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Our goal for 2007 is recruitment and retention, plus inclusion and participation.
What an Annual Meeting!
I've been to well over a dozen and I've never seen a better, more upbeat, more organized meeting with the greatest of participation and a strong sense of camaraderie.
I'd like to say I had something to do with it, but regardless, whether it was the economic climate, the location, the executive training and seminar content, the provocative and interesting meetings, the high level of speakers, the interest of the manufacturers in their dealers, or CONDEX, it worked and worked well.
The AED staff on the ground at the meeting, led by Janet Dixon and supported by Marcia Arger back in Oak Brook, did an incredible job, highlighting what a well-run professional staff AED has.
Couple that with the dedication and commitment of the volunteer governance led by Dale Leppo, and you have one of the best Annual Meetings in history. The best attendance in many years, the most member companies present, the most meeting and seminar participation, the most attendance at the Inauguration Banquet, one of the largest and most attractive CONDEX exhibits, the huge number of suites, the fabulously well-attended "New Members Reception," and a great spouse registration and turn-out, all contributed.
Speaking of excellence, I can't praise outgoing Chairman Dale Leppo enough. He is a genuine and sincere person, who leads by example in the most unassuming way; whose motives, direction and determination inspire; and who volunteers because he wants to see the best for AED and his fellow members. In the rich tradition of exceptional past AED leaders, Dale stands very tall, and I'm proud to have served under him and thrilled to call him my friend.
As I begin my year as Chairman, I'm so happy and thankful to have such a strong group of officers and directors on the Board. I believe 2007 will be one of the best in history. My year will be highlighted with a continued focus on membership, not only recruitment and retention, but inclusion and participation of the entire membership from our smallest to the largest, whether dealer, manufacturer or service provider. This is the year of the "member."
My introduction by my friend John Zoubek at the Inaugural Banquet followed by a video of me as Mr. Les Vegas was very funny and brought levity to the ceremony. But I want each and every member that was present or is reading this editorial to appreciate my sincere sentiments on what AED is about and why membership involvement is as important to you personally as it is to your company.
Quoting from my speech at the Inaugural Banquet, "AED, built on membership and powered by participation, is as much a journey as it is an organization. It's about helping dealers become more profitable. But it's also about expanding beyond your own four walls, redefining your horizons, sharing with your peers, learning from others, and getting more from your time in this industry than pure financial gain - not that's there's anything wrong with financial gain because active and dedicated membership moves you in that direction as well.
"And, there's more. There is a fulfillment, a satisfaction, and a gain in your personal and professional development that AED makes achievable. As a member, instead of being that little (or big) guy with his small (or big) operation, I found I had the collective power of AED working for me - 1,000 members, representing independent authorized dealers, manufacturers, and service providers.
"At AED, I learned very quickly that my voice, the voice I initially thought would be considered tiny and insignificant, carried every bit as much weight as any other member's voice. Because, regardless of structure or size, we all share the same hurdles, issues, and challenges, albeit in different orders of magnitude."
And, in closing, let me further reiterate that you truly get out of this organization what you put into it, and it's worth it! I can't tell you how many people shared these sentiments with me after my speech. Make this your year to become active at AED!
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Trey Grayson picked up the endorsement of the Conservatives of America. The group was inspired by Ronald Reagan and promotes conservative principles like smaller government, lower taxes and greater fiscal responsibility.
In a news release Conservatives of America calls Rand Paul's views on the War on Terror the deciding factor.
"The issue that underscores the difference between Trey Grayson and his opponent most is the war on terror. Unlike his opponent, Trey Grayson understands the importance of keeping Guantanamo Bay open and the need to remain on the offense in the "War on Terror"… and not allowing Al Qaeda terrorists to return back to the battlefield. There is a reason that former Vice President Dick Cheney has gotten involved in the Kentucky Senate race and endorsed Trey Grayson. Vice President Cheney understands that this is not the time to send another supporter of the Obama Administration's foreign policy to the U.S. Senate. Now is the time for real conservatives in Kentucky to rally behind Trey Grayson."
The group has also endorsed three other conservative candidates in this year's U.S. Senate races: Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida, JD Hayworth of Arizona.
Grayson also picked up endorsements from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the 60 Plus Association.
Rand Paul picked up the endorsement of Cathy Bailey. The prominent Republican fund-raiser from Louisville also served as a U.S. ambassador to Latvia. At one time she was considering a run for the U.S. Senate.
In a news release, Bailey called Paul a "true conservative" that "will not participate in the business-as-usual culture of Washington D.C."
Here are the releases issued by the Grayson and Paul campaigns.
Conservatives of America Endorses Trey Grayson
Conservatives of America today officially endorsed Trey Grayson for election to the U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
"Trey Grayson is a solid conservative who has cut spending in state government, is in opposition to cap-and-trade, is 100% pro-life, is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, and is a strong supporter of securing America's borders," said Bill Murphy, Founder of Conservatives of America. "In addition, Trey Grayson helped write the Kentucky state law which kept ACORN out of Kentucky!"
The issue that underscores the difference between Trey Grayson and his opponent most is the war on terror. Unlike his opponent, Trey Grayson understands the importance of keeping Guantanamo Bay open and the need to remain on the offense in the "War on Terror"… and not allowing Al Qaeda terrorists to return back to the battlefield. There is a reason that former Vice President Dick Cheney has gotten involved in the Kentucky Senate race and endorsed Trey Grayson. Vice President Cheney understands that this is not the time to send another supporter of the Obama Administration's foreign policy to the U.S. Senate. Now is the time for real conservatives in Kentucky to rally behind Trey Grayson.
Conservatives of America has endorsed three strong conservative candidates for the U.S. Senate in 2010: Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida, JD Hayworth of Arizona.
Conservatives of America is a national, grassroots conservative organization dedicated to: reducing the size of government, lowering taxes, promoting fiscal sanity, protecting the Right to Life for the Unborn, preserving the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, having a strong national defense, staying on the offense in the "War on Terror," and securing America's borders. Recently, Conservatives of America has emerged as America's leading conservative organization dedicated to training grassroots conservative activists and the conservative movement.
Find out more at www.conservativesofamerica.com.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Trey Grayson
Florence, Kentucky – Kentucky Secretary of State and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Trey Grayson began a Kentucky First tour across the Commonwealth today during the final week of campaigning before the May 18th Republican primary. The tour includes 38 stops in 30 counties from today through Monday, May 17th.
Campaigning in Ashland, Kentucky, this morning, Trey Grayson commented on his candidacy being endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
"I'm grateful to have the support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its members who share my agenda. I'm running for U.S. Senate, because I'm fed up with the Obama agenda of more government, out-of-control spending, increased deficits and job-killing policies. If I'm elected I will fight for a balanced budget and economic policies that will free small businesses and entrepreneurs to expand their businesses, innovate and create jobs," said Grayson. "I will always put Kentucky first and fight for our priorities, including working to reduce the burdensome national debt that threatens our economic well being now and for future generations."
In the endorsement, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue wrote to Grayson,
"It is the Chamber's goal to help elect a pro-business Congress and work diligently in the interests of businesses large and small to advance legislation that encourages economic growth, job creation and a less intrusive federal government. Your support of pro-business issues earned this endorsement."
60 Plus Association Endorses Trey Grayson
Alexandria, VA – Legendary entertainer Pat Boone, spokesman for a national non-partisan senior citizen group, announced today that Trey Grayson has won the Association's Honorary Guardian of Seniors' Rights award. Grayson is running for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY).
Boone, still performing at concerts, was a recording, movie and TV star second to none in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Boone called Grayson a "fighter for the elderly."
The 60 Plus Association's Guardian Award is presented to Democrats and Republicans in Congress based on their "senior friendly" voting records. The Honorary Award is given to those running for office and is based on their views on seniors' issues.
"Trey Grayson can always be counted on to protect Social Security and Medicare," Boone said. Boone also cited Grayson's pledge to work to repeal the Estate Tax or 'Death Tax' which hurts small businesses and farmers across Kentucky and the country.
In a statement Boone continued "Trey Grayson will be a tax cutter, protecting the pocket books of senior citizens. 60 Plus calls on nearly 5.5 million seniors nationally for support, including nearly 130,000 seniors in the Bluegrass State, so I believe I can speak on behalf of seniors when I say that they can count on Trey Grayson. Clearly, seniors will have no finer friend in the U.S. Senate than Trey Grayson."
Previous award winners include both Kentucky Republican Senators, Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning, as well as Kentucky Republican Reps. Harold Rogers, Ed Whitfield, Geoff Davis, and Brett Guthrie, also including Democrats, Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and Rep. Sanford Bishop of Georgia, the latter a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Boone's wife of 55 years, Shirley, is the daughter of Red Foley, a Grand Ole Opry headliner who had the first platinum record in the 1940's, Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy. Boone had 38 top ten hits over a 50 – year career spanning music, movies, and television.
Cathy Bailey Supports Rand Paul
Ambassador Cathy Bailey issued the following statement regarding her support of Rand Paul:
"I have consistently said that I wanted the Republican Party of Kentucky to nominate a true conservative to replace Senator Jim Bunning in Washington D.C. Like many people, I was originally told things about Rand Paul's views that turned out to be false. The truth is Rand Paul is a true conservative and he will not participate in the business-as-usual culture of Washington D.C. I am confident that he will stand up for fiscal discipline, just as Senator Bunning has done time and again."
"As a former U.S. Ambassador, one of the most important issues to me is foreign policy. After talking with Rand Paul I am persuaded that he has the judgment and conservative values to make sound foreign policy decisions as a member of the U.S. Senate."
"The bottom line for me came in deciding which of these two candidates is strong enough and conservative enough to truly stand against President Obama's liberal agenda, which is pushing the United States down a treacherous path on many fronts. After taking everything into consideration, I, like many other Kentucky Republicans, came to the conclusion that we need Rand Paul in Washington D.C. He is the right man at the right time for Kentucky and for the U.S. Senate."
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Welcome. These photos, which depict scenes and people from the hospital's early years, are from the hospital archives. Most of them were taken by Cobleskill photographer Harold Toles.
Community Hospital of Schoharie County is almost complete, 1956.
Electricians at work, 1955.
Board Member Abraham Kivort helps with the cornerstone, 1955.
"I remember that Board members and other volunteers raked the lawn to plant grass seed." – 1956 Board Member Roger Becker, speaking about the hospital's construction.
The Dedication Ceremony included a community picnic, 1956.
Dedication Ceremony, August 11, 1956.
"I remember it was a bright, sunny day and I was sunburned." – Auxiliary and Board member Mary Phillips (wife of Dr. Seeley Phillips, a 1956 Board member), speaking about the Dedication Ceremony.
Dan Jansen, the hospital's first Administrator, unlocks the front door, August, 11, 1956.
A hospital room as it appeared at the first Open House, August 1956.
X-ray machine, 1956.
Pediatric patient, 1956.
Pennies from schoolchildren – the fundraising didn't stop once the hospital opened.
Marjory Johnson burned the mortgage at the 5th anniversary, August 1961.
Auxiliary members gathered on the lawn, 1961.
Lewis Wilson, Dr. James Drew, and Ted Brinkman break ground for Operation Update, mid-70s.
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MADISON, Wis. -- Nearly half of all voters this fall will have little choice in who represents them in the Wisconsin Legislature.
That's because 55 of 116 legislative seats up for election will be uncontested or lack a major-party challenger, according to a tally by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
This is true even though an unusually large number of incumbents, 29, are leaving the Legislature. Open seats typically invite more competition.
Yet the total number of candidates for state Senate and Assembly -- 246 -- is among the lowest over the last eight elections, the Taxpayers Alliance found.
A lot of factors may dissuade potential candidates from running, including the nasty and expensive nature of campaigns.
But the biggest problem is partisan redistricting, in which the politicians get to redraw the lines of their districts -- essentially picking which communities or parts of communities they want to represent, based on voting patterns.
"Most people would call this a conflict of interest," retiring state Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, said last week. "The Legislature considers it a job perk."
The Republican-run Legislature drew the lines to its advantage following the 2010 census. In many cases, the GOP strategy was to pack as many Democratic-leaning areas of the state into districts the Democrats were likely to win anyway. This left the Republicans with more conservative-leaning voters in the few remaining swings seats, which they now have better odds of winning.
The net effect is fewer competitive seats -- and less choice for voters -- across most of the state.
Twenty-five Democrats and 30 Republicans are virtually assured election this fall because they won't face a major party challenger in the general election. Even the number of third-party and independent candidates is down to its lowest level over the last eight elections.
Cullen points to Beloit as a prime example of rigged redistricting undermining voter choice. The Rock County city used to fall neatly into one Assembly district, along with a few towns in Rock and Walworth counties, Cullen noted. But top GOP lawmakers redrew the lines to break Beloit into two districts, one of which they packed with heavily Democratic neighborhoods.
This gave incumbent Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton, to the east, fewer of Beloit's Democratic voters and more of conservative-leaning Walworth County in her new district, which now leans Republican instead of Democratic.
As a result, both districts will be uncontested in this fall's general election because they're no longer competitive.
Newspaper editorial boards across the state, including the State Journal's, have campaigned for a nonpartisan remapping process. As suggested by Cullen and Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau -- rather than the politicians -- would redraw district lines following the 2020 census. The LRB would be directed to make districts as contiguous as possible, without regard for political or incumbent advantage.
Iowa has found that this nonpartisan model for fair maps costs less, creates more competition and enjoys wide bipartisan support.
Cullen and Schultz are retiring. But the push for nonpartisan redistricting will continue. Voters -- assuming they still have a choice -- should ask their candidates this fall where they stand on this fundamental issue.
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Great to encounter a woman who wants her belly punched. I would be happy to do it for you.ReplyDelete
You're not alone with a belly thing...ReplyDelete
Nice to see you started a blog about this..
I would love to get a chance to abuse your belly until you're gasping for air and holding your stomach curled up at my feet!ReplyDelete
oohh katiecatastrope....the word 'abuse' just turned me on! now my panties are wet and i think i'm gonna have to fuck my self. by the way i just had a new post, you can read it please.ReplyDelete
and thank you for all the comments guys! i love you all.
i want to punch your belly really hard so that i can see u holding your belly in pain after that.ReplyDelete
oohhh yeaaaahh...your hard punch would crush my belly completely...ReplyDelete
I would love to meet you and make you happy. I would also love to have my belly button licked.ReplyDelete
i would love to see your belly pain and your sufferings , i am searching for a girl like you , pls come to video chat with me , i will give my address if you accept my requestReplyDelete
thanks tom, you are nice.ReplyDelete
sure michael...give me your address
How can we be sure you're not a guy. I mean, the way you refer to yourself is sooooo much like a guy posing as a girl. I've been into this scene for decades and can usually tell. Big difference how female relate to stomach pain fantasies and guys.ReplyDelete
yeah, you are not the first one to tell. i am so girly outside but almost 100% a guy inside. i have men's fantasy. i describe my fantasy in man language. i love my physic as a woman, and i always wanna be a man that can give what my body wants from a man. for emotional relationship, i never love a guy. i always love women. but for sex, i always prefer men, especially for belly punching. hopefully that'll explain.ReplyDelete
oh and btw, all of the photos in this blog are mine. that woman is me.ReplyDelete
OMG... I'd love to punch your tummy and watch you gasp and fall to the ground!! BTW - you are INCREDIBLY hot!!!ReplyDelete
I'd love pefurar your belly with great pleasure, felt painReplyDelete
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i would love 2 punch u in the stomach, get u hung up on my shoulder and then push up with my left hand while i continuing punching u with my rightReplyDelete
Perhaps we can meet up one day, Belly Punched. I would be happy to give you what you desire. I live here in Richmond, Virginia USA; if you want to talk more then just email me at firstname.lastname@example.com . I will talk to you later! Have a Happy Holiday!ReplyDelete
Belly punched, I want to punch you in the stomach so hard that will make you puke all over.ReplyDelete
I am a Male who would desperately love to be belly punched be a Woman, especially while being held by another Woman. Any takers?ReplyDelete


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> First I'd get my eyes checked, ....
You're apparently missing the point. I didn't mention
that incident because it's cute; I mentioned it because
it carries implications about the human reading process.
Previously on the TypeDesign list:
The other day I saw this wall callendar with an old
b&w photo of a city skyline with its ship docks in the
foreground. I first glanced at it in passing, and read
the title of the calendar as "Los Angeles" (which is the
area I live in). I looked at it again a minute later, and
was shocked to realize that it actually said "Ocean Liners"!
It was set in all-caps, and this tells me that in the absence
of a familiar bouma (word-shape) -which is what lc letters are
much better at providing- our brain reads all the available
letters in parallel (or as much as possible) and tries to put
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I have often wondered how and sometimes if, I would enjoy collecting stamps if I had unlimited resources and a stamp collecting budget that would rival the legendary collectors of the past.
Not too long ago while in Louisville, I saw a stamp club program given by a noted U. S. stamp collector. The entire program was a slide show of this gentlemen's very valuable collection of covers (stamps on envelopes), and also some covers from the stampless period.
This is a part of Philately or stamp collecting that not a lot of collectors venture into because it can be a very expensive pursuit. I wondered as the program progressed just what the bottom line on this fellow's collection might be. Someone mentioned that they thought it might be as high as $1 million.
I can assure you that no one I know in the Kentucky stamp collecting hobby has a collection worth anywhere near $1 million! I think I can speak for most of the collectors in our area and say that they do not measure the enjoyment they get from stamp collecting by the money they've spent on it.
Let's look at some of the wealthy stamp collectors from the past that did spend a lot on their collections.
One of these, not far from our area here in the Bluegrass, was Josiah K. Lilly, Jr. son of Josiah K. Lilly, Sr., and grandson of the founder of the noted pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly Company in Indianapolis. The financial success of this firm established the strong footing for J. K. Lilly, Jr. as he acquired expensive, rare stamps and other collectables.
The Lillys were very private people and Josiah, Jr. certainly followed this family tradition. When he selected Raymond Weill of New Orleans as his stamp dealer of choice, this tradition of anonymity continued. After Lilly's death, Weill in an interview with noted Philatelist, Dr. Stanley Bierman, told of his visits to Lilly's home outside Indianapolis on several occasions.
Even then Weill provided only the sketchiest details of his dealings with Lilly. One detail that I found amusing was that when someone visited Lilly at his country home they came under what you might call his own custom transportation privacy policy.
If he wanted to drive around the estate alone, he'd drive the very nice car with the single seat. If he thought a lot of you and really wanted to make you feel welcome, he'd drive you to your guest house in his two-seat car that had had the back seat removed. In this way if he didn't want to listen to much of what long-winded guests had to say, it was easy for him to not have to. He probably had one of his servants drive them in a separate automobile.
His annual budget for the acquisition of stamps ran between $200,000 and $300,000 a year during much of the 1940s and 1950s. Today that would be somewhere above $5.5 million!
You would literally have to hire some one or perhaps two people to help you spend money like that on stamps. The end result of that kind of stamp collecting is that you'll have a really superb collection. My question is how much time a collector on that level will take to just look at and study and enjoy his or her collection.
I do know that according to the records, Josiah Lilly, Jr. was so private, he never displayed any part of his collection nor did he enter it in any Philatelic competition at stamp shows. That is a real shame. I'm sorry he took secretiveness to such a degree.
Another prominent and wealthy collector who had very ample financial resources with which to acquire a classic stamp collection was Alfred H. Caspary. Caspary did not own a philatelic library as did many other prominent collectors, but he did study stamps extensively both as to value, condition and rarity.
Caspary was a successful investment banker, born in New York City in 1868. Not much is known of his early years, but we do know that he became a stamp collector as a young man. He latched onto classic unused stamps as a preference and his collecting interests grew from there.
At that time some very significant stamp collections were coming on the philatelic market and with his growing financial resources, he was able to take advantage of this to build a classic collection. This took a bent toward United States and Confederate States stamps.
The stamp collecting community was much smaller in the 1920s and so when it became known that Caspary was buying high end material, many of these items seemed to gravitate to him. In the economy of the day Caspary reportedly spent around $50,000 a year on his collection.
For all his reputation as a careful and studious stamp collector, it is somewhat shocking to know that many of his stamps were casually kept in glassine envelopes and other packaging and merely tucked in albums in a very casual manner. Most of the time they were in albums in or near where they should be mounted, but the casualness in which some very significant stamps were kept was shocking.
While you will not find our local stamp collectors keeping any of their stamps in a casual manner, I do think you will find that the stamps we do have, we enjoy a lot. I hope you will avail yourself of the opportunity to come to our meeting this coming Saturday Nov. 10, 2 p.m. at Memorial Baptist Church, 130 Holmes St.
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As we approach the end of the homeschooling year for many, I thought about the numbers of first year homeschoolers who are disheartened right now. Perhaps it just did not go as you planned. I can remember the end of our first year. The family ate out for lunch to celebrate, and I was, more than anything else, relieved. Dad was still happy and supportive, the kids bought into the idea that homeschooling was a good thing, and I had survived the first year with my two new "students" and a newborn baby. Yet, amidst all the joy and peace, I also remember other, more troubling, thoughts. I wished I had known about more of the approaches to learning—was I using the best approach for our family? I wished that I had done a better job of creating learning centers around the house. I wished that I had taken more advantage of the park, or field trip opportunities, or…And, more than anything, I wished I had someone to answer the age-old question of any homeschooling parent: did we do enough? My doubts and fears far outweighed my excitement, and it might have been enough to second-guess our decision, except for one nugget of advice I heard at a conference before our first homeschool year:
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It sounds so simple, yet for more than a few homeschoolers, it is perhaps the most liberating advice you might ever read.
The first year of homeschooling is full of excitement—the conversations, the curiosity, that first curriculum purchase, the room redesign (if you so choose), and a host of other possibilities. But yet, there are a number of other, more intangible activities that transpire in that first year. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
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- Student(s) adjusting to mom and dad's new, additional roles
- Student(s) adjusting to more formalized education at home
- Family being questioned about homeschooling everywherethey go
- Changes in the relationships with extended family and friends as they line up on the pro- or anti-homeschooling side of the equation
- Financial adjustments that come with most of the family being at home all day
- Curriculum fits and misfits as you attempt to make use of what you bought
Any one of these adjustments can feel as if it is life and death to your homeschool. What happens when your mother-in-law tells you, in no uncertain terms, what she thinks of your abilities to educate your children? What happens when all your fourth grader can talk about is the "glory days" of his previous school? What do you do when you and/or hubby grow tired of seeing your furrowed brow after each school day?
Here are some thoughts: take a deep breath. Use the break, whenever it is, for what a break is for—relax and regroup. Then, realize that this, too, shall pass. In that same conference, the speaker also shared that children need about a year to "detox" from a traditional school environment. Your pouting pre-teen may just need Mom and Dad to stand firmly and say, "This is the way it will be." He or she will live up to your expectations eventually. You might have to distance yourself from certain relatives (yes, even Mama) until you have a plan for how you will address any conversation about your decision to homeschool, if you choose to address it at all. This might be the month that you commit to more research regarding that curriculum, that approach, or that schedule change that you have been contemplating. It might be the time that you educate yourself on frugal meals and homemade cleansers.
The Israelites wondered 40 years in the desert before the Lord guided them into the Promised Land, and even then, they had to fight to make their claim. David is known as 'a man after God's own heart,' but he was not even considered worthy of presentation when Jesse brought forth his seed as candidates for king. Jesus, the Great I Am, was ridiculed by His own because allegedly, nothing good came from Nazareth. As believers in Christ, trials and tribulations are not indications that we should shrink back; this is the moment to remind yourself who Christ is in your life. Moreover, it is the season to pray and seek His face regarding what you believe He led you to do. I invite you to consider the first year a trial period—a year in which you tried educating at home, had some successes (be sure to note these), and some items that you intend to revise. You will live to see another day, and a less crazy homeschool year if you will hang in there with God, and with your family. May He give you peace and provision, dear friends.
Belinda Bullard – Encouragement
Belinda is a wife and homeschooling mother of three, Belinda is an author and the owner of A Blessed Heritage Educational Resources, a literature-based history curriculum featuring African-American presence in history, as well as the contributions of other races to American history. A chemical engineer by formal education, she also serves as adjunct faculty for college distance learning programs. Belinda blogs at Simply Belinda and Chronicles of a Blessed Heritage.


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shreehari Gopalakrishnan
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Jun 01, 2004 05:13:00
Dear members
when ever i studied about the overriding technique i had a doubt about its need. it may be a simple question to
masters but to whom ever i asked i have'nt got an apt answer.if we declare a function signature in a class and implements that in other class then what is the need of that signature
can,nt we directly extend the class which have implementation and use it?
it is a very basic question so can i expect a very nutshell answer from the members?
thank U
Stan James
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Jun 01, 2004 09:07:00
You're right about one part. Say we write class A with a nice method doSomething(). Then we write class B that extends A. You can make an instance of B and call doSomething() and the code written in class A runs. That's perfect in many situations.
But we have the opportunity to make B doSomething() slightly different than A did. Maybe A gets some data from a file and you'd like B to get the data from a database. Then you can "override" the method in B to do anything you'd like. This is pretty much the definition of
- making the same method take two forms.
There's a bit of danger in this. Say there's a class C that accepts an instance of A as a parameter to a method. And C then calls doSomething(). Now C may depend on how A did things in some unforseen way. Maybe it puts data into the file that A is going to read. It is perfectly legal to pass C an instance of B in that parameter. C might write the file and call doSomething() and NOT get the results it expects because B reads a database.
A golden rule to help avoid this problem is never extend a concrete class, only extend abstract classes or implement interfaces. Google for "Liskov Substitution Principle" or see this article
Why Extends Is Evil
for some fairly advanced discussion on the topic.
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Welcome to the Ranc shreehari!
Please notice this posts has nothing to do with threads and we have a nice beginner's forum that would have been more appropiate for it.
SCJP2. Please Indent your code using UBB Code
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Originally posted by Jose Botella:
this posts has nothing to do with threads
Indeed. Moved to Java in General (Beginner).
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shreehari Gopalakrishnan
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Jun 02, 2004 01:28:00
First of all a big SORRY to all the administrators.
Because that was by first message to this wonderful site book
Thank you very much Stan James for your reply
I understood but still with a doubt (may be a stupid one)
if we are implementing differently in different derived classes then what is the need of that signature.
can't we avoid that extension
for example
class A{
public void a();
class B Extends A
public void a()
SOP("hello B");
class C extends A
public void a()
SOP("hello C");
My question is what is the need of this extends A
any way we are not doing anything in the function a() in class A
can U please answer this
Stan James
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Jun 02, 2004 07:29:00
Just as an example, you get into interesting situations like this in frameworks. My definition of framework usually involves something about "inversion of control" so instead of controlling the sequence of every thing that happens in your program you turn some control over to the framework. (If you wrote the framework, too, you might be turning control over to yourself, but the ideas still work.)
Let's say a framework tells us when new mail messages arrive by calling method a(). The framework author provides a base class with an empty a() method. When you extend the class, you override a() to do something useful with the message. Maybe you have one extended class that shows messages on screen and another extended class that puts messages into a file. And if another extende class doesn't override a() then nothing happens at all, which might be exactly what you want some times.
One bit left out ... how do you plug your extended classes into the framework? You'd probably "register" them with something like:
framework.addMailListener( new ShowMailOnScreen() ); framework.addMailListener( new WriteMailToFile() );
Or maybe the framework only uses one at a time:
if (!listening) framework.setMailListener( new DoNothing() );
So, an abstract framework class might have lots of empty methods. You can override them or not to make interesting things happen. Zat help?
[ June 02, 2004: Message edited by: Stan James ]
shreehari Gopalakrishnan
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Jun 02, 2004 21:54:00
Thanks stan
What i understood is if we r writing simple softwares then no need of overriding we can directly extend the class. In case for big softwares which uses a frame work like
or cleveland architecture we have to conventrate on overriding. sorry if i wrote anything wrong
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During a recent veterinary inspection by an elephant expert, 14-year-old elephant Sunder was found with what the health examination report calls a "MASSIVE wound … as a result of constant tying with heavy chains". The expert's report also states that Sunder should be moved from Kolhapur to an elephant-care centre in Bangalore "on an emergency basis", as directed by the Bombay High Court. The court had ordered the Maharashtra Forest Department to move Sunder to the centre before the monsoon season.
But Maharashtra Member of the Legislative Assembly Vinay Kore – who is not the legal owner of Sunder and has kept him on his property illegally – has attempted to block the order by filing an appeal with the Supreme Court.
PETA has been campaigning for Sunder's release since 2012 and has been represented before the Supreme Court by leading animal advocate Raj Panjwani.
The finding comes on the heels of the December 2013 video footage showing that Sunder's mahout beat him with a pole on Kore's property.
All the paperwork for Sunder's transfer has been completed, and now the Maharashtra Forest Department simply needs to set a date for the move. The health examination report also stated that Sunder's wound can be dressed, he is not in musth (a period of sexual urge in elephants that can make them difficult to handle) and he can and should be transported to Bangalore quickly.
If you wish to help, you can write to Maharashtra forest officials at:
The Honourable MK Rao
Chief Conservator of Forests
Office of the Chief Conservator of Forests (Territorial) Kolhapur
Van Vardhan Building
Opposite Principal Post Office
AmbedkarChowk, Tarabai Chowk
Kolhapur 416 003
The Honourable Suresh A Thorat
Additional Principal Chief Conservator Forests (Wildlife West)
LT Road
Near Old MHB Bus Stop, Forest Quarter
Borivali (W) 400 091
The Honourable Sarjan Bhagat, IFS
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)
Van Bhavan
Ramgiri Road
Civil Lines
Nagpur 440 001
Appaling! Help this poor animal now!
Please help this elephant!
We have to protect elephant not INJURE AND USE THEM !
Comment ces gens peuvent faire tant de mal aux animaux?
Je ne comprendrai jamais ça…
Que ces tortionnaires se mettent à la place des ces bêtes et subissent les mêmes sévices, alors peut-être ils arrêteront !
Que les peuples du monde laissent ces animaux vivre leur vie et qu'ils les respectent enfin..
Finissons de se servir d'eux pour nos amusements, les traditions et tout le reste… SVP
Lui a de la chance de sortir des griffes de ces monstres mais les autres???
Blessure a sang.INACCEPTABLE.d'aillers comme tutes maltrairances
blessure jusqu'au sang.INACCEPTABLE comme d'ailleurs toutes maltraitances
blessure a sang ce n'est pas acceptable d'ailleurs aucunes maltraitances n'est acceptable
Well done PETA. Tank god for you. W should tis mean guy want to beat an innocent elephant fails me. I do hope he knows that we have seen what he did. I hope he was reprimanded for his foul actions. I hope too he never ever is allowed another animal let alone an elephant again. He is not worthy of even working in a TEMPLE!!!! He needs to say a few prayers. Bless you all that worked so hard to free one of gods creatures x x
I am so happy this poor elephant is free, it really got to me this story, as stories about all the captive animals does, what kind of people get enjoyment out of hurting animals
This poor animal cannot survive much longer with such severe wounds. He needs to be immediately removed from this abhorent cruelty and treated. His eyes express the 14 years of suffering he has been through. Why is this allowed in India?
Thank You from the bottom of my heart..Peta. Am so glad Sunder was taken away and you People(Peta) ,You never give up and thanks too you and others whom care about these poor Animals that can"t speak out…Am a Native and live in Ottawa,Canada and instead of me submit commets . where can I send money from Ottawa too your company? Do you have a Canada mailing address? Let me know at
firstname.lastname@example.com..once again Thank You ……
Une cruauté intolérable, il faut arrêter ces pratiques.
It's about time to free him, right?
Please take steps and bring Sunder to safe territory. His wound needs to be treated by a vet. He needs proper care. This is awful, shame on you for not stepping up for this badly treated elephant. Sunder is a majestic animal, he needs to be taken care of the right way and with respect. This is not what your country wants to be rememberd by. Set an example, do the right thing for Sunder and keep the world up posted!!! We want to see progress. Thank you
Pls have sunder transported and cared for as soon as possible. It is inhumane that he should have to suffer at the hands of these cowards
These people who abuse elephants enjoy torturing. There is no need to hit will bull hooks, the elephants have already been broken when babies so they will do what is asked of them. Why chain them also? I'd they treated them kindly the elephant would comply but these ignorant bastards do it for fun. Would they like to spend a day being treated like that elephant? Of course not, because they are cowards!!
Please move sunder ASAP so he
can receive the medical treatment he needs
And love and care he deserves
And put those cruel barstards in jail for what they did
And let them recive the same treatment
This is barbaric behavior and no living creature should have to endure such treatment. No civilized society allows such treatment
I don't understand how 2 years have passed since it was revealed Sunder was being abused and he is still in the care of his abusers?! What good are the laws if they are not carried out or ignored?! 2 years? That allows quite a bit of time for abuse..its inexcusable…India needs to be ashamed…people are such monsters. I am sure hell Will be waiting with open arms.
This is disgusting. And the fact that the circuses continue to abuse them this way just shows how crappy they are in addition to the trainers. The Animal advisors should also be held accountable for this on the elephants and any animal they supposedly have the oversight on.
Sunder needs to be helped by professionals and the folks who abused him punished. What they have done to Sunder they will do again when the opportunity appears. These people must be stopped.
Please Stop Animal Cruelty
PLEASE, be responsible and compassionate… Sunder deserves it. Lot of THANKS!! :))
Move Sunder before she dies from abuse.
Sent off my first lot of e-mails. I may hand write a few letters too. I do hope our appeal gets heard!
What´s the problem with you, people!!!
Do the right thing and take care of this elephant NOW!!!
Please release Sunder to a safe and caring place now…this elephant has suffered enough…
Please P C C F..Forestry. Please move Sunder now. It is Court Ordered! What is the delay
It has been a week since Sunder was found to have a massive wound. Who knows how infected it has become without treatment? Sunder has been waiting 2 months for the Forestry Dept to set a date to transfer him! If Kore is not Sunder's owner, what right does he have to contest the Court's ruling? That is absurd! In December 2013, a video showed that Sunder's mahout beat him with a pole on Kore's property. And the mahout…no punishment for the cruelty he inflicted? The mahout should be prosecuted and never be allowed to be in charge of another animal! Why does the Court allow Sunder to still be subjected to maltreatment? Why bother to go to India's Supreme Court to resolve animal cruelty cases, when the Court's rulings are not enforced? I don't blame Peta, the responsibility to make certain justice is done for Sunder, lies within the Court system and Forestry Dept.
I have emailed the officials. Sincerely hope this poor elephant gets the help he needs.
I have sent several e-mails to the Conservator of Forests as I am sure many have and yet no action has been taken to help Sunder. I am at a lost as to why the delay when it is evident Sunder needs aid.
Sunder, the elephant, needs to be moved to Bangalore as soon as possible. Please have pity on this poor elephant. His wounds also need treatment.
Show leadership. This is a poor abused intelligent elephant. I will push the social media as will many other animal activists.
Look in her eyes you can see her pain, Please free her and let someone care for her.
Look in her eyes you can see her pain . Free her and let someone care for her.
Release the poor elephant !!!!
That was so difficult to watch. That man has no problem with beating that poor defenseless animal. Poor thing. He is in my prayers
Please do this NOW. You can make a big celebration of it, and use it to show the effectiveness of the new government just elected.
There is no reason why this beautiful animal should continue to suffer. The documents have been delivered, what is the holdup? Be human and have a heart and let this animal live out his life without pain and in a safe environment. Stop treating animals as if they have no feelings, they have done nothing wrong to us humans, however we keep doing wrong to them.
Pl give treatment to sunder at the earliest
Pl give treatment at the earliest pl save sunder elephant
That wound should be on the owners face.
I hope someone has a heart ,enough to free him.,What kind of world is it we live in,to inflict pain and suffering to innocent animals,
I hope someone has a heart enough to stop this ,.What kind of world do we live in,that can carelessly and without remorse, use and abuse animals,like this? it is shameful
PETA India,
Thank you for doing a good job. I wish you could just take Sunder away to a sanctuary without all these formalities that are demanded. Thank you for being our voice. We are so far away and cannot do it. I am praying that Sunder will make it to a Sanctuary.
respect every life.
Please stop this cruelty !!!
Jab janwar koi insaan ko maare…., kehte h dunia me use vahshayi saare…..,aaj ek janwar ko insaano ne mara h…to…chup Kyu h sansaar
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The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is proud to announce the results of its first round of applications for space at the new UNO Community Engagement Center and open up the next round of applications for interested organizations or groups.
As of today, 15 organizations have space in the new Community Engagement Center, which will officially open in spring of 2014. Space for additional organizations is open with applications needing to be submitted by Monday, Dec. 2.
UNO's Community Engagement Center will house both external community organizations and internal UNO organizations with the goal to increase collaboration between university faculty, students and area non-profits. As partners in the Center, the organizations will have access to UNO resources such as the nationally-recognized Service Learning Academy, UNO's Office of Civic and Social Responsibility and other students leadership programs.
Organizations seeking one of the still-open community partner spaces will need to complete a two-phased application process. First, a written application will be required followed by an interview between the applicant organization's leadership and the CEC partner selection subcommittee in January of 2014.
Community organizations (non-profit organizations, community collaborations, government initiatives, etc.) should complete the "external application" and university-based organizations (e.g., UNO colleges, departments, or student organizations) should complete the "internal application." Applications should be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com by 5 p.m. on the due date.
The first group of successful applicants was made aware of their selection earlier this month. The choices were by UNO senior leadership after formal recommendations from a selection committee made up of representatives from UNO and the greater Omaha community.
The organizations chosen for space in the Center are:
A Time to Heal:
A nonprofit organization dedicated to holistic wellness and recovery for cancer survivors and their caregivers.
Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless (MACCH):
A nonprofit organization committed to end homelessness in the Douglas and Sarpy Counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County in Iowa.
Nebraska Shakespeare Festival:
A nonprofit organization utilizing Shakespeare's life-affirming works to broadening the cultural and educational environments of the community.
Nebraska Watershed Network:
A UNO organization acting as a focal point for research, teaching and community outreach regarding surface water quality in eastern Nebraska and throughout the state and region. It will collaborate with the Daugherty Water for Food Institute and the UNMC College of Public Health, as well as the Omaha Public Schools, the local Natural Resource Districts, and other community organizations.
Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS):
A UNO organization aimed to advance the understanding of Chicano/Latino/Latin American peoples and the critical issues affecting these populations.
Omaha by Design:
A nonprofit urban design and environmental nonprofit devoted to improving the way Omaha looks, functions and feels.
Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs):
A UNO organization aimed to provide participatory, utilization-focused program evaluation to programs organizations serving children, youth, and families in poverty.
Sustainability Organizations:
A group of UNO organizations promoting and integrating sustainability by engaging in dialogue, identifying sustainability opportunities and developing recommended action plans.
Volunteer Program Assessment – University of Nebraska at Omaha:
A UNO organization devoted to providing quantitative and qualitative data and feedback to non-profit organizations from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes.
Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM):
A nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting organizations of all sizes and industry to develop a workplace culture that supports their employees' efforts in maintaining a healthy lifestyle both at work and at home
"We are thrilled to have such a great variety of organizations represented in our first round of partners" said Sara Woods, Assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement at UNO. "Each organization brings unique perspectives on community issues, expertise, and commitment to our shared values. We can't wait to have all of these partners in our combined space."
Decisions for the next round of partners will be announced in late January 2014. After this initial application process, there will be a rolling deadline for applications throughout the year.
For further inquiries, please contact Sara Woods at firstname.lastname@example.com or 402-554-3914 or go to the UNO CEC website: http://www.unomaha.edu/community-engagement-center.
For media inquiries, contact Charley Reed, UNO media relations coordinator, at email@example.com or by phone at 402.554.2129.


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November 28, 2015
Los Angeles (AP) The man who composed and whistled the theme to "The Andy Griffith show" has died.
His wife says Earle Hagen died at his home in Rancho Mirage, california. He was 88.
Hagen composed themes and music for about 3,000 hours of TV in his career that lasted 60 years. His other famous themes include "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Mod Squad" "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C." and "I Spy."
Hagen won an Emmy for some of the music he wrote for "I Spy."
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Wizards' John Wall Turns 23, Buys A House For $5 Million
Wall is trading in his current downtown digs near the Verizon Center for an eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom house on two acres — hey, can you blame a guy for wanting a little distance between work and play? And while Wall says all that extra space is allotted for his mom, siblings, and out-of-town guests, we're betting that at least one of those bedrooms is going to be dedicated to his insane shoe collection. If Carrie Bradshaw can do it, why can't a number-one draft pick do it, too? (The Reliable Source)


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For two polio vaccinators, insisting on vaccinating children spelt disaster as a man turned the gun on them in Saeedabad, Baldia Town on Tuesday. The attacker was, however, overpowered by policemen and no one was injured.
While the immunisation drive was suspended temporarily, authorities decided to continue the campaign on Wednesday (today) after police and district authorities assured them of increased security cover in high-risk areas.
"We went to a house in the street in front of a football ground in Baldia Town's union council No 4 and knocked on the door. A man came out and angrily asked us to leave as he didn't want to get his children vaccinated. We tried to persuade him but he brought a pistol and started firing aerial shots," said Raheela, who with her colleague Sehrish were administering polio drops in the neighbourhood.
The vaccinators got frightened and ran for cover as two policemen deployed around the corner for their security took on the attacker. "The man also fired at the cops but they bravely got hold of him," Raheela added.
Baldia SP Shah Jahan claimed a group of armed men started firing when health workers entered the area to administer polio vaccine drops to children. "A heavy contingent of police rushed to Saeedabad and arrested nine attackers after an exchange of fire. We found eight pistols on them," he added.
An official associated with the anti-polio campaign said lady health workers were frightened after the attack on vaccinators and wanted to stop the operation. "On the assurance of senior police officials and the respective deputy commissioners, the vaccinators resumed the campaign after security was stepped up in the area," said Liaquat, a World Health Organisation-appointed worker.
The health authorities decided to continue the drive across the province, including Karachi, where over 2.2 million children would be immunised during the three-day drive.
Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) Project Director Mazhar Khamesani said the drive would continue despite the untoward incident in Baldia Town. "Adequate security with the vaccinators prevented any harm to them."
The deputy commissioners of the five districts in Karachi were looking after the security arrangements and had beefed up security for polio workers in high-risk union councils, Khamesani said.
The national polio immunisation drive started on Monday across Sindh with the aim to vaccinate approximately 7.632 million children. Caretaker health minister Dr Junaid Ali Shah had launched the drive in Karachi.


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Sausage breakfast strata is perfect for brunches. It's cheesy, flavorful and loaded with vegetables.
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Angelina Italian Bistro: Brunch and dinner items available, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 1565 Broadway, Detroit. 313-962-1355. $10-$12 brunch or $19-$24 for dinner.
Aspen Restaurant & Bar: Mother's Day grand buffet with breakfast favorites available until 1 p.m. Lunch menu has carved prime rib, chicken picatta, sausage and sauerkraut, macaroni and cheese, Parmesan roasted red skins, Corn O'Brien, fruit, salad and homemade desserts. Chicken fingers and fries for the kids. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 20333 Hall Road, Macomb Township. 586-226-8838. $24.99 or $10.99 for children ages 6-10,;ages 5 and younger and 90 and older dine free. Reservations required.
Assaggi Bistro: Brunch and prix fixe menu. Brunch has lemon-ricotta pancakes, crab eggs Benedict, asparagus and zucchini frittata, flatiron steak and eggs. Prix fixe menu has amuse bouche, soup or salad, pasta, entrée choice of sautéed chicken Francese, twice-cooked Moroccan duck legs, salt and pepper Scottish grilled salmon and dessert. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. brunch, 4-8 p.m. prix fixe. 330 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale. 248-584-3499. $30 per person. Reservations.
Best Western Sterling Inn Banquet and Conference Center: Buffet has scrambled eggs, French toast, pastries and fresh fruits, carving stations with ham, turkey, roast beef, salad, smoked salmon, shrimp cocktail, side dishes and hot entrées including baked salmon and chicken Parisian. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 34911 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights. 586-979-1400. $24.95 or $9.99 for children ages 4-10; ages 3 and younger dine free. Reservations.
Augustus Ballroom at Caesars Windsor: There will be family festivities and live entertainment, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 377 Riverside Drive, Windsor. 800-991-8888. $32.95, $27.95 seniors, $15 children 6-11, 5 and younger free. Reservations.
Cafe Cortina: Brunch, 2-7 p.m. 30715 W. Ten Mile, Farmington Hills. 248-474-3033. Prices vary. Reservations.
Cafe Muse: Menu has scrambled eggs with assorted toppings, baked brioche French toast, lemon and blueberry blintz, cheddar cheese grits, homemade breakfast sausage, crab cakes, braised beef foristiere, flourless chocolate cake, spiced wine poached fruit and more. 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 418 S. Washington, Royal Oak. 248-544-4749. $29.95 or $10.95 for children 5-12; kids 4 and younger dine free. Tax and gratuity not included. Reservations.
Cloverleaf Bar and Restaurant: Buffet has ribs, artichoke chicken with mushrooms, roast beef, pasta, Italian sausage and peppers, antipasto salad, breaded wings, meatballs, vegetables, pizza, potatoes, fruit and desserts. Regular menu also available. Noon-8 p.m. for the buffet; open until 9 p.m. 24443 Gratiot, Eastpointe. 586-777-5391. $15.99 or $5.99 for kids 10 and younger.
Coach Insignia: Brunch, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 100 Renaissance Center, Detroit. 313-567-2622. $44.99 or $17.99 for children ages 6-12; kids 5 and younger dine free. Reservations.
Crave Lounge: Menu has Mediterranean Branzino, short ribs of beef, sushi rolls, sashimi, Atlantic salmon, New York strip steak, chicken breast with honey ginger sauce and more poultry dishes; vegetarian dishes also available. With chocolate lava cake and creme brulee trio for dessert. Noon-8 p.m. 22075 Michigan, Dearborn. 313-277-7283. Prices vary. Reservations recommended.
Ginopolis' Bar-B-Q Smokehouse: Brunch and regular menu available. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. brunch, dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. 27815 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. 248-851-8222.
Grosse Pointe War Memorial: Celebrate in Fries Crystal Ballroom overlooking Lake St. Clair. The morning seating menu has quiche, hash browns, cheese blintzes with fruit topping, Kielbasa and sauerkraut, pasta salad, smoked salmon display, carving station with honey glazed ham, savory chicken souffle and dessert cart. Afternoon seating menu has breakfast items, roasted sirloin, char-grilled salmon, boneless pork loin with apples, Mediterranean chicken, vegetables, roasted sweet potatoes, green salad and dessert cart. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms. 313-881-7511. $26 or $12 for children. Reservations by May 10.
The Henry: The menu has bread display, starter station with cheese, fruit, shrimp and snow crab, omelet station, carved frittata station, apple stuffed French toast station, carving station with slow roasted herb crusted prime rib and orange glazed Dearborn ham, forest mushroom stuffed chicken and dessert display, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 300 Town Center, Presidential Ballroom, Dearborn. 313-253-4475. $45 or $15 for children ages 12 and younger. Reservations. TRIA-Bistro will serve regular breakfast and breakfast buffet 6:30 a.m.-noon. Dinner begins at 1 p.m.
Holly Hotel: Brunch menu has scones and muffins, entrée choice of bourbon-vanilla cinnamon roll French toast, scrambled eggs with ramps, braised beef tenderloin or lobster frittata. Dinner menu has soup, salad, choice of entrée including roasted meyer lemon chicken, filet mignon, lobster stuffed sand dabs, broiled kurobuta pork rack and dessert. Seatings at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; dinner 3-7 p.m. 110 Battle Alley, Holly. 248-634-5208. Brunch cost: $19 or $15.25 for club member and guest; children under 8 dine free. Dinner cost: $39 per person or $31.25 for club member and guest. Reservations required.
Hotel St. Regis: Menu has carved roast prime rib, carved ham, BBQ salmon, fried catfish, roasted redskin potatoes, julienne vegetables, mashed potatoes with gravy; omelet station; breakfast station with eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns and grits, salad station; chocolate fountain and assorted pies, cakes and brownies, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 3071 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit. 313-873-3000. $38.95 or $14.95 for children ages 5-12; kids ages 4 and younger dine free. Tax and gratuity not inclued. Reservations.
Italian American Club Banquet Hall: Menu has breakfast favorites, gemelli with palomino sauce, farfalle primavera, side dishes, baked tilapia, peel-and-eat shrimp, carving station with strip loin and kids station with chicken nuggets and fries. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 39200 Five Mile, Livonia. 734-953-9724, ext. 202. $25, $10 children 5-12, 4 and younger free. Pay in advance reservation by May 8.
Joe Muer Seafood: Menu has made-to-order omelets, eggs, eggs Benedict, Belgian waffles, sushi, carved prime ship round, Dearborn ham, shrimp cocktail, oysters, salmon Wellington, maple-cured bacon, breakfast sausage, fruit and gourmet desserts including coconut creme cake, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. brunch; regular menu 5-9 p.m. 400 Renaissance Center Suite 1404, Detroit. 313-567-6837. $39.99.
Majestic Café: Brunch has pancake, omelet and carvings stations; appetizer, fruit and salad stations, an entrée station with chicken cordon blue, baked ham, springtime vegetable pasta and more. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 4120 Woodward, Detroit. 313-833-9700. $22.95 or $12.95 for kids. Reservations recommended.
Palette Dining Studio at MGM Grand Detroit: Buffet menu has N.Y. strip loin with mushroom demi glace, mustard-glazed bone-in-ham, grilled chicken and vegetables kebobs, baked whitefish provencale, grilled asparagus, green bean salad, caramalized onions and fresh herbs, Thai curry shrimp with coconut cream sause and white chocolate strawberry cheesecake, 10 a.m. 1777 Third, Detroit. 313-465-1777. $32.
Mitchell's Fish Market: Brunch has choice of salad or soup, choice of garlic shrimp skewers, lobster and shrimp pappardelle or lobster and shrimp stuffed sea bass, and choice of mini creme brulee or mini sharkfin pie for dessert, Shrimp Sensation menu starts at $21.99 Full menu also available. Reservations at the following locations:
■ 17600 Haggerty, Livonia. 734-464-3663. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
■ 370 N. Adams, Rochester Hills. 248-340-5900. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
■ 117 Willits, Birmingham. 248-646-3663. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m
Morels: Menu has carved prime rib, lox, bagels and accompaniments, omelet bar, peel-and-eat shrimp, chef John Breeland's spring entrée selections, breakfast station and pastry chef Jayme's sweet table. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. brunch with marketplace menu; 5-9 p.m. dinner menu. 32729 Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills. 248-254-3840. Brunch: $36, $16 children 6-12, 5 and younger free. Reservations.
Morton's the Steakhouse: Brunch and dinner menu has choice of appetizer and entrée, including center-cut filet mignon, honey-chili glazed salmon filet and chicken Bianco, side dishes and dessert, 1-9 p.m. Full dinner menu also available. 888 W. Big Beaver, Troy. 248-404-9845. $59. Reservations.
Myth Golf Course: Menu has omelet station, fruit display, breakfast favorites, salad station, broiled lemon Tilapia, chicken marsala, roast beef au jus and side dishes, Seatings at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. May 12. 850 Stoney Creek, Oakland Township. 248-693-7170. $17.99 or $8.99 for children ages 6-12; kids 5 and younger dine free. Reservations.
Northern Lakes Seafood Co.: Brunch, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 39495 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills. 248-646-7900. $36.95 or $15.95 for children ages 6-12; kids 5 and under dine free. Reservations. Dinner menu available 5-10 p.m.
Novi Chophouse: Brunch, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 27000 Sheraton, Novi. 248-305-5210. $36.95, $15.95 children 6-12, 5 and younger free. Reservations. Dinner menu available 5-9 p.m.
Ocean Prime: Brunch menu has short rib hash, blueberry French toast, crab and eggs, blackened salmon salad and more, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 2915 Coolidge, Troy. 248-458-0500. Entrée prices vary. Reservations. Full dinner menu available all day.
Prime29 Steakhouse: Menu has fruit plate with house made granola and yogurt sauce, Cobb salad, bagels and lox, traditional breakfast, chicken and waffles, bacon cheeseburgers, eggs benedict, shrimp and grits, steak and eggs and New York strip, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. brunch, 4-9 p.m. dinner. 6545 Orchard Lake, West Bloomfield. 248-737-7463. Prices vary. Call for more information and for reservations.
Steve & Rocky's: Brunch and full menu also available, noon. 43150 Grand River, Novi. 248-374-0688. Prices vary.
Tallulah Wine Bar and Bistro: Mother's Day Brunch with complimentary glass of champagne for each mother, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 155 S. Bates, Birmingham. 248-731-7066. $40, $20 children 12 and younger. Tax and gratuity not included.
Toast: Brunch menu has Lobster Benny, Greek yogurt pancakes with honey glazed apricots, strata with challah, macaroni and cheese with orecchiette, blueberry cinnamon roll. Regular menu also available. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 203 Pierce St., Birmingham. 248-258-6278. Prices vary.
Toasted Oak Grill & Market: Brunch menu has regular Sunday brunch menu, including make-your-own Bloody Mary bar, and special prime rib carving stations. 10:30 a.m. Baronette Renaissance Hotel, 27790 Novi Rd., Novi. 248-277-6000. Call to reserve a table.
Waves Chill & Grill: Buffet menu has Michigan salad, fingerling potato salad, Cobb salad, fresh fruit display, Ambrosia salad, peel-and-eat shrimp, pastries, Provencal farmer's quiche, baked ricotta cheese tortellini, Grecian chicken, cornmeal-crusted catfish, sliced pork tenderloin, three-cheese macaroni, poached asparagus, green beans and baby carrots, mashed potatoes, oven roasted beef brisket with sweet chili sauce and dessert. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 24223 Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores. 586-773-3840. $21.95, $8.95 children 5-10 years. Reservations.
Whispering Pines Golf Course: Mother's Day Brunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2500 Whispering Pines Drive, Pinckney. 734-878-0009. $19.95 or $13.95 for children ages 11-14; $9.95 kids ages 5-10, and those 4 and younger dine free. Reservations suggested.
Zuccaro's Banquets and Catering: All-day buffet. Brunch has scrambled eggs, French toast, sausage and hash browns. Dinner has penne pasta with meat sauce, bow-tie pasta Alfredo, chicken piccante, stuffed roast pork loin, battered-fried cod and kielbasa and sauerkraut. Both brunch and dinner menus will feature baked ham, assorted salad bar, kids buffet and pastry table. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and noon-4:30 p.m. 46601 Gratiot, Chesterfield Township. 586-949-4110. $19, $8 for children 5-12. Free for children 4 and younger. Cash bar. Reservations.


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Everyone has a few bad habits. Are yours related to sex? Here are some sexual habits to consider breaking right away:
1. Having sex only in the dark. Unless you've lied about your gender, you have nothing to hide during sex. He can feel your body, and he's been looking at it since you met. If he really disliked it, you wouldn't be making love right now. So relax and feel comfotable with your body.
If the glare of stadium lights isn't appealing, try a few candles instead. A light in the hallway or bathroom outside the bedroom can be gentle, too. Remember, just because you don't like one or more parts of your body doesn't mean he won't. If you're baffled, ask him exactly what he likes about the body part that offends you — and believe him.
2. Not asking for what you want and not interrupting what you don't want. Say you come to my house and I serve broccoli for dinner. You don't like it, but you eat it. Not surprisingly, I serve it again the next time you visit. You eat it, so of course I figure you like it. Repeat that scene a few more times and what happens? You start declining my invitations to dinner.
A sure way to reduce your interest in sex is doing stuff you don't want to, and passively wishing for change. Whether the subject is food or sex, there's no substitute for simply saying "not this, that," or "let's try something else." That fabled male ego that you have to protect with your silence? For most men, it doesn't exist. And when it does, don't feed it. If he doesn't want the information, find someone who does.
3. Protesting whenever he says you're sexy. Your guy enjoys telling you he's attracted to you. As a bonus, it can make you feel pretty, and help keep the pilot light of your sex life shimmering. But when you respond with "Ugh, look at my belly," or "With this hair? No way," it takes all the fun away. You're effectively saying, "You're too dumb to notice how I really look," and "Your attraction to me is foolish." How sexy is that?
If you have trouble hearing your mate's appreciative observations about your body, face, or general appeal, simply say "thank you" and let it go. And do some work on this. Remember, they're not "compliments" or "flattery." They're sincere observations — someone else's reality.
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Around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jacqueline Ann Haun, 68, of Charenton was reported missing, according to a news release from the St. Mary Sheriff's Office.
Haun was last seen Friday morning at her home before leaving for Shreveport in her red 2006 Toyota RAV 4, license plate SFU611.
Haun's last known contact with her family occurred Saturday afternoon.
Haun suffers from high blood pressure. Family members also believe she may suffer from mild dementia. Anyone with information regarding Haun's whereabouts should contact their local law enforcement agency. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office may be reached at 337-828-1960 or 985-384-1622.


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|Maternal axillar and breast temperature after giving birth: effects of delivery ward practices and relation to infant temperature.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 18021144 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|BACKGROUND: Little is known about the development and control of skin temperature in human mothers after birth. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of delivery ward practices and early suckling on maternal axillar and breast temperatures during the first 2 hours postpartum and to relate them to the infant's foot and axillar temperatures. METHODS: Three groups of 176 mother-infant pairs were randomized as follows--group I: infants lying prone in skin-to-skin contact on their mother's chest, named the "skin-to-skin group" (n = 44), group II: infants who were dressed and lying prone on their mother's chest, named the "mother's arms group" (n = 44), and group III: infants who were dressed and kept in the nursery, named the "nursery group" (n = 88). Maternal axillar and breast temperatures and infants' axillar and foot temperatures were measured at 15-minute intervals from 30 to 120 minutes after birth. Episodes of early suckling were noted. RESULTS: The axillar and breast temperatures rose significantly in all mothers. The rise of temperature over time was significantly higher in multiparas than in primiparas but was influenced only slightly by group assignment. The variation in breast temperature was highest in mothers in the skin-to-skin group and lowest in mothers in the nursery group. In the mother's arms group, variation in breast temperature was larger in those mothers exposed to early suckling than in those not exposed. A positive relationship was found between the maternal axillar temperature and the infant foot and axillar temperature 90 minutes after the start of the experiment (120 min after birth) in the skin-to-skin and mother's arms groups. The rise in temperature in the infant's foot was nearly twice that in the axilla. No such relationship was established in the nursery group. In addition, foot temperature in infants from the skin-to-skin group was nearly 2 degrees C higher than that in infants from the mother's arms group. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal temperature rose after birth, and the rise was higher in multiparas than in primiparas. Skin-to-skin contact and early suckling increased temperature variation. Maternal temperature was related to infant foot and axillar temperatures.
|Ksenia Bystrova; Ann-Sofi Matthiesen; Igor Vorontsov; Ann-Marie Widström; Anna-Berit Ransjö-Arvidson; Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg
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|Title: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) Volume: 34 ISSN: 0730-7659 ISO Abbreviation: Birth Publication Date: 2007 Dec
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|Created Date: 2007-11-20 Completed Date: 2008-05-30 Revised Date: -
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 291-300 Citation Subset: IM
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It had been nearly two years when i first bought the Logitech MX1000, dubbed the first 'cordless laser mouse'. It was revolutionary back then, with excellent ergonomics and good precision.
The MX1000 series spawns the next generation of Logitech laser mouse, the G series that, you could say officially kicked microsoft off the high-end mouse arenas
Its 2007, and i need new mice. What's better than the world's most advanced mouse? - the Logitech MX Revolution
First of all, it was evolutionary rather than revolutionary. In all aspects, it takes the genes of MX1000 mouse and the G series mouse, mutates it and hey presto, the new mouse is born! It have a neat feature where if you spin the wheel scroll fast (adjustable thru the software), the scroll wheel will go into a free spin and you could go through hundreds of pages of spreadsheet or documents (lol). The side wheel scroll adds further to the usability of the mouse..............For comparison purposes, i include the MX1000 laser mouse in the snapshots:
MX1000 boxes is retro - lots of bling bling that reminds us of retro stuff.....
You could see the similarities between the two mouse. Revolution on the left and MX1000 on the right hand side....
Side shot : The MX Revolution have grooved rubber that makes it better looking than the plain' ol' MX1000 rubbers...
Logitech learn a lot of the importance of the PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) feet, and MX revolution have bigger areas with PTFE. And the mouse is a lot sturdier than MX1000, being that the thumb rest area are levelled even with the rest of the mouse.
The rechargeable/dock station is simply dead gorgeous. The MX1000 dock station look retro whilst the MX revolution dock station look minimalist. It was sturdy with the mouse on it
I felt that the purchase of the new mice was well worth the money, it provides better ergonomics due to the deeper and larger thumb rest area, and the larger PTFE feet makes the mouse glides over the mousing surface
MX Revolution retails for 100 bucks, and if you still using optical mice and wanted to change to new mice, this is the mouse for you.