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Bob Morris wrote to Captain Steven Hart, the Public Affairs Officer at Hunter/Fort Stewart as follows:
Dear Steven:As a follow-up to our conversation last Friday, I am writing to give you additional information about Rainbow's Edge Animal Refuge in Tillman, SC and the project they need your assistance with to complete. When I was working in Savannah, GA, I met a wonderful couple who, together, run a self-funded dog rescue outside of Hilton Head. Raymond and Janice Suarez have established Rainbow's Edge Animal Refuge and have been rescuing dogs for many years. They do a terrific job housing and caring for an average of 45 dogs on their farm, most of which are not adoptable due to age, behavior problems and medical issues. We have had some successes helping this rescue group including assisting them in getting their 501c3 status (copy attached) and arranging for food donations from Pedigree in Columbia, SC. Over the years they have never asked for anything and have paid all expenses for these dogs, sometimes totally over $10,000 annually just for vet bills. These two have sacrificed their own financial future to care for these dogs. However, Raymond is now in his early 80's and his wife, Janice is in her early 60's and maintaining these expenses is challenging. Rainbow's Edge building project will focus on building outdoor areas for the dogs to enable them to move freely from inside the barn to the outside. This addition will relieve some of the work Janice and Raymond do daily, ensuring these dogs have shelter both day and night. Currently they move the dogs individually inside their home or barn each night and then back out again in the morning for the day. We are asking for help from you to complete portions of the project, primarily with the concrete work. We need approximately 4-5 people, some with skills in laying and finishing the concrete surfaces. Because I live in Ohio and don't know the entire scope of the project, Raymond would be able to give you all the particulars about the project and what he is trying to accomplish.Any help you could offer to Rainbow's Edge would be greatly appreciated. Raymond can be reached at 843-726-3443 and will look forward to speaking with you soon. Best regards,Bob Morris--------------
We received this information from Captain Hart:
We have Soldiers volunteering to do some construction at the Rainbow
Edge Animal Refuge in Tillman, SC (just outside Hilton Head) on Friday,
March 25th.
The owners of this farm have been rescuing dogs for many years. The
owner is now in his 80's and the farm needs help. Our Soldiers will
help construct dog runs and access means that will enable the dogs to
move freely from inside a barn to the outside.
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Oprah's father Vernon has been a barber in the Nashville, Tennesee area for about fifty years. He and his now estranged wife Barbara moved their business into a shop they co-owned last year. Things began to get messy when the barbershop went into foreclosure. Oprah paid for the property in full and gifted it to her dad in order for him to keep his business open. Barbara was enraged by Oprah purchase because Oprah has been calling most of the shots when dealing with the shop.

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Bridget Thomas is a founder of Kirksville - Protect Our Pets (KV-POP), a non-profit organization dedicated to community outreach for the benefit of the area's pet dogs and cats. KV-POP helps low-income (or no-income) people spay/neuter, train, and tag their pets. Their ultimate goal is to help people care for their pets and thereby reduce the number of animals surrendered to overcrowded shelters. KV-POP also promotes adooption from a local shelter or rescue. She was a board member of the Adair County Humane Society from 2008-2013.
I adopted my first dog in 1991. I named her Iphie. She was about ten months old when I took her home. A beautiful brown and tan girl. An Airedale Terrier mix. She seemed so sad and calm in her kennel. That all changed when she came out to meet me and she turned out to be a wild child!
When I brought her to the veterinarian for her first check-up , he suggested that I make an effort to get her used to being touched. Iphie would be a better companion to me -- and a better patient for him -- if she would hold still while her paws, ears, and mouth were examined.
I now know that this should have been part of her earliest socializing. Whoever raised her as a puppy should have earned her trust with regular gentle contact. She would have had a different relationship with her previous people if they had devoted some time each day to such positive interaction.
It didn't take long for me to earn Iphie's trust. Although she was still a little rambunctious at times (ten months is still a puppy, after all), she could also be calm, affectionate, and sweet. We bonded in play and in relaxation. When she was sleepy, I would hold her paws and stroke her ears. She quickly became used to physical touch and she became my best friend.
Iphie was one of many, many adolescent dogs who end up in shelters because their people don't make an effort to socialize and train them while they are young. And that's such a shame because everybody loves babies but fewer people want to start a relationship with a rowdy adolescent.
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Veteran French graffiti writer FUZI UV TPK was a force on the Parisian subway system. On the streets, he pioneered a distinct, personal look—coined, "Ignorant Style." The same brutal approach employed with spray can and pen informs FUZI's unique take on tattooing. Like his outdoor painting, FUZI's indelible marks on skin carry ironic statements rendered in direct graphics.
In the last few months, FUZI's fame as a tattooer has grown. He took over The Hole Shop for his first appearance in NYC back in September. Last month, in Paris, FUZI caused a stir by tattooing Scarlet Johansson. With the Internet buzzing, critics wondered if the fashion cognoscenti had fostered a new love affair with DIY tattoo and naive imagery.
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Where in Paris are you from?
In the suburbs of Paris, Val-d'Oise, 95.
My friends and I were wild and without rules, and I wanted to create a style that expressed something free.
How did you discover graffiti? When did you start painting?
My parents divorced when I was young, and afterward, I lived alone with my father, in a distant suburb of Paris. Our home was 100 meters from a train station, with big yards, and I explored it all the time, it was like a magic place for me, and this is where I discovered graffiti. I saw names written inside and outside of the trains, and it was the beginning of the end for me.
You created a form of graffiti called "Ignorant Style," which goes against the style rules of traditional graffiti. When did you create "Ignorant Style"? What influenced you to create it? Can you describe its meaning?
My friends and I were wild and without rules, and I wanted to create a style that expressed something free. Ignorant Style was based on how graffiti looked in the beginning in NYC, and it was meant to look like it was made by a child who is just learning the art form—naïve but pure. Ignorant Style is a reaction to the standardization of graffiti. You write your name how you want, where you want, and fuck the rest. There are no rules.


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The Sunrise Beach Little Theatre will be presenting the drama/comedy play, "The Red Velvet Cake War" by Jessie Jones, Nickolas Hope and Jamie Wooten as a Dinner Theatre Production on Oct. 24-26 at the Sunrise Beach Community Center on Highway 5 in Sunrise Beach.
"The Red Velvet Cake War" directed by Don Reed is a riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, in which the three Verdeen cousins could not have picked a worse time to throw their family reunion.
Admission to this production is only $25 which includes a wonderful four course dinner prepared and served to you by many wonderful Sunrise Beach Little Theatre Volunteers.
Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner (to which you may BYOB) will be served at 6 p.m., with the play following at 7 p.m.
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'American Idol' Recap: Who Got Voted Off?
No surprises Thursday on "American Idol" as Jessica was sent home leaving Caleb, Jena and Alex to enjoy the coveted Hometown Visit next week, an honor awarded to the final three.
Jessica struggled week after week, and last night especially, mostly chose the wrong songs for her three make-up and break-up themed performances.
Jena, and to a degree Caleb, performed what could be considered the songs of the season, likely securing themselves a slot to compete in the final. Randy called Jena's Elvis showing "one of the best performances in Idol history."
Before the results were revealed, Harry tossed Beignets into the audience. Then they got down to business. Jena was first to be called safe, followed by Caleb. Then Alex and Jessica stood side by side, looking stressed and anxious. But it was Alex who heard his name and it was goodbye for Jessica and her pink streak. She was upset, and teary-eyed, but still sang her swan song before exiting the stage.
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Nearly 2,500 NStar customers in SouthCoast, including more than half of the utility's customers in Rochester, were still without power Tuesday night after the weekend snowstorm, according to NStar's online outage map.
There were 2,463 NStar customers in SouthCoast without power as of 6:20 p.m., according to the outage map, a number that was down from the 4,355 customers at midday.
One of the hardest hit communities was Rochester, with 1,258 customers remaining in the dark; however, NStar projected power would be back there by tonight. Michael Durand, an NStar spokesman, said the utility sustained heavy damage to its equipment in Rochester and other communities.
"Rochester is also particularly heavy treed and with this type of storm that tends to lead to more damage," he said.
However, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, which had been closed since the storm, did get its power back Tuesday and will reopen today. Classes in New Bedford, Dartmouth and Wareham are also resuming.
NStar's outage map also showed 427 Marion customers, 345 Wareham customers and 142 New Bedford customers without power Tuesday night.
Power was expected to be fully restored in New Bedford and Wareham by tonight and by Thursday in Marion.
In other SouthCoast towns, the numbers of customers without power were down to double digits or less: Westport (83), Dartmouth (82); Freetown (54); Acushnet (34); Mattapoisett (21); Fairhaven (16) and Lakeville (one).
Acushnet, Fairhaven and Mattapoisett were expected to be fully restored Tuesday night, according to NStar, while Dartmouth, Freetown and Westport were expected to be completely restored tonight.
Durand said NStar has made "great progress" in getting power up and running across the region but still has more to do.
"We'll be working 24/7 until all power is restored," he said.
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Kentucky student-athletes Kastine Evans, a senior women's basketball guard, and Dorian Hairston, a sophomore baseball outfielder, have been named finalists for the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award, chosen from more than 600 minority student-athletes nominated, it was announced on Thursday by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.
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Published: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 9:10 p.m.
SARASOTA - The movement of jobs away from the region's urban cores was pronounced from 2000 to 2007 but lost momentum with the onset of the Great Recession, a new study has found.
Overall employment reductions in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area was the primary reason job sprawl abated, the study from the Brookings Institution shows.
"In all but nine of the 100 largest metro areas, the share of jobs located within three miles of downtown declined during the 2000s," wrote the study's author, Elizabeth Kneebone, a senior fellow in Brookings' Metropolitan Policy Program.
Conversely, what job growth that did occur during the prolonged economic downtown tended to be in non-urban areas of Southwest Florida.
Nationally, construction, manufacturing and retail -- some of the most decentralized of major industries -- accounted for almost 60 percent of all job losses between 2007 and 2010.
Most metro areas, meanwhile, experienced a dramatic shift in job locations.
In 2000, 52 percent of all jobs were within three miles of a central business district, the study noted. In Southwest Florida, those centers included downtown Sarasota, Bradenton, or Venice.
But by 2007, the share of close-in jobs had declined to only 40 percent of the total, and remained at that level through 2010.
"Within three miles of a central business district, you lost 44,000 jobs," Kneebone added about Southwest Florida. "So most of the net job losses in the region occurred within three miles of a downtown."
This lack of downtown jobs was almost directly offset by a growth in jobs that were three to 10 miles away from a central business district, the study found.
Jobs with that kind of commute rose from 40 percent of the total available to 50 percent over the same period.
Growth-control advocates said the study should be taken into account when making planning decisions.
"It should be a warning against the urban sprawl that is going to occur if Sarasota 2050 plan is eviscerated, the way the development interests are now pushing," said Dan Lobeck, a Sarasota lawyer who champions the cause of strictly controlling growth.
"The more jobs are close in, the more concentrated, the less traffic you're going to have," Lobeck said.
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EAGLE, Colorado - Judge Christine M. Arguello of the Colorado district of U.S. federal court has granted a summary judgment for Eagle County in the case of former sheriff's deputy Kim Andree.
With that action, the federal court sided with the county and ruled that Andree's dismissal did not violate her rights.
"The court basically ruled that there was a non-discriminatory reason - budget reduction - for her separation of employment," said County Attorney Bryan Treu.
Andree filed the federal lawsuit back in 2010 after Sheriff Joe Hoy eliminated her job as part of his department's required $2 million budget cut. Andree's claim alleged that her severance was in retaliation after she made an inquiry to the county's human resources director regarding how to file an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claim.
According to the Nov. 30 summary judgment handed down by Judge Arguello, Hoy was re-elected Sheriff on Nov. 9, 2010 and on Nov. 15, he notified Andree that he was eliminating her position for budgetary reasons. The judgment states that Andree and Hoy had discussed her early retirement prior to her dismissal and that Andree proposed a severance package that included two years of salary, 18 months of insurance benefits and assistance in maintaining her Peace Officer Standards and Training certification and concealed weapons permit. Andree maintained that Hoy "reportedly" agreed to the package and she agreed to continue working until the November 2010 election.
The judgment stated that in August of 2010, Andree sent a list of severance package items to Hoy so it could be forwarded to the county Human Resources Director Lisa Ponder for formal action. In September, Ponder noted the severance package proposal was not in line with other packages the county was offering to employees at that time.
Because of falling property tax and sales tax revenues, Treu noted that in 2010 the county offered early retirement packages to many employees. The early retirement offers were based on years of service and Andree was offered a package that included $54,272 (approximately 24 weeks of pay), an additional 6 percent payment of that amount to her 401K retirement fund and a $20,000 to pay for health insurance coverage. Andree ultimately rejected that package and indicated she was planning to file a lawsuit. The federal judge noted that federal court does not have jurisdiction for Andree's claims of breach of contract related to the severance discussion and those claims would have to go to Eagle County District Court for resolution.
In issuing the summary judgment related to the discrimination claim, Arguello ruled that Andree's initial action requesting information regarding an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint did not meet the standard for "protected activity" as required for a finding in her favor. The judge also noted that Andree's specifically cited Equal Employment Opportunity Commission information request was sent to Ponder, not Hoy, and he was responsible for the ultimate decision to sever her employment.
The judgment noted "Defendant (Hoy) contends that he decided to cut Plaintiff's (Andree's) position in particular because his command staff was top heavy; none of the previous personnel reductions had included cuts to his command staff; he did not want to impact the department's core law enforcement functions of patrol, investigations and detentions; and he felt that Plaintiff's duties could be more easily absorbed by other staff members. As previously stated, if an employer can offer a legitimate, non discriminatory reasons its actions, the case should be dismissed on summary judgment."
Following the summary judgment announcement Hoy released a statement saying "Over the last couple of years many people have worked very diligently on this case and their time and effort is greatly appreciated. The Sheriff's Office wishes Kim Andree nothing but the best in her future endeavors."


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Cool huh, I can simply deploy my ships' cannons with a remote, I can't afford making a complete ship with this feature now though, I got too many other things going on at the moment.
There's still one big problem: the battery box.
It's so big there's hardly any room on a ship to hide it I could buy a new rechargeable batterybox (they are smaller and more System-adapted) but still it would be very difficult to find a good spot to place it.
The mechanics are pretty simple here, I needed a simple construction because of the limited space in the prefab hulls.
Right now the cannons are at the same height and offset but it is pretty possible to differ in height and offset, making this construction alos useful for more complicated shapes of ships.
My first thought when testing this was to gear it down, thing is, there's not exactly a lot of space for reduction gears
I could consider installing this feature on a costum hull but then again I'll have a hard time making the hull sturdy enough to hold it.
Anyway, what do you think ?
When I originally posted this I thought I had invented something unique for lego pirate ships.
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Tuesday's letters: Wonderful music
Published: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 5:18 p.m.
To the editor: Music makes a great musical!
Evita exceeded my expectations in every aspect, but most laudable was the music. Past letters have been right on with many deserved accolades for performers and playhouse staff.
Leaving Evita, we met neighbors. We exchanged impressions, but when I mentioned the music was live, Carl thought it was a professional recording. We have attended many musicals over several past years, and live music made the day and, in my opinion, the show.
The resident musical director, George Wilkins Jr., is to be commended for many performances behind the curtain, or more appropriately today, in the loft. George is rootstock to the past!
Joe Bester
To the editor: This letters in thanks for Patrick Sullivans gorgeous photos, for articles about memorable people (like The Ramblers article about the late Tony Slovacek, Dean Hensleys about the late Bill Waggoner, Mike Towers about his 50th anniversary and his wifes influence on his life, and his column about trips).
Bruce Bensons poignant letter to his son, detailing his tragic teenage driving episode, is one for all prospective drivers! Mr. Bensons writing about fatherhood was great. His column about state leaders poor decisions about educational funding is worth keeping.
Informational articles are greatly appreciated, like those by Emily Weaver and Gina Malone about Dairy Day, and by Nathaniel Axtell about DuPont State Recreational Forest. Ms. Weavers detailed account of the murders was well done, as was Mr. Axtells on possible fund cutting for the Heritage Museum.
We miss Jennie Jones Giles historical column.
Doyle McManus column about Barack Obama being a quiet cutter of red tape was eye opening. Ernie Mazzatenta keeps us informed about grammar. This terrific educator needs to address words like brake and break, to and too, lo and low.
Susan Hanley Lane writes passionately, as in her Overconnected world piece. Dawn Kuceras fine articles are thought-provoking.
Thank you, Times-News!
Leah Ryel
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- UCLA's Pauley Pavilion drenched in hoops history
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Scores of utility workers struggled Wednesday to plug leaking valves in Westwood after Tuesday's ruptured water main spilled more than 20 million gallons onto Sunset Boulevard and portions of UCLA grounds.
Calling it an "extraordinary expense," UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said damages to the campus are expected to run in the tens of millions of dollars with athletic facilities such as Pauley Pavilion, which underwent major renovations in 2012, and the John Wooden Center among the damaged facilities.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials said the iconic Sunset Boulevard is expected to remain closed between Veteran and Hilgard avenues through Friday to allow time for draining and complex repairs as crew members worked to stop additional leaking from valves, which could not be fully closed.
"We promise you we will be here 24 hours a day until we get this repaired," Marcie Edwards, DWP's general manager, said at an afternoon news conference near the site.
The break occurred at a "Y" shaped juncture where two aging pipelines -- one installed in 1921 and another in 1936 -- meet, officials said. The department will not know the cause until all the water is drained.
The estimated 20 million gallons of water lost as a result of the break is about 3.6 percent of the city's average daily water supply of 550 million gallons.
"This is one of our biggest ruptures," said Jim McDaniel, senior assistant general manager for DWP, comparing it to the Coldwater Canyon break in Studio City in 2009. "It is a major event for us."
A more than 90-year-old valve for the equally aged pipeline may give the department trouble. If the water -- still spilling at about 2,000 gallons per minute -- cannot be stopped at the valve, the department will inflate a plug inside the pipe to halt the flow.
"We have a lot of infrastructure that is reaching its 100-year anniversary," McDaniel said.
McDaniel indicated DWP will work with UCLA to go through the department's standard claim process.
DWP sees roughly three to four water main breaks per day, down from an average of 15 per day five years ago, officials said.
Los Angeles City Councilmen Paul Koretz and Herb Wesson introduced a motion Wednesday calling for a report on the water main break. The motion seeks details of the damage to the area and information on what could have been done to prevent it.
Tuesday's water main break comes after a similar series of breakdowns in 2009 in the San Fernando Valley, incidents that renewed questions about the city's aging water-delivery system. Asked what was different about Tuesday's incident, Wesson cited the "optics" of having it occur near UCLA.
"We have two big schools, this is one," Wesson said. "This is an affluent area. A lot of damage has been done."
Earlier in the day, UCLA officials said it was still unknown whether the water-damaged wooden floors of Pauley Pavilion, which was expected to be "out of commission for a while," and the John Wooden Center could be salvaged.
However, "in some of the buildings, there is less damage than we anticipated," Block said during a news conference from inside UCLA's partly flooded parking structure 4.
When asked by a reporter whether the city or DWP officials would pay for the cost of the damages, Block responded:
"That is certainly who is responsible," he said. "We are sort of the victims here."
While DWP crews worked on Sunset Boulevard west of Hilgard Avenue in Westwood, actual repairs had not begun as of Wednesday evening because crews were unable to fully close valves on the riveted steel pipes.
"There's too much water coming into the pit to begin repair work," said utility spokesman Joseph Ramallo, adding they've dug a pit around the breach but can't fully access it yet. "The valves are stuck."
At UCLA, campus crews and contractors worked through the night to remove water from buildings and clear debris. Large blowers were being used in the Pauley Pavilion, the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, J.D. Morgan Center and the John Wooden Center, which were all affected by the break.
As of Wednesday, water remained in parking structures 4 and 7, said Kelly Schmader, UCLA's assistant vice chancellor for facilities management. The lowest level on parking structure 4 was still completely submerged with water up to the ceiling, he said. They were pumping out about 4,000 gallons per minute and were limited by carbon monoxide buildup to how much they could pump. He said they expect to have the water completely out of those garages by Friday.
More than 900 people, including students, staff and visitors, have indicated their vehicles are in those structures, about half of which are believed to have been fully submerged. All vehicles, regardless of whether they are submerged in water or not, will be towed to a yet to be determined location after the draining is complete, officials said.
Scott Alexander, operations manager of UCLA's student union, said he parked his 2006 Mazda 3 Tuesday on the bottom level of parking structure 4.
After the water main ruptured, he was busy placing sandbags outside the union to keep the water from coming in. He didn't realize until he received an email at 4 p.m. that day that his car was in jeopardy. By then, he said, he wasn't allowed to retrieve his car.
"I keep thinking it is a joke," Alexander said, adding that he hopes to get some kind of compensation for the loss of his vehicle.
He said he borrowed a friend's car on Wednesday to get to work but wasn't sure how he would get to work next week.
UCLA summer camps and the Fernald and Krieger child care centers were closed on Wednesday. Otherwise, summer session activities continued largely as normal.
"Certainly it is fortunate that we are in summer session and have a fraction of the students on campus," said UCLA spokesman Ricardo Vasquez, noting students are in finals this week.
Motorists who use Beverly Glen to access their homes were told they could do so with proof of residency, officials said. Commuters are encouraged to carpool or telecommute when possible or to use Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard or Olympic Boulevard as alternate east-west roadways.
Fire officials said they were able to rescue five people from the parking structure on Tuesday, and no injuries were reported.
Staff Writer Dakota Smith contributed to this report.


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WOODRUFF, SC-- Debbie Tucker Patterson, 51, of 146 Cannon Lane, died Thursday, February 14, 2013.
A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Tommy Tucker of Hoganville, GA and Jeanette Lanford Greene of Gray Court. She was a member of Bellview Baptist Church and was a CNA with Quillen Manor in Fountain Inn.
Surviving are her husband, Mike Patterson of the home; two daughters, Gina Lawson of Woodruff and Heather Patterson of Gray Court; one sister, Tammy Vaughn of Woodruff; and 3 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 17, 2013, at 3:00 P.M. at Lanford-Gwinn Mortuary Chapel by Rev. Curtis Terry and Rev. Bill Thomason. Interment will follow in Greenpond Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. tonight, Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Lanford-Gwinn Mortuary.
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Coin collecting is somewhat of a risky business, but if you are going to purchase coins, be very careful about buying uncertified and raw coins.
There are massive numbers of replica, counterfeit coins coming out of China that are not being marked properly with the word "copy" or "replica" on them. This is suppose to be a requirement, but is unenforceable with online purchasing.
There have been multiple articles lately about various counterfeits showing up for sale online at sites such as Ebay. I went to Ebay and browsed the available "1900 Lafayette Dollar" and I counted no fewer that 17 coins that were fairly obvious fakes.
Unfortunately, even third party graded coins are not an absolute guarantee of a genuine coin, as fake PCGS (Profession Coin Grading Service) encapsulated coins have been showing up with more regularity. Be especially wary if a black magic marker has crossed out the reference number on the front of the holder.
Modern coins and proof coins are unlikely to be replicas, as there's little financial incentive to make them. Your local coin dealer may also be able to help in your purchases, especially if you are new to coin collecting.
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'Glee,' Season 4, Episode 13, 'Diva': TV Recap
It's all about being a diva this week on "Glee." There's a Diva-off in New York between Kurt and Rachel. I have to say, good for Kurt, finally calling Rachel out for being not only a diva, but a b—h. Finn asks the Glee Club to find their inner powerhouses for "Diva Week." (Like they need any help finding that). Santana returns to Lima causing Brittany to choose between her and Sam. and Tina's crush on Blaine reaches higher levels of stupidity than I thought possible. I'll recap NYADA first and then Lima, Ohio.
We start off inside Kurt's head. He's really fed up with Rachel. He calls her a "third-grade Marie Callas." She's always been a little insufferable but after the Winter Showcase her ego and behavior are out of control. She's an inconsiderate roommate and ignores Kurt and hangs out with sycophants instead. She won't even answer her own phone. Rachel needs to be knocked down a few pegs and he's the only one that can do this.
Rachel wants Kurt to make her some tea with honey because it's good for her throat. Kurt has had it and Rachel wants an explanation for his "incredibly rude no." Kurt: "Truth time, you have been a nightmare ever since the Winter Showcase." Rachel: "I knew it, it was only a matter of time before you became jealous of all of my success." Kurt: "We became close because you became tolerable. But now you have that weird naked boyfriend and that weird legion of sycophants and you're like an annoying, self-righteous Lima Rachel on steroids." Then Kurt drops the big guns – "You may have won the showcase but my performance was the one that everyone was talking about because I blew you away. And I can do it again." He calls for a sing-off. Rachel warns him against it, reminding him of the diva-off from sophomore year when they sung Wicked's "Defying Gravity." Kurt says he threw the song and missed the High F on purpose as to not insult his dad. Rachel is heart-broken. "Get ready for Diva-Off Part 2," Kurt warns.
Somehow Rachel doesn't understand what Midnight Madness is, so of course, Brody explains it to her. It's a no-holds-barred sing-off til the death. Winner gets ultimate bragging rights for the entire time he/she's at NYADA while the loser's life becomes miserable. Rachel is confidant she'll win and so are her sycophants — they even go as low as insulting Kurt, his clothes, and saying he's Carmen's pet turtle-face. To Rachel's credit, she stands up for Kurt. Midnight madness is a lot bigger than just Rachel and Kurt.
Brody welcomes everyone to Midnight Madness. One song at a time, two singers per song, if you go flat, you lose. The playing space has been split up, after the song the audience stands with whomever they think one. It's not a performance, it's a blood sport, so no real applause. First up, Rachel and Kurt. They sing "Bring Him Home," from Les Miserables. Since Kurt challenged Rachel, he goes first. It's obviously a perfect song for these feuding besties to sing. Their voices are very pure in song, but it's no "Defying Gravity." It's a slow builder, for sure. Rachel gets the last line though (or that's what we see) and of course that suits her voice perfectly. The choice is made…and the winner by the closest margin in Midnight Madness history is Mr. Kurt Hummel. But does he really feel good about winning? Do you ever feel good about a victory when it's over someone you love?
Adam tells Kurt not to feel bad about his win…and the sycophants are buzzing around him now. Kurt puts them in their place, calling them shallow and tells them to go away. Kurt sees Rachel down the hallway and mentions a revival to her (Oh, Rachel has lost her va-va-voom hair and has toned down the make up) but she brushes him off. But Kurt shows himself to be a bigger person than Rachel, gets them auditions for "Funny Girl" and tells Rachel that they're even. Rachel says if she gets the part, she becomes even more of a diva/nightmare than she already is and made her best friend hate her. Kurt says she isn't a diva because she's a nightmare, that she's a diva because she's talented and ambitious, because nobody else can do what Rachel can do. Being a diva is being one of a kind. Rachel and Kurt make up (all thanks to Kurt).
Lima, Ohio:
Emma! Remember Emma? There's only a week until her wedding and Will's still a tad busy with that arts committee. Emma reassures Finn that when Will returns he won't kick Finn out on the street. Finn is worried that his team isn't tough enough and compares them to Rachel and Mercedes and Santana. Finn does point out that it's more about the attitude (that's true). Emma suggests the Glee Club members compete against each other. So here comes "Diva Week" – a female performer, usually an opera singer, who is extremely talented but very imperious and tempermental. She is not a trick-ass ho and she does not sweat the haters. Obviously Wade/Unique is interested in this competition, but Tina is throwing her hat into the ring. And little mouse Marley tells Tina to stop talking trash, Blaine says guys can be divas, and Brittany believes she's going to win diva. And then everyone starts singing Beyoncé's "Diva" song. (Speaking of Beyoncé, she was definitely a diva at the Super Bowl, no? Or she was at least fierce, confident and strong. If that's what a diva is then go for it, Glee Club). The costumes for this number are very… interesting. The hair is 80s and wonderful.
Blaine is sick. Tina makes him a cold-buster kit for him. How sweet. Blaine is worried the nighttime cold medicine will make him too sleepy and he has to prepare for Diva Week. He wants to prove that men can be divas too, and he's going to prepare Freddy Mercury — "Don't Stop Me Now." Blaine does make a good Freddy Mercury, but he's not really a diva…this wasn't one of my all-time favorite Blaine songs.
But never fear, Finn and Emma have decided to bring Santana in to demonstrate what a true diva is. She sings "Nutbush City Limits" (Ike and Tina Turner). We haven't had enough Santana this season. I love her voice and I miss her quips. And Brittany missed her too! "Why didn't you tell me you were coming down?" "The better question is why didn't you tell me you were dating Sam?" (Tina blabbed to Santana). Santana introduces her girlfriend, Elaine.
Finn is having his own girlfriend woes — Rachel's FB status is now "shacked up" and Finn's is still "heartbroken." Finn feels like he's a man-boy. Emma tells him he has to get back in the saddle and then asks him for center-piece advice. Finn votes for the white one because white is the color of pure, like Emma. Aw.
Santana calls a meeting with Sam. They have a face-off in the auditorium because Santana feels like Brittany chose Sam for revenge, but Sam thinks Brittany doesn't know what revenge is. Santana calls Sam the most boring human being on the planet and tells him his impressions suck. Santana plans to "clean the stink of mediocrity off her." Their sing-off is "Make No Mistake (She's Mine)", sung by Barbra Streisand and Kim Carnes. (Wow. There's a Barbra song NOT sung by Rachel?). I get Santana is jealous of Brittany's new relationship, but breaking up Brittany and Sam isn't the answer, unless Santana plans to stick around Lima…Sam tells Santana that Brittany is with him and it's the best thing for Brittany. "Let it go," he says. "Never," she replies.
Tina is pouty again. She got upstaged yet again by Santana…and she's still obsessed with Blaine. And thinks about Mike. But then gives Tina vapor rub; Blaine calls her sweet and this causes Tina to pout again. Tina doesn't want to be sweet. Blaine invites her over after school to find the right song for her inner diva. Once in Blaine's bedroom Tina asks him if he's ever been with a girl. "Nope," Blaine says. (And kissing Rachel doesn't count). Blaine made a playlist of classic diva songs — old school diva (the best ones, right?). Blaine passes out from the cold medicine. Tina says divas are brutally honest so she is going to be too. "Blaine, I'm falling in love with you. And I realize this could be a tragic, one-way thing but even if we end up having just a sexless relationship…it'd be worth it. So please say something here before I die." But Blaine missed it. Aw Tina…that took guts…but then she rubs vapor rub on him and I find that weird. Dude is sleeping. You're being kind of creepy.
Ah Sue, there you are. Missed you. "What's with you Glee Club ex-pats? Don't any of you have jobs? You must have some source of income to pay the staff of scientists who service your teleporters that you all clearly own since you're CONSTANTLY showing up here." Apparently Santana has a light schedule this semester…no wait, she dropped out a month ago. And in this bizzaro world, Sue offers Santana the job as heir apparent. "Besides, you've always been my favorite." Sue tells Santana to think about it but that she has Paula Abdul coming in for an interview as well.
Apparently Blaine is all better now, calls Tina Tey-tey and Tina explodes. "I give you all of my heart, gladly. I love hanging out with you and I love…and it's sad…" But she makes a good point a diva, (or any girl, really) shouldn't settle for anything less than she wants, and she shouldn't apologize for what she wants. While Tina makes a good point, I think she's making the point to the wrong person. She knows Blaine is never going to return her affections and then got all mad at him. BUT, Blaine, you know from the dance that Tina has feelings for you, and you're just basking in the attention and that's not right either. Anyway, Tina's diva song is Madonna's "Hung Up." The best Tina song we've seen. Tina usually gets these little mousy songs, so I'm glad to see her get something more powerful. (I hope Tina isn't going to go back to being a total brat and b—h, because that wasn't fun to watch at all).
And the winner is: Tina! Everyone is happy for her and cheers. There's confetti and tickets to the only other restaurant that isn't Breadsticks and a trophy. Blaine catches her in the hallway and gives her a chocolate rose. And Blaine apologizes for being ungrateful and tells Tina that she's the most important person at the school to him. He hasn't felt this close to anyone in a long time. Blaine asks Tina to be his date to Mr. Schue's wedding next week. I hope they remain in this friend zone.
Emma is still freaking out about the center pieces and she is freaking out that Will is going to hate everything, she's throwing things in the garbage and Finn tries to calm her down…by kissing her. Oh God.
Brittany and Santana meet in the auditorium and Santana thinks it's because she dumped Sam. But Brittany isn't breaking up with Sam. Brittany also reveals that she knows Santana isn't really dating Elaine, that she bribed her. Brittany (in a very cool moment of wisdom) tells Santana to go somewhere as big as she is and to follow her dreams. Santana is just scared, because in the real world, nobody cares about you. Brittany says that Rachel and Kurt are doing well and that Santana should go and be around people who are like her, who appreciate her and have the chance to be a part of a community. So they make up. As friends.
Santana sings Alicia Keys' "Girl On Fire" and sounds amazing. And we see her leaving McKinley High (as she should) and arriving in New York City…and then Bushwick. Santana knocks on Kurt and Rachel's door. "Santana, what are you doing here?" She says: "I'm moving in."
Next week is the wedding! It's a St. Valentine's Day (massacre). Anything can happen.
What do you think? Are you alright with the Tina/Blaine dynamic? What's up with Finn kissing Emma? How will the threesome of Kurt, Rachel and Santana get along in Bushwick? Let me know in the comments below.


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BEAVER CREEK - Could this be the year that American Ted Ligety brings home the World Cup overall title?
Ligety thinks it could happen, and one of his biggest competitors for the championship - Aksel Lund Svindal - thinks so, too.
"That's been a goal of mine for a while - to try to be a contender for the overall - and you know I haven't really pieced together a streak like a lot of other guys have," Ligety said. "I'm one of the only guys that's been top 10 in the overall standings for 5-6 years in a row, but just never had a streak (like some other guys have) ... so hopefully I can try to have one of those this year and be closer and then we'll see."
Ligety finished 24th in downhill training Thursday, but downhill isn't Ligety's specialty. He's a giant-slalom machine with 12 World Cup wins in the discipline (plus a World Championships win in 2005), with the most recent being at Soelden, Austria, in October. He's been trying to pick up his pace elsewhere and succeeded this past weekend with a fourth-place finish in super-G at Lake Louise, Alberta.
Ligety was 22nd at the Birds of Prey downhill in 2011 and did not finish the Beaver Creek super-G both in 2010 and 2011. He won giant slalom here, however, both in 2010 and 2011.
After Thursday's training run, Ligety said Friday really could be anybody's race.
"It's tough to predict on the training runs. I'd say with Aksel winning the training run today, and I'm sure he was going half-speed, I think he'll be tough to beat - especially based on his form in Lake Louise - so I mean, he's definitely the favorite. As always in downhill, I think there's a lot of different guys that can get in there."
Ligety thinks he has a good shot at making the top 15, and potentially even top 10 if he really puts down a good run, he said.
"Hopefully I can try to do as well as I did in Lake Louise. This is a better hill for me than Lake Louise is, but it's also a difficult hill where it's easy to make mistakes," Ligety said. "I'm looking forward to it and hopefully I can put a good run together."
With super-G on Saturday and giant slalom on Sunday, Ligety has two more opportunities to go big in Beaver Creek. He hopes to be on the podium for super-G, but would be happy with a top 10 finish. As for giant slalom, Ligety wants the win.
"But I'd be satisfied with the podium, I guess," he said.
'I'm skiing well'
With Soelden over a month ago, Ligety said the momentum from that giant slalom win is pretty much gone because it was so long ago.
"I wouldn't say I have momentum," Ligety said. "I'm skiing well, so I mean, that's momentum in itself, but yeah it's tough to keep and get momentum in ski racing."
Ligety said his slalom has been "hit or miss," so that's a discipline he'll be focusing on this season.
"It can be really good and it has been good, but it's pretty fragile at times," Ligety said. "So hopefully I can get it to a point where I can finish more consistently and finish consistently in the top 10."
Svindal, of Norway, said Wednesday that Ligety is skiing well and could fight for the overall this year. And Ligety feels the same way about Svindal.
"Aksel's probably the main competitor right now, just with how well he's skiing," Ligety said. "It'll be interesting to see how well he gets his (giant slalom) going. He wasn't all that spectacular in Soelden, but Soelden's sometimes kind of an anomaly because it's pretty early in the season."
In the race for the overall title, Ligety is also keeping his eyes on Ivica Kostelic, of Croatia, and Marcel Hirscher, of Austria, who was the overall champion last season. Ligety isn't sure Hirscher can keep up the same pace again, though.
"I think, honestly, it's going to be very tough for him to replicate what he did last year," Ligety said. "I mean, nine wins in just slalom and giant slalom is pretty phenomenal and it's going to be hard to have that kind of season for him, but I think he could do a lot better in Super G this year as well so I think he's one of the guys to beat."
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Preventing Other Infections
January 2010
In HIV, your CD4 count is key. It's the most important measure of your immune system's health. When it's high, you're in good shape. But when it's low, you're at risk for developing a number of potentially dangerous illnesses. These illnesses are generally known as "opportunistic infections," or OIs for short.
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When you appear with symptoms suggesting a
brain tumor
, the first step will be a complete investigation of those symptoms and your overall health. A physical exam will be done, paying particular attention to the neurologic exam. A neurologic exam tests muscle strength, coordination, reflexes, response to stimuli, your senses, thought processes, and alertness. The doctor may also look into your eyes to check for signs of brain swelling that can be seen by looking at your retina.
At this point, your doctor will either conduct further tests or refer you to a neurologist or neurosurgeon.
Tests may include:
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Sometimes tests are combined. For instance, certain contrast agents can be injected into the bloodstream that will produce better images with CT or MRI scanning, thus combining angiography with computerized imaging.
An example of this test is a CTA (CT angiogram) or MRA (magnetic resonance angiogram).
Some important characteristics of a tumor are:
These factors determine the symptoms, outlook, and treatment. It is important whether the tumor originated in the nervous system or spread there from somewhere else in the body.
Tumors are graded according to numerous features. All cancers are graded to identify the most promising treatment and to determine their outlook. In some cases, a biopsy cannot be safely performed. The doctors then estimate what type of brain tumor exists and make treatment plans accordingly.
Malignant brain tumors are graded on a numerical scale using one of several systems. The preferred grading system is by the World Health Organization (WHO). The tumor grades help predict the rate of tumor growth, its ability to spread, and its prognosis.
The two most important factors that predict how well someone may do are the patient's age and performance status. Younger patients generally do better, as do patients who have very few symptoms associated with their tumor. Age and performance status are always considered when planning treatment.
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WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System.
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Last reviewed May 2015 by Mohei Abouzied, MD, FACP
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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April brings a beautiful Hardanger embroidery collection by Deloris Pullum who lives in Oak Ridge. She says she developed a love for Hardanger embroidery about 30 years ago, and finds it to be a relaxing form of stitching. Canvas work is another type that she also enjoys. She is a member of The Embroiderer's Guild of America, The Needlepoint Guild of America, and is a Master Craftsman in Counted Thread.
Handanger embroidery is a delicate form of open work which originated in the Hardanger region of Norway hundreds of years ago. It gradually spread to other parts of Europe and then to the United States with Scandinavian immigrants. In the past few years, Hardanger embroidery has begun to increase in popularity and receive the appreciation it deserves.
At first, Hardanger worked on white or ecru fabric with white or ecru threads. As new fabrics and fibers were introduced to the stitching world, designers became creative and tried new things. On Hardanger fabric (22 threads per inch), the thread used was No. 5 and No. 8 pearl cotton; the No. 5 was for kloster blocks, buttonhole stitch while the smaller No. 8 was used for needle weaving.
Visit the Oak Ridge Public Library during the month of April to view the wonderful Hardanger embroidery collection that is on display.
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Click HERE to see a gallery of backstage photos from Bonnaroo including shots of Fun., Grouplove, Young The Giant and others.
photo by Tom Stone
Click HERE to see a gallery of backstage photos from Bonnaroo including shots of Fun., Grouplove, Young The Giant and others.
photo by Tom Stone
Click HERE to order the 'Athletic Circle' t-shirt from A Rocket To The Moon in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore. Look for the new album from A Rocket To The Moon called Wild & Free coming this fall.
Click HERE to read Josh from twenty | one | pilots' final studio update from Los Angeles where the band has been working on new music with producer Greg Wells.
Three years. It's been three years since our first full length record "On Your Side" was released. We've gone through some of the best and worst experiences over the last three years together as a band, and at home in our personal lives. Some of us have loved and some of us have lost. We've finally discovered who we are as individuals and as musicians. We've spent the last three years growing up and writing about it. We decided to call the new record "Wild & Free". We wrote it about the past and the future. Not knowing what's next is the most exciting yet terrifying thing in life. Remembering to enjoy what little time we have here and remembering to live without regret or worry. That is what it is to be "Wild & Free". Every song on this record is diverse, both musically and lyrically.
This week we are featuring the Paramore 'Ribcage' t-shirt for $5 Today Only! Click HERE to pick it up in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore through the end of the day. Happy Friday!
Here's a video from the guys of twenty | one | pilots at Rocket Carousel Studio in Los Angeles where they are recording their new album with producer Greg Wells. Their new EP will be out July 17th on Fueled By Ramen, but you can hear the new version of 'Guns For Hands' now exclusively at Nylon Magazine.
See twenty | one | pilots on the Nylon Summer Music Tour with Neon Trees and Walk The Moon. Visit twentyonepilots.com for dates and tickets!
Fun. caught up with Fuse at Bonnaroo 2012 where they revealed what song they're absolutely obsessed with currently. Watch the video above to hear what song it is.
Stop by The Fueled By Ramen Tent at The Vans Warped Tour this summer to pick up a FREE copy of the Fueled By Ramen Summer Sampler. This sampler is slightly different than the sampler we gave out at The Bamboozle Festival this year including a song from Rome and twenty | one | pilots. Make sure you stop by our tent to pick one up.
Don't forget to enter the Fueled By Ramen Warped Tour Ticket Giveaway HERE to win a pair of tickets to one of the Warped Tour dates this summer.
Fuse takes a look back at their favorite Paramore interviews 'From The Vault.' Watch the video featuring interview footage from the very first time they spoke with Paramore in 2006 and read the full article HERE.
From Warped Tour to bowling alleys to their "RIOT!" recording studio, we've been chasing them around for years, talking about lineup changes, near-death experiences, meeting heroes, being honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and-of course-their music. Take a look at our favorite Paramore interview moments in this episode of From The Vault.
Click HERE to see which music videos Andrew, Nate and Jack of Fun. recommend that you listen to this summer. What songs are on your summer playlist?


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Six months after leaving her job as one of the founding hosts of ABC-TV's daytime talk show "The View," Joy Behar says one of her biggest surprises is that she doesn't need to have every moment of her life scheduled.
In fact, when she answers a reporter's phone call at her Manhattan home, Behar says she's doing a crossword puzzle and watching television. "It's a funny thing," she says. "I thought, 'Oh gee, I have to have a lot of things planned.' But I don't, really. I'm busy, but I'm not overwhelmed, and I feel less stressed. ... So I'm enjoying the time.
"I like to write, and I like to perform, and I'm working on different types of things. So (leaving daytime TV) gave me an opportunity to expand a little creatively."
Back to stand-up
For Behar, 71 -- a fiery redhead with a brassy personality to match -- that expansion includes a return to stand-up comedy, which lured her away from a teaching career in the early 1980s and at which she made her living for 15 years before "The View."
Behar says she never intended to leave television completely. When she started the "Joy Behar Show" on CNN's HLN network in 2009, then "Joy Behar: Say Anything!" on the Current TV network in 2012, she expected she would continue those shows after leaving "The View." But both were canceled.
'Numbered' days
"I loved my other shows a lot," she says. "I really loved my show on Current, because the title told it all -- 'Say Anything,' and we did. And my HLN show was great, until they started to change the format a little (and) forced me to interview the (accused child-killer) Casey Anthony people, and it was really getting annoying then.
"But other than that, I kind of liked that show, too," she continues. "I had wonderful people on. Bill Murray came on -- he never goes on any show like that. I interviewed Catherine Deneuve. ... It was like a dream come true to me -- I've been a huge fan of hers forever. You know, fantastic people came on my shows."
She says she knew "my days were numbered" with Current TV when its owners, including former Vice President Al Gore, sold the network to Al-Jazeera, the Arabic news channel. "I was very disappointed that Al Gore sold it ... because I liked my job a lot," she says.
Behar also speaks well of her time on "The View," which got her 14 Emmy award nominations for outstanding talk show host. She won in 2009. Highlights for her, she says, were mostly moments dealing with politics. She mentions the October 2010 show during which she and Whoopi Goldberg walked off the set after guest Bill O'Reilly, the conservative talk show host, said that "Muslims killed us on 9/11." "When I walked off (that) show ... it was one of my favorite moments," she says.
Asked about her least favorite moments, she demurs. "I really can't pinpoint a disappointing time," she says. "Sometimes the interviews just don't go anywhere and the topics are just not as interesting. ... But I always say those conversations are like similar ones you have in your own life. Some of them are great and some of them are not."
Behar downplays her contentious relationship with fellow "The View" panelist Star Jones, which reportedly led to them avoiding sitting near each other and culminated in a 2005 argument over Jones' Christian faith. Jones left the show abruptly months later.
Asked about Jenny McCarthy, her replacement on "The View," Behar says, "I think she's adorable. She's so cute."
Behar, a liberal, and former panelist Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a conservative, engaged in many heated political discussions. "And that's what they seem to want," Behar says. "But maybe people get tired of that. ... Right now we're not in a heavy political period, so maybe it's time for fluff."
Behar says she expects "The View" to change even more when Barbara Walters, 84, retires as its co-host in May. "Oh, it's got to, of course," Behar says. "I mean she's basically the ... center of it, the glue, the person who started it. She thought of the whole thing, and her presence has been felt. But I think that, yeah, it's going to change a lot."
Behar says she can't talk about all the projects she has in the works.
"There are deals being done by my manager," she says. "I'm trying to work on a one-person show, stuff like that."
Behar has had bit parts in a dozen movies. Most recently she played a psychiatrist in the Farrelly brothers' 2011 comedy "Hall Pass" and she voiced a character in the 2012 animated feature "Ice Age: Continental Drift."
She also has written two books. "Joy Shtick -- Or What Is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come with Attachments?" was published in 1999, and a children's book, "Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog," came out in 2006.
But she says she is not eager to undertake another. "It's exhausting to write a book," she says. "I wrote ("Joy Shtick"), the whole thing, myself. And when you do that, you really have to work at it.
"I'm trying to work on my material right now, you know? I'm trying to be good on (the comedy) stage, and that's what I'm concentrating on. ... A lot of my stuff is autobiographical -- how I grew up in Brooklyn as an Italian girl -- even though people think I'm Jewish. ... It's just basically a hopefully fun, party-type of feeling that I create, and I hope that people come to have a good laugh and have fun."


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I'm developing a marathon training program for myself based on popular models and I'm trying to figure out how long the pre-training phase should be and what specifically I should try to accomplish during it. I've been running 3 - 4 miles a day for about 2 weeks so far. Are there any general rules about pre-training length and goals?
3-6 months of steady mileage to get the muscles and connective tissue fitness needed. Lots of plans on-line I used Hal Higdon's for my 1st, lots to chose from. Good luck
There are a number of good books and online sources that talk about training methods. A couple books are "Advanced Marathoning" (Pete Pfitzinger) and "Daniels Running Formula" (Jack Daniels). A couple good online sources are HalHigdon.com and McMillanRunning.com (the Running University section).
Hi Warren,
Maybe look at some of the Galloway training plans. Also, consider joining your local running group to connect with experienced runners that will most likely have some great advice and more personal suggestions to advance based on your individual circumstances, expectations, goals and so on.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Are you ready for the return of football season? Well, ready or not, it is back. But at least football can entertain us during the shoulder season at Tahoe. If you want to eliminate some of the campaign ads and just enjoy football, the solution is to head over to one of our local establishments offering football specials. No campaign ads and you can see it all without ads!
Please remember on Tuesday, Sept. 11, to pause and remember Patriots Day.
The 2012-13 Parasol AmeriCorps team arrived this week and Parasol hosted a welcome luncheon for the 17 volunteers and guests. Thanks to Manny Sylvester for not only welcoming the new volunteers to our community but also administering their pledge.
Don't forget Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Tahoe Regional Park is the Dog Day in the Park event. It includes a raffle and you do not have to be present to win one of the great prizes. For information call Pam at 530-546-4770 or email dogdayinthepark.tahoe@gmail. The event is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free. Rabies vaccines will be available along with micro-chipping too.
And of course Incline's favorite event for dog owners, is the Dog Days of Fall on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Burnt Cedar Pool. Don't worry as the pool is already closed for the season so swimmers will only be four-legged. This is a great event to watch even if you don't have a dog. It really is the most fun event in the village.
Have a bowling team and want to show your stuff? Tahoe Family Solutions annual Bowlathon is from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Bowl Incline. For information or to sign up call Amy at 775-298-0044. Individuals can sign up too.
On Saturday, Sept. 15 at Silver Strikes Lane in Gardnerville is a 9-pin No Tap tournament. Everyone is invited to take part as they are raising funds for the Bowlers to Veterans link. The event is chaired by Ronnie Rector.
And congrats to Ronnie Rector too. She will have two paintings entered in the Sierra Watercolor Society's annual Balloon Race Art Show at the Wilbur May Museum in Reno Sept. 7 through Sept. 9. The museum is located near the arboretum at Rancho San Rafael Park. Help Ronnie out by voting as they have a people's choice award. Good luck Ronnie.
Happy Anniversary to Marilyn and Art Berliner on Sept. 10.
Birthdays to celebrate this week include: Madeline Blair on Sept. 6; Jennifer Faucher, Marvin Joanis and Serena Quarelli on Sept. 8; Laurie Currier, Justin Bluhm and Tom Mancuso on Sept. 9; Dave Jenks on Sept. 10; Bob Segesman on Sept. 11 and Stevie Walton on Sept. 12. Happy Birthday!
This week the deal and steal is at another new local business. Tunnel Creek Cafe. This is the little building used for the shuttle for mountain bikes at Tunnel Creek Road off Highway 28. Outside dining or inside seating available to "breakfast stuff" along with coffee, sandwiches (veggie too) as well as beer and soda. Great place to grab a quick lunch or bite before hitting the beach or a trail. Or make it a stop for your workday lunch break.
As always send in your birthdays, anniversaries and news, along with the best deals and steals you can find, to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The operating system is the supporting infrastructure that is the behind-the-scene's major player, one that is seldom considered to be a significant factor in an organization's IT general operation. The extensive study by Solitaire Interglobal Ltd. shows the value of the operating system irrespective of the application suite.
The purpose of the analysis was to examine the real-world impact on businesses that deploy IBM's AIX operating systems, compared to those using either Linux or Windows on x86 processors. The study spanned business and technical metrics, ranging from comprehensive cost components to time-to-market agility. The study has correlated the technical components with their associated business metrics that show the advantages and key strategies that will help an organization to choose the best operating system.
Ultimately, IT and technology are designed to support business functions. So the primary perspective of the study was the view of the technology by an organization's executive and line-of-business management. The study used data from more than 43,260 IT organizations to compare the effect of the operating system on metrics such as customer satisfaction, agility, operational costs, overall expenses, IT stability, and staffing costs.
One key difference found was the impact of the operating system on customer satisfaction. This satisfaction, reported by thousands of executive managers about their IT systems clearly shows that AIX operating system provides superior end user satisfaction compared to other operating systems, regardless of application.
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To enjoy mystery fiction, it helps to have a strong, interesting protagonist -- not necessarily likable (although that helps). If you're going to invest a few hours in somebody's adventures, it's easier if you can relate to them, admire them or be sufficiently involved to care what happens next.
"Merciless" by Lori Armstrong (Simon & Schuster, $15, 330 pages). Mercy Gunderson is no longer in the army, but she still takes no prisoners. The rural South Dakota-based woman with deadly aim is now a newbie FBI agent, and her first case involves the torture and death of a young Native American woman on the reservation.
There are jurisdictional issues involving the tribal police and Mason Dawson, the local sheriff who happens to be Mercy's live-in partner. Then there's her supervising agent, who seems to have his own agenda. When Mason's 11-year-old son arrives to live with them, commitment-phobe Mercy struggles to adjust.
But most of the story revolves around the case, which is neither the first nor the last involving an unsolved crime on the reservation. The story is gritty, terrifying and overflowing with life (and death). It makes compelling reading from start to finish.
"Unnatural Habits" by Kerry Greenwood (Poisoned Pen Press, $24.95, 304 pages). The unstoppable Phryne Fisher continues to use a combination of smarts, guts and charm to solve dreadful crimes in 1929 Melbourne, Australia.
Phryne's newest case starts with Polly, an eager young woman trying to become a reporter, who disappears while in a dangerous part of the city. Phyrne soon discovers that other girls have disappeared, some of them pregnant, and some very young and blond.
She gets help from a gay men's club, a devoted policeman, her married Chinese lover and her own ill-assorted but eager household.
I was bothered by Polly's admission that she stole the important story her irritable boss was working on, and Phryne tells the boss to get over it! In real life, no one in the business would ever trust Polly again -- and not because of her gender.
In other words, you can't believe a word of this story, but reading it is still fun.
"A Plague of Lies" by Judith Rock (Penguin, $15, 352 pages). Charles du Luc, an instructor at a Jesuit school in 17th-century Paris, finds himself sent to Versailles to care for an ailing teacher as part of a delegation presenting a gift to Louis XIV's second wife.
At this time, the king is all powerful, and there is a constant push and pull between the secular and religious authorities. Charles, who just wants to go back to his normal life, gets caught in the undertow when a courtier dies, perhaps from poison. In the course of his reluctant investigation he gets to know Lulu, one of the king's daughters who clearly never got the manual about how princesses are supposed to behave.
All the books in this series are very well researched, but never didactic. Rock pulls you into this alien world, which is fascinating, terrifying and surprising all at the same time. And Charles, who turned to the Jesuits after life as a soldier, is well worth getting to know.
"Unleavened Dead" by Ilene Schneider (Oak Tree Press, $16.95, 288 pages). Rabbi Aviva Cohen is still running a little synagogue in New Jersey and sticking her nose into every possible crime in the neighborhood.
This time there are two: the hit-and-run death of a psychologist, with the prime suspect being the recently fired girlfriend of Aviva's niece; and the death by carbon monoxide poisoning of a couple from the congregation.
The couple had wanted Aviva to perform their daughter's wedding ceremony in Oregon; she had refused because it was an interfaith marriage.
What works quite well here is the depiction of small-synagogue life, the rabbi's many duties and the interactions of the members. Plus, there are lots of delicious goodies being served all the time.
What doesn't work is more complicated to explain. I sense we're supposed to like Aviva, but her extreme nosiness is off-putting. It made me want to pull down the shades so she couldn't tell I was at home.
She's also a gossip, a serious sin in Judaism. She acknowledges that she shouldn't be, but then justifies telling anyway. This does not make her more likable or admirable.
And I wish Schneider had had a little more editing, someone to remind her that Aviva does not have to repeat all of her suspicions to each new person she talks to.
By the time I got to the rather far-fetched solution, even the dessert plates had lost their allure.
Roberta Alexander is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. Her "It's a Mystery" column is published here monthly. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: Cees van de Weert is mostly known for his work at the legendary Marten Toonder Studios. He was a school teacher before he joined the Studios during its early years in 1942. While at first he did many types of drawing jobs for the studio, he later focused on creating backgrounds for the cartoons, and eventually became chief of the drawing studio of the comic production. For the Dutch magazine Tom Poes Weekblad he created the series 'Marco Polo', which ran from 1948 to 1949. This comic was continued halfway by Gerard van Straaten. Eventually, Cees van de Weert continued his career as a graphic designer in the toy production field. He passed away in Amsterdam in 1981.


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"Those twins are double the trouble," the America's Got Talent host tells Betty White. "But they are double the fun."
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New Orleans police are investigating a crash in the Gentilly Terrace neighborhood that left a 13-year-old boy dead.
The crash happened at Elysian Fields Avenue at Monterey Street about 9:30 p.m.
The Orleans Parish Coroner identified the 13-year-old boy as Tischon Williams.
Police said the boy was driving a dark-colored Chevy Trail Blazer north on Elysian Fields Avenue, when for unknown reasons he lost control of his SUV and struck a tree.
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Well, glad you got it working. Personally I think you took the long, hard route. I hate converting, or re-encoding if not needed, and prefer to just play a file.
But in the end it works so.........great.
Val Killmore wrote:pawnslinger wrote:Val Killmore wrote:If her computer is visible, why not install PMS on her PC, and share your network folders ?
At least until you can sort out why your PC is not visible.
But streaming via PMS over a double wireless bridge, regardless if it's "N" or not, might be tricky and troublesome. In my experience PMS likes to have nice open highways to run on, and the less wireless involved the better. I know you might say "well everything else works" . But streaming with PMS over wireless can be tricky, especially if you involve transcoding.
Okay, I got this setup. And, for the most part, it works well. I had to change permissions on some of the files, and re-setup PMS... but that didn't take too much effort. Most of the videos play fine, a few stutter a little, but not as bad as when using the 2 ghz band. I don't know a lot about media sharing with the PS3, but it seems like the PS3 does buffer the stream, as it stutters less if I pause the playback for a little bit. Or am I just dreaming?
I am not sure about whether the PS3 caches.
Now, I am assuming all your files are native to the PS3 as you stated in iPad ready format. So I assume mp4 or m4v
Try this:
- Make sure 'switch to tsmuxer' is enabled under MEncoder settings
- Enter : mp4,m4v into the "force transcode for the following extensions"
Save settings and restart PMS.
Now, your mp4's and m4v files should be forced to transcode. If the video specs are PS3 compliant as you say, tsMuxer will take over. This will give you a buffer but also keep your bandwidth usage down by muxing the video rather than transcode. AAC audio should be re-encoded to AC3.
You may lose your ability to FF or RW, but you should be able to use "Go To" function and hopefully have stutter free streaming. In effect, you are presenting a buffer to the PS3, with as little altering to the file as possible......ie no full video transcode. Verify by hitting triangle and going to the info icon. Check that the video codec is coming thru as : AVC . Then you know tsMuxer is working.
Can't hurt to try
If you don't like this method, simply delete the mp4 and m4v values from the "Force transcode......" box, save settings and restart PMS.
Val Killmore wrote:If you don't see the #Video Settings# folder onscreen of your TV when you navigate the PMS server, then go to the Navigation tab on the PMS GUI on your computer:
disable (untick) "Hide #Video Settings# Folder"
Save then restart PMS. The folder should now be visible.
As far as your bandwidth, there's nothing I can suggest other than trying to use the tips to minimize your bandwidth footprint when streaming to the PS3. Or googling online to find tips for increasing your wifi N's capabilities.
You could also try this with vids that don't want to work with my method:
1-Make sure the #Video Settings# folder is visible.
2-When you run into a PAL video that won't work, go into the #Video Settings# folder
3-disable (untick) Default H264 Remux with MEncoder
4-go down to Save Configuration
5-exit the #Video settings# folder and try to play the movie using "Play from the Beginning" option.
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Saturday's letters: Poppycock
Published: Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 8, 2013 at 3:02 p.m.
To the editor: "They" — you know who — had no idea what their underlings were up to! They knew not about Fast & Furious. They knew not about Benghazi, and then created whoppers. They knew not why Benghazi was overpopulated with CIA operatives. They knew not about the misdeeds of the IRS against conservative citizens, claiming they found out about it by reading newspapers. They knew not about the Associated Press/James Rosen spying scandal, again claiming, "not us."
Now we find out that they couldn't launch Obamacare, displaying complete idiotism. The Obama administration has exceeded the universal law of infinite incompetence. They do this by their adopted right of helplessness.
How can a large portion of the left-sided Barack Obama-supporting American population continue to masticate and gladly digest this poppycock? For you who do, for you who are unable to accept reality and absolute truth, have indeed accepted the concept of helpless incompetence.
The administration, the Cabinet, the underlings, the czars, the congressional Democrats and citizen supporters, lacking the moral high ground, continue to pretend, along with the president, that he is a Washington outsider. This premise, juxtaposed to the truth, proves the concept of helpless incompetence.
Roger Stark
Nothing new
To the editor: Regarding Other Voices: "It's no shock that US spies on its allies," The Chicago Tribune, Times-News editorial page, Oct. 31:
Many years ago, I was stationed with a flight test group at a major European aircraft manufacturer. One day we had an equipment problem, and I called a colleague in another European country to see if they had a spare part we might use. I had started reading off the part number to him when a voice in accented but perfect English said that strings of numbers were not allowed and that this call would be terminated. There was a click and the line went dead. Obviously our call had been monitored. (I still don't know why numbers were objectionable.)
That was a long time ago, but I have no reason to believe the practice hasn't been continued, only that the technology has been vastly improved.
James D. Echols
It goes on and on
To the editor: The controversy over the Affordable Care Act seems to just continue on and on. Wish it could have been called the Medical Reform Act. The master-charge list that hospitals use seems to border on usury. The billing end of the medical services needs to be cleaned up.
Having Medicare, I am always amazed at what the provider wants to charge and what Medicare says it's worth. Years ago, I was in a local hospital. Late one night, I was awakened by a couple of nurses talking loudly as they went up and down the hall. One stopped at the supply cabinet by my room, got something out, said "Here is one" and went on down the hall. I laid there wondering if that item was going to be charged to my bill!
As to the Affordable Care Act being called "Obamacare," it's interesting that its approval rating goes up 20-plus percent when it's called by its proper title. Maybe a little latent racism is involved.
R.H. (Bob) Lott
Mills River
Blue Advantage
To the editor: I wonder what it will take to convince those in charge at Pardee Hospital to engage in acceptance of the newly popular Blue Advantage health plans. Their reluctance to join will further burden the many who will find the need to seek those doctors and hospitals who will honor the Blue Advantage plans.
With the ongoing competitive wrangling in the area, it would appear to be in the best interest of Pardee to climb aboard, in order to win friends and influence people, and more importantly, to meet their needs.
I have personally met with a person in billing at Pardee Hospital to verify the fact that they will not accept the Blue Advantage plans.
Barbara J. Stukis
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Multiple Tinychat threads are made everyday, it's time we keep it in just one thread.
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the problem was that everyone (and their grandma) were posting TC threads, so they get locked. But if you guys stick to one thread and just bump it whenever there is an active chat going on, that'll be better. :D
So whenever there is an active chat going on, please bump this instead of making a new thread.
You are also free to discuss recent chats/post screenies~
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carbon-13 1
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society.
carbon 2
- Combustion, or burning, is a chemical process involving carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
- It is composed mostly of isotopes of hydrogen and helium and includes 60 other elements including neon, argon carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and iron.
- Consider the top five constituents of the cosmos, in order of their abundance: hydrogen, helium, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen.
- The carbons last approximately 2 hours and then are replaced.
- By the 1970's there was no longer a source for the 2 1/2 inch carbons that were required for this light.
- This was in the good old days when you drew your layouts on a massive piece of grid paper outfitted with a carbon layer so there were three copies.
- All copies either had to be produced with carbons or on 'skins' fed through the temperamental duplicator.
- If there is a carbon, also ask for that from the clerk and shred it when you go home.
- This litter decomposes more slowly, resulting in a higher carbon accumulation rate.
carbonless adjective
- Example sentences
- One particular use is in carbonless copy papers.
- As compared with martensite-hardenable carbon-containing steels, carbonless maraging steels show, for the same strength, a substantially greater resistance to brittle fracture, which is their most remarkable merit.
- Special construction forms (for example, tractor-feed, carbonless, and accountable forms) and pamphlets intended for use in the field were still being printed.
Late 18th century: from French carbone, from Latin carbo, carbon- 'coal, charcoal'.
anthracite from late 16th century:
Originally an anthracite was a gem described by Pliny as resembling coals. The word is from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- 'coal' or 'carbuncle' (meaning both a red gem like a glowing coal, and a swelling that looks like one). The same word is the source of the disease anthrax (Late Middle English) which causes black lesions in humans. Carbuncle (Middle English) itself keeps the same image, coming from Latin carbunculus 'small coal' from carbo 'coal, charcoal', the source of words such as carbon (late 18th century).
Words that rhyme with carbonchlorofluorocarbon, graben, hydrocarbon, Laban, radiocarbon
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carbon-12 3
noun[mass noun]
- All life needs Carbon 12 to live, all plants and animals.
- In 1961 the isotope carbon-12 was selected to replace oxygen as the standard relative to which the atomic weights of all the other elements are measured.
- The variability of the carbon-13/carbon-12 ratio in honeys was evaluated preliminary to use of the ratio to detect the addition of high-fructose corn syrup.
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carbon-14 4
noun[mass noun]
- After the organism dies and becomes a fossil, carbon-14 continues to decay without being replaced. To measure the amount of radiocarbon left in a fossil.
- Carbon-14 atoms are created when cosmic rays from the sun collide with atoms in the atmosphere. Learn about carbon-14 atoms and carbon-14 atom creation.
- When the organism dies, it stops taking in any new carbon, and the amount of carbon-14 inside it gradually decreases as it decays.
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