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Get an overview of this hotelPalatial San Francisco hotel located atop Nob Hill
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Corinthian columns support a gilded ceiling in the hotel's lobby. A trio of dining options fill the palatial space, offering everything from locally caught seafood to Asian dishes. Guests can sip Mai Tais in a tropical rainforest setting, or get their coffee fix in the European-style Caffé Cento.
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In addition to a full-service spa, The Fairmont San Francisco features a health club and a sauna. The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
This 5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. This luxury hotel also offers a nightclub, a steam room, and spa services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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August 13, 2012 - Founded in 1917, Boys Town is a national organization that's actually not only for boys but for girls as well. According to Ken Bender, the Executive Director of Boys Town of North Florida, "we provide a continuum of care of services throughout the state of Florida and here at our north Florida site we provide therapeutic foster care for children, we also provide in home family services where we actually go to homes and work with families to help them keep their families intact."
The organization currently has 67 children living in 5 homes on the 10 acre campus in Tallahassee and also has sites in Orlando and Palm Beach County. Bender says, "one of the biggest issues is to give them a family like atmosphere which is a hallmark of our program and start learning traditional values, how to function within a family like atmosphere with 2 parents there."
Many foster children have suffered the trauma of abuse neglect or abandonment and have been removed from their homes. Here at Boys Town of North Florida the goal is to address the child's needs and reunify the children with their families. According to David Wilkins, the Secretary of the Department of Children and Families, there are currently 20 thousand children in our foster care system and the ideal model is to have a child live in a true family environment. Wilkins says "the challenge is we never simply have enough foster parents and today we need 1200 additional foster parents in the state to just keep up with the demand of the number of children that we have." He goes on to say "coincidentally, in the Tallahassee area is one of our weakest areas for foster parents."
Many children have been moved an average of 6 to 7 times before they arrive at Boys Town and through the program many of the children are able to turn a dark past into a bright future. Bender states "we have nationwide over an 80 percent high school graduation rate, we have 12 kids who have graduated right here in Tallahassee over the last 4 years that are either attending TCC or FAMU." According to Wilkins, "not only do they have room and board and shelter they have all the expectations and all the opportunities that any other child has in terms of school, extra curricular activities, socialization and that's what every kid wants."
For more information on becoming a foster parent or group home family call (850) 575-6422 or go to www.boystown.org/northflorida


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Bicycle wrote: also. Could someone please tell me why these people dont look just as ridiculous as the jugallos?
Jesse Custer wrote: I've noticed this trend of late; of men tucking their pants into their boots.
It looks fucking stupid, guys. Stop it.
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Jack White working with ICP must feel like Rick Rubin when he works with Anthony Keidis..
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Sunday dawned a bit cool for the month of May, but an abundance of sunshine lured many families out of the house to celebrate Mother's Day 2013.
Bryan Harpold of Belpre brought his wife, Cari, 28, daughter Trista, 8, and mother-in-law Rose Curry, 60, of New Matamoras to the Lafayette Hotel's annual Mother's Day buffet in Marietta Sunday morning.
"We come here almost every year, and just enjoy spending the day together," said Cari.
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Grandmother Peggy McKay from Ashtabula County holds granddaughter Audrey Witten, 17 months, as Audrey's mom, Melinda Witten, looks on during the Mother's Day buffet at Marietta's Lafayette Hotel Sunday.
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Mom Cari Harpold of Belpre, left, and her mother, Rose Curry of New Matamoras, center, shared a meal with 8-year-old Trista Harpold during the Mother's Day buffet at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta Sunday.
Trista made her mom a special gift for Mother's Day.
"I like helping my mom, so I gave her a Mother's Day coupon book," she said.
Cari said the coupons included a free hug, free kiss, back rub, and foot rub from Trista who also promised to clean her room and do homework without complaining.
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Mother's Day by the
4.1 million: Number of women between the ages of 15 and 50 who gave birth in the past 12 months.
81 percent: Percentage of women who had become mothers by age 40 to 44 as of 2010. In 1976, 90 percent of women in that age group had given birth.
5 million: Number of stay-at-home moms in 2012-statistically unchanged from 2009, 2010 and 2011 - but down from 5.3 million in 2008.
62.1 percent: Percentage of women age 16 to 50 who had a birth in the past 12 months who were in the U.S. labor force.
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Curry recalled as a youngster her family used to spend Mother's Day at her grandmother's home.
"But when my children were young I would have their dad take them somewhere on Mother's Day so I could have a special day just for me," she said. "And he would make me breakfast before they left."
Nearby Melinda Witten, 28, of Marietta was sharing lunch with daughter, Audrey, 17 months, and Melinda's mother and father, Peggy and Jeff McKay who live in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
"This is our first time at the Mother's Day buffet, but mom and dad had never been to the Lafayette Hotel, so we came for lunch and just to look around," Melinda said.
Peggy McKay, 60, said her best Mother's Day present was being able to take granddaughter Audrey back home to spend a few days with her grandparents in Ashtabula County this week.
Todd Caltrider, 46, and wife, Treva, 46, of Marietta were waiting on lunch at the Lafayette with Treva's mom, Jean Kettering, 80, of Ravenna, and Todd's mom, Kay Caltrider, 73 of Marietta.
"We spoil our mothers on Mother's Day," Treva said. "My mom raised seven children, and I'm the seventh."
When she and her siblings were young, Treva said her parents used to load them into the car and head for grandma's house on Mother's Day.
"People didn't go out to eat as much back then," Kettering said. "Now it's a little harder for us to get together because I live so far away."
Across town there was a good turnout for the Washington State Community College Evergreen Series annual free Mother's Day Concert featuring award-winning pianist Richard Glazier who entertained with "A Salute to the American Song" in WSCC's Graham Auditorium.
"I asked my son, Scott Kisner, to bring me to the concert this year, along with his wife, Jenny, and my granddaughter, Maria. We're building some good memories," said Robin Spindler of Marietta, adding that she thoroughly enjoyed the relaxing afternoon piano concert.
Mother's Day had a special meaning for Susan Miller of Devola, who also attended the concert.
"It's a time for honoring your mother for all of the things she's done for you," she said.
Her mom, Nancy Pillichody of Glenwood Retirement Village, said that situation is now reversed.
"She does things for me now," she said.
Emily Dickey, 37, of Akron, said her grandmother, Jane Dickey, 91, asked Emily to attend the concert with her.
"She wanted me to come along,' Emily said. "I'm very thankful that we have a day like this-our mothers and grandmothers have given so much and sacrificed for us."
Jane said she's received several Mother's Day cards this week.
"They give us these wonderful Mother's Day cards with such nice words written inside-and those words are sometimes hard to live up to," she said. "But I thought the concert was wonderful. It's my kind of music."


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27.09.2012 - Swedish Sobi and Biogen Idec have proved safety and efficacy of a haemophila B drug that prevents bleeding three times longer than other clotting factors.
In the B-LONG Phase III study on 126 haemophila B patients, the partners proved safety and efficacy of their long-lasting recombinant Factor IX Fc fusion protein (rFIXFc). According to the companies, 90.4% of bleeding episodes were controlled by a single shot of the engineered clotting factor and showed only one serious adverse effect possibly related to the product. Biogen Idec plans to submit a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the first half of 2013. Filing in Europe will require completion of the ongoing Kids B-LONG study in children less than 12 years.
The top line results are good news for the Swedish drug maker, which had to restructure last year due to loss in revenues. According to pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis terminal half-life of the fusion protein of Factor IX and the Fc domain of human IgG(1) was 82 hours compared to 34 hours for BeneFIX."Our companies are pioneering the application of Fc fusion technology to extend the half-life of clotting factors. Fc fusion technology utilises a naturally-occurring recycling pathway that has been successfully employed in other therapeutic areas. This approach holds promise for combining more consistent protection with fewer injections," said Sobi CEO Geoffrey McDonough.
The B-LONG study had four treatment arms: weekly prophylaxis, individualised interval prophylaxis, episodic treatment and perioperative management (Arms 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively). 93.5 percent of patients completed the study. Recombinant FIXFc was generally well-tolerated. No inhibitors to rFIXFc were detected and no cases of anaphylaxis were reported in any patients. The overall median annualised bleeding rates (including spontaneous and traumatic bleeds) were 2.95 in the weekly prophylaxis arm, 1.38 in the individualised interval prophylaxis arm, and 17.69 in the episodic treatment arm. In the individualised interval prophylaxis arm, the median dosing interval during the last 6 months on study was 14 days.
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Creating Jobs
Lifting children out of poverty
March 11, 2013
Poverty among children in West Virginia has increased since 1969, according to two advocacy groups....
I was talking to one of those fracking guys the other day, giving him a bit of a hard time. Asked him why all the workers are from TX or Ok? Why not OH or WV workers? He said they couldn't find any that could do proper welds. Told him I found that hard to believe and that they were just ripping and stripping our states resources and then they will leave.
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The private sector will create jobs if the state improves the conditions for companies to do business in the state.
All companies, existing or new, requires a quality workforce to be successful. Our education system and parents together must teach all children to do their best at everything they do.
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MrAlex, I agree wholeheartedly with what you say. Education is not valued amongst the poor working class.Seemingly,parents from economically successful families do instill the value of education upon their offspring. The mindset of the working poor seems to be "why getan education,when the government will take care of us'. The government is responsible for a lot of this lack of work ethic existing with the bulk of the poor,thus making this group unemployable even if jobs were created and readily made available.
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While I agree GNB that our geography is a hindrance for incoming businesses, I must respectively disagree regarding our people. Perhaps years ago our people were an asset but today with the drug problems that plague rural appalachia, that is no longer the case. This is evidenced by the number of manufacturing, construction and transportation jobs that remain open simply becaue employers cannot find candidates with the ability to pass a drug test.
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Oh there is also one other issue with businesses coming into this state.
Road infrastructure. Outside the interstates most WV counties are serviced by crappy two lanes roads. Hardly a good carrier of commerce in this day and age.
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I'll add that what MrAlex mentioned is true and the children in those cases have a tendency to take the lifestyle they were born into with them into adulthood.
We've all seen it. And I dont care if its mean to say it. But we've all seen people who we know shouldn't be having kids.
Companies know what the worker base is like in a state. They will not locate here if they feel they wont find the proper staffing in the area.
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"MrAlex" I agree with you on this one.
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NEW PHILADELPHIA Tickets will go on sale Wednesday for Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County's upcoming production of "A Christian Story." The show will open its eight-performance run Dec. 5.
The show, which is being presented under the direction of Don Irven, is based on the 1983 film of the same title, now a Christmas-season classic. In addition to Dec. 5, the show will be presented Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 12-15. Curtain time for evening performance is 8, with matinee performance Dec. 8 and 15 beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets, $13, will be available at the Little Theatre box office from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. On performance nights the box office will be open from 6 to 9 p.m., and from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on matinee days.
Tickets also can be purchased online at the theater website www.thelittletheatreonline.org.
Tickets also are available at the Performing Arts Center box office on the campus of Kent State University at Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia. Business hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets also can be ordered by calling 330-308-6400 during those hours.
The show is sponsored by Quaker Digital Academy. Little Theatre's 2013-14 season is sponsored by Allied Machine and Engineering Corp and Dr. Philip and Carolyn Dixon FamilyDentistry.
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September 27, 2005
Georgia officially has a new state senator. Attorney Ed Tarver was sworn in earlier today in Augusta. But usually state senators take the oath of office at the state's capital in Atlanta. News 12 is on your side to tell you why the ceremony was moved to Augusta and what Senator Tarver plans to do while in office.
"Ed, when you came into this chamber you were Senator-elect Tarver. Congratulations, now you are Senator Tarver," said Judge John Ruffin.
It's what Ed Tarver has wanted to hear for some time now. Today though, it was official. After a second go 'round for the District 22 seat, he is Georgia's newest senator.
"I strongly believe that there are better days ahead for Augusta and I will do anything in my power to bring those days about," Tarver said.
And if the voters' results weren't indicative enough of the amount of support that Tarver has in Augusta, today's standing room only crowd certainly was.
Tarver chose Chief Appeals Court Judge John Ruffin to swear him in with his wife Beverly and children Eddie and Elizabeth by his side. So what's at the top of his agenda?
"We need to improve economic development to do something to get a package of incentives here to enable us to compete with the border communities on the South Carolina side," Tarver said.
In addition, Senator Tarver says he also wants to improve the Laney Walker Corridor, continue the Hope Scholarship to five years and improve Augusta's law enforcement.
Typically state senators are sworn in at the state capital in Atlanta, but Tarver said in an effort to save gas, it was held in Augusta at the municipal building.
"When it was initially scheduled for Atlanta there were a number of folks who wanted to be there but couldn't because of schedules or transportation issues, so this way it worked out best for everyone," Tarver said.
For now, he's off to spend time with his family. He won't actually have to go to Atlanta until January, but he'll be here continuing to do what he's always done.
"My wife, family and I have always contributed in any way that we could. This is just another opportunity to serve," Tarver said.


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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
December 14, 2011
Fueling the Navy's Great Green Fleet with Advanced Biofuels
From transporting the oil necessary to fuel jets and vehicles to supplying battery packs to infantry, energy plays a central role in almost everything the U.S. military does. Because of this reliance, it's imperative that the military cultivate energy sources that are not subject to the whims of outside nations. While renewables like solar are playing a large role in this effort, advanced biofuels produced domestically are rapidly becoming another choice for transportation fuel.
The latest milestone in this effort to secure our energy supply is the December 5 announcement that the Defense Logistics Agency has signed a contract to purchase 450,000 gallons of domestically produced advanced drop-in biofuel on behalf of the Navy. This agreement builds off of a recent partnership between the Navy, DOE, and the Department of Agriculture to invest up to $510 million to produce advanced biofuels for military and commercial transportation—and it represents the largest of purchase of biofuel ever undertaken by the U.S. government.
By 2016, the Navy plans to deploy a Great Green Fleet powered entirely by alternative fuels. The advanced biofuels that will help fuel the Navy's proposed ships and planes could be made from a variety of biomass ingredients, in a number of regions across the country.
So, what's behind the rise of biofuels? In large part, it's been significant advancements in the pursuit of a better recipe for biofuels. Instead of processing commodities that might otherwise be used for food, next generation fuels can be produced from a variety of ingredients including those from dedicated energy crops like switchgrass, to the non-edible parts of corn plants, to unmarketable wood from the lumber industry—taking resources that would otherwise go to waste and using them to fuel our energy independence. See the Energy Blog post.


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When Charles Dickens published "A Christmas Carol" in 1843, movies and TV were still far off in the distance. So there's no way he could have ever imagined that his tightfisted anti-hero, Ebenezer Scrooge, would someday be portrayed by the likes of Vanessa Williams ... and Mr. Magoo.
It's tempting to wonder if the author would have approved -- or blurted a grouchy "Bah, humbug!"
There, in fact, have been countless filmed incarnations of Dickens' cautionary tale, with the portrayals ranging from the deadly serious (George C. Scott) to the wildly offbeat (Susan Lucci, Tori Spelling) and lighthearted (Mr. Spacely from "The Jetsons").
Here are a few standouts that will pop up again on the small screen this holiday season:
Reginald Owen in "A Christmas Carol" (1938)
Owen wasn't the first Scrooge on film, but he might have been the crankiest. Originally, Lionel Barrymore, who played the role annually on radio, was to lead this glossy MGM production, but he had to pull out because of his arthritis. Owen, a stock player, stepped in and nailed it. (10 p.m. Dec. 19, TCM).
Alastair Sim in "A Christmas Carol" (1951)
A colleague once described Sim as "a sad-faced actor with the voice of a fastidious ghoul." Those qualities clearly served him well, because he's considered by many Dickens fans to be the definitive Scrooge. Sim reprised the role two decades later, lending his voice to an animated version of the tale. (7 p.m. Dec. 19, TCM).
Albert Finney in "Scrooge" (1970)
At 34, Finney may have been a bit too young for the part, but he hams it up through this merry musical, even cutting a rug during Scrooge's future funeral for the big "Thank You Very Much" production number. The energetic effort earned him a Golden Globe award. (5 p.m. Dec. 19, TCM).
Scrooge McDuck in "Mickey's Christmas Carol" (1983)
Talk about obvious, no-brainer casting. So why did Disney animators take so long to put McDuck in the role of his tightwad namesake? (The character first appeared in a 1947 comic book). At least the greedy fowl made up for lost time, ruffling the feathers of everyone around him until finally seeing the light. (6:30 p.m. Dec. 2, ABC Family)
Michael Caine in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992)
Sure, it's not easy being green, but try being Caine in this film. Not only do you have to fight for screen time with Kermit and Fozzie Bear, you have to play it straight. A tough challenge, indeed, but Caine pulls it off wonderfully, and with feeling. (9 p.m. Dec. 5, ABC Family)
Bill Murray in "Scrooged" (1998)
Murray plays a modern variation of the character -- a cruel, coldblooded television executive whose unswerving attention to his career cost him his true love and alienated him from his family. In other words, a typical Hollywood jerk. (8 p.m. Dec. 3, ABC Family)
Vanessa Williams in "A Diva's Christmas Carol" (2000)
As an insufferable pop singer, Williams gave us a glimpse of the catty attitude she would later hone on "Desperate Housewives." She shines in the role -- and rocks the big hair on a dance song called "Heartquake." Oh, and what a great name: Ebony Scrooge. (3 p.m. Dec. 1, Lifetime).
Kelsey Grammer in "A Christmas Carol: The Musical" (2004)
The "Frasier" star took more of a tongue-in-cheek approach in this NBC TV movie that bombed in the ratings. It might be remembered more for Jane Krakowski's turn as a sexy Ghost of Christmas Past, who -- say what? -- does a little "pole dance" for Scrooge. (Noon Dec. 3, Hallmark Movie Channel).
Jim Carrey in "Disney's A Christmas Carol" (2009)
"Blah-humbug," declared one review of this 3-D animated film, which some critics found to be a case of special-effects style over substance. Still, it was a box-office hit in which Carrey gamely played not only the old cheapskate, but the three yuletide ghosts who terrorized him. (3 p.m. Dec. 1, ABC Family).
(Note: Several of the programs listed here will have multiple airings. Consult your listings for other times and dates).
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Conn. woman gets six years for pimping 16-year-old in NH, elsewhere
Dana Rivera and her former husband, Samuel Rivera, posted ads on Craigslist and other Internet sites and took the girl to prostitution encounters at southeastern Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire motels, according to a news release from Connecticut U.S. Attorney David Fein.
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Last year had me coming back. This year had me thinking the organizers weren't planning on a next year. Too bad, because the volunteers did a terrific job.
I thought the event was great. Some places were poorly marked but that is why they hand you a map. Can't wait for next year.
First time - did the 50 miler, great support along the way - only problem area was getting thru military base - no markings.
This was the second year I've ridden this Century. I'm an experienced Century rider. The weather (especially headwinds) was not as good this year (not the planner's fault). I found the SAG stations to be ok, they needed more protein and salty snack options. The route markings were absent in some of the Cuesta College area, leading to confusion. When I got to the finish line it seemed like the fair at the end had already packed up and left (no food or entertainment as advertised) although it took me longer than usual due to headwinds and riding with a slow friend. So overall I was not very impressed this year. I've ridden better organized and run centuries.
Good volunteers but ran out of water at second water hole, unacceptable. Barely saw sag wagon.
This was my first and last time doing this event. The SAG was terrible. There were no marked SAG vehicles and the ONE van I did know of, was back at the Mission at the end of the day....while there were still riders out on the course! The nutrition was incorrect for a long distance ride. GranFondo could learn a few things from the Lighthouse Century, Solvang Century, Cancer Challenge Ride.... I do want to thank the volunteers, they were great... if not for them it would have been really bad.
The 2012 event was simply horrible. After completing this same event in 2011 and enjoying the experience, I made the trek back to SLO from San Diego this year. It looked like a money grab, like the organizers weren't planning on running this event in 2013. No timing chips, no tshirts, a lack of carbs at stops, no water, and no meals at the completion! The route was poorly marked and didn't account for construction that was brutal on road bikes. The results were a mess, stating that several of my teammates were DNFs. All for the bargain price of $125! It's clear the organizers took the cash and ran! I hope the money truly benefits the charities they claim to support as none of the other promises were met.
Great ride! Really appreciated the flaggers at intersections and volunteers at water stops. Heard complaints of the route not being marked well...I used the route slip provided and did just fine. Thanks for a beautiful ride, loved the band at the end!
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Hope Solo
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Hope's Biography
Role Model: Her grandma
Ideal Interview Subjects: Maria Shriver or Maya Angelou
Three Words to Describe Herself: Passionate, competitive, and loyal
A Little Bit Country: "I caught snakes and horny toads, and I had a pet rat named "Stinker."
Hope Solo is an American soccer goalkeeper, currently playing as a goalkeeper for the Seattle Sounders Women. Born in Richland, Washington, Solo showed an affinity for sports at an early age, playing on her first soccer team – coached by her father – at the age of 5. In high school, she realized that her soccer ability was her ticket to a college education, "I knew my family couldn't afford to send me to college…soccer was my way out." Her theory proved correct – she began playing for the University of Washington Huskies, and was a four-time All-Pac 10 selection, and a three-time NSCAA All-American.
In 2000, after playing on multiple U.S. Junior National soccer teams, Solo was chosen to play on the U.S. National team. Following college, Solo was drafted for the WUSA team Philadelphia Charge in 2003, before playing for the Kopparbergs/Göteborg in the Swedish Premier Division and the Olympique Lyonnais in the French First Division. In 2004, she was selected as an alternate for the U.S. Olympic team, but was promoted to starting goalkeeper in 2005. She was the starting goalkeeper for the United States in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, winning the gold medal for the United States.


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(NEWSER) – A small town east of Toronto has rallied around the family of an autistic boy that was sent hate mail so vicious they feared for the 13-year-old's safety. The boy has been spending summer mornings with his grandmother, who received a horrifyingly cruel anonymous letter complaining about Maxwell Begley's "noise polluting whaling," calling him "a hindrance to everyone," and urging the grandmother to "do the right thing and move or euthanize him," the Toronto Star reports.
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HAYWARD -- A restaurant walk on Oct. 18 will showcase food and drink at 12 downtown eateries.
For $20, those taking part can sample items from Avocado Freddy's, Bombay Masala, Buon Appetito, Buffalo Bill's, Chef's Experience China Bistro, Julian's BBQ, Kupe Studio Restaurant & Lounge, Shark Shack, Snappy's Café, Something Sweet, Swiss Delices (which will be served at Snappy's), Taqueria Los Pericos and the Turf Club.
The walk is 5 to 9 p.m. Only 200 tickets will be sold, and last year's event sold out. Tickets can be purchased at the Hayward Main Library, 835 C St.; the Hayward Chamber of Commerce, 22561 Main St.; and the city manager's office on the fourth floor of Hayward City Hall, 777 B St.
"The restaurants' offerings really reflect Hayward's diversity," said Kim Huggett of the Chamber of Commerce. "The proceeds go to a good cause, and it's a good deal."
Net proceeds will benefit the Hayward Public Library's After School Homework Support Center and Leadership Hayward.
For details, contact the chamber at 510-537-2424.
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Picking up where her modern classic The Bean Trees left off, Barbara Kingsolver's bestselling Pigs in Heaven continues the tale of Turtle and Taylor Greer, a Native American girl and her adoptive mother who have settled in Tucson, Arizona, as they both try to overcome their difficult pasts.
Taking place three years after The Bean Trees, Taylor is now dating a musician named Jax and has officially adopted Turtle. But when a lawyer for the Cherokee Nation begins to investigate the adoption—their new life together begins to crumble.
Depicting the clash between fierce family love and tribal law, poverty and means, abandonment and belonging, Pigs in Heaven is a morally wrenching, gently humorous work of fiction that speaks equally to the head and the heart.
This edition includes a P.S. section with additional insights from Barbara Kingsolver, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.
When six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, her insistence on what she has seen and her mother's belief in her lead to a man's dramatic rescue. But Turtle's moment of celebrity draws her into a conflict of historic proportions. The crisis quickly envelops not only Turtle and her mother, Taylor, but everyone else who touches their lives in a complex web connecting their future with their past.
Pigs in Heaven travels the roads from rural Kentucky and the urban Southwest to Heaven, Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation as it draws the reader into a world of heartbreak and redeeming love, testing the boundaries of family and the many separate truths about the ties that bind.
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Ripon Police Department officers, volunteers and family teamed up with Ripon Fire Department personnel Dec. 20 to deliver toys to local families in need. Police volunteers received toy donations from the Ripon Lions Club, the Ripon Veterans of Foreign Wars, the VFW Women's Auxiliary, and The California Financial Crimes Investigators Association. The donated toys and bicycles were distributed through the Ripon Police Department Special Delivery program.
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Games to Check Out on a New Console
New videogame console owners rejoice: There are a lot of games to choose from. Just in this past year, some of the most visually striking games, with in-depth stories and fun gameplay have been released. And there's more to come over the next few months, as post-Christmas titles begin to trickle in.
Many of these games are also available on most or all of the videogame consoles, making picking and choosing much easier.
This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are a few games to consider:
Let's face it, kids are losing interest in consoles. We can see it everywhere from the toddlers enthralled by tablets to tweens playing with their touchscreen devices on the bus. Game companies have responded, closing down kids game divisions and focusing on games either for mobile devices or social networking websites.
But there are still some fun games being made for kids.
Dancing games are probably the most popular family entertainment titles out there these days. The idea is simple: mirror the characters dancing on the screen as music thumps through the speakers.
They come in all manner of styles, with kids-centric titles to more general ones. There are ones for Disney songs and dance games with Smurfs.
For the older crowd, there's also games with hip-hop music, or ones created with popular groups like the Black Eyed Peas.
For those who are looking for a good storyline, there's lots of options out there. In the past year, there was an update to the film noire cop drama game, "Max Payne 3," the historical treasure hunting game "Assassin's Creed 3″ and the space thriller, "Mass Effect 3."
Over the past few years, others have also stood out from the pack, such as the "BioShock" series of games, the post-apocalytic exploration series "Fallout," and the particularly popular superhero games "Batman: Arkham Asylum" and "Batman: Arkham City."
For children, a popular new series by Activision called "Skylanders" has become a mini-empire of its own, with toy store shelves devoted to companion action figures that, when placed on a specialized "portal of power" plugged into the game console, transports the character from the real world into the game. The game is in its second installment this year with "Skylanders: Giants," which naturally focuses on larger monsters than last year's game.
There is also the popular "Grand Theft Auto" series of games, which typically places players in the middle of mob and gang wars. A new version of that game is expected to be released next year.
For Sony's PlayStation 3 in particular, a popular adventure series is "Uncharted," which in many ways feels like a modern Indiana Jones, wise-cracks and all.
And for Nintendo, there's the venerable Super Mario and Zelda franchises. One unexpected hit was "Super Mario Galaxy," in which Mario fights his way to saving the princess by jumping, flying and even swimming through various planets in the game.
For those looking for an adrenaline kick, there are numerous racing games out there. Perhaps most popular are the "Need for Speed" series of games, which, like many others, attempts to offer an authentic racing experience with real-world-type cars. On handheld devices, there is also the "Asphalt" series of games, which offer a similar experience.
Lots of games these days are about war. And shooting games in particular, during which the player sees the game's world through the eyes of the main character, have become particularly popular in the past few years. Among them is "Call of Duty," a hugely popular series of games whose marquee features include dramatic story lines with large set pieces (such as a bombed-out New York skyline, or an airplane hurtling toward the Earth), and its ability to connect gamers together to virtually shoot, stab and blow one another up from over the Internet.
There are others as well, including "Medal of Honor" and "Battlefield," which focus on war.
For futuristic war games, there is Microsoft's "Halo" series of games, which features a superhuman soldier fighting through hoards of enemy aliens in an attempt to save the universe, which is no small task.
Another popular series is "Crysis," which features visually stunning arenas filled with new-age weapons and enemies alike. There's also "Borderlands," which prides itself of giving customers a near endless cache of different games as they traverse the surface of another planet.
Finally, there's "Skyrim," which is like a shooter but focuses on magic and in-depth storylines.
Don't forget, there's lots of sports simulation games out there too. From "Madden" to "Tiger Woods" to "FIFA" to "NBA 2K," "WWE" wrestling and more, there's plenty out there to play with. Most of these games are released on a yearly cycle, with the newest updates including the latest players, the most recent stats and new technology that makes them seem all that much more real.
One final mention is the Wii U, Nintendo's new videogame console which was released earlier this year. Naturally, with the release of any new device, there aren't many games available for it yet, but Nintendo is working hard with its partners to change that.
In the mean time, the WIi U does have a version of the latest "Call of Duty" game available, as well as "Assassin's Creed."
It also has some unique games, perhaps the most interesting being "ZombiU," which pits the player against endless waves of zombies while trying to survive in a post-apocalytic London. The game uses the Wii U's new GamePad tablet-controller hybrid to either control.
Related: Kill Screen's Jamin Warren looks at the best games of 2012.


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The 2nd annual monthly 'Dive against Debris' at Prospect Harbour a well-known site to have debris. Our objective is to clean up the seabed from debris which is ruining the environmental and aesthetic of our coastline and education divers on how they can make a difference an become involved in Project Aware. We're planning to have buddy groups work together, plan dives around the jetty to remove debris. We will have all the required equipment to be involved in the clean-up but divers are encouraged to bring their own catch-bags. In case we run out of catch-bags. Event will take place from 10:30am to 1:30pm at Prospect Wharf and a BBQ to follow after the clean-up. Come out and join us; see how much we can clean up as a group. A side note for people planning on joining us this date; we will need to think about carpooling to keep the number of vehicles to a minimum.
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I observed from about 8:45pm to 11:00pm, and tried a magnification range from 133x to 480x. My 5mm Zhumell Planetary eyepiece at 240x hit the sweet spot, giving me a good balance of image size, clarity and sharpness, and speed the star crossed my field of view. At 133x it wasn't enough for a split, although I could tell I was looking at a double, and at 480x I was getting a soft image. The usable range was 160x to 400x.
The color of the primary star was a beautiful orange/red, the secondary star appearing a darker bluish teal color. There were a couple of challenges to observing this double. First, the secondary star was positioned where the diffraction ring appeared, often making the secondary disappear from view. Second was a diffuse glare that was beaming from Jupiter, necessitating careful positioning of the star image to keep it out of the glare. No one said it was easy.
This is really a very nice double to observe. I hadn't observed doubles for almost two years and this was a lot of fun that reminded me what it is I like about doubles. Maybe between Jupiter and Saturn I'll turn my attention to these beauties I have been neglecting.
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James Kirkland (pictured) and Alfredo Angulo won't be protecting unblemished records when they face each other in Cancun, Mexico on Saturday. Neither slugger is considered "elite" and their HBO-televised showdown isn't for a major title, but fans anticipate their fight because the two junior middleweights do just that — fight.
For years, the notion of matching James Kirkland and Alfredo Angulo elicited giddy laughter from even the most pessimistic of boxing fans. The two power-punching junior middleweights have fan-friendly styles, scoring exciting knockouts without breaking their intimidating, stoic glares.
Their bout this Saturday, at the Centro de Cancun in Cancun, Mexico (HBO, 10:15 ET/PT), may have no title at stake, but it's the type of dream matchup that requires no overbilling or overselling by a promoter.
Of course, the matchup has lost much of it's appeal since it's earliest conceptions, as Kirkland has done little since suffering a first-round technical knockout loss to Japanese journeyman Nobuhiro Ishida in April, while Angulo has cooled off considerably after being exiled to Mexico due to immigration issues, which followed a loss to the enigmatic Kermit Cintron.
Yet, in a year that has seen the term "mega event" become synonymous with the inability of high-profile bouts to meet expectations, here is a fight where the flaws and vulnerabilities of the two participants make for a potentially volatile and exciting matchup.
Kirkland (29-1, 26 knockouts), of Austin, Texas, and Angulo (20-1, 17 KOs), of Mexicali, Mexico, have demeanors that are akin to Mike Tyson and Antonio Margarito respectively, and likewise have had to overcome scandals and career lowpoints to reach this junction, which will serve as an elimination bout for the WBC 154-pound belt.
Kirkland, 27, missed two years of his career from March of 2009 to March of this year after being convicted of gun possession by a felon. While most expected him to emerge from prison like a man possessed, his performances have been uneven at times, culminating in the nightmarish performance against Ishida on the Marcos Maidana-Erik Morales undercard.
"The difference between this fight and the Ishida fight is that I've trained for this person," Kirkland said during a media conference call on Monday. "I know what he's coming with, I know what type of game plan he likes. We've trained to the max because we know exactly what we're getting ourselves into, and being with Ishida, I didn't know much about the guy and was learning how to adjust to a new trainer. That was then and this is now."
Kirkland, who was dropped three times by the unheralded Ishida, has rejoined trainer Ann Wolfe, with whom he enjoyed his best success, and severed ties with Kenny Adams, who was designated as his trainer after his release from prison. Together, they've registered two early knockouts against pedestrian opposition.
"I take nothing away from Kenny Adams, he has a certain style that he teaches his fighters, but I'm a totally different fighter. When it comes to being able to be pushed to the next level, I gotta go with Ann Wolfe, because I didn't get that from Kenny Adams."
The southpaw slugger said that, under Adams, he barely sparred and wasn't being pushed enough in conditioning. By contrast, Wolfe, a tough disciplinarian who was a female boxing champion, has brought in a 18 different sparring partners for Kirkland, which has the gym rat feeling outwardly confident in his preparations for Saturday's bout.
Like Kirkland, Angulo is also adjusting to a new trainer in Nacho Beristain, the recent International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee who molded the styles of technical perfectionists Juan Manuel Marquez and Ricardo Lopez, among others. Angulo, who could never be mistaken for "Finito" Lopez, assures his fans that his work with Beristain won't bring adjustments that clash with his smash-mouth fighting style.
Exiled to Mexico following the discovery of his illegal status in this country, Angulo severed ties with Gary Shaw Productions and joined Golden Boy Promotions, an organization better suited to promote him south of the border. The revelation came following Angulo's devastating first-round knockout of recent titlist Joachim Alcine in July of 2010, but since then he has fought just one more round, knocking out unheralded Joseph Gomez in Mexicali.
"I'm not really worried," said Angulo, 29, of his inactivity during the same conference call. "I think that a lot of the experience that I gain, I get it from the gym. I get it through hard work, dedication. That's where I get my experience. I think that I had a sufficient amount of work that I put into to be ready for James Kirkland."
A win by either won't break them into any pound for pound lists, but perhaps boxing doesn't need flawless leading men. Perhaps an action hero will suffice just fine.


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The Roma, Telluride, CO
Set 1: TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, Flat Fee, LizardsThe Lizards, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters[1], AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, SlothThe Sloth, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Poor Heart[2], PeachesPeaches en Regalia, BowieDavid Bowie
Set 2: Camel Walk, CurtainThe Curtain > Wilson, No Dogs Allowed, Dog Log, SuzySuzy Greenberg, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Satin Doll, Possum
Set 3: Big Leg Emma, Fee, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Rocky Top, Tela, Dear Mrs. Reagan
Encore: Fluffhead
[1] Fish on trombone.
[2] First known performance.
Average Song Gap: 7.06
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show featured the first known performance of Poor Heart. McGrupp featured Fish on trombone.
Song Distribution:
6 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
4 The White Tape
3 Junta
1 A Picture of Nectar
1 Lawn Boy
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In September 1945, Michael Powell and Emeric �Pressburger�began production on �a new movie for the studio that they created, The Archers. �The film, written by Powell and Pressburger, was called A Matter of Life and Death in the United Kingdom. � For the U.S. audiences, it was re-titled Stairway to Heaven. � This film was one of the more unusual ones that the team of Powell and Pressburger ever created. �A romance, with a history lesson, and a fantasy, all rolled into one concept. �The British cast members were led by David Niven, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring, Robert Coote, and Kathleen Byron. �American actress Kim Hunter was the female lead and Canadian actor Raymond Massey also starred in the movie.
The plot centers around RAF pilot Peter Carter(Niven) desperately trying to land his damaged and burning airplane after a mission over Germany on May 2, 1945. �His crew has already bailed out as he had ordered them to do, not revealing that his own parachute was all shot up. �He manages to contact June, an American radio operator based in England. �He talks with her movingly as he knows his life is about to end, and he makes the decision to jump from his plane without a parachute before it crashes into the sea. �By all accounts, Peter should have died but Conductor 71(Marius Goring, dressed as a very pompous French Aristocrat, circa the French Revolution) misses Peter due to the thick fog over the English Channel on the night of May 2nd. �Thus, Peter wakes up on a beach in England, instead of being led to Heaven by Conductor 71. � The next morning, after Peter awakens on the beach and realizes he is alive, he happens to meet June, who is bicycling back to her home for some sleep as her shift has ended. � As Peter and June spend time talking to one another, �so surprised and relieved that Peter survived the jump, they fall in love. �Conductor 71 finds Peter and is able to freeze time, in order to greet Peter and tell him that Peter should really be dead and that he must take Peter to Heaven now. �Peter demands that there be an appeal, after all, it's not his fault that the Conductor messed up. �Now that June is in his life, he doesn't want to go to Heaven. �The Conductor has a consult with his superiors who agree that Peter can make an appeal. �The Conductor returns to Earth to tell Peter that he has three days to prepare his case for staying on Earth. �He is allowed to pick a defense counsel from anyone who has already died, but has a hard time deciding on who to choose.
Meanwhile, June has a friend, Doctor Reeves,(Roger Livesey), who is fascinated by Peter's survival, and thinks that the visions of this Conductor are a result of a brain injury; chronic adhesive arachnoiditis from a slight concussion Peter suffered two years prior. �Reeves schedules Peter for surgery to correct the problem and to rid him of the visions. �Unfortunately, Dr. Reeves is killed in a motorcycle accident before the surgery is to take place, but now he can be Peter's Defense Counsel in Heaven. � With Dr. �Reeves in place for the defense, Heaven chooses its prosecutor for this unusual appeal and Abraham Farlan(Raymond Massey) is picked for the task. �Mr. Farlan was the first American who died in the American Revolution and there is no love lost between him and England. �He even admits he is shocked and saddened that an American maiden, such as June, and a Bostonian too, could fall in love with an English man! �As Peter is given anesthesia and is unconscious for his surgery, the court trial in Heaven begins. � Immediately, Dr. Reeves challenges the make-up of individuals in the jury, which are individuals who hate the British. �The judge agrees to let this jury be replaced with a mixture of modern day Americans.
Events from World History and British History are cited by Reeves and Farlan, and finally Reeves requests that June be allowed to take the stand. � This poses a problem as she is still alive, not a resident of Heaven, so Conductor 71 solves that problem by causing June at the hospital, awaiting the outcome of Peter's surgery, to fall asleep so that she can then give her testimony to the Heavenly court. �Reeves proves that June truly loves Peter as she shows�that she is willing to take his place in Heaven so that he can go on to have a longer life on Earth. � "…nothing is stronger than the law in the Universe, but on Earth, nothing is stronger than love," �says Dr. Reeves�in his summation. �I won't reveal anymore about this movie's end as I want anyone who reads this blog to search out the film on their own to see it! �The production team made a very creative decision to film all of the Earth scenes in rich technicolor and all of the Heaven scenes in black and white, a reverse of what was done for The Wizard of Oz. � Jack Cardiff, an Oscar-winning cinematographer, shot this film for The Archers, and his love of the craft shows. �It is a beautifully lensed �film. � To convey that it takes a while for the characters to travel to Heaven, a huge escalator was built by a team of engineers. �They dubbed the project "Operation Ethel" and it took 3 months to build it and cost 3000 pounds. �The escalator had 106 steps, each step being 20 ft. wide, and it was driven by a 12 horsepower engine. �Unfortunately the noise from that engine was so loud that all the dialogue for those scenes had to be re-dubbed in studio. �There was also a 9 month wait for the film stock and Technicolor cameras because they were in use by the U.S. Army to make their training films!
A Matter of Life and Death was chosen for the first ever Royal Film Presentation on Nov. 1st, 1946, then it went out to the general public in the U.K. on December 15th, 1946. �It had it's first showing in America, under a new title: Stairway to Heaven, on Dec. 25th, 1946, in New York City. � The Archers Studio, aka Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, made wonderful movies to view, usually filmed by Jack Cardiff, �with very interesting plots and this is one of my favorites that they produced. �Other films in their canon that I have seen and enjoyed are: I Know Where I'm Going, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Contraband, 49th Parallel, and �A Canterbury Tale. �A Matter of Life and Death is available at Amazon and Turner Classic Movies will air it on April 18th.
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Susan Lyne is out as president of ABC Entertainment, Daily Variety is reporting. Touchstone TV head Stephen McPherson is expected to take over. ABC is planning on making an annoucement later today about the changes in their executive corp, so we'll know more about who's going to announce the latest Bachelorette installment for the Fall season.
UPDATE: Variety has news of the executive reshuffling.
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Millionaire to ex-wife: Stay as my housekeeper
Posted January 30th, 2014 @ 11:07am by Rob Quinn, Newser Staff
(NEWSER) – A wealthy British man asked his ex-wife to stay on as his housekeeper after he moved another woman into the home they shared—and couldn't understand why the offer made his partner of 30 years "so aggressive," a court heard this week. The man, now in his 70s, married the woman in the 1970s and divorced her in the '90s, but the court was told that they carried on living together, treating the divorce as a "bit of paper," until he met the other woman a few years ago, the Telegraph reports.
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Well-heeled outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers discovered Idaho decades ago, but Idaho hotels are just now beginning to fill up with travelers of average means. If you think that the price of a vacation in Idaho is beyond you, you can get cheap hotel deals in Idaho through Expedia. Idaho is an excellent destination for active families because of the variety of available outdoor activities. Because the Idaho climate experiences drastic variations by season, you should first determine which outdoor sports are the most enjoyable for you and your traveling companions. For instance, if your crew loves to ski, you should make reservations at hotels in Idaho during the winter months. You can frequently find good rates on Idaho hotel packages if you are traveling with a large group. Also, because ski season in the Idaho mountains often extends into the spring, it is also possible to get an end-of-the-season discount on lodging in Idaho's top locations for skiing and other snow sports.
Idaho vacations aren't all about winter fun, though. Many clear, pristine lakes exist tucked away in the canyons of Idaho's mountains and contain some of Pacific Northwest's best fishing spots. Those who don't care to spend time on the water can spend the summer afternoons exploring meadows brimming with alpine wildflowers or hiking under a cool canopy of tall green trees.
Although all seasons in Idaho have their own special attributes, prices for Idaho hotels are probably lowest during the spring season. It's also a great time to visit for those who would prefer to avoid summer and winter crowds. Taking advantage of Idaho hotel deals during this season is an excellent way for adults to get time to themselves, whether they are going on a romantic vacation or simply need to spend some time in a quite place with abundant natural beauty to help them recharge their batteries.
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I am retired and Queen of my castle filled with arts and crafts and lots of happy creativity.
My yard is filled with beautiful flowers, which provide inspiration for many of my designs.
This bracelet pattern is in a 2-drop peyote stitch using a Delica seed bead palette.
There are 10 colors.
Image of worked up piece, bead graph, bead legend and word chart are included.
Finished beading measures 1.06 x 6.51", leaving plenty of room for a clasp.
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Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field. Geneva, 12 August 1949.
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The identity card shall be uniform throughout the same armed forces and, as far as possible, of a similar type in the armed forces of the High Contracting Parties. The Parties to the conflict may be guided by the model which is annexed, by way of example, to the present Convention. They shall inform each other, at the outbreak of hostilities, of the model they are using. Identity cards should be made out, if possible, at least in duplicate, one copy being kept by the home country.
In no circumstances may the said personnel be deprived of their insignia or identity cards nor of the right to wear the armlet. In case of loss, they shall be entitled to receive duplicates of the cards and to have the insignia replaced.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Celebrating 100 Posts & An Announcement
When I was first inspired to start genealogy/family history blogging in August 2006 (thanks to footnoteMaven and our hobnobbing across the table at our Nearby History writing seminar), I didn't know quite where it would take me, or how I would ever find enough to write about. Sound like a familiar story? I thought it would be only family members who would find my Norwegian-American family history focus and stories of interest. Now, after 100 posts, I can easily see no end to it, thanks to inspiration and encouragment from other genealogy/family history bloggers, in particular.
I may have gotten myself into hot water by taking on too much, but I'd like to announce that I was recently chosen as a local history columnist for Seattle Examiner.com. They saw my blog and this is the result! Can you imagine? Well, pinch me, because I am still waking up, as well as learning how to find my rhythm with it all. As my fellow Seattle Examiners and I publish posts, new entries scroll on the home page. So, depending on how prolific I am (or not!), you may or may not see my link and profile there. However, a direct url for my Seattle & Pacific Northwest History Examiner blog can always be located under the heading: "Examiners."
Wish me luck...
And, a big THANKS to my fellow bloggers for providing me with some stimulating reading over my journey of 100 posts!
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Congratulations are certainly in order Chery! And I'm sending out an Atta Girl! to go along with it! Yeah for you!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! Great news --- super accomplishment --- and wonderful writer! You've got it all.ReplyDelete
Isn't is amazing what a little blogging can do?
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Congratulations, Chery! I want to say that I always enjoy reading your Norwegian stories. As you may know, one of my husband's great-grandmothers was Norwegian, and the cultural and historical things you share on your blog are insightful and informative as I research his family line. No one is alive in the family that I can ask questions of in regard to Norwegian culture, so your blog has been very helpful, plus just plain fun to read!ReplyDelete
I look forward to seeing what you write in the Seattle Examiner!
Golly, thanks, Blogging Buddies! Now I need to make time to catch up on all the good reading supplied by all of you...ReplyDelete
A great big WAY TO GO! This is like some real WOW news!ReplyDelete
You must be excited, and I think you should be very proud. Your writing is wonderful and like others have said you really deserve this!
Whoohoo! Those folks at the Seattle Examiner are smart cookies to recognize something good when they see it (just as we did!).ReplyDelete
Also congrats on 100 posts!
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Break out the moose chili. Sarah Palin is back with her latest television project and she wants to give viewers a hearty taste of the great outdoors.
The former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate held court with reporters over breakfast at the TV critics press tour. She was there to promote a new unscripted series -- "Amazing America with Sarah Palin" -- premiering April 3 on the Sportsman Channel.
"You know how much I love critics and the media," said Palin, coaxing a burst of boisterous laughter. "So a room full of television critics, you can't beat this combination for pleasure."
Hosted by Palin, "Amazing America" will send a group of correspondents across the country to introduce its audience to outdoors-loving citizens. Also included: Segments in Alaska with Palin and her family.
Dubbed the "first lady of the outdoors" by an executive for the channel, Palin rocked a pair of showy, star-spangled pumps and was bursting with energy as she talked about wanting to restore "that Americana spirit" by coaxing viewers off the couch and into nature.
And though the Sportsman Channel naturally draws a predominantly male audience, Palin stressed that she wants to plug young girls into what the Sportsman Channel dubs the "red, wild and blue" lifestyle.
"I think this world would be better off if we had more young women holding a fish in a picture than holding their camera in front of a bathroom mirror, taking a selfie," she said.
Palin, who later cheerfully mingled with the media and avoided talking politics, was so accommodating that she urged reporters to come up to Alaska and join the family for some outdoors adventures. She even promised to put an "extra helping of moose chili in the crock pot."
"That is the way we can connect, and you can see us unguarded, unchained, and living that red, wild, and blue life ... what America used to be," she said.
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Cowboys win third straight to even record
ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' men's soccer team won its third straight American Southwest Conference game with a 4-2 win over Howard Payne on Tuesday evening at the HSU Soccer Complex.
The game was played wide open with the Cowboys firing 29 shots, including 12 on goal. Howard Payne had 13 shots in the game, including eight on target.
The Cowboys took advantage of the strong south wind in the first half for a 2-0 lead. Matt Pitcock finished off a nice cross for his fifth goal of the season at the 26 minute mark. Freshman Colyn Moore made a nice individual move around his man and struck from the right side of the box for a 2-0 lead at 39:25.
HSU had a chance to make it 3-0 in the 58th minute but Zach Johnson's penalty kick just missed wide. It gave the Jackets the momentum in the game and David Rucker converted his own penalty kick at 60:20. HPU tied the game at 71:46 on a 30-yard free kick from Edgard Rodriguez.
The Cowboys regrouped and got another shot at a penalty kick in the 74th minute and Pitcock buried it for a 3-2 lead. Five minutes later Johnson hammered home a throw in from Brennan Goodman to make it 4-2.
Sam Potter had six saves and allowed two goals in net for the Cowboys. Ryan Young had eight saves and allowed four goals for HPU.
The win was the third straight for the Cowboys and evened HSU's record to 6-6 overall and 4-4 in ASC play. Howard Payne fell to 3-8-1 overall and to 1-7 in league play. HSU hosts Texas-Tyler at 3 p.m. on Friday.
Information for this story provided by HSU Sports Information.
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With the holidays in full swing, you might have already watched the Grinch movie or cartoon. With these instructions you can bring the Grinch into your very own kitchen! Kids will love decorating these Grinch cupcakes and will have a blast recreating his crazy hair. These cupcakes are easy to make once you get the hang of it. Have fun and Happy Holidays!
– 1 box of cake mix of your choice
– 2 tubs of 12 oz. whipped white frosting
– Green, yellow, & black food coloring
– *Note from Molly: you may also want to have some Corn starch to make the frosting more stiff, I'll explain further down
– Frosting tips, we used a standard tip and a Wilton tip #233 which can be found in stores or here
– Toothpicks
– Cupcake holders
1. After baking the cupcakes, we dyed 1 tub of 12 oz. frosting green and began frosting the cupcakes to create a base layer. *In order to make the frosting more stiff, Molly recommends adding corn starch, bit by bit, into the mix. Corn starch does not change the flavor qualities, only the viscosity of the frosting. The stiffer the frosting, the more awesome your Grinch's hair will look!
2. Take the Wilton #233 tip and green frosting to create a hair-like texture for his face. It's best to work fast. After a while, the frosting will become soft and come out clumpy. You can put your frosting in the freezer for a short amount of time to prevent this if you do work at a slower pace. *Molly said that you can create the fur look by putting the tip close to the surface of the cupcake, squeezing out some frosting while you pull the frosting tube directly up. When you let go, you'll have stiff green spikey-looking hair! (This technique is great for creating all kinds of furry friend cupcakes!)
*Molly said that you can create the fur by putting the tip close to the surface of the cupcake, squeezing out some frosting while you pull the frosting tube directly up. When you let go, you'll have stiff green spiky-looking hair! (This technique is great for creating all kinds of furry friend cupcakes!)
3. Taking the rest of your white frosting, use yellow and black food coloring to dye it for the eyes and pupils.
4. Let's create his face! Start by drawing the yellow eyes first. Try to make them somewhat slanted. We initially made the eyes round and he looked a little too nice.
5. Take the black icing and use a small tip to draw the rest of the face. For some of the cupcakes we used a toothpick and drew a light outline of where his features should be. This definitely helps!
6. The mouth, for us, was the trickiest part. Make sure it is a long horseshoe shape.
7. Put the pupils in the very corner of the yellow eyes. This makes him look slightly more intimidating.
8. We took a toothpick and flattened down the eyes. We found that a lot of the frosting was sticking up from pulling upwards when drawing the icing on the face. This step is optional.
In the end, this is what your cupcakes should look like. Let us know if you are going to try this!


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Book Worm: Can Obamacare Control Book Publisher?
Published: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 5:26 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 5:26 a.m.
("Living History of Israel" and "The Living Bible." Tyndale Publishers)
For more than three decades, this Bookworm has worked with reviewing, writing flap copy and promoting the fine Christian books and Bibles published by one of the leading publishing houses in the world, Tyndale House of Wheaton, Ill.
Above my desk hangs a picture of Kenneth N. Taylor, president, taken when this Bookworm joined with The Tyndale Team in marketing 22,000,000 Living Bibles in the period of six years.
Therefore, I feel qualified to comment on the recent Obamacare mandate that has come down by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) against Tyndale House.
If something is about books then it affects this column. And this is about books such as ''The History of Israel,'' ''The Books of Moses,'' ''The Living Bible'' and many more that have been reviewed in this column.
In June 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Obamacare as constitutional. It includes a "preventive services" mandate issued by the HHS, which forces businesses to provide abortion pill coverage (morning after and week after pills,) without co-pay in their insurance plans.
Tyndale, strictly a publisher of Bibles and other Christian publications that is owned by the nonprofit Tyndale House Foundation that provides grants to help meet physical and spiritual needs around the world, is deemed insufficiently religious to qualify for an exemption to the nation's health care overhaul law, simply because that mandate will not be met by Tyndale.
The Alliance Defending Freedom's (ADF) senior legal counsel, Matt Bowman, writes: "Obamacare demands that Americans choose between two poison pills: either desert your faith by complying or resist and be punished."
Failure to provide the drugs in the company's health insurance plan could lead to fines of up to $1.3 million per day.
To answer the question posed in the head of this columnist: Can Obamacare control this Christian-book publisher?
The answer is "yes" and in the past few months both Hobby Lobby and its sister company, Mardel Christian and Education, filed a similar suit. Their claim reads:
"The government mandate forces company's owners to violate their deeply held religious beliefs under threat of astronomical fines and penalties.''
The outcome can be catastrophic. Follow closely.
Perhaps this is where Gore Vidal's (1925-2012) saying should by inserted: "The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country – and we haven't seen them since."
Last week it was announced that Tyndale won the lawsuit.
Velma Daniels is a Winter Haven author and book reviewer.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's tennis team held off the University of Arizona, 4-2, in an intense collegiate tennis match today to open play in the Ned and Tina Jacobs Lobo Tennis Winter Kickoff. The Islanders fell behind early 2-0, before bouncing back to win four straight, including two three-setters at the Linda Estes Tennis Center.
Sophomore Ricardo Mayagoitia pulled it together in the end for the No.67-ranked Islanders after being down the whole third set to win the tiebreaker and clinch the match.
"I'm incredibly proud of how we fought collectively as a team," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "This was an incredibly competitive college tennis match. Both teams really deserved to win. It can't get any closer than 7-6 in the third. Arizona is a great team that we have a lot of respect for.
"I thought how we kept playing in the present and fighting for the current point showed a lot of courage from our guys. There were a lot of opportunities that looked like it wasn't going to go our way and the guys kept fighting and pulling each other through. I thought the spirit that the guys showed pulling each other up and cheering each other on was excellence. Fighting hard for each point separately and cheering each other on with great spirit are the principles that we base our program on. I thought the guys did a very good job of those two things that they could control today."
The Wildcats jumped out to a 2-0 lead after Naoki Takeda notched straight-set victories over Javier Pujol 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 4 spot. Mario Urquidi tacked on another Wildcat point on court five after securing a 7-5, 6-4 victory over senior Matt Westmoreland.
Junior Pietro Jordao put the Islanders on the board and gave the Islanders momentum in the No. 6 slot with a dominating 6-1, 6-3 victory over Dominic Bermudez.
In his first match back since the NCAA Championships last season, Peter Nagy, held off Fredrik Ask in the No. 1 spot in three sets. Nagy grabbed a tight first set 7-6 (3), before Ask answered back with a 6-4 second-set victory. However, in the third it was all Nagy with a 6-3 victory to even the match at 2-2.
In the No. 3 position, Guillaume Rauseo battled Sumeet Shinde to a first-set tiebreaker. The junior stayed neck-and-neck with Shinde until tallying an 8-6 win in the tiebreaker to capture the first set. In the second set, Rauseo downed Shinde 6-4 to push the Islanders ahead 3-2.
With the clinching point on the line for the Islanders and the tying point on the line for the Wildcats to force doubles play it all came down to court two between sophomore Ricardo Mayagoitia and senior Kieren Thompson. In the first set, Mayagoitia cruised to a 6-1 victory before falling behind 4-1 in the second set. The Monterey, Mexico native, however, bounced back to force a tiebreaker. In the end, Thompson registered the 7-2 win in the tiebreaker to force a third set. In the final set, much like the second, Mayagoitia fell down early, but with his teammates' encouragement he came roaring back to win 7-5 in the tiebreaker and clinch the match for the Islanders, 4-2.
"I thought Ricardo showed tremendous courage to keep fighting and keep fighting back when it looked like it wasn't going his way," Moore said. "Just a few days ago we didn't know if he would even be healthy enough to play. Thanks to our athletic trainer Greg Peckles for doing an excellent job of keeping Ricardo healthy the last couple of days."
The Islanders were without the Islanders Open champion, Kevin Bettendroffer, who will remain in Corpus Christi this weekend to finish a winter semester class.
"This is a great event that is so well ran by New Mexico and the format is such a great idea," Moore said. "We're excited for the chance to compete again tonight for what we know will be a great crowd."
The Islanders will continue play tonight at 8:30 p.m. CST against host No. 72-ranked New Mexico at the Linda Estes Tennis Center.
The Ned and Tina Jacobs Lobo Tennis Winter Kickoff features the new shortened college format where singles is played first and the match stops when the team reaches four points. In the case of a 3-3 tie, the winner will be determined by who takes the best two of three 10-point tiebreakers in doubles play.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis) and follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersTennis).
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs. University of Arizona
1/17/2014 at Albuquerque, NM
#67 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 4, University of Arizona 2
Singles competition:
1. Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Fredrik Ask (ARIZ) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3
2. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Kieren Thompson (ARIZ) 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-5)
3. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Sumeet Shinde (ARIZ) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
4. Naoki Takeda (ARIZ) def. Javier Pujol (AMCC) 6-1, 6-1
5. Mario Urquidi (ARIZ) def. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 7-5, 6-4
6. Pietro Jordao (AMCC) def. Dominic Bermudez (ARIZ) 6-1, 6-3
Match Notes:
Ned & Tina Jacobs Lobo Tennis Winter Kickoff
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 1-0; National ranking #67
University of Arizona 0-1
Order of finish: Singles (4,5,6,1,3,2)