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The Best Christmas Commericals
List Criteria: Commercials can be about anything, but must be Christmas-themed or set around the time of Christmas
The best Christmas commercials include animated classics and several vintage spots that may still be aired today. The ads on this list are those most of us know well and love. Many of the retro Christmas ads feature encounters with Santa Claus, not surprisingly. Some are adorable, others are straight up tearjerkers, but all of the holiday commercials listed here are memorable in some way. Which nostalgic Christmas commercials do you think are the best? Vote for your favorites, and of course, vote down any ads that you don't like.
Christmas is a big time for advertisers. Whether it's ads for Christmas candy or one of those famous Hallmark ads, TV viewers are subjected to countless holiday commercials each season. Some of the commercials have a Christmas theme, but they can also be more general, so they can air throughout the winter. One good example of this is the Campbell's melting snowman ad: Yes, it includes a variation of the holiday carol "Let it Snow," but it never actually says anything about Christmas. Smart move, because the ad can air for several months beyond the holidays. Others include memorable Hallmark Christmas commercials and many more seasonal ads.
What are the best Christmas commercials of all time? Take a look at these famous ads and see what are some memorable Christmas commercials.
The best Christmas commercials, quite honestly, can rank right up there with awesome Christmas TV specials in terms of holiday nostalgia. They tug at our heartstrings, make us laugh and make us hungry. Enjoy, and have a happy holiday!
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McDonald's Christmas CommercialvThere is a reason this classic McDonald's gift certificate Christmas commercial is on this list. Take a good look at the excited little boy leaving the gift certificate for Santa Claus. Does he look familiar? No? He should: That's Corey Feldman, circa 1975. You're welcome.
- 2+ 19- 3
Coca Cola Christmas Commercial: Polar Bears and PenguinsvThis brilliantly beautiful 2008 Coca Cola Christmas polar bears commercial is adorable. Because it's Christmas, and polar bears and penguins should share Coca Cola and party together during the holidays. Would this cute Christmas gathering ever really happen? No. Why? Because polar bears live in the North Pole and penguins live in the South Pole. Still, nice idea.
- 3+ 15- 2
M&M's Meet Santa Clausv
Yellow M&M: "So, you think Santa will like these red and green M&Ms?"
Red M&M: "I don't know, I never met the guy." (Santa is behind them, leaving presents)
Red M&M: "Wahh ha! He does exist!"
Santa: "They do exist..." (Santa promptly faints)
Yellow M&M: "Uhhh, Santa?"
- 4+ 16- 4
Hershey's Kisses Christmas CommercialvLittle bits of chocolate playing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - simple, effective, and festive.
- 5+ 16- 5
Folger's Coffee: Peter Comes Homev
Little Sister: "Peter!"
Peter: "Merry Christmas."
Little Sister: "Everyone's asleep."
Peter: "I know how to wake them up..." (brews a pot of Folger's coffee)
Mom: "Peter!" (hugs her son) "Oh, you're home!"
Peter: "I missed you mom."
- 6+ 13- 3
Hallmark Christmas Commercial: Tom Comes Homev
Johnny: "I was ten years old that Christmas. That was the time my brother Tom was working in Europe. We hadn't seen him for over a year. Every Christmas Tom and I used to sing together for the family. I sure missed him."
Grandma: "Johnny, a Christmas card came here for you."
Johnny: "From Tom? Tommy! Mom, it's Tommy! Dad, Tom's coming for Christmas! He's coming here!" (excitedly runs around with the card from Tommy) "That was the year it really snowed. I waited for Tom, and I waited. Aunt Nelle and the rest of the family barely made it through. No sign of Tom. That was the longest day I can remember. Dinner came, and it went. Still no Tom." (Kids looking at presents, as Johnny looks out the window)
Dad: "Tom will get here."
Johnny: "I sure hope so." (Gets up to sing) "I felt very lonely, standing there by myself." (Starts to sing "O' Holy Night" by himself, as Tommy sneaks in the front door, and then joins him)
- 7+ 8- 2
Fruity Pebbles Christmas Commercialv
Fred: "Yummy Fruity Pebbles in our bowls. Oh, here comes you know who..." (hands Santa a bowl of Fruity Pebbles)
Santa: "Yabba Dabba fruit delicious doo!"
Barney: "Ho ho ho, I'm hu-hu-hungry..." (slides down the chimney) "Santa?! My Pebbles!"
Fred: "Your Pebbles?!"
Santa: "Tis the season to be sharing Fred."
Fred: (Hands Barney a bowl of Pebbles): "Happy Holidays, pal."
Barney: "Oh, Fred..."
- 8+ 9- 4
Coca Cola Christmas Commercialv
"I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony..."
Let's hit the way-back button and take a look at one of Coke's most iconic commercials ever: The Christmas hilltop commercial. Hundreds of hippies singing in "perfect harmony" -- doesn't get more feel-good than that. This spot should be brought back, immediately, for this Christmas and all future Christmases until the end of time.
- 9+ 9- 4
Campbell's Melting Snowmanv"Nothing melts away the cold like a delicious bowl of Campbell's soup."
Campbell's melting snowman commercial has real staying power. This clip, which features a snowman coming in from the cold to warm up with a hot bowl of Campbell's chicken noodle soup (not to spoil this one but the snowman is really a little boy) first aired in 90s, and it's still popular today.
- 10+ 8- 3
Santa's Norelco ChristmasvIn this vintage 1970s Norelco Christmas commercial, Santa Claus has ditched his usual sleigh and reindeer in favor of sliding around on the top of a Norelco rotary razor. Because who needs Rudolph when you can have "No gotchas!" right?
- 11+ 6- 1
AT&T Christmas Gingerbread Commercialv
Gingerbread Kid (rides up as dad is making icing repairs to his gingerbread house): "Hey dad, I really want a Go Phone this year."
Gingerbread Dad: "Well I want people to stop eating my house, but that ain't gonna happen. Besides, you'll run up a huge bill."
Gingerbread Kid: "No, I won't. It has unlimited talk and unlimited text."
Gingerbread Dad: "I'm just yanking your chain son." (tosses kid the Go Phone) "Ho ho ho!"
Gingerbread Kid: "Sweet!" (As the kid leaves, a large hand descends on the gingerbread house, rips the top off to reveal a bathing Mrs. Gingerbread in the bathroom, she screams)
Gingerbread Dad (looking up): "Oh COME ON, man! It's the holidays!"
And yes, that is Norm MacDonald voicing the Gingerbread Kid in this spot.
- 12+ 4- 0
Oreos Christmas Commercialv
Narrator: "Oh oh oh, The night before Christmas and Oreo cookies, waiting for a special guest..."
Little Boy: "I'll just take a little rest." (Falls asleep, and Santa Claus arrives)
Narrator (as Santa eats the cookies in front of the sleeping child): "Ho ho ho who's that kid with the Oreo cookies? Eating all the luscious chocolate, licking all the creamy middles, dunking all the crunchy cookies like he did when he was little. It's so hard to hide the kid inside with Christmas, and O-R-E-O." (Santa dashes up the chimney, just as the little boy wakes up to see an empty cookie plate)
- 13+ 2- 3
In Bru Snowman CommercialvNo idea what this one's about, but it's the best ever as far as totally weird Christmas commercials go. Because a flying snowman is awesome, and kind of creepy.
- 14+ 2- 5
Old Navy Jordan Knight Christmas CommercialvWhat Christmas season would be complete without a bizarre Old Navy holiday commercial featuring a legendary singer (Johnny Mathis), a washed up boy band singer (Jordan Knight) and the three wise Boyz II Men? This ad, entitled "The Jordan Knight Before Christmas," began airing in 2012. Jingle jammies, y'all.


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And something is in the worksHave you ever gone back and read any SEC filingsYou should so you would not sound like a complete DA
Whos the DA now?Is $1 still cheap? If so, I'd happily sell you plenty at that price. I/m pretty sure I could find plenty of cover.
Trainyou will be revealed
Train:Please write US Government and tell them to make ME honortheir contract with PCS before they have any more dealings with them.Where is the Seven Million as promised?
at the end of the day to make it appear as if its not losing anything.if it was worth more than a dollar then people would pay more than a dollar. It hasn't been above $1 all week. So how much of this underpriced stock have you purchased this week? I'm not the DA who owns this dog and continues to make idiotic statements on a regular basis about deals which will never happen. Its a friggin fairytale at this point. Oh yeah, you still haven't told us who you are and how you know so much about what is going on with PCS. So how bout it? Who are you? Do you work for PCS? Do you know people who work there? Is Tony your uncle? I'm assuming you're familiar with the SEC and their filings. So what is in the works? Hmmmmm, please enlighten us and then tell us where you heard it from.

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Market Maker Surveillance Report. ANR, EMC, MSFT, AMD, AAPT, AMBS, Highest Net Sell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Thursday, January 10th 2013
Jan 11, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Thursday. Since October 2008 market makers are now required to be on the bid as much as they are on the offer and for like amounts of stock. This Fair Market Making Requirement is designed to prevent market makers from manipulating stock prices. On Thursday there were 3972 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3313 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2076 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net sell volume on Thursday and lowest negative price Friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. Alpha Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:ANR), EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC), MICROSOFT CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MSFT), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE:AMD), All American Pet Co Inc (OTC:AAPT), Amarantus BioSciences Inc (OTC:AMBS). To access Friction Factor, Naked Short Data and SqueezeTrigger Prices on all stocks please visit
Market Maker Friction Factor is shown in the chart below: Symbol Change Percent Buy Volume Buy %% Sell Volume Sell %% Net Volume Friction ANR $-0.130 -1.32% 5,231,135 32.42% 6,560,927 40.66% -1,329,792 -102,292 EMC $-0.170 -0.71% 10,123,744 27.31% 11,678,478 31.50% -1,554,734 -91,455 MSFT $-0.160 -0.60% 33,357,344 46.89% 36,850,300 51.80% -3,492,956 -218,310 AMD $-0.010 -0.39% 6,012,720 31.18% 7,326,745 38.00% -1,314,025 -1,314,025 AAPT $-0.010 -38.66% 18,878,522 45.84% 22,304,378 54.16% -3,425,856 -3,294,092 AMBS $-0.028 -28.96% 12,984,349 45.60% 15,490,194 54.40% -2,505,845 -901,383 Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have low price friction combined with more selling than buying (negative Net Volume) in their stocks. The Friction Factor displays how many more shares of buying than selling are required to move a stock higher by one cent or how many more shares of selling than buying moves a stock lower by 1 cent.
For example, the chart above shows ANR down $-0.13000 with a Friction Factor of -102,292 and a Net Volume of -1,329,792. That means that it takes 102,292 more shares of selling than buying to drop ANR by one penny. On Monday the Market Makers allowed the stock to move down on heavier selling than buying (low negative friction).
Alpha Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:ANR) - Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in producing, processing, and selling steam and metallurgical coal in the United States. The company has mining operations in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Wyoming. As of December 31, 2011, it owned or leased approximately 4.7 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves; and operated 145 mines in northern and central Appalachia and the Powder River basin. The company is also involved in repairing and reselling equipment and parts used in surface mining; manufacturing particulate scrubbers and filters for underground diesel engine applications; rebuilding underground mining equipment; and providing coal and environmental analysis, and degassing services. In addition, it engages in the sale of non-strategic assets, such as timber, gas, and oil rights, as well as the lease and sale of non-strategic surface properties and reserves; coal brokerage; and road construction business. The company serves electric utilities, steel and coke producers, industrial customers, and energy traders and brokers. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Abingdon, Virginia..
EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC) - EMC Corporation develops, delivers, and supports the information and virtual infrastructure technologies and solutions. The company offers enterprise storage systems and software, which are deployed in storage area networks (SAN), networked attached storage (NAS), unified storage combining NAS and SAN, object storage, and/or direct attached storage environments, as well as provides backup and recovery, and disaster recovery and archiving solutions. It also offers information security solutions in various areas, such as enterprise governance, risk and compliance, data loss prevention, security information management, continuous network monitoring, fraud protection, identity assurance and access control, and encryption and key management. In addition, the company provides information intelligence software, solutions, and services, including EMC Captiva for intelligent enterprise capture; EMC Document Sciences for customer communications management; EMC Kazeon for e-discovery; EMC Documentum xCP for building business solutions and an action engine for big data; and the EMC Documentum platform for managing and delivering enterprise information. Further, it offers virtual and cloud infrastructure products, such as virtualization and virtualization-based cloud infrastructure solutions that address a range of IT problems, as well as facilitate access to cloud computing capacity, business continuity, software lifecycle management, and corporate end-user computing device management. In addition, the company provides consulting, technology deployment, managed, customer support, and training and certification services. EMC Corporation markets its products through direct sales and through various distribution channels in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. It has a strategic partnership with Lenovo. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts..
MICROSOFT CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MSFT) - Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software products and services; and designs and sells hardware worldwide. The company s Windows & Windows Live division offers PC operating system that primarily includes Windows 7 operating system, Windows live suite of applications and Web services, and PC hardware products. Its Server and Tools division provides Windows Server operating systems, Windows Azure; Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Windows Intune, Windows Embedded, Visual Studio, Silverlight, system center products, Microsoft consulting services, and Premier product support services. This division also offers cloud-based services; and training and certification to developers and information technology professionals, as well as builds standalone and software development lifecycle tools for software architects, developers, testers, and project managers. The company s Online Services division provides online information and content, including Bing, MSN, adCenter, and Atlas online tools for advertisers. Its Microsoft Business division offers Microsoft office, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Lync, Microsoft Office project and office Visio, and Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM, as well as Microsoft Office Web Apps and Microsoft Office 365, which are online service offerings. The company s Entertainment and Devices Division segment provides Xbox 360 entertainment platform, which includes the Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment console, Kinect for Xbox 360, Xbox 360 video games, and Xbox 360 accessories; Xbox LIVE; Skype; and Windows Phone. Microsoft Corporation markets and distributes its products and services primarily through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as through online. The company has strategic alliances with Nokia, and NIIT Ltd., as well as a strategic relationship Dominion Enterprises, Inc. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 and is based in Redmond, Washington..
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE:AMD) - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. The company designs, develops, and sells microprocessor products, such as central processing unit (CPU) and accelerated processing unit (APU) for servers, desktop personal computers (PCs), and mobile devices. Its microprocessors for server platforms include AMD Opteron 6200 series and AMD Opteron 4200 series processors; CPUs for mobile PC platforms comprise AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Turion X2 Mobile, AMD Turion II Mobile, AMD Turion II Ultra Mobile, AMD Turion Neo X2 Mobile, AMD Athlon II, AMD Athlon II Neo, AMD Athlon Neo X2 Dual-Core, and Mobile AMD Sempron processors; APUs for desktop PC platforms consist primarily of the AMD A Series Llano and the E-Series Zacate ; and CPUs for desktop PC platforms include AMD FX, AMD Phenom II, AMD Athlon II, and AMD Sempron processors. The company also offers embedded microprocessors for vendors in industrial controls, digital signage, point of sale/self-service kiosks, medical imaging, set-top box, and casino gaming machines, as well as for enterprise class telecommunications, networking, security, storage systems and thin-clients, or computers that serve as an access device on a network. In addition, it provides chipset products, as well as graphics, video, and multimedia products for mobile PCs and tablets, home media PCs, professional workstations, and servers, as well as for game consoles; and graphics products comprising discrete desktop graphics, discrete notebook graphics, professional graphics, fireStream processors, and game consoles. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. serves original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, system builders, and independent distributors through direct sales force, independent distributors, and sales representatives. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California..
All American Pet Co Inc (OTC:AAPT) - All American Pet Company, Inc. develops and markets pet wellness products in the United States. The company offers alcohol-free anti-bacterial dog cleaner products, such as pet wipes and sprays under the Pawtizer name. It also intends to offer Mutt pet food product; nutritional dog food bar under the Nutra Bars brand; Chewies dog snacks; and heart healthy dog foods under the Grrr-Nola, Chompions, Fido Flakes, and Chewa Bunga names. All American Pet Company, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California..
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Every reboot, windows update runs 100% cpu for 5 7 minutes.
if I turn off automatic updates it doesnt happen.
(but then...no updates. so not a solution).
its xp pro.
I renamed windowsupdate.log (old) because I thought 1500k was
pretty big, might have been slowing it down. this had no effect.
windows update from IE6 and IE7 works fine.
I dont understand the log and I dont know why it ramps the cpu
every time I reboot this machine. this has been going on for
about 3 months and I am tired of that.
how do I reinstall windows update totally
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Joshua O.wrote a review of Smith I/O X Elite Turbo Fan Goggle on March 29, 2015
Great Goggle for Sale Price.
Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Really like these googles. Coming with two lenses is fantastic. I ski a lot in the cascades and the blue sensor mirror works great in the low light. The red sense is great for bright sunny days. For ski touring I have no complaints whatsoever. The fan keeps the fog out after you've been hot and sweaty on the uphill skins. I used them once in heavy snow for the uphill and they were great even in a high sweat activity. My only complaint is that when I wear a helmet for resort skiing, when you stretch the strap to move the googles from face to helmet or vice versa it tends to unplug the battery pack from the fan and you are left trying to feel your way around to get it plugged back in. Not sure I would have paid full price but definitely worth the sale price of ~$175


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by Cassie Lipp
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Slice of Cincinnati: Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Situated on a hill overlooking a strip of Gilbert Avenue sits an old house that stands out from its urban surroundings in Walnut Hills. Though it may seem out of place against the backdrop of apartment buildings and businesses, inside the house lies a story of being in the right place at the right time, of discussion and of empathy and compassion. 2950 Gilbert Avenue is the last remaining building that was once part of the Lane Theological Seminary. It is also the former home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Although it is not where she wrote the novel that introduced Northerners to what slavery is like in the South and increased tensions between the two regions, it is where Stowe spent 18 years of her life. Uncle Tom's Cabin has been translated into more than 60 languages — second only to the Bible. It is no wonder that visitors from as far away as Russia and China have recently visited the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. In fact, Kelli Higginson, the house's only paid employee, says most visitors come from out of town. "This house is unique because at one time it was the ground center for discussion of slavery," says volunteer John Douglass. Built in 1832, the house was saved from demolition and purchased by the Ohio Historical Society in 1943. It is still owned by the society today and is designated as a historic landmark. Stowe lived in Cincinnati from her early 20s until 1859, one year before her famous book was published. Her presence in Cincinnati had a lasting impact on U.S. history and beyond, as Uncle Tom's Cabin is read in schools around the world. While living in the border town allowed Stowe to see firsthand the desperation of slaves trying to escape to freedom across the Ohio River, it was also here that Stowe was exposed to the controversial debates going on at the seminary where her father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, was president. Students of the seminary debated about the issue of slavery in 1834 before it became a hot topic throughout the rest of the U.S. Should slaves be emancipated? If slaves were to be freed, where should they go? Some supported sending freed slaves to Africa, while others thought they should be allowed to stay in the U.S. Enrollment at the seminary dropped after the school's board of trustees dismissed these so-called "Lane Rebels." Living in Cincinnati also gave Stowe a stark look at the tension between the anti-slavery movement and those opposed to it. During the Cincinnati riots of 1836, the press that printed The Philanthropist, an abolitionist newspaper published by James Birney, was twice destroyed and thrown into the Ohio River. This sparked Stowe to find her own abolitionist voice and write her first remarks about slavery, in which she defended free speech and denounced mob rule. Her work was published in her brother Henry's newspaper. When the cholera epidemic swept through Cincinnati and Stowe's one-year-old son Samuel Charles died, the personal tragedy caused Stowe to empathize with slave mothers who were often separated from their children. Her son's death was the catalyst that caused Stowe to begin writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. While it is a work of fiction, Stowe's novel depicts what American slavery was like at the time. Her visit to a Kentucky plantation allowed her to see how slaves lived. However, many argued that the book's depiction of slavery couldn't be accurate. Stowe responded with A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin, which provides factual evidence from her experience in Cincinnati to defend her claims. (Copies of the key just arrived in the Stowe House's gift shop; Higginson says they were on backorder for six weeks). The Ohio Historical Society plans to renovate the house this summer. The renovations will restore the house to what it would have looked like when Stowe's family lived there. The house will also host Stowe's 205th birthday celebration (with cake and ice cream, of course) on June 14. The house is open for tours from noon to 4 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It is also the site of many field trips, lectures, film screenings, history portrayals and more. More information at stowehousecincy.org.
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Construction set to begin on former Baldwin Piano Co. site; some Avondale residents to get free Wi-Fi; Trump explains how he will make Mexico pay for border wall
Hello all, here's the news today.A few hundred Avondale residents will soon be getting free Wi-Fi. The Avondale Comprehensive Development Corporation announced yesterday that it will partner with telecom company Powernet, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and developer The Community Builders, Inc. to offer Wi-Fi to residents living on Reading Road from Blair Avenue to South Fred Shuttlesworth Circle. The project is funded as part of the Choice Neighborhoods Grant from HUD, which was given to The Community Builders, Inc. in 2012. Powernet will install 15 access points along Reading Road that will give 250 families and businesses access to the network. The plan is part of the larger push for the revitalization of Avondale, one of the city's largest low-income neighborhoods. • Cincinnati is getting younger, better-educated and more economically stable, according to the biannual economic report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The report, which provides a quick look into the greater Cincinnati economy, found Cincinnati's average age is 37.3, just slightly under the national average of 37.9. It also found the local economy has better recovered from the great recession than the nation as a whole. It is 2 percent above its level before the recession while the nation's economy, on average, is still struggling to get back to its pre-recession level. Also, more of Cincy's adults now hold undergrad degrees. That number has risen 2.9 percent since 2009 and is now at 31.4 percent, which again is higher than the national average of 30.1 percent. • A new Kentucky law expected to be signed by Gov. Matt Bevin will allow bourbon makers to sell their drinks "by the glass." Under the previous law, the bourbon makers were only able to offer tastes of their product to people who had purchased full tour tickets for their distilleries. Now they're able to offer cash bars for small samplings. Kentucky breweries will also benefit as they'll be allowed to sell at smaller events, like farmer's markets, without going through a distributor. • Wisconsinites head to the polls today in what will surely add more fuel to the more recent heated round of this presidential nomination period. Wisconsin republicans will get to choose between Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is still in the race despite recent complaints from Trump and Cruz that he should drop out. Kasich told a crowd of about 300 supporters at a town hall yesterday in Long Island, N.Y., that despite the bullying from his opponents, he's not going anywhere. Kasich, who is currently in a distant third, says he thinks he's the only candidate who has a shot at beating Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the general election. Clinton is also campaigning hard in Wisconsin, where polls are showing it could be a tight race against Democratic rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. • You know how many are skeptical of Trump's plan to build a border wall and make Mexico pay for it? Well, he finally said how he's going to do it. Trump sent a two-page memo to the Washington Post saying he plans to cut off the estimated $25 billion Mexican immigrants send home yearly to attempt to force Mexico to give in and pay for the wall. Not surprisingly, economists and policy experts have had some reservations about the possible legal and political feasibility of the plan, which would put a large amount of executive pressure on one of the U.S.'s key diplomatic allies.
All Eyes on Walnut Hills
Can development efforts in a historic Cincinnati neighborhood avoid opening old wounds?
Nick Swartsell
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 17, 2016
A Feb. 6 event, organized by the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation, attracted area business owners, newer community members and lifelong residents to give their ideas on what they'd like to see from coming development.
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Black Power Mixtape
Kathy Y. Wilson
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Mortar Cincinnati co-founders are trying their hands in Walnut Hills, a land ripe for the development of a drastically changed landscape. Their new and temporary home is called Brick 939 and opened Black Friday to much confusion from potential customers.
Angst Coffeehouse Redux: A Community Café
Ilene Ross
0 Comments · Wednesday, November 11, 2015
If you're looking for a neighborhood hangout that reminds you of someone's sleek yet super-comfy basement where you can meet your friends and enjoy a cup of great coffee, Angst is going to be your new favorite spot.
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Up in the Old Hotel
Kathy Y. Wilson
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The Alms' current status as neighborhood eyesore has been a long time in the making.
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Feds join city lawsuit against apartment owner over conditions at the Alms Hill Apartments
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Morning all. It's a slow news day around here, and we're waiting for tomorrow for our obligatory end-of-year top 10 news stories list. But there are still some interesting things happening around the city and beyond in the waning days of 2014.Police officers from around the region gathered last night to pay respects to two officers killed by a gunman in New York City earlier this month. Police from Covington, Kenton County and Campbell County attended a rally at a memorial for fallen officers in Covington to remember New York City Police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were shot while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn. A few dozen members of the public also gathered for the event. Ramos and Liu's shooter, who had earlier murdered his girlfriend in a Baltimore suburb, later killed himself. The incident has become a controversial moment in the nation's tense struggle over police killings of unarmed people of color. Ramos and Liu's shooter mentioned ongoing anger over the killing of Eric Garner, an unarmed man who died after an officer placed him in a choke hold. Activists decrying police violence have said the shootings of the officers are a tragedy and have called for peaceful protests. • Cincinnati has gone all-in on a new highway interchange where I-71 passes through Walnut Hills and Avondale. But questions continue over whether that interchange will bring jobs and prosperity to some of the city's poorest residents. It's a tough question to answer because the project is fairly unique. Building a new highway on and off ramp in an already-built urban area is nearly unprecedented, and it's tough to tell what will happen. That's especially true since it's unclear who will end up owning some of the 670 acres around the interchange officials say is blighted and in need of fresh development. City officials tout a study by the UC Economics Center that predicts the new interchange could create 7,000 jobs. But other studies of highway development projects say it can be exceedingly hard to tell what their impacts will be. The city has more than $25 million in the project, so stakes are high. They're also high for residents of the neighborhood — as we reported this summer, Avondale has a 40 percent poverty rate and has historically found itself cut off from the rest of the city economically and geographically. What's more, some residents will need to move to make way for the interchange. As the project continues toward its November 2016 completion date, questions keep swirling. • State Rep. John Becker, a staunch conservative representing suburban Cincinnati, has been busy during his freshman term, according to a recent profile in the Columbus Dispatch. The former anti-abortion activist has authored tons of right wing legislation — 27 bills, in fact — and has courted a similarly prodigious amount of controversy. He's been outspoken about police shootings of people of color, even commenting that he "wasn't sure who the victim was" in the case of Mike Brown, an unarmed black man shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. He has suggested that similar shootings in Cleveland and Beavercreek involved drugs or "suicide by cop." He's also questioned why Planned Parenthood isn't considered a hate group. That's all charming stuff. Becker was reelected in November and will enjoy an increasingly conservative House — Republicans will hold 65 seats there next session. Up next on his agenda: abolishing the state's income tax. Great!• In national news, the Washington Post reports that House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, spoke at a white supremacist conference in 2002. The third most powerful member of the House appeared at a European-American Unity and Rights Organization convention in New Orleans hosted by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke when he was a state representative. Representatives for Scalise's office say he was unaware of the group's connections with the white power movement and was in the midst of a statewide campaign rallying support for lowering taxes and other conservative ideas. "For anyone to suggest that I was involved with a group like that is insulting and ludicrous," Scalise told the Times-Picayune as the story was breaking last night.The revelation comes as Republicans look to make a new start with an expanded majority in the House and a newly minted majority in the Senate. Meanwhile, Democrats are pummeling Scalise over the revelations.• Finally, if you're not satisfied with Cincinnati's New Year's Eve offerings (I can't imagine why. There are about a million things to do) take heart: Whatever you get into is probably better than watching a giant nail drop in this Pennsylvania town. It's not even metal. It's wood. The, uh, nail dropping will commemorate a historic nail factory. Get wild.
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Neighborhood Clean-Up Program Targets Walnut Hills Eyesore
Samantha Gellin
0 Comments · Tuesday, November 25, 2014
A pedestrian walkway between McMillian Street and Curtis Street in Walnut Hills called the St. James Cut Through has long been a community eyesore and crime hot spot.
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"Geelong - The Jewel of a City on Corio Bay" Top 5 Page for this destination Geelong by cassiejoy42
Geelong Travel Guide: 319 reviews and 670 photos
When you come to Geelong there is so much to see and do.
We hold a lot of sporting activities in Geelong. Bike rides and bike racing are often held in Geelong. We have a Baseball stadium close to the city. Water sports include skiing, boat races, jet skis, yachting, or you can take a tour of the Corio Bay by charter boat.
In Ritchie Boulevard (near Eastern Beach) we hold Speed Trials once a year.
Eastern Beach is a great family oriented place to visit. You can walk along the waterfront and stop at some of our restaurants for a meal or a snack. There is Smorgys on Cunningham Pier. Buccaneers and Le Parisien and the Wharf Shed are a few of our other waterfront restaurants that come to mind.
You can take your children for a ride on the Carousel or you can jump on Thomas the Tank for a tour of the waterfront and Eastern Beach.
At Eastern Beach you can walk around the Promenade and see who donated the sleepers to renovate the Promenade. There is two swimming pools, one for the little ones and a bigger pool with a shark safety fence so you can swim in the Corio Bay in safety within the enclosure. There are change rooms and toilets within walking distance of the pools. There is a playground. All along the Eastern Beach lawns you can find barbecues and picnic tables.
If you don't want to do the whole Bollard walk you can still view some of the Bollards that have been placed around Eastern Beach. The Bollards go all the way around the Corio Bay to Limeburner's Point - one of our jettys. Limeburner's Point has recently been renovated.
Geelong people are quite proud of our waterfront. There have been many renovations and upgrades to bring our waterfront up to world class standards.
There are play parks for children scattered along the waterfront. One near Cunningham Pier is famous for the Poppykettle bronze statues within the park. There is a play park at Eastern Beach close to the children's pool.
If you park anywhere along the waterfront you can walk to some of our restaurants, take away food stores, or you can even stroll into the city. It is only a ten or fifteen minute stroll in to the city.
On a nice day you could spend the whole day down on the waterfront. Walk out on to Cunningham Pier to see what the local fishermen are catching. Walk up and down the waterfront to view some of the Bollards, and then you can take a seat anywhere along the paths when you get worn out from all the walking. Most of the paths are pusher and wheelchair friendly.
The Carousel operates most days, especially during the school holidays. The Carousel is a great place for Deb photos or Wedding photos. My daughter was photographed at the Carousel before she did her Deb.
Many of the statues, flags and art work along the waterfront relate to water, waves, and the Corio Bay. Look up at some of the street lights and you will see that the decorations resemble sails. Some of the original buoys from Corio Bay are planted in the ground near the Carousel. Also near the Carousel you can see the huge metal art work that also resembles sails. Go to the Wharf Shed and their windows resemble port windows in ships.
Geelong is truly a beautiful city with a lot of interesting things to see and do. Within walking distance of Eastern Beach you can go to the Ford Discovery Centre, go and dine at Deakin Waterfront Cafe, stroll to the Art Gallery or the Geelong Regional Library or stroll up to Eastern Park and sit in the Park or visit the Geelong Botanical Gardens.
If you park near Cunningham Pier you can catch a ride with Thomas the Tank so that you can take in the whole waterfront walking paths.
You can take your children on the Carousel. The Carousel operates most days. Directly outside the Carousel you will find the Bollard Band. The Band plays most days, in wet weather or fair.
At certain times of the year you will find activities set up along the waterfront to entertain the masses. During school holidays there is often a ride set up - I am not sure what it is called. This ride allows you to strap yourself in to a harness and jump up and down in the air for a few minutes - defying gravity. Probably not a good idea to do this after you have just eaten at one of the restaurants.
Once a month there is an outdoor craft market held at the waterfront - at Steampacket Gardens. Come and see some of our local crafts people and buy their wares.
Geelong holds an annual Food and Wine Festival at the waterfront, not far from the Carousel. It is a popular event with lots of interesting food to taste. We are lucky to be a multi cultural city so you will be able to try food from many different countries and cultures.
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Nice page Cassie. I'm going Kayaking in Geelong tomorrow, in fact. Always an enjoyable visit & the Belmont market too. _ Kate
G'day, Cassie, your stories are amazing, thanx!
Really great tips !
The Bollards are a unique contribution to Folk Art--they are so colorful!
Lovely photos. Thanks for sharing your home town with VT! Australia is high on my 'to visit' list.
Wonderful page, Cassie! Thanks for the tips! I will have to get Mark to bring me out to Geelong! The Bollards wooden people are funny! :D Thanks for making a great page! Sarah
Great page about Geelong. Thanks for bringing back my beautiful memory about the Great Ocean Road. Greetings from Malaysia.
What a colourful place your photos are lovely Nice to see the pub as a local custom
enjoyed look at your Geelong page... thanks
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A's edged by Indians 4-3 in 16
CLEVELAND The replays showed the Oakland Athletics may have gotten a bad call.
That's they way it's gone this season.
Pinch-runner Cord Phelps was called safe on a close play at the plate in the 16th inning, sliding under Oakland catcher Kurt Suzuki's tag as the Cleveland Indians beat the Athletics 4-3 on Wednesday night, ending an August of losses for the A's, who dropped their fifth straight and went 11-17 in the month.
"Very disappointing," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "We had our opportunities and didn't capitalize. We had more than they did."
In the 16th, Jim Thome singled with one out off Josh Outman (3-4), the A's eighth pitcher. Phelps came in to run for the slow-footed Thome and Carlos Santana lined a single to center. Jack Hannahan, who hit two solo homers off Rich Harden, then grounded a sharp single to right.
Phelps was waved around by third-base coach Steve Smith and was able to reach past Suzuki, who had to jump to catch right fielder David DeJesus' strong throw.
"It was a close play, one of those things where you can't tell if he was safe," Suzuki said. "I tagged him. I know that. It's too bad to lose after we battled so hard. The bullpen basically pitched a perfect game, but we just couldn't get a key hit, either."
Oakland's relievers combined for eight perfect innings, retiring 24 in a row from the seventh until the 15th.
"Our bullpen was magnificent," Melvin said.
Frank Herrmann (4-0), Cleveland's sixth pitcher, worked four perfect innings as the Indians jumped Chicago into second place in the AL Central, 5 1/2 games behind Detroit.
The marathon featured a Progressive Field record 34 strikeouts - 19 by Oakland pitchers - and the two teams combined for 509 pitches.
The A's threatened in the 10th, 11th and 12th, but couldn't push the go-ahead run across. They stranded six runners in the three innings, leaving the bases loaded in the 12th against Chad Durbin, who got out of the one-out jam by striking out Ryan Sweeney and retiring DeJesus on a pop to short.
Suzuki homered for Oakland, which went 1 of 14 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13. The A's have dropped five straight and are 33-49 since May 30.
August was rough enough, and the A's will start September in a hurry. Oakland will have to avoid being swept in the four-game series, which will conclude with a noon game Thursday.
"It isn't easy, that's for sure," Suzuki said. "But we have to do it. That's our job. We should have scored more runs earlier tonight."
Hannahan's second homer off Harden, a towering shot off the foul pole in right, tied it 3-3 in the sixth.
He turned on an 0-1 pitch and drove it three-quarters of the way up the pole for the 3,000th homer at Progressive Field, which was also hosting its 1,400th game since opening in 1994.
Cleveland's Ubaldo Jimenez allowed three runs and six hits in six innings, and the right-hander got stronger as the game went on. He struck out six of the last seven A's he faced, freezing Suzuki on an outside pitch to end the sixth. It wasn't a dominant performance - he needed 114 pitches to get through six - but he kept the Indians close enough to pull out another one.
Harden, who was frequently mentioned in trade rumors involving the Indians before the July 31 deadline, posted an almost identical line to Jimenez - three runs and six hits in six innings with two walks and six strikeouts.


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The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) says the Federal Government will pay staff salaries until the future of a troubled Roxburgh Park nursing home in Melbourne's north is decided.
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Anthony Mundine retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight title by beating compatriot Sam Soliman in a unanimous points decision in Melbourne on Wednesday night.
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The Chief Executive of World Vision Australia, Tim Costello, says he wants the Federal Government to sign a treaty with the Aboriginal community and pave the way to equality.
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A French court gave life sentences to self-confessed killer Michel Fourniret and his wife Monique Olivier in one of the worst serial murder cases in recent French history.
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A Rockhampton man convicted of running a major drug operation has been jailed for 14 years.
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Two Hamas militants were killed on Wednesday in Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip, said the Islamist movement which controls the Palestinian territory.
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Australia Test back rower Michael Crocker has been lost to the NRL, agreeing to a three-year deal with English Super League club Hull.
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An Indonesian "mud volcano" that has oozed sludge for two years is collapsing under its own weight, worsening an environmental disaster that has displaced thousands, a study says.
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The Victoria Police Association says senior sergeants are unanimously opposed to a rotation policy proposed by Force Command.
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A 63-year old Canberra man who shot a 16-year-old boy in the thigh, has been spared a jail sentence.
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COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio could wind up with fewer than its current 88 counties under a money-saving idea from the state auditor.
Auditor Dave Yost this week told an Ohio Senate panel that making it easier for counties to merge would cut costs through the consolidation of offices and services.
The Columbus Dispatch reports Yost told reporters after his testimony that the state has had 88 counties for a long time but there's nothing "magic" about the number. He says state budget cuts might lead neighboring counties to decide it would make financial sense to combine and have one prosecutor and one sheriff.
His plan would give voters greater rights to start petition drives toward merging two or more counties. It also would give local officials more power to merge townships.
It would seem a lot easier to simply allow the sheriff and prosecutors to cover 2+ counties.
I'm sure they're mainly referring to low-population counties merging and not something like Mahoning and Trumbull.
The area of Mahoning County within the Western Reserve used to be a part of Trumbull County, while the southern townships were a part of Columbiana County. I'd be alright going back to that, just so as long as the consolidation means Trumbull County engineers take over Mahoning County's road maintenance throughout the annexed communities.


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Update on Damasco GroupThe Damasco Group is made up of hard-working and enterprising women, one of whom is 40-year-old Ivania who has been selling Nicaraguan tamales and perfume for six years. Her goal is to expand her business with more customers and to make her business self sufficient.
The other group members are Claudia, who sells clothes and natural remedies, Silvia, who sells pisque tamales and clothes, and Emerita, who sells clothes and sandals.
Las otras integrantes son Claudia quien vende ropa y medicamentos naturales, Silvia vende tamales pisque y vende ropa, y Emerita vende ropa y sandalias.
Previous Loan DetailsThe 'Damasco' group is made up of three hard-working women. One of them is 39 year-old Ivania who sells 'nacatamales' (Nicaraguan 'tamales' - steamed corn dumplings with a pork filling) on weekends, fried food every day of the week and clothes. She started her business when she lost her job 6 y... More from Damasco Group's previous loan »
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About ADIMLocated in Central America, ADIM is a small microfinance institution with a strong social focus. In the saturated microfinance market of Nicaragua, ADIM stands out for its emphasis on the holistic development of women as well as its provision of responsible financial services. Founded in 1989 by a small group of Nicaraguan women, this institution has remained true to its initial goal of providing its clients (90% of which are women) with an opportunity for economic growth, in addition to personal and professional empowerment. Supporting an ADIM borrower means contributing not only to the continued offering of the socially conscious services it provides, but also to the sustainable growth of a truly unique microfinance institution.
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Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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The photograph is from an article in Digital Journal: Lawyers Filing Suit: Gardasil Has Suspected Link to Paralysis Brain Damage and Death. At the end of this post you'll find links to additional posts about Gardasil.
From our friends at The Canary Party:
CONTACT GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN AND ASK HIM TO VETO AB499 allowing vaccination without parental consent for children as young as 12.
Call: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160
Email Web Form: http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php
Since ancient times, parents have had the authority and responsibility to make decisions regarding the heatlh and well being of their children. These have always been the basic and fundamental rights of the parent.
California's AB499 is an outrageous usurping of a parent's authority and rights.
Under AB499, a parent will not even have the right to be informed of which vaccinations their child receives, much less the right to give their informed consent, as required by existing Federal Law.
AB499 would allow minors as young as 12 years of age to consent to vaccinations for sexually transmitted diseases (Human Pappilloma Virus/genital warts) without the knowledge or permission of their parents or guardians.
A child will most likely not know his or her family history of allergies, autoimmune diseases, or adverse reactions to other vaccines or medications, all of which are essential to consider before the administration of any vaccine.
A child is not capable of weighing the risks and benefits of vaccination, and under this bill, a parent will not be present to ask the appropriate questions to elicit this important risk/benefit information.
A child can be easily swayed by a person of authority, his or her peers, and by misinformation.
Vaccines are the only medical product, and in fact, the only product period, with blanket protection from lawsuits when they cause injury or death. As such, the question needs to be asked as to whom is going to foot the bill when children are injured, permanently disabled, left with a chronic health issue, and killed by these vaccines (as is inevitable, as these are the risks associated with any and all vaccines as clearly stated on their product inserts, and verified by the hundreds of thousands of adverse vaccine events reported to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System)? Who will be responsible for these costs? Who will foot the bill for the inevitable lawsuits that will be filed against the state of CA when a parent sues for the unlawful administration of a medical product to their child, whether there is vaccine injury or not (as it has already been noted that this bill violates existing Federal Law)?
Only a parent or guardian, who has the legal and moral responsibilities to make decisions in the best interest of the child, can truly provide informed consent.
Many questions remain unanswered:
Who will pay for these vaccinations? The state, through the overburdened taxpayer? Currently the price of the HPV vaccine series alone is $360 per person. This does not include administrative costs.
Who will track how many vaccinations a child receives when the child could receive the vaccinations from multiple sources? Where will the vaccine information be recorded since the child will not have their medical records with them? Who will track the child and be on the lookout for an adverse vaccine reaction?
How will the parent not duplicate the vaccinations in the doctor's office if the parent is not aware of previously-administered vaccinations?
Who will determine if the child falls within the category of those who should not be vaccinated on the label (especially in the absence of the child's medical records and the child's parent)?
What about children with developmental disabilities? Would any child regardless of mental function be able to decide to take these vaccinations? Will there be a mental fitness test, and who will determine the meaning of the outcome?
And finally, this bill is in violation of existing Federal Vaccine Law. The Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (PL-99-660) states:
(1) physicians must give parents vaccine benefit and risk information before vaccination
(2) physicians must report serious health problems, injuries, hospitalizations and deaths following vaccination to a centralized federally operated Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS);
(3) they must write down serious health problems following vaccination in the individual's permanent medical record
(4) keep a permanent record of vaccinations given, including manufacturer's names and lots numbers.
The above law could not be followed under AB499.
The Canary Party urges Governor Brown to VETO this dangerous, costly bill, that takes away parental authority and rights, and violates existing Federal Vaccine Laws.
Call: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160
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A License to Kill: A 3 Part Series on Merck's Gardasil and the US Government by Mark Blaxill
Age of Autism identified a disturbing pattern of conflicts within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding Merck's Gardasil vaccine. In an unprecedented "public-private partnership," researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) patented the technology for the "virus-like particles" (VLPs) that provoke Gardasil's immune response to the human papillomavirus (HPV) and licensed their VLP technology to Merck. The terms of the patent license effectively made DHHS Merck's financial partner on Gardasil, giving DHHS a clear conflict of interest on decisions regarding Gardasil. This partnership gave Gardasil favorable treatment at key decision points, treatment that was financially rewarding to both parties.
New England Journal Of Medicine Questions Gardasil Why Not AAP?
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I called and emailed and the lines were busy for a while but finally got through. Taking our parent rights away seem right? If they can do this to our kids without any notification what is next? Also who will monitor the injections? What about our special kids? This needs NOT to pass!
If Gov. Brown does not veto this bill, the disaster that will result will be his primary legacy - eclipsing everything he has accomplished in his 40-year political career.
Sorry for the correction Cherry, but this is called medical fascism,when government and big pharma(and other corporations)so tightly work together.
We do not want a separate private
treatments that is unknown to parents.How do we respond to adverse effects if we do not know what our children received? (ingredients,name,lot number,expiry date,manufacturer,dosage,amount im.?or sc.? where is it injected,etc.)Where is the informed choice discussion? Where is the informed written consent? Every responsible parent need to research the vaccine ingredients,the adverse effects and look into the truth about these vaccines.France said no to gardasil vaccines advertisenments,we do not even know for 20 years if these vaccine work or not.The vaers database lists
more than 80 deaths and over 20,000 adverse reports(only 4-10% adverse effects are reported).The side effects are close to 6%,much higher than the cervical cancer rate.Data had been manipulated,most of the cervical
cancer I saw was related to smoking and not having pap test done for more than 5 years.I believe this vaccine
(this toxic insult and over-load on the immune system)
will actually raise cancer rates rather than decrease it (due to the contents: aluminum,boric acid,polysorbates- will weaken the immune system).I have a health science degree and
I know what I am talking about.That is why we have to put a big knot at the end of this slippery rope.I thought Rick Perry got the message(about mandating vaccines-is not your
business)but we can not under estimate pharma and the lobbyists who are agressively taking control of our children.If they pass this bill in California,then the rest of the States and Canada will follow.That is why this is a
very important issue.We are loosing our health freedom,our
individual and parental rights if this bill passes.It must be stopped at the roots!!!!!!!
You can remove a ski helmet, you cannot undo a vaccine: The analogy is a poor one and tells me Bill AB499 may pass.
Please keep those calls, faxes (and texts) coming.
I will call this week-end and leave a voice message but how can people outside California be most effective?
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
One more slippery slope- This time its down the chute into medical communism. More questions: Who is going to be there to help the poor kids when they realize they have been had ? Who gets to pay for and care for the kids injured by the vaccine ? The mom who was working her butt off to maintain her family, now gets to quite her job perhaps? And which research group has started a study to see how much the rate of cancer increases in kids exposed to more aluminium in Gardasil? Sigh, I guess we already know the answer to that one.
We look forward to the helpful articles in parenting magazines: WHAT EVERY RESPONSIBLE PARENT SHOULD KNOW! " Teach your 12 year old to keep a health record of his private treatments, in order to claim compensation if and when he gets damaged"
It is time for the American Eagles/Parents to raise their
voice,spread their wings and let both the government and
big pharma understand they have no right to pass this bill,
not now,not ever.They need to stay away from our children
and stop this agressive marketing to our children.Stop this bill now because bypassing the parents,the primary care providers will NOT be tolerated.
phoned and faxed
From Governor Brown yesterday:
"While I appreciate the value of wearing a ski helmet, I am concerned about the continuing and seemingly inexorable transfer of authority from parents to the state. Not every human problem deserves a law. I believe parents have the ability and responsibility to make good decisions for their children."
We can hope?
I tried calling Governor Brown's office the other day. I couldn't get through - the lines were continuously busy. Apparently, Brown's office is getting flooded with calls.
So PLEASE keep those calls, faxes (and texts) coming!
i called and texted!
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Announcing our latest software option for use with a Concept2 Indoor Rower or SkiErg: ErgData. ErgData is a free iOS application designed to run on an Apple iPhone or iPod touch. Used with the iConnectConcept2 connection kit (sold separately) Ergdata enables your iPhone or iPod touch to display a selection of real-time stats not available on the Performance Monitor, including Drive Length, Drive Time, Peak Force and Average Force. At the end of your workout, ErgData uploads your piece directly to the Concept2 Online Logbook. Continue Reading ›
It's a short, sweet challenge: Row and/or ski at least 31,000 meters between October 25 and October 31. You can do it on the SkiErg, the indoor rower, or a combination of the two. It's an average of less than 5k per day—so no excuses! Get the kids to do it, too!
Here's what you'll get for completing the challenge: Continue Reading ›
A total of 188 teams, composed of 3247 people, logged 308,256,325 meters on the indoor rower and SkiErg between September 15 and October 15. The average number of meters rowed per person was about 95,000 and there were 485 individuals who surpassed 200,000 meters!
Here at Concept2, we had a team of 29 people and were excited to hold on to 19th place overall and 2nd place in the Corporate Fitness Facility division. Continue Reading ›
We first started sending out our Ergo Update newsletter back in December of 1982. The first issue was largely dedicated to covering the first-ever CRASH-B Sprints. It was a single 8.5 x 14" double-sided sheet.
As our customer base grew to include many people who weren't on-water or competitive rowers, we expanded the Update to include a broader range of stories and information. By Spring 1991, the Update was an 8-page booklet; by Fall 1992 it had jumped to 12 pages. We first hit 16 pages in Fall 1994. Continue Reading ›
The SkiErg World Sprints is our annual 1000m competition that allows you to compare your time against others in a one-weekend showdown of speed. See how you stack up! Continue Reading ›
Greetings SkiErg Followers! Coming to you from Bend, Oregon, I am finishing up my first ski training camp for the 2012–2013 season. That's right, it's time to start up again! I had a good season this past year, despite chasing snow most of the winter and skiing on man-made snow for the most consecutive days in a row ever. After spring series in Craftsbury, Vermont, Nordic skiers all over the country took most of April to recover and are now back at it. This year there is a World Cup in Canada in December, meaning the US takes more athletes to compete, so everyone is ramping up with quality training. Before Bend, the US team had a testing camp in Park City, Utah, at the new Olympic Training Center, and were put through many different physical challenges. One of their tests was using the SkiErg! It's good to see it being utilized at the highest level. Continue Reading ›
Our neighbors at Craftsbury Outdoor Center are playing host this week to the elite North American Nordic ski community at the 2012 SuperTour Finals and Long Distance Nationals. Despite summerlike temperatures last week that melted every flake of snow in Morrisville and most of Vermont, there is still world-class skiing at Craftsbury, thanks to a winter of snowmaking and a ton of hard work in the weeks leading up to the races. Continue Reading ›
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Guest blog by Joel L. Young, MD and Christine Adamec are coauthors of When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and the Problems That Tear Families Apart. (Lyons Press, 2013.)
Slate.com recently published a heart-wrenching piece by Larry Lake about the trials and tribulations parents of addicts face. Lake points out that, when a child has cancer or a chronic illness, family and friends typically step in and bring meals and offer support. But if your child struggles with an addiction or mental illness, parents see their phones go silent, and no one brings meals by or offers you any support at all. You're on your own.
Why? Because when adult or adolescent children are troubled, others may believe parents must have been at fault, somehow. They may also think they are being kind to the parents by avoiding this embarrassing subject. These mistaken beliefs can leave parents of troubled children floundering as they seek help and solace from others.
The grief caused by a child who harms people you love, nearly bankrupts you with legal or mental health bills, or abuses her own children can last a lifetime. This grief can be compounded exponentially by reactions of your family and friends. Parents of troubled adult children may face a range of unhelpful reactions, including:
When your loved ones ignore you, enjoying a life outside your child's needs can be infinitely more challenging. Being the parent of a troubled child requires lots of energy and excellent mental health, while abandonment by your loved ones can be extraordinarily draining. Parents may struggle with depression, anxiety, and anger. They may feel a profound sense of shame or begin blaming themselves for their children's struggles. Avoid this negative spiral. One tactic to pull yourself up is to tell other people what you need. Maybe they won't give it to you. But maybe they will.
Lake's piece raises an important issue – whether, when, and how to tell your loved ones about a child's struggles. In many families, a child's emotional turmoil is no secret to those who have witnessed it for years. But parents, and you may be one of them, frequently take great pains to cover up their children's emotional problems and misdeeds.
No sure-fire method guarantees your support from friends and family. Consider the following tips for broaching a conversation:
Sometimes loved ones want to help, but are unsure of what to do. If your son is in jail or prison, they may avoid you because they don't want to embarrass you or force you to talk about uncomfortable issues. Consequently, it's important to ask for what you need. Maybe you just want to go out to lunch or for a walk in the park to distract you from your child's problems and you'd like some company. If so, say so.
Don't be afraid to speak up (politely but firmly) if a loved one says something that hurts your feelings or misrepresents the problem. And if a particular family member is totally unsupportive and nothing you try works, stop talking to him about the issue. If he brings it up, say you don't want to talk about that subject. And don't.
If you don't have a supportive group of friends and family, all is not lost. Numerous organizations help parents of troubled children. Al-Anon aids families of individuals with alcoholism. Nar-Anon conducts daily meetings to support the loved ones of addicts, and their website can help you find a local meeting. The National Alliance on Mental Illness has local support groups, a crisis hotline, and dozens of resources for parents and family members of people struggling with mental illness. The NEABPD.org offers Family Connections. You can also join online communities at Welcome to Oz (acessed through www.BPDCentral.com) or www.BPDFamily.com. (See the the list or board for parents).
If your child is incarcerated, PrisonTalk offers a very active online support group. The Mothers of Incarcerated Sons Society offers a wide range of support options for parents of incarcerated children. Parents will also benefit from the booklet Hope for Parents.
Maybe nobody's stopping by to bring you a pizza, quiche or salad--and some kind words--to help you through tough times you're facing. If not, tell your family, friends and others how you feel and what you need. You may be surprised when some of them really do come through for you.
Joel L. Young, MD and Christine Adamec are coauthors of When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and the Problems That Tear Families Apart. (Lyons Press, 2013.)
Copyright © 2015, Randi Kreger. This post (or any part of it) may not be reproduced without prior written permission.
Randi Kreger is the owner of BPDCentral.com and the Welcome to Oz online family community. You can find her books "The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder," "The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook," "Stop Walking on Eggshells," and "Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing a Borderline or Narcissist," at her store at BPDCentral.com.


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Cristina is requesting a loan of 1,500 soles to invest in her business to buy hammers, nails, screws, and other tools. She has pledged to repay her Kiva loan in full and on time. Cristina's dream is to continue working for many more years. She is pictured below with her two-year-old granddaughter, who accompanied her to her loan disbursal meeting.
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MGM has revealed it's developing a feature-length "Pink Panther" reboot, which will be a hybrid of animation and live-action. Walter Mirisch, executive producer of the original "Pink Panther" films and television series will serve as the producer of the new film and animator David Silverman ("The Simpsons Movie," "Monsters, Inc") will direct.
The timing is pointed, as the production marks the 50th anniversary of the inept French cop, Inspector Clouseau, immortalized by master of slapstick comedy Peter Sellers (and later, Steve Martin). Julie Andrews is also serving as producer for the new project; her late husband, Blake Edwards, helmed the hilarious 1963 original and its sequel "A Shot in the Dark," which focused less on stealing jewels and more on the bumbling detective, and many of the sequels.
This time around the focus will be on the Panther itself, as opposed to Clouseau, harkening back to the look of the Fritz Freleng and David De Patie cartoons.
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