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Farms open to educate kids about food
A farm in Somerset is among 70 in the region opening its doors - and gates - to give children the chance to see where their food comes from.
It's part of an annual event called Open Farm Sunday.
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Helping children learn where food comes from
Farms across the West Country will be opening their gates to the public tomorrow for the annual Open Farm Sunday event.
The aim is to raise awareness of the story behind our food and its link with nature.
A report by the British Nutrition Foundation found that one in five schoolchildren had never visited a farm - and that there were large gaps in their knowledge. Nearly a third questioned in the survey thought cheese came from a plant. While one in five thought fish fingers are made of chicken.
Nick Bragg is from Frogmary Green Farm in South Petherton near Ilminster:
And you can watch Richard Lawrence's report from last year's Open Farm Sunday event here.
Discovering the story behind our food
Farms around the region are preparing for Open Farm Sunday, which takes place this weekend.
Organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), it gives everyone the chance to discover the story behind their food and the vital role farmers play in caring for the countryside.
Caroline Drummond is from LEAF:
Open Farm Sunday this weekend
Farms around the region are preparing for Open Farm Sunday, which takes place this weekend.
Visitors will be shown by farmers how food is produced and also get the opportunity to see farm animals.


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June 20, 2013 | Volume 117 Number 9
It's back. The Patriot Act — that grotesque, ever-mutating, hydra-headed monstrosity from the Bush-Cheney Little Shop of Horrors — has risen again, this time with an added twist of Orwellian intrusiveness from the Obamacans.
Since 2006, Team Bush, and then Team Obama, have allowed the little-known, hugely powerful National Security Agency to run a daily dragnet through your and my phone calls — all on the hush-hush, of course, not informing us spyees. Now exposed, leaders of both parties are piously pointing to the Patriot Act, saying that it legalized this wholesale, everyday invas...
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Winter started around the 7th of November this year with a good snowfall and a week that started out mild and sunny and progressively got colder. This past week we have had another snowfall with a strong wind and very cold temps at -26 to -30.
I added more straw to the kitty house hoping they will keep warm in there all huddled together. Had to dig them out after the 2nd snowfall so they had a place to congregate by the back door where I feed them, but for a few days I fed them inside their house so they didn't have to come out and stand in the cold wind.
Needless to say I'm going outside as little as possible, which is only to feed the chickens and gather the eggs by 9am so they won't freeze. The chickens have been laying most of their eggs in the berths closes to the heat lamp which helps. Today is supposed to go back up to -3C so they might get to go outside in the next day or so but I have to shovel the snow away from their back door and re-spread the padding of straw over the snow for them.
We're still waiting for our soapstone stove to arrive…. only 7 more sleeps. Then finally we will have our winter hibernation room comfortable and warm so we can spend the rest of the winter enjoying the new space again. This week we've so been wishing we had it here by now since we've had to keep the door from the kitchen into that room open to keep the walls in there from freezing and causing condensation…. so the whole house has been cool.


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Ely school principal selected
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ELY – The Ely School Board has selected Mary McGrane as the new 6-12 principal for the 2014-15 school year.
The motion was approved at a special meeting Monday night on a 5-0 vote. Board chairman Ray Marsnik abstained from voting, citing a family relationship through marriage with one of the candidates.
As of this report, the Timberjay has not yet confirmed whether McGrane has officially accepted the position.
McGrane and another candidate, Theresa Knife Chief, former superintendent of the St. Louis School District, were interviewed Aug 20 by the school board and a community interview committee. That committee sat in on the interviews and rated the candidates on their answers to 31 questions.
Two other candidates who were also offered interviews, but declined the offer.
McGrane, of Ely, was most recently the assessment and accountability coordinator for White Bear Lake School District, serving in that role from 2011 to 2014. From 2007-2011, she was director of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Weld RE 5J School District in Milliken, Colo. McGrane was federal programs director for Centennial Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Northeast Colo. from 2004-2007. Before that, she held the position of State Director of Federal Programs for the Wyoming Department of Education from 2001-2004.
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The lonely clang of Occupy New Hampshire
Jan 7th, 2012 at 9:04 pm by susie
The encampment is like many others around the country. This one, however, is completely unique in that it is throwing itself directly into the implacable face of the party that is least likely to pay it any mind whatsoever. (Already, N. Leroy Gingrich and the departed clown Herman Cain have run the "Get A Job!" rap past appreciative audiences.) However, before dismissing entirely the effect of Occupy on the Republican party, consider whether we would have heard so much detailed faux-proletarian palaver from that Papist nutter Rick Santorum, or whether we'd have heard Willard Romney say the words "middle class" more in the last two months than in his entire public career, if people like Kathy Thorndike (and, yes, the people in the red robes with the cowbells) hadn't dedicated themselves to yelling at the right buildings starting last fall. My guess is that we probably wouldn't have heard much from them on the subject at all.
Thorndike and those like here aren't exactly letting anyone off the hook, either. "I think it's both parties," she said. "I think it is very difficult for any politician to be heard at this time without raising a huge amount of money, and there's only one place you can go to do that. Even if a politician wants to do something about the money, he has to raise the money to get elected. If the system is to be changed, we have to get the money out."
It is the most obvious issue in the campaign, and the one least talked about. When it is discussed, it's usually as a process story — who's raised the most, whose super-PAC has the knives out for which other candidate. The corruption of the system has led to a corruption of the dialogue and, necessarily, a corruption of the debate. Most of the elite press is housed in a Radisson hotel across the street from the encampment. (George Will was stalking the lobby on Saturday, perhaps looking for briefing books to steal.)
Very few have been by to chat. "They've been trying to ignore the message," Kathy said. "Or they'll say there is no message. But people out there know something's askew in our politics."
Another car horn sounds. The people smile at her this time, and wave. She smiles and waves back. Meanwhile, two men in colonial garb on horseback ride by with a Gadsden flag and a Ron Paul banner. Something's stirring on the fringes. Its direction is uncertain. Of course, you can say the same damn thing about the country.


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It seems that filming for season seven of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is winding down. The housewives' opening taglines are usually decided on after a good proportion of the season has filmed already and the production staff has a good idea of what each individual housewife is all about in the new season. On Friday, August 22, NeNe Leakes sent out a tweet asking her fans what her opening tagline should be for the upcoming season.
NeNe may have already answered her own question. On Wednesday, August 20, NeNe wrote that she's working with somebody who is "evil inside & out" but yet always wants an apology. "I can't wait 2 be outta this circle! Pray 4 me," she concluded.
Imagine if NeNe's tagline was "I can't wait 2 be outta this circle! Pray 4 me." How funny would that be?! To have such a tagline would be a bit tounge-in-cheek since much has been made out of how it seems that NeNe thinks that she's better than the other housewives and that she's only on the show as a backup plan to her real acting career.
Of course, the show's producers likely won't allow NeNe to have such a negative tagline. So the next question is, who was NeNe talking about in that tweet?
Several fans who replied to her tweet assumed that it was about Kenya Moore. Ever since Kenya joined the show in season five, she has feuded with NeNe. Kenya has even go so far as declaring NeNe as nothing but "a former stripper with a few short-lived gigs in Hollywood given to her by one man." Kenya has also declared herself the new queen bee of the show.
Of course, NeNe Leake's tweet may not have been about Kenya Moore at all. Maybe it was about her friend-turned-enemy Cynthia Bailey. It could also have been about one of the two new additions to the show, which E! News reported on Thursday, August 21, as being singer-actress Demetria McKinney and radio personality Claudia Jordan. Whoever the tweet was about, it sure looks as if viewers can expect yet another drama-filled season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" in the fall.
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PLUNKETT John married Emma GILLETT 1863
Information & Research Journal.
Marriage details for John and Emma.
Groom: John Ambrose PLUNKETT.
Age: 25 years.
Status: Not recorded.
Father: Michael Richard PLUNKETT.
Bride: Emma GILLETT.
Age: 22 years.
Status: Not recorded.
Father: Daniel GILLETT.
Marriage note. It appears John and Emma were married twice
on the same day at different Churches. It did happen.
Date married: 02 November 1863.
Place: St James Church, Blakiston, South Australia.
Date married: 02 November 1863.
Place: Catholic Church, Mount Barker, South Australia.
John died 14 May 1912, Dulwich, South Aistralia, aged 74 years.
Status: Married.
Note. Informant error. John was a widower.
Emma died 19 May 1897, Dulwich, South Australia, aged 56 years.
Status: Married.
Husband named as John Ambrose PLUNKETT.
Seven children located South Australian records for John and Emma.
John Daniel PLUNKETT.
Born: 28 January 1865, Nairne, South Australia.
Died: 20 May 1963, Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, aged 98 years.
Status: Widower.
Married: Elizabeth Agnes BEAUMONT.
Date: 14 November 1898.
Place: St Ignatius Church, Norwood, South Australia.
Elizabeth died 16 November 1936, Adelaide Hospital, aged 66 years.
Status: Married.
husband named as John Daniel PLUNKETT.
See Post PLUNKETT John married Elizabeth BEAUMONT 1898.
Emma Mary PLUNKETT.
Born: 27 July 1866, Nairne, South Australia.
Died: -
Married: Thomas Patrick WALSH.
Date: 24 February 1892.
Place: St Ignatius Church, Norwood, South Australia.
Thomas died 21 October 1902, Adelaide, South Australia, aged 61 years.
Status: Not recorded.
Henry Archibald PLUNKETT.
Born: 29 February 1868, Byethorne near Nairne, South Australia.
Died: 07 May 1895, Norwood, South Australia, aged 27 years.
Status: Not recorded.
Note. No marriage located.
Oliver Ambrose PLUNKETT.
Born: 13 August 1870, Adelaide, South Australia.
Died: 29 October 1941, Kensington North Hospital, South Australia, aged 71 years.
Status: Married.
Married: Jane KENNEALEY.
Date: 29 November 1899.
Place: St Ignatius Church, Norwood, South Australia.
Alice Juliet (Julliette) PLUNKET.
Born: 13 April 1872, Adelaide, South Australia.
Died: 27 May 1963, Myrtle Bank Hospital, South Australia, aged 91 years.
Status: Widow.
Married: John Hubert KENIHAN.
Date: 11 April 1904.
Place: St Ignatius Church, Norwood, South Australia.
John died 03 December 1923, Adelaide, South Australia, aged 52 years.
Status: Married.
Michael Richard PLUNKETT.
Born: 01 May 1874, Norwood, South Australia.
Died: -
Married: Florence Maud SAMPSON.
Date: 03 October 1900.
Place: St Pauls Retreat, Glen Osmond, South Australia.
William Civiall PLUNKETT.
Born: 17 November 1876, Norwood, South Australia.
Died: 13 March 1949, St Peters, South Australia, aged 72 years.
Status: Married.
Married: Agnes May COLLIGAN.
Year: -
Place: -
Agnes died 25 October 1964, North Adelaide Hospital, South Australia,
aged 85 years.
Status: Widow.
Residence: St Peters, South Australia.
Deceased husband named as William Civiall PLUNKETT.
Two children located for William and Agnes.
William Mug PLUNKETT.
Born: 24 July 1908, Dulwich, South Australia.
Died: -
Patricia Agnes PLUNKETT.
Born: 18 June 1914, North Adelaide, South Australia.
Died: -
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, South Australia.
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TONKIN lives in Victoria, Australia.
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Journals are intended to assist new researchers locate family lines in Australia and should only be used as a guide for follow up research and record searches as intended. Due to spelling and informant errors appearing in the records, typo errors and my misreading of the records mistakes must be expected. Errors will be corrected when detected.


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Participants in a Tuesday Department of Natural Resources public meeting on wolf management complete questionnaires at Gogebic Community College. A total of 272 attended.
IRONWOOD — If Michigan conducts a wolf hunt, it won't be Upper Peninsula-wide.
That's what 272 people attending a Department of Natural Resources meeting on wolf management learned Tuesday at Gogebic Community College. Heavy snow throughout the day held the crowd down somewhat.
Adam Bump, a DNR bear and furbearer specialist, said another certainty regarding a potential hunt is dogs wouldn't be allowed, but trapping would be a possibility.
It was a relatively quiet two-hour meeting in the gymnasium as the only applause that resulted occurred when at least four people suggested wolves...
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AMCC Announcements for Friday, March 1st
posted by: Administrator (Published)
date: March 1, 2013 at 12:29 PM
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Today Jummah Khateeb Mamdouh Zeini
Jummah starts at 1:30 PM
This Week-End:
Friday Family Night after Magrib
Every Wednesday and Friday after Isha Tafseer Class
Every Wednesday Sister's Kickboxing 6:30 PM to 7:30PM
Quick Note:
Alhmadullilah the Zoning Committee unanimously approved the Deltona Islamic Center request. The next hearing is on March 6th with the City Council. Please keep this project in your dua's
Community Update:
Special Congratulations to Sister Sara and Brother Mousheer, Allah(SWT) has blessed them with a new baby girl, Farah.
Comming Soon:
- March 9th 11AM to 4PM "Florida New Americans" will be doing a " Citizenship/Naturalization Drive" @ AMCC
- Youth Townhall Saturday March 16th 10AM to Dhur "Defining Me" by Sister Salma "Bully Prevention" by Brother Dev. Ages 12-18
- Peace Academy Field Day/ Family Potluck
Sunday 17th March from 11AM -3PM
Games and Activities for the whole family
Bring a dish to share-signup sheet available at Peace Academy
Supporting Shariah Campaign AMCC has teamed up with Why Islam /ICNA and has placed 5 billboards Statewide to defeat HB 351. We are also going to do radio ads to increase awareness of our project. Thank you for your support
"Learn to recite the Qur'an" for our kids starting Friday March 15th for an hour a day after Magrib. Six nights a week, off Saturdays. Please register your kids. Registration forms are available at the entrance to the Masjid.
AMCC Cafe now OPEN with Expanded Menu
Wed 7 PM to 10 PM
Friday 7 PM to 10 PM
Sunday Noon to 4PM
Prayer Iqamah timings will be posted on our website and entry doors. It will be updated every Friday
Fajr 6:00 AM
Dhur. 1:30 PM
Asr 5:00 PM
Magrib 6:30 PM
Isha 8:00 PM
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Looking Back: Jarvis Varnado made history with eight blocked shots against Alabama, making him the NCAA career leader in that category. Varnado also had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Bulldogs' 74-66 win over the Crimson Tide.
State followed up the Alabama win with a key road victory, 76-63 at South Carolina. The win clinched a share of the SEC West title, the fifth such title won or shared under MSU coach Rick Stansbury.
The Bulldogs are guranteed a bye in next week's SEC tournament in Nashville.
Looking Ahead: The Bulldogs are at Auburn Wednesday night at 7 and at home against Tennessee Saturday at 5.
Who's Hot: Varnado had 36 points, 22 rebounds and nine blocked shots for the week.
Also Hot: Barry Stewart had 27 points for the week but even greater contributions with a 10-2 assist-turnover ratio and six steals.
RPI Watch: MSU begins the week with an RPI of 58.
Bottom Line: MSU has won five of its last six, but given the SEC's No. 4 standing in RPI among major conferences this is no time to let off the throttle. Win twice this week, and the Bulldogs are not talking about if they'll make the field of 64 but what seeding they will be.


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A Healthy Body Fed with the Right Nutrition Equals Perfect Locks
This entry was posted on October 19, 2011.
Besides using quality shampoo and conditioner as must need hair products, did you know that your daily diet also effects your hair? What goes in your body comes out through your skin, pores, hair, and everything else. Your body is effected by how you treat it on a regular basis. The best food for healthy hair is a well balanced diet that has plenty of protein and iron.
No matter what you have heard, stay away from hair supplements that are supposedly food for healthy hair. The excess amount of hair supplements can actually lead to hair loss if they are taken in improper doses! The most effective food for healthy hair can be obtained from food that has a high nutritional value.
However, don't think that sugar and chips help your hair. We're talking about food that is good for your body and makes your hair healthy in return. Here are some examples of good food you should be feeding your body.
1. Green Vegetables
Dark green vegetables contain vitamins like vitamin A and C. From the A and C vitamins the body converts the nutrients into sebum, which is a natural oil that is produced by the hair follicles. Sebum is used to keep your hair healthy and strong and acts as a natural conditioner for your hair. Green vegetables are not only good for your hair, they are good for your body too! They keep your skin in great condition and help you have a healthy mind and heart.
2. Nuts
Go nutty over nuts because they are exactly what your body needs. Nuts give your body what it needs: zinc. If your body does not have enough zinc be sure to eat a lot of nuts, but in moderation of course. If you don't have enough zinc in your body hair shedding usually takes place among other problems. To solve this problem eat nuts, which will provide minerals for your hair that will keep your hair and scalp happy.
3. Salmon
Most of us know that salmon come with Omega-3 fatty acids, which is great for a body that needs protein. All bodies need protein in moderation and the protein provides support to healthy locks that is needed to produce a healthy scalp. Has your scalp been dry lately? Try eating more protein because your body is telling you that you don't have enough fatty acids to keep your body strong. A healthy individual is recommended to take in 0.8 grams of protein per day per kilograms of body weight. One pound equals 2.2 kilograms.
4. Eggs
Eggs have been use for many many years. They have great nutritional value and even though they are often combined with milk, cheese, or additional types of food, the nutritional value is still there. Raw eggs can be even be applied to your hair to act as a conditioner. Leave it on your hair for a few minutes and then wash it out for instant nutrition to your locks.
5. Beans
Eat beans for additional nutritional value that your body needs. Beans come with a lot of iron, zinc and biotin that keeps your hair strong. If split ends should take place from straightening or blow drying your hair, that is when iron, zinc, and biotin come into play. They help protect your hair from damage by keeping your hair in the condition that it is supposed to be: beautiful.
So after reading this is your daily eating schedule full of nutrition? If it isn't try eating things that feed your body with positive nutrients. Not only will your locks thank you, you will feel better rested during the day and your body will last longer through the years. Over all, a healthy body equals perfect locks. Together your natural hair combined with human hair extensions will look beautiful, healthy, and strong.


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Senior Eric Reeves won the long jump with a personal best jump of 7.22m (23-08.25).
Feb. 1, 2013
By Tyler Wooten
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Saluki track and field lead in both men's and women's team scores after taking five of six event titles on Day One of the SIU Invitational at the SIU Recreation Center.
Southern's first title of the day came in the women's weight throw. SIU occupied six of the top ten spots, including three in the top-five. Senior Kim Fortney won the event with her personal best launch of 20.04m (65-09.00) -- which, as of now, moves Fortney up from 21st to 18th nationally.
Sophomores Sophia Lozano (second, 19.44m/63-09.50) and DeAnna Price (fourth, 18.64m/61-02.00) rounded out Southern's contingent in the top-five.
Sophomore Bradley Sauer, current MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, continued his reign of dominance in the men's weight throw with his fourth event win this season -- the fifth consecutive occurrence this season he's been the highest collegiate finisher. Sauer's winning bomb of 20.97m (68-09.75) currently ranks fourth all-time at SIU and -- as of now -- moves him up from eighth to third nationally in the weight throw.
Curtis Wideman (third, 18.63m/61-01.50) and Brian Cooper (fourth, 17.34m/56-10.75) both recorded personal bests for the Salukis in the weight throw.
Southern swept the long jump for the first time this season with clutch performances from Saluki upperclassmen Eric Reeves and Sarah Rautio.
Reeves posted a personal best jump of 7.22m (23-08.25) for his second long jump victory of the season. Junior Dougie Palacious (7.05m/23-01.75) gave SIU a one-two punch in the event with his second-place finish.
Ryan Sidwell took home the final win for Southern in the men's pole vault, eclipsing 4.75m (15-07.00) for the victory. Fellow Salukis Alex Lietz (second, 4.60m/15-01.00) and John Baughman (tied for third, 4.60m/15-01.00) also finished in the top-three.
Day Two of the SIU Invitational begins at 10 a.m. Saturday with the remainder of the field events, with the track portion beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Women's Team Scores:
1. Southern Illinois - 46.5
2. Arkansas State - 32
3. Central Arkansas - 9
3. Mississippi Valley - 9
5. Alabama State - 7.5
6. Indiana - 6
7. Murray State - 4
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2. Central Arkansas - 19.5
3. Arkansas State - 10
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Driver commits suicide during traffic stop, police say
Published: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 10:55 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 10:55 a.m.
A driver shot and killed himself in downtown Houma Monday night during a traffic stop before officers reached him in his SUV, police said.
Jason Jackson, 39, of Eagle Drive, Raceland, killed himself with a shotgun at New Orleans Boulevard and Main Street after officers heard at 9:24 p.m. that he was involved in a disturbance with a gun in the 200 block of Palm Avenue, Houma Police said.
"He was upset over some personal issues he was dealing with," Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis said. Investigators would not say if he had threatened anyone, or himself, with the gun. There was not a warrant out for Jackson's arrest.
Police said they followed him in his black SUV as he left the home to which they had been called. The officers put on their police lights as he was crossing the Park Avenue overpass, and he stopped at New Orleans and Main.
Officers then heard a gunshot, and Jackson's SUV rolled to the curb and hit a street sign, police said. He died on the scene.
They approached the vehicle and saw that he had shot himself, which Houma Police investigators confirmed was a suicide.
This investigation is ongoing, so police have asked that anyone with information call the Houma Police Department at 873-6371 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-743-7433.
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Often when I send a support ticket to some web host, if they cannot handle it they will say something like "We will escalate this to level 3". What exactly is that?
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There is no "official" definition of what levels 1, 2 and 3 are.
Generally speaking, though, as you progress up through the levels, people's expertise increases, as does their ability to identify the problem and provide resolution. The problem is that as people's skills and experience increase, so do their salary requirements. As such, as you progress up through the levels, the number of people staffing those levels will typically decrease. The hope is that the majority of problems will be able to be solved lower down in the support organization, leaving the few upper-level support techs to deal with the few technically-challenging issues that arise.
It's just the next level in the support organization. If the call center / help desk / person on the phone is Level 1, then the next level (Level 2) could be some junior technician, and so on until you reach the most experienced level.


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A member of Genoa's coaching staff is suspended for snooping on a Sampdoria training session kitted out like "Rambo".
08:42, UK, Monday 16 September 2013
A coach from Italy's Serie A side Genoa has been caught spying on local rivals Sampdoria dressed in Rambo-style camouflage ahead of their derby clash on Sunday.
Luca De Pra was reportedly spotted hiding in a wood next to Sampdoria's training ground Bogliasco by fans who alerted staff.
Team manager Giorgio Ajazzone and communications director Alberto Marangon chased after Mr De Pra, who tried to flee the scene.
However, he was caught hiding behind a tree dressed in full military attire and, as a popular figure in the city, was instantly recognised.
The Genoa youth team coach and nephew of Giovanni De Pra, deemed the club's finest ever goalkeeper, was suspended by the club, who said they had nothing to do with Friday's undercover operation.
"No director or member of the coaching staff sent Luca De Pra, goalkeeper coach for the youth team, to watch the training session at Bogliasco. It was a personal initiative," Genoa said in a statement on their website.
"This has never been done before and is not part of the club's modus operandi. The club makes it known that De Pra has been suspended with immediate effect pending further explanations."
Sampdoria posted a picture of Mr De Pra caught in the act on their website.
"That the derby is a question of nerve, tactics and strategy we already knew, but that it could turn into a case of espionage - frankly we could never expect that," the club said.
They described the move as a "real secret mission ... a military action undertaken with appropriate outfit and equipment, camouflage outfit and mountain boots".
Sampdoria continued: "Like Rambo hidden among the branches on the hill, Luca De Pra, Genoa goalkeeping coach and man of noble footballing ancestry, failed to overcome Sampdoria's intelligence and counter intelligence operations.
"However, no prisoners were taken and no blood was shed. Once he was tracked down and caught red-handed, the opposing side's soldier was let free to return to base.
"One should always forgive one's enemies, as nothing annoys them more."
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(Child-Proofing on the World Wide Web: A Survey of Adult Webservers, 2001, Jurimetrics. National Research Council Report, 2002).
*About 2 out of 3 (63%) 15- to 17- year olds say they favor the Children's Internet Protection Act. (The Kaiser Family Foundation in consultation with International Communications Research, 2001)
*The survey found that 90% of teens and young adults have gone online, and that half (49%) of those online plug in once a day or more. Three out of four young people (74%) have access at home, and nearly one in three (31%) has access from their own bedroom. (The Kaiser Family Foundation in consultation with International Communications Research, 2001)
*Parents rely mostly on personal observation and setting guidelines for their children's Internet access. One in two parents do not use any blocking or filtering software. (FamilyPC Survey, August, 2001)
*34% of adults (in July 2000) who have children participating in "real-time" chats were most likely to use technology to monitor where my children chat. (FamilyPC Survey, August, 2001)
*26 popular children's characters, such as Pokemon, My Little Pony and Action Man, revealed thousands of links to porn sites. 30% were hard-core. (Envisional 2000)
*Students were most at risk for cybersex compulsions due to a combination of increased access to computers, more private leisure time, & developmental stage characterized by increased sexual awareness & experimentation. Both computer classes & colleges might need to recognize this increased vulnerability and institute new primary prevention strategies. (MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, 2000)
*Children are reported missing at the rate of 750,000 per year, 62,500 per month, 14,423, per week, 2,054 per day, and 85 per hour or 3 children every 2 minutes. (NCMEC Online Victimization: A report on the nation's Youth April 3, 2000)
*44 percent of children polled have visited x-rated sites or sites with sexual content. Moreover, 43 percent of children said they do not have rules about Internet use in their homes. (Time/CNN Poll, 2000)
*11/98 - 11-year-old Josh had been looking at graphic violent porn on the Internet for 20 minutes immediately before stabbing 8-year-old Maddie Clifton to death. (Dangerous Access, 2000)
*6/29/98 - 13-year-old (boy) was in the Phoenix Burton Barr Library viewing porn on the Internet. He followed a 4-year-old into the bathroom and asked the younger boy to give him oral sex. (Dangerous Access, 2000)
*While 75% of parents say they know where children spend time online, the truth about kids' Internet habits show 58% of teens say they have accessed an objectionable Web site: 39 % offensive music, 25% sexual content and 20% violence. (Source: WebSense, USA Today, 10/10-12/99)
*Pornographers disguise their sites (i.e. "stealth" sites) with common brand names, including Disney, Barbie, ESPN, etc., to entrap children. (Cyveillance Study, March 1999)
*62% of parents of teenagers are unaware that their children have accessed objectionable Websites (Source: Yankelovich Partners Study, September 1999)
*The majority of teenagers' online use occurs at home, right after school, when working parents are not at home. (Arbitron New Media Study, October 1999)
*17.8% of all "born again" Christian adults (in America) have visited sexually-oriented Websites (Zogby survey conducted for Focus on the Family, 2000).
*63% of men attending "Men, Romance & Integrity Seminars" admit to struggling with porn in the past year. Two-thirds are in church leadership and 10% are pastors (Pastor's Family Bulletin, Focus on the Family, March 2000).
*1 in 7 calls to Focus' Pastoral Care Line is about Internet pornography (Pastor's Family Bulletin, Focus on the Family, March 2000).
*"If you think you can't fall into sexual sin, then you're godlier than David, stronger than Samson, and wiser than Soloman" (Pastor Bill Perkins).
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*Public libraries have become a breeding ground for the sexual exploitation of children. (Donna Rice Hughes, Senate Hearing Testimony, 3/28/00)


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NWN modding
Are there any NWN (the original NWN game) modders here who could maybe help me out?
I recently began playing NWN for the first time and I have been trying to understand how NWN is modded. Could someone PLEASE help a girl out and explain exactly what a few things are, how they work, and why hardly anything goes into the Override folder like I am used to doing with KotOR I and II?
I sort of grasp the concept of hakpacks, modules, and the like, but I am still confused about a lot of things.
The number one thing I want to know is: how can I change my character's appearance and have it show up in the game without having to jump through a gazillion hoops to so...
Thanks for any help. ;)
Wow! I would have figured with all of the seasoned modders here that surely someone would know how to mod NWN...
Oh well... Could a mod shut this thread down since I seem to be the only one interested? Thanks! :D
Unfortunately I don't remember how you add new player appearances you can pick at the start of the game, so I can't offer any useful advise on that. But if you haven't already I can recommend that you get and read through the NWN Custom Content Guide, it contains a lot of info on similar topics and might offer some insight. :)
(I'll leave the thread open in case someone else happens to know more.)
Files in Override will act everywhere for you - whether it's your own modules, the OCs, or some fan-made ones, anything in Override will work in them.
Hakpaks are meant to work only in specific modules (of your choosing) so you can avoid mod conflicts or having to do much 2da editing. If you have a hakpak that, say, implements the spell Wish, it will only work in the modules of your choosing. This helps avoid conflicts in how the Wish mod might be incompatible with something else you have, but will work only in the modules you pick and leave the other ones unaffected, and not require you to dump the other mod.
Modules have to go in the modules folder, just like they do in KotOR. Sometimes they're counted as campaigns (a long series of modules) and have a folder that needs to be put in the one for other campaigns.
I was thinking they were being very critical, but now I get it. :)
I've followed at least three tutorials on how to do this--customize a head--but nothing I've tried has worked at all. I make a new game and there's no new head, changed head, or anything...
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Design Talk: Jean-Marie Massaud11.02.2010 / 17:34
Born in France in 1966, Jean-Marie Massaud studied at the renowned "Les Ateliers Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle" in Paris. After completing his studies, he first worked with Marc Berthier; then in 2000, he founded the successful "Studio Massaud" together with Daniel Pouzet.
Studio Massaud designs influential furniture and products for Cassina, B&B Italia and Axor Hansgrohe as well as stores and stands for Lancôme and Poltrona Frau.
Massaud's work has been honored with numerous prizes including the Compasso d'Oro (1995-98), the Designer of the Year Award (Paris Furniture Fair 2007), and the ELLE Decoration International Award (2007).
A Short Interview with Jean-Marie Massaud timeless.
Q: What is Beauty?
A: Beauty is pure emotion.
Q: What is Design?
A: Design is making the experience of progress, creating life scenarios.
Q: What is the function of Design?
A: It aims to take part in a new consumption model based on "being" rather than on "having".
Q: What is special about your design?
A: I hope it is relevant, light and timeless.
Q: What is the best designer piece ever?
A: The wheel.
Q: Why did you become a designer?
A: I wanted to feel free and invent projects.
Q: What inspires you?
A: Systems, life, nature.
Q: What motivates you?
A: The human adventure.
Q: Is there a designer whom you admire?
A: Da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Eames.
Q: Where do you work? What does your workplace look like?
A: I can work anywhere. My office looks like a mess and comfortable ecosystem.
Q: What is your favorite vacation spot?
A: Under water.
Q: What is the most valuable item in your possession?
A: Nothing but life… And even…
Q: What is the most difficult point during the creation of a new collection?
A: It may be sometimes to be in line with the abilities of the company.
Q: Your favourite city?
A: Venice during the Art biennale.
Q: In your opinion, what is typical for the design of DEDON?
A: Quality, comfort and joy.
Q: What were the five most important moments of your career?
A: My birth; my childhood; when I discovered mathematics, physics and in general human sciences; my studies in Paris; my "father" and professor Marc Berthier
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- VIDAL Bernadette
- 06.05.2012 / 17:32
Je possède 5 GREEN verticaux et 1 horizontal.
Je suis ravie du concept et j'envisageais l'acquisition de 3 nouveaux panneaux.
Il y a cependant un "hic" : la qualité des matériaux.
En effet, les pieds chromés "pèlent" leur chrome et ce qui apparaît n'est pas du meilleur effet !!!
Par ailleurs, nous retrouvons assez régulièrement des goupilles de fixation des pieds, complètement dévissées.
J'espère que ces informations vous permettront de "rectifier le tir" quand à la qualité, qui semble être votre cheval de bataille.
Une dernière chose : pas facile de se procurer un article créé par un designer français, quand on habite en France !


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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Fall Hike Bingo: A Fun Way to Keep Kids on the Trail
Give scavenger hunts a new twist, and you have hiking bingo. Using ready-made cards or creating your own, you can head out to the woods or fields with a grid of plants, animals, and other objects to search for, and turn the quest into a friendly competition: Moss on a log, flying bird, a nut, ferns, bird feather—Bingo!
The examples I just used come from Mass Audubon's Fall Walk Bingo. Available as a free color PDF to print, this bingo set includes four cards, all focused on the natural world in autumn. Items to look for include a basking turtle, a hole in a tree, a spider web, and yellow leaves. The only signs of people on the cards are a trail marker and a stone wall. While most items are visual, the sound of wind and a singing bird require young hikers to listen as well as look. Each square in the grid features a picture as well as words, so this is a great activity even for kids who can't read yet.
In a similar vein, the National Wildlife Federation offers free Camping Bingo cards. You can choose between a blank bingo card template (a simple five by five grid) or a set of four colorful cards to download. The cards focus more on what you'd see at a campsite than Mass Audubon's set does: A sleeping bag, hiking boot, and picnic table are included, for example. But plenty of natural elements, such as a mushroom, acorn, and animal track, also appear. Each square includes a drawing as well as words.
You can play hiking bingo the traditional way, in which the first person who marks off all the items in a row or column wins. Or you can extend the game by asking each player to find every object on his or her card. And of course, you can drop the competition altogether and just use one card for your group, or your parent-child team. The point is to have fun, and maybe notice a few things around you that you would have otherwise missed.
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Strong Final Round Keeps No. 20 Texas Tech in Third Place
Kimmy Hill recorded her first career top-20 finish Tuesday at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
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LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech had three players shoot even-par or better Wednesday en route to finishing just shy of second place at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic held at the Rio Mar Country Club in Rio Grande.
The 20th-ranked Lady Raiders wrapped the final round with an even-par 288 card, their lowest score over three days, which left Tech at 21-over-par for the tournament, one stroke back of second-place Arkansas.
Tech's third-place finish marks its best-ever showing in four visits to the prestigious Lady Puerto Rico Classic, topping last year's seventh-place performance.
For the third-straight day, Kim Kaufman led the Lady Raiders over the final round as the top-ranked player in the country overcame a bogey on the par-4 first to record four birdies en route to a 3-under 69 card.
It was the only sub-70 round in the 84-player field and was good enough to move Kaufman into a tie for second place individually at 2-under for the tournament. She finished just a stroke back of individual medalist Emily Tubert of Arkansas.
Kaufman was joined under-par by fellow senior Gabby Dominguez, who fired a 2-under 70 score to move to 10-over and into a tie for 22nd overall with teammate Hannah Arnold. Arnold fired an even-par 72 card over the final 18 holes.
Kimmy Hill and Elin Arvidsson completed Tech's card with 5-over 77 scores. Hill finished tie for 18th at 9-over, marking her first career top-20 finish, while Arvidsson wrapped the tournament tied for 28th overall.
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There's a very good chance the last shrimp dinner you ate did not contain shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico or the last salmon you enjoyed did not come from a fast moving river in the northwestern United States. According to Dr. Hugh Hammer, Gadsden State Community College aquaculture instructor, most of the fish we consume today is raised on farms and does not come from the sea.
Hammer said during a recent presentation to a Gadsden civic club, "Approximately 90% of the shrimp consumed today is farm raised along with 70% of the salmon and 100% of the tilapia and catfish." Hammer told the club about 45% of the seafood eaten around the world is farm raised. In spite of increased interest in aquaculture in the United States, last year the U.S. had a trade deficit in seafood of $7.9 billion.
In Alabama, aquaculture is a $115,000,000 business with about 25,000 acres of water. There are 256 farms in the state, most of them catfish farms employing about 2700. Some of the farms have water acreage as big as downtown Gadsden and each pond can produce tens of thousands of pounds of fish.
Hammer noted that the aquaculture program at Gadsden State is similar to the industry in the state except on a miniature scale. There are 13 outdoor ponds along with indoor facilities. A number of different kinds of fish are raised including freshwater shrimp, tilapia, crawfish, rainbow trout, fantail guppies (ornamental), hybrid striped bass, channel catfish, largemouth bass and koi (ornamental). Hammer compared himself to an extension agent, explaining that he works with those involved in aquaculture in the state to help solve problems with their ponds or fish. In addition to instructing classes at the College, he has played an instrumental role in Alabama's having the largest group of K-12 instructors who teach aquaculture in the United States. Since Hammer arrived at Gadsden State in 2001, he has trained approximately 250 teachers throughout the United States with most of the teachers coming from Alabama.
"I am most proud of the internship program we have created at Gadsden State," Hammer said. "Our students are able to get paid internship programs in many areas of the United States including Alaska and even the Dominican Republic." Five students have benefited from an advanced internship at the Epcot Center at Disney World in Orlando. Some of the internships offer up to $500 a week plus housing and the experience is priceless.
Hammer explained that fish consumption warnings which exist along many of Alabama's waterways are mostly for methyl mercury and PCB's. "Don't stop eating seafood especially salmon," he told the club members, "because your nervous systems are all developed and eating the fish will not hurt you. In fact, the benefits from salmon consumption far outweigh any potential damage." The people who need to strongly follow the consumption guidelines are those who are considering children in the future and those who are pregnant or nursing.
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A city that prides itself on being a river town also works to instill Buccanner pride in its students by offering a mascot that is not one to be reckoned with.
But as the Board of Education deliberated the design of a new sign for the high school's agriscience facility during its last meeting on Sept. 30, the conversation shifted to the school's need for consistency in the depiction of its mascot.
While one board member commented that the sign's depiction of a buccaneer looked a little scary, debate arose about whether the previous image, which had the burly character holding a knife in his mouth, should be reinstated.
To Milford High School Principal David Carter, the buccaneer represents the school's pride and sense of belonging.
"If you look at the nature of mascots, it's something the kids want to be able to be proud of," he said. "I want my kids to be proud of who they are as buccaneers. The mascot and the pride it carries, this is something that would go on shirts, jackets, banners, sports facilities, and you want other teams to come in and realize they're in buccaneer territory."
While Carter said it should instill pride, he also acknowledged a need to find a middle ground for how the toughness of the buccaneer is portrayed.
"We don't want teams to think it's cute. Of course we don't want it to be something that gives people nightmares. We want it to be respectful in the manner that we don't look like pushovers," he said.
Milford School District Superintendent Phyllis Kohel, who has been with the district in varying capacities for about 30 years, said she has seen at least three or four versions of the school's mascot and hopes to return to one uniform image and logo for the district.
"If we're going to do it, it should be just the traditional mascot that's been used since the high school was in existence," she said. "I have no problems going back with that and we're not looking to make any changes. But people have taken it upon themselves to just pull a picture of a buccaneer or a pirate off the internet or wherever, so there really hasn't been a consistent one for some time. We'd like to get back to one buccaneer and one logo for the district."
Board of Education President Marvin Schelhouse agrees that the mascot should be uniform, as students begin identifying as buccaneers in middle school, but that revamping the district's logo is not a top priority.
"It would be nice … if we could get together and select one [buccaneer] suitable to everybody. Right now, there may be at least three different types of faces utilized," Schelhouse said. "But another thing you have to take into consideration is all the signage that's already done. Funds are tight in all school districts."
Page 2 of 2 - Kohel plans to bring five or six images of buccaneers to the next Board of Education meeting scheduled for Oct. 28, and the board members will choose which the district will adopt as a uniform image.
One board member's suggestion of opening the design of a buccaneer to a student art contest was ruled out as too expensive and time-consuming.
"I don't know if the timing is right for something like that," Schelhouse said. "We could just as easily sit down and pick one. We could select something everybody on the board is in agreement with, that's where I am right now."
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What's new to sail in 2014, you ask?
Even with the slowdown of the economy, 2014 promises to be a great year to travel on great new cruise ships. Not as many will be debuting in 2014 as in past years, but enough new ships will be available to keep the cruising community eager to book their vacations. Let's run them down:
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas will hold 4,180 passengers. This ship will offer amusement park style rides with everything from bumper cards, a sky diving simulator and the ever popular capsule that will carry 14 people as far up as 300 feet over sea level. The Quantum of the Seas will call Bayonne, New Jersey home. Her scheduled itineraries will include 7 to 12 night Caribbean and Bahamas sailings starting November, 2014. The ship will also offer the Sea-Plex, an indoor sports and entertainment complex that will share it's space with a full-size regulation basketball court. Lastly, Royal Caribbean will be featuring virtual balcony staterooms which are inside cabins equipped with a nearly floor-to-ceiling high definition screen that will project real-time views of the ocean and ports of calls. So, you'll feel like if you have a balcony when you're really in an inside cabin.
October, 2014 will bring Costa Cruises her new flagship, the Costa Diadema. The Diadema will have a capacity of 4,947 passengers, 1,862 cabins of which 130 will be wellness area cabins and 756 will be private balconies. This ship is scheduled to port in Italy. The ship will feature 11 restaurants, of which four will be specialty dining at an extra surcharge, 15 bars including pub and wine areas. Kids won't be left out on this ship. They will have ice cream parlors, a Grand Prix racing simulator, children's squok club, a baby poor and a two story gaming area.
If you're looking for a small-ship experience, you might want to consider the Pearl Mist. Pearl Seas Cruises, sister company to American Cruise Lines will debut this 210 passenger vessel. With a mere six decks, the ship is scheduled to have 108 very spacious staterooms ranging from 300 to 580 square feet in size. The ship is scheduled to inaugurate June 25th with its voyage from Baltimore to Halifax. Then, it will offer 7, 10 or 11 night cruises to the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, the Canadian Maritimes and New England.
Norwegian Cruise Line's latest and greatest, the Norwegian Getaway was recently delivered to Norwegian. The Getaway will call South Florida her home. She is 146,600 tons and she has all the bells and whistles. The Getaway has a record 27 dining options on board, with several offering a tropical feel of Miami and South Florida. The Getaway will be offering it's younger passengers the Nickelodeon experience while on board not to mention 5 water slides, two pools and a multilevel elevated ropes course that includes the now famous Plank where guests can walk 8 feet over the side of the ship enjoying one of the best views at sea.
Princess will introduce the Regal Princess in May in the Mediterranean. Similar to her sister ship, the Royal Princess, this ship will have the SeaWalk, a top-deck walkway that turns out 28 feet over the side of the ship. The floor is made of glass panels allowing guests to look down and see the water below. The ship will offer a Bellini's Italian cocktail bar, Ocean Terrace, a beautiful new layout for the ship's atrium and other new dining venues. One special feature on this Regal Princess will be the adults-only sanctuary and the Retreat Pool.
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Late last fall, while driving south down Metcalf Avenue from 71st to 95th street, this examiner noticed a slight change in the usual new/used-car dealer/auto-repair shop/gas station/fast-food roadside scenery. A number of new pawn shops and payday-loan places had popped up, adding a seedy Vegas-y tone to the otherwise bland, heavily trafficked spine of Overland Park, Kan.
Around the same time, a cover story in Kansas City's The Pitch identified Johnson County, Kan., as a mecca for the payday-loan industry. The article tied the ungodly usury business to local-area churches—specifically to St. Ann's Catholic Church in Prairie Village, Kan., where many parishioners had become mixed up in the predatory online usury business.
It seems that some St. Ann's parishioners were growing extremely wealthy on the backs of the desperately poor who frequent payday places and online website. The parishioners flaunted their newfound fortunes by buying mansions in Mission Hills and upscale sports cars. Some of the money also found its way onto St. Ann's collection plates—as five- and six-figure donation checks.
More recently, the suicide of Leawood, Kan., man Blaine Tucker became front-page news in the Kansas City Star, following a series of Star stories about Tucker and his brother, businessman and race car driver Scott Tucker. The brothers, both St. Ann members, became defendants in a lawsuit filed in Nevada by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the dealings of their payday loan business, AMG Services Inc.
As The Star observed: "One of the FTC complaints against Blaine and Scott Tucker, plus others, claimed they 'made multiple withdrawals from borrowers' bank accounts and assessed a new finance fee each time, without disclosing the true costs of the loan....In many cases, the defendants' inflated fees left borrowers with supposed debts of more than triple the amount they had borrowed."
Some payday loan companies can charge interest rates up to the beyond-exorbitant rate of 700%, and some borrowers are never able to dig their way out, effectively becoming economic slaves to the loans. A follow-up Star editorial about the suicide opined, "Unfortunately, some of the worst practices have roots in the Kansas City area. The concentration of online lending operations here is not a point of regional pride, but it does point to a wealth of financial, technical and legal expertise and creativity."
Like many other online payday lenders, Scott Tucker merged his company with a Native American tribe, giving AMG Services regulatory immunity that allowed it to continue its controversial business practices. However, on March 24th, as reported in The Pitch, "Tucker—and by extension the entire online payday-lending industry—got bonked again. A U.S. District Judge ruled in favor of the FTC, affirming that AMG Services is within the reach of FTC enforcement actions, and that the commission has "the authority to bring suit against Indian Tribes, arms of Indian Tribes, and employees and contractors of arms of Indian Tribes."
According to The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia, "A payday loan (also called a paycheck advance) is a small, short-term loan that is intended to cover a borrower's expenses until his or her next payday. The loans are also sometimes referred to as cash advances, though that term can also refer to cash provided against a prearranged line of credit such as a credit card. Legislation regarding payday loans varies widely among U.S. states. Some jurisdictions impose strict usury limits, limiting the nominal annual percentage rate (APR) that any lender, including payday lenders, can charge; some outlaw payday lending entirely; and some have very few restrictions on payday lenders."
Last month, Missouri state lawmakers sent legislation to the House that would prohibit a borrower from renewing a payday loan. Under current Missouri law, a payday loan can be no larger than $500 and can run only from 14 to 31 days, but a loan can be rolled over up to six times. The legislation, which senators passed 20-13, also would give buyers more time to pay off a loan, and lenders wouldn't be able to charge additional fees or interest during that period, which could last up to 120 days.
Senator Scott Sifton, D-Affton, said he was concerned about people who got loans from multiple lenders, which could perpetuate debt. But Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, said that wasn't a problem for the Legislature. "I don't believe it's the government's responsibility to make every one of my bad decisions turn out right," he said.
In other recent local news, an August 2013 story in The Star reported that Kansas City ranks second in the nation (behind Houston) in the percentage of men—14%—who respond to online sex ads from prostitutes, according to a study by Arizona State University. So far no churches have been implicated in receiving prostitution money—and no state senators have advocated regulatory or free-market solutions for the prostitution business.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say two swimmers are recovering after being nipped by sharks in the ocean off central Florida.
Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Tammy Marris says a 58-year-old Orlando woman in 3 feet of water suffered a small puncture wound to her left ankle Sunday afternoon. The woman drove herself to a hospital.
Marris tells The Daytona Beach News-Journal that an 8-year-old Deltona girl was bitten a couple hours later while she was boogie-boarding in shallow water. The girl suffered minor puncture wounds to her calf and hand. Her parents took her to a hospital.
There have been six shark bites in the waters off Volusia County this year. All the bites have been minor.


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As you read this, I wish that you are where you want to be, gone where you need to go, and done all you wanted to do in preparation for the celebration of your holiday of choice.
Enjoy your food, friends, and family and be grateful for what you have for there are those that have only some or none of those things.
And in the immortal words of William Shatner: "Don't drink and drive — do one or the other."
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Thanks for your work, Luke, and holiday greetings from Canada's smallest province.
I really appreciate your work, Luke. Thanks for everything you do for the Nats Fans. Holiday Greetings from Quebec, Canada.
Happy holidays to you & yours as well. And to the denizens of this corner of the internats – and remember this: no matter what the Mayans say, Spring is coming!
Ditto, Luke!
Thanks for your year-long efforts
Luke – Happy Holidays, and thanks for your site and post.
Sure is in the spirit of the season to remember a loved one.
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There sure are some quality people here at N.P.
Luke, to semi-quote George Orwell "We're all equal here, you're just a lot more equal than others"
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That pup under the tree makes my Christmas Eve.
Happy holidays to all and sundry!
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Katrina. 16. Philippines. (:
I'm into DC, and I've been following Batman and Robin, Teen Titans, Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood and the Outlwas, and the Flash. I also really like books, specifically Percy Jackson. Anything Orson Scott Card or Eoin Colfer is good with me too... Yeah. Guess I'm rambling?
This isn't much, but I'm also really proud to say that I don't have to join the circus. I'm legit going to college-- sorry, yeah, I got my acceptance letter yesterday. I can't be a Flying Grayson, but oh well


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So I just purchased a new 16gb d2 and it arrived today and I just had a few simple questions. What is the difference between mtp and msc mode? I use rhapsody 2go so I gather that for subscription services the player has to be in mtp mode; is this correct? Furthermore I guess this means that I can only use the 2.xx firmware updates and not the 3.xx ones which means I cant get the flash backgrounds or something like that; is this correct? I had a creative vision m, before the screen cracked, and with that player you could transfer pictures to the player and set pics as your wallpaper, can I do this with the d2? I think thats it for the questions.
I must say that Im very impressed with the player which I bought based soley on the overwhelmingly positive reception it gets here. I would have never considered getting it were it not for this site. I was really surprised that it was only marginally bigger then my zen v plus which is the player ive used for the last year or so. One more question; the screen broke on two of my Zen Vision Ms from basically just having them in my pocket. How sturdy is the d2 screen from just having it in your pocket? Also is it workout friendly. I was intending to just keep using my zen v plus for the gym but the d2 turned out to be alot smaller then I thought it would be; Is it okay to workout and run with one or is the screen to delicate for that?
Thanks in advance for the help and thanks for helping me pick a new mp3 player.
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in response to your three questions i will try and answer what parts i can i am not fully up to speed in the D2 technical side of things.
mtp mode i think lets you set up playlists
msc lets you drag and drop files on the D2
i cant answer firmware question as i am using 4.xxx for uk
the wallpaper yes you can choose your own
put a picture in your picture folder
go to menu , picture, then click on your picture and in the bottom left hand click on photo view and you get option menu come up
wallpaper or slideshow -- choose wallpaper and your picture now becomes your background
it seems in start up D2 will still have its blue background colour then once the firmware is ready it displays your wallpaper background
hopefully some other people can add a bit more information regarding mtp and msc and firmware to help you out
Thanks for your help. I actually figured out the answer to all of my questions (except durability) by just messing around with it. The only reason I even posted was because when I first hooked it up, Rhapsody wasnt allowing me to transfer my tracks and it was saying that the device wasnt a subscription device. I did a google search and found out it has to be in mtp mode but I posted here just for clarifications on the two modes.
If anyone can speak on the durability of the screen while the players in your pocket I would be most appreciative. I understand that a touch screen can only be so durable but I would hate to take it out of my pocket one day only to see the black ink blot of death on my screen like what happened with two of my zen vision ms. I mean its not like Im playing rugby or tackle football with the thing in my pocket so I dont think its to much to ask that the screen not burst just from being in my pocket.
It seems from the design of the thing that could have easily have designed a snug little plastic lid that you could snap over the screen so that pressure couldnt be applied to it. With the ability to switch tracks with the tactile buttons while the lock button is engaged, you dont really need to have the screen exposed all the time, so a plastic lid would have been perfect.
Its pretty durable but I would just use an armband instead of putting it in your pocket. I hear ya though, putting it in the pocket is alot more convenient. I would say the screen is pretty durable though but I use a screen protector that only cost $2 from dealextreme. Well worth the money to keep the scratches off. Plus I use a Noreve case.
Glad you found most of your answers. You'll be pleased with the little critter for a long while.
As for the screen, I'm on my second D2 because of the screen. From general pocket use you'll be fine. If you do crack your screen (but not the rest of the player), you can send it in and have it repaired for a fraction of what a new player will cost you (~$50, if I recall). Since it requires two clicks of the touchscreen to start music playback, you'll have a difficult time doing much with it in the event of a cracked screen.
Steer clear of keeping metal tools in the same pocket as the D2 (you know, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc), and avoid leaving the D2 in jacket and pants pockets where the player might be forgotten about and abused.
Most importantly, do not keep the player in a hip pocket when doing an activity that might include falling. Mine died when I hit some rough terrain while biking, and my D2 cushioned the impact for my hip. O.O In such circumstances, armbands and back pockets are a much safer choice.
The only strike I can give against the D2 for workouts is its thickness. As much as I dislike Apple's players, the Nanos are quite impressive with respect to their lack of pocket bulge. I'm glad the D2 wasn't too thick for you.
Yeah, ive been using it in the gym and so far so good but I might just get an armband anyway. Its really not much thicker then my zen v plus; probably a mm or so. Overall its really alot smaller than I was expecting. But yeah this player is really incredible. Im very impressed with it.
The armband for the ipod nano 3g is supposed to fit great on the D2 - I need to get 1 myself. Amazon has it for $9.66: http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Neopren...4781830&sr=8-4
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(HBO on Comcast) A hell-for-leather action film with a healthy serving of scares. Badman Daniel Craig (terrific) and cattle baron Harrison Ford (engagingly cranky) are two of the Old West types confronting nasty E.T.'s on the open plains. What the movie lacks in originality and authenticity it makes up for in pell-mell multiplex entertainment. With Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde.
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(Showtime on Comcast) Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a young man battling cancer and Seth Rogen is his best friend in a movie that tries to deepen the raunchy bromance genre. Too contrived to be the Oscar bell-ringer early reports had claimed, the movie's most affecting when it shows young dudes struggling to come to terms with the ultimate party crasher. With Anna Kendrick.
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Segways Help Campus Police Go Green
UNH police hope the two-wheeled electric scooter Segway will serve as a conversation starter with students while helping the department do its part to conserve energy.
Researchers Tag First-Ever Free-Swimming Leatherback Turtles in New England
Three monstrous leatherback turtles swimming off Cape Cod will provide information on their migratory patterns now that they've been tagged by UNH researchers.
DeMeritt Hall, Home of the Physics Department, Ready For Students
Construction on DeMeritt Hall is in its final stages and the brand new building will be ready to welcome students when the fall semester begins next month.
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What's in a name is the reason the Art Gallery will now be known as the Museum of Art.
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Carrie Ann Inaba Falls Off Chair After Gilles Marini's Nearly Perfect DWTS Performance
Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd once again wowed everyone on Monday's "Dancing with the Stars: All Stars."
The pair danced the rumba to Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You."
Marini and Murgatroyd scored a nearly perfect score of 29.5 out of 30.
Carrie Anna Inaba was so excited by the performance so literally fell out of her chair.
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Anna Univ Rescheduling of Exam Dates
We've already informed Students of Anna University – the First Rescheduled Exam Dates as well as the recent Second Rescheduled Exam dates .
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Anna University has again Rescheduled Exam Dates for May/June 2012 today on May 8th 2012.
Anna University website often Sucks,
Being one of the top university in TamilNadu, they dont take any response for the students to access the website reliable.
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Managing the Unload LPN Functionality for Inbound LPNs is as Easy as 1,2,3
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You can review Doc ID 1479753.1 and see the easy setup steps and latest patches available to get the new Unload Functionality for Inbound LPN's. In the document, you can also review the short setup and demo video.
The new functionality makes LPN clean up more robust, and makes it easier to work with LPNs that are in receiving and/or have missing/corrupted open move order lines or location discrepancies. Along with the original cleanup, you can work with stuck/pending putaway transactions for many common errors such as 'Invalid LPN', 'Unsuccessful Row Construction', 'Task Errored out', 'Online transaction failed', 'Unable to allocate space' while trying to receive, and inspect or putaway LPN's.
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What type of animal is a penguin? Why are they black and white? Where do they live? All these questions and more will be answered during our interactive and hands-on class.
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The Annual 32nd Lisle's Eyes To The Skies Festival is located at 1825 Short street, Lisle, IL. This year the Lisle festival starts July 3rd - 5th, 2014, the carnival celebration starts July 2nd - 6th, 2014. For more information visit http://www.EyesToTheSkies.org/ .
This event was originated by Dick Dooley (then superintendent of recreation for the Lisle Park District). Now more than 300 volunteers help keep this event going each year. Each summer this event attracts more than 150,000 visitors.
There will be over 110 acres of carnival rides, crafts, after dust glowing balloons, day-time air balloons, fireworks (July 3rd, 4th & 5th), parade, food, vendors/ booth, music, kids area, launches, and more. For your own view watch video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGc9N7M0AA8 .
This special balloon and festival/carnival has been covered by the Chicago Suntimes, Sun Newpapers, Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, and Reporter-progress news, additionally media featured on Good Morning America, CNN headline news, and at the Today Show.
Additionally bringing joy to the event is "Serena's Song". They will provide tethered rides to children with disabilities (with the nations 1st wheelchair accessible balloons). Joy to families (weather permitting), watch as they provide a special ride for those with special needs. For more information about the Lisle area, come visit website http://www.villageoflisle.org/home/index.asp?page=591 .