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Tension is building for supporters, opponents of Proposition 8
A recent court hearing has put numerous people on edge about which way the Supreme Court justices will rule
By Michael Sullivan 03/12/2009
More than 100 people — young, old, gay, straight, black, white and everything in between — gathered together for a solemn candlelight vigil at the Ventura County Government Center on March 4. It was the eve before lawyers who represented upholding and overturning Proposition 8 were to have their day before California's Supreme Court justices in Sacramento.
At stake: Does the ban on gay marriage mean a revision or an amendment to the California Constitution? Would all the marriages entered into during the 4 ½ months it was legal between same-sex couples be voided? Is the ban constitutional since it violates civil rights of equality?
For some, the answer is clear — it is the will of the majority of the people, therefore it must stick. For others, it is just as clear — it is a violation of civil rights.
During the court hearings the next day, Kenneth Starr, attorney to uphold the proposition, said that if the majority of the people voted to ban gay marriage, then it should be upheld. By the same token, if the people voted to abolish the freedom of speech, then an amendment could do that as well.
But for Jessica Altman-Pollack, 26, of Ventura, this isn't a game of whomever gets the most votes wins or how the Supreme Court Justices rule. This is her life. And now her life, as well as thousands of others, has come under scrutiny and for only one reason — falling in love with a person of the same sex.
A year ago in May, the California Supreme Court ruled that the ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. During the months it was legal, Jessica and her partner of seven years, Loretta, tied the knot — actually, they had already said their vows a year earlier, though this time it was legally binding.
"When we made it legal, we were thrilled! I was jumping out of my skin that they had gone through with the ruling," Jessica said.
But then, of course, Proposition 8 happened, and everything changed. The couple's excitement dissipated.
"The passing of Prop. 8 — it is strange wondering who hates us," Jessica said.
While the residents of California have come a long way from a similar ban on gay marriage in 2000, which passed by a margin of 61 to 39, the results of Election Day 2008, proved that acceptance is on the way — it's just not the majority yet. The ban passed by a slimmer margin of 52 to 48.
A couple of months ago, Jessica was certain that her marriage would remain legal. Now, after the hearing, she has her doubts.
Starr argued in court last week that the marriages should be voided because the proposition is clear — only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California. Therefore, marriage between the same-sex couples would automatically be invalid.
Critics say that the California Supreme Court justices seemed averse to overturning a proposition that was passed by a majority of Californians. On the other hand, the justices didn't seem to like the idea of nullifying 18,000 marriages, since they were made when it was legal to do so.
For Ron Prentice, chairman of the Yes on 8 campaign Protectmarriage, agreed with Starr — the ban should be upheld and the marriages should be invalid.
"The language is simple, 14 words of the amendment, marriage only between a man and woman shall be valid," he said. "First of all, yea, [gay couples] are upset. They believe a right has been taken from them. The right was inappropriately given to them by the Supreme Court. Those in favor of Proposition 8 believe traditional marriage is the best opportunity for children to thrive and believe it is worth protecting for various reasons."
"Every child deserves the right to have both the mom and the dad. There is no research that indicates a family life such as two moms, or two dads even, is as good."
On another note, one of the arguments made during the Proposition 8 campaign was that same-sex marriage would hurt heterosexual marriages by making marriage between a man and a woman less sacred.
In an interview, Mark Stevens of the Mormon Church in Utah agreed with that argument. But he also admitted that divorce and infidelity were reasons that it was difficult to preserve the traditional definition of marriage in the straight sect.
('Til death do you part.) When asked how much money the members of the Mormon Church have spent on saving marriages from divorce outside the church, similar to the millions spent on Proposition 8, he did not have an answer.
One argument remains, one that Kenneth Starr said would work — change the legal name from marriage to civil union for everyone. That would mean millions of couples — gay or straight — would have the same rights but would also have to go through the legal system again to be "civil unionized."
Rev. Jan Christian of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura doesn't think this is such a bad idea.
"All marriages in California and the United States should be civil marriages, and there should be equality on how they are handled by the state," she said. "It's up to churches to bless or not those unions. One of the problems with the misinformation presented during the campaign, that churches would be forced to bless unions they didn't want to — that has never been the case and should never be the case."
She went on to say that, in lieu of Prop. 8 passing, she stopped signing state marriage licenses and that marriages, and consequently the rights given to the couples through the civil contract, should be regulated by the state — not the church.
The Supreme Court justices have three months to make a final ruling. Until then, the Altman-Pollacks and numerous others hold on to the hope that their marriages will remain valid and the possibility that every gay couple will, one day, have the same rights as heterosexual couples.
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I have repeatedly read and heard the phrase "... the sanctity of marriage ...".
In the Oxford Concise Dictionary, the word "sanctity" is defined as:
• noun (pl. sanctities) 1 holiness; saintliness.
These indicate that, while borrowed for other usages, the word is essentially a religious one . . . as is "marriage" in the minds of most opponents of same-sex "marriage".
I am reminded that the Constitution of the United States of America gives:
"...Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...".
The laws of our land are somewhat schizophrenic, in that they do not always keep pace with logic and clarity. Many humorous and not-so-humorous examples can come to mind.
In this instance, it seems necessary to consider that "marriage", where it is understood as an extension of ones' personal religious views is logically protected by a Constitutionally-mandated blindness on the part of the U.S. Government. Not all religions, not even all sects of Christianity, view marriage as a sacrament or sacred activity.
I find a way out of the present tangle of religion and government by looking at the solution presented by New Zealand.
In New Zealand, "marriage", like a bris, baptism or whatever religious ritual, does NOT of necessity exist in governmental law or parlance. Instead, they mandated a grandfathering of all marriages prior to their legislation into "Civil Partnerships" as far as the law was concerned. They systematically went through all their old marriage laws and merely substituted the words "Civil Partnership" wherever and whenever the word "marriage" occurred, then expanded the requiremnts to allow for said Civil Partnerships to include same-sex relationships. In New Zealand thought, if any legal Civil Partners wish to have a "marriage" ceremony, it is the purview of their private religious group to oversee such a private religious activity. . . and is in no way the place of the Government to pay it any attention whatsoever.
I think that we could take a page from the Kiwis on this matter.
Sounds like a reasonable plan to me. Any couple who wants to get their "Partnership" blessed can go to the church of their choice and take their chances. As long as the Constitution protects the various religions from being forced to issue their blessings on certain partnerships, it should work just find and stop all this hullaballu. . .
Personally. . . I'd like to marry the Dallas Cowgirls. . . All of them!!!


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All the rain we've been getting continues to deliver a heavy blow to the City of Prior Lake.
The city is looking at flooding that could continue for another three weeks before they see any relief.
Ron Ellingson stands on his back deck facing a swollen Prior Lake. He's laid more than 3,000 sandbags and several float valves.
"You can see down here seepage is coming around and it drains down to that guy, that one runs a little less frequently but a little longer," he said.
In three weeks the Prior Lake area has gotten 9 1/2 inches of rain. As of Wednesday afternoon the lake elevation was 906.13 feet above sea level.
"We're about a quarter inch lower than the peak," Prior Lake Mayor Ken Hedberg said.
Hedberg declared a local state of emergency. Wednesday the declaration was extended 30 days.
"For two reasons, we need to take care of our residents and take care of our city infrastructure, particularly the sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water supply," he said.
The direct cost to the city because of all the flooding is in the neighborhood of $150,000. Declaring a local emergency was also a strategic move to qualify for federal aid from FEMA and other agencies. But to asses the damage they have to wait for the water to go down.
"That's the other reason we are raising the alarm to let all the agencies know, hey we are in line but our situation is somewhat unique and we are not going to have data for you for a good long time," Hedberg said.
Ellingson says the flooding has ruined his summer.
"My estimation is that we won't get to use this area as we would normally use it till next year," he said.
Two families have abandoned their homes because of flooding in Prior Lake. By extending the declaration of emergency it gives the city the power to go into those homes and shut off the electricity, plug drains or toilets so there isn't any backup.

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St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday this year and, well, you know what that means…
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2. Get Your Irish On @ Bulldog Grille, 292 Merrick Rd., Amityville. Irish drink specials—$3 Jameson shots, $4 Guinness pints—and free Irish buffet from 4-6 p.m.
3. St. Patrick's Day Celebration @ Paddy's Loft, 1286 Hicksville Rd., Massapequa. Start the party early with an Irish breakfast served at 10 a.m. with Barry's Tea and festivities.
4. St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance @ Shandon Court, 115 E. Main St., East Islip. Irish rock starts at 1 p.m. and goes through the night with the Cara Band, the Fugitives and special guests.
5. St. Patrick's Day Fiasco @ Tap & Barrel, 550 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown. 1-5 p.m. The microbrewery known for their 52 craft beers on tap goes green.
6. Corned Beef & Chaos @ Croxley Ale House—All Locations. Free corned beef and cabbage starting at 3 p.m., special Irish menu and $5 Blue Point all night long.
7. St. Patty's Beer Bash Dance party @ Loyal Dog Ale House, 288 E. Montauk Hwy., Lindenhurst. A 'round the clock celebration from 8 a.m.-4 a.m. with Irish eats and drink specials. Free breakfast and corned beef.
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10. Kegs & Eggs @ Post Office Café, 130 W. Main St., Babylon. Irish buffet and live music, $15 bucket of greens and $4 Guinness pints all night long.
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12. St. Pat's Party @ RC Dugans, 2314 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow. Celebrate the friendliest day of the year with $3 green beers and corned beef and cabbage.
13. St. Patrick's Day Celebration @ Pindar Vineyards, 37645 Route 25, Peconic. A celebration with live Irish music, raffles and soda bread from 1-5 p.m.
14. Corned Beef & Chaos @ Mulcahy's, 3232 Railroad Ave., Wantagh. Roger & JP from WBAB broadcast live with $1.02 beers, corned beef and cabbage buffet, t-shirts, pint glasses, games, prizes special guests and more from noon-5 p.m.
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16. St. Patrick's Day Fundraising Party @ Miller's Ale House, 3046 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown. 1-4 p.m. Corned beef and cabbage and drink specials to raise for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
17. Happy St. Pat's Party @ The Nutty Irishman—All Locations, www.thenuttyirishman.com. With live music and nutty Irish shenanigans across Long Island.
18. St. Patrick's Day Headquarters @ Napper Tandy's—All Locations, www.nappertandys.com. Traditional Irish fare, Irish step dancers and bag pipers piping.
19. St. Patrick's Day @ Katie's, 145 W. Main St., Smithtown. With Southbound performing live and Irish step dancers.
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Broccoli and Feta Pizza
My mom started the tradition of making homemade pizzas every weekend back when I was in high school. Instead of eating at the dinner table, we put a big tablecloth on the coffee table in the family room and eat in there while watching a movie together. Now as an adult, I still enjoy making homemade pizzas on the weekend. This broccoli and feta pizza is one of my favorites! My husband and I very rarely order pizza because we much prefer the taste of our own pizzas compared to the popular pizza chains out there and because we can control the ingredients (and the grease!)!
When it comes to the dough, I don't usually make my own. My grocery store (Publix) carries raw pizza dough in their bakery and it is much easier (especially on a Friday night!) to just buy it ready-made. It tastes the same as if I would have made it myself without all the fuss! But, if you want to make your own, I love the Olive Oil Pizza Dough recipe from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. I originally found it through another food blog that I like to read, My Baking Addiction. You can get the recipe here.
Broccoli and Feta Pizza
Serves 4
– 1 lb. chilled pizza dough
– 1 1/2 cups cooked broccoli, chopped into bite-size pieces
– 1 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
– 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
– 1/2 cup reduced fat feta cheese (crumbled)
– 1 Tbs. garlic, minced
– 1/2 tsp. salt
– 1/2 tsp. black pepper
– 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare pizza stone or pizza pan by brushing a thin layer of extra virgin olive oil onto the stone or pan.
2. Coat dough and hands in the flour so that the dough does not stick to your hands. Roll out the dough until it is approximately 1/2 inch thick.
3.Using a pastry brush, brush the extra virgin olive oil all over the rolled out dough. Brush garlic evenly over the pizza. Sprinkle salt and pepper evenly. Spread cheese evenly over the pizza. Sprinkle broccoli* and feta cheese.
4. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown on the crust and the bottom . Once the top is a light golden brown, I like to slide the pizza off the stone or pan directly onto the oven grate so that the bottom of the pizza can get nice and brown.
5. Remove pizza from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes. Cut it up, pour yourself a glass of wine, pop in a movie, and you have yourself a perfect Friday night!
*Notes: In order to cook my broccoli, I usually steam it over the stove or in the microwave in a bowl of water. Before you put the broccoli onto your pizza, make sure that it has been drained, otherwise your pizza might be watery. I like to squeeze out the water by putting the broccoli onto a paper towel.
6 Responses to "Broccoli and Feta Pizza"
Looks good! I would not have thought of marrying broccoli with feta on a pizza.
Colline, it is the perfect marriage! :)
What's your method of getting the pizza to the pizza stone? Or do you not preheat the stone in the oven?
Melissa, I sometimes preheat it which I know is the "proper" way to use it. However, I almost always make a mess and have issues with the dough losing its shape when I try to transfer. I am considering getting a paddle. But, yeah a lot of the time I just put some oil on the stone and roll the dough out on the stone without preheating it. I still get a decent amount of crisp doing it this way. I've never had a stone crack on me for putting it in a hot oven, but I know I am not really using it the correct way. What is your method? I would love some tips!
Ok, nice. I've never put oil on my stone before, but I'll give it a try. I always preheat my stone in my oven, and I set the oven as hot as it will go. I roll the dough out on parchment paper, then I can easily slip the parchment paper onto a cookie sheet and slide that onto the preheated stone. Before I put the pizza in the oven, I trim excess parchment paper, just cause it burns and I'm terrified of starting a fire (but there have been times that I forgot to trim it and its fine). Once the pizza is on the stone in a 500+ degree oven, it really only takes 5-7 minutes to bake, and I keep a pretty close eye on it. (I noticed on your chicken post you say to not bake the chicken too long so it doesn't dry out, but cooking the pizza this way has it in the oven for 8 minutes max, so I wonder if that would work better for chicken?) Let me know if you try it!
I've thought about the parchment paper, but I was afraid of the burning thing. I'm thinking about getting a pizza peel and paddle. They are pretty cheap on Amazon. I'll let you know how it works!


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Samsung Galaxy Nexus to ship in the UK this week, in early December in Canada
As anticipated since October, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be released in the UK before the end of this week.
For example, Clove says it will ship the world's first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone on Thursday, November 17 (asking £514.80 for an unlocked unit).
Three UK is offering the new ICS device both on PAYG (for £499.99), and on contract (free on plans starting at £34). The network says "the earliest delivery" date for the handset is November 18.
On the other hand, Amazon UK, which had previously listed a "November 10" launch date for the Galaxy Nexus, now states that the superphone is "due to be released on December 2."
UK aside, today Bell has unveiled that it would release the Galaxy Nexus in Canada in "early December." The Canadian carrier doesn't say how much its new Galaxy will cost, but it lest customers pre-register for further details here at its official website.


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Pirates Drop 3-2 Heartbreaker to Southern Miss
East Carolina out-hit Southern Miss .207 to .189 and Nicole Willis recorded a double-double, but the Pirates were unable to pull out a win as they dropped a tough 3-2 (17-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 10-15) decision to the Golden Eagles Friday night.
The Pirates are coming off of a disappointing 0-3 (7-25, 12-25, 20-25) loss to Conference foe UCF at The Venue at UCF on Friday night and are looking for their first conference win of the season. At UCF, junior Nicole Willis registered a team-high nine kills and added seven digs with a block assist, while libero Shelby Beasley tallied a team-best 15 digs on the evening. Zarah Cecich posted 17 assists, three kills, one dig and hit .400 in the contest. Senior Kelly Derby finished the match with four kills, two aces, a pair of digs and two block assists, while junior Hannah Allgood concluded the match with eight digs, a pair of block assists, and a kill.
East Carolina and Southern Miss will meet for the 21st time in program history and the Golden Eagles hold the advantage in the all-time series, 13-7. Earlier this season, Southern Miss came from behind to edge ECU, 3-2, on September 28, and the Pirates are looking to even the score.
This season the Pirates have been led by Willis who is the team's offensive leader with 235 kills to average 3.56 kills per set. In addition, she has also tallied 186 digs (2.82 digs per set) which is good for third on the squad. Willis has accumulated 33 total blocks, 14 aces, and 11 assists on the year. Beasley has set the pace for the Pirate defense all season and has posted a team-best 338 digs to average 4.28 digs per set. Cecich, a sophomore from Crown Point, Ind., has emerged as the ECU setter late in the season and has totaled 488 assists and has a 7.07 assists per set ratio. She has totaled 59 digs, 32 kills, 16 total blocks, and 10 service aces on the year.


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Share your thoughts: University Personnel Systems (UPS) feedback invited
Human resources leaders worked with employees and experts from institutions throughout the University of Wisconsin System over the last several months to develop recommendations for two new, distinct University Personnel Systems (UPS). Now, the time has come to welcome feedback and direction from the thousands of employees who daily help make our Wisconsin system of higher education the highly-regarded, globally-respected system it is.
We invite each and every one of our 1,700 UW Oshkosh employees to review the recommendations at the UW System UPS website.
Be sure to particularly review the draft UPS recommendations -- the UW System-institution version -- that directly applies to our UW Oshkosh employees found at the link above. Remember, it is only a first draft, and your feedback can help enhance the eventual, final policy.
Next, take a few minutes to share your feedback regarding the recommendations on the online survey UW Oshkosh has designed to collect employees' thoughts and opinions.
Please return this document to the UW Oshkosh Office of Human Resources, 328 Dempsey Hall.
If you have specific questions on the UPS draft proposals or care to share feedback via email, direct your messages to Tim Danielson, director of human resources, at email@example.com or Joel Schleis at email@example.com.
The UPLAN Council (composed of officers from the Faculty Senate, the Oshkosh Student Association, the Senate of Academic Staff, the Classified Staff Advisory Council and the Chancellor's staff), is also providing input on this initiative. Individuals may also present comments and feedback to these governance group leaders.
Thank you for your time and your contributions to UW Oshkosh, the UW System and the state of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin's 2011-2013 biennial budget included a mandate for the UW System to develop two new human resource systems by July 1, 2013. A UW System website, found at http://web.uwsa.edu/personnelsystems/, outlines and describes in detail various activities and developments relating to the implementation of this requirement:
While members of the UW Oshkosh community have been involved in helping to develop these materials, this survey is the first opportunity for campus input into the specific framework of the new university personnel systems. As work continues in through the summer and next fall, there will be additional opportunities for the submission of comments, reactions and feedback.
Representatives from our campus administration and governance group organizations have been involved in the work groups referenced in Phase II – see:
- http://web.uwsa.edu/assets/sites/personnel_structures/docs/Work%20Group%20Assigments%20by%20Institution.pdf
This initial campus-based opportunity for review of the plans is described in Phase III of the process:
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Moraine Park Technical College Student Veterans Association was recently approved as an official chapter by the national Student Veterans of America organization.
Student Veterans of America is comprised of over 850 student veteran organizations throughout the United States. The organization is dedicated to help veterans succeed in higher education, achieve their academic goals and gain meaningful employment.
Moraine Park's Student Veterans Club was started in fall 2012 and currently has 10 members.
"With more than 150 student veterans currently attending Moraine Park we are always looking for ways to further support our students," Dwane Klostermann, Moraine Park instructor and club advisor, said. "Being recognized as an official chapter by the SVA is another great resource we can provide to student veterans."
For more information about veteran services at Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu/military.
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False Cape State Park occupies a narrow barrier spit between Back Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The park's location allows visitors to observe beaches, dunes, maritime forests of oak and pine, wooded swamps, marshes, and the bay all in one visit. This area is considered one of the last relatively undisturbed coastlines on the East Coast and has an abundance of wildlife including some 54 rare and endangered species. The park hosts an interesting assemblage of migrating and nesting songbirds, waterfowl, and shorebirds that visit the park's diverse habitats throughout the year. Visitors may also see mammals such as fox, white-tailed deer, feral hogs and horses, river otters, and nutria. A variety of interesting reptiles reside in the park including eastern glass lizard and Carolina anole, both of which reach their northern limits here. Access to the site is through the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and is limited to hiking, bicycling, tram, or boat. The park features primitive camping and an extensive environmental education program. To get a taste of the park, the Back Bay Restoration Foundation operates a tram that leaves from Little Island City Park, drives through the wildlife refuge and lets visitors explore the park for an hour in the Barbour Hill contact station area. The tram provides a round-trip ride and is not available for overnight guests. Overnight guests must either hike, bike, or boat in through the refuge.
Continue south from Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge by bicycle or on foot for 5.5 miles. Motor vehicle access is prohibited except by special trams that run periodically from Little Island Park. Fees: see website.


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H Street Shooting Was Over Sneakers, MPD Says – Washington DCDec 24th, 2012 | By owner | Category: Crime & Law, Washington, DC
This morning's shooting on H Street NE, first reported by DCist, was indeed over a pair of sneakers, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
People were waiting in line outside the DTLR clothing store at 902 H Street NE this morning, anticipating the release of new Air Jordans, when shots were fired.
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Some say it's "lonely at the top." Many solopreneurs would probably say, "It's lonely going it alone." How do you conjure the energy and motivation to go on when your business is circling the drain? Micro business owners are likely to experience "circling the drain" days on more than one occasion. However, not everyone is able to grab a hold to the rim and stretch his or her way to safety.
No business owner goes into business thinking they will fail. Yet, it is fear of failure that can paralyze them with inaction when things begin to unravel and business doesn't turn out the way they may have envisioned. No one brags about their business failing. In fact, often times small business owners will put on a front to save face and keep others from knowing their business is failing. The truth is, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Business is just that, business. We've all heard it before, "some of the most successful business owners started out as failures." They key is knowing when to regroup and when to give up and only you have the power to do either. Surviving your darkest hours as a small business owner depends on your capacity to effectively navigate the following:
It's business, don't internalize. You are an individual. You are a human being. Your business does not define you. You define your business. You have to be able to separate yourself from your business. Your business is an entity that you manage and control. If it fails, you will survive. It will be tough, but you will.
Know your limits. There is only so much one person can do. Many small business owners make the mistake of trying to do it all themselves, lack a mental outlet and focus on areas that are not in their wheelhouse. In order for any business (and business owner, for that matter) to grow, you have to recognize and acknowledge what your capacity is and be able to seek the appropriate advice, assistance and guidance needed to move in an effective direction.
Make decisions and commitments. When your business is circling the drain, it is time for candid reflection and lucid decisions. You are at the brink of closing up shop or at the cusp turning it all around. Either way, you have to decide "how" you will commit to that choice. If you decide to turn it around, you need to have a clear and realistic plan to move forward and take immediate action. If you decide to close up shop, you have to make preparations and do it properly (i.e. notify clients and vendors, sell off assets, close out accounts, negotiate with collectors, etc.) You can't just leave your "closed" sign on the door and stop answering the phone.
Do the tasks you enjoy for inspiration and energy. Sometimes when you are at your darkest hour, all you can do is step back and do something that brings you a little bit of joy. Focus on what it was/is that got you excited about your business in the first place. Rekindle your love for your business. What brought you the most joy? Can you recapture it? Despite your frustration, you have to get back to being inspired. Inspiration can come from anywhere. Change your habits, change your routine, and change your environment. A fresh pair of eyes can make a world of difference.
Give yourself a deadline for results. The longer you wait, the worse things will get. Don't waste time on ineffective tasks and activities. Do the work that creates progress and mark your time. "Things" don't change on their own. You have to be the catalyst. Be realistic in your expectations for the results of your new action plan. Every day that you work your plan, you are one day closer to achieving what you set out to do.
When you find your business circling the drain, and most of us will at some point, stop for a moment of truth and reflection about your state of affairs, get some sage advice and wisdom from a trusted 3rd party, give yourself a fresh pair of eyes, make a decision and commitment to stop or move forward and work the plan. Sometimes the darkest days bring us the brightest ideas.
A.Michelle Blakeley is the founder of Simplicity Mastered. Blakeley is a Micro Business Therapist professional with extensive experience in business organization and has successfully counseled hundreds of small business owners through the daily challenges of operating a small business.
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I'm not sure of the change that caused this (the logs don't show anything specific) but ever since Monday afternoon I've seen the following error repeated:
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The IP reported is the SQL Server. Since this is ongoing, is there a way I could figure out what is trying to pass this credential? If I could get an application name or anything I could probably fix the problem.


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More signs of distress in China's economy and rising bond yields led to a broad sell-off in world stocks overnight, leaving key market indexes down more than 5 per cent from their record highs last month.
It was the first 5 per cent decline - referred to on Wall Street as a "pullback" - since November.
Pullbacks that occur during bull markets tend to be "nasty and brutish" but short, said John Manley, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Funds Management. He said it's common to get declines of 3 per cent to 7 per cent "as the market restores a reverence to risk to the investing public."
US trading started with a slump on Monday. The market recovered much of its loss, then fell back again. By the close of trading the big stock indexes were clinging to modest gains for the second quarter, which ends Friday.
Before Wall Street opened for trading on Monday, Asian markets were already sharply lower, led by a 5 per cent plunge in China's Shanghai Composite Index. That was the index's biggest loss in four years. The decline was prompted by a government crackdown on off-balance sheet lending, which made investors worry about China's economic growth. The selling spread to Europe, where France's benchmark stock index fell 1.7 per cent, Germany's 1.2 per cent.
US traders took one look at that and started dumping stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 248 points in the first hour of trading. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note spiked to its highest in almost two years as the sell-off brought down prices of US government debt. Gold and other metals also fell.
Stocks got closer to break-even around midday before falling again in the last hour. The Dow finished down 139.84 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 14,659.56. The S&P 500 index fell 19.34 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 1,573.09. The Nasdaq dropped 36.49 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 3,320.76.
All 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 fell. The biggest drop was 1.8 per cent for bank and financial stocks. Bank of America fell the most among major bank stocks, giving up US39 cents, or 3.1 per cent, to $12.30.
The S&P 500 is down 5.7 per cent from its all-time of 1,669 on May 21. The Nasdaq has fallen 5.2 from its own recent high on that day.
Markets remain vulnerable to any comments from the Federal Reserve about its $US85 billion in monthly bond purchases, which have kept interest rates at historic lows and helped drive the stock market's rally the last four years. On Wednesday and Thursday, the S&P plunged 3.9 per cent after the central bank said its bond-buying program could wrap up by the middle of next year as long as economic conditions continue to improve. Stocks edged up Friday, but still had their worst week in two months.
"I think investors are overreacting to the prospects of a change in Fed policy," Thayer said. He noted that unemployment is down, inflation is low. "These are good economic conditions."
Gold fell $14.90, or 1.2 per cent, to $1,277.10. Other metals were down, too. Crude oil rose $1.49, or 1.6 per cent, to $95.18 per barrel.
Since starting its bull run in March 2009, the S&P 500 has had seven pullbacks of between 5 and 9 per cent and two corrections, decline of 10 per cent to 19.9 per cent. So far, the market has come back stronger from each setback. The S&P is still up 133 per cent during this four-year bull market.
"Pullbacks are a natural occurrence in markets," said Janet Engels, senior vice president and director of the private client research group at RBC Wealth Management. "We likely have further to go."
The last time the US stock market had a full-blown correction defined as a drop of at least 10 per cent from a peak was July 22-Oct. 3, 2011, when the S&P 500 fell 18.3 per cent. That fall was caused by concern that a fight between US lawmakers over extending the debt ceiling would push the US into default.
The yield on the 10-year note was unchanged from late Friday at 2.54 per cent. Earlier in the day it was at 2.67, its highest level in almost two years. The yield has surged from its 2013 low of 1.63 per cent on May 3. The increase accelerated last week after the Fed laid out the possible timetable for curtailing its bond-buying program. Yields rise when demand for bonds weakens.
The Fed's easy-money policies have kept bond yields and other interest rates artificially low since the financial crisis of 2008, making borrowing cheaper. The 10-year yield is used as a benchmark for many kinds of loans to individuals and businesses, including home mortgages.
The last time the yield was above 3 per cent was late July, 2011. The last time it was consistently above 4 per cent was July 2008, two months before the peak of the financial crisis.
Other stocks with big moves included:
PulteGroup slumped 50 cents, or 2.7 per cent, to $18.31. Investors have worried that higher US interest rates will hurt homebuilding companies by making mortgages more expensive.
Tenet Healthcare rose $1.88, or 4.5 per cent, to $43.73 after offering to buy Vanguard Health Systems Inc. for $1.8 billion. The offer of $21 per share pushed Vanguard stock up $8.33, or 67 per cent, to $20.70.
Facebook fell 60 cents, or 2.4 per cent, to $23.93. Monday was the first full trading day after Facebook acknowledged it had accidentally exposed contact information for 6 million users to some other users.
Apple fell $10.96, or 2.7 per cent, to $402.50 after an analyst said the company appears to have cut back iPhone production. The company didn't have any immediate comment.


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Weekly Bargain Bin Emerging Blue Chips Update Q3 Week 12391 views 2012-09-22 14:52 Tags: blue chip bargain bin below book value
Emerging Blue Chip Stock = minimum market cap 100M + minimum 2/10 continuous years of dividends.
Market Price = book value + premium for future growth.
Out of 225 stocks in my emerging blue chip watchlist, 19 trade at or below half of price-to-book-value: 4 from Americas, 4 from Asia and 11 from Europe.
Woori Finance Holdings Co. moved up from 0.50 P/B to 0.52 P/B in the last week, lowering the total bargain bin emerging blue chips to 19 from 20.
Near Bargain Bin Emerging Blue Chips
The following 44 stocks from my emerging blue chip stocks watchlist trade below 0.8X book value: 10 from Americas, 17 from Asia and 17 from Europe.
New addition from last week: Rona Inc. (TSE:RON).
RONA is a Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home renovation and gardening products. The company's major operating challenges have left its fundamentals only 1/4 decent. Since 2007, revenue is flat, net income has declined steadily, dividends were only instituted in 2010, cash-flow negative 3/5 years and cash falling the past 3 years. The only half-decent spot in the financials are rising assets and falling debt the past 5 years.
Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) recently initiated a (failed) takeover bid for RONA. Lowe's C$14.50 offer for Rona hit a wall of opposition from numerous stakeholders, including RONA board of directors, franchisees and Quebec politicians.
RONA's share price had climbed from $8.70 in late 2011 to $14.00 in early August (+60.9%). Stock has dropped off -21.7% from there and price-to-book value has dipped to 0.79.
Woori Finance Holdings Co. moved up from 0.50 P/B to 0.52 P/B in the last week.
Since last week, UBS price-to-book went up from 0.78 to 0.81 and out of my near-bargain bin list of emerging blue chips.
My view on banks in general is that their books cannot be trusted. The Western world is going through a crisis in banking that is nowhere near resolving itself as political forces choose to cover things over rather than dig them up and fix them. By the way, what is up with google finance pages not showing financials for any banks? Go ahead and try it yourself... punch up any bank using google finance and all financials are missing. Very spooky.


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text: Aug 25, 2014 13:42 107 report to Southern 107 report to Southern Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG -- Jonathan Wilson, right, carries a flat screen TV into Gradison Hall dorm while moving in as Southern reports for football. Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG -- Brian McCain, left, and Sam Altman, right, carry a flat screen TV into Gradison Hall dorm while moving in as Southern reports for football. Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG -- People move in and out in a blur as coaches wait for players to report and move into Gradison Hall dorm as Southern reports for football. Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG -- Mallikah Little, right, watches, as Jarrad Hayes, left, tries on a helmet for size as Nicollette Goree, center, waits with the shoulder pads as Southern reports for football. by les east| firstname.lastname@example.com July 31, 2014; 11:06 p.m. Comments Friday is the first official day of preseason football practice for Southern. But it's really just a resumption of the work the Jaguars have been doing during the summer. "We'll just be adding a helmet," senior defensive back Jaleel Richardson said as the team reported Thursday afternoon. "It's same ole, same ole." Of course, the coaching staff is being added to the mix, things are a little more structured and the season opener at Louisiana-Lafayette on Aug. 30 is getting closer. But virtually all of the players have been together for weeks of voluntary workouts. The participants numbered 107, 30 more than last summer. "It's pretty crazy to have over 100 guys here," senior guard Zach Brown said. "My first year here we had maybe 20 and to see us having 100 guys, some who haven't been playing football and some who have been here four or five years, it's amazing. "Every day you're out there with 50 people at least working out next to you because we had the two workout groups. You knew who wanted to win a SWAC Championship with you by their presence here." Southern is working to win a second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship. Last year's success contributed to the increased involvement in the workouts. Richardson joined midway through after completing a summer internship. He said he was struck by the atmosphere as soon as he arrived in early July. "It was a champion atmosphere," he said. "We're ready to get another ring." Richardson said he expects a similar feeling when workouts resume Friday afternoon. "It's going to be a totally different frame of mind (from a year ago) for everybody because we worked so hard last year not knowing what the outcome would be," he said. "But now we've seen that hard work actually pays off and what the end result is. So if we bust our butt through the summer and through camp, (we know) what the end result will be in December." Coach Dawson Odums said last season's success, as well as the challenge of opening against a Division I opponent for a third consecutive season, motivated the players. "We understand how difficult that's going to be," he said. "You're coming off a winning season. You're coming off a championship season. So the morale is already high, the expectations are high and the bar has been raised. "Overall I like the way the morale is, I like the strength and conditioning. So I think everybody is excited about the first day." The summer work gave the players a head-start on something Odums said will be one of the most important aspects of preseason camp — acclimating the returning players and newcomers to one another. "We expect our guys to really develop from a chemistry standpoint," he said. "I think that's going to be most important in this camp. We've got a lot of familiar faces coming back but we've also added some faces that were not here so to put together that bond for us in the first part of camp is going to be an important goal for us." Brown participated in the summer workouts, which ended July 25, after missing spring practice while he recovered from surgery on his right shoulder. "It's been a while since I played because I was out for the spring. I'm ready to get back in it," he said. "Pretty much everybody was here this summer. Everybody has been grinding all spring and summer. We're ready." Notes Two players who were expected to report Thursday did not arrive, but are expected shortly. Senior DL Jaylen Jordan was involved in a minor car accident on his way to Baton Rouge from Houston. Sophomore OL Neako Jones was delayed by a personal matter. … Junior LB Treyveon Evans of Las Vegas will not return to the team because of a personal matter and sophomore WR Jordan Bracy of Mesquite, Texas, has left the team. Junior WR Nyle Johnson of Dunham is not in camp due to an academic issue. Follow Les East on Twitter: @EastAdvocate. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Samantha Wade of Gresham, daughter of David and Kellie Wade of Hood River, married Kevin Bredemeier of Gresham, on July 29, 2012.
The wedding took place at Wind Mountain Ranch, Stevenson, Wash, with David Jones officiating.
Honor attendant was Bridget Wade, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Kaitlin Brown, friend of the bride; Vanessa Gray, cousin of the bride; Kelly Longoria, friend of the bride; Jodie Reynolds, friend of the bride; Michelle Patterson, cousin of the bride.
Craig Bredemeier, Brother of the groom, served as Best Man. Groomsmen were Francisco Alvarado, Brother in law Brian Gray, cousin in law Jason Blanchet, Brother in law Matthew Patterson, cousin in law.
Auna Patterson cousin of the bride, Morgan Gray cousin of the bride, served as lower girls.
Bobby Blanchet, Lucas Blanchet, Xavier Bredemeier all nephews of the groom, were ring bearers.
The couple honeymooned in Chicago, and took a western Caribbean cruise and visited Disney World.
Wade graduated in 2004 from Hood River Valley High School, and has a Master of Science in Education from Western Oregon University, 2010. She is a Kindergarten teacher at North Gresham Grade School.
The groom is the son of: Bob and Gail Bredemeier of Portland. He attended Sunset High School, graduating in 1999, earning a Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement from Western Oregon University in 2007. He works as a Security Officer with Portland Providence Medical Center. They reside in Gresham.
The colors of the wedding were white, pink and bronze. Bridesmaids wore bronze colored dresses and carried pink carnations and roses. The bride wore a white satin dress with a sweetheart neckline, purchased at a Brides Against Breast Cancer event, and carried her great-grandmother's ring on her bouquet of roses and daisies.
After the ceremony, guests played lawn games and danced to live music provided by Funkship Columbia. Family and friends added personal touches throughout the wedding by providing dessert, music and readings, including the opening prayer performed by the bride's uncle, Andy Wade.
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I just posted my running schedule. I have it all mapped out until the end of July when I will be running the San Francisco Marathon. I am following Hal Higdon's Marathon Training Guide. I am also doing the quick start "spring training" since I bought some Vibram Five Finger shoes and I'm re-learning how to run. I thought I'd start off slow.
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I had decided I was done with dating "for fun." It wasn't enough for me, anymore, to go out for dinner with someone when I already knew in my heart that he wasn't going to be the one. So, when I saw his big brown eyes on his much-too-young-looking face across the lobby at a Los Angeles airport hotel, I gave a small smile, got my key, and headed for my room without looking back.
But, he did not stop looking. He sat in that lobby until I came back down, which was several hours later. I was waiting in front of the hotel for my brother to pick me up for dinner when I heard his "Hallo." His accent was thick, so I said hello and asked where he was from. He was an engineering student from Germany, traveling around the West Coast.
He was also 22 years old. I was just about to turn 30. Well, enough said, right? Even if there wasn't an ocean between us — and a big one — he was 22. He definitely had another decade of dating to do, and I had no interest in being on that list. So, when my brother pulled up, I told him to have a safe trip back home.
I had a nice sushi & saki buzz as I returned to the hotel a few hours later. Was I shocked to see him sitting in the lobby! "I wanted to talk to you, so I had a burger and a beer and waited for you," he said. We sat there and talked as if we'd known each other for years, until 2 in the morning. Then, we said good night, but met the next morning for breakfast, and before he had to leave for his flight back to Germany, we exchanged addresses. And one kiss.
There wasn't email back then, and now I'm glad there wasn't as I saved every one of his letters. And there were a lot. He wrote once a week for a year. But, I kept thinking there is no way this could lead to anything. Even if he did want a serious relationship, I felt he should have many relationships before even thinking about settling down. "Why would I want to be with a lot of other people when I've already found more than I could ever have hoped for?"
Well, that was 18 years ago. We have lived in five states, two countries, have two bilingual children, and even our collie has flown over the Atlantic. We currently live on an apple farm with a stunning view of the Swiss Alps. I teach English to kindergarten children at a Swiss International School that my children attend. My husband is a professional chef and skilled home renovator.
To think I almost wrote this wonderful guy off because of a few years age difference!


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CLEVELAND (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition that affects more than 2.5 million Americans. Uncontrollable seizures plague these patients' lives. Until now, the only treatments were drugs and major surgery, but new therapies are on the horizon.
Jeff Martig suffered from seizures for 20 years that would strike anytime and anywhere!
"I was having about 30 a day." Martig told Ivanhoe, "I would feel a sensation in my nose and then my left side of my face would twitch, and then I would start gasping for air."
Jeff had surgery to remove part of his brain. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are studying less invasive ways to stop seizures. They've used an experimental technology called SEEG on almost 300 patients.
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Here is a guide made by HeavyMetalGungan that he posted on the filefront forums. The first part deals with getting animations in game and the second deals with switching the dragon glm with JA's glm.
Someone asked how to get animations in game, after I'd told then I was so proud of my answer I decided to share it with the world!
1. Open your stance/animation in dragon.
2. Make sure that your character's feet are on the floor, otherwise in game you'll be flying.
3. Type into the console: savegla filename. Make sure it isn't the same name as the original dragon file.
4. Copy and Paste your .GLA file into your _humanoid folder, if you don't have one you can make it:
5. If your made a new folder copy and paste the _humanoid.gla file, animation.cfg file and animevents.cfg* file from assets1.PK3 into your folder, if you already had it miss this stage.
6. Put the glamerge.exe file in your folder as well, it should be located in the same place as dragon.exe.
7.Open notepad and make a file with this in it:
"glamerge.exe" "_humanoid.gla" "Put your filename here.gla" -o
Save it as gla_merge.bat file in your _humanoid folder.
8. Check every thing is where it should be:
Your .GLA file
Then double click on the gla_merge.bat file.
You should get a message asking for a file name, if you don't then you have probably miss-typed something somewhere or don't have a file in the right place.
When typing in your file name DO NOT add .gla on the end or Glamerge will have a tantrum.
9.When GLAmerge has finished look in your _humanoid folder, you should now have a new file.
Delete the _humanoid.gla file then rename the new file _humanoid.gla.
10. Now open Modveiw (Comes with this Modeling/Skinning Guide and Tools, Jedi Knight 3 Downloads, Jedi Knight 3 Modding Tools)
and chose the animation/stance you want to replace.
11. Once you have chosen, find the animation in animation.cfg. If you are using a completely un-edited copy of _humanoid.gla, change the first number to 21376, this the starting frame of your animation. If your are using an edited copy of _humanoid.gla then find the newest animation added by looking at the final frame number of the animation right at the bottom of the list of animations. Put this new number instead of 21376. Also if you are using a changed _humanoid.gla you should also have a changed version of animation.cfg. Edit this instead of the default one.
12. Change the next number across to the amount of frames in your animation.
13. Change the 3rd number across to 0 if you want your animation to loop over and over until it is told to stop (eg. walking animation) or -1 if you want it to only play once and stay on the final frame until the event is over. For 1 frame stances either will work.
14. Change the final number across to the speed you want to play at. The default is 20, the dragon preview speed is 12. Negative numbers will make your animation play backwards.**
15. Save and close the animation.cfg file then open up Modveiw again. Scroll right to the bottom of the list of animations and you should find the animation you wanted to replace. Double click on it to veiw it.
16. Package your new _humanoid.gla file and animation.cfg file into a PK3 under. Models\players\_humanoid
17. Save and test!***
*Putting animevents.cfg in is not nessesary for this tutorial but can be usefull in other circumstances.
**When testing in modveiw the animation can only play at 20 and -20 fps, so don't be worried if it's going too fast/slow.
*** In SP it is best to load a new map instead of loading a saved game as sometimes JKA will try to load the old animations. Once they've been loaded once they should work on saved games.
Note: If you have already added an animation to the game you can miss out stages 5, 6 and 7. Just change the gla_merge.bat file to suit your new gla.
Once you've got used to it it's easy to get animations ingame. I can now do it in about 2 minutes.
Holy sh*t I'm tired now.
I will make 2 more tutorials on using ingame animations and editing the animevents.cfg file soon.
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Ah, that is quite a simple matter:
1. Go into your dragon folder and replace JA_humanoid.gla with the _humanoid file from your base.
2. Find the startframe and length of the animation you want to edit.
3. In dragon type the following into the console
Impframe "Startframe" "length" (remover quotes)
You only ever have to do step 1 once. You don't have to do it each time your import a series of frames.
Here are some of the animations that I have done:
This SA stance is for regular, non backhand sabers.
This is the same stance for backhand sabers. Available here
The SA run for regular sabers.
The original JK and MotS run.
The Battlefront run.
Yeah go ahead and show off your Starkiller stance, I would like to see how yours turns out.
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Superintendent Scott Sattler, shared with us that the high school added two portable buildings which house four classes but that is simply a temporary fix.
KOZI asked Superintendent Sattler if this was caused by a population boom or are more peope moving to Bridgeport?
With that kind of population growth the four years it will take to complete the addition is too long. The school district will host meeting to discuss this issue in the future.
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PITTSBURGH -- Ask Kris Letang to handicap the Norris Trophy race he is very much a part of and he clams up.
"You guys [in the media] think about it," the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman said after a recent midweek practice. "I don't."
One thing Letang does think about, though, is what qualities he evaluates in the best defensemen.
Don't bring up Letang's chances of winning a Norris if an answer is desired. But ask him what he thinks a Norris winner should play like and he opens up.
"You have to measure the way the guy played defensively, if he plays against tough lines every night, if he's a guy that is used in every situation," Letang said. "There's a lot of things you evaluate.
"I don't think you can measure that just on statistics."
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Steve Hooker bombs out, runners fall over and a world record set in Canberra 27 years ago is broken, as Australia's sprinters prepare to take on Usain Bolt.PT5M5S http://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-240v9 620 349 August 11, 2012
Usain Bolt acknowleged on Friday that repeating his staggering gold medal achievements in Rio in 2016 would be a tough mission as his younger rivals target his legacy.
Bolt wrote himself into the history books when he retained his 200m title on Thursday, following his successful defence of his 100m crown earlier in the week.
With his double golds in London, the 25-year-old Jamaican bettered the record of US track legend Carl Lewis, who won three golds and a silver in the sprints at the 1984 and 1988 Games.
Usain Bolt wins the sprint double
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt wins the gold medal from lane seven with a time of 19.32. Photo: Steve Christo
But he warned that repeating his feats at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro could be a tough call.
"I think when I get to 30 I will be thinking about retiring," Bolt said. "I'm not ready to retire yet. I love this sport, I have got all my success through this sport. I got all my fans through this sport.
"Track and field is way too hard. Yohan Blake is running 19.4 already, he's running 19.7, so in the next four years he's going to be firing. I think I want to get out before he starts running too fast."
Blake, tipped as Bolt's natural successor as the world's fastest man, won silver in the 200m behind Bolt's 19.32sec, with a third Jamaican, Warren Weir, claiming bronze.
"I think it's going to be a hard mission," Bolt said of racing in Rio. "Both these guys are 22 - I'm going to be 30, they are going to be 26.
"I think I've had my time. In life everything is possible, but for me this is going to be a hard reach."
But while Bolt's apparently laidback demeanour is the only thing many people pick up on, he said that he had only achieved the unique "double-double" through intricate planning and hard training.
"To have set a goal for yourself for years to become a legend, you can't really explain what that means. It's not going to hit you until you sit down and think about it," said Bolt.
"Those are the things that will bring tears to your eyes. I know that when I sit down and think about the struggles that I've been through over the seasons, it will be emotional.
"I have been saying this for the last three years, that I want to become a legend, and I've done it. Now im going to sit back and relax and see what I'm going to do."
Bolt said that training partner Blake had contributed massively to his performances in the British capital, where his very presence wowed the 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium.
"I said to him, 'you came around the wrong time, these next two years are mine'. I had to show him these next two years are mine," Bolt said of their build-up to the Games under the tutelage of coach Glen Mills.
"But he kept pushing me. It's what I needed."
Bolt added: "After the Olympic trials where Yohan beat me, there were a lot of people doubting me, but that is good because you know who are your true friends and who is going to support you."
"That (victory) was for all the doubters. That was for them, to tell them to stop talking, I'm a legend."
Bolt stressed that any celebrations will be on hold until after the 4x100m relay.
"All I have to do now is go home and rest, I have got the 4x100m on Saturday. But after that I'm going to party like it's my birthday!"


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A 79-year-old Rehoboth Beach man is dead and his 75-year-old wife is in critical condition following a July 4 pedestrian crash on State Route 1 in Dewey Beach.
According to the Delaware State Police, the crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. after the fireworks show as 25-year-old Matthew T. O'Connor of Washington, D.C. was operating a 2005 Lincoln Aviator southbound on State Route 1 and was preparing to merge into a turn lane south of Anchor Way. Police said Roy E. Love and Helene L. Love were crossing from the raised concrete median to the west side of State Route 1 southbound when they both stepped out into the left lane and were struck by the Lincoln.
The couple was transported to Beebe Medical Center where Roy Love was pronounced dead. Helene Love was air-lifted to Christiana Medical Center where she was listed in critical condition.
O'Connor, who was properly restrained, was not injured in the crash. He was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. O'Connor was released, but more charges may be forthcoming upon completion of the investigation.
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Vaccinating a Pregnant Mare
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What's the best vaccine for a mare nearing her foaling date?
I was going to buy the third Pneumabort K vaccine for my mare and vaccinate her a month before her due date. I was told that I could just get her the regular shots (Fluvac 5) because the rhinopneumonitis vaccine in it would cover the same thing.
My only thought is that if I give this to her now I won't be giving her the regular vaccines a month before her due date. Is that still OK, and will they still be covered in her colostrum?
For our answer, we turned to Dr. Thomas R. Lenz, veterinarian and senior director of equine technical services for AQHA Corporate Partner Pfizer Animal Health. Dr. Lenz is also an American Association of Equine Practitioners past president and regular columnist in The American Quarter Horse Journal.
It is important to understand that Pneumabort K has a much higher antigen mass than Fluvac 5, and has been demonstrated in efficacy trials to aid in the prevention of abortion due to equine herpesvirus-1. Fluvac 5 does not have a high antigen mass and is aimed at preventing the respiratory form of EHV, but not abortion due to EHV. Studies have not been done to demonstrate that Fluvac 5 will prevent abortion, and I doubt very much if it will.
I would recommend that you give the third Pneumabort K dose. Four to six weeks prior to foaling you should go ahead and give Fluvac 5. This will protect the mare against eastern and western equine encephalitis, the respiratory form of EHV-1 and -4, equine influenza virus and tetanus, as well as booster her colostrum to provide protection to her foal against those diseases. You might also want to consider giving her a West Nile Virus vaccine for the same reasons.
— Dr. Thomas R. Lenz
Senior Director of Equine Technical Services for Pfizer Animal Health


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Writers in the liberal arts and humanities use a wide range of references. Often material is located on the Web, and researchers sometimes use content-heavy sites, such as YouTube. For example, the commercials available on YouTube might interest writers focusing on consumerism or advertising. Because the seventh edition of the "MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers" does not specify how to reference commercials on YouTube, you can use a format consistent with the handbook.
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Stokoe's men reach FA Cup final.
2007 - Darryl Murphy and Ross Wallace found the net in a 2-1 win over Wolves.
1973 - Goals in each half by Vic Halom and Billy Hughes saw Sunderland beat Arsenal in an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough.
1940 - Former Sunderland captain Hugh Wilson passed away at the age of 71.
1928 - David Halliday scored in a 2-1 away win at Bolton - his 30th League goal of the season in only his 33rd appearance.


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We had a magical evening of celebrating my mother's birthday…full of laughter, fairies, butterflies, and a mischievous little puck. But…there was a great sigh of relief as we cut into the birthday cake, the work was over and we could all simply enjoy the moment.
A few weeks before the party, invitations were sent out. They have a full craft paper brown enclosure tied with the ribbons that were used throughout the party, and were adorned with little fairies and some specially written prose. The fairies were a special touch just for my mother — they are silhouettes of her little pixie of a granddaughter and are seen throughout the party decor as well!
White branches in teal-tinted metal buckets hung heavy with votives flanked the path to the door. Votives were placed up the walkway, with little fairies dancing up the steps.
Inside, fairies and butterflies fluttered amongst the sweets on the dessert table. Natural elements such as burlap, river rocks and long branches tied the beautiful gardens outside the windows into the room.
The items served on the dessert and appetizer table were specifically chosen because they were Mom's favorites, although I admit I have a few new ones now myself, like the AMAZING strawberry meringues!
We mixed up a signature drink for the night – Love Potion No. 9, otherwise known as a white russian (mom's favorite).
On the outside deck, fairy lights were strung on the arbors and trees for atmosphere, and there were many candles flickering out in the gardens to make for a little fairy magic. There was liberal sprinkling of candles, votives and butterflies through the rooms inside where the party circulated. Fuscia paper lanterns and paper roses added pops of color.
As the guests left, we treated them to a few party favors. Again, one of mom's favorites was selected to thank our guest for coming–chocolate covered oreos. There is a tutorial on how to make these little paper rose boxes here.
What we wanted to bring to our guests at mom's birthday was a little feeling of magic, a little whimsy, and something the children attending the party would find some wonder in as well as the adults. The Midsummer's Night Dream underlying theme and deeper color hues made using fairies for an adult party work, and made the party planning a little more fun.


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"You're in Heaven. You hate it. Now what? When John has a heart attack in a bar, he doesn't immediately notice that he's dead but he does order another whiskey from the angel of death. Now, stuck in a heaven of his own choosing, condemned to drink the same glass of whiskey over and over for eternity, his misery attracts the attention of Lucifer who is curious to meet someone who has successfully created their own hell in heaven. And the fun begins."
That's the idea behind "Angels and Whiskey," a new dark comedy by atheist playwright, Joshua Thomas and it will be making its debut at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on Saturday, June 7th.
Thomas, who describes himself as a life long atheist who is fascinated by the religious beliefs of others, explores belief through an atheist filter in most of his works and takes a darkly humorous look at the concept of free will in his latest play.
"Angels and Whiskey is the show to see if you want to know what actually happened to Gandhi, Ayn Rand, Shakespeare and the Marquis de Sade once they shuffled off this mortal coil," writes Thomas. The entertainment review site Cinesnatch, calls it one of the seven most anticipated 2014 Hollywood Fringe shows.
"Angels and Whiskey" will be performed at the festival on 5 occasions between June 7 and June 27 at the Actor's Company (Other Space Theater), 916 A North Formosa Ave, LA CA 90046, Los Angeles, CA. Tickets are available from the Hollywood Fringe Festival site here for $12, but Atheists United, an L.A. based atheist community group, is publicising a special offer for a limited number of $1 tickets for the June 7th performance, on their meetup page here.


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The Raleigh, N.C., native was surprised on the Ferguson Center Plaza by teammate and Scholastics All-American Ria Domier, who was inducted into XXXI last year, with an invitation to join the honorary
Friday is also Alumni Night for the Crimson Tide and among those slated to return are NCAA all-around champions Penney Hauschild Buxton, Dee Foster Worley and Meredith Willard Luber
The class attempts to define what leadership is and how each student-athlete can influence those around them in a positive way using their innate style and along with the skills they learn in the class
Alabama Highlights:2009 -- Junior First-team All-American on the uneven bars ... scored 9.9 or better on three of four events during the NCAA Championships Super Six Team Finals ... won 16 events during the season, including the vault and floor exercise at the SEC Championships and the floor exercise at the NCAA Northeast Regional ... finished second in the all-around at the SEC Championships for the second year in a row ... scored 9.9 or better in 19 routines during season ... scored 9.9 or better on the floor exercise in nine of 13 meets ... scored a career-high 39.725 in the all-around against Auburn, the highest all-around score by a Crimson Tide gymnast since Jeana Rice scored a 39.850 at the 2004 SEC Championships ... scored a career-high 9.925 on the uneven bars against Auburn ... tied her career-high scores on the vault (9.95) and floor exercise (9.975) against Auburn ... Also tied her career-best score on the vault at the SEC Championships and on the floor exercise against Oklahoma and UNC ... went all-around 12 times ... competed on the vault and uneven bars in all 15 meets ... competed in 56 events during the season ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... voted team captain by her teammates.
2008 -- Sophomore All-American on the floor exercise and second team All-American in the all-around and uneven bars ... posted the highest floor exercise score of the championships, a 9.95, during the NCAA Super Six Team Final ... posted five scores of 9.9 or better at the NCAA Championships, including a career-best 9.9 on the uneven bars during prelims ... NCAA South Central Regional Champion in the all-around, vault and floor exercise ... won 16 individual titles, including six in the postseason ... posted 20 scores of 9.9, including 11 on the floor exercise ... scored 39.4 or better in the all-around in every postseason meet ... scored a career-best 39.625 in the all-around to win the NCAA SC Regional ... SEC Vault, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise Champion ... All-SEC ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... posted a career-best 9.9 to win the balance beam at the SEC Championships ... led Alabama with 58 routines for the season.
2007 -- Freshman 2007 NCAA Floor Exercise Champion ... sixth Alabama Gymnast to win an NCAA title as a freshman ... All-American on the floor exercise and second team All-American in the all-around ... ranked No. 1 in the nation on the floor exercise at the end of the regular season ... won the NCAA Central Regional Vault Championship with a 9.95 ... fifth in the all-around at the SEC Championships with a 39.5, earning second team All-SEC honors in the process ... won the all-around twice, at Auburn, tying her career best with a 39.525 and against LSU with a 39.5 ... ranked No. 1 in the nation in the all-around during the week of Jan. 29 ... won a Tide best 15 individual event titles during the season ... led Alabama on the floor exercise 10 times, winning it eight times - at the NCAA Championships and against Oklahoma, Auburn, Kentucky, UNC, LSU, UCLA and at Auburn ... posted the Tide's season best marks on the vault, 9.950 and floor exercise, 9.975 ... posted a career best 9.875 on the balance beam against UCLA ... named to the Dean's List for the summer semester after earning a 3.5 grade point average ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Coached by Magda During, Jill Cookingham, Valdi Kolasa and Wes Marutani at Arena Gymnastics ... second in the all-around and the floor exercise and third on the uneven bars and balance beam at the 2006 Parkettes Invitational ... won the all-around at the 2006 New Jersey Level 10 State Championships ... won the vault and floor exercise at the 2005 Twisters Invitational ... competed at the 2004 U.S. National Championships ... won the all-around at the U.S. Coaches' Cup ... won the vault at the 2004 Podium Meet ... ninth in the all-around at the 2004 U.S. Classic ... 2003 New Jersey Optional Athlete of the Year ... won the all-around at the 2003 U.S. Challenge ... ninth in the all-around at the 2003 Level 10 Nationals ... won the all-around at the 2003 Level 10 region 7 Championships and the 2003 Level 10 New Jersey State Championships ... four-year honor student ... National Honor Society.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full Name: Morgan Marie Dennis ... daughter of Al and Carla Dennis ... born October 1, 1988.
DENNIS' TOP SCORES:All-Around: 39.725 | Vault: 9.950 | Bars: 9.925 | Beam: 9.900 | Floor: 9.975


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With the Oscars taking place this weekend, beauty-prep is on top of everyone's list. Luckily butter LONDON has launched the ultimate nail rehab for party-ready manicures in minutes with its Nail 999 Rescue Treatment System.
Nail 999 Rescue Treatment boasts of instantly brightening nails, offering instant relief to dry, brittle nails and rejuvenates nails damaged by gel manicures! I just can't wait to get butter LONDON's Nail 999 Rescue System on my nails, as it is formulated with a blend of Horsetail Extract, soy, wheat, keratin proteins, calcium minerals, biotin vitamins and vitamin B to promote nail strength and growth.
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