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The Barbie Drug AKA Melanotan
It almost sounds like a movie plot. In the trailer, the announcer's booming voice would say, "What if one drug could make you tan, thin, and sexy?"
Well, it turns out that this is actually a reality. Melanotan, also known as "The Barbie Drug," has existed for some time now. Unsurprisingly, its genesis took root in the eighties, a decade in which being tan had taken on a new significance. Being tan meant that one was healthy. Those who were tan had leisure time to do things like golf and play tennis. It was in this social environment that The Barbie Drug was created.
At the University of Arizona, researchers started tinkering with a drug that would help people to develop a natural golden glow. A dermatologist and an endocrinologist combined forces to create a synthetic hormone that would help the pitifully pale to become golden gods. But, as they continued to work on their new drug, they began to notice some additional benefits of the drug, now called Melanotan. Not only did Melanotan encourage tanning of the skin, but it also affected the area of the brain that triggered arousal, in addition to suppressing the appetite. They had hit the mother lode.
As with any new drug, many trials took place over the following years, including testing on both rats and humans. The drug never received a stamp of approval from the FDA. However, that did not stop people from marketing it.
Unsurprisingly, the drug became popular in the entertainment business as soon as people became aware of it. A tan without sun damage, with the added benefits of arousal and slenderizing? Many models and actors couldn't resist the lure of The Barbie Drug.
As of 2014, it is still possible to log onto the internet and order some Melanotan. Although the FDA has cautioned people not to buy it, they've never aggressively pursued legal action against companies like Melanotan US who promote the drug. Users have reported a range of reactions to the product, with some who swear by it and others who have suffered horrendous reactions. Since the drug is injected, this presents an entire array of concerns, starting with the safety of the needles used. Also, most people who are interested in Melanotan are not skilled in properly mixing or injecting drugs. Complications such as vomiting, nausea, and headaches have been widely reported. Some users have even had to be hospitalized.
Then there are the possible long-term effects of the drug, which remain to be seen. Many users report that Melanotan causes their moles to change, or that it even causes new moles to appear. This leads doctors to believe that Melanotan users may be putting themselves at risk for melanoma in the future.
In short, the moral for the fictitious movie about Melanotan can be summarized as follows: If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is.
The Risk Involved in Skin Tanning
Tanning is the body's natural response to ultraviolet rays (UV rays). Whether the rays are natural such as that being emitted by the sun or the UV rays are created by a tanning enterprise, the effects on the body are quite similar. When exposed to an extended amount of UV rays, the body becomes damaged and in an attempt to protect itself, it produces a pigment. This pigment or protective skin tone that the body adopt is what is predominantly known as tanning. So in other words, it is the body's defense mechanism to UV rays damage that has become a highly sought after fad in the 20th century. This article will address a majority of the risks associated with tanning that is acquired both artificially as well as naturally.
The body naturally makes genetic modifications and adaptations based on where you are born and access and frequency of sunlight. In essence, whoever is born and grows up in an environment that the extremely sunny has a natural adaptation to this sunlight and will almost always develop a natural resistance from low amounts of the sun UV rays (as long as they are not overexposed). An individual who is growing in an area that has limited sunlight is unable to make an extreme switch to an area with extensive sunlight without suffering negative consequences. Whichever group of people living in an area with limited sunlight, evolves genetically over time and their requirement of the sunlight enhanced vitamin D is not mandatory. As a result, their bodies find different mean of acquiring this precious vitamin. Whenever these (predominantly) light-skinned individuals are exposed to an extended amount of sunlight they must wear some form of skin protection to protect them from the sun's UV rays.
Nowadays, the earth's ability to protect us from extreme amounts of UV rays is diminishing, The depletion of the ozone layer of the earth is gradually allowing more UV rays from the sun to penetrate our skin. So, even some darker pigmented people who are used to extreme amounts of sunlight are becoming more at risk from the carcinogenic effects of the sun's UV rays.
A list of the risks of tanning (whether natural or unnatural) on the skin includes:
- Tanning not only exposes the body to harmful UVA rays but also UVB. This is especially true among individual who take part in unnatural tanning. This form includes indoor tanning beds and booths in which the UV rays are scientifically created by a machine and exposed to the body. Many states have laws that protect minors from getting involved too early in these indoor tanning procedures. It has been proven that one's chance of developing melanoma increases dramatically when one's involvement in tanning became a daily routine.
- All types of tanning accelerates the aging process that the skin goes through. It also promotes early skin wrinkling in some individuals. Age spots also become eminent as early as in the early as 25 years old. We live in a world that is extremely self conscious about external bodily appearance. Yet, if we are not careful, the same approach we are using to maintain beauty, and youthful appearances, might actually be the same ones that are making us old and damaging our bodies.
- Not only does prolonged exposure to indoor tanning changes ones skin texture, it can also increase the risk of the user contracting blinding eye disease (whenever eye protection is not used). So, in an attempt to achieve the perfect (socially accepted)skin color, you could be actually damaging the texture of the skin. For those who think that the tanning bed procedure should be a quick in and out procedure that requires not external protection, also faces the possibility of an eye disease to add to the numerous other side effects of tanning.
- Believe it or not, your skin can get damaged by indoor or outdoor tanning. In other words, your skin can get burnt by excessive tanning. So, aside from the long term effects of cancer, when the skin is exposed to the sun without proper skin protection or high intensity bulbs are used in some tanning booths, severe burns can be experienced.
- While it may be true that some sun exposure can facilitate the absorption of vitamin d, the depletion of the ozone layer is causing this to become a dangerous habit. It is best to limit one exposure to the sunlight and take advantage of the morning sunlight if possible, rather than midday or evening sunlight.
- In some cases tanning has caused severe allergic reactions. This is usually not known until the recipient tries some for of tanning. Some skin is sensitive to the point that it rejects the tanning and react negatively to any form of indoor or outdoor excessive UV exposure.
What Makes Changes Skin Color Change
A change in skin color encompasses a verity of classifications of colors and causes. Changes in the color of skin includes colors like:
- Red
- Yellow
- Purple
- Blue
- Brown (bronze or tan)
- White
- Green
- Black (tinted skin)
The discoloration of the skin can appear either in patches or it can come in a uniformed pattern on the skin. This discoloration of the skin could appear as:
- Red spots in blotches
- Bruising from blood clotting underneath the skin
- Moles or birth marks changing in appearance
- A tint or darkening of the facial skin (hyperpigmentation)
- The skin appearing flushed with redness
- The skin appearing yellow in combination with the eyes (Jaundice)
- The skin appearing to be shedding
- The skin appearing to have a pale bluish or grayish tone (cyanosis). This condition can also be seen in the lips and nails
- The skin having white patches (vitiligo)
- Spotting on the skin in the form of red or purple spots (petechiae)
- The skin appearing unusually light in color (hypopigmentation)
Skin color is a result of melanocytes cells in the skin that produce pigment. This pigment is known as melanin. It is the same factor that creates the darker skin of African Americans. The darker the skin the more melanin is being produced by the melanocytes skin cells, while the less melanin produced by the melanocytes skin cells a lighter shade of skin is produced. The selection of how much melanin is produced by the melanocytes skin is a natural process, and creates the many variation of skin tones in humans. However changes in skin tone may be an indicator that melanin production has either increased or decreased. This can be caused by either or changes in hormone levels or medications.
The normal pigment produced by the production of melanin is brown, but an optical circumstance called the "Tyndall effect" causes the melanin patches deeper in the rest of the skin to appear green, grey, or even blue.
Skin color changes can also be indicators of several conditions, diseases, or disorders such as:
- Inflammation
- Malignancy (cancer)
- Organ failure
- Allergic reactions
- Infections
Changes in skin color can start out as small spots and gradually grow in area, or they can seemingly appear from out of nowhere. The discoloration can be concentrated in one small area (like with a rash from a single bug bite), or the discoloration can appear all over the entire body (like with jaundice), depending on the cause of the discoloration.
Server skin color changes should never be ignored because they may be an indication of a more serious health condition that will need immediate attention. Some conditions like allergic reactions can quickly escalate into a life-threatening situation, while conditions like infections and cancer respond better to earlier treatment.
Skin color changes can also be accompanied by other symptoms including:
- Blistering
- Changes the texture of the skin
- Increase in or the beginning of the loss of hair
- Swelling and irritation in certain areas of the body
- Itching
- Numbness
- Pain
- Areas of the skin being sensitive to sunlight (photosensitivity)
- Flaking or pealing of the skin
- Inflammation
- Variance in temperature
- The gaining or losing of weight
- Tingling or burning pain
- Pain or tenderness in the abdomen
- Deep brown or orange urine
- Eye irritation (blood shot or dry eyes)
- Dry mouth
- Bruises appearing easily on the skin
- Symptoms associated with the flu (fatigue, fever, sore throat, headache, cough, aches, and pains)
- Joint pain
- Numbness or burning sensation
- Discolored stools (pale in color)
- Vomiting
- Muscle weakness
Certain symptoms could indicate a life-threating condition. Accompanying symptoms that should receive immediate medical attention include:
- Blood in vomit, urine, or stools
- Falling in and out of consciousness, confusion, or inability to maintain attention
- Tightness, pain, or pressure in the chest area
- Irregular heart rate or heart palpitations
- The skin becomes cold or clammy
- Fevers over 101 degrees Fahrenheit
- The skin becoming hot and dry, or moist and hot, while falling in and out of consciousness
- Changes in breathing, or difficulties within the respiratory system
- Sever headaches
- Swelling of the lips, mouth, throat or tongue
Types of infectious causes skin color changes are:
- Bacterial skin infections
- Hepatitis
- Yeast infection of the skin
- Viral infections
Allergic causes of sink color changes:
- Atopic dermatitis
- Contact with irritants like poison ivy and oak
- Drug reaction
Autoimmune and inflammatory causes:
- Discoid lupus
- Erythema multiforme
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rosacea
- Systemic lupus erythematous
- Vasculitis
- Vitiligo
Other causes:
- Dysfunction in the adrenal gland
- Congenital
- Radiation or chemotherapy
- Toxic or poisons substance exposure
- Fibromyalgia
- Extreme heat
- Melasma
- Tumor growth
Medication that may cause skin color changes include:
- Acne
- Antibiotics
- Antimalarial
- Antipsychotic
- Antiseizure
- Cancer
- Psoralens
In conclusion reasons for changes in skin color can range from mild skin irritations to warnings of life threatening situations. Any changes in skin color no matter how small should be observed closely for spreading. Do not wait for a small spot to grow until it takes over a portion of the body before having the situation diagnosed. With changes in skin color it is better to err on the side of caution. For further information I found this site excellent: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skinpigmentationdisorders.html
Tanning Bed Technology
Tanning bed technology is constantly changing and evolving. New beds and components come out regularly. Some people even have their own personal beds, but due to restrictions in space or cost, choose to go tan at a salon, which are plentiful. Tanning salons can be seen on almost every block these days, with most strip malls housing one. The price of beds can range anywhere from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the quality of the bed. It is clear that the practice of tanning in a bed is not going away, so it is safe to say that beds will only continue to get better over time. As beds continue to change, people often wonder what will come next in terms of this technology.
Why Do People Tan?
First and foremost, it is important to understand the mindset of a person who chooses to lay in a tanning bed. People who choose to tan are doing so mainly for cosmetic purposes, although this is not the only reason. There are many reasons why one may choose to lay in a tanning bed, some of which may include:
- They do not have time to lay in the sun
- They live in an area where tanning outdoors isn't always an option
- It provides a more even tan
Pursuant to these ideas, it is safe to say that tanning beds solve all of the above problems in an efficient manner. Tanning salons are generally membership based businesses because of the demand they generate and the type of business they cultivate. People don't just go tan one day and that is the end of it. Many people tan every day of the week, but most at least go a few times a week. Most communities have at least one tanning salon because demand has gotten so high over the years to where tanning is no longer seen as a fad or trend, but rather as a part of life, no different than going to the gym or shaving. As more people begin to join the tanning community, people will continually seek newer and better ways to get tan.
What Goes into a Tanning Bed?
A person can tan for a lifetime without ever knowing what is actually going on inside the bed they use so much. Basic tanning bed technology is surprisingly simple, it's function provided by a handful of key components. Essentially, a tanning bed uses lamps to cause a person to tan, much in the fashion that they would by spending periods of time in the sun. The bulbs in a bed emit ultraviolet radiation, which cause a person to develop a tan. These lamps and the bulbs within can vary in intensity and number based on the particular bed in question. A bed with fewer bulbs will tan a person less efficiently than one with more bulbs, all other things being equal. There are different types of bulbs as well, each of them generating a specific type of radiation. The core concepts remain the same, however. Another important part of a bed is the ballast. The ballasts in a tanning bed send the power to the bulbs. So a bulb will only generate as much power as a ballast is able to provide it. This is to say that a 140 watt bulb will only provide 70 watts if the ballasts are only 70 watt ballasts. A person lies on a special acrylic surface while in the bed. This protects them from the heat and the bulbs while allowing the waves to pass through and provide them with a tan. This is why this must be a particular material and not just standard Plexiglas, which would block the transmission of the waves. This material must also be cleaned in a specific manner so as not to damage it and so as not to interfere with the transmission of the appropriate ultra violet wave lengths.
People tan for a myriad of reasons, and no matter what those reasons are, one thing is for sure: tanning is here to stay. More and more people are tanning everyday, and they want to be able to do so in the most efficient way possible. That is why people developed the tanning bed in the first place. Tanning bed technology, while eloquent, is remarkably simple. A few key components go into replicating something only formerly provided by nature, aka a suntan. Due to the widespread use and rapid growth of tanning, it stands to reason that new tanning bed technology is just on the horizon, leading to better, more efficient means of tanning.
The future of the tanning salon business
The golden bronze tanned skin that was so popular in the 1970's is back in style and thriving. For those people who desire to have a tan body and have the time, lying in the sun to get their tan is a great choice. However, many people do not have the luxury of time to spend just laying around. These are the patrons of tanning salons and spas. However, with the rise of health concerns, the state of the economy, and social pressure, how will the future of the tanning salon business fare?
Having a tan body was not always the socially acceptable "look". In the early days of history, if a person was tan it meant that they were of common working people. Only the workers who slaved in the gardens and fields were exposed to the sun. Royalty and wealthy people were recognized because of their milky white skin. It was their desire to stay indoors or under umbrellas to avoid the sun's rays. Over the course of time and fast-forward to the late 70's and there you will see a dramatic increase in the desire to have the golden bronze skin of the outside worker. Sexy models on beaches and in the entertainment industry helped to change the views of the rich and famous among the American people. Suddenly everyone wanted to be tan. However, not everyone is wealthy enough to be able to chase the sun all year, therefore sun seekers have turned to the indoor option of tanning without the sun.
Tanning Techniques
When it comes to the type of tanning that is available to the consumer, there are different types of tanning methods such as UV tanning booths, tanning beds, spray-on tanning, airbrush tanning, and body contour tanning. When it comes to tanning booths and beds, the procedure is quite straight forward and simple.
For a UV tanning booth procedure, the client visits the facility at their appointed time and enters a small room in which they undress to their desired level, and the technician turns on the exposure timer for the customer. Each session is set for only a few minutes at a time to begin with, and then gradually increases as the number of visits increase. After the desired tan is achieved, it is just a matter of maintenance to keep that golden color all year long.
When using a tanning bed, the timing aspect and UV exposure is the same as a booth, however, in a tanning bed, the client is laying flat inside of a cocoon type machine that "sandwiches" the body between the UV lights. This procedure is also timed and regulated. Each person is required to wear protective eye gear and may or may not wear clothing.
Spray-on tans are applied either by entering a spray booth or by hand by the technician. The spray booth offers the tanner a full body all over even tan. When a technician applies the spray-on tan by hand, they control the amount of spray that is being delivered, and they can give the client a tan that has realistic shading aspects.
Income Predictions
In 2014, the tanning industry showed three billion dollar revenue with an annual growth rate of 3.2% through the end of the year. IBIS World reports that there are 9,449 businesses in the tanning industry, which employ 60,498 people. These numbers are expected to rise in the future, making this a very lucrative business. Without having any corporations dominating this niche, the small business owner is able to run their own salons either outright or within a franchise chain. Adding targeted industry products and offering additional services will increase the bottom line of this service.
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The American Academy of Dermatology has estimated that 30 million Americans indulge in the services of a tanning salon or spa each year, and the number continues to grow as incomes begin to show evidence of a rise in disposable income and consumer spending on these types of luxury items. The predictions for the next five years are favorable in part because of the diversity that the salons and spas are showing to their customers. This paired with the limited amount of time that it takes to actually have a procedure done, will prove to be the driving factor for the success of this industry.
When it comes to achieving that sexy golden bronze skin that so many adore, a tanning salon is a great choice. With innovations in safer tanning methods, strict guidelines, alternate services, and customer demand point to the success of tanning salons both today and in the future. Visiting your local tanning salon will not only support local small business, but also it will have you looking like you live at the beach all year round.


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WASHINGTON – U.S. manufacturing grew slightly last month, and factory hiring increased. The modest gain suggests that the economy entered the new year with some momentum.
The Institute for Supply Management, or ISM, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Wednesday that its index of manufacturing activity rose in December to 50.7. That's up from a reading of 49.5 in November, which was the lowest reading since July 2009, a month after the recession ended.
A reading above 50 indicates growth; a figure below that signals contraction.
A measure of employment increased last month to 52.7. That's up from 48.4 in November, which was the first time the employment gauge fell below 50 in three years.
Factories had cut jobs in three of the four months through November, according to government data. The jump in employment in the ISM survey suggests that manufacturers may have stepped up hiring last month.
The Labor Department will release the December jobs report Friday.
Still, a gauge of new orders was unchanged, and production grew more slowly, the survey found. Manufacturers also cut back on stockpiles, a sign of concern about future demand.
"The trend in manufacturing remains weak," Jim O'Sullivan, an economist at High Frequency Economics, said in a note to clients.
The closely watched manufacturing survey was completed before Congress reached a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
The last-minute legislation passed Tuesday averts widespread tax increases and delays deep spending cuts that had threatened to push the country back into recession. Still, most Americans will see some increase in taxes this year, which will likely slow consumer spending.
For the first time in six months, a gauge of export orders rose above 50 for the first time in six months, according to ISM – a hopeful sign that overseas economies are improving, raising demand for U.S. goods.
A survey in China on Monday found that manufacturing activity there expanded for the third straight month.
Growth in the U.S. economy is being driven by other sectors such as housing. A government report showed that construction firms spent more on homebuilding in November. Overall construction spending slipped by 0.3 percent because of a sharp drop in federal projects. Spending on commercial buildings such as office buildings and shopping malls also fell.
There have been positive signs for factory output. In November, companies increased their orders for a category of large equipment that reflects their investment plans. That followed a big increase in October.
The economy grew at a 3.1 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, much better than the 1.3 percent pace for the April-June quarter.

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Eclipse lamp
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Lobster industry in crisis as prices collapseby Sandra Dinsmore
"There's no market because there's no money because everybody's scared," said Butch Cressey, Manager of East Boothbay's Little River Lobster, summing up in ten words the plummeting lobster boat price as well as the American and world economy. "The market started to tumble about a week ago," recalled Port Clyde Lobster manager John Petersdorf on October 10. "[Boat prices] just started falling out of sight." At 10 a.m. of October 10, Petersdorf's boat price, the price paid to fishermen for the lobster they trap, dropped from an already shocking low of $2.60 per lb. to an even lower $2.25 per lb. Petersdorf said Downeast Maine co-ops and dealers were paying the same amount and added, "Even there, the wharves that make commissions are not making their quote-unquote full commission. Everybody's sharing in the pain a little bit." By Sunday, October 12, the Vinalhaven Co-op dropped to $2 per lb., followed by other Vinalhaven dealers, making that the lowest price on the coast. (That Sunday, most dealers and buying stations had stopped buying.) This was followed by a drop by a Downeast dealer to $1.75 per lb., a couple of days later, although he later paid back that quarter per lb. and brought his price back up to the prevailing low of $2 per lb. Several other co-ops also dropped below $2 per lb. The week of October 6 New Harbor first dropped from $3 to $2.20 per lb. On Oct. 11 it went to $1.90 per lb. where it sat through October 15, then rose to $1.95 per lb. "Isn't that awful!" exclaimed Dock Manager Steve Hope of that nickel rise. The Friendship Co-op (not the Heritage one) hit a low of $1.75 per lb. for a single day during that period. As this price meltdown got worse and worse, co-ops, fisheries groups and fishermen's wives began holding meetings to make plans for surviving this mess. To give a sense of the difficulty of trying to survive on a boat price of $2 per lb., fisherman Leroy Bridges, at a Stonington meeting that evening, told about losing two pairs of traps earlier that day. He said he went home and figured that at the going rate, he would have to sell 140 lbs. of lobster to replace those two traps. Prices hadn't been this low since the November following the 9/11 terrorist attacks when the lowest price had been $1.75 per lb. But this year problems were exacerbated by Hurricane Kyle, which, while not damaging houses, roiled the waters, got the lobsters moving and doubled some catches Downeast. Many lobstermen count on money from autumn fishing to tide them over until spring, and on the wholesale and retail side of the market, Columbus Day signals the time many restaurants close. The live market lost the last weeks of tourist and leaf-peeper business. Petersdorf said he thought the problem went back to the Canadian processing sector of the lobster market then stopped to explain, "The market needs to be able to tell the dealer what the price is so the dealer can tell the co-op what it can pay. In this case," he said, "the market did tell the dealer. It's nobody's fault." But some fishermen were sure this mess was a fraud perpetrated by Canadian processors to cheat fishermen. This time it was not that age-old story fishermen tell of dealers forever cheating fishermen, but a breakdown triggered by the bankruptcy of banks that had made lines of credit available to Canadian processors, who could no longer get money to buy Maine shedders. Others differed a bit with Petersdorf, saying that Canadian processors are not the market for Maine lobster, but rather, it is cruise lines and restaurant chains that buy them. While Canadian processors may buy many, even most of Maine's shedders, they are not the ultimate consumers of those soft shelled lobsters. The consumers are people on cruises and in restaurants who eat fresh and processed lobster. The processed lobster market is largely made up of soft shell lobster. After the lobster sheds, the product lobstermen trap, usually in July and August, has a soft shell, which makes it hard to ship very far without a fair amount dying. It's a fragile product, far different than hard shell lobster, which, though delicate, when handled and packed carefully can be shipped around the world. Most dealers sell their shedders to processors, who cook them immediately then either freeze them in the shell or remove the tail, body, leg, and claw meat from the shell and freeze it that way. Such processed meat is marketed as "tails," and "meat." There is the lobster tail market and the lobster meat market. Then there's leg meat and minced meat. And "minced" meat, processed by machine, has become an important contributor to the lobster market. Canada celebrated its Thanksgiving on the Monday after Columbus Day weekend and U.S. banks and post offices were also closed. This led a number of dealers to tell their fishermen not to fish until Monday or Tuesday so they wouldn't be overwhelmed with product they couldn't move. But by Monday, October 13, few buyers had not dropped to $2/lb. Some dealers consistently pay a certain amount over the co-op price in their area and continued to do that. Dealers lost thousands and thousands of dollars. Most co-ops and dealers were still open for business and selling. However, all summer some fishermen had gone from the dealers to whom they'd previously sold to smack boats, that, with little to no overhead, could pay more than co-ops or dealers with year-round facilities and staffs. Some of the smack boats and smaller dealers stopped buying, as the boat price kept dropping, leaving some fishermen without an outlet for their lobster. At special board meetings, both the Stonington and Vinalhaven co-ops decided not to accept any fishermen wanting to return to the co-op. The boards decided it was only fair to stick with their members during this stressful period. Petersdorf said he'd heard people ask why the retail sector-supermarkets and restaurants-hadn't helped the other parts of the market, but Petersdorf said that this "market tumble" happened so fast that they hadn't had time to, for instance, run specials. Communities held special events to help lobstermen. In addition to a Stonington one-day sale, Damariscotta planned various activities, based on live lobster from the area. Damariscotta Hardware bought 700 lbs. of lobster to give a coupon for two free lobsters to the first 200 customers who bought $30 worth of merchandise on November 1 between 6 to 9 a.m. Hardware president Robert Gardiner said he hoped people would buy more lobster from the co-ops selling in his parking lot that day. According to Ernest Card, of Lincoln County Press, local restaurants also planned to offer special lobster dishes at greatly reduced rates. And in Rockland, Heidi Stevens, co-owner of By George Jewelers, organized a lobster raffle. She signed up 33 Rockland businesses who would each buy at least 10 lobsters and raffle the lobsters off on Oct. 25. Community efforts notwithstanding, everyone involved in the lobster industry was under enormous tension: fishermen, dealers, co-op managers, wives, children, and partners. A Massachusetts dealer, the father of three teenagers, said it was hard to explain to his kids why he looked so worried when he came home at night. Suzy Shepard, hairdresser and wife of Stonington lobsterman Mike and mother of lobsterman Patrick Shepard, said the least she can do to help is to have an inviting house to come home to with the smell of good food cooking, a pie or something else for her men to look forward to. The bill payer in the family, she knows where the money has to go. People in the industry are under so much stress now, everyone is pulling together to try and help each other and keep spirits up. Related
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James Irwin returned to the stage after a lackluster performance last season, determined to turn at least one judge's chair. But with R.E.M's 'Losing My Religion' he blew away all four!
Last season, James Irwin made his debut on The Voice with a performance that didn't exactly wow the judges, but Shakira gave him some sage advice about second (and third) chances that made him want to come back and give it another go.
James Irwin Wows With R.E.M's 'Losing My Religion'
On season four of The Voice, James had us all emotional with his heart-wrenching story about losing his twin daughters, just moments after they were born. He came back for season five on Oct. 1 with his wife and baby son, determined to make his family proud and win the judges over, saying last time, "I didn't give them the best version of myself."
This time, his rendition of "Losing My Religion" made history. Adam Levine exclaimed, "I don't think anyone has ever returned to The Voice and turned all four chairs."
But while Adam praised him on a job well done, he still thought James could use a bit more work.
A rocker at heart, James decided he's up for the challenge and chose Team Adam!
The Night's Top Contenders
Will Champlin – son of Bill Champlin, a member of the classic pop-rock band Chicago — opened the show with Gavin DeGraw's "Not Over You." He got Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Adam to all turn their chairs. Adam admired Will's incredible voice and snagged yet another singer to join his burgeoning team.
Another stand-out performer was Stephanie Ann John, a cruise ship singer who's "ready to get back on land." Singing a powerful rendition of KT Tunstall's "Black Horse and a Cherry Tree," she landed herself a spot on Team Christina.
Justin Chain, clad in a plaid shirt, jeans and a cowboy boy hat, sang Jason Aldean's "She's Country." After surviving a head-on collision and months of recovery, Justin decided music was what he was meant to do. The moment he opened his mouth, we new he was going to be good. With a clear, crisp sound, he had Blake turned around right away. The other judges didn't even want to try and compete — they let Blake take Justin all for himself. "Do you think any one of us would try and compete with you over that?" remarked Christina. "He's more country than you," added Adam.
However, it was Ashley DuBose, with the final performance of the evening, that really took everyone's breath away. She sang a sultry and smooth rendition of Rihanna's "Diamonds" that would make Rihanna, herself, feel Ashley did the song justice, according to Cee Lo. She had a very melodic, raspy and edgy tone that Adam said "cut like a razor through this entire place." Christina said she'd be stupid to not push her button, and Cee Lo says he wants to be there rooting for her at the Grammys. All four judges turned for Ashley, but it was Adam that came out with the win.
Hollywoodlifers, who was your favorite singer from night four of The Voice blind auditions? Vote below!
WATCH: James Irwin Sing "Losing My Religion"
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Well, the trouble is "Diamonds" is mostly two notes (a third apart) sung over and over again (until the bridge). It's a pretty boring tune. My main issue is, at least two of the judges claimed to know Rihanna, yet the three who mentioned her name didn't say it the way SHE HERSELF SAYS IT. She pronounces it to rhyme with Banana, not with Sauna. the last four letters are spoken as "ANNA," I've heard her say it over and over and over again. it's not Riahhna, people! And "Diamonds" is certainly not one of her keepers; I'd like to see someone do a good cover of "Take a bow" or (her best one) "Disturbia."


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A swimming pool granuloma is a long-term (chronic) skin infection. It is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium marinum.
Aquarium granuloma; Fish tank granuloma
A swimming pool granuloma occurs when water containing Mycobacterium marinum bacteria enters a break in the skin. Signs of a skin infection appear about 2 - 3 weeks later.
Risks include exposure to swimming pools, salt water aquariums, or ocean fish.
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The elbows, fingers, and back of the hands are the most common body parts affected. The knees and legs are less commonly affected.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
There was good sport again with lures on floating lines working well and cats whisker being favourite.
There are still places available for the Airflo Bank Masters competition on Sunday, Febuary 24. It's £26 to enter and you get a goody bag worth over £50 with a line and selection of flies. Enter at www.ianbarrflyfishing.co.uk or pick up an entry at the lodge.
Other diary dates include: Eyebrook tackle shop will be here on Saturday, Febuary 23 for all your new season tackle requirements. We will be having a half day fly fishing course on March 30 with top instructor Tim Gaunt Baker covering all aspects of fly fishing. It's £25 a head 9-1. Please ring to book your place on 07525 730447.
With the lake now totally thawed out after the cold snap, anglers are enjoying some surprisingly good sport for the time of year.
Paul Rogers, from Taverham, defied the odds and had his best session to date on Saturday, when even in the cold wind he managed to land nine rainbows in total.
Paul was using a floating line and small nymphs such as hare's ears and pheasant tails… Well done Paul.
With night-time temperatures expected to stay above freezing over the next few days there should be no risk of the lake freezing and with milder daytime temperatures upon us the fish should start to wake from their winter slumber.
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Blue Devils Blog/Updates and Schedule Mike McGrath Athletics Director
Week of May 30th
Hello Everyone, As the spring regular season came to a close late Friday afternoon all eyes will now be focused on our Boys Tennis team as they attempt to play their way through the MIAA State Tournament which should begin for our Blue Devils late next week (seedings will be out Wednesday). With a 15-7 record they may have a chance to host a first round match. If last week was any indication as to how well this team is playing (two wins over Whitman-Hanson and a tight loss to Scituate sandwiched between wins over Stoughton and Quincy) we should prepare for an exciting tournament. In Girls Tennis action last week wins over both Mashpee and Quincy improved their season win total to 8 which is the most wins for a girls tennis team since the team was created back 10+ years ago. This team should excel next season as our first , second and third singles as well as our second doubles all return along with a talented group of 7 freshmen. Baseball had an impressive week going 3-2 and improving their season total to 5 wins besting last year's record and recording the baseball team's most victories in 6 years. Sweeping both Dorchester games (5-1 and a thrilling come from behind 12-9 victory) and beating Boston International capped off their season. Softball also ended their season last week with three tough opponents (Pembroke, Mt. Alvernia and Quincy). Promising freshmen and sophomores will carry this team going forward as the team says goodbye to four from this year's squad. Boys and Girls Outdoor Track had an impressive showing at last Friday's MIAA Division 3 State Meet. In boys action the team finished 4th overall with the following performances of note: Xavier Collins - 1st 200 Meter Dash & 6th 100 Meter Dash, Godfred Mbengam - 3rd 400 Meter Dash, Jerry Acacia - 2nd Triple Jump, 4th 100 Meter Hurdles & 8th Long Jump, Parris Nathan - 3rd Shot Put, Evandro DeCosta - 6th Triple Jump, John Mbengam - 7th Triple Jump and the foursome of Nick Mason, Steph Louis, John Mbengam & Godfred Mbengam won the 4x400 Relay. In girls action the team finished 18th overall with the following performances of note: Anna Mbengam - 3rd 200 Meter Dash & 4th Javelin, Elisheba Boyd - 9th Triple Jump and the foursome of Kelsey Bamford, Stephanie Desir, Azariah Boyd & Makisha Germain finished 8th in the 4 x 400 Relay. Michael McGrath Director of Athletics Randolph Public Schools 781-961-6220 x560 firstname.lastname@example.com Where Sportsmanship is Expected!
Week of May 16
Boys Tennis sits one win away from reaching the State Tournament for the third consecutive year. Sandwiching a loss to Scituate between wins over Braintree (4-1) and Middleboro (5-0) improved the team's season record to 9-4. With a busy two weeks ahead (nine matches) the team should be ready for a potentially long run in the State Tournament. Girls Tennis found themselves on the short end of three matches last week and currently stand at 6-8 on the season. They will need to take care of business in their remaining seven matches. Fortunately as the most successful girls tennis team in years this group certainly can achieve a tournament berth. Boys Track had an interesting week as their only league meet with powerhouse Pembroke ended in a tie. This meet was for the Fisher Division title. Our defending outdoor track champions will need to share their title with Pembroke this year. In the Coaches Invitational this past Saturday it was our Girls Track team who made people take notice. With a first place finish and multiple top five finishes this young team has a very bright future. Both teams will compete and most likely place in many events in Tuesday's Patriot League All-League Meet. Baseball played only once last week due to two cancellations, but in their lone game the team played inspired baseball for five innings before falling to Hyde Park early in the week. This week they will battle in five consecutive games due to make-ups from rain cancellations. Softball dropped their only two games last week against Scituate and #9 Middleboro. In the Scituate game revenge was on the mind of the Lady Sailors after our Lady Blue Devils posted a late comeback victory early in the season. After a back and forth first three innings the Lady Sailors pulled away for a mid-week victory. Boys Volleyball closes out their first varsity season this week with their final home game on Monday against Barnstable then travel to Wellesley and play against the Raiders the following day. If you have followed this team throughout the season you will have seen a transformation from a group of young men just playing the sport of volleyball to that same group of young men actually "playing volleyball". I cannot wait to see how this season ends because they are very close to winning their first game and this could be the week. This Week's Blue Devil Schedule: Monday, May 16 Baseball vs. Quincy 4:00pm Boys Tennis vs. Quincy 400pm Girls Tennis @ Quincy 3:30pm Softball @ Quincy 3:30pm Boys Volleyball vs. Barnstable – JV 400pm/ Var. 5:00pm Tuesday, May 17 Boys Outdoor Track @ SL 3:30pm - All-League Meet Girls Outdoor Track @ SL 3:30pm - All-League Meet Boys Volleyball @ Wellesley – Var 4:00pm / JV 5:30pm Baseball vs. Scituate 3:30pm Wednesday, May 18 Baseball vs. Hanover 3:30pm Softball @ Hanover 3:30pm Boys Tennis vs. Hanover 3:30pm Girls Tennis @ Hanover 3:30pm Thursday, May 19 Baseball @ Marian 3:30pm Friday, May 20 Baseball @ Middleboro 3:30pm Boys Tennis @ Pembroke 3:30pm Girls Tennis vs. Pembroke 3:30pm Michael McGrath Director of Athletics Randolph Public Schools 781-961-6220 x560 email@example.com Where Sportsmanship is Expected!
Week of Monday May 9
Girls Tennis was off to a fast start last week with an impressive 3-2 victory over Hanover. The win placed our girls tennis team in a position they have not been in for many years – an over .500 record (6-5) this late in the season. With the victory the team only needs 5 additional wins to qualify for the State Tournament. Unfortunately, the remainder of the week did not play out as hoped. After a rainout with Mashpee on Tuesday the team dropped a 5-0 decision to a very good Pembroke team on Thursday. Boys Tennis currently sits at 7-4 on the season after a tough week. Playing both Hanover and Pembroke to 3-2 losses the team beat a good Mashpee team 4-1 on Wednesday. With four matches this week a State Tournament berth could be secured. Baseball had a terrific game against Hanover on Monday losing a well played, error free 7-5 contest. The Blue Devils also had Boston International and Pembroke on the schedule, but rain cancelled the BI game and Pembroke scored too early and too often in a 12-2 loss. Softball had a busy week with four games. Two against neighbor Avon and two others against Hanover and Pembroke. No wins, but a great effort in the Pembroke game led to a hard fought 7-5 loss. Boys Volleyball met two teams who visited Randolph High School for the first time. On Monday it was Catholic Memorial paying a visit and the following day saw Keefe Tech. Both matches went the limit and saw our Blue Devils play inspired volleyball, but experience pushed the visitors to victory. The end of the week it was perennial powerhouse Quincy, but after grabbing the first set it was all Quincy in a 3-1 victory. Boys and Girls Track had no league meets scheduled, but Saturday saw our teams compete/attempt to compete in the Freshman/Sophomore Meet in Westwood and the Twilight Meet in Weston. Unfortunately the Twilight Meet was cancelled due to rain, but the Fr/So Meet was able to complete most events with our Randolph runners/field event athletes dominating. Three first place victories and a few 2nd & 3rd place finishes led to an impressive day before the skies opened and the remainder of the meet was cancelled. This Week's Blue Devil Schedule: Monday, May 9 Baseball @ Hyde Park 3:30pm Boys Tennis vs. Braintree 3:30pm Girls Tennis @ Braintree 3:30pm Boys Volleyball @ Catholic Memorial – JV 3:30pm / Var. 5:00pm Tuesday, May 10 Boys Outdoor Track @ Pembroke 3:30pm Girls Outdoor Track @ Pembroke 3:30pm Boys Volleyball @ Brockton – JV 3:30pm / Var. 5:00pm Girls Tennis @ Mashpee 3:00pm (2) Boys Tennis vs. Mashpee 4:00pm Wednesday, May 11 Baseball vs. Scituate 4:00pm Softball @ Scituate 4:00pm Boys Tennis vs. Scituate 4:00pm Girls Tennis @ Scituate 4:00pm Thursday, May 12 Baseball @ Middleboro 3:30pm Boys Tennis @ Middleboro 3:30pm Softball vs. Middleboro 3:30pm Girls Tennis vs. Middleboro 3:30pm Boys Volleyball vs. Quincy – JV 4:00pm / Var. 5:00pm Friday, May 13 No Events Scheduled Michael McGrath Director of Athletics Randolph Public Schools 781-961-6220 x560 firstname.lastname@example.com Where Sportsmanship is Expected!
Week of April 4th 2010
After a rainy start to the week it was only our Boys Volleyball team that saw action early on. The team's only game of the week took place last Tuesday as our Blue Devils took on the Bears from Greater New Bedford Voke a traditionally strong program. The match featured some tremendous volley's and exciting play. After the first two games which saw GNBV cruise to convincing wins the third game featured the best play of this young season by our Blue Devils. With the crowd chanting and the gym at peak noise level Randolph took a 21-19 lead before eventually dropping the game 25-22 and the match 3-0. Boys & Girls Outdoor Track traveled to Middleboro last Wednesday for a crucial Fisher Division meet. The girl's team who had lost to Middleboro during the winter season ran away with a convincing 23 point victory. Numerous key events were swept by our Lady Blue Devils. The boy's team was also a winner sweeping every event except for the shot put and javelin. Both teams currently at 1-0 on the season will have a busy week with meets against both Scituate and Hanover. The team will also compete against Silver Lake during the Hanover meet. Baseball opened their season with O'Bryant High School on Thursday. After a clean four innings of error free baseball O'Bryant was able to capitalize on a couple Blue Devil miscues and put back to back hits together multiple times in the fifth inning to pull away with an 8-2 victory. Just the opposite for our Softball team which played inspired softball after a first inning which saw Boston Globe #6 Boston Latin Academy post 9 runs. Girls Tennis also opened their season on Friday after two consecutive rainouts. Traveling to Braintree the girls were able to grab one match, but could not pull out a victory losing 4-1. Just the reverse for our Boys Tennis team who was anxious to get back on the court after a tremendous season last year. The team did not disappoint dismantling Braintree by a 4-1 score. This Week's Schedule: Monday 4/11 Varsity Baseball @ Scituate 3:30pm Varsity Softball vs. Scituate 3:30pm Boys Tennis @ Scituate 3:30pm Girls Tennis vs. Scituate 3:30pm (Young Courts) Varsity & JV Boys Volleyball @ Keefe Tech 3:30/5:00pm Tuesday 4/12 Boys Tennis @ Whitman Hanson 3:30pm Girls Tennis vs. Whitman Hanson 3:30pm (Young Courts) Girls Outdoor Track @ Scituate 3:30pm Boys Outdoor Track @ Scituate 3:30pm Wednesday 4/13 No Events Scheduled Thursday 4/14 Boys Outdoor Track @ Silver Lake vs. (SL & Hanover) Girls Outdoor Track @ Silver Lake vs. (SL & Hanover) Girls Tennis vs. Stoughton 3:30pm (Young Courts) Boys Tennis vs. Stoughton 3:30pm (RCMS Courts) Varsity & JV Boys Volleyball @ Mills 5:30/6:30pm Friday 4/15 Boys Tennis @ Brockton 3:30pm Girls Tennis vs. Brockton 3:30pm (Young Courts) Varsity & JV Boys Volleyball vs. Boston College HS 3:30/5:00pm Varsity Softball @ Mount Alvernia 3:45pm Michael McGrath Director of Athletics Randolph Public Schools 781-961-6220 x560 email@example.com Where Sportsmanship is Expected!
Week of February 7th
Once again a mid-week snow storm caused eight games to be postponed between the high school and middle school. Girls Basketball which was one of the few teams to see action last week saw our Lady Blue Devils inch closer to a state tournament birth with a convincing win over Provincetown (52-29). The team also played and fell to a Scituate team of Lady Sailors who is on a collision course with a state championship in Division II. With their 1-1 record last week our girls basketball team sits at 7-4 - four victories shy of qualifying for the state tournament. Boys Basketball found itself on the short end of games against Sharon (64-48) and Scituate (77-64), but hope to rebound this week as they take on Middleboro, Hyde Park & Quincy. With a 5-8 record the team will need to go a minimum of 5-2 the rest of the season to qualify for the state tournament. Wrestling saw their clash with the Titans of Pembroke postponed, but did compete in Saturday's state team tournament. After some early success on the mat our Blue Devils finished placing 7th. This Saturday will be the state individual sectionals in Wayand and we have high hopes for top placements for many of our wrestlers. Boys and Girls Swimming were the host to Hanover last Monday. Although both teams fell to the Indians the boys team had some impressive finishes. Also, Saturday was the Patriot League Swim Meet and our boys team placed 7th of the 9 schools that competed. In girls action personal best times were found across the board in most races and when the boys hit the pool they broke the Randolph High School record for the 200 freestyle relay. Both teams also shared in winning the league Sportsmanship Award (voted on by opposing coaches). In Indoor Track both teams were off for most of the week preparing for the Patriot League Meet this Friday. Randolph boys were the big winners when it came to Patriot League All Star selections as 10 Randolph runners were selected. The girls 4x400 relay team was also selected as Patriot League All Stars. Our Cheerleaders will compete in the Patriot League/South Shore League Cheer Competition this Thursday at Whitman Hanson beginning at 7:00pm.
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November 2, 2001 ROAD WORK, PARADES AND OTHER STREET ACTIVITIES The departments of Facility Maintenance (FM) and Design & Construction (DC), and the Board of Water Supply (WS) have scheduled the following roadwork for the week of November 4, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Estimated completion date is in parentheses. Contacts: Facility Maintenance: 523-4472; Design & Construction: 523-4049; Water Supply: 527-6148 New Projects: Honolulu: Reconstruction of Oahu and Nuuanu avenues, Judd Street, Booth Road, Nuuanu Pali Drive, Mott Smith Drive, Punahou Street, Manoa Road, Monsarrat and Mooheau avenues, Diamond Head Road, Kealaolu Avenue, Dole and McCully streets. DC Continuing Projects: Haleiwa: Install water lines and equipment along Haleiwa Road, Kaika Place, Nalimu Road, Naoiwi Lane, Niuula Road and Walikanahele Road. (Completion by 6/02) WS Honolulu: Reconstruct King Street from Liliha Street to River Street and Bethel Street to South Street. The North King Street section includes the replacement of a 24-inch water main. (Completion by 7/02) DCRenovation of streets in Puunui neighborhood: Waolani Avenue, Rooke Avenue, Puunui Avenue, Hawaii Street, Kauai Street, Maui Street and Wyllie Street. (Completion by 11/8/02) DC Kahala: Renovation of Kealahou Street between Kalanianaole Highway and Muolea Place and resurfacing, new curbs and gutters for Pahoa Avenue between Kokohead and 18th avenues. (Completion by 8/02) DC Kailua: Kainui Drive Trunk Sewer will be rehabilitated along Kainui Drive between Oneawa Street and Kalaheo Avenue. (Completion by 12/01) DC Kaimuki: Install 12� and 8� BWS water mains on Alencastre Street between St. Louis Drive and Felix Street. Reconstruct roadway pavement and base, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and driveways. Adjust manhole frames and covers, street monument covers and utility boxes to finish grade. Install street striping and raise pavement markings. (Completion by 2/02) DC Kalihi: Install sewer lines along Bannister Street and Place and Laumaka Street. (Completion by 1/02) DC Kaneohe: A 42-inch water main with fire hydrants is being placed along Kahekili Highway from Ahuimanu Road to Haiku Road and from Kulukeoe Street to Likelike Highway, Likelike Highway from Kahekili Highway to Kamehameha Highway. (Completion by 6/8/02) WS Makiki: Makiki Heights Road will be repaved. (Completion by 8/02) Manoa: Rehabilitation of sewer line along Kuahea Street between Waiomao Road and Kuahea Place. (Completion by 1/02) DC Sidewalk improvements to Kolowalu Street. (Completion in 11/01) DC Mililani: Rehabilitation of Meheula Parkway (Kamehameha Highway to Lanikuhana): Reconstruction of curbs, gutters, and pavement, Kuahelani Avenue (Meheula Parkway to Kamehameha Highway). (Completion by 1/6/02) DC Moiliili: Install 8-inch water mains on (Completion by 7/02) WS Kaaha Street from Kapiolani Boulevard to Kaaloa Street; Kaaloa Street from Kaaha Street to Nakookoo Street; Nakookoo Street from Kahuna Lane to the end; Kahoaloha from Nakookoo Street to Kuulei Lane and Kahuna Lane. Sunset Beach: Install 12-inch to 16-inch water main along Kamehameha Highway from Paumalu Place to Kahae Road. (Completion by 12/02) WS Waialua: Install water lines and related equipment along Aikaula, Haona, Kanalu, Kuoha, Naluahi and Nauahi streets and Goodale Avenue. (Completion by 6/02) WS Waianae: Reconstruction and resurfacing of Lualualei Homestead Road between Pokai Bay Street and Hale Ekahi Drive, Paakea Road, between Hakimo Road and Mailiili Road, and Makaha Valley Road. (Completion by 8/10/02) DC Waipahu: Rehabilitate Waipahu Street between Kunia Road and Mahoe Street. (Completion by 2/8/02) DC Reconstruction of Managers Drive to include irrigation and landscaping improvements. (Completion by 2/8/02) DCParades, Walks, Races & Other Street Closures Contact Transportation Services:(http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/dts/usage/events.htm) for the current information.
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The hosting site, Code Spaces, has ceased trading after a hacker gained access to its Amazon Web Services control panel and deleted most its data.
It had been suffering from denial of service attacks since the beginning of the week, with the hacker looking to extort money from the company.
Code Spaces said: "An unauthorised person, who at this point who is still unknown, had gained access to our Amazon EC2 control panel and had left a number of messages for us to contact them using a hotmail address."
The company began to investigate the cause of the breach, as well as the extent of it, leading them to the conclusion that the hacker had not gained machine access at the time, and was not from inside the company.
"At this point we took action to take control back of our panel by changing passwords, however the intruder had prepared for this and had already created a number of backup logins to the panel," Code Spaces added.
"Upon seeing us make the attempted recovery of the account he locked us down to a non-admin user and proceeded to randomly delete artefacts from the panel."
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Amazon was unable to help with the problem, but Code Spaces has begun an "ongoing conversation with the police". It has also set up a support team to start processing refunds.
"It's a terrible position to be in, we have served this community for seven years but we let everyone down in one night," it said.
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LettersPredrinkin' = PretrialDear Alibi, With all the hoopla recently regarding DWI, it's most difficult to discern facts from hyperbole. The State Supreme Court just enacted a new rule regarding pretrial interviews. Now, if interviews haven't been completed prior to trial, they must be conducted at the courthouse on the day of trial. Some in the press have lauded this as a positive step and suggested this represents closing a major loophole. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. The "loophole" is in reality removing a major component of due process. Pretrial interviews are in fact necessary and an integral part of the discovery process. Often new details relevant to a defendant's guilt or innocence are unearthed in such interviews. Conducting the interviews the day of trial would preclude further development of new facts discovered. This rule change will not only affect DWI cases, but will control all cases heard in the Metropolitan Court. Currently, the public is demanding a higher DWI conviction rate. While this is legitimate from a public policy standpoint, the Supreme Court is misguided in its decision. The Court has a special committee that advises it on rules for Metropolitan and Magistrate Courts. At the time of the change, the committee was chaired by Judge Sharon Walton. The committee advised against this rule change. The committee is composed of a broad spectrum of officials, including judges and prosecutors. It would appear that the Court has bowed to contemporary political pressures. The Courts are not responsible for conviction rates. This is the prosecutor's obligation. The Court's job is to ensure that there is fundamental fairness and due process under the U.S. and New Mexico Constitutions. With the new rule, the power has now dramatically shifted to the prosecution. What incentive would the state have to ever schedule pretrial interviews? Why not wait and put the onus on the Metro Judge? Any judge that refuses to play this game will face certain hostility and criticism in the press. This is the untold story and the potentially tragic consequences of this rule change. Buffy Needs the SnipDear Alibi, [Re: Letters, "A Rhetorical Pile of Dog Shit," Dec. 29, 2005-Jan. 4, 2006] I'd be interested in seeing the article Rick Mathes claims he wrote about homosexuality. I found little about him on the Internet except a piece from the NetLore archive about a statement a Muslim man allegedly made about jihad. If Mr. Mathes indeed has written such an article, is there any comparison to "Buffy" falling in love with a boy dog and having puppies to a person's choice of partners, whatever the sex? While I realize that "Buffy" is just an example, a dog does not go out and "fall in love and have puppies." Perhaps Mathes could be preaching that Buffy should be spayed and her guy pal neutered. Zone It and They Will ComeDear Alibi, [Re: Ortiz y Pino, "Magic with Magnets," Jan. 5-11] As a Developer and New Urbanist, I see a few missing ingredients in making mag lev (which may be the right technology), or any other form of mass transit in New Mexico, successful: 1. You mention "moving people from home to work." How about combining mass transit with the low-tech approach of form-based coding versus euclidean zoning, so that cities can be built or rebuilt in increments of walkable, mixed-use, mixed-income, neighborhoods/districts/corridors, where the potential exists (which doesn't today, statewide) to walk or bike to work, school or shopping? Changing our development rules at the state and local levels would seem to be the least expensive and most effective way of reducing vehicle trips and miles traveled. Then, we can overlay effective mass transit on the revised land use policies. 2. Mass transit only works well when the origin and destination of the trip are in walkable, pedestrian-friendly areas. Do we even really have one such area in ABQ today? Again, zoning and transportation design standards are giving us the opposite result. The percent of transit trips in New Mexico is woeful, and capital investment isn't going to do the trick. Zoning reform will. 3. There's a little "build it and they will come" to your column, with all due respect. Without land use policies and funding mechanisms in place, I don't believe they will come if we build it. 4. Elevated tracks--cut out light and air, as shown in a decade of film noir that was a factor in driving public policy, and millions of Americans, to suburban living. For retail and residential vitality along mass transit corridors, at-grade works best, it seems to me. With modern streetcars, for example (Portland has them), motor vehicles and rail vehicles can share the lane. 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I look forward to the entire U.S. Government, Republicans and Democrats, hanging in the gallows for their war crimes. The U.S.A. would have more credibility in putting people on trial for war crimes, including preemptive invasions and occupations, torture, secret prisons, secret police and using chemical WMD like white phosphorous against civilians, if they were not guilty of all of the same crimes in their terrorist attack on Iraq. Letters should be sent with the writer's name, address and daytime phone number via e-mail to email@example.com. They can also be faxed to (505) 256-9651. 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Helping Hand Thrift Store in Detroit Lakes is celebrating its first anniversary this weekend.
On Saturday, the store, which benefits The Refuge and The Compassion House, will be offering sales throughout the store including 50 percent off certain merchandise and winter coats for $2.
There will also be complimentary donuts and coffee throughout the day, and taco in a bag for sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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This mill sits not in Hilo but on 24 verdant acres in the blink-and-you'll-miss-it town of Mountain View just south on Highway 11 (chances are you'll smell the place before you see it). Green coffee beans from family farms throughout the state are processed here in small batches, packaged on-site, and distributed to many of the island's best restaurants. Stop into the café to power up for an outing to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (the mill is on the way) and get a quick tour of the entire process, or just purchase some bags of beans to take home.
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Telephone PoleUPDATE: Man who sparked crash, slammed into phone pole chargedSubmitted by Allyson Lorick on Tue, 10/29/2013 - 10:27am.READ MORE:
A Leland man faces multiple charges after police say he ran a stoplight at a Wilmington intersection, causing him to slam into two other cars and a phone pole. Bryant is charged with DWI and reckless driving to endanger. He was later released on a $1,000 secured bond.
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Missing Monkey Roundup
Texas primate sanctuary searches for monkey set free by Tropical Storm Hermine.
Residents of Texas' North Bexar County are still feeling the effects of Tropical Storm Hermine's damage.
Unfortunately, for workers at Primarily Primates Sanctuary, it has turned into a serious search for a missing monkey.
"This is unexpected," said Stephen Tello, executive director of Primarily Primates. "We don't want things like this to happen."
Tello says a spider monkey named W.C. Fields is among three that escaped the non-profit sanctuary after strong winds caused a tree to fall damaging their cage last Tuesday.
The staff quickly captured two of the monkeys, but the leader of the pack is still missing.
"You can tell he's lost," said Tello. "You can tell he's scared, doing a lot of vocalizations. So, we really have a scared, hungry primate."
The missing monkey is described as dark brown, with tan-coloring on his face and stomach.
Neighbors have already reported seeing the monkey traveling very close to some homes, even in garages.
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Svavarsdóttir's Burden
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It is sometimes observed that the debate between internalists and externalists about moral motivation seems to have reached a deadlock. There are those who do, and those who don't, recognize the intuitive possibility of amoralists: i.e. people having moral opinions without being motivated to act accordingly. This makes Sigrun Svavarsdóttir's methodological objection to internalism especially interesting, since it promises to break the deadlock through building a case against internalism (construed as a conceptual thesis), not on such intuitions, but on a methodological principle for empirical investigations. According to the objection, internalists incur the burden of argument, since they have to exclude certain explanations of the (verbal and non-verbal) behavior of apparent amoralists, while externalists don't. In this paper I argue that the objection fails: the principle for empirical investigations is plausible, but Svavarsdóttir's application of it to internalism is not. Once we clearly distinguish between the conceptual and the empirical aspects of the internalist and externalist explanations of apparent amoralists, we see that these views incur an equal burden of explanation. I end the paper with a positive suggestion to the effect that there is a third alternative, a view that involves accepting neither internalism nor externalism, which does not incur an explanatory burden of the relevant sort.
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- Title
- Svavarsdóttir's Burden
- Journal
Volume 40, Issue 3 , pp 577-589
- Cover Date
- 2012-09-01
- 10.1007/s11406-011-9339-0
- Print ISSN
- 0048-3893
- Online ISSN
- 1574-9274
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
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- Metaethics
- Moral motivation
- Internalism
- Amoralists
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- 1. Department of philosophy, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden


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The Fort Hays State University women's soccer team dispatched Washburn University 3-1 on Friday at FHSU Soccer Stadium.
The Tigers (6-3, 2-2 MIAA) fell behind 1-0 after the first half, despite out shooting Washburn 9 to two, but turned it on in the second half, scoring three goals in 14 minutes.
Senior forward Sade Humphrey tied the match in the 50th minute on a pass from freshman midfielder Alexis Aiman in transition.
Aiman scored the Tigers' second goal from the top of the box on an assist from Humphrey in the 60th minute, and Hester added the match's final goal in the 64th minute, collecting her own rebound before burying it.
Washburn dropped to 1-7 and 1-3 in the MIAA. The Tigers are in action again today at FHSU Soccer Stadium against Emporia State University. Match time is 2 p.m.


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The Library is overflowing with programs, events and activities that enrich, inspire and educate people of all ages and backgrounds. Here's a look at some of our programming, events and activities in photographs.
One of the most important services offered at Forsyth County Public Library is one you may not be familiar with. Our Computer Training Bridge program offers programs and classes to reduce the "Digital Divide" and computer illiteracy in Forsyth County.
Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays for the little ones, ages 0-2 at Rural Hall Branch Library every Monday at 11am. Call 703-2970 for more information.
7125 Broad Street Rural Hall, NC 27045 (336) 703-2970 (336) 969-9401 FAX
Closed Sunday 10:00 - 9:00 Monday 10:00 - 9:00 Tuesday 10:00 - 9:00 Wednesday 10:00 - 6:00 Thursday 10:00 - 6:00 Friday 10:00 - 5:00 Saturday Hours for All Locations Holiday Closings


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I saw Tyne Daly and Chris Seiber today! I went to the Broadway Flea Market. Very Fun. I got a free Mary Poppins soundtrack. Ironic because I actually hate Mary Poppins.
School is very tiring and boring and has a lot of work.
Dancing is amazing.
I'm going to see Across the Universe now. I've heard from people that it's amazing. I can't wait.
Omg, I wanna see that movie SO bad, it has Evan Rachel Wood in it she's sooo hot!
Be yourself. 'Cause if you're busy being somebody else, who's gonna be you?
ZOMG CHRISTOPHER SEIBER!! I LOVE THAT MAN TO DEATH!!!! I WANT HIM! GIMMIE!! I saw him in Into the Woods, and I woulda seen him in Spamalot, but they understudied him =( ah well. I have him on both soundtracks, though. That man is the shit.
Megan: "Cheers are supposed to be simple, make people feel good."
Graham: "Cheers make girls do stupid cartwheels. Orgasms make people feel good."
-But I'm a Cheerleader


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Manchester Nights Out
You can enjoy some fun Manchester nights out, whether you're new to the city or area long-timefixture to this wonderful city. The bars along Oxford Road are as diverse as they are vibrant and nearby Deansgate Locks offers some of the more trendier bars attracting the odd celebrity among the thousands of visitors who makes their way every weekend. Deansgate sees familiar name suchas The Slug and Lettuce and some fine restaurants such as LaTasca.
Printworks is where the mainnightclubs can be found with venues such as Tiger Tiger and Paparazzi. And not forgetting TheNorthern Quarter with its blend of offbeat venues such as Odd to more stylish venues such as Bluu.
Join a fun group of like minded people for a night out in Manchester - attendance is free, with our introductory taster session:
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