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i have a still air styrofoam incubator that i'm wondering if anyone else has had this trouble. i put 24 chicken eggs in it late last month and they started hatching this past sunday. i noticed a couple of them that are right under the heating element, picked a bit then died. could it be it's too hot under the element? i'm going to clean it tonight and put more eggs in, and try them closer to the middle to see what happens, just wondered if anyone else had this trouble.
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No I haven't noticed the ones under the element having any difficulty and I don't used a forced air incubator, but I do use an egg turner. Make sure the air hole is opened at three days before hatch, and watch that humidity. That often causes a problem. |
i increased humidity three days before hatch and had my vent holes opened up. last night i cleaned out the incubator and another thing i found was several of the eggs stuck in the turner, like they dried tight to it for some reason. first time i have ever had that happen. |
You do know that you also stop turning them three days prior to anticipated hatchout? |
I currently have two styrofoam incubators going, one for turning the other for the last three day hatch time. I have been on a large turnover rate and going fast with different sized eggs. I noticed I needed to put a screen between the heating elements and the newly hatched chicks because my larger (R.Reds, Orphingtons etc.) hit the top and either die or burn there eye balls. Its super sad but I know now and won't let it happen again. Those heating elements burn! |
- Posted by Velvet_Sparrow (My Page) on Wed, Nov 9, 05 at 22:30
I've used my styrofoam incubator for many years with success, but I didn't have a turner--thus my eggs had a more natural shifting of position, which I think contributes to a more uniform hatch. Just this year I got an automatic turner, and my hatch rate was dismal--but I've only used it once. This spring I'll try it again and we'll see! I plan on rotating the eggs so they aren't all in the same spot all of the time. Anyone else tried this? Velvet ~:> |
I've found that keeping the inky in a naturally warm place really dimishes the need for the elements to be on so long. I've found hatchouts from the incubator placed in an area where the temps don't fluctuate much and it stays naturally warm seem to be the most efficient. I have also found that the success rate with eggs gathered in early spring is much higher than that of late spring, midsummer, or late summer. This should correspond to the birds' natural cycles of maximum fertility. I've used inkies with an without the turners and found little difference, but have had marked difference in percentage of successful chicks with other variables, like what season the eggs were gathered, and the age of the hen and roos. |
- Posted by Roberta_z5 z5 IL (My Page) on Thu, Nov 10, 05 at 9:18
When those of you speak of incubating without turners, are you turning the eggs by hand? I have one of those incubators and want to use it in the spring with my grandson. |
You sure do turn them by hand. They work just fine if you can be motivated enough to do it. The mother hen turns her eggs up to egg times a day, and when hand turning you do it three. |
- Posted by vancleaveterry (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 08 at 9:27
What incubator would folks recomend for a capacity of 50 plus pheasant eggs and a budget of say, $300.? |
- Posted by miss_kitty 6a KY (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 08 at 20:41
I also have a still air incubator. We bought an egg turner, which helped a bunch with the hatch rate. This month I have duck eggs in it. I'll fill it with chicken eggs about March. I've had poor success due to human factors. Wrong placement of the box. (The dog got it opened and got the chicks.) Didn't turn the eggs enough. Didn't take bad eggs out. Let it all dry up. I actually had the best hatching when I forgot to take the eggs out the last few days. They popped out of the eggs in the rockers and are doing great. So minus the "duh!" errors, I had good success. I'm hoping to get a nice hatch of dominickers this year. I've promised DH that I would sell all the ducks this year. They are so messy! Good Luck! |
- Posted by darrell285(email@example.com) onSat, Apr 19, 08 at 10:35
I would highly recommend a digital automatic incubator "if" you can afford one! The styrofoam incubators are so sensitive and the temperature/humidity is a beast to try and set! The digital incubator you just put in the eggs and punch in the temp/humidity that you want and it does it all for you without ever having to open the incubator until the last few days. I'm definately going to get rid of my styrofoam bators and invest in a digital one! |
I used a foam incubator and got a 30% hatch... not great, but we hand turned 3 times a day and missed 2 turns or so. I was way low tech with this and here's the sum-up of my learning experiences: 1. Use a digital meat thermometer with a long, flexible wire probe to stick in the box. It's battery operated, acts like a thermostat and will alarm if it goes to high. I had to readjust temp quite a few times and wouldn't have otherwise have known it! 2. I chose to hand turn after the $40 piece-of-junk turner kept falling apart. We washed hands each time. 3. We had a hard time telling when the water wells were empty, so I opted to mist them with water as my mom said her mom always did. I was forced to stop when I stopped turning and decided to add food coloring to the water for the last 5 days. It did stain the foam, but was a little helpful. I never did know my humidity! Given my circumstances, I don't think I would have done things much differently. I only wanted about 6 chickens anyway and that's what I got! |
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American Idol is "one of the most popular shows on American television."
So then what was Steve Martin doing on last night's season finale playing the banjo?
Who wants this? Do you want this? Even your mom doesn't want this.
Look, Steve Martin is an Old God. His body should be dipped in gold and hung in a comedy museum next to Gallagher's sledgehammer. He literally has nothing left to prove. But some of us still live on planet Earth where the rules are that people get fame and exposure for doing something that someone wants. For as much as I hate Seth MacFarlane, for example, I recognize that he didn't write himself a check for 100 million dollars. America did that. The reason insufferable hacks are more often rewarded than the genuinely talented is because there's a HUGE audience for insufferable hacks. But is there a huge audience for a legendary comedian's painfully earnest BANJO PLAYING? Am I reading the wrong Twitters? Between this and his Saturday Night Live performance of "Mommy, School Bus," or whatever it was called, I feel like the national debt to Steve Martin's legacy, which he is collecting in network television broadcasts of "serious" banjo performances, has been more than paid off. We can go back to not pretending like we like this stuff now.
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Michael | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +24
I would rather hear Steve play banjo than listen to either of those kids sing, that's for fucking sure.
Sal | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +10
I think he's a pretty cool banjo player.
YJ | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +13
Someone needs to take the Brooklyn snob lodged inside of said person's special cavity. This was leagues less offensive than, say, Keith Urban, or Jason Mzaradsfshgazz. I think Steve Martin is more than competent at it and I personally I enjoy a bit of old time banjo now and then. Also. American. Idol. It is to cheese as Willy Wonka is to fantasy candy. Expectations, Gabe, expactations. Now, about that cavity of yours…
DDD | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +14
Sharon | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +6
That's actually really awesome. There's no doubt the man can play.
TC | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +8
I like Steve Martin. And his banjo. Eat it.
Zachra | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +3
Martin has a new banjo-centric album out right now.
seth | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +10
get cultured gabe. the banjo is the best. but i am from east tennesse, and i play the banjo, so i guess i'm bias.
Dan | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +7
You're almost definitely on the wrong side of this one.
chase | Posted on May 21st, 2009 -8
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Not much need to comment on the predictably boring blog entry from the perennially out of touch "Gabe." My question question is, why doesn't Videogum allow its contributors the luxury of the up down arrow, so we can simply down arrow this crap and avoid senseless debates over issues that really deserve no intelligent debate– ie. Steve Martin's banjo playing
chase | Posted on May 21st, 2009 -1
Robinrubbermaid, I can't counter anything you said, because you misunderstood my initial position, which I perhaps didn't articulate well. I am not furthering any debate about whether or not Steve Martin or his guitar is a way to spend an evening, or commenting on the popularity of the banjo in America. I am stating that the language and general attitude of "Gabe" is pretty out of touch with the way people actually experience and analyze life. It aims to elicit exaggerated opinions on matters of little consequence. So I agree with you that banjo playing isn't popular, but it doesn't disgust or bore people either. Thanks for replying, and II hope that clears up any misunderstanding.
Annie | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +1
I like Steve's old face better than this new one.
jazzy | Posted on May 21st, 2009 +3
Leave Stevie alone. He was great. I love his banjo playing.
RD | Posted on May 23rd, 2009 0
How long will America continue to indulge Steve Martin's banjo playing? Oh, it's been over 30 years now. You have to remember, Steve Martin was originally a banjo player, and then began incorporating stand up comedy, then he moved on to straight comedy.
Liam | Posted on May 24th, 2009 +2
Steve Martin did that King Tut song on SNL. If he wants to play banjo, i'm cool with letting him play banjo.
TalentChecker | Posted on Jun 27th, 2009 +1
Mr. Gabe,….Steve Martin appeared on American Idol only 4 days before selling out the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville……as a Banjo Player. He is undoubtedly one of the finest banjo players in the entire universe, and just happens to be an American legend in comedy and motion picture also. Would suggest you listen to every cut from his CD, The Crow, before casting any personal judgement. Better yet, why not ask Earl Scruggs, Tony Triska, Vince Gill and Dolly Parton how they rate his banjo performances. When he received The Kennedy Center Honors a few years ago……one of the most prestigious honors in the world of the performing arts……it was for his vast accomplishments as a comedian, actor, and writer. Any great artist refuses to rest on his laurels. Steve Martin…..a true renaissance man…..can proudly add musician to his resume. He rocks dude! Listen to the album.
Xaq | Posted on Aug 12th, 2009 0
What a stupid article. Steve Martin has been playing the banjo for over 30 years and is a passion of his. It's not like he ran out of jokes. And he's actually quite good and plays and composes beautiful new work, along with some of the top names in the business. He is serious, and he is good. Buy "The Crow" and find out for yourself. Jeez…I want to keep reading your blog, Gabe, just to see what other absolutely retarded things you say. But maybe that's the point…no one would be drawn here for your intelligent discourse.
Xaq | Posted on Aug 12th, 2009 0
What a stupid article. Steve Martin has been playing the banjo for over 30 years and it is a passion of his. It's not like he ran out of jokes. And he's actually quite good and plays and composes beautiful new work, along with some of the top names in the business. He is serious, and he is good. Buy "The Crow" and find out for yourself. Jeez…I want to keep reading your blog, Gabe, just to see what other absolutely retarded things you say. But maybe that's the point…no one would be drawn here for your intelligent discourse.
Keith | Posted on Sep 28th, 2009 0
Well, we indulge American Idol and it's nonsensical acts, why not the skill of Steve Martin, a multi faceted talent… actor, comedian, musician, writer, etc.? I think he represents what the program is all about… an unkown person with talent making it in America.
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Would you be open to painting the brick, or limewashing it? It's the most limiting factor, along with the actual size of the windows. They are small, so they don't really add much to the curb appeal. Would replacing at least a few key windows be in the budget? At least add some additional trim to make them more prominent. Painting out the GARAGE DOORS to something darker and/or changing their style will help them not to shout so badly as well. You're worrying about paint, and the problem is the bones. Put money into the bones before you do any greenery. |
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There is a plant in front of the porch that is sort of blue gray sagey. In your pictures I like that color with the brick. Try your photoshopping skills eyedropping the color of that plant and play with the depth of the color. (my first instinct is some value of sw hamburg gray) I see taupe/offwhite/sage/black in that order but other orders would work. Maybe an off-black door like sw triton black and larger black iron light fixtures. If you use the sage color on the house, balance 3-5 blue-gray-sagey plants in the landscape and add white-pink-eggplant colors for pop. I'm no good at photoshop, sorry. |
- Posted by alabamanicole (My Page) on Sun, Sep 4, 11 at 10:12
Thanks for the responses. I have done a lot of looking at other houses! Red brick rules around here. I can find a few tan homes but only one house (in my neighborhood) with the same mixed color split-face brick. They use a dark brown and have more elements to work with but it's not a good look. Better than mine, I think. Ironically, a few months ago they asked me if they could try my leftover paint to paint their house cream. Kacy, I will try your ideas and post them back here. I do also want to change the light fixtures. I think you are picking up on the silvery artemesia? Maybe gray will work. It seems odd to me, but the grout is gray. I had already planned to include mostly pink and purple blooms in the landscape, plus some dark purple foliage like sambucus elderberry to add some weight, so maybe we are on the same page. I would never have thought of painting the door black. I will try that, too. |
- Posted by alabamanicole (My Page) on Sun, Sep 4, 11 at 14:01
What about adding paneling under the squat upper windows to the same vertical height of the bottom line of the triple window to the other side of the door? That would create a visual illusion of bigger windows and if you paint thet rim the same light color as the garage, there will be some balance. |
If you want lots of input on house paint suggestions, post over on the Home Decor forum. They often discuss house color and others share their photoshop expertise. |
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THanks for the suggestion, annz, I will try there. |
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The DVD is split into bite-size chunks: Real Freight - including 37s on flasks, 47s on Colas steel trains. Moving Stock - 20s on London Underground stock, 47 and 37s with Cargo-Vans and a 73 at Peterborough. Paying Punters - 20 and 47s on East Anglia passenger trains, DRS 47s on the 'boat train' and Northern Belle, including a reliveried 47790, 55022 on its recent trip to Kyle, 37/6s storming through Scout Green Networking - Yellow 31s, 37s and Network Rail's Class 73 in action. Loco Moves - A superb variety of locos towing locos, including a green 31 towing a green 40, 37s & 20s moving from Eastleigh. ECS - A selection of ECS moves hauled by a 37 with a 'Hall', a 33 with a 37, DRS 37s & West Coast 47 combo on the Lickey and finally The Alcan - The programme closes with an in-depth feature on the most astonishing workings of the 21st Century with 55022 on daily freight action.


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Prolific DJ and producer Eric Prydz makes his Atlantic City debut at HQ.
Two-time Grammy nominee Eric Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer who has made quite a name for himself in the popular world of Electronic Dance Music (EDM). Months before his 37th birthday, Prydz's resume looks like that of someone three times his age. Along with his Grammy nominations — he lost out to Skrillex in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category for his remix of the M83 track "Midnight City" this past Sunday, Feb. 10 — Prydz makes music under an assortment of monikers (including Eric Prydz, Pryda and Cirez D.), operates several recording labels, including Pryda, and hosts a widely successful podcast called "Epic Radio."
Putting aside his long-time fear of flying, Prydz has recently relocated from Europe to Los Angeles. After a successful U.S. tour in 2012, Prydz recently announced his first U.S. residency (called "Black Dice," which will include a slate of shows at Wynn in Las Vegas). Before that he comes to Atlantic City for an appearance at HQ Nightclub at Revel on Friday, Feb. 15. It's a show that promises to deliver a little something different than the typical EDM show as Prydz is known to "build a mood" with his music, "controlling a crowd" without relying on the typical "easy" hit tracks and using his skills as a studio producer to create something whole and unique. Although Prydz has toured the States a few times before, this will be his first appearance in Atlantic City. He took some time to chat with AC Weekly.
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Some of your songs have no names, I think I read a quote from you saying: "Just listen to it and enjoy."
Song titles have never been important to me. I make so much music all the time, and obviously when I'm working on a track I have a project name for it, you need one so you can keep it organized. Tracks like — there's one off my recent Eric Prydz Presents Pryda album called "Agag," which is one of the names; it was basically me just throwing my fists at the [computer] keyboard because I was upset about something and it wrote in "Agag" so that became the project name for the track, which then, because it was there for so long, when I finally got to release the track, it felt strange to call it anything else, so that's what it was. Another time I was at IKEA and we had this new release off of one of my labels, Pryda, and my manager was calling on the phone to tell me, "Eric, we desperately need a title for this track," and I'm standing there in the line and they have these big boxes of the small white candles, and they were called Glimmer. So I said: "Glimmer." It was the first thing I saw [and] that's how it happens sometimes. I think it gets a bit pretentious sometimes when people put a little bit too much effort in the track title.
"Epic Radio," how and where do you create those podcasts?
Up until now, we've been doing it from the road because I've been touring so much. I have a portable studio that I can take out in a hotel room or the tour bus or even at a club. With today's technology it's really easy, to be honest. So yeah, it's all done on the road. I'm very rarely in the studio, only when I have tracks I feel need special attention, but usually I'm on the tour bus with a laptop and headphones.
Do you work from scraps of paper or ideas that might come to you as you're working or traveling?
Sometimes. The music I make is all based around melody and [grooves] and tension, there aren't really words and such. But it happens sometimes where I get this melody idea in my head and I just record it on my iPhone. There are a lot of clicks and hums from me on my voice memos (laughs). Speaking of this, I have this recurring dream that I'm in a situation and I come up with this melody and it blows me and everyone else away. This is the best piece of music ever written, and I always wake up, and I can't remember the f***ing melody (laughs).
Will you sometimes be inspired to start working on a track from a train ride for instance, just from seeing something out the window?
Well yeah, when I was in Europe, going show to show I would use the train system there because it's so easy to get around. You can just sit there and looking out the window you're in the Swiss Alps and a few hours later you're on the Spanish countryside. It's super inspiring. A lot of the music I make on trains they are almost like a journey within themselves. I think the environment where I make music colors it a lot.
Have you ever started a track and finished it on the same journey?
Yes, many times. The whole thing, ready to go. It could take one or two hours, it could take 10 months. Sometimes you're lucky and everything just comes natural. For me, I always work on maybe five to 10 tracks at the same time. I feel it's very refreshing to work on something for maybe 15 minutes and then I switch to something else and I can come back to it with fresh ears.
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As expected, LineRocket Entertainment is bringing its popular Life in Color EDM music fest and paint party back to Bader Field in Atlantic City, to celebrate the end of 2013.
"It's a great time for us, and a great time for me. I've never really saw myself as just a DJ, I saw myself as a performer and being technically involved. I'm in my element right now."
The catalyst behind Revel's ambitious nightlife and entertainment options is the Las Vegas-based Angel Management Group (AMG), which brings three unique nightlife concepts to the property and southern New Jersey.
Headlining the countdown to midnight is famed electro house artist and DJ, Steve Aoki, who will be joined by Tommy Trash, Adventure Club, and David Solano.
The hottest people and coolest happenings around the Atlantic City region. This week, Carrie Underwood, Wolfgang Puck and Savor Borgata, Afrojack at HQ plus more!
With a stellar lineup slated for this weekend, Nov. 9-11, the club, in collaboration with associates Angel Management Group, the EMM Group and Revel, will be utilizing the performances from all three nights, and the revenue they generate, as an opportunity to reach out to a local community in dire need.
"The club is built vertically, which, from all my years of experience and all the nightclubs I've viewed globally, I've never seen such a vertical build. "
"When I look at Atlantic City, maybe I just see something different," says DeSanctis. "What I see, when you go out on our Sky Garden or you go out on our deck, that's sort of the Atlantic City that I think about. We have this incredible geographic location. We have 47 million people within a six-hour drive of this place, and when we think about options from a resort perspective in the Northeast, there really aren't any. "
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Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 22:36
Could anyone please help me to identify this shrub in my backyard? It is evergreen and I am thinking to move it to another place where it is shady all day until late afternoon it is full sun. I am in austin texas. I am trying to understand if it will handle the afternoon shine and heat in summer.
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I have an indoor plant with has long stap like leaves dark green shiny that new growth comes up from the root with little baby stalks and it has bloom coming up from the center of the shoots and the bloom is pink that droops as well as the drooping leaves. What is this? |
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It is pittsporum. |
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Two recent studies have illuminated an alarming trend in Uganda: HIV policies
that do not link or integrate family planning and reproductive health programs
are missing the mark and putting more people at risk of contracting HIV. The first,
conducted by the Uganda AIDS Commission, shows that married couples now account
for the highest proportion (42%) of new HIV infections in Uganda. The second, a
recent Guttmacher study, found that 40% of births in Uganda are unintended.
The evidence is mounting: The current approach to family planning and HIV
prevention is not working. As the global leader in both, the U.S. must shape its
policies and funding to respond to the reality Ugandans—and women around the
world—are facing.
According to the Uganda AIDS Commission, lack of knowledge of HIV status,
engaging in sex with multiple partners, and lack of condom use are among the
reasons for the high infection rate among married couples. Currently,
PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS prevention programs overemphasize abstinence—an
inappropriate message for married couples. This is further evidence that
PEPFAR's requirements do not always make good use of limited funds. Countries
receiving PEPFAR and other reproductive health assistance must be able to
determine for themselves the most appropriate approach for addressing critical
health issues—without misguided policy and funding prescriptions that hamper
individual countries' efforts.
In addition to ill-suited policies, the neglect of funding for family
planning programs has very real consequences for Ugandan women and their
families. The unmet need for contraception is 35%, the lifetime risk of maternal
mortality is 1 in 13, and it is projected that one million people living in
Uganda will become HIV-positive in the next five years. According to former U.S.
Ambassador to Uganda Steven Browning, 90% of pregnant HIV-positive women do not
wish to have more children.
These statistics illuminate a dangerous and deadly future for this country if
current policy and funding trends continue. This closer look at Uganda reveals
many of the holes in the current U.S. prescription to address high and growing
rates of HIV and unintended pregnancies. PAI urges the U.S. to set aside the
policy restrictions that keep countries from designing integrated HIV and
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It's no secret that many think America's classification system is no longer up to the task of protecting the nation or its secrets.
In late 2008, a Homeland Security advisory panel chaired by William Webster—the only person to ever run both the FBI and the CIA—described the classification system as "broken," and recommended that the department's incoming secretary find a way to make Americans safer by expanding information access. The 9-11 Commission held that the "long-term costs of overclassification" were "substantial" to both safety and America's pocketbook. Those in government also see problems.
"When you're dealing with these things everyday, I very often ask: Why is this classified?" then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said while being questioned at a 2004 hearing by then Senator Hillary Clinton. "Overclassification is, I agree, something that very properly ought to be addressed in a serious way."
The biggest question facing stakeholders in the classification system—journalists, historians, and government and military officials—is what the Obama administration will do to reform a rickety framework, reduce costs and backlogs, foster broader access to historical records, and promote sharing of important intelligence information between analysts working in many government entities.
Many of these problems are the legacy of the paper-based classification system born in March of 1940, when, with Europe at war, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8381, imposing penalties for the unauthorized distribution of specially marked documents.
Since then, ten other executive orders have attempted to plumb the twisted lines intersecting security and accountability, reform and bureaucratic intransigence. In late May, President Barack Obama entered the fray by signing a presidential memo tasking General Jim Jones, his National Security Advisor, with laying the groundwork for a new executive order.
While Obama's memo called for recommendations by August 25, the group remains at work on a narrow range of issues. Representatives from the government agencies with the greatest stake in the classification system—the military, the intelligence community, nuclear secret keepers, and the National Archives among them—have been meeting on and off since Obama signed the order, sometimes weekly, working through subject areas that the order is likely to address.
"The outcome is uncertain, but at least some of the participants are taking the task seriously and want to do more than a token effort," says Steven Aftergood, a longtime secrecy watcher at the Federation of American Scientists. "There is remarkable consensus—not just at the National Security Council but in the national security agencies themselves—that the classification system is broken. It is not serving the interests of the agencies in performing their missions efficiently. They are not concerned about freedom of information or things like government accountability, but they are concerned about having a logical, predictable, rational information security policy. And there's a sense that this is the last chance that we have for a decade—maybe for a generation—to get the classification system right."
But even if there is consensus about the system's ills, it looks unlikely that the review process will likely produce any drastic changes.
"These E.O.s are typically not revolutionary. Rather, they are evolutionary," says Jay Bosanko, head of the Information Security Oversight Office, the government's internal classification monitoring body. "Typically they evolve and the concepts are modified. New concepts are introduced that are revolutionary, but the orders themselves tend to be a little slow to change."
The biggest potential change suggested in Obama's memo, one almost certain to end up in an eventual executive order, would fulfill his campaign promise to create a National Declassification Center in order to accelerate the declassification of historical records. The declassification center is not a new idea; it was described and endorsed in a 1997 report produced by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan's blue ribbon commission on secrecy.
The general concept is simple. In order to declassify a document under the current system, every agency that has an "equity" in the document—meaning they produced material within—no matter how old the document or relevant information, must take a look and approve its release.
But this process is uncoordinated—there's no permanent central location where the agencies' declassification representatives can congregate to review documents together. Instead, documents are passed around between agencies, meaning that each agency can't easily determine what has already been flagged or redacted by a colleague agency. While there's some prioritization of the classification queue by relative age or topic, there's no guarantee that any of these agencies—many of which have a poor reputation for understaffing and underfunding declassification efforts—will promptly examine a document once it's been passed on to them for review.


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May 3, 2013
Hazel Coward, 91, went home to be with her Lord and savior Friday, May 3, 2013.
She was a member of the West Emory Baptist Church. Her hobbies were sewing, quilting and working in her flowers. She also enjoyed taking trips with the Happy Travelers.
She was a loving wife, mother and mammaw.
She was preceded in death by: Husband, Kyle William Coward; parents, Joseph and Minnie Mae Stevens Mantooth; brothers, Basil, Charles, and Homer Mantooth; sister-in-law, Marie Mantooth; and son-in-law, Richard Anthony.
Survived by: Sons, James Jim Coward, Dale Coward; daughters, Charlotte Burgess and husband John, Diana Anthony; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; dog and special companion, Buddy.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Amedisys Hospice for all their love and care and to the numerous pastors that came to visit and pray with our mother at such a difficult time.
The family received friends from 6 8 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with the funeral service to following at 8 p.m. with the Rev. Ronnie Barnes officiating.
Her Interment was held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2013, at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton was in charge of these arrangements. www.holleygamblefh.com
May 3, 2013
Calvin Lee Daugherty, 60, New River, passed away suddenly while cutting trees Friday, May 3, 2013.
He was born Sept. 9, 1952, in Stainsville, Tenn.
He was a Baptist. He worked in the coal mines in his earlier years and then as a timber cutter for the rest of his life. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, ginsenging, working on fast cars, playing music on the guitar and spending time with his family, especially his grandbabies.
He was preceded in death by: Father, Rufus Daugherty; brothers, Wayne, David and Jonas Daugherty; and sister, Monie Bean.
Survivors: Mother, Monie Bell Daugherty of New River; children, Tim Daugherty and fiancé Angie of Cookeville, Brandy Lee Wilson and Davon of Lake City, Donnie Lee Daugherty and Laura of Lake City, Ronnie Lee Daugherty and Niki of Oliver Springs; wife, Patsy Lynn Daugherty of Oliver Springs; brothers, Howard Daugherty and Ruby of New River, Joe Daugherty of New River; sister, Nancy McGhee of New River; brother-in-law, Jackie Bean of Lake City; 17 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Visitation was from 6 8 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City.
Funeral service was at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013, in the Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jackie Bean Jr. officiating.
Friends and family met at Calvins mothers house at 11 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2013, for the graveside service.
He was buried at the Emily Patterson Cemetery in New River following the graveside service.
Hatmaker Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
You can also view Calvins guestbook at: www.hatmakerfuneralhome.com
May 6, 2013
O. Jean Hagan, 80, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family Monday, May 6, 2013.
She was a member of the Day Springs Baptist Church in Knoxville, where she loved her church family. When she was able she enjoyed bowling and fishing. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She loved caring for her family. For the past 10 years her husband, John, was her loving caregiver.
She was preceded in death by: Parents, John S. Smith and Ruby Smith.
She is survived by: Husband of 62 years, John Hagan; daughter, Pamela Hagan Taylor; sons, Robert W. Hagan, Gerry L. Hagan; grandchildren, Christy Taylor Brewer and husband Jason, Thomas W. Hagan, Brooke A. Hagan; great-grandchildren, Brady and Mia Brewer; special friend and caregiver, Sara Gilliam.
The family receivd friends from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with the funeral service following at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Ron Burress and the Rev. Charlie McGill officiating.
Interment was held at the Woodhaven Memorial Garden following the funeral service.
May 6, 2013
Vicky Claudine Riggs, 59, Andersonville, died May 6, 2013 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.
She was born Aug. 17, 1953, in Knox County.
She had previously lived in Hammond, Ind., and Powell.
She was an employee of Marshalls at Turkey Creek.
Preceded in death by: Parents, Grady C. Riggs and Pauline Hutson Riggs; brother, Larry R. Riggs.
Survived by: Brother, Ronnie Riggs and wife Libby of Andersonville; sister, Carol Ann King and husband Sandy of Aiken, S.C.; several nephews, nieces, great nephews and great nieces.
Vicky requested there be no services.
Memorial contributions may be made to your favorite animal shelter.
Arrangements by Cremation Options, Inc. (865) 6WE-CARE (693-2273) www.cremationoptionsinc.com
May 2, 2013
Delford Marlow, 73, Delford Junior Marlow, 38, both of Knoxville, passed away suddenly Thursday, May 2, 2013, due to an automobile accident.
Delford enjoyed fishing, country music, and wrestling. He was born July 25, 1939, in Briceville to the late Starl Marlow and Martha Brown Marlow.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by: Wife, Clara Bell Marlow; granddaughter, Cynthia Marie Jeffers; son, Delford Junior Marlow; sisters, Mary Viola Marlow, and Ethel Marlow; brother, Delbert Eugene Marlow.
He is survived by: Daughters, Darlene and Randy Hensley of Knoxville, Penny and Dennis Pass of Knoxville, Becky Galvin of Knoxville, Nancy Hutchinson of Knoxville; sisters, Susie and Alvin Daugherty of Clinton, Lula Mae Cooper of Lake City, Emily Sharp of Harriman; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; many very special nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Delford Junior was born Dec. 8, 1974, to the late Delford and Clara Bell Cooper Marlow.
He enjoyed playing his guitar and country music. He loved fishing and wrestling. He did not meet a stranger and was friendly to everybody. He also was a jokester.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by: Grandparents, Starl and Martha Marlow and Fred and Mary Cooper.
He is survived by: Daughter, Haley Marlow of Lake City; sisters, Darlene Hensley and husband Randy, Penny Pass and husband Dennis, Becky Galvin, and Nancy Hutchinson; many nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Their family and friends met for a memorial service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Red Hill Baptist Church in Andersonville with the Rev. Tyler Cunningham and the Rev. Jack Burnette officiating.
Their interment will be private.
Jones Mortuary in Clinton was in charge of all arrangements.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Jones Mortuary, 375 N. Main Street, Clinton, TN 37716.
Condolences can be made to the family at www.jonesmortuaryllc.com
May 3, 2013
Alexis Louise Dabney, 18, Lake City, started her new journey with Our Father on Friday, May 3, 2013.
She was born April 8, 1995, in Oak Ridge to Regina Powers Dabney and Ronnie Dabney II.
She was of the Baptist faith. She was a cheerleader for Lake City Middle School and during her attendance at Anderson County High School, was a member of the golf team. She enjoyed playing her guitar, playing Uno, taking pictures, drawing, going to the beach, and spending time with her family. Her dream was to be a professional photographer. She loved life.
She was preceded in death by: Grandfathers, Ronnie Dabney, and Glen Powers.
Survivors: Mother, Regina Powers Dabney of Lake City; grandmother, Mamaw Pat (Pat Powers) of Lake City; father, Ronnie Dabney II of Lake City; fiance and love of her life, Brandon West of Lake City; sister, Jazmine Kennedy of Clinton; uncles, Chucky Powers of Lake City, Greg Powers of Lake City, Allen Tadlock of Clinton; aunts, KK (Karen Tadlock) of Clinton, Lisa Disney of Lake City; cousins, Ally Tadlock, Dustin Disney, Jeremy Powers, Wendy and husband Robert Mayes; special friends, Ruby West, Brandie Duff, Emily Carter, Jim Cornett, and Stephanie Turner; several other relatives, and a host of special friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
The Dream Connection, Inc.
P.O. Box 10924
Knoxville, TN 37939
Visitation was held from 5 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City.
A celebration of life service was held at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in the Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marty Stooksbury officiating.
You may also view Alexiss guestbook at www.hatmakerfuneralhome.com
Hatmaker Funeral Home, Lake City, was in charge of arrangements.
May 5, 2013
Herbert Fritts Jr. age 56, of the Dyllis Community in Roane County, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
He was born July 5, 1956, in Harriman.
He was a lifelong resident of this area.
He was preceded in death by: Brother, Larry Dean Fritts; stepfather, Charles Ward; and father-in-law, Harold McKinney.
He was employed as the shipping and receiving coordinator at American Magnetics for the past 28 years.
He was a member of the Dyllis Baptist Church, and a charter member of the Windrock A.T.V. Club. He enjoyed riding his ATV and his motorcycle, hunting and fishing and he was a former president of the Windrock A.T.V. Club.
He is survived by: Wife, Debra McKinney Fritts of Dyllis; father, Herbert Fritts Sr. and wife Shirley of Oliver Springs; mother, Ethel Ward of Oliver Springs; son, Anthony Paul Fritts of Oliver Springs; daughter, Stacey Danielle Fritts of Dyllis; grandchildren, Alana Skyler Fritts and Anthony Gregory Steven Alcorn; stepgranddaughter, Kimberlee Diana Alcorn; and stepgreat-granddaughter, Aurora Renee Graham.
He is also survived by: Brothers, Tony E. Fritts and wife Jennifer of Greenback, and Bernie J. Fritts and wife Cassie of Mesa, Ariz.; sister, Theresa Lewis and husband Robert of Crossville; stepbrother, Charles Ward Jr. and wife Janice of Alabama; and special friends, David Rose and David and Cheryl Lemarr.
The family received friends from 6:30 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Sharp Funeral Home.
The funeral followed at 8:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor John Edwards and Pastor Garvan Walls officiating.
Sharp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
An online guestbook is available at www.sharpfh.com
May 7, 2013
Esther E. Beeten, 92, Knoxville, and formerly of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013, of natural causes.
She was born June 8, 1920, in Petoskey, Mich., to the late Harrison and Lilly Mae Ball.
She graduated from Brimley, Mich., High School and later became a licensed realtor and real estate broker in Hawaii. She enjoyed traveling and during her lifetime she lived in Michigan, Hawaii, Japan, California, Florida and Tennessee.
She was an avid outdoor person who enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting and boating.
She and her late husband, Leslie Beeten, retired in Florida in 1982. During her retirement she was an avid reader, bird watcher and gardener.
She was known for her sense of humor and outreach to others. She was actively involved as a hospital volunteer.
She is survived by: Daughter, Cindy Day and husband Norm of Knoxville; grandchildren, Mindy Moyer, Mike Miller, Jennifer Ruthledge and husband Tim, and Steven Day and wife Kim; and seven great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by a special friend, her sister-in-law, Jane Amero.
Her family expresses their gratitude to the Little Creek Nursing facility for the kindness, gentleness, and special skill of the staff.
Funeral services will be held in Hawaii.
Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is serving the family of Mrs. Beeten.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Manna House at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922.
An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com
May 2, 2013
Helen Steadman Loy passed away May 2, 2013, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
She was born Aug. 9, 1914, in Anderson County to the late James Ross Steadman and Alice Cox Steadman.
She was preceded in death by: Husband, Roy E. Loy; son, James A. Loy; step-grandson, Denny Lynn Arnold; brothers, Claude, Kenneth, Clarence and Fletcher Steadman.
Survivors include: Sons, David Loy, William and wife Rochelle Loy; daughter, Alice F. Loy; grandchildren, Tammy Loy Jefferson and husband Dale, Stephen M. Loy and wife Darla, Brad Loy and Alex Loy; great-grandchildren, Jordan and Danielle Jefferson, Naiah Fay and Kenna Michelle Loy.
She enjoyed taking care of her family and baking pies and cakes for church socials. She was a longtime member of South Clinton Baptist Church. She especially enjoyed spending time with her friends.
The family received friends from 4 6 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2013, at Farmers Grove Cemetery.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. www.holleygamblefh.com
April 23, 2013
Tammy Lynn Elliott Thomason, born May 24,1965, passed away April 23, 2013.
She was preceded in death byhe loving mother, Edith Marie Elliott.
She is survived by: Husband, Tony Thomason of Panama City, Fla.; son, Coty Elliott of Knoxville; granddaughter, Anna Marie of Knoxville; father, Buddy Elliott; sisters, Christine Warwick and husband Carlie of Knoxville, Teresa Light of Clinton; brother, Michael Elliott and wife Kendra of Heiskell; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will hold a Memorial service in honor of Tammy at 4 p.m. Saturday May 11, 2013, at Fort Sumter Community Cemetery.
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Chocolate Ball
18th Annual Chocolate Ball
Saturday, March 21, 2015
presented by
Lisa Higgins-Hussman Foundation
Turf Valley
Long known as "The Premiere" event in Howard County, the annual Chocolate Ball is the biggest fundraiser for The Arc of Howard County. Generously supported by its sponsors, the black tie event includes music, dancing, a silent auction and ultimate confection contest. Bakers from all over the state compete to illustrate the theme in sugary goodness.
Proceeds from the Chocolate Ball benefit The Arc of Howard County's vocational and residential support and services, respite care, and other programs and services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Sponsorship Opportunities are available for the 2015 Chocolate Ball. View the invitation for additional information on sponsorship levels and benefits.
The Dessert Competition is always a highlight of the event. If you are interested in learning more about the contest and/or would like to participate, please contact Missy Berger, firstname.lastname@example.com or 410-730-0638 ext. 232.
Thank you to our 2014 Sponsors
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T Boone Pickens has been wrong before. The billionaire oil man discusses those times openly in his book, The First Billion is the Hardest. But mostly being wrong for Pickens is really a matter of timing – not substance.
And that is why it is interesting to note, in a recent interview, how keen he has become about wind – and now, water.
Pickens was so sure about the future of wind that, until the economic crisis, he was pushing it full force, with plans for the world's biggest wind farm, in the Texas Panhandle. He has shelved those plans, because of transmission issues in getting the wind power generated to the urban centres where it is needed.
But that does not mean he has changed his mind about wind. In fact he has done three wind farm deals in recent months. Just none of them are the big farms with which he had captured the public's attention. It does not matter. Pickens believes wind will contine to take on a growing role in the US energy supply, and the big wind farm will one day be built: "It will be done. But it may be 10 years from now," he says. That is because Pickens believes the future will belong to a portfolio of energy sources.
But he also has his eye on something else – water. Pickens realises that water is becoming an increasingly precious commodity and has been snapping up water rights for the day that the resource is in such demand that it has real value.
While others are talking about how rivers and streams are drying up and global warming is going to change the face of the earth, Pickens is making his move. He is now the US' biggest private holder of permitted groundwater rights through his company, Mesa Water. Again, his timing might be off. He might be early to be making a move on water. But history – and Pickens' bank balance – indicate, in the end, he is often right.
In Pickens' eyes, water is going to have a lot of value going forward.
Related links:
Houston: Where energy is king (FT)
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Luxuriously appointed the Beach Shack is situated 300 metres walk to Sorrento's beautiful bay beaches (Cameron's Bight). This fabulous holiday retreat comfortably accommodates two families with ease. Preserving the Sorrento laid back holiday charm with all the modern conveniences, this fully renovated home comprises two main bedrooms, two bathrooms and an open plan teenager retreat complete with sleeping and lounge area opening onto its own separate deck.
The open plan gourmet kitchen/living/dining area flows out to a fantastic outdoor entertainer's deck with built in BBQ, seating and shade sails. Furthermore there is a sitting/library room.
Features include reverse cycle air-conditioning, outdoor shower, LCD TVs, IPod docking station, DVD players, CD/radio player, a library of books, laundry facilities and trampoline for the "bigger" kids.
Bed Configuration:
Bedroom 1 – 1 x queen bed
Bedroom 2 – 1 x double bed
Bedroom Retreat – Bunks comprising 4 x double beds
Sleeps 8 people comfortably
Bed linen provided
No pets allowed
No smoking
Garage not available to guests
Bed Configuration:
Bedroom 1: 1 x Queen Bed
Bedroom 2: 1 x Double Bed
Bedroom Retreat – Bunks comprising 4 x Double beds
Sleeps 8.
Bed Linen Provided.
Please note: Garage not for guests use.
Fully Fenced: Yes
Pet Friendly: No
Child Friendly: Yes
Disable Friendly: No
Pool: No
Spa: No
Tennis Court: No
Distance to Shops: 3.4km to Sorrento Main Street
Distance to Wine Region: 11.1km to The Cups Estate, Fingal
Distance to Golf Course: 3.8km to Sorrento Golf Course
Bay/Ocean Views: No
Air Conditioning: Yes - Reverse Cycle
Heating: Yes - Reverse Cycle
Click to view an interactive map
Wot's the cost? Pick the number of guests and your dates.
Rates are tax inclusive per night.
Cancellation policy | |
Property's terms and conditions | Property's terms and conditions |
Bond details | $1,000 Security Bond payable upon arrival. |
Payment details | After the booking is confirmed an additional 25% is due within 7 days of making the booking. Balance due 30 days prior to arrival. |
Business facilities | No Business Facilities on site. |
Arrival | 1400hrs |
Arrival instructions | Guest will receive a text message to their mobile with key collection instructions 24 hours prior to their stay. |
Departure | 1000hrs |
Getting there | Sorrento is located 112 kilometres south of Melbourne with main routes via Nepean Hwy, the M1 and Eastlink. A year-round car and passenger ferry service connects Sorrento with Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula, across the bay. This makes exploring the region simple and completes the Around the Bay touring route. |
Parking | Off Street Parking |
Things to do | Spend the day at the picturesque front beach Surf at the back beach Take a ferry over to Queenscliff for the day Take advantage of the array of cafes and restaurants Enjoy night life at the Sorrento Hotel & the Continental Hotel Explore the local parks and gardens Pamper yourself at Sorrento Day Spa with a massage or facial Take a short trip to local vineyards and wineries Try your hand at fishing and book a day/half day trip with Rip Charters fishing trips Swim with the dolphins and seals Have a round of golf from one of many local courses Walk the historical cliff top tracks |


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"…True Hallucinations is a testament to the duo's unfailingly snappy songcraft and how naturally it can adapt to different forms and settings; even the album's most languorous moment, the moonstruck ballad "The Millionaire", feels brisk and engaging, thanks to its wonderfully dazed central melody. Dream pop is an easy formula to replicate-- emit a breathy, androgynous coo; step on tremolo pedal-- but it's an awfully hard one to keep fresh, and remain on the right side of the line that separates blissful reverie and insomnia balm. Acid-trip allusions aside, True Hallucinations is ultimately a triumph of focus and discipline."
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"… for the average indie-rock fan, there's a treasure trove of songs here, whether in the Cults-esque major chord chatter that ends 'Separator,' the beautiful chillwave-balladry of 'The Millionaire,' or the downright infectious and optimistic chorus of 'Billy Pressley.' The truth is, True Hallucinations is catchy, varied, and consistent in its quality. So treat yourself and listen to a record that gives that indie-pop loving part of your brain exactly what it wants."
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ABBRA announces conference speakers
Posted onThe American Boat Builders and Repairers Association announced its lineup of speakers for its 2014 Boatyard Business Conference.
Registration is now open for the event, which takes place Jan. 22-24 at the B Ocean Hotel in Fort Lauderdale and will update participants on opportunities and challenges facing the boatyard/boatbuilding sector, ABBRA announced.
The conference is titled "Reflect, Rethink, Refocus: Business Leadership for Tomorrow's Boat Building and Repair Industry." Speakers include:
• Mark Lindsay, principal, Boston Boat Works/MJM Yachts: "The Practical Application of 'Reflect, Rethink & Refocus' for Your 2014 Business Plan"
• Tracy Mandart, AWMA, wealth manager, Regions Bank, Fort Lauderdale: "Succession & Transition Business Planning Is a Hallmark of Leadership"
• John McKnight, NMMA, and Jerry Nessenson, ValvTect: "The Facts About Ethanol, Alternatives and What They Mean for Boatyards & Builders"
• Chris Niles, UBS: "Reflect, Rethink and Refocus on the Economy"
• Jillian Murphy, The Syncretics Group: "Leadership at the Edge"
Members who register before Dec. 8 pay $295 and non-members pay $395. After Dec. 8 rates increase to $395 for members and $495 for non-members.
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I love to create and build value in the places where people and tech collide. It's infinitely interesting, but it also feeds my addiction to seeing ideas come to life.
I'm hooked on collaborative tech, social gamification, application orchestration, human system interaction, coding and everything in-between. Technology can be a powerful force in enriching people's lives, so as a result, I'm crazy about all things digital.
Although I live and breathe technology, I'm ever fascinated by people and the amazing things they do. I'm a naturally curious person, so the bottomless mystery that is humanity keeps me more than entertained.
As for how I do things, I've always had a very sideways way of thinking, one that lends itself to spotting opportunity everywhere. I'm an 'outside the box' thinker, but that could just be because I locked my keys in there.
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I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs.
Dino is a young Boston Terrier mix. He was found as a stray in southern Ohio. Dino's personality is true to the Boston Terrier. He is gentle, alert, very intelligent, well-mannered and enthusiastic. Dino learns quickly, gets along well with other dogs, and is housetrained. This funny little boy has a ton of personlity and just needs a forever home of his own. Do you have room in your heart and home for Dino? Please go to www.centralohiodogrescue.petfinder.com for an application to adopt or email firstname.lastname@example.com for additional information. Dino's adoption fee is $200 to help toward vetting. Dino cannot go to his forever home until November 17th after his neuter surgery.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Hilliard already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
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Defense News - Georgia
"ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) mission will be completed by the end of 2014, but we will continue to support Afghan security forces beyond that date," the NATO chief noted. NATO has promised to help train the Afghan security forces after it pulls out its combat troops from the war-torn country in 2014. Georgia will become the largest non-NATO-member contributor toward the NATO-led ISAF mission later this year, as the South Caucasus country plans to send more of its troops to Afghanistan. Currently Australia is the largest contributor. Georgia, which is seeking to join NATO, has around 750 troops serving alongside U.S. troops in Helmand Province, according to the Georgian Defense Ministry. The NATO secretary-general arrived in Tbilisi on Thursday, September 6, 2012, from Yerevan, Armenia. He will also visit Baku, Azerbaijan on the next leg of his South Caucasus trip.
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The U.S. military may have another option for disposing of $7 billion worth of armored vehicles and other equipment it's struggling to get rid of now that its war in Afghanistan is ending.
Some of it could be driven across the border and handed over to Pakistan, part of an effort by the Pentagon to unload excess military supplies to U.S. allies at no cost. About 150,000 Pakistani soldiers are along the country's border with Afghanistan, and U.S. officials are counting on them to help keep the pressure on militant groups after 2014.
But Pakistan's troops remain vulnerable to roadside bombs and explosive devices, and their armored vehicles can withstand far less force than a U.S.-made MRAP, officials said.
The United States had been a major weapons supplier to Pakistan for decades, but those sales slowed dramatically after the U.S. military raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in 2011. Military planners for the U.S. Army have decided not to ship back more than $7 billion of equipment — about 20 percent of what the Army brought into Afghanistan — because the shipping costs are too high and the need for the used equipment too low. Instead, the Army is destroying the equipment in-country: shredding it, crushing it and selling it on the Afghan scrap market.
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5 May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory, flying banners to honor our God. May the LORD answer all your prayers. | 5 We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests. |
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Because of aggressive defense Thursday night, the Arizona State women's basketball team was able to hold a lead at halftime over Oregon State despite shooting just 22 percent.
The swarming defense, which has the Sun Devils ranked No. 1 in the Pac-10 allowing 51.1 points per game, will be crucial again when ASU hosts Oregon at Wells Fargo Arena today.
The Ducks feature one of the most difficult matchup problems in the Pac-10 in the form of forward Catherine Kraayesveld.
The 6-foot-4 senior is back in the Ducks' lineup after missing all but the first five games of last season with a torn ACL in a knee.
Though she can go inside and post up, she is likely to stay around the perimeter, giving her a size mismatch on virtually any defender.
"She's a real key," ASU coach Charli Turner Thorne said. "She's definitely more in the perimeter but equally comfortable inside and out, just an outstanding player. It's going to be a key matchup for us."
The Ducks will likely run a mix of zone and man-to-man defense, like Oregon State, which ran man-to-man and two types of zone against ASU.
Forward Kristen Kovesdy said the Sun Devils are ready for Oregon to throw just about anything at them today.
"They'll run some man, they're probably going to play some zone and they'll press a little bit," Kovesdy said. "They're a very aggressive team, they're very physical. It will be a physical game inside, I know that."
Oregon has played the last two games — and will play the rest of the season — without junior guard Chelsea Wagner, who was the team's top 3-point shooter.
She was shooting 40 percent from behind the 3-point line this season before going down with a torn ACL on Jan. 13.
The jury is still out on how Wagner's injury will affect Oregon long term. The Ducks throttled Washington State — currently 10th in the Pac-10 — without her and lost 69-60 to Arizona in Tucson on Thursday.
"They're really deep and their young players are playing well for them," Turner Thorne said.
"I'm sure they miss her. Time might tell on that. They gave UA all they wanted down in Tucson, so I don't think it affected them too much."
Oregon at ASU women
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Attendees stand a chance to win a limited edition Star Wars Lightsaber.
Microsoft, in partnership with Pluto Games and Virgin Megastores, will be hosting a Kinect Star Wars event from April 3 to April 7.
The events will take place in Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Mall where attendees stand a chance to win a limited edition Star Wars Lightsaber.
There is a surprise to be had on April 5th at the Mall of the Emirates and April 6th at the Dubai Mall, and the publisher tells us its something not to be missed by hardcore Star Wars fans.
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I'm looking at installing Silestone. The one I picked was Buckingham made by Cambria.
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this product and company. If so would you recommend that over Granite? I was told it was a stronger product that would require less maintenance. If you have used this product I'd love your feedback, you can email me or look me up on facebook http://facebook.com/mlmblonde I'd like to chat with anyone that has used this product to see if it is one you'd recommend. The bid's I've had so far are about $7,000 so I want to be sure to make a good decision. Thanks in advance for any feedback you can give me
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Cambria and Silestone are different brands of quartz which are manmade from natural quartz and resin. I think they are a wonderful product and have a lot of advantages over granite. There are many different manufacturers of quartz, LG, Dupont, Casearstone, Cambria, Silestone. My favorite is Cambria, I have put it in two of my kitchens. So I think you are making a great choice! |
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/About a week or two ago I had a very interesting conversation with a teacher at my high-school. It was about the fact that kids are reading less and less books these days. When I argued that I, at least, read probably thousands of words a day but rather than them being a book they were simply in articles online, my teacher countered with an argument that really got me thinking. He said that reading things solely online - and curating what you read through things like RSS - is an even bigger problem. If we are only reading things that interest us, we'll never find anything new. We'll never try something a little bit outside of our comfort zone, and we'll never grow as humans. He continued to say that places like Amazon make this too easy. With their recommendations based on what you already like, you'll never find anything new like you would while browsing a real, physical, book store.
What bothered me about all of this is that I liked reading things online. And I certainly felt that I gained a lot from what I read online. If it wasn't some sort of tip to help me do something better, then it was an insightful article about one thing or another. And the truth is that my teacher conceded to this. He said that reading news is important - but so is reading books. Now, this particular teacher of mine freely admits to being nostalgic when it comes to technology. It's not that he doesn't like technology - and all that it has helped us do - but rather he just feels it's also taking away other important things. With the good, comes the bad. And I hear that. And I want to read real books more. And I plan to, whether it be on a Kindle that I am thinking about buying to make things a little easier, or from a - you know - real book. But I also held strong my belief of how beneficial reading things online could be as well.
I couldn't quite put my finger on it at the time, but I knew I learned a lot from what I read online and that it did indeed cause me to grow as a person.
And then I found this little piece on maxvoltar the other day about the problems with the news these days and his suggestion for getting around it. You have to go read that article before you finish this one. I'll wait…
At first, the article seemed innocent enough. But then I read the last paragraph and it made the rest of the article click:
Living inside a comfort zone is dangerous, and turns you into an uninteresting human being fed by other people's opinions. Broaden the topics of things you read and learn how to have your own opinion.
At the beginning of the article he was saying how he usually just had technical stuff in his Instapaper, but that he wanted something more. That is what my teacher was talking about. That is what is so dangerous. That is your own little that is created by only reading things that you find. That is one type of reading, and while it can be a lot of fun - and is certainly useful and important - it's not insightful, nor inspirational.
Then there is a second kind of reading. Books. That is a medium that will never go away, and one that is truly timeless. It is the one that your teachers want you to be reading the most, and it is the one that your probably want to read - or have time to read - the least. It can also be incredibly fun and inspirational and is something we all should be reading more of. It's also something that - and I've got a post in the works about this for sometime soon - a Kindle may help you with.
But then there is this third type of reading. The truly inspirational and insightful articles you find online that are well written, are thoughtful, and are not simply "covering the news". The sort of things that the maxvoltar article was saying you can find from places like Give Me Something To Read. Those articles are not aggregated by any one person, and are certainly not curated by yourself. It breaks you out of your little bubble and makes you a far more knowledgable, worldly, and interesting human being. And of course, Give Me Something To Read is not the only solution for finding articles of that caliber. Take a look at this post on 43Folders that is in much the same vain.
The fact of the matter is that you really should be doing all three of these types of reading, the only real question being which one you should be doing the most of. And I'm going to let you answer that question for yourself. I, personally, would love to read more books. But I do also think that reading things online can be just as fulfilling. As long as you have some mix of these three types of reading, you're okay.
But if you're doing none of that, and spending all your time staring at Facebook, that's what worries people like my teacher. And it's what should worry you as well.


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Review: Glastonbury 2009
There are times I wonder why I do it. Standing for hours in the queue at a remote train station in the depths of rural Somerset hauling what feels like the unfortunate result of an unseemly encounter between Jabba the Hutt and Dibley's eponymous vicar on my back. Waking up to the sound of thunder and pouring rain, unzipping my tent and squelching through the mud to long-drop bogs of eternal stench that have made few advances since the Middle Ages. Crawling back to my tent at 7am, partied out and hoping to get a few hours kip only to be roasted (barely) alive in my little canvas oven by a resurgent sun. This year was my seventh Glastonbury in a row and there are times I wonder why I do it. But those times are few and far between.
When Neil Young hit the Pyramid stage on Friday night with Hey Hey, My My opening a set crammed with classics, I knew exactly why I was still rocking in the free world. He was fat, balding and anything but young, but despite his refusal to burn out like so many of his generation, his performance showed he was far from fading away. Singing along to the greatest hits of this great artist, I knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime gig. Closing with a Beatles cover, Young summed up the spirit of this year's festival.
This really was a year for legends and, for me, probably the best line-up I've seen in seven years. Shielding my eyes from the sun in a crowd filled with as many young people as ageing hippies, I watched David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash crooning their classics and could have been at Woodstock. I have to admit, I've never followed Bruce Springsteen that closely, but by every objective measure, he gave a truly awe inspiring performance. A more charismatic, energetic and gifted presence would be hard to imagine, and I've seen a hell of a lot of bands grace that big Pyramid over the years. The crowd were clearly disappointed Springsteen chose to leave Born in the USA off the setlist (as apparently he often does) even after two-and-a-half hours and two encores, but I was more than happy with a close on my personal favourite – Dancing in the Dark.
Between singing along to Status Quo and skanking to Madness, there were plenty of fresher faces at this year's festival. Listening to Lily Allen is a bit like watching Big Brother. It's a guilty pleasure. You want to hate her. You want to find her mind numbingly shallow. But there's a part of you that thinks she's kind of fun. I've done some work on series two and three of Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, which contains a sketch of Lily Allen doing something utterly irrelevant. It's pretty close to the truth, but, sad to say, I couldn't help enjoying myself. Dizzee Rascal going bonkers, however, left me fairly numb. I'm not one of those people who grumble about rappers at Glastonbury. I think it was great that Jay Zed headlined last year. It's wonderful to have that kind of variety at the festival. Something for everyone. I didn't like his music, so I went to see Massive Attack instead. That was my choice, and by the same token, it was my choice to walk out on Dizzee Rascal in search of some good old skool hippy tunes. Innit. Bruv.
They were gloriously represented by Roger McGuinn – de facto leader of my favourite 60's psychedelic folk-rock group, The Byrds – and his jingly jangly twelve string guitar. Listening to all those Bob Dylan songs wonderfully recreated in Beatles-era pop sounds mixed in with the best of The Byrds' own back pages, I didn't have to feel guilty I was missing the first half of Blur. I arrived at the Pyramid stage just in time to see Jimmy the Mod/Kevin from EastEnders take the mic from Damon Albarn to tell us all about what is known as PARK LIFE! Blur closed a fantastic festival in fantastic style. Six years sitting on the shelf didn't seem to dent their energy as they belted out their greatest hits. And perhaps that was the real spirit of this year's festival. Glastonbury's greatest hits! There'll always be old timers who complain it ain't what it used to be. That Glastonbury is now a pit of commercialised Babylonian capitalism. Certainly I object to paying £3.70 for a pint of beer or close to six quid for a veggie burger with some soya shit that's almost, but not quite, entirely unlike cheese. And the emergence of t-shirts by the last day saying 'I was at Glastonbury when Michael Jackson died' was frankly baffling. But wandering round the Green Fields, listening to punk poets and lefty speakers, looking at visions of the future in solar powered showers and stinking heaps of compost, joining the fires and the bongos at the Stone Circle at night, I know exactly why I do it. And why I'll do it all again next year.