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County SAO ordinance update stirs citizen debate
by Jeff Switzer
Should Class III wetlands be developed without regulation? Should the county allow Class II streams to be relocated?
These questions are being asked by developers, landowners, and environmentalists, because after five years of enforcement, King County staff are updating the Sensitive Areas Ordinance (SAO), taking into consideration the suggestions for improvement they have received since its passage in 1991.
About 25 area residents met with county staff on May 8 to discuss their concerns and offer input to the working draft of the ordinance, which is on a tour of six areas in the county. The workshops continue until June, prioritizing changes based on comment from area residents, developers, and environmentalists, while attempting to articulate the controversies.
"We will continue to have buffers," said Claire Dyckman, from the Environmental Education section of the Department of Development and Environmental Services. "The issues are how to simplify (the ordinance), decrease the costs, have less duplication, make it clearer for staff to use, and create flexibility and protection for landowners."
Different areas have faced different issues: The meeting held in Carnation focused on flooding; Maple Valley wanted more equity between urban and rural decisions. The Northshore area was concerned about the burden of the ordinance on small property owners and wanted more flexibility for owner/occupants, contending there were undue constraints on what they could do with their property. Others voiced their desire to protect urban wetlands.
The feedback the staff has gotten to date is being compiled and sent to a focus group composed of rural property owners and citizens, developers, utility officials, and environmentalists, who are contributing their perspective rather than acting as representatives for their organizations.
"We're looking for creative problem solving at the table," said Dyckman, "individuals who come from different viewpoints."
This umbrella focus group is prioritizing the issues that will go to the King County Council this summer and working with staff to help categorize long-term issues needing analysis and legal interpretations.


text: Known for its masterful interpretations of various different styles of watches, California's Meister has created a limited edition Prodigy Watch for French retailer colette. Dressed in a handsome black colorway with blue accents and a stainless crown, the piece is waterproof up to 100 m and features Japanese quartz movement. The Prodigy Watch is limited to 15 pieces and can be purchased online for $197 USD.

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Jerry Lee Johnston
Nov. 30, 1951-Sept.17, 2012
Age: 60
Residence: Greeley
Jerry L. Johnston, 60, passed away Sept. 17, 2012. He was born Nov. 30, 1951, to Bill and Patricia Johnston at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver.
Jerry was a talented artist and brought joy to many people through his art.
Jerry is survived by two brothers, James of Washington and Bill of Greeley; sister, Barbara Benoit of Greeley; and innumerable friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services will take place at a later date.
Delores Fisbeck Austin Zinsli
March 31, 1925-Sept. 18, 2012
Age: 87
Residence: Holyoke
Delores Fisbeck Austin Zinsli, 87, passed away Sept. 18, 2012. She was born March 31, 1925, to William A. and Bessie (Shropfer) Fisbeck.
Delores married Frank Austin Jr. (deceased) on Oct. 7, 1945, and Jim Zinsli on Aug. 30, 1997.
Delores is survived by husband, Jim Zinsli of Holyoke; sons, Jim (Mary) of Ovid, and Dan (Deb) Austin of Windsor; seven grandchildren, including Jordan Austin of Mead and Lindsey Garey of Steamboat Springs; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; parents; son, Dennis; and sister, Betty.
Services were held Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society of Greeley. A full obituary is at www.gerkfuneralhomes.com.


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This post is for Peter who brought Wonder Woman into my life.
He is in New York and too far away to see Wonder Woman on my nails so I've decided to show him a day in the life of my MAC Wonder Woman mani.
On my left hand I have MAC Spirit of Truth on all fingers except my ring finger which I painted with MAC Obey Me.
On my right hand I have Spirit of Truth on all fingers except my index finger which I painted with Obey Me.
I bought that old typewriter key ring when I went to the Brooklyn Flea Market in November with Peter and our friends.
The first thing I did when I woke up was pick up my computer and post about MAC Wonder Woman, check my e-mail, reply to blog comments, check Facebook, check Twitter.
And then I got ready to go out. Most days I wear zero makeup but yesterday was an exception because I had a fundraising concert to go to.
Still, my makeup regimen is pretty simple. It doesn't even take five minutes.
Benefit Benetint for my lips and cheeks, Topshop Kohl because I love eyeliner, a little eyeshadow from The Body Shop and that's it.
I used to have a whole train case of makeup but I've given most of it away. I hardly ever use them and felt like they were going to waste.
If you're wondering what that cute little doll is, you'll find out soon, I have a post about her too. For now, just call her Ms. Twinkle.
My friend Lele wanted to borrow some polish and said she was in the mood for salmon. I looked through my Helmer for salmon-ish shades and found these. I will admit that I envisioned sushi – it helped me find the colors faster.
Then I finished dressing up.
I read my Kindle for a bit.
And marveled at how easy it is to take nail shots when there's sunlight.
And wondered how I can manage to swatch in the morning.
Yesterday was writing day, I made sure I didn't schedule any interviews and meetings so I can just spend the whole day writing. I wrote. And Facebooked. And tweeted. And replied to e-mails and Facebook messages. It's amazing how quickly they pile up. And I sent out questions for a couple of e-mail interviews. And juggled my phone and computer making arrangements for future features for the newspaper.
At around 6 p.m., I was back in traffic and to help pass the time, I moisturized my cuticles.
I love love love Lemony Flutter.
Jill and I finished listening to an entire CD in traffic. We finally made it to the concert venue, met up with Giff and had a quick dinner before finding our seats at the fundraising concert. Tatin arrived soon after.
Yes, that's Ms. Twinkle with me at the concert. I'm obsessed with her.
The concert was okay – Lea Salonga, Regine Velasquez, Bituin Escalante and Aiza Seguerra were among those who performed. They were great but overall, the concert could have been better. It was a fundraiser though and the place was packed so that's a good thing.
At midnight, we met up three other friends for karaoke and beer.
We haven't done karaoke in ages. The last time I karaoked was Halloween 2010 with Peter in Paco's apartment in the West Village before we joined the Village Halloween Parade.
It was 5 a.m. by the time we got home this morning.
And nope, my day wasn't over yet. I answered e-mails and Facebook messages, watched an episode of Glee, picked up my Kindle and read until my eyes begged for sleep.
And that was a day in the life of my Wonder Woman mani.


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During the Q4 Apple earnings call, Cook addressed words spoken by Steve Jobs in the past regarding a 7-inch tablet:
On comments that Steve made before about 7 inch tablets, let me be clear, we would not make one of the 7 inch tablets, we dont think theyre good products, wed never make one.
In case youre wondering what Steve Jobs said about the 7-inch form factor, heres his original quote:
7-inch tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with the iPad. .7-Inch tablets are dead on arrival.
Jobs had more to say in his day about the smaller tablet:
While one could increase the resolution to make up some of the difference, it is meaningless unless your tablet also includes sandpaper, so that the user can sand down their fingers to around one-quarter of their present size. Apple has done expensive user testing on touch interfaces over many years, and we really understand this stuff.
There are clear limits of how close you can place physical elements on a touch screen, before users cannot reliably tap, flick or pinch them. This is one of the key reasons we think the 10-inch screen size is the minimum size required to create great tablet apps.
How the deaded Steve Jobs was wrong...
Ipad Mini is doing great, copying the smaller Android Tablets smaller sizing than 10 inches.
I Pad sales are down, screen orders to a minimum with some companies.
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CINNAMINSON — Police believe a fire in a Burlington County Walmart was deliberately set.
The fire began in the crafts products aisle in the Cinnaminson Walmart on Sunday.
Police told The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill the person who started the fire fled the store.
A customer started to extinguish the flames before firefighters arrived.
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Two Gophers hope to make U.S. team coached by their UM coach
Two Minnesota players are hoping to make the United States team that will be led by their Gophers coach.
MINNEAPOLIS -- University of Minnesota defenseman Brady Skjei came so close to making the United States roster for last year's World Junior tournament. He's hoping the second time around will be the charm.
Skjei and Gophers teammate Hudson Fasching were both named to the preliminary roster for Team USA. The team's camp begins Dec. 15, with practices starting on the 19th. Both Skjei and Fasching will have to wait until Dec. 23 to find out if they made the roster.
The man in charge of narrowing down that list is Gophers head coach Don Lucia, who will serve as the coach for the United States in this year's tournament. The event takes place in Angelholm, Sweden, from Dec. 26-Jan. 5.
"I think we have a good group," Lucia said Wednesday. "We're still evaluating. We may add another player or two after this weekend, but we're excited about our group. I thought we had a good summer. We improved a lot during the course of the camp."
Skjei, a sophomore defenseman, also made the preliminary roster as a freshman last year, along with fellow freshman Mike Reilly. While Reilly made the cut, Skjei did not.
With a strong start to his sophomore campaign, Skjei hopes he can crack this year's roster.
"It's an honor. It's a team I've always wanted to play on," Skjei said. "I came up a little short last year, so hopefully this year can be a little different. It should be a fun tournament if I make it."
Fasching is currently third on the Gophers in scoring with 14 points in 14 games, tops among all Minnesota freshmen. His six goals are tied for second on the team,
The 6-foot-2, 207-pound freshman from Edina, Minn., has been a big body in front of the net for the Gophers and has been just one of many bright spots during Minnesota's early success. He'll have a chance to add to his impressive freshman season with a spot on the Team USA roster.
"Obviously Hudson, the type of first half he's had from an offensive standpoint, I thought when we came out of camp in Lake Placid that he kind of put himself in a really good position this summer," Lucia said. "He continued to elevate his play during the course of the fall."
Lucia gets to see his Gophers players up close, but he has a number of assistants and other outside help evaluating talent across the country. He will also be traveling to Ann Arbor, Mich., to watch the Wolverines host the U18 team on Thursday night before returning for his own weekend series against Michigan State.
Just because Lucia coaches Fasching and Skjei doesn't mean they'll have any easier -- or more difficult -- of a time making the roster.
"I don't know if it's more difficult or not. I'm not the only one who's watched them," Lucia said. "There's a lot of good players. Just because you don't get picked this year or don't make the final team doesn't mean you're not a good player. Just given the talent pool we have this year and how the proper fit is going to be, that's part of the whole evaluation process."
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text: About SCC Home | About SCC | News and Media | SCC to auction 99th house on June 10 SCC to auction 99th house on June 10 Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 9:50 AM A look at the 1,586 square-foot house.It's closing in on 100. Southeast Community College will be auctioning off another student-built house on June 10, the 99th dwelling since the Building Construction Technology program began in 1961. Three programs on SCC's Milford Campus have once again partnered to build a maintenance-free ranch-style house, this time containing 1,586 square feet of living space. The home is located on the building site, just southwest of the Eicher Technical Center, and will be auctioned at 2 p.m. June 10 on location. Visitors may inspect the house from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays leading up to the auction. Persons wanting to see the house, or who want more information about it, are asked to contact Ron Petsch, Building Construction Technology program chair, at 402-761-8213 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Students in Building Construction Technology, Electrical & Electromechanical Technology, and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology built the house from the ground up. The house has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, dining room, large utility room, and kitchen. There is oak trim throughout the house, and all walls are eight feet high. Andersen double-glazed windows are utilized throughout the home. The front door is fiberglass and the side entry door is insulated steel by Endura. The home will feature kitchen and bathroom countertops of Wilsonart. Other features: Nordyne heat pump, Nordyne air handler, 50-foot refrigerant line set, Honeywell Vision Pro 8000 thermostat. Water supply piping is PEX and will be piped for a water softener (not included). Plumbing fixtures are Hamilton, Moen, Grohe, American Standard, In-Sink-Erator, Swanstone, and Maytag. Electrical service is a 225-amp, 42-space Square D panel donated by Square D Company. Wall insulation is 5.5-inch blown-in Batt System with half-inch by 4-foot by 9-foot OSB sheathing on the exterior. The ceiling insulation is rated at R-38 in all areas of the home. The Andersen-clad windows are double-glazed with high-performance Low E glass. Since the buyer will move the house to a permanent location, basement plumbing, floor coverings, staining and painting will be provided by the new owner. The owner also is responsible for insuring the house immediately upon purchase. Terms of the sale are cash, 25 percent due the day of the sale, with the balance due within 15 days. The sale price is subject to a 6.5-percent sales tax. The house must be moved from the SCC Milford Campus by Sept. 20, 2013, unless other arrangements are made. Lance Larsen, a Cordova auctioneer with Lance Larsen & Associates, will carry on the family tradition and auction the house. Lance's grandfather, Engvert Larsen, and father, Darrol Larsen, began auctioning the houses in 1961. Lance is a third-generation auctioneer who will auction the house on June 10. And just like every year since 1979, Larsen will donate a portion of his fees to the Engvert & Darrol Larsen Scholarship Fund. Since it was established in 1979, approximately $35,500 has been distributed to 123 students. SCC faculty who teach the students who built the house: Building Construction Technology – Ron Petsch, Loran Stara, Dave Rainforth, Allen Scribner, Stan Thorpe. Electrical & Electromechanical Technology – Ken Reinsch, program chair; Brent Schluckebier. Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology – Jeff Boaz, program chair; Mike Roth, Dan Pearson, Phil White.-30- For more information contact:Stu OsterthunAdministrative Director of Public Information and firstname.lastname@example.com Related StoriesSCC Board of Governors elects new officers Posted: January 20, 2016Applications sought to fill vacant BOG seat Posted: January 20, 2016Remodeled cafeteria ready for business Posted: March 25, 2016Five SCC students honored Posted: April 12, 2016Congressman visiting SCC Friday Posted: April 21, 2016Longtime instructor, Bob Eddy, receives recognition for his service during Vietnam war Posted: May 16, 2016Exhibit on African American Surgeons Coming to SCC Posted: August 17, 2016Precision Ag Management workshops scheduled Posted: February 9, 2016


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We continue to get nuggets of positive information out of the jobs market, and investors are becoming more hopeful that tomorrow's jobs report will help drive stocks for the next month. Today, we found out that new jobless claims fell to 324,000, the lowest level we've seen in five years. Companies are clearly laying off fewer workers this year. The only problem is that they don't seem eager to hire new workers. Investors took the latest report as good news ahead of tomorrow's numbers, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) has shot 0.88% higher near the end of trading, while the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) is up 0.96%.
Tomorrow morning the Department of Labor will tell us how many jobs were added in April. Analysts are expecting 145,000 additional jobs and a flat unemployment rate of 7.6%.
The unemployment news, along with an announcement that the ECB will lower interest rates to 0.5%, has pushed oil 3.1% higher today. In turn, Chevron (NYSE: CVX ) is up 1.6% today, while ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM ) is 1.1% higher on hope that demand will increase. Demand for oil in mature markets like the U.S. and Europe has actually fallen over the past few years as the ongoing European recession hurt demand and more efficient vehicles hit the road. If lower interest rates can help Europe return to growth, it could have a big impact on the global demand for oil, which would be good for oil prices and, of course, producers like Chevron and ExxonMobil.
Boeing (NYSE: BA ) has ascended 1.1% after company's board of directors reportedly approved an update to the 777 aircraft. Airbus recently announced a $6 billion order for the competing A350-1000 for $6 billion, and Boeing will respond by redesigning the 777. The new jet wouldn't be ready until about 2020, but Boeing could begin taking orders soon. Now that the 787 is back in the air, engineers can focus on the next task, and management has chosen the 777.
The Motley Fool's chief investment officer has selected his No. 1 stock for the next year. Find out which stock it is in the brand-new free report: "The Motley Fool's Top Stock for 2013." Just click here to access the report and find out the name of this under-the-radar company.


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The SuperFlow system combines the full energy savings benefits of the GasSaver with a unique dual flow rate thermal store and combination boiler system to give both high performance and class leading economy.
The dual flow rate thermal store system boosts the hot water flow rate for demanding tasks such as bath filling, with the system operating in super-efficient mode for normal day to day hot water requirements. This delivers all the economy benefits of a combi boiler/Gassaver system without the flow rate problems often associated with combi boilers.
The SuperFlow system economy can be further boosted with the unique 'renewables' pack that includes both wind and solar power options creating a truly efficient home energy centre.
The SuperFlow system is recognised by the NHBC as suitable for multi-bathroom properties where a standard combi-boiler would not be considered capable of providing a sufficient hot water flow rate.
Both the standard SuperFlow system and the PV-solar enhanced version of the SuperFlow system are recognised under the Government's SAP scheme and can be used to count towards the energy rating of a dwelling. These energy savings can help a dwelling reach the various standards under the Code For Sustainable Homes.
The SuperFlow system incorporates GasSaver technology and allows a combi boiler to provide flow rates of up to 20 litres per minute. SuperFlow systems are recognised by NHBC as suitable for multi-bathroom properties.
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Houston vs. Penn State, TicketCity Bowl; Jan. 2, noon at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas; ESPNU
Nickname: Cougars.
Location: Houston.
Record/finish: 12-1 overall, 8-1 Conference USA; lost conference title game to Southern Mississippi.
Coach: Kevin Sumlin, fourth season, 35-17.
Top rusher: Charles Sims, 782 yards, nine touchdowns.
Top passer: Case Keenum, 5,099 yards, 45 touchdowns.


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For the past three years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) has issued releases on iPhone pre-order activity. This year, however, Apple is silent on the matter. Could this be a bad sign for Apple's iPhone launch?
High expectations
Battling high expectations is an ongoing struggle for Apple. And it's no different with Apple's iPhone sales numbers for the newly launched iPhones. The company's choice not to report iPhone pre-orders on the opening weekend has sparked speculation that orders may not have been robust enough to please investors.
But there's also a chance that Apple's silence has nothing to do with the numbers and more to do with Apple's unusual launch. This is the first time Apple has introduced two new iPhone models. Even more, Apple is only accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 5c, and not the iPhone 5s. So there's certainly a chance that Apple isn't releasing numbers due to the unusual comparison.
Whatever Apple's reasons for not announcing pre-orders, investors are curious. The company has some incredible numbers to live up to. iPhone pre-orders during the first twenty-four hours have increased dramatically over the last three years: 600,000, 1 million, and 2 million in 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively. Will Apple be able to keep up the trend?
According to these three sources, pre-orders may not be off to a very exciting start. For Apple to impress investors, numbers would have to exceed last year's 2 million by a good margin. Not only did Apple add Japan's largest carrier, NTT DoCoMO, to the launch, but this is the first time that China has been included at launch.
Tapping into the rumor mill
Predictions for the preorders numbers vary. They may have hit 2.2 million in the first twenty-four hours, according to Citi analyst Glen Yeung. Reuters' "carrier source" says that 5c orders are "not overwhelming." For China's second-largest wireless carrier, China Unicom, "online preorders for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C have exceeded 100,000 units, sharply lower than the more than 300,000 units that were preordered online for the iPhone 5," according to The Wall Street Journal.
Should investors be concerned?
Not necessarily. Though the rumor mill suggests that iPhone 5c sales may not be living up to the hype generated by its predecessor, the unusually structured launch could encourage peculiar consumer behavior. So, even if Yeung's estimate of 2.2 million pre-orders is accurate, few conclusions can be drawn.
However, Apple investors should definitely keep an eye on weekend sales numbers. For comparison, last year iPhone 5s sales topped five millionduring the opening weekend. Since Apple is often supply constrained (not demand limited) during the opening weekend, the number Apple reports (if it chooses to) will be more indicative of Apple's supply than its demand. Still, the number will be the first number that gives us some insight into the success of Apple's launch.
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EAST LIVERPOOL The city health commissioner is on a medical leave, with the date of her return unknown at this point.
Health Commissioner Jelayne Dray had been declared "unavailable" for work by Mayor Jim Swoger in July, although the reason for her unavailability was not divulged.
Consequently, the board of health on July 24 approved a resolution to hire retired city health Commissioner Gary Ryan on a temporary, as-needed basis to replace Dray.
On Wednesday, Swoger confirmed that Dray is on medical leave and being treated by a physician and is not being paid while off work. Ryan is being paid with funds budgeted for Dray's salary, Swoger said.
He said Dray's return date is uncertain but said, "Gary is on the job," saying he has been conducting inspections and other work normally performed by Dray.
At a meeting Wednesday evening of the Civil Service Commission, Ryan's temporary appointment as health commissioner was approved at a $21 per hour salary.
In other commission business last night, the permanent appointment of Mark Deets as a laborer in the Refuse and Recycling Department was approved, effective June 10 at a $10 per hour salary.
The commission will meet again in regular session at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 4.


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Byrl Delmar Hampe Sr., 86, of Allenwood, Pa., formerly of Berkeley Springs, passed away peacefully in his sleep Dec. 26, 2012.
Born June 19, 1926, in Oval, Pa., he was the son of the late Nathan M. and Cleta D. Hampe. He attended public school in Oval. He was of Lutheran faith.
He served in the United States Navy during World War II, from June 17, 1942, until Jan. 24, 1946. After basic training, he was assigned to the USS Hornet CV-12, where he was a machinist mate 1st class and a tail gunner.
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He was a lifetime member of the American Legion, The Loyal Order of the Moose and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by two daughters, Janet F. Mincemoyer of Watsontown, Pa., Tari L. Hampe-Deneen of Berkeley Springs; two sons, Charles W. "Chuck" Hampe of Berkeley Springs, and Byrl D. Hampe Jr. of Livingston, Mont.; a sister, Janet Scarborough of Clearfield, Pa.; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor "Ellie" Hampe; a brother, George V. Hampe Sr.; two sisters, Mary Heggenstaller and Catharine Wolfe; and one grandson, Nathan C. Hampe.
He was an avid gardener, cook, hunter and fisherman. He welcomed his friends and family daily with his home cookin.'
Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, at the Oval Cemetery, with Pastor Ryan Krauss officiating.
Friends and family will be received at Bower-Decker American Legion, Post 251, Montgomery, Pa., following the service.
Flowers will be provided by the family. In remembrance of Byrl, those who wish may make contributions to the Bower-Decker American Legion, Post 251, or the Alderton-Dawson American Legion, Post 60, Berkeley Springs.
Byrl's children would like to express their heartfelt thanks to family, friends and the staff at Manor Care, Williamsport Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center and Select Specialty Hospital.
Expressions of sympathy made be shared at www.cronrathgrenoblefuneralhome.com.


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INDIANAPOLIS — Mom was doing fine, until her older son stood up, straight and tall, strong and confident, and gazed out the dining room window at a stubborn morning fog. That's when Deodata Kiwanuka's eyes grew misty and the index finger of her right hand brushed aside a rogue tear.
"Just to see him stand like that. Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm," she said. "You'd think I'd be over it by now, but that's my baby, and we almost lost him. But now, look at him ..."
Ben Kiwanuka — "Humpty Dumpty put back together again," his mother says — hasn't fully healed, physically or psychologically, from the motorcycle accident that nearly sucked the life out of him as he lay in the arms of his younger brother, Giants linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka, on that sunny day in May 2010.
There are daily aches and pains, which is to be expected after crushing and extensive injuries. He jokes that he "can tell you when it's going to rain or snow about 18 hours before the storm arrives," and family members chuckle at one-liners like that, but things were serious, deadly serious, that day — a day Ben Kiwanuka relives almost every time he closes his eyes.
• • •
Surprised by his brother's visit, the Kiwanuka boys went riding, like they had for the two years since Mathias had bought a pair of Honda CBR 1,000s — black for Ben, silver for himself. It was a warm day and the two drifted wherever the roads took them. They stopped for lunch, then for gas. From there, they would split up — Ben to his place, Mathias to their mother's home.
But on a split-second decision, Ben opted to stick with Mathias: "I wanted to make sure my baby brother got home all right," he said. "Silly, huh? He's a grown man. Don't ask me why I did that. I've asked myself a thousand times and I have no idea."
Between the gas station and Deodata's house, it happened: A woman pulled out of a housing development and Ben didn't see the car. He slammed into the front side and was flung from the bike. As he flew roughly 150 feet, he tumbled over and over before landing, wrists first, on the pavement. He bounced. Bones snapped with every impact. He slid. And the road raked the skin from his head and body.
His pelvis was broken, his ribs were cracked, his left leg fractured and his heart bruised. Blood was spurting from a large hole in his upper left arm, which was punctured, doctors guess, by the handlebar of the motorcycle at impact. Eventually, 10 pints of blood would stream from his body.
And Mathias watched it all in a sort of terrifying slow motion.
"I wanted to reach out and grab him," Mathias said, "but I couldn't."
He ran to his brother's side, jumping over the wreckage of the bike in the street and cradling him in his arms. Ben, in shock and mumbling, kept trying to sit up. His brother held him down. Bystanders called for an ambulance. Mathias called his mother.
"Mom, there's been an accident," he said. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
• • •
Deodata, a former nurse, walked her son through the care — until she heard Ben scream and the phone went dead. Her knees buckled, but she rushed to the car and headed to the crash site, then to the hospital, wondering about the scream, which told her this was more than just a scratch.
"That scream was Mathias jamming his shirt into my wound," Ben said. "I would've died right there if not for him. He saved my life. Absolutely."
For three weeks, Ben Kiwanuka slowly mended in the hospital surrounded by family members, friends and bedside prayer vigils attended by fellow church members. And all the time, Mathias kept telling his family, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"It was the most painful experience of my life," Mathias said this week as he prepared for Super Bowl XLVI. "It's something I wouldn't wish on anyone. Watching him go through the entire process was tough and emotional, but we pulled through as a family.
"Ben has gotten to the point where he is now because he's a strong man. If you didn't know him before the accident, you wouldn't have known he had a life-threatening motorcycle accident. He'll have some issues going forward, but his spirits are high."
Ben Kiwanuka says spirits are high because "the pendulum has swung." For years, it seemed, the family was caught in a twister of calamity. When the Giants reached the Super Bowl in 2008, Mathias was sidelined by injury. After saving his brother's life, he suffered a herniated cervical disk in his neck that put his football career in jeopardy. As his brother lay with pins and screws and rods in his body, family members counseled Mathias to quit, before football left them with another broken man.
But doctors eventually cleared Mathias to play, and he returned to the Giants, and Ben continued to improve. And now, less than 10 miles from the crash site and even closer to the East Side neighborhood the Kiwanuka boys called home, Mathias will play in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, his brother cheering him.
"It's only February," Ben says, "and already it's been some year. The tide is changing."
• • •
They are closer now than they ever have been, the Kiwanuka brothers. Born six years apart, they didn't hang together much growing up. Snapshots in a stack of photos show them together during family moments, but the age difference placed them in separate worlds. As the older one, Ben is the cooler one in the photos, usually better dressed. Mathias is shown, in his underwear, either in boxing poses or flexing his 5-year-old biceps.
"He's saying, 'Look at me, mama, I'm strong, like Popeye,' " Deodata says with a laugh. "We always made them eat their vegetables so they would be strong."
That strength, physical and mental, they have carried with them — after a childhood of roller coasters and bungee-jumping, parasailing and motorcycles. But they're not so strong that they can't, or won't, lean on each other. They are linked by guilt and sorrow, by second-guesses and what-ifs, but also by the sibling contract that they'll never ride a motorcycle again.
They also are coupled by the feeling that the world has changed for them. They've taken its best shots, and now it's their turn to start chucking haymakers. Ben has a wife and two kids. Mathias is engaged, with a chance at a second Super Bowl ring. Deodata is giddy that the lives of her mama's boys are ascending.
They're laughing at the family photos, when they let a secret slip: Mathias is known as "Tia," because his younger sister, Mary, couldn't pronounce his name and the nickname stuck. It wasn't until sixth grade that Mathias figured something out.
"Someone said something at school and he came home all mad," Ben recalled. "He said, 'You've been calling me a girl's name?' I said, 'Hey, bro, don't blame me.'
"Now that one was not my fault."
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Below are listed the nicknames of the British regiments involved in the AWI. These nicknames were either given during or prior to the war. Reader will note that many well known nicknames associated with these regiments were given to them during the Napoleonic wars. An example of this is the 1st Rgt Foot Guards who are known as the Grenadier Guards. The name was given because of Waterloo. During the AWI, they were known as the Coalers. I have included the county designation or more formal name in (). Reader will note that there were a fair number of Slashers, Splashers, Springers and Snappers.
Regiment Nickname
1st Rgt Foot Guards "The Coalers"
In 1600's, Rgt officers had once hired men out to haul coal in order to raise money to refurbish officer's mess.
2nd Rgt Foot Guards "Coldstreamers"
Recruitment area in Scotland
"The Lilywhites"
Uniform facing colour
3rd Rgt Foot Guards (The King's Rgt; The King's Foot Guards; The Scots Guards or The Scotch Guards)
1st Foot (Royal) "Pontius Pilate's Bodyguards"
Combination of Rgt being oldest in the army together with the legend that Christ's tomb was guarded by Caledonian (Scottish) Legionaries at the crucifixion.
3rd Foot "The Buffs"
Uniform facing colour
4th Foot (The King's Own) "The Lions"
Rgt badge was a lion
5th Foot (Royal Northumberland Fusilliers) "The Shiners"
Rgt gave a smart appearance at an inspection in Ireland 1769.
6th Foot (1st Warwickshire) "The Dutch Guards"
Rgt was raised in 1674 for service in Holland. Nickname given to Rgt by William III when it accompanied him to England in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution.
7th Foot (Royal Fusilliers or the English Fusilliers) "The Elegant Extracts"
When originally raised, the officers came from many different regiments.
"The Hanoverian White Horse"
The Rgt badge was a white horse.
8th Foot (The King's Own) "The Leather Hats"
During AWI, Rgt wore civilian hats. Tradition continues to the present day.
9th Foot (East Norfolk) "Ligonier's"
Rgt Colonel's name
10th Foot (The North Lincolnshire) "The Yellow Bellies"
After the yellow bellied frog native to Lincolnshire.
"The Springers"
Used as light infantry during AWI.
"The Poachers"
Rgt march was an old ballad with this title.
13th Foot (1st Somersetshire) "Murray's"
Rgt Colonel's name
14th Foot (Bedfordshire) "Rossmore's"
Rgt Colonel's name
15th Foot (Yorkshire East Riding) "The Snappers"
During battle of Brandywine, Rgt ran short of ball. Remaining balls were given to the best shots, while others 'snapped' on powder charges only.
16th Foot "The Old Bucks"
From Buckinghamshire
17th Foot (Leicestershire) "The Lilywhites"
Uniform facing colour.
18th Foot (Royal Irish) "Paddy's Blackguards"
Originally an Irish Rgt.
"The Namurs"
Nic given in recognition of the Rgt's assault on Namur Castle on the 20th August, 1698.
19th Foot "The Green Howards"
Because their facing colours were green and their colonel was named Howard.
20th Foot (East Devonshire) "Kingsley's Stand"
In 1759 at battle of Minden, Rgt was ordered to the reserves due to heavy casualties. Rgt Colonel Kingsley disobeyed order stating, 'Kingsley's Rgt, at its own request, will resume its position in the line'.
"The Minden Boys"
In recognition of the Rgt's performance at the Battle of Minden.
"The Two Tens"
Roman numeral for Rgt number was shown as XX
21st Foot (Royal North British Fuzileers) "The Grey Breeks"
Rgt originally wore grey trousers. 'Breeks' is the Scottish word for trousers. One of the consequences of the failed Jacobite rebellion of 1745 was that Scotland lost its name. Scotland was renamed as North Britain.
22nd Foot (Cheshire) "The Two Twos"
Rgt number
23rd Foot (Royal Welch Fusilliers) "The Goat Boys" "The Nanny Goats"
Rgt mascot was a goat. Tradition has continued to the present day. The first time that the mascot ever went into battle was at Bunker Hill, 1775.
"Old Mindonians"
Rgt participated in the Battle of Minden, 1st August, 1759.
24th Foot "Howard's Greens"
To avoid confusion with 19th Rgt, who also had green facings and a colonel named Howard.
26th Foot "Cameronian"
Name of the original Rgt Colonel (Cameron).
27th Foot "Inniskilling"
Recruitment area in Scotland.
28th Foot (North Gloucestershire) "The Slashers"
At the battle of White Plains, the Rgt had to leave its muskets behind in order to climb a cliff. At the top they drove off the Americans with their short swords (bayonets).
29th Foot (Worcestershire) "Ever Sworded"
In 1749 a surprise attack by supposed friendly Indians led to an order that all officers must carry swords on or off duty. Tradition carries on to the present day (for officers who are on duty).
"Vein Openers"
Rgt involved in the Boston Massacre, thereby drawing first blood in the AWI.
"Two and a Hook"
Rgt number
30th Foot (Cambridgeshire) "Three Tens"
Rgt number in Roman numerals, XXX.
31st Foot (Huntingdonshire) "The Young Buffs"
George II mistook Rgt for the 3rd Rgt (The Buffs) at battle of Dettingen. Upon being corrected, he replied, 'Bravo, Young Buffs'.
33rd Foot (1st Yorkshire West Riding) "Havercake Lads"
Corruption of 'have a cake, lad' which was used by recruiting sergeants to tempt potential new recruits.
"The Pattern"
Rgt had a reputation for excellent discipline during AWI.
34th Foot (Cumberland) "Cavendish's"
Rgt Colonel's name
35th Foot (Royal Sussex) "Prince of Orange's Own" "The Orange Lilies"
William III (of Orange) gave Rgt their orange colourings.
37th Foot (North Hampshire) "Coote's"
Rgt Colonel's name
38th Foot (1st Staffordshire) "Pump and Tortoise"
Rgt was raised in 1705 and spent almost the first 60 years of its existence stationed in the West Indies where it became so depleted by climate & disease that it only went through the motions of being a regiment. A modern phrasing might be that the Rgt was "All Show (Pomp => Pump) and No Go (Tortoise)".
40th Foot (2nd Somersetshire) "The Excellers"
Rgt number in Roman numerals is XL.
42nd Foot (Black Watch) "Forty Twa"
Rgt number in Scots.
44th Foot (East Essex) "The Two Fours"
Rgt number
45th Foot (Nottinghamshire) "Haviland's"
Rgt Colonel's name
46th Foot (South Devonshire) "The Red Feathers"
Rgt involved in the Paoli 'Massacre' for which American troops swore revenge. Rgt accepted challenge, but dyed plumes red in order to avoid being confused with another Rgt.
"The Surprisers"
In reference to the action at Paoli where the American troops were attacked by surprise at night.
"The Lacedemonians"
Taken from a speech given by the Rgt Col just before Rgt went into action during the AWI, on the discipline of the Spartans, aka the Lacedemonians.
47th Foot (Lancashire) "The Cauliflowers"
White uniform facing
"Wolfe's Own"
Served under Wolfe at Quebec. Rgt added black lace to uniform in his memory.
48th Foot (Northamptonshire) "The Black Cuffs"
Uniform cuff colour.
49th Foot (Hertfordshire) "Maitland's"
Rgt Colonel's name
52nd Foot (Oxfordshire) "Clavering's"
Rgt colonel's name
53rd Foot (Shropshire) "The Old Five and Three Pennies"
Rgt number
"The Brickdusts"
Red uniform facing colour.
54th Rgt (West Norfolk) "The Flamers"
Burned 12 American privateers at New London, Connecticut, during the AWI.
55th Foot (West Moreland) "The Cattle Reavers"
Recruited from England Scotland border area. 'Cattle Reavers' are cattle thieves in Scots.
57th Foot (West Middlesex) "The Steelbacks"
Reputation as a flogging Rgt.
59th Foot (2nd Nottinghamshire) "The Lilywhites"
Uniform facing colour.
60th Foot "Royal Americans"
Loyalist (primarily German immigrants) recruiting.
62nd Foot (Wiltshire) "The Springers"
Used as light infantry in Canada 1776.
"The Splashers"
At the battle of Carrickfergus 1758, Rgt used their buttons when balls ran out. Afterwards, uniform buttons were worn 'splashed' or dented.
"The Moonrakers"
Nickname of the Wiltshire region with reference to the tradition of illegal alcohol production. The story was that men captured trying to fish liquor casks out of a pond with rakes claimed they knew nothing about the submerged kegs, but rather were trying to retrieve submerged cheese wheels while pointing to the reflection of the moon on the pond's surface.
63rd Foot (West Suffolk) "The Blood Suckers"
During the SYW, Rgt was stationed in Guadaloupe. Rgt badge was the Fleur-de-Lys which resembles the mosquito.
64th Foot (2nd Staffordshire) "The Black Knots"
Uniform facing and Rgt badge (black knot).
65th Foot (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) "Urmston's"
Rgt Colonel's name
69th Foot (South Lincolnshire) "The Ups and Downs"
Rgt number
70th Foot (Glasgow Lowland)
Recruitment city
71st Foot (Fraser's Highlanders)
Rgt Colonel's name.
74th Foot (Argyleshire Highlanders)
Recruitment area
76th Foot (McDonnell's Highlanders)
Rgt Colonel's name
79th Foot (Royal Liverpool Vol's) "Liverpool Blues"
Uniform facing colour.
80th Foot (Royal Edinburgh Vol's)
Recruitment city
82nd Foot "The Duke of Hamilton's"
Named after Rgt sponsor rather than Rgt Colonel.
83rd Foot (Royal Glasgow Vol's)
Recruitment city
84th Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)
Rgt recruited from the discharged veterans of 1763 who had settled in British America.
"Young Highlanders"
Nickname of 2nd Battalion.
85th Foot (Westminster Vol's)
Recruitment City
86th (Rutland Vol's)
Recruitment area
87th Foot "The Faughs"
Rgt motto - 'Faugh-a-Ballagh' (Clear the Way).
88th Foot "Keating's"
Rgt Colonel's name.
89th Foot (Worcestershire Vol's)
Recruitment area
90th Foot (Yorkshire Vol's)
Recruitment area
91st Foot (Shropshire Vol's)
Recruitment area
92nd "Stuart's"
Rgt Colonel's name
93rd "McCormick's"
Rgt Colonel's name
94th "Dundas'"
Rgt Colonel's name
97th "Stanton's"
Rgt Colonel's name
98th Foot "Fullerton's"
Rgt Colonel's name
99th Foot (Jamaica Rgt)
Recruited from the Midlands for service in Jamaica.
105th Foot (Loyalist) "Volunteers of Ireland"
Recruited from Irish immigrants in Philadelphia 1778.


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16 February - 07 April 2013
Elian Somers
Border Theories
16 February - 7 April 2013
It is with great pride that Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam announces the solo exhibition by Elian Somers. By using photography and historical documentation, Border Theories investigates the relationship between architecture, politics and history in three Russian cities. In the 20th century Birobidzhan, Kaliningrad and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk were designed, built and redeveloped under the Soviet regime, with the utopian vision of a socialist city as the guiding principle. By examining their development, Somers reveals how visions of urban planners, nourished by political convictions, could control but never fully overwrite a city and its history. Coincidentally the exhibition is held in the Netherlands-Russia year, in which both countries deepen and intensify their relations.
Somers recorded these cities with an eye for the urban planning experiments of the past. Rather than using photography as a vehicle for architectural idolatry, she places her photographic observations in the context of archival material, text fragments and urban designer's plans. In this way she unfolds an account of how architecture is employed as a political instrument, to rewrite history in an urban landscape. Border Theories brings to light the several political agendas that lie behind these specific cities, but are not always equally visible or expressly present on the surface.
All the blueprints and urban planning visions that were developed over the course of time from different political convictions all conflict with one another, and are selectively erased or deployed. Here Somerss investigation touches upon a practice that is still very much with us today, because any succession of urban planning projects is ultimately a reflection of constantly changing political ambitions. Border Theories can be seen as a collection of such aspirations, and ultimately poses the question: from what convictions are cities and buildings designed and built, and how are these convictions made visible or, on the contrary, hidden?
During the exhibition, together with the lecture of Dr. Bert Hoppe, Elian Somers's book Border Theories will be presented. This publication is the result of the artistic investigation Somers undertook into the interplay of ideology, history and urban planning in three cities on the extreme boundaries of Russia. Photographs and texts cast light on the shadowy zone between plan and reality in Birobidzhan, Kaliningrad and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and the way in which urban planning is employed as a political instrument to write and rewrite history in the landscape.
Elian Somers (1975, Sprang-Capelle, The Netherlands) took her Masters in Architecture at the University of Delft and her Masters in Photography at AKV|St. Joost in Breda. Her photographic work is often a component of a long-term project in which she investigates the ideological foundations and history of an (urban) landscape. In these projects she frequently makes connections between photography and texts and other archival material, for instance to reflect on the modernistic utopia. Recent group exhibitions in which her work has appeared include ´Between The Map and The Territory´, TENT, Rotterdam; ´Learning from... Rotterdam´, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven, Germany (2012).


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View the same personal contacts available in Outlook: Google Apps Sync imports and synchronizes nearly all of your personal contact information between Outlook and the Google Apps interface. Look up any contact under "My Contacts" or when entering addresses in mail messages.
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Introversion can become the defining trait of your personality today, making you feel slightly discomfited when in the presence of individuals whose company you usually enjoy. You should endeavor to draw back from the society of your peers without feeling guilty, however, as willing isolation can be a wonderful tonic for a heart and mind subject to regular stressors. Once alone, try to focus on pursuits that allow you to learn more about yourself or those that help you relax. The more you enjoy the time you spend in solitude today, the more potent and lasting the effects of your time in seclusion will no doubt be.
Solitude is seldom a lonely state when we recognize that it is a temporary condition that affords us the peace and freedom we need to reconnect with the individuals we are within. Many people fear the quietude of isolation because it feeds their unconscious fears of alienation and segregation. Yet it is only when we retreat into the welcoming embrace of willing seclusion that we are afforded the conditions necessary for successful self reflection. Away from the numerous distractions heaped upon us by the rigors of modern existence, we can delve deeply into our souls to rediscover all those values and ideals we left by the wayside as we concentrated on our worldly affairs and ambitions. When you indulge your introverted yearning for solitude today, you will find you can once again attuned yourself to aspects of your individuality wholly overshadowed by your day-to-day concerns.
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Why EPA Headquarters' Union of Scientists Opposes Fluoridation.
The following documents why our union, formerly National Federation of Federal Employees Local 2050 and since April 1998 Chapter 280 of the National Treasury Employees Union, took the stand it did opposing fluoridation of drinking water supplies. Our union is comprised of and represents the approximately 1500 scientists, lawyers, engineers and other professional employees at EPA Headquarters here in Washington, D.C.
The union first became interested in this issue rather by accident. Like most Americans, including many physicians and dentists, most of our members had thought that fluoride's only effects were beneficial - reductions in tooth decay, etc. We too believed assurances of safety and effectiveness of water fluoridation. Then, as EPA was engaged in revising its drinking water standard for fluoride in 1985, an employee came to the union with a complaint: he said he was being forced to write into the regulation a statement to the effect that EPA thought it was alright for children to have "funky" teeth. It was OK, EPA said, because it considered that condition to be only a cosmetic effect, not an adverse health effect. The reason for this EPA position was that it was under political pressure to set its health-based standard for fluoride at 4 mg/liter. At that level, EPA knew that a significant number of children develop moderate to severe dental fluorosis, but since it had deemed the effect as only cosmetic, EPA didn't have to set its health-based standard at a lower level to prevent it.
We tried to settle this ethics issue quietly, within the family, but EPA was unable or unwilling to resist external political pressure, and we took the fight public with a union amicus curiae brief in a lawsuit filed against EPA by a public interest group. The union has published on this initial involvement period in detail.
Since then our opposition to drinking water fluoridation has grown, based on the scientific literature documenting the increasingly out-of-control exposures to fluoride, the lack of benefit to dental health from ingestion of fluoride and the hazards to human health from such ingestion. These hazards include acute toxic hazard, such as to people with impaired kidney function, as well as chronic toxic hazards of gene mutations, cancer, reproductive effects, neurotoxicity, bone pathology and dental fluorosis. First, a review of recent neurotoxicity research results. More ...
30 October 2010
Alzheimer's and Herpes simplex virus
J Pathol. 2009 Jan;217(1):131-8.
Herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA is located within Alzheimer's disease amyloid plaques.
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
The brains of Alzheimer's disease sufferers are characterized by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. However, the cause(s) of these features and those of the disease are unknown, in sporadic cases. We previously showed that herpes simplex virus type 1 is a strong risk factor for Alzheimer's disease when in the brains of possessors of the type 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE-epsilon4), and that beta-amyloid, the main component of plaques, accumulates in herpes simplex virus type 1-infected cell cultures and mouse brain. The present study aimed to elucidate the relationship of the virus to plaques by determining their proximity in human brain sections. We used in situ polymerase chain reaction to detect herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA, and immunohistochemistry or thioflavin S staining to detect amyloid plaques. We discovered a striking localization of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA within plaques: in Alzheimer's disease brains, 90% of the plaques contained the viral DNA and 72% of the DNA was associated with plaques; in aged normal brains, which contain amyloid plaques at a lower frequency, 80% of plaques contained herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA but only 24% of the viral DNA was plaque-associated (p < 0.001). We suggest that this is because in aged normal individuals, there is a lesser production and/or greater removal of beta-amyloid (Abeta), so that less of the viral DNA is seen to be associated with Abeta in the brain. Our present data, together with our finding of Abeta accumulation in herpes simplex virus type 1-infected cells and mouse brain, suggest that this virus is a major cause of amyloid plaques and hence probably a significant aetiological factor in Alzheimer's disease. They point to the usage of antiviral agents to treat the disease and possibly of vaccination to prevent it.
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25 October 2010
Kauai Frequency Workshop 2-3 Jan 2011 plus private sessions
For all of you asking about joining Jeff Sutherland in Paradise over New Years!
Send us your feedback--this workshop is for you!
Take a break from the winter cold and join Jeff Sutherland in Kauai over New Years! Since we keep getting asked 'When are we going back to Kauai?" we've decided to honor your request with Dr. Sutherland's next Frequency Workshop in Paradise. Please e-mail Jeff or Dale & Carol soon if you'd like to join us or have any questions or feedback.
Let us know if you wish to join us on the lovely island of Kauai at the Aloha Beach Resort on Jan. 2nd and 3rd for an advanced frequency seminar with private meetings with Jeff and/or Carol on Jan. 4th and 5th. Even if you prefer another location in the future your feedback is vital to Jeff's Frequency Foundation Workshops! Your requests for content is also appreciated and honored.
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C'est fini! After two weeks of embarrassing tabloid revelations, France's first couple has called it quits.
French president Francoise Hollande and longtime companion Valérie Trierweiler have officially separated, with Hollande announcing "the end of their life together" Saturday evening.
In a statement made to Agence France-Presse, Hollande, speaking as a private citizen, said, "I have ended the life in common that I have shared with Valérie Trierweiler."
The announcement is the latest wrinkle in a love-triangle scandal that has roiled French politics at its highest levels and spread across borders.
Saturday's brief announcement ends an unprecedented 18-month period in which Trierweiler, 48, a respected Paris Match journalist, had been France's de facto first lady. A twice-divorced mother of three, Trierweiler had been Hollande's companion and partner since 2007. An intimate political advisor, she was key in remaking his image and guiding him to election success.
The love triangle – involving an unwed president, his longtime girlfriend and a second paramour, living 60 yards from the presidential palace – has dominated French politics since tabloid Closer first claimed on Jan. 9 that Hollande, 59, had an affair with actress Julie Gayet, 41.
Trierweiler was hospitalized shortly after, with media outlets speculating that the alleged affair had taken a toll on her health.
The allegations, which Hollande has never denied, surfaced at the president's annual New Year's presidential press conference on Jan. 14, where the president was asked whether Trierweiler should still be considered the nation's first lady.
"Everyone in his personal life goes through hardships," replied Hollande. "This is the case for us. These are painful moments, but I have one principle: that private matters be dealt with private."
Trieweiler left La Lanterne, the presidential retreat in Versailles where she had been recuperating since leaving the hospital, before Hollande announced their split on Saturday. She is expected to arrive in India on Sunday where she's scheduled to make several appearances – as a private citizen – in support of the charity Action Against Hunger.
French President Francois Hollande and Valérie Trierweiler Split After Alleged Affair
Jacques Brinon/AP. Inset:Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/Wireimage