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Getting the kids ready for trick-or-treat? We're still deciding on costumes here at Two Kids and a Coupon, since the kids can't decide this year, but we've only got a short time left with several Halloween events in our area. Before you head out to get some treats with your little ghosts and goblins, here are some tips to keep everyone safe.
- Safety Check: While dressing up is fun to do, it's important to be safe too. Since trick or treat takes place after dark in most cities, make sure costumes fit well, and there is nothing hanging loose or that will cause a tripping or safety hazard. Make sure your children can see out of masks and have your kids try on their masks ahead of time in case alterations are needed. If necessary cut larger eye holes to increase visibility, and hem or pin costumes to help keep them from dragging on the ground.
- Dress for the Weather: While costumes and dressing up is fun, you also want to stay warm and dry too. Make sure your kids are dress appropriate for the temperature and have on comfortable shoes that they can walk in. This can save you from having to head home early. For small children who might not be able to walk distances yet, you may want to also bring a stroller or wagon to help saving aching mom and dad backs.
- Check Their Bags: In addition to swiping a few chocolate bars for the parent tax of walking the kids around the neighborhood, be sure you inspect candy and treats before anyone is allowed to enjoy. Toss any treats that are homemade or not factory sealed unless you know exactly where they came from and if your kids have food allergies or restrictions, make sure they understand any rules.
- Clear a Path: If you'll be leaving a light on and having trick-or-or treaters at your own home, be sure sure to have your walkway and stairs clear and well lit for lots of little ghouls and boys. If necessary rake up leaves or move other items to clear a path, or even add Halloween themed luminaries to light the way.
- Talk About Stranger Danger: Many homes are decorated inside and out for Halloween and some adults may invite children in to check out decorations or to come in for treats. Be sure to talk to your children about strangers and how it is important not to go inside strange homes, or leave with people they do not know. Also if your child is old enough to trick or treat with friends (and without you) be sure to talk about what to do if strangers approach and give them problems.
- Halloween Treats are For People Only: Does your four legged family member beg for treats or start doing tricks? Be sure to talk to kids about why animals can't have Halloween treats. Save the trick or treat candy for people and give your furry friends pet treats instead.
- Big Kids Going in Groups? Make sure you know exactly where they are going, when they will be home and who they will be with. Kids should never trick or treat on their own under any circumstances and should always have a set plan that parents are aware of. If possible, send them with a cell phone so that they can check in with phone calls or texts along the way.
- Watch for Traffic – In addition to watching for cars, teach your kids to always cross at corners or crosswalks instead of darting back and forth across the street. If possible also add reflective strips to their clothing to help cars spot them them in the dark as well.
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The Beavers defeated Utah 21-7 at Reser Stadium in Corvallis to move to 6-0 for the first time since the 1907 season.
Top performance: The Oregon State defense. The Beavers forced four turnovers, two of which turned into scores when the offense took the field.
Key contributors: Markus Wheaton (seven catches for 90 yards) was the lone bright spot for an Oregon State offense that struggled most of the night. Storm Woods totaled just 46 rushing yards, but scored all three of OSU's touchdowns. Dylan Wynn and Scott Crichton continued their dominance on defense, each recovering a fumble.
Key play: Late in the fourth quarter linebacker D.J. Alexander -- formerly known as D.J. Welch -- sacked Utah quarterback Travis Wilson on fourth-and-9 from the OSU 18, stuffing any hope of a Utah score.
It was over when: Sean Martin intercepted a Travis Wilson pass at the Oregon State 35 with less than two minutes to play.
Tweet of the night: "Where are all the folks who told me Mark Banker couldn't coach a lick last year? Anyone? Anyone? Coordinator of Year candidate." -- Ted Miller, ESPN.com Pac-12 Blogger
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SPRINGFIELD - When the American Red Cross put out a call for chaplains for New York and New Jersey following Superstorm Sandy, Rabbi Seth Bernstein decided to accept the call.
Bernstein's 96-year-old mother was in hospice care at the time and has since recovered. Bernstein said he thought, "Even if she dies right now, I'm still doing the right thing."
Bernstein will be the keynote speaker at the May 15 annual meeting of the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley which will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the MassMutual Center. The meeting is open to the public.
Bernstein said that when he was growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana, his mother lead a petition drive of neighbors which was instrumental in getting a levy placed on the river which had repeatedly flooded their house.
"The levy and her house are still there," he said.
He added that as a child he was a recipient of Red Cross services many times when his neighborhood was flooded.
Bernstein, 64, who served for 25 years as chief rabbi at Temple Sinai in Worcester and now is a half-time rabbi in Columbia, Md., will highlight the role and importance of spiritual care in disaster response, a little known service provided by the Red Cross when he speaks at the MassMutual Center.
Bernstein volunteered for a two-week period to provide spiritual care during the relief operation following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and more recently served as chief of spiritual care in New York in response to Superstorm Sandy.
During Superstorm Sandy, Bernstein said chaplains served on teams with nurses and social workers who visited families who had suffered a death associated with the storm.
There were 47 such deaths in New York, he said. Chaplains in Staten Island also worked in shelters and bulk distribution centers to help neighborhood organizations meet each other to provide services for people.
Following the 9-11 attack on the World Trade Center, Bernstein said he volunteered for two weeks in December to give Christian chaplains a break.
"There were 450 chaplains working round the clock," he said. He said most were helping families at the family assistance center at the pier.
Bernstein said he is board certified as a chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains and the National Association of Jewish Chaplains.
He served as assistant officer of spiritual care during the last two weeks of December following 9/11.
Chaplains had to show up at Ground Zero while they were still finding body parts and perform services at the morgue, he said. Most chaplains were at the family assistance center, he said.
Chaplains of all religious faiths are trained to serve people, regardless of their religious affiliation.
Sometimes they provide rosary beads or kosher food or see that a Roman Catholic has access to the sacraments, he said.
Chaplains are trained to be emotionally present to a person and to listen and to give someone a shoulder to cry on.
"Sometimes words fall short," he said.
Bernstein said the scale of a disaster and the effect of a scene, a smell or a site can be overwhelming, even for a trained worker.
After the Oklahoma City bombings there were nurses who could never go back to work, Bernstein said.
Volunteering in disasters can be difficult for volunteers and also for their families and employers, he said.
"Responding to disasters is hard,' Bernstein said. "It is emotionally draining. It is uplifting. It can also suck the wind out of you."
Workers in a disaster end up "running on fumes," he said.
Bernstein said he is semi-retired. He is a half-time rabbi at Bet Aviv in Columbia, Md., and teaches one day a week at Hebrew Union College in New York.
After Superstorm Sandy Bernstein said he promoted three spiritual care givers because they are young.
"There has to be a next generation," he said.
Asked whether he will volunteer to help in another disaster, Bernstein gave an unequivocal "Yes."
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Private Australian charitable foundation agrees to finance ambitious plan to provide decent homes for 1,600 people in Cambodia
March 19, 2004
SYDNEY & PHNOM PENH, 19 March 2004: A private charitable foundation in Australia has agreed to finance most of an ambitious US$582,000 project to provide simple, decent, affordable homes for hundreds of poor working families in Cambodia, according to the Australian arm of Habitat For Humanity International, a non-profit Christian ministry devoted to eliminating poverty housing.
Habitat has secured funding worth more than US$400,000 from the foundation to help 264 families build new homes in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The families, all Kampuchea Krom who fled Vietnam, had previously saved enough money to buy their own land. However, they need assistance to build decent homes where they can raise their families in safety and with dignity.
The foundation, which does not wish to be identified, has a specific charter to assist the poorest of the poor in developing nations.
The Kampuchea Krom project is located near the main highway between the city and the international airport, in Kok Khleang village, Russey Keo district. The project commences on 1 April 2004 and should last four year. It is the first Habitat for Humanity project to be implemented since Habitat for Humanity Cambodia officially opened in January 2003
"We are delighted to have such a generous supporter to help us help some of the poorest families in one of the poorest nations in Asia," said Michael Pailthorpe, director of Habitat For Humanity Australia, who was closely involved in developing the relationship with the sponsor. "The foundation's funding helps Habitat's work in Cambodia to get off to a flying start, just one year after starting in the country."
The Kampuchea Krom project will use Habitat's "Save & Build" model.
"Save & Build" brings together low-income families in a community to form savings groups. The groups, usually ten to twelve families strong, save money and materials together. When a group has sufficient savings to build one house, Habitat normally provides matching loans to build two more, and construction on the three houses commences. In the Cambodian project, the Australian foundation is to provide all the matching funds.
Construction and saving continue until all group families are housed. A cycle normally takes about two years. Groups elect their own leaders – often women – to manage and monitor members' savings, decide which families are housed in which order, and provide "sweat equity" – volunteer labor – for construction.
After the group has built all their houses they continue to save and pay off their outstanding no-profit, no-interest loans to Habitat. The repaid money becomes part of a revolving fund to assist further "Save & Build" groups.
The 264 families have already begun to be formed into some 22 savings groups to save for core housing loans. The families previously saved towards the acquisition of their own land.
Habitat for Humanity Cambodia was registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on January 2003. It is already active in Cambodia with the launch of "Save And Build" programs and partnerships with other non-government organizations.
Twenty-six "Save and Build" groups, involving nearly 300 families, are being established in the Russey Keo district of Phnom Penh. Investigations are under way to establish groups in Siem Reap, Battambang and Koh Kong.
In addition, Habitat is partnering with BILEG Community Outreach International, which is working in the Anlong Kngan resettlement area of Sen Sok village, Russey Keo district, Phnom Penh. Three savings groups, or 36 families, are being assisted to buy back land ownership documents from moneylenders. Simultaneously, while paying back their Habitat loans, they will be saving an amount towards house renovations.
Habitat for Humanity Cambodia is working with Maryknoll, also in the Anlong Kngan resettlement area, on a pilot "Save & Repair" project. A group of six poor families will begin to save towards house renovation. Maryknoll will match the savings of the families and provide opportunities for income generation so that the families will be able to repay the full amount.
Habitat For Humanity Cambodia plans to establish a Building and Training Center to provide practical technical assistance for homeowners and groups interested in eliminating substandard housing. This will include assistance with simple house designs, appropriate local building materials and technologies, empowering communities to help themselves for housing and related infrastructure, training for homeowner groups, other NGOs, and government officials on housing issues, and information on housing matters and other issues.


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Ranch Dressing, Hot Rod and Meatball are all sick. So sick they are laying on the sofas like slugs but sound like barking seals.
Being sick is definitely not a bargain. Sure you could argue they aren't eating so I'm saving money on food.
Did I really just make that argument?
After co-pays, time off from work and over-the-counter items, it can really drain the wallet.
Most of us know about the Publix Free Prescription list but did you know Winn-Dixie will fill it too.
Winn-Dixie is matching Publix's program and the Wal-Mart $4 prescription program.
That's huge for those of you who do not live near a Publix or prefer to trade with Winn-Dixie.
Here is the list of free prescriptions at PUBLIX:
Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP)
Ciprofloxacin (excluding Ciprofloxacin XR)
Penicillin VK
Erythromycin Stearate and Ethylsuccinate
Doxycycline Hyclate (capsules)
Get Wal-Mart's list or call Winn-Dixie to see if your prescription qualifies for the price matching.


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Please help translate.
I currently need 6 Korean, Spanish, Russian and Chinese phrases translated from English
Updated: French and German translations.
Fixed: The German locale file was marked as French - o.O my bad
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Fixed: A function intended to run once at login was running after every loading screen.
Fixed: When leaving a vehicle, only queue swapping to weapons if a lance is equipped.
Fixed: No longer queue swapping to a lance - when you need a lance you need it NAO!!!
Fixed: Duplicate raid style warning messages now may only occur at two second intervals (filter out right click spam)
Added: Error message if JDI tries to equip a lance while in combat.
Added: New optional fail-safe to swap lance to combat weapons if entering combat while not in a vehicle. (defaults off)
Removed: Old fail-safe as it was not version 3.3 friendly.
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Fixed: Load enUS locale last - no functional change, just slightly more efficient
Added: Interface Options panel for config. The slash commands will now open the new options panel.
Added: JDI will now ensure your off hand is re-equipped if needed (Titan Grip Warriors)
Optimized: Consolidated all lance itemid checks to one function; easier to update
Removed: Workaround for Titan Grip Warriors (no longer needed)
Removed: Locale phrase formerly used for Titan Grip Warriors (NoBagSpace)
Removed: Old options panel - it was ugly and random
Code cleanup: Changed queue functions to include the "self" parameter to make functions uniform.
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Fixed: English phrases will be used in the absence of a phrase in the current locale.
Code cleanup: Remove trailing tabs, converted tabs to four spaces
Code cleanup: Renamed some of Dridzt's functions to better reflect what they do
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Dr. Zuesi is board-certified in primary care, sports medicine and emergency medicine. He has a special interest in conservative fracture care, tendonitis, sprains/strains, bursitis, dislocations, epicondylitis, joint pain/swelling/arthritis, sports injuries and general management of musculoskeletal injuries.
Dr. Zuesi earned his medical degree from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency at Grandview Hospital and Medical Center and his fellowship at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Thanks Sabine and Jo! I'm going to take the "drift into the background" approach as this is a friend that I only see on occasion. I'm not going to confirm the accusation as there is no real way to walk up and ask but instead trust the person who told me and I hold a lot of trust in this person as it is.
Jo! I'd love to come down to your neck of the woods! I still haven't met G yet and I'd love to!


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This Summer Flower Coaster Set from Perler Beads is so easy to make! Gather the kids and create these fun outdoor summer coasters with fun Perler Beads patterns like these. These are great for outdoor summer gatherings!
- Large Basic Shapes Pegboards: 5 Ct
- 1,000 Pack Perler Beads in Hot Coral, Yellow, Kiwi Lime, Light Blue, Purple, Black, White (2 bags of white, 1 bag of the rest of the colors)
- Ironing Paper (6 sheets)
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- Pattern
- Download the Flower Coaster Set Project Pattern. Use the large circle pegboard for your project. If you're using a clear pegboard, slide the actual-size pattern underneath it. Place all the beads for the design.
- Ask an adult to fuse your designs. Place your pegboard on a flat, heat-safe surface. Set a household iron to the medium setting. Place ironing paper over the pegboard. In a circular motion, begin to iron the project. When ironed properly, the beads will still have an open center. Let the design cool.
Remove the paper and bead design from the pegboard. Flip the design over to expose the non-fused side. Repeat step two. Let cool completely. Once the design is cool, peel off the ironing paper. Your pegboard and ironing paper are reusable.
- Note: Beads need heat for about 10-20 seconds per side to fuse evenly. Depending on the size of the project, additional heating time may be required. Since you are working on a 3-D project, DO NOT OVER-IRON the beads as it will make the centers of the beads close and can make assembly more challenging.
- Coaster Assembly: Cut out circles of cork to match the size of the designs. Using regular household glue, attach a piece of cork to the bottom of each coaster.
- Coaster Holder Lid Assembly: Using household glue, assemble each layer of the lid bottom to top as follows:
- lid #2
- lid #3
- lid #2
- lid #1
- Coaster Holder Base Assembly: Using household glue, assemble each layer of the lid bottom to top, offsetting layers as shown in the following order:
- base #1
- base #2
- base #3
- base #4
- base #3
- base #5
- Your Coaster Set is finished— great job!
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Canna get the download of the pattern to work....can it be fixed, please? Thank you.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Members of an Alabama House committee have heard impassioned and conflicting arguments over a bill to dramatically increase penalties for cockfighting.
Bird breeders argued Wednesday that the animals are often raised for shows and not for fighting. Officials with the Humane Society described cockfighting as a cruel practice and said the birds often have sharp blades on their legs.
The House Agriculture and Forestry Committee did not vote after the public hearing that lasted for about two hours.
Currently it's a misdemeanor to participate in cockfights, with a fine of $20 to $50. The bill debated Wednesday would carry a fine of up to $10,000 and up to one year in jail for a first conviction. It would provide a $20,000 fine and one to 10 years in prison for a second conviction.


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New faces characterize Arlington tennis
With seven girls gone from last years squad, opponents of Arlington tennis will see a different team across the net from them.
While head coach Sean Cunningham is already forecasting a strong season for his number-one singles and number-one doubles players, its harder to say what the future holds for Arlington tennis.
Arlingtons top singles player Ivana Krommelova has a great deal of tennis experience, but shes a new face with the program. As a foreign exchange student, the senior brings 12 years of experience playing tennis in her homeland of Slovakia.
And after three years of playing together, seniors and doubles teammates Morgan Galusha and Bridget Burkholder return from a junior season in which they placed third in a district tournament that sends the top two finishers to state. As two of the teams most veteran members, Galusha and Burkholder serve as captains of this Eagles squad.
Sophomores Chelsea Boulton and Bailey Abdo are likely to play varsity singles this year, while another doubles team brings momentum from last season to this years team. Juniors Lauren Kelly and Kelly Hamilton strung together a series of wins in the second half of last season and Cunningham expects theyll vie for either second or third doubles.
Kelly and Hamiltons surge last season is a typical experience in high school tennis, according to their coach.
I always look at the first half of the season as a way to measure ourselves. In the second half its really an opportunity to see it come together, Cunningham said.
Part of that comes from the fact that, until recently, tennis is a sport usually picked up in high school. With the emergence of club tennis teams and summer camps, the sport is just beginning to catch on in popularity to rival the likes of soccer, football or basketball.
Cunningham attributed such programs in the Stanwood area for that programs success.
I think that has a lot to do with these girls that are playing out of season and the accessibility they have to these programs in Stanwood, he said. They, along with Snohomish, are the teams to beat every year in our league.
While Arlington-area players are beginning to frequent these camps and programs, Cunningham is keeping modest expectations for his team.
My aim is to finish around .500, he said. If we can accomplish that, we can make leaps from where weve been in the past.
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An eternal quest for cinematic gems in the TV listings:
What: "Con Air," the 1997 thriller directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage as a criminal who, on his way home from an extended prison stint, gets caught up in a hijacking scheme aboard a plane full of convicts.
When: Friday (April 29) at 7 and Saturday at 4 p.m.
Where: TNT cable channel
Why: With an impressive cast that also includes John Cusack, John Malkovich, Dave Chapelle, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames, M.C. Gainey and an exceedingly creepy Steve Buscemi, it's a just-for-fun thrill ride that accomplishes exactly what it sets out to: entertain audiences for two solid hours. Plus, with Cage, West and Gainey reuniting in New Orleans for the thriller "Medallion," currently in production, now's the perfect time for a little cinematic flashback.


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Quiet Is the New Loud...seldom does an album title so perfectly describe a dominant music trend. Whether or not this is the intent of the Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience is almost beside the point. They've tapped into the current English music Zeitgeist -- despite residing in Bergen, Norway -- and delivered the year's first salvo of "quiet", introspective, twee, folky pop that is rapidly becoming a bonafide movement in the UK. Badly Drawn Boy heralded the imminent invasion of this sound last year with the masterful and Mercury Prize winning The Hour of Bewilderbeast and of course Belle and Sebastian have been doing this stuff for years. And the debut from Turin Brakes, another band of hopefuls being touted by the NME, was just released in the US and the UK.
The blokes that make up Kings of Convenience, Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, have mastered the lustrous harmonies and polite sensitive boy cooing that made Belle & Sebastian indie faves. They also have a swell way with a tune, constructing deceptively simple melodies that lodge themselves effortlessly into your head. That's no small thing and the "gentleness" and understated quality tends to make the musical achievement seem less than obvious.
Still, don't confuse the re-emergence of twee pop with the importance of the techno, hip-hop, and punk revolutions. It's more analogous to the Britpop of the mid-'90s in the sense that this is music that has been done a million times before. That doesn't mean it's not artistically valid nor does it lessen its entertainment value. It does indicate that we may not be in for a terribly challenging year in indie pop music—at least in terms of indie pop pushing musical boundaries. Kings of Convenience recall Belle and Sebastian and a bit of Nick Drake and Simon and Garfunkel, but all of these recent Euro twee groups ultimately share the most in common with the pretty, pristine, light-as-air pop of the old Sarah Records label from the '80s. Furthermore, 2000-2001's folk pop renaissance is relentlessly polite—there's not a tongue in cheek to be seen. Despite it's sweet sound, this music takes itself very seriously indeed.
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Quiet Is the New Loud
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UK: 29 Jan 2001
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Joan Shipley, a longtime pillar in the Oregon art community, died recently from complications related to cancer. Shipley and her family have been instrumental in their support of cultural institutions for many, many years. Few major groups have remained untouched by their generosity. Condolences to the Shipley family.
Ecotrust announced the winners of its 2011 Indigenous Leadership Award, given to tribal leaders who have done much to advance the social and environmental condition of native peoples.
On Thursday, The Standard will host about 125 local nonprofits during its annual Volunteer Expo at Pioneer Courthouse Square. The event started more than a decade ago for Standard employees only but three years ago moved to a larger audience and venue. Note: the event is from 11-1:30 p.m.
The Regional Arts & Culture Council announced roughy $1.6 million in grants to 44 local arts institutions. The money came from numerous sources: The City of Portland; Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties; the Oregon Arts Commission, Metro, and about $420,000 via RACC's Work for Art program. Looking at the 44 recipients, most of the major institutions got some cash from RACC this year.
Playa, the artist residency program in beautiful Summer Lake, announced its fall 2011 residents. The residents will have one or two month sojourns. Oregon Nonprofit Watch believes they're quite lucky to spending creative time in such a wondrous place.


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Some artists have a canvas of paper, others of fabric.
But on Sept. 22 the canvas of choice moved.
It was white, furry and prone to licking.
At the Creative Styling Grooming competition at the 2013 Groom Expo in Hershey, dog groomers-turned-artists transformed poodles into living, breathing works of art.
It was the final competition at the Groom Expo, a four-day convention for pet groomers. The largest expo of its kind in the world, the Hershey-based event had more than 4,600 groomers and dog lovers estimated in attendance.
Loaded with vendors hawking scissors, dryers and dog grooming tables, the expo was stocked with the tools of the trade.
Those at the Creative Styling competition only needed one more tool in their arsenal - creativity. But they had that in abundance.
A poodle's side was transformed into the face of Harley Quinn from Batman, another's became Mickey Mouse. One could watch as the caterpillar from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" materialized in dog form.
The groomers had three hours to transform their pooches on stage and they used every minute of it.
"This is the fun stuff," said Teri DiMarino, a professional groomer and a judge for the contest. She spent the contest analyzing the groomer's technical prowess, skill with color, balance and creativity of design and overall presentation. The winner of the competition would win $2,500 with second and third place winners earning $1,500 and $1,000 respectively. The crowd also had a chance to award its People's Choice Award of $500.
Those three hours were a hectic one for Su Eld-Weaver of Rushden, England. Partway through she was convinced she had her timings all wrong when it came of when to snip what. "I panicked," she called, "and then I found out I hadn't been wrong at all."
In fact, when it came to timing, Eld-Weaver was spot on. She went on to win first place for her Geisha inspired creation.
"I really wanted to win, in all honesty," she smiled. "But I knew my competition very well and their work is awesome."
Her competitors felt the same way about her, rushing over to congratulate her shortly after the award was announced and they had finished posing for photos with their own dogs.


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Islanders earn personal finishes at 3A state track competition
The five members of the Mercer Island track and field team who competed last weekend finished strong in their events.
The wet weekend in Tacoma, at Mount Tahoma High School, started with junior Aaron Elefson earning a ninth-place finish in the boys 3,200-meter race. He finished in 9:19.47. Later that evening, Molly O'Callahan finished the girls 3,200 in 16th place with a time of 11:41.96.
Junior Cora Miller earned an 11th-place finish in the girls 300-meter hurdles preliminary race with a time of 47.86.
Sophomore Carly Andersen finished the girls javelin competition in 13th place with a throw of 99'03. Teammate and fellow sophomore Lauren Ellis was 14th in the javelin with a throw of 98'07.
Columbia River High School won the girls 3A competition as a team, while North Central was the boys 3A team champion.
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PENNS GROVE — Kids from all different kinds of backgrounds came together Thursday to celebrate a Hispanic tradition and learn a little bit about diversity at the Puerto Rican Action Committee (PRAC) of South Jersey's Three Kings Day event.
Jose Sanchez, president of the committee's board, said Three Kings Day is a tradition in Hispanic families that is a lot like Christmas, but it's held on Jan. 6, and it marks the biblical visit of the Three Wise Men and the gifts they gave to Jesus.
On the night before Three Kings Day, children leave boxes with cookies, grass and water under their beds so that the travelling Kings and their camels have something to eat along their journey. When the kids wake up, they find that the kings have left presents under the bed.
The committee has been hosting Three Kings Day celebrations for over 40 years, and they don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
"Not only do we do it for the tradition, but now the kids expect us to have it," Sanchez said. "As long as there is a PRAC, this is something we will always do for the kids."
Though PRAC's Three Kings celebrations used to be much bigger, Sanchez said even it tough times, it's important to do something for the kids.
The holiday is one of the most important days on the Puerto Rican calendar, so PRAC wants to keep that tradition alive in South Jersey and spread the knowledge of diversity throughout the community.
The event was open to children of any background, as long as they were under 10 years old. Ralph Padilla, PRAC's executive director, said he got a phone call that made the whole event worth it.
"I got a phone call from a parent who said they didn't know what Three Kings Day was," he said. "They told me they looked it up and learned about the tradition. That's what this is all about... It brings an openness of diversity."
Donations came in from all over, and the PRAC headquarters on Main Street was packed full of toys that would all go to the kids who lined up waiting to rush in. Padilla called the sheer amount of gifts they received monumental.
One by one, the kids were turned loose on the mountains of toys.
One of the first to get his hands on the gifts was 6-year-old Devine Arce. He quickly grabbed his first gifts and threw it in his bag and started eyeing up the table of toy cars.
Devine, who was there with his 9-year-old brother, said his favorite things about the celebration were without a doubt the toys and the Kings.
The biggest rewards the Kings had to offer were about 25 bicycles that PRAC received through a donation. Since there weren't enough to go around, the bikes were given out through a sort of lottery.
Giovanni Parente was one of the first kids that the Kings pulled aside to tell him that he could take one of the bikes home.
With a look of shock on his face, he kicked up the bikes' stand and proudly walked it through the building wearing a huge smile on his face. He couldn't wait to take it for a spin.
"If I get some time tonight, I'm going to go ride it," the 9-year-old said.
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When politicians posture for political advantage, it's hard to escape the mind-numbing monotony. But salvation from it all can be found in today's Political Pint.
On the other side of eight days in which Pennsylvania Republicans conducted a coronation endorsement of incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett, and their Democratic counterparts engaged in a fruitless mudwrestling match, it's only fitting that The Pint is bookended today by both groups.
First up is a Philadelphia Inquirer take on Corbett running for re-election as a "kinder, gentler" governor after three years as the stern commonwealth headmaster.
But while the governor is looking to soften his image, congressional races all over the state are heating up, according to an Associated Press report carried in The Erie Times-News.
One race garnering plenty of attention is the one to replace gubernatorial candidate Allyson Schwartz, and The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says the 13th congressional district primary is effectively a battle for the soul of the post-Obama Democratic Party.
The Tribune-Review also reports that Blair County Republican Chairman of the U.S. House Transportation Committee Bill Shuster appears to be weathering a tea party primary challenge.
And finishing us off, The Tribune-Review brings news that although Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Hanger says he never indulged, even though the Dauphin County resident and former state environmental protection secretary is pushing to legalize and tax marijuana in Pennsylvania.
The Pint is now forced to scrap plans to call a victorious Hanger, Gov. Good Toke.
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Kaua'i Kids in Peace and War describes a kid's barefoot adventures on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i during the 1930s-1940s. Bill Fernandez grew up in the tiny town of Kapa'a, one of the few places where sugar and pineapple plantations did not dominate life. There were few stores and no money to buy toys so kids created their own. In this town settled by immigrants who came to work on the plantations, Bill's family, friends, and neighbors were Chinese, Okinawan, Philippino, Japanese, German, Portugese, French, Irish, Russian, Native Hawaiians, and others who created a sharing society, all struggling, all helping each other.
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor a hundred miles away on a beautiful December morning. Radios went silent. A Japanese plane landed on a nearby island. Fear of invasion by Japan gripped defenseless Kaua'i and life was no longer carefree. Blackouts, shelling by Japanese, gas masks, a sense of being very much alone and unprotected dominated life.
After graduating from Stanford University and its law school, Bill practiced law in Sunnyvale, where he served on the city council and as its mayor. He also served as a judge in the Santa Clara County Superior Courts.
Generous with his time and work, Bill is active in civic and Hawaiian organizations and is an honoree of the Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce of Northern California because of his efforts to bring Hawaiian cultural teachers to California.
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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, is asking constituents to call him Thursday and let him know if they, or their organizations, suspect they were targeted by the IRS for political reasons.
Scalise said that he has already heard from some constituents who believe they were and that his office is following up.
The phone conversation begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday. To participate, call: 1-888-972-9336. You'll be asked for a pass code, which is: 8968238.
Scalise said he is troubled by a recent inspector general's report that the IRS gave extra scrutiny for tax-exempt applications from Tea Party and other conservative groups.
Earlier Wednesday, Lois Lerner, who heads the tax-exempt organization section for the IRS, denied that she had misled Congress about targeting Tea Party and other conservative groups. But she declined to answer questions from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
"I have not done anything wrong," Lerner said. "I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS regulations. And I have not provided false information to this or any other committee."
But she said that under advice of her attorneys, given that some in Congress are accusing her of making false statements to committee members and staff and the FBI is investigating the agency's targeting of conservative groups, she would not answer any questions from the committee. Lerner asserted her 5th Amendment privilege protecting people from being forced to make self incriminating statements.
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The "play-rugby-and-get-hit-in-the-jaw-so-it-hurts-to-chew" diet.
I should try to market this. The sad thing is after seeing the link posted to people who have things implanted in their tongue to produce the same results, it wouldn't surprise me if people really did start hitting each other in the jaw to lose weight.
At least rugby is a pretty primal activity.
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Every day, somewhere in the US, Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) employees are volunteering to help make their communities stronger. Most volunteer on their own time, but during September, sixteen different Nestlé Waters locations took part in the company's National Volunteer Month. Thousands of volunteer hours later flowers were planted, parks were cleaner and more than one hundred recycled lumber picnic tables were assembled and donated to local charities.
NWNA employees have always been community-minded, which makes sense because most of our employees live in or near the 90 towns and cities were our company is located. Just last week, several dozen employees from the New York City area gathered at Jones Beach to help do some of the ongoing restoration work needed following Hurricane Sandy alongside the Student Conservation Association. These are the same people who, a year ago, suffered property damage and loss, but still came to work every day following the storm to ensure that the critical need for bottled water was met.
I became hooked on volunteering when I was thirteen and got a "job" as a candy striper at the hospital where my father worked. That early start reading to patients, delivering their flowers and cheering them up set me on a path that has become an important part of my personal and professional life. Like many of my colleagues, I volunteer regularly on my own time, but I also look forward to taking time out from my very busy job to volunteer alongside my colleagues in an effort to make a real impact on our community. While employees are doing it every day, during Volunteer Month, we get to stand together.


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The overall goal for the transportation sector is to reduce the consumption of petroleum in ground transportation by 70% (or approximately 385 million gallons per year) by 2030.
Sitting in traffic is stressful. It also wastes energy and pollutes our environment. There are many alternatives that are healthy for you and the environment. The following tips are from the State of Hawaii and Fuel Economy:
- Walk or bike when you aren't in a hurry or have shorter distances to travel.
- Carpool, vanpool, or take the bus whenever you can.
- Take advantage of ride sharing networks—or organize one yourself.
- Park your car for free all day in a park & ride lot convenient to your bus stop or carpool meeting place.
- Keep your car or truck tuned up to maximize fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
- Make sure your tires are properly inflated, which can reduce your emissions by as much as 3%.
- Consider going without a car.
- Trade your gas guzzler for a fuel-efficient car, a hybrid, a flexible fuel vehicle, or a clean diesel vehicle (which would allow you to use bio-diesel).
- Buy a motorcycle or moped.
Sometimes, driving is the only option. In that case, here are some smart tips for the road:
- Chill. Driving aggressively (speeding, rapid acceleration, and braking) wastes gas. Driving calmly and sensibly can increase your gas mileage by 33% at highway speeds and by 5% around town. Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money.
- Go the speed limit. Gas mileage tends to deteriorate rapidly at speeds above 60 mph. As a rule of thumb, figure that each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph is like paying an extra 20 cents a gallon for gas.
- Shed some weight. Leave your toys out of the car unless you're headed for the beach, the golf course, or the hills. Same with your tools, unless you're off to work. An extra 100 pounds in your vehicle could reduce your mileage by up to 2%. This impacts smaller vehicles more than larger ones.
- Avoid idling. Idling gets zero miles per gallon. The bigger your engine, the more gas you waste when idling.
- Cruise. Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and tends to save gas.
- Shift into overdrive. When you use overdrive gearing, your car's engine speed goes down, saving gas and reducing engine wear and tear.
- Go A/C free. Using air-conditioning dramatically reduces your mileage, especially in stop-and-go city traffic. Roll down the windows and turn off the air whenever possible. When air-conditioning is a must, rolling down the windows for a minute as you begin driving will let the hot air escape and cut down on the amount of energy needed to cool


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Federal Way Reign snares three tournament championships
By JOSE MULDOON
President, Federal Way United Soccer
Federal Way United Reign girls soccer teams won three tournament championships last weekend.
The Reign '91 White team won a title at the Baker Blast Tournament in Bellingham, the Reign '97 Purple and the Reign '93 Purple both won age-group titles at the Sounders FC Adidas Cup at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.
Reign '91 White is coached by Juan Rangel and Kelly Johnston and won the 19-under division at the Baker Blast. The 18-under team played up a year in the competition.
The age group included four Washington teams and four Canadian teams. The Reign team went undefeated and untied the entire weekend while playing five games during the three-day tournament.
Along the way, the team scored 19 goals and allowed two. The team shut out three of the five teams, winning 3-1 against Evergreen '91, defeating Nitros, 7-1, and Aces, 4-0. In the semifinals they shutout the Kamloops Blaze, 4-0, and beat Vancouver United, 1-0, in a shootout for the championship. The Reign team scored all five of their penalty kicks during the shootout in the final.
The members of the team that participated in the tournament are Hayley Albrecht, Rachelle Boettcher, Kelli Carlson, AshLee Chard, Stephanie Cross, Ricki Cullum (guest player), Sydney Davis, Karlie Hall, Mariko Hamashima, Hannah Hawkins (guest player), Sarah Johnston, Taylor Kartes, Treva LeRoy, Holly Lontoc, Jul Podawiltz, Ashtin Rigney (guest player) and Madeline Scott.
The next planned competition for the Reign '91 White is the Oswego Nike Cup in Oregon July 24 to 26.
The Reign '97 Purple is coached by Aaron Kimura and Angela Lee and was also unbeaten during the Sounders FC Adidas Cup last weekend.
The Reign '97 team outscored their opponents, 19-3, over the weekend.
They defeated Marauders '97 Navy, 7-1, Leahi (Hawaii) '98, 3-1, and Dos Red, 3-0, during the preliminary round.
In the semifinals, they beat the Washington champion Highline Eagles, 4-0, and outscored Westsound '97 Alire, 2-1, in the final.
The Reign '97 Purple included Alyssa Beach, Alyssa Nordman, Cassidy Lane, Chaise Cole, Hannah Kimura, Kacia Rogalla, Kelsey Van Ogle, Lizette Carpenter, Madison Deschamps, Makaylie Moore, Michelle Holmes, Morgan Weaver, Nikki Niemi, Piper Hutchinson and Torrey Tompkins.
Reign '97 Purple will be competing next in the Nike Crossfire Challenge, July 11-13.
Reign '93 Purple also went undefeated at the Sounders FC Adidas Cup by winning four games and tying one. The team consists of Janell Carlson, Kasey Carrel, Nicolette Carnahan, Madison Cecil, Kenna Friedman, Hannah Friedman, Ashley Graves, Madison Hibbard, Chelsa Jensen, Michelle Knight, Alicia Markey, Obia Muoneke, Danielle Robinson, Sydney Rogalla, Annalise Rutt, Breanna Strauss, Autumn Talney and Breanna Zicarelli. The team is coached by James Cecil.
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SPRINGFIELD -- A man who claimed he was stabbed showed up at Baystate Medical Center early Saturday.
Details were not immediately available, but a preliminary Springfield police report indicated the incident may have stemmed from a bar-related altercation.
Police did not indicate where the alleged crime occurred, but the man showed up at the city hospital for treatment around 2:06 a.m. Saturday.
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LORDSTOWN – Several village residents say they are being encroached upon by neighbors' cows. They won at least a temporary victory.
The residents aired their concerns last week at a zoning board hearing in an attempt to prevent John and Tina Thompson from being granted a variance that would allow the couple's cows to roam less than 200 feet from their homes. The pasture fence stands less than 50 feet from several homes surrounding the Thompson property.
The zoning board gave the couple 30 days to either move a portion of the fence or place an interior fence, so the cows will not be any closer than 200 feet from a neighbor's house.
They also must get a new building permit and begin construction for a family house or tear down the new barn and dog house.
The couple purchased 38 acres at 6174 Highland Ave. with the stated intention of building a house as well as accessory buildings for their cows and dogs. They obtained six-month building permits for the three buildings in July 2012.
A barn, dog house and the fence were built, and cows moved in. According to village zoning regulations, the two accessory buildings should not have been built without the home being on the property. But no house has been built, and the building permit has expired.
Realtor Joseph Dorma, representing the Thompsons, said the couple intends to begin building the house this summer. Five cows have been on the property for four months, he said.
Neighbor Douglas King countered, "There are six, not five, cows and they've been there since December. They are not doing what they are supposed to do. They are getting away with everything."
Dorma initially told zoning board members the couple was unaware of the village's zoning regulations about keeping livestock at least 200 feet away from neighboring homes. Board member John McCarthy, however, said the village's zoning commissioner, Dave Harrison, had earlier questioned Tina Thompson about the regulations and she told him they knew all the village's requirements.
Arno Hill, the village's mayor, said he was mayor when the zoning requirement not allowing livestock being any closer than 200 feet from households passed. It was done to protect neighbors from the smell, flies and other concerns associated with raising livestock.
Donna Schrader, who owns property next to the Thompson land, says the company that placed the fence around the property tore down a legal fence on her property as well as cut trees and shrubs that surrounded her property.
Gerald Denno, whose property also borders the Thompson's land, says the fence is less than 50 feet away from his house. Denno's property is surrounded on two sides by the fence.
"The fence is electrified and my son plays near it," Denno said. "It is a danger."
Dorma told the board that moving the fence away from the homes would be an economic burden. "They do not want to move the cows," Dorma said.
He asked the board what the couple should do and how long they would have to do the work.
Village solicitor Paul Dutton recommended the zoning board not immediately address the zoning variance issue because the couple has several zoning violations that must first be addressed, including the building of the barn and dog house without having a house started.


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I got these two on sale. I got them for 250 bucks.
So I need help to finish this build. Right now I'm aiming for air cooling
but I have some specs that I want to get:
GTX 590 / Ati 6990
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Intel Core I7 990x (For sure I will get this one)
not sure about the motherboard.
so basically thats it, My budget would be $3000 including tax in canadian dollars
I need your suggestions and advice to make this rig at its best with that limitation in budget.
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here's the parts you haven;t yet chosen
Motherboard- EVGA X58 Classified 3 EATX LGA1366 $400.88
RAM- Corsair Dominator GT 12GB 3x4gb $300
I still think you have to get two Nvidia graphics cards to do their equivalent of eyefinity(i'm not certain) so you could go with a HD6990, unless you'd prefer the GTX590
Graphics card- HD 6990 $749.99
Since you're getting an i7 990x, you're going to need something good to cool it.
Either of these would be good for the job since you don;t want a custom watercooling system.
CPU Cooler- Corsair H70 $99.99
Noctua NH-D14 $89.99
Hard drives- Caviar Black 1Tb HDD SATA 3 6.0gb/s $93.98
or an SSD of your choosing
All together this comes out to about $2997.94 CAD
thanks for giving me an idea :)
if you can wait till summer you might be able to buy intels next gen Enthusiast system powerd by SB (core i7 dunno rest) 8 core 16T or an AMD buldozer FX(maybe the fx power times are back) cpu. it will defenetly be better than the i7 990X. and if you have time to wait than wait thil the die shrink for the gpus to 28 nm because it will increase the performance/ watt significant and will make it faster. it might have pcie 3 suport.
wow 3000 dollar rig ^_^ rich guy here!!!!i wish i have that much money lol
Not to be a nit-picker, but shouldn't this be in Hardware?
I think that you should spend more on the motherboard...use the gigabyte G1.Assasin it's the best for use a 990x.... Then choose Amd 6990... I don't know how much it will be but the MoBo is the most important component...;) good luck
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The convention will start at 7 p.m. in the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield.
Antoniello is set to replace attorney Robert Scamardella, who on Feb. 27 resigned his position as chairman amid party in-fighting over the Mid-Island City Council primary and a Board of Elections appointment gone awry.
Scamardella declined to comment on the impending convention. He said he would make remarks to the committee on Monday night.
William D'Ambrosio is expected to be named vice chair of the party, replacing Frank Aversa, a Scamardella ally who also resigned amid the party turmoil.
Attorney Lisa Giovinazzo, who is in a GOP Mid-Island primary against Steven Matteo and who came in with the Scamardella leadership group in September 2011, remains as the party's other vice chair.
The Mid-Island primary has caused a schism in the party, with Councilman James Oddo (R-Mid-Island/Brooklyn) backing Matteo, his chief of staff, to succeed him in the Council. Oddo and Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore) also refused to forward to the Council for approval the name of the party's pick as Republican BOE commissioner.
Antoniello, the former chair of Community Board 3, would represent a return to power of the GOP "old guard," which was allied with former GOP Rep. Vito Fossella. That group was marginalized when Scamardella took over during another party battle less than two years ago.
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There were the seats at Penn State and University of Pittsburgh football games, not to mention Disney's "The Lion King" musical.
House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese also reported $6,200 in travel, lodging and hospitality for a trip to Super Bowl XL in Detroit that he had previously told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he paid for on his own. Nearly $2,000 of the trip was paid for by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who beat the Seattle Seahawks.
The reports also showed some lawmakers paying high credit card interest rates. "I missed the due date for the card, so the rate went up astronomically," said state Rep. Douglas Reichley, R-Lehigh, who was paying 27.99 percent on a balance about $6,500.


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MIDDLEVILLE -- While relaxing on a break last weekend while hiking, it struck me just how much outdoor gear has evolved in the course of my lifetime. I was retying my boots and comparing their lightweight, waterproof comfort to the heavy leather clunkers I used to wear.
That got me to thinking that the days of canvas pup tents are long gone. Wool is having a bit of a revival, but most of us wear one type of synthetic material or another, such as fleece or Gore-tex.
The concept of layering clothing for temperature control has become so mainstream it now is in the most mundane places, such as in-flight magazines. Cotton, a wonderfully comfortable fiber, has been largely banished for action sports. Its propensity to hold moisture and chill the body makes it untenable for most, other than for casual wear.
There are hip variations, of course, such as organic cotton and hemp and a plethora of eco-friendly fabrics made of recycled this and that. Who could resist living so purely?
I watched cyclists ride by in their mountain biking togs. I'm certain there wasn't a shred of cotton on them -- maybe not even skivvies. Moisture transport materials and wicking fibers have become de-rigueur.
Digging for a snack in my CAD engineered daypack, the one with the ergonomically shaped support bars and mesh so your back doesn't very sweaty, I began to reminisce about my first backpack: a K-Mart special. It cost $19 and was flimsy.
Lifetime warranties were unheard of then. At that price, you couldn't expect to get a hip-belt, let alone one you can custom mold to assure maximum efficiency in weight transfer to the hips.
Today's packs are a marvel of engineering, all of which keep you from becoming a stoop-shouldered imp for the balance of your adult life should you dare to go backpacking.
That old pack was orange -- ugly as a road-side barrel. But it carried my gear as primitive as it was.
I took it to the top of Cadillac Mountain one summer while I was in college. That's where a friend and I, having hitchhiked to Maine, spent a miserable, rainy night overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Acadia National Park.
I had a cheap sleeping bag, one that rolled up about as small as an adolescent bear, weighing almost as much.
One-pound sleeping bags were unheard of. They were more like 12 pounds if soaked. There were no slick, 3-pound tents, either. We had authentic U.S. army surplus rain ponchos that doubled as bivy sacs. Bivy bags -- short for bivouac -- are waterproof, breathable fabric shells used as emergency shelters by climbers making fast summit approaches.
Our ponchos were neither light nor waterproof and certainly not breathable. Sleeping snapped up in one assured you of a wet and miserable night -- even if it didn't rain.
Our meals were simple and to the point: oatmeal and a handful of raisins or a 50-cent tin of kippers or smoked oysters and something like hardtack, a dry, tasteless cracker that could double as a building material in an emergency.
There were no gourmet freeze-dried options such as beef and broccoli stir fry or shepherd's pie, no basil chipotle pasta with chicken. The closest was boxed mac and cheese.
Freeze-dried foods -- the staple of outdoor expeditions today -- were only coming into the outdoor marketplace having been tested on military and space program guinea pigs.
Cooking over a can of Sterno was a slow and onerous task. Today's high-powered, 1-ounce pocket rocket stoves were a little more than a dream. But we warmed our soup and oatmeal patiently on it and graduated to tiny wing stoves fueled by Hexamine tablets. You could buy the solid, quarter-sized fuel disc at army surplus stores. The tablets were sure to kill you if you lit them in closed quarters, their fumes were so toxic.
I watched the cyclists roll out of sight and reached for my water bottle -- now superlight with a flip spout for easy drinking. Modern titanium cookware weighs ounces compared to clunky old canteens and mess kits that weighed pounds.
Putting on my backpack took only seconds. I barely felt the weight and realized something else had changed. I have waxed nostalgic on more than one occasion about the good old days, about something I miss, but when it comes to most outdoor gear, not a chance.
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Ken Coleman, Dillon's campaign spokesman, called me soon after and said: "My understanding from Andy is that it never happened. He held up the bill because he had concerns that vital state services were set to be slashed and that maybe other things should be the priority. There wasn't a deal."
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- Lenny and Philip Rampulla have been working diligently behind the scenes donating their time and talent to help renovate the historic St. George Theatre.
But now it was time for the cultural community to come out and celebrate the gifted architects, who were honored Saturday night with the Georgie Award for their outstanding contributions at the 10th Anniversary Red Carpet Gala at Borough Hall.
"I really like flying under the radar, but to be recognized in front of family and friends is a big deal," said Lenny Rampulla, who also accepted the award on behalf of his brother who was unable to attend the event. "This building is nearest and dearest to my heart. We all on Staten Island set to benefit from this theatre."
The Rampullas have their fingerprints all over the new designs of the landmark venue -- from the marquee, the rigging, the glass elevator, the front entrance, the restrooms, and the loading dock to the new tier seating.
"They've been so generous in lending their expertise, and they have a passion for the arts, too," said Dr. Joseph Motta, the gala co-chair. "It's wonderful to be a part of this. The theatre is an incredible masterpiece. It's a focal point of the Island."
The event was celebrating 10 years of programming, renovating and restoration of the theatre, and kicked off with Fred Cerullo, president and chief executive officer of the Grand Central Partnership, and Advance editor Brian J. Laline, chairman of the St. George Theatre Board of Directors, sharing their appreciation of the Rampullas.
"This man cares," Laline said. "They've done so much work and have been a part of so many structures on Staten Island."
Luanne Sorrentino and Doreen Cugno, executive directors of the St. George Theatre, took a moment to look back at the past decade to see how far they've come.
"We're honored to be celebrating this event. I can't believe it's been 10 years," Ms. Cugno said. "Our mother's dream was to save this theatre. It's become a vibrant, cultural community center."
After the awards presentation, guests hustled over to the theatre to see a performance by Martin Short. The funny man entertained the audience with jokes about Republican Rep. Michael Grimm and embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
The Grimm jabs drew a mixed reaction from the crowd, but Short was funny and engaging in his set. He brought three Staten Islanders on stage, dressed them up in sombreros and made them perform a funny dance as an ode to his movie "Three Amigos," and even sang a song mocking the death of Osama bin Laden.


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Group 1 Exams Notification, Syllabus in Andhra Pradesh, Details of Group 1, Age limit to attempt Group 1 examinations in 2012 for Andhra Pradesh state is given in detail in the below resource
Group 1 Andhra Pradesh Exam notification, Syllabus and details
APPSC - Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has announced the notification for Group 1 examination to fill up the Government jobs in 2012. Group 1 is considered as one of the prestigious examinations to occupy the best posts in the Government sector. Toughness of the examination will also be in the same way. Group 1 is mainly intended to fill up the posts in Civil services sector. APPSC how ever released notifications for other Government jobs in 2012.
Age limit for Group 1 Exams in AP
At most, age limit given for all the posts are between 18 years to 36 years except to Deputy Supdt. of Police (Civil) Cat-2 in A.P. Police Service, which is 21 years to 28 years and for Divisional Fire Officers in Fire & Emergency Services it is 21 years to 26 years. Age has to calculated as on 01/07/2011. Candidates who cross this age limit are not eligible to attend the examination. However, there is relaxation provided for the reserved categories under government acts.
Syllabus for Group 1 Exams in AP
Group 1 examination mainly consists of Screening test at first and then written examination, which in turn comprises of 5 papers. Total marks for Group 1 examination are 750 and an oral interview will be conducted for 75 marks which makes the grand total as 825. Screening test consists of Mental ability and General studies questions, total 150 for 150 marks.
Paper 1 syllabus for Group 1 exams
Paper 1 consists of General Essay writing for 150 marks. Duration for this paper is 3 hours.
Paper 2 syllabus for Group 1 exams
1. History & Cultural heritage of India with emphasis on 20th century history of India.
2. Social history of Andhra Pradesh i.e., the history of various social and cultural movements in Andhra Pradesh
3. General overview of the Indian Constitution
Paper 3 syllabus for Group 1 Exams
1. Planning in India & Indian Economy
2. Land Reforms and social changes in Andhra Pradesh after independence
3. Andhra Pradesh's Economy, present status its strengths and weakness
Paper 4 syllabus for Group 1 exams
1. The role and impact of Science & Technology in the development of India with emphasis on the applied aspects
2. General awareness with the modern trends in life sciences.
3. Development and environmental problems
Paper 5 syllabus for Group 1 exams
1. Data appreciation and interpretation
2. The candidates will be asked to draw their own conclusion from the
data presented in the tabular form in graphical or otherwise
3. Problem solving – duly structured situation will be presented to the
candidates and they will be asked to suggest their own solutions to the problem arising out of situation. Alternatively, they may be called upon to prove the understanding of the situation by answering certain searchinng questions based on the situation.
All the papers have a duration of 3 hours and are evaluated for 150 marks.
Important dates for Group 1 Examination
Last date for Online submission of Application - 21-01-2012
Last date for Payment of fees - 18-01-2012
Date of Screening Test - 27-05-2012


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HARRISBURG — A state judge's ruling has ended the running battle between Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson and Controller Dan Miller over the auctioning of the city's Wild West artifacts.
Commonwealth Court Senior Judge James Gardner Colins refused to grant a stay sought by Miller that would further delay the auction, while he appeals the case in the state court.
Miller and Thompson, who are opponents in this year's mayoral race, have been locked in a court fight over Miller's refusal to sign off on the auction contract the mayor's office secured with New York-based Guernsey's Auction Co.
Miller's refusal to sign was based on his contention that Guernsey's commission expense has not been approved by City Council, whose approval wasn't sought by Thompson.
Dauphin County Judge Bernard L. Coates Jr. sided with Thompson in the battle in a November ruling and ordered Miller to sign the auction contract. A month later, Coates refused to grant Miller's request for a stay that would have postponed action on the case during an appeal.
In his decision, Colins upheld Coates and refused Miller's plea for a stay.
Benjamin Dunlap, Miller's lawyer, said Friday that his client will sign the auction documents, although "we still think that we were correct legally."
Dunlap said Miller won't pursue the artifacts case any further, but intends to seek legislative changes to address problems in city ordinances that he claims were brought to light by the dispute.
In his four-page opinion on the case, issued a week after a court hearing, Colins gave Miller slim hope of a legal victory.
"There is little likelihood of (Miller) prevailing on the merits," the judge wrote.
Colins noted that the sale of the artifacts amassed by former Mayor Stephen R. Reed for a museum that never came to fruition is called for in the city's state-ordered fiscal recovery plan.
That plan was approved in March by his colleague, Commonwealth Court Judge Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter, Colins noted. The city receiver must bring the sale of the artifacts, or any other city assets, back to Leadbetter for final approval under the recovery plan, he observed.
Colins cited the fact that the cost of the auction won't be paid from the city treasury. Rather, as is standard practice, Guernsey will take its commission out of the sale proceeds, he said.
The city, which is mired in well more than $300 million in debt, badly needs the money the auction will generate, he said, and the sooner it gets it the better. He said that is especially true since the city took out tax anticipation notes to help cover expenses.
"The proceeds of the auction are critical in order to maintain the continued operations of the city government," Colins wrote. "Therefore it is in the best interest of the taxpayers that these loans be retired as quickly as possible and whatever funds may be recovered from the sale of the Wild West artifacts be used to reduce the principal of those notes."
Miller and Thompson have been waging a court battle over the artifact sale since spring. The legal tussle has delayed the auction, which originally was scheduled for July.
The mayor has estimated that the artifacts sale could generate up to $6 million for the cash-strapped city, although Miller has cited a city financial statement that placed their value at $1.7 million. The receiver has estimated their worth at around $500,000.
Thompson said Miller's signing of the auction contract means the artifact sale can proceed this summer in tandem with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg.
Guernsey's officials are "optimistic that the market will be strong and the city can anticipate several million dollars in revenue by next fall," she said.


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DETROIT, MI -- You might be able to make an educated guess, but Gov. Rick Snyder won't be revealing who he's hoping wins Detroit's mayoral election Tuesday.
Both candidates, Mike Duggan, whom polls show has a commanding lead, and Benny Napoleon, have said they didn't support Snyder's decision to install Emergency Manager Keyn Orr
But Napoleon took his dissent a step further when he stated if he becomes mayor he'll work to ensure Snyder doesn't get another term.
"No," Snyder said when asked if he'd share his opinion on the race after speaking to a group of nearly 600 Muslims at an annual banquet Sunday. "The way I view it as the mayor of Michigan, I think it's a local election" for the people of Detroit to decide.
Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey said last week she thinks voter turnout might be lower than usual this coming Tuesday due to state takeover and bankruptcy leaving voters feeling disenfranchised.
Snyder said he hopes that not the case and instead "many people turn out." Orr will be in charge until at least 2014, but the mayor will have the opportunity to make an impact, Snyder says.
Mayor Dave Bing indicated he's been left out of the conversation during much of Orr's time in Detroit. Snyder hopes whoever wins is willing to work with Orr and Lansing.
"Hopefully all parties can sit down and just talk through it," Snyder said. "The more resources we have working together, don't we all benefit? There's only upside from having people work well together."


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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in Sacramento, California, is looking to local renewable resources to help meet its aggressive goal of supplying 37% of its power from renewables in 2020.
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover this week completed its first Martian year -- 687 Earth days -- since landing in August 2012. Each day of the rover working on Mars requires several dozen rover team members completing tasks on Earth.To celebrate reaching this longevity milestone, which had been set as one of the mission's goals from the start, the Curiosity team planned staffing a special day, with women fulfilling 76 out of 102 operational roles, showcasing the important role women have to play in STEM jobs.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), along with its partners the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), received the Department of Interior's "Partners in Conservation Award."
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Mayor Ray Nagin deserves credit for announcing plans to reduce the city's excessive number of take-home vehicles by 102. But the mayor needs to continue moving to reduce the cars to the 60 the law currently allows.
Reducing the number of cars employees can drive to and from their homes can save taxpayers money and will bring the city closer to complying with its charter's limit of 60 take-home cars for administrators and firefighters.
But even when the reduction goes into effect May 1, City Hall will still be about 50 vehicles over the limit.
Chief Administrative Officer Brenda Hatfield said the 25-year-old limit is outdated and needs to be raised, especially as the city has added new departments since the limit was set. She asked council members to consider raising the limit to 110 vehicles.
In a cash-strapped city, however, the mayor would need to present a compelling case to justify a higher number of take-home cars.
The arguments some administration officials made in a recent public hearing were not compelling enough. Administrators, for example, argued that some city employees work very long days during Carnival and thus need a take-home car. But that does not warrant giving them a take-home car for the rest of the year.
Others said they are always on call. But so are many supervisors in the private sector who do not get take-home vehicles. The city could consider allowing workers a mileage reimbursement when they are called in to work after hours.
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ESPN recently sat down with Louisville guard Kevin Ware after he suffered a gruesome broken leg in the No. 1 Cardinals' 85-63 victory against No. 2 Duke in the Midwest Region final this past Sunday.
In the interview, his first since the incident which has remained one of the most compelling stories in all of sports since it occured, he talks about his thoughts going into the game, his interactions with coach Rick Pitino and his teammates before he was carted off the floor, the response he's gotten from people in the aftermath and even gives a glimpse into what's gone through his head in his time alone.
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Louisville faces Wichita State Saturday at 5:09 p.m. in the national semifinals at the Final Four in Atlanta Saturday.
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