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Recommended to help support the nervous system in reducing stress and tension. Also recommended for dogs when traveling, grooming, near thunderstorms and fireworks.
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Available in 65 Soft Chews
Country of Origin: USA
Manufacturer: NaturVet
Shipping Weight: 0.36
Active Ingredients per 2 Soft ChewsThiamine 112 mgChamomile 112 mgGinger 56 mgPassion Flower 56 mgL-Tryptophan 34 mg
Inactive Ingredients - Barley, Barley Flour, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Chicken, Citric Acid, Gelatin, Glycerin, Lecithin, Mixed Tocopherols, Natural Flavors, Oat Flour, Pea Fiber, Pea Flour, Rice, Rosemary Extract, Salt and Zinc/Calcium Propionate
Suggested Use
For use in dogs over the age of 12 weeks. Give 1 chew per 25 lbs. body weight daily.
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By Harly
from Charlottesville, Va
About Me Long-time Pet Owner
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I use it prn and it is quite effective.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I use this product. Works great on my 11mo old 70lb field lab
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By Vicki
from Maryland
These work, but take about 30 minutes to be affective. Eventually, they put the dog to sleep. In real stressful situations, I would believe a double dose would be best.
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My dogs won't eat these
By Stacy
from St Louis, MO
I bought two different types of calming treats, these and another type from this site. Neither of my dogs will eat these. They do however like the other treats.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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This Item Really Works!
By Cocker Mom
from Michigan
About Me Professional Pet Trainer
I have an American Cocker Spaniel that I showed in conformation the older she gets the more nervious she got. She would sit on my lap and shake, then started hiding behind my legs when approched by people. I must add that she was a therapyy pet until the shaking started and has her CGS award, so it wasn't always a problem. I was very concerned and the Vet.'s couldnt find out the problem either. I was getting desperate. I ordered NaturVet Calming Aid just a month ago, she is so much better, no more trembleing, so I just reorered. She is a somewhat of a picky eater but looks foward to her morning treat now. I must admit I was skeptical but am now so pleased with the results. Thumps Up on this product!
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It works!
By Dog mom 2
from Cloverdale, ca
4 chews in the morning of July 4th, kept my 75lb flat coat retriever calm and happy for 24 hours with no side effects...nice to see him wagging his tail instead of cowering all day.
Good product
By Ellen
from Daytona Beach Florida area.
I bought this for the Fourth of July fireworks and for the afternoon Florida thunderstorms. I gave Georgie 2 as recommended and when the noises started she remained calm. She setteled herself beside the couch in an out of the way place, but she didn't continue to get up and follow us everywhere or run into the closet. And she ate them without hesitation, catching them in the air as I tossed them to her.
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Calming Aid Works!
By Dawn the dog woman
from Chicago, Il
I use this for my dog that has issues with heavy rain/storms. When I know a storm is coming, I give her 1-2 biscuts. She views these as a treat, and seem to calm her down.
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product does what it says
By nuggett
from mississippi
our lab suffers from ptsd--he's a rescue dog. some activites or changes from routine can be unsettling. whenever he starts stressing out, this product calms him quickly but is not sedating. i try always to keep it on hand.
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helps control anxiety
By 2manypets
from Alabama
I have tried many different ways to help control our dog's anxiety. This product works very well, does it stop his bad behavior completely, no but it is much better. We have a 12 yr. old Jack Russell Terrier who in the past year has developed anxiety issues when we leave the house, he urinates in the house and will tear bags, boxes and other things left on the floor up. The vet put him on rx med for his anxiety, it didn't seem to help at all. I started giving him homopathic meds to help, which seemed to help but then he refused to take them. That is when i found the calming aid soft chews. He really likes the taste so I don't have any issues with him regarding taking the chews. I believe that this product has helped a great deal. After several months of using this product it seems to be working well, I will say that I have had to increase the dosage, so my 15 lb. dog is taking 2 chews, where I had started him with just one chew. I like this product, I wish that it stopped all of his anxiety behaviors, but I am not sure anything will. :)these chews has made him and the problem tolerable to deal with
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Grasslands don't just provide stunning landscapes, they're also essential to life on Earth. Grasslands harbor thousands of species of plants and animals all over the world, from North America and South America to Africa, Australia, and Mongolia. And, like forests, grasslands actually capture and store carbon and can help combat climate change. Yet across the globe, grasslands are the most altered and least conserved habitats.
While Argentina's temperate grasslands cover an area of the South American continent almost as enormous as Alaska, only a percentage are protected. The Conservancy works with ranchers, government officials, landowners, and other organizations to preserve a swath of Argentine grasslands as large as Florida.
Grazing on Grasslands
Brought to the Americas by European settlers, sheep have been ranched in Argentina since the late 19th century. Patagonian sheep are raised primarily for their wool and produce some of the finest Merino in the world—most of which is sold on international markets.
Often grazed year-round and with open access to the fragile arid landscape, however, large flocks, combined with strong winds and long, extreme winters, are causing desertification in one of the world's most threatened and least protected habitats: the temperate grasslands.
Sustainable Levels of Sheep
When flock sizes, lands, and riparian areas are properly man aged, ranchers, sheep, and native plants and animals can thrive together on the same vast swaths of grasslands.
Collaborating with local and international partners, the Conservancy is providing the tools, technology, and science to help sheep ranchers in Patagonia:
- Use satellite technology and on-the-ground field work to map the vegetation and wildlife distribution on their lands;
- Identify priority areas for conservation, and find ways to protect those areas;
- Develop and implement grazing regimes—systems of grazing rotation that allow for the regeneration of native species—and other management practices favorable to the natural conditions and local flora and fauna found in temperate grasslands;
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Passions of Paradise operates daily from Cairns to Michaelmas Cay and Paradise Reef, departing at 8 am and arriving back at around 5 pm.
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The owners of 625 Rutledge Ave. could have replaced their windows instead of repairing them.
Then carpenter David Dick did a sample for them, showing how they would look if he removed, repaired and replaced them.
That convinced them, and now Dick is removing and repairing each one in the early 20th century house.
It's a labor-intensive process that involves removing them to his North Charleston shop, where he steams them at 206 degrees to loosen their old paint and glaze so it can be scraped off.
He then repairs any problems with their joints and reglazes them. He then reinstalls them and adds weather-stripping where needed to ensure they make a tight seal. His material cost is low, but his labor cost is high.
"I have to keep my prices fairly low to compete with replacement windows," Dick says. A pair of sashes takes about seven hours worth of work to renovate.
In fact, grappling with windows in older houses is an issue that has pitted preservationists against those who argue for making homes as sustainable and energy efficient as possible.
"It's not as clear cut of an issue as it's made out to be," Dick says. "Preservationists don't have bottomless pockets to convince the public."
Winslow Hastie, director of preservation with the Historic Charleston Foundation, says the foundation had energy audits done on several historic homes recently, and the findings showed that leaky windows posed a relatively small problem.
"When you look at retrofitting a historic building, you get a lot more bang for your buck insulating the crawl space and up into the attic," he says.
Also, the National Trust for Historic Preservation notes that older window sashes are made of better, stronger wood, and a combination of maintenance, storm windows and window treatments will make historic windows more energy efficient.
Existing windows also contain a lot of embodied energy that would be lost if they're ripped out and discarded, Hastie adds.
"Of course, the vinyl window salesman have done a really incredible job and they've had many years leg up on us," Hastie says.
Dick knows this first hand. He has talked to another homeowner who was debating whether to repair or replace his older windows, and he ended up removing every old window and tossing them in a dumpster.
"He said he was convinced (about the wisdom of repairing them instead), but he lost the argument with his wife," Dick says.
The renovated sashes at 625 Rutledge Ave. are a success story because the city's Board of Architectural Review doesn't reach this far north. There was no law or review pressuring the owners to repair them instead of replacing them. "These are some of the newest I've worked on," Dick says.
Old windows add to a home's historic character, and those who own older homes get accustomed to dealing with their imperfections, he adds.
Keeping a house's original windows intact as long as possible is part of preserving the house as a whole.
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(Long Island, NY) In today's environmentally-conscious worldview that is being shared by more and more people, alternative fuel sources are the Holy Grail of the "green" movement. There are many new ways to eschew hydrocarbon-laden gasoline when it comes to filling up your vehicle's tank at the pump, and one of the most oft-talked about are biofuels- mainly ethanol and..


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How much can I claim for whiplash?
Whiplash is a well used term when someone has suffered injury following an accident but what is it and how much can you claim? Emma Dodgin, MWR's claim team advisor explains.
Whiplash describes a range of soft tissue injuries to the neck, shoulders and back sustained after a sudden distortion of the muscles and ligaments in these areas.
What are the symptoms of whiplash?
Symptoms can include general pain, stiffness, discomfort, headaches and sometimes dizziness. In more severe cases, symptoms can also include memory loss, lack of concentration, tinnitus and pins and needles.
If you have any of these symptoms MWR recommends you visit your GP. If you are clear in what you tell your GP about the onset of symptoms they will suggest the best treatment for you. It is important to visit your GP to be medically assessed as when making a claim to recover compensation, an independent expert will often consider your GP records to determine whether or not there is a causative link between your injuries and any accident in which you have been involved. Only if there is a causative link can you recover compensation.
Will the level of my symptoms impact my claim?
The type of symptoms you encounter can influence the level of compensation you receive. Symptoms can be short-lived but some claimants are left with permanent, intrusive symptoms that affect every part of their day to day living.
Factors taken into consideration when assessing the value of the claim are;
• Whether or not the claimant has had to take time off work.
• Whether or not the claimant has returned to their pre-accident employment and suffered an exacerbation of symptoms because of work tasks.
• The need for care and assistance while incapacitated such as carrying out household chores, personal hygiene, childcare etc.
• The ability of the claimant to continue with their usual recreational activities and hobbies.
• Whether or not the claimant had a pre-existing condition which may either have been aggravated or activated by the accident.
How much am I likely to get for my claim?
For a minor neck injury where a full recovery is made within six weeks to six months, a person might expect to recover between £1,000 and £1,750.
Where a full recovery is made within two years, awards can reach in the region of £5000, subject to the impact on the claimant's abilities to cope with day to day living during that period.
Where pain is suffered in more than one area, perhaps the neck, shoulders and lower back and the recovery is still incomplete, awards may reach £8,750.
A minority of claimants can be left severely debilitated with intrusive permanent symptoms. For these claimants, awards can reach a maximum of £15,000.
The brackets are varied and detailed evidence is required to ensure the right amount of compensation is recovered. Some insurance companies make settlement offers without sight of medical evidence, they try to tempt Claimants to settle their claim and often save thousands by preying on Claimants who are struggling financially.
It is impossible to accurately value a claim without a medical report and therefore it is very important to get independent legal advice. We can often secure interim payments for those struggling due to their injuries so don't settle for what may be on offer; insist on getting independent legal advice before agreeing to any compensation settlement.
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2016 Memorial Service Friday September 23, 2016 at 1:30 P.M.Oakland Cemetery Iowa City, IA 52245
2015 Memorial Service Program Testimonials and ReadingsMaria McNurlen, Medical StudentJared Gerber, Physical Therapy StudentBethany Keane, Dental StudentClaire Shapleigh, Physician Assistant StudentLeslie Bonnet, Nurse Anesthetist Student
The University of Iowa, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Deeded Body Program, held its annual memorial service for those individuals whose bodies we utilized for educational and research purposes at the UI during the past year, at 1:30p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.Dr. John Engelhardt, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the UI, gave the welcoming and closing remarks Noell K. Andrews, MDiv, BCC Associate Director of Spiritual Services, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics delivered the eulogy. Five students who benefited from the donated bodies also participated in the service. In addition, music was provided by second year medical student trio and choir The service was concluded with the playing of Taps performed by Elaine Pacha, University of Iowa Alumnus. The UI Deeded Body Program helps to advance medical education and medical science. More than 800 UI students and physicians in many disciplines, including medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, nursing and athletic training benefit greatly from these donations. The UI established its tradition of an annual service to commemorate the deeded body donors in 1968. This event is meant to honor donors who gave themselves to the cause of medicine, as well as help bring closure to family and friends. This year, 47 donors were interred at the UI's memorial site at Oakland Cemetery. Other donors' remains were returned to their families at their request.
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First HourSharon OldsThat hour, I was most myself. I had shruggedmy mother slowly off, I lay theretaking my first breaths, as ifthe air of the room was blowing melike a bubble. All I had to dowas go out along the line of my gaze and back,out and back, on gravity's silk, thepressure of the air a caress, smelling on myself her creamy blood. The airwas softly touching my skin and tongue,entering me and drawing forth the littlesighs I did not know as mine.I was not afraid. I lay in the quietand looked, and did the wordless thought,my mind was getting its oxygendirect, the rich mix by mouth.I hated no one. I gazed and gazed,and everything was interesting, I wasfree, not yet in love, I did notbelong to anyone, I had drunkno milk, yet—no one hadmy heart. I was not very human. I did notknow there was anyone else. I laylike a god, for an hour, then they came for me,and took me to my mother.The AlienGreg DelantyI'm back again scrutinising the Milky Wayof your ultrasound, scanning the darkmatter, the nothingness, that now the heads sayis chockablock with quarks & squarks,gravitons & gravitini, photons & photinos. Our sprout,who art there inside the spacecraftof your ma, the time capsule of this printout,hurling & whirling towards us, it's all dafton this earth. Our alien who art in the heavens,our Martian, our little green man, we're anxiousto make contact, to ask divers questionsabout the heavendom you hail from, to discussthe whole shebang of the beginning&end,the pre-big-bang untime before you forget the whyand lie of thy first place. And, our friend,to say Welcome, that we mean no harm, we'd diefor you even, that we pray you're not hereto subdue us, that we'd put awayour ray guns, missiles, attitude and shareour world with you, little big head, if only you stay.Waking with Russell Don PatersonWhatever the difference is, it all beganthe day we woke up face-to-face like loversand his four-day-old smile dawned on him again,possessed him, till it would not fall or waver;and I pitched back not my old hard-pressed grinbut his own smile, or one I'd rediscovered.Dear son, I was mezzo del' camminand the true path was as lost to me as everwhen you cut in front and lit it as you ran.See how the true gift never leaves the giver:returned and redelivered, it rolled onuntil the smile poured through us like a river.How fine, I thought, this waking amongst men!I kissed your mouth and pledged myself forever.The Floating RibLucia PerilloBecause a woman had eaten somethingwhen a man told her not to. Because the manwho told her not to had made herfrom another man's bones. That's whymen badgered the heart-side of her chest,knowing she could not give the bone back, knowingshe would always owe them that one bone.And you could see how older girls who knewtheir catechism armed themselves against it:with the pike end of teasing combsthey scabbarded in pocketbooks that clashedagainst the jumper's nightwatch plaid.In the girl's bathroom, you watched themwield the spike in dangerous proximity to their eyes,shepherding the bangs through which they peeredlike cheetahs in an upside-downward-growing grass.Then they'd mouth the words to "Runaway"while they ran white lipstick round their lips,white to announce they had no bloodso any wound would leave no trace, as Eve'shaving nothing more to lose must have madelll her fearless. What was weird was how soonthe ordinary days started running past themlike a river, how willingly they entered itand how they rose up on the other side. Tamed,or god no . . . your mother: ready to settlewith whoever found the bone under her blouseand give it over, and make a life out of the gettingback.TO THE DUST OF THE ROADW. S. MerwinAnd in the morning you are up againwith the way leading through you for a whilelonger if the wind is motionless whenthe cars reach where the asphalt ends a mileor so below the main road and the waveyou rise into is different every timeand you are one with it until you havemade your way up to the top of your climband brightened in that moment of that dayand then you turn as when you rose beforein fire or wind from the ends of the earthto pause here and you seem to drift awayon into nothing to lie down once moreuntil another breath brings you to birth
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Ressources GCS offers exploration drilling with primary interest in West Africa. The company has over twenty years experiences within the West Africa sub region, particularly Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal, where we are knowledgeable with the terrain and logistic requirement.
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Through four games, Conner Frankamp is averaging more than 20 minutes, 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game - all while shooting a staggering 65.5-percent from the field and 55.6-percent from three-point range.
Most recently, the Kansas commitment helped lead the U.S. to a blowout victory over France, going 5-of-8 from the field, dishing out three assists and turning the ball over just once.
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Sermons from Moorpark Presbyterian Church
Ethan the Ezrahite Takes on God
by Dave Wilkinson
Psalm 89
December 19, 1999
Pulitzer Prize winning author Frederick Beuchner writes: "The lovely old carols played and replayed till their effect is like a dentist's drill or a jack hammer, the banalities of the pulpit and the chilling commercialism of almost everything else --"Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer," the plastic tree, the Hallmark Virgin. Yet for all our efforts we've never quite managed to ruin it.
"Christmas itself is by grace. It could never have survived our own blindness and depredations otherwise. It could never have happened otherwise. Perhaps it is the very wildness and strangeness of the grace that has led us to try to tame it. We have tried to make it habitable. We have roofed it in and furnished it. We have reduced it to an occasion we feel at home with. But if the Christmas event in itself is indeed -- as a matter of cold, hard fact -- all it's cracked up to be, then even at best our efforts are misleading.
"The Word become flesh. Ultimate mystery born with a skull you could crush one-handed. Incarnation. It is not tame. It is not touching. It is not beautiful. It is uninhabitable terror. It is unthinkable darkness riven with unbearable light. Agonized laboring led to it, vast upheavals of intergalactic space. You can only cover your eyes and shudder before it, before this: "God of God, light of light, very God of very God--who for us and for our salvation," as the Nicene creed puts it, "came down from heaven."
"Came down." Only then do we dare uncover our eyes and see what we can see. It is the resurrection and the life she holds in her arms."
"Mary, Did You Know?" Solo
Brothers and sisters, we, like Mary, have the joy of knowing Christmas. We have the proof that God keeps His promises. But this morning I want to introduce you to a man who lived a thousand years before Christmas but who needed Christmas very badly. His name is Ethan the Ezrahite. That's not one of our household Bible names. But Ethan was well known a thousand years before Jesus was born. And you have to admire Ethan. He's not afraid to go one on one with God himself. He is called a wise man (although 1 Kings 4 assures tells us that he wasn't as wise as Solomon.) Ethan lived in the time of Solomon and then, after Solomon died, under Solomon's son Rehoboam.
Heres Ethans issue with God: In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, the Pharaoh of Egypt, marched against Jerusalem with a large army, conquered the fortified cities, and stole the gold out of the Temple. Everything has gone wrong for king and nation. And Ethan looks around, sees what is going on, and asks "why?" This doesn't fit with what God promised David and his descendants!" The place is a mess. So Ethan writes a psalm where he calls God on the carpet. I don't think God's offended either. After all, he put it in his Bible. It starts: "I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever; to all generations I will make known thy faithfulness with my mouth." Ethan isnt saying this to butter God up. One thing we quickly learn about Ethan is that he is too direct to play games. Ethan is simply reminding God that He has a reputation for faithfulness -- for keeping His word -- and that reputation is now on the line.
Ethan uses the word faithfulness eight times in the Psalm. Faithfulness is the big issue for Ethan -- God's faithfulness to the promises He has made -- particularly the promises God made to David. Ethan reminds God of what He has promised. Verses 3-4: "I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David my servant, I will establish your seed forever, and build up your throne to all generations." "That's your promise God. You said it."
In verses 5-18 Ethan reminds God of who God is. Then, in verses 19-29 he jogs God's memory about the promise He has made -- His words to David as recorded in 2 Samuel 7. Ethan knows that the Lord had made a covenant of grace with David and his decedents. Ethan quotes God's very words back at him. And he accuses God of violating his oath. Here are the charges. They begin in verse 38.
"You have spurned your covenant, God. You have profaned the king's crown by casting it to the ground. It wasn't the Egyptians who did this. You did this, God. You have set up the right hand of his adversaries. You swore to give the king help and victory. But instead You have sided with his enemies, and given them Your strength. They are boasting over him, and are glorying in his defeat, and this is done by You, O God! Why? Where is the covenant? Have you forgotten your promises?
You have "also turned the edge of his sword." When the king goes to war, he is as unsuccessful as though his sword refused to cut. His heart fails him as well as his sword -- he wavers, he falls. "And You have not made him to stand in the battle. You have cast his throne down to the ground." He has lost his power to govern at home or to conquer abroad.
"The days of his youth you have shortened." The time of the king's energy is brief, he grows feeble before his time. You have covered him with shame. You, you, you, you, you!! God, this is what you have done to the king -- after what you promised David. I want an explanation, God. I think of this Psalm as the Desi Arnez Psalm. Ethan sounds like Desi saying to Lucy: "Youve got a lot of splanin to do." He also sounds like me these last couple of weeks with all weve gone through as a church family. Id like a few answers.
Still, most of us would not pray this way. Even if God isn't offended, it's still not our style. But do you see the question? It's an important question for Ethan and it's an important question for us. The God who dealt with Rehoboam is the same God who deals with us today. If He could break his word to David, what's to keep Him from breaking His word to us? The only valid foundation of our faith is God's faithfulness to His promises. We need to know that God is trustworthy.
But how can we know this? How can we find answers to the deep concern Ethan raises in this Psalm? Well, one answer is found in the Psalm itself. The answer in the Psalm is given in verses 30-34. God says:
(Read 30-34)
Aha! We read the fine print and we discover that God's promise to David was not given without a warning. If David descendants don't behave, they will be disciplined. God says of David "If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgements" -- certain things are going to happen. "I will visit their transgressions with the rod." I won't use the sword. I won't use an executioner's axe. I won't end David's line. But I will discipline."
Now Ethan, in his pain, might say: "Rehoboam's been good." In verse 18 he claims, "Our king belongs to you, God." But the rest of the Bible disagrees. 1 Kings tells us that Rehoboam needed a spiritual trip to the woodshed in a big way. He caused civil war in Israel by his harshness and ended up dividing the nation. In 1 Kings 14, we read: "now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord. For they built for themselves idols. And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord dispossessed before the sons of Israel. So it came about in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, that Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem."
Cause and effect. In other words, the Bible makes it clear that nothing has happened to Rehoboam that is outside of God's promise to David. Pharaoh Shishak was God's rod of discipline for Rehoboam.
We find that despite Ethan's many accusations, God has kept his promise -- His whole promise. God is faithful. Rehoboam is being visited with the rod of discipline -- discipline he both needs and deserves.
That's not much of a Christmas message is it? We like warmer messages at Christmas. As Beuchner writes: "We try to tame it." But there is another part to the psalm that is very much a Christmas message. The reason I chose to preach on this Psalm today is that the promise is fulfilled. And the second, greater answer to Ethan's and our pain is found in an event that is prophesied in the Psalm.
If you feel unsatisfied with the discipline answer, I'm not surprised. Somehow the discipline answer is not big enough for Ethan or for us. And I believe that Ethan somehow senses that there must be a greater fulfillment of the great promises God made to David than he sees being fulfilled in poor broken down Rehoboam. He wants more. Ethan wants God to show his hand. He says in verse 47, "remember the span of my life. If there's another answer, God, I don't have much time to wait for it." Well Ethan never saw the greater answer. I don't know if he had the faith to see past the present circumstances he faced. But we can see the greater answer to God's promise. Because Ethans cry impels us towards Christmas, where we find the great fulfillment of God's faithfulness to His promises -- a fulfillment that will far outstrip the greatest hopes Ethan or we might have had.
In the first chapter of Luke we read: "Now in the sixth month the Angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming in he said to her: 'Hail, favored one, the Lord is with you.' But she was greatly troubled at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father, David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have no end."
For it is in Jesus Christ -- the son of David -- that the promise to David is uniquely and finally fulfilled for us. Listen to verses 35-37.
(Read 35-37)
This great promise is fulfilled in Jesus Christ -- and only in Jesus Christ. Verse 26 says: "He shall cry unto me, you are my father." When did David call God his father? He didn't. Only Jesus did. It is striking that we do not find anywhere in the Old Testament that the Patriarchs or Prophets called God their father. This verse is meaningless in regard to David. But it is filled with meaning for the one who is born the son of David and the Son of God, Jesus Christ.
In Jesus Christ, the promise to David receives the final and never-ending fulfillment. David's house must be royal: as long as there is a scepter in Judah, David's seed must be the only rightful dynasty. Jesus Christ, the great "King of the Jews" died with that title above his head in the three current languages of the then known world, and to this day he is owned as king by people of every tongue and race.
"Your descendants I will establish for ever," God said to David. David must always have descendants. And in Jesus this promise is fulfilled beyond David's hopes. For we here are also descendants of David by being united with Jesus Christ. So are millions of other believers all around the world. In Jesus Christ God fulfilled his promise to David in a way that was far beyond anything David, Ethan, or we could expect.
A woman from Elko, Nevada writes: "A few years back our children's Christmas program was all rehearsed and ready. When the announcer said, "What was it that led the Wise Men to the Baby Jesus?" the Kindergarten Class was to turn over their large cardboard cards, which would spell out "STAR." The only problem: the teacher had lined them up backwards.
Will this Christmas be a "star" for you. Or will it be "rats"? How will you read it? It doesnt have to be "rats." God is here to meet you. God is here to love you. God wants you to go through this Advent season filled with hope and joy. For God keeps his promises. He is absolutely faithful to David and He is absolutely faithful to you. Even when the immediate evidence points the opposite way, know that God will keep all his promises in greater ways than we can possibly imagine.


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Jason Priestley is aiming for the bigscreen, developing drug-smuggling tale "Death of a Freerider" with producers Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev of Nomadic Pictures ("Broken Trail").
Priestley's optioned the feature rights to "Freerider," penned by Jesse Hyde for Rolling Stone about Sam Brown, a 22-year-old Canadian mountain biker who took his quest for adventure into the multi-million dollar business of cross-border drug smuggling, which ultimately lead to his death.
Priestley and Nomadic are aiming to put the project in front of cameras at the end of next year.
Priestley's upcoming projects include the BBC miniseries "Day of the Triffids" and the single-camera series "Meet Phil Fitz." He's also directed episodes of "Secret Life of the American Teenager," "90210" and the Web series "The Lake" for the WB 2.0.
Oakes and Priestley are longtime collaborators. Nomadic's credits include "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie" and "The Mermaid Chair."


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One of the notable features of the Obama administration's foreign policy has been its disavowal of the locution, if not necessarily the policies, of the "war on terror" declared by George W. Bush in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Apparently wary of committing himself rhetorically to a war with no conceivable conclusion, Obama has sustained many of the liberty-averse, antiterrorist practices of the Bush administration, while muting the war word.
This difference might be said to be purely semantic. But semantics can matter a great deal, as historian and legal scholar Mary Dudziak demonstrates in this brief, accessible and provocative study of the idea of wartime in recent American political and legal history.
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"What's the 'S' stand for?" Lois Lane asks Superman in the new movie. "It's not an 'S'," responds the Man of Steel. "On my world, it means 'hope'." A symbol of hope for humanity: That's how Man of Steel portrays the legendary hero. There's plenty of action and drama: General Zod, a villain from Krypton, …
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IT systems explode budget estimates, bust production deadlines by years, and then fail to work properly. Why this IT-system crisis? Poor programmers? Inadequate project management? No. The Seductive Computer argues that the fundamental nature of programming technology itself is the real culprit; it promises perfection but can only deliver emergent chaos. It is also an insidiously compelling technology, peculiarly male oriented. IT systems, an unavoidable and increasing reality in all our lives, are something new to man - large-scale discrete complexity. The Seductive Computer explains this novelty that defies human understanding. This book illustrates in a simple yet thorough manner the underlying concepts necessary for understanding the IT-system crisis - not 'How To Program' but what the demands of programming are. It then proceeds to lay out the full gamut of issues - all stemming from the nature of the technology. From development to maintenance IT-system personnel are grappling with incipient chaos. The technicians are seduced by the detailed challenge of the technology. The scientists are seduced by the promises of their technology. The managers and users are seduced by the mysteries of the technology. No IT system is ever fully understood by anyone, so surprising behaviours will always emerge. What can be done? We must rein in our expectations of IT systems: what they can do, and how reliably they can do it. On the positive side, The Seductive Computer discusses novel paradigms that look beyond the current discrete technology: neural computing and precise approximation computing.
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Hello, Ramona. I am pretty new to this site, so I'm not completely sure how this works. It looks like you maintain the information for my great grandfather, Charles Lester Webster. You have listed, as his children, Francis Lyle and a daughter, who is Francis' half sibling. My grandfather, Howard Lester Webster is Francis Lyle's full sibling. I believe there are other half siblings, but, I don't recall the names off the top of my head. If I hear back from you, and you are the correct person to update this info, I will get you the other names. Thanks in advance.
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My Grandfather: Harry F Draper is brother to Clifford Draper, and Robert Draper. The link to his find a grave is: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=draper&GSfn=harry+&GSmn=f&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=77364749&df=all&
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I am not sure if I contacted you earlier, but the photo was in the Anchorage Paper
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please send me your member # with his member # and I'll be happy to transfer to you. Please use the edit tab on his memorial when you do this.
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You are welcome. I am glad that I had the photos that you needed on file. Let me know if there are any others in my area that you would like. Enjoy your day.
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Hi Ramona:
Thank-You so much for the information on the parents of Lucretia.Shepard...I linked her to them.
I am not related to the Shepard family.My husband & I was out looking for old mine sites here in Western South Dakota & we happened upon a old mine site called the Spokane.I stumbled over "something" & when I turned around to see what it was that I tripped over,I discovered the memorial stone for James.Shepard (#95184692)which was placed by his Grandchildren in his memory & if you check out his memorial,you will see that it says "Murdered over a mining claim" & I also have the information added about his story & the outcome.
Tripping over someone's memorial stone in the middle of no where is kinda hair raising if the truth be known :-) James is the son of Lucretia in case you didn't know but I'm sure you do as you contacted me in regards to her.
Jay.Shepard (#71630238)is the son of James & I have done research on him as well,hence the pictures & story.He was one of 400+ people who worked on Mount Rushmore & I believe he is pictured in a huge picture that is @ the monument in Keystone.We have met a few people here whose family members were part of the crew who worked on Mount Rushmore.
I am still researching this family & their spouses & children & will add additional information as I find it.If by chance you have any information that you'd be willing to share w/me in regards to this family,I'd be more then happy to add it to their memorials.
The historical society is interested in having the memorial of James transferred to them as he was a part of South Dakota's history as was his son Jay....
Again...Thank-You for the additional information & as I said...it has been added :-)
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Are you a relative to Christ P. Heltne? or to his wife Anna Hanson Heltne? Or have information about them? Bethany Lutheran Cem., Esmond Benson ND
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Hi. Attached is a "report a problem" that we submitted to your photo request for Geo. Wesp
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According to Mt. Hope Internment Records (https://www.lib.rochester.edu/IN/RBSCP/Databases/IMAGES/MtHope/disc1/00000744.pdf), Geo. Wesp, aged 5 months and 16 days was buried in "Pub." Unfortunately, no further plot information is given, and a survey of the surviving markers in the Public Grounds of the Cemetery done in the mid-1980s (http://mcnygenealogy.com/cem/mthope-sec-pg.htm) does not include his marker.
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Memorials are now made and photo's uploaded for Martin & Bertha Gandel. Isabelle & Stanley Iverson are directly across from them in Block 10, Lot 35. (Kind of like living across the street) Lily & Conrad are in Lot 52, but there is a stake that indicates the dividing line on lots and it appears that the Gandels' might be in 53. The long range photo shows Conrad, Lily, Martin & Bertha. (What you can't see is to the left; Isabelle & Stanley) You'll have to contact Sunset if you want clarity on that one.
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Temperatures continued to soar across Oklahoma last week. The average temperature for each of the nine climate districts ranged from 85 to 90 degrees, with average highs from 99 to 104 degrees, according to NASS. Inola recorded 110 degrees on Sunday, which was the warmest day of the year statewide, according to Mesonet data.
Substantial rains fell in northwest and southeast Oklahoma. The Idabel Mesonet site measured 4.17 inches of rain. However, nearly half of the Mesonet stations received no rainfall this week and three Oklahoma stations received no measurable rainfall for the month of July. The U.S. Drought Monitor for July 24th showed half of the state in an extreme to exceptional drought.
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Congratulations to the graduating class of 2014 at Donna Klein Jewish Academy — the largest class in more than a decade and the first class to honor twin brothers as valedictorian and salutatorian.
From Donna Klein Jewish Academy:
Twenty-five proud members of the Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School at Donna Klein Jewish Academy received their diplomas on June 1, 2014, collectively representing the largest graduating class since the high school's first seniors did so in 2002. This milestone year commemorated the bar mitzvah year, which in the Jewish tradition symbolizes the coming of age for young adults.
The class of 2014 also included two additional "firsts": the first valedictorian and salutatorian, and the first dual recognition of the annual presentation of the schools prestigious Avraham HaLevi Eagle Award.
In all previous years, the top two academic achievers were recognized, but not designated as valedictorian and salutatorian. Twin brothers Ethan and Noah Plotsker were named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Ethan will continue his studies at Harvard University, and Noah will attend the University of Florida.
At the June 1 graduation ceremony, Rosenblatt High School's Principal of Judaic Studies Rabbi Yaakov Green presented the 2014 Avraham HaLevi Eagle Award to two "co-winners": Eden Elkarif and Jonathan Hurwitz. The criteria for winning the HaLevi Eagle Award are high. The student(s) must excel academically in both general studies and Judaic studies, must lead his or her peers by example, and must show strong Jewish values, including derech eretz (common courtesy) and love of the people and land of Israel. The student(s) must demonstrate integrity, maturity, morality, sensitivity, generosity of time and resources, and know how to be a good friend. When possible, the award winner(s) must have spent his or her entire high school career at Donna Klein Jewish Academy, and must plan to pursue college coursework at an accredited institution of higher learning. Elkarif and Hurwitz were both exemplary examples of those who met the criteria, so they were jointly nominated based upon strong values, leadership skills, honesty, and respectful character. The prestigious award was established by The Allen A. Stein Family Foundation and is presented annually to a DKJA graduate. This year's award, presented for the 13th time, set a precedent by honoring two recipients simultaneously.
"Jonathan and Eden, you have both shown our community the best of what it means to be a member of the Rosenblatt High School family. You both have excelled throughout your academic careers, in your general studies as well as Hebrew and Judaics. You have excelled in athletics throughout your time here, and both of you have, whenever called upon, stepped up, volunteered and played leadership roles. You have assisted leading our community through your works of chesed (kindness). On our recent March of the Living trip to Poland and Israel together, I watched as you and your friends rallied around each other and led each other through tears and joy. You both have shown that you recognize the strength of our people, and of our tradition that sings loudly through your veins," said Rabbi Green.
Recipients demonstrate the qualities and attributes of Avraham ben Yosef Halevi, who loved learning, loved people and loved being Jewish. The HaLevi Eagle Award includes a monetary prize, which will be paid over four years.
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Threats from the Humane Society of the United States that would affect animal agriculture and our food supply in the United States was a serious part of the discussion at a recent Trends and Issues Conference sponsored by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation in Columbus.
The Humane Society of the United States is the largest animal rights group in the United States. Their stated long-range goal is to get all meat, milk, dairy and poultry products off our dinner tables. They are not an organization that provides much if any help to local humane societies.
Livestock interests in Ohio were unanimous in their agreement that action is needed to let consumers know the serious implications of possible HSUS actions to their food supply. Through HSUS actions, if successful, livestock farmers would essentially be put out of business, taking all animal products away from consumers.
Brent Porteous, president of the Ohio Farm Bureau, said that HSUS is the biggest threat facing animal agriculture in Ohio today.
"We need to be very clear that their goal is to eliminate animal products from our diets," he said.
Actions in taken by HSUS in other states have restricted approved, humane practices for livestock farmers. This is their approach to eventually eliminating all animal agriculture.
Can you imagine dinner with no meat or milk on the table or no ice cream for dessert, healthful foods we have regularly enjoyed?
Jack Fisher, executive vice president of OFBF, mentioned serious implications of federal legislation that would ban horse slaughter for meat in the U.S. While we don't eat horse meat, many of our Canadian and European friends do. Horse meat from this country has been exported to them, providing a market for older, unwanted horses.
As a result of this threatened federal legislation, all three horse slaughter plants in the U.S. closed, eliminating the market for unwanted horses. Thousands of them have been turned lose to suffer and die of starvation.
If this unfortunate federal legislation is passed, the animal rights groups will try more approaches to limit animal agriculture practices.
HSUS was asked by an equine group if they would use some of their millions of dollars to build horse sanctuaries for these abandoned animals since they were one of the animal rights groups that sponsored this legislation. So far they have refused.
Livestock groups and farm organizations across Ohio are making plans to let Ohio consumers know the impact of HSUS actions. Back in February, HSUS said that unless Ohio livestock interests did what they wanted, they would be taking some kind of action in the state soon.
Another topic of interest at this conference was the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act, often called the Farm Bill. Dr. Carl Zulauf from The Ohio State University highlighted some of the changes from the 2002 Bill.
He said the main emphasis is the focus on helping farmers manage risk rather than income payments. Because of weather and price swings, agriculture is a high risk business. He also said more than two-thirds of the funding in the Bill goes for food and nutrition, not farm programs.
Dr. Garth Boyd from Canco Company talked about climate change and carbon trading. He said that since 1950, the average temperature around the world has increased one degree. This is not catastrophic but politicians are playing on this.
Carbon trading will become a big issue and expensive, increasing costs of living for every one. Agriculture, however, could benefit.
Advisory committee members divided into small groups for the afternoon to make policy suggestions for the coming year for Ohio Farm Bureau.
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September 2011: The second issue of the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service's (UN-NGLS) "Road to Rio" e-newsletter, highlights meetings held by various groups and countries in preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), including: meetings held by small island developing States to discuss their perspectives on the themes of the Conference; the regional preparatory meeting held by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); the High-level Dialogue on the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD); the meetings held by the Bureau for Rio+20; and meetings of civil society organizations.
The second issue also reports on the Security Council's debate on the impact of climate change on the maintenance of international peace and security, which agreed on a Presidential Statement recognizing the potential security implications of climate change-induced loss of territory.
The newsletter also contains an opinion piece written by Jem Bendell, Asia-Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, on how governments can scale responsible business innovations to achieve sustainable economic governance. An article by the Sustainable World Initiative on "Why the International Framework for Sustainable Development Needs Sustainability Evaluation and Reporting" emphasizes the need for sustainability evaluation and reporting in order to improve IFSD.
Other highlights contained in the newsletter include: outcomes of the 64th Annual UN Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference (DPI/NGO Conference), during which a Declaration for Rio+20 was adopted; and a summary of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) public symposium on the theme "Making Trade and Finance Work for People and the Planet," which was organized with NGLS. [Publication: The Road to Rio, Issue 2]


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Iva has a special innocent quality that I really enjoy. When she's in her solo shoots she seems so sweet and perky - bringing in a dildo could shock her but she would shyly try it out and love it. Well that's one of my fantasy of Iva. The other is about her other side that is so dirty that she can take on three guys in all her holes and beg for more.
Iva grew up in Prague in the Czech Republic and when she turned 19 (in 2003) she began modeling. I'm not sure where here first appearances are but she seems to have started out doing hardcore pretty fast.
Iva has modeled under the names Iva Klein, Lora, Mellons and, the most popular of them, Mandy May. Under any name, Iva is always known for two things on the set. The first is she's really chatty and fun. She lights up the room with her smile and puts everyone in a good mood. The second thing is that she really likes sex. The scene calls for her to have her ass fingered and she'll beg for more fingers. She'll want it harder and longer and she really gets off doing it! There is nothing as sad as watching a bored, burnt out pornstar being fucked - Iva is a jerk off dream with her fresh faced look and genuine moans.
Iva took a break from modeling in 2007 and returned in June of 2009 with a new tattoo but the same great tits.
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What makes Marvel Super Hero Mashers a ton of fun–and has built in so much play–is taking multiple figures and their accessories and creating new custom, Mash-up figures. All of the figure's parts are removable so they can be swapped with other Mashers figures to create the custom figures. Kids can create figures like Wolverine Patriot Hulk, Iron Spider Patriot and Captain Patriot! Coming up with the names for the new figures is almost as much fun as creating the figures themselves.
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Outcry is a fictional and experimental play based on the true stories of Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till, Sean Bell, Amadou Diallo, Mamie Till and Nicole Bell. In this play, the worlds of five very different individuals collide. It is set in the dream of Nicole Bell, whose fiancé was murdered the night before her wedding. The play begins when two teenage boys (Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till) meet for the first time and as the story continues the lives of Mamie Till (Emmett's mother) Amadou Diallo and Nicole Bell unfold. Through the characters onstage, the audience is forced to ask "What Happens When you Scream and No one Hears".
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OUTCRY was written immediately after the death of Trayvon Martin. Three months later in May of 2012, the play debuted for a two night showing at NYU to sold out audiences. Since then it has had three productions and has been seen by thousands of audiences in both the New York and the DC/Maryland and Virginia area. After NYU it was produced by Thais Francis, Kelley Girod, and Horse Trade Theater on September 6th-9th 2012 at Horse Trade Theater. This production had a sold out run. It was then work shopped with high school students at the Harlem Conservatory for the Arts. In February of 2013, OUTCRY opened at JACK as the first show of its inaugural season. Due to the overwhelming response and interest by the public, the show received an extension. In September 2013 OUTCRY had a Mid Atlantic Regional Premiere at the Publick Playhouse in Maryland in which over 1000 people attended.


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19th-century Britain was dominated by historical revivals such as Neo-classicism and the Gothic Revival. These design movements were riddled with religious and social connotations. Instead, Owen Jones sought a modern style with none of this cultural baggage. Setting out to identify the common principles behind the best examples of historical ornament, he formulated a design language that was suitable for the modern world. He applied this equally to wallpapers, textiles, furniture, metalwork and interiors.
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Always a battler, former NFL coach Buddy Ryan is no less pugnacious at age 77. Now more than 40 years after his first melanoma was found, Ryan is in a fight for his life.
Ryan, father of New York Jets coach Rex Ryan and Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, is preparing for radiation treatment as his cancer has spread to lymph nodes in his neck, according to the Herald-Leader of Lexington, Ky.
Five days after watching his sons' teams open the 2011 NFL season, Ryan had surgery for cancer in his neck in Kentucky, his adopted home. He left the hospital in a matter of days knowing he had more aggressive treatment in his future.
And he's prepared to continue the fight.
"It's what the doctors say I need to do. Radiation, it does the job," he told the Herald-Leader.
After the initial melanoma in 1968, Ryan told the newspaper, "I had another melanoma in 1980 when I was with the Bears. Then I've had this time around."
"The reason I bought in Kentucky, I was living in New York and coaching with the Jets, and I'd drive home through Kentucky to Oklahoma, particularly during the month of June which we got off (from work)," he told the newspaper.
"We were looking for a place to retire. I said, 'What about the San Francisco area?' But my wife liked Kentucky. And I did, too. So I bought a home and a farm here. Even when we weren't living here, it felt like home."
Ryan now lives in Shelbyville, Ky., close to where his wife, Joanie, resides. She is in a Louisville facility and being cared for because of Alzheimer's.
"A terrible disease," Ryan said, "just terrible."
As far his battle, Ryan told the newspaper: "So far, I've never lost to cancer. I'm planning to beat it this time, too."


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Metallica Release "Sad But True" Live Clip
Metallica have announced the first dates in support of their upcoming studio album, Hardwired … to Self-Destruct.
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Earlier today, Slayer premiered their "Pride in Prejudice" music vodeo, which stars Danny Trejo.
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Some of the greatest memories we have as people are the TV shows we grew up watching. After not seeing some of these shows for years, it's easy to forget how special they were to us.
Axl Rose: Why Adler and Izzy Aren't Part of GNR Reunion Tour
Back in July, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose and bassist Duff McKagan sat down with Brazilian TV's Fantástico Globo for their first TV interview since the reformation of the band. Now, that chat...
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On November 29, 2002, the first anniversary of George Harrison's death at age 58, an impressive assemblage of the former Beatle's band mates and pals gathered at London's Royal Albert Hall to pay...
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A conversation with GE's Lorenzo Simonelli
In less than four years at the helm of GE Transportation, Lorenzo Simonelli has seen a little of everything.
He arrived in Erie in July 2008 as the nation's rail freight business was sliding toward a cliff, trimmed more than 1,400 positions in 2009, and in 2011 helped negotiate a union contract and presided over a monster of a comeback year.
After hiring more than 1,300 people in 2011, Simonelli, GE Transportation's president and chief executive, is investing millions in the business in Lawrence Park, Grove City and at a new plant in Fort Worth, Texas.
Inside the Lawrence Park Township-based company, Simonelli is well-known for working long hours and traveling extensively to broker deals.
Simonelli doesn't expect the pace to let up anytime soon. He's predicting a strong 2012. He shared some thoughts with us in a recent e-mail interview.
Q Recent hiring patterns suggest these are good times for GE Transportation. What is fueling this growth and how long do you expect it to last?
We are seeing infrastructure growth around the globe driven by population growth, urbanization and international trade. These megatrends are fueled by commodities that need to be mined and transported via mining trucks, trains or ships. Our equipment -- from locomotives and drive systems for mining trucks to diesel engines for tug boats -- are an integral part of this sustainable infrastructure growth that we expect to last for many years to come. It's great to be part of an organization that moves industries and countries forward.
Q We have seen cycles in the business before, including one three years ago that led to substantial layoffs. What, if anything, can be done to avoid future layoffs?
We need to be better tomorrow than we are today. We need to continue to build the best locomotives and transportation equipment in the industry. Our industry continuously evolves, and we need to effectively adapt to the ever-changing environment. Flexibility will help us to be more competitive around the globe. Most importantly, we need to take great care of our customers. That's how we will continue to win.
Q The company has taken major steps recently to quiet critics and others worried about the company's future in Erie by announcing hundreds of millions of dollars in local investments. What do you think those investments say about the company's future in this region?
We announced 2,400 U.S. jobs in 2011 and filled more than 1,300 jobs here in Erie. At the same time we announced investments of approximately $140 million in our local plant. This includes diesel engine test cells that are going to help us develop even more fuel-efficient and low-emission engines for locomotives and ships.
In addition, we announced investments of $72 million in our diesel engine plant and a new re-manufacturing site, both in Grove City. These investments are vital for the long-term success of GE Transportation and a strong indicator of our commitment to Erie and northwest Pennsylvania.
Q The company also has committed to spending a lot of money in Texas. Why do you feel it was important to invest outside the Erie area and why did you choose Texas? Were there serious discussions about going out of the country?
Our investment in Texas will strengthen our competitiveness and help us to better serve our customers. The facility is only miles away from one of our key rail customers in North America -- BNSF. Our investment is in line with general trends in manufacturing. Most businesses establish multiple manufacturing sites to mitigate the risk to their customers of having only one production facility. We looked at a number of locations but ultimately determined that Fort Worth was the best site for us.
Q What can you tell us about the timetable for the Texas operation? Have there been any adjustment to those expectations?
The project is on track. Our mining facility will start building equipment by mid-2012. We expect the first locomotives to roll off the assembly line by the end of the year.
Q Did you come to this job with any particular goal in mind, and have you moved closer to realizing that goal?
I was excited to join GE Transportation in 2008 and continue to be fascinated by our technology, products and -- most importantly -- people. We continue on our journey to transform GE Transportation from a North American rail to a global transportation business. By the end of 2012, we will have invested roughly $1 billion in new technologies and products since 2010. Not many businesses can say that. Today, we are a much more global business. And international orders have sustained good jobs right here in Erie and northwest Pennsylvania. I'm proud of what we have accomplished as a team.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
The world needs another Shakespeare play on film about as much as it needs another book of Jewel's poetry or another appearance by Richard Simmons on any given talk show. To make things worse, this film does the actor du jour thing by featuring Calista Flockhart, that star of "Ally McBeal" who claims not to have an eating disorder despite the fact that if she stands too close to the curb people park their cars in front of her and stick quarters in her mouth.
This particular play doesn't even translate well into film. Its three acts are so distinct that it's impossible to forget that it's a play, which is a really bad sign if you're trying to make a film. What's the point? The first act is set in Tuscany at the end of the 19th Century, mainly so that the actors can ride around on bicycles and look silly. Theseus (David Strathairn) is getting married to Hippolyta (Sophie Marceau) but must first deal with a problem involving a young engaged couple. Demetrius (Christian Bale) is supposed to marry Hermia (Anna Friel) but Hermia is in love with Lysander (Dominic West). Then there's Helena (Flockhart) who's in love with Demetrius but who isn't in love with her. The second act kicks off when the kids go to the forest and, unbeknownst to them, end up in the middle of fairy land. Since this damn explanation is going to go on forever, let's just say that Oberon (Rupert Everett) is trying to get back at Titania (Michelle Pfeiffer) and starts putting love drops on everybody's eyes with the help of Puck (Stanley Tucci). This leads to confusion.
The third act is a bad play starring Bottom (Kevin Kline), who was turned into an ass in the second act and ended up boning Titania. But back to the second act for a second. Once all the boning ends, the women wake up with their hair all over their cleavage so as not to expose their breasts. You know, either you're naked or your not. Either you're having sex or you're not. And either you're an actress with some guts or you're not. Not that a shot of Calista's cleavage would have in any way saved this film since the very phrase is an obvious oxymoron.
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A few notes of interest involving the Blazers coming out of the City of Brotherly Love. Tom Moore of phillyBurbs.com floats a few offseason ideas for Sixers GM Ed Stefanski:
Ed Stefanski's top off-season priority sounds fairly simple.
The 76ers' president and general manager has the draft, free agency and trades in which to acquire a quality power forward. He'll have roughly $11 million to spend on free agents or to use in a trade differential.
If Wilcox doesn't pan out, the Trail Blazers might be worth a long look. Assuming Greg Oden is healthy, Portland has a glut of big men. With the Blazers committed to LaMarcus Aldridge alongside Oden, could Stefanski land Channing Frye for the pick and a player?
If Stefanski has some money left, Portland small forward James Jones (44.4 percent 3-point shooting) would be a significant upgrade with his perimeter scoring and shouldn't be too costly. Jones holds a $3.2 million player option for next season.
But maybe the most interesting option that could perk a few ears at One Center Court:
There's another possibility. If Andre Miller really isn't interested in discussing a contract extension this summer that would kick in after the 2008-09 season, Stefanski could look to trade Miller. Numerous teams should be interested in a veteran point guard coming off his best year as a pro and with one year left on his deal.
Miller has one year remaining on his contract with Philadelphia, guaranteeing him about $10 million next season. Were the Blazers to get involved in a deal with Philly for Miler, it would most likely involve Frye and a few other pieces (Jarret Jack? Pick?) to make the salaries match. And if Philly dealt Miller, they would need a point in return. At 32 years old, Miller would probably take on a smaller contract after his current expires at the end of next season.
As mentioned above, Miller is coming off probably his best season where he averaged 17 ppg, 6.9 apg and 4 rpg during the regular season. He played a calming, leadership role as a vet among a young Sixers team that gave Detroit a little scare early in the first round. Miller could be the pass first, effective veteran point guard the Blazers need. He doesn't force the issue offensively (2.2 turnovers per game, playoffs included) and manages the game well. Not a deep threat (attempting a very low number), Miller chooses his shots wisely, opting for the higher percentage field goals and setting up his teammates.
Portland would have to include one of its current PGs in the deal, or another deal in order to avoid more glut at the position, but acquiring Miller would be an upgrade. Does a deal for Andre Miller make sense for Portland? Who are the most viable candidates the Blazers could package to grab him from Philly? Is Miller's age a concern? Is he a better option than trying to lure Jose Calderon from Toronto? Leave your thoughts, comments, rants, corrections below.
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Mos Def, Gabrielle Union join cast
Mos Def and Gabrielle Union are joining the cast of writer-director Darnell Martin's "Cadillac Records," lensing in New Jersey.
Def plays Chuck Berry and Union portrays Geneva Wade, girlfriend (then wife) of Muddy Waters. Previously announced cast includes Adrien Brody, Beyonce Knowles and Jeffrey Wright.
Rock 'n' roll pic charts sex, violence and the civil rights movement along with the music biz in 1950s Chicago. Sony BMG Films anticipates a 2009 release.
Def's upcoming projects include "Keep Coming Back" and "Next Day Air"; Union, who recurs on "Ugly Betty," stars with Eddie Murphy in "Meet Dave," set for release in July via Fox.
Martin's credits include "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and "I Like It Like That."


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Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person,...
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Sågs senast: Idag 11:13


text: The Central Pennsylvania Humane Society announced the start of its annual Picture Perfect Pet Calendar Contest for 2014. The contest features portraits of locally owned pets. The contest includes fundraising on behalf of the participants to have their pets featured in the calendar. Any pet owner is welcome to enter.