text: I feel compelled to write this after reading the opinions of landlords in response to Mayor Campana's proposal to have landlords register their tenants. Some of the landlords feel that this will label them as "slumlords". There is no doubt that there are several honest and highly reputable rental property owners within our community who police their properties on a regular basis and, therefore, should be commended. However, living adjacent to several properties which are not regularly policed and show evidence of felonious activity on a regular basis, it is clear that not all rental property owners have the same ethics.


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What We Do
SCROUNGE accepts donations of unwanted computer equipment from all over York, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas. We refurbish the old computers and donate them to nonprofit organizations with a free version of linux operating system installed. Computers that cannot be refurbished are disassembled into their basic pieces and collected in bulk to be recycled in an environmentally friendly way.
- Donate 100 computers to the community for the semester
- Recruit three new volunteers from the student body during the semester
- Hold one SCROUNGE-member discounted event during the semester
- Find destinations for getting rid of all recycled material
SCROUNGE sponsors some of the following events:
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We donate refurbished computers strictly to nonprofit organizations such as the Crispus Attucks Early Learning Center, the Jewish Community Center in York, the MLA Learning Center, the Spanish Center in York, and the September House.
To request computers from SCROUNGE, please follow the link below:Request for Equipment
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We take donations from businesses all over south central Pennsylvania as well as donations from individuals in the area. Some large donations have come from Harley-Davidson Inc., the Wolf Organization in York, Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital, and the Law Offices of Barley Snyder.
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Eds. Kevin Concannon (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) and Pedro García-Caro (University of Oregon)
Call for Papers:
Recent critical attention to the transnational, the hemispheric, the global and the postnational has created the sense that the nation as a critical category has outlived its usefulness. This sense, of course, belies the nation's continuing political importance. The nation becomes understood as a limiting critical category in these recent discussions even as narratives of the nation continue to orient individual understandings of belonging and identity. This seeming contradiction emphasizes how hemispheric or global understandings struggle to shake the nation's continuing importance. This doubleness is reflected in the currency of such terms as the transnational or the postnational, where the crossings that define these terms cannot escape the "nation" that remains at their root.
This collection seeks to explore this paradox, by asking what it means to construct a postnational spaciousness. Can the postnational exist within the nation or must it always be considered beyond it? How might the postnational be constructed? Could the postnational, in fact, precede or participate in the development of the nation? This collection will be interested in exploring the importance of this temporality, asking specifically whether this time "after" actually means the end of the nation. As Jacques Derrida shows in The Post Card (1987) one of the many meanings of the prefix "post" has to do with mail and its delivery, and as a result with everyday concerns over delayed mail, lost mail and mail that is changed or marked by the act of delivery itself. Rather than being only understood as a prefix referring to what comes after, such as after the nation, "post" to Derrida carries with it the challenge of ever getting to this "after" point, an arrival that forever refers back and is unalterably changed by its very process. The post in this sense never arrives, and as such emphasizes not only the challenge of equating the postnational with being beyond the nation but also emphasizes the different temporal dimensions within the nation itself. Much as different nations can exist within the Nation, the collection will recognize the temporal fragmentation within the nation as well. The fact that individuals and communities develop within different representations of time emphasizes the different representations of postnational identity.
This fragmented understanding of the nation is reflected by our conceiving of the postnational in fragmented terms. The plurality of our title recognizes the ways in which race, ethnicity and gender participate in different ways in the construction of (post)national identity. This plurality, moreover, challenges any understanding of the postnational as "better" than the nation, by focusing instead on constructions of difference. In many ways, to see the postnational in singular terms means to understand it in terms of a national rhetoric, constructing this sense of "postness" in unified, individuated terms. Our collection seeks to complicate this approach by broadening our focus through a comparative approach that challenges potentially unifying categories, such as the hemispheric or the Black Atlantic.
Contributors may want to consider one or more of the following questions:
1) In what ways does the postnational differ from the nation? Does the term "post" imply a time "after" the nation, or, more importantly, "better" than the nation? How, in other words, does one define the relationship between the two terms?
2) If national borders are understood as porous, how does this impact our understanding of language and belonging? In other words, in what way does the mixture of languages and cultures complicate the possibility of a national identity? And how do texts use mixture as a means of identifying an audience that extends beyond a national "audience"?
3) In what ways have traditional models of im/migration been complicated by the porousness of geographic conceptualizations of nation, as well as by the globalization of economics and culture?
4) How is neoliberal globalization related to the concept of a postnational space-time? Are there alternative postnational forms, institutions, networks and cultural formations that reclaim, mourn or evoke in any way the internationalist utopias of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? Is the contemporary form of postnationalism only one possible - deficient, predatory, neocolonial - version of internationalist postnationalism?
5) Cosmopolitanism appears to be a satisfactory term to do away with the idea of the nation without necessitating or alluding to its lexical roots. But how are issues of race, gender, class and ethnicity determining factors in the construction of a cosmopolitan cultural agenda? Is there indeed an emerging cosmopolitan culture? What are its defining modes of production? How do race/class relations, for instance, and in particular those generated by the geopolitical divisions between the Global North and the Global South limit or impinge on the feasibility of a cosmopolitan culture?
6) Is the classical Marxist division between a nationalism of the oppressed and a nationalism of the oppressors still a valid opposition to imagine contrasting forms of postnationalism?
Besides these questions here is a provisional list of possible terms and issues that will be addressed by the essay collection:
1. National nostalgia and national kitsch as forms of postnationalism.
2. Satires and parodies of national epics.
3. Transnationalism, globalization, and cultural attrition.
4. Cosmopolis and cosmopolitanism.
5. Internationalism, transnationalism: postnationalism as utopia or as dystopia.
6. Migrant subjectivities and migrant cultures.
7. Neocolonialism, (post)national formations in the postcolonial world.
8. Globalization and cultural formations.
9. Nation-states and stateless nations in a postnational setting.
10. Essentialism versus hybridity: identity formation, ethnic definitions beyond the nation-state.
11. Social justice and the post-national state.
E-mail one to two-page abstracts to Kevin Concannon (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Pedro García-Caro (firstname.lastname@example.com) by August 15, 2012.


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Steria Limited, a leading provider of IT-enabled business services, headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, has been selected by the Cabinet Office to lead Shared Services Connected Ltd. (SSCL), a joint venture which will transform the way that shared back office services are delivered across the public sector.
In a contract potentially worth in excess of £1bn over 10 years, the move forms part of the government's Next Generation Shared Services (NGSS) programme which is a key element of the Civil Service Reform agenda for a more cost-effective and unified Civil Service. The overall transformation of government's back office functions, including NGSS, is expected to deliver between £400 and £600 million per annum for the UK taxpayer.
Through Shared Services Connected Ltd. (SSCL), Steria will work in partnership with the government to consolidate existing service centres for DWP, Defra, the Environment Agency and in scope services of UK SBS*. SSCL will enable economies of scale, the adoption of common processes and systems, and continuous improvement in the range and quality of services offered to its customers. The company will deliver a new ICT platform and, leveraging Steria's business intelligence, analytics technologies, consulting expertise and insight, will use data from the new platform to drive even greater benefits including savings and other business efficiencies for customers of the new organisation.
Shared Services Connected Ltd. will be a UK tax-paying business that will contribute to growth and job creation in this country. SSCL will invest in technologies and skills to create UK centres of excellence which will not only improve levels of service, but will stimulate innovation, create high-value jobs and develop skills in the UK.
SSCL will be an independent joint venture between Steria Limited (75%) and the Government (25%). It will serve up to 160,000 current users across 13 different public sector organisations. Around 1200 staff who currently work in the delivery centres for DWP, Defra and EA, will transfer to the new company on 1 November 2013. UK SBS is expected to join by 2015.
Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, commented, "Steria Limited has set out a compelling vision for how they will work with us to help government deliver back office functions more efficiently and, ultimately, more competitively. A key part of the Civil Service Reform plan is making government more unified, and enabling civil servants to focus on delivering exceptional public services.
"It makes sense for government departments, agencies and public bodies to share services and pool expertise, so that hard-working taxpayers don't have to foot the bill for duplicate services. Instead they will be able to focus on providing services rather than managing back office functions. This is a great partnership which will promote the kind of growth that sees profits delivered back to the taxpayer and will help Britain compete in the global race."
John Torrie, Chief Executive Officer, Steria Limited, said, "Steria has already demonstrated its leadership in shared services over the past few years. Our joint venture with the Department of Health, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is a great example of how shared services, delivered at scale, can enable tangible savings for UK Government. We will be bringing this experience, as well as our extensive private sector knowledge, to bear in the new Shared Services Connected Ltd. organisation. We are committed to adding value in terms of improved quality of existing services, developing new services for the foundation organisations and attracting new clients into the service in future. We are delighted to be able to play our part in helping the UK Government address its efficiency challenges and transform its ways of working. Through working in true partnership, we want to build a sustainable growth model that will create new UK job opportunities in future and deliver long term benefits to the UK economy."
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Amarillo psychiatrist Michael Jenkins had a troublesome patient with severe depression who wasn't responding to medication.
TMS video
The patient, in his early 20s, hadn't left his house in a year.
Then Jenkins provided a form of therapy new to Amarillo, in which short magnetic pulses are delivered to the part of the brain that controls mood.
"And this kid is now applying for a job," said Jenkins, medical director for Texas Panhandle Mental Health Mental Retardation. "The results of it are pretty dramatic."
Since November, Jenkins and psychiatrists at the Texas Neuropsychiatric Institute in Amarillo have treated depressive patients with a machine slowly making its way across the country.
It's called NeuroStar TMS Therapy and it seeks to help patients with major depression who aren't benefiting from medication as treatment.
Jenkins explained that depression is the result of cells in the area of the brain responsible for mood that no longer communicate with one another.
"What it does is it takes the brain and makes it very active in that area," said Jenkins, chairman of the psychiatry department at the Texas Tech School of Medicine in Amarillo. "Each pulse kind of makes those cells talk."
Ten percent to 12 percent of the U.S. population suffers from severe depression, Jenkins said, and of that number, 30 percent to 40 percent don't respond to medication.
"Depression is anywhere from the eighth to 12th leading cause of death because of suicide," Jenkins said.
The NeuroStar machine delivers short magnetic pulses to the area of the brain where depression is thought to originate. Ten pulses are delivered in a four-second burst before it takes a 27-second break, then starts again. Patients undergo five treatment sessions a week for about six weeks. Each session lasts about 30 minutes and costs $350 to $375. With 30 sessions, treatment can cost about $11,000.
"With that, you are likely going to be off all medication," Jenkins said.
He said a person can spend upward of $1,000 a month on medication to control depression.
Insurance coverage for TMS - transcranial magnetic stimulation - treatment is minimal at this point, Jenkins said, but is growing.
According to clinical trials by Neuronetics, the manufacturer of the NeuroStar, about half the patients experienced "significant improvement" in their depression symptoms. Of those who showed improvement, about two-thirds had total symptom resolution.
The Texas Neuropsychiatric Institute has treated 20 to 25 patients since November, and there's a two- to four-week waiting list for the procedure.
"All but two have done extremely well," Jenkins said. "By well, I mean very, very close to remission or zero symptoms."
There are two common side effects from treatment: headaches and a tingling sensation around the area of the head that's targeted. The headaches occur in 25 percent to 30 percent of patients and can be treated with over-the-counter medication.
"Most people have found those side effects are very easy to tolerate," said Mark Demitrack, chief medical officer for Pennsylvania-based Neuronetics.
The technology can be found in Wichita Falls, Oklahoma City and Santa Fe, N.M.
"There's a waiting list to get this set up and into a city," Jenkins said. "For us to get it in here is pretty remarkable."
TMS technology has been around since the 1980s, Demitrack said. Other makers of medical devices have used it for treatment.
"They're very, very cumbersome to use," said Demitrack, a psychiatrist.
The technology has been in use in Canada since 2002, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved it for use in the states in late 2008.
"An effective treatment really has great value over the long term, when it's proven to work," Demitrack said.
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Salvation Army Bell Ringing Drive Rings in Over $25,000
Thursday 1.31.2013 @ 4:54pm | ImagesAZ | Community
The Anthem Salvation Army 2012 bell ringing campaign raised nearly $25,000 over the holiday season, and will help hundreds of neighbors in need this year. In addition, over 310 toys, 60 coats, 6 bicycles and numerous hats and gloves were collected during December's the Fill the Truck toy drive, coordinated through Anthem Giving Circle, at the Anthem Wal-Mart.
The money raised will be used to assist local families in a crisis situation with their utilities, shelter and food. The Salvation Army Anthem Service Extension Unit services those in Anthem and New River, as well as some areas just south of Anthem. The items collected from the toy drive were distributed to needy families in the same areas.
Tom Leyda and Tim Maki, volunteer co-chairs for the Anthem Salvation Army, and Del Mau, volunteer daily operations coordinator, thank all those who donated at one of the three red kettle locations at the Anthem Safeway, Fry's and Wal-Mart.
"We know these are difficult times for many families in the area," notes Leyda. "The overwhelming generosity extended by so many proves this Christmas truly was a season of giving."
Approximately 250 individuals, businesses and organizations pitched in to help. "We are grateful to our many volunteers, some who rang three and four times this season," said Larry Evans, the campaign coordinator for Wal-Mart volunteers. "We could not serve so many families without the volunteers who ring the bell for us each year."


text: I've wondered the same thing. I'd quit eating toast for breakfast in the past, and during those times, the smell of anyone else in the house toasting bread was just intoxicating to me. At the time I remember thinking it smelled even better than it tasted. Now it doesn't smell that great....certainly nothing compared to my bacon, eggs, onions, tomatoes, and kale! Maybe that's the key for me--my taste buds are so excited by primal food that the old stuff is just blah.


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Would a trail shoe work? I'm thinking of the Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove.
I usually run around the house barefoot and wear sandals around town, but at my job (restaurant) I am required to wear skid-free shoes. I've looked around, but it doesn't seem like a skid-free shoe can co-exist with a shoe that emulates being barefoot due to the harder sole that may be required to have a skid-free bottom.
The shoes have to look professional, but I still want them to be better than my skid-free shoes that I wear with orthotics. I really want to move away from orthotics, especially because they cause my feet to hurt after work and aren't in line with the PB.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Would a trail shoe work? I'm thinking of the Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove.
The tough glove looks way more professional, since it's leather. Still not a dress shoe. I find mine slippery on wet tiles floors, but then what isn't?
Swim shoes are great, and could even accomodate your arch supports while you transition from them. I have a plain black pair with rubber-type soles.
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Any given day you are surrounded by 10,000 idiots. Lao Tsu, founder of Taoism
It's possible that a trail shoe might work. I looked at those when I was looking around, but wasn't sure if they would have enough grab for the tile floors.
@Digby: What type of swim shoes?
The Speedo water shoes that Target sells have a very sticky silicone (?) sole. Academy has water shoes for $5 (may vary by region) and I think they're available in solid black.
The new RunAmocs look pretty nice, though I'm not exactly sure that the sole is non-skid.
defintely buying a pair of the RunAmok Dash's next week.
Thanks for the suggestions! I'm looking into all of them. All of them seem like possibilities. I'll have to look up skid-free some more to see which ones qualify.


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New York Jets Players Looking for Love...on Tinder
Having trouble finding a date? Can't seem to meet the right person? Have you resorted to dating apps in an effort to meet that special someone?
You aren't alone. Several members of the New York Jets share your dilemma and have resulted to creating online dating profiles on Tinder.
Except in this alternate universe, 28-year-old Breno Giacomini is not a 318-pound offensive tackle, but a construction worker.
His teammate, tight end?Chris Pantale, 24, also does not disclose his profession in his Tinder profile. He told the Wall Street Journal, "I want them to get to know me as a person."
Apparently 11? Jets players use the free app, which allows users to browse profiles of people within a 100 mile radius.
As of right now, that would be Cortland, New York, where the Jets hold camp every year. It's a city of approximately 19,000 people.
If you live nearby and meet specific criteria, you may just hear from cornerback Kyle Wilson, 27, who's also on Tinder. How does he approach the ladies?
"I'm a pretty straightforward guy. If you're interested, just say what comes to your mind," he said. "'Hey, how you doing?' Get to know them, so you feel what they say back, and go from there."
So ladies, if you receive a message like that from Wilson, you may just land yourself a date.
No word yet?on any possible Rex Ryan rule violations?as the result of Tinder, but considering it's still camp and they don't see the Patriots until Oct. 16, we don't see how it's a problem.


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The seminar is geared toward informing people of all ages their choices about future care and ways to extend personal and retirement savings. The program will explain Medicare and long term care insurance, what it covers, and how to choose a long term care policy that is right for you.
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Mickelson Running Away with Phoenix Open
After opening with rounds of 11-under-par 60 and 65, Phil Mickelson fired a 7-under 64 Saturday to take a six-shot lead in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The $6.2 million PGA Tour event is taking place at the raucous TPC Scottsdale which, this week in perfect conditions, is ripe for low scores.
The 42-year-old carded seven birdies - including five on his final six holes - to reach 24-under 189, well within reach of the tournament's all-time record of 28-under 256 set by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001.
He matched Calcavecchia's 54-hole record, and came up a stroke short of tying the Tour's all-time low total over three rounds. In 54 holes his only dropped shots came with a double-bogey on the final hole Friday.
With a 65 on Sunday, Mickelson will tie the Tour's record-low mark of 254, set by Tommy Armour III in the 2003 Valero Texas Open. Another 64 will establish a new Tour scoring record.
As for breaking that record, Mickelson said at greenside, "I'll continue to be aggressive and go for birdies, but I want to be sure to take care of business (and secure a win)." If he does that, it will be the 41st of his storied career.
Despite a 65, Brandt Snedeker is six strokes behind the leader. Eight back are Ireland's Padraig Harrington - who carded Saturday's low round, an 8-under 63 - and Ryan Moore (65).
Mickelson, a former star at nearby Arizona State University and a long-time favorite of the large and rowdy Phoenix Open crowds, got the galleries roaring by nearly acing the par-3 16th hole, which is ringed by packed grandstands.
He knows how to play that hole and how best to marshal the excitement. "I knock five yards off the distance because you feel the adrenaline the crowd provides," he noted at greenside.
In solo fifth at 198 is Troy Matteson (66), while another stroke back are Brendan Steele (65) and Bill Haas (70).
For complete scoring, visit http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html.
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This week, we published a story about Harris County having the highest number of registered voters it has seen in several years.
While that is true, County Attorney Vince Ryan sent over an interesting chart that shows that the number of registered voters — and voter turnout — has remained surprisingly stagnant for the last 15 years, despite explosive population growth.
In 2010, for example, when the county was home to 4.1 million residents, there were 1.94 million registered voters — the same as there were last year. In 2000, when the county population was 3.4 million, there were 1.89 million registered voters — a little bit more than there were during the last municipal election in 2011.
As of Monday, the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election, 1.98 million Harris County residents were registered — 100,000 more than in 2011.
The last time the number of registered voters cracked 1.9 million was last year's general election, when the county had 1.94 million registered voters.
Duly noted, Mr. Ryan.


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Fillets of Plaice Purée
Fish is an excellent low fat source of protein and it is important to encourage a liking for fish early on. I find that one of the best fish for baby food recipes is plaice as it purées to a smooth consistency.
Here I have mixed it with a tasty cheese and tomato sauce and carrots, so this recipe provides a good source of protein, calcium and vitamins. Be aware that a small proportion of babies are allergic to fish so watch carefully for any reaction.
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- Makes
- 4 portions
- 250g carrots, peeled and sliced
- 225g plaice fillets, skinned
- 2 tbsp milk
- 40g unsalted butter
- 2 medium ripe tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped
- 40g grated Cheddar cheese
- Put the carrots in a steamer and cook for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile. place the fish in a microwave dish, add the milk, dot with about 15g butter and cover leaving an air vent.
- Microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes. Alternatively, put the fish in a pan, cover with a little milk and simmer for about 5 minutes or until cooked.
- Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan, add the tomatoes and sauté until mushy.
- Stir in the grated cheese until melted.
- Blend or mash the cooked carrots together with the tomato mixture.
- Remove the fish from the cooking liquor and flake, checking to make sure there are no bones.
- Mix the fish together with the carrots and tomatoes.
- For younger babies you can blend the fish together with the carrots and tomato for a smoother texture.
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I just gave this to my 8 month old daughter and she loved it!
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This was the first fish meal I gave my little one, and it was a huge success - extremely tasty.
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This is a really easy dish to make and tastes really good (yes I had some too)
My 7 month old son liked it so much, he ended up having 3 portions (couldn't get enough)
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Unwind while practicing the ancient craft of spindling. Drucilla Pettibone introduces you to easy and inexpensive spinning methods.
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At the start of this journey, someone asked me if I thought true happiness was possible to find.
I thought about it for a while, and then I realized the truth. It doesn't matter if it's possible to find or even attainable. It is the quest for happiness that makes us human and brings out what is truly best in all of us.


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The University of Hawai`i at Mānoa Honors Program is pleased to announce a call for nominations of Honors Faculty. Nominations are open to regular faculty with excellent records of research and teaching.
We have two to three positions open and would be particularly interested in faculty from the natural sciences. Individuals nominated and selected will be invited to teach at least one course in the Honors Program each semester for up to two academic years beginning Fall 2013.
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Individuals and groups who give up time to help their local community have been recognised at the Berwick Voluntary Forum awards, with supermum Louise Wood collecting the top prize.
Winners were announced across six categories at an evening of celebration held at the Black and Gold in Tweedmouth.
Now in its third year, the annual Berwick Voluntary Forum awards recognise and celebrate the work done by voluntary groups and individuals across the old Berwick borough area. This includes, among others, the towns and villages of Seahouses, Belford, Wooler, Norham and Berwick.
The most prestigious award of the night was won by supermum Louise Wood, who was selected by the judges as the 2014 volunteer of the year.
Married with two young children aged five and six, she runs her own cleaning business and has been volunteering in the Berwick and Norham area for the past five years.
Secretary of Berwick Operatic Society, Louise also volunteers for Berwick Food Bank and runs a summer scheme in which she gives away excess eggs and produce from her vegetable plot to those in need.
She volunteered for Young Carers Berwick until funding ran out. She chaired Berwick Baby and Toddler Group and is involved with similar groups in East Ord and Spittal.
She is leader of First Norham Rainbows, Brownies and Guides and secretary for Norham First School Parents and Teachers Association.
Somehow, Louise also finds time to be involved with her local craft group.
Her extraordinary array of interests and dedication to community groups make Louise a standout winner.
"When you're a volunteer, everything you do becomes normal," said Louise when collecting her award. "Volunteering is part of life, people giving up time every day and every week for nothing because it what they want to do.
"That's the difference between working and volunteering. We want to do these things and it benefits so many people, so many organisations in many different ways."
There were other remarkable and inspirational stories to tell on the night.
Scout leader Paul Marshall received the lifetime achievement award for dedicating the past 44 years of his life to the organisation in Berwick and throughout Northumberland.
He is currently developing and improving the scout hall at Palace Green as well as running and organising Berwick Scouts.
"I wasn't expecting this," he said. "I've enjoyed my volunteering for the scouts. If you can make one person smile it spreads around. That's what I tell the scouts.
The awards night, organised by forum administrator Fiona Calder and Christine Nicholls from Community Action Northumberland, was supported by General Mills Berwick Ltd. Lady Rose Crossman and Patti Lomax were the forum's guests of honour.
George Scott, chairman of the Berwick Voluntary Forum, said: "It is really important to say thank you to all the wonderful people in our community who volunteer and week in, week out, do things for others. In our community, we would be lost without volunteers."
Volunteer of the Year: Louise Wood
Runners-up: George Oliver & Jen Hall
Lifetime Achievement Award: Paul Marshall
Runners-up: Susan Grace Burston & Les Chappell
Grassroots Award: Spittal Variety Group
Runners-up: Berwick Amateur Rowing Club & Berwick Arts and Crafts
Organisation of the Year: Northumberland Handyperson Service
Runners-up: Berwick Animal Rescue Kennel & Bell View Care Ltd
Outstanding Project of the Year: Berwick Food Bank
Runners-up: Seton Car Befrienders, Here For You
Local Business Support Award: Asda, Tweedmouth
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Lianka Azulay, born in Brazil, picked up her first crochet hook at age 7, and hasn't put it down since. She specializes in the research and use of unique stitch patterns in her designs to bring ...
Lianka Azulay, born in Brazil, picked up her first crochet hook at age 7, and hasn't put it down since. She specializes in the research and use of unique stitch patterns in her designs to bring fashionable and contemporary style to crocheted pieces. Her first collection of patterns, "Crocodile Stitch Fashions," was published by Annie's Attic and quickly became the #1 best-seller in the publisher's catalog. The huge success of her pattern collection touched off a trend, and the Crocodile Stitch became one of the hottest crochet techniques in crochet today. (Crochet Magazine).Read More » View all patterns by designer (77) »
The Crocodile Stitch hooded Cape is straight out of a fairy tale. This unique and eye catching cape is the perfect addition to your handmade closet and makes an amazing one of a kind gift for a loved one.
The crocodile stitch featured in this hood is much easier to crochet than it looks!
An intermediate crocheter or even a dedicated beginner will master this stitch in no time at all. This is a fun to work piece that will impress without stress.
The pattern includes a PHOTO TUTORIAL with many pictures showing the pattern in more details.
Pattern is written in US crochet terms.
One size fits most adults
* Hook size - J (6.00 mm)
* Yarn weight - Worsted (Medium 4)
* Yarn amount - Approx. 1800 yards
* 3 size 3/4" (19 mm) buttons
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MARTINSBURG - After the Berkeley County Planning Commission failed to approve the proposed 2009 subdivision regulation amendments, the public hearing has been tentatively moved to the first week in January.
At Thursday's Berkeley County Council meeting, Planning Director Mike Thompson sought guidance from board members on the next step after further revisions were made to the 2009 subdivision ordinance amendments.
"There were a number of questions, and (the planning commission) also asked (County Engineer) Kim Shrader to look over them and see if she had any issues with them. . We hope to have something put together shortly after (Nov.) 26," Thompson said.
A public meeting is required to address any changes made to the subdivision regulations. Notification must be made at least 30 days prior to the public hearing, which was the issue Thompson presented to the council for advice.
Thompson was looking for the council's approval to announce a public hearing now for the first week of January, pending the approval of the Planning Commission. If Thompson waited to receive the Commission's approval before beginning the mandatory 30-day notification period, the meeting would not be scheduled until February.
"The main discussion point was the penalty section. That was the issue that came up in discussion - how to do it, how it's going to be (enforced). A lot of it will rely on procedures that will be adopted after, if the council decides to include (the penalty section) in here," Thompson said.
Most of the revisions to the subdivision regulations are additions to the definition section such as a family transfer and a boundary line adjustment or cleaning up the language and wording, Thompson said.
Areas of change include penalties, definitions, processing procedures such as changes to public hearing requirements and final plan submission, plan requirements, design requirements, required improvements and off-street parking.
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I wish to know how the 'highlight all' in the "Find in Page" (Ctrl +
F) of firefox works. The investigation that I have done till now is as
1) Find in Page uses a firefox API called fastFind to search for text
on the page.
2) Once the user clicks on "highlight all", the matches that are found
are applied a style as in CSS for that particular matching string.
If suppose on google home page, we say Ctrl +F, type 'google', click
highlight all, what happens is, before each occurrence of the word
'google' a Code is inserted which is
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HONOLULU - The University of Hawaii men's volleyball team lost 25-21, 25-11, 16-25, 23-25, 15-11 to Lewis on Friday in an Outrigger Invitational match at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Steven Hunt had 17 kills for the 13th-ranked Warriors (2-2), J.P. Marks added 14 and Nick West had 10, with a .444 hitting percentage. Nick Cas-tello had 13 digs. Hawaii had a .155 hitting percentage.
The ninth-ranked Flyers (2-2) got 22 kills from Jay Petty. Ian Karbiener had 11 and Geoff Powell added 10.
Lewis finished the match, which took 2 hours, 47 minutes, with a .339 hitting percentage.
Hawaii will face No. 3 UCLA today.


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Asymmetric Effects of Oil Price Shocks on Economic Growth of Oil-Exporting Countries
Saeed Moshiri
Allameh Tabatabaei University - Economics; Saint Thomas More College University of Saskatcehwan
Arezoo Banihashem
affiliation not provided to SSRN
February 16, 2012
Oil price shocks affect macroeconomic performance in both oil-importing and oil-exporting countries. The recent research on the oil-macroeconomy relationship in the oil-importing countries shows that oil price shocks have asymmetric effects on their economic growth; the adverse effects of higher oil prices are larger than the stimulating effects of lower prices. The effects of oil price shocks on economic performance and their transmission mechanism in oil-exporting countries are different than those in oil-importing countries. In this study, we examine the oil-macroeconomy nexus in the context of oil-exporting developing countries. We set up a VAR model with a GARCH-type oil price shocks to estimate and test the asymmetric effects of oil shocks in six major oil exporting members of OPEC for the period 1970-2009. The model includes oil price shocks and economic growth as two major variables of interest as well as the intermediate variables such as investment, exchange rate, and inflation rate. We find that in oil exporting developing countries, lower oil prices would lead to major revenue cuts and stagnation in the economy. However, higher oil prices and accompanying higher revenues do not translate to a sustained economic growth.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 33
Keywords: Oil shocks, VAR, oil-exporting developing countries, asymmetric effects
JEL Classification: E32, Q43, C3
Date posted: February 18, 2012
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"Whatever happened to . . .?" is a weekly series updating some of the most newsworthy and interesting local stories covered in The Plain Dealer. Have a suggestion on a story we should update? Send it to John C. Kuehner, or call 216-999-5325.
Today, we answer the question:
Whatever happened to John Skelton, the Michigan father whose three young boys went missing in November 2010?
Skelton remains behind bars in a Michigan prison after pleading no contest to three counts of unlawful imprisonment in September 2011.
His three sons, Andrew, Alexander and Tanner, however, remain missing. Police in Morenci, Mich., long ago gave up hope that the three boys, who were 9, 7 and 5 years old, would be found alive.
The disappearance of the boys on Nov. 25, 2010, triggered a massive search for them in communities skirting the Ohio-Michigan border. Skelton, who was separated from his wife, was supposed to return the boys to her that day. He instead told his wife that a woman would be dropping off the boys.
Skelton asked a friend to take him to a nearby mental health hospital in Ohio the next day after he tried to hang himself. He also posted a Facebook message asking that God and his wife forgive him.
Tanya Zuvers had filed for divorce from Skelton in September 2010 after he had taken two of the boys out of school and had driven them to Florida to visit his family. He was granted visitation rights and had the boys for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Skelton gave authorities a number of different stories after the boys were reported missing. There were unconfirmed reports that he told the FBI he had killed his sons. He also told authorities he sent the boys away to prevent them from being abused by their mother.
Prosecutors in Lenawee County, Mich., originally charged Skelton with three counts of kidnapping, which carry a potential sentence of life in prison. He could still face murder charges should evidence be found linking him to the boys' deaths.
Morenci Police Chief Larry Joe Weeks says his department continues to work on the case on an almost daily basis.
"But there's been no significant break in the case, unfortunately," he said.
Based on cellular phone traffic, Weeks believes that the boys" bodies are somewhere within 80 miles of Morenci, which makes the search difficult.
Weeks said the case is bothersome from both a professional and a personal perspective. While there is a crime that needs to be solved, as a parent, he is bothered by the fact that no closure has been brought to the boys" mother and family.
"They're both equally as frustrating," Weeks said. "Probably the second more than the first."


text: Since coming to prominence in Korea's independent apparel scene, VIVASTUDIO has garnered a good bit of attention since its launch. The contemporary brand now presents a look at its Fall/Winter 2013 collection via a new lookbook. The new range – dubbed "Pedestrian" – is a continuation of the themes expressed in previous seasons: decidedly minimalist, independent, yet with meticulous attention to details. Here we find selections of casual shirts, colored trousers, woolen sweaters and hefty parkas. Small specifics like tricolor collar stripes, the smart use of wool, or the precise cropping of the pants are what makes the brand so attractive. Enjoy a look at the VIVASTUDIO Fall/Winter 2013 collection here.


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Swiss studio Bernhard Burkard assures us this deck chair with no back legs is perfectly safe.
The Curt deck chair comprises a fabric seat slung between two diagonal legs with anti-slip feet and simply leans against a wall like a ladder.
The frame is made from local woods including ash and beech by people with mental or physical disabilities at the Altra workshop in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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This deck chair is attractive in its simplicity. In combination with the environment it serve its purpose as a deck chair.
To achive best stability, it needs to be leaned against walls or rails in a flat angle. The anti-slip coated stand provides safe grip on every surface. Even though it looks dangerous it provides comfort seating and relaxing in every occasion.
The frame-part is manufactured in the sheltered workshop altra, made of local woods, such as ash and beech.
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An intoxicated man quickly became the suspect in a car crash after calling 911 to report his car was stolen.
Police: Drunk driver calls cops on himself
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The Black Arts & Cultural Center's theater troupe the Ali Player's will present the stage play, "For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" this weekend. Show times are: 8 p.m. Feb. 24-25 and 2 p.m. Feb. 26.
"For Colored Girls" is showing at the Epic Theater in the Epic Center at 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall Drive, in downtown Kalamazoo.
"For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf". Structurally, the play is a series of poems, collectively called a "choreopoem", written by Ntozake Shange. Shange's poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives.
Tickets are $15 each or $12 for BACC members/Seniors/Students. For more information call 269-349-1035.


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Tips for Buying a Used Car
One of the biggest investments that people make is the car that they are buying. While we would all like to be driving a Ferrari, the majority of us have much more realistic goals when shopping for a car. There are many factors involved in the used car buying process, and these are a few tips to make it easier to shop for a car.
Search for a car
The first step in the car buying process is considering the type of car or truck you're looking for. There are several factors to consider before you begin your search. For example the type of driving that you will be doing will play a factor. If you are doing a lot of highway driving, you will want to make sure you get a car with good gas mileage. Or, if you are using the vehicle for work hauling heavy material, you may want to look at a truck or SUV. Other factors to consider is how many people will typically be in the vehicle. If it's one or two people, a smaller car will fit your needs. However, if you have a family of 4 or 5 people, a larger car, SUV or minivan may be a more practical. Another consideration is the environment. Auto manufacturers are producing more fuel efficient vehicles as well as vehicles that are not solely reliable on gasoline.
Once you have narrowed your choice to a general category, start doing some research. The internet has several resources that can be beneficial to car buyers. Many research sites offer reviews and comparisons of various types of cars and trucks. Now that you have an idea on the make and model you might be interested in, the next step is finding the car. Another good suggestion would be to check the national crash data for the vehicle you are interested. Resources are available online on crash data.
Many resources exist to find the right car. Most car dealers have website that are interactive, and you have the ability to view the car inventory. You can see what cars are available and at what price. Another source of auto is the local newspaper. Most daily papers still feature large ads for the car dealers featuring a selection of cars that they have in stock, plus a listing of any special deals. And, one of the oldest methods is just going to the car lot and searching for the one you may be interested in.
Vehicle Inspection
So, you've done your research and you found the car that you are interested in. Now what? The next step is to take a look at the car. This would include an inspection of the interior, exterior and under the hood of the car, and a test drive.
When test driving a car, there are several items to watch for. They include looking to see if the warning lights go on and off properly, seeing how the car drives, turns, stops and to listen for odd noises. Also, it is important to look and see if any fluids are leaking from the car. One way to do that is to start the car and move it up so that you can see if anything was linking. Another way to find out about a car is through a vehicle history report, which will tell you about the past history of the car, including whether it was involved in any serious accidents.
Everyone has a price in mind when it comes to buying and selling cars. Of course, the seller is thinking of a higher price and the buyer a lower price. Coming to a common ground on the value of the car is important. One of the best ways to determine value of a used auto is through auto valuation services. Several internet sites such as Kelly Blue Book and Edmunds. Knowing the value ahead of time will help give you the knowledge to negotiate a fair price. Using the book value as a benchmark, you can then make a good case for the price you are willing to pay.
Other Concerns
Now that you have a car in mind, inspected the car and successfully negotiated a fair price, you're ready to buy the car. Just a couple of details to work out and you'll be on the road. First, how are you going to pay for the car? You have a few choices. You may have saved the money and its available for the purchase, you could be getting money from a relative or you may be borrowing the money from a financial institution. To determine what's right for you, consider some factors such as the effect of draining a savings account to pay for the purchase. Also, if you are borrowing money, you need to be concerned with the interest rate and monthly payments. A new car is great, but not if you can't afford it.
Once you complete the purchase, you need to get insurance for the car and register it with the local Department of Motor Vehicles. Completing these steps will get you on the road in your new car.
To help in getting through the car buying process we have collected a listing of resources:
- Car Buying Resources
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- Buying a Used Car
- Used Car Buyer's Guide
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Haley Fulmer pitched five scoreless innings and drove in the game's only run as Moody beat Handley 1-0 in pool play at the Lady Wildcats Classic in Oxford.
Fulmer (6-1) allowed just two hits while striking out four. Her one-out grounder in the second inning was enough to score Bailey Adams. Kayla Stephenson went 2-for-2 and Ashton Clem had the only other hit for the Blue Devils (9-4).
Brianna Fluharty took the loss for Handley (12-5). She and Laura Prestridge had the Tigers' only two hits.


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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Moments like these dont come often.
In fact, a moment like this has happened just once before at Timberland, where the school has retired the jersey number of one of its own.
Former NFL player Tracy Whites number 41 was the first.
Basketball great Kalana Greenes number 33 is the second.
Greene, who led the Timberland Lady Wolves to the schools first state championship back in 2005, and went to star for the UConn Huskies and in the WNBA, came home on Feb. 17 to have her jersey number retired.
Kalana Greene is truly one of Timberlands all-time greats, said Athletic Director Art Craig. Kalana is one of the most decorated athletes in Timberland High School history.
Greene was named to the Womens Basketball Coaches Association All-American team in 2005 where she is a member of their Hall of Fame. Greene was also a Parade All-American as well.
She was named the 2005 South Carolina Gatorade High School Player of the Year, was a three-time All-South Carolina AAA first team selection, averaging 28 points per game, with 18 rebounds, nine steals and eight assists in leading Timberland to its first girls state championship in 2005.
Greene also led her teams to three consecutive 20-win seasons in her scholastic career.
When you think of the great athletes to come out of this area, Kalana Greenes name is always at the top of the list, Craig said. One top of that, she was a great student and a fantastic person.
Coach Cleve Touchberry said he never had to worry about her on the court or off.
She was always here, he said. Always looking to do more. If I had to fuss at her about something it was that she was too unselfish with the ball. She felt she shot too much.
Touchberry remembered a game where his star player went into the locker room at the half with just four points scored over the games first 16 minutes.
I went into the locker room and chewed her out. I told her to shoot the ball more and to quit passing off. She came out in the second half and scored something like thirty points. She could do anything she wanted out there on the floor.
Moving on to UConn, Greene helped lead the Lady Huskies to a pair of NCAA National Championships in 2009 and 2010, scoring more than 1,400 points and hauling down 748 rebounds, snatching 179 steals, 228 assists and shooting a blistering 54 percent from the floor.
The day after winning her second NCAA championship, Greene was taken by the New York Liberty with the 13th pick in the WNBA draft and has just completed her fourth season in WNBA.
Looking back, Greene had no idea basketball would bring her all this.
I had no idea the game would take me this far, that it would bring me back here to have my number retired, she said. This is like a dream.
What wasnt shown during the retirement ceremony were the two additional basketball jerseys she gave the school to display in their trophy case, a UConn basketball jersey with her number 32, and her current jersey from her WNBA team, the Connecticut Sun.
Its amazing that she thought enough of us to give us these jerseys to display, Craig said.
Her former coach added one more story about Kalana Greene not many people might know. Its her dedication to the game and her desire to pass it on to the next generation of Lady Wolves basketball players.
She always comes back, Touchberry said. Every year shes here to work out with the kids. You have no idea what it means to these girls to see her out there running the floor with them.
Kalana comes back six or seven times a year and shes always here from October through March. She just asked me when postseason basketball practice was starting.
The girls see that, Touchberry said. And they appreciate her being there.
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By Bob Allen
Religious Right leaders claimed victory Dec. 4 after Senate Democrats failed to muster a two-thirds vote necessary to join a United Nations treaty modeled after the Americans With Disabilities Act establishing international standards for the rights of disabled people around the world.
Sixty-one senators voted for the treaty known as the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, five short of the supermajority for "advice and consent" of the Senate to allow the president to make treaties required by the U.S. Constitution.
The treaty, negotiated in 2006 by President George W. Bush, signed in 2009 by President Barack Obama and endorsed by more than 150 nations, is intended "to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity," according to the document.
Conservative groups led by the Home School Legal Defense Association opposed it, however, claiming some of its language could be used to undermine U.S. sovereignty and expand abortion rights.
"I'm delighted that this ignominious treaty has been sent to the ash heap of history where it belongs and that even a lame-duck Senate understood the intrusions upon American sovereignty that were unacceptable," Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, commented in Baptist Press.
Earlier Land sent out an action alert describing the treaty as "a Trojan horse that would usurp U.S. sovereignty and parental rights."
Supporters said the treaty doesn't require the U.S. to change any laws but only challenges other nations to adopt protections similar to the Americans With Disabilities Act signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990.
Opponents focused on finer points of the document such as "reproductive and family planning" language that many believe includes abortion and the "best interests of the child," which some say could open the door to the government overruling parental rights in matters like homeschooling vs. public education. Some said it would subject the U.S. to international law.
Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., said in a podcast Dec. 5 that much of the treaty is nothing more than "political posturing" but "some of the provisions are downright scary."
Many faith groups endorsed the treaty, including the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition, a nonpartisan group of religious and religiously affiliated organizations including American Baptist Home Mission Societies.
This summer the coalition wrote members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urging ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The group called the treaty "a valuable opportunity" for American leadership and influence in the effort to "ensure full participation and access for people with disabilities the world over."
"The failure of the Senate to ratify the Convention is a discouraging, but I hope not the final word on this effort," Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, managing director of resource development at American Baptist Home Mission Societies, said Dec. 5.
"Implementation of the Convention, modeled on the Americans with Disabilities Act, realizes an international effort encouraging greater economic self-sufficiency, equality of opportunity, participation in society and independent living for people with disabilities," said Ramsey-Lucas, who represents American Baptists on the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition. "It will enable Americans with disabilities working or traveling abroad to access the same protections abroad as they currently enjoy at home."
U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, 89, one of the leading voices urging passage of the treaty, came to the Senate floor, perhaps for the last time, in an effort to persuade lawmakers to vote for it. Weakened by age, illness and war injuries, Dole watched debate from a wheelchair before being wheeled away prior to the vote.
Eight Republicans joined Democrats in a voting for the treaty. All 38 senators casting "no" votes were Republicans.
White House press secretary Jay Carney called the vote disappointing and said the White House hopes the treaty can be reconsidered in the next Congress.
"Today's defeat of the CRPD squanders the opportunity to export the very best the United States has to offer," said Mark Perriello, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities.
"By delaying passage of the treaty, the Republicans in the Senate sent a message to the world that equality for people with disabilities is not a priority," the AAPC said in a press release. "Passage of this treaty would have allowed the United States to show leadership on disability policy, by helping other nations work toward equal opportunity, freedom and dignity for people with disabilities."


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HONOLULU (AP) - Scientists using the Subaru telescope on the Big Island reported the discovery of a giant galaxy surrounding the most distant supermassive black hole ever found.
The galaxy located 12.8 billion light-years from Earth is as large as our own Milky Way galaxy, the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy said Wednesday. The universe itself is thought to be 13.7 billion years old.
''It is surprising that such a giant galaxy existed when the universe was only one-sixteenth of its present age, and that it hosted a black hole 1 billion times more massive than the sun. The galaxy and black hole must have formed very rapidly in the early universe,'' University of Hawaii astronomer Tomotsugu Goto said.
Scientists need knowledge of host galaxies of supermassive black holes to solve the long-standing mystery of how they evolved together, the institute said.
Until now, studying host galaxies in the distant universe has been difficult because the blinding light from the vicinity of a black hole makes it difficult to see the already faint light from its host galaxy, it said.
To see the supermassive black hole CFHQSJ2329-0301, Goto and his colleagues used new red-sensitive charge-coupled devices installed in the Suprime-Cam camera on the telescope atop Mauna Kea. CCDs are light-sensitive electronic devices that convert light into electronic signals that can be digitally processed.
Analysis of the light revealed 40 percent came from the host galaxy and 60 percent was from the surrounding ionized nebulae illuminated by the black hole, the scientists said.
''We have witnessed a supermassive black hole and its host galaxy forming together. This discovery has opened a new window for investigating galaxy-black-hole co-evolution at the dawn of the universe,'' said Yousuke Utsumi of the national observatory's Graduate University for Advanced Studies and a member of the project team.
The research is to be published this month in the online version of the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.


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My mom knows how much I love George Harrison, he is to me Jesus. A smart and kind man who walked this earth, so beautiful. His soul and philosophies were just extraordinary, he had no hate or badness in him, he just wanted peace, a true hippie that was not afraid to raise questions or help others. I loved him. I would marry him. But Jon and Alexander are on a tie for the top spot.. . and of course George has passed away, rest his blessed soul…though his son Dhani…..
I digress. . .
My mom posted a song on my facebook this morning she thought was suitable for me (like mom like daughter, we are all about lyrics in my family), by the Traveling Wilburys. It´s a collaboration among some of my absolute favorite artists Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne ( ELO) and George Harrison.
The song she posted is today´s soundtrack, it´s a lovely happy song, but everyone knows when I listen to a song, I listen to the meaning, the lyrics. ¨Handle with care.¨
So it got me thinking…
We are all so fragile, every one of us. People are so more fragile and sensitive than they give out to be. We built this pretend plastic shelter around us, when in truth we are actually all fragile like a glass-blown vase, they are pretty and delicate. Us humans tend to take things so personally and in the wrong way over slightest little thing.
Example; Someone didn´t say hello, someone didn´t say ¨Well done.¨ I hear it everyday. ¨Do you think I did something wrong?¨ It´s not just a insecurity thing, but a fragile thing. As humans we desperately want to impress everyone we meet or surround ourselves with. So when something goes by unnoticed, or you feel ignored or whatever that Achilles heal may be, a frailness appears just for a second.
Many women take for granted that men are also extremely fragile as well. Some of my best friends, love them, who lately have been my human motorcade of a safety net. I can see their frailness in them as well. It doesn´t make them weak or less of a man, it makes them human, more beautiful in my eyes. I can see those little glimpses, that´s all it is, a glimpse that for a split second that shatters something inside.
I made one promise to myself this year, and that is I ´m not going to be so mean. I tend to be a bit hot-tempered, but I promised myself I´m going to be a better person, the woman I always wanted to be. I have a tendency to say very mean things because of my sarcastic comments, which I realize might actually fracture someones feelings. Or just my cold behaviour. I don't want to be that kind of person. I´m trying to stop.
But I haven´t been able to last long. I saw myself causing that glimpse this very weekend, I think I saw something shatter inside in someone. It´s almost like I could I hear a tiny crack in the glass. . .I couldn´t make it out. . .Also there were no other choices. Life makes strange passages for you, I guess you just have to keep follow that yellow brick road to wherever that leads you.
All I know is, handle everyone with care, we are all fragile in someway. We all have different areas that are more frail than others, handle it with care. Because when that tiny little crack appears, it can eventually shatter everything inside to pieces.
Lyrics for Handle With Care. By Harrison, Dylan, Petty, Orbison and Lynne
Been beat up and battered 'round
Been sent up, and I've been shot down
You're the best thing that I've ever found
Handle me with care
Reputations changeable
Situations tolerable
But baby, you're adorable
Handle me with care
I'm so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Won't you show me that you really care
Everybody's got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine, and dream on
I've been fobbed off, and I've been fooled
I've been robbed and ridiculed
In day care centers and night schools
Handle me with care
Been stuck in airports, terrorized
Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Overexposed, commercialized
Handle me with care
I've been uptight and made a mess
But I'll clean it up myself, I guess
Oh, the sweet smell of success
Handle me with care


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Getting to the "bottom" of the matter -- all things about anal sex.
Sep 12 2009, 02:02 PM
Post #21
Big Fat Bitch
Posts: 4,932
From: Citizen of the world
Huh. And here I thought it was just me. I generally have the trots for a couple days before my flow, but it usually lets up once I start. Y' live, y'learn.
"You're cute, like a velvet glove cast in iron. And like a gas chamber, a real fun gal."
Sep 12 2009, 07:55 AM
Post #22
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 2,336
From: Canada
aural, when I'm on my period it causes issues with my bowels. I tend to feel a bit backed up and then end up with a slight case of the runs (I guess I get the best of both worlds). The last thing I want is to feel that physical pressure inside of me.
My sex drive, however, definitely does not diminish. I usually don't want sex in the first two days but after that I'm ready to pounce on cc_boy.
Sep 12 2009, 02:15 AM
Post #23
Big Fat Bitch
Posts: 4,932
From: Citizen of the world
I just realized that I'm going to be on my period soon though, so it's going to be a while until I try it.
I'm confused. How does having your period effect your wanting to get an enema/try anal? Does your sex drive diminish during that time?
Personally, I much prefer anal when I'm surfing the crimson wave simply because it squicks me out more to see my lovah's cock covered in blood & tissue than it does to give myself a good enema to save us both any Santorum.
And I truly believe the bottle bag is the way to go because when you use the little store bought bottles you may have to do it two-three times to make sure you're cleaned out. Plus, the bottle bag does double duty as a hot water bottle & is awesome when you have cramps or are sleeping in a cold bed at night. Mine came with a soft little cover for exactly such purposes.
"You're cute, like a velvet glove cast in iron. And like a gas chamber, a real fun gal."
Sep 12 2009, 01:38 AM
Post #24
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 211
From: USA
Ahhhh, anal. Two thumbs up. My favorite.
Has anyone here tried anal beads? I never have, but always thought it might be distracting.. like, ok, I have to remember to pull those out at exactly the right time.. Idk. Feedback on experiences, anyone?
Sep 10 2009, 12:32 PM
Post #25
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 2,336
From: Canada
Thanks! That vid was actually really helpful. I'm still a bit nervous about doing it but (and this might sound strange) I have a feeling that I would really like the sensation of the water. I just realized that I'm going to be on my period soon though, so it's going to be a while until I try it.
Sep 9 2009, 08:53 PM
Post #26
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 519
From: the shallow south
Why don't you try giving yourself an enema? I don't think that's crazy at all. Porn stars do it all the time. Check out this tutorial from the kink.com blog. It's a little silly, but I thought it was helpful. I've never actually done it myself, but I think I'd be open to it if I ever decided to. It just might increase your comfort level and help you get over the mental block.
Sep 9 2009, 08:07 PM
Post #27
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 2,336
From: Canada
Okay, so I really want to try anal with cc_boy. I've done anal only twice before but every time cc_boy plays around my back door I feel uncomfortable. I don't know how to say this without sounding disgusting but the few times he has fingered me I've felt like I could end up shitting all over him. Obviously I don't want that to happen. So I'm wondering if maybe before our first anal session (I'd rather have it planned out than just happen spontaneously) I should try to clear things out. Like maybe take some laxatives the night before or something. I'm just frustrated because I've done anal successfully in the past but with him it seems a bit more difficult.
Is it extreme to want to really clean myself out (I've even considered giving myself an enema) before anal? Am I just being paranoid?
Sep 4 2009, 05:54 AM
Post #28
Posts: 37
Last night I had my first ever anal sex experience! Very very succesfull and totally painless! Even today I feel no pain whatsoever. Mr Zorro was so patient and gentle with me. It took a while to get at the right angle and I ended up on top so that I could control the pace and depth. I think I may have even orgasmed!
Sep 2 2009, 12:37 AM
Post #29
Big Fat Bitch
Posts: 4,932
From: Citizen of the world
I'd agree with Flanker, I think the majority of folks view the backdoor as an "exit only" venue. If you don't dig it, you don't. No biggie. It sounds like he's only going to do what you are comfortable with.
If he's wanting a little pspot play, I wrote a most excellent boy-ass tutorial & it's around here somewheres. Informative without being too graphic.
"You're cute, like a velvet glove cast in iron. And like a gas chamber, a real fun gal."
Sep 1 2009, 02:15 PM
Post #30
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 128
From: West Texas
Well he didn't just shove it up there
He was playing for a while, and because I didn't react as I have in the past, because I thought, ok, why not try it and see? (Truly it has never once enticed me...) he then decided to proceed.
So he was being gentle and all, and playing more than anything, bubt yeah, I think he's acting on ...something. He has yet to say anything, when asked or otherwise, about me doing this to him... So I don't know.
Aug 31 2009, 08:32 PM
Post #31
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 529
From: Santa Rosa, CA
You can't really go straight to sticking anything up one's bum and have it feel good. There has to be some preparation beforehand, verbally and/or touching, so that you relax, and your asshole softens. For you, sagey, if you want to let the boy keep playing in the backyard, I'd say let him know his lubed finger rimming you would feel best. After doing that for a bit, it should feel better when his finger goes in a little farther.
And yeah, I think you're actually in the majority when you say ass play doesn't entice you.
Maybe he's acting out something he'd like for himself... hope this helps.
"Patience is a virtue, but I don't have the time..."
Aug 31 2009, 06:09 PM
Post #32
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 128
From: West Texas
During foreplay last night he was- as he's been lately- playing around my ass, and I didn't flinch/jump/whatever so he proceeded with his finger while finger f***ing me at the same time, and while I wasn't hurting (as I thought I might), it did nothing for me. I have a really hard time ever relaxing enough to orgasm, and I don't know that this would help or not...
I guess what I'm asking/getting to, does it just not turn some people on? I've never wanted his cock- or anyone's cock- in my ass, and I don't think he actually wants to do that, he just wants to play... But I'm just not 'helped' by it. I told him he could do that, but it wasn't doing anything for me...
I'm so blunt. Might have turned him off doing things.... Idk.
Jul 6 2009, 12:57 AM
Post #33
Posts: 53
From: Santa Cruz, CA
Yea I can admit I was uneasy with the idea of anal but after practicing it-so to speak- I enjoy it a lot more and the last time I did it there was no discomfort at all. It's so much easier for me to get into it now but the scary thing about it is doing it too much and putting my hole at risk Its kind of in the back of my mind that I'm stretching it out..? thats true right? I mean I don't do it that often but I've heard of it happening...
Jul 3 2009, 05:23 PM
Post #34
cryostat bitch
Posts: 1,717
ive personally have never been a huge fan of anal, that is until i really started having it. haha. that being said, i only like it after like the first inch, forgive my forwardness, but before that it just hurts like hell, no matter how much lube is present. WIll that ever go away?! it has turned into something that both me and my boyfriend enjoy, i just hate feeling like im being ripped in half.
Queen...it sounds like you are having trouble relaxing, a bit. I have found that sometimes bearing down slightly (as if you have to poo) can help. Make sure you don't really have to poo!
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Jun 21 2009, 02:18 PM
Post #35
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As they say practice makes perfect. Do it enough and it'll be as easy as riding bike. Eventually that pain will go away, of couse it does depend on the person.
Jun 19 2009, 07:21 PM
Post #36
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 228
From: the rainbow of self discovery
ive personally have never been a huge fan of anal, that is until i really started having it. haha. that being said, i only like it after like the first inch, forgive my forwardness, but before that it just hurts like hell, no matter how much lube is present. WIll that ever go away?! it has turned into something that both me and my boyfriend enjoy, i just hate feeling like im being ripped in half.
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Jun 16 2009, 05:33 PM
Post #37
cryostat bitch
Posts: 1,717
just want to chime in here....as far as cumming in the butt....you CAN spread aids that way. Obviously you can't get preggers, but you can spread aids. Always practice safe sex if you don't know your partner's history...whether it be anal sex or regular.
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Jun 16 2009, 12:05 PM
Post #38
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From: Oh boobs
hey archegonia, I know some busties have spoken of giving themselves an emena before hand.
are you going to have fecal matter? Yah sometimes, but that comes with the territory. I wouldn't be too concerned about it. I've had a fair bit of anal sex, and never had any disasters thus far.
as for men cumming? Yah, I've had a few come in my ass, not a big deal, you should be going to the washroom after sex anyways, so you can flush out your bladder and urethra so to avoid a bladder infection.
Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth. --- Buddah, The Dhammapada
Jun 16 2009, 11:04 AM
Post #39
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 140
From: an octopods garden
hi ladies,
i'm so happy this thread exists!!
culturehandy i read what you just said about a mess and i'm relieved that that's so. i have only had anal sex once and i loved it but there was a mess and that stopped me from doing it again altho i want to. so perhaps it was just bad timing and that wont happen again???
also whats the word on him cumming back there? is that cool or no?
thanks for the advice in advance
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Apr 8 2009, 10:37 AM
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From: Oh boobs
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Intersection of Sets
The intersection of sets A and B, written A (upside down U) B, is the set of elements that are in both A and B.
Union of Sets
The union of sets A and B, written A U B, is the set of elements in either A or B (or in both).
Order of Operation in Evaluating Expressions
1. Do operations within parentheses or other grouping
2. Within grouping symbols, or if there are no grouping symbols:
a. Do all powers from left to right
b. Do all multiplications and divisions from left to right.
c. Do all additions and subtractions from left to right.
Pythagorean Theorem
In a right triangle with legs of lengths a and b and hypotenuse of length c,
a2 + b2 = c2.
Area Model for Multiplication (discrete form)
The number of elements in a rectangular array with r rows and c columns is rc.
Multiplying Fractions Property
For all real numbers a, b, c, and d, with b and d not zero,
a/b • c/d = ac/bd.
Rate FActor Model for Multiplication
When a rate r is multiplied by another quantity x, the product is rx. So the unit of rx is the product of the units for r and x.
Rules for Multiplying Positive and Negative Numbers
If two numbers have the same sign, their product is positive. If two numbers have different signs, their product is negative.
Properties of Multiplication of Positive and Negative Numbers
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There are n! possible permutations of n different items when each item is used exactly once.
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