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The Commission propose to make no further changes to their recommendations for parliamentary constituency boundaries in the county of Somerset.
1. Provisional recommendations for parliamentary constituencies in Somerset were published on 6 July 2000. Objections to these proposals led to a public inquiry, which was held in Taunton on 17 January 2001. The Assistant Commissioner who conducted the inquiry recommended alterations to the Commission''s proposals in respect of the names of the proposed Bridgwater and Taunton seats. The proposed Bridgwater County Constituency (CC) should be renamed Bridgwater and West Somerset CC, because the whole of the West Somerset District would be included within this seat. Moreover, the proposed Taunton CC should be renamed Taunton Deane CC, as this seat would be coterminous with Taunton Deane Borough.
2. Having considered his report and recommendations, and the evidence, the Commission decided to revise their provisional recommendations and accept the Assistant Commissioner''s recommendations for the renaming of these two seats. At the same time, the Commission made final their proposals for the other three seats in the county. The revised and final proposals were published on 20 June 2001. As with their provisional recommendations, the Commission were required to consider representations about their revised recommendations made within one month of local publication. However, the Commission were not obliged to hold a further inquiry into representations about their revised recommendations.
3. Having considered the representations made in respect of their revised recommendations, the Commission have decided not to make any further changes to their proposals.
4. The Commission received four representations following publication of their revised recommendations. Three of the representations reiterated previous objections to the inclusion of those West Somerset wards, that are currently in the Taunton seat, in the proposed Bridgwater and West Somerset seat. The Commission considered that full and due consideration had been given to these issues at the inquiry and had accordingly agreed with the Assistant Commissioner''s proposals for these wards. There is no new evidence in these further representations. The Commission therefore propose no alteration to their proposals in respect to these wards.
5. A fourth representation submitted a counter-proposal that paired Somerset with Wiltshire and allocated a combined total of ten seats. The Commission were aware that, in the representations submitted in respect of their provisional recommendations, and in the submissions made at the public inquiry, local opinion did not contain any proposals for the county boundary between Somerset and Wiltshire to be crossed. They considered that the counter-proposal would disrupt local ties and they decided not to accept it.
6. No representations were received either supporting or objecting to the Commission''s revised recommendations for the renaming of the Bridgwater and Taunton seats. Therefore, the Commission confirm their recommendations for these two seats as their final recommendations. They also confirm their recommendations for the remaining three seats in the county as their final recommendations. No further representations will be considered.
Final Recommendations
7. The Commission''s final recommendations for Somerset, which will be embodied in their report to be submitted to the Secretary of State at the end of the general review and which are shown on the attached map, are for the following constituencies (2000 electorates in brackets): -
BRIDGWATER AND WEST SOMERSET COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (77,780). Fifteen wards of the District of Sedgemoor:- Bridgwater Bower, Bridgwater Eastover, Bridgwater Hamp, Bridgwater Quantock, Bridgwater Sydenham, Bridgwater Victoria, Cannington and Quantocks, East Poldens, Huntspill and Pawlett, King''s Isle, North Petherton, Puriton, Sandford, West Poldens, Woolavington; and the District of West Somerset.
SOMERTON AND FROME COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (74,223). Fourteen wards of the District of Mendip:- Beacon, Beckington and Rode, Coleford, Creech, Frome Berkley Down, Frome Fromefield, Frome Keyford, Frome Park, Frome Welshmill, Mells, Nordinton, Postlebury, Stratton, Vale; and fifteen wards of the District of South Somerset:- Blackmoor Vale, Bruton, Burrow Hill, Camelot, Cary, Curry Rivel, Islemoor, Langport and Huish, Martock, Milborne Port, Northstone, Tower, Turn Hill, Wessex, Wincanton.
TAUNTON DEANE COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (77,535). The Borough of Taunton Deane.
WELLS COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (74,064). Twenty-one wards of the District of Mendip:- Ashwick and Ston Easton, Avalon, Chilcompton, Glastonbury St. Benedict''s, Glastonbury St. Edmund''s, Glastonbury St. John''s, Glastonbury St. Mary''s, Knowle, Moor, Nedge, Pylcombe, Rodney and Priddy, St. Cuthbert (Out) North and West, Shepton East, Shepton West, Street North, Street South, Street West, Wells Central, Wells St. Cuthbert''s, Wells St. Thomas''; and ten wards of the District of Sedgemoor:- Axbridge, Axe Vale, Berrow, Brent North, Burnham North, Burnham South, Cheddar and Shipham, Highbridge, Knoll, Wedmore and Mark.
YEOVIL COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (77,049). Twenty-four wards of the District of South Somerset:- Blackdown, Brympton, Chard Avishayes, Chard Combe, Chard Crimchard, Chard Holyrood, Chard Jocelyn, Coker, Crewkerne, Eggwood, Hamdon, Ilminster, Ivelchester, Neroche, Parrett, St. Michael''s, South Petherton, Tatworth and Forton, Windwhistle, Yeovil Central, Yeovil East, Yeovil South, Yeovil West, Yeovil Without.
8. No further representations can be considered. When the Commission have completed their review of the whole of England they will submit a report to the Secretary of State.
Implementation of the recommendations
9. The Commission are required to submit their report on the general review for the whole of England to the Secretary of State after 11 April 2003 and before 12 April 2007. The Secretary of State has a statutory duty to lay the Commission''s report before Parliament together with a draft Order in Council giving effect to the Commission''s recommendations with or without modifications. If modifications are proposed, the Secretary of State must also lay a statement of reasons for the modifications. The draft Order in Council is submitted to both Houses of Parliament for approval and, after it is made by Her Majesty in Council, it cannot be called into question in any legal proceedings. The new constituencies take effect at the next following general election.
Outline Map
10. The recommended constituencies are illustrated in outline on the map which forms part of this document (please note the copyright warning concerning the map). The wards on the map are numbered, and the districts are lettered. These numbers and letters, together with the names of the wards and districts, are listed at the end of this document. The list also contains the 2000 district and ward electorate figures on which the Commission are required by law to work.
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11. The outline map, which forms part of this document, is based on Ordnance Survey data and is subject to ©crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction will infringe crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Any person wishing to reproduce the outline map should first contact the Copyright Office at Ordnance Survey, Romsey Road, Southampton SO16 4GU (telephone 023 8079 2929).
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Somerset enquiries 020 7533 5147 or 020 7533 5141 General enquiries 020 7533 5177 Fax 020 7533 5176
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SOMERSET 2000 WARD ELECTORATES BY DISTRICT TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE REVIEW A. Mendip District 75,832 B. Sedgemoor District 81,707 1. Ashwick and Ston Easton 1,797 1. Axebridge 1,480 2. Avalon 1,889 2. Axe Vale 1,673 3. Beacon 1,938 3. Berrow 1,803 4. Beckington and Rode 1,820 4. Brent North 1,608 5. Chilcompton 1,512 5. Bridgwater Bower 4,650 6. Coleford 1,691 6. Bridgwater Eastover 3,013 7. Creech 1,773 7. Bridgwater Hamp 4,984 8. Frome Berkley Down 3,654 8. Bridgwater Quantock 4,914 9. Frome Fromefield 3,021 9. Bridgwater Sydenham 4,783 10.Frome Keyford 3,500 10. Bridgwater Victoria 3,540 11.Frome Park 3,619 11. Burnham North 5,175 12.Frome Welshmill 3,597 12. Burnham South 4,756 13.Glastonbury St. 13. Cannington and Benedict''s 1,717 Quantocks 5,515 14. Glastonbury St. Edmund''s 1,657 14. Cheddar and Shipham 4,950 15. Glastonbury St. John''s 1,490 15. East Poldens 1,581 16. Glastonbury St. Mary''s 1,259 16. Highbridge 4,660 17. Knowle 1,681 17. Huntspill and Pawlett 2,909 18. Mells 1,802 18. King''s Isle 3,331 19. Moor 2,019 19. Knoll 1,595 20. Nedge 1,549 20. North Petherton 4,393 21. Nordington 1,574 21. Puriton 1,607 22. Postlebury 1,695 22. Sandford 1,666 23. Pylcombe 1,721 23. Wedmore and Mark 3,558 24. Rodney and Priddy 1,460 24. West Poldens 1,982 25. St. Cuthbert (Out) 25. Woolavington 1,581 North and West 1,621 26. Shepton East 2,606 27. Shepton West 3,370 28. Stratton 1,767 29. Street North 3,101 30. Street South 2,867 31. Street West 1,693 32. Vale 1,575 33. Wells Central 1,389 34. Wells St. Cuthbert''s 3,278 35. Wells St. Thomas'' 3,130 C. South Somerset District 118,246 D. Taunton Deane Borough 77,535 1. Blackdown 1,861 1. Bishop''s Hull 2,954 2. Blackmoor Vale 4,148 2. Bishop''s Lydeard 2,431 3. Bruton 1,919 3. Blackdown 1,693 4. Brympton 3,589 4. Bradford-on-Tone 1,737 5. Burrow Hill 1,743 5. Comeytrowe 4,320 6. Camelot 2,046 6. Milverton and North Deane 2,470 7. Cary 4,135 7. Monument 1,668 8. Chard Avishayes 1,849 8. Neroche 1,706 9. Chard Combe 1,824 9. North Curry 1,389 10. Chard Crimchard 1,910 10. Norton Fitzwarren 1,537 11. Chard Holyrood 1,899 11. Ruishton and Creech 3,248 12. Chard Jocelyn 1,889 12. Staplegrove 3,030 13. Coker 4,383 13. Stoke St. Gregory 1,140 14. Crewkerne 6,103 14. Taunton Blackbrook and Holway 4,820 15. Curry Rivel 2,066 15. Taunton Eastgate 3,068 16. Eggwood 1,999 16. Taunton Fairweather 4,375 17. Hamdon 2,026 17. Taunton Halcon 4,417 18. Ilminster 3,825 18. Taunton Killams and Mountfield 2,514 19. Islemoor 2,254 19. Taunton Lyngford 4,089 20. Ivelchester 2,177 20. Taunton Manor and Wilton 4,308 21. Langport and Huish 2,135 21. Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton 4,462 22. Martock 4,344 22. Trull 1,448 23. Milborne Port 2,104 23. Wellington East 2,679 24. Neroche 1,920 24. Wellington North 3,054 25. Northstone 2,322 25. Wellington Rockwell Green and West 3,899 26. Parrett 1,908 26. West Monkton 2,246 27. St. Michael''s 1,828 27. Wiveliscombe and West Deane 2,833 28. South Petherton 3,959 29. Tatworth and Forton 2,084 E. West Somerset District 27,331 30. Tower 1,940 31. Turn Hill 2,088 1. Alcombe East 1,627 32. Wessex 4,272 2. Alcombe West 1,888 33. Wincanton 3,681 3. Aville Vale 932 34. Windwhistle 1,793 4. Brompton Ralph and Haddon 716 35. Yeovil Central 5,423 5. Carhampton and Withycombe 1,009 36. Yeovil East 5,328 6. Crowcombe and Stogumber 897 37. Yeovil South 6,177 7. Dulverton and Brushford 1,638 38. Yeovil West 5,580 8. Dunster 689 39. Yeovil Without 5,715 9. Exmoor 652 10. Minehead North 2,505 11. Minehead South 3,106 12. Old Cleeve 1,812 13. Porlock and District 1,747 14. Quantock Vale 1,613 15. Quarme 818 16. Watchet 2,748 17. West Quantock 1,002 18. Williton 1,932 ] Issued by the Boundary Commission for England PO Box 31060 London SW1V 2FF Telephone 020 7533 5147 or 020 7533 5141 Fax 020 7533 5176


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The "Arrow" season finale on The CW is set for Wednesday night and the viewers can hardly wait. The details offered from the executive producer Andrew Kreisberg gave a big reminder that reminds everyone that a favorite character could be killed. In fact Zap2It on Wednesday suggested it could be any of the characters as nobody is safe from death in the season finale.
The "Arrow" season finale isn't just for season two, but it is being billed as the ending for all the episodes so far including season one and two. Letting the fans know that the story will be different when the show comes back for a third season, it appears there is a new direction being set for the characters.
Executive producer Marc Guggenheim told Digital Spy on Tuesday that the show is going to need to be willing to lose characters to keep the story authentic. And then he point blank suggested that there will be one character that will not be part of season three. His statement has fans discussion the possibilities on forums of who might die and why.
With different circumstances being presented for the show in the episodes ahead, the writers of "Arrow" definitely have a little bit of room to decide what might die. Yahoo TV is reporting that there is a definitive end to the Slade/Oliver story and the ending is exactly what was pitched to the network over a year ago when they started the process.
So who will die on The CW's "Arrow" season finale? Most think that it seems inevitable that either Slade or Isabel will die. Being that the show is always throwing viewers a curve, this is one episode that needs to be watched by viewers uninterrupted to find out for sure.
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Cronut Giveaway at Hester Holiday Market; Gramercy Tavern and Num Pang Collaborate
Plus: Melvin's Juice Box cleanses, and more, in today's Leftovers.
From 3 to 7 p.m. this Thursday, December 5, the Hester Street Fair Holiday Market will give away free Cronuts to customers who spend $30 or more. Limited to one per person, while supplies last. [Grub Street]
In celebration of his new book, Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fischer, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste, Luke Barr will speak with Francis Lam at Calliope on December 8 at 5 p.m. The conversation will be followed by a six-course dinner inspired by the characters in the book. Tickets are $75 per person and include a signed copy; e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. [Grub Street]
Melvin's Juice Box is debuting its first juice cleanse, now available in one-, three-, and five-day cleanse packages. Each day of the cleanse features six juices and a nutrient booster shot. Packages are available online for $60 per day. [Grub Street]
The Columbus Circle Holiday Market will open tomorrow at 10 a.m. The market features more than 100 local vendors, as well as a dining section including Wafels & Dinges, Mighty Balls, Bar Suzette, Seoul Lee Korea BBQ, and more. [Grub Street]
Scott Wiener, who holds a Guinness World Record for his collection of pizza boxes from around the world and recently published Viva la Pizza: The Art of the Pizza Box, will be at Book Court on December 8 at 7 p.m. for a Q&A.; The event will also feature pizza from Court Street institution Sam's. [Grub Street]
Beginning December 7, Amali is offering Dickens Dinners on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month of December. The five-course dinner, inspired by A Christmas Carol, features dishes like potato gnocchi with caramelized chestnuts and cabbage. It costs $85 for adults and $40 for children under the age of 12. Reservations are required. [Grub Street]
Grace is now offering a weekly Sunday roast, beginning this Sunday, December 8. The $29 per person special includes prime rib, made-to-order Yorkshire pudding, roasted potatoes, and Brussels sprouts. [Grub Street]
Tomorrow, Num Pang will launch the Gramercy Tavern Pang. Developed in partnership with Michael Anthony, executive chef at Gramercy Tavern, the sandwich features duck meatloaf topped with housemade spicy kimchee. The sandwich will be available until December 31 at all locations for $9.50, and $6 from each sale goes to Food Bank for New York City and God's Love We Deliver. [Grub Street]


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1980 Women's Synchronized Swimming Team
University of Arizona's first-ever women's national championship team, tying Ohio State for the synchronized swimming title with 62 points. The team finished first in two of the meet's five events and had five swimmers earn All-American honors. Earlier in the season the Wildcats had also tied Ohio State at the Arizona Invitational, en route to posting a 5-0-1 regular season record. Under the direction of coach Kathie Hawkins, the Arizona team had climbed from third place in 1978 to a share of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national title in 1980. In addition, the Wildcats won the AIAW Region 8 championship by outscoring Stanford, 139-45.


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Scholarship on early Christian exegesis is full of puzzlement at the commentator's apparent lack of concern for the literal or historical meaning of the text, usually explained as the result of an illegitimate allegorical method. This study comes to grips with the particularities of this type of interpretation by using tools from ethnography and literary criticism. By analysing the commentator's interpretive assumptions and the framework of significances within which the commentaries were produced and read, the author is able to solve a chronic problem in the study of early Christian exegesis. Further, she articulates the social context of the performance of noetic exegesis and its significance for monastic teachers, philosophers, and their audiences.
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It's not a huge leap from veterinary medicine to winemaking, and that leap is made even shorter when you're enrolled at UC Davis which happens to be the top school in the nation for both. Dan Lee initially thought he wanted to work with animals, but a few courses as electives during his vet school tenure were enough to convince him to immediately enroll in the Enology program as soon as he finished his undergraduate degree.
While he still loves animals, Dan hasn't looked back, graduating and continuing on to become a winemaker for Jekel and Durney (now Heller Estate), all the while plotting to start Morgan Winery. In 1982 he and his wife Donna celebrated their inaugural vintage with the release of a Chardonnay and since then have been making Chardonnays, Pinots, Cabernets, and Sauvignon Blancs with fruit sourced from other vineyards, and starting in 1999 with fruit from their own vineyard, the "Double L."
With the maturation of this vineyard, Dan has switched both to all Monterey County fruit as well as to completely organic farming of his vineyard site. Dan also continues to make several wines from fruit sourced in the Monterrey appellation, including this wine.
This is not the first wine that I've reviewed from the famed Pinot Noir vineyard owned by Gary Pisoni. I'll spare regular readers the retreading of old ground, but if you're interested in more about what may be the most famous Pinot vineyard in California, you can read more about the Pisoni Vineyard here.
Dan sourced 550 cases worth of fruit from Pisoni and fermented it with native yeasts before ageing it in French oak barrels (Francois Freres) for 14 months.
It is worth noting that Dan recently was awarded the designation of being San Francisco Chronicles "Winemaker of the Year" for what is an ever increasingly impressive portfolio of wines.
Tasting Notes:
Deep blood red in color this wine has a splashy, juicy nose with scents of wild strawberry, mulling spices, and incense. On the palate it shows flavors of cherry, sweet oak, sawdust and a bright acidity that drives a long clean finish with hints of tea and wet earth.
Food Pairing:
Despite some bright fruit, this is a more Burgundian style Pinot Noir that will go better with more savory dishes like this chicken crepe with asparagus and mushrooms. I had it with herb roasted Salmon and it did pretty well with that, too.
Overall Score: 9
How Much?: $30
I got mine from Porthos, but they seem to be out of it at the moment and the 2001 is already in stores. Wine Searcher says several people on the Internet and one retailer in San Francisco have the '01.
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One of the great hall marks of our generation is that, more times than not: we only take from others and not give back to those around us. A friend recently defined the Law of Karma as to say: "You get what you give". I implore you to give back to those around you!
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Oh Bagalis, Bagalis! The words escape me when attempting to describe the delectable cuisine being effortlessly ushered out of the immaculate kitchen onto the pristine stage known as the dining room floor of Bagalis. From the moment you spot this adorable eatery on a quaint corner of Main Street in the picturesque mountain town of Frisco, Colorado, the aromas of fresh, hand-made pasta and sauce beckon you in from the street. You curiously approach the door and peek inside to see the rustic yet welcoming decor of hardwood, comfortable tables and cozy seating areas. A quick peak at the strategically planned menu of classic Italian fare combined with rustic and charming Colorado haute cuisine assures you that an evening dining at this establishment is surely worth the trip!
Chef and Owner Michael Ulehla, along with his trained and experienced staff, pipe out all kinds of wonderfulness including fresh, handmade pastas, pizzas with dough made from scratch, and a wide array of appetizers, entrees and desserts. The menu includes innovative items like a Caesar Salad made with peppery kale and garbanzo beans instead of the classic and sometimes boring romaine lettuce. Or try their Bacon and Gorgonzola pizza dressed with fresh lettuce on top of a handmade crust. The melt in your mouth short-rib is one of my all time favorites and any of their fresh pastas topped with house-made sauce is always a fine choice.
The restaurant also features a reasonable wine and cocktail list with something for everyone. The Tiramisu Martini is great on a cold day. And the front of the house staff is amazing at making suggestions from their extensive wine list. It is exciting to watch your server or host go to collect your selection from their large glass wine humidor that stands as a focal point in the beautiful restaurant.
Bagalis is a must if visiting Summit County for a ski trip or mountain getaway. It features a great rustic, yet cozy atmosphere with affordable prices. Happy hour is daily from 430pm to 6pm at the bar and features half priced appetizers and drink specials. This is a fantastic way to explore the awesome cuisine of Bagalis at a discount while beating the crowds.
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Some time ago I posted printable dungeon walls, claiming that there was no free and good-quality printable dungeon walls online.
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Babylon 5 -inspired paper freighter miniature
Babylon 5 paper ships
Some quick paper models for Babylon 5 games. I've also scratchbuilt G'Quan Heavy cruisers but there are only 3 of them so at least one more was needed. The map below is from e2o.
Olympus corvettes are also most welcome (and Canon!) addition to my Earth fleet.
Chemical container car - paper gaming props for your modern/scifi games
Here's a paper model of a chemical container train car I've used as a prop in my Savage Cyberworld -campaign. Print it on two A4/Letter sheets, on cardstock, 120g paper or something else strudier than standard paper. I haven't added instructions as the model is quite simple, and I didn't see it necessary to add the parts that attach train cars to each other (whatever they are called in English), model worked quite well without them.
Download miniature -scale hospital furniture
Here's a small free papercraft download for you - something little that's easy to put together and can enliven your modern, cyberpunk, scifi or other roleplaying or miniature games. Hospital beds, curtains and small bedside -desks. These pieces were used in my Savage Cyberpunk game.
Dungeon walls! Print, cut and glue walls for your rpg's
I find it surprising that there's no free, high-quality printable basic walls downloadable anywhere - so I decided to create such and share them. These dungeon (or castle) walls are partially uneven structure, like they were very old, and this way work better as cave wall or cliff.
The photo below shows the walls in use; they have been altered a little bit after printing these walls but they are very close to these.
How to create scratchbuilt starships (or anything)
If you want to create yourself cheap small-scale spaceships, you have two options available: Buy or find free papercraft starships, or scratchbuild them. This article shows you basics of scratchbuilding starships.
Materials and rules for scratchbuilding
1. Keep your eyes open; use anything, salvage things
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Objective marker flags for WW2 games (printable)
These flags can be tied to piece of wire, cocktail stick etc. and when attached to a simple base, they can be used to mark objective hex in axis & allies miniatures games. You can make the flag look more live-like when you make the flag a bit curvy ( see the pic below). The printable image has two sets of flags, one for thinner wires and second for a bit thicker cocktail sticks.
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Objective marker flags for WW2 games, part 2
My earlier victory area flags have been quite popular, and because of a request, I've made a new set of flags. I haven't been able to print them myself, so the photo below is from dano903 at http://www.axisandalliesunderground.com and http://community.wizards.com . If you're interested in these flags prepared and based, ask him!


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Programmability is crucial to accelerated computing, and NVIDIA's CUDA Toolkit has been critical to the success of GPU computing. Over 3 million CUDA Toolkits have been downloaded since its first launch. However there are many scientists and researchers yet to benefit from GPU computing. These scientists have limited time to learn and apply a parallel programming language, and they often have huge existing code bases that must remain portable across platforms. Today NVIDIA is introducing the new OpenACC Toolkit to help these researchers and scientists achieve science and engineering goals faster.
Over the last few years OpenACC has established itself as a higher-level approach to GPU acceleration that is simple, powerful, and portable. The membership of the OpenACC organization has grown to include accelerator manufacturers, tools vendors, supercomputing centers and education institutions. The OpenACC 2.0 specification significantly expands the functionality and improves the portability of OpenACC and is now available in many commercial tools.
The NVIDIA OpenACC toolkit provides the tools and documentation that scientists and researchers need to be successful with OpenACC. The toolkit includes a free OpenACC compiler for university developers to remove any barriers for use by academics.
The new OpenACC Toolkit includes the following in a single package. Continue reading


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"You can judge a society by how well it treats its prisoners." - Fyordor Dostoevsky
A federal district judge has ruled that the practice of shackling immigrant detainees by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during court proceedings is unconstitutional. Judge Michael Ponsor of the U.S. District Court (Massachusetts) ruled March 9 that the shackles were "dehumanizing" and "demoralizing," and interfered with a detainee's legal defense. Until the ruling, ICE made a practice of shackling all immigrant detainees at the waist, wrists, and ankles, even though most posed no security threat and many were requesting political asylum.
Courts had long ago ruled that shackling of criminal defendants in U.S. courts was unconstitutional, but ICE has been shackling detainees during court appearances since 2012. The decision came after Mark Reid, a legal permanent resident and a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, was detained and shackled during his hearing, and filed suit over his treatment. Judge Ponsor not only found the ICE practice degrading, but noted that during the hearing, Reid was unable to write notes to his lawyer or put on his glasses because of the shackles. Reid prevailed in his bond hearing, was released, and had his legal residency confirmed.
In his ruling, Judge Ponsor noted "To deny or minimize an individual's dignity in an immigration proceeding, or to treat this essential attribute of human worth as anything less than fundamental simply because an immigration proceeding is titularly civil, would be an affront to due process." Judge Ponsor did rule that, in the future, an assessment of possible violence from the detainee must be done before the use of shackles could be approved.
In January, the San Francisco ICE office agreed to stop the shackling of detainees who did not pose a security threat after a human rights lawsuit was filed.
The Isenberg Center for Immigration Empowerment (ICIE), a Dallas immigration advocacy group, has seen the inhuman shackling of foreign nationals detained by ICE first-hand. It points to the case of Yadira Verdusco, who was detained by Dallas ICE for nearly a year before being released in January. Verdusco suffered from a medical condition that often left her so weak, she could not walk. Even so, Dallas ICE agents would shackle her when she would travel to a doctor's office for treatment. At one point, Dallas ICE agents were confronted by law enforcement officials when they were seen dragging a weakened yet still shackled Verdusco to her cell at a local county jail. Dallas ICE officials were never reprimanded for their treatment of Verdusco.
ICIE said it welcomes the move to restore dignity to detainees by ending practices like the one Verdusco endured, but feels it is one of many improvements that must be made to the system
Victor Medina writes for Yahoo News and his political blog WhenLiberalsAttack.com. His other writing credits include The Dallas Morning News and SportsIllustrated.com. He has served as a Dallas County election judge and on the Board of Directors of The Sixth Floor Museum. You can follow him on his blog, VictorMedina.com or on Twitter at @mrvictormedina. He can be reached by email at email@example.com. Click here to receive a weekly email update from WhenLiberalsAttack.com. To be notified of future stories by Victor Medina, click the SUBSCRIBE link here or at the top of this page.


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Alabama football: Sooners worried about Tide's physical nature
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(by Cliff Kirkpatrick) NEW ORLEANS -- The Alabama football team's physicality is its greatest asset in the Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops calls that the biggest challenge his team faces Thursday night in the Superdome when the two teams meet. The third-ranked Crimson Tide...Read more w/Eric Striker video


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Are you a hunter that desperately needs to clean out the deep freeze? Are you a NASCAR fan that needs some weekend recipes for your drinking buddies? Well, you my friend are in luck because wild game is a wonderful source of flavor, protein and the recipes on the internet seem endless.
Michigan offers up rabbit, venison, squirrel and being surrounded by the Great Lakes, the menu also includes salmon, walleye and lake-perch. Those wonderful freezers accumulate these soon-to-be meals in vacuum sealed bags and these freezers need a good cleaning out each spring. After all, the barbecue grills and smokers will be in full force here in the next few weeks as our weather hopefully begins to break a bit. Furthermore, those Pit Passes for upcoming races at MIS will force those same grills to be hauled to Brooklyn, Michigan soon enough. So, why not kill two birds with one stone and empty the freezer and prep the grill this weekend? Oh, and speaking of birds, Michigan has pheasants and quail too!
The basic concept of getting that energy hog cleaned out is to see what you got, create a menu and then begin the thawing process. Pick your meat and allow it to thaw to room temperature, whether in the sink or overnight in the fridge. Either way, a room temp will allow your marinating flavors to penetrate the meat and help reduce the gaminess of the animal. Figure out the fat content of the flesh and adjust accordingly using things like bacon, butter or a type of reserved fat. Most animals are very lean and they need the fat to keep the meat from drying out during cooking.
Once the meat has thawed, choose a great marinade or dry rub to increase the flavor of the meal. Dry rubs consist mostly of salt, sugar and numerous spices. Marinades have an acidic component that help break down the tissues to create a tender cut of meat and that tantalize your taste buds. Now remember, your taste buds and your buddy's taste buds may differ, but he can clean his freezer and cook however he wants when that time comes. For now, let's get your freezer cleaned out and make a great meal for the race this weekend. "Boogity, boogity, boogity, let's go grillin' boys…"
Here are some wonderful wild game recipes from some good ole' Michigan boys:
Salmon – http://www.vanscatch.com/recipes/firecracker.html
Perch – http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/recipes/fish/Potato_Crusted_Lake_Perch_Recipe.htm
Walleye – http://www.outdoor-michigan.com/Recipes/Fish_Recipes/Walleye_Cream_Cheese.htm
Rabbit – http://micuisine.com/lunapiercook/?p=573
Venison – http://www.michiganvenison.com/venison-recipes/
Squirrel – http://mobile.lake-link.com/forums/Recipies-And-Cooking/discuss.cfm/93479/Squirrel-recipes/?CFID=501250368&CFTOKEN=75373596
Pheasant – http://mynorth.com/northern-michigan-recipes/smoked-pheasant-and-morel-galantine/
Quail – http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Bacon-Wrapped-Quail-Stuffed-with-Goat-Cheese-236319
All of these recipes are from Michigan based hunters and probably mostly family recipes. These are hunters who respect the sport and the wilderness of Michigan to the highest degree.
"When he was a young, I told Dale Jr. that hunting and racing are a lot alike. Holding that steering wheel and holding that rifle both mean you better be responsible."
Dale Earnhardt
Smoke 'em if you got 'em and don't forget your bib.


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What: You're invited to experience Metro PCS presents Monster Jam Thunders in Baltimore.
Did you know? Monster trucks are custom-designed machines that sit atop 66-inch-tall tires and weigh a minimum of 10,000 pounds.
Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, monster trucks generate almost 2,000 horsepower and are capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. They whirl and fly 130 feet into the air, amazing audiences of all ages.
Who: Open to general public whereas; ticket prices start at $15, kid's tickets are $10 and all tickets are $2 more on the day of show. Also note additional fees may apply for event- goers.
Guests with a ticket to the 2 p.m. shows on Saturday, March 1st and Sunday, March 2nd, plus a valid Pit Pass, can kick off the event in the Party in the Pits from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. During the Party in the Pits, fans and families have an opportunity to see the trucks up close and take photos and get autographs from their favorite drivers. Pit Passes are available for $10.
When: Friday February 28 to Sunday March 2, 2014. This will be the only Monster Jam engagement in Baltimore during 2014.
Where: Baltimore Arena ~ 201 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
FYI: Tickets are available now at the Baltimore Arena box office, all Ticketmaster retail outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-800-745-3000.
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Le Morte D'Arthur
by Sir Thomas Malory
Le Morte D'Arthur Loyalty Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Page.Line) [from Malory, Thomas. Le Morte D'Arthur. Stephen H. A. Shepherd, ed. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2004. Print.]
Quote #4
And so whan they were abed bothe, Sir Trystrames remembirde hym of his olde lady, La Beale Isode, and than he toke suche a thoughte suddeynly that he was all dysmayde; and other chere made he none but with clyppynge and kyssynge. As for fleyshely lustes, Sir Trystrames had never ado with hir. (271.45-49)
Although Trystram marries Isode le Blaunche Maynes, he never sleeps with her, which just might sting the blow of his betrayal of his other lover, la Beall Isode. In fact, in a way, it puts the two on an equal playing field of sorts, considering the fact they're now both married, and still head over heels for each other.
Quote #5
"Sir," seyde Sir Trystram, "Now I undirstonde ye wolde have my succour, and reson wolde that I sholde do all that lyyth in me to do, savynge my worshyp and my lyff, howbehit that I am sore brused and hurte; and sytthyn Sir Elyas proferyth so largely, I shall fyght with hym." (376.23-25)
Trystram demonstrates his loyalty to Mark as a vassal, despite the fact that he is sleeping with Mark's wife and that Mark has been a real jerk in the past. Trystram's refusal to let his relationship with Isode get in the way of his fulfillment of his obligations as vassal and nephew to Mark marks him as a "true" knight, which the highest praise Le Morte can give. Chivalry, it seems, is far more important than being a nice guy, which is why Mark can step all over Trystram one moment, and then totally count on him the next.
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"My lord," seyde Sir Launcelot, "wytte you will Y ought of ryght ever to be in youre quarell and in my ladyes the Quenys quarell to do batayle; for ye ar the man that gaff me the hygh order of knyghthode. And that day my lady, youre Quene, ded me worshyp." (597.17-20)
Launcelot explains the origin of his loyalty to Arthur and Gwenyvere. When it comes to Gwenyvere, however, he doesn't exactly tell it like it is. He claims that his loyalty to her started when she showed him great kindness at his knighting. But Launcelot, we know better. You're loyal to her because you love her.


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Dawn R. Culp and Terry L. Pepper received the Distinguished Alumni Award for the Charles L. Terry Campus of Delaware Technical Community College on April 3.
The award is presented to alumni in recognition of excellence and outstanding achievements in their professional careers.
Pepper is currently a policy advisor to Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security. He has also held several prominent positions including policy advisor/liaison to local governments for the Minner administration and executive director of Delaware Crime Stoppers.
Culp is currently the Bayhealth Forensic Nurse Clinical Coordinator in Dover and is also a domestic violence consultant and a gang consultant. In addition, she has received several awards and achievements over the years, most recently Bayhealth Community Nurse of the Year 2013 and Delaware Nursing Association Finalist for Community Nurse of the Year 2013.
For more information: bayhealth.org.
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Police: 17 year old shot when he pointed gun | shot, one, gun - Top Stories - WWMT NEWSCHANNEL 3
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Police: 17 year old shot when he pointed gun
February 16, 2009 - 8:33 AM
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Two teenagers face charges in an armed robbery that led to one of the suspects getting shot.
Investigators say 17-year-old Chad Brown and a 16-year-old robbed a pizza delivery driver Friday night at gunpoint. It happened on Bradford Street in Grand Rapids.
Officers arrested the 16-year-old, but Brown took off running.
Police say Brown had a gun in his hand and pointed it at officers, so an officer shot him in the leg.
Brown is charged with armed robbery and felony firearms.
The 16 year old will be charged as an adult.
Bad shot? Very good shot?
"Brown took off running... and pointed it at officers" Something missing here.


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Model, Rocket, Juno II, 1:48
This is a 1:48 scale model of the Juno II, which was the successor to the Juno I and was utilized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) beginning in late 1958 to launch satellites and probes. A four-stage rocket, the Juno II consisted of an extended liquid-fuel Army Jupiter intermediate-range ballistic missile as the first stage and three upper stages powered by scaled-down solid-fuel Army Sergeant missile engines. NASA utilized the Juno II in ten launches from 1958-1961, of which only three were successful. Thereafter, the cheaper and more reliable Scout replaced the Juno II as the primary launch vehicle for a wide range of small orbital payloads and experiments. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center made this model and transferred it to NASM in 1972.
Gift of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Manufacturer
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Plastic body and payload, aluminum engines.
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 ft. 7 1/2 in. tall x 2 in. wide (49.5 x 5.08cm) 1:48 scale.


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BrewDog has cracked open a protest campaign at Russia's ban on 'homosexual propaganda' ahead of the Winter Olympics, with the launch of a new beer – Hello My Name is Vladimir.
The beer, whose packaging features pictures of Vladimir Putin on a multi-coloured background similar to the famous Andy Warhol picture, is 'not for gays'.
In a blog about the beer, it states "Hello, my name is Vladimir. I am a beer for uber hetero men who ride horses while topless and carrying knives. I am a beer to mark the 2014 Winter Olympics. But I am not for gays. Love wrestling burly men on the Judo mat or fishing in your Speedos? Then this is the beer for you!"
The beer brand, known for being controversial, has already sent a case of the beer to the Kremlin, with founder James Watt suggesting that Putin should have no problem with the product, because it states of the label that it is 'not for gays'.
Ideal glassware for #HelloMyNameisVladimir: Any glass as long as it's massive and you're topless.Nothing like over compensating. #NotForGays
— BrewDog (@brewdog) February 4, 2014
Only fair that our Captain emulates the namesake for Hello My Name is Vladimir. Doesn't he look fabulous? #NotForGays pic.twitter.com/mUVDAYrhGm
— BrewDog (@brewdog) February 4, 2014
If you wanna try Hello My Name is Vladimir before the KGB catches up with us, hit up a BrewDog bar to try it on tap from today. #NotForGays
— BrewDog (@brewdog) February 4, 2014
The Russian Consulate didn't want the beer I brought them so I just left it on their doorstep #NotForGays @brewdog pic.twitter.com/aDAjFk3iA2
— Calvin McDonald (@CalvinMcD) February 4, 2014


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While watching the Rachel Maddow Show tonight I heard the news that journalist Michael Hastings died today.
He was 33.
The early reports are sketchy, but it appears Hastings was involved in a single-car accident in Los Angeles.
At 4:57 p.m., the Los Angeles Times reported: "Neither the Los Angeles Police Department nor coroner's officials could immediately confirm whether Hastings was the victim of a single-car crash that occurred about 4:25 a.m. in the 600 block of North Highland Avenue. Police officials said it was the only vehicle fatality reported Tuesday morning in the city of Los Angeles."
A witness, Luis Cortez, told KTLA News, "I was just coming northbound on Highland and I seen a car, like, going really fast and all of a sudden I seen it jackknife. I just seen parts fly everywhere and I slammed on my brakes and stopped and tried to call 911."
Hastings was most known for his story in Rolling Stone that took down General Stanley McChrystal. At the time McChrystal was leading the war in Afghanistan.
According to the Rolling Stone obit, Hastings' colleague and friend, Matt Farwell wrote, "Michael was no stranger to trying to make sense [of] this kind of tragedy nor was he unfamiliar the emptiness felt in the wake of a senseless, random death. After all, he'd already learned about it the only way he ever deemed acceptable for a non hack: first-hand."
While covering the war in Iraq, Hastings' then-financée was killed in a Baghdad bombing in 2007. He wrote a book about it called "I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story."
The world lost an important voice today. Hastings was a young, serious journalist with so many more stories to be told. We will go on, but his absence will not go unnoticed.


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Watch your sisters, watch your wives because Robin Thicke is single again ladies and gents! According to FoxNews.com, the couple met when soon to be ex-wife was only 14 years old (gross) and have been married since 2005.
Well, obviously someone who would stalk a teenager for "marriage" purposes has a little bit of a straying mentality. We all remember the notorious twerking of Miley Cyrus on the "Blurred Lines" singer's crotch at the VMA Awards. Thicke was also spotted with his arms around a buxom blonde with his hand showing in a mirror reflection to be on her bum. Gossip of an "open marriage" floated around and Paula Patton herself admitting to hiding out before the wedding in the bushes outside his house to see if Thicke was cheating. Yikes! As well as a 20-year-old coming out and saying her and Thicke hooked up and she would like some more, please.
Obviously he likes 'em a little too young and is entering that creepy old guy at the club phase. Good luck Robin because your soon to be ex-wife is smoking hot and still young!


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Who Should Represent You, If You Were Injured In A Different State
When we are injured, we do not get a say in where we were when the accident occurred. Just because we are on vacation, visiting relatives, or away on business does not mean we are immune from injury. What if you are away from home in another state, and you are injured? Should you seek legal representation from an attorney in your home state or from the state where you were hurt?
The first thing you should look for when choosing a lawyer is their area of practice. Some attorneys only practice personal injury, while others only handle criminal defense. You need to make sure you interview an attorney that is experienced in the area you need and focused on your type of personal injury.
Next, you need to find out where they are licensed to practice law. Each state has their own laws and regulations regarding attorney licensure, and just because an attorney is licensed to practice in one state, it does not necessarily mean they will be licensed to practice in another.
Easiest Is Not Always Best
As long as your attorney of choice is licensed in both states, you can retain an attorney in your home state. This might seem like the better choice initially because you will be closer to the attorney's office for consultations; however, you may still need to visit the other state for court hearings or other required meetings. Alternately, you may want to hire a personal injury lawyer in the state you were injured in because they will be better versed in the nuances of their state's laws and be more familiar with the courts, judges and opposing counsel, providing you with better and more thorough representation.
Usually, the best choice is to choose a firm in the state where you were injured that handles out-of-state clients. This may be easier said than done; many firms will not take out-of-state clients due to the added costs, such as litigating with out-of-state medical providers. Your attorneys will need to bring your doctors to their state's courts. Be sure the firm you choose will do this if necessary. Be diligent and do sufficient research to hire an out-of-state attorney. The success of your personal injury claim will depend on it.


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I have two Windows Server 2008 servers, one for test environment and the other for development environment. I would like to make sure that they have exact features and updates installed, what is the easiest way to check that?
Powershell can grab this info and let you compare the 2 servers more easily than eyeballing installed Features and updates. Run these on each server:
There are various other things you can do to format the output to make it look better, exclude certain columns, even have PS compare the results and tell YOU which server is missing updates/features, but since you only have 2 servers to compare, this will likely get you there without getting too involved.
Look under "Installed Programs" then "Show updates" and go side by side and compare, or print screen them and print it out to reference if they aren;t near eachother geographically. Here's a link to a program with really detailed information about the computers. This will help with everything you could want to know about a computer...
LINK: http://www.u4ik.us/public/WinAudit.exe
NOTE: The program takes a long time to scan everything because it is thorough (maybe 30 seconds).


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Zach McAllister (finger) will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Akron on Friday.
Carlos Carrasco threw a four-hit, complete-game shutout in a 6-0 win over the Tigers on Saturday.
Vincent Velasquez said he's discussed an innings limit with agent Scott Boras.
Francisco Lindor hit two home runs in Saturday's win over the Tigers.
Matt Adams (back) is absent from the Cardinals' starting lineup Saturday against the Mariners.
Edwin Encarnacion carried the Blue Jays to victory Saturday against the White Sox, providing three hits and four RBI.
Brett Lawrie hammered a pair of home runs Saturday in a loss to the Blue Jays.
Kevin Gausman fired 7 2/3 scoreless innings Saturday as the Orioles defeated the Rays 5-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.
A.J. Reed will DH and bat sixth Saturday in his major league debut against the Royals.
Jose Abreu (leg) returned to the starting lineup Saturday against the the Blue Jays.
Gregory Polanco (leg) remains out of the starting lineup Saturday versus the Dodgers.
Mets optioned OF Michael Conforto to Triple-A Las Vegas.


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Senior J.C. Lambert earned his third career MVC hammer throw crown on Friday, a feat only three MVC student-athletes have ever completed.
May 10, 2013
Championship Central | Live Results
By Tyler Wooten
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Saluki track and field scored five All-MVC performers at Day One of the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday, including a record-shattering win by J.C. Lambert in the hammer throw.
Lambert broke his own all-time MVC hammer throw record set earlier this year and set a new MVC Outdoor Championship record with a winning throw of 67.22m (220-06), eight feet better than second place. The title is Lambert's third career MVC hammer throw crown -- the third student-athlete in MVC history to win the event three times. Lambert now has seven career MVC individual championships to his name, the other four coming during the indoor season.
Sophomore Bradley Sauer complimented Lambert by finishing third with a PR throw of 62.45m (204-11) for third place, Sauer's second career All-MVC honor. Also scoring in the event was Curtis Wideman, who finished fifth at 60.98m (200-01).
Southern dominated the women's hammer throw as well, notching two All-MVC performers in the event. Sophomore DeAnna Price vaulted herself to fourth all-time at SIU with a personal best throw of 65.18m (213-10) -- nearly two meters better than her previous personal best -- which was good for second place and her first career All-MVC honor. Not far behind was senior Kim Fortney, who earned her second career All-MVC distinction in third place with a launch of 62.35m (204-07).
Also scoring for the Saluki women in the event were Sophia Lozano (fifth, 53.43m/175-03), D'Monami Gardner (sixth, 51.94m/170-05 PR) and Ashley Gaston (seventh, 51.84m/170-01 PR).
Also scoring for SIU: Mallory Dreyer (javelin, sixth, 38.43m/126-01), Lacey Gibson (10,000m, 36:10.70, PR) and Tori Parry (10,000m, 36:35.98, PR).
SIU's Dean Jordan competed in the first five events of the decathlon, which will be completed on Day Two.
After three scored events, the Saluki men lead by 13 points over Wichita State in the team rankings, and the Saluki women trail only No. 25 Wichita State by 12.
Day Two will begin with multi-events, the women's shot put and men's high jump.
Men's Team Scores (After Three Events):
1. Southern Illinois - 35
2. Wichita State - 22
3. Indiana State - 20
4. Illinois State - 18
5. Drake - 14
6. Northern Iowa - 6
7. Bradley - 2
Women's Team Scores (After Three Events):
1. No. 25 Wichita State - 45
2. Southern Illinois - 33
3. Indiana State - 26.50
4. Illinois State - 24
5. Northern Iowa - 19.50
6. Bradley - 6
7. Drake - 2


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In the Capital Region car culture, owners need to protect their valuable investments. A recent visit to the Colonie Police Department showed huge lines of people caught on the Northway or on local roads for traffic violations. Fred Elia, owner of Buy Your Car with Fred has researched, through experience with fellow drivers, how to prevent a car insurance rate hike after getting ticketed.
Traffic violations show up on your state driving record, which is accessed periodically by your insurance company. There are a few things you can do to keep a ticket from appearing on your driving record or minimize the impact on your insurance rate.
- Hire a lawyer. A lawyer could help your case. You'll have to pay, but probably not much. A local lawyer charges $80 to handle a basic traffic case. (What can help you get off the hook? You can prove you did not commit the offense. The ticket contains inaccurate information.The officer who issued the ticket didn't appear in court.)
- Go to court. If you go to court, you may end up getting the ticket reduced to a lesser offense or having the case dismissed entirely. There are several reasons why a judge might dismiss your case. Among them:
- Attend traffic school. Some states allow you to keep a violation off your record by attending traffic school. You can attend traffic school in person (many have night and weekend classes) or online and you'll have to pass a test, but it shouldn't be difficult if you were paying attention. The fee to attend the school is usually small.
- Avoid getting pulled over again, if you wind up paying the ticket...This seems obvious, but more violations will further increase your insurance rates. Keep your car maintained--no broken or malfunctioning lights--wear your seat belt, drive safely and defensively, and renew your registration on time.
- Be patient. Some insurance companies will reduce your rate after a year with no violations. Many moving violations will no longer affect your rate after three years.
- Comparison shop for new insurance. Insurance companies treat violations differently, so another company may offer you a better rate. But don't lie about past infractions. The company will be reviewing your driving record, even if you've moved to another state.
Dave Balog teaches financial basics for families. firstname.lastname@example.com. 355-0967.


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The Color Of Wealth: Behind The U.S. Racial Wealth Divide
By Meizhu Lui, Barbara Robles, Betsy Leondar Wright, Rose Brewer and Rebecca Adamson, with United for a Fair Economy.
For every dollar owned by the average white family in the United States, the average family of color has less than a dime. This book explains how laws and government wealth building programs have benefited white Americans and deliberately by-passed people of color. This accessible book shares the asset-building histories of Native Americans, Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans and European Americans.
The New Press, paperback, 336 pages, 2005. $22.95.


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Just a little over a year ago, a then 19 year old Hunter Hayes was on a radio tour promoting his debut album release, Storm Warning. Today Downtown Hoedown artist Hunter Hayes has headlined for sold out crowds, toured with Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts and made his Grand Ole Opry debut, as well as being nominated for 2012 ACM Awards 'New Artist of the Year.'
Hunter tells WYCD personality Jack Shell the story behind the song "Wanted" and explains that is was inspired by "someone that will remain anonymous." It was written for a particular girl who is a "good friend and she'll stay that way, but she doesn't know the song was written for her, because at the time it was written, it didn't really 'work,' so the song didn't do it's job."
He skirts around the question of what he is looking for in a girl and exclaims "Oh God, I have no idea. Honestly, someone that I can pal around with and be friends with. 'Wanted' was kind of an imagination, sort of a 'dream checklist' – what I want out of a relationship, and of course didn't work, but someday. . ."
No doubt, the all American, clean cut and youthful Hunter Hayes has plenty of prospects, with teen girls (and even their mommas) swooning at every note, he could be compared to the Justin Bieber of country music. The reaction to Hunter's newest hit "Wanted" is getting a strong requests for airplay as Jack Shell informs Hunter, "the reaction we're getting to your songs is absolutely incredible!" Jack recalls that in all his years of radio, he's doesn't remember another artist who "has girls calling up and actually screaming your song titles at me."
How is Hunter affected when girls "freak out?" "Very positively, it's life changing, it's awesome! I love that I put out an album with songs people actually care about."
Though he has been playing an instrument since age 4, it may seem like it came easy to the musician who recounts that he "plays 30-something" instruments and that "my first was an accordian, because it was a gift from my grandmother."
Here is the official music video for the song that is all the rage. Watch "Wanted!"
Listen to the complete Hunter Hayes Interview at the 2012 Downtown Hoedown
The 30th anniversary WYCD Downtown Hoedown is taking place this weekend (June 8-10) in downtown Detroit.
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Jessica Anderson
All three perfect 4.0 GPAs in the conference from SIU
SIU takes three of the top four times in the 200 back
Brumley earns MVC's Elite 18 honor
Salukis remain in third place heading into final day of competition.
Both the men's and women's teams posted better than a 3.15 GPA
2012-13 (Senior): Member of the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team...One of only three eligible swimmers in the conference with a 4.0 GPA (all from SIU in 2012-13...Competed in seven meets...Scored in all three events at the MVC Championship, the 200 IM, 100 breast and 200 breast...Set a lifetime best in the 100-yard breaststroke at the MVC Championship.
2011-12 (Junior): Competed in five meets, including the MVC Championships...Qualified for the C Final in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke at the MVC Championships...Qualified for the B Final in the 400 individual medley at the MVC Championships, placing 13th and scoring four points for the Salukis...Tied for 14th of 37 swimmers in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Copi Coqui Invite in Puerto Rico...One of only two swimmers in the conference with a perfect 4.0 GPA...MVC Scholar-Athlete team selection.
2010-11 (Sophomore): Competed in all 10 meets for the Salukis...finished third in the 200 IM against Vanderbilt....Shined at the MVC Championships, where she recorded two personal best times in the 200 IM (2:11.16) and 200 Back (2:13.29)....Finished fourth in the 100 Breast against Lindenwood/Washington University...Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team and holds a perfect 4.0 GPA in journalism.
2009-10 (Freshman): Competed in nine meets in her first season as a Saluki...Captured a second-place finish in the 200 IM in her first collegiate competition against Evansville...Finished in the top-five seven times throughout the year...Swam her fastest times in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 back at the MVC Championships.
High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner...As a senior, recorded times of 2:10.03 in the 200 IM and 1:08.23 in the 200 breast...All-conference selection each of her four years...Team state champions freshman, sophomore, and senior years...National team runner-up freshman year...Earned all-state honors as a junior and senior...All-State Academic and team captain senior year...Holds the school push-up record...Also competed in powerlifting, earning all-state honors twice.
Personal: A journalism major...Has two brothers, Maxwell and Mitchell, and one sister, Jenna...Daughter of Timothy and Jodi Anderson...Born Dec. 26, 1990 in Burnsville, Minn.


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It's the day before-the-day before Christmas, and you know what that means -- the new BEA spending and income report is here! (Hurray?) This morning, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis released its monthly summary of Americans' collective checkbook. I know how excited you'll all be to see it, so I won't keep you waiting. Here's how it looks.
Looks like good news, huh? For the fifth straight month (actually, the eight straight month if you look back a bit farther), Americans increased the amount of cash they traded for stuff. Grand news for companies such as Wal-Mart and Amazon.com, which cater to a spendthrift consumer, right? Investors are right to be uber-optimistic about the future of the stock market, right?
Not so fast
Before we all rush out to participate in the Santa Claus rally, there are a few items I want to point out in the BEA data. Firstly, see that huge bump in consumer spending in October? That's new. It wasn't there a month ago. When the BEA first announced the October numbers, consumer income and spending were in almost perfect balance -- and now it turns out that we actually spent a whole lot more than we earned in October. That money was spent mostly, according to BEA's data, and to the delight of Ford (NYSE: F) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) investors, on new cars.
Indeed, our credit card bills have been growing faster than our paychecks for six straight months now. But where's the money coming from? Answer: It's getting sucked right out of your savings account. Our national savings rate dropped to 5.3% in November -- the lowest level in six months.
Foolish final thought
As if all this weren't bad enough, here's one final bit of news to chew over: Income didn't increase enough to cover consumer spending in November, but it did at least increase somewhat. Yet dig into the details of the BEA's report, and you'll discover that salary increases accounted for only 21% of what overall income growth we did see in November. The bulk of the growth actually came from "personal income receipts on assets," a.k.a. the stock market.
So if stock market returns begin to lag, the gap between income and spending could loom even larger. I suspect that that wouldn't be particularly good for future stock market returns -- and on ad infinitum.


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I listened to a piece from WNYC's Radio Lab recently only to form a more concrete relationship with the loss that victims suffer under Taliban rule.
From the outside, looking in, the culture seems muddied with the intermingling of past and present times. Between incomplete reports from the news agencies, history, and modern documentaries, it is difficult at best to discern the true sociology for a given place and time. My interpretation of the events that have transpired in the Middle East, especially those concerning the Taliban, were that I was getting a one-sided story and that the culture in general seemed very foreign – even hostile – to my Western upbringing. I didn't have a real appreciation for the victims, primarily because I felt as though the victims were only really victims because the U.S. government told them they were. Because I didn't have the contacts to speak to in the Middle East and I've never been to evaluate the situation for myself, I could only trust what I'm told for so far.
The Radio Lab podcast, Pop Music, went into a segment regarding one man's experience in Afghanistan with his accordion. The piece is really quite good and I encourage you to listen to it for my post to have it's full impact. At any rate, this novice accordion player discovers that some forms of music cross the boundaries – or preconceived boundaries – of our world's cultures. There are ideas that translate to sounds in music that are echoed through every civilization and tell the same story. Afghanistan had just crawled out of very long period of silence during its war with Russia, then Taliban rule. Music is one of those mediums that can insight such raw emotions in people and the Afghans were no exception. After the cultural bans experienced through the previous years, this accordion player steps timidly onto a bar stage where prompted by his new audience and supported by his translator, performs Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire to "the best audience [ever]." It wasn't particularly well done, but the crowd goes wild. At a certain point during the program, I was awashed with a feeling of joy, triumph, grief, and camaraderie. There's probably a more succinct way of stating that, but it isn't anything that's happened to me often enough to find the proper word for.
It was this last bit that really stuck with me. I finally understood what it must have been like to live in such a stifled society as to be allowed no cultural displays; no music, no dancing, no art. It's an incredible feeling of sadness and hopelessness that I feel when I try to imagine it.
The Taliban were not the first to run a people in this way, and it's doubtful they'll be the last. I just hope that I'm always in a place where I am free to explore my culture, or anybody else's for that matter. I really hope that people being oppressed in the world today find liberation and the strength to reunite with their forgotten past.
Further Reading: Afghanistan, Ahmad Zahir, Taliban
VMworld is a technical conference virtualization-vendor VMware puts on every year. Last year, we did this trip in Los Angeles. The conference was really good this year and took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. At the VMworld Party event, convention goers were given first-class treatment on Treasure Island where a taste of SF was provided, circus entertainment (my people), and two live bands played. Wonderbread 5, a Jackson 5 funky tribute band, opened for Smash Mouth. Wow! Both of these bands played a good show. Having never heard of Wonderbread 5, they were a surprising treat. They did a very funny version of Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby, mixing in Queen's Under Pressure for the last half. Smash Mouth performed awesomely as expected. The crowd loved them. They got a really good response from doing a cover of Van Halen's Running with the Devil as well as another Van Halen tune that eludes me. Kind of surprising considering Smash Mouth's own claim to fame – I just didn't expect that they did covers too.
San Francisco is a different place than I had imagined. I emerged from the Bay Area Rapid Transit system on Powell and Market St. The area was a mass of people – tourists, locals, and vagrants. It was an awesome sight, one exemplary to the conceptual hustle and bustle of city life. It didn't take me any time to get my bearings and head towards the hotel. Having settled in, I took a walk to grab lunch and learn the area. Within my first hour of time in San Francisco, I found my way into the rougher parts of town (affectionately known as
"tender loin") and was offered drugs. Maybe I shouldn't have worn the tie-dye shirt. I hit a hole in the wall Thai joint for lunch and it was really tasty. It was literally a hole-in-the-wall. I had to turn my body slightly to fit into the narrow corridor leading into the main area.
I was comparing everything to city's I've been in before, and I wasn't find a lot of direct correlations. The number one differentiating factor was the people. The locals of San Francisco are so incredibly nice. Not southern charm nice, familiar nice. Locals were so willing to engage total strangers in genuine conversation everywhere I went. If you were on the streets looking a little lost or confused, a local will stop to help you out with directions or advice. If you're out eating in a local restaurant, you can bet that someone will enter into real "getting to know you" banter. Thursday night was probably one of our better examples of this. Isi and I walked from Pacific Heights on Filmore to Marina and back. We joined up with another work associate for dinner on Filmore and chatted with a couple from the neighborhood for an hour or more. Upon their advice, we trucked over to a (literal) hole-in-the-wall bar on Lombard and Van Ness, the Black Horse London Pub. Locals only and really nice people. I don't drink at all, but this is the kind of bar a teetotaler can enjoy. From there, we took the group and a patron from Black Horse over to Silver Cloud karaoke bar. It was our first karaoke bar that fit our expectations – no private rooms, lots of bad singers, and late hours. In the end, it wasn't actually that great. The microphones were either really bad or turned down too low. There was an obnoxiously drunk guy dancing in a manner that makes everyone uncomfortable – possibly dangerous to the patrons that were within flailing range. We left before getting in much singing to close out our last day in California.
Next year this convention splits in two. There will be one in Cannes, France (VMworld Europe) and another in Las Vegas, Nevada. I would love to go to either, though I'm leaning towards Cannes as a preference. I doubt that it would really be an option – I don't even know if it's intended to host the American audience. If the opportunity presents itself, I know both of these places would be spots Amy would really like to visit – boring conference or not. To afford Cannes, we may have to stay in hostels the whole time and eat at Le McDonalds.
Wake-up, coffee, parade, lunch. The morning just flew by, but being a drummer in the parade was a blast! We all took a part in it; Fox dancing, Jeff as PeeWee Herman, and Amanda as Ms. Yvonne.
I was able to work with the crowd more this year and give out some nods and smiles as I saw their faces. It doesn't sound like much, but I find it really hard to do much of anything while I'm improvising on the dumbek.
Fox worked hard to keep up with float *and* entertain the crowd with a spot of performance here and there. It's hard to walk at parade pace and belly dance. PeeWee and Ms. Yvonne were very unique in their costumes. Definitely an original idea, and one that got a lot of attention!
If you were in the 5th annual DragonCon parade, or an on-looker, leave me a comment with a link to your pictures or video! See you at the con!
It occurred to me half-way through this week that I hadn't really said anything about DragonCon on my blog. Well, it's that time again! The wife, and our surrogate siblings have been extremely busy – staying up into the wee-hours – to get things ready for the event. Whether it was finishing up other work or directly working on costumes, none of us have logged many hours of sleep this week. And that is good preparation for Labor Day weekend, as it's unlikely we'll get a lot of extra sleep in Atlanta at the biggest Sci-Fi/Fantasy/{insert genre here} conference in the world! If you aren't going, you should at least swing into Altanta (Peachtree St. at the Big Three hotels – Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt) for the parade. Last year saw 1400 costumes and this years promises more. Once again, I'll be on the drummer's float with my wife dancing on the street. It should be a good time…
See last year's pictures (and this year's as they come), here.
I broke out of my comfort zone in two big ways this weekend; both involving drumming. When it comes to personal challenges, those involving my creative efforts are the most difficult to engage. A failure at something coming from creativity is a personal one, to me. However, I don't feel that I lost in either of my explorations this weekend.
I'll start with the last event because I've only just sat down from it recently. The wife and I rallied the surrogate siblings (DR Boy and Spazzmanda) to join us in facilitating a drum circle for the United Hospice. The event was held at Tallulah Falls, GA for Camp Cocoon – a bereavement camp for children. Alchemy Drumming & Dance was called to put together a drum circle for children ages 5-17. About 60 of them. So four people made the trip to the Tallulah Gorge with a van full of buckets, beaters, and various percussion instruments. The intense sound of kids with percussion instruments filled every corner of an outdoor gymnasium. My wife and Spazzmanda brought their dance moves to the floor and got everybody hopping to the groove DR Boy and I laid down. I think we found some closet drummers, dancers, and gymnasts! The whole gig was a volunteer effort by the Alchemy crew and I think it was really rewarding to everyone. We got a lot of really great compliments from the camp organizers. Each of us also found a little something in ourselves in the challenge.
I also had a Friday night gig with Christine Zaarour at the Mezza lounge in Decatur. I met Christine at a debke workshop. My wife and her friend were there to learn the dance style and do a couple of performances afterwards. That's also where I performed my first drum solo, and also the reason Christine was interested in having me out at her performance at Mezza. She's from Lebanon and doesn't know any drummers in the area, but "I'm the best drummer she knows" sounds better. It so happened that Mezza was having a private party coming that night and was standing room only. 50 or 60 people showed up to see Christine Zaarour perform her dance routines…and I'd have my ultimate test as a solo drum performer. I think everyone had a really good time – it was really a party by the end of the night, which came quite late. The food at Mezza is really wonderful as well. The nicest people, live entertainment, and delicious Lebanese food – this place has it all! Against the staff's expectations, I also had some Arabic coffee. It's not entirely different from the Minas coffee I've had from Bosnia.
So a weekend of opportunities taken. Stepping out of my comfort zone; once while performing as a solo drummer for Mezza, and again at Camp Cocoon as a facilitator for children of all ages. I think next weekend I'll try mowing the lawn. Talk about breaking out of your comfort zone!
We've never been the type of crowd that hangs out at the Boiler Room on a Saturday night. Tonight didn't change that, even though we did spend this Saturday in the depths of hip-hop dancing, drinking, and masquerade festivities. Probably as good a taste as we could get in their atmosphere. It's what I'd think is an atypical environment; a mixture of 50-something modern (conservatives?) down to the 18-year-old youngsters. As you might expect, there's a tendency for things to get crazier towards the wee hours – such that by midnight men's shirts were off and women just weren't wearing much in the first place. It was masquerade night at the Boiler Room, which lended itself towards more lewd and fanciful costumes anyway. Jeff and Amanda came as Willy Wonka and Memoirs of a Geisha, respectively. They might have had a chance of winning the grand prize (two tickets to Las Vegas), but there were scantily clad young ladies that took the cake. It's not exactly right since they weren't technically in any kind of real costume, but what are you going to do. The masses voted.
Amy and I were actually working tonight. She was hired to come in and shoot pictures of folks and I burned them to CD for the patrons. Honest enough work. The funniest thing that almost happened were a couple of sapphic young women dressed as…well…whores – they were both teetering on 6″ stilleto heels and one was inebriated to the point of her failure to ambulate. I so wanted to see a prat fall, but alas it never came. Too many people were all too happy to help her along. Conversely, a young-ish man was so annihilated by drugs or alcohol that he was at the point of lunacy. He approached Wonka and the Geisha girl where he just stood and stared akwardly. After a while of subtle gesticulation, he lunged out with a tiger roar. Yeah – we got his picture.
We had a good array of friends, both old and new, join us this weekend for our 10th anniversary celebration. I thank all of you that were able to come, and all of you that attempted but were lost (sorry, Marc).
I especially enjoyed the myriad of entertainment friends could offer. Joshua Adrian performed some mesmerizing pieces, not the least of which was his famous swords balanced on his feet trick. Cynthia, one of Amy's belly-dancing students did a number she's been working on for a while. I found out I can drum to C&C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat 'Till You Bleed" song on the doumbek. Despite your reluctance to accept this, I think it sounded great! Most everyone turned up in costume and Kendra and her husband, Tracey, picked up $40.00 in Outback gift certificates for first prize.
It's been a number of years now since we last hosted a party. I really enjoy them when they're here, but it's stressful putting them together. I must say that it was my wife who put forth the greatest effort up front for the party planning. I tend to be her muscle in these things. But having lived through another one, I can't understand why we don't do it more often. Maybe next time we can throw an entertainer's party and have all of our friends come out and do what they love to do – show off!
Sunday was our big day at DragonCon. It is usually a pretty eventful day for the conference itself, and we were looking forward to the Masquerade later, followed by drumming. Speaking of drumming, it's 4:00am and we've just arrived home from the Hyatt where we beat the night away.
We had a real good time yesterday at the conference. I can't say that we did anything particularly amazing, we just enjoyed ourselves. We were able to look through all of the vendors' rooms exhaustively. Purchases were made, wish-lists updated. Lots more pictures of people in costume. We listened to Mickey Rooney in a panel he had. We had no idea why he was there, so we thought it important to find out. Turns out we still don't know why. However, he's an old guy and you just can't miss a chance to see a legend like this. We had dinner at our traditional spot, Max Lauger's in Atlanta. It's not that it's particularly awesome, though it is good, it's just that they always have room for us. After dinner it was off to the Masquerade – the thing we look forward to most in DragonCon. Unfortunately, the Masquerade was not as great as it usually is. On the plus side, it did give other costume designers a chance to get some real attention and take the prizes. The master's competition, which is what everybody is really rooting for, was just dismal this year. It may have been, in part, because the head of one group that usually attends was actually judging this year. The poor showing also gave us some ideas of our own to join the competition next year. I won't speak of it yet, but it's simple enough that I believe we can pull it off by next year.
Following the Masquerade, old man Jeff finally called it quits and hit the sack early. Amy and I entered the drumming circle and played our hearts out until her back was killing her and my fingers nearly bled. There was, of course, a really good showing of dancers and probably close to 60 drummers at one point or another. Amy drummed most of the time too, only dancing for a few minutes to try and relieve the back pain towards the end. She found Joshua in the crowd – mostly naked as usual – and showed him up with her mad skillz.
Now it's time to crash hard. Tomorrow we're to go and pick up the boy. We'll head back out to DragonCon for the closing and to square-up with the Art Show. From a peek we did today, she's already done pretty well in sales. I think we may only carry back half of what we brought.
Saturday morning marked two firsts for us. One was that we were in Atlanta for DragonCon early enough to actually see the parade. The second was that we were actually in the parade! Not only that, we were part of the debut of drumming and dancing in the parade's attendance. We got up at 7:00am to get ready – Jeff and I had an ultra-expensive breakfast in the hotel – and get out the door by 9:00am to walk to the parade starting point. It was an awesome expanse of Star Wars characters, pirates, anime, superheroes, and things I couldn't quite explain. For 7 blocks, Atlanta became a nightmarish spectacle of everything good and evil about science fiction, fantasy, and the geeks that love it. We headed up the parade with loud drumming and louder costumes (the dancers) like a high school marching band. Good times – I hope to do this again next year.
Later that morning we arrived at MARTA to pick up Balthazar and treat him to day at DragonCon as well. He had to nap almost immediately upon arriving, so he and Amy took care of that while Jeff and I (he as Boba Fett) strolled around the con. We met up with Bob (Vader Painter) and his wife, Kristen (Sith Vixen). They took us on a celebrity strole to meet David Prowse and others before Boba Fett and I split. By the time Balthazar woke up, Jeff was Willy Wonka and I was Superman. We gathered up the family and took them down for some costume walking. Balthazar really wanted to see the monsters and he got a good eye-full. He was so excited to point them all out to me. Everyone was very kid-friendly too, so we were able to reinforce that "monsters are our friends." That's something we tell him to help push away the in-grained childhood fears of monsters in the dark.
We stayed in costume long enough to get some pictures made, meet and greet, and sweat a healthy bit. After that, it was off to dinner in the hotel – a bad choice. We thought it would be convenient and quick. We were dead wrong! It took us nearly three hours to get fed and of course it cost an arm and a leg. Three hours is waaaay to long to expect a 3-year-old to be patient. By the end, I was tempted to just allow Balthazar to do whatever he wanted to do in the restaraunt. Joshua had joined us for dinner, though he didn't eat anything they had. We had good conversation between the four of us, and we taught Balthazar some tricks he could play on his friends. He had a pretty good time playing them on all of us, including Joshua whom he had just met.
We are crashing relatively early tonight because we have the boy and because we're just plain tired. Tomorrow, we take Balthazar back out to MARTA to join with the grandparents again and we'll be childless parents for our last day at DragonCon.


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Nikki Ferrell supposedly wants to have Juan Pablo's baby (Life & Style, April 7, 2014 issue, pp 27-29). But it is hard for those of us who watched the show to believe that Juan Pablo would go along with this. As we watched The Bachelor this season, viewers watched Juan Pablo begin stealing our hearts as a single dad who professed that his daughter was a priority in his life. He appeared to have great "baby daddy" potential. And he may very well be a good father, but as the show progressed, we saw a different side to him. The flirtatious yet critical, non-committal "player" reared its ugly head. Even in the final rose ceremony, Juan Pablo's lack of a marriage proposal or the needed "I love you" shocked viewers. It made it evident that he did not consider Nikki Ferrell a real love connection, and that he may not even be capable of one. My advice to Nikki Ferrell: Don't try to have a baby with him, he's a player. Open your eyes and see how it turned out with the mother of his last child. I know you think it will be different with you, as every woman tries to believe, so that you can keep your fantasy going. And I'm sure you think that if you were to get pregnant by him, it would bring him closer to you, which absolutely won't happen, especially if he truly is a player. (See Carolyn Bushong's quote in Life & Style, April 7, 2014 issue, p 29.)
Baby Lust
Women, especially those near 30 (Nikki Ferrell is 27) become blinded by their desire to have a child, ignoring the signs that someone isn't right for them. Having a man's child almost never saves a relationship or makes the relationship better. Yes, sometimes a man will marry you out of guilt if you get pregnant with his child, and he may even stay until the child is an adult. But he will feel trapped. And don't think for a minute that a man who stays with you out of guilt will be loving and good to you. Guilt creates resentment and resentment kills love.
Having a baby too soon
Having a baby too soon in a relationship often damages the future of the relationship. A couple needs time to adjust to each other. When a woman has a baby too soon in a relationship, she often focuses too much on the child early on before both parents have a chance to bond with each other. Dads then often move on emotionally staying only for the child because of guilt or moving on as soon as possible, leaving you alone as a single mother.
To all women out there who are focused on having a baby, but especially to Nikki: Don't sabotage your future and your child's future by rushing in to trying to have a child with Juan Pablo. First, make sure Juan Pablo is committed to you, then spend a couple of years solidifying the relationship with your guy. And finally, plan the timing of the child together so you work as a team to create a good environment for that child. And one last bit of advice for Nikki Ferrell: Trying to plan a family with a player like Juan Pablo only makes him run away. To win over a player, pull away from him and make him chase you.
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