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Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen has refunded a $1,700 campaign contribution from the Orange County Employees Association in "an abundance of caution" over concerns that she had exceeded county campaign finance limits, Nguyen confirmed Thursday.
Orange County's campaign finance ordinance, known as TINCUP, requires campaigns to add up contributions from the same funding source and limits the total to a set amount within a single election cycle.
The Orange County Register reported in August that Nguyen received two maximum contributions from political action committees funded by OCEA during her 2012 bid for supervisor. One of the PACs, called California Citizens for Fair Government, failed to disclose OCEA as a "sponsor," or the source of at least 80 percent of its funding, as required by law.
Shirley L. Grindle, the author of TINCUP, notified Nguyen of a possible violation of county contribution limits after the article was published, and urged her to return one of the maximum contributions. The maximum at the time was $1,700.
Nguyen, a Republican, is running for state senate in 2014.
David Bauer, Nguyen's Sacramento-based treasurer, said Thursday that Nguyen's campaign concluded that a refund was necessary.
"The county ordinance stipulates that a committee is affiliated if it is sponsored by another committee," said Bauer. "Since OCEA's PAC was a sponsor of California Citizens for Fair Government, the sum of their contributions exceeded the county ordinance limit."
He said Nguyen's campaign returned OCEA's contribution Sept. 30. The campaign refunded the contribution from the union PAC because CCFG is no longer an active committee, Bauer said.
The Orange County Registrar of Voters received an email from Bauer on Sept. 30 notifying them that Nguyen's campaign had refunded OCEA's contribution.
Grindle said Thursday that Nguyen delayed making the refund longer than necessary, but, "She finally did the right thing."
Bauer said the campaign accepted CCFG's money in 2010 – a year after OCEA's PAC contributed – because it wasn't clear that the two committees shared a funding source.
"Had we been aware at the time we received the contribution from California Citizens for Fair Government that it was sponsored by OCEA's PAC, we would not have accepted the contribution," Bauer said. "But that was not obvious at the time."
A spokesman for the Fair Political Practices Commission, which enforces state campaign finance laws, said last week that CCFG's filing requirements remained "under review."
An Orange County Register analysis of campaign finance records found that OCEA contributed the first $75,000 to establish CCFG, and provided 81 percent of the PAC's funding over its three-year lifetime. CCFG then gave its remaining $42,500 to launch a PAC with similar initials, California Citizens Fighting Government Waste.
The treasurer for CCFG, Chris Anderson, worked on Nguyen's 2008 campaign, Nguyen confirmed. Anderson founded CCFG in 2009, then joined Nguyen's county staff on a part-time basis in 2010 as a district representative – a job he still holds.


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Aunt Clara from Brooklyn was flying in for a couple of days. Everyone loves to see Aunt Clara. She has a wonderful personality that resonates a true feeling of love for everyone in the family regardless of age or opinion. So when she visits, we all love to serve up our warm Southern hospitality along with our homemade Southern food.
Of course, it's almost a competition among our siblings to showcase each of our own specialties or, in others words, to "show-off" our best dishes. Over the weekend, Ellis's sister, Challye, served up her chicken stew with an Italian flare over rice. Brother-in-law Alan smoked boneless racks of ribs to perfection, and I decided to try a new recipe for Mexican cornbread salad.
With the key word being "new," I do not know what I was thinking. The number one rule as a hostess or a guest for a successful dinner party is not to try a new recipe. I found the recipe in my latest edition of The Food Network Magazine. The picture of the cornbread salad was beautiful, and I painstakingly made sure that mine would look just like it.
The ingredients were basic for a Mexican version – adding in fresh cilantro, lime juice, chili powder and a Mexican blend of cheese using Monterey Jack. Although, the recipe called for letting the ingredients refrigerate to let the flavors meld together for 2 to 24 hours, I made mine 36 hours in advance, thinking the longer the better.
But I was wrong! I believe the salad lost its oomph. The taste was very bland, and it needed more flavor. Everyone agreed. I did appreciate their honesty. I do my best to graciously accept criticism when I prepare a dish that comes up short.
So, with me having the curse of perfectionism, I revisited my old cornbread salad recipe and came to the conclusion that cheese and bacon belong in cornbread; that good old Ranch dressing made with the package of the dried mix and Duke's mayonnaise works best; and you can't go wrong if you use canned pinto beans.
That is what makes a keeper. Try this sure-fire recipe for Southern Cornbread Salad. It's a keeper, honestly!
For the cornbread
2¼ cups yellow self-rising corn meal mix (I use Tender-Bake brand)
2 large eggs
1¼ cup buttermilk
¼ cup canola oil
4 strips cooked bacon, finely chopped
1 cup extra-sharp cheddar cheese
In a cast-iron skillet, pour in the oil and heat in a 400-degree oven. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk eggs and buttermilk together, add in the corn meal mix and stir until combined. Add in the bacon and cheese and stir again. Carefully remove skillet from the oven and pour the hot oil into the mixture and quickly stir until all is combined. Immediately pour cornbread mixture into hot skillet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cornbread cool completely.
For the salad
1 cake of cornbread, cut into bite-size pieces or torn with your fingers
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
3-4 large tomatoes, diced
1 can (15-ounce) corn, drained
1 can (14.5 ounce) pinto beans, drained
1 large red, yellow, orange or green pepper, diced
2 cups grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese
1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
1 cup sour cream
1 cup Duke's mayonnaise
In a small mixing bowl, combine the packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing, sour cream and mayonnaise until well combined. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the onions, tomatoes, corn, pinto beans and peppers, and mix well.
In a large glass mixing bowl, place 1/3 of the cornbread pieces, 1/3 of the vegetable and bean mixture and 1/3 of the grated cheese. Spread 1/3 of the Ranch dressing mix and repeat with the cornbread mixture. Should have enough for 3 layers, finishing off with the Ranch dressing on top. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and or up to 24 hours. Serves 6.
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A love of gardening, a search for knowledge and a desire to share that knowledge with others is central to why people join the Master Gardener program. They remain Master Gardeners to enjoy the friendship of others who share their interests, to gain and share research-based horticultural knowledge and to give back to the community through their volunteer commitment.
If combining your passion for people and plants sounds appealing, you may be a good Master Gardener candidate. A formal education in horticulture isn't necessary—we will provide the training and resources to help you teach others. There are five steps to becoming a Master Gardener – each step is described in more detail below.
To become a University of Minnesota Master Gardener in your county, you must first apply and be accepted into the program. The application process starts early – we begin sending out applications in September.
You agree to volunteer service in exchange for training from the University of Minnesota. You also agree to participate in Master Gardener meetings in your County, where you receive continuing education and learn about new projects and other volunteer opportunities.
Training is held once each year in the metropolitan area in January and February. Master Gardeners attend a 48-hour class at the University of Minnesota known as the "Core Course" or Horticulture 1003 if taken for U of M credit. The course is taught by Extension faculty, and a textbook and mini-reference library are provided to each participant. For more information about the Core Course training, including times, locations, fees, and specific course content, visit the Minnesota Master Gardener page.
Following completion of Core Course Training, Master Gardener interns are required to do 50 hours of volunteer work during their internship year (which ends December 31). We make an effort to ensure that our new interns are placed with other, more seasoned volunteers and we assign a mentor to each new intern. So whether you volunteer at an "Ask a Master Gardener? event, the Diagnostic Clinic or another event, you'll be with knowledgeable, helpful people who will make sure you're not on your own. You'll have fun—and you will learn a lot!
You'll receive a certificate and name badge designating you as a Master Gardener once you have completed the Core Course and fulfilled your internship requirements.
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The city of New Bern has stepped up efforts to rid neighborhoods of neglected homes, demolishing 10 last month and planning to demolish eight more this month.
New Bern aldermen discussed the problem of "demolition by neglect" Tuesday night and how they could make enforcement of the minimal housing codes stronger.
Jeff Ruggieri, director of development services, said his department was looking for direction from the Board of Aldermen about penalties of deteriorating houses and demolition of dilapidated houses.
Some property owners were facing "sustainable fines," he said.
John Clark, building inspector, said once a property receives an order for not meeting the minimal housing code, the owners could face $50 a day in penalties and sometimes the property sits neglected for years.
Scott Davis, city attorney, said getting a property owner to fix up their property usually depends on the legal "end game," when they might be looking at liens of $20,000 or $30,000 in fines. Then the city can usually get a judgment to force them to fix it up, he said.
Once the city gets a judgment, it also could take over the property and sell it, Davis said.
"But we don't want the property," he said. "So we want the owner to fix it."
Alderman Sabrina Bengel said the end game should be to tear the property down if the owner doses not want to keep it up.
Clark said the inspections department has to go through about 30 or 32 steps before demolition of property can take place. An investigation is usually complaint-based mostly from citizens or public works. Once violations are identified a letter goes out to the property owner giving them 15 days to respond.
If a property owner does not respond, development services has to try to track down the heirs of the property. After a hearing is set, the heirs usually want to repair the property, Clark said.
Clark said there are as many as 450 ongoing cases of properties in New Bern that are out of compliance with minimal housing codes, from serious to minor violations.
Davis said there were about a dozen properties with more serious violations. It cost an average of $10,000 to tear down a dilapidated house that might sit on a $2,000 lot, Davis said.
In the 28 years Clark has worked in inspections, only once was he forced to remove a family from a home because of safety issues, he said.
"We have removed power from many houses that were not safe," Clark said. "But we have never put anyone on the street."
Alderman Johnnie Ray Kinsey said it "was a very sad situation," and asked if there was anyway the city could get Habitat for Humanity or other volunteers to help.
"We don't know the situation of any of these people," he said. "I don't think anybody wants to put anyone out with nowhere to go."
Clark said when a house is being demolished the city ordinance says the city has to contact nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity. But a lot of them don't want the properties, saying they are not worth the restoration, he said.
Davis said at the end of the day it was a social problem.
"People want to comply but don't have the money," he said.
The city knew of several individuals with homes out of compliance who had no families or social network to depend on, Davis said.
Ruggieri said his department just wanted to be fair and consistent when applying the rules of the city ordinances.
Mayor Lee Bettis said since they had rules it was in the best interest of the city to make tougher decisions.
"Rules have to be applied across the board," he said.
Although it might seem heartless, Bettis said, they had to follow the rules of the city and go after the people not maintaining their property.
Alderman Denny Bucher said the city is just "trying to catch up" with what should have been done 15 years ago.
Bettis said they should follow the law and it should not be done arbitrarily and capriciously.
"Just follow the law," he said.
A man at the aldermen meeting stood and said he thought the term demolition by neglect was misleading and should not be used.
Davis agreed and aldermen put the term on the next agenda for possible revising.
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I'm shocked the Lakers aren't getting Nash AND Gasol back tonight, it would be fitting lol
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I'm shocked the Lakers aren't getting Nash AND Gasol back tonight, it would be fitting lol
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I'm assuming Pau Gasol is out again.
He is, out indefinitely.
They also let him know that if the situation doesn't change (his play on the court in D'Antoni's system) then they will move him.
They aren't exactly setting the world on fire, but we just don't have enough weapons right now.
With purple and pinstripes from days gone by, I trumpet Hugo's name to the NOLA sky. When rebranders and posers abuse their might, beware my power, TEAL LANTERN'S LIGHT!
Charlotte Slobcats All-Time Records (11 Total Seasons)-- 50-win seasons:0, losing seasons:9, playoff series wins:0, division titles: 0, identity theft: 1.
Doesn't Kobe pass 30,000 points tonight?
They suffered a heartbreak last night in Houston.
I wish Gasol and Davis were playing. Want to see how AD would do defensively.
My Anthony Davis website: http://thebrow.uphero.com/
My lame Laker fan brother and I are flying in from Corpus today just for the game, ill be rocking my Dan Dickau jersey at the bottom of section 114.... Come holler. FYI - David Stern will be in attendance to see Kobe get 30,000.
I love the Hornets, but now am all on board with the PELS.... Geaux Pelicans!
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I'd love to see him scoring only 12 points in a loss.
In three games last season the Hornets dropped all three in tight games 93-91, 88-85, and 107-101(OT).
Last Hornets win vs. the Lakeers was a 93-88 playoff win in LA to tie the series 2-2 in the 2010/11 playoffs.
Last Home win for the Hornets was 1 week proir to open the series 1-0 with a 109-101 win.
But like you, I think the Hornets steal this one if they just let Kobe have his and lock down everyone else.
I just hope the Hornets are not looking at the Lakers 8-10 record.
The Hornets could probably actually beat the Lakers, but the refs won't give them that opportunity. 5 v 8 tonight. Not gonna bother recording.
Man if we win this..
Quick questionaire:
Rather a win OR hold Kobe to under 13 points?
I would imagine the Lakers will have more fans in the building tonight.
Let's go Pels
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Scholarship fund helping Everett cancer survivor attend college
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Sammy Loch, a Western Washington University student, will receive $3,000 toward her junior year of school through the Cancer for College fund.
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Sammy Loch, who suffered a cancerous brain tumor in 2010, recently underwent a five-year checkup MRI scan, which came out clean.
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Cancer for College founder Craig Pollard (left) stands with college fraternity brother Will Ferrell. Pollard started the scholarship 20 years ago to help other cancer survivors go to college.
Not after surviving a malignant brain tumor and flesh-eating bacteria.
"I moved past my fears in a lot of ways," she said. "Silly things don't matter as much."
Well, unless that silly refers to actor and comedian Will Ferrell.
Loch will share some laughs with Ferrell at a September benefit in Seattle to raise money for Cancer for College, a scholarship fund for cancer survivors.
The Everett native will receive $3,000 this year from the national charity started 20 years ago by Ferrell's college buddy, Craig Pollard, who saw firsthand how cancer can devastate a family not only emotionally but also financially.
Many students lose traditional scholarships opportunities because their cancer limited academic, sports and extracurricular activities, said Cancer for College spokesman Greg Flores.
"The heartbreaking thing is we receive hundreds of applications and grant 50 to 75 a year, with about 10 in the Pacific Northwest," Flores said. All proceeds from the Ferrell event will go for regional students.
Loch, a junior at Western Washington University, received $2,500 from Cancer for College in two previous years, as well as smaller amounts from two other cancer scholarships.
"It helped tremendously," she said. "Otherwise it would make going to school challenging and possibly impossible."
This year, she will be living off-campus in an apartment.
Five years ago, at times she had to be carried up the stairs of her Everett home after treatment.
"I was dependent completely on my family and doctors to take care of me," Loch said. "One of my biggest fears was that I would never be able to be independent and be out on my own. College was this freeing experience of independence and I proved to myself I could do whatever I wanted to do."
She's still on the mend. She takes 11 pills a day. As she writes on her blog, sammyloch.blogspot.com: "I have trouble remembering things sometimes. I have over four feet of surgical scaring on my body. My ankle and foot don't function normally."
The worst is behind her, though. "I had my 13th clean MRI. Five years cancer free," she said.
She's spent her share of time in the diagnostic tool. "I used to have an MRI playlist," she said, music that occupies her during the long procedures.
She volunteers at camps and events for children dealing with cancer. She is majoring in psychology and sociology. She wants to be a child life specialist. "It's taking care of the person side of the patient as opposed to the medical side. Helping them deal with the situation," she said.
"It envelops everybody. There is so much focus on person who is sick. It takes a toll. A lot of stress. It's life-changing for person it happens to but it's life-changing for the whole family."
With the bad comes good.
"It was the worst experience I ever had, so I never expected it to have such a positive impact," she said. "It gave my life direction."
She was 15 and two months into her sophomore year of Jackson High School when the horrible headaches and nausea struck.
Migraine medications didn't help, so after a month the doctor said, "Just to be on the safe side I'd like to do an MRI."
That was at 3 p.m. By evening, her bags were packed and she was on her way to Seattle Children's Hospital.
She underwent 10 months of radiation and chemotherapy for the tumor, a medulloblastoma. After the first round, a bacterial infection known as necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease, attacked her leg. With surgery and 41 days of aggressive treatment in the hospital, her leg was saved.
"In a lot of ways the infection was scarier than the cancer," Loch said. "It was so chaotic and you didn't know was going to happen next. Where with cancer they have a roadmap, you are going to do this treatment and this is the time span and these are the tests."
Illness changed her road map in life.
"Before I was diagnosed, I was heavily into theater. I wanted to do every show. It was the forefront of my life," she said. "I was going to be a stage manager for 'Beauty and the Beast.'" She wasn't able to return to school until her junior year. Too weak to work on stage sets, she gave all she had in the classroom and graduated on time.
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Peter Jahrling, the top scientist at USAMRIID, has ORCON security clearance that gives him access to top-secret information of bioweapons. His most urgent priority is to develop a drug that will take on smallpox - and win. Eradicated from the planet in 1979, the smallpox virus now resides, officially, in only two high-security freezers - at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and in Siberia, at a Russian virology institute called Vector. But the demon in the freezer has been set loose. It is almost certain that illegal stocks are in the possession of hostile states, including Iraq and North Korea. Jahrling is haunted by the thought that biologists in secret labs are using genetic engineering to create a new superpox virus, a smallpox resistant to all vaccines.
USAMRIID went into a state of Delta Alert on September 11 and activated its emergency response teams when the first anthrax letters were opened in New York and Washington, D.C. Preston reports, in unprecedented detail, on the government's response to the attacks and takes us into the ongoing FBI investigation. His story is based on interviews with top-level FBI agents and with Dr. Steven Hatfill.
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"This book will give you nightmares. Preston...turns a story about science and medicine into a theme-park ride of a thriller." (The New York Times)
"As exciting as the best thrillers, yet scarier by far, for Preston's pages deal with clear, present and very real dangers." (Publishers Weekly)
"Interesting and eye opening"
Insight in the operating procedure of the CDC and WHO and what a weaponized pathogen has done and can do in the wrong hands. Well performed and reads more like a novel than a tech book. Creditworthy
"Where can I get a blue space suit?"
Okay, now I'm more paranoid than ever that humanity will be ravaged by a super virus. This book is gripping. Not just because the story is true, but because it is extremely well told.
"Pretty interesting listening in a horrific way"
If skin sliding off your body in sheets and merging pustules don't bother you, dive in. This is not for the faint of heart or stomach. It does give a clear picture of the effects of anthrax and smallpox, and the results if they were released as a bioweapon.
If nothing else, do what you're mother told you, wash your hands!
Also have a listen to In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made (Unabridged). One of the interesting points made was that anthrax was present at the time and oftened mistaken for plague. Not that it made a lot of difference to the victim.
"Very Informative and Well Written - but..."
This type of book will only appeal to a specific audience, but overall i'd say its in my top 10 books.
The performance was well done, the audio book editing was horrible. Clearly no one listened to the final product because there are no less than 8 audio edits were the track repeats itself by 4-5 seconds. This throws off the flow of the story and simply irritates the listener. Audible or whomever did the editing should refund every listeners money and appoligise for such poor quality work.
"If you only read one terrifying book this year..."
Probably not a book to listen to in bed before going to sleep, unless you are truly fearless.
But overall, a well-told true story that is as much about the people behind the effort to irradicate smallpox (and prevent future terrorism) as it is about the disease itself. Very well-researched. It seems that Preston interviewed just about all the key people behind the story over the last few decades.
The most interesting parts of the book for me were the incredible personal stories of how certain seemingly unlikely individuals became involved in different ways.
A couple reasons for a less than perfect rating -- I thought sometimes Preston went overboard on his attention to detail. Like discussing what someone happened to be eating or wearing at non-pivotal moments in the story.
Because the events in fall 2001 occurred while writing the book, Preston seemed compelled to tack on the story line dealing with anthrax. At times it made the book a little disjointed but overall I thought the discussion of anthrax added more than it detracted.
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"A must read!"
This book kept me on edge almost the whole way through. It is a must read based on the times we are in. I had no idea about the severity of biological warfare and the implications of someone having it. I feel like my eyes have been opened. I would suggest it to everyone.
Don't you just love a great story well told?
"Gripping Non-Fiction"
I got this thinking it was another thriller but, be clear, you're not buying a thriller, this is NON-fiction about horrible biological weapons (mostly anthrax and smallpox). It revisits the national scare in 2001 and goes on to reveal staggeringly terrible truths about some countries which did "weaponize" bacteria and viruses (including the USA). Truth makes it all the more compelling. This scientist turned writer's style allows comprehension of some heavy duty science. There are a few editing errors, just a FEW passages are re-read (NO reason to avoid this book, it is not poorly produced) Most rewind and relisten to their devices anyway to avoid missing key facts.. so no big deal! Well narrated even with a few regional accents (in non fiction) to flesh out the characters. I'd put this on my "must listen" list if one wishes to be well informed about a threat worse than one nuclear bomb could ever be. Even with the mild let down of no "plot" the book is still riveting.
"Too many names..."
This is an interesting account of the bio terror attack on the US. There are a lot of names (who cares) and the flow is painfully slow in parts as a result. Information about other countries bio programs was interesting. My Mom is a nurse, so I find biology interesting. If you don't have an interest in what Smallpox can do to a human body, I would suggest skipping this one. The point was: there are bad people out there and Smallpox is a nightmare...
"super terrifying"
wow. dont start this before bed... not only will this book put the absolute fear of bioterror in you, but it is difficult to put down. far more sinister than any fiction, this book weaves the history of smallpox, anthrax, and 9/11. i'm a physician and had little education on smallpox, a simply horrific disease. bottom line, the averaqe american lives in ignorant bliss... and i'm not a fear mongering conservative.
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"Dull and Lifeless"
I've enjoyed Richard Preston's work in the past, and I most likely would prefer to actually read a copy of this one. I found the narrator dull, lifeless and absolutely boring to listen to. There was no inflection of his voice, no intonation, just a monotone delivery that drove me to distraction! The material that I could manage to listen to was well written, but very poorly read. I think I"ll go buy a copy of the book and save myself the tedium of listening to this narrator. If I were basing this review on the quality of writing, this book would easily earn 4 stars, but because it's an audio version I can't give it more than 2.
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This cat is a member of the British Shorthair Group.
9-18 lb. (4-8 kg.)
The strong body carries low on its legs.
The British Shorthair coat can be of a huge combination of coat color and pattern combinations. Some of the 17 colors include black, red, chocolate, blue, lilac, cream and tortoiseshell. If self colored, the cat will have one single color.
The British Shorthair sports a short coat that is dense and bouncy. The hairs feel crisp or cracking over the body contours.
This working breed is self-possessed and docile. A quiet cat, the British Shorthair is respectful.
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The ancient ancestral line might go as far back as the Egyptians cats who were taken to Rome. Roman invaders during the 2nd-century A.D. probably brought their cats to Britain. Their images grace paintings and other works of art. Mr. Harrison Weir admired British street cats and selected the best ones to develop the British Shorthair. This cat was the model for the Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This breed exported to the U.S. and became popular for killing mice. Although the British Shorthair suffered a decline in the 1940s, programs helped revive this breed.
Named after Britain, where cats from street, farms and households all contributed to this breed.
As a "gentle giant," this tolerant breed is genial and relaxed. This level-headed cat possesses British reserve.
Animal trainers favor this intelligent breed with its good nature. British Shorthairs have starred in Hollywood movies and TV commercials.
This cat likes to play when its master looks willing. With its medium energy level, the British Shorthair is not too demanding. With a history of catching mice, this cat likes to hunt.
The affectionate British Shorthair gets along with children and household pets. This breed suits apartment life and can stay alone. Very quiet and unobtrusive, this cat is less apt to roam past the garden. Owners should take care their cats do not become obese. Giving raw bones and chicken wings can help clean its teeth.
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Phoney War is the name given to the period of time in World War Two from September 1939 to April 1940 when, after the blitzkrieg attack on Poland in September 1939, seemingly nothing happened. Many in Great Britain expected a major calamity but the title Phoney War summarises what happened in Western Europe near enough nothing.
The term 'Phoney War' was first used, allegedly, by an American senator called Borah. Winston Churchill referred to the same period as the Twilight War while the Germans referred to it as Sitzkrieg 'sitting war'.
The Phoney War refers to what happened in Western Europe between September 1939 and the spring of 1940. To assume that nothing was going on in Europe would be wrong as Poland was in the process of being occupied with all that brought for the Polish people. However, in Western Europe very little of military importance did take place. In fact, so little occurred that many of the children who had been evacuated at the start of the war, had returned to their families. To many, war had been declared by Neville Chamberlain, but nothing was actually happening.
In fact, things were happening but the public in Britain were not aware of them or very few were. The sinking of the Athenia sent a clear message to Britain that Germany was prepared to sink passenger liners and not just ships of military importance. The sinking of the Royal Oak also brought the war home to Britain. Such was the shock to the government of the Royal Oaks sinking that many people first learned about it from the broadcasts of Lord Haw-Haw.
At 09.00 am September 3rd, U-30 attacked the Athenia which was bound for Canada. U-30's commander, Lemp, claimed that he believed that the Athenia was a naval boat as it was sailing in a zigzag manner and in the poor light he could not differentiate between a liner and a naval vessel. Of the 1,102 passengers and 315 crew, 112 died. Germany attempted to shift the blame for the attack on the British by claiming that British intelligence, on the orders of Winston Churchill, had placed a bomb on board Athenia. In fact, U-boat commanders had been ordered not to attack passenger liners and Hitler himself issued an order that no further attacks should be made on passenger liners unless it was obvious that they were travelling in convoy.
During the Phoney War, Britain was also engaged in bombing raids over Germany but it was not bombs that were dropped but propaganda leaflets. Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for War, called them truth raids. The raids served two purposes:
Ø The Germans would read about the evils of Nazi Germany
Ø It was show the leaders of Germany just how vulnerable their country was to bombing raids.
Millions of leaflets were dropped over Germany. On September 3rd alone, 6 million copies of Note to the German People were dropped in just one night the equivalent of 13 tons of paper. The main result of these initial raids was that the Germans stepped up their anti-aircraft batteries.
While some politicians believed that the raids served a purpose, others in the military did not.
personal view is that the only thing achieved was largely to supply the
continents requirements of toilet paper for the five long years of
the war.
Bomber Harris writing at the end of the war.
It is ignominious to wage a confetti war against an utterly ruthless enemy.
General Spears
It is certainly true that the general public would have liked a more robust response to the attack on Poland. If our bombers were capable of dropping leaflets, it was surmised, then they should be capable of dropping bombs on important industrial targets to let the Germans know that we meant business.
smoke and smell of German forests would teach the Germans, who were very
sentimental about their own trees, that war was not always pleasant and
profitable, and could not be fought entirely in other peoples
Hugh Dalton
When the issue of an attack on the Black Forest was raised with Kingsley Wood, he replied:
Oh you can not do that, thats private property. Youll be asking me to bomb the Ruhr next.
In anticipation of the war breaking out, in August the Emergency Powers (Defence) Bill had received the Royal Assent. It brought into being
|such defence regulations as appear necessary or expedient for securing the public safety, the defence of the realm, the maintenance of the public order and the efficient prosecution of any war in which His Majesty may be engaged, and for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community.
This law brought in
Ø The arrest, trial and punishment of anybody deemed to have gone against these regulations
Ø To detain anybody deemed by the government to be a threat
Ø Taking any property other than land needed by the government
Ø Entering and searching any property
Ø Changing any existing law if it was necessary for the war effort
Immediately the war started, the public faced a torrent of prohibitions what they could not do and requirements what they had to do.
Such a move did attract a considerable amount of criticism even within Parliament. Imprisonment without trial and the effective suspension of Habeas Corpus were, indeed, controversial. Dingle Foot, MP, said that Britain was fighting two wars: Nazi aggression abroad and Nazi tendencies at home.
During the Phoney War, blackout was rigidly enforced until it became obvious that problems on the roads had to be resolved. In December 1939, Westminster allowed low-density street lighting to help solve the issue of pedestrian/road accidents. Other areas soon followed. But no night time lighting of any description was allowed within 12 miles of the south-east coast. It was only on January 22nd, 1940, that the familiar car headlamps of World War Two were introduced along with a 20 mph speed limit in built-up areas.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Miami University volleyball team ran into a hot Bowling Green squad as it fell, 0-3 (18-25, 18-25, 17-25), to the Mid-American Conference leading Falcons. The RedHawks are now 5-13 on the season and 0-5 in the MAC. BGSU is 9-7 overall and 5-0 in the MAC.
Bowling Green jumped ahead, 8-2, early in set one. Madison Dodd and Chelsea Visk responded with two kills apiece as Miami pulled to within five at 6-11. A 6-1 run by the Falcons would give them control of the set at 17-7. Trailing 11-23, the Red and White would not give up as a 7-1 run would cut the deficit to six at 18-24. During the run Annie Reiswig recorded a kill and teamed up with Visk on a block. However, BGSU needed only one more point and got it with a kill to take a 25-18 victory.
Trailing 4-6 in set two, a kill and service ace from Christina Menche helped the RedHawks tie the score at seven. After the Falcons scored a point, kills from Jenny Ingle and Dodd, followed by a service ace from Amy Kendall would put Miami in front, 10-8. BGSU answered with a 7-2 run to retake the advantage at 15-12. Meg Riley led the 'Hawks back with a kill and a service ace, part of a 5-2 run that gave them a 17-16 lead. Miami's attack went cold from there as the Falcons closed on a 9-1 tear to finish off a 25-18 win.
Kills from Lisa Treadway, Riley, Kendall and Menche would help lead the RedHawks to a 6-4 advantage to begin set three. Bowling Green would answer with a 5-2 run to take the lead itself at 9-8, but back-to-back kills from Treadway and Dodd put Miami right back in front, 10-9. Trailing 11-14, kills from Treadway and Riley off of assists from Kendall would help pull the Red and White to within one at 14-15. Bowling Green would get hot once again after that, going on a 10-3 run to close out a 25-17 win.
Dodd led Miami with eight kills on the match. Madison Hardy led the way with 11 digs, while Kendall had 17 assists.
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August 8, 2012
MISENHEIMER, N.C. – Athletic director Mary Ann Sunbury has announced the Greg Walker will become the new head coach of men's and women's volleyball at Pfeiffer University. Walker brings an extensive USA Volleyball background to Pfeiffer along with coaching experience at Juniata, Mercer and Penn State.
"We are very excited to have Greg join our staff coaching both men and women's volleyball," stated Sunbury. "His enthusiasm and experience is a great plus for both of our volleyball programs. He has learned from some of the best coaches in the business and is hungry to be a head coach. We're looking forward to seeing him in action."
Walker enters Pfeiffer after holding several coaching positions and certifications with USA Volleyball. Currently, Walker is on the National Sitting Team within USA Volleyball and serves as a national tryout evaluator. His experience also includes attending clinics at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Collegiate coaching experience most recently comes from Juniata College as an assistant helping guide the program to a 21-11 overall record a year ago with their second-straight 8-0 perfect mark in conference play. Juniata was again among the nation's best finding themselves no lower than fourth in the AVCA national rankings. In 2011, the Eagles wrapped up 18-12, receiving a national ranking of #1 for NCAA III during the year before finishing fifth in the AVCA's postseason poll.
Prior to a year at Mercer University competing in division one's Atlantic Sun Conference, Walker held a head coaching position with the Penn State women's club team capturing the first league championship in school history. His first coaching position at Penn State-Altoona saw Walker guide the NCAA III program to a 21-9 overall record with a 7-2 mark in conference play.
"I am extremely happy to have been asked to join the coaching staff here as Head Coach of both men's and women's volleyball programs here at Pfeiffer University," remarked Walker. "It has been the most welcoming experience and I want to thank the administration for sharing in my future vision for both men's and women's programs. I have been more than blessed to have had amazing mentors over the years that have prepared me to be very successful in this position and I look forward to continuing the excellence that has already been established and to continue building upon that foundation."
A native of Pennsylvania, Walker graduated from The United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama with a Bachelor of Sports Science in Sports Coaching. Walker is also pursuing his Master's degree at USSA in Sports Science with an emphasis on NCAA Compliance.
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Exhibition Title: Vodou: Sacred Powers of Haiti
Media Preview: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 at 10am
Exhibition Dates: October 24, 2014 through April 26, 2015
Overview: Vodou: Sacred Powers of Haiti looks beyond myths and manufactured Hollywood images – exhibition visitors will see no dolls with pins stuck into them. Instead, the exhibition explores the underground history and true nature of a living religion, and reveals Vodou as a vital spiritual and social force that remains an important part of daily life in Haiti. At the heart of Vodou are more than 300 objects, including altars, vivid mixed-media sculptures, drums, sequined-covered flags, and charismatic, large-scale representations of spirits. Almost all the objects are not enclosed behind glass but are placed in the open air, allowing visitors to make an unforgettable visual and emotional connection with them. The story of Vodou is told from the viewpoints of people who practice the religion. Through text and videos, Vodouists express their points of view about various aspects of their symbols, rituals, and spiritual beliefs. Exhibition visitors will discover that Vodou is both a religion and a profound expression of the Haitian national experience. The rituals of Vodou remember the country's triumph over slavery and honor the spirit of resistance that has sustained Haiti through centuries of hardship.
Organizers: This exhibition was co-organized by the Canadian Museum of History and the Foundation for the Preservation, Enhancement and Production of Haitian Cultural Works, in partnership with the Ethnography Museum of Geneva Switzerland and the Tropenmuseum of the Netherlands.
Location: The Field Museum: 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605-2496
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The combination of traditional and modern contemporary styles of The Sukhothai Bangkok mesmerises each guest, as well as its magnificent services and sumptuous dining experiences.
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Katarzyna Chawarska PhD
Associate Professor in the Child Study Center and of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics); Director, Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical Group
Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration
Office of Student ResearchChild Study Center: Developmental Disabilities Program; Yale Autism Program; NIMH Research Training Program in Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training; TIL; YESCog | Pediatrics
Research Interests
Social, cognitive, and emotional development of infants and toddlers with autism and other developmental disorders; Eye tracking research of visual attention; Early predictors of outcome; Prodromal features of ASD in infancy; Development of infants at risk for ASD due to genetic factors; Treatment of young children with ASD; Somatic growth patterns in ASD; Autism more...
- M.A., Jagiellomian Univ., 1986
- Ph.D., Yale University, 2000
Selected Publications
- Shic, F., Macari, S. & Chawarska, K. (2013). Speech Disturbs Face Scanning in 6-Month-Olds who develop Autism Spectrum Disorder. Biological Psychiatry Online First.
- Chawarska, K., Macari, S. & Shic, F. (2013). Decreased Spontaneous Attention to Social Scenes in 6-Month-Old Infants Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Biological Psychiatry. Online First
- Steiner, A. M., G. W. Gengoux, Klin, A., & Chawarska, K. (2013). "Pivotal response treatment for infants at-risk for autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 43(1): 91-102.


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BEAUFORT — An alienation of affection case that awarded a Carteret County man $1.4 million is back on the court docket this month.
A hearing scheduled Monday in Carteret County Superior Court for a motion to dismiss an appeal in the case.
Attorney C. Jason Humphrey of Swansboro filed the motion to dismiss on behalf of his client, Gregory Alan Szczepaniak.
Judge Jack Jenkins heard the case May 13 and the judgment was filed May 17.
An alienation of affection complaint was served on David B. Mayfield in late October alleging an open affair between Mayfield and Szczepaniak's wife, Theresa Szczepaniak.
Mayfield is an area bond agent and owner of Bond Chix, where Theresa is employed.
When contacted by The Daily News about the judgment against him and the appeal, Mayfield said he was only trying to help a victim of what he said was a domestic violence situation.
"I offered her a secure place to stay," he said.
He refutes the alienation of affection case.
"North Carolina thinks women are chattel. And women of domestic violence don't have the right to seek shelter," he said.
But his choice to represent himself in the case may have added to his legal troubles.
After the initial complaint was filed, Mayfield by law had 30 days to respond. He quickly requested and was granted a 30-day extension.
He filed a second motion for an extension to answer, but that motion, which had to be heard by a judge, did not meet the required deadline and Humphrey filed an entry of default.
With Mayfield's failure to reply, the entry of default put the case in the plaintiff's favor.
Mayfield did follow up with a motion to set aside the entry of default and a motion to dismiss the case. However, when the April 22 hearing date was set, Mayfield didn't show up in court and the default judgment stood.
The issue before the court was no longer whether the alleged affair had happened.
"It wasn't a question of if it happened, it was a question of how much in damages my client was entitled to," Humphrey said.
Mayfield did appear in court for the May damages hearing, and the judgment and $1.4 million award followed.
Mayfield says he was wrongly denied time to file his answers to the complaint.
Humphrey said those who represent themselves pro se are required to know the rules of law just as an attorney.
Had the answers to the initial complaint been properly filed, the case may have taken a different turn. Humphrey said such cases are often settled or Mayfield could have defended the accusations in trial.
North Carolina is one of a handful of states where alienation of affection cases are still permitted
Humphrey said cases can only be filed while couples are still married and must show they were happy before the third party entered the picture.
The cases can be difficult to prove but Humphrey said they had a good case.
He said the affair was open and well-known to others, with previous employees at Bond Chix ready to testify of such. He said the couple was married nine years and less than a year before the alleged affair the plaintiff had adopted Theresa's child from her first marriage.
"My client is relieved by the outcome and feels he got some vindication," Humphrey said.
The hearing on the motion to dismiss Mayfield's appeal remains.
If granted, the judgment stands. If Mayfield's motion is granted, he would have to file the appeal with the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Mayfield filed a notice of appeal on June 18.
According to court documents, Mayfield stated that he had not been served by the court or the attorney for the plaintiff and became aware that the judgment had been entered on June 17 by checking the court docket.
He said all past correspondence and pleadings were sent to an address fraudulently altered to commit fraud on the court and deny him legal recourse.
Mayfield has represented himself in the case.
The motion to dismiss filed by Humphrey states that the notice of judgment was served by the court within the required 3-day period and that Mayfield's notice of appeal did not meet requirements, and was served a day after 30-day notice requirements.
The motion to dismiss calls Mayfield's notice to appeal an unnecessary delay of the court's judgment and requests sanctions for filing a frivolous appeal.
Contact Daily News reporter Jannette Pippin at 910-382-2557 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit JDNews.com to comment.


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|Introduction | Canon PowerShot G15 Preview
Canon updates the high-end two-year-old PowerShot G12 with the PowerShot G15. The latest addition to the PowerShot G-series slims down in size, but increases in performance: including faster and brighter optics and higher Full HD video resolution. Check out the highlights of the PowerShot G15 in DxOMark's preview.
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
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The Canon PowerShot G15 and Nikon Coolpix P7700 are two cameras with a long lineage (with the Nikon's being a bit harder to follow). The Canon PowerShot G-series and Nikon's competitive offerings have gone through numerous variations over the years, but haven't strayed far from the original design philosophy: a fast lens, manual controls, and expandability via system accessories. The thing that's changed the most has been how you compose photos. For a long time, both the G and P-series cameras tended to offer optical viewfinders and articulating LCDs. On these latest models, the G15 lost the flip-out/rotating LCD but retains the optical viewfinder, while the P7700 sports only an articulating display and has shed its viewfinder.
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Canon G15 vs Canon G12
I suppose market research dictates that most folks in this segment want a smaller camera. The older G12 is small enough to fit into a jacket pocket and for me that's small enough thank you very much! There must be many folks with large hands like mine where beyond a certain reduced size, controls become too fiddly to be enjoyable.
One major attribute of the G12 is its articulating screen. I find it invaluable when using a tripod since most light tripods don't extend high enough to reach my eye level, requiring either bending or stooping or both to look through the viewfinder. The G12's screen turned upwards means one can happily use the camera on a low tripod for hours at a time. Ah! bliss.
For me, photography is all about enjoying the experience of taking interesting photographs and less about the current fashion of having the latest or technically the top rated gear. The best gear for me is that which brings me the happiest day out and that's not necessarily the sharpest lens or smallest size etc. I'm keeping a tight hold of my G12 and clinging on to photographic happiness for as long as possible. Thank you DxOMark for pointing out the differences and helping me stay happy!
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It's springtime! Nothing short of our favorite time of year, the next few months bring an abundance of out-of-towners enjoying the perfect weather, the perfect weather and even more of the perfect weather. It's practically illegal to stay inside during springtime in Arizona. So, in order to keep our guests and locals entertained, we have a ton of great activities planned now through May. From Chicago-style eats to Easter treats, check out all of the happenings at The Wigwam!
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Dr. Liang
Dr. Liang is a research fellow at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School. She received her M.D. degree from Guangxi Medical University and her Ph.D. in Endocrinology and Metabolism from Sun Yat-Sen Medical University at Guangzhou, China. Before she joined Dr. Connor's lab she was a Professor and Chief physician in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University in Shenzhen, China.
Her past research experiences include applying glucose clamp techniques for evaluating insulin resistance and beta-cell function in diabetic patients, studying the impact of glucotoxicity on insulin resistance and secretion in type 1 diabetic patients and an working on an epidemiological survey of type 2 diabetes in Guangdong Province.
In Dr. Connor's lab, she will actively participate in the research of vascular retinopathy in diabetes.


text: Importing Egg Products and Shell Eggs FSIS regulates the importation of egg products, which must originate in countries and establishments eligible to export to the United States. Currently, Canada is the only establishment eligible to export egg products to the United States. Animal disease restrictions may be applied to some egg products by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). FSIS also verifies that shell eggs packed for the consumer are labeled "Keep Refrigerated" and are transported under refrigeration at temperatures no greater that 45 degrees F. Shell eggs may be imported from any country, provided there are no animal disease restrictions applied by APHIS.


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Published on Thursday, June 19 2014 11:09
By Joseph Lekarczyk
As we all know from past experiences with medical marijuana, nothing bogs down the pace of a Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting like a discussion about regulating marijuana sales, retail or medical. OMG! As Yogi
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Each year, Coloradans are saving churches, schools, streams, journals, and more to enjoy now and for future generations. Annually in May, state and local counties recognize significant history preservation projects that have taken place during the previous year. While people, cities, counties, and groups are honored with certificates and plaques for their outstanding history preservation achievements, the biggest benefit of having these award ceremonies is so that the public can become aware of the many projects that are going on to preserve their surrounding buildings, parks, archives and more. Coloradans can reap the benefits, and take pride in their town, enjoying or accessing these useful and often beautiful treasures.
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Published on Thursday, June 05 2014 15:11
By Joseph Lekarczyk
"Don't give up. You have to keep trying and trying. We fought for a new high school for forty years! Eventually the old people who are voting against it are going to die!" That was the advice Trustee LaVern Johnson bestowed upon Lyons Regional Library District Chairman Mark Browning, after he was done giving an update/status report to the Board of
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In accordance with the notice provisions contained in 38 26 107 C.R.S. 1973, as amended, the TOWN OF LYONS, COLORADO has established June 24, 2014 as the earliest date of
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Around March 25, officials from the Bank of the West alerted Town of Lyons Finance Director Tony Cavalier and Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen of some suspicious money transfers from the Town's accounts to off-shore (possibly Eastern European) entities. Over the course of a few hours, a total of seventeen money transfers were initiated in amounts ranging from five hundred dollars to a little under one hundred thousand dollars, for a total of just a little under
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Albert C Shaw MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical Group
Office of Student ResearchHTIInternal Medicine: Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Infectious Diseases
Research Interests
Mechanisms underlying the functional decline of the immune system with aging more...
- AB, Harvard College, 1983
- M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1991
- Ph.D., Harvard University, 1991
Selected Publications
- Shaw, A.C., Goldstein, D.R., Montgomery, R.R. (2013). Age-dependent dysregulation of innate immunity. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 13: 875-887.
- Panda A., Chen S., Shaw, A.C., Allore, H.G. (2013). Statistical approaches for analyzing immunologic data of repeated observations: a practical guide. J. Immunol. Methods 398-399:19-26
- Kang, K.S., Lee N., Shin, M.S., Kim, S.D., Montgomery, R.R., Shaw, A.C., Kang, I. (2013). An altered relationship of influenza vaccine-specific IgG immune responses with T cell immunity occurs with aging in humans. Clin. Immunol. 147:79-88.


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State's proposal to increase brush clearing to prevent wildfires raises concerns about damage and safety
An ambitious statewide push for more brush clearing to prevent wildfires has ignited considerable controversy in San Diego County over the proposed mix of strategies that includes prescribed burns and applying herbicides.
Supporters say clearing is the best approach to save homes and property from destructive wildfires, such as the 2003 and 2007 infernos that engulfed much of the San Diego region.
Critics counter that too much clearing — and using the wrong methods — threaten irreparable harm to the environment and could actually fuel bigger fires if more flammable invasive weeds and brush take root.
"It really looks like they're going to spend a tremendous amount of money and cause a lot of destruction doing it," said opponent Frank Landis, a botanist with the San Diego County chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
The source of the protests is a proposed 1,300-page environmental impact report that details the potential effects of the state's brush-clearing efforts for decades to come.
"You have to have vegetation management. Why? Because the population is growing," said George Gentry, executive officer of the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
"People have to expect one of two things," he continued. "They're going to have to expect a large-scale fire that San Diego has already seen or they're going to have to accept some form of treatment to help mitigate those large-scale fires. That's the choices we're basically faced with."
The report has intensified the ongoing clash over how to clear and just how much to take out — whether it's in the forest, on chaparral-dotted hillsides or close to urban development.
The state's strategies include prescribed burns, using sheep and goats to control weeds, mechanical thinning, sending out California Conservation Corps hand crews and, in some cases, spraying herbicides after the initial clearing.
But the California Chaparral Institute and Native Plant Society, as well as the state Sierra Club and others, say Cal Fire's plan overemphasizes clearing that could pose dangers to wildlife, homes and people.
"They've got to get away from this vegetation treatment myopia," said Rick Halsey, director of the Escondido-based Chaparral Institute.
Alternatives and impacts
Halsey, Landis and others are urging the state to concentrate on better land use planning: defensible space, stricter fire-safe building codes and full funding of fire crews, for example.
The state's proposal covers about 38 million acres, more than triple the size of the current vegetation management program. However, not all of those acres would be affected. The state estimates slightly more than 2 million acres would need to be cleared every decade. That is five times more than the current 470,000 acres.
The draft report also lists a "known areas of controversy." Those include: impacts on air quality and public health from burning, the use of herbicides, possible effects on water quality, the spread of invasive plans and possible property damage if crews lose control of a prescribed fire. About half of the brush threatening to act as a fuel would be burned off, according to the report.


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In my various campaign rules postings, I have listed my preferences as a GM. However, I would like it explicitly stated that I believe in the Rule of Yes: if it is not forbidden or defined, it's allowable; and even if it is forbidden and/or defined, we can discuss a workaround... - and am willing to discusses and make exceptions to my preferences and even the game rules on a case-by-case basis. I like working with my players, and enabling them to accomplish their goals for their characters.
A cat like me sees a lot of things sitting in odd corners. Few sentients pay attention to cats, unless we are making noise, or are trying to communicate on the move. Over the years, I have collected a number of interesting odds and ends. I once tried giving away a bunch of them, but it turned out that the operation of the various and sundry proved so complex, that it did not work out well for the poor recipient.
So I thought I would give some of them away one at a time. Drop me a line,
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4d6, drop lowest die, generate column of six stats.
Repeat twice more, generating two more columns.
No switching numbers between columns.
Pick best column.
Assign numbers from chosen column to stats as you see fit.
Apply racial / template / etc., adjustments.
happy new year's, everyone. i'm logging in from work during lunch to drop a quick global update for everyone.
first off, resolutions. mine is exercise. which translates to wii sports (boxing, as it uses both arms) and bike riding with the family. =D what is everyone else doing, assuming you made any?
second off, to my players and game masters... i am still alive, but will be mostly offline for long periods of time. even email will be slow to get to me. to the point that


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Men's Tennis Season Ends with 5-1 Loss to Coker in Conference Tournament Semis
April 20, 2013
SUMTER, S.C. - The Pfeiffer University men's tennis team saw their 2012-2013 season come to an end on Saturday morning with a 5-1 defeat at the hands of top-seeded Coker in the annual Conference Carolinas tournament at the Palmetto Tennis Center. The Falcons defeated Queens 5-3 in the quarterfinals before falling to the Cobras 5-1.
Against Queens, Pfeiffer would take a 2-1 lead after doubles with the teams of Loic Minery/Ben Hunter and Sebastian Wernecke/Ethan Lyon picking up 8-3 and 8-2 victories. In singles, it was Minery, Luis Villalta and Stephen Miller picking up the singles points to clinch the quarterfinal win. Minery needed three sets before grabbing a narrow 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win while Villalta and Miller both cruised two and one in their matches.
In the semifinals matchup with Coker, Pfeiffer's lone point would come in #1 doubles as Minery/Hunter doubled up their opponents 8-4. Coker would coast in singles picking up three quick points to end the Falcons season with their 5-1 victory.


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GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Alex Johnson hit a three-run homer in the top of the eighth, but Miami couldn't overcome a late deficit in a 6-5 loss to Furman Sunday afternoon at Fluor Field.
Johnson was one of three RedHawks with a pair of hits in the contest, joining Scott Slappey and Dan Walsh. John Crummy registered a pair of RBIs.
Furman (2-0) struck first as four batters accounted for two runs. A leadoff single, wild pitch and double led to a 1-0 lead. After a stolen base and walk put runners on the corners, a groundout plated a second run.
Miami (0-2) answered right back in the second. With a runner on first and one out, Slappey doubled down the left field line. Crummy hit a 2-1 pitch through the right side to even the game.
The Paladins took the lead for good in the third. Starter Mac Thoreson allowed a leadoff double, but retired the next two batters on a sacrifice bunt and strikeout. However, another double brought home the run for a 3-2 lead.
Furman added three runs in the seventh when it loaded the bases with two outs. A popfly to Slappey at short was lost momentarily in the wind, then the ball popped out of his glove for a three-run single, making the score 6-2.
Miami closed the gap in the eighth on Johnson's long ball, the first of the season by a RedHawk. Jake Romano led off the frame with an infield roller to short for his first collegiate hit. After a walk, Johnson hit a 2-1 pitch over the wall in left center, trimming the deficit to 6-5.
Two singles around a strikeout continued the threat, but a strikeout and flyout prevented the equalizer.
Thoreson (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing five hits and three runs over four innings. Nathan Williams had similar numbers for hits and runs, surrending them over three innings, while converted infielder Cory Klenke gave up a pair hits and struck out two in a scoreless inning of work.
Furman's Jake Wollf (1-0) lasted five innings to pick up the win. Mark Solter, the fifth Paladin pitcher, retired all three batters he faced in the ninth -- two by strikeouts -- for the save.
Miami returns to Greenville next weekend for another round of action at the First Pitch Invitational. The RedHawks and Paladins will meet Friday at 5 p.m. on Furman's campus.


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Petunias, bella donna, eggplant, tobacco...so many noxious weeds that are poisonous..why some thought tomatoes 'poisonous' at one time..but nictineacea (getting too old to rember all my botany/taxonomy coursework..I'll be 70 ~ when I make my eleventh year as GBud. Majored in botany..Organic gardening..use tobacco dust as insecticide..and folks chew, snuff that stuff! Ranger/Tom, here..our daughter, Maranatha, was born in Whitefish MT while I lead a hike up to Avalanche Lake in Glacier N.Park
Pumped your scooter.
I pumped both of your articles.
You can pump your own articles also.
Have a great day.
This is a coincidence after sending a buddy request. I read your very informative post about the North Dakota refinery. You really told it just the way it is, with a lot of them
I have several buddies in Oklahoma, hope the recent bad weather did not touch you and yours. Please be my buddy also. Thanks...Shep
Some people avoid eating nightshade for health reasons.
Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that includes a number of important agricultural crops. Although many species are toxic plants, some are edible and healthy. The family is also informally known as the nightshade or potato family. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear. Most likely, the name comes from the perceived resemblance that some of the flowers bear to the sun and its rays, and in fact a species of Solanum (Solanum nigrum) is known as the "sunberry". Alternatively, the name has been suggested to originate from the Latin verb solari, meaning "to soothe". This presumably refers to soothing pharmacological properties of some of the psychoactive species of the family.
Thanks for posting the "Dyes Derived from Crude Oil Give Mac 'N Cheese Its Special Glow" article. A change of pace from the relentless political bashing and shill propaganda is welcome in my book. I am curious about your name nightshade? Care to share?
Thanks for posting good article.
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Marcus Gresham and I shot a 46 at severin tonight. We played the usual longs with some shorts mixed in. Didn't know if the record was all longs or the layout we played
Eric Gallusser
It doesn't beat the doubles score from both longs- but a new record nonetheless
47 - check out page 1 of this thread for all the course records
50 singles (both course and tourney record)
And boy was I tired from carrying Eric all round....
"That's what she said."----Michael Scott
So Eric shot a 46? Lol!
Believe it or not, I wasn't just an innocent bystander. I'd assume the same thing you did, but I accidentally hit a few shots.
"That's what she said."----Michael Scott
Did you throw the wirlwind?
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Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the Royal Albert Hall in London has hosted some of the world's biggest concerts and events with the most famous artists on the planet.
Yet over the course of its illustrious near 150-year history, the Albert Hall has never hosted Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, an oversight that was rectified Monday night with an epic show that those in attendance will talk about for years to come.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we can't tell you how excited we are to be here in London tonight," Tom said after "I Won't Back Down." "It's been a dream of ours to play this hall for our entire lives, and we've got a lot of songs for you tonight."
With that, Tom and the guys launched into "Here Comes My Girl" off Damn the Torpedoes, and the band was off and running. The version of "Handle with Care" which came next, performed on a stage graced so many times by fellow Wilbury George Harrison, was particularly beautiful and poignant. Indeed, Mike Campbell's sweet slide guitar solo brought the sold-out crowd to its feet.
"Oh Well" - dedicated to its author Peter Green, "one of our British heroes" - was a rager, with Tom racing around the stages shaking maracas as the band roared.
Coming off stage after a phenomenal "Runnin' Down A Dream," Tom and the guys were all smiles, buzzing off the crowd energy in Royal Albert Hall and giddy after their debut in the landmark venue. By the time Steve Ferrone pounded out the last drumbeats of "American Girl," the room was ecstatic, giving Tom and the band a standing ovation and a fitting end to their first night at Royal Albert Hall.
Listen to Her Heart
You Wreck Me
I Won't Back Down
Here Comes My Girl
Handle with Care
Good Enough
Oh Well
Something Big
Don't Come Around Here No More
Free Fallin'
It's Good To Be King
Something Good Coming
Learning to Fly
Yer So Bad
I Shoulda Known It
Runnin' Down A Dream
Mary Jane
American Girl