, pulling away in the late innings of both contests. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.


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When I saw Karlito being carried ever so perfectly down the runway by Cara Delevingne, I knew I had to have him. At first I was told the kitschy bag charm wasn't intended for product, but with many others like me pining for our very own Karlitos, Fendi decided to make the little guy after all.
Then came trying to track one down, which was hard because all of NYC was sold out and the waitlists were long. Since I knew I was moving down to Florida, I called up the Bal Harbour Fendi boutique and ended up talking to the manager, who was lovely and told me they weren't sold out of spots! I pre-ordered Karlito and couldn't wait for him to arrive.
Since his arrival, Karlito has made a place for himself and taken his own journey. There will be many more photos to follow, but for now, take a peek at what it's like for the #LifeofKarlito (and yes I made a hashtag on Instagram and you should totally follow along!).
"What I love best in life is new starts." - Karl Lagerfeld
"People can drink with their eyes; I can eat with my nose."
"I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion."
"I like to do things quickly because I'm easily bored."
"I don't know what 'normal' means, anyway."
"Black-and-white always looks modern, whatever that word means."
"I don't want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy."
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Orange Violet Purple iridescent dupioni silk fabric. Brand New High-End Dupioni Silk Fabric Yardage. 45 inches wide. It is so beautiful and the colors are exactly like the sunset!
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Total time to reach you anywhere in the USA: 3 to 5 business days including handling time. 3 business days to the Midwest and 4 business days to the East Coast. Very quick delivery!
These are reorderable so once you need more, you will be able to get more quickly. These are NOT discontinued. We have a smoke-free warehouse in the USA so no order too big. If you need more than what is listed, let us know because we have a lot available ready to list.
*Dupioni Silks are available in either iridescent or tone-on-tone colors.
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If you want to order a 2 inch x 2.5 inch dupioni fabric swatch to see the exact color, search for swatch in our store. Swatches will be $1.50 per swatch including FREE USA shipping. You can contact us for a custom listing. We reply to questions quickly because we check our messages very often so do not hesitate to ask us.
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Unfortunately, we do not offer refunds as we cut the fabric according to your size including custom listings with custom sizes. We offer great quality and we stand behind our quality. We offer a low everyday price for our 100% dupioni silk. In order to keep this price and also to offer the best quality, we cannot offer returns. You may purchase a 2 inch swatch to see the exact color before purchasing yardage and highly recommend this before purchasing the 32 yard bolts.
You may order a 2 inch by 2 inch swatch for $1.50 including FREE USA shipping to see the exact color by contacting us. International swatches ship for $1.50 flat fee for unlimited swatches. We do wholesale as well!
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A new 570,391-square-foot welfare facility built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will help the organization respond to disasters and take care of those in need.
The Bishops' Central Storehouse, located on 5405 West 300 South in Salt Lake City, is constructed on 35.88 acres and has the capacity to store 65,000 pallets of food and supplies.
Richard Humpherys, manager of the facility, said the building was constructed for a single purpose — "to enable the bishops of the church to meet the needs of the poor and needy."
The massive structure replaces the previous Bishops' Central Storehouse, located on 1600 Wallace Road, and was paid for with LDS Church fast offering funds, which are earmarked to help those in need.
Ground was broken on the facility May 18, 2010, and construction began in July of that year. The facility, completed Oct. 7, 2011, was dedicated Thursday evening by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the LDS Church's First Presidency.
Don J. Johnson, Director of Production and Distribution for LDS Welfare Services, likened the facility to the "hub of the wheel" of the church's vast welfare efforts, which include farms, processing facilities, and local bishops' storehouses. "It makes it all work," he said.
The facility also includes Deseret Transportation — which utilizes 43 tractors and 98 trailers and logs about 3.5 million miles per year delivering goods to some 110 church storehouses across the United States and Canada.
Rows and rows of food and supplies fill the storehouse, which includes a bulk storage area, rack storage and 63,000 square feet of freezer and cooler space. The freezer area is maintained at 10 degrees below zero. "In addition, moisture has been taken out of the air so you don't get ice build up," Humpherys said.
He noted that because of the way the storehouse is organized, supplies can go out to those in need at a moments notice.
For example, when a devastating earthquake struck Haiti two years ago, he got a phone call with a list of supplies to send to Miami that would be airlifted into the disaster zone. As he talked, he set the operation in motion. "By the time the phone call was over the trucks were gone," Humpherys said, noting that one hour later television reporters showed up wanting to tape the trucks preparing to leave. "I said, 'I am sorry. The trucks are one hour down the road.'"
Another example of the role of the Bishops' Central Storehouse is the response after Hurricane Katrina struck the southern United States in 2005. The LDS church staged fully loaded semi-trucks from Texas to South Carolina. When the storm hit New Orleans, the emergency supplies were on site within 24 hours. Another 450 semi-trucks filled with food, water and other needed items were sent to the disaster zone from the Bishops' Central Storehouse in Salt Lake City in the weeks after the emergency.
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Total building area: 570,391 square feet
Future expansion area: 100,000 square feet
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Total planned capacity of the facility is 65,000 pallet spaces
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You probably haven't seen me before. I am new to the world of Lisp. I couldn't find any Lisp related content on any other forums, so I got an account on this one. Bear with me, as I am not a very experienced programmer. However, I am still determined to learn Lisp. It seemed to be the language with the most promise, as it can create functions. Now, to the point. The internet is either really messed up, or I'm just not using the right search engine, because I can't seem to find any sort of tutorial on Lisp in plain English. So, I decided to come here for my help.
I need to find out how save my file. Sounds simple right? Yeah...there's the problem. I use GNU Clisp. I have the setup of the REPL down, but I need help figuring out how to save something into it. My setup goes as such- I take hours creating a program. Then, I need to save it. I find out there is no easy to find way to do this. Anyone got an answer?
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Film Review
The Brothers Grimm
Far-out fantasy isn't Gilliam's finest
The Brothers Grimm
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger
Since shedding his skin as a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus and trading it in for a director's chair, filmmaker Terry Gilliam has set himself up as the David in Hollywood's frequent David and Goliath situation. Whether battling a megalithic corporation for control of his ahead-of-its-time artistic vision (Brazil), turning Hollywood hunks into bug-eyed madmen (12 Monkeys) or struggling to shore up a crumbling dream project (check out Lost in La Mancha), Gilliam has been a brilliantly subversive visionary. Even in their most compromised state (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, perhaps), Gilliam's films have been engagingly unique. Odd then, that his latest project should feel so unmistakably Gilliam and—at the same time—so resolutely pedestrian.
The Brothers Grimm employs good lookin' boys Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, purveyors of fine European fairy tales since round about the turn of the 19th century. Far from a biography, this far-fetched fantasy flick casts our brotherly heroes as a couple of Napoleonic Era con men traveling from town to town offering to subdue whatever ghosts, goblins, witches or other supernatural ills are around. Of course, if the town is deficient in the supernatural area, the brothers are more than happy to provide it. With a couple of actor accomplices and some fancy special effects, the brothers stage elaborate mock battles with assorted "monsters" for the (non)benefit of the local yokels. With their crazy doohickeys and "protective" uniforms, these Brothers Grimm resemble nothing so much as Ye Olde Ghostbusters.
The fortunes of these shady brothers change one fateful day, however, when they stumble across Marbaden, a Black Forest burg that is allegedly haunted by a bloodthirsty witch. Turns out, of course, that this legend is frighteningly true. A number of little girls have been kidnapped from this woebegone village, all of whom seem to have fallen under the spell of a pagan witch queen who haunts the forest looking for victims.
Now the brothers are called upon to pluck up their meager courage, use their hard-won skills in folklore and figure out how to deal with a real supernatural threat for a change.
Damon and Ledger have fun with their characters, here simply known as Will and Jake. Will is the more cynical of the two, happy to shine on the superstitious locals for their last few coins. Jake, however, is the dreamer of the duo, who wants desperately to believe in a world of fairies and trolls and is secretly happy to find a real live witch, even if she does want to suck the souls from their bodies. As the undead witch-queen, always-mesmerizing Italian beauty Monica Bellucci (The Passion of the Christ, The Matrix Reloaded) is seriously underused. On the other hand, always-nutty character actor Peter Stormare (Fargo, Constantine) more than makes his presence known as a wiggy (literally) Napoleonic soldier assigned to keep the brothers focused on the task at hand.
The film does an interesting job of weaving bits and pieces of Brothers Grimm folklore throughout the film. Witches, werewolves, magic mirrors, lonely princesses entombed in tall towers and little girls wandering around in red riding hoods are just a few of the film's rich background details. The high-concept script by the suddenly ubiquitous Ehren Kruger (Scream 3, The Ring, The Ring 2, The Skeleton Key) is stuffed to the point of overcrowded with comedy, scares, fantasy and acts of derring-do.
With its Goth-gorgeous setting and comically creepy story line, viewers could easily be forgiven for mistaking this as a Tim Burton film. The Brothers Grimm looks, for all the world, like it was shot back-to-back with Burton's Sleepy Hollow. That's not the best compliment in the world for a director whose films have always stood out from the crowd. In the end, it's easy to see what in the script appealed to Gilliam: It's got mud, monsters and a wild sense of imagination. The Brothers Grimm is arguably Gilliam's most mainstream film and should appeal to a wide audience of kids and adults. But, unfortunately, that's not the best realm for the rebellious Gilliam to inhabit. Not quite fanciful enough, never exactly real, The Brothers Grimm ends up a fun but fractured fairy tale.


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The Obama administration's top drug policy official said Tuesday that although the government continues anti-drug efforts on the Southwest border, "we cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem.''
National Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske — also known as the Drug Czar — said that it's time to "treat drug addiction as a disease.''
The administration's "third way'' strategy seeks a middle ground between drug legalization and an enforcement-heavy "war on drugs,'' Kerlikowske said in a speech at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank founded by John Podesta, former White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton.
"The Obama administration strongly believes neither of these approaches is humane, compassionate, realistic, or — most importantly — grounded in science,'' he said.
The new strategy, which emphasizes drug-prevention programs and alternatives to prison for drug users, could become a flashpoint in President Obama's bid for re-election in November.
Kerlikowske described it as "a 21st Century approach'' that is "progressive, innovative . . . and represents the future of drug policy not just in the United States, but all over the world.''
The $25 billion drug budget for 2012 is divided roughly at around 60 percent for drug enforcement and 40 percent for drug treatment and prevention. For the proposed 2013 drug budget, those percentages tilt slightly in the direction of treatment and prevention.
Kerlikowske touted the administration's "unprecedented'' support for "historic levels of manpower, technology and infrastructure'' to intercept drugs crossing the Southwest border.
The Department of Homeland Security has said that from 2009 to mid-2011, DHS personnel at the border seized 75 percent more cash, 31 percent more drugs and 64 percent more weapons than in the final two years of the presidency of George W. Bush.
In 2009 and 2010, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers made 14 percent more arrests along the border than in the final two Bush years, DHS said.
But congressional Republicans say this is no time to de-emphasize the law enforcement side of the anti-drug equation.
"Drug treatment is part of the solution but it is not a substitute for securing the border, which this administration has not taken seriously,'' said Mike Rosen, spokesman for Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who chairs the House Homeland Security subcommittee that oversees the Department of Homeland Security.
McCaul was in Laredo on Tuesday, chairing a field hearing on border security. "What is missing is a strategy to secure the border, both at and between the ports of entry,'' he said.
As a major port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border, Laredo last year saw $83.4 billion in commercial goods cross over the line. At the same time, Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo seized over 1,100 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine.
The quantity of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs seized in the Texas border region between 2008 and 2011 went up by 57 percent, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said at the hearing.
"The Mexican cartels will continue to undermine the domestic security of Mexico and the safety and security of Texas and the nation until the U.S. border with Mexico is secured,'' he said.


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ST LOUIS, MO - National Biodiesel Board members selected their trade association leadership, electing three returning governing board members and four new members to serve on the leadership committee to lead America's advanced biofuel.
"Biodiesel is one of our nation's valuable tools to fight greenhouse gas and enhance energy security," said Jennifer Case, CEO of New Leaf Biofuel in San Diego. "It is exciting to be able to represent a diverse biodiesel industry, working together to produce an advanced biofuel from a number of different resources. I'm proud to be a part of a governing board that has representatives from California to New Jersey and reflects every component of our diverse industry."
Officers elected to lead the board are:
Biodiesel board members also voted to fill seven board member spots. Board members elected to the Governing Board included treasurer Steven Levy and:
Bob Metz, Robert Stobaugh, Kris Kappenman, Ed Hegland, and Jim Conway also continue to serve on the Governing Board.
"The biodiesel industry continues to help improve our energy security and create jobs across the country but we need stable policy such as the biodiesel tax incentive to continue this momentum," said NBB chairman Gary Haer, Renewable Energy Group. "With the Renewable Fuel Standard set at 1.28 billion gallons for 2013 the industry is in a position to replace more foreign oil than ever before."
Based in Jefferson City, Mo., the National Biodiesel Board is dedicated to supporting the commercial biodiesel industry. Its membership is comprised of biodiesel producers, state, national, and international feedstock and processor organizations; fuel marketers and distributors; and technology providers.
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The story of the break of the South Fork Dam begins innocently enough. The dam had been built between 1838 and 1853 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide water for the operation of the Western Division of the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal between Johnstown and Pittsburgh. Located some 12 miles east of Johnstown at a point where the South Fork branch of the Little Conemaugh River and several mountain streams converged, the dam created what was, at the time, one of the largest artificial lakes in the nation, more than two miles long and nearly a mile wide in some places. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company purchased the entire Mainline works in 1857 and left the dam and the reservoir virtually unattended.
In 1879 a group of wealthy industrialists formed the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club and bought the dam and the reservoir for a private summer resort. By 1881 the dam had been repairedwithout benefit of an engineerand the reservoir filled to capacity to form the now nearly three-mile-long Lake Conemaugh. A clubhouse with 47 rooms fronted the lake. From its large porch, members could watch the club's two steam yachts setting off on excursion trips. A number of club members built large cottages nearby. For the next eight years the summer resort offered fishing, hunting, boating, and other recreational opportunities for club members, until, in 1889, the dam broke and sent some 20 million tons of water crashing down the valley towards Johnstown. When it was over, the flood had claimed more than 2,000 lives.


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Hey there. I am a 16 year old Eagle Scout from the North Florida Council in Riverbend District. I've been active in Scouts all my life, starting in Cub Scouts as a Wolf and eventually earning the Arrow of Light. In April of 2007 I became my troop's 32nd Eagle Scout.
I am particularly active in the Order of the Arrow as a Brotherhood member in Echockotee 200 with my sights set on becoming Lodge Secretary next year. In the summer of 2008 I had a fantastic experience as a member of Northern Tier crew OAWV-728 and the sailing adventure at Sea Base. This summer I plan on working at Woodruff Scout Reservation as an aquatics or motorboating staff member.
I have attended the 2005 National Jamboree and the 2007 World Jamboree at Hylands Park, England. I highly encourage every Scout to visit the next World Jamboree in Sweden (2011). If you cannot attend, try to work as staff; being in a foreign country for over 5 weeks with fellow Scouts from all over the world is an experience you don't want to miss out on.
In college I plan to remain active in Scouts, becoming an aquatics merit badge counselor and awards instructor. I'm debating on whether or not to join a Venturing Crew; it'll be a fantastic experience, but I'm not sure if I could balance out the workload.
My ultimate youth Scouting goal is to earn three silver palms. I recently earned my second gold palm and have 3 month/5 more merit badges until my second silver.
My favorite merit badges are Water Sports, Oceanography, Medicine, Reptile and Amphibian Study, Lifesaving, Geology, and Shotgun Shooting. The awards I'm most proud of are my 2007 WSJ Friendship Award, OAWV Award/125-miler Award, and BSA Lifeguard.
The merit badge I'm currently working on is Coin Collecting. The special award I'm currently working on is the Spanish Interpreter Strip.
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We have been all about the beeswax this week! Julie shared a recipe for natural beeswax furniture polish on Monday and then a whole roundup of beeswax crafts yesterday. I've got to say that as a vegan crafter, I want to get in on all this eco-friendly waxy action! But since beeswax comes from bees, that makes it off limits for vegan crafting purposes. So! I did a bit of digging and turned up a great vegan beeswax alternative! More


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Posties tell their stories about delivering by bike
Posties tell their stories about delivering by bike
If you are a postie who uses a cycle for your deliveries, please share your experiences to help CTC better argue for keeping cycle deliveries. Get in touch by sending us an email, or making a comment below.
A plea from a village postie in Eastern England:
"Please don't take our delivery bikes away! I am a Royal Mail helmet and reflective wearing postie who delivers to a village. On my duty we have one van and ten bicycle deliveries based out of a sorting office. Our bikes are versatile, quiet, don't give off fumes and can be ridden past traffic jams and blocked pavements like nothing else can. I think that our bicycles are still the answer to how to carry out our deliveries, though they could be made more efficient by having a much better design. The storage panniers are not as well designed as they could be. Bikes could have small trailers towed behind them. Imagine trying to store ten trolleys rather than bikes. How would the posties who use their delivery bikes to get to and from work cope? It takes much longer to walk than to cycle to work and at 6am I can tell you there are no buses running at that time!
When delivering the post, some of our 'walks' start more than a mile away from our sorting offices, so we start by pedalling to get there. Imagine pushing a trolley for a mile before one even starts delivering. Also, can you see how we'd cope with trying to deliver our timed Special Deliveries too? With a bicycle we can zoom off in another direction, deliver our timed Special then cycle back and carry on with what we were doing before. Trolleys that we have to push will make this impossible.
Also, with walk 'absorption' (where postmen who work in the office on other walks are asked to share delivering an absent postie's mail between them to make financial savings over hiring a relief postie to do the job), just imagine eight postmen pushing their trolleys all along the same mile before delivering the absent postie's mail, just to satisfy our 'new working agreement'! Ha ha! We would well and truly be the country's laughing stock. Maybe we could have a race up the High Street! At the moment, we are still the local friendly faces of the area, who everyone says 'Good morning!' to as we posties cycle by.
There are many new ideas for our delivery business, which we could put into practice before they take away our Pashley bikes, our trusty steeds."
From Redvanman in Northern England:
"I am a postal worker who delivers mail aided by a Pashley Mailstar bicycle.
The total weight of the mailbags I deliver range between 35 and 76 Kg depending on the weight of mail on a given day spread across between three and six bags. Some of my colleagues have reported to having up to ten bags to deliver in a day.
I find the bicycle a useful means of transporting myself and mail to the intended addressees. I normally cycle from the delivery office to a strategic position in the round with one bag weighing up to the maximum permitted weight of 16 Kg. From there, I proceed on foot with that bag delivering its contents. When that bag is empty, I go by bike to a designated pick up point (normally a post office, pub, shop, doctor's surgery or a lock-up) to collect subsequent bags, which have been previously taken out by van, to serve the following parts of the round.
Sometimes there is a need to deliver out of sequence of the sorting frame at the delivery due to timed deliveries. Occasionally, there is the requirement to assist with another round because the round has been split due to absence or low volume.
The use of trolley would severely reduce the flexibility of the use of bicycles. The trolley and delivery officer would need to transported to the round by van which more often than not have space for only one passenger. The timing of any round using a van is dependent on the time of the last delivery officer using that van to finish. - this is more crucial where the round is served by 'crew bus' (van with additional seating). Any dead-walk (areas of the round with gaps between premises or streets where premises exist on one side of the road only) would be more time consuming. A postman on foot without a trolley, thereby having two free hands, can check through mail for the next address and arrange it to go straight onto the addressee letterbox rather than having to stop and separate the mail. A trolley with a load weighing in excess of 50Kg may not handle as easily as a bicycle with a maximum of 16Kg especially with small plastic wheel crossing kerbs. Trolleys may be more of a liability on sections of road where there may be no pavement, whereas a cycle moves with flow of the traffic.
Finally, as a cyclist, other road users often give up their right of way in favour of the peddling postie, something that does not happen when I am in uniform going to or from home on my normal steed. As for incidents involving postal workers using bicycles for deliveries, I have not seen any statistics to indicate there is higher risk to postal workers on bikes than postal workers in vans or walking with trolleys."
From a rural postie in Lincolnshire:
"I am a postal worker who uses a cycle on a rural delivery route. I am totally against using vans on deliveries for the following reasons. The non-driver will have to walk the whole of his route probably pulling a golf trolley with two mail bags attached. Royal Mail state that taking the bag off the shoulders should be better for our backs, legs and shoulders. This is nonsense as with a cycle we do not carry a bag at all, and it is easier to push a cycle round than pull a heavily laden golf trolley.
The cycle is far better in all weathers, as in the heat when pedalling, at least you get a flow of air around you. Walking, pulling a golf trolley for four hours will be a killer in hot sticky weather. In the winter it is possible to push a bike through snow as the wheels are thin and will go through the snow. A golf trolley will be impossible to pull through snow.
Using more vans will create horrendous safety issues for the public. Parked vans will create a vision problem for motorists and pedestrians. Royal Mail drivers looking for addresses will be as bad as someone using a mobile whilst driving. The vans will be about at the same time children go to school and with modernisation they will also be at risk when they come home from school.
I cannot think of one benefit of using vans on delivery. This is purely about cutting costs on man power, as the new teams of two in vans will be expected to do all the packet runs that are now done by larger vans, as well as their own deliveries and probably a portion of another existing round, as well as rushing around to get special deliveries completed by the 1' 0 clock deadline.
I support in full your campaign to highlight this menace to society."
From Suburbanpostie in South West London:
"I'm writing as a CTC member, a keen cyclist and as a Postman.
Royal Mail have been trying to get rid of bikes for a long time (well, according to rumours every now and then) but the 'health and safety' reason has only recently come to light.
It seems strange that postmen's bikes are so dangerous that at the end of their useful lives, the bikes are refurbished and sent to Africa!
If Royal Mail were seriously concerned about 'health and safety', there are many more issues that could be addressed - to give some examples: dogs; the condition of pavements and people's paths and driveways, often just a series of trip hazards; the quality of some of the mail items we have to handle."
From a postie in Gloucestershire:
"I deliver to a semi rural area where at times the houses are spread out so the cycle aids my delivery by getting around as quickly as possible. If the bike was taken away then Royal Mails money would be wasted on wages by my taking so much time to walk the whole route. When it's really busy and there's high volumes of mail and parcels it takes no time to cycle back to a mail holding box when to walk it would take ages.
Royal Mail have said they want to take the weight of the mail off the posties shoulders, well bikes do take all the weight and with rear panniers are much more stable than a golfing trolley which falls over as the mail is delivered and the weight becomes uneven.
We have been told that some deliveries could be split and done by two people using one van between them. This would use more petrol and create maintenance costs when bikes create no pollution, use less resources and are easy to maintain.
High capacity motorised trolleys also use resources as even they have to be charged somewhere.
As for the bike being a health and safety hazard then I disagree as it can be no more dangerous than walking or driving.
It would be a sad loss to see the demise of a posties bike."
From reserve postie in Leicestershire:
"I love my Pashley Mailstar and was outraged to find out that the big bosses want to remove them. I love my bike, it's strong, sturdy and great to ride. Any suggestion that it is unsafe is rubbish in my opinion. It is no more dangerous than any other mode of transport.
The bikes are big and instantly recognisable, this probably makes them even safer than ordinary cycles. People love seeing them and I have never had a problem, neither has anyone else at the delivery office to my knowledge. We all love them. Without them it would be much more of a logistical challenge getting us and the mail out to the rounds. We would have to rely on others with vans and getting between rounds and even getting back home from the rounds would be much harder. It would add to congestion and pollution as more vans would have to be used. I would much rather have a bike with a trailer than a trolley.
There are lots of situations where a bike is better. There are some streets which have very poor road surfaces which it would be extremely hard to push a trolley down, especially if there is also no pavement, which is usual on these lanes, they are bumpy on a bike but more than manageable. The bikes go through snow, but I wouldn't like to push a trolley through it. And what about large blocks of flats? Without a delivery bag they would take forever!
Also we are more approachable on a bike, I have been stopped on numerous occasions by people who are lost or looking for somewhere or have a question about Royal Mail and deliveries. This all helps keep a good image of Royal Mail and another way of providing customer service. In a van this way of communication would be cut off."


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UnNews:Metallica front man in beard conspiracy
This article is part of UnNews, your source for up-to-the-microsecond misinformation.
16 September 2008
Metallica front man in beard conspiracy[edit]
It has been revealed that Metallica front man James Hetfield's beard is not a homegrown masterpiece of pogonology (the study of beards), as its appearance would suggest. Through some clever covert investigation from Swedish investigative journalist, Peder Svensson, the countries leading broadsheet Göteborgs-Posten were able to report that Hetfield's seemingly timeless beard is actually supplied by the one of the countries leading companies IKEA. Confidential documents have shown that for a number of years now the research and development department of IKEA has been creating prototypes of the beards and testing them on the mass market using Hetfield's face as a blank canvas. Using the Metallica Frontman not only as a means to test the practical ergonomics of the beard but also hoping that such mass exposure of the product would lead to a high influx of sales of the beard when released in mid December 2008, just in time for Christmas. The pursuit of this story started when rumours of the Metallica front man's strange personal life surfaced when a postal worker and delivery driver got on to the subject of Hetfield's vast amount of mail whilst sharing a beer after a hard shift near Hetfield's home in L.A. Both noted that the deliveries were nearly all from obscure addresses in Sweden, fuelling the rumours that Hetfield wore women's clothing when alone and the packages were coming from the headquarters of Hennes & Mauritz clothing company, commonly known as H&M. When asked neither Hetfield or IKEA would shed any light on the subject and both retorted with a firm "no comment', although the spokesperson for IKEA reportedly had a sly grin on his face.
In a completely unconnected but related story, it has also been revealed by an unnamed doctor in Los Angeles that the famous thrash metal playing stance of current Metallica bass player Robert Trujillo is not all that it seems. It was previously thought that the crouched open leg stance had been primarily for style and to fit in with the band's thrash metal image. However the unnamed L.A doctor has reportedly let slip that after complaints of severe calf cramp it was discovered that a serious prolonged case of haemorrhoids, more commonly known as piles, had been ravaging Trujillo for some time. The reports suggested that after a course of medication it is hoped that the piles will sub-side and Trujillo can return to a more comfortable playing stance.
- "[www.gp.se "Iconic beard development of IKEA"]". Göteborgs-Posten, September 15, 2008
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1. Responses (2) to "Mae Etta Johnson:"
First, Charles L.Bookman, on February 2nd, 2010 said: "Thanks for sharing this important part of history."
Second, Melba Gordon Jones, on February 6th, 2010 said: "I really appreciate you publishing my mothers presentation as part of your newsletter. Thank you so much for sharing our story of our hero who knew that God does have the whole wide world in His hands."
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Sharon Gallatin Phillips, on February 1st, 2010 Said: Dear Members,
I am not as yet a paid member. I have not found family in your area,however, I appreciate your website as I have learned much and the links are helping me also. I am what one might call a newbie. My husband's family is mostly in Rusk Co., and mine is in Brazos, Madison, and Limestone. To my knowledge they do not have websites near as nice as yours. I do read ETGS also. I am on an extremely set budget, and I appreciate the access to your website."
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7. Email received from Ron Schell: "That's a great looking Newsletter! I like the layout and generous use of links for further research. I'm looking forward to reading it carefully. Thanks for your work in putting it together.
8. Comment received from Terri O'Connell on Genealogywise: "I love the set up. You have all the information there and it is easy to find. Which I find is the biggest problem with some of the local societies.
The only thing I would look into changing, is nothing related to the site. If it is possible for the society to set up the ability to join the society on line. Sometimes, it is just easier for those of us at home to do it that way. For instance, NEHGS had an add on Facebook and I was able to click through it and join. Keep in mind it was something I had wanted to do, it was just easier for me to do it this way.
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New Motor Kawasaki Ninja ER-6n 650cc
PT Kawasaki Motor Indonesia increasingly established itself in the class of motor sport in Indonesia. After launching serangkain premium-class motor bike, It is now well again released its latest variant, the ER-6n and the Ninja 650.
Directior of Marketing PT Kawasaki Motor Indonesia, Mitsuhiko Okada said, launches two premium variants of this bike is intended to satisfy the demands of motor sport lovers in this country.
"Not only the dimensions and capacity of large machines, all components of the second figure represents the premium motor bike Japan," Okada said San seconds pelucuran Kawasaki ER-60n and the Ninja 650 in La Piazza, Jurong, Friday night 25 November 2011.
Premium motor bike touring is carrying adopt. This was done to provide comfort for the young at heart bikers and like adventure. Striking difference can be seen from appearance, embraced the concept of ER-6n nake bike, ninja 650R apply dengankan aka full fairing shut.
Both carry the 649 cc engine, 4 stroke parallel twin-cylinder DOHC, 8 valve, engine cooling system equipped with liquid form. Energy produced reaches 72.1 horsepower at 8500 rpm and torque of 64 Newton meters at 7000 rpm. Energy transmitted to the wheel with the transmission speed of six floors.
"Despite a capacity large machines, the ER-6n and Ninja 650R still comfortably be used for daily activities. Because offers maximum performance with a soft energy and lower secondary cycle, but it performs worse in topspin," said Service Market Marketing & Sales Division Head PT It is now well, Reiner Sitorus on the same occasion.
Motor fuel tank with a capacity 19 liters, were capable of shooting off to 150-170 km / hr. With fuel consumption of 1:18 miles.
Other eBooks are offered in both the motor frame or Chassis is now using a new twin spar perimeter. Rear lights and exhaust used also using the latest design. The second motor is directly imported from Thailand in the form of intact or completely built up (CBU).
It is now well Kawasaki ER-6n membanderol Rp99 million and for the Kawasaki Ninja 650R an annual Rp 104 million. All prices are on the road in Jakarta. Kawasaki ER-6N is can be ordered from next month, while the Ninja 650R in January 2012. "If the market demand quite a lot, usually to indent diving a month. We are targeting both can be sold 100-200 units per month." he said.
Kawasaki ER-6N comes with three color options, the Metallic Spark Black, Pearl Stardust White, and Candy Lime Green. whereas for the Ninja 650R, has two color options, Candy Lime Green and Passion Red. (Umi)


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Call me a hopelessly stereotypical girl fascinated by sparkly things, but two of my favourite galleries in the Museum are the Earth's Treasury and the Minerals Gallery.
Yes, they're both filled with pretty crystals, gems and minerals, but I love them also because they're a testament to the beauty of our planet, and, in the case of the Minerals Gallery, it harks back to the inception of this Museum, this cathedral to nature, with its original 1880s layout and oak cabinets.
Top: the Minerals Gallery pictured in the 1920s (left) and today (right).
Bottom: a beautiful array of gemstones in the Earth's Treasury.
As I've mentioned before, I have a particular soft spot for amethyst. This is mostly to do with the fact that I like the colour purple, and not necessarily because of the particular properties ascribed to the stone (that it 'wetteths the witt', makes a person calm and fruitful, and even protects against drunkenness). However, I do find the uses of minerals and the belief in their alleged attributes (subscribed to from as early as 200BC until at least the 1750s) a fascinating topic.
In pre-Englightenment times, some minerals, in addition to their use as decorative items and the manufacture of pigments, were credited with 'magico-medicinal properties'.
I recently dropped into a Museum Members' event to hear Dr Christopher Duffin, scientific associate in the Earth Sciences Department at the Museum, discuss the subject:
The intense colours and durability of gems and semi-precious stones, as well as the shapes of certain fossils or 'figured stones' led to the assumption that they could cure certain diseases by sympathetic magic, or similia similibus curantur (like cures like). A good mineral collection could benefit its owner in a multitude of ways.
Without giving away the most extraordinary claims and spoiling Dr Duffin's event for future attendees, let me tell you about just a few of the qualities attributed to certain gemstones and the reasons why:
- Lapis lazuli and azurite: used to treat melancholy (brilliant blue colour - makes you feel happy)
- Nephrite jade: used to treat kidney conditions (nephrite - nephritic syndrome)
- Haematite: used to treat conditions involved with blood (haematite - haemorrhage, etc)
- Magnetite: could draw out arrows and heal battlefield wounds (magnetite - magnetic properties)
- Amber: used to treat urogenital problems (yellow colour - urine)
- Almandine garnet: could strengthen the heart and help with circulation (red colour - heart and blood)
It might be hard to imagine today, with the hindsight of empirical science, that such theories could be considered credible, but Dr Duffin says:
(In pre-Enlightened times) everything was seen against the backdrop of good and evil, and that everything the planet had been provided with - the plants, the rocks - had been put there for a purpose to help mankind.
Almandine garnet: for the benefit of the heart and the circulatory system.


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Mannequin Head 0-3 months/Cabeza Maniqui 0-3 meses by Mel Garcia Tello
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There are some things in life that just make you feel good about yourself. Getting my makeup done by someone is one of those things, I leave the artist's chair feeling more confident and put together, even having learned a few new tricks. Whenever I have the chance to do this, I clear my calendar and jump at the opportunity. There's bound to be a few good selfies in it! 😉
This Saturday the Bellevue Nordstrom is one of those opportunities. Dolce & Gabbana's National Makeup Artist Christian McCulloch will be on site giving private one on one makeup consultations as well as introducing the new Dolce Matte Lipstick and Summer Shine makeup collections. If you haven't had the chance to play with these collections yet, Saturday is the perfect time to up your red lipstick game and plan your summer makeup wardrobe.
Keep reading for information on how to make your appointment for Saturday!
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