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Monday, June 17, 2013
Weight today: 160.8. Since it is my goal to reach 145 (or as close as I can reasonably get to that weight) by August 18th, I�ve got my work cut out for me. Especially since the scale has been moving in the wrong direction! I have this particular weight loss goal date because on August 19th, a new semester begins at the university where I work, and on August 20th, I will teach my first ever college-level course. That is to say, my first ever course�ever! That being said, I want to look and feel my best. At any weight, I want to lose at least one clothing size and feel as though I�m on my way toward better health and wellness by August 18th.
I�ve set up a plan of action regarding an exercise program. That�s the easy part for me. My diet will also need some improvements, but that will be more of a work in progress, since diet is so difficult for me. I have not been consistent with any sensible, healthy eating plan. Therefore, I want to take it slow�baby steps�and work toward a healthy plan, similar to my workout plans, I guess. I�m taking that in stages, as my fitness level progresses, so why not treat diet the same way. I�ll work up to a healthy plan, eventually.
Yesterday, I started my fitness program, which I�ve divided into three 3-week Phases. Phase 1 is called Recharge!. I�ll be doing some beg.-intermediate workouts (using DVDs) daily. On Sundays, I�ll do a circuit workout. In the mornings before work, I�ll do 3 yoga practices (MWF) and 2 Physical Therapy sessions (TTh). After work, I�ve got cardio (MWF), 1 strength workout (Tues.), and one circuit workout (Thurs.). On Saturday, I�ll do another P.T. session and yoga. I�ll do this for three weeks. After that, I�ll move on to my next Phase, Energize!, for three weeks, and then on to Phase 3, Transform!, for three weeks. I�ll write more about those phases later on.
So yesterday, I did Fat to Firm Fast with Michelle Dozois. This is a �pick-your-level� workout where you can be a beginner or go for more of a challenge. I�d rate this as a beginner-intermediate workout with Level 1 as beginner, Level 2 as beg.-inter., and Level 3 as a solid intermediate workout. I used a set of 3 pound weights only, and did mostly Level 1 and Level 2 modifications. It was difficult and I had to stop and rest a couple of times. Despite this, I think I made the right decision in choosing this workout as one of my circuit workouts for this Phase because I can modify it as necessary, yet it is still challenging. I have DOMS in my chest and triceps today, as well as some in my glutes and hams. Yay!
This morning I did Element Yoga for Stress Relief with Ashley Turner. I really like this practice! It�s not a calorie torcher, of course, but it is a good stretch and stress reliever. I put this one on the schedule because I�m still going fairly gentle for this Phase, and also because I�m hoping the stress relief will help me calm down and make better food choices. I�ve been mentally stressed lately and my eating has suffered for it. A little stress relief may be just what I need to get me through this tough time.
For my diet today, I had a healthy breakfast and I�ve packed a light lunch and snacks for the work day. When I get home, I�m planning to do my evening workout (Walk Yourself Fit), and then eat a healthy, vegetable-packed soup, followed by a portion-controlled and somewhat healthy treat of some kind, involving chocolate-flavored yogurt.
Diet�I have two goals that will focus my attention on: Goal One is a focus on vegetables. My goal is to get an average of at least four servings of vegetables per day. Goal Two is to focus on portion control with sweet treats and making those treats as sensible as possible. For example, I will have dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
That�s the introduction of my plan. Future blogs won�t be quite as wordy. But then, I�m not doing this for anyone but me so I guess I�ll be as long-winded or as brief as I want to be. If anyone decides to read this stuff, that�s your own business!
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As society progresses, robot technology becomes more imminent and prevalent in the community. Despite the vast range of movies that portray robots becoming an integral part of modern society (such as "I, Robot" and "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"), robot technology has not advanced to a level where they can be used in mainstream society and eventually replace certain occupations. However, as tech giants like Google invest in this form of technology, companies have created prototypes such as the Socibot that can have potential significance in society.
The Socibot is a robot that can interact with humans - it has a transparent display where humans can project their real face onto it, whether it be a realistic photo or a cartoon display. Other than identifying the age and gender of a person, the Socibot can also detect a person's facial expression and hence accurately identify a person's mood and feelings.
If this prototype can successfully interact with humans, this would have great significance in society. For example, the Socibot can be used for the service industry and replace certain occupations, such as waiters and airline staff. Since the robot is programmed to identify the targeted persons's feelings, it can approach the person with a smiling face and a warm greeting to present the most ideal form of customer service.
Other than that, the Socibot can be used as a telepresence robot, where employers do not need to physically be present in a meeting to conduct one with the team. If the employer can afford to spend $16,000 for the prototype, he can simply scan his real face onto the robot and conduct the meeting remotely from home or even in another country. With this new technology available in society, the opportunities are endless.

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Willy is the bassist for the Scottish hair metal band Love Fist. Just like fellow Love Fist band members Dick and Percy, his name is a sex joke from Rockstar as it is a slang term for a penis. Willy is the only member of Love Fist that doesn't wear black gloves. According to Jezz Torrent, Willie wears women's underwear.
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This is a discussion on New Female member from WI within the New Members Introduce Yourself forums, part of the DefensiveCarry.com Forum Office category; Welcome from South Carolina......
Welcome from South Carolina...
Sometimes in life you have to stand your ground. It's a hard lesson to learn and even most adults don't get it, but in the end only I can be responsible for my life. If faced with any type of adversity, only I can overcome it. Waiting for someone else to take responsibility is a long fruitless wait.
Welcome Aboard and Greetings from Rocky Top Tennessee
When you accept mediocrity you sow the seeds for future failure.
One should never confuse good fortune with good training.
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In 1900, in a small Prussian town, a young boy was found murdered, his body dismembered, the blood drained from his limbs. The Christians of the town quickly rose up in violent riots to accuse the Jews of ritual murder'the infamous blood-libel charge that has haunted Jews for centuries. In an absorbing narrative, Helmut Walser Smith reconstructs the murder and the ensuing storm of anti-Semitism that engulfed this otherwise peaceful town. Offering an instructive examination of hatred, bigotry, and mass hysteria, The Butcher's Tale is a modern parable that will be a classic for years to come. Winner of the Fraenkel Award. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2002.
Author Biography
Helmut Walser Smith is currently an associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University.
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St. Patrick is a very important saint in March. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17 by everyone - not just Irish or Catholics. However, St. Joseph is the saint we should be thinking about all of March.
God personally picked St. Joseph to be the foster father to Jesus Christ. Although we do not know everything we can about him, we do know this. He was a kind, loyal and faithful man. He trusted God and loved Jesus and Mary.
Fathers should look to St. Joseph for guidance and support. He will help give you patience and strength to be the kind of father your kids can respect.
St. Joseph lived his life as a quiet, caring man. He was personally selected from God to be the foster father to Jesus Christ. This nine day novena is a prayer to be said for fathers, by fathers and said especially in March.
Novena to Saint Joseph
Glorious St. Joseph, foster-father and protector of Jesus Christ! To you I raise my heart and my hands to implore your powerful intercession. Please obtain for me from the kind Heart of Jesus the help and the graces necessary for my spiritual and temporal welfare. I ask particularly for the grace of a happy death and the special favor I now implore.
[Mention your request here.]
Guardian of the Word Incarnate, I feel animated with confidence that your prayers in my behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.
V. O glorious St. Joseph, through the love you bear to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His Name.
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Softbank will start selling Casio phones by year's end
After recently adding the Apple iPhone to its mobile phone lineup in Japan, Softbank Corp has announced that it will also start offering handsets from Casio Computer by the end of the year.
Yes, Casio actually makes their own mobile phones. And they're billed as being very waterproof and shock-resistant little things.
Among other things, Casio will be Softbank Japan's very first provider of WCDMA handsets, as it tries to further expand it user base and "boost the appeal of [their] mobile phone services among potential subscribers."
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College Hockey:Graham Nets Two In 3-2 Engineer Win
Strange Bounce Lends Assist In Decision Vs. Red Raiders
TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Engineers got out to an early lead and never trailed as they defeated the Colgate Red Raiders, 3-2, Friday evening.
The Engineers (3-2-0, 1-1-0 ECAC) got two goals from Nolan Graham, the second the game-winner in the third period on an odd play.
With the Engineers leading 2-1, Graham came down and dumped the puck into the zone. With Graham attempting to chase the puck down and Red Raider captain Cory Murphy all over him, the puck bounced off the end boards and right into the two players. Before one could bat an eye, Graham had somehow poked it past Colgate goaltender Jason LeFevre.
"We just had a little bit of a mental lapse and we didn't stay intense; the puck bounced to their guy and he just threw it into the net," said Colgate head coach Don Vaughan. "That's the difference in this league between a win and a loss, and it's very frustrating. And it's not always young guys — we're making some young mistakes on defense — but that particular instance it wasn't."
The Engineers took the 3-1 lead, but Colgate (1-4-2, 0-1-0 ECAC) came back on the power play 1:02 later when Chad MacDonald swatted a rebound past Engineer goaltender Kevin Kurk.
But the Red Raiders couldn't come any closer. Even with two more power-play opportunities to try to tie the game, Colgate couldn't get one by Kurk.
Despite giving up two power-play goals, Engineer head coach Dan Fridgen was pleased with the improvement on the penalty kill after allowing four power-play markers to Union last weekend.
"I thought our penalty kill was a lot better," he said. "If you're going to take penalties and you're going to kill them off, then that's the situation and you correct it, so I was happy to see that. We just have to be a little better knowing what time of the game it is, and a couple of [Rensselaer players] are inexperienced. We just have to get better at that.
"It's amazing from a coaching perspective, sometimes you think it's going to happen the way you've always done it, and I think as a coaching staff we needed to do a better job teaching what we were looking for and … what the opposition wants to do."
The Engineers peppered LeFevre with 18 shots on goal in the first, but could only put one home, when Graham took a feed from Matt Murley from behind the net. Graham's first shot was saved, but he tucked his own rebound past LeFevre for the 1-0 lead.
Colgate just survived that first period and the barrage of shots that the Engineers let off.
"We were a little flat in the first and Jason kept us in the game," said Vaughan. "That's been one of our problems this year, we've had bad first periods for whatever reason. But we had a great second and we got ourselves back in it."
Indeed, the Red Raiders got back in it, but not before the Engineers made it 2-0.
On the power play, things went helter-skelter as a point shot went into a mass of bodies in front of the net. A scramble ensued and with 11 players in front of the net, the lone man uncovered was defenseman Jim Vickers. Vickers found the puck, paused five feet from the goalmouth and waited for LeFevre to stay down, then picked his spot and rifled home his first collegiate goal.
The Red Raiders got within one when Mike O'Malley took a feed from behind the net from Bryan Long and punched it past Kurk, but the Engineers regained the two-goal lead in the third and held on to win their first ECAC game of the season.
"We came out real strong and we did a good job from the drop of the puck for the full 60 minutes," said Fridgen. "Everybody was going, and everybody fulfilled their roles real well.
"We did a good job with the little things. Getting the faceoffs, jumping to the puck, and we did a good job getting on it with the forecheck and creating some turnovers. Some guys made some real big plays, and scored some real big goals.
"It was an exciting game. I just hope they're not all like that," Fridgen joked.
"It's a matter of staying focused for 60 minutes and if you let your guard down for one second in this league that's the difference in the game, and that's what happened tonight," said Vaughan. "Their third goal was just a letdown on our part, and that's the difference."
Colgate will travel to take on ECAC leader Union Saturday evening, while the Engineers will host Cornell.
"It's nice to go to bed knowing that you got a victory," said Fridgen. "But when you wake up you know you're going into battle again."
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Kansas City took the opening possession and marched 74 yards in just six plays, including a 21-yard pass to Dwayne Bowe and a 34-yarder to Baldwin that got the Chiefs to the Carolina 2.
Hillis powered in to score the first touchdown for Kansas City on the opening possession of a game since Dec. 26, 2010. It was also the first touchdown drive engineered by Quinn since December 2009, when he helped the Browns beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
Hillis ran to the sideline after scoring his first touchdown of the season and handed the ball to Crennel, then gave the guy who managed to hold the team together a hug.
The Panthers answered with a long touchdown drive of their own. The big play came when safety Abe Elam watched Olsen haul in a 47-yard pass from Newton for the tying touchdown.
The Chiefs had tacked on a field goal when the Panthers struck again, this time after Newton completed three passes to convert third downs, the last finding Smith in the end zone.
But Kansas City finished off the half with one of its best drives of the year, an 80-yard march that took up the final 7:25. Hillis was stuffed at the line on third-and-goal, and Crennel allowed the clock to hit 2 seconds before calling timeout. On the final play of the half, Quinn saw Moeaki open in the back of the end zone and delivered a soft toss for a 17-14 lead.
Breathing room came late in the third quarter when the Chiefs used 17 plays to go 87 yards on a drive that lasted another 10 minutes. Quinn finished it with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Baldwin.
Carolina mounted a comeback with the opening drive of the fourth quarter, with Newton hitting Murphy on a quick slant route from the 8 to get the Panthers within a field goal. But the Chiefs added their own field goal, and then burned enough of the clock to ensure the victory.
One that allowed the Chiefs to celebrate in the midst of their mourning.
"There were pockets in the game where reality hits you again, and that's sobering," said Chiefs linebacker Andy Studebaker. "I've been telling people, Jovan was like a brother to us. His family was family to us. Our hearts go out to them, man, and the game maybe took our heads off it for a while. It brought us closer as a team today, I think. But it's never going to be easy."
NOTES: Chiefs CB Brandon Flowers (hamstring), S Abe Elam (left leg) and LB Derrick Johnson (left hamstring) left the game with injuries. Carolina lost LB James Anderson (eye), Murphy (foot) and S Sherrod Martin (right knee) during the game. ... Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe caught four passes to move into third place in franchise history with 413 catches. ... Carolina has attempted 11 FGs this season.
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March 12, 2001
There's nothing quite like March Madness, when basketball teams play in the NCAA tournament and fans paint their faces in school colors, wear funky headgear and go, well, mad.
Only two teams can end their seasons with victories. The others will lose the last game they play, but not before their passion spreads from the sidelines to the stands, from fired-up coaches and players to those frenetic fans.
Arenas become bedlam, madhouses of sound that assault the senses with pep bands, mascots and cheerleaders dueling for attention.
Players who've spent months practicing and hours in weight rooms, hoping for a chance to play some more games, add even more excitement to the tournament. This is a test of togetherness, of how well a dozen or so college kids came together in October and created a season to remember.
There is a singleness of purpose that begins in pregame huddles and warmups, building intensity to that opening tap.
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It's the merging of two lives into one. It's the sharing of precious memories. It's the understanding of the "Marital Vows" and learning to trust GOD to order your steps.
Enjoy the coming together of "LOVE" and "UNITY" !!!
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Marriage Is A Gift from GOD, it's GOD's design for "US"
to meet one another's need and wants according to HIS word.
It's GOD's purpose to GLORIFY us through unity in our
transformation to Perfection.
As "WE" unify, selfishness is abandon, vanity is questioned
and self pride is exposed. We are prompted, propelled and
provoked to walk into the image of Christ, through our
companionship with one another.
It's our LOVE..., RESPECT...,
and COMMITMENT to one another that expresses an appreciation
to GOD, for blessing "US" with a GODLY Marriage.
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A Massachusetts State Police trooper's Facebook tribute to his K-9 partner has become a social media sensation. The Mass. trooper's partner dog Dante recently had to be put down. Now the heartfelt goodbye letter he penned is going viral and morphing into an internet smash.
Mass. State Trooper Christopher Coscia's Tuesday online post, One Last Ride, has become such an Internet hit that it seems to spread exponentially by the minute, according to MassLive on Jan. 30.
The decision to end the German Shepherd's life was understandably difficult, according to Coscia. As of Wednesday afternoon, his post about the life and times of Dante, the crime-fighting dog, had already generated nearly half a million Facebook views.
And by Thursday morning, the online homage had generated more than 20,000 "Likes," more than 12,000 "Shares," and over 6,000 comments, not to mention mainstream media coverage from outlets such as the New York Daily News.
The touching story has also jumped the pond, even being picked up by the Daily Mail, one of Britain's major newspapers. They called Coscia's tribute to Dante a heartbreaking farewell, that shows, "the inseparable bond of police partners, no matter their species."
Coscia starts his post wrestling with "the unenviable task" of having to decide when to put his crime-fighting partner of nearly nine years to sleep.
"Most dogs are just dogs, but you sometimes run into ones that are somehow as much human as they are dog," the trooper said, adding, "Every morning when I opened the door to his kennel, he would jump up on me, wrap his paws around my waist, get his morning greeting and pat from me, storm up the stairs, and push the door open ready to go to work."
Some of Dante's memorable accomplishments include tracking and locating a man who had just murdered his girlfriend. Another time he located a cash seizure several times greater than the previous largest seizure in the commonwealth's history.
Coscia noted that Dante helped rid the Bay State of more than 1,000 grams of heroin, 8,600 grams of cocaine, and more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana throughout his law enforcement career.
Clearly Dante's superior intelligence was on display when the canine figured out how to open doors with handles, clamping down with his mouth, and then pulling and turning.
The trooper remembered how his companion took this new knowledge and self-taught himself to slide open the cruiser divider door that separated the two, his way to always be close to him.
Unfortunately the powerful and intelligent dog took a sudden health turn for the worse when he collapsed, and tests revealed Dante had pulmonary hypertension.
The disease prevented him from getting enough oxygen to his lungs. The right side of his heart became enlarged causing poor blood circulation, Coscia said.
As weeks went by, Dante began suffering seizures due to the lack of oxygen to his brain. In one instance, the policeman sat on the snowy ground with Dante, gently patting him as he waited for the seizure to pass.
Afterward, the man and his faithful dog headed indoors to find Coscia's wife and daughter crying, knowing what Dante's fate was. The couple's daughter and son were 1 and 3, respectively, when their father first brought Dante home.
The kids had known him practically their entire lives. But a tough decision had to be made. When it came time to take Dante to the vet for the last time, the dog who had trouble making it out of the yard, "sat upright in his car for One Last Ride," Coscia wrote.
It was a ride he had delayed for eight hours, just driving around with Dante as they'd done so many times, as the trooper struggled with the decision to put him down.
"He sat upright, alert as ever, checking the perimeter (and) always on guard. How does the dog who can barely breathe remain upright and vigilant for so long?", Coscia wondered.
Coscia wrote the cyber tribute to his partner with tears in his eyes, flowing freely down his face. He is surely not alone in that now as readers continue to share his special story.
"Dante is still somehow sitting upright, watching me as I write about him - every once in a while sticking his head through the cage, letting me know things will be alright," Coscia said.


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Summary of the Question-and-Answer Session at Seiko Epson's Announcement of Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter (ended September 30, 2012).
Q&A summary
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Are your personnel realignments the main reason for the forecasted reduction in companywide expenses?
Information-related equipment
Your competitors are also focusing on the office market. Won't this make for a tougher competitive environment?
Why has the previously forecast demand for serial impact dot matrix (SIDM) printers slipped back until next year?
Although we will pay an interim dividend of 13 yen per share as originally announced, we have decided to postpone a decision on the year-end dividend. We are now forecasting a net loss for the year, and will make our decision based on the results of the third quarter, and our outlook for business results and financial situation.
Are your personnel realignments the main reason for the forecasted reduction in companywide expenses?
The personnel realignments are one reason. We are also expecting to receive some income from patent licensing.
Information-related equipment
Our new inkjet printer models are being created to an extremely challenging design. Not only are they much more compact than previous models, but we have also reduced the number of parts as we have sought to reduce costs. The difficulty assembly process has been a challenge, as has the establishment of production efficiencies in the startup of new products.
We have reduced our unit sales targets in light of the current market environment and because of our decision to focus on certain strategic products. Our aim is to increase the proportion of premium models for the home, enterprise models for the office, and high-capacity ink tank models for sale in emerging economies. We believe that improving the composition of our install base in this way will drive an increase in future ink revenues and will improve profitability in the emerging markets.
Your competitors are also focusing on the office market. Won't this make for a tougher competitive environment?
Laser printers are presently the most common type of office printer. We believe that other companies' focus on office inkjets will help promote the benefits of inkjet, and will lead to an expansion of the market.
Why has the previously forecast demand for serial impact dot matrix (SIDM) printers slipped back until next year?
Much of the demand for SIDM printers comes from China, where there has been reduced demand for new models for the tax collection system. Reduced investment is often a temporary phenomenon in China when there is a change in government. However, with new demand for these printers having started on the east coast and now spreading into the inland areas, we don't see a long-term decrease in latent market demand.
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As revenues continue short of projections, the Washington State Parks department plans to request $27 million from the general fund for 2013-2015, despite that fact that legislators have previously said that state parks may get no general fund money.
With fear of how that may impact our parks, Chelan County PUD will turn to outside expertise to evaluate the options for future operation of the three state operated parks, as well as three not operated by the state: Entiat, Beebe Bridge and Orondo River parks.
Chelan County PUD Commissioner, Carnan Bergren, says the analysis is a first step for the district to have alternative options, should state funding fall through.
Although it remains unclear what help state parks will get from Washington's general fund, state revenue projections aren't rosy- leaving Chelan County PUD little choice but to search out other options for their park system."CLICK HERE" for Audio


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I got my inspiration for this party from a 'high school reunion' style party I found on HWTM. My little brother was turning 18 and I wanted to do something special for him and his friends.
I showed him my ideas and he thought it was fantastic, so we ran with it!
I wanted to create a stereotypical American school environment, like the ones we see on TV here in Australia. We decided to hire a small hall that had a cafeteria window opening which was perfect for serving hungry teenagers.
I don't have any photographs of the food we served (it was eaten so quickly!) but it was a cold night so we served American style hotdogs, homemade pumpkin soup and traditional sloppy joes. Recipes below:
SLOPPY JOES (serves 50 people)
3 kg lean minced beef
6 onions, finely chopped
6 celery stalks, finely chopped
6 carrots grated or finely chopped
5 cans of diced tomatoes
3 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
80ml Worcestershire sauce (16 teaspoons)
80ml red wine vinegar (16 teaspoons)
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
50 bread rolls
1. Cook the mince in a large non-stick frying pan over a moderate heat and cook through.
2. Break up the meat with a wooden spatula and when it is no longer pink, add the onion, celery and carrot.
3. Cook until the vegetables have softened
4. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until combined. Place a lid on the pot and leave on a low heat to thicken.
PUMPKIN SOUP (serves 30 people)
1 whole pumpkin
6 onions
2 tablespoons butter
8 cups water
3 tablespoons mixed herbs
3 tablespoons onion flakes
3 tablespoons chicken stock
1 tablespoon curry powder
1. Peel and cut pumpkin into fine cubes and place in a large pot with the water and butter.
2. Turn your stove heat setting to 1/2 full.
2. Dice the onion and add to the pumpkin and water. Simmer these slowly for half an hour to soften.
3. Take the pot off heat and add the remaining ingredients.
4. Blend to puree (in small lots) in a food processor, blender or with a magic mixer stick.
We served the hot dogs and sloppy joes in lidded styrofoam containers with divided sections. Our pumpkin soup was served up in styrofoam cups to keep it warm. Our theme was red, blue and white - Will's favourite colours. We had streamers, balloons, napkins, cutlery and cups in these colours to tie in the theme. All of our decorations were purchased from www.partyproducts.com.au
We asked our guests to come dressed as a highschool stereotype, and they delivered! We hired a photographer to take professional photos of our guests and we put together a "yearbook" which will be printed and given to Will as a gift.
For extra entertainment we hired a juke box from www.mobydisc.com.au - it was fantastic! We had a huge selection of music, disco lights and karaoke!
A pool table was also hired to keep the wall flowers busy.
Our party went way into the night, and we had a fantastic time. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me :)


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How the University of Nebraska Athletic Departments benefited from Oklahoma tax credits
The vast majority of men in Oklahoma are college sports enthusiasts. Whether it is the Oklahoma Sooners, or the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the signs of obsession are impossible to ignore. Football rolls into basketball and that into baseball - and both schools are in the Big 12 Conference (and before that the Big 8). One of the many rivalries in all sports, until recently, was the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The citizens of Oklahoma may be shocked to learn just how they have indirectly funded Nebraska Athletics. While that sounds crazy (and it should), there is a clear trail from Oklahoma City, to Kiowa, Oklahoma, and on to Omaha, Nebraska. In June of 2001, a power plant was announced called the Kiamichi Energy Facility. According to Diamond Generating Corporation, and subsidiary of Mitsubishi, it provides over 30 permanent, well paying jobs and generates an annual payroll, including subcontractor services, of approximately $3 million.
The company that built the Kiamichi Energy Facility is called Tenaska. It is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. There are many subcompanies and business units of Tenaska, that perform various functions. HERE is the current list of Leadership. The various executives of this company have been very generous to many different worthy causes, and also to the University of Nebraska (which may or may not be a worthy cause depending on where you live). This is easy to do when the State of Oklahoma is giving so much money away.
There is a law that pertains to the subject of this article: Title 68, Chapter 1, Article 23, Section 2357.4. That is a very complicated way of saying "Tax Credit for Investments". As you can see from THIS LINK, certain people have received many of these tax credits. Another place, that accesses the State of Oklahoma records for tax credits and corporate welfare (I mean "economic development") is Subsidy Tracker. Here is who they are, how much they received in tax credits, what year they are for, and what ties they have to the University of Nebraska:
Howard and Rhonda Hawks
Mr. Hawks is the Founder and Chairman of Tenaska.
2010 - $10,281,136
2009 - $10,273,546
2008 - $10,265,842
The baseball field of the University of Nebraska is named after Mr. Hawks. He is the also the new Chairman of the Regents of NU.
Thomas and Mary Hendricks
Mr. Hendricks is the co-Founder and Executive VP of Tenaska.
2010 - $5,738,607
2009 - $5,734,888
2008 - $5,731,114
2007 - 5,728,345
The athletic training facility at the University of Nebraska is called the Hendricks Training Complex.
Michael and Susan Lebens
Mr. Lebens is the CEO of Tenaska.
2010 - $1,788,821
2009 - $1,786,486
2008 - $1,785,623
2007 - $1,785,623
Paul and Annette Smith
Mr. Smith is Vice Chairman of Tenaska Energy, Inc.
2010 - $1,567,096
2009 - $1,566,080
2007 - $1,564,292
Larry and Linda Pearson
Mr. Pearson is the former President and CEO, Operations of Tenaska, Inc.
2010 - $1,525,009
2009 - $1,524,020
2008 - $1,523,016
2007 - $1,521,776
Neal and Jamie Hawks
Mr. Hawks is the son of Howard Hawks. The Players Lounge inside the Hendricks Training Facility is called the Neal & Jamie Hawks Player's Lounge.
2010 - $1,313,238
2009 - $1,312,085
2008 - $1,310,913
2007 - $1,310,054
Troy and Heather Hawks
Mr. Hawks is the son of Howard Hawks.
2010 - $1,301,658
2009 - $1,300,512
2008 - $1,299,348
2007 - $1,298,495
Ronald and Terri Quinn
Mr. Quinn is the Executive Vice President of Tenaska.
2010 - $1,258,467
2009 - $1,257,652
2008 - $1,256,825
2007 - $1,256,218
Michael and Sharon Lawler
Mr. Lawler is the Executive Vice President for Corporate Investments on the Tenaska Board of Stakeholders.
2010 - $1,019,802
2009 - $1,021,407
2008 - $1,018,468
2007 - $1,017,975
Brandon Hendricks
Mr. Hendricks is the son of Thomas and Mary Hendricks.
2010 - $900,954
2009 - $900,371
2008 - $899,778
2007 - $899,344
Jennifer and Alfred Hernandez
Mrs. Hernandez appears to be the daughter of Thomas and Mary Hendricks (married Alfred Hernandez in 1999, Brazzoria, TX).
2010 - $900,954
2009 - $900,370
2008 - $899,778
2007 - $899,343
Darrell and Patricia Hevelhymer
Mr. Bevelhymer is a Consultant and Member of the Executive Board, Tenaska Marketing Ventures, Inc.
2010 - $769,230
2009 - $768,731
2008 - $768,347
2007 - $767,852
Trudy and Roger Harper
Mrs. Harper retired as President of Tenaska Power Services Company.
2010 - $600,953
2009 - $600,563
2008 - $600,166
David and Susan Fiorelli
Mr. Fiorelli is the President of Business Development Group, Tensaska Georgia Partners L.P.
2008 - $384,947
2007 - $384,737
Frederick and Teresa Hunzeker
Mr. Hunzeker is the Presidet of the Board of Stakeholders, Tenaska.
2010 - $376,339
2009 - $376,094
2008 - $375,846
The sum total of these tax credits for the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 is $103,433,511. That is ONE HUNDRED THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN DOLLARS - for about 30 permanent jobs. The amount that went to people directly tied to the University of Nebraska Athletics Department as donors based on links in this article is more than half of this amount.
To the University of Nebraska employees, fans and staff, you're welcome! The citizens (and college athletics fans) of the State of Oklahoma have helped to fund your athletic department facilities. The next time someone tells you they are a fan of college athletics in Oklahoma, remind them what they have paid for. Tell them to pay attention, and to root for their new team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. And tell them to keep paying attention to football/basketball/baseball/whatever, but to be sure and not pay attention to politics, or to vote.
Epilogue: Former State Senator Mike Morgan, a Democrat, was charged with 32 counts of mail fraud related to his dealings with Tenaska. He was acquitted of all charges (but found guilty of a single count of bribery in another case). Prosecutors had alleged the $250,000 he was paid by Tenaska from 2004 to 2008 were bribes. The payments were for "professional services" at the rate of $5,000 a month, according to Tenaska executives. Morgan is a former Senate Pro Tempore (leader of the State Senate).
NOTE - the figures in this article should be accurate but any reader should verify them against the State of Oklahoma's website.


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Oct. 2, 2006
General Comments:
"There are probably two things that are sticking with me at this moment. Number one is the fact that we won the football game, in Arizona. Going on the road and having success is quite a step for our football team to accomplish. I also thought the support of the football team, here in Seattle, especially at Bank of America Arena. I have been told that around 7000 Husky fans gathered to watch the ball game. That just speaks volumes to the passion that is in and around this football program. To me those are two very exciting things that took place this weekend."
On any feelings of vindication:
"I don't think I silently, or publicly, have any thoughts in that direction. I think my record has spoken for itself over the years, and it is what it is. I think I have done things right at every step of my career. I don't have any need to step back or step out and pronounce any sort of vindication or anything along those lines."
Thoughts on the season so far:
"The first thing is, I don't think we have done anything yet. There is a full season to be played, and you only evaluate what you have done at the end of the season. I don't think there are bowl games for 4-1, so there is a lot of work that we have to do."
On Scott White winning Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week:
"It is exciting. Not only is Scott showing up on our radar, but he is starting to show up on the conference and hopefully the national radar. You enjoy having players reach that level of success. It is not just about Scott White, it is also about our coaches putting players in position to have some success."
Thoughts on USC game:
"Well, I see everything as a must-win. I don't know many coaches who look at it otherwise. The one we played was very important, now that is behind us and this one is extremely important. It could take us another step closer to our goal, and hopefully on the way to another level."
On being 4-1 at this point in the season:
"This is a lot better position to be sitting in, than any other position we could be in right now. And, I think our guys feel good about what they have accomplished. They are not perfect, but I think it is a great place to be sitting, and hopefully we have a few more important steps to take along the way.
On the Washington State vs. USC game:
"I thought Washington State played pretty well, they took advantage of some mistakes and some opportunities throughout the game, which put them in position to possibly win the football game."
On being the underdog in the upcoming game:
"I don't worry about being the underdog. I just try to go out and coach our team. I hope that our players will respond to the consistency of our coaching."
On playing at USC:
"We have experienced a big time atmosphere. I think that our guys have enough history in playing in big game opportunities."
On the media attention Washington has recently received:
"We are like the new kid on the block, we were not expected to be 4-1. We are getting attention because people didn't expect us to be in the position that we are in, nothing more than that. We haven't done enough yet."
On if he perceives USC as more of a Defensive team this year than the Offensive Powerhouses of years past:
"I don't necessarily agree with the statement. I think they have scored more points. I think that this is a pretty good offensive football team. They have youth, they are young but they are still a good offensive team."


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Trout Fishing in the Battenkill River
Gradually more rings began to show on the glass-smooth surface of the long pool. I sat quietly in the misty rain and watched them. Small trout, all of them, but even so, they fed cautiously. A minute or more separated each quick foray to the surface. On this absolutely flat water, fooling even one of these six-inchers would take precision and luck.
An hour passed before I saw the unmistakable black nose. On the Henry's Fork and the Bighorn I learned to measure a surface-feeding trout by the size of his nose. We call the big ones "toads" because that's what their noses look like against the water.
Here on the Battenkill I had found a toad. I didn't move for ten minutes, the interval it took him to come to the surface three times. He rose in precisely the same place, about two feet directly upstream from the outermost sweeping branch of the arching oak tree. The only way I could float a fly over him was from the side and upstream.
His delicate rise form suggested he had selected spinners to eat. They drifted inert on the water's surface membrane, easy pickin's for an energy-conscious trout. I saw two kinds of spinners on the water — large rust-colored ones and smaller olives. Knowing the perversity of large trout, I guessed this one had selected the olives. I found a good match in my fly box and tied it to my wispy tippet. My hands, I noticed, trembled just a little. After three days, the Battenkill had showed me a worthy trout. Now it was up to me. The odds, I knew, were slim. Even if I hooked this fish, he would bolt to what I assumed was his lair under the tangled timber against the bank. My tippet was too slender. It would snap if I tried to hold him back. Otherwise he would wrap me and surely break me off.
Perhaps not. When they're hooked, large trout sometimes shoot directly upstream, or try to slog it out in midriver, or exhaust themselves by jumping repeatedly. I might get lucky.
I focused on the first challenge, which was to wade into position to make my cast. A careless step would send telltale ripples across the pool, and the trout would dart back to his hideout for the rest of the day. So I moved downstream and crossed in the quick water of the pool's tailout. Then I climbed the bank and pushed through the alder tangles to a spot directly across from the fish. I paused there until his nose showed again. Then I slipped down the bank and into the water.
The river spread 100 feet wide here, and my trout lay about ten feet from the far bank. To place an accurate cast over him, I'd need to wade to midstream. There was virtually no discernible current. I began to edge forward, shuffling my feet slowly, wary of making waves. He rose again. I was closer, now, and I saw the size of his nose more clearly and mentally compared it with those I had judged on other rivers. A 16-incher, at least. Maybe 18. Not a Battenkill five-pounder. But a most worthy trout.
I had to resist the impulse to cast. I was still too far from him. One careless presentation would spook him. So I waded forward cautiously. He showed his nose again. He had established a rhythm now, and I had learned it.
A hollow thunk echoed from somewhere upstream, but it barely registered. I was focused on my trout. I was almost there.
Then the man in the canoe materialized out of the mist. He paddled placidly down the middle of my pool, directly over the place where my trout had been rising.
"Any luck?" he asked cheerfully.
I shook my head. "Nope."
"Say," he said. "You got the time?"
I glanced at my watch. "Three-fifteen."
"Thanks." He waved. "Well, good luck, then."


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In Dynamics Ax2012, the country/region context has replaced the country configuration keys. That brings a set of advantages. Configuration keys had to be enabled by the admin manually, and they were installation wide. If the installation included legal entities from multiple countries or regions, all were affected by the configuration keys settings. The country/region context framework uses instead the primary address of the current legal entity to determine the appropriate context.
Dynamics Ax2012 contains a rich set of country/region specific features. They are either addressing a regulatory requirement in a specific country/region, or a specific business practice. All country/region specific features have country/region context assigned to them. Mostly in the form of a property setting on menus, and other UI elements. That property is called CountryRegionCodes, as on the example below:
Typically, all UI components belonging to a country/region specific feature, would have assigned a specific country/region code. Further, if there is an alternative code execution logic required for a specific country/regional requirement, those code paths would follow a code pattern as below:
If (SysCountryRegionCode::isLegalEntityInCountryRegion([isoCode]))
executecountry/region specific code;
Occasionally, we receive feedback from our customers and partners, which would like to use a country/region specific feature in a country/region, which is different from the one shipped with Microsoft Dynamics Ax2012. Frequent are arguments that in earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX they would simply enable country configuration key which contains the feature of interest and start using it.
That is something what we discourage our partners or customers to do. Using features in a country/region different from the one for which they were designed might result in an incorrect system behavior. Every country/region specific feature is designed and tested only for the targeted country/region. There is no guarantee of a proper system function if features are used outside of those.
The country/region context in Microsoft Dynamics Ax2012 is designed to prevent mistakes during the system setup, automatically determining the proper context for a legal entity. The UI and the code execution logic will automatically adjust to that. This cannot be changed by any system parameter setup and is only driven by the primary address of the current active legal entity.
Changing the country/region context for a feature in Microsoft Dynamics Ax2012 would require assistance of an experienced developer and a developer license. The developer would need to use available reverse engineering tools to identify all components of a given feature, alter the CountryRegionCodes properties of the AOT elements across the feature scope. Further, all code paths executed in the feature flow would need to be identified and enabled for the altered country/region ISO codes. Many features have dependencies on another set of features and cannot be used independently. Identifying all those dependencies would be necessary for successful completion of the modification.
The process described above is highly risky and not recommended. Partners and/or customers would be fully and solely responsible for any such modifications.


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Editorial: Safe After 60
Helen, a spunky 88-year-old widow, was excited to go out to dinner with her daughter and granddaughter. While she was rushing to put on her favorite coat she tripped on the hall rug and came crashing down to the hard, slate floor. Suddenly, the anticipated fun-filled evening was replaced with severe pain in her left leg and side, while blood flowed down her forehead from hitting the door as she fell. Unfortunately, this is a common scenario as our population ages. In many instances, a fall may lead to a sequence of changes (e.g., injury, decreased functional ability, transitioning from an independent living situation to one with more assistance) that have a profound influence on the lives of older adults and their families.

Approximately 30% of community-dwelling adults 65 years and older will fall in a given year; adults 80 years and older are at greatest risk and experience falls at a rate of 1 in 2 (Gillespie et al., 2009). Of those who fall, 66% are likely to fall again within 6 months. Moreover, injuries from falls are associated with increased mortality, decreased functional abilities, and reduced quality of life (Sterling, O'Connor, & Bonadies, 2001). In 2006 falls among older adults resulted in approximately 17,000 deaths and 1.84 million visits to emergency departments in the United States (Stevens et al., 2006). In addition to the personal costs associated with falls, the economic costs are substantial; direct medical costs in 2000 alone totaled more than $19 billion and are projected to be $240 billion by 2040 (Stevens et al.). Given these multiple high personal and financial costs and rapidly expanding numbers of older adults, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently made older adult fall prevention a central priority in its research agenda (NCIPC, 2009).

Because Helen lives in a small community setting, she was taken to an urgent care facility rather than a hospital-based emergency room. In both the United States and the United Kingdom, approximately 30%–50% of individuals are not taken to a hospital when they fall (Weiss, Chong, Ong, Earnest, & Balash, 2003). Although with this type of care the injury is treated, the underlying fall risk factors frequently are not assessed. As a result, prevention strategies to reduce the major fall risk factors (e.g., poor muscle strength and tone, limited exercise, loss of bone mass, impaired vision, medications limiting mental alertness, and environmental hazards that contribute to more than 30% of falls) are not considered or addressed (Gillespie et al., 2009).

In most cases, fall-prevention programs are targeted to older adults who are hospitalized for their fall-related injuries. However, fall-prevention programs and general health education should begin long before adults experience initial falls. Framed within the context of "safe after 60,� older adults must increasingly learn more about normal aging changes that may place them at greater risk for falls. Along with recognizing key contributors to increased fall risk, older adults must take more responsibility for performing those behaviors that minimize the likelihood of falls. A recent review of the fall-prevention evidence by Costello and Edelstein (2008) for community dwelling older adults revealed the following:

Rehabilitation nurses must remain cognizant that fall-prevention strategies are applicable to the nonhospitalized, community-dwelling older adult as well as those who are hospitalized. Be proactive and educate older adults about actions that will minimize their risk for falls. Recognize that patients who have fallen and are not hospitalized are more likely to fall again and probably have not received any formal fall-prevention interventions. Whether you are a nurse in a doctor's office, a clinic, hospital, or urgent care waiting room, or attending a family event, take advantage of every teachable moment to educate all older adults (60 years and older) and their families regarding feasible actions to reduce potential falls.

Costello, E., & Edelstein, J. E. (2008). Update on falls prevention for community-dwelling older adults: Review of single and mulitfactorial intervention programs. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 45(8), 1135–1152.

Gillespie, L. D., Robertson, M. C., Gillespie, W. J., Lamb, S. E., Gates, S., Cumming, R. G., et al. (2009). Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database Systematic Review, (2), CD007146.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Injury research agenda, 2009–2018. Atlanta, GA: Author.

Sterling, D. A., O'Connor, J. A., & Bonadies, J. (2001). Geriatric falls: Injury severity in high and disportionate to mechanism. Journal of Trauma, 50, 116–119.

Stevens, J. A., Corso, P. S., Finkelstein, E. A., & Miller, T. R. (2006). The costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults. Injury Prevention, 12(5), 290–295.

Weiss, S., Chong, R., Ong, M., Ernst, A. A., & Balash, M. (2003). Emergency medical services screening of elderly falls in the home. Prehospital Emergency Care, 7, 79–84.


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Computex Taipei 2013 - Something at the Antec booth caught my eye in the halls of Nangang, and that is their new PowerUp mobile chargers. They come in up to 9000mAh, which is enough juice to charge the average high-end smartphone 3 to 4 times over.
This is impressive, as it is also slim, very slim. It runs Antec's TruePower Mobile Technology and features two USB ports to boot. I hope to get my grubby hands on these bad boys in the near future and bring you a review. The color range, including pink, is a perfect present for your mobile happy female friend or wife.


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The colossal Yellow River Monument, also known as The Age-pass, was finished and opened to visitors in June 1995. The Monument, which is 790 meters long, 2.5 meters tall and 0.9 meters wide, is made up of 1,093 toughened glass containers each holding water samples taken at 1,093 different places along the 5,464-kilometer-long main course of the Yellow River. Each of the containers bears an introduction of the place (in Chinese, English, and French) where the water sample was taken. This monument is an epical embodiment of the Mother River, the spirit of the Chinese nation and her perseverant strive for progress.
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Padfone Infinity pre-orders now open in Asus' home country, April release reconfirmed
Asus announced the Padfone Infinity last month at MWC 2013, making it the third-generation Padfone product. Now the smartphone-tablet hybrid is available for pre-order in Taiwan, Asus' home country, where it's going to hit the shelves starting next month (April) – in two color versions: gray and pink.
Taiwanese customers can get the Padfone Infinity 32GB smartphone alone (hence without the tablet dock) for 20,990 TWD ($702), and the 64GB version for 22,990 ($769). The tablet dock makes the whole thing 5,000 TWD ($167) more expensive.
The smartphone features a 5 inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD), LTE connectivity, 13MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera, quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 2,400 mAh battery. The tablet comes with a 10.1 inch display of the same Full HD resolution, 1MP front-facing camera, and a 5,000 mAh battery. Android 4.2 Jelly Bean runs the show.
The Asus Padfone Infinity will be released in April in other markets, too – including in the UK.
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Balancing earning and learning
"School in the Plant" offers chance to complete education
Learn how Cargill helps employees to reach a higher education level with its "School in the Plant" initiative at the company's integrated poultry processing operations in Thailand's Saraburi.
September 2011 – To help meet financial needs, parents in Thailand may be forced to pull their children out of school before they meet Thailand's minimum education requirement.
In fact, Cargill Meats Thailand employs several hundred workers who have not had the opportunity to complete their secondary and high school level education upon reaching the minimum age for employment.
Recognizing a growing need with "School in the Plant"
In 1994, recognizing a growing need in rural communities, Cargill Meats Thailand partnered with the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education under the Thailand Ministry of Education to create a program called "School in the Plant."
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The School in the Plant program was developed to allow workers to complete their primary, secondary and high school education while working for Cargill Meats Thailand.
"We are committed to furthering the growth and development of our people and the communities in which we do business," said K. Chinathep Sangsuwon, human resources director of Cargill Meats Thailand. "With the School in the Plant program, we want to help those most in need to balance earning and learning, and provide a chance to attain a better quality of life."
School in the Plant helps employees juggle school, work and community activities
Under the government-approved and monitored School in the Plant program, employees are required to engage in a set number of hours in classroom activities, as well as participate in community activities.
Once participants complete the required elements for each level of education, they receive accredited certifications equivalent to the country's formal education programs.
In the classroom, employees participate in activities that enhance their business know-how. These activities allow them to develop knowledge with respect to communications, problem-solving, technology and learn valuable life skills.
Employees are informed about the program through notice boards, supervisors or colleagues who have joined the program and have charted successful results.
Since 1994, more than 2,100 employees participated in the program
Since its inauguration in 1994, more than 2,100 employees have participated in the program. Cargill Meats Thailand plans to continue with the School in the Plant program to continue helping disadvantaged employees to reach a higher education level and set them on a way to a better life.


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Tony Isabella and Tom Batiuk have a lot in common. As children, they both remember a family member reading the comics to them. As teenagers, they both had a fascination with comic books and spent long hours creating characters and writing comic book storylines. They both published comic strips, magazines and books. These are the stories of two Medina County residents who followed the same passion down two very different paths to national success.
This is Tony Isabella's story. To read Tom Batiuk's story, click here.
You may not recognize Tony Isabella if he walked past you at Buehler's. But the Medina resident is somewhat of a superhero, albeit in Clark Kent garb.
Like Clevelander Jerry Siegel, co-creator and writer of the Superman series, Isabella is a comic book writer with a long list of credits to his name.
Isabella created Black Lightning, DC Comics' first African-American superhero with his own title. He also created Marvel's Tigra and Misty Knight, known as Iron Fist's sassy sidekick.
"I based the character on Pam Grier," he said.
Growing up in Cleveland, Isabella remembers a relative reading comic books to him when he was a toddler.
"I can't remember if it was my mother or my aunt who read to me, but I do recall the comic books: Superman, the Presto Kid, who was a Western character who defeated the bad guys with magic tricks. I paid attention and studied the words. I wanted to be like Tarzan of the Apes, who taught himself to read by studying his parents' journals."
A 1963 trip to Oneonta, New York, to visit relatives fed 11-year-old Isabella's comic book craving.
"Every time we stopped along the way, I bought a comic book," he said. "My parents were upset that I was spending my vacation money on comics. When we got to Oneonta, I was told I could buy just one more comic. I went to my Great-Uncle Pete's cigar shop and bought the "Fantastic Four" annual for 25 cents. It was the only comic book I didn't already have."
After reading the Fantastic Four's adventures cover to cover and with time on his hands, Isabella began to read the credits in the annual.
"It was the first time I realized that creating comic books was an actual job. And I wanted that job," he said.
By the time he was a teenager, Isabella was publishing his own fanzine. "I wrote about comics, science fiction, things like that."
One of his readers was a young Gene Simmons, who later formed legendary rock band KISS.
"The KISS persona was influenced by Gene's love of comic books," Isabella said.
Isabella eventually landed a gig at the Cleveland Plain-Dealer as a copy assistant.
"I figured if I couldn't write comic books, I would be Clark Kent and work at a newspaper," he said.
By 1972, Isabella was discouraged with the newspaper business.
"We had gone on strike. After getting pushed and shoved in the picket line, I decided I'd had enough," he said. "The next day I called Roy Thomas at Marvel."
Thomas was one of Marvel's top writers and editors, credited with bringing Conan the Barbarian to Marvel.
"Roy knew me from my fanzines. I asked him if he had any work for me."
Thomas did have a job for Isabella. Marvel had just launched a line of British weeklies in serial form and needed someone who knew the material. Isabella did and was hired to oversee the project from cover design and copy to the ads that ran in the series.
"Once you're at a company like Marvel," Isabella said, "all you have to do is show you're a strong, creative person and you're given projects to work on."
In addition to the British series, Isabella handled the production of black-and-white comic magazines such as "Monsters Unleashed," "Tales of the Zombie" and "Deadly Hands of Kung Fu." He also edited Marvel's fan magazine "FOOM," which was an acronym for Friends of Ol' Marvel.
"I had great teachers at Marvel," Isabella said, "People like Stan Lee — the godfather of comics. He co-created Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Hulk and X-Men. … He's amazing."
Sol Brodsky was another mentor for Isabella.
"Sol was a comic book genius," Isabella said. Brodsky, who died in 1984, was Marvel's vice president of operations and special projects.
"Sol could do any part of putting together a comic — writing, drawing, coloring, lettering, production. He could probably even run the stapling machine.
"The way it worked back then at Marvel was that I would go to Roy Thomas with a bare-bones storyline for, say, 'Ghost Rider.' He would ask me things like was I going to kill off a character or would the story make a good cover scene. And then I was on my own to write," Isabella said.
In 1976, disillusioned with a change in Marvel management, Isabella moved over to DC Comics.
"I was at DC for less than a year," he said. "It just wasn't fun anymore."
Isabella moved back to Cleveland. In 1978 he bought a comic book store called Cosmic Comics, which was in downtown Cleveland's Colonial Arcade. He renamed the store Tony Isabella's Cosmic Comics.
In 1988, management forced Isabella to move the store to the Euclid Arcade.
"It was a bad fit for us," he said.
By then, Isabella and wife Barbara had moved to Medina. After the birth of son, Eddie, in 1988, Isabella shuttered the store and became a work-at-home dad. A few years later, daughter Kelley was born.
Since then, Isabella has enjoyed a successful freelance career.
"I've written comic books for various publishers. I pitch in to help comic strip creators with a full script or story development. I'm a ghost writer — I won't tell you for which cartoonists — but if someone is looking for, say, a week of pudding jokes, I sit down and come up with seven days' worth of pudding jokes."
He writes a weekly column for Talesofwonder.com, a blog (Tonyisabella.blogspot.com) and is working on several Garfield books based on cartoons originally produced in France.
"You could call me the script doctor," he said. "I'm working on script and dialogue restoration and I'm writing new gags for the books."
Isabella said he thoroughly researches stories before writing.
"If you're asking your readers to believe the fantastic, then when you get to the real part, it has to be real," he said. "When a story has a legal, medical, geographical or political angle, I do a lot of research to make it factual."
Isabella co-wrote the Captain America novel "Liberty's Torch" (Berkley) and the "Star Trek" novel "The Case of the Colonist's Corpse" (Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.) The latter was based on the character Sam Cogley, a lawyer who appeared in a "Star Trek" television episode. The book is written and designed to resemble the old "Perry Mason" novels.
He is also the author of "1,000 Comic Books You Must Read" (Krause Publications.) And until the 2013 demise of the Comic Buyer's Guide magazine, Isabella was a contributing editor and the lead reviewer of the longest-running periodical dedicated to the industry.
With hundreds of credits to his name, Isabella said he finds inspiration all around him.
"Everything inspires me in one way or another," he said. He said his Roman Catholic upbringing is the basis for many of his stories of redemption.
"Stan Lee used to say nobody's all good or all evil," Isabella said, "I'm a believer in heroes being heroes, but that doesn't mean they can't stumble along the way.
"They used to say the '30s and '40s were the Golden Age of Comics, but I think we're in the Golden Age now," Isabella said. "Past comics are being reprinted, new work from all over the world is being published.
"I'm happy where I'm at right now. I've got a great wife and family. I've done a lot of work that people enjoy. And I plan to keep writing until I can no longer get my fingers on the keyboard."
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A 19-year-old Dover man and an 18-year-old Felton man are wanted on attempted murder charges in connection with the stabbing of a 20-year-man on Wednesday afternoon.
Shaquille Bolden, a resident of Dover's Lake Club Apartments at 400 N. Dupont Highway, and Kinon Teat, a resident of 295 S. Ember Drive in Felton, are accused of repeatedly stabbing the victim during a large fight involving about 20 people in the unit block of South New Street, about a block away from the Dover Police Department, just before 3:42 p.m.
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A two-button stick would have sufficed for XWA, being that a lot of the key controls were done from the keyboard, but certainly if you have a stick you can map keyboard combinations to buttons on, that would work, as well. I haven't actually purchased a stick in some time, so I'd be in no good position to recommend anything either way.
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When "Orphan Black" season 2 begins, Sarah's (Tatiana Maslany) on the run, trying to find her missing daughter, Kira (Skyler Wexler) and going up against pro-clone Rachel. Meanwhile, Alison has to face the consequences of her actions last season, and Cosima has to deal with her mysterious illness.
In the video preview, Fawcett teases, "We have big plans for all of our characters this season. Every time Graeme and I get together and talk about Alison's storylines for season 2, we laugh hysterically. We get a lot of dark comedy, paranoia and suburban shenanigans out of Alison." Clips of Alison include her hiding Felix (Jordan Gavaris) from Donnie (Kristian Bruun), looking for more than just groceries in a parking lot, and getting attacked on the street, as we've seen in a sneak peek already.
As for Cosima, Manson previews, "Cosima's in a really tough place. She's sick." But Cosima is still levelheaded enough to know, "Right now is the time to resist our predisposition to impulsive behavior. We need a plan." Hopefully she doesn't end up another dead clone.
As for Sarah, "she's going to bring the heat and bring pain," Manson says. "Our world has expanded a little bit with Sara on the run. We've got a lot of ground and a lot of different stories to cover." Clips of Sarah show her kicking her way through a wall and on the phone saying they took Kira and Mrs. S. But what is Mrs. S' story?
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My Abduction - (M\g, NC, oral)
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This is a short story told in the perspective of the little girl that it happened to if you like the story please let me know as I am trying this stile for a change of pace and would like some input on it… thank you.
I am a normal 10 year old girl and this is my story, the story of when I was abducted and molested by a stranger.
It was a nice summer day and I was at the park playing when I decided I was going to go to the store for a soda, but instead of going the long way, I used the short cut through the woods, not knowing a stranger was hiding in the woods watching all us kids playing. He grabbed me with one hand over my mouth and the other hand around my chest and told me if I screamed he would kill me. Then he carried me to his truck (van) and put me in the back of it, blindfolded and gagged me and tied my hands and feet.
I was sobbing thinking he was going to kill me as he drove for what seemed a long time. Then we stopped and I heard what sounded like a garage door opening and he drove in and stopped the truck and the door closed. He got out of the truck and I heard the side door open and he picked me up and carried my down some stairs to a room where he put me on a bed and untied me, removing my blindfold.
I looked around the room there was a small table and two chairs the bed I was on was a small bed, there were no windows in the room and two closed doors and one open door that was the bathroom. I started to cry and I heard him tell me to shut up and get my clothes off and he would be back in a bit… if I was still dressed, he would beat the hell out of me.
After he left I cried for a while. Not wanting him to beat me, I got undressed and was laying on the bed when he returned with a bag to put my clothes in. He walked over and put his hand on my ass and rubbed it saying, "Mmm nice little ass… you will be a fun little girl for a week or so won't you little one?" And gave my ass a squeeze before he left with the bag with my clothes in.
I cried myself to sleep and when I woke up I was on my back with my legs spread wide and he was licking and rubbing my cunny. I was scared to move and it did feel good, but I still didn't want him or any one licking and rubbing my cunny. I tried to close me legs but he held them open, then he stuck a finger up my ass and told me to lay still. He rubbed and licked my cunny for what seemed like hours to me. I had two spasms (orgasms) while he was doing this. I never had a spasm (orgasm) before and they felt good.
I guess I had passed out before he stopped because the next thing I remember is him waking me up to eat. There were two plates of food on the table, I was hungry and it looked good so I got up and sat at the table to eat. It wasn't bad, I think it was TV dinners not something he made himself. After we ate he told me it was time to get cleaned up for bed and led me to the shower. It was a big shower it had a bench in it and all. I got in the shower and turned on the water and soon found out he was going to be showering with me.
I had never seen a boy naked before and didn't know the difference between girls and boys yet. So it was a shock to me to see him step in to the shower with a big hard thing like that between his legs. I soon found out what the bench was for too. After he washed me he sat down on the bench and told me to get on my knees and suck his 'dick'. I didn't want too but he told me if I didn't he would stick it up my ass after he beat the crap out of me. So not wanting to have the crap beat out of me I did as he told me and sucked his thing. I didn't think it was all that bad until it shot that salty stuff in to my mouth. I didn't like the taste of it and tried to spit it out but he wouldn't let me take my mouth off his thing to spit it out… so I had to swallow it. After that his thing got limp and smaller and he looked happy and told me to go to bed.
The next day I woke up to him rubbing my back and my ass I didn't know want to move I layed there hoping he would leave, but he didn't. The next thing I knew he was putting his dick in my mouth and pinching my ass to wake me up. When I opened my eyes he told me after I sucked his dick, I could have breakfast if I wanted it. I looked at the table to see a plate of eggs with ham, toast and juice sitting there on the table.
So I sucked his dick and after he left I sat and ate breakfast. It wasn't the best but I was hungry and wanted to get the taste of that salty stuff out of my mouth. After eating I went to the bathroom and not having anything to play with and no TV I laid down and fell asleep. I woke up to see him sitting on the bed looking at my cunny, rubbing his dick. I didn't want to suck that thing again so I closed my eyes and didn't move. He sat there for a while then patted my head and told me it was lunch time, I opened one eye to see a bag from burger king on the table and him leaving the room. I jumped up and went over to the table and looked in the bag. There was a hamburger french fries and onion rings and a soda in the bag, good food "Thank God!" I thought to myself as I sat and ate.
I was finishing when he came back in the room, I looked to see him with a bag that he put on the bed and told me he would be back later and then he left. I finished eating and went to see what was in the bag hoping it was my clothes. No luck… it was a plastic egg shaped thing with a wire coming off it going to a switch thing. I picked it up to look at and hit the switch and it started vibrating! There were other things in the bag too. Some looked a bit like his dick, but nothing interesting to play with I thought, and put the bag on the floor and sat there on the bed.
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Chad Ross Couch, 23, of Amarillo died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010.
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Chad was born July 6, 1987, in Amarillo to Charles Ross Couch and Debra Arnett. He loved Kylee, his children and family very much.
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Survivors include his father, Charles Ross Couch; his mother, Debra Arnett and stepfather James Wright; a stepbrother, Joseph Wright; his grandmother, Betty McMenamin; the mother of his children, Kylee Burns; a daughter, Aurora Couch; a son, Johnathan Couch; three uncles, Richard and wife Meredith Arnett, Steve Arnett and Mike Arnett; and an aunt, Tina Stewart.
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Since that i can't use TRIM, i wanted to setup in my SSD disks a free space (10%) so that the SSD's controller uses that to do the wear leveling.
How can i do that? With fdisk?
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what's the changed situation with partitions on ssd?
the capacity of these Intel SSDs is about 15-20% higher than advertised, the excess space being used for wear leveling.
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Little girls and boys alike will have fun painting and creating their very own unique little fairy. This is a project for grown-ups and kids to work on together, not only making a craft but memories as well, and it's quite perfect for the Spring.
Earlier this year, I was a part of the contributor team for one of my favorite blogs, GingerSnap Crafts. I was able to share a fun craft for kids, but thought that if you didn't get a chance to see it over there, Spring is upon us and it's a great time to share with my readers here.
Butterfly wings (free printable image below)
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First, we'll create the butterfly wings.
Here's your free butterfly wing image. You can simply copy, save, and paste this image into a word document, and print to size.
Next, have your little ones color the wings. If you'd like one side to be black and white, make sure they only color one of the wings per pair.
To make sure you see the wings from both sides of your fairy doll, you will fold the image in half at just where the wings connect. Glue the two sides together.
When it's dry, cut out the wings along the side that is colored in.
The reason you cut on colored size is just in case the two wings don't line up just right when you cut and glue, you can use a black marker to simply trace over any white spaces that might be showing, and it won't really show up or matter much on the black and white side.
While the glue on the wings dry, it's time to paint your fairy doll.
First, prep your peg dolls.
Using 1" blue painters tape, cut an oval (about the size of a quarter), being sure to leave one side flat. This flat side is where you will line up the head and neck, then press onto the doll. Doing this will make sure your fairy has a face.
Chose a few colors of paint that coordinate with the wings, and let your child have fun.
The paint doesn't really take long to dry on the wood. When it is, remove blue tape. Don't worry, the edges of the circle for the face probably won't be quite "perfect" but that's okay because it adds texture and character to the little fairy.
When everything is completely dry on the wings and the doll, place a line of glue onto the wings on the black and white side, and simply attach them to the backs of the dolls.
You'll find that the wings will hold the doll still to lay flat so you can draw on eyes with a marker. A simple dot for each eye will do.
When the glue for the wings is dry, your child's Butterfly Garden Fairy is ready for imaginative play! Obviously they'll need to be a bit gently so they don't tear the wings, but because they're two layers thick they're actually quite durable.
Thank you for letting me share this special project with you today. I hope you and your little one enjoy many hours of creative play with their very own unique Butterfly Garden Fairy!
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