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Monday, July 12, 2010
What I Don't Have
The other day after a trip to the lab for some tests, I came home elated. The lab had this dandy scanner that you feed the sheets through in flash (or so it seemed to me). I want one, I need one. I came home and checked out the prices. Ouch! Even though I lust after this scanner, it is one of those things I Don't Have --- nor do I expect to get one in the foreseeable future. Be gone from my mind, ye beauteous temptress.
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Guess what, I haven't noticed. You seem fine to me. Let's blame it on the weather in Massachusetts! That scanner does sound neat, now I want one.ReplyDelete
I am NOT looking, I am NOT, I am NOT, I am NOT. OKKKKK, urge to look has passed. But, if you start talking about a laser printer, I am STILL looking and drooling and whining, have been for years, may continue for years to come, or until I win the lottery!ReplyDelete
I don't have a scanner at all....so I rely on my digital camera, and a handy print shop down the road when I need a batch of scanning done....ReplyDelete
but maybe one of these days!!!
I have been practising with my digital camera -- taking photos of old books seems cause less stress on the books, but I still have some problems with getting a perfect 90 degree shot-- even tho I (well, hubby) built a handy-dandy cradle for the books that allows for changing degrees. Me thinks its operator error.
You know how those businesses seem to buy new equipment when the equipment they have is still perfectly fine, just a year or two old? Perhaps they'll give you (or sell to you inexpensively) the scanner of your dreams.... Maybe....ReplyDelete
Well now you should be crabbier than ever, since you cannot get one of those scanners. I think I read some post .on the scanner. Justkidding. You don't seem crabby. I am sure you know how to get yourself up again, resort to chocolate or some other way.ReplyDelete
Yes, good idea to check Craigs lists or the university surplus. Our city also has surplus sales.
Can you put your deadline that you have made for yourself a little further back.
Joan, do you have Paint Shop Pro? There's a tool in there for squaring up an image taken at an angle. I think it's called Perspective Correction or something like that.ReplyDelete
Wow what a thought and everyone else has a great perspective too. You are really observant. Hope the lab tests were positively good. Love you stopping by for the Hero postsReplyDelete


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Dordt College welcomes new faculty and staff
August 13, 2012
As Dordt College welcomes many athletes back to campus this week and prepares to welcome other students back to campus starting next week, the college also welcomes several new faculty and staff members.
Tara Boer, instructor of social work. Boer received a B.S.W. from Dordt College and an M.S.W. from the University of South Florida. She has worked as a therapist at Family Solution Services in Orange City and ATLAS in Sioux Center, and as an adjunct in Dordt's Social Work Department. Tara lives in Hull with her husband Scott.
Dr. Walker Reid Cosgrove, assistant professor of history. Cosgrove received a B.A. in history from Taylor University, an M.A. in church history from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in history from Saint Louis University. Walker and his wife Kirsten moved from Saint Louis, Missouri, where Cosgrove worked as an adjunct professor at Webster University and Saint Louis University.
Dr. Scott Culpepper, associate professor of history. Culpepper received a B.A. in history from Louisiana College, an M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, an M.A. in history from Northwestern State University, and a Ph.D. in religion from Baylor University. Scott recently taught in the Department of History and Political Science at Louisiana College. Scott and his wife Ginger moved from Pineville, Louisiana, with their children Micah, Josiah, and Hannah.
Dr. Robbin Eppinga, assistant professor of biology. Eppinga received a B.A. in biology health professions from Northwestern College in Orange City, a Ph.D. in biological sciences from the University of Iowa, and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He and his wife Sara have four children, Sam, Emily, Elia, and Esther.
David Griffith, instructor of business administration. Griffith received a B.S. in pharmacy from The University of Texas and an M.B.A. from St. Mary's University. David is the founder of Sparkiting Solutions LLC, providing business consulting and training focused on sales and marketing since 2000. He also served as an adjunct for a Master's level marketing course at the University of Texas. David and his wife Jennifer moved from San Antonio, Texas. They have four children, Hannah, James, Matthew, and Jonathan.
Rikki Heldt, instructor of language studies. Heldt received a B.A. in secondary education from Dordt College and an M.S.Ed. in educational leadership from Southwest Minnesota State University. She taught Spanish at Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Heldt and her husband Jeff have two sons, Aiden and Rowan.
John MacInnis, instructor of music. MacInnis received a B.Mus. in piano performance and an M.Mus. in sacred music (organ) from Bob Jones University. He is currently in the dissertation phase of his Ph.D. in musicology at Florida State University. He and his wife Vicky moved from Tallahassee, Florida, with their daughter Saydie.
Dr. Joshua Matthews, assistant professor of English. Matthews received his B.A. in English from Indiana University, his M.A. in English from Kent State University, and his Ph.D. in English from the University of Iowa this spring. He and his wife Cailan lived in Greeley, Colorado, where he taught at the University of Northern Colorado. They have three children, Elias, Gideon, and Calliope.
Dr. Mark McCarthy, associate professor of history. McCarthy received a B.A. in European history from Calvin College, a B.A. in Russian and an M.A. in Russian literature from the University of Iowa, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in European history from the University of Notre Dame. He and his wife Merrill moved from Asheville, North Carolina, where McCarthy taught in the History Department at Montreat College.
David Mulder, instructor of education. Mulder received his B.A. in elementary education and his M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from Dordt College. He worked as the technology coordinator at Sioux Center Christian School and as an adjunct in Dordt's Education Department. He and his wife Missy have two children, Ethan and Callie.
Joel Sikkema, instructor of engineering and construction management. Sikkema received a B.A. in business administration and a B.S. in engineering from Dordt College, and an M.S. in civil engineering from Iowa State University where he is currently working on a Ph.D. in civil engineering. He and his wife Krista have a daughter, Kaelyn.
Josiah Wallace, assistant professor of theatre arts. Wallace received a B.A. in theater arts from Seattle Pacific University and is completing an M.F.A. in directing at Baylor University. He has taught theater courses at both institutions and also worked as the director of outreach at Taproot Theatre Company in Seattle, Washington. He and his wife Bethany moved from Waco, Texas, with their two sons, Caleb and Samuel.
Alisa Den Hartog, alumni and parent relations coordinator. Den Hartog received her B.A. from Dordt College. She worked as a graphic designer and administrative assistant at Timberwood Church in Nisswa, Minnesota. She and her husband Jamey have two daughters, Olivia and Ava.
Gabe Eliserio, assistant football coach, strength and conditioning coach, and instructor in the Health and Human Performance Department. Eliserio received his B.A. from Sterling College and his M.Ed. degree in secondary education and sports administration from East Central University in Oklahoma. He has worked at Dordt College as a special teams coordinator, defensive film editor, and southwestern recruiting representative. Gabe and his wife Dawn also serve as the alumni house caretakers. They have a daughter, Grace.
Adam Langvardt, assistant football coach, strength and conditioning coordinator, and instructor in the Health and Human Performance Department. He received his B.A. from Sterling College in Kansas, and has worked as an assistant coach at Malone University in Ohio. He moved here with his wife Jessica.
Jeremy Nederhoff, lab systems engineer. He received his B.S.E. from Dordt College in engineering with an electrical emphasis. While a student at Dordt, Jeremy served as a summer engineering intern for the college and held a variety of internships in Sioux Center industries. Prior to this position, he worked as a research assistant at Iowa State University.
Brenda Schaap, bookstore coordinator. Schaap received her B.A. in secondary education with an art education emphasis from Dordt College and her M.A. degree in the area of technology-based learning. She has worked as a teacher and librarian at Western Christian High School. She and her husband Glenn have two sons, Ryan and Ross.
Audrey Schuller, student accounts manager. Schuller graduated from Nettleton College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and worked as a bank teller and bookkeeper in Boyden, a sales rep at K-Products, and most recently as the T.R.I.P. coordinator at Orange City Christian School. She and her husband Doug have two daughters, Tiffany and Katelyn.
Shar Tubergen, bookstore coordinator. Tubergen is a graduate from Dordt College, and has worked as an educator and administrator at Doon Christian School. She and her husband Roger have two daughters, Nicole and Heidi.
Eric Tudor, admissions counselor. He received his B.A. in secondary education from Dordt College where he served as a resident assistant, PLIA and AMOR team leader, and captain of the cross country and the track and field teams.
Greg Youngblood, head football coach. Youngblood earned a B.A. in mathematics from Bates College in Maine, a B.A. in education from the College of Sante Fe at Albuquerque, and an M.S. in sports administration from the University of New Mexico. He has worked as the assistant coach at Taylor University in Indiana and Waldorf College in Iowa where he transitioned to head football coach. He was also head football coach at West Mesa High School in New Mexico. He and his wife Kelly have two sons, Cody and Zachary.
Tammy Zevenbergen, bookstore coordinator. Zevenbergen received her B.A. in elementary education from Dordt College. She has worked as a real estate agent, para-professional for the second grade, and as the T.R.I.P. office assistant in Sioux Center Christian School. She and her husband Dale have four children, Jenna, Kylee, Raya, and Braden.
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City consultant points out the obvious we sometimes fail to seeApril 28,2014Sitting in a back room at the Rutland Police Department and listening to the citys housing and revitalization consultant talk about Rutlands northwest neighborhood Tuesday evening, I was reminded of the parable about the men and the elephant.
In one version of the story, the men are in a darkened room, and each man touches the animal in a different place, and comes to a different conclusion about what it is.
One man feels the tail and concludes that an elephant is like a rope. Another feels the tusk and believes the elephant is like a pipe. A third man feels the massive animals side and concludes that it is a like a wall. Other men who touch other parts of the animal come to different conclusions.
There are numerous versions of the tale, which has been around for centuries. In differing variations of the story, the men eventually compare notes, or someone adds a new perspective, that helps them understand the whole of the elephant rather than just the part they encountered. In other versions, the men come to blows over their convictions about the elephant.
The story has been used to highlight the need for communication and different perspectives, the fact that our own experiences can be limited by how we define the truth, or even a failure to recognize the entire truth. The story also highlights that seemingly conflicting facts can be true.
As with some of the national media coverage of Rutland that focused only on the citys drug issues, when talk turns to the northwest corner of Rutland, it often turns to the problems: poverty, absentee landlords and crime. We rarely talk about the strength of character of longtime residents, the beauty of East Creek as it winds through the area, or the proximity to Pine Hill Park, for example.
But folks attending Tuesday nights meeting, led by consultant Eric Hangen, brought a different perspective.
Two gentlemen, living in the heart of the northwest neighborhood, talked about their love for their street and how much things have improved over the past 18 months. A young professional, Elsie Gilmore, talked about mapping the assets of the neighborhood, which she is working on as part of an effort led by NeighborWorks of Western Vermont.
Hangen spoke about the neighborhoods proximity to Rutlands burgeoning and lively downtown, beautiful historic architecture, friendly neighbors and low real estate costs for the value.
As he said, and the Herald quoted the next day: Most of the neighborhoods I work in, they aspire to be like your neighborhood one day.
Its all about perspective.
Yes, the northwest has some problems, and yes, Rutland does as well. But if thats all we focus on as individuals, we paint an incomplete picture of all Rutland, and the northwest neighborhood, has to offer.
If we only focus on the trunk of the animal say, crime or the tail say, poverty well miss the elephant in the room: Rutland is a gutsy, creative little community, surrounded by natural beauty and riding a growing wave of investment in downtown, energy and yes, even manufacturing.
What we make of Rutland, and how we choose to describe it to ourselves and to outsiders, is limited only by our ability to see the entire picture.
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Feedback: Injured Soldier A Good Person, Former Coach Says
One of the 16 people injured Wednesday by a shooter at Fort Hood, Texas was a former Fort Drum soldier who called the north country home for two years.
He also played on Watertown's Red & Black semipro football team as a linebacker.
(Miller is pictured on the left carrying the 10th Mountain Division flag at a Red & Black game.)
"I will say that I've gotten on an answering machine from one of his family members and left a message and told them we're thinking about him. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him," he said.
His condition has not been released, but a hospital doctor says all remaining victims are expected to survive.
Governor Andrew Cuomo issued the following statement Thursday:
"The shooting at Fort Hood has left New York saddened and shocked at the senseless violence that claimed the lives of dedicated soldiers and injured 16 others. I join the nation in mourning the loss of those Americans who demonstrated great patriotism in serving their country. Among those injured is Major Patrick Miller, from Allegany County, who joined the U.S. Army after graduating from St. Bonaventure in 2003. On behalf of all New Yorkers, I send my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery to the injured victims and their families."
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At 10.5 months, my son is still very happily nursing before bedtime and sometimes during the night and first thing (5am; he then goes back to sleep for 2 hours, usually) in the morning. He will also nurse before his naps if I'm home with him. I work either 4 or 5 days per week away from home, so pump milk for him those days. He takes ebm in bottles from his nanny. I've always had a REALLY (and I mean REALLY) strong MER and also, for the first 6 or so months of baby's my supply was very high. At one point I think I had 200 bags of milk frozen away! Now, though....things are really shifting. Sometimes it seems that a letdown takes 20 minutes to happen - especially at the 1am or 5am feeding and I'm not getting as much from my pumping times at work. Once upon a time, that was a 3 times per day 6 to 8 oz affair. Now it's 2 times and with luck 3.5 to 4 oz per time. The frozen supply is decreasing....and I'm starting to worry about what's going on and if I'll have enough milk for baby thru the 1-year mark (my minimum goal; I'd like to go longer).
Some other possibly useful info: Baby is really doing well with solid foods; that has been increasing for the last 2-3 months. I've just had my first 'real' (in addition to one 5 weeks prior that lasted 4 hours only) period two weeks ago)and am very clearly ovulating regularly now. I've had issues with blebs and milk stasis and plugged ducts secondary to blebs so am a little reluctant to try herbal supplements to increase milk production that way. But....is there anything that I can or should be doing to help insure that baby still gets what he needs from me?
Is all this 'typical'? Has anyone else gone through a kind of lull as their cycle starts to kick back up? The delayed letdowns really have me a little rattled since that is just not the way it has ever been!
thanks so much for any input.
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By Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writer
Clovis city commissioners took no action Thursday following an executive session called to discuss the status of City Manager Joe Thomas.
Mayor David Lansford did issue a written statement, which he said expressed the Commission's full support for Thomas.
"We are confident with (Thomas') leadership and consider the circumstances of the recent past resolved," the statement read.
Commissioners would not comment on whether any disciplinary action had been taken against Thomas.
Thomas also declined to answer questions following the executive session.
Thomas pleaded guilty last week to an open container violation. He was arrested Aug. 3 after failing a field sobriety test at a state police sobriety checkpoint between Logan and San Jon in Quay County.
Police detected alcohol on his person and found an open beer container in his vehicle. A blood test showed Thomas' blood-alcohol level at .04, half the legal limit in New Mexico.
Toxicology results also show he was not under the influence of illicit drugs at the time of his arrest.


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Research in Motion - Entering a New Era (ABSTRACT)
S. Carayannopoulos
published: 2008 | Research publication | Refereed Journals - Policy
Carayannopoulos, S. (2007), "Research in Motion - Entering a New Era", Case Research Journal, 27 (2).
ABSTRACT: In January, 2007 the CEO of Research In Motion, Jim Balsillie, is considering the launch of the company's latest product and the general changing competitive landscape. The new product represents a move into a mass consumer market - a divergence from its previous strategy of focusing only on business enterprises. Meanwhile, RIM's competitors have now begun to develop products similar to RIM's and are beginning to pursue the enterprise market. Balsillie is contemplating what the effect of RIM's latest product will be on the company, what competitive challenges the company is likely to face in the future, and where it should focus its efforts to ensure continued success. Strategy, technology
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History of the Peace Corps in Botswana
|History of the Peace Corps
|Since 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries, more than 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 138 countries all over the globe.
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The Peace Corps entered the Republic of Botswana, formally known as Bechuanaland, in December 1966, only two months after the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. Botswana's emergence as an independent nation heightened the need for a skilled labor force. This need provided a unique opportunity for the Peace Corps, which initiated a program aimed at helping the Batswana strengthen their ability to tackle their multiple development challenges. Over the next 31 years, more than 2,100 Peace Corps Volunteers served in Botswana. From 1966 to 1997, Peace Corps projects contributed to nearly every sector of Botswana's development plan. Volunteers worked in education, health, the environment, urban planning, and economics. The largest group of Volunteers served as teachers in secondary schools. Volunteers filled significant gaps in the labor force and, in many cases, made singular contributions to the development of Botswana. There are scores of leading figures in Botswana who have a Peace Corps connection, be it as a co-worker, teacher, or friend.
Since its independence in 1966, Botswana has gone from one of the world's poorest countries to one of the few developing nations to reach middle-income status. The country's per capita income has grown rapidly. Life expectancy at birth increased from 48 years to over 60 years. Formal sector employment grew from 14,000 jobs to 120,000. Moreover, the nation's infrastructure, including roads, power generation, schools, health facilities, and housing, increased dramatically.
Partly because of Botswana's remarkable economic transition, the Peace Corps decided to withdraw from the country in 1997. It was with mixed emotions that the Peace Corps closed one of its earliest and most prolific programs. Peace Corps returned to Botswana in 2003 at the request of President Festus Mogae. His request was borne out of a stark recognition that AIDS is poised to erode the prodigious steady development advances realized in Botswana since independence.
History and Future of Peace Corps Programming in Botswana
Botswana continues to enjoy steady economic growth, mostly as a result of smart management of the country's natural resources—particularly diamonds. At the same time, the country has not escaped the devastating effects of the AIDS pandemic. Like many countries in southern Africa, Botswana stands to be hard hit by the social and economic impact of AIDS. According to UNAIDS, Botswana's HIV infection rate is one of the highest in the world. As the epidemic moves from silent and unseen to highly manifest in a large portion of the population, communities find themselves ill-equipped to deal with its deplorable effects. The government estimates that between 2000 and 2015, as many as 36,000 Batswana will die from the disease annually. The vast majority of these will be young people in the prime of life, who will also leave behind a generation of orphans. Botswana will be one of the few countries in the world with a negative population growth.
Botswana has some powerful allies in the fight against AIDS. The government, under the leadership of President Mogae, has publicly acknowledged the crisis and has signaled a commitment to action through a national strategic AIDS plan.
The President, having committed his two terms in office to dealing with the impact of HIV/AIDS, heads the National AIDS Council. The government has mobilized resources, both internally and externally, in a fashion heretofore unprecedented in confronting any national disaster. Botswana consistently makes the news as one of the few countries willing to provide free antiretroviral drugs to pregnant women and to those infected with HIV. An increasing awareness of the need for multisector care and prevention strategies is leading to innovative partnerships with both civil society organizations and the business community.
A sobering reality is the drop in Botswana's ranking in the UNDP Human Development Index (from 71st place in 1996 to 131st in 2003. A Peace Corps assessment team visited and concluded that the reintroduction of Peace Corps would be beneficial. This new Peace Corps project was launched in June 2003; the partnership is devoted specifically to Peace Corps' supporting and enhancing the Government of Botswana's efforts to respond to HIV/AIDS and its impacts.
At the insistence of the National AIDS Coordinating Agency (NACA), Peace Corps/Botswana began its AIDS program with a capacity-building project.
Volunteers were recruited and partnered with newly hired district AIDS coordinators (DACs). DACs, new to their positions and new to the world of program planning, implementation, and monitoring/evaluation, are based in district and sub-district offices. They are charged with ensuring that HIV/AIDS programming is mainstreamed into every substantial government development project. In addition, they mobilize both the government and community responses to HIV/AIDS in every community in Botswana.
Finally, they are the major link in the accumulation of information for the national monitoring and evaluation program. The Volunteers currently serving in the DAC program have proven invaluable to the government's attempts to launch coordinated district- and village-level responses to HIV/AIDS. In addition to the transfer of skills and knowledge directly to their DAC counterparts, Volunteers have stimulated greater community involvement in HIV/ AIDS programs and activities. They have been critical to the establishment of the national monitoring and evaluation initiative. Additionally, Peace Corps Volunteers in the DAC program have helped local communities initiate local responses to the impact of AIDS.
Preliminary agreements with NACA included the recognition that Peace Corps has a history of effective implementation at the grassroots (or village) level—a historically underserved sector in Botswana. As a result, two new initiatives were added in June 2004. The first is a program designed to provide support for the government's Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission program (PMTCT). Although the government has provided free PMTCT services since 1999, an evaluation had identified poor uptake in services as a critical obstacle to the success of the program. A pilot project was instituted in the villages of four health districts. Its aim was to promote community involvement in PMTCT through community mobilization. In partnership with the Ministry of Health and BOTUSA (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's program in Botswana), Peace Corps Volunteers were placed in villages throughout the pilot districts. Partnered with local clinics and local PMTCT counselors, Volunteers are currently engaged in a variety of activities designed to increase the uptake of PMTCT services and to build capacity in PMTCT service providers. Some activities include:
- Building village-based AIDS education and community awareness (through workshops, community meetings, one-on-one sessions, etc.);
- Forming and developing communitY support groups, both for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) and for those affected by HIV/AIDS;
- Creating youth groups linked to HIV/AIDS education and programming;
- Building technical capacity in clinics (through systems creation, record keeping, training of trainers, and monitoring and evaluation activities);
- Transfering skills to counterparts, village leadership, and youth;
- Increasing client follow-up and introducing strategies to promote PMTCT regime adherence;
- Working with leadership structures (traditional, formal and informal) to identify and dismantle the causes of stigma and discrimination; and
- Developing a database to collect information on PMTCT for report writing
- Mobilizing and educating communities on HIV/AIDS
- Designing and implementing strategies to promote male involvement The second new program introduced in 2004 is housed in the Department of Social Services (Ministry of Local Government). Volunteers were allocated to provide support to home-based care and orphan care (HBC/OC) in communities hardest hit by AIDS. HBC/OC Volunteers are partnered with village-based government social workers. Their work is very similar to the work of PMTCT Volunteers. They also help improve village access to government benefits and services, specifically those for orphans and vulnerable people. Many HBC/OC Volunteers are helping to create programs that cater to the needs of the sick and orphaned. Student service-learning projects, community-sponsored day-care centers, and support groups for caregivers are just a few examples of how Volunteers are working to get communities mobilized against AIDS in their communities.
The AIDS pandemic strikes across all social strata in many Peace Corps countries. The loss of teachers has crippled education systems, while illness and disability drains family income and forces governments and donors to redirect limited resources from other priorities. The fear and uncertainty AIDS causes has led to increased domestic violence and stigmatizing of people living with HIV/AIDS, isolating them from friends and family and cutting them off from economic opportunities. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will confront these issues on a very personal level. It is important to be aware of the high emotional toll that disease, death, and violence can have on Volunteers. As you strive to integrate into your community, you will develop relationships with local people who might die during your service. Because of the AIDS pandemic, some Volunteers will be regularly meeting with HIV-positive people and working with training staff, office staff, and host family members living with AIDS. Volunteers need to prepare themselves to embrace these relationships in a sensitive and positive manner. Likewise, malaria and malnutrition, motor vehicle accidents and other unintentional injuries, domestic violence and corporal punishment are problems a Volunteer may confront. You will need to anticipate these situations and utilize supportive resources available throughout your training and service to maintain your own emotional strength so that you can continue to be of service to your community.


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She was born Nov. 6, 1927 in Keo, Ark. to Nick Brown and Bridgie Hilliard Brown. She graduated from Edcouch-Elsa High School, class of 1944.
Survivors include her daughter, Janet (Edward) Monson of Kenedy; her son, Ward (Patsy) Merriman of Denton; her sisters, Ruby Ricketson, Barbara (Art) Smith, Kathryn (Richard) Power and Chrystine (John) Kelly and her brothers, Virgil (Bonnie) Brown and Jerry Brown; seven grandchildren, Andrea Bell, Clint Maddox, Katie Hutcherson, Brad Merriman, Jason Maddox, Kevin Austin, Misti Janese; 14 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Nick Brown and Bridgie Hilliard Brown; her daughter, Jo Ann Merriman; her son, Weldon Ray Merriman; her brother, Gerald Brown and her sister, Irene Fuller.
Visitation was held Friday, July 19 from 5–7 p.m. in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel, Kenedy.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 20 at 1 p.m., in the Eckols Chapel with interment following in the Elim Cemetery, Elim.
Serving as pallbearers were Clint Maddox, Jason Maddox, Brad Merriman, Greg Bell, Mark Janese, Alan Ricketson, Joe Jones and Ernest Torre.


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Police say at about 3:05 p.m., Patricia Johnson, 34, a manager at McDonald's called the Wasatch County Dispatch Center to report what she claimed was a robbery at McDonald's.
Police said Johnson told the Dispatch Center she was robbed as she left the restaurant to make a bank deposit. She said a man approached her and demanded the deposit money, then fled on foot.
However, as the case was investigated further, officers from the State Parks, Summit County and Wasatch County Sheriff's Offices and Heber City Police Department found the employee apparently worked in concert with three other individuals to stage a robbery and actually perpetuate a felony theft. Also arrested in connection with the theft was Marty Marrott, 51, Peggy Rohrbach, 48, and Jaime Allred, 36.
The four suspects were charged with Theft - a 2nd degree felony and Making a False Report - a class B misdemeanor.
Officers said a substantial amount of money was stolen, however most of the money has since been recovered.


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Friday, 12 December 2008
Final Steering Committee for Preservation of Ajina Tepa Monastery and Silk Roads World Heritage Serial Nomination
Final International Steering Committee of UNESCO/Japanese Fund-in-Trust for Preservation of Ajina Tepa - Buddhist Monastery on the Silk Road, and ...
10-Dec-2008 - 12-Dec-2008
International workshop on cultural heritage inventories in the Mediterranean countries, a collaboration with the Euromed Heritage IV programme of the European Union
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04-Dec-2008 - 06-Dec-2008
European Colloquium: "Heritage focused territorial planning"
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03-Dec-2008 - 05-Dec-2008
Second HERITY International Conference - Measuring the Value of Material Cultural Heritage
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26-Nov-2008 - 28-Nov-2008
Round Table: "Bridges: from construction to a heritage approach"
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24-Nov-2008 - 06-Dec-2008
Training Course: Management Planning for Cultural Heritage
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23-Nov-2008 - 25-Nov-2008
International Conference on the Historic Urban Landscape and its management
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20-Nov-2008 - 22-Nov-2008
Denkmal, European Professional Event for Monument Maintenance and Restoration, and Urban Renewal
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Saturday, 15 November 2008
Call for Papers: The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities
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06-Nov-2008 - 07-Nov-2008
International Workshop on Disaster Risk Management at World Heritage Properties
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03-Nov-2008 - 04-Nov-2008
Prehistory and the World Heritage Convention
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Thursday, 30 October 2008
Deadline for submission of abstracts - 12th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage
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2009 Marc de Montalembert grant for a Cultural Project in the Mediterranean - Deadline for submission
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Award Ceremony: UNESCO-Association Vocations Patrimoine Fellowships
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20-Oct-2008 - 26-Oct-2008
VSMM 2008: Digital Heritage 2.0
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16-Oct-2008 - 17-Oct-2008
[in French only] Rencontres des biens français du patrimoine mondial
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16-Oct-2008 - 17-Oct-2008
French World Heritage Sites' annual meeting
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13-Oct-2008 - 17-Oct-2008
Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop regarding capacity-building for heritage site management
In the framework of the World Heritage Pacific 2009 Programme, which was approved by the World Heritage Committee in 2004, a Pacific Islands ...
05-Oct-2008 - 14-Oct-2008
The IUCN World Conservation Congress
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I was wondering when is a good time to introduce bottles to avoid nipple confusion.
I was wondering when is a good time to introduce bottles to avoid nipple confusion.
Hi Zoey,
We waited until around four weeks and then paid more attention to consistently introducing a bottle at 6 weeks since I knew I'd be going back to work at 8 weeks. I hope that helps a bit!
We started at 5 weeks very slowly--one bottle a day or every other day for a week, then 2 for a week. She only gets 2 most days and very rarely 3. Make sure you get a slow flow nipple (we initially liked the avent stage 1 nipples, then dd refused those and we went to the playtex nurser stage 1 nipples). And dd won't take a bottle from me...only from dh or sitter or someone and onoly if I am out of the room!
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lol man i dont know if i can hold out 4 weeks. DS is 1 week old and i wanna turn to the bottle for some support. or sleep rather. hes wants to feed every hour and i'm very tired, while hubby gets to sleep constantly.
i had planed to use dr brown's bottles so whatever the 1st level nipple is for that. is that a decent nipple to use?
The first few weeks are really rough, but it does get easier. I promise. Try to nap when DS naps, if that's possible - I know it's not long enough. You might also find co-sleeping to be a help. That way you can nurse and sleep at the same time.
Just make sure you use a stage 1 nipple. The brand you use is largely up to DS. Despite our plans, they can be particularly picky. So if DS doesn't take to the Dr. Brown's nipples, try another brand.
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By Helena Rodriguez: PNT Staff Writer
Putting our hard-earned tax dollars where their mouths are, researchers have discovered that chile peppers date back to ancient times and even taco chips are at least 6,100 years old.
Now I'm not talking about the taco chips at Wal-Mart. According to these sizzling new findings, which were published in a study in the Science journal and reported in the Washington Post, inhabitants of the New World liked their dishes hot and spicy just like we do. In fact, they had reportedly begun developing a secret recipe for Doritos. This research is based on intensive examinations of bowl scrapings of people who lived throughout Central America and the Amazon basin.
These important, potentially world-changing findings are also based on the discovery of mounds of prehistoric Taco Bell Styrofoam cups and little plastic salsa packets that were never recycled. Evidence also shows that after Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, but before Cabeza de Vaca got lost in 1536 and stumbled into our Land of Enchantment in search of the Cities of Gold Casino, a tribunal council that would someday form into the New Mexico Legislature was already debating whether these ancient chile peppers should be called fruits or vegetables.
In addition, the indigenous people of what would someday become Nuevo Mejico were constantly baffled by that unavoidable question, which would inevitably come up at all of their great feasts, "Red or green?"
Of course I'm joking about some of the so-called findings above, although it could have happened that way. But this next part is no joke. Upcoming questions in this research study, which was written by 15 authors and conducted by the Smithsonian Institution, include: "Did they have salsa?" and "When did they get beer?"
Aaahh! Our tax dollars at work!
These historic findings mean the chile pepper is the oldest spice in
use in the Americas and make the chile pepper one of the oldest in the world, providing further evidence of a possible prehistoric, world wide
Mexican fast-food chain. Researchers also believe that further study may show the fiery pod was used 1,000 years earlier than their current oldest specimen. Perhaps this specimen was taken from the cave of a prehistoric bachelor who never cleaned out his fridge.
In addition, in all seven New World sites where chile pepper residues were found, researchers also detected remnants of corn. This could be the missing link to prove that Fritos Scoops are not the innovative corn chip of modern culinary technology that they would have us believe. Rather they could be proven to be a lost ancient delicacy that was only revived if this research does, in fact, show that prehistoric men were already mixing their corn and chile at prehistoric Super Bowl and Cinco de Mayo parties.
As for the beer part, the Washington Post reports that David John Goldstein, an anthropologist at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, has said the New World's oldest dedicated brewery is at a 2,600-year-old site in southern Peru. Incidentally, this is also near the site of hieroglyphics discovered in caves, which depict a possible ancient form of a Hooters restaurant and bar. This just may be the missing link to prove that ancient men had discovered how to turn their chile peppers into salsa and then enjoy the spicy sauce with chips and a nice big cold one.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist or a million dollars of tax money to figure that out!


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Professionalism Teaching Vignettes DVD – The Professionalism Coordinating Council has developed a DVD of vignettes, in cooperation with the Metropolitan State College of Denver. These 20 vignettes, each approximately 3 minutes long, are designed to present mock scenarios of professionalism problems in dealing with opposing attorneys, and to foster small-group discussion. These Vignettes and an accompanying teaching manual may be borrowed from the Professionalism Council by contacting the Bar Association.
Speaker's Bureau – The Professionalism Coordinating Council has a Speaker's Bureau which is available to come speak to groups of attorneys (firm, local bar association, etc.) about salient professionalism issues for attorneys. CLE credit may be available depending on the presentation topic and size of the group. Please contact the Bar Association at 303-860-1115 for more information.
Law School Orientation Presentations – The Professionalism Coordinating Council conducts presentations to the incoming 1L classes at the University of Colorado School of Law and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law during their first week of orientation to law school. Utilizing the Vignettes, Council members lead small group discussions of professionalism issues and principles with the new 1L students. Through the school year, members of the Council also assist DU Law School with its mentoring program, assisting in coordination of the program and assistance with vignettes and professionalism discussions.
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Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi reportedly left the palace via the back door to avoid further confrontation, as crowds vented their fury at Morsi's decree granting him nearly unlimited powers. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Updated at 7:58 a.m. ET: CAIRO -- Egyptian police battled thousands of protesters outside President Mohammed Morsi's palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to leave the building, presidency sources said.
Officers fired tear gas at up to 10,000 demonstrators angered by Morsi's drive to hold a referendum on a new constitution on December 15. The Associated Press reported that some protesters broke through barbed wire around the building and hurled chairs and rocks at retreating police on Tuesday night.
The crowds had gathered in what organizers had dubbed "last warning" protests against Morsi, who infuriated opponents with a November 22 decree that expanded his powers. "The people want the downfall of the regime," the demonstrators chanted.
"The president left the palace," a presidential source, who declined to be named, told Reuters. A security source at the presidency also said the president had departed.
Morsi returned to work at the presidential palace on Wednesday morning, an aide later told Reuters.
The Muslim Brotherhood also called for a rally backing Morsi outside the palace on Wednesday and leftists planned a counter-demonstration, raising fears of clashes in a crisis over a disputed push for a new constitution.
Morsi ignited a storm of unrest in his bid to prevent a judiciary still packed with appointees of ousted predecessor Hosni Mubarak from derailing a troubled political transition.
Egyptian protesters chant slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood during a rally in front of the presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday.
Facing the gravest crisis of his six-month-old tenure, the Islamist president has shown no sign of buckling under pressure.
On Tuesday, riot police at the palace faced off against activists chanting "leave, leave" and holding Egyptian flags with "no to the constitution" written on them. Protesters had assembled near mosques in northern Cairo before marching toward the palace.
Supporters of Islamist president push Egypt to tipping point
"Our marches are against tyranny and the void constitutional decree and we won't retract our position until our demands are met," said Hussein Abdel Ghany, a spokesman for an opposition coalition of liberal, leftist and other disparate factions.
Protesters later surrounded the palace, with some climbing on gates at the rear to look down into the gardens.
As protesters clashes, President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt announced a referendum on a proposed constitution. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.
At one point, people clambered onto a police armored vehicle and waved flags, while riot police huddled nearby.
The Health Ministry said 18 people had been injured in clashes next to the palace, according to the state news agency.
Civil disobedience
Despite the latest protests, there has been only a limited response to opposition calls for a mass campaign of civil disobedience in the Arab world's most populous country and cultural hub, where many people yearn for a return to stability.
A few hundred protesters gathered earlier near Morsi's house in a suburb east of Cairo, chanting slogans against his decree and against the Muslim Brotherhood, from which the president emerged to win a free election in June. Police closed the road to stop them from coming any closer, a security official said.
Mona El-Tahawy explains why President Mohammed Morsi's recent decree is very insulting to many Egyptians who demonstrated against Former President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
Opposition groups have accused Morsi of making a dictatorial power grab to push through a constitution drafted by an assembly dominated by his supporters, with a referendum planned for December 15.
Liberals, Christians left out as Islamists back Egypt's draft constitution
They say the draft constitution does not reflect the interests of Egypt's liberals and other groups, an accusation dismissed by Islamists who insist it is a balanced document.
Egypt's most widely-read independent newspapers did not publish on Tuesday in protest at Morsi's "dictatorship". Banks closed early to let staff go home safely in case of trouble.
Abdelrahman Mansour in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the cradle of the anti-Mubarak revolt, said: "The presidency believes the opposition is too weak and toothless. Today is the day we show them the opposition is a force to be reckoned with."
Analysis: Crisis tests Egyptians' constitution
But after winning post-Mubarak elections and pushing the Egyptian military out of the political driving seat it held for decades, the Islamists sense their moment has come to shape the future of Egypt, a longtime U.S. ally whose 1979 peace treaty with Israel is a cornerstone of Washington's Middle East policy.
The Muslim Brotherhood and its allies, who staged a huge pro-Morsi rally in Cairo on Saturday, are confident enough members of the judiciary will be available to oversee the mid-December referendum, despite calls by some judges for a boycott.
"The crisis we have suffered for two weeks is on its way to an end, and very soon, God willing," Saad al-Katatni, leader of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
More world stories from NBC News:
- Supporters of Islamist president push Egypt to tipping point
- North Korea pays tribute to Kim Jong Il's 'threadbare' parka
- ANALYSIS: Egyptians warn Morsi is no friend of US
- Bread and expired milk: School lunch scandal sparks outrage in China
- PhotoBlog: Building South Sudan from scratch
- ANALYSIS: UN Palestinian vote a personal victory for Abbas
- Fast cars go cheap as bubble bursts in 'China's Dubai'
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TV Dinner: Chili, Wings & Pizza
In honor of Saturday's Chili Cook-Off in Watertown, Chef Chris Manning stirs up a pot of white bean chili.
And, with the Super Bowl coming up, he also shows us how to make maple garlic chicken wings and buffalo chicken pizza.
He even has a little something in honor of Mardi Gras.
Click on the picture to see how he does it.
The chili recipe is below.
White Bean Chili
2 strips of bacon, diced finely
Heat a four-quart stock pot to medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until browned. Add the next five ingredients and cook until onions begin to wilt.
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Bush met with Dobson and conservative Christian leaders to rally support for Iran policy
Filed by Max Blumenthal
President George W. Bush met privately with Focus on the Family Founder and Chairman James Dobson and approximately a dozen Christian right leaders last week to rally support for his policies on Iraq, Iran and the so-called "war on terror."
"I was invited to go to Washington DC to meet with President Bush in the White House along with 12 or 13 other leaders of the pro-family movement," Dobson disclosed on his radio program Monday. "And the topic of the discussion that day was Iraq, Iran and international terrorism. And we were together for 90 minutes and it was very enlightening and in some ways disturbing too."
Details of the meeting were disclosed by Dobson during Monday's edition of his Focus on the Family radio program.
Dobson described Bush as "upbeat and determined and convinced,"? adding, "I wish the American people could have sat in on that meeting we had."
Dobson went on to enumerate a series of meetings convened by Christian right leaders in Washington to discuss the supposedly existential threat to the United States from a nuclear Iran.
"I heard about this danger [from Iran] not only at the White House but from other pro-family leaders that I met during that week in Washington," he said. "Many people in a position to know are talking about the possibility of losing a city to nuclear or biological or chemical attack. And if we can lose one we can lose ten.
"If we can lose ten we can lose a hundred," he added, "especially if North Korea and Russia and China pile on."
Later in his broadcast, during a discussion about Iran with author and self-proclaimed "prophecy expert" Joel Rosenberg, Dobson drew a parallel between current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and Adolf Hitler.
"The world looked at Hitler and just didn't believe him and tried to appease him the way we're hearing in Washington today," Dobson remarked. "You know, the President seems to me does understand this, as I told you from that meeting I had with him the other day, but even there it feels like somebody ought to be standing up and saying, 'We are being threatened and we are going to meet this with force — whatever's necessary.'"
Dobson continued, "Some of our listeners might not like that but I tell you, if we didn't stand up to Hitler, we'd be speaking German today."
via –The Raw Story
I'm convinced that Bushie is hoping to set up an End Times Scenario. Why else would you meet with Evangelicals unless it's a matter of rallying the base to take The War™ to a third front? As if I weren't as uneasy about this administration to begin with, this sinks it to a new low.


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Rappers Fabolous and Pusha T headed for The Rave
East Coast rapster Fabolous and mixtape master Pusha T will perform at The Rave at 7:30 p.m. May 10.
Fabolous has been building his hip-hop credentials since his hit "Can't Deny It." Pusha T's debut album "Fear of God II: Let Us Pray" was released in 2011. »Read Full Article
Maxwell kicks off comeback tour at Riverside Theater
It's been four years since Maxwell's last tour, two years since he canceled a follow-up tour, five years since his latest album, and four years since he was supposed to release a follow-up album.
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Cafe 1505 in Mequon launching dinner service this week
The breakfast-and-lunch restaurant Cafe 1505 in Mequon is adding dinner service, beginning Tuesday.
Cafe 1505 will serve dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with the bar opening at 4. Breakfast and lunch will continue to be served until 3 p.m. daily, and the deli will have prepared foods through the afternoon. »Read Full Blog Post
Garden Walk tour; 48 Hour Film Project; Fondy Market pre-opening party
Shades of green
The workhorse of Milwaukee shade gardens, the hosta, will be discussed Wednesday on the Garden Walk tour at the Boerner Botanical Gardens, 8400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Marcia Wensing of the Southeast Wisconsin Hosta Society will lead the tour through the garden's collection and offer tips for planting. The walk starts at 6:30 p.m. from the garden's educational center gift shop. It costs $5. »Read Full Article


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Small plane departing from Rutland makes emergency landing in NY fieldThe Associated Press | January 24,2013ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state police say a small plane is undamaged and its pilot unhurt after an emergency landing in a field south of the Catskills.
Troopers say the single-engine Piper Cherokee Warrior made the landing Monday in the Sullivan County town of Bethel after departing Rutland, Vt.
It was en route to Pottsville, Pa.
Police say 22-year-old pilot Brent Kozura of Pottsville was being diverted to Sullivan County Airport because of mechanical problems but was unable to reach the airport and landed the plane in a nearby field.
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Family Budget Study: Massachusetts, 1874 (ICPSR 9032)
Principal Investigator(s): Modell, John
This historical data collection was derived from interviews conducted in 1874 by the Massachusetts Department of Labor Statistics with workers in Massachusetts. The purpose was to analyze the budgets which various working families were using at the time. In addition to the occupation of the head of household, the data include the ethnicity of the household, the income(s) of the wage-earner(s), details about the family structure and household furnishings, budgeted items for various expenditures, health of the family, and foods eaten. Each record represents a household.
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And now defend against your own technique.
>_< forgot to defend :p
*As I see the fee approaching me with speed I quickly open my chakra points and create a protective dome constituting entirely of ice the dome is made so that it covers me completely and is made very thick so the view from inside to out and vice versa is obstructed as the dome is formed I quickly go underground this allows my opponent to think that I am hit by his attacks while I actually dodged them now as I am underground I cause spikes to protrude my opponent the will emerge in quick succession thus succefully hitting my opponent.
Protective Ice Dome
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Do you know Rasengan yet?
(Katon: Fuuton Ken Katon Bakufuu no Jutsu) Fire Release: Wind and Fire Blast Technique
Rank: S
Type: Offense
Range: Long
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: 80
Description: The user after combining Fire Release: Intense pain and Wind Release: Pressure Damage at the same time. This creates a blast that is so intense that a standard water technique (ex : Water Release: Water Encampment Wall) can only at most soften of the impact. It was successsfully stopped by Yamato and Naruto's Typhoon water vortex.
I know you know how to perform Intelligent Hard Work. But if you can't perform Atsugai, pretend that I did it for you. You won't be able to officially do this technique until you learn Atsugai.
Perform the required handseals and spit out a small fireball. Then perform a handseal and spew out Atsugai as a combination. This jutsu or a combination of both jutsu if you are restricted to Techniques A rank and below still only count as one technique whether you use this one or use them separately.
(Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku) - Fire release: Great Fire Majestic Annihilation
Rank: S
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: 80
Description: A technique where the user makes the horse hand seal and then the user kneads chakra inside the body is converted into fire, and then expelled from the mouth in a massive wall of intense flames, which covers an expansive range in both vertical and horizontal dimensions, making it extremely difficult to avoid.
Perform the horse handseal and channel an immense amount of fire chakra into your mouth. Use shape manipulation to convert the fire chakra into a large and wide wall as you spit it out that travels towards your opponent.
(Katon: Gōka Messhitsu) - Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction
Rank: S
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: 80
Description: A technique where chakra kneaded inside the body is converted into fire, and then expelled from the mouth in a massive stream of intense flames.
Channel Fire chakra into your mouth and spew out a large stream of fire from your mouth like a flame thrower.
Nope no rasengan yet >_> and I have it but chakra is so hard to find these day I conserve it :p
*I start if by opening the chakra points in my body once they are open I focus on my fire attribute chakra once that is done I focus my chakra to my mouth as it builds up and is sufficient I perform the hand seal and release my chakra in the form a fire ball from my mouth which combines with the Atsugi releases by you the two techs combine into one large fire ball*
*I start of by opening the chakra points in my body once that is done I focus on the fire attribute chakra once my raw chakra is converted Tor fire chakra I focus a portion of it to my mouth and a portion to my hands I let the portion in my mouth build once it is sufficient I perform the hand seal and release my chakra from my mouth I use shape manipulation and change my chakra into a wall of flames that is rather large in width and length*
*I start of by opening the chakra points in my body once that is done I focus on the fire attribute chakra once my raw chakra is converted To fire chakra I focus it to my mouth after it builds and I find it sufficient I release if from my mouth and I use shape manipulation so that the chakra is released in the form of a stream which resembles that showed after using a flamethrower*
Gibbs slaps you again for making me waste unnecessary chakra. >_<
Ok. Cool. So even though you will have Fire Mastered after this, you will not be able to use Flame Rasengan until you learn Rasengan.
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Congrats Mein Freund. You have mastered Fire. Except of course for Flame Rasengan.
Dodges the slap and gives you a white glove (ish more dramatic )
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Voters Don't Want Specifics
Bold ideas move people. Big ideas seduce them. And nothing crushes passion like a decimal point.
Few things get politicians into more trouble than offering voters too many details. Yet every election cycle, pundits of all denominations join to lament the fact that candidates (mostly Mitt Romney) aren't putting enough meat on their platitudes. Let's be honest; in politics, details can equal disaster.
Whereas wonks and columnists might eat up charts and white papers, the electorate has better things to do — most notably any activity not entailing looking at a chart or reading a white paper. That is why we function under a representative democracy rather than under a 300 million-person bull session. Voters, busy with real life, operate under the assumption that the people they send to Washington own calculators, watched enough "Schoolhouse Rock" to know how a bill becomes a law and, in some broad sense, share their worldview.
Sometimes political parties forget that fact. House Speaker John Boehner recently quipped that the GOP platform (now more than 32,000 words) should be housed on a single page. He didn't go far enough. The Republican platform should be distilled into its purest form, which, someone once noted, would read: "Get off my lawn."
Apparently, there is an impression in Washington that the longer a document is the more it says. Major political parties should also understand that some things are simply assumed by voters. For instance, everyone probably would concede that both parties are profoundly opposed to the trafficking of children. No need to write it down!
Take the Ten Commandments, the gold standard of political platforms. God commands: Thou shalt not commit adultery. He doesn't instruct the Israelites to break out into subcommittees to haggle over the definition of a "neighbor's wife" before the law is carved into stone. They get the gist.
But brevity is not the soul of Mitt. Example: The Declaration of Independence is a one-pager, and it covers the aspirations of freedom for all of mankind. Mitt Romney's "Believe in America" economic plan has 59 policy proposals and 156 endnotes. Trust me; no one's ever grabbed a musket to defend an endnote.
But people do erect Styrofoam columns for platitudes. I'd venture to guess (rather generously) that 90 percent of Barack Obama's conventioneers in 2008 could not have detailed any of the future president's policy proposals with any specificity. And guess what. America has never experienced a more exciting convention.
It should be added, as well, that most pundits who pine for details look forward to synthesizing this vital information and offer it to a curious public with their own biases attached. Whether they're "fact checkers," reporters or pundits, no one trusts anyone anyway. For good reason. A perceptive reader could, no doubt, predict exactly what will be said about a candidate's policy before journalists have even had time to download the PDF.
It can also be noted that whereas elsewhere in society a plan is typically a starting point for negotiations or discussions, in politics your plan is going to be pored over by an army of opposition researchers so they can produce slick ads blasting your pitiful stupidity and crypto-radicalism. You can look forward to every bright idea you've ever hatched being transformed into a "gotcha" or another example of your rank hypocrisy.
Perceptions trump details. Sloganeering works. Do voters really want details? If they did, would our televisions be polluted with ads that have less to do with reality than the sitcoms that they interrupt?
Policy? That comes later. This is an election.
David Harsanyi is a columnist and senior reporter at Human Events. Follow him on Twitter @davidharsanyi.
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The Phillies took a huge step backwards in Houston. They had a chance to make up ground in the Wild Card, but dropped three out of four to the worst team in baseball. The Phillies are back below the .500 mark and are four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot. Tonight, the Phillies head to New York and face a team that has beaten up on them all year.
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If they win tonight. Maybe a little fight left in this dog.
If not its over.
So yea its a must win.
We have to best Dickey. And not let his ball ruin the timing of our swing for the series.
Judging from the last series. I dont think the timing could be any worse.
Maybe Dickey will help.
I was saying the Phillies could afford to lose 3 games.
They used all 3 up in the Astros series.
Cant lose anymore.
Jimmy reaches first on a strike out and gets around the bases for the go ahead run.
Way to hustle!
Score a run without a hit!
Thats phillies baseball!
The above scripter is not AFW, it is mearly a imitation, someone using his handle.. Phillies baseball? And he's speaking of Jimmy Rollins??
Great thing is that Dickey is at a 74 pitch count while Lee, aside from striking out the world is in the mid 50's.
I like it, keep it up and SCORE SOME RUNS!
Once again, open mouth insert fooz…
Its me.
I am wearing my Ryan Howard throw back jersey even.
Anyone else recall fearing the bat of Jason Bay?
Former ROY, 3 time AS, knocked in 100 plus rbi 4 times, hit over 30 hrs 4 times – and then, he became a Mut. Injuries, lack of power – his average has gone down since he came to the big sleazy, he started out at .259, then .245 and this – .155.
Poor Jason Bay.
Such a beautiful game so far, don't spoil it Cliffy..
Phew.. let him start the 8th, see what he's got.
So – it looks like Ryan has morphed into one an "AO" – auto out…
Yes, unless there are runners in scoring position, in which case he's a beast.
I guess Howard is now worth 2 outs instead of jsut one vs lefties.
If this isnt addressed.
Its really a hopeless cause.
And you cannot win with it.
Sorry kool aid drinkers but tis a fact.
That's vintage enough for me. Might be Cliff's best outing since that 10 inning shutout earlier in the year. Still with an outside shot at a sub 3 ERA. Gonna be tough, but not impossible.
I am facing cliff this week in fantasy semis.
Of course its a 2 start week.
That should be good to boost him a little.
Time for the $50 million dollar man? Oh yeah
Kudos to Lee; he pitched stellar! C'mon Psychotron shut it down.
I really dislike Ike Davis.
Winner winner chicken dinner
Give me a break with the Mccarthy Wheeler speil about Howards RBIs.
when its 10-4 and in the 7th 8th or 9th and the other team leaves whoever in yes then hes a beast hes the best.
But if its 4-3 and runners on 2nd and 3rd and two outs and its the 7th or 8th or 9th inning the other team brings in a left hander. Any left hander will do and its over.
I dont hate Ryan Howard or the people who think hes a star etc etc.
But I do watch all the games.
And it is startling to me that in real life the people I know see these things.
But the TV broadcast team and some of the fans here seem to jsut not care or notice.
I never understood the blind homerism.
A player is what he is. And I call it as I see it.
If its a close game tomorrow late innings and they bring in a left handed reliever he has no chance . Even against the scrubs on teams like the Astros.
And its not a 2012 injury thing.
It was the same in 2011. It is jsut more pronounced this year.
Yes, you call it as you see it. About eight million times.
Did it ever occur to you that other people just see it differently? Did you ever stop to consider how annoying it can be to have the same diatribe clogging up space all the time?
I find some of your remarks pertinent, but even ice cream can get sickening when it's constantly placed on your table.
He who go to bed with itchy hiney wake up with crap under fingernails.- ancient chinese proverb
That wouldn't even be funny to a middle school moron.
george i don't know about you but i'm 62 out of middle school for some time and i thought joey spags comment was hilarious! com on george lighten up pal he was trying to be funny! have a sense of humor try this one george "man who sit on hill not on level" or "man who fly plane have crack up" some of those are pretty darn good!
correction george that was supposed to be "man who fly plane upside down have crack up!"
I like "man who goes through turnstile sideways is going to bangkok."
or backwards probably makes more sense.


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