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As a prescribed medication, aspirin is not for everyone.
The American Heart Association recommends aspirin use for patients who have had a heart attack or stroke, based on research showing it helps prevent the recurrence of such events. It also can help prevent heart attacks and strokes in high-risk individuals.
"For other people, it's a bit of a gray box in terms of whether they should be on aspirin or not," interventional cardiologist Dr. Sridhar Sampath Kumar said.
The risks and benefits of aspirin therapy vary by individual, and the AHA says patients should consult with their doctors before using aspirin to either prevent or treat a heart problem.
"In the ideal world, people who have known, documented coronary artery disease should be on aspirin, probably indefinitely," Dr. Kumar said. "However, that is always tempered by the other elements that go into the picture."
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BRANDON Peter Douville Orvis, 69, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at his home in Brandon.
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WAYNE - Wayne High School's Kendra Liska (right) was named Mid-State Conference Outstanding Actress, and Emma Osnes (left) was named Mid-State Conference Outstanding Supporting Actress at the conference festival earlier this month.
Both girls will be performing in the play "The Attempted Murder of Peggy Sweetwater" as part of the Wayne High School One-Act team during the B-3 District Play Production Contest at Wayne State College's Ramsey Theatre on Friday, November 30. Wayne is scheduled to begin performing at 11:55 A.M. This NSAA sponsored event has an admission cost of $5.00 for adults and $4.00 for students.


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BBSRC is investing in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for Rothamsted to monitor crops and crop experiments as part of several genetic improvement projects
The custom built radio remote-controlled octocopter is equipped with four cameras. It will allow for data collection on the experimental crop plots.
Professor Maurice Moloney, Director and Chief Executive of Rothamsted Research said: "This is the first time that an agricultural research organisation in the UK has obtained an UAV equipped to this standard. The technology will substantially increase throughput and precision of analysis, and make a substantial contribution to current programmes of crop improvement.
"The technology will compliment ground-based measurements initially but eventually aerial-based observation will replace the need for low throughput non-automated manual measurement."
Rothamsted's Dr Malcom Hawkesford presented at the recent NFU Crop Biotechnology conversation.
The UAV will give unique perspectives on crop growth and plant functioning. It will also vastly extend capabilities for screening crops of different genetic background for performance, nutrition, stress, pathogen and disease responses.
The octocopter is a standard eight rotor battery powered unmanned aerial vehicle, they are typically used in the film industry. Four cameras have been added, two of which at any time can give a live feed of their picture to a monitor on the ground. One camera takes videos and stills and is on a fixed mounting, pointing forwards. It is used to identify where the camera is flying, via goggles. The other three cameras are all mounted on a stabilized platform which can be tilted remotely from the transmitter, and comprise a high definition RGB camera, a thermal infra-red camera and a hyperspectral camera.
Dr Malcolm Hawkesford, lead scientist of the 20:20® Wheat Programme at Rothamsted Research said: "We are very excited to have been able with the support of the BBSRC to obtain this unique equipment.
"The UAV will be deployed over the full range of crops studied at the institute and will enable detailed evaluations of growth and functioning of the plants. It will enable multiple measurements to be made within a short space of time with pre-programmed low level flight paths. It is anticipated that many thousands of plots will be monitored sequentially or in parallel in blocks in projects currently screening germplasm variation amongst thousands of lines combined with multiple treatments and replications."
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Update on JeromJerom is a hardworking 20-year-old man. He was working his part time job as a butcher attendant to help him in his studies. He studied BS - Criminology at the university. Being part of a big family means that he needs to make more effort in order to succeed in his goals. Jerom is someone who is very dedicated to his family. He wants his parents to be proud of him.
He used his previous loan for his tuition fees and now he is requesting another loan to pay his first semester school tuition fees. His goal is to continue his studies and work for the success of his future.
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Oklahoma City Thunder: LeBron James' streak ends, but he's impressive nevertheless
With 1:03 left in a game that already was well in hand, three-time MVP LeBron James nonchalantly pulled up from 30 feet or so and misfired a bomb that bounded high off the rim and over the backboard.
With that, one of the most impressive individual streaks in NBA history came to halt on Thursday night.
In the Heat's convincing 110-100 victory over the Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the three-time MVP scored 39 points and shot 58.3 (14 for 24) from the field.
It was the seventh straight game James scored 30-plus points. However, his streak of shooting 60-plus percent from the field ended at six straight.
James will have to settle with being the first NBA player to score 30-plus points and shoot 58.3-plus percent from the field in seven straight games.
Had he not hoisted his final attempt, James would have shot 60.9 percent and kept his streak intact.
Afterward, James didn't seem the least bit concerned his unfathomable run was over.
"I just go out and play my game and that was the result, so it didn't matter if I (kept the streak alive) or not," James said with a shrug.
No player in league history had ever scored 30-plus and shot 60-plus percent for six straight games until James completed the feat Tuesday night at home against Portland.
In the last seven outings, James has averaged 32.0 points, shot 69.0 percent from the field and 53.8 percent from 3-point range (see chart).
"What can he get better at?" All-Star teammate Dwyane Wade said with a smile while discussing James. "I guess he could shoot 80 percent from the field. That's better than 60 and 70. That's the only thing. … Everything for him has come together."
Thursday's outcome gives the Heat six straight victories against the Thunder dating back to last year's 4-1 loss in the NBA Finals, plus a two-game sweep this season.
"We've only won two in a row," Wade said. "Last year doesn't matter. I thought we came out this game, a very tough game to play going into the break, and I thought we imposed our will by playing our style of basketball. Do we have their number? No. We're not feeling that way. We've just won two games against them and that's it."
Though the Heat spent much of Thursday's game smiling and applauding each other on their dominance, Miami forward Shane Battier insisted it was not easy.
"No, it's never easy," Battier said. "It takes a lot of hard work to get up early on this team here. They were coming. They were coming the entire game. We made a couple of key shots in the fourth quarter to keep them at bay, but it was a tough game."
The Heat (36-14) goes to the All-Star break riding a seven-game winning streak and playing its best ball of the year.
"Yeah, we wanted to end this break on a high note," James said. "We didn't just want to come in here and not play well and allow them to do what they wanted us to do. We came in with a high level. Mentally, we were in tune from the beginning and it was a really good roll that we finished."


text: Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D Glazed ceramic holes http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=48242&th=9474#msg_48242 <![CDATA[Looking for help from someone:<br /> I want to design a wall with holes to filter tea leaves. About 3mm wall thickness in glazed ceramic. I've read design rules but still not clear what min hole diameter is good for this purpose ?]]> PlainOrb 2012-05-11T06:54:57-00:00 Re: Glazed ceramic holes http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=48257&th=9474#msg_48257 <![CDATA[Let me recheck with Nancy, I was looking to do the same a while ago.]]> Youknowwho4eva 2012-05-11T13:03:06-00:00 Re: Glazed ceramic holes http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=48275&th=9474#msg_48275 <![CDATA[She said it's recommended to do at least 3mm.]]> Youknowwho4eva 2012-05-11T18:04:06-00:00 Re: Glazed ceramic holes http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=48304&th=9474#msg_48304 <![CDATA[Thanks Youknowwho4eva, 3mm hole diameter is good. I'm going to design with it. Are you going to design the same filter ? ]]> PlainOrb 2012-05-12T13:32:58-00:00 Re: Glazed ceramic holes http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=48372&th=9474#msg_48372 <![CDATA[I had a design, but haven't printed it yet. Maybe soon, but I have a bunch of things I want printed. Too many designs not enough money.]]> Youknowwho4eva 2012-05-14T13:21:44-00:00 Re: Glazed ceramic holes http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=48428&th=9474#msg_48428 <![CDATA[Financial bottleneck keeps many great designs from becoming great merchandise.]]> PlainOrb 2012-05-15T10:50:37-00:00


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Rookie Todd Gurley rushed for 128 yards and his first two NFL touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 24-6 win over the Browns at the Edward Jones Dome.
Mikhail Grabovski scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the New York Islanders slipped the St. Louis Blues, 3-2 at the Scottrade Center.
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She was 15 years old--an accomplished student-athlete from a loving home, the kind of kid of whom it is said "she has the world going for her."
In November of 2015, her father went in to her room to discover she had taken her own life.
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The Frankfort Avenue FAT Friday Trolley Hop will be running all day on Black Friday, November 28th, in keeping with the day after Thanksgiving shopping tradition. Trolleys will run from 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Most stores will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
While other shoppers flock to the mall and battle crowded parking lots and long check-out lines, you can enjoy a leisurely day of strolling on Frankfort Avenue, shopping at the Butchertown Market and exploring the nooks and crannies of the Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center. Combine shopping on historic Frankfort Avenue with visits to the galleries, antique stores and coffee shops. Most stores and galleries will have special sales and free demonstrations. It's a lively event for the entire family and a unique way to showcase Louisville to out-of-town guests.
The FAT Friday Trolley Hop, on the last Friday of each month, provides FREE parking and transportation to participating shops, restaurants and galleries along the Frankfort, Mellwood and Story Avenue corridor. Trolley hoppers can enjoy a unique shopping experience by visiting the wide variety of independently owned boutiques and shops offering many items visitors won't likely find elsewhere from vintage and consignment clothing to outdoor gear, imported crafts, fine art, antiques, home furnishings and accents, wine, books, coffee, and so much more.
Trolley hoppers are also invited to indulge their palate at one of Frankfort Avenue's locally owned bistros, pubs or cafés. Visitors can choose from Filipino, Irish, Japanese or Mediterranean cuisine, as well as authentic Italian and classic Southern comfort food, in a wide range of atmospheres, including al fresco, to suit any taste.
During FAT Friday, free trolleys run from Johnson Street in Butchertown to Frankfort and Stilz Avenues with a stop at the Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center. It connects restaurants, galleries and shops in Clifton, Crescent Hill and Butchertown.
FAT Friday Trolley Hops are sponsored by Anheuser-Busch, Maker's Mark, Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards and the Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center, along with 30 local sponsoring businesses on Frankfort, Mellwood and Story Avenues. Transportation is provided by TARC. For more information about specific F.A.T. Friday events, the trolley schedule, and the participating businesses, please visit www.fatfridayhop.org


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The King County Districting Committee is in the midst of a delicate game of musical chairs that will cost at least a few politicians their jobs. As required by County Charter Amendment...
The King County Districting Committee is in the midst of a delicate game of musical chairs that will cost at least a few politicians their jobs.
As required by County Charter Amendment 1A, passed by voters in the Nov. 2 election, the five-member panel is redrawing the county's political map to shrink the 13-member Metropolitan King County Council to nine members.
Every council member must run for re-election next fall. While some incumbents are almost certain to receive safe new districts, others may wind up battling council colleagues to keep their jobs.
The districting committee yesterday released four redistricting proposals, two from each party. By Friday evening, the committee must come up with a single draft consensus map. The final plan must be completed by Jan. 15.
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The new district boundaries will shape November's County Council races. Which areas of the county get lumped together into the new districts also could alter the political landscape in more subtle ways.
The Democrats won their current 7-6 majority in the 2001 elections; before that, Republicans had been in the majority since 1994.
The redistricting process has been made somewhat less contentious by the announced departures of two current council members. Rob McKenna, R-Bellevue, was elected state attorney general; and Dwight Pelz, D-Seattle, has said he will seek a Seattle City Council seat.
Still, after the election next November, at least two current council members will be left without a seat.
The parties have been forced to choose which of their own to support — by proposing district boundaries that would not require a sitting council member to run against another incumbent — and which to leave out in the cold.
Council members are required to live in the district they represent.
On the Democratic side, the likeliest casualty seems to be District 2 Councilman Bob Ferguson. In 2003, running on a platform that supported shrinking the council, Ferguson unseated Democratic incumbent Cynthia Sullivan, who had held her seat for 20 years.
"It may not be entirely a coincidence that I'm … the one guy that gets carved up each time," he said about the Democratic proposals, both of which would pit Ferguson against another Democratic incumbent.
The Republican and Democratic proposals represent distinct strategies for gaining the majority.
Although King County as a whole leans Democratic, if the strongly Democratic areas are lumped together in four districts, the Republican party could retake the council with victories in the remaining districts.
Both Republican proposals lay out four strongly Democratic districts (Districts 1-4 in maps A and B) and five "swing" districts that are nearly evenly split between the parties, based on results from the most recent elections.
The GOP also is looking to divide East King County's rural area, which leans heavily Republican, into three different districts.
"King County is the only form of local government" for rural residents, said Republican-nominated Districting Committee member Skip Rowley.
By contrast, the Democratic Party is looking to take a commanding 6-3 majority and to limit the number of largely rural districts to two. The two Democratic proposals lay out five strongly Democratic districts (1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 in maps C and D), two swing districts (5 and 7), and two GOP-leaning districts (3 and 6).
The Districting Committee was charged with developing 193,000-person districts that are "compact and contiguous," reflect existing natural and political boundaries and group "communities of related and mutual interest."
But in order to come up with districts that were consistent with the parties' overall strategy, those guidelines seem to have been bent a bit.
Councilwoman Jane Hague, R-Kirkland, pointed to the way that the proposals toss Mercer Island back and forth across Lake Washington: Both Democratic proposals group it with East-Central Seattle, while the Republican proposals keep it with Bellevue.
Michael Mann, one of the Democratic members of the Districting Committee, said that in order to reach the required population total, the Republicans' third "rural" district (district 6 in maps A and B), winds through the South County cities — stretching all the way to Puget Sound in map B — in a way that is hardly "compact."
Both sides agree that the cities around the north shore of Lake Washington — Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Bothell and Woodinville — epitomize "communities of related and mutual interest." But the four proposals each split the four communities along different lines.
The Districting Committee will take public comment at meetings tomorrow and Thursday in Lake Forest Park and Auburn. Then, at a working meeting Friday at the King County Courthouse, the members plan to draft a final plan. The public will be able to comment on that draft at a meeting at the King County Courthouse on Saturday morning.
The committee plans to meet again next week to review public testimony and make small changes to the draft, which it plans to submit to the County Clerk on Jan. 15. The County Council does not vote on or otherwise approve the new district boundaries.
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Perera used the bacteria, Mycobacterium smegmatis, which is a non pathogen and is present in cornflakes and soil. She used the protein MspA produced from the bacterium. This protein can be used for many purposes after purification.
This purified protein was mixed with the low toxic dye and then, the mixture was coated on the solar cells. Further, the solar cells were assembled to form solar panels. Finally, the solar panels were measured for energy output using artificial sunlight.
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The Galleon Verdict: From Easy Money to Hard Time
As Raj Rajaratnam gathers tips on how to survive what will likely be a long stay in prison, barring a successful appeal, investors might want some of their own information, like this: What exactly did this landmark insider-trading case change?
The jury is still out.
On Wall Street, hedge funds, prime brokerages, companies and research-driven investors will have to rethink their relationships. Expect a premium, at least in the short run, on Wall Street's most important commodity: information. It's going to be a little more scarce.
For average investors without Mr. Rajaratnam's access to directors at Fortune 500 companies, the fallout is harder to judge.
The economic losses of insider-trading cases are a matter of debate. Some pros call it a victimless crime. If there are losses, they usually are hard to quantify.
Still, no one would dispute that insider trading fuels the perception among investors that the game is rigged. They either play knowing the score—or shun investing.
It's here where the case against the founder of the Galleon Group can cause the most change. Indeed, it's exactly why these cases are pursued.
Insider trading "cheats the ordinary investor, victimizes the companies whose information is stolen, and is an affront not only to the fairness of the market, but the rule of law," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said after Mr. Rajaratnam was found guilty on 14 counts of insider trading and conspiracy.
Mr. Bharara's message should find an accepting audience.
Last year, an MSNBC poll found that 90% of respondents believed Wall Street was "rigged" against investors. A Bloomberg poll concluded that 57% of respondents had an unfavorable view of Wall Street. And 56% agreed with the statement that bankers and brokers "enrich themselves at the expense of ordinary people and have a negative impact on the economy."
Just last week, Citigroup Inc., C 1.02 % J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM 0.62 % , Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS 0.61 % finished in the bottom 10 among more than 125 companies in a corporate reputation survey conducted by Harris Interactive.
To put it mildly, the industry doesn't exactly stir confidence. Probably the only institution with an even worse reputation is Washington, which is responsible for policing financial markets.
Last year, a CNN/Opinion Research poll found that 60% of those surveyed favor tougher regulation of Wall Street and a Politico/Public Strategies poll in 2009 found that 68% of respondents favored better enforcement rather than new rules.
One of the most common phrases uttered by investors, securities lawyers, academics and Wall Street traders when asked about the effectiveness of regulators and U.S. prosecutors is "Keystone cops."
Now that the "Keystone cops" have cuffed a good-sized crook, will confidence in the system come roaring back?
Obviously not. Those sentiments, built on the crushing fallout of the financial crisis and years of perceived lawlessness on Wall Street, aren't going away with Mr. Rajaratnam.
Investors are frustrated with lost cases and perceived wrist-slaps: Angelo Mozilo's $67.5 million settlement to settle fraud charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission, not-guilty verdicts for Bear Stearns & Co. hedge-fund managers accused of misleading clients, and the lack of indictments against Wall Street executives for misdeeds in the financial crisis.
Bernard Madoff, after all, was turned in by his sons after running a Ponzi scheme for more than a decade.
Even the Abacus case, tied to a soured mortgage-backed investment created by Goldman that resulted in a $550 million fine for Goldman, was criticized by some people as being too light.
But the Rajaratnam case could be a turning point.
"Prosecutors went into a shell and didn't bring any other Wall Street indictments," says Andrew Stoltman, a securities-fraud lawyer in Chicago. "This verdict should be enough to embolden prosecutors to indict additional Wall Street executives and hedge-fund managers."
And that's ultimately what jaded Americans really want. They want to know the police are on the beat and capable of catching the bad guys.
Investors withered by the financial crisis and the flash crash have become increasingly skeptical. Many are reluctant to return to the markets. For them, there is no easy money to be made.
Mr. Rajaratnam's conviction isn't going to change perceptions overnight. But it exposed the truth about a high-profile trader who made big returns look as easy as falling out of bed.
It's a start.
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How Did Jordan Overtake Israel in the Race for Foreign Tourists?
Aqaba has grown rapidly in recent years while development in Eilat has stagnated.
Beside the palm trees at the entrance to the Jordanian city of Aqaba lays a system of purple pipes, purifying sewage water for use in the city's public parks.
It is a project funded by the European Union as part of the bloc's aid to developing countries. Israel, with its advanced economy, does not receive such funds. But during a visit to neighboring Eilat last month, it was not clear which city was part of a developed country and which was part of a developing country.
In 2008, I traveled to Aqaba to study the anticipated development of the tourist industry of our eastern neighbor. The Jordanians spoke of projects costing $6 million, thousands of hotel rooms, wide marinas, blue lagoons, villas for the rich - like a Dubai next to the palm orchard of Kibbutz Eilot.
Two years ago, these were only grand promises from officials but in the meantime it has become clear that Aqaba is taking the steps to become the top tourist destination in the Gulf of Eilat, leaving Israel's southern hot spot behind.
The expansion of Aqaba is being funded by investors throughout the Middle East.
One example of the development of Aqaba is the Tala Bay resort, 18 kilometers south of the city toward the Saudi Arabian border. In the resort, one can find elegant white vacation villas, all of them already purchased. A Radisson Hotel opened there last year and in November, a Movenpick Hotel was officially opened by King Abdullah. A Hilton Hotel will open in 2011.
But Tala Bay is not the culmination of Aqaba's development plan. There are two more similar resort projects in the works and there is no reason to believe they will not come to fruition.
The sad part of this story is Eilat's inability in the past two years to match Aqaba in the development race. In Aqaba, a new convention center, golf courses, water parks and brand name hotels have been built and the port has been moved south. In Eilat - nothing.
In 2008 there were 2,300 hotel rooms in Aqaba. Today there are 4,200 in 39 hotels. In Eilat, there has been no increase during the same time frame. Eilat has 10,900 rooms in 50 hotels.
In Aqaba there are 3,700 rooms under construction and 3,800 more in the planning stages. In Eilat, they have been promising since 2006 to issue tenders for the Eastern Marina.
Of course, Eilat does have more hotels and occupancy than its neighbor. But experts say it is only a matter of time before Eilat is overtaken.
Already more tourists visit Aqaba annually - 241,000 compared to 220,000 in Eilat in 2009.
This is not by chance. In 2001, the tourism race began when King Abdullah designated 375 square kilometers in Aqaba and the surrounding area to be an economic zone with independent local control.
The Jordanians predict that by 2020 Aqaba will have 12,750 hotel rooms and 900,000 tourists annually. In Eilat there is no long-term development plan and the hope is that tourism will increase by 25 percent in the coming years.
In Eilat, officials are concerned by the situation.
"One can only be jealous of Aqaba," said Mayor Eli Lankri. "There has been stagnation in Eilat for many years. Tourism is the air that Eilat breathes. The government here needs to act quickly or there will be reason to worry. The test now is one of results - whether we can put plans into operation."
And what are these plans? To build 2,200 hotel rooms in the Eastern Marina, a golf course, and a 1,200 room luxury hotel in the northern part of the city, with a neighborhood of luxury villas nearby.
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Rural US disappearing? Population share hits low
WASHINGTON Rural America now accounts for just 16 percent of the nation's population, the lowest ever.
The latest 2010 census numbers hint at an emerging America where, by midcentury, city boundaries become indistinct and rural areas grow ever less relevant. Many communities could shrink to virtual ghost towns as they shutter businesses and close down schools, demographers say.
More metro areas are booming into sprawling megalopolises. Barring fresh investment that could bring jobs, however, large swaths of the Great Plains and Appalachia, along with parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and North Texas, could face significant population declines.
These places posted some of the biggest losses over the past decade as young adults left and the people who stayed got older, moving past childbearing years.
For instance in West Virginia, now with a median age of 41.3, the share of Americans 65 and older is now nearly double that of young adults 18-24 - 16 percent compared to 9 percent, according to census figures released Thursday. In 1970, the shares of the two groups were roughly equal at 12 percent.
"This place ain't dead yet, but it's got about half a foot in the grave," said Bob Frees, 61, of Moundsville, W.Va., which now has a population of just over 9,000. "The big-money jobs are all gone. We used to have the big mills and the rolling plants and stuff like that, and you could walk out of high school when you were 16 or 17 and get a $15-an-hour job."
Demographers put it a bit more formally.
"Some of the most isolated rural areas face a major uphill battle, with a broad area of the country emptying out," said Mark Mather, associate vice president of the Population Reference Bureau, a research group in Washington, D.C. "Many rural areas can't attract workers because there aren't any jobs, and businesses won't relocate there because there aren't enough qualified workers. So they are caught in a downward spiral."
Rural towns are scrambling to attract new residents and stave off heavy funding cuts from financially strapped federal and state governments.
Delta Air Lines recently announced it would end flight service to 24 small airports, several of them in the Great Plains, and the U.S. Postal Service is mulling plans to close thousands of branches in mostly rural areas of the country. The University of Kansas this month opened a new medical school with a class of eight in Salina, a regional hub of nearly 50,000 people, in hopes of supporting nearby rural communities that have no doctors at all.
In North Dakota, colleges are seeking to draw in young adults by charging low tuition and fees. It's part of a broader trend in which many slow-growing rural states are touting recreational scenic landscapes or extending tuition breaks to out-of-state residents who typically are charged more.
Many rural areas, the Great Plains in particular, have been steadily losing population since the 1930s with few signs of the trend slowing in coming decades, according to census figures.
The share of people in rural areas over the past decade fell to 16 percent, passing the previous low of 20 percent in 2000. The rural share is expected to drop further as the U.S. population balloons from 309 million to 400 million by midcentury, leading people to crowd cities and suburbs and fill in the open spaces around them.
In 1910, the population share of rural America was 72 percent. Such areas remained home to a majority of Americans until 1950, amid post-World War II economic expansion and the baby boom.
Among the struggling rural areas are vast stretches of West Virginia in Appalachia. Several of the state's counties over the past decade have lost large chunks of their population following the collapse of logging and coal-mining industries during the 1960s.


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A year after starting a pilot program with iPads in Greenwood schools, students are moving on to something new: laptops.
Greenwood purchased 300 laptops for about $500 each that the seventh-graders at the middle school are using in all of their classes. The eighth-graders will use them in their science courses, director of secondary education Rick Ahlgrim said. The middle school students don't get to take the devices home — teachers and administrators believe the computers will last longer that way — and they likely won't use them every day.
The new devices are part of an ongoing pilot program to find the most affordable and practical way to use computers or tablets in the classroom. Greenwood started the pilot program last school year and purchased laptops and iPads for 109 students at the middle school and Greenwood Community High School to use in class and at home. At the end of last school year, school officials surveyed students and teachers.
They said using the devices regularly would help prepare students for college and their careers, but the iPads had problems connecting to the Internet and weren't easy to type on.
This year, more than 650 of Greenwood's 3,800 students will use either laptops or their own devices in some or all of their classes. School officials want to know more about what devices make the most sense to use in class, where students typically need to be able to type and quickly get on the Internet. But they also want to know more about how often the teachers at different grade levels are using the devices in class.
Recently local school districts, including Center Grove and Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson schools, started purchasing iPads for all of their high school students to use in class and at home. But while laptops and tablets can help Greenwood students with research-based assignments, they're probably not going to use them all day, every day, Ahlgrim said.
And so it may not make sense for Greenwood to buy a device for every student, he said.
"The pilot is really a working study. This is absolutely research for us. And we're asking ourselves questions like, does this improve student learning? What is the best classroom configuration to facilitate student achievement? And what exactly is the role of technology?" Ahlgrim said.
Last spring school officials asked the teachers at the middle school if any of them were interested in participating in the pilot during its second year, and the seventh-grade teachers volunteered. They wanted to create research-based lessons that would help students develop investigative skills earlier, and 300 laptops linked to the Internet could make that possible, Ahlgrim said.
But the students aren't going to use the devices every day — at least not now.
Teachers Jordan Garrison and Mariah Sirkin have started using the laptops with their language arts and science courses a few days a week. Both teachers want their students to learn how to use search engines to find resources for reading assignments and science experiments, they said.
Eighth-grade science teachers Evan Camp and Josiah Osterfeld were both part of Greenwood's pilot last school year, and this year the two teachers periodically combine their classrooms and create stations for students, Ahlgrim said. Some of the students used laptops to research lessons online, others discussed science laws and theories with Osterfeld, and others worked with Camp on small-group activities.
The students were being taught in different ways that their teachers believed were the most effective for them. Some were using the laptops, but others were not, and that's important to remember, Ahlgrim said.
"Our instruction, and the way people, including students, seem to like to work, is doing some of this and some of that and some of the other. Switching up between models. Even kids don't want to be plugged in all the time," he said.
At the high school, Spanish teacher Jorge Garcia traded the iPads he was using with his Spanish IV students last year and instead is letting students bring their own devices to class this year. He's also switched to laptops with his Spanish III students, and so far they're having an easier time writing assignments and logging online than students did last year with iPads, he said.
At the end of the school year, Greenwood will again review with the teachers what parts of the pilot worked, which didn't and what school officials should plan to do next school year. While that might mean purchasing more devices, it doesn't necessarily mean purchasing one device for every student, Ahlgrim said.
If the seventh-grade teachers find out that they're using the laptops with half or one-third of their students at a time, or if Garcia and other high school teachers find that enough students can bring their own devices, then Greenwood doesn't have to spend $500 per student for the 2,000-plus students at the middle and high schools, Ahlgrim said.
"We are not doing this as a one-tone pilot. We are doing this as a blended learning, learning differentiation pilot," Ahlgrim said. "And we need as much technology as will provide leverage to a teacher."


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Baidu Inc. Stock Buy Recommendation Reiterated (BIDU)
By TheStreet Wire 11/20/12 - 09:01 AM ES
Sentiment: Strong Buy
will be big day today
Clever people - they gave the buy recommendation and they used the strength to get out .. lol
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Heyas fellow deviants/watchers - yes I am, in fact, alive. Thing is , between work, school, and just being generally lazy, I'm short on time to draw stuff, hence my vanishing act. It'll probably be like that for at least a year for me, so yeah - I'm not even going to pretend that I'll be super active >___>;. I have been doing a bit of casual sketching though, and I've been working on a main character design for an RPG that I'd like to slowly start working on once I learn how to do some 2D sprite animating. I mostly have her outfit done, but I'm not too sure of her facial features and hairstyle yet. Character design is my greatest weakness, so I'm attempting to tackle that now, which means I'm going even slower than usual xD.
And also, I've been tagged by my buddy-buddy , so here we go:
1.- You must post these rules.
2.- Each person has to share 13 things about them
3.- Answer the 13 questions asked to you and invent 13 questions the people you tag will have to answer
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7̶.̶-̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶l̶e̶g̶i̶t̶i̶m̶a̶t̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶t̶a̶g̶ ̶1̶3̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ (I'm such a cheater >______>;. Haha)
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9. - Tag-backs are ALLOWED
1̶0̶.̶-̶Y̶O̶U̶ ̶M̶U̶S̶T̶ ̶M̶A̶K̶E̶ ̶A̶ ̶J̶O̶U̶R̶N̶A̶L̶ ̶E̶N̶T̶R̶Y̶.̶ ̶N̶O̶ ̶C̶O̶M̶M̶E̶N̶T̶S̶.̶ ̶U̶n̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶'̶r̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶m̶e̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶n̶t̶r̶y̶.̶13. - Cussing is ALLOWED (I'm not sure why it wouldn't be allowed, but ok >__>; )
1̶1̶.̶ ̶-̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶w̶e̶e̶k̶.̶ ̶I̶f̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶;̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶'̶l̶l̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶e̶l̶l̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶t̶o̶.̶ ̶A̶r̶t̶,̶ ̶r̶p̶,̶ ̶e̶t̶c̶.̶ ̶(̶T̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶n̶t̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶l̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶c̶a̶s̶e̶.̶ ̶I̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶t̶a̶g̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶X̶D̶)̶
1̶2̶.̶ ̶-̶ ̶B̶e̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶i̶t̶l̶e̶.̶ ̶N̶o̶ ̶"̶I̶'̶v̶e̶ ̶G̶o̶t̶ ̶T̶a̶g̶g̶e̶d̶"̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶s̶.̶
1̶1̶.̶ ̶-̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶w̶e̶e̶k̶.̶ ̶I̶f̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶;̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶'̶l̶l̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶e̶l̶l̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶t̶o̶.̶ ̶A̶r̶t̶,̶ ̶r̶p̶,̶ ̶e̶t̶c̶.̶ ̶(̶T̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶n̶t̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶l̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶c̶a̶s̶e̶.̶ ̶I̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶t̶a̶g̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶X̶D̶)̶
1̶2̶.̶ ̶-̶ ̶B̶e̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶i̶t̶l̶e̶.̶ ̶N̶o̶ ̶"̶I̶'̶v̶e̶ ̶G̶o̶t̶ ̶T̶a̶g̶g̶e̶d̶"̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶s̶.̶
Things about me:
1. I'm 22, born October 9th, 1992.
2. I'm a JRPG nut, though I've been playing far less in recent years.
3. I've been drawing for about 3 years now. I'd probably be much better if I'd draw consistently >__>;
4. I'm an IT major, focusing on system networking
5. I'm an only child
6. I have somewhat of a one-track, tunnel vision mind. I can focus well and complete tasks with attention to detail, but I'm not so great at multitasking.
7. I mostly listen to Thrash/Melodic Death Metal, though I also listen to Jazz/Fusion. I guess it's like 85% Metal stuff, 15% Jazz/Fusion stuff. I guess that makes me a metalhead .
8. I've loved anime for as long as I can remember. Some of my favorites are Shin Sekai Yori, Psycho Pass and Madoka Magica
9. I usually don't indulge political conversation since most conversations of that nature turn toxic fast, but I'm pretty into political/societal thought.
10. Adding to #9, my political compass result was: Economic Left/Right: 1.88, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.41
10. Most assume I'm a giant when they hear me over VOiP because of my "Barry White voice" as people call it, but I'm only 5' 8", 125lbs. Yes I'm very skinny .
11. I like to tinker with my PC(s), and I run Arch Linux on my main Desktop.
12. I prefer to play games on PC and Vita but, if I had to choose between Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox, I'd pick Playstation as #1, Nintendo as #2 and Xbox as a distant 3rd.
13. I've never had a proper crush. Luckily it doesn't really bother me though since I'm pretty introverted.
1. Do you believe in God/Are you a Christian? (it's cool if you don't want to answer X3)
Nope, I'm an Agnostic Atheist .
2. Who is your favorite artist on DA?
3. Rather read the book or watch the movie?
Depends. I prefer the source material, so if the original format is a book, then I'd prefer that.
4. What is your Zodiac sign? (for example, mine is Libra~)
I'm a Libra as well
5. What is something about yourself that you think no one has or is? (has to be something positive)
Realistically, there will always be someone who embodies the same traits as I do, but I'll still indulge the question : I'd say I have an ability to analyze unintended consequences of good intentions.
6. What is the worst anime you have ever seen?
I'll probably get a hater or two for this, but Mayo Chiki. I'm usually pretty good about steering clear of bad anime, so this was the worst series I could come up with. The first episode was pretty amusing, but the rest of the show just went downhill from there, and I watched the entire season hoping it would get better, and it never did. I want my time back, LOL.
7. If you're an Avatar the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra fan, which kind of bender would you be? (you can't be the avatar. And if you arent a fan of the shows, just generally, what element would you like to control?)
I should watch Avatar sometime.... I remember liking an episode of it that I saw, but I never intently watched it. Anyways, I'd have to go with Earth element.
8. How long do you think you'd honestly survive in a zombie apocalypse?
I'd like to think I'd be a total badass, but honestly.....I'd probably just last a little above average. I'm fast and moderately fit, but I'm not that much of a team player, and I'm a bit prone to panicking under intense stress.
9. Goku or Superman?
My heart says Goku because I kinda like DBZ, but my brain says Superman. Superman is just too logically OP.
10. Where did your username come from?
I used to play Aion, and there was an area called Altgard. I made a Templar character (like a high-defense tank) and thought that Altguard was a good name for a tank, plus people in the game would think I was clever, so that's how I first started using my name. I really liked it, so I stuck with it.
11. What is your favorite Disney song? (I'm going to challenge you and say you can't say "Let it Go")
I actually haven't seen Frozen, so that's pretty easy: "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Aaahhhhhh, the childhood memories of watching Toy Story 870394587039850723 times xD). Though, now that I've just listened to "Let it Go" on youtube..... I'm almost tempted to cheat and make that my favorite Disney song, LOL. Almost.
12. Do you like fanfictions?
Generally, I don't have much of an opinion on fanfictions, though I always approve of people being creative. I've come across a few fanfictions that have been incredible and practically NEEDED to be published, and others...... not so much. I tend to prefer that people make original characters and stories.
13. What was your favorite school year (1st grade, 12th grade, 3rd grade, etc)?
2nd grade for me. That was the grade that I had my favorite english teacher, Mr. Kayshafer (I think that's how you spell it..... we all called him Mr. K). He was really into giving us story writing assignments, and we'd take our stories and draw a cover, bind the pages together, and put them on a rack at the back of the classroom for everyone to read. Some people complained that he gave too much homework, but I loved writing stories for his class.
I'd tag a person or two, but since I'm not active enough, and the people I'm thinking of tagging are pretty busy as well, I'll hold off on that.


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Jamie Oliver Praises McDonald's; NYC Scoops Are Oversize
Plus: Sam Sifton's luxuries, and D.C. mulls a soda tax, all in our morning news roundup.
• Sam Sifton named his "necessary luxuries" for this month's Departures, including Le Creuset pots, a Moleskine, and some fancy fishing gear. [Eater NY]
• The average scoop at a chain ice-cream shop in New York is 11 to 48 percent larger than the posted serving size. [NYP]
• McDonald's in the United Kingdom are much healthier than their American counterparts, according to Jamie Oliver. [NYDN]
• Washington, D.C., is the latest city to consider a soda tax. [Obama Foodorama]
• Oregon is leading the way in sustainable wineries. [NYT]
• Traditional luxury foods are increasingly coming from nontraditional places: think Wagyu from Belgium. [WSJ]
• Activist group Breast Cancer Action is not impressed by KFC's new Pink for the Cure promotion, calling it "pinkwashing." [Fork in the Road/VV]


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(WASHINGTON, June 24, 2014) – The Parkinson's Action Network (PAN) and its community of advocates are saddened by the loss of friend and longtime supporter of the Parkinson's community, John Rehm.
Since 2006, John and his wife, Diane, have served as co-chairs for PAN's annual Morris K. Udall Awards Dinner, a night meant to celebrate PAN's work and the Parkinson's community. John was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2003.
"We have lost a dear friend and dedicated supporter," said Amy Comstock Rick, CEO of PAN. "In addition to being an accomplished lawyer and a loving husband and father, he was always committed to helping others. He will be sorely missed."
John, a former attorney for the U.S. Department of State, and Diane, host of NPR's The Diane Rehm Show, have been married since 1959. In 2002, the couple published Toward Commitment: A Dialogue about Marriage, which became a national bestseller. In 2011, John also published Onward Journey: Seeking the Divine, a book about spirituality.
John was born in Paris and came to the U.S. at the age of seven. He attended Friends Seminary in New York City, Harvard College, Columbia Law School, and Wesley Seminary. After serving as Assistant Legal Advisor for Economic Affairs at the State Department, he became the first General Counsel of the Office of Special Trade Representative under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
In 1969, he left government for private practice in the field of international trade and then retired in 2000. For six years after his retirement, he served as a Docent in the Freer and Sackler Galleries and as a volunteer for Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic and The Washington Home.
In addition to Diane, John is survived by his son, David, daughter, Jennifer, and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church at 4700 Whitehaven Parkway, NW, Washington, DC at noon on Saturday, June 28. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Patrick's Episcopal Church or The Washington Home. Learn more here.
The Parkinson's Action Network is the unified voice of the Parkinson's community advocating for better treatments and a cure. In partnership with other Parkinson's organizations and our powerful grassroots network, PAN educates the public and government leaders on better policies for research and an improved quality of life for people living with Parkinson's. PAN was founded in 1991 and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. To learn more, visit www.parkinsonsaction.org.


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Born with gastroschisis following long term effect at 18.
I was born in Minneapolis Minnesota Jan. of 1991. From what I hear babies born now have twice the technology to make the stomach look much better than mine. Not only was I born with it but at 18 years old I woke up throwing up and could not walk. I was hospitalized just to be told I was fine then sent to a gastro doc who realized there was absolutely no movement in my stomach. They admitted me taking it 3 weeks to figure out what was wrong. I was immediately sent to Atlanta for more tests. This is where I recieved the worst news ever. I has adhesions and they would have to do surgery to remove the scar tissue.They quickly had me in surgery once again at 18 just to add to the huge scar there before. When i was born they had carved a belly button in my scar to make it look semi normal, but this surgery they completely took my belly button out and all there is is a bumpy line reminding me of what a miracle i am. not only one time but twice. I have thought about plastic surgery just because my scar looks so bad but I dont know if I should.


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Jon Cassar, who directed all eight episodes of the epic The Kennedys, today received an Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series nomination from the Directors Guild of America. Cassar also executive produced the miniseries, which aired on Reelz.
This is Cassar's third DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series in 2006 for directing an episode of the popular TV show 24.
Also nominated in the TV movies and miniseries category was Stephen Gyllenhaal (yes, the father of Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal) for Girl Fight (Lifetime), Jeff Bleckner for Beyond the Blackboard (CBS), Michael Stevens for Thurgood (HBO), and Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Penelope Spheeris, Alicia Keys, and Patty Jenkins were collectively nominated for Lifetime's Five series.
The winners of the 64th annual DGA Awards will be announced Saturday, Jan. 28, in Los Angeles.
The Kennedys, which reached 7.7 million viewers during its premiere week, has already won several accolades — four Emmy Awards (including Barry Pepper for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries) and three Gemini Awards. Greg Kinnear, who played John F. Kennedy, is also up for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.


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Anger- colored by SH by shaloneSKWatch
©2008-2016 shaloneSK
I asked my friend if I could color her dragon like picture and this is how it came out XD hop ya like it though :3
art © ~Jexyss
colors © Shalone Howard/me
art © ~Jexyss
colors © Shalone Howard/me
Oooo... I like the head design.
I can hear the dragon's cry in my ears... Ow, that was loud...
Sooo aweessooommmeee! *3* <-that's all there needs to be said. X3
his head would go good with my deer antlers on my wall :thumb80323700:
it looks so vicious! D:
i love the gleam in the eye~
i love the gleam in the eye~
Nice work on the colouring
So very awesome!
Fuckin' A!
the big one doesn't work
Great color work again Shall.
omg!! XD He looks so badass!! Thank you so much!! X3 *snuggles*
well you did a great job as always sweet. wow its a pretty cool and very scary dragon. the details on the body and the mouth are very well done. and the coloring job rox a lot. awesome pic. im sure your friend loved it ^^
That looks awesome! ^W^
Bwah! *hide*
Nice coloring job, tis very scary
Nice coloring job, tis very scary


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AMID THE MOUNTAINS OUTSIDE Charleston, West Virginia, in the mid-1940s, North Carolina College basketball coach John B. McLendon Jr. found himself facing an angry young white man and a potentially explosive situation. McLendon and his team had boarded the bus after a game with West Virginia State and discovered only one seat remaining open. Under the protocols of segregation, white riders had filled the front of the bus, and black riders had gone to the back. The lone empty place sat right on the dividing line, next to a young white woman with a baby in her arms. After a quick conference the team concluded that center Henry Thomas needed the most rest and should sit down. Thomas asked the woman if he could sit next to her, and she said she did not mind. The bus driver, however, had a different view. "I can see him now," McLendon recounted. "He looked up in the mirror, and he saw Henry Thomas sitting beside this girl. So he came back. And on the way back, I said to the players-they were all lined up, hanging on-I said, 'Don't forget, now, I'll do the talking.'" 1
The bus driver ordered Thomas to get up. McLendon refused. "He's inside the law," he argued. "The law says we seat from the back, they seat from the front. It's the last seat on the bus, and he can sit in it if he wants to." The woman next to Thomas repeated that it was fine with her, which in McLendon's words "burned the bus driver up." The driver went back to the front of the bus, sat for a minute, and then returned and repeated his demand that Thomas leave the seat. As McLendon and the driver stared at each other, the other passengers became restless. "Go sit down and drive the bus," McLendon recalled them saying. "Come on bus driver, we've got to get where we're going," "Get on, and let's get out of here." "Drive the bus." As the complaints mounted, the driver turned away, went back to his seat and started the engine. But when the bus got into the mountains outside of Charleston, he pulled off the road and returned to the back. "He can't sit there," he repeated. "I'm not moving this bus till he gets up." As the passengers renewed their complaints, and as the driver's face grew red with anger, McLendon made his move. "I'll tell you what," he announced. "Since this is such a big problem to you, [and] these people have to get where they're going…. Ladies and gentlemen, I'll tell you what we're going to do. We're going to get off this bus." 2


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Tried that and it still doesn't work.
Back up your apps with titanium back up and I would try a recovery or a new flash like everyone else recommended something got corrupted somewhere
Did a wipe and restored each app testing the camera in between each app. Worked fine after I restored all my apps but then it stopped working again after a few hours.
Nothing changed within those hours either.
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Turns out it was the swipe back xposed module that was causing all the problems.
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Best Weekend Ever!!!! Well, Saturday Anyway. 10-23-2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Hi Everyone!
Sorry I haven't been around the last couple of days. I was so busy. Saturday a bunch of us from the congregation drove up to Ione, WA to go for a train ride and see the beautiful Fall colors. It turned out to be very good weather wise, even though there was a threat of rain. we managed to not have one drop hit us while we were up there. Our adventure started at 6:45 when I met up with my group and we drove 3 hours to get there. Many of the friends wanted to go in the warm cars that were enclosed, but not me...no sirree. I wanted to ride in an open car, so I could get lots of neat pictures. Eventually I won over almost everyone from our congregation, and we ended up having so much fun. In fact almost everyone in our car was a witness. It was very refreshing for me. I kept telling everyone that I was born outdoors, so I loved the cool weather. We ended up meeting a sister from another congregation, and her husband. They knew one of our brothers, who has just recently moved here. They were in our car too. There was not a sad face in our car. Once the ride was over we had our lunch there at the depot, and headed back home. I was floating I was so happy.
The sad reality is that I don't get many days like this. I had to come home eventually and go back to my current existence. It makes me want to be in that New World even more, so that all my days can be happy ones.
Here are some of the pictures.
This is the couple who I rode up with. Our driver will be coming up.
Look at these happy faces.
Nothing could have wiped the smile off Brenda's face.
My congregation grandbabies. I have no biological ones. :)
These two opted to ride in the warm car.
Running to catch the train.
Look at that view.
Blue skies smiling at me.
We found the perfect home for Mike, a new move in to our congregation.
I thought he might prefer this one instead. :)
See, More smiles!!!
She rode in the warm car. :(
Our new brother, Mike, with the friends from another congregation near Spokane. Mike is on the right.
Not sure what he did, but she's telling him about it. :)
Another shot of my riding partners.
And finally me. :)
Best day ever.
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What a fun, wonderful, smile filled day!
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That was so great! Thanks for taking us along!
My favorite picture is the last one of you smiling. So genuine. I can't wait for the NS when all of us will be that happy all the time!!!
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What a fun blog, it had me smiling the whole way. My friend Carol and her visitor in December are going up the mountain in a rail-car.....I cant wait. We meant to do it last year, but we couldnt get a seat on the rail-car. We've booked early this time.
Your pictures have got me soooo excited for my turn.
Love Love Love your smiley face at the end.
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Looks like y'all had a blast!! Isn't it wonderful that no matter what we all do together we have so much fun? Our "family" is wonderful!!
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Every ride I feel stronger. Every weekend I go farther . Sure I'm tired but it is a good tired. I may have rode farther in a day back in my late teens (I'm 51 now) but today I rode 52.1 miles my longest ride in recent memory
Today I went from , I think I could ride 50 miles in a day to I know I can ride 50 miles in a day. I kinda like that feeling


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Kirilenko Rests Sore Ankle. Not That One, the Other One
Nets forward Andrei Kirilenko missed Monday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans with a sprained left ankle. The 33-year-old injured the ankle in the first half of Sunday's overtime win in Dallas, and subsequent MRI's came back negative.
This is the first time he sprained his left ankle this season, but Kirilenko did miss two games earlier this month because of a sprained right ankle. He also recently bruised his left big toe. "That's all right," Kirilenko said of his toe, adding, "All I can do is try [to] get back healthy."
Kirilenko said his left ankle was swollen Sunday night.


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Car bombings kill 15 in the Baghdad area
More than 45 were wounded in the attacks.
Islamic State attacks Iraq's Anbar Province
Just days after government forces wrest control of Tikrit.
VIDEO: The Islamic State is digging tunnel systems to ambush its enemies
It's also using them to evade airstrikes.
What happens in Kirkuk could determine the future of Iraq
The Kurds have long laid claim to the city of Kirkuk. Now that they're defending it from the Islamic State, they're unlikely to let it go.
Iraq's army and Kurds will join forces to retake Mosul
Even if the Islamic State's various enemies present a united front, the battle for Mosul will probably be a messy one.
Iraq's Christians fear no one can protect them from the Islamic State
Christians living under the threat of the Islamic State fear their ancient community is under threat.
Looting and lynching in Tikrit bodes ill for Iraq's fight against the Islamic State
Can Iraq win back Sunni cities without further deepening the sectarian resentment that allowed the militant group to capture those areas in the first place?
Special Report: After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching
The mayhem and violence in Tikrit risk signaling to Sunni Iraqis that the central government is weak and not trustworthy.
The US isn't the only country that sentences innocent people to death
40 percent of the world's capital punishment nations realized they had the wrong suspects last year, a new Amnesty International report finds.
UN says the Islamic State should be prosecuted for genocide against Yazidis in Iraq
UN Human Rights Council based its recommendation on interviews with more than 100 alleged victims and witnesses.
Abu Azrael: Iraq's celebrity anti-IS fighter
"I don't differentiate between Sunnis and Shiites," he said. "We are all one country and one Iraq."
Iraqi troops pause battle for Tikrit, await reinforcements
Islamic State fighters still hold about half the city.
250 Iraqi Sunnis join Iranian-backed Shiite militia to battle Islamic State
It would once have been all but unthinkable for a member of Iraq's Sunni Arab minority to join a Shiite militia, but opposition to IS is transcending deep-seated sectarian divisions.
An Iraqi offensive to dislodge the Islamic State from Tikrit seems to have stalled
IS militants have turned the city into a labyrinth of home-made bombs and booby-trapped buildings, and are using snipers to halt Iraqi progress.
Iraqi forces retake parts of Tikrit from the Islamic State
Driving the Islamic State out of Tikrit would be a much-needed and major victory for the Iraqi army.
Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient city in Iraq
The terrorist group's war on history marches on.
Meet the Syrian sheikh battling Islamic State ideology one mind at a time
'When the funding came from the sheikhs, people grew beards. When the funding came from the international community, people started to shave and wear suits.'
What 'cultural cleansing' looks like under the Islamic State
The militant group is destroying Iraq's ancient heritage.
Iraqi army and Shia militias launch attacks on IS strongholds north of Baghdad
In Salahuddin province, Islamic State militants control several strongholds including Tikrit, hometown of executed former president Saddam Hussein.
Islamic State militants attack Iraqi city of Samarra ahead of army offensive
Medical sources said Samarra hospital received the bodies of 14 Shia militia fighters and policemen.
Islamic State is just the latest radical group to destroy ancient art
From the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia to the Taliban in Afghanistan, numerous movements have destroyed and stolen historic artifacts.
For richer, for poorer: Jihadi John is a reminder that extremism comes in all shapes and sizes
Analysis: The White House's focus on poverty as the main cause of extremism may not tell the whole story.
Islamic State militants seize 100 Iraqi tribesmen before battle for Tikrit
Iraq's military said around 2,000 Shia militia fighters had arrived near Tikrit in preparation for a major operation against Islamic State.
US officials say a force of 25,000 soldiers needed to drive the Islamic State out of Mosul
A massive offensive is being planned to fight an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 Islamic State fighters in the key Iraqi city.
Obama says world needs to address the problems that fuel terrorism
In counterterrorism speech, the American president said extremism builds when millions are left impoverished.
Iraq tells United Nations that Islamic State committed genocide
The statement came the same day as reports that Islamic State fighters had burned 45 people to death in Iraq.
As Baghdad lifts curfew, bombs are reminder of country at war
Five blasts across Baghdad on Saturday tempered Iraqis' anticipation of a more relaxed and accessible capital.
Parents of US hostage appeal to Islamic State captors
The parents of an American hostage who the Islamic State group claimed had been killed in a US-led coalition air strike have said they are "hopeful" she is still alive.
Iraq's PM says Baghdad's decade-old curfew to end on Saturday
Some form of curfew has been in place since the US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003.
After a series of defeats, the Islamic State resorts to shock tactics
Analysis: As the group loses ground in Syria in Iraq, it is forced to resort to increasingly theatrical brutality to burnish an image of strength.
Jordan hangs two Iraqi militants as revenge against the Islamic State
The executions were a response to the killing of an imprisoned Jordanian fighter pilot.
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Correction: Kansas-Abortion story
TOPEKA, Kan. In a story June 28 about a Kansas judge blocking a new abortion restriction, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said it knows of no legitimate evidence showing that a fetus can feel pain after 20 weeks. Its sister organization, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, issued that statement.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Judge puts parts of new Kan. abortion law on hold
Judge puts 2 new Kansas abortion restrictions on hold, allows others to take effect
By JOHN HANNA
Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked a new abortion restriction that providers said would make it nearly impossible for a woman to obtain the procedure in an emergency and another requiring them to tell women that disputed assertions about fetal development and abortions are accurate and objective.
Shawnee County District Judge Rebecca Crotty refused to block other portions of the law that ban sex-selection abortions, block tax breaks for abortion providers and prohibits them from furnishing materials or instructors for public schools' sexuality courses. There is also a requirement for doctors to provide information to patients that includes a statement that abortion ends the life of "whole, separate, unique, living human being."
The judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by Dr. Herbert Hodes and his daughter, Dr. Traci Nauser, who perform abortions at their Overland Park health center. They asked Crotty to prevent the state from enforcing the entire law while their lawsuit proceeds.
One blocked provision requires providers to declare on their websites that the state health department's information on abortions and fetal development is accurate and objective. Among other things, that information asserts that a fetus can feel pain after 20 weeks, although the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said it knows of no legitimate evidence showing that's accurate.
Another blocked provision redefines medical emergencies. The intention was to bring the definition in line with the state's general policy of not including mental health as a reason for a woman to obtain an emergency abortion. Critics of the provision have said the new definition is so narrow that a woman never would be able to avoid the state's 24-hour waiting period, even if her life were in danger.
Hodes called the ruling a "victory for women in Kansas." One of his attorneys, Teresa Woody, of Kansas City, Mo., said Crotty's order stops enforcement of what the doctors saw as the two most troublesome provisions in the law "because of their immediate impact on their ability to treat patients."
In considering the new language on medical emergencies, the judge said the two doctors "supported" their assertion that the changes "effectively eliminate any meaningful exception."
"Without an adequate medical emergency provision, the health and lives of pregnant women are endangered," Crotty wrote.
Kansas House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lance Kinzer, an Olathe Republican heavily involved in drafting anti-abortion legislation, said he's fine with the court ordering the state to "tweak" the language on medical emergencies, viewing the changes made this year as technical.
Abortion opponents also said they're confident that the website requirement will stand once it's reviewed further.
"I'm glad to hear that the rest of it was upheld," said Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life, the most influential anti-abortion group at the Statehouse. "It is very much a law that's pro-women being able to make more of a real choice."
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, a strong abortion opponent, noted that the litigation is in early stages and "this will go through a number of court iterations."


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odd question but are pokemon gold and silver for gameboy color or gameboy pocket? because I can play pokemon silver on my original Gameboy pocket the huge grey one and the smaller one as well. all the box art I look up for the game says they're gameboy color games but I know you can't play game boy color games on Gameboy pocket I tried with pokemon crystal.
Im almost positive Gold and Silver were released during the GBC but as a regulat Game Boy game. The bcks didnt have the bulge and I think only say gameboy. Crystal bulges and says gameboy color. If I remember correctly.
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