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Starlock® Push-On Fasteners from Baker and Finnemore The Starlock® push on fasteners are manufactured from finest quality high carbon steel and are specially heat treated to ensure secure holding quality. Starlock® fasteners simply push on to the shaft to give an instant fix and grip, thus eliminating costly threading and grooving operations. Once fixed in position, the Starlock® push-on fasteners are so secure that they cannot be removed without destruction.
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Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Baker & Finnemore Fire
No one was injured thank goodness
We have been manufacturing for over 160 years and we have been bombed during the war and had a few fires, we intend to be around for a long time to come.
The Fire Brigade were really quick and all our emergency plans worked.
The works are in full production this morning.
We have been manufacturing for over 160 years and we have been bombed during the war and had a few fires, we intend to be around for a long time to come.
The Fire Brigade were really quick and all our emergency plans worked.
The works are in full production this morning.
Friday, 3 May 2013
Baker & Finnemore News
Baker & Finnemore NewsTwo key members of the Baker & Finnemore are Paul Watkins-Burke, and Ian Styles, both of them joining the company approximately 5 years ago.
Paul's responsibilities include purchasing, IT, production planning and general site management. He consistently took the initiative and immersed himself in almost all processes at Baker & Finnemore and successfully reduced costs, improved productivity and visibility to the production process and brought Baker & Finnemore's computer systems into the 21st century. Starting as Purchasing Manager, Paul has now been promoted to Operations Manager to more accurately reflect the wide range of tasks he takes on board.
Ian Styles joined the company as a young enthusiastic sales clerk with ambition, an open mind and a willingness to learn. Having only two years' experience in a sales position, Ian had his work cut out to learn Baker & Finnemore's extensive product range and how the company produces this range, however what was lacked in experience was more than made up for in initiative and Ian quickly gained a 'no nonsense' reputation where customer service comes first. Now promoted to Sales Manager continues to run this department with this customer orientated attitude, and continues to gain experience and a disciplined knowledge of all business aspects by furthering his education to Degree Level.
Friday, 23 November 2012
Baker & Finnemore Ltd Distribution Notice
Baker & Finnemore Ltd Distribution Notice
From 2 January 2013 the long standing Distribution Agreement between Baker & Finnemore and BV Pressmetaal covering sales to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and Switzerland will come to end.
BVP Pressmetaal will not be able to purchase or distribute Starlock® products, nor any other similar fasteners, capped or uncapped from
2 January 2013.
It is our intention to ensure that all the Distributors and their customers currently served through BV Pressmetaal will have the minimum disruption. We are working with BV Pressmetaal to achieve a smooth transfer to the new Distribution Network..
Any queries should be sent to our Internal Sales Manager firstname.lastname@example.com.
Full details of the Baker & Finnemore Distribution Network will be available on this website from 2 January 2013.
Friday, 2 November 2012
Baker and Finnemore Limited (home of the Starlock® Push on Fasteners)
From 1849 to the Present DayBaker and Finnemore Limited (home of the Starlock® Push on Fasteners)
Baker and Finnemore began as a pen manufacturer named "Wagner Steel Pens" owned by German industrialist Charles Wagner in 1849 on the site of 1 James Street near St Paul's Square.
At this time Birmingham led the world in the manufacture of Steel pen nibs and Wagner chose Daniel Baker and Joseph Finnemore to help him in establishing the company. Finnemore was a toolmaker and son of clergyman William Finnemore, who had learned his toolmaking trade under George Wells of Hinks-Wells a major Pen supplier in the 1840's. He had patented several machines to improve the manufacture of steel pens while at Hinks-Wells. When he left Hinks-Wells he attempted to open his own pen manufacture with Joseph Evans in 1845 as partners in Evans and Finnemore; however, this was unsuccessful and he subsequently became works manager at Wagner Pens in November 1850.
Daniel Baker began work as a warehouseman alongside Finnemore at Hinks-Wells in 1839. In 1841 he worked for J. A. Chatwin (Pin Manufacturers) and in 1849 worked for Wagner Steel Pens as an accountant.
Wagner subsequently wished to go into hardware manufacture, so Baker and Finnemore bought out Wagner, changed the name to Baker and Finnemore and began to produce pens for themselves in James Street.
Wagner eventually became a Director of the Joint Stock Bank in Birmingham, which later became part of Lloyds Bank.
In his spare time, Finnemore became a Weslyan preacher at Finch Road, Handsworth while he worked full time in the business.
Baker became a Finance Director at the St Phillips Building Society (later part of Birmingham Midshires) as well as Chairman of the Local Board of Balsall Heath PDC. He held atheist views and became The National Secular Society Vice President.
Baker and Finnemore prospered into one of the top Pen Manufacturers in the World with 105 workers.
Finnemore died in 1874 of a heart attack. Baker continued the business under the stewardship of Joseph Barnwell his Great Nephew as Works Manager. Baker purchased Finnemore's share holding for £1250. Upon Baker's death in 1897 Joseph Barnwell assumed full ownership. When Joseph Barnwell's died in 1910 the company was valued at £7500(roughly £500000 in today's money).
He passed the business on to his sons, Leslie and Arthur Barnwell, who bought the premises of 199 Newhall Street in 1911 and incorporated Baker & Finnemore as a Limited Company.
Arthur bought out Leslie just before the Second World War and brought in new people such as Tom Sadler and George Griffiths to run the company. He died in 1953 passing control on to his son, Edward Barnwell, and Tom Sadler.
It was around this time that Sales Manager Wilfred Sharman developed Starlock® washers which proved so popular they surpassed Pen nibs and pressings as the main manufacture.
1964 saw the start of Starlocks® being sold all over Europe.
Edward Barnwell died in 1971 passing control on to John Barnwell who ran the company throughout the 1980's and 1990's until there was an MBO in 1996. Derek Sharp (who was Barnwell's works Director) now assuming the Managing Directors role.
In July 2012 German based Gebr. Titgemeyer of Osnabruck, one of Baker & Finnemore's oldest European customers, purchased all shares in the Company. Just as it was in 1850 at the start, Baker & Finnemore has now come back into German ownership.
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Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Baker & Finnemore Ltd Press Release
Baker & Finnemore Ltd Press Release
The Directors of Gebruder Titgemeyer Beteiligungsgesellshaft (Titgemeyer) are delighted to announce that they have completed the purchase of Baker and Finnemore (Bakfin™).
Titgemeyer is a family owned group of companies based in Osnabruck in Germany. This purchase increases their commitment to UK manufacturing and is complementary to their existing company based in Tipton (Titgemeyer U.K).
Bakfin™, based in Newhall Street in Birmingham, are best known as the manufacturers of the Starlock® spring steel fastener and other specialised pressings. Like Titgemeyer they are over 110 years old and have been a supplier to Titgemeyer since the 1960's.
Manfred Titgemeyer told the workforce at Bakfin™ that the Company would continue to trade as an independent Company within the Titgemeyer Group under the name of Baker and Finnemore, based here in Birmingham. The intention is to support and grow their new acquisition. With the strength of the multi-national Titgemeyer Group behind it there will be every opportunity to expand export sales beyond the already impressive 50% of production.
David Harrison has taken over as Managing Director. He has many years' experience of the Fastener Industry, having previously been Managing Director of Titgemeyer (UK) and of Lintite Systems within the Linread Group.
Further details about the companies can be found at www.titgemeyer.de and www.bakfin.com
DG Harrison
August 2012
Baker & Finnemore Ltd
199 Newhall St
Birmingham B3 1SN
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About six years ago, Monolith Productions delivered a true gem in the realm of first-person horror themed action games. FEAR wasn't just a good shooter, it had an incredibly compelling ambiance that not only scared the pants off you, but also managed to captivate users with a set of truly horrifying scenes. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin kept and reinvigorated most of those characteristics, leaving us with another satisfying (albeit not brilliant) shooter. Eventually, however, Monolith decided to hand over the third installment in the franchise to a different team - Day 1 Studios (MechAssault (Xbox), MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf (Xbox), FEAR (Xbox 360, PS3), Fracture and more).
FEAR 3 starts off exactly 9 months after events of FEAR and F2: Project Origin. Point Man, the main character from the original game, was nabbed and detained by Armacham Security. They've thrown him into a nice and cozy, padded cell in a rather creepy-looking Asylum (hm, all asylums are creep, in fact). Anyway, Paxton Fettel, the villain from the first game, gets in the way of Armacham's interrogation of Point Man. Having set him free, Fettel continues along with Point Man, as both of them begin their escape from the Asylum.
He always gets inside your head, doesn't he?
These guys can be quite a pain in the... ASS!
There are several elements that have always kept FEAR stand on its own in a myriad of shooters - the great horror-like atmosphere, excellent shooter gameplay mechanics and first-class sound design. It may sound meek to some of you, but in regards to FEAR that's really all it takes. Things were spiced up to some extent when Monolith decided to introduce the Mech-like EPA (Elite Power Armor) in FEAR 2: Project Origin. Thanks to the developer's efforts (both Day 1 and Monolith, apparently) that particular facet was successfully carried over to FEAR 3.
Similarly, to its predecessors, this game shifts in and out of frantic, bullet-riddled action that provides a mish-mash of slow-motion shootouts and the aforementioned Mech segments. The excitement is perpetuated thanks to the well-balanced weaponry, solid level design and a good plot structure. True enough, these are all separate elements, but there's simply no denying they were molded splendidly together. Story wise, things are just where they ought to be. It's not Shakespearean drama and it doesn't have to be. There's basically quite enough in the narrative to please both fans and those who may be new to the series (albeit how bewildered they may be by its setting and characters).
As far as the combat goes, the bullet-time action was done with style and it never gets old. The true innovation here has come with the inclusion of Fettel who is a fully playable character in both single-player and multiplayer modes. One of the things we've always appreciated about FEAR games is the AI behavior. When the main character is beset by multiple foes, a certain amount of skill is required to come out of the fight in one piece. The combat remains challenging all the way. Mind you we did run into a bug or two when it comes to AI-controlled foes. On a few occasions we slipped pass the AI without it even noticing us. This did happen rarely throughout the campaign, but when it did, it was a bit irritating. Controversially, you're gonna need some skill to stand up to the many enemies in this game, a lot of which are tougher than you might think. So-called Phase Casters and Commando units represent highly resilient elite fighters who are sent into the fray to subdue Point Man and Fettel. Their armor is shielded and they have the ability to constantly summon grunts. So, unless you take them out quickly, you'll probably end up dead.
8.4 Very Good
Still scary as a horror game, still fun as a shooter, great atmosphere, accompanied with top sound effects and a chilling soundtrack, co-op is generally a cool addition to the FEAR recipe, solo mode has a dash of replayability to it thanks to the inclusion of a second playable character;
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Monday, November 18, 2013
Doctor Strange v2 #51 - Marshall Rogers art & cover
Doctor Strange v2 #51, 1982 - Trapped in a Nazi-occupied castle during WWII, Dr. Strange must stop a pair of mystics from sacrificing Clea and bringing Dormammu into this dimension. More panels are employed by Marshall Rogers than previous issues, while maintaining a high level of detail. As usual, his graphic renditions of mystical forces are excellent. The climactic scene on page 19 is wondrous blend of line and texture. As seen on Rogers' vibrant cover, Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos make a guest appearance. This is number 4 of 6 Doctor Strange issues with Rogers art and/or covers. See today's posts or more Rogers or Doctor Strange issues. See also this blog's Rogers checklist or Top 10 Rogers comics.
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Scrabble word: TEMPTING
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Definitions of TEMPTING in dictionaries:
- verb - dispose or incline or entice to
- verb - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- verb - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
- verb - induce into action by using one's charm
- verb - try to seduce
- verb - try presumptuously
- adj - highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
- adj - very pleasantly inviting
- Having strong appeal; enticing: a tempting repast.
- verb - to entice to commit an unwise or immoral act
There are 8 letters in TEMPTING: E G I M N P T T
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New Orleans Saints special teams coach Greg McMahon could see the disappointment in his players' eyes in the first meeting following the unit's worst outing of the season against the New York Giants. The Saints allowed 287 yards in kickoff returns, including a 97-yard return for a touchdown.
Needless to say, nobody wanted it to happen a second time.
"We all know we had a slip up," said wide receiver Courtney Roby.
McMahon said the whole unit took a hard look at each other in the days leading up to last Sunday's meeting against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They went over the Giants film twice to identify which problems needed to be corrected.
"I think there was a heightened sense of urgency," McMahon said. "You could tell they were very disappointed with how we played and they knew that they had to get it fixed."
It showed in the results.
The Saints dismantled the Buccaneers, 41-0, and the kickoff coverage allowed only 70 yards, with the longest return going for 25 yards.
"We had to refocus and do the things we've done in the past 12 weeks," Roby said. "It was good to get back out there against Tampa and just go back to work."
Added McMahon: "It was better. It certainly couldn't have been worse. That's for sure, it was as bad as it could be against New York.
"We didn't panic, we just do what we do. ... We said look, we got undisciplined and I allowed it because I'm coaching and you guys did it, so we've got to get it corrected and I think the guys did that."
The Saints next opponent, the Dallas Cowboys, are 24th in kickoff return average with 21.3 yards per return. They're 10th in punt return average with 10.4 yards per return.


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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Says ortho doc: "This hip joint should be almost impossible to dislocate....You would have to yank the whole thing apart to do it"
Says me after almost dislocating it.: Ouch.
yes, I had to put it to the test. And it passed the test but the fact that it partially dislocated put the fear of God into me. I cannot be blithe. I must follow hip precautions and be DILIGENT not to bend in the manner that I have bent these past seven times that resulted in so much pain and expense
So that messes up tomorrow's workout that's for sure....and it may be even longer that I am sidelined....I have to ask Herr Doktor. But the good news is that I worked out today. And yesterday. And many days before that.
The bad news is that the rheumy put me on prednisone 5-10 mg a day. I've been only taking 5 mg. It has not significantly affected my pain....but it HAS created hunger. I pigged out all night long last night. And counted the minutes til mealtimes today. NOT GOOD. I weighed myself. and the two pounds that I THOUGHT I'd gained from eating soup the other day??? WEll I really did gain it. Now that is.
So I've weighed my options. Pain? Or FAT?? And I choose pain. AT least I THINK I do. I am going to let the rheumy know that his solution isn't working for me and will see what other tricks he has up his sleeve. Until then I"m gonna apply myself to re-losing these pounds just as soon as I stop being hungry and bedridden :(
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So very sorry it happened again for you :(( So you are telling me you did that exact same thing SEVEN times to dislocate your hip?? Why have not you taken this painful, awful lesson to heart NOT to do it EVER again? How many times to you have to be hit over the head with it?? Please Cynthia, think before acting!! Use reachers, grabbers, whatever so you don't have to bend over. A lot of accidents and painful events can be avoiding by being careful and aware of your surroundings, and not rushing! Being in a hurry has to be one of the most common times accidents happen when you get careless and not pay attention to things.
Please be more careful and look after yourself! I so hate hearing about you being in so much pain and having to take drugs like prednisone :((
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In my recovery, I had to look honestly at the nutritional goals they set for me for healing and decide which was more important to me-keeping my calories within range or making sure I hit the really high protein they wanted me to get. The protein was necessary to heal. The calorie increase would be temporary, and any resulting weight gain would also-therefore be temporary. The NEED to heal outbalanced the WANT to continue losing at the pace I had been.
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I had recorded NFL Primetime from Monday, and finally got around to watching it last night.
I generally like it, as they look back at all the NFL games. But this week was kind of weird. They spent *a lot* of time talking about Randy Moss (including Teddy Bruschi being an apologist for the Patriots) that lasted something like 12 minutes. Then, they did hilights of the Patriots-Vikings game for like 5 minutes, and about 15 minutes on the Colts-Texans (essentially snooze-fest). They covered off the Cowboys and their troubles, the Redskins (okay McNabb), the Sunday night game, and they were at a point where they had 10 minutes left to cover the rest of them.
They hilighted a few games, but left off about 4 of them, including the Dolphins game.
I have to ask: was the release of one player bigger news than 4 entire games? Sure some of them weren't spectacular, but at the point the show aired, he hadn't even been technically released. And couldn't they have cut something from the Colts-Texans hilights that was really nothing more than self-promotion?
Weird, I'd say...
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Along with the rest of the city, I went to the opening event for the Andy Warhol exhibit last weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). It was good – I am a pop art lover. However, it was Saturday night, there were only a handful of Warhol pieces, and frankly I was distracted by the other exhibitions in the gallery. Well, one in particular.
My friends and I initially experienced it as a greasy leg-wrestling video, but Terrance Houle's exhibition, The National Indian Leg Wrestling League of North America, also includes photos and A REAL WRESTLING RING, IN THE ART GALLERY, WHICH YOU CAN USE. The photos are large and silly, featuring various leg wrestling characters posing for the camera (check this one out on Houle's homepage). The video shows pre-recorded matches between the characters.
Our favourite video clip was of the match involving a character who greases up his leg with Crisco before taking on his opponent. Actually, that was the only clip we watched before getting into the ring ourselves. Check the photo above of me getting defeated.
Best art exhibit ever. It's on now at MOCA (located upstairs of the Warhol pieces) and it's free. Bring your friends and take them on.
After a quick look at the Warhol exhibition, of course.


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Back in the days when Bon Jovi was beautiful the song Blood On Blood was the unofficial anthem to not just the band's relationship to one another, but to lead singer Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora's union as songwriters and talented stage bookends.
Who can forget Richie Sambora edging his way over to Jon's microphone in the timeless music video, loyally looking into his foil's eyes, breathing deep, blowing his hair out of his face with a gust from his lower lip and then standing up on his toes to harmonize the top vocal lines of the chorus?
"Blood on blood
One on one
We'd still be standing
When all is said and done
Blood on blood
One on one
And I'll be here for you
Til Kingdom come"
Now, over 30 years later, Kingdom Come has visited the reverberations of its' destruction on the very pair that sang that blood oath so long ago; mightily signaled by Sambora's sudden departure from the band's Because We Can tour this past April.
While the Bon Jovi tour has soldiered on without him, photos of Sambora as well as news interviews with fashion designer Nikki Lund discussing Nikki/Rich fashion styling show him looking slim, fit and trim and in fine humor.
With this as a backdrop to all the gossip, rumor and he-said-she-said around Sambora's escape from Joviland comes his newly released single, Come Back As Me.
Released within days of Bon Jovi's semi-triumphant return to New Jersey for shows that should have been a celebration rather than a series of whispers and sighs of what could have been if only 'what's his name' wasn't filling in on guitar, Come Back As Me is a musical declaration of emancipation.
Fans could well consider it Richie Sambora's musical version of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous civil rights speech mantra, "Free at last, free at last…thank God almighty I'm free at last!"
Easier said than done for some fans, but if any proof was needed---beyond photos of the Cool Slim Duke looking rested, happy, joyous and free---that Mr. Bluesman's 'personal reasons' for ditching the Jovi Juggernaut were because of re-growth and not relapse---then the world need only listen.
Like Sambora himself says before a scorching hot guitar solo, "Turn it up, baby", because this song isn't just good, it's a revelation; a personal one that Sambora has unselfishly chosen to share with the world.
Whether a new work from his detour from the endless highway of rock n' roll touring with Bon Jovi or a leftover gem from his solo Aftermath of the Lowdown sessions, he proudly draws a line in the sand and celebrates life after Bon Jovi.
While everyone else is stuck in neutral, Richie Sambora is moving on.
He serves notice that while opinions are like assholes---everyone has one---Sambora is no longer interested in the strong, negative opinion of a powerful controlling few: he's doing so fine on his own that he'd come back tomorrow in this very skin, thank you very much.
Sambora isn't asking if you want to know how he's doing, he's telling you.
This gritty M-80 of a song opens with a scorching guitar chop that explodes like a tornado siren as it heralds a news flash to anyone within earshot.
Those who want to judge, accuse and cajole can go ahead but Richie Sambora knows better than anyone of his own failings be they real or imagined, and nowadays he is no longer buying into blame games forced upon him for sins he didn't commit.
You want to pick up the stick of guilt and recrimination and beat me with it then fine, go ahead...but I' ain't using it on myself anymore.
"What do you want me to say
I'll tell you anything you wanna know
You wanna know about disappointment
Baby, I haven't watched that show
I been up, I been down
You seen me crawlin' with my face on the ground
All this pain, this pride
I carry around like a knife in my side"
That knife in his side took him by surprise; perhaps it pierced him while he was down wielded by a hand he never expected to be raised against him in so stealthy and so cruel a manner.
Through vocals that are at once angry and celebratory, he is stronger, standing atop a mountaintop of his own vanquished demons and tattered relationships all the while smiling through a pain that can only come from letting himself down.
But when he re-assembles his own shorn pieces, he sees that though the comradeship that defined him all these years is now corrupted and possibly gone forever, Richie Sambora likes who he is right now.
"In spite of it all
For all that you see
If I died tomorrow
Id come back as me
Rewind and press play
I'll burn up the screen
If I die tomorrow
I'd come back as me."
Then Mr. Bluesman launches into lyrics that many a Bon Jovi fan interprets as being a veiled message to what was once his rock n' roll better half, Jon Bon Jovi for over thirty years.
"Hey what do you want me to say
I gave her everything I could give
But everything just wasn't enough
So I just let live and let live
I got lost, I got found
Break my heart but it don't make a sound
Hard times, bad luck
I've had my share but it's turnin' around
Grateful for the burden, even before it felt good
So here's my revelation, won't be misunderstood"
The revelation Richie Sambora speaks of is his realization that he is so much more than a second-rate guitar foil for rock's most egotistical front-man since Mick Jagger.
He's toured nearly endlessly for thirty years; dropped plans for his own solo records in order to record and tour; let the life of a carnival roadie drive him inside the deepest of bottles searching for something from inside himself with which to fill them up when he had had more than his fill.
With a marching band strutting drum-beat layered with funky bass, distorted vocals and flaming guitar work that reverberates through slender knowing fingers like lightening from Zeus' hand, Richie Sambora is following his own muse now; mining his own new treasure trove of songs that would never see the light of day without six degress of separation from Bon Jovi.
Here's to hoping this is the first of many more to come.
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What to do if breastfed baby is constipated?
My 2 month old is a breastfed baby. He usually has no prblem passing stools until recently. He has been very constipated but not fussy. He went on for two days like this. Until I gave him a little formula. Then he passed runny stools. I know you should't switch from breast to formula without talking to the pediatrician. I just wanted to know is it time for formula or what can I eat or not eat to keep him from being constipated?
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Hi, Some of the Reasons why baby is getting constipated: 1. If baby doesnt take sufficient mik. 2.If mother dont take much watr then milk doesnt has sufficient water in the milk. 3.Due to weather ,baby is not getting suffient water to his/her body Solutions: 1. Mother should have to drink more water. 2 .for every 1 hour or 1.5 hour need to feed the baby. 3. If baby is 5 months old then try prunes,its really helpful to them. 4.some babies dont accept more milk then give them 2ml of warm water .generally 1 to 4 months babies cant swallow cold water. 5.baby need to take more rest,she/he has to sleep more time then they can digest and the body should get relax.. Thanksposted 10/10/2012 by sowjisreeni
Actually, breastfed babies over 4 weeks old often don't poop for days at a time. The longest I've heard of is 28 days. It's not constipation. He passed with formula because it's harder to digest and the body has to get rid of the waste. With breast milk there often is no waste to get rid of. Absolutely no need for formula. The only valid measures of supply are weight gain and wet diapers -- 5 heavy wets a day (pour 1/4 cup of water into a dry diaper and let it sit for a minute to know what "heavy" feels like). If that's all good, so is your supply, and the lack of poop is normal!posted 12/15/2011 by emmara
my baby nutritionist told me its normal if baby goes 7 days with out going. there's ways to stimulate. formula makes it just worse. i think your baby 's fine mine can go four days with out goingposted 12/17/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
They usually get constipated when they're not getting enough to eat. That's probably why he passed when you gave him formula. If you'd like to keep breast feeding him you might want to check your milk supply and see if you need to find ways of producing more milk. And it is okay if you switch to formula without the okay of your pediatrician. I stopped producing milk after 5 weeks with all three of mine because I have PCOS and my body just doesn't make milk. The only thing that my pediatrician said was to make sure that I was feeding the baby enough and watch for signs of stomach problems in case I had to change formulas, which I never have.posted 12/14/2011 by ?aklf;sf
I agree with all, my baby was constipated also around 2-3 months and I was breastfeeding also, but using formula once a day because I went back to work. Doctor recommended Karo syrup a little drop in her bottle and we also switched formulas, she has milk allergy too so we do Gerber Good Start now and its amazing how much it helped. She has been pooping regularly every or every other day since we did those two things. Might or might now work for your baby, hope this helps! Happy pooping :)posted 12/17/2011 by AlishaJ13
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The news broke that CM Punk walked out on the WWE the day after the incident occurred and spread quickly across mainstream news outlets as well as wrestling dirt sheets. According to prowrestling.com on Feb. 2, WWE officials are not happy that the story leaked out and became such a big deal.
While some believe this is just a work for the WWE, those actually in the know realize that CM Punk legitimately walked out on the WWE because he was dissatisfied with a number of things in his career. The problems ranged from Batista being given the "Wrestlemania 30" main event to being pushed into a feud with Triple H to the worry about pay after the WWE Network starts to his desire to be a villain in the WWE being rejected.
Whatever the problems with the WWE were, the big thing that many people, such as Kevin Nash, have pointed out is that CM Punk had wrestled almost non-stop for the last 10 years and was both always injured and burnt out after such a long stretch on the road.
The report states that WWE officials wanted to keep the entire ordeal an internal issue as they hope to work things out with CM Punk and get him back in the company sooner rather than later. Triple H is said to be uninterested in welcoming CM Punk back but Vince McMahon has taken over the situation because he wants Punk back in the WWE soon.
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A man died Saturday night after a fire consumed a home on the city's South Side.
Youngstown Fire Chief John J. O'Neill Jr. said the man, whose identity was not immediately known, was found on the first floor. He said the fire appeared to have started near the kitchen.
Firefighters responded to a call shortly after 10 p.m. at 29 Williamson Ave., just a block east of Market Street.
O'Neill described the house as containing "a lot of debris," which could have attributed the fire's stubbornness.
It took about one hour for firefighters to put out the blaze.
Southside Hoodrat killing and fire coverup? We shall see what we shall see.
Isn't this the second one in two weeks? Blame the house on Willamson Ave for doing it.
More new safe public housing needs to be built . Sprinkler systems can and do save lives . Old housing is just a tinderbox waiting for a match to be struck and they have no safety systems .
STAN good to hear on this one you may have a little compassion unlike the two idiots before you.
@ Southside and Author , a mother lost her youngest son as she lay in the bed upstairs. God willing, it won't have to either of you.


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This discussion includes a status of preparation of the 2012 GFMD summit, including a discussion on the possible ideas and projects presently being contemplated that would fully integrate migration into the development framework, with a special focus on Africa.
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The launch of the Diaspora handbook and a joint panel discussion that explored the opportunities and challenges that governments face when developing strategies to engage diaspora populations.


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Last week, at the New York International Auto Show, Ford (NYSE:F) took the wraps off of its latest special Mustang: a limited edition designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of the original Mustang in 1964.
We (the Motley Fool's John Rosevear and Rex Moore) were there at Ford's event, and we got a close-up look at the special Mustang. We heard Executive Chairman Bill Ford talk about the importance of the Mustang to Ford, and about the details of this special edition -- which will carry a plaque bearing his signature.
We also heard from Ford's Chief Operating Officer, Mark Fields, who talked about the Mustang's history and about other recent developments at Ford. Since then, we've learned that Fields will soon become Ford's CEO, succeeding Alan Mulally -- possibly before the end of the year.
We got a chance to speak with Fields after Ford's event. In this video excerpt from our interview, you can hear Fields talk about the new "Mustang 50-Year Limited Edition," as they're calling it. In the background, you'll see an example of the special anniversary Mustang, in Ford's historic Wimbledon White color.
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Listed as Least Concern as the species is widespread and reasonably common, with a total population estimated at more than 150,000 individuals. However, if present trends continue, the yellow-backed duiker's distribution will become increasingly fragmented and its status will eventually become threatened. Its long-term survival will depend on effective protection of key areas in the equatorial forest and savanna woodland zones of West and Central Africa, as national parks and equivalent reserves and effectively managed hunting zones.
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|The Yellow-backed Duiker has the widest distribution of the forest duikers, ranging from south-western Senegal through all West African countries to south-western Sudan and south-west Uganda, south to northern Angola (including Cabinda) and Zambia; they also occur in the Mau forest in south-west Kenya (Kingdon and Lahm in press). They are now considered extinct in The Gambia (East 1999), although whether they actually ever formerly occurred is uncertain (Grubb et al. 1998). They were thought to have been extirpated from Rwanda (East 1999), but have been confirmed as surviving in the Nyungwe Forest (F. Mulindahabi and A. Vedder pers. comm.).
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Native:Angola (Angola); Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Uganda; Zambia
Regionally extinct:Gambia
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About one-third of this estimated population occurs within protected areas, including several in West Africa and Lobeke (Cameroon), Odzala and Nouabale-Ndoki (Republic of Congo), Bangassou (Central African Republic), Monte Allen N.P. (Equatorial Guinea), Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth N.P. (Uganda), Kafue and Kasanka (Zambia), and Ituri (DR Congo) in Central Africa (East 1999; Kingdon and Lahm in press).
Listed on CITES Appendix II.
East, R. 1999. African Antelope Database 1999. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Grubb, P., Jones, T.S., Davies, A.G., Edberg, E., Starin, E.D. and Hill, J.E. 1998. Mammals of Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Trendrine Press, Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall, UK.
Kingdon, J. and Lahm, S. A. 2013. Cephalophus silvicultor. In: J. S. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa, Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Wilson, V. J. 2001. Duikers of Africa: Masters of the African Forest Floor. Directory Publishers, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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6 Bedroom | 6 Bathrooms | Pool
Knysna Heads, South Africa
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Crystal Waters, Knysna Heads, South Africa
Although many upmarket properties in Knysna enjoy views of either the Indian Ocean or the famous Lagoon, there are precious few that offer both. Crystal Waters is one of them!
Located close to the top of the Eastern Head, this spacious residence is situated above the sea & lagoon, offering a breathtaking 180-degree vista from its front deck – the ideal spot to enjoy spectacular sunsets.
Recently refurbished by its current owners, Crystal Waters has a unique style & ambience. Traditional wood ceilings, windows & doors have been augmented by shiny contemporary furniture, sparkling mirrors, eye-catching light fittings & some truly glamorous furnishings. This is a house to have fun in!
Sleeping up to 12 people in 6 bedrooms, Crystal Waters is perfect for entertaining & features a large well-equipped kitchen, 2 huge flat screen TVs (with DSTV) indoor Jacuzzi & outside pool.
Ground floor: The bright, spacious dining room is at the heart of the property. In addition to a large dining table (seating 8), sideboard & storage cupboards, the area has a sofa, distinctive "bubble" chair suspended from the ceiling, bar/serving hatch to the kitchen & fold-back doors opening out to the front deck & pool.
The adjacent kitchen features a breakfast bar, ceramic hob, double oven, fridge/freezer with mirrored doors & ice maker, microwave, kettle & other appliances. The utility area at the far end contains a dishwasher, washing machine & dryer.
The attractive lounge with its high, pine-clad ceiling & patio doors to the wraparound deck is next to the dining room. Dazzling white leather sofas, enormous coffee table, luxurious accessories, fireplace & 40" flat screen TV with DSTV & DVD combine to make it a glamorous relaxation area.
Also at ground floor level are 3 double bedrooms accessed via an inner hall off the lounge area:
Bedroom 1 is furnished & decorated in a very individual style: silver-painted 'Baroque' wardrobes, dressing table & bedside units, chandelier & sumptuous black & silver furnishings. The adjacent bathroom has a bath, separate shower cubicle & 'his & hers' washbasins.
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Satan's Open Letter to Pat Robertson
Minneapolis Star-Tribune reader pens the perfect antidote to Pat's Hate.
A Minneapolis Star-Tribune reader named Lily Coyle drafted the perfect answer to Pat Robertson's Haiti hate-speech earlier this week. It's almost enough to make the Bad Thoughts of the Bad Things we want to happen to Pat Robertson stop running on a constant Bad Loop in our head. And, as Elizabeth Spiers points out on her blog, it's What Mark Twain Would Do!):
Dear Pat Robertson,
I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I'm all over that action. But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it is totally humiliating. I may be evil incarnate, but I'm no welcher. The way you put it, making a deal with me leaves folks desperate and impoverished.
Sure, in the afterlife, but when I strike bargains with people, they first get something here on earth -- glamour, beauty, talent, wealth, fame, glory, a golden fiddle. Those Haitians have nothing, and I mean nothing. And that was before the earthquake. Haven't you seen "Crossroads"? Or "Damn Yankees"? If I had a thing going with Haiti, there'd be lots of banks, skyscrapers, SUVs, exclusive night clubs, Botox -- that kind of thing. An 80 percent poverty rate is so not my style. Nothing against it -- I'm just saying: Not how I roll.
You're doing great work, Pat, and I don't want to clip your wings -- just, come on, you're making me look bad. And not the good kind of bad. Keep blaming God. That's working. But leave me out of it, please. Or we may need to renegotiate your own contract.
Best, Satan
As the kids would say, Lily Coyle FTW.
Letter of the day: Haiti suffers, and Robertson sees the hand of Satan [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
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Docket No. AB-167 (Sub-No. 1095X)
Decided: January 18, 2005
In Friends of the Atglen-Susquehanna Trail, Inc. v. Surface Transportation Bd., 252 F.3d 246 (3d Cir. 2001) (FAST v. STB), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated and remanded to the Board this case involving the agency's historic review of a proposal to abandon a rail line known as the Enola Branch in Lancaster and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania. The Board's decision to allow the discontinuance of rail service on the Enola Branch is unaffected by the court's remand. However, the court ruled that the Board failed to comply fully with the procedural requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 470f (NHPA). In doing so, the court vacated the Board's decisions issued in 1997 and 1999 denying the requests of the Friends of the Atglen-Susquehanna Trail, Inc. (FAST) to reopen and broaden the historic preservation condition imposed by the Board's predecessor, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), in a 1990 decision permitting Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) to fully abandon the Enola Branch except for the bridges on the line.
Pursuant to the court's remand, the NHPA historic review process was reinitiated. Following further analysis of the identification and assessment of the effects of this abandonment on historic properties, public review and comment, and consultation with appropriate agencies, the Board's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) negotiated a Final Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) setting out appropriate historic preservation mitigation for this proceeding. The executed Final MOA was filed with the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP) on August 4, 2004. It completes the historic review process in this case and demonstrates the Board's compliance with the NHPA and the court's decision. See 36 CFR 800.6(c). Accordingly, the historic preservation condition imposed in this proceeding now will be removed, and this abandonment licensing proceeding concluded, thereby allowing the railroad to fully abandon the line.
In 1989, Conrail filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F–Exempt Abandonments to abandon the Enola Branch. The Enola Branch extends generally westward from milepost 0.0 in Parkesburg, Chester County, to milepost 33.9 in Manor Township, Lancaster County. In this proceeding, some descriptions of the Enola Branch mistakenly have referred to the total length of the line as 66.5 miles of track; the railroad has since clarified that the line is mostly double-tracked and that only 33.9 miles of this line is actual rail right-of-way. In addition, Conrail evidently sold the portion of the line between milepost 1.5 and milepost 4.0 in 1996. The line passes through the Townships of West Sadsbury, Sadsbury, Bart, Eden, Providence, Martic, and Conestoga, and the Borough of Quarryville.
By decision served February 22, 1990, the ICC authorized the abandonment subject to an historic preservation condition, developed as a result of consultation with the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). The condition required Conrail to retain its interest in and take no steps to alter the historic integrity of the 83 bridges on the line – the only properties on the line that had been identified as historic – until completion of the historic review process. The purpose of the condition was to allow SEA to work with consulting parties to develop a plan to avoid, minimize, or mitigate any adverse effects of the abandonment on the bridges. The development of a mitigation plan was held in abeyance, however, pending negotiations to transfer the line for interim trail use/rail banking under the National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d) (Trails Act) or other public use under former 49 U.S.C. 10906 (now 49 U.S.C. 10905). When those negotiations proved unsuccessful, the NHPA process was resumed.
While SEA was working through the steps of the NHPA process for the bridges, FAST filed a petition with the Board to reopen the proceeding and broaden the NHPA condition so that it would apply to the entire line. The Board denied FAST's request in a decision served October 2, 1997 (1997 Decision), and in a decision served August 13, 1999, the Board denied FAST's petition for reconsideration of the 1997 Decision. FAST then sought judicial review.
In FAST v. STB, the court vacated the Board's 1997 and 1999 decisions, ruling that the Board had failed to comply fully with the procedural requirements of the NHPA. In particular, the court found that the Board had not complied with its obligations under the NHPA in identifying historic properties and abused its discretion by prematurely terminating the NHPA process. Consequently, the court remanded the case to the Board with instructions to follow the procedures of the NHPA regulations in concluding the case. As addressed in more detail below, the Board then reinstituted the NHPA process in this proceeding, in accordance with the court's remand.
The Section 106 Process on Remand
Under section 106 of the NHPA, Federal agencies are required to consider the effects of their licensing decisions on historic properties and must give the ACHP a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed undertaking. 36 CFR 800.1(a). In this case, the entire Enola Branch, rather than only the bridges, had been determined to be historic by the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Therefore, on October 24, 2002, SEA issued a Notice to the Parties in which it described the Board's reinitiation of the historic review process and announced that it would treat the entire line as historic. SEA also provided information on the background of this case and solicited comments.
On October 20, 2003, SEA issued a second Notice to the Parties (October 2003 Notice), which addressed the comments and included a Draft MOA that set forth proposed measures for mitigating adverse effects to historic properties. In addition to providing a 45-day period for interested parties to file written comments on the proposed Draft MOA, SEA held two public meetings in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 2003. At the meetings, SEA staff explained the historic review process, informally answered questions, and solicited oral and written comments. Approximately 200 people attended these meetings, including elected officials, organization representatives, and private citizens.
Based on further consultation with the ACHP, the SHPO, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) (which acquired the Enola Branch from Conrail) and interested and official consulting parties, including the townships, government entities, and organizations such as FAST, as well as careful consideration of all comments from the public, SEA developed the Final MOA detailing measures to avoid or mitigate any adverse effects that the abandonment might have on historic properties. These measures include: documentation of appropriate representative structures on the Enola Branch to Pennsylvania state standards; archival research of the history of the Enola Branch; and consolidation of the documentation and the results of the archival research into one cohesive document to be archived at the SHPO's office. The Final MOA was made available to the consulting parties and the public in a third Notice to the Parties on April 12, 2004 (April 2004 Notice). The April 2004 Notice also summarized and responded to all comments received in response to the October 2003 Notice and Draft MOA.
By July 2004, the Final MOA had been signed by the necessary parties (the ACHP, the SHPO, SEA, and the railroad), as well as the Townships of Martic, Providence, and Sadsbury. The executed Final MOA evidences the agency's compliance with section 106 of the NHPA. See FAST v. STB, 252 F.3d at 254; 36 CFR 800.6(c). Accordingly, the historic review required by the NHPA has been completed, consistent with the court's decision in FAST v. STB. Because the Board's work in this licensing proceeding has been done, it is appropriate now to remove the historic preservation condition and terminate the proceeding, thereby allowing the railroad to fully abandon the line.
Outstanding Issues
Interim trail use. Throughout this proceeding, there has been substantial support for converting the right-of-way to interim trail use/rail banking, pursuant to the Trails Act. Most recently, on March 22, 2004, Lancaster County (County) asked the Board to issue a Notice of Interim Trail Use (NITU) providing time for the parties to negotiate a Trails Act arrangement for the portion of the Enola Branch located between milepost 4.0 and milepost 27. NS filed a reply stating that it was unwilling to negotiate with the County for interim trail use. Accordingly, in a decision served on June 3, 2004, the County's request for the issuance of a NITU was denied. As explained in that decision, interim trail use is voluntary, and the Board cannot impose a NITU unless the railroad agrees to negotiate an interim trail use agreement under the Trails Act. National Wildlife Fed'n v. ICC, 850 F.2d 694, 700 (D.C. Cir. 1988); 49 CFR 1152.29(b)(2), (d)(1).
This does not foreclose the possibility that all or a portion of the Enola Branch could be converted to a recreational trail at a later date outside of the Trails Act process. A trail-use arrangement could be reached by private agreement of the parties after this proceeding is terminated and the abandonment is consummated. Such an arrangement would not involve this agency because the property would no longer be part of the national rail transportation system after the abandonment authority is fully exercised.
Indeed, in November 2004, the County filed a "Motion to Remove Historic Preservation Conditions and to Grant Abandonment Authority." The County notes that it has recently filed a "Declaration of Taking" in its Common Pleas Court seeking to use its power of eminent domain to acquire and preserve approximately 930.2 acres of the right-of-way for recreational trail purposes. In a reply filed on January 7, 2005, FAST states that it supports the County's preservation efforts. Once the historic preservation condition is removed and final abandonment authority is granted and exercised, there will be no ongoing Board involvement to impede the County's ability to proceed to seek to condemn the property and create a trail or park under state law.
We note that on December 13, 2004, the Townships of Conestoga, Martic, Providence, Bart, Eden, and Sadsbury (Townships) jointly filed a pleading challenging the County's ability to condemn the subject property under Pennsylvania law. However, the merits of the County's condemnation action is a matter for the Pennsylvania courts.
The County has also requested that we require NS promptly to file a notice of consummation to ensure that there will be a timely and definitive termination of the Board's jurisdiction. The Board's regulations provide that railroads can file a notice of consummation within one year of the decision permitting the abandonment. See 49 CFR 1152.50(e), 1152.29(e)(2). While this abandonment proceeding was instituted prior to the establishment of those regulations, given the unusual posture of this case, we direct NS to advise us within 60 days of the service date of this decision whether it intends to consummate the abandonment. In addition, we direct NS to file a notice of consummation to signify that it has exercised the authority granted, if it fully abandons the line.
Responsibility for the obligations in the Final MOA. The County further asserts that the additional documentation and historic preservation requirements adopted in the Final MOA are not necessary or required, since it has agreed to undertake the historic preservation activities required of NS under the Final MOA. In a response filed December 13, 2004, NS states that it would not oppose the County's motion, if there is a formal transfer of the obligations adopted in the Final MOA to the County and any additional costs are assumed by the County.
To the extent that the County argues that the documentation requirements in the Final MOA are unnecessary, it ignores the fact that the proposed recreational trail would only include part of the right-of-way. Furthermore, under the process agreed to in the Final MOA, only signatory parties may request an amendment to its terms and provisions. See 36 CFR 800.6(c)(1); Final MOA, Part IV. Therefore, this is not an issue that properly is part of our abandonment proceeding, which is complete. Rather, under the Final MOA, all of the signatory parties must be afforded the opportunity to review and act upon any proposed change. Id. Any further involvement of the Board will be in its role as one of the signatories to the Final MOA.
Implementation of the Final MOA. The Board has received separate comments from the Northeast Regional Field Office of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (Conservancy) and Mr. Randolph J. Harris, on behalf of FAST. Both argue that the section 106 condition should not be removed, and consequently that approval to fully abandon the line should not be granted, until all of the mitigation in the Final MOA has been completed.
It is the Board's practice to remove an historic preservation condition when an MOA is signed by the necessary parties and filed with the ACHP. There is no reason to depart from that practice in this case, because the Final MOA sets out a process to mitigate any adverse effects on historic properties resulting from the abandonment. Moreover, the ACHP, SHPO, SEA, and NS are all signatory parties to the Final MOA, which is a binding contractual agreement.
There is no reason to believe that NS will not comply with the Final MOA that it has signed, and both section 106 and the Final MOA include safeguards to ensure that the terms of the agreement are properly carried out. As part of the MOA process, any signatory party that is concerned that the terms of the Final MOA cannot be or are not being carried out may seek to amend or terminate the Final MOA under the procedures set forth in 36 CFR 800.6(c)(7) and (8). See Final MOA, Parts IV and V.
Mr. Harris has expressed concern regarding procedures for currently unanticipated discoveries of historic resources and the potential re-use of historic materials, should it be determined that any of the historic bridges must be dismantled. But these possibilities are specifically dealt with in Parts I and III of the Final MOA, as well as in 36 CFR 800.13. For resources that will not be dismantled or altered in the short term, Mr. Harris has inquired whether the municipalities must state during the recordation process how they intend to dispose of the resources or structures once they are under the individual municipalities' ownership. Under the Final MOA, the signatory parties and three municipalities have agreed to include in the Data Sheet, which is part of the required documentation, a description of certain representative structures and the proposed disposition of the structures. See Final MOA, Part I.B.(2) and (3).
The Final MOA further provides that a professional historian will prepare the required documentation (including the Data Sheet, Photo/Site Plan Sheet, and Narrative Sheet) based on all information available at the time. Once the documentation is complete, the draft document will be publicly available on the Board's website. As part of the MOA process, the ACHP, the SHPO, and the Board will then have 30 days to review and comment on the draft document, at which point the railroad will prepare a final version of the document for submission to all of the signatory parties, taking into consideration any comments received. See Final MOA, Part I.C. Mr. Harris and the Conservancy have suggested that the public and consulting parties also have another opportunity to submit comments. Under the terms of the Final MOA, however, the right to comment on the railroad's draft documentation is explicitly given only to the signatory parties. See id. Any other interested parties may submit comments, but the Final MOA creates no obligation to include such comments in the railroad's final historic documentation.
Finally, it would be inappropriate to decline to remove the section 106 condition in order to give the County more time to reach an agreement to establish a recreational trail as the Conservancy suggests. As discussed above, the County has asked the Board to remove the historic preservation condition and terminate this proceeding so that it can proceed with its plan to create a recreational trail outside the auspices of the Trails Act on a portion of the right-of-way if the abandonment is consummated.
On December 28, 2004, the County filed a request that we grant it an extension of time to file a reply to the replies filed by NS and the Townships. The County's request will be denied. Granting the County's request would allow it to file a reply to a reply, a filing prohibited by our rules and only allowed when good cause is shown. Here, a reply from the County would only unduly prolong the proceeding. Furthermore, given the nature of our resolution of this matter, we do not believe a reply from the County is necessary.
In sum, because the Board has complied with section 106 and the Final MOA satisfies the court's remand, the Board's work in this case is now complete. Accordingly, it is appropriate to remove the historic preservation condition and terminate this proceeding at this time, thus allowing the railroad to fully abandon the line and the historic preservation mitigation to be prepared in accordance with the process agreed to by all the signatories to the Final MOA. Any further involvement of the Board will be as one of the signatories to the Final MOA.
This decision will not significantly affect either the quality of the human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. The requests to postpone final abandonment approval until the requirements of the Final Memorandum of Agreement have been completed are denied.
2. The executed Final Memorandum of Agreement demonstrates the Board's compliance with section 106 under the regulations of the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation; therefore, the section 106 historic preservation condition imposed in this proceeding is removed, and this licensing proceeding is terminated, thereby allowing the railroad to fully abandon the line.
3. Lancaster County's November 2004 motion is granted in part and denied in part, as discussed above.
4. Lancaster County's request for an extension of time to file a reply to replies filed by NS and the Townships is denied.
5. Within 60 days of the service date of this decision, Norfolk Southern Railway Company shall notify the Board in writing whether it intends to consummate this abandonment.
6. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), Norfolk Southern Railway Company shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line.
7. This decision is effective 15 days after service of this decision.
By the Board, Chairman Nober, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner Buttrey.
Vernon A. Williams


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"Glee" is ready to return to Fox on Tuesday night, and now fans are being given a look at the episode and the latest inside scoop. On Feb. 22, Spoilers Guide shared a sneak peek for "Glee" episode 5x09 titled "Frenemies."
This sneak peek is a behind the scenes look at the episode. Chris Colfer and Adam Lambert tease fans about the episode. It will be an episode that dives into the relationships of the characters. The battle between Santana and Rachel has been teased. A preview for the episode showed a slap from Rachel.
However, the episode will also focus on the relationship between Kurt and Elliot. Chris Colfer teased the following about that pair:
Elliott is insanely talented and Kurt becomes very self-conscious about it…he's afraid that Elliott is gonna be taking away some of the spotlight.
This is not the only drama coming to the series. Mercedes will also have drama as well. Wetpaint Entertainment shared a new spoiler for Amber Riley's character. She will be back for more action during episode 5x11, and she teased on her Twitter that she was filming a 'heavy scene' for her character. Nothing else was revealed.
What do you think? Are you ready to see more drama on this series? "Glee" will return to Fox on Tuesday night.
For more on this series, check out:
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No Bashing This Time in U.S. Currency Report on Japan
The U.S. Treasury's semiannual currency report is sometimes an occasion to scold Japan, so Japanese Finance Ministry officials are breathing a sigh of relief at the latest version.
The latest Treasury report, released Tuesday, avoided overt criticism and merely cited an assessment by the International Monetary Fund that the yen was "moderately undervalued."
It was a contrast from a year ago, when the Treasury criticized aggressive monetary easing pursued by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, a policy that resulted in a sharp weakening of the yen. "We will continue to press Japan…to refrain from competitive devaluation and targeting its exchange rate for competitive purposes," the April 2013 report said.
At around 102 yen to the dollar in Wednesday trading, the yen is actually a bit weaker than it was a year ago, but Treasury's attention this year was trained on China, which has recently seen a slight weakening of its currency. The report blasted Chinese currency authorities, saying they were "unwilling to allow an appreciation large enough to bring the currency to market equilibrium, opting instead for a gradual adjustment."
Elsewhere, the Treasury report reminded Japan of the need for domestic demand-led growth and the dangers of repairing Japan's budget deficit too hastily.
It is "imperative" that "Japan's economic policies work primarily through an increase in domestic demand," the report said, while also urging the country to "carefully calibrate the pace of overall fiscal consolidation."
Japanese officials said they were fine with those suggestions.
"Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policy is exactly aimed at fostering domestic demand-led growth," a government official said. "The flexible fiscal policy promoted by Mr. Abe calls for long-term fiscal consolidation while leaving room for flexible fiscal responses should economic slack emerge in the short term."


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Police: 5-year-old Olivia Smith abducted in Oklahoma
CASHION, OK - Authorities are searching for a woman who police say abducted a 5-month-old in Oklahoma and made comments about the child dying.
An Amber Alert issued in Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says the girl was abducted around 12:15 p.m. near Cashion.
The alert says the suspect is a 47-year-old white woman accompanied by a 43-year-old woman, who is not described. It says she has a "mental condition" and made comments about a vision of the child dying "in two days."
It says the infant is a white female wearing a long-sleeve pink floral shirt.
Police are looking for a brown or black Hyundai Santa Fe with a Texas license plate, number BYZ-3364. The alert says the suspect may be heading to Salt Lake City.


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After trailing by as many as 12 points with 14 minutes to play in regulation, Baker went on a 20-7 run over the next eight minutes to grab a 56-55 lead with five minutes to play in the game. Baker again went on its second largest run of the game from that point forward to outscore the Vikings 10-5.
Baker (5-17, 3-8 HAAC) finished the game just 23-for-64 (36 percent) from the field and 7-for-22 (32 percent) from beyond the arc.
Missouri Valley College (8-12, 4-6 HAAC) was led by Hannah Young who finished with 16 points in the contest. The Vikings committed 23 turnovers in a contest that saw Baker finish with 15 steals.
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Secular Lebanon
From Beirut, Irina Papkova reports on an anti-sectarian movement for a more secular Lebanon, and a marriage that's making Lebanese history.
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From Beirut, Irina Papkova describes in the second of two posts how former political opponents are maintaining Lebanon's fragile peace through a pluralistic, democratic system.
Lebanon: War, Peace and Pluralism
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Anyone else having a hard time balancing work with spending enough time with their LO? I typically work 8-4:30 (M-F) getting home at 5pm. My DD is getting great about sleeping at night, but has also decided that 7pm is a good bedtime. I'm so frustrated that on weekdays I only get 2 hours a day with my DD before she's ready for bed, and of course they are her crankiest hours. I was raised by my SAHM and I have so much guilt about not being able to spend my days with my daughter and keep up a clean home and a provide a nightly home cooked meal. Silly, I know. I also feel like I'm missing out on so much of her life working full-time.
I'm wondering if others have this frustration, and what you've done to deal with it? I'm considering asking my boss if I can work earlier hours (6:30-3 or 7-3:30) in order to get an extra hour or so with her in the evenings. Also considering cutting back to part-time, though I think it would make things really tight financially for DH and I. Have also considered trying to find another job that would allow me to work from home some. Are there other creative solutions that others have come up? Thanks for listening.


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The biggest problem with Daylights savings time is not keeping track of which direction your suppose to turn the clock, forward or back. It is not when to do it, because it's all over the news and on most calendars. It's not even remembering exactly when to do it, 2 am or 1am Sunday night? The hardest issue is the countless amounts of employees who show up to work on Sunday or even Monday late for work because they "claim" they forgot to change their alarm clock.
Here are some steps I have done in the past to save myself the headache and my employees the embarrassment:
1. Post reminders by the time clocks, break rooms, rest rooms, locker rooms, even in their paychecks on Friday (if possible).
2.Send out an email to everyone, every day until it happens.
3.Make sure it's at the beginning and end of every staff meeting held this week
4.When people leave on Friday's, tell them to set their watches now, so they will remember to do it on Sunday.
5.Challenge all your supervisors and other managers to make sure all their people will be on time and those who don't have to buy cupcakes for everyone else.
The purpose of this is selfish but productive. Selfish because as an Operations Manager, nothing is more frustrating than having a few of your employees show up late then blame the most publicized event of the previous week as their excuse. You know they are either lying to you or are they actually just that lazy and inconsiderate of others, but either way it's not worth the headache.
As an Human Resources Manager, well you're going to be the one dealing with the attendance violations and the morale issues it causes when "those" people use this as just another excuse to not be on time.
So let's do all of us a favor here in the great northwest and not only welcome the extra day light hours, but let's continue our push for more positive and less negative energy in the cubical forest.


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Today, a breaking news story from Tony Ortega's 'Underground Bunker' blog website details a lawsuit filed on January 29, 2014, against Narconon Fresh Start and Rainbow Canyon Retreat for Breach of Contract, Fraud, and Negligence.
Once again, desperate family members were conned by skilled fraudsters posing as experienced drug rehab consultants that played the 'fear-guilt' card by telling the family "hey have to hurry or their son "would wind up dead."
The Plaintiffs, David, Stacy, and Jack Welch of Texas are suing Narconon Fresh Start, doing business as the Rainbow Canyon Retreat in Caliente, Nevada,
"The Welches were told they'd have to pay $33,000 up front, and that before Jack could enter the program in Nevada, he'd first have to go through a medical detox in Murrieta, California."
The lawsuit also alleges that staff members were using drugs – a not an uncommon practice as seen and heard by other Narconon victims. . In one case, it is alleged that Narconon staff traded drugs to patients for sex.
This scam the Welch's fell for mirrored the exact con-game that duped many to enter Narconon Trois-Rivieres and other Narconons around the globe. An email received in 2008 promising a precise 76% at Narconon Trois-Rivieres, was the same 76% success rate fraud that enticed the Welch's. Some Narconons promote and advertise an 80% and as high as 90% success rate to desperate addicts and their family members.
Narconon Gulf Coast BOASTS a long term non-twelve step program with a 90% success rate.
What's interesting in this new lawsuit is that when "the Welches signed a contract, and the complaint points out that the contract describes Narconon's origin — it was started in 1966 by a man named William Benitez, who had been inspired by Hubbard's book, The Fundamentals of Thought."
"The complaint points out that the actual name of the book is Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought, The Basic Book of the Theory and Practice of Scientology for Beginners. The Welches believe that the full name is left out of the Narconon contract in order to hide the program's connection to Scientology."
Today, still in cellophane wrapper, David Love holds the "Scientology Fundamentals of Thought" in his hand that was given to him at Narconon Trois-Rivieres -- "The Basic Book of the Theory & Practice of Scientology for Beginners."
Governments and lawyers are doing their best to shut down this Hubbard quackery before another dies inside Scientology's industry of death -- public outcry and media expose is mounting.
David Love