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- Overview
- Our bedding's sprawling vines and paisleys reflect the intricately detailed design of a French shawl from the 1850's. We've updated the antique pattern in a fresh palette printed across silky, textural cotton sateen.
- Woven of pure cotton sateen.
- 350-thread count.
- Duvet cover and sham reverse to solid-colored cotton.
- Duvet cover has a button closure; sham has an envelope closure.
- Duvet cover, sham and insert sold separately.
- Comes packaged with polyester grosgrain ribbon for gift-giving.
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- Woven of 100% cotton sateen.
- Reverse is 200-thread-count 95% conventional cotton, 5% organic cotton.
- Duvet cover is finished with interior ties and a button closure to keep the duvet in place.
- Sham features an envelope closure. Insert sold separately; down blend or synthetic.
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- Twin: 68 x 86"
- Full/Queen: 92 x 88"
- King/Cal. King: 108 x 92"
- Standard: 20 x 26"
- Euro: 26" square
- Machine wash in warm water; gentle cycle.
- Use only nonchlorine bleach when needed.
- Tumble dry on low heat; remove promptly.
- Warm iron as needed.
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In a game that came down to the wire, Blanchard secured a district title with a win over Tuttle Friday night.
On the opening drive of the game, Blanchard appeared they would score first after running back Braden Stringer had a 51 touchdown run on a stretch play, but the touchdown was called back and the Lions had to punt it away. Tuttle didn't have much better luck on their opening drive as they were forced to punt as well. However, the Tigers found a better way to get on the board after a muffed punt by Blanchard's Braden Bush on the Lions 20 yard line. The turnover resulted in field goal for the Tigers. Tuttle caught another break on Blanchard's next drive after quarterback Blake Owen fumbled deep in Blanchard territory resulting in a 18 yard touchdown run by Tuttle's Jesse Gregory to make the score 10-0 midway through the first quarter.
Blanchard answered Gregory's touchdown run with a touchdown of their own, on a 79 yard touchdown run from Braden Stringer.
The Tigers recorded a safety on a botched punt with two-and-half minutes remaining in the first half. On the ensuing free kick, Tuttle's Morgan Neal found a seam and had a good return to the Blanchard 23 yard line. Two plays later, Tuttle took advantage and added another touchdown on a 24 yard run by Jesse Gregory, to score as well as succeed on the two-point conversion to make the score 28-20 to end the half.
The Blanchard defense didn't let Tuttle take advantage of a second half opening draft and made them turn it over on downs after a failed fourth down conversion deep in Lion territory. The Blanchard offense was driving and on the Tiger 14 yard line when quarterback Blake Owen fumbled.
Staring the fourth quarter and the Tigers on their own 20 yard line, Blanchard came up with the stop once again and started on the Tuttle 36 yard line after a short punt. After a pass interference penalty committed by the Tigers, Braden Stringer scored on a 19 yard touchdown run to make the score 35-20 and a two possession game early in the fourth quarter. Tuttle answered on a 70 yard kick return for a touchdown by Morgan Neal and another successful two-point conversion attempt to make the score 35-28.
With three minutes left in the fourth quarter. Blanchard's Braden Bush intercepted a pass from Tuttle quarterback Jett Jobe to give the ball back to the Lions. Blanchard ran out the clock and clinched 3A district one in a 35-28 victory over rival, Tuttle.

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Why is Folsom Reservoir so low?
California is effectively in a drought due to two years of persistently dry weather conditions. As a result most of California's reservoirs are at lows that haven't been seen in decades. As of January 14, 2014, Folsom Reservoir is at 17 percent capacity.
Why is water being released from Folsom Reservoir?
Folsom Reservoir is a multi-use facility that not only serves drinking water, but also acts as a flood protection facility, a cold water source for endangered fish in the Lower American River and used as a responder for water quality needs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta.
The combination of historic dry conditions causing a dramatic reduction in precipitation/snow pack, coupled with legally required releases for water quality and fish species, the lake is experiencing extremely low conditions. To help keep more water in the reservoir for water supply, the cities of Folsom and Roseville; and the San Juan Water District petitioned the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to "dial down" the amount of water being released to arrest the dropping lake level. Reclamation proceeded to lower water releases the week of January 6 and it now releasing reduced levels while attempting to manage threatened and endangered species and balance water supply needs given the conditions. As a result, the American River is at very low levels.
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Roseville maintains four groundwater wells to address these types of circumstances. Areas that will receive this water are primarily in western and southern parts of Roseville but based on demands and the highly networked distribution system it may expand beyond these areas.
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HOUSTON – One man was airlifted to a local hospital after a two-vehicle accident Saturday morning in west Houston.
The accident involving a sports utility vehicle and a pickup happened at about 8:45 a.m. on West Beltway 8 near the Hammerly Boulevard feeder.
One of the passengers, a 45-year-old man was taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital with a left femur fracture, two broken arms and a possible a broken clavicle.


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The Vixia HF G20 announced at CES incorporates a new sensor and lower price.
The company's Quad HD resolution camcorder comes with a a pro body and price, but Sony wants to sell it to consumers.
The musician-friendly Sony HDR-MV1 records 1080p video and packs a pair of stereo mics that can record uncompressed linear PCM audio.
The gnarly Panasonic HX-A500 waterproof wearable camcorder shoots sick 4K video of your extreme adventures.
The low-end HF R series announced at CES survives the annual purge for the slowly dying category.
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A Hastings man who allegedly stole a guitar from the Woodbury Music Go Round has been charged in the theft of a $3,000 Gibson.
Carl William McPhillips, 30, allegedly took the guitar from the Woodbury store on Feb. 17 and sold it two days later at the Guitar Center in Oakdale.
On Feb. 18, police were called to Music Go Round, where employees said a man came in with multiple guitar cases the day before and surveillance footage showed him stealing the guitar by placing it one of the cases, according to the criminal complaint. He was in the store for nearly an hour.
On Feb. 19, police learned that a Gibson guitar with the same serial number as the instrument stolen in Woodbury had been sold at Guitar Center. Paperwork at the Oakdale store identified McPhillips as the man who sold the guitar, and a Music Go Round worker was able to identify him as the thief in a photo lineup, the complaint says.
McPhillips was arrested and charged, and officers discovered that he has a lengthy criminal history, including thefts, burglaries and controlled-substance crimes.
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Move over Cheryl - Kimberley Walsh said Girls Aloud have got a new member after she brought her Strictly Come Dancing partner, Pasha Kovalev, to a filmshoot with her bandmates to squeeze in an extra rehearsal.
The singer, who is in the final of the ballroom show, said: "It's been crazy trying to do both things at the same time but we've made it work. Pasha has now become a member of Girls Aloud, whether he likes it or not.
"He's got the moves down, he's had to watch it a few times."
The singer said she is so covered in bruises from her training for the hit ballroom show that she is worried what people might think if they see her in a bikini on the beach.
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Beverly Hills Caviar has installed vending machines in Los Angeles-area malls to sell the expensive delicacy (not the caviar shown in this file image).
Chips, candy, soda -- and now caviar.
Vending machines hawking the expensive delicacy were unveiled in Los Angeles-area shopping centers last week, the Daily Mail reported.
Stocked by Beverly Hills Caviar, these "caviar ATMs" also offer truffles, escargot, blinis, oils, Mother of Pearl utensils, gift boxes and gourmet salts.
No dollar bills here, though, as the caviar prices range from $50 to $500 an ounce, according to Los Angeles Magazine. For customers' convenience, some of the machines are open until 2 a.m., reported the food blog Eater.
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Gov. Sam Brownback declared this coming week, Nov. 18-25, as the Week of Reconciliation in Kansas. While no specifics were given as to what that means or how it should be celebrated, we think we could come up with a few ideas here, specifically related to the trash issue in Pittsburg.
Gov. Sam Brownback declared this coming week, Nov. 18-25, as the Week of Reconciliation in Kansas. While no specifics were given as to what that means or how it should be celebrated, we think we could come up with a few ideas here, specifically related to the trash issue in Pittsburg.
Let's start with the root of this whole mess. Commissioners say they are tackling the issue of the city's appearance. This is not a made-up cause.
There have been countless meetings over the years in which business leaders discuss the difficulty of finding a route through the city that doesn't lead one by discarded items or junk in yards. Most were also not at the memorable city commission meeting months ago in which commissioner Patrick O'Bryan came in with a full bag of trash he'd collected just walking down the street to the commission meeting. The problem of trash and junk is real and is a problem that needs to be addressed.
That said, we would note that much of that is not a problem with the trash haulers. It's not their job to go through city streets or go onto people's property to make sure junk items are discarded or to keep the city's streets clear. It is their job to pick up the items that are left in bins at the edge of private property.
Pittsburg, as local hauler Chris Norris correctly said in Tuesday's meeting, does not have a general trash problem of piles of trash in people's yards. Rather, it's an issue of residential junk, such as unused appliances or other discarded materials taking up space on private alleys, properties and residences. That's the problem that, in all honesty, needs to be addressed.
At Tuesday's meeting, there were a lot of accusations and anger directed from members of the public and the local haulers to the city commission and the city manager. There were a lot of misconceptions about what was actually happening, however. Some of those misconceptions were missteps caused by the commission itself, and others were caused by those who spoke.
Let's start with the haulers and members of the public.
First, the city has never stated any plan to divide the city into quadrants and put it out for bid. In a Morning Sun story back in September, one local hauler admitted that the city manager "didn't come out and say" anything about the city being divided into quadrants and bid out. So that's a rumor started from the assumptions of the haulers and not by anything stated in public.
Second, the city has no plan at this point. The idea of the trash task force is to come up with a plan to solve the aforementioned problem, and to present that plan to the commission for a vote. One common theme heard at Tuesday's meeting was "we don't want this to happen," but it was unclear what was meant by "this." If the comments were about a citywide takeover of trash, that'd be a fine discussion to have if there were a plan, or even if that were the plan. However, no solution has been presented or even created. The city just wants to solve the junk problem. And even if the city were planning a takeover of trash, the legal process must take at least 18 months, with many open meetings. There is legally no way whatever "this" was could possibly have been done behind anyone's backs.
Page 2 of 3 - Third, at least three city commissioners, in their comments Tuesday night, said they'd vote against anything that would put trash hauling up for bid. So any fears that the local haulers would be forced out of business by larger haulers winning a bid process are, frankly, misplaced. Unless one of those three changes his mind (the views of the remaining two on putting trash hauling out for bid were not made public), there aren't enough people to pass it, anyway.
That said, we also feel like the city commissioners and the city manager have made their own fair share of missteps.
First, a representative from each of the haulers should have always been on the planned task force. Originally, the task force was to include one person to represent all four of the local trash haulers. One person on a 14-person task force. One person is woefully insufficient on an issue that directly affects careers and livelihoods. While yes, the local haulers had chosen that representative at a meeting months ago, they shouldn't have had to choose one representative. Only after this issue was brought to the commissioners' attention at Tuesday's meeting was each hauler allowed to have its own representative.
Second, the resolution of intent passed by a 3-2 vote included a list of "goals" that, while not being specific, certainly outline what the final plan should or could look like. One goal is a citywide billing system. Another goal talks of a subsequent trash fee. Another talks of reducing wear and tear on streets caused by multiple trash trucks.
Commissioner Rudy Draper, who voted against the resolution, said that although some of these goals were correct, he felt uncomfortable passing it because there is no guarantee that a bidding system wouldn't emerge from these guidelines. We agree with his assessment.
The resolution of intent, in itself, is effectively the start of a timer to create any sort of plan and also to give the commission the authority to approve whatever the trash task force may decide. But with these written goals, the range of possible recommendations by the task force is severely limited. The goals themselves create too small of a box as a starting point. Commissioners did agree that the task force should look first at these goals, but if that's the case, then the goals shouldn't have been made in the first place.
Third, the resolution of intent was premature. As we said, the resolution of intent is not a vote for any particular system or approving a city takeover of trash. But it does start the timer on getting a plan in place. Many, including former mayor Ralph McGeorge, told the commission there is no reason to rush the process unnecessarily. While the resolution of intent would be necessary for any changes proposed by the task force, there was no reason the resolution of intent had to be passed before the task force began meeting. The task force could have been started at any time.
Page 3 of 3 - Finally, we believe there are solutions, but it will require reconciliation. If the problem is with residential junk and not a citywide trash issue, then one solution would be stricter codes enforcement.
Another would be to bring back the citywide clean-up, which was eliminated partly for budgetary reasons and partly because of complaints it was "abused" in March 2011. At the time, $25,000 seemed important to cut from the city's budget. If the issue is with people needing a place to discard of residential junk, it may be time for the commission to admit it was wrong and restore it.
If that is the only thing that emerges from the task force, then all the protests and public complaints have been fighting an issue that never was. The resolution of intent would also likely be necessary even in that case.
This will be the Week of Reconciliation, but it's a short week because of the holiday. Perhaps the real reconciliation should start next week, when the trash task force is scheduled to meet for the first time.
The problem is real, the table is wide and solutions exist. Let the reconciliation begin.
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Stay Safe During Child Passenger Safety Week
It's a daunting task that all new parents must face: properly using and securing safety seats for their children. While built to be a safe as possible, automobiles of all types can be dangerous, especially for your passengers – a fact that can be exacerbated when young ones are not properly restrained.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 12 years old, according to usa.gov. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Safe Kids are coming together this week to kick off Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 16-22) and remind parents and caregivers to make sure that they are properly using and installing child safety seats.
Safe Kids and NHTSA are encouraging everyone to take 15 minutes to conduct an at-home checkup using the following Safe Kids downloadable checklist:
- Right Seat. Check the label on your car seat to make sure it's appropriate for your child's age, weight and height.
- Right Place. Kids are VIPs, just ask them. We know all VIPs ride in the back seat, so keep all children in the back seat until they are 13. Doing this, along with correctly using the appropriate child restraints, greatly reduces the risk of injury.
- Right Direction. You want to keep your child in a rear-facing car seat for as long as possible. When he or she outgrows the seat, move your child to a forward-facing car seat. Make sure to attach the top tether after you tighten and lock the seat belt or lower anchors.
- Inch Test. Once your car seat is installed, give it a good shake at the base. Can you move it more than an inch side to side or front to back? A properly installed seat will not move more than an inch.
- Pinch Test. Make sure the harness is tightly buckled and coming from the correct slots (check manual). Now, with the chest clip placed at armpit level, pinch the strap at your child's shoulder. If you are unable to pinch any excess webbing, you're good to go.
Child Passenger Safety Week began September 16 and culminates September 22 with National Seat Check Saturday. Throughout the week, Safe Kids, with the support of the General Motors Foundation, will host hundreds of child seat inspections across the country as part of its Buckle Up Program, a national initiative established 15 years ago to keep children and families safe in and around cars. Car seat inspections offer drivers the chance to receive assistance and guidance from certified car seat technicians regarding proper installation of their child safety and booster seats. –NHTSA.gov
Purchasing the right seat is one thing, but proper installation can be tricky. A new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) survey shows that parents are making five significant mistakes when using car seats and booster seats. It also found that one in five parents do not read any instructions when installing seats. They are:
- Wrong harness slot used: The harness straps used to hold the child in the car seat were positioned either too low or too high;
- Chest clip in wrong position: Harness chest clip positioned over the abdomen rather than the chest or not used at all;
- Loose car seat installation: The restraint system moved more than two inches side-to-side or front to back; anything more than one inch is too much.
- Loose harness: More than two inches of total slack between the child and the harness strap; there should be no slack.
- Seat belt placement was wrong: Lap belt resting over the stomach and/or shoulder belt on the child's neck or face.
The survey also revealed that 20 percent of all drivers of child passengers did not read any instructions on how to properly install their child restraints, yet 90 percent felt 'confident' or 'very confident' that their car seats and booster seats were installed correctly.For more information and tips on child passenger safety, visit www.nhtsa.gov/Safety/CPS and www.safekids.org.


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EDITOR'S NOTE: We read his words and the imagery unfolds like an artwork unveiled. We laugh at his childhood antics — often recalling our own adventures — and gain perspective from his insights into human nature. We learn a little, too. Today's column marks number 200 of "The Off Season" for Mike Lunsford. The Tribune-Star congratulates the writer on his accomplishment — he's never missed a deadline since he began writing the column in 2005 — and we thank him.
This is not the season that I usually write of trees, for besides a few pin oaks that hang on to the most stubborn of leaves, my woods stand bare and dormant and cold right now. My trees are patiently awaiting the green of spring that I feel, for some reason, is to arrive a little earlier this year than is usual.
I have always believed that as a writer, I have to strike while the iron is hot, and so when I unearthed an article on the American beech tree as I excavated a messy desktop one morning last week, I knew then and there that I wanted to write about them.
Despite having a growing queue of writing ideas at the moment, the smooth, gray bark of the trees remained foremost in my mind, and so, beeches it shall be, and my thanks to Michael Homoya, the plant ecologist who wrote the piece, for the reminder.
There are just a few beech trees in my woods, but on my home ground, just 3 or 4 miles and a few decades south of here, I came to know them well. We had a gorgeous beech just a few feet from our front door, and across the road sat a huge old majestic specimen that marked the northernmost edge of my world. I suppose, however, that a beech that stood just off my grandfather's driveway led me to love them the way I do. I have written of that particular tree before, for my dad and my grandfather wanted it cut down for years, and eventually, over my protest, they eventually got the job done. As much as I loved them both, their destructive persistence still irks me a bit most of a lifetime later.
Although I have a half-dozen handbooks on trees, Homoya's article in the latest edition of "Outdoor Indiana" serves as both reference book and memoir. He wrote, "As monarchs of the forest, the American beech displays a presence that few other species can match." Amen to that, for beeches often grow to reach 80 feet or more in height, and produce crowns that spread even wider than that. According to a big tree registry I sometimes thumb through, the biggest beech tree in Indiana (found in Vanderburgh County) is 91 feet tall. I am not exaggerating when I say that several of the beeches I recall from home were nearly as gigantic.
It is known that some beeches live for more than 400 years, and according to Homoya, they, along with the American chestnut, belong to the same plant family — Fagaceae — as do oaks. They are slow-growing trees, and although they can prosper just about anywhere, beeches tend to prefer "deep ravines, north-facing slopes, and better-drained portions of flatwoods." Nearly every beech tree I can remember from my childhood roamings grew on hillsides, as do the few I have in my woods now, for all I have are hillsides on my property.
Beechwood is harvested commercially. It is hard and tightly grained, and it is often used in flooring and crates and even tool handles and artwork. It makes excellent charcoal, and the oil from beechnuts was once used in oil lamps. In fact, our ancestors, who seemed to use about anything and everything at their disposal as either medicines or meals (I once heard that pioneers ate roasted mice as a way to ward off illness), did so with everything the beech tree had to offer. They ate beechnuts raw, even cooked them and ground them into a sort of flour. Boiled beech leaves produced a poultice often used on everything from poison ivy to frostbite.
According to Homoya, beech trees are important for the life of a forest. Most of the oldest become hollow in their declining years. These "cavities" supply shelter to several species of birds, and flying squirrels are known to favor them as homes, as well. When the tops of the trees break off, they create natural "chimneys" for chimney swifts that have been unable to settle in more modern digs. Hollow beech trunks near the ground are often nesting spots for turkey vultures.
Of course, I couldn't have known any of those things when I played in and under the beeches we had, but I do stand guilty as charged when Homoya wrote, "A destructive minority of pocket-knife carriers insist on carving up [the] trunks. …" My name, crudely and crookedly adorns the beech closest to our old place, something I've been reminded of by the folks who now live there. My grandfather had given me a pocket knife, so naturally I had to try it out. I don't believe I've taken that knife, which I am saving for a grandchild, to more than a sassafras twig since.
Despite the fact that my grandfather was a fierce feller of trees, my Grandmother Blanche loved the beeches near our houses, and she rarely approved of her husband's hastiness with a crosscut saw. She once confided in her diary, just minutes after my grandfather had "trimmed" her lilac bushes a little too aggressively: "I'd like to kick him in shins." My family lived just a stone's throw from my grandparents' back door, and between us, among the red oaks and tulip poplars and persimmons, stood a wonderful pair of beech trees.
After she died, barely 60, a poem my grandmother wrote was found in her tattered Bible. My sister re-discovered it just a month or two ago and sent it on to me, another reason why, I suppose, I needed to write about beech trees. She wrote:


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Tech companies salivate over Myanmar's untapped markets.
Robert Nolan is an editor at the Foreign Policy Association and producer of the Great Decisions in Foreign Policy television series on PBS. You can follow him on Twitter @robert_nolan.
As extraction companies worldwide continue to salivate over Myanmar's untapped natural resources -- following new rules that allow more foreign direct investment in the resource rich country also known as Burma -- technology firms are not far behind in the quest for big profits in Asia's final frontier.
The impoverished Southeast Asian country, ruled by a military junta that chose isolation from the world over engagement for most of the past 50 years, is set to offer two operating licenses for firms to create a new telecommunications and technology infrastructure. It's been said that less than 10 percent of Myanmar's 60 million people currently own cellphones, making it a lucrative opportunity for the winning bidder. Yangon, the country's largest city, reportedly has one fiber optic cable, and the government has traditionally censored use of the internet. All that is changing faster than you can click, "I'm Feeling Lucky" on a search engine.
It's no wonder, then, that a group of 50 U.S. executives, including those from technology firms like Google, Cisco, Microsoft, and Intel, hopped on a trip organized by USAID to Myanmar last month. And tomorrow, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is expected to land in Yangon, to lecture budding entrepreneurs and promote the benefits of technology before meeting with government officials, according to The New York Times.
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American companies aren't the only game in town, however, with telecoms from China, South Africa, Thailand and Australia also pining to do big business in Myanmar.
"I know for a fact that the business people [in Myanmar] would rather do business with American companies," said Frances Zweig, counselor of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, in an interview for Great Decisions in Foreign Policy, now airing on PBS. "We have the gold standard products, we have the gold standard of the way we do business, and we treat our workers best. "
American companies also have the advantage of strong support from Washington, which has lifted sanctions and doled out other rewards incrementally to Myanmar as it takes steps towards political and economic reforms. This tit-for-tat reached its peak when President Obama made a visit to Myanmar his first overseas trip after being reelected in 2012.
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The U.S. also hopes to bring Myanmar's economy into the orbit of its allies in the region, including Vietnam, Thailand and other ASEAN countries, and away from its rival, China—though officials don't state this last point publicly. The overall policy encompasses a more subtle (and perhaps skillful) form of democracy promotion than that practiced under the Bush administration, as the U.S. "pivots" to Asia.
"We see the private sector as a very important partner in the process of reform for the U.S. government. Their engagement can, I think, affirm to the economic and business ties the kind of values—transparency, accountability—that we think are critical for the future of the country and the future of democracy," U.S. Ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell told Great Decisions, adding that investing in Burma, a uniquely complicated country, requires due diligence. "The way they engage is going to be very important as a way to send signals as to what America is all about. People will see companies as an extension of the U.S. So one thing they certainly need to be aware of is the complexity of the environment in which they will operate. It is a highly complex environment. It is not a simple place, it is transition. Its diversity requires a lot of understanding of conditions on the ground, so they don't do things that will not only affect their interests, but ours."
Those complexities include ongoing ethnic tensions and religious violence that some worry could result in a rollback of reforms. Just this week, violence between Buddhists, who make up 80 percent of the population, and Muslims resulted in the deaths of four people.
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There are also dangers of doing business with the wrong crowd. U.S. law currently prohibits American companies from venturing with blacklisted members of the military regime, but former junta leaders are surprisingly good at reinventing themselves as businesspeople—not unlike the oligarchs who emerged from the top ranks of the Communist Party after the fall of the Soviet Union. Late last month, the U.S. Treasury announced that American companies would be able to do business with four of Myanmar's largest banks, despite the fact that at least two of them have strong ties to former members of the military regime.
Still, democracy experts insist that access to U.S. markets and technologies can indeed help keep Myanmar on the path to reform. "If you want access to our markets, you need to begin to change your policies," said Lorne Craner, who heads up the International Republican Institute, a congressionally funded democracy promotion organization, in Washington D.C. "I think that was one of the two or three things that the Burmese government finally looked at and said, 'We really do need to begin to become part of a globalized world and not get left behind.'"
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — American skier Bode Miller is responding to criticism of an NBC post-race interview by saying it was a "crazy emotional moment."
The interview, conducted after Miller won a bronze medal in the men's super-G ski race, turned to his emotions given the passing of his younger brother, Chelone, who died last year. A visibly emotional Miller began crying during the interview, leaning against a railing.
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The moment drew backlash toward interviewer Christin Cooper, who pressed Miller about his brother, and NBC, which aired the full tape-delayed interview in primetime in the United States several hours later.
"I appreciate everyone sticking up for me," Miller tweeted on Monday. "Please be gentle w christin cooper, it was crazy emotional and not all her fault. #heatofthemoment"
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I appreciate everyone sticking up for me. Please be gentle w christin cooper, it was crazy emotional and not all her fault. #heatofthemoment— Bode Miller (@MillerBode) February 17, 2014
Miller was a trending topic on Twitter in the United States about three hours after the tweet and critics said the interview was insensitive.
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Richard Sandomir of The New York Times called it "overkill," Kami Mattioli of the Sporting News said Cooper "repeatedly badgered" Miller and the AP's David Bauder called it "a shameful spectacle."
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Valentine's Day is a day for displays of affection, and for years, two popular signs of that affection have been candy and flowers, with chocolate and roses on the top of the list. Some U. S. Census calculations follow.
Manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2009, employing 34,252 people.
$12.6 billion
Total value of shipments in 2009 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. Nonchocolate confectionery product manufacturing, meanwhile, was a $7.4 billion industry.
Number of confectionery and nut stores in the United States in 2009.
24.7 pounds
Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2010.
$375 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2010 for all flower-producing operations with $100,000 or more in sales. Among states, California was the leading producer, alone accounting for more than three-quarters of this amount ($286 million).
$17 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut roses in 2010 for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales.
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It is possible to show that the recent paper by Seralini et al on the effects of GM corn on the cancer rates in rats is quite simply nonsense. Doing so requires a modicum, but no more, of reasoning from known facts.
I would like, if I may, to thank one of the readers of this site, "memsomerville" for making the point originally in the comments to my earlier piece and for prompting me to go and ask the one necessary question.
A point that I keep bringing up, that nobody seems to connect with, is that every research animal in the US has been eating GMOs for well over a decade. These animals are closely monitored in animal colonies by trained professionals that include veterinarians and pathologists and biomedical researchers.
If there were problems in their food, that would be obvious. Not only would it be obvious, it would be shouted from the rooftops.
If you think there are horrible consequences for them eating GMOs, you'd also have to assume the last 10+ years of biomedical research was awry because of the food. And that's absurd.
The question is, of course, "are lab animal foods made with GM corn?"
So I contacted Harlan. A major manufacturer of food for laboratory animals. And rather an appropriate company to contact as this company was the source of the very rats used for the experiment.
Virgin albino Sprague-Dawley rats at 5 weeks of age were obtained from Harlan
(Gannat, France).
A very nice lady, a "Lab animal nutritionist", was able to answer my question.
"We do not exclude GM materials from rodent diets".
In more detail it was explained to me that the company has US based production and also a certain amount of contracted out European (or more specifically, European Union) production. There are also exports from the US into the EU.
At all locations the ingredients are locally sourced. No distinction is made between GM and non-GM sources by the company.
Which really rather poses a problem for the thesis being advanced in this paper: that GM corn produces these tumours in laboratory rats.
For in the US, if buying from the general stream, there is no way to avoid purchasing GM corn. Given the prevalence of the use of Monsanto's Roundup Ready strain the entire US supply can be considered to have some in it. And of course at least some of the purchases used to make the lab chow for rats in US labs will have been made from such corn.
In Europe the picture is a little hazier. There is not that much (although there is some) GM production in Europe as yet. There are also some imports of GM maize but by and large the continent is self-sufficient in the crop. So we can usefully assume that there could be some GM corn in the EU made lab chow. But also that there is less than in the US made.
So, let us go back to the original thesis of the paper. Roundup Ready maize causes tumours in lab rats in a manner than non-GM maize does not. That is the thesis and the central allegation of the paper. We get this result from a study of 200 rats with, let us be polite, an interesting attitude to statistical evidence.
Argentinian supreme court admitted that Roundup spraying close to houses resulted in a huge increase in human cancers (41 times)
Hey Tim! What´s up? Are you already giving up? If this is the case, at least be intellectually honest and change the title of your article in a more sober "That´s why in my modest opinion I think that That The Seralini Paper On GM Corn And Cancer In Rats Is Rubbish".
Ah, English…never understand a damn thing about food….:)
Your analysis is flawed: 1) you don't know and cannot control the dosing of GMO to non-GMO corn in feed for US rats. It is possible that the difference in US and EU rat feeds is not large enough to show a statistical correlation with cancer rates. 2) this article makes no mention of the glyphosate exposure on increased cancer rates, which is another significant finding of Seralini et al.
Hi Tim
Your idea is in fact very good but I think you will find that it is fact that years ago these rats did not get so much cancer as they do today.
This is telling us that food today for both rats and for humans is causing more and more health issues.
With GMO food taking over more foods than ever this harm will continue to grow. Wheat will be soon the next GMO food to avoid?
Pre clinical signs of diabetes is now at 47 per cent.
A long way from years ago when disease rates were quoted as so many per 100 000.
The findings of Seralini are in fact clear proof of RUBBISH that of GMO food.
But also most HARMFUL rubbish.


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sweet guitar man! I wouldn't mind one of those! would it be simmilar to a stratocaster in terms of playability do you think>?
FUUU- extremely late reply ahead I never check these comments!
If you're still interested, I moved from a Squier strat to this, and the transition wasn't difficult at all. The neck's fairly narrow, but has a wee bit of depth. In terms of the shape of the neck, the lower end is rounded to better suit chordal playing, but ends up getting a lot flatter higher up to better accommodate lead playing.
The action's supposed to be similar to a stratocaster - setting the action too low won't necessarily cause buzzing, but I'm having troubles bending on the high E, or past the 17th fret on the B string, due to the fret's choking the string (they aren't the tallest frets, so a medium action is probably best suited). Alternatively, some fine grade sandpaper to the problem areas can solve this.
Anyway, /extremely-late-gear-plug-in. But I guess anyone who sees this in the future can get some insight!
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- The Environmental Protection Agency is cleaning up a Superfund site in Kannapolis contaminated by lead.
In the dirt at the Villa Mobile Home Park--dug up by a backhoe and a Bobcat--are thousands of old plastic automobile battery casings. They look like darker spots in the dirt.
"I'm shocked," said neighbor Cherlyn Bailey.
Bailey once lived in the mobile home a few feet from this big dig.
"That's bad for your health or something, isn't it?" Bailey said.
The answer is yes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, once the battery casings were exposed and if there was long-term exposure. The casings did not pose a health threat when they were underground, officials say.
The exposure happened a couple years ago when storm water runoff carved a path in the dirt and casings poked through.
Even though the casings are made out of plastic, they attract and hold lead.
"It causes led contamination," said Alyssa Hughes, On-Scene Coordinator with the Environmental Protection Agency.
The lead level in soil there is now 10 times greater than the normal removal level, officials said.
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"How deep down does it go? Nobody knows," said neighbor Kenethia Banks.
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The EPA's plan is to dig until they stop finding. They did several tests and has the contaminated site narrowed down to the one area.
"We want to prevent any future exposure caused by the erosion, so that's why I wanted to excavate the entire source instead of leaving some in place," said Hughes.
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In the conservative city of San Luis Potosi, central Mexico, a pioneering community organisation is striving to change attitudes to one of society's most stigmatised groups. Alliance implementing partner FID (Fortaleciendo la Diversidad) was the city's first transgender organisation, created as a result of the Vida Digna programme which is seeking to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination. Transgender people are among those most at risk of HIV infection in Mexico. The group's innovative work was recognised last year when it won the Red Ribbon award at the International AIDS Conference. This includes running workshops for the local police to raise their awareness of transgender issues and reduce aggressive behaviour. "The situation has improved a great deal since we started to work with the police," says Jessica (surname withheld). "There are a lot fewer cases of physical aggression from the police. The girls who are sex workers are harassed a lot less since we started these workshops." FID, which is supported by Alliance linking organisation Colectivo Sol, recently negotiated a partnership with the city's Secretariat for Culture for a photography course. For Edith, one of several FID members to attend the course, her peers made an ideal subject. Her work was recently exhibited in a local gallery.
"I feel really happy about the exhibition," says Edith. "It made me feel good and increased my self esteem because I saw that I could do something and it was recognised."
FID's next project with the Secretariat of Culture is a drama course, culminating in a theatre production for the general public. Such activities help challenge discriminatory attitudes among the local population, as well as providing participants with new skills.
One of the most pressing needs for transgender people is to broaden options for earning a living. At present 90% of those that FID works with are sex workers.
"I have worked for 35 years prostituting myself," says Luisa. "I am tired of it and want to do something else. I did not worry about this when I was younger, but now that I am older I regret that I did not learn how to do other things as well, because when you get older it is harder to make a living this way when there are so many younger girls around."
As well as trying to improve attitudes, FID is working to change discriminatory policies and procedures. To sign up for health insurance, for example, transgender people must use their masculine names rather than their chosen names. FID is trying to change this rule, which is blocking access to health care for some of those in greatest need.
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- Iona is a spacious holiday home with five bedrooms sleeping 11 persons in comfort. A 1 minute walk from the beach and close to the amenities and restaurants of East Wittering. Large, modern well equipped kitchen for those social gatherings of friends and family. Visit our website - click on 'website' in the yellow band on our listing page.
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Week Holidayfrom £420.00
Short Break£300.00
Weekend Break£300.00
- Lovely one bedroom apartment close to beach and set in the beautiful West Sussex countryside.
Stay for a week and get a 40% discount on the nightly rate!
Sleeps: 4Bedrooms: 2
Week Holiday£350.00 - £675.00
Short Break£245.00 - £607.00
Weekend Break£245.00 - £473.00
- Honer Cottage is on the edge of beautiful Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve. Park your car, put the keys away and enjoy the wonderful views, local pubs and country walks. Perfect for bird watching and a short drive from historic Chichester. The cottage sleeps 4 in two double bedrooms. Fully equipped with private garden and patio. Shared Tennis Court.
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Sleeps: 2Bedrooms: 1
Week Holiday£300.00 - £400.00
Short Break£130.00 - £150.00
Weekend Break£130.00 - £150.00
- Honeysuckle Cottage is a fully self contained studio-style accomodation for two with own small garden. Situated in a quiet village approx.1 mile SE of CHICHESTER. Furnished to a very high standard.Many walks locally.All linen & towels provided.Ample off-road parking next to Cottage gate.Well-behaved dogs welcome @£15/week,not to be left unattended.
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- Two delightful terraced cottages in the beautiful sailing village of Bosham, possibly the prettiest of the Chichester harbour villages. Visitors from around the globe arrive by road and sea to admire the historic church, pretty cottages, the outstanding views and to sample the excellent pubs and tea shops!
Sleeps: 5Bedrooms: 2
Week Holiday£350.00 - £595.00
- Avocet Quay is a wonderful self-catering holiday home on the West Sussex - Hampshire border between Portsmouth and Chichester, it is perfectly situated to explore the local coastal countryside . Appealing all year round the small harbour side village of Emsworth is surrounded by the South Downs to the north and of Chichester Harbour to the south.
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Sleeps: 10Bedrooms: 4
Week Holiday£1,000.00 - £2,250.00
Short Break£750.00 - £1,000.00
Weekend Break£750.00
- EXTENDED RAILWAY CARRIAGE PROPERTY. Sleeps 10 + cot. Tulip is a magnificent property on one level, right on the beach in Park Copse, Selsey. A number of rooms enjoy spectacular sea views and the property is situated in a quiet location close to Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve. The property has recently undergone complete refurb and extention.
Current availability -- 4 nts 2nd Sept £850 -- 4 nts 16th Sept £850-- 4 nts 23 Sept £850 + Oct-ask
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Week Holiday£210.00 - £350.00
Short Break£49.00 - £98.00
Weekend Break£120.00 - £150.00
- Self contained annex. Moden and compact studio apartment forms self contained section of owners home. A perfect holiday retreat fro couples wanting to explore the area.
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Sleeps: 6Bedrooms: 3
Week Holiday£485.00 - £990.00
Short Breakfrom £320.00
Weekend Breakfrom £320.00
- Beach House with direct sea & beach views, & beyond to the Isle of Wight, especially from the fully glassed lounge & front balcony/sundeck. Sleeps up to 6 comfortably. Refurbished to a high std & offering premium accomodation. Recent kitchen, floors, carpets, beds, sofas, tables & appliances etc (incl LCDs & Home cinema). Outside solar shower
Sleeps: 10Bedrooms: 5
Week Holiday£720.00 - £1,500.00
- Situated on the sea front on the western side of Selsey, our spacious detached bungalow enjoys panoramic uninterrupted sea views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The comfortable, well presented accommodation provides five bedrooms, open plan living/dining/kitchen, games room, outside play area, secure garden and ample off-road parking.
- Self catering accommodation in a newly renovated studio in beautiful Bosham. A delightful self contained annexe in a fabulous location close to the water in the old village of Bosham. Bosham appeals to artists, walkers, sailors or anyone looking for a bit of peace & quiet. The village has its own pub, sailing club, pretty historical church.
Sleeps: 6Bedrooms: 2
Week Holiday£336.00 - £745.00
- 4 delightful award-winning cottages. Superb setting with private water frontage on secluded peninsula in Chichester Harbour ANOB. Granary, Old Dairy and Cullimers Cottages each have one double and one twin, with sofa bed in lounge. Viking cottage has one twin bedroom with zip and link beds to form a superking and a sofa bed.
Amazing location and perfect for exploring the South Downs and Chichester Harbour and beyond!
Week Holiday£400.00 - £800.00
Short Break£400.00 - £800.00
Weekend Break£400.00 - £800.00
- There are four cottages, near to popular village, close to Downs and Sea, perfect base to explore Chichester, Arundel and West Sussex. Both bedrooms ensuite (one downstairs), own sunny conservatory and private secure gardens with patio, ample parking.
Sleeps: 6Bedrooms: 4
Week Holiday£500.00 - £900.00
Short Break£385.00 - £560.00
Weekend Break£385.00 - £560.00
- This spacious,sunny,house by the sea is a single storey residence in the old part of Selsey.close to the sea while enjoying a rural position and plenty of wild life it is in a quiet location and has extensive rear views over grazing land,and coastal path, the Solent and Isle of Wight .
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- This apartment is located in a leafy residential road some 300yards from the beach.Only one mile from the centre of Bognor Regis and 7 miles from Chichester this a particularly good starting point to explore West Sussex and Hampshire ,and also a perfect stay for all Goodwood events.
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A state audit in Iowa has criticized financial controls at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics because of alleged misuse of more than $272,000 by an employee.
The audit says 35-year-old Jennifer Whitmore-Meier, an information technology support specialist, got irregular reimbursements for purchases and travel. The audit also says that between December 2002 and January 2012, Whitmore-Meier used department money to buy equipment that she resold.
The audit says her department wasn't managed "in a fiscally responsible manner."
The audit says the university put Whitmore-Meier on paid leave in November 2011 pending the investigation.
She left for good two months later.
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The Racing Presidents are in the house (I just saw them in the basement trying to work their heads under the stairwell doors), and the Buffalo Bisons are set for their home finale at Coca-Cola Field against Syracuse.
There's all manner of news here as we wonder about callups. But tonight's first item of business is the release of the 2012 schedule for the 25th anniversary of the ballpark (which includes the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 11, 2012). The season opens with a game April 5 at Pawtucket (brrrr) that kicks off a six-game road trip.
The home opener is Wednesday, April 11 against the team a good buddy of mine today dubbed the Wandering Yankees. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, in case you missed it here last week, are expected to barnstorm next season while their ballpark is renovated. There has been no announcement yet on where they will play their home schedule.
The Bisons will unveil a 25th anniversary season logo and video tonight. I just saw the video played here in the press box and it gets a three thumbs-up review. The theme of the anniversary is "Simply The Best", the Tina Turner anthem that has greeted the final out of every Buffalo win for many years.
Dylan Owen pitches tonight as the Herd tries for a .500 record at home; they enter the game 35-36.
(UPDATE: Owen was KO'd a scant four pitches into the game by a Roger Bernadina liner that struck him on the right elbow and deflected into left field for a double. He has been replaced by Brian Sweeney. Ouch).
Here's the Herd lineup:
Jordany Valdespin, ss
Luis Figueroa, 3b
Mike Baxter, lf
Valentino Pascucci, 1b
Jesus Feliciano, cf
Luis Hernandez, 2b
Salomon Manriquez, c
Raul Reyes, rf
Dylan Owen, p
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