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|We used Terry nappies for our son. We purchased a dozen. He is now 28 and I still use the terry nappies for hair towels, mopping spills on a carpet and a million and one other uses. They are so absorbent, wash beautifully and still as white as when we bought them. So if you want to know how economical they are this should answer that question.
I found muslin liners really useful and they can be used on their own with plastic wrap type outer when potty training. We still have some muslins as well!
Don't dismiss disposables though, when considering chemicals in disposables remember washing powder, however well you rinse, will always leave a residue in cloth nappies, that's why you can smell it when they are clean.
As for nappy rash, much easier to control in disposables than terries and, in my experience, putting cream on babies' bottoms can cause more problems because it can itself cause irritation and bacteria build up.
The best combination I found was to use non-lanolin, non-fragranced babywipes not soap and water. No cream on bottoms. Medium Terry nappies with muslin liner and have some disposables for when going to events and family days out - treat them as a luxury.
We looked after many babies as foster carers and, comparing terries with disposables, it seems there are equal but different benefits.
My advice, for what it's worth, try the terries. If you can't get on with them they will still serve you well for many years and not be a waste of money if you change to disposables. When using terries don't use the really thick ones, that just means you don't change them so often increasing the risk of nappy rash - a misnomer as it is really amonia burn from urine. Go for middle of the road terries change often, keep your baby well hydrated.
Most importantly. ENJOY your baby and children. Spend as much time with them as you can. Forget the housework, play with them, take them out every day to your local park. Don't moan when your children are off school - before you know it they will be grown up and gone. Make the most of them, that's why you had them in the first place isn't it?
Trust me, there is nothing worse than hearing parents moaning that they will be glad when the children go back to school. And if you are a new Mum reading this, I am sure every Mum says they wouldn't say that.
Thank you for reading this. I hope it is helpful. I had the benefit of lots of relatives to offer advice when I was a new mum and I wouldn't have been able to manage without my fantastic Mum in the first couple of weeks. I know not everyone is so lucky.
|by MummyX
|20th Jun 2013, 3:44pm
|I'd love to use the reusables, and would like to hear from others about how easy it is when changing nappies while out & about ..I'd imagine you could usually give them a quick rinse in a toilet, but presumably you have soiled/wet inserts to carry around for the rest of the day ..
|by apsara
|9th Feb 2011, 8:53am
|Hi. I am a big fan of reusables and I just wanted to clear up a few misconceptions, that even this article has raised. There is much much more to cloth nappies than just terries and prefolds as suggested in this article. There are ones called packet nappies which go on and off like a disposable. the waterproof bit is built in so you dont have to mess arround with an extra waterproof wrap, and the whole nappy goes into the macine. You are not supposed to soak your nappies anymore as it has been proven to degrade the nappies and shorten their life. We now just pop the nappy into a nappy bucket with a lid until you have enough for a wash. usually every other day depending on how many nappies you have. You usually wash nappies at 40 degrees, but wash them at 60 if your child has a bug to kill all of the germs, so you are saving money their too. The only thing about a cloth nappy that is less convenient about a disposable is instead of throwing it away, you have to do an extra load of washing every couple of days, but IMO if that means that I reduce the amount of chemicals that my baby comes into contact with then so be it. I also agree with the post saying that disposables smell. They have a horrid chemically smell about them which you do not have with cloth.
|by reddwarf
|13th Sep 2010, 9:53am
|My son Joshua wear Pampers and hes size is 3.
|by VanessaAngela
|12th Aug 2010, 10:43am
|Hi I don't have children yet but have several friends with children and 3 nephews and 2 nieces. I also work in a Nursery so am interested in anything child related especially nappies. I agree with everything people say about real nappies and working with children has put me off disposables. They smell, they rub the skin causing marks and redness, they are always soaked and everytime I change a nappy at work most children need cream on because off a sore bottom. I also read the other day that disposables uses tons of crude oil, don't biodegrade, and thr insides use wood pulp made from 4 and a half trees and are more expensive to produce. I was shocked and this put me off disposables even more, I also know someone who used pampers and the wee leaked from it and then she changed into another pampers nappy and the baby then pooed, again another leak - not impressive at all. My Granny used cloth nappies on 7 babies and never had a problem with nappy rash or soreness and found them convient, good and cheap - although back then disposables weren't invented so she had no choice, but if they were good enough for children then when you had to soak and boil they are good enough now. Real nappies are cheaper, easy to use if you are organised, better for the enviornment all round, chemical free meaning kinder to skin, can be used for the next baby or passed onto friends and family, and just as absorbent. You put a liner in to catch the poo which is flushed down the toilet avoiding the smell, you don't need to soak and you put into the machine as if you were doing your normal wash, you don't need special products just normal non-bio washing powder and a normal amount. From what I have read real nappies are fantastic so why don't more people use them.
|by AuntySammy
|14th Oct 2009, 10:20am
|I don't use re-usable nappies but I do use the Eco Bio-digradeable ones you can get from Boots and Tesco. They're just as good as Pampers and Huggies (which I've also tried) and they're actually better than Pampers! I'd recommend them, and they're the same price too :) I think it's a good compromise.
|by LuckyMummy2
|13th Oct 2009, 9:09am
|does anyone know wat are the best/cheapest reuseable nappies to use. thanks if you do
|by jaffacake
|14th Apr 2009, 12:48pm
|by bobbybibbington
|25th Feb 2009, 9:28am
|i know terry nappies are a lot more hard work than disposable ones but just think of your baby more comfort and nicer feel surely a little bit more effort is worth your baby been happy
|by tots
|26th Jan 2009, 9:40am
|make reusable nappies free then more people will use them
|by jellybean12
|1st Dec 2008, 9:25am
|Before I was pregnant I didn't really think about what type of nappies I'd use until a friend said in horror "your not going to add to the landfill with 5000 nappies are you?"
So I have been investigating the options. One argument is that all the washing you have to do with reusable can cause pollution. I talked to my hubby who is definitely the one to ask as he does environmental impact assessments for a living. He reckons that s not only a problem that the landfills are filling up with nappies. What you have to consider is the life cycle of the nappy. e.g. the chemicals and bleaches in production ,the transport pollution, energy used to make them etc, etc and then it takes about 100 years for a nappy to biodegrade. Which brings us to another problem that effects the environment that is the harmful chemicals that are produced in landfill that pollute our air. Asking hubby about the daily washing he reckons that you can buy environmentally friendly washing powders and the water we used does go to treatments plants any way. You can also put your machine on at night to save on the electric bill. Not to say that I would never use a disposable and I have not got a clue what it will be like using reusable nappies. But I am going to give it a go. As I am bringing a child into the world I have to at least try to make it a good place to be. Hope this doesnt sound preachy and you find this informative. Good Luck what ever you choice is.
|by JacksterWood
|21st Apr 2008, 8:39am
|I think that people use disposable nappies because they just can't be bothered. I used real nappies and found them very easy to use. It also meant that my washing machine was full rather than always half loads ,which saves energy anyway. The only time that my daughter has ever had nappy rash was when I have had to use a 'normal' disposable in an emergency. I am convinced that this is because of all the chemicals that are used in disposable nappies. There were times when I would need to use a disposable nappy, if we went out for the day, to save space but there are also disposable nappies that are made from recycled materials and that are 70% biodegradeble and no chemicals in them. You can get them in Boots , Waitrose and some Tesco shops. They do not cost anymore than pampers etc but they cannot afford to advertise. Too many people cannot be bothered with this world because they 'aren't going to be alive when things happen' well, if you are going to have children at least care about what world they will have to live in. I think it is just pure lazyness to be honest. We have washing machines nowadays. My mum had three kids all in real nappy's and no washing machine. If its good enough for her its good enough for me !
|by ROZ879
|12th Mar 2008, 8:35am
|I am amazed at the excuses people come up with for using disposibles - Elizabeth may feel the reusable nappies conjure up all sorts of nasty images, but the truth of the matter is that reusables are really straightforward to use.
I have been using reusables for six months now and nothing could be easier. I simply put the dirty nappy in the dry bucket, chuck it all in the washing machine when full (about every two days) and then hang out to dry - about as much bother as going to the shop to buy a pack of disposables. My baby has only had nappy rash when she's been ill (thrush and diarrhoea), so I don't think reusables can be blamed for that - all the babies I know have had nappy rash from time to time. I have had the occasional leak, but then so have all the mum's using dispoable's that I know. The nappies I use never fall down and soak up the poo and wee just fine.
Personally, I wouldn't use a nappy washing service because the nappies they use (prefolds) don't wrap around the bum (I have used a few different brands and found Motherease the best) and therefore will be more likely to leak, also washing services usually come only once a week, which means having a lot of dirty nappies hanging around.
In my mum's day people did not have washing machines and had to use the laundrette, now I can fully appreiciate that that would be a pain, but if you have a washing machine then I really don't see what the problem is. I live in a flat with no outside drying space, and have not found using reusable nappies a problem - that fact that my daughter is continually throwing up (over herself, me, anyone else in the vague area, the sofa etc.) makes a lot more washing than the nappies.
Reusable nappies are cheaper than even the cheapest supermarket brands, so much so that using them saves enough money to pay for the washing machine, (and if you had a conscience you wouldn't shop at Tesco, but that's another matter), and erm... I'm not sure why Elizabeth thinks that disposibles are some how healthier for babies. Disposables work by having a heady concoction of chemicals right next to your baby's skin - I for one am not happy with these chemicals rubbing up against my daughter's skin. If you care about the world you are bringing your child into and the state of the world s/he will have to live in then you'll choose real nappies.
One last thing to say - you were looking for a cheap option, but what you don't consider is that by getting disposables that have to be collected by the council and landfilled at more cost, the savings you are making are paid for by all the people that live in your town through increased council tax, whether they use disposables or reusables, or even if they don't have chilldren at all. Is that a fair choice to make?
|by eggysoldiers
|27th Sep 2007, 8:29am
|I have used disposables on holiday, but I actually find that both my children got nappy rash. Sometimes with disposables, after a full night, that toxic gel stuff got all over the little one's bum. Does anyone know what that is and what's in it? I have two buckets, one for poo and one for wee. I clean the soiled nappies in warm water and napisan before putting them into the bucket and I wash them at 40 with napisan when the bucket is full or the nappy draw is close to empty. I have never had stained nappies. I don't have to run out and buy nappies all the time and I also don't have a bin full of poo which I find more un-hygenic than a nappy bucket! While I was pregnant I worked at a nursery and the smell of the old nappies in the bins outside was so bad I went and bought re-usable nappies. I have now used them for two babies and they are all as white as the day I got them! I think what people forget is that people who use disposables still have mountains of washing to do, and they also still use the dryer!
|by tomizzymum
|28th Jul 2007, 1:19pm
|Okay, we have four months to go before our first bundle of joy joins us in the world and have been umming and arring over which to use disposables, biodegradables or reusable nappies so we've been doing some asking around with friends and people who have had babies, most of them have gone straight into disposable nappies for the reason that one it's less time consuming and secondly reusable nappies conjure up the image of lots of wet nappies sitting around waiting to be washed or dried, large pots or buckets full of dirty nappies soaking and once the cleaning side of things are over and done with, the reusable nappies don't soak up the wee and poo properly and is always giving nappy rash to your child or the nappy is always falling down or dosen't fit properly.
It was intresting to hear one very good friend of ours say that they decided to go with reusable nappies straight off when they had there baby, who was born around two months ago and they said it was okay at first they sent the dirty ones away to be cleaned and had clean ones sent back, so I thought brilliant we should go with those, then they said that after a while when the clean nappies came back they were poo stained still, so they complained and sent them back to be washed again and when they came back they were still stained. So now they have gone on to the disposable nappies, they tried the more popular brands such as huggies and pampers and yes they were fine but expensive in the long run, so they tried tescos own brand and apart from being cheaper the nappies were just as good as the more expensive brands.
So because there is less time, not alot of room in the house and money is rather sparss, the only conclusion is to use supermarket own brand dissposible nappies, yes it is adding to the landfill mass but until supermarkets make their own biodegradable nappies or the companies who make biodegradable nappies start bringing their prices down, we will have to go with the cheaper disposible nappies because money dosen't grow on trees and what is more important is that of the health of our babies and children.
Elizabeth, SW England
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Augusta, Ga. --- Several shots were fired outside of the Hale Tiki, located on the 600 block of Broad Street. It happened Saturday night around midnight. At some point during the party a large fight broke out inside.
"After the fight inside, the people spilled outside and while there were several people outside..a car drove by and fired several rounds," Lt. Scott Peebles said.
One of those bullets hit a 15-year-old girl in the hip. She was treated and released at MCG Hospital. Richmond County Investigators said the gun shots were fired from a car, similar to an older model gray Chevy Caprice.
"From what we know, about three or four rounds were fired," Lt. Peebles said.
Besides the girl being shot, a nearby business was damaged. One of the gun shots shattered a front window at the old commerce building, but the business itself is currently vacant.
"We don't believe at this time that the actual victim who was struck was the intended victim of the suspects," Lt. Peebles said.
Investigators said they believe the suspect may have been shooting at someone else.
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Investigators said they have a person of interest but are not releasing the name. They are still trying to figure out how the fight started.

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"We've told [the owners] for a while that we felt, management felt, this is a very logical way to monetize their investment," Mr. Sellers said. "That's a really logical exit."
There's no timeline. Still, should it happen anytime soon, interest would be high: Investors have grown quite bullish on the apartment sector, which is seeing strong occupancy and, in some areas, increased rents. Such a move could also allow Archstone easier access to development capital, which has been limited for private operators.
Back in the real-estate frenzy, Archstone-Smith Trust agreed to be acquired by Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. for a blockbuster $22.2 billion, including $6.3 billion in assumed debt. (Lehman filed for bankruptcy in September 2008: Primary owners now include the Lehman estate, Bank of America Corp. and Barclays PLC.)
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Billionaire Bill Gates got a $300 raise from billionaire Warren Buffett last year.
Mr. Gates–the world's richest man, according to Forbes–sits on the board of Mr. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway He and the other directors saw their compensation rise by $300 because they attended an extra board meeting via telephone in 2013. Had the extra meeting been held in person, the board would have pocketed an extra $900, according to Berkshire's annual shareholder proxy released Friday.
Mr. Gates' total compensation from Berkshire was $2,100 last year, in line with the majority of the other directors on Berkshire's board. Members of Berkshire's audit committee earned extra. They got $6,100.
Either way, their compensation was way below what most directors of U.S. companies earn. The median director retainer among S&P 1500 companies was $168,270 in 2012, and has increased nearly 30% since 2008, according to the executive compensation experts at Equilar.
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The increase for Mr. Gates, who's net worth was estimated by Forbes to be $76 billion, wasn't the only compensation news in the Berkshire proxy. It also included the unsurprising disclosure that Mr. Buffett–worth $58 billion, according to Forbes–kept his salary unchanged at $100,000. It's been at that level for more than two decades.
Elsewhere in the proxy, Berkshire said a shareholder had submitted a proposal that would require the board to "consider paying a meaningful annual dividend." Mr. Buffett, who is also Berkshire's largest shareholder, has long opposed paying a dividend to Berkshire investors. The proxy says the Berkshire board unanimously opposes the proposal.


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2014 Mazda MX-5 Miata road test
Miata celebrates 25 years; new generation on the way
Summer lovin'
This is a milestone year in the lineage of the MX-5 Miata. Mazda is honoring its enduring two-seater with a series of events. Follow the chatter online, called the "25 Days of MX-5," where for 25-days straight (until July 25), Mazda's Facebook and Twitter pages will share images and facts for a deeper appreciation of the iconic roadster.
There also was an out-going specialty model. After three generations and about 900,000 cars built, the 2015 model year kicked off with a special 25th anniversary edition model, of which all 100 cars sold out in 10 minutes.
Mazda says the future model will be lighter and stronger and with a physical footprint more like the first-generation car than with the heavier and larger current Miata. It will have a front mid-ship engine layout, for a lower center of gravity, and continue with rear-wheel drive. The more compact new model also will be about 220 pounds lighter with a stiffer chassis to benefit handling and collision safety.
The big reveal will be Sept. 3 during simultaneous events in Japan, Spain and Monterey, Calif., at the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
For now, the current model is sold in Club, Sport and Grand Touring models with one engine choice, three transmissions and two top styles.
The base Sport model ($24,515) gets a five-speed manual transmission, manually folding soft top and a limited choice of options and conveniences. The Club and Grand Touring have choices of six-speed manual or automatic with steering wheel shifters and the power retractable hardtop, which adds $1,760 to $1,900 per model. (MSRPs include the $795 freight charge from Hiroshima, Japan.)
The GT test car with power retractable hardtop roof was $32,285 as tested, which included what I consider two mandatory upgrades: the suspension package, $650, and the Premium package, $1,390. The suspension improvements include Bilstein shock absorbers, a limited-slip differential and sport-tuned suspension – all of which transform a lumpy and clunky ride quality into a sports car. The Premium package is required if you desire a Bluetooth phone connection, smart entry and locking, push-button ignition, satellite radio and xenon headlights.
If you can live without those conveniences, the Club model with manual soft top ($27,770) includes the suspension package.
Unfortunately, cars with the automatic transmission cannot be combined with the suspension package and the performance suffers. It gets a 9 horsepower cut to 158-hp and the hardtop model drives heavy and unresponsive, though it is just 26 pounds heavier than the hardtop, manual-trans model.
The manual transmission car is better at finessing the modest power from the 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, which has all of 167-hp and 140 foot-pounds of torque at 5,000 rpm. I was using all six gears when running round town, but the shifter has a short throw and a hill-holder. Clutch engagement on hills or in heavy traffic are no stress.
And it's just kick-in-the-seat fun with the rear-wheel-drive push and eager attitude.
The Miata is a simple car with no glaring objections – unless, of course, you are just too tall or big to fit comfortably. I've written in past reviews that any convertible enthusiast would want a Miata in a corner of the garage for those days of ideal weather.
But here are few things I'd like to see on the next Miata:
• Stiffer chassis;
• Telescopic steering column, with the tilt feature;
• More horsepower and an option for the Mazda race cars' 250-hp and Mazdaspeed performance pieces – available on all models;
• No hump in the passenger-side floor. All riders say "What the heck's with this hump?" and it gets in the way of comfort on long drives.
• Less exaggerated styling. Let there be bumps and bulges where they are required to conform to engine, air intake and wheels.
• Better storage access to the hardtop's boot area.
The next generation car will benefit from Mazda's "Skyactiv" technologies, particularly for chassis rigidity and power. But a potentially smaller car could leave some potential Miata fans at the curb. What's available now is as good as it gets.
2014 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring
Body style: subcompact, 2-seat retractable hardtop convertible; aluminum hood and trunk lid
Engine: aluminum, 167-hp, DOHC 2.0-liter 4-cylinder; 140 lb.-ft. torque at 5,000 rpm
Transmission: 6-spd short-throw manual
Fuel economy: 21/28 mpg city/hwy; premium recommended, not required
Fuel tank: 12.7 gal.
Trunk space: 5.3 cu. ft.
Head/leg/shoulder room: 37/43.1/53.2 in.
Length/wheelbase: 157.3/91.7 in.
Curb weight: 2,593 lbs.
Turning circle: 32.8 ft.
Standard equipment includes: power retractable hardtop, remote locking, automatic air conditioning, 17-inch alloy wheels and high-performance tires (205/45), shock-tower brace, cruise control, steering wheel audio and cruise controls, leather trimmed and heated seats, 7-speaker Bose audio system, 4-wheel vented disc brakes, front and rear stabilizer bars, driver's foot rest, halogen fog lights, power windows and side mirrors, carpeted floor mats
Safety features include: 4 air bags, dynamic stability and traction controls, ABS, brake-force distribution
Base price: $30,245, including $795 freight charge; price as tested $32,285
Options on test vehicle: Suspension package, $650, includes Bilstein shock absorbers, limited-slip differential, sport-tuned suspension; Premium package, $1,390, includes alarm, Bluetooth phone connectivity, smart entry and push-button ignition, satellite radio and xenon headlights
Where assembled: Hiroshima, Japan
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Brian Whelehan wants return to Offaly core values
Updated: Sunday, 19 Jan 2014 09:54 | Comments
New Offaly manager Brian Whelehan wants to revive the county's "core values" as he bids to rebuild the Faithful as a hurling force.
The midlands side last won the All-Ireland title in 1998, after a final in which Whelehan, suffering from flu, scored 1-06 after being moved from wing-back to the forward line.
That victory over Kilkenny came after a roller-coaster summer campaign that saw a Leinster-final defeat to the Cats, a change of management – with Michael Bond replacing Michael Keating before the All-Ireland quarter-final – and a semi-final against Clare that required two replays after a draw and a referee's mistake.
But since that memorable summer, Offaly have not claimed any significant silverware, while watching erstwhile peers Kilkenny win nine Liam MacCarthy titles.
Now, Whelehan, named on the Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000, is at the helm, having taken over from Ollie Baker in October.
Last summer, under the former Clare player, Offaly failed to get out of Division 1B, with Dublin and Limerick finishing ahead of them in the table.
The Championship saw a spirited effort against Kilkenny, which ended with a five-point loss before a disappointing qualifier defeat to Waterford.
The challenge that lies ahead for Whelehan, taking on his first inter-county job, having previously worked at club level with Camross in Laois and Kiltormer in Galway, is to invoke the spirit of the 1994 and 1998 All-Ireland-winning teams.
The Birr man admitted it was a big challenge, but an opportunity too good to turn down.
"[It's a] big step up from club management. It's something I was really looking forward to," he told RTÉ Sport.
"We've been a long time in the shade, looking at and admiring other teams, and that has to change"
"I've two very good guys with me in Ger Coughlan and John Troy.
"Ger has been here before and John brings that edge to us from a forward's point of view – just that different way of thinking.
"As an Offaly man, and very proud Offaly hurler, when that opportunity came my way I was only too delighted to throw my hat into the ring, and I felt the opportunity mightn't come again.
"We're under no illusions here in Offaly of where we have to get to. The first step is trying to get a bit of confidence into the team, into the squad, and a bit of spirit.
"What we will aspire to is getting back to some core values – moving the ball, supporting one another, you know, getting that Offaly spirit back there. We've been a long time in the shade, looking at and admiring other teams and that has to change."
Whelehan's reign began with a comeback victory over Antrim in the Walsh Cup last Sunday and sets his side up with a quarter-final clash with Galway in Tullmore this coming Sunday.
"We're looking forward to the Galway game, it's another step up for them but at least they are on the back of a win.
"We have a lot of injuries from last year, a lot of long-term injuries, it's going to be the league before these lads come back to us and it's giving an opportunity to the younger guys to stake a claim in our squad."
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Rüdesheim, in full Rüdesheim am Rhein, town, Hessen Land (state), western Germany. It is situated in the Rheingau (region) at the foot of the Taunus Mountains and is a chief centre of the Rhine wine industry. It was first mentioned in 864. The Brömserburg, an early castle of the archbishops of Mainz, was rebuilt as a residence about 1200 and later belonged to the knights of Rüdesheim; it now houses historical collections and a wine museum. Half-timber houses, narrow streets, and old inns give the town a medieval character. At the top of the Niederwald Height is a monument commemorating the founding of the German Empire in 1871. Rüdesheim holds a September wine festival; it is also known for its brandy and Sekt, a sparkling white wine. Its location, architecture, and wines make the town a favoured stop along the Rhine for tourists. Pop. (2011) 9,818.
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Owners of dog were to blame
Published: Friday, January 24, 2003 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 23, 2003 at 5:22 p.m.
To The Editor: I'm glad to see the press on the Cookeville, Tenn., dog shooting finally coming to an end.
While many were probably outraged at the officer's actions, my family and I weren't. I was embarrassed to say I live in North Carolina after watching the family's 10 minutes of fame on the "Today" show. Their dog is deceased because of their negligence as pet owners.
Law officers do their very best to protect people. If I were in their shoes, I'd probably do the same thing. After all officers didn't know what to expect. They didn't know if the suspects were armed. One should expect officers to protect themselves from a pit bull running around during a traffic stop.
My wife and I never travel without securing our pet inside the pet carrier. If they thought of their "pet" as a child, then they should've taken steps to secure it. If the pet had been in a pet carrier, this entire incident would've been prevented. Funny, I didn't see anyone on the "Today" show say, "Hey, it's our fault for not securing our pet."
Law officers, keep up the good work. Pet owners, protect your pets.
Bryan Crabtree
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Manchester United legend Paddy Crerand has hit the headlines after his hilarious radio rant got social media buzzing.
The 73-year-old was a key part in the Manchester United side of the Bobby Charlton and George Best era that won two league titles and one European Cup, but it's been a long time since he was the talk of football.
All that changed on Monday when BBC radio Radio 5 phoned him up to discuss the bloody and dramatic Manchester derby on Sunday.
Presenter Chris Warburton started his phone interview with Crerand by asking what he made of players celebrating provocatively in front of opposing players.
Immediately, Crerand became incensed: "Who's said that? Who's made that statement?" he demanded.
"What planet do they live on?" he shouted when Warburton said the suggestion had come via texts from listeners.
"I was at the game yesterday, do you expect fans not to celebrate when their team scores a goal?"
Warburton explained that the issue was players' provocative celebrations.
"No, no, what they're suggesting is that players are going up to opposing fans and celebrating in front of them and that stokes the crowd up," he said.
Crerand was not to be mollified, however. "I was at the game yesterday and that is absolute rubbish. Who suggested that, and where did that come from? Absolute garbage. How many people phoned you up? One? Two? Three?" he demanded.
You can listen to the whole thing at the BBC's website, but for those without the time to spare to listen to it we pick the exchange up from the transcript:
Warburton: "No, we've had various texts, various texts this morning saying the same thing as well."
Crerand: "Well how many? Tell me how many."
Warburton (defensively): "Well I'm not going to go and count them all now.
Crerand: "If you're going to make a statement like you're making a statement now, tell me how many."
Warburton: "No, just take it from me, we have had a good number of texts..."
Crerand (indignantly): "I'm not taking it from you. You tell me."
Warburton (impatiently): "Well, I haven't got it to hand Paddy. I'm just telling you."
Crerand (incredulous): "Well why make a statement then, if you haven't got it to hand?"
Warburton (resigned): "Just take it from me"
Crerand: "No I'm not taking it from you, why do you make a statement like that when you haven't got the evidence?"
Warburton: "Well what do you think of the point? The suggestion?"
Crerand: "I think the point is absolutely ludicrous. You go to a football match, or any sporting situation, and you think people shouldn't celebrate? What planet are your people on at all?
Warburton: "No, no, that's not what's being suggested."
Crerand: "Well that's what you're suggesting."
Warburton: "In terms of..."
Crerand: "In terms of what then? Now you're making excuses for yourself."
Warburton: "I was going to ask you a different question Paddy."
Crerand: "Yeah, well go on then."
Warburton: "In terms of the environment at a derby, how has it changed from when you were playing?"
Crerand: "It's not changed in any way whatsoever. I don't care that it's a derby, or any football match, people celebrate when their team scores a goal. What do you expect them to do, be quiet?
[Long pause]
Warburton: "No, I don't."
Crerand: "I don't know what you're suggesting, I'm totally amazed... Just a minute please - is this a publicity stunt?"
Warburton: "No. I think I've been quite clear in what I'm saying to you Paddy. Let me ask you a question about the football."
Crerand: "Yeah, well ask me a sensible question then. Don't talk stupid and ask me daft questions about whether fans should celebrate or not."
After more confusion, Warburton's co-presenter Rachel Burden later cut in to try and clear things up:
Rachel Burden: "I think there might be a bit of, um, misunderstanding here. A number of people texted the programme and people called Five Live..."
Crerand: "How many texts? A million?"
Burden: "If you'd let me finish..."
Crerand: "Half a million?"
Burden: "If you'd let me finish..."
Crerand: "A hundred thousand?"
After a further exchange Crerand then suddenly wondered why he was not speaking to Warburton any more.
Crerand: "Why did you change commentators? Why have you come on all of a sudden?"
Burden: "That's just the way it works on the programme, we both join in together."
Warbuton: "Don't worry, I haven't run scared Paddy."
To the millions listening, however, running scared is exactly what Warburton was doing by allowing his co-presenter to take over.
Not that anyone would blame Radio 5's man from withering under the legendary hard-man midfielder's questioning: he might be 73, but Crerand clearly still has enough passion for the game to put most Premier League stars to shame.
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Miike Snow, on the strength of two records and a hit song, sold out three nights at Terminal 5. At the end of their first show in New York, the question was not how they managed to sell 9,000 tickets but what bigger venue will hold them next.
Miike Snow tend to keep things a tad mysterious but have definitely let the veil of secrecy drop a bit. Still donning masks to start the show — gold, this time, instead of the white half-masks that they used previously — it hard to not recognize the members of the band or their great achievements. Most fans know the Grammy-winning production duo of Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (who go by Bloodshy and Avant), and, of course, lead singer Andrew Wyatt.
More of the review including the setlist and photos after the jump.
With this high familiarity comes high expectations, and Miike Snow does not disappoint. On record, the band is a pristine juggernaut of production acumen and wizardry, thanks to Karlsson and Winnberg, and emotional vulnerability through Wyatt's vocals. On stage, the true strength of the band comes pouring out as the band has expanded to include two additional members and some great visuals.
At Terminal 5, Miike Snow are a formidable dance beast. There is this mothership, of sorts, with Miike Snow's jackalope symbol on the front. On the sides there are various knobs, lights, and other instruments that Karlsson and Winnberg manipulate. Tucked in the back corner of the stage, there is a piano that Wyatt extracts, himself, in order to play certain parts of various songs. There is a live drummer, two additional toms, and a synth station manned by a man in a black hat with a red beard.
That's the rough technical version of how Miike Snow played 15 songs, ending with "Animal," at Terminal 5, but there is way more to the band than just the technical aspects.
As a live performing entity, Miike Snow builds a wonderful web of dance music that ensnares due to the vibrant beats and easy emotion of the band. There are no obvious pre-recorded samples, laptops, or iPads controlling the flow of the performance. Looking across the stage, each member of the band appears constantly engaged in creating music. The results are impressive, as songs like "Enter the Joker's Lair," "The Wave" or "Sylvia" burst forth into life, building into club cut versions that make the album versions seem puny.
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The outro to "Black & Blue" is truly a standout as Wyatt's airy vocals give way to a rousing buildup and sendoff. Speaking of Wyatt, his vocals often get criticized, as does his personality, but I find that works to Miike Snow's favor. While Wyatt may not be able to compete with the production or the music, he adds something human. A sense of vulnerability that goes beyond the lyrical content.
That vulnerability propels Miike Snow past the feet and hips of listeners and into their hearts. Sure people were dancing, but plenty more were singing along with Wyatt. The new material furthers this trend from their self-titled debut. On Happy to You, Wyatt's vocals and lyrics let him get away with non-traditional dancefloor affairs like "God Help This Divorce."
As Miike Snow continued to deliver grandiose track after grandiose track, it was soon time to say goodbye with "Animal." Looking back at night one and looking ahead to night three, it seems that Miike Snow will only going to get bigger from this point on. In the near future, it may not be surprising to hear Wyatt, Karlsson and Winnberg play much larger venues than Terminal 5.
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Which solution on voter ID is looking for a problem?
The debate over voter identification laws has consumed a fair bit of airtime on our blog this week. I posted a critique of our editorial arguing against any restrictions on this vital right. My boss, Keven Ann Willey, responded with a post that took on reader critics of our editorial, which I presume include this worker bee.
Why did Attorney General Eric Holder choose the LBJ library in Austin for an over-the-top speech that equated voter-ID laws to literacy tests and poll taxes? The most obvious reason is President Lyndon Johnson's pivotal role in getting the Voting Rights Act passed into law.
I wonder, though, if Holder was aware of the ironic historical footnote of Box 13 in Duval County and LBJ's 87-vote victory in the 1948 Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat. That election launched "Landslide Lyndon" to a consequential career in Washington and eventually the White House. Would Coke Stevenson have accomplished the same? Doubtful, but one suspects his supporters in 1948 felt a little cheated, just the same.
Keven argues that voter-ID laws like the one the Texas Legislature passed — and which Holder's Justice Department is reviewing for preclearance under the Voting Rights Act — are a "solution looking for a problem." There's almost no evidence of actual voter fraud, the argument goes, so such laws do little more than inconvenience "and possibly disenfranchise the elderly and the poor" because they often lack photo identification.
If Holder intends to block the Texas law, as The Wall Street Journal editorial board predicts, he must contend with an inconvenient fact. The Texas law is remarkably similar to an Indiana law that the Supreme Court upheld in 2007 in Crawford vs. Marion County Election Board.
Holder, therefore, must demonstrate how Indiana's law is constitutional but Texas' is not.
In his LBJ library speech, Holder argues for "expanding the franchise," which your local editorial board accepts and reiterates. If he's to knock down what appears to be a constitutional Texas law, he should be able to produce people unduly excluded from that franchise.
Like Indiana, Texas offers free photo ID to any legitimate voter. The vast majority of us already have a Texas driver's license, passport or some other acceptable form of photo ID. Have voter-ID opponents located the disenfranchised in Indiana or other states with photo-ID voting requirements?
Is striking down such laws the solution looking for a problem?
Back in August, Hans von Spakovsky, a former Federal Election Commission member and Justice Department counsel and now at the Heritage Foundation, wrote an excellent defense of voter-ID laws. It's long but well worth the time to read, if you have an interest.
Von Spakovsky takes on the arguments of voter-ID critics with substance and detail and takes pains to point out the bipartisan nature of support for electoral integrity:
There may not be massive voter fraud in all of our elections, but there are enough reported cases and prosecutions to make it obvious that we need to take basic steps to ensure the security of our voting system.
The baseless claim that voter ID is a Republican plot to depress the votes of minorities, who disproportionately support Democrats, certainly isn't made by those Democrats who overwhelmingly control the Rhode Island legislature that passed voter ID. State representative Jon Brien, a Democratic sponsor of the bill, said it was wrong for party leaders to "make this a Republican-versus-Democrat issue. It's not. It's simply a good-government issue." Brien added that "we as representatives have a duty to the citizenry to ensure the integrity of our elections, and the requirement to show an ID will ensure that integrity." State senator Harold Metts, a black Democrat whose support of Rhode Island's voter-ID bill angered the ACLU and other leftist organizations, said he was "more interested in doing the right thing and stopping voter fraud." And polling shows that the so-called leaders of the civil-rights establishment who oppose voter ID are actually out of touch with their constituents, who recognize that voter fraud often hits hardest in minority communities.


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What is a Growler and a Bergy Bit?
Growler and Bergy Bit are the two smallest size classifications for Icebergs and these can be the most dangerous to shipping as they are the most difficult to detect for they lay low in the water. Other iceberg names are rather less interesting.
Iceberg Size Classifications
Growler – less than 3 ft height, less than 16 ft long
Bergy Bit -3-13 ft height, 15-46 ft long
Small – 14-50 ft height, 47-200 long
Medium – 51-150 ft height, 201-400 long
Large – 151-240 ft height, 401-670 long
Very Large – Over 240 ft height, Over 670 long
Their shapes are also classified:
Tabular – steep sides and a flat top.
Non-Tabular – sub-divided into:
Dome: rounded top
Pinnacle: two or more spires,
Wedge: steep vertical side and a sloping side
Dry-Dock: slot or channel splitting the berg
Blocky: steep vertical sides
The above information comes from the International Ice Patrol website. The US Coastguard operates the International Ice Observation and Ice Patrol Service which was establish after the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912 when it collided with an iceberg.
The Service covers the areas where icebergs flow south into the North Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Grand Banks and through which the major Atlantic shipping routes pass. A number of shipping nations contribute financially to the Service.
The Service mainly operates between February and July when the icebergs break off from the Arctic and flow south. Over 10,000 to 15,000 icebergs are calved each year, originating from 20 glaciers. The area covered by the Service is over 1/2 million square miles.
Primary reconnaissance work is carried out by aircraft with information also coming from other sources such as commercial shipping. All the data is plotted on a computer which then forecasts iceberg movements and the limit of the ice. An "Ice Bulletin" is broadcast from radio stations and can be downloaded on the internet.
Having seen the classifications, how would you classify the one in this photo?
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What a fantastic show with veteran hunter Jerry Peterson of Tennessee, who has chased deer for more than four decades from the swamps of Florida to Canada!
Peterson, who is with WoodsWise Calls, demonstrated some of his best calls to use throughout the season and in the off-season for predator hunting. The ma-mah bleat, doe call, gentle doe, buck grunt and more are discussed on the show along with some great questions from fans.
If you're interested in practicing your calling before the season, check out this super deal on a great call!
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Batch I guidelines for Phase II of India's National Solar Mission approved17. October 2013 | Applications & Installations, Global PV markets, Industry & Suppliers, Markets & Trends | By: Ian Clover
A draft proposal to introduce a change to the payment of the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) assistance announced earlier this month has now been approved.
The first batch of guidelines for India's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase II have been approved.
When the guidelines for Phase II were initially published earlier this month, the Batch I proposal outlined a change to the Viability Funding Gap (VGF) that would allow developers to apply for support to cover 30% of project costs, or INR25 million/MW, whichever is the lower, so long as they funded at least INR15 million/MW themselves.
This proposal was today rubber-stamped by India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), who upheld the full terms of the payment system, which were explained by pv magazine last week.
A second portion of the Phase II stipulation – revolving around domestic content requirements – was also upheld.
Under the ruling, project owners cannot sell their plants for the first 12 months at least, in an effort by the Indian government to discourage foreign owners acquiring Indian interests via back door means.
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- Apr 21:
- Oakland A's players plan to visit Aaron Hern, Martinez boy injured in Boston bombings
- Apr 19:
- Boston Marathon bombing: Students film get-well video for Martinez victim Aaron Hern
- Apr 18:
- Boston bombing: Martinez victim Aaron Hern shows 'remarkable' progress, gets visit from Michelle Obama
- Boston Marathon bombings: Martinez boy takes 'huge step forward' in his recovery
- Aaron Hern Fundraisers: How to help the family
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- Aaron Hern Fundraisers: How to help the family
MARTINEZ -- Aaron Hern, the 11-year-old Martinez boy injured in the Boston Marathon bombings, had a successful surgery Wednesday afternoon and was beginning to talk with family after having his breathing tube removed, according to a friend who is with the family in Massachusetts.
The bombs exploded Monday as Aaron and a group of family and friends waited near the finish line to cheer on Aaron's mother, Katherine, as she finished the race. Aaron was with his father, Alan, his sister, Abby, 10, and family friends Sandra and Frank Hall.
Sandra Hall said Wednesday that shortly after 6 p.m. in Boston, Aaron was out of his second surgery and doing well. He had his first surgery Monday after the blast, but doctors decided to wait until Wednesday to reassess his injury and attempt to fully repair the damage.
The breathing tube was removed a few hours after the surgery and his mother said in an online update that he may not sleep well because he is much more alert and is already having to deal with memories of the blast.
"There's a long way to go there," Katherine wrote late Wednesday.
While Aaron is no longer on a breathing tube, doctors will monitor him for infections, Katherine said; they are concerned about proper blood flow in repaired muscle tissue.
The lingering fever that had family worried had decreased enough for doctors to go through with the surgery and had greatly reduced by the time the surgery was completed, Hall added.
"His whole leg was hit and the doctors said that the fever was probably caused by all these small abrasions from the tiny shards of shrapnel," Hall said.
Doctors were also successful in completely closing his wound; as a result, Aaron will not need skin grafts to heal.
Aaron remains in intensive care at Children's Hospital in Boston, but Hall said doctors are looking to remove his breathing tube as early as Wednesday night.
Aaron was wounded Monday when the blasts near the finish line of the race sent shrapnel into his left leg. The shrapnel caused three wounds in his upper left thigh, including one that "is an open wound about the size of an open hand," Hall said.
Specialists were monitoring the situation, Katherine Hern said in her latest update on Facebook at noon Wednesday, and that Aaron is trying to communicate through a touch pad. His hair and eyebrows also were singed during the explosions, Hall said.
It's unknown yet if Aaron and his family will be back in California in time to celebrate his 12th birthday on May 1.
Family members have been overwhelmed by support from the community, Hall said. Children's Hospital in Boston put up Aaron's family in an apartment, and prayers and well-wishes have been received from people near and far, Hall said.
On Tuesday, a Martinez restaurant, Roxx on Main, hosted a fundraiser that raised $4,500, Hall said. The restaurant, located at 627 Main St., donated its tips and proceeds to the Herns and said it will continue to do so every Tuesday until the Herns return home.
"I feel we must unite to support Martinez first," proprietor Roxanne Cole wrote on the flier announcing the fundraiser. " ... Don't worry, good will overcome evil in the end. Amen."
Mountain Mike's Pizza on 1160 Arnold Drive in Martinez also announced that 30 percent of the money from purchases made Wednesday through Sunday will go to the Herns. Two Kinder's restaurants in Walnut Creek and one each in Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Brentwood and Hercules will donate 15 percent of money from purchases Sunday through April 24th to the Herns, as well.
Several Contra Costa businesses have already organized fundraisers to offer support and help the family pay medical and travel costs.
"The family can't believe the outpouring of love," Hall said. "Every call they receive, every email they read, every text has been an outpouring of good wishes and love for their son."
Aaron is a student at Martinez Junior High, where he excels athletically and academically, administrators said. Principal Helen Rossi said Tuesday that the eighth grade is collecting donations for travel expenses and that some classes are making cards to send to the family.
"It was one act of evil, and since then, the family has been touched by thousands of angels." Hall said. "They can't express their gratitude enough."
Staff writer Erin Ivie contributed to this story. Contact Katie Nelson at firstname.lastname@example.com. Contact Rick Hurd at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Fans are one step closer to their dreams of being James Bond: A startup company is working to bring an amphibious ATV to the United States market by the end of this year.
The 2013-model Gibbs Quadski will be equipped with a high-tech, lightweight engine from BMW Motorrad when it debuts later this year, according to Gibbs Sports Amphibians Inc.
Gibbs recently signed a five-year agreement with the German OEM to buy the company's four-cylinder K 1300 engines and transmissions through 2016.
"Quadski is the world's first high-speed, powersports amphiquad and is designed to achieve speeds of up to 45 miles per hour on both land and water," said Gibbs chairman Neil Jenkins. "With the Quadski, Gibbs will usher in an entirely new form of transportation."
The company spent more than 18 months and 75,000 engineering man hours to pair the BMW powertrain with the Quadski's amphibian systems, Jenkins said.
Engines for the Gibbs Quadski will be manufactured at BMW's Motorrad plant in Berlin, Germany.
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Notre Dame got by the Lady Bearcats in two sets on Tuesday night to win their fourth straight Class 3, District 1 title at Dexter High School.
Dexter had to first get by the Fredericktown Lady Blackcats earlier Tuesday night to advance to the tournament finals. They did so in two sets; 25-19 and 25-11.
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Both Harris and McCoy each scored 16 points.
Portageville (12-12) will play top-seeded South Pemiscot for the district championship on Friday at 6 p.m.
"We wanted this game. We really did," Portageville head coach Barry Branscum said. "I thought our girls played with intensity. We're really excited to be in the championship game."
Both teams struggled from the field early on but the Lady Bulldogs (12-12) managed to take an 11-7 lead after the first quarter. Harris scored six of their 11 in the first.
After four minutes of no field goals from either team, Harris finally bucked the trend with 4:34 left in the second quarter to give Portageville a 13-9 advantage.
From there, each team caught fire exchanging nine consecutive baskets. McCoy scored 10 during that span, which included two 3-pointers.
"When (McCoy) gets hot, she's hot," Branscum said. "She kind of had a rough first quarter, but we just told her to keep shooting. A shooter has to keep shooting, even if it's bad."
McCoy's second 3-pointer of the period put the Lady Bulldogs up 23-17 with just over two minutes to play in the half. Buckets by Senath-Hornersville's Reagan Miller, who finished with 10 points, and Taylor Clifton, who led the Lady Lions with 11, cut Portageville's lead to just two, 23-21, at the half.
Although Portageville shot just 37 percent (10 of 27) in the first half, Senath was 9 of 33 (27 percent).
"We got open looks and their defense did a good job of covering," Senath-Hornersville head coach Jaime Johnson said. "If we did get one shot, we didn't get another one."
The second half started much like the first. Each squad traded baskets until Portageville finally broke through.
A steal and a bucket from Senath's Taylor Clifton tied the game at 27. A basket by Harris nearly two minutes later got the Lady Bulldogs going. A steal by Lindsey Young gave Portageville another 4-point lead and from there, the Lady Bulldogs went on an 11-4 run to close out the quarter up 38-31.
"Senath was getting shots but they just weren't falling," said Branscum. "If they hit some of those it's a different game. Quite honestly, we missed a lot of easy shots too that we normally hit. But, we were being challenged by Senath too."
The closest the Lady Lions came to Portageville was five points in the fourth quarter. Senath, who was the tournament's No. 2 seed, reverted to their first half woes shooting 2 of 12 throughout the final eight minutes.
"We played pretty good defense for the most part," Branscum said. "It was probably one of our better defensive games of the season."
Jennifer Ifland added nine points and was a key player under the rim for the Lady Bulldogs who pointed to their rebounding edge as a big winning factor.
"I thought we rebounded extremely well," said Branscum. "When we did give up shots, we rebounded well."
Added Johnson, "I thought they did an outstanding job on the boards. We didn't have any second or third shots."
Senath-Hornersville (12-13) had just four scorers including Clifton and Miller. MaKenzie Crawford added eight points while Rachal Tom chipped in eight as well.
"It was a tough way for us to end the year, but you have to tip your hat to them," Johnson said. "We wish them the best of luck against South Pemiscot. It was a good year for our kids."
Portageville's quest for a district championship will run through South Pemiscot and Carrie Shephard. Shephard led South Pemiscot in their 82-69 win over Hayti earlier on Tuesday.
"South Pemiscot is a fantastic team. They have some players that can do it all," Branscum said. "Carrie (Shephard) is a fantastic player. We have our hands full. We haven't really thought that far ahead because we knew we had to do everything in our power against Senath to win the game."
SENATH--HORNERSVILLE (37) -- MaKenzie Crawford 8, Reagan Miller 10, Taylor Clifton 11, Rachal Tom 8. FG 16 FT 5-8 F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)
PORTAGEVILLE (49) -- Latavia Harris 16, Jennifer Ifland 9, Taylor McCoy 16, Danielle Morgan 1, Allyson Walls 2, Lindsey Young 5. FG 20 FT 6-16 F 10 (3-pointers: McCoy 3. Fouled out: none.)


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Scientists are keeping an eye out on
some orbiting space debris that was created when two communications
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At least part of the low rating of lectures in the curriculum stems more from the poor quality of the speaker than from any inherent fault in lectures qua lectures. Although there are many treatises, manuals, and texts on techniques of lecturing, from my experience in listening to people present scientific material at medical meetings I suspect that most speakers are oblivious to them. While one probably can do well enough by taking as his model any good speaker, it is well to remember a few simple rules and regulations which a good speaker needs to keep in mind regardless of his experience. Very few speakers are without a few minor and characteristic tics. Some interrupt every sentence by uhs, ohs, ahs, or grimaces. Others fail to address the platform, talk into their vest, wave the flashlight pointer around as though they were in competition with a planetarium, indicate that
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UN Pulls Staff Out Of Somalia
The threats were issued shortly after an Italian nun and her bodyguard was gunned down in the capital, Mogadishu, on September 17 and Somalia's president narrowly escaped a suicide car bombing a day later.
According to the UN: "Given the insecure environment and the subsequent direct written threats against UN staff, a decision was taken to temporarily relocate all international staff members from southern and central Somalia, as well as Puntland and to suspend all UN missions to Mogadishu until further notice."
UN 'still doing humanitarian work'
No details were given of the threats or the numbers and when staff were withdrawn. One UN official said the threats were from Islamic extremists.
The UN said staff had returned to the semiautonomous region of Puntland, an area that was not occupied by the Islamic forces, who controlled most of southern Somalia.
Despite the pullout, the UN was still carrying out humanitarian work through Somalis staff. The UN was assessing the security situation in the war-ravaged country to see when its international staff could return.
The UN monthly briefing also said that the rise of the Islamic movement in Somalia had "posed a serious challenge to the status quo" and warned of the potential of wider conflict.
Somalia 'has no effective govt'
Already, the country was facing a dire humanitarian situation with 1.8 million Somalis needing aid because of poor rains in the region.
Somalia had not had an effective national government since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohammed Siyad Barre and later turned on one another, throwing the country into anarchy.
A transitional government was formed in 2004 with the UN help in hopes of restoring order. But, it had struggled to assert authority, while the Islamic movement seized the capital, Mogadishu, in June and now controlled much of the south.
The Islamic group's strict and often severe interpretation of Islam raised memories of Afghanistan's Taliban, which was ousted by a United States-led campaign for harboring Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda fighters. It had brought public floggings and executions to Mogadishu.
The US had accused Somalia's Islamic group of sheltering suspects in the 1998 al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Bin Laden had said Somalia was a battleground in his war on the West.
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Jack Dorsey Goes to Back to School
Students at a New Jersey prep school were treated in May to a question-and-answer session with Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of short-messaging service Twitter Inc. and of mobile-payments company Square Inc.
In the session with students at the Pingry School, the 35-year-old Mr. Dorsey discussed how he splits his time between two fast-growing start-ups, his childhood fascination with maps and dispatch technology, and how he knew he was onto something with Twitter. Hollywood agent (and Pingry alum) David Bugliari arranged for the visit and hosted the Q&A session.
According to a transcript provided by Pingry to The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Bugliari mentioned that Mr. Dorsey teased him about the age of the operating system on his Apple computer.
Here are some edited excerpts from Mr. Dorsey's session at Pingry, from the school's transcript:
On the moment Mr. Dorsey knew Twitter was going to be big:
"When we first launched Twitter, two days afterwards it was the weekend….My phone starts buzzing and I get this message and it says from Twitter, and it says earthquake, and then I actually feel something like that immediately. That was a huge moment for me because what it indicated was that, with the communication from the technology, it could be much faster than the seismic quake…. I knew that other people were out there experiencing the same thing and the world suddenly feels very small."
On Mr. Dorsey's introduction to computer programming during his childhood in St. Louis, Mo.:
"I would look at maps and I would plaster these maps all over the walls in my bedroom, and my parents thought I was the weirdest thing ever….My parents got a computer in 1984, when I was 8 years old…Eventually, I learned how to program it, and the first thing I wanted to program was a map, and so I learned how to draw a map on the screen….My parents also had a police scanner, and they also had a CB radio, and these were pretty active in St Louis, Missouri, so I would listen in and I would hear ambulances, and when you listen to these ambulances they are constantly reporting three things: They report where they are; where they are going; what's going on…I could actually plot the ambulance moving through the city—I could watch it. Then I hooked up more ambulances, I hooked up police cars, taxi cabs, and black cars, and, eventually, I had this living breathing system of the city."
On how he can work at two companies, Square and Twitter, at once:
"First of all, we have an amazing leadership team at both companies….That's my number one job—to make sure we have the best people in the roles that really bring the company forward….Number two is just organizing time…I kind of 'theme' all my days. Monday is focused on management….We have our directional strategic meeting for both companies on that day. Tuesday is focused around our products….Wednesday is for marketing and communications, and growth. I try to arrange all of my external meetings on Thursdays. This includes meetings concerning partnership and anyone we have to meet outside of the company. And then Friday is focused on the company and the culture…Friday night through Sunday morning is my time to go with friends, have dinner, go hiking, visit schools…. I spend about 8 hours a day at each company."
Dorsey discusses his parents' meet-cute:
My father, when he was 19 years old, opened a pizza restaurant with his best friend that was called Two Nice Guys. They were two nice guys. My father was from St. Lawrence, so he loves meat of all kinds—so his pizza was the Tim Special, which was all meat. It didn't even have tomato sauce. So the pizza restaurant started doing very well, and they wanted to make sure they maintained the business and also maintained their friendship as they grew, so they made one rule which was that they would not date the wait staff. They had to hire people. The first person they hired was my mom. The week after she was hired, my dad fell in love with her and went to his best friend and said, "I fell in love with this girl. Marcia. I broke the rule. The business is yours." I was born ten months later.


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This addition to the Tide Professional Laundry System can help hospitality facility managers whiten linens and extend useful life.
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Procter & Gamble Professional®, the away-from-home division of Procter & Gamble (P&G), recently announced its Tide® Professional Whiteness Enhancer, a non-bleach rinse aid designed to enable whiteness rejuvenation, whiteness longevity and fabric strength, and help provide noticeably whiter linens in a single cycle.(1) This new addition to the Tide Professional Laundry System can help improve a facility's bottom line by reducing linen replacement cost due to worn fabrics by up to 55%,(1) while keeping linens whiter and stronger for longer.(2)
The introduction of this Whiteness Enhancer addresses two cost drivers in on-premise laundry operations: labor and linen replacement. According to P&G, labor costs constitute almost half (46%) of laundry operation costs, and linen replacement accounts for almost a quarter (22%).(1) The Tide Professional Laundry System (which includes this new whiteness enhancer), rejuvenates, protects and extends the life of linens, resulting in fewer replacement costs and more efficient laundry operations over time. Laboratory tests underscore the improvements compared to standard alkaline commercial programs:
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- Whiteness Longevity: The Tide Professional Laundry System (featuring the Tide Professional Whiteness Enhancer) ensures that linens continue looking white and bright even with age. The system helps protect the integrity of linen fibers over time, prolonging their whiteness and maximizing their time in use.(2)
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On November 20, 2012, Lone Star Gold, Inc. (the "Company"), Fairhills Capital Offshore Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Fairhills"), and Deer Valley Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Deer Valley"), executed and delivered an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, to be effective as of November 12, 2012 (the "Assignment Agreement"). Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Fairhills assigned to Deer Valley, and Deer Valley assumed, all of Fairhills' rights, duties and obligations under (i) that certain Investment Agreement dated as of April 30, 2012 (the "Investment Agreement"), Amendment No. 1 to such Investment Agreement dated June 25, 2012 and Amendment No. 2 to such Investment Agreement dated September 21, 2012, pursuant to which, among other things, Fairhills committed to purchase up to $15,000,000 worth of common stock of the Company over a period of 36 months, (ii) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2012 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company is obligated to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register up to 30,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company underlying the Investment Agreement, and (iii) a secured note executed by the Company in the original principal amount of $50,000 and payable to the order of Fairhills (the "Bridge Note"), which is secured by 3,750,000 shares of common stock of the Company owned by Daniel M. Ferris, the sole director and officer of the Company. The Company executed the Assignment Agreement to indicate its consent thereto.
The Assignment Agreement states that Fairhills and Deer Valley have common ownership and management. A copy of the Assignment Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.19 to this Form 8-K. The Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement were filed as Exhibits 10.13 and 10.14, respectively, to the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 14, 2012. Amendments No.1 and No.2 to the Investment Agreement, and the Bridge Note, were filed as Exhibits 10.15, 10.16 and 10.17, respectively, to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on October 16, 2012.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
10.19 Assignment and Assumption Agreement among Lone Star Gold, Inc., Fairhills Capital Offshore Ltd, and Deer Valley Management, LLC dated to be effective as of November 12, 2012.


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This started out as an exercise for me to learn illustration. So I decided to create a comic book in order to develop my skills using photoshop... This was a good idea as it forced me to keep drawing as I had many scenarios floating around in my head.. And the result is the first mini story in the Jef Wit saga's.
Let me know what you think! I'll keep going with it if people are interested... and also if they're not
Now click on Chapter 1 to get started!