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New city council sworn in
This year's budget and what the new year may bring discussed at first meeting
January 2, 2014
Members of Marietta City Council took the oath of office Wednesday morning, then convened for their first meeting, setting the city's budget for 2014 and discussing what the new year may bring....
"Councilman Roger Kalter, D-1st Ward, noted a lack of money in the $42.7 million budget for enforcement of the city's recently adopted property maintenance code. He asked fellow council members to work with him to identify funding for that purpose.
"We've got properties that definitely need attention yesterday," Kalter said."
Here we go - knew it was too good to be true. My guess is the codes will never be enforced and responsible/respectable homeowners will still have to endure looking at the TRASH that live in our neighborhoods.
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It does not take long for politicians to become a member of the "clowncil".
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Why did the city not include funding a position in the budget?
As for trash living in rental housing, sometimes, many times in fact, it's the property owner who won't keep the property up, not the tenant. I was really looking forward to the position being funded so there would be someone to force my landlady to do something about the substandard housing that I rent from her.
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Tessie, what in your opinion makes your rented home sub-standard? not asking for any other reason than concern. if you don't wish to answer...no problem. i will just hope that they would do the right thing for you.
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mold in the basement leaky plumbing, gutters falling off, glazing gone from the windows so the glass moves when the wind blows. A giant crack where a corner of the house is shifting. Just a few of my favorite things
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tessie ...thank you for voicing your problems. i am sure you are well aware of your rights under the ohio code as well as your protections against retribution in any way from reporting any legitimate violations. not being totally familiar with your full position in this, you seem by all accounts to have the smarts in which to utilize the law if you desired. but i do understand how the real world works and it saddens me to know that, for your own personal reasons, that you seem to feel trapped by your situation. it is my hope that a solution will be found...and soon.
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Today Facebook announced their new "not a Facebook phone"-Facebook-phone "Facebook Home" which is basically a phone where all you can do is look at Facebook. "This is a phone," announced a sweaty, mumbly Mark Zukerberg, "that is centered around people not apps." By which he actually means: "this is a phone which enables you to treat your human friends like aps."
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China Crisis whose distinctive AOR-fuelled pop songs charted in the 80s when they spent a total of 92 weeks in the charts. Who said the Eighties were all bad? China Crisis, for instance, were largely considered one of the better musical things about that much-maligned decade.
They formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Garry Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. The band was signed to Virgin Records and recorded their debut album, Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms: Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain, which was released in December 1982.
A re-release of 'African & White' became China Crisis' first hit in the UK, reaching number 45 in the UK Singles Chart. When the follow-up single, 'Christian' made UK number 12 in early 1983, this brought them to national prominence along with 'Wishful Thinking'. The band toured Europe and USA during the late eighties and performed in front of crowds as large as 87,00 in Germany.
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Since yersteday, I noticed that when a movie (tv show actually) has finished playing, I'm redirected back to the ATV home screen , instead of going back to the list of episodes.
So, if I want to watch the next episode, I have to enter into those endless menus again, until I get back to the episodes list.
It wasn't like that a few days ago
I actually upgraded my Macbook pro to Osx Mountain Lion and also re-installed the latest version of PS3 Media Server .
Anybody know why this is happening ?


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Housed in the Laurens County Library, the mission of the Dublin-Laurens Heritage Center is to collect, preserve, and make accessible genealogical and historical information. The atmosphere is unrushed for genealogy. Piecing together a family puzzle takes time, patience, perseverance and resources.
The Dublin-Laurens Heritage Center offers Internet access, interlibrary loan services, research assistance and workshops designed to build knowledge in using the resources of the Heritage Center. Collections include federal census records and indexes released to date for the state of Georgia, microfilmed court records and newspapers for many neighboring counties, an extensive Laurens County obituary file from The Courier Herald from the 1960s to present, family histories, Georgia county histories, newspaper abstracts, yearbooks, directories, military abstracts, indexes for Revolutionary through Civil War, and land lottery records.
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Dec. 2, 2009 -- Sperm genes may shorten the lifespan of males compared to females, at least in animals, according to Japanese researchers.
The researchers produced female mice by using genetic material from two mothers but no fathers -- and then found these mice, which they call bi-maternal or BM, lived substantially longer than those with the normal mix of genes from one male and one female parent.
The findings, though only in animals, are believed to be the first evidence that the sperm genome -- all its hereditary information -- may adversely affect the lifespan, says researcher Tomohiro Kono, PhD, professor of bioscience at Tokyo University of Agriculture and director of the university's research institute.
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"We produced the BMs by manipulating one set of egg genes so they behaved more like sperm genes," Kono tells WebMD in an email interview. "Then, we transplanted the manipulated genetic material into a normal unfertilized egg and grew embryos. The embryos developed into adult female mice, bi-maternal."
The researchers then tracked 13 bi-maternal mice and 13 mice born through natural mating but genetically identical to the bi-maternal mice in other ways. The bi-maternal mice lived about a third longer, or 186 days more, than the other mice. The average lifespan of BM mice was 841.5 days, compared to 655.5 for the naturally mated mice.
The longest lifespan of any of the control mice was 996 days, but the longest life span for the BM mice was 1045 days. All but three of the MB mice lived more than 800 days.
Kono terms the differences in lifespan of the bi-maternal mice ''not dramatic but significant."
The body weight was lower in the bi-maternal mice compared with the typically-bred mice at 20 months after birth. And the bi-maternal mice had better immune systems.
Longevity: Why Women May Live Longer Than Men
Kono says the most likely reason for the longevity differences lies in the repression of a gene called Rasgrf1 in the bi-maternal mice. The gene typically is expressed from the paternally inherited chromosome. It's imprinted on chromosome 9 and associated with growth after birth. Imprinted genes are expressed or turned on depending on whether they are inherited from a mother or a father.
Kono says it's not clear whether Rasgrf1 is associated with mouse longevity but would be a strong candidate to be a responsible gene. Other genes that rely on being inherited from the father to be turned on may also explain the extended longevity of the bi-maternal mice, Kono says.


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Testicular self-exam is an examination of the testicles that you do on yourself.
The testicles (also called the testes) are the male reproductive organs that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone. They are located in the scrotum under the penis.
You can do this test during or after a shower. This way, the scrotal skin is warm and relaxed. It is best to do the test while standing.
A testicular self-exam may be done to check for testicular cancer.
Testicles have blood vessels and other structures that can make the exam confusing. If you notice any lumps or changes in a testicle, contact your health care provider right away.
Doctors may recommend that you do a testicular self-exam every month if you have any of the following risk factors:
Some, but not all expert organizations, recommend self-exam if you are a teenager or young adult (to about 35 years old). It is not clear that performing this exam when you have no symptoms would decrease the risk of dying from testicular cancer.
Each testicle should feel firm, but not rock hard. One testicle may be lower or slightly larger than the other.
Talk to your health care provider if you have questions.
If you find a small, hard lump (like a pea), have an enlarged testicle, or notice any other differences that do not seem normal, see your health care provider right away.
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Sudden, severe (acute) pain in the scrotum or testicle that lasts for more than a few minutes is an emergency. If you have this type of pain, seek medical attention right away.
A lump in the testicle is often the first sign of testicular cancer. If you find a lump, see a health care provider right away. Most testicular cancers are very treatable. Keep in mind that some cases of testicular cancer do not show symptoms until they reach an advanced stage.
National Cancer Institute: Physician Data Inquiry (PDQ®) Testicular Cancer Screening. Bethesda, MD. Date last modified: July 19, 2012. Accessed January 7, 2013. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/screening/testicular/Patient/page3
American Cancer Society. Testicular self-exam. Accessed August 14, 2013. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/testicularcancer/moreinformation/doihavetesticularcancer/do-i-have-testicular-cancer-self-exam
Montgomery JS, Bloom DA. The diagnosis and management of scrotal masses. Med Clin North Am. 2011;235-244.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for testicular cancer. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2011;154:483-486.
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boot 1
1A sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg: a pair of walking boots
More example sentences
- This winter's stylish footwear, from ankle boots to sneakers, will have you praying for more days of snowfall.
- You will need to wear sturdy footwear, preferably boots, old warm clothes including waterproofs, and bring a packed lunch.
- She was wearing a white dress, which came pass her knees; she wore no sandals, boots, or footwear of any kind.
gumboot, wellington, wader, walking boot, riding boot, field boot, jackboot, thigh boot, half-boot, ankle boot, pixie boot, Chelsea boot, balmoral, desert boot, moon boot, snow boot;
football boot
informal welly, bovver boot
British informal beetle-crusher
trademark Doc Martens
1.1A covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg.
Example sentences
- Horse boots and bandages are a category that has been increased as equestrians are requesting more specialized products.
- After unloading Frankie from the float, she gave him one last brush, then put his saddle, bridle and boots on.
- These boots are essential for horses competing in stressful events such as barrel racing, show jumping, cross country jumping, etc.
1.2 historical An instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot.
Example sentences
- In Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the character of Esmeralda is tortured using the boot.
- Alternatively, the boot could be filled with cool water and then heated over a fire.
- Sometimes the boot was heated until red hot during interrogation, a reference to this practice is found in Grimm's fairytales.
1.3US short for Denver boot.
3British An enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods.
Example sentences
- The boot space takes the luggage of a family of four, excluding quad bikes.
- I've made ample use of the boot space itself, and even managed to squeeze a dining table and four chairs in the back, which was rather impressive.
- Plus there's a colossal boot, loads of space inside, extremely comfortable seats and a genuine sense of quality.
4 (also boot-up) [usually as modifier] The process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation: a boot disk
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- As you can probably tell by the loud buzzing and whirring sounds your computer makes when you turn it on, the boot-up process puts a lot of strain on your system.
- It's like setting Windows in hibernation mode so that it doesn't have to go through the entire boot-up process when it's called upon.
- It includes a system monitoring tool and utilities to change the boot-up image and to update the BIOS.
verb[with object]
1 [with object and adverbial of direction] Kick (something) hard in a specified direction: he ended up booting the ball into the stand
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- They shoved the door open - kicking it, booting it, shoving three or four times, and as they shoved the door open I put the knife through the gap.
- When York kicked off by booting the ball straight out and then giving away a first-minute penalty for offside, things looked bleak.
- Each time she missed, Jesse taunted her again, until Amber was so angry with him that she booted it the hardest she ever had.
1.1 (boot someone off) informal Force someone to leave a vehicle unceremoniously: a guard booted two children off a train
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- Nikko does have a lot of fans, and there were a lot of people who thought that he had been booted off too early.
- Not to worry, we can stay here until they boot us off.
- He sat next to her on the bed, nervous of whether she'd boot him off or not.
1.2 (boot someone out) informal Force someone to leave a place or job unceremoniously: she had been booted out of school
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- If they break the law they will be booted out of the country.
- Firms hired to improve hygiene will be told to clean up their act - or they will be booted out.
- Once in, the members must follow certain protocols of interaction (either directly or indirectly enforced) or they are booted out.
2Start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation: the menu will be ready as soon as you boot up your computer [no object]: the system won't boot from the original drive
More example sentences
- Instead of booting from the hard disk, your computer will now boot from the floppy and a menu will appear.
- Then the infected floppy disks may infect other computers that boot from them, and the virus copy on the hard disk will try to infect still more floppies.
- You have to hit the Connect button before you boot up your computer.
start up, fire up, prepare, ready, make ready
3US Place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car): once a car is booted, the owner must pay all fines plus a fee to have the boot removed
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- At the time I was booted, I was parked legitimately.
- Vehicles that block dumpsters will be subject to being booted and/or towed.
- If any number of tickets are not paid within 30 days of being issued, the vehicle will be booted.
the boot (or North American shoe) is on the other foot
- The situation, in particular the holding of advantage, has reversed: the reorganization means the boot is now on the other footMore example sentences
- How does it feel when the shoe is on the other foot?
- Funny how things change when the shoe is on the other foot.
- I'm not there, but at home, though I am often at conferences like these, so the shoe is on the other foot for once.
boots and all
- Australian /NZ informal With no holds barred; wholeheartedly: Canberra's cabbies go in boots and all for a fair dealMore example sentences
- I went in, boots and all, and tried to kick people around before they were ready.
- She is also a woman with an eye for a bargain so, when Jill came across a cancelled Italian kitchen order, she was in - Italian boots and all.
- They are now in there, boots and all, regulating the market.
boots on the ground
- informal Ground troops who are on active service in a military operation: they could have gone to their allies and got more boots on the ground while he backs high-tech warfare, he also sees boots on the ground as essentialMore example sentences
- The revolutionary transformation of modern military forces has not reduced the need for boots on the ground.
- You've got to have boots on the ground.
- We will figure out what the right combination of boots on the ground may be.
die with one's boots on
- Die in battle or while actively occupied: Bill had died with his boots on, caught by suction in a waste pipeMore example sentences
- I'm a third-generation Texan, inheritor of the 'die with our boots on' culture, and I do have a handgun license.
- Like most good actors, some day I hope I die with my boots on.'
- 'This is my way of giving back to society what it has given to me,' says the young and energetic officer, who admittedly would like to die with his boots on.
get the boot
- informal Be dismissed from one's job.Example sentences
- Well, he got the boot after a series of mediocre interviews.
- That's why I was hired in the first place, but I can't really say whether I left or I got the boot.
- Unfortunately, it came down to only one winner, and the other got the boot.
give someone the boot
- informal Dismiss someone from their job: the chairman denied he had been given the bootMore example sentences
- She knows what she did was wrong and I have spoken to her about it but I am not giving her the boot from the band.
- Plenty of less understanding women would give you the boot.
- Please practise what you preach or we will give you the boot!
old boot
- informal An ugly or disliked old woman.Example sentences
- She was dying to chat to me, but to be honest I couldn't be bothered to talk to this old boot.
- Imagine feeling a little bored while you're sketching a gnarled old boot in your art class.
- Is it just me or is Chantelle looking like a right old boot?
put the boot in (or into someone) British informal
- Kick someone hard when they are on the ground: they crash his bulk to the floor and put the boot inMore example sentences
- So let's put the boot in hard and unrelentingly.
- One of the most endearing things about him is that when he's got one of his enemies down on the ground, and he's really put the boot in, he doesn't stop.
- In other words, nobody to get worked up about if the skinheads decided to put the boot in.
- 8.1Treat someone vulnerable in a cruel way: the move was just another way of putting the boot inMore example sentences
- And, putting the boot in, they described his advisers as 'a miserable bunch' and said that 'unless they grasp this issue they will lose the election'.
- He is such a nice man that one hesitates to put the boot in.
- It is a position where all parties come away with their own victories and do not see the other party putting the boot in and taking all the profit themselves at their expense.
with one's heart in one's boots
- In a state of great depression or trepidation: I had to follow her with my heart in my bootsMore example sentences
- Connie sat and listened with her heart in her boots, as Field was filling petrol.
- I went to this conference with my heart in my boots.
- The team left Alicante with their heart in their boots, knowing that an unforgettable period in their lives was behind them.
you (can) bet your boots
- informal Used to express absolute certainty: you can bet your boots that the patrol has raised the alarmMore example sentences
- If it's not those fancy new shoes they're wearing, you can bet your boots they didn't prepare properly before hitting the slopes at the weekend.
- If such a clinical study existed then you can bet your boots that they would have published it in full.
- And of course you can bet your boots that these are the first, but many other MS-tools are to follow.
- sense 1 of the noun, sense 3 of the noun.Example sentences
- The booted woman and her barefoot companion
- I am taken by surprise by a booted foot as it slams into the back of my head.
- The plank under her booted feet groaned in protest.
Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin.
Words that rhyme with bootacute, argute, astute, beaut, Beirut, bruit, brut, brute, Bute, butte, Canute, cheroot, chute, commute, compute, confute, coot, cute, depute, dilute, dispute, flute, galoot, hoot, impute, jute, loot, lute, minute, moot, newt, outshoot, permute, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, route, salute, Salyut, scoot, shoot, Shute, sloot, snoot, subacute, suit, telecommute, Tonton Macoute, toot, transmute, undershoot, uproot, Ute, volute
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As well; in addition: she was a woman of uninspiring appearance and a dreadful bore to boot
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- It is therefore a building of great historical importance, and a beautiful building to boot.
- Oh, and there's a gardener's cottage at the back of the building to boot.
- We don't know where our next broadband is coming from, and I'm off work until the middle of next week, to boot.
as well, also, too, besides, into the bargain, in addition, additionally, on top (of that), over and above that, what's more, moreover, furthermore;
North American in the bargain
informal and all
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When Bret Schmidt was attending Redwood Falls High School in the 1970s, he didn't like running. "I was one of seven children, the tail end of four boys, and I wasn't a good runner like they were," he said last week. "I knew I had no speed, and was one of the slowest runners in my grade. I knew I had to work at this. "Sprinting is something you're either good at or you're not. It's something you're either born with, or not. But I learned that if you can train your (long-distance) muscles, your body will adopt to it. "After a couple years, I learned I could get better at this if I worked harder at it." In addition to his three older brothers, Schmidt credited RFHS coach and teacher Doug Ward as an inspiration. "He figured out how to work with each kid as an individual to bring out the best in them," Schmidt said. Why did long distance running become so important to Schmidt? "Running provided a work ethic; hard work was rewarded with positive results," he said. "It became a way of life, not just a simple sporting event." While he was training his uncooperative body to be a long-distance runner, Schmidt was also training his mind for a long-distance goal of another type. "I started college at Southwest State in Marshall, then went to Mankato to study secondary education and coaching," Schmidt said. "This was the late 1970s, post-Vietnam, and the military wasn't a part of my plans at all." However, Schmidt's father served in the Korean War, and his three older brothers each served in the military. It was definitely there in the background. "My brothers took me to meet Marine recruiters, and I began to think this was something I could do. I dropped out of college and became a Marine." Schmidt combined his passions for the Marines and running in 1982, when as a lance corporal in Washington D.C., he ran his first marathon. In fact, it was the same marathon he helps organize today, although he didn't know that at the time, obviously. Among other running events, Schmidt provided security for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics torch relay. In addition to running alongside the official torch carrier for part of the way, he was allowed to carry the torch himself for one leg in Virginia as his children watched. After serving in Hawaii and Korea, Schmidt retired from the Marines, moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia, and settled down to organizing running events of various kinds for them. Today Schmidt is part of a team that creates 12 running events a year, among them the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM). Last year, the MCM was the third largest marathon in the US, and 8th largest in the world. It is the largest, single day public relations event of the Marine Corps each year. The MCM is open to all runners, military or not. It starts in Arlington, Virginia, and ends at the Marine Corps memorial in Washington D.C. His tasks include collaborating with law enforcement on the route and on security, setting up medical personnel and facilities, and coordinating the volunteers. Did he pick up anything from his time in Redwood that's stayed with him over the years? "My midwestern 'can-do' attitude," he said, "and good manners. I was raised properly. I like the friendliness of a small-town environment, where you can look people in the eye as you walk down the street." Today, organizing running events is a full-time occupation for Schmidt. He said, "It is exciting, exhilarating and extremely enjoyable being able to make a living with what you love in life. If you love what you do, you don't work a day in your life."
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My guess would be Victorian and English from the colour underneath the gilding (the Bohemians tended to use yellow under gilding). How is the base finished?
You might want to check out gold decorated glass by Sèvres as well
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The Blacklist: A Major Mystery Revealed
Speakeasy and my weekly recaps of NBC's hit show, "The Blacklist," have become the go-to spot for talking about this amazing and mysterious program. Every week in my recap, I ask you guys for your thoughts and theories about what is happening on the show and you respond with hundreds of comments.
Well, this week we took the comments to Twitter. I asked all of you about the contents of the mysterious envelope that Liz got a look at from Tom's safety deposit box at the end of last week's episode. Most of us think it is a picture… but of what? So, I tweeted this:
"Ok #Blacklist fans, I want theories about what @MeganBoone (Liz) saw in those photos. I think it is Red killing her dad. @NBCBlacklist"
The NBC Blacklist Twitter account liked my question and retweeted it. That really got the conversation moving! I got hundreds of retweets and replies. Most of you seem to agree with me that it is a picture of Red with Liz's adoptive father, Sam, in the hospital, and the photo likely shows Red smothering Sam. As you may recall, Tom was at the hospital at the same time. Him having a photo of Red's murderous act of mercy would not be all that surprising. But, I got a bunch of other interesting theories on Twitter.
So, I did what any self-respecting journalist would do and I took all these ideas to the source, Jon Bokenkamp, the creator and executive producer of "The Blacklist." We had a brief email conversation about all of your theories, and he promised to chat with me in more detail once we get a bit closer to May 12′s season finale.
As for my theory about Red killing Sam, Jon said, "Um, that would be rather problematic for Red." Not exactly a denial on his part, is it? I think my theory is right!
I also asked him to comment on this very popular theory:
@Jtromm32 "I think it's a copy of her birth certificate. Her real name is Elizabeth Reddington."
I doubt the show would confirm Liz and Red's relationship with a birth certificate at this point in the series. Also, the contents of the safety-deposit box are supposed to prove that Red is a "bad guy" and drive Liz away from him. I doubt showing him to be her real father would do that. Jon confirmed my belief that the birth certificate is a non-starter saying, "Nice try, but no."
There were lots of theories about the photo being connected to the fire Liz was in as a child:
@rdhd10780 "I think it's something to do with Red and her dad. Maybe something with the fire when she was little"
@NguyenaNinja "I think it may have been him burning the house she was in when she was younger"
Jon's response to these ideas was: "Interesting. What I will say is that we are going to return to that story — the night of the fire — before the season is over."
I ran another of my theories by Jon. I asked him if it might be a photo of Red and Tom shaking hands. In retrospect, that cannot work because Red and Tom ran into each other at Sam's hospital earlier this season and certainly did not act like they knew each other. But Jon seemed to like my idea. "Okay I love this. Calling production now to see about possible reshoots," he said.
Lastly, I asked Jon about one of the funniest tweets…
@PruittsPants "Red naked posing on a grand piano with an apple in his mouth."
Jon's response: "Wow. A haunting image. Would he be wearing the Fedora?"
Among the other twitter theories I enjoyed:
@jzak0928 "something tells me the photo includes another FBI agent…Ressler maybe."
@dekethorton1 "Nope its her holding hands with Red, when she was a girl."
@RyanHyattMedia "I'm thinking she saw the actual ending to #TheSopranos …"
I also got Jon Bokenkamp to solve one of the great mysteries that has haunted the show recently. I am, of course, talking about the "actor" playing Hudson, Liz and Tom's dog. We first met Hudson in the pilot episode. He was cute and cuddly and about the size of a small golden retriever. Then, Hudson cropped up again this past week and… well… he just wasn't quite the same. He seemed a little bit smaller and his fur was more curly. What was happening?
Blacklist viewers thought it was some grand conspiracy or perhaps that Liz was living in a dream world with a different Hudson. There just had to be some hidden message in the dog's changes. Maybe the new Hudson was working for the mysterious "Berlin."
Jon told me the answer, "I was sort of hoping no one would notice the change. Yes, Hudson was replaced. Contract negotiations went sideways. I had the same reaction as you when I saw the dailies. I was like: What the hell happened to Hudson? The new Hudson is half the size of the original. The truth is the original Hudson went to doggie heaven and we needed a replacement. Wish I had a better answer."
So, there you have it, the Hudson mystery is solved! It goes down alongside the dueling Darrens on Bewitched as one of Hollywood's great casting changes.
As for the mystery of the photos Liz saw, we will just have to wait until Monday to find that answer.
Oh, and one final note. There were some complaints in the comment section this week about my description of the courier, Jeffrey, as an "African-looking man." I want to apologize if that seemed like an unnecessary description of him. When I do my recaps, it is real-time and I am typing as fast as my fingers will go. When someone is shown and we have no name or other way to connect with them, I just pick out something about the person to describe them. I do consider "African" to be a different look than "African-American" but I get that my words may have seemed unintentionally provocative. Again, I am sorry and I will try to be more careful in the future.
Thanks for being loyal Blacklist fans and thanks for coming to Speakeasy for all the answers. I'll see you all back here Monday night!
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Everything you've heard about "12 Years a Slave" is true.
That it's so horrific at points you'll need to turn away from the screen. That it will make you sob uncontrollably and render you emotionally spent. That it's an unflinching look at the cruel and nauseating reality of slavery, a bloody stain on American history.
But this, the best film of 2013 so far, is not intended to needlessly subjugate and brutalize its audience. British-born director Steve McQueen's uncompromising adaptation of Solomon Northrup's 1853 account of a free black man who's sold into slavery is not only damningly powerful, it's damn well important both historically and cinematically. The film takes an ugly topic that's too often been packaged in neatly sanitized snippets or told through the filtered perspective of a noble white bystander and gives it the voice, integrity and intensity it demands.
From the Oscar-caliber performances -- Chiwetel Ejiofor in the lead and Lupita Nyong'o and Michael Fassbender in supporting roles -- to the devastating images created by McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" is a modern cinematic masterpiece. Each role on-screen and off makes it stronger: Joe Walker's precise editing, Hans Zimmer's haunting soundtrack, the transformative production design by Adam Stockhausen and costume design by Patricia Norris.
We meet Solomon when he's living as a freed family man in New York during the pre-Civil War days. His nightmarish ordeal begins when he's kidnapped and sent to Louisiana, where he's turned into human livestock for 12 long years. Nothing is sugarcoated here -- the lashings, the beatings, the pokings, the proddings, the sheer ugliness of a white man at his worst. What does offer an ember of hope is how it shows the resilient spirit of a black man stuck in a freak show of moral decay.
Yes, "Slave" is demanding. Still, it's never gratuitous or sensationalized.
The sequence that hit me hardest is a long scene in which Solomon is seen strung up to a tree, gasping for air as his feet graze the ground just enough to keep him breathing. As this hideous torture show plays itself out, children romp nearby, enjoying the lovely day. Without a doubt, these contrasting images create one of most deeply disturbing scenes I've ever witnessed in a film.
McQueen is a bold director, allowing his camera to linger long enough to create an unsettling mood. He's also a provocateur, a man who latches onto grim topics -- from a starving British IRA activist ("Hunger") to a sex addict with sister issues ("Shame"). Both works were excellent but almost clinical in their emotional distance. "12 Years a Slave" puts you, me, all of us right into the shoes and the soul of Solomon.
That happens not only because of McQueen's direction, but Ejiofor's impassioned, vulnerable performance. Ejiofor ("Kinky Boots") has long been an actor on the cusp, and here he gets his breakout role. His Solomon is a smart guy, a violinist and proud family man who is sold to William Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch), a minister who fancies himself a benevolent master even as he callously separates one of his purchases (Adepero Oduye) from her children. Solomon works hard for William, but he lands in trouble when he gets into a fight with a creepy carpenter (Paul Dano).
He has been given the name Platt and eventually winds up on a plantation owned by Edwin Epps (Fassbender, in his most complex role yet), a sociopath who's married to a pseudo-pious woman (a frightening Sarah Paulson). Caught in the middle of this highly dysfunctional relationship is Patsey (Nyong'o, in a career-making performance), who is raped by Epps and traumatized endlessly by his wife. This awful couple subject Solomon and Patsey to unfathomable injustices, forcing Nyong'o and Ejiofor to go to dark places.
The one flaw with "Slave" comes in the form of Brad Pitt's character, Samuel Bass, and you sense screenwriter John Ridley struggling to further the story along with Pitt's abolitionist from Canada. While Pitt is fine, his dialogue is stiff, intended to be the bridge for the next development. Fortunately, it doesn't diminish the film's overall effect.
The greatest challenge McQueen's masterwork likely will encounter is a reluctance by the public to see such a disturbing film. But just as "Saving Private Ryan" revealed what life in the D-Day trenches was like, "Schindler's List" put us inside a Nazi concentration camp, and the 1977 miniseries "Roots" finally gave voice to the black experience in America, "12 Years a Slave" presents us with an unvarnished, uncensored and much-needed view of history.
This is not medicine for America to swallow; it's filmmaking of the highest caliber.
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Rating: R (for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality)
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch
Director: Steve McQueen
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Today: Wall Street has one of its worst days of the year as Facebook challenges Twitter's Vine offering by adding 15-second video capability to Instagram. Also: Oracle's (ORCL) software sales disappoint in quarterly earnings.
The lead: Wall Street tanks in continuing fallout from Fed announcement
Wall Street indexes had some of their largest one-day declines of 2013 on Thursday, as the Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's announcement that bond purchases could soon start to taper continued to roil stocks.
The Dow Jones industrial average had its worst day since a large drop in the wake of the 2012 elections, losing 353 points, or 2.3 percent, to fall lower than 15,000 and wipe out almost all the gains experienced in the past two months. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell sharper than it had since November 2011, losing 2.5 percent and falling lower than 1,600; the tech-heavy Nasdaq joined in with a 2.3 percent decline, while the VIX -- considered a gauge for fear in the market -- hit its highest level of the year.
Experts said Thursday's massive drop -- which coincided with heavy volume -- was a result of traders who did not believe Bernanke would announce the possibility of the end of qualitative easing cashing out some of their gains.
"There's money leaving the market from people who were convinced that the rally has been mostly attributable to the Fed," David Joy, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial, told Reuters.
Meanwhile, nobody seemed anxious to buy, unlike earlier dips in the market this year, causing supply to spike while demand dropped.
"It's been so violent that it puts people on the sidelines," James Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management, told Bloomberg News. "The buyers are saying 'I'm going to wait and see.' They're not running to the exits but they're also not willing to catch a falling knife."
As investors pulled out of stocks, the yield on government bonds soared -- the yield on the 10-year treasury note hit its highest level in nearly two years, which could signal a rise in mortgage rates.
The rapid decline of the markets the past two days is frustrating for those who see the Fed's announcement as proof that the U.S. economy is improving -- the Fed is willing to pull back on its stimulus only because the labor market and other areas are picking up.
And the frustration could continue.
"We're going to have a very volatile second half of 2013," Uri Landesman, president of the Platinum Partners hedge fund, predicted to Bloomberg.
Facebook adds video to Instagram, with 15-second limit, filters, stabilization
Facebook's fourth product announcement of 2013 could end up being the new offering most popular with consumers: The social network has added video capabilities to its popular Instagram photo-sharing service, increasing functionality of the app that Facebook felt was worth $1 billion at the time of acquisition.
In an event at the company's Menlo Park headquarters, co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, who revealed Instagram's user base has reached 130 million on a monthly basis, with 16 billion total photos shared and 1 billion likes per day.
With that strong foundation, Systrom announced the app's foray into video, saying that the Instagram team -- now three times the size it was at acquisition time -- had focused on three themes in its work: simplicity, beauty and community.
The updated app, which was already available for both Apple (AAPL) and Android devices Thursday, allows users to take 15-second videos and pause to change shots, while offering 13 video-only filters. The iOS version of the app also includes "Cinema," which can help cure shakiness in videos, and users can choose the frame that represents the video on social networks.
"What we did to photos, we just did with video," Systrom proclaimed.
The offering is seen as Facebook and Instagram seeking to challenge Twitter, which recently released the Vine video app, which allows users to take 6-second videos that endlessly loop.
Gartner analyst Brian Blau told Bloomberg News that, at first glance, the Instagram offering seems to trump Vine.
"You have to give a plus-one to Facebook at this point because they've added some extra features that are going to make the content a bit more compelling and more immersive," Blau said.
While Instagram offers more features and has an advantage with 10 times as many users as Vine, the Wall Street Journal pointed out that companies have taken to the service, with one report counting 50,000 brands using Vine. Systrom hopes brands will do the same with Instagram, saying that he hopes brands will "organically" share with their followers on Facebook and Instagram, but stated that it was not a driving force behind the change.
"This is really driven by consumer demand and not by business need," Systrom said. "On video, I don't think we designed it with any advertising in mind. We built it first for the user."
Facebook stock, which had risen 2.9 percent since announcing the product event Friday, dropped 1.7 percent in Thursday's barrage of losses on Wall Street, closing at $23.90
SV150 market report: Oracle falls after software sales disappoint
The SV150 moved starkly lower like the rest of the market, with Silicon Valley's largest tech companies declining 2.1 percent as a group. One of the area's largest companies didn't help its case after markets closed either, as Oracle announced disappointing software sales and found losses in after-hours trading.
While the Redwood City software giant produced more profits than analysts expected in its fourth quarter -- it reported earnings of 80 cents per share on sales of $10.9 billion, versus forecasts 75 cents per share on revenues of $11.1 billion -- new software licenses increased only 1 percent, hurting the company's outlook for the future.
"The fourth quarter is their biggest and most important software quarter and we have a miss here on software. It appears the missed sales execution continues," Edward Jones analyst Josh Olson told Bloomberg, continuing the theme from Oracle's last earnings report, which was blamed on a poor by the sales department.
In an attempt to sate unhappy investors, Oracle doubled its dividend and announced that it is increasing its stock-buyback program, while it also announced a switch from the Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange, effective next month. None of that helped the stock price immediately: After dropping 2.6 percent to $33.21 in regular trading, shares fell more than 8 percent to the $30.50 range in late trading.
While Cisco (CSCO) declined 1 percent to $24.43 while announcing a $180 million acquisition of a San Mateo data-virtualization firm, the rest of the networking sector was the only bright spot Thursday: Sunnyvale's Finisar gained 8.8 percent to $15.80 after its strong earnings report, and Juniper Networks followed along with a 0.3 percent gain to $19.19.
Elsewhere, all the news was grim: Yahoo (YHOO) dropped 3.4 percent to $25.35 as its acquisition of Tumblr closed, Apple fell 1.5 percent to $416.84 while presenting closing arguments in its e-books trial, and Google (GOOG) declined 1.8 percent to $884.74 as it faced yet more pressure from Europe. Other large-cap stocks did not perform any better, with Intel (INTC) dropping 3.3 percent to $24.18, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) declining 2.8 percent to $24.72, eBay (EBAY) dropping 2.8 percent to $50.74 and Netflix (NFLX) moving 3.8 percent lower to $223.52.
Up: Finisar, Juniper
Down: Yelp, SunPower (SPWRA), Advanced Micro Devices, Applied Materials, Tesla, Netflix, Yahoo, Intel, LinkedIn, Electronic Arts (ERTS), HP, eBay, Nvidia, Oracle, Gilead, SolarCity, Adobe (ADBE), Google, NetApp, Facebook, VMware, Apple, Symantec, Zynga
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Down 26.87, or 2.13 percent, to 1,234.42
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 78.57, or 2.28 percent, to 3,364.63
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Down 353.87, or 2.34 percent, to 14,758.32
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Down 40.74, or 2.5 percent, to 1,588.19
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The wife of a Cincinnati cab driver killed in a crash at the end of a high-speed police chase is suing the city.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Mohamed Ould Mohamed Sidi's wife and estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Cincinnati, some of its employees and the convicted felon who crashed into his cab. Sidi and a passenger were killed in the March 2011 crash.
Photos: Pair killed as stolen SUV flees police
Sidi was driving Tonya Hairston to the Cincinnati Amtrak station when a man in a stolen car fleeing police ran a downtown red light and hit the cab.
The suit claims the suspect, Mark Gerth, and three police officers were negligent and caused Sidi's death. Gerth is serving the maximum sentence after he was found guilty.
At Gerth's sentencing, Kathy Sidi spoke to the court.
"Mr. Gerth took everything from me. I'm begging you to take the same from him," she told Judge Norbert Nadel. "I watched him sit there when they played (video of the crash) numerous times over and over, of my husband being killed -- he never even flinched. The man has no heart," she said.
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Earlier this summer, I wrote a post about how Hus and I had decided to not move this past August. Well, I wrote wrong. We totally moved.
Words of encouragement go a long way. I've always believed that encouragement has the power to elicit hard work. And hearing encouraging phrases during a difficult, seemingly never ending task (such as moving) is essential. We tend to literally sheer one another on while moving. "Go, Hus, Go!" and "You can do it, Jen!" are commonly heard on moving day at our house. At this point, it's mostly a fun little game we play more than it is actually encouraging, but it keeps us in good spirits, which help us power through and keep working until the job is done. Just as encouragement is important when moving, it's also important in our marriage. And Hus is really good at this. He always pushes me to pursue anything I'm interested in doing by telling me that I can achieve anything and reminding me why I wanted to do it in the first place. This motivates the hell out of me.
Avoid beating dead horses. We both always make the mistake of complaining about how we have TOO MUCH SHIT whenever we move. This does not help the morale of the day. It's already a really stressful event, and then we go ahead and bitch about our stuff (which isn't going to magically shrink or disappear in mid-move, by the way) for hours on end. And we get specific, too. Hus will ask, "Why do you still have every single one of your notebooks from college?" or I'll say, "When are you going to get rid of that f-ing fish tank? We have lugged that thing around for 7 years and haven't used it for the last 5!" We have the same conversation every time we move. It lasts for days leading up to the move, during the move itself, and for a days after the move. But every time we move, we have the same amount of shit we had the last time. Actually, we usually have a ton more stuff at the next move. As we do in our marriage, we both need to work harder at not arguing about the same f-ing thing over and over and over again.
Don't belittle your partner's feelings. I definitely do this way too often (In fact, I dedicated an entire chapter in my new book to it!). I'll tell Hus, "It'll be fine," "Get over it," or "You're okay" when he drops something on the floor or on himself. He's already pissed off about it and then I stifle his desire to yell and scream and curse, so it infuriates him even more. I talk about supporting your partner "during all of the times in between" in my book, but I still fail to take my own advice. What can I say? It's a work in progress. All marriage-related things are.
Don't sweat the small stuff. There are inevitably several dozen problems that spring up during a move; it's just the nature of the beast. For instance, this last move was ridiuclous. It took way too long and was way too expensive for only moving across town (poor planning on my part, I'm afraid). But, the worst part was all of the little things that went wrong during our 4-day moving extravaganza. First, we were required to have the carpets professionally shampooed in our old rental before we left. Well, I was under the assumption that we could pay the property management company and they would do it (I really thought I heard someone say that last summer). Um, apparently not. I got a call from the management company the day before we were scheduled to be out of dodge asking us if we already had the carpets cleaned. Shit. So I had to frantically scramble to find a carpet cleaning company who was willing to come out by the next day to clean. It took time away from what I was doing, was terribly frustrating, and cost way more than we had planned because the only company available just happened to be the most expensive. This could have ruined our day, week, or month. But, we learned a long time ago that worrying about all of the little things can make you crazy. The bottom line was that we were going to be out of that house (which we never really liked), into a new house (that we adore), and the carpets were getting cleaned. Was it really the end of the world. No, it wasn't. And neither are most other frustrations that we have to deal with on a daily basis.
In the end, I know that Hus and I have a stronger marriage because of the pressure and stress that is put on us during these moves. But, I sure as hell don't want to do it again any time soon.
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Announcing wxWidgets 2.5.1: a cross-platform GUI toolkit
February 24th, 2004 -- the wxWidgets team is pleased to announce
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The following platforms are supported:
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SANTA CLARA -- Two players poised to emerge from the shadows say they've been in the dark about why they've been sitting out for the 49ers.
Receiver A.J. Jenkins and running back LaMichael James -- the team's top two draft picks in April -- are still waiting to make their NFL debuts. That could change Sunday against the St. Louis Rams in the wake of season-ending injuries to receiver Kyle Williams and running back Kendall Hunter.
Why hasn't Jenkins played?
"You have to ask Jim Harbaugh. I don't know,'' the receiver said.
And James?
"I have no idea," the running back said. "That's up to the coaches."
Harbaugh, as is his custom, said little when asked. He has not revealed anything this week about how he plans to replace Williams and Hunter on the game-day roster, saying only that some of the players who had been inactive could get an opportunity against the Rams.
Jenkins and James are the only two healthy players among the first 72 rookie draft picks who have yet to play an NFL game.
The only other top pick still waiting to hit the field is Pittsburgh Steelers guard David DeCastro (No. 24 overall out of Stanford), who sustained a knee injury during training camp and wasn't added to the Steelers' active roster until this week.
Neither Jenkins nor James said he has been told specifically what it would take to crack the roster. So, in the meantime, they're looking for ways to make their case.
Jenkins has spent time working on kickoff and punt returns -- skills that could be useful as the team looks for special teams depth after Williams' season-ending ACL tear.
"I'm trying to make my resume as long as it can be." said Jenkins, whom the 49ers drafted 30th overall. .
Jenkins' short-area quickness makes him a candidate to inherit some of Williams' responsibilities as a slot receiver, but the rookie said he's not over-thinking where he might fit in.
James, drafted 61st, led the nation with 150.4 rushing yards per game while at Oregon a year ago. This year, his rushing total is holding steady at zero. Beyond the injury to Hunter (torn Achilles), the rookie's opportunity for playing time might have gotten a boost with the change at quarterback.
James and Colin Kaepnerick showed some on-field chemistry during training camp.
"Me and Kap are really close," James said. "I think he's an athletic quarterback. Obviously when he has the ball, he makes plays. If I get the opportunity to play with him, I think it'd be fun."
After 11 games, James has grown accustomed to such mystery. Asked when he might get word as to whether he'd be playing this week, he smiled.
"Sunday, maybe," he said. "Probably Sunday during the game."
CHP Officer D.J. Sarabia said that Dobbs was involved in a single-car accident in which he hit a chain-link fence and a bush but didn't sustain any injuries. He was arrested at 3:45 a.m. in Santa Clara, where the team trains.
The arrest came on the 25th birthday for Dobbs, one of the 49ers' top special teams players. The 49ers released a statement Friday afternoon saying Dobbs wouldn't travel with the team Friday to St. Louis.
The network said tight end Vernon Davis, cornerback Carlos Rodgers and defensive lineman Ray McDonald restructured their own contracts to give the 49ers enough salary cap room to accommodate Bowman's $7.5 million signing bonus.
CSNBA noted that the overall framework for the other players' deals did not change. Davis' contract still averages $7.35 million through 2015, Rogers' average salary is $7.325 million through 2015 and McDonald's deal averages $4.02 million through 2015.
That means the 49ers are $1.442 million under the league's salary cap.
The spot could have been used to sign a replacement kicker for ailing David Akers (pelvis). The team tried out veterans Billy Cundiff and Nate Kaeding, but Akers held up well during the week of practice.
Asked about his emergency kicker, Harbaugh cracked: "(Punter) Andy Lee or (defensive lineman) Isaac Sopoaga."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Time for another Frolic Afield over at The Cultural Gutter, where I am writing Einstein and the Bearded Lady, about the Czech science fiction comedy I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (Zabil jsem Einsteina, panove) from 1970. The film asks the question, "What would men of the future be willing to risk to make sure women don't have too much body hair?" Silliness ensues.
Also, the Gutter is having a fundraiser to help pay for hosting and writing, so if you have a few bucks, consider sending it their way. You'll get stuff in return, in addition to helping keep the site alive and kicking and slinging the wisdom about comics, romance novels, film, and science fiction.


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This Jan. 28, 2013 photo shows the mausoleum where beauty queen Maria Susana Flores Gamez is buried, in a cemetery in Guamuchil, Mexico. Susy was only 4 when her mother signed her up for a pageant she had organized herself. The child won, and was crowned "Queen of the Red Cross." It was an exciting moment in a young life soon marred by violence. Two years later, Susy's father was killed after his car was sprayed with bullets - not an uncommon occurrence in Sinaloa. He was 35. Susy was buried with her father in a mausoleum that her mother expanded for her, adding glass lamps and marbled walls. (AP Photo/Adriana Gomez)


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Women's Nike Road Race 2 Inch Shorts
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Finding the perfect pair of running shorts is not an easy task. Luckily, Nike's got you covered, and here's why. The Road Race 2 shorts are short enough to minimize chaffing, but have enough material in the necessary places for bottom coverage. The built in briefs and elastic waistband with a drawcord also help with necessary coverage, and are designed so that no "riding up" occurs-a reoccurring problem of many workout shorts.The Road Race 2 are light and loose and have dri-FIT technology to keep you dry. This enables legs to stay comfortable, not constructed, while the mesh panels and ergonomic seams make breathability flow effortlessly.


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When the word Vegetable(s) are used, There is a list to the right if not here are some of the Vegetable(s)used Asparagus ,Avocado, Bell peppers, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts,Cabbage, Cauliflower,Celery ,Collard greens ,Cucumber ,Eggplant ,Fennel bulb, Garlic, Green beans, Green peas, Kale ,Leeks, Mushrooms, Crimini Mushrooms, Shiitake,Mustard greens, Olives, Onions ,Parsley, Romaine lettuce, Sea vegetables ,Spinach, Squash, summer Squash, winter Swiss chard ,Tomato, fresh Turnip Greens. Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation. Before a product can be labeled "organic," a Government-approved certifier inspects the farm where the food is grown to make sure the farmer is following all the rules necessary to meet USDA organic standards. Companies that handle or process organic food before it gets to your local supermarket or restaurant must be certified,


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Chai Tea History and Traditions
Chai tea comes from the Indian subcontinent where "chai" is simply the generic term for "tea". There is nothing generic, though, about chai tea. Chai tea layers spices like cardamon, cinnomon, ginger, star anise, peppercorns and cloves over a black tea like Assum.
Chinese Tea
Learn about Chinese tea, including black tea, green tea, the Chinese tea set, and the famous oolong tea.
Cooking With Tea
These tips describe a variety of ways to cook with tea, including recipes for desserts, spreads, and main dishes. You'll learn about how to cook with loose leaf tea, tea leaves, brewed tea, and green tea powder.
Darjeeling: The Queen of Indian Teas
Learn all about Darjeeling tea, a prized Indian tea. Read on for more information on this black tea and chai tea.
High Tea Vs. Afternoon Tea
Many people use the terms "high tea" and "afternoon tea" interchangeably, but in fact they are two different occasions. These tips discuss the origination of afternoon tea and the differences between it and high tea, along with the traditional elements of an afternoon tea menu and some ways to put new twists on old favorites.


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Northport police officer dies after Thursday car crash
Published: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:41 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:41 a.m.
A Northport police officer died early Friday morning from injuries sustained in a car crash.
Jimmy Jason Guin, 37, died at UAB Hospital at 2:34 a.m. Friday, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Guin was driving his Ford Explorer that was involved in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 43 North near Tierce Patton Road at 6:39 a.m. Thursday. The driver of the Nissan Maxima was not injured.
He was thrown from the vehicle and suffered internal injuries. Alabama State Troopers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Guin, who went by Jason, started work as a Northport officer in 2003, said Capt. Kerry Card, acting chief of the department. He worked mainly in the patrol division and was assigned to the day shift. He was off work Thursday.
"There is really a lot of sadness that we're going through at the police department," Card said Friday. "What we want to do as an organization is to honor him and honor his memory in an adequate fashion."
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
"Jason was an exemplary officer – the type of individual who would go out of his way to help people. He had a kind heart and prided himself on always doing the right thing."
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To utilize satellite and other remotely sensed data to explore and understand the linkages between water in all its forms, the land and life on Earth.
GSFC's Hydrospheric and Biospheric research supports NASA and the nation with a world class workforce that conceive, develop and apply space-based technologies and observations to address issues of importance to society, including the effects of climate change on life on Earth. Particular research areas include studies of the Earth's Land Ecosystems, Cryosphere, Land Surface Hydrology and Ocean Ecosystems.
SMAP Gathers Soil Data in Australia
New NASA Earth Science Missions Expand View of Our Home Planet
Image Credit: NASA.
Over the past 12 months NASA has added five missions to its orbiting Earth-observing fleet – the biggest one-year increase in more than a decade.
NASA Study Shows Global Sea Ice Diminishing, Despite Antarctic Gains
Image Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens and Jesse Allen.
Arctic sea ice coverage has been on the decline since scientists started monitoring its extent with satellites in 1979. The lowest extent on record was reached on Sept. 16, 2012, and it was approximately half the size of the average extent from 1979 to 2000. These maps show the minimum extent of Arctic sea ice in October of 1979 and 2013 as observed by satellite. October is typically the global maximum for sea ice, though it is just past the minimum in the Arctic.
ORCA Prototype Ready for the Open Ocean
Image Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Bill Hrybyk.
From left to right: Gerhard Meister, Bryan Monosmith and Chuck McClain are shown here with the ORCA prototype, which is a strong contender for a NASA Earth science mission.
NASA Data Peers into Greenland's Ice Sheet
Image Credit: NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio.
Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA's Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first-ever comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland Ice Sheet.
NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls.
NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory, on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, launches at 6:22 a.m. PST (9:22 a.m. EST) Saturday [January 31st] from Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. SMAP is NASA's first Earth-observing satellite designed to collect global observations of surface soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state.
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Did your child receive some new puzzles for Christmas? Puzzles make the perfect gift for kids of all ages, but the Chunky Puzzle in particular (modeled by two adorable fans, below) is a great educational tool for 2-year olds. Acting as two toys in one, these puzzles feature thick, chunky wooden pieces that can fit into the puzzle board, or stand up on their own for pretend play!
As with many of our products, we have "Extension Activities"—or more ways you can play and learn with your child's toy. Here are six of our favorites:
1) Use the puzzle as color identification practice! Help your child identify the colors on the puzzle pieces.
2) Ask your child to line up the pieces, and count them aloud together.
3) Place three or four pieces in front of the child. Ask the child to memorize the pieces, then to cover his/her eyes. Remove one piece from the child's view. Ask the child to look at the remaining piece(s) and identify the piece that you removed.
4) Ask the child to remove pieces from the puzzle board by following clues that you give. For example, you might say, "Please remove the pink animal." You also might say "Please remove, an animal that has wings."
5) Remove the pieces from the puzzle and stand them up on a flat surface. Help the child make up a story using the puzzle pieces for pretend play. For example, perhaps today is the first day of spring, and the animals are playing in the farmyard. What will Happy the horse do? Which animals will run in the grass, or roll in the mud? Will they see any other animals nearby?
6) If your puzzle has animals in it, make each animal's sound, and ask the child to point to the right animal and say its name as you "call" it.
What are your favorite ways to expand on your puzzle play with your child? Leave your play ideas in the comments below, or join the conversation on Melissa & Doug's Facebook page!
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Bright Apartment in Central Kiev
Size60 m²
Floor No.4(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
- Sauna
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
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Modern and warmly decorated, the apartment contains a double bedroom with a nice desk. The plush brown sofa in the living room can be converted into a bed for another guest. A breakfast bar features in the practical kitchen as well as laundry facilities.
A major ancient monument, the Golden Gates of Kiev are 8 minutes' away by foot. The historic Orthodox Christian monastery Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves) is a 30-minute bus journey away.
Guests are ideally located to discover many tourist attractions, as well as experiencing the many boutiques, shops and restaurants in the vicinity.
Standard check-out time is 12:00 pm.
Standard check-in time is 1:00 pm.
A surcharge of 50% of the total price rent is applicable to guests checking out between 12:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
A surcharge of 50% of a full day's rent is applicable to guests checking in before 1:00 pm.
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I really liked the apartment; very comfortable and desk much appreciated. Fantastic location. And less noisy outside than expected. Minor criticism: - light sockets in bedroom difficult to access.
Excellent apartment to visit the centre of Kiev, just located off Independence square in a safe warm location , the location can not be beaten. Leona also arranged a very reasonably priced airport transfer for me making the whole trip seamless in regard to receiving keys and returning to the airport again.
I will definitely use Leonas service again
This apartment is sooooo nice.Clean and perfect located for havint a nice discovery of Kiev. Leona was very helpful. I likedit very much and I will certainly return.
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Even with big delay I would like to leave a comments for this apartment. Everything was perfect, the location is very good, at few meters from Indipendence square, and the owner very kind. I'll book again this apartment when I'll come back in Kiev
it was a great pleasure for us to stay at Leona's..The house is extremely well placed, in the middle of Kiev, 1-2 min. walk to most major destinations, 15m to metro, 50 meters to the most popular mainstreet of Kiev (Kreaschachik)
The house was also extremely comfortable and cute, with a great double bed and a sofa which could also be converted. Cable tv, hot water, sunny appearance everything you could want from a nice clean house which you can feel like your own
Our host Leona was also very helpful and interested, stopped by on the first day and asked if we need anything..
Thanks a lot Leona..i'm sure we'll be visiting your property again..
Take Care
Great location, comfortable accommodation, friendly landlady.
Super Lage, angenehme Wohnung, freundliche Vermieterin.
Wohnung ist so wie es beschrieben wird. Ideale Lage in Zentrum beim Maidanplatz, einfach perfekt....
Bei Leona würde ich jederzeit wieder eine Wohnung mieten, super Unterstützung und herzliche Vermieterin :) DANKE
Комфортная квартира в самом-самом центре Киева - за две минуты можно быть уже на Площади Независимости! В квартире два кондиционера, большая двуспальная кровать, большой диван для просмотра ТВ (можно смотреть на большом экране любимые фильмы через медиа-плеер, сбросив их со своего компьютера). В доме имеется лифт. На кухне - всё необходимое. Есть гладильная доска и утюг. Ванная очень хороша - вертикальный душ и ванная с джакузи.
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App Owner: thewhiterabbit
xCHM allows to read Microsoft ITSS/CHM format files also known as HTML help files.
It can show the content tree if one is available, print pages, change font face and size, remember bookmarks, display a searchable index, and search for words in the current page and the whole book.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: help , viewer , html , chm
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What would make it more Mac-like then?
Yes we do. See here.
unfortunately we don't have much more choice :(
Pretty buggy. Bad interface. Very unmaclike.
Basically a port of a good linux app. Great on linux, bad on mac.


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Human Disturbance Drives Desert Species to the Brink of Extinction
A century ago, hundreds of thousands of desert-adapted antelopes roamed the Sahara and Sahel regions of Northern Africa, a vast desert and sub-desert ecosystem that include parts of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and Sudan.
Due to human disturbance, these creatures are in decline, and the magnificant scimitar-horned oryx is now extinct in the wild. The encouraging news is that recent surveys of Chad and Niger by National Zoo scientists suggest that these countries hold promise for launching aridlands antelope restoration and reintroduction projects.
Species such as the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Gazella dama), slender-horned gazelle (G. leptoceros), and Cuvier's gazelle (G. cuvieri) are exquisitely adapted for survival in extremely harsh desert.
Zoo populations of these desert antelope are thriving because of cooperation between North American and European zoos. Despite zoo breeding success, individuals of each species are widely dispersed globally which makes genetic management (to prevent inbreeding) difficult. At the National Zoo, we pioneered artificial insemination techniques for the scimitar-horned oryx to
We now are well positioned to use our experience, knowledge and facilities to continue to contribute to scimitar-horned oryx conservation, as well as for other rare desert antelope.
The challenge is to use these modern strategies to enhance captive propagation for providing genetically diverse, healthy individuals for reintroduction. Research must be expanded to include other high-profile desert antelope species at high risk of extinction, such as the dama gazelle and addax.
Genome resource banks for select species are necessary to ensure the availability of genetic material worldwide for breeding and reintroduction. We propose to develop "world herds" of select species, such as the scimitar-horned oryx, addax, and dama gazelles, whereby managed collections and genome banks would be established in North African states or the Arabian Peninsula, drawing from all living animals worldwide.
Objectives will be achieved by relying on the unique facilities and expertise of the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center, working in partnership with scientific and conservation colleagues around the world.
Ultimately, multidisciplinary programs that combine breeding, genetic management and training will be coupled with protected area management strategies that create incentives for local people, pastoralists and nomads alike, to protect wildlife wherever they are found.
Through collaborations with other scientists, conservationists and governments in North Africa, this program creates new knowledge that can be used to develop practical and effective tools to ensure the survival of desert antelope and the ecosystems they require for survival.


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\ Montana Mineral Land Development Company. 'CT1 T, Helena, Montana, Dec. 12th, 1894. ipeetops : Gentlemen :�In as much as we are strongly contemplating the erection of a concentrating mill on the Eva-May group of mines in Cataract District, Jefferson Co., Mon. We felt it our duty to place before you reports lately obtained on our properties in the last few weeks, from gentlemen who felt it was their duty to carefully investigate before investing or advising anybody else to invest in the stock of our companv. The report of Dr. G. C. Swallow, "Mining Engineer," was made at the request of his nephew in Milwaukee. The letter of N. R. Webster, was written in the interest of our Director and stockholders at Port Clinton, 0. The letter of Mr. Frank Buestrin, was written in the interest of his brother and himself, who are large stockholders in Milwaukee, Wis. Needing assistance in raising the necessary funds to erect the above mill we herewith submit the following reports that you may be at all times prepared to convince any and all persons wishing to investigate. Knowing that we own one of the largest and best group of gold, silver and copper mines in Montana, does not prove to the public that which we know, is proof to them. But when the property has been carefully investigated by so many uiiiercnt persons ana an report more tnau TrtvoraDie.-sraiprr varrircs om ou-rtpemeu claims. The public should never forget that a company that has paid six dividends in the past two years, five of 10 cts. per share, and one of 20 cts. per share, as we have done on our stock that cost only $2.00 per share, during these times, deserves the careful consideration of the "critics," to say nothing of those who are seeking a good sound investment, any of our stockholders who came in prior to Jan. 15th, 1894, can testify to the above to be true. And as soon as our mills are built our dividends should not be less than 10 cts. to 20 cts. quarterly on each share of stock issued, which will be 40 per cent, interest on the cost of stock per annum. And no doubt we shall enlarge our capacity by 1898 to at least five times. Our dividends then should be from 50 cts. to $1.00 per share quarterly. Now selling such stock as we are with properties all paid for, over $60,000 of development work done to date, thousands of tons of good ore in sight, and positively no debts on our hands. Stock that paid 17% per cent, on its cost the last two years, should not go begging, unless investors would rather buy "Wild-cat" mining stock because it is "cheap." Remember always that our mines produce gold, silver, copper and lead, which is much more valuable than mines that only produce silver and lead, and furthermore we know that eventually our mines will become very-rich in copper as greater depth is attained. The money we are now raising is to be applied to the following purposes: First to put in a compressed air drilling plant of four drill capacity, which will cost $2,500. Second to run our No. 3 level at least 1,000 feet further west, which will cost $10,000. Thirdly to build a 50 ton mill, which will cost $20,000complete. Total $32,500. Having now eight feet of good milling ore in the breast (or west end) of No. 3 west level, proves conclusively to any fair minded mining engineer, that there is the place to do further developments, as by driving it one thousand feet more should give us about 133,333 tons of ore, even if the ore does not go over two hundred feet above No. 3 level. And furthermore as we have good reason to know that the Red-Bird, must contain a large amount of rich gold ore, (as the ore in the Red-Bird shaft assays $38.00 in gold at the depth of only sixty feet.) We should waste no time in driving No. 3 level into it, where we will tap it at a depth of 700 feet. Hence as it is a well known fact by all who are well acquainted with Montana mines, " the greater the depth attained, the richer the ore becomes." Therefore let us lose no time in obtaining these results. Respectfully submitted, DANIEL SIMPSON, President and Manager. BURDICK, ARMITAGE A ALLEN. PRINTER�, MILWAUKCE.
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|Montana Mineral Land Development Company.
|Eva-May Mines (Jefferson County, Mont.) Mines and mineral resources Montana Jefferson County Capital investments. Ore deposits Montana Jefferson County.
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|[S.l. : s.n.], 1894 (Milwaukee, [Wis.] : Burdick, Armitage & Allen, Printers)
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