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What do we predict? What do we want? How are you reacting to announcements inside of the convention? We want to hear it, this is the Warden place to be.
What we do know is that during the prequel quests, we will see some story. This is a good idea for me, I wanted some progression in racial storylines. Best bit about the Dark Iron, seeing how the Council of 3 Hammers has evolved since MoP.
We also know that Alliance will get to witness part of the Nightborne's entrance to the Horde, which makes me think that the Alliance will force the Nightborne to the Horde's side. No news on the Highmountain.
And while we cry about fighting our neutral races from Legion, remember the Horde are also becoming enemies with a faction they fought alongside with (AotL).
Well said to be honest and I really like your insight into the Mayla =/= Baine possible relationship. It's one i'd love to see them link in game as these two young rulers who took the reins after tragic fates of their fathers. I must have missed the Shal'dorei and Horde sympathies dotted around but you're right even that aside the Kaldorei are just coming to grips with the Highborne, where the Shaldorei are a step on from that again putting them more in line with the Blood Elves. If they have Liadrin in their allegiance quests I think that would be great, blood knights can begin to understand the kind of struggle they have been through while the Alliance may be more judgmental and restricting on their culture.
I don't plan to play any apart from Dark Irons and Zandalari to be honest. It seems odd that the Highmountain and Shal'dorei will be seen as attacking the Alliance now mind. They will likely just pull it out as they need help and that help came from the enemies of the Alliance.
I actually understand most of the allied races and accept them.
Dark Iron - Quite obvious but I look forward to where they will come from and what politics changes to let them be playable.
Zand - Rather obvious considering the expansion.
Shal'dorei - These have always been more closely tied to the Blood Elves than Night Elves. Elisande notes this, Tyrande is clearly not as enthisastic about helping them as Liadrin is from their quest text and Silgryn talks with Liadrin aboard the Vindicaar about the Horde. This is a broken race and they need allies. One faction may force them to chose.
Highmountain - I find these more unlikely than Shal'dorei tbh. Obviously they aren't Alliance, but Highmountain has no faction storyline in it (unlike Suramar). However, Baine is a good spokesman for the Tauren and I can see him progressing as a character because him and Mayla are quite similar (both young new rulers) and might even see tauren babies in the future.
Lightforged - No brainer for me. Defeat the Legion, what are all of these Naaru empowered Draenei meant to do? Follow their Prophet.
Void Elves - For me, the question is why not High Elves. Out of all of them, I understand these the least but, I accept they exist and clearly would not join the Horde.
I have no plans to play allied races, but one thing I wanted from this expansion was more race specific storylines. They may not be orders, but every race has the potential to create some progress in stagnant existing races storylines. The ones I most look forward to are dwarves and tauren myself.
I'm not blown away by the races they have chosen to add to either faction minus the dark irons and zandalari. However how they have said it will pave way for more allied races in the future could be promising. Can't help but think the shal'dorei, void elves, lightforged draenei and highmountain tauren are shaky.
Not to mention the new races and more customisation options for old ones...!
Very initial thoughts:
Classic, don't care but it might drag away some of the annoying wow players.
BfA, what I kind of wanted, a weakening of powerlevel, an exploration based expansion, both which feel perfect for RP.
Warcraft Classic. Battle for Azeroth. OMG.
It's certainly the way I could see it going forth tbf. I'd love for them to update the questing system up to current content too. They can leave Northrend alone (though it does need some updating too) but the rest I have ran too much now getting all classes to higher levels and would be refreshing to see.
Part of me expects since the release of WoW subs being once more at a record low that DLC's may overtake patches as a way to secure more profit. Part of me both expects and doubts a form of player housing too. Order halls have worked well at keeping the community together while also adding the class-based exclusiveness so I wouldn't mind seeing them going forward.
Lorewise I am not expecting much, for the first time ever I am hoping Blizzard make some brand new lore characters as it seems the old ones stories they enjoy butchering x).
While I have to believe some of the hype of boats, sea, old gods, conflicts, subraces, I'm going to put forward the crazy ideas of either a brand new continent on the clouded side of Azeroth (not shown on the maps and hidden under clouds if you look from Argus) or a revisit of Northrend, using a new continent with portals to old NR (similar to Outland / Draenor)
I'd love the Order Halls to continue (maybe as boats?) but rather than classes as races. And I'm sure boats if it is an island theme will exist similar to the Vindicaar on Argus.
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Aaaandddd …. it's August, which is kicking off on a surprisingly cool note where I live. I'm sure we'll be broiling appropriately in no time. Meanwhile, what's going on?
Crossing the pond: Here are lots of good pointers on finding your ancestral European village, if that's where your genealogy trek is leading you. And it's true, one of the basic challenges is making getting the name right — aren't those vaguely remembered village names a joy to unravel?
Changing identities: On the topic of names, the Los Angeles Times reports on an initiative by French Jews to reclaim their true family names, which were changed in the years after World War Two to make them sound more Franco-phonic. What felt like a pragmatic move to refugees in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust is oppressive today to some descendants: "It doesn't feel right," says a grandson of one emigre from Poland. "It says nothing about my family or our history." H/t to Dick Eastman.
Updating software: MacWorld reviews the highlights of the updated (version 6) Mac Family Tree. The place name/event merging capability sounded nice. So did the Web Research portal.
Inspiring filmmakers: The New York Daily News has a neat profile of Ken Taylor, whose life overseeing operations at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery provided background for Zac Efron's character in the recently released Charlie St. Cloud. Taylor started out at Green-Wood as a high-schooler cutting grass in the summertime. Now he lives there, in a 130-year-old Gothic caretaker's brownstone.
Rescuing a marker: One more quirky cemetery story! In Iowa, intrepid researchers reconnect a headstone with its rightful grave, more than a century after it was ordered. Apparently the stone was commissioned but never paid for, and languished in a basement until the 1970s, when it was discovered and drifted around a bit (including a stint in a garden) before finally being researched and set upon its intended gravesite.
Anyone do anything interesting for Lammas? If you missed it, you can at least sing the song. Have a nice week!

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What it does: See what your sports options are, based on where and when you're visiting. Then jump to info on tickets, news, live scores, sports bars, memorabilia and more.
What's hot: The premise of the site is that you don't know a city until you've seen its sports teams, so go to a game with the locals. I like that you can look at the left-side nav bar for "In Town From" to see what's available for a future trip. You also can filter your results by sports, teams, venues, events and more. Want to go to a cricket match in Australia? How about seeing a rugby game in South Africa?
What's not: If the site doesn't have info for your destination, it defaults to another city. When I looked up Park City, Utah, for a trip I'm taking next month, it defaulted to Toronto. Your best bet is to start your search by using the list of cities it has on offer. Expand the search bar in the "Search by City" section and you'll see its global list of regions and cities.


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Consumers may wonder how it is that they get ads, emails and other information from companies with whom they have had no interaction on or off-line. Maybe they're particularly confused if they've set their privacy settings to block cookies and other tracking devices.
The reality is that data brokers gather, compile and then sell lists of personal information to companies. So what can consumers do if they want to try and protect their information from being compiled and sold by data brokers? The answer is "it's not easy" especially given the numbers of data brokers and the range of information they collect.
Julia Angwin has written a newly published book, Dragnet Nation, that focuses, in part, on her efforts to identify data brokers and then get the information that brokers have about her. I plan on reading her book as I heard her discuss it recently and have just read her January 30th article, "Privacy Tools: Opting Out from Data Brokers" posted on ProPublica (www.propublica.org).
Her ProPublica article summarizes the steps required by some of the data brokers in order for her to opt-out of information collection. As Ms. Angwin writes, there's no law requiring data brokers to offer consumers that option. She very helpfully attaches two spreadsheets to her article with the names of companies tracking information along with links to their privacy pages and, for those data brokers offering an opt-out, the instructions for doing so. As she writes, many of the data brokers require consumers who want to opt-out to provide personal information and identification (e.g., driver's license).
Ms. Angwin's spreadsheets of 212 data brokers provides consumers with a very useful resource. She is also very candid in describing the difficulties in finding her own information and what she calls "some minor successes" in finding data brokers who had her information and opting-out.


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Every Alabama county except for one — Lamar — is now eligible for federal drought assistance. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has designated 48 Alabama counties as primary disaster areas, and 18 other counties qualified because they are contiguous.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns designated 48 Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas, and 18 other counties qualified for help because they are contiguous.
Gov. Bob Riley and state Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks issued a joint statement saying high temperatures and a lack of rain are taking a toll on Alabama farmers, and the federal declaration will provide needed help.
This designation makes farmers in both primary and contiguous counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the emergency loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.
Interested farmers may contact their local USDA Service Centers for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at: http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.
The counties designated as primary disaster areas are: Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington and Wilcox.
The contiguous counties that are covered are: Autauga, Blount, Calhoun, Chilton, Cleburne, Dallas, DeKalb, Fayette, Jefferson, Limestone, Lowndes, Marion, Marshall, Pickens, Shelby, Talladega, Walker and Winston.
In addition, six Alabama counties have been approved for emergency grazing of federal Conservation Reserve Program land because of the drought. The federal program normally pays farmers to idle land in order to preserve wildlife habitat or what is considered fragile cropland.
The six counties are Bullock, Covington, Elmore, Geneva, Montgomery and Pike.
The announcement means that farmers in those six counties who are under contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to maintain the land can use it for grazing and allow others to use if for grazing if they choose.


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Jennifer Aniston hosted a star-studded birthday party for fiance Justin Theroux on Saturday.
The bash was rumored to be their secret wedding — you know, the one she has incessantly insisted, while doing media rounds for "We're the Millers," that they didn't have time to plan?
But alas, the event was not the couple's walk down the aisle.
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Instead, the "Friends" alum hosted about 80 guests at her newly renovated Bel-Air abode, which she purchased in February 2012 for $24.9 million and spent quite a bit of time renovating, for her actor beau's birthday, just like her rep said she was doing.
Those wedding rumors perked up again when no-parking signs were put up around the house over the weekend and a large shipment of Champagne was delivered Friday. Aniston also invited her hairstylist Chris McMillan to her house to style her coif.
The timing was also perfect, since the day marked the one-year anniversary of Theroux's proposal to the actress. He proposed on his birthday last year, so the rumor mill had that occasion-eclipsing precedent to go on.
Maybe this was her way of saying, "Hey, thanks for proposing to me on your big day last year, allow me to return the favor."
The casual affair mostly took place on Aniston's massive patio and manicured grounds around her pool, Radar Online reported. Theroux and many of the guests reportedly wore jeans.
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"Justin looked very happy and like he was really enjoying his birthday and showing off their new house," as source told E!.
Partygoers included Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi, Kristen Bell and fiance Dax Shepherd, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher and husband Sacha Baron Cohen, Don Cheadle, Jimmy Kimmel, Tobey Maguire and his wife, Jen, Ben Stiller, Jason Bateman and Lake Bell, according to a few reports.
Other guests surrounded a fire pit inside the living room, near a huge bar, and an indoor-outdoor deck was home to a buffet of finger foods and small appetizers prepared by Aniston's personal chefs, E! reported. The affair wrapped up around 11 p.m.
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Tanaka time: Righty embraces anticipated debut
TAMPA, Fla. -- When Masahiro Tanaka tried on his Yankees pinstripes earlier this month, he said that there was no particular team or player that he was looking forward to facing. They'd all be new, and so each assignment would be a terrific challenge.
Tanaka is preparing for the first of those tests. The right-hander is scheduled to make his highly anticipated spring debut on Saturday against the Phillies at George M. Steinbrenner Field (1:05 p.m. ET, live on MLB.TV), entering in relief to begin the fifth inning.
TAMPA, Fla. -- When Masahiro Tanaka tried on his Yankees pinstripes earlier this month, he said that there was no particular team or player that he was looking forward to facing. They'd all be new, and so each assignment would be a terrific challenge.
Tanaka is preparing for the first of those tests. The right-hander is scheduled to make his highly anticipated spring debut on Saturday against the Phillies at George M. Steinbrenner Field (1:05 p.m. ET, live on MLB.TV), entering in relief to begin the fifth inning.
"I understand there's going to be a lot of attention on the results, the numbers of what I do out there," Tanaka said through an interpreter. "But for me, I'm not looking at it at all. I just want to go out there and pitch my style out there and see how it is on the mound."
Other than the preparations for Derek Jeter's final season, Tanaka's arrival has easily been the biggest storyline of camp. A sizable contingent of reporters from Japan has been assigned to track Tanaka's every movement, beaming reports of his progress across the globe.
The 25-year-old Tanaka has been a major star in Japan since his high school career, and perhaps that is one large reason that he has seemed to be unfazed by the attention that comes with signing a seven-year, $155 million contract with the Yankees.
"At this point, I can't really think of anything that I'm having some difficulty to adjusting to," Tanaka said.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi hopes that continues to be the case on Saturday. Tanaka will wait on the sidelines as CC Sabathia makes the start against Philadelphia, and then will begin preparing while Hiroki Kuroda enters as a third-inning reliever.
"Hopefully, [Tanaka] keeps his emotions in check, and that's what you worry about a little bit, trying to do too much," Girardi said. "Players a lot of times want to validate contracts. I always say, [with] Japanese-born players, I think there's a certain amount of pride. They feel they're pitching for their whole country sometimes, and that can be a bit much."
Pitching coach Larry Rothschild set up the club's rotation schedule, lumping Sabathia, Kuroda and Tanaka for the first game before separating them later this spring -- sometimes with days off, and sometimes by having them work in simulated or Minor League games.
Girardi said that Rothschild's decision had nothing to do with lowering expectations for Tanaka, or allowing him to fly under the radar for his first time out.
"No, no, no -- he's not flying under anything," Girardi said. "The idea behind this, for Larry, is to be able to work in some extra days off in Spring Training, getting him on his five-day schedule. And we weren't going to ask CC to come out of the 'pen."
While Girardi has not yet locked in his rotation for the regular season, he revealed on Friday that it is "pretty safe to say" that Tanaka's first start is lining up for the third or fourth game of the year -- either April 3 in Houston or April 4 in Toronto.
"I want to see how it goes," Girardi said. "I think it's just fair to see how he's doing physically at the end of this, because that's one of the biggest adjustments he has to make."
From what the Yankees have already seen from Tanaka's work in the bullpen and live batting-practice sessions, the early reports of a special repertoire have appeared to be accurate.
Earlier in camp, Yankees catcher Austin Romine grabbed a bat against Tanaka and was wowed by the hurler's splitter, which some scouts have rated as one of the best in the world.
When the pitch hurtled in like a fastball and then dropped off the table in front of home plate, Romine said that he turned around to catcher Brian McCann, asking what he had just seen.
"He's got a great split," McCann said. "It really falls off the table. His motion's completely the same as his fastball, and that's the key to getting swings and misses."
Tanaka throws two fastballs -- a two-seamer and a four-seamer -- as well as a slider, curveball, changeup and cutter. He plans to show most of them off on Saturday, but said that he is looking forward to seeing what other professional hitters think of his splitter.
"I feel that it is important to get some swing and misses from that pitch, but going into tomorrow I just want to see how batters react to that pitch," he said.
Off the field, Tanaka has also seemed to slide into his new surroundings well. He and Kuroda have been speaking with some regularity, and Kuroda has seemed to be impressed by Tanaka's poise.
"What I've learned as a person, for his age, he's a really mature guy," Kuroda said through an interpreter. "He's really calm. He's a great guy."
Even with a language barrier -- he worked on learning English in Japan, but uses a translator to communicate with the American media -- Tanaka has flashed signs of an engaging personality, and his teammates seem to have embraced him.
"I wasn't really surprised, because I knew pretty much what I was getting into," Tanaka said. "I had some of the information coming in here, so I wasn't very surprised by anything. But there might be some going into games from here on."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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The state Bond Commission approved $6.8 million in non-cash lines of credit this past week for construction projects in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
The state Bond Commission approved $6.8 million in non-cash lines of credit this past week for construction projects in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
Gov. Bobby Jindal recommended the funding lines that will allow local officials to leverage the state's borrowing power to advance, and in some cases finish, infrastructural upgrades.
Included was $1.5 million for the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection project, with the money probably being used for work on the Little Caillou Floodgate.
Another $4 million has been tagged for an Integrated Petroleum Technologies Program and a related lab and classroom building at L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College.
The Terrebonne Parish community college has already received $4 million for the project through a grant from BP.
Fletcher also received approval for $200,000 for a diesel marine, welding and transportation building.
Other non-cash lines of credit the commission approved this past week included $710,000 for port slip dredging and related work in Terrebonne Parish; $200,000 for the Upper Bayou Dularge Pump Station planning and construction; and $200,000 for athletic facilities renovations at Nicholls State University.
With opposition mounting from the sheriffs and prison officials, the Louisiana's Public Service Commission delayed a vote Thursday on reducing the fees that telephone companies can charge inmates for communicating with their families and others.
Commissioner Jimmy Field of Baton Rouge, who represents Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes on the PSC, said he planned on supporting the initiative.
Field said prior to the meeting that a PSC investigation found "that the rates charged for inmate phone calls are, in many instances, not just and reasonable, so corrective action is necessary."
The April 2011 investigation also revealed that the average rate for collect calls from Louisiana jails is 30 cents per minute — 15 times higher than standard calls made outside prisons.
In the Bayou State, one out of every 86 adults are serving time, which is nearly double the national average and 15 times higher than the rate in China.
Commissioner Foster Campbell of Bossier City has proposed a 25 percent cut in inmate telephone rates and the elimination of unauthorized add-on fees.
Opponents argue the rates represent revenue for law enforcement officials, money that would have to possibly be replaced by taxpayers if reduced.
Former Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle of Breaux Bridge said he's excited about replacing Public Service Commissioner Jimmy Field of Baton Rouge after the turn of the year.
Field has decided to retire and Angelle recently won the vacant 2nd District seat to represent Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes on the PSC.
Both men are Republicans.
In taking on the elected task, Angelle said he will also be able to remain on the LSU Board of Supervisors.
Gov. Bobby Jindal appointed him to the board in August, around the time Angelle resigned from the Department of Natural Resources to run for the PSC.
"There's no prohibition about an elected official serving on the board," Angelle said, noting that his predecessor, Tony Falterman, was appointed while serving as district attorney.
U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, was recently honored for founding and co-chairing the Congressional Dyslexia Caucus.
Along with Rep. Pete Snark, a California Democrat, Cassidy created the caucus, and both were celebrated by the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity this past week.
The Yale Center director, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, called their shared efforts a "pro-active movement forward in the battle to address dyslexia," which affects one in five children.
Cassidy said he is committed to and passionate about the cause.
From a local perspective, Cassidy is booster on Capitol Hill for the Louisiana Center for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.
"Dyslexia is a challenge which can be addressed," Cassidy said. "Americans with dyslexia have the best chance to succeed and contribute when they receive educational interventions and accommodations which empower them to do so."
Cassidy, who represents northern Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes in the 6th Congressional District, said it is the aim of the caucus to "advocate for dyslexics and their families."
The ceremony opened the caucus' Dyslexia Awareness Event, which featured a screening of HBO's "The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia" at the Shaw Center in Baton Rouge.
It also featured a forum on the past, present and future of dyslexia at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
For more information on the Congressional Dyslexia Caucus and its activities, visit http://dyslexiacaucus-cassidy.house.gov/.


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"He's not so good in a crowd, but when you get him alone, you'd be surprised" -- Irving Berlin, "You'd Be Surprised"
Nucky Thompson's new de facto mantra, "you can't be half a gangster," seems to be applying more and more to "Boardwalk Empire" as a show. By my count, "You'd Be Surprised" had at least five murders and three asphyxiations (two of which were of the erotic variety).
We're coming up on the halfway point in season three of "Boardwalk," and it seems as though this was the week for everything that had been simmering for the first four episodes to finally boil over.
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Kauffman is VP & Director of Mfg. for EverGreen
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EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC announced that Pete Kauffman has been appointed vice president and director of manufacturing for both EverGreen and its Lifestyle Luxury RV division. According to a press release, he will be responsible for manufacturing, production and distribution of all EverGreen and Lifestyle Luxury brands.
Kauffman brings over 24 years of RV industry management and sales experience, having worked for some of the best-known brands in the RV industry. He has been a part of several new company startups in the RV industry.
President and COO of EverGreen, Mark Boessler, noted, "After Pete took on the Lifestyle Luxury RV division for us, we were awarded the Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) award for Lifestyle and Bay Hill. Pete has overseen various manufacturing areas for EverGreen and Lifestyle since 2012."
"It is an exciting time to be a part of the team at EverGreen," said Kauffman. "It is very special to be a part of a company that is growing as rapidly as we are, yet still have the family atmosphere of a smaller company."


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North End and Beacon Hill, Boston Travel Guide
North End and Beacon Hill Summary
- As two of Boston's oldest neighborhoods, both areas are rich in historical sites, with easy access points to the Freedom Trail, a 2.5 mile path passing through 16 historical landmarks.
- Beacon Hill is bordered by the Boston Common, one of the country's oldest parks.
- Both areas have beautiful waterside views: The North End has Boston Harbor, and Beacon Hill has the Charles River.
- Beautiful and historic architecture; Beacon Hill is one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in the nation
- Largely void of chain stores
- Lively pub scene in both neighborhoods; Beacon Hill is home to the bar that inspired the show Cheers
- Beacon Hill has over 40 antique shops, which might only be trumped only by the number of Italian restaurants and cafes in the North End (aka Little Italy).
- Clean and safe
- The North End offers water taxis to and from Logan Airport, which typically cost $10 and take about 30 minutes.
- Both areas lack stops on the T, Boston's subway system.
- Difficult parking in the North End
- Beacon Hill offers a very limited selection of hotels, and they are pricey.
What It's Like
The North End and Beacon Hill are two of Boston's oldest areas -- the North End actually is the oldest Boston neighborhood, settled in the 17th century -- and their long histories as early residential communities for Boston's wealthy result today in some of the most picturesque, charming neighborhoods in America. Both are great, relaxed areas to stroll in and out of shops and cafes, or sit by the neighborhood's respective waters: There are lovely parks along the bank of Beacon Hill's Charles River, and the views from the Longfellow Bridge, which leads to the campuses of MIT and Harvard, are breathtaking. Or you could cruise along the North End's section of Boston Harbor Walk, which features an endless, unobstructed view of the beautiful harbor. Both neighborhoods are rich in history -- many of the most important episodes of the Revolutionary War took place in these precincts.
The North End, which once housed the wealthiest of early Bostonians, was eventually occupied by Italian, Jewish, and Irish immigrants and was even one of the nation's first African-American communities, created by freed and escaped slaves. While the area is a hodgepodge of culture, it's seriously dominated by its Italian immigrants, earning it the designation of Little Italy. There are countless Italian cafes and restaurants -- more than 100 in total -- and in combination with the many historical landmarks, the area is quite touristy.
Beacon Hill, on the other hand, continues to be a wealthy residential neighborhood. Quiet and quaint, with its hidden gardens, brick Federal style homes, and Greek Revival and Victorian architecture, Beacon Hill is not a tourist-heavy area. Whereas the North End has its countless Italian restaurants, Beacon Hill's Charles Street has over 40 antique shops, all of which help catalogue and sell the city's rich aesthetic history, almost a museum experience unto itself. Beacon Hill is located just north of the beautiful Public Gardens and the Boston Common, one of the oldest parks in the country, and the start of the city's Freedom Trail, a half-century-old path through 16 of Boston's landmarks, such as the North End's Paul Revere House, Copp's Burial Ground, and the Paul Revere Mall, where the patriot's statue, unveiled in 1940, rides proudly on horseback, an icon of both Boston and the nation as a whole.
Where To Stay
The old, dilapidated storage wharves that line the North End's harbor were seen by large-scale developers as a perfect blank canvas. The result: the $372 million Battery Wharf, home to the Fairmont Battery Wharf, which opened in December 2008 and boasts four luxury buildings. Nearby are the Boston Harbor Hotel, one of the best luxury hotels in city; and the Millennium Bostonian, which straddles the North End and always-packed Faneuil Hall. Beacon Hill's quaint residential neighborhood doesn't have many hotel options, but the ones they do are perfect for the area, like the spectacular XV Beacon, a chic luxury boutique housed in a Beaux Arts building, with superb design, hi-tech amenities, and impeccable service.


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Shaft allignment, cant seperate flanges.
It was time to replace my packing, so i thought id check the engine allignment as well.
I have never had vibration problems, but i have also never been able to turn my prop with just a few fingers. It aways took my whole hand and a moderate amount of muscle.
I took the 4 bolts off the coupler flange, but the flange wont slide away more than, 1/16" from the other side. I can put a screwdriver in and pry to an 1/8" but it just springs back closed. the packing nut is completely off.
It seems that other posters on the form can just move the shaft in/out easily, or am i mistaken?
The allignment measured as-is, is. 004 and close to tollerence. Im half tempted to bolt it back up, but wonder if its binding that badly, if i have a larger issue.
Thoughts? Should i pry them apart with force? I dont want to screw something up and miss my spring skiing since this wasnt a problem in the 1st place.
Go beneath, pull prop, squirt strut bushings with water and turn/pull shaft.
It sounds like the old packing is still in the stuffing box, and causing a lot of friction. When you pry apart, the shaft isn't actually sliding through the stuffing box - it's hanging up, you're compressing the rubber hose between the shaft log and the stuffing box, and when you let go it springs back.
Go ahead and dig out all the old packing. Loosen the screw clamps holding the hose onto the stuffing box (or the other end, whichever is easier), and slide the stuffing box up the prop shaft. A wee bit of water on the shaft going into the stuffing box, and some on the shaft going into the strut bushing might help. You'll need to do this to check the engine alignment anyway. Then you should be able to separate the coupler. If this doesn't help, then
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Packing was already out. pulling from the prop hub and a little water did the trick.
The flanges are easily 1/2" out of adjustment.
The shaft is touching the fiberglass shaft log at the 8oclock position, in fact i think it would center even a bit further off that side if it could.
It fell dead center when it was coupled to the tranny, but obviously their was a misaignment.
Maybe im ahead of myself here but Is my strut bent? watching the shaft allignment video :
He mentions the strut could be shifted slightly or shimmed with a washer and re seated.
Squirt penetration oil in between...wait a couple hours... get a plastic mallet... tap it a few time more penetration oil... just keep treating.. like you said it's not a problem...check the shaft alignment then wrap it up..
get some gore tex to replace your flax packing... just pick out the packing with an awl...carefully...cut new pieces... tighten it down... when you take it on the lake check for a few drips... and then go ski...
Okay you posted up your picks before I finished my post... your shaft strut may be bent...
you can also pour a little CLR down the cutlass bearing to remove the scaling... then spray 303 protectant in there.
...A bad day water skiing still beats a good day at work...1995 Pro Star 205....
Sorry the pics showed up late, they didnt attach the 1st time....
I thought about bent shaft, it could be, but most of this angle i coming fron the strut. If i spin the shaft, it always stays to that same side of the log. Seems like it would move around as it was spun if it was bent. (i know tolerances need to be more than visual)
Bent strut. Someone at some point in time hit something and bent it a bit.
You have several options here.
1. Buy a new strut. Fairly expensive, but the best solution.
2. One member here was successful at removing the old strut, elongating the holes a little bit, then putting it back on using the propshaft to hold the strut where it needed to be then tightening the bolts (Note that you'll have to scrape off the old sealant and put on new silicone sealant). If the propshaft comes through the shaft log without touching the sides, you're golden. The nice thing here is that it's free, and if it doesn't work you can always go back to step 1.
3. One member here was successful at using the propshaft as a long lever to bend the strut back into place. The negative, of course, is that you may end up with a bent propshaft in addition to the bent strut if you put too much force on the shaft.
I don't have access to it right at the moment, but there is a "Propshaft-alignment" document floating around the forum that describes re-aligning the engine and strut after you get everything straightened out. You'll have to search for it.
Good luck and keep us posted. I wouldn't leave the strut that way, as you risk breaking the propshaft due to the repeated bending cycles it goes through.
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First of all, thanks for helping.
I did a dry fit of your option #2, AND used a washer under each of the 3 right rear bolts, between the hull and strut, this puts the shaft dead-center of the log. Ive been reading numerous threads here and havent seen anyone try washers, but it comes from the video linked above. If i stick with this do you think their will be too much stress where the washers contact the gelcoat? Im thinking about beding the strut in 3m 5200 or westsystem epoxy but it may be a bit agressive. I could use some 3m 4000 that i have here from a previous project as well which is just a beefed up version of silicone.
Ive measured this strut numerous times, its dead straight. Weird.
I don't know what kind of forces the strut sees; I don't know whether washers are a good choice or not. If I were going to do that on my boat, in order to maintain the full contact area that the strut normally has on the hull, I'd consider bedding the strut in Epoxy or something similarly rigid and structural. I'd put some kind of barrier between the hull and the epoxy, such that if I wanted to remove the strut+epoxy sometime in the future, I could - perhaps something as simple as a layer of wax paper or cellophane.
Good luck.
1998 Maristar 200VRS
prop shaft alignment doc...
...A bad day water skiing still beats a good day at work...1995 Pro Star 205....
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Lily Munster may not have been the typical TV mom, but she still had a lot of love for her son and niece… and those of us who revel in the unusual probably counted her among our favorites.
The Munsters was a career-defining gig for De Carlo, who died Jan. 8, 2007, six years ago today. But it was far from her only success. Long before she donned that bicolor wig, she had a big-screen career with films like 1945's Salome, Where She Danced. It was her first big break, and it allowed her to use the dancing talent that she had honed as a teenager attending dance school.
In 1949 De Carlo starred opposite Burt Lancaster in Criss Cross. The film noir classic let De Carlo put on her dancing shoes once again.
More movies followed: Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments co-starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner, comic western McLintock!, and Civil War tale Band of Angels with Clark Gable.
But by the early '60s, De Carlo's movie career was starting to dry up. She played a bit role here and there, but she might have faded into obscurity if it weren't for the good luck that brought her to The Munsters. A whole new generation got to know her… and think of her as a mother figure. Decades after The Munsters first aired and years after De Carlo's death, she's still one of our favorite TV moms.


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Let's Do This Again Next Year
Well, that was fun! Stan, you really must bring that delightful 7 Layer Dip again. Scott, those pecan turtles were simply sinful. Mike... well, I'm sure your invitation is in the mail. We'll put you down for sodas and ice. Oh and Scott, be sure to bring your little friend Bryce next year. He can play in the Playstation Zone while the grown-ups talk.
Today is a great day for the Nationals franchise, marred only slightly by the knowledge that this is exactly what competent organizations are supposed to do as a matter of course. Draft player, sign player, repeat. The club's spotty record with this relatively straightforward process added some unnecessary heartburn to an already dramatic event. Largely overlooked in the final minutes of the Strasburg Watch was the encouraging signing of 12th round pick Nathan Karns, a pitcher out of Texas Tech. Must have been an overslot deal to get done so late.
So what's next?
Having a real, fully-empowered GM would be nice. If this wasn't Mike Rizzo's dress rehearsal, then there's nothing he can do to earn the job in DC. Maybe that's for the best. Maybe not. Either way, with Strasburg safely in the fold, this issue needs resolving pronto.
And what about Slingin' Stephen? He's out of baseball shape, and has 100+ innings pitched already this season. Maybe he makes a Ross Detwiler-esque cameo in September, but look how well that worked out for Ross. More likely, the Nats newest asset will get to experience Arizona in the fall. I'm sure Brian Oliver's always wanted to see Peoria.
And finally, last and least, the remaining 44 games of the 2009 season, aka "The Bryce Harper Derby". Washington holds a shrinking lead over Kansas City, with Pittsburgh and San Diego also factoring into the chase for the worst record. With Mike Morse called up to replace the mercifully DFA'd Logan Kensing, Ian Desmond and Clint Everts are really the only September call-ups of interest. Unless of course you have some perverse interest in seeing Daryle Ward back in DC. Not that there's anything wrong with that.


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According to Lynn user responses to tickets that are sent via email-reply are not automatically categorized / sorted, and she needs to do it manually. However it is much more convenient for the user to reply via email. It should be feasible to do the sorting according to the information supplied in the header of the replied mail (ticket number, some other alphanumeric string).


text: Today I saw one of the most disturbing clips I've ever seen on television, courtesy of the Tyra show. It featured a 19-year-old anorexic named Cassie, who weighs 85 lbs and, as her disease would dictate, believes that she's fat. Cassie takes drastic measures to lose weight, like taking 35 laxatives at a time, chewing on paper, and eating cotton (the latter two, she admits, she learned to do by reading "pro ana" sites). When she does actually eat food, she only allows herself 150 calories a day. (She used to eat dirt, but then stopped because she was afraid of "dirt calories.") Because years of purging have ruined her gag reflex, she can no longer vomit, so instead, she sticks a feeding tube down her throat and suctions food out of her stomach. Even Tyra, who has undoubtedly seen a whole lot of disordered eating in her life working as a model, was beyond shocked. Clip above.


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I'm pretty exasperated. I'm attempting to build a turn-based multiplayer online game for Android using Google App Engine in Java as the server.
They seem like a perfect fit. Android requires a Google account, and GAE uses a Google account for authentication, while being free and scalable.
So before the holidays I was able to get authentication to my GAE app from my Android client using the new AccountManager API in Android 2.0. The following code allows you to access the AuthToken of the user's Google account and then use it for authentication, so that the user does not have to manually enter their account username and password:
AccountManager mgr = AccountManager.get(this);
Account[] accts = mgr.getAccountsByType("com.google");
Account acct = accts[0];
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> accountManagerFuture = mgr.getAuthToken(acct, "ah", null, this, null, null);
Bundle authTokenBundle = accountManagerFuture.getResult();
String authToken = authTokenBundle.get(AccountManager.KEY_AUTHTOKEN).toString();
I was then able to append the resulting AuthToken string to the appropriate URL and get a valid cookie which I could then use for all further requests. Only thing is, sometime last week it just stopped working for me. Now when I try to use the AuthToken from the above code, I don't get a cookie returned and my code throws a NullPointerException for the missing cookie.
When I go back to the old way, when the user was manually entering in their Google username and password and I get the AuthToken from "https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientLogin", it works just fine.
Please tell me someone out there has built an Android client for a Google App Engine app using the AuthToken from the Google account on the user's phone, and give me some clue as to why this is no longer working.
I'd really like to make this work. My alternatives are to require the user to enter their credentials (which is clunky, and which they shouldn't have to do), or going with another solution for the server.
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The Chicago White Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2 Sunday afternoon at Target Field. The Sox won the series three games to one and improve to 49-74 on the season.
Sam Deduno struggled to throw strikes and allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings of work. Chicago scored one run in the first inning for a second consecutive game, then took a 3-1 lead with a pair of runs in the third.
Twins outfielder Josh Willingam's RBI double cut the lead to one run in the bottom of the third inning, but Chicago scored two more in the fifth for a 5-1 lead.
The Twins will play the Mets for a one game series Monday afternoon at Target Field. The game is a make-up date for a rained out game that was originally scheduled to be played in May.


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While I drink my morning tea and eat my daily three pieces of toast at 7:30 a.m. I get a chance to read what framebuilders are discussing...or sometimes arguing about on the forums. That's right-while I'm no longer a part of these scrums I do check them out from a distance. The eternal battle seems to be framebuilders vs. engineers. The framebuilders have actual experience with tubes,lugs,brazing , etc. The way a framebuilder finds out if something dosen't work is if it comes back to the shop broken. The way and engineer finds out if something dosen't work is much the same except for the fact that most engineers do their work in labs and never get to actually build the final product themselves. Framebuilders see this as a disconnect. Engineers see framebuilders as primitives who by the seat of their collective pants put things together in sometimes a haphazard fashion that wouldn't cut it in the world of testing labs. The truth is that egineers and framebuilders benefit from each other and need each other for problem solving and real-world feedback. Where would framebuilders be without the engineers figuring out the best alloys and processes to make tubing ? Conversely, where would engineers be without framebuilders putting the torch to these raw materials and finding out if the engineering really adds up to a success for the end user , or if it falls short. Neither framebuilder nor engineer is immune from making a blunder but each of them are very sure that the other is missing something in the equasion of bicycle building. I read on the forum where a hobbyist-builder was asking if silver solder was better for attatching cantilever bosses than bronze as it melted at a lower temperature. Several experienced builders gave evidence that silver was a bad choice, to which the hobbyist replied : " I'm going to use silver, check the engineering data". Hey, mr. Hobbyist.....you are ignoring the most important data-that of people who braze on hundereds of cantilever bosses , exactly what you are trying to attempt for the first time. While the engineers will tell you properties that are very valuable, the engineers are not actually building the bikes, brazing on the bosses and dealing directly with the results. Think about it-free advice from seasoned pro builders.......years ago when I started out, this advice was almost impossible to come by. While we as builders depend on the engineering community to a large degree it is we, the guys in sheds all over the world who really knows what works in the bike building shop and the advice to " Read the data" from someone with little or no experience is downright laughable. To Mr. "Read the data " I say : Dude, we live the data....hell , our frames are the data . We , as builders accept responsability for failures that could be ours, or could be the data . Maybe you need to check some data of a more real-world kind-Hey, it's free !
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In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
An open letter to your family & loved ones
Peace to all those who follow the guidance.
Our brothers and sisters,
A duty has come upon us to warn all those to whom this message reaches of a great injustice we have all committed in the eyes of God, that is, setting-up partners to our Lord God without knowing we have done so.
The enemy of God (Satan) has said:
[7:16] He said, "Since You have willed that I go astray, I will skulk for them on Your straight path.
[7:17] "I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left, and You will find that most of them are unappreciative."
The Devil has made a solemn pledge before our Lord that he will make most of us unappreciative of God and that he will entice most of us to set-up partners with our Lord, and he has been successful...
Satan has managed from the very beginning to entice our foreparents (Adam & Eve) and have them evicted from the Garden. He managed to subdue the people of Noah, Saleh, Hud, Abraham, Moses and Jesus making them reject God as their ONLY Lord and Master.
And what about us, the Muslims?
Were we able to escape from the clutches of Satan?
Or, have we fallen without knowing?
[18:103] Say, "Shall I tell you who the worst losers are?
[18:104] "They are the ones whose works in this life are totally astray, but they think that they are doing good."
It is destined that the people who have set-up partners with God Almighty are NOT AWARE of what they have done:
[6:22] On the day when we summon them all, we will ask the idol worshipers, "Where are the idols you set up?"
[6:23] Their disastrous response will be, "By God our Lord, we never were idol worshipers."
[6:24] Note how they lied to themselves, and how the idols they had invented have abandoned them.
They will SWEAR by God Almighty that they were not idol worshippers!!!
Are we all ready now to also swear?
Are we RIGHT?
The Book of God (The Quran) is the light and the guidance that we, as Muslims, are all clinging to for salvation in this life and the hereafter...
WHAT does God Almighty have to say about His Book?
[6:114] Shall I seek other than God as a source of law, when He has revealed to you this book fully detailed? Those who received the scripture recognize that it has been revealed from your Lord, truthfully. You shall not harbor any doubt.
And He said also:
[6:38] All the creatures on earth, and all the birds that fly with wings, are communities like you. We did not leave anything out of this book. To their Lord, all these creatures will be summoned.
And also:
[6:115] The word of your Lord is complete, in truth and justice. Nothing shall abrogate His words. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.
And again:
[18:109] Say, "If the ocean were ink for the words of my Lord, the ocean would run out, before the words of my Lord run out, even if we double the ink supply."
Did you get the message?
The Quran is COMPLETE, DETAILED, HAS NOTHING LEFT OUT, and GOD DOES NOT RUN OUT OF WORDS.
Some of us may have now understood the trick that has been played on the Muslim masses by Satan and his counterparts... We DO NOT need any other source besides God's Book such as Hadeeth, Sunnah, Traditions, Ulema and Madhabs to complete God's religion. God does not accept that partners be associated with Him and that His words are not heeded.
[45:6] These are God's revelations that we recite to you truthfully. In which Hadith other than God and His revelations do they believe?
[45:7] Woe to every fabricator, guilty.
[45:8] The one who hears God's revelations recited to him, then insists arrogantly on his way, as if he never heard them. Promise him a painful retribution.
Do not be arrogant when hearing the words of the Lord and do not insist on your own way after the guidance has been shown to you... For it is the Devil who wishes that you deny God's words and follow him and his allies... For such is the trap:
[18:57] Who are more evil than those who are reminded of their Lord's proofs, then disregard them, without realizing what they are doing. Consequently, we place shields on their hearts to prevent them from understanding it (the Quran), and deafness in their ears. Thus, no matter what you do to guide them, they can never ever be guided.
Whosoever has said that The Quran is not complete when it comes down to our guidance and that we need other sources has committed a crime that God WILL NOT FORGIVE:
[4:48] God does not forgive idolatry, but He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who sets up idols beside God, has forged a horrendous offense.
Are we not surprised that the only complaint by our beloved Prophet Mohammed on judgement day will be:
[25:30] The messenger said, "My Lord, my people have deserted this Quran."
We have deserted The Quran by not believing in what it said, we have deserted The Quran by not trusting in God's eternal words and taking other sources for our guidance…We have given ourselves and our minds over to others to read for us, explain for us, think for us and act as God for us.
Satan has entered the Muslims through their love for the Prophet Mohammed and their desire to follow his commands... Is it not a fact that obeying the Prophet is obeying of God?. Little thought will lead us to understand that The Quran did not come directly from God, but rather through the lips of the Prophet Mohammed. Indeed, he who has obeyed the Messenger, has obeyed God.
Ask yourself the following question:
[39:45] When God ALONE is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion. But when others are mentioned beside Him, they become satisfied.
Can you stand to mention God ALONE?
God does not forgive that partners be established with Him, but He forgives other than this…Reflect on what has been said and reflect on your very lives for it is your soul at stake. And read the Book of God as if you never saw it before, read it with your eyes, ears and mind and REFLECT on every word that is being said to you... Take NOTHING for granted and do not allow anyone to make your decisions... For on the day of days, you will be standing alone and you will have to answer for your own deeds and your own choices.
May the Lord our God bless and keep us all to His guidance.


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Lost Souls 2012A was successfully retrieved from the planet Mina in Galaxy X-972-8854.
The bodies of those who died on the expedition remain on Mina, buried in the traditional methods of the residents there. The Mina have marked the orchard with a plaque to memorialize the expedition and the help it provided them in their darkest hour.
Rifleman James Alley was remanded to the custody of the Tula for his part in the death of one of their young. He had a trial which was overseen by Lt. Bell of the Expedition, Field Leader Palmer of the Mina Combined Arms Group, and a representative of the Kanya. Alley was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in penal custody. The Tula, having no prison system, transferred custody of Alley to the Kanya to serve his time in their penal system. The Mina have agreed to allow Rifleman Alley to return to Mina after he has served his time and become a member of their society if he so chooses.
Administrative matters are in process for the LS 2012A group and will take several weeks to sort out.
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Veterans, thank you for serving US!
On this Veteran's Day, I thought I'd share some stories of local people who have served or are serving in the military, and to remind folks of the excellent resources available for veterans in our community.
As we go about our daily lives here in Ukiah, it's hard to imagine what it would be like to spend every day in an inhospitable desert in a foreign country where we don't know the language or the allegiances of local people, but are well aware that a wrong move could mean having to fight for our life and the lives of people we care about.
However, some selfless Ukiah natives know exactly what this is like. One is 2008 graduate of Ukiah Redwood Academy, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Aaron Denson who just returned to the United States from Afghanistan.
Aaron's unit (like many units) was asked to do a nearly impossible job: in his case, to ensure peace in the remote Sangin Province of Afghanistan. Sangin is a rocky desert that is home to members of the Taliban as well as poppy growers, who cultivate and sell opium to fund insurgency efforts. It is also an area known for bomb makers who supply insurgents with improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
While serving in this terrible place, two Marines from Aaron's unit paid the ultimate price, losing their lives in the service of our country. Four other Marines were seriously injured, including two who lost their legs from IEDs. During one of these violent attacks, Aaron showed great courage and took the lead to guide his unit away from danger. In Afghanistan, Aaron and his Marine Corps Unit served with distinction.
As Aaron adjusts back to life here, another Ukiah native, Gunnar Annis, is traveling to Afghanistan. Gunnar is a 2010 graduate of Ukiah High School; he currently serves as a solider in the Army. Gunnar, who is scheduled to be promoted to sergeant while overseas, will be serving in Afghanistan for the next nine months. Please join me in wishing Gunnar, and all ofour service members currently in Afghanistan, safe travels and a safe return.
Aaron and Gunnar are two shining examples of young people who are willing to not only serve our country, but to lead others and sacrifice themselves. As you might have guessed, I have known Aaron and Gunnar since they were young. I watched them play Little League baseball, volunteer in our community, attend school, and hold part-time jobs. I couldn't be prouder of them. I know that their parents, and a great many of us in Lake and Mendocino Counties, are proud and grateful for their service to our country.
These young men's stories are just two of the countless stories of young men and women who choose to serve our country by joining a branch of the armed forces. Last year, 194 young people from Lake and Mendocino Counties joined the armed forces.
It takes serious dedication to commit four or more years in service to our country, and courage to do so in spite of the risk of death or serious injury. Recently, I had the opportunity to meet local recruiters from several branches of the armed forces: Petty Officer McIntyre from the Navy, Sergeant Tobin and Staff Sergeant Kallery from the Army, and Staff Sergeant Galvan from the Marine Corps. From them, I learned that the young men and women who join the military are some of our community's best.
I learned that getting into the armed services has become a competitive process. For those who wish to serve their country, it is important to plan early. They must have a high school diploma, a clean drug screening, and a clear criminal history check. Joining the armed services is no longer a fallback. It has become a primary path to learn a trade or begin a career.
The Army, Navy and Marine Corps recruiters in Ukiah can help a young person explore potential careers and trades available to them as a member of the armed forces. They can also assist potential recruits in determining whether the armed services are a good fit, and how to prepare to enter the military.
While many service members are able to take advantage of the excellent benefits available to them in the military, sometimes our returning veterans need assistance after serving. Injuries can be physical or emotional, and those scars can have long lasting effects. Here in Mendocino County, we are lucky to have such broad services to offer our veterans.
The first place a veteran should go is the Mendocino County Veterans Service Office at 405 Observatory Avenue in Ukiah. There, Alice Watkins and her staff can help veterans, their dependents, and their survivors in obtaining benefits from federal, state and local agencies. Their primary purpose is to act as advocates for the veteran community.
The Veterans Service Office also hosts a "Vet-Connect" meeting the third Wednesday of each month at the Veterans Memorial Building on Seminary Avenue. Vet-Connect is open to all veterans, but designed especially for those facing homelessness or hunger. It offers a single one-stop shop for obtaining housing, food stamps, and other community services and resources.
The Veterans Service Office is always looking for volunteer drivers to take veterans to the San Francisco Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital and back. If you're interested, please contact Alice Watkins.
Another excellent resource for local veterans is the VA Clinic at 630 Kings Court in Ukiah, where I recently met Clare Friedlander, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Dan Hoffman, their Administrative Officer. They encourage veterans returning home to come into the center and enroll, even if they don't currently need services.
The Ukiah VA Clinic provides primary health care to more than 3,200 veterans a year and behavioral health/post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care to approximately 900 veterans a year. The clinic also provides daily transportation to the VA Hospital in San Francisco where veterans can receive more specialized care. For chronically homeless veterans, the Ukiah VA Clinic helps connect them with housing and other services, as well as substance abuse treatment programs when necessary.
Today, more than a million men and women – including our community's best – are serving in our armed forces. Millions more have served our country in the past with distinction and honor. These brave men and women have put their lives on the line, so that we may freely enjoy ours.
I can't think of a more selfless gift than to safeguard our country with military service, especially given the risk of death or serious injury.
To those of us who know a Veteran of current member of our armed forces, please find a way to thank the heroes who have given us such a precious gift.
And, to all our Armed Service Heroes – Army, Navy Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines – Thank you for your service, you have given us a gift we can never repay.
Happy Birthday Marines – Semper Fi
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Chiropractic therapy has been able to reach many clients and change their life for the better. This alternative medicine gave hope to those who thought their condition is there for the rest of their lives. With this holistic approach in achieving optimum health, many have chosen chiropractic because it is a non-invasive. Other than that, a home health program is provided to allow the patient to follow a regimen for their betterment. Read on to know the top benefits of chiropractic treatment and you too could experience quality life.
The main benefit of seeing a chiropractor is getting relief from muscle and joint pains. A patient who has experienced chronic pain and had taken medication to get immediate relief realizes that the root cause of the ache is not targeted but only numbing it for a while. With chiropractic therapy, it is not only the pain that is eliminated but also understanding where it came from. Thus aside from getting relief from pain, it is also prevented from returning.
Another one of the top benefits of chiropractic treatment is increase in flexibility of the muscles and range of motion. It is no secret that as the person ages, the body tends to go slow in healing injuries and flexibility is decreased. With the chiropractic therapy, the chiropractor is able to help the patient with teaching exercises and lifestyle changes that can help strengthen the muscles. With the patient's determination, the injury or weak body will enjoy once more muscle flexibility and doing more activities.
As the body is a complex machine, each body system has its own function to make the whole body works well. However, one system works will affect other systems in their performance as well. But if all body systems are in-sync and the pain is eliminated, the body can be at its optimum capacity. Such condition allows the body to protect itself from diseases and illnesses common among people. With chiropractic therapy, the body's immune system is given the boost as other systems in the body are given treatment.
Many people having stressful lives lack sleep and easily get irritated. With chiropractic treatment, the body will feel energized and full of vigor to face the daily challenges head on. When body ache is relieved and the immune system is heightened, the person will feel less stressed and experience better sleep. This will give the person more energy to take on any trials without complain with little to no problem at all. Being able to feel fresh everyday when waking up is one of the top benefits of chiropractic treatment.
Many have attested to having undergone chiropractic therapy and felt the benefits of chiropractic treatment. With its hand techniques and tools used in a non-invasive way, patients prefer this alternative medicine. If you have any condition that has been coming back and not being cured, chiropractic may just be the right one for you. Do not delay as your health is on the line here and experience the best life you can possibly have after.


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Kitch + Table Gluten-Free Baking Mixes
Item: Kitch + Table Gluten-Free Baking Mixes
Price: Between $6-$7
Overall Impression: The packaging for these gluten-free brownie and pizza dough mixes reads "so crazy good that you may not believe it's actually gluten-free." I couldn't have said it better myself!
I have worked various jobs in countless restaurants over the past 13 years, and in all my time in the industry I have seen plenty of diet fads come and go. So while I am sympathetic to those with food allergies and restrictions, I am also quite weary of the commercial exploitation that inevitably seems to follow. (Atkins, anyone?)
These days it is all about gluten-free, and it's a trend that doesn't show any sign of stopping. Foods and beverages that have never contained gluten are now being labeled and marketed as such, while other industry giants are scrambling to release new "GF" products at a lightning-fast pace. Unfortunately, most of these modified formulas and mixes have the same appeal as soggy cardboard. (And taste worse!)
That said, I am pretty hesitant to try any products based off America's latest diet trends. Don't get me wrong, I understand that we each have our own set of nutritional preferences, it's just that I am weary of "big" brands that exploit these individual needs. So when I had an opportunity to sample a new line of gluten-free mixes from Kitch + Table, I will admit I was skeptical. But since I have a few food-loving "GF" friends in need, I put my opinions aside and took one for the team.
Let me emphasize that Kitch + Table is not one of those "big" brands I loathe, but a small-batch food company out of California. The owner, Jess Kahn, painstakingly developed the brownie and pizza mixes herself. (Seriously, anyone looking for the right way to make gluten-free products should look to this line for inspiration.) It's safe to say that these brownies have made a "GF" believer out of me.
I have pretty high standards for what makes a good brownie (all-purpose flour comes to mind), and still, the Kitch + Table mix met all my requirements. The first being the "batter test", because if you're anything like me, half the fun of baking is licking the bowl clean. The real hurdle, though, was the "football test." How would the brownies fare upon being served to a group of hungry male tailgaters?
After watching the entire pan get devoured in mere minutes, I'd say we can declare these a winner. The GF brownies were rich, fudgy, and tasted just like homemade—nobody even suspected a thing. In fact, my fiancé declared them some of the best he's had. (I'm going to pretend not to be offended.)
Besides the spot-on flavors and texture, another thing that stands out about Kitch + Table is the packaging. I am a sucker for good product design, and these mixes are as cute as they come. The bags are easy to open, the instructions simple to follow, and the recipes quick to execute. (A baking mix triple threat!)
With Christmas just around the corner, do yourself a favor and snatch up a few bags for all your gluten-free friends, and while you're at it, get some for yourself, too. Because nothing says I love you like good food, even if it's from the box!
Find It! Kitch+Table Gluten-Free Baking Mixes, $6.00-$7.00 at Kitch+Table
Apartment Therapy Media makes every effort to test and review products fairly and transparently. The views expressed in this review are the personal views of the reviewer and this particular product review was not sponsored or paid for in any way by the manufacturer or an agent working on their behalf. However, the manufacturer did give us the product for testing and review purposes.
(Images: Kaity Schwartz )


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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdo ... nfl-293375
There was no harsher critic of Michael Vick(notes) than the judge who sent him to prison for 23 months for his role in running a dog-fighting operation. Now that Vick has served his time and succeeded thus far in rehabilitating himself on and off the football field, Judge Henry E. Hudson has turned into one of Vick's biggest fans.
[Rewind: Controversial 'Top Dog' Vick headline]
Hudson, back in the news for presiding over a case that is challenging the constitutionality of the nation's new health-care policy, was asked about Vick by The Washington Post:
"He's an example of how the system can work. [...] He's having a terrific season. [...] I'm very happy for him. I wish him the best of success."
That's a far cry from the scathing words Hudson had for Vick when he sent him to jail for nearly two years, 18 months longer than the prosecutor's recommendation. From the New York Times:
"You were instrumental in facilitating, putting together, organizing and funding this cruel and inhumane sporting activity," Hudson told Vick in a courtroom packed with animal-rights activists and Vick's family and fans. "While you have acknowledged guilt and apologized, I'm convinced it was not a momentary lapse of judgment on your part. You were a full partner. [...]
"I think you need to apologize once again to the millions of people who look up to you."
[Rewind: Michael Vick jerseys are hot again]
Hudson isn't the only one who has forgiven Vick. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who has the team leading the NFC East, is the leading vote-getter of all NFL players in Pro Bowl balloting.


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This is The Shit (excuse my inappropriateness). I tried this last week when our awesome rep, Kevin came by. I wasn't expecting to like it tremendously, since I've had, and own, a bottle of Fernet Branca, which is also an Amaro, and sets the benchmark for all other Amaros (in my humble opinion, anyway).
How to describe the nose??? Well, ridiculous. As you inhale this, you smell some sarsaparilla, anise, saffron, cardamom, date, orange peel, and some eucalyptus. The little hairs at the back of your nostrils feel the heat as you inhale. I could spend all day just nosing this stuff. It is absolutely dazzling.
Drinking it... you essentially can taste the same elements as the aromas, which makes this such an awesome drink. There is the bitterness to it as well, from beginning to end; though not as pronounced as Fernet. Think of this as Fernet's good-looking, younger, sandy-haired brother. There is a bit of sweetness to the Meletti, too, on the nose and by taste. It is not an overpowering sweetness, it's just off over in a corner, waving and saying, "Hi!."
Amaro's purpose is to act as an apertif, aiding digestion. Whatever. It's freaking delicious.
We just got this today. I've been thinking of this ever since I tried it, and came in on my day off (I live a half-hour away) to buy a bottle.
Less than $20.


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All Nebraska fans and alumni are invited to attend the pregame Husker Huddle in Orlando, FL. before the 2012 Capital One Bowl Game presented by the Nebraska Athletic Department and the Nebraska Alumni Association.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST)
McCracken Field- located just a few steps from the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
$65 per person (21 years and older) – includes all you can drink and eat
$50 per person (Under 21 years of age) – includes all you can drink (non-alcoholic) and eat
Event includes:
Husker Huddle online registration is now closed. We will be selling walk up passes the day of the game starting at 9:30 a.m. directly outside the entrance to the Husker Huddle located inside the Capital One Bowl Fan Fest which is on the south side of the Citrus Bowl Stadium. The costs are $65 for 21 and over (all inclusive food, beer, wine and pop) and $50 for 20 and under (all inclusive food & pop).


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Jun 18, 2009
Lady 'Canes Field is undergoing its first major improvement project since being constructed in 1999.
Included in this summer's checklist:
- The infield was recently laser graded, improving the playing surface and drainage.
- Approximately a three-foot-wide strip of sod running down the baselines and around home plate was removed.
- Three rolls of sod are currently being placed behind the shortstop area of the infield, leveling the area and removing a "lip" that had formed over years of use.
- Finally, a new six-foot-tall outfield fence will be installed by mid-July, running from foul pole-to-foul pole, meeting NCAA standards and accommodating signage. Any business, group or parent interested in purchasing a sign (4' x 6') for the 2009-10 school year should contact the softball office at 229-931-2174.


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There was this century old family secret. No one could tell. What was the secret? Why was it a secret. It was all such a puzzle. What happened to Herbert? I've known about this mystery my whole life.
When I began researching our family history, I brought my 82 year old Aunt over to my home, to pick her brain; scan the pictures she brought with her and to share my work to date with her. She asked me, "Maybe you can find out about my mother's brother, Herbert, and what happened to him." Could I ever solve this century old story? I thought this was an impossible task. But that all changed in October of 2010 because of a chance discovery.
My great grandparents, Mary Catherine Wilber Pierce and her husband Carl Z Pierce were separated shortly after their daughter, Mary Ann, my grandmother, was taken away from her by her in-laws. Carl never knew that his wife was expecting another child when she left and moved home with her mother. Mary, afraid that her in-laws would also take this second child from her, kept this fact a secret.
Her in-laws, Thomas and Mary Besse Pierce had warned Mary Catherine that they would make her life miserable if she ever attempted to regain custody of their grandchild. Why they felt so strongly we will never know for sure. Mary did not forget the threats made upon by her in-laws. Mary Catherine proved her bravery by moving forward and petitioned the court.
On May 26, 1900, when Mary Catherine was only 19 years old and Herbert was six weeks old, she went to court alone to face her in-laws in an attempt to regain custody of her daughter. She lost her battle and her life was changed forever.
The outcome of this court hearing changed the family dynamics for the next 110 years. Mary Catherine was not going to take the chance that Herbert would also be taken away from her by her in-laws. She gave Herbert away to her mother to raise in order to keep him. She must have loved Herbert very much to take such drastic action. She surely felt that this would be the only way to keep her son close. She was determined that her in-laws were not going to take Herbert. (His birth was not recorded)
All during Herbert's life his birth mother was always nearby watching over him as he grew. Herbert never knew he was being raised by his maternal grandmother. He was always told he was adopted.
Mary Catherine and her husband Carl reunited and had two more children. But once the cover-up was done, it became impossible to undo and the decision was made to keep this secret forever. But as we know, secrets are made only to be unveiled. ( Eventfully the marriage did end in divorce.) Read: Rainbows and Flowers, vs. Black Clouds and Weeds
You can only imagine the joy we both shared. The missing branch of his family tree is no longer lost. He in turn told me about his grandfather's life and how he was always told he was adopted and never knew who his parents were. We continue to keep in touch with him and his family. And yes, he has met my Aunt and other family members.
This century old secret is now revealed, and the truth has brought peace to many, and to my 90 year old aunt. Herbert passed away in 1989 at the age of 89.