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Welcome to Wedgetail Retreat
Everyone deserves to die with dignity. Wedgetail Retreat is NSW's only community adults' hospice. It is part of award-winning not-for-profit Tweed Palliative Support and provides professional respite and hospice nursing care 24/7 to people with a life-limiting illness. Those who can, pay, but many aren't able to. The hospice supports the vulnerable and disadvantaged in the community free of charge.
Located just outside Murwillumbah, our centre welcomes clients from all over the Northern Rivers region of NSW and beyond. The modern hospice offers a relaxed and friendly atmosphere for clients and their families and complements the palliative care services provided by the relevant area health teams. The hospice is a tranquil alternative to a busy hospital or aged-care facility for end-of-life care. This 'special place' has a dedicated chef, inspirational garden and valley views, wrap-around timber verandas and is a comfortable space to call 'home'.
Not government funded – Can you help with $10/month?
Our registered nurses and trained volunteer palliative carers improve the quality of life of all our clients and provide them and their family with dedicated support in a beautiful environment.
Despite saving the government hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, our valued palliative care services are not government funded. So we need to raise over $500,000 each year just for nursing wages and much more to train our palliative care volunteers and update equipment. By donating $10/month you will be helping people in the community when they need it most. Thank you.
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Dec 20, 2007
My Christmas wish for you is…
Peace in the midst of an imperfect life. To find a sense of balance between the demands of your body and finding food for your soul. One full day with a minimum amount of pain. The ability to see what you have left, not what...
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Life with Chronic Pain: A How-to Guide
Dec 18, 2007
Let's have a cyber recipe exchange!
How would it be if we take a break from our pain, our weather problems and the vagaries of Mother Nature to share a few holiday memories? Why don't we share some of our favorite holiday recipes just as we would if we...
Dec 13, 2007
Some things to remember in the aftermath of a natural disaster
I realize nature can be cruel but I think it should be called a non-natural disaster, don't you? The other phrase that confuses me is calling it an "act of God." Guess we have to blame somebody when life goes awry....
Dec 11, 2007
Hello everybody; it's good to be back in the world
I wrote this last week to explain my temporary absence: What an absolutely unreal, surrealistic week it has been here on the North Oregon coast. It began Sunday December 2nd. The weather predictions were ones we had heard...
Nov 29, 2007
The ripple effect of a life with chronic pain
If I drive down to the Columbia River, which is eight blocks from here, get out of my car, find an aged old pier and jump in the river, there are going to be ripples. Circles of water will go on for a while, how far I do not...
Nov 27, 2007
The angry patient
When I became a nurse, I remember being surprised by the amount and tone of anger in the hospital setting. Human nature is not always at its best when confronted with illness. Angry patients and their irate relatives often...
Nov 22, 2007
Pilgrims and progress in a life with chronic pain
I'm convinced, if I was a pilgrim, I'd be dead by now. One advantage to being "older" is that you begin to develop a sense of history. Not that I actually am old enough to know any pilgrims, believe it...
Nov 20, 2007
Sue's Tongue-In-Cheek Approaches to Influenza
Achoo. Hack. Cough. Don't you hate having the flu? It seems we're surrounded by it this year. Absolutely everyone I've seen in the last 24 hours has had some version of it. It certainly does test the limits...
Nov 15, 2007
Routine may keep us safe in a life with chronic pain
Last week, we shared some thoughts about memory loss, which caused me to remember some of my less than brilliant moments in the last few years which I guess we could call "doozies from Suzy." Doozies, indeed they were....
Nov 13, 2007
For some families, the pain of loss can be chronic pain
In honor of Veteran's Day I would like to offer this tribute to the many widows and widowers and their families who have sacrificed so much over the years in this great country of ours. FALLEN They said you fell On the...

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Reminiscent of the Old West, the National Western Stock Show is an event that anyone can attend and find something fun to do, and educational opportunities to be had. The Stock Show kicks off its 107th year this year, and will be held in Denver, Colo., from January 12-27th.
The NWSS is a premier place for producers of many livestock species to exhibit their animals to a judge, and to the general public. The events that take place over the 16 days of the stock show range from cattle shows to youth showmanship, market classes and draft horse competitions.
The NWSS hosts one of the largest cattle shows in the country, where producers can take their animals and compete as individuals, in pens of three, or in a carload, which is a set of 10.
According to the NWSS, "More than 15,000 head of horses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas, alpacas, bison, yak, poultry and rabbits step foot on the grounds of the National Western Stock Show each year. The National Western Stock Show is noted for hosting the world's only carload and pen cattle show, held in the historic Denver Union Stockyards."
The shows allow producers to showcase their genetic programs, and for students to show their market animals. Over the show, 25 different breeds of cattle will compete, including Gelbvieh, Red Angus, Black Angus, Limousin, Hereford, Charolais, Shorthorn, and Simmental cattle, just to name a few.
The junior market shows will also be held throughout the stock show, and youth will exhibit goats, lambs, hogs and cattle. Top placing individuals will earn their way into the Auction of Junior Livestock Champions, which will be held on January 25.
Over the course of the stock show, a variety of rodeos will also be held. The CenturyLink's Team Colorado Rodeo Colorado vs. Cinch's World Team Rodeo will take place three times on Jan. 12, with the finals being held at 8 p.m. in the Denver Coliseum.
The Mexican Rodeo will host two performances on Jan. 13, and on Jan.14-16, the PBR will come to town for the Denver Chute-Out PBR Touring Pro Finale.
On Jan. 21, the Martin Luther King Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo of Champions will take place at 6 p.m.
From Jan. 17-27, 19 PRCA rodeos will be held, with the finals taking place on Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Denver Coliseum. All of the rodeos have an addition feature, such as the Miss Rodeo Colorado coronation on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.,
Other entertainment events will also be held throughout the show. On Jan. 13, the RAM Freestyle Reining will take place in the events center at 4 p.m. On Jan. 18, the Gambler's Choice Open Jumper stakes will be held at 7:30 p.m. On Jan. 19 and 20, the NWSS Wild West Show will take place, and on Jan. 21 and 22, 9 News Super Dogs will take the stage. On Jan. 23 and 24, an Evening with Dancing Horses will be held in the events center.
The stockshow is offering free parking this year with a ticket purchase as well. "We are excited to announce you will no longer pay to park when you enter a NWSS parking lot. We realize stock show and rodeo fans have many things to spend their money on, so this year, it will not be on parking at the National Western Stock Show" said President and CEO, Paul Andrews.
He continued, "We want fans and guests to receive the best value for their money so we will also offer a Value Snack Pack which will include a soda and snack for only $5."
The National Western will say "thank you" to fans this year with Fan Appreciation Day, Jan. 27 when Grounds Admission tickets are just $8.
Throughout the entire show, vendors will be available for attendees to visit and purchase from. School tours will also be taking place during the show, where schoolchildren can learn about agriculture.
The stock show offers a wide variety of events for people of all ages, and is a great family activity. The NWSS is held in Denver, Colo. at the NWSS complex near I-25 and I-70.
This year marks the 107th year of the NWSS. According to the NWSS, "National Western Stock Show is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides college and graduate level scholarships in agriculture and medicine for practice in rural areas. It is also our mission to serve producers and consumers throughout the world by being the premier Stock Show, Rodeo, Horse Show and center for year-round events. The 16 day show also serves as an entertainment arena, hosting one of the world's richest regular season professional rodeos, largest horse show and Colorado's largest tradeshow." ❖


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Retail group sees better second half
The National Retail Federation has lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but it said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months.
NRF forecasted in January that retail sales would grow 4.1 percent in 2014 over 2013, but Wednesday's revision lowers the forecast to 3.6 percent.
NRF calculated that sales grew 2.9 percent during the first half of the year and are expected to grow at least 3.9 percent during the second half. The numbers include general retail sales and non-store sales, and they exclude automobiles, gasoline stations, and restaurants.
"No retailer was immune to the doldrums witnessed during the first quarter, and as a result, the year's growth trajectory was impacted," said NRF President and chief executive Matthew Shay. "That said, there is plenty of evidence that the second half of the year will be better for the industry as consumers begin to feel more optimistic.
"And though we maintain realistic expectations of retail sales growth in 2014, we are optimistic that the chances for a stronger economy still exist," continued Shay.
"The severe weather and other factors we experienced earlier this year have taken their toll on retail, but most of those problems are behind us," said NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz. "A second look at our forecast shifted our expectations slightly, but it's important to note that the outlook is positive."
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Drivers heading out in the area of Northwest Albuquerque can expect delays near 528 and Coors northwest due to an accident.
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A celebration of legacy honoring Dr. George Simpson and Dr. Dazelle Simpson was sponsored by the Miami Chapter of the Meharry National Alumni Association last Friday at the Hotel Regency. Over 400 guests attended; Dr. Nelson Adams served as the moderator. In 1958, George Simpson joined wife, Dazelle, in Miami and established his private practice in general surgery. He registered as the first board-certified Black general surgeon in the State of Florida and was the first Black to perform major surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Dazelle Simpson, the granddaughter of Miami pioneer, E.W.F. Stirrup, Sr., began practicing in 1953 until her retirement in 1995. Among her many accomplishments: she was the first board-certified Black pediatrician in Florida and the first Black woman at UM. Congratulations to program participants: Rev. Barbara B. Williams, Dr. James Bridges, Pres. Norman Jones, Drs. Clarence and Camille Smith, LaFreida Granberry, Dr. Rozalyn Paschal and Gregory Simpson. Other supporters included: Dr. Xunda A. Gibson, Effie Adams, Rachel Reeves, Garth Reeves, Bea Hines, Shirley Archie, Dr. Dorothy Fields, Loren Statia, Dr. Reginald McKinney, Dr. Carlos Telleches, Dr. Gershwin T. Blyden, Dr. Thomas L. Garvin, Jessie Trice Community HC.; Richard Bermont, Morgan Stanley and the Miami Childrens Hospital. A big salute to celebration committee: Thelma Gibson, Dr. Bridges, Dr. Adams, Carol D. Byrd, Dr. Herman Dorsett, Thelma Ferguson, June Garvin, Dr. Cheryl Holder, Sabrina B. Madison, Shama S. Withers, the Ranges and Al Johnson. By Dr. Richard Strachan


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FLEMINGTON — It must have seemed like a good idea at the time, reducing the slope of the back yard with fill from the pottery works and the foundry.
Fast-forward 80 or 90 years and you have a lovely house at 54 E. Main St. that no one has lived in for 40 or 50 years because its back yard contains heavy metals from pottery glaze and polyaromatic hydrocarbons from the foundry.
Environmental consultant Bob Sheriff of Chester bought the house and its half-acre in 2002 for $85,000, with eyes wide open, hoping to devise a remediation plan that the state Department of Environmental Protection would like. He and his wife Diana thought it would take two years at the most to get approvals and fix the place up.
He has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and has nothing to show for it but this story, and he shares it with rueful astonishment at how badly things went.
"We did some initial testing to locate the extent of the contamination, then submitted it to the state" he recalls. "It took six months to a year because of their backlog to review it, and they came back to us and said, 'Well, you gotta do some more,' so that took another six months to a year, and then we resubmitted it to the state, and they took six months to a year before they even got to it, so they came back to us and said, 'You still have to do more,' and then the laws changed on the rules for runoff, so we had to get an engineering company to design the runoff activities.
"Then in the midst of all this we realized there's no way the state would ever approve this as a residence. Would you want your kid playing in soil that's contaminated with volatile organics, arsenic and heavy metals? So our objective changed to offices."
But the state wouldn't approve that change until the borough approved the change and vice versa, and on it went. Meanwhile Sheriff paid for a new roof and new sewer liner, gas lines and electric service and meter, keeping it painted and paying for utilities and property taxes — the property is currently assessed at $122,600.
Then the state laws changed again and instead of a DEP case manager, a licensed state remediation professional was reviewing everything and another year or two was lost. Change in wetlands rules cost another few years, including engineering, planning, applying, waiting and negotiating, Sheriff said.
In January 2009 the DEP approved the plan to convert it to an office and pave part of the back yard for a parking lot, thus capping the bad soil. The soil around the perimeter, to a depth of about 2 feet, would have to be replaced. That would cost about $200,000, not including at least $100,000 for redoing the interior.
But "we didn't have the money to do that (backyard) work" so he began pursuit of state loans for the cleanup, a joyless process that included gathering refusals from private lending institutions — "Boy, was THAT easy!"says Sheriff with a laugh. But no loan was obtained.
Meanwhile Sheriff has obtained a use variance from the borough to convert the house into office space. But he's at the end of his tether.
"We thought we knew what had to be done and we did. But every time we turned around, there was more to be done, or by the time we got something done, the law had changed. (It is) just a nightmare.
"I'm 70 years old now," he says. "I bought this thing when I had plenty of time, and jeez, I can't just keep pouring money into this thing." He said he and his wife have sunk more than $320,000 into 54 E. Main. "I'm willing to donate it to the city just to stop the bleeding."
It might not be such a money pit for Flemington because the borough can get grants, while he could only try to get loans.
Can't he just walk away? "I'd probably not be allowed to do that because I purchased the property knowingly," Sheriff explained.
At Monday's Borough Council meeting, Councilman Phil Velella reported that he had met with the owner, toured the property and looked at the documents pertaining to "the work they've done to understand some of the environmental issues there. He's got a number of approvals to move forward to remediate, but it's very costly, so he's looking to donate the building to us."
Velella will check to see if grants are indeed available,and if so, the borough perhaps "can do something with that property, turn it into a commercial space of some kind, maybe some offices for the town. It's really a nice building." He said he'd try to have some answers in a few weeks.
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Most members of the office staff from the Orchard Park Central School District have moved into new district offices on Southwestern Boulevard.
Superintendent Matthew McGarrity said his office, along with special-education administration and public relations, have remained at the district administration building at 3330 Baker Road.
"We're probably going to go within the next couple weeks," he said.
Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES also rents space in the old school and is expected to stay there.
The district bought the property at 2240 Southwestern from Young Development Co. for $4.1 million. It also will be relocating the transportation office and buses to the site sometime this summer.
Voters approved spending $11.5 million to purchase and renovate the property to be the new location for the bus garage and district offices.
The superintendent said most of the construction that took place was in the main district office building, where some walls were moved. There is a section on the south end of the building that was the main site of construction, and it will include a new School Board area and a conference room, he said.
"We probably won't have any board meeting over there until after July," McGarrity said.
The property includes two office buildings, two garage facilities, a storage building and an above-ground truck fueling area. There is access from Southwestern and Angle Road.
The existing bus garage behind the Middle School in the Village of Orchard Park is not large enough for all of the district's buses. The district plans to move all its buses to the Southwestern location.
Offices that have moved include student registration, human resources, business, curriculum and instruction, and technology. The special-education office is to move in July, and the transportation department is expected to move later this summer.
McGarrity said the district and Town of Orchard Park are still discussing the future of the Baker Road building. Senior citizens have been advocating for the town to buy the building and convert it into a senior center.
"Nothing has been determined yet," he said.
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Desert Canyon Gets New Life
Once nationally known and the pride of Eastern Washington golf, Desert Canyon Golf Resort fell on hard financial times in recent years. After being managed by Century Golf Partners for General Electric Capital, the company that got the property at auction following its bankruptcy, diminished conditions were noted by regular players. The once-vaunted GPS systems were removed from carts, staffing was down, customer satisfaction was, to be kindly, not too satisfactory.
This was more a factor of budget cuts, it seems, than personnel: The pro shop people remained friendly and helpful but the ancillary staff - cart boys and bag-loaders, for example - was no longer around.
All that's changing now. The place has been bought by Homestead Northwest, Inc., and will be managed by Bill Chrysler for owners Jim and Carol Wynstra of Lynden, Wash. Among the Wynstra's other properties is Moses Pointe Golf Resort near Moses Lake, Wash.
The Desert Canyon resort manager is Coron Polley. He came to the course in 1999. Some regulars may remember him as the assistant to then-head pro Von Smith, who now fills that capacity at Bear Mountain Ranch, just south of Lake Chelan.
Polley, who's married and with two children, oversees lodging and food and beverages at the resort. He's also involved with the water utility that services the facility. Working hand in hand outside the resort's lodge and restaurant with PGA professsional Robby Beckstead, the two are trying to change the face of the place.
The building that once housed the pro shop has been vacated and will now be used for banquets and meetings, said Polley. The pro shop will be relocated to the conference room in the restaurant, and the snack bar will move to the open patio on the south side of the restaurant. Other changes involve making the first hole on the back nine the opening hole of the Jack Frei-designed course. A secondary practice green now serves as the cart and bag-drop area.
Opening for play on April 4, the carts will again be outfitted with GPS systems, upgraded from the original technology. This is according to the 29-year-old Beckstead, who is starting his third year as the head pro. Married and with two children (the youngest just 10 weeks old), Beckstead worked as a circuit-riding assistant pro for American Golf, which managed 46 courses in the San Diego area. He began his career at Desert Canyon for Century Golf Partners, which ran the facility while its financial ailments were being ironed out. Before then Beckstead was the pro at Three Lakes Golf Course near Wenatchee.
Under the new regime, Beckstead says there will be a "large commitment for maintenance; new equipment will be either purchased or leased." Still on board after many years is superintendent Kevin Smith.
Until the end of April greens fees are $59 before 2:00 and $40 after that Monday through Thursday. Friday through Sunday the rates rise to $69 before 2:00 and $50 afterwards. During the summer season, rates will top out at $89 on weekends prior to 3:00, and drop to $59 after 4:00.
Beckstead noted there will once again be marshals on the course, and starters will help control traffic. The hope for Desert Canyon is that it will rise from the ashes to regain the mantle of glory it possessed during its early years.
For more information or a tee time, call 509/784-1111 or visit http://www.desertcanyon.com.
Bob Spiwak took up golf in 1953 as a respite from the rigors of selling bibles door-to-door in North Dakota. Though suffering a four-year lapse, he's back to being a fanatical golfer. Now a contributing editor for Cybergolf, Spiwak has written articles for almost every golf magazine in the Western world. Bob's most treasured golf antiquity is a nod he got from Gerald Ford at the 1990 Golf Summit. Spiwak lives in Mazama, Wash., with his wife and several pets next to his fabled ultraprivate Whispering Rattlesnakes Golf & Flubbers Club.
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In recent years, adventure sports have become
increasingly prominent in tourism worldwide. While
tourism providers in most industrialized countries
have discovered this segment to be a lucrative
market, adventure sports contribute a negligible
percentage to tourism earnings in Mexico. The author
analyses rock climbing tourism in the Potrero Chico,
located in the country's Northeast, to depict how
adventure sports can contribute to the economy at a
regional level. In addition to a thorough
investigation of local tourism demand, the book
offers a detailed analysis of the direct economic
impacts generated by climbing tourism in the area.
The author concludes with recommendations for the
sustainable development of adventure tourism
destinations on a regional basis. It is the intent of
this book not only to raise awareness of
Mexico's potential in the adventure tourism segment,
but also to provide a reference point for businesses
and governments in decision-making concerning the
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Born 1982 in Neumarkt (Oberpfalz), Germany. B.B.A. in
International Management at the University of Applied Sciences
Deggendorf, Germany. Traveled and climbed extensively across
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ELYRIA, Ohio -- Elyria's boys basketball team defeated Elyria Catholic, 60-59, at home Saturday.
Isaiah Walton led the Pioneers with a game-high 27 points. Hunter Parsh added 15 points and Trenell Oliver tacked on 12 points.
Panthers' Jake Kuchta scored 19 points. Ceevan Shelton had 14 points, while Jeremy Holley contributed 10 points.


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Where to stay in Paris: The Hôtel Ritz
End of an era
Donatella herself called it the end of an era, as she announced the return of Atelier Versace to the Ritz Paris – and indeed it is. As the hotel closes from August 2012 for a major renovation which is project to last two years, its endless list of high-profile clients will have a hard time finding the same calibre of luxury that the Ritz has been able to masterfully provide over the last century.
Before we know it, the artifacts that have borne the touch of history's foremost names will be gone, replaced to keep up with the times. And so if not for anything else, we present this reason alone to invite you to experience the lavish offerings of the Hôtel Ritz before the completely new hotel – yet in keeping with the brand's tradition of inimitable grandeur – is unveiled in two years.
Book your stay online at ritzparis.com or via phone at +33 (0)1 43 16 30 30.
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Stan Thompson does not remember the take-off. He doesn't remember the crash. He doesn't even remember how he exited the burning upside-down plane or how he managed to be standing several feet away near a tree when help arrived.
All he knows is that early on the evening of June 12, he came close to losing his life when his single-engine plane crashed nose first into a wooded ravine a couple hundred feet from a grassy runway near Little Mount. And he's pretty sure he knows who saved his life, even if he can't explain how.
Few details have been released about a bizarre accident in Taylorsville last Thursday that sent two people to the hospital, one of whom was suffering a gunshot wound.
The report of a single vehicle accident came in a little after 5:30 p.m. when a Nissan Frontier, traveling west on KY 44 between the downtown bridge and the Spencer County Middle School, apparently left the road, went through a guard rail, crashed through a neighborhood sign and landed upside down on a small hill. Witnesses said the vehicle was traveling at a very high rate of speed.
After some debate, the Spencer County Board of Education voted 4-1 to raise the school real estate property tax rate two percent, to 63.5 percent, but suggested they are approaching a line they won't cross.
Superintendent Chuck Adams made the recommendation, and said the additional costs of full-day kindergarten and the focus on getting students college and career ready justifies the increase to 63.5 per $100 of assessed value this year. The motor vehicle tax was set at 56 cents per $100 and the utility tax rate is three percent.
When Taylorsville Police Chief Phil Crumpton announced earlier this month that he would be resigning his position to take on a new job, several city commissioners said they already knew who they wanted to fill his shoes.
Last week, they got their wish and Major Kenny Stewart got the job after the commission voted 4-0 during a special meeting Thursday afternoon in favor of promoting him to fill the vacancy that will be left by Crumpton's departure, effective today.
University of Louisville's Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research is growing hemp, the university announced this week.
The 40-by-40-foot experimental plot will allow researchers to study the marijuana relative's potential for fuels and use in manufacturing.
Spencer County's Laura Jones is now in Atlantic City, New Jersey preparing to represent Kentucky in the Miss America Pageant that will air live on ABC on Sunday, September 11 at 9 p.m.
Jones, a 2011 graduate of Spencer County High School, won the Miss Kentucky title earlier this year and was sent off in grand style with a dinner for family, friends and supporters at Churchill Downs recently.
Seven students from Spencer County have been named Senator Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). To earn this honor, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average each year of high school and at least a 28 composite on the ACT.
These students have also earned $2,500 a year in Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) awards. If they keep their grades up in college, they will have $10,000 to use toward a four-year degree.
Spencer County Animal Shelter to host open house
Staff and volunteers at the Spencer County Animal Shelter are inviting everyone to come visit the shelter and "meet some of the sweetest dogs in Spencer County."
The event will be held on Saturday, September 10th from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the shelter, which is located behind Country Mart and close to the recycling center.
The Taylorsville City Police Department reported the following activity last week:
• Arrested Christopher Decker, 24, of Taylorsville on charges of 4th degree Assault, domestic violence.
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3 November 2011: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will assist coastal communities in remote areas of the Coral Triangle of Indonesia and the Philippines in starting small, green businesses that will help preserve threatened marine environments in the area.
A $2 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, administered by ADB, will help poor fishing households in Berau District in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Balabac in Palawan, the Philippines. The three-year project will help identify, establish and operate eco-friendly businesses that could potentially include seaweed culture, fish processing, boat transport services and livestock rearing.
Marilou Drilon, Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist, underlined that the livelihoods of families that depend on fishing are threatened by over-finishing and climate change. According to ADB, income losses from overfishing in coral zones in the Philippines are estimated at $1.2 billion over 20 years, and losses linked to climate change-induced coral bleaching across Southeast Asia are calculated at $38.3 billion. [ADB Press Release]


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Dedicated helplines for women, special squads to raid rave parties and check points to keep a tab on illegal flow of liquor are some of the measures being undertaken on the New Year eve across Gujarat.
"This year, we are more careful. We have already issued two notifications that focus on providing additional security to girl students and women in the city. Besides, four special squads will be on stand-by to raid any rave party," Vadodara Police Commissioner Satish Sharma told The Indian Express on Tuesday.
The commissioner had issued two notifications on Monday, asking schools, colleges and private tuition classes to function only between 7 am to 9 pm, while prohibiting men from hanging around in 50-metre radius of schools, colleges and girls' hostels without genuine reasons.
"There will be increased police presence on city roads on the New Year's eve to ensure safety of women," the commissioner said. The twin helplines for women in distress, 1091 and 2458026, will also be available round-the-clock for women. The helplines were launched by Vadodara police on Monday.
"We will also crack down on bootleggers and set up special check points on roads to contain movement of liquor. If liquor flow is contained, there would be automatic reduction in crime rate," Sharma added.
Meanwhile, in Surat and Ahmedabad, special teams have been formed to keep a tab on drunk driving.
Surat Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said women police personnel, both in plain clothes and uniform, would be deployed at different locations to provide extra security for women on the New Year eve.
The Ahmedabad police have formed teams to keep a check on bikers notorious for eve-teasing. Women police have also been deployed to check and control women if they are found drunk. The city had witnessed a horrific hit-and-run case last year outside a city mall where a girl in inebriated state had rammed into three vehicles, killing one person.
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To meet the new 2020 target for biodiversity, and ensure species' resilience and adaptation to climate change, we need to do more conservation - now.
Conservation at a landscape scale, in particular the restoration or creation of priority habitats, offers a way to meet that challenge. This is the cornerstone of our Futurescapes programme.
Current planning policies across the UK - in particular PPS9 in England, National Planning Framework 2 in Scotland, TAN5 in Wales and PPS2 in Northern Ireland - support and in some cases actively encourage provision for habitat restoration and creation.
We urge planning authorities to identify and map habitat restoration and creation opportunities and to incorporate these into strategic and local development plans. In the same way that Minerals Development Plans safeguard mineral deposits, habitat opportunities should influence land-use decisions too.
A variety of methodologies exists. We have tried various mapping methods at different spatial scales. Our Making space for wildlife leaflet summarises the findings of the Habitat Re-creation Opportunity Mapping report.
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games cant run off of a usb hard driveOriginally Posted by TiwazTyrsfist
I accept that but why didn't they use that as an added feature when launching the Wii. Nintendo will say we focus on just selling games consoles and not an "everything under the sun console". Yet we now hear they have to turn around and launch a DVD ready Wii. People will say to me if you want all these features buy a PS3 or 360 but I want these features in a Nintendo machine. In two years time through Firmware Updates and retarded DVD ready launches the Wii is gonna be just like those other consoles. Seems flawed to have downloadable content which will only increase as the service gets better and not allow a cheap mass storage medium from day one. Nintendo don't seem to understand we are not Japanese, they like to have lots of gadgets doing specific tasks. I would prefer to use one machine for entertainment in my living room.
Ever since the Playstation launched with the ability to play music cds the world has moved on, hell my 5 years old chipped Xbox has a better all-round featureset than the Wii. The new control method is the only thing innovative about the Wii everything else is a step sideways if not backwards. My old Xbox will continue to be used more often than the Wii simply because it has:
- a 320Gig HD
- plays DVDs, AVIs, MP3s, Photos
- a fully customisable OS
- plays online games with voice chat, etc.
The Weather channel? The Photo Channel? The News Channel? my beer stained Xbox can already do this as well as:
- stream or download Apple movie trailers and Youtube Videos
- search and download from Google Images
- stream Radio/Podcasts
- send and recieve emails
- download RSS Feeds
- surfs the net
- has lots of scripts for other online features that I have no interest in
I am a Nintendo fan but they repeatedly make these sort of stupid design decisions that just annoy me!
And ultimately cripple the machine itself.
Hideous.ape (it says hideous.ap as my user name, wasn't paying attention when I signed up....doh!)
games cant run off of a usb hard driveOriginally Posted by TiwazTyrsfist
Why not?Originally Posted by Jay588
When my Lap top crapped out, I put the HD in a USB enclosure, plugged it into my Desktop and played WoW off of it for a month.
I know, for a fact, that you can run programs, including Memory intensive games, off a USB hard drive, particularly with USB 2.0, which is what the ports on the Wii are.
So, why exactly couldn't you use a USB HD to store WiiWare games and Wii game Demos?
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Have to agree!
All my Xbox games are ripped to the 320Gig IDE HD and they play directly from the HD. Loading times are twice if not three times faster than running the games from the original DVDs.
Not sure whether the latest External USB 2.0 HD's are that much slower than an IDE HD, if at all.
Because Nintendo has not enabled that capability in the Wii OS.Originally Posted by TiwazTyrsfist
i think your a retard.Originally Posted by hideous.ap
Now think to your self, you insult the wii. a GAMEING console, okay. now think again, Why should a gameing console be able to play dvd's play music, have internet, download new things, check weather, and check the news? It shouldnt, its a GAMING console. and theres a reason computers and t.v's exist, do you wanna know the big secret mister? alright now lemme tell you in a quiet tone. To do the things that i listed up there.. Nintendo actually did better than the others gaming wize. considering they evolved. and ps3 and xbox are still on controllers. atleast ps3 tried to get a little motion sensory. now i can accept the fact that nintendo not having voice chat may suck along with the ''bad'' graphics. but the rest can go to hell for me. thats the reason im on my computer, looking at a news website, looking at photo's i just took of my family, going on the internet to make you feel stupid, and to send emails to my friends. now if you want a GAMEING console to do all that? mabye they should rename it.
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Spoiler Alert!For some reason, i only have WiiSports, But whats weird is my friend lets me borrow his games so i dont have to waste money.
BLASPHAMYOriginally Posted by levesqueking
Easy there tiger! With your font sizes and what not!
You obviously missed the whole "I am a Nintendo Fan" bit.
You may want to go back and read my previous posts again cause I don't think you understood what I wrote.
Why would a console need to do all these things? The same reason an iPod plays video or the iPhone has Net access..... its called DIGITAL CONVERGENCE! Google it if you don't know what that is!
The discussion was originally about the Everybody Channel which then developed into a discussion about how the Wii would be able to store everything as more content becomes available online.
I happen to love the Wii but its stupid that there is no HD included. That was my main point!
Surely the fact that the Wii has Net Access, Photo Channel, News Channel, Weather Channel, etc goes against your own argument. Quick you better send it to me and get out your Super Nintendo. Now thats a gaming console no added features there, just good old fashioned gaming! Oh wait that had a modem aswell. Nuts!
P.s Get a dictionary, Wiitard.
Well i heard that the lunch of the everybody's Nintendo channel is going to be.....
November 28th, 2007
Yay the channel comes on my birthday...
matthewj, can you give a link to where you found this info
Wii Online Code: 7520-1748-8739-4891
360 Gamertag: IttyBittyNinja
People can give all the opinions they want, but a demo is far more accurate. Gamespot has been crap lately, I can't rely on them for game scores, they seem to be loyal to FPS games and nothing else. A demo channel would help a lot.


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The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal published what purports to be news, that the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro 'cleared' member Mosaad Rawash of any support for terrorist group, Hamas. Huh! This is after the disclosures made by investigator Steve Emerson about the contents of Rawash's My Space page that lead to allegations by GOP Congressional candidate Lou Ann Zelenik during her recent losing primary campaign. Here is what the DNJ incredibly reported:
Mosaad Rowash will be returned to the center's board after he was suspended in response to allegations by Republican congressional candidate Lou Ann Zelenik, who accused him of being a supporter of Hamas and "violent Jihad and martyrdom of Palestinians fighting against Israel."
"We have contacted the appropriate law enforcement authorities and offered our full cooperation," the Islamic Center's statement says. "After a careful evaluation, it has been determined that Mr. Rowash did not violate any local, state, or federal laws by the postings on his MySpace account.
"Therefore, it has been deemed that these allegations are untrue and misleading."
Rowash, one of four Islamic Center board members, did post a picture of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin on his MySpace page several years ago, said Saleh Sbenaty, a member of the Islamic Center and MTSU engineering professor. At that point, Hamas was not listed as a terrorist organization and was not in conflict with Israel, he said.
Sbenaty said law enforcement agencies that investigated the site did not find anything in support of Hamas or any other organization. The picture of Yassin did not have a link to any other sites, and the Arabic did not translate well into English, he said.
How can the ICM clear a board member when it has a conflict of interest? The ICM board should have recused itself and waited until the Rutherford Sheriff's office had concluded its independent investigations. The ICM board has no independence of mind, as it is compelled to protect a brother member of the ummah under suspicion. In accordance with Sharia, the ICM leaders are authorized to engage in religiously sanctioned dissimilitude or taqiyya in Arabic, to fool the infidel, when living in Dar al Hijrah, the realm of immigration.
A source informed us that when the DNJ reporter who broke the ICM 'clearance' story was questioned, the reporter indicated that they simply relied on the ICM news release. When pressed on why they didn't check with the Rutherford County Sheriff's office, the reporter indicated that 'they' knew what the Sheriff's response might be. We have been informed that the Sheriff's office is still investigating the matter.
Meanwhile, we noticed that Rawash's MySpace page has been scrubbed clean of the incriminating evidence on his support for Hamas that Emerson had uncovered. Moreover, the You Tube video of the January 2009 protest organized by ICM leaders in support of Hamas against the War in Gaza has been taken down. We understand that knowledgeable counterterrorism experts consider the greater Nashville area to be the third most active area for the Muslim Brotherhood in America.
This is an appalling lapse in journalistic professional standards by the DNJ and its editors. It is no wonder that Americans find Gannett publications like the DNJ, Tennesseean and national paper, USA Today, suitable only for wrapping fish.
Meanwhile courageous independent local papers like The Rutherford Reader seeking to inform, as well as advertise products and services of local merchants and vendors publish critical information that the local community finds of value. Something Orwellian is going on in Middle Tennessee. The Tennessean and the Daily News Journal are simply not upholding journalistic standards when they convey news releases instead of investigating the story and confirming the facts. One wonders how the DNJ will report the proceedings upcoming County Commission meeting on Thursday, August 12th. As the line goes in the antic comic film, Ghostbusters: 'who are ya gonna trust?"
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CAT 2013 SYLLABUS: CAT 2013 Syllabus is not based on any particular parameter that a candidate has to keep it mind. It basically covers two sections where section 1 includes Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability and Section 2 covers Verbal Ability and logical Reasoning precisely. As per the Indian Indian Of Management (IIM) Authorities Cat 2013 will have no changes in terms of syllabus and will continue to follow the same pattern.
The basic step is to get accustomed with the CAT 2013 syllabus for better preparation for the entrance exam and the candidates must know the topics or the subjects which appear in the CAT exam. Let us have a look of the CAT 2013 syllabus according to the 4 areas, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning that are included in the exam.
CAT 2013 Syllabus of Quantitative Ability
The basic and main syllabus of the Quantitative Ability areas of CAT 2013 is as follows:
- Vedic Maths For quick Multiplication and division
- squares and cubes of numbers includes square roots, squares of numbers from 31 to 50 and 81 to 100,cube and cube roots.
- The concept of GCD , HCF, lcm, geometric progression, arithmetic progression and arithmetic mean, geometric mean , harmonic mean, median & mode,BODMAS and number base system
- Shortcut for finding the GCD of two numbers n1& n2 divisibility
- Calculate the number of zeroes in an expression
- The remainder theorem
- Using negative remainders
- Remainder theorem base system.
4. Mixture and Alligations
5. Percentages
- Base/denominator for percentage calculations
- Concept of percentage change
- Calculating percentage values of Percentage rule through additions
- Percent change effect in the numerator on a ratios value
- Fraction to percentage conversion table.
6. Profit and Loss
- Concept of time value of money
- Simple interests
- Compound interest
- Depreciation of value
- Population
- Interest usage in Data Interpretation.
8.Ratio, proportion and variation
- Mathematical uses of ratios
- Proportion
- Variation
9.Time and work
- Alternative approach
- Worked-out problems
10. Time Speed and Distance
- Straight lines
- Polygons
- Triangles
- Equilateral triangles
- Quadrilaterals
- Types of quadrilaterals
- Regular hexagon
- Circles
- Ellipse
- Star
- Cartesian coordinate system
- Even and odd functions
- Shifting of graphs
- Combining movements
- Inequalities
- Properties of inequalities
- Simple Bar Chart
- Stacked Bar Chart
- Composite Bar Chart
- The Use of Bar Chart to Show Deviations
- Percentage Presentation on a Stacked Bar Chart
- The Typical Data shown on an x-y Chart involves a Time Series
CAT 2013 Syllabus for Verbal Ability
The verbal Ability questions will on the following topics:
- Sentence Correction
- Para Jumble
- Para Completion
- Fact Inference Judgment
- Word Usage (Vocabulary)
- Fill in the blanks
- Grammar and Reading comprehension
- antonyms and synonyms
Section 2 which includes Verbal Ability as a sub section of CAT 2013 will include 20 questions. The questions will be divided into two portions related to, Reading Comprehension (RC) and English Usage (EU). There will be 3 Reading Comprehension passages followed by 4 to 5 questions each. The length of the RC passages will vary from 250 to 300 words.
CAT 2013 Syllabus for Logical Reasoning
Logical Reasoning will have questions in the CAT 2013 exam. As per the past year trends suggest, the topics will be as follows:
- Data Arrangement
- Seating Arrangement
- Blood Relations
- Family Tree
- Venn Diagram
- Matching Puzzles
- Constraint based puzzles
- Syllogism
- Proposition
- Assumptions
- Statements
- Binary Logic
- Clocks and Calendars
- Sets
NOTE: There is no set defined pattern for CAT 2013 syllabus. The above mentioned topics are based on the basis of the past years trends and analysis. The questions in CAT 2013 are most likely to range among these areas. However, there is always chance for surprise where CAT 2013 syllabus is concerned, so it will be wise to be prepared and select the questions carefully on the final Day and must prepare smartly by keeping always a back hand for the support.
For more related information interested candidates are go to the below mentioned links as well.
CAT 2013 Online Application Form, Procedure
CAT 2013 Application Form Status
CAT 2013 Application Submission Procedure


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I just want to know if I am a bit on the excessive side or if there are others worse than me. :) I have 200 dvd's, not including the 13 box sets, and probably just as many manga, but my wife has the manga in storage all over the place so I can't get a good count on them. Not to mention all of the t shirts, hoodies, jewelry, figures, posters, calanders, etc. I know there has to be someone worse than me out there, but I think I have a decent collection. How big is yours?
Don't worry, I have filled 2 Ikea bookshelves (200 m) with double decking and probably over 200 DVDs as well (it came to a point I need a harddisk to save a copy, and a CD bag as it took too much space) i think I buy roughly 3 comic books per week as well .. say I'm crazy
i only have about 170 dvd's and a few box sets i'm missing episodes all over the place i really need to get my act together
i have about 2 book shelves full of nothing but manga, and 3 w/ anime
I get a lot of my stuff used, so some of it is spotty, but I try to get as complete a series as I can. I just made these shelves to hold the collection, but they still aren't enough. The shelves on the left have most of my PS2 games ( A-S) and the shelves on the right have the movies and anime. The top 2 shelves and half of the third shelf are all movies, the rest are anime, but it still isn't enough. I have several more stacks of anime dvds to house.
There was supposed to be a picture with that last post. I wonder why it didn't show? or is it just me....
^_^ mine big i guess lol if i add up how big mine is its around 8 to 10 trigabytes worth of anime lol... or around 1,000 series, ova's, and special's ^_^ i guess thats allot lol...got it all backed up on a 15tb hard drive lol...coasted me a bit lol... so i guess its big lol...
Yeah, I'd say that's big!!! Where did you find a HD that big? Biggest I knew of was 1TB, and that was pricey.
its not 1 harddrive loli got 8 of them in one computer as my backup lol spent about 5grand on it lol and i have my custom computer its 2tb lol ^_^ itself lol spent around 6grand on it from scratch ^_^
thant alot lol.thats amazing.did you do all that by you self??"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
Wow dude, that's alot =O! I don't 'collect' DVD's of anime or anything. Although I had to buy the S-CRY-ED series o.o Must be hella expensive xD
it grows by a lot at income tax time! Usually buy at least 10 dvds with my return, if not more. Then for a while it was buy a dvd with every paycheck like a little reward.
Lucky! My parents would kill me if I asked them for a new manga book everything I went out @______@
i do the same thing every paychecki buy about 50$ worth until i got a car then i couldnt need gas
It's not that big... like 50... I wish it would be bigger. ---"What do you see in front of your fists?"
I'm a pretty serious collector of anime & video games. I think I'm closing in on about 300 anime dvd's (including box sets). I'm picky about my collection. I have alot that are rare now and I won't buy any complete collections or thin packs because I don't like the way they look with the rest of my collection & for some reason they seem like the lesser versions to me. I have tons of video games, some of them also very rare, as well as craploads of figures, posters, manga, art books and other related items. My room looks like Genshiken club, ...seriously.
That's another thing. I keep all of the videogames I buy as well. I don't like to trade them in, so now I have around 150 PS2 games, 50 GC games, 100 PS1 games, 30 or so Genesis games, and some NES games. Oh, and about 60 Atari 2600 games.
oo what do you do with your PS1 game? do you still play them?
Oh yeah. I love going back and playing FFVII and VIII, Legend of the Dragoon, Parasite Eve, Resident Evil, Doom, all of those great games.
ooo Parasite Eve.. I remembered that Doom as well (it is the age when Monkey Island was out as well)
I usualy get bored of my games 'cause i like to experience new things. so i trade them in so i can get different games like that Naruto game for the Xbox 360. that's a cool game but the mini games for it can be a sod at times. Metroid Prime 3 Corrupstion is a decent game.
wow! u managed to trade ur games? I tried once, but they offer such a low price that I can't be bothered. I'm just passing old ones to younger siblings..
well, i usually get a voucher which you can spend in that shop (sadly) but you get more for the voucher than you do when you want cash. and besides, i don't mind what i get really, as long as i can get rid of them.
that's soo cool I only thought of using those internet auctions site.. but with little success it is far more difficult if I want to trade my old comic books
That's pretty cool that some of you also like Parasite Eve. I loved that game. A lot of people don't really know about it. The second one wasn't as good as the first in my opinion, but I still liked it. I'm kinda disappointed that the upcoming new Parasite Eve game will be mobile only. I don't even think I'm going to bother with that one. I've also played FF VII and VIII a number of times. I can't wait until later this month when Crisis Core comes out. It looks like it's going to be much better and Dirge of Cerberus. Oh and Xenogears, I LOVE that game. Come to think of it, I still play a lot of PS1 games. I was playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night earlier today. Speaking of which, I can't wait to see the Castlevania anime. I hope it turns out good.
I wish my bro would keep the PS1 game now.. I do miss Parasite Eve a lot.. did you even watch the movie version(Japanese of coz)
I have quite a few manga books;. my cabinet is getting rather full 'cause some of the series just won't end, like battle vixens for example, the bloody series won't end.
I only have 32 volumes of manga. Pretty sad, huh?
oh well, you'll get more in the future, i'm sure of it. i mean, it took me aq while to get as many as i've got today. just looking at my collection today kinda scares me.
Everyone has to start somewhere. I remember when I only had about 10 anime dvds. now I have to build more shelves to hold them....
i'm tryin' to buy more but it's the bloody exspence that's annoying me.
yeah, I try really hard NOT to think about how much I've spent on all of this...
i buy so much untilk i realise too late that i'm buying too much (whoops!)
"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
Yes, I'll only buy this one. and this one, and this one,oh, gotta get that one.... Never fails. I ALWAYS spend too much when I go shopping.
i know what you mean...it's like you see something you want and get it,then there's something else."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
what's even worse is when you buy stuff used, you tend to buy more cause you get it cheaper ( ok, I tend to buy more cause it's cheaper) and I still end up spending way too much.
same here...at the flea market here in ocala they have alot of cheap,i mean cheap,used anime and i buy 100 sometimes 200 $ worth of anime."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
i think I started my collection when I was 12.. (even I lost all my 1st series of comic) and it takes time to grow.. it comes to a point I really need to be selective on comic buying.. there are so much out there, both new and old as well
I finally hit one hundred dvds, I don't comare to some of you guys, but i am proud of it. Fear and Anger are the roots of evil so i choose to be fearless and forgive those who offend me.
Congratulations! 100 dvds is a milestone, from here on out it will seem to snowball......
I absolutely admir ppl who actually go out and buy DVD... I really reserve my money on comic books and do the naughty thing with anime series... I only buy special collection from Japan as well.. they tend to give out special gifts along side... and that's why I'm sooo broke when I actually buy a DVD Box set...
lol, you do the naughty with anime...It was originally I would buy the dvds, and my wife would buy the manga. it got to the point where we would go to Best Buy or some other place to check out the new dvds that she would end up holding about 10 dvds, at the cheapest that's like $200 worth of dvds, then look upset when I told her to only pick one.
its great you have a wife who likes manga, I wish when I look for a bfthe first criteria is:love manga or at least appreciate my library... he moans (or even my famil) moans so much about the quantity of comic... and make me give up those if I don't have a whole set... I always want to know what to do if you lose just one book....
Sorry, you saying "he moans" threw me somewhere else for a minute... lol. What to do when you lose one book from a series? You go out and buy a notebook, and start recreating it from memory... lol, no silly, you just replace the one that you lost, which, upon being replaced, will immediately show up again, giving you the new problem of what to do with two copies of the same volume.
that's what happened to me only I rent comic and later found that I lost it.. so I paid the compensation to the shop then found out later it was sitting in between the gaps of my office table... grrrr now .. shall I buy the rest of the series of that supposingly 'lost' manga book or leave it Still figuring out
thats a tuffy.....i would buy the series.i don't know why ether.just for the fun of it...or give it to a friend who needs it.(if you already paid for it ofcourse).p.s has anyone ever wanted to become a librarian...i know i have for some reason,just thought i'd ask,becouse i feel at home when i'm at th library.just thought some one else would too."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
When I was younger I thought about it. I spent a lot of my free time at the library, and would read like a fiend. It honestly was nothing for me to read 10-12 books a week while in school and still spending time with my friends, and during summer I would read 20+ books a week.
I used to go to library a lot as well. and I remembered finishing all Agatha Christie in 3 months (I was 12) Unforunately my University library puts me off because of heating (it is boiling hot throughout the year) and no air-con as well... I wish my local council will have a manga library.. how great it would be.. rather than stocking sloppy love stories
surprisingly our little library has a decent manga collection. no whole series that I'm aware of, but a decent little selection.
Thank you my friends for making me feel like i wasn't a nerd...i love the books,kinda like yomiko frome R.O.D.,i love books.if i could i would sit around a nd read all day.my favorite book,don't make fun of me just 'couse i'm a guy,is romeo and juliet.by shakespeare.i read it 7 times already,i just can't get enough of it."people do not need violence to solve there problems."


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Podcast 54 – "Risk-y Date" sketch; City Saunter; TEDx and CCFF recap; Jim C. Hines Rape Crisis Center Fundraiser
A sketch about a "Risk"-y first date; Ariniko O'Meara of City Saunter; CCFF-TEDx recap; fundraiser for rape crisis centers; events and more.
On TV: Watch video of Ginger and the Geek every Friday and Monday at 7:30PM on the Lansing Public Access channel on Comcast, Ch. 16 (Lansing residents only).
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Opening Sketch: "Risk-y Date," Perhaps the most important question to ask on a first date. Risk fans will understand. (Written by Daniel J. Hogan)
Main Segment: Live, from the Lansing Public Media Center (recorded 04.17.2012) Kat Cooper and Daniel J. Hogan (along with producer Melik) chat with Ariniko O'Meara of the photoblog City Saunter. Ariniko's goal is to walk every single street of Lansing, and to shoot photos along the way. Arinkio was a volunteer for TEDx Lansing and the Capital City Film Festival along with Kat (TEDx) and Daniel (CCFF). The three share some of their favorite TEDx/CCFF moments.
Local fantasy author Jim C. Hines is holding a fundraiser for rape crisis centers via his website. Donate to a rape crisis center, send Jim an email with the details, and be entered to win autographed books by a variety of authors. Full details are on jimchines.com. Winners will be selected on May 1st. As of 4.17.2012, over $2500 has been raised.
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Ginger and the Geek is a podcast and blog by Kat Cooper and Daniel J. Hogan. New episodes stream live every Tuesday at 7PM EST on Ustream, and are available for download the following Thursday. The podcast is made possible thanks to a partnership with Lansing NOISE and the Lansing Public Media Center.


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(Just Add Water Pools 2013 staff race day Willowbank V8 experience)
Just Add Water Pools is owned and operated by John Findlay and Tony Hudson. John and Tony together with their dedicated team of staff have over 80 years industry experience which ensures our clients receive exceptional advice whilst also ensuring a successful project from start to finish. Both John and Tony understand the need for exceptional customer service and attention to detail. John, Tony and their staff pride themselves on their honesty, attitude, workmanship and customer service. With all work undertaken by dedicated staff the Just Add Water Pools team always deliver on quality, time frames and service.
John Findlay
John Findlay has worked in the pool industry for over 11 years. Initially he worked within the pool interior and concreting trades. After seven years John then became a pool designer. John was a finalist for the SPASA "sales consultant of the year award 2011" as voted by his clients. He has designed, built, advised or worked on more than 3000 new residential and commercial swimming pool projects in Australia, and Internationally. John has also undertaken, or worked on over 200 pool renovation projects in South-East Queensland. He understands the need for design and planning in any building project, and approaches all his work in this way. With a focus on the client and low maintenance solutions, John is available to assist you throughout the pool design process. With young children of his own, John understands the importance of safety and usability when designing swimming pools for families. John is available to assist clients with selection of products and finishes that compliment the surrounds.
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Ari L. Goldman is a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he directs the Scripps Howard Program in Religion, Journalism and the Spiritual Life. He teaches a variety of courses, including the popular Covering Religion seminar that has taken students on study tours of Israel, Ireland, Italy, India and Russia.
Goldman is the author of four books, including the best-selling The Search for God at Harvard. His newest book, The Late Starters Orchestra, was published by Algonquin in June 2014. Publisher's Weekly selected it as one of the top 10 music books of the spring season. "With grace, humor, and elegance, Goldman generously invites readers into his tale," Publishers Weekly wrote. "Through it all, Goldman uncovers the soul of a musician that makes him one with his cello and the music."
The Washington Post called the new book "an anthem for the amateur," and added: "If more people took up an instrument with Goldman's level of commitment, our classical music culture would surely improve."
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In a cluttered room in an abandoned coat factory in lower Manhattan, a group of musicians comes together each week to make music. Some are old, some are young, all have come late to music or come back to it after a long absence. This is the Late Starters Orchestra – the bona fide amateur string orchestra where Ari Goldman pursues his lifelong dream of playing the cello.
Goldman hadn't seriously picked up his cello in twenty-five years, but the Late Starters (its motto, If you think you can play, you can) seemed just right for this music lover whose busy life had always gotten in the way of its pursuit.
In the Late Starters Orchestra, Goldman takes us along to LSO rehearsals and lets us sit in on his son's Suzuki lessons, where we find out that children do indeed learn differently from adults. He explores history's greatest cellists and also attempts to understand what motivates his fellow late starters, amateurs all, whose quest is for joy, not greatness. And when Goldman commits to playing for his upcoming birthday party we wonder with him whether he'll be good enough to perform in public. To the rescue comes the ghost of Goldman's first cello teacher, the wise and eccentric Mr. J, who continues to inspire and guide him – about music and more – through this well-tuned journey.
The Late Starters Orchestra was published by Algonquin Books in June 2014. You can order your copy now on Amazon, Indiebound, Powell's Books and Barnes & Noble.
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The community fair, which ends at 5 p.m., will feature live music, a beer garden, sangria and wine, and food from "On the FlipSide" burger stand.
Mayor Dawn Zimmer will give opening remarks at 9:45 a.m. before the 5K commences.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., youngsters will be able to play "Riskland," a life-sized educational board game that teaches kids how survive environmental disasters.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Rebuild Hoboken Relief fund, the New Jersey Relief Fund and the town of Port Maria in Jamaica, which was also hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, organizers said.
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Clam Chowder (2008)
In January 2008, our food story featured hearty soups–a must on everyone's comfort-food roster. We couldn't do a New England soup story without chowder, of course, so I crafted one that includes the traditional elements–clams, bacon, potatoes, and cream–without turning into a glunky mess.
Total Time: 40
Yield: 6 servings
- 7 pounds cherrystone clams, scrubbed and rinsed
- 3 cups water
- 4 strips bacon, finely chopped
- 1 medium Spanish onion, diced small
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 large red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 cup heavy cream
In a large soup pot over high heat, add clams to 3 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook just until clams open, about 10 minutes. Remove clams from broth and set aside. (Discard any clams that don't open.) Strain broth through a sieve lined with a coffee filter, and set aside.Clean your soup pot; then over medium-high heat, saute bacon until it's browned and fat is rendered. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to a paper towel. Discard all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat. Add diced onion to the pot and saute until translucent. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute, being careful not to brown. Whisk in reserved clam broth. Add potatoes and thyme, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove clams from shells, reserving liquid, and chop meat roughly. Strain liquid; then add clams and liquid to the soup pot. Stir in parsley and cream; chop bacon and add. Cook just long enough to heat clams through, about 3 minutes.