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R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Self-Defense Courses
The Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) System is an internationally recognized program that advocates realistic, employable self-defense tactics for women at Emerson College.
The prevalence of sexual assault is an issue all colleges and universities are facing. Most assaults are committed not by strangers, but by people one knows. The Emerson College Police department feels that it is important to offer R.A.D. course designed to teach basic "self-defense" techniques because members of our community have expressed an interest.
R.A.D. at Emerson College is taught by certified instructors who are also members of the Emerson College Police Department. Each course is three sessions long, approximately three hours in duration over a 3-night period. The R.A.D. program is offered twice each semester and is open to all students, staff and faculty at this time.
The Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) System is an internationally recognized program that advocates realistic, employable self-defense tactics for women at Emerson College.
Everyone has the right to be safe in our community. No one ever deserves to be harmed and only the person who commits the harm is responsible for that behavior. Unfortunately, on every campus and in every community, there may be people who try to harm others. Therefore, sometimes people want to learn more about what they may be able to do to reduce their risks of harm for themselves and their community.
Participants will be trained to raise their awareness of aggressive behavior, to recognize how aggressive behavior impacts lives, to take steps to avoid aggressive behavior when possible, and to look at how everyone can be part of reducing aggression and violence. Unfortunately, in a small number of incidents, physical confrontations may be unavoidable. No matter what, no one ever deserves to be harmed.
The goal of R.A.D. is to provide realistic self-defense options, regardless of their level of physical conditioning. Students, staff and faculty at all levels of ability, age, experience, and strength are encouraged to participate.
Members of the Emerson community who are interested in taking the upcoming R.A.D. for Women courses should contact the Deputy Chief Schiazza at firstname.lastname@example.com. Individuals who would be interested in taking a R.A.D. for Women or a R.A.D. for Men course in the future are also encouraged to contact Deputy Schiazza and express their interest, so that ECPD can consider that information when scheduling future classes. At this time Emerson cannot offer R.A.D. classes on a gender neutral basis because R.A.D. is a program that is governed by a national board, and R.A.D. Instructors are only permitted to teach the curriculum that has been developed by that national board.
Class space is limited but is open to students, staff, and faculty at no cost.
R.A.D. Course Description
Session One
Session One will include 'Welcome to R.A.D. for Women' introductions and completing registration and release forms, conversation with participants on awareness strategies, recognition of danger and steps to avoid aggression, utilizing the R.A.D. student manual. Participants will be taught basic self-defense stances, blocks and striking.
Session Two
Participating participants will review Session One techniques, and be taught basic self-defense techniques involving kicks, striking, bear hugs, chokes and ground defense.
Session Three
This will begin with the participants reviewing Session One and Session Two techniques, discussion of simulation exercises, participants (if comfortable) will participate in simulated exercises with the instructors (the participants and instructors will wear state of the art protective gear specifically designed for this training), discussion of the simulated training, question and answer period, and thank you.


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Emotions were running high in Eastern Carolina over a group of fallen heroes. More than a dozen Camp Lejeune Marines, killed in the war in Iraq since it began, were remembered Thursday.
The fallen heroes were members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who deployed for Iraq in June of 2004. The memorial honored each individual marine by standing the fallen Marine's rifle with a bayonet, helmet, dog tags, and boots before their grieving families.
In all, 15 Marines were remembered Thursday.
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The Recoder is a tool that can recode any broken engine or parts of a vehicle and could be consolidated into a small square shape. It was invented by Bodhi before being mass-produced, allowing programs working at Able's garage to make repairs to damaged vehicles efficiently and effectively. The tool's effectiveness was proven when Beck literally fixed a smashed control panel in seconds.
When the recoder is activated and placed on a damaged vehicle, the vehicle becomes transparent and a color code is used to help the user quickly identify the broken area of the vehicle. It then allows the user to interact with it from the inside out and to quickly make the needed repairs to the vehicle.
However, the recoder could also be used for a variety of different purposes, such as when Beck used it to free himself from his handcuffs and when he used it to modify his identity disc so that his circuitry could match Tron's. It is unknown if these additional features are unique to Bodhi's recoder or if the mass-produced version is the same.


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From the Daily Press Briefing of May 29, 2009
MR. WOOD: Well, you know, Arshad, I certainly wouldn't want to tell you one way or another what we're engaged in terms of our discussions with Israel. I mean, there have been a number of Israeli officials that have come to the United States. The Secretary has been in the region. Senator Mitchell, as you know, has spent a lot of time there. We're working this issue. And as I said, both parties have obligations under the Roadmap that they need to live up to, and we are going to do what we can to help the parties do what they need to do.


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French-Style Green Beans Recipe
These beans are one of my favorite side dishes. I serve them at our church steak dinner. A smattering of onions can be used to pep up the mild flavor of the beans.—Hope Meece, Ambia, Indiana
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen French-style green beans, thawed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1. In a large skillet, saute almonds in butter for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned. Add beans and salt; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 4 servings.
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1 serving (3/4 cup) equals 149 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 237 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 3 g protein.
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The Elizabeth City Regional Airport is a dynamic environment with military and civilian aircraft landing, departing, and taxiing, as well as helicopters operating in dispersed locations around the airfield. All of these activities happen in a complex operating environment. The careful and controlled accommodation of these activities is critical to protecting the safety and security of aircraft operations, aircraft passengers, ground vehicles, and personnel on the airfield. Awareness and a thorough understanding of potential risks, appropriate practices, and the airport environment—including the potential risk of accidents, incidents, and incursions—are paramount to ensuring overall safety.
Airfield Operations Area
The AOA consists of all restricted ground areas of the airport, including taxiways, runways, loading ramps, and parking areas. In other words, everything that is inside the Airfield's security perimeter fence is considered the AOA. The area highlighted in red above depicts the (controlled) Movement Area which requires ATC Control Tower approval to enter. The green highlighted areas are the Non-Movement Area – aircraft parking ramps – which are not under the control of ATC but have specific vehicle operator access requirements. Driving anywhere on the airfield is a privilege that should be taken very seriously. Safely operating a vehicle on any of the airport surfaces requires concentration and vigilance.
Airfield Driving Prerequisites
Vehicle operators with a mission need to operate a vehicle on the Elizabeth City Regional Airport must receive specialized training and demonstrate, through testing, an acceptable understanding of the safety requirements, communications protocols, and required operating procedures. Airfield Driver Training is conducted every Monday at 2:00 pm at Bldg 35 in the Ballroom located on the 2nd floor. Please RSVP the Airfield Manager in advance.
NOTE: The Airfield Driver Training Program and its guidance are applicable to all tenants on the Airport as well as private contractors, vendors and visitors.To obtain an Airfield Driver's License or a Ramp Driving permit All employees and temporary contractors must attend the Airport sponsored drivers training class and pass the written test with a score of 85% or better. Classes are held every Monday at 2 pm in Bldg 35 (Ballroom/2nd floor).
Training Prerequisites
Applicants must complete the following training items prior to attending and bring a signed copy of the Airfield Driver/Ramp Permit application form signed by their supervisor.
Ramp Driver applicants: Airfield-Ramp Safety Training
Airfield Driver applicants: Airfield-Ramp Safety Training
Airport Administration
The USCG Airfield Management team maintains operational jurisdiction of the Airfield Operations Area and the activities occurring within the security perimeter fence. The AFM is responsible for planning, directing, and supervising AOA utilization decisions based on operational advantage, efficiency, resources available. The Airfield Operations team can assist with a variety of issues concerning the airport environment.
Construction Contractors requiring access to the Airfield
FAA Form 7460-1 Notice of Proposed Construction
CFR Part 77 Obstruction Evaluation of Airport Airspace
Airfield Wildlife Management
Noise Abatement
Points of Contact
Airfield Manager
Office # (252) 619-4213
Airfield Operations Officer
Office # (252) 334-5388
Air Traffic Manager
Office # (252) 335-6746
Elizabeth City Regional Airport is a dynamic environment with military and civilian aircraft landing, departing, and taxiing, as well as helicopters operating in dispersed locations around the airfield. The careful and controlled accommodation of these activities is critical to protecting the safety and security of aircraft operations, aircraft passengers, ground vehicles, and personnel on the airfield. Awareness and a thorough understanding of potential risks, appropriate practices, and the airport environment —including the potential risk of accidents and incidents—are paramount to ensuring overall safety.
Click here for information on how to go about getting properly credentialed to operate a vehicle or mechanic taxi/tow aircraft.
Airfield Coordination Requirement
Airfield activities (air shows, aerial demonstrations, exercises, deployments, crane operations, construction projects, etc.) must be coordinated through the Airfield Manager in advance to ensure proper notification and coordination.
Wear of Hats on USCG Ramps
Hats are not authorized on USCG ramps due to the FOD (foreign object damage) risk to aircraft. The following exceptions are allowed;
Protocol duties when hats are appropriate (i.e., greeters).
Law enforcement and emergency personnel when headgear/hats are required.
Aircraft maintenance personnel, when protective/weather headgear is required by local command/unit policy. All personnel wearing hats and/or headgear must remove all head garments/gear in the vicinity of aircraft engine intakes, exhausts, props wash, and jet blasts, as lose garments can cause serious damage to aircraft engines.
Quiet Hours Request Procedures
The Airfield Manager is responsible for publishing local area NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen). Units and Airport tenants should contact the Airfield Manager within three days of any retirements or change of command ceremony for the issuance of a NOTAM for "Quite Hours" limiting aircraft operations during the ceremony.
Airfield construction
In accordance with Title 14 CFR Part 77.9, any person or organization who intends to sponsor construction or alterations must notify the FAA if the proposed construction or alteration is within 20,000 feet of a public use or military airport which exceeds a 100:1 surface from any point on the runway. Any changes to the pavement on an airfield, i.e., construction, modification, or resurfacing of runways, taxiways, aprons, etc. FAA Form 7460‐1, Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration, can be used for this purpose and submitted to the appropriate FAA Airports Regional or District Office. Contractors may contact the Airfield Manager's office or the FAA directly for assistance.Contractors should review the Airfield Construction Safety and Security Manual for additional guidance on Airfield Manager expectations.


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Councilman Brian Kazy represents Ward 16 which stretches from the City of Lakewood border near West 117th Street to the border of the City of Brook Park and includes the Bellaire-Puritas area of Cleveland's West Side and parts of the West Park neighborhoods.
Councilman Kazy was appointed January 5 to represent Ward 16, following the election of Martin J. Sweeney to the Ohio House of Representatives District 14 seat.
Councilman Kazy, a former Cuyahoga County probation officer working with juveniles and adults, has been engaged in Democratic politics and community organizations for decades.
He has served as a precinct committeeman, a ward leader and a member of the executive board of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party.
Councilman Kazy is a recipient of the Police Community Relations award, "Courage and Outstanding Commitment to Making the City of Cleveland a Safer Community."
Councilman Kazy, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, graduated from St. Edward High School and Bowling Green State University where he earned a bachelors degree in sociology.
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With all online orders, you will experience art without taking any risks: you can cancel your order for any reason, or even return acquired work(s) within two weeks of delivery for a full refund of the purchase price. Shipping charges, however, cannot be refunded. Frames of a different color than the artist's stated preference are non-returnable, as are the prints within these frames. The return option is limited to 2 pieces of artwork per customer per calendar quarter. Due to their fragile nature and the immense risk of damages, unframed and non-mounted photo prints are not suitable for return and are therefore excluded from the return option. The same applies to framed and unframed large format photo prints with a length of more than 79 inches. If you return the works in damaged condition, you will be required to provide compensation of equivalent worth. Regarding mountings and frames, any scratches, spots and breaks have to be considered a total loss. For the sake of protection, goods should only be returned in their original shipping packaging, using all the protective materials. Please call our Hotline beforehand and completely fill out the return slip included in the shipment. In the case of a delivery error, LUMAS covers shipping and insurance; in all other cases, the customer assumes these costs.
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An order through this website constitutes an offer to make a purchase. Your payment may be processed and you may receive a confirmation e-mail, but your order has only actually been accepted if and when goods are shipped; LUMAS is free to refund a processed payment and cancel an order without giving a reason.
All orders are fulfilled and shipped from Germany. Customers must inspect delivered goods immediately upon receipt, before signing the delivery confirmation from the carrier. Should the delivered goods be obviously damaged, and the damages are discovered only after signing for the delivery, customers have a period of 5 days to report the damages. If customers neglect to report damaged goods within this period, the right to return or exchange the purchased items is no longer valid. All orders to be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Germany. Sole place of jurisdiction is Berlin, Germany.
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LUMAS is committed to developing long-lasting relationships based on trust. In furtherance of this goal, LUMAS will do everything in its power to ensure that your right to privacy is maintained and protected. This website is not intended for children under 18 years of age.
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LUMAS may from time to time engage third parties, including its own subsidiaries and affiliated companies, to preserve, analyze or otherwise store or manipulate data received by LUMAS from its customers. In all such cases, third party service providers will be required to treat all such data with the same degree of care as LUMAS, and they will be prohibited from disclosing such data to any other person or party, except as otherwise provided for in this Privacy Policy.
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15 oz can pumpkin
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Mix pumpkin with brown sugar, vanilla and spices, blend well. Mix in yogurt. Fold in cool whip and chill in refrigerator until ready to eat.
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Frank Lucas, James Lankford and Tom Cole were all re-elected -- a big night for Republicans across Oklahoma.
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JNTO has launched a brand new Restaurant Search Site on January 14th, 2011 in cooperation with Gourmet Navigator, Japan's largest online source of restaurant information. Within just a few clicks, you'll be able to search multiple databases to reach the right restaurants. Take your time and find your own favorite restaurants throughout Japan!
Japan is a Gourmet Heaven, offering for more than traditional Japanese cuisine such as sushi and tempura. Even if you are not accustomed to Japanese food, you can easily find a number of Western and other Asian food restaurants utilizing this new site.
The process is simple. 1. Choose the location by a map or by name. You can choose two points, for example your hotel and the place you'd like to visit before or after supper. 2. Mark conditions such as food type or price range, or type in the keyword you like. 3. Click on a search button. 4. You will then get a list of restaurants that matches your needs!
While many may have the impression that Japanese restaurants, that is not the case! There are a great number of restaurants that can accommodate any budget range.
Based on our annual survey, food is the No.1 reason for tourists to visit Japan. Come and enjoy Japan and its food to your full content!
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Information is provided as a courtesy to users of this website. Though the JNTO endeavors to ensure the information is accurate, users of the information are to act on such using their own judgement and at their own risk. Neither the JNTO nor any holder of copyright to the information shall be held responsible in any way whatsoever for any loss or misunderstanding, either direct or indirect, that is incurred as a result of utilizing the information.


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Steven-Charles Jaffe produced Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country with Ralph Winter. He was also the film's Second Unit Director. He is the son of fellow film producer Herb Jaffe (1921–1991), with whom he frequently worked.
Jaffe has worked with Star Trek VI director and co-writer Nicholas Meyer on several other projects directed by Meyers. Jaffe was an associate producer and second unit director on Meyers' 1979 film Time After Time, which starred Malcolm McDowell and Star Trek VI performer David Warner. (His father, Herb, was the producer of this film.) Next, Jaffe was the second unit director on the controversial 1983 made-for-TV movie The Day After, which featured Bibi Besch and cinematography by Gayne Rescher. Most recently, Jaffe was the producer and second unit director of Meyers' 1991 film, Company Business, starring Kurtwood Smith and Terry O'Quinn.
Jaffe also worked on several films directed by Kathryn Bigelow, beginning with the 1987 film Near Dark (featuring Jenette Goldstein and Roger Aaron Brown). This was followed by the 1995 science fiction action thriller Strange Days, which he produced with James Cameron. He also directed that film's second unit photography. His subsequent collaborations with Bigelow were as an executive producer on the 2000 thriller The Weight of Water and as a co-producer the 2002 Paramount Pictures submarine thriller K-19: The Widowmaker.
In addition, Jaffe was associate producer on 1977's Demon Seed (starring Gerrit Graham and Fritz Weaver and featuring Michael Dorn, with music by Jerry Fielding), produced 1989's The Fly II, and was the executive producer of Paramount Pictures' popular 1990 film Ghost (starring Whoopi Goldberg and Vincent Schiavelli). Most recently, Jaffe produced, directed, and photographed a documentary on cartoonist Gahan Wilson.


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This unit allows students to research some common herbal supplements to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the herb. Students will compare the herbal supplements to pharmaceutical medicines to judge which is the better choice. Students will make a PowerPoint presentation to advertise herbal supplements and their common uses. The students will make an informative web site that allows others access to their discoveries. The students will learn the process of scientific problem-solving using the appropriate tools and technology. Students will critique the advertisement of herbal drugs and the impact they are having on society. They will present their findings to the class with a brochure or newsletter.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
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How U.S. gathers information to enforce part of law is at issue
The Obama administration on Thursday released new proposals for carrying out a major requirement of the federal health care law that was postponed earlier this summer.
At issue is how to gather information that would allow the government to enforce a requirement that companies with 50 or more workers provide affordable health insurance to their full-time employees. Companies that don't comply would risk fines.
The mandate was supposed to take effect Jan. 1, but in July the White House unexpectedly announced a one-year delay until 2015. Officials said more time was needed to work out information reporting requirements so they would not be too burdensome for businesses. Delaying the mandate also defused a potential political problem for Democrats in next year's congressional elections.
The new proposal from the Treasury Department seeks comment on options to reduce or streamline reporting by employers, insurers and health plan administrators. In some instances, the administration is proposing to eliminate duplicate reports and in other cases, it's asking for less detail.
Business groups said it will take time to sort through the technicalities but praised the administration's effort to find common ground. "Retailers are not interested in being overly burdened by bureaucratic red tape or time-wasting, duplicative reporting requirements," Neil Trautwein, the top health policy official for the National Retail Federation, said in a statement.
The information reported by employers and insurers is also critical in enforcing the law's central requirement that virtually all Americans carry health insurance starting Jan. 1. That so-called individual mandate has not been delayed and remains in full force.
The Treasury Department said it will be soliciting feedback on its proposals through early November, and will use the comments to develop final rules.


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The Emperor's New Clothes
|Release Date: June 14, 2002
|Running Time: 107 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG
|Box Office: $655,822.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Comedy, Drama, Period, Romantic Comedy
Ian Holm
Tim McInnerny
Hugh Bonneville
Eddie Marsan
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Summary:History tells us that Napolean Bonaparte died in exile on the desolate island of St. Helena in 1821. Or did he? A revisionist take on history, this tale proposes an alternative truth in which a secret network of loyalists hatch an ingenious plot: the Emperor will return to Paris, in order to reclaim his throne, while a look-alike takes his place in exile. Trading identities with a dissolute sailor, Napolean is spirited back to France to reclaim his throne. Yet early on in the scheme, the plan goes awry. The double refuses to give up playing Napolean, thereby leaving the former Emperor in Paris. Alone and penniless, Napoleon wanders through Paris unrecognized, trying to forge a new life as a ... Full Summary >>


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A Letter to All Husbandsboredmommy
Hello Husbands,
I have a complaint (and by I, I mean myself and the other wives).
Now in case you are a husband that hasn't made this unfortunate mistake before, I give you kudos and a high five.
However, after many conversations, I have found that many, many a husband has made this mistake – mine included. And to those husbands, I say Why, Man, WHY?
Dear Husbands of the world,
We love you and appreciate you (for the most part).
But, please, I beg of you, don't ever use the word babysitting when it comes to your kids.
When a husband says he'll "babysit the kids", I (and the other wives) get stabby.
Do you know why?
Because you can't BABYSIT your own children!
It's called PARENTING. Seriously.
Signed, your wives.
P.S. Massaging our feet will go a long way to getting yourself back in our good books. Also, designer handbags work wonders.


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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating while the deputies have been placed on paid administrative leave.
Middleton remains in Baptist Hospital where he will be in recovery for several weeks. He is expected to survive.
"I'm just glad they didn't hit me here or here," he said, pointing toward his head and chest. "My mother's car is full of bullet holes though. My wife had to go and get a rental."
A teenage girl who said she witnessed a portion of the incident said she never saw Middleton provoke the deputies.
"He wasn't belligerent or anything," she said.
Middleton, too, said he is confused as to why the incident took place. Middleton said he is still awaiting an apology and explanation.


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In case you missed it, there is also a Republican gubernatorial primary. Or isn't that news?
McMahon does very well in this day-before-the-primary poll.
Simmons' unfavorables actually exceed McMahon's by a point.
McMahon's favorables exceed Simmons by 14 points.
McMahon's support is stronger. Nearly 75 percent who support McMahon say they won't change their mind. Schiff support is the weakest: 42 percent of those supporting Schiff say they might change their mind.
McMahon has worked hard and her focus on Blumenthal, rather than the other GOP candidates, seems to be paying off.
I participated in this Q poll. Nice to be among the 50% for a change. Usually, I'm somewhat alone in my views. Linda's campaign had the right strategy in gaining name recognition as a top priority. As you point out it worked if only 3% of respondents don't know her name by now. As I have pointed out, Linda faces an opponent who, for 20 years has used his public office to garner face time on the tube and space in the print medium at our, the taxpayers', expense.
From Tuesday night on, most of AG Blumenthal's press conferences can be considered political speech. The correct, and ethical,thing for Blumenthal to do right now, is to resign as AG. He is, afterall, out of that position anyway. Someone else will be elected AG in November. And since Blumenthal has made an absolute disaster of the management of the office of AG, an interim acting AG couldn't make it any worse in 5 months.
But anyone who expects Blumenthal to act in an ethical manner, hasn't been paying attention the last 20 years. His tenure as Connecticut AG has won national notoriety as being the third worst AG in the country. From being the principle writer of Supreme Court Justice Blackmun's majority opinion in rowe v wade, legalizing abortion at the federal level, to giving away over $100,000 of Tobacco suit moneys to each his former law firm and to Mr. & Mrs, Golub, to outright lying about his service record, Blumenthal has a long record of ethical misconduct.
With Linda as Senator, we look forward to her bringing sound judgement and sanity to deliberations in the Senate. She is ready to weigh in on the critical issues we face as individuals, rising prices, increasing taxes, more regulations, escallating trillion dollar federal deficits, and blatant attacks on the U.S. Constitution.
A Goldwater, Reagan, Gingrich Republican Remembers!
If you Republicans (or CT unaffiliated voters who can register Republican) have any regard for my heroes, vote for former Congressman and authentic Viet Nam veteran Rob Simmons on Aug 10. In a time when everything political is FOR SALE, think of the satisfaction of voting for the POOR candidate, defeating candidates who aren't anything like YOU! Reject those who would buy YOUR Senate seat or occupy it courtesy of the contributions of the moneyed special interests!
My heroes made us all proud. Remember? Made us feel good about ourselves, good about our friends and neighbors, good about our country! We need honest public officials as never before who can lead us back to INTEGRITY! Vote for Rob Simmons, he'll make you proud!
Once again, leave it to the Republican party to mess up a sure thing. Linda McMahon is by far the weakest candidate. She has money and celebrity but offers little more. She has been too afraid to debate her opponents, and refuses to even appear on the same interview shows with them. So much for her tough lady persona. Republican voters in Connecticut deserve a serious candidate. We have an opportunity to send a message that our Senate seats (or any other offices) cannot be bought. Rob Simmons has the needed expertise to be an exceptional Senator. He has a keen knowledge of the dangers facing our country, is a fiscal conservative, and has spent his life in service to our country and the citizens of this state. He is the Republican candidate who can take on Blumenthal and win. Linda McMahon is in way over her head. Let's throw her a lifeline by voting for Rob Simmons.
Regardless of whether or not Linda can beat Dick, she's hardly any different than the liberals, she'd probably have campaigned for their party if that's where the open seat was. Simmons has the experience, but I fear is too much of the same-old anyway. I'm really disappointed Peter Schiff did not receive more coverage, and can only hope that he decides to continue getting involved in CT politics. We need more voices of reason to take leadership positions. I hope we have not heard the last from him.


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A goal for many companies is to be able to expand someday. Being able to do so is a testament to the hard work and the quality of the product that has been turned out so far. When you are able to continue to expand to more and more places; getting further and further from the home office you know you are doing something right.
So what does it mean when your company expands to a point where there is an office on each end of the country? Business must be better than just good or the company must be confident on how well the company is going to be accepted in its new area.
Which scenario fits for Door to Door Storage is not known, but something must be going right for the mobile self storage company. It recently opened up a new facility on the East Coast in Albany, New York, and another way over on the Pacific Ocean side of the country in Honolulu, Hawaii.
"Door to Door is excited to announce our first moving and storage facility in the Aloha State, and the latest location in New York to further expand our footprint in that area," said Tracey Kelly, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Door to Door Storage.
Door to Door opened its doors for the first time in 1996 and in the time since has helped over a quarter of a million people and families meet their storage and moving needs. It is currently headquartered in Kent, Washinton and ha facilities in 61 markets across the counry.
"Since opening our Doors in 1996, Door to Door has helped more than a quarter million individuals and families with their moving and storage needs. Call us and let us show you why customers rate Door to Door number one in exceptional value and customer service," said Kelly.
Like most self storage companies, Door to Door is no stranger to holding contests in order to engage their tenants as well as prospective tenants. Just this past summer, it sponsored what it called the "Great American Road Trip." Interested parties could take a picture while on a road d trip. They could then submit it to the company's Facebook page with a description of no more than 500 words.
The winner had the choice of either $1000 or a free two storage container move.
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"Door to Door Storage Achieves Coast-to-Coast Presence with Launch of Hawaii Market and Addition of New York Moving and Storage Facility." PRWeb; 31 October 2012.
"Door to Door "Great American Road Trip" Contest Will Soon Be Closing." Self Storage Industry News; 19 July 2012.


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Lifestyle has large impact on premature mortalityPress release 28 July 2011
The risk of death for middle-aged women with a low "healthy lifestyle score" is just as high as that of women with no unhealthy lifestyle, but who are 15 years older. For men, this 'ageing effect' is approximately 8.5 years. This resulted from a study in which a combined lifestyle score was defined by the following four factors: smoking, physical activity, nutritional pattern and body weight. The results of this study from Maastricht University among 120,000 men and women aged 55–69 years were published online this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
In this Netherlands Cohort Study (NLCS) the nutritional and lifestyle habits of the 120,000 research participants were measured in 1986. The information was used to calculate a healthy lifestyle score that combined four factors: not smoking, being physically active for more than 30 minutes per day, adhering to a Mediterranean diet, and having a healthy body weight (BMI between 18.5 and 25). A traditional Mediterranean diet is characterised by high intake of vegetables, fruit, legumes, nuts, fish, whole grains , monounsaturated fat instead of saturated fat, low intake of meat and alcohol consumption of approximately 0.5 to 2 glasses per day. The mortality among NLCS participants since 1986 has been documented and the relationship between lifestyle and mortality has been analysed.
According to Piet van den Brandt, Professor of Epidemiology at Maastricht University, "Very few research studies worldwide have analysed the relationship between a combination of lifestyle factors and mortality in this way. This study shows that a healthy lifestyle can lead to significant health benefits. Not only did the risk of death strongly depend on the healthy lifestyle score, but the greatest reduction in premature deaths as a result of healthy lifestyles was seen in individuals with low or medium levels of education. Furthermore, the effects of a Mediterranean diet were more evident in women than in men. Within this diet, nuts, vegetables and alcohol intake had the biggest impact on lower mortality rates."
The Netherlands Cohort Study was launched in 1986 by researchers at the Department of Epidemiology at Maastricht University and TNO Quality of Life. This ongoing study has provided a wealth of information and many new insights over the years on the influence of diet and other lifestyle factors on cancer and mortality rates.
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For more information on the contents of this press release, you can contact Dr Piet van den Brandt until 4 August on 043 388 2361 or by email at email@example.com.
You can contact the UM Marketing and Communications department at 043 388 5222, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. For urgent matters outside office hours, call 06 4602 4992.
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"The Citizens United Gang"
The Lone Ranger was a masked man who was out to bring bad guys to justice. Ed Conard is a masked man who is out to bring bad guys to power.
A multimillionaire financier who was a top henchman in Bain Capital, Mitt Romney's old outfit of corporate plunderers, Conard is currently riding with the small but fearsome Citizens United Gang, which has taken over presidential politics. Unlike the James Gang and other robbers of yore who who stole from banks and railroads, these thieves are bankers and high-rolling railroaders. Thanks to the Supreme Court's edict in the infamous Citizens United case, they are now able to use unlimited amounts of their corporate wealth to create SuperPACs that are proving to be devastating weapons against democracy.
Conard is one of a handful of financial elites who've put a million dollars or more into Romney's SuperPAC, enabling it to whack his opponents and take the GOP nomination with an unprecedented barrage of venomously-negative advertising. Conard is known as a masked robber because he tried to disguise his million-dollar involvement by using the fake name of "W Spann." Incredibly, that's not illegal – but it was so glaringly odd that Romney's campaign had to fess up to Conard's real name.
Speaking of names, the Romney SuperPAC is called "Restore Our Future." Whose future does it mean? The mega-donors', of course. This was candidly confessed by another member of The Citizens United Gang, hedge fund hustler Ken Griffin who says he's in Romney's SuperPAC because, "I think [the ultra-wealthy] actually have insufficient influence [in Washington]."
So they're using their millions to purchase a presidency that promises to extend the un-regulated, tax-subsidized system that enriches them at the expense of the rest of us. It's legalized thievery by the rich.
"Finance industry makes up nearly half of pro-Romney super PAC's donations," www.iwatchnews.org, April 2, 2012.
"Builder who helped air 'Swift Boat' ads gives $3 million to pro-Romney super PAC," www.msnbc.com, March 20, 2012.


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This is a one off high grade Citrine crystal cluster with beautiful deep yellow points and it's own wooden base for display. Cluster can stand without wooden base.
Crystal clusters should be owned by all crystal collectors and make excellent gifts. Clusters of Amethyst, Citrine and Clear Quartz can be used to cleanse smaller crystals such as tumblestones, wands, pendulums and crystal jewellery. This can be done simply by placing the crystal on top of the cluster overnight. Clusters are very attractive to display and in any home or office will radiate positive energy into the surrounding area while simultaneously removing negative energy.
Approximate Size: Height 12cm (4.7") Width 9.5cm (3.7") Depth 7.5cm (3")
Note: This is the actual crystal cluster you will receive.
Crystal Properties
Citrine is a powerful cleansing and revitalising stone. Citrine is one of the crystals that never needs cleansing. It draws away and dispels negative energy and can be extremely protective for the environment. Citrine is a stone of abundance which attracts wealth and prosperity. It can be placed in the wealth corner of your home or a particular room to attract wealth, encourage sharing of what you have and help you to hold onto it. (The wealth corner is the farthest back left point from your front door or the door into an individual room).
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Yes, because obviously there's such close specifications between road and racing in F1... I mean, a Prius and a McLaren are practically the same!


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It might not be a bad idea Ferrari poaching Vette and Newey because thats what it'll take to win the title it seems, Fernando is on a similar level to Vettel as a driver but if Ferrari creates a super team it would push Alonso on even further as long as it can be managed.
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I have a beautiful vintage Trek T200 tandem that I was about to sell on ebay because I had given up on working out how my 4 year old could ride with me, until someone only today advised me of the existence of stoker kits for tandems. What a revelation, if it wasn't for this kind person taking the time to show me his tandem with the kit installed, I would have sold my bike and lost the opportunity to ride with my little boy (he uses a trailer at the moment but I don't like it).
It seems that the kit (incl bottom bracket, 2 chain rings, cranks, shim, chain etc) is quite expensive to buy new, so I thought I'd just enquire as to whether anyone has one that their kids have outgrown that they'd be prepared to sell to me.
I need one that will suit a 1.25 inch seat tube. Thanks.


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A Weekend of Balance at Wanderlust
Sure, it may sound slightly contradictory—meditative chants and focused warrior poses juxtaposed with beer and indie beats—but after experiencing this weekend's Wanderlust festival firsthand, I was eager to defend the bohemian concept to all my cynical friends. I was scoffed at for attending such a "crunchy" event, but I am NOT a tie-dye wearing yogi and this affair was NOT the hippy-dippy peacefest that skeptics made it out to be. A little reminiscent of Burning Man, maybe, but I'm choosing instead to coin it more of a new age kind of lovefest. Downward dog with yoga hotshot Shiva Rea by morning, folky tunes with Jenny Lewis and Gilian Welch by day and party with fire dancers and DJs by night—Wanderlust proved to be an exercise of balance on all levels.


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Either Tim Tebow is on a money-hungry power trip that is blinding his logic, or he has carefully and knowingly planned to speak on the behalf of a preacher who has denounced Jews and gays.
There's no question that the community service Tebow does is more than most athletes do. And the former Broncos quarterback is passionately open about his Christianity, and he has done innumerable good deeds that are fueled by his faith.
But he also has taken to speaking up and speaking out, doing so at powerful pulpits. And, one of the next stops on his whirlwind will land him in Dallas, where he is supposed to speak April 28 at First Baptist Church, led by Dr. Robert Jeffress.
I'll let Gregg Doyel of CBSsports.com put this in perspective:
"Tim Tebow is about to make the biggest mistake of his life. Tebow has agreed to speak at a hateful Baptist preacher's church, an evangelical cretin named Robert Jeffress who does the work of the Lord sort of like Westboro Baptist in Topeka, Kan., does the work of the Lord. Jeffress isn't as bad as Westboro. He doesn't send his flock to funerals of U.S. soldiers and have his sheep yell awful things. ... But he comes close. Too close.
"He believes, he has said, 'It's a fact that (AIDS is) a gay disease so there's a reasonable reason to exclude gays from the military.' Jeffress is a bad guy. He says Jews and homosexuals are going to hell. He says the Catholic church is a satanic cult. He says Islam 'is a religion that promotes pedophilia — sex with children.'
"Tim Tebow supports this man. More than supports him, Tebow is going to throw his weight — and it is considerable; we're talking about Tim Tebow — behind this preacher by speaking at his church in Dallas in April.
"And that is a mistake he'll never overcome. I'm ashamed to like Tim Tebow now. More specifically, I don't like Tim Tebow now. I can't."
Here's my amateur guess: Tebow's not making the plans. His family, which helps guide his empire, takes the calls and books the dates. A big church (First Baptist is planning a $130 million expansion) wants to pay Timmy big bucks to speak. So they booked it.
I simply can't imagine Tebow knowing the stuff that Jeffress has said, and Tebow saying, "Yep, that's where I want to go."
If he did know, then that's it. His reputation is out the door.
It doesn't make sense that he would risk all the good he's done just to make one speech.
Athletes in our society are disproportionately powerful. Throw real well or run fast and suddenly you have a forum.
I remember back in 2004, the St. Louis Cardinals, my hometown team, made a magical run to the World Series. But right after October came November, and one of the same players I was a big fan of started spewing election politics. It was weird, because I had to separate the ballplayer (whom I rooted for) with the reality. He was really just some guy who said stuff that made my skin crawl.
But, there's a big difference between a player chiming in on election issues and a player with Tebow's influence speaking at a church lathered in hatred.
After a season on the sidelines, the ball's in your hands, Timmy. Better not fumble this one.
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner -- but some local food banks are reporting a lack of donations. We talk with local food banks about food shortages and what people can do to help.
California has the highest poverty rate in the nation, according to new figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. We discuss the new data with economist Sarah Bohn from the Public Policy Institute of California.
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Every winter, millions of Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico. But what if climate change altered their course and redirected them to a small town in Tennessee? That's the story of Barbara Kingsolver's latest book, "Flight Behavior." The author of "The Poisonwood Bible" joins us to talk about her background as a scientist, and to share her thoughts on climate change.
President Barack Obama makes his first post-election trip to Asia this week. It will be the first time a sitting American president goes to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where opposition leaders like Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi have been pushing for democracy. The president's trip also includes stops in Thailand and Cambodia, where he will attend this year's East Asia Summit.
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"Touch has the power to heal." That's what photographer Carolyn Jones says she discovered when she interviewed nurses across the country for her new book, "The American Nurse." She met nurses who worked with prisoners and amputee veterans, who cared for some of the first AIDS patients, and who survived Hurricane Katrina. She spoke with over 70 nurses, including the nurse who changed Carolyn's own life when she battled breast cancer.
California is taking a closely watched step to cut greenhouse gas emissions through a new cap-and-trade program. On Wednesday, the state will open a carbon market that forces its biggest polluters to buy and sell permits to emit carbon dioxide. Some say cap-and-trade here could become either a model or a cautionary tale for others.
When veterans get in trouble with the law, substance abuse and mental health issues stemming from their military service are often contributing factors. A growing number of counties in the U.S., including Santa Clara, have set up special courts for veterans that favor treatment over punishment. How well do such programs work?
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Rocker's remarks create a tempest
Rock star Ted Nugent became the latest — and perhaps least likely — proxy in the battle between the Obama and Romney camps as Democrats seized on vaguely threatening remarks that Nugent made over the weekend at a National Rifle Association conference and representatives of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney did their best to distance themselves from the comments.
Nugent, the self-described "Motor City Madman" and a longtime NRA board member who has endorsed Romney, appeared Saturday at the group's annual convention in St. Louis.
In a raucous speech, Nugent told audience members that "if Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year." He added that if they could not "clean house in this vile, evil, America-hating administration, I don't even know what you're made out of."
On Monday night, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic national chairwoman, called on Romney to "condemn Nugent's violent and hateful rhetoric immediately," adding that "it has no place in our political discourse or this campaign."
The Romney campaign responded Tuesday without mentioning Nugent by name. "Divisive language is offensive no matter what side of the political aisle it comes from," said a spokeswoman, Andrea Saul. "Mitt Romney believes everyone needs to be civil."
Key Republicans endorse Romney
The two top Republicans in Congress explicitly endorsed Mitt Romney on Tuesday to be their party's presidential nominee, as party leaders continued consolidating around their all-but-inevitable candidate in hopes of quickly focusing attention on ousting President Barack Obama in this fall's election.
The public embraces offered by House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell came the same day that several House conservatives expressed support for the former Massachusetts governor, though some seemed more enthusiastic than others.
"If you're not sure about wanting to support Mitt Romney, whether you're liberal, whether you're very conservative, you ought to be excited because he's been on your side at one time or another," Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said during a forum that conservative lawmakers staged on Capitol Hill.
Romney: I can relate to average Americans
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he isn't too rich to relate to average Americans and President Barack Obama should "start packing" for a White House departure in 2013.
Romney made the remarks in an ABC News interview aired Monday as Democrats called on him to release more tax records.
Asked by ABC's Diane Sawyer whether his wealth — including a planned car elevator that is part of a $12 million renovation at his beach home in La Jolla — prevents him from relating to most people, Romney said it shouldn't.
"We don't divide America based upon success and wealth and other dimensions of that nature," he said. "We're one nation under God. This is a time when people of different backgrounds and different experiences need to come together."
Romney, who helped form the private-equity firm Bain Capital in Boston, has estimated his wealth to be as much as $250 million on financial disclosure statements. He earned $21.6 million in 2010, mostly from investments, according to tax returns he released in late January.
Anti-Obama group raises $77 million
Crossroads GPS, a conservative nonprofit group that is one of the most prominent critics of President Barack Obama, raised nearly $77 million in its first 19 months from a small cadre of secret donors, pocketing two single donations worth $10 million each.
In all, 87 percent of the money the group raised between June 1, 2010, and the end of 2011 came from just two dozen donors who wrote checks of $1 million and more, according to tax documents released Tuesday by Crossroads, which was cofounded by Republican strategist Karl Rove.
It is not known who gave the money, as the organization simply listed each individual contribution on the forms and left blank the areas provided for donors' names and addresses.
Crossroads GPS reported their identities to the Internal Revenue Service, as required, but does not have to reveal them publicly.


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The National Army Museum have seen the photo, and stated "The dignitary seated left of centre is Arthur, Duke of Connaught". Prince Arthur was Queen Victoria's seventh child, and held various military ranks including field-marshal, dying in 1942 aged 90. I think you will agree he looks about 70 in this photo.
The two soldiers are seated in the centre front row of a posed group photo of 30 people, ten of whom are in uniform. Civilians include Rudyard Kipling, his wife, and their daughter and son-in-law. I am trying to identify the event that these 30 people were attending: it seems to have been taken between 1920-1930, and may well have involved an equine event such as showjumping - another photo in the album (of a relative) is labelled "Summerdown Eastbourne 1920" and shows a uniformed rider (also present in the group photo) about to leap his horse over a fence/water jump. Sadly the group photo is not labelled.
So your help would be much appreciated! I gather the Prince and Kipling were friends, and corresponded regularly. I am trying to identify other persons in the photo to help identify the year/event.
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Environmental Assessment, Clarksville WWTP Expansion and Effluent Line Replacement Project, Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana (September 2012)
This Environmental Assessment (EA) presents an assessment of the environmental consequences of the proposed Clarksville Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Expansion and Effluent Line Replacement Project in Clark County, Indiana. This assessment is based on correspondence with state and federal resource agencies, in-house research, and field assessments of the study areas. The EA has been prepared following the Guidelines for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment (May 2012-draft) developed by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Region V. The background of the project is presented in more detail below in terms of project authority, location, purpose, and need.


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A Brief Look at the Irish flag and Coffy/Coffey Coat of Arms
The colors in the Irish Flag are Orange, which stands for Irish Protestants; Green stands for Irish Catholics and the Republican Cause; White stands for Hope and Peace between them. Orange is associated with the northern Irish because of William III, or William of Orange who was King of England, Scotland and Ireland, and in 1690 defeated King James II, a Roman Catholic.
Green, besides standing for the Catholics of the south, probably also has something to do with the green landscapes that Ireland is famous for.
The flag was first seen in 1848, displayed by Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish militant who later became a New York City attorney, and was a general on the Union side in the American Civil War.
One definition of the term "Coat of Arms" is: "A coat of arms is a light garment worn over the armor of knights of the 15th and 16th centuries, often embroidered with heraldic devices of the wearer."
One of the most ancient and frequently used of the coats of arms of the Coffy or Coffey family of Ireland is that described in Burke's General Armory, 1884:
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At first I thought that Arlen Specter's battle with cancer and brush with death put him in a proper frame of mind. Ah, was not to be. He's just an opportunist like everyone else in politics.
This was a particularly fun cartoon to draw. It's right out of the Milton Berle school of comedy. A man in a woman's dress is always guaranteed a good laugh. Why is that? A woman dressed in men's clothes is kind of sexy, but a man in women's clothes is a joke, or a tranny nightclub act. Of course, I'm speaking as a straight man.
Well, whatever Specter is up to, it benefits us independents who want to see President Obama's agenda come to fruition on all fronts. The prez will need all the Democrats he can muster, and let's face it, things don't look good for one Democratic senator next year right here in good ol' Connecticut, and I'm not talking about Joe "Benedict Arnold" Lieberman.
I got an e-mail yesterday from a reader who asked, "What's with your blog? There's an annoying pop-up ad on there. Make it stop." I have no control over ads that the managers place on my blog. Neither does Your Friendly Neighborhood Blog Administrator. We are at the mercy of the advertising people, who are not at all annoying, unlike their pop-up ads.


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MIDDLEBURY — Northridge High School is one of five schools in the running for $25,000 that the school would use to keep kids fit with biking. The school now needs the public's help to earn the grant.
Clint Borntrager, head of Northridge's physical education department, explained that if Northridge wins, the school will use the money to purchase a classroom set of bicycles, helmets and trainers, which turn the bikes into stationary bikes for winter use indoors.
The Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit program is a contest through the Henkel Corp., the company behind such brands as Dial, Purex and Right Guard. The grant application asked how the school would use $25,000 to improve fitness, inspire self-esteem and build teamwork.
The bikes would allow classes to ride along the nearby Pumpkinvine Nature Trail, Borntrager explained. During the winter months students could use them inside as stationary bikes, giving kids a fun way to keep fit.
The high school also has a "PE for life" model, encouraging "things that kids can use outside of school," which biking fits into, he said.
Northridge's plan for the bikes can also help students' self-esteem because it will not be a competitive activity. Borntrager said several geocaches are hidden along the trail that classes can find, meeting the teamwork piece of the grant application. Geocaching is when people use global positioning systems (GPS) and coordinates to find an object hidden by other geocachers.
"We've done some geocaching on field trips and the kids get really into it," Borntrager said.
For Northridge to win the grant, it needs the most votes on the HenkelHelps website by Dec. 7. People can vote daily at www.henkelhelps.com. There is also a video on the website explaining more about Northridge's plan for the bikes.
The winner will be announced Dec. 11.


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I have been fortunate to cover a some big games over the past few years for the Courant as the UConn football program made historic strides. I was in Notre Dame when they defeated the Fighting Irish, I was in Michigan when they opened this season with a devasting loss, 26-0, in front of 103,000 fans and I was in Glendale, Arizona for the young Huskies first foray into a BCS game. They faced 9th ranked Oklahoma and were a 17 point underdog going into the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl but that didn't stop the excitement from building for Husky Nation.
The first day I arrived was Media Day where players from both teams would come in and do interviews with the press, they would also get their first glimpse of what they all went to UConn for, to be the first team to play for a BCS trophy. Kashif Moore, #82, and Mathieu Olivier, #66, have to touch the Fiesta Bowl trophy to make sure it is real during Media Day at the Fiesta Bowl Wednesday morning in Glendale, AZ. Sio Moore, #46, Jesse Joseph, #91, and Lawrence Wilson, #8, stand in admiration and take photos of the prize they would play Oklahoma for on New Years Day.
Sio Moore has his picture taken in front of the Fiesta Bowl trophy by Twyon Martin.
The next stop Courant reporters Desmond Conner, Zac Boyer made was the University of Phoenix Stadium where the game would be played. Workers were putting the finishing touches on the field where the Arizona Cardinals play.
The next day was a brief indoor practice at Arizona State University's indoor facility where head coach Randy Edsall ran his team through some drills.
Afterward we headed off to the Fairmont Resort where the team and some of their fans were staying. We were looking for fans that made the trip despite the high cost involced with the travel packages offered through the school. Part of being in a BCS Bowl is the hospitality that is extended to any that attend, even if it cost a couple grand a piece with airfare and hotel. Cara Yakush and Alana Biltucci, juniors at UConn try to keep warm in the hot tub at the Fairmont Resort in Scottsdale, AZ., Thursday evening while talking with Matt Edwards, a redshirt sophomore on the UConn football team.
Friday was an off day for access to the teams, the head coaches met with the media for the final time and got together at the trophy. UConn head coach Randy Edsall and Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops share a laugh together with the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl trophy after Edsall came to the press conference in a sport coat over his team shirt but when Stoops arrived for photos at the trophy without a jacket Edsall quickly disposed of his for the photo op.
The rest of the day I spent tracking down fans. There was a parade through downtown Phoenix which the UConn marching band performed in. Kelly Malasics and her brother Michael do the U-C-O-N-N cheer as members of the UConn marching band walk past. Kelly and Michael were in Michigan for the first game of the season and made the trip out west for the final game.
(Back row) Lynne Costen shouts out to her son Cameron while son Emmet, (L) and husband Mike (R) take in the sights and sounds of the UConn marching band as they march past during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Parade Friday morning. Cameron is a baritone horn player in the band.
Saturday morning I headed over the the field for some early tailgaters, as I approached the stadium I was struck by the beauty of the snow capped mountains in the background as the huge dome loomed in the foreground.
Once I arrived it was easy to find the Husky fans. Caroline Chapman dons her traditional feather boa but adds a Southwestern flair with the cowboy hat while Dana Striker puts on her New Years bunny ears. Chapman's son Ben is the center for UConn, Strikers daughter Danielle is best friends with Ben and the family is there for support.
Ben Deveran, 10, of East Hampton, has his face painted Husky Blue & White
As game time drew near I headed over to where the teams would be arriving. I was surprised by the fact there were few if any Oklahoma fans waiting. I guess when you've been to 45 BCS bowls in the past it gets to be old hat for you but when it's your teams first visit, you make sure they know you're there to welcome and support them. Matthew Strother, 11, cheers for John McEntee, a backup UConn QB, as the buses carrying the team arrive at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
A giant American Flag was unfurled during the national anthem as over 60,000 fans awaited the start of the game.
Sio Moore soared into the stadium with his team in tow hoping to fly as high as the eagle that took flight during the national anthem.
But the eagle landed quickly as DeMarco Murray and Oklahoma struck first with two touchdowns before the first quarter had ended.
Zack Frazer was sacked for a loss by Oklahoma's Ronnell Lewis to close out the first qurater.
UConn Head Coach Randy Edsall shouts encouragement to his team as they drive down field during the first half.
Special teams play had kept the Huskies in games late in the season and when Dwayne Gratz took this second quarter interception all the way to the house. narrowing the Oklahoma lead to 14-7 the UConn faithful had something to cheer about.
Gratz leaps into the arms of Harris Agbor afterward narrowing the Oklahoma lead to 14-7.
UConn dodged a bullet when Oklahoma's Cameron Kenney flew through the air for an incomplete pass during the first half from Landry Jones.
Oklahoma came out to start the second half the same way they started the first, scoring two more touchdowns to make it 34-10 with 9:44 remaining in the third quarter. But Robbie Frey struck back quickly with a 95 yard kickoff return.
Frey is congratulated by Jonathan Jean-Louis after scoring and cutting the score to 34-17.
Lawrence Wilson, #8, strips Ryan Broyles of Oklahoma on a kick-off return which Jerome Junior recovered for the Huskies during the third quarter but UConn couldn't take advantage of the turnover.
Senior Scott Lutrus can feel the game getting out of reach against Oklahoma during halfway through the fourth quarter with UConn down 41-20.
Sio Moore gives Lutrus a hug during the closing minutes as Oklahoma scored one more touchdown with 2:40 left.
Senior Zach Hurd reacts quietly along the sidelines in the final seconds.
Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops gets a Gatorade bath after his Sooners defeated UConn 48-20. It was Stoops fifth visit to the Fiesta Bowl and his first victory.
Randy Edsall, right, congratulates Bob Stoops after Oklahoma soundly defeated Connecticut.
Kashif Moore honors his late friend Jasper Howard by wearing Howard's No. 6 jersey at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., on Saturday. Howard died in October 2009.
It was not the ending Husky Nation had wanted, but the real victory is that they made it to a BCS Bowl game. The Dream was not complete, but the groundwork had been laid.
While I waited for my plane to Pittsburgh at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Kashif Moore, Ryan Wirth, David Kenney and Ty-Meer Brown walked up to my gate for their trip home. Their mood was somber, but upbeat, as they joked with one another. As the players boarded the plane, Kashif took the seat next to me, we chatted a little about the game since he recognized me from covering it the previous night. He seemed tired, as all of us who have been out here all week were - the late game and early flight didn't help either. He was looking forward to next season, his last. No one could have predicted their mood once we landed in Pitt.
As we taxied to the gate, Ryan Wirth, who was sitting mid-plane, shouted to us in the back rows. "Hey Kashif, coach is going to Maryland!" Moore responded, "Yeah I know, I just got a text message". Moore looked over to me and repeated "Coach is going to Maryland. Man, I don't believe it, he didn't say anything to me." He looked dejected and STUNNED! So did the other three. The look of disbelief was apparent on their faces. All of this, after the Huskies took a 48-20 pounding from Oklahoma the night before in the 2011 Tostitos Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.
Moore turned to me and said, "I understand, it's a business, that's what they've told me. I just don't believe it."
It was a surreal ending to a wild week in a cold Arizona desert.
Pro Tip: Get plenty of sleep, eat some food for the soul, toast the New Year with friends, be grateful for the things you have because one day, in a flash, things change.


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I originally wrote this post to show how to extend the growing season in the Fall. However, the information is just as applicable in the Spring to get your season started earlier and protect your plants from frost. As the temperatures warm, you can use just the floating row cover (no plastic) or shade cloth to protect the plants from too much sun. It also keeps cats, bugs, birds and kids out of your raised beds!
This year we decided to extend the growing season by making hoop houses over 2 of our grow boxes. I had a different idea in mind when we put these together. You will want to use the 1/2 inch pipe since it's more flexible than the 3/4 inch size- even so, the flexibility is a bit limited. I thought we would be able to fit the pipes into T fittings and it would hold. However, they ended up snapping and breaking so we ended up doing it red neck style… we had to save the greens before it froze!
(for 2 4 x 8′ boxes)
8- 1/2 inch PVC pipes
12-small metal brackets with screws to anchor pipe to grow box (see picture below).
wire to wrap the pipes together for 2 boxes that are 8×4
6- X-style irrigation pipe fittings for 1/2 inch pipes.
2- packages Floating Row Cover
2- packages plastic (from the paint section of the home improvement store).
Miscellaneous rocks and heavy objects to anchor the plastic down OR special C- clips that you can hook onto the 1/2 pipe to hold the fabric.
1. Prepare 1/2″ PVC pipe. For the 4 foot x 8 foot boxes we're using here, no cuttting of the pipe was necessary- we'll use the full lenght.
2. Loosely secure 6 metal brackets onto the grow box, 3 on each side, measuring evenly between all 6.
3. Insert the end of the pipe into the metal loop, secure.
Now, some people mess up here because they just do the hoops. You'll need to add bracing between the hoops to keep the whole unit upright and functioning.
4. Cut an additional pipe into 3 sections fitted and measured to be secured in between each hoop.
5. Fit the 1/2 inch pipe into a T (or in this case a cross or "x"piece) and secure to hoop with heavy duty wire. Pipe must be cut to fit into the 3 x's.
6. You will need the heaviest plastic you can find. This is 6 ply. If you can find 8 ply, that is even better. Cut to fit the box so it hangs past the ground.
7. Anchor the plastic with the clips or heavy objects. In the case of last fall, the squash did just the trick!
8. When the days get reliably warm and all chance of frost has passed, remove the plastic and replace with the "floating row cover" which is breathable and allows sunlight to permeate.
Be sure to check the weather and give the plants air to breath especially if it gets over 40`, they can cook! For additional protection you can use a fabric row cover. I place this over my crops and then put the plastic over the hoops. I purchase mine at the Steve Regan Company.
Join Emily, the Organic Suburban Farm Girl, here each Friday to get your weekend tasks done! If you're just joining us, we're working our way through the ORGANIC suburban vegetable garden in Utah week-by-week. It's always possible to catch up! Follow the link below to check out last Friday's post!


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Scheidt & Bachmann Announces Two Management Promotions
Scheidt & Bachmann USA, Inc. recently announced the promotion of employees Hector Miranda and Jeff Sparrow to executive leadership positions. Mr. Miranda was promoted to Vice President of Projects and Mr. Sparrow now assumes the title of Vice President of Sales. The promotions are a reflection of their dedication and effort to continuously service Scheidt & Bachmann's clients.
Mr. Miranda is an 18-year veteran to Scheidt & Bachmann and has experience in numerous leadership positions including his last position as Director of Projects for the Parking Division. Previously, Miranda was also the Central District Manager, handling sales, operations, and service in the central U.S. market.
Mr. Sparrow has been with Scheidt & Bachmann for over seven years and has been leading the U.S. sales team with all aspects of sales. Since his time at Scheidt & Bachmann, he has applied his 18 years of operations experience in the parking industry to develop the Parking Division to its present prominence
"I have worked side by side with Hector and Jeff for a long time," comments John MacDonald, President of Scheidt & Bachmann USA. "They are both ethical, hardworking individuals who, through their actions, have consistently reinforced their dedication to Scheidt & Bachmann. I appreciate all of their efforts in the past and look forward to working with them in our effort to expand Scheidt & Bachmann's product lines and services to the U.S. Parking Industry." The promotions are in line with Scheidt & Bachmann's organizational philosophy of internally empowering its people to attain their optimal potential.
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100 Days to Winter Olympics In Sochi, Russia
Times Square converts into Winter WonderlandPublished 3:32 PM EDT Oct 29, 2013
Tuesday marked 100 days until the beginning of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. NBC turned Times Square into a winter wonderland to help promote the games.
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