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- Hottest Christmas Toys 2004 #1 - Techno
"Video games (and the systems to play them on) are HUGE again this year -- again. Some of the old favorite characters and game types will still be hot, but there are new electronic entertainment systems and interactive TV games that will be equally popular.
From snowboarding to 'monster truck' interactives, and from action heroes to mysteries, you can look for Nintendo, Sony Playstation and xbox systems and games to be leading the pack."
- Hottest Christmas Toys 2004 #2 - 'Boy Toys'
"Action 'toys' like scooters, dirt bikes and skateboards are for both boys and girls, of course, and they are all among the hottest Christmas toys for 2004. The Razor E battery-powered scooter is sure to be hot, as is the Fisher Price Power Wheels Go-Cart, and other electric or battery-powered 'toys' that translate into transportation fun!"
- Hottest Christmas Toys 2004 #5 - Educational/Creative
"Every year there are newer and smarter educational or creative games or toys that your children will learn new skills from -- the whole time they're playing and having fun!
A relative newcomer to the educational toys scene, Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. has burst on the scene with junior computer games called 'LeapPad' that will definitely be one of the season's hottest Christmas toys.
Other creative and educational games include the classic Fisher Price toddler's line, and Discovery Toys."
- reforms in the bush administration about health care
" * Changing the patent laws to increase the availability of generic
prescription drugs (84%);
* Expanding tax-free health savings accounts so that more people can
afford health insurance coverage (83%);
* Legalizing the importation of brand name prescription drugs from Canada
and other countries (82%);
* And, creating new tax credits for individuals who are uninsured to pay
for their health insurance (75%)."
- bush administration- retirement of JOhn Ashcroft
"On 9th November 2004, the White House announced the resignation of Attorney-General "Pentecostal John" John Ashcroft."
- Court should permit medical marijuana
"We've never been fans of medical marijuana laws. Maybe it's because the practice of sucking in smoke of no particular dosage is the sort of primitive, unhealthy "treatment" that modern medicine has properly left behind. But if a majority of people want such laws - and in 11 states, including Colorado, they do - by what right does the federal government stop them?
The obvious answer is that government can regulate drugs under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. But what if the marijuana used by certified patients is grown entirely within the state in which they live? And what if the program is carefully limited so that its impact on the illegal market for marijuana is imperceptible? Congress has no authority granted by the Constitution to regulate an activity that is totally intra- state, non-economic in nature and specifically permitted by state law.
Such at least is the argument made Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of chronic-pain sufferers in California, and we find it unexpectedly persuasive. We may not like medical marijuana laws as public policy, but we recognize a principled case for reasonable federalism when we hear one.
In other words, much more is at stake in the court's eventual decision in Ashcroft vs. Raich than the survival of the preferred treatment of some patients in chronic pain. The very legal boundaries between the federal government and the states could also be adjusted"
- bush administration- New Homeland Security Director to Face Big Challenges
- "WASHINGTON, D.C. — The new director of Homeland Security will have to find the answer to a critical question: "What's the best way to protect America?†Tom Ridge's replacement will also have to figure out how to handle a massive bureaucracy, just part of the enormous challenge of keeping America safe from terrorism."
- Summary: Clash over medical marijuana
"THE NEWS: The Supreme Court considered whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick, as the court heard arguments Monday on whether the federal government can prosecute patients who smoke pot. Justices will rule before next summer.
AT STAKE: The justices are ruling on the power of federal agents to go after sick people who use homegrown cannabis with their doctors' permission and their states' approval.
WHERE LEGAL: Eleven states have passed medical marijuana laws since 1996: California, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington."
- iran-iraqi operation freedom- Meet Pakistan's 'most dangerous man'
"The leadership vacuum created by the sad demise of (Palestinian) President (Yasser) Arafat can only be filled by Osama bin Laden and (Taliban leader) Mullah (Mohammad) Omar, the real leaders that are the only dedicated individuals with the mass support of the Muslim world,"
- Callahan says Huskers 'building for championship'
"Although Year One of the Bill Callahan era was a major departure from the precedent set at Nebraska over the last four decades, the coach says the days of glory will return.
''We're building for a championship season. I don't want to get away from that. That's our goal, to win the national championship,'' Callahan said. ''It's going to take time. How much time? I don't know.''
The Cornhuskers' 5-6 record goes down as their worst since the 1961 squad went 3-6-1. Streaks of 42 straight winning regular seasons and 35 consecutive years in a bowl are history."
- husker football dissappointment
"Although in the waning minutes of Friday's game against Colorado, it sure didn't seem like Nebraska's sellout streak was still intact.
With 98 seconds remaining in the game, many of the 77,661 at Memorial Stadium already had left before the Cornhuskers had one last chance to extend their season.
Trailing by six points, the Huskers' onside kick attempt failed and Nebraska (5-6, 3-5 Big 12) lost 26-20 to the Buffaloes on Senior Day. And just like that, Nebraska's 35-year streak of reaching a bowl game and 42-year run of finishing without a losing record came to a screeching halt"
- The Debate Over Medical Marijuana
"Medical marijuana has not been tested extensively enough to say one way or another whether it is actually good medicine. The problem with marijuana testing is that Washington refuses to allow clinical trial but instead restricts researchers to review literature on medical marijuana. Many doctors, however, feel that marijuana is quite effective in alleviating pain in cancer and AIDS patients, and reducing muscle spasms associated with epilepsy and sclerosis. The undeniable advantage of marijuana for people with chronic pain or with spastic disorders such as multiple sclerosis, is that marijuana intake can be tailored to an individual's needs, whereas many prescription drugs may just knock patients out for the day; marijuana directly responds to the symptoms."
- Medical Marijuana Dabate
"What this whole mess really boils down to is not whether marijuana makes good medicine or even the threat of legalization but the issue of freedom of speech. According to the First Amendment, doctors have the right to discuss freely all possible treatments including marijuana with their patients. The doctor/ patient relationship is just as important if not more than lawyer/ client and priest/ parishioner relationships whose privileged communication is recognized by the federal government. And thus if doctors feel that marijuana is good medicine for their ill patients then they have a right to prescribe it and that information should remain confidential; the federal government really has no right to intervene."
- Debates over Medical Marijuana info
"Regardless of public perception, if you are a skeptic and believe that marijuana has no medical worth or if you're a believer in the possible medical benefits of marijuana and its continued research to cure seriously ill people, the medical marijuana controversy should not be debated on its good medicine but rather remain an issue of freedom of speech between doctor and patient, which is why the AMA has already approved the use of medical marijuana in the first place.
Now that California has voted to implement Prop. 215 into policy, the federal government is going to have to stay out of state policy, unless otherwise authorized to do so by the Supreme Court. Until then, Americans are going to have to live with this issue until it gets resolved."
- Medical Marijuana for Greg Scott
" Greg Scott has AIDS. He says smoking marijuana is not something he does for recreation -- but to survive.
"In fact, I'm certain that, had it not been for marijuana, I would have died," Scott said. "
- Federal report reignites medical marijuana debate
"A report released Wednesday by a federal advisory panel backs up claims by some doctors, and patients like Scott, that marijuana can play an important role in medical treatment.
The report, by the Institute of Medicine, said that for many, marijuana does have "therapeutic value" for pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting and appetite stimulation. The institute also said that there was no conclusive evidence that marijuana use leads to harder drugs. "
- Scott's case on med. marijuana.
"In Scott's case, his weight dropped dramatically when he first started taking drugs called protease inhibitors to prolong his life. But he said smoking marijuana helped him alleviate the drugs' side effects -- nausea, loss of appetite and pain. "
"Marijuana is the perfect medicine for this because it both suppresses nausea and increases your appetite," he said. "
- Congress: Marijuana 'dangerous'
"The report once again brings to the forefront the controversy over whether marijuana is a helpful or harmful drug.
In the past few years, voters in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington have approved measures in support of marijuana for medicinal purposes, even though critics say such measures send the wrong message to children.
Congress has taken a hard line on the issue, with the House last fall adopting a resolution that said marijuana was a dangerous and addictive drug and should not be legalized for medical use. "
- Push for smoking substitute
"But the panel warned that smoking marijuana can cause respiratory disease, and called for the development of standardized forms of the drugs, called cannabinoids, that can be taken, for example, by inhaler.
"Marijuana has potential as medicine, but it is undermined by the fact that patients must inhale harmful smoke," said Stanley Watson of the Mental Health Research Institute at the University of Michigan, one of the study's principal investigators.
Even so, the panel said, there may be cases where patients could in the meantime get relief from smoking marijuana, especially since it might take years to develop an inhaler.
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy said it would carefully study the recommendations.
"We note in the report's conclusion that the future of cannabinoid drugs lies not in smoked marijuana, but in chemically defined drugs" delivered by other means, the office headed by retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey said in a statement. "
- House agrees to reorganize U.S. intelligence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Tuesday to overhaul a national intelligence network that failed to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks, combining under one official control of 15 spy agencies, intensifying aviation and border security and allowing more wiretaps of suspected terrorists.
"We have come a long way toward taking steps that will ensure that we do not see another September 11th," said House Rules chairman David Dreier, R-Calif. Now "we have in place a structure that will ensure that we have the intelligence capability to deal with conflicts on the ground wherever they exist."
The House voted 336-75 to send the Senate legislation to create a new national intelligence director, establish a counterterrorism center, set priorities for intelligence gathering and tighten U.S. borders. The measure would implement the biggest change to U.S. intelligence gathering and analysis since the creation of the CIA after World War II to deal with the newly emerging Cold War.
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WASHINGTON - More than two months after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq shocked the world, an official memo described how military intelligence officers witnessed further prisoner abuse in Baghdad but were threatened to prevent them from reporting it.
The memo was the most recent in a collection of government documents released Tuesday. It was dated June 25 and written by Vice Adm. Lowell Jacoby, who directs the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Lowell described how two Defense Intelligence Agency officers, assigned as interrogators to a special operations unit designated as Task Force 6-26, witnessed evidence of prisoner abuse while working at an unnamed "temporary detention facility" in Baghdad.
- U.S. sees more ties between Syria, rebels
WASHINGTON - U.S. military intelligence officials have concluded that the Iraqi insurgency is being directed to a greater degree than previously recognized from Syria, where they said former Saddam Hussein loyalists have found sanctuary and are channeling money and other support to those fighting the established government.
Based on information gathered during the recent fighting in Fallujah, Baghdad and elsewhere in the Sunni Triangle, the officials said a handful of senior Iraqi Baathists operating in Syria are collecting money from private sources in Saudi Arabia and Europe and turning it over to the insurgency.
A U.S. military summary of operations in Fallujah noted recently that troops discovered a global positioning signal receiver in a bomb factory in the western part of the city that "contained waypoints originating in western Syria."
- U.S. attacks Fallujah; 2 Americans killed in incidents
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - American warplanes pounded Fallujah with missiles Sunday as insurgents fought running battles with coalition forces in the volatile western Iraqi city. The U.S. military said two troops died in separate incidents.
Iraqis check two cars that were destroyed after an U.S. tank drove over them in central Baghdad Sunday.
Meanwhile, a large swath of Iraq lost electricity Sunday after a fire erupted in a major power plant north of Baghdad. Prime Minister Ayad Allawi called the fire an accident, but accused guerrillas of hurting Iraqis with attacks on infrastructure. The capital went dark at about 4 p.m. and power was still out at 7 p.m. The only lights came from the Green Zone and a few other places that have their own generators.
- america at war
Several detained leaders of Saddam Hussein's regime began refusing meals in apparent protest against their upcoming trials, U.S. military officials and a lawyer said. Former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein was not among them.
In Jordan, Saddam's attorneys argued ahead of Monday's first anniversary of his capture that the former president was being held illegally by U.S. and Iraqi authorities.
"It was more of a forced abduction that later became compulsory concealment and solitary confinement, acts rejected by all international conventions," said a statement released Sunday by the team, which cited human rights conventions Washington allegedly had violated.
- Ukrainian candidate poisoned with dioxin, doctor says
LONDON - New tests conducted Saturday at a hospital in Vienna, Austria, confirmed that Viktor Yushchenko, the Ukrainian opposition candidate for president, had ingested the poison dioxin, providing an explanation for a broad array of painful and disfiguring conditions that plagued him during the last three months of the campaign.
Viktor Yushchenko before the apparent poisoning, left, and after.
There was "no doubt" that Yushchenko's disease "has been caused by a case of poisoning by dioxin," Dr. Michael Zimpfer, president of the Rudolfinerhaus Hospital, said at a press conference.
"We have proved the source of his problem, and we clearly suspect third party involvement," Zimpfer said in a later interview. But he said law enforcement authorities would have to determine how the poisoning occurred.
- 18,000 U.S. troops begin offensive in Afghanistan
Protecting Afghanistan's young democracy has become the most urgent priority for American commanders frustrated by their failure to capture al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, who disappeared after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.
The landmark Oct. 9 vote, which gave a landslide victory to Karzai, was free of the major violence threatened by Taliban diehards, who continue to fight on three years after being ousted from power. Attention is already turning to the more complex National Assembly election, slated for April.
- Best gift for Bethlehem: tourists
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) - Bethlehem knows what it wants for Christmas: tourists.
All over Manger Square and the rest of town, shopkeepers, hotel owners and just plain folks are hoping that visitors come and stay - if only for a night.
Pilgrims are the primary source of income in Jesus Christ's traditional birthplace, and town leaders, while mourning Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, are encouraged by a lull in Israeli-Palestinian fighting since his death last month.
"We hope things will get better and pray every day for tourists to come back," said Nidal Dar El-Qurneh, a guide at the Church of the Nativity. "It's been so hard recently, especially the last four years of the intefadeh."
The intefadeh, or Palestinian uprising, has devastated tourism throughout the Holy Land, and occasionally the violence spilled into Bethlehem.
- Report on U.S. oil-for-food spending set to be released
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. panel critical of how the U.S.-led coalition authority in Iraq spent billions of dollars from the U.N. oil-for-food program and other sales of Iraqi oil will issue its report Monday, an official with the world body said.
The U.N. Security Council set up the Iraqi Development Fund to help the U.S. Coalition Provisional Authority administer Iraq. The CPA administered Iraq from the March 20, 2003, invasion to its dissolution June 28, 2004, when it handed the reins to the Iraqi interim government.
The development fund consisted of money from CPA sales of Iraqi oil, millions of dollars remaining from the U.N. Iraqi oil-for-food program and Iraqi assets that were dispersed worldwide.
- Account of '43 Nazi siege surfaces
JERUSALEM (AP) - As flames engulfed the Warsaw, Poland, ghetto in its last days in 1943, a young Jewish woman hiding from Nazi soldiers kept a journal about her fight to survive in a cramped basement.
The six-page diary, apparently the only account written during the uprising that survived the battle, has surfaced at a Holocaust museum in Israel.
The monthlong uprising by a few dozen desperate, starving Jews holding their own against the Nazis is one of the best known tales of Jewish heroism from the ashes of the Holocaust.
The author, who didn't give her name and whose fate is unknown, described a nine-day period during the uprising. She lived on a bowl of soup and a cup of coffee a day. Outside, the Germans were torching houses.
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LINCOLN - He didn't want to answer questions. Didn't want to make a fuss.
Emotions are close to the surface Friday as receivers coach and former quarterback Turner Gill announces his resignation from the University of Nebraska football program.
Turner Gill spent 17 years at Nebraska and four minutes on his farewell speech.
In a hastily called press conference Friday afternoon, Gill announced he was leaving Nebraska to pursue his dream of becoming a head football coach. The 42-year-old receivers coach, the last link to the Tom Osborne era, gathered his players together Friday afternoon to say goodbye, then stood at a podium an hour later to make it official.
The former icewater-in-the-veins quarterback, who rarely showed emotion as a player or a coach, paused midway through his speech, shuffled some papers, then turned his back as he wept. Gill said he's leaving with no job offer, just a leap of faith and a dream of running his own program.
- Voice From the Grandstand: These are times that test a fan's soul
All Husker fans need to take a deep breath and relax. The loss Saturday night was frustrating. However, it's not the end of the football world at Nebraska.
Remember last year, when Texas A&M visited Lincoln and the Huskers dismantled them? A&M had a new quarterback and a new system, just as Nebraska did Saturday in Lubbock. Texas A&M is 4-1 this year and playing good, solid football after a year of additional experience.
We need to continue to back the program. Brighter days are ahead. The young quarterback needs time.
Randy Lenhoff, Omaha
For all the people out there who think the world is over because Nebraska lost to Texas Tech, zip it.
I played football at the collegiate level and realize how hard it is to balance athletics, school and social time.
We are just kids, and this is still just a game. I always thought these were student-athletes, student being first.
Joe Herold, Nebraska City
- These are times that test a fan's soul
Well, Husker fans, what we saw Saturday night was a true team effort, in every respect. Good heavens, if you take away about five of those scores off turnovers, Nebraska still lost 35-10.
Joe Dailey better grow some confidence, and soon, or this could get really ugly. On the positive side, David Dyches is back, and the (Brandon) Jackson kid ran pretty hard. Don't give up, Husker fans, they need you now more than ever.
Jay Skarda, Lakewood, Calif.
I don't like what's happening, but we have to face reality. We're installing an offense that takes pro quarterbacks years to perfect, and we're throwing it on the shoulder of a 20-year-old kid who is starting for the first time in college this year.
We need a couple of years of repetition in this offense and get players more suited to it. But how about John Blake for defensive coordinator?
Dave Lenzen, Eustis, Neb.
- This Husker has political aspirations
In Garth Glissman's world, pigskin meets pork barrel.
Garth Glissman plans to go to law school, then launch a political career in his 30s. "Serving Nebraska is something I've always been passionate about."
"I've had two passions since I was young," he said. "Football and politics."
Living out his athletic dreams as one of Nebraska's backup quarterbacks, Glissman has his eyes on the future. When his days are done in scarlet and cream, he wants to serve the citizens of the red, white and blue.
Any Husker could probably tell you that Glissman is the most politically charged member of the football team. For the junior from Waverly High School, the topic is serious business. Running for office in the future is more certainty than possibility.
"I believe he will be the president. It wouldn't surprise me at all," said Victoria Smith, an assistant professor for Native American history and Native American studies who has taught Glissman in three classes.
- Make marijuana legal to ease jail overcrowding
Marijuana should be legalized. There are many people sitting in jail or prison right now over possession of marijuana. If people want to smoke, drink or eat marijuana in their homes, it should be their business. It would be better for the taxpayers because then they wouldn't have to pay for so many people sitting in jail.
Although they wear the same standard-issue black robes, it's difficult to confuse U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia -- an impassioned conservative with thick, dark hair -- with John Paul Stevens -- an ardent liberal whose mane is as white as the court's famous marble columns.
But had you shut your eyes during oral arguments recently in a case involving California's medicinal-marijuana law, you might not have recognized who was talking.
It was Scalia, historically one of the leading proponents of the rights of states, who vigorously challenged the attorney for two California women who want to keep using medicinal marijuana, which is legal under state law but whose users can still be arrested under a federal ban on the drug. And it was Stevens, long a defender of the federal government's reach, questioning the central government's ability to trump the decisions of California doctors who prescribe marijuana.
- "Marijuana" role comes naturally
LOS ANGELES — It was pot that made him famous and pot that helped put him in prison. So it seems only natural that Tommy Chong's first big gig since leaving the joint would be in a play called "The Marijuana-Logues."
"I'm trying to change my image," jokes the taller, bespectacled half of comedy's ultimate doper duo, Cheech and Chong.
- Future Hazy for Medical Marijuana
Angel Raich, 39, of Oakland, Calif., is suffering from a brain tumor. In accordance with California's Compassionate Use Act, which voters approved in 1996, her doctor prescribed medical marijuana to relieve her intense pain.
It was "the only drug of almost three dozen we have tried that works," said Dr. Frank Lucido, her physician.
Diana Monson, 47, of Oroville, Calif., also uses marijuana after her doctor recommended it to ease excruciating back spasms.
Monson smokes it; Raich puts it in a vaporizer and inhales the fumes.
A few days ago, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments by attorneys representing the women. The court's ruling, which will not be handed down for months, will affect similar patients in the 10 states that permit doctors to prescribe medical marijuana.
Demise of states' rights
IF A STATE wanted to enact marriage rights for gay couples, the President's Federal Marriage Amendment would forbid it. That's true even if such marriages could not be recognized anywhere else in the country, as stipulated by the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996. So much for states' rights.
The same is true with another nettlesome social issue: medical marijuana. The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the right of some people with severe medical conditions to grow and use pot. It seemed clear enough from the often dismissive line of questioning that, under current law, the feds rule. Even if a person grows only enough pot to treat her own illness, even if nothing is bought or sold, even if she lives in a state where medical marijuana is legal, she can expect to feel the dank breath of the Drug Enforcement Administration on her neck every time she rolls a joint.
- Fuelling festive cheer
SANTA Claus may yet arrive at the sharemarket in time for Christmas after oil plunged $US1.81 to $US40.71 a barrel over the weekend.
That was its lowest level since July 21.
The fall could not have come at a better time for retailers following reports that debt-logged consumers were cutting back.
A fall in the price of oil means consumers have more to spend on Christmas presents.
Retailers rely on Christmas shopping to determine whether they had a good or bad year.
- Batteries not included
PORTABLE, reusable and in no need of batteries, books make marvellous presents. Christmas and books make an especially happy pairing; unlike birthdays, should you receive a book at Christmas you will at least have the time to read the thing, thanks to the holidays. (A note on pricing: we've included the recommended retail prices but thanks to discounting, if you shop around you should get most titles cheaper.) The problem with buying a book as a present is the epic variety to choose from. Would Uncle Wilfred prefer Paula Radcliffe's Paula: My Story So Far (Simon & Schuster, £9.99) or Terry Pratchett's latest Discworld novel, Going Postal (Doubleday, £17.99)? Will little Chloe cry if you buy her Ricky Gervais's stab at kid lit, Flanimals (Faber, £9.99), over The Diamond Girls (Doubleday, £10.99), the new book by the tried and tested Jacqueline Wilson?
- The Bush Administration's FY 2004 Budget
On Feb. 3, 2003, President Bush delivered a $2.2 trillion FY 2004 budget to Congress. In addition to $1.20 trillion proposed for mandatory programs such as Social Security and Medicare, the budget calls for $819 billion in discretionary outlays, with nearly half going to national defense. The remaining $429 billion in discretionary outlays is for the many other programs working families rely on, such as public safety, job training and worker protections, education, housing, transportation and environmental protections. The Department of Labor is slated to receive $11.5 billion in discretionary funding ($56.2 billion altogether) to enforce the nation's worker protection laws. This is a drop of one-half percent from FY 2003 proposals and 6.5 percent less than the actual FY 2002 appropriation.
- American vision 2004-2008
- Now that President Bush has been elected for a second term in office the world looks forward for a more peaceful and prosperous era. The period 2000-2004 was a bumpy journey compared to a roller coaster ride with ups and downs. It was unfortunate that the terrorists struck at a time when Bush was just adjusting to the routine of his office. The 9/11 event when even involved the US security where the terrorists struck at the heart of the mightiest power on earth. Bush was quick to respond and struck Afghanistan along with a coalition force with the approval of the UN. The Taliban in Afghanistan after the Russian evacuation projected to the world an image of extremism-religious fanaticism devoid of international norms of diplomacy.
- The President's Proposal
Strengthens and improves Medicare, offering more options, including enhanced
benefits and prescription drug coverage;
Reforms child welfare financing by providing states with flexible grants that will
encourage innovative child welfare plans with a stronger emphasis on prevention and family support;
Helps 1.2 million more people receive health care at Health Centers in 2004; and
Provides a $100 million increase for a prevention initiative to reduce the number of deaths and disabilities caused by diabetes, obesity and asthma.
- Public Services - The Bush Record
President Bush's tax cuts for corporations and the rich are exacerbating the budget crisis in the states. That's because state tax codes are tied to the federal tax code -- so when cuts are made to the federal code it triggers reductions at the state level too. States are already reeling from the resources lost during Bush's first three years in office. Now the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that Bush has tucked 11 more tax proposals in his 2004 budget that will have a disastrous impact on state revenues.
"Over the five-year period from 2004-2008, states would lose as much as $23 billion in revenues.
"States would lose $41 billion more from 2009-2013, for a 10-year total loss of as much as $64 billion.1
- Growing criticism of Bush budget deficit
The Bush administration's budget, which was sent to the Congress on February 3, has drawn increasingly critical comment from economists and commentators in the US and internationally. They fear that escalating deficits resulting from the massive tax-cut handouts to the wealthiest sections of the population will cause major problems for the US and global economy.
So far, largely as a result of the tax cuts, the deficit for this year will be $304 billion, rising to $307 billion next year, with deficits stretching out at least over the next five years. But the final total could be much higher as these estimates do not take into account the cost of any war against Iraq.
The Economic Policy Institute published a statement signed by almost 400 economists, including 10 Nobel laureates, critical of the tax cuts. It warned that Bush program would do nothing to revive growth in the US economy, which now has two million fewer private sector jobs than at the start of the current recession in March 2001.
- National Water Program Strategic Plan 2004 - 2008 and National Program Guidance for 2005
EPA has a new Strategic Plan charting a course for the Agency over the next five years (2004 - 2008). The new plan is organized around five key goals. The Office of Water has elements in Goals 2 & 4.
Clean Air and Global Climate Change;
Clean and Safe Water; (PDF, 497KB, 25 pgs)
Land Preservation and Restoration;
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems; and (PDF, 625KB, 31 pgs)
Compliance and Environmental Stewardship.
- Myths and Facts on the Bush Administration's New Overtime Regulation
MYTH: Under the Bush Administration's new overtime laws, very few if any workers making between $23,660 and $100,000 a year will lose overtime eligibility.
FACT: The new Bush Administration overtime laws are written such that many workers who currently earn overtime pay in this pay range are likely to lose it. For example:
Concurrent Duties—Under the old rule, an employee who spent a substantial amount of his or her time on nonexempt work but who also performed some exempt supervisory duties generally remained eligible for overtime pay (under old rule 541.116). Under the new rule, that person will generally be an exempt executive, and not eligible for overtime pay. (New section 541.106)
EXAMPLE—An assistant manager in fast-food, grocery or retail may spend most of his or her time performing "line†duties, like burger flipping or ringing up customers, but still be "in charge†of other workers at the same time. Under the old rule, many of these workers still received overtime pay. Under the new rule, they may very well lose their overtime pay, even if they make as little as $23,660 a year—a wage that qualifies a family for food stamps.
- The Bush Administration's Overtime Pay Take-Away Frequently Asked Questions
Millions of workers become eligible to lose their overtime pay starting Aug. 23, 2004, because of new regulations from the Bush administration. Union members should check with their unions to determine how their contacts address overtime.
Is your overtime pay at risk? Submit a question to WORKING AMERICA's Ask a Lawyer.
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about the new overtime regulations from Woodley & McGillivary's wage-and-hour attorney Baldwin Robertson, a lawyer for WORKING AMERICA, the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO for nonunion workers.
This spring, the administration significantly increased its pressure on Pakistan to kill or capture Osama bin Laden, his deputy, Ayman Al Zawahiri, or the Taliban's Mullah Mohammed Omar, all of whom are believed to be hiding in the lawless tribal areas of Pakistan. A succession of high-level American officials--from outgoing CIA Director George Tenet to Secretary of State Colin Powell to Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca to State Department counterterrorism chief Cofer Black to a top CIA South Asia official--have visited Pakistan in recent months to urge General Pervez Musharraf's government to do more in the war on terrorism. In April, Zalmay Khalilzad, the American ambassador to Afghanistan, publicly chided the Pakistanis for providing a "sanctuary" for Al Qaeda and Taliban forces crossing the Afghan border. "The problem has not been solved and needs to be solved, the sooner the better," he said. ...
- New Bush administration rules slash overtime pay for millions of workers
The Department of Labor's "FairPay†rules came into effect August 23, taking away the right to overtime compensation for millions of workers. Congress allowed the rule changes to take effect in a vote July 10 in the House of Representatives, which defeated a measure to stop the new rules, by a margin of 213 to 210.
The rules will impact almost every workplace, dramatically reducing the scope of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, one of the few social reforms remaining from the New Deal period. The Bush administration action highlights the impunity with which big business feels it can treat American workers, as long as the working class remains subordinated to the trade union bureaucracy and the Democratic Party.
- Medical Marijuana Research
MAPS' goal is to initiate and fund a serious drug development research program aimed at proving to the satisfaction of the FDA that marijuana is safe and efficacious for specific medical uses and should become a legal, FDA-approved prescription medicine.
Prior to initiating a serious drug development research program that would require an estimated $5 million and 5 years, MAPS first needs to obtain access to an independent source of supply of marijuana that is legal for medical research. MAPS, in association with Prof. Lyle Craker, UMass Amherst Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, is in the midst of what is now a three year struggle seeking DEA permission to establish a medical marijuana production facility to grow high-potency marijuana for FDA-approved research.
- Medical marijuana laws don't address where to get the drug
Imagine that you are sick.
You're in a lot of pain, and your doctor suggests using marijuana as a treatment. Under Maine law, those circumstances make it legal for you to use the drug.
The question is: What are you supposed to do now?
Have your local pharmacist fill a prescription for weed? Go to a convenience store for a pack of joints?
Laws on medical marijuana simply don't adequately address the issue of obtaining the drug. That leaves patients to choose between growing their own or buying it illegally.
The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether state laws on medical marijuana use should be allowed even though they violate federal drug legislation.
At the same time, a Maine activist is challenging Maine's laws. Don Christen of Madison established a marijuana distribution center in his house this fall to supply the drug to five ill people who possessed written recommendations from their doctors.
- Readers support states on medical marijuana use
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We posed that question in our reader's poll this week, and among the 260 people who responded, more than 85 percent said they were in favor of state control, while just under 14 percent said the federal government should be able to veto state laws.
Some responders, such as Liz of Rochester, said legalizing marijuana makes sound fiscal sense.
"They should just legalize it like they did alcohol and put an age restriction on it. That will stop wasting all our precious dollars in legal fees, and will stop wasting all our courtroom time on small petty issues."
Rick Newman of Nottingham wrote in to say marijuana should definitely be allowed for medicinal purposes.
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After seeing fellow jock, lew's beautiful Celtic knot rolling pins I knew I had to make some of these and they moved to the top of my Christmas list. Here is a link to lew's blog about how to make these, which I followed pretty closely. Seems I have a lot of women on my list and this was great idea for me as I they lend themselves to assembly line construction. I am quite pleased with how they turned out for my first attempt at Celtic knot turning and will be making more of these in the future. I included a few pictures of the table saw sled I made to make the diagonal cuts in the blank before turning.
-- Bondo Gaposis
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#1 posted 12-01-2013 01:34 PM
Those are awesome. I would love to see the glued up blanks before you turn them!
-- Kelly, woodworker under construction
#2 posted 12-01-2013 04:29 PM
Very-very nice….I am on the hook to make a couple of these to fulfill Christmas gift wishes.
What you have learned from chefs/cooks what diameters to use, the best overall
Thanks much!
-- Before you louse it up, THIMK!
#3 posted 12-01-2013 04:31 PM
These are very attractive. Nice work.
helluvawreck aka Charles
-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com
#4 posted 12-01-2013 08:09 PM
I don't have any pictures of the glued up blanks, so I won't be able to post that until next time I make some of these. The diameter is somewhere in the vicinity of 1 3/4" My maple stock was 2" to begin with, but you have leave about 1/8" on each side when you make the cuts to hold the thing together for the glue ups. I used Titebond III for glue and it took several days for each glue up as each blank has 8 slips and you can't move on to the next one until the glue has cured enough to take them out of the clamps and plane them flush. For me if I got three a day I was doing good for each one. That is why it is a good idea to batch these. I added some new pictures of the sled used to make the diagonal cuts. For the tapers I just looked at a lot of pictures of commercial ones and winged it from there. Three of them are 20" long and one is 19", most of the commercial ones that I looked were between 18 and 22 inches. I will be looking for feedback on how well they work from the recipients. Maybe I should make one for myself then make a pie to see how they work, lol.
-- Bondo Gaposis
#5 posted 12-01-2013 08:12 PM
Those look mighty fine. I like the design to them.
#6 posted 12-01-2013 08:48 PM
Great gifts for all the ladies. Nicely done.
-- Ron, Eugene, OR, "Curiosity is a terrible thing to waste."
#7 posted 12-01-2013 09:26 PM
Nice work they look beautiful, I am sure you will have some happy recipients
-- Cosmicturner
#8 posted 12-01-2013 09:54 PM
Very nice and unique. My bet is these will become heirloom in the recipient's family.
-- "The only limits to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - FDR
#9 posted 12-02-2013 01:12 AM
Beautiful! You guys that do those Celtic knots have my respect. They look impossible to me!
-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
#10 posted 12-02-2013 04:34 AM
These are awesome. Great job
-- The Old Rednek Workshop https://www.facebook.com/theoldrednekworkshoptn
#11 posted 12-03-2013 12:54 AM
Great work on these pins Ron!
#12 posted 12-03-2013 02:58 AM
You done good!!!
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.
#13 posted 12-03-2013 03:01 AM
LEW, many thanks for posting your helpful blog, I could have never figured that out on my own.
-- Bondo Gaposis
#14 posted 12-06-2013 03:17 AM
Looking good! I'm hoping to get a few more done myself before Christmas!
#15 posted 12-07-2013 02:21 AM
well done Bongo.
-- Back home. Fernando
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The OPN is the place to buy certified OEM parts at the lowest cost around, and also offers no-cost statistical monitoring of your companies inventory with BEI Services Advanced Inventory Management (AIM) reporting.
Overstock Parts Network (OPN) identifies overstocked and obsolete inventory in each warehouse location including technician car stocks. In the same process, organizations around the world that are still using these parts are identified.
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In January 2017, KTC 2017 campus recruitment ended successfully. This campus recruitment lasts three months,starting from October 2016. We carried out propaganda in eight colleges and universities,including Xidian University,Lanzhou University,UESTC,Hunan University,Nanchang University,Guangxi University,SCUT and Shenzhen University. According to statistics,KTC successfully signed on 164 outstanding graduates who will work in 16 posts,including SW,HW,structure,industry design,product engineer,market specialist,sales assistant,ERP maintenance.
In on-site propaganda, KTC recruiters detailed KTC production and operation condition, enterprise culture and related recruitment information in a vivid way,which successfully close the distance between enterprise and students and make students know more about our company. In order to encourage students to actively participate in,we set up 43 inches Horion smart TV and VR glasses as gift. We absorb and train talents with an open attitude. Recruiters strictly controlled interview process and picked up outstanding talents by inspecting several aspects,ranging from professional skill to career planning,personal cultivation to stress tolerance.
We absorbed excellent graduates in this campus recruitment for increasing the vigor and vitality of the enterprise, promoting the talent team construction. Fresh blood injection plays a positive role in activating enterprise atmosphere and stimulating innovation.As a science and technology innovation-oriented enterprise,KTC always perseveres in absorbing and cultivating talents,high level talent certification. We hope that each employee,including recruited graduates,study hard to improve their professional skills and strengthen the comprehensive quality, growing up together with the company,realizing their own value and driving the enterprise to be bigger and stronger!


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V2 Marketing Communications recently completed a website redesign for Gary W. Anderson Architects, gwaarchitects.com. The new site features a modern new look with easy access to information about the firm's services. The new site is also optimized for use on mobile devices.
Gary W. Anderson Architects is a full service architectural firm which has established itself as a leader in adaptive reuse and historic preservation of existing structures. GWA
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Did you ever see the movie, Dead Poets Society?
It's the one with the late Robin Williams who's a teacher at a fancy-smancy boys prep-academy.
There's a scene where here he brings all the young men he's teaching into the main hall of the academy. The hall where all the trophies and ribbons and pictures of students from the past doing great things.
He asks the boys to lean in and hear what the great achievers of the past have to say to them.
The boys look around at each other, incredulously.
They finally lean in, to humor their teacher, while looking at these images of the great athletes and students of the past.
The teacher then says, "They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts.
Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster.
They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you.
Their eyes are full of hope, just like you.
Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable?
Because you see, gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you.
Go on, lean in. Listen. You hear it?… Carpe… Hear it?… Carpe. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
That speech get's me every time.
Anytime I watch that movie and I hear that phrase, Carpe Diem (Sieze the Day) I want to do more, be more, help more people, and make my life extraordinary.
Recently I learned about another phrase that I've been thinking about on a daily basis.
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Every moment in our lives has the possibility of changing everything if we are willing to seize it and go for our dreams.
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CINCINNATI, July 16 (UPI) -- Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is set to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery and will miss 3-4 weeks, the team announced Tuesday.
Votto, who was batting .342 with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs, will be placed on the 15-day disabled list.
"Joey Votto met with the medical staff this evening and has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his left knee," Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty said. "He is going to have arthroscopic surgery tomorrow [Tuesday] and should miss 3-4 weeks. Joey is very comfortable with the decision and is eager to return to the lineup."
Votto, named to his first All-Star Game this month, has been slumping recently, going 9-for-32 since July 3.
"It is in my best interest and in the best interest of the team to do it now, so that I can be healthy during the last two months of the pennant race," Votto said.


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Allan Leonard, Alliance Party candidate for Fermanagh & South
Tyrone, has claimed that a poll published by the Belfast Telegraph
shows that people are not confident that the tribal parties will
deliver devolution. The poll revealed that only 12% of respondents said
that it was very likely that devolution will return following this
Allan Leonard said: "This poll shows that people do not believe that
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Safety is at the heart of all the procedures carried out in Galway Fertility Clinic. With this in mind, we installed the Matcher® electronic Witnessing System in 2006, becoming the first IVF clinic in not only Ireland, but in the world to do so.
The introduction of the Matcher® (electronic barcode) system has enhanced our IVF lab traceability, eliminating the possible risks of egg, sperm or embryo misidentification due to human error. This reassures our clients of the highest level of security and traceability throughout their treatment cycle.
The Matcher® system is designed to confirm, match and monitor every procedure and process that occurs within the IVF laboratory. It provides a photographic record of every procedure, recording what procedure is carried out, when and where the procedure was carried out and by whom.
Every client that attends Galway Fertility Clinic is allocated a unique identification number that will be used throughout all their cycles and procedures for identification and traceability. Furthermore, clients attending for IVF and IUI treatment cycles will have their photograph taken for cross reference and verification.
Barcode labels are generated for the client(s) and used on all the labware in which their eggs, sperm and embryos are contained and all their associated paperwork. The Matcher™ system also provides full traceability for all records, labware and culture media used throughout a treatment cycle.
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Browlift (Forehead Lift) in Fort Myers
As you grow older, you may notice the appearance of what we call "worry lines." These are deep creases that cover the forehead and often portray emotions we aren't feeling, such as worry or anger. Bright and open eyes add a youthful, energetic look to your overall appearance.
What is Browplasty?
Browplasty is just a fancy word for a forehead or brow lift. This surgical procedure lifts or elevates a drooping brow. This surgery can help both men and women look younger and feel better about their appearance. Dr. Stevens performs minimal-incision endoscopic browplasty. Its benefits include:
- Incisions are so small and behind the hairline, so it is hard to find them.
- There is no need for any alteration of your hairstyle because there is no scar to cover up.
- Healing is fast due to the minimal-incision technique.
- Your browlift can be performed in about one hour under intravenous sedation in an outpatient surgical center.
- You can return to work or play in 3-7 days.
There are several different types of browplasty, but the basic technique is the same across the board. Dr. Stevens makes small incisions to loosen up the patient's skin in order to access the underlying muscles, fat pads and tissues. Depending on the patient's needs, underlying tissues and excess skin are tightened and/or removed. Dr. Stevens then closes the incisions. The result is a rejuvenated appearance and smoother-looking forehead.
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A user was seeing an "S" or a "B" in the lower portion of their viz when viewing their viz on Tableau Server. When they hovered their mouse over it they got the following tooltip:
It turns out that this is due to the URL parameter "?:jsdebug=true" that was appended to the end of the user's URL and the answer came from Tableau's BJ Bjostad in his reply, Re: How to remove "Debug Mode" link at the bottom right of a report:
The embedded dashboard being viewed on the website has been embedded using the URL Parameter "?:jsdebug=true". This parameter enables debug mode which displays whether the dashboard is being rendered locally (B) or on the server (S).
There is a list of URL parameters in the Tableau Server Administration Guide but I couldn't find this particular one. I did a quick search in the other documents found in Tableau Help and didn't find anything for "jsdebug". This makes me wonder what other undocumented URL parameters are available for us to use...
What would an administrator use this for? Well, the first thing that comes to mind is the client-side rendering process when manipulating the Threshold Calculation. This could be used to check where the session rendering is taking place when fine-tuning the Threshold Calculation.
Just remember to remove the URL parameter when you're done with it


text: "They say, where there is will – there is a way. So believing in this, I am willing to have you always in my life and I am positive that it will make a way. My feeling often question me that till when I need to wait and I keep making it easy by giving some good hopes. Love is not all about receiving but it also makes you capable of giving whatever situation needs."


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Like spiders and snakes, bats seem to get a bad reputation from a portion of the populace for being somehow "creepy." Maybe it's because old-school vampires like Count Dracula could take on the form of a bat and flit about the night sky in search of prey. Maybe it's because, unlike the pigeons who suffer the unkind epithet, bats sort of do look like rats with wings (well, at least the furry part).
But these bats? You should love these bats and hope to have them sing to you when you next sup at an Italian restaurant. I know they'll be in my head — and heart — when I'm chowing on gnocchi and sipping red wine forevermore. Mangia! Thanks to Paul Wood for sharing this smile-inducing dose of batty goodness!
[From Dancing Bats by Paul Wood]


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ShelfLife was asked to blog about its biggest struggle with decision making thus far at JOLT:
The toughest call is the day-to-day decisions on how best to spend your limited resources. As a fledgling company, you typically have limited cash flow, people and connections and a ton of things to get done. Everyone on the team is wearing multiple hats and their effectiveness with each will vary with their experience, enthusiasm and skill set.
For a project as ambitious as ours, these issues are compounded by the fact that it took months of code, design and business process planning just to get a minimum viable product in place that is worth launching. Everyone talks about lean startup models and agile development but some companies just need to go big from Day 1 and they require special care in resource utilization.
A big part of honing our resource spend is about identifying the two or three things that will drive our ability to prove market traction. When you're bootstrapping no one is expecting you to actualize your big vision on Day 1 but you do need to get a product out there, get users involved and gather feedback. You need to dive into metrics early so you can test your usage hypotheses and ensure you aren't wasting time on things that no one will care about once you go large with marketing spend. It's easy to get lost when you are heads down, piling on 16 hour days, and often a fresh pair of eyes and a bit of A/B testing is all it takes to wake you up to a few harsh realities and get you refocused on the core goals.
For a collectibles focused social marketplace such as ShelfLife, the big metric is definitely the number of users. But it's more than that: We need those users to be active, contributing, passionate and vocal about gathering more banners to the cause. Without deep pockets to execute on paid marketing opportunities that takes a co-ordination of effort across viral media, the social sphere, bloggers and niche magazine writers, fan sites, conferences, etc. Ultimately, we want to find every collector on the planet and let them know we've built this big, awesome tree fort and it's ready for them to come play with us. It's hard work, but we're having a blast and the initial testing and metrics tell us we're on to something. Each little win gives you the boost to get through the next endless work session and move one step closer to profitability.


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It's been a while since we heard from disgraced MLB slugger Manny Ramirez, as he continues his baseball career in Taiwan, so it seems only fitting that the latest bit of news on the former World Series MVP is nothing more than a picture of Ramirez dressed as The Incredible Hulk. Apparently Ramirez's team, the EDA Rhinos, decided to dress up in their best Halloween costumes for their train ride down the Taiwan coast as they get set to play the Brother Elephants. The obvious comparison between Manny and the Hulk's alter-ego Bruce Banner—two men who experimented with potentially dangerous substances to help increase their size and strength—shouldn't be lost on anyone.
Despite being relegated to toiling away in Taiwan in an effort to extend his baseball playing days, Manny Ramirez is still one of the most interesting people in all of professional sports.
The post Manny Ramirez dressed as The Incredible Hulk takes us into the weekend appeared first on Last Angry Fan.
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Blake Lively, Emily Blunt & Zendaya Buddy Up at Michael Kors Collection NYFW Runway Show!
Blake Lively is all smile as she poses alongside her pal Emily Blunt while attending the Michael Kors Collection Fall 2018 Runway Show held at Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center on Wednesday morning (February 14) in New York City.
The 30-year-old actress and Emily, 34, were joined by Zendaya, La La Anthony, Jourdan Dunn, Eva Herzigova, Derek Blasberg and America's Next Top Model judge Law Roach at the presentation held as part of New York Fashion Week: The Shows.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Blake Lively
Earlier this week, Blake took to Instagram to show off her amazing post-baby body after losing her baby weight.
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The clear blue digital ovulation test is fast and easy to use! There are so many advantages to a digital ovulation test vs. your typical determine the lines for yourself test.
I love the test, It helped me pinpoint my ovulation day my first cycle of trying with so much ease! However the tests are REALLY EXPENSIVE! If you are planning on buying them they only come in a pack of 7 and you need to repurchase the entire kit every time you run out. (28 euros) I would highly advise that you also have another way of pinpointing ovulation like temperature, CM, even cheaper ovulation tests before taking a clear blue digital.
This cycle ( cycle 2) I will chart my CM and take cheaper ovulation tests to determine the lines and if I think I got a positive opk on my cheep tests I will take a clear blue digital just to double check.
I must say getting a smiley face is very exciting and uplifting! I love the test I just wish there was a way to purchase the sticks separate from the digital monitor.
A tip if you get a O result: be sure to take out the stick and read the lines to see if the LH surge is a at least going up. The lines will darken as you get closer to ovulation. I like to start testing around cycle day 10 just in case I ovulate early. I find I get better results in the afternoon 2 p.m is best; thats when I got my smiley face! 🙂
Check out my video on youtube! and follow me for more updates and reviews!
Pictures of my positive opk on cycle day 15 that means I ovulated between cycle day 16 and 17!


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- 2 gold rush apples, cut in half and cored
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup milk
on a pan, put apples with innards side down.
(throw some lemon juice on the freshly cut apple so that it doesn't turn brown.
that could make for some creepy ice cream.)
bake apples for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
(or until squishy)
once done, put into a pot and puree, using an immersion blender.
hello, apple sauce.
it's nice to meet you.
add lemon juice, sugar, and apple juice.
taste constantly.
if it needs any more of anything, add it.
you aren't an idiot, as long as it tastes good, you are doing it correctly.
make sure the mixture isn't too hot, and add the heavy cream and milk.
(i've totally added the cream/milk too early and cooked it.
it's gross.
be a smidge patient and it won't be a huge disaster.)
puree again, to make sure it is super silky smooth.
throw the whole concoction through a sieve to get rid of the fibery bits --
cause let's be serious you are making ice cream, not apple sauce.
then put it in the ice cream maker.
let that bad boy do it's magic, and presto change-o:
apple ice cream.


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We are currently looking for dynamic people to become Cover Supervisors at The Basildon Academies.
Salary - £23,137 FTE (37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year)
If you are a graduate and considering a career in teaching, a Cover Supervisor position could be the ideal way to gain classroom experience and decide if education is right for you. We have a commitment to ensuring the right candidates are supported and funded into a teacher training programme. We have an exceptional record in ensuring our trainee teachers find a teaching post with us on completion of their training.
We are looking for colleagues who share the drive and passion necessary to ensure every student achieves their potential.
Successful candidates will cover lessons for absent colleagues, ensuring student progress, and will need to demonstrate the same level of professionalism and dedication as teaching staff in order to succeed in this role.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a genuine belief in the potential of every child
- Have a flexible 'can do' attitude
- A commitment to professional development
- The self-confidence to support students in a classroom environment on your own
If you can enthuse, engage, motivate and challenge students to make exceptional progress then please download and complete our application form and return it to our Academy Support Manager Lisa Church - email@example.com
Position Available: Immediate (flexible for the right candidate).
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The Best Team in Marketing is at Marketing Doctor
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Marketing That Stands Out from The Crowd
Our team loves what we do, and the best part of our job is the opportunity to bring the joy and excitement that we get from creating new marketing campaigns to our work with you. Whether we are at a meeting with clients in Boston and New York, or running around the office chasing Sadie our office pup, we're always working hard! Our charismatic creative and graphic design teams meet weekly with our marketing analysts to collectively create dynamic results-oriented campaigns for our clients. Together we are supremely confident in our ability to create shining campaigns which both elevate the client's' brand and share their message effectively.
We Don't Just Think About Marketing,
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Marketing Doctor is a Massachusetts state certified disadvantage owned (DBE) and women owned business (WBE). Our team members have various institutional and individual certifications in social media and digital marketing spanning from Facebook Blueprint and Google AdWords certifications to HubSpot Inbound Marketing and Media Buying Bootcamp certifications, and many more! We strive to always continue our education in the fields of marketing and advertising through all available avenues, and will integrate all we continue to learn into our constantly evolving client campaigns.
Janet is a seasoned advertising and marketing strategist with expertise in all aspects of successful marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, event management, celebrity endorsements, digital campaigns, budgeting, and management. Excel in managing multiple projects concurrently with strong detail, problem solving, and follow-through capabilities. Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate cohesive teams that achieve results. Janet successfully sources vendors, negotiates contracts, and manages budgets. Her written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are superb. Throughout her 25 years in the marketing industry, Janet has led winning efforts for national and local campaigns, including:
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Janet leads an aggressive team of marketing professionals who have become industry leaders on a variety of emerging marketing platforms. Under her direction, Marketing Doctor serves many pro bono causes throughout the year, often to benefit women and girls. In her "free" time, Janet and her husband Peter wrangle 4 young, spirited, adventurous kids. They love to spend time together as a family on the beautiful beaches of New England and Florida. Janet has been a step aerobics enthusiast for 30 years and has a small, tight-knit group of friends. She travels with her Book Club Girl Gang and sometimes even reads books.
Carol joined Marketing Doctor in August of 2012, bringing 20+ years of media expertise and experience in both radio and television. As Director of Traditional and Digital Media Buying, Carol focuses on strategic media-buying, negotiating and placing all forms of media, including TV, radio, print, outdoor, digital, Facebook, and direct mail, with an emphasis on analysis and negotiation to ensure the best value, reach, and cost-per-point possible for her clients. Carol develops and executes marketing campaigns to include a full array of traditional and non-traditional media. In addition to developing and maintaining relationships with clients, Carol has established excellent working relationships with media outlet account executives across New England, affording her the ability to set (and achieve) lofty media buying expectations. Beyond heading our media buying department, Carol sets marketing goals for our clients and manages the Marketing Doctor team to ensure that our clients meet these goals. When she's not juggling multiple accounts at work, you can find Carol at home cooking, spending time with her family, gardening, knitting and cheering on the New England Patriots.
Caroline joined the Marketing Doctor team in the spring of 2014 after graduating from Westfield State University with a degree in Business Management and Marketing. As our Marketing Analyst, Caroline heads the analytics department, data mining and searching for trends in past and current reports to better serve our clients in the future. Caroline is committed to continued education in marketing and holds industry-leading certifications in Facebook, Google Analytics, and Instagram. She has also attended Social Media Marketing World in 2016, 2017 and 2018, positioning her among the country's most knowledgeable experts in emerging marketing platforms. In addition to managing accounts, Caroline assists in media buying, script writing, direct marketing campaigns, evaluating data for social conversion, and performing SEO audits and ROI reports. When she's not analyzing and tracking data for our clients, you'll find Caroline working in her garden, arranging flowers, playing with her pup Titan, or quadding through the woods of Ludlow.
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Candace joined the Marketing Doctor team in January 2015 as our Business Manager. Since then, she has become the backbone that keeps us afloat and on-budget. After receiving an Associate's Degree in Legal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate from Our Lady of the Elms College, Candace launched a career in bookkeeping and tax preparation, also working as a bankruptcy paralegal for 20 years. When she's not crunching numbers, you'll find her getting her nails done or adding to her collection of anything and everything that is pink!
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Bundle Pack of 20
These highly durable and easy to apply British Standard signs were created to aid in escape from a fire emergency.
Be sure to display this sign to indicate the final exit point for the area.
Conforms to EN ISO 7010:2012
Sizes Available: 300 x 100mm | 450 x 150mm
Material Types: Self Adhesive Vinyl | Semi-Rigid Plastic
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- Fire Escape and Fire Exit signs should be, so far as reasonably practicable, evenly spread and consistently located at the same height so that the evacuee can quickly and effectively predict the location of the next sign within the escape route.
- Signs should not be fixed to doors or sited where they may be obscured by open doors.
- Signs sited on walls should be mounted between 1.7m and 2.0m from the floor level measured from the base of the sign.
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Self Adhesive Vinyl
- Glossy white vinyl sticks to most surfaces
- Peel off backing
- Suitable for indoor and sheltered outdoor use
Semi-Rigid Plastic
- 1mm white notice
- Can be easily drilled or punched
- Ideal for indoor and outdoor use
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How to Grow Stephanotis From Seeds
Don't worry about planting more than one of these beauties for the sake of pollination, as they don't need a buddy for that task.
Do not overfeed stephanotis. Too much fertilizer will result in profuse foliar growth, but the plant will stop flowering.
Stephanotis, often referred to as Madagascan jasmine, is a handsome, fast-growing tropical and subtropical vine. It sports large elliptical, leathery dark green leaves, and a profusion of delicate, highly-fragrant pristine white flowers from spring through fall. It is winter hardy in all temperate areas of the United States, is easy to grow and not demanding. The plant prefers rich, well-draining soil in full sun and it loves humidity. Healthy adult plants produce very large 5-6 inch long green seed pods that look like mangoes and take 6-9 months to mature. Your stephanotis will refuse to bloom while there are pods developing on it because producing offspring will consume all of the plant's energies. Picking pods as they appear will keep the plant in flowering condition.
Pick the mature pod from the mother plant when it turns completely yellow. Put it in the leg of an old pair of pantyhose or a knee-high so that none of the seeds will float away. Set it in a clear plastic or glass container on a sunny windowsill until it puckers and splits open on its own.
Remove the pod from the stocking and use a stout paring knife to peel away the thick layer of flesh, revealing a long, thin cylinder of seeds. This will look somewhat like a pine cone, with 50-100 seeds all layered tightly together like fish scales. They're stuck to a long wad of fine, soft white fibers. Each creamy colored seed will have a long, soft, thick fuzzy tail, kind of like a dandelion seed. Work in an area free of moving air so that the seeds won't float away from you.
Spread the stephanotis seeds out in a single layer on a cookie sheet, and set it in a warm, dry area where they'll be undisturbed overnight. This will ensure that all remaining moisture will evaporate from them, discouraging rot.
Remove the lid of a Styrofoam egg carton. Poke a few drainage holes in the bottom of each cell to create a seed starting tray. Combine coarse sand with potting soil for a seed starting mix with 20 percent sand content, and fill the cells with it. Press a single seed lightly into the center of each cell. Just barely cover with a very thin layer of sand.
Set the prepared seed starting pack in the egg carton lid, and water with gentle spritzing from a plastic spray bottle. The surface should be evenly moist, but take great care not to wet it to the point that it's soggy. Seal everything in a clear plastic bag to retain humidity, and place in a warm spot with plenty of indirect bright light. The top of your refrigerator or above a water heater are good choices.
Check the planting medium daily to make sure that it doesn't dry out completely. Water only when it begins to feel slightly dry, but just enough to evenly moisten. The seeds will germinate in about 2 weeks, and produce seedlings in about another 2 weeks.
Use scissors or a paring knife to carefully separate each of the egg carton cells. Gently peel the Styrofoam from the seedling's rootball. Plant it in a well-draining 4-inch clay pot of the same mixture you started the seeds in. Spritz to water enough to evenly moisten the medium.
Set the potted seedlings in a warm, bright spot for a couple of weeks, where they'll receive at least 6 hours of indirect sun each day. Don't allow the temperature to drop below 55 degrees F, and protect them from strong direct sunlight.
Move the stephanotis seedlings outdoors when all danger of frost has passed. Feed their roots a layer of organic compost once a month throughout the growing season, and keep their medium evenly moist. They like their heads in the sun and their feet in the shade, and must be provided with excellent drainage. Your stephanotis seedlings will flower 2-3 years from the time they've sprouted.
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- Don't worry about planting more than one of these beauties for the sake of pollination, as they don't need a buddy for that task.
- Do not overfeed stephanotis. Too much fertilizer will result in profuse foliar growth, but the plant will stop flowering.
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- Mature healthy stephanotis plant
- Seed starting mix
- Coarse sand
- Styrofoam egg carton
- Potting soil
- Coarse sand
- Clear plastic bag
- Plastic spray bottle
- 4-inch clay pots
- Organic compost


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Flat 15 is a gorgeous interiors and fashion blog which I discovered a couple of months back and haven't stopped reading since. I was really happy to hear creator Gabriella Palumbo was a fellow Amara Interior Awards nominee like me, and today I wanted to show you this blogger's amazing Notting Hill flat.Originally featured on
Originally featured on Made.com, this space is just my style, from the huge modern sofa to the mix of mid-century furniture and modern artwork. The layout allows so much natural light in and I like how Gabriella has utilised the space perfectly. Who would have thought this was a 1940's property? For me, it's finer details which really take this home from good to great, including the perfectly styled coffee table, the statement photography wall and the splash of colour in the dining area.
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Thanks to nature, Lammefjorden has evolved magnificently into the deepest tract of reclaimed land in Northern Europe. This is where the idea emerged of transforming a surplus resource into deluxe vodka.
Why not revive the more-than-200-year-old tradition of producing alcohol from potatoes, reap the benefits of nature's treasure chest and transform local surplus potatoes into deluxe vodka? Such were the thoughts of three local entrepreneurs: Kasper Jacobsen, Aage Lohmann and Jens Læssøe. Anyone who enjoys a glass of Danish-produced vodka to enrich a pleasant moment would certainly be delighted.
Today it sizzles and boils in the 100-m2 micro-distillery in the annexe of a three-winged farmhouse in Bjergesø at the edge of Lammefjorden, with spectacular views of the open countryside.
The secret spice in our crystal clear vodka is the soil. That is why we call it simply 'Nordic Soil'.
Every single drop in the bottle-upon-bottle of vodka we tap every year from our copper boilers comes from the region's surplus potatoes. They have grown on the reclaimed, vitamin-rich seabed, so they are steeped in the sap and intensity of the soil that was under water for thousands of years.
The Distillery of Lammefjorden has local roots – so does the product. Even though the finished vodka is intended for drinking in Copenhagen, New York and London, it still has to taste of Lammefjorden.
So far, this crystal clear vodka is the distillery's only product, but we're cooking up lots of other sustainable drinkable ideas.


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Faith Formation and Expanding Perspectives
Senior School
In the Senior School, Religious Education is taught as an academic subject and promotes skills such as source analysis and essay-writing, as well as embracing opportunities to use technology in the classroom. A significant proportion of the College's Year 11 and 12 students elect to study Religion at the ATAR level and the majority of these students end up with this subject as one of their top four, thereby contributing very positively to their final ATAR score.
Annual Reflection Days for each year group emphasise a different aspect of student learning and development and support the ongoing class programs. These reflection days use external professional presenters to enhance a student's insight into who they are and who they want to be. The focus of the different days motivates students to consider their own gifts and talents, the choices they make and their faith formation.