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Study: The average American is driving fewer miles per year than a peak in August 2007. Are you driving fewer miles?
Thanks for the laugh Beaumont!
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I guess the rest of us are wasting our time .
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He's the " MAN "
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What are we thinking, we should have ask Grant in the first place.
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Has nothing to do with the rich ladybug. It has everything to do with decades of bad monetary policy. The dollar is hanging on by a thread, and the only thing keeping it holding on is that it's still the reserve currency for oil. If we don't buy oil from OPEC then their market share drops considerably, as does the value of our currency. We put ourselves in this box with too many years of defecit spending, printing and borrowing.
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Kind of like climate change.
Some say yes,others say no.
Once we reach the point of no return.
Then what ?
Sea level is supposed to rise 3 ft, by end of century,
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Some think so.
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Wait till they import water to us when the waste from natural gas exploration. Do we not think the chemicals that are being pumped back into the earth just stay hidden. Natural Gas is needed I only worry about the waste that is being put back into the earth to stay.
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They got us right where they want us in this country.
Set like a little puppie and beg !
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It's a game played by the rich.
We'll sell our gas where we can make the most money, To*****with us,
Wait until they start exporting Nat,gas
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Ever hear the line "We export more oil than we import"? Is that supposed to make everything better? If that is the case, then why are we importing oil at all? How much does the price of oil go up when they pump it out of foreign wells and ship it half way around the world? Then our oil is shipped half way around the world to some other destination and thereby causes their prices to go up?
Sounds like a shell game used to keep prices from falling below minimum desired levels. This will be the future of all commodities...food, water, medicine, you name it. There's a short supply this week so if you want it you will pay a premium for it.
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I think the average American is now well conditioned to accept expensive gasoline. Twenty years ago, if the price of gasoline would have jumped 20+ cents per gallon over night there would have been mass panic and rioting in the streets. Today, the price jumps 20+ cents per gallon and no one bats an eye.
The fuel prices have already had an effect on the prices of other commodities, including food, but no one says anything. As a society, we are well on our way to where they wants us to be.
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Salem News I love you to pieces but sometimes these poll questions are a real hoot!
Sometimes I don't understand these poll questions. They can't even be close to accurate polling. So a study was done. What does this mean? You don't believe the study and you want confirm it? What is an average American?
25% percent have said no to this poll. Are they the rich? Poor who only drive back and forth to work and don't go anywhere else to begin with so their miles don't change regardless? Were these the elderly? Was it answered by people that don't own vehicles? Teenagers that only drive to school or their after school activities?
Seriously, why don't you just cut to the punch and ask the question. Are you FED UP with our out of control gas prices and the excuses for it and our do nothing Government that ignores it?
Now that Obama is fooling around with Syria. I dread to think what gas prices will be in the next few months!
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At least, according to TheWrap.com, which dubbed the 23-year-old X-Men star the most-liked summer movie actress.
Looking at the leading ladies of the summer's biggest films, the website ranked them by Q Score, a metric used in Hollywood to quantify how favorably audiences respond to celebrities.
Sure, Lawrence seems like a shoo-in – she carries a huge young adult franchise, has already won an Oscar and is a late-night favorite – but the list's No. 2 may come as a surprise.
Tammy's Melissa McCarthy scored just two points behind Lawrence, showing Gilmore Girls's Sookie has come a long way from comedic sidekick to bonafide movie star. And Angelina Jolie proved it's good to be bad, finishing third for Maleficent.
Coach-surfing, clay-eating free spirit Shailene Woodley tied for fifth place with Amy Poehler, though TheWrap called her Q Score "unstable" because she didn't make any waves in last summer's flicks.
And fellow action star Emma Stone falls in the eighth spot for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 alongside Mila Kunis, Charlize Theron and Drew Barrymore.
The least-liked summer movie actress? Rosario Dawson, who came in at No. 23 with Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. To be fair, TheWrap notes, Dawson's last qualifying role was in 2010, so she has some catching up to do.

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McDonald's Dollar Menu to disappear soon
If you're the type who has a $1-a-day McDonald's habit, prepare to be disappointed.
McDonald's "Dollar Menu" will suddenly disappear starting Nov. 4 (no word yet on whether the Hamburglar is involved). In its place will be "Dollar Menu & More" with higher prices on some old Dollar Menu favorites, as well as some more expensive items in the mix. Prices will transition from a uniform $1 to a range between $1 and $5, according to Ad Age.


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on November 5, 2012 - 10:55 PM
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Amherst police detectives are working with the Syracuse Police Department as they search for a person of interest in the slashing and stabbing Sunday of two Boulevard Mall security officers.
Dardrequez L. Haynes, 24, whose last known address is in Syracuse and who police believe was in Amherst over the weekend, is wanted for questioning about the knifing incident, Amherst police detectives said late Monday.
Police released a photo of Haynes, who is about 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 150 pounds. Detectives said he may have returned to the Syracuse area after the two mall officers were stabbed while trying to arrest three suspected shoplifters in the mall parking lot about 5 p.m. Sunday.
The security officers, whose injuries were not considered life-threatening, were treated in Erie County Medical Center. Their names have not been released.
Amherst Detective Lt. Rick Walter told The Buffalo News that Amherst authorities contacted Syracuse area authorities as soon as word was developed about Haynes and his possible connection to the mall incident.
Anyone with information about the incident, or Haynes, is asked to call Amherst detectives at 689-1329.
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Thoughts so far?
I think he has been great. Everybody was clamoring for an enforcer, and Tootoo has stepped into that role and more. He had a great shift tonight to draw a penalty near the end of the game. Too bad the Wings PP couldn't get its s*** together.
I also love how he popped Dorsett, who is pretty pissed
"Me and Ericsson were going to fight, we were backing up," Dorsett said.
"Tootoo was being himself and came in swinging, being the cheap player
that he is. In my mind he should have gotten a suspension. Tootoo is a
pretty irrelevant player."
Anyways, he has been a pleasure to watch.
sorry this should be combined with the other Toots topics


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FLORENCE — Northwood Academy's defense has to be glad to see the last of Gordon Washington.
On Friday, the Chargers, for the second time this season, saw much more of Washington than they could handle.
Florence Christian's senior tailback ran roughshod over Northwood, leading the Eagles to a 48-20 win and securing a trip to the SCISA AA state championship game at noon next Saturday against Hilton Head Christian. The game will be played at Benedict College in Columbia.
On Friday, Washington racked up 280 yards rushing and five touchdowns, with all of the scores coming in the first half as the Eagles (11-1) raced to a 34-0 lead at halftime.
Of course, shredding Northwood's defense is nothing new for Washington. When the teams met back in September, he plowed through the Chargers for 326 yards and four touchdowns in Florence Christian's 50-17 victory.
"Our coaches told us they had gotten better, and I kind of took that as a challenge," Gordon said. "I talked to the team and said, 'All right, if they got better, we know we got better, so we need to go out and pound them from start to finish.' Sure enough, that's what we did."
With Florence Christian's offensive line keeping true to form and opening wide holes as it has all season, Washington sandwiched three short TD runs between a pair of 24-yard scoring runs, the last of which came with 41 seconds left in the half and made it 34-0. He had 229 yards rushing in the first two quarters.
"Gordon just ran hard and does what he does," FCS coach Neil Minton said.
Florence Christian's defense was just as dominant on its side of the ball. The Chargers finished with 279 yards, with 200 coming in the second half, much of that after the Eagles had taken their starters out. Northwood quarterback Will Lloyd finished 18-of-34 passing with 240 yards.
"The defense was unbelievable," Minton said. "They were very disciplined, physical, laid some good hits and I couldn't be prouder of them."
The Chargers (8-4) finally scored with 1:12 left in the third on a 15-yard pass from Lloyd to Micah Loudin.
Florence Christian 14 20 14 0—48
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FCS — Gordon Washington 24 run (Chris White kick)
FCS — Washington 1 run (White kick)
FCS — Washington 1 run (White kick)
FCS — Washington 4 run (White kick)
FCS — Washington 24 run (kick failed)
FCS — Alex James 12 run (White kick)
NA — Micah Loudin 15 pass from Will Lloyd (Andrew Singer kick)
FCS — James 65 run (White kick)
NA — Douglas Dwight 18 pass from Lloyd (kick failed)
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The controversial pop star, 20, didn't hold back in her one-hour documentary, Miley: The Movement, which premieres on MTV Oct. 2 (10 p.m. ET) and covers an array of topics from her notorious VMAs performance to her buzzed-about haircut and even features her "SMS (Bangerz)" duet partner, Britney Spears.
"Right now I'm at a point in my career where I can just be exactly who I want to be," she says in the special. "I can just have fun and not think about any kind of repercussion and just go for what you want to do. That causes a lot of reaction but I think there's something about watching people grow up."
The HaircutThe former Hannah Montana star also said her headline-making haircut totally changed her life.
"I told my hairstylist, shave my head, dye me blonde," she explained. "I need to let go of like a past in a way because I felt like we need to see change. I felt like I had this whole new attitude. I felt like I could finally be the bad b–h I really am. Even the way I dress has opened up."
The VMAsAnd it wouldn't be a typical Cyrus story without addressing that infamous VMA performance.
"I don't pay attention to the negative because how many times have we seen this play out in pop music?" she said. "Madonna's done it, Britney has done it, anyone that's performed on the VMAs, you know? You're always going to make people talk. You might as well make them talk for like two weeks rather than two seconds. I've been laughing about all the news because everyone else is so serious."
Adds Cyrus: "Everyone's worked up and frazzled and I'm chilling. I'm like, 'I forgot about that performance it's so behind now. On to the next performance.' Yes, I am very comfortable with sexuality, I like pushing the boundaries, but I'm coming out in pigtails looking like a giant adult baby basically. That's obviously funny. If I really wanted to put on a sexy show I wouldn't have been dressed as a damn bear."
The CollaboratorsThe director behind Miley: The Movement, Paul Bozymowski, says he respects the "We Can't Stop" singer. "I found her to be very savvy and smart ... Her sense of humor separates her from a lot of artists. That ability to not take yourself so seriously all the time really sets [her apart]," he tells PEOPLE. "She's a very hard worker with meticulous attention to detail, which was very refreshing."
In the film – which Bozymowski says was made over the course of three or four months – Cyrus also gets some face time with a collaborator on her upcoming album and VMA veteran, Spears.
"With the VMAs coming up, what you did with Madonna is when you blew up and that's what I'm looking at," Cyrus told Spears in the special. "That's what you've kind of been for my generation. For me that's when I got into music. I want to give people that again, just videos that are out of control and people can't believe the performances."
Said Spears: "You're not going to be topless on stage?"
"I tried to go there but I don't think MTV's going to allow it," Cyrus answered.
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HOLLIDAYSBURG - Defense and rebounding win basketball games.
Both played a big hand for the Juniata Valley High School girls team Monday night, as the Lady Hornets staved off an inspired Bishop Carroll squad, 53-40 in an opening-round District 6-A playoff game at the Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School gymnasium.
Led by 6-foot center Abby Zinobile's 16 points and 15 rebounds, and junior guard Haley Myers' 15 points and 11 rebounds, Juniata Valley carved out a 42-28 advantage on the boards.
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Juniata Valley's Haley Myers shoots over the Bishop Carroll defense.
Valley had just a 37-35 lead early in the fourth quarter, but parlayed its 2-3 defensive pressure into an 11-2 spurt that put the game away.
The sixth-seeded Lady Hornets improved their season record to 16-7 and will advance to play third-seeded Claysburg-Kimmel Thursday night at a site and time to be announced.
"In the first half, we struggled a little bit, but once we got out of our 1-3-1 defense and into our 2-3, and we started rebounding and hitting our shots, we were fine,'' Valley coach Rachelle Hopsicker said. "I think our pressure [defense] helped us. We got a couple steals off that, and we did a better job of boxing out on the weak-side rebounds later in the game. We treat an offensive rebound like a possession. We want to up our total, and limit our opponents' total.''
After Carroll junior Haley Krug converted senior Devyn Bex's pass into a picturesque reverse layup to pull Carroll to within two points, 37-35 early in the fourth quarter, Valley's Myers hit one of two free throws, and then popped in a field goal, to put the Lady Hornets ahead, 40-35.
Zinobile's two free throws and senior Alexa LeCrone's lay-in were sandwiched around a field goal by Carroll sophomore guard Alli Farabaugh, upping the Valley lead to 44-37. Another Zinobile bucket and sophomore guard Faith Leri's steal and field goal created the Lady Hornets' 48-37 advantage.
"When we got the momentum on the defensive end, we picked up the momentum on offense, too,'' Hopsicker said.
Zinobile agreed.
"Our defense won it for us,'' said Zinobile, whose team outscored Carroll, 18-9 in the fourth quarter. "After we went from a 1-3-1 into a 2-3, we executed well. I think our press did it for us - defense leads to offense.''
Valley also got 14 points from junior guard Kerigan Ammerman, including 11 in the second half.
Carroll entered the tournament as the 11th seed, but the Lady Huskies, who finished the season with a 6-17 record, gave Valley all it could handle for 3 quarters.
Farabaugh had nine of her team-high 11 points in the first half for Carroll, which led, 19-18 after one quarter and trailed by just one point, 26-25 at halftime.
"To me, this was the best game I've seen our girls play, quarter-by-quarter, this year,'' said first-year Carroll coach Crystal Horton. "Our girls hustled and competed tonight. I applaud Juniata Valley. They're a good, solid team that played with a lot of enthusiasm and heart.''
Junior forward Brooke Mento's 3-pointer from the left side gave Carroll a 28-26 lead to open the second half, before Myers hit a pair of free throws to tie the game, 28-28. Ammerman then chipped in six points - hitting a bucket after Leri's steal, tossing in two free throws, and converting a driving layup - to help Valley pull ahead, 34-29 en route to a 35-31 lead after three periods.
Both coaches saw a lot of good in Monday's outing.
"Our seniors went out strong, and our underclassmen got playoff experience that we can build on,'' Horton said.
Hopsicker said the tough opening-round game tested her team's mettle, and she was happy about that.
"We hadn't been in the playoffs in awhile, and to get this one under our belts and get the jitters out of the way, I think puts us in a good place,'' she said.
JUNIATA VALLEY (53): Zinobile 6 4-7 16, LeCrone 1 0-0 2, Ammerman 4 5-6 14, Myers 4 6-10 15, Leri 3 0-2 6, Young 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals - 18 15-26 53.
BISHOP CARROLL (40): Krug 3 1-2 7, Lallemand 1 0-0 2, Mento 3 1-1 9, Bex 2 0-0 4, Gueguen 0 0-0 0, Farabaugh 4 0-0 11, Link 2 1-2 5, Chumrik 1 0-1 2, D'andrea 0 0-0 0, Yahner 0 0-0 0. Totals - 16 3-6 40.
Juniata Valley18 8 9 18 - 53
Bishop Carroll19 6 6 9 - 40
3-point goals: Bishop Carroll 5 (Farabaugh 3, Mento 2); Juniata Valley 2 (Ammerman, Myers).
Records: Juniata Valley (16-7); Bishop Carroll (6-17).
Officials: Jim Klausman, Jack McDougal, Jerry Kauffman.


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Monday, July 23, 2012
I hate this weather.
Mother Nature needs to get over it and just let some mild weather permeate August and not try to make my apartment her version of an Easy Bake Oven.
My tater tots are fried.
Now, I like the afternoon thunderstorms and all. The cloud cover in the afternoons and the nice breeze pushed by the approaching storm takes the edge off the day.
Plus, I really like it when the temperature drops from 97 degrees to 72 degrees in about 25 minutes. Thats when you get some really interesting thunderstorms.
So thats what happens this week. Here come the thunderstorms.
It knocks power out of everything in Summerville with a live light locket, and Id heard about a possible tornado touchdown. Four of them, in fact.
So I grab my camera and head for the lake.
I love photographing approaching thunderstorms and nowhere does an approaching storm look more ominous than when I can see it approach from the other side of the lake. On the way out there though, I dont see any ominous looking storm clouds.
They went away.
Instead, I see a rainbow, and a really nice one. So I think Ill take a picture of that. Its a rainbow. Its sitting still.
How difficult would snapping a photo of the red, and orange and green and blue, shiny yellow, purple band arcing across the sky? Pretty darn difficult apparently.
But I got one. I just had to drive all over town to get it.
I am obsessed with weather and what its going to be like tomorrow. I have four active radar screens I refer to several times each day saved as favorites on my computer. I love tracking storm systems as they move across the Lowcountry. I have two National Weather Service radios that give 24-hour weather forecasts for the area. Both come with the hand-crank option for electricity-and-battery-free operation in the event of a catastrophic storm where power is lost for days and society descends into chaos.
While anarchy rains I will at least know what tomorrows weather will be like whether I have electricity or not.
If Im working and prefer some white background noise while Im writing on stories, Ill tune into the Weather Channel and leave it on, sometimes all day.
Its my OCD rearing its ugly head.
As I get older though, I cant take the weather extremes. A heat index of 120 degrees? Get serious. Thats way too hot. I have long maintained that when the heat index eclipses 115 degrees the clothes are coming off. While Mother Nature called my bluff over the July 4 weekend, I didnt race down Main Street wearing nothing but what the stork saw. The other day it rained and I decided I wanted to go outside and play in it, which for me is just standing out in the middle of the street like Im taking a shower. All that was missing was the soap and Prell. But by the time I had gotten outside, the rain had moved about 20 yards down the street. It was dry and sunny where I stood, but pouring down rain on the other side of the parking lot. I thought about chasing the rain, but then thought, you know? Thats just what the old bat wants me to do. Its not like I didnt already chase a rainbow for her. It made me want a bag of Skittles.
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Semiconductor Mirrors for Ultrafast Fiber Technology
Herda, Robert
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2006-12-01
Belongs to: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Julkaisu - Tampere University of Technology. Publication 636
University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Department of Electrical Engineering
Department: Optoelectronics Research Centre
This thesis studies the design of Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirrors (SESAMs) and their properties in mode-locked fiber lasers. The recovery times of SESAMs were controlled by ion bombardment and metamophoric growth. Quantum-dot structures enabled fast absorber recovery. In resonant saturable absorbers the modulation depth is enhanced, while the saturation fluence is decreased. The strong self-starting mechanism of high-modulation-depth and low-saturation-energy absorbers was used to achieve reliable mode locking without the need for dispersion compensation, while maintaining stability against Q-switched mode locking. It was shown that the two-photon absorption can become the dominant nonlinear mechanism in resonant SESAMs. Two-photon absorbtion in resonant absorbers can improve the stability against Q-switching instabilities; however, excessive two-photon absorption can decrease the modulation depth of a saturable absorber and, therefore, prevent mode locking. The influence of the SESAM recovery time on the pulse quality was investigated. A fast absorber is preferable in order to avoid instabilities in the pulse shapes and to generate highly compressible pulses. We studied the effect of the recovery time on the self-starting operation of a mode-locked fiber laser. It was shown that amplified spontaneous emission can saturate a slow absorber and, therefore, degrade the modulation depth and prevent self-starting operation. Finally, we demonstrated synchronized operation of a mode-locked µm erbium fiber laser to a mode-locked 1.05 µm ytterbium fiber laser using a semiconductor mirror as an optically driven modulator.
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text: Explore Amman Downtown Jabal Al Qal'a (Citadel Hill) West Amman Share West Amman is too large to attempt aimless exploratory rambling, though if you have a spare afternoon to fill, you might like to take a wander through the leafy streets around 1st Circle on Jabal Amman. When Amman was a small town occupying the Downtown valley-floors, this gentle neighbourhood was the preserve of the elite, including royalty, families wealthy through business or commerce, politicians and ambassadors, British commanders of the army, and so on. The quiet streets either side of Rainbow Street are still lined with many fine old villas dating from the 1920s and 1930s. We've outlined a stroll beginning at 1st Circle, but you could instead pick up a detailed (free) "Jabal Amman Walking Trail" leaflet at the small tourist office at 36 Rainbow Street, or at Wild Jordan. Rainbow Street Perhaps Amman's most famous thoroughfare, Rainbow Street has become known for two things: cafés and traffic. Of the former there are dozens, both on and just off the street: this has become one of the city's prime spots for socialising. All tastes are catered for – there are traditional coffee houses, zingy contemporary espresso bars, cosy hideaways for organic tea-lovers and swanky DJ venues, alongside antiques shops, craft studios, edgy fast-food hangouts, top-quality restaurants…it's quite a whirl. All attractions, though, are crammed onto what is effectively a narrow, semi-residential one-way street: traffic on weekend evenings in particular can be disastrous. It can take half an hour to drive a few hundred metres. On foot, though – cafés, shops and restaurants notwithstanding – Rainbow Street is a window into another Amman. As you head east from 1st Circle the street – named after the recently restored Rainbow Cinema on the right – bustles with activity on the stroll to the walled-off British Council. Beyond here, the street dips sharply; partway along on the left is the Al Safadi mosque, with a fine old minaret, while on a minor street to the right, an anonymous-looking town house, in a dark shade of plaster and sporting curved Art Deco-style balcony railings, was where King Talal lived for a time before his accession, and where both the late King Hussein and his brother Prince Hassan were born. Fawzi Malouf Street Two of the most attractive villas in the area, both well signposted, are beside each other on Fawzi Malouf Street – also known as "Souk Jara Street" after the summer street market here – about 250m east of the British Council. On the Rainbow Street corner stands an elegant symmetrical villa set back from the street and faced in local stone, with a stepped portico and tall, slender windows; it is now used as showrooms for the crafts of Jordan River Designs and Bani Hamida. Alongside it is a one-storey villa – once home to Major Alec Kirkbride, the first British Ambassador to Jordan – with a beautiful portico of pointed arches, wrought-iron window-bars, and a lovely garden centred on a star-shaped fountain. Both these houses were built in the late 1920s by Salim Al Odat, an architect originally from Karak. Just round the corner with Asfour Street is a pair of houses built for Egyptian businessman and adviser to Emir Abdullah Ismail Bilbaysi, a smaller one dating from the 1930s with a semicircular balcony featuring a lavishly painted ceiling visible from the street, and beside it a much larger villa designed in the 1940s in a consciously medieval Mamluke style, with bands of alternating pink and white stone and pointed arches. Omar bin al-Khattab Street (Mango Street) Continuing past more cafés and crafts outlets down Rainbow Street, you come to the distinctively modernistic Mango House on the right, at the corner with Omar bin al-Khattab Street (aka Mango Street). In smooth, reddish stone with curving, pillared balconies, it was built in the late 1940s by Kamal and Ali Mango, members of one of Amman's most prominent business dynasties. On the other side of Rainbow Street is a long, low house, the whole facade of which is sheltered beneath an elegant Circassian-style porticoed balcony; its most famous resident was Said Al Mufti, a Circassian who was prime minister in the 1950s and also mayor of Amman. Following Mango Street to the right brings you past more cafés and another fine villa, now home to the Royal Film Commission, before – on the right – the widely known [email protected], an attractive bookshop and café-bar shoehorned into another historic old house. A few doors further is the print gallery Jacaranda, past which the road climbs to a mini-roundabout; to the right is the Al Pasha hammam, while straight on leads past shops towards 2nd Circle. Wild Jordan At a T-junction at the bottom end of Rainbow Street – where a set of steep stairs clatters ahead down the hill into Downtown – if you walk left (slightly uphill) on Othman bin Affan Street you'll come to the striking Wild Jordan centre, designed by architect Ammar Khammash for the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). It is also reachable from 1st Circle by taking the fourth turning on the left (signposted) and following the street round – or by walking down the stairs at the end of the "Souk Jara" street, Fawzi Malouf. This is the headquarters of the RSCN's ecotourism unit, who manage visits to Jordan's nature reserves. As well as information about how to visit the reserves, you'll find a nature shop (daily 9am–5pm) selling all kinds of pieces designed in traditional style by Jordanian craftworkers – often rural women – ranging from jewellery to painted ostrich eggs and handwoven bags. Also on sale are organic herbs, dried fruits and spices, produced on the reserves. There are often free exhibitions of photographs or art inspired by Jordan's natural environment. The cool, shaded balcony of the excellent café here – which serves organic food, drinks and smoothies – offers one of Amman's most spectacular views, looking over the valleys of Downtown and across to Jabal Al Qal'a. Opposite, between the hills, rises a gigantic flagpole with an enormous Jordanian flag fluttering lazily. The pole stands a shade under 127m high, and the flag itself is 30m by 60m – impressive, but no longer a world record. Nabad gallery A few doors along from Wild Jordan on the same street is the beautiful Nabad art gallery, housed in a particularly fine old villa with a secluded rear terrace. This has rapidly earned a reputation as one of the city's leading galleries, with a consistently high-quality range of temporary shows. Check the website and Facebook to find out what's on – or just drop by on the off-chance. Beit Shocair At the bottom end of Rainbow Street, turning right at the T-junction leads into Khirfan Street, with some great views out towards Jabal Al Ashrafiyyeh. A short stroll along from the corner stands Beit Shocair, an old three-storey villa in the Syrian style, with rooms opening off a central courtyard with a fountain. It's worth stopping here: the house is full of atmosphere, the terrace has another wonderful view and several artists rent space here or nearby to sell crafts, jewellery and lanterns, including Ola's Garden. There's also a highly regarded old-school Arabic café-restaurant upstairs.


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Nobody knows the troubles I've seen. If you think hearing me sing that verse would sound really bad, you're right. But just hold on to your hat, because things don't get any better.
What a revolting development last weekend turned out to be. Let me begin with an interesting but true fact, which might very well be considered an interesting excuse.
Last Friday was the last day of the month, and it was an evening with the second full moon of August, which is commonly referred to as a "blue moon." I'm here to tell you that the old man in the moon is the one who caused me, the good doctor, to have a record of 8-4 last week. And as you know, that just isn't the doctor's style.
Yes the moon really played havoc on us here at the clinic, so much that it was like someone telling me that there is no Santa Clause.
Looking to the brighter side of the issue, we saw Petersburg finally get the monkey off its back with a win. And both Lewis County and Philip Barbour picked up win. And let's not forget that I told you Moorefield would lose by seven points when in fact it lost by eight.
I also said the Mountaineers would trip Marshall by 28 and I was just one touchdown off. So life goes on and it is time get on with this week's lineup.
BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR (0-2) at ELKINS (2-0): Two of my Dandy Dozen teams headed in different directions. The Bucs are down on their luck, while the Tigers are like a cheap burger, in that they are "on a roll." Give this one to the orange and black at home by 24 points.
POINT PLEASANT (2-0) at LEWIS COUNTY (1-1): Two teams that are like strangers in the night. Since the visitors are now Class AAA and were unbeaten last season, I have the feeling that you've got to go with the team that's got the horses. That's why I'm saying Point Pleasant by eight points.
PRESTON COUNTY (0-2) at FAIRMONT SENIOR (1-1): The Polar Bears are now in Class AA, but they will handle the Class AAA Knights and win by 17 points.
PETERSBURG (1-1) at BERKELEY SPRINGS (0-2): The Vikings won their first game last week, while the home standing Indians are 0-2 and have yet to score a points - being outscored 87-0 in two games. Make it two in a row for the Vikings with a 10-point win.
BRAXTON COUNTY (2-0) at PHILIP BARBOUR (1-1): Do you think the Colts have gotten it all together? I do. Now I spell this one, u-p-s-e-t. Philip Barbour handing Braxton its first loss, and by 14 points.
SOUTH HARRISON (1-1) at TYGARTS VALLEY (0-2): The Hawks poured it on the Bulldogs last season, but now they're playing in Mill Creek. The only difference will be South Harrison will win by 18.
TUCKER COUNTY (2-0) at NORTHERN GARRETT (0-1): The Lions hit the road out and head out of state to Accident, Maryland. Northern lost its opener to a keystone state team. It won't be an accident that Tucker wins this one by 13 markers.
SOUTHERN GARRETT (0-1) at MOOREFIELD (1-1): The Yellow Jackets lost a close one last week and they tend to get a little upset when they lose. Give me Moorefield with a 15-point win.
EAST HARDY (1-0) at AUBURN, Va.: The Cougars travel into Virginia for the second week in a row, and the good doctor says East Hardy will win by 6.
POCAHONTAS COUNTY (0-2) at PENDLETON COUNTY (1-1): Here is a "Dandy Dozen" game that normally is a no holds barred contest. After the dust settles you will see a Pocahontas County with a 6-point win.
NORTH MARION (0-2) at BRIDGEPORT (1-1): I will make this as simple as I can. Bridgeport lost a 1-point contest to Wheeling Park by missing an extra-point, then a game-winning field goal in the final seconds. I've got to believe the Indians will take out their disappointment with a 24-point win.
BROOKE (0-2) at UNIVERSITY (2-0): The fur will be flying in "Touchdown City" and after it clears, you will see the University Hawks remaining undefeated with a 19-point win.
You know what? I still cannot believe that we here at the clinic actually missed 4-of-12 picks last week. There must have been something greater than the blue moon. Do you suppose the good doctor is losing it? I reckon we'll just have to mark that one off as something out of the twilight zone.


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NEW CUMBERLAND - The Hancock County school board is wasting no time in moving its maintenance department from Weirton to a more central location in the county.
The board's pending agreement with the Hancock County commissioners for the sale of Newell Memorial Field and the old Jimmy Carey Stadium in Weirton gives it 36 months to vacate the Weirton maintenance building. But on Monday, with the sale still pending, the board took the first step in the relocation process.
The board approved a recommendation by Superintendent Suzan Smith to draw up specifications for a new building, estimate costs and secure contractor bids.
"This is very preliminary," Smith said.
The building, currently located on the grounds of the old Weirton stadium, houses the school district's maintenance personnel, tools and equipment. A new building will be built on school district land off Rockyside Road behind the John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center, Smith said.
"We've already surveyed the land, so we know we have enough space to build it on," she said.
Smith said she doesn't know how much the building will cost but "we have an idea. We did get some estimates."
The building likely will be 10,000 square feet - big enough to house the maintenance department and meet some of the district's storage needs, said Mark Dziatkowicz, district facilities director.
"The building we're looking at is an open-span steel building similar to a bus garage," he said.
Dziatkowicz said the building likely also will house special education equipment, transportation equipment, custodial supplies and excess lunch tables, desks and chairs.
"I don't want to see a Taj Mahal built for a maintenance building," said board member Patsy Brancazio. "That's not what a maintenance building is for."
Smith said the district has no firm timetable for when the department will move to the new building.
Also Monday, the board learned that the renovation of Allison Elementary School in Chester is ahead of schedule and may be done by April. Ron Blatt, project manager for Project and Construction Services Inc. of Wheeling, said the renovation of New Manchester Elementary School is moving slower than at Allison but is on schedule.
Both elementary schools are getting three new pre-kindergarten classrooms, in addition to a multitude of other improvements. Allison also is getting a new physical education room.
Blatt said there were about $44,000 in unanticipated costs associated with the work at Allison, including the demolition of a foundation below the playground.


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"That's quite a coincidence. Or maybe not. We'll see how it works out.
At the start of the year Howie didn't play for about a month and then I didn't play for a month. To me that's not a good way of doing things, to let one guy get stagnant"
I was thinking it was interesting how Ozzie hasn't been heard of in the press since he said he knew more than Babcock about goaltending. He finally gets a start after a month in solitary, and he can't resist letting the press know how he really feels....
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The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — Medical research that has an opportunity to affect the health and well-being of the general population should be celebrated, which is one of the reasons for the showcase at Pullman Plaza Hotel.
More than a dozen projects by Marshall University biomedical science graduate students and faculty members showcased their work as part of the ninth annual Biomedical Sciences Retreat. The event gives graduate students in the university's biomedical sciences program an opportunity to share their research, including projects to study the effects of drugs on the kidney, obesity and type 2 diabetes, and how neurons respond to different patterns of neural activity.
Elsa Mangiarua, a professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology, said Ph.D. students get to share their work with each other, while newly admitted Ph.D. students get to see some of the research they will be getting into.
"There are a lot of good projects with positive results in translational research," said Rachel Murphy, who is a first-year student from Kansas. "It sets the bar high to help medical science advance to the next step. It's definitely inspiring."
That was also the observation from Marcus Terneus, senior manager of global EH&S occupational toxicology at Mylan Pharmaceuticals. He is a 2006 graduate of the Marshall Ph.D. program and served as the afternoon's keynote speaker.
"I'm very proud. It's exciting to see the growth and what projects are going on," Terneus said. "I keep close eyes on what students are doing."
He also told the group that the education and research opportunities he received prepared him for what he's seen during the past seven years.
"It's given me what I needed to succeed," he said.
The research also was noted as impressive because of how groundbreaking the results could be. Second-year student Justin Tomblin's project centered on the link between obesity and breast cancer and how to block the growth of abnormal tissue.
In West Virginia, which has high obesity rates, that kind of research could help quite a few folks, he said.
"It definitely feels like you are doing something that may help friends or relatives," Tomblin said.
John Maher, the vice president for research at Marshall and executive director of the Marshall University Research Corporation, said after hearing some presentations that Marshall has a very strong biomedical sciences program. He also noted that they are working on relevant and important problems pertaining to regional health care.


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An Altoona sex offender paid a friend $50 in food stamps to let him use his address, according to testimony Wednesday at Central Court.
Donald E. Guess, 42, is accused of failing to register his actual address with state police as required by Megan's Law. According to records, Guess is a 10-year registrant under Megan's Law stemming from a guilty plea for a 2007 indecent assault of a child less than 13 years old.
Altoona police arrested Guess on Nov. 14 after an investigation revealed he was living in the Bellwood area while claiming an Altoona address.
During Guess' preliminary hearing Wednesday, a witness and friend of Guess' told Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey P. Auker that Guess approached him in September and asked if he could use the man's Beale Avenue apartment to receive his mail. The friend told the court he told Guess he could and later learned Guess was a registered sex offender.
The witness testified Guess gave him $50 in food stamps to let him use the address but once he learned Guess had to register as a sex offender, he changed his mind about letting Guess use the address.
The witness said he knew Guess was living in Bellwood with his fiance and that Guess stopped by every day or so to get his mail.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Wade Kagarise's questions revealed Guess never stayed at the apartment he registered with state police as his address on Sept. 18 after his release from jail in Cambria County.
Assistant Public Defender Jason Sabol attempted to paint the food stamps transaction as a rent payment, prompting Kagarise to argue that didn't mean Guess actually stayed at the apartment.
"I pay $50 a year to rent a post office box," Kagarise said. "That doesn't mean I live in it."
Auker agreed police showed enough evidence to send the case to Blair County Court. Bail for Guess was kept at 10 percent of $75,000 bail and he was returned to Blair County Prison with his next court date set for January.
Mirror Staff Writer Greg Bock is at 946-7458.


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There are
currently no rules set in place as it relates to the privacy of individuals and
how their personal information is used and shared on the internet.
A new privacy bill introduced on Tuesday would establish
rules requiring accountability from internet companies that utilize the private
information of individuals.
The bill would establish a regulatory framework for gathering personal data
about users on sites like Facebook and Google.
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) are spearheading a
measure that would force companies to explain how they collect information and
what they do with it.
"Consumers want to shop, browse and share information in an environment
that is respectful of their personal information," McCain said at a news
conference. "Our legislation sets forth a framework for companies to
create such an environment and allows businesses to continue to market and
advertise to all consumers, including potential customers."
The new bill, backed by the Obama administration, may also
make it harder for sites to use personal information to target and create
profiles on individual internet users.
The Commercial
Privacy Bill of Rights [PDF] would provide consumers with more control over their
personal information and how that data is collected and shared with third
Companies would need an individual's consent to collect names, e-mail addresses,
and credit card numbers if the bill becomes law. They would also need
consent to collect information about religion, sexual identity, medical
conditions and other sensitive information. An offer to opt out of data collection would be
required for users as well.
"Our bill seeks to respect the ability of businesses to advertise, while
also protecting consumers' personal information," said McCain.
quote: Companies that share your data usually disclose that in their privacy policy. If you're dealing with a company that does not have a suitable privacy policy then you have no business complaining that your data was whored out.
quote: It would be borderline unconstitutional for a law the interfere with commerce under the guise of privacy.
quote: Privacy policies for each individual website you register for that may change at *any* time without notice.
quote: What about a new service from a website that opts registered users in automatically? Many privacy policies now include "By using or visiting the site you consent to... blah blah" So, you don't even have to register for a lot of websites before they start scraping information.
quote: You do know that the right to privacy is protected by the constitution, right?
quote: I personally try to keep a quote in mind I heard not long ago, "If it's free, you aren't the customer. You're the product being sold."


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I am a weak man. I am little more than a collection of interesting flaws surrounded by a flimsy shell of sleazy charm and sometimes a t-shirt. I am full of uncertainty and doubt, and I can feel it affecting my every single waking moment. Or at least, that's who I used to be.
But no longer.
Now I am a confident, proud Adonis--kicking down the locked doors of opportunity and having my way with it before its neighbors can call the cops. I am a changed man. And I owe it all to the empowerment and leadership seminar: Taking Back the Light.
This all started when I found out that our chief editor, Jack O'Brien, was leaving for vacation this week. Now, I'm no slouch. I took some business classes in college and I remember all of the lessons that I learned there: An absent leader always leaves a power vacuum. The weak do not deserve to lead. The strength to take leadership gives one the right to lead. You keep what you kill.
With these lessons in mind, I confronted our acting editor, David Wong, in the hallway by the sandwich table.
"I challenge you to fisticuffs," I screamed confidently, setting my feet shoulder width apart and thrusting my chest forward, like I've seen countless action heroes and busty sluts do. I was prepared for action.
Then he punched me in the face, and I cried for two straight days.
It turns out that I was misled about a few things: First off, I never went to college; I was thinking of the couch. Secondly, apparently I was confusing "business classes" for The Chronicles of Riddick. And third: Fisticuffs is not that game where you hold your hands out and try to slap the other person's before they can pull them away; it's punching.
Business Casual
This series of shocking revelations left my self-confidence shattered and I was stuck in a shame spiral like a fat kid on a water slide. So, in an effort to better myself, I began looking for self-empowerment courses.
I arrived at the five-day seminar fully packed and completely prepared for anything: One change of clothes (sans underwear), eight packets of condoms (because nothing puts out like low self-esteem), two fifths of Bulleit Bourbon (because some things are worth doing right), 14 Popsicle sticks and one roll of duct tape (because I have seen MacGyver, and I know that everything else on this earth can be duplicated with a bevy of balsa wood and Duct Brand Taping Solutions). What I was not prepared for, however, was all of the pastel sweaters and the unnerving, unwavering smiles: This leadership seminar was at a church.
Church wouldn't be so creepy if they didn't all turn to look at you simultaneously. Also, the screaming. The screaming is unsettling.
"Welcome brothers in Christ," said a man that I decided looked like a Chaz or a Dean, "My name is Dean-" (I fucking knew it) "-and I'll be your leader for the next five days. But after that--the leaders are going to be you! Now, let's start off things with an introduction and a few facts about you. This is my partner Kelly, and she'll kick it off! Kick it, Kelly!"
"I'll kick you, Dean!" Kelly replied sassily. There was appreciative laughter throughout the room, but I could see the secret hate she kept concealed. It bonded me to her. Kelly was a dark and shattered mistress yearning for control, but trapped forever behind the argyle shadow of Dean and his piano-key teeth.
"My name is Kelly," she continued, the suppressed torture oozing from her like poisonous ichors. "And I'm a licensed windsurfing instructor. I love to ski, hot cocoa and my personal hero--aside from Jesus Christ," she said, cocking her head adorably, no doubt to hide the sickening irony she felt, "is Kelly Ripa from Live with Regis and Kelly! She's so inspiring, and she's got a great first name! Tee hee!"
The rest of the introductions passed in a blur: Some dude skipped over for a promotion, a laid-off garbageman, a divorcee--honestly, I wasn't paying much attention, I was busy drowning in the shroud of lust that hung thick in the air, strung like a sexy clothesline between my eyes and Kelly's sultry, heaving breasts; the darkness within her heart barely concealed by... well, her breasts again. Wait. What were we talking about?
"Sir?" She asked. "Sir?"
"What?" I responded.
"Sir...you uh...it's your turn? For introductions?"
"Oh, right. I'm Robert," I said, extending my hand towards her chest, hoping she would she would shake it vigorously. "I'm only a little drunk now, and I got here on the bus."
"That's... great," she said, backing away--obviously perturbed by the surging sexual connection between us that was probably made clear by the erection I kept pointing at.
"We're going to do some roleplaying exercises," Chet or Dan or whatever said. "Who wants to go first?"
The woman in front of me started to raise her hand, but I quickly slapped it down and strode up to the staging area.
"OK, Robert! Good, let's have you be-" Chad or David or whatever started to say, but I cut him off.
"I got this one, Chuck -"
"Whatever. I'll be the school principal and Kelly, you can be the naughty student sent to-"
"It's not that kind of roleplaying, Robert," Kelly interjected, clearly hoping for some interjections of her own (get it? Interjecting her with my pe- ah, you probably get it.)
I was going to ask if you'd been a naughty girl, but prostitutes are mostly naughty these days.
"This is a little self-assertion exercise we do here," Chubs or Donald or whatever continued, "Kelly's going to be your manager, and you're going to ask her for a raise. We're going to want you to keep three things in mind here, and this is our first lesson, everybody: The Three P's. These are three things you want to remember in every conversation and they are: Positivity, Poise and Praise! Positivity, because a smile is always better than a frown. Poise, because a person held properly will always point the way to prosperity. And Praise, because all praise be to the Lord!"
A brief cheer rung out that went on just a bit too long. The sad divorcee started thrashing around in the front row.
"Subhey abulhey chut chut akkula! Akkula chut!" She screamed, seizing on the floor like some kind of dying fish (if dying fish could get divorced).
"Holy shit! That lady got so excited she went fucking Chinese!" I yelled, unable to contain my astonishment.
"Robert, no! Good lord! This is the Apostolic Church. Did you not notice that when you signed up? We're Pentecostals. She's speaking in tongues," Kelly informed me.
"I'll speak in your tongue," I replied quickly, subtly flicking my tongue between my outstretched fingers to tactfully illustrate the point.
"That's it! OUT!" Kelly screamed, that inner darkness finally beginning to vent, lending her flashing eyes a sexy fire and her ball-kicking feet a sultry twist.
"Kelly, no!" said Chap or Donkey or whatever. "What kind of Christians would we be if we turned our back on a lost soul?"
"The kind that gets all Chinese whenever shit goes down?" I offered.
Kelly flashed me a look that was supposed to be anger, but was really thinly disguised lust (you could tell by her boobs. The fact that she had them.)
Your eyes say no, but your boobs say... well, they also say no. I just like to listen to them.
"Take a break, Kel. I'll take over the exercise. OK, Robert. I'm your boss and you're asking me for a raise. Remember, Three P's! OK, here we go..." Chance or Dongle or whatever actually pretended to step out of the room, opening a fake door and everything. "Hiya, Robert! You've been doing some great work lately!"
"On your wife," I replied. Which was awesome.
"That is not appropriate for a work environment. Just... really pretend that I'm your boss, Robert. Pretend that I'm whoever is in charge in your life, and react to me like that--but be confident!" He mimed stepping out of the door again like a dickhead (because anybody that mimes anything does so "like a dickhead.")
His words really struck me this time, though. I came here to improve, after all. I came here to be a better, stronger man. I really had to portray that strength.
"Heya, Robert!" He began, emerging through his douchebag door. "Great work you've beeAAAAAAAAHH CHRIST ALMIGHTY!"
I briefly stopped biting Chalupa or Doo-wap or whatever to see if he was OK. He was really good at this roleplaying stuff--this even tasted like real blood.
"What in God's name are you doing?!" He screamed.
"I'm being confident!" I answered proudly, baring my teeth like I've seen confident people do in those movies where confident people rise from the grave and devour the living.
"That's...OK. Deep breath," he said to himself, "all in God's name, Dean,"
"Dingle," I corrected.
"OK," he said, sighing, "let's do this again, and the confidence is good! But no physical violence, OK?" He stepped out of the imaginary doorway again.
"You forgot to close that," I informed him.
"Oh right, sorry I'll just-" he stopped midsentence. A look of despair overtook him.
I smiled pleasantly.
"OK, Robert. I feel like we've made some great progress here these past 14 hours, but let's try this one more time! I know you can get this! And remember, how do people show confidence?" Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers asked me.
"With words," I replied.
"And how do we not show confidence?"
"By mounting people and thrusting my hips into them," I replied.
"Like...?" He prodded.
"Like dogs do," I answered shamefully.
Pictured: CONFIDENCE!
"Excellent! So last time, and remember: Believe in yourself and you will have power! The immense power that can only be given to you from God!"
"Ackle backle," grunted the spastic faux-Chinese divorcee, "urgle."
"Hey there, sport!" Chortles chirped, stepping in the door. "Good work you've been doing lately!"
"Great work." I corrected him.
"Hey... that's... that's good. That's really good! Oh thank Christ, that's fantastic, Robert! Continue!"
"I am an asset to this company, sir," I pressed on, feeling more confident all the while, "and a valuable one. My talents and merits are going vastly unappreciated here lately and I just feel like you may be taking all of my hard work for granted."
"Good," Charles in Charge cried, actual tears streaming down his face. "This is so good!"
"I just really feel like you've made me powerless lately, but that's a falsehood," I went on, a strange flush heating my skin. "That is a falsehood because I HAVE POWER THROUGH GOD!"
Pictured: Salvation (or a successful touchdown.)
"BORKINS BOP A DOO WOP," screamed Kelly, suddenly seizing and falling to the floor, her breasts vigorously jiggling with the spirit of the lord.
"He has given me power! And it is only His to give! Only His to lord over me! No man has the power of God! No man has power over me!" I felt all control over my voice slipping; it was reaching a booming crescendo that took me quite by surprise.
"God, yes!" bellowed CherZ1 or whatever.
"I ALONE AM GIVEN POWER BY GOD. I ALONE AM GIVEN POWER OVER MAN BY HIS WILL!" I was also surprised to find myself kicking over chairs at this point, while nearly half of the other participants flailed on the floor like an epileptic orgy.
"Wait, Robert this is getting out of hand a litt-"
"I AM THE POWER! I AM POWER!" I chanted relentlessly, taking the bourbon and lighter from my sack. I tore a strip of cloth from Kelly's T-shirt, who was starting to froth at the mouth a little like a sexy little rabid fox, and stuffed it into the bottle.
"I AM POWER! I AM POWER! AND YOU!" I pointed at Cheeseburger and Danish or whatever with my now lit Molotov cocktail. "YOU HAVE BLASPHEMED AGAINST ME!"
"Oh God, no. OH JESUS GOD HE'S CRAZY! SOMEBODY HELP! GOD! GOD SAVE ME!" He babbled, scrabbling away in terror.
"God? GOD?! FIRE IS YOUR ONLY GOD NOW, SON, AND I WILL SHOW YOU HOW BEST TO WORSHIP IT."
And his commandments are gasoline and pain.
The bottle left my hand, and the flush in my skin became fire, and the fire became manifest from my body. The holy inferno began to consume the church around me, while the seminar-goers jerked and wailed through the flames. The beams buckled and broke; the choking heat wove a tapestry of Hellfire through the loom of God's house, and all of its threads... were death.
When the firemen arrived, they found me just emerging from the conflagration, the helpless, spent and still body of Kelly resting gently in my arms. She alone was safe--safe and grateful--blissfully unaware of anything that had happened since The Spirit had taken her.
"What... what's going on?" She asked me, her voice weak and uncertain.
"I delivered you," I reassured her. "I delivered you from fire."
"...And then we totally had sex right against the firetruck and that's why you should give me a raise," I finished telling David Wong, acting editor.
He was silent for a long, long time.
"First of all: Please at least refrain from following me into the bathroom during these stories, Robert. And second," he said, stepping away from the urinal and shaking it (side to side, like a Frenchman), "I'm pretty sure none of that happened. According to your expense reports you spent all last weekend doing 'research' for your next drug-based article in the alley behind the Stop 'N Save. And finally: I'm just in charge of Editorial for like a week. I can't even give raises."
"Oh... OK," I said, trying not to let my disappointment show.
"Do you at least want to play fisticuffs then?" I held my hands outstretched before him, "I've been practicing."
Find Robert on Twitter, Facebook and his own site, I Fight Robots, where you can read more epic lies and... actually that's pretty much it. Just the epic lies.


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A hitlerstache is a moustache which resembles the one which Hitler wore.
Hey! Look at that guy's hitlerstache!
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moustache trimmed as adolf hitler used to
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big rocket가 작성 2005년 02월 01일 (화)
the small bit of pubic hair left on the mound after a spring trim
"summers comming, time to trim up my hitler 'stache"
julsinthebox가 작성 2005년 05월 02일 (월)
When a woman has a little patch of hair (usually square) above their vaginal crease, also sometimes called a Soul Patch or The European.
Madi is a sexy tan brunette that sports the Hitler Stache above her love hole.
FedInTheA가 작성 2010년 07월 15일 (목)
When a male is banging another in the poo poo hole, then pulls out and marks his lover with his feces coated dick on the upper lip in a pattern not too dissimilar from the mustache sported by Adolf Hitler.
That skinhead is such a Nazi lover, he gave his bitch a Hitler stache.
Stacey가 작성 2004년 12월 05일 (일)
The iconic moustache of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
The man didn't have time to shave his whole face, so he was left with a hitlerstache.
Ian is Legend가 작성 2015년 04월 21일 (화)
A style of wearing one's pubic hair in which the genetals are completely shaven except for a small square patch of pubic hair directly above the genetals; Thus bearing a resemblance to how Adolf Hitler styled his mustache.
Boy #1: "Did you score last night?"
Boy #2: "Yes"
Boy #1: "Was she clean shaven?"
Boy #2: "No, she had a Hitlerstache"
Boy #2: "Yes"
Boy #1: "Was she clean shaven?"
Boy #2: "No, she had a Hitlerstache"
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Introduction to Economics as a Social Science, LE
An overview of the origins and development of capitalism. Includes a discussion of different perspectives of capitalism and a brief introduction to topics in macro- and microeconomics. This course is primarily for non-business majors. Offered Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
Elementary Macroeconomics, LE
Study of development and emergence of our modern economic society. An overview of the theories regarding the determination of output, employment, and the price level. Analyzes the nation's economy as a whole (macroeconomics approach). This course is a prerequisite for all economics upper division class work. Offered Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
Elementary Microeconomics
A study of how individuals, firms, and government allocate scarce resources. Course includes the study of markets, price formation, and market structures. This course is a prerequisite for all economics upper division coursework. Prerequisite: ECON 253. Offered Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
Money and Banking
Money and banking institutions, theory of prices, and interest. Keynesian and post-Keynesian monetary theory and alternative monetary policies. Prerequisites: ECON 253, 263; MATH 141. Offered Fall semester.
History of Economic Thought
Examines the history of economic thought in the context of the evolution of the capitalist system. The course uses original sources in understanding the classical, Marxist, neoclassical, Institutionalist, and Austrian schools of economic thought. Prerequisites: ECON 105 or ECON 253 or HON 211.


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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Matt Rutherford's never had it easy. Ever.
But he's never doubted himself.
Rutherford took the audience at the Mayor's Committee on Disability's Luncheon Wednesday through his life's journey as a person with cerebral palsy.
Rutherford had a 10 percent chance of survival at birth, the result of oxygen deprivation during delivery.
"The good news is, it didn't affect my cognitive ability – although some might not agree with that," he said, bringing scattered laughter from the audience. The most visible signs of Rutherford's disability are uncontrolled muscle movements, yet he learned to drive as a teenager, participated in varsity sports, went to college, married and has three children.
And is a motivational speaker. His verbal message was interspersed with videos and a powerpoint presentation that depicted events in his life.
The luncheon, sponsored annually by the Mayor's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities, recognizes not only the disabled but those who work toward their inclusion in meaningful work opportunities and education. The Committee was founded in 1990 by the Rotary Club of Summerville. The club still supports the Committee by attending the luncheon and providing one of the scholarships to students.
Quince Cody served as emcee for the event.
Those honored Wednesday were:
Employer of the Year, Large Business – Cummins Turbo
Jimmy Rushen accepted the award. "It is a privilege to have these clients working with us. They make us a better place to work," Rushen said. The nomination cited the company's willingness from the beginning to configure workstations to each person's needs.
Employer of the Year, Medium Business – OE Enterprises. John King accepted the award saying he didn't know what to expect when he first began working with employees who were disabled. But it wasn't long before he was being affectionately called father. "And they call each other brothers and sisters," King said.
• Employer of the Year, Small Business – Rewined Candles Adam Fetsch accepted the award. Fifty-two percent of the company's workforce has disabilities. "We would not have been able to grow had it not been for our partnership with Lowcountry Vocational Rehabilitation."
• Employee of the year was Darlene Warso, who works at the Navy Exchange. Warso, who is deaf, was interpreted through sign language by Connie Vendrick. Warso, deaf since birth, came to Vocational Rehab to find a career path. She loved sewing and now works for the Navy Exchange as an embroidery operator.
• Winner of the Coco Boyd Award, sponsored by Tony Pope Insurance, was Cecilia Chavis of Summerville High School for her work in aiding students to succeed in the workplace and at school. She has gone so far as to purchase clothing and cosmetics out of her own pocket for a student to have as she started an internship, "so she would have what she needed to enter the workplace."
• Student of the Year was Joseph "Gage" Holsey, a sophomore at Ashley Ridge High School. Holsey was described as having exceptional self-advocacy skills. He has worked with the maintenance/grounds crew in the garden and sports fields at Ashley Ridge, can run all the equipment including the field striping machines, and is a regular A-B honor roll student.
• Alex Rosche' $1,000 Memorial Scholarship "The ARMS" went to Joshua E. Tucker, a student at Fort Dorchester High School. Despite multiple disabilities, Tucker has earned his S.C. Drivers License, and is described as goal oriented and wants to work in computer security. The ARMS is a scholarship in honor of Alex Rosche, who received a scholarship from the committee in 2010 only to pass away just as he was set to begin college. His parents Debbie and Phillip assisted in presenting the scholarship, which is funded each year by Rita and Jay Torner, to Tucker.
• The William Fetzer $1,000 Scholarship "The Bill" went to Meagen Ploth of Dorchester County Career & Technology Center. Ploth wants to become a paramedic and is determined to not allow her disability to stop her. She wants to follow in her firefighter father's footsteps. Ploth tearfully thanked her parents and all those who had helped her along the way.
• The $1,000 Dr. Erbert Cicenia Scholarship "The Bert" was awarded to Lucas Montjoy, a student at Ashley Ridge High School. Montjoy has been accepted at The Citadel and plans to study political science. He has an excellent academic and attendance record and is described as motivated to study a subject until it is mastered.
• The $1,500 Summerville Rotary Scholarship was given to Amanda Walters, a student at Trident Technical College. Walters plans to begin at Charleston Southern University in the fall. Teaching and working with children is her passion. She is described as consistently on time and eager to work, "and her tenacity has propelled her through life."
• Summerville Mayor's Committee Scholarship had two recipients this year, for $1,000 each: Joshua Mack, a student at Charleston Southern University and William McDaniel Hartzog, a student at Dorchester Academy.
Mack, a former Fort Dorchester High School student, has completed the bridge program at Charleston Southern University and has gained full acceptance in the applied math program. His goal is to become a civil engineer and to work developing systems for Norfolk Southern or CSX railroads. "I keep God at the top of my plans," Mack said. His acceptance speech and contagious smile touched the audience as they cheered his accomplishments.
Hartzog has been accepted at Orangeburg Calhoun College and is awaiting his acceptance to The Citadel. He does not want to feel different anymore. He sees a future where his disabilities become invisible to others and to himself. His goal is to go to work for Santee Cooper and become involved in their continuing education program.
• The final award of the day was the $2,500 Berlin G. Myers Scholarship which was awarded to JoAnna Jones, a student at Cane Bay High School. Jones has been accepted at the University of South Carolina Upstate where she wants to study education. He career goals include teaching students with special needs and disabilities in kindergarten through third grade independence skills. Jones is described as hardworking, reliable and always pushing herself to learn more.
Mayor Bill Collins offered closing remarks that reminded the attendees of John Kennedy's Book "Profiles in Courage."
"This room is full of profiles in courage."
The luncheon was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Summerville, Goodwill Industries of Lower SC, Robert Pratt ReMax Realty, Knight Law Firm, Robby Robbins, Attorney at Law, Dorchester Habitat for Humanity, Rusty's Driving School, Lewis & Associates, Tony Pope State Farm, Holiday Inn Express-Summerville, and Firewater Grille. The Committee's only fundraiser of the year will be their golf tournament on October 18 at Pine Forest Country Club. For more information visit www.summervillemayorscommittee.com.
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Friday, April 11, 2014
A fist fight on Pinewood Drive in Moncks Corner resulted in a lockdown at Berkeley High School around 11:15 a.m. on Friday, April 11.
According to Moncks Corner Police Dept. Captain Mark Murray, the call originally came in as a shooting, which resulted in the precautionary lockdown.
We always err on the side of caution, absolutely, Murray said. While the incident was initially reported as a shooting, we put the school on lockdown in the event the suspect did have a weapon and headed in the direction of the school.
Murray added that the situation has been contained and the suspect taken into custody.
It was actually a fist fight and assualt and the suspect was quickly taken into custody, Murray said.
The lockdown interrupted the Berkeley County Special Olympics competition at Bonner Stadium behind the school when the lockdown was announced. Students remained on lockdown until around 12:30 p.m.
This was the second such incident in Moncks Corner in as many days. On Thursday, April 10, there was a shooting reported to the Berkeley County Sheriffs Office on Kitfield Road just outside of Moncks Corner where one individual was wounded, according to reports.
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Calif. marks 100 years of commercial rice growing
Commodity 1 of state's most important
California is celebrating 100 years of commercial rice production this year, marking the anniversary of a commodity that has evolved to become one of the state's most important agricultural exports.
Farmers began experimenting with rice growing during the Gold Rush more than 160 years ago, but it wasn't until 1912 that the first commercial production started in the Sacramento Valley.
California has since become the nation's largest producer of sticky rice, with much of the high-quality product shipped to Japan and other Asian countries. The state's growers ship nearly 5 billion pounds of rice each year as far away as Europe and the Middle East.
Most sushi in the U.S. is made with California rice.
Rice was the state's fifth largest agricultural export in 2010, the most recent year available.
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Welcome to Turner Field, the spectacular home of the Atlanta Braves. The "Home of the Braves" has become an Atlanta landmark and the benchmark for future baseball park design. Turner Field combines the nostalgia and the atmosphere of old-time baseball with state-of-the-art family entertainment unlike that of any other park.
After opening in 1997, the "Home of the Braves" has quickly become an Atlanta landmark and the benchmark for future baseball park design.
This Turner Field A-Z Convenience Guide was developed with one goal in mind: to assist our guests in becoming familiar with a "Not Your Typical Ballpark."
Enjoy the game from the Outfield Pavilion, catch a foul ball or watch batting practice. Turner Field is a great place for the entire family.
Heightened security policies established by Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves will remain in effect at Turner Field throughout the season.
Turner Field features over 110 food and beverage locations throughout the ballpark. The menu offerings include a wide variety of your favorites.
All levels of the ballpark offer disabled seating with unobstructed views of the playing field.
The Official Store of the Atlanta Braves for over 20 years. Owned and Operated by the Atlanta Braves, Braves fans have come to rely on the expanded selection.
The Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum & Hall of Fame (BMHF) is an education and entertainment venue, which features more than 600 Braves artifacts.
Welcome to The SunTrust Club at Turner Field, where luxury has been redefined.


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November 21, 2006
Wordless Wednesday: Babywearing Back In The Day
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2002 - ohhhh those were the days! my son was born in 2002. :)ReplyDelete
Is it horrible to say that we looked so young back then?? HA! Make me wanna run thru some old photos too.ReplyDelete
And that just looks uncomfortable!
Awwww, just too sweet. I think I'll stick with my sling tho ;). I'm almost wishing my little guy still fit comfortably in a sling as we are traveling for the holidays....ReplyDelete
Aw! That makes me want to dig out my old baby sling photos, too.ReplyDelete
SOOO much better now!!!! But you look adorable.ReplyDelete
I remember when the baby packs when our son was born in 1992. I decided not to use one. I probably would have gotten more done with a quiet, happy baby though.ReplyDelete
Happy Stuffing Day.
This is a great pic of you, but I think you're getting better with age!ReplyDelete
Ha! Aren't you glad you discovered slings!ReplyDelete
Awww, what a sweet picture!! I wish i knew of slings back when my boys were babies!!ReplyDelete
Have a great Wednesday!
My "baby" was born in 2002! That's when I discovered the sling! My other two always had the front carriers! I much perferred the sling! My WW is up!ReplyDelete
My son was born in 1997, before the Baby Bjorn had made it to the US. We instantly fell in love with them in Sweden. Little did we know all the controversy that would crop up over the front carriers. We used a selendang sling for our youngest child but I must admit we still used (and love) our baby bjorn :)ReplyDelete
I had to do a double take, it looked like the background lady was in your carrier! Funny :)ReplyDelete
But how cute are you???
This is a lovely photo. You are beautfiful!ReplyDelete
Happy WW!!
Lovely...bright and happy! You look radiant!ReplyDelete
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Great photo. You're practically beaming...happy the baby is quiet and content, happy to be out of the house, on your way somewhere exciting??? Fun memories.ReplyDelete
We've come a long way!!!! You did look great though!!ReplyDelete
I wore all 4 of my babies that way too! Once they were old enough, we switched them to a frame-style backpack carrier. They seemed much happier when strapped to me.ReplyDelete
WW: Princess Cake
Look at that fun hair! Did you end up getting a new cut last week?ReplyDelete
I had something similar when our son was a baby, but it did have a soft-back.ReplyDelete
Happy Wednesday and Happy Thanksgiving.
AWESOME! THe bj"rn was my first baby carrier! But I found my maya real quick & never looked back!ReplyDelete
Ummm.... do you age? At all??
What an awsome 1000 watt smile!ReplyDelete
to answer your question - yes my WW is recent but it was at a local ski mountain. we don't have any snow in the city yet.ReplyDelete
and thanks - i think he is pretty nice to photograph too! :) but I am biased!!!


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Hebble Named Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention
MUNCIE, Ind. - Senior Sarah Hebble of the Ball State women's tennis team has earned Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors. The announcement was made by the league office today.
This is the first time in Hebble's career she has garnered such honors. The senior closed out her tenure at Ball State with the second best singles mark with a 20-12 overall record. Hebble also helped the Cardinals advance to the next stage of the MAC Tournament after a come from behind No. 2 doubles victory over Toledo winning the match 9-7 and then went on to win at No. 4 singles in three sets.
Nominees must have a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average to be eligible for the team.
2012 Women's Tennis Academic All-MAC Team
& Prang Pantusart, Akron, Junior, Finance, 3.54 GPA, Amphur Muang, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Nikki Chiricosta, Bowling Green, Sophomore, Journalism, 3.93 GPA, Avon Lake, Ohio
& Maddy Eccleston, Bowling Green, Junior, Health Science, 3.94 GPA, Toledo, Ohio
Emily Reuland, Bowling Green, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.93 GPA, Oswego, Ill.
& Stephanie Danesis, Miami, Senior, Exercise Science, 3.46 GPA, Akron, Ohio
Riekie Honiball, Miami, Senior, Mathematics, 3.68 GPA, Windhoek, Namibia
& Rachel Denny, Western Michigan, Senior, Biomedical Sciences, 3.92 GPA, Oakland Township, Mich.
Nini Sujashvili, Western Michigan, Sophomore, Psychology, 3.93 GPA, Tbilisi, Georgia
&2011 Academic All-MAC Team
Honorable Mention
Sarah Hebble, Ball State
Jessica Easdale, Bowling Green
Katie Grubb, Bowling Green
Mary Hill, Bowling Green
Jade Johnson, Bowling Green
Marta Stoyanova, Buffalo
Nino Mebuke, Eastern Michigan
Marcela Rivero, Eastern Michigan
Mariya Toncheva, Eastern Michigan
Miriam Westerink, Eastern Michigan
Haley Dekkinga, Northern Illinois
Kelsey Anonsen, Toledo
Amanda Border, Toledo
Christine Coffman, Toledo
Maria Nivia, Western Michigan
Jill Pastunink, Western Michigan
Maggie Remynse, Western Michigan


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Author(s): P. L. McCarthy, K. Owzar, K. C. Anderson, C. C. Hofmeister, H. Hassoun, D. D. Hurd, E. A. Stadtmauer, S. Giralt, V. Hars, C. A. Linker, for CALGB, ECOG and BMT-CTN
Background: Disease relapse/progression is the primary cause of treatment failure after ASCT for MM.
Methods: The primary objective of CALGB 100104 was to investigate if maintenance lenalidomide would prolong time to progression (TTP) following single ASCT. Eligibility included: Stage I-III disease, < 1 year from diagnosis, > 2 months of induction with Stable Disease or better ( > SD) and age < 70 years. ASCT regimen was melphalan 200 mg/m2. Patients (pts) with > SD were randomized double-blind at day 100-110 post-ASCT to lenalidomide or placebo until disease progression, after stratification by diagnostic ß-2 microglobulin (ß-2M) level and prior thalidomide or lenalidomide therapy. Starting dose was 10 mg/day, escalated to 15 mg/day after 3 months. Drug was held for > Gr 3 toxicity, restarted at resolution to < Gr 2 and was de- escalated by 5 mg or maintained at 5, 10 or 15 mg/day as tolerated.
Results: 568 pts were enrolled (04/15/05 - 07/03/09). The second interim analysis, based on 418 randomized pts occurred on 09/09 after 28% of the required number of events (progression or death before progression) had been observed. The median follow-up was 12 months. The number of events among 210 pts randomized to lenalidomide was 29 compared to 58 among 208 pts randomized to placebo. The one-sided unadjusted P-value was < 0.0001. The estimated hazard ratio was 0.42 (95% CI=0.27,0.67) corresponding to a 58% reduction in event risk in the lenalidomide arm. The estimated median TTP was 25.5 months for the placebo arm. The median TTP has not been reached for the study arm. Deaths in the study and placebo arms were 11 and 17 respectively (P=0.2). Significant delay in TTP in the lenalidomide arm was observed regardless of ß-2M level or prior thalidomide or lenalidomide therapy. For 285 reported pts, the post-randomization, highest grade, overall AEs were Gr 3 (n=19), Gr 4 (n=111) and Gr 5 (n=1) for the lenalidomide arm and Gr 3 (n=4) Gr 4 (n=115) and Gr 5 (n=1) for placebo. The majority of AEs were hematologic in both arms.
Conclusions: Lenalidomide initiated at day 100-110 post-ASCT in MM patients significantly delays TTP and has a similar AE profile when compared to placebo.


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A reminder of the fleeting, ephemeral quality of life, the dragonfly is a recurring motif in Asian art. Darting about on transparent, gossamer wings, it reminds us to lighten up and see through life's illusions for the day passes quickly. This Japanese style noren is both a practical and decorative addition to your home. Hand woven of natural linen and hand painted, it will gently move in the breeze while allowing a soft, diffuse light to enter.
Top sewn-in pocket accommodates an adjustable rod. Approximately 34" w x 58 1/2" l. Due to the weaving and dying process, dimensions may vary from 1/2" to 1" and colors may vary slightly. Dry clean only.
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American Airlines employees to get rebranded, too!
American Airlines said Friday that fashion designers Ken Kaufman and Isaac Franco will design "new, more modern uniforms" for many of American's employees this year.
We don't know what the uniforms for pilots, flight attendants, customer service agent and premium service team members will look like. The KAUFMANFRANCO team will work with employees to develop the new duds.
The uniform changes come a week after American unveiled its new logo and livery for its corporate identity.
Here are some snippets from the press release, which you can read in its entirety down below:
"We're especially excited about the collaborative nature of this project, giving our people a role in the process to develop uniforms that will be both functional and fashionable."
Denise Lynn, senior vice president of people
"We plan to mix the elegance of American's rich fashion heritage and incredible style with today's cutting-edge technology. It's about creating a wardrobe inspired by our fashion runway for American's runway."
Ken Kaufman, fashion designer
"We recognize that individuals make up American's incredible team and we are creating a wardrobe of pieces that will make each person look and feel amazing. We want to send a very powerful message when the plane door opens and a new iconic look emerges."
Isaac Franco, fashion designer
The announcement notes that fleet service clerks will also get new uniforms designed by a different provider. Their uniforms "will incorporate a modern style reflecting the new look, with breathable, weather-compatible fabrics and comfortable styles tailored to their unique role."
Keep reading for the entire press release.


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Yeowww! has worked with a private farmers for years to cultivate the best organically grown catnip in the world. They also obtain samples from additional professional growers each year to ensure that they are offering the highest quality based on freshness, color and aroma. No chemicals or pesticides are used in cultivation, which means Yeowww! Catnip is completely safe for cats and humans. An all leaf and flower top blend ensures Yeowww! Catnip to be the strongest on the market that no competitor can compete with!
Each Yeowww! catnip toy is completely filled with this fabulous catnip. 100% stuffed FULL of premium, organically grown catnip. No cotton fillers, no plastic, and certainly none of that cheaper "toy grade" stuff. After all, they are catnip toys – shouldn't they be filled with catnip?
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My cats normally really enjoy toys from Yeowww. But the plain catnip itself was not as popular with them.
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A Volusia County woman is accused of biting off half her boyfriend's ear.
Sarah Wulchak, 32, is charged with aggravated battery.
Deputies said she and the 53-year-old victim were fighting in a home near DeLand Monday when she attacked him from behind in the bedroom.
Wulchak scratched the man's face and then bit him on the ear so hard, the top half of his ear is missing, according to officials.
The victim waited until Tuesday to report the assault because he wasn't sure he wanted to press charges but now said he can't stand to look at his ear.


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quote: It is a fire extinguisher. Just before he gets in sword range, you can spray the contents of the fire extinguisher into his face and get away or throw it at him.
quote: The issue is not whether if gun carrying patrons would have lessen the damage in these rare cases but what happens the rest of the time that these gun carrying citizens are going about their regular lives. Say they are carrying when they are drunk and get pissed off by someone and decide to use the gun; I think this will occur much more often than the occasional crazy that decide to do something like this.
quote: All I'm saying is passing here-say/opinion/word-of-mouth off as fact is utterly useless. You tend to do this quite often.


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A Central Florida man is facing a child-abuse charge after investigators said he put bleach in his baby's bottle.
Ocala police said Carron Washington admitted to putting bleach in his 2-month-old daughter's bottle because he heard it was a cure for chronic congestion.
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The baby was rushed to a hospital, where Orlando TV station WESH reported she is stable.
According to a police report cited by WESH, the girl's mother went into the baby's room Sunday after hearing her crying, then noticed the child had spit up a clear liquid that smelled like bleach.
Hospital officials also said the baby's vomit and her bottle of formula both smelled like bleach.
WESH also reported that Washington broke down crying at the police station, where he was being held on $25,000 bond.
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I think I really, REALLY like Dillon, but I'm not ready for something serious. I'll think I'll date around but save the last dance for Dillon; if you know what I mean.
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More women are serving in the military in more capacities than ever before. Currently, there are approximately 1.8 million women veterans (8 percent of the total veteran population). The VA estimates that by 2020, that number will increase to 10 percent of the total veteran population. Currently, about 15 percent of all military personnel in Iraq are women, and female troops are stationed in some of the most dangerous areas. In response, the Veterans Administration is developing services and supports designed to meet the unique needs of women veterans, though there may be disparities in access to benefits: it has been suggested that women veterans may face additional obstacles when filing PTSD-related claims.
For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a Center for Women Veterans on its website and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System introduced the Women's Health Care Center in 2002. Designed to be sensitive to women's concerns, it offers individual and group therapy, with psychoeducational classes and seminars tailored to the unique needs of women veterans. The Women Veterans Health program was elevated to a Strategic Health Care Group within the Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards in 2007.
As part of the National Center for PTSD in Menlo Park, Calif., the Department of Veterans Affairs also introduced the National Women's Trauma Recovery Program to treat women veterans living with PTSD or Military Sexual Trauma (MST). According to the National Center for PTSD, women in the military run a double risk of developing PTSD—10 percent of women versus 4 percent of male service members—for reasons ranging from battle stress and sexual harassment to assault. The VA also says that women may take longer to recover from PTSD and are four times more likely than men to experience long-lasting PTSD.
For women veterans we have included information on gender-specific PTSD treatment as well as VA services and links to organizations serving women veterans.
Vietnam Veterans of America, Women Veterans CommitteeReports and information on a wide array of issues important to the women who served in Vietnam and other wars.
Women's Health USA 2009An easy-to-use collection of current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families and their communities.
The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009This legislation authorized a study to assess the physical, mental and reproductive effects of conflict upon women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan VA health care services It will also help the Veterans Administration to provide evidence-based treatment to women with sexual trauma.
VA Pledge to Women Veterans on Women's Equality DaySecretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki pledged that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will work to ensure the nation upholds its obligation to meet the needs of our veterans—including women veterans.
WOVEN—Women Veterans NetworkA community of women veterans spanning all ages, services, ranks, experiences and geographies, the network is woven together by a common desire to connect for social support and camaraderie, share information and resources and serve our fellow veterans and local communities.
Women Veterans of AmericaWomen Veterans of America is an advocacy organization founded by, and run for, women veterans.
MilitaryWoman.orgMilitaryWoman.org is an online meeting place for military women to exchange information and provide information to women contemplating military service.
Department of Veterans' Affairs Center for Women VeteransThe Department of Veterans' Affairs Center for Women Veterans provides information on health care, benefits, sexual trauma and readjustment counseling.
Women Warriors: Supporting She "Who Has Borne the Battle"This report from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, provides valuable information about challenges women face on the battlefield and when they return to civilian society.
Women Combat Veterans Often Live With Posttraumatic Stress in SilenceAs women return to a society unfamiliar with their wartime roles, they often choose isolation over embarrassment.
Lecture Series Tackles Problems Facing Female VeteransWomen veterans are four times more likely to be homeless than a male vet, said Denise Duman, the women veterans program manager at the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center.
Newsweek Article: 15 Percent of Veterans Report Sexual Trauma to the VAA study released by the VA's National Center for PTSD found that 15 percent of the Iraq/Afghanistan vets seeking treatment at VA facilities report experiencing some kind of sexual trauma while serving in the military.