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The horrific and senseless tragedy in Newtown, Conn., has caused me to revisit a piece I wrote several months ago after the Aurora, Colo., movie theatre massacre. I might have naively hoped I would not have to write about this subject again, but in the society in which we live such hopes will be forever fulfilled.
My other half is a teacher... has been for many years. Years ago, being a teacher would never have been considered a hazardous job, yet incidents like this mind-numbing event at Sandy Hook Elementary along with what occurred last year in an Ohio high school or years ago at Columbine indicate otherwise. This terrible event in Connecticut by someone in their collegiate years who has killed and wounded so many makes us shake our heads in disbelief and sorrow and ask, "What has happened to our schools and what has happened with our children?"
Can we really, though, be surprised? When some of the most popular movies that target the adolescent and post-teen demographic are riddled with violence and the top video games, like �Call of Duty,� �Mortal Kombat� and �Grand Theft Auto� along with numerous others, award points for bloodshed, how can we be shocked when this senseless violence spills over into real life? When it becomes engrained in the grey mush that constitutes an adolescents brain that the more blood, gore and death you cause is rewarded in points on a scoreboard or bragging rights in an online chat room can we really be surprised by events like Newtown, Aurora, and Columbine?
While the media and a constant parade of forensic psychologists will try to explain it, we�ll never know why a teacher�s 20-year-old son was motivated to slaughter so many innocents in Connecticut, we already know he was raised in a �broken home.� With no personal knowledge beyond that of his upbringing, I can still safely guess he was likely �raised� without respect for human life and �disciplined� by the sadly popular �time out� method.
I remember the "good ole days"... days when a student — unless they were the class �wiseguy� — would never dream of "acting out" in school. Such misbehavior would immediately prompt a trip to see the principal and the application of something known as "the paddle." Surely back then you still had the "class clown," smoking in the boy's room and even some bullying, but you still had control and discipline and respect for authority. Then along came Dr. Spock — no, not that pointed-eared guy from the sci-fi show — DOCTOR Spock whose mantra was "Spare the rod....".
So now we've had two generations of violent video games and young people that know that they can back-talk and swear at their teachers at school and parents at home and suffer no recourse except for a suspension or a "time out." Corporal Punishment in schools? That's grounds for a lawsuit and the probable firing of the educator. At home? Well now the out-of-control child knows they can always call Social Services and charge their very own parents for "abuse." So now we have the great and all powerful "Time Out" where they get to spend a couple hours maybe sitting in a chair and facing a corner.
Those of you who are old enough stop and think for a long hard minute, back in the days of corporal punishment in the schools and before �spare the rod,� do you remember ever hearing about a tragedy such as Newtown or Aurora or Columbine?
The tragic irony of Dr. Spock's wonderful "Time Out" system is that now so many of our youth grow up and, like the shooter in Aurora Colorado, get the ultimate "Time Out" ... 20-years-to-life facing four corners at taxpayers' expense.
Stephen Eisenbaugh lives in Virginia with his wife and four cats. He publishes a weekly blog on the political website http://AP2012.com. You can reach him for comment at email@example.com.


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Black Ball Ferry Line operates the MV Coho, providing daily passenger and vehicle ferry service on a scenic 90-minute crossing between Victoria, BC and Port Angeles, WA. Enjoy Duty Free shopping, unique gifts from the Black Ball Shop and our inviting Cafeteria while viewing panoramic vistas of the Inner Harbour, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Olympic Peninsula from the expansive outer decks.
For package deals on ferry and hotel accommodations to Victoria or the Olympic Peninsula, please visit our web site to save up to 40%! www.cohoferry.com.
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Stainless Cooker and Steamer with One Button Operation
This stainless steel SC-889 rice cooker and steamer offers multi-functional cooking options: cooks rice and porridge, stews soup, steams vegetables, fish and poultry, and much more - all with a simple touch of a button. Cooks with steam to maintain nutrients for a healthy lifestyle. Stainless steel components: body, cover and inner pot. Features automatic shut-off and independent Warm switch.
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Gold Nugget, Mounted, Awarded to Hubert Opperman, Kalgoorlie to Perth Record, Western Australia, 1933 Reg. No: ST 032242
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- Small mounted gold nugget presented to Hubert Opperman, 7th September 1933, as a souvenir of his recording-breaking ride from Kalgoorlie to Perth.
Opperman rode the full 377.8 miles (608 km) in 25 hours and 37 minutes, breaking the old record of W. Smith by 27 hours and 23 minutes.
Crowds of between 10,000 and 15,000 gathered at Forrest Place in Perth, the end point of the ride. Policemen found the crowd hard to contain due to their immense enthusiasm. Opperman was carried by revelers to the local Bruce Small Pty Ltd office, the sponsors of the race.
In the evening, Oppy was decorated with a victory wreath by H. Millington, then Minister for Agriculture. This was a day of great celebration and joy for Australian cycling, and for Oppy himself.
- Description:
- Mounted - small gold nugget.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Sir Hubert Opperman, 1979
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'Presented to / - H. OPPERMAN - / As a Souvenir of the 'Fields / On the Occasion of his attempt on the / Kalgoorlie-Perth Record / --- 7 . 9 . 30 ---- '
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- BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino
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Before installing the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, make sure that the IBM Lotus Domino messaging and collaboration server is configured and running correctly throughout the Lotus Domino domains.
This article provides a checklist for installing the BlackBerry Enterprise Server on a Lotus Domino messaging and collaboration server in domain A, with other messaging servers distributed among domains B and C.
Before installing the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, refer to the appropriate BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino Installation Guide for a list of software and hardware requirements.
Use the following checklist to complete the required steps for your installation scenario:
For BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0
Note: In this list, the messaging server refers to the Lotus Domino messaging and collaboration server on which the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is installed.
- Verify that the messaging server contains connection documents from the messaging servers in other domains from which it will replicate. This configuration facilitates message routing among foreign domains.
- Verify that the messaging server has directory assistance turned on for every other domain. This setting is required for address lookup and message addressing.
- To provide access control, add the Lotus Domino messaging server to the LocalDomainServers group in every other domain.
Note: The BlackBerry Enterprise Server must have read access to the Lotus Domino Directory and Manager's access with Delete Documents permission to the mail files.
- Cross-certification, at either a server or organization level, must be established between the Lotus Domino messaging server and the messaging and directory servers in other domains. This configuration facilitates access from the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to a messaging server in a foreign domain.
- Creating a test IBM Lotus Notes user account in the Lotus Domino messaging server and send messages to a user in foreign domains.
- Update the BlackBerry Enterprise Server with the latest service packs and hotfixes.
For BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0
Warning: The following procedure involves modifying the computer registry. This can cause substantial damage to the Windows operating system. Document and back up the registry entries prior to implementing any changes.
- Upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to the latest service pack and hottfix and turn on support for the FromDomain field in messages sent from the foreign domain user's BlackBerry smartphone, so that the From address for the message is formatted correctly.
- Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Agents
- Set the AddFromDomain DWORD value to 1.
Once turned on, this function populates the FromDomain field with the value from the MailDomain field of the BlackBerry smartphone user's person document.
Note: The registry modification corrects formatting for the From address field in email messages sent from the BlackBerry smartphone when the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is in a different Lotus Domino domain than the BlackBerry smartphone user's home server.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 and 5.0 deposits messages from the foreign domain user's BlackBerry smartphone, into the mail.box on the User's Mail server and eliminates the need for additional routing steps; therefore, the registry entry modification is not necessary.
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It captured the world's attention at Sebring International Raceway and then at its racing debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Now the Nissan DeltaWing is set to race in North America for the first time at the finale of the 2012 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón.
The pioneering, dart-shaped Nissan DeltaWing will compete in the 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda at Road Atlanta. The revolutionary race car was designed to perform like a contemporary sports prototype while cutting weight, fuel consumption and tire use by half. The announcement came at Nissan's North American headquarters in Nashville with Nissan Americas Vice-Chairman, Bill Krueger on hand.
Nissan became a founding partner in the DeltaWing project in March, and the team then faced a major challenge — to get the experimental Nissan DeltaWing car and its specially developed 1.6-litre DIG-T Nissan engine ready for the grueling Le Mans 24 Hours.
The project provided a test bed for Nissan to develop future innovations that can be filtered into the company's global motorsport programs as well as future road products. This will continue to be the case at Petit Le Mans, with new technology being tried during the race and further development work carried out by partner, Michelin, on its bespoke tires, specially built for the Nissan DeltaWing.
"The Nissan DeltaWing's inclusion on the grid at Petit Le Mans reflects the vision and determination that embody the future of sports car racing," said ALMS President and CEO Scott Atherton. "The car's participation brings a benchmark example of innovation and leading-edge automotive technology to the season finale of a remarkable season for the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón."
The Nissan DeltaWing project, with ALMS founder Don Panoz as managing partner, will compete for the first time since its June debut at Le Mans. It retired from the French endurance classic after six hours, following contact with another car.
The team believes that the 1,000-mile/10-hour Petit Le Mans is the perfect event for the Nissan DeltaWing to not only give fans the race finish they desire, but also demonstrate its prowess on a more traditional track, as opposed to the high-speed Le Mans circuit, which also incorporates public roads.
Spaniard Lucas Ordonez is set to race the car at Road Atlanta, along with American Le Mans Series 2011 PC class champion Gunnar Jeannette.
The plight of Japanese NISMO racing driver, Satoshi Motoyama, who tried heroically to repair the impact damage by the side of the Le Mans circuit for 90 minutes before having to admit defeat, garnered massive support for the team from fans, whose demands for it to return to the racetrack will now be satisfied. Nissan DeltaWing's team considers Petit Le Mans to be the venue for settling "unfinished business."
Based on fuel consumption and tire wear data taken during more than six hours of running at Le Mans, the car was on course to achieve its goal of completing the 24 hours using half the fuel and half the tires of its fellow entrants. Data taken from a standard LMP2 car at Le Mans indicated that it used 620 gallons of fuel and changed tires every 300 miles, going through nine sets. And, while the LMP2 car had a fuel consumption level of 5 mpg, Nissan DeltaWing was running at 10.7 mpg.
Panoz, who was behind the 'Project 56' organization under whose banner the DeltaWing started its journey to Le Mans, said: "Petit Le Mans has built up a reputation as one of the largest sports car races in the world. Every section of the Nissan organization has supported this car."
Panoz even hinted that this may be the first of many races in North American for the DeltaWing. It's feasible that the car could be part of the new unified North American sports car championship for 2014, when ALMS merges with GRAND-AM.
Meanwhile, Nissan DeltaWing's visionary creator, Ben Bowlby, said: "At Petit Le Mans, we will get the chance to show the U.S. fans just how cool this car is, but also the chance to prove that it works on a much tighter, twistier road course, rather than the flat-out Le Mans-style racetrack. It's important for us to gain in lap experience, testing and driver feedback and really validate the whole concept."
"Don Panoz, Ben Bowlby and the entire DeltaWing team expertly blended their talents into the development, testing and proof of performance with the DeltaWing's competition debut at Le Mans," Atherton said. "We are truly fortunate to have this remarkable car make its American debut at Petit Le Mans. Adding the DeltaWing to our already world-class field of entries, including those from the European Le Mans Series, will make this a spectacular curtain call for our 14th season."
The 1,000-mile/10-hour Petit Le Mans is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20 from Road Atlanta. ABC will broadcast the event at 1 p.m. Oct. 21.


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Much like our best-selling DJ Cable, DJConnect allows you to pre-cue your music and beat-mix with the added benefits of volume control and separate dual stereo outputs.
DJ Connect works with any iOS device and any Mac running OS X 10.6 or higher, and comes with all of the cables you need: a Lightning-connector cable, a 30-pin dock connector cable and a USB cable for cueing with Algoriddim's djay app on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
algoriddim is a software company passionate about inspiring people to be creative and re-inventing the way people experience digital media. At the heart of algoriddim's design philosophy is the combination of creative expression with intuitive technology, allowing people to express themselves and unlock amazing artistic opportunities for anyone.
algoriddim's flagship app, djay, is the winner of the 2011 Apple Design Award for iPad and is popular with an international audience of music lovers, professional DJs, and world-class musicians. vjay, launched in June 2012, redefines how people interact with music videos.
In 2014, algoriddim announced their partnership with Spotify, giving users access to Spotify's 20 million-song database when using djay.
- 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo headphone output on front
- Line-level RCA stereo outputs on back
- 3 cables included: mini USB to Apple Lightning connector, mini USB to Apple 30-pin connector, and mini USB to USB
- Easy, ergonomic access to volume control
- Supports all existing versions of djay and vjay apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac computers running algoriddim software
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- iPhone 3G/3GS
- iPhone 4
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- iPad Air
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Oprah has made clear throughout this season that because it's the last, she only wants to cover topics and guests of real significance to her—I applaud her for using her platform to raise awareness about the benefits of a vegan diet. That being said, this episode was a real mixed bag.
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22nd January - Point-to-Point Owners' and Riders' Associations (PPORA) Novice Riders Series - Tiverton Foxhounds
The sun shone – at last - for the Tiverton Foxhounds annual Point-to-Point on Sunday 19 January at Chipley Park, near Wellington, Somerset.
However with the very wet weather that has prevailed in the West Country the conditions under foot and on the course were very wet and all credit is due to the organisers for managing to stage this important meeting in the Point-to-Point calendar. A total of 108 runners contested 10 races providing quality racing on soft going.
Dodson & Horrell sponsored the 11 strong field of the Point-to-Point Owners' and Riders' Associations (PPORA) – Novice Riders Series one of twenty-two sponsored races in the Series. The winner was Ciaran Gethings, riding Justabout, who is out of Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Dubacilla. Riding a strong finish Ciaran beat Tamatown and Barneys Mate in a nail biting finish.
Justabout has won five times under rules but has had an easy time over the last two years. He is trained and ridden at home by his 74 year old owner, Gerald Greenway.
In second place was Tamatown owned by Mrs Sue Trump and ridden by Mr A L Harvey. Barneys Mate finished a close third, owned by Axe Valley Racing Club and ridden by Christopher Barber, grandson of local trainer Richard Barber. Fourth place was taken by Footy Facts, owned by Peter Whittaker and ridden by Miss Lucy Jenkins.
This is the twenty-sixth year of Dodson & Horrell's sponsorship in Point-to-Pointing and this Series goes from strength to strength. The final being held at Tabley, Cheshire on the 19th May.


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10 Halloween Costume Shops That Rock
Chances are, your little monsters started planning their Halloween costumes back in July and have already changed their minds at least five times. Before you head out in search of the perfect getup, check out our list of the best costume shops around the city. From Seattle to Issaquah to Everett, our area offers up plenty of pint-sized costumes guaranteed to scare up some serious candy on Halloween.
For the Whole Family: Party @ Display & Costume
With three locations (Seattle, Everett, and Issaquah), Party @ Display & Costume specializes in spooktacular Halloween costumes for the whole family as well everything you'll need for your Halloween bash. The flagship store in the Northgate neighborhood is by far the largest of the three locations and carries a robust selection of costumes for babes, toddlers and older kids. They also carry masks, wigs, hats, make-up, and accessories as well as items to design your own Halloween creation.
Good to know: Party @ Display & Costume takes decorating seriously and some of the décor (zombies, vampires and other things that go bump in the night) might be a little scary for little ones – yet super-duper cool for big kids! Costumes range from $12 to $55.
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As soon as I turned 18, I knew I needed to see So Cal, so I jumped in my hooptey all by myself and headed South. No shock at all I loved it! Cali was so fire I just fit in perfect. Of course everyone knows the weather is amazing, but I loved the people. It's the one place I think where everyone comes to finally be who they always wanted to. You leave people's perception of you behind and just be who you want to be. Lots of people think that it's phony, but I just think everyone is trying to find themselves. Over the last few years I really feel I've become a California girl. Of course I love shopping and all that stuff, but I'm so much more about the adventure than the material things... Although those things are nice too :) My close friends tell me that that's what makes me different, that I wasn't born and raised here. I still have that mountain girl thing goin' on.
I'm throwing myself into modeling and acting just to see what happens, I'm up for the challenge. I figure while I'm young I might as well have the time of my life and see what this crazy world shows me. In the future I want to be an accountant, I've always had a thing for numbers. So, I'm gonna give this thing a whirl and try to make a little money to fund my return to school and get my degree.
Whether it's following me on twitter or becoming a part of my website that's coming soon, I hope to seduce, entice, entertain and just keep you smiling. I'm a girl that just likes to have a good time and find the adventure in every new situation. Hope you come along with me, it will be hella fun and alotta laughs!! :)
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My friend kept telling me I needed to pursue my modeling, but it's hard to trust someone to take good pictures of you. Us girls are sooo self conscious. He showed me some of his stuff and I really liked it so I said OK. This was our first shoot and I really loved what we got, hope you do too! :)
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"NEWHAVEN, a quoad sacra parish in the parish of North Leith, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 1 mile W. of Leith. It is a station on the Edinburgh and Granton railway. It is situated on the Frith of Forth, and is a sub-port to Leith, to which place it was annexed, with its adjacent lands, in 1630. It has a stone pier, also a chain pier, the latter lying to the W. of the village. It was erected in the years 1821 and 1822, by Sir S. Brown, and consists of three spans of 290 feet each. The pierhead has a fixed light, 15 feet in height, and visible at 5 miles distance. The village of Newhaven, which is much resorted to as a sea-bathing place, was founded by James III., and called New Haven in contradistinction to the Old Haven of Leith. In 1508 Sir James Cowie resigned the chaplaincy to the king, who sold it to the city of Edinburgh, to which it still belongs, being within the jurisdiction of the city and burgh of Edinburgh. It gave title of viscount to the Cheynes of Cogengo. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries. Between Newhaven and Leith are the extensive barracks of the royal artillery; and to the westward is Trinity, so called from the land on which it stands being the property of the Trinity House. It contains commodious baths, resorted to by numerous visitors in the season; and many villas and dwellings have recently been erected. The living is in the presbytery of Edinburgh and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, and in the patronage of the trustees and seat-holders. The church was rebuilt in 1838. There are also a Free church and several schools."
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Why is Open Access Development so Successful? Stigmergic Organization and the Economics of Information
von Francis Heylighen (08. Mar 2007)
The explosive development of "free" or "open source" information goods contravenes the conventional wisdom that markets and commercial organizations are necessary to efficiently supply products. This paper proposes a theoretical explanation for this phenomenon, using concepts from economics and theories of self-organization. Once available on the Internet, information is intrinsically not a scarce good, as it can be replicated virtually without cost. Moreover, freely distributing information is profitable to its creator, since it improves the quality of the information, and enhances the creator's reputation. This provides a sufficient incentive for people to contribute to open access projects. Unlike traditional organizations, open access communities are open, distributed and self-organizing. Coordination is achieved through stigmergy: listings of "work-in-progress" direct potential contributors to the tasks where their contribution is most likely to be fruitful. This obviates the need both for centralized planning and for the "invisible hand" of the market.
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Software is not an island, and the social behavior of insects is not so far away form us.


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Artists Avicii, U2, Guru Josh Project
February 25, 2012
Songs that will keep you pumped and energized throughout your entire work-out!
Made some changes.. comment if you want me to make any more or undo the changes! Thanks for all the comments and likes :)
I added "Call On Me", because every workout needs that song! :)
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great mix! u hit all my favorites! love working out to this!
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Hey guys I changed 'Levels' to what I think is a better version, if you don't like it just leave a comment and I'll see what I can do :) Thanks for all the feedback and likes by the way :)
I am listening to this right before I go to bed and all I can think about is getting up and moving (and I'm dancing around as I type this)...LOL I'm going to need an iphone so I can download this app and listen to this while working out.
Songs to Dance Sexily In Front of the Mirror To by PaperBiter
Ok, let's face it, we all do it.
sexy, dance, hot, feel good, motivation
The Playlist to your Paradise Beach ♥ by PaperBiter
Close your eyes, take a deep breath and listen to these songs as you slowly drift away to your own paradise beach ♥ .
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The Ultimate Work-Out Playlist by PaperBiter
Songs that will keep you pumped and energized throughout your entire work-out!.
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Injazat Technology Fund seals investment deal with Broadlink Research
Injazat Technology Fund (ITF), the US$50 million private equity fund of the pioneering Shari'a compliant investment bank Injazat Capital, has recently signed a deal with Broadlink Research (BLR), a unique UAE-based telecom solutions manufacturer that creates unique wireless products targeted towards niche market segments.
ITF operates in compliance with Shari'a principles and targets technology and communications companies in the Middle East and North Africa region. The technology fund provides financial and strategic business support to companies such as BLR, with aims that include maximising investor returns, reducing risks by investing in a diversified portfolio and participating in the development of the ICT market in the region.
Commenting on the deal, Rami Bazzi, Principal, ITF said: "We are pleased to add Broadlink Research to our portfolio of companies as it presents excellent opportunity for growth and value creation. BLR is a global player with a strong management team that processes a proven track record."
Specialising in wireless technology, BLR delivers telecom solutions to international distributors and associates with market-leaders across many industries to meet consumer demands. The company has expertise in product design, development, manufacturing and sales and has recently launched an innovative Disney branded mobile phone.
The phone has been successfully launched last month in Italy in partnership with Vodafone and is being launched today in Dubai. "We at Broadlink Research are pleased to have ITF as a partner. Both Broadlink and ITF represent a unique breed of new companies that are taking roots in the Middle East. We hope and believe that our joint success will inspire many other world class technology and technology funding companies to choose Dubai as their home", said Dr. Hamid Najafi, cofounder and CEO of Broadlink Research.
"ITF has been working closely with the management team for over a year on the structure of the company and its strategic alliances with other players such as Disney "added Bazzi.
As a result of the investment deal, ITF will acquire 35 per cent of BLR's shares and will have members on BLR's board of directors. ITF is one of two funds managed by Injazat Capital, the second being Shefa Healthcare.
"By investing in promising companies, Injazat continues to sustain and accelerate technology development in the region, and our investment in BLR reinforces our mission of supporting innovative companies achieve value creation. Injazat Capital is also supporting BLR in its second round of financing to expand the business" Bazzi concluded.


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I wasn't sure what I was suppose to do with the butter and graham cracker crumbs. Do I use them as I would use grease and flour for a cake pan or use it like melted butter and graham crumbs in a crust like cheesecake. I ended up just not using that part and mixed up jello and pineapple juice mixture in a bowl and it was a hit at my sons first birthday party.
My step-kids wouldn't even eat this. Was a lot of hassle to make something that was pretty, but not really edible. It nearly all went to waste.
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I've never made a geletin salad in my life. :) I've made jello, but never been creative about it. Considering this was the first one I've ever tried, (pressured into it for Thanksgiving) I consider this recipe to be tops. It looks difficult, but even my 6 year old had fun with it. Thanks!
My family enjoyed eating this. I was a little disappointed in how it looked. i read that it was beautiful, but mine didn't turn out that way. After they tasted it, everyone loved it and wanted more.
I don't even like jello very much, but this stuff is good! I helped my 13 y.o. make this, and it looked like we had a science project going on! A couple of tips, if you have a springform pan, use it! Mine has a tube pan insert so it was perfect. Makes it effortless to unmold this. I noticed several reviews where people were wondering what to do with the butter and crumbs. Just butter the bottom of the pan and scatter the crumbs in, shake around and dump out the excess. Vanilla wafers worked great for us. Make sure the pineapple is in syrup, not juice, the thickness and sweetness is important. Also, I think using real whipping cream is a must, forget the coolwhip...too thick and artificial tasting. This makes such a pretty dessert, perfect for summer cook-outs!
I added this to my Christmas dinner buffet table and it looked great and tasted fabulous!! (I opted to omit the graham crackers) I doubled the recipe and put it in a bunt pan. Easy to make the day before!!
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the one in the middle i made for my dad i crossed the colors to make a green and black center section i wear the one on the left
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Lenny Clarke was born in Cambridge, Mass., one of eight children. He decided to pursue stand-up comedy one night when he was working as a janitor, putting himself through college at University of Massachusetts in Boston. That night, he went to the Ding-Ho Restaurant in Cambridge and saw some comics performing. Convinced he could do the same thing, he returned the next week and, "The rest, as they say, is history!" he exclaims.
Clarke spent several years as the host of the open-mike nights there and has traveled the world as a stand-up comic. His comedic abilities captured the attention of Rodney Dangerfield, who gave him his first big break, casting him in Nothin' Goes Right. He and Dangerfield also worked together years later on Meet Wally Sparks.
After years of hard work, Clarke was "discovered" at the Montreal Comedy Festival. He had his own series, the eponymous Lenny, which ran for 18 episodes. Other TV work includes The John Larroquette Show, hosting The Sunday Comics, and appearances on Touched by an Angel and The Love Boat: The Next Wave.
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Braised lamb shanks in pinot noir is the kind of hearty winter dish that makes your whole house smell amazing. It's great to make when you're having friends over for dinner. For a side dish, I like to saute the same vegetables we use to cook the lamb—fennel, carrots, onions—and mix them into couscous.–Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo
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Slow-cooked lamb shanks, according to authors Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, is the sort of food "that tastes even better the day after it's made." We're not going to argue about having to make something in advance—talk about a boon for entertaining. They advise making it one to two days in advance for the best flavor, or if you can't resist devouring it the day you make it, being certain to stash the leftovers in the back of the fridge, hidden, for a day or two before indulging.
Slow-Cooked Lamb Shanks Recipe
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- Serves 4 to 6
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 3/4 to 1 pound each lamb shanks
- 3 teaspoons kosher salt
- One 28-ounce can whole tomatoes with liquid
- 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 fennel bulb, fronds and stalks removed, halved, cored, and thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped into 1 1/2-inch lengths (optional)
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 1/2 cups Pinot Noir
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated peeled ginger
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 12 fresh mint leaves
- 1. Preheat your oven to 300°F (150°C).
- 2. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the lamb shanks with 2 teaspoons of the salt and brown in the hot oil on all sides. Remove the shanks to a plate and pour off any excess fat from the pan.
- 3. Pour the tomatoes into a large bowl and, using your hands, shred them into small pieces. Set aside.
- 4. Add the onions, fennel, carrots (if using), garlic, and the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt to the pot. Cook, stirring and scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pot, until the garlic is lightly toasted, 3 to 4 minutes. Squeeze in the lemon juice from each half and toss the lemon rinds into the pot. Stir in the wine, tomatoes, and ginger, scraping any browned bits up from the bottom of the pot, and bring to a simmer; cook for about 3 minutes.
- 5. Stir in the cinnamon, coriander, fennel seeds, and 3/4 cup water, then add the lamb to the pot. Cover and braise in the oven until the lamb shanks are fork-tender and falls easily off the bone, about 3 hours.
- 6. Arrange the braised lamb shanks on a platter. Stir the butter into the pan juices and, once melted, add the mint. Pour the sauce over the lamb, discard the cinnamon sticks, and serve.
Hungry for more? Chow down on these:
- Shiksa Lamb Shanks from Shiksa in the Kitchen
- Slow-Roasted Lamb Shanks with Garlic and Rosemary from Food Wishes
- Leg of Lamb with Moroccan Spices from Leite's Culinaria
- Spring Lamb with Rosemary from Leite's Culinaria
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The crow in the photo looks too big and too feathered to be a nestling. Looks like the baby fledged right on time, and was mistakenly returned to the nest.
My apologies to those who tried to alert the authorities to the conditions at Ackley, but whose efforts were not successful.
1bigbud, if it was so bad why didn't you tip off the Humane Society? To use your words, give me a break.
I have used Tim's grooming services for our pets for about 20 years, and never had a problem.
I agree with cook1888 that it was never an upscale place, but I never found it to be unsafe or unhealthy.
If the allegations are true, I don't know how the poor condition came to be.
A sad situation all around.
The DeBoers kept the baby when they KNEW the biological father had not terminated his rights. The DeBoers were never the victims that they were made out to be. They used that baby girl just as the Schmidts did.
And, shame on the Ann Arbor News for writing that the marriage didn't survive the stress of losing Jessica. What a cop out. Many parents do NOT divorce in the circumstances of extreme poverty, a chronically ill or terminally ill child, or other tragedies. The marriage failed because Jan and Robbie failed, NOT because of their circumstances.
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Also for the first time, I have asked my neighbors to please not burn leaves this fall. For the most part, they are rude and threaten to make trouble if I call the fire department.
I can see where burning leaves is much easier than bagging or composting, but burning is very bad on many levels.
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Is that the kind of arrogance that Ypsilanti parents want watching over their children? I think not.
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Maybe this is an incident of the boy who cried wolf?
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Written by Mike Bartlett
Directed by Sophie Roberts
presented by The Actors Program
at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland
From 6 Nov 2012 to 10 Nov 2012
Reviewed by James Wenley, 9 Nov 2012
originally published in Theatre Scenes - Auckland Theatre Blog
I got a sneak preview of 13 when I went to the shows at the upstairs Basement Studio the night before. A cacophony of shouts and screams impossible to ignore rose from the floorboards below. Whatever was happening downstairs, it sounded explosive.
13 is an audacious choice of play for The Actors' Program graduation showcase: the first public performance from the first year of actors from a program that has arrived to radically shake up acting training in New Zealand. Much rests on the fortunes of these 14 actors to demonstrate the program's success. No pressure then.
13, by British playwright Mike Bartlett is a very challenging prospect. The characters are challenging: some actors are required to invest in multiple roles, some need to maturely convince in roles with playing ages much older than their own. These characters are juicy too; troubled, vulnerable, oh so flawed. But more than this, 13 is a play of challenging ideas. And it's the big ones: politics, culture, religion. All presented against a contemporary London with a vacuum of meaning and generational unease. We see protests, state violence, filicide.
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Fall through the doors of this tiny, two-floor pub and you're virtually guaranteed to be regaled with a flurry of fiddles, squeezeboxes and guitars. There...1 Infirmary Street
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Author(s): Huebner, Tracy; Grace Calisi Corbett
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Area of Focus: Low-performing Schools
Abstract: Due to declining high school graduation rates, funders ranging from the federal government to private foundations have been focusing efforts on creating smaller, more personalized high schools. Studies have shown that students entering high school are more likely to succeed in these smaller environments that keep them motivated academically and effectively prepare them for college, work, and citizenship. This report examines the progress that has been made at five small schools across the U.S. that are representative of a growing network of more focused, academically rigorous high schools being developed to help students succeed in both high school and college.
Key Findings and/or Recommendations
+ Students are highly engaged in learning and students at all five sites are achieving academic success.
+ The schools are highly sought after by students of all abilities; many of the students who enroll at these five sites enter performing below grade level.
= 66 percent of all students entering high school nationwide will earn their diploma. Students from historically underserved groups—black and Hispanic—have slightly more than a 50% chance of graduating from high school.
= Only 20 percent of black students and 16 percent of Hispanic students are considered college-ready.
= The five schools serve ethnically and socio-economically diverse students.
= Further study is recommended to: understand what key conditions in these five schools are helping students to achieve academically and how these conditions differ from traditional high schools, and to examine the role the district plays in supporting these schools over time.
= Additional research is needed to learn: if these schools impact the district's work with its other schools; the roles of these five schools' leaders and how they manage to sustain efforts over time both in their schools and across schools in their networks; and the various curricular strategies and how they impact school climate, teacher satisfaction, and student achievement. Additional research is needed to track students from these five schools who are taking college classes to determine how well prepared they are for college.
Geographic Focus : Dayton, OH; San Diego, CA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO
Subjects/Keywords : Low-performing schools; college prep; college-ready; career-ready; underserved population; school reform
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Indicators of Achievement
The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), our accreditation and standards organization, recognizes a body of knowledge and skills common to all baccalaureate degrees in music. This core includes:
- Performance
- Musicianship Skills and Analysis
- Composition and Improvisation
- History and Repertory
- Technology
- Synthesis
Student Learning Outcomes for the Music Major
- Performance skills
- Technical skills requisite for artistic self-expression in at least one major performance area
- An overview understanding of the repertory in the major performance area
- The ability to read at sight with fluency
- Rehearsal and conducting skills
- Keyboard competency
- Musicianship skills and analysis
- An understanding of the common elements and organizational patterns of music and their interaction, the ability to employ this understanding in aural, verbal, and visual analyses
- The ability to take aural dictation
- Sufficient understanding of and capability with musical forms, processes, and structures to use this knowledge and skill in compositional, performance, analytical, scholarly, and pedagogical applications according to the requisites of their specializations
- The ability to place music in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts
- Composition and Improvisation
- Sufficient understanding of the tools necessary to create music both extemporaneously and in written form
- The ability to demonstrate a basic command of compositional process and design
- The ability to demonstrate a basic command of creative improvisational process
- The ability to engage in the process of realizing composed and improvised work through collaborative performance
- History and Repertory
- A thorough knowledge of the output of significant composers from each major musical period including the present
- An understanding of the stylistic traits of each period including principal characteristics of major composers and significant musical genres of each era
- An understanding of the culture of each musical period—i.e. the political, social and artistic contexts in which music was created
- A knowledge of the primary sources of music historical writing, critical commentary and analysis
- Technology
- The ability to use technologies current to their area of specialization
- The ability to use contemporary music notation software
- Synthesis
- The ability, by the end of undergraduate study, to work on musical problems by combining, as appropriate to each situation, their capabilities in performance; aural and visual analysis; composition and improvisation; history and repertory; and technology
Attaining the goals set forth above will result in the development of accomplished musician-performers who have also acquired the high level of critical thinking, textual analysis and quantitative reasoning that form the foundation of a liberal arts education.


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I am thinking that it will either be the Firmware or such that is causing the problem, I know that it is an old computer and not to viable in to todays world but i will make a great computer for my little boy to play on. any advice on what to do would be great and any advise on what can help me max the usefulness of this machine.
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If you partitioned the drive, X should load on it's own partition no matter the version of 9 on the other one. But even then, Classic under OS X wouldn't run unless 9 was 9.2.2.
I don't know why your update to 9.2.2 is slow. Maybe you should run through what was the usual drill with 9: Rebuild the desktop, run Disk First Aid, and if you have any other repair/maintainance app, such as Norton for 9, run it, too.
OS X (on its own partition) on my 350 was slow but serviceable. Classic running through OS X worked, as well.
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THE EPA Monday set standards for Florida, governing pollution that fed algae blooms that have clogged Florida's waterways.
But the agency delayed enforcement of the rules for 15 months.
Sewer Board Director Julius Ciaccia said it's a "different issue and not a relevant comparison."
It involves latitude in meeting new regulations, he said.
Northeast Ohio's decades-long violation of the Clean Water Act is not the same and would be unlikely to win more flexibilty from the EPA, Ciaccia claimed.
The District and EPA have reached an agreement that would more than triple rates over the next 25 years to pay for tunnels and projects to reduce the amount of sewage dumped in Lake Erie.
Starr claims the region's depressed economy should have weighed more in the settlement.
And Starr said the settlement ignores the message voters sent in this month's election in favor of less regulation and lower taxes.
He calls it the largest unvoted tax or utility hike in the region's history.
Ciaccia claims the region's hard-pressed economy was considered and federal officials relented on more than $700 million of additional projects they originally wanted.
Starr and Ciaccia faced off Tuesday in a meeting with Plain Dealer editorial decision-makers.
The Sewer Board has two more public meetings this week to discuss the looming increase with citizens. Tonight's meeting is in Cleveland. Wednesday night's is in Parma.
The Board is expected to discuss the issue at its Thursday meeting and vote on it in December.
A large turnout, including Tea Party members, is expected at Thursday's meeting.
Ciaccia said those against the looming rate hike should take any protests to the EPA.
Doug Price, CEO of the K & D Group that owns 45 apartment buildings with 12,000 tenants, is crusading against the hike and writing officeholders who appoint district board members.
Price claims the deal has been sprung upon rate-payers and would be devastating to struggling businesses and families.


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Memories of Paul
|When we first got Paul, he was rescued from the Jersey Pine Barrens. He looked just like we imagined the Jersey devil to look like...and he smelled like dirt for a really long time. He and his sister Sabrina loved climbing the Christmas tree when they were younger. We would come home and find a big gaping hole in the tree (it was fake) where Paul would sit and bend the branches. Paul loved to sit with his chin on the edge of the kitchen table just waiting patiently for a little piece of meat to come his way. He loved to sit on my lap and even though he never really learned to clean himself I loved him dearly. Once a year we would have to have him shaved because of his dander and knots and he would come home looking so silly we would laugh for days. Paul..Kelly, Jake, Daddy and I love and miss you and thank you for 15 wonderful years of being a great kitty cat. You will always be the man of the house and your sisters Sabrina, Lucy, Ethyl and even brother Ollie miss you too. Bye Paulie.
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I bet you never thought you would "Shazam" Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney. (And seriously, if they sing tonight I am out.) But an app technology that Yahoo bought last spring is going help you do something very similar. By downloading IntoNow, free and available for iOS and Android, you can scan your television during the debate — and your mobile device will take you to a new realm of political interaction. (See page 2 for IntoNow demonstration video.)
"People will not only be able to engage in live polling during the debate, but their votes will actually be utilized in questioning the candidates," said Adam Cahan, Yahoo product manager and co-founder of IntoNow, in an email statement.
Here are the highlights:
Polling: Yahoo! will collect viewer metrics on each candidate and their performance throughout the debate.
Live Feedback: The audience's real-time polling regarding each candidates' performance will be announced by the debate moderators on-air. Form IntoNow" "i.e. "72% of the Yahoo! audience thinks you did not answer the question. Would you like another chance to respond?"
Analysis: During commercial breaks, viewers can go to Yahoo! News and ABCNews.com where David Chalian, Yahoo! News' Washington bureau chief, and ABC's Jonathan Karl will breaking down the Into Now polling results.
Yahoo says this is a first step in interactive initiatives for the 2012 Presidential elections, which also includes crowdsourcing materials through Yahoo Answers (asking questions for the candidates pre-debate) and Flickr (uploading images that best represent the state of the country).
"Along with live social-polling, IntoNow users will be able to get better informed with bios on the candidates, articles of related content on the topics being discussed and seamless access to communication and connections like Facebook and twitter," Cahan said. "Our hope is to get more people interacting with the upcoming elections."
So far, the common "social TV" practice for debates is to pile onto Twitter and chatter . IntoNow is trying to flow that chatter through its own app, with the promise that it redirects straight to DesMoines. But the question is whether that interaction really improves the debates.
Last election, CNN/YouTube also used technology to open up debates to a broader audience. Ratings were impressive, but the effort was not without real problems, with complaints that the questions were too soft and the discovery that Democratic supporters had hacked the Republican debate.
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Did you forget to stop by the newsstand a few times last year? Don't worry; so did a lot of your fellow Americans. The ongoing decline in magazine single-copy sales accelerated in the second half of 2011, with the losses falling just short of double-digits, according to figures issued today by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
The 28.9 million copies sold at retail between July and December of last year represented a 9.96% year-over-year drop, the fastest rate of decline since 2009. (For the sake of an apples-to-apples comparison, that total excludes sales by magazines that didn't report figures in both periods.) With paid subscriptions — the channel that accounts for the vast majority of U.S. magazine sales — rising only 0.72%, the falloff in newsstand sales was enough to drag total magazine circulation down by 1.01%.
Here's the trend from recent years, courtesy of ABC.
June 2011 vs. June 2010
Paid/Verified Circulation down – 1.36%
Single-Copy Sales – down 9.15%
December 2010 vs. December 2009
Paid/Verified Circulation – down 1.15%
Single-Copy Sales – down 7.27%
June 2010 vs. June 2009
Paid/Verified Circulation – down 2.27%
Single-Copy Sales – down 5.63%
December 2009 vs. December 2008
Paid/Verified Circulation – down 2.23%
Single-Copy Sales – down 9.1%
June 2009 vs. June 2008
Paid/Verified Circulation – down 1.19%
Single-Copy Sales – down 12.36%


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Composer, and Producer for BBC Radio 3 & 4, Luke Whitlock writes music for animation, film, choirs and the concert hall, and has in recent times worked for Hollywood as an orchestrator. Music has been a passion from his early years, surrounded by many genres including jazz, rock, and classical styles. More recent inspirations include the composer and mentor Andrew Downes, and Peter Reynolds.
Born in Devon 1978, singing in various choirs and choral projects from the age of 3, and learning the piano and clarinet from the age of 6, Luke graduated with honours in music from Dartington College of Arts in 2000. The beautiful and ever changing Devon countryside has provided stimulus for many of his works to date.
After Dartington he completed a Masters degree in Composition for the Screen at one of the World's leading conservatoires, the Royal College of Music. His tutor there was Joseph Horovitz. Following this he worked for the RCM for a number of years managing chamber events, and collaborating alongside other new artistic talents.
In 2001 Luke collaborated with Mark Collington, an animator from the Royal College of Art on a project entitled West Pier. This animation depicts through image and sound, the history of Brighton's famous West Pier. It has received notable success, travelling from festival to festival including destinations such as France, Spain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In 2006 both animator and composer collaborated again to create a new work, Alphabetic: The A - Z of Birth.
Brass10, one of the UK's leading brass ensembles commissioned Luke in 2003 to compose Evening Shades Opus 4/1. This work for brass dectet and organ has not only received a number of performances within the UK, but has also been broadcast, televised, and published by Kirklees.
In 2005, Luke graduated from the University of Plymouth with a postgraduate certificate in education, teaching music at post compulsory education level. Since 2007 he lives in Cardiff where he works for the BBC, producing Radio 3 programmes such as The Choir, Composer of the Week, and Discovering Music, and also one-off features for BBC Radio 4. He also teaches music on a freelance basis for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, tutors piano and music theory privately, whilst also continuing his freelance activities as a composer.


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We met baby Maisy Paige today — what an adorable little bundle of joy she is! So alert and did I mention adorable! She is steadily gaining weight (almost 4 lbs) and holding her temperature, so she should be moved from her isolette to an open crib either today or tomorrow.
She definitely knows her mama's voice already, too!
Another day, another birthday party.
This time the party was for Cole's invisible friend John, who, according to Cole the last time I inquired, was actually the featured skeleton on the back of the latest Bones book.
(Since they opted for strawberry yogurt instead of Frosties this time I guess you could say they're eating "light" in his honor.)
April and Craig were married at Pack Place in downtown Asheville. Pack Place is a collective of artistic endeavours — there's a theatre, a children's health/science place, and an art museum among other things. (We saw an Ansel Adams exhibit there a few years ago that was awesome!) So the first thing we saw when we walked inside were these beautiful butterflies, decorated by children, streaming in from the window.
We were able to spend a good portion of the day with April & Craig, which involved observing the setup for the reception. Here's one of the table centerpieces.
After setting everything up, Mark headed out with Craig to a nearby hotel while I followed the girls back to their loft downtown.
A little pre-ceremony champagne…
Coincidentally, the boys were doing the very same thing!
We loved having the opportunity to take photos downtown! A bridal party must always stop traffic!
The ceremony took place in the courtyard beside Pack Place… so we were able to take a few gritty, urban sunset photos outside before it began.
Please note the floating feet…
We had brunch yesterday with the lovely Gabby & Mike, who were in town for a wedding this past weekend. As you can probably tell from the photo below, Harper had a good time with Gaaahby (who diligently picked up every single crayon Harper threw on the floor) and Mike (a name considerably easier to pronounce than Gabby, apparently!) When Harper woke up from her afternoon nap she said, "Gaahby be right back!"
So, so happy to know that Mike & Gabby are expecting their own little one at the beginning of next year!
Thank you so much for brunch, guys! Please come back to Asheville soon!
PS. I can't believe I forgot to order some of those free-range eggs.
Obviously, if you know me well enough, you'll realize that the title is tongue-in-cheek.
Do I always start out that way? Probably.
So. Today while taking Cole to school the weather report on the radio called for "overcast skies with periods of sunshine." Not bad, I think. We drop off Cole, run errands, hit the dry cleaners where they know us by name (love that!), stop at home, start a new book, check email. get mail. blah. blah. While looking online I discover that we have once again missed the peak monarch migration in our area, which happened a mere 2 evenings ago up on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
But why not just go up there to check, I think? There might be a few stragglers, after all, and overcast skies are usually good for taking photos. So I pack up Harper and ponder a picnic, which would be the good mom thing to do. Instead we swing by McDonalds, where they probably already could know us by name but thankfully don't rub it in our faces, and the lady hands over our bags and says, with force, "you have a good day." Not in a whimsical, la la la maybe you'll have a good day, but more like in a drill sergeant way. "Yes, ma'am."
We pick up Cole, who is immediately alerted to the fact that we're not going home when I turn left at the stoplight rather than right. He's excited about the possibility of seeing butterflies when I tell him that we're taking a drive along the parkway, but really more excited about the toy in his happy meal.
I'm just going to blame this next little part on growing up a flatlander, but as you may or may not know, the thing about driving up a mountain is that you sometimes encounter different weather conditions than you would if you were in the valley. In our case, we quite literally drove into those overcast skies, in the form of heavy cloud cover. Which looks really pretty when you're gazing up at the mountains but is rather dense and a little hard to drive in when one is actually up on the mountain without guardrails on either side.
But never fear, this is an adventure! We continue on, the kids, oblivious to any of my agitation as they snack on their food and watch Charlotte's Web, and me, looking for mile markers to determine where we are, and which are VERY hard to see due to the fact that well, we pretty much can't see. Honestly, though, I'm making is sound worse than it is.
See for yourself — go ahead, take a moment to enjoy the view.
What? You can't see it? Well here, maybe if you look over the sign (that would be me holding the camera over the sign.)
Seriously, though, we did have fun! We discovered we'd been looking in the wrong spot for the monarchs all along, so we might actually see them next year when they come (I fear that if I ever do get to observe the migration it'll be rather anticlimactic.) The location where 300+ were reported the other night is right along this trail…
And look! Acorns — you can't find those at home.
I think Harper took me a little too seriously on the whole "look over" the overlook thing…
But only briefly before the screeching begins.
So yes, we did have fun. The kids got to run around and get dirty and I entertained myself by taking funny photos. But just guess what happened when we finally decided to turn around and head back down the mountain? Oh yes, the cloud cover was finally lifting. Ha ha ha, God. That's funny. See? there's a peek at our pretty view.
Oh, and for the record, we didn't see any monarchs.


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This leggy froggy is no doubt the most enthusiastic little mathematician on the lake! Still, today she relies on your own math problems solving skills for reaching the shore, jumping from one water lily to another, and rejoining her best friends waiting for her there. Put your mind to work and give the correct answers to all those math questions there, helping her rapidly advance towards the shore. Enjoy!


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Pete Gerken, Tina Wozniak refuse to fire Lucas County Dog Warden
A motion to fire Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon was voted down 2-1 late Tuesday morning by the county commissioners.
Commissioner Ben Konop, who proposed the dismissal earlier in an executive session, said he was disappointed that his colleagues chose to keep Mr. Skeldon while dogs continue to die in the county pound at an unacceptably high rate.
"The community has spoken in large margin for his removal, I've listened to the people, I've studied the issue, studied the data," Mr. Konop said after the vote.
Voting to support the dog warden were commissioners Pete Gerken and Tina Skeldon Wozniak, who is Mr. Skeldon's first cousin.
Mr. Konop said he was forced to drop his backup proposal, a plan to reorganize the warden's office and demote Mr. Skeldon, because neither Mr. Gerken nor Ms. Wozniak showed any support. Ms. Skeldon also refused Mr. Konop's request that she abstain from those discussions involving her cousin, although she is not required to recuse herself.
"I feel I've done my duty on this issue. I'll continue to work hard to ensure that more dogs are adopted," Mr. Konop said.
Article appeared in earlier versions of The Blade and toledoblade.com.
Lucas County Commissioner wants dog warden to be fired or demoted
Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop intends to urge fellow commissioners today to dismiss Dog Warden Tom Skeldon or initiate a major reorganization at the county dog pound to demote the warden and relieve him of dog adoption responsibilities.
"If you're killing innocent dogs, I think that inherently is cause for termination," Mr. Konop said Monday.
He said he plans to argue for the warden's dismissal or the reorganization during a human resources executive session after this morning's commission meeting.
In addition to what he deems the warden's unacceptably high kill rate for dogs, Mr. Konop criticized Mr. Skeldon for failing to implement any of the five suggestions for improving dog warden services that were made in 2007 when commissioners agreed to a $5 increase in the dog licensing fee.
At $25, Lucas County's fee is believed to be the highest in Ohio.
"I think there's a pretty compelling case that there needs to be a change of direction in the dog warden's office," Commissioner Konop said.
Mr. Skeldon, dog warden since 1987, has faced mounting pressure in recent weeks from dog advocacy groups and a county-appointed oversight committee, whose chairman recently criticized the warden for euthanizing too many dogs and adopting out too few.
An assistant at the warden's office said late yesterday that Mr. Skeldon had left for the day and was unavailable for comment.
Mr. Skeldon has previously said that his office is doing its best to increase adoptions while fulfilling its mission of law enforcement and protecting the public from vicious dogs. He told The Blade last week that he does not plan to retire until "sometime in 2011."
"They can come at me hot and heavy, but I'm not going to stop doing my job," he vowed.
The warden's office euthanized 2,483 dogs last year and more than 1,800 so far this year, killing either 77 percent or 66 percent of all dogs that entered the pound in 2008, depending on how the number of animals reclaimed by their owners are counted.
Pete Gerken, president of the board of county commissioners, declined last night to take a stance on Mr. Konop's proposal, saying he did not want to publicly discuss private human resource matters before they are even presented.
However, Commissioner Gerken reiterated support of his own recent proposal for the Toledo Area Humane Society to review all nonvicious dogs at the county pound and for those deemed adoptable to be transferred to the society's kennel and put up for adoption there.
The humane society, which claims a 100 percent adoption rate for all healthy and adoptable dogs, is to discuss Mr. Gerken's proposal among its board members later this month.
"If we're going to do something different [at the dog warden's office], I want to do it right and not do it in haste," Mr. Gerken said.
Mr. Konop also called on Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak to recuse herself from all future votes involving Mr. Skeldon, who is her first cousin. He doubted whether Ms. Wozniak could maintain impartiality when the matter concerns a relative's job.
"For the integrity of the process I think she should recuse herself," Mr. Konop said.
Ms. Wozniak could not be reached for comment yesterday. She said last week that John Borell, assistant Lucas County prosecutor, advised her that there is no conflict of interest when she votes on items involving Mr. Skeldon.
Mr. Skeldon "was the dog warden for years before I became a county commissioner," said Ms. Wozniak, who entered office in late 2002.
County Administrator Mike Beazley could not say definitively whether the commissioners have the authority to immediately dismiss Mr. Skeldon, or whether Mr. Konop's criticisms amount to cause for dismissal.
Mr. Konop said that if he doesn't get the votes to fire Mr. Skeldon, he will argue for a reorganization that would demote the warden to solely law enforcement duties and cut his salary. The intent, he said, would be "to strip him of his duties of anything to do with adoptions or public outreach."
Money saved from cutting Mr. Skeldon's annual $69,097 salary could go to bringing in someone new to help increase the pound's adoption rate and decrease its kill rate.
Mr. Konop is not the first to call for Mr. Skeldon's job.
Last year, the group
4 Lucas County Pets launched a petition effort for the warden's firing that claimed more than 3,000 signatures and resulted in a public hearing.
Co-founder Tamara Ernst yesterday applauded the commissioner for ratcheting up the pressure.
"Nothing will change while [Mr. Skeldon] is there," she said. "He's given a really really bad name to Lucas County. I have people from other counties asking me, 'Why isn't this guy being fired?'•"
The 2007 suggestions which Mr. Konop said the warden failed to implement included a new community outreach and education program, new options for donating to local spay and neuter efforts, the offering of new microchip services and customized name tags, and the reopening a dog exercise park at the Lucas County Recreation Center.
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