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House for Sale: Four-Bedroom Farmhouse
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Dating back to 1790, Bay School farm overlooks Lake Winnisquam and miles and miles of mountains to the east and north.
Everyone has his or her own idea of what heaven looks like. For us, however, a certain 13-plus acres, surrounded by neighboring farms, on a ridge overlooking eight-mile-long Lake Winnisquam as well as the Belknap and White Mountains, comes pretty darn close.
Just picture flower and vegetable gardens, fruit trees, stone walls, stately old maples, your own apple orchard, and a pond with ducks and herons. Then add a charming four-bedroom home that was built when George Washington was president, a restored old schoolhouse serving as a guesthouse or a rental, and a new four-stall barn, currently home to Merry and Katy, two of the cutest miniature horses you've ever met. Surely all of that comprises a bit of heaven up there on that hill in Sanbornton, New Hampshire.
Luigi and Mario were very excited by our recent visit to what's been known in the area for years as "Bay School Farm." They chased each other back and forth at about a hundred miles an hour as we sat with owners Marjory Hillman and Lou Marcello in the spacious living/dining area, in front of a massive brick fireplace with beehive oven, one of four in the house. (For the 16 years following Lou's becoming a widower, Lou and Marjory have been husband and wife.)
Of course, Luigi and Mario aren't the only cats who live here with Marjory and Lou. There's also Licorice, Nicoal, and Rocky, plus a beautiful white German shepherd by the name of Shotzi, and those miniature horses we've mentioned. We were to meet them all in due course.
"Animals are our life" Marjory smiled, as Luigi and Mario raced by again and then scooted out into a heated, four-season sunroom. Its large windows overlook a brick-and-stone patio, which Lou built, and from which one can drink in all those miles of New Hampshire countryside. "And as farmers," Marjory continued, "we actually work the land here and have become quite self-sustaining."
She went on to explain that, for instance, Lou makes delicious wines, while she cans and preserves many of the fruits and vegetables they grow on the property, sharing much of the bounty with friends and also the families of Lou's six children still living in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, where he grew up and began his career as a home builder. (Marjory, who, incidentally, has climbed every one of New Hampshire's 4,000-foot mountains, was born on a farm in Bangor, Maine.)
A bit later, after Luigi and Mario returned to settle next to each other in one of the stuffed chairs, we meandered through the 11 rooms with Lou, while Marjory headed down to the full cellar (there's also a full attic) for some preserved peaches and pickles to give us—plus a bottle of Lou's wine.
"We sanded down all these floors after removing the old paint," said Lou as we walked through the well-equipped kitchen, with its gorgeous original brick fireplace (like the one in the living room), past the downstairs bathroom, and on into the "mudroom," which Lou created from what was once a shed-like space. We noted an attached two-car garage beyond.

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- Frank Rothstein
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Get a thicker skin.
It just seems that whenever I turn on the news or read an article someone is highly offended by a comment made. Our acces to every last word has expanded and our sense of humor has waned.
Jul 10 2013: how about us thinking postive.being proactive ,problem solvers not problem add ons and most of all practice tolerance.......Jul 9 2013: Good topic Frank:>)
I don't think a sense of humor has waned, and perhaps what you mention about an expanded access to information has intensified some feelings of being offended? In the past, communities were more isolated, and people usually had other folks around them who were more in tune with their own thoughts/feelings/beliefs.
As we become less isolated because of advanced communication systems, perhaps we need to make some adjustments. As our communities become more diverse, and we are more connected with our global communities, we learn that people do not always share the same thoughts/feelings/ideas/beliefs, and this may feel threatening to some folks. Our communication systems allow people to interact anonymously if they choose, and sometimes, because they don't meet other people in person, they feel ok with any kind of dialogue.
My perception, is that one's style of communication says more about the person communicating, than it says about those s/he is communicating to, or about. Some folks are often "projecting", "reflecting" and "leveling" in an attempt to appear more intelligent, insightful, informed, etc.
I think the most important thing, and maybe this is part of having a "thicker skin" as you say, is to "know thyself". When we are clear with our "self", other people's comments, whether intentionally meant to be offensive, or offensive by mistake, don't impact us in the same way. We do not need to immediately take in the information as offensive.
We can listen, pay attention, sift through information, and determine if it reflects part of who and what we are, or is it a projection of the one communicating the information? For example, there are a couple people on TED who like to label me, and I notice it happens when I do not agree with them. We can consider the source, and the circumstance under which the name calling happens. Some folks often like to categorize/analyze others and in my perception, that simply reflects their own insecurity.
Fritzie -
Jul 9 2013: I agree that with more communication across diverse populations, the possibility for misunderstandings increases, particularly as people must learn how to translate the connotation of particular of words.
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I actually do not think people "attempt to appear more intelligent, insightful, or informed" as often as some people think they do. There is a current thread, for example, that makes the hypothesis that people form their posts here to impress others.
I think this is an example of not understanding that people's styles of speech are typically a reflection of the communities in which they have spent a lot of time and reflect communication norms in that context.. In some cases that style is misinterpreted in a diverse setting.
Jul 9 2013: True Fritzie, that people may not consciously attempt to appear more intelligent, insightful or informed, which is why I wrote "whether intentionally meant to be offensive, or offensive by mistake....".
Most of the time we have no idea of what a person's intention actually is, so often, it is a matter of how we receive and perceive the information, and how we choose to use it.
I also agree that people's styles of communication are often a reflection of their environment, and what they/we have learned from that environment. I suggest that if we "know" ourselves to the best of our ability, we can have compassion and empathy for others, and maybe learn different ways of communication?
Fritzie -
Jul 9 2013: People can absolutely learn different ways of communicating. But as there is not a single norm of communication, it is productive to accept different styles, just as we accept other manifestations of cultural difference.
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There are some ways of presenting oneself, of course, that are outside of pretty much any norm of communication. Attack language would be in this category.
There are also norms of a place of congregation, such as TED Conversations. Hostile, name-calling sorts of language are outside the norms of this place of congregation, as articulated in the terms of use.
But, for example, the typical language of the academic setting is not. And that language, for example, is neither consciously nor unconsciously an attempt to appear more intelligent or insightful.Jul 9 2013: I agree Fritzie:>)Jul 9 2013: Somebody give this man a round of applause.
I personally blame weak parenting.
Learn to be tough at home so when you go out, your mind is ready.
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Jul 10 2013: I think Matthew is not suggesting people be "tough at home" but rather that parents need to teach kids things like not being over-sensitive or like resilience.Jul 15 2013: Matthew,
I have to disagree. I think we should continue to raise our children with no sense of responsibility, with every sense of entitlement., to praise the unpraiseworthy. otherwise, there would be no one or nothing to talk about on TED conversations.
edward long
Jul 5 2013: Frank, I am highly offended by your. . . just kidding! Right on! We allow good-natured trash talk for athletic and other friendly competetive activity. But when it comes to discussion, debate, or conversation we set our annoyance threshold control to maximum sensitivity. We react to every contrary opinion or idea. Good idea. I am going to try to ease-back on the retaliatory strikes. TED is a good place to develop thicker skin because there is always some opinionated, intolerant, arrogant, biased, . . . oops. There I go again.Jul 10 2013: Frank,
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I was wrong... there is skin even thinner. Some so thin it is covered with the veil of anonymity.Jul 9 2013: This is a good question and constructive too, IMO.
I read various comments and replies, including that of Aja with interest – seemed to me that everybody is trying to make good points. And after my good friend Colleen and Fritzie had spoken, we can expect a good summary too :)
I think this question good and the conversation constructive because it examines one of the highest of human faculties, humor, others being wit, critical thinking, taste etc. Laughing at one's own self (or sometimes at others in a general way involving life as a whole) is a great coping skill. A good sense of humor can disarm implicit and explicit confrontations. I think Mike tried to mention that.
Is the TED conversation platform's inculcated etiquette of being very polite and friendly hurting its business of inviting truly interesting, knowledgeable and intellectual discourses? Are people rubbing too many backs, if I may paraphrase Arkady's humor, but in virtual sense of meaning? Is it frustrating Anna's quest for good questions and communication? Is the answer to this question hidden somewhere in TED Friend's explanations of behaviors?
In my humble opinion, the answer is both yes and no. If we choose yes as an answer, I think we need to admit that as conversationalists our art of using humor in an unobtrusive way is still unformed. If we choose no, possibly we are closing doors to self and TED conversation community development.
Human mind is a wonderful tool of making connections. I feel empowered to realize that everybody everyday everywhere is sitting on the potty, be it Ban Ki Moon or Shakira. And it helps me to be less serious.
So, perhaps what we need is not a thick skin, but an adaptive skin. A skin that can get thick or thin depending upon the circumstances.
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Jul 9 2013: You are correct considering the age of the speakers and their maturity levels. Children, immature adults,
I don't think you can be immature and adult unless you are using age as a criteria for maturity. There is one more unfiltered person you didn't mention, that is in your terms... the overly mature adult.
We've been there, done that...seen it all. We're tired of couching terms. We also had the learning curve where we knew it all at 21 and 60 years later , we wonder why fate allowed us to live this long considering all the stupid things we've done.
What amuses us is watching the same mistakes being made by the following generation, calling out the warnings gained from our own miserable experiences. We are told that we just weren't smart enough, we didn't have today's technology, education and where with all. We watch them come down in flames and it amuses us. We giggle and we guffaw. You accuse us of being immature?
OK.....Jul 9 2013: I won't have to adapt and we all perish - you have to deal with it.
And you will learn as you grow up... I mean mature...
Times never really change, countries are only lines on a map, ideologies haven't changed since Romulus petted that wolf... or maybe before.
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Jul 9 2013: Not bad.... Better then my story about the Rabbi, Priest and an Imam.
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Jul 9 2013: No, but I dated a Japanese girl back in 1959. I love good Peking Duck. And my mother taught Jewish ladies how to be Jewish mothers...
Does that qualify?
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Jul 9 2013: Asked and answeredJul 9 2013: It is old. Either way you blew it when you tried to validate it I am Jewish and I am not offended but w by tell a joke and prepare people for a just in case insult. Just tell the joke.
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Jul 9 2013: Now that's offensive....
the punch line wouldn't pass spell check!
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Jul 8 2013: Hi all,
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Just a reminder that discussions on TED Conversations need to stay civil and constructive; this is not the place for personal insults or jibes. As this discussion is on the topic of taking offense, some digressions from our usual community standards are to be expected... but we still expect participants to treat each other with respect.
Many thanks,
Aja Bogdanoff
TED Conversations Team
Jul 8 2013: Hello to TED Staff...
Franks's point was that we have lost our sense of humor and take ourselves way to serious. Which I am beginning to think he has a point. Maybe we need to add a little emoticon onto each remarks section like a happy face if we are having fun and a sad face if we are angry.... that way we don't have to use some of these rather pointed comments.... just an idea.
Jul 8 2013: A little oomph never hurts.Jul 8 2013: There is this "Poe's law" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law saying
"Without a blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing."
Sometimes, even 3 smileys aren't enough to convey sarcasm. And even with the smileys, it may still be annoying. This is why I'm not as big of a fan of sarcasm as I used to be.Jul 8 2013: We are. I have not seen, nor would I tolerate otherwise. If a little heat enters a debate that is healthy too. TED, a little leg stretching is good for everyone. Believe me, this topic is a good one.
Better yet, rather than control the topic why not weigh in. Tell what you think Aja.Jul 8 2013: It's a delicate subject. On one hand, it's difficult to be around people who are easily offended - filter vocabulary, adjust tone, facial expression, "jump through hoops", and "walk on eggshells" to avoid offending them. On the other hand, telling other people to "get a thicker skin" and to put up with our hate speech and insults is, well, insensitive.
On one hand, "Easily offended" appear to be a kind of bullies. On the other hand, if we completely disregard etiquette, feelings of others, etc., we turn into bullies ourselves.
The way to find balance is, perhaps, to listen. When several people rebuke us for being harsh and insensitive, especially when the criticism comes from the peers, it may be time to reflect.
E.g. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/26/peter-higgs-richard-dawkins-fundamentalism
Jul 8 2013: Hmm.
How about asking the right questions? What is it all about? What happened? I agree that it's complicated, it definitely is and it is time to reflect and involve everybody in the dialogues. I hope this comment will not be misunderstood.
Jul 8 2013: Anna, yes, your points are understood. Really wonderful.
And haven't you experienced that there is a fine art to asking questions as well?
It is very complicated.
Face to face is so much easier than online.
But even face to face in gets challenging.
We ourselves are very complex individuals.
There is so much humor throughout this conversation......and some has been mistaken for something else.
Good communication enriches our lives so much......that it is worth it to keep trying.
Don't you think?
Jul 8 2013: Agreed. And I wish everybody would think and actually do the same that is - ask questions, communicate and, well, I'll keep trying. Thanks! :)Jul 8 2013: Yes, asking questions to understand the context, the motives, etc. "Giving the benefit of doubt" before we get offended as it was mentioned in the second article I quoted earlier.
This works when we are about to feel offended ourselves. My comment was more related to the situation when we may start offending others when our own skin gets too think.
Jul 8 2013: I hate it when people get offended without asking questions. The question remains - what questions should we ask? I still agree with Dawkins and Harris that being raised/brought up in a certain community of religious fundamentalism changes how you respond to the world, what you share, what you do, how you respond to the questions you are being asked, if you dare to respond in the first place. I'm basing this on my own experience, hours of reading, communicating and watching youtube. Some things can really open your eyes.
Personally I was raised/brought up in a cloud of conflicting ideas, troubles in the neighbourhood, looming system-change, family with problems of food shortage, bad housing, prob lems with sanitation, Czernobyl as both a memory and reality, priests getting killed, then - priests getting revered that led to misuse. A lot here to tell.
EDIT - just to expand on this - one of the most popular priests drives an Aston Martin while preaching on hs own radio. Senior citizens, mostly old ladies over 70, are willing to give all their pensions to this man, saying that he's holy, that's how weird all this can get. Brainwashing and misuse. That was just an example. There are stories to tell about other countries as well and the whole faulty idea of morality.
I'll say one thing again, I said that before - preaching guilt to kids "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa, therefore I beg holy Mary..." and so on, is not good in a education system. I do understand other cultural issues here.
Please see this:
I don't think the kids mentioned in this talk should "get a thicker skin" when faced with threat of corporal punishment. It's the education system that should be made better.
Best wishes.Jul 8 2013: Hi, Anna,
I believe, I created my TED account to comment on Sam Harris's talk you quote. If I remember right, it was the first TED video I watched. I then read several on-line debates between Sam Harris and Sean Carroll on the topic (e.g. http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2010/05/04/126504492/you-can-t-derive-ought-from-is). I tend to be on Sean Carroll's side. Science may help us understand HOW we make moral decisions or provide us with information that may influence our moral choices explaining why we feel certain way from evolutionary, neurological, or psychological points of view (I can agree with Harris in this limited sense), but science, imo, will never tell us what moral decisions to make. There will never be a litmus test for "right" and "wrong".
I believe, it is impossible to say a moral teaching directed to others without hypocrisy. When Jesus said, "do not judge", he added "you, hypocrites", thus judging those who judge. The author of the article I quoted before http://blacksheepreport.com/for-those-who-are-easily-offended/ seems to be offended by the "easily offended". As Peter Higgs mentions, there is a lot of the same fundamentalist attitudes in accusations directed against religious fundamentalists.
We cannot tell others how to feel. "Have a good day" is hypocrisy. "Get a thicker skin" is hypocrisy. "Don't take it personally" is hypocrisy. "You must forgive" is hypocrisy. "Don't get mad at me", "Cool down" is hypocrisy. Try saying "don't get so sad, it was just a dog" to someone who has lost a pet or "you will get over it" to a woman who found out that her husband is cheating on her.
One of my favorite sayings which I myself don't follow (which is hypocrisy) is "Having opened your mouth - think, and having thought - close your mouth." Just saying it is hypocrisy.
Jul 8 2013: Thanks, I'll watch and read and get back to you later.
I agree that that there is a lot of idol-based, internet atheism out there, but it is there for a reason. How can you keep calm and cool down knowing what's going on...
For me, before watching and reading the links you're directing me to... Let me say this:
Don't be a hypocricy fundamentalist. All points are important. If they come together, there may be something new and good that can come out of it (as I counterhypocritically say, this is what discussion should be about, I think and hope...)Jul 8 2013: Hi again,
Here's a link:
That's just one of the many links. What I'm trying to say is this morality should not have a religious foundation, there is not one good religion. There are a lot of points there that are important, a lot of good questions.
I scanned your links, re-read your comment. Hypocrisy when communicating is one thing but "don't take it personally", "you must.." and so on are sometimes needed to cool down. But when acting, planning, thinking, being moral, living your life, just speaking is sometimes not enough. Having a discussion though is needed, open discussion with the right people, maybe that's why I'm writing this right now.
A perspective here:
http://www.ted.com/talks/anas_aremeyaw_anas_how_i_named_shamed_and_jailed.htmlJul 9 2013: Anna,
This video of Sam Harris is good. Although, he employs the jaded Epicurean paradox, the reasoning is solid. Yes, there is a problem with religious morality. Here is a hair-raising example of what religious morality can do
Religion is a tricky thing. There is a fine line between righteousness and self-righteousness, between "not judging" and condoning evil, between "giving to poor" and encouraging idleness and supporting bad habits. The trick is to find this line. I believe, this line cannot be detected by a scientific experiment. I don't believe, Bible tells what's right and what's wrong. Bible just lays things as they are and leaves the decisions to the reader also providing some tools for discovering it - such as self-reflection in form of prayer or meditation, etc. Only in this sense, morality can be considered to come from religion. But, in fact, it comes from our own hearts.
One may see the Bible as a manual on genocide, cult of human sacrifice, etc. But it makes a few good points. One of them is that there is no moral authority or power without the cross. Unless we are ready to die for what we say, the words aren't worth much. In this sense, what this reporter is doing is, definitely, not hypocrisy. But if anti-corruption rants come from a politician or a priest driving Aston Martin, it's a different story.
I hope, it makes sense.
Jul 9 2013: I know there are horrifying things done in the world. This is not hypocrisy on the writers side, this is "show me, help me stop, make me understand." Religion is a tricky thing, I agree. Culture is even trickier. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases, it encourages tribe morality, not just morality.
There is an old story by a Polish writer everybody had to read as a child in the eighties/early nineties. It was about practices in one of the villages. Long story short - a story about a village in the XIX century. A girl gets sick. A witchdoctor comes to the village to help, decides that what's best to do is to tell her parents and the rest to put her in the huge bread oven (a stone one used in those days) while telling prayers. The girl opens her eyes and shouts out "What are you doing?!". The witchdoctor, that was actually a crone in this story says "See? She's already waking up and better!". They put her in the stove, get her out, burnt. She never wakes up, obviously.
Everybody had to read that, that was a warning sign - embrace illumination, embrace the science, learn about it, read and explore, otherwise you'll be in that village and nobody wants that. There are still villages with such practices and worse.
I do agree and it comes from our hearts. I did read the books, the apocrypha, learned about it, I had to learn some of the passages by heart at church, I had no choice.
Since this is about thicker skin, this discussion - maybe getting a thicker skin should not be about comments, but about being impervious to disinformation? Learn to ignore? The ladies that reacted to the priest and called him holy lacked that, I think.
Yes, it is a completely different story. Thanks for directing me to the link. Scary but good to stay informed.
"One of them is that there is no moral authority or power without the cross." - I would say education should be the key. There were horrifying things done in the name of the cross, as well as other symbols. We're all people, let's learnJul 9 2013: Good talking to you, Anna.
Re: "There were horrifying things done in the name of the cross, as well as other symbols." -- By "cross" I meant self-sacrifice. I understand that those symbols can mean anything depending on the speaker.
Re: "Since this is about thicker skin, this discussion - maybe getting a thicker skin should not be about comments, but about being impervious to disinformation? Learn to ignore?"
You and I grew up in communist countries. I guess, we are fairly well inoculated against brainwashing and propaganda. Getting people angry and agitated against each other is the first thing to do on the list of those who want to control the crowds.
Jul 9 2013: There was never pure communism in Poland, but it was clear who's in power. That changed immensely during my childhood. And is still changing.
Right now there's so much information noise that I didn't buy a new tv after the last one went into pieces. I have newspapers, internet... But I can't read the whole internet, can't watch the whole tv from all over the world.
Maybe that's one of the reasons I appreciate the links.
Funny thing when it comes to self-sacrifice. Is it self-sacrifice or sacrifice of the ego? Or both?Jul 9 2013: Ego might suffice in most cases.
Yes, information noise is a problem these days.
Jul 9 2013: Agreed.
It should/ought to/must suffice in most cases. Ego-sacrifice, I mean.
Regards from ego/id/superego and best wishes :)Jul 8 2013: The answer is to use good manners which I have learned here on TED, you can ask our dear departed friend La Mar who no doubt vouch for my manners.
This is not the please thank you variety, but the treat people with importance variety. In addition to this be friendly which I learned from the Boy Scouts. It will disarm the most volatile situations.
Yea you can go around getting into a bar fight with the world if you want but it is not the most effective way to go though life. On the other hand what you say is the tyranny of the victim which is specious.
Jul 8 2013: Where's LaMar?
Ok, I can't say I'm here discussing all the time, just wondering.
Jul 8 2013: Arkady says that he now post under the pseudonym of TED FRIEND. I think he missed me?Jul 9 2013: LaMar announced his good news that he got a job teaching permaculture classes for an extension school and would not have further time for TED Conversations. He posted this announcement multiple times under the pseudonym Not Here but signed with his name.
An extension school is a collection of courses that are not part of what the regular students at a university take but are offered for people in the community. Extension began as agricultural Extension and was specifically focused on technical courses for people in agriculture and forestry. but it has become more general.Jul 9 2013: Pat, I didn't say that. I just said "Hi, LaMar" in response to one of your lovely exchanges with TED FRIEND because it felt like meeting an old friend. :-)
I enjoy talking to LaMar, but I don't like "food fights" like the one in your video :-). It can get overwhelming.
I think, it might be a good idea to adopt the code phrase "Food fight!" to stop this nonsense. This is a good conversation to learn techniques to ignore each other's inflammatory remarks and stay cool.
I'm sure, whoever TED FRIEND is, gets a kick out of watching how all these cool, reasonable, and tolerant people get into a heated argument over how not to get angry. :-)
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Jul 7 2013: No, absolutely not. I am not suggesting people tolerate every thing they hear. Nor am I advocating that we say any stupid thing on our minds and claim that it is our right to say it. However I do think that intellegent people should be able to weed out what is worth getting upset over and what is not.
Just because their is an internet and just about everyone has access to post response to every last subject does not mean they need to. Not everything you hear is all that bad. Do you really want to spend your days and nights criticizing people for every dumb thing they say ?
And finally...yes Ted, the 1st amendment grants freedom of speech and I do have the right to react any way I want but if you don't mind I prefer to go with people say stupid things and that is just the way it is...especially politicians.That does mean they need to issue public apologies that have no chance of being accepted by people who would prefer to be angry.
However, if you feel up to it, we can wire your life to an open mic and call you out on every last thing you say that might have a chance to have been taken two ways.
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Jul 8 2013: No, you did not touch any nerves. However you do leave the impression of talking down to people. It must have been the "Eh" that did it. That and how you have responded to others here.
My thiught is the same, people should try to let things slide a little more and not try to correct everyone and everything,
Relax and let some ramble.
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Jul 8 2013: Rest assured you are not someone who can intimidate me. Bubased in the way you are fighing for your point with me and the otherst I can se that are also someone who needs the final say. So in the interest of time send it over. Otherwise, if you prefer, we can do this all night.
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Jul 8 2013: Not every example has to do with extremes. How about in between ? Now how much csn you weed out ?Jul 8 2013: Chris, being Jewish and fat I heard prety much all the good stuff. One thing I have learned is tha t no much how you try to correct people it rarely happens. I eealized that when a drunk really thought he could feel my horns. If I beat him through the floor it would have been That f....n Jew. And if he beat me it would have been the same thing.
Now when I posted this it was not meant for peolle to use the extremes to make their point. Let'j ust stay with all the crap we hear in between. How much of thst do you think people over-react to ?
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Jul 7 2013: Some humor to help the cause:
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Jul 8 2013: Chris, hahahaha.........and here I thought women would take offense, for not being represented ;D
Comment deletedJul 7 2013: It has to do with our contrived PC culture. While being in complete compliance with PC one will fail miserably as it has nothing to do with doing anything.
Yet this character takes care of his own:
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Jul 7 2013: Being politically correct at the expense of a viewpoint is equally unacceptable.
pat gilbert
Jul 7 2013: You don't get my point..., if you did no explanation is necessary, if you don't none is possible.Jul 7 2013: Nope you did not get it.Jul 8 2013: Here is the deal. If you say that we have to be "politically correct", what you are really saying is that there is racism.
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The whole concept is BS, if you just view things AS THEY ARE you don't have to concern yourself with any of this BS.
Watch this video from 14:30
This guy is desperately trying to avoid the racist meme. At the expense of telling it like it is
http://watchabc.go.com/last-man-standing/SH55126594/VDKA0_jec8o1dp/college-girlJul 8 2013: TED Friend
With you no explanation is possible. My comment was directed to everyone else.
Jul 8 2013: Pat and Frank, don't gang up on our friend.Jul 8 2013: Hi, Lamar, welcome back ;-)Jul 8 2013: Food fight! :-) (remember your own link, Pat?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZN4r8p6KbUJul 7 2013: Frank,
You have hit on a problem. The national sense of humor is gone. Funny now is mostly making fun of others, cruel ridicule.
When I was a kid, we had humorous nicknames. My best buddy at the age of 11 was "potat"
He was called potat... potato because he had funny eyes. Hey, I was 11. Oh, he gave himself that name.
If was self-deprecating humor.
I don't want to tell you mine, it came from gym class and...
So, what ever happened to humorists like Rodney Dangerfield?
Are we all just mean spirited losers sitting in our PJ's deep in our parents basements, using the internet's anonymity to cast dispersions?
OK, I am sitting here in my PJ's on the internet... but it's not my parent's basement... it's my own basement.
Hey, if I was really funny, I'd be playing the borsht belt!
Jul 8 2013: Some of us sit in a high rise condo overlooking the ocean........it's not all that bad.Aug 5 2013: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me....
Those were the good old days....
So, please don't say anything that will make me feel bad and cry.... you old meanie, you....


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Grumman, a long-time builder of complex aerospace systems, most recently the Apollo Lunar Module, undertook development of the unique fire nozzle about two years ago when it became apparent that present methods of combating fires needed improvement in cost effectiveness, fire attack capabilities and primarily firefighter safety. Presently, each fire pumper truck requires the full-time presence of a pump operator to monitor all hoses leading from The nozzleman, in direct control, starts, stops or regulates the water supply by rotating a collar on the nozzle which relays electronic'signals to the pumper truck's. specially designed valve. A master control panel on the pumper truck provides a constant visual status of the entire system. The system was designed by Grumman Aerospace Corporation in cooperation with Public Technology, Inc. and its affiliate member cities. PHOTO CREDIT: GRUMMAN the truck to the nozzle. Moreover, this pump operator must start and stop the flow of water and make any required adjustments necessitated by length, elevation, depression or bends in the hose. In addition, he must constantly be on the alert to correct any malfunction in the pumper truck to prevent loss of water flow which could endanger the firefighter at the nozzle. In many instances communication between the two firefighters is maintained through hand or voice signals, which are considerably hampered by the background noise of fire fighting equipment and smoke. Now with Grumman's new device a firefighter can control the water flow by means of a radio transmitter built into the nozzle. Signals from the transmitter are relayed to a specially designed valve in the pumper truck which, in turn, regulates water flow to the nozzle. Not only does the new nozzle provide increased safety for the firefighter at the nozzle but it releases a trained firefighter from the task of regulating water flow so that he can assist in the actual fire attack. The system can be installed on new and existing fire pumper trucks. Grumman will begin an extensive test and demonstration program in the near future for the system. Patents are pending for the new equipment. A few folks may not realize it, but the members of the Bethpage Rotary Club have the biggest hearts in the world - and this past Christmas proved it. Santa Claus was very busy preparing for Christmas 1973 - so the Rotariahs decided to be his messengers (with the cooperation of the Beth-page Post Office). Many children from the local area sent letters to Santa. A few of the children just wanted to greet Santa like this one: DEIR SANTA, HOPE YOU HAVE A ,". ..v.. .,.-^.,^..T..i..S MjA'iSiim -Htimx.t.!v in, TONI Other letters were in childish scribble - apparently from very young tykes. Some of the youngsters asked for gifts that even Santa Claus couldn't afford. Most of the kids asked for the usual bikes, dolls, footballs, skates, etc. Well, getting back to the Rotarians - these wonderful guys, with the help of some of their wives went out and purchased gifts for all the children who sent letters (except, unfortunately, for the ones without return addresses). The gifts were wrapped in bright holiday paper and ribbon. The Rotarians delivered the gifts personally - telling the children Santa had received their letters and they were acting as his messengers. The Rotary was only too happy to help keep the "Spirit of Christmas" alive for these children. The point though is - the youngsters in the area - the kids who receive very little for Christmas. They would like to think that if some of the children who sent these letters have more than they need, perhaps, they would donate a gift to a less fortunate child. These children could then learn the real meaning of Christmas. "It is better to give, than to receive." Grumman Implements Energy-Saving Measures Grumman Aerospace Corporation's Final Assembly and Flight Test Facility located here has instituted a number of new energy- conservation measures that will help alleviate the current fuel shortage. The announcement was made by George M. Skurla, Grumman Vice President and Calverton Manager. Among the steps that will be implemented immediately is the reclamation of jet fuel that is drained from aircraft engines and fuel tanks prior to each flight. Skurla said that this fuel, which amounts to between 10,000 and 15,000 gallons per month, will be reprocessed and used for other applications, possibly heating the facility. In anothersfcejfcAdpsed circuit TV system'will be utilized between Bethpage a d Calverton to minimize personnel travel between the two sites. The TV, system will allow conferences and meetings to be conducted which would otherwise necessitate private automobile trips which are approximately 100 miles roundtrip. In the course of preparing aircraft for test flights, it is often necessary to "power up" various systems for checkout. Electrical power for such activities is now supplied by gasoline or diesel driven generators. Modifications are being made that will permit the necessary power to be drawn from Calverton's normal electrical power which is not only more efficient but will alleviate the need for the multiple auxiliary driven devices. 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There are over 5,000 modern species of sponges known, and they can be found attached to surfaces anywhere from the intertidal zone to as deep as 8,500 m (29,000 feet) or further. Though the fossil record of sponges dates back to the Neoproterozoic Era, new species are still commonly discovered.
Sponges have several cell types:
Sponges have three body types: asconoid, syconoid, and leuconoid.
Asconoid sponges are tubular with a central shaft called the spongocoel. The beating of flagella forces water into the spongocoel through pores in the body wall. Choanocytes line the spongocoel and filter nutrients out of the water.
Leuconoid sponges lack a spongocoel and instead have flagellated chambers, containing choanocytes, which are led to and out of via canals.
Syconoid sponges are similar to asconoids. They have a tubular body with a single osculum, but the body wall is thicker and more complex than that of asconoids and contains choanocyte-lined radial canals that empty into the spongocoel. Water enters through a large number of dermal ostia into incurrent canals and then filters through tiny openings called prosopyles into the radial canals. Their food is ingested by the choanocytes. Syconoids do not usually form highly branched colonies as asconoids do. During their development, syconoid sponges pass through an asconoid stage.
It should be noted that these 3 body grades are useful only in describing morphology, and not in classifying sponge species, although the asconoid and syconoid construction is present in Calcarea only.
Sponges of the family Cladorhizidae (order Poecilosclerida, class Demospongiae) are species usually found in deep water, but also in littoral caves in the Mediterranean (Asbestopluma hypogea), that have become carnivorous, using a strategy that has much in common with what is found in carnivorous plants such as sundew. When small crustaceans comes in contact with their surface, they get captured by a sticky substance, or in the case of the Mediterranean species by spicules modified into raised hook-shaped spines, and then digested by migrating cells which soon covers the prey. This lifestyle has caused the loss of their aquiferous system and the choanocytes, resulting in forms like the ping-pong tree sponge (Chondrocladia lampadiglobus), which don't look like typical sponges.
Sponges are traditionally divided into classes based on the type of spicules in their skeleton. The three classes of sponges are bony (Calcarea), glass (Hexactenellida), and spongin (Demospongiae). Some taxonomists have suggested a fourth class, Sclerospongiae, of coralline sponges, but the modern consensus is that coralline sponges have arisen several times and are not closely related. In addition to these four, a fifth, extinct class has been proposed: Archaeocyatha. While these ancient animals have been phylogenetically vague for years, the current general consensus is that they were a type of sponge. Although 90% of modern sponges are demosponges, fossilized remains of this type are less common than those of other types because their skeletons are composed of relatively soft spongin that does not fossilize well.
Sponge taxonomy is an area of active research, with molecular studies improving our understanding of their relationship with other animals.
Either way, sponges have long been considered useful models of the earliest multicellular ancestors of animals.
The fossil record of sponges is not abundant. Some fossil sponges have worldwide distribution, while others are restricted to certain areas. Sponge fossils such as Hydnoceras and Prismodictya are found in the Devonian rocks of New York state. In Europe the Jurassic limestone of the Swabian Alb are composed largely of sponge remains, some of which are well preserved. Many sponges are found in the Cretaceous Lower Greensand and Chalk Formations of England, and in rocks from the upper part of the Cretaceous period in France. A famous locality for fossil sponges is the Cretaceous Faringdon Sponge Gravels in Faringdon, Oxfordshire in England. An older sponge is the Cambrian Vauxia. Sponges have long been important agents of bioerosion in shells and carbonate rocks. Their borings extend back to the Ordovician in the fossil record.
Fossil sponges differ in size from 1 cm (0.4 inches) to more than 1 meter (3.3 feet). They vary greatly in shape, being commonly vase-shapes (such as Ventriculites), spherical (such as Porosphaera), saucer-shaped (such as Astraeospongia), pear-shaped (such as Siphonia), leaf-shaped (such as Elasmostoma), branching (such as Doryderma), irregular or encrusting.
Detailed identification of many fossil sponges relies on the study of thin sections.
Adult sponges are largely sessile, and live in an attached position. However, it has been noted that certain sponges can move slowly by directing their water current in a certain direction with myocytes. The greatest numbers of sponges are usually to be found where a firm means of fastening is provided, such as on a rocky ocean bottom. Some kinds of sponges are able to attach themselves to soft sediment by means of a root-like base. Sponges also live in quiet clear waters, because if the sediment is agitated by wave action or by currents, it tends to block the pores of the animal, lessening its ability to feed and survive.
Recent evidence suggests that a new disease called Aplysina red band syndrome (ARBS) is threatening sponges in the Caribbean. Aplysina red band syndrome causes Aplysina to develop one or more rust-coloured leading edges to their structure, sometimes with a surrounding area of necrotic tissue so that the lesion causes a contiguous band around some or all of the sponge's branch.
Asexual reproduction is through internal and external budding. External budding occurs when the parent sponge grows a bud on the outside of its body. This will either break away or stay connected. Internal budding occurs when archaeocytes collect in the mesohyl and become surrounded by spongin. The internal bud is called a gemmule, and this is seen only in the freshwater sponge family, the Spongillidae. An asexually reproduced sponge has exactly the same genetic material as the parent.
In sexual reproduction, sperm are dispersed by water currents and enter neighboring sponges. All sponges of a particular species release their sperm at approximately the same time. Fertilization occurs internally, in the mesohyl. Fertilized oocytes develop within the mesohyl. Cleavage stages are highly varied within and between groups, sometimes even within a single species. Larval development usually involves an odd type of morphogenetic movement termed an inversion of layers. When this occurs in some species (for example, in Sycon coactum), the larva flips into the choanocyte chamber, and then can emerge via the water canal system and out through the osculum.
Although sponges are hermaphroditic (both male and female), they are not self-fertile. Most sponges are sequential hermaphrodites, capable of producing eggs or sperm, but not both at the same time.
The manufacture of rubber-, plastic- and cellulose-based synthetic sponges has significantly reduced the commercial sponge fishing industry in recent years.
The luffa "sponge", also spelled loofah, which is commonly sold for use in the kitchen or the shower, is not derived from an animal sponge, but from the locules of a gourd (Cucurbitaceae).


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There is currently no enforced time limit for the evaluation.
No, it isn't free. From the website:
You need to pay for it if you intend to use it; it's not donationware. It's developed by one man, not a big company with lots of resources.
As good as free then.
I have the full version and paid for it. Im just saying you can download it for free with full feature and no time limit for now if you want to try it out.
Only thing is it says unregistered in the title bar. Ive never seen a nag screen when I had the eval version


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The Pushmataha County Junior Bassmasters competed in their second qualifying bass tournament of the 2012 season on Saturday, June 30th, at Pine Creek Lake.
One other bass club also fished a tournament on the same day out of the same ramp. So with several boats on the lake for the day, fishing proved to be very difficult for all that fished.
Winning first place in the 11-14 age group was Jake Nabors with one bass that weighed 2.08 lbs. Second place went to Dyllyn Marlow with one bass weighing 1.88 lbs.
In the 15-18 age group, angler David Atwood brought home the first place prize with one bass weighing 2.88 lbs. Jordan Haddox finished in second with one bass weighing 2.25 lbs.
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East Webster baseball coach Wes Johnson doesn't worry about his baseball team taking care of responsibility.
As he observed the Wolverines following the storms that damaged their campus last week, Johnson likes the way they have handled their business while attending classes at Wood Junior College and practicing at other sites.
"The seniors are already out and not on campus with us, but everybody is where they are supposed to be and when they are supposed to be there," Johnson said. "That tells me they've got a goal in hand."
East Webster starts the third round of the Class 2A playoffs today when it makes the trip to Mantachie. Following the 6 p.m. road game, the Wolverines play the designated home game of the series in Houston on Saturday (1 p.m.) and the third game will be back at Mantachie on Monday if necessary.
After practicing in Ackerman on Monday, East Webster practiced at Houston on Wednesday and Thursday.
"It's going as well as you can expect," Johnson said. "The kids are adapting real well. If practice is any indication, it seems like we're really in tune with what we've got in front of us and they seem like they are focused on what we've got to do."
The Wolverines, who are 19-6 overall, have won four of their last five games in advancing past Hollandale-Simmons and Strayhorn in the first two rounds.
East Webster out-scored Strayhorn 31-1 in the two games played last weekend.
When considering the next opponent, Johnson understands the level of competition steps up a notch.
Mantachie won Region 1, District 1 with a 10-0 mark and stands 17-5 overall.
"I've talked to several people about them," Johnson said. "They have got good pitching and are very aggressive at the plate. If we beat them, it will be because we played well. It won't be because they are not very good."
When he looks into the eyes of the Wolverines during preparation, Johnson likes what he sees.
"To me, they've got intentions on achieving that goal (of a state championship)," Johnson said. "Whether Mantachie will have very much to say whether we do or not remains to be seen, but we're ready for our part."


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Anthony Hopkins
Quantity and quality. In today's Hollywood, many actors sacrifice one to achieve the other. Not Anthony Hopkins. With the exception of 1975 and 1983, he's appeared in at least one film, and sometimes as many as four, each year since his big-screen debut in 1968. Whether he's starring in a major motion picture or a made-for-television movie, Hopkins is always at the top of his game. He tackles a wide variety of roles with equal mastery, as you'll see when you scan this list of titles available from Critics' Choice Video.
Born in South Wales on New Year's Eve 1937, Hopkins developed an interest in acting after high school. He joined a community drama club and then honed his craft at the Welsh College of Music and Drama and London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first notable film role came in 1968's The Lion In Winter, in which he starred as Richard the Lionhearted. He's turned in many more uncanny portrayals of historical figures since then, including Bruno Richard Hauptmann in The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, Adolph Hitler in The Bunker, Richard Nixon in Nixon, Pablo Picasso in Surviving Picasso and John Quincy Adams in Amistad.
After The Lion in Winter, Hopkins starred as Claudius in a British film version of Hamlet in 1969 before concentrating on made-for-television projects throughout the '70s and '80s. Of course, he continued starring in theatrical releases during this period, including the 1974 disaster flick Juggernaut, the 1977 WWII epic A Bridge Too Far (which also starred Sean Connery and Dirk Bogarde), the creepy crime thriller Magic in 1978 and The Elephant Man in 1980.
Astonishingly, Hopkins failed to earn an Oscar nomination for his work in The Elephant Man, but he enjoyed no shortage of recognition from the Academy in the '90s. Hopkins won the Best Actor award for his chilling performance as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs and received nominations for Remains of the Day in 1993, Nixon in 1995 and Amistad in 1997.
Hopkins doesn't mind playing supporting roles, even after becoming a leading box office draw, appearing alongside such handsome leading men as Alec Baldwin in The Edge, Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro and Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black.
The new millennium has him working harder than ever, often making two or three movies a year. He continues to eat up the screen in reprises of his role as Hannibal Lecter. He delights in quiet films such as Hearts of Atlantis and The World's Fastest Indian. He helps breaks new ground in special effects-laden films such as Beowulf and The Wolfman. He has also had great fun in features such as Hitchcock and Red 2.
Here's hoping he keeps up the good work and the fast pace well into his 80s, at the very least.
84 Charing Cross Road
Alexander Revisted-Final Cut
Bad Company
Beowulf (2007)
Blockbuster Dramas-6 Movie Set
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Elephant Man (1980)
Guilty Conscience
Hamlet (1969)
Hannibal Lecter Anthology
Hearts in Atlantis
Henrik Ibsen Collection
Legends of the Fall
Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Lion in Winter the
Looking Glass War
Many Faces of Zorro
Mask of Zorro
Meet Joe Black
One Man's War
Peter & Paul
Red 2
Red 2 [Blu-ray]
Red Dragon
Remains of the Day
Silence of the Lambs
Surviving Picasso
Tenth Man
The City of Your Final Destination [Blu-ray]
The Elephant Man
The Mask of Zorro [Blu-ray]
The Rite [2 Discs] [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/Dvd]
The Wolfman [Rated/Unrated Versions]
The World's Fastest Indian [Blu-ray]
Ultimate Hollywood Collection
White Bus (Aka Red White & Zero)
World's Fastest Indian
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Young Winston


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925 S. Main St.
Unit F-2
Frankenmuth Michigan 48734United States
(989) 262-8071
Midwest Living Review
For a unique souvenir, this shop has some good quality and unusual items, many of them made in Michigan.
Featuring Michigan made or themed souvenirs and gifts, this shop has an impressive selection. From sweatshirts to puzzles to maple syrup and blueberry jam, it's interesting to see the variety of products Michigan produces. We found clever souvenir Christmas ornaments that Bronner's didn't have, a number of replica Lake Huron and Lake Michigan lighthouses, and a nice selection of made-in-Michigan soaps, lotions and candles. Photographs, prints and woodworked crafts from local artists are also available. Creating custom gift baskets is a specialty of the store. Browsing is encouraged, and the owners are happy to answer questions and make suggestions.


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Getting to Know Your Gynecologist LQWoman to Woman SeriesTU, Jan 17, 3 to 4 p.m.Andrea Randall, MD, Gynecology/Obstetrics760-610-7205 Read More
Food Matters: Nutritious Eating and Choices PLPalm Springs Library SeriesTU, Jan 17, 6 to 7 p.m.David Neumann, MD, Family Medicine; Chef Greg Schmitz, Palm Greens Café, Palm Springs760-969-7770, extension 7560 Read More
Breast Cancer: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy LCLunch and Learn with the ExpertW, Jan 18, Noon to 1:30 p.m.Evelyn "Lillian" Kachikwu, MD, General Surgery and fellowship trained in Surgical Oncology760-834-3798 by Jan 17 Read More
Nutrition for Diabetes ACSponsored by Desert Diabetes ClubW, Jan 18, 2 to 3 p.m.Gustavo Wong, RD, HFS, CDE, Diabetes Program760-773-1578 Read More
Fingers to Shoulders ACEisenhower Desert Orthopedic SeriesTH, Jan 19, 5:30 to 7 p.m.Orthopedic Surgeons* Stephen O'Connell, MD and Patrick St. Pierre, MD760-568-1234 Read More
Age Is Not a Factor: Achieve an Active Lifestyle LQM, Jan 23, 2 to 3 p.m.Bill Bell, athlete; Patricia Avila, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Eisenhower Wellness Institute; and Kim Bloom, BS, Exercise Physiologist760-610-7205 by Jan 21. Read More
Hormones and Health: Sorting Through the Headlines ACTH, Jan 26, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Elisa Lindley, MD, Gynecology*/Oncology*760-568-1234 Read MoreOh, My Aching Knees! LQArgyros Health and Wellness SeriesTH, Feb 2, 5:30 to 7 p.m.Jason Weisstein, MD, MPH, FACS, Orthopedic Surgery760-610-7205 by Jan 31. Read MoreCancer Treatment Side Effects: How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Can Help LCM, Feb 6, 1 to 2 p.m.Sofia Peterson, MD, Internal Medicine/Geriatric Medicine, subspecialty in Wound Care/Hyperbaric Medicine760-834-3798 Read More
Eisenhower's sixth annual Day of Caring…About Women and Cancer will take place at the Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center on Friday, February 10, 2012, from 9:15 a.m. to noon.
Presentations will take place in the Berger Auditorium. Registration and a light brunch begin at 9:15 a.m. in the Healing Gardens. At 10 a.m. Patricia Avila, MD, MPH, Medical Director of the Eisenhower Wellness Institute and a Primary Care 365 physician, will speak on The Daily Journey of Health and Healing — Learning How to Overcome Emotional Obstacles for Optimal Health and Healing.
Prior to moving to the Coachella Valley, Dr. Avila was Medical Director for Online Care and Care Management with HMSA/ Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Hawaii. She was Medical Director of the Wellness and Lifestyle Center at Castle Medical Center in Kailua, Hawaii and was also the Medical Director for the Women's Health Center at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu.
At 11 a.m. Sherry Lebed Davis will present Healthy-Steps™ Moving you to better health with the Lebed Method, discussing her own cancer journey and the importance of exercise for cancer patients and cancer survivors.
Davis is one of the foremost authorities, trainers and presenters on the use of movement and therapeutic exercise for healing and quality of life issues after cancer, lymphedema and chronic illness. She is the co-founder with Marc Lebed, MD and Joel Lebed, MD of Healthy-Steps Moving you to better health with the Lebed Method, a worldwide organization providing unique wellness programs for special populations. Sherry has also authored a book, Thriving after Breast Cancer, Essential Healing Exercises for Body and Mind.
For more information, call 760-834-3798 or visit emc.org/calendar.Seating is limited and reservations are required.


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En garde! Join Gadsby's Tavern Museum for a unique living history program as you learn a skill all 18th-century gentlemen must know – swordplay! The programs on Saturday, February 11, and Saturday, March 10 include re-enactment of 18th-century swordplay and a display and discussion of 18th-century weapons. This popular family event is suitable for ages 2nd grade and older and will include some audience participation as you practice your newfound talents.
Swordsmen tours are scheduled every half hour between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., with each tour lasting one hour. Admission is $6 per person, ages 5 and up. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 703.746.4242. This program sells out quickly, so don't delay in making your plans!
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Gadsby's Tavern was the center of social and political life in Alexandria and the new Federal City of Washington. The tavern served as the premier gathering place for residents – including George Washington – and visitors to eat, drink, learn, and influence history.
Gadsby's Tavern Museum is located at 134 North Royal Street in the heart of Old Town Alexandria.
For more information, visit www.gadsbystavern.org or call 703.746.4242.
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Doctors are running out of effective antibiotics, as bacteria evolve ways to evade one drug after another. Now DARPA has called for alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Nanotechnologist Chad Mirkin discusses one such weapon--tiny globs of DNA and RNA that can switch off the bugs' antibiotic resistance. Nanotechnologist Chad Mirkin discusses next-generation antibiotics that target a bacterium's DNA.


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3rd June 2013
Lord Carey rants about marriage but agrees with the merits of a corporate GMail account with PinkNews reader 15
11:35 AM — The former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has ranted by email that marriage can only be between one man and one woman and discussed the merits of a corporate Google Mail (GMail) account with a PinkNews reader.
Yvette Cooper: The government needs to remember who the real opponents of equal marriage are 11
10:18 AM — Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told PinkNews.co.uk that the government needs to remember "who the opponents are" of the same-sex marriage bill in the wake of last week's row about House of Lords timetabling.
2nd June 2013
Lord Alli: The Church of England is hypocritical for opposing equal marriage 50
8:58 PM — Lord Waheed Alli, Labour peer and one of just a handful of openly gay Muslim politicians globally, has said he believes many peers who now oppose same-sex marriage will come to regret their views in time.
Archbishop of Canterbury to call for amendments to equal marriage bill 76
5:26 PM — In the upcoming vote on equal marriage legislation in the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury will call for concessions to be made for teachers and faith schools, as the Church of England has reportedly "resigned" itself to same-sex marriage becoming law.
Illinois same-sex marriage bill given lifesaving deadline extension 8
10:05 AM — In a move that may save the state's same-sex marriage bill from failure, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan quietly moved on Friday to extend the bill's deadline to August.
Tory Grassroots warn equal marriage will smash family values 74
9:33 AM — Tory activists have urged the House of Lords to reject the same-sex marriage bill in Tuesdays vote, arguing it will weaken the bringing up of children and devalue the family.
1st June 2013
Religious leaders urge David Cameron to drop equal marriage bill before Lords debate 66
7:03 PM — Fifty British faith leaders have come together to sign a letter urging the Prime MInister to drop the Marriage (same sex marriage) Bill, before it goes to the House of Lords next week for its second reading.
Grindr comes Out4Marriage and urges a million users to LobbyALord for equal marriage 13
6:02 PM — The world's largest gay dating app Grindr has come Out4Marriage, urging over a million UK users to lobby peers in the House of Lords ahead of next week's debate around the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill.
Comment: How I campaigned to change the age of consent a world away from equal marriage, by Edwina Currie 21
5:14 PM — Ahead of next week's historic vote on same-sex marriage, PinkNews asked former Conservative Health minister Edwina Currie, who fought against the odds to change the age of consent in 1994, to reflect on her battle.
US: Anger as Illinois equal marriage vote delayed, but supporters confident the fight is not over 11
4:18 AM — Supporters of the equal marriage bill in the US state of Illinois were angry to find that the bill was not called on Friday, the final day of the current legislative session, but seem confident that when it returns, it will succeed, and noted it as an example of why the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed.
Video: Illinois equal marriage bill sponsor breaks down in tears during vote delay announcement 9
3:48 AM — Upon announcing that the equal marriage bill for the US state of Illinois would not be called for vote on Friday, the bill's sponsor Representative Greg Harris broke down in tears during his impassioned speech.
Illinois: Same-sex marriage bill withdrawn as 'not enough votes' to pass it 9
12:40 AM — The House in the US state of Illinois did not vote on a bill which would have legalised equal marriage, following a tense two days of speculation over whether the bill would be called at all.
31st May 2013
Video: House of Lords Labour leader Baroness Royall comes Out4Marriage 4
3:22 PM — The Labour leader in the House of Lords, Baroness Jan Royall, has recorded a video coming Out4Marriage, ahead of next week's vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, in the Lords.
Paddy Ashdown: I would vote in favour of equal marriage if I was in the Lords next week 20
3:06 PM — Responding to an email lobbying him to support equal marriage in the House of Lords next week, Paddy Ashdown has said he would support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, but that he is out of the country for the vote.
US: Equal marriage bill appears on calendar for Illinois House in last day of session 4
2:16 PM — With only one day left before the current Illinois legislative session ends, a bill to legalise equal marriage has appeared on the calendar for today.
Russian Children's Commissioner calls for moratorium on French adoptions 2
1:05 PM — The Russian Children's Rights Commissioner has said it is only "logical" to halt adoptions of Russian children by French couples due to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France.
President Obama: Legalising equal marriage in Illinois is 'the right thing to do' 1
12:58 PM — With only one day left before the current Illinois legislative session ends, President Barack Obama has said that legalising equal marriage in the state is something he "deeply supports" and the "right thing to do".
Lord Carey: 'Love is not enough' to justify same-sex marriage 79
11:49 AM — The Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord George Carey, has argued that marriage equality should be opposed on the grounds that allowing marriages based "merely" on love and commitment would also justify polygamous unions and marriages between siblings.
LobbyALord launched to help encourage peers to come Out4Marriage in equal marriage debate 24
3:32 AM — A new website has been launched in order to make it easy for members of the public to lobby peers in the House of Lords ahead of next week's second reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill.
US: Illinois House to vote on equal marriage bill on Friday before end of session 7
3:11 AM — Advocates of equal marriage in the US state of Illinois were disappointed as the House adjourned on Thursday, until 09:30 on Friday, leaving only one day for a vote on a bill to legalise equal marriage, before the current session ends.


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Barbie® as Athena
Designed by: Linda Kyaw
Release Date: 2/18/2010
Product Code: R4492
No more than 5300 units produced worldwide.
Strong, capable, and wise, the goddess Athena allegedly leaped from the head of Zeus, already adult, dressed with her armor. Barbie® as Athena wears a stunning suit of golden armor including head piece, breast plate, boots, and shield. Beautiful and bold, she's a fashionable force to be reckoned with.
Headdress and boots are not removable.
For the adult collector.
Production doll may vary from the photo shown above. Mattel reserves the right to modify the fashion/fabrics, sculpt, hair color/style, and accessories. Doll cannot stand alone as shown.
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Basically, almost at random but usually during downloads/installations, the operating system freezes program-by-program, starting with the taskbar. It's not the kind of freezing that turns white and gives the options to 'End Task,' but one where it seems more like an image overlay. Usually you can also tell by the frozen cursor animation, but the cursor can still be moved (for a time. Usually the last thing to go is the active application or the desktop (as in the icon selection box or the context menu).
I have attempted to look through Event Viewer, but other than the forced shutdown I have to perform to fix the issue, there doesn't seem to be anything else of use.
For one run I had Task Manager running on my secondary monitor, but on the freeze there was no unusual spike in any of the sections.
At first I thought it was a graphics driver issue, so I updated both the Intel and NVIDIA graphics drivers. This has not improved the issue.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Best Answer rseiler , 10 July 2012 - 18:36
Finally, a hotfix for the issue via KB2727113, which should be appearing in Windows Update any time now if it hasn't already.
"On a computer that is running Windows 8 Release Preview or Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate, the system may randomly stop responding (hang) when you work on multimedia or communication activities. This problem may occur during video editing, unified communications, or other multimedia activities.
"This problem may occur because of an issue in the interaction between the state-machine driving dynamic tick transitions and the state-machine-driving clock rate changes." Go to the full post