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Just like i remembered as a kid cant wait for the sequal..
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Last month we went out to celebrate my birthday at my favorite restaurant in Rockford, The Social Urban Bar & Restaurant. We only go there about three times a year, but love the food, service, atmosphere and the staff. Even though we go there seldom they always remember us and we have a great time.
We had a great meal, chatted with our friends, used a charge card to pay our bill and left the restaurant. A month later I got our Visa bill and noticed that the charge was about $25 less than I had recorded. When Steve got home I said, "Did you happen to pay our tip by cash last month when we were in Rockford?" "No, I put it on the bill," he said. So we thought about it and I went up and dug out the charge receipt. Well, the tip was on the customer copy and we decided, he must have put it on our copy and not on the business copy. We had stiffed the wait staff.
Now the night was rainy and we were in deep conversation with our friends. Steve had offered to go out and get the car for everyone so we did not have to walk a block in the rain. He decided that he must have made the mistake. We felt awful and embarrassed.
I thought about calling them and telling them next time we were in Rockford we would stop by and give them $25. Then Steve said let's just drive over and pay them and apologize.
So off we went on the next available Friday night. We decided to get there just as they opened so no one would be around when we showed up. We walked in meekly. Steve explained to Adam what had happened and he said "Oh, that happens once in a while, but we did think it was strange." So we had a glass of wine and paid our debt and left. We told them to yell at us if we ever did it again and we all had a good laugh.
So our thought is: Do we now have to take a grandchild along with us when we go out to remind us which copy to sign? Has our memory slipped that far? We hope not.
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
An Unjust Punishment
I realize that since I'm new I have a bit (fine, a whole hell of a lot) of work to do to improve my organizational skills but being placed in the drunk tank almost every shift with virtually no equipment doesn't help to improve organization – especially when I'm running around the department trying to find a freaking IV pole or a vital sign machine. Terrible.
I just got an email saying that she needs to keep a closer eye on me so she's putting me in the psych/drunk tank area for the next several shifts. Hopefully I'll have some fun stuff to post about but in the meantime, I'm going to relish my last several hours of freedom before being placed in my most hated area for the next 3 nights. Hopefully the massive snow storm and -20 windchills will keep people indoors and away from my area!
4 comments:
- Charleen said...
Could this stem from what your were feeling the last of November-first of December?
We all have periods when things don't go right, this is one of them for you.
You have great qualifications and do a good job (read about the delivery again, I think you took control and did great).
Think of a positive thing that has happened during the day and pitch that negative one into the trash can where the needles go.
- January 4, 2009 at 4:08 PM
- Maha said...
Thanks for the kind words Charleen! You were right - it was a sort of rough patch for a couple of weeks but I'm finding that things are going a lot smoother for now.
- January 7, 2009 at 7:57 PM
The guy is definitely just, and there's no doubt.
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Napoli embodies even-keeled nature of Red Sox
Despite quiet start to playoffs, slugger confident in ability to find groove
BOSTON -- It looked like he had found the brightest part of Fenway Park, but as Mike Napoli quickly realized, abundant sunshine still can feel a bit chilly when you strip off your shirt for a sunbathing session on an autumn New England afternoon.
Napoli soon scooped up the towel he'd laid at the back of the mound and returned to his more normal ballpark attire. Yet as he reclined there with a grin, the Red Sox's slugger was a perfect image of relaxation one day before his team faces the Tigers in the American League Championship Series.View Full Game Coverage
"We have fun like that, but if you watch us when we go out for batting practice and take ground balls, everyone is in tune and working on their game," Napoli said. "When the time comes, we know when to turn it on and be serious and get after it on the field."
Napoli wasn't the only one enjoying himself as the Sox reported to Fenway for Friday's workout; while Napoli lounged on the back of the hill that Jon Lester will climb for Saturday's ALCS Game 1, teammate Ryan Dempster was pelting golf balls around the outfield from the third-base dugout.
Contrasted with the bleary-eyed gazes of the Tigers players and staff, who had to take their AL Division Series the distance with the Athletics just to punch a ticket to Boston, the Red Sox looked like they were living it up.
"We're having fun, man," Jonny Gomes said. "This is a unique situation where it feels like family. It doesn't feel like a team. It doesn't feel like teammates. It feels like brothers."
And so on the list of possible concerns the Red Sox might have about taking on the defending AL champions, Napoli's playoff statistics are not ranked all that highly.
Napoli has a reputation for catching fire and carrying a club -- the Red Sox have seen it at times this year, when he hit .259 with 23 homers and 92 RBIs in 139 games, and the Rangers benefited from his torrid 2011 postseason.
Though Napoli was kept quiet during the ALDS, going 2-for-13 (.154) against Rays pitching, he doesn't seem concerned.
"I feel good with my swing," Napoli said. "I feel there were pitches that I got to drive, and I just missed them. I felt like I put some good at-bats together, I got some walks, so I feel good where I'm at right now."
Napoli's four walks were second on the team only to David Ortiz's five. Having Napoli doing damage would figure to be an assist for Big Papi, but Red Sox manager John Farrell said Napoli's playoff sample size against Tampa Bay was too small to worry about.
"I can say that we went up against a very good pitching staff which shut a few of our guys down," Farrell said. "The uniqueness of playing Tampa in the first round with the number of games played and the familiarity, they know how to attack our guys and vice versa.
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Back in that 2011 postseason, when Napoli said that he was able to reduce the game to seeing the ball and hitting it, everything clicked right. He hit .328 (19-for-58) with three home runs and 15 RBIs for Texas, with two of the homers and 10 of the RBIs coming in the World Series.
"Sometimes as a baseball player, everything is right," Napoli said. "Your timing is right, you get your foot down and that's what you try to prepare for every day. You take your batting practice, your cage work, to get to that point where you feel really good going into the game."
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And if Napoli catches the right wave, he can tilt Boston's odds greatly, Red Sox catcher David Ross said.
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Napoli knows how it should feel. Now, it's just a matter of catching that streak.
"We do it over an eight-month period, trying to get into that groove and stay in that groove," Napoli said. "As an athlete, when you get into that zone where you're feeling really good, it's where you want to be."
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Late last week, the 2014 election cycle passed a quiet milestone: $100 million in outside spending since January 1, 2013. While hundreds more millions are sure to follow, we now have enough data to take a look at some of this cycle's trends in outside spending — who's spending, on which races, and how the money is being put to use.
Who is doing the spending?
Although 2014 looks poised to shatter the records for spending by "dark money" groups, super PACs are still the vehicle of choice for people and organizations that want to spend unlimited money on elections. About six of every ten dollars in reported spending by outside groups so far this cycle has come from super PACs, slightly more than last cycle, and four of the five top spending groups are super PACs. Of the remainder, about half comes from political nonprofits such as 501(c)(4) "social welfare" groups and 501(c)(6) trade associations. Four of the top five spending groups this cycle are super PACs, with the Chamber of Commerce (a trade association) being the lone exception. Although the Citizens United decision gave unions and corporations the right to make independent expenditures out of their treasuries, very few have done so this cycle, preferring to donate to groups like the ones listed above instead.
Which races have seen the most outside spending?
Reflecting the widespread assumption that the Senate is much more likely to change hands than the House, 63.1% of this cycle's reported outside spending has targeted the upper chamber. North Carolina's Senate race, with both a brutal Republican primary and a vulnerable Democratic incumbent, has been the cycle's top target for outside spenders; they've laid out more than $9.6 million. That race's GOP nominee, Thom Tillis, has been on the receiving end of attacks from outside groups on both his left and his right that have totaled more than $5.1 million. That's more than groups have reported spending on any other candidate.
How much outside spending has targeted the primaries?
Given that voters have short memories, it's not surprising that much of the spending to date seems to have been aimed at influencing primaries. Liberal outside groups have mostly been able to spend with an eye toward November, putting just $6.3 million into primaries, most of which came during 2013's special elections. Conservatives, by contrast, have spent more than two-thirds of their outside money ($42.4 million) on primaries, reflecting the bitterness of outsider-versus-incumbent Republican battles like the Kentucky Senate race. The result is that liberal organizations have outspent conservative ones nearly 2-to-1 ($34.6 million to $19 million) in general election money, although it's worth repeating that this will likely be only a tiny fraction of the outside money we'll see by November.
What do outside groups buy with all that money?
While outside groups can use any number of tools to reach voters with their message, in practice the vast majority of their spending is on media. Of the $94.5 million in outside money that CRP has been able to classify, 86% went toward media, 7.1% toward mailings and other campaign materials (primarily by unions reaching out to their members), and 4.2% toward campaign activities such as canvassing and phonebanking, leaving less than 2% for everything else. When campaigns provide specific descriptions of the media they purchase (which isn't required), they overwhelmingly indicate spending on old-fashioned broadcast media — no surprise to any voter who sat through 2012's barrage of super PAC TV ads.Finally, a word about what is not included in that $100 million. Not all political ads — even some that mention specific candidates, such as Americans for Prosperity's ad blitz against Democratic senators — have to be reported to the Federal Election Commission as outside spending. Ads like AFP's that mention a federal candidate without using words such as "vote against" or "vote for" — in other words, not explicitly advocating for the election or defeat of a candidate — must be reported to the FEC only when they run within 60 days of a general election or 30 days of a primary. So while $100 million isn't pocket change by any standard, even that number doesn't show the full influence of outside groups on the 2014 elections.


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German Court Tells Wikimedia Foundation That It's Liable For Things Users Write
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But the one thing that worries me quite a bit about the German internet scene is its very dangerous view of secondary liability -- in that German law and courts tend to lean towards blaming the intermediary for the actions of their users. I learned this the frightening way on stage at conference in Germany, under some very hot lights (in a decommissioned airport) where a somewhat angry questioner in the audience insisted that some comments written on Techdirt by some of our users were "illegal in Germany" and that, under German law, I was liable for them. He stood at the microphone with a laptop reading the comments and demanding I answer for them, despite never having even read those comments, let alone created them. I suddenly started mentally counting down the time until my flight home. I defended secondary liability (and basic free speech concepts) and was able to leave the country without problem (and have been back a couple times since then). However, as a few people explained to me on that trip, a real hindrance to innovation in Germany is this antiquated view of secondary liability whereby sites can almost always be declared liable for actions of their users.
It appears that this tragic view has struck again -- this time against the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia. The Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart, has found that the Foundation can be held liable for content on Wikipedia. In this specific case, someone argued that some Wikipedia content was libelous. While the court says that the organization doesn't need to proactively police its content, it does say that if anything has received any sort of complaint, suddenly the Foundation can be held liable.
Of course, this is a recipe for easy censorship. If you don't like something in Wikipedia, just file a complaint, and to avoid liability, the Wikimedia Foundation will have strong incentive to delete the contested language. Of course, this goes against nearly everything that Wikipedia stands for in terms of how content gets edited on the site. Even if legally required to, it's ridiculous for a German court to basically tell the Foundation that it needs to effectively delete passages of Wikipedia editors and then block that content from being put back. Rulings like this make true user-supported media operations legally difficult to maintain, and will increasingly scare top internet companies out of Germany.
If someone posted libelous information, go after them. Putting the blame on an intermediary isn't just misguided, but it also creates a strong chilling effect on innovation.


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In addition to the Travel Buddies we received to review, we also got a Bag Buddies. The one we received was the horse. But this image will give you an idea of the size of it. DD uses the Bag Buddies on her lunch bag. On the belly of the horse, there is a white tag area for her name, so we know that if the Bag Buddies ever gets lost, it will make its way back to us. The bag Buddies is made with the same soft material as the Travel Buddies.
Many thanks to Susan of Noodle Head. She has generously offered 1 horse design Travel Buddies and 1 horse design Bag Buddies as giveaway prizes to one of my lucky readers. (US residents only please).
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If you were offended by that recent sex-ed campaign featuring Hitler, I'm guessing "The Final Solution" isn't going to be up your alley. You'll find the poster at the link, although I'm not sure who is going to want to hang that baby on their wall.
Casting on "The Crow" reboot should be starting soon.
New poster for "The Fourth Kind" reveals what "The Fourth Kind" stands for. I'm pretty excited for this one.
This "True Blood" jewelry in HBO's online store might help explain why I have no interest in watching "True Blood".


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It's probably time to look a the Lee pedigree chart again and orient yourself to the next generation back on the Lee Line. The previous few posts have been about John Lee and Sarah Ann Lever the parents of Thomas Henry Lee (Henry Lee-Thomas). The next generation back is another John Lee with Eliza Jones who are the father and mother of the previous John Lee. I am posting their Family Group Record that shows them as husband and wife with their children. I am also posting their marriage certificate. The credit for all of these goes back to Ruby Ellen Thredgold, my grandmother and wife of Henry Lee-Thomas. She did amazing things at gathering so much information in the days of mail via boats and limited funds to purchase copies of certificates. She definately had her heart turned to her previous generations. Here is the link to the family group sheet and marriage certificate.
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Hey Terence, I guess I haven't been on here in a long time. I don't live in Connecticut anymore. Coincidentally, I moved to your last name (har har, I'm not funny, but it's true, moved to Vermont, guess I better change my info) about a year ago. But hello anyway! I hope you find some local people.
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12 February to 14 June 2005
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View of Liver Building from Ellison Tower, Everton
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Visitors could gain a new perspective on high-rise living during this former exhibition.
Tower blocks are one of the most controversial housing schemes of the last century. While many blocks have been demolished, others have fostered a powerful community of tenants, who have fought to have them retained and refurbished.
Since 1993 the Liverpool Housing Action Trust (HAT) have worked with the residents of 5337 properties in 67 tower blocks on an ambitious twelve-year project to improve the environmental, housing and social conditions of their areas. This is their story.
'Living It Up' was illustrated with a series of striking photographs, including views of the city centre from tower blocks that have since been demolished.
Visitors to the exhibition were invited to 'experience' high-rise living for themselves in a reconstruction of a living room from a flat. The room contained many original objects from Sheil Park, including a sofa, the intercom, a fireplace and signs from the lift.
Visitors could also find out more about tenants' activism and involvement with the HAT by exploring a typical tenant representative's office.
Tenantspin is a community-led internet TC channel co-managed by high-rise tenants, HAT and the Foundation for Arts and Creative Technologies (FACT). As part of their fourth birthday celebrations they presented a series of webcast discussions about Liverpool's tower blocks to compliment the Living It Up exhibition.
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|2012-12-16, 15:15
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Come to think of it, I would like to know how the scene in the classroom on Valentine's Day plays out if nobody has been your girlfriend (the one where the girls are reluctant to hand out their chocolates first). It surely must be different.
|2012-12-16, 15:20
|Link #442
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Location: JEEEESUS CHRIIIISTOOOOO
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|2012-12-16, 15:22
|Link #443
Okuyasu the Bird
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Age: 27
Well there's two different types of chocolate with very different meanings behind them that girls and women give out on Valentines Day in Japan. There's honmei which is solely meant for their romantic partner or object of romantic affection (their crush), and giri (also called obligation chocolate) which is for any male friends or family.
So I assume if you choose not to romance any of the girls in the game, they just give Yu the "giri" type of chocolate.
|2012-12-16, 16:41
|Link #444
Even if it just for a bit
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|2012-12-18, 09:16
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dollars
I agree with you. She's the only one I'm having problem with eventhough this is the first time I've played P4 with dubs
Anyway, got my PSV and p4g here. Everything is just so beautiful Seeing Marie at the beginning of the game really gives me the feeling that this will be a brand new experience for me rather than replaying an old ps2 games.
Oh and have I mentioned that the very easy difficulty is so much fun? I mean killing a bunch of shadows with one hit was pretty fun lol. Not to mention that the experience and gold seems to have no penalty.
|2012-12-18, 14:01
|Link #447
User of the "Fast Draw"
As to Chie's voice...I'm still mixed on it. I think by now I've gotten used to it. I mean wasn't a huge fan of her original dub voice so this is just a matter of adjusting. Otherwise still love the dub. Think Kanji especially was so well done that the jokes just work extremely well .
I can only imagine how easy that is . Played through hard on the first time and have to say that NG+ feels like very easy. So damn powerful.
|2012-12-18, 14:57
|Link #448
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Between Heaven and Earth
honestly chie sounds so much better in s link events than in main story cut scenes.
she sounds much more relaxed in them, while that's the opposite of chie , she sounds so much better like that
|2012-12-18, 18:41
|Link #450
Corrupted fool
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Age: 28
Found the same scene in Youtube. Check it out and compare Chie's voice actresses:
Persona 4 Scene
Persona 4 Golden Scene
|2012-12-19, 03:00
|Link #451
User of the "Fast Draw"
I'm really not sure who was worse, but my memory is almost sure original Chie did it worse.
Will say I'm glad they could keep the majority of the cast. Too bad they couldn't keep original Teddie, that guy was a star .
|2012-12-19, 04:57
|Link #452
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dollars
But even after all of that, it doesn't seem like my pace in playing this game has gotten better I've just finished Yukiko rescue arc a couple of minutes ago.. it's much slower than when I first played the game in PS2 oh well, as long I keep enjoying this then that's fine.
My impression towards Chie's VA keeps getting worse each time she speaks. It's like.. something a bit off with the way the VA acts her character. She wanted to sound like a rough girl but failed to bring up the cute side that the character has. Definitely an odd one compared to the other casts. Heck, even Teddie is actually better than what I expected.
|2012-12-19, 07:06
|Link #453
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 28
Oh my gawd. I just compared those two videos and new Chie sucks dozent of times compared to good ol' Chie that I loved
Someone on youtube said it, and I totally agree. I'd so buy a 15/$ Pack for old Chie if they'd re-record with her. Though I guess I wouldn't been able to buy it as I imported P4G from NA and I have an EU account/psvita so I'm not too sure if that'd be even possible.
Maybe when I play the game myself (get it to christmas so I have to wait a few more days) I'll get used to her. But what I heard so far I don't like Chie's new voice
|2012-12-19, 08:01
|Link #454
Senior Member
....Oh my god. I just compared the voice actors and even though I'm one of the people who thought old Chies voice was terrible It pains me to admit that she did a better job than new Chie with that scene....Her tone is much better than old Chie but she just ruined that scene....
Old Chie read the lines exactly the way she was supposed to which at the time sounded ugh, but new Chie just over acted the hell out of that scene.....She really didn't have to oversell the crying bit....
But alas one moment isn't enough to change my opinion on Old Chies voice.
|2012-12-19, 20:46
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Join Date: Jul 2009
After going through Persona 4 about 4 times. I beat it twice in the Japanese version, and once for the Vita. And once for the English Vita version. (I never finished the original PS2 English version though.)
Reason I end up playing the game so many times, cause I need to collect Data for the Faq, I submitted on gamefaqs.
I guess I can safely say I have heard all the voices of what Persona 4 has to offer. All I am gotta say with the voices, is Teddie's replacement is excellent, the voice is almost identical and you can barely tell the differences. But Chie's voice is always been a mixed note, but the new English is downright irrating.
The original Chie voice wasn't great, but it wasn't annoying. I think it sound more natural as the game progress. But the new Chie voice, the acting is terrible and its also annoying at the same time.
As for my personal opinon, nothing even comes close to Yui Horie's Chie voice.
|2012-12-19, 21:00
|Link #456
User of the "Fast Draw"
Well voices are always going to be subjective to a degree. Still, will say when it comes to Teddie I'd say the new voice isn't as good, but it's going from "absolutely great" to "just good." As someone who beat the PS2 version a few times you can definitely tell the difference.
On the positive I think it can be universally agreed that Chie's voice in the Japanese version rules over all .
|2012-12-19, 21:46
|Link #457
Guess what time it is?
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Age: 33
I was feeling pretty good about Chie's new voice after playing P4A, where I thought she was a reasonable (though unnecessary) improvement on the original English VA. After the first dungeon in P4G, this level of quality has mostly returned. But man, what is up with her in those first two hours or so? Did the guy who directed that recording session think that she would need to yell and over-enunciate everything so that we'd be able to hear her over those tiny Vita speakers?
|2012-12-19, 22:14
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|2012-12-19, 22:31
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User of the "Fast Draw"
I do find it funny that both of Chie's voices needs some time to settle in. It was the same thing the first time around. The original voice was painfully bad early on, but it stabilized after a while and was fine the rest of the game. I swear if they had time should have gone back and re-recorded the early portions after getting the voice down.
|2012-12-20, 01:58
|Link #460
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 28
Guess I make enemies with this (though I don't care ) but I like old Chie more than Japanese Chie (same with Rise as I absolutely hate Rie Kugimiya's voice aside from her role as Alphonse Elric) and thus I like old Chie waaaay more than new Chie.
But maybe I'll get used to it.
Only a few days left till I can finally play it b'aww.
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By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
With Russian military support to the Assad party in Syria having been brought to an entirely new level in the past month and international media focussed on the influx of aircraft and armoured vehicles to Bassel al-Assad, little has yet been uncovered about the extent of new small arms deliveries to the regime. However, the Russian Vesti state-owned news channel aired footage of Syrian soldiers equipped with British-made Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Magnum (AWM) sniper rifles on the 27th of September, revealing a wider procurement policy than previously thought.
The Vesti reporter follows special forces elements as they launch their offensive into rebel-held parts of Harasta, a suburb of Damascus which has been the scene of heavy fighting since Jaish al-Islam launched its own offensive here in early September. The footage shows several tanks and armoured fighting vehicles firing at suspected rebel positions in conjunction with special forces sporting a variety of new weaponry and gear.
The specific rifle seen in the video sports a pistol-grip skin which was launched by Accuracy International in 2012, further emphasising the fact that the introduction of this type is indeed a recent development. Chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, the AWM bolt-action sniper rifle was designed in 1996 and has since entered use with a range of countries including Russia and the United States. A testament to the weapon's capabilities, it was used by a British sniper team in Afghanistan in 2009 to set the current record for longest confirmed sniper kill on two Taliban fighters, at a distance of 2475 metres. The new pistol-grip skin mounted on the example found in Syria aims to incorporate the ergonomics of the newer AX series sniper rifles by trading the Chassis System stock for a more conventional pistol grip, losing weight in the process. The weapon's effective range is somewhat diminished by the suppressor seen attached to the muzzle brake in the video, but in the sniper-heavy environment of the Syrian battlefield it will surely help its operator remain undetected for much longer.
It appears that the regime's recent acquisitions were not limited to small arms however. Much of the individual gear of the soldiers appears to have been sourced from no other country than the U.S., and the American Under Armour sports clothing and accessories company in particular. While the choice for U.S. gear might seem awkward at first, plenty of U.S. and other Western-made firearms and gear still enter Syria on a daily basis, much of it through the black market in Lebanon. These Western firearms are mostly acquired by Alawites in the Coastal region, which have been preparing to defend themselves against any possible rebel incursion for years.
With small arms now flowing towards Syria from all corners of the world, it has become one of the most diverse battlefields in recent history, blending modern Russian-made shotguns and LMGs with British sniper rifles to American assault rifles and World War 2 era antiques. Given access to so many different types of weaponry, it is unlikely any party in the conflict will soon be running out of ways to combat its adversaries.
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Q: My older large-breed dog is having trouble climbing and descending stairs. He has good days and bad days. What's causing this?
A: Any time there's a major change in a dog's willingness to do a previously routine activity like going up or down steps, we'd want to check for physical changes. Your dog could be in some pain, or may feel insecure on stairs. Many older dogs develop arthritis. And some breeds (like Labs and golden retrievers) are particularly susceptible to other joint conditions, such as hip dysplasia. In addition, vision changes could be making it tough for your dog to see the steps. That would certainly cause hesitation in a pet that used to bound happily up and down stairs.
The first step, so to speak, is to have your veterinarian do a complete geriatric exam to see what's going on. Vets usually try a combination of moderate exercise, weight control and anti-inflammatory medication, as well as acupuncture, and in some cases laser therapy, chiropractic manipulation and swim therapy to manage arthritis and other joint conditions. Nutritional therapy is also advocated, namely adding omega 3 fatty acids and glucosamine to the diet. Too little exercise can cause an arthritic animal to become stiff and sore, but too much can worsen pain. And dogs won't always tell you they're hurting; sometimes an arthritic dog will still run after that favorite tennis ball, even though strenuous exercise may no longer be the best thing for him. It's up to us humans to figure out what our older dogs can still do safely and modify routines accordingly.
Weight control is important -- excess weight places extra stress on those creaky old joints, accelerating any degeneration. If your dog is overweight, your vet can help you implement a suitable weight loss program, including specific guidance on exercise and diet.
If exercise and weight control aren't enough, your vet may prescribe anti-inflammatory medication until the acute inflammation has subsided, usually in a few days. Physical therapy, swim therapy and acupuncture might also be helpful in pain management.
Vision changes are a whole other issue, since they usually develop with age and there's really no treatment. Depending on the level of vision loss, behavioral training may help. Our colleague Howard Weinstein at Day-One Dog Training (www.dayonedogtraining.com) says clicker training can be useful in some cases.
"The idea is to approach going up or down steps as a game. Clicker training enables you to break a complex multi-step activity -- going up or down a whole flight of stairs -- into something you do literally one step at a time," Howard explains. "If possible, start on a short staircase, and going up is probably less scary for a vision-impaired dog than going down. Use irresistible treats, and try coaxing your dog into putting one paw up or down to the first step. As soon as he does, give him a click and a treat reward. If your dog's interest in getting the click and the treat overrides his nervousness about that single step, you may be able to build from there. But be patient, and don't ever force your dog to do something he refuses to do. If he falls, he may get hurt and he'll end up even more terrified of stairs."
And ask yourself if your steps are slippery to a dog's feet. That would include wood, vinyl or tile stairs indoors and almost any deck steps outdoors. If lack of traction is part of the problem, you can look into adding a nonskid surface to those steps, or use a different, more secure set of stairs, if possible.


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Having a unified inbox on your BlackBerry smartphone makes life easy for you; it simplifies the way you manage your email accounts, Twitter feeds, Facebook updates and more. But it gets even better with the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones. A few weeks back we gave you a preview of the BlackBerry Hub in BlackBerry 10. This week I've been at CES and I caught up with Vivek Bhardwaj to take a deeper dive into some of the features.
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Now that we've taken a quick look at some of the more advanced features of the hub,I wanted to go a step further and tell you its similarities and differences compared to the unified inbox technology offered on current BlackBerry devices.
- Unified Inbox versus BlackBerry Hub: Similarities – If you are currently using your device's unified inbox as your base of operations on BlackBerry OS 6 devices and up, I have great news: BlackBerry Hub is still the messaging and communications center for new BlackBerry 10 smartphones, and it's available in real time.
- Unified Inbox versus BlackBerry Hub: Differences – When Thorsten Heins said "BlackBerry Hub is not just a unified inbox," he wasn't kidding. By using BlackBerry Flow to layer open emails, attachments, or BlackBerry apps over the top of the Hub, you can quickly "peek" back as needed to view all the apps you're currently using. It's as much about the accessibility of your data as it is the integration of your data.
The bottom line is that unified inbox works, and works well. However, the goal of BlackBerry 10 is to help keep BlackBerry smartphone users moving forward. It's an exciting time.
Speaking of excitement, share yours in the comments along with any questions or concerns.
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WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - President Trump is doing something that no American president has ever done. He will meet in Singapore with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un. The two heads of state are going to discuss, among other things, the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
President Trump put North Korea in a box when it came to negotiating this summit. The president understands that Kim Jong Un needs to come to the table more than the United States does.
The sanctions the United States and the international community have placed on North Korea are having a deadly impact on the country's economy.
Even China has not come to the rescue of its neighbor and usual junior partner.
That is why when President Trump pulled out of the summit, Kim Jong Un and North Korea put on a full-fledged charm offensive to get the meeting back on the schedule.
This gave President Trump a unique opportunity to work toward achieving safety for the United States and our allies in the region, South Korea and Japan.
We are definitely going to to see the negotiator-in-chief display his skills during this summit. The president will unleash the full force of his personality, which I can tell you firsthand, is a very powerful tool, to get what he needs from Kim Jong Un.
Here is the bottom line: President Trump would not be spending resources and allocating time to go to Singapore if he thought that the United States may be leaving the summit empty-handed. The key thing to look for from this summit is how much progress is made towards full North Korean denuclearization.
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Adolescents today face a widespread chronic health problem: sleep deprivation. Although society often views sleep as a luxury that ambitious or active people cannot afford, research shows that getting enough sleep is a biological necessity, as important to good health as eating well or exercising. Teens are among those least likely to get enough sleep; while they need on average 9 1/4 hours of sleep per night for optimal performance, health and brain development, teens average fewer than 7 hours per school night by the end of high school, and most report feeling tired during the day (Wolfson & Carskadon, 1998). The roots of the problem include poor teen sleep habits that do not allow for enough hours of quality sleep; hectic schedules with afterschool activities and jobs, homework hours and family obligations; and a clash between societal demands, such as early school start times , and biological changes that put most teens on a later sleep-wake clock. As a result, when it is time to wake up for school, the adolescent's body says it is still the middle of the night, and he or she has had too little sleep to feel rested and alert.
The consequences of sleep deprivation during the teenage years are particularly serious. Teens spend a great portion of each day in school; however, they are unable to maximize the learning opportunities afforded by the education system, since sleep deprivation impairs their ability to be alert, pay attention, solve problems, cope with stress and retain information. Young people who do not get enough sleep night after night carry a significant risk for drowsy driving ; emotional and behavioral problems such as irritability, depression, poor impulse control and violence; health complaints; tobacco and alcohol use; impaired cognitive function and decision-making; and lower overall performance in everything from academics to athletics.
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voted all 10 amanda, but Helen is almost as annoying with her fake tears, and phony I love yous.Can't believe she cries to get her children to behave.
Personally, I think that it's a better idea to select a houseguest that will vote against the nominee you want to stay.So far, the MVP nom has only been evicted 2 out of 5 times, and both were selected by the in-house MVP. I don't think America's choice will ever get evicted, since they would likely be nominated if the house wanted them out....Therefore, I think the sound move is to try and get a vote against your nominee removed by putting someone up that would try to vote them out.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Mike Anderson believed his team was in for a rugged night against a must-win game against South Carolina on Wednesday.
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Mike Anderson believed his team was in for a rugged night against a must-win game against South Carolina on Wednesday.
He and the Razorbacks were breathing a sigh of relief after narrowly surviving it.
Arkansas grinded its way to a 71-64 victory against the Gamecocks in front of an announced crowd of 9,548 in Bud Walton Arena. Guard Michael Qualls scored a team-high 20 points to lead the Razorbacks (17-9, 6-7 in Southeastern Conference), who won for the fourth time in five games to keep their postseason hopes alive.
"They're a tough team," Arkansas forward Coty Clarke said. "A well-coached team. We expected that. We knew they weren't going to go away easy."
Nothing was easy against South Carolina (10-16, 3-10), which had been 1-18 on the road under second-year coach Frank Martin. The Razorbacks struggled early, buckled down to build a 17-point lead in the first half, but had to fight throughout the second half. Arkansas eventually did just enough down the stretch to hold on.
"They gave it a great shot," Anderson said. "But we were able to overcome and make some plays. It's important this time of the year. Every win is a big win."
Qualls hit one of the game's biggest plays when he broke a 55-55 tie with 4:40 left to give the Razorbacks the lead. It was the start of a 7-0 run that helped Arkansas regain a comfortable advantage. But the scrappy Gamecocks wouldn't go away.
South Carolina scored the next five points to cut the deficit to 62-60.
Arkansas turned in another key response when guard Mardracus Wade knocked down a three-pointer to push the lead back to five points. Once again, South Carolina battled to cut Arkansas' lead back to two points at 66-64.
The Razorbacks wouldn't let them get any closer, though, turning to their defense to get key stops. Arkansas then made enough free throws to survive at home.
"It's easy to come and be relaxed," Qualls said. "A team like that, they have nothing to lose. They have everything to gain. They have no pressure. So they just come in and play ball. That's what they did."
It wasn't the close call Arkansas imagined, though, when the Razorbacks used a 20-2 run late in the first half to build a 17-point lead Wednesday.
Arkansas watched its big advantage crumble in a matter of minutes behind South Carolina guard Brenton Williams, who scored a game-high 29 points.
Williams helped begin South Carolina's spurt began late in the first half. The Gamecocks scored six straight to cut Arkansas' deficit to 40-29 at the break. It continued in the second half, when South Carolina scored nine straight.
The 15-0 run trimmed Arkansas' lead to 40-38.
Williams — who was South Carolina's top three-point shooter — went 6-for-13 behind the line. He struggled early, missing his first three attempts, but heated up quickly.
"We didn't find the shooter," Qualls said. "He was shooting the ball well and we weren't finding him. He was big for them. A team always needs a player to step up when the team isn't doing good and he was that player."
Said Williams: "I was just trying to be aggressive. I kept my head on as strong as I could and picked it up in the second half."
Forward Bobby Portis helped Arkansas snap out of the slump with two big defensive plays. After turning the ball over on one end, Portis hustled down the floor to block a shot that helped Arkansas preserve its lead. It led to Qualls' putback dunk.
Portis stole the ball in the paint on the next possession, then led a fastbreak that ended with Madden going to the free-throw line. Arkansas was able to regain a 47-40 lead because of the sequence. The Razorbacks never lost the lead in the second half, but it didn't mean things went smoothly the rest of the way.
Arkansas shot 25 percent (8-for-32) in the second half and finished at 37.9 percent (22-for-58). The Razorbacks also committed 17 turnovers and shot just 67.9 percent (19-for-28) from the free-throw line.
South Carolina shot 37.3 percent and committed 19 turnovers against Arkansas' aggressive defense. Guard Sindarius Thornwell, who was the team's leading scorer in SEC play, was held to 8 points on 2-for-12 shooting.
"I was disappointed with the last minute and a half when we were up 21-20 and it went to 40-23," said South Carolina coach Frank Martin, whose team had won two straight after a 1-9 SEC start. "That's when the game got away from us."
Qualls was a big part of that run. He proved critical down the stretch, too.
It was much needed on a night leading scorer Ky Madden struggled.
Madden, who was leading the team in scoring in SEC play, finished with just 3 points on 0-for-8 shooting. It was his lowest-scoring performance in conference games.
Qualls, meanwhile, fell one point shot of his career high. His three-pointer — which helped Arkansas take the lead after the game was tied — was his fourth of the night.
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This past weekend I was in Toledo attending the Ohio Genealogical Society's annual conference. I had a lot of fun and learned a ton. Here's the second part of my story:
By Friday night, I had convinced my husband that he should attend the free beginner's class offered Saturday morning. I felt so proud when I dropped him off at the class. He said there were about 30 people there, mostly conference attendees. I think that OGS dropped the ball on this part of the event. It should have been widely advertised. With "Who Do You Think You Are?" airing on television, there should be lots of people who want to learn. Keeping this event hidden in the conference booklet was a missed opportunity.
While he was there, I attended "When A Brick Wall Crumbles Onto the Wrong Path: A Case Study" by Nancy Waters Lauer. She had some great examples of when her own research tried to lead her astray. I wish that she would write about them in NGSQ or something else and get the correct story published. Next I went to Patricia Van Skaik's "Follow the Special Census Trail to Vital Information." I can't wait to dive into the agricultural census. If Ancestry doesn't put my states online soon, I'm going to have to go through the microfilm at ACPL.
Then I found my husband with lunch again. (I know you are all shocked now.) I sent him over to the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library to look for obituaries for his ancestors. He found one in a book and the index listings for a few more, but didn't get the microfilm. I guess we'll need to plan a research trip to Toledo eventually.
Next I sat in the OGS annual meeting. Seating was very limited for those who did not pay for the lunch and way in the back. They gave away lots of awards to chapters. It seemed that every time the president spoke, he was asking for donations. I wasn't impressed.
In the afternoon, I attended "Cluster Genealogy: Finding Your Lost Ancestor" with Deborah A. Abbott. It is amazing how what seems like the wrong path will actually give you the answers you are seeking. She had some wonderful examples from her own research.
For the last session of the conference, I listened to George G. Morgan's lecture "Bring 'Em Back To Life: Developing An Ancestor Profile." He had some great advice about building a timeline and filling in everything you can find about your ancestor's life. (Of course he did lose me when he said that everyone remembers where they were when they heard that JFK and MLK had been shot. It's kind of hard to remember something that happened 20 years before you were born.)
In between all the great lectures over the conference, I checked out the vendor's hall. I was able to meet Bruce Buzbee from Roots Magic. Most of the vendors were from Ohio county societies. Since my ancestors, never stayed long in one place in Ohio, they were not interesting to me. I would have liked to see more genealogy products represented.
Overall the conference was fantastic, and I plan to attend again next year. The 2011 OGS Conference will be in Columbus, March 31-April 2. The theme is "Genealogy through the Centuries.
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Baruch College Event to Feature Sand Mandala Ceremony and Panel Discussion, October 7-8
"Mandala: The Art of Mindfulness" Event to Feature Tibetan Monks from South India's Namdroling Monastery
NEW YORK, NY- October 4, 2013 - Baruch College is welcoming a Tibetan tradition to campus as part of the Baruch College-Rubin Museum of Art Project, which aims to integrate arts into the college curriculum. During the two-day "Mandala: The Art of Mindfulness," event, open to the public from October 7-8, Tibetan monks from Namdroling Monastery in South India will build a sand mandala that will measure 4 x4 using colored sand. Construction of the sand mandala will begin with a Lama dance at 9 a.m.
In July 2010, Baruch College was awarded a five-year grant of $1 million ($200,000 per year) by the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation to create The Baruch College-Rubin Museum of Art Project. The project has supported collaborations between the college and Rubin Museum of Art to integrate arts programming into the curriculum for 34 faculty members.
Panelists for the sand mandala event are: Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche, Professor of Buddhist Studies with the Namdroling Monastery; Gina Sharpe, Co-founder and Guiding Teacher of the New York Insight Meditation Center; Christian Luczanits, Senior Curator with the Rubin Museum of Art; and Alexander Gardner, Managing Director of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation.
The monks were invited to construct the mandala by Dr. Stan Altman, Director of the Baruch College-Rubin Museum of Art Project and Professor of Public Affairs. The program will also feature Voices of Tibet Portrait Exhibition by photographer Nyra Lang and poster presentations by John Jay College of Criminal Justice & Hunter College.
Media are invited to interview the monks and take photos of the construction of the sand mandala. The dismantling of the sand mandala will take place at 4 p.m. and will be followed by a walk to the East River, where the sand will be dispersed into the body of water, a Buddhist Tibetan tradition.
WHAT: Traditional sand mandala ceremony and discussion presented by Tibetan monks
from Namdroling Monastery in South India
WHEN: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, October 7 and 8
WHERE: Baruch College's Newman Vertical Campus Building, Multi-purpose Room (first floor),
1-107, located at 55 Lexington Avenue (enter on 25th Street)
Monday, October 7:
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.: Opening Ceremony featuring a traditional Cham dance
10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.: Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche speaks about mandalas
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Private interviews with the Rinpoche (By appointment only)
1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Continuation of Sand Mandala
Tuesday, October 8:
9 a.m: Sand mandala creation continues
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.:
Panel Discussion, "Mandala: The Art of Mindfulness"
at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Private interviews with the Rinpoche (By appointment only)
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Closing ceremony featuring a traditional Cham dance
4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Dismantling of sand mandala
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Voluntary walk to the East River to disseminate the sand
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Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 4 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world. For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/.
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MACON, Ga. – The soccer pitch became the proving grounds for the men's soccer teams of the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2010. After finishing as the 24th ranked conference in the previous season, the A-Sun tied for the best turnaround in the nation by jumping up to No. 16 in the final conference RPI rankings.
Nine of the ten teams saw improvements in their individual rankings, but four programs led the charge for the A-Sun as ETSU, FGCU, Lipscomb and Mercer all knocked off around 100 spots from the previous season's positioning.
After being ranked 182nd at the end of the 2009 season, ETSU rocketed to No. 38 in the final rankings after finishing the season with a 15-6 overall record and seven wins within conference play. In only three years since the inception of the program, the Bucs claimed the 2010 A-Sun Championship and earned a victory against two-time NCAA Champion, Clemson University, and took No. 4 North Carolina into overtime before falling to the Tar Heels. Behind Head Coach Scott Calabrese, ETSU nearly won its NCAA Tournament debut against College of Charleston falling 3-2.
The A-Sun Regular-Season Champions, FGCU saw the second-biggest improvement in regards to RPI by capping the season as the 34th ranked team following the 2009 campaign when it finished 151st. In their final season of NCAA Division I Transition, the Eagles went undefeated in A-Sun play with a 9-0 record to earn their first conference title. Along with the league achievements, FGCU defeated two ranked opponents in No.13 USF and No. 5 Ohio State. FGCU earned several rankings throughout the season including a peak of 19th in the Soccer America Top-25 Poll.
Lipscomb and Mercer both saw substantial jumps in RPI with the Bisons improving from No. 188 to 85th, while the Bears went from No. 191 to 94th. The Bears added to the A-Sun's wins against ranked foes with a 1-0 victory against No. 29 UAB. With Stetson also achieving a top-100 RPI ranking at No. 79, five A-Sun teams appeared in the top-100, which tied the conference for seventh-most in the nation.
Overall, nine of the ten A-Sun men's soccer squads elevated their standing in the RPI as the average ranking went from 179th in 2009 to 112th this season. After finishing the 2009 non-conference slate with 26 wins and a .335 winning percentage, A-Sun teams kicked it up this season with 39 victories and a .494 winning percentage. By finishing as the 16th ranked conference, the A-Sun jumped ahead of several competing leagues including the Atlantic 10, Northeast, Summit, Big South, Metro-Atlantic and Patriot.
To go along with their improvement on the field, the A-Sun men's soccer student-athletes also progressed in the classroom with 127 achieving Academic All-Conference honors – nearly a nine percent increase.
MACON, Ga. – The soccer pitch became the proving grounds for the men's soccer teams of the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2010. After finishing as the 24th ranked conference in the previous season, the A-Sun tied for the best turnaround in the nation by jumping up to No. 16 in the final conference RPI rankings.


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Reigning couple of R&B Rihanna and Chris Brown make a quick escape from Mastro's Steakhouse on Friday night in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Rihanna, 20, and Chris, 19, took off in the same car with Mr. Brown at the wheel. RiRi wore a biker babe Betty Boop T-shirt. So cute!
At this year's VMAs, Rihanna is also rumored to join T.I. for the first-ever performance of their collaboration "Live Your Life," the new single off T.I.'s new album Paper Trail.
The MTV VMAs will air live from Paramount Studios in Los Angeles and one-time only in its original format on Sunday, September 7 @ 9PM EST.


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Love has many shapes, many forms of expressions, and .... many flaws. When that word has been expressed by one of my many clients over the past four decades, it seems to often be misunderstood or unaccepted.
Blackberries are one of my favorite aspects of summer. I love picking berries when the weather is nice, and I love eating them so much that I will pick them even when it is hot.
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you write a column on volunteer vacations? My husband and I are both in our '60s and are interested in taking a service-oriented "altruistic" vacation this summer but could use some help.
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If you're looking to do more on your vacation than relax in the sun or go sightseeing, volunteer service vacations — also known as voluntourism — are a great alternative and a growing trend among retirees. Here's what you should know.
I stumbled upon my young daughter's new favorite dish by accident last week. The story illustrates what makes cooking so much fun for me, and how adapting even a new recipe can have great results.
I first had Tacky Toffee at a cookie exchange with my moms group in December 2009. I loved the salty/sweet/chocolate combination, and found a way to bring home extra servings. I asked for the recipe and made it several times over the next few weeks. My family does not like nuts, so I had to find people to share the toffee with me. Otherwise, the whole batch could be gone in hours. It is that good.
Oh yes, it can happen, even to the point where one or both partners begins to wonder if maybe a "new deal" would be an alternative. Well, that can be what the "ideal" marriage has finally become, often much to the surprise of both partners who started out on this blissful trip until "death do us part".
Usually the couple intended to have their marriage be idyllic, which Webster's dictionary describes as "pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity." In other words, wonderful, enjoyable, happily in love with each other.
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What can you tell me about ethical wills? My wife and I had to make some minor adjustments to our legal will last month, and our attorney suggested we create an ethical will as a way to explain our intentions and express our thoughts and feelings. We are interested in doing this but could use some help. What can you tell me?
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What in the world does it mean for a couple to play together and stay together? Are you telling me that if we play together, we will more than likely stay together for the long haul? Yes.
Now that I've got your attention, let's explain what this really means as it relates to the full enjoyment of your marriage.
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I need some help understanding my medical bills from my knee replacement surgery earlier this year. My wife and I live on a pretty tight budget, so I like to keep track of our costs as closely as possible. But the bills I've received are vague and confusing, and we think we're being overcharged. What can you tell us?
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Dear Trying,
Dear Savvy Senior,
Are there any types of financial assistance programs that can help grandparents who are raising their grandkids? I have two grandchildren who are about to permanently move in with my husband and me, and we could use some help.
Parents Again
Dear Parents:
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