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Our current government has set up a system that rewards men and women who have children to stay unmarried
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Few could argue that the basic building block of any civilization has been the family. History has confirmed this over many centuries and many civilizations.
From the beginning, the United States of America held the family in high regard. Sadly, over the past 50 years our great country has slowly reduced the status of family to the point we are at now.
This began in 1962 with our Supreme Court banning organized, officially sponsored prayers from public schools. It continued in 1973 with the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade where the killing of an unborn child was deemed legal. The turn of this century saw wide growing support for changing the centuries-old definition of marriage to something other than between a man and a woman.
Our current government has set up a system that rewards men and women who have children to stay unmarried so they can receive thousands of dollars in federal aid.
All of these will lead to the downfall of the family, which in turn will eventually destroy the great country we live in. Through prayer, education and action, it is not too late to turn this around so that future generations will thrive with family at their core.
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What is your experience with the following issues regarding straightening fabric grain? Is the following a way of dealing with grain problems, resulting in a garment that hangs on-grain (or at least a garment that hangs with folds and wrinkles caused by grain problems)?
I have worked so far with a limited range of fabric types - mostly muslin and denim (others have reported grain problems with denim [See Rennie Ashby's "Sewing with Denim" article in this websites Knowledge Base]) purchased from Joann's.
I almost universally find that my fabric is off-grain after washing and drying. It is usually difficult, if not impossible to get it on-grain. I have spent literally days trying to get fabrics on-grain without success.
The method I have resorted to is the following.
I straighten the crosswise edges, usually by tearing the fabric along the crosswise grain (I don't usually get a better result by pulling threads and cutting).
I then fold the fabric in half lengthwise. I match the selvage edges only right in the middle of the fabric lengthwise and fold the fabric in half crosswise (if the fabric length is longer than my height). The fabric is now folded twice.
I then hold the fabric up in front of me, letting it fall as it will.
The fabric falls without any wrinkling or folding if I leave the fabric's crosswise edges unmatched. I then layout my pattern with the pattern grainline aligned with the lengthwise fold as I folded it, rather than aligning the pattern grainline with the selvage. I assume that the final garment is going to hang similarly lengthwise without wrinkles/folds caused by grain malalignment.
So far I have not noted problems with completed garments using this method. But I may be missing things. Does this seem to be a valid method? Is this a valid first method to use universally with all off-grain fabrics? Or should I still tug and pull first and resort to this method as a last resort?
Any input/opinions much appreciated!
I do the same as you, but I don't fold it crosswise again. What I do is I let it "float" to the floor. If you drape it across a chair or on a table, you will see what I mean. The selveges and one end might be off, and if they are, I step on one corner and hold an opposite corner in my hands and tug. I did this with drapery fabric, cotton fabric for the back of a quilt, and several other garment fabrics.
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The only thing that I do different, and I don't know how effective it is, but it came from my sewing teacher back in Jr. High. I have someone hold opposite corners to me at stretch the fabric and then reverse corners and do the same. Most of the time it does help with those pieces that are off grain. Another thing, I try to avoid buying the last yard or two on the bolt. I've found that those are usually more off grain.
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lol We must have had the same sewing teacher. That's what I was told but sometimes no matter how hard you try can't get it on grain. Especially if it has any kind of finish on it.
I have sewn since dinosaurs walked the Earth, and I learned all that stuff about "straightening the grain," too, and I think that back in the day, this kind of thing actually worked, but industrial practices have become very sophisticated as well as permanent.
Experience leads me to believe that bottom line is this: The 'grain' set at the factory shows itself after washing and drying, and nothing you can do--nothing--will change that.
Thanks everyone for your input. Appreciate it.
I must have had the same sewing teacher in high school. She had us do this in class. I still do it with cottons-it works great but you need a partner.
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I agree with Elona. If after trying to straighten the grain and allowing the fabric to relax, it returns to its off-grain self, give up and cut it on what it appears to want to be the grain.
I think they must heat- or chemical-set the fibers at the factory, and if you "straighten" it and then sew it up, it will return to the grain it wants to have and all your time and effort will have been wasted.
i agree with Elona, Debbie etc.... the grain rarely stays were you put it. when you buy the fabric, if they pattern on the fabric is important or the pattern relies on cross grain stretch, then reconsider the fabric. otherwise, just sew it as it hangs... and save yourself a lot of angst and possibly a piece you wont wear. good luck.
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1. Roll Call.
PRESENT: Commission members – Baker, Garner, Geisler, Kozakiewicz, Lind, Rapanos, Senesac, Slicker, Wieland
ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Mark Ostgarden, City Planner, Acting Secretary; Cheri Standfest, Administrative Assistant, and 38 others
2. Approval of the minutes of the meeting of August 22, 2000.
It was moved by Ray Senesac, seconded by Russ Baker, to approve the minutes of the meeting of August 22, 2000. Motion carried.
3. Public hearings:
a. Zoning Petition No. 469 – the request of Tom McCann to rezone property north and east of the intersection of M-20 (Isabella Street) and Vance Road from Office-Service 2 to Business A and from Business A to Business B-2 (see transcript).
b. Site Plan No. 192 – the request of Kevin Wirth, Architect, of Three Rivers Construction, on behalf of the Midland County Council on Aging, for site plan review and approval of a 36,500 square foot administrative, adult day care, Meals on Wheels, dining, and conference facility on 5.67 acres southeast of the intersection of North Saginaw Road and Dublin Avenue, adjacent to the Rail-Trail (see transcript).
Dan Kozakiewicz requested to abstain from discussion and voting on this issue, as his firm is involved with the project. It was moved by Ray Senesac, seconded by Russ Baker, to permit Mr. Kozakiewicz to abstain from discussion and deliberations. All in support.
4. Public Comments.
Kirk Brillheart, 1006 Wyllys Street, addressed the Commission about the East Ashman Church of God. He had a petition to present on the 1016 House special use permit. The Chairman advised him that the 1016 House request wil be discussed under Old Business.
5. Old Business.
Commissioner Rapanos asked to abstain due to a family member having an interest in the submission. A motion was made by Ray Senesac and seconded by Jim Geisler to permit Mr. Rapanos to abstain from deliberations. All in support.
The City Planner reviewed the preliminary plat and explained that the plat satisfies the requirements of the subdivision ordinance. At the public hearing, several issues were identified that needed to be addressed. Those issues have been addressed and identified on the plat.
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Two development concerns were still identified, one that the street entrance onto East Wheeler Street does not meet the intersection spacing along a major street. The spacing requirement is 800 feet between intersections, and a variance from this standard will be required. The distance between the new intersection and the Congress Street to the west is approximately 530 feet. The City Planner explained that an access to East Wheeler Street is needed for the subdivision, and the distance between Congress and US-10 is less than the 1600 feet needed for proper intersection spacing.
The City Planner identified that a small parcel approximately 12 feet wide along the west line of the plat has been created as a result of the plat. It was pointed out that the parcel is not a buildable parcel, and creating it appears to violate the land division ordinance. It is not in keeping with the purpose of the subdivision ordinance, which is to promote orderly layout and use of the land division of property. The Commission could postpone a decision to provide the proprietors an opportunity to resolve the issue, or recommend approval conditioned on the parcel being removed form the plat.
Jon Ledy, the project engineer, explained that the intersection variance should be approved because the placement of the intersection is on property controlled by the proprietor. Two entrances are needed, and no matter where a second entrance is placed, it would be a conflict with spacing. The intersection is at the top of the ridge, so there is good site distance to the east and west.
The engineer stated that six lots were removed from the plat, based on negotiations with the DEQ for wetland mitigation.
The engineer also requested the Planning Commission to consider allowing the strip of land along the west plat line to remain. He stated the strip is there to protect the proprietor's investment. If the strip is not there, the property outside the plat would have access to the street inside the plat and thus benefit from the capital expenditures for the plat. He suggested that because only one lot was affected, and he felt there was no other way to design the subdivision to protect the proprietor's investment. He did not feel it was poor planning.
Ray Senesac felt the project was a good use of the land. He was comfortable recommending the intersection variance; however, he was not comfortable recom-mending approval of the strip of land. Approval should be conditioned upon resolution of that strip of land. The rest of the Commission concurred.
A motion was made by Ray Senesac to approve the preliminary plat of Foster Woods Subdivision with the recommendation of a variance for the intersection of East Wheeler Street, and contingent on a resolution of the 12-foot strip of property.
Vote on the motion:
YEAS: Baker, Garner, Geisler, Kozakiewicz, Lind, Rapanos, Senesac, Slicker, Wieland
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
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A motion was made by Ray Senesac and seconded by Dan Kozakiewicz to continue the meeting past 10:00 p.m. All in favor.
The City Planner provided an overview of each of the zoning text amendments. He reviewed the staff position on both, which was to withdraw the petitions.
The Chairman stated his disappointment of the broad language of the Office- Service and the Business zones. He expressed a desire to withdraw the langauge and have staff look into language that is more definitive.
Tom McCann, 3310 Jefferson Avenue, addressed the Commission. He didn't think the language should be dropped.
Ray Senesac felt the language was too broad and needs more study. Jim Geisler thought the language should be withdrawn because the zoning ordinance would be compromised. The rest of the Commission concurred. Steve Rapanos wanted to consider language for parking. Russ Baker felt that if something should be changed, why not change the zoning? He was not comfortable with exceptions for a certain group.
Stephen Graham 3567 Drive, suggested that the Planning Commission is constrained by the process and the procedure be looked into.
A motion was made by Joe Slicker and seconded by supported by Jim Geisler to withdraw the special use language to permit business activities in Office-Service zones.
Vote on the motion:
YEAS: Baker, Garner, Geisler, Kozakiewicz, Lind, Rapanos, Senesac, Slicker, Wieland
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
The Commission requested that staff look into more specific language for allowing business activities in Office-Service zones.
The Commission discussed the language to allow the expansion of non-profit social service activities in residential zoning.
A petition was presented which opposed the use of the East Ashman Church of God for use as a non-profit social service agency.
Steve Rapanos felt that the language should be withdrawn based upon the recent changes for the definition of a family. Recommending this language at this time was contrary to the recent change. The Chairman was concerned about some of the implications of the language. Jim Geisler was concerned about using special uses to address individual problems. He felt the entire special use issue should be looked at rather than on a case-by-case basis. Ray Senesac did not think the language was consistent with recent changes.
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A motion was made by Joe Slicker an seconded by Russ Baker to withdraw the special use permit language for social service agencies.
All in support.
6. New Business.
A motion was made by Ray Senesac and seconded by Tom Lind to consider Site Plan 192. All in support.
The Commission supported the project and felt that approval was warranted based upon recommendations by staff.
It was moved by Tom Lind and seconded by Joe Slicker to recommend approval of Site Plan 192, conditioned upon a 100-foot deceleration lane (taper) being installed along Saginaw Road and straightening the Dublin Avenue driveway to provide a 90-degree driveway.
Vote on the motion:
YEAS: Baker, Garner, Geisler, Kozakiewicz, Lind, Rapanos, Senesac, Slicker, Wieland
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
The Commission scheduled a work session following the next regular meeting to discuss special use permits. It was suggest that staff investigate other cities and how they use special use permits.
It was moved by Ray Senesac, seconded by Joe Slicker to adjourn. Motion carried, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
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When the time came for the defense to put its own case before the jury, Coleman's attorneys called only five witnesses. The first and third of these — a 911 operator and an auto mechanic, respectively — testified only briefly, verifying in turn that Coleman had attempted to call for help and that the damage Schwerin had done to the Hummer had evidently been performed "aggressively." (Schwerin had partially disassembled the covering of one of the vehicle's fog lights.)
The defense's second witness, a bald, mustached crime scene investigator named Marlon Wright, provided testimony of far greater potential value, but here, too, the prosecution was able to counter the defense's claims. According to Wright, an inventory of the scene had revealed a single shell casing, located "generally in the same area" in which Schwerin had fallen. (A shell casing discharges from the gun itself when a shot is fired, theoretically allowing investigators to draw conclusions about the relative location of the shooter.) The defense's interpretation of this finding, implied by Ballin on direct examination and further emphasized by Farese during closing arguments, was that the casing's proximity to the spot of Schwerin's death proved Coleman's assertion that Schwerin had charged him just before the shooting — that the two men had, as a matter of science, been closer to one another than the 10 feet suggested by the prosecution's witnesses.
Yet a shell casing, as Hagerman pointed out on cross examination, is easily kicked aside, particularly in a crime scene as crowded as Coleman's. "There's no science about what happens to a shell casing once it hits the ground," Hagerman told the jury.
The defense's final witnesses were Katheryn and Ray Coleman, and, not surprisingly, the story that emerged from their testimonies differed markedly from the one put forth by the state's attorneys. Katheryn, whose credibility had been severely undermined during the prosecution's case, nevertheless attempted to provide a counterbalance to Hagerman and Christensen's assertion that she had helped instigate the tragedy.
"Did you ever tell Mr. Schwerin that he couldn't leave?" Farese asked her.
"No, sir."
"Did you ever block his vehicle from leaving?"
"No, sir."
Responding to the rest of the prosecution's claims, Katheryn was equally resolute. At no point, she insisted, had she accosted Schwerin or used profanity. Neither had she expressed the hope, related by Officer Jensen in the trial's most inflammatory testimony, that the shooting would be fatal, an assertion that she characterized on cross examination as "the biggest story I've ever heard." Asked, as almost every previous witness had been, to describe Schwerin's demeanor, Katheryn, who, at 5'4", would have had to tilt her head considerably just to meet Schwerin's eyes, stressed both his size ("He was like an ex-NFL player with a beer gut") and his anger ("He was rocking back and forth like he was about to explode, like a tea kettle"). Not only had Schwerin charged her husband, Katheryn asserted, he had knocked her down in the process. "When the shot was fired, I was on the ground."
Coleman, taking the stand in his own defense, attempted similar work, describing Schwerin as an intimidator who had revealed from his opening remark — "Are you the pimpy son of a bitch in this big car?" — a willingness to bully. Like Katheryn, Coleman stressed Schwerin's actions immediately before the shooting. "He came charging me," Coleman told the jury. "He'd already hurt my wife, and he was coming to do what he said, and that's try to kill us."
That the defense's strategy ultimately failed seems due in large part to the fact that Coleman's attorneys were unable to offer independent verification of this claim. Yet Leslie Ballin, to whom I spoke earlier this year, points to a second factor when assessing the trial's outcome: Katheryn Coleman. In the Mary Winkler case, the jury was clearly moved by the defendant's tearful demeanor during her testimony. (Appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show after the Winkler verdict, Steve Farese confessed as much: "Like my father always taught me, it's not what you say but how you say it. I think that's what got a hold of these jurors.") Katheryn, by contrast, appeared "testy" on the stand, as Coleman later told me, responding with particular indignation to Hagerman's questions on cross examination. Ballin makes this point even more bluntly: "Katheryn came across badly."
Whatever the reason, and despite the trials' similarity (both defendants claimed to have killed with justification), the defense team seemed largely unable, in Coleman's case, to create a narrative as compelling as the one fashioned for (and by) Winkler. As a result, the prosecution's account of the tragedy — that Coleman shot Schwerin to complete his domination of a larger man — is the one that stuck.
Closing his case before the jury, Hagerman leaned again on this premise: "[Coleman] killed a man in front of his children. You're the judges in this courtroom. You bring justice to what happened out there. . . . Prove to him that he didn't make himself the bigger man that night. Prove to him that he committed murder."
Later that evening, the jury found Coleman guilty of the highest count on the indictment: second-degree murder.
In late December 2011, I drove to the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning, Tennessee, to meet Ray Coleman. WTSP is a sprawling, 2,500-inmate campus built in the pod system ubiquitous among modern correctional facilities. Located 50 miles northeast of Memphis, it sits on a parcel of land just off Highway 87, a meandering, two-lane strip of road that dead-ends at the Mississippi shortly after passing the prison. A sign noting the lack of ferry access greets travelers as they turn onto the highway.
Though prison officials received me, on this and subsequent visits, with the same mixture of courtesy and wariness that ultimately informed my every interaction with the Tennessee Department of Corrections, my time at WTSP nevertheless reinforced my idea of maximum-security facilities as occupying a space at once dystopian and absurd. The standard, oppressive details would have been familiar to anyone with a television: great coils of razor wire perched atop fences; video surveillance in every corner. Yet occasional touches seemed intentionally satirical, almost playful. On my second trip to the prison, a guard leading me through a maze of corridors paused en route to file his retirement papers. ("It's just not what it used to be," he told me.) Another officer, manning a desk just inside the administrative building, invited me to examine the framed photographs of 22 previous wardens, a roster stretching back to the 1930s. In one picture, a gentleman with thinning brown hair and plastic frames set low on his nose poses with a litter of puppies.
Coleman, whose protruding belly and deep Southern drawl bring to mind a character in a Flannery O'Connor story, is intensely aware of this dynamic. "Prison would be a joke," he wrote to me early in our correspondence, "except that it's real live humans in here." Despite the relative pleasantness of his circumstances — Coleman resides in an "honor" pod designed to house inmates who have shown a willingness to abide by prison rules — he remains a figure deeply unsettled by his sense that an injustice has been done. "I hadn't even had a speeding ticket," he told me on more than one occasion. "But when you bring the police department to bear on you, plus the district attorney to bear on you, with all their resources, your everyday guy is sunk."
Coleman's newfound contempt for the criminal justice system is surely rooted, at least in part, in the popularity he enjoyed as a businessman and investor. Because his real estate dealings took him all over the South ("I always believed in chasing a lot of rabbits"), Coleman developed a wide and varied circle of acquaintance. Earlier this year, he sent me a parcel containing copies of the 157 letters of support sent by friends and family to Judge Fowlkes in the period between his conviction and sentencing. In one of these, the writer, a retired FBI agent in Augusta, Arkansas, describes Coleman as having led "an exemplary life with no tarnishes present" and outlines several of Coleman's many charitable activities. (A notable example shows Coleman arranging for clothes and money to be brought to a newly released fellow inmate.) Another letter recounts Coleman's intervention in the near-drowning of a 9-year-old child. Yet another, composed by a former academic who performed the environmental assessment for a number of Coleman's land deals, makes repeated reference to Coleman's honesty and collectedness (and, helpfully, includes its author's curriculum vitae). In her own letter to Judge Fowlkes, Katheryn Coleman recalls an instance, in the mid-Nineties, in which her husband was recognized by the FBI for helping to thwart a bank robbery. Coleman chased down the getaway car.
Taken together, these pleas for leniency paint a compelling portrait, and certainly one more complicated than the brutish sketch of Coleman offered at trial. Yet, counter-intuitively, they may have done his cause more harm than good. Rejecting a late-breaking claim by Coleman's attorneys that their client's state of mind was impacted by a previously undiagnosed bipolar disorder, Fowlkes sentenced Coleman to a term of 18 years without the possibility of early release. The notes he had received on Coleman's behalf, Fowlkes suggested, portrayed the defendant as "a person who is calm, cool, [who] never does anything violent, doesn't lose his temper, is gentle and caring" — a set of characterizations that seemed to belie the psychiatric testimony offered by the defense. "There is a major inconsistency," Fowlkes pointed out, between the letters and the testimony, offered prior to sentencing, that Coleman suffered from "paranoid psychosis." Fowlkes went on: "I think the thing that controlled his mental condition was the weapon."


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Club Playa Blanca Hotel Introduction
Mixing low-key elegance with Spanish sunshine, the Club Playa Blanca has everything you need for a chilled-out holiday. Set in a hilly area, just a short walk from the beach and close to the bustling centre of resort with its shops, bars, restaurants and nightlife, the friendly and well-equipped accommodation here is a great base from which to explore Playa Blanca and it's fishing village. Nestling in peaceful surroundings, the pool scene is most definitely the star attraction here. There are two good-sized pools to choose from - one of which is especially for the kids - as well as ample sunloungers to stretch out on. If however, your idea of a good time doesn't involve lying horizontal in the sunshine all day, you can try your hand at one of the sports activities on offer. Another advantage of the Club Playa Blanca is that guests receive entrance to a nearby waterpark, including shuttle bus transport.
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• One bedroom apartment for up to 4 (max 3 adults/1 child) consists of • Twin bedroom • Lounge area with sofa beds • Bath, shower and wc • Kitchen • Microwave • Fridge • Hairdryer • Satellite TV • Safety deposit box • Air-conditioning • Terrace • Maid service 6 times a week • Two bedroom apartments for up to 6 (max 3 adults or 5 adults/1 child) are also available to book
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Lecture by Amitabh Pal
7:00pm - 8:00pm CST January 16, 2013
From the Crusades to September 11th, the prevalent notion among non-Muslims is that Islam is a religion that was founded on and continues to be defined by violence. In fact, that belief is a distortion of the religion's tradition, of its history, and of the actions and beliefs of countless Muslims around the globe. There is a rich heritage of nonviolence in Islam—in its sources and history, as well as in modern-day Muslim societies. Pal's talk will be invaluable for Muslims and non-Muslims alike, revealing an alternative tradition both can embrace.
Amitabh Pal is managing editor of The Progressive magazine, founded in 1909, and co-editor of the Progressive Media Project, an op-ed service, both based in Madison, Wisconsin. He has interviewed several eminent personalities for the magazine, including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, the Dalai Lama, and Joseph Stiglitz. His work has been included in school and college textbooks, and he has appeared on BBC, C-SPAN and on television and radio stations throughout the country.
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So why do us girls get involved with men who are so not right for us? All the warning lights appear but we somehow manage to just sail on past them. Is it our self esteem? Do we like to be treated like shit? I don't think so. Growing up I've always had an idea of what I have and haven't wanted in a partner. I guess this stems from growing up with divorced parents and realising that nothing really does last forever. But, I too fall off the wagon from time to time and get involved with people who are wrong for me. Wrong with a capital W. I'd like to hope that I am not the only one who makes mistakes like this. I think Carrie's character was written that way for a reason. Simply because we can relate to her flaws and her mistakes. How boring would it be to watch the main protagonist float through the series having fabulous relationships with top notch guys who always call her when they say they will, give her mind blowing sex every single time, and be the most attentive boyfriend ever imaginable on planet earth. Ha. I wonder if this man actually does exist. Although, it's safe to say that more often than not it's the woman who doesn't call, or give mind blowing sex or smoother her man with affection and attention. It depends who is carrying the torch I guess.
So do we just like drama? I think I'd rather curl up on the couch and watch other people's dramas than to actually feel like I'm in an episode of Melrose Place. In the second season of SATC, Carrie labelled herself as a masochist - the tendency to invite and enjoy misery of any kind, especially in order to be pitied by others or admired for forbearance. Masochist is quite a strong word but it does fit to some degree. Why else do women go back to partners who cheat on them, physically or emotionally abuse them or make them feel inadequate? I believe it is a power struggle that exists between the one who wants to be loved, and the one who loves feeling loved. As we move through different relationships in our lives I have witnessed myself and my friends switch roles from time to time. Just like Mr Big, Carrie and Aidan. Mr Big enjoyed feeling loved from Carrie without having to give anything in return just like Carrie was desperate to feel loved by him. Yet, Carrie played the opposite role in her relationship with Aidan and was unfaithful to him with Mr Big.
Like Carrie declared in the last episode of SATC she was "looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other love". Is it possible to only feel this amount of all consuming love from someone who you can't have? Of course we know the ending of the series with Mr Big telling Carrie she was "the one" and millions of viewers, myself included, would have been devastated if this didn't happen. Well not everyone – I'm sure there were at least 1/3 of people who wish Aidan came out of the shadows on that dark Parisian night and knocked Mr Big out. I think it's safe to say that a man as unattainable as Mr Big wouldn't suddenly wake up and want to settle down. And who would want to settle down with Mr Big with his two failed marriages, unfaithful behaviour and let's not forget his arrogant attitude?
I think it's about time nice guys stop finishing last and these arrogant, self absorbed morons take a long hard look in the mirror. Treating women with no respect is not okay, playing women is not okay and thinking you're someone better than everyone else (therefore you say whatever you like) is not attractive. But, until these relationships stop being idealised in prominent TV series' it's no wonder we find ourselves expecting less. Go for Aidan. He'll strip your floors; run you a bath; give you time out; adore your friends and respect a woman's boundaries. He is top notch. How about it Carrie?


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University of the Sunshine Coast, Locked Bag 4, Maroochydore DC QLD 4558 AUSTRALIA +61 7 5430 2890
- Academic staff 600 (excluding casual staff, as at 31 March 2011)
- Campus Urban
- Chancellor John Dobson OAM
- Established 1994
- Location Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Students 8,139 (includes international and non-award students, as of Semester 1 2012)
- Type Public
- Vice Chancellor Professor Greg Hill
- Vice principal http://www.usc.edu.au/
Reference: University of the Sunshine Coast
The University of the Sunshine Coast is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Having opened in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College with 524 students, the institution was renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999. As at Semester 1 2012 the student body was ~8,100. Located approximately 100 km north of the state capital, Brisbane, the campus is a 100 hectare flora and fauna reserve, adjoining the Mooloolah River National Park.
Unedergraduate and postgraduate (coursework and higher degree by research) programs are offered in both faculties (Arts and Business; Science, Health, Education and Engineering), with the majority of the university's research focussed in two main areas, sustainability and regional engagement. The university also offers dual degree programs in conjunction with the Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE. Study areas are divided into six disciplines, these being Business and Information Technology, Communication and Design, Education, Health, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Engineering.
The main University of the Sunshine Coast campus is located at Sippy Downs in Queensland, Australia. The university also has teaching facilities in Noosa, and operates an education and research facility at Dilli Village on Fraser Island. The Sippy Downs campus is approximately 100 km north of Brisbane, the state capital. The campus is a 100-hectare flora and fauna reserve, and borders the Mooloolah River National Park.The Sippy Downs site was a former sugar cane farm, located at the geographical heart of the Sunshine Coast and its shires, in close proximity to the Bruce Highway and other major transport routes.


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Yoga, Snowflakes, A Night Out: How You Can Help Sandy Hook
By Amanda Bloom
The great support shown to the Newtown community within the last few days has been nothing short of remarkable. Numerous funds have been set up, music and art shows are being organized, t-shirts have been designed, and boatloads of stuffed animals have been donated. Here is a list of many ways to help Sandy Hook. There are also a few resources for helping yourself in this time of grief and uncertainty.
Know of more ways to help? Send details to email@example.com and we'll get the word out.
Love is louder than violence
Note: The Better Business Bureau is encouraging people to do their research before giving to charities:
"BBB recommends donors avoid giving to charities or funds through unsolicited phone calls, emails, texts or social media appeals.
You may contribute to victims' family funds through:
Sandy Hook School Support Fund
c/o Newtown Savings Banks
39 Main Street
Newtown, CT 06470
The Newtown Rotary Club is also helping collect and distribute donations to victims' families at newtownctrotary.org."
How to Help
Taking care of yourself, memorial services, thank yous
A Tribute to Newtown
Wednesday, December 19, 7pm
Greater Danbury officials have organized A Tribute to Newtown at WestConn's O'Neill Center:
Connecticut Memorial Service
Friday, December 21, 9:30am
Governor Malloy has requested a moment of silence in Connecticut at this time. He is also requesting that any houses of worship and government that have the capability to ring bells 26 times to honor the loss of life in Newtown. Malloy has also sent a letter to every governor in the U.S. asking them and their citizens to join Connecticut in this moment of silence.
Art for Your Heart
Friday, December 21, 10am -12pm, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
The Upstairs Gallery at Molten Java, 213 Greenwood Ave, 2nd floor, Bethel CT
"During this difficult time we reailze that coming together as a community and being together is extra important. Please bring your children to create crafts, snowflakes, hearts, cards … let your imagination run wild! They will be delivered to
our neighbors in Newtown, as well as our own Police, Fire and EMT's with thanks for all their extra work during this time.
Come pour your Heart into something creative and show your love and support for our neighbors , friends, and family in Newtown and here at home!
Craft supply donations encouraged –there will be a bin for donated craft supplies all week in the Upstairs Gallery at Molten Java.
Yoga for Healing
Yoga Culture of Danbury has released an online class of "yoga and meditation to send good energy into the world in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy". The sequence is simple and includes poses and movement for grief, confusion, surrender, and acceptance, followed by a meditation.
Crisis Intervention Line
United Way of Connecticut is available 24 hours a day with its 211 crisis intervention line. If you or someone you know needs assistance, dial 2-1-1 to reach call specialists trained in handling crisis situations.
20-Something Acts of Kindness
Ann Curry of NBC News launched this idea, which quickly spread to Twitter and Facebook:
"After the experience in Newtown. I thought, "What if? Imagine if everyone could commit to doing one act of kindness for every one of those children killed in Newtown." So that's what I tweeted. And guess what? People committed. I said in my tweet, "I'm in. RT if you're in." Not only did they commit to 20 acts of kindness, they wanted to up it to 26 acts of kindness for every child and adult who was lost at the school. Some even debated maybe we should include the mother, who died, at 27 acts. Some debated maybe we should include the killer as well as he was struggling and in pain.
I think it's up to you. Commit to how many acts of kindness you want to. It's really your choice."
For the students
Snowflakes for Sandy Hook
"Please help the students of Sandy Hook have a winter wonderland at their new school! Get creative!! No two snowflakes are alike. Make and send snowflakes to Connecticut PTSA, 60 Connolly Parkway, Building 12, Suite 103, Hamden, CT, 06514 by January 12, 2013."
For the families
Newtown Memorial Fund
This fund, established the day of the tragedy, will be utilized in three parts. From fund founder and Newtown resident Brian Mauriello:
Short term: To provide financial relief for funeral expenses of those who perished in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre of December 14, 2012. We are hearing now after day 3 that some or all of the funeral expenses are being covered by many donors. If this is true and our assistance is not needed for these expenses, we know there are other immediate expenses for Police duty overtime, and other Community financial needs that arise.
Mid term: To assist the town with the design, placement and funding to donate a suitable lasting memorial(s) for our Community in tribute to those we lost.
Ongoing: To provide an annual scholarship fund to students of the Newtown Public Schools who will be going on to college. A full criteria will be developed and voted on by the board. Administration of this task will be the ongoing legacy of the memorial fund, hopefully for generations to come.
My Sandy Hook Family Fund
Feeling the overwhelming need to take action to help their friends and neighbors, a group of Newtown parents has formed the "My Sandy Hook Family Fund". This group is made up of the parents of the children who survived. They are the classmates, friends, coaches, and neighbors of the victims of Friday's massacre. The goal of this Family Fund is to provide immediate and continuing support to the 26 families who lost children and family members in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. All net proceeds donated will go to support the victims' families. Over 30 thousand dollars has been raised since the site launched on Saturday afternoon.
Angels of Sandy Hook
This group of Newtown High alumni started off as "Santas for Sandy Hook" this past weekend and collected over $20,000 on the sidewalks of Sandy Hook. Due to the overwhelming amount of donations, Santas for Sandy Hook is now benefiting their new non-profit organization, Angels for Sandy Hook Elementary. All proceeds will go towards the families of those who lost and a future scholarship fund. Watch the group's CNN interview: outfront.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/18/help-for-victims-of-sandy-hook-shooting/
Donate online at fundstarter.com/angelsofsandyhookelementary
Or send a check made out to Angels of Sandy Hook Elementary to
Angels of Sandy Hook Elementary
P.O. Box 3234
Newtown, Ct 0647
Letters for the Sandy Hook Families
"The United States Postal service has set up a special P.O. box for people who want to send notes or letters to the families, first responders and residents of the Newtown, CT. who were affected by the recent school shooting tragedy.The small post office of Newtown has been flooded with phone calls from people asking how to send a note or condolence card or even to send pictures that their children have drawn. Without specific names and addresses, many wanted to know where they could send these things. In response, the USPS has set up a special post office box dedicated to just that.
You can send your cards and letters to:
P.O. Box 3700, Newtown, CT 06470."
Wear Your Support
Newtown Pride
A group of Newtown High alumni have created an "I <3 Newtown" t-shirt. All proceeds from shirt sales will go to the Sandy Hook Parent Teacher Association.
Sandy Hook Love
Sandy Hook Elementary Alumni have also created a t-shirt: "The front of the shirt is a recreation of an old Sandy Hook design. The back has a heart with the school's initials and a small footprint (the footprint represents the Jolly Green Giant, one of the school's mascots). Anyone who wishes to show their love for SHS is welcome to order.
Shirts are
Mens: organic True fit tee in eco green S-XXL
Ladies: organic boyfriend tee in eco green S-XXL
Youth: basic tee in green apple S-L
To get a shirt, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or message this page with your name, the sizes/ quantity that you would like, and whether you can pick up the shirt in Newtown or need it shipped (include address). Then go to giveforward.com/sandyhooklove to make your donation. We are asking for a $10 donation per shirt. We will contact those who require shipping with case-by-case shipping costs. After the t-shirt production cost all remaining proceeds will go to The Sandy Hook School Support Fund."
Music, Dinner & More
Concert for Newtown
Thursday, December 20, 8:15pm
Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audobon Street, New Haven CT
Dr. Caterwaul's Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps
The Fiddleheads
Goodnight Blue Moon
José Oyola
Neighborhood Folks
New Haven Chamber Klezmer Ensemble
Shawn Persinger is Prester John
The Sophistimacationers
The suggested donation is $10 or up. All donations will go directly to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund.
Facebook invitation: facebook.com/events/134827290005300/
Fundraiser to Support the Sandy Hook Families and Community
Saturday, December 29, 2pm
Partners Cafe & Pizza, 1 1/2 Cove Ave, Norwalk CT
"Saturday, December 29 we are hosting a benefit event to raise money for the United Way's Sandy Hook School Support Fund. Please join us for this important event. We're asking for a $20 donation at the door – Live music, food, silent auction, etc. For further information on the fund, please visit https://newtown.uwwesternct.org/ Please pass this invite on to your friends."
Facebook invitation: facebook.com/events/434216193316260/
Hope for Sandy Hook
Thursday, January 3, 2013, 7pm
Woodwinds, 29 School Ground Road, Branford, CT
"A benefit dinner to raise money for the families who were affected by the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. All proceeds will be sent to Newtown Youth and Family Services to help the families cover the cost of grief counseling."
Tickets must be purchased ahead of time:
Strides for Sandy Hook 5K
January 19, 2013, 9am
Newtown, CT
"On January 19, 2013, join us for the 1st annual Strides for Sandy Hook 5K. This event will be a fundraiser in which proceeds will be fund for a memorial dedicated to the victims of last week's tragedy. Registration site is being organized, but continue to check for updates for when the link goes live! Pre-race registration will be $25, day-of registration will be $35."
Our Town
Friday, February 1, 5pm
Eclipse Cafe, 40 Elm Street, Danbury CT
"TallMIDGET co-owners Jass Bianchi & MAP, Connecticut natives, are going to be hosting an all ages eclectic music charity event for the town of Newtown. We want to bring together families and provide support in a time of tragedy. Jass Bianchi, a Sandy Hook Elementary graduate herself, will be accepting music submissions for artists willing to perform at the charity."
For more information and to become involved as a musician or vendor, visit facebook.com/events/385965131490466/Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 Joene Hendry


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Kansas coach Charlie Weis holds Sunday practice with no seniors, says focus has to be on future
Kansas coach Charlie Weis held a Sunday practice with no seniors, and he said that while the message is harsh, it is clear.
"If you are going to develop a team that's at the bottom of the league, development is key to becoming competitive," Weis said. "I think the team needs to understand that there is only so much developing you can do with the seniors. They are already five games into their senior year and have seven games to go. It is what it is, and for everybody else, you got to see progress being made on a daily level if we are ever going to get any better."
Weis said the seniors worked out on their own, and that he will continue to use the seniors, but he wanted to send a message to the underclassmen.
"First, the seniors didn't get a day off just so we get that straight. I am not going to give them a day off after losing by 40 to anyone, that was not the case. They just were not involved in that part of our day," he said. "For the young guys, we let them know that we were going to be very critical. Not only are we going to coach you hard on Sunday, but we are looking for development. Fortunately for them, there was nobody that came out and just went through the motions. I got the response I was hoping for."


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The waiting game.
It's an annual rite of spring that Northeastern Wisconsin high school athletic directors, coaches and athletes inevitably have to play.
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as the title states, how do you feel now that you have lost your weight, or well on your road to losing it?
Did you have any medical issues that are better now you are lighter? Or things you couldn't do before that you can do now etc?
I have a few medical problems that apparently will get better as I get lighter, so am just enquiring when it was people started to notice a difference in themselves?
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text: Sarah McGee, MD, MPH is a fellowship-trained geriatrician and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is a graduate of New York Medical College and holds a MPH degree from St. Louis University. She is the Director of the Geriatrics Education Resource Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Director of Education for the Division of Geriatrics at the medical school. Dr. McGee directs the educational activities in Geriatric Medicine for medical students and residents. She is particularly interested in geriatric interdisciplinary training, simulation, falls, and in improving the end-of-life care for the frail elderly.


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Price: $2.99 @ Trader Joe's imported by Classic Wines of California
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Not a word, guess I'll be the authority on this one…
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The first 2007 of the year! I couldn't help but take a flier. Before everyone gets to excited yes I know Beaujolais was out last November, not a fan, sorry! Named after the home of the Tango you may think this is from Buenos Aries but it is indeed from Mendoza. After my favorable experience with the Bonarda I was open to trying another little known bottle from Mendoza. Unfortunately, this one disappointed. I could taste them trying to get the stems and greenness out of the bottle. Alas, it didn't help. I know it was only $3 and perhaps the Malbec was better but at this price point I'll spend the extra $2 for this Chalk Creek. If you want to stay at the same price point perhaps this JW Morris makes sense. I enjoyed their Gewurzt.
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Presbyterian Christian's Ramsay Stayer strides to the finish line to win the Class AAA girls Monday at Choctaw Trails in Clinton.
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Another year, another championship for the Presbyterian Christian girls, who ran off with their seventh consecutive MAIS State cross country championship Monday at Choctaw Trails.
The PCS girls finished with 28 points to 38 for Jackson Academy. Sophomore Ramsey Stayer led the way for the Lady Bobcats, winning the Class AAA girls race for the second time in three years.
"The kids did a good job," said PCS coach Wayne Williams. "We had five of the top nine finishers and six of the top 11. I was thrilled to see that. ...


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Tales from the Crypt: Season 7, Episode 9
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A young man with a strange device is hired onto an advertising company by an esteemed executive--but what the exec doesn't know is that the young man is in cahoots with her enraged ex-partner who is out for revenge.
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Armstrong to admit doping in Oprah interview
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AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong said he will answer questions "directly, honestly and candidly" during an interview with Oprah Winfrey this week. He also will apologize and make a limited confession to using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Armstrong has spent more than a decade denying that he doped to win the Tour de France seven times. Without saying whether he would confess or apologize, Armstrong told The Associated Press in a text message Saturday, "I told her (Winfrey) to go wherever she wants and I'll answer the questions directly, honestly and candidly."
A confession would be a stunning reversal for Armstrong after years of public statements, interviews and court battles in which he denied doping and zealously protected his reputation.
Armstrong was stripped of his titles and banned from the sport for life last year after the U.S. Anti-Doping agency issued a detailed report accusing him of leading a sophisticated and brazen drug program on his U.S. Postal Service teams that included steroids, blood boosters and a range of PEDs.
Armstrong's interview with Winfrey is not expected to go into detail about specific allegations levied in the more than 1,000-page USADA report. But Armstrong will make a general confession and apologize, according to the person, who requested anonymity.
The Oprah Winfrey Network announced it would be a "no-holds barred" interview. It is scheduled to be taped Monday and broadcast Thursday night.
Armstrong is facing legal challenges on several fronts, including a federal whistle-blower lawsuit brought by former teammate Floyd Landis, who himself was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title, accusing him of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service. The U.S. Justice Department has yet to announce whether it will join the case.
The London-based Sunday Times is also suing Armstrong to recover about $500,000 it paid him to settle a libel lawsuit, and Dallas-based SCA Promotions has threatened to bring yet another lawsuit against Armstrong to recover more than $7.5 million an arbitration panel awarded him as a bonus for winning the Tour de France.
Potential perjury charges stemming from his sworn testimony in the 2005 arbitration fight would not apply because of the statute of limitations.
Armstrong may be hoping a confession would allow him to return to competition in the elite triathlon or running events he participated in after his cycling career. But World Anti-Doping Code rules state his lifetime ban cannot be reduced to less than eight years. WADA and U.S. Anti-Doping officials could agree to reduce the ban further depending on what new information Armstrong provides.
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Cheesy Ham Chowder Recipe
This recipe is one of my family's favorites. The chowder is chock-full of potatoes, ham and carrots. I like to make this comforting soup at least once or twice a month during the fall and winter. —Jennifer Trenhaile, Emerson, Nebraska
- 10 bacon strips, diced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 2-1/2 cups cubed potatoes
- 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
- 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
- Pepper to taste
- 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
- 1. In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain. In the drippings, saute onion and carrots until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk and water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- 2. Add the potatoes, corn, bouillon and pepper. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add cheese and ham; heat until cheese is melted. Stir in bacon. Yield: 10 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving (1 cup) equals 418 calories, 28 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 1,056 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 19 g protein.
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"progress" in China.
I have seen in the news media, that 15 years ago Beijing streets were full of bicycles. Now, they're full of automobiles. Surely there is someone on Italki who has an opinion about this. My dad: "the Chinese are making the sames mistakes we (Americans) made 45-50 years ago. Once they see the consequences they're going to regret it". Am I repreating myself? Did I write this before? Good.
Have you ever regreted it seeing the consequences you are facing?
Yes, many times.
I want one of those 'flying pigeon' bikes, even though I think they are only single-speed or three-speed.
Hi, Alex, I fully agree with you. There are too many cars on road, even no place to park. That's one of the reason for me to sell out my car 2 years ago. I also consider that's one of the key factor to cause heavy haze in Beijing. It's highly regrettable that some people of Beijing don't seem to be aware of it we face.
yeah~china is developing . but environment is always ignored
Hi, Shill66, "短和薄" are not the best adjective words to describe person in Chinese. Maybe you can say "小巧". Thanks.
yes, there are always too many cars in streets and people always get traffic jam. So sometimes riding bike is faster than driving car and is green.
hi, shill66, you maybe want to express that most of Chinese are not very tall. But "大部分中国人都很小" is wrong. It means they are young. You should translate like this"大部分中国人个子都很小".
And about the second sentence, you maybe want to say"大部分的美国人都胖,他们需要大一点的汽车".
Big cars = Large displacement car????
I don't know exactly how or where China's cities are growing, but perhaps the Chinese govt. should send some of their best and brightest urban planners to Pheonix (Arizona), Atlanta (Georgia), and Los Angelos (California) and then contrast them with Dutch cities, parts of Philadelphia, parts of New York, maybe some cities in China or other places in the world.
Also: see how many Americans have been killed in car crashes since, idk, 1950 or so. And Obesity rates, hyper-tension, heart disease, etc.
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ANDERSON U.S. District Judge G. Ross Anderson Jr. heard testimony Tuesday on PCB contamination and potential removal of a third Twelve Mile River dam and said he will make a recommendation shortly.
The final decision on using part of a $9 million settlement fund to remove the Easley-Central Water Districts impoundment dam rests with natural resource trustees in the case, Anderson said.
The project is listed as unfunded on a draft proposal trustees presented at the hearing.
Removal of the Easley-Central dam isnt necessary either to implement remediation or to compensate for the losses in recreational fishing services, Paul League, an attorney for the state Department of Natural Resources, the lead trustee agency, told the court.
Is there any evidence of PCBs at the Easley-Central dam? the judge wanted to know.
A small amount of PCBs is still dangerous, Anderson said when League said small amounts are possible.
Spectators filled the courtroom at the federal courthouse in Anderson as the judge listened to four hours of testimony related to the third dam and other concerns regarding the overall project, which includes removal of two lower dams.
Anderson ordered removal of two lower dams and PCB-contaminated sediment behind them in a 2006 settlement that listed removal of the third dam as a consideration for South Carolinas share of $11.96 million paid by Schlumberger Technology Corp. to compensate for lost resources including contamination of fish in Lake Hartwell.
Grading of a site where contaminated sediment from behind the lower dams will be stored started Tuesday morning shortly before the start of the hearing.
Representatives of Upstate Forever, the Lake Hartwell Association and other groups said removal of all three dams to restore a free-flowing stream is needed to achieve full remediation.
The best thing we can do for recreational fishing is to reduce PCBs in the fish, said Larry Dyck, a Lake Hartwell Association board member and river restoration expert. The only way to do that is to let sediment go down as nature intended.
Removing two dams opens two miles of river; removing all three dams opens 102 miles to free sediment flow, fish migration and recreation, Dyck said.


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I can see by checking listings for both Pfaff and Berninas they are commanding big prices for 20 year old machines. I was looking for used 7550. The one just under the embroidery model. The cheapest I saw for about $600 and it was listed as needing a battery? Never heard of a sewing machine needing a battery. And saw a 1630 for $1100. I got mine for $200. I think the Pfaffs are overpriced strictly from a machinery point of view, are the boards to repair them even available anymore? For that I would think their value wouldn't be so high. I got lucky with my 1630 however I think buying a computerized machine more than 15 years old is a real risk for that reason. A better investment is a new computerized machine even if you can't have all the "wants".
Boards are available for most of them, but they are very expensive. I was quoted $500 for a board replacement on my old Creative 2170.
Since the machine still functions for what I need, I didn't do it, even though I've seen those machines sell for over $1000 recently.
I think they are too high too.
I just inherited a 7570 from my mother-in-law and I saw her bring it home in 1998. I sent it in for a spa day and the tech did assure me he can get the parts. She got the Pfaff cabinet as well and her original paper work indicates she paid just shy of $4000.00. I would guess that was pretty much TOL in 1998. I personally would not pay the high prices they are bring on EBay etc., but I'm thrilled to have hers!
Oh, and mine takes a battery too. I just don't the machine well enough to know why yet:) -- Edited on 10/14/13 10:04 AM --
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The machine takes 2 batteries and has to do with saving design/stitch settings into memory when power is turned off. My Pfaff 1472 needs a battery for the same reason.
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Quiltingwolf. You should call up to Jomax in Westminster. I was up there for my almost tragedy (burnt out capacitor for my Viking 6460). They had a bunch of old Pfaff and old Vikings they were showing me. They were all around $400 and $500 but at least there was the knowledge that they were just fully worked on and gone over by the very skilled repair people there. They would gladly give you a list of what they have over the phone if you call them. They get new things in all the time as people upgrade.
I'm trying to stay away from there so I don't have to see the PCP or the new Pfaff TOL lol. Plus it's like an hour drive. I was just hoping to come across something on ebay that the person had no idea of what they were selling etc.
I watch Craigs list for machines - Things pop up sometimes -
Last week there was a bernina (930? The industrial one) in a desk for something around $800. with some extra feet. I thought that was a great deal.
I remember a 730e for 1000.00
When I was shopping a few years ago I would make calls to sewing machine shops within an hour drive and ask about used machines.
But, I agree with what I think you are saying - Bernina and Pfaff draw high money on ebay.
I *do* think that the expression 4.0 can be had for a great price on ebay - not much higher than the 2.0.
But, still - all of those machines are around 1000.00 - to me that is big money. Ive been very happy that the old 30-150.00 dollar machines on crags list have been catching my eye instead of the pricey ones.
I have picked up some fun cheapo's at goodwill, too. But not the computerized high end brands.
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I have difficulty accepting computerized machines as "vintage".
Notice I referred to mine as old, not vintage. It's never going to be vintage, just semi-recyclable. When (not if) another board goes, it's going to be dismantled, some parts sold, the rest disposed of.
While I think the newer computerized machines will last a bit longer than those made a few years ago, I have no illusions that my current near TOL will not end up the same way. -- Edited on 10/14/13 5:48 PM --
Why should computerized machines not be vintage?
...I have here in my collection computerized machines from ELNA, PFAFF (14xx) and HUSQVARNA.These machines are built 1978-82...more than 30 years old and so older than a lot of PR-members...based on crude 8051-architecture microcontrollers from early 70ies...and also with really simple stepper-drivers...as example the PBL3717-chip developed 1978 by RIFA for Husqvarna...
...here in Switzerland cars > 25 years get a special Vintage-Immatriculation with less tax and also less insurance...because they are already historical...
...so I think also sewing machines of this age are vintage in my eyes..
...of course eyes of a retired IT-ing. ....
Regards from Switzerland
Stefan -- Edited on 10/14/13 4:39 PM --
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April 25, 2012
Martin G. Reynolds, senior editor for community engagement for the Bay Area News Group, spoke at the Logan Symposium in Berkeley, CA to discuss his experiences with collaborative journalism. Bay Area News Group is a 560,000 daily circulation newspaper group that serves 2.7 million readers each week in online and in print.
For a little background, most of the rewarding experiences in my professional life have been rooted in collaborations.
The most notable was serving as a lead editor on the Chauncey Bailey Project that was a mix of established, independent print journalists, journalism education organizations, foundations, such as Knight and SDX, as well as TV and radio.
Other collaborations have been with UC Berkeley and working with students at the J-School, Boalt Hall School of Law, San Francisco State and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, as well as foundation partners like the California Endowment on our Oakland Voices project.
I am of the belief that our best work is derived from working with talented people inside and outside our organizations.
I was asked by Carrie to participate in Collab Space 2012, where I led a working group on how collaborations can come together to better report on under-represented communities.
On Thursday, I attended the Techraking Summit and then on Friday was the designated stenographer of the collaborative conversation that involved a select group of public and non-profit news organizations of varying shapes, platforms and sizes, many of whom had done collaborations, others that had not.
What I plan to provide this morning are observations derived from these three experiences. Some of what I have to say is critical, but I do this with an eye toward constructive dialogue and with the hope that we can have a productive conversation about the concerns many have around collaboration.
I plan to provide my reflections on these three days and some specific takeaways the various participants offered that any organization looking to collaborate should heed before getting to work.
I have to admit, this has been a tough assignment, in large part because, much of what I heard made me frustrated as hell.
I came away with a mix of feelings that I needed time to process so that it could be relayed in a way that was productive.
I was inspired by energy and openness of the participants at Collab Space _ even though there were concerns raised there around collaborations, and at the Techraking Summit at Google.
Friday brought me back down to earth a bit, as the discussion revolved around what might go wrong in a collaboration, what credentials or insurance someone must have, rather than what could come from a dynamic collaboration.
What I witnessed these few days was an appetite for collaboration that went from ravenous to outright anorexic. But likely more prevalent among the majority of folks on Friday was something in between and perhaps something more difficult to over come: ambivalence.
I was raised in Berkeley, so my parents constantly had me in therapy, so given that Friday felt like we were all on the couch, let's go with that and I'll start with the cold pricklies and move on to the warm fuzzies.
The egos of journalists, the make-up that in many respects is essential to doing the work we do, is a barrier to collaboration.
It was compelling to hear about how there was a concern about standards of our colleagues, as though any of us or our respective organizations have been immune to mistakes.
This underlying fear that someone was going to screw up, while understandable in terms of wanting to protect one's brand, perhaps would be better served to be part of the mix of discussion as parameters are set, rather than the first thing you talk about when you get ready to collaborate, or the first worry that comes to mind before considering collaboration.
It's like talking about getting divorced before you even finish the appetizer on your first date. Not the best way to start a relationship.
I'm doing you a favor:
Now, we're all family here, maybe not immediate family, but certainly kissing cousins, nieces and nephews. Together here, let us admit that we view our work as a favor to the communities we cover rather than in service to those communities. This is important because how we view what we do has a direct impact on how we approach the communities we cover and the colleagues we may collaborate with.
Thanks, but no thanks
It was clear the Friday group was not particularly interested in looking at how other industries have dealt with the need to innovate and evolve. We are loathe to actually take the steps to consult outsiders to get advice on how to a maneuver through an industry-wide transition that could benefit from collaboration.
Whatever you do, don't put it on paper!
There was a very troubling resistance to cobbling together a framework for best collaboration practices. There was concern that if you put it to paper and don't follow it, you somehow open yourself up to liability.
It would seem to make perfect sense to put together a simple and well-constructed outline for what should be discussed by news organizations looking to collaborate. In many ways, such a document would ease the pressure of asking the tough collaborative related question about standards, how we deal with disagreement, fact checking, etc., because the roadmap we're following gives us all license
Take aways:
Don't be so quick to get to the work.
Walk through the rules of engagement, perhaps not on the first date, but certainly the second and third.
The standards across organizations are not uniform.
An agreed step of basic craftsman-like procedures should be established.
Must be vocal about the concerns.
Be willing to discuss standards from each organization's perspective.
Don't go in trying to be right, go in trying to be heard.
Version of footnoted stories.
Conduct fact-checking during the reporting of the story. Don't wait until the end.
Incremental check-ins that go beyond, is this correct?
A master document that everyone contributes to that everyone can connect people and where all the factoids can be maintained.
The print version is a lot easier to change than a long-form documentary or a radio version. To that end, the print version needs to be done first, which the other multi-platform versions can grow from.
If you have data to share, make sure you provide context to the information. Rigorous encouragement to vet what you get is important.
Very important to be pointed in your discussions.
It is OK to ask "how do we get here?" when asking questions about the information that is the cornerstone of the story
Rarely do we after-action work, a distillation of how the collaboration went should be undertaken at the end of the project.
Collaboration comes in many forms.
It also comes in the form of community engagement, another component many news outlets are just beginning to embrace
If a news organization is uncomfortable with collaborating with another news outlet, look to collaborating with individuals or organizations within the community or area of coverage.
In collaborating with communities:
If you are looking to foster relationships in your community, than community engagement can't just come from the editorial side of the operation.
As such, there may be lines that must be crossed that traditional relationships don't account for. Therefore, there may need to be structural changes to organizations to account for the change in relationship, and proximity to groups you are working with.
For instance, if you are collaborating on a public forum with an organization you may need to one day cover. How do you do that?
Community engagement can't just be digital.
You need to devote people to it.
In collaborations with the community around content, we can't just view ourselves as "content pimps" getting what they have and moving on.
There has to be a more robust relationship and therefore you need to devote resources to maintaining these ties.
We can get into more of this during the Q&A.
But I want to end with this; the Chauncey Bailey Project was a potential car wreck waiting to happen. There were independent, print, TV, radio and staff reporters, foundations all in the mix, and what kept us on track was a simple notion: This isn't about any of us. This is about the story. It's about the work and the core reason for why we are all in the room.
If everyone involved can embrace that notion at the outset of collaboration, there is an inherent humility that can come with that mindset. It is humility and openness that can provide the habitat needed to produce a successful collaboration.
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I don't know which section to post this in.This happened yesterday at a popular hiking destination in Colorado called Agnes Vaille Falls. 5 dead and one 13 yr old girl survived when her dad threw himself in front of her to protect her from the oncoming boulders.From the news story:"Firefighters, police, and search-and-rescue teams had to come down from the steep terrain at Agnes Vaille Falls, where boulders the size of cars fell from a cliff on Monday, a spokeswoman from Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said."The only name released was that of the young girl who survived.Bodies have not been recovered as yet due to the unstable boulder field but a recovery effort should happen today.This happened "out of the blue" and the boulders apparently fell without warning upon the base of the falls where the hikers were.
" one 13 yr old girl survived when her dad threw himself in front of her ": parental mission accomplished.
Sounds like something a robot would sayCan't even imagine what the child must be thinking
"Parental mission accomplished " is appropriate.Even if the father attempting to block a car-sized boulder was futile, the girl will at least have a view of her father as heroic for the attempt. Per the story, he placed his body between the boulder and his daughter. She suffered a broken leg.She will be left with a both a terrible memory and a positive lesson of sacrifice, the positive lesson to be passed onward, I imagine.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/us/colorado-hikers-rockslide/index.htmlThe cause of the rockslide is not known, but Palmer said heavy rain this month in Colorado may have been a contributing factor.
Edited by jshann on 10/01/2013 09:02:16 MDT.
I doubt Peter meant it as cold as it sounded. Sad. My first thought was that the rain loosened everything up.
heavy rain combined with the freeze/thaw mention in the article is a major cause of rockfallin squamish in the offseason, you really have to watch out for rockfall after the rain and the thawing cycle loosens out the rocksanytime you are "hiking" or climbing near potential rock fall .... get through as fast as you can ... if rockfall is a serious issue, wear a helmet, you can get UL ones ... it may not have helped in this case, but rocks hitting the head is a serious issue in climbing/scramblingalso if in a group, spread yourselves out ... dont bunch up in the face of objective hazards ... that way if something does happen, you minimize the casualties and have people that can respondthe squamish chief backside trail is likely one of the most popular in canada ... even it can see rockfall as happened last year
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Due to earlier than expected snow in the Cascades, two hikers were rescued yesterday in waist deep snow after running out of food and activating a beacon. Two other PCT hikers missing, last seen near Trout Lake, one was 24 hours overdue which led to the discovery that they are missing. Still not found but search continues today. Deep snow has buried the PCT so people are getting lost off trail.* from MSNBC news *
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