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Fantasyland: 'The Sofa General,' Week 16
As I write this, on Christmas Eve, the Stud (or Dud) of the Week is slowly being determined. You see, my primary fantasy team (the "Mostyn Stranglers") is still locked in a fight to the finish in our league's championship game -- and it call comes down to WR Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos.
As the game began, I trailed my opponent 99-87 -- so if Marshall generates 13 points for my team, he'll be my hero forever.
If he falls short, I'll never forget that he was the player that let me down in what might have otherwise been a super season..
Stay tuned . . .
Silver Medals: QB Kurt Warner, Cardinals vs. Falcons, 361 yards, 36-of-53, 3 TDs, 0 interceptions; RB Brandon Jacobs, Giants vs. Bills, 145 yards, 24 carries, 2 TDs; WR Anquan Boldin, Cardinals vs. Falcons, 162 yards, 13 catches, 2 TDs.
Bronze Medals: QB Peyton Manning, Colts vs. Texans, 311 yards, 28-of-35, 3 TDs, 0 ints.; RB Najeh Davenport, Steelers vs. Rams, 123 yards, 24 carries, 1 TD, 44 yards, 2 receptions, 1 TD; WR Reggie Wayne, Colts vs. Texans, 143 yards, 10 catches, 1 TD.
Honorable Mention:
QB Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers vs. Rams, 261 yards, 16-of-20, 3 TDs, 0 int.; QB Chris Redman, Falcons vs. Cardinals, 315 yards, 28-of-42, 2 TDs, 1 int.; QB Damon Huard, Chiefs vs. Lions, 305 yards, 24-of-36, 2 TDs, 0 int.;
RB Laurence Maroney, Patriots vs. Dolphins, 156 yards, 14 carries, 1 TD; RB Ahmad Bradshaw, Giants vs. Bills, 151 yards, 17 carries, 1 TD; RB Kenny Watson, Bengals vs. Browns, 130 yards, 30 carries, 1 TD; RB Marion Barber, Cowboys vs. Panthers, 110 yards, 22 carries, 1 TD, 16 yards, 3 receptions; RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars vs. Raiders, 44 yards, 10 carries, 1 TD, 96 yards, 6 catches; RB Fred Taylor, Jaguars vs. Raiders, 111 yards, 1 TD.
WR Jerricho Cotchery, Jets vs. Titans, 152 yards, 8 catches, 1 TD; WR Steve Smith, Panthers vs. Cowboys, 137 yards, 9 receptions, 1 TD; WR Roddy White, Falcons vs. Cardinals, 141 yards, 12 catches; WR Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs vs. Lions, 137 yards, 10 catches.
Scrap medals: QB Eli Manning, Giants vs. Bills, 111 yards, 7-of-15, 0 TDS, 2 ints., 2 fumbles; RB Willie Parker (broken leg), Steelers vs. Rams, -1 yard, 1 carry (I know, he had a broken leg, but he was on MY team); WR Chris Henry, Bengals vs. Browns, 0 yards, 0 catches.
Rusty Medals: QB Trent Edwards, Bills vs. Giants, 161 yards, 9-of-26, 3 ints., 2 fumbles; RB Warrick Dunn, Falcons vs. Cardinals, 13 yards, 12 carries; RB Willis McGahee (broken ribs), Ravens vs. Seahawks, 10 yards, 5 carries (I know, he was hurt; but he was also on MY team); WR Plaxico Burress, Giants vs. Bills, 6 yards, 1 catch.
Dishonorable Mention:
QB Jamarcus Russell, Raiders vs. Jaguars, 83 yards, 7-of-23, 1 TD, 3 ints.; QB Carson Palmer, Bengals vs. Bills, 115 yards, 11-of-21, 1 TD, 2 ints.; Brett Favre, Packers vs. Bears, 153 yards, 17-of-32, 0 TDs, 2 ints.; QB Derek Anderson, Browns vs. Bengals, 250 yards, 29-of-48, 2 TDs, 4 ints.;
RB DeShaun Foster, Panthers vs. Cowboys, 9 yards, 4 carries; RB Chester Taylor, Vikings vs. Redskins, 14 yards, 6 carries; RB Earnest Graham, Bucs vs. 49ers, 21 yards, 9 carries; RB Julius Jones, Cowboys vs. Panthers, 25 yards, 9 carries; RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings vs. Redskins, 27 yards, 9 carries;
TE Alge Crumpler, Falcons vs. Cardinals, 12 yards, 2 catches; WR Michael Jenkins, Falcons vs. Cardinals, 15 yards, 1 catch; WR Ron Curry, Raiders vs. Jaguars, 19 yards, 2 catches; WR Deion Branch, Seahawks vs. Ravens, 24 yards, 2 catches; WR Joey Galloway, Bucs vs. 49ers, 29 yards, 1 catch.
Not me!
Once again, I wind up being the bridesmaid -- ah, best man. Second-best, also-ran, runner-up ... full of potential ... unrealized.
Oh well, at least I got invited to the wedding.
Brandon Marshall wound up the Monday night game with 6 catches for 75 yards -- leaving me 5 points shy of a championship, 99-94! The blame doesn't fall on his shoulders, however. Denver QB Jay Cutler takes much of the blame for his misdirected passes.
But the lion's share of the blame must go to Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, the "genius" who loves playing musical chairs with his running backs -- even when they were clearly going nowhere against the Chargers!
Subtract Cutler's 42 scrambling yards, and Denver ran a total of 16 times for 50 yards. With many of those carries clearly destined to fail. Fourth down and 2 yards to go from the 3-yard line? An obvious TD opportunity for Marshall, wasted on an ill-advised running play that gained nothing!
Well, at least my "Freedom Fighters" triumphed in one of my Fanball.com leagues.
As for the "Mostyn Stranglers" ... just wait until next year!
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SAN ANGELO, Texas - The map of San Angelo to be used in the May 12 municipal election has been granted preclearance by the Department of Justice, the city announced Monday.
Under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, all localities in Texas must obtain approval from the Department of Justice, called preclearance, for any changes to election procedures, including the revisions of electoral district boundaries that occur every 10 years when new decennial census data becomes available. Texas is among nine states and several local jurisdictions outside those states that before 1965 had a history of disenfranchising minority voters.
The revisions to the six single member districts in San Angelo were modest, with slight changes to the boundaries between districts to reflect population changes while preserving any minority voting blocks.
Single Member District 1 shrank slightly, losing a piece of College Hills on its north central boundary; SMD 2 saw its southern edge redrawn slightly; SMD 3 gained a precinct on its southeastern corner; SMD 4 grew a finger of territory westward along Loop 306, making it second only in sprawl to SMD 1, extending from Angelo Heights to PaulAnn and surrounding the northern part of SMD 3 like an amoeba; SMD 5 expanded southward into College Hills, losing blocks of territory on the north to Districts 2 and 4; and SMD 6 retreated slightly from its eastern extremity in College Hills.
When the city began its examination of boundary changes required by 10 years of growth, it became clear that SMDs 1 and 6 had shown the greatest growth. Boundary adjustments carved areas with 863 voting age San Angeloans off SMD 1 — the southern section of the city — and 1,571 off SMD 6, which includes the high-growth Bluffs area.
The boundary adjustment enlarged SMD 3, the downtown area, to acquire 1,617 voting-age residents.
The changes maintained SMD 3 and SMD 4 as majority Hispanic voting districts.
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WADDINGTON – Its cold, its wet and its muddy outside; depressing, considering temperatures last year at this time were between 60 and 70 degrees.
But members of the St. Lawrence Showdown committee say they have the perfect way to beat the extended-winter blues: a game of trivia with friends and family.
The committees Thursday trivia nights, which begin today at Dars Place, Massena, will also give participants the opportunity to warm up with some cold, hard cash prizes.
Four-person teams can register for $80. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m., with trivia starting at 7 p.m. The events will be emceed by Todd Truax from Q102.9.
A 50/50 raffle winner will be drawn each night. Tickets for the grand prize $15,000 raffle to be drawn in August will also be available for purchase.
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Other trivia nights are scheduled for The Hoot Owl, Canton, April 18, The Freight House, Ogdensburg, on April 25, and the Waddington Old Town Hall on May 2.
Attend one or attend them all, coordinator William D. Hosmer said. Were hoping for any support we can get.
The committee is hoping to raise $3,000 to $4,000 through all five trivia nights, Mr. Hosmer said. The committee has already raised roughly $25,000 toward its $100,000 goal.
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The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings. King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy, aided always by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan - poet, diplomat, soldier - until a summer afternoon of savage brutality changes their relationship forever.
Meanwhile, in the north, the conquered Jaddites' most celebrated - and feared - military leader, Rodrigo Belmonte, driven into exile, leads his mercenary company south.
In the dangerous lands of Al-Rassan, these two men from different worlds meet and serve - for a time - the same master. Sharing their interwoven fate - and increasingly torn by her feelings - is Jehane, the accomplished court physician, whose own skills play an increasing role as Al-Rassan is swept to the brink of holy war, and beyond.
Hauntingly evocative of medieval Spain, The Lions of Al-Rassan is both a brilliant adventure and a deeply compelling story of love, divided loyalties, and what happens to men and women when hardening beliefs begin to remake - or destroy - a world.
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"Lots of drama"
In the turbulent region that used to be the stable empire of Al-Rassan, petty kings vie for power. Each of these rulers is ambitions and clever, but none of them has been able to acquire his position without the help of others — crafty advisors, brave army commanders, brilliantly inventive doctors, devoted wives and children — and sometimes the same people who have served them well are the same ones who may later cause their downfall.
The Lions of Al-Rassan is the story of a few of these people, how they worked for (and sometimes against) the rulers they pledged to serve, and how they brought about the rise and fall of nations. The infamous Ammar ibn Khairan — King Almalik's soldier, advisor, assassin, and poet — is known as the man who assassinated the last Khalif of al-Rassan. The notorious Rodrigo Belmonte — King Ramiro's best commander — is the most feared soldier in the region. Jehane bet Ishak, a woman who's ahead of her time, is the stubborn but brilliant daughter of a famous physician. These three, who share different religious beliefs but the same uncompromising personal standards, will have a profound effect on each other and the fate of an empire — not just because of what they do, but also because of their influence on the people they meet along the way.
Like Guy Gavriel Kay's other works, The Lions of Al-Rassan is well-researched historical fiction (this one hardly counts as fantasy). The setting is similar to the Reconquista and the Crusades of Moorish Spain, though the religions Kay uses are not actually based on Christianity, Judaism and Islam (even though the character and place names sound like they are). Also like Kay's other stories, The Lions of Al-Rassan is full of political intrigue, romance, poetry and lots of passion. The setting is epic, the characters are epic, and the conflict is epic, but rather than focusing on the grand picture with its galloping armies and bloody battles, Kay has us view a series of small significant moments in which the acts of our three heroes, who learn to love each other despite their differences, influence the big events.
If you've read any GGK at all, you know that he loves to create vivid characters that are worthy of the grand settings they find themselves in. His villains are ambitious, brutal, and ruthless. His heroes are brilliant, clever, subtle, witty, dangerous, ahead of their time, and multi-talented (e.g., Ammar ibn Khairan is an excellent fighter, diplomat, advisor, scholar, poet, and lover). Nobody wants to read about dull characters, but Kay's characters are so impressive that they stretch the bounds of belief. They're also incredibly introspective and philosophical. They regularly spend pages at a time talking to themselves in their own heads — considering their feelings, reflecting on their past successes and failures, analyzing the motives and behaviors of others, and contemplating the future.
As much as I admire Kay's characters, sometimes I wish they would stop thinking and just get a move on. The Lions of Al-Rassan could have used a little more action; much of the conflict resolution actually occurs off-screen between the last chapter and the epilogue. Kay elevates the tension and drama by using cliffhangers, intentionally withholding information, and even playing a trick on the reader in the epilogue. While I've read most of Guy Gavriel Kay's work, I haven't been able to completely embrace his style which is somewhat melodramatic and manipulative and, therefore, intrudes into the story as if it were a character in its own right.
If you're a fan of Kay's work, The Lions of Al-Rassan will almost certainly please you — Kay uses the same formula here, just in a different setting with a different plot. His characters are bold and full of life, and they live and love in a tumultuous world.
The audio version of The Lions of Al-Rassan, recently produced by Audible Frontiers, is outstanding. Euan Morton, who also read A Song for Arbonne, has the required strong masculine voice, yet reads the female roles well, too. His voice is suitably dramatic (yet not overly so) and his pace and cadence are flawless. This was a great production and highly recommended. I do suggest having a list of character names to view, however, because many of them sound similar at first.
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"Just As Great As I Expected"
I'd say yes, but unfortunately a lot of the names of people and places in this book are phonetically similar to the point of confusion. Only towards the end of the full recording did I begin to finally separate the characters and places in my head. The pacing was also slightly hurried in parts that could use more attention. The reading was fantastic, but after hearing Simon Vance's reading of Tigana, it's hard not to keep such a standard in mind for comparison.
The part of the Echoing Valley. That's all I'll say to not give more away.
It is most definitely a tie between Rodrigo Belmonte and Ammar ibn Khairan. Rodrigo's character was simple on the surface, but his development and the care Euan Morton gave in the reading complimented him well. Where the performer shined was in his portrayal of Ammar. It was sheer poetry in the strictest sense. I can't say enough about these two characters. They both hold a solid place in my heart.
The Circling Paths of Love and War, As traced Across Both Time and The Heavens.
Maybe the people written about in this novel lived in an extraordinary time. I say that because everyone seemed so amazing and so complicated in motivation. At times though, I found myself suspending my disbelief just to go with the momentum of the book. I suppose I'd say that the story is more poetic than realistic. I feel this book would help bridge huge chasms in understanding between different religions and cultures, even those considered extremist and violent. All the cultures portrayed proved to be violent and fearful in their own ways, but then again they all had strong moral and artistic values they held in high esteem just as we all do today. It makes me feel as though my personal belief system could be small-minded, but still valid in it's own right.
There are a lot of authors whose work I read or listen too, but part of me feels like I can truly identify with Guy Gavriel Kay; like we're brothers of a sort, even if we may be from different walks of life. Sometimes his work is a stretch for me, but there's such a poetic depth to it that any small qualms I have can easily be overlooked. I also feel no medium other than printed page or spoken word could do his work justice. Even with the largest budget, putting faces to these (at times) mythical characters would rob them of the power and vitality they hold in in print and in voice.
In short, I recommend this story, but not as much as I recommend _all_ of Mr. Kay's stories. I couldn't wait to get back here to purchase another book. Thanks for reading this far, and I hope that you'll enjoy The Lions of Al-Rassan as much and as truly as I did.
"Another Stunning Book by Guy Gavriel Kay"
This beautiful book made me cry! Euan Morton narrates this story of a land populated by peoples of three faiths, torn by war. The characters are memorable, and their intertwined stories make you think about the meaning of honour and love. The setting is an alternate world which is similar to mediaeval Spain.
You'll find me chattering and chasing shiny things.
"I admit it, this is my all time favorite book"
To me this novel has it all: an epic storyline, fully fleshed out characters, and excellent pacing. It's complex without being complicated, clever without being trite, and explores conflict, and the people involved in that conflict, in shades of grey instead of black and white. Sure, there are characters and situations that are clearly bad and clearly good, but the main characters are depicted as being wholly human. And I love them all the more for it.
I don't want to rewrite a description of the book; the summary does a fine job even if it takes a completely different focus than I would. I think it's to keep from alienating the more common reader/listener of fantasy: men, as the main character of the novel is a woman.
I admit, I had a hard time with the narration. I've listened to Song for Arbonne, also written by Guy Gavriel Kay, and read by Euan Morton; it was an excellent listen. One of the problems is, I've read this book well over 20 times. It's admittedly, not the narrator's fault that he pronounces names differently than I do in my head, so I can't really criticize that. However, the accents were sometimes uneven and the language occasionally stilted. Is the narration, on the whole, bad? No, it just felt like Mr. Euan's reading skills had gotten rusty, or that he just wasn't at his best, which is a shame. This book deserves an a-game.
"One of Guy Gavriel Kay's better books"
My most favorite book of all time is Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay. This book is not as good as Under Heaven. The reader is amazing. The story is intersting. The people in the book are 3D. The adventure is complete and I recommend the book. I hope your journey is as fun as mine was.
I'm a web developer based out of Sacramento, I listen to books while I work, and love audible.
"Different and Intriguing"
I vacillated between loving this book and being annoyed with it at times due to it's pacing. It is either blindingly-describe-every-tiny-detail slow or if-blink-you-missed-major-important-parts fast, with little in between.
However the story itself is brilliant, the characters are great and it kept you interested. I just wish he would have cut out some of the superfluous details and added in more when it was actually needed.
"Well worth listening to"
I did enjoy both story and performance. What I won't do is remember the book in six months. There really was not anything that stood out. I would have liked giving the book 3.5 (a little better than what I expected). For me the book was a little to "easy". There just wasn't enough depth and details in characters or story. It was more like a guilty pleasure.
"Such a good listen"
Guy Gavriel Kay is a marvelous writer. I listen to his books and I read his books. He is a masterful storyteller. His stories go along on several different planes at the same time, no way to lose interest or become bored by a character.
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"Brilliant pros disguising blasé ideology"
This masterfully written book seems to the untrained eye to be a testament to open-mindedness and pluralism. However, as the reader is swept up by it's enthralling prose, it becomes apparent to one versed in the history of Alandalus that this is a regurgitation of contemporary Western beliefs. Jews are idealized and placed beyond human error, Arabs are vilified and painted as warmongers and zealots, and Christians are ever so quietly always the triumphant. The supposed "ode" to Al Rassan at the very end of the book was a boring recital of the names of the cities with a few poetic clichés thrown in. It is hard to believe the same man who wrote Tigana, which was incredibly nuanced and sophisticated, also wrote this book that seems to simply recapitulate most stereotypes. This book should be titled "how educated europeans like to view the history of Arabs in Spain in order to sleep better at night." I strongly recommend to anyone reading this book to be keenly aware that it fails utterly to transcend the paranoid ideologies of contemporary America and Canada in regards to the relations between Arabs, Europeans, and Jews .
I am a lover of fantasy novels with exciting action, complex plots, and unforgettable characters.
"One Of the Most Poetic Works I Have ever read"
This is the first Kay novel I have read and I must say it was fantastic. I rarely give a book five stars, but after finishing this book there was no doubt in my mind that it deserved that honor. What drives this story are its characters and the writing skills of the author. Each character is lovingly developed and teased into being with perfect care. You as the reader learn to understand everything about them and their relationships with each other. This is one of the first books in a while where the characters actually got into my conscience and it actually bothered me when they died. To put in perspective I put A Game of Thrones at the top of my favorite books list, so I am used to character death and usually unperturbed by it. The second thing that drives this book is the beautiful, lyrical, and poetical writing. The words seemed to flow off the narrator's tongue and into my ears. I can honestly say that this is probably the best poetical writing I have ever read. I also, liked the way the plot was designed, Kay wastes no time with traveling from place to place in the story, This novel is made up of a series of events that matter to the characters and nothing else. This is how the entire book is told, it is different than I am use to and I found it refreshing. I wil give one warning about this book, it is not for those who want to see wizards duels and incredible magical displays. The magic in this book is minimal and subtle, not abused, but used in very sparing quantities. If anything this book is more of a historical fiction than a historical fantasy. It is similar to the history of medieval Spain and you can tell Kay does his research. One final thing I will add about the plot of this book is even though it is about a massive broken kingdom and wars to reunify it, the novel is more based on the characters and their passionate friendships than a war. The war is the framework of the story, and the characters and their lives are the center. Finally, the narrator did a fantastic job with this novel, I would rank him as one of the best I have ever heard. His voice was perfect for storytelling and he differentiated characters masterfully. I know this book is 20 years old now and I am behind the band wagon in reading it, but if you are farther behind than I am, then read please, it is worth it.
"Good but last quarter rushes the story"
I enjoyed this but it was odd towards the end. It feels like he was setting up a long story and could have been more than one volume. But then he just rushed to the end as not interested anymore and just needed to get to the end. Odd
"Kay brilliant as ever"
Stunning writing from Kay and good narration I have read all of his work and am always impressed by the life he breathes into his characters.
"Book wonderful"
I am a huge Guy Gavriel Kay fan so the rating is for the audio, not the book. Mr Kay's works are complex with detailed characters and lots of threads running through which can make an audio version difficult to follow. I'm not sure how well I would have managed if I hadn't read the book first.
Euan Morton does a lovely job reading the book, he manages the different voices well without descending into caricature.
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Since a few months I am receiving emails of people complaining that they don't see the updates from my page in their feed; I didn't took it too seriously at first, but after some time I decided to run some experiment and check what was actually happening…
We found out that some people indeed do not receive the updates; they are just nowhere to be found in their feed. We have contacted Facebook about this matter and we have been told that "they are working on a new algorithm which MAY be the cause of the problem" but in the meantime we should continue posting "engaging content" on the site...
In fact over the course of one year we have seen the average number of view per post drop by a factor of 30, although the number of subscribers has almost doubled (now 22,000+) – how is that logic?
Another interesting fact is that we have noticed a very sudden drop immediately after trying out a "Sponsored Story" (it's a paid campaign: we actually pay Facebook to get more exposure on a specific content). Maybe it's just a coincidence, or is it some sort of incentive to purchase more advertising?
I have also discussed with other artists and to my surprise it seems there are actually a lot of people with the same problem. That's very frustrating to see people who have willingly subscribed to receive updates and not getting them…
On a more personal note, I always wondered why I never see any updates from some long time friends, while I keep on getting every single status post of some others at the top of my feed… Is Facebook trying to determine which content is more interesting for us? What do you think?
So I'd like to encourage you to check regularly and rely more on my official website to stay up to dates with what's going on… You can also subscribe to the newsletter and we will send you an email every time a new release is available (or for any other significant event).
Happy New Year 2012!!!
I'd like to wish all of you a wonderful and prosperous New Year 2012! I would also like thank everybody who have supported me this year, please know I am very grateful of your support.
And last but not the least, a big thanks to all of you who have taken a little bit of your time to check out my music – because at the end of the day - what makes me really happy is to see people from so much different countries and cultures enjoying my music; that's really an amazing feeling.
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!!!
Faith makes all things possible,
Hope makes all things work,
Love makes all things beautiful,
May you have all the three for this Christmas.
PS: Yes, that's just a random copy-paste from internet.
David Guetta booed at DJMAG Ceremony
I am usually not really interested in poll results, but this year I happened to see a video of Guetta performing live in the DJ Mag award ceremony. I recall thinking that something doesn't look right, he was looking very uncomfortable and it appeared that the crowd wasn't dancing much, something was wrong…
A few days later I came to know what happened and saw some footage from the "party". The crowd literally booed at Guetta when he was announced #1.
I can understand that the crowd consisting mostly of Armin van Buuren's fanclub plays an important role in that, but still – anybody serious in this industry knows that David Guetta is THE world's most popular DJ, and he is from 2010, if not 2009. I mean it's a fact, you can go almost in any country in some small village in the jungle or whatever - you will hear his tracks!
The people booing only show their ignorance, lack of respect and absolute shamelessness. I really admire Guetta for staying that calm and humble, I can only imagine how hard and humiliating that night might have been for him. Beside, the organizers didn't really seem to do anything to avoid that, it seems like such a dull and awkward atmosphere, very cold with a total lack of any party vibe...
Although I might not be a very big fan of David Guetta's music, I can acknowledge his accomplishments and respect him as a person for his hard work along the years. And getting that #1 award is absolutely deserved in my opinion.
The irony in all this is that Guetta might probably be one of the few DJs on that poll who didn't "cheat" and really deserves his position.
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Video: Coast Guard Intercepts Mexican Lancha Poaching in South Texas
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Lehmann
Coast Guard crewmembers interdict a Mexican lancha caught fishing illegally in U.S. waters, Nov. 20, 2013. The catch was disposed of at sea and the four fishermen were transferred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. U.S. Coast Guard video.
This work, Coast Guard Intercepts Mexican Lancha Poaching in South Texas, by PO1 Stephen Lehmann, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Tree Rings Make Beautiful Music. ~ Alicia Wozniak {Video}
Simply amazing.
I found this article and couldn't believe what I heard when I played the video.
The age old question is, "If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a noise?" Well, of course it does, but who knew a tree's rings, which resemble a vinyl record, could bring our hearts to beat a little faster.
Check out this video.
No, trees don't sound like pianos.
The author of the original article explains the sound of the piano was used to interpret the vibrations picked up from the grooves of a tree rings.
Beautiful. Nature is beautiful.
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Heritage Hotels & Resorts Meeting Locations in New Mexico
Meetings and GroupsHeritage Hotels & Resorts, Inc. offers a diverse collection of culturally distinct New Mexico hotels offering meeting spaces that will accommodate small, medium and large gatherings.
Each hotel offers professional function spaces complete with internet access, AV services and other amenities to meet your professional requirements. Use our venues in New Mexico for conferences, corporate meetings, luncheons, dinners, receptions, retreats, reunions and board meetings. Groups hosted by our hotels include corporate, social, education, religious, fraternal, government, military and various associations. Contact us to learn more about our meeting locations in New Mexico!
Albuquerque, NMHotel Albuquerque at Old Town
14,000 square foot state-of-the-art Alvarado Ballroom, 14,000 square feet of exhibit and pre-function space, as well as smaller ballrooms and meeting spaces including more than 21,000 square feet of outdoor event space. Visit Hotel Albuquerque's Meetings and Events.
New Heritage Hotel in Albuquerque's Old Town
New hotel is being constructed next to Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town to open in 2016. Learn more.
Nativo Lodge
6,704 square feet of flexible meeting space that features nine meeting rooms. Perfect for conferences, meetings, events and private gatherings. Visit Nativo Lodge Meetings & Events.
Santa Fe, NMEldorado Hotel & Spa
The gem of Santa Fe, Eldorado Hotel & Spa, offers more than 22,000 square feet of Santa Fe meeting facilities, from a new grand ballroom to intimate boardrooms. Visit Eldorado Hotel & Spa Groups and Meetings.
The Lodge at Santa Fe
Seven meeting rooms and 9,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, for conferences and banquets ideal for small intimate groups as well as a wide variety of meetings and events. Visit Lodge at Santa Fe Meetings and Events.
Hotel St. Francis in Santa Fe
More than 1,000 square feet of meeting and event space perfect for smaller conferences, banquet meetings, and intimate special events. Visit Hotel St. Francis Meetings and Events.
Hotel Chimayo de Santa Fe
Rent out our restaurant or bar to host luncheons, dinners, receptions and meetings. The private presidential suite with large living room and private balcony is also available. Visit Hotel Chimayo de Santa Fe (formerly Hotel Plaza Real).
Las Cruces, NMHotel Encanto de Las Cruces
10,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space and 5,000 square-foot San Andres Ballroom can also be used as four separate meeting rooms. Hotel Encanto also features more than 25,000 square feet of outdoor event space. Visit Hotel Encanto Meetings and Events.
Taos, NMPalacio de Marquesa Taos
Our luxurious eight room hotel in Taos makes for a great intimate retreat destination. Rent out the entire property for weddings, board meetings, retreats, reunions or other intimate gatherings. Palacio de Marquesa has lovely outdoor garden spaces and a large central living and dining room available to host smaller groups and meetings. Visit Palacio de Marquesa.


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Windows XP will be soon discontinued, with Microsoft planning to stop releasing patches and security updates as of April 8, 2014.
With Windows XP computers clearly becoming vulnerable to attacks after end of support comes, anti-virus products are becoming essentials for users still running the 12-year-old platform.
AV-TEST has conducted a new series of tests to determine the best Windows XP anti-virus right now, revealing that out of 25 products, only two failed to get their certification.
While Microsoft's very own Security Essentials 4.3 is still considered the baseline, AV-TEST says that Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 provides the best protection to Windows XP computers, followed by F-Secure Internet Security, Bitdefender Internet Security 2014, and Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2014.
As far as performance goes, Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 is again leading the charts, followed by Avira Internet Security 2013, AVG Anti-virus Free Edition 2014, and AVG Internet Security 2014.
KIS 2014 is also holding the leading spot in usability rankings, while Avira Internet Security 2013 is the runner-up. Surprisingly, Check Point ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall 11.0 is third with a maximum score.
The only security products that didn't receive AV-TEST's certification are AhnLab V3 Internet Security 8.0 and K7 Computing Total Security 13.1.
So does this mean that you're fully protected beyond retirement date even though Microsoft won't be releasing any other XP patches? Not at all.
Microsoft won't be rolling out security updates and fixes to address vulnerabilities found in the operating system, and even though anti-virus products could somewhat protect your computer, it's still exposed to attacks specifically supposed to take advantage of these security flaws.
Windows XP is currently installed on nearly 30 percent of computers worldwide, which is not at all surprising given the fact that it was such a fast and reliable operating system. Still, Microsoft wants everyone to move to a newer platform, so you should really have a look at either Windows 7 or 8.1.


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Man killed in Broken Arrow hit-and-run
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - A Coweta man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run fatality in Broken Arrow Friday night.
Police say Robert Wallace Pitcher, 43, of Broken Arrow was walking on Washington Street near Dogwood when he was struck and killed by a vehicle going westbound.
On Saturday, police arrested 24-year-old Christopher Lee Lange of Coweta, the driver of the vehicle identified in the collision. He was charged with leaving the scene of a fatality collision.
Police say they recovered Lang's pickup truck with damage consistent to the collision.
Police do suspect that alcohol was a factor in the collision.
Lange and another man in his vehicle were not injured in the crash and were both restrained by seat belts, police said.
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A Quiet Revolution
Therapists Are Learning a New Way to Be With Their Clients
Jerome Front • If you're a therapist these days, it's hard to open a publication--or your mailbox--without hearing about mindfulness. Are the Eastern wisdom traditions changing the face of our field and our notions of the therapeutic relationship?
The Soul of Relationship
Where Self and Other Meet
Molly Layton • Making "contact" with our partner means first recognizing a subtle inner substrate where we encounter everything from boredom to anxiety to sexual interest to outright rage . . . and more.
Any Day Above Ground
After Recovery, What Then?
David Treadway • Letting go of our childlike fascination with the promise of the future is one of the hardest challenges of truly being in the moment.
Finding Daylight
Mindful Recovery From Depression
Zindel Segal • There's increasing evidence that mindfulness helps depressed people fight relapse.
Pathologizing for Dollars
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NoStigmas.org is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization founded in 2007.
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Grazia Daily: Dita Von Teese Talks Perfume And Collection Teacups
by Naomi Attwood
3 May, 2012
That very alluring raven-haired beauty and world renowned burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese has launched her own perfume this week, so that us mere mortals can now smell as seductive and divine as she does. How considerate! We caught up with the star thanks to London's chicest department store – Liberty's – so she could tell us all about it…


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Steve Jobs resurrected Apple by slaying four dragons, and now he's on a quest to take down another one. Here's how he did it and what's next.
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Im 25 and looking to join the Guard. I have a degree and a wife (who is not happy about me joining). I want to serve, need to serve, and cant stop thinking about joining. I know after BCT i would go to OCS (i would do the long one). My question is: are there Intelligence Officer positions open in texas (houston specifically), and what is the training for that after OCS and is there extended training for infantry officer. Also, i know that i might not get intelligence, what are the officer needs right now(for texas)?
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You need to contact your state's OSM. You should consider artillery officer also, since artillery is the King of battle. The first step is filling out the application on here, and being contacted by a recruiter.
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I'm in the last stages of of the traditional OCS program in Texas right now. We got our branches at June drill, and there were 0 MI assignments. We had a few (3 or 4) list MI as their first choice, but there just aren't many MI 2LT spots in Texas. There were 5 Infantry. My first choice was infantry, but I got FA. Close to half of the class ended up FA, so I'm guessing its a critical branch in Texas at the moment. It was my 3rd choice, so I'm happy with it (2nd was Armor, which wasn't very realistic, since there are like 5 AR 2LT spots in Texas or something low like that).
I'm not sure how long MIBOLC is. I've heard its one of the longer BOLCs, though. IBOLC is 16 weeks at Fort Benning. FABOLC is 18.5 weeks at Fort Sill. Like the Chaplain said, the OSM will have the exact needs right now. But also be aware that the needs will probably be considerably different by the time you commission, since OCS is an 18-month program (Texas only sent one person to summer accelerated this year, no money) and alot of those slots that are open now won't be when your class finishes.
If you have any questions about the OCS program in Texas, let me know, I'll be happy to answer.
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Is BOLC training done on the weekend as well or is it constant? I really wont care what branch I get. Just so I know> its bootcamp, then time with unit until OCS in March, 14 months 1 weekend (2 weeks at start, 2 weeks at end) then BOLC for 14 weeks (depending on branch)?
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Italy's volcanoes help shape the lives of the millions of Italian's who live in their shadows. From the historical eruptions of Vesuvius and the excavation of Pompeii, to the distinctive terroir of Sicily provided by Mount Etna, the three active volcanoes of Italy are an all powerful presence that are both benignly generous and furiously dangerous.
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Etna's most destructive eruption took place in 1669 produced lava flows that destroyed 10 villages on its southern side before reaching the city walls of Catania. The fortified walls were enough to divert the lava flow into the sea, some lava did breach the walls an entered the city destroying a number of buildings before eventually coming to a halt at the rear of the Benedictine monastery. The centre of the city was spared. In all it took five weeks for the lava flow to creep down the side of the mountain to the city, for the whole time, the city residents must have live in permanent sense of unease.
Although there were reports of up to 20,000 fatalities, modern historians believe that no one died as a result of the 1669 eruption, but there are detailed accounts of the buildings that were destroyed. Twenty-four years later an earthquake devastated southeast Sicily killing 60,000 people and was linked to eruptions on Mt. Etna around the same time.
Etna is Europe's tallest and moat active volcano, it is a huge tourist attraction as well as an important site for research and volcanology. The mountain and surrounding are has since May 2013 been added to the Unesco list of World Heritage Sites, with an announcement due in June 2013. It is a volcano of more-or-less continuous activity 1991-93 represents the most recent violent eruption and brought about a media explosion of interest as people flocked for all over the world to climb the slopes of Etna and witness the spectacular firework display as Etna spewed lava 500 metres into the air.
Since classical times the famed fire mountain of Mount Etna has been studied and paid homage to. In Greek mythology the deadly monster Typhon was trapped under the mountain by Zeus the god of the sky and thunder and king of the gods, and the forges of Hephaestus (the gods' blacksmith who forged all the weapons on Mount Olympus), were said to be also located underneath it. Etna has been an ever-present dominating presence on the island of Sicily, she influences everything on the Island.
Many living Sicilians can recall her fiery tantrums and can recount how their lives were forever changed due to the effects of a particular eruption such as in the town of Mascali that was utterly obliterated in 1928 over the course of two days. But for the most part Etna is a benign presence towering above the island, welcoming visitors from all over the world to her fair slopes and sustaining a tourism industry all her own. The fertile soils of her flanks, regularly replenished by lava low and ash fall, provide a rich and nutritious soil that contributes to the island's cuisine, wine, the terroir of the region is profoundly linked to Etna.
It is just too tempting to draw similarities between the persona of Etna and the character of the Sicilian locals. The Italian temperament is one of bountiful generosity, they too welcome people from far and wide to their home, feeding them well and sending them home satisfied. Imagine Etna as the ultimate personification of the Sicilian woman, stunningly beautiful, attractive, generous and gregarious, beguiling and enchanting, but with a devastating temper, that once aroused, will destroy all in its path. She can shut the Catania airport down for weeks at a time. It can be said that Sicilians live on the slopes of Etna, but they live with her inside themselves and sit with her at their table every day, she really is a goddess, that cannot be reconstituted as a Catholic martyr, but a pagan deity that is alive and well and very present in the lives of Sicilians.
Further north, on mainland Italy, Vesuvius slumbers above the Gulf of Naples. Most famous for the eruption of 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, this sleeping beauty is only biding her time before exploding again. In the 18th and 19th centuries when the gentlemen of Europe travelled to Naples to further their artistic and cultural education, Mount Vesuvius was crowned with a plume of smoke, a feature of all the panoramic paintings of the time.
A typical 'hump-backed' volcano she is the perfect picture of a volcano from an illustrated encyclopaedia, complete with large cone partially encircle by the steep rim of a caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and much higher structure. Her appearance tells of her violent history, but what marks this active volcano apart from almost all others in the world is the density of population at her feet. The city of Naples is located to the West of the volcano, while at her base are densely populated villages, with Pompeii to her Eastern flank. Building on the mountain slopes has been outlawed but as is typical of the people of Campania, people find a way to circumnavigate the law, and her flanks are gradually being populated. Vesuvius has not erupted since 1944, which has lulled some into a false sense of security.
The Italian government's emergency plan assumes the worst-case scenario for an eruption would be one similar in size and type to 1631. In this scenario, the slopes of the mountain spreading out 7km from the vent would be prone to pyroclastic lava flows throughout them, while the whole surrounding area would be vulnerable to tephra falls (hot fragmented material raining down from the sky). The plan assumes two weeks to 20 days' notice of an eruption and has an evacuation plan for 600,000 people. Giving the scale of the mountain and proximity of population, this could be viewed as an extremely optimistic outlook, but there isn't much to be done. The evacuation of an entire city just isn't possible. Again it's tempting to point to a Neapolitan character that is both optimistic and opportunistic. Is the character formed by living in such close quarters with Vesuvius?
The third of Italy's three volcanic sisters is Mount Stromboli on the volcanic island of the same name in the Aeolian archipalego north of Sicily. Known as the 'Lighthouse of the Mediterranean' she is a smaller yet fierce volcano that is in a near constant state of eruption. The island's population today is 200-350 year round residents, in decline from a peak of 2,100 in 1891, but as many as 6,000 visitors arrive each summer. The island is a remote and harsh environment that is still not on the electrical grid. Life on the island has remained more or less the same for hundreds of years, everything, including drinking water has to be ferried in. The harsh environment provided by the volcano has inured the islanders with a tough resilience and a resourcefulness, but it has equally spurred them off the island though emigration where they have taken their Aeolian culture to the four corners of the world.
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The famous novel by Tomasi di Lampedusa sings the praises of timballo di maccheroni, a riot of flavours typical of Sicily's old aristocratic traditions.
One the most amazing Italian processions is that with the shoulder-carried "Macchina", a true celebration of the tension towards the divine. Since 2013 these processions have been classified as World Heritage by Unesco: from the Macchina di Santa Rosa to the Varia di Palmi, here are the most famous.


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Eastern Michigan University
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November 11-15
All week
Halle Library promotes International Week
Halle Library, first floor lobby
2013 International Week Research Guide
Come and learn Chinese!
The Chinese program invites anyone to drop in on their Beginning Chinese class to have fun while learning some useful Chinese words!
M-F 12:30-1:20 in Room 306, Porter
Monday, November 11
10:00 - 1:00 International Fair
Experience the rich variety of EMU's international student organizations and international opportunities. EMU international student organizations will be on hand to talk about their cultures and other groups will be present to talk about international opportunities, such as the Peace Corps and Study Abroad. Prizes, food, and fun will abound!
11:30 Hansori Drumming
12:00 Traditional Saudi "Arda" dance by the Saudi Student Association
12:00 - 1:00 Poster Session: Cultures in Contrast. International students will present posters contrasting some aspect of their culture and American culture.
Student Center 310A. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of World Languages.
Tuesday, November 12
11:30-1:00 International Scholars Panel: International perspectives in education
Visiting Scholars Neil Macknish and Ruozi Li are joined by returning Fulbright student Daniel Hayes to discuss their experiences in international education in China, Singapore, and South Korea, followed by a question and answer session. Facilitator: Zuzana Tomas.
Student Center 300. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.
7:00 Film Screening: "The Dialogue".
A 70-minute documentary that follows four American and four Chinese students as they travel together through southwest China and Hong Kong. Together the students explore each others' backgrounds and learn skills of cross-cultural communication. Their shared travel adventures, emotion of culture shock, honest confrontations and discoveries about each other become doorways to deepen their understanding of the world, of themselves and of styles of communication that are able to bridge cultural differences. Find out more by watching the trailer.
Halle Auditorium (G03). Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the International Students Association. Facilitator: Betsy Morgan.
Wednesday, November 13
7:00 Bonus Screening: "The Dialogue".
Join the EMU Chinese language classes in a bonus screening of "The Dialogue".
Halle Auditorium (G03). Sponsored by the Chinese Program and the College of Arts and Sciences. Facilitators: Jing Wei and Yujin Kung.
Thursday, November 14
11:30 - 12:30 International Experience Forum
Learn about opportunities to gain professional experience along and hear about some study abroad experiences.
"Get out of your comfort zone!" Hiroki Tanabe, Chiri Davis, and Yukiko Roy (Japanese Student Association)
Fulbright Program: Carla Damiano and Daniel Hayes
Peace Corps MA: Betsy Morgan
DAAD (German Academic Exchange) and CBYX (Congress Bundestag Exchange for Young Professionals): Kimberly Specht
Student Center 320.
12:00 - 2:00 ESL Open House
Come visit the new location of the ESL Program's Administrative Offices and the International Student Resource Center (ISRC) in King Hall, rooms 315-321. The ESL Program assists international students seeking to improve their English language proficiency in preparation for degree study at EMU. For more information, call 734-487-0338. The ISRC offers free English tutoring and workshops for all international students enrolled in any course at EMU. For more information, call 734-487-0370.
King 315-321
3:00 - 5:00
Faculty Speaker Series: Aspects of Diversity
Come join some of our very own faculty to discuss race and ethnicity as it applies to different fields.
Strong Auditorium. Sponsored by the Diversity Council and the International Students Association.
Friday, November 15
7:00 - 10:00 Bollywood Dance Night
Come and dance! Have fun while experiencing Indian culture. Refreshments will be provided.
McKenny Ballroom. Sponsored by the Indian Students Association and the College of Arts and Sciences.


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About the BookThe strange disappearance of a young Turkish client of Mr. Drew's and the gift of an Oriental rug with a coded message woven into its decorative border start Nancy on a difficult search for a missing mannequin.
What happened to the attractive figure that Farouk Tahmasp used in the display window of his rug shop? Who is trying to keep Nancy from finding it and why?
Tracking down the intricate trail of clues takes Nancy and her friends Bess, George, Ned, Burt and Dave to turkey. Their sleuthing leads them to the Grand Bazaar in the exotic city of Istanbul, where Bess mysteriously disappears. Suspense mounts when Nancy encounters a vengeful enemy at an ancient underground reservoir.
Events move swiftly as Nancy and her friends try to solve this challenging mystery, and lead to an exciting climax that will delight and thrill all admirers of America's favorite girl detective.
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- Genre: Mystery
- Theme(s): Family, Children's
- Author: Carolyn Keene
- Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
Hardcover Release North America Jan 1, 1970
Nancy Drew Series
- Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen
- Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
- Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger
- Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships
- Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!
- Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
- Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull
- Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
- Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
- Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
- Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch
- Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel
- Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger
- Nancy Drew: The Final Scene
- Nancy Drew: Treasure in a Royal Tower
- Nancy Drew: The Model Mysteries
- Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase
- Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society


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Watch Echosmith perform "Tell Her You Love Her" live
November 17, 2013 by Michele Bird
Echosmith recently performed "Tell Her You Love Her" at the iHeartRadio Theater. The band's most recent album, Talking Dreams, is available now. The record can be download on iTunes. Check out the performance below and tell us what you think!


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Army National Guard Spec. Jeff D. Denham has returned to the United States after a deployment to Iraq, where he served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn, or in Afghanistan, serving Operation Enduring Freedom. Denham, who has 18 years of military service, lives in Hyannisport.
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Howdy folks,
Last Week Ruth Ann and I delivered a calendar that the Bethel Lions Club sells to Wendell Kelch. While we were there, Wendell showed us some of the old trucks and tractors he has. He had a 1913 International Auto Wagon. It had belonged to a feller by the name of Mr. Neal. We wanted to take some pictures of it. He started it up and backed it out of the barn so we could see it better. The engine sure sounded good. Wendell is sure proud of this vehicle. We got some great pictures. Now he had another one that was a 1911, this one belongs to a feller in Waco, Texas. These folks sure know how to work and fix up these older vehicles or tractors. While in the barn, there sat a 1913 International tractor, a Titan, by its side. There was a 1915 Mogul tractor, also International Harvester. This is an education to go talk to Mr. Kelch. He also has a 1908 I.H.C. friction tractor, the first one made. They have John Deere, IHC, high crop tractors and many more. He showed us a John Deere tractor that will go to Australia. This crew is known all over this country and also other countries. They did work on a 1936 Case tractor for us.
Last Wednesday evening, we went to White Oak Valley Grange at Mowrystown for their Christmas supper. This was a wonderful evening to fellowship with friends and a good meal along with gifts.
Last Thursday, Ruth Ann and I had the pleasure of going to Mort and Barb's house to share a meal with them. This Christmas season is the time to give thanks to the Good Lord, for family and friends, and Jesus' birth.
Last Friday evening, the weather was bad so Monroe Grange was canceled. We invited Tony and Kate to share a meal with us and spend the evening.
Last Saturday morning on the R.F.D. station, Orion Samuelson, had his Christmas show. He always has a church to celebrate Christmas. This one was the Batavia United Methodist Church in Batavia, Illinois. What a coincidence with the town of Batavia, Ohio, here. This feller always does a super job. It was quite interesting. They made windmills there and have a museum park of windmills.
Last Saturday as we went down to the Milford Garden Center owned by Danny Grant, to help Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, we stopped at my brother and sister in law's Herb and Inez's to spend some time with them. We always enjoy the time we can spend with them. Now Herb sure likes the fish. We take and Ruth Ann fries for all of us so we will do that soon.
Now it seems other folks like Chessy the same as we do. She got a Christmas card in the mail last week from Denny and Elaine and their cats. They have wonderful cats the same as we do. Now Chessy says thanks. She has another fan that brought her some treats, so when Tony is here she expects him to give her a treat and she will set on his lap.
Last Monday, the Christmas Eve service at the Bethel United Methodist Church, the choir sang, "Do you Hear What I hear," and a lady in the choir sang a solo part in the song. This lady and her husband have sheep, so her husband brought a lamb in there while she sang. It was a beautiful sight and so touching. It brought tears to a lot of eyes. Now there was another solo by Elaine, "Welcome to our World." This young lady is blessed with a beautiful voice and the ability to play the piano beautifully, too. The Good Lord has given each of these ladies a great talent and they are using it for his glory.
For breakfast on Christmas morning Ruth Ann fixed fried eggs, bacon and biscuits. Now on her plate she put two slices of bacon. On my plate she put three slices of bacon. Now I knew what the extra slice was for. Chessy set at my feet at the table looking at me, like "here I am." As a friend of mine always said, "I tella you folks' it doesn't get any better than that."
All our family were together Christmas Day evening at our daughter and son-in-law's house. It seemed a little feller sure got lots of attention. This little feller is 5 months old. He sure is bright and a figgety one. He doesn't seem to miss much. He sure got lots of clothes. He will look nice in them. Our great-granddaughter decided she wanted to stay with her other grandmother, so she didn't come, but everyone else had a good time. Debbie and Bob play golf, so Bob got a golf ball retriever that he can reach out in a pond to get golf balls, and two bags of golf tees. That is a thing the golfers lay their balls on to hit it. Now I have never played golf, haven't got the time. It is a very popular game and that is good. Some of these folks are good at it.
We hope all of you folks had a good Christmas and had all your family together.
The Kitchen of Hope at the Bethel United Methodist Church had a Christmas meal Tuesday. Brenda said they had 58 folks to eat, so this is great. The folks that work this service are to be blessed. Something like this is special. God bless all of them.
Start your week by going to the house of worship of your choice and praise the Good Lord. God bless all. More later.
George Rooks is a retired park ranger. Rooks served for 28 years with the last five as manager of East Fork State Park.


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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Attention Executive Function Disturbances
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Studies demonstrate that sleep disturbances are associated with cognitive dysfunction and attention deficit. However the correlation between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea and the degree of cognitive dysfunction was not demonstrated. Our hypothesis is that patients suffering from a more severe sleep apnea will demonstrate a greater degree of cognitive dysfunction.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Attention Executive Function Disturbances
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|October 2008
Studies demonstrate that sleep disturbances are associated with cognitive dysfunction and attention deficit. However the correlation between the severity of sleep disturbances and the degree of cognitive dysfunction was not demonstrated.We intend to study 80 patients with various degrees of obstructive sleep apnea. All patients will undergo executive cognitive tests as well as tests to assess for levels of depression, anxiety and attention.
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Patients aged 20 - 70 years with obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Apnea hypopnea index>5
- Age 20 - 70 years
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- Pregnant women
- Known chronic cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
- Patients s/p CVA or brain damage
- Known depression or other psychiatric disorder
- Patients with severe cognitive dysfunction (MMSE<25)
- Patients receiving stimulants, antipsychotic or anti-depression medications
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|Itzhak Shpirer, The Sleep Laboratory, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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|September 21, 2008
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|September 21, 2008
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|Israel: Ethics Commission
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Nervous System Diseases
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
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Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
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Grand Haven elementary schools fared better in the Top to Bottom percentile rankngs: Peach Plains scored 99; Mary A. White, 95; Rosy Mound, 94; Griffin, 92; Lake Hills, 92.
Spring Lake's Holmes and Jeffers Elementaries both ranked in the 99th percentile, followed by Spring Lake Intermediate at 96, the middle school at 93 and high school at 90.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan said whether rankings are high or low, all schools have room for improvement.
The MDE also targeted 98 schools on its Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools List. Those schools will be required to develop and implement state-approved plans.
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Irish bishops rap politician for saying Pope Benedict fuels homophobia
Catholic World News - June 29, 2010
The Irish bishops have issued a strong protest against a leading politician's charge that Pope Benedict XVI is "giving comfort" to bullies who attack homosexuals.
Eamon Gilmore, the leader of the Labor Party, told the Irish Examiner that the Pope should temper his language. With a vague reference to a papal statement, Gilmore said, "there has been nasty homophobic bullying and assaults on gay people and I think opinions like that give comfort to that."
In a sharply worded rebuttal, the Irish bishops' conference noted that Gilmore appeared to referring to a talk given by Pope Benedict in December 2008, which was badly distorted in some media accounts. "The fact is that homosexuality was not referred to anywhere in this text," the bishops noted.
"For a leader of a political party to misrepresent remarks made by the Holy Father on such a profound subject as human sexuality, is regrettable," the statement from the Irish hierarchy continued. "Mr Gilmore's comments are also highly offensive to Catholics and anyone with an interest in the truth." The bishops' statement also faulted the Irish Examiner for giving front-page coverage to the Labor leaders remarks, which appeared under a headline: "Gilmore: Pope's words comfort anti-gay thugs." That treatment "completely misrepresents the Church's teaching on human sexuality and the message of the Bible on this matter," the statement charged.
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Sharia Law Not Coming to Britain — Yet
The failure of British leaders to condemn Sharia only emboldens the Islamists.
July 13, 2008 - 12:00 am
"Why don't we just give up now, roll over, and become an Islamic state?" asked a despairing Daily Mail reader. Five months ago, the archbishop of Canterbury said Sharia law in Britain is "inevitable." Could it get any worse? Yes, according to the Daily Mail. In a speech last week at the East London Muslim Centre, our top judge implied it was desirable:
The most senior judge in England yesterday gave his blessing to the use of Sharia law to resolve disputes among Muslims.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips said that Islamic legal principles could be employed to deal with family and marital arguments and to regulate finance.
Not just the Daily Mail, notorious for its doomy tales of banned piggy banks, but the more sober Daily Telegraph had a similar account, albeit with longer words.
Torn between buying a beer while I still could and saving for a burqa, I turned instead to the New English Review website, where my colleague Esmerelda Weatherwax refused to rush to judgment and declared her intention to do what journalists after a quick sound bite failed to do, that is read the full speech:
It is a 10-page speech and he touches on Sharia law briefly on page 8 going into page 9. The rest of his very sensible presentation has been ignored.
The speech was entitled "Equality Under the Law."
Muslim men and Muslim women are entitled to be treated in exactly the same way as all other men and women in this country. And there is, of course, another side to this coin. Rights carry with them obligations, and those who come to live in this country and to benefit from the rights enjoyed by all who live here, also necessarily come under the same obligations that the law imposes on all who live here.
Those who, in this country, are in dispute as to their respective rights are free to subject that dispute to the mediation of a chosen person, or to agree that the dispute shall be resolved by a chosen arbitrator or arbitrators. There is no reason why principles of Sharia law, or any other religious code, should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution. It must be recognized, however, that any sanctions for a failure to comply with the agreed terms of the mediation would be drawn from the laws of England and Wales. So far as aspects of matrimonial law are concerned, there is a limited precedent for English law to recognize aspects of religious laws, although when it comes to divorce this can only be effected in accordance with the civil law of this country.
So when Robert Spencer, writing at Human Events, asks, "If a Sharia court finds a man not guilty of adultery, would that judgment be enforced in a British court, perhaps denying his wife a divorce?" the answer is clearly no. An English court cannot deny a woman a divorce if the marriage has irretrievably broken down, this, rather than adultery, being grounds for divorce under English law.


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221. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be offered urgent psychiatric services at St. John of God Brothers, Stillorgan, County Dublin in view of their increased level of anxiety, depression and fear; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17523/09]
Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Deputy John Moloney): As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
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Robert Hooke, one of the most important scientists of the 17th century, was born on the Isle of Wight, a contemporary of Sir Isaac Newton, Samuel Pepys and Sir Christopher Wren, who was his lifelong friend. In the course of his career at the Royal Society and as Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, he carried out the earliest research with the microscope, described and named the cell, was a founder of the science of geology, and discovered the law of springs/elasticity, the achievement for which he is most remembered today. He was also a City Surveyor, organising the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666. Overshadowed by Newton and Wren, he faded into relative obscurity and now there is not even a portrait of him.
Robert Hooke was born on 18th July 1635 in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, the son of John Hooke, who was the permanent curate of the Parish church of All Saints', Freshwater, and John's second wife, Cecelie (nee Gyles), who came from Brading. The family lived in a modestly furnished cottage with a parlour, hall, study, kitchen and buttery downstairs, and three attic bedrooms above. The cottage, which no longer exists, was on Hooke Hill, Freshwater, situated behind what is now Heatherstone House. Robert would have shared one of the bedrooms with his brother John (baptised 9 May 1630) until the older boy became a grocer's apprentice in 1644. He had a stepsister Anne (born in Brading in 1622) and a sister Katherine (baptised 11 May 1628 in Freshwater).
Robert was a sickly infant, who for seven years was not expected to survive, but he gradually grew stronger, becoming agile and energetic, though not robust. In his teenage years, he developed a curvature of his spine which became a permanent deformity. He was a fast learner, so his father hoped that he might make a career in the church, but Robert's weak constitution and his father's ill-health ended this ambition, and the boy was left to his own devices. Robert followed his own inclinations, with the result that the island's environment formed him as a scientist.
As a boy, Robert developed an aptitude for building mechanical devices by imitating local craftsmen. In his notebook he describes how "...he made a small ship about a Yard long, fitly shaping it, adding Rigging of Ropes, Pullies, Masts, &c. with a contrivance to make it fire off small Guns, as it was sailing cross a Haven of pretty breadth". The Haven was on the sluggish river Yar, near what is now the Causeway.
In the 1640's John Hoskins, a famous painter of miniatures, visited the Island. Hooke's friend, John Aubrey, recounts how, "Mr Hooke observed what he did... So he gets him chalke and ruddle (red ochre), and coale, and grinds them, and puts them on a trencher, got a pencil, and to worke he went, and made a picture: then he copied (as they hung up in the parlour) the pictures there." The skills he acquired with pen and pencil was invaluable later on when he needed to communicate his microscopical and mechanical discoveries, and in his work as an architect and surveyor.
His notebook also describes how, as a boy, "Seeing an old Brass Clock taken to pieces", he attempted to imitate it and made a wooden one that would go. This developed into a lifelong interest in clocks, leading to at least two of his most important inventions.
The western end of the Isle of Wight is rich in fascinating geological formations containing many fossils and the bones of dinosaurs. Hooke probably dug fossils along the nearby beaches and from the chalk cliffs that run from Compton Bay to the Needles. Watching the cliffs crumbling into the sea would lead the adult Hooke to an idea of fundamental importance, "that a great Part of the Surface of the Earth has been since the Creation transform'd, and made of another Nature: that is many Parts which have been Sea are now Land, and others that have been Land are now Sea, many of the Mountains have been Vales, and the Vales Mountains." He described observing on the Isle of Wight a layer of sea sand extending above the water level to a height of sixty feet, in which was embedded oyster shells, limpets and periwinkles. These explorations may well have planted the seeds of his later ideas about the extinction of species, the formation of mountains and dramatic changes in sea level. These would be bold ideas in the Christian world of the seventeenth century.
In October 1648, when Hooke was thirteen, his father died of "a Cough, a Palsey, Jaundice and Dropsy". This was a time of unusual excitement on the Island due to the imprisonment of King Charles I in Carisbrooke Castle, after his defeat in the Civil War the previous year. He was executed in London two months later on 1st December. By this time, Robert too was in London. Being by the standards of the time old enough to make his own way, he had taken his inheritance, £40 from his father and £20 from his grandmother, and set off for the mainland. He intended to take up an apprenticeship in Westminster with the great Dutch portraitist, Peter Lely, perhaps with an introduction from a well-placed friend, but the position did not suit him, and he stayed only a few months. Instead Hooke moved to Westminster School, a school that specialised in producing clergymen, living from 1649 to 1653 with its severe headmaster Dr Richard Busby.
As an adult, Hooke maintained contact from London with members of Island Society, like the Deputy Governor, Sir Edward Worsley. He returned to visit the Island on the death of his mother in 1665, and probably used this visit to look for fossils. His brother John went on to become Mayor of Newport but got into debt. Robert tried to help him out but John hanged himself in 1687. Robert may also have returned at this time.


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June 9, 2014
Star News
Chinese national robbed of cash and mobile phone
Crystal Harrison, Staff Reporter
A woman and two gunmen who pulled off a daring daylight robbery on Langston Road, Kingston, are being sought by the police, while the owner of a wholesale establishment is nursing wounds to her face from a gun beating, The Starhas learnt.
The incident unfolded on Saturday afternoon, when a female entered the business place posing as a customer who wanted to purchase a fan.
It is reported that after the woman told the operator of the wholesale that she wanted to purchase the fan, she then asked if she could see the product.
Further reports are that when the business operator opened her grille to show the woman the fan, two gunmen ran behind the business counter, where they ransacked the wholesale and beat the owner with their weapons.
The Star also learnt that the wholesale operator, who is a Chinese national, was beaten in the face with guns.
A total of $70,000 was stolen along with a mobile phone.
The Kingston Eastern police are investigating the incident.
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Kindred, Octavia Butler.
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L'Engle, very early set my threshold for "scary" in a story. The Ultimate Nothing, mind control, compliant uniformity… yah, scary stuff to toss around in one's head at any age. Every other book I've read since reading that at ten years old or so ranks a "meh" on the scary scale.
Kindred is Wrinkle in Time kind of scary, but grown up.
We become callused to the ideas that frighten us as we are growing, thoughts like trying to work out How does nothing actually exist?, and What's the point of loving if we all die anyway? At some point we give up thinking about these things in exchange for moving on into the day-to-day bullshit of adult-hood. Kindred made me question my understanding of what it means to be an adult and realize that we don't stop changing, even if we ignore that change.
The other thing I really like about this novel is that it is a fantabulous example of the way in which science fiction can serve humanity. What a perfect and beautiful thought experiment is Kindred.
The over-simplified premise is that a woman mysteriously gets snapped back in time to meet up with an ancestor. He's an idiot and always nearly getting himself killed, and she figures out pretty quick that her purpose is to keep him alive long enough to…well, you know, continue on the line that will eventually bear herself into the world.
Only thing is she doesn't know when she'll get called back, how long she'll get stuck back in that time, or how much danger she's really in. If she dies in the past, does she die in the future, too?
The scary bits begin when she realizes that death would be preferable to the life she's expected to lead while in the past. And the super scary part is when she realizes that she's become pretty much OK with the social conditions of that past time.
Sitting here sweet and happy in the future, it's easy to be grateful for my human rights, list them off like ingredients on the nutrition information panel. It's easy to imagine that, if born in another time, I would be totally intolerant of my doomed lack of education, my subjugation to others, etc. But you know what? Probably not. I would likely be a completely and unrecognizeably different person. My morals, values, rights and beliefs would be alien to the person I am now.
And then (like that's not enough for one book) there's the discussion about how much we change our persons in order to survive, whatever that word means for our current environment. Do we learn to become meek in the presence of an over-bearing boss? Do we learn to become careless and unprepared in the presence of luck and fortune? Do we learn to become unkind and ungrateful when surrounded by bitterness? Do we learn to sever our creativity in exchange for earning a living?
That's pretty scary.
Kindred, Octavia Butler.