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First let me introduce myself. I'm well into the menopausal arena. As a woman in excellent health (knock wood), widowed and into my sixties I've had the luxury of being an observer and participant of the dating scene. With the lessening of responsibilities (unattached and have grown, independent children), new vistas have opened up and I find myself with an enormous burst of energy despite the fact I am a full-time writer and still play aggressive tennis. In some odd way, I think I even look better. I have the time to tend to my appearance or maybe it's the confidence that develops with having experienced and gotten past many ups and downs. I can be myself without worrying about who will like me. Good friends will appreciate me and those who don't, well, so be it.
Back in the late sixties and seventies I lived a typical suburban lifestyle with a traditional husband and young children. Along came Woodstock and hippies that contrasted sharply with conventional marriage. Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinham hit the ground running, sweeping aside customs once taken for granted. Women either ducked or sat up and listened. Men either laughed (most) or paid lip service.
I took the dawning of women's lib seriously, straddling two diverse worlds — suburbia USA versus worldwide unfair treatment of women. Back then, women's liberation went head to head with magazines of that era — values of never beating your man at tennis or outshining him in math. Even with all that hype, no one seemed to address the needs and desires of mature women. That seemed shoved to the background. Today there is much more attention paid to older generations of women in literature, scientific research, cosmetics and media. The woman of sixty today is compared to the yesteryear woman of forty. I recently saw a wonderful cartoon in the New Yorker and I'll paraphrase it. Two beautiful, long-haired extremely well-built women were frolicking in the surf. One turned to the other and said something like … did you ever think eighty would be so much fun?
Women of all ages desire romance. I believe half of books sold are romance. Older women might even have a leg up in pursuing romance because they're free of so much domestic responsibity. So, with this insight, I set out to search for the "holy male." I've learned a lot in the last couple of years — some good some bad.
I've come face-to-face with the myth that, considering my age, I should put my sexuality to rest and act age appropriate. Instead, I have found a hot mama lurking within, a woman ripe for sensualtiy. But with few gathering bars for older women, older men on the internet looking for thirty year-olds, men seeking the best homemaker, and those who remained in a narrow groove of tradition, the choices for meeting up with a compatible partner are difficult. Choices? I could become a hooker, plying the dangerous streets of 55 plus-gated communities. The danger of that is, having to listen to conversations about cholesterol, blood pressure and cataracts. So, I still search for a sexy, intelligent, sensitive soulmate. It is as difficult as going on an archeological dig in remote hinterlands.
In my experience and interviewing, I have found the same problems exist with a younger population of women — especially those in the thirties to late forties plus category. What is it that prevents great relationships, by and large? I don't buy the bull about men are from Mars and women from Venus. We're simply socialized differently. Men are generally expected to get careers and it's implied if not told directly that sensitivity is sissy stuff. (Hence, the fascination with the violence of football). But society expects women to be the nuturers. Although, with many women in careers now, there is some shifting of responsibities, but, in my overall experiences, the changes are not great. What could be more of a libido killer than a woman who works as hard as her mate, but feels put upon for most of the domestic responsibilities and child care?
Now, with a big population of mature women beyond these issues, we are hot and ready. But older men tend to be less considerate lovers due past expectations. But when they're good, they're very good. Using sex toys is fun at any age, especially if there's sexual dysfunction. Older women can still lubricate and, if not, there's help. The beauty of sex for the mature woman is having choices. Do I want sex frequently, discreetly, infrequently, go round heeled with multiple sex partners or abstain. IThere are few reprecussions for us — we're not cheating on a mate nor are there are societal recriminations because what older people do sexually hardly causes a ripple.
Although, picturing your mother or the grandmother of your children having sex, especially oral sex, might sound disgusting to many people but get over it. It's a fact of life. There don't seem to be a limited number of orgasms in a lifetime that get used up by the time we're fifty. It seems to be an ongoing physical quality — thank goodness.
So, sex for the mature women is a given. But I find it a struggle to make an emotional connection with a guy. Many men of my generation seem emotionally disengaged. Exposing the deep folds within ourselves that hide our fears, desires and who we really are seem too difficult a task for some men. Despite being professionals or successful business people, they seem to have lost their humor and sense of adventure. I have never given up on the romantic notion of a wonderful, involved, caring lover sweeping into my life and wanting just me. It's a very seductive notion.
Hey, you older (and younger) men out there. Let that special women through your emotional roadblocks — stop trying to live within the confines of a narrow, rigid life. Open a vein to self-discovery. Know that everything you do, like touching, a sweet kiss, listening, attentiveness, participating in responsibilities, sharing, being vulnerable — is all a prelude to hot sex. It's the best foreplay I can think of.


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SANTA CLARA -- Coach Jim Harbaugh considers it "refreshing" to table his contract talks so he and others can focus on the 49ers' upcoming season.
Part of Harbaugh's reasoning for that is to not set a precedent in terms of constantly seeking a new contract.
"I expressed that last summer when we talked about a new contract," Harbaugh said Friday. "It's just my feeling. It's just a principal, just a value.
"As the leader of the team, if you're running in for a contract extension every couple years, it has a tendency to send everybody else running for the water cooler."
CEO Jed York said Thursday that he and Harbaugh mutually agreed to wait until after this season to resume talks on extending a contract that has two years remaining.
"Isn't it refreshing?" Harbaugh asked reporters. "It has to be refreshing for you, for everybody in our building, for everybody in our fan base that the concentration will be on the 2014 season and our goals as a football team in achieving those goals. That's the "49er Way"
I subscribe too.
"As I've stated on the record the past months, the past week, that all focus is on the 2014 season and achieving our goals.
"Now the organization and I are in lockstep. All energy and all focus is on achieving our goals."
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Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 26th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pima Community College (Tucson, AZ).
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Behind Two Symbols on a Telephone Keypad
John Koten investigates the story behind the hashtag and the star keys on the telephone
WHOSE IDEA WAS it to put the * and the # on the touch tone telephone? It might not be the most urgent issue of our time but it matters a lot to me because I grew up believing that the man responsible for this tiny detail of modern life was my father. I never actually gave the matter much thought until recently, when it fell upon me to write my dad's obituary.
He was 84 when he died, yet his passing was a shock because he had almost convinced everyone in my family that he was going to make it to 100 and beyond. In recent years, he had bounced back from both a horrific head-on car crash and a stroke that was severe enough for me to summon the family to his bedside because the end appeared near. Yet, as recently as Dec. 30, my dad was well enough to attend a Chicago Blackhawks game and was ready for another one.
My dad certainly didn't see his own death coming and would be greatly shocked to learn of it if he were still alive. I know it is crazy for any of us to think we can cheat death, but I do not in any way hold it against him. It was just part of who he was. But his refusal to accept mortality would complicate things for the family. My mother, brother, sister and I all would have liked to carry out dad's wishes for a funeral and memorial service, but he never told us what he wanted. He wouldn't discuss the subject.
By some minor miracle, the family was able to convince Dad to secure a burial plot—in part by saying that it would be used by the whole family. Other decisions required pure conjecture. Some were hard (coffin open or closed?). Some were easy. They all seemed to rush by in a blur of unreality. My brother and I picked mahogany for the casket, for example, because wooden sailboats are often made of mahogany, and my father loved sailing. But we didn't agree on everything, and in a time as stressful as one like this can be, even small details can ignite deep feelings.
I suppose it could be argued that funerals are ceremonies for those left behind and so the survivors should be the ones to grapple with the choices. I also suppose that working through some of these issues may be just another part of the mourning process. But I still wish my dad hadn't been so reticent on the topic so we could have been sure to honor him exactly as he would have liked.
I also wished he had left behind a more concise biography than the collection of over 100 boxes of work papers from his AT&T career, from board meetings at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Great Books Foundation, and from more than a dozen other organizations he was part of. I reviewed many documents, and did the best on the obituary that I could. I confirmed that he was at Bell Labs when the touch tone phone was created (without the star or number keys at first), and several phone-system colleagues thought Jack Koten's account of what happened was probably true.
My dad's version was that when Ma Bell decided to add the extra keys, one on each side of the zero, the company's engineers wanted to use the alpha and omega symbols (because the numbers one through zero and the alphabet had already been used up). But my dad, who was a corporate communications specialist and would be charged with writing about the new keys, thought it would be much easier to explain the change to the world if the company chose symbols that were on a typewriter. He said he studied his manual Olympia and picked the star and number—or "hashtag"— keys.
I am quite sure I will never get to the bottom of this story, because I know from my own experience in business that it can be hard to determine the source of an idea 10 minutes into a meeting—let alone 50 years later. There's virtually no information about it online; my dad's life and career all took place in a pre-Internet world, which turned out to be a problem for the obit in general. (An AT&T spokesman said the company isn't sure of the * and #'s provenance.) Of course, the best possible person I could talk the story over with, my dad, is gone.


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House of Leaves.* I had them done at a studio in Chicago (that will remain nameless) shortly after I moved here about 3.5 years ago. The tattoo artist spent much of the session trying to convince me to go out on a date with him and not enough time paying attention to my tattoos (I shot him down pretty hilariously in case you're wondering). The lines aren't straight and the colors have bled, especially on the hollow blue square. I've been meaning to get them touched up for a long time. But there is a certain beauty in imperfection and perhaps that's why I haven't yet made an appointment to have them fixed. Or maybe I'm just lazy.
*SELF-CONSCIOUS DISCLAIMER: I realize that House of Leaves is pretentious with its po-mo literary devices and borders on gimmicky drivel, but I read the book during a very critical period of my life. I hate having to justify the things that I enjoy but unfortunately people reaaaallllly like to judge others based on their harmless likes and interests. If you feel the need to judge my literary tattoos, kindly go suck a fuck.


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Clime Capital Seeks Equity to Boost Fund Size
Clime Capital is seeking about 5 million Australian dollars (US$5.15 million) of equity through a placement to sophisticated investors, a person familiar with the matter told Deal Journal Australia.
The raising is being conducted on a "best endeavors" basis at A$1.155 a share, which means it is not underwritten, the person said.
It's at a 4.1% discount to the stock's last-traded price, and is separate from an already-announced rights issue which will raise up to A$12.5 million at the same price. Funds will be used to increase the size of Clime's investment portfolio and reduce management expense ratio by spreading fixed costs over a larger base.
Clime, which invests mostly in Australian equities, has delivered an annual return of 7.3% to investors in the past five years, outperforming the benchmark All Ordinaries accumulation index which delivered a return of 1.4% over the same period.
The biggest holdings in Clime's portfolio as at January 31 were BHP Billiton, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Telstra Corporation, Westpac Banking Group and McMillan Shakespeare, the company said earlier this month.
Clime entered a trading halt early Friday citing a possible capital raising.


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Inspired by the award-winning piece we made for Kennisland the kind people of Europeana asked us to come up with a film in which the benefits and chances of opening up a digital collection to Europeana are shown.
Europeana enables people to explore the digital resources of Europe's museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. It promotes discovery and networking opportunities in a multilingual space where users can engage, share and be inspired by the rich diversity of Europe's cultural and scientific heritage. Renowned names such as the British Library in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Louvre in Paris are featured alongside smaller organizations across Europe.
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Love Don't Cost A Thing
Showing recordings 1-2 that were created in 2009 for the song "Love Don't Cost A Thing" by Jennifer Lopez. The recordings are sorted by date. Click the year links to view recordings for a different year.
Love Don't Cost A Thing
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Hehehe! Just for fun ;) I made some parts up.. Can't remember how it's supposed to go lol. Oh, and after repeating the chorus so many times, I FORGOT what came next LOL! ;D Have a great week everyone! :) xoxo! p/s- I adjusted the remix but couldn't play it. Let me know if it needs work, please? ;)
Love Don't Cost A Thing
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Bill O'REilly, host of the non-biased, non-partisan show "The O'Reilly Factor". An extreme moderate, this man has liberals thiking he's a conservative just b/c of his level of fairness. But his books/radio show show that he's a moderate... maybe even a little liberal.
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DEFTONES are in talks with SYSTEM OF A DOWN/TAPROOT manager David Benveniste about representing the group following their split with longtime manager Warren Entner last month, according to Hits Daily Double. Also in the running for the position are Arthur Spivak (TORI AMOS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, EVE 6), and Jim Guerinot (BECK, NO DOUBT, THE OFFSPRING).DEFTONES' new CD, which had previously carried the working title of "Lovers", is due to be released in early 2003 through Maverick Records.
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Book your room at Courtyard by Marriott Salt Lake City Airport
Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with free airport shuttle and restaurant
Situated near the airport, this hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Wingpointe Golf Course and within 9 mi (15 km) of Clark Planetarium and The Gateway. Tabernacle and Salt Lake Temple are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli are onsite.
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Courtyard by Marriott Salt Lake City Airport4843 Douglas Corrigan Way Salt Lake City UT 84116
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In addition to an indoor pool, Courtyard by Marriott Salt Lake City Airport provides a spa tub and a 24-hour fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
A 24-hour business center is on site at this 3-star property. Event facilities measuring 1,040 square feet (97 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, coffee/tea in the lobby, and concierge services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available on request). Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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The Bistro - This bistro specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Chief Scientist at Engel & Novitt, a law firm specializing in biologic standards and public policy, Gillian R. Woollett discusses the changing landscape of biologics, biosimilars, related harmonization efforts, and more. Recorded LIVE at the USP 2011 Science and Standards Symposium, October 2011, where Woollette was a keynote speaker.
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In my case the bank account had a near zero balance and had been relatively dormant for some time, so the debit triggered NSF charges and other fees.
It took filing a dispute with the bank to figure out that SKS Associates was indeed Northern Leasing. I ended up getting on the phone with a bank exec and we called them. Talked to a man who goes by the name Paul (no last name). He claimed that they sent a letter notifying me of the charges back in February, 2011. I asked him to send me a copy of the letter. It turned out that the delivery address was incorrect. The letter claims that my company owes $195 for (unspecified) "tax processing and filing fees" and indicates that the bank account will be debited on March 2nd.
Paul refused to clarify what specific tax and processing fees were owed, and also refused to fax supporting documentation for the debit (other than the letter). When the bank asked for the same information he stated, "Well, we've already got the money so I don't need to do anything of the sort."
I have requested the bank to close the account and informed them that I do not intend to refund the charges without further documentation. I don't think this matter is over. I'm amazed how Northern Leasing can continue processing charges with impunity like this against so many unsuspecting businesses. Is there a way to stop them!!??
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Beyond the Infinite, Fall 2012
Volume 7, Issue 2
Helping communities prepare and repair
Hurricanes and tornados aside, Recovers.org has still had a busy year.
Recovers.org is an online platform for communities to organize volunteers, donations and information in the aftermath of natural disaster. Sisters Caitria and Morgan O'Neill established the site after their hometown of Monson, Mass., was devastated by a tornado in June 2011. A PKG Center grant helped the sisters pilot their concept, and, after a few months of developing the web platform and visiting communities in need, Recovers.org won $10,000 in funding from the MIT IDEAS Global Challenge in May 2012.
That was just the beginning.
Since May, Recovers.org has won $340,000 in funding from the Knight Foundation's News Challenge on Networks and $50,000 from the MassChallenge accelerator. Furthermore, the O'Neill sisters were selected to speak at TEDxBoston in June, giving a talk that now has well over 200,000 views online.
"The TEDxBoston talk has driven at least a hundred emails from all over the world from people asking for collaboration with their organizations, concerned neighbors asking for pricing and information for their communities, emergency managers...and FEMA representatives from regions all over the country," says Morgan, a PhD student in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
Aside from Morgan, chief scientist, and Caitria, CEO, the core Recovers.org team includes Alvin Liang '05, SM '08, chief technical officer, and Chris Kuryak SM '12, chief operating officer.
Kuryak admits that he did not know much about disaster relief prior to joining the Recovers.org team, but after sitting in on a meeting last fall he hasn't looked back. Earlier this year, he traveled to Clay, Ala., with Caitria after a tornado ravaged the city on Jan. 23. He recalls standing in a Clay parking lot where a mass of people were looking to volunteer and donate to the recovery efforts, seeing firsthand that there was no system in place to leverage this outpouring of support.
"I had never seen a disaster site before," says Kuryak. "I saw a complete lack of organization with disaster relief. It was a real turning point for me."
Recovers.org is ready and able to launch a set of online tools at a moment's notice for a community stricken by disaster, but it hopes to have more communities sign up in advance so the platform is in place ahead of time and ready to go if needed. The team traveled to Florida in June to assist in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby, but without any type of centralized community effort in place, it was difficult to implement a web system days after the storm hit. Though frustrating, the experience reaffirmed the team's belief that the platform is most effective if communities implement it as part of a disaster preparation strategy.
"Our model is to get the platform to a community in advance so they can use it and be familiar with it, and that it's completely ready to go and well-trusted as soon as something happens," says Morgan. "Every line of code has been written with a disaster in mind. The website is simple. The buttons are big. You can be exhausted and tired, and you can still understand how to use it. There's no learning curve, which is important."
Most recently, Recovers.org has established websites for New York City communities severely affected by Hurricane Sandy — including Astoria, the Lower East Side, Red Hook, and Staten Island.
As long as Recovers.org has the infrastructure to support communities that have a need, it will continue its growth.
"Our long-term goal is to have a presence in every community in the U.S.," says Morgan. "As long as we can cover our costs, keep the lights on and keep the servers going, there is no reason for such a cheap, efficient service that can do such extraordinary good not to be available to people in the worst disaster of their lives."
Though the team has had a busy and incredibly successful few months since the IDEAS Global Challenge awards, it still applies the lessons that it learned from the competition.
"It made us disciplined," says Morgan. "We had to learn how to sell ourselves...that is a huge deal when you only have two minutes on the phone with someone who is really important and runs an emergency department in another state, and you have to get them to understand you."
Kuryak adds that the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT helped lend a hand to Recovers.org's success.
"MIT is noticeably different in the way that it actively pursues new ideas within its student body and supports the startup culture," he says. "MIT is like a petri dish for the bacteria of ideas. These competitions and support from MIT have helped transform Recovers.org from an idea to a reality."


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Mystical Creatures Series LbNA # 11734
|Placed Date
|Aug 15 2004
|Battle Ground, WA
|Found By
|Happy SAHD
|Last Found
|Jun 13 2009
|Hike Distance
This series was hidden at Battleground Lake for the Passport to Letterboxing Stamp Camp during the summer of 2004. The stamps are each carved using a different style of carving. They are some of my older stamps, but still fun!
1. Gryphon
Find the trail between sites 17 and 19. Walk a short ways, (short is relative here) until you come to a dirt trail on your left. Take another left almost immediately. Go down the trail until you get to a fairly large intersection. Take a right and head up a short ways. Now go left. The trail should be heading uphill. Look off to your left as you climb the hill. When you see a group of rocks, youre there. On the back side of the medium sized rock, youll find the Gryphon sleeping at the base. Please be careful when going down to the rocks and when rehiding the box.
2. Pegasus
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3. Centaur
Find Marshall Lookout. As you face the bench, go right. Next intersection, take another right. Now, take the first left. The storms of 2003/2004 left lots of logs lying over the trail. When I placed this box I traveled as far as I could over and under the fallen logs. Before the event the logs were cut. So, the landmarks for this box are difficult. Watch the right side of the path for a large pile of cut logs. The box is under the logs as close to the ground as possible.
4. Dragon
Head east along the main trail after finding the Centaur. When you come to campsite 50, go south. Down the hill about halfway youll see an old log on the east side of the trail. Tucked up where the log meets the ground is the dragons nest.
I hope you enjoyed the boxes. Please let me know if you found them all and if you enjoyed them!


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A pair of late goals doomed the Southern Oregon Spartans hockey team as the Seattle Totems captured a 4-2 victory in the first of a two-game Western States Hockey League series at The RRRink on Friday.
The Spartans' Donnie Nagle IV knotted the score 2-all on an assist from Arturs Buss about six minutes into the third period, but the Totems' Braden Stratton connected with about five minutes remaining and Eric Danna padded the lead for Seattle (6-7) with another goal three minutes later.
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Plano woman takes shot at Orlando Sentinel's obit pricing in abbreviated tribute to her dad
Hat tip to media insider Jim Romenesko for this one.
When Plano resident Barbara Tomasino's father passed away, she wanted to honor him with an obituary in his local paper.
But the price stopped her short of saying everything she wanted.
Tomasino's dad, World War II veteran William G. Wood, lived in Winter Park, Fla. In his death notice in the Orlando Sentinel, after the particulars of his life and death and before the information about services and memorial donations, Tomasino interjected this: "If you want to know more about my WW II father, email me @firstname.lastname@example.com because he would have rolled over in his grave over the exorbitant price of this obituary."
Tomasino told Romenesko that the death notice cost her $800, and the per-word charge stopped her from telling more of her dad's story. We've reached out to her for comment and will update this post if we hear back.
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> Does anyone know if HP have 'developer programmes' where they make
> versions of the OS available to open-source developers?
There may be something under the DSPP - pointers should still exist
from http://devresource.hp.com/ .
I am not sure abou things that would require root, but there is also
the testdrive program, which while not meant to support long-term
product work might be a good place for a quick start. Search for
"testdrive" at www.hp.com and I suspect it will return links.
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The glass is neither half-empty nor half-full. The glass has a leak.
The real question is "Can it be patched?"
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I use this all the time for veggies and for buttering the tops of fresh-baked rolls and bread, but I don't know if you can freeze it. I'll give you a bump to see if maybe someone else knows...
Got this from a website. Though I have never tried it myself. Hope this helps. I think I would try it if I had extra.
Can I freeze I Can't Believe Its Butter Spray?
Yepper, I've got about 9 of them in the freezer now 'cuz my dd sprays it on her pasta (instead of using my pasta sauce, go figure) and it does just fine when thawed. Since the spray is just a simple plastic pump mechanism, the freezing temps won't affect it.Debbie
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Remember the Cranberries? They're not around anymore, but in 1993, they released their debut album Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. The first single was Linger. In fact, this was the Cranberries first single ever.
In the chorus, Dolores O'Riordan sings, "Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?" But I like to change the lyrics to, "Did you have to, did you have to, did you have to pull my finger?"
I think the band would have been a lot more successful if they'd used those words. There just aren't enough popular emotional songs about flatulence. That's my view, anyway.
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Here's an excellent video from the last home game of the season which captures all the fun of the game, a great video of this year's last Loco Loco, and an awesome shot of our very own UK Ultras flag in the centre of the screen for several seconds. Enjoy!
Now the goals individually, starting with Hyodo's boomer.
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BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. -- Verna Masterson Knight, 90, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died at 1 a.m. CST Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Bonita Springs.
Funeral arrangements are with the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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JAMIE BUTOW: Does the Internet make or break a relationship?
Do you share your password with your spouse or significant other? Do you have joint email and social media accounts? Have postings online been a source of tension in your relationship? It's not much of a leap to say that the use of the Internet is woven into just about everything we do.


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Casey Renee Tyree and Joshua David Horner were united in marriage on July 3, 2010, at Pastor's Circle in Coopers Rock State Forest, Morgantown, W.Va. Both fathers, Pastor James Tyree and Pastor Michael Horner, officiated the double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Pastor James and Debbie Tyree of Romney, W.Va. She is the granddaughter of the late Burr and Ruth Shanholtz of Romney and the late Paul and Eloise Tyree, of Craigsville, W.Va.
The bridegroom is the son of Pastor Michael and Sherri Horner of Williamstown. He is the grandson of Larry and Elizabeth Wright of Williamstown, Billie Horner of Marietta and Ben and Lynn Horner of Orrville, Ohio.
The bride wore an ivory allover beaded lace trumpet gown with an empire waist, cap sleeves and a chapel train. Her jewelry consisted of pearl earrings and her paternal grandmother's pearls. The bride carried a hand-tied bouquet of ivory Gerbera daises.
Attending the bride was the maid of honor Rebekah Strite. Serving as bridesmaids were Jillian Kesner, Maggie Page, Jessica Hardesty, Mandy Kaler and Meg Zafiris. Sara Beth Horner, sister of the groom, served as junior bridesmaid. The bridesmaids wore green peridot street-length dresses and carried a Gerbera daisy. Tori Shanholtz, cousin of the bride, served as flower girl and was attired in an ivory Cinderella dress.
Attending the bridegroom was the best man Jesse Horner, brother of the bridegroom. Serving as groomsmen were Justin Tyree, brother of the bride, Mike Graham, Dan Hardesty, Elliott Lewis and D.C. Conant. Cole Wright, cousin of the bridegroom, served as junior groomsman and the ring-barer. The bridegroom wore a black tuxedo with ivory vest and tie. The groomsmen were attired in black tuxedos with green peridot vests and ties.
Violinists Aryelle Delgado and Phoebe Carnill provided music for the ceremony. Soloist Shea-Mikal Green sang two pieces during the ceremony. Lindsay Bailey, cousin of the groom, and Heather Shanholtz, cousin of the bride, served as guest registrar for the ceremony.
The reception followed at the Ramada Inn of Morgantown, W.Va.
The couple enjoyed a honeymoon at West Palm Beach, Fla.
The bride is a graduate of West Virginia University with a master of arts in rehabilitation counseling.
The bridegroom is a graduate of West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in public relations. He is currently pursuing a master of divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., where the couple now resides.


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Bizzy Bone, formerly of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has some things to get off his chest. With about 2 minutes left on the video, he starts to go off in a preacher voice. He obviously needs some help, the kind of help money can't buy so I will lean back on the snark.


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AUGUSTA, Ga.---The new proposed location for a drag strip in Augusta continues to be a tough sell.
It was a full house at the McBean Community Center last night. Most of those there were saying no way to a drag strip because it would be close to a school.
Commissioner Jimmy Smith is leading the charge against it.


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Hiya! These were among a few looks we shot for Finnish Trendi magazine's March number! The issue is now out for all Finland based readers, so pick it up for more looks and a few tips on how to wear accessories this spring.
For look 1 I'm wearing MONKI jumpsuit, COS shirt, BIKBOK necklaces, WEEKDAY rings, H&M bracelet and DIN SKO shoes
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MARIETTA - The trees may be gone for good, but the former Ohio Department of Natural Resources tree nursery in Reno finally has a new purpose and a new owner.
"Me and my dad, we want to bring an interest in agriculture back to the area," said 21-year-old Todd Stacy, who with his parents manage Stacy Family Farm.
The Oak Grove family farming operation recently purchased the former tree farm, along Ohio 7 at Reno, for $1 million, said Andy Ware, deputy director for the natural resources department.
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Fifth generation Stacy Family Farm operator Todd Stacy, right, talks with Jack Haesely, a Southeastern Ohio Port Authority board member, about plans for the property that formerly housed an Ohio Department of Natural Resources tree nursery.
The money will be put into the state forestry fund and will help pay for capital improvement projects on state forestry properties, said Ware.
However, what made the Stacy's bid more attractive than the "several" submitted bids was not a monetary number, but rather their intended use for the property, said Jack Haessly, a board member for the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority.
"Principally, they are going to keep it in the use of agriculture," said Haessly.
From 1925 to 2008, ODNR operated one of three state nurseries on the site, producing bare-root seedlings for reforestation efforts.
Following years of declining seedling sales and increasing production costs, the state closed the facility in 2009 and appointed the port authority as a sort of realty agent for the property, said Ware.
After nearly three years of surveying the property, getting community feedback, preparing a master plan for the site and seeking bids for it, ODNR and Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed off on the sale approximately two weeks ago, said Haessly, who chaired the committee in charge of the project.
"It was really important to me because I know the Reno community well," he said.
Stacy Family Farm currently runs a U-Pick strawberry operation at their current Oak Grove location, said Janet Stacy, who manages the farm with husband Bill and her family.
However, with Todd and his siblings representing the fifth generation of Stacy family farming, the business is ready to expand, said Janet.
"Where we are, there isn't any room for expansion," she said.
But there is plenty of room for growth on the new property, which houses 12 buildings and already has an irrigation system in place, said Todd Stacy.
Also, the area's sandy loam soil is ideal for growing strawberries, he added.
Todd Stacy said he has big visions for the property, among them expanding the company's available U-pick crops and drawing in more crowds for education.
Approximately 1,800 school-aged children already tour the Stacy Family Farm each year, and the new property will provide even more educational opportunities for students to learn about farming, said Todd.
"Our parents, lots of them have stories about that summer they worked on the farm. Our generation does not have that," he said, pointing out that the farm could be a great summer job for high school students.
Stacy Family Farm currently employs 12 to 15 seasonal workers. That number will grow with the opening of the new location, said Todd Stacy, though by how much he is not certain.
As for new crops, the Stacys are not making any decisions yet.
"We'll figure out what's to come. It will be a slow expansion to figure out what works best for us and our customers," said Janet.
The family hopes to plant this year, and fully move the U-pick strawberry business to the Reno location by the 2014 season, said Todd.
The Oak Grove location will then have more space to grow vegetables that can be sold on site at the Reno farm, such as sweet corn, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and cucumbers, he added.
"I went to school for agriculture, so this has been the goal all along, to expand the family farm," said Todd, a graduate of The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute.
Haessly and his committee have striven to keep the Reno community involved in the nearly three year process during which the SeOPA surveyed the land, developed a master plan and solicited bids for the property, he said.
Thursday he will hold his final public committee meeting to summarize the project and thank all of the people involved.
"It's a slight bit of a celebration for our accomplishment," he said.
And Haessly cannot wait to see the payout, in the form of lots of visitors to the farm, which he expects will draw crowds "by the bus loads."
"It's going to be a drawing card for this area," he said.


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This is a discussion on why did spamassassin block this ? - SpamAssassin ; We have been very happily running spamassassin 3.0.4 under amavisd-new milter on Suse 9.2 since a couple of years, using the standard configuration recommended by the Italian GARR network. Please avoid comments on "old version" or so, we are planning ...
We have been very happily running spamassassin 3.0.4 under amavisd-new
milter on Suse 9.2 since a couple of years, using the standard
configuration recommended by the Italian GARR network.
Please avoid comments on "old version" or so, we are planning an overall
update following an OS update in the coming months. I am asking here a
VERY SPECIFIC question.
We are trying to debug a funny case of false positive (extremely rare
otherwise) which occurred to us (the issue has been solved "by chance" but
we do not understand why).
A colleague of us working remotely has set up (on a machine outside of our
domain) a system which requires a registration and then sends a
confirmation e-mail.
All such confirmation messages were blocked by our spamassassin with a
score of about 8. This is an example of info in the header.
X-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=8.087 tag=-999 tag2=4.5 kill=4.5 tests=AWL,
As far as I understand, none of the above rules has a score above 0.38
(usually quite lower and marginal, 0.007 or 0.001). except AWL which has 1
(in fact the address is recorded in awlst with a score of 8).
The message itself looked sort of funny to me :
1) had in the header
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
2) but it did not consist of attachments, and the boundary itself
did not appear anywhere in the message
3) the message itself consisted of two lines interspersed with a few
HTML tags. This is an example
Ti confermiamo l'avvenuta registrazione al CRIS dell'XYZT di abcde
dati di accesso sono:
userid: XXXXXXXXX
password: YYYYYYY
We suggested to our colleague to arrange so that everything was sent
in plain text. He did so (now there is no Content-Type in the header
and no HTML tags in the body), and now the messages are getting through.
But even if they were malformed, why should spamassassin assign such a
huge score ?
I should add that when I did the experiments yesterday, I found the awlst
on the main MX contained 33 hits (with the registration address and the
first two bytes of the IP address), with an average score of 8, while the
secondary MX contained one hit with a score of 9.1.
They were all recent since the registration address had just been created.
Yesterday I did a remove-address on both awlst's and re-run a single test,
and that was immediately blocked with a score of 8 (so it did not depend
on previous history of the address).
Then, when my colleague did his change, I did another remove-address and
then things went through without any record in awlst.
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Category: Places
Photo and caption by Olive Diane Baldago-Faustino
This mangrove park in Bataan, Philippines promotes the preservation of mangrove trees to encourage a thriving marine ecosystem. Despite the good weather forecast that day, it was raining heavily when we headed out to this location. We waited until the rain became a light drizzle before setting out, our umbrellas and rain covers at hand. My desire to find a different perspective led me to this composition, where my camera was positioned just a foot above the water. The wait and prayers for good light in knee-deep waters were all worth it as we were blessed with this glorious display of light.
Location: Subic Bay, Morong, Bataan, Philippines
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The 'Romantic' Symphony has always been the most popular symphony by Bruckner. It has been most often heard in the version of 1878 with a new finale written in 1880. However, it was originally created in 1874, albeit in a very different form. This is one of the rare recordings in which the listener can fully surrender to the fantastic, splendid sound of Bruckner's original intentions.
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Esso hockey programs
Our hockey programs
Our many links with the national game are directed toward encouraging young players to take the challenge and shoot for their goals and dreams - from medals of achievement and our support of amateur hockey programs and sponsorship of our national men's and women's hockey teams, to sponsorship of the Hockey Hall of Fame and our involvement with Canada's professional hockey teams.
Esso Medals and Certificates of Achievement
Not just building champions on ice, but champions in life.
Established in 1981, the Esso Medals and Certificates of Achievement program has become part of the fabric of Canadian community hockey. To date nearly two million medals of achievement and over 30 million certificates of participation have been awarded to young boys and girls on behalf of Esso. Under the program, three medals of achievement: most improved player, most dedicated player, and most sportsmanlike player, are available to every hockey team registered with Hockey Canada. As well, each team can receive certificates of participation to recognize the efforts of every player.
The emphasis of the Medals and Certificates of Achievement program has never been to reward a player for having a great slap shot or superior skating skills. Instead, it recognizes players who contribute to the game of hockey through dedication, effort and fair play. By rewarding those qualities, the program hopes to go beyond hockey, to build champions in life.
Click here to learn more about our Esso Medals and Certificates of Achievement program and to register your minor hockey team.
Esso "Fun Days" hockey clinics
Since 1998 the Esso Fun Days program has introduced thousands of girls and women to the great game of hockey. This unique female hockey program introduces the basic fundamental skills and rules of the game to first-time female participants of all ages for no cost. The focus of the program is for participants to learn the basic skills, make new friends and give hockey a try without having to commit for an entire season.
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Esso Maple Leaf Game Day Skate Program
Esso and the Toronto Maple Leafs teamed up to create this unique opportunity for minor hockey teams to visit the Air Canada Centre and observe a NHL game day skate.
There are approximately five events per season and teams can see the Toronto Maple Leafs and the visiting team go through a practice on game day. In addition, one lucky team will have the opportunity to have a special on-ice clinic at the Air Canada Centre with Leafs hockey development staff.
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Esso and Ottawa Senators T.E.A.M. Hockey Country
We are proud to support this new minor hockey initiative developed to educate and promote the fundamental core values of hockey: T = Together, E = Educate, A = Appreciate, M= Motivate.
Minor hockey teams registering for the program sign a contract with the Senators management that they will abide by the values of the program. A series of activities exclusive to registered teams are planned for the coming season, such as the Esso Sens Game Day Experience that will provide access for minor hockey players and their parents to an Ottawa Senators team practice session.
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We are proud to co-sponsor the Montreal Canadiens "Learn, Respect and Fun" minor hockey program in support of the growth and development of minor hockey in the province of Quebec.
The LRF Program is designed to engage all minor hockey players − boys and girls, from Novice to Bantam divisions − their coaches and parents from across Quebec to learn more about the game of hockey, to have fun and to respect all individuals associated with the sport.
A series of activities, exclusive to LRF registered teams, are planned for the upcoming season, such as the Esso Minor Hockey Festival.
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Candace TenBrink
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Candace TenBrink is a Doctoral Candidate in Strategic Management. Her research interests include corporate turnarounds, life cycle constructs, and crisis management.
She holds a MBA degree from the University of Michigan with an emphasis on finance and corporate strategy and a BA degree from Michigan State University in Materials and Logistics Management. Prior to embarking on the PhD journey, Ms. TenBrink worked in the investment banking industry as a sell-side equity analyst covering the global semiconductor capital industry where she won numerous awards. In addition she formed and ran her own film production company, served as judge for the International Emmy Awards, and sat on the board of the prestigious and highly acclaimed New York Women in Film and TV board. She also enjoyed a brief stint as an actress in Chicago.
Besides enjoying the rigors of the academic program at UH, Candace is the originator and president of the University of Michigan's Ross School Alumni Club of Houston, a Junior Achievement teacher, and a licensed youth soccer coach.
Research Interests
- Life cycle perspectives
- Industry evolution
- Innovation
- Turnaround actions and associations
- Crisis management
Areas of Expertise
- Organizational turnarounds
- Industry and organizational life cycles
- Technology and financial analysis (years of experience)
Cardinal C., Miller, C., Kreutzer, M., & TenBrink, C. 2015. Strategic planning and firm performance. In M. Mumford & M. Frese (Eds.), The psychology of planning in organizations. London: Routledge.CONFERENCE PAPERS:
- Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference funded in part by the National Science Foundation. 2013. Diverging paths: Social, human, and intellectual capital across organizational life cycle stages. Atlanta.
- TenBrink, C. 2012. Dynamic roles of human, social, and intellectual capital by life cycle stage. Strategic Management Society Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.
- TenBrink, C. & Cardinal, L. 2013. Diverging paths: Social, human, and intellectual capital across organizational life cycle stages. Academy of Management Conference. Orlando.
- TenBrink, C. & Cardinal, L. 2013. Strategic planning and performance: A synthesis of decades of research. Strategic Management Society Conference. Atlanta.
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- TenBrink, C. Gelb, B., Keller, R., Szilagyi, A., & Leung, P. (data collected) A life cycle perspective on underperforming firms in growth industries: the effects of turnaround actions on performance.
- TenBrink, C. (data collected) Crisis management: impact of managerial acceptance and response on valuation.
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A child who was taken from Tauranga Hospital has received medical treatment.
Police have received confirmation that two-year-old Wayne Hauwai has been taken by family members to a doctor for medical attention, received treatment and has now been discharged.
Police said the health and welfare of the child was the focus of the appeal and police were satisfied that those concerns have been addressed. No offences have been disclosed.
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Adult Daughter Seems Uninterested in the God of the Bible
How Are Patron Saints Chosen?
How Often Can Someone Receive the Anointing of the Sick?
What Does This Psalm Mean?
Q: What can I do to influence my 31-year-old daughter regarding the existence
and wonder of our Lord? She is a
teacher, a wonderful daughter, and cares
about the environment and the community.
She considers herself a spiritual person
and believes in good works, cause/effect,
good/bad karma and its influence on us as
individuals. She appears to have a high regard
for the "higher power" philosophy.
She is easy to talk to but difficult to persuade.
A: What you are already doing in
keeping your lines of communication
open is probably your best
response to her. It sounds as though she
prefers a rather impersonal "higher
power" to the very personal God revealed
in the Bible.
You and I believe in a God who created
the world out of love, a God who
sent the Second Person of the Trinity to
become a genuine human being while
remaining divine.
The term "higher power" is a key
term in Alcoholics Anonymous because
it is more acceptable to atheists or people
who prefer an aloof God. Perhaps
your daughter knows someone with
an A.A. connection whose life has been
positively impacted by that belief.
The "higher power" expression also
sounds like the God favored by Enlightenment
deism, popular among some
thinkers at the time the Declaration of
Independence was written. The June
2005 "Ask a Franciscan" column had an
entry about deism. The question and
my response can be accessed here.
Deism is better than not believing in
God at all, but it tremendously shortchanges
the God revealed in the Bible.
Perhaps your daughter favors a "higher
power" because the biblical God strikes
her as too demanding, possibly interfering
with her freedom. Many Enlightenment
thinkers felt smothered by the
biblical God and preferred a more aloof
God, feeling that such a belief gave
them greater human freedom.
Pope Benedict XVI's recent encyclical,
God Is Love, addresses some of these
Enlightenment objections, arguing that
if human rights are not grounded in
God's truth, which is independent of us,
those rights are quite fragile and can
easily be ignored by individuals and
Our mental images of God are linked
to how we see ourselves and others.
That makes change harder than many
people realize. In time, we all become
like the God whom we worship.
It is unlikely that she always held
these beliefs about a "higher power."
Asking why she trusts them so much
might start a good conversation.
Will a vague God of "good karma" be
enough for her in the long run? The
God presented in the Bible and still at
work in our world is much more than
"good karma."
Your patient answers to her objections
about accepting the God that you
believe in will probably be your best
hope of sharing your belief in a much
more personal God than she now accepts.
How Are Patron Saints Chosen?
Q: How are patron saints chosen for
various professions or activities? I
have heard, for example, that St. Isidore of
Seville is the patron saint of the Internet.
Can there be only one patron saint for
a particular group? Are these designations
permanent or do they rotate? Are there
patron saints waiting to be recognized as
A: Sometimes there are officially
designated patrons like St.
Thomas More for Catholic political
leaders or St. Thérčse of Lisieux and St.
Francis Xavier for the missions. More
commonly, however, patron saints arise
from "popular piety" when people link
this saint to certain occupations (sailors),
groups of people (expectant mothers)
or social concerns (ecology).
There are also patron saints as intercessors
against particular illnesses or
in life crises (for example, Peregrine
Laziosi for those suffering from cancer
or the Apostle Jude for "impossible
cases"). Anthony of Padua's help has
long been sought by people who have
misplaced objects. Many
countries have patron saints (George for England, Andrew for Greece and
Scotland, etc.).
The Catholic Church has not yet officially
designated anyone as the patron
of the Internet, though St. Isidore of
Seville (560?-636) has been proposed
because he attempted to gather all
knowledge at his time into an encyclopedia.
There are other candidates for
this designation; at the moment, they
are all unofficial "patrons in waiting."
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of
Saints, edited by Matthew, Margaret
and Stephen Bunson, has eight pages of
patron saints for various groups of people
or life situations. Entire books are
devoted to this topic.
Most of these linkages have not come
from some official Church designation
but arise from ordinary followers of
Jesus making these connections. St.
Christopher's popularity as the patron
of travelers did not evaporate when his
feast was removed from the Church's
worldwide liturgical calendar.
Parents can choose a patron saint for
their newborn child. In fact, nowadays
a child does not have to receive a saint's
name at Baptism; the 1983 Code of
Canon Law says only that the name
given in Baptism must not be "foreign
to Christian sentiment" (Canon 855).
There can be more than one patron
saint for a particular group or activity.
In 1966, Pope Paul VI proclaimed St.
Benedict of Nursia as patron of Europe.
In 1985, Pope John Paul II added Sts.
Cyril and Methodius as patrons and
14 years later also recognized Sts. Teresa
Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein),
Catherine of Siena and Bridget of Sweden
as patrons of Europe.
Choosing patron saints affirms that
holiness is possible for any group of
people or workers in almost any profession.
Saints do not intervene to protect
people from an angry God or fill in
some gap for an overburdened God.
Divine providence extends to everyone,
including a call to repent.
Because the Good News of Jesus has
taken root in various centuries and cultures,
linkages of saints and particular
activities may vary. In every case, saints
always encourage us to be as open to
God's grace as they were.
Q: I am getting conflicting answers on
how often a person can receive the
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
One priest said four times in a calendar
year was the limit. I know of a parish where
this sacrament is made available in the
fall and in the spring at Sunday Mass.
A: According to the 1972 Instruction
for the Rite of Anointing of the
Sick, "Those who are seriously ill need
the special help of God's grace in this
time of anxiety, lest they be broken in
spirit and, under the pressure of temptation,
perhaps weakened in their faith"
Later it says: "Great care and concern
should be taken to see that those of
the faithful whose health is seriously
impaired by sickness or old age receive
this sacrament. A prudent or reasonably
sure judgment, without scruple, is sufficient
for deciding on the seriousness
of an illness; if necessary, a doctor may
be consulted" (#8).
This sacrament can be repeated if
the person has a relapse of the same illness
(#9), if the person is about to
undergo surgery for a serious illness
(#10) or if elderly people "have become
notably weakened even though no serious
illness is present" (#11).
The Church encourages us not to
wait until someone is close to death
before administering this sacrament.
On the other hand, it probably would
not be appropriate to anoint an individual
preparing to have a medical
test. The benefit of the doubt should
ordinarily be given to someone requesting
this sacrament, assuming
that person has been properly prepared
for it.
What Does This Psalm Mean?
Q: Psalm 26 seems like a very nice prayer ("Grant me justice, Lord!
I have walked without blame. In the Lord I have trusted; I have not
faltered"), but I do not understand where this Psalm comes from
or what it means.
A: The New American Bible's footnote for Psalm 26 reads: "Like
a priest washing before approaching the altar (Exodus 30:17-21), the psalmist seeks God's protection upon entering the
temple. [Verses] 1-3, matched by 11-12, remind God of past integrity while
asking for purification; [verses] 4-5, matched by 9-10, pray for inclusion
among the just; [verses] 6-8, the center of the poem, express the joy in
God at the heart of all ritual."
The speaker might be a priest serving in Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem.
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In the Prince's Pass, the outlaw lord Andrey Blackmont and a handful of his men crept from their hiding places in the fastnesses and tracks of the red mountains of Dorne. Their purpose? A parley with Lord Qorgyle's castellan, Ser Mavros Uller, a man once exiled from Dorne and now rising high thanks to an old, blind lord's trust and the esteem of the Young Dragon. For weeks now, Ser Mavros at the head of a troop of Qorgyle spears played a cat-and-mouse game with the rebel who had done so much to choke traffic across the Prince's Pass and who bedeviled Ser Wallace Chester in Starfall. A number of skirmishes had taken place, until suddenly Ser Mavros received word from King's Landing that the king wished him to speak under a peace banner with Lord Andrey, to offer him a conditional pardon, the promise of honorable treatment and respect for his courage, and a new son in the form of the heir to Storm's End when he married his daughter, the hostage Lady Valeria.
After much effort, Ser Mavros seemed to prevail on Andrey Blackmont to meet with him. In a high mountain vale they were to meet. Yet perhaps in recollection of the secret meeting with the Qorgyles that led to the death of that other rebel lord, the one-armed Caston Vaith, it seems Andrey Blackmont did not intend to hold his arms under the peace banner. What transpired, precisely, would not be clear in King's Landing when the first raven arrived bearing the news. The laconic words, written small on a scrap about the bird's leg, merely said that Blackmont used the parley to try to ambush and kill Ser Mavros and his companions, and that he failed and his outlaw followers were now scattered.
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A 32-year-old taxi driver is accused of assaulting a man and taking his wallet Sunday in Killington, police said.
Alex Kerpel, a driver for Leon's Taxi Service, was arrested Tuesday. He is expected to be in court Wednesday, charged with assault and robbery, according to Vermont State Police.
Kerpel is accused of robbing a man at the Pinnacle Condominiums at 203 Old Mill Road at 3:13 a.m.
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An exotic one-of-a-kind classic car is going to auction…what's not to like? The 1972 Maserati Boomerang has just been added to the catalog for the Bonhams September 5th sale in Chantilly, France.
For those not familiar with this concept, it debuted at the 1971 Turin Motor Show purely as a design. The coupe was such a hit, it was transformed into a fully operational vehicle for the 1972 Geneva Motor Show. Underneath the unique skin was the chassis of Maserati's new Bora, including its 300 hp 4.7-liter V8.
In 1974 the one-off concept was sold into private hands. It has remained cared for and road-ready condition. In fact, we last saw the Boomerang on tour with Maserati's centennial celebration.
It is hard for us to call this sale a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because this car has changed hands at least twice in the last dozen years. Still, we will always be excited when this very unique coupe makes an appearance. Designer Giorgetto Giugiaro was already well established in the 1970s with beautiful creations like the De Tomaso Mangusta and the Fiat Dino Coupe, but this one was truly pivotal in his career.
The Boomerang helped the market take notice of Giugiaro's now-signature angular style. He was not the only person to use sharp edges (just look at Bertone's cars of the late 60s and early 70s after Giugiaro left the firm). The difference is that Giugiaro seemed to have a bit more maturity and practicality, and that's why elements of the Boomerang concept car are echoed in production vehicles like the Volkswagen Golf and BMW M1.
Inside, the design is arguably even more impressive. The parameter-mounted steering wheel leaves room in the central hub for all the essential gauges. Unlike the exterior, this unique setup did not influence any production cars, but it is still an attention grabber over four decades later.
We won't speculate too much on price for this concept car. We do know that it sold for around $850K a decade ago (in today's dollars), and the current market is proving to be quite wild. So while the Maserati Boomerang will likely not set any new records, there is potential to be quite significant.


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Tom I swear i didn't race it. I just took it easy and finished each segment. I came in last in my age group. I looked it up and it was the bike that did it for me. If I had done better there I would have not been last in my division. Oh well. I didn't hurt anything and I wasn't too sore the next day. I'll try not to do laundry though. It's just so hard to resist. Heading to a Philly's game tonight.
I ran 2 miles and did an upper-body weight workout on Tuesday. Wednesday I rode my bike for 20 minutes and then ran 2 miles. I took yesterday as a rest day and it looks like today will be one too.
Glad to hear everything is well. I'll be thinking about Pickles today and wishing her continued good news.
...for now, just get in your 2-mile runs regularly,
I ran 2-miles for about 4-years,
then one day popped it up to 6-miles with no difficulty, and TOTAL amazement.
it's a good training distance........
...........enjoy the work out........
Hi guys -
I'm really sorry I've been MIA so long, life has been really crazy, my computer doesn't work on hot, sunny days (gotta love that), so time has been limited.. oh & maybe I've been distressed about my general health which relates to the running too of course. Well, I am FINALLY feeling better. I actually made it 3 days without anti-inflammatories this week - a miracle! So, the neck is still getting better slowly. I have run at least 3 days a week the last 3 weeks This week being:
Mon - 2.71 run/walk -warmup 15 min walk then, 20/4, 6/3
Thurs - 2.75 run/walk - warmup 15 min walk then, 10/3, 10/3, 5/3
Sat - 2.85 run/walk - warmup 10 min walk, then 10/3, 10/3, 10/3
Sun - 3 run/walk - warmup 10 min walk, then 10/3, 10/3, 12/3
I had to back it downafter Monday cuz I had some problems.. massive headache, exhaustion Tues & Wed.. I think Monday was too much.
IP - how are you doing? are you still doing the 2 mile runs?
Tom - how are you feeling? how is Pickles? So, I found this book by a Teresa Hale that runs a clinic (or a least did in 1999 when the book was written) with that breathing method formulated by that Russian doctor. I believe that is the doc & method you told me about awhile ago. The book is called Breathing Easy & has methods to retrain your breathing, unblock your nose, and says that asthma is caused by overbreathing & bronchospasms from overbreathing too... so I figured what do I have to lose? it was sounding pretty familiar... I mean, I know I overbreathe, and bronchiospasms are the whole reason I'm on meds. It also tells you to breathe through your nose all the time... well I breathe through my mouth ALL the time. So, I did the day 1 exercise & was breathing LOTS better!! So, I got on the treadmill today and didn't take my meds first. I figure its a test to see how it goes. I breathed through my nose the whole time which was an absolute miracle! Amazingly I had a lot more energy at the end.. I guess this is what you mean, when you say I'm working a lot harder than most.. lol.. well, the unblocking your nose thing helped a lot.. had to use it a couple of times while on the treadmill, so am wondering if that has contributing to a lot of my problems.. anyway, its a happy day with a good deal of hope
RIN//........sorry, the stoopid website was blocking me for some reason last week/////////////////
as I posted over at KR,
this is HUGH,
if you can't actually Breathe,
you may qualify for Boston next year,
..........keep at it,
you're doing Great,
(and earned every bit of it)
sorry it took this long to return the post......
......let me know if you DON'T get this one
enjoy the work-outs.....
Hello Rin & Tom!
Linda I'm glad to know your're back running/walking. I hope the breathing works for you. I always concentrate on breathing out. I do it so I exhale strong enough that when breathing in I will get a good enough amount that will fill the lungs. I'll also try using my nose more and less my mouth.
Well as you probably guessed I've been slacking. I've had about 5 runs in the past 3 weeks. Not good. I feel like a blob so I better get off my butt and start running more. I need to get some swims in. Dh adjusted the bike seat, but I still haven't ridden it yet. He only fixed it yesterday.
Have a good day all.
IP//.........Not a Prob...........just Think Out a DoAble Schedule, and see how it works........
the WorkOut you do beats the BETTER WorkOut that got skipped........
........so, don't sweat it, just start next week
with a Training Schedule you can live with.
............ps........sorry it takes a while to respond,
I not being allowed to log in for some reason.......
...............Main Thing==>>Enjoy the WorkOut......
Hi there -
Well this week was a little rougher. I upped speed to a whopping 3.8 on Tuesday & was able to run 20 min straight.. but then the next couple days was tired again... so maybe that was too much or allergy problems.. who knows? but nose was a little more of a problem & was having problems breathing through the nose. So, didn't run on Thursday, & ran on Friday - kept it at 3.8 & did 5 sets of 5/2 runwalk instead.. didn't run yesterday, but did walk about 1 mile outside, & then this morning tried again.. kept it at 3.8 & did 7/3 7/3 5/3 & was whooped.... nose was really clogged up. Thinking maybe I should try one of those nose sprays to clear my nose in the a.m. Maybe that would help me breathe throught the nose better.
IP - hoping you're figuring out that schedule. Its so hard with kids, I tell ya! Have been working on a 504 plan for my son. Hoping that will cause us all less stress this school year.
Tom - how are you doing?
Hello Tom & Linda! I must confess Linda that I can't use the kids as an excuse as mine are grown. What is a 504 schedule? You sound like you're doing well. Keep up the good work.
I ran/walked on Saturday and did the stair machine at the gym. Sunday I ran/walked and did a weight workout. The run walk was because I'm trying to go at a faster rate and I can't hold that pace for too long. I will gradually go at the faster pace for a longer distance. Today I ran 2 slow miles. I hope to make it to the gym and get a swim in tonight.
Have a good day all.
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Beth Ann Pope and Brian Lee Dennis announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Greg and Debbie Wise of Barnesville, Ohio.
The prospective bridegroom is the son of Patricia Dennis, of Marietta, and the late Neil Dennis.
The open church wedding is being planned for June 18, 2011, at the First Christian Church at Barnsville.
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