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Deborah was the only woman Judge or Ruler of Israel. She ruled about 1237BC—1198BC, she was also a prophetess.
She was the wife of Lapidoth and held court under the palm tree of Deborah. Deborah seemed to hold her court under the palm tree of Deborah for a number of years, this may have been for more than thirty years. She could have lived till she was over seventy years old.
She must have been some woman as people came to her as she did not go to them.
The palm tree of Deborah was between Ramah and Bethel in hill country of Ephraim.
Deborah in Hebrews means: bee, wasp.
Background Reading:
Deborah, Israel's Fourth Judge
4:1 After Ehud died, while the LORD was watching, the Israelis made the evil they had been practicing even worse, 2 so the LORD turned them over to domination by Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. Sisera, the commanding officer of his army, lived in Harosheth-haggoyim. 3 The Israelis cried out to the LORD, because of his 900 iron chariots. Jabin oppressed the Israelis forcefully for twenty years.
4 Deborah, a woman, prophet, and wife of Lappidoth, was herself judging Israel during that time. 5 She regularly took her seat under the Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the mountainous region of Ephraim, where the Israelis would approach her for decisions. 6 She sent word to Abinoam's son Barak from Kedesh-naphtali, summoning him. She asked him, "The LORD God of Israel has commanded you, hasn't he? He told you, 'Go out, march to Mount Tabor, and take 10,000 men with you from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun. 7 I will draw out Sisera, the commanding officer of Jabin's army, along with his chariots and troops, to the Kishon River, where I will drop him right into your hands.'"
8 "If you'll go with me, I'll go," Barak replied. "But if you won't go with me, then I'm not going."
9 She responded, "I will surely go with you, but the road that you're about to take will not lead to honor for you. The LORD will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman." Then Deborah got up and went with Barak toward Kedesh. 10 Barak called out the army of the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali to march on Kedesh, and 10,000 men went out to war with him, along with Deborah.
11 Meanwhile, Heber the Kenite had been separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Moses' father-in-law Hobab. He had pitched his tents far away, near the Elon-bezaanannim. 12 Furthermore, Sisera had been informed that Abinoam's son Barak had marched on Mount Tabor. 13 So Sisera gathered his iron chariots together from Harosheth-haggoyim —all 900 of them, along with all the people who were assigned to them—and they assembled at the Kishon River.
14 "Get going!" Deborah told Barak. "Because today's the day when the LORD has dropped Sisera into your hands! Look! The LORD has already gone out ahead of you!" So Barak left Mount Tabor, followed by 10,000 men, 15 and the LORD threw Sisera, all the chariots, and his entire army into a panic right in front of Barak. Then Sisera abandoned his chariot and escaped on foot 16 while Barak chased the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-haggoyim. Sisera's entire army died in the battle—not even one soldier remained.
Heber's Wife Jael Kills Sisera
17 Meanwhile, Sisera had escaped on foot to a tent belonging to Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, since there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the household of Heber the Kenite. 18 Jael went out to greet Sisera. "Turn aside, sir!" she told him. "Turn aside to me! Don't be afraid." So he turned aside to her and entered her tent, where she concealed him behind a curtain.
19 He asked her, "Please give me some water to drink, because I'm thirsty." Instead, she opened a leather container of milk, gave him a drink, and then covered him up. 20 He told her, "Stand in the doorway of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks 'Is anybody here?' say 'No'."
21 But Heber's wife Jael grabbed a tent peg in one hand and a hammer in the other, crept up to him quietly, and drove the tent peg right through his temple into the ground below after he had fallen sound asleep from exhaustion. That's how he died.
22 Meanwhile, as Barak continued chasing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. "Come with me," she told him, "and I'll show you the man you're looking for!" So he went with her, and there was Sisera, lying dead with the tent peg still embedded in his temple! 23 That's how God subdued Jabin, king of Canaan right in front of the Israelis that day. 24 And the Israelis gained greater control over King Jabin of Canaan until they had eliminated him.
Judges 4:1–24
Deborah and Barak Celebrate in Song
6:1 Later that day, Deborah and Abinoam's son Barak celebrated by singing this song:
2 "When hair grows long in Israel,
when the people give themselves willingly,
bless the LORD!
3 Listen, you kings!
Turn your ears to me, you rulers!
As for me, to the LORD I will sing!
I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
4 LORD, when you left Seir,
when you marched out
from the grain field of Edom,
the earth quaked
and the heavens poured out rain;
indeed, the clouds poured out water.
5 Mountains tremble at the presence of the LORD —
even Sinai!—at the presence of the LORD God of Israel.
6 During the lifetime of Anath's son Shamgar
and during the lifetime of Jael
highways remained deserted,
while travelers kept to back roads.
7 Rural populations plummeted in Israel;
until I, Deborah, arose;
until I—an Israeli mother—arose.
8 New gods were chosen,
then war came to the city gates,
but there wasn't a shield or spear to be seen
among 40,000 soldiers of Israel.
9 My heart is for the commanders of Israel,
to those who work willingly among the people.
Bless the LORD!
10 "Speak up, you who ride white donkeys,
sitting on cloth saddles
while you travel on your way!
11 From the sound of those who divide their work loads
at the watering troughs,
there they will retell the righteous deeds of the LORD,
the righteous victories for his rural people in Israel."
Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.
12 "Wake up! Wake up, Deborah!
Wake up! Wake up, Deborah!
Get up, Barak, and dispose of your captives,
you son of Abinoam!
13 Then the survivors approached the nobles;
the people of the LORD approached me in battle array.
14 Some came from Ephraim
who had been harassed by Amalek,
followed by Benjamin with your people.
Some commanders came from Machir,
along with some from Zebulun
who carry a badge of office.
15 The officials of Issachar were with Deborah,
as was the tribe of Issachar and Barak.
They rushed out into the valley at his heels
along with divisions from Reuben's army.
Great was their resolve of heart!
16 Why did you sit down among the sheepfolds?
To hear the bleating of the flocks?
Among the divisions of the army of Reuben
there was great searching of heart.
17 The tribe of Gilead remained
on the other side of the Jordan River.
As for the tribe of Dan,
why did they stay on board their ships?
The tribe of Asher sat by the seashore
and remained near its harbors.
18 The tribe of Zebulun did not worry about their lives
at the price of death;
neither did the tribe of Naphtali also
on high places of the field.
19 "Kings came to fight,
then battled the kings of Canaan
at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo.
They took no silver
as the spoils of war.
20 The stars fought from heaven;
they fought against Sisera from their orbits.
21 The current of the Kishon River swept them downstream,
that ancient current, the Kishon's current!
March on strongly, my soul!
22 Then loud was the beat of the horses' hooves—
from the galloping, galloping war steeds!
23 "'Meroz is cursed!' declared the angel of the LORD.
'Utterly and totally cursed are its inhabitants,
because they never came to the aid of the LORD,
to the aid of the LORD against the valiant warriors!'"
24 "Blessed above all women is Jael,
wife of Heber the Kenite;
most blessed is she among women who live in tents!
25 Sisera asked for water—
she gave him milk.
In a magnificent bowl she brought him yogurt!
26 She reached out one hand for the tent peg,
and her other for the workman's mallet.
Then she struck Sisera,
smashing his head,
shattering and piercing his temple.
27 He crumpled to the ground between her feet,
where he fell down and collapsed.
Between her feet he crumpled,
Fallen dead!
28 "Back at home, out the window Sisera's mother peered,
lamenting through the lattice.
'Why is his chariot delayed in returning?
'Why do the hoof beats of his chariots wait?'
29 Her wise attendants find an answer for her;
in fact, she tells the same words to herself:
30 'They're busy finding and dividing the war booty, aren't they?
A girl or two for each valiant warrior,
and some dyed materials for Sisera—
perhaps dyed, embroidered war booty—
or some detailed embroidery for my neck
as the booty of war!
31 "May all of your enemies perish like this, LORD!
But may those who love him be
like the ascending sun in its strength!"
Then the land enjoyed quiet for 40 years.
Judges 5:1-31
More Information:
Deborah ruled for forty years and after the death of Deborah the Israelites again did evil in the eyes of God. During this time of seven years were God gave them into the hands of the Midianites was one of about seven cycles were the Israelites again did evil in the eyes of God.
Other modules in this unit:
- Joshua God's warrior and the fall of Jericho, Joshua 5:13-15 & 6:1-27
- Caleb Moses' Man, Numbers 14:26-35
- The two scouts or spies were Joshua's eyes, Joshua 2:1-24 and 6:22-25
- Rahab helped Israel to take Jericho, Joshua 2:1-24
- Crossing the Jordan River, Joshua 3:17
- The fall of Jericho, Joshua 5:13-15 & 6:16-27
- Rahab saved from death, Joshua 6:22-25
- Ai burns, Joshua 8:1-29
- Othniel the first Judge of Israel, Judges 3:7-11
- Ehud the second Judge of Israel, Judges 3:12-30
- Shamgar the third Judge of Israel, Judges 3:31
- Deborah the 4th Judge of Israel, Judges 4:1-24 & 5:1-31
- Barak the commander of the army under Deborah the fourth Judge of Israel, Judges 4-5
- Barak and Deborah, Judges 4:8-10
- Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, Judges 4:21
- Gideon the fifth Judge of Israel, Judges 6:1 – 8:35
- Gideon the fifth Judge of Israel with God's help gets 300 men , Judges 7:5-8
- Abimelech the sixth Judge of Israel, Judges 9:1-57
- The curse of Jotham, Judges 9:8-15
- Tola the seventh 7th Judge of Israel, Judges 10:1-2
- Naomi and Ruth, Ruth 1:1-9
- Jair the eight Judge of Israel, Judges 10:3-5
- Ruth, the great grand mother of King David, Ruth 1:16-2:23
- Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor, Ruth 3:1-18 and 4:13-22
- Sandal of the Kinsman Redeemer, Ruth 4:1-12
- Eli the high priest and 9th Judge of Israel, 1 Samuel 1:1-8 – 4:22
- Birth of Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1-28 & 2:1-11
- Jephthah the Gileadite the 10th Judge of Israel, Judges 11:1-15
- The only daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite the 10th Judge of Israel, Judges 11:34-40
- Ibzan the 11th Judge or Ruler of Israel, Judges 12:8-10
- Elon the 12th Judge of Israel, Judges 12:11-12
- Abdon the 13th Judge of Israel, Judges 12:13-15
- Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 13:1-25
- Delilah and Samson, Judges 16:4-20
- Delilah New Ropes, Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 16:11-12
- Delilah seeks Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 16:18
- Samson sleeps Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 16:19
- Death of Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 16:21-31
- Pillage – Levite and his Concubine, Judges 19:25-27
- Daughters of Shiloh, Judges 21:20-21
- Samuel the fifteenth Judge of Israel anoints two kings, 1 Samuel 10:9-27 and 2 Samuel
- Joel 16th Judge of Israel, 1 Samuel 8:1-22
- Abijah 17th Judge of Israel, 1 Samuel 8:1-22
- Samuel 15th Judge of Israel and also a Prophet, 1 Samuel 16:1-13
- 17 Judges or Leaders of Israel »
- Time line of the Judges
- Background Information – Judges of Israel
- Resources – Judges of Israel
- Next Module – Three Kings – Saul, David & Solomon »


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"20 blunts to the face, that's how I deal with stress…"
Starlito's been on a serious hustle the second half of 2013 with Cold Turkey, the second Stepbrothers project, the tour with Don Trip and Kevin Gates as well as Fried Turkey dropping exactly one month. For today, 'Lito and West drop their joint visual for "Family Tithes" found on Cold. By the looks of it, too, he's keeping his circle small. Because if the video proves anything, it's this. Blood doesn't equate to family. Loyalty does.

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Public invited to Turfgrass Field Day at Ag Center
Tarleton State University
Thursday, May 2, 2013
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Homeowners wanting to learn the fundamentals of maintaining a beautiful lawn are invited to the 2nd annual Turfgrass Field Day at Tarleton's Agriculture Center.
Sponsored by Tarleton and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, the Turfgrass Field Day will be held from 2-4 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the university's Agriculture Center (College Farm) located on FM 8 east of Stephenville.
The free event will include sessions led by Dr. Hennen Cummings, associate professor and director of turfgrass management, and Dr. Whit Weems, Erath County extension agent for ag and natural resources.
Participants will learn about 12 different turfgrass species, as well as discover the answers to the four most popular turfgrass questions, including: What types of grass should I plant in my yard? What kind of fertilizer should I use? What can I spray to control weeds? And, how do I repair bare spots in my lawn? Visitors will also learn when and how to properly irrigate lawns, tips on mowing frequencies and settings, and dealing with varmints such as moles.
"Homeowners through professional lawn and commercial property managers are encouraged to attend and ask questions whether the property already looks great or needs improvement, has an irrigation system or not, or recently had a pest, disease, weed or insect problem," said Cummings.
As part of the field day, the public will be offered the opportunity to dig a clump of field-grown lilies for $5.
Participants are asked to register for the event before noon on Thursday, May 9, by calling the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Erath County office at 254-965-1460 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information about Tarleton's Turfgrass Management program and field laboratory, please visit http://www.tarleton.edu/agcenter/turfgrass.
Tarleton State University
A member of The Texas A&M University System
Contact: Dr. Hennen Cummings


text: This 3-star guest house is a 10-minute walk from Brasov Central Station and the main shopping streets. It modern rooms feature free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV and a balcony, and there is a breakfast room. The home-style Pension Casa Floraly offers bright rooms with a minibar and private bathroom. Guests are welcome to relax in the garden, which has barbecue facilities. Breakfast is available every morning in Casa Floraly's dining room. Restaurants and shops can be found just a 5-minute walk away. Hiking and cycling trails in the Postăvarul Mountains can be found just a 5-minute drive away. Free parking is provided at Floraly, and there is a bus stop just 493 feet away.


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From shipping to staffing, the Chamber and its partners have the tools to save your business money and the solutions to help you run it more efficiently. Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today to start saving.
U.S. Chamber Urges Swift Passage of Pension Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Chamber of Commerce today urged swift congressional action on pension reform to simplify businesses' pension process by easing paperwork requirements and streamlining regulations, which will make employer-sponsored pension programs affordable for more business owners.
"Reform is critical, if we are to encourage more businesses to offer a pension benefit now, while many workers still have time to build for their retirement," said Bruce Josten, Chamber executive vice president. "About half of all workers do not have a retirement or pension plan and the problem is particularly acute at small businesses. Reform will make it easier for employers to offer this benefit."
The Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 10) – sponsored by Reps. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) – would streamline pension plan regulations, lowering the employers' costs of pension programs. It would also raise annual IRA contributions limits from $2,000 to $5,000 over the next three years, and would reduce the current five-year vesting period for 401k funds as well.
"Pension reform will help all Americans increase their retirement savings and will allow more workers to benefit from employer-sponsored programs," said Josten. "Without reform, more workers will be forced to rely on Social Security, which is already facing financial difficulty."
More than 90 groups representing a broad spectrum of business, labor and government concerns, support the Portman-Cardin bipartisan plan for pension reform, according to the Chamber. Getting more workers to save more money sooner provides the funds to businesses to invest, grow and create jobs. Savings is the basis for productivity growth that leads to a higher standard of living.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector and region.


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They sat quietly in the dimly lit waiting room, their eyes staring at the floor.
Two families, grieving over the shared loss of loved ones.
"He was everything to our family," Vuyelwa Mphosi said, breaking the silence and thick tension in the air.
"He never raised his voice… he was so humble," she continued.
Silence fell over the room.
Minutes earlier, Mphosi had come out of the identity room at the Diepkloof government mortuary where she had positively identified her first-born son, Nkululeko, on Tuesday.
He was in the Putco bus that was travelling from Sebokeng towards Meyerton on the R59 on Monday morning.
He had been on his way to work when the bus overturned at 7.50am, crashing onto the barrier line of a bridge.
Nkululeko was one of 19 people who died as a result of the crash. He was 36.
Nkululeko, a father of four young children, travelled on buses daily.
After Mphosi was alerted to the accident by her younger son, she immediately dialled his number.
"I dialled and dialled his number, but his phone was off," she said.
"I'm scared to go back home and tell everyone he is gone," she said, eyes welling with tears as she broke down crying.
"We heard about the accident on Lesedi FM," Elisa Lemao said, sitting on the opposite end of the room to Mphosi.
On Tuesday, she too positively identified the body of a relative, Martha Moreki, 45, who had been on the bus on her way to her job as a caregiver at an old-age home in Meyerton.
"After I heard the news on radio at about 8am, I started calling her. I called her three times and the phone just rang,"Lemao said.
"I called her mother to tell her what I heard on the radio. She said she had seen it on TV too. We went to Sebokeng Hospital, then to Kopanong (Hospital); she wasn't there…
"We hired a car to come here this morning and, well, we found her body," said Lemao, who is from Sebokeng.
Lemao described her niece as a loving and supportive person.
"She loved to cook, and salads – they were her thing! We have really lost… we have really lost," she added.
By 11.30am, a Putco bus bringing more families arrived at the mortuary.
The families were taken through to the room where bodies could be identified and then brought back to the waiting room.
Here officials from the Road Accident Fund spoke to the family members about assisting with funeral expenses.
Stuart Angus was with his employee of 15 years, Thomas Nkhatha, to support him as he identified his wife Lydia, who had also worked for him as a domestic worker for 12 years.
"Lydia has been with us for so long; she cared for our three children since birth. It's very sad for us… very, very sad," said Angus.
Forensic pathologists are hoping the 10 identity documents, six cellphones and dozens of ladies' handbags that were recovered from the bus, will help them identify more bodies.
By Tuesday afternoon, 12 bodies had been identified.
Meanwhile, Minister of Transport Ben Martins has called on the authorities to investigate all possible reasons that could have led to the crash.
"No effort should be spared in determining the cause of this horrific incident," Martins said.
"Road-traffic-management authorities must leave no stone unturned in their probe," he added.


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WHITTIER >> The city of Whittier has joined an effort recapture the aerospace industry in Southern California.
Partnering with the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. and other cities, the city hopes to harken back to a golden age of post-war optimism, a strong manufacturing sector and high-paying employment.
"We want to make Whittier a jobs-friendly city," said Councilman Joe Vinatieri, who is leading the City Council's efforts.
Whittier has joined the L.A. Jobs Defense Council, according to an April 11 news release. The Defense Council is part of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. That's the group that named Whittier its 2012 "most business-friendly" city in Los Angeles County for cities with populations of 60,000 and more.
Behind all the alphebet soup names, the message is one most residents of Whittier, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Montebello and Downey can relate to, said Vinatieri.
"It's spelled j-o-b-s, jobs," he said. "There are certain sectors of the economy that are recovering from the recession, but there are other areas that are still struggling."
One of the areas still struggling is jobs, he said. Even though there may be more jobs today than there were last year, the jobs that are being created in the recovery aren't the high-paying, skilled jobs many residents had before the recession, or before that, when 1990s defense spending cuts drove many of the major aerospace industry players out of Southern California.
"We used to have a large facility and the end of Philadelphia Street across from Nelles (Youth Correctional Facility)," he said. "They were a main supplier to McDonnell Douglas for the DC10 … they're no longer here. They were providing good jobs here."
Pico Rivera had the Advanced Systems Division of Northrop Grumann Corp., which developed much of the B2 stealth bomber and employed 13,000.
The plant was closed and demolished in 2001 and is now a retail center.
Santa Fe Springs, Montebello, Norwalk, and Downey also had aerospace industries.
North American Rockwell in Downey developed systems for the Apollo Space Program and the Space Shuttle. At its height, the company a 200-acre campus and employed more than 30,000.
"Those big companies are gone," said Vinatieri, "but a lot of the small machine shops and a lot of the subcontractors are still in this area. To the extent we can bring that business back to Southern California, or we can grow what we already have, those are all good-paying jobs."
The mission of the L.A. Jobs Defense Council is to attract and retain aerospace companies.
Vinatieri is part of a team formed by the group to meet with companies located in the region to help them grow. Members of the group also meet with companies located outside the region in an effort to attract them to the L.A. area.
Whittier also is a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership for Southern California to support business and work force development, according to the city's news release. AMP's mission is to "increase the quality and number of high-skilled, next generation advanced manufacturing jobs in aerospace and defense industries and their supply chains."
The AMP SoCal is competing for one of 12 federal manufacturing community designations to be considered for $1.3 billion in federal funding.
A second component of the AMP-Jobs Defense effort is ensuring region has the skilled work force needed by the aerospace industry.
It's the No. 1 goal this year for the L.A. Jobs Defense Council: "Resolve the imbalance between demand for skilled aerospace talent and its supply," says the agency's website.
AMP plans to do that by partnering with work force system players to implement job training and intermediary programs. It plans to link aerospace employers with community colleges, Cal State universities and other colleges to develop job training programs.
Other priorities include increasing the number of export-ready aerospace supply firms, providing rapid assistance to aerospace businesses to mitigate challenges they face, lower taxes, secure contracts and promote the region's pre-eminence in aerospace.
"The baby boom generation is fading out and getting ready to retire," said Vinatieri. "They have a lot of these jobs right now. The question is are the millennials willing to take these good-paying jobs. We need to make sure they have the opportunity to get trained for those jobs."
Under the program, the federal government would provide funds for regional occupational programs and high-tech job training.
"There are jobs here now that are unfilled because we don't have training for some of those jobs," said Vinatieri. "We need to make sure we've got a skilled work force that can fit those jobs, and I believe we'll be able to do that."
The region is in competition with other areas of the country for designation as a manufacturing community, he said. All the communities in the region need to collaborate on how to spend funds and make sure the region is hitting all the marks for growing manufacturing jobs.
"We'll be at the table," said Vinatieri. "We're one of the first cities in.
"We're all going to work together; we're all going to make it happen."


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4.7 Room cleanliness
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for Everyoneby Jay H from Toronto, Canada
Very clean and comfortable experiencePosted Feb 1, 2014
This hotel is located about 7 minutes drive from Fort Kumbhalgarh. It is a very spacious hotel, clean, and serves great food. The Internet service is available only in the hotel lobby, but is complementary. The restaurant has very good food, but service can be slow at times. This hotel would be a 5/5 rating, except for the room and food prices being overpriced.
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Nestled in the idyllic environs of the Kumbhalgarh Fort Club Mahindra Fort Kumbhalgarh is one of the finest of its properties. Our two day stay at the property was very satisfying. The staff, the facilities and the food would all deserve the highest marks though the food was on expensive side. Would definately like to go back.
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The Hotel at kumbhalgarhPosted Nov 16, 2011 on Hotels
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Women may be able to 'take break' from osteoporosis drug without losing benefit
Most postmenopausal women who took the osteoporosis drug alendronate for 5 years and then stopped did not have an increased risk for nonvertebral fractures in the next 5 years, suggesting the medication has a lasting effect, according to a study in the December 27 issue of JAMA.
Osteoporosis is common among postmenopausal women. The disease is characterized by increased bone turnover (when aging bone is broken down faster than it can be replaced), progressive loss of bone mass and increased fracture risk. Bisphosphonates are the most commonly used medications for postmenopausal osteoporosis, according to background information in the article. Alendronate, a potent bisphosphonate, decreases bone turnover, increases bone mineral density (BMD), and decreases vertebral, nonspine, and hip fracture risk in women with osteoporosis. Treatment for osteoporosis often continues indefinitely, but few studies have examined the effects of using bisphosphonates longer than 5 years or the effects of stopping treatment after 5 years. Some studies have suggested that stopping treatment after several years might result in continued effectiveness because of a residual effect of the drug, but the magnitude and duration of this remains uncertain.
The Fracture Intervention Trial (FIT), a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial, examined the effect of daily alendronate on BMD and fracture risk in postmenopausal women with low BMD. Average follow-up during treatment was 3.8 years, with optional open-label treatment continuation after trial completion. In this article, Dennis M. Black, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues report data from the FIT Long-term Extension (FLEX), which was designed to evaluate the effects on BMD of either continuation of alendronate, 5 or 10 mg/d for a total of 10 years, or discontinuation after approximately 5 years. The trial was conducted at 10 clinical centers, and 1,099 postmenopausal women were randomized to: alendronate, 5 mg/d (n = 329) or 10 mg/d (n = 333), or placebo (n = 437) for 5 years (1998-2003).
The researchers found that compared with continuing alendronate, switching to placebo for 5 years resulted in declines in BMD at the total hip (-2.4 percent) and spine (-3.7 percent), but average levels remained at or above pretreatment levels 10 years earlier. Similarly, those discontinuing alendronate had increased serum markers of bone turnover compared with continuing alendronate, but after 5 years without therapy, bone marker levels remained somewhat below pretreatment levels 10 years earlier. After 5 years, the cumulative risk of nonvertebral fractures was not significantly different between those continuing (19 percent) and discontinuing (18.9 percent) alendronate. Among those who continued, there was a 55 percent lower risk of clinically recognized vertebral fractures.
"� the BMD and bone marker changes suggest some residual effect from 5 years of alendronate treatment that is evident for at least 5 years after discontinuation," the authors write.
"We conclude that continuation of alendronate (either 5 or 10 mg/d) for 10 years maintains bone mass and reduces bone remodeling [continuous turnover of bone mineral] compared with discontinuation after 5 years. The results confirm the safety of alendronate for up to 10 years including no increased fracture risk with long-term alendronate use. However, even among those who discontinued therapy after 5 years, BMD remained at or above baseline values 10 years earlier and bone turnover was still somewhat reduced. Discontinuation did not increase the risk of nonvertebral fractures or x-ray-detected vertebral fractures over the next 5 years, but the risk of clinically diagnosed vertebral fractures was significantly increased among those who discontinued.
"These results suggest that for many women, discontinuation of alendronate after 5 years for up to 5 more years does not significantly increase fracture risk, but women at high risk of clinical vertebral fractures, such as those with vertebral fracture or very low BMD, may benefit by continuing beyond 5 years," the researchers write.
(JAMA. 2006;296:2927-2938. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org)
Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.
Editorial: Ten vs. Five Years of Bisphosphonate Treatment for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis - Enough of a Good Thing
In an accompanying editorial, Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric, M.D., M.H.Sc., of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. comments on the findings of the study by Black and colleagues.
"The FLEX trial has several important clinical implications. First, women who have a good response to 5 years of bisphosphonate therapy (3 percent - 5 percent increase in hip BMD, 8 percent - 10 percent increase in spine BMD �) and are not otherwise at increased risk of vertebral fracture can consider a 'holiday' period of up to 5 years without therapy. This strategy would clearly improve the reported cost-effectiveness of bisphosphonates. However, the importance of careful BMD monitoring is increased in such women; those rapidly losing BMD will likely require resumption of bisphosphonate therapy or a switch to an alternative agent."
"Findings from FIT and similar trials established that starting bisphosphonate therapy in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or a low-trauma fracture substantially reduces their risk of vertebral and nonvertebral fractures, pain, and disability. Now, armed with FLEX data, physicians may be able to begin telling women when they have had enough of a good thing," Dr. Colon-Emeric writes.
(JAMA. 2006;296:2968-2969. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org)
Editor's Note: Dr. Colon-Emeric reports that she has received research funding and consultancy funding from Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
For More Information: Contact the JAMA/Archives Media Relations Department at 312-464-JAMA or email: [email protected].
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Neurologic Complications in Peripheral Regional Anesthesia - An Evaluation Based on a Standardized Protocol
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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|First Received Date ICMJE
|March 7, 2007
|Last Updated Date
|May 5, 2008
|Start Date ICMJE
|May 2008
|Primary Completion Date
|Not Provided
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Brief Title ICMJE
|Neurologic Complications in Peripheral Regional Anesthesia - An Evaluation Based on a Standardized Protocol
|Official Title ICMJE
|Neurologic Complications in Peripheral Regional Anesthesia - A Clinical Follow Up Study to Evaluate the Incidence of Neurologic Complications Defined According to a Standardized Protocol Considering Motoric and Sensory Function and Pain
|Brief Summary
|To evaluate the incidence of neurologic complications as a consequence of peripheral regional anesthesia, all patients receiving peripheral nerve blocks will be evaluated according to a standardized protocol screening pain, motoric and sensory function recovering to defined periods, and according to a study protocol defining the items.
|Detailed Description
Neurologic complications as an adverse effect occur in all types of regional anesthesia. Reviewing the literature, the incidence spreads from 0.02 up to 3 percent. The incidence remains unclear because of different types of definitions, too. In this study, we evaluate all patients receiving peripheral regional anesthesia 24 hours after block performance according to a standardized study protocol. In case of any conspicuousness concerning motoric or sensory function or pain, the patient will be evaluated again after 48 hours. Further on, in case of neurologic dysfunction, periods of investigation will be after 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. This study includes the definition for nerve damage concerning motoric and sensory neural function and pain.
The patients will be recruited among all patients from our hospital receiving continuous peripheral regional anesthesia.
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Thursday, June 12, 2014
Water Problems
Den was lovingly asleep on the couch downstairs, not from being banished but cuz he gets to cuddle the remote all night. I was enjoying have the bed to myself. And then it happened, I heard the toilet running and running. Well, I couldn't let that happen so I went in there and took the back off of the toilet. I poked around a bit and realized that I wasn't a plumber. I tried to shut the water off to the toilet but NO. The water gods weren't having it. It felt like the knob for the shut off valve was going to snap off. That was out of the question so I went back to fiddling around with the stopper at the bottom of the tank. Did you know that if you bump the old water hose with your arm, it will crack and spray water all over the walls? Well, now you know and so do I!
So Den happily got up and shut the water off. Who knew that it wouldn't snap?
The next day he put all new guts in the toilet. Yay, husband. Then he wondered aloud, what was our next two water problems. Sigh.
Later, I went to get water from the water dispenser from the frig and holy hell man. It spit and sputtered and made some evil noise. So I went running to Den again and said, "I found number 2!" Ok, I could have phrased that a bit better. But he should know that I'm an idiot after 20 years.
This one was an easy fix, he thought that air was in the line from when he shut off the water. He let it run for a while and it seemed to clear up. But the water has an odd smell and taste to it. Den and DJ can drink it, I'm back to tap water.
And on to number three. We have been trying to catch up on all of the yard work. I sent DJ to reposition the bird bath. He did it and added water. Good boy! So Den and I walked over by it to see what else we wanted to do up there and I shit you not, the damned thing fell over at our feet and cracked in half. That was the last straw for poor Den and he kicked it. Pelé would be proud.
Mind you, none of these things were terrible but we just can't stay away from water problems. I'm not even going to think about the pool because it seems to be going strong!
Water logged,
Sonya Ann
20 comments:
- Jennifer said...
We have the 3's as well. Nothing lately - Thank God. Water is the worst though - even the small things. Add electrical problems and it is quite shocking!
- June 12, 2014 at 8:00 AM
- Cheapchick said...
Our irrigation system cracked in the front yard...during an extreme dry bout. My hippie irrigation contractor didn't call/text back for five days (after I sent him another message) now we are on a full water ban for five days. Then he thinks he "might" be able to fit us in. I am going with a brown lawn this summer. That or I will just spray paint the dead grass green. Who would have thought it would be so bloody dry on the coast!
- June 12, 2014 at 9:33 AM
- Cheapchick said...
And...I am really hoping my water thing is just 1 not 3 :)
- June 12, 2014 at 9:34 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Jennifer-Why is it 3s? Not that I'm asking for say 25s or anything. DO you think that we are just looking for 3 things?
I've done the electrical/water thing before. It was miserable.
- June 12, 2014 at 9:45 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Cheapchick-They had/have a company in Vegas that paints dead grass to help sell the abandoned homes. Maybe you could start one up by you!
You might need to find a new contractor.
- June 12, 2014 at 9:46 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Cheapchick-No kidding.
- June 12, 2014 at 9:46 AM
- A.Marie said...
Hi there! Hey, did you at one time have your blog over at Wordpress? And, if you did, what did you think of Wordpress? I started a blog over there and absolutely do NOT like using Wordpress. For one thing, it is so confusing. And for another thing, it is SO CONFUSING!!!! UGH!!
- June 12, 2014 at 10:33 AM
- Jennifer said...
No idea why it seems to come in 3's, but it does. Luckily, the good things come in 3's as well.
- June 12, 2014 at 11:21 AM
- Jenny Woolf said...
You've seriously offended the water gods somehow. I think they're trying to tell you to stick to beer.
- June 12, 2014 at 5:17 PM
- Mama .bonnie said...
I'm always having toilet issues on this house. I think it's because I have 5 men living here that are full of sh*t ;o)
- June 13, 2014 at 6:41 AM
- Donna Freedman said...
Maybe the water gods are telling you to visit someplace dry. Like, maybe, Vegas.
- June 13, 2014 at 7:00 PM
- Frances said...
I hope your water issues are over for a while.
- June 14, 2014 at 5:03 PM
- Jane said...
Well as long as only Den and DJ drink from the fridge you should be fine :)
- June 15, 2014 at 1:23 PM
- Sonya Ann said...
A.Marie-Well hello there stranger!
And having a REAL site seems too scary for me. LOL
- June 16, 2014 at 9:59 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Jennifer-I'm going to have to start looking for the good now. Wish it came in 30s!
- June 16, 2014 at 10:01 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Jenny Woolf-Amen sister!
- June 16, 2014 at 10:01 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Mama-BAHAHAHAHA! Ewwwww!
- June 16, 2014 at 10:01 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Donna Freedman-Brilliant, I like how your mind works.
- June 16, 2014 at 10:02 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Frances-I doubt it, the pool is open. It likes to spring leaks. LOL.
I'm so paranoid that I checked it after typing it.
- June 16, 2014 at 10:03 AM
- Sonya Ann said...
Jane-I ran it for a while and then it was fine but still something funky was going on.
- June 16, 2014 at 10:04 AM


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Sam Osborne-Wyle, 10, was too strong for the rest of the field in Nottingham.
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Jeffrey Hubbard, Carrollton, joined the Dallas office
of Jardine Lloyd Thompson as senior vice president and environmental practice leader. He and his wife, Victoria Ficarra Hubbard ('89), have two children, Elena and Christian.
Jo Streit (M.A.), San Francisco, Calif., wrote and produced the live portion of the videoconference "Keeping Youth Safe: Strategies That Work to Prevent Violence" for the California Wellness Foundation. The teleconference earned a gold medal in the category of public policy campaigns from the Council on Foundations as part of the council's 2005 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for excellence in communications.
Ingrid Bolen ( M.S.), Boise, Idaho, is marketing strategist for the Idaho Department
of Health and Welfare, Division of Health. She works with community and environmental health promotion professionals and in 2004 wrote a statewide secondhand smoke education curriculum for Native Americans. She is married and the mother of "two fantastic boys."
Robin Liles Callan, Austin, and Jeb Callan announce the birth of their first child, Phoebe Parker, born in January. In July 2003 Robin
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Scott deMasi, Humble, is celebrating the birth of his daughter, Katherine, and his promotion to southwest regional sales director for McCarty Brokerage Co.
Randall M. Good, Denton, represented
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John Douthitt, Trophy Club, became assistant general manager of the Houstonian Club in Houston in April.
Keith McBurnett ('93 M.Ed.), North Richland Hills, serves as the executive director of elementary education for the Keller ISD.
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Kacinda Crump, Cedar Hill, was named 10 p.m. newscast producer at KDFW-TV Fox 4 in Dallas. She previously served as executive producer at KTBC-TV FOX 7 in Austin.
Felisha Redwine Davis, Beaumont, was named special projects coordinator for The Examiner, a national award-winning news-paper. In April 2004, she and her husband, Darin, welcomed their son, Carson, who joins his big sister, Chloe, 6. Felisha says although she's "quite busy with an exciting job and blossoming family,"
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Laura Heinz (M.S.), Lubbock, began her new position as senior director for outreach and extramural services at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Libraries in May.
Lidan Lin (Ph.D.), Fort Wayne, Ind., received tenure and was promoted to associate professor of English at Indiana University-Purdue University.
Laura Chamberlin Ringrose (M.Ed., '04 Ed.D.), Allen, received the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Outstanding Dissertation Award in February. She is the principal of Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School.
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Prydie handed shock Wales call-up
Ospreys teenager Tom Prydie has won a shock call-up to the Wales team for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations Championship finale against Italy in Cardiff.
Wing Prydie, at just 18 years and 27 days, will become the youngest Welsh international player of all time. He replaces Cardiff Blues' Leigh Halfpenny as one of five changes from the side that crashed to a 27-12 defeat against Triple Crown-chasing Ireland.
Wales coach Warren Gatland welcomes back three fit-again British and Irish Lions in scrum-half Mike Phillips , prop Gethin Jenkins and skipper Ryan Jones, who replaces Gloucester's Gareth Delve. And there is a first Six Nations start for 21-year-old Cardiff flanker Sam Warburton, who is preferred to 95-times capped veteran Martyn Williams.
Both Williams and scrum-half Richie Rees, who has been replaced by Phillips, failed to win a place on the bench as Wales look for a winning finish to what has been a hugely disappointing Six Nations campaign.
Gatland said of Prydie: "Tom has been with us for the duration of the campaign, he was one of two youngsters – brought in alongside Kristian Phillips – who we wanted to have a look at, and we've been impressed with him.
"We heard some good things about him from his region and from the coaches at under-18 level, and he has lived up to that, as has Kristian as well."


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A BID to change who will decide on controversial plans to develop a superstore and petrol station on the Wentworth Street Car Park in Malton has been rejected.
A motion to have any plans voted on by the whole of Ryedale District Council rather than leave it to a planning committee were thrown out, but only by a margin of three votes.
Supporters of the move argued at a full council meeting it was not right to leave such a contentious issue to the council's planning committee, where members of Malton and Norton were under-represented.
But opponents branded the move as an insult to members of the committee.
There was concern such a move could lead to more expensive legal arguments.
The motion was put forward by Coun Paul Andrews and seconded by Coun Lindsay Burr. It was defeated by 15 votes to 12.
Before the meeting, more than 30 people protested outside with placards saying "Save Our Shops".
They included councillors, traders, residents and representatives of Fitzwilliam (Malton) Estate which has had a rival application to develop the livestock market approved by a planning inspector following a public inquiry.
The chairman, Coun Janet Frank, stressed the debate should not be about the merits of the application but should focus on whether it was appropriate for the full council to discuss the issue rather than the planning committee.
Coun Andrews said the plan would affect the whole district and its towns, not just Malton and Norton.
He said it would not be appropriate to leave the issue to the planning committee which had only one member from Malton and Norton while the two towns had a quarter of the population of Ryedale.
Coun Burr said as it involved selling one of the council's assets, which would raise a considerable amount of money, it would be more democratic for all the district's councillors to take the decision.
She said: "It is so important it is seen by the public that this process is as open and as transparent as possible."
Meanwhile, the chairmanship of Ryedale District Council's planning committee was called into question at the meeting of the full council.
Coun John Clark asked Coun John Raper if he had re-considered his position as chairman.
The chairman has come under fire from critics over the way he has handled applications such as the plan to develop Wentworth Street Car Park in Malton and a proposed large development in Kirkbymoorside.
But Coun Raper hit back, saying he was chairman until May 14 this year. That is when the full council would consider appointments to the different committees.
"It will be up to members to decide whether I continue or not. I am staying where I am and I see no reason why not," he said.
When Coun Clark queried whether Coun Raper, who is a Conservative, had the confidence of the full council and the general public he retorted: "I cannot comment on the second one and I am certain I have a great deal of confidence from my own group."


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ST. PETERSBURG — A former St. Petersburg resident suspected of videotaping under the skirts and dresses of at least 2,300 women is now accused of recording a 5-year-old in a restroom, police said.
William Bernard Wright, 54, of Antioch, Tenn., was arrested in November when police said they caught him using a videocamera hidden in his shoe to look under the skirt of unsuspecting women at the Publix Supermarket at 7999 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N.
He has no criminal record in Tennessee, police said.
St. Petersburg police Maj. Mike Kovacsev said he had never seen such an elaborate scheme with so many potential victims. Police are seeking the public's help in identifying other victims.
"The problem is," Kovacsev said, "people may not have any clue."
Police said Wright admitted last year that he went to local stores with the shoe camera. He let police search his computer and they found 200 video files with images of about 2,300 women photographed under their dresses or in some state of undress, police said.
He was charged with nine misdemeanor counts of video voyeurism for the cases in which the victims could be identified.
On Thursday, Wright appeared at a pretrial hearing where detectives charged him with another count of video voyeurism.
The latest charge is a felony because it involved a child. Police said he concealed a videocamera in the restroom at a former workplace and videotaped the daughter of a co-worker.
Kovacsev said Wright was adamant about never video recording a juvenile. "He tried not to take pictures of juveniles," he said.
Detectives are attempting to locate other women who were victimized during the time he is suspected of being active, which includes most of 2009 until his arrest in November, police said.
Police said Wright would walk up and closely stand behind women wearing skirts or dresses. Sometimes he would talk to them about a store item while standing very close to them, police said.
He is believed to have frequented numerous stores in St. Petersburg and Tampa, including Walmart, Home Depot, Sears, Target, Staples, Office Depot, Winn-Dixie, Dollar General, Big Lots and the St. Petersburg Ale House.
Police ask anyone with information to call Detective Regina Desmarais at (727) 893-4824.


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Life Savers are a candy that most Americans are quite familiar with and have been for at least the last 50 years. There are the original mint flavored Life Savers and of course the fruit flavored candies that were sold in a book, perfect for gift giving. Not too many candy eaters think about the nutritional value in a piece of Life Savers candy, but the information is public knowledge if you know where to find it.
In 1912, a chocolate maker by the name of Clarence Crane ended up making a mint candy in the shape of what we now know as a life-saver for water rescues. The very next year, he sold the rights to his candy to a candy maker named Edward Noble for $2900. This was a sizable lump of cash at the time, but little did either of them know the amount of popularity the candy would develop over the next few decades. Around 1929, the fruit candies were added as lemon, orange and lime disks, but were changed to the familiar life saver shape by 1935 with the added flavors of cherry and pineapple. These remained the Life Savers candies' flavors for the next 68 years, at which time the company was then owned by Kraft in 2003. In 2004, Wrigley's took ownership and has exploded the varieties of Life Saver candies.
Story Behind Life Saver Shape
The story goes that Mr. Crane was having problems with his chocolate during the hot summer months and decided to try a mint candy. About that time, he was in a drug store and noticed the apothecary making a round pill and thought it would be a novel idea for his mints since the mints of the time were mostly from England and were square in shape. Of course, he didn't want his candy to look like a pill, so he poked the inside with a pin and made the life ring shape as we know it today, hence the name Life Saver Mints. It was a great strategy since that was the year of the sinking of the Titanic and the life saver ring was on everyone's mind. Mint was the only flavor for 15 years until the 5 flavor pack was invented.
The ingredients in a Life Saver candy vary between flavors, but for the most part they are sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial flavors, citric acid and natural and artificial coloring. Originally the only flavor was the mint until 1935 when the five roll pack was introduced with the fruit flavors. It is a boiled sugar candy as opposed to other kinds that are a compressed product.
Newest Flavors
Since Wrigley bought the company in 2004, there have been two new mint flavors introduced, the strawberry apple and the cherry lemonade. Of course the other 30 flavors already being used are lemon, lime, cherry, pineapple (Five Flavor), tangy tangerine, tangy peach, green apple, strawberry and watermelon (Five Tangy Flavors), tangerine, mango melon, pina colada, fruit punch, banana (Tropical Fruits), spearmint, wintergreen, vanilla mint, peppermint (Chill-O-Mints), strawberry, black raspberry, red raspberry, cherry and blackberry (Wild Sour Berries), and butter rum, wild cherry, hot cin-o-mint, wint-o-green, cryst-o-mint, spear-o-mint, pep-o-mint (sugar-free mints).
The Life Saver candies are non-fat and low calorie when it comes to treats and has prevailed during markets that fluctuate with the diets of the American public. The Wrigley website boasts the nutritional information about Life Savers. The calorie value range from 20 up to 60. It is an American icon that has lasted for almost 100 years.
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SORRENTO —The Town Council still awaits "tangible evidence" from three town police officers threatening legal action over alleged racial and sexual discrimination by Police Chief Earl Theriot, Councilman Randy Anny said Tuesday.
Anny's remarks came after a special meeting of the council during which members discussed in an hour-long closed session threats of potential litigation raised by Police Officers Kermit Givens and Cathy Gil and their attorney, Harry Shoemaker III.
The third police officer, Tige Scott, did not attend Tuesday's meeting.
Neither the councilmen nor police personnel present would discuss the allegations against Theriot, but Shoemaker said after the meeting that "Negotiations are active and ongoing."
Hudson said after the executive session concluded, "Both sides have agreed to try and resolve this amicably."
Hudson added there is no deadline as to when the issues would have to be resolved.
Councilmen Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair, John Wright, Marvin Martin, Jason Adams and Anny attended Tuesday's meeting.
During a phone conversation after the meeting, Mayor Wilson Longanecker Jr. also declined to comment on the allegations against Theriot because the issue was discussed in executive session.
"If there are improprieties, those improprieties will be exposed in due process," Longanecker said. "If there aren't any, naturally, that will be exposed in due process."


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This tea sounds soooo fancy! I kept mixing up which one this was, as it just smells like chocolatey tea to me!
Praline De Champagne as dried tea leaves looks impressive and Valentinesy. Sexy black leaves, heart shaped chocolate, chunks of strawberry – YUM! And pralines in it? Oh man – I can pig out on this tea without the calories.
Interestingly the sales guy mentioned that this tea has more calories as well as the act of drinking tea burns more calories (concept I know of called negative calories).
There is a rooibos version, which they had a sample at the store – but I found it too rooibosy overpowering, thus I went with the black tea one. That and I like my caffeine… and black tea.
So, I'm home making a cup of this tea. I try to get a nice scoop to get a bit of everything – this proves difficult as the strawberries are HUGE slices so I can see additional cups I make might lack the strawberry flavour. There is a fair amount of chocolate bits and pralines, but alas, I could see at the end I'll just be drinking black tea. I think it would be nicer to have smaller chocolates and strawberries for flavour spread, but visually what they did here is nice.
Leaves steeped – very strawberry smell, hint of chocolate and a sweet sting of candy sweet like praline. 65% of the chocolates has melted down. Hot damn I'm ready to chug this beast (hopefully not burn my face off)
Taste wise – smooth caramelly, tart strawberries – not too sweet. Nice aftertaste of black tea and tart strawberry. Not so much chocolate taste, it's more in the smell. Pretty simple yet effective.
Valentines tea? Check. This be a great tea to buy to impress that special someone that likes tea. Or make a pot in a clear teapot, making sure to show them the leaves first.
Me? I'm still sad over the huge chunks of chocolate and strawberries being gone when I'm at the end of this tea and I'm stuck drinking black tea with praline stumps. With that said, I think this tea would go over great steeped for bigger batches (heh, to share with someone).
Since I drink quite a bit of DAVIDsTeas.. lets compare this to "Love Tea #7" another strawberry choco tea. Praline De Champagne is more smoother with the pralines and stronger strawberry taste (pending, as I made sure I had a chunk of strawberry in this cup) and a stronger after taste of tartness. Love Tea #7 has MUCH more chocolately flavour and a floral punch with the rose reducing tart a bit.
Presentation wise, Praline De Champagne wins… but that I think taste should win.
So – not bad of a tea. Simple, strawberrly, praliney without the crazy sweet. I think this tea is ment to be shared to ensure optimal flavor spread vs for a single person. For me, since my fiance hates tea, sinful teas like this is like curling up with a bucket of ice cream, without the guilt. I don't think I'll buy more once my 50 grams is gone.
This tea might make a good latte though… mmmmm


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JumpStart is available to residents in Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix counties. JumpStart assists eligible, low-income families in buying a reliable car for work or employment training.
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If you qualify, JumpStart staff will assess your credit history, your household budget, and your transportation needs. After your application is approved, we will arrange for you to receive a low-interest car loan from a local partnering lender. Our dealership staff will work with you to find the right car at the right price. All JumpStart cars are fully inspected, have a Vehicle Assurance plan covering major engine and transmission, and are models with a proven record of reliability.
How do I get funds out of my JumpStart Maintenance account?
When you are approved for a JumpStart vehicle, you will also be required to set up a Maintenance Savings Account along with your loan at WESTconsin Credit Union. Every month you will be required to put $20 into this savings account that you can draw funds out of when you do regular maintenance on your JumpStart vehicle. This would include things like oil changes, new brakes, new tires, etc. In order to request the funds, you will need to provide West CAP's staff with either a receipt for the work, or an estimate from a certified repair shop. We will then send the request for the funds to be put into your personal savings or checking account at WESTconsin Credit Union (where the JumpStart loan is held). To submit your request for reimbursement please call our main office at 800-606-9227 or 715-265-4271 ext 0, or email your information to email@example.com, or fax to 715-265-7031.
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16 Bit Lolitas – The Rise / You Are An Astronaut
November 03, 2011
Dutch duo 16 Bit Lolitas have started a new chapter in their musical story, getting ready for re-launch. Peter Kriek and Ariaan Olieroock bring the Armada Music label a new feel through their Bits & Pieces imprint. A realm for progressive-house fan since 2007, home to all 16 Bit releases and now kicking off with the first release since they joined forces: 'The Rise' & 'You Are An Astronaut'.
2 new murder weapons to kill them feet on the dance floor and lure the music lovers with the patiently crafted, sophisticated sound that 16 Bit Lolitas are mostly known for.
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The Rise (Original Mix) (09:04)
You Are An Astonaut (Original Mix) (07:29)


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Continuous patch compliance visibility and enforcement
Tivoli® Endpoint Manager for Patch Management provides unified, real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all endpoints from a single console
IBM Tivoli® Endpoint Manager for Patch Management, built on BigFix® technology, delivers an easy-to-manage, quick-to-deploy solution that supports comprehensive patch management capabilities among distributed endpoints, reducing business risk, costs, complexity and time while enhancing security.
- Automatically manage patches for multiple operating systems and applications across hundreds of thousands of endpoints regardless of location, connection type or status
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SANTA CRUZ -- It's another busy morning at Dientes Community Dental Clinic. Dentists and hygienists hustle down the long hallway, snapping on gloves as they enter exam rooms.
From behind a cabinet sporting a deep-ocean painting of fishes and whales, comes the sound of a drill. Dr. Mai Dinh counts down, "Four three two one." She pauses the drill and says, "OK, you're doing a great job." Her patient, Isaac Sandoval, 9, is having a cavity filled.
Dientes has been serving low-income patients in Santa Cruz County for 20 years. It started with 500 patients in 1992 and now cares for about 7,500 patients, almost half are children.
Help for the homeless
It is poised to do even more. The clinic is partnering with Santa Cruz County's Homeless Person's Health Project to offer dental care at homeless clinics in Santa Cruz City and Watsonville. A $1.4 million grant from the county will fund an expansion of their current office around the corner from Dominican Hospital. The clinic plans to add a pediatric wing and update its administrative offices.
Dientes is the brainchild of local dentist, Catherine Webb. In 1990, she was seeing patients at Cabrillo College with severe dental problems. She approached Carolyn O'Donnell, the director of Westside Community Health Care Center about starting a clinic.
"She showed up on my doorstep and she said, 'You need to add dental care to this office,'" O'Donnell said. Webb and O'Donnell teamed up with Jayne Doyle, the chief of Children's Medical Services at the Santa Cruz Public Health Department.
They struggled to find funding at first, but were able to get the program off the ground in late 1992. They now offer off-site dental care at schools, nursing care facilities and Women's Infants and Children (WIC) centers.
They send patients who need the most extensive care to local dentists who treat them for no charge.
Shells for teeth
For those unable to get dental care, the effects can be devastating. O'Donnell recounts one homeless woman early in the early days of Dientes who tried to find a do-it-yourself solution. "She had been taking pieces of abalone shells and gluing them to try and imitate some semblance of teeth to go to job interviews," she said. "A lot of us that don't have problems with our teeth -- we brush them, we floss them and we go to the dentist every six months -- we don't think about how much we take for granted with our teeth."
In Santa Cruz County, there are 80,000 people without dental insurance. Another 50,000 are covered by government programs, Medi-Cal or Health Families. But only seven clinics in Santa Cruz that take Medi-Cal patients. The hassle of extensive paperwork and low reimbursement rates keeps many dentists from accepting Medi-Cal.
More dentists accept Healthy Families patients, but that program is slated to end in January, due to cuts in the state budget. There are almost 4,000 children in Santa Cruz County enrolled in Healthy Families. Those families will be shifted to Medi-Cal, swelling the number of patients who will struggle to get dental care. "Those kids are going to be searching for a dental home, and we don't have the capacity, until we have our expansion built," said Dientes Executive Director Laura Marcus..
Dientes is also tackling an education campaign to teach parents and children about the importance of daily dental care. "The best thing to do is to see a child in a chair and talk to them about their oral health and make it a habit from a very young age," said Marcus.
Care for adults
Preventing tooth decay in children is a challenge, but harder still is providing dental car for adults. Federal guidelines mandate that children in Medi-Cal be covered for dental care. In 2009, the guidelines for adults were changed. Medi-Cal is no longer required to cover dental or mental health services. The program now only covers emergency care and extractions.
"Until dental benefits are covered as part of health benefits, we're going to continue to see the suffering and struggle. We literally have patients crying at the window every week. I've never seen this level of desperation," said Marcus.
But she expects that, just as mental health care has come under the umbrella of general health coverage over the past 20 years, so will dental health -- as soon as 10 years from now.
Dientes will likely be at forefront of that effort. Marcus has asked supporters to advocate that President Obama's Affordable Care Act be expanded to include dental care.
Dientes shows that a few people in a community can create a real change -- and I don't think that has ever left our spirit," she said.
At a glance
Dientes Community Dental Clinic
WHERE: 1830 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
Phone: 464-5409
Website: http://dientes.org


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Geo Map - Asia - South Korea
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Maps of Asia - Republic of Korea
"South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name Korea is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the Middle Ages. It shares land borders with North Korea to the north, and oversea borders with China to the west and Japan to the east. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. It comprises an estimated 50 million residents distributed over 99,392 km2 (38,375 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 10 million."
The vector stencils library South Korea contains contours for ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software. This library is contained in the Continent Maps solution from Maps area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Pic. 1. Continent Maps Solution
Use the South Korea library to draw thematic maps, geospatial infographics and vector illustrations for your business documents, presentations and websites.
Geo Map - Asia - Republic of Korea
South Korea has a population of over 51.5 million and an area 100,210 km2(38,691 sq mi).
Pic. 2. South Korea
Geo Map - Asia - South Korea Contour
Capital - Seoul
Pic. 3. South Korea Contour
Geo Map - Asia
Asia contains 48 countries(UN members) and 6 other states.
Pic. 4. Asia Map
Geo Map - Asia Contour
A contour map is a map illustrated with contour lines.
Pic. 5. Asia Contour
Geo Map - contours of Asia countries
Use the map contours library "Asia" to design thematic maps using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The vector stencils library "Asia" contains 57 map contours: Asia political map, map contours of countries.
Pic. 6. Contours of Asia countries
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I HAVE just read with much interest you article 'Town delves into colourful past' with accompanying photos.
I was appalled therefore to read that the event was 'thanks to Milford Haven Operatic Society', who I have no doubt performed their roles to perfection.
However, have the organisers forgotten that Haverfordwest has its own Operatic Society who would have loved to have been invited to participate in their own town?
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Neil Patrick Harris Shares: Coming Out Brought 'More Opportunities Than Ever'
Today, Rolling Stone shared a First Look at HEDWIG star and recent Tony nominee Neil Patrick Harris who bares all on the cover of their June issue, hitting newstands this Friday! Get a First Look here!
In the feature story, NPH shares that revealing his sexuality was one of the best things that ever happened to his career. "Once all the cards were on the table, I got more opportunities than ever," Harris explains. "Some actors don't get hired because you can't look into their soul and see what they're like, because they're kept guarded."
In the June cover feature, Harris' brother, Brian, shares the story of how the actor came out to his family. "It was three conversations," he explains. "First he goes, 'I just don't think I'm going to date, really, for a while.' And he had some bad luck with the girls he dated early on. Probably because he was gay! And then we had a different conversation about how he likes girls, but he kind of likes guys too. And we had another conversation after that: He likes guys."
Adds Harris, "I have always been highly aware of how I was presenting myself. Which, now that I'm playing overtly feminine and loving it, is kind of a stupid concern."
Read the story in full here
Neil Patrick Harris' returns to Broadway in the new production ofHedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer. The limited engagement, featuring Lena Hall(Kinky Boots, lead singer of The Deafening), opened Tuesday, April 22 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street).
HEDWIG is Harris' first appearance on Broadway since he starred as The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in the 2004 Tony-winning revival of Assassins. His other Broadway credits include Proof and Cabaret. He just completed production for the final season of the beloved CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother" and has been honored with four Emmy Awards: three for his acclaimed hosting of the Tony Awards and another for his guest-starring role on "Glee." His upcoming film projects include Fox's Gone Girl, Universal's A Million Ways to Die in the West, and Disney/Pixar's The Good Dinosaur.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH was originally produced by David Binder off off Broadway at Westbeth and then, under the direction of Peter Askin, ran over two years at the Jane Street Theatre beginning in February 1998. The musical won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and both John Cameron MitchellandStephen Trask won Obies in 2001. It won a 1998 New York Magazine Award and Entertainment Weekly's "Soundtrack of the Year" Award. Time Magazine named HEDWIG the Top Musical of 1998.
The film of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, directed by John Cameron Mitchell, won the Audience Award and Best Director Awards at Sundance. Mitchell won the Best New Director from the National Board of Review, the Gotham Awards, and the LA Critics Society. Stage productions have played for many years in Japan and in 2008, Korea hosted a popular televised Reality Show about the search for a new star to play Hedwig.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos


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This was an "actual question" given on a University of Washington chemistry midterm.
Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with proof.
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools off when it expands and heats up when it is compressed) or some variant.
One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So, we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for temperature and the pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand as souls are added.
This gives two possibilities:
1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until All Hell breaks loose.
2. Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Ms. Therese Banyan during my Freshman year, that "It will be a cold night in Hell before I sleep with you", and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in that area, then (2) cannot be true, and so Hell is exothermic.
This student got the only A.
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About Us
Prices Slashed Permanently: Sony lowers PSP price point
Peter Skeritt
posted: 3/1/2011 5:26:00 AM
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Just in case you missed the news over the weekend,
executed a price drop on its PlayStation Portable (PSP) hardware as of Sunday, February 27th.
You can now buy a brand new PSP for $129.99, which is the same price as a new NIntendo DS Lite. Although the game library for the PSP isn't as diverse or as large as the DS library, there are still some gems out there worth buying and the PSP is an excellent portable multimedia platform. (Just be sure to pick up a Memory Stick Pro Duo with ample storage.)
The price cuts don't end with the hardware, either.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Assassin's Creed: Bloodline
, and several other games were reclassified as
Greatest Hits
and saw their prices reduced to
. The PSP also has an even cheaper line of software, called
, which retails for a mere $9.99. The list of games here is formidable as well, with titles including
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Killzone: Liberation
, and
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Any price drops are good news for consumers, especially for those who have been on the fence in the past when it comes to pulling the trigger on a PSP purchase. With the NGP coming towards the end of the year, though, do you save your money and wait for the potentially superior platform or do you splurge now and catch up on any games you've missed?
That's not an easy question to answer, but we know you can do it. In the meantime, check out the body of Sony's press release covering the price drop after the jump.
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system will be available for $129.99 (MSRP) starting February 27, 2011. Since launching in 2005, the PSP system has sold more than 23 million* units in North America and 67.8 million worldwide, offering more than 590 engaging titles in North America as well as access to a vast selection of downloadable content from PlayStation®Network. In addition to the new price point, 13 new games will be added to the PSP "Greatest Hits" and $9.99 "Favorites" software collections, further delivering upon the PSP system's incredible entertainment value.
"The PSP system set the standard for complete portable entertainment and continues to be the premiere destination for gamers on-the-go," said Tim Bender, Senior Vice President, Sales, SCEA. "Nearly six years after its initial launch, demand for the PSP remains strong. This new price point enables us to broaden the PSP platform to a larger group of consumers who are looking for best-in-class handheld entertainment."
As part of the PSP system's extensive software catalogue are its "Greatest Hits" and "Favorites" collections. Available for $19.99 (MSRP), Greatest Hits titles have surpassed an impressive sales threshold and represent the highest caliber of quality software available on the PSP system. With nearly 70 titles to date, two of the latest additions include Assassin's Creed® Bloodlines™ (Ubisoft), DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY® (Square Enix, Inc.), LittleBigPlanet (PSP®), METAL GEAR SOLID®: PEACE WALKER (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.), Ratchet & Clank®: Size Matters, Resistance: Retribution™, and Toy Story 3: The Video Game (Disney Interactive).
Favorites titles, valued at $9.99 (MSRP), offer some of the PSP system's most popular games at an incredible price. New PSP Favorites titles include CRISIS CORE® -FINAL FANTASY® VII- (Square Enix, Inc. ), Daxter®, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite™ (Capcom), Killzone®: Liberation, SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fire Team Bravo, and Tomb Raider® Anniversary (Square Enix, Inc.).
Acclaimed for being the first truly integrated handheld entertainment system, the PSP system continues to deliver unparalleled gaming experiences only possible on the PSP platform while offering a wide variety of affordable entertainment options to consumers.
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Labor Day Picnic
Join union members and friends of labor for a day of fun and celebration with a b-b-q lunch, solidarity songs and more.
WHEN: noon-4 p.m. Monday
WHERE: Delaveaga Park, 850 Branciforte Drive, Santa Cruz
COST: $15 per person. Free admission to children under age 6 when accompanied by a paying adult.
DETAILS: 422-4626 ext. 11 or www.montereybaylabor.org
Monterey Bay Dahlia Society Labor Day Dahlia Show
Enjoy an exhibition of blooms and bouquets by award-winning growers, who will be available to answer questions and dispense advice to local gardeners.
WHEN: 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Soquel High School, 401 Old San Jose Road, Soquel
COST: Free
DETAILS: 722-9952 or www.mbdahlias.org
Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show
Help raise funds for local charities while learning about aviation history and watching aerial acrobatics during this three-day show at the Watsonville Municipal Airport.
WHEN: noon-8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; special Pilot's dinner and awards presentation 6-9 p.m. Saturday only
WHERE: Watsonville Municipal Airport, 100 Aviation Way, Watsonville
COST: Free-$100; prices vary
DETAILS: 763-5600 or www.watsonvilleairshow.org
59th annual Capitola Begonia Festival
Fun for the whole family reigns at the Capitola Begonia Festival, where activities include a nautical parade, sand sculpture competition, movies and concerts.
WHEN: Friday-Monday; for event schedule and times, go to www.begoniafestival.com
WHERE: Stockton Avenue, Capitola; Esplande Park, Capitola
COST: Free
DETAILS: 476-3566 or www.begoniafestival.com


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Rooftop garden at Mesa State a new height for architecture in Grand Junction
Students, faculty and visitors to the third floor of the new business building at Mesa State College can enjoy a cafe-like rooftop garden the likes of which Grand Junction hasn't seen before, thanks to landscape architect Rob Breeden.
The project, from its design last December to the final touches in mid-October, has been meant to be an "intensive" rooftop garden created with the intent of people using it, said Breeden, a 13-year landscape architect from Fruita. The 6,000-square-foot south-
facing terrace was "meant to be something totally different" before he was brought on board to design the space as it sits today, Breeden said.
"I presented three design concepts and basically gave them the gold, silver and bronze approach," he said. "The gold approach was the one they liked the most."
Breeden said the garden contains a number of innovations that make the terrace unique to Grand Junction. All the plants are either drought-tolerant or cold-hardy plants, he said, planted in custom planters with a unique soil mix that will keep the planters light even when watered to ease pressure on the structure.
The building structure was upgraded, Breeden said, to accommodate the weight of the landscaping and people using the area.
Breeden designed a shade structure that can hold a canopy in the spring and summer months with a frame that mimics a mesa tabletop. The shade frame and the planters and mesh attached to the frame create three outdoor rooms with furniture on the rooftop that can be used year-round because his design redistributes wind flow. Ivy vines will eventually grow up the mesh, Breeden said, to
provide walls for some of the outdoor rooms.
The original plan for the terrace was on a much smaller scale at 1,300 square feet, Breeden said, with little more than plants and rooftop space that would have been accessible.
"I'm very proud that we took a space that could have been unusable and provided something usable," he said. "There are no public spaces like this in Grand Junction on this magnitude."