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Take Two for November 4, 2013
Starfish dying from mysterious 'wasting' disease off the West Coast
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This undated photo released by the Rocky Intertidal Lab at the University of California-Santa Cruz shows a starfish suffering from "sea star wasting disease" - it's missing one arm and has tissue damage to another. Marine scientists are finding a large number of dead starfish along the West Coast stricken with the disease that causes the creatures to lose their arms and disintegrate. The affliction causes white lesions to develop, which can spread and turn the animals into "goo," and has killed up to 95 percent of a particular species of sea star in some tide pool populations. "They essentially melt in front of you," said Pete Raimondi, chairman of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of California, Santa Cruz's Long Marine Lab.
"Sea star wasting disease" is affecting large numbers of starfish up and down the west coast. The illness begins with a skin lesion which quickly turns these beautiful beings into goo.
Here to tell us more is Pete Raimondi, chairman of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the UC Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab.


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Date: 7/17/2014
Start Time: 1:00 PM
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Meet at Gene Leahy Mall. Make your own miniature terrarium to take home! Also make sun prints, and enjoy other outdoor fun. All plants and supplies provided.Library: W. Dale Clark Main Library (402.444.4800)
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|Wed, 01-23-2013 - 4:16am
Haven't had this thread in awhile....
Your whine?
Your wahoo?
|Thu, 01-24-2013 - 7:39am
|Wed, 01-23-2013 - 3:41pm
looks like the freezing temps have their grip everywhere ! sounds like a warm planning for fun
|Wed, 01-23-2013 - 3:24pm
Suzan, right now it is a balmy 6f here tomorrow will get to be around 15f! this is the long 8 week stretch til Spring!
Izzie went out for a whole 5 minutes...crazy cat!
|Wed, 01-23-2013 - 3:20pm
Your whine?
It is FRIGID out there! Not much snow for playing on the trails.
The house sale is at a standstill...oh well. Their loss...not our! We've moved on and will keep it on our list if still available in the future.If not...we'll just stay here.. .no biggy! It is a bit of a disappointment but we are not desperate for a home so oh well.
Your wahoo?
The kitchen is fianlly getting painted! it looks so much better already.just got to put on 2nd coat and then put everything back.
The lakes are freezing up....we can go skating & play!
|Wed, 01-23-2013 - 9:57am
Now that is COLD...... stay warm running in and out doing errands.
Great idea to start planning the reunion.... nice warm thoughts.
|Wed, 01-23-2013 - 9:34am
Whines ~
Very cold here the past few days
Youngest ds can't get a garage for his new car :(
Woohoo ~
Warmering up to *40* today, LOL
Will be walking with my friend
We're all healthy :)
|Wed, 01-23-2013 - 8:46am
It's cold. Right now at quarter to eight AM, it's 6 degrees F.
I have to go run errands in this cold.
Whoo hoos:
It's not as cold as yesterday when it was -9 at this time.
I'm making concrete plans for the cousins reunion in July (reserving a park shelter). A nice summery-thoughts kind of thing to do.


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Shamrock Farms Joins PIR Family of Sponsors
Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber has announced that the track will welcome Arizona-based company Shamrock Farms to its family of sponsors. In addition, the family-owned and operated dairy will serve as the presenting sponsor for the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 at the track on Thursday, April 16. The NASCAR Camping World Series West event will officially be named the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 Presented by Shamrock Farms. "We are thrilled to welcome Shamrock Farms to the PIR Family of Sponsors and honored that a local company of this caliber has recognized our efforts to support children and families in need through the Jimmie Johnson Foundation," Sperber said. "With the support of Shamrock Farms we will now be able to increase the philanthropic impact of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150." Shamrock Farms will make a financial contribution to the Jimmie Johnson Foundation in conjunction with the race sponsorship, which provides at-track signage and display space throughout the event weekend, logo inclusion in appropriate advertising and promotional materials, and status as the "Official and Exclusive Dairy Partner" of Phoenix International Raceway. "Shamrock Farms is excited to be sponsoring the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150," said Sandy Kelly, Shamrock Farms Marketing Director. "As the largest dairy in the Southwest, we are grateful for the opportunity to promote such a great local event and contribute to the important work the Jimmie Johnson Foundation is doing to help children, families, and communities in need."
Racing Fans Get Chance to Go Trackside
In addition to the company's partnership with the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150, Shamrock Farms will give race fans the chance to experience NASCAR at PIR like never before with the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ and Shamrock Farms Ultimate Race Weekend. Now through March 22, fans can visit their favorite SUBWAY® restaurant or www.shamrockraceweekend.com for the chance to win suite and grandstand tickets, pit passes, garage tours, SUBWAY® cards, and more for three thrilling days of NASCAR action. Two sweepstakes winners will receive tickets to the "Night of Champions" charity event on the night of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 Presented by Shamrock Farms. Tickets to the event include food, drink, and the chance to meet three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in PIR's luxury lounge, Octane.
Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150
Tickets for the April 16 Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 Presented by Shamrock Farms and all other events throughout the NASCAR event weekend at PIR can be purchased at www.phoenixraceway.com, or over the phone at 1-866-408-RACE (7223). The Jimmie Johnson Foundation - created by Johnson and his wife, Chandra - is dedicated to assisting children, families, and communities in need. The foundation strives to help everyone, particularly children, pursue their dreams. The partner programs for the Jimmie Johnson Foundation include San Diego Habitat for Humanity, the Hendrick Marrow Program, the Victory Junction Gang Camp, and Phoenix-based Make-A-Wish Foundation of America.
About Shamrock Farms
Founded in 1922 and based in Phoenix, Shamrock Farms is the largest family-owned and operated dairy in the Southwest. Shamrock Farms produces and distributes a full line of dairy products, including fresh milk, sour cream, cottage cheese, whipping cream, ice cream, and more. This includes Shamrock Farms' line of Mmmilk 12 oz., single-serve milk bottles that are great for on-the-go and come in an array of flavors and varieties. Shamrock Farms is the top milk processor and distributor in the Southwest, serving major grocery chains, schools, hospitals, and institutions. Shamrock Farms' fresh milk and dairy products can also be found in the hands of great chefs and at fine restaurants throughout Arizona.
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We're all for innocuous real-life trolling–except when it causes boring blog posts. Awl intern and NYU student Myles Tanzer is not a Redditor, the term used to describe highly active members of the network of variously navel-gazing, lulz-having, marijuana-loving, politics-wonking, prank-plotting, and meme-making forums known for being one of the most positive and genuinely sweet corners of the internet. But he does know one! Her name is Nicole, and she guided him to one of the 160 meetups on Saturday for World Reddit Meetup Day so he could write about the quirky people he met there and get mad page views. Spoiler: Everyone was nice and nothing hurt:
For a 30-way blind date, the conversation was surprisingly really good and no one's really that nerdy if everyone else around them is too. It was darn near enjoyable! Nicole and I left in a good mood, and on the way out we shook hands with our new Internet pals. She reached across the table to shake with a nervous IT guy and he spilled his entire beer all over his lap. IRL lulz were certainly had at his expense.
It appears the writer lacks the ruthless instincts necessary to pillory a group of sincere, mild-mannered people. Mr. Tanzer, you may have more in common with Redditors than you think. Should have hit up Global Smurfs Day instead!
Thanks for the points shared in your blog. Another thing I would like to convey is that weight loss is not exactly about going on a dietary fads and trying to lose as much weight that you can in a couple of days. The most effective way to shed weight is by getting it slowly and gradually and obeying some basic points which can provide help to make the most from your attempt to shed pounds. You may recognize and already be following a few of these tips, however reinforcing know-how never damages.


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Take a look at a few fun, black and white pictures from No Reservations in Rome.
After working on No Reservations for more than 5 seasons, Todd and Zach are getting pretty good at walking backwards.
Anthony Bourdain enjoys a traditional Italian meal at Roscioli's, a local bakery and restaurant in Rome.
An old-school, family-run restaurant in Rome.
Todd gets hungry as he films all the delicious food on the grill.
Anthony Bourdain samples a typical Labor Day meal with a local in Rome.
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Rich Mountain WMA, GA closure?
After finishing a great trail ride last weekend at Rich Mountain WMA near Ellijay, GA I ran into a game officer. After a friendly chat he informed my group that the treehuggers are close to having this area closed to motorized traffic. Does anybody know where I could start sending letters too? We are about to lose another fine area.
Re: Rich Mountain WMA, GA closure?
You might want to start with the department that game officer is from. If he was good enough to warn you they will at least have some background information or a memo, which is how he probably found out.
And perhaps Pat Chicas can add this area of the country to a list of land-grabbing-we-say-protected-but-we-really-mean-closed-off-so-they-can-say-we-did-something-good-for-the-environment-instead-of-using-common-sense-and-legal-procedures???
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Re: Rich Mountain WMA, GA closure?
You can start by figuring out which gov't agency has jurisdiction. I.E. is it National Forest, a State Park, BLM, etc. Also send mail to your appropriate elected rep in the GA or the Feds. I don't know what the WMA stands for. Maybe that is a clue.
Re: Rich Mountain WMA, GA closure?
There is a person on this BBS with the username of Grim-Reaper.
Try contacting him through the "Private Message" system Off-Road.Com offers or
via his off-road club's web page http://www.f-c-i.com/GBR
He is very sharp and seems quite experienced with the FS in Georgia.
Re: Rich Mountain WMA, GA closure?
Is the area you are talking about near an area called Anderson Creek? I'm not very familiar with areas in the east, but there is a pending law suit concerning a land owner closing off county access in that area. Sounds like you folks have some problems going there, keep us informed, get some more info and we'll put up an item in the ORC Land Use Section.
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Re: Rich Mountain WMA, GA closure?
First I have heard of it! In Fact my club is about to run a United Back Country awarness program on that trail. That trail is listed as a COUNTY road and under Gilmore ??? County's jurisdiction. The locals have fought for years to keep it open but there are a few (as in less than 20 and then getting pressure help with their greenine buddies) local land owners that have made it their mission to close it. FS has no jusidicion over the road just the WMA area on either side of the road. This is a Road and since it's not FS they can't pull the BS redesignate crap. I'll do some asking around. We have some folks in my club that are residents of the area.
Local hunting interests are big in the area. This road will easily be defendable with RS2477 because it is a county road. There is also some private land on the top that would need unrestricted access.
FYI one of the local rangers out of the Atlanta district office is a monster Greenie (forgets the rest of us also contribute to his paycheck). He has also redesignated a major portion of the Mountin bike trails up by Chattsworth as WMA and going to shut them down. Seems the Mountain bike folks didn't show up to the rolling alternative meetings to contest it and the Guy (ohh and he does grading for a living...what a hipocrite!) that has been the most outspoken about Rich mountain said "Shut it down" so they are. I tracked down one of their organizations and filled them in but haven't heard back much. They got the typical disinformation tactic when they called and checked on it. Were told well sometime in the summer we will have a chance to comment on it. To late then! Should have commented on it when the workshops were going with the rest of us fighting for the right to use the public land.
Re: Rich Mountain WMA, GA closure?
Yes there is a pending legal action against the owner of SOUTHWIRE. He purchesed a parcel of land that was bisected by a heavly used rd that was a through connection to a FS road. Well a local county judge signed the road over to him and he promptly gated it. Well lots of local hunters and outdoors people rasied cain and the ruling was reversed. He was issued an OPEN court order. Now he's appealing and as far as I know it is still shut down. He even dug a tank trap on the backside comming from Amicola falls. He has people patroling the area.
Now before our local greenie here pipes in let me point out that the rd has been a PUBLIC right away for well over 50 years. This exact same thing happend in the 70's and the previous owner lost then. The road is public domain that was given away by a public official that did not hold a comment period for local citizens to voice their oppinions. It was not legal for him to turn over the road. Don't even comment. I'm not sure if the trail Known as Anderson creek is In Dawson or the same county as Rich mountain. They are not far appart.
Re: Speaking of Anderson Creek!!!!!!!
This is from Carl Crowly who is with the GA Cruisers. How about some Help Dennis (Pres of United) and Stefan (Pres of Southern).
Georgia Cruisers - http://home.off-road.com/~cruisers/
Sorry for the delay getting this out properly-- I tried earlier but used
OLD Ga Cruisers address ( pre listbot). Sorry for any duplicates...
Just found out that "Mr. Southwire" has filed suit in Gilmer County
against the County seeking a "Declaratory Judgment" that he owns the
and that the county has no standing to reopen the road. They went to
yesterday seeking a temporary restraining order preventing the county
reopening the road by force ( the county had previously given notice of
intention to tear down the gate on 4/20/00 if the owner had not already
so by that date). At the hearing the Court refused to grant the TRO but
county agreed not to tear the gate down if the owner would agree to keep
open during the litigation. Owner agreed. However, after the hearing
from the county went out to the road to make sure it was open and found
numerous trees had been cut down across the road, thereby effectively
closing it again!
To prevail in this lawsuit one or more members of the public who
this road need to intervene-- i.e., join the suit -- as plaintiffs in
to assert a claim to abate this public nuisance. I am not confident
the county can/will adequately represent the interests of the public
With the case now in litigation, time is running out.
How we coming on Trout Unlimited?? Bounty Runners? Land Rovers? SE4wd
Blue Ribbon?
If we can't get some volunteers ( to help on the case and/or serve as
Plaintiff(s)) we might as well go on to something else. Also, $$$$$ will
needed. I am willing to volunteer a reasonable amount of professional
but a local lawyer will have to be hired....
What , if anything do yall want to do???
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Jeffrey Zeldman talks about the demise of the personal website:
In the past 5 years or so we have witnessed a change in how people manage their personal websites. 10 years ago people tried hard to show-off with self-consciously cool websites, or odd little pages with hard to read text about their cat on garish backgrounds. Then came blogging were people wrote about their cats every day, but it was still on 'their site'. Now we're seeing people feel much less importance in the ownership of their space. MySpace was possibly the start of this trend, but now with Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed, Flickr, YouTube, etc., keeping your own personal space online just seems like too much hassle now.
What Zeldman does not discuss is that this is happening increasingly with companies and organisations too. Whether they have a Facebook page, a corporate Twitter account, video on YouTube, an eBay account for ecommerce, Amazon S3 for storage or tools like Basecamp, Salesforce and Google Documents for their intranets, the de-centralisation of organisations is happening, and we regularly recommend this for clients.


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A Smart Connection - CC 9068 App
Cables, displays, remote controls: previously, anyone on the lookout for a Bluetooth® hands-free car kit had to settle for having yet another device in the interior of their vehicle. Those days are now over. The new CC 9068 app from BURY can be operated in full via the smartphone display. It is also at least as elegant as the pre-installed communication systems from the vehicle manufacturers. And actually it is even better ...
Get in, turn on the ignition, activate the voice control and make telephone calls in comfort. The new CC 9068 app makes in-car phone calls easier than ever before. Developed on the basis of the multiple test winner, the CC 9060, the follow up model to the CC 9068 app not only has unique sound quality, but also all the comfort you could ever want for making phone calls when you're on the move.
A special feature: the entire functional scope of the innovative system can be controlled fully via any conventional smartphone, irrespective of whether it is a model by Apple, Samsung, HTC or another manufacturer. "The CC 9068 app is compatible with almost all smartphones and their operating systems," "all you have to do is install our free app to your smartphone and all the functions can be controlled with comfort and ease." And there is also a wide range of functions as shown by a glance at the catalogue.
Offers great views
The specially developed smartphone app provides optimal acoustic and visual support and is based on the excellent, tried and tested control panel of the CC 9060 Plus. Even the automatic switching between day and night mode has been thought of. A special feature: different colour themes can be chosen in every mode – to suit the vehicle interior. The app is available for the current operating systems iOS, Android and BlackBerry OS.
Simply understands everything
The CC 9068 also includes another special feature: the DialogPlus voice control. With the highly accurate and especially fast reaction word recognition, it is also possible to control all of the telephone functions via voice commands. And no voice training is required, with a unique accuracy with the word recognition. The result is even convincing at high speeds: almost all the voice commands are understood without any problem whatsoever.
It's good for two
Thanks to the Multipoint function, it is possible to connect up to two telephones with the CC 9068 at the same time. This is ideal if you use both a business and private telephone. As soon as the telephones are connected with the hands-free car kit, the driver is able to talk hands free – regardless of the phone on which the incoming call occurs. To make outgoing calls, it is possible to switch between telephone 1 or 2 without any problem – with full access to the phone book, call lists and other stored data in each case.
Obedient to your every word
The command 'activate voice control' is enough to activate the system. Once this is done, all the driver has to do is read out the name of the person to be called, as stored in the phone book, to make a connection. Whether it's a succession of numbers or a phone book entry: the CC 9068 app reliably implements all voice commands. And those who prefer things short and sweet can allocate any telephone entry a shorter name or a nickname. The combination of several voice commands such as a phone book entry, a sub-category like 'mobile' or 'work' and the instruction 'call' can also enable the initialisation of a phone call.
Bury have released their latest addition to their extensive car kit range called the Bury CC-9068 App. This is quite similar to the standard CC-9060 car kit which has been a hit for a few years however now your Smartphone becomes the touch screen for the car kit! Along with your phone now being the display the kit has a built in 30w amplifier to allow you to play music from your Smartphone via Bluetooth. It is supplied with a universal cradle (with antenna) to hold & charge your phone also.
Reads out texts
Incoming text messages, emails and phone book entries are read out clearly and comprehensibly thanks to the 'Text-to-speech' function in top sound quality via the vehicle's sound system. And this means that the driver's eyes stay on the road.
Replaces the diary
The integrated recording function means voice memos can be saved during your trip and full telephone calls can even be recorded as well. This means a pen and paper are no longer required.
Is an all around clever device
The CC 9068 app wouldn't be BURY if it settled for the common standard. That's why it not only enthuses users due to its wide range of functions, but also due to its many practical details. These include the universal cradle – the BURY Charging Cradle Universal. This can be turned by 180 degrees and it can also be tilted and ensures the optimum view and usability of the BURY app. The product is installed via the supplied dash-mount adapter. The additional charging function offered by the universal cradle ensures unlimited use during your trip. It is almost impossible to conceive of any more comfort or quality with an upgrade to a Bluetooth® hands-free car kit.
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Device Functions:
1 works out of the box
2 The scope of the functions may vary according to Smartphone / mobile phone, network provider and software version.
Technical Specification:
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|Available languages: (different combinations possible)
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I've discovered that there are classes out there for a type of dance that is hip-hop mixed with Bollywood. I love both styles of dance and I believe I would have a lot of fun taking these classes.
10 years after introducing 43 Things to the world, we have decided we have met our last goal: completing the incredible experience that has been 43 Things. Please join us in giving one last cheer to all the folks who have shared their goals with the world, as well as all the people who have worked at The Robot Co-op to build this incredible website. We won a Webby Award, published a book, and brought happiness to a lot of people.
Starting today, 43 Things users can export their goals and entries from the site. Starting August 15, we will make the site "read only". 43 Things users will still be able to view the site and export their content, but we won't be taking any new content from users. We hope to leave the site up for folks to see and download their content until the end of the year. Ending on New Year's Eve takes us full circle.
It has been a long ride (one of our original goals was to "build a company that lasts at least 2 years" - we beat that one!) While we wish the site could live on, it has suffered from a number of challenges - changes in how people use the site, the advertising industry, and how search engines view the site. We wish the outcome was different – but we've always been realistic about when our goals are met and when they aren't.
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I've discovered that there are classes out there for a type of dance that is hip-hop mixed with Bollywood. I love both styles of dance and I believe I would have a lot of fun taking these classes.
Honestly I don't know why I want to do this. I absolutely despise country music but for some reason I've always been drawn to line dancing. I like watching it…it's just always been something I'm interested in trying.
I love love love calypso music and being able to dance to it would just be amazing. It looks really difficult to do…I'm hope I'm more coordinated than I think I am.
An extremely upbeat dance that would no doubt be an awesome workout. Looks like a lot of fun and I can't wait to try it.
I love the music and I would like to learn the accompanying folk dance.
Again this might be another way for me to tap into my lesser used creative side.
I'm the type of person that always wants to learn. I want to learn how to do new things and you never know when that new skill you learned might come in handy.
My local community centre offers a hand building with clay class and I think it might be fun to try and create things. I've never worked with clay before and to be honest I'm not very artistic but I think I might be better at creating with my hands rather than drawing or something like that.
I have a lot of photos of my father and me when i was younger and they're just sitting in a shoe box in the closet right now. I'm about to have a baby myself and he's going to be a grandfather for the first time and I know there will be tons of pictures with my dad and my daughter together. I'd like to throw those in with the photos of him and I and really create something special for him that he can keep forever.
I took a basic calligraphy class a long time ago when i was in middle school and i remember it being very fanciful and fun. So I'd like to brush up on the skills that I have no doubt completely forgotten.
I hope I never start again. It took me like all year to kick this rotten habit and I hope hope hope I never go back. It is so worth it to quit, I feel so much better physically, I have tons more energy and I feel proud of myself that I've done something that is so difficult.
I believe that my smoking days are coming to an end. I'm feeling the cravings now few and far between and when I do I don't have a full cigarette I only take a couple of drags to take the edge off. I'm down to about 1-2 full cigarettes per week. Not bad considering I used to smoke about 4 packs a week or more.
I am finally about to receive the family I've wanted for so long. My baby girl is due the first week of February and my boyfriend and I are thrilled to the bones. We've just moved in together and we are currently preparing for our family. Marriage in the future I hope! :D
It's never smart to trust just anybody and everybody but it is smart to know when to trust those who really deserve it. The man that I am with now has taught me how to trust again and how to welcome people into my life without being so judgemental. Even though a person has been hurt it is possible to trust again, just be smarter about it than you were before. Have some grounds for that trust and if somebody does happen to betray you again it's no reason to throw in the towel for the rest of humanity. Give people a chance they might surprise you.
In this life if you don't take chances and risks you will never get anywhere. I'm about to embark on the biggest changes in my life thus far. I am moving in with my boyfriend in a couple of months…I'm pregnant with our first child together and very scared about becoming a mother.(I'm also looking forward to it of course.) I am also starting a new career working from home for a Logistics company. These are some serious changes for me. But I am no longer afraid…with risk comes reward.
My tattooing days are never officially over. I am as tattooed as I would like to be and even though they are addictive…all habits can be broken. Besides I have my little baby to think about now, and I would rather spend my tattoo money on the little one.
Well…looks like this goal is going to have to wait. I am currently 4 months pregnant and not about to diet and work out all the time to meet this goal. But I do have a plan for after the baby is born. I have joined up with LA Weight Loss and I am set to start the program 6 weeks after the baby is born. Yay!! Hope that works out…I've bloody tried everything else. sighs
I really had no plan whatsoever but recently I was offered a good job working from home and making very decent money and I've decided to take it. I have a wonderful man in my life that loves me for who I am and I hope to be together with him forever. I'm pregnant right now with our first child and we're both scared to death but excited as well of course. This job working from home will allow me to be at home with my baby all of the time and I will have more time with my future hubby too. We're moving in together in a couple of months and I can't wait. I guess everything happens for a reason and somehow works out in the end. Sounds like a pretty good life to me.
The man I am with right now is more than what I could ever have asked for. I'm having a wonderful time just being with him and for the first time in my life I am experiencing a normal healthy relationship…finally.
I have found the most wonderful man I could ever ask for. This man loves me for who I am and doesn't ask to change a thing. He is the person I least expected to steal my heart in the way that he has. But I'm so thankful that I got up the courage to approach him…if I hadn't…I would've missed out on a wonderful loving experience. I love you baby.


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Champaign Joins Consortium Against EPA Over PCB's in Clinton Landfill
The city of Champaign has joined possible legal action against the U-S Environmental Protection Agency regarding a plan for the storage of toxic substances.
The city of Champaign has joined possible legal action against the U-S Environmental Protection Agency regarding a plan for the storage of toxic substances.
(With additional reporting from The Associated Press)
(Graphic by Elliott Ramos/IPR)
Attorneys for Rod Blagojevich acknowledged the former Illinois governor committed crimes, while pleading for leniency at a sentencing hearing on Tuesday. Their presentation included a taped phone call featuring Blagojevich's family, and letters written by his wife and daughter.
"His family deserves mercy," attorney Aaron Goldstein told federal Judge James Zagel. "They are not the ones that have to be responsible for these crimes."
But Zagel's rulings and comments during the all-day hearing indicate he's unlikely to spare Blagojevich from a lengthy prison sentence. A decision could come as early as Wednesday, after the prosecution and Blagojevich himself get a chance to address the judge.
In an early blow to the defense, Zagel sided with prosecutors in his calculation of federal sentencing guidelines at 30 years-to-life. But, like prosecutors, Zagel said he believes such a prison term to be too harsh.
A sentence that long, he said, is "simply not appropriate in the context of this case."
Zagel also said he believes the former governor lied on the stand during his corruption trial this summer. Blagojevich was convicted on a total of 17 federal counts in that trial, and one more during a trial the previous summer.
About ten jurors total from both trials were in court for Tuesday's hearing. The crowd also included Blagojevich's wife, Patti, accompanied by her siblings, Rich Mell and state Rep. Deb Mell.
A Sentencing Guideline Loss for Blagojevich
The hearing began shortly after 10 a.m. with a prosecutor and a lawyer for Blagojevich debating how to calculate federal sentencing guidelines, which Zagel can use in determining how much time the former governor will spend in prison.
Prosecutors had argued the guidelines are in the 30-to-life range, but they are asking for a 15-to-20 year sentence. Blagojevich's lawyers calculated the guidelines at roughly 3-to-4 years, though on Tuesday they asked for the "lowest sentence that the law allows."
Speaking first, defense attorney Carolyn Gurland said Blagojevich was not a "leader-organizer" of a conspiracy, and so should not receive a bump in prison time prosecutors have argued for.
Blagojevich, Gurland said, "sought advice" from his cadre of advisors, rather than "directed" them to assist. She also noted that the advisors routinely lied to Blagojevich and ignored his requests.
In addition, she said Blagojevich's "utter stagnation" on a potential deal with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan regarding a U.S. Senate appointment for Madigan's daughter, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, proves the governor wasn't the leader that prosecutors are making him out to be.
In response, Assistant U.S. Attorney Reid Schar told Zagel that Blagojevich did make a decision on the Senate seat. Blagojevich wanted to appoint President Obama's confidante Valerie Jarrett, Schar contended, if he could receive a high-powered or lucrative job in return.
"He did decide," Schar said. "He just didn't get what he wanted."
Zagel sided with prosecutors, saying the argument that Blagojevich was being guided by others "is not consistent with what we heard on the [wiretap] recordings or in the testimony of the witnesses or - for that matter - what we heard from the defendant on the witness stand."
"There is no question that his tone of voice [on the recordings] was demanding," Zagel said. "He was not a supplicant."
The judge also agreed with prosecutors in determining the value of the bribes Blagojevich was seeking. Zagel opted to include in the calculation a potential $1.5-million campaign contribution from supporters of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., if Blagojevich appointed the congressman to the Senate.
This is the dollar amount in campaign contributions that Blagojevich stated on tape, his "recorded voice," as Zagel put it. "It was a price he put on it. A price he expected to receive."
Blagojevich's pursuit of benefits "wasn't successful," Zagel said. "But it was pretty relentless."
The judge ultimately agreed with prosecutors that a correct calculation of the sentencing guidelines puts Blagojevich in the range of 30 years-to-life. Nonetheless, Zagel said a sentence that long is "simply not appropriate in the context of this case."
"Came from Nothing"
After a break, the defense presented arguments, known as "mitigating factors," for a lenient sentence. Gurland said the 15-to-20 years the government was seeking is a "greater than necessary punishment," especially as Blagojevich pocketed "not a penny on the counts of conviction."
"Rod Blagojevich received nothing," Gurland said. "He asked for campaign contributions and appointments, not cash in envelopes."
Further, Gurland said, "It is not implausible that Mr. Blagojevich believed his actions complied with the law."
Moving from legal arguments to the defendant's biography, Gurland called her client a "kind and compassionate man." She described his upbringing by hard working parents.
At one point, Judge Zagel interrupted Gurland. He asked her about a statement Blagojevich apparently made in an interview with a federal probation officer, in which he said he "came from nothing."
"I don't understand it, this [kind of immigrant family story] is the backbone of America," Zagel said, noting the governor's parents raised two successful sons. "Why is this 'nothing'?"
Gurland replied that Blagojevich was likely referring to his parents' financial struggles, and meant no disrespect.
Earlier, the defense called to the stand a pediatrician, Dr. Deanna Monroe. Monroe testified that a state health insurance program started by Blagojevich, All-Kids, allowed children to get care whose families otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it.
Monroe also talked about the public health benefit of preventative care, including immunizations. And she said with high unemployment in recent years, "All-Kids has been a way for [people] to still cover their children."
The defense also played for the court recorded comments from an elderly woman who benefitted from a free transit benefit Blagojevich championed for senior citizens.
An 'Extraordinary' Father, and Potential Family 'Devastation'
Gurland went into detail of the "devastation that [Blagojevich's] absence would cause to his family."
The ex-governor always put his family first, she said. Gurland quoted a letter in which the principal at Blagojevich's daughters' school called her client a "loving and caring father." In another letter, Patti Blagojevich wrote that, "ironically," the kids are closer to their father today than they were before his arrest.
Zagel noted that similar family hardship arguments are often made during sentencing hearings before him, and asked Gurland how Blagojevich's situation was special. The lawyer replied that while she was preparing for this hearing, she witnessed how close the family was. "It is extraordinary."
To make this point further, Goldstein read a letter from the Blagojevich's oldest daughter, Amy, and played a phone call - caught on a government wiretap - of the entire Blagojevich family. It includes Patti reminding her husband to do the dishes.
This is "a very simple call that does show in real life terms the bond that is between Mr. Blagojevich and his family," Goldstein told the judge.
Speaking Out
Gurland sought to explain to the court Blagojevich's many and defiant public interviews following his arrest. She claimed that "even if Blagojevich had done and said nothing, the publicity wouldn't have gone away."
The ex-governor spoke up in his own defense, Gurland explained, so his family could "hold their heads up." And she said the most outrageous of public appearances, such as Patti's appearance on a reality show, were a financial necessity.
They were "paid handsomely to be made fun of and ridiculed," Gurland said, adding that the couple did not enjoy it.
What's Appropriate?
In their presentations, Goldstein and another Blagojevich lawyer, Sheldon Sorosky, acknowledge the ex-governor committed crimes.
When Blagojevich sought a job in exchange for appointing Jarrett to the Senate, "we accept the fact that's a crime," Sorosky said, adding that the crime does not call for a 15-year sentence.
Attorneys for Rod Blagojevich acknowledged the former Illinois governor committed crimes, while pleading for leniency at a sentencing hearing on Tuesday. Their presentation included a taped phone call featuring Blagojevich's family, and letters written by his wife and daughter.
"His family deserves mercy," attorney Aaron Goldstein told federal Judge James Zagel. "They are not the ones that have to be responsible for these crimes."
But Zagel's rulings and comments during the all-day hearing indicate he's unlikely to spare Blagojevich from a lengthy prison sentence. A decision could come as early as Wednesday, after the prosecution and Blagojevich himself get a chance to address the judge.
Goldstein rattled off a long list of politicians and government employees convicted of crimes he described as "much worse" than Blagojevich's. That list included former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who received 6 1/2 years in prison. Ryan is still serving that sentence, at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Goldstein argued that a long sentence for Blagojevich would not deter public corruption, nor would a relatively short one encourage it.
"The amount of pain, humility and then punishment [received by Blagojevich] is plenty to deter...politicians [and] all law-abiding citizens," Goldstein said.
Zagel asked Goldstein if his client was asking for probation, as Goldstein had been quoted in news reports.
Goldstein said Blagojevich is asking only for the lowest sentence possible.
The judge said he's received letters from Blagojevich supporters asking for leniency, and others who requested the ex-governor get an extended period, perhaps ten years, of probation and community service.
Zagel said he dismissed such requests, noting such a sentence would "essentially impose a form of slavery on your client."
Just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, the defense wrapped up its presentation. Zagel said the hearing would resume at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The prosecution still must present its argument, and Blagojevich will also address the judge.
Rod Blagojevich's attorneys are admitting for the first time that the former Illinois governor is guilty of corruption.
But attorney Sheldon Sorosky argued Tuesday at Blagojevich's sentencing hearing that the prison term requested by prosecutors is too harsh.
Blagojevich had publicly maintained his innocence through two trials since his arrest three years ago. Sorosky told Judge James Zagel that it was illegal for the former governor to ask for a job for himself in exchange for his naming of a replacement for President Obama in the U.S. Senate.
He made the same argument when he talked about the other crimes for which the former governor was convicted.
But he said none of Blagojevich's actions merit the 15-to-20 year sentence recommended by prosecutors.
In the upcoming March primary, Champaign County voters will be selecting candidates to run for seats on a county board that is smaller.
The Champaign County Board is slated to slim down from 27-to-22 members next December. The current arrangement ... of nine county board districts with three members each ... will change to eleven districts of two members each. Urbana Democrat Brendan McGinty is a longtime backer of the idea. He said a smaller county board with fewer members per district will be more accountable to voters.
"I want engaged members," McGinty said. "My hope is, a smaller board will by nature be more engaged, because it has to be more accountable. Two members per districts, rather than three, there's frankly no hiding."
But McGinty will not be on the smaller county board. He's one of 10 incumbents who have decided not to seek re-election. Others include current county board chairman Pius Weibel, and longtime members Steve Moser and Tom Betz. Only 17 incumbents filed ballot petitions by Monday's deadline, to run for Champaign County Board slots in the March primary. They were joined by 12 newcomers, including Republican Jim McGuire, a recent candidate for Champaign City Council. McQuire said working together to fix problems is a higher priority for him than winning back the majority that Republicans lost on the county board a decade ago.
"I hope that either way it goes, that when we get together and we do have make decisions for county government, that we work together," McGuire said. "And I think we can. We've got some good people on both sides; that we work together to move things forward for the community."
McGuire said he thinks finances at the county nursing home and the future of the aging county jail in downtown Urbana will be two of the major issues facing him, if he's elected to the Champaign County Board.
Illinois offensive coordinator Paul Petrino has left the school to return to Arkansas.
Interim head coach Vic Koenning said Tuesday that Petrino will return to work for his brother, Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino. Paul Petrino was a Razorbacks coach before coming to Illinois two seasons ago.
Quarterbacks coach Jeff Brohm will be offensive coordinator for the Fight Hunger Bowl against UCLA on Dec. 31.
It is the first departure since Ron Zook was fired Nov. 27 but probably not the last. Koenning says assistant coaches could leave before the bowl game if they get jobs elsewhere. Illinois hasn't named a replacement for Zook.
Petrino's offense tied a team record for points per game in 2010 with 32.5. But during this season's six-game losing streak the Illini scored 11 a game.
Since his own amendment failed, Congressman Tim Johnson (R-Urbana) is making another bid to introduce concealed carry in Illinois.
The Republican's measure (the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, or H.R. 3543) would allow anyone who obtains a permit for concealed carry in another state to legally carry the weapon in Illinois. Johnson's bill comes after his amendment to the national Right-to-Carry Reciprocity bill fell in a House committee last month.
Johnson said he expects a legal challenge to follow, regardless of whether action is taken on his bill or the original measure, which awaits Senate action.
"It's absurd that 49 out of 50 states have what's a very modest, simple approach to the issue, and Illinois doesn't," Johnson said. "So when we try to address the underlying issue of reciprocity, it is equally absurd to exclude Illinois from its coverage."
Johnson said it will likely require the GOP to control both the Senate and Presidency in 2013 in order for the original bill to become law. But he noted his bill would not require Illinois to pass legislation of its own, "although I think that's good public policy."
The Congressman said he expects a number of co-sponsors to the measure, noting lawmakers from Illinois like Republicans U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, Adam Kinzinger, and Randy Hultgren had backed his amendment.
Illinois is the only state without a concealed carry law.
Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared subdued as his sentencing hearing got under way in federal court in Chicago.
Blagojevich is sitting at a defense table in a dark pinstripe suit. Before the proceedings began, he stood, rubbed his hands nervously and occasionally bit his lip. His wife, Patti Blagojevich, sat behind her husband in the spectators' section. Her brother put his arm around her.
Neither of the Blagojevich's two daughters were in court Tuesday. Among the attendees are more than a dozen jurors from both trials.
Blagojevich is facing sentencing for his corruption convictions, including on charges that he tried to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.
Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn't say much as he left his Chicago home en route to his sentencing hearing in federal court Tuesday.
Blagojevich was greeted by a crowd of media when he walked out of his house Tuesday. Reporters shouted questions about the sentencing hearing, but the normally talkative Blagojevich didn't respond.
He did, however, comment when someone asked him about Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo. Blagojevich indicated he was pleased that Santo had finally made it into the Hall of fame.
Blagojevich was convicted earlier this year on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat.
Much of Tuesday's hearing will be a repeat of what attorneys have already argued in written motions filed with the court but there is one unknown variable: the governor himself.
Blagojevich will get a chance to address the court and former federal prosecutor Dave Weisman said Blagojevich should read a prepared statement and keep it short.
"If you haven't thought through and kind of critically analyzed what you're gonna say you tend to start to say things that hurt you like, 'I'm really not guilty,' which acceptance of responsibility is one of the things the judge should factor in and if he starts to go down that road that's gonna hurt him," said Weisman.
Last week Blagojevich's defense attorney Sheldon Sorosky said the governor would not be reading from a prepared statement.
The impeached state executive-turned-reality TV star has good reason to feel anxious and afraid at the two-day hearing in Chicago. He faces the prospect of 10 or more years behind bars.
If Judge James Zagel settles on a sentence Wednesday of more than a decade, that would make it one of the stiffest penalties imposed for corruption in a state with a long history of crooked politics.
Prosecutors will ask Zagel to imprison the twice-elected governor for 15 to 20 years, arguing he has not only shirked all responsibility for his crimes but repeatedly thumbed his nose at the U.S. justice system.
Blagojevich has already paid a price in public ridicule and financial ruin, the defense argues in proposing a term of just a few years. They also seem bent on an approach judges often frown upon at the sentencing stage: Continuing to insist their client is innocent.
Both sides could finish their pitches to Zagel during Tuesday's hearing, which was moved to a large ceremonial courtroom to accommodate expected crowds. But Zagel says he'll wait until Wednesday to pronounce a sentence - possibly so he can sleep on it.
The 70-year-old judge, who played a judge in the 1989 movie "Music Box," must answer nuanced questions according to complex sentencing algebra, including whether any good Blagojevich accomplished as governor counterbalances the bad.
In describing the humiliation his family has faced, the defense cited Blagojevich's appearances on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice," where he struggled to use a cellphone, and his wife, Patti, eating a tarantula on the reality show, "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"
After sentencing, Zagel will likely give Blagojevich weeks before he must report to prison. Once there, the man heard scoffing on FBI wiretaps about earning a low six-figure salary would have to take a prison job - possibly scrubbing toilets - at just 12 cents an hour.
Blagojevich's sentencing comes just days before his 55th birthday and three years to the week of his Dec. 9, 2008, arrest.
The jury deadlocked in his first trial, agreeing on just one of 24 counts - that Blagojevich lied to the FBI. Jurors at his recent retrial convicted him on 17 of 20 counts, including bribery.
(AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
A CU-CitizenAccess report about nursing homes in Champaign County tells how homes accepting Medicare and Medicaid funding were rated by the federal government. Many of the homes did poorly in the ratings, and an official with one of those facilities said the federal rating system was flawed. An advocate for nursing home residents, Tami Wacker, said the rating system is a useful tool when trying to choose a nursing home, but it's not perfect. Wacker said there is a lot more to consider when looking for the right facility. Wacker is Operations Manager and a Regional Ombudsman with the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging. The Bloomington-based agency serves seniors and persons caring for them in a 16-county area. Wacker spoke with Illinois Public Media's Jim Meadows.
(Photo by Darrell Hoemann)
An ordinance requiring the shoveling of snow from sidewalks is now on the books in Urbana.
The City Council Monday night passed the measure as a pilot project. The initial plan applies to downtown, Campustown, and part of the Philo Road Business District, specifically, Philo from Florida Avenue to Windsor Road.
Urbana will give property owners 24 hours' notice after two inches of snowfall, and a notice from public works when streets have been plowed. That's less time than Champaign, which provides 48 hours' notice, plus a warning for an additional day for those that don't comply.
Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing says 24 hours was the recommendation of the city's neighborhood safety task force.
"It's a dangerous situation if we have people pushing baby carriages, and we have people walking in the street," she said. "We're trying to make things safe for pedestrians as well as drivers."
If property owners miss the 24 hour deadline, the city would hire a contractor and bill the property owner.
Alderman Charlie Smyth had suggested the ordinance reflect Champaign's, which provides 48 hours' notice. But he understands criticisms that it's too lax a measure.
"I'm just a little concerned that it is different, and making sure that people can coordinate with the private snow removal crews," said Smyth. "(They) work across both cities. So they're going to have to coordinate their schedules and figure that out. I think this complicates things a little bit."
When the council revisits the ordinance in May, Smyth admits there's a lot yet to figure out, including the cost of hauling snow in neighborhoods where there's nowhere left to store it. Mayor Prussing also hopes a volunteer shoveling effort starts in other neighborhoods.
Alderwoman Heather Stevenson cast the lone vote against the ordinance, saying city-owned sidewalks shouldn't be the responsibility of businesses and homeowners.
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This blog will be short... like status-update short. LOL It's really just for me to document my reboot.
I am beginning again...
I have updated my page, my ticker, my attitude, my pantry and my fridge.
I won't stop. I won't quit. I won't give up. I won't settle.
I will continue. I will move forward. I will succeed. I will be healthy. I will be happy with ME... in the skin that holds me right now. I will trust the process... I will trust the Lord.
182 LBS - Oct. 27, 2013
I seriously thought about deleting my account... actually I'm still thinking about it. I'm not sure I've resolved it in my head yet. The thought is on pause for now.
It's kind of sad and frustrating to see where I started, where I've gotten to and then where I've spiraled down to again... Revisiting the same places is not cool. Not cool at all.
So, I figured, if I'm practically starting over, maybe I should have a fresh new sparkpage... reach out to new friends... keep some of the old ones... post new pictures (which would hopefully show a continuous DOWNward trend... just start everything NEW again.
But, then I thought... this up and down, back and forth, in and out, is what MY journey, UNFORTUNATELY, is about. It's probably, in some way, good for me to see it. I have to hope that it at least helps someone to not feel alone.
I certainly feel alone in this struggle right now. But, I can't possibly be alone. No one ever is. I suspect that most folks who feel like I do right now, probably do exactly what I was considering doing. Maybe they just up and started a new page... one they could feel good about.... one that marked their "new resolve." I don't know.
But, I know that I've had toooo many "new resolves." It just doesn't feel good. I'm tired.
Hello Everybody!!!
I've missed you all!! It's been FAR FAR FAR too long!! I'm telling you... I have MISSED you guys!
I can't use my sister's wedding as an excuse any longer, but honestly, that threw everything way off. All my normal healthy habits.. all my routines... all my goals... they had all taken a backburner to her wedding. But, it's been over two weeks since that blessed event and it's PAST time to get it in high gear and start moving again!!
There are a little over two weeks until Mother's Day; so I think I'll use that as a mini goal marker. I'm going to try to get at least 500 fitness points by then. That'll get me moving again. It'll also be a good way to close out April and a great way to start off May!
Hello Sparkpeeps!
I don't have much to say... I'm tired. BUT...
My sister's wedding was TODAY!!! WooooHooooo!!!! It was so awesome and I'm so happy for her!!! I'm also happy for ME... because IT'S OVER. LOL My life can get back to some semblance of normalcy. LOL
This was me, TODAY at the wedding:
Remember how I looked in my dress back in DECEMBER...
I see a difference. I certainly FELT different. I felt good... confident... assured... pretty... AND dare I say it... "ski#@!." Well.... I better not use that word... it's too soon. Well... Let's just say that I felt... "not-fat." Yeah... that's the right combo word choice. LOL (I may not be skinny yet, but "not-fat" aint too bad. BIG mental improvement for me. LOL)
I know many of you have been waiting for an update on how I've been doing with the SHRED Diet.
Well, I had been taking a break from SHRED because I had been so busy with planning my sister's bridal shower and various other wedding planning activities. I did partially do Week 2. I kind of hit and missed my way through it, the same as I did Week 1... but it was more miss than hit. Nevertheless, I managed to maintain the weight I had lost that first week. No loss, but no gain. No harm, no foul.
It was my intention to just resume from where I'd left off after the confetti cleared. But, when that day came, I had devised a different plan.
I decided that since I had one week left before my fitting for alterations to my dress, I would try for some quick weight loss... I decided to go back to my old staple diet: The South Beach Diet. I knew that if I followed it, I could lose about 8-10 lbs in about 14 days. So, I was motivated.
But, ONE day into it and I just came to the realization...
I just can't do it. I just can't follow what somebody says to eat, when they say to eat it and how much they say to eat. I just can't do it anymore. It feels confining and restrictive (even when there is SO MUCH to choose from and SO MUCH to eat. Yeah, you could say I'm sort of choosing. But, I'm choosing from a prescribed menu. I'm eating at a prescribed time. I'm eating a prescribed amount. Ultimately, it still doesn't feel like ME, fully cognizant, making choices.
And, I just can't do it anymore. I'm just so OVER and BEYOND it.
I already KNOW what I'm "supposed" to eat and how much and when. I'm "supposed" to eat whatever I want in moderation. I'm "supposed" to eat when I'm hungry. I'm "supposed" to eat enough to satisfy me but not fill me. And, I'm supposed to MOVE and maintain an active lifestyle. This is what Sparkpeople has taught me. Until recently, I hadn't attempted a diet since joining Sparkpeople in 2010. I've just learned so much here that, though the journey has been slow, I never felt compelled to return to a diet of any sort.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not knocking the various diets and I'm not knocking those who choose to follow them. They work! Lord, knows they do. I may, at some point, incorporate some of the ideas and recipes from SHRED--especially the eating cleanse during the week that I didn't even get to--into my healthy eating program. But to follow a diet--any diet--in its entirety again... I just can't go there.
"The places that used to fit me, cannot hold the things I've learned, and those roads were closed off to me, while my back was turned." - Sara Groves
I just know too much about this lifestyle, at this point, to be reverting and turning back to that diet mentality... I know I still have so much to learn; but THIS is what the journey is about... Growing and understanding and learning and correcting and changing, etc. This is how I'm going to successfully lose and keep it off. I'm convinced of it. Diet books and manuals won't teach you that... experience will.
So, I'll just continue to hit and miss... and fall and get back up... and learn... and, ultimately, SUCCEED. It may be taking a little longer than the quick diet fix; but that's just because I've got a hard head. LOL I'll get there.
Until then, I'm just going to go with the flow and do what I know... one day at a time.


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HELENA - Lewis & Clark County Commissioners have decided to ask for three more names before choosing their next commissioner.
Commissioner Mike Murray said while the three candidates who were submitted to them by the Republican Central Committee did a great job in answering questions last week, he feels they wouldn't be doing due diligence without asking for three more.
Commissioner Andy Hunthausen agreed.
The law allows up to six candidates to be chosen to replace the commission seat left by Republican Derek Brown.
Commissioners then will be able to choose from any of the six candidates.
(February 26, 2013) Lewis & Clark County Commissioners are one step closer to filling the seat vacated by former Republican Commissioner Derek Brown.
On Tuesday, they heard directly from the three candidates vying to fill the seat: Gilda Clancy, Pat Faber, and Dan Wickens.
Clancy is a former state legislator from the district and is currently a partner in a family business brokering land royalties and leases.
Faber is a hydro-geologist consultant on issues relating to water and the environment.
Wickens is a former Marine intelligence officer. He works to protect the Montana National Guard from crime, such as terrorism, disaster and cyber attacks.
The candidates were asked how they see teamwork and compromise in setting goals and making decisions in the future.
Clancy: "Our decisions as County Commissioners are not Democrat decisions, they are not Republican decisions. They are decisions for the good of the people."
Faber: "No more fighting. I don't know the specific issues between you and Mr. Brown - the intention is not to fight."
Wickens: "It's OK to disagree with someone philosophically, but to disagree with them personally then, in my opinion, crosses a line."
The candidates all said they believed that compromise on important decisions is a must for the good of the public.
They were also asked about their perspective on what they feel is a priority in the county.
Clancy: "I see flooding in the valley as a huge issue and it's something that needs to be taken care of properly."
Faber: "Everything dealing with growth. It's a large category but I think that's the number one issue."
Wickens: "Helping to facilitate those things that have already been put in place by the people that have done the hard research."
County Commissioners will consider today's testimony and any public comment from now until March 6th.
They plan to make a decision on March 7 to either appoint one of these three candidates or ask for three more.
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This enticing thought comes from Native Wisdom for White Minds by Anne Wilson Schaeff. It certainly challenges our linear mode of thinking. We seem to be very left hemisphere dominant, treating anything from the right side of our grey matter with undue suspicion. Might there be a synthesis?
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A Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), also known as a clinical laboratory technician or medical laboratory assistant, is a skilled individual trained to carry out laboratory tests and operate laboratory equipment under the supervision of a certified medical laboratory technologist. They examine body fluid samples in a laboratory setting to detect parasites, bacteria, and other microorganisms that may be causing the patient's disease. In order to diagnose and treat patients, laboratory tests are carried out in toxicology, hematology, chemistry, microbiology, and immunology. Medical laboratory technicians work in various healthcare facilities including hospitals, offices of physicians, research laboratories, health clinics, veterinary laboratories, medical diagnostic laboratories, and biotechnology companies.
Medical Laboratory Technician Job Description
A medical laboratory technician usually begins the day by setting up and adjusting lab equipment. Throughout the day, their tasks include collecting and receiving blood, tissue, urine, and other body fluid samples from patients. They are required to prepare these samples for routine testing through a microscope or automatic analyzer, which will give results detecting any abnormalities or diseases. The results will then be put into a computer for further analysis using graphs, charts, tables, etc. Some samples may need to be stored under controlled conditions for future use. At the end of the day, they clean up the lab equipment in preparation for the next day.
A career as a medical laboratory technician can be rewarding, but at the same time challenging. An individual must be able to work well in a team that can include scientists and physicians. Detail-orientation and patience are important traits of this profession. All information collected must follow the data protection act and patient confidentiality practice.
The medical laboratory technician job description includes:
- Keep the laboratory and all equipment clean
- Prepare the laboratory equipment and specimens for tests
- Collect patient's body fluids for lab test and analysis
- Analyze and record test results in order to issue reports that utilize graphs, charts, and narratives
- Perform blood counts and blood tests for transfusion purposes
- Assist medical laboratory technologists in less complex laboratory tests and procedures
Medical Laboratory Technician Education
To enter into a medical laboratory technician program, an applicant must first possess a high school diploma. Students are then required to complete at least an Associate's degree, i.e. a 2-year education program provided by a community college, technical school, vocational school, or university. There are also 1-year certificate programs available from hospitals for those already in related fields, such as nursing.
Because medical laboratory technicians do not have the same type of extensive education as a medical laboratory technologist, they are restricted in the duties they can perform, e.g. they cannot perform complex lab tests. It is therefore advisable for laboratory technicians to pursue further education to become a medical laboratory technologist.
Medical Laboratory Technician Training
Training programs aim at helping trainees acquire the necessary knowledge and skills they need to enter the workforce. Students undergo hands-on practice in real laboratory settings. Looking for a MLT school, check out the list below.
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Medical Laboratory Technician Certification
In most states, medical laboratory technicians do not require any certification; however, some states and employers may require a license before an individual can practice. Certified technicians usually have better job offers and higher salaries. Medical laboratory technicians that want to be certified should complete the accredited education program before they write the licensing exam. To maintain certification, continuing education credits are required every year.
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Medical Laboratory Technician Job Description SummaryHere is a short recap of the medical laboratory technician job description:
- Collect, analyze, and record body fluid samples
- Work with medical laboratory technologists
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London (CNN) -- Manchester United has launched their listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, with 16.7 million shares, representing 10 per cent of the club, up for sale.
Reports say that the shares should start trading somewhere between $16 and $20, with the club hoping to raise more than $300 million in the process.
However, the prospectus that accompanies the listing appears to suggest that the money raised will be split between the club and its owners, the Florida based Glazer family.
The Glazers have been controversial owners of the club, with fans angry at the family's leveraged buyout in 2005. There are reports that, as of March 31st this year, the complicated financial deals used to buy the club have left the 19-times league champions with around $663 million of debt.
"Manchester United today commenced its initial public offering of 16,666,667 Class A Ordinary Shares," said a statement issued by Sard Verbinnen & Co, the public relations firm hired by the English club to oversee the initial public offering (IPO) of shares.
"The Class A Ordinary Shares will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and will trade under the symbol "MANU.""
Earlier in the day, the club announced a new sponsorship deal with General Motors. The seven year agreement will see the Chevrolet brand displayed on the front of United's shirts from the start of the 2014-15 season.


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We've got a pair of great retro styles tees for all the female sports fans out there. Forgot the oversized jerseys, these retro styled numbers will give you the opportunity to support a the team (well at least a couple) and not look like you're wearing a multi-colored potato sack. Get the vintage NY Giants and Knicks shirts at Shopbop.com. Lakers tees as well.
One more celebrity is stepping into the designer clothing ring. Kate Moss launches here Topshop line on May 1st.  We've managed to find a preview one of her designer tees. I'm sure there will be plenty more to post tomorrow when the full collection is revealed. Hit this for some more info: www.katemosstopshop.com
By now just about everyone has heard about the rage-filled message Alec Baldwin left on his daughter's answering machine. Baldwin's got the reputation for being a hot head and tape of the message making it to the media didn't help things any. All in all not so funny, but what is funny, I'll tell you – Bonaroo Tees and their brand new Alec Baldwin: I'm gonna straigthen your ass out shirt. Celebrity parody at its best. Get it here.
Fergie seems to be one of the celebs – like Matthew McConaughey or Jessica Biel – that is always caught working out. We'd happily post up some McConaughey shots for our female fans except that the dude never has a shirt on – which is kind of the point of our site. As for Jessica Biel, check her out wearing vintage wonderwoman or all wet. And as for Fergie, she's wearing plain ole urban camouflage on todays run. Peace.
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