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Hannah Cookson might not have won the home run derby that preceded the ninth annual San Fernando Valley all-star softball game, but the former Crescenta Valley standout made sure she had plenty left in reserve during the contest Wednesday at Birmingham High.
Cookson's second-inning home run was an early highlight, but it was her two-run shot in the seventh that served as the catalyst for the East all-stars to score eight runs during the final three innings of the scheduled nine-inning game, cruising to a 10-1 victory over the West to win for the second year in a row and even the all-time series at 4-4-1.
Cookson, who was edged in the final of the home run derby by Kennedy's Evelyn Mendoza after leading all competitors with four during the preliminary round, drove in three runs to earn offensive player of the game honors for the East.
"It's awesome to win this award. It feels really good. I had to get something," said Cookson, who didn't hit a home run in the final round of the derby.
Cookson, a Long Beach State signee, became only the second athlete in nine years to hit two home runs in the annual game.
"I worked hard and waited for the right pitches," said Cookson, who hit her first home run just inside the left-field foul pole off Oaks Christian's Kristin Cullen and belted her second to straightaway center off Oak Park's Alex Lopez.
"I just had to relax. I had a lot of waiting time in between, so I just kept thinking about my next at-bat. It was good that I had some time instead of coming up the next inning, because I wanted to be able to enjoy it."
With Cookson providing the big hits on offense, the East relied on Bell-Jeff's Mia Acosta, Sylmar's Clarrisa Estevane and Burroughs' Cheyenne Steward to keep the West lineup in check, allowing a combined four hits.
After surrendering a leadoff walk to Camarillo's Chase Robledo in the second, followed by double to Kennedy's Melissa Boundy, Acosta retired the final nine batters she faced, including an RBI groundout by Westlake's Karli Skowrup that drove in Robledo for the West's lone run.
Acosta. the East's defensive player of the game, allowed two hits and struck out two in four innings.
Estevane walked two and struck out a batter in her two innings, with Steward giving up two hits and walking three, but recording three strikeouts in the final three innings.
Oak Park's Rebecca Kubena, a Cornell commit, was selected the West's offensive player of the game, reaching base in her first two plate appearances with a single, a walk and a stolen base, before grounding out to end the contest.
"They played solid defense and we weren't able to string any hits together," Kubena said. "We'd get somebody on, but we just couldn't produce that one big hit we needed."
Cullen, a Cal signee, earned the defensive player of the game honors for the West, allowing four hits and one earned run, striking out six.
"(After allowing the home run) I settled down and things got better," Cullen said. "Props to (Hannah), she's a great hitter, but I knew I had to settle down and bear down and do a better job."
Harvard-Westlake's Jessica Johnston reached base on an error to set the stage for Cookson's second home run, which gave the East a 4-1 lead in the seventh, building momentum for six additional runs against Panorama's Vanessa Gonzalez in the final two innings.
Highland's Monique Smith and West Ranch's Mollie Sorenson both singled and scored in the eighth, with Acosta's double also driving in a run. Knight's Ashley Lopez scored on a wild pitch for a 7-1 advantage.
Canyon's Kaelie Doyle doubled for the second time and scored, with Cowboys teammate Tiffany Dyson, Bell-Jeff's Tiffany Galindo and teammate Sam Casarez collecting consecutive hits in the ninth to stretch the lead even more. Casarez capped the scoring with a two-run double after Dyson drove in Doyle.
Quartz Hill's Destinee Medrano tripled, with Alemany's Maddy Collins and West Ranch's Lauren Lindvall adding hits for the East. El Camino Real's Jasmin Joseph and Oaks Christian's Carly Roleder collected hits for the West.


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Vic Connell came a cropper when he was caught skiving off at Wembley to watch his beloved Arsenal.
Instead of his usual shift at Islington fire station, he had taken his sons Alan and David to see the Gunners beat Sheffield Wednesday to lift the FA Cup in 1993.
Unfortunately he got rumbled when the TV cameras panned on the Arsenal end – and one row in particular.
"It was just before Andy Linighan got the winner in extra-time," recalled Alan. "Unbeknown to us at the time, for whatever reason the camera just zoomed in on us three!
"My dad had pulled a sickie to go and all his work-mates saw it! He had a lot of explaining to do the next day but it was worth it because we won."
Connell senior won't have to sneak undercover to Valley Parade tomorrow night, although he will be sitting among the home fans.
It is a dream tie for the Arsenal-mad family when Alan Connell lines up in the City side to face them. And for one night only, family ties will prove stronger than traditional loyalty.
The striker said: "They both want Bradford to win for my sake, that's for sure. But Arsenal will always be my family's team.
"My mum (Sue, who passed away three years ago) and dad were born and bred in Islington, which is Arsenal territory, and he was a fireman there for 30 years.
"I grew up in Enfield, which is 25 minutes away and more of a Spurs area. A lot of my schoolmates are Tottenham fans, which causes problems sometimes.
"But I've always supported Arsenal and we used to go regularly to Highbury. I remember my first game back in 1989, Alan Smith scored although we lost at home to Forest. We still won the league that season when Michael Thomas scored the late winner at Liverpool. I was six or seven at the time and we all watched it on TV – it was incredible.
"We'd often go to Wembley to see them and I've been to the Emirates quite a lot when I can. But obviously playing professionally it's difficult to find the time.
"Since moving up here, I've still been to Anfield and the Etihad this season. I love watching Arsenal play."
So you can imagine Connell's excitement when the quarter-final draw paired his current team with his boyhood heroes. Even if he didn't have anyone to share it with.
"I was sitting on my own watching it and once the fifth and sixth teams came out, I knew it was only us and Arsenal left. I just started talking to myself 'I can't believe it, I can't believe it'.
"To see the names drawn out together was quite overwhelming. I rang my dad and brother straight away and then the phone just went crazy.
"Even now, I still can't get my head round it. It was like going to Wembley last season with Swindon in the final of the JPT, I found it difficult to picture what it would be like until the actual day
"Given the choice I would probably rather be going to the Emirates. But then you haven't seen a packed Valley Parade for a very long time and that makes it more of a cup tie.
"Arsenal will travel in large numbers and the away fans are very good – I know because I've sat in with them. It's going to be an amazing cup tie and one I'm desperate to be involved in."
A shock City victory would turn up the heat on Arsene Wenger as Arsenal's seven-year wait for silverware goes on. But Connell the fan will become Connell the professional opponent for 90 minutes at least.
He said: "I've tried not to think about it. I'm an Arsenal fan and they are always the first result I look for.
"But for this game, I've just got to think we're playing against another team. My team's Bradford and we want to win.
"Whatever happens after that will happen. I want us to be in the semi-finals, which would be beyond belief.
"But if Arsenal got to the final, I'd still like to be at Wembley again watching it."
Connell has had his share of special matches in a career that has taken him up and down the country. This will rank right up there.
"All the hard games and years you've put in are for days like this. When your career's
finished, you will look back on certain games with fond memories.
"Playing at Wembley was very special. Wigan this year of course was special and last season with Swindon when we knocked them out the FA Cup and I scored in front of a packed house.
"I remember with Bournemouth years ago playing Blackburn when they were in the top six of the Premier League and beating them on penalties. Those are great memories.
"I hope this can be another occasion like that, not just for myself but for the club. They've played against a lot of League Two teams all these years then all of a sudden you've got Arsenal
"You see the interest it has created around the place ever since the draw was made.
"As players, we want to enjoy the moment as well but we've also got to stay focused. We want to do
ourselves justice."
Arsenal may be red-hot favourites but, given their indifferent form this season, can City dare to dream?
Connell smiled: "It's a possibility. We managed to beat Wigan after all and they are an excellent side.
"There's always a chance, however small it may seem. We'll go into it confident but obviously with a lot of respect for the opposition.
"Arsenal are probably pleased to be playing the lowest-ranked side left in the cup. But I'm sure they would rather it be at the Emirates than coming up here.
"All the pressure is on them and we've just got to concentrate on ourselves and playing our own game.
"As players and supporters we've got to make it as difficult as we can for them and go all out to produce an unbelievable result.
"I want to win this game for Bradford City like everyone else. What a result it would be."

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Over the past several decades, the Arts & Crafts style, made famous in the late 1800′s & early 1900′s, has become more popular than ever. Furniture styles of that period are being mass produced by companies worldwide, which goes against the very reason for the Arts & Crafts movement; the Arts & Crafts movement was as a revolution against poorly made industrialized goods of all types, not just furniture. Because of historic visionaries of that era, such as Elbert Hubbard of Roycroft fame, America experienced a rebirth of skilled craftspeople who flourished due to the artistic outlet they were afforded in the hand making of some of the most beautiful and durable goods ever.
As the sole artisan here at Floyd East – Furniture For Life, I design and produce furniture that is influenced by the great designers of the original Arts & Crafts movement, such as Elbert Hubbard, Charles and Henry Greene, and Gustav Stickley. Much of the original Roycroft furniture and Stickley furniture was made for the sensibilities of that era; such was the tradition of single beds. There was very little Greene & Greene furniture made, but it was some of the most beautiful to come out of that period of American history. For me, "Furniture For Life" means that the furniture I design and build will not simply last a lifetime, but also enrich the lives of those who have the product of my vision and labor in their homes.
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Opera plans to officially launch Opera Mini today, though this hosted mobile phone browsing service and app has already racked up a million users.
As users browse, the Opera Mini app – designed for Java-enabled mobile phones – communicates with Opera's servers that strip down the size of websites, allowing them to load faster and fit the small screen of the phone.
The Opera app and service are free but mobile operators may charge users for connecting to the internet.
In late December, Opera quietly extended Opera Mini from being available only to residents in select European countries to being available to anyone. But at the time, Opera said the service wasn't officially available yet and could be taken down at any time. So far, around one million customers have begun using the service, said Tor Odland, a spokesman for Opera.
Interested users can download the Opera Mini application three ways, including directly from Opera's website, Opera.com, to their phones. In 30 countries, mobile users can instead send a short message to a specified number and have the app sent to them via text message. Finally, users can download the app to their computers and then transfer it to their phones.
To support the service Opera has implemented more than 100 new servers, said Christen Krogh, vice-president of engineering for Opera. He was reluctant to be more specific but said they run Linux and are massively parallel and massively redundant.
Opera is able to efficiently support the worldwide Opera Mini service by applying some of the same technologies it has developed for its browsers that are designed for small devices, Krogh said. In creating browsers for mobile phones and small devices, Opera has had to be mindful of small memory capacity and processing power. "That's something we can harvest now on the server side to prepare for the content transfer to the Opera Mini client," he said. "Since we spent so much time optimising the Opera browser, we can now serve a lot of customers without too much computing power on the server side."
Opera also sells Opera Mobile, a browser designed for smartphones that has more features than Opera Mini and operates independently of Opera's backend servers. By contrast, Opera Mini is a smaller app and is meant to bring browsing to low-end phones.
Opera is also offering Opera Mini to mobile operators and handset makers who could self-brand the browser.


text: Apologies if this is being discussed elsewhere at HTF that I'm unaware of, but over at another message board there's a discussion going on about the current streaming that NETFLIX is offering, and how one day it will obliterate DVDs.As a diehard collector of movies, someone who likes to OWN a title in his hands and build a physical library, this is making me concerned. The most unsettling aspect to this is that it's not just the "Joe Six Packs" or "Mom and Pop" who are supporting this trend, but also people in their 40s and older who are already serious collectors and DVD fans!! This comes as a real surprise to me, that they have no problem letting their collections disappear and just streaming everything straight to their TV by paying a monthly fee (that is, assuming of course that one day EVERY MOVIE TITLE will be made available and for any "indefinite" amount of time, which I doubt). It's not that I have any problem with making "renting" easier by streaming. It's that I'd also like the option available to keep OWNING titles on physical media as well. From the looks of it, one day the studios won't give you such an option.


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MILLERSBURG -- After a sluggish first half where the Knights were their own worst enemy, West Holmes got back to basics in the second half and turned a 7-7 tie into a 35-7 romp over the Indian Creek Redskins in Div. III playoff football action Saturday at Knights Stadium.
"When you get to this point, you cannot turn the ball over," West Holmes coach Kevin Maltarich said. "Teams are too good and they're going to take advantage of it. We preached it all week to our kids. Maybe we preached it too much. One thing that doesn't get enough credit is our defense. It plays really, really well, and tonight we were able to overcome turnovers because of our defense.
"The biggest key in the
second half was, we hit them harder than they hit us," the coach continued. "In the first half, that wasn't the case. We came out in the second half and went back to basics. We played our basic fundamental defense. Our kids are comfortable in that, and we were able to pull that out."
The West Holmes defense allowed only two second-half first downs by the Redskins, amplifying what the coach said.
"I give credit to our coaches. They said read your keys and go, go go," said defensive lineman Andrew Rose. "We went in there, read our keys and did our jobs. We are one unit and we work together and it pays off. As long as we're all on the same page, things get done. We just hit them hard."
Indian Creek (9-2) took advantage of a Gabe Snyder fumble to score the first touchdown of the game.
Alex Young hit Corey Goodrich on a 31-yard scoring strike with 6:38 remaining in the first quarter. Young tacked on the conversion kick, and the Redskins led 7-0.
After an exchange of punts, the Knights took advantage of a short field, setting up shop at the Redskins' 37. From there, it took two plays, the second a 29-yard scoring jaunt by Layne Perone. Logan Gallion kicked the first of five PATs and the game was tied at 7-7 with 2:11 remaining in the first period.
Indian Creek rolled the dice late in the first half, going for it on fourth-and-inches deep in their own territory. They made the first down but the drive eventually stalled and the Redskins were forced to punt.
The first half ended with the game deadlocked at seven.
"We made a couple adjustments at halftime, but the biggest adjustments came from the kids within their ears," Maltarich said. "They decided at halftime, they were going to go out and get it done. It was a matter of just going out and doing it."
And the Knights got it done.
After a three-plays and punt drive to open the second half by the visitors, West Holmes struck quickly taking advantage of Indian Creek's pursuit to the ball.
Snyder faked a handoff to his left and ran a bootleg around the right end for a 61-yard scoring scamper and a 14-7 lead.
"I just tucked it up and ran," Snyder said.
"That changed the whole complexion of the game," Maltarich said. "We were watching that in the first half. It was just a matter of time before we were going to run it. And when we ran it, Gabe ran it perfectly."
The West Holmes defense forced another punt, and this time the offense marched 73 yards in six plays, the key play being a 35-yard pass from Snyder to Brady Arnold, who utilized his hoops skills and rebounded a tipped ball for a big gainer deep into Indian Creek territory. From there, Garrett Mackey went to work, busting loose up the middle for an 8-yard scoring run and a 21-7 lead with 4:05 remaining in the third quarter.
"Our kids don't get rattled. They've been through this before and know what to expect," Maltarich said. "We knew they were going to come out hitting. That was a pretty good football team. We knew we were getting their best shot and it was just a matter of weathering the storm and going out and executing."
Following another three-and-out, the Knights needed eight plays to find pay dirt again, this time on a 30-yard scoring pass from Snyder to Arnold.
"We really stepped it up on defense tonight," Grant Hay said. "The defense played well all night. We weren't getting our offense going, and once we did, everything started working for us."
"I just have to stay physical. Everyone was making plays on defense," Snyder said. "Read keys and react. That's it."
The Knights capped off the scoring after taking over on downs by marching 54 yards in 11 plays with Perone going the final 6 for six. The record-setting junior finished with 196 yards on 24 carries to lead the West Holmes attack.
"The reason we've been successful is we have a great offensive line and we've got great running backs that can pound it up in there," Maltarich said. "That's our bread and butter and these kids just were not going to be denied."
The Knights gained 299 yards on the ground while allowing only 71.
The win advances West Holmes (10-1) to the next round of the playoffs next week against Steubenville.
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Back in 2004, I heard about revoluntionary breast enhancement called BRAVA that increase breast size without surgery or implants. I never heard about it again. Is the results of BRAVA breast enhancement permanent? Can BRAVA uplift the breasts?
Is the Results of BRAVA Breast Enhancement Permanent?
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BRAVA breast enlargement, does it work?
The problem with the BRAVA system was that it is cumbersome, you need to wear it for 10-12 hours/day, can't skip days and the breast eventually "shrank back" to its original size. There is a resaurgence in the BRAVA system to help prepare the breast for autologous fat augmentation. By stretching the breast tissue, you create more vascularity, a better tissue matrix that allows placement of fat and increased survival of fat. The BRAVA system is worn for 6-8 weeks prior to the fat graft procedure. I believe this new application of the BRAVA revolutionized breast reconstruction especially in women who also had radiation. The breast reconstructive techniques with muscle flaps from the back, abdomen or buttocks are long operations with significant risks and not always with natural outcomes. Implant reconstruction is not ideal due to the thinness of the tissues and not able to fill the axillary hollow that is left after a mastectomy. With fat grafting, you get a soft, natural looking breast with no incisions and no scars from muscle flap surgery.
Is the Results of BRAVA Breast Enhancement Permanent?
Regarding: "Is the Results of BRAVA Breast Enhancement Permanent?
Back in 2004, I heard about revolutionary breast enhancement called BRAVA that increase breast size without surgery or implants. I never heard about it again. Is the results of BRAVA breast enhancement permanent? Can BRAVA uplift the breasts?"
To see ANY increase in breast volume the woman must use the BRAVA breast suction system for over 12 hours a day for at least 2 months. For the MILD effect to be long-lasting much longer periods are required. Because the size of breast augmentation with the BRAVA was not great even after months of suctioning, the technique never caught on. It IS being used to increase the blood supply in the breasts in preparation for augmentation or reconstruction with fat transfer and to splint the transfer and increase fat survival after wards.
Dr. Peter Aldea
I do not know of the long term follow-up with the Brava system but it seems to work to add about a cup size for many women. It will not create a breast lift.
Learn more: http://www.stevenwallachmd.com
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BRAVA not likely to address breast sag concerns.
The BRAVA system is another nonsurgical method for breast enhancement.This technique utilizes a suction apparatus which is applied to the breast over the course of time.Low continuous suction over prolonged periods of time, has been shown to result in mild increases in breast size.The vast majority of patients report an increase in breast size of no more than one-half cup size.This technique doesn't appear to impact breast sag.
Maintenance is required to preserve this increase in breast size.The technique is labor intensive and in most cases results in minimal increases in breast size.Based on these observations, I feel that for the majority of patients, breast augmentation with implants is still the best alternative.If you're considering breast enhancement, consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon is the best option.Unfortunately, this technique will have no impact on breast sag and breast lift surgery is usually always necessary to correct this problem.
BRAVA results
I remain a skeptic with regard to the effectiveness of this device. It will almost certainly increase the blood supply and swelling of the breast, but long term growth is the real question. Some studies have confirmed growth following religious use of this device for at least 12 hours per day and only following several months of use. It is now used to pr expand the breast for ft grafting, which is equally as controversial. Most would like to avoid implants and seek some natural enhancement of breast volume. Throughout history, pills and various devices have been marketed for this purpose, but, in my opinion, most of this is simply snake oil. Good luck!
BRAVA Breast Lift
The threads of my colleagues have detailed the answer pretty well...NO, the BRAVA will not lift your breast enough to make a significant difference, at least one that is considered "rejuvenated". The only current use for the BRAVA system, which is cumbersome and requires serious dedication by the patient, is to prepare the breast for fat grafting augmentation....and even here it's use is controversial and is being studied by a number of plastic surgeons in controlled research trials.
Hope this helps!
Dr. C
BRAVA and non-surgical breast augmentation
Brava will not uplift the breast. It is essentially a modified lactation pump that acts as an external tissue expander to stretch out the breast to a larger size. It has limited use but has recently gained popularity in the preparation fo the breast for receiving fat grafting.
Learn more: http://www.bodysculptor.com/breast-surgery-chicago/fat-grafting/
BRAVA Breast Enhancement Permanent
Simple questions so simple answers is NO ! NO ! to both. Be careful out there. Brava is ONLY to "help" prepare the breasts for fat grafting, and evan that is questionable as to need. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, 305 598 0091
Breast enlargement without implants
You probably have not heard more about it because its results have not been that great, just like fat injections into the breasts. Breast implants are still the most effective, long lasting way to enlarge the breasts with the highest satisfaction rate. Check out my unbeatable breast implant special. Watch my videos!
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These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Forever Crying WolfAccording to Idaho's Department of Fish &
Game, the State of Idaho is home to 846 wolves. That's about one wolf
for each 100 square miles, or one wolf for every 64,000 acres. You can
see that wolves have become a major problem for Idaho's bureaucratic
potato heads.The Idaho wolf population includes 50 packs of
wolves, and ten percent of those 846 wild wolves wear radio transmitters
attached to their collars.Wolves were once an endangered species in
Idaho, but as of May 1, 2009, they are fair game to Idaho's hunters.
The hunting season begins today. During last Monday's official licensing
day, some 4,000 permits were sold to hunt Idaho wolves. State residents
pay $11.50 while out-of-staters pay $186 for the 2009 Idaho wolf
hunting license. Once 220 wolves are reported killed, the hunt
immediately ends.Which got me to wondering...Who thought up
those absurd numbers? $11.50?$186?220?Is a wolf a
potato?I did not think so until I called the State of Idaho's Fish
and game department's toll-free number:1-877-872-3190 I was
seeking information on Idaho's proposed wolf hunt which is to begin today
(September 1, 2009).The message:"Thank you for calling the
Idaho Fish & Game Wolf Harvest Line..."Harvest? Potatoes
are harvested. Rutabegas are harvested. Are wolves a crop? If so, that's
a big load of crop to me.I found Farley Mowat's "Never Cry Wolf" ten
years after it had been written. It was on the assigned reading list
for a comparative animal behavior class I was taking. The year was 1973,
and I was still in college. Never Cry Wolf had an intense affect on me,
and I trace my interest in environmental issues back to that
introduction to Mowat's work. Ten years later, Mowat's book became a
popular Disney movie.Farley Mowat was the man who introduced me to
the injustice of animal abuse. Wolves are the most humane of non-human
mammals and live in loving well developed family groups. Read 'Never Cry
Wolf' and I guarantee that you will share my profound appreciation of
these gentle intelligent creatures.Canadian authorities once
suspected that wolves were destroying caribou herds. Mowat taught them
something they did not want to know. Man was the mass murderer, not wolf.
Hunters with guns, not wolves with sharp teeth. Sure, they ate an
occasional caribou. Native Inuit Canadians respect the wolves. They thin
out the herd by eating the sick and infirm. In that regard, wolves keep
the herd strong. Mowat observed that the major food source for wolves in
the Canadian wilderness was field mice, not caribou. Will Idaho
wolf hunters be required to wear little red riding hoods to camouflage
their bad intentions?Robert Cohen
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FERNANDO TORRES is struggling to fill the boots of 'warrior' Didier Drogba.
That's the honest verdict of Torres' Chelsea and Spain team-mate Juan Mata.
The Blues playmaker said: "Drogba's departure was like an electric shock for
us. He was a warrior.
"We've had to learn to cope without him because for many long years he was
Chelsea's lightning conductor.
"With Drogba we were conditioned to play in a certain way.
"You gave him the ball and you knew that he would at least force the opponent
into a foul.
"In a way we had a tendency to rely on him too much but it was a natural
"All the great players like getting the ball, Didier even more so.
"With Fernando it's different. His runs aren't the same. He's not a funnel for
our play like Drogba could be.
"He doesn't like the holding-it-up role. He prefers finding space and facing
the goal."
Drogba, an all-time Chelsea hero with 157 goals in 342 games, moved to China
in the summer leaving £50million Torres as the club's sole striker.
Mata, talking to French magazine So Foot, added: "When someone pays that much
for you and you become the most expensive player in the Premier League, you
are eager to please. Too eager, maybe.
"Especially Fernando, because he's a very humble guy who knows where he comes
from and understands the value of money.
"For me, he is still one of the best strikers in the world."
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Mountain Heart is the band that has been fearlessly revolutionizing the way acoustic music can be presented and played. The band's name has been synonymous with cutting-edge excellence in acoustic music circles since the group's creation in 1999. Widely known throughout the music industry for continually redefining the boundaries of acoustic music, the band has gained legions of loyal fans both as a result of their superlative musicianship, and more notably, their incomparably exciting live performances.
As one of the most highly awarded ensembles ever assembled, Mountain Heart, or members of the band, have either won or been nominated for Grammy's, ACM, CMA, and multiple IBMA Awards. They have appeared on the revered stage of the Grand Ole Opry in excess of 125 times and have shared the stage with acts ranging from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Montgomery Gentry, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Brad Paisley to Alison Krauss, Tony Rice, The Avett Brothers, Yonder Mountain Stringband, Levon Helm, John Fogerty and Patty Loveless.


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Author | exchange4media News Service | Saturday, Mar 05,2016 7:25 AM
JWT has created a 'Fountain of Sight' for the Eye Bank Coordination & Research Centre. This installation that was put up at the KEM Hospital, Mumbai now hold the place of pride at the stunning Aranya Festival by the Piramal group at peninsula Corporate Park.
It is a tribute to the people who have donated their eyes to visually impaired people. People whose vision has been restored through eye donations, have returned their guiding canes and we customised it with their names and used it to create the installation.
The team responsible for the installation include National Creative Director: Tista Sen, Art Director: Anagha Nigwekar, Installation: Tyrell Valladares and Copywriter: Simone Patrick
The Eye Bank Coordination and research centre approached J. Walter Thompson for a creative idea that would leave an impact with its audience. Rather than doing a traditional advertising campaign, the agency decided that the best way to leave an impression is with a meaningful tribute to those formerly blind people and their donors with an installation.
The Fountain of Sight is a 12 ft. high installation placed in the heart of the Municipal Corporation run, KEM hospital in Mumbai. It stands as a beautiful symbol of what a simple pledge can achieve.
"In this stunning installation, eye donation received an impetus through the used canes of the visually impaired. These were redesigned with the names of those who had regained their sight as an encouragement to people to take a pledge for eye donation. Dispelling the fear and misconceptions around organ donations, 'fountain of sight', through design and art is an attempt to make people re-evaluate and encourage them to sign up for a noble cause," says Tista Sen, National Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson India.


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The second part of our family vacation was in Boston.
It was three days of non-stop walking, "exciting" subway rides and lots of museums and attractions.
Our favorite stops included the Aquarium, the Museum of Science and the Museum of Art.
The kids LOVED their first subway rides, and it was just a really fun trip.
Again, I have way too many pics to go through, but I have a few to share for now.
I'll be back with a more detailed post about what's not to miss in Boston on a family trip!


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Time Your Planting Well!
Posted December 19, 2013
Planning on getting your Houston landscaping going early this year? Better hold up, because there is such a thing as planting too early, for, as as we know, "plant early, plant often." If you get crops in the ground too soon, the seeds and seedlings may mold or be killed by frost, but if you wait too long, they'll bolt in summer, or be killed in the winter when they're finally mature.
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FAIRBANKS -- The U.S. Air Force selected Eielson Air Force Base as the preferred location for the first squadrons of F-35 fighter aircraft in the Pacific, the next step in a process that could lead to a final decision next year on basing 48 aircraft in Alaska.
"The decision means that in 2016, after completing an environmental impact statement process, one or two squadrons of F-35s will likely head to Eielson Air Force Base for stationing," a statement from Sen. Mark Begich said.
The Air Force did not select alternate sites in the Pacific for study, which was the biggest surprise with the announcement. Before their call with Air Force Secretary Deborah James, Begich and Sen. Lisa Murkowski said, they fully expected alternate sites to be included in the mix.
In a phone interview, Begich said the deployment could mean about 2,000 Air Force personnel and dependents would transfer to Eielson. He said the decision to include a preferred site and no alternates is a good one for Alaska.
"With the military aspects, there's no question where we rated," Begich said. "They just looked at the overwhelming evidence that Alaska is the right location."
In a phone interview with Murkowski, she said the selection of a single preferred location gives her confidence that the final decision will be to locate the aircraft in Alaska and not in Japan or Korea.
She said that the changes on the international scene make this a sensible part of the so-called "pivot to the Pacific" announced by the Defense Department in 2013. Alaska is close enough to potential global hot-spots and far enough away for security reasons, she said.
The "record of decision" is expected by fall 2015. The senators said about $170 million in military construction funds would be required in 2016-2017, with the first planes in 2019.
Both Begich and Murkowski said that the plan to move a group of F-16s from Eielson to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, which was abandoned last October, reflected short-term thinking driven by immediate budget numbers and nothing else. They said the F-35 decision reflects long-term thinking and military strategy.
Murkowski said the Air Force secretary mentioned that a new review is to be made over the next few months of what will happen with the F-16 Aggressor Squadron at Eielson. Murkowski said James mentioned that keeping the 21 F-16s at Eielson is a possibility, but "there is a level of uncertainty on that front."
Moving the F-16s without the presence of a major Air Force mission was deemed to be the first step toward closure by many Fairbanks and Alaska leaders. The F-35 plan, while not final, changes the outlook.
The F-35, built by Lockheed Martin in Texas, is in what the Pentagon calls the "system development and demonstration phase," with the Air Force hoping for a declaration of "initial operating capability" by 2016. The Pentagon has taken delivery of more than 100 F-35s so far for flight tests.
The Pentagon budget for the next fiscal year includes more than $5 billion for 34 planes, while the House added $500 million to buy an additional four planes.
The Air Force decision means that an Environmental Impact Statement will be conducted to either confirm or reject the selection, according to the Alaska Congressional delegation, which received the news Thursday in a conference call with the Air Force secretary.
Lockheed Martin describes the fighter this way: "The F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. As new threats to freedom emerge, it is more important than ever for U.S. and allied fighter fleets to have the F-35—the world's only fifth generation, international, multirole aircraft, capable of countering current and future threats."
The term "fifth generation" stems from a classification system under which subsonic fighters of 60 years ago made up the first generation. The F-22 Raptor was the first of the fifth-generation aircraft.
The Air Force has already decided that F-35s would be based at facilities in Arizona, Utah, Florida and Vermont, but it has yet to determine a site outside the Lower 48.
In February, the Air Force chose Eielson and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage for a site review, along with sites in Japan and Korea.
The Air Force has estimated that 48 planes would be housed at the location it selects in the Pacific region. So far about 100 of the new jets have been delivered to the military for flight tests, with full tests expected in four years. The Air Force calculates the cost per jet to be less than $100 million.
Each of the Air Force planes would cost $148 million, according to estimates published July 29 by F-35 critic Winslow Wheeler of the Project on Governmental Oversight, excluding costs for research, development, testing and evaluation. The versions for the Navy and Marines are more expensive, with an average cost per plane of $178 million.
Last fall, the Alaska Congressional delegation wrote to the Air Force: "We believe that Eielson is the perfect staging location for F-35 operations in the Asia-Pacific Theater and recommend giving it strong consideration."
A year ago, Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, commander of Pacific Air Forces, said Eielson "fares very well, mostly because of the training space, the range."
"It's part of the Pacific and they can get to Northeast Asia rapidly," said Carlisle, a former Elmendorf commander.
The F-35 is the costliest weapons program in the history of the Department of Defense, with the contractor hoping to build more than 2,400 of them for the Air Force, Navy and Marines as well as other countries over the next quarter-century.
A Lockheed Martin executive defended the program in a letter to the New York Times Wednesday, countering an editorial by the newspaper questioning the wisdom of continuing with development.
Lorraine Martin, a Texas-based vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin, said 65 percent of flight tests have been finished and that 107 aircraft have been delivered to the military, with more than 18,000 hours of flight time.
"Our responsibility is to provide the most advanced and affordable multirole fighter to our war fighters. We have no intention of relenting in this critical pursuit, especially when the imperative of maintaining future air dominance cannot be accomplished by buying more fourth-generation aircraft, as your editorial imprudently suggests," Martin said. "The war fighters who protect our freedoms deserve the best, and the F-35 will deliver decisive advantages over any potential adversary for decades to come."
A Times editorial July 28 cited numerous problems identified in studies and costs that have risen 42 percent since 2007 to $400 billion.
"Even budget hawks aren't pushing to restrain or seriously reconsider the program. But a serious reappraisal is long overdue," the newspaper said.


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Thread: I like dog names!
October 15th, 2013 01:31 PM #6
I wouldn't worry about it. I do have issues with using names like Beethoven, Rover, Kitten (there was a Kitten on Nat Geo recently), or other famous pet names on humans (I extend this to Lassie, Milo, Otis, and Rex... although others can feel free to disagree). However, I've met dogs with my name before. Moreover, my sister has a dog named Paris, and I've got Parisa on my list... I don't think it's a big deal, as it's not a recognized "pet name". In other words, no one's going to meet a Lucy and immediately associate that name with a dog.Currently exiled from the US
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October 15th, 2013 02:22 PM #8*Magnolia Anouk /Evangeline/Evelina Charlotte Rue/Junia Evangeline/Viviana Wildflower/ Georgiana Soleil/Sylvie Wilhelmina Moon/ Guinivere Ione Moon*
*Alive, Amoret, Cordelia, Olive, Beatrix, Eugenie, Marigold, Luna, Snow, Matilda, Fleur, Florence*
*Augusten Wolf/ Magnus Jude/August Jasper/Jude/Cyrus Jude/Lev*
*Osias, Caius, Finlo, Westley,Ivo, Grey, Thatcher, Ignatius, Hawthorne, Benedict, Atlas, Asher, Hugo,Caspian, August *
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I think you should go ahead and use it. But I know what you mean. Our cousins' kids got a dog and named her Stella - knocking that right off our list, but mostly because they call her Stella Artois and I can't have a beer name on my kid. Funny, we're still considering Cleo - which my aunt named her cat. Oh, well! If you love Lucy (no pun intended), you should use it!
October 15th, 2013 04:02 PM #12
I think you are in the clear to use LucyStep-Mother to three lovely children - Josiah Lewis (14), Stella Evangeline (8), and Emma Catherine (4)
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It's a boy!
Rhys Andrew, Milo Andrew, Conrad Henry, or August Henry/August Charles
October 15th, 2013 04:15 PM #14
I tend to like dog names too. I have two daughters who have popular dog names: Molly and Lucy. I have a couple of friends who have dogs named Lucy but this didn't stop me from using it. Once my daughter Molly met a dog who shared her name. She was four years old at the time and she was really happy about it. She isn't that crazy about dogs but she liked this one. I don't think it's a big deal.


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This is the thing that i have bin working on the past weeks. The snake texture was painted by hand
woww cool
omg, that is really awesome work. Love it a lot
Awesome 3D Snake
You painted this?! That's insane. You're amazing It looks spectacular
Beautiful work - love everything about it especially the backdrop lighting and my only suggestion as a fan of big snakes is that your snake is actually not in a realistic threatening pose because it can't strike far nor could it throw itself at you because it's coiled around the branch. It would need to be more looped over the branch as its upper coil is, so it could throw coils a good distance.
awesome texture work
nice job
nice job
amazing work !....
graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaash...thats boss lol, great wrk
Painted using what?
If someone asked me I would say it was a photo...
Greaat work!! really awsome
Wonderful texture.
that is really good i cant believe my eyes u painted that
wow that is amazing i acutally thought it was a real picture of a live snake
great job!
great job!
Very nicely done!
Good work
wow its so awsm man
Excellent work!
wow aweosme job!!
It looks too smooth, like the texture is just painted onto the snake instead of part of it.. other than that, totally awesome.
Unreal.. I love the detail in this.
hi , i wanna ask you the permission to use this picture in a manipulation. I may also need to manipulate this too..
you will credited, of course
you will credited, of course
nice one! how'd u make it?
Awesome job. Only thing I have to say is that snake looks more like a constrictor than a venom type snake... maybe it's a hybrid? Still, good GOD man the scales... @.@
man thats cool!
Still waiting for a response...
Maybe you could have added a bit of orange/yellowish colors in the background like his eye, but it's still really cool! Snakes are cool!
good work
Wow... Amazing! Fav'd
It's beautiful <3
I think this is fantastic, makes my effort look lame!! lol. I didn't have the willpower to do all the scales though!!
Fave list!!!!!!!!!!
Fave list!!!!!!!!!!
I love the texture and the colours. You did wonderful on this! :3 I love your gallery!
wow... the greeness of this.. i love it!
oh... even though I know its painted I keep thinking its a pictureO_o amazing
Wow! Stunning! I'm actually looking for a picture of a snake and your's is the 1st one that attracted my attention... It looks really cool and I might even use it!
(Just have to read the terms and conditions again...)
(Just have to read the terms and conditions again...)
That's incredible - well done! :-D
great work!..


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A Grand Strand woman's path to citizenship
Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:42:34 GMT —
President Barack Obama has put forth his plan to reform immigration.
Speaking in Las Vegas Tuesday, Obama said "now is the time" to fix the nation's broken immigration system. He called for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a pathway to citizenship, cracking down on businesses that employ people illegally and tightening security at the borders.
One Horry County woman hopes that native-born Americans will listen to the stories of illegal immigrants and learn why they came here before judging them.
Maria Lippert and her husband, Jeff, live in a subdivision near Socastee. The former Maria Mendez met her American husband when he owned a restaurant in Mexico, her native country.
After they married and moved to the U.S., she went through the long and difficult process of becoming an American citizen.
Now, she would like her Mexican friends, even if they came to the U.S. illegally, to have that same opportunity.
"There's a lot of people who work hard, who want to live here, who want to be legal, who want to do everything right," Lippert said.
Lippert says the U.S. shouldn't just throw its borders wide open and allow anyone in, and she thinks those who are already here should learn the English language and abide by the laws. If they can't do that, she says, they should be sent back.
"We give you this opportunity to stay here in this country legally, you don't really deserve that because you make so many things bad, OK, see you, bye-bye," she said.
But Lippert says many illegal immigrants work tough jobs that most Americans don't want. Millions of immigrants have been here for many years, she adds, and they're not going back.
"They are living so long here, they have a life here, the kids was born here, they are part of the community now."
The Lipperts have two boys of their own, both American citizens.
Lippert hopes that those who oppose giving immigrants the chance to become citizens, will hear their whole stories and find out why they left their families behind to come to this country.
"You probably have to do a little more study before you say no to something."
Maria Lippert is part of Horry county's growing immigrant population. According to the latest U.S. Census figures, 6.3 percent of county residents are Hispanic, more than than double the percentage from ten years earlier.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.


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By Alec LaLonde
Jun 10, 2012
rating: 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
|There's a really nice, 30ft splitter finger crack about 2/3rd of the way up the ridge.
By Tristan Higbee
From: Ogden, UT
Jun 16, 2012
We did it in three pitches and it added up to about 500' long total. The pitch lengths are very approximate.
Pitch 1: Start around the left side of the ridge, not too far above the stream, and head up one of the corner/crack systems. Belay at a flat stance on the ridge. 120'.
Pitch 2: Gingerly scramble through some dark quartzite until you're on the great, exposed arete/ridge. Climb the whole of the arete and belay partway up a dihedral on a stance/ledge made up of rickety blocks. 220'. (Note that you might not make it to the belay spot even with a 70m rope if you don't belay high enough at the top of pitch 1.)
Pitch 3: Climb the rest of the way up the nice dihedral until it ends at a flat spot, then move left. Climb a steep, short hand crack (route crux) and then another short arete section until it flattens out and the ridge pretty much ends. 150'.
Descent: Again, this is how we did it so take it for what it's worth. From the top-out spot, unrope and walk along a faint trail up the right side of what was the ridge until you can drop down into a gully. Follow this gully for a while; no bushwhacking is really required. If you get to a point where there's a steep cliff dropoff, head 50 feet back up the gully and look for a notch heading into another gully (the notch will be on you're right as you're looking back up the gully). From there, follow the scree slope down. When it heads, contour right against the cliff until you're back at the stream and the Stairs Gulch trail.
By PeterSLenz
From: Salt Lake City
Oct 24, 2013
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
|Look at Tristan's excellent Beta photo of the ridge. I added some comments about a reasonable descent route.
By John Steiger
Jun 25, 2016
|Tempted to toggle the fourth star for this one. It's longer that Steorts', has similar exposure and exciting moves, and the rock is almost as solid -- plus it has magnificent views of Stairs Gulch and the East Face of Storm Mountain, and is nearly as historical as Steorts'. It starts less than 40 feet from the well-trod Stairs Gulch trail, and the descent as described by Tristan and Peter takes you back to the base. Except for maybe ten feet to get on the route, one can stay on the crest of the ridge the entire way for maximum exposure (protection on the crest may be more problematic, though, although the climbing is still 5.6ish -- a great line for the minimalist's after-work circuit).
By James Garrett
Jun 26, 2016
Agree with Steiger ("climber" or "overseer" in German:)), though I easily give it 4 stars despite a few misgivings. It is really a fun and classic climb, however, if you are a new 5.6 trad leader, take one of everything on this climb....you will probably use it, and your following partner will appreciate it. Wonderful views and ambience.
No fixed gear, not even some of the old Alpenbock pitons that used to appear here and there...so it is a great multi-pitch beginner trad line, but if you have a super light rack as mentioned above, you will have to run it out:)...pretty sewable if you want to be creative. Additionally, you will probably have the route to yourself.
As historic as this route is, loose chossy rock and lichen persist. Still, mega classic in my book...though the loose steepish scree descent tarnishes the ascent experience and may well be the crux of the entire endeavor.
By John Steiger
Jun 27, 2016
|Okay, if James is in, I'm going for it – toggled up. Did it again last night (was that your chalk James?). Another plus, the route ends on a true summit, not just a point on the ridge like Steorts', and I like the scree field -- just point 'em downhill and stay light. Looking for info on Patty Parmelee (who Gottman says the ridge is named for); anyone got anything? PS, thanks for the update to the page Gregg.
By James Garrett
Jun 28, 2016
|I was "marking the way" for Franziska:):)... Yea, right:) might have been a bit excessive.... It is sad that Gottman left the party way too early. Maybe the descent will grow on me if we do it more than once every 20 years!!!:)
By zoso
Jun 30, 2016
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
|This route felt more like technical mountaineering than climbing. That's not a bad thing though.
By Jeremy Polk
From: Sandy, UT
Sep 10, 2016
|This is a REALLY nice moderate line. The position in Stairs Gulch combined with good rock and awesome exposure makes this a much better experience than Standard Ridge. The descent is much more enjoyable than that of Standard Ridge as well. Did the finger crack variation out to the right on the second pitch which probably bumped up the grade a bit (5.8?) but added some good gear opportunities to that pitch. The whole climb can be done in 3 pitches but we did it in 4 which worked well and allowed my partner and me to each lead 2 pitches. We descended the gully to the climbers left of the arête back down to the stream in Stairs Gulch. We did the rappel partway down the gully but this is probably not necessary.
By Gregory Palis
From: Salt Lake City, Utah
Jul 21, 2017
|I may have been off route for the start, but I definitely was on line for most of the upper 2/3rds. I thought it was extremely hollow rock and would recommend climbing very delicately and not expecting many pieces in solid rock. It's 5.5 though, at best, so I guess this isn't a big deal.
By Jason Funk
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 25, 2017
|The poison ivy is spreading at the start of the climb, take some mission impossible maneuvers to make it to the base untouched.
By Stan Pitcher
From: SLC, UT
Aug 9, 2017
|Finally got around to doing this ridge and it definitely merits 4 stars for the adventure, ambiance, and some great ridge climbing on solid rock. Unfortunately its been marred by someone placing a 2 bolt belay/rap station in the middle of the sweeping ridge (I had stopped our 2nd pitch a little below on a great ledge with great gear). Where the rap leads, who knows? I did not see any other anchors till the gully decent where there was a slung tree and one of those fancy rap anchors with webbing and engraving. Not necessary here either as the down climb is easy but very loose.
By zoso
Aug 9, 2017
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
Good hell.
I'm gonna add a wrench to my harness and start removing this shit.
A big part of the draw with this route is its natural state.
By ddriver
From: SLC
Aug 9, 2017
See here: Stairmaster
"2 bolts and chain for an anchor"
By zoso
Aug 10, 2017
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
Confirmed with Brent, those are NOT his anchors. Stairmaster lies considerably below the ridge proper.
Pull em I say.
By JimG
Aug 10, 2017
|If you look at page 203 of Tony's new Big Cottonwood "guide", it shows a two bolt belay station in the middle of the upper ridge, and two bolted rappel stations on the descent. It doesn't say who put those bolts in; maybe it was the same person who put convenience bolts on The Eleventh Hour?


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Submitted by Jess on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 22:26
We had another HUGE book sale at the library and were able to earn $1471.50! Books were sold from 10¢ to $1 on the first two days of the book sale and went for $1/bag on Monday. The money earned will come back to the library to help with future programming, especially the Summer Reading Program.
The library would like to thank the Friends of the Library Volunteers for organizing and manning an amazing Book Sale! All of your hard work is greatly appreciated, thank you all!


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It is the policy of the Colorado Department of Human Services ("the State Department") to promote and encourage child care in environments that contribute to the safety, health, protection and well-being of children. To verify compliance with standards intended to ensure such an environment, the State Department requires thorough and ongoing appraisals of child care facilities, persons working in the child care profession, and the nature of care provided. A family child care home is required to be licensed when care is provided to two or more unrelated children at any one time.
Step One: Contact local Child Care Resource & Referral Specialist at 970.725.3391 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Carefully and completely read your licensing packet including General Rules for Child Care Facilities, and/or Rules Regulating Family Child Care Homes, Rules Regulating Special Activities, and 3 fingerprint cards.
Step Two: Complete application for licensing
All requested information must be filled out on the application, and both the applicant and the spouse must sign the application. Before completing the application, obtain information about and ensure that you are in compliance with any local zoning, building or planning ordinances, and any homeowner association covenants.
Step Three: Complete the top section of the Health Evaluation Form – Family Child Care Home. A prescribing health care professional must complete the front and back sections of the form, as well as sign it for each person residing in the home. Keep the completed form at your home for your licensing specialist to review when your specialist inspects your family child care home to verify that you have complied with all of the licensing rules and regulations.
Step Four: Complete fingerprint cards for you, the second (2nd) provider if your are applying for a large family child care home, all adults eighteen (18) years of age and older living in the home, and for permanent substitutes. These cards are used to obtain criminal record checks from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The same card is used for both the CBI and FBI criminal record checks. Complete the following items on each card: Name (full name), Aliases (all aliases), Citizenship, Social Security Number, Address, and Reason Fingerprinted (CRS 26-6-107). Also, be certain to complete the physical description portion of the card (Sex, Race, Height, Weight, Eyes, and Hair), Date of Birth, and Place of Birth. Leave the "Employer and Address" space blank.
Take the fingerprint card(s) to a local law enforcement agency, such as a police department or sheriff's office, for fingerprinting. The official taking the fingerprints must sign and date the card(s) and witness the signature of the individual(s) being fingerprinted.
FBI Fingerprint Fees: House bill 11-1145 passed in the 2011 session of the Colorado Legislature, mandates that all employees hired on or after August 10, 2011 at any licensed child care facility, except summer camps operating for less than 90 calendar days, shall complete a FBI background check in addition to the CBI, TRAILS, and ICON background checks currently required by law. The additional fee for a FBI background check is $22.00. Providers or prospective employees will submit their fingerprint card through the normal procedure, but will attach the additional fee. PLEASE DO NOT FOLD THE FINGERPRINT CARDS.
Step Five: Make out a check or money order, payable to the Colorado Department of Human Services, to cover both the application fee and the CBI/FBI fee.
Background Investigation Unit Facility Inquiry Form: This form must be completed for each adult NOT LIVING in the provider's home that provides care for children, which includes a permanent substitute(s) and the second (2nd) provider for a large family child care home. The completed form must be accompanied by a SEPARATE check or money order for $33.00, made payable to CDHS, BIU Records and Reports. Include the completed form and check with your application packet.
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- Check or money order, payable to the Colorado Department of Human Services (for the Original Family Care Home Application fee and the CBI and FBI fee)
- Mail all items listed above to: Application Processing Division of Child Care, Colorado Department of Human Services, 1575 Sherman Street, 1st Floor, Denver, CO 80203-1714.
After the Division of Child Care receives the items above and processes your application, a licensing specialist will contact you to set-up a time to inspect your home to verify that you have complied with all of the licensing rules and regulations.
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- Complete First Aid/CPR, including Pediatric and Infant-Child, classes ASAP. Granby EMS offers these classes regularly (970-887-2732). Also, Public Health offers Medication Administration and Universal Precautions which are required as well (970-725-3288).
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What do I do after I am licensed?
Once you become licensed you will need 15 ongoing continuing education hours. Check Grand Beginnings website for upcoming trainings.
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WASHINGTON (Oct. 6)
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether a 1982 New Jersey law requiring a minute of silence in public schools "for private contemplation and introspection" violated the First Amendment prohibition on the establishment of religion.
The case, Karcher v. May, is an appeal of a decision by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a 1985 decision by the Federal District Court in New Jersey that the law was unconstitutional.
Norman Cantor, a Trenton, New Jersey, lawyer, representing Jeffrey May, a New Jersey teacher, who along with several parents and students challenged the law, argued that discussion in the New Jersey Legislature during the debate on the bill demonstrated that supporters wanted the legislation as a way to foster prayer in the classrooms.
Cantor said teachers could use the minute of silence to influence students to pray, particularly in the lower grades where pupils would not understand the meaning of "contemplation and introspection."
But Rex Lee, representing Alan Karcher, former Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly, said the minute of silence was a "legitimate secular" act designed to quiet down students as the school day began.
He said the law to set aside the minute was mandatory only for principals and teachers, not students, who could use it, or not use it, in any way they wanted.
The law reads:
"Principals and teachers in each public elementary and secondary school of each school district in this state shall permit students to observe a one-minute period of silence to be used solely at the discretion of the individual student, before the opening of exercises of each school day for quiet and private contemplation and introspection."
While the Supreme Court in 1985 ruled unconstitutional an Alabama law providing for a minute of silence for "meditation and voluntary prayer," the Court may decide the latest case on the technical grounds that Karcher did not have the "standing" to file the appeal.
The Reagan Administration has filed a brief declaring that while it believes the law is constitutional, the appeal should be dismissed because Karcher has no jurisdiction.
The law was adopted in December 1982, when the Democratic-controlled Assembly overrode a veto by Gov. Thomas Kean, a Republican. May immediately filed a suit challenging the law in January 1983.
When neither Kean nor his attorney general would defend the suit, Karcher decided to defend it in his capacity as Speaker. But about the time the Court of Appeals gave its decision in 1985, the Republicans took over the Assembly, and the new Speaker, Charles Hardwick, asked that his name, which had been substituted for Karcher's on the appeal to the Supreme Court, be withdrawn.
Karcher filed an appeal and Lee maintained Tuesday that he could do so since he was still a member of the Legislature.
Should the court reject the appeal on the ground that Karcher has no legal right to appeal, the lower court decision would stand and the New Jersey law would be stricken from the books.
If the court decides Karcher has the right to appeal and deals with the constitutional establishment of religion issue, some observers believe it would result in a 4-4 split, since the court is short one Justice. This too would uphold the Court of Appeals decision.
However, since half of the states have "minute of silence" laws, the issue is expected to come up again before the Supreme Court.
Among those filing briefs in support of May were: the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, New Jersey Association of Reformed Rabbis, New Jersey-West Hudson Valley Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.


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Turkey Almond Salad Recipe
Our congregation was holding a luncheon at which I was helping, and we were supposed to use turkey left over from the church's Thanksgiving supper. I thought back to a salad I had tasted years before, then tried to come up with something similar. Everyone liked it so much that—at another church luncheon—we cooked a turkey for the specific purpose of making my salad. There was only one problem with this salad—as usual, I just created it as I was going along. When the other ladies asked me for the recipe. I had to scramble to put something on paper! At home, I make this whenever we have leftover turkey (it's also good with chicken). My husband and I have four grown daughters and seven grandchildren. We're grain and beef farmers.
- 3 cups cubed cooked turkey
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 3/4 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup sliced green onion
- 1-1/2 cups chow mein noodles
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
- 2/3 cup Miracle Whip
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
- 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1. In a large bowl, toss together turkey, cabbage, celery and green onions. In another bowl, combine dressing ingredients. Pour over the turkey mixture. Chill for several hours. Just before serving, add the chow mein noodles, almonds and sesame seeds; toss to mix. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 cup: 388 calories, 25g fat (4g saturated fat), 62mg cholesterol, 518mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 25g protein.
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I wasn't sure that you need to read yet another post on the recent deaths by suicide* of some very young people in this country. I thought it was all over the news and everybody read/heard about it by now. Besides, I will just be preaching to the choir: I have made a conscientious effort to not attract right-wing ultra-religious anti-gay conservatives to my blog. "Wrong place. You are not going to like what you see here and I am not interested in wasting my time on debating with you. Exit is this way. Thank you very much."
But fuck that. I am going to write about this. Again. And again. More. We need more discussion, nay, we need more outrage, on this. Not less. No more silence. Fuck silence.
Oh my god. As I was finishing up this post, I heard the news of another suicide by a 10-year-old girl in Allston, MA. What will it take to make this stop??!!
Here's what happened in the months of September and October:
Billy Lucas hung himself. He was 13.
Asher Brown shot himself. He was 13.
Seth Walsh hung himself and died after being on life support for ten days. He was 13.
Raymond Chase hung himself in his dorm room. He was 19.
Tyler Clementi threw himself over the George Washington Bridge. He was 18.
And remember Carl Walker who hung himself last year? He was only 11.
These young men chose to kill themselves over living with the constant bullying (both physical and emotional).
After the brutal assault-murders of Brandon Teena and Matthew Shepard in the 1990s, we thought we have moved ahead, we have made giant stripes. Apparently, not enough has been done.
What kind of world are we living in that our children did not think there was any other alternative than suicde? That there was any hope that the harassment could ever be stopped?
Immediately there has been an emotional public outcry against the ugliness prevalent in America's schoolyards. Ellen delivered a gut-wrenching message/plea on her show the day after Tyler's death. A movement "It Gets Better" was started: celebrities and everyday people posted messages and their own life stories to let young kids know that yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Yes, it does get better.
Neil Patrick Harris. Tim Gunn (who talked about his own suicide attempt). Chris Colfer (who portrays Kurt on Glee, IMO the most multifaceted gay character empowering the teens the country has yet seen, and for his character alone, I believe Glee should be mandatory viewing for every high school followed by discussions led by trained counselors. But more on that in a future post). And many many more have uploaded videos providing encouragement and hope.
The outpouring of emotional support hopefully is reaching those who need it the most, e.g. those who are isolated in Small (in mind and/or in geography) Town, USA, where, if you are a boy, wearing long hair or a lukewarm attitude towards football is enough to brand you the Town Freak.
Though I cry at these videos and am encouraged by the act of people coming together, I still have this gnawing feeling that something else needs to be done. "It Gets Better" puts the responsibility squarely on the shoulders of the oppressed:
Be patient. Grin and bear it. Just wait. High school will be over soon.
But how about NOW?
As Micael puts it rather succintly:
"What I am getting from it all is that yeah, it sucks, but cowboy up. It gets better. Fuck better. What about now?"
NOW looks alarming according to the statistics.
• In the United States, more than 34,000 people die by suicide each year
• Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15 to 24-year-olds, accounting for over 12% of deaths in this age group; only accidents and homicide occur more frequently
• Suicide is the second leading cause of death on college campuses
• For every completed suicide by a young person, it is estimated that 100 to 200 attempts are made
• Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers
• More than 1/3 of LGB youth report having made a suicide attempt
• Nearly half of young transgender people have seriously thought about taking their lives and one quarter report having made a suicide attempt
• Questioning youth who are less certain of their sexual orientation report even higher levels of substance abuse and depressed thoughts than their heterosexual or openly LGBT-identified peers
NOW seems to imply that harassment is just part of expected experience in high school for LGBT students according to the statistics. Just because it is "expected" and "Oh, we all went through it" does not mean we should not try and nip it in the bud. NOW.
• Nine out of 10 LGBT students (86.2%) experienced harassment at school; three-fifths (60.8%) felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation; and about one-third (32.7%) skipped a day of school in the past month because of feeling unsafe
• LGBT students are three times as likely as non-LGBT students to say that they do not feel safe at school (22% vs. 7%) and 90% of LGBT students (vs. 62% of non-LGBT teens) have been harassed or assaulted during the past year
• Sexual minority youth, or teens that identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, are bullied two to three times more than heterosexuals
• Almost all transgender students had been verbally harassed (e.g., called names or threatened in the past year at school because of their sexual orientation (89%) and gender expression (89%)
• LGBT youth in rural communities and those with lower adult educational attainment face particularly hostile school climates
(Statics from The Trevor Project where you can find the sources for data quoted)
NOW brings shame to this Land of the Free for not doing enough to protect our children according to the statistics. As Keli Goff, one of my favorite bloggers over at HuffPost argued in her post "Why We Shouldn't Blame the Bullies for the Recent String of LGBT Suicides" (the title is misleading. It should have been "why we should not blame ONLY the bullies"), those who should have protected these children and who should have ensured a safe environment for them failed miserably:
If a young student was called the N-word every day for weeks or months on end, and after repeated cries for help finally took his own life, how quickly do you think citizens of all races would take to the streets to protest? Or better yet, how quickly would Al Sharpton and Co. demand accountability from the school and elected officials under the threat of casting the kind of media spotlight that people like Don Imus have nightmares about?
… I have a hard time believing that if these kids had been bullied for their race, not for their sexual identities, that the adults tasked to protect them would not have reacted differently, or at the very least would have reacted at all.
Which makes me think that the kids doing the bullying are not really the ones at fault. They are simply taking their cues from adults. And the message they are receiving is that today in 2010 it may not be okay to call someone the N-word on the playground, but it is okay to call someone the F-word. [my emphasis]
I want to believe that the world is changing, that we as a society is coming together over these tragic losses, that ALL now understand how critical it is to confront the rampant and at the same time subtle homophobia prevalent in the U.S. culture, how stupid it is that Americans harbor this rigid view of genders: For example,
Boys + PINK = GAY. Girls + TRUCK = GAY. Boys + ARTS = GAY. Boys + DISLIKE SPORTS = GAY.
Of course I know this is not true. Not yet. I work with some of these people who are convinced that THIS has nothing to do with them, who at most paid cursory attentions to the deaths and the "movement" that's happening. You see: They are not gay. They don't have any friends who are gay. They were not bullied at school. They are just "regular" Americans.
I have news for them: Your children may turn out to be gay. Your grandchildren. Your nieces. Nephews. Cousins. And you know what? Bullying does not even have to do with sexual orientation. It does not have to do with anything really. Bullies prey on "differences" and since every individual is different, there is no saying WHICH difference is going to become the target. Your child's personality or physical traits could become the target for bullying at school for no reason other than your child's being themselves: your boy may be shy, quiet, reserved, bookish, bad at sports, etc. Your girl may be outgoing, athletic, have an aversion to pretty clothes and pink, etc.
A bully can decide to pick on any child for any reason. And a bully does not necessarily look like Biff Tannen.
I was emotionally bullied in grade school for three years by my entire class. The originator later confided in me that he started it because he liked me. (It's a long story which I have written about here) It does not matter: I thought about killing myself because in my mind at that time there was simply no way out other than running away from home. This experience forever changed me and later in life I made a suicide attempt. Isn't it funny? All because a boy liked me in fourth grade.
It could be called the "luck of the draw" whether your child attracts a bully's attention or not. And girls can both be perpetrators and victims. Remember Phoebe Prince? She was only 15 and she killed herself when she could no longer take the emotional bullying from the Queenbees at her new school.
The kids also do not need to gang upon a victim to make the victim's life miserable. All it takes is one persistent individual as is evidenced in the tragic death of Ty Field. Ty was an 11-year-old boy with a bright sunny smile. A bully had been bothering him for years but complaints filed with the school had not been effectively handled, and so the bullying continued. In June this year, Ty went home, pointed a gun to his own head and pulled the trigger.
A month after Ty's suicide, Kirk and Laura Smalley still haven't done their son's last load of laundry.
"We just can't," Kirk Smiley said. "His Molina jersey still smells like him."
This makes me cry every time I read it. Kirk Smalley was interviewed on CNN this month because the media finally gets it: Bullying is big news now. Anti-bullying movement is a great human story that they should all vie to report on. (Pardon my cynicism here. Old habits die hard). Mr. Smalley has been trying to get the attention of anybody who would listen because he wants to make sure that bullying is taken seriously. In the interview, Mr. Smalley mentioned one of the responses from the principal was
"Boys will be boys."
How many times have you heard this?
Boys will be boys.
Girls will be girls.
Kids will be kids.
I get stabby every time I hear such a throwaway response. Imagine if during the 1950s people had simply shrugged their shoulders and sighed, "You know, white men will always be white men." What the fucking fuck? We need to call Bullshit when someone simply shakes their head and says, "What are you gonna do? Boys/Girls will always be boys/girls."
"What boys are you talking about? Whose boys? Which boys? What kind of behaviors do you consider to fall within the realms that boys naturally do that we should turn the blind eye towards? How far does it go on before it is no longer 'kids will always be kids' and becomes 'Lord of the Flies'? What would you say if I scream in your face and say 'Oh women will be women because we are all hormonal and hysterical'? What are the definitions for 'boys' other than the anatomical fact of having a penis? Who defines what 'normal' boy behaviors are? And who the fuck are you that you think you get to define that?!"
(Ok. You know if I am confronting someone at my kid's schools, I will only be asking the last question out loud inside my head but writing it out makes me feel less stabby. So thank you for granting me this poetic license here…)
Let's talk about this. Let's all go home and talk to our spouses, our children, our families, our friends about it: If you notice, see, suspect bullying behaviors, report it. And calling people "GAY" maliciously on Facebook counts as 1st-degree bullying in my book.
Let's all take a stance because we are all in this together.
* According to The Trevor Project, leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ(uestioning) youth, we should refrain from using the phrase "commit(ed) suicide." Instead, we should use "died by suicide" or "completed suicide" when describing a fatal suicide attempt.


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Strawberry Apple Cream Pops Recipe
Perfect on a hot summer's day, these super-easy frozen bars couldn't be any simpler! —Brittney Musgrove, Dallas, Georgia
- 2 cups (16 ounces) strawberry yogurt
- 3/4 cup thawed apple juice concentrate
- 10 Popsicle molds or paper cups (3 ounces each) and Popsicle sticks
- 1. In a large bowl, combine yogurt and apple juice concentrate. Fill each mold or cup with 1/4 cup yogurt mixture; top with holders or insert sticks into cups. Freeze. Yield: 10 pops.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 84 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 31mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.
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"Three of my four kids would not even eat these."
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