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A simple mastectomy, also known as a total mastectomy, is a procedure that removes all of the breast tissue of the affected breast. The most common form of the surgery, referred to as traditional total mastectomy, includes the removal of the areola and nipple. However, the surgery can be performed using skin and nipple sparing techniques. It also leaves the muscle under the breast left intact.
The procedure is performed using an elliptical incision 6 to 8 inches in length that begins on the inside of the breast, near the breast bone, and extends upward and outward toward the armpit. The incision can also be altered to remove scar tissue from previous procedures, which can improve the cosmetic outcome if reconstruction is desired.
Once the breast tissue is removed, the incision is closed with either absorbable sutures, which the body slowly absorbs over time, or staples that are removed during an office visit 10 to 14 days after surgery. There may also be a drain, a device that helps remove excess fluid from the body to promote healing and decrease swelling, in place. The drain will be under a bandage to protect the surgical site and the drain placement. In most cases, the drain will be removed during an office visit after discharge from the hospital.
When this type of mastectomy is combined with an additional procedure to remove lymph nodes from under the arm it is called a modified radical mastectomy. It, too, can be paired with a breast reconstruction procedure.


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On the heels of the big comeback at Wrigley on Sunday, the minor league teams attempted a sweep of their own.
Iowa Cubs
A powerful victory over Omaha 13-2.
What a nice line for Juan Mateo's first start back at AAA after rehabbing at lower levels: 6 IP, 8H, 1R, 1BB, 3K. Even better, the I-Cubs continued their torrid hitting of the second half, with Scott Moore and Felix Pie each hitting two home runs. Matt Murton had two hits and three RBI. Josh Kroeger drove in two.
Linky to the Iowa stats page.
Tennessee Smokies
The AA squad got the memo: come back to win 7-6.
See if this doesn't sound like how the Cubs have beaten the Astros lately. Bottom of the ninth:
Sam Fuld reaches on a throwing error, Issmael Salas walks, and Jake Fox singles, and the bases are loaded. Then, Matt Craig hits a fly ball out of the reach of superprospect Justin Upton in CF, for a double and two RBI. Jake Fox to 3rd. Casey McGehee gets an IBB to load the bases. Joseph Simokaitis pinch-hits, but slaps a grounder that gets Fox forced out at home. Chris Robinson then strikes a grounder to short, and the throw home is late, scoring the winning run.
Ryan O'Malley has been sent back to AA. He got the start today.
Daytona Cubs
Rained out.
Peoria Chiefs
Tied, 5-5 going into the bottom of the ninth. Would our heroes falter?
Nahhh. Single, bunt, IBB, single (RBI)-- WIN!
Wade Miller started and went 3 innings: 4H, 2R, 0BB, 5K. Len mentioned on the Cub broadcast today that he was reaching the upper 80s with his fastball, a little better than earlier in the year.
Boise Hawks
Played a night game. Will update in the morning.
AZL Cubs
Did not play.
Boise won, 7-2 (click on link above for box score). Josh Donaldson hit his fifth homer in 36 AB, and the Hawks got five shutout innings from starter Dustin Sasser. The sweep is complete!

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18 January 2010
it's only natural that a Redwing would tweet, right?
I'm not sure I totally get it, and I'm not sure exactly how it works, or why anyone would do it, but the Redwing is on Twitter and can be found/followed at Redwing137. It probably won't be that useful until the summer, either, when we get sailing more regularly. But I DLed some GPS apps for the iPhone that allow for twittering (or is it tweeting?), so maybe you can follow along on some of our sails.
Technology is so freaking cool.
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- Yoo-Hoo Tom said...
I'm trying to remember if you were with Huesman and I when we ran that Catalina aground in San Diego Bay? Ahhh good times. I have every intention of re-establishing my rag-bagging ways sooner rather than later. You've done it the smart way, get the boat before the wife and kids.
- February 01, 2010 10:03 PM
- Redwing said...
Tom! Yes, it was you, me, Mike H, Jason K, and probably Rich McA, and Jeff! I have pictures of those trips at my dad's house. Next time I'm there I'll grab em and scan em. Wild.
And, you, Generic Viagra, I'd like a word with you in the parking lot. Right Fucking Now, you no good, dirty son of a bitch. Post spam about Viagra on my blog on my 39th birthday, do you!? What kind of sick twist are you, man? If it ain't broke, don't fix it you rat bastard, son of a bitching, deadbeat son of a bitch!
- June 26, 2010 10:16 PM


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Nor'easter halts SEPTA buses, brings more power outages
Residents in Philadelphia and its suburbs are once again dealing with storm-related power outages Thursday morning.
SEPTA has announced it will suspend all bus service at 10 a.m. due to the nor'easter that has hammered the area with snow.
Eight days after roughly 700,000 Delaware Valley residents lost electricity due to an ice storm, several thousand have once again lost power as the nor'easter barrels through the area, already leaving as much as 10 inches of snow in some places.
PECO reports that nearly 3,000 customers are without power in Chester County. That's out of about 5,300 total outages in PECO's service area as of about 8 a.m., NBC10 reported.
More than 80 percent of PECO's 212,200 customers in Chester County lost power at some point as a result of last Wednesday's ice storm. Several thousand customers just had power restored Wednesday.
A winter storm warning is in effect for Philadelphia through 6 a.m. Friday. The National Weather Service is calling for 10 to 14 inches of snow by the time the storm clears out.
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Blayne Beale wasn't introduced to the sport of wrestling until 7th grade. And even then, Blayne career got off to a rather inauspicious start.
"I think maybe a forfeit or two were my wins, and the times I lost, I want to say they were all pins," Beale said. "It was pretty bad; I think a couple times my parents were bribing me to stop."


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Aravind Adiga wins literature's Man Booker prize
By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press Writer
LONDON -- Aravind Adiga won the prestigious Man Booker award Tuesday for his first novel "The White Tiger."
Adiga won the $87,000 prize for his book about a protagonist who will use any means necessary to fulfill his dream of escaping impoverished village life for success in the big city.
At 34, Adiga was the youngest of the finalists for the literary prize.
The chairman of the judges, Michael Portillo, said the book was an impressive work.
"The novel is in many ways perfect. It is quite difficult to find any structural flaws with it," he said.
Some have accused Adiga, who lives in Mumbai, of painting a negative picture of modern India and its huge underclass. But Adiga said he wanted to write about all aspects of Indian society.
"In India if you really want to get out and do a book you have to make a conscious effort to connect to people in every conceivable way, " he told the British Broadcasting Corp. after winning the prize.
Adiga is the fourth Indian-born author to win the prize, and joins compatriots Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai. A fifth winner, V.S. Naipaul is of Indian ancestry.
The other authors short-listed for the prize were Steve Toltz, Sebastian Barry, Amitav Ghosh, Linda Grant, and Philip Hensher.


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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Charlotte - Mecklenburg school (CMS) district reports more than 1,000 students still have not shown proof they have been immunized.
CMS says if students do not present documentation by Wednesday morning, they will be asked to leave school.
Officials says it's a safety issue.
"Prevention is the key to good health," CMS Health Specialist Nancy Lingenfeld said. "That's what immunizations protect against, disease, not only people with the disease but other people you come in contact with."
Officials at the Mecklenburg county health department report there was a steady stream of students coming to the health department Tuesday trying to get their shots.
Lingenfeld said there will be no exceptions. If students can't present their shot records, they will be asked to leave the school.
The school district says students who still haven't received their shots, there is still time.
They can go to the health department, but they have to make an appointment.
And there will be a Big Shot Saturday on Saturday, September 29th at the health department on Beatties Ford.
The first 100 students will be given shots.
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Walmart workers across the country are striking due to the stores opening earlier this year for the Black Friday weekend.
Walmart workers in Fredericksburg do not have plans to strike. "We're quite satisfied with what we have," said a staff member Wednesday afternoon. Associates were stocking the aisles with deals for Black Friday, with signs posted on the boxes telling customers, "These items not for sale at this time."
Casey Hoag, a campaign communications specialist for The United Food and Commercial Workers, said at the moment, there aren't any strikes planned in Northern Virginia. Between last week and Thanksgiving, more than 1,000 worksite actions took place nationwide.
Walmart employees all over the country have been striking for the past few months in protest to being silenced, long hours and little pay and issues with healthcare.
"These nationwide actions are all stemming from employee frustrations. The average associate makes $8.18 an hour. Walmart makes $16 billion in annual profits and executives bring home $10 million each," said Hoag in a recent email. "Surely Walmart can stop contributing to the growing problem of income disparity and start listening to the concerns of their workforce."
In early October, Walmart strike supporters spoke out at the Kingstowne Walmart and passed out flyers informing customers about the employees' concerns. The group visited different stores throughout that week to raise awareness.
"This is happening at about 250 stores and there are just as many workers who have walked off their jobs," said Beth Pointer, an organizer for Making Change at Walmart.
In October, associates leading the strikes originally gave Walmart until Black Friday to meet their demands, including an opportunity to discuss their concerns with management and the end of alleged retaliations for speaking out. However, Walmart employees have continued to strike at different locations across the country.
Target Responds to Backlash Over Thanksgiving Hours
Target has also received some backlash, after announcing stores would open at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. According to DailyFinance, employees and supporters started a petition against the early opening at online petition site Change.org.
On Nov. 16, Target responded to the campaign on " A Bullseye View," its official blog. The post explains the early Thanksgiving Day opening plan was created after they received feedback from customers, who said they would prefer shopping right after Thanksgiving dinner instead of in the early hours on Friday. It also insists that Target employees' preferences were considered in making Thanksgiving work schedules.
Unlike Walmart, Target isn't facing organized labor actions during the Black Friday weekend, so at the moment, they're not budging on their early holiday openings.
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On August 19, 2008, the White Sox sent Clayton Richard -- he of the 9.64 ERA and zero career major-league victories -- to his assumed defeat at the hands of Felix Hernandez.
Of course, we know how that turned out. Richard earned his first "W" in style, throwing six shutout innings as the White Sox offense peppered King Felix for five runs on 11 hits and three walks over five innings. Not only did Chicago cruise to an easy 5-0 victory, but Hernandez failed to record even a single strikeout. He hasn't gone a start without a K since.
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After a dismal retail
season, many companies have high hopes for better sales in 2009. By the time
the year ends, there will be some clear winners and losers in the retail sales
Gift cards turned out to be a real lump of coal this Christmas. Sales were down by 9,000,000 compared to last year. Shoppers shunned them for a number of reasons, including fears they'd be useless if the stores suddenly went bankrupt.
Others went for the big bargains hoping to get more bang for the buck. Wal-Mart officials say, however, their gift card sales were healthy. The retail giant thrived during tough economic times.
Among the retail casualties were Linens-N-Things and KB Toys, declaring bankruptcy and shutting down.
On-line stores took a beating this holiday season, but still outperformed their brick and mortar competitors.
The National Retail
Federation has proposed three tax holidays for 10 days in March, July, and
October of 2009.
The organization estimates it will save consumers $20,000,000,000 while increasing revenues. No word on whether President-Elect Obama will include it in an economic stimulus package.


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Va. municipality leads nation in lowering smoking
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Really, Stars winger Francis Wathier said it best postgame tonight, "We knew coming into the series that nothing was going to be easy." And certainly this game was anything but easy. The Stars jumped out to an early lead but capitulated to allow five unanswered goals through the last 40 minutes and see their series lead cut in half to 2-1.
Texas opened the scoring for the second straight game on Andrew Hutchinson's PP tally. Kyle Wilson evened it up for the Bears on a failed clear by Maxime Fortunus. The rest of the first was all Texas. Francis Wathier had a beautiful play on a Michal Neuvirth mishandle of the puck to tally a shirthanded marker and make it 2-1. Raymond Sawada had a great completion on a 2-on-1 opportunity with Scott McCulloch. After that, it really wasn't anything to write home about.
"The last 30 minutes we got outworked," commented Coach Gulutzan. Gulutzan pinned the turning point of the game at the Greg Amadio minor penalty that the Stars did not convert on early in the second. With a 4-1 lead, the game would have mostly been salted away. The kill gave the Bears momentum, which they used to strike back. The Bears got goals from Wilson, Mathieu Perreault (2) and Andrew Gordon (2) to win it 6-3.
Matt Climie had 23 saves on 29 Hershey shots. Texas won the shots battle 30-29. Full recap on Hundred Degree Hockey, including more player quotes. The game was witnessed by a Cedar Park Center record 7,014 fans, mostly decked out in white due to free t-shirts. Game 4 is on Wednesday and Game 5 will be on Friday, both at 7:30 PM.
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Light up your homes, light up the community
BY: Tiffany Monde, Tonawanda Source | November 20, 2012
TONAWANDA - If you are planning on decorating your home for the holidays, be sure to enter the third annual Winter-Holiday House Decorating Contest. It will be judged this year from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 13.
Categories include "Mayors Award," "Best use of Christmas Characters," "Non-Traditional" and "Board Choice." The awards will be given out at the Dec. 18 City of Tonawanda Council Meeting.
"We thought it was an event where the board could give back a little to the city and would be a great way to show how people decorate their homes for the holidays," said Susan Gregg, chairperson for the City of Tonawanda Visual and Performing Arts.
Gregg said the saddest thing about the event is when they go out to judge and there are so many homes decorated that haven't entered. She said if people have time to decorate their homes, she hopes they will take the time to enter so they can be awarded for their creativity and time.
"Last year, one of the girls wanted to award a really great house they saw but had not entered," said Gregg. "I didn't think that was fair because you aren't seeing everyone who didn't enter, just those near ones who did."
Each year more and more people to enter, just like the garden walk, but Gregg would love to have an entire street or area lit up. Gregg said she remembers as a kid there always use to be great areas you could drive down that had great decorating.
"More and more people are decorating their homes and this event is bringing attention to it. If you take time to decorate, consider sharing it with the community," said Gregg.
The application is available at Tonawanda City Hall, the Tonawanda Library, United Way building, the Tonawanda Senior Citizens Center and other local businesses. Applications are also available on the city's website, www.ci.tonawanda.ny.us. Registration deadline is Dec. 11.
"It builds community spirit, it shows what a great community we have," said Gregg. "People show off the pride people have in their homes and community."
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text: 10 Tips to Value-Engineer Home DesignsArchitect James Wentling offers suggestions for outfitting your homes to fit the new marketplace, ensuring buyers get everything they want at a price they can afford.By James Wentling Value-engineering is a tricky operation, since it is easy to remove critically important features and amenities, which could be deal-breakers for potential buyers. However, in this market keeping prices competitive generally means rethinking design decisions made prior to the recession. Here are some ways to value-engineer your homes to cut prices down while keeping your design standards high.1. Bring the fireplace inside. Historically the wood-burning fireplace was a brick chimney located on an outside wall extending to the roof. As the fireplace evolved into a gas or electric appliance, projecting the firebox outside the wall can only be justified if the room becomes too small by not doing so. Better yet, make the fireplace an option on smaller plans.2. Larger pantries. In the kitchen, drywall pantries are less costly than cabinetry pantries, and larger, walk-in pantries can justify much less cabinetry. Wire shelving is far more cost-effective than cabinetry for storage of kitchen supplies.3. Smaller porches. People love having a porch in front of their house, but if you offer two or three porch sizes—small, medium, and large—the cost of a larger porch can be optioned to reduce the base house cost.4. Master bath options. The oversized soaking tub takes up a lot of space, and many buyers would prefer to do without it. The most common solution is to include a 42x60 tub/shower combo with a separate shower as an option, although vice versa can work as well. The extra space is a linen closet in the base design.5. Foundation alternatives. We are seeing slab foundations creep north into traditional basement markets. By adding storage space over the garage and in attic roof trusses, storage space can be delivered more cost-effectively.6. Straight-up walls. By minimizing foundation jogs and covering most or all of the first floor with second-floor space, the cost per square foot will be minimized. Eliminate two-story and vaulted space and minimize second-floor setbacks, except to provide interest in the elevation.7. Option the powder room. This is aggressive cost cutting, but we are seeing this more often even in mid-price models. Use the space as a closet, and rough in the plumbing for a future installment as a home-improvement project.8. Straight-run stairs. During the heyday housing market almost all stairs had at least one turn or angle, generally with a landing included. Straight runs are more cost-effective and can turn at the base or top of the steps with a one-step landing for interest.9. Simplified roof systems. Try to reduce the number of roof truss profiles to two or three, and keep roof pitches reasonable for transport and assembly costs. Use bearing walls where possible to avoid large girder trusses.10. Window count and placement. Look to competing product to see if your plans are over-windowed. Do secondary bedrooms have one or two windows? Does the master suite have two or three? Given a choice of locations, windows on the front wall/street facade will add perceived value to the plan. James Wentling is principal of James Wentling | Architects in Philadelphia. Learn more about markets featured in this article: Philadelphia, PA. Advertisement Keywords: SubjectDesign Cost-Effective Design Value Engineering Housing DataLocationPhiladelphia, PAPersonJames WentlingOrganizationJames Wentling Architects View more keywords SubjectDesign Cost-Effective Design Value Engineering Housing DataLocationPhiladelphia, PAStatePENNSYLVANIAPersonJames WentlingOrganizationJames Wentling ArchitectsSection / SubsectionWEB ONLYBylineJames Wentling View fewer keywords More from BUILDEREDUCATION Designing with Metal courseCost-Effective DesignSerene Homes' Composed EntryDesignNothing Fancy, Just 4 Great Small...Housing DataJacksonville Market Slowing as...Value EngineeringPower Shift: Buyers Get an Upper Hand As Supply Expands, Motivation IntensifiesPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington...Philadelphia, PA - April 2014 - New Home Closings Figures Signal Market Decline Getting SteeperJames WentlingHome Building 360: For Architects,...James Wentling ArchitectsThinking Inside the BoxPENNSYLVANIALancaster, PA - May 2014 - New Home Closings Figures Signal Market Fall is SlowingJames WentlingGoodbye, breakfast nook: a more...WEB ONLYDesign Details: Kitchen Seating Join the DiscussionPlease read our Content Guidelines before posting.


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A Winter Haven man with a long criminal history is now charged in connection with at least two violent attacks on women.
Winter Haven police say DNA evidence from a sexually battered victim lead to the charges against Roger Griffin, 36.
Investigators say on June 2nd, a woman was walking alone in the area of 7th Street and Sears Avenue NE, when a man jumped out of the bushes with a knife. The attacker held the woman at knifepoint and demanded money. Detectives say he got away with her purse and cell phone. That victim later identified Griffin as her attacker.
On June 7th, another woman was walking alone in the 200 block of Avenue S NE when a man approached her. Detectives say he was friendly at first, but then grabbed the woman and held a knife to her throat. The man then forced the victim to walk to a vacant house, where he sexually assaulted her.
DNA evidence obtained in that case, and analyzed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement lab, identified Griffin as the attacker.
Griffin was released from prison in December 2010, after serving 5 years of a fifteen-year sentence. His lengthy criminal history dates back to 1991, and includes aggravated battery, trafficking in heroin and grand theft auto.
If anyone has any additional information on these cases, or other cases that could have involved Griffin, they are asked to contact the Winter Haven Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 863-291-5620.
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Five Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care: A best clinical and administrative practices initiative
From 2004 to 2007, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) worked with groups of state Medicaid agencies and Medicaid managed care organizations to identify best practices to reduce disparities in care among racial and ethnic groups.
Key Results:
- Five Medicaid managed care organizations that participated in the project reported progress in reducing disparities in care. For example:
- Monroe Plan for Medical Care (New York) reported reducing neonatal intensive care unit admissions in 2005 from 11 percent to 4.9 percent among babies of African-American teen mothers.
- Molina Healthcare (Michigan) reported increasing its childhood immunization rate for African Americans from 38.3 percent in 2004 to 58.4 percent in 2006.
- Blue Cross of California reported increasing African Americans' use of its personalized education program for asthma from 0 to 15 percent in eight non-chain pharmacies.
- UPMC for You (Pennsylvania) reported a decline in low-birth weight deliveries for African-American women in Braddock County from more than 20 percent in 2004 to 0 percent in 2005, and a decline from more than 20 percent to about 8 percent among all women in the Braddock area.
- L.A. Care Health Plan (California) enhanced its delivery of pharmacy services to racial and ethnic minorities by providing language labeling in the 10 most common languages of its members to 500 pharmacies.
- Two participating state Medicaid agencies implemented quality improvement goals.
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Archos Child Pad gets capacitive touch screen upgrade for an extra $10
After some delays the Archos Child Pad finally launched earlier this year, and just a few months later a new, slightly improved version is already available. The only change appears to be an upgrade from a resistive touch screen to a capacitive one — a switch that comes with a price jump to $139.99 from the original $129.99. Aside from that, the rest of the specs remain the same, so you can still expect a 7-inch tablet with Android 4.0, a 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and, of course, some exclusive Alvin & the Chipmunks content.


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Highclere Castle Summary
- Address: Newbury, RG20 9RN (Map)
- Tel: +44 (0)1635 253210
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- Owner: The Earl of Carnarvon
- Administrator: The Castle Office
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This spectacular Victorian Castle is currently the setting for Downton Abbey. Visit the splendid State Rooms; admire the masculine opulence of the Library; the lovely south facing Drawing Room. Explore the Egyptian Exhibition in the Castle Cellars; the Antiquities Room and an amazing recreation of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
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David Marx (24 July 2012)
On July 9, 2012 my wife having travelled to the UK from Toronto, set our for planned bus trip of visiting Highclere Castle. The coach tour operators blundered completely and there was no bus to take any of the forty or so people who had paid for the trip. Luckily the trip leader Tim Heath, cobbled together we two Canadians, an Irish mother and her daughter, three Dutch ladies and a solo traveller from Australia and we took subways, trains and taxis to the castle. All the other scheduled visitors went home dismayed and bewildered. Finally having arrived at Highclere our trip leader took us through all parts of the castle that were accessible to the public. After an hour inside the castle we were left to our own to dine at one of the several eating areas and shop at the gift store. It was a lovely castle and definitely worth the trip from Toronto. What was truly unforgettable were the grounds around the castle. The building itself is situated on a plateau and so are the grounds around it. Then the topography slopes away and is surrounded by grazing lands and farm animals. Beyond those lower fields, the topography rises in the distance. The grounds around the castle are primarily grass with a few very large trees. It is as pretty a place as I have ever seen and that is my permanent memory of our trip to Highclere.
Char (25 June 2012)
I was in the UK back in 2002. My friend and I were driving back to London when we saw Highclere and decided to investigate. We drove right up to the front door and looked around...there was no sign of anyone around. I am sure we would not be so lucky today since this was way before Downton Abbey. I was not able to go inside but what a beautiful place it was and the grounds are breathtaking. I hope to visit one day during the tour season.
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This homemade bath salt is made with Himalayan Pink Salts, Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, baking soda, colloidal oatmeal, lavender flowers and lavender essential oil.
Tension eases from your muscles as you relax away the days stress in a bath with this salt. Many people are fond of lavender's scent and is great for relaxing nervous tension. Lavender is also a sedative and a general tonic.
Himalayan Pink Salt is a pristine salt preserved by lava and over 250 million years old. It contains around 84 minerals that we need and are too often lacking. This salt is All-Natural, Organic-Compliant, and Kosher Certified. The pink color comes from trace elements within, including "energy-rich" iron. Himalayan Pink Salt is known for stimulating circulation, soothing sore muscles, helping to reduce acid reflux, lowering blood pressure, and amazing in removing toxins.
Epsom Salt is not actually a salt, but is magnesium sulfate. Most of us are deficient in magnesium and should supplement. It is doubted that magnesium can be absorbed through the skin as the molecule is too large. There have been no studies to prove or disprove absorption that I can find. However, personally, I find much muscle relief in using Epsom Salts in my bath. Relief for me comes about instantly as the salts are added. Compared to a bath without Epsom Salt, I find little to moderate relief. The proof is in the pudding, and is up to you to decide if this ingredient aids you or not.
Baking Soda is a great addition to bath salts as it helps to soften the water and wash away dirt (oil) and perspiration from the day. It is also reported as really good at soothing irritable skin conditions such as rashes, eczema and psoriasis. One source I found states that a professional attributes Baking Soda to draining the lymphatic system of dis-eases and toxins.
Colloidal oatmeal is oatmeal that has been ground into a fine powder. It is often used in baths for itchy rashes like poison ivy, soothing dry, itchy skin, allergic reactions and eczema.
You may use this bath salt in a 1/4 cup up to 1 cup in a tub of warm or hot water. Very hot water is detrimental to the function of the skin and is best when used for only a minute or so in alternating temperature treatments. Run your bath water first, then pour in the salts, stirring the to disolve. You add them after the bath has run to avoid dispersing the essential oils too quickly into the air. It is better if they remain on the top of the water and release slower into the air so that you may enjoy the aromatherapy benefits!


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The Mumbai massacre postmortem is wide of the mark. Of course, it's Pakistan. And of course, it's Pakistani extremists. We knew that before the siege was over by talking to Pakistani sources in Islamabad and Peshawar. But it's not one group; it's a culture that the United States helped create during the Cold War.
Almost 100,000 young boys are graduated every year from some 12,000 madrassas, Koranic schools in which the sole discipline is the Koran, which they have to learn by heart. The curriculum is larded with slogans about the hated American, Indian and Israeli infidels who are out to destroy Islam. Sons of poor and jobless parents who can't afford school fees, they get a free meal and learn how to read and write in a dirt-poor country with low literacy, high unemployment, and still higher inflation. Madrassas are free. Most of the boys leave these religious schools at 16 and are easy prey for recruiters from politico-religious extremist movements.
It all goes back to the clandestine war the United States, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan fought together against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan (1979-1989). The coalition's secret weapon: Islam and the cult of jihad.
In the early stages of the Soviet invasion and occupation, many of the Soviet troops were drawn from the Muslim republics of the Soviet Union. It was a colonial configuration: brown faces with white officers.
The anti-Soviet resistance, funded by the United States and Saudi Arabia to the tune of $1 billion a year (which was real money in those days), flooded towns occupied by the Soviets with Korans and pamphlets declaring jihad, or holy war, against the Russian occupier.
These also appealed to potential recruits for jihad throughout the Arab world. That was Osama bin Laden's main contribution to the anti-Soviet war effort. Using family funds from Saudi Arabia, bin Laden paid for their trips to Peshawar where he kept a roster of volunteers and their next of kin. Al-Qaida propaganda to the contrary, bin Laden didn't see much action against the Red Army. But it wasn't long before Moscow decided to replace its brown faces with more trustworthy Soviet Caucasians.
At the same time, Pakistani President Zia ul-Haq (killed in a mysterious place crash in 1988) decided to erect what he called ideological and religious barriers against the penetration of communist ideology. Hence, the creation of madrassas, Koranic schools, along the Pakistani-Afghan border. Zia also took advantage of the clash of ideologies to appoint Islamic chaplains at battalion level throughout the army in a drive to Islamize the armed forces.
Following the Kremlin's decision to abandon Afghanistan as a lost cause in 1989 and Washington's decision to turn its back on the region, madrassas soon spread to the entire country. Anti-Americanism progressed in tandem with U.S. punitive measures against Pakistan for its secret nuclear weapons program. Diplomatic, economic and military sanctions facilitated the work of religious extremists who proselytized against the American and Indian heathens. Young volunteers joined all manner of extremist groups.
Many were trained by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence to conduct commando-style attacks and acts of terrorism against Indian troops in Kashmir. And it was ISI that midwifed a group of Afghan jihadis that became the Taliban and conquered Afghanistan in 1996. Even Benazir Bhutto, the assassinated moderate leader whose widower is now President Ali Zardari, backed the Taliban's conquest of Afghanistan.
When Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999 and proclaimed himself president, the country was awash with madrassa-trained youngsters eager for action. Extremist groups enjoyed official recognition, most of them with ISI links; Kashmir was their leitmotif.
Sept. 11, 2001, compelled Musharraf to heed U.S. calls to action against extremists. Lashkar-e-Toiba, the group nailed for India's Sept. 11 in Mumbai, was one of the groups disbanded. But like the others, they dropped one name and reopened across town with a new shingle.
A demonstration of their numbers came when the United States invaded Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, three weeks after Sept. 11. Mullahs mobilized some 5,000 madrassa-trained boys in their teens and moved them across the border into Afghanistan from the Mohmand tribal agency to fight the American invader. They never got to do any fighting because the Taliban regime had already collapsed. The teenagers were rounded up and secretly shipped back to Pakistan, courtesy of U.S. clandestine services.
Prior to the U.S. invasion, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and its 20-odd al-Qaida training camps supplied terrorists for Kashmir. After the Taliban's defeat, they all fell back to FATA, Pakistan's seven Federally Administered Tribal Areas, where they still benefit from safe havens today. From FATA, they battle a reluctant Pakistani army and feed manpower to the anti-U.S./NATO insurgency in Afghanistan.
Until Feb. 18, when the MMA coalition of six politico-religious parties lost the elections, extremists governed two of Pakistan's four provinces -- Baluchistan and the North-West Frontier Province. The chief minister of NWFP told this reporter he was a good friend of Mullah Omar, the Taliban chief, and that he admired Osama bin Laden. Baluchistan's capital, Quetta, under a coalition of religious zealots, became a safe haven for Taliban fighters, from R&R to hospital treatment for wounded fighters.
Now that MMA types no longer have government responsibilities, they are free again to encourage their more extreme extremists to engage in anti-government mayhem. Former members of the coalition have long been fearful of a U.S.-engineered rapprochement with India, as they are convinced it would be a Pakistani sellout to its emerging superpower neighbor. The terrorist strikes against at least seven targets in Mumbai were clearly designed to provoke India and torpedo any chance a new American president might have of negotiating a deal.
Britain's intelligence agencies are tracking some 200 terrorist plots among Pakistani Britons and some 2,000 are under observation. Some 400,000 travel back and forth between the United States and Pakistan each year.
Does ISI control some of Pakistan's terrorist groups? No longer. But little escapes its notice about groups it originally sponsored. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha, the new head of ISI, was in India to see his counterparts a week before India's Sept. 11. It will be at least a year or two before he knows all the facets of a huge organization that is involved in every detail of political, economic and military life. Pasha has ordered ISI out of politics, which is like ordering the CIA out of spying.
ISI knew that something "big" was planned for the United States in September 2001. Confirmation of this knowledge was presented to the Sept. 11 Commission -- but arrived in Washington three days after the document had gone to the printers. The head of ISI at the time, Gen. Mahmud Ahmed, was in the United States when the attacks took place.
Back in Pakistan, Musharraf ordered him to see Mullah Omar in Afghanistan and to force the surrender of Obama bin Laden — or face a U.S. invasion. He disobeyed the order, advised Mullah Omar to keep bin Laden and was fired by Musharraf. There is still a lot of untold history about Pakistan's unholy war culture.
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Q. Why do I have to suffer? -- J.C., Boca Raton
A. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism all view suffering from different perspectives. Yet their one common element is the actual experience of suffering.
Suffering is subjective. Our personal threshold for pain, disappointment, jealousy and envy all contribute to our perception of suffering.
Numerous philosophers, authors and psychologists believe suffering comes from a mental state.
Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a Stoic philosopher, notes: "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."
Many teachers advise us to embrace suffering.
"You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation ... and that is called loving," Hermann Hesse said. "Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else."
In his great wisdom, Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl believed, "What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him."
Today is Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. It is a time to look back at the past year and plan the changes to make in the new year.
Find the value in living, for it diminishes suffering.
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1. Climb beautiful chimney 180' to it's end then out exit crack and belay above. (5.8 190')
From the left descent gully, walk along the base of the rock for a couple hundred feet to the first chimney, just past the hard to see bolts of "The Mystery Route." (See topo picture under main heading.)
Standard backcountry rack with a #4 -- a #5 is handy on the first pitch.


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I own every full-length Soundgarden release, but Down on the Upside is without a doubt the best of them. To understand its greatness, one must look at their earlier work.
Soundgarden's early work on Sub Pop and SST certainly stands on its own as genre fare but isn't as accessible and therefore isn't always as listenable as their major-label releases; Badmotorfinger, Soundgarden's first, was a brilliant album technically and lyrically but is really a 'one mood' album which seems to paint itself into a corner fairly quickly; Superunknown, their second, was a commercial smash hit and has some nice tunes, but is a little too easy and too overproduced, weaker than Badmotorfinger artistically and radio-friendly enough that the ultimate 'conversation' gets lost beneath the gloss and the hooks.
Down on the Upside, on the other hand, is an absolutely stunning, mature album. Down on the Upside covers lots of ground — from post-punk aggro to trippy, swaying, sighing laments to hook-laden, heavy Seattle-esque grooves that easily outshine the best hooks on Superunknown — and each new note is easily taken in stride. It is on Down on the Upside that Soundgarden finally sound like veteran, established musicians. Production is perfect for the material — showcasing Thayil's sunlight-tinged riffs and Cornell's voice while managing to stay loose and natural, not forced or clinical as their earlier major-label releases (especially Superunknown) could sometimes sound.
I find Down on the Upside to be reminiscent of Faith No More's Angel Dust, Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti or Sonic Youth's Washing Machine — all are albums which demonstrate a kind of confident, relaxed subtlety and mastry that can take your breath away. They are the albums on which you feel like you can really hear what the band is saying to you…
In my original review, I said that I wouldn't name any favorite tracks because the entire CD is excellent. However, after reading another review about tracks that supposedly "fall flat" I've decided to edit my review and name my three favorite tracks on the disc. Zero Chance is achingly ennui-laden and has two of the best lines ever in rock music; if you loved the Pumpkins' Mayonaise or STP's Still Remains then Zero Chance might make you cry (or drink) as well. Switch Opens is lovely also, hinting at the incredible untapped genre-expanding potential posessed by Soundgarden, something that has unfortunately probably been lost to us. Finally, Boot Camp, the last track on the CD… is absolutely stunning… dreary… devastating… deceptive in the allusion everywhere in the song to some kind of hope… that is never found. Three minutes long, but feeling like only ten or fifteen seconds, Boot Camp may be the ultimate summary of Soundgarden's career, of the '90s and grunge as a whole, even of the entire post-Vietnam era. I own nearly a thousand CDs but I've never heard anything like it before or since: "There must be something else… must be something good… far away… far away from here… far away… far away…"
It's a lyric and a line outside of time, a thought outside of history. It is anthropology and praxis rolled into one. It makes your hair stand on end, makes you close your eyes and swallow.
Those are my favorites on the disc.
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Jay Brannan - Can't Have It All
This song, Can't Have It All has some foul language, just be forewarned.
His song Housewife is very good as well.
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He's asking people to post the video on their blogs to help promote his music.
Also, I just bought his album off iTunes.
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I've taken up knitting because a friend of mine thought I should. That would be my quilting buddy. She also proceeded to buy me some sock yarn in anticipation of my desire to knit socks.
Well this year, I've decided that I would be starting to knit a pair of socks by the end of the year. I'm not counting this one because its a practice sock and I'm not sure that I'll make another, although, I'm thinking about doing it for the practice.
So I've gotten through the tough part of the gussets which connect the heal and heel turn of the sock to the rest of the sock - cuff and leg; and the foot.
I'm using "Sensational Knitted Socks" by Charlene Schurch. Her instructions are wonderful, although as a new knitter I'm using other books as well.
More on that later. Gotta go eat dinner!
Arlington Squares Variation I - Completed
Arlington Squares Variation I - Completed
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This is the completed quilt! I finally got the quilt pieced, quilted, bound, and washed!
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Say hi to my girls, Julie and Julia. We named our youngest Julie because of our eldest Julia (sounds crazy right?). Well, we came up with Julia because my husband is the one who recommended it. Well, I'm a fan of Julia Roberts ever since so I said it's fine with me to name our eldest Julia – instead of Judy or Jody which my MIL was trying to suggest. I'm not a fan of Juday LOL! Duh!
When we found out that we're having another girl, it wasn't that hard to choose another name. Julie & Julia the movie got released 2009 so I suggested that it would be nice to have two girls named alike. And Julie Andrews and Amy Adamas (the one who acted as Julie over the movie) again is one of my favorites. So I told hubby, his suggestion is another go go for me.
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BOSTON (September 26, 2011) — The Simmons College School of Management has been ranked in the top 20 in the 2011 "Beyond Grey Pinstripes" ranking by the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education. Simmons is the only school in Massachusetts, and one of only two schools in New England to make the top-20 list. 0
This is the second time since 2009 that Simmons College has been ranked in the top 20 in this biennial survey.
A total of 149 business schools from 22 countries participated in the 2011 Aspen Institute ranking, which recognizes the top 100 MBA programs integrating social and environmental stewardship. "Beyond Grey Pinstripes" is the only MBA ranking that focuses on the social and environmental impact of academic institutions, highlighting how well MBA programs prepare students to meet the business challenges of tomorrow.
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Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan has praised Pakistan for taking a "massive step forward" despite the violence at today's historic election.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – When New Orleans' No. 80 makes a big play, you know it.
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Or he'll crawl on his knees and slam the ball on the ground with authority.
On Sunday, in New Orleans' 23-10 win over Jacksonville, he chose another option – a dunk over the goalpost to celebrate a touchdown reception.
Graham finished the game as quarterback Drew Brees' top target and the team's top receiver. Brees threw to him 14 times, completed 10 and Graham finished with 132 yards, including a game-long 59-yard reception in the fourth quarter.
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Chanting "Don't Block My Vote," hundreds of Pennsylvanians protested the state's new voter ID law by at a midday rally near Independence Mall in Center City Philadelphia. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) sponsored the event.
"The rally was our way to get the word out about the new voter ID law," said Angela Foreshaw, spokesperson for AARP. "Many seniors may not have the approved photo ID by PennDot, and we don't want them to be turned away this November. AARP is continuing to fight for the rights of everyone, including our seniors. We are currently fighting to get the law overturned, but if the law isn't overturned we will make sure all of our members will have the information that they need to have the appropriate ID."
As many as 750,000 individuals statewide could have trouble voting this fall because they don't have a current PennDOT photo ID, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.
"This law will effect everyone, especially senior citizens," said E. Steven Collins, director of eternal relations and Urban Marketing/Radio One and the rally's master of ceremonies. "My 92-year-old mother still lives in West Philadelphia, and she does not have a birth certificate or driver's license. Her right to vote should not be taken away, especially if she is unable to provide a birth certificate or driver's license."
In Pennsylvania in 2008, voters aged 50 to 64 voted for President Barack Obama, favoring him 57 percent to 42 percent over GOP nominee Sen. John McCain. Voters 65 and older were evenly split, with 49 percent voting for Obama and 50 percent for McCain, according to exit polls.
"It doesn't matter if you're a Republican or Democrat. It is about having the right to vote either way," said AARP member Charlene Williams. "People have been voting for years without any type of identification, so this new law puts people's voting rights in jeopardy. A lot of people, both young and old, have been misinformed about the voter ID law, but the only way to address this issue is to get the word out about it."
On May 1, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, the Advancement Project, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, and the Washington, D.C., law firm of Arnold and Porter LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of ten Pennsylvania voters and three prominent advocacy organizations, alleging that the state's voter photo ID law violates the Pennsylvania Constitution by depriving citizens of their right to vote.
A brief was also filed Wednesday in Commonwealth Court by nine senior advocacy organizations supporting a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania new Voter ID law. Both cases are scheduled for trial on July 25 in Harrisburg.
"This law deprives many eligible voters in the commonwealth — disproportionately the poor, minorities, senior citizens, young voters and people with disabilities — of their fundamental right to vote," said Marian K. Schneider of the Advancement project, one of the lead attorneys of the voter ID legal team. "If this law is allowed to stand, it will disenfranchise thousands of voters in Pennsylvania who cannot overcome the law's many hurdles and will undermine the basic fabric of our democracy."


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(12/05/12) - If you are not yet in the mood for Christmas, you should visit Midland. Renovations were just completed at Santa House, and Santa is glad to call it his home-away-from-home. Santa House is dazzling on the outside and inside. The Midland Area Community Foundation raised $150,000 to help make it even more family-friendly.
"We added bathrooms, a new computer for the glockenspiel. We painted the outside of the house. We re-landscaped, did new carpet inside. So really, just fixing it up all the way around after 25 years of hard use," said Sharon Mortensen, president and CEO of the Midland Area Community Foundation. A new roof has also been added.
Last year, Santa House hosted about 25,000 visitors of all ages.
"People come from all around the state, visitors to the area certainly come by and see it and really, from all around the world," Mortensen said.
The Community Foundation has obviously earned a spot on Santa's "nice" list.
"It's a wonderful group of folks that brings the community together. It helps sponsor wonderful things. Santa loves to land in Midland. It's just like being home," Santa Claus said.
Santa even brought a couple of reindeer along - Comet and Baby Blitzen. They'll be at Santa House periodically until Dec. 23.
It's a great place for kids to let Santa know what's on their minds.
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Yuma, Arizona January 1, 2012 - Meet María Catalina Mayorga, Yuma's first baby of the year.
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Quad core Graphics.. Really that big a difference?
I am getting an Ipad 3 (or New iPad) on day 1 no doubt.
However Im thinking that game performance will be around the same as the iPad 2 and it shouldn't be the sole reason for buying the Ipad 3.
Reason I say that is: The new ipad has a much much higher res screen meaning that the quad core graphics porbably just allow the iPad 3 to stay on par with the ipad 2, maybe slightly faster. I mean don't get me wrong, the gpu in the iPad 3 is a beast but it would be much much more beastly in the iPad 2 or other tablets with a similar screen reso. I think IPad 2 graphics are fantastic so I am happy either way.
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My View: Hunt them hogs!
Date: June 28, 2012
by: Rod Thomson | Editor-at-Large
The problem appears to be hogs tearing up thousands of acres of publicly owned land in Sarasota County and destroying natural habitat. The solution appears to be easy, straightforward and time-tested: Cull the fast-breeding pests with some hunts resulting in dead pests.
But these things can be deceiving. The real problem is that the solution slams straight into animal rights activists' head-shakingly skewed principles and utter lack of common sense.
The county and the Southwest Florida Water Management District, known as Swiftmud, own and manage the 6,440-acre Deer Prairie Creek near North Port. An adjacent area known as the Schewe Tract is a 3,964-acre area owned and managed by Swiftmud.
The problem is that feral hogs use their big, strong snouts to rut around, tearing up huge swaths of ground. They damage vegetation, feed on the eggs of ground-nesting birds and turtles, eat crops and carry disease. Plus, there are increasing complaints from bikers, hikers and horse-riders that use those public lands. Big, male hogs are quite dangerous.
They can reproduce by eight months of age and have litters of between six and 10 piglets. Twice each year. Not native to Florida, they have no serious predators other than an occasional gator or coyote. Do the math. It's easy to see how they become such a destructive nuisance.
I have a good friend who manages a 2,500-acre ranch outside Sarasota County. The hogs cause tremendous damage to citrus and pasture land, plus they leave deep ruts where cows have broken their legs. That's a lot of money lost.
We hunt them with dogs and knives and eat a lot of pork. I like to think of it as green sustainability, living off the land and making full use of the resources. But I'm sure the animal rights folks see it as barbarian. They should see what gators or coyotes do to cute little piglets.
Make no mistake. The hogs have to go, or they will destroy all the natural habitat the county has spent millions of tax dollars to preserve.
According to the joint agreement with the county, the regional water authority is responsible for animal control on the Deer Prairie Creek environmental land, and it wants to conduct two sets of three-night hunts in December and March. For somewhat obvious political reasons, the authority wants the county also to approve the hog hunts for that land, although that is not required.
The county's committee that oversees environmentally sensitive lands approved the hunts. But when the request reached the County Commission in early June, commissioners punted, asking for more information after two animal rights activists spoke out against the program.
"It is a blood sport, dangerous to the dogs … It's very cruel to the dogs and hogs," said Elise Mathes, president of Sarasota in Defense of Animals. "Hunters will stomp over the native plants."
Really? Considering what the hogs do to the plants, this just isn't serious thinking.
Karen Ankerstar went much further with overheated hyperbole: "barbaric, unnecessary and frankly, backwater activity;" "It's a public relations disaster;" and the community will be "depicted for being intolerant once again." The last one is in reference to when some pro-homeless, publicity-hunting group in Washington D.C., decided to name Sarasota the meanest city in the U.S. for trying to keep homeless people from urinating on the sidewalk. Again, just not serious.
The animal righters want the county to trap the hogs, apparently thinking that is more humane. Then what?
You can't put them in crates if they're pregnant, thanks to other crazy environmentalists who smuggled that idiotic gem into the Florida Constitution. You can't just release them somewhere else to cause problems.
What usually happens is they are shipped overseas where they are slaughtered for dinner. I'm sure the Chinese do it very humanely though.
This will be back to the County Commission in early July. Let's hope they can get beyond a few loud extremists and swiftly rid the area of the pests.
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- I grew up in a rural community in Vermont. It was common at that time for most families to send at least one member out in November during deer hunting season to get their deer for the year. Deer hunting season in the fall helped to cull the herd so that deer didn't starve during the winter when there was not much to eat, but it also helped the hunters feed their families. I totally understand the idea of controlling the population of wild animals with hunting seasons. In fact, in recent years with the decline of hunting, the New England states are now having a problem with the over-population of deer. And I have no problem with hunting or killing animals for food. I have helped with slaughtering chickens for the freezer and watched suckling pigs being "stuck" and processed for Christmas dinner. I even think a "hog hunt" is probably a viable way to help control the feral hog population. But I would ask if there isn't another way to go about it. Going after hogs with dogs (who may be injured) and knives seems a little too Michael Vick for me. Can the hogs be shot? Can they be trapped and then slaughtered and the meat donated to the local food bank or Salvation Army to feed the hungry? If there was a greater purpose to the hunt than just blood sport, I think it might prove more palatable to the public.
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