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Photo by Christine MarieSocial Distortion
Sex, Love, And Rock 'n' Roll
Time Bomb Recordings
Sure, we're about two months late with this review—but why hurl ourselves into a sea of September blather when we can instead sneak in the last word? So, yeah, there's been an eight-year wait between albums, there have been personal tragedies and solo treks into country and blues, but there's one constant we've finally become resigned to with this record: the fact that Mike Ness is forever destined to make the same goddamn Social Distortion album over and over again. Which is why we get the same buzz saw Gibsons, the same Ness-as-constipated-toad snarl and the same song title clich�s ("Reach for the Sky," "Winners and Losers"). His lyrics are as predictable as ever, with lines about life being a "roll of the dice" (cringe!) and how "tomorrow may never come" (wince!)—and when Ness groaned, "Don't think about the future," we bet a friend listening with us that " . . . and just forget about the past" was sure to follow, and sure enough, we won. But whaddya want? It's a typical Social D record. Ness has auto-piloted his sonic machine to the point where people would be mighty pissed he strayed it too much, and that loyalty is how he can still stuff bodies into the House of Blues over several weeks' time—he's a precision product maker, far from genius but expert at crafting exactly what's expected. And yet it's still some pretty great rock & roll music, comforting in an era when there's just not that much being made anymore, even from vets who've lasted just as long as Ness. Really—what other band do we have to compare Social D with these days? Simple fucking Plan? We recoil at the very idea.
Info: www.socialdistortion.com.
The Soundhead
Five-song demo CD
Heavy/scuzzy proto-psychedelia, redundant to the extreme. Yet there's something eternally appealing about a lead singer who moans beatifically over a flurry of distorted, atmospheric guitar explosions. (Is it the drugs? Probably!) And while these kids would probably like nothing more than to hook up with Roger Waters and David Gilmour and re-create Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, they show a flair for intricate melodies and heavy riffs that would curdle lesser bands. As for their proggier side, this demo is awash in wah-wah pedals and slinky piano-bass maneuvers cut straight from the FM playlists of 1971. Nothing anybody around the world hasn't heard before, but as far as this county goes, nobody else is making anything like it, not even the Floyd or Sabbath tribute bands. So does this make the Soundhead the best psych-prog band in OC? Jeez, all we know for sure is they're a much better, deeper band than they were when we saw them live at the old Koo's eons ago, so sure—why not?
Info: www.thesoundhead.com.
—Rich Kane
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King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels.
Main Characters
Hank Rutherford Hill is a tall, strict, and serious father and husband. He frequently boasts his selling of "propane and propane accessories" and is a proud worker for Strickland Propane. Although Hank is well-meaning, he can be somewhat annoyingly compulsive about little things and aggressive to others, for example, in "Hank's Dirty Laundry" he goes to court to get out of paying $40 for a pornography film he didn't rent. The assistant manager is the usual-protagonist of the series, and in a lot of episodes, he must fix everything after his friends mess up something important of his. He resembles the character Tom Anderson from Beavis and Butt-head.
Margaret Platter "Peggy" Hill is a well-meaning but arrogant and conceited mother and wife. She is seen often to think she is very smart and she tends to be over-protective of Bobby and sometimes, Luanne. On top of this, she is a substitute Spanish teacher at Tom Landry Middle School, but will gladly jump on any opportunity to substitute, like in "Square Peg" where she becomes the sex ed teacher. She is also a winner of the Tom Landry Middle School Substitute Teacher Award three years in a row, and has been or is a restauranter, ("High Anxiety") an avid boggle fan ("Peggy the Boggle Champ"-present), a newspaper columnist ("Bystand Me"-"Glen Peggy Glen Ross") and a real estate agent ("Glen Peggy Glen Ross"-present).
Robert Jeffery "Bobby" Hill is Hank and Peggy's overweight son who has an ambition to be a prop comic when he's older, much to Hank's dismay. Bobby has awkward moments with Hank, and the two get along in an on and off fashion, sometimes Hank is proud of his son, like in "Suite Smell of Excess" where Bobby gets a liking in football, but sometimes he is bitterly shamed of him, like in "Bobby Goes Nuts" where Bobby fends off bullies by kicking them in the groin. Despite all this, he is loyal to his father and only wants to please him.
Dale Gribble is a neurotic and paranoid conspiracy theorist and friend of Hank Hill. He is a skinny, smoking exterminator, who due to his health is told he could die before he is 50, in "The Exterminator". Most of the time, it is Dale in fact who causes most of Hank's trouble. Dale owns many possessions he seems to find important and loves baskets, as we find out in "Dreamweaver". Earlier on in the series, who commonly uses the alias "Rusty Shackleford", who he thought was dead, until the real Rusty shows up to settle things in "Peggy's Gone to Pots". Despite all his trouble, he sometimes is the protagonist of an episode.
William Fontaine Delatour "Bill" Dauterive is a depressed, divorced, and overweight friend of Hank Hill. He often whines over his ex-wife Lenore who abused and cheated on him. Formerly, he had a bright future in high school, being a star of the football team, and he had long, lush brown hair, and because of his ability to push tacklers out of the way to get to the touchdown line, he was nicknamed "The Billdozer". He later became an army barber but when he married Lenore, his life took a turn for the worst. He soon became depressed and cut his hair off with a weed wacker.
Jeff Boomhauer is a young-looking womanizer and Texas Ranger. He has a very obvious speech impediment where he talks fast, almost in a way that makes him completely incomprehensible. While it is hard to fully understand what he says, it is easy to hear him say "Dang ol'", "I tell you what" and "man" often when he talks. He usually only likes woman for one-night stands but he falls in love in "Dang ol' Love" with a woman who in coincidence, only wanted a one-night stand.
Luanne Platter Kleinschmidt is a stereotypical and promiscuous blonde who is portrayed as a good mechanic in earlier seasons. She becomes slightly depressed after her boyfriend Buckley dies in "Propane Boom", but gets over it when she sees his angel in "Wings of the Dope". In "Care Takin' Care of Business", she meets Lucky, who first appeared in "The Redneck on Rainy Street", and she later gets married to and has a baby with.
Cotton Hill (dead) was a deranged, somewhat psychotic, politically incorrect wartime hero and the father of Hank. While he seems to dislike his son, he loves his grandson, Bobby very much, and once he has his third kid, he names him "Good Hank", stating that the other Hank wasn't good. He dies in "Death Picks Cotton" after he falls onto a grill in a Japanese performance restaurant and winds up on a deathbed in a hospital.
Secondary Characters
Ladybird is the Hill's 13-year old purebred bloodhound. She is seen most of the time as sleepy and tired, although in "Pregnant Paws", she is seen in flashbacks as a very active and playful puppy. Also in "Pregnant Paws", Hank tries to breed her before she dies, but Hank learns she has a "narrow uterus" compared to Hank's narrow urethra.
Didi Hill is Cotton's second wife, who in "Shins of the Father" is revealed went to kindergarten with Hank. She, like Luanne, is portrayed as a dim-witted blonde. As well, she is somewhat laconic and speaks in a very soft and gentle voice, as if she is shy.
Elroy "Lucky" Kleinschmidt is a well-meaning husband and father, but is portrayed as an unintelligent redneck. He initially is not accepted by Peggy, who sabotages him of getting his GED in "Edu-macating Lucky", but earns her respect later on, while Hank seems to neither like or dislike him.
Nancy Hicks Gribble is a wife and mother who commonly addresses people as "sug", which is presumably short for "sugar". She had a 14-year affair with John Redcorn, which resulted in Joseph's birth, but decided to stop the affair in "Nancy's Boys". She is somewhat competitive.
Joseph John Gribble is the illegitimate son of Dale and Nancy. He is the best friend of Bobby and is seen to hit puberty before him, and comes somewhat off as a pervert. He is the result of Nancy's affair with John Redcorn. Despite the many obvious Indian features of him, Dale does not recognize his differences, and later on believes that he was conceived when aliens took his sperm and impregnated Nancy with it.
Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr." is the Laotian neighbor of Hank and a hudband and father. He is married to Minh, who is an aggressive and competitive woman who often competes with Peggy and Nancy. He is also the father of Kahn, Jr. or Connie, a straight-A student with an on-and-off relationship with Bobby.
Minh Souphanousinphone is the Laotian wife of Kahn and the mother of Kahn, Jr. She has a garden which she can be seen tending to very often and is competitive.
Kahn "Connie" Souphanousinphone, Jr. is the daughter of Kahn and Minh, and is named Kahn because her father wanted a boy. She is a friend of Bobby, and at times, his girlfriend. She also plays violin and is a straight-A student who loves studying. Everyone except Kahn addresses her as "Connie".
Doggie Kahn Souphanousinphone is the West Highland White Terrier puppy of the Souphanousinphone's. His name is a play on "Donkey Kong".
Buck Strickland is the boss of Hank and the owner of Strickland Propane. He openly expresses his favoritism of Hank as the best employee and is almost uncontrollable when it comes to drinking, gambling, and going to Jugstore Cowboys.
Carl Moss is the former principal of Tom Landry Middle School who often is put in situations between doing what will keep the school in a safe shape and what will keep his friend, Hank, happy. He is fired in "No Bobby Left Behind" and is replaced with Coach Clehammer. He becomes a steak salesman quickly after.
John Redcorn is the former-lover of Nancy and biological father of Joseph. His attempts to get closer to Joseph fail and make Joseph think he is a creep.
Strickland Propane
Joe Jack is a truck-driver who addresses people as "honey" regardless of their gender. He, like Buck Strickland, has a drinking problem.
Enrique is a Hispanic truck-driver who tends to be an annoying character although he is good-natured. He has trouble with his wife, Yolanda.
Debbie Grund (dead) was the mistress of Buck Strickland, who after Buck dumped her, accidentally shot herself when she planned to kill Buck.
Donna is the secretary, who in "Lost in MySpace" is promoted to assistant manager but later is fired and creates a "Death to Strickland" page. She is hired again when Buck tells her to take it off. Donna originally appeared in earlier episodes as a black female from the accounting department. This was a different character, however, who was fired when Buck stated that he found stolen office supplies in her room.
Melinda is a blonde worker with glasses who is only seen as cameo. Unlike the rest of Strickland employees, she has never been an important character in any episodes.
Roger "Booda" Sack is an employee who was originally a comedian. After he saves Bobby from a racist comedy act, Hank helps him get hired.
Elizabeth "Miz Liz" Strickland is Buck's suffering wife who had kicked Buck out of the house in "The Good Buck" but accepts him back in after he becomes better when he turns to religion.
Maria Montalvo is an accessories associate at Strickland. She first appears in "Junkie Business" as a secondary character and subsequently as a silent background character.
Tom Landry Middle School
Stuart Dooley is a laconic, red-haired, deep-voiced child at Tom Landry Middle School. He usually says obvious things within little words. He is somewhat of a bully.
Clark Peters is the main bully at Tom Landry who focuses on Bobby as one of his main targets. He starts to bully less after Bobby kicks him in the groin. He speaks as if he is sick and has a blonde ponytail.
Randy Miller is portrayed as a nerd who likes to tattle on people. He is not seem very much after season 5.
Chane Wassanasong is an arrogant bully who Kahn wants Connie to date because he is Laotian and Teds son. He calls Bobby "booby".
Emily is the hall monitor who seems to take her job too seriously.
Lori is a classmate of Bobby and Joseph. Joseph once dated her.
The VFW
Topsy, Stinkey, Irwin, Brooklyn, and Fatty are Cotton's wartime buddies who meet at the VFW building early on in the show. All of them die eventually from mixed reasons before Cotton, who also eventually dies.
Other Characters
Ted Wassanasong and Cindy Wassanasong are the parents of Chane and rich misers who talk in a strange fashion. Kahn makes many attempts to get closer to them.
Octavio is a Hispanic man who does various chores for Dale.
M.F. Thatherton is the owner of Strickland Propane's rival company "Thatherton's". He has the same habits as Buck Strickland.
Karen Stroup is the Reverend of Arlen First Methodist.
Jimmy Wichard is a mentally ill owner of a racetrack.
Chuck Mangione is a sponsor of Megalo Mart who hides in an unused part of Arlen's Megalo Mart.
Monsignor Martinez is the star of a Spanish action show who Peggy adores.
Gilbert Dauterive is Bill's cousin and one of the only Dauterives left.'
G.H. Hill is Cotton's third son. His name stands for "Good Hank".
Tilly Hill is Hank's mother and the former-wife of Cotton.
Lane Pratley is a car dealer whom is mostly disliked.
Buckley (dead) was Luanne's boyfriend until he died in a propane explosion after a mishandling of a propane tank.
Officer Brown is the local police officer.
Jack is an old and crazy barber, who once shaves all Hank's hair off.
Bob Jenkins is a worker at the Arlen Bystander, with an eyepatch. He lost his eye during a brain tumor surgery.
Anthony Page is an overzealous worker who tries to take Bobby away from Hank in the very first episode.
Chris Sizemore is a real estate agent Peggy works for.
Stuart Appleseed is a hippie whom Hank is somewhat friends with. His name was revealed to be Stuart (or Stewart) in the episode Bill's House.
Spongy is a hobo who goes around cleaning cars to get money. He only appears in "The Texas Panhandler" and "The Boy Can't Help It"
Jody "Rayroy" Strickland is Buck's abandoned son, who has Buck's habits. He only appears in "What Happens at the National Propane Convention in Memphis Stays at the National Propane Convention in Memphis".
Wesley Cherish is a neighbor who becomes the Straight Arrow leader with Hank but is too caught up with safety. He only appears in "Straight as an Arrow".
General Gum is Minh's father who dislikes Kahn. He only appears in "Pour Some Sugar on Kahn"
Laoma Souphanousinphone is Kahn's mother who has a relationship with Bill. She only appears in "Maid in Arlen".
Hoyt Platter is Luanne's unstable father. He only appears in "Life: A Loser's Manual".
Leanne Platter is Luanne's alcoholic mother. She only appears in "Leanne's Saga".
Trip Larson (dead) was the owner of Larson Pork Proucts who became Luanne's boyfriend. He was psychotic, and died after falling onto the conveyor belt for tenderizing meat and getting electrocuted and pounded. He only appears in "Pigmalion".
Yolanda is Enrique's wife. She only appears in "Enrique-cilable Differences". However, she is believed to have been seen on "Lady and Gentrification". Mentioned, but does not appear in other episodes.
Inez is Enrique's daughter. She only appears in "Lady and Gentrification". Mentioned, but does not appear in other episodes.
Olivia is a girl from Tom Landry whom Bobby gets a crush on, but she turns out to be a crazy protester. She only appears in "Bobby Rae".
Barry Rollins is an insane man who tries to kill Hank after he accidentally takes his wallet. He only appears in "Cops and Robert".
Caleb is an obnoxious boy who pulls pranks and torments Hank, but he shapes up after his father gets involved. He only appears in "Hank's Bully".
Ward is a dude who leads a group called the coven of Artemis. They are into Magick and Bobby gets involved with them after he buys some tarot cards.


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I had two 187s, but sold one of them since i didn't use this brush enough to warrant keeping both of them. I love this brush, but it's not an HG for me. I originally bought it to stipple foundation, which it worked great for. But it's kind of a one trick pony - the head was too big and fluffy for me to do blush with. So I invested in an 188 for that -- but that didn't quite work out either. But that's another review.
If I still wore foundation, I would use the 187 a lot more - but until MAC makes a 187.5, I'll use a modified 187 for blush. I wrap a hair elastic around the base of the bristles to form a narrower, tighter head. With the hair elastic, the side of the brush head is PERFECT for blush, and it makes for a super soft but denser version of the 187 that makes it actually quite versatile. So for those of you who are in the same boat as me - finding the 187 too big and the 188 too small -- try the hair elastic trick :)
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I have seen all the comments raving about this brush so while I was in Macy's yesterday I decided to stop by MAC and check it out. I bought this brush and used it this morning. Results: My makeup looks absolutely wonderful and natural. I used Clinique Superfit in Honey, and lately I felt it was a little too dark for me so I was looking to get a new foundation. Luckily I didn't, because when I applied it with this brush, my foundation not only looks natural, but its not as dark since it is blended in so well. For the past year and a half I have used the Clinique foundation brush (which is antibacterial- Highly recommended for those who have acne/blemishes a lot and can be used for concealer as well).
I wasn't happy with my foundation, but instead of buying a new foundation I bought this brush- definitely worth the investment (which MAC brushes are- most last more than ten years if you take care of them- washing once a week, etc). I'm very impressed with this brush. I'm considering buying the smaller one- 188 for blush because I also used it to apply my blush this morning and it makes it so natural and blends it so much better.
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There is a special place reserved for you in HELL Mr Stanford for robbing all those pensioners of their life savings, I hope you live a long life behind bars.
What a shame for poor old Allen. Now he knows how some of his victims feel after they have had utilities cut off because they cannot pay their bills, Houses repossessed because they cannot pay their mortgages, health issues left unattended because they have no health insurance cover. He should think himself lucky that he has three meals a day, a roof over his head, a television to watch and all the other perks that seem to go with life in prison these days. Personally I hope that when he is found guilty the judge will lock the bas***d away for life. He has condemned many of his victims to (financial) hell, lets see him start to rot there himself.
What makes Stanford think that he deserves special privileges. There is still the matter of US$500,000 million dollars that Stanford and his girlfriend picked up from Gaddafi days before he was closed down. The receiver has so far failed to find that money...where is it Allen? When you start telling the courts and the receiver where you have all the missing money hidden then perhaps the judge will start to look on you with a bit more sympathy. Until then I echo the sentiments above...ROT IN HELL Sanford. There are 28,000 victims whose lives have been ruined because of you, I hope you never see outside prison walls again.
Strange, I posted a comment that asked about the governments involvement with all of this and the comment has been blocked. So much fro freedom of speech!!
Lets try again, I want to know when an investigation is going to be made into Stanford's connections with the CIA, the FBI and the DEA , also his connections to The White House and the last administration there??
My how some can turn quickly turn against such a creative criminal. Sir Allen was merely following the path blazed by those who came before him. Given enough time history would have legitimized his ill-gotten gains, much the same as it's done for some other well-known Texans!
Dagg Nabbit . . . its the American Way !!!
His lawyers have billed Lloyds over $15 million in fees so far, so I hardly think they need Sir Allen to do anything but talk. I do think all of his bank managers and Holt and Davis should also be locked up. They did not burn through the whole $6bn, there is money somewhere.
I've lost my home, back to living my final days in an apartment. I used to help family and charities when they called, now I'm a burden on my kids and my government, all because they SEC didn't shut him down years before I invested.
Screw all the SFG people, they don't deserve a single break.
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The Court: And again, this Court cannot provide you with any type of legal advice or procedural advice, but with regard to the detention order by Judge Nottingham, that is within his jurisdiction.
The defendant: I need to be able to use my computer and do my legal things.
The Court: I understand that, and maybe that is a matter in which you ask for appointment of counsel again through Judge Nottingham. This Court does not have have a pending matter before it other than the issuance of the warrant and the fact that you were in this district when the warrant was executed.
The Defendant: I feel that this is fundamentally unfair and that my rights are being violated, not just theoretical rights but rights that are there under a statute. I happen to know. I looked it up that in the rules of criminal procedure that under number 4 it says that a warrant in order to be valid has to state what crime you are accused of and the probable cause and that warrant does not do so.
The Court: I do not disagree that those are all issues that you may wish to take up with Judge Nottingham. It is not this Court's warrant at this point.
The Defendant: So you're saying that you're going to keep me in a holding cell and I won't be able to go to the law library and do my things and then you're going to put me on some bus to Colorado, thats what you're saying?
The Court: None of that precludes you from filing a motion with the District of Colorado where, in fact, this motion is arising out of.
The Defendant: How can I do that if I'm in jail and I don't even have a pencil and paper?
The Court: Those provisions can be provided in that type of setting. We deal with it on a frequent basis.
The Defendant: So you would give me permission right now to have my laptop computer?
The Court: No, We are talking pencil and paper.
The Defendant: My laptop computer has all my legal research on it.
The Court: The Court has no authority to make provisions for those types of things within a jail setting. We don't -- our reach is not that far.
The Defendant: Well, how about if you let me out for the weekend so I can do it and then I'll come in on Monday. Would that work?
The Court: At this point that would be saying the warrant is not valid until Monday or I'm not going to follow the warrant until Monday. The warrant was issued. You were arrested.
I can understand why victims are satisfied treating him like he is already convicted and sentenced, but can someone tell me why the heck this guy is being held without bail? Is he a flight risk?
And on a defective warrant?
About access to the courts: Despite the real possibility that he is the slimy scoundrel his victims say he is, and despite the legal profession's tendency to discount him for going through so many lawyers, you have to hand it to him for highlighting brightly the utter disgrace of the body of laws that refuses to acknowledge the virtual impossibility of accessing and preparing your defense and therefore accessing the courts under the conditions he describes. And his conditions are the normal conditions nationwide in prisons.
Also, from the closing lines in the transcript, this judge seems to be saying the warrant is valid as far as he is concerned, but earlier in the transcript when its validity is challenged, he says that's Nottingham's jurisdiction. Would love to access all the transcripts from this circus.
Doesn't any judge need a valid warrant to hold him? Doesn't this judge imply he considers it valid?
You know Ms. Sieverding, you might mention when you post a transcript excerpt that it isn't from Sanford's case.
I did a ck because I couldn't understand why Nottingham was involved in Sanford's case and saw that this excerpt is from your case.
It looks like you are a victim of the worst kind of government corruption, indeed, downright human rights abuses, and if so I sympathize, but gorilla posting on this blog to get attention to the matter doesn't increase faith in your judgment.
Who looks after the families affected by Stanford's actions?
Victim: If you had half a brain you would know that the families 'affected' by Stanford's actions were NOT STanford's fault! It was the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT that reduced a multi-billion dollar empire to pennies on the dollar when they raided and confiscated everything from him without cause! Madoff's people went to the bank and there was "$0" to withdraw because there NEVER WAS any money! Stanford CASHED nearly $500,000 in early CD redemptions the October of '08 when the sub-prime markets crashed! He had over 12 lear jets (assets), 50 worldwide offices (assets) and holdings in over 200 Fortune 500 companies (assets), real estate, properties, luxury items - (MORE ASSETS). How do I know? because the US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT held the world's largest YARD SALE of all this stuff! It could have all been parced out slowly and methodically to capture maybe 70-80% on the dollar! But when you RAID a corporate office and put it on CNN, guess what, the assets turned to dust! THANK your US GOVERNMENT for this nonsense. And to treat a man who is 'presumed' innocent until proven guilty in the manner he has been treated is a travesty...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - A woman convicted of killing her millionaire husband in one of Las Vegas' most high-profile murder cases will be
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District Judge Sally Loehrer ruled Friday that attorneys for Margaret Rudin weren't properly prepared to defend her at her 2001 trial.
Rudin, who was dubbed the "black widow," was convicted of murder with a deadly weapon in the shooting death of her fifth husband. She was given a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 20 years.
According to several lawyers on both sides of the case, Rudin's primary attorney, Michael Amador, did not present an effective defense.
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Soon Appalachian Regional Healthcare officials say they may no longer accept the Coventry Health Plan at their hospitals and clinics.
After Coventry Care notified ARH on March 29th they were canceling a contractual agreement and has no plans to renegotiate a new contract until issues are resolved with the state.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare has provided convenient hometown healthcare for years, but that may no longer be the case for thousands insured by Coventry Care.
ARH officials find themselves in a "Patient Predicament."
A lawsuit filed by ARH is seeking millions of unpaid claims by Coventry Care, but Coverntry Care is not going down without a fight
In a letter written to ARH, CEO Timothy Nolan representing Conventry, calls ARH's lawsuit quote "counter-productive and a waste of resources"
Nolan goes as far as calling the lawsuit "baseless."
Those insured by Coventry would have to travel long distances to get treatment.
ARH CFO Joe Grossman says patients with Coventry make up 10 to 12% of the services ARH provides and less patients means less money
CEO Jerry Haynes said staff cuts could be possible, "So we're looking at reductions of staff that will affect at least 300-400."
The livelihood of hundreds of workers, the healthcare of thousands of patients will soon be determined.


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Philadelphia Police say three people killed a Northeast Philadelphia man, chopped up his body and tossed it into the Schuylkill River after a botched robbery.
Keith Tolbert, Angel Weston and Stephenie Foulke were charged Thursday with the murder of Frank Zarzycki, police said.
Zarzycki's torso was found by fishermen near the 1300 block of Schuylkill Avenue in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. The 40-year-old's head, arms and legs had been chopped off and were missing.
Using a distinctive tattoo on Zarzycki's upper back, investigators on Wednesday were able to identify the man who had been reported missing by family a week before.
Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit Capt. James Clark said Zarzycki, who lived in the Somerton section of the city, went to Apartment 26 inside 220 South 11th Street last Monday, August 26 to have sex with prostitutes.
The man allegedly began an act with Weston, 21, and Foulke, 22, in the apartment's living room when Tolbert, 34, came in to rob Zarzycki.
During the struggle, Zarzycki was beaten, tasered and then suffocated. He died as a result of the fight.
Capt. Clark said investigators believe the trio panicked and dragged the man's lifeless body to the bathroom. There, Tolbert allegedly used a hatchet to dismember Zarzycki.
His torso was then placed into a bag and thrown into the river, police said.
Investigators are still searching for Zarzycki's other body parts and are leaning on the suspects to share where and how they were disposed.
"We're still talking to them," Capt. Clark said of the suspects. "We have detectives back out at the scene. We will probably still have the Marine Unit go back out to certain locations along the river. The investigation is still on going."
The trio were arrested on Saturday, before Zarzycki's body was found, after the department's Vice Unit held a sting at the apartment. The housing unit is listed in Tolbert's name.
Capt. Clark said the home was a known prostitution spot and that phone and computer records showed the victim had frequented the place.
"My understanding is he had been there before and obviously he wasn't robbed, but for whatever reason, this time they chose to rob him and it escalated to him being killed," Capt. Clark said.
Neighbors who live in the apartment building tell NBC10.com they saw plain clothed officers visit the same apartment last week and arrest a man and woman for alleged prostitution.
Since then, a police officer had been guarding the apartment, neighbors say. Investigators then came back to apartment on Wednesday to collect evidence.
Capt. Clark said crime scene investigators were back out at the apartment on Thursday to search for additional evidence.
NBC10 visited Zarzycki's family in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday, but they did not want to speak with the media.
Tolbert, Weston and Foulke have been charged with murder, robbery and related offenses and all, police say, have criminal histories.
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They may look run-of-the-mill, but these mold-on rubber tired wheels have one very special job: to ensure nothing comes between you and a juicy bird this Thanksgiving.
Bob's Turkey Farm relies on Hamilton to dish out more than 10,000 turkeys during its busiest time of the year.
After being slaughtered and cleaned, the birds are loaded into a 350-gallon chill tank and kept on ice for three days to develop texture and flavor. Each four-wheeled tank, which weighs approximately 1,000 pounds fully loaded, holds roughly 65 turkeys.
Following the ice bath, the turkeys head to a processing facility where they're deboned and transformed into everything from meatballs to pot-pie fillings and classic ready-to-roast (or fry) turkeys.
Not ones to let anything go to waste, the farm uses the bones to cook homemade gravy, which hungry pilgrims guzzle down 3,000 quarts of every holiday season.
Bob's daughter, Sue, says Hamilton's dependable wheels provide more than enough load capacity, roll easily, and resist certain "fluids" that are pressure-washed off at the end of every day.
We're thankful that a great family-owned company like Bob's Turkey Farm chose Hamilton, and we wish them a wonderful Thanksgiving. Though, they'll work straight through the holiday to prepare for the Christmas blitz.
To remedy a Texas hospital's flat-lining trailers, Hamilton prescribed a heavy dose of aluminum and crafty engineering.
Two custom all-aluminum trailers tote food-service carts around the institution's campus. They replace crumbling rigs you'd expect to find at a dilapidated theme park.
Each trailer features five parking spots to lock the food carts in place during travel, two drop-down loading ramps, and a roof to protect against the elements.
Why aluminum? According to truck designer Jake Eichold, it's all about mobility and sparing added expenses.
"These trailers travel 15 mph," said Eichold. "Aluminum is significantly lighter than steel, so they didn't need to purchase more powerful towing equipment."
Meeting the customer's demand for a 13-inch deck height presented a unique challenge.
"Anything over 13 inches, and the ramps would be too steep for workers to push the food carts up onto the trailer," he said. "The issue here was that if we mounted the wheels in line with the deck, they would increase the trailer's height."
Instead, Jake and his team built two upper decks to house the 16-inch pneumatic wheels.
"This kept the deck low," he said. "And we avoided the engineering nightmare of mounting the wheels outside the frame, and trying to link them with the steering system."
By day, Lee Burroughs whips Hamilton into lean shape by reducing manufacturing waste and inefficiency.
By night, the lean manager morphs into our official brewmaster and whips up craft beer the Hamilton way: with a little elbow grease, and a whole lot of American-grown hops.
He's been home brewing since his college days in the 80s, when the only way to snag a decent craft beer was a) flee to Canada or b) make it yourself.
Lucky for us, he chose the latter.
"Home brewing is huge right now," said Burroughs. "You can buy whole kits. But back then, you had to be creative."
He borrowed flasks from the school's chemistry lab. He bought hops wherever he could find them. And the hardware store became his second home.
"It became my passion," he said. "The first few batches were pretty funky. Fortunately I've gotten much better over the years."
Lee's home basement doubles as his laboratory. It's tricked out with all the brewing essentials – from kettles to wort chillers, fermenting equipment and specialty malts.
While he brews about five batches every year, he's most proud of his recent formulation: Tough as Pales IPA.
"If Hamilton Caster had an official beer, this would be it," he said.
Tough as Pales IPA represents Hamilton down to the very last drop. It's red and brewed with pure American hops. Like our casters, it's strong – 8% alcohol – and crafted by hand. The flavor? Punchy. Intense. Full-bodied. And long lasting, of course. It's Hamilton Caster in a bottle.
We apologize for the extreme cravings this story may have triggered. Want to talk home brewing with Lee? Send him an email. Cheers!
Reason #482 why Hamilton builds the toughest casters on the planet? Many of our employees are battle hardened – literally. From the factory to the front office, military veterans make up 20 percent of company.
We're honored to share some of their stories this Veterans Day:
Dave Lippert, Hamilton's president trained fighter pilots during his stint with the United States Air Force.
Paul Maxwell, a caster assembler served in the United States Army. His tour of Vietnam lasted exactly 365 days.
Jim Lippert, vice president of sales is a retired Army officer. When selling gets tough, he leans on his experience leading troops in the Armored Division.
Jeff Spektor, chief engineer of casters served in the Soviet Army before immigrating to America.
Back row (left to right): Dave Lippert, Steve Lippert, Ben Sweggert, Paul Maxwell, Mark Lewis, Charles Adelsperger, Jeff Spektor, Jim Lippert
Front row: Joe Ford, Tom Gay, Justin Burns, Calvin Dees
Tom Gay, a caster wheel cell technician and former Navy sailor spent years underwater on a nuclear submarine.
Justin Burns, a truck metal fabricator, served in the United States Army and put his life on the line during multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ben Swegert, a machine shop technician, currently serves in the United States Marines Reserves. His phone is always on, should duty call.
Steve Lippert, executive vice president. A retired officer in the United States Army, he used his gift of gab to recruit soldiers.
We're proud of our veterans, including the ones not featured in this story. And to all the veterans out there, we thank you for your service.
The humble cardboard box can ship casters from Hamilton to Boise, and one day it may help you make the trip, too.
Meet the Origami Car. A full-size, drivable Lexus IS built with your discarded Amazon boxes.
The luxury automaker partnered with LaserCut Works and Scales and Models to create the literal box car.
In total, 1,700 cardboard sheets glued together by hand make up the sedan. Fully functional doors, rolling wheels, a gear stick – everything but the aluminum and steel frame, electric motor and LED headlights is cardboard.
We love the stylish looks. As for its durability? We're going to guess you won't find this ride atop Consumer Reports' safety ratings:
Watch the video below to see the making of the Origami Car:
Hamilton Caster is pleased to announce the release of a new polyurethane tread wheel series: DuraGlide.
DuraGlide wheels roll up to 40% easier than most other polyurethanes, perform well at higher speeds, and represent Hamilton's top-performing poly for moist and outdoor applications.
Designed for extra-heavy loads, the new wheel features a 1-inch thick tread of dynamically responsive polyurethane molded to a heavy-duty cast iron core.
Because heat buildup is the number one reason most poly wheels fail, Hamilton engineers specially formulated DuraGlide to run much cooler than other models. The thicker 1" tread also reduces heat stress on the bond line, and lowers the internal forces of the material.
For popular outdoor applications, DuraGlide features a superior resistance to the sun's damaging UV rays. And, it's virtually impervious to moisture.
On the inside, a new thick-tread profile provides less stress fatigue, which results in a wheel that outlasts and outperforms other similar polyurethane models.
A lower cost alternative to Hamilton's premium Super Ultralast® wheels, DuraGlide wheels are well suited for applications in heavy manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, military, ground support and food manufacturing.
Now available in the majority of Hamilton's forged steel, heavy-duty casters, DuraGlide wheels also qualify for our industry-leading, three year warranty.
They're available in various sizes including 6, 8, 10, and 12-inch diameters with load capacities ranging from 1,600 – 8,000 pounds per wheel. Most sizes ship 24-48 hours with Hamilton's PRONTO® shipping.
DuraGlide features maintenance-free, double sealed precision ball bearings standard. Available optionally: tapered roller bearings, straight/needle-type, or even plain shaft with keyways for drive applications.
For unique applications, we can mold DuraGlide's dynamic poly to other cast iron, forged steel or aluminum centers to finished sizes ranging from 3.5 to 25-inch diameters.
Visit the DuraGlide product page for additional specs and information.
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Follow us and we'll update you on our latest products and innovations, new applications, the world's largest stuff, and heavy industry tech. Plus, pictures from our casters working hard in the field.
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So go ahead. Hit the "like," subscribe, follow, or whatever buttons, and put the toughest casters on the planet right in your news feed. And keep an eye on your inbox next month for an upcoming promotion that involves our social media fans. (Not on our email list? Subscribe here.)
They might be the undisputed titans of the sea, but it's difficult to tell just how ginormous aircraft carriers are unless you're standing right next to one. Or, in the case of the first picture below, peering down at a Nimitz-class supercarrier from a helicopter.
A winch operation – lowering troops onto the ship via helicopter – made for one heck of a shot. If you look closely enough, you can spot the dangling shipmen. Not visible? The Hamilton casters that help maneuver airplanes. Source: Imgur
The open sea doesn't do much for perspective. But when a 1,092-foot supercarrier brushes up next to a city (Norfolk, Virginia), you get the picture. We did the math: That's about four city blocks. Source: Imgur
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is longer than the Chrysler Building is tall, which meant that this floating city couldn't quite squeeze into the Royal Navy's Portsmouth shipyard in England. Source: Daily Mail
Forget about scale, this shot is majestic. A dual Chilean Air Force/U.S. Naval operation gave this photographer the shot of a lifetime as multinational jet fighters flew in formation by the USS George Washington. Source: Gizmodo
Perhaps it was the Tonka toys we played with as kids, or maybe the casters we build for construction juggernauts, but we can't stop watching this footage of the world's largest dump trucks.
Visit YouTube channel "Awesome Earthmovers" for a heavy dose of videos just like this:
We might be a few decades away from seeing humans land on Mars, but that doesn't mean it's too early to speculate over which space organization will be the first to put boots on the red soil.
Popular Mechanics asked Raphael Esparza, one of the top handicappers in the sports betting industry, who has the best chance.
The results? At 5:1, SpaceX has the current lead, he said, citing funds and Elon Musk's burning desire to get there.
No surprise, at number two (80:1) is NASA, which is already developing the Space Launch System to propel the Orion spacecraft to Mars. "If it weren't for the budget cuts, NASA would be the favorite," he said.
Side note: If the name Orion sounds familiar (no, not the constellation), it's because Hamilton built a custom circular dolly to help NASA test launch the capsule here on Earth.
Other candidates include China, the European Space Agency, Russia and the Mars Society, a volunteer/non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to put humans on Mars.
While we're excited about the competition and the number of players in the space race, odds are the first mission to Mars will likely be a collaborative effort. And in our book, that's a win for everyone.
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County Executive Leopold Renews Commitment to Seniors
Annapolis, MD (April 5, 2007) – County Executive John R. Leopold today announced his renewed commitment to area seniors by overseeing the re-signing of the TRIAD Plus Joint Resolution. The resolution obligates nine county agencies to enhance the quality of life for older persons in the County. Their purpose is to heighten awareness among law enforcement officials on behalf of the senior's need for dignity and security. The group will focus on reducing crimes against senior citizens through cooperative strategies, planning and programming.
"The agreement that was signed today strengthens our commitment as a County to ensure the safety and protection of our seniors," said County Executive Leopold. "I remain dedicated and focused on efforts to reduce criminal victimization of seniors through heightened awareness."


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I miss..
I miss dressing up for weddings and festivities like I can back home…
Bangles, henna, fresh flower garlands, flowy grand ghararas, elegant sarees, intricate hand embroideries and shiny gota..
The times that I am there, its either too hot or too cold or too ordinary a day to dress up…
Looks like the times I used to laugh at a certain somebody who'd moved to the US soon after getting married thinking what kind of a loony wears her wedding ghararas around the house AND clicks photos to send to the entire circle of friends and family..
sigh.. guess I laughed too soon!
No I'm not dying to wear my wedding ensemble – (that I fit into the clothes or not is another question) but yes would sure love to have someplace nice to go where I could dress up all fancy and not look stupid for it!
photo courtesy: the serial chiller – my official photographer.
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aw, me too, but you know, we do get occasions to get dressed desi here. Just miss the rest of it around…
I soooooooo agree with you Hon, I miss dressing up too, And those lovely gatherings … Sometimes, I hate the fact that I am in Canada ..
oh i have taken to dressing up on any occasion WITH A VENGANCE for the past 2 years…the rest of my friends/colleagues be damned…like i would drop hints like 'lets have a party a month when we can dress up nicely' …but i can understand with work and kids not many of my friends have the energy…i should confess that even my 'dressing up' coincides with a visit home or my mom visiting …actually mom visiting also coincides with combing my hair every day..and after a week or two of melbourne life im back to jeans and a sweater…but i can identify with what you are saying…my worst 'bling blinge' was after watching the Raana Sheikh 'umrao jaan' and jodha akbar lately…jodha akbar had me scuttling under the stairs for the shaadi joras and dressing up even if someone had asked me over for samosas!!
awww cutie!
jaldi aain na! phir u can dress up and enjoy urself mayg api!
miss u yaar!
Ah yes, you brought back memories – bangles, flowers, saris, make-up, jewellery… Your first sentence took me back to the time I was a new bride, and this routine was normal everyday.


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SUNDAY afternoon's three points couldn't have come quick enough for both Steve Bruce and the Sunderland fans.
The gaffer was desperate to quell growing scrutiny over his position at the helm of the good ship SAFC and the fans, well, we were beginning to forget what it was like to win at home. Bruce's record since the turn of the year certainly didn't make pleasant reading for anyone involved with the side, no matter what excuses are presented in his defence.
This has not been the first time that Bruce has been critical of the pressure that comes with managing a Premier League side in one of the - if not the - biggest hotbeds of football in the country. Expectations at the Stadium of Light have been raised in recent years and, rightly or wrongly, results are expected almost immediately.
While Bruce may have eloquently described the situation as 'mass hysteria', for me it was nothing more than a storm in a teacup. The summer months saw a mass recruitment drive and, despite bringing in the vast majority of his targets through the doors while other clubs were still booking their Mediterranean breaks, it was always going to take some time for the side to, cliché alert, gel and my oh my did they gel on Sunday.
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Like many of the fans that made up the depleted attendance due to the Great North Run at the Stadium on Sunday, I was wary of the threat Stoke are capable of posing. Like it or not, Tony Pulis has got his side playing effective, if at times ugly, football and it is a style of football that SAFC have struggled to deal with previously.
However, we all needn't have worried as Sunderland finally came good and put in the performance that, in flashes, they have been threatening to put in so far this season.
The major change and easily one of the biggest decisions Bruce has made to date as the Sunderland boss was to leave out his skipper Lee Cattermole. It is no secret that he is a huge admirer of his tenacious midfielder and has backed his man to the hilt as sections of the media began a witch hunt thanks in no small part to Cattermole's erratic disciplinary record. He got it spot on.
Sunderland's midfield looked a far more effective and dynamic unit without Lee who will have to pull out all the stops in training to win a starting place ahead of Craig Gardner and the impressive David Vaughan -and that's before you figure the emerging Jack Colback into the mix.
Praise too has to go to the former Manchester United duo. John O'Shea making his home debut slotted neatly into the right back berth in the absence of the suspended Phil Bardsley and Wes Brown continued his rich vein of form, with the pair noticeably inspiring confidence in those around them.
So with some pride and confidence installed back into the side, Steve and his troops head off to an away fan's worst nightmare - a midweek clash with Norwich. Bruce is of course no stranger to Carrow Road having made a name for himself there before his big move to Manchester United and was the man of the match in 1985 when The Canaries beat Sunderland in the Milk Cup Final.
I'd expect to see Bruce retain his faith in the starting eleven which performed so admirably for him last time out. Hopefully the home team will be so kind as to gift us with a penalty, something they have become accustomed to this year.
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Amanda - Mommy to: Michael David; 01/27/2008, 6 lbs. 6 oz. 20 in, AND Jared Weston; 12/06/2009, 7 lbs. 10 oz, 21 in
Brooke - Mommy to: Mylie Grace; 01/27/2008, 7 lbs. 2 oz. 19 in. AND to Zoey Brooke; 04/03/10, 7 lbs. 4 oz, 20.75 in.
Crystal - Mommy to: Maison Dominick; 03/09/2008, 6 lbs. 5 oz. 17 in. AND Maliyah Denise; 12/23/2010, 6 lbs. 10 oz, 18 in
Krista - Mommy to: Lucas Addison; 5/10/2008, 10 lbs 12.75 oz. 22.5 in. AND Poppy Amelia; 12/22/2009, 9 lbs. 3.5 oz, 21 in.
Jackie - Mama to: Aaron Michael; 07/22/2008, 7 lbs. 5 oz. 20.5 in AND Emily Lynn; 12/15/2010, 7 lbs. 15 oz, 21 in.
Ashley - Mommy to Brooke Olivia; 08/10/2008, 6 lbs. 5 oz. 19 in. and Brody Edward; 7/23/10
Harris - Mommy to Luke Jackson; 10/24/2008, 7 lbs. 2 oz. 19 in.
Danielle - Mommy to Lawton Jacob; 11/03/2008, 8 lbs. 13 oz, 21.5 in.
Katie - Mommy to Ryleigh Elizabeth; 07/28/2009 6 lbs. 9 oz, 19.5 in.
Happy New Year!
Mama to Aaron Michael (07/22/08) and Emily Lynn (12/15/10)
Hey Girls - I just wanted to get January's board up real quick. I've been reading (from my phone, mainly while nursing), but haven't really had time to respond much. It's amazing how much more free time I have while "working" as opposed to staying at home
Anyways, I don't think we have ANYTHING planned for tonight or tomorrow, so I'll try to get on with a meaningful post then.
Until then - I hope you're all doing well. Talk to you soon!
Mama to Aaron Michael (07/22/08) and Emily Lynn (12/15/10)
Harris- I'm with Amanda, it was real quick and easy when the Mirena came out, and real quick to get preggo! My midwives were questioning if I was even pregnant cause they couldn't believe I was in one moment to get it out and back the next saying I was 7 weeks pregnant lol! Definitely practice safe sex! Hahahahah!
Amanda- I hope that once your body finishes doing what it needs to do for your healing, that you will be able to move on with your desires and plans. Any advice the doctors are giving you for success in the near future. Much love and I admire your strength!
To everyone else, I wish I could remember all people had said lol! Family has been here helping us out since Maliyah came home, and mom left yesterday, leaving me with free time to post and stuff! It is amazing how although they are helping out, you still are tied up in time entertaining them and spending time with them. One great thing is that we don't have to spend money on groceries for some time; parents love to stock up on FOOD!
Well, trying to use this new iPad DH got for me for Christmas, and still learning how to do things like post and stuff. Maliyah was finally able to put herself to sleep :) and I am in need of getting some breakfast soon. Her room is pretty much finished and it looks beautiful! It will be interesting to see how we all do with her being upstairs when that time comes. I told myself! She will have to be at the point where she is consistently sleeping at least a 4 hour stretch at night. She did do that last night, so I think she will sleep up there at nights around 2 months! So much more different than Maison lol! Friends of ours have a rocker that matches her room, so once we get that and a side table for her lamp and all, we will be finished! I still may order some more wall decals. Well, I should be up here more now, so will chat again soon! Have a great day and happy FRIDAY!
~Crystal~Mommy to Maison Dominick~Born March 9, 2008 AND Maliyah Denyse~Born December�23, 2010!
Hi Girls,
Jackie- Thanks for getting the board up. Take it easy. Hah about more free time when you work, it seems so true.
Crystal- Glad to hear everyone is doing well. I love when my mom brings us food or we go there to eat. We do that at least on Sundays. Makes the food bill smaller!
Brooke- How was your holiday with the girls?
Danielle- Did you end up booking anything at the spa? Take time for yourself, spend a few bucks and enjoy it! How is Lawton feeling?
Harris- WOW 1100 calories! Thats crazy! I havent had a Mirena so I am no help.
Amanda- I hope that the tests will help you guys figure out what the problems are. I think of you often and hope and know that one day it will happen. Perhaps you are meant to have all winter babies and this spring it will happen :)
AFM- Well I got the results of my ultrasound and I have gallstones. I am happy about it. I had orignially gone to my OBGYN when I had a follow up appointment and talked to him about it and he is the one that sent me for the ultrasound. Well I then wanted to make sure my family doctor knew what was going on, so I went to see him this week. Well both doctors are refering me to a surgeon now lol. I am basically going to see which doctor is going to get me the quickest appointment to have the surgery. It can be a few months wait before I would have the surgery, so I am definetly playing this one in my favor!
Well not much else here. We are trying to potty train Brooke, but with not much luck. She will be really excited to go for like 2 days and then nothing for a week. She will do both on the potty and has both peed and pood in big girl panties and when I get the diaper out again, she is almost excited to have it back on? I dunno....
Well I should go, I hope you all have a good weekend!
Mommy to Brooke (08/08) and Brody (07/10)
Hey ladies, I am so sorry I have been MIA. I have been sick and things have been a little crazy but now starting to calm down.
I can't post too much since Ry Ry will not take her nap...
Amanda: ughhhh....I am just so bummed that this is happening to you guys but I am happy you are going forward with the tests. It will be nice to know what is going on and what you guys can do to prevent what is happening! Thinking about ya!!!
Ashley: I am so glad they found the stones and you know what is wrong and can get it fixed!!! I hope you can get it fixed quick!!!
Jackie: I love the pics you post on facebook of Emily!!! Just love her!!!
Crystal: How fun you got the ipad!!! Let us know how you like it!!! How fun!!!
ughh.....Ry is crying and will not go to sleep....ughhhh....I better get going!!!
Hi ladies! The Mirena came out Friday afternoon and so far no yucky side effects. I have had hardly any bleeding and no cramps at all! Strangest thing of all-I felt better instantly. It was like all the pressure I was feeling in my pelvic area just went away!!! So, now I am going to start tracking my cycles and DH and I are going to try our hand at "Family Planning" BC.
Ashley-I hope you get in soon to fix your gallbladder problems!
Crystal-LOL @ "practicing safe sex"! Not to worry, we can't afford any "slip ups" right now. Sounds like Maliyah is doing great! Luke was in his crib at 2 months; at that point he was up once a night. We probably won't be so lucky next go around, LOL!
Jackie-Thanks for getting the board up so fast!
Hey to everyone else!
I am pretty tired tonight, I think I'll be hitting the sack early. DH starts classes tomorrow, so back to our crazy schedule! This semester will be split the first part Mon-Weds classes/clinicals, then the last part just Tues & Weds, so that won't be too bad. After this semester he'll just have 1 more year!!!
Goodnight ladies!
Wife to wonderful Hubby JB 9/2006
SAHMommy to
LJ 10/2008 (.Y.) AC 5/2012-(.Y.) & our angel ^7/2013^
ok, going to try again to post pictures of the nursery! Had to delete the post once they didn't show up!
finally a good picture!
converted the bookshelf to her hangup closet
the crib
We still have to put up the canvas pictures above the crib, and I am going to get some more decals for the other side of the wall. The decals are mainly on the wall to the left.
~Crystal~Mommy to Maison Dominick~Born March 9, 2008 AND Maliyah Denyse~Born December�23, 2010!
Crystal-Maliyah's room is adorbale!!! You guys did great!
Brag Alert: Luke is trying to potty train!! Friday he told the DC teacher he needed to go, so she took him and he went. I decided it was time to just bite the bullet. Saturday he did fantastic, having I think 2 accidents. Saturday night he stayed dry all night and peed first thing when he got up! Then Sunday he held his pee for 5 hours and had an accident. He was with my MIL and she said he wouldn't sit on the potty. ???? Then he stayed dry Monday night again! He woke up dry today and has peed 3 times and 1 accident! (He's with my mom today b/c of weather related closings.) He's not doing so well at DC and I think it's b/c he has to wear a pull-up. He's off again on Monday so I am hoping a little potty bootcamp Sat-Mon will really help and maybe by Tuesday I can just put rubber pants over his undies. At times I have gotten disappointed, but then I keep remembering he just turned 2 and it's only like day 4! So, wish me luck!
Hope everyone is having a great week!
Wife to wonderful Hubby JB 9/2006
SAHMommy to
LJ 10/2008 (.Y.) AC 5/2012-(.Y.) & our angel ^7/2013^
Crystal: LOVE THE NURSERY!!! It is so cute and I love what you did to the bookshelf! Very cool!!!
Harris: That is awesome about Luke!!! That is very exciting!!!
Hope everyone is doing well. No new news here for me....
Hi Girls,
Crystal- Love the room! Soo cute! Hope you are doing well. How is Maison enjoying being a big brother?
Jackie- How are you guys doing? How is Aaron adjusting to his baby sister?
Harris- Yay for potty training. We are very....very...slowly getting Brooke trained. One day she will go like 3 times and other days wants absolutly NOTHING to do with the potty. Almost to the point of being scared to do it...weird.
AFM- Not much new here. I dont know if I mentioned but I am trying to lose this extra weight that I have been carrying around since before getting pregnant with Brooke. When I got pregnant with Brooke I weighed 197. After her the lowest I got to was 212-215. Then I got pregnant with Brody. I only gained about 20-25 lbs with him and after having him a lot of weight just fell off. I got down to 201....so close to being under 200....Anyway, after I stopped breastfeeding/pumping I went back up to 212 and stayed there until Dec or so. Then we booked our trip to Vegas for July and I though to myself....I do not want to be this big on our trip. So I am doing something about it. I have been eating really well, even over the holidays. I dont think I had a single turtle or pot of gold chocolate...pretty good for me lol. I am currently sitting at 206.....6 lbs in less than a month! Go Me! My plan is to get to about 160 by our trip. I really think I can do this. I have to do this. I hate being this way and I get winded some days just walking up the stairs :(
Over a year ago DH started to workout and lose weight and to date has lost 90lbs! I am so proud of him and it motivates me so much to see that he did it, so so can I.
I started Jillian Michael's 30 day shred today. I will end up doing it for about 3-30 day rounds depending on the results I get. But from what I have seen online, the results are amazing if you keep at it.
Basically I am telling you all this, to keep me motivated and to stick with it!
In other news - everyone in my house doesnt like sleep as much as me apparently....uggh....Brooke has started getting up at like 6:30 - an hour and a half earlier than normal - and not wanting to take a nap. She is not fun. Combine that with the fact that Brody isnt such a fan of napping either so by dinner time (6) I have to fantasitcly enjoyable kids (enter sarcasim here) An earlier bed time for either of them, I am afraid, will result in an even ealier wake time. As it is Brody is bathed and having his bottle by 7 most nights and alseep by 730. Brooke is usually bathed and in bed by 8. I dunno. Hopefully it is a phase and they will go back to sleeping well.
Anyway thats enough for me. Hope you all have a good weekend. Hey, isnt it a holiday for you guys on Monday? If so, enjoy you long weekend!!
Mommy to Brooke (08/08) and Brody (07/10)
Ashley: We will be your cheerleaders for your weightloss!!! You CAN do it. I have the 30 day shred also and man...it kicks your BUTT!!!!!!!!! Keep with it and you will notice a difference soon enough :-) Another thing that works wonders for me is Weight Watchers. I have been doing it since 2003 and I am a lifetime member now (which means I am at my goal weight). The weekly meetings are my motivation on staying at my goal weight and I met some wonderful people at my meetings I am great friends with now. Keep it up :-) You will be one sexy mama in no time :-)
So you all know DH and I are TTC again and I have actually gotten to the point, if it happens it happens. No more freaking out about different symptoms and testing every freaking day....my body can not handle that stress so I am just going with the punches and not worrying about it. BUT...I will say....isn't it crazy that when you are TTC EVERYONE around you gets pregnant? Just the past 6 week I have found out that 4 of my friends are pregnant!!! I found out about one today but the new me just told myself....when it is my time, it will happen. No biggie :-)
Hope you all have a great weekend!!! :-)


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A 50-year-old Colorado Springs woman was airlifted from Hanakapiai Valley Tuesday afternoon after sustaining an ankle injury.
The woman had been hiking on the Kalalau Trail with her husband when she fell and injured her ankle.
The woman's husband hiked out to Kee Beach and reported the incident about 2:15 p.m. to county lifeguards, who, in turn, notified police dispatch.
Firefighters from the Hanalei station responded by hiking into the valley to assess her injuries. The responders found the woman about 350 yards from the Hanakapiai landing zone and put her ankle in a splint.
Rescue personnel flew in aboard a helicopter and flew the woman to Princeville Airport, where she was released to her husband who then transported her to Wilcox Hospital.


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Play poker for better roads in Illinois
Posted By Equipment World Staff On August 18, 2009 @ 2:14 pm In Uncategorized | No Comments
It's always a gamble how long it will take you drive somewhere in the Chicagoland area. Trust me, I know. I live about 35 miles west of the city, but it has taken me anywhere from about 40 minutes to 2-1/2 hours to get downtown.
It's anybody's guess how much time to plan–it's always a gamble with planning.
Now, it's literally a gamble when it comes to Illinois roads. And it's this gambling that is supposed to help make better roads, which includes reducing congestion.
A new Illinois program signed into law this week by Gov. Pat Quinn will use proceeds from newly authorized video poker, higher taxes on candy, alcohol and beauty products and higher fees for drivers to help pay for a $31 billion construction program, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Illinois will use the funds to repair roads and to build mass transit and schools. The public-works program is expected to create 400,000 jobs over the next six years, officials say, according to the report. [1]
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Style inspiration: 16 ways to wear a scarf
Nothing updates your look quicker than a pretty scarf. And really, is there any better way to brave the unpredictable temps of spring? With so many beautiful scarf options available this season, it's a shame to limit yourself to just a few ways to wear them. For inspiration, we rounded up 16 chic ways to tie a scarf:


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Levi Johnston – More Naked for Playgirl Pics – Now with Hockey Stick
Here are Levi Johnston's naked photos from Playgirl magazine with a hockey stick (and hockey gloves). These pictures are all over the Internet now.
The first batch of pictures are here if you missed them. I think I like these better. I do hope Levi Johnston uses the money to good use and doesn't squander it away. He's supposedly been offered six figures to do gay porn.
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Why is America provoking Russian wrath? I mean anyone can see that planting American missile sites on Polish territory is unlikely to be a step towards world peace.
What happened in 1963 when Russia (The Soviet Union) attempted to place missiles in Cuba? America, quite rightly, challenged the whole idea.
America, under the leadership of President Kennedy, would not be intimidated. He called the Russian bluff. The missile sites and ships carrying rockets to Cuba were forced to turn back.
So why does America suppose that Russia will be compliant to plans now afoot to place American missiles next door to Russia?
Are the Yanks naive or simply hypocrites with no understanding of history?


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Saturday, July 11, 2009
|8:20 p.m.
|Empire of Passion
Nagisa Oshima (Japan/France, 1978)
New Print
(Ai no borei). Oshima's "sequel" to In the Realm of the Senses in many ways reacts against that film. Less explicit, Empire of Passion "delves, more profoundly . . . into the roots of life," Oshima said. The setting is a late-nineteenth-century village, meticulously recreated; here, the lovers are not hermetically sealed off from society as they were in the earlier film but rather are exposed to the pitiless social conventions of centuries. The crime passionel plot, seemingly out of James M. Cain, is again based on a true incident. Seki, the wife of an elderly rickshaw driver, has an affair with a newly discharged soldier, Toyoji, a man twenty years her junior. They murder the husband, Gisaburo, but his ghost appears to Seki and other villagers. Fear not; "the ghost is a farmer's idea of a ghost, not a samurai's," Oshima noted. Revenge is the last thing on Gisaburo's mind—even in death, he wants his sake, and peace all around.
—Judy Bloch
• Written by Oshima, based on an episode in Itoko Nakamura's biography of the writer Takashi Nagatsuka. Photographed by Yoshio Miyajima. With Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tatsuya Fuji, Takahiro Tamura, Takuzo Kawatani. (106 mins, In Japanese with English subtitles, Color, 35mm, From Janus/Criterion Collection)


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The Definitive Guide to
Buying New, Used,
and Restored Pianos
FALL 2011 — page 171
The Shigeru Kawai line of grands represents Kawai's ultimate effort to produce a world-class piano. Named after Kawai's former chairman (and son of company founder Koichi Kawai), the limited-edition (fewer than 300 per year) Shigeru Kawai grands are made at the separate facility where Kawai's EX concert grands are built.
Although based on the Kawai RX designs, the Shigeru Kawai models are "hand made" in the extreme. Very high-grade soundboard spruce is air-dried for multiple years, then planed by hand by a worker who knocks on the wood and listens for the optimum tonal response. Ribs are also hand-planed for correct stiffness. String bearing is set in the traditional manner by planing the bridges by hand instead of having pre-cut bridges pinned by machine. Bass strings are wound by hand instead of by machine. Hammers are hand-pressed without heat for a wider voicing range, and the hammer weights are carefully controlled for even touch. Hammer shanks are thinned along the bottom so that their stiffness is matched to the hammer mass. These procedures represent a level of detail relatively few manufacturers indulge in.
Each buyer of a Shigeru Kawai piano receives a visit within the first year by a Kawai master technician from the factory in Japan. These are the same factory technicians who do the final installation of actions in pianos, as well as the final voicing and regulation. According to those who have watched them work, these Japanese master technicians are amazingly skilled. Because the Shigeru Kawai pianos have been on the market only ten years and in very limited quantities, many piano technicians have yet to service one. Those who have, however, tend to rank them among the world's finest instruments, and Shigeru Kawai pianos are often chosen by pianists participating in international piano competitions.
Warranty: Kawai and Shigeru Kawai — 10 years, parts and labor, transferable to future owners within the warranty period.
Yamaha Corporation of America
P.O. Box 6600
Buena Park, California 90622
Pianos no longer distributed in U.S.
The Kemble family has been manufacturing pianos since 1911. In 1985 Kemble started making pianos for Yamaha for the European market, and in 1988 Yamaha bought a majority interest in the company and expanded and modernized the factory. In 2009, Yamaha closed the Kemble factory and transferred manufacturing of Kemble pianos to Yamaha plants in Indonesia and Japan. Until its closing, Kemble was England's only, and Western Europe's largest, piano manufacturer. Kemble says that its pianos will continue to be made in the same models and designs, using the same components, and to the same quality standards, as before. However, they will no longer be marketed in North America. Kemble dealers in the U.S. will continue to sell off their remaining inventory, and Yamaha Japan will continue to stand behind the Kemble warranty. For a description of the Kemble line, and for Kemble model and price information, see the Fall 2009 or Spring 2010 issue of Piano Buyer.
Kimball Piano USA, Inc.
1819 North Major Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60639
Kimball, a name with a long history in the piano world (see The Piano Book for details), is now being produced by Kimball Piano USA, Inc., which acquired the rights to the Kimball name in 2005. Kimball International, which previously owned the Kimball brand and produced Kimball pianos from 1959 to 1996, was primarily a furniture maker that mass-produced a very average piano.
In contrast, Kimball is now controlled by a Registered Piano Technician (RPT) who has returned Kimball to its historical roots in Chicago and says he is placing the company's focus on the musical instrument and on technical details of American piano design and construction. The result of this focus is two new collections of Kimball pianos: Classic and Artist.
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November 29, 2015
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Halls/Powell Boys & Girls club recently hosted their flag football championships for grades 2-5. The competition allowed the students to show off both their football and character skills.
Kira Jones with the organization says, "We like to do honesty, sportsmanship and fair play. So this is a great opportunity to showcase those skills."
The Titans won the championship game 34-33 with a last minute touchdown.
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Analysts International Corporation (AIC) has a long tradition of corporate excellence, integrity and innovation. These core values are reflected in our corporate governance policies, and we strive to meet standards for governance at all levels of our organization. We recognize the vital importance of trust in relations with our investors, clients, partners and employees. Therefore, we are constantly reviewing our governance policies to ensure they reflect our sincere commitment to earn and maintain this trust. As a matter of best practices, on November 4, 2009, the Board of Directors adopted a set of corporate governance guidelines. AIC Coporate Governance Guidelines.pdf
Analysts International Corporation's Board of DirectorsOur Directors bring a wealth of experience to AIC, obtained through many years serving in executive-level corporate positions. Our Board of Directors is comprised of six members, all of whom are defined as independent by the rules and regulations of Nasdaq and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Meet our Board members
Board CommitteesThe independent Directors are also members of three committees that assist the Board in the areas of Audit, Executive Compensation and Nomination/Governance.
Audit Committee – oversees AIC's accounting and financial practices for quality, integrity and regulatory compliance. The Audit Committee Charter, previously adopted and amended by the Company's Board of Directors on November 4, 2010, as further amended on November 1, 2011, describes the role of the Audit Committee in overseeing the Company's financial reporting process. AIC Audit Committee Charter.pdf
Compensation Committee - oversees AIC's compensation plans to recruit and retain top candidates for executive and key management positions. The Compensation Committee charter was revised and adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors on February 24, 2010. At a regular meeting held in fiscal 2011 the Committee reviewed the Charter and resolved to retain the Charter in its current form. AIC Compensation Committee Charter.pdf
Disclosure Committee - assists Senior Officers in their responsibility for oversight of disclosures made to the Company's security holders and the investment community. The Disclosure Committee charter was revised and adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors on November 4, 2009. AIC Disclosure Committee Charter.pdf
Nominating and Governance Committee - makes recommendations regarding the members of AIC's Board of Directors and director nominees to maintain the Board's high level of skills and experience. In addition, the Committee oversees AIC's governance standards and codes of conduct for pertinence, compliance and concepts of good corporate governance. The Nominating and Governance Committee charter was revised and adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors on October 28, 2008. At a regular meeting held in fiscal 2011 the Committee reviewed the Charter and resolved to retain the Charter in its current form. AIC Nominating and Governance Committee Charter.pdfCode of Ethical Business ConductThe Code of Ethical Business Conduct applies to all employees of Analysts International Corporation and provides guidelines for handling a variety of issues in a manner that is legal, ethical and in keeping with AIC's core values. AIC Code of Ethics.pdf. To report an ethics concern or violation, call the EthicsPoint Hotline at 1.855.252.3978. For more information, or to report a concern online, go to www.analysts.ethicspoint.com.
Code of Ethics for Senior Financial ExecutivesThe Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Executives applies to the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Executives and provides the code of professional ethics by which these executives and managers are monitored and evaluated, reflecting the elevated role they play in the financial integrity of AIC. The Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Executives was revised and adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors on February 19, 2013. The revisions are designed to reflect current positions and to correct minor typographical errors.Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Executives.pdf
Insider Trading Policy - The Board of Directors has adopted a specific policy on insider trading that is available by clicking on the link below. That policy, which is applicable to all employees, directors, officers and agents of AIC, imposes special restrictions on trading in AIC's stock by those individuals. Insider Trading Policy.pdf


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SANTA FE — In the uncertain world of politics, there is no doubt about who will become the next speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Rep. Ken Martinez, D-Grants, is a lock to be elected to the job on Tuesday, opening day of the legislative session.
The Democratic Caucus nominated Martinez for speaker by acclamation. Because Democrats control the House 38-32, Martinez is assured of following in the steps of his late father, Walter Martinez, who was speaker of the House from 1971-78.
Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-Alamogordo, said she, like the Democrats, was certain Martinez would be elected speaker.
"I look forward to working with him, and I'm excited by all the other changes this year," said Herrell, who is beginning her second term.
Twenty of the 70 House members are new.
Martinez, 53, will succeed the late Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, who was speaker for 12 years and a House member for 38 years. Lujan, stricken with lung cancer, did not seek re-election to the House last year. He died in December at age 77.
In the state Senate, two Democrats will compete for president pro tem of their chamber. Sen. Mary Kay Papen of Las Cruces said in an interview that she had locked up more than enough votes to defeat Sen. Pete Campos of Las Vegas.
Papen, 80, has been a senator for 12 years. Campos, 58, a community college president, has been in the Senate for 22 years.
Campos won the nomination for president pro tem at the Democrats' caucus, but Papen said she had moved ahead by securing the votes of all 17 Republican senators, plus at least seven Democrats.
Either Papen or Campos would succeed Tim Jennings, a Roswell Democrat, who lost his bid for re-election to the Senate.
Milan Simonich, Santa Fe bureau chief of Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, can be reached at 505-820-6898. His blog is at nmcapitolreport.com