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If you'll flash back with me for a second, you may recall that we've had some fun around here taking note of Jonathan Papelbon's habit of tapping fists with a certain police officer overseeing the Fenway Park bullpen.
Well, as Boston Sports Media Watch points out, the Boston Globe had a pretty good look at the story behind the story, if you will. And, it seems everyone's new favorite police officer, Billy Dunn of Dorchester, is a full-fledged member of the team.
The knuckle knock started last season when an especially pumped-up Papelbon bumped fists with Dunn on a whim. After he had a good outing, the 26-year-old pitcher said, he told Dunn, "All right Billy, now we've got to do it every time."
"I think it's his way of giving me a little recognition, to say thanks," says Dunn, a former Marine who has two large tattoos etched into his meaty forearms: "Born to Raise Hell" and "USMC."
The story goes on to note that Dunn, 55, feels accepted by many members of the team:
They e-mail him over winter break. They yell at him when they catch him sneaking 3 Musketeers bars from the team candy bag because they know he has diabetes. They presented a signed team jersey to him for Veterans Day. They refrain from teasing him when he sings the national anthem -- something he's done at Fenway several times -- because they understand how patriotic he is.
It's really a pretty great story, which leads Boston Sports Media Watch to pose a question: Since Dan Shaughnessy pointed the tradition out in an earlier column, why didn't he pursue the story?
My answer: I dunno, but I betcha he's kicking himself over it.

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Meet the Alumni Council New Members
Cara (De Wit) De Haan (99) is in her fourth year of teaching
fourth grade at Ontario Christian School in Ontario, California. She expects to earn
a masters degree in curriculum and instruction this winter from California State University,
San Bernardino. Cara and Erik anticipate the birth of their first child in
Jeff Hall (76), lives in Muskegon, Michigan, where he is the band director at Muskegon Christian School. Jeff and Gail (Schonewill, 75) have two children. The Halls are members of Bethany Christian Reformed Church, where Jeff is an elder.
Bryan Kooi graduated from Dordt College in 1987 and worked as an admissions counselor here for seven years before moving to the corporate world. Bryan works in the Human Resources office at MED-TEC in Orange City, Iowa. He is married to Natasha (Elgersma 96). They have a son, Carter.
Rodney Lamfers (95) lives in Sioux Falls with his wife, Kerry (Bolkema 95) and their two daughters. He is a CPA and partner in a local accounting firm and also works in software development. He says hes honored to serve on the Alumni Council and looks forward to getting back to the Dordt College community regularly.
Heidi Visscher-Sikkema graduated from Dordt College in 1988 and moved to Florida. After working in real estate management for ten years, Heidi now enjoys being a stay-at-home wife to her husband, Brian, and mom to their children, Duncan (4) and Baily (2). Heidi says she looks forward to coming back to Dordt College and serving on the Alumni Council (but does she remember what Iowa weather is like in February?).
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Helen (De Groot) Bonnema (69), Orange City, IA
Bryan Kooi (87), Sioux Center, IA
Rodney Lamfers (95), Sioux Falls, SD
Nancy (De Wit) Meendering (92), Sioux Center, IA
Paul Schelhaas (70), Edgerton, MN
Dayton Vogel (81), Rock Valley, IA
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Rose (Vander Plaats) Van Engen (77), Spicer, MN
Becky (Van De Griend) Graves (99), Willmar, MN
Region 3
Carol (Veldhouse) Ribbens (72), Pella, IA
Andy Schuttinga (97), Ames, IA
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Teresa (Weidenaar) Kredit (87), Manhattan, MT
Dave De Ridder (71), Denver, CO
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Henry Contant (77), Abbotsford, BC
Karen (Wiersma) Kooistra (81), Lynden, WA
Doug Van Andel (76), Lynden, WA
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Clayton Danzeisen (75), Phoenix, AZ
Cara (De Wit) De Haan (99), Ontario, CA
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Chuck Adams (90), Sheboygan, WI
Jeff Hall (76), Muskegon, MI
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Sylvan Gerritsma (68), St. Catharines, ON
Heidi Visscher-Sikkema (88), Bradenton, FL
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Rex Ryan's Jets were humbled by the cross-town Giants in a 29-14 loss on Christmas Eve. But after a week of saying he doesn't want to be the "little brother" or "second fiddle" in the area rivalry, and that his team is the better team, the Jets coach doesn't regret his message.
"The day I walked in here ... I felt that I didn't want to be the little brother or whatever," Ryan said. "That's who I am, and so do I regret it? No. Did it work out? Nope, it never worked out. But I'm never going to say I regret anything that I believe in my heart. I've always said from Day One I am going to be true to myself, and when I leave this job 10 or 15 years from now, I'm going to be true to myself."
The Giants players took delight in a victory that not only gave them momentum heading into their critical Week 17 game against Dallas but also local bragging rights. Their coach's mantra last week was "talk is cheap," and Giants players poked fun at Ryan's big brother-little brother routine in their post-game comments.
Though Ryan's big talk seemed to light a fire among the Giants, the coach's response was that he was just being himself.
"Maybe it is not the traditional way of doing things or whatever, but for me, this is who I am, this is how I believe, and I made the statements," Ryan said. "I'll stand by everything I said. Did it work out? No, and I'll be the first one to say it never worked out. I'm responsible for that, and obviously the Giants were the better team that day without question. I deserve the criticism that I take for it, I definitely deserve it."
Ryan had nothing more to say on his tense post-game exchange with Giants running back Brandon Jacobs. On the field after the Giants' win, Jacobs yelled at Ryan, "Time to shut up, fat boy!" Jacobs claims Ryan then tried to come after him "the way his old man went after (Kevin) Gilbride," at which point Jacobs said he yelled "you're talking to the wrong Giant, because I will kick your (butt)!"
On Saturday, Ryan called it a "private conversation" and stood by that today. The NFL will not look into the exchange.
"I talked about that after the game, and I said it was a private conversation that we had, and I really have nothing else to add to it," Ryan said.
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RB LaDainian Tomlinson's two-year deal with the Jets is up after this season, and he doesn't know what his future with the team is. But Tomlinson said he does not plan to retire after 11 seasons.
"Yeah, I'm coming back," he said in an interview on ESPN 1050 Radio. "I've been saying if I was able to make it through the season healthy and still feel strong and like I can still have an impact on the game and play, that I will continue to play, because I still have fun playing. I enjoy the journey, every year, starting in August, and that journey to try to win a championship. I just have fun doing it. So I'm going to play until I can't play no more."
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Ryan expects to have a full roster for this week's regular-season finale against the Dolphins.
S Brodney Pool left the game briefly after absorbing a blow from Ahmad Bradshaw on the running back's 14-yard touchdown run. Ryan said Pool had some headaches during the game but passed all concussion tests and was cleared medically.
QB Mark Sanchez again took some big hits, but will be fine moving forward. Ryan also said S Eric Smith is fighting through a knee injury.
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LB David Harris and his wife, Jiali, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Thursday night. She was 8 lbs, 12 oz.


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PHOENIX - Behind the cameras at the Jodi Arias murder trial, another incident is getting national media attention: one woman who traveled from Michigan, unable to get a seat, was offering $200 for one.
"She just wanted to get in really bad," said Desiree Lee, the spectator who accepted the $200 and gave up her seat. "I seriously didn't know I was going to get in trouble."
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In order to characterize the chemical composition of comet 9P/Tempel 1 and the effect of the impactor released onto the comet on July 4, 2005 a two-step observing campaign at radio wavelengths has been set. Pre-perihelion, the water outgassing of the comet has been monitored through observations of OH radical lines at 18 cm with the Nançay radiotelescope (IAUC 8512) from March to May, followed by Odin observations of H2O line at 557 GHz in June. Molecular lines were also observed at the IRAM 30-m on May 4-9, 2005. The HCN:H2S:CH3OH:CO:CS relative production rates (or thier upper limits) were found to be typical of short period comets. The HCN line profile shows evidence for preferential outgassing towards the Sun. The HCN production rate presents a possible 1.7-day periodic time variation, likely related to the rotation and aspherical shape of the nucleus (IAUC8538). The second step was the observations at or near impact time. Lines of OH (with Nancay), H2O (with Odin), HCN, CH3OH, H2S, CO and CS (with IRAM-30m and CSO-10m) have been monitored: \begin{enumerate} \item to characterize the amount of volatiles released following impact and obtain information on the gas velocity and spatial distribution; \item to look for variations in molecular abundances ratio in order to investigate whether pristine material with different molecular composition has been released from deeper layers in the comet. \end{enumerate}
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Obviously no strong willed stud male is going to willingly submit to being turned into a sissy. We don't expect you to, that would cheat us from out pleasure of the forced feminisation of you.
But if you have been caught cheating on your wife and you don't want to loose everything that is dear to you, you will.
Being laced into a corset until you can barely breath is the first step. After you're uniformed, the first class you will attend is obedience Class.
It's patiently explained to you the importance of being an obedient sissy slave. That in order to become one you must be trained and, in effect, conditioned to never think on your own. All you must do is to instantly obey any order and that the slightest hesitation to results in pain. So before they graduate they will spend long hours each day being obedience trained. The best method is to instantly punish you for the slightest fault or infraction of the dozens of sissy rules you'll learn.
For example, when I came in I told you to stand at attention. Hands behind you, chests out, ankles together with toes turned out, and to bow your heads and fix the eyes on the tips of your toes, and not to move a single muscle, didn't I?" she asked cracking her paddle so hard against the desk they all jumped in terror.
"Yes, teacher," the cowed sissy whimpered. "However, as I've been talking I observed Sissy Dolly's left toe move just a fraction. So obviously Polly we will have to punish you," she declared. "For just moving my toe?" the sissy asked in disbelief. For which the teacher harshly slapped the sissie's face until she was sobbing.
Taking sissy Polly by the ear she ordered the other students to follow her. Yanking her along and ending up in the teacher's lounge in front of a massive fireplace.
Ordered to stretch arms and reach up until she was just on the tips of her toes her face turned to one of fright as she had her wrists locked in steel cuffs dangling from chains. After lifting her schoolgirl skirt up she said, "Punishment for moving your toe will be 40 whacks with the paddle, now. And another 40 at school's end in five hours. The class will count aloud each spank after which you'll contritely and sincerely say," I'm sorry I moved my toe teacher. I promise to be a good sissy and not move my toe again." As expected even before the teacher was half way through paddling her she was screaming and sobbing and apologizing for moving her toe.
It was also effective having the rest of the class participate by counting, as before the paddling was finished they all had this terrified look on their faces. And six hours later it was repeated. It's what we called, "A Fireside Chat." After that sissy Polly never again moved her toe again, nor did the rest of the sissies for that matter.


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24 Days of Gadgets – Day 8
December 8, 2009 - Dave Hecei
If you have a MacBook, or any laptop, and a high-speed Internet connection you need a WiFi network. If you don't have one yet, there are plenty of wireless routers to choose from, maybe too many. Apple makes a couple different WiFi products, the most unique is the Airport Express.
The Airport Express is an 802.11n WiFi router with some unique abilities. The Express is a small self-contained little unit; it's basically a power supply with a router inside it that you just plug into any AC outlet. It has a single Ethernet port, a USB port for sharing printers, and a 3.5mm minijack for analog or digital audio out.
The Express can be used as a stand-alone wireless router, but since it is so small and self contained it makes for a perfect on-the-road wireless solution. If you travel and stay in hotels you can use the Express to easily setup a personal WiFi network. Most hotels and motels that cater to business travelers will at least have Ethernet ports in the room. Using the Express you now have an instant local WiFi for you and your guests.
The other two ports, USB and minijack, makes the Express even more versatile. The USB port can be used to connect to a Mac OS X compatible printer allowing it to be shared on your network. Even Windows PC can print to this shared printer. The minijack is a combo analog and digital optical connection. This is used in conjunction with iTunes allowing you to hear your library in another room. Just connect powered speakers or even connect it to your home stereo or home theatre. Keyspan (and Tripp Lite) makes a nice pocket remote that can connect to the USB port on the Express to control iTunes remotely.
The Airport Express is available at the Apple Store, or other Apple retail outlets, for $99.
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Remember those boots were made for walking! Dust off the winter cobwebs and make tracks for a Spring Walking Festival in a scenic part of Ireland.
As well as great exercise this is the ideal way to explore the country. Oh and did we mention the fun? Let www.discoverireland.ie/walking help you put your best foot forward.
Fit for a king in Kerry!
For some royal routes head to the Kingdom of Kerry when the Dingle Walking Festival hits its stride, (February 15th - 17th). The area has been described as the most beautiful on earth, and you'll see for yourself why on paths that take you up Mount Brandon and through the breath-taking Conor Pass. There are walks to suit all levels of fitness and the post-walk craic is mighty with Dingle boasting cosy pubs with lively music sessions guaranteed to help you wind down after a day on the hills. www.dinglewalkingfestival.com
Step back in time in Louth!
Step back in time on the beautiful Cooley Peninsula and join in the Tain Walking Festival which takes place in the medieval village of Carlingford, Co. Louth, (March 1st – 3rd). There's something for walkers of all abilities, from hikes in the Cooley Mountains to strolls along the shores of Carlingford Lough, with historic sites at every turn. For sheer drama don't miss the night-time walk over Slieve Foy, a moonlit memory you won't forget. www.carlingford.ie
Walk on the wild side in Connemara!
Head west to Co. Galway for the Connemara Four Seasons Spring Walking Festival (March 15th - 17th March), the ideal way to celebrate St Patrick's Weekend. You will be led by expert guides who will give you a fascinating insight into the rich cultural, archaeological and historic heritage of this most beautiful – and wild – part of Ireland. Arrays of walking routes are available, so there is one to suit you. Avail of great deals on offer from local hotels supporting the festival. At the end of an exhilarating day's walking, you are welcomed back to base to enjoy super food, entertainment and a great night's sleep - making sure you are fighting fit for the next day's walking! www.discoverireland.ie/walking
Come to the Comeraghs!
The Comeragh Mountains Annual Bog Trot in Co. Tipperary, (March 30th), promises to be a great day out! There are various routes which will cross the mountains from east to west, giving a stunning view of the Nire Valley. All walks will finish at the community centre in the beautiful village of Ballymacarbry where tea and refreshments will be provided! www.nirevalley.com
Walk off those Easter eggs in Leitrim!
Follow the Easter Bunny to lovely Leitrim for the North Leitrim Glens Walking Festival over Easter weekend (March 30th and 31st). Serious striders can choose a challenging five to six hour trek, while those looking for a gentler experience can opt for the three hour guided archaeology and wild life ramble on country roads. All walks will take place in the magical north Leitrim glens and will take in drumlins, archaeological sites, seascapes, mountain lakes, and heathery slopes. www.leitrimtourism.com
Bring the kids to Kilkenny!
Don't miss the month-long Kilkenny Walking Festival, (March 29th – April 30th), which is laying on tons of fun, family friendly events this year. There will be bird watch walks (join in the dawn chorus!), tours around city, garden trails, river loops and mountain hikes. Pack a picnic and join in a scavenger hunt – or go foraging in the wild! This is a great opportunity to explore medieval Kilkenny, home of Irish craft and great artisan food producers. www.kilkennywalkingfestival.ie
Gallop in the Galtees!
Make it an outdoor May Bank Holiday weekend and sign up for the Ballyhoura International Walking Festival, (May 3rd – 6th), in Co. Limerick. Suitable for all the family it covers walks in the Ballyhoura and Galtee Mountains, as well as special interest walks in the local area. Straddling parts of counties Limerick, Tipperary and Cork, Ballyhoura is a walker's paradise with unspoilt beauty boasting undulating green pastures, woodlands and rolling hills. www.ballyhouracountry.com
Make for Mayo!
In May, all roads lead to Mayo, with two great walking festival options. Experience the enchanting landscape of Achill during the Achill Walks Festival (May 3rd – 6th) and soak up spectacular coastal cliffs and mountains, crystal clear lakes, and amazing flora and fauna. www.achilltourism.com
If you have never experienced night walking head to south Mayo for the Cong Lakes Walking Weekend, (May 3rd – 6th), with three nights of guided night walking around the stunning villages of Cong and Clonbur, beautifully located on a narrow strip of land separating Loughs Mask and Corrib. Explore the lakeshore and woodland and do a moderate climb up Benlevy to enjoy the view. Local B&B's are offering full board packages including three breakfasts, dinners and packed lunch for your knapsack. You can leave the car at home – as transfers from and to Castlebar train station are included!
Bridge the Gap in Dungloe!
Take the opportunity to explore the stunning North West on foot at the Dungloe Walking Weekend in Co. Donegal, (May 3rd – 6th). Take your pick from walks on quiet country roads, or to mountain hikes up Errigal. Or you might fancy a beach walk or a trek on Arranmore island. Check out special packages available in local hotels and guesthouses. www.dungloe.info
Take a Stride in Sligo!
Sligo is special and the South Sligo Walking Festival, (May 4th – 6th) is a great way to explore this beautiful part of Ireland. Most of the walks start in Aclare and you can pick a walk that will bring you around the ancient megalithic tombs of 'the Giant's Graveyard' in the heart of the Ox Mountains, or a looped walk at Loughs Easkey and Talt. The walks take in part of the stunning Sligo Way. www.southslidingwalkingfestival,com
So step into Spring and get into your strike at www.discoverireland.ie/walking


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David Otai, 23, and Emma Biagioni, 20, were killed Jan. 17 when a small plane Otai was piloting crashed in a field in Manlius Township.
March 2, WZZM 13 News: According to the preliminary accident report from the National Transportation Safety Board, Otai was taking Biagioni on a ride. Shortly before the crash, Otai made a call to the Muskegon air tower. He asked for vectors to get back to an airport in Holland.WZZM reported the pilot was flying visually and not on instruments, as the heavy fog conditions warranted, according to the NTSB report.


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Citizen Staff Reports 12/04/12
The Henrico Historical Society has created three signature tea blends as part of its annual fundraising campaign. The teas – Henrico's Coconut Almond, Brookland's Summer Passion and Tuckahoe's Walnut Green (pictured) – are available for purchase through the organization's website, http://www.henricohistoricalsociety.org/shopping.html. The cost is $6 for 15 gourmet tea bags.
Henrico's Coconut Almond is a combination of sweet coconut and almond flakes and can be made as a hot or cold tea.
Brookland's Summer Passion is a fruity, fresh and herbal tea that combines the flavors of passion fruit, pineapple and candied papaya.
Tuckahoe's Walnut Green is a blend of crunchy walnut and pineapple-coconut almond flavors.
All purchases help support the Henrico Historical Society, which works to document, preserve and report about more than 400 years of Henrico history.
Reynolds CC to host sculptor Paul DiPasquale
Reynolds Community College will host Richmond sculptor Paul DiPasquale Sept. 28 as he shares his presentation "Art Talk, Why Art Matters" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Conference Center Gallery of the Workforce Development and Conference Center on the Parham Road Campus, located at 1651 E. Parham Road in Richmond. This event is free and open to the public. > Read more.
Free children's clothing for those in need
The Children's Clothing Closet at Highland Springs United Methodist Church will be open Saturday, Aug. 27 and Tuesday, Aug. 30 to provide free new or nearly new children's clothing for families in need, prior to the start of the school year. The Clothing Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon both days. The church is located at 22 North Holly Avenue. > Read more.
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Jordan Shay shredded newspaper to start a small fire in her bee smoker, a sort of metal teapot with an attached bellows. Once the newspaper was burning, she added damp leaves from the ground to produce thick white smoke.
The smoke would quiet her bees as she examined their hives. Most of her bees anyway.
How does your garden grow?
The house: An Arts and Crafts-style double shotgun Uptown
The garden: A rustic backyard farm complete with fruit trees, vegetable beds, a trio of egg-producing ducks and beehives
The urban farmers: Jordan Shay, 32, and her husband, Albert Walsh, 31
Why they love it: "It's my oasis," Shay said, "the place to get away from the urban noise and watch the plants grow."
Her husband Albert Walsh bought the house after the 2005 flood when the place was an empty wreck with graffiti sprayed on the inside walls by squatters. The backyard had reverted to subtropical jungle.
Walsh, a contractor, renovated the house. Shay converted the backyard into a small urban farm where, in post-Katrina solitude, she raised everything from papayas to small pigs. As the neighborhood refilled, she got rid of the hogs. Such large livestock seemed a bit much.
Eventually the couple moved to another part of Uptown and rented out the house, but Shay continues to tend her crops and collection of modestly sized animals in the small space.
The garden is bordered by a stout fence made of rough-cut timber. Visible nearby, a neighbor has built a large backyard chicken run. It's hard to imagine that the chaotic, big-city intersection of Napoleon and Claiborne avenues is no more than five minutes away.
Like a medieval knight preparing for battle, Shay slipped on bee-proof white gauntlets and a pith helmet with a mesh face protector before approaching the trio of pastel green hives. She sent puffs of smoke wafting into one of the hives, which look like small chests of drawers, then gently pried off the lid.
Shay said the bees were originally her husband's idea. He's always been fascinated by producing honey. Walsh got their swarm from a man who removes unwanted bee infestations.
Shay works at the St. James Cheese Co. specialty food shop on Prytania Street. Food is important to her.
"It's kind of a matter of control or maybe quality," she said. "I like to eat really well, and the best food I can eat is what I grow."
In the winter, she grows grapefruits, oranges, beets, carrots, cauliflower and cabbage at the rental house. Three ducks named Snip, Decoy and Mr. Duck help keep the plants clean of bugs and contribute eggs.
Snip is a type of duck known as a Golden 300, named for the number of eggs it produces annually. Duck eggs taste a little "eggier" than chicken eggs, Shay said.
The early January freeze melted the papaya and banana trees. In the winter, she said, the bees mostly lay low, seeking out pollen for food, supplemented by the bottles of sugar water that she provides.
Shay used a metal blade to pry loose the panels inside the hive. Each panel is like a small picture frame filled with a layer of wax comb and coated with a simmering mass of brown bees. She scraped off excess wax from the edges of each frame, evicted any hive beetles that had invaded, and returned the frames to their slots.
A few bees clung to her clothing, a few more defensively patrolled the air around the hive. Shay said she gets stung all the time; it's no big deal.
(This reporter who was standing close by asking questions and snapping photos finally annoyed one bee so thoroughly that the bug stung him beneath the eye. It was startling and felt like the spark of a bonfire. But overall Shay was right, it was no big deal.)
The bees abandoned one of her hives last summer. She's not sure why they forsook her.
Despite the loss of some of her honey makers, it was a good year for honey. She harvested six gallons. She calls it Uptown honey. It's flavored by anything the bees can find in bloom in the neighborhood.
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Oh, Julia, no.
Sad toga, sad braid, sad fugger.
I kind of feel for her. She seems like she is trying to hide what's below the neck in all that drapery. Also, I just noticed the red nail polish and black toe polish. She should never do that again with a blue dress. I actually like the braid and her face though.
I feel stink for her. Lile maybe her kid was sick and threw up on the dress she was SUPPOSED to wear just after she got dressed but before she did her hair, forcing her to quickly pick soemthing else out of the wardrobe and then leaving her no time to do her hair so she did a braid in the car on the way over.
I feel like this is one that was probably better in person, but yeah, it could use some embellishment.
Julia is so prefect that an occasional fug will not bring her down. More Legends of the Fall, please.
I will back up the vote for more Legends of the Fall, ANYTIME.
I like her nailpolish, that's all!
She's rushing to the meeting of the coven and borrowed Angie's second best shroud. But black toenail polish? EEewww!
Julia is gorgeous, what the hell is she doing in this mess? Oh no-no-no-no…
Nice color. Feeling charitable.
Girls, I think you could have made it an unfug-it-up because the dress itself is not ugly and the color suits her complexion very well. I would have added golden hoops and a golden/ aquamarine statement necklace…A hairstyle that keeps her hair out of her face: a sophysticated pleat or even a ponytail… And different shoes matching the necklace.
Liberty Insurance salesperson on the corner!!!
It does not help that the background looks like a Tide Detergent ad, either.
I keep thinking it's a paper towel (Bounty maybe?) ad. Very fug.
Yes, Bounty. I've been thinking that all week.
I don't think it's that bad but it could definitely be longer.
I think a little off the eyebrows would make a world of difference.


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Skip to comments.Oil everywhere and not a drop for U.S. motorists will it undo Obama?
Posted on 03/21/2012 3:08:58 PM PDT by landsbaum
Despite his change of the U.S. economy into a hope-less version of Europes, President Barack Obama, the self-proclaimed fourth greatest president ever, could still be reelected.
Go figure. That may say more about us than it does him.
But despite economic woes, joblessness, so many people out of work for so long they quit looking, soaring debt and deficits and the looming threat of even worse on the horizon (ObamaCare), the likable but arrogant president could emerge victorious in November.
(Excerpt) Read more at orangepunch.ocregister.com ...
We have plenty of oil but not enough refineries, just like the oil companies want. The money to be made is in refining shut a few refineries down the price of gas goes up, it's called free market capitalism.
Actually the EPA closed down the refineries in the NE but hating the oil companies is very popular for O'Rino Repubs.
Pray for America
Unless what? Why not post that and excerpt the rest?
You seem to be a scumsucking blogpimp.
Your thoughts on that?
I'm not getting the likable part.
No- Obama's supporters do well by keeping US interests and troops mired in the Middle East.
Soros owns over 100M in Raytheon- Carlyle.
Obama's first appoint in the first week of office was that of Carlyle group lobbyist William Lynn as Deputy Director of the Pentagon.
CNN- http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/09/obama-appointments-a-lobbyist-as-deputy-defense-secretary/?hpt=ac_mid
That graphic should be a Newt Gingrich campaign ad with the addition of $2.00 early in 2013 after Newt takes office.
I have no idea why so many people would like an arrogant prick? I never thought those were qualities people liked in their president. It gets even more confusing when you add whiny and corrupt to the mix. I guess I am out of step with half the country.
There is a very good book on this subject it is all about the 7 sisters of big oil.
I work in the oil and gas sector. You're clueless....
Let's hear your side.
No. The Republican Party will ensure that it doesn't.
Can we be certain that there will be open elections this November?
"Come undone"
Thanks landsbaum.
Actually, anyone that calls what is happening to America "free market capitalism" is not a RINO. Sounds more like a leftist/socialist (communist w/a smiley face) to me!
No. Actually there's still debate about that. My reference was to the accusation that "Big Oil" is supposedly clogging up refining capacity to drive up prices. The EPA has been steadily increasing restrictions on refineries for years. Not to mention State bureaucrats and laws imposing blend formulas on refiners that require them to constantly change thier processing.
And you can't spell either....
My company is increasing our drilling capacity as quick as is humanly possible. We have managed to increase manufacturing to maintain the number of drilling motors that we have in the field. But we're also building more motors to expand our fleet. That means even more parts to maintain those new motors. As with everyone else in this business, it's ball to the wall! And it has absolutely NOTHING to do with what The Boy President is doing!
Maybe this could shed some light. Refining is quite complex and the regulations very stringent. LOTS of variables.
Big Oil & Their Bankers In the Persian Gulf: Four Horsemen, Eight Families and Their Global Intelligence, Narcotics and Terror Network.
You've put a really glossy shine on that tin foil have of your's, eh?
and I bet your eyes are brown too.
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YONKERS, N.Y., Feb. 3 (UPI) — Laboratory tests of 208 containers of 16 brands of salad greens sold last summer in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York found bacteria, some very high.
The report, published in the March issue of Consumer Reports and available online at www.ConsumerReports.org, assessed total coliforms and Enterocccous — "indicator organisms" found in the human digestive tract and in the ambient environment — that can signal inadequate sanitation and the presence of disease-causing organisms.
There are no existing federal standards for indicator bacteria in salad greens, but there are standards for these bacteria in milk, beef and drinking water.
Several industry consultants suggest an unacceptable level in leafy greens would be 10,000 or more colony forming units per gram. Thirty-nine percent of samples exceeded this level for total coliforms, and 23 percent for Enterococcus, Consumer Reports says.
The tests did not find E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella — potentially deadly pathogens that can be found in food — although it was not expected given the small sample size, the report says.
Many packages containing spinach, and packages within one to five days of their use-by date, had higher bacterial levels. Packages six to eight days from their use-by date generally fared better, Consumer Reports says.
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WASHINGTON: In a matter of six years, India emerged as the worlds third-largest economy in 2011 from being the 10th largest in 2005, moving ahead of Japan, while the U.S. remained the largest economy closely followed by China, latest figures have revealed.
The relative rankings of the three Asian economies China, India, and Indonesia to the U.S. doubled, while Brazil, Mexico and Russia increased by one-third or more, the report said. The world produced goods and services worth over $90 trillion in 2011 and that almost half of the total output came from low and middle-income countries, it said.
According to the major findings of the ICP, six of the worlds 12 largest economies were in the middle-income category (based on the World Banks definition).
When combined, the 12 largest economies accounted for two-thirds of the world economy and 59 per cent of the population, it said.
The purchasing power parities based world GDP amounted to $90,647 billion, compared with $70,294 billion measured by exchange rates, it said, adding that the share of middle-income economies in global GDP is 48 per cent when using PPPs and 32 per cent when using exchange rates.The six largest middle-income economies China, India, Russia, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico account for 32.3 per cent of world GDP, whereas the six largest high-income economies U.S., Japan, Germany, France, UK and Italy account for 32.9 per cent, the report said.
Asia and the Pacific, including China and India, account for 30 per cent of world GDP, Eurostat-OECD 54 per cent, Latin America 5.5 per cent (excluding Mexico, which participates in the OECD and Argentina, which did not participate in the ICP 2011), Africa and Western Asia about 4.5 per cent each.
China and India make up two-thirds of the Asia and the Pacific economy, excluding Japan and South Korea, which are part of the OECD comparison. Russia accounts for more than 70 per cent of the CIS, and Brazil for 56 per cent of Latin America. South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria account for about half of the African economy, said the report.
At 27 percent, China now has the largest share of the worlds expenditure for investment (gross fixed capital formation) followed by the U.S. at 13 percent.
India, Japan and Indonesia follow with 7 per cent, 4 per cent, and 3 per cent, respectively, the report said.
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Top 25 patriotic protest songs
Wed Jun 29 2011
15. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" by Gil-Scott Heron
In May, we lost one of our greatest modern poets and performers. Heron's catalog is peppered with personal and political lyrics that chronicle the absurdity and darkness that is an integral part of the American experience. But this song is where his ascension to poet laureate of the oppressed began. Featured on his 1970 debut, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, this poem spoken over music started its own revolution by not only setting the stage for hip-hop but also giving it social consciousness.
14. "Changes" by 2Pac
At the time of 2Pac's death he had moved away from the social consciousness of his early records for more gangster and party-based music. "Changes," which was released posthumously in 1998, sounds like vintage political 'Pac because it was actually recorded in 1992—well before his tenure at Death Row Records and his bid in prison. Strangely, when the record was dropped—six years after it was recorded and two years after his death—the lyrics seemed as if they were ripped straight from the headlines, helping fuel the idea that Shakur was still alive. Even today, couplets like "We got war in the streets and war in the Middle East" still maintain their relevance. Some things never change.
13. "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine
This relentlessly pummeling track sounds like the Dresden bombing, the Hiroshima nuclear attack, and the Iraq War's shock and awe campaign all rolled into one—rightfully so, since it's lyrics are directed at the military industrial complex. Nearly all of Rage's songs are political anthems, but this cut from their landmark 1996 Evil Empire LP is a manifesto lyrically and musically. Here, not only does singer Zack de la Rocha explore themes of greed and war, but guitarist Tom Morello introduces his scratch technique, fusing the discord of punk with the scattered rhythms of rap.
12. "One" by Metallica
The travesties of war are not a new theme for metalheads, who've been slipping politics in with their guitar licks since Sabbath dropped "Iron Man" in 1970. However, "One" manages to be revelatory through its imagery inspired by Dalton Trumbo's novel Johnny Got His Gun, about a soldier trapped in his mind after suffering injuries that leave him unable to communicate or move. The horrific circumstances detailed by frontman James Hetfield reveal that we can never really escape the war because it is always in our minds. As a fan favorite from from Metallica's commercial breakthrough, ...And Justice for All, "One" epitomizes the band's ability to crank out dexterous guitar riffs and give headbangers something to think about.
11. "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
This gritty cut from the formative rap group's 1982 debut is often pointed to as the beginning of social consciousness in hip-hop. Like Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," it paints a bleak picture of urban American life. Unfortunately, unlike Guthrie, the Furious Five offers no way out.


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New Novel commemorates the Flixborough Disaster
industrial operatives were unsung heroes
Suffering the Fire by Barry Hotson
Publication June 2014. (Cillian Press)
The 40th anniversary of the Flixborough NYPRO disaster sees the publication of a work of fiction inspired by that tragedy.
An explosion at a chemical plant and sixteen men lose their lives. Eight year old Michael will never see his father again. Inspired by true events, this is one man's deeply moving journey into the past as he uncovers the truth about his father's death and his mother's life.
Suffering the Fire is a journey of understanding, uncovering of secrets pieced together in an explosive narrative of deception and betrayal.
The genesis of the novel was not the explosion itself but the fact that by 2005 the shock and suffering appeared to have been forgotten. In that year, the fire and explosion at Buncefield oil storage depot was described by the media as "Britain's worst peacetime industrial disaster". One man at least knew that it wasn't.
Barry Hotson, a retired chemical engineer, had been personally touched by the Flixborough explosion and fire. Ten years earlier, as a new graduate, he had worked for a year at the plant. Although he had moved away, its destruction, the 28 deaths, the blasting of three villages, the shock and distress of the whole community moved him greatly. He directed his career into industrial safety, ultimately becoming safety consultant to a multinational chemical company and delegate to the International Process Safety Group, set up in the wake of Flixborough.
In 2005, he was shocked that there was no national awareness of the cataclysm that had shaken so many lives. He began researching how the Flixborough disaster was remembered locally and was saddened to find no trace of memorial events or references. Even the bronze commemorative plaque had been stolen.
He had begun creative writing as a hobby in his retirement and was disappointed that there were no novels with the manufacturing industry as their setting. For him, industrial operatives were unsung heroes who, like miners, take on demanding and dangerous work essential to the whole community. He now resolved to write about them himself, the story of a family bereaved by an industrial accident, bookended by fictionalized versions of the Flixborough and Buncefield explosions.
By 2008, he had finished his first draft but it was not until after many revisions that Suffering the Fire was completed in 2012 and, soon after, accepted for publication by Cillian Press. By poignant chance, their publication date is June 1st, 2014.
At the author's request, the novel will be launched in Scunthorpe on June 5th at the North Lincolnshire Museum and will include speakers from Cillian Press, Barry's widow Pat and finally a short address by Dr Stan Skinner, former Technical Secretary and later Chair of the International Process Safety Group.
Sadly, author Barry Hotson will not be there. He died of cancer in March after a four-year illness. Pat has, however, renewed local researches. Barry would have been heartened to know that since 2009 there has been an annual commemoration service at All Saints Church, Flixborough. This year, Pat will be there on Barry's behalf.
For more information go to http://cillianpress.co.uk/SufferingtheFire/
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In partnership with the federal government's Women, Infant and Children program, which is used in 20 states, Bensley developed an online model for the program's website about a decade ago, according to WMU. Bensley, WMU professor of human performance and health education, has been with the university for 20 years.
WIC provides federal grants to states to assist low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women with supplemental foods, health care and nutrition education for their infants and children up to age 5, who are found to be at nutritional risk.
When the government and WMU launched the program's website in 2002, about 5,800 people were using the site. More than 417,000 clients have used the website during the past year, which gives busy mothers access to training videos, recipe lists and full lessons on how to deal with children who are picky eaters and how to nutritiously improve the meals they are preparing for their children.
"The information is available 24/7 and, because it's completely Web-driven, can be delivered in the privacy of the clients' homes," says Bensley. "They are not under the pressure of being in a government clinic where they often have limited educational choices due to time and space issues. It's no wonder wichealth.org is popular."
Bensley said nearly 85 percent of its users stating a preference for using wichealth.org for nutrition education over other offerings available at a WIC clinic.
The resources are available in English and Spanish and the program is beginning to implement text message reminders and tips for mothers and live videos chats for counseling sessions on topics such as breastfeeding. Bensley said the website reaps financial benefits for WIC clinics, as well.
"Compared to the cost of individualized education in the WIC clinic, $1.96 per client is a great use of taxpayer funds, especially when nine out of 10 users are telling us they truly believe they can make changes based on what they learned," he said.
To see if you are eligible to receive WIC benefits, visit www.fns.usda.gov/wic/ or contact Bensley at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The men's Splice Pants drop to $14.79 when you add two to your Soffe cart. These are normally $19.98 each for a total $25 savings on the two pair. There are 4 colors to choose from with sizes ranging from S-3XL. Look for the "Deal of the Day" banner at the top of the page. Shipping adds $5.95 or is free over $45. Sales tax is charged in most states.No longer available


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This deal has ended.
Today only, 6pm reduces the price of select styles of Easy Street Footwear to $19.95, a savings of up to 50% off. Try the Sandy Sandals (pictured), the Drape Slingback Heels, or the Medina Sandals, all down from $39.95. Shipping is $6.95 and there's no sales tax (except KY, NV, NY).No longer available


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TSN is reporting that Anaheim has traded forward Aaron Voros to Toronto for a seventh-round pick.
Voros played two games for the Syracuse Crunch after clearing waivers last week, both in Norfolk.
It's probably too late in the season to get all riled up about these things, but it would have been at least a little interesting to see how a veteran power forward might have helped an offense that is coming off back-to-back shutouts. Monday, Voros was skating on a line with Patrick Maroon and Josh Green, so there was some potential there.
While a seventh-rounder doesn't help Syracuse now - and maybe never will - at least the Ducks got something tangible for a player they didn't need any more.
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Landrieu is suing the parish over the right to select members of the New Orleans Aviation Board
With very little public discussion, the St. Charles Parish Council appointed Luling attorney Timothy Marcel special counsel as it prepares for a legal battle against New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu who is suing the parish over the right to select members of the New Orleans Aviation Board. The Parish Council approved the resolution unanimously during its meeting Monday night before heading into an executive session with Marcel to discuss the lawsuit.
Landrieu filed suit last month in Civil District Court in New Orleans, asking a judge to declare that the mayor of New Orleans has sole appointing powers to the Aviation Board under the city's home rule charter.
Parish Council members say a 1985 compromise agreement with the city that allowed officials to extend a runway into the parish in exchange for a representative on the board gives them appointing rights.
"This is not about the candidate, it's about the process," Parish Councilman Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux said after the meeting. "This suit encompasses so many different areas."
Although the lawsuit does not contest or mention other details of the compromise agreement, Faucheux said the litigation could affect the $500,000 a year in taxes the parish receives from Kenner, taxes that are generated by sales at the airport.
Faucheux also questioned why Parish Attorney Leon "Sunny" Vial was the only one served with the suit, despite council members being named individually. Other council members said they had just received copies of the suit at Monday's meeting.
"It's an error on (Landrieu's) part," Councilman Paul Hogan said. "Tim Marcel will get it all straight."
Marcel, who recently lost a bid for a state district judge seat in St. Charles, has practiced law for about 15 years in a private firm working mainly in civil litigation, family law and successions.
For nearly a year, the St. Charles Parish Council has tried to seat Luling businessman Neal Clulee on the Aviation Board to replace longtime member Henry Smith Jr. of Norco, who died last year. Clulee was nominated by a majority vote of the Parish Council in November 2011, over the objections of three councilmembers and Parish President V.J. St. Pierre, Jr. who argued that the council should have considered other people.
The Parish Council rejected Landrieu's request that St. Charles submit other names for consideration. In August, a split New Orleans City Council voted 3-3 on Clulee's appointment and the measure died.
In September, the Parish Council again nominated Clulee as its choice and St. Pierre vetoed the measure saying the parish needed to choose someone else since the City Council didn't confirm him. However, the Parish Council voted to override that veto earlier this month and again confirmed its selection of Clulee.
Before Monday's meeting, St. Pierre said he thinks "the mayor is doing the right thing by letting the court decide."
At the heart of the contention is the 1985 agreement between the parish and city that gave St. Charles the right to nominate a representative to the nine-member Aviation Board as part of a compromise to let the airport expand a runway into the parish. That agreement also gave the New Orleans City Council final approval of all members.
In the suit, Landrieu says the St. Charles Parish Council's interpretation that the agreement gives them perpetual nominating and selecting powers is incorrect, and if that interpretation is allowed to stand, it would violate the city's home rule charter.
The suit alleges that the agreement allowed St. Charles to retain the person who held the seat in 1985 and then to name that person's successor once the term expired.
Smith was the successor and held the seat until his death in 2011.
"The Mayor of the City of New Orleans has completed his obligations under the Agreement with regard to the Parish of St. Charles," the suit states.
Landrieu's suit asks for a declarative judgment that New Orleans' home rule charter, which established the Aviation Board, gives Landrieu the sole appointing power of all members.


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MVO) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $32.90 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.
In the case of MV Oil Trust, the RSI reading has hit 28.0 � by comparison, the universe of energy stocks covered by Energy Stock Channel currently has an average RSI of 38.9, the RSI of WTI Crude Oil is at 13.1, and the RSI of Henry Hub Natural Gas is presently 46.8.
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The Jefferson-Blount Library Foundation will accept a $5,000 grant from Alabama Power today, with plans to use that money toward a $2.5 million library project for north Jefferson county, said Linda Taylor, foundation spokeswoman.
Small grants have helped chip away nearly $100,000 for the effort, Taylor said.
"The city of Warrior has given us the old armory and we are going to renovate it and bring a state-of-the-art library to the children of Kimberly, Morris, Hayden, Trafford and the community of Corner," she said. "We have submitted quite a few grant applications, including one for $1.5 million from ADECA (the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs). We are waiting to hear from several of them."
The old National Armory on Cane Creek Road will provide about 11,000 square feet for a new library, after extensive renovations, Taylor said. The current Warrior library has about 1,800 square feet, which limits media resources available for local children.
The Jefferson-Blount Library Foundation formed with support from five cities and the community of Corner to bring a much-needed library to north Jefferson. They are organizing a fundraiser for Oct. 30 and 31 at the armory. Used books and baked goods will be available for purchase, Taylor said.
"We have collected quite a few books from the community for the sale," she said. "We have every category, from children's books, romance, fiction and non-fiction. And quite a few people who are baking goodies. All of the money collected will go into the library fund." The Warrior library is currently called the Evelyn Thornton Warrior Public Library, but will change into the regional library when the move is completed.


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"It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price."
If you can grasp this simple advice from Warren Buffett, you should do well as an investor. Sure, there are other investment strategies out there, but Buffett's approach is both easy to follow and demonstrably successful over more than 50 years. Why try anything else?
Two words for the efficient market hypothesis: Warren Buffett
An interesting academic study (link opens PDF file) illustrates Buffett's amazing investment genius. From 1980 to 2003, the stock portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway beat the S&P 500 index in 20 out of 24 years. During that same period, Berkshire's average annual return from its stock portfolio outperformed the index by 12 percentage points. The efficient market theory predicts that this is impossible, but the theory is clearly wrong in this case. And as Casey Stengel said, "You can look it up."
Buffett has delivered these outstanding returns by buying undervalued shares in great companies such as Gillette (now owned by Procter & Gamble) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS ) . Over the years, Berkshire has owned household names such as American International Group (NYSE: AIG ) , Office Depot (NYSE: ODP ) , and H&R Block (NYSE: HRB ) .
Although not every pick worked out, Buffett and Berkshire have, for the most part, made a mint. Indeed, Buffett's investment in Gillette increased threefold during the 1990s. Who'd have guessed you could get such stratospheric returns from razors?
The devil is in the details
So buying great companies at reasonable prices can deliver solid returns for long-term investors. The challenge, of course, is identifying great companies and determining what constitutes a reasonable price.
Buffett recommends that investors look for companies that deliver outstanding return on capital and produce substantial cash profits. He also suggests that you look for companies with a huge economic moat to protect them from competitors. You can identify companies with moats by looking for strong brands alongside consistent or improving profit margins and returns on capital.
How do you determine the right buy price for shares in such companies? Buffett advises that you wait patiently for opportunities to purchase stocks at a significant discount to their intrinsic values -- as calculated by taking the present value of all future cash flows. Ultimately, he believes that "value will in time always be reflected in market price." When the market finally recognizes the true worth of your undervalued shares, you begin to earn solid returns.
Do-it-yourself outperformance
Beginning investors will need to develop their skills in identifying profitable companies and determining intrinsic values before they'll be able to capture Buffett-like returns. In the meantime, one place to look for stock ideas is among Berkshire's own holdings.
For example, Buffett is a big fan of health-care companies with steady and diverse revenue streams -- companies such as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) . Buffett already owns shares of J&J, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's currently kicking the tires of some of its peers, such as Schering-Plough (NYSE: SGP ) , which is already held by a few value luminaries.
Another place to find great value stock ideas is Motley Fool Inside Value. Philip Durell, the lead analyst for the service, follows an investment strategy very similar to Buffett's. He looks for undervalued companies that also have strong financials and competitive positions. This approach has allowed Philip to outperform the market since Inside Value's inception in 2004. To see his most recent stock picks, as well as the entire archive of past selections, sign up for a free, 30-day trial today.
If investing in wonderful companies at fair prices is good enough for Warren Buffett -- arguably the finest investor on the planet -- it should be good enough for the rest of us.
This article was originally published on April 7, 2007. It has been updated.
John Reeves can't remember the last time he used a razor made by someone other than Gillette and wishes he'd owned shares in that company before P&G acquired it. John does not own shares of any company mentioned in this article. The Motley Fool owns shares of Berkshire, which is an Inside Value and Stock Advisor recommendation. Disney is also a Stock Advisor selection. Johnson & Johnson is an Income Investor pick. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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(WBNG Binghamton) Growing Health 2012, Cultivating Common Ground: Farms, Food & Health will be held on October 16 and 17, 2012 at the Riverwalk Hotel in downtown Binghamton.
According to a news release:
Be a part of this rich educational and networking experience that is working across sectors to build a healthier New York literally from the ground up.
Register online at growinghealth.rhnscny.org or call 888-603-5973. Space is limited. Register before September 30 and take advantage of package discounts.
October 16: New York State Healthy Farms, Healthy People Meeting: Participants will register by NYS region and focus on four critical issues which impact the effectiveness of accessing NYS food products to maximize nutrition and health. Topics include: NYS Agriculture Capacity and Infrastructure; Individual and Consumer Access to NYS Food Products; Business and Institutional Access to NYS Food Products; and NYS Food Coalitions, Networks, and Collaborations.
Evening Celebration of Local Foods: Join us from 6:00-8:30pm for local food-tasting. Guests will enjoy a bounty of delicious food samples prepared by some of the area's finest chefs, fruit from NYS orchards, and beverages from NYS wineries and breweries.
October 17: Growing Health Conference: Our morning kicks off with walking tours of the Binghamton Urban Farm or Binghamton Greenway. Six tracks of two sessions each will be offered throughout the day. A sampling of our topics: "Local Foods on The Menu" with presenters Heather Birdsall, and Will Owen; "Milk and Dairy Products in a Healthy Diet: Myth & Reality" with presenter Dr. Adam Lock; "Why does the FDA Tell Me One Thing About Overuse of Antibiotics as a Farmer and Another as a Physician?" with presenters Dr. Ken Jaffe and Dr. Helene Marquis; "Measuring Farmers Markets: Where Community Development Meets Public Health" with presenter Richard McCarthy; "Value Added Agricultural Economic Development" with presenter Patrick Hooker.


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[Verse 1]
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye
Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
This monster hit of a song was created in 1989, when Joel turned 40. The idea spawned from a conversation he had with a friend of Sean Lennon. The friend just turned 21 and was complaining about how crazy it was to be living in his era, therefore undermining any other time before his. This encouraged Joel to write a song that would prove that any time is filled with extremes.
Starting from 1949 (the year in which he was born), he chronicled the major events that occurred during that time in a rapid fire delivery of names, places, and cultural works.
These are his words on the subject:
I started doing that as a mental exercise. I had turned forty. It was 1989, and I said, "Okay, what's happened in my life? I wrote down the year 1949… It was kind of a mind game. [It's] one of the few times I've written the lyrics first, which should be obvious to why I usually prefer to write the music first, because the melody is horrendous. It's like a mosquito droning. It's one of the worst melodies I've ever written. I kind of like the lyric though.
Passage taken from the book, In Their Own Words by Bill DeMain (Chapter 14) where he interviewed Joel about his thoughts on the song.
The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a radio mainstay.
"We Didn't Start the Fire" is a constant reminder that no matter how crazy times may seem today, they have always been crazy and will continue to be crazy as long as life continues to exist.
It is a time capsule of political and cultural events that enlighten the listener to the moments that shape Billy Joel's perspective of the world.
Particularly striking is the pattern of events that succeeded World War II and led through the beginning, middle, and end of the Cold War. There are constant reminders that a devastating nuclear war threatened large populaces on the planet and though you yourself may live in a time or turmoil and struggle, Billy Joel plants the chronological stake that claims his formative years were shrouded by the universal acceptance of legitimate fears of the end of the world.
Billy Joel has openly admitted that the structure of the song is basic and not up to par with most of his work. The song is performed with common instrumentation found in 1980's pop rock. Bass guitar and drums maintain rhythm in the verses while synths and background vocals adorn the choruses. There are very few moments where Billy Joel's vocals are silent, and this, as well as the uncharacteristically simple song structure, may have much to do with the focus of the song being the lyrics, almost exclusively. There is, however, a harmonic strategy that is rarely performed in covers and even in live versions of the song, and it leaves the song bereft of a major impact in its absence.
"Cadence" is a musical term referring to a series of notes that end a musical phrase. A cadence can be either open or closed. You can think of an open cadence in music as a person pushing a boulder up a hill, and closed cadence is the relief of pushing the boulder down the other side. A musical example is in the Isley Brothers' "Shout" where the gospel jubilation of the rhythm is interrupted by a moment of soulful confession. The last note of the confession is held for an extended period (open cadence) before the excited gospel starts again. The closed cadence appears at the start of the next phrase, acting like an emotional see-saw.
"We Didn't Start the Fire" essentially follows the same pattern in the verses where the closed cadence is the start of the phrase and the open cadence can be heard in the rest of the phrase. However, the chorus – which acts like a merciful respite from the relentless bombardment of mementos in the verses – features a steadily played bass line that maintains a constant open cadence. This is accentuated by the fact that the line continues as the song fades out. The emotional result of this arrangement helps solidify the notion that time always moves forward and never stops, and this is especially felt during the lyric, "but when we are gone it will still burn on and on and on…"


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He admitted arming others, but discouraged any killings
One of the six defendants in the foiled Fort Dix terror plot confessed to investigators that he helped arm the other suspects, but said he tried to talk them out of an attack, according to court papers filed yesterday by federal prosecutors.
Agron Abdullahu said that he told several of his co-defendants that they could not kill civilians under the teachings of Islam.
"You could attack a military base," one of them replied.
It would be crazy to do so, Abdullahu told them, saying they needed to think about their children.
Then came another reply: they would find a way to mount the attack and Allah would find a way to care for their families.
Prosecutors detailed the discussion in court papers as they face the first significant challenge to their high-profile terrorism case today during Abdullahu's bail hearing in federal District Court in Camden.
Abdullahu, 24, told investigators the exchange was with the Duka brothers -- Shain, Eljvir and Dritan -- though he couldn't remember which one replied to him, according to prosecutors.
Abdullahu's attorneys are seeking his release on bail to home confinement. Prosecutors want him detained, and argued that his conversation with the Duka brothers shows that Abdullahu was well aware of the group's "propensity for violence."
Despite that knowledge, they said, he supplied them with "high-powered, dangerous weapons," including a shotgun, two semi-automatic rifles and a 9-mm handgun. He also trained them in their use and secretly stashed the guns, authorities said.
Prosecutors also disclosed for the first time that their 15-month investigation revealed that the group recruited others to "radical Islamic theology." They did not say Abdullahu shared those beliefs.
"Abdullahu's willingness to provide weapons to persons whom he knew to be preaching jihad makes him a particularly dangerous person whose release will threaten the community," wrote Deputy U.S. Attorney William Fitzpatrick and Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Stephen Stigall.
The court papers also revealed new evidence that prosecutors said showed Abdullahu's own "penchant for explosives." During a trip to the Poconos in February, a secret FBI informant who had infiltrated the group recorded Abdullahu discussing his knowledge of bombs, nitroglycerin and the explosive C-4 with the other suspects.
"Burns like (expletive) gasoline," Abdullahu said of one suggested mixture. "You can use it in an assault."
Asked by the informant how he knew so much about bombs, he replied, "I love that (expletive)," adding, "I can break into the Home Depot and make a (expletive) bomb."
But Abdullahu also said he would not kill anyone, and that he gathered the knowledge, "just in case somebody pushes me to the limits," according to the prosecutor's filing.
During his confession later, Abdullahu also told investigators that he used gunpowder to blow up logs in his backyard in Atlantic County, prosecutors wrote.
Abdullahu's co-defendants, who include the Duka brothers, Mohamad Shnewer and Serdar Tatar, are all being held without bail for allegedly conspiring to kill U.S. soldiers.
All six men were arrested after Shain and Dritan Duka purchased three AK-47 fully automatic machine guns and four M-16 rifles in an FBI sting, according to prosecutors. U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie has said those weapons, which were in addition to those the Dukas obtained from Abdullahu, were the final piece of a plot to "create carnage" at Fort Dix.
Abdullahu is not charged in the murder conspiracy, but faces up to 10 years in prison for aiding and abetting the Duka brothers to unlawfully possess firearms despite being illegal aliens.
When authorities raided Abdullahu's home in Buena Vista Township, they found the guns he supplied to the Dukas, prosecutors said. They also said that surveillance by law enforcement showed him training the others in how to use the guns during the Poconos trip, which they described as training for an attack.
The assistant public defenders representing Abdullahu filed papers earlier this week saying that their client insists he would never have harmed the United States. Abdullahu and his family were among thousands of Kosovo refugees who fled their war-torn country in 1999 and were given sanctuary at Fort Dix. Abdullahu's attorneys said he and his family remain "eternally grateful" to America.
They noted that he is a licensed gun owner and a legal immigrant and argued that he would not be a danger or a flight risk. They said he has strong ties to the state, and owns a home with his parents. They also said he could face as little as 10 months in jail under federal sentencing guidelines if he pleads guilty.
Prosecutors said that Abdullahu, a citizen of Macedonia with no wife or children, has a "powerful incentive" to flee to his homeland because the United States would be unable to extradite him back to New Jersey.
They also disputed that Abdullahu could get out of jail within a year, saying he faces up to 78 months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors also wrote that if they convicted Abdullahu, they would "very likely" argue for a punishment above that range.
The attorneys will argue over the bail before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider this afternoon.
Jeff Whelan may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (973) 622-3405.


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BAYS AGM, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7:30
The BAYS Annual General Meeting was postponed until the Wednesday, November 9, at 7:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the Wellesley Community Center, 219 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA.
The meeting will include the election of officers for 2016/2017 and the Ratification of By-laws passed by the BAYS Board of Directors. Click here for a copy of the proposed By-laws is attached.
Changes To The Laws of The Game – Delayed Implementation
The 2016-2017 version of the Laws of the Game reflect what has been described as the most comprehensive revision of the Laws in 130 years. Those changes take time to digest. The "summary" is 65 pages. BAYS has voted not to implement those changes until the Spring 2017 season which will provide the Massachusetts State Referee Committee an opportunity to educate referees on the latest changes during their winter referee recertification classes. The 2015-2016 version of the Laws will be used until then. So, sorry, no backward kickoffs until the spring.
Grade 8 Div 1 & 2 Roster Limit Increase
The current rulebook lists 18 as the maximum roster size for Grade 8 Division 1 and 2 for both the Fall and Spring Seasons. This was based on the MTOC rule of 18 maximum. After the BAYS Rulebook was published, the Leagues Committee (which sets the rules for MTOC) made a change to align the rules for Grade 8 with Grade 10 and 12.
Grade 8 teams now may carry a roster of up to 22 at MTOC with 18 players eligible for each game.
BAYS intends to adopt the new rule at the October AGM. For this Fall, waivers will still be required for players 19-22 will be automatically granted by the Competition Committee. Waivers for players in excess of 22 will be reviewed and voted on by the Competition Committee.
BAYS New Grade & Age Groupings for Fall 2016 - Spring 2017
BAYS' programs have changed in response to the recent US Soccer mandates. The old U9, U10, U11, etc. have been replaced with Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, etc. More details can be found here.
Click here for the BAYS Grade/Age Group calculator.
Heading Rule Changes Effective NOW
As a result of the United States Soccer Federation's Recognize to Recover initiative, BAYS has adopted the following heading rules:
Heading in Games: Heading will be prohibited in U12 and younger games.
Heading in Practice: Heading will be limited in practice for players age 11-13 to a maximum of 30 minutes per week with no more than 15-20 headers per player, per week.
The following playing rule will be in effect in all U12 and younger games:
In U12 and younger play, if in the opinion of the referee, a player deliberately heads or attempts to head the ball, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team. If that deliberate header or attempt to head occurs within the goal area, the indirect free kick will be taken on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred. If, in the opinion of the referee, a player does not deliberately head or attempt to head the ball, then play should continue.
Saturday Game Times
Click here for the BAYS standard game times.
BAYS expects girls' games to start before noon and boys' games after noon.
Permission must be obtained from the section division director for exemptions.
Game Summary for Referees, Coaches and Parents
Several parents, coaches and referees have expressed frustration at being able to find BAYS-specific rule without having to wade through the rule-book, one by one. Following is a summary of BAYS-specific rules which can also be found under the Referee tab. For pdf version click here.
Revised: 2016-08-09
|Fall & Spring
|Spring Only
|Fall Only
|Grade 3 & 4
|Grade 5 & 6
|Grade 8
|Grade 10
|Grade 12
|High School
|2 x 30 min
|2 x 30 min
|2 x 35 min
|2 x 40 min
|2 x 45 min
|2 x 30 min
|No (attempted or actual) - IFK for team not in violation
|Ball Size
|Penalty Mark
|8 yds
|10 yds
|12 yds
|12 yds
|12 yds
|12 yds
|Referee Fee
|AR Fee
|Players Needed to Start
|Players Needed to Continue
Max Roster
(For those with limits - can be increased with waivers)
Grade 6 Div 1 & 2: 16
Grade 6 Div 3 & 4: N/A
Grade 5: N/A
Div 1 & 2: 18
Note: moving to 22 Spr 2017
Div 3 & 4: 22
|Player Cards
|Spring: Grade 6 Div 1 & 2
|Spring: Div 1 & 2
|Div 1 & 2
|If required, player passcards must be in color and resemble the player but do not need a current season sticker
|With the permission of the referee
|Two (2) printed copies (one for the referee, one for the opponent) and signed by the coach; electronic versions are not valid. All rosters must be typed/printed with no hand-written additions except for jersey numbers. The referee is not responsible for ascertaining the roster size or eligibility of players
|Coaches & Coaches Cards
All adults on the sideline (to a maximum of three) must have a USYSA coaches card (in color) with current season BAYS sticker. Adults on the coach sideline need not be on the roster
All adults on the sideline must stay within the technical area (if marked) and if not marked within an area designated by the referee.
|Casts (even if padded) and jewelry (including earrings) of any kind (except for medical bracelets) are not allowed. All other equipment is at the discretion of the referee
Grade 3 & 4 Rules
Goal Kick: defenders must retreat to the half-line, but the opposing team may kick before all defenders have retreated.
On a PK all players except the kicker and the goalkeeper must be on the kickers defensive side of the half-line.
On a goal kick or goalkeeper save, the resulting punt or throw must touch a player or the ground in the goalkeeper's defensive half of the field; - if the ball lands or is touched first in the kicking teams offensive half the defending team will be awarded an indirect free kick from the half-line
|Zero Tolerance
|Coaches may only address the referee to request a substitution or to direct attention to an unsafe condition (e.g. player injury, lightning). Spectators may only address the referee to direct attention to an unsafe condition.
|Game Reporting
|All referees (including AR's) must fill out an on-line game report by Nov.30 for the fall and June 30 for the spring in order to be paid. A narrative must be provided in any instance where a serious injury has occurred, where a player, coach or spectator has been ejected or where any partipant's behavior has been given a zero tolerance rating of "2" or "3".
How to Update Town Officials and Coaches
Please review your members and fix any discrepancies.
Please make sure the correct people are listed as the Registrar, President, Boys & Girls Directors, Referee & Field Schedulers.
Go to the Organization menu and choose Update Members. Please remove the registrar role for those that are not current.
Security Message to Referees
Click here for the IRS rules for independent contractors.
"If you've made the determination that the person you're paying is an independent contractor, the first step is to have the contractor complete Form W-9 (PDF), Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification. This form can be used to request the correct name and Taxpayer Identification Number, or TIN, of the worker. A TIN may be either a Social Security Number (SSN), or an Employer Identification Number (EIN). The W-9 (PDF) should be kept in your files for four years for future reference in case of any questions from the worker or the IRS."
The rules require that we have the social security for all referees. We are requiring all referees to enter their social secuity number before any payments are made. The entry field is encrypted and will only be used if a referee earns $600 or more in a calendar year.
If a referee does not want to enter this information, the alternative is to download this W-9 form, fill it in and mail it to:
BAYS Referee Reporting, PO Box 536, Dover, MA 02030.
Once it has been verified, the referee may file online game reports.
BAYS Mandatory Concussion policy- Updated with Additional Link
BAYS now requires that all coaches complete mandatory concussion training prior to coaching in BAYS. This training can be done in the home on any computer. It will take 20 to 30 minutes to complete. The certification is good for 3 years in BAYS and then must be retaken.
At the end of the training session there will be a list of questions you need to answer and when you are done a certificate will pop up. You type in your name and save the pdf file or you can print it. It is probably wise to do both. Note: once you log out your information will NOT be saved at the CDC site but be saved if you register and use the NFHS website. Registrars will be expected to have these certificates in hand before allowing a coach or assistant to work with their team.
Click here for the link to CDC concussion training.
Click here for the link to the National Federation of State High Scool Associations. Requires registration. .


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Baton Rouge police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who was caught on video burglarizing a home décor store on Lobdell Avenue last month.
The burglar shattered the glass front door of the Lions Gate Centre, 1757 Lobdell Ave., on April 9 about 10:30 p.m. and stole merchandise, police said.
Anyone with information about the burglar's identity is asked to contact the Baton Rouge Police Department's burglary division at 225.389.3845 or Crime Stoppers at 225.344.STOP.


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T-M Major title tilt moved
The T-M Major League's championship game will be on the move Sunday.
Thanks to the Richmond County Youth Complex, after the semifinals are played at Clove Lakes Park this morning, the winners will pack up and head to the Travis facility for the championship game which will follow the 10 a.m. Pete Tomasino League title game. Game time for the T-M final is 1 p.m.
Scalesci takes tourney
Gary Scalesci won the inaugural Deja Vu Tournament at Showplace Entertainment Center.
The three-game scratch tournament featured manually oiled lanes with bowlers only permitted to use one ball for the entire tournament.
Scalesci used games of 226, 191 and 201 to finish with a 618 series to take top honors in the 21-man field. Steve Chiarella took second with a 584 and Greg Goldstein had a 560 for third.
Joseph, Galasso triumph
Ronald Joseph and Lisa Galasso won the weekly SIAC Run for Fun at Clove Lakes Park.
Joseph covered the three miles in 18 minutes, 11 seconds. Galasso led the women in 22:54.
SIAC Run for Fun: Ronald Joseph 18:11; Matthew Paugh 18:20; Craig Johnsen 18:32; Daniel Caruso 18:39; Mohammed Lahseni 18:42; A-Born Etchison 19:56; Mark Vogt 20:58; Michael O'Brien 22:50; Lisa Galasso 22:54; Raymond L. Rivera 23:15; Nick Proscia 23:56; Sarah Newgarden 24:05; Emma Newgarden 24:05; Tom Hogan 24:05; Debra Mahr 24:21; John Tiernan 24:25; Ed Servider 24:35; Andrea Ganzman 26:01; Consuela Corretje 26:32; John Reinhardt 26:54; Dan Orlando 28:31; Barbara Servider 28:36; Larry J. Araneo 29:35; Wayne Kalish 29:36; Anita Weisenfeld 30:30; Kathy O'Hara 30:45; Darlene Vigliotti 32:24; Angela Conte 41:34; Marie Garone 55:10; Kathy Mezzano 55:10; Jeannie Rowan 55:10; Angie Galluccio 55:10. Â
VASA title game
Matt Arroyo and Brian Dragula combined for five hits and six RBI as OK Auto Body/Midland Pharmacy won the VASA Weeknight East championship series by taking a 6-1 decision from High Rise. Nick Kansco was the winning pitcher.
Cosenza, Lacqua triumph
Craig Cosenza and Cindy Lacqua teamed to beat Ed Esposito and Kathy Ruggiero 10-9 to capture the Westerleigh Tennis Club's Pizza Party Interclub Tournament.


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On Monday, Justice Minister Felix Collins unveiled the province's new "open and accountable" Access to Information and Privacy Protection Act — an act which, in effect, lets any minister decide that if he or she finds you very vexing and prone to frivolity, there's not a snowball's chance in hell you're getting that information, and that's final. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
This, according to Premier Kathy Dunderdale and other members of the government caucus, is a wonderful thing. It actually enhances the people's right to information.
In other words, now that the government can suppress any information it wants on a whim, information will now be more accessible than ever.
Following this delightful new line of logic, we might well anticipate similar legislation to crop up in other areas. Here are some possibilities:
An Act to Prevent Political Plundering of the Public Purse
It is paramount that elected officials remain thrifty and accountable with the people's money. Therefore, notwithstanding any other clause in this act, of which there are none:
1. All money disbursed to members of the House of Assembly for any reason shall be done so in a paper bag containing small bills, with no electronic or paper record-keeping.
An Act to Curb Patronage Appointments
It is imperative that all government appointments be made entirely on the basis of achievement and merit. Therefore:
1. (a) All appointed posts shall be filled by candidates who share no more than one degree of separation with the minister doing the appointing.
1. (b) Notwithstanding Section 1 (a), any candidate who, through donation or contractual arrangement, has provided a mutually acceptable sum of money or equivalent in support or services, shall be a definite shoo-in for the job.
An Act to Set Minimum Annual House of Assembly Sittings
The people's business takes place in the legislature, and that is where it must be done, and be seen to be done. Therefore:
1. (a) With the exception of Section 1 (b), the House of Assembly shall sit for no less than 40 days in any given year.
1. (b) The premier doesn't want to.
An Act to Ensure Fair Representation in the House of Assembly
It is important that all elected members are given ample and unimpeded time to speak to any given issue in the people's legislature. Therefore:
1. (a) With the exception of Section 1 (b), all members are expected to maintain decorum, to direct all comments to the Speaker, to refrain from speaking out of turn, and to avoid unparliamentary language at all times.
1. (b) You are a government member.
And finally, legislation completely in line with new access to information rules:
An Act to XXXX the XXXXX XX and XXXXX
1. (X) All XXXXX will heretofore XXXXXX XXX XXXXX by the XXXXXXXX of XXXXXX.
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