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Hotel Konig
Travel Blogs from Loano
Pista Ciclabile to San Lorenzo al Mare
We spent a fantastic day today riding bikes along the coast to San Lorenzo al Mare. We stopped along the way to have coffee, then lunch and then a couple of cold coronas on the way back. it was one of the best days and the views were stunning. All in all we rode over 42 kms. We took off around 10 and got back around ...
Time to hit the beach.
... if they want to get an eye full of you they will just openly stare, one old guy nearly pushed his old infirm friend over to have a look (perhaps my dress was a bit short! Or I had a bit of food on my face) Had mozzarella, Parma ham and pizza for tea with a nice bottle of Ciante. Moving on to France now and spending the night in ...
Costa Favolosa, here I come!
... port of call so I guess it will be easier for me to manage everything about it with the passengers.
Then, the ship will go to South America: Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. I don't know this part of the world so I'm really excited to go there!
I have 2 months to have some rest, spend time with my family and friends with my big departure... Holiday time for now!
To be continued....
Memory Lane, San Bartolomeo
... years. Now, we must be talking the 60-70s here, pre-Internet, sat nav, extensive road network, in an Austin Cambridge with Mum, Dad and five children, plus all the kit to go with such a holiday - no mean feat. They were clearly happy days because they returned to the same spot over several years, making lasting friendships with families of several nationalities. (Some Italians came to our wedding and David occasionally hears via ...
Beside the sea in Liguria
Yesterday, we were sad to be leaving our little Tuscan retreat for the last week. It was so peaceful and relaxing, but future commitments with bookings for other sites meant that we had to move on. When we went to reception to settle the bill on Monday evening, we told Antonio and Giovanna how much we had enjoyed our stay with them, when the conversation turned to wine, particularly those of the area and Antonio kindly gave us a bottle from his ...
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Protecting Your Vehicles from Corrosion
Proper washing can control corrosion caused by road salts.
Road salt corrosion is not limited to the bus exterior. During the winter months, passenger shoes bring the road salt into the bus. Frozen slush on boots often melts during the ride and the deicer in fluid form is able to seep into the smallest cracks and crevices. The result is fastener and flooring corrosion from the inside of the vehicle, as well as accelerated wear on floor runners and interior fabrics.
The most concerning area of corrosion from road salts is the underbody of the bus. Corrosion from chlorides attacks the under-carriage metal, engine components, brakes and electrical systems. The damage to vehicle systems is not only a cost burden to a bus owner, it can result in a vehicle safety issue for drivers and passengers. Rust/corrosion on load-bearing metal structures makes the vehicle unsafe for driving.
What is the transit industry solution?
Transit industry suppliers are working on many approaches, such as metal plating and better coatings on new structural components. Some manufacturers are even replacing underbody carbon steel with stainless steel — a very expensive alternative. In addition, many transit companies are adding after-market permanent coatings to the underside of existing vehicles. All of these new technologies will help, but for the foreseeable future it is not possible to protect all the potential corrosion points on vehicles. Are there alternatives to corrosion-resistant materials and specialized, permanent coatings that will help prevent deicer-related corrosion? One approach is to thoroughly clean the vehicle by integrating the proper methods and detergents into the routine cleaning cycle.
Integrate corrosion control into transit wash systems
Effectively cleaning road salts from vehicles requires a different approach from conventional vehicle washing. The focus needs to be on cleaning the inside and outside of the vehicle, including the underbody. It is vitally important to use a detergent with the right chemistry to break the road film and neutralize the corrosive effects of the deicers. Using a detergent with the wrong chemistry can aggravate the road salt problem. Most conventional transit wash detergents are either neutral detergents or alkaline cleaners. These traditional detergents are not capable of breaking and "neutralizing" the impacted salt deposits; the wrong detergent will react with the road salts and make them more difficult to remove from the vehicle.
Surprisingly, some (not all) low pH detergents have proven to be especially effective at neutralizing the corrosive effects of the deicers. These low pH detergents will make the road salts soluble allowing for easier removal in the wash process. In a touchless wash, an alkaline detergent must be used in conjunction with the low pH detergent in order to get a clean vehicle. Magnesium and calcium chloride increase the effective hardness of the water, as the deicers add additional magnesium and calcium ions to the cleaning cycle. Transit wash operators will most likely need to increase the hardness control of alkaline products.
These same low pH detergents should be used to clean the inside of the buses, as well as luggage compartments. It is important to get the detergent under floor mats to remove road salts that may have seeped beneath it. If these deicers are not removed during interior cleaning, corrosion will be just as bad from the inside out.
Most transit washes focus on cleaning the exterior painted surfaces and glass of the vehicle, despite the fact that most of the road salt-caused corrosion occurs on the underside of the vehicle. At best, these washes might have a high-pressure rinse or flush applying water to the underside of bus. To clean the undercarriage, spraying high-pressure water on the underside of the vehicle as it enters the wash is not sufficient. Low pH detergent must be applied to the underside of the vehicle as well to remove the road salts. Applying the detergent with foaming nozzles as the bus drives through the wash is an effective way to ensure adequate detergent coverage on the undercarriage. Adding the equipment for an underbody wash is a relatively simple and inexpensive addition to an existing wash.


text: Hot mout h was born in 2008, t he brain child of LA native, Jon Pegnato. He began producing what is best described as funky, techy, fun, electro house. In 2009 he began releasing original tracks, collaborations and remixes as Hot Mouth on InStereo Recordings, Simma, Play Me, PBR and Dirty Fabric and gained several Beatport Top 10 hits that year.Due to the success of his Hot Mouth production work he was asked collaborate with and ultimately, join LA Riots late in 2009. As 1/2 of LA Riots he has remixed for some of the world's biggest pop and dance artists from Lady Gaga to Tiesto to Steve Aoki. As LA Riots, Jon played around the world, rocking crowds at festivals like Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra, & Lollapalooza, as well as played some of the worlds biggest night clubs across the globe. In addition to being voted by Beatport as one of 2010's top artists to look out for, the group was also nominated in 2011 as America's top DJ. Over the years Jon's music has gained successful notoriety, with millions of youtube plays, support BBC's Radio 1, and support from top DJs around the world.After 3 years of the mega-successful LA Riots project , Jon has ret urned t o Hot Mout h, his labor of love, to continue developing the sound he created years ago. Driven by the energy of a happy crowd and smiling ears, Jon's sets and productions aim to please his listeners. Long builds, infectious grooves, and clever baselines. His goal as an artist has always been to push the boundaries of what's cool and what's not coot (yet).


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Pokemon: Rayquaza
Background: Lightning
Other: Make him look INCREDIBLY PISSED OFF
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Pokemon: Rayquaza
Background: Lightning
Other: Make him look INCREDIBLY PISSED OFF
Pokemon: Meloetta - if that's too hard, then Espeon
Background: light pink
Other: thanks so much c:
@OceanicWildfire Here is your finished Meganium licky!
If you want to save it on your computer, click this link:http://www.iaza.com/work/120630C/iaza15612710547500.gif, then right click to save the picture. :)
Hope you like it!
We are busy working on the requests, so please, no more requests until we finish them :)
Thanks so much! I love it! Keep up the good work!
Sorry for the wait ^-^"
I finished your Rayqyaza licky! :D
You can see the lightning in the background, and I made him look mad XD
It's like he's saying: "I'm going to lick your screen until you tell me to stop, and even when you tell me to stop, I won't stop!" ^^
If you want to save it on your computer, just click on the link: http://www.iaza.com/work/120703C/iaza14688928029200.gif, and then right-click to save :)
I hope you like it! If you want anything changed, just tell me!
I'll get working on yours :) Sorry for making you wait!
Pokémon: Something not-so-cuddly.
Background: White, unless the Pokémon is light-colored. In this case, black.
Other: Not much else to say, except thanks in advance.
Pokémon: Sewaddle
Background: The same shade of yellow/orange you'll be using for Sewaddle's face.
Other: -n/a-
Please and thank you!
I'm really sorry, I was trying to make the Meloetta licky, but I had some trouble with making it, so I to made you an Espeon instead. Really sorry! >.<
[I]If you want to save it on your computer, click on this link and right-click to save!
I hope you like it! If you want anything fixed, tell me!
Can I get a licky?
Pokemon: Riolu
Background: Light blue
Thank you!
I would imagine that a Persian would not be cuddly as they will probably bite you or scratch you if you even tried to get close to it, let alone hug it :P
If you want to save it on your computer- http://www.iaza.com/work/120717C/iaza14688987014300.gif , right-click to save :)
@Morru Magnum
Your Sewaddle licky is done!
If you want to save it on your computer- http://www.iaza.com/work/120717C/iaza14688973323300.gif , right-click to save :)
I hope you guys like it, if you ever want anything edited, just ask me!
Well, I love the Persian licky, it's very cute, but what I meant was something that didn't look cuddly. If you don't mind, may I get a licky of either Dialga, Genesect, Garchomp, Metagross, or Exploud?
*o* That's pretty awesome, Mizugorou!


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Go Posh! <3
BBS Rescue Spotlight: Posh Pets
Every dog is special. In fact, one rescue thinks they're more… posh. Posh Pets Rescue in New York City has the dogs of their city and region tied to their heartstrings and they're always being tugged. They're bent on saving every dog they can, no matter their background or needs and many times are very literally pulling dogs of euthanization tables and eventually placing them in loving homes. Read more about Posh Pets, their work, struggles and success stories in this edition of the BestBulySticks.com Rescue Spotlight!
When & Why did you start?
In March 2000, our founder Linda Vetrano walked into the NYC shelter and offered to take care of a little dog needing medical care. The shelter gave her a ten-year-old, female Chihuahua, and Linda took the little dog straight to her vet and then to her home. So began Posh Pets Rescue and the reason for our motto, "You don't have to be perfect to be Posh." For a decade, Linda ran Posh Pets on her own, with the help of several dedicated volunteers and foster parents. After starting out as foster parents, Melissa McClellan joined the board in 2010 and Viktoria Somorjai joined the team in 2011. All of us started rescuing for the same reason: we saw how many healthy or treatable dogs and cats were dying every day in NYC's shelters. Instead of waiting for someone else to do something about it, we decided to become a part of the solution.
What's different about your rescue?
We are an all-breed, all-age, all-medical condition, all-behavioral evaluation rescue. The vast majority of our pets are from NYC Animal Care and Control, a lot of them saved from being euthanized. We don't have a facility; we operate out of foster homes and use paid boarding if necessary. The vast majority of our supporters donate no more $10-$25 at a time, yet we often take the dogs and cats others may not want to spend the money on. We believe we have to help in our own backyard before we start getting shipped pets to us from all over the country. We also only adopt out locally; in case we need to intervene, we need to be close enough to do so. We take forever responsibility for all the pets we place; if the adopters have to return them, whether after two days, or several years, we take them back. Once they are Posh Pets, they are always Posh Pets.
What is the greatest success story or "win" that your rescue has had?
It is almost impossible to choose only one. We place 600-700 pets each year, and many of them were considered "hopeless" at some point. We could choose Diamond, the one-eared brown Pit whom Posh Pets founder Linda Vetrano literally and physically pulled off of the euth table. We could choose Foya, the mangy Pit from the euth list, who spend over a year in boarding and training with countless behavioral issues, and was later adopted by the only foster who had ever decided she was worth opening her home to. We could choose Loops, the 15 year-old Beagle, who had been found in a trash bag near Brooklyn ACC, and who not only pulled through, but is now living in his fur-ever home in Pennsylvania. We could choose Hershey, the brown Labrador or Siara, the pocket Pit, who both had to have one of their legs amputated. We could choose Max, the 15 year-old Chihuahua, who arrived at Manhattan ACC so emaciated and with so low a body temperature that our volunteers thought they were only picking him up to take him to be humanely euthanized, and who went on to live nine more happy months with his fur-ever family. We could choose one of the countless little, smaller dogs who everyone would think should be considered "highly adoptable," but came to us with severe behavioral issues and took a long time to find their homes. The list is endless.
What's the most rewarding thing about working at your rescue?
Receiving happy updates from adopters. Knowing that a dog or cat someone once threw away like a used tissue is now a family's treasured friend.
What can people do to help your rescue?
Since we are a very small rescue with most of the core of the organization working full-time jobs, it is extremely hard for us to find the time for fundraising. (Don't ask us about our outstanding vet bills.) Any help with our clumsy fundraising efforts would be essential. Since we don't have a facility (shelter,) we are always in need of loving, dedicated foster homes (in or very close to our base, New York City.)
A big thank you to Posh Pets for all the work they do rescuing, rehabilitating and homing dogs in the New York City area. To find out more about this amazing rescue, visit Posh Pet's Facebook or their website. Thank you to Nyssa Calkin of Diamond Cut Images for letting us use the wonderful photo of Hershey!
Want more rescue stories? Browse all of our Rescue Spotlights! Want to help a rescue or shelter? Donate a $1 at checkout to support animal rescue and relief organizations. You can even directly purchase bully sticks or other BBS products and send them your own bully stick donation!
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February 1, 2013 2:33 pmPosted 1 year ago
February 1, 2013 2:54 pmPosted 1 year ago
Please follow Posh on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Posh-Pets-Rescue/156426391112800?ref=ts&fref=ts
February 1, 2013 3:06 pmPosted 1 year ago
I can't say enough great things about Posh Pets. They are one of those special rescues that take the dogs that are older or need extra medical care, and they will do so often with just the hope that good people will come through to support the medical care. I have never seen an organization that does so much with the financial resources they have. They are amazing!
February 1, 2013 3:26 pmPosted 1 year ago
the girls Posh Pets Rescue turned me on to the pure goodness of American-made Best Bully Sticks when I was considering a cheaper brand. They know their stuff, inside and out <3.
February 2, 2013 11:21 pmPosted 1 year ago
I can't thank Posh enough for bringing Missy into my life. I'm a Posh Pets foster failure and I wouldn't have it any other way! Missy has been with us for almost a year now and she has become the perfect lady. Posh gave her a second chance at life!


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The mobile fashion boutique
Today is a special day for the village bellies; a well cherished guest will be making his monthly visit to their remote village. The ladies finish off their household chores in a hurry and send the kids to the main road to see whether he could be spotted. They wait with bated breath for hours together before he makes a majestic appearance. He is a mobile fashion boutique for the villagers in Kerala. He props up a massive display board on his shoulder that features all the bare essentials needed for their make up box. Festive occassions like Onam and vishu would add up to the shopping frenzy of the villagers, making him busy.
Kids also look forward to his visit as he brings balloons of various colors and shapes apart from various toys and indoor games to make their holidays memorable. Unlike their urban counterparts, though they cannot lay their hands on the world famous game packs like Disney and G I Joe, they get more than their fair share in this mobile toy shop. From toy guns to cars and card games, he brings them all and more to their door step. The goggles in garish hues like shocking pink and green are all time favorite among the kids.
The ladies make a beeline to pick up the latest accessories to dress up for the annual temple festivals and fairs. They select from the best of the lot from heaps of glass bangles and strings of necklaces being put on display. The girls will strike a deal by some hard haggling and he gives out these goodies for a song before walking into the next house. Though the mushrooming of ladies stores and fashion boutiques has dampened his business prospects, he still makes it a point to visit this village on the specified day to cater to the diverse needs of his customers.
A village hotel
Just step into a typical tea shop in any Kerala village to sample its rustic charm and the warm hospitality it offers. Functioning from a ramshackle thatched shed, these shops will mostly have names of Gods and Goddesses like Muruka Vilasam or Sreekrishna Café. The interiors would be clean though Spartan with a lighted oil lamp and the fragrance of incense welcoming you indoors.
These hotels will turn into a beehive of activity with the crack of dawn when villagers assemble here to share about the day's Malayalam newspaper headlines and the hottest gossips doing the rounds in the village. Politics is typically the favorite topic of discussion, where the villagers will foretell the outcome of the next elections and appraise the performance of the elected members representing the village.
It is interesting to note that a 'meals ready' board will be hung at the entrance of the hotel at all times of the day, though lunch is served only in the afternoon. The typical breakfast items would include puttu, (the famous steamed rice cake) and gram curry or other favorite combos like dosa and sambar along with side dishes of omlette, boiled banana and the like. The 1 meter tea is probably the most popular item in the menu. The tea will be thoroughly beaten by pouring it in and out of two vessels and the tasty brew will be ready in no time. The supplier would shout out the customer specifications like low sugar, more milk or strong tea with less milk and so on and so forth as he places orders in high vocal pitch.
Lunch will be served in banana leaves and the delicacies would include spicy fish curry and vegetable dishes. Tasty food is served at nominal rates and tips are something unheard of in these hotels. Many regular customers maintain credit and pay off the amount at the end of the month. The milieu is warm and the hospitality affable in these small time restaurants where guests are treated like God, unlike the many plush city hotels, where serving food to the starving forms only part of a lucrative business.


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Unemployment and interactions between trade and labour market institutions
There is ample evidence that a country's labour market institutions are important determinants of unemployment. This study generalises Davis' (1998) idea according to which the institutions of the trade partners matter also for a country's equilibrium unemployment rate as they generate comparative advantages. Moreover, the empirical investigation provides some evidence that the interactions between bilateral trade and relative labour market regulations affect the equilibrium unemployment rate. Given data limitations in this area, the ambition of this paper is merely to draw the attention to the general relevance of these interactions as complementing factors to other explanations of unemployment. Another interesting finding is that a fairly low regulated country like Canada can be negatively affected because its main trading partner is even less regulated, while a high regulated country like Germany appears rather sheltered because its trading partners are also highly regulated.Download Info
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- Hervé Boulhol, 2008. "Unemployment and interactions between trade and labour market institutions," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne bla08016, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
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TMZ celebrated its first scooptabulous year as the number one entertainment news source, and last night's party was completely off the hook!
In a giant star-studded bash at Republic in West Hollywood, sponsored by our friends at Svedka Vodka, superstar DJ Samantha Ronson absolutely brought the house down with killer dance tunes as circus performers went wild on the red carpet.
Shanna Moakler, Tera Patrick, Omarosa and "Paris Hilton" all took part in the festivities and walked off with fab gift bags filled with hip items like delicious Svedka vodka, stylin' American Trash t-shirts, and copies of the #1 animated film of the year, Disney's "Cars," among others. Our fearless leader, Harvey Levin, made a rare appearance that wasn't broadcast live from the TMZ newsroom! Judging by the bleary-eyed staffers here this morning ... blah blah blah.
Check out all the action in today's edition of Star Catcher.
only a sad pathetic attention whore like shanna would show up to a gossip party filled nobody's thrown by the people who bash on her she must be hungry or sumthin
School board officials are a little upset that Dumb Blonde Middle School was not mentioned in the article since Superintendent Clonerad Hilton was a sponsor of the event. Besides being a TMZ Birthday Bash, it was also a Dumb Blonde Middle School class renunion, with all the D-Listers and wanna-be clones coming out of the red carpet, and I don't mean Firecrotch's red carpet (if it has grown out). Anyone expecting anything less than a roomful of clones needed to grab one of the gift bags being given out and put on one of the protective helmets and grab a handful of short yellow bus tokens that were included. Many of DMBS' alumni were at event, including some current students, who we can't seem to get graduated. Some of the undistinguished alum at the party included Omarosa, who is close to graduating Dumb Bitch University, where she is earning a CA or Clone of Arts degree in milking clonebrity status. Of course Shanna was there, she is moving onto Beverly Clone High after this school year. The only reason Parasite herself didn't make it was beause of her probation status at DBMS for breaking Niclone out of the Niki Hilton Clone Rehabilitaion and Drug Abuse Center and taking her out to the powdery slopes of Mountain High. Other than that it was nice to see TMZ School District President Harvey Clonevin making his rounds and checking up on his past, present and future students.
Happy Birthday TMZ. If it wasn't for you, these clones would be working with F-Fag at 7-11 selling Slurpies to us free thinkers. Keep up the good work of giving coverage to those who don't deserve it.
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Eric Maundry March 6, 2014 at 07:13 pm
Pettis is in debt up to his ears. It only makes sense that he is SCAG prexy. He is a financial…Read More imbecile.
Robert J. Sutton March 7, 2014 at 09:20 am
Of coarse the rain was meaningless. How would our left leaning State pass another big water rate…Read More increase or another Bond issue for Billions of tax payers money if you puppets did not lay the ground work. Bob Sutton
ace February 24, 2014 at 05:18 pm
let's build more houses and more industrial/commercial properties and worry about the water later.
Fortified- AKA eyecu February 24, 2014 at 06:44 pm
As they make it more difficult to live outside the urban area, cut off water to farms, the building…Read More will be more centralized.....Agenda 21. Cutting off water to outside areas is in the framework.....
Stan Jacobs February 24, 2014 at 09:25 pm
Ace -
We have done that, now you are seeing the consequences.
ROBERT KLEIN November 13, 2013 at 06:55 am
Assuming there are sufficient land parcels that are readily avaiblable, rerouting the traffic to…Read More pass north of the city would be a possibility, albeit an expensive solution. Limiting truck traffic to certain hours of the day might be simpler, thereby diverting some of it to the 101 or the 126, which of course will have impact on them as well, perhaps generate some opposition. An indept comprehensive study needs to be done before implementation, including environmental issues .
David Nelson November 13, 2013 at 10:05 am
On any given day Moorpark will have over 500 Trucks travel through their town.
Route 23 isn't a…Read More Highway or a Bypass for Large Commercial Truck's.
( We have more Accident in Moorpark due to these Large Trucks at Grimes Canyon or just pass Hitch on the 23.)
Moorpark Council / Moorpark Chamber or Moorpark City needs to put their Foot down on this one and Stop or Limit the Truck Traffic in and around this town.
The reason why the trucks travel through Moorpark we don't have enough Weight Scale for Truck outside of this City.
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There will also be a decrease in holiday spending this year because federal employees and affiliated…Read More business people will be cutting costs in case of a shutdown in January. How many restaurants, stores, childcare facilities, and other businesses depend on the parks or the federal offices? These were the people hit even harder by the shutdown than the federal employees. Federal employees may have lost 13 days of work, but something like a childcare facility with 5 employees would have lost 65 days of work. So if the spending goes down this holiday season, you may see retail shops going out of business -- many stores depend on the holiday shoppers to make up their end-of-year balance sheets. What if large chains like Kohl's, Sears, Macy's, JC Penny's, Barnes & Noble goes out of business due to poor sales? Or even restaurants like Marie Callendar's? Then you have even more unemployment caused by a government shutdown that hasn't even happened yet!


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APPROVED – May 4, 2004
Mr. William McDevitt, Mr. Harold Lynde, Mr. Jean-Guy Bergeron, Mr. Richard Derby |
Also present: ABSENT: |
Mr. Tom Gaydos, Town Administrator, members of the p= ress and general public. Mr. Victor Danevich |
&nbs= p;
The Chairman, William McDevitt, opened the meeting at
MOTION:<= o:p> |
(Derby/Bergeron) To approve the |
(4-0-0) The motion carri= ed. |
The amendments to the minutes were as follows: page 6,= 1st paragraph – the word 'ledge' shall be amended to read 'alleged'; page 8, 3rd paragraph – the word 'Law' shall be amended to read 'Loss'.
Ms. Rebecca Coppin of the National Honor Society exten=
ded an
invitation to Town and Government employees to attend an appreciation break=
at Chunky's on
Highway Bi=
d Award
Mr. Gaydos informed that Highway Road Agent Don Foss annually put out bids for various products and was recommending PJ Keating = for the paving, fine grading/compacting, tack coat and cape cod berms; Crack Sealing Inc was recommended for the crack sealing bid. Both companies had done work in To= wn in the past.
(Bergeron/Lynde) To award the paving bids as recomme= nded by Highway Road Agent Don Foss to PJ Keating and Crack Sealing Inc. |
VOTE:= p> |
(4-0-0) The motion carried. |
League/Razorback Agreement / Softball Agreement
Mr. Gaydos said lighting at Muldoon Field was shared b= etween Little League and the Razorbacks, therefore it was felt that there should be one agreement for such. A cop= y of the agreement was provided to the Selectmen. The agreement states that the Town= will pay for the water all year; when Little League is playing they will pay for= the cost of the lights; when the Razorbacks are playing, they will pay for the = cost of the lights; when no one is playing, the Town will pay for the cost of the lights. Both organizations pr= ovided certificates of insurance and their checks for $1. It was noted that the agreement wa= s the same standard agreement as signed in past years with the exception of the a= dded language regarding the lighting.
Mr. Lynde asked if there was a policy or fee structure= in the event another group wanted to use the fields/lights. He believed that was an issue the = new Park & Recreation Director should address. Mr. Gaydos believed that Park & Recreation would 'book' the field and ask that usage be coordin= ated with whatever organization was currently using the field.
The agreement was included in the Selectmen's 'to be signed' folder. <= /span>
Naming Policy Committee and Possible Vote
Mr. McDevitt said six people had applied for appointme= nt to the Naming Policy Committee. = He said if the Selectmen wanted to set up interviews the applicants would be a= sked to attend the next meeting. He asked the Selectmen to consider waiving the interview process and name the applicants to the committee. = There was no opposition to waiving the interview process and naming the applicant= s to the committee.
(Bergeron/Derby) To appoint Aristotelis Demetroulako= s, Richard Craven, Jack Caynon, Michael Scott, Glennie Edwards, Bonnie Ward = and the Honorable Michael Jones to the Naming Policy Committee for a period of one year. |
VOTE:= p> |
(4-0-0) The motion carried. |
Mr. Lynde asked if a Selectmen Representative would be appointed. Mr. McDevitt asked= the Selectmen to consider appointing a representative and further discuss if desired.
Ms. Amy Breault met with the Selectmen regarding her application for appointment to the Conservation Commission. Ms. Breault was currently serving = as an alternate member of Conservation. = span>Mr. Lynde felt Ms. Breault was an asset to the committee and recommended her appointment as a full member.
(Lynde/Bergeron) To appoint Ms. Amy Breault as a full
member to the Conservation Commission effective April 1, 2004 and ending =
VOTE:= p> |
(4-0-0) The motion carried. |
Mr. Tom Marshall of SEA Consultants met with the Selec=
to provide a general overview of the proposed work to the
Mr. Marshall said the current proposed solution was to=
staged construction. It was n=
that the Town had not made a decision regarding which construction option to=
use. Mr. Marshall informed if=
plan was designed for staged construction, it was easy to revert it to deto=
but it would be difficult to change the plan from staged construction to
detour. He said the final pla=
ns and
specifications (based upon staged construction) had been submitted to, and
approved by the Department of Transportation (January, 2004); a Wetlands Pe=
was submitted to, and approved by the Department of Environmental Services
(January, 2004) based upon the proposed alignment. He said there were negotiations
occurring with three property owners regarding easements. He went on to review the proposed =
and showed the three properties affected by the easements and/or
acquisition. He said the need=
the easement/acquisition was because of the shift in the road, and to corre=
the reverse curve which would better align with
Mr. Bergeron said he observed the site, and the bridge
measurement from guardrail to guardrail was sixteen and one half (16.5) feet
wide. Mr. Marshall discussed =
the measurements were taken and explained how staged construction would occ=
the bridge would be eleven (11) feet wide with a two (2) foot barrier (which
would be anchored to the existing deck).&n=
He said he would double check the measurements. Mr. Bergeron asked how SEA felt ab=
having the traffic back up during construction. Mr. Marshall said because of the n=
alignment there would be room to park two rows of vehicles during one phase=
the project; the intent was to have police details during the peak times. He said there would be relief using
other possibilities once construction started, if there were problems. Mr. Bergeron asked what the propos=
width would be for the new bridge.
Mr. Marshall said the new bridge width was proposed to be twenty-eig=
ht (28)
feet wide as recommended by the state and as dictated by traffic volume and
Mr. Lynde asked if the new road would also be twenty-e=
ight (28)
feet wide. Mr. Marshall said =
road would taper to approximately twenty-one (21) feet at the curve toward =
Mr. Gaydos asked for a description of the new roadway.= Mr. Marshall said the new road wou= ld be twenty-eight (28) feet (twelve [12] foot lanes with two [2] foot shoulders) the striping would be at twelve (12) feet.
Mr. McDevitt confirmed that the purpose of realigning = the roadway was for safety. Mr. Marshall said the alignment was the primary purpose. Mr. McDevitt noted that the state = was about to install a blinking yellow light at the Mammoth Road intersection a= nd believed the realignment would ensure a better view of the intersection.
Mr. Derby asked which trees would be removed. Mr. Marshall reviewed the proposed= plan and said there were three (3) or four (4) trees within the easement/acquisi= tion area.
Mr. Lynde asked if the acquisition of a permanent ease= ment would affect the status of the lots as legal (sufficient frontage and acreage). Mr. Marshall said t= he Fitzgerald and Stevens properties were listed as easements; the Chafe prope= rty was more of an acquisition because the road and curbing would encroach onto= the property. Mr. Lynde wanted to= know if the road frontage and acreage would be affected. Mr. Marshall said the road frontage would not be affected, but the acreage (per the tax map was 2.04 acres) wou= ld be decreased (by approximately .106 acres).
Mr. Gaydos said because SEA Consultants had already co= ntracted with a surveyor to review all the right-of-ways (and related items) SEA was asked to make an amendment to their contract to also handle the easements (including the agreements with abutters).&= nbsp; He recommended that the Selectmen sign an amendment to the SEA Consultant contract providing an additional sixty-four (64) hours so that t= he easement agreements could be completed and reviewed by Town Counsel (later = to be recorded at the Registry of Deeds).&nbs= p; There was no objection by the Selectmen to authorize Mr. Gaydos to s= ign the amendment to the agreement with SEA Consultants.
Mr. Cory C=
– Abutter to
Mr. Cory Chafe,
Mr. Chafe understood that safety concerns were being c=
as a reason for the project; it was his belief that straightening the road
alignment would increase the traffic speed in front of his house to the
Mr. Tim Pellequin (licensed surveyor), Promised Land
Surveying of
Mr. Chafe confirmed that the belief was the right-of-w= ay was 'prescriptive'. M= r. Pellequin answered yes. Mr. C= hafe asked if building was allowed within a 'prescriptive' right-of-way. Mr. Pellequin w= as unsure. Mr. McDevitt said the Town's right-of-way was fifty (50) feet. Mr. Pellequin said it was reasonab= le to call the right-of-way fifty (50) feet.&nbs= p; He said there was record research that had not been done on the road= way; further research could be done at the New Hampshire Archives, all Pelham ro= ads could be researched. Mr. Chafe wanted to know if additional land, or more area for a prescriptive right-of-way, would be taken if the road were built within the current fifty (50) foot right-of-way.
Mr. Lynde believed the statements were that the roadwa= y was a fifty (50) foot wide parcel owned either by deed or prescription. The right-of-way could not be moved. Mr. Chafe asked if the= Town would follow the plan to the letter, or work within what they believe they = could work within. Mr. McDevitt sai= d the Selectmen had not reviewed the plan before this evening.
Mr. Lynde believed the focus of the project was safety, which would hopefully be improved with the proposed plan. He said because the state was fund= ing eighty percent ( 80%) of the project, they had to agree to the plan, which = in this case the state had agreed. If the alignment were to be modified, the state may not agree; SEA had designed the project to the state standards. Mr. Chafe was concerned with the large area of his land being taken. He said during rush ho= ur traffic backed up, and was noisy; widening the bridge into his property wou= ld increase the noise. He felt h= is land value would decrease due to the easement being located onto his proper= ty, and was concerned with the severance damages. Mr. McDevitt said in his thirteen = years this was the first case like this; a price would not be negotiated publicly, they would continue discussions; in the event an agreement was not reached,= the Town would do what was right by Mr. Chafe and the townspeople. He said the Town was not in a posi= tion to pay an undue amount of money.
Mr. Lynde assumed that there were basic standards foll= owed regarding similar cases (for taking square footage and tree removal). He felt Mr. Chafe was fortunate th= at his property would maintain the Town's zoning requirements. Mr. Chafe reiterated that his lot = value would decrease permanently. <= /p>
Mr. Bergeron wanted to know how close the road/bridge =
be to Mr. Chafe's home when the project was complete. Mr. Marshall said at Mr. ChafeR=
driveway the road would come in approximately twenty-six (26) feet from the
edge of the current road to where the edge of the road would be
constructed. Mr. Bergeron con=
that cars and trucks would be driving twenty-six (26) feet closer to Mr.
Chafe's home. Mr. Marsh=
said in reviewing the house plan (for original construction) it was noted t=
the closest corner was one hundred eighty (180) feet to the
Mr. Lynde assumed that any damage to Mr. Chafe's
driveway would be taken care of so that it would be made whole. Mr. Marshall said the intent was
whatever removal limits shown close to the easement line; the pavement woul=
d be
saw cut at the location and an entire new drive/apron would be constructed,
paved with six (6) inches of crushed gravel. He noted per the contract document=
s, the
contractor was required to maintain access to all driveways at all times. Mr. Lynde asked if a valid claim w=
be made if Mr. Chafe could demonstrate through an appraiser that there was a
value diminution to his land. Mr.
Chafe said he spoke with appraisers who said the situation didn't lend
itself easily to an appraisal because there wasn't anything to use fo=
r a comparison. Mr. McDevitt said appraisals had b=
used in cases of tax abatement.
Mr. McDevitt said the Selectmen would take Mr. Chafe= 8217;s concerns under advisement and further discuss the situation with Mr. Gaydos.
None. = p>
Mr. Gaydos said Police Chief Haglund had the opportuni= ty to discuss the Men's Softball agreement with the representatives, which would be discussed by the Selectmen at the next meeting. He then thanked Patrol Officer Per= riello and Animal Control Officer Vincent for the time they put together to organi= ze youths for trash removal at Veteran's Park.
Mr. Bergeron made a correction to his report at the la=
meeting; there was confusion through e-mail that three towns had not formed=
regional water district. He
apologized for any confusion. He
said the next Regional Water District meeting would be held
Mr. Derby had no report.
Mr. Lynde noted that the new Park & Recreation Dir= ector would begin work on Monday, the same day as Summer Camp registration.
Mr. McDevitt had no report.
(Lynde/Bergeron) Request for a non-public session pe= r RSA 91-A:3,II, d (Consideration= of acquisition, sale or lease of property) |
ROLL CALL:<= /b> |
Mr. McDevitt-Yes; Mr. Lynde-Yes; Mr. Bergeron-Yes; M= r. Derby-Yes |
Mr. McDevitt noted that when the Board returned, after=
non-public session, the Board would not take any other action publicly, exc=
to seal the minutes of the non-public session and to adjourn the meeting. The Board entered into a non-public
session at approximately
The Board returned to public session at approximately =
(Lynde/Bergeron) To seal the minutes of the non-publ= ic session indefinitely. |
VOTE:= p> |
(4-0-0) The motion carried. |
MOTION:<= o:p> |
(Lynde/Bergeron) To adjourn the meeting. |
(4-0-0) The motion carri=
ed. |
The meeting was adjourned at approximately
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING/April 27, 2004


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As students in the Montgomery County school district prepare to head back to class on Monday, one principal is making house calls to give his students a head start.
Walking up the steps of one home in the county, Edward Owusu, principal at Shady Grove Middle School, is doing what he's done all summer long.
"It builds that school to home relationship," he said.
For the fourth summer in a row, Principal Owusu's reaching out to student before they head back to class.
Rising seventh grader Alexandra Salas Chamoun is one of the more than 40 students to have the principal in her home.
"It's kind of awkward," she said.
Usually, a school administrator only visits a child's home when something isn't going right, but Owusu says these visits are about reinforcing the positive.
Alex, as she likes to be called, is a straight-A student, a member of the National Junior Honor Society and a soccer player.
With her principal and mom by her side, her counselor uses this visit to review grades, test scores and set goals for the next year.
"My goal for you honestly is to join SGA," Owusu told Alex.
"I think it's encouraging as a parent," said Alex's mom Caroline. "Our kids' lives and school experiences is in their hands."
After this visit, Alex also feels more encouraged about the new school year.
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Davidson, Western Kentucky, San Diego knock off higher seeds
Published: Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 6:30 a.m.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Stephen Curry scored 30 of his 40 points in the second half and hit the tie-breaking 3-pointer with just over a minute left, leading 10th-seeded Davidson to an 82-76 win over Gonzaga on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional.
Curry hit 8 of 10 3-pointers, and his two free throws with 14.5 seconds left iced it for the Wildcats (27-6), who won their first NCAA game since Lefty Driesell was coach in the 1960s.
Jason Richards added 15 points for Davidson, which extended the nation's longest winning streak to 23 games. Andrew Lovedale had 12 points, and one of his 13 rebounds came on the offensive glass, which led to Curry's deciding 3-pointer.
Davidson advanced to play the region's second seed, Georgetown, on Sunday.
Freshman Steve Gray hit seven 3-pointers and scored 21 points for Gonzaga (25-8), which blew 11-point leads in both halves to make a first-round exit for the second straight year.
* GEORGETOWN 66, UMBC 47. At Raleigh, N.C., Roy Hibbert went over and around undersized UMBC all day, finishing with 13 points and leading the second-seeded Hoyas past the 15th-seeded Retrievers.
Jonathan Wallace added 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting and Austin Freeman finished with 11 for the Hoyas (28-5), who shot 51 percent and held UMBC scoreless for a 7-minute stretch.
Darryl Proctor scored 16 points and Brian Hodges added 11 for America East champion UMBC (24-9), which didn't have a starter taller than 6-foot-9 to defend the 7-foot-2 Hibbert.
Patrick Ewing Jr. added 10 points for the Hoyas, who let UMBC hang around for only about 10 minutes of this one before taking control with a 22-5 run late in the first half that overwhelmed the suddenly cold-shooting Retrievers.
* SIENA 83, VANDERBILT 62. At Tampa, Kenny Hasbrouck scored 30 points, Tay Fisher added 19 on 6-for-6 shooting from 3-point range, and 13th-seeded Siena stunned Vandy to become the first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference team to reach the second round since Manhattan in 2004.
Until now, Siena (23-10) was best-known for a first-round upset over Stanford in 1989 - a 14 seed over a 3. This one might have been just as shocking.
A.J. Ogilvy scored 18 points for Vanderbilt (26-8), which got 13 from SEC player of the year Shan Foster - who became the 22nd player in SEC history to eclipse the 2,000-point career mark - and 10 from Ross Neltner. The Commodores came into the tournament more than a little miffed that they were widely picked to be a first-round upset victim.
* WESTERN KENTUCKY 101, DRAKE 99, OT. At Tampa, Ty Rogers hit a 3-pointer with three defenders in his face and no time on the clock, helping the 12th-seeded Hilltoppers stun Drake in overtime.
The Bulldogs (28-5) overcame a 16-point deficit in the final 8 minutes and led 99-98 after Jonathan Cox's two free throws with 5.7 seconds left. But Tyrone Brazelton raced across up court and kicked it to Rogers, who gave the Hilltoppers (28-6) their first tournament win since 1995.
Brazelton finished with a career-high 33 points for Western Kentucky.
Cox had 29 points and 16 boards for Drake, making its first tourney appearance since 1971.
Rogers' final shot was the 30th 3-pointer of the game, breaking the previous NCAA mark set by West Virginia and Louisville two years ago. Western Kentucky and Drake combined for 70 3-point attempts, also breaking the previous record of 66 set by UCLA and Cincinnati in 2002.
* SAN DIEGO 70, CONNECTICUT 69, OT. At Tampa, De'Jon Jackson's pull-up jumper just inside the 3-point line with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime gave 13th-seeded San Diego its first win in four tries in the NCAA tournament, and the second upset in as many games in Tampa.
Gyno Pomare had 22 points, Brandon Johnson hit four 3-pointers and had 18 points, and the small school known for its scenic ocean views is headed to a second-round game with 12th-seeded Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers upset Drake earlier in the day.
The Huskies (24-9) were inconsistent all season, but had an excuse in this one. They played most of the game without leading scoring A.J. Price, who injured his left knee in the first half and did not return.
San Diego (22-13) took advantage, pulling out to an 11-point lead early in the second half and UConn was left without its top playmaker in overtime.
* TENNESSEE 72, AMERICAN 57. At Birmingham, Ala., JaJuan Smith finished with 19 points, Wayne Chism added 16 and Tennessee woke up just in time to avoid a big upset in the first round.
Ahead 53-51 with 5:45 left, Tennessee (30-4) escaped from a team making its NCAA tournament debut. The Vols held the 15th-seeded Eagles to only one basket the rest of the way.
Garrison Carr, the MVP of the Patriot League tournament, poured in 24 points for American (21-12), even the Vols threw five different defenders at him to no avail.
The Volunteers survived to play seventh-seeded Butler on Sunday.
The Vols felt slighted coming in, believing they deserved more recognition. Smith wrote "No. 1 seed" on his orange-and-white sneakers, but coach Bruce Pearl and Tennessee cost themselves with a sluggish showing in the Southeastern Conference tournament.
* BUTLER 81, SOUTH ALABAMA 61. At Birmingham, Ala., Pete Campbell hit eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points, and the Bulldogs won their fourth straight first-round game to set a school record for wins.
The Bulldogs (30-3) were a No. 7 seed and a popular first-round upset on many brackets. But the 10th-seeded Jaguars (26-7) couldn't live up to its much-criticized at-large bid.
All anyone wanted to talk about before the game was the matchup of starting guards, and A.J. Graves of Butler and South Alabama's Daon Merritt didn't disappoint. Graves had 18 points and Merritt, who kept the Jaguars in the game early, scored 14 points.
Butler hit 15 of 28 from beyond the arc, surpassing 50 percent from long range for the fourth time this season. The Bulldogs also got 16 points off 13 Jaguars turnovers.
* OKLAHOMA 72, ST. JOSEPH'S 64. At Birmingham, Ala., David Godbold scored a career-high 25 points, including the Sooners' first 11 of the second half, and they survived a late rally to beat Saint Joseph's.
Godbold and the Sooners (23-11), who had a 25-year postseason streak end last season, built a 19-point lead and watched it dissipate against a Hawks team eager to prove it belonged.
Garrett Williamson's putback for the Hawks made it 65-61 with 3:31 to play, then Oklahoma's Blake Griffin scored back-to-back baskets inside to double the lead with about 2 minutes left.
The Hawks (21-13) managed just four free throws after that.
Longar Longar had 14 points for the Sooners, who shot 57 percent. Griffin finished with 12.
Rob Ferguson helped keep Saint Joseph's in the game with 21 points.
* NORTH CAROLINA 113, MOUNT ST. MARY'S 74. At Raleigh, N.C., North Carolina played every bit like the top overall seed to start the NCAA tournament.
Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson each had 21 points to help the Tar Heels cruise by Mount St. Mary's in the first round of the East Regional, a game that quickly turned into a crowd-pleasing romp for the thousands of blue-clad fans who filled an arena located a short drive from the Chapel Hill campus.
Wayne Ellington added 16 points for the Tar Heels (33-2), who have won 12 straight and continued their near-perfect run in NCAA games played in their home state. North Carolina improved to 22-1 in those games and advanced to Sunday's second round to face the Arkansas-Indiana winner.
* TEXAS 74, AUSTIN PEAY 54. At North Little Rock, Ark., A.J. Abrams scored 26 points, and along with Connor Atchley and Dexter Pittman nearly outscored Austin Peay on their own in a first-round victory.
Abrams was 6-of-10 from 3-point range, Atchley added 12 points and Pittman had 11.
At 29-6, Texas is now one victory away from matching the school record for wins. The 2005-06 squad, which lost to LSU in the regional finals of the tournament, finished 30-7.
Ernest Fields led the Governors (24-10) with 14 points. Todd Babington added 11.
* MISSISSIPPI STATE 76, OREGON 69. At North Little Rock, Ark., Charles Rhodes scored a career-high 34 points and the eighth-seeded Bulldogs came back from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the Ducks.
Mississippi State trailed 41-28 after Malik Hairston's 3-pointer at the start of the second half, but Oregon didn't make another 3 until the final seconds, finishing 9-for-38 overall.
Barry Stewart's third 3 pulled the Bulldogs within one at 52-51. Rhodes then put Mississippi State (23-10) ahead with a dunk, and the Bulldogs finally took control.
Hairston scored 22 points for Oregon.
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Had Coriolanus been in wider release before New Year's, it would likely have made my list of favorites for the year.
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Stephan Elliott's adaptation of Noel Coward's breezy comedy of manners, Easy Virtue [which he co-wrote with Sheridan Jobbins], is a bit of pleasant counter-programming to give anyone who is tired of explosions and rude comedies something smart and light in which to indulge themselves.
The story is centered on a battle of wits, and quips, between two women – one a tightly wound Englishwoman of the gentry trying to preserve the family property as the family fortune has withered away; the other a brash young American who makes a living racing cars – when she can get past the prejudice against female drivers. Veronica Whittaker [Kristin Scott-Thomas] is the heroically stiff upper-lipped woman who has pinned all of her hopes for saving the family estate on her son's marrying into a wealthy family. Jessica Biel, in her best work since The Illusionist, is Larita Huntington, the brash American woman who arrives as the new wife of John Whittaker [Ben Barnes] – and destroyer of Veronica's hopes.
Colin Firth co-stars as Veronica's burnt out husband, Colonel Jim Whittaker, who has not been the same since he led men to theirs deaths in World War One, and spends most of his time in the barn puttering about. Charlotte Riley has the thankless task of playing the Sarah Hurst, the woman Veronica expected John to marry. There are also a couple of conniving but not terribly bright Whittaker sisters [Kimberly Nixon and Katherine Parkinson] and a subversively perceptive [and funny] butler, Furber [Kris Marshall], who steals scenes in the manner of the best British butlers.
Being Coward, naturally there is a scandal and a turn in tone, but Elliott does a nice job of keeping everything flowing just smoothly enough to keep our attention and return us from the momentary emotional glitch to a spot on ending that works out for the best for everyone – even though they might not realize it at the time.
Because the soundtrack includes a number of beautifully placed songs –mostly by Coward, and Cole Porter – I was surprised to note, in the closing credits [you bet I watch them!], that there were a few contemporary tunes mixed in and given period arrangements. They work just fine, too. Another reason to stay for the credits is the introduction of the Easy Virtue Orchestra [an affectation that adds a Radio Age feel to the film in retrospect].
Easy Virtue is an adequate adaptation of Coward, which makes it an above average film filled with wit and humor and just the right tinge of appropriately placed melancholy.
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6' 2"
5'5" or 5'6", I don't know. Either way it's average and I'm happy with it.
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Haven't gotten much taller for a year now, so I think I'm all done growin skyward.
I think I'm still 5'10 dunno
I feel so tall it's irritating...well, it could have been worse.
Anyway, similar question. When did you guys stop growing? For me it was somewhere in middle school.
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I stop growing at 13... I was 5'10 and 190lbs I have uncles 6'4-6'9 and my dads 6'1
I should have been huge... but I damaged my growth plate in my left femur in an accident. -.- the bodies way of saving you from limbs growing uneven is to halt all growth.
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5'6" or 5'7".
I'm 5'1, I stopped growing a long time ago.
6'2 :3
6' exactly
theres a guy in my class who's 6' 10" he needed a waiver to get into the military and needs to get his uniform items custom made lol
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im exactly 5 feet tall. :/
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im 5'6...short for a male where I live sadly, I stopped growing when I was 14 *sighs*
I'm 149 cm or 4"11.
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I stopped growing when i was 17 or 18. now im only growing rounder im a measly 68 kilograms (or something like that)
do metric users use centimeters or meters to measure people's height? one seems like its too small (im 180 cms!!) and the other is too big. inches and feet seem more comprable but obviously my bias is home grown.
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There's more to celiac disease than gastrointestinal issues, and research is paying more attention to these non-GI manifestations. A research review published in October 2010 focused on the impact celiac disease may have on the central and peripheral nervous system, noting that manifestations differ between children and adults.
Among adults, 57% of those suffering from neurological disorders had antigliadin antibodies, an indicator of celiac disease. In adults diagnosed with celiac disease, 8-10% suffered from neurological issues, according to the review. Research also suggested that the longer the delay between disease onset and diagnosis, the more likely neurological effects were detected, even years after diagnosis.
In children, potential links were found between celiac disease and epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy, headaches and hyperactivity disorders, among others. Children with celiac disease were less likely than adults to develop neurological disorders, according to the review, due to the shorter duration between onset and diagnosis, and better adherence to a gluten-free diet.
To learn more about potential links between celiac disease and neurological issues, read the article.
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