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Christmas Giveaway: Win an HTC One X Smartphone from TELUS!
Dec 19th
Look what you've done to 'em!
Christmas is now exactly one week away, my homies. Have you started shopping for presents yet?
Neither have I.
But fret not! Laurenoutloud's annual BIG CHRISTMAS SMARTPHONE GIVEAWAY is here to save the daaaaay (like, for one person, who won't be announced until Dec. 25th, so you should probably go and buy one of those Hickory Farms meat log and cheese log things for your grandpa anyway.)
BEHOLD: The lovely HTC One X smartphone, available in Canada on the TELUS Network (hence the adorable baby cheetah image I found on their Facebook page.)
This is a dope phone, guys: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, Super fast 4G LTE capabilities, a 4.7-inch HD display with a Gorilla Glass screen, 1080p video and still photos, integrated Beats™ audio for smoooooth listening… You can learn more about its features and specs here.
As for why I'm giving one away on my blog, MORE CHEETAH!!!
Earlier this season TELUS became the first Canadian carrier to eliminate activation fees — more specifically their $35 activation fee for new customers and $25 equipment exchange fee for renewing customers who purchase new devices. It's all part of their "ongoing efforts to make the customer experience clear, simple and easy."
To spread the news about this and some of the other ways TELUS is listening to customers, my telec'homies have given me this smartphone to give away.
All you've got to do to win it is…
As in canned goods. Non-perishable food items of any kind that you intend to donate to a food bank qualify, actually. If you could have used it to get into one of those "5 bucks of 2 canned goods for entry" holiday dances in high school (other people had those too, right?) you can use it to get into this contest.
Here's how to enter:
1. Locate a food bank or food donation drop box near you. Most major grocery stores and office buildings have food drives going all month!
2. Take a canned good (or 50, whatever) to said food drive box.
3. Take a picture of yourself donating the can / holding the can you're about to donate / the box you're putting the can into. You get my drift. Take a photo as "proof" — I'll trust that it's legit because if you fake it, you're likely too cheap to shell out for a smartphone plan anyway.
4. Upload your photo to a publicly viewable URL online. Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Imgur or your own domain all work just fine!
5. Paste your link, along with your name and email in the comment section of this post.
Out of all entries recieved, a computer will choose the winner randomly (legally, I'm told this is the safest way to run a blog contest) and I'll be contacting you ON CHRISTMAS DAY, Just like Santa Claws.
Good luck!
Ooh – and heads up, you can also order TELUS's 2013 adorable baby animal calendar right now, foh free. I got mine in the mail yesterday and pretty much lost it over the goats on the cover. Baby animals can't be beat. They just can't. I chose TELUS as my wireless provider when I was 16 based on the piglets alone and never looked back.
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Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat: A Photo Essay that will probably make you call your grandmother
Nov 18th
Meet Misao, an 88-year-old Japanese farmer, and her nifty-eyed ride-or-die companion for NINE lives, Fukumaru.
Misao found Fukumaru ("God of fuku"(good fortune) + "maru"(circle)") abandoned in a shed on her property as a kitten. She decided to adopt it, and since that time they've been inseparable.
Like, INSEPERABLE.
Misao's granddaughter, photographer Miyoko Ihara, has been documenting the her grandmother's life for 13 years — and thank goodness for her efforts.
The photos in her new book dedicated to the pair are stunning and the story they tell is as heartwarming as it is gutwrenching.
"Partly because they are both hard of hearing, my grandmother and Fukumaru are always looking into each other's eyes. They're really close," Miyoko said in an interview with Nippon.com "Fukumaru is so happy and contented at my grandmother's side. When I take a picture of the two of them together it's like I'm photographing myself as a little girl."
I was bawling by the time I got to this one (spoiler alert: the cat doesn't die. I just tear up easily when it comes to animal things.)
You can buy Ihara's book here for 3,800 yen. Worth every penny (yenny?) imho. Apparently, it's taking Japan by storm.
Here's the set I found posted to Reddit the other night, via Nippon probably.
In other cat related goodness THIS:
Happy day after Caturday.
Shop crush: Market Twenty Seven and the skinny b*tch top ( + GIVEAWAY! )
Sep 3rd
Few things make me happier than cute clothes or cute animals. Hilarity is one of them — especially when it's of the irreverent, absurd, smart and / or sarcastic variety. The kind of humour that makes you open your mouth and go "HA!" or "BWAHAHAHA" or "YES."
This tank top by Market Twenty Seven made me do all of those things:
Please excuse my post-popsicle mouth.
I first discovered Market Twenty Seven a few weeks ago when they retweeted something snarky I said about orange people.
Orange people don't look good, by the way. STOP MAKING YOURSELF ORANGE, PEOPLE!
Anyhoo, I fell in love with M27 before I even know what their shop sold based on their yomom.ma custom URL shortener (RIGHT!?!) and choice Twitter stylings:
My vertical leap.
#thingsireallylike #imabunny
— Market Twenty Seven (@mtwentyseven) August 7, 2012
#backwhenIwasakid I carried my shank in a mini backpack.
— Market Twenty Seven (@mtwentyseven) February 23, 2012
@tmz One of these things is not like the others… #KeepingUpWithKurrentEvents twitter.com/mtwentyseven/s…
— Market Twenty Seven (@mtwentyseven) August 4, 2012
"Like most boys and girls, the sisters behind Market Twenty Seven grew up in a home of severe dysfunction," reads the shop's about section. "As a result, these girls learnt not how to be decent, loving or kind, but rather they realized that love can be shown through many different channels, including, but not limited to: sarcasm, cruelty and (playfully) offensive remarks."
I don't find their cards / prints / apparel offensive, but maybe a pearl-clutching myaw-case would.
It matters not. These tops are adorably hilarious, not to mention soft. I have the skinny betch giraffe (see above, duh) and this cute little Polar Bear tank.
Fitting, as Sean and I are both up to a full Litre a day of Diet Coke… each. I know. It's OOC. Can I go to rehab for Cola? It's my very worst health habit. I'm straight up addicted. IT'S SO HOT DANG REFRESHING!!!!
I also have a big crop of their wicked cards, including this, my favourite one:
Also great = the cupcake tee, the baby-got-back camel, all of their breakup cards and this:
Like these cards as much as I do? Well guess what? You can ha dat.
Market Twenty Seven will be giving one LaurenOutLoud.com reader 5 cards of his or her own choice. I highly reccommend this be one of them because the kitty is cute (as long as, for the love of god, you don't send it my way.)
To win, simply:
- Like Market Twenty Seven on Facebook
- Tell them which card you like most (mention that I sent you, too)
- Leave a comment here to let me know that you did and you'll be qualifiedm, bang bang boom!
… That's a Hanson song, isn't it?
Nope. Nope, says Google. This.
I used to thing the least douchey-looking one was cute… I wonder what he's up to these days?
No, j/k, I don't. NO TIME FOR WONDERING! TIFF imminent. More (so much more) on that later.
Love always,


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Earlier in the year when I suggested QRE had a lot of promise, I got nothing but sneers from the know-it-all trio of Jack's groupies who love nothing better than contradicting.
Now I suppose they will love it since it turns out Mike Linn left LINE to go to QRE.
really he joined QRE? that stock seems way under valued as i look into distribution/coverage and hedges
Liza, your posts have been a valuable addition to this bulletin board. And as an owner of both LINE and QRE I'm pleased to see Mike Linn at QRE. I suspect we will see QRE around 24 within a year.
Without putting you down, I think I can safely say that a lot of us regular readers miss Jack and hope he will come back. Whether you agree or disagree with him, he was an informed investor and what he wrote was always worth considering.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Jack posted this below earlier this year......since you sound like you miss his thoughtful posts it may be of interest.
"QRE has GP Incentive Rights Despite Liza's denial"
"MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE FEES (contradicting Liza's assertion there are none)
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" The management incentive fee we will pay to our general partner may increase in situations where there is no corresponding increase in distributions to our common unitholders.
Under our partnership agreement, for each quarter for which we have paid cash distributions that equaled or exceeded the Target Distribution, our general partner will be entitled to a quarterly management incentive fee, payable in cash, equal to 0.25% of the management incentive fee base, which will be an amount equal to the sum of:
• the future net revenue of our estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves, discounted to present value at 10% per annum and calculated based on SEC methodology, adjusted for our commodity derivative contracts; and
• the fair market value of our assets, other than our estimated oil and natural gas reserves and our commodity derivative contracts, that principally produce qualifying income for federal income tax purposes, at such value as may be determined by the board of directors of our general partner and approved by the conflicts committee of our general partner's board of directors.
Re ratio of oil, nat gas liquids, and dry gas, approx
64% of proved reserves for the 2010 report were oil, with 32% dry gas, and the remaining 4% NGL. The oil ratio has recently increased with their oil property purchase. Given the poor prospects for dry gas, the negative affect on future earnings is plain."
Sorry HUngrydog,
The mysterious X force occult investment ideas are based on back fitting returns and unproven claims.
It is simply proven wrong by decades of repeatable and repeated academic research Not a matter of opinion but fact. This is exactly why the Mysterious X force will not address it as 'fancy' stuff. Nothing fancy about it at all. It does not require advanced degrees but rather common sense.
You do a disservice to yourself and others by not reading up a little more. Nor do I believe the Mysterious X force daily shows actually has anything to do with investing but other agendas.
This is what you posted:
"Earlier in the year when I suggested QRE had a lot of promise, I got nothing but sneers from the know-it-all trio of Jack's groupies who love nothing better than contradicting.
Now I suppose they will love it since it turns out Mike Linn left LINE to go to QRE."
Now lets see some of the facts.
If you had actually followed jack and did what he did....from last december until now and had SOLD your MLPs and BOUGHT MTGE then you would have a gain of 52.02% using the buyupside div reinvestment backtest calculator.
If you did what you had suggested and it was from last December and bought QRE then you would be DOWN even with four dividends....so your loss would be 3.23%......your return would be -3.23 %
AND, Jacks would be a gain of 52.02%.....so,
HOW is anything about what you posted correct?
Did not look at what Jack actually did when he left LINE, or just too embarrased to mention that QRE is actually down 3.23% even after 4 dividends paid,...or, maybe you do not even know how much QRE is down on a total return basis....and still just making up things?
Looks like they could use some help and Mike Linn might be someone who can add something helpful that clearly seems to be missing based only on looking on what they did over the last year.....while LINE is UP about 11% during that same time period.
I was neither buying MTGE nor QRE so how can you know whether what I did was correct since you have no knowledge of my portfolio performance over the period. My portfolio income continues to increase and compound (putting me in the 'rich' category, were the income not mostly offset my depletion and depreciation offsets). So I'm doing fine, thank you very much.
Mr. Linn added, "I am very pleased to be officially part of the Quantum franchise again. Having directly worked with Quantum for many years while at LINN Energy, I have seen first-hand their financial creativity, technical acumen and intense dedication to both their investors and management teams. They are a premier private equity partner and I look forward to helping support their investment efforts."
What is his position at QRE?

subset: commoncrawl


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But studios spend on 'old media' tentpoles
After two straight summers of stagnating attendance and erratic performance by the big-ticket titles, studios are itching for happy days to be here again.
The quiet hope is that this will be a record summer, and the ingredients are certainly there. But to earn those big bucks, Hollywood is playing with big stakes. Five key tentpoles have an aggregate budget of $1.3 billion (and throw in another few hundred million for worldwide marketing). A $300 million budget is within reach for some of the titles. There will be 46 wide releases — but "wide" may be too subdued a term considering the third "Pirates" movie will open worldwide on 22,000 screens.
Critics and naysayers will have a field day pointing out how few movies on the summer docket are based on original ideas. Of the 46 wide releases, a whopping 17 are sequels and remakes — but the number climbs to 25 if you count rehashed concepts or vehicles.
Aside from the highly touted "Spider-Man 3," "Shrek the Third" and "Pirates" bows in May, the summer includes the big-budget "Evan Almighty," "Ocean's Thirteen," new installments of "Harry Potter," "The Bourne Ultimatum," "Die Hard," "Rush Hour," "Fantastic Four" and titles that are not sequels but are familiar, such as the Simpsons, Bratz and Nancy Drew.
There are also the ritual Adam Sandler comedy, the second animated movie in eight months about rats and, yes, another about penguins.
Despite — or arguably because of the familiarity — hopes are running high. Some B.O.-watchers say a $4 billion summer and $10 billion year, both records, are within reach.
Strong franchises
"If ever there was a time when 3s and 4s can work, it's now," says Chris Aronson, senior VP of distribution at Fox.
"These franchises are just too strong."
Still, "the question is how much the marketplace can expand," says Rick Sands, chief operating officer of MGM. "Frequent moviegoers are the target for these big tentpoles, but history has shown that there may be a limit. If every week is $160 million to $200 million and one title takes half of that, then what's left over?"
If shrinks could diagnose Hollywood, they would use the term "cognitive dissonance" to describe the summertime paradox. On the one hand, studios have been laying off thousands of workers, preaching austerity and coping with paranoia about the relevance of moviegoing in the digital age. On the other, they are making unprecedented investments and trying frantically to minimize risk.
As one production chief confides, "I don't especially like tentpoles, but we need to do a couple a year, I guess."
Last year, "Mission: Impossible's" underwhelming performance in the season's first weekend was a reminder that summer needs to start strong. The '07 edition promises to do just that, with "Spider-Man," "Shrek" and "Pirates" all capable of crashing through the $100 million weekend barrier. Forget the tepid Mays of recent vintage, with the likes of "Kingdom of Heaven," "Poseidon" and "Van Helsing" starting things off with a whimper.
But a strong kickoff has its potential downside. "If the bar gets set that high in May, what will people in exhibition or in the media say when a film opens to $40 million?" wonders Jack Foley, distrib prexy at Focus Features. "In that new values system, it'll seem like a failure."
Another lesson from 2006 is the need to mix in some modest-priced fare, a la "The Devil Wears Prada," the likes of which, for now, appears to be absent on the calendar. "I'm sure there are some 'Pradas' out there, but we just don't know what they are yet," says Bruce Snyder, distrib chief at Fox.
Cost-conscious genres like teen comedy and horror are well represented with everything from "Hostel 2" to "Superbad." What is required of the more modest entrants, says Sands, is "the recognition that you're going to finish No. 2." MGM just moved "Mr. Brooks," a sub-$30 million serial-killer pic toplining Kevin Costner and Demi Moore, from a March slot to June 1. "If you're not afraid of maneuvering around the tentpoles, it can be a good strategy," Sands says.
With all of the moves and countermoves, finding a prime date can be rough. Even a powerhouse like "Shrek" will get only a week of playtime before "Pirates" comes ashore. "This summer's not much of a puzzle as far as where different pieces can move," says Paramount distrib chief Jim Tharp. On 10 weekends, three or more wide releases will battle, including the crowded June 8 frame, with "Ocean's Thirteen," "Hostel 2" and "Surf's Up," and Aug. 3 with "Bourne Ultimatum," "Underdog" and "Charlie Bartlet."
For the big guns and their scaled-down rivals, here are some more challenges awaiting in the warmer months ahead:
Budget bilateralism
Production costs continue to climb precipitously at the tentpole end, with "Spider-Man 3," "Pirates 3" and "Evan Almighty" redefining the outer limits of spending. Last year's discussion of how far past $200 million "Superman Returns" may have gone seems quaint by comparison.
The middle ground is again considered no-man's land.
Few studio pics fall in the $40 million to $70 million range, despite the fact that "Wedding Crashers" and "40-Year-Old Virgin" found the sweet spot in summer '05, and "Prada" did likewise last year. Given the crowded calendar, the prevailing strategy involves assembling a fleet of cash-guzzling SUVs and thrifty little low-cost Smarts.
Marketing neuroses
Gone are the days when a marketing campaign centered on network TV buys on Thursday night. Ad spending on TV is shifting into dozens of newer outlets, especially the Web. But what is the "Friends"-esque equivalent online? It varies by pic. User-generated sites like MySpace and YouTube will continue to be studio partners.
There were lessons all over the place in 2006 for those willing to look. Below the top two performers, "Pirates 2" and "Da Vinci," the winners became winners through a multitude of methods. "Talladega Nights" struck product deals and rode NASCAR's popularity. "The Break-Up" cannily used the tabloids to become a "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" with less gunfire. The one puzzler was "Snakes on a Plane," whose Web-fueled rise and fall left no blueprint to follow for this year's summer fare.
Day and date debate
After shying away somewhat from the simultaneous release strategy last summer due to the World Cup, many of the biggest tentpoles will return to day and date.
"On May 25, we will be in every territory in the world with 'Pirates,' " notes Mark Zoradi, prexy of the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. "That makes sense on movies like this, but not on everything." The one territory hard to pin down is mainland China, where censors, after viewing a print hand-delivered by Disney execs so as to avoid piracy, will deliver a verdict, and maybe not for days or weeks after the bow. "Spider-Man" is also gearing up for a comparable global saturation.
The foreign-domestic ratios continue to edge toward overseas. Last summer, "Da Vinci Code" did 71% of its business overseas after a simultaneous worldwide launch in May. Domestic misfires scored overseas: "Mission: Impossible III" and "Poseidon" each did 66% of their cumes overseas, hitting $398 million and $182 million worldwide. "Miami Vice" racked up $101 million overseas, or 62% of its global cume.
Robust specialty biz
Studio shingles and stand-alone indies, already warm to the idea of opening films in the summer, are stepping up their counterprogramming efforts. The trend, born of blockbuster fatigue and yawning demographic gaps left by studio releases, has accelerated in the past two years — think "Crash" and "March of the Penguins" in '05, then "Little Miss Sunshine," "The Illusionist" and Al Gore last summer.
Star-studded '07 releases like Miramax's Austen biopic "Becoming Jane," Par Vantage's "A Mighty Heart" and Focus Features' "Evening" will not only roll out, but go wide quickly from mid-June through July. The strategy is to aggressively court restless adults.
"Our audience feels neglected or even dissed in the summer, as if their money is inconsequential to the studios, so they actively search out stuff to support," says Steven Friedlander, distrib chief at Warner Independent. "It is harder to counterprogram when there are three or four midrange titles competing each week, but much easier to get screen time and ink when each week has only one mega release, as is the case in the beginning of this summer with 'Spider-Man,' 'Pirates' and 'Shrek.' If you are over 35 and educated, there are three weeks (out of four) with nothing for you to see."


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Commonsense school safety policies
Self-appointed stakeholders of the Philadelphia School District have been filling this paper's editorial pages with pleas to jettison what they inaccurately describe as the district's "zero tolerance" disciplinary policies, which were adopted in 2008 under the leadership of Arlene Ackerman at the urging of me and, more importantly, Mayor Nutter. The critics label this disciplinary policy as "unjust" and "ineffective." They are wrong on both counts.
First, the district is simply enforcing its own disciplinary code. Not exactly a radical policy. And it is not zero tolerance. That phrase describes school discipline policies in which punishment is applied without discretion. In Philadelphia, in contrast, every violation can be punished by a range of sanctions available to school and district officials. This is a rational disciplinary policy.


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Person who draws the most profits in one year, for all those involved, from the marketing of women to the public, as sexual objects.
Minnesota Fresh (Mann Fresh) and his stable of ladies, pulled in well over 200 racks per city, this year alone, making him first tier candidate for Pimp Of The Year Honors.
بواسطة Mann F. يناير/كانون الثّاني 2, 2012
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Rotary delivers dictionary donations
By Phyllis Moore
Published in News on October 8, 2009 1:46 PM
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Julie Daniels of the Goldsboro Rotary Club hands Daniel Flores a dictionary Wednesday morning at Eastern Wayne Elementary School. More than 1,900 Wayne County students received their own dictionaries.
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Passage to San Juan was overcast & a bit rainy. Needed the break from the sun anyhow.
Passage to Grand Turk was a breeze.
Captain & crew did a pretty good job at weather avoidance on our homebound passage. Seas were moderate & on a number of occasions we could see weather happening port & starboard. Insofar as the shipboard happenings:
1. Food & Service - Our late seating dining tablemates were fun & conversations were lively. Mehalla was our server, and she was terrific. Food was very good to excellent. Exceptions were frogs legs (kind of boring sauce) & a pretty tough NY Strip Steak that was also over-cooked. Buffets were varied & themed meals on buffet were pretty cool.
2. Bars - Martini's & beer were NOT 'watered-down'. Heard some wining about fruity drinks. Tenders were polite, only the Martini bar had real personality as far as I could glean.
3. Pools - Spent most free time at or near pools. Hot tubs were pretty inconsistent on jet operation, It's a scramble to get lounge chairs.
4. Shows/events - saw Troy Thirdgills for the last 2/3's of his act. Verrry funny. Like I said above, we were poolside for much of the trip.


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Holy Inappropriate! Teacher Allegedly Tells 7-Year-Old Girl She's 'Too Sexy for Gym Class'Meredith Carroll
I'm not saying what the little girl was wearing was like a nun's habit. But it was pretty darn close.
So why, exactly, a substitute teacher at Charles Spragg Elementary School in south New Jersey told a 7-year-old she was "too sexy for gym class" earlier this week is beyond me. Not only is it beyond me, but holy inappropriate, Batman, for a teacher to call a 7-year-old "sexy," too or not, in the first place.
Apparently the school agrees, because the sub has been suspended from working in the school.
The little girl told another teacher and her dad about the comment, which was uttered as the sub was separating the class into two lines, according to NBC Philadelphia.
In his defense, the sub said he didn't say "sexy," but instead said "cute." Which also makes me wonder how a 7-year-old could be considered "too cute" for gym class. Is that like the "Too Pretty to do Homework" t-shirt, and does that make it any better?
The school will decide the sub's fate in May. Until then, it'll remain a case of he said/she said (although no matter which one he actually said, it seems inappropriate to me). In the meantime, I'm left wondering this: I'm sure there are some utterly savvy 7-year-olds out there, but how many would really make up something like this while also understanding the implications and consequences of such an accusation?
The outfit in question, by the way? Spandex pants, a long sleeve shirt and a pink top with a frilly plaid bottom. Hardly attire for a stripper, "Jersey Shore" castmate, or even a contestant on "Toddlers and Tiaras."
The sub has no other offenses on his record, which means he could potentially teach at other schools outside of the district in question. However, the girl's dad has filed a harassment complaint against the teacher with the local police department to prevent him from being able to do just that.
Click here to see the outfit that was deemed "too sexy for gym class."
Do you think it's appropriate for a teacher to call a 7-year-old "sexy" no matter what she's wearing?
Photo credit: iStock


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"There's a lot of what we do not know."
That's what Dr. Mitch Kachun said about Collins in one of his two speeches at the Juneteenth celebration at Brandon Park on Saturday.
Kachun, a professor of history at Western Michigan University, has extensively researched local African-American author and teacher Julia Collins.
The professor expressed being gratified he could take part in helping to finally recognize Collins' work after 140 years.
He said his research was done so he could help better understand and appreciate her life.
Collins taught school in Williamsport in the middle 1800s and wrote her novel here. She also wrote several essays.
She was a trailblazer, a thinker and hurdler of the obstacles African-Americans faced during that era.
In 2006, Oxford University Press republished Collins' novel and essays.
Her life and writings provide a glimpse into the rarely documented experiences of 19th century African-American women, their families and their communities.
But in his brief remarks, the history professor, who has been to the Juneteenth event in 2005 and 2007, turned his attention toward a new generation of potential historians. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1863.
"History isn't about memorizing dates," he said. "It is about people."
The historian tries to see the world as those in the past viewed it, something he believes helps develop empathy and open-mindedness.
By humanizing the people of the past, Kachun claimed one gains the historical perspective which forces thoughts about the actions of individuals of the past and how they have an impact today.
For example, Collins' experiences can be read at local bookstores and libraries today, and is forever memorialized by a state marker on the Susquehanna River Walk and Lumber Heritage Trail.
But Kachun reminded folks how "incomplete" and "uncertain" knowledge of the past has been.
He compared it to a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle with details and pieces missing.
For instance, a vast majority of the 1890 Federal Census was destroyed and many valuable records are no longer available because of natural disasters, such as floods.
Still, there's hope for a new generation of those who seek to find the true accounts of lives and experiences from the past.
Many resources are available, such as the James V. Brown Library and Lycoming County Historical Society and Genealogical Society.
Newspapers, which chronicle the important events of the day, such as business news, elections, organizations, natural disasters, local happenings and sports, also are valuable historical resources, he said.
"You don't have to spend eight years in graduate school to be a historian," he said.


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LIVONIA -- Before Detroit Community had even crossed halfcourt, Arbor Prep was up by six.
Before it had even attempted a shot, Arbor Prep was up 10.
Nothing was slowing the Gator train on its way to a district title.
Arbor Prep took control early and cruised to a 68-26 win over Detroit Community Friday night at Livonia Ladywood High School.
The district title is Arbor Prep's first, in the school's second year playing in the postseason and third season of existence. Last year, the Gators fell to eventual state champion Manchester in a district title game.
But even while the Gators held up the first trophy for the school's trophy case, they knew this was never the end goal for this season.
"I'm very confident, I think we can go all the way," sophomore guard Nastassja Chambers said.
The Gators (20-3) move on to play Dearborn Divine Child Tuesday in a regional semifinal, 6 p.m. at Livonia Clarenceville High School.
The Gators forced 17 first-half turnovers with their full-court press defense, as they jumped out to a 22-3 lead midway through the first quarter. They finished the game with 15 steals.
"We try to come out with a strong start because it sets the tone for the rest of the game," Chambers said. "And then it shows that a good start leads to a good finish for us."
Payton Sims and Katlyn Brownlee led Arbor Prep with 13 points apiece, and combined to hit five 3-pointers. Chambers added 10. Arbor Prep played all 12 of its players in the first quarter, 11 of whom scored.
Many of those points came in transition layups and on wide open layups off of turnovers.
"They focused on defending their man and playing great defense from the beginning, and we figured that would make our offense," Arbor Prep coach Rod Wells said. "No matter if the shot is going in or not, we figure if we set the tone defensively we can make some things happen."
After Arbor Prep went up by 18 early, Detroit Community played point-for-point for the remainder of the half. But the Gators opened the second half much the same way as the first, on a 14-4 run that put the game farther out of reach.
Sims, a transfer from Huron who had to sit out half of the season, scored the first eight points of the second half, including two triples. Wells said having a pair of outside shooters in Sims and Brownlee has forced defenses to extend against his team.
"Last year and the first year teams used to sag back in zones against us," Wells said. "Every team still plays a zone, but now they pay for it."
Friday's win capped a district tournament in which Arbor Prep won all three of its games by an average of 45 points, beating Livonia Clarenceville and Father Gabriel Richard both by more than 35.
So even though they may be headed into uncharted territory in a regional tournament, there's little uncertainty for this team.
"We expect to win," Wells said. "We take it one game at a time but we have confidence, we expect to win, the girls are used to winning. Everywhere they've been they've won."


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Published: 2 May 2012
ONLY a few weeks ago, Kelsie Rimmer could walk around the Coast with anonymity.
Published: 30 May 2012
IT was yet another surreal moment for Voice contestant Kelsie Rimmer when she opened her mailbox on Monday.
Published: 26 Jul 2012
A DAY after being dropped from The Voice, Kelsie Rimmer found a new direction.
Published: 18 Apr 2012
RUBBING shoulders with Keith Urban, Seal, Joel Madden and Delta Goodrem is all in a day's work for Kelsie Rimmer.
Published: 13 Aug 2012
THE choice was clear to Kelsie Rimmer when it came to casting a younger version of herself for her first music video.
Published: 13 May 2012
FADING into oblivion is something Kelsie Rimmer is determined to avoid.
Published: 21 Nov 2012
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Get an overview of this hotel3-star spa hotel near Madejski Stadium
Situated in the business district, this spa hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Madejski Stadium, Oracle, and University of Reading. Reading Abbey Ruins is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) away.
Hotel Features
A full-service spa, a restaurant, and an indoor pool are available at this hotel. Self parking is free. Additionally, a health club, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 202 rooms offer WiFi, 24-hour room service, and flat-screen TVs with digital channels. Coffee makers, pillow menus, and free newspapers are among the other amenities available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11500 Basingstoke Road Reading England RG2 0SL
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 features an indoor pool and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant. A business center is on site at this 3-star property.
High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. 10 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers a spa tub, a sauna, and spa services. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Full-service spa
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Spa tub
- Sauna
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Business center
- Conference space
- Total number of rooms - 202
- ATM/banking
- Indoor pool
- Number of floors - 2
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Multilingual staff
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Health club
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Express check-in
- Garden
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Spa services on site
- Number of meeting rooms - 10
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( GBP 16.00 per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( GBP 16.00 per 24-hour period )
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Pay movies
- Private bathroom
- Room service (24 hours)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Digital TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Pillow menu
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Breakfast is available for a surcharge each morning.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Lounge Bar - This bar serves light fare only.
Callaghans Pub - This pub specializes in British cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Open select days.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
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Spirit has 2 treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
- Massages
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- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Manicures and pedicures
- Sauna in spa
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at 2 PM
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- Breakfast fee: GBP 12.95 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: GBP 16.00 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
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text: Molly Nocheck, a Cincinnati native, graduated from Ohio University in 2013 with a B.S. in journalism. During her time as an undergraduate, Molly served as the director of Students Defending Students, an organization dedicated to advising students through OU's judicial processes. She also served as a reporter and producer for WOUB News. Molly is excited to be working for FIRE and hopes to ameliorate codes of conduct nationwide. Her passion for due process and free speech is only matched by her love of Skyline Chili.


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NEWARK — Three people were arrested Friday afternoon on heroin distribution charges arising from an investigation by city police into two nearby Lower Broadway residences, police said.
Jakiyah H. Hardiman, of Irvington; Terrance Jenkins, of an undisclosed address; and Tairiquia Collins, of Newark, all of them 31, were taken into custody after police served "no-knock" search warrants for addresses on Stone Street and on the 300 block of Fourth Avenue.
The raids turned up 737 glassine envelopes containing heroin, 50 grams of raw, uncut heroin, digital scales and other drug paraphernalia, a defaced .45-caliber handgun and drug-distribution paraphernalia, police said in a statement earlier today. Two vehicles were also seized and impounded.
Hardiman and Jenkins were each charged with possession of a firearm, possession of a defaced firearm, possession of a firearm while engaged in narcotics distribution, possession of heroin, possession with intent to distribute, possession within 1,000 feet of a school and 500 feet of public housing, conspiracy and possession of narcotics paraphernalia.
Collins faces possession of heroin, a related distribution count and conspiracy.
Jenkins was also charged with certain persons not to have weapons -- meaning convicted felons, maintaining a fortified premise and maintaining a narcotics production facility.
All three are being held at the Essex County jail. Bail conditions were not disclosed.


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Everybody is doing this and or doing that and I'm not sure how they are doing, however I'm doing nothing and enjoying the dividends and a rise in the price over the last 2 years and I'm very happy with the results. My intent is to keep on keeping on as they say.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Long and building positions.
For the long haul I recommend a balance of agency and non agency REITs. My core holdings include hybrid, agency and non-agency.
My intention is to never sell and continue building positions. I'll spread out to more REITs as the portfolio builds, but there is a big disadvantage in taxes (non qualified dividends). That said, it's still a fantastic way to build wealth over time, and their securities are generally pretty liquid compared to the book value of most companies.
Spreads widening - more spread income and less book value likely on the way for Q1 (April/May reporting cycle). Keep an eye on them for an edge.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Am long. Maybe never sell. The only mistake I've ever really made in this space is to trade. Buy, hold, stay long. When the curve steepens (and it will) the nervous nellies who are way smarter than you and I will pabic and hit bids. Just like last year. And I will be there with open arms. As rates move highe (and they will...someday) spreads will widen and this sector will become more attractive. Find the best names and stick with them. Unless GDP grows at 4%, over the next ten years REITs like AGNC will be very hard to beat. YOu saw NLY way outperform the entire market for many years as a buy and hold. Nothings changed. And by the way, the Fed is impotent as far as the front end. They can't move if for no other reason than the budget. The curve could get very very steep at some point as the world markets shun the dollar and shun our treasuries. Long MBS REITs and long TBT. TBT will bounce around, but that is a way better place to park excess cash than GLD.
tbt is a scam , stay out of it.
I've owned about 2 years also, as well as ARR and CYS, to augment my social security and pension. I'm ahead of where I started in addition to collecting the nice dividends. The mReits should be good until the Fed decides to pull the punch bowl, whenever that might be. They say when inflation goes above 2.5% or when unemployment drops below 6.5%. My question is what happens if inflation takes off and heads above 2.5% and unemployment is still elevated way above 6.5%? I think we have awhile before we have to worry too much about mREITS tanking. Just my 2 cents.
Been in and out and I always made money with this, until that time like you said I'am long
Sentiment: Buy
What are you talking about? Did you post on the wrong board?
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Whoops I meant longs of course.
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Our Elders: Legacy of wisdom
"When an elder dies, it is as if a library has burned down," is an African proverb.
What a shame to lose all that collected knowledge, life experience and wisdom.
The most valuable gift this season, according to the Legacy Project, may be your family elders who have a lot to say and want to talk.
Are you ready to listen?
The project was developed to develop a source for that knowledge. It was created by author and gerontologist Karl Pillemer, professor of human development at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). He's also a professor of gerontology in medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College (New York City).
His research has collected practical advice from "more than 1,500 older Americans who have lived through extraordinary experiences and historical events. They offer tips on surviving and thriving despite the challenges we all encounter."
Pillemer has spent years listening to the life lessons of our oldest generations. They have endured the Depression, the Holocaust and World Wars, in addition to the experiences of daily life. The project launched earlier this year.
His new book, "30 Lessons for Living," (Penguin Group USA, November 2011) is described as a roadmap "to the real treasures of life from these wisest Americans."
The doctor says he had spent some 30 years as a gerontologist (a medical specialist who studies older people) before he realized that his work focused on older people as problems. He came to the realization that what we should be looking at is "what older people know that the rest of don't."
That lead to a six-year project asking older Americans to share their most important life lessons that they would like to pass on to the younger generations.
Pillemer says that the holiday season – when more multigeneration families gather than at any other time – provides opportunities to capture the wisdom of these generations.
He's even developed a series of 10 questions to ask the experts in your life, which is described as "a tool to help unwrap a gift that must be opened."
In an NPR interview (see link below), Pillemer says:
In fact, almost unanimously America's elders' advice on work is to find work you love and don't worry about the compensation.
If you have to get up in the morning to a job you dread, they say get out, that really life is too short to spend time doing something that doesn't feel purposeful and meaningful.
What struck him was that this group of people - who had experienced loss, history, and ill health – were often happier than younger people. He wanted to understand that and pass it on.
He claims that what all the subjects had in common was "the resilience, is the ability to overcome these kinds of negatives and turn them into positive growth experiences."
Pillemer talks about the Legacy Project here. And at this link, he explains his book, and you can view project participants sharing their insights.
During the upcoming holidays, make an effort to talk to your older relatives. Learn from them. Don't forget to record the information and the experience. Share the audio or video recording with other family members.
Have you asked your older relatives about their lives? What have you learned from them? Tell us about them via comments below, on Twitter and on our Facebook page.
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- Thanks so much for sharing information about the Legacy Project, and about "30 Lessons for Living!" We hope that people will consider using the holidays to gather their own elders' life wisdom. Good luck in those conversations!
- Thank you for what you do and who you are. I was raised up with primarily older people. Today, I am entering into that age group. I was always fascinated my their wisdom and ability to accept what is. My only desire is to share my stories and hope that others will listen. Learning through life experience is the best teacher that I have ever had.
- When my aunt wanted to talk about our family history I wasn't ready to listen . Now that I'm curious and full of questions my dear aunt at 92 years old is no longer willing to talk. What a shame if we lose the opportunity to learn from her , our last remaining elder , about our close family members . My advice to all family history researchers is to listen and ask before it's too late .
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The anatomists have described the human urinary bladder as a pear-shaped structure made up of an external longitudinal layer of muscle fibers, a middle circular, and an inner longitudinal layer extending from the ureteral orifices down into the urethra. These fibers can be traced to the area about the verumontanum in the male bladder and to the vicinity of the external sphincter in the female. This layer of muscle fibers is easily dissected free from the underlying muscle fibers and is usually called the trigone. We have found the two remaining layers not to be distinct but to consist of freely interlacing muscle fibers, and we prefer to designate them as the detrusor muscle of the bladder.
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Iranian Authorities Refuse to Release Hossein Ronaghi Maleki for Medical Leave as his Kidney Condition Worsens
"We stand in solidarity with Mr. Maleki and urge the Government of Iran to immediately release Maleki for full, independent medical treatment,"
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012. Senator Mark Kirk (US), Hon. Irwin Cotler (CA), MP Denis MacShane (UK), MP Michael Danby (AU), MP Fiamma Nirenstein (IT) and MP Emanuelis Zingeris (LT), members of the Global Iranian Political Prisoner Advocacy Program, today called for the immediate release on medical leave of jailed Iranian blogger, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who is suffering from severe kidney disease and is in urgent need of extended medical care. Ronaghi Maleki has been serving an unjust sentence in Evin Prison, Iran since his arrest in 2009.
"We stand in solidarity with Mr. Maleki and urge the Government of Iran to immediately release Maleki for full, independent medical treatment," the co-chairs said. "Maleki's unjust treatment is one of many examples of the Iranian regime's brutality. The Iranian Government must be held accountable for its gross violations of human rights."
Maleki, a blogger and human rights activist in Iran, was arrested in 2009 and sentenced to 15 years in prison for articles published on his blog. Maleki has suffered from severe kidney disease since his imprisionment, and his condition reportedly worsened in recent days due to mistreatment by prison authorities. Maleki's left kidney is reportedly failing, which requires immediate medical attention and ongoing treatment. Iranian authorities have refused to grant Maleki extended medical leave despite calls from the international community and his fellow political prisoners. Maleki also began a hunger strike in protest against his detention conditions.
The Global Iranian Political Prisoner Advocacy Program, formed by Kirk and Cotler last September, works to combat the Iranian Government's widespread and systemic violations of human rights. To learn more about the Program click here.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1805-64) was an American novelist and short-story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse. His later novels include The Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun.
Transcendentalism was the first major intellectual movement in U.S. history, championing the inherent divinity of each individual, as well as the value of collective social action. In the mid-nineteenth century, the movement took off, changing how Americans thought about religion, literature, the natural world, class distinctions, the role of women, and... Read more
The Blithedale Romance, considered one of Hawthorne's major novels, explores the limitations of human nature set against an experiment in communal living. From mesmerism to illicit love, The Blithedale Romance represents one of Hawthorne's best and most sharply etched works, one that Henry James called his "brightest" and "liveliest" novel, and... Read more
Twenty-four of the best short stories by one of the early masters of the form, in the definitive collection edited by acclaimed scholar Newton Arvin.Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the greatest American writers of the nineteenth century, and some of his most powerful work was in the form of fable-like tales...
In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family. Mysterious deaths threaten the living. Musty documents nestle behind hidden panels carrying... Read more
First published in 1851, The House of the Seven Gables is one of Hawthorne's defining works, a vivid depiction of American life and values replete with brilliantly etched characters. The tale of a cursed house with a "mysterious and terrible past" and the generations linked to it, Hawthorne's chronicle of the... Read more
Mosses from an Old Manse is Nathaniel Hawthorne's second story collection, first published in 1846 in two volumes and featuring sketches and tales written over a span of more than twenty years, including such classics as "Young Goodman Brown," "The Birthmark," and "Rappaccini's Daughter." Herman Melville deemed Hawthorne the American Shakespeare... Read more
Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an outcast. In the eyes of her neighbours she has committed an unforgivable sin. Everyone knows that her little daughter Pearl is the product of an illicit affair but no one knows the identity of Pearl's father. Hester's refusal to name...
Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece, an iconic fable of guilt and redemption set in Puritan Massachusetts, has long been considered one of the greatest American novels. The story of Hester Prynne—found out in adultery, pilloried by her Puritan community, and abandoned, in different ways, by both her partner in sin and her vengeance-seeking husband—possesses...
Hailed by Henry James as "the finest piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country," Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter reaches to our nation's historical and moral roots for the material of great tragedy. Set in an early New England colony, the novel shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of... Read more
Introduction by Kathryn Harrison Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne's exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self... Read more
From the author who gave us THE SCARLET LETTER and THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES, here is a comprehensive selection of his best short stories, including:Endicott and the Red CrossYoung Goodman BrownEarth's HolocaustEthan BrandMy Kinsman, Major MolineuxAnd more! Read more
This volume of short stories and shorter works by Nathaniel Hawthorne was heralded upon its release and is still widely considered a classic. Read more
Six legends of Greek mythology, retold for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Included are The Gorgon's Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimaera. In 1838, Hawthorne suggested to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that they collaborate on a story for children based on... Read more
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John Cage Tribute Concert
Location: Performing Arts Center
MACHIAS, Maine – During the month of November, the University of Maine at Machias will present Off the Edge of the Sea, a series of concerts and learning engagements in the performing arts that will feature a diverse line up of local and national musicians.
On Friday, November 9, the series will present "The Cage on the Edge of the Sea," a celebration of the centennial of the birth of composer John Cage, considered one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 20th century. The 7 p.m. concert will present a range of the composer's work spanning 50 years and will include performances by Grammy Award-winning pianist Paul Sullivan, internationally recognized percussionist Gustavo Aguilar, and UMM's own music professor Gene Nichols and instructor Duane Ingalls.
A lecture on the life and music of Cage will be held at 6 p.m. before the concert.
All performances and workshops will take place in the UMM Performing Arts Center. Performance tickets are $10 each, $15 for a couple, free for UMM students, and $3 for non-UMM students. Workshops and lectures are free admission. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance by calling 255-1370.
The Off the Edge of the Sea series is funded by the Libra Foundation, a Portland-based philanthropic organization.
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Water Watch
Remember this picture from freshman earth science class? Well, it turns out that the water cycle as you know it (evaporation, condensation, precipitation... you get the idea) is just the tip of the iceberg. There are significant gaps even in the experts understanding of whats going on beneath the surfacefor example, when, where, and how water is transformed and distributed in soils and the atmosphere.
That missing data is crucial to making projections of future climate change and water supplies. But using existing tools to answer those questions, says Inez Fung, co-director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment, Is like listening to a Beethoven symphony but hearing only a single note every minute.
With $1.6 million in funding from the W. M. Keck Foundation, however, Fung and her research team aim to scrutinize Earths hydrologic cycle like never before.
Research undertaken at the new Keck HydroWatch Center will help scientists better understand the water cycle and predict its changes. By developing cheap, fast, and accurate sensors and techniques to monitor water pathways, the scientists aim to dramatically expand what observations they can make. Their first step is developing a working prototype of intensive environmental monitoring networks; then the team will take advantage of existing infrastructure at two sites of the UC Natural Reserve System, debuting their new toolkit at the Sagehen Creek Field Station and the Elder Creek Watershed.
The ultimate goal: a system of hardware, software, and analytical methods that can be deployed across the U.S. and the world. Then, Fung hopes, hydrologists will finally hear natures full symphony.


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Hello, I am looking for technical assistance from someone who can help me identify and locate information on pressure transducers, their applications, part numbers, manufacturer, any known problems, etc.... used by the airline industry. If you think you can help, I would be very interested in speaking with you. Please contact me, we are willing to compensate for your time.
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A healthy diet gives you the nutrients to keep your muscles, bones, organs and other parts of your body healthy throughout your life. It may help lower high cholesterol and high blood pressure, reduce the risk of or manage Type II diabetes, minimize bone loss and decrease your chances of heart disease.
Feeling sluggish? The American Dietetic Association reports that carbohydrates, healthy fats and proteins provide your body with energy to properly function. Foods like walnuts, almonds, blueberries, bananas, apples, and strawberries all provide energy boosts, all the while helping you attain the recommended daily intake of nutrients your body requires to operate at full steam.
McMillen, M. (2011, July 11). WebMd.com. Nutrition For Seniors. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/features/nutrition-for-seniors
A healthy lifestyle is about changing not just what you eat but how you eat and how you think about eating. Your food choices affect your energy, your digestion, how you feel physically and of course, your weight.
The biggest step is committing to you bettering yourself, committing to living a longer, healthier and happier life!
Keep it simple. Make one change at a time. For example, start by simply switching from white bread to whole grain bread. Instead of adding just a little more salt to you dinner, remove the salt shaker from the table all together. Instead of ordering French fries, order a side salad with oil and vinegar dressing instead.
If you have a specific medical condition, be sure to check with your doctor about the foods you should include or avoid in your diet.


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Manchester police found the car that crashed into an auto repair shop abandoned not far from the scene.
The vehicle left a significant amount of damage at the Prestige Auto Body shop on Frontage Road on Monday.
The force of the crash busted walls, left a hole in the building and moved a pillar off its foundation.
The owner of the shop and workers were able to determine from the car pieces left at the scene that it was a silver Chrysler Pacifica.


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A new bill was introduced late last week that would preserve the tax credit for film production in Michigan.
The Detroit Free Press reports Sens. Mike Kowall, R-White Lake Township, and Virgil Smith, D-Detroit penned a proposal that would modify the current tax incentive, which the state legislature voted to eliminate last week as part of a larger tax reform deal.
The Freep piece states, the bill "is subject to changes during upcoming budget negotiations. It would allow the state to award filmmakers tax credits of up to 42% for their production expenditures, instead of an absolute 40% or 42%."
The Senators made their pitch at Raleigh Studios in Pontiac, which opened its doors last week to "Oz," a "Wizard of Oz" prequel to be directed by Detroit native Sam Raimi. The Disney production will be the biggest in the state yet, with a $105 million budget qualifying for roughly $40 million in tax rebates (it was approved by the Michigan Film Office last year). The movie will star James Franco, Mila Kunis and Rachel Weisz, and will begin filming in August.
In February, Gov. Rick Snyder proposed capping the film incentive at $25 million yearly, which would drive a significant portion of the movie business out of the state. Since then, a handful of films have been approved for tax rebates, including post-production work on "Spy Kids 4," a comedy starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt and made-for-TV movie "Have a Little Faith," based on a book by Mitch Albom.
Snyder's proposed budget cut meant several projects' applications were left in limbo at the film office, and therefore moved out of state - including "The Avengers" and 50 Cent movie "Freelancers," originally slated to film in Grand Rapids.
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The shooting in Connecticut has prompted ETV Kids to air a special episode of Arthur today that was created to help kids deal with fear after a scary incident.
The show is about a fire at a fictional school and how students and teachers cope with the incident. The program will air at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on ETV and at 7 p.m. on the South Carolina Channel.
The show was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Parents and caregivers can download the companion parent guide, Helping Our Children Feel Safe, at http://to.pbs.org/Wjrd1a.


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SimCity Cheats
You have to download Artmoney. Just do a google search for it and install it. Once you have it loaded, adjust the search options to include 1-bit, 2-bit, 3-bit, 4-bit, & 8-bit. Go into Simcity and click on your University, Trade Center, whatever you want to upgrade QUICKLY. Alt-tab out of the game after you have the value and search for it. You will get a couple thousand hits. Go back into the game and wait for the value to change. When it does, scan for the NEW number via the filter option on Artmoney. When you get down to about 10 or so values (or less), its easy to find the value.
REMEMBER with the University you are changing the BOTTOM Value to a max of 6000. That will allow you to IMMEDIATELY upgrade the University and not have to wait until you have enough students.
This value search and replace works for the Trade Center Headquarters, Oil Headquarters, Metals Headquarters, and even Omega Headquarters.
If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.
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Real Academia de la Historia
|Royal Academy of History
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|Madrid, Spain
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Real Academia de la Historia (English: Royal Academy of History) is a Spanish institution based in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the different branches of life, of civilisation, and of the culture of the Spanish people".
The Academy was established in 1738. Since 1836 it has occupied an 18th-century building designed by the neoclassical architect Juan de Villanueva.
As formerly the main Spanish institution for antiquaries, the Academy retains significant libraries and collections of antiquities, which cannot be seen by the public. The keeper of antiquities is the prehistorian Martín Almagro Gorbea.
Items held include:
- The Glosas Emilianenses
- The Roda Codex
- The Missorium of Theodosius I, a large ceremonial silver dish, probably made in Constantinople for the tenth anniversary (decennalia) in 388 of the reign of the Emperor Theodosius I, the last Emperor to rule both the Eastern and Western Empires. It is one of the best surviving examples of Late Antique Imperial imagery and one of finest examples of late Roman goldsmith work.
Some Spanish historians consider it an obsolete misogynist institution, that still considers history as a matter of kings and battles.[2][3]
Biographical dictionary[edit]
In 2011 the Academy published the first 20 volumes of a dictionary of national biography, the Diccionario Biográfico Español, to which some five thousand historians contributed. The publicly funded publication has been subject of controversy for failing to achieve the standards of objectivity associated with, for example, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The British Dictionary restricted itself to persons who were deceased, and the historian Henry Kamen has argued that it was a mistake for its Spanish equivalent to include living figures among entries.[4] However, while there was criticism of entries for some living people (such as the politician Esperanza Aguirre), the main allegations of bias concern articles relating to Francoist Spain. A notable example is the entry on Francisco Franco, written by Luis Suárez Fernández, in which Franco is defined as an autocratic head of state rather than a dictator.[2][5] In contrast, the administration of the democratically elected President Negrín is described as dictatorial.[6]
The dictionary sparked an outcry. Most objections came from voices on the left such as the party United Left and the newspaper Público.[6] For his part, Green party senator Joan Saura asked for publication of the dictionary to be stopped and the offending volumes withdrawn.[7] There was also a call for corrections from the Ministry of Education. The Academy announced in June 2011 that amendments would be made to the text on line and in future paper editions.[8] In 2012, when the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, made a statement on the subject of the dictionary, it was still not clear whether the Academy was willing to describe Franco as a dictator.[9] However, by 2015 with Carmen Iglesias as director, the situation had changed.[10]
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The Real Academia de la Historia is composed of 36 members, with Academic Correspondents covering all the provinces of Spain and the rest of the world, taking the actual number to 370 (2006). The members of the Academy are (after the number of chair):
- Vicente Pérez Moreda
- Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada
- Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
- Luis Suárez Fernández
- Feliciano Barrios Pintado
- José Ángel Sánchez Asiaín
- Josefina Gómez Mendoza
- José Remesal Rodríguez
- María del Pilar León-Castro Alonso
- Luis Miguel Enciso Recio
- Martín Almagro Gorbea
- Carlos Seco Serrano
- Vacant
- Francisco Javier Puerto Sarmiento
- Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúa
- Antonio Cañizares Llovera
- José Alcalá-Zamora y Queipo de Llano
- José Antonio Escudero López
- Luis Antonio Ribot García
- Fernando Díaz Esteban
- José Ángel Sesma Muñoz
- Enriqueta Vila Vilar
- María del Carmen Iglesias Cano
- Fernando Marías Franco
- Miguel Ángel Ladero Quesada
- Serafín Fanjul García
- Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun
- Luis Alberto de Cuenca y Prado
- José Luis Díez García
- Carmen Sanz Ayán
- Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués
- Carlos Martínez Shaw
- María Jesús Viguera Molins
- Miguel Artola Gallego
- Vacant
- Luis Agustín García Moreno
Academic Correspondents[edit]
Notable Academic Correspondents of the Academy include:
- Sir Raymond Carr (1919-2015)
- ^ Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain (Spanish).
- ^ a b Marcos, J. M. and Corroto, P. and Jaén, B. García "Los historiadores se alarman ante la hagiografía de Franco" in Público, 30 May 2011
- ^ María Pilar Queralt del Hierro, "Mujer, historia y Academia: incompatibles para Gonzalo Anes"
- ^ Henry Kamen, La ideología política y el Diccionario Biográfico'
- ^ Natalia Junquera (2011), Francoism isn't over in Spain, El País (English edition)
- ^ a b La Real Academia de la Historia 'no corregirá' la polémica biografía de Franco, El Mundo
- ^ "ICV insta a retirar los primeros 25 tomos del Diccionario Biográfico in Público, 30 May 2011
- ^ La Academia de Historia corregirá la entrada de Franco..., ABC
- ^ "Wert: 30 entradas". Público. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ Francisco Franco was a dictator after all, Royal History Academy concludes
External links[edit]
Media related to Real Academia de la Historia at Wikimedia Commons


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That's really the only thing I can think of. I've personally only hurt my wrist and elbow once by over extending my arm like a dummy.
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This is a common problem I see all the time at the gym but no one listen to the coach when we tell you warm up before you start training. Specially beginners because boxing uses muscles that you are not accustom to using. This is why its important to start with the basic fundamentals while developing/strengthening these small muscles like in your shoulders. Now you just have to see how much damage you have caused herself. Try icing it first to reduce any inflammation and let it rest. If it gets better, then warm up and stretch before starting to train. If it doesn't get better after a few days, see a doctor.
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Well the pain in shoulder is severe which is caused by heavy weight . I would suggest you to consult with your doctor because it might create problem in your ball joint later on . Your consultant would give you proper treatment and also suggest you what remedial measurements should be taken .
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You can have the same problem with the right as I mentioned above in regards to the left. If you left your elbow to "aim" the right, you aren't getting your body into the punch and you'll be hitting the bag with just the arm and shoulder. You want to get your hip turned into it.
Also, be careful about hitting the bag as it swings directly towards you, especially if you are hitting the thing with an arm punch. Really really a lot of strain on the shoulder.
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James Anderson hailed "two brilliant bowling performances" by England after they kicked off their tour of Sri Lanka with a convincing innings-and-15-run triumph over a Board XI at the R Premadasa Stadium.
Anderson struck thrice today - en route to match figures of 7-40 - as the hosts were skittled for just 119 in their second innings.
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Posted at 5:00 PM on July 20, 2011
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The fishing licenses are selling. The ponies are ready to run. And the beer never stopped flowing.
Our work is done.
We launched the shutdown blog June 23 as way for you to keep up quickly on the state budget impasse. We took you to the moment of shutdown and then grinded it out through today, delivering as much information as we could.
With the shutdown officially ended, we're putting the blog to pasture and shaving off the official shutdown beard.
Please check out MPR's fine Capitol View blog for stories on the efforts to restart state government.
We posted a ton the past four weeks -- and got a ton of great responses and questions from readers and listeners. You made the coverage better. Thanks.(3 Comments)
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The Minnesota Historical Society gets more than half its operating budget from the state. So when state government shut down, the group suspended operations at its museums, library and historic sites -- including Split Rock Lighthouse.
It was one of those relatively small consequences of the shutdown, but it was sad to think of those iconic sites -- especially Split Rock -- closed to Minnesotans in the summer months.
With a state budget in place, though, the historical society said it will reopen its sites starting Saturday.(0 Comments)
Posted at 3:15 PM on July 20, 2011
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The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says most motor vehicle services will start up again on Thursday.
The department said technicians spent today restoring computer systems idled during the shutdown. On Thursday, the division will be able to process driver's licenses and vehicle registrations. Online tab renewal and license plate services should also be available.
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-- People who are eligible to have their driving privileges reinstated will be able to visit a driver's license center for reinstatement beginning Thursday afternoon.(0 Comments)
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From MPR News reporter Dan Gunderson:
The bonding bill provides $50 million for flood mitigation projects, much of it targeted to projects in the Red River Valley.
Moorhead will receive $16.5 million. City Manager Michael Redlinger says the money will fund buyouts of about 40 homes. He says many people living along the Red River are ready to sell.
"In our case timing really is of the essence because we want to get out and do as much work as we can here late summer and into the fall and really get to demolition because if we can be demolishing properties and getting them out of the way that's less work that we're going to have to do next spring."
Other specific projects in the bonding bill include $3 million for Georgetown a small town just north of Moorhead, up to $6 million for Roseau, and $1 million for New Ulm.(0 Comments)
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State officials are currently "assessing, calculating and compiling" how much the shutdown cost the state of Minnesota but it will take several weeks to take a final tally, state budget commissioner Jim Schowalter said this afternoon.
"State agencies have been running only critical services for the past 20 days and won't have all the information or analysis until activities resume," he said in a prepared statement.
"At this point, we'd expect to see additional costs due to factors including the execution of the shutdown, uncollected revenues, and lost productivity."(0 Comments)
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On the cusp of the state government shutdown on June 30, we lamented the closing of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board operations including the Giants Ridge golf courses in Biwabik.
Yes, the renowned Legend and Quarry courses were shuttered.
But here's a little sunshine. The IRRRB today says that with the budget bills signed, the Legend and Quarry golf courses will be ready for play on Saturday.(0 Comments)
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Pushing back payments to schools to help close a budget gap was not ideal but is manageable for schools and will not harm classrooms, a key Senate Republican said Wednesday.
"There is nothing in this shift that cuts any (school) program, cuts any spending,"
GOP Assistant Majority Leader David Hann said this morning on MPR's Midday program.
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"Superintendents will tell you that shifts are not unmanageable," Hann said this morning. "It does not take any money away from education....I have yet to meet a school superintendent who's told me the shift isn't workable...It does not do harm but it is not an ideal situation."
Superintendents and other education leaders last week expressed frustration and anger that the budget agreement would delay even more payments to schools and force districts to borrow in the short term to cover current needs. Some questioned whether the state could be trusted to ever deliver on its promise to send schools the delayed funds.
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Several callers challenged Hann on his belief that the shift will cause no harm to schools and said districts will have to borrow money in the short term to cover the cash withheld in the budget deal.
Hahn acknowledged some districts might need to do some short term borrowing but noted that the Legislature provided $50 per pupil to help cover borrowing costs and that districts have reserves they can tap.
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Members of the GOP leadership in the Minnesota House and Senate will take your questions about the government shutdown, the special session and the Minnesota budget deal on MPR's Midday.
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Posted at 10:32 AM on July 20, 2011
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Gov. Mark Dayton this morning said he'll "seriously consider" calling a special session later this year to deal with a Vikings football stadium -- but only if the details are firmly in place.
While the Vikings had hoped for a public financing package in the budget special session, Dayton told reporters today at the budget bill signing that the Vikings deal wasn't ready to be brought forward and still contained "incomplete and unsatisfactory" information on financing.
"The notion that it was all ready to go and we held it up is not true." Dayton added. "It takes every partner to make this happen and that hasn't occurred yet."
MPR News reporter Tim Nelson has more on the issue.
Vikings officials have only said they are assessing their options at this point. Last week, though, Senate DFL Leader Tom Bakk offered an idea that could work as a compromise.
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Posted at 10:19 AM on July 20, 2011
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After signing the budget bills to end the state shutdown this morning. Gov. Mark Dayton said he expected state employees to return tomorrow.
It's official now. The state's "Be Ready" site just posted:
State Government will recall employees beginning at 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2011. All state employees should report to work at their normally scheduled time.Lawmakers finished voting on the bills just before 4 a.m. this morning. Dayton signed them later in the morning.
AFSCME Council 5, Minnesota's largest public employee union, says state employees will be called back to the same job they held before the shutdown. "Employees will receive a written, oral or electronic recall notice. Once they receive that notice, they must report back to work within three working days of the recall date."
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