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A collection of twenty Chinese folktales that were passed on by word of mouth for generations, as told by some old-timers newly settled in the United States.
Ribbonsby Laurence Yep
Robin, a promising young ballet student, cannot afford to continue lessons when her Chinese grandmother emigrates from Hong Kong, creating jealousy and conflict among the entire family.
The Serpent's Children (Golden Mountain Chronicles : 1849)by Laurence Yep
In nineteenth-century China, a young girl struggles to protect her family from the threat of bandits, famine, and an ideological conflict between her father and brother.
Shadow Lordby Laurence Yep
Angira is a primitive, violent planet -- and young Prince Vikram returns from Earth filled with new ideas. When Sulu and Spock accompany Vikram home, they walk into a bloodbath: reactionary forces, afraid of any modernization, have seized Vikram's rightful throne. Suddenly the men from the Enterprise are on an underground journey with a Prince who is coming of age. The future of Angira is at stake, and each man's survival depends on his skill -- and daring -- with a sword!
Skunk Scoutby Laurence Yep
Teddy's idea of a good vacation is a triple-feature at the movie theater. So when his uncle invites him to go camping, he is more than a little reluctant. To make matters worse, his know-it-all little brother, Bobby, is coming, too. Teddy practices his camping skills in his Chinatown apartment and watches Wilderness Scout for tips, but nothing can prepare him for his meeting with Mother Nature. Soon Teddy, Bobby, and Uncle Curtis find themselves in the woods, sleeping on rocks, and battling raccoons, mosquitoes, and poison oak. Through it all, Teddy is determined to prove he is just as smart as his little brother. But the worst is yet to come. A hike leaves them lost in the woods-and is that a skunk coming down the path
Spring Pearl: The Last Flower (Girls of Many Lands)by Laurence Yep
Called boyish by her new family for being able to read and write, twelve-year-old orphaned Spring Pearl's "odd ways" help save the family during the 1857 Opium War in Canton, China.
Staking a Claim, the Journal of Wong Ming-Chung, a Chinese Miner, California, 1852by Laurence Yep
Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep's incredible JOURNAL OF WONG MING-CHUNG is now in paperback with a stunning repackaging! In 1852, during the height of the California Gold Rush, ten-year-old Wong makes the dangerous trip to America to live with his uncle, exchanging the famine and war of his native country for brutal bullies and grueling labor in America, Wong joins his uncle and countless others in the effort to strike it rich on the great "Golden Mountain." Unfortunately, he, and most of the rest of the dreamers, soon discover that there's no such thing as a Golden Mountain, only dirt, mud, and occasionally tiny flecks of gold dust--flecks that are to be turned over to the owners of the mines, in return for barely livable wages. However, someone as clever and resourceful as Wong will have to find other ingenious ways of making money if they're going to make it in America. But can they overcome the bitter, racist white Americans to find success?
The Star Fisherby Laurence Yep
In 1927, Joan Lee and her family are the first Chinese-Americans that Clarksburg has ever seen. Joan knows she's American. But no one else seems to think so.
The Tiger's Apprentice (Book One of the Tiger Trilogy)by Laurence Yep
A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.
Tongues of Jadeby Laurence Yep David Wiesner
A retelling of seventeen Chinese American folktales from a variety of Chinese communities in the United States.
When the Circus Came to Townby Laurence Yep
An Asian cook and a Chinese New Year celebration help a ten-year-old girl at a Montana stage coach station to regain her confidence after smallpox scars her face.
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"Al Qaeda is hurt through its loss of leadership as well as a steady stream of coalition and Iraqi raids, but they are not finished. And they won't be finished for some time. They are feeling the pain right now, but as you also see, they are still capable of conducting terrorist acts across Iraq."
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2006 Game Plan--Army Campaign Plan, Ch.3
The Army Campaign Plan (ACP) directs planning, preparation, and execution of Army operations and Army transformation within the context of ongoing strategic commitments. The ACP consists of a written order that we will continue to update semi-annually. The plan gives supported Army Commands or Headquarters, Department of the Army Staff Principals the responsibility and authority for more than 80 major objectives nested within eight campaign objectives, enabling us to execute the four overarching and interrelated strategies:
-Provide relevant and ready land power for the 21st century security environment
-Train and equip Soldiers to serve as warriors and grow adaptive leaders
-Sustain an All-Volunteer Force composed of highly competent Soldiers who are provided an equally high quality of life
-Provide infrastructure and support to enable the force to fulfill its strategic roles and missions
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An Unavoidable Tragedy
(a satire) By Rick Bernardi
EVERYTOWN- A cyclist was killed today when he collided with a vehicle on Main Street. According to Everytown Police Sgt. Ben Dover, the cyclist and the driver of the vehicle were both traveling in the same direction on Main Street. As the driver was attempting to pass the cyclist, the cyclist's handlebar clipped the front fender of the passing vehicle, causing the cyclist to lose control of his bike. The cyclist smashed into the vehicle, causing extensive damage to the right front fender and windshield. The cyclist was killed instantly on impact. The cause of death was believed to be massive internal injuries. Sgt. Dover noted that the cyclist was not wearing a helmet.
Because the cyclist was only traveling at the speed limit, police believe that the cyclist's low speed was a factor in this tragic accident. Police also said that, based on what the driver of the vehicle told them, they believe that the cyclist may have veered one or two inches off course just before the accident, and because of this, the driver was unable to take evasive action to avoid this tragedy.
The driver, who remained at the scene, was heard to be grieving over the incident. "Dang cyclist shoulda been wearing a helmet if he was going to ride that close to me," the grief-stricken motorist said. "Just look at the damage to my car! Who's going to pay for this? These cyclists think they own the road, but none of them have insurance or a driver's license!"
"Of course, the driver is terribly distraught," Sgt. Dover explained. "He will have to live with this for the rest of his life. Cyclists really need to be careful to obey the traffic laws. Just last year, we had another terrible tragedy when a cyclist took a drink of water from his water bottle and got sucked under a passing truck."
Although they didn't witness this completely unavoidable accident, bystanders agreed. "These bikers don't seem to know what a stop sign is," said one bystander. "They think the law doesn't apply to them." Dudley Wright, owner of the Wheel Fast Bikes Shop agreed, saying, "Of course, cyclists need to obey the traffic laws too."
The DRIVER was way too close!! That's is HIS FAULT!
Two effing inches and and driver is upset about his paint job.
He killed someone. If it were a runner would he complain just the same?


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For Justin Bieber, the show must always go on.
After throwing up on stage during his Believe tour Saturday night, the pop star seems to be taking it easy before he takes the stage in Las Vegas.
"Getting better for tomorrow's show!" Tweeted Bieber, 18, following his Glendale, Ariz., concert, in which he soldiered through a 21-song set despite a seemingly upset stomach.
His turn at the Jobing.com Arena came to the encouragement of his fans, who showed their support for their idol after he became ill mid-show and left the stage twice.
"It's hard for me, you know, not feeling great and throwing up in front of a bunch of people," he told the crowd after leaving the stage during his song "Beauty and a Beat," according to the USA Today. "Will you love me even though I'm throwing up on stage?"
To the hoot and hollers from his ever-vocal audience, he continued, "Okay, I wanted to give you my best show ever, so do you mind if I finish it?"
As for the cause of his illness, Bieber had a sense of humor. "Milk was a bad choice," he wrote in a nod to the 2004 comedy Anchorman. "Lol."
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LOL. The D is not the issue, the O is. Not only is it not scoring it is turning the puck over. For example last night. The 4th goal was a TO on a blind pass by Filppula that was supposed to go to Zetterberg. TO=Goal. The 5th goal was a TO by lazy Franzen at our blueline that once again ended up in the back of the net. heck the 3rd goal was half on Smith out of position and half on Emmerton-it was his guy that scored the goal. 3 goals that forwards were very much involved with.
But then again, you don't win when you only score 2 goals. we outshot the Flames 2 to 1. But yet lost 5-2. We are still getting our shots, but no goals. If the D wasn't getting the puck to the forwards, we wouldn't be getting the shots. heck, during the boradcast last night, Ken and Mick were talking about how everyone has figured out brunners shooting style, and is jamming him up now. That is a forward issue.
But this is also a GM issue. Right now today, we only have enough talent for 1 good forward line. That is it. Everyone else is past their prime, never in the prime, or may someday find their prime. From 1998 through last year, every trip to the finals we scored 250+ goals per year. heading into last nights game, we were scoring at a 214 goal over 82 game pace. Went from over 3 goals per game down to 2.6 goals per game. That is all on the forwards and their talent/lack there of.
I appreciate the response, however I respectfully disagree. Outshooting the opponents 2 to 1 is something the Red Wings have always done, it is a philosophical approach that has been a part of this organization forever. (If a team wants to get 30 shots a game, believe me they can). The problem now, is that while we still average the same amount of shots per game, the quality of our shots have been compromised. The reason for this is because opposing Defense's are keying on our forwards and keeping them on the perimeter - and our forwards are shooting from wherever they have space. They are able to do this, because they don't need to focus on our defense like they would have in years past, as we all know if you gave Lidstrom or Rafalski ANY time and space they would pick you apart.
As for the glory days of scoring 250+ goals per year, I'm sure if you did the research you would find during those seasons, we were in the top 3 in goals scored by defenseman, and collaterally our forwards were also having better seasons.
Not saying our forwards are playing there best either, because they certainly are not. I really have only been impressed by Datsyuk lately, he is the rock of this team. But again, (although they are 4 years older) our last cup came with almost an identical group of forwards. An in-depth look: We have substituted Draper, Drake, Maltby, Holmstrom, Hudler, for Bertuzzi, Brunner, Miller, Eaves and TooToo. Consider that Drake retired that summer, Draper was almost done, and Helm and Abdelkader were rookies the FOLLOWING year - then you honesty can't say the reason were not in a playoff spot this year is because of our forwards.
Although irreplaceable, just look at the impact one Defensman has - Lidstrom made Ian White look like an all star last year and our team was 5th in the NHL in GPG, and the same Ian White this year can't even crack a roster with names like Quincey, Lashoff, Kindl and Smith playing every night.


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Web Appendices to 'Progressivity and Potential Income: Measuring the Effect of Changing Work Patterns on Income Tax Progressivity'
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University of Pennsylvania Law School; University of Pennsylvania Wharton School - Business Economics and Public Policy Department
March 6, 2012
This document contains four appendices to Sanchirico, Chris William, Progressivity and Potential Income: Measuring the Effect of Changing Work Patterns on Income Tax Progressivity. Columbia Law Review, Vol. 108, Pg. 1551, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=961310
These are: 1. The Stata do file creating variables from PSID data; 2. The Stata program that runs the estimation procedure and was submitted to balanced repeated replication; 3. And appendix explaining actual income tax figures and graphs in terms of tax code provisions; 4. The more technically detailed working paper version of the full paper.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Authorities arrested two teen-agers Thursday, accusing them of stealing a pair of koalas from the San Francisco Zoo to show off to their girlfriends.
"They wanted to give them to their lady friends to impress them," police spokesman Jim Deignan said.
The two bear-like creatures, 7-year-old Leanne and her mother, 15-year-old Pat, were discovered missing Wednesday morning. They were recovered after police received a tip.
"They are OK," said zoo spokeswoman Nancy Chan. "They apparently were really hungry, so they went right into their night quarters and they were fed right away."
Police said the teens are charged with burglary, possession of stolen property and grand theft. They said profit was not the motive, despite each animals' estimated value of more than $10,000.
Neither teen-ager was immediately identified.
Zoo officials said the thieves appeared to have broken through a skylight and slipped into the koala exhibit. The 11-pound marsupials were returned to their climate-controlled enclosure, which they share with five other koalas.
Officials said Pat came to the zoo from Australia in 1986. She has several medical problems, including a potentially cancerous mass and an infected eye.
Zoo officials had been worried because koalas are highly vulnerable to changes in temperature and have a specialized diet, eating only the freshest tips of eucalyptus buds. The plants are also their main source of water.
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This news should come of no surprise considering that over 3 million iPads sold in only 3 months of its release. The iPad is the new trend, if your grandma wants an iPad, then you know the product is a hit. But what about the kids' holiday wishes? Gaming consoles are sure to beat the iPad as most desired among kids, right? Wrong!
According to a research by The Nielson Company the iPad is the most desired electronic device by kids ages 6-12 this holiday season, clearly beating all gaming consoles. In case you were wondering what came right after the iPad as most desired electronic this holiday season, here you go:
For kids over 13, the list changed a bit, but still kept the iPad in the top 5. While, the Nintendo brand was the first gaming console/handheld of choice after the iPad on both age groups.


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Oops! Did somebody make a mess?! Join David as he finds himself in a few sticky situations, and learn his five favorite words along the way. From throwing a ball to riding a tricycle to taking a bath, David sometimes has a little too much fun. But he knows there's nothing better than cuddling with Mama at the end of a busy and exciting day. With the same irresistible humor and vibrant style as his award-winning No, David! books, David Shannon takes us back to the "early years" of his most beloved character. Perfect for beginning readers as well as for the youngest children!
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A MAJOR drive is underway to make Redditch a dementia friendly town.
The Redditch Friends Together group is calling on residents, businesses and organisations to pledge to play their part in making the borough a better place to live for those living with the condition.
The group is made up of people with dementia who meet weekly to discuss how to raise awareness of the issue and encourage others to commit to the campaign.
It is estimated more than 1,300 people in Redditch will be living with dementia by 2026 – an increase of more than 77 per cent on 2008. However rather than being seen as a barrier, more and more people are being supported to live as independently as possible with the condition in their own homes.
Janet Little, from the Alzheimer's Society, said as a result public and businesses needed to be more aware of the signs of dementia and be ready to offer support.
"Becoming a dementia friendly town is good for Redditch, not just those living well with dementia in the community, but it will make a better community for everybody, better customer service for businesses and it keeps people out of hospital." she said.
"This problem isn't going to go away it's just going to increase and as a community we need to stand up and say we are part of this."
To help make Redditch a dementia friendly place, the group is urging residents, businesses, GP surgeries and other organisations to sign up to the national and local Dementia Action Alliance and train staff as dementia champions, which is provided for free.
They then can train others to become dementia friends. Businesses are also encouraged to look at how they can adapt their service to support their customers with dementia, such as Tesco which nationally is considering the introduction of an additional assistance check-out.
Group member Sandra Hunt told the Standard how she had struggled while paying for goods in a shop.
"The shop assistant was very abrupt with me and the person behind me wanted to know how long I was going to take. She had no patience with me I was just inconveniencing her but I couldn't remember the value of the money and I wasn't given time to sort it out." she said.
"Both the shop and the public failed me in their lack of understanding of what was happening."
Pat Isherwood, another of the group's members, added: "We aren't going to take anything away from the community we want to give to the community and be part of it.
"Anyone of us can still contribute in our own way."
For more information on how to sign up to the dementia action alliance email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 07833 146 207.


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My artistic side was sparked by Mrs. L., my kindergarten teacher who loathed children. During art hour, I would draw a giant three-headed dog chomping on an adult female that looked surprisingly like ...
My artistic side was sparked by Mrs. L., my kindergarten teacher who loathed children. During art hour, I would draw a giant three-headed dog chomping on an adult female that looked surprisingly like Mrs. L.
Born in the Big Apple, drama queened at High School of Performing Arts ("what do you think a tree is feeling?"), exercised left side of brain at CCNY and the New School. I guesstimate my personality to be a combo of Dr. House, Nurse Jackie and The Nanny.
I live in Scottsdale - home of the cuddly scorpion. Freelance writing, crafting, instructing, painting and designing (Annie's Attic, Crafts Magazine, Woman's Day and other periodicals) keeps me out of trouble. I have had way too much fun sharing fake food crafting techniques on Phoenix Channel 12 with the wonderful Kathy Cano-Murillo (Crafty Chica)and the Arizona Republic.
Favs Mix: My family, friends, Paul Newman, Morgan Freeman, James Spader, Vera Farmiga, Somerset Maugham, Theodore Dreiser, Betty Smith, Discovery Channel, Twilight Zone Marathons, Downton Abbey, True Blood, The Tudors, Indie, foreign and horror flicks, music, dance, art, long walks, flora, fauna and licking Nutella off a spoon.
I have three wonderful sons. Critters include three felines-Alfie Lambchop, Vinny Anthony and Frank the Twitch who fight over the remote-Food Network channel always wins. My favorite quote:
"Well-behaved women rarely make
Pattern is rated Intermediate beginner who can crochet in the round and read patterns. Knowledge of single, double and front post double crochet stitches is required. I provide visual link to front post double stitch which is quite easy to work.
Peyton is an adorable poncho with awesome texture and personality. Top of neck has an attractive natural curl. Pop with a fun button or embellishment.
Optional instructions are given for ages 2-3 years.
You will need sizes J and K crochet hooks and 1 ball of Bernat Satin worsted weight acrylic yarn.
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CHARLES TOWN - Gov. Joe Manchin has signed off on a supplementary appropriation bill that provides $350,000 worth of funding for English as a Second Language programs throughout the state.
"This is a definite need in Jefferson and Berkeley counties," Delegate Tiffany Lawrence, D-Jefferson, said.
Earlier this year, Lawrence introduced House Bill 4211, a piece of legislation that aimed to allocate additional moneys to help teach students with limited English proficiencies and who were learning English as a second language.
The bill, which passed both the House and Senate, initially provided nearly $550,000 for ESL programs. Those moneys would have come in addition to funding provided at the federal level.
Lawrence said that while Manchin did sign off on the bill itself, he opted to remove the $550,000 for ESL programs from the state's budget via a line-item veto.
A supplementary appropriations bill that received the governor's nod this week reinstated nearly $350,000 worth of those funds, though. Lawrence said that while it's less funding than was initially proposed, she is nonetheless pleased.
"It's still a great, great victory and so very much needed," she said.
The state funding for ESL programs was reinstated thanks to Sen. John Unger, D-Berkeley, Lawrence said. Unger said he was able to add the money into a bill that was put forward during the West Virginia Legislature's recent special session.
"We worked as a team on this. I just saw an opportunity," he said.
Unger said it was important to ensure that adequate funding was made available for ESL programs.
"It's very important that students are able to speak and write in English. ... If a student can't communicate in English, it's very difficult for a teacher to be able to communicate with that student," he said.
Once a student has a better proficiency in English and they are better able to communicate with their teachers, Unger said they also will be able to build upon their other skill sets.
The amount of funding that West Virginia has traditionally spent on ESL programs has lagged behind other states, Lawrence said.
She said adequate state funding for the program is important in areas like the Eastern Panhandle where there is a more diverse population. On average, she noted, providing English as a Second Language services to students costs between $3,000 and $4,000 per student. Until now, that cost had to be covered entirely by federal and local dollars.
"Basically, the burden is lessened for the county board of education," Lawrence said of the recently approved funding.
Unger said that could be especially true for local communities.
"The Eastern Panhandle, with our diverse population, we will get the lion's share of that money," he said.
Both lawmakers, however, said additional money from the state could possibly be needed for ESL programs in the future.
"It's not enough, but it's a start," Unger said.


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When your in town, it must be Urinetown!
'round 'ere we call it Jarate >.>
This has been an inspiration.
If you catheterize a city bus full of drunken hoboes you might be on to something.
It reminds me of those commercials telling everyone to invest in "gold".
Link for the interested (search "hydrogen from urine" for more hits):
That actually sounds not bad at all. Even if we don't use hydrogen in cars, we can use it to generate electricity. After all, even a nuclear reactor only boils water to power some turbines.
As to your razor review, I'm fine with it, since it is a sincere problem for you and I think no one believes you're sugar coating anything.
Master-Blaster runs Urinetown!
Is that shadow on her head in panel 2 a chicken? Coincidence or secret message?
Is that a chicken in her hair in the second panel?
As a '78 OU graduate, I am both proud and disgusted.
So next time I get drunk and pee in my friends fuel tank it'll be fueling his hydrogen powered car. Well that takes all the fun out of it. I'll just have to pee in his window then. He usually keeps it cracked during hot weather.
*panicking* you're not going to invade my house and collect OUR urine, are you?
In case you're serious, I did the math on that one way back in mid-August.
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A family of four can go a total of about three miles per day on the urea they produce, given a hyper-efficient car and no energy cost to purify the urea.
Synthetic urea watered down into a thick paste is the only plausible fuel, by the way. Extracting urea from urine would take a lot more energy than the fuel would produce.
MUAD DIB! MUAD DIB! MUAD DIB! (but do we get to eat the spice?)
But what about our lemon trees? Won't somebody think of the lemon trees!
And remember kids...please do not jar!
Brilliance, sheer brilliance.
Funny thing is, pretty much any water you drink was probably pee at some point. That expensive bottled water may very well have been dinosaur wee-wee long ago. The rain? It comes from evaporation off the oceans. You know the oceans, right? FISH PEE IN THERE!
Urine correct! I mean your right about pee.
Here I stand in the silent bliss.
Listening to the falling piss.
I'll stop taking Flomax.
Hahaha, so many non-believers. I work at this lab and I'll tell you it's not a one-step process, but we are making progress. I'll let others tell you about it.
If you want technical and scientific details, read this paper (http://bit.ly/42VZUa)
And there are few other articles on the web (http://bit.ly/b9z2C, http://bit.ly/cmRzf)
Thank you for putting the glasses back on your wife. She never looked right without them, especially since I'd seen a photo of her on her website. (Nice fonts, Missy.)
Oh my god. It already kind of exists.
What do you think that thing in her hair in Panel 2 looks like?
I think it looks like a rooster.
Do you think that they'll call this new fuel Urinol?
its road-runner - MEEP MEEP!
ahahaha, looks like someone hasn't heard of NEWater!
@zaraithe: Yep. I get it straight from Mann Co., great for showing spies who's the boss.
I take no pride in being able to say this, but I, from personal experience, know that there is a problem with simply stockpiling urine. this experience comes from drinking a LOT of soda, having a lot of empty bottles around, having no toilet in the basement where my room is, and a long wait before I finally realized I had to clean up my makeshift urine receptacles. urine ferments, and gets little cloudy things that look like snot floating around in it. the fact that it changes over time should make it difficult to keep it in a usable condition for when they finally make hydrogen cars.
This about this: I don't think any of us have ever had a drop of water that wasn't pissed out of some creature many thousands of times in history. Even if you excised a cake of ice from a quarter mile into the Antarctic, you still couldn't guarantee that it wasn't urine at one point. Moon water may not be urine, since that was thrown off of Earth before the evolution of the bladder.


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Raspberry Macarons Recipe
By Ashley Bode | May 24, 2012
Other than being symbolic of Parisian Romanticism, what makes macarons so special is that they seem to be impossible to make at home. However if you're seeking to fulfill your need for an indulgent challenge, then this will be quite a satisfactory endeavor. This recipe, a combination of french translation and the trustworthiness of Martha Stewart, can easily be modified for different flavors of macarons. In this case, fresh raspberry preserves are used for the filling and bring a light summertime touch to the airy cookies.


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Banana Boat Summer Color Self-Tanning Lotion Deep Dark Color Reviews
banana boat self tanning lotion in deep dark colorI have tried a few self tanners (all lotions) they all smell nasty but i figured they all did. WRONG this product smells amazing and makes you really tan. I am Casper in terms of skin color. so i was worried when it said deep dark color but its amazing. You just apply this like a lotion you cant really go wrong because its tinted so you can see if you have it evenly on. This product doesn't dry so...read more fast that you need to hurry, but it does dry fast where you don't have to worry about your cloths too much (maybe five-7min). I use Malibu Island Sense body moisturizer, which is a HEMP moisturizer to maintain the tan on the says i'm not re applying. Also you MUST exfoliate which i use the new Tone Fruit Peel Body Wash which Exfoliates with fruit acids. You feel baby soft using all three of these. (But even if you don't use the moisturizer you will feel amazing) All three of these are at wal-mart and are very cheep and great products. — 3 years, 5 months agosummerspaz | 1 reviews
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Best self tannerI have been using this product for over a year now! I used to work as a promo model for a beer company, so looking good was part of the job. I used to be addicted to tanning beds, but after giving them up for health reasons I was TERRIFIED to try a self tanner. I researched A LOT and found this product, tried it and I was AMAZED. It won't take weeks of tanning (like in a tanning bed) to get a bas...read moree color. One application and you're done! The color is realistic, and not orangey or gross at all. Self tanning is a process and you have to know what you're doing to get the best result, but do a little research on the right process and you'll be golden (literally! :-) ) So if you are looking for the best product available at a lower cost, look no further. I used the Deep Dark color in the summer and sometimes the lighter color (which can be stacked to create a deeper color). I also use it all over my face in place of a moisturizer, which is probably not the best thing for my skin but I don't break out from it at all, and it looks great. My only complaint is that it can take a while to dry because it is SOO moisturizing, but really it's not so bad. Definitely cheaper than a professional spray tan and it gives you comparable results. — 3 years, 6 months agosreinhardt18 | 9 reviews
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awesome product!i love to be tan and usually go to the tanning bed around october when my tan fades but with this product i dont need a tanning bed! — 3 years, 11 months agosmile7490 | 2 reviews
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bananna boat sunless tanI am not experienced with self tanners and I am realy pale with uneven skin so discovering this was truely a miracle: it barely streaks and only does so if is not done properly. Also, it is very cheap (sold at walmarts, usually on the bottom self of self-tanners, sunscreens and other sun products) at about $8.00 for a 6 fl oz bottle, which is VERY nice and will not rub off onto clothes as far as I...read more have noticed. Another great feature is that the smell is not overwhelming (unlike the jergens stuff I use to use) and is very buildable, so it is good for any skin type (like my pale self). yet another thing is that it sticks around for a while, maybe through a shower or two and doesn't fade noticably. But like all good things there are a few flaws, for instance: the color takes wayyy to long to appear, way more than the two to three hours like the packaging said. And like I said earlier, I will streak if your not careful, and its odd looking because they look more like drip marks rather than actual streaks even though it doesn't drip due to its rather thick consistancy when applied so thats a ??? All in all, I am going to buy this again. I like it :) — 4 years, 3 months agoPinkeebler | 34 reviews
Love!If you are looking for a beautiful tan from the shelves of the drugstore, you have found the one! This tinted self tanner gives my fair skin a tan that looks amazingly natural. The color is a great golden bronze, not a dreaded orange or yellow! However, don't think it is deeply dark, I have to use it about three times in a row to get my desired shade. Whether because of the tint or the formula, t...read morehis product is also easy to use. I have only been self tanning for a year now, and I've never really messed up with this lotion. The only problems I have had with this self tanner come to my face. For some reason, this self tanner hardly is able to tan my face. Yet it is able to cause my acne prone skin to breakout occasionally. And yes, this tanner does have an odor, but which one doesn't? All in all, buy this self tanner, apply it at night, use a bronzer on your face, and enjoy the fab color of summer! — 4 years, 3 months agosmile00 | 6 reviews
Tried them all, best productTanned in a bed since I was 15. Had to have a mole removed and promised my mom and myself i would stop. In the past 3 years I've used every drug store self tanner there is. Personally, this is the BEST one! What blows my mind is that where I live it's $7 after tax and all the products I've tried before have been on average $10. This formula goes on SO easy, it starts to develop in a matter of minu...read moretes, it lasts longer than any other, and it actually looks NATURAL! I have had such a problem with my hands being orange from application with other products, even after scrubbing. This product does not turn your hands at all, just wash half way thru application and at the end (give nail area and between fingers a little extra scrub) I put this on at night and let it set in (beware: you will need to wash your sheets) or I can use it last minute and know it will develop in an hour and be DARK after 3(don't wear white until after you've showered). There is no streaking if you spend the time it take to apply evenly. Do it in a cool room in front of a mirror, if you start sweating you will feel wet for a while. This product is unbelievably moisturizing, compared to other brands that dry you out! I like to lay out after I've applied and showered and it just enhances the tan that much more without giving me that crackly looking skin that makes a fake tan so obvious. The lotion is literally BROWN and that is the color I turn, NO orange!! Obviously everyone has different skin color so it may be different for others! The best perk is that I am 5'11" and with other, more expensive products I go through the bottle for one application. With this product, the bottle lasts me at least 2 applications and then there is some left for touch ups. Avoid showering as long as possible after application and it will be darker and last longer! Price and results are almost too good to be true! Couldn't recommend this product enough. Stay out of Cancer coffins, use this product!!!! — 4 years, 4 months agohilaryforever | 1 reviews
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Best drugstore self tanner!This is the most natural looking tan from the drugstore! (and I've tried A LOT) Smells really good too. The lotion is tinted so you can easily see where you spread it. You must wash your hands after using it! — 4 years, 4 months agoblondedrb | 2 reviews
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Awesome self tanner!Great self tanner!! Gives a great natural and even coverage!! I hadn't even had a base tan before applying it to my fair skin, and it only took 2 applications to look like I was coming back from a tropical vacation!!! Very pleased and will never need to lay in the sun again for a tan.:) — 4 years, 5 months agojswice | 1 reviews
Great TannerI really like this product. If used properly, you get a very natural looking dark tan! I will share my experience to hopefully help others who may be looking to use this product. The first time I used it, I had showered and shaved before application, which was the correct thing to do. What I neglected to account for was the very dry areas on my feet and ankles. I did exfoliate, but I didn't accoun...read moret for places where my skin would absorb a lot of product. This left me with very concentrated dark streaky spots on my feet and ankles. I also dripped water on myself after washing my hands, and although I gently blotted off the water, I had a bare spot where the water had dripped and ran down my outer thigh. The second time, however, I used a regular hydrating lotion on my feet, ankles, and knees before application of the tanner. Also, after applying the tanner to my legs, I mixed in a bit of regular lotion with the tanning lotion to put on those problem areas in order to make them blend better. This worked like a charm! There is a wonderful article on this site called "Tricks to Self-Tanning Your Body Like a Pro". As long as you follow the steps outlined in this article, this product will look great every time! Also, if you want a bit of a lighter tan to begin with, try mixing this tanning lotion with a white lotion to begin with. You will round out with a very natural looking even tan on the first try and you can go darker from there if you want to. A++ product! Will buy again! — 4 years, 5 months agoCCochran | 22 reviews
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One of my favsThis is a great product to have at all times, especially if you don't like the idea of getting roasted by the sun/and or tanning beds. It's one of the best that I have found so far! I give it only 9 stars, because when it fades badly, especially on my neck and arms. The color does look natural, though, and for a cheap, fake tan, it's a pretty awesome product. Only about $6-7 for a whole bottle and...read more that lasts me a couple of months at least! I love the Deep Dark color, but both are great. Just make sure to exfoliate and go light on the ankles/feet!!! — 4 years, 5 months agomsmegnicole | 23 reviews
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- Kreinik #12 Braid 100 White, 003 Red, 008 Green, 029 Turquoise, 028 Citron, 022 Brown
- Stack of books rubber stamp (ours has an apple on top too)
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Remove the red liner from the Treasure Tape sheet. With the black ink, stamp your image directly onto the tape. Replace the red liner. Then cut out your image, leaving just a 1/8" border around the stamped lines.
Remove the white backing from your image and lay it centered on the front of your red card. Peel off the red liner to expose the top sticky part.
Begin thread decorating: we outlined one book with #12 Braid 028, one with 029, and one with 008. Fill in each book with rows of #12 Braid 100. Make the apple with #12 Braid 003, and make the stem with #12 Braid 022.
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LEBANON TOWNSHIP — The Lebanon Township First Aid Squad's ambulances will be returned on Monday, following an order from Hunterdon County Superior Court Judge Peter Buchsbaum.
In a letter he wrote today to township and squad attorneys, Buchsbaum said his hope for resolution had not been realized.
The ambulances were removed from the squad's headquarters in April after the township committee voted to transfer EMS duties to the fire department.
After that meeting, firefighters took the keys for the two ambulances and drove them about a hundred yards to the firehouse, which sits on the other side of the municipal building.
The volunteer squad, an independent organization, took the township to court.
Last Friday, Buchsbaum ruled that the committee had violated the state Open Public Records Act by making the decision behind closed doors. He also found that the squad paid for all of one ambulance and a portion of the other.
The judge concluded that ambulances should be returned and the squad re-established as the municipality's emergency medical responder.
"The squad is looking forward to getting the ambulances back and going back into service," attorney Ron Peles said today.
The committee attempted to adopt another resolution Wednesday putting the fire company in charge of EMS, but Mayor Jay Weeks had to cancel the meeting after more than 80 people showed up, exceeding the building's fire code.
"We couldn't get the school in time," Weeks said, adding that they delayed the decision so that everything is advertised ahead of time and done in public. "This time, we're going to do everything right."
The mayor said the resolution will be formally introduced next Wednesday and presented for public hearing and possible adoption July 7.
After last week's court hearing, Weeks said, "We're going to keep fighting."
He added today: "The squad has got everybody BS-ed with their propoganda."


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October 2011 Climate Summary for Lubbock and Childress
Like September, October was a very typical autumn month as temperatures generally ended up fairly close to seasonable averages as Lubbock and Childress were 0.8 and 1.1 degrees above normal respectively. However, once again this means that October 2011 becomes the 15th consecutive month where "above normal" temperatures were experienced across the region. As one might expect for an autumn month, October was characterized by several temperature swings due to frontal passages. In general though, an upper-level ridge of high pressure helped to promote fair weather for most of the month. October began on a warming trend as temperatures peaked into the 80s to the lower 90s across the region, before a front briefly knocked highs back into the 70s on the 5th. A short warming trend ensued before a strong upper-level low pressure system pushed into the area, bringing a cool, moist air mass into the area which dropped highs into the 70s and 60s by the 9th. Another upper-level ridge of high pressure spread into the area beginning on the 10th, promoting fair and dry weather and creating a gradual warming trend that persisted through the next week. Highs warmed from the upper 70s well into the 80s and even the lower 90s by the 16th and 17th, with Childress setting a record of 92 degrees on the 16th. A strong cold front pushed through the region on the evening of the 17th, which created the large haboob that impacted much of the region. This front also served to knock highs back down into the 60s and lows into the 30s and 40s on the 18th and 19th. Another high pressure ridge moved over western Texas on the 20th, beginning another pronounced warming trend that would last through the next week. Highs once again rose from the 70s into the 80s and eventually the lower 90s, with Lubbock and Childress setting records of 91 and 94 degrees respectively on the 25th. On the 26th and 27th, a strong upper-level low pressure system pushed a strong cold front through the state, ushering another cold, moist air mass into the Southern Plains. This air mass brought about some of the coldest temperatures observed across the area since late March as highs only peaked into the 40s and Lubbock dropped below the freezing mark on the 28th for the first time since March 30th. Dry and fair conditions prevailed for the rest of the month as temperatures climbed back into the 60s and 70s during Halloween weekend to close out the month.
NOTE: Some temperature data for Childress exists before 1928 and goes as far back as the 1890s. However it is a very incomplete record as there are many large gaps in the data before 1928 (some as large as 20 years). Therefore, this analysis will only compare the observations from August 2011 to data from the complete temperature record which is from 1928-present.
October 2011 temperature graphs for Lubbock (LBB) and Childress (CDS). The red bars indicate the actual observed daily high and low temperatures and the extended black lines denote the daily record highs and lows. Any record high temperatures set are denoted in yellow. One daily high temperature record was set at Lubbock and two were set at Childress in October! Click on the images for a larger version!
|October Statistics
|Average Monthly Temperature
|Normal October Temperature
|Deviation From Normal
| 0.8 Above
| 1.1 Above
|Monthly Ranking
|32nd Warmest (since 1914)
|30th Warmest (since 1928)
|Warmest October
| 66.2 (1934)
| 70.9 (1934)
|Coolest October
| 54.0 (1976)
| 55.8 (1976)
|Highest Temperature (October 2011)
| 91 on the 17th
|94 on the 25th
|Lowest Temperature (October 2011)
| 31 on the 28th
| 35 on the 28rd
|All-Time Highest Temperature
100 (October 3, 2000)
103 (October 3, 2000)
(October 8, 1979)
|All-Time Lowest Temperature
18 (October 30, 1993)
21 (October 31, 1993)*
(October 30, 1993)*
|Record Highs (October 2011)
91 on the 25th
92 on the 16th
88 on the 24th
94 on the 25th
|Record Lows (October 2011)
* Period valid (1928-2011)
October 2011 did see some rainfall events across the Southern Plains region as once again both sites had greater than one inch of rainfall for the second consecutive month, making it the first time this has happened since September and October 2010! Despite a couple of rainfall events, Lubbock still fell about 0.50" short of its normal rainfall for the month. However, the two rainfall events that impacted Childress produced 3.23" of rain or about one inch above normal for the month, making Childress "wetter" than average for a given month for the first time in over a year.
The first rainfall "event" for October occurred on the weekend of October 8th and 9th as a strong upper-level low pressure system pushed over western Texas. Initially, a line of thunderstorms pushed across the area along a cold front, which gave Lubbock its initial burst of 0.16" of rain during the early morning hours of the 8th. However, as the front marched eastward toward the Rolling Plains, it began to slow down. The upper-level flow began to become more oriented to the south and east or parallel to the boundary. This helped to stream moisture across eastern portions of the area for several hours during the day on the 8th and created several additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms. As a result, Childress received much more rainfall than Lubbock, recording 1.50" on the 8th and 1.63" for the event. Locations to the south and east of Lubbock received the highest rainfall totals as Aspermont recorded just under 3.00" of rain for the event.
Another strong upper-level low that moved into the region from the Great Basin on the 26th and 27th provided a mechanism for a nice, slow precipitation event across the Southern Plains. Rainfall totals did vary across the area, though most locations did receive some beneficial rainfall greater than 0.50" to 0.75". Measured totals ranged from 0.21" at O'Donnell to 1.76" at Caprock Canyons State Park. Both the Lubbock and Childress received some appreciable rainfall totals and in fact, set new record rainfall totals of 0.92" and 1.43" respectively. In addition to the rainfall, temperature profiles across the southwestern Texas Panhandle and the northern South Plains were cold enough to support some snow. Light snow and sleet mixed in with the rain across much of the Caprock. Accumulations were light as most surfaces such as roadways and the ground were still above freezing, though a few locations up in the southern Panhandle received between 1-2" of wet snow. The Lubbock International Airport actually reported a trace of wet snow as well from a brief precipitation phase change over late in the event.
Despite some of the beneficial rainfall that occurred during October, extremely dry conditions continue to plague the region. However, because of some of the heavier rainfall the occurred across the southeastern Panhandle and northern Rolling Plains in October, the drought status there has been lowered to D-3 (Severe) for the time being. Still, a vast majority of the area still remains in D-4 (Exceptional) drought status, the highest ranking possible. This ranking points to how critically dry the area really is as a drought of this stature is incredibly rare with a probability of occurring once every 50-100 years. As a result of this very significant drought, fuels such as grasses, mesquite, and juniper continue to be extremely stressed and are at record levels of dryness. These extremely dry fuels act as kindling to wildfires and along with very strong winds, allow them to grow and spread rapidly once they are initiated. Given the state of these fuels, an elevated fire danger continues to exist across the entire region even on non-windy days. Unfortunately, despite some of the recent rainfall events, these severe to exceptional drought conditions are expected to persist (and could even worsen further) if the region does not begin to consistently experience any meaningful rainfall in the coming weeks.
|October Statistics
|Total Precipitation
|Normal Precipitation
|Departure From Normal
|0.59" Below
| 0.98" Above
|Monthly Ranking
|55th Driest (since 1911)
|25th Wettest (since 1924)
|Wettest October
|10.80" (1983)
|9.91" (1983)
|Driest October
|0.00" (1992, 1989, 1966, 1952)
|0.00" (1952, 1950)
|Wettest Day (2011)
|0.80" on the 27th
|1.50" on the 8th
|All-Time Wettest October Day
|5.43" (October 19, 1983)
|5.32" (October 20, 1983)
|October Statistics
|Total Snowfall
|Normal Snowfall
|Departure From Normal
| 0.1 Below
| 0.1 Below
|Monthly Ranking
|Tied For Least Snowiest
|Tied For Least Snowiest
|Snowiest October
|7.5" (1976)
| 3.3" (1991)
|Snowiest Day (October 2011)
| Trace on the 27th
|All-Time Snowiest October Day
|4.1" (October 21, 1911)
| 1.8 (October 30, 1991)
|October Statistics
|Average Wind Speed (mph)
|Normal Wind Speed (mph)
|Highed Sustained Wind Speed (mph)
|48 on the 17th
|35 on the 6th
|Highest Wind Gust (mph)
|64 on the 17th
|43 on the 7th
The Outlook for November, December, and January from the Climate Prediction Center
|The three-month temperature outlook for the late fall and winter indicates a higher probability of above normal temperatures for the southern Texas Panhandle, South Plains, and Rolling Plains. Click on the image for a larger version!
|The three-month precipitation outlook for the late fall and winter indicates a higher probablity of below normal precipitation for the southern Texas Panhandle, South Plains, and Rolling Plains. Click on the image for a larger version!
The latest drought outlook for the state of Texas:
|As of early November, drought conditions were continuing to worsen across all of Texas. D-4 (Exceptional) drought conditions continued to prevail across all of the South Plains region. 100% of the state was experiencing D1 (Moderate) drought or higher. Also, 99% of the state was in a D-2 (Severe) drought or higher, and about 97% of the state had entered a D-3 (Extreme) drought. In addition, 88% of the state was experiencing D-4 (Exceptional) drought, the highest category possible. These drought conditions are extremely rare, with the probability of extreme drought occurring on the order of every 20-50 years and exceptional drought every 50-100 years! Click on the image for a larger version!
The latest seasonal drought outlook for the United States:
|Given the higher probabilities for below normal precipitation this winter, significant drought conditions are expected to persist or even worsen across the Lone Star State. Click on the image for a larger version!


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cosmological red shift
Wavelengths of radiated light that are being constantly stretched (lengthened) as the light crosses the expanding
electromagnetic radiation
Radiation that has different wavelengths. Gamma rays with the shortest and radio waves with the longest.
elliptical galaxy
A galaxy that is shaped as a perfect sphere or an elliptical shape that contains the oldest stars. Scientists have estimated that more than half of the galaxies in the universe are ______
red shift
A shifting of light from an object towards the red end of the spectrum as the object moves away from earth
spiral galaxy
One of three types of galaxies. It Looks like a pinwheel from the top and from the side, it looks like a plate with a bulge in the center. The newer stars are on the edge and older ones are closer to the core. Our solar system is part of an ____ ______ and our sun is in the center of an arm.
star cluster
A group of stars held together by gravity. Open (100's to 1000's) and globular (1000's to millions).
Small rocky bodies in our solar system, most of which orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter
black hole
A very dense celestial body (that is made when a super nova collapses on itself) with a strong gravitational pull.
Doppler effect
The change in wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation or sound that occurs because of the movement of the source relative to an observer
When two hydrogen atoms fuse together to make helium. The nuclei of the two atoms fuse together to form a single atom, creating an enormous amount of energy
light year
The time it takes for light to travel in a year. light travels at 300 000km/s so a ______ is equivalent to 9.5 trillion km
The apparent shift of an object against a stationary background due to the change in position of the observer. Closer objects have a bigger shift.
A celestial body that orbits one or more stars, it is large enough that its own gravity holds it in a spherical shape, and is the only body occupying the orbital (elliptical) path
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Economic Growth and Equity Returns
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
November 1, 2004
EFA 2005 Moscow Meetings Paper
It is widely believed that economic growth is good for stockholders. However, the cross-country correlation of real stock returns and per capita GDP growth over 1900-2002 is negative. Economic growth occurs from high personal savings rates and increased labor force participation, and from technological change. If increases in capital and labor inputs go into new corporations, these do not boost the present value of dividends on existing corporations. Technological change does not increase profits unless firms have lasting monopolies, a condition that rarely occurs. Countries with high growth potential do not offer good equity investment opportunities unless valuations are low.
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An abundance of privacy, nature and classic architecture merge in a wonderfully-maintained brick front Cape Cod. This custom built home is set on 10.15 acres of open and wooded property in Alexandria Township, where it is set far back from the road at the end of a long paved drive. Spacious and bright, the 12-room floor plan offers three bedrooms, two full baths and one half bath as well as an attached, oversized two-car garage.
Generously-sized rooms are enhanced by gleaming wood floors, a wood-burning fireplace, high ceilings, neutral paint colors and a wet bar. Numerous French doors open to a covered screened-in porch and multi-level deck, both overlooking park-like grounds edged by tall trees.
Finished in red brick with black shutters and vinyl siding, the home is approached by a landscaped brick front walkway leading to the covered, columned entry. A stately front door edged by sidelights opens into the foyer designed with hardwood floors, a wood staircase and views into some of the main rooms.
The entertainment-friendly layout contains a formal dining room offering hardwood floors and verdant views from multiple windows, and a huge two-story family room anchored by a raised hearth brick wood-burning fireplace. This dramatic space has hardwood floors, three towering window walls and two sets of French doors to the covered porch or tiered deck.
Appealing design elements in the center island kitchen include cherry cabinets, breakfast bar seating, a full complement of appliances including a gas cooktop and double wall ovens, ceramic tile floors, pantry and recessed lights. The adjoining breakfast room is tucked into a sunny bow window and features a built-in wet bar with prep sink, rich wood cabinetry featuring glass-fronted upper doors, a small refrigerator and a wine cooler.
Another convenience in this smartly-arranged home is the first floor master suite, a gracious area fitted with hardwood floors, a walk-in closet and French doors to the covered porch in the master bedroom, and a luxurious master bath with a jetted tub, glass-enclosed shower, dual sink vanity and plantation shutters. This level also offers a powder room and access to the finished basement and garage.
Upstairs, an open loft space at the top of the stairs is a perfect spot for a home office; it has wall-to-wall carpeting, a double window and stylish chandelier. Two spacious secondary bedrooms with high ceilings share a full ceramic tile bath. An unfinished walk-up attic with a window is oversized and can be used for storage or finished for future living space.
Entered by stairs from either the home's first floor or the garage, an immaculate three-room finished basement features a carpeted den, recreation room, secondary home office, plus a workshop area.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers will enter the preseason with their kicker and punter positions both up in the air.
That's an oddity around here.
For the better part of 18 years the Panthers have enjoyed incredible stability with kicker John Kasay and punters Jason Baker and Todd Sauerbrun.
But competition abounds at both spots this summer.
Veteran kicker Olindo Mare, who missed a pair of costly late-game field goal attempts last season, is trying to fend off former CFL kicker Justin Medlock to keep his job. And in the battle for the team's vacant punting spot, rookie Brad Nortman, the team's sixth-round draft pick, is hoping to beat out 12-year NFL veteran Nick Harris.
Ron Rivera acknowledges it's a little unsettling for a head coach to not know who his kickers will be at this point in the year, but said the competition so far has been excellent at both positions.
Rivera said the team is charting everything at training camp - from warm-up kicks to actual performance during practice. He said both kickers are right around 90 percent with their field goal accuracy, while the punters are booming the ball an average of around 45 yards with good hang time.
"Right now it's a heck of a competition with the kickers and punters, so we're excited about it,'' Rivera said.
The Panthers (No. 20 in the AP Pro32) signed Mare to a four-year, $12 million deal last offseason to replace Kasay, who'd been the franchise's kicker since they began play in 1995. The move was made in part because Mare had a stronger leg on kickoffs and the Panthers didn't want to carry two kickers. Mare was fine on kickoffs last season but struggled on field goals, converting just 78.6 percent (22 of 28).
He came in with an already difficult task of replacing Kasay and didn't exactly endear himself to fans when he missed a pair of last-minute chip shot field goals at home - a 31-yarder against Minnesota and from 36 yards vs. Atlanta.
Those misses have raised some questions about his job security.
Overall, Mare said he thought he had "a pretty good year'' that would have been better had it not been for three blocked kicks - two on field goals and one an extra point.
"When you get two or three in a row blocked you have to speed up and do different things,'' Mare said. "I did that and it didn't work. And I cost us the game on one of them by trying to fix it by myself. You live and learn. Hopefully you learn from those mistakes and trust what you do.''
Medlock, 29, hopes to unseat Mare and claim his first NFL job.
Despite being selected in the fifth round by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2007, he's never been able to land a full-time NFL role and has only attempted two field goals. He eventually wound up in Canada and last season connected on 49 of 55 field goal attempts for the Hamilton Tiger Cats.
"This is my last rodeo as far as giving the NFL a shot,'' Medlock said. "Obviously I want to win the job but I may not be able to control that aspect of it.''
Mare knows he's in for a battle.
"I don't know what coach isn't looking for younger, better and stronger,'' Mare said. "But having made (350) career field goals is worth something I hope. And to be able to kick it out of the end zone against guys like Devin Hester is a plus.''
As for the punting competition, Harris believes it may come down to what style of punter the Panthers prefer.
"Brad and I are two different punters,'' said Harris, who punted last season for Jacksonville after spending eight seasons with the Detroit Lions. "I'm more of a directional punter, hitting spots on the field and he's a boomer. He's a stretch-the-field guy. It comes down to what the team wants to do in terms of punt coverage.''
Rivera believes both competitions are too close to call.
The Panthers have an interesting game plan for the kickers during the preseason. Rivera said the idea is to keep them in the dark as to who'll be kicking at any given moment during the game. That way everyone has to be ready at all times.
Rivera hopes that puts added emphasis - and pressure - on every kick.
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Seven rare 1970-1972 Wedge Base bobbing head-dolls: Cubs (Ex to Nr/Mt), Cardinals (Ex to Nr/Mt), Denver Bears (nicely repainted, Nr/Mt appearance), California Angels (Ex to Nr/Mt), Twins (Vg), Astros orange hat variety (Ex with paint bakes and chip on nose), and Astros "blue hat" variety (small repaint on rear, tiny decal chip on chest, Ex-Mt appearance). Also included are two additional dolls: Giants with round green base, early head variety (Nr/Mt); Yankees with round white base (Ex to Nr/Mt). Total 9 dolls. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $1,392.00
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Moccasin was named after the nearby Moccasin mountain range. These mountains with low, rounded summits and densely forested with Lodgepole did resemble Indian moccasins. Moccasin has been plagued by destructive fires—in 1916, 1919, 1922, and 1955. The town never really recovered from the 1919 blaze, the biggest of all, which burned an entire block of buildings. Moccasin is in the productive wheat-raising area of Judith Basin County and was once a station on the Great Northern. (from Cheney's Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company)
Moccasin began as a homestead community. In 1908 the Montana State legislature created the MSU Central Agricultural Research Center, 3 miles west of Moccasin. The purpose of the center was to teach dry land farming techniques to the newly arrived homesteaders. Even after the homesteaders bust, the center went on to develop machinery and new crops, improving the area's wheat yields.
The nearby Ackley Lake State Park, named after an early settler and frontiersman, offers diverse water sports opportunities. Stocked with rainbow trout, the lake is often good angling for 10 to 15 inch fish. The elevation of the park is 4,336 feet and is 160 acres in size.
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The struggle pits thousands of smart, evil folks, who send out trillions of pieces of spam e-mail, against the people in law enforcement and business guarding against them and trying to shut them down.
On the front lines against spam and cybercrime, some analyze malicious computer code (malware), and others - in the young science of cyberforensics - examine computers and drives confiscated in investigations.
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PARMAThe question of whether Parma should draft a city charter apparently is headed for the ballot.
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has validated 2,981 signatures on petitions asking the city to seat a charter commission.
That number came from Dennis Anderson, elections board spokesman. Petitioners needed only 2,400-2,500 signatures, or 10 percent of the number of Parma residents who voted in the November election.
Under state law, City Council now must pass an ordinance placing a charter issue on the ballot.
On Monday, council introduced that ordinance. It would ask voters whether they want to seat a commission that would write a charter.
Then, in a subsequent election, voters would decide whether to approve the charter drafted by the commission.
Council placed the ordinance on first reading and referred it to its Governmental Operations Committee.
Once council approves the ordinance, the charter issue would have to appear on the ballot in 60-120 days.
For the issue to appear on the March 6 primary ballot, council would have to pass the ordinance by early January.
If council does not act by early January, the city might have to ask for a special election, which would cost the city thousands of additional dollars.
On Friday, Law Director Tim Dobeck issued an opinion on whether those who circulated charter petitions had to live in Parma.
The residency issue came up two weeks ago after city officials found that about 15 petition circulators live in local communities other than Parma.
In his Dec. 16 opinion, Dobeck said that under the latest version of Ohio law, circulators of initiative or referendum petitions must be Ohio residents.
That means petition circulators don't have to live in Parma — only in Ohio — but Dobeck even recommended against enforcing the Ohio residency requirement.
Dobeck gave that opinion due to a 2008 U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that those circulating candidate petitions in Ohio should not have to live in Ohio.
Dobeck's opinion was in line with another opinion that charter supporters solicited in January from the elections board.
In a Feb. 3 letter to charter supporters, Brent Lawler, the board's manager of candidate and petition services, said there is no requirement that petition circulators be residents of Ohio, let alone Parma.
Lawler based his statement on a 2009 advisory memo from then-Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.
In the memo, Brunner said that Ohio law, at that time, required circulators of initiative and referendum petitions to be Ohio residents.
However, Brunner added that the U.S. Court of Appeals — in the same ruling to which Dobeck referred — made that law "constitutionally suspect."
"Moreover, other federal courts have concluded that similar bans on non-resident circulators of initiative and referendum petitions in other states are unconstitutional," Brunner said.
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Every Walmart has an aisle full of clearance items. You never know where it will be or what will be on it.
I got lucky yesterday.
The Walmart in Trussville has clearanced all the leftover Fourth of July decorations and party accessories.
Lucky? You may ask. Yes lucky.
My son's birthday is in a few months. I try to plan birthdays well in advance. This year the clearance aisle at Walmart helped in the decision.
There were tons of navy blue napkins with big white stars, navy blue cutlery and my favorite navy blue paper lanterns.
Each were marked 25 cents.
I know you're wondering what is the party theme?
It will be...
a Dallas Cowboy theme.
I'll make a football cake, have Jerry Jones make a special appearance and Tony Romo will be signing autographs. Oh yea, you're invited.
But seriously, we are a family of Cowboy fans and it will be cute to let the boys dress as team members and sister as a "modest" Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
Other items spotted on the clearance aisle:
More than 50 different styles of blank notecards and thank you notes for 50 cents.
Multiple bins of scrapbooking accessories starting at 25 cents
Kids comic books and activity books were 25 cents
Plastic table cloths in various colors 50 cents
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Either Beyoncé is Faking Being Postpartum, Too, or She Hasnt Lost All the Baby Weight YetMeredith Carroll
I'm not saying she looks fat. But then again, I'd never say that any woman looks fat.
I'm just saying that the other night Beyoncé made her first public appearance since giving birth to Blue Ivy last month (or hadn't you heard? Beyoncé had a baby!) and she's not looking like Jessica "Who-Needs-To-Eat-When-You're-Pregnant-And-Nursing" Alba, which makes me love Queen B just a wee bit more.
As a 5-month postpartum mom, there's nothing more disheartening to me than seeing celebrities practically lose the baby weight before they've given birth. (Of course what's worse is when they don't seem to gain weight at all.)
I know, I know. There are plenty of non-celebrity women who are naturally thin. They try and try and try to gain weight and they just can't. And they hate pieces like this because they feel so discriminated against. It's terrible to be thin and want to gain weight but no matter how many Big Macs you eat you just can't. This piece isn't for you, so feel free to stop reading . . . now.
This piece is for the rest of us. If you're like me and enjoy a celebrity porn addiction far too much (Us Weekly, TMZ, Radar Online, anyone?), then it's hard to avoid the bitches pregnant celebrities who lose the baby weight in a nanosecond after giving birth.
Between their home meal delivery services, their private trainers, the nannies to watch their babies and their multi-million dollar movie deals to motivate them to slim down posthaste, they suck. I get how and why they do it, but it doesn't make me feel any less bad about myself.
But Beyoncé stepping out the other night in that tight red dress that showed she is a Mommy through and through (see the picture here on Mommyish), well, that made my stretch marks sing a little louder today.
Beyoncé's postpartum curves are a different kind of celebrity porn, but they're still a turn-on just the same.
Do you secretly delight, too, when you see someone famous hasn't lost the baby weight an hour after giving birth?
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You didn't mention how your daughter explains her distress when it's time to get out of the car. Is she worried about something or someone at school? She may be having difficulty with a particular subject or a teacher, she may have an upcoming test or project, she may be being bullied, or she may have had a break with a favorite peer. Or, is she worried about something or someone at home? If she or someone else was recently ill or injured, or there has been conflict among family members, she may be worried about that.
Anxiety is a standard part of development; we all experience these feelings, and a small amount can even be productive. However, when worry becomes excessive, persistent and developmentally inappropriate, there may be an emerging anxiety disorder. Separation anxiety disorder is defined as unwarranted worry and fear about being apart from family members or individuals to whom a child is attached. Other symptoms can include the following:
Symptoms from family members must last for a period of at least four weeks to be considered separation anxiety disorder. This disorder can be successfully treated, and intervention should begin with a comprehensive evaluation of the child and family by a qualified mental health professional. Treatment recommendations may include therapy for the child, with a focus on helping her learn skills to manage her anxiety. Some children may also need treatment with anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication to help them feel calmer. Parents are a critical part of treatment, and consultation with the child's school will be important.
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The ominous news continues to roll out of the U.S. Postal Service, and the latest announcement could have a serious impact on ecommerce merchants - particularly small sellers.
On Thursday, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced a new wave of planned facilities closings, this time putting nearly 250 processing locations under review in a move that would increase the average delivery time of First-Class Mail.
"We are forced to face a new reality today," Donahoe said in a statement. "First-Class Mail supports the organization and drives network requirements. With the dramatic decline in mail volume and the resulting excess capacity, maintaining a vast national infrastructure is no longer realistic."
The proposed closures come as the latest in a string of proposals from the financially imperiled Postal Service as it looks to dramatically scale back its operating expenses and appeals to Congress for legislative remedies to reduce expenses.
The Postal Service has already been pressing its case to begin closing some 3,650 retail locations that it has placed under review. Earlier this month a USPS representative defended that plan before the Postal Regulatory Commission, an independent oversight body that is preparing an advisory opinion on the proposal.
Collectively, the moves come in response to what Donahoe has described as a "looming liquidity crisis" that could push the Postal Service into default as early as this fall. In the third quarter of the current fiscal year, ending June 30, the USPS posted a net loss of $3.1 billion. For the first three quarters of the fiscal year, the organization lost $5.7 billion, and is projecting losses for the full year as high as $10 billion. Those losses are being driven in part by a sustained decline in mail volume, projected at 2 percent this year, with a disproportionate dip in First-Class Mail.
The Postal Service reports that First-Class Mail volume has plummeted 36 percent over the past five years and nearly 50 percent over the past 10 years, declines that the organization says have left it vastly overextended. The reductions proposed Thursday would increase the USPS service standard for processing and delivering First-Class Mail from one to three days to two days to three days, so customers could no longer expect next-day delivery for items bound for nearby addresses.
The plan could also eliminate as much as half of the Postal Service's mail processing equipment and prune the organization's workforce by 35,000 positions. Donahoe said the reductions could save the Postal Service up to $3 billion annually.
The proposal elicited what has become a familiar reaction from the largest union representing USPS employees, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU).
"The Postal Service should be urging Congress to address the cause of its problems - not slashing service and demolishing its network," APWU President Cliff Guffey said in a statement responding to the announcement.
"The mail processing network is a major asset," he added. "Destroying it is misguided and counterproductive."
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