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US inflation jumps
Inflation in the US rose at twice the rate expected in January.
The US consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6%, a rise reflecting the steep rise of 3.9% in energy prices
But the core price - which excludes the volatile energy and food markets - was also higher than expected at 0.3%.
These price pressures put inflationary concerns back in the foreground of the US' economic worries.
Falling stocks
This in turn means that the Federal Reserve is less likely to cut interest rates at the forthcoming meeting in March.
"I suspect that this is going to temper any talk of the Fed cutting interst rates by half a point at the next meeting," said Peter Cardillo, director of research at a New York brokerage.
And with reduced hopes of a further interest rate cut, investor confidence in stocks is decreasing.
The key US share indexes - the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq and the Standard and Poor's 500 futures contract - all began to fall after the news.
The 0.6% rise in the overall Consumer Price Index followed a surprise 1.1% surge in wholesale prices last month, the biggest jump in more than a decade.
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Mayor admitted to hospital, has pneumonia
Mayor Lara Bradburn was admitted to Brooksville Regional Hospital on Wednesday evening with pneumonia. Bradburn, 46, said Thursday afternoon that she was doing better, "certainly better than last night.'' She said it was unclear how long she would remain in the hospital. "We're taking it day by day,'' she said.
Fire chief: Panozzo is quitting board
Gene Panozzo plans to resign his seat on the Spring Hill Fire Rescue board, according to fire Chief Mike Rampino, who said Panozzo said he would soon submit a formal letter with the effective date of his resignation. Rampino said state statutes give the board the authority to appoint someone to fill the remainder of Panozzo's four-year term, which expires this year. Panozzo could not be reached for comment Thursday. Sherry Adler announced last month that she will seek a seat on the nonpartisan five-member board.
Meet candidates for School Board
The Hernando County School Board, in its process of selecting a new superintendent, will host a reception for candidates at 6 p.m. Monday in the boardroom at 919 N Broad St. This will be an opportunity for employees and community members to meet the candidates. Call (352) 797-7000.
Farmers market canceled this week
This week's "Saturday at the Market" farmers market has been canceled because of expected subfreezing temperatures. The weekly market is held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays in front of the historic courthouse at 20 N Main St. It is sponsored by Love Your Neighbor, a grass roots ministry that serving the needs of the less fortunate in Hernando County. Call Lisa at (352) 428-9275.
Today's meeting
Hernando County Commission, Strategic Planning Workshop, 9 a.m. Emergency Operations Center, 18900 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville.
Today's picks
Hernando County Water Awareness Series presentation to include landscaping in deed-restricted communities and Senate Bill 2080: 10 a.m.-noon, Hernando County Utilities, 21030 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. (352) 754-4705.
Stage West presents 'Ax of Murder': 8 p.m., 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. $18. Continues weekends through Jan. 24. (352) 683-5113.
VFW Post 8713 Ladies Auxiliary hosts monthly Fish and Chips Dinner: 5-7 p.m., 1681 E Jefferson St., Brooksville. The cost is $5. Post, (352) 796-4449, or Yvonne, (352) 848-7988.
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I had several better 1911's so I took my $250 gun to a LGS to be put on consignment. I didn't get home before the gusnhop called me to come pick up my $600 which I used to pay off the Winchester. So far I have $350 in a $1,000 gun.
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Watch the latest posters of the film Sarrainodu.It is an upcoming Telugu film of 2016, the script is being written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind under the banner Geetha Arts. The film features Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh, Rahul Verma and Catherine Tresa in the lead roles . Anjali is reportedly doing an item number. Thaman has been composing the film's music.


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Blowing into your hands to warm them up isn't exactly new or tech-savvy, but Gorgonz has managed to give that old method of self-heating a 21st-century upgrade.
Their new line of gloves has a small mouthpiece for blowing in, and your hot breath gets trapped inside and circulates to the fingers. It's a low-tech yet innovative way of staving off frostbite after you stupidly get lost in the Andes while trying to impress your buddies.
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A complaint made following the resignation of six parish councillors and a clerk looks unlikely to be pursued.
Former Coggeshall Parish Council clerk Ray Coster branded the authority "dysfunctional" when he, chairman Patricia Meredith, vice-chairman Karen Mills and councillors Sarah Parsons, Michael Horne, Brian Spraggon and Melanie Hewitt all departed in November last year.
In the weeks following the mass walkout, a complaint was received by Braintree Council's monitoring officer, although the nature of it was never confirmed.
Braintree Council has now said the complainant has failed to respond to a request for clarification on certain points and has not confirmed whether they wish to formalise the complaint.
In the meantime, John Lewis, Sheila Mellor, Karen Farrell and George Florence have all been elected to Coggeshall Parish Council, while an election for the final two seats was due to take place yesterday.


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Sporting a nude lace dress and right hand cast, Bialik's appearance re-confirmed reports that she was healing well after her August 15 car accident that left The Big Bang Theory star with severe lacerations to her hand and thumb.
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Anyone else deal with this? I would appreciate any suggestions and all commiseration. :)
My 27 m/o DS has started waking some nights tantruming for extended periods of time (45 to 90 mins). He has recently entered a pretty fierce tantrum phase anyway, and I try to give him as much control as possible (saying yes to anything/everything during the day that doesn't have a legit reason for me to say no, offering choices as much as possible, letting him do things independently whenever possible, etc.) but now that it is spilling over to the night, we're getting very weary.
As far as I can tell/guess, he seems to do it on nights that follow a particularly stressful day or a day during which he had limited contact with me. He wakes asking for milk and when I tell him he can have milk a little later (when it's time to wake) he completely looses it. Most nights he is fine without milk, except for these particular nights. It almost seems like the "tantrum" is not really about the milk but about his need to express his intense feelings and built up stress. But I'm not certain. Anyone else deal with anything like this around this age??
I stay with him, stay calm, empathize, physically comfort, offer water or crackers (last night, juice), more snuggles, the option of sleeping with us. It all is to no avail until he gets utterly exhausted. Then he sleeps fitfully in our bed for the rest of the night and wakes early. It's miserable. :(
It almost seems like the "tantrum" is not really about the milk but about his need to express his intense feelings and built up stress. But I'm not certain. Anyone else deal with anything like this around this age??
I don't have any answers but wanted to say this sounds exactly like what my 19 month old is doing but during the day. She just seems really fustrated and little minor things set her off. I do know she has two top molars only half way through (SLOW teether, could be months before those ones come all the way through) and i do think that is part of it. I also think it has to do with fustration about knowing some words but not knowing enough to be able to communicate very well. It is hard to watch. :/
actually, yes, he is teething...his top two second year molars have broken the surface. i stumbled across another post after posting this one that was discussing the change in temperament/personality that can come along with molars. i think i'll look into homeopathic and natural soothers for this. thanks, crunchy_mommy. and looking forward to better days and nights, kellyandbean! :)
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1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Price of a small draft beer: $4.50 for 16 ounces
Price per ounce: 28 cents
We'll admit we were dubious about this one. Sure, it's Anaheim, but isn't at least part of the purpose of trying to shoehorn "Los Angeles" into the name to draw L.A. fans, charge L.A. prices and bring in L.A. money?
Apparently not. The Angels' $27 ticket price is right around the league average, but the cost to a family of four for parking, drinks, food and souvenirs is a below-average $196. More importantly, it's $22 less than the $218 cost of attending a Dodgers game. While that didn't stop the Angels from finishing the season below .500 last year or help big hitters such as Josh Hamilton, Albert Pujols and Mike Trout cover huge holes in the Angels' pitching rotation, it does give Orange Country fans some modest bragging rights. It isn't Chavez Ravine, and the Angels haven't been a playoff team in a while, but at least the Anaheim faithful can claim the cheapest beer in the country -- if they can find it.
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A rocket was fired from the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun towards Israel Sunday.
It is unclear if the rocket landed on Israeli territory but local residents report hearing the blast.
"An explosion was heard. Soldiers are searching the area. The cause is still being investigated," an Israeli military spokeswoman said.
The Israeli Defense Forces have begun searching for the rocket's remains.
Earlier Sunday, two rockets were fired towards a Hezbollah-dominated neighborhood in southern Beirut.
The blast injured five people but it was unclear who was being targeted.
On Monday, Lebanese officials, denying witness reports, said a rocket had not been fired from south Lebanon towards Israel, Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar website reported.
A senior Lebanese military official said on the 'Voice of Lebanon' radio that "no rocket was fired on Israel."
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The rockets landed just hours after Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah declared further support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
The speeched marked the 13th anniversary of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.
Whether it likes it or not, Lebanon has been increasingly involved in the war raging in neighboring Syria.
Scores have been killed in clashes between Alawites and Sunnis in the northern city of Tripoli.
The Shiite militant group Hezbollah is openly fighting alonside Assad's forces in Syria, battling mainly Sunni rebels.
Israel has also seen violence on its border with Syria, while attacking alleged weapons convoys heading to Hezbollah traveling through that country.
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(AP) - American Indian tribes stand to gain almost $3 billion as part of the economic stimulus moving through Congress.
The Senate Appropriations Committee has included $2.8 billion for Indian tribes in its version of the bill. A House version to be voted on today includes a similar amount.
The money includes hundreds of millions of dollars for schools, health clinics, roads, law enforcement and water projects.
The National Congress of American Indians calls the bill a "once in a lifetime opportunity" for tribes.
The group says eight of the poorest counties in the United States are on reservations.
U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says the money won't be enough for people there to catch up, but he says it's a significant boost. He says they've been "left behind in many of the basic needs of life."
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Kris, Give me the schema patches all at once, and I will apply them all at once, otherwise we get out of sync with the current code. and many thanks! Dave On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 03:19, Kris Jurka wrote: > Barry Lind wrote: > > > > Patch partially applied. > > > > I didn't apply the changes to AbstractJdbc1DatabaseMetaData.java that > > changes the FK_NAME being returned. The existing code is very explicit > > that it is trying to return something unique for foreign key name and > > the new code doesn't necessarily do that. > > > > Dave, > > > > Do you see any reason why this shouldn't be changed as this patch does? > > I am uncomfortable applying this without your review. > > > > thanks, > > --Barry > > > With the changes to constraint handling in 7.3 this is not an issue > because constraints are required to be unique per table. In <= 7.2 a > unique name would be helpful. I suppose it depends on what the user > plans on doing with the FK_NAME retrieved. If they are simply showing > it uniqueness is good. If they plan on doing ALTER TABLE [FKTABLE_NAME] > DROP CONSTRAINT [FK_NAME] then they need the real constraint name. I > have no strong opinion on the subject because at the moment I am doing > neither. > > On an unrelated note I have some other questions about the JDBC driver > in general... > > What server versions does the JDBC driver target? Currently it can run > the junit tests successfully on only 7.2 and 7.3. Is it desired to have > these pass (by if(connection.haveMinimumServerVersion("x.y")) > statements) on 7.1, 7.0, 6.5, ...? Even if the tests don't successfully > run against these servers which servers are officially supported? Is > there a minimum set of functionality that should be supported on all > versions? > > I'm doing some more work on making DatabaseMetaData queries schema > aware. Would you prefer patches in a one function at a time format or > an all at once approach? > > Kris Jurka > >
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She was born April 9, 1923, in Celeste to Clarence McGuire and Cindie Hunter McGuire. She was a very active member of the Howe Methodist Church, a retired school teacher, an active member of the Lane Cemetery Association, and a 1940 Celeste High School graduate.
Ella is survived by one daughter, Paula Walker and husband Doyle Walker of Royse City; a son, Gary Mac Shields and friend Tricia Grigg of Howe; and two grandchildren, Meredith Walker and Lance Walker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Chilton McGuire on October 30, 1982 and Cindie R. Hunter McGuire on September 12, 1984; her husband, Paul Martin Shields on August 21, 1961; and an infant brother, John William McGuire.
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Yesterday, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced its multi-billion dollar plan to restore or replace three bridges that link North Jersey to Staten Island — Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. Martin Robins is a former executive director of NJ Transit and is the founding director of the Alan Voorhees Transportation Center. Robins told NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider that the project is way overdue, considering the structural defects and wear and tear on all three bridges.
Of the three plans, Robins said the one that stands out for him is the plan to replace the Goethals Bridge. A myriad of ideas and possibilities had been discussed over the years to address the deficiencies of the Goethals Bridge.
"There was one idea to build a second bridge and turn the existing structure into one way," he cited as an example. "But over the years, that was rejected. I guess the bridge had a number of deficiencies in structure, or whatever, and the decision was to build a whole new bridge."
Whereas the heavily-used Goethals Bridge is primarily a scary experience for motorists, Robins said the Bayonne Bridge is relatively lightly-used, but is located at a critical point across the Kill van Kull waterway.
"It extends between New York Harbor and Port Newark and Port Elizabeth docks and that is a really big problem. Container ships are being built larger and larger … and they require a greater draft than the Bayonne Bridge can now provide," explained Robins.
The third bridge named in the large-scale project is the Outerbridge Crossing. Although heavily-used, the bridge will be improved on a much lesser scale in comparison to the other two, and involves the construction of a new deck. Robins said improvements will make the trip across that bridge much easier and smoother.
"The ruts and potholes and other problems will be sealed up … everybody enjoys driving over a smooth surface, so that would be a positive."
Martins said one of the reasons why these projects languished for so long is due to the lack of star appeal of the bridges.
"They aren't center stage and so they don't answer all the problems at all but they were also neglected. The Bayonne Bridge being a lightly-used bridge only got into the act, so to speak, because of this commercial shipping problem and that is important and that can't be overlooked. It's very important that Port Authority responded relatively quickly to deal with that issue and godspeed to that project."
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Guest commentary: NBA official review error is a reminder of questionable BYU game play reviews
phantomblade Salt Lake City, UtahApril 29, 2014 8:43 p.m.
"blatant dishonesty" is trying to blame BYU for an officiating gaffe that BYU had absolutely nothing to do with.
Christine B. Hedgefog Salt Lake City, UTApril 29, 2014 12:53 p.m.
The DesNews publishes "Only myopic and small-minded people could go to that extent" in describing specific people who somehow faulted BYU for the SDSU officiating debacle, yet they deny as 'personal attack' any comments pointing out the exact same thing on the exact same game about Ute commenters, who years later still refer to that officiating gaffe as something BYU was responsible for.
Tajemnica West Valley, UtahApril 29, 2014 11:51 a.m.
...follow up to previous post...
I believe it should be allowed to review any obvious infractions on the actual play that is being reviewed. For example, if there is a fumble and the ball carrier had his face mask held, that should be reviewable. On the flip side, if there is a review called for and there was a holding call missed on the other side of the field on the same play, that should not be reviewable. In the SDSU example, the resulting review should be a BYU 1st down with a 15 yard penalty on SDSU. No fumble as the facemask penalty negates it.
Tajemnica West Valley, UtahApril 29, 2014 11:37 a.m.
I agree with your second comment that says there needs to be limits on how reviews are used but disagree with the first when you state, "...that's just human error." It isn't human error when the play is reviewed and the call is still incorrect. That's blatant dishonesty. In the case of the SDSU vs. BYU game based on current replay rules, the facemask should not be overturned as it is deemed not 'reviewable.' In this case SDSU should have the ball. However I do believe they need to tweak the rules to where if there is an infraction evidant on the reviewed play that should be taken into consideration as well. But it should only be allowed if a team calls for a review on a play so as not to go overboard with reviewing every play. Otherwise we might as well go back to no video reviews at all or just reviewing scoring plays. Sure we'd be back to 'human error' but its better than reviewing a play and still getting it wrong. Human error has been a part of sports for over 100 years. I think its time we go back to that.
ekute Layton, UTApril 29, 2014 11:09 a.m.
Ken Driggs,
How would you have them "fix it"? You want them to call every infraction that is evident in every review. That in it's self would be agonizing, and where would it end. Would you have them stop the game after every play and rerun it in slow motion to check for infractions?
There has to be limits on how reviews are used.
dhsalum Saint George, UTApril 29, 2014 10:11 a.m.
"Only in America could you have an obvious infraction ignored..."
What is this supposed to mean?? People say stuff like this all the time.. Only in Utah, only in America, only in this school or this church or whatever to put something down to get a laugh. At least our major sports aren't completely governed by drug lords and bookies.
CougarSunDevil Phoenix, AZApril 29, 2014 9:41 a.m.
"the PAC 12 is infamous for poor officiating that always seems to favor PAC 12 teams - see ASU versus Wisconsin 2013."
PAC 12 officials are terrible. I was at that ASU vs. Wisconsin game. In addition to the botched ending, the PAC 12 officials also botched the pass by Wisconsin (two or three plays prior) when the receiver caught the ball and stepped out of bounds. The Officials didn't call him out of bounds and the receiver ran for more than 20 additional yards.
See Utah fans, I can admit that ASU was the benefactor of these terrible officials. I haven't seen Utah fans admit that the exact same officiating crew botched several calls in the BYU vs Utah game. I'm not crying about the outcome, Utah won and BYU lost, but there were several blown calls in Utah's favor in that game too. Coincidence? I think not. I just benefited from it on one game, and didn't benefit in another. Oh well, new season.
ekute Layton, UTApril 29, 2014 7:37 a.m.
It's been known for years that the refs conspire against byu. Sometimes they make mistakes in games not involving byu, but that's just human error.
trueblueBYU Provo, UTApril 28, 2014 10:34 p.m.
This comment must be a joke; right? I've read you tirades against BYU for years, but really?
phoenix Gilbert, AZApril 28, 2014 10:22 p.m.
Give it a rest; the PAC 12 is infamous for poor officiating that always seems to favor PAC 12 teams - see ASU versus Wisconsin 2013.
IQ92 hi, UTApril 28, 2014 10:11 p.m.
Thanks for the interesting article.


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First – Happy Lunar New Year! This is the year of the pig, and before anyone begins to snicker let me share with you this description:
"Contrary to its rather negative reputation in the West, the Pig of Chinese Astrology may be the most generous and honorable Sign of the Zodiac. Pigs are nice to a fault and possess impeccable manners and taste. They have so much of the perfectionist in them that others may be inclined to perceive them as snobs, but this is a misconception. Pigs are simply possessed of a truly luxurious nature, one that delights in finery and riches (in surroundings, food, lovemaking and otherwise). This Sign believes in the best qualities of mankind and certainly doesn't consider itself to be superior. Pigs also care a great deal about friends and family and work hard to keep everyone in their life happy. Helping others is a true pleasure for the Pig, who feels best when everyone else is smiling." (Source: iVillage, because wikipedia is just ubiquitous.)
The new moon was a most delicate crescent last night, sidling toward the western horizon with the evening star just beneath it. I got a peek at it in the parking lot on the way into the Little Szechuan, where sixteen diners gathered for a chowdown. Returning chowhounders included The Dairy Queen, Orange Julius, JeanMT, Danny, The Chowish Lurker, djohnson22, uisge, The Dairy King, Neitz and his companion-who-does-not-post. We welcomed some new chowdown participants and now have faces to go with names for bob s as well as katebauer, juliacarty and their companions-who-do-not-post.
Inside Little Szechuan, the number of occupied tables reminded us that Dara Moskowitz reviewed the place last week and her favorable comments sure can bring in the customers. Reservations turned out to be a really good idea ... we were promptly seated at the two largest round tables as the dining room filled up around us. Our wait staff worked hard to keep everyone happy – if not in their lives, at least at our tables.
If delighting in finery and riches can be interpreted as hoping to taste every single possibility on the Little Szechuan menu, the folks at my table rang in the New Year with full enthusiasm. Our appetizers included dan dan noodles, stir-fried cucumbers, cheng-du bobo chicken, and tongue slices in red chili sauce. For the main meal, we requested green beans in special sauce, ma po tofu, grilled lamb with scallion and crispy shrimp. There was no duck of any kind, nor eel, so we ordered squid with pickled vegetables, plus pork and vegetables in spicy sauce.
Let's hear now from everyone who attended. What did you expect? What did you experience? What did you love? What did you regret? Table #2, what did you eat (besides the rabbit and our surplus dishes?)
This is where the reporting leaves off and the opinion starts up, so I'll throw open the discussion on this note: the Pig must have felt best last night, because by the time we left everyone was smiling.


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Okay CC'ers,
I am curious to see if any of you barter your cakes/cookies in exchange for a professional service. At my local hair salon, I now get a haircut and highlights for free all the time , in exchange for doing my hairstylist's 2 children's bday cakes each year - I love it!
I would like to hear of your bartering or discounts, if any!
I have a lady that sells makeup to me and we do this all the time ... nothing wrong with bartering between businesses... it's been done for decades
I trade services with my hairdresser too!!! She cuts my families hair and colors mine (shhh don't tell) and I go to her house once a month and pick up her dog, groom it, and return it to her.
My first cake "sell" I traded a girl her sons b-day cake for a bike for my son. You guessed it her son got a new bike for his b-day.
I haven't done that yet, but certainly wouldn't be against it!
My family decided a few years ago that there would be no more gifts at Christmas. I am the youngest of 3 kids and I'm 30 now, so there's nothing anyone really needs as we all have our own families.
Instead, we exchange "services". My sister is a chef and makes everyone a gorgeous selection of frozen soups to enjoy for the winter, my mother knits us all hats & mits, my brother has an amazing cottage up in Northern Ontario that we each enjoy for a week in the summer, my dad is a wine-maker and gives us bottles and bottles...and I give everyone a gift certificate for 3 birthday cakes or a wedding cake that year. They LOVE to be able to give their friends the wedding cake as their gift!
Wow, the trading cakes for haircuts must be popular, LOL. I do that too. I traded a huge yu-gi-oh cake to my friend in exchange she cuts my families hair. (she is also a good friend) I am in the process of making her a Harley birthday cake for tomorrow (it's her birthday).
I wish I knew other people to trade services with, it works out great!
I do the hair thing too! It usually costs me about $160.00 for my hair and now I just make cakes for her and I get it for free! What a great thing we all have going for us eh!
I love to barter...that's how I got Barbie's hair done at the beautician.
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I think that is a wonderful idea!
Wish I had a regular stylist I could exchange services with!
Wow, I need to jump on the bandwagon here... I just might have to search for some people to trade with!
Dang, I need to approach my hairdresser.
My best cake barter was a huge wedding cake for a man's daugher in exchange for several intense weekends of doing some structural work in our house (opening up a load-bearing wall between the dining and living rooms), constructing a fish room for my 180 gallon saltwater coral tank, and redoing my kitchen cabinets and tile. Tell me who came out ahead in that deal! LOL
Me and my sister do the same thing, I make her birthday cakes, and any other special occasions. And I get free scrapbooking supplies from her! She sells Creative Memories. It is an ongoing deal, this month I didn't have to make my motorcycle payment to her, because I did 2 cakes for her.
I have done this for help at trade shows ( I give cake credit they can use anytime or any type of cake), I also did it to get someone to redo my site for me. My bride actually asked me about it and I had been needing it updated. So yea I am all about that!


text: October 11 marks the second annual International Day of the Girl, a United Nations designated holiday to recognize girls' and women's rights around the world. In celebration of this year's theme, "Innovating for Girls' Education," Intel recently announced She Will Connect, a digital literacy program aimed at reaching 5 million women in Africa, where the gender and technology gap is greatest. Today, Intel is participating in the UNICEF Game Changers for Girls' Education forum, while supporting 50 screenings of "Girl Rising" and employee volunteer events across 20 countries throughout the month. Learn more about Intel's girls and women initiatives.


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In 1968, Christianity Today published a special issue on contraception and abortion, encapsulating the consensus among evangelical thinkers at the time. In the leading article, professor Bruce Waltke, of the famously conservative Dallas Theological Seminary, explained the Bible plainly teaches that life begins at birth:
"God does not regard the fetus as a soul, no matter how far gestation has progressed. The Law plainly exacts: 'If a man kills any human life he will be put to death' (Lev. 24:17). But according to Exodus 21:22–24, the destruction of the fetus is not a capital offense… Clearly, then, in contrast to the mother, the fetus is not reckoned as a soul."
The magazine Christian Life agreed, insisting, "The Bible definitely pinpoints a difference in the value of a fetus and an adult." And the Southern Baptist Convention passed a 1971 resolution affirming abortion should be legal not only to protect the life of the mother, but to protect her emotional health as well.
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Wishes Can Come TrueI have waist length hair, they are gorgeous, i love them, ...but i also have a haircut fetish, and i always wished for someone to cut them short. Finally I found someone who will fulfill my wish and finally cut them really short,when i decide to do it, no more long hair for me, i want short hair, i want to see my gorgeous hair being cut and fallin on me I wanna hear the sound of the scissors cuttin my hair, and the clippers buzzin me.Im so excited i cant wait, it will be like heaven when my hair is finally cut short,it can't happen soon enough, take a long last look at all this hair, because soon it will be just a memory in pictures... at last i wont be defind by my hair. I know it will be a sad day for some....but it will be a great day for me, wish me luck,i want ether a real short pixie or a buzz cut...ill decide when the time comes, yes it will be a big change, but i think its time, and im up for it, there will be no turning back once i decide for sure, the bulk of my hair will be comming off in one clean cut, right below my chin, and the rest will be decided on by my haircutter and me...who knows maybe ill dye whats left blonde
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So much fun
like is said on another post "Maggie won't have anything to hold on two when you two are making love
Haha, great April Fool's story, WM! :) Have a great day...
I thought you decided never to cut?? Im really sad.. Your gonna regret it. Once its gone, its GONE! So is doing it for you..? Someone you found online?
Hell, I'll cut your hair! Then a short pixie would look amazing!


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Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman attends fundraiser for Torrington mayoral candidate George Craig
Published 12:36 am, Friday, October 18, 2013
TORRINGTON >> Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman made an appearance at a fundraiser Thursday night to stump for the Democratic party's mayoral candidate.
The Torrington Democratic Town Committee hosted the fundraiser in support of George Craig at the Blondin Law Offices on Prospect Street.
"This is a really important election for us," Wyman said as she addressed about 30 people while wearing her trademark high-heeled shoes. "We've got to get out there and talk about the issues that we care about."
Wyman said Connecticut Democrats are fiscally conservative but socially caring. She said winning the mayoral race in Torrington would help "win back" the northwest corner.
Craig said he's had fun campaigning and learning about the issues most important to Torrington residents.
"I've knocked on a lot of doors. It's been interesting," Craig said. "I am hoping that I get some more support."
State Rep. Michelle Cook, D-Torrington, was present at the event with her husband, Chris, who is running for City Council.
"George needs all of our support," Cook said. She said local politics aren't simply about Democrats or Republicans, but about making sure those who are elected can work together. "It's about making sure we are not [Washington] D.C."
Several Democratic candidates for municipal offices from Torrington and surrounding areas were present at the event.
"This is the time when we have to work the hardest," Audrey Blondin said. She provided her law offices for the event.
Reach Esteban L. Hernandez at (860) 489-3121, ext. 328.


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- Under no circumstance should you give someone you meet online a lot of personal information. You could place yourself in the dangerous position of having a date who knows what a loser you are.


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With Special Guests:
...MARC ROBERTS (Fabric)
LOJAK (Azari Records)
The Rainbow, Cellar & Courtyard
9pm til 4am
£7 adv / £10 door / £5 NUS
In the COURTYARD
LOJAK (Azari Records)...
After more than a year of underground (literally, part of their home is a cellar) parties in the Midlands, Face push on in style through the festive season with another selection of on-point house and techno guests ready to lay down the sort of voguish soundtracks not heard elsewhere in the city.
First up in December is an Azari Records label party headlined by Lojack and backed up by Face residents Elliot Croft and Scott Bleepz.
Azari Records is a Derby based imprint which releases deep, minimal, techno, tech - it doesn't matter, as long as it's good quality underground house music riddled with groove. That's the philosophy behind Azari Records and the reason it was formed.
The label supports fresh talent from all over Europe and will no doubt provide a super engaging soundtrack for the hungry heads down at Face this December.
Plus Residents Scott Bleepz & Elliot Croft
In The Cellar
MARC ROBERTS (Fabric)...
Being taught to beat mix acid house in a ski resort in late 1988, has had numerous repercussions for Marc Roberts. Despite stints on pipelines in India, as book keeper for a failing sausage restaurant in the West End and working for monsters of rock Iron Maiden, he's never been far away from a DJ booth over the last 20 years.
Those 20 years of musical indulgence, have ensured an eclectic approach to dancefloor rabble rousing. Various escapades have ensued - including a car load of vinyl melting in the baking heat of the south of France, and having to play dub mixes of every record at +8, after being mistakenly booked for a techno event in Spain. He's played on crutches at Bugged Out! (until someone drunkenly stole them) DJ'd in an igloo at 7000 feet, and fallen off the back of a lorry mid set at the Rotterdam Street Parade.
Avoiding the standard DJ route of making music, has been responsible for award winning line ups for an assortment of club events and festivals across the UK and beyond including Alpine behemoth, Snowbombing
We are bringing you a new vibe for in Cellar Door. Alternative Dance vibes with SCOTT BLEEPZ, TOM SHORTERZ, MARK SPENCE & a whole host of other talented residents on rotation throughout the months ahead along with some special guests being booked too. More info on this coming soon.
Think WAX:ON meets the ANNIE MAC show...
Across its 3 rooms, FACE is now catering for pretty much EVERYBODY and we're well excited to be doing what we're doing. Hope you are too... its ALL gurrrrd!!
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NO HASSEL with Hasselbaink Dj`s & Guests...
Hasselbaink DJ`s and friends will be hosting the pub in the Rainbow complex every saturday night, bringing you the best in 80`s, indie, alternative, motown, soul and anything else that gets the party started! Look out for guest DJ`s and artists performing weekly.
Not only does the Cellar & Courtyard go off but the bar does too! Buzzin!
REMEMBER advanced tickets are ONLY £7. They are cheaper & they give you peace of mind plus an easy queue jump into the venue!... WIN!
So expect to be treated to everything from across the board. Great music in the cellar, the courtyard & the bar conveying an uplifting party vibe & a friendly happy atmosphere throughout, which we feel is the most important aspect to any good Saturday night out.
You wanted consistency at The Rainbow. You've got it.
There's nobody that wont like this party.
See you on Saturday folks! (you'd be silly not to).
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Country: Germany
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Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Charite, Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, D 10117 Berlin, Germany
BMC Cancer 10:287. 2010..Here we characterize the biological effects of the PIAs SH-5 and SH-6 in colorectal cancer cell lines...
- YB-1 as a cell cycle-regulated transcription factor facilitating cyclin A and cyclin B1 gene expressionKarsten Jurchott
Max Delbruck Centrum fur Molekulare Medizin, Robert Rossle Strasse 10, 13092 Berlin, Germany
J Biol Chem 278:27988-96. 2003..Thus, we have identified YB-1 as a cell cycle stage-specific transcription factor important for cell proliferation...
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PLoS Genet 6:e1001231. 2010..This suggests that MEK/ERK-dependent, YBX1-regulated target genes are involved in executing malignant properties...
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J Clin Oncol 20:3282-92. 2002....
- YB-1 relocates to the nucleus in adenovirus-infected cells and facilitates viral replication by inducing E2 gene expression through the E2 late promoterPer S Holm
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J Biol Chem 277:10427-34. 2002..In infected cells, AdYB-1 efficiently replicated and produced infectious progeny particles. Thus, adenovirus E1B-55kDa protein and the host cell factor YB-1 act jointly to facilitate adenovirus replication in the late phase of infection...
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text: Yesterday was one of those days that serendipity was in the air. I needed to make some repairs to an old sink in my house and of course the parts are no longer available at most hardware stores. There is a store that carries a lot of old hardware and plumbing supplies that I had never been to. Next door is a curiosity shop that I decided to take a quick walk through. In one corner is a stack of the first 20 issues of a periodical called Scenes and Sights of the World, published in 1893. Almost every one in pristine condition. Each issue has 16 full size plate reproductions of architecture, art, landscape from all over the world. Very cool. I bartered for the magazines and talked to the owner about cameras and photography. He told me to hold on for a minute, disappeared into the dusty back room and returned with a candy tin that looked like it was from the 30s. Inside is about 320 2 3/4" x 4 3/4" negatives. they lookded to be in remarkable shape and I asked him if I could borrow a few and see how they printed. They look great and although the negs I have do not reveal any precise dating, they show women in late 20s early 30s dress, steam operated machinery being used to lay railroad track and model As. Not only a treasure trove of vernacular photography, but a sort of detective mystery to try to find out who, what where when. Considering there are over 300 negs, there should be a lot of clues. These also look to have been made by a farily accomplished photographer or someone who was very judicious about what he kept. not a realy badly composed neg of the ones I have seen, some sightly over or underexposed but all within the range of a good print. He wants me to contact print them all and then I will make enlargements of selceted images he chooses. He wanted to take them to a lab in town who would scan and print them digitally but I talked him out of that. I mean vintage negs at least should be printed on real photo paper. So we agreed on a price per contact sheet and print and he agreed that I could reproduce any of the images for my own use. One question I have, could these be Nitrite based negatives? they are not brittle but do have yellowing, although it is uniform on the neg and could be a result of the type film or processing of the day. How do you tell? I did explain to him the dangers of nitrite films and that he would need to have them copied onto new film, something beyond my capabilities.


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Here's the problem: To compete in today's economy, you have to be wired. And of course, more and more of our library services are digital. But in many communities across the United States, the communication carriers just don't provide the service citizens seek. Closing the "last mile" is expensive (so the argument goes), despite the fact that many formerly third world countries have established cheap national wireless networks, leapfrogging copper and cable altogether. So here at home, some county and municipal governments have stepped into the gap, and set up the infrastructure themselves.
As Rosanne Cordell (of ALA's Digital Content and Libraries Working Group and associate dean at Northern Illinois University Library in DeKalb) put it in a February 5 email to DCWG, "It isn't just poor rural communities that have this problem. I live in the country about 10 minutes from a city of 100,000 and can only get satellite internet service. It's faster than a modem was, but it isn't fast enough for streaming video. Money is not the issue; I would gladly pay for it (even though I think the big companies are gouging customers), but it simply isn't available. I'm sure I have many neighbors who feel the same way. I get the willies when I hear stories about Netflix wanting to do away with its DVD service or Amazon planning to not sell DVDs much longer because that is the only way we can view movies. I think politicos would hear this and think that watching movies is not all that important. However, visual media is an extremely important means of communication in the 21st century."
So government stepping in to solve citizen problems is a good thing, right? Not according to the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC, as it is known, is an extremely well-funded organization advocating for limited government, free markets, and federalism. In practice, that means ALEC doesn't want government to offer anything someone else might make a profit on. Public schools are one example. The internet as a utility is another. In a recent statement, ALEC joined a long line of telecommunication-company advocates seeking to protect this potentially lucrative market for themselves even if, as Cordell notes, they aren't actually offering any products.
I'm tempted to view this as yet another example of our modern day conflict between the public and private sectors. We seem to have reached unanimous agreement in our society that there is no higher goal than profitability. But it's hard to see why we should simply ignore citizens' needs until some private company is ready to make a killing on it, when government can actually fill the gap right now.


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MacIntyre Dixon to Play HIS MAJESTY, THE DEVIL at 59E59, July 14-21; in Edinburgh, Aug 5-17
The Elsewhere Ensemble and 59E59 Theaters present His Majesty, the Devil - a play with music by Alexandra Devon, inspired by Dostoyevsky - at this year's East to Edinburgh.
A mysterious gentleman visits a young terrorist on the eve preceding destruction. The young man has prepared his bomb. A game of cat and mouse begins. Wit, wisdom, foolishness and drama explode into a war of ideas between old and new, between generations and beliefs.
In a world where terrorism and attacks have become a constant threat, from Sandy Hook to the Boston Bombers, this play, inspired by Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" and "The Devils" could not be more relevant today. Accompanied by live violin and viola played by the actors themselves, the play blurs the lines between theatre and concert creating a rich dialogue.
This production features accomplished Broadway actor MacIntyre Dixon, acting opposite his son, Colin Pip Dixon, violinist, actor and composer for the show. They set out with this production in the spirit of continuing the work of Alexandra Devon, playwright, actress... wife and mother who passed away in 2010. MacIntyre Dixon and Alexandra Devon have spent their lives in the theatre working with theatre legends Ionesco, Thornton Wilder, Tyrone Guthrie and Paul Sills, to name a few. Also featured in the show is French violist Arnaud Ghillebaert who has performed with orchestras such as the Academy of St Martin in the fields and the London Symphony. The production is directed by Mathilde Schennen, with Rafael Svarin serving as assistant director.
The Elsewhere Ensemble is an international, intergenerational, interdisciplinary music-based group. This production brings together artists from Belgium, France, Switzerland and the United States.
His Majesty, the Devil is part of East to Edinburgh. The production will then travel to Scotland where it will be part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from August 5th - 17th. For more about the production, visit www.hismajestythedevil.wordpress.com, or click HERE.
The show will play 59E59 Theaters, Theater C, New York, New York. Dates and times: 7/14@7pm; 7/17@9pm; 7/18@9pm; 7/20@9pm; and 7/21@4pm. Running Time: 1h20. Tickets: $15 ($10.50 for 59E59 members).
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Regional Advancement Officer
These positions will receive supervision from the Vice President for Advancement.
Essential Functions
- Cultivate and develop constituent relationships by making phone calls to identify, qualify, and solicit 250 steward, alumni, parents, grads, businesses and secure gifts for the next campaign
- Major gift cultivation and solicitation of assigned prospects within an assigned region $1,000 and above
- Research foundations and corporations to match campus projects
- Must be able to relate well to individuals based on the donor-centered institution, to have trust, integrity, an authentic interest in people, the ability to understand philanthropy and to be financially literate
- Communicate details of events with the president, vice president and other staff members
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Extensive travel
- Work evenings and weekends as necessary
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines is essential
- Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel and Microsoft Word
- Excellent organizational skills
- Experience in database management
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of general office procedures
Preferred Qualifications
- Five years fundraising experience in higher education
- Special events experience
Physical Requirements
- Travel independently in and out of state via car, airplane or train as necessary
- Walking
- Lifting up to 20 pounds
- Sitting at a desk for up to 8 hours
Application Procedure
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, current resume, and the names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers of three professional references to:
Melissa McQueen, Administrative Assistant
Alma College
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Alma, MI. 48801
Materials may also be submitted electronically to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Applications will be accepted until position has been filled.
Alma College is a selective, baccalaureate liberal arts college committed to academic excellence and development of responsible leaders. Alma's undergraduates thrive on challenging academic programs in a supportive, small-college environment emphasizing active, collaborative learning and close student-faculty interaction. Alma is a private Phi Beta Kappa institution located in the center of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
Alma College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body.


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Telomeres are DNA-protein structures that protect eukaryotic chromosome ends from illegitimate recombination and degradation. Telomeres become shortened with each cell division unless telomerase, a reverse transcriptase, is activated. In addition to playing a protective role of chromosome ends, telomeres and telomere binding proteins are also essential for regulating telomere length and telomerase access. The mammalian protein POT1 binds to telomeric single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), protecting chromosome ends from being detected as sites of DNA damage and negatively regulating telomere length. POT1 is composed of an N-terminal ssDNA-binding domain and a C-terminal protein-interaction domain. With regard to the latter, POT1 heterodimerizes with the protein TPP1 to foster binding to telomeric ssDNA in vitro and binds the telomeric double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) binding protein TRF2. I sought to determine which of these functions--ssDNA, TPP1, or TRF2 binding--was required for POT1-mediated telomere localization, protection, and length regulation. Using separation-of-function POT1 mutants deficient in one of POT1's three functions, I found that binding to TRF2 fosters robust loading of POT1 onto telomeric chromatin and regulates telomere length, but is dispensable in the protection of telomeres. Although it remains unclear what role TPP1 binding plays in telomere length regulation, I found that the telomeric ssDNA-binding activity and binding to TPP1 are required in cis for POT1-mediated protection of telomeres, possibly by excluding RPA from telomeres.
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Second man arrested in 2011 Christmas Eve murder and kidnapping
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LEXINGTON, SC (WACH)- A 36-year-old year old Gaston man is under arrest in connection with the murder of a West Columbia man in 2011.
Lexington Sheriff James Metts said Jamey Charles Mallette, 36, of Gaston was arrested and charged with murder and kidnapping Michael Cody George of West Columbia.
Arrest warrants said on December 24, 2011, Mallette and an accomplice kidnapped Michael George, 22, from Shooter's bar on Charleston Highway near Cayce.
On December 18, 2012, Thomas Embree was arrested and charged with George's murder as well.
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Of all the volunteers, business owners, and other non-farm members of Georgia Organics, few are as passionate about helping the good food movement thrive as Mike Lorey.
That's a somewhat hokey statement, more fitting for a letter of recommendation, but gosh darn it it's the truth.
Mike's background in marketing and graphic design was instrumental in establishing the Georgia Organics Facebook page and Twitter feeds. He also serves as a valuable advisor on our Communications Committee.
Not to mention he's a co-founder of Crop Mob Atlanta, the self-described "group of young, landless, and wannabe farmers who come together to build and empower communities by working side by side."
Nowadays, he's making waves with another of his passion, brewing beers and mead with local, seasonal, and medicinal ingredients.
His 2010 Montaluce Wildflower Mead (which, by the way, debuted at the Georgia Organics 14th Annual Conference and Expo) won a Double Gold Medal at the 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition that took place June 14-15, 2011 in Sonoma, Ca.
Double Gold is a unanimous gold medal judgment from the panelists. So yeah, it's a big deal.
Mike, working with Montaluce Winery, planned, produced and promoted the mead. A little more than 2,000 bottles were produced. In July, Deborah Geering profiled him and the mead in an online column for Atlanta Magazine.
He's been a home brewer for years. Winning awards, producing intriguing flavors, and teaching mead making and beer brewing classes.
Now, Lorey is planning to make a major leap forward. He's in the process of planning a small 5-acre meadery, which is kind of like a winery. In addition to the mead, he plans to produce a portion of the fruit, herbs, flowers, honey, and other mead ingredients on site.
Besides obstacles like cash flow, zero infrastructure, and licensing, Lorey is on the hunt for land that's got access to clean and plentiful water, decent soil, and is relatively affordable.
Sure, there are some hurdles, but if anyone can do it, Mike Lorey can. We've seen his enthusiasm and talent firsthand, and success has always been a part of his track record.
You can contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com and learn more about his brewing here: www.folksybrews.com.
How did you learn to make mead and how is mead different from beer?
I learned to make mead by reading everything I could find online about it, pouring through several books (both modern and historical), and then trying to forget a lot of the conflicting information and make something that just felt and tasted right to me. I continue to learn a lot from both winemakers and beer brewers to apply to my meadmaking.
Mead gets the sugar required to make alcohol from honey instead of malted grains like beer or grapes like wine. Technically it is a wine because it does not contain malted grains.
What are some of the meads and beers you've made and what makes them special, or intriguing?
Everything I make ranges from a little bit unique to way out there but they are all delicious. Meads that utilize seasonal fruit and herbs (Strawberry Lavender, Elderberry, Peach Ginger, etc.). Meads that are made using medicinal herbs. An unhopped beer flavored with elderflowers, peppermint and rose petals. Rosemary Rye Pale Ale with hefty doses of rosemary and rye for a nice spicy flavor. Honey Basil Belgian Ale with lots of basil and a blend of yeasts that love Georgia summers. Beers using traditional African grains and processes.
You mentioned making beer production more local. What do you mean? What're your ideas on that?
There are a growing number of craft breweries making beer here in Georgia but pretty much all of their ingredients (besides water) are coming from other places. Barley grown and malted in the Northwest being the main ingredient. Barley doesn't grow so well here in the South since it likes cooler weather. Other grains much more suited to our growing conditions can make some great beers. Grain sorghum, millet, rye, amaranth, and several others. We grow these grains here now but there isn't an infrastructure to malt them so brewers can't use them to make beer.
What's the biggest impediment to an all-local beer?
Other than availability of the malted grains and hops, the biggest impediments are probably a price premium over cheap barley malt and lack of exposure to beers produced with these types of grain. Gluten free beers are now being produced with some of these grains but I think their biggest downfall is trying to copy traditional beer styles. They won't ever taste the same so why not work with it and make something uniquely delicious? If you can find the right formula of malt production, brewing, and marketing there is an almost guaranteed opportunity for a successful business
What kind of health benefits could one expect from some of your medicinal brews?
Obviously I cannot make any health claims for an alcoholic beverage for many legal reasons but the process of fermenting wines and beers with medicinal herbs in them date back to ancient times. The fermentation process is used to metabolize the sugars present in plant tissue, releasing medicinal compounds from the cell walls. I am by no means an expert on this process and am just starting to explore the possibilities.
In what part of the state is the soil best for your farm, and why?
I would not be growing traditional wine grapes so it would not be limited to regions favorable for them. However, I would be producing various fruits, herbs, flowers, and honey for the production of mead. Perhaps significantly more important than the soil would be the quality and quantity of water available. Water is a vital ingredient in mead production and can make an astounding difference in the finished product.
You've volunteered with Georgia Organics for years. You co-founded Crop Mob Atlanta, and now you're aiming to be the only all-local brewer in the state. What's the deal? What's with the amazing amount of dedication and passion?
All my life I have felt a strong connection to the Earth and nature. I started gardening early in life and spent most of my time outdoors. Eventually I grew up and received a few degrees in marketing and have worked in marketing and graphic design fields ever since. However this work never fully satisfied me.
I started searching for something more…something to get me back in touch with nature. This led me to Georgia Organics. I mean, what can put you more in touch with nature than eating food grown in harmony with natural processes? You consume this amazing food and it becomes a part of you.
It just snowballed from there. Perhaps it was my Eastern European and Viking roots that drew me to fermentation and mead but I just love the process and working with the best that nature has to offer.


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II'm always uncomfortable with advice that says to report someone to their boss for any kind of perceived slight. Unless it's really egregious, I don't think it is necessary. It's a tough climate for getting a job already and most jobs these days really suck, so ruining someone's income just isn't worth doing just because he might be ignorant about organic produce. Or maybe he actually knows more than you and that particular supermarket's organic produce isn't really organic.
I've always been suspicious of supermarket organic. I don't believe it's truly organic. Perhaps in the letter of the law it is, but not in the spirit. Have you ever noticed how it tends to have more plastic packaging on it than regular produce? And can it really be organic if it came from Mexico or South America?
I trust my local food coop where they actually say what farm the produce comes from. I can go visit the farms because they're in my area and they sell at the farmers market.Female, 5'3", 50, Max squat: 202.5lbs. Max deadlift: 225 x 3.
"FPW: Oh! You want those... Why do you think they are different?"
There's the problem right there. Said employee is asking you to justify your desire to purchase a particular product. The correct response is, "What?"
The point being, turn the question back around on the person asking it. Make them think about what they've just asked. No one should ever have to justify, to anyone, the reason for making a purchase. They have no right to make a judgement call on your behavior, especially since you are a voluntary patron in their establishment. As the customer, you have the right to buy anything you want, for any reason what so ever!Last edited by PBNewby; 04-20-2013, 08:00 PM.Began Primal Living: 25 Sep 2012
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We (produce workers) laugh at customers like you for being so gullible!
Let's put it this way. If this were your (generic your) small business and the clerk was mocking customers, wouldn't you want to know? And why should any of us stand for rudeness when we're spending our money somewhere?"Right is right, even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it." - St. Augustine
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Originally posted by kiks View Posti agree with this post...the dude was giving his opinion (we are all guilty of doing that) or making chit-chat with a customer and he did probably think he was trying to save you money in his own way. I don't think replying with an insult is always best; i likely would have just said something like 'actually what is labelled organic vs non-organic is very specific in FDA language and the pesticides used in non-organic things are pretty toxic'...at least it might have him thinking about it? It's up to him if he wants to put toxic things in his body constantly.Starting Date: Dec 18, 2010
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Cheryl Cole tops celebrity web search chart
Cheryl Cole has scored a new No. 1 after topping a chart of online celebrity searches, with
Miley Cyrus and
Robert Pattinson her nearest rivals.
A study of mobile users' most searched-for stars revealed the X Factor judge's name was 40 per cent more popular than those of Miley and R-Patz.
The Orange Digital Media Index also underlined the popularity of her music, with thousands of the erstwhile Girls Aloud star's tracks downloaded each month from the Orange Music Store.
Single Fight For This Love even beat Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas to top the store's download chart, while the video for the song conquered the trailer for blockbuster Twilight: New Moon and The X Factor final in the video download chart.
Paul Jevons, Orange's director of products and services, said: "Mobile searches are a real barometer of fame and reflect the public's fascination with celebrities when on the move.
"With Britain's Got Talent on the horizon, the nation's other sweetheart – Amanda Holden – could well challenge Cheryl for the number one spot."
Emma Watson was fourth in the poll, followed by Amanda Holden, Vanessa Hudgens, Taylor Lautner, Danielle Lloyd, Billie Piper and Lindsay Lohan.


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Money Market and Savings Rates
A search in Bankrate.com gave me this American Express High-Yield Savings Account, with a 1.30 percent APY as being tops. Granted, I think this is good but my cash is stashed at Alliant Credit Union giving me a nifty 2.00 percent APY. That's more than half again as much. If you need checking access, they pay nearly 1.75 percent APY. It's not insured by the FDIC but is insured by the NCUA, the U.S. Government equivalent for credit unions.
If you go to their site, you'll see that you have to qualify for membership. No worries, if you don't meet one of the other qualifications, you can join the National PTA for a one-time fee of $25.
One year CD
My Bankrate.com search turned up Aurora Bank with a 1.57 percent APY, closely followed by Ally Bank at 1.55 percent. Aurora Bank had a low safety rating and I'd avoid any institution with low ratings, even if it is government insured. Alliant Credit Union again came in at the top with a 2.10 percent APY, followed closely by Melrose Credit Union at 2.07 percent APY. Melrose has no membership requirements.
Five Year CD
Sure, tying money up for a few years is risky, but the risk trade-off is higher rates. Discover Bank tops the Bankrate.com listing at 3.10 percent APY. And Melrose Credit Union tops that by 0.55 percent yielding a 3.65 percent return.
It turned out that all three of these terms had Credit Unions on top. Though I love credit unions, they don't always have the top rates.
Where to get these rates
The single best source I've found for the highest yields is a website called DepositAccounts.com. The name is new but I've been using their predecessor site for years. Bankrate.com does have a separate search for Credit Unions, yet didn't pull up the ones I found from DepositAccounts.com.
I also find high rates from reading my local newspaper and from Google searches. Finally, I have one unique source in that, as a financial planner, my clients and friends like to tell me where they've found something better. In fact, that's how I found a 3.00 percent APY one year CD three months ago as the bank didn't advertise the rate.
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I consider these extra yields free money since, as long as you stay below the FDIC and NCUA insurance limits, your money is safe. And to keep it safe, never even think about going beyond these limits as any bank can go belly up. My final word is to never be greedy and go for a yield that isn't backed by the FDIC or NCUA.
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It was 8.30pm and my daughter Ilana and I were heading to the restaurant, where we would meet the four people who would be our table companions for the next seven nights. I was a little worried as I didn't know how they would feel, after paying five-star prices, about having to share their table with a 13-year-old. Conversely, it is hard for any child to sit through meals with people she does not know.
As luck would have it, Lee and Daniel had young children of their own - who had escaped to their grandparents for the summer; Joanna and Eric did not and, I quickly realised, did not know how to talk to Ilana. It was not a match made in heaven.
Taking a 13-year-old on a Holland America cruise was always going to be a bit of an experiment. It's true that there are children's clubs on HAL ships, which indicates that youngsters are welcome, but I have been on enough upmarket cruises - and heard enough passengers grumble about having children on board - to know that, while cruise lines might encourage family cruising to bring in new cruisers, passengers don't always like it.
The problems, if there were any, would be at the evening meal: Holland America operates the traditional fixed dining system of one time, one table, one waiter for the week. Unless you want to eat in the self-service area, which I didn't, you are stuck with the table mates selected for you.
Like so many other lines, Holland America is changing to meet the wishes of the new breed of cruisers who have no time for tradition.
Ship by ship, the line is introducing "as you wish" dining alongside the fixed system, so that passengers can dine when and with whom they want if they prefer. Our ship, Westerdam, had yet to introduce the new system, so we were stuck with sharing.
Our first meal over, Ilana quickly disappeared to The Loft, the teenagers' hangout, and I beamed with parental pride as my four companions praised the way she had taken part in the talk around the table.
Privately, I wondered if she could stick it for the whole week without getting too bored and looked forward to the evening we were booked à deux in the Pinnacle Grill, where hearty steaks were the order of the day for an extra $30 per person.
Ilana and I have a deal when we're cruising that we go ashore and dine together, but otherwise she can do as she wants, as long as she is back at the cabin by midnight.
A little before the curfew on that first evening, having discovered the cocktail talents of Bryant, the barman in the Crow's Nest, I was surprised to find her already in the cabin, glued to a film on the chunky old TV that took up almost all the desk space and possessed none of the luxurious look this five-star line tries to exude.
In size, the cabin was reasonable for two people but I was shocked to discover a sofa bed and a fourth bed that dropped out of the ceiling. Four people sharing would have had to be very good friends. On the plus side, I don't think I have ever slept so well at sea as I did on the super-thick mattress.
Ilana told me she had made some friends, but then admitted that most of the teenagers were 17 and 18, which is a long way from 13. That was the first and last evening she went to The Loft.
I would have suggested she try the children's club, but as the non-teens on board seemed very young I realised there was little point. On port days, with trips ashore, the lack of companions was not a problem but, on the first day, cruising from Civitavecchia, the port for Rome, to Dubrovnik, there was little to keep her entertained.
I, on the other hand, had a date with a cookery demonstration in the Culinary Arts Center, a hi-tech kitchen-cum-cinema equipped with the latest in cuisine appliances.
It started disastrously, with the chef struggling not only with his English but also the equipment. An enterprising American managed to locate the mains switch, but it was a relief when the dish was finally prepared - marinated fillet of snapper with crispy potato "scales" and tapenade - and the fun part of the show started: Ready, Steady, Cook, with members of the audience doing the cooking and an oversized American who clearly loved her food as one of the judges.
As we were cruising in the Mediterranean - from Civitavecchia through the Greek islands to Kusadasi in Turkey and back - I decided we would shun the ship's excursions and do our own thing.
Apart from being a lot cheaper, it meant we didn't have to rush every morning or do battle for breakfast with the 1,800 mainly American passengers who were being taken on tours. By the time we got to the Lido self-service restaurant for breakfast, it was almost deserted; likewise on those days, we were back on board for a late lunch.
In Dubrovnik we shared a taxi into town with another couple, which cost us £3.50 each, each way, and walked around the walls in the blazing heat before exploring the streets and alleys.
The ship's two-hour walking tour without the walls would have cost $53 (£26) each. In Corfu, we sweltered our way into town on foot and pottered around the shops; in Santorini we rode the donkeys (£3.50 each) up the winding path to Fira, the town at the top of the harbour.
It's certainly an experience - albeit not one I would want to repeat - and it beat the queue for the cable car.
I couldn't get Ilana interested in a trip to ancient Olympia from Katakolon, so I broke my own rule and booked us on an excursion to see the Roman remains at Ephesus. If nothing else, I reasoned, it meant there was someone to explain what the ruins are all about.
We were the first group of the day through the gates and galloped round the site, ostensibly so that we could get people-free photographs, but more likely because the guide wanted an early cut, especially as the temperature was forecast to hit 40C that day.
I wondered how much Ilana had learnt from the tour, which cost $52 (£26) each for less than the advertised three hours. "There was a tunnel between the library and the brothel and the men pretended to be going to read books," came the reply. Well, at least she had been listening.
All this time, our evening dining arrangements had been going well. Eric kept us bemused with his rather gloomy view of life and cruising; he had been persuaded to come by Joanna and was not sold on the idea. Daniel, ever cheery, had become like a surrogate father to Ilana and he and Lee invited us to join them at the quiz night - which we lost in spectacular fashion - and for an evening show at which a British magician performed some amazing stunts while keeping up a never-ending stream of comic banter that left the audience in stitches.
It was fairly adult humour, but it was also the only show that came close to appealing to Ilana's young tastes.
In general, the shows were the same old song-and-dance acts. I stayed for a while at each in the hope of being inspired, but I preferred the sing-along-a-piano man in one of the lounges or the Crow's Nest, where an elderly couple strutted their stuff on the dance floor and Bryant added an out-of-tune backing to the band while shaking his cocktails.
"You get to know the songs after a few nights here," he grinned.
What it costs
Westerdam's sister ship, Noordam, will be sailing in the Mediterranean this summer.
A 10-night Roman Empire cruise from Civitavecchia, with calls at Dubrovnik, Corfu, Katakolon, Santorini, Kusadasi, Valletta in Malta and Messina in Sicily, costs from £1,369 per person including flight and transfers. Holland America Line: 0845 351 0557, www.hollandamerica.co.uk.


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The Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) in Douglaston is growing with a new $7.1 million building.
Construction on the 10,000-square-foot structure is expected to start next summer, and be completed in 2017, according to the Parks Department.
The structure, which will nearly double the current visitors' center, is necessary to meet the demands of popular after-school and camp programs, which create an enormous waiting list every year of 7,000 to 10,000 children.
The new building will house more classrooms, staff offices, a large lobby that doubles as an exhibition space, a public meeting room and restrooms.
"We are very excited," said Irene Scheid, APEC executive director. "The organization sees a lot of potential in this new building in terms of education value and community teaching capabilities."
The new structure will be LEED silver certified, which is the third highest green rating by the U.S. Green Building Council, behind gold and platinum. The exterior will be a modern design, clad in brick, glass and steel.
The center's parking lot is also being designed with bioswales that capture and retain storm water.
To fund the project, the Queens borough president's office allocated $4 million, the City Council allocated $2.186 million and the mayor's office added $1 million.


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PHOTOS: 2013 Tony Award Nominees
"Marguiles is going for her fifth consecutive nomination in five years of Good Wife, but is looking for her first win since the show's freshman year."
She didn't win for her freshman year (Kyra Sedgwick upset her); she won for her sophomore year. Plus this would be her FOURTH consecutive nomination (Season Five doesn't even begin until the fall).
Lift your game, Variety, you're supposed to know these things.
Very nice coverage. Thank you.
Just please don't give it to Clare Danes again !!! Homeland went down the toilet in season 2.