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Conserving biodiversity
Biodiversity is the measure of the number, variety and variability of living organisms. It includes diversity within species, between species, and among ecosystems.
Biodiversity is everywhere, both on land and in water. It includes all organisms, from microscopic bacteria to more complex plants and animals. Biodiversity underlies the health of ecosystems, it supports human livelihoods and well-being, and it is being lost at an alarming rate.
In China, one of the world's most biodiversity-rich countries, more than 27% of species are considered threatened. The conservation of biodiversity is a key area of work for IUCN at the global level and in China.
Countdown 2010 in China
COUNTDOWN 2010 is a network of partners working together to reach the international target to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010.
Launched in China in September 2007, the Countdown 2010 China Hub highlights and supports the country's progress towards this target. Through this initiative, IUCN China works with stakeholders to increase awareness of the target and raise the level of action towards meeting it.
Visit the Countdown 2010 website to learn more about our partners in China and the goal of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010.
Medicinal Plants
IUCN is working with partners to apply innovative approaches for the protection of medicinal plants in mountains of the Upper Yangtze ecoregion.
Running until 2010, this project is funded by the EU-China Biodiversity Programme (ECBP). It is a landscape level partnership using innovative ecosystem management and incentive based approaches to address the degradation of medicinal plant ecosystems and improve livelihoods in the biodiversity-rich mountainous Minshan and Qinling landscapes.
IUCN China is working with World Wide Fund for Nature, TRAFFIC International, the Sichuan Forestry Department, the Gansu Forestry Department, the Shaanxi Forestry Department, and the Sichuan Administration Bureau of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
IUCN China works with Huaxin on Biodiversity assessment
A program agreement was signed in March 2010 between IUCN China and Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd. (Huaxin). This four-month agreement is within the framework of the global cooperation between Holcim Group of Companies (a major shareholder of Huaxin Cement) and IUCN, which is aimed at development robust ecosystem conservation standards for the Holcim Group, contributing to sector-wide improvements.
The project objective is to provide Huaxin with data on the plant species and vegetation types at its two sites (Huangshi and Chibi) and preliminary recommendations for management of these resources.
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Viola Katherine Lamb, 89, of North Vernon, died at 7:33 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at her home.
Mrs. Lamb is survived by two sons, James (Virginia) Lamb Jr. of Butlerville and Robert Eugene (Teresa) Stout of New Palestine; five daughters, Mary (Steve) Combs of Scipio, Jo A. (Dale) Burton of North Vernon, Pat (David) Issacs of Columbus, Elsie Rush of New Castle, and Paulette (Richard) Hammons of Crothersville; three stepdaughters, Carma (Charlie) Akers of Deputy, JoAnn (Jack) Hanner of Commiskey, and Sharon Ivey of Madison; 29 grandchildren; 69 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lamb; and a son, William F. Lamb.
Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home and Cremation Services in North Vernon with the Rev. Ernie Lamb and Kevin Lewis officiating. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Burial will be at Lick Branch Cemetery in Jefferson County.
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A reporter talks about saliva as a weapon
On January 6 in Provincial Court, a man was convicted of assault, along with a handful of other offences.
The assault victim was a reporter with The Telegram, and the weapon used was saliva.
The Telegram, CBC Here Now and NTV Evening Newshour ran the story. However, neither outlet divulged the reporters name, at her request (though her gender was revealed on both TV reports).
The assault happened in a split second, but the incident had a lasting impact on the reporter, as evidenced from the victim impact statement that was read in court.
I tracked the reporter down and she agreed to talk to me again, on condition that I not reveal her name. The setting was the public area, between the holding area and Courtroom Number Seven, where the accused must walk past the cameras to get to and from court.
These guys had just been arrested for a series of break-ins in the Whitbourne area, The reporter said. Theres an area there where media are permitted to take pictures or film them as they are coming through. Actually it was a little bit scary at first, because these guys had a number of friends or supporters there, and I was the only media person present at the time. And these guys were saying things to me, that I was not going to take pictures. I basically said, Look Im just here to do my job, please leave me alone. They were jumping in front of me, and one guy was putting his hands over the front of the camera. It was borderline assault really, because one guy was back on to me, pushing me back. Next thing you know these guys are being led out and their supporters are there, jumping in front of me, and Im trying to reach over them with my camera to get a picture. It got pretty scary there for a while. Thats when two sheriffs officers came out and partitioned the area off and booted these people outside, into the escalator area.
The reporter elected to wait for the defendants to come back after their court appearance, because, with all the interference, she still hadnt captured a satisfactory picture. The first of the three walked past without incident.
I was looking through my camera when the other two came back, and then I heard a spitting sound. Pandemonium broke loose, and sheriffs officers were pushing (the accused) toward the lockup. It was pretty chaotic. My face and my arm were all wet. I was wiping off the spit.
The reporter didnt see who spit at her, but she said the sheriffs officers did. And they said it was the two of them.
She said the assault didnt faze her at first.
But when I started wiping off the spit, I felt pretty shaken by it, I have to admit. I mean, Ive had some incidents down there with pushing and shoving and people say things to you all the time. Youve got to understand its a pretty volatile environment, and emotions run high there. Youre getting people, most with a history of criminal behaviour or psychological issues, in the worst possible circumstances. There is a lot of anger and sadness. People are in their worst state of minds, so you have to expect some negative reactions. But I think spitting crosses that line. And when it came to pressing charges, I thought long and hard about it. I took two or three days to talk it over with my family and my bosses and everybody was very supportive of whatever I thought was best.
After all, this is not the first time that the reporter has been placed in a conflict situation, while covering court cases.
People have put their hands over my camera and shoved it into my face. I was covering a case couple of years ago, when they had to hold this woman back who wanted to attack me. She was upset because I reported something she said on the stand. People have to realize that this is a public court Ive never taken any action before now because you have to look at the circumstances, and there was nothing too serious. But when this happened to me, I felt that I had to act. I had to do something, because it is just not right. If you ask a lot of correctional officers who work in the courthouse or penitentiary, they will tell you they would rather be punched in the face than spat at.
She did elect to lay charges, and on the day the case was scheduled to go to trial, was asked if she wanted to submit an impact statement before sentencing.
One of the crown prosecutors told me that one of the guys that spit on me was coming up in court. He said he was going to get at least an extra four months for the assault against me, and asked if Id like to file a victim impact statement.
I said, yeah I think I will, just to have my feelings on the record.
And he said, Well, it needs to be done by two oclock!
And this was about 11:30, so he led me down to Victims Services. It was actually kind of weird being on the other side of things. I met with this wonderful representative there, and she took me through the various steps. Ive heard victim impact statements read in court many times, but having to write one yourself was kind of weird It was sprung on me suddenly. It was very spontaneous. I just wrote what I felt.
Following is the full text of that Victim Impact Statement:
In the 3 1/2 years I have been covering court as a reporter with The Telegram, I never felt so violated and shaken as I did following this incident.
After several other incidents which have happened to me over the years here, being spit on had a cumulative effect on me. The feeling of saliva over my face is not one I will soon forget.
As a court reporter, I act as the eyes and ears for members of the public, who have a keen interest in our justice system and have a need to know what's going on inside the courtrooms. I would like to know I can safely do my job without the fear of being assaulted. In fact, any member of the public attending court should not have to worry about security.
It's taken me a while to get over this, and while I still have fears, I hope this will not hinder me from focusing on my job.
Here is the news story about the assault conviction that appeared January 7 in The Telegram:
Two years for break ins, spitting at reporter
St. Johns A man facing charges of assaulting a newspaper reporter as well as breaking into several businesses in December has pleaded guilty and will serve two years in jail as a result.
Jason Earl Marsh, 21, has been ordered to stay away from the reporter for three years.
The St. Johns man will also serve three years probation and has to submit a DNA sample as part of his sentence.
As well, Marsh pleaded guilty to an attempted break in at Fun and Fast in early December, two break ins at Whitbourne businesses and breaching several court orders.
Kenneth Leonard Wheeler, 20, and Chad Joseph Michael Murrins, 19, who are also accused in relation to the Whitbourne break-ins will appear in court to enter pleas at a later date.
Wheeler and Murrins are also charged with possessing property obtained by a crime as well as breaching court orders. They were found by RCMP officers near Hodgewater Line with items that were reportedly stolen from both businesses.
As the men were being led into court from the holding cells on Dec. 15, a group of their supporters tried to prevent The Telegrams court reporter from taking photos. It resulted in sheriffs officers banning them from the area.
Minutes later, when the men were being led out of the courtroom, Wheeler and Marsh spit at the reporter. Sheriffs officers quickly shuffled them back to the cells. Wheeler and Marsh are no strangers to court.
Wheeler has an eight-page criminal record, which includes break-ins, along with an armed robbery, which landed him a two-year jail term in 2007.
Marshs record is five pages long and includes convictions for break-ins and several breaches of court orders.


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How to Access
Select Components → News Feeds → Categories from the drop-down menu at the Back-end of your Joomla! installation. You can also select the 'Categories' tab in the News Feed Manager.
News Feed Categories allow you to categorize different website feeds entering your site for better organization.
Column Headers
Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.
- Checkbox. Check this box to select one or more items. To select all items, check the box in the column heading. After one or more boxes are checked, click a toolbar button to take an action on the selected item or items. Many toolbar actions, such as Publish and Unpublish, can work with multiple items. Others, such as Edit, only work on one item at a time. If multiple items are checked and you press Edit, the first item will be opened for editing.
- Title. The name or title of the feed. Make it as descriptive as possible.
- Published. Whether the item has been published or not. You can change the Published state by clicking on the icon in this column.
- Ordering. The order to display items. If the list is sorted by this column, you can change the order by clicking the arrows or by entering the sequential order and clicking the 'Save Order' icon. Note that the display order on a page is set in the Parameters - Advanced section for each Menu Item. If that order is set to use something other than 'Order' (for example, 'Title - Alphabetical'), then the order value in this screen will be ignored. If the Menu Item Order parameter is set to use 'Order', then the items will display on the page based on the order in this screen.
- Access This column shows the Access Level assigned to the newsfeed.
- Language The language used for this feed category.
- ID. The ID number. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically by Joomla!. It is used to identify the item internally, for example in internal links. You can not change this number.
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
- Publish. To publish one or more items, select them and click on this button.
- Unpublish. To unpublish one or more items, select them and click on this button.
- Delete. To delete one or more items, select them and click this button. The selected items will be deleted. Note: only empty items can be deleted.
- Edit. Select one item and click on this button to open it in edit mode. If you have more than one item selected (where applicable), the first item will be opened. You can also open an item for editing by clicking on its Title or Name.
- New. Click on this button to create a new item. You will enter the New page for this item.
- Help. Opens this Help Screen.
Internal Component Links:
- Feeds. Click this link to go to the Feeds Manager.
- Categories. Click this link to go to the Feeds Category Manager.
List Filters
Filter by Partial Title
You can filter the list of items either by entering in part of the title or the ID number. You can also select a Published State.
- Filter. In the upper left corner just above the column headings is a Filter field and two buttons, as shown below:
Filter by Published State In the upper right area, above the column headings, is a drop-down list box as shown below:
- Select Status. Use the drop-down list box to select the published state: Published, Unpublished, Trashed, or All. For Articles, you may also select Archived. Important: With the default setting of -Select Status-, the screen only shows Published and Unpublished items. If you have the filter set to -Select Status- and you change items to Trashed, the Trashed items will disappear from the screen. However, they have not been permanently deleted. To do that you need to:
- Change the filter to Trashed. The Delete icon will now show in the toolbar.
- Select the items you want to permanently delete.
- Click on the Delete icon.
- You can see all items, regardless of their published state, by selecting All for this filter. You can also re-publish Trashed items by selecting them and clicking on the Publish icon in the toolbar.
Related Information
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How do I download and save YouTube videos be able to edit in Windows Movie Maker?
for example: i downloaded a video of youtube and i want to make a fanvid, but in Windows Movie Maker it wont work, it says that it needs a clip or something. i need to know what that is and how to make it work so i can make a fanvideo. Please help!
Windows Movie Maker is a basic video creating/editing software included in Microsoft Windows. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie.
Windows Movie Maker just allows users to import different media to mix and edit. When you click "Import Media", you'll find the supported video files are in the following formats: *.avi, *.mpg, *.m1v, *.mp2, *.mp2v, *.mpeg, *.mpe, *.mpv2, *.wm, *.wmv, *.asf, *.dvr-ms.
Since generally these videos on YouTube or other online video sharing sites like Metacafe, Veoh, Vimeo are in FLV or MP4 formats, we have to convert YouTube videos to any formats Windows Movie Maker supports, before importing them into Movie Maker.
Many YouTube Video Converters are available on the Internet to help you convert FLV or MP4 to AVI, MPG, MPEG or WMV, etc. My recommendation is Video Download Capture, which combines the feature of downloading videos from YouTube and most online sharing video sites and converting downloaded online videos to other popular video formats for different usages.
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April 30, 2016
North Carolina archeologists are preparing to surrender their hold on the remains of a Colonial-era resident who may have been a surviving member of Blackbeard's pirate crew.
The Washington Daily News reported Thursday that a Superior Court judge ruled the bones found in 1986 should be returned for reburial to people thought to be the man's descendants.
Raleigh researcher and Outer Banks historian Kevin Duffus thinks the bones are the remains of Edward Salter, a former member of Blackbeard's pirate crew who died 275 years ago.
Salter escaped being hanged after Blackbeard's death and became a barrel-maker and respectable member of the colonial port town of Bath.
Duffus has sought genetic testing on the bones to confirm his theory.
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Forty years ago, one of the deadliest crimes against the LGBT community in U.S. history took place at this French Quarter gay bar above The Jimani Lounge & Restaurant when an arsonist set it on fire, killing 32 men. The UpStairs Lounge had only one entrance—the door at the bottom of the stairwell, where the fire originated. While the fire blazed, patrons tried desperately to climb out the windows but couldn't escape, since windows were mostly barred or blocked completely. Several bodies were unclaimed by embarrassed family members, and the arsonist was never caught. The UpStairs Lounge area is now the kitchen of the first-floor Jimani Lounge & Restaurant.
Haunted Encounters: The building's current owner, who witnessed the event as a child when his father was owner, has seen apparitions of charred bodies, dark shadows, white orbs, and flashes of light in the building. When Syfy's Ghost Hunters crew visited last year, detectors picked up screeching noises in the stairwell.
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I once wondered if Tami Jo was coming around to my way of thinking or perhaps (ugh) I was coming around to hers.
Her column of Saturday, July 28, cemented that direction with her thoughts on the senseless tragedy in Colorado.
The death penalty is the correct way to deal with those who commit such crimes. This, and all crimes using firearms.
For this I will purchase a blue blouse and white skirt for Tami Jo. She can still wear her red shoes and socks.
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Surviving Winter
Devon Community Foundation
£11,500.00 raised of £15,000.00 target
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£11,500.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/SurvivingWinter2012
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Devon Community Foundation's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text CHXB50 £10
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600 elderly people in Devon are at risk of dying
as a result of fuel poverty this winter.*
And that is not all, for every additional winter death, there are an estimated eight admissions to hospital, 32 attendances at outpatient care and 30 social service calls. That's 4,800 hospital admissions, 19,200 outpatients and 18,000 social service calls in Devon each year. In addition the Department of Energy and Climate Change calculates that 17.6% of all households in Devon are living in fuel poverty.
Last winter, many people suffering fuel poverty remained confined to one room in an attempt to keep themselves warm. Retired widower David said "If it gets far too cold, I go to bed. Last winter I spent more time in bed than I did downstairs." Beyond the hospital admissions and social service visits it is known that relieving cold and debt (for example, from energy bills) could reduce depression by half and visits to general practitioners by a quarter.
In response to this need and as part of a national programme we are launching a Devon Surviving Winter Appeal.
What can you do to help?
Devon Community Foundation is asking you to consider donating your Winter Fuel Payment to help those who desperately need extra support during the winter. If you feel you could afford to forego your Winter Fuel Payment to the Surviving Winter Appeal or would like to help in anywayplease click here.
Funds raised will be re-directed to elderly and vulnerable people in Devon to help them keep their homes warm and to alleviate the effects of fuel poverty.
Watch Devon Community Foundation's Surviving Winter video here.
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Tomato armageddon this Sunday at Midwest Tomato Fest
Things are about to get messy.
This Sunday, the hills of Afton Alps will be flooded with red, citrusy remains of thousands of tomatoes; collateral damage of the massive tomato fight taking place at the first-annual Midwest Tomato Fest.
According to event organizer Kamal Mohamed, over 2,000 people are expected to attend the all-day festival (though not everyone has to participate in the fight). In addition to the battle royale, the event will also feature live music from the Johnny Holm Band, the Cool Kids, and Shwayze.
Mohamed, an entrepreneurship major at the University of St. Thomas, was inspired to bring the food fight to Minnesota after a service trip to India this past January.
"I met a girl from Spain, and she told me about this huge festival (La Tomatina) and tomato fight that takes place every year," he explains. "It sounded awesome and I told my friends that once I got back home, I was going to bring that same event to Minnesota."
That's exactly what he did, securing everything from the venue, insurance, vendors, and even the musical acts with a very small support team. Putting together the biggest tomato fight in Minnesota wasn't without its challenges, however.
"People thought it was a prank when I first started making calls," says Mohamed. "I had to really sell my vision for what this event could be, and I put together a presentation that finally convinced them."
Kamal isn't the only one interested in pounding produce. Over 2,000 tickets have already been sold for the event, with attendees coming from everywhere including Texas, Ohio, Kansas, and even the U.K. Altogether, he says he's expecting between 2,500 and 3,000 people, a huge success for the first time out. So, just how many tomatoes do you need for a 3,000 person tomato fight?
"We'll probably have around 30,000 pounds," he says.
While the idea of pelting your friends (and strangers) with tomatoes is clearly awesome, some people -- us included -- wonder if this is the most wasteful festival of the year. Mohamed is quick to fight for his fight, and says that no healthy tomatoes will be harmed during the course of the massacre.
"The tomatoes we're using are overripe and past the date they can be sold to people," Mohamed defends. "They were going to be thrown away anyways. So we called the wholesalers, explained what we were doing, and they agreed to sell them to us instead."
Now that the details are finalized and the tomatoes are on their way, the only thing left to do is let the battle begin. And Mohamed has some tips for tomato brawlers.
"I would say the key is to have one hand chuck, the other hand pluck," he says. "You want to keep constant motion going. Also, squish the tomato in your hand a little before you throw it; that will give you the best splatter."
Gates open for the big event at 11:30 a.m., and the fight itself begins at 2:30 p.m. Both brawlers and spectators are welcome, and clean-up stations will be in full-effect so that participants are only moderately sticky for the afternoon.
As for Mohamed, he has plans for making this event even bigger and better next year. But for now, he has some words of advice for newbie tomato fighters.
"Bring your goggles and extra clothes, and get ready to be obnoxious and have a great time," he laughs. "This is going to be something to remember."
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Skyrim Creators Confess Game Meant to Teach Children Homosexuality, 'Gay Marriage'
Following Tyson Bowers III's now internationally acclaimed journalistic piece that exposed Skyrim's teaching of homosexual techniques to children, Skyrim's creators at Blizzard have confessed that the point of Skyrim is to promote gay marriage and "rampant homosexual tendency" in today's children. The shocking confession is being reported worldwide and already, thousands of parents are sending us letters of support, vowing to destroy their children's copies of Skyrim with fire and stompings.
It's been long held Republican knowledge that once society allowed one state to approve gay marriage, that next would be people marrying cats, dogs, lizards and children. Skyrim has done just that and today's story will not only infuriate you, but make you demand your naive child never play Skyrim again.
From Blizzard's executive offices in Bethesda, Maryland, the company's PR man Pete Heiney confirmed the worst of our fears. Via a response to us on Twitter, Heiney unclenched his tightly held lies and confessed that since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim release, there has been a pointed subliminal programming motifs to make children gay friendly.
This movement to introduce 'gay marriages' on Skyrim is part of the apparently homosexual game developer's agenda to gain sympathetic support to legalize gay marriage in all states. After a half-decade of getting the game's majority 13-16 year old user base to accept gay marriages as normal, liberals will have a new slew of first-time voters across the United States who will try enact gay marriage and all the perversion that comes with it in real life.
Until the Bowers report on the issue, Skyrim was 'hush hush' and mum on the issue, refusing to publically confess what the 20 million children who played the game already knew: homosexuality was present and they were having fun with it.
Heiney confessed first and then Tweeted: No longer is this "hush hush, just not making a hudge deal out of it. You can marry anyone". In a second Tweet, he continued, "…Not any NPC, I just mean any male or female. Doesn't matter what you're playing."
As if all this is not bad enough, it gets worse and more outlandish.
Skyrim has homosexual Kama Sutra techniques built into the game engine and also 'groan moan' functions. Children who play the game can 'woo' NPCs, then have an option to 'fight' or 'make-whoopee'. If the player chooses the first option, a standard video game turn-based fight will occur.
Using the second option, one player's character will begin to fondle the NPC. If the NPC is receptive, a cut-scene will occur where the two will scamper off into a forest and in a closed area, 'consumate' with pretty intense graphics.
If the NPC does not respond well to being fondled, the player still has an option to 'pursue', where the character can fight the NPC and try to pin it to the ground. If successful, the character will begin grinding its hips above the subdued NPC and moan louder and louder, until a loud moan is heard and the NPC is sodomized against its will.
This sort of gameplay is beyond sick. Throughout the game, anonymous strangers can flirt with one another using 'relationship boosting tasks', get 'roommates' and 'traveling companions', all standard homosexual lingo for Twinky Winky boyfriend.
Once a marriage partnership is connected, when in a purchased home players can climb into bed and press Circle to groan and Triangle to moan. It's well known that Circles are the symbol of homosexuality (the shape of a loose colon entrance) and a Pink Triangle, as found on the Xbox, is the sign of lesbianism (triangle is similar to an exposed tongue).
Even worse is the orgies. Lesbian and homosexual married couples on the game can go into the "Dawnlands" and have giant homofisted, slapjacking orgies where clamdabbling lesbian dragons, elf anal ticklings and bared thighed homosexuality is rampant and visibly seen on screen. Here two homosexual characters in the game perform reverse sodomy. The game's intense 3-d engine makes all of these things in your face and it's no different than the corner homo in your downtown throbbing a master dangle in the face of your daughter or son.
Next, I will show you a gay marriage that took place in Skyrim. This is for you critics out there who will try to deny the homosexuality in this game or cannot believe a company would make a game like this.
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By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Kanye West has always been known for his fashion hits (and misses) and his ensemble at last night's 12-12-12 concert for Hurricane Sandy relief in NYC has people talking. Ye' rocked a black leather Givenchy kilt, similar to one he wore during his Watch the Throne tour with Jay-Z last year, along with a black "Pyrex" hoodie. His girlfriend Kim Kardashian seemed to be the biggest fan of it.
The Twittersphere was set abuzz and a faux account for the kilt was quickly made. Many fans jokingly poked that Kanye "Kilt" his performance. One added, "What a shocker, Kanye does something outlandish by wearing askirt during a highly televised event." Rapper Cam'ron even commented, and later deleted, on his Instagram account: "Pyrex and a skirt? S— ain't adding up. And if u co-sign this I'm blocking u!! Straight up. I'ma have to save us."
Some fans were more open to the bold choice. Fashion editor Mickey Boardman of Paper applauded the rapper for his daring fashion choice, tweeting "I applaud Kanye for wearing a skirt over pants look. HELLO Rock stars are supposed to dress freaky, people! Get over it." while one fan tweeted, ""Did people really go on a rampage about Kanye wearing a skirt last night? I thought it was quite tasteful"
As usual, Kanye's boo Kim Kardashian had nothing but love for her man. "Awwwwwwww I'm so excited right now!!!!! He looks so cute!!" she tweeted.


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Gr 7-9--In this installment in the series, Max, the super-spunky, flying, mutant bird-girl and "kick butt warrior," and her flock battle evil, ecologically thoughtless foes. Fast-paced thrills spill from the pages and pull readers in, starting on page one when a suicide sniper cyborg/human aims his automatic pistol at Max as she flies in an air show over Los Angeles. To help publicize her mother's environmental group, Coalition to Stop the Madness, Max has agreed to lead the flying flock in these touring shows. Performing soon endangers her life, however, by bringing her identity and relationship with the CSM to the immediate attention of Mr. Chu, whose business has dumped radioactive material into the ocean around Hawaii. These toxins are killing millions of fish and causing grisly mutations to other sea creatures. Mr. Chu almost kills Max and then kidnaps her mother, holding her for ransom in a submarine. With the flock members' extraordinary abilities--Gazzy's inventiveness, Max's strength and intuitive "voice" in her head, and Angel's telepathy and her ability to speak to some helpful mutant sea creatures, Max rescues her mother. Patterson weaves humor into the dramatic action. In addition, Max's romantic relationship with Fang ripens to a more serious level than in the previous books. Hints of an approaching apocalypse, repeated references to Max's "mission in saving the world," and a few lingering questions such as her precarious relationship with her father all leave open the possibility of a sequel.--James K. Irwin, Sandy Library, UT[Page 112]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
Gr 7 Up-- Six genetically altered bird-kids continue their mission to prevent the evil scientists who created them from making good on their diabolical plan to eradicate half of the world's population. Just as the flock lets down its guard, the wolflike Erasers resurface to capture the younger members, while Max takes Fang on a detour through Arizona to ask Dr. Martinez, a vet, to surgically remove the tracking chip in her arm. Former nemesis Ari returns, this time as a friend, but Fang's distrust splits the flock along gender lines as he, Iggy, and Gazzy hang out in Venice Beach, while Max, Ari, Nudge, and Angel fly to Europe to infiltrate Itex headquarters. Inside, Max learns vital information about her past, including who her parents are and who controls the "Voice" in her head. A caricatured evil scientist, Dr. Borcht, informs the recombinant-DNA experiments that their expiration date is up and Max is forced into a fight-to-the-death with Omega, the robot boy. Survival options run out as Fang attempts to mobilize armies of kids to attack all worldwide Itex labs by posting appeals on his fast-growing blog. Popular-culture references abound and readers will be drawn to Max's razor-sharp tongue, especially honed in this volume, making her an edgier heroine than in the last. The dialogue-driven story ends with minor casualties and hints at the possibility of further adventures.--Vicki Reutter, Cazenovia High School, NY[Page 108]. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Gr 6-10 This book picks up exactly where The Angel Experiment (Little, Brown, 2005) left off. The six genetically engineered bird children have escaped from the wolf-hybrid Erasers again, Max is still hearing The Voice in her head, and she is still reeling from the revelation that Ari, the most persistent of all the Erasers, is dead by her hand and that he might be her brother. From this point forward, there is action, but no distinctive plot. The closest the story line comes to compelling is when the kids are taken in and enrolled in school by a seemingly kind woman who just happens to be a high-ranking FBI agent. It will not shock readers when it is eventually revealed that she has betrayed them. This book is full of as many twists, turns, and conspiracies as an episode of daytime drama. And just like a soap opera, it relies heavily on melodrama until the very end, whereupon readers discover that very little has actually happened. The story is disappointingly anticlimactic and violent. Still, it does have some appealthe children continually outmaneuver their attackers without permanent damage. Plus, the talking dog they pick up during their adventures is sure to entertain.Heather M. Campbell, Philip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock, CO[Page 127]. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.


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April 26, 2006
On Tuesday at a conference on crime, Gov. Bob Riley signed into law a measure that forces rape and sexual assault suspects to submit to testing for HIV and other STDs if their alleged victims request it. Previously, the testing was only done after the suspect was convicted. "These victims need this information as quickly as possible so they can take whatever steps are necessary to protect their health and to make sure they don't unwittingly transmit the disease to someone else," Riley said. Rep. David Grimes (R-Montgomery) introduced the legislation at the request of a rape survivor; Riley said her inability to learn whether her attacker had HIV was equivalent to a second assault against her.


text: On Aug. 17, the Auburn Journal reported 2010 STAR test results for several area schools. Unfortunately, test results for Sierra Hills School (SHS) and Weimar Hills School (WHS) were not included in the article. Results posted at cde.ca.gov show that across the board, a greater percentage of SHS and WHS students scored proficient or advanced than their counterparts attending Auburn Union School District schools or Colfax Elementary. SHS and WHS are part of the Placer Hills Union School District (PHUSD) and are located in park-like settings close to I-80 in Meadow Vista and Weimar, respectively. WHS and SHS each include a charter component which allows for enrollment of students residing outside of PHUSD boundaries. Due in part to generous support from the Placer Hills Education Foundation and PTC, SHS students benefit from small group instruction, music, PE, library programs and a fully equipped computer lab. WHS offers outstanding performing and visual arts programs and infuses technology across the curriculum. The emergence of charter schools allows area families choices, so I encourage parents to explore all of the available options. Linda Cramer, Meadow Vista


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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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Broward's Mandy Dawson, a former state senator, will be sentenced Friday for income tax evasion, in another case of Broward public corruption.
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'Blade' Anime Season 1 Episode 3 Review – Enter Van Helsing
"Dead on Arrival"
After a hard-boiled, but cookie-cut episode two, "A Night For the Living… A mourning for the Dead," Blade Anime picked itself right back up and recovered nicely with the third episode "Dead on Arrival" that featured Noah van Helsing (Troy Baker) and additional back story on how human-vampire hybrid Eric Brooks turned into the vampire hunter Blade (Harold Perrineau).
Still hot on the trail of Deacon Frost, Blade calls in an old friend, Noah van Helsing, a descendant of Abraham van Helsing, to meet him in Kobe, Japan and see if he's heard of where the four-fanged vampire may have fled to and he had a lead that the Philippines is the next hotspot. Noah finds a boat that they can hitch a ride and Makoto (Kim Mai Guest) tries to piggyback on their arrangement. With some money, she's allowed to stay despite the captain's policy of no women on board.
In the sleeping quarters, Makoto overhears van Helsing diagnosing Blade with a resistance to some retrovirus that is causing him to convulse in pain. While sleeping, Makoto tries to kill him, only to be thwarted by van Helsing. You had this feeling she'd make her move at some point. She always appeared wherever Blade was and even though she helped save him and detective Tamaka against a horde of vampire bats, you could tell that she still resented Blade for killing her father (that was turned into a vampire).
Noah van Helsing tells Makoto all about how he discovered Blade years ago in Dover, England, how he rescued Eric Brooks as he was trying to save a helpless woman against a mob of vampires. van Helsing made short work with his silver pistols, but he was mostly intrigued that Eric might have been the oft-rumored daywalker hybrid and gave him the last of the retrovirus in hopes of suppressing his vampire half so that he would no longer crave human blood to feed.
Noah: If it's revenge you seek, and revenge only, then good luck justifying all the killing you've done. If (the retrovirus) works and you survive, you have to decide what you want to do in this second life.
From that point on, they fought as a team and Eric wielded a silver blade as his primary weapon against the vampires. Makoto remained unsympathetic until a group of winged-vampires called Mandurugos, native to the Philippines. Give the series some credit here, they're exploring different types of vampires and tie them to the region where the story takes place. Blade awakes to find the ship under attack and begins slaying and saves Makoto–again–and by doing so, shows that he's not like the other vampires. When they relaxed though, a Mandurugo lurking behind swooped down and snatched van Helsing.
It didn't take long but I was instantly drawn to the van Helsing character. His loquaciousness was a welcomed change to Blade's laconic style and there is loads of potential with him and Blade. He tried to help Blade from the very beginning and it's nice to see a character and not always have some sort of suspicion or fear of some type of backstabbing. You get the sense that Blade is up against it, and needs some fellowship of some sort. Noah definitely provides that, hopefully we haven't seen the last of him.
Makoto may be there someday, but the verdict is still out on her. I'm honestly not the biggest fan of her yet, because she feels as if she's shoehorned in every episode but this character may undergo the most development by the season's end and be someone completely different than the naïve vampire hunter who wants to avenge her father's death. Let's hope.
Makoto: He killed my father.
Noah to Makoto: You want revenge? You're wrong. You're trying to run away… as vampire hunters we fight the darkness of what's in ourselves.
I cringed last week when they tried to take Blade into some gritty noir police story battling some urban legend and cat vampires. It also was the second episode in a row that had "Deadly Sword Techniques" to slay the bad guy and frankly, that's a little too much Voltron-type crutch that I'll jive at. If these moves are so badass, why don't these characters use them from the very beginning? The "blazing sword" bailed Voltron out in too many episodes and I'd hate to see the same thing happen here. It's strangely one of the things I like and hate about Blade Anime. The sequences are fun, but I just don't want each episode to be about them.
Thankfully we didn't see it, and the end of the episode caught me off guard. That's a good thing because I was left wanting more. Though the "Deadly Sword Techniques" are bound to return next week, hopefully it's in the natural flow of the action and not some big moment we wait for each week. I'd like to think that anime has evolved at least a little bit in the decades it's been around. That said, I'm really looking forward to the next episode, as a Filipino-American I'm always interested to see how the Philippines gets portrayed and not just because I have ties there, but because it's a different Asia setting that's rarely used.
Besides this, the series continues to entertain on a late Friday night; I'm enjoying how they're weaving a back story with the present day while touring an original setting for a vampire story (the southeast Asian seaboard). The action continues to thrust each episode for those needing a jolt of adrenaline, while the mythology is deep enough and smooth for the serial junkies like me to gravitate to. The thing that I like most is that even though this is based on the comics, I feel that Blade Anime is perfect for vampire fanatics who just want something fresh, violent and stylish without the worry of needing to read the comics or be familiar with the Wesley Snipes movies. Blade slices that desire, right on target.
Tune in Friday to G4 at 11pm ET to see if Blade tracks Deacon Frost down and whether or not he'll be able to save Noah van Helsing from being another victim.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
C.S. Lewis on Natural Law and Liberty
Inaugural Presentation: Center for Western Civilization, Berkeley, California
Recorded: Sunday, April 26, 2015
Drawing on C.S. Lewiss varied writingsfiction for both adults and children, non-fiction essays and scholarly treatises, poetry, and extensive correspondence with people from all walks of lifeIndependent Institute President David Theroux presents Lewiss highly developed, Judeo-Christian philosophical insights into our relationship with power and human aspirations.
From his declining an offer of knighthood to his keen essays such as The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment, C.S. Lewiss timeless thinking provides rich insights into how to apply natural-law principles to our world and the challenges we all face today.
Experts: David J. TherouxType: Other EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Collectivism, Constitutional Law, Culture/ Society, Democracy, Education, Free Speech, Freedom, Government Power, Government Secrecy, Government Waste/Pork, History (International), Law Enforcement, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privacy, Privatization, Property Rights, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Religion, Science, Technology, Welfare
Full Video of The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty
Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Full Video of The Independent Institutes 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011.
Part 1: Introductory Remarks and Tribute to Robert Higgs
Part 2: Tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa
Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future
Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa
Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
Experts: Leszek Balcerowicz, Price V. Fishback, Robert Higgs, Ron Paul, Jorge Quiroga, David J. Theroux, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Mario Vargas Llosa, Lech Wałęsa, Yuri Yarim-AgaevType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Power, History (International), History (U.S), Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privatization, Property Rights, Terrorism and National Crises
Is U.S. Justice Broken?
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
From fingerprinting to criminal sentencing, from lawyer licensing to judicial selection, and from eminent domain to wealth transfers via class-action lawsuits, how do perverse incentives impact the law and what reforms would create a more just and efficient legal system?
Experts: David D. Friedman, Alex Kozinski, Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Crime, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Law Enforcement
A Gala for Liberty: The Independent Institutes Gala Reception and Dinner
Recorded: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Experts: George B. N. Ayittey, Michael J. Boskin, William K. Bowes, Jr., Andy Garcia, David J. Theroux, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Collectivism, Culture/ Society, Democracy, Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Entertainment, Free Market Economics, Freedom, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Property Rights, Race Issues, Regulation and Deregulation, Religion, Taxes, Terrorism and National Crises, Trade, Welfare
Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society
Recorded: Wednesday, September 29, 2004
September 29, 2004
Oakland, CA
What is fundamentally wrong with government today? Since 2001, despite low inflation, federal spending has increased by a massive 28.8%, creating the largest deficits in U.S. history and the highest rate of government growth since the "guns-and-butter" presidencies of Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson. At the same time, federal agencies have been given new powers to secretly search anyone's property and intercept phone, Internet, and other communications, as well as inspect health and financial records. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, economist and historian Robert Higgs alone predicted this explosion of government power, as politicians have again taken full advantage of a frightened American public.
At this special Independent Policy Forum based on his new book, Against Leviathan, Dr. Higgs will present an unflinchingly critical analysis of the abuse of government power, including pork, the welfare state, protectionism, trampling on the Bill of Rights, and governmental responses to a continuing stream of "crises," including foreign wars, both hot and cold. Dr. Higgs combines an economist's analytical scrutiny, an historian's respect for the facts, and a refusal to accept the standard excuses and cruelties of government officialdom.
Robert Higgs
Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and Editor of the Institute's quarterly journal, The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy
Author, Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society
David J. Theroux
Founder and President, The Independent Institute
Experts: Robert HiggsType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Democracy, History (U.S), Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics
Stopping Violent Crime: New Directions for Reduction and Prevention
Recorded: Tuesday, December 3, 1996
Tuesday, December 3, 1996
Co-sponsored by the Independent Institute and Koch Crime Commission
University Theater, Garvey Fine Arts Center
Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Arthur R. Miller, Professor of Law, Harvard University
Bruce L. Benson, Professor of Economics, Florida State University; Senior Fellow, The Independent Institute
Erika Holzer, bestselling author of book and major motion picture, Eye for an Eye
Wendy Kaminer, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic Monthly
William I. Koch, Chairman, Koch Crime Commission
Alan J. Lizotte, Director, Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center, University at Albany
David B. Sentelle, Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
David J. Theroux, Founder and President, The Independent Institute
Richard L. Thornburgh, former U.S. Attorney General
Hubert Williams, President, Police Foundation
Marvin E. Wolfgang, Director, Sellin Center for Studies in Criminology, University of Pennsylvania
James R. Wyrsch, President, Wyrsch Hobbs Mirakian & Lee, P.C.
Violent crime continues to be a major social and economic problem in the United States and around the world. This important debate, held before an audience of 1,000 at Washburn University, features a panel of experts from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, including criminal justice officials, business and civic leaders, scholars, and best-selling authors.
In a lively and challenging exchange of ideas, the program addresses why the criminal justice system has become increasingly bureaucratized and politicized, ever less responsive and ever more costly. Topics include victims rights, crime and incarceration rates, restitution, civil liberties, illicit drugs, guns, racism, policing, privatization, and sentencing.
Co-sponsored by The Independent Institute and Koch Crime Commission, this program was distributed by Central Educational Network and appeared on the Public Broadcasting System.
Experts: Bruce L. Benson, Erika Holzer, Wendy Kaminer, William I. Koch, Alan J. Lizotte, Arthur R. Miller, David B. Sentelle, David J. Theroux, Richard L. Thornburgh, Hubert Williams, Marvin E. Wolfgang, James R. WyrschType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Crime, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Culture/ Society, Drugs (Illicit), Family, Gun Control, Labor and Employment, Law Enforcement, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Race Issues, Urban Issues, Welfare, Womens Issues


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I'm puzzeled by JB. Why is he putting presure on himself? All he has to do is make Q3, race around and pick up the points and he's WDC. The car has got the speed and so as he.
If RB beats him (i still can't see it happening) He'll never recover.
It's all in the mind JB


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Ashley Judd (May 1st, 2010)
Ashley Judd's whimsical updo features high shine and fresh flowers as accessories.
Styling Tip
Step 1: Take a two-inch section of dry, smooth hair on top and hold it straight up. Use a tight-toothed comb and backcomb in short strokes along the back of the section down toward your scalp. Repeat with all sections on top of your head.
Step 2: Using a natural bristle brush, smooth your hair as you gather it all in back. Starting at the ends, roll your hair vertically until it snugs up against the back of your head. Pin securely into place.
Step 3: Mist well with hairspray to keep your style firmly in place. Adorn one side with fresh flowers to accessorize, pinning each one securely into place.


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Blog: All Things Avs
The Denver Post's Adrian Dater and Mike Chambers post analysis, notes, video, chats and more on this blog focusing on the Colorado Avalanche.
It was like a split-squad scrimmage at the Pepsi Center on Saturday afternoon. The first team dominated the second team early, as expected, and then the second team rallied in a gallant effort to garner respect in front of family and friends.
In the end, the first team was the better team all along, as expected, and the Minnesota Wild easily stamped its home-and-home series sweep over the Avalanche with a 6-4 victory at the Pepsi Center.
The Wild, which beat Colorado 5-3 on Thursday in St. Paul, Minn., got two goals and an assist from Devin Setoguchi, and Pierre-Marc Bouchard had a hand in its final two goals after the Avs got to within 4-3 midway through the game.
Minnesota generated only 28 shots, but the majority of them were either of the grade-A or lucky variety.
Bottom line: "Our defense, as a team — not only our defensemen but our forwards as well — is not where it needs to be," Avs forward P.A. Parenteau said. "And we're not going to win many games if we don't tie it up here."
Minnesota built first-period leads of 3-0 and 4-1 in proving it is a playoff contender and the Avs belong in the cellar of the 15-team Western Conference. Ryan Suter (power play), Setoguchi and Cal Clutterbuck scored within a five-minute span after Colorado came out strong but failed to convert on the game's first power play.
"Seems like they got a couple of good bounces early. Couple of their goals were kind of lucky plays at the start," said Avs center Ryan O'Reilly, who produced a game-high five shots. "I don't think we played that bad for the most part. Obviously we had a couple mental lapses, but we came to compete (Saturday), and obviously it didn't go our way."
Goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, making his first start at home this season and just his fifth overall, allowed four goals on 14 shots in the Wild's big first period and was replaced by Semyon Varlamov to begin the second. Varlamov was either similarly unlucky or not very good.
"Falling behind like that, it's not the recipe for success, obviously. I don't know what's going on," said Parenteau, who scored the Avs' second goal and played well in 22:54. "I don't why we're allowing three (or more) goals in the first period. It's something that needs to be addressed, there's no doubt about it. But I don't have the answer. I hope we can find it as a group sooner than later."
The Avs fell to 8-4-1 at home, where they have lost two in a row. Colorado is now on a three-game losing streak since it posted impressive wins over Chicago and San Jose.
"We need some wins. We need some guys to have some big games. It's disappointing, no doubt," Giguere said. "We have to play better defensively and take care of our end."
Avs captain Gabe Landeskog, who scored a goal five seconds after a Minnesota power-play expired to trim the Wild's lead to 4-3, said, "When you're working hard and trying to focus on details the big picture is going to fall in place."
The current picture isn't very big.
Avs Recap
The Post's three stars
1. Devin Setoguchi. Wild forward had two goals and three points, and was plus-4.
2. Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Scored and assisted on Minnesota's last two goals.
3. P.A. Parenteau. Avs winger scored a goal and was physical throughout.
What you might have missed
The Avs fell to 1-3 against Minnesota and 4-7 against Northwest Division teams. They are 2-11-1 when trailing after two periods.
Up next
Chicago, 7 p.m. Monday at the Pepsi Center.


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Tales of Cotton
I was five or six years old when Dad began to take me hunting. I had a cap gun, but all the rules of safety applied as if it were real. Those rules have carried me through many an outing since those early years on the farm. I can still hear Dad saying, "Keep your finger off the trigger... Have you got your safety on?... Careful son, let's keep each other in sight as we go through these briars."
Our first rabbit dogs were two miniature beagles. One was named Thunder, the other Too Sweet. Lady, a miniature red bone/beagle mix female, soon joined our pack. She sure could hunt rabbits! A neighbor and friend, Darrell Seely, had another mixed-breed dog called Old Rusty, who loved to chase bunnies and other critters.
Rusty was more of a pet than a hunting dog, but we didn't care. Darrell and I spent hours in our dads' woods with our dogs, traps and whatever else two boys could dream up to get into.
As you can tell, Dad put great effort into naming his dogs. However, Darrell just named his dog Rusty because of his color. He did not consider any potential problem even though we had a neighbor farmer named Rusty Sulliens.
This soon proved to become more of a problem than one might imagine. Rusty may not have been a world champion rabbit dog, but he had one trait that is invaluable around the house in "Swamp East" Missouri. Rusty hunted snakes. I believe he could have held his own with a mongoose.
Anyway, Darrell came by one day and Mom overheard part of our conversation. It seems Rusty had been busy with a copperhead and the snake bit him on the cheek. Mom, hearing this, assumed we were talking about our neighbor Rusty, and she came running out of the kitchen.
"What is this about Rusty?," Mom asked. "Well, he was down in the weeds over yonder and got bit on the face," Darrell explained.
"Is he OK?," she asked.
"Oh, I guess he will be all right," Darrell answered. "His face is starting to swell. His tongue is hanging out and one eye is closed. He's just lying up against the smoke house now taking it easy."
Well, Mom started moving to help Rusty. She was about to kick in her afterburners when Darrell was able to explain it was


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From my gay cousin Erich:
"Thanks, meddlesome lawyers. The best part about being gay was that I had the perfect answer every time my mother asked why I wasn't married. Now I'm fair game. Sometimes, it's good not to be like everyone else."
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