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Acciona Energy, a Madrid-based wind developer, has appointed Frank Gelardin to its management committee and head of its international division, reporting to Jose Manuel Entrecanales, the company's chairman and CEO.
Gelardin will be responsible for growing and managing Acciona's business worldwide, with specific emphasis on the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
A graduate of Harvard University, Gelardin has 25 years' experience at companies such as Lehman Brothers and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Most recently, Gelardin worked in Spain and Italy through his own investment banking advisory firm.
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The Information Age is upon us and there has been no other time in the history of civilization when information was both as available and accessible. We owe this to the Internet.
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In a narrow vote, Miami City Commissioners voted to resume issuing tickets to red-light runners caught on cameras, by amending the program to meet new state regulations.
Under the state mandate as of July 1st, the city must set up a special board to hear drivers' appeals. Commissioners voted to add an administrative fee to the cost of the ticket to pay for it, capped at $85.
With its vote, commissioners also ordered an assessment of how productive each of its 153 cameras are, and require any contract changes with its red light camera provider be approved by the commission.
The 3-2 vote followed discussion about the pros and cons of the camera program, which included commissioners' nod toward the potential to save lives and also the revenue to the city, more than $3 million last year.
Miami is among 21 of Miami-Dade County's 34 cities and municipalities that use red light camera programs.
The city will resume issuing tickets Friday, though the hearing board that will hear appeals will not be set up until September.


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Summer is everyone's favorite time to sit back and relax with a good book. Whether it be on the beach or on the porch sunshine seems to bring out the reader in all of us. So this summer, let's read together.
The Summer Reading Program at your public library is a way for you to add a little fun to your summer. It is really simple. All you have to do is keep a log of what books you've read, turn that log into us here at the library and at the end of the summer we give out prizes. (And they are good prizes) Pretty cool, right?
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Bluefin Bali Diving Safari is a PADI certified scuba dive center and boat charter company. Located in Sanur Bali Bluefin provides all Padi courses, fun and certified dives including boat, land transportation, pick up and delivery to the hotel and dive safaris tailored to customers requirement.
Diving off of the coast of Bali is the dream of any scuba fiver; wonderful coral reefs teaming with marine life fill coastline. Bluefin Bali offers diving instruction, rental equipment and guided tours of the coastline areas of Bali.
Bluefin Bali Diving also offers certification courses for anyone who is interested in becoming a serious diver. When you become involved in scuba diving, it is always a good idea to obtain as much knowledge as possible about diving, and the diving equipment that you will use.
Although it is rare, sometimes equipment failure in the ocean can be dangerous. Taking scuba diving certification classes will give you the know-how to be safe in an emergency. Bluefin Bali offers several courses in emergency and rescue diving, allowing you to be more comfortable in the ocean.
If you just want to enjoy the ocean wildlife, and simply do not have time to become certified, then you can enjoy one of the special tours offered by Bluefin Bali. Dolphin watching is always an amazing experience, or you can get up close and personal with the ocean wildlife by participating in an underwater adventure.
The coast line of Bali includes several coral reef areas, great for both beginner and experienced divers. A guided tour of the coral reef areas will ensure that beginning divers are in calmer waters, while experienced divers will be thrilled with the underwater experiences offered.
Bluefin Bali Diving also offers diving tours of the sunken WWII vessels that lie just off of the coast of Bali. These antique vessels are now the home of a multitude of fishes and plants, while nearby corals offer more marine life for you to enjoy.
If there is something that you specifically want to see, such as a type of tropical fish or a specific coral reef, then you can ask to see that type of marine life. Bluefin Bali is one of the most knowledgeable hosts of the tropical ocean, and can tell you where to see the type of aquatic treasures you are looking for. Diving in Bali becomes a truly personal experience when you can choose what you want to explore the ocean in search of, with the assurance of knowing that you have a knowledgeable guide to lead you.
The prices offered by Bluefin Bali for diving equipment will vary, depending on which equipment you need. If you are a beginner, then you will probably need to rent everything. You will be pleased when you find that you can rent all of the scuba diving gear you need for fewer than twenty dollars, a price that is little to pay when you are exploring the ocean firsthand.
The costs of guided tours will vary, depending on which sites in Bali you want to see. Diving tours typically begin at around fifty dollars for an experienced diver, with certifications and diving classes being around three hundred dollars.
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A private, family memorial service was held for Elsie Louise Louth, 93, Sedo-Woolley, Wash. Burial will be in Fall Creek Cemetery near Jarbalo.
Mrs. Louth died Friday, April 25, 2003, at her home. She was born July 2, 1909, in Jarbalo, the daughter of John and Mary (Farrar) Flinner. She married Howard Louth on July 3, 1938, in Wichita.
She earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism at Kansas State University in Manhattan.
In addition, to her enjoyment of writing, Mrs. Louth also gardened and was a landscape painter. She was a member of the Pioneer Club for 20 years.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; three daughters, Roberta Snodell, Mission, Jean Rossman, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Myrna Russell, Hemet, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
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Geothermal energy isn't a word that's normally associated with Colorado. Sure, we have hot springs scattered throughout the southwestern quadrant of the state, but there's nothing like the +300°F temperatures normally associated with geothermal energy production. According to a new report by the Colorado Geological Survey, however, that impression may be in need of some serious revision.
Colorado has more geothermal resources than previously thought and can eventually use them as an alternative for fueling power plants, a recent state study found, Colorado officials said on Thursday.Does this mean that the ground temperature is higher than had previously been believed? Not exactly. The Montrose Daily Press notes that
Among U.S. states, Colorado ranks fourth with nine potential sites for geothermal power development, more than previous estimates, said Matt Sares, deputy director for the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS). The three states with more current or potential geothermal energy sites are also in the U.S. West - California, Nevada and Utah, Sares said.
Colorado has no geothermal power production. Sares said it is difficult to say when production may start, though it could be within a decade, depending on how soon companies decide the development will be fruitful, he said.
[o]ne test hole near Ouray suggests that the earth's temperature rises nearly 190 degrees Fahrenheit per kilometer of depth. A data point near Rico holds the potential for a slightly hotter gradient.This technology is the binary-cycle geothermal power plant. Rather than running the plant's turbines directly off of the vaporization of high-temperature, pressurized water extracted from the Earth's crust, binary-cycle power plants instead use the water to vaporize another fluid (often a hydrocarbon) with a lower boiling point; it is the high-temperature vapor of this second fluid that then drives the power plant's turbines. While such a design is more complicated than a typical geothermal power plant, it has the advantage of being able to operate at much lower water temperatures. Just like those now believed to prevail in the southwestern mountains.
While the technology required at some plants around the country require high-temperature waters of at least 347 degrees, recent technology would allow plants to use water with temperatures as low as 194 degrees, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
It's easy to get excited about news like this, but there are important caveats. As noted above, Colorado currently has no geothermal power plants, and it will be years before such systems can come online assuming that investors and interested energy companies can be found. The United State's geothermal resources are also relatively small, and are unlikely to ever provide more than 10% of our energy needs. Still, only 0.36% of the nation's electricity is currently produced using geothermal resources, so there's a lot of room for growth.
Given that Colorado is already ideally situated for exploiting both wind and solar power, the addition of significant geothermal resources is icing on the sustainable cake. The question now is if Colorado will prove to have the political willpower and economic savvy to position itself on the forefront of renewable energy production. Despite recent political dawdling, I'd say that the state's energy prospects are still best described as bright and green.
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|Late-Onset Anaphylaxis Due to Poly (γ-glutamic acid) in the Soup of Commercial Cold Chinese Noodles in a Patient with Allergy to Fermented Soybeans (Natto).
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|Background: Fermented soybeans (natto) have been reported to induce IgE-mediated, late-onset anaphylaxis without early-phase responses. However, the relevant allergens of natto allergy have never been identified. Case Summary: A 38-year-old man developed an anaphylactic reaction accompanied by flashing, generalized urticaria, conjunctival redness, and dyspnea 3 hours after ingestion of commercial cold Chinese noodles. He had avoided natto for the past year due to developing several anaphylactic reactions half a day after natto ingestion. The results of skin prick tests (SPTs) were strongly positive for natto and the soup of cold Chinese noodles. Furthermore, SPTs showed positive for poly (γ-glutamic acid)(PGA), which is a major constituent of natto mucilage, alone among all the ingredients of the cold Chinese noodle soup. Therefore, he was diagnosed with late-onset anaphylaxis to PGA contained in natto and the cold Chinese noodle soup. Discussion: These results indicated that in the present case, the relevant allergen of late-onset anaphylaxis may have been PGA in all episodes and that the patient had been sensitized by PGA through natto ingestion. PGA is produced by Bacillus subtilis during fermentation and is a high-molecular, biodegradable polymer. The late onset is therefore, hypothesized to be due to a delayed absorption of PGA, as PGA biodegrades to peptides sufficiently small to be absorbed in the bowel. PGA has recently been applied to a wide range of fields such as foods, cosmetics, and medicine. Therefore, patients with late-onset anaphylaxis to PGA of natto should avoid not only natto but also other materials containing PGA.
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Difference between Offer to purchase and Option to Purchase
There are marked differences between an offer to purchase. Many Property Buyers that we encountered in our Property Loan financing cases told us, "Yes, we have paid a 1% for the Option to purchase". Upon further probing and checking, they realized that they only paid the Offer to purchase.
Why is Offer to purchase different from Option to purchase?
Offer to purchase is NOT an option to purchase. When you make an OFFER, you unilaterally make an offer. However this offer binds the property buyer and not the property seller!
And we have been very unhappy with these types of contract clauses, I think the CEA needs to act on this aspect, to make sure that all Offer to purchase to follow a standard clause and template to protect the property buyers rather than let anyone determine the terms of the offer to purchase.
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"The sale of the above property is subject to the Option to purchase being approved by both the vendor and me/us."
This above clause looks generally fine.
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"Within three working days, by 4pm (25/04/2012), the vendor of the above property must either accept or reject this offer failing which, this offer shall lapse. If rejected, the option money will be returned to me/us without any interest thereon and thereafter neither party shall have any claim against the other. If accepted, the vendor shall deliver to me/us the option to purchase agreement duly signed by the vendor within the time stipulated above."
Now what seems to be wrong with this Offer to purchase?
Clause 3 spoke about both vendor and property buyer agreeing on the Option to purchase (OTP), Clause 4 spoke about commitment from the seller, this looks fine too.
How about if the Singapore property buyer do NOT agree with the Option to purchase? Why not attach an Option to purchase together with this Offer to purchase and stipulate that this will be the terms and conditions of the option to purchase?
There seems to be a deliberate absence of mention about the Property Buyer rejecting the option to purchase. Will the property buyer get their option money back?
This clause puts the property buyer at risk of losing their 1% option to purchase deposit.
This is the typical type of unfair clauses in the Singapore property market which we hate to see.
This seems to want to quickly expedite the sale of the property, if not, make the buyer part with their 1% option money to tempt the seller into committing a sale. In the event that the seller agrees and the property buyer do not agree to the terms and conditions to the option to purchase, too bad, the property buyer will unlikely ever see their 1% hard earned money ever again. This 1% is usually split between the property seller and the property agent.
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All these books for 50 cents each---what a bargain!
For those of you who like to hear about books and library sales here is a report for you. If you don't know it already we homeschool our children and we use real books for most of the content. We call very good books "living books" and it is those books which I most want to read and own and use to homeschool our children (vs. curriculum or textbooks). I would prefer to pay 50 cents to $1 for a book and own it rather than searching the book out at a library to borrow (and pay late fines on if we are not finished with it or if we get so busy that I forget to return it or to renew it).
I can't afford to buy all of these books new, so bookhunting at library sales is something I enjoy doing.
My main focus at library book sales is on books for my children and secondarily books for my husband and I (only because I have little time to read and so many unread books here that I don't want to tempt myself by extensive browsing for myself). I am a big reader and hope that my children will also love to read.
I had a very busy and stressful week. I had seen signs around town announcing my town's library sale was going to be held Saturday and Sunday. I didn't give it much thought due to more pressing issues going on in my life, and knowing I already own probably way too many books (over 4200). (Note, as of February 2007 my inventory spreadsheet reports over 6100 books and not all that we own are catalogued!)
However I was sitting at the computer at 6:55pm on this certain Friday night in May, and I was thinking about the library sale, and I realized that in the past they had always had a preview sale on Friday nights, but that the preview was not advertised on the signs I had seen.
I went online to check my library's website for details but there was nothing on the site about the book sale. So then I went to www.booksalefinder.com and indeed that reported that there was a preview sale from 7pm to 9pm that night.
Then, dinner was ready (my husband made a big salad with grilled chicken on top). It took only a few minutes to eat. We discussed the sale over dinner, and it was decided that I'd go. I left the kids at home with my husband and went on my merry way.
I was not in a rush because I didn't want the first fast rush of the book dealers which I find so annoying. My town's library sale is small and the room is small and I hate being crammed in there with the dealers.
I arrived at 7:20pm to an almost full parking lot. Some dealers were loading in multiple boxes into their cars, and getting ready to leave (already!). When I walked in there were perhaps only twenty adults and three or four children. It was very calm and peaceful, to my amazement.
Every book was 50 cents. The main focus for adults books was on paperbacks and it was advertised as a "paperback book sale". However the children's section had hardbacks as well.
I headed right to the art section as I wanted to see if they had any fine art history books or books on collage. There were no art books there at all. However a dealer was in that spot culling his selections and was dumping business books in the art section. Groan.
So I went to the children's section. I was surprised to see more children's books than I had ever seen before, at this library sale. They had hundreds of toddler books and lots of regular picture books. I saw Five in a Row titles and classics and popular good books by great authors. I saw many of my favorites there which we already own so I left them there. They also had loads of the Dr. Seuss type books. There were also American Girl books there. There were tons of animal books, dinosaurs, lizards, etc. I left so much there as we already own enough of that stuff so I don't even look at them any more lest I be temped to buy them, ha ha.
All the books were donated from private people and many of the children's books were in like new condition or are barely used.
They had lots and lots of beginning readers and I was impressed with the quality such as nonfiction science and nonfiction history leveled readers (level 1, Level 2, etc.). They had a ton of Boxcar Children books and Magic Tree House and lots of the other popular series books. There was a stack of Nancy Drew and also Hardy Boys. There were still many history and science books. There were maze books and activity puzzle books. I saw lots of classics as well (Mark Twain, etc.) and lots of teen fiction too (all the summer reading book list books are there). Of course there were hundreds of twaddle selections including Baby Sitters Club and Goosebumps.
The biography section (adult) did have books for children/teens also.
The children at the sale were looking for Juney B. Jones books and two boys were looking for Animorph books. Another boy came and wanted only Goosebumps books. A girl was looking for quite some time but was not finding anything she wanted to read.
I was saddened to hear a mother tell her son (about age 7) that he picked out too many books and that he'd have to put some back. You cannot tell me that the family could not afford to buy the small number of books that he wanted. I think every child should have every book they want unless it is twaddle or inappropriate content (especially when the price is just 50 cents).
I overheard a funny conversation between a mother and her son right before I left. He was about 9 or 10 years old and was picking out some real twaddle. He picked one Animorph book out and she asked him to find just one "good fiction" book which she defined as something not like Goosebumps or Animorphs. He was coming up empty handed. There was not much there but I suggested the Redwall books which I saw (but had since been purchased by someone). She had never heard of the Redwall series. I also suggested "Lord of the Rings" and handed that to him but he said "yuck". It was too bad there really was not anything there that was good for a boy of that age left for me to guide them to. Most of the chapter books left at that point were teen-girl oriented. There were not even any historical fiction books that were any good left. This is a common dilemma in the book world, finding chapter books for boys of that age which are not pure garbage yet are not the older classics (which there were none of left either).
I made sure to check the other 'adult' sections as well such as biography (which had 'juvenile' biography), classics, literature, history, science, nature, and health.
They had probably 300 VHS videos all for 50 cents, loads of Thomas the Tank Engine and other preschool type videos. Tons of Disney VHS and other G rated movies. I didn't see any videos that I wanted to buy.
There were a few boxes of adult audio books as well. I found a set of four dramaticized radio shows based on classic literature books.
One funny thing was I put a box of books down at the cashier's desk and went back to get the other box. When I went to pay I saw a book on top of my box which I didn't pick out to purchase. I said, "This isn't my book." Then I realized that maybe it would be a good book. It was fiction novel, one of the Oprah Book Club books that I had never heard of. I wondered if there was some reason that someone would have put this in my box and maybe there was something in it that I should read (was that God's way of telling me I am meant to read it or something?). The cashier said it was a very good story so I bought it.
I found more books than I had anticipated. I chose 126 books for a cost of $63. I am a sucker for a bargain. It is just so tempting for me to buy a book because it is 50 cents so I end up buying a lot. To justify this I make the comparison that if I had purchased four new hardback picture books it would have cost me about $80. So to spend $63 on 126 books is not too bad. And after all, it is a fundraiser for the library. And if I don't like them I can donate them back to the library and could get a tax write-off for the donation (if we made any income and were paying income taxes).
The books filled four small boxes. When I got home I brought them right into the house. I sat in the family library and sorted them by category onto the coffee table. My sons were thrilled to see some of the books I found and they immediately picked some to start reading. This is the first time that they have done this and it made my heart sing! This is what I have always wanted for my children.
That night both of my sons stayed up reading after we tucked them into bed. My older son ended up staying up until 1:30am reading. (I was fast asleep and didn't know that was going on.) We know this because at 1:30am he woke up my husband to complain he was still awake and lonely and didn't like being the last one in the house who was awake, so he wanted to come into our bed to sleep with us. (I was so tired I didn't even hear him and I didn't even know that indeed he was in our bed until I woke up in the morning.)
Today I am sorting the books. I will put them into my Excel spreadsheet and then will sort them and put some on shelves and will put others away, the ones which are to read when they are older. Once they are in the spreadsheet it is easy to copy the data to share with you on my blog.
Here is the list of books that I purchased at this sale. There may be a few missing because my children took some to read and ran off with them before I could catalogue them.
code: pb=papberback book; hb=hardback book
Cat's Cradle, Jacob's Ladder, Eiffel Tower, Cup & Saucer, Witch's Broom A book of string figures Anne Akers Johnson activities pb spiral
Metropolitan Museum of Art art songbook pb
The Autobiography of Mark Twain Charles Neider autobiography pb
Fiction Chapter Books/Juvenile Fiction
A Rat's Tale Tor Seidler chapter book fiction pb
Danger on Midnight River Gary Paulsen chapter book fiction pb
Harris and Me Gary Paulsen chapter book fiction pb
Junior Great Books Series 7 The Great Books Foundation chapter book fiction pb
Jurassic Park the Junior Novelization Gail Herman chapter book fiction pb
Magic Tree House #6: Afternoon on the Amazon Mary Pope Osborne chapter book fiction pb
Magic Tree House #7 Sunset of the Sabertooth Mary Pope Osborne chapter book fiction pb
Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry chapter book fiction pb
Redwall with full color illustrations Brian Jacques chapter book fiction pb
Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor chapter book fiction pb
Star Wars Journal Hero For Hire Han Solo chapter book fiction pb
Star Wars Missions #10 Showdown in Mos Eisley Ryder Windham chapter book fiction pb
Star Wars Missions #11 Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids ryder Windham chapter book fiction pb
Star Wars Missions #12 The Vactooine Disaster Ryder Windham chapter book fiction pb
Star Wars Missions #13 Ryder Windham chapter book fiction pb
Star Wars Missions #14 Ryder Windham chapter book fiction pb
Star Wars Missions #6 The Search for Grubba the Hutt Ryder Windham chapter book fiction pb Star Wars Missions #7 Ithorian Invasion ryder Windham chapter book fiction pb
Star Wars Queen of the Empire Paul Davids chapter book fiction pb
Taggerung (Redwall series) Brian Jacques chapter book fiction pb
The Bellmaker (Redwall series) Brian Jacques chapter book fiction pb
The Dragons of Blueland Ruth Stiles Gannett chapter book fiction pb
Dinotopia River Quest John Vornholt chapter book ficton pb
Magic School Bus Chapter book #3 The Wild Whale Watch Eva Moore chapter book science pb
Heidi Johanna Spyri classic chapter book pb
Shane Jack Schaefer classic chapter book pb
Ethan Frome Edith Wharton classic fiction pb
Radiobooks: David Copperfield Tape 4 Radiobooks classic fiction cassette
Radiobooks: Lost Horizon Radiobooks classic fiction cassette
Radiobooks: The Pit and the Pendulum & The Tell Tale Heart Radiobooks classic fiction cassette Radiobooks: Treasure Island Radiobooks classic fiction cassette
The Mysterious Adventures of Shirlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic fiction pb
The Power and the Glory Graham Greene classic fiction pb
To Have and to Have Not Ernest Hemingway classic fiction pb
Education//Education Reform
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
Other People's Children Cultural Conflict in the Classroom Lisa Delpit education teaching pb
Books for me
Fall on Your Knees Ann-Marie MacDonald fiction adult pb
Art Appreciation or Art History
Joseph Koudelka (famous photographer's works)
Horse Paintings 30 full color postcards to keep or send (fine art paintings)
Mainstreams of Modern Art second edition John Canaday fine art pb
Foreign Language Books
Annotated Chinese Proverbs Foreign Language Press foreign language Chinese pb
The Cat in the Hat Dictionary in French Beginner Book Dr. Seuss foreign language French hb
Langenscheidt's German English Dictionary Langenscheidt foreign language german pb
See It and Say it in Italian Margarita Madrigal foreign language Italian pb
Japanese picture book foreign language Japanese board
Spanish Stories
Angel Flores foreign language Spanish pb
Amazing Facts about Australia Discover and Learn Volume 8 Steve Parish geography Australia pb
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book Susan M. Love M.D. health medical pb
Let's be safe Benjamin Darling health safety hb
Historical Fiction Chapter Books
Dear America: The Great Railroad Race The Diary of Libby West Utah Territory, 1868 Kristiana Gregory historical fiction US History hb
Early Thunder Jean Fritz historical fiction US History pb
The Valley of the Far Side Gary Larson humor comic pb
Language Arts
Mensa Publications presents world puzzles for language geniuses 200 mind-numbing & bewitching brain teasers Mensa Publications Language Arts puzzles pb
Writing Down the Bones Natalie Goldberg Language Arts writing composition pb
Cricket magazine Feb 1993 literature magazine pb
Red Scarf Girl A Memoir of the cultural revolution Ju-Li Jiang memoir history pb
The Road from Coorain Jill Ker Conway memoir pb
Under the Tuscan Sun Frances Mayes
Go In and Out the Window an illustrated songbook for young people
Jimmy Buffett Live by the Bay (concert VHS) Jimmy Buffett music VHS
Non-fiction, adult
All my patients are under the bed Dr. Louis J. Camuti nonfiction cat pb
At Home in the Woods Vena & Bradford Angier nonfiction nature pb
We Like it Wild nonfiction nature pb
Picture Books, Children
Arthur's Chicken Pox Marc Brown picture book fiction pb
Arthur's Thanksgiving Marc Brown picture book fiction pb
Arthur's Tooth Marc Brown picture book fiction pb
Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear Nancy White Carlstrom picture book fiction pb
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile Tomie dePaola picture book fiction pb
Charlie Needs a Cloak Tomie dePaola picture book fiction pb
Dick Whittington and His Cat Marcia Brown picture book fiction pb
Dinotopia Pop-up Book James Gurney picture book fiction pb
Goggles! Ezra Jack Keats picture book fiction pb
Hildilid's Night Cheli Duran Ryan picture book fiction pb
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? Nancy White Carlstrom picture book fiction pb
Maggie and the Pirate Ezra Jack Keats picture book fiction pb
Mr. Gumpy's Outing John Burningham picture book fiction pb
Old Black Fly Jim Ayelsworth picture book fiction pb
One Fine Day Nonny Hogrogian picture book fiction pb
The Berenstain Bears and too much Junk Food Stan & Jan Berenstain picture book fiction pb
The Boats on the River Marjorie Flack picture book fiction pb
The Missing Piece Shel Silverstein picture book fiction hb
The Remarkable Farkle McBride John Lithgow picture book fiction pb
The Sky Dog Brinton Turkle picture book fiction pb
Whistle for Willie Ezra Jack Keats picture book fiction pb
Non-fiction, children , other
Guiness World Records 2003
Guiness World Records picture book nonfiction hb
The Great Kapok Tree: a tale of the amazon rain forest Lynne Cherry picture book rainforest pb
Photoanalysis psychology photography pb
Puzzle Books
Usborne Superpuzzles advanced level map & maze puzzles Sarah Dixon consumable pb
Fun with Scripture lectionary word searches and bible crossword puzzles Jim & Audrey religion, puzzles pb
Mammal: Eyewitness books Steve Parker science animal hb
Butterflies: A First Discovery Book Gallimard Jeunesse science butterflies hb
Welcome to the Sea of Sand Jane Yolen science desert pb
T-Rex The Ultimate Guide Discovery Channel science dinosaurs VHS
Elecrticity Eyewitness Science Book Steve Parker science electricity hb
Fawcett Columbine science horses postcards
Living Anatomy a photographic atlas of muscles in action and surface contours R.D. Lockhart science human body pb
The Kids' Book of Kaleidoscopes Carolyn Bennett science kaleidoscopes pb
Mickey's Magnet Franklyn M Branley science magnet pb
The Reason for a flower Ruth Heller science plants pb
Pond Life: A Golden Guide George K. Reid science pond pb
The Shaman's Apprentice: a tale of the amazon rain forest Lynne Cherry science rainforest pb
The Magic School Bus Hello Out There a sticker book about the solar system Scholastic science solar system pb
Disaster Science klutz science weather pb spiral
My Favorite Football Stories Red Grange sports pb
Star Wars Episode I Incredible Cross Sections DK Publishing Star Wars movies hb
Star Wars Episode I The Visual Dictionary DK Publishing Star Wars movies hb
US History or US Geography
Alaska a travel survival kit Lonely Planet travel Alaska pb
The Wild West Mike Stotter US History 1800s hb
The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells An Intimate Portrait of the Activist as a young woman Miriam Decosta-Willis US History civil rights pb
Paper Soldiers of the Civil War Volume 1: soldiers of 1861 Alan Archambault US History civil war pb
Yes & Know Civil War 1861-1865 Book 2 Clarie B. Lenkoff US History civil war pb
Mount Vernon Virginia an illustrated handbook Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union US History Mount Vernon pb
Portraits of Native Americans: Library of Congress a book of postcards Edward S. Curtis US History Native American postcards
New Orleans facts and legends Raymond J. Martinez
How to work with tools and wood Robert Campbells woodworking
World History
Hammond Historical Atlas of the World newly revised edition Hammond world history atlas pb
The World's Great Circus Merrimack Publishing world history circus pb
Lost Country Life How English country folk lived, worked, threshed, thatched, rolled fleece, milled corn, brewe mead… Dorothy Hartley world history England pb
Castles Rupert Matthews world history Medieval pb
Cut & Assemble a Medieval Castle a full-color model of Caernarvon Castle in Wales A.G. Smith world history Medieval pb
The Middle Ages A History of Britain Tim Wood world history Medieval pb
Scottish Battles Georgeana Phillips world history Scotland pb
The Titanic: The Extraordinary story of the "unsinkable" ship Geoff Tibballs world history Titanic pb
The Third Millennium a history of the world: AD 2000-3000
Other Notes
Some of the chapter books, specifically the Star Wars series books and the Jurassic Park book may be considered twaddle. However, my sons are huge Star Wars fans so I am pleased to have discovered these books for them.
My younger son (aged 5.5) is reading chapter books with ease. He no longer wants to read picture books. I am trying to figure out a way to encourage him to read more picture books, or perhaps that may only be done as read-aloud's from me. My younger son's reading ability and decoding is surpassing my 8.5 year old son's decoding ability. Both children are actually on a roll with reading Calvin and Hobbes books. My older son has trouble decoding some of the very big words which I consider high school level words, some with Latin roots and irregular phonics patterns (i.e. psychology). However my younger son doesn't always understand the meaning of a word but keeps reading on and doesn't say he doesn't understand a word (unless I ask because the word is so mature that I would be surprised if he knew the meaning).
The foreign language adult level books are very old and the paper is foxed and fragile. I plan to use these to make art projects with.
I was pleased to find Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book as I didn't own it previously and it was the book which was most highly recommended to me by doctors during my mother's Breast Cancer treatment. Since I am now at an increased risk for getting Breast Cancer I need to increase my own awareness and knowledge about breast health (beyond breastfeeding and lactation information).
I was happy to find two books by Bradford Angier as he is a favorite author of my 95.5 year old grandmother and I had not read his books. The two Angier books I bought were in the nature section and are about leaving city life to live in the wilderness in a self-sufficient way. I love reading books about that.
I was happy to find a full color illustrated version of Redwall (which we haven't read yet) and also two of the sequels which we don't yet own. I am trying to collect the full series.
The book count in my Excel spreadsheet now is at 4354.
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Twinkies won't die that easily after all.
Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union will go into mediation to try and resolve their differences, meaning the company won't go out of business just yet. The news came Monday after Hostess moved to liquidate and sell off its assets in bankruptcy court citing a crippling strike last week.
The bankruptcy judge hearing the case said Monday that the parties haven't gone through the critical step of mediation and asked the lawyer for the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, which has been on strike on Nov. 9, to ask his client, who wasn't present, if the union would agree to participate. The judge noted that the bakery union went on strike after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, even though it never filed an objection to it.
"Many people, myself included, have serious questions as to the logic behind this strike," said Judge Robert Drain, who heard the case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York in White Plains, N.Y. "Not to have gone through that step leaves a huge question mark in this case."
Hostess and the union are expected to begin the mediation process on Tuesday.
Irving, Texas-based Hostess, weighed down by debt, management turmoil, rising labor costs and the changing tastes of America, decided on Friday that it no longer could make it through a conventional Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring. Instead, it's asked the court for permission to sell assets and go out of business.
But Rayburn wasn't able to reach a deal with the bakery union, which went on strike Nov. 9. Rayburn said that Hostess was already operating on razor thin margins and that the strike was the final blow.
The company's announcement on Friday that it would move to liquidate prompted people across the country to rush to stores and stock up on their favorite Hostess treats. Many businesses reported selling out of Twinkies within hours and the spongy yellow cakes turned up for sale online for hundreds of dollars.
Even if Hostess goes out of business, its popular brands will likely find a second life after being snapped up by buyers. The company says several potential buyers have expressed interest in the brands. Although Hostess' sales have been declining in recent years, the company still does about $2.5 billion in business each year. Twinkies along brought in $68 million so far this year.


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Tis the season for butternut squash soup, pumpkin pie, apple sauce, sweet potato souffle and candied yams. These sweet vegetables are great for side dishes, the main course or even dessert. One that has been a focus of my attention lately is the spaghetti squash.
Also known as noodle squash, I love this food because its so versatile there are plenty of recipes built around the vegetable itself, but it also can be used as a substitute for potatoes or pasta for a less starchy, gluten-free alternative in your recipes. When cooked, the strands or noodles of the squash have an al dente texture similar to spaghetti, so it makes a great bedding for meatballs, grilled chicken or roasted vegetables, but with much lower carbohydrate and calorie counts.
How to shop for it: Spaghetti squash is a winter squash that is currently in season and stores well through the winter months. It ranges in color from ivory to yellow to orange. The darker the hue, the higher the beta carotene content, which has antioxidant properties. Around New Jersey, you can find spaghetti squash at most grocery stores, but the best tasting ones will most definitely be stacked on the shelves of your local farm stand or farmers market.
How to prepare it: Spaghetti squash can be roasted, steamed, boiled or microwaved. I find that the easiest, most delicious way to cook with the squash is to slice it in half length-wise, scoop out the seeds, drizzle it with olive oil, toss a couple of cloves of crushed garlic into the center, and roast it cut side-down, covered with tin foil, in a 400-degree oven for about 20 minutes. You can tell the squash is done when the skin starts to soften. Just turn it over and scrape the insides out with a fork, which will pull out like long noodle strands.
At this point, you can use the cooked strands as you would pasta. My favorite way to prepare the squash is to take the noodles and toss them in a hot skillet with butter, garlic, lemon juice and capers. Just a few minutes in the skillet is enough to coat the squash in the juices and flavors (as the squash is already cooked). Top it with fresh grated Parmesan, and youll have yourself a lovely, healthy dinner that speaks to the season. Heres my recipe:
2 large spaghetti squash
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons capers, drained
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
4 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
» Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut both squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the squash cut side down on a baking sheet and cover with aluminum foil.
» Roast in the oven until the rind is soft, about 20 minutes. Scrape the flesh out with a fork and reserve. In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter until golden.
» Add the capers and cook, stirring, until tender. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley.
» Add the squash noodles and stir to coat with the juices. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Stefanie Angstadt is a blogger, farmer and food enthusiast who grew up in New Jersey. To read Stefanie's blog, visit www.happybeets.com.


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Wife, mother, grandmother, conservationist, businesswoman, philanthropist, First Lady.
Lady Bird Johnson holds claim to all of those titles and more.
All her life, Mrs. Johnson has brought beauty to her sprawling family, to the Texas Hill Country she loves, and to the nation that loves her.
She inspired the passage of the Beautification Act of 1965–a bill her husband called a "gift" to his wife–which cemented environmentalism as a top priority in the United States. Married for four decades to one of the most powerful men in the world, Mrs. Johnson juggled extraordinarily demanding jobs as her husband's closest advisor as he rose from Congressman to Senator to Vice President to President and as mother to daughters Lynda Bird and Luci Baines. After her husband's death, she spent the next three and a half decades solidifying all that she had laid in place during their marriage.
Today, Lady Bird Johnson's legacy lives on in the millions of blooms planted in the nation's capital, in the sweeping banks of wildflowers lining U.S. highways, and in the charm of Austin's revitalized Town Lake. An equally lasting legacy is her extraordinary family—Lynda Johnson Robb and her husband Charles; Luci Baines Johnson and her husband Ian Turpin; six granddaughters and one grandson; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Johnson was born Claudia Alta Taylor in the East Texas town of Karnack on December 22, 1912. Her father, Thomas Jefferson Taylor, was owner of a general store. Her mother, Minnie Pattillo Taylor, died when Claudia was five years old, leaving the little girl and her two older brothers, Tommy and Tony, in the care of their father and their Aunt Effie. Legend has it that a nursemaid said Claudia was "as purty as a lady bird"; the sweet nickname suited her and stuck for life.
Mrs. Johnson graduated from Marshall High School in 1928 and attended Saint Mary's Episcopal School for Girls in Dallas from 1928 to 1930. She then entered The University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1933 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and in 1934, with a Bachelor of Journalism with honors.
She met the tall, ambitious man whom she would marry when he was a Congressional secretary visiting Austin on official business. Lyndon Baines Johnson courted Lady Bird Taylor with all the single-minded energy he would later bring to elected office. They were engaged just seven weeks after their first date and married in November 1934. Mrs. Johnson recalled that "sometimes Lyndon simply [took] your breath away." Her life with Lyndon Johnson was one of such achievement in politics, business and philanthropy it left those around them breathless, too.
Mrs. Johnson was independently a successful businesswoman. In 1943, Mrs. Johnson bought a failing low-power daytime-only Austin radio station with an inheritance from her mother. Armed with her journalism degree and a tireless work ethic, she took a hands-on ownership role, selling advertising, hiring staff, and even cleaning floors. Over time, her Austin broadcasting company grew to include an AM and FM radio station and a television station, all bearing the same call letters: KTBC. The family later expanded the LBJ holdings to stations in Waco and Corpus Christi and a cable television system. After selling the television station in 1972 and the cable system in the early '90s, the family grew their radio interests in Austin to include six stations. Mrs. Johnson stayed actively involved in the LBJ Holding Company well into her eighties.
Lady Bird Johnson is probably best known for her support of her husband's career. When Lyndon Johnson volunteered for the U.S. Navy in World War II, Mrs. Johnson ran his Congressional office, serving constituents' needs in every way except voting. Her support for her husband's political career continued throughout his years in government. She campaigned actively for his race for the Congress, Senate, vice presidency and presidency. In 1960, covered 35,000 miles for the Kennedy/Johnson ticket, and in 1964, she campaigned independently on a whistle-stop train throughout the South for the Johnson/Humphrey ticket. President Johnson paid her the highest of compliments, saying he thought that the voters "would happily have supported her over me."
Lady Bird Johnson stood by her husband on the fateful November day in 1963 when Lyndon Johnson became the 36th President of the United States after the assassination of John Kennedy. Her official White House biography notes that her gracious personality and Texas hospitality did much to heal the pain of those dark days. She created a First Lady's Committee for a More Beautiful Capital and then expanded her program to include the entire nation. She was also highly involved in the President's War on Poverty, focusing in particular on Project Head Start for preschool children.
While President Johnson was still in office, Mrs. Johnson played a key role in the plans to build the LBJ Library and Museum and the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, Texas. The Library is in the process of building the Lady Bird Johnson Center, consisting of educational classrooms and outdoor landscaping. After the Johnsons' White House years ended in 1969, Mrs. Johnson authored A White House Diary, a memoir that drew on her considerable skills as a writer and historian. "I was keenly aware that I had a unique opportunity, a front row seat, on an unfolding story and nobody else was going to see it from quite the vantage point that I saw it." She also co-authored Wildflowers Across America with Carlton Lees.
In December 1972, President and Mrs. Johnson gave the LBJ Ranch house and surrounding property to the people of the United States as a national historic site.
On her 70th birthday in 1982, Mrs. Johnson founded the National Wildflower Research Center, a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to the preservation and re-establishment of native plants in natural and planned landscapes. She donated funding and 60 acres of land in Austin to establish the organization. In December 1997, the property was renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in honor of Mrs. Johnson's 85th birthday. In 2006, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center became a part of The University of Texas at Austin, guaranteeing its permanent place in the national landscape—and ensuring that Lady Bird Johnson's name will live on in the hearts of Americans.
Austin TX–As a child, Lady Bird Johnson paddled in the dark bayous of Caddo Lake in East Texas, under ancient cypress trees decorated with Spanish moss. The sense of place that came from being close to the land never left her. She would devote much of her life to preserving it.
As she was growing up, earning her degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and tending to the many duties as wife of a rising political star, Mrs. Johnson often noted the impact that natural beauty had on her life. But she was First Lady of the nation before she was able to translate her love for the land into national policy. Once started, she amassed a lifetime of achievement as the Environmental First Lady.
Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall credits several trips to the American West, the Rocky Mountains and Utah with igniting Mrs. Johnson's interest in conservation. In 1964, when she visited Indian reservations and dedicated the Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah, she told audiences that natural beauty, was their greatest resource and must be protected.
Right after the 1964 election, she decided that "the whole field of conservation and beautification" had the greatest appeal to her. Soon after that, she was urging her husband to see what could be done about junkyards along the nation's highways.
Today, perhaps most people think of Lady Bird Johnson as the reason why we see wildflowers blooming along the nation's highways and fewer junkyards and billboards. The Beautification Act of 1965 was one tangible result of Mrs. Johnson's campaign for national beautification. Known as "Lady Bird's Bill" because of her active support, the legislation called for control of outdoor advertising, including removal of certain types of signs along the nation's Interstate system and the existing federal-aid primary system. It also required certain junkyards along Interstate or primary highways to be removed or screened and encouraged scenic enhancement and roadside development.
It is part of that legacy that today the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 requires that at least 0.25 of 1 percent of funds expended for landscaping projects in the highway system be used to plant native flowers, plants and trees.
The term beautification concerned Mrs. Johnson, who feared it was "cosmetic" and "trivial." She emphasized that it meant much more—"clean water, clean air, clean roadsides, safe waste disposal and preservation of valued old landmarks as well as great parks and wilderness areas." Meg Greenwood, writing in the Reporter, noted the "deceptively sweet and simple-sounding name of 'beautification'."
Mrs. Johnson made it her mission to call attention to the natural beauty of the nation, and one of her most important efforts was in Washington, D.C., which was much in need of a facelift.
In 1964 Mrs. Johnson formed the Committee for a More Beautiful Capital, responding to Mary Lasker's suggestion that she make Washington, D.C., a "garden city" and a model for the rest of the nation. Soon afterward Mrs. Lasker, a philanthropist who lobbied for medical research as well as for natural beauty and Mrs. Johnson founded the Society for a More Beautiful National Capital, which received private donations for the project. The first planting took place on the mall where Mrs. Johnson planted pansies. She then planted azaleas and dogwood in the Triangle at Third and Independence Avenue and ended her first planting effort at a public housing project.
Mrs. Johnson enlisted a stellar team to attack the issue, including Nash Castro, White House liaison for the National Park Service, philanthropist Laurance S. Rockefeller, Kathleen Louchheim, an Assistant Secretary of State and leader among Democratic women, and many others.
Mrs. Johnson's view of this project went far beyond planting daffodil bulbs. She was concerned with pollution, urban decay, recreation, mental health, public transportation and the crime rate. The Committee agreed to plant flowers in triangle parks all over the city, to give awards for neighborhood beautification, and to press for the revitalization of Pennsylvania Avenue and the preservation of Lafayette Park. The Committee also generated enormous donations of cash and azaleas, cherry trees, daffodils, dogwood and other plants in evidence today in Washington's lovely parks and green spaces. Perhaps most importantly, Mrs. Johnson's effort prompted businesses and others to begin beautification efforts in low-income neighborhoods hidden from the much-visited tourist attractions.
One of her key efforts was an effort to clean up trash and control rats in the Shaw section of Washington. That developed into Project Pride, which enlisted Howard University students and high school students to clean up neighborhoods. Mrs. Johnson funded the project with a $7,000 grant from the Society for a More Beautiful Capital.
Later, Mrs. Johnson was a key player in the White House Conference on Natural Beauty that convened in May 1966, and was coordinated by Laurance S. Rockefeller. She opened the conference with a question: "Can a great democratic society generate the drive to plan, and having planned, execute projects of great natural beauty?" The conference sparked similar local conferences and added momentum to the national conservation movement.
One result was the President's Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty, chaired by Vice President Hubert Humphrey, another vehicle for spreading the conservation message and encouraging such local efforts as anti-litter campaigns.
President Johnson also issued a proclamation declaring 1967 a "Youth Natural Beauty and Conservation Year." The Johnsons opened the year with a press conference honoring youth leaders at the LBJ Ranch.
One method Mrs. Johnson employed in her beautification campaign was to call attention to important sites by visiting those places with the media in tow. She visited historic sites, national parks, and scenic areas, usually accompanied by Nash Castro of the National Park Service, a number of dignitaries and the media. Her nine beautification trips included Virginia historic places, the Hudson River in New York, Big Bend National Park and the California Redwoods, among others.
Mrs. Johnson's views, expressed in letters and conversations, had influence in preventing the construction of dams in the Grand Canyon and in creating Redwoods National Park.
That the Johnson Administration was the most active in conservation since the time of Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt is largely due to Mrs. Johnson. Among the major legislative initiatives were the Wilderness Act of 1964, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program and many additions to the National Park system, a total of 200 laws relevant to the environment.
The President thanked his wife for her dedication on July 26, 1968, after signing the Department of the Interior Appropriations Bill. He presented her with 50 pens used to sign some 50 laws relating to conservation and beautification and a plaque that read: "To Lady Bird, who has inspired me and millions of Americans to try to preserve our land and beautify our nation. With love from Lyndon."
Just before President Johnson left office, Columbia Island in the Potomac River was renamed Lady Bird Johnson Park. Starting in 1969, she served on the Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments.
After leaving Washington, Mrs. Johnson focused her effort on Texas. She was the leading force behind Austin's beautiful hike and bike trail that winds more than 10 miles around the Town Lake portion of the Colorado River, graced with blooming native trees and plants. "She'll say she got on a moving train, but she had the leadership to say it could be a jewel," said Carolyn Curtis, a close family friend. "Now it is the meeting point of all of Austin…It brought in the Hyatt and the Four Seasons. She was the one with that vision."
For 20 years, starting in 1969, she encouraged the beautification of Texas highways by personally giving awards to the highway districts that used native Texas plants and scenery to the best advantage. Her focus was on the ecological advantages as well as the beauty of native plants—a passion that would lead her to create the National Wildflower Research Center in 1982 on the occasion of her 70th birthday.
Mrs. Johnson enlisted her friend, actress Helen Hayes, and made a personal contribution of $125,000 and 60 acres east of Austin to start the center, which grew into an organization of more than 13,000 members. The Center soon became a national leader in research, education and projects that encouraged the use of wildflowers.
Several years later, Mrs. Johnson foresaw the need for a larger site and located a lovely 43-acre piece of land in the Hill Country of Southwest Austin on which to erect a permanent building. The new Center opened in 1995. In 1998, it was renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Now, with 279 acres, more than 700 plant species on display, and a fully developed education program for children and adults, the Wildflower Center's influence is strong across the nation.
With its mission of increasing the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants and landscapes, the Center works to teach everyone how these plants conserve water, minimize the use of fertilizers and insecticides that pollute the atmosphere and convey a unique sense of place.
"It is not just one organization, one location," said Mrs. Johnson's daughter, Luci Baines Johnson. "It is a philosophy that will endure long after my mother is not here, and I think there is no legacy she would more treasure than to have helped people recognize the value in preserving and promoting our native land."
In an article in the Organization of American Historians' Magazine of History, Historian Rita G. Koman said, "Lady Bird Johnson's legacy was to legitimize environmental issues as a national priority. The attitudes and policies she advanced have shaped the conservation and preservation policies of the environmental movement since then," Koman continued.
Lewis L. Gould, University of Texas professor and author of Lady Bird Johnson and the Environmental Movement, wrote in his preface: "If a man in the 1960s had been involved with an environmental movement such as highway beautification, had changed the appearance of a major American city, had addressed the problems of black inner-city youth and had campaigned tirelessly to enhance national concern about natural beauty, no doubts would be raised that he was worthy of biographical and scholarly scrutiny. Lady Bird Johnson's accomplishments as a catalyst for environmental ideas during the 1960s and thereafter entitle her to an evaluation of what she tried to do and what she achieved."


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Hope they paid a fortune for it. (Four 1st Rounds straight up)
What would you do if we let the Browns sign Flacco?
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 08:10 PM
Never heard of these rumors.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 08:12 PM
Add Joe Thomas and Joe Haden and we can talk.
Hope they paid a fortune for it. (Four 1st Rounds straight up)
#FlaccoProBowl2014 (Aug 2014 prediction)
Win or lose, I believe.
PS4 is WOW!
Posted 06 February 2013 - 08:16 PM
I'd demand the Ravens Front Office undergo drug, alcohol and psychological testing to ensure they hadn't fried every last brain cell. Flacco going to the Browns? Flacco going anywhere but Owings Mills to train for next year? This is wish fulfillment for all the second-run losers in the league praying they had a better FO staff to build their teams. It's in the same class as those bitter Cleveland fans who call the Ravens the "Baltimore Browns" or "Cleveland Ravens". Get out of the past and embrace reality.


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The final season of ABC's LOST kicks off tonight — and star Evangeline Lilly is already looking forward to "dropping off the radar" when all is said and done.
The 30-year-old actress, who plays Kate on the hit show and also recently starred in the Oscar-nominated Hurt Locker, says that her first priority will be focusing on charity work in Rwanda. Speaking at the premiere party for the last series of the drama in Honolulu this weekend, she said: "Acting is something I appreciate, and I think it's been an amazing experience. I'm not passionate about acting the way you probably should be to call yourself an actor."
"I want to have some quiet space… and enjoy a little bit of normalcy again (before deciding what's next)."
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Fans couldn't believe what they were seeing at Michigan Stadium on Sept. 1, 2007.
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It seems like it would be an easy sell, given it's a natural rivalry and all.
But Michigan is offering special packages to help put fans in the Big House for its Aug. 30 opener against Appalachian State.
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Emma Roberts has decided to work at an adult video store. Only temporarily, of course, and just for a role in a movie, but she appears to love it, saying that on her first day, "It was funny. We were all just looking at everything, throwing stuff and yelling, 'What is this? What is this?'"
Roberts' turn as a seller of smut is the basis of Adult World (premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival), which imagines an increasingly familiar scenario of a young, smart college graduate returning home and realizing that she has been mistaken: She can't be anything she wants to be. Or at least, certainly not in this economy. Her character Amy is in the mold of Girls — but where Dunham's commentary on modern 20-something women can be dark, Adult World has some seriously silly moments.
Which is kind of like Roberts herself. At the Babyliss Pro Arts & Cinema Studio where we chatted her up, the pint-sized actress was full of laughter and quick to make a joke about herself. When we told her that her co-star Evan Peters said she was a big goof, she immediately broke into a faux-scandalized grin, sarcastically shocked he would have said such a thing. Her smile was incredible (like a certain other member of her family), but her wry sense of humor felt all her own.
So who is your character in Adult World?
"Her name is Amy. She's coming of age a little later than most people. She's graduating college and really wants to be a famous poet. She thinks that she's the best and realizes that the real world is much harder than she expected. It's harder to get a job, and it's harder to be recognized. She has a hard time coming to terms with that."
As writers, we understand that. The director has said that "a lot of kids are realizing they can't be whatever they want to be." We tell kids they can be whatever they want to be, but do you think that's true in this day and age?
"I think kids can definitely be whatever they want, but if you see someone that's a friend or a family member doing something that they're not good at — it's your duty to tell them. I think people get false expectations about a lot of things. I think that's where my character is. She was raised to believe that she was amazing at everything, only to find that people in the real world think otherwise. She just thinks they're mean, but really... it's a little bit true. She then realizes she needs to find a different path. It's a good lesson in the story. Ultimately, finding something you love and you're good at is the goal; not just doing what you want. If you didn't know you were bad at one thing, you wouldn't necessarily know you were amazing at something else."
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This story reminds us a lot of Girls. There's a young girl who thinks she's going to go to New York and be the next Susan Sontag. Did that influence you at all? Do you watch the show?
"Totally! I mean I love Girls. My life revolves around Girls. I love that Adult World and Girls capture this generation that is very much my generation where everyone is figuring things out a lot later, and having a lot more room for error. I think it makes for interesting stories. I feel like people aren't finding themselves until their late twenties. That's cool in a way. You know, I'm 22 and I know I've changed so much even in the past year when we made this movie. When we made this movie I was going through this transitional where-is-my-life-going stage — which was good for this role. I'm happy to be out of that for the moment, but I'll probably be back in it again soon. For right now I'm pretty good."
There's this term called "manic pixie dream girl" that's a part of film theory. In the early 2000's, people were really interested in the girls like Natalie Portman's character in Garden State, the brilliant underachiever.
"That's so true! There's this middle ground of people that no one's really explored. They're not the smartest, the funniest, the prettiest, but they're not losers. They're in this in-between, which I can totally relate to. You have all the responsibilities of an adult, but people treat you like a kid or vice-versa. It's cool to see that explored on TV and film. That's why I love Girls so much."
Yeah! You used to see these characters like Natalie Portman's who are quirky and seems to have it all together, but things don't always turn out for them.
"I think it's also an exploration of how things don't necessarily turn out the way you expect them to. I think a lot of people have a hard time with that; like this is not how it was supposed to turn out in the journal I wrote when I was 16. People can't get over that sometimes. There are certain things that don't work out and they're always the things that you really wanted, and so instead of having a plan B you spiral into an "oh-no" state. My character in the movie is basically spiraling into the plan B and you watch her trying to figure out what her back up is going to be."
Which lends itself to humorous moments!
"Yeah, of course!"
When you grow up in Hollywood, how does someone date normally or have friendships?
"It's definitely weird. It's hard to meet people, or you meet people you work with, which is always weird. I don't know. I try to keep close to all my friends I've known my whole life and try to meet people through them — friends and romances. I think it's important to be around people you can trust. That's definitely hard to come by, which is why I've had my close friends for years."
How do you stay grounded?
"I like to just have fun, you know, normal stuff. I love to hang with my friends, go to the movies, lay in bed and have a reality TV marathon."
How was it working with the cast?
It was awesome, so fun. Scott Coffey, the director, is one of my best friends now. Evan [Peters] is so great. John Cusak was so awesome to work with. I couldn't have asked for a better cast.
Evan said you were a really big ham on set. He said you were really funny.
"Really? He said that! Oh, I'm gonna slap him. Yeah, we had fun. We were always making fun of each other."


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The average cost of a gallon of gas in Houston on Thursday was $3.56. But some stations around town sold regular gas for 17 cents less.
The following three stations sold gas for less on Thursday, according to www.GasBuddy.com.
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International animal law expert Sabine Brels lectures at Stetson on legal status and treatment of animals
Securing water resources the focus of Stetson's Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture
Stetson Law students and their professor write amicus brief with NWF for U.S. Supreme Court case
Saving hundreds of acres in the Western Everglades was the topic of Oct. 30 biodiversity lecture
Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series presented "Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition" on Oct. 9
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I think I know the theme of this year's U.S. Senate and House campaigns...at least as far as one political party is concerned.
Republican candidates are saying "I won't be a 'rubber-stamp' for President Obama/Nancy Pelosi/Harry Reid". John Raese has hammered it in his campaign ads...and other Republicans are claiming Governor Joe Manchin will only tow the Democratic line if they're elected to the seat long held by the late Robert C. Byrd.
The same is true in the U.S. House election. Republican David McKinley's campaign has, since the May primary ended, been putting out news releases claiming Democrat Mike Oliverio will only vote the Democratic line if he's elected to the first district congressional seat.
I didn't see any of these candidates (and Raese was Byrd's opponent in 2006) denying they would vote with then-President Bush on his goals. It all depends on which party they represent and which voters they're trying to attract to their side.
Some representatives in Congress have occasionally voted opposite of their party's wishes. Ohioan George Voinovich, who is retiring from the Senate after this year, has done so a few times. But largely, Democrats have voted with their party and the same is true with Republicans.
The only reason it's an issue this year is because of major differences, sometimes even within the two parties, on issues like health care and government stimulus/spending programs. Voters will support whichever candidate most closely votes in accordance with their own views, no matter what.
But it's an outcry you will probably see until this year's elections are resolved. And by then, you'll probably be sick of hearing about it.


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Darla Norton brushes one of the cats at the Humane Society of Marathon County in 2013.
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No one is responsible for stray cats almost anywhere in Marathon County while municipalities and the local Humane Society spar over contracts.
The Humane Society of Marathon County offered towns, villages and cities contracts to care for stray cats and other non-dog animals - a service that county government has stopped funding this year. But only one municipality in the county had signed a contract by the Jan. 1 deadline. The town of Franzen, in the southeast corner of the county, will pay $1,200 for stray cats to be held at the Humane Society's Wausau shelter this year. Two cats were housed at ...


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Will dock Venice early October
Could anyone tell me best way to get from dock to Venice(Marco Polo) Airport??
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2nd August 2011, 04:15 PM #1Ship's Cat Member
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What method from Cruise ship to Venice Airport ???
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The best is to take a taxi and its about 5-6 miles.
The cheapest is to take the airport bus from Piazzale Roma, which is adjacent to the cruise terminal accessible by the people mover (cost €1) from outside the terminal.
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Alilaguna boat direct from Stazione Marittima to the airport, via San Marco. Blue Line (linea Blu)
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Use their coach service!
P&O and Princess usually provide a coach service from the dockside to the airport at no charge . The airport has very few seats - we found the concrete ones undercover outside the entrance as good as anything else and a nice refreshing breeze in the midday sun!.Take a drink and snack as the cafe is usually full.
3rd August 2011, 11:02 AM #5
I agree with Brian, the best way is a taxi €45, "door to door" so to speak. Alilaguna boat direct is expensive and at the other end it is atrek to the airport. Buses are the cheapest with the people mover €12 overall for two people but if you are faced with the heat and humidity we had two weeks ago lugging cases any distance is a nono. Cheapest is, of corse a free transfer but that allows that your cruise line will provide it. ....Neil


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March 25, 2010 4:33 pm
Print fades, pixels flourish as Bates curtails print events listing, plugs e-mail
For years, Bates has offered free subscriptions to "Bates Invites You," a printed schedule of public events at Bates. Every month from September through May, the college has mailed and dropped off thousands of copies of the schedule. But this spring, driven audience preference and the need to trim costs and reduce its use of natural resources, the college will significantly reduce the number of schedules it prints and mails.
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Bates, region's arts presenters seek your input regarding cultural events
If you had your druthers, what would be your favorite way to learn about arts and entertainment events in the Lewiston-Auburn region? That's what Bates and a number of local organizations would like to know. And we're hoping you'll tell us.


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