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Fawad Mohammadi, the 14-year-old star of a short Afghan film, has been propelled into the Oscar spotlight. The script parallels his own life. NBC's Thanh Truong reports.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- It is a long way from the grimy, poverty-stricken streets of Afghanistan to the red carpets of Hollywood -- but 14-year-old Fawad Mohammadi is on his way.
The teenager, who sells chewing gum and maps from the curbside in Kabul, was an actor in "Buzkashi Boys," a film nominated Thursday for an Oscar.
In a city normally associated with misery, there were tears of joy as Mohammadi learned of the nomination at a small Internet cafe.
"I'm so happy!" he exclaimed.
American director Sam Fench called Mohammadi to share congratulations -- and promised to take him to Los Angeles, where the low-budget film is shortlisted in the best live action short film category.
A 14-year-old Afghan street seller was overcome with emotion when he learned the film Buzkashi Boys, in which he acted, was nominated for an Oscar. Emma Murphy of ITV News reports.
"I want to see a lot of things there -- Hollywood, and I want to see some actors."
The glamour of Hollywood is a world away from Mohammadi's daily existence in Kabul, where he sells gum and tourist maps for $3 to $5 on the capital's dangerous roads in order to support his single mother who is raising six sons and one daughter in abject poverty.
"Buzkashi Boys" tells the story of two boys in Kabul who dream of playing buzkashi, a sport where players on horseback compete to get hold of a headless goat.
It resonates in Afganistan, where many children live in poverty and surrounded by danger but remain hopeful for their future and that of their nation.
Mohammadi, discovered on the streets of Kabul, acted for the first and only time in his life. For his efforts, he was paid $1,500 -- a small fortune by Afghan standards.
2013 boasts the youngest – and the oldest – Oscar nominees ever: 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva's nomination for "Amour." NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports.
He used the first $100 to buy food and gave the rest to his mother.
He has become a celebrity in Kabul, and a source of joy in a place where sadness is the norm.
"Some people they know me and when they see me they are so happy," he said. "They want their picture taken with me."
There was a celebratory meal with friends at the local KFC on Friday, but within hours of learning of the Academy Award nomination, Mohammadi is back on the city's Chicken Street earning money.
He dreams of being an airline pilot and attends school, but has to keep working to help support his family.
"This movie shows that Afghans have strength and they work a lot," he said. "It's the real culture of Afghanistan...and also the dreams of Afghans."
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I just wanted to start a thread to write about my feelings on weaning my DD, maybe get some hugs/sympathy/ideas, I don't know.
She is 3, I am 29 weeks pregnant. I am ready to be done, but sad at the same time. I wish it didn't have to be like this. I feel really bad. I don't think it would be so bad if it didn't hurt, she would latch on right, I wasn't pregnant and irritable.
On the other side, she does not want to wean. She keeps telling me that she want's to keep drinking ma-milks. She's only having them at bed time and occasionally when she wakes up at night. I think this makes it more bearable to me. But she just doesn't want to be done and just gets so sad if I talk about her weaning. she said she doesn't want to get big and that she wants to keep drinking milk.
I'm debating on whether or not I should get DH to do bedtime with her this weekend and see how it goes
I have no one to talk about these feelings with. I think everyone thinks I have weaned and they wouldn't understand anyway. I think DH gets an idea I'm ready, but I haven't really talked about it with him either.

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RSBS Featured at Rocky Mountain Way (Part I)
Tom Walsh, the heralded Colorado Rockies anti-apologist and globetrotting baseball blogger, has taken time out of his rigorous national tour to feature Red State Blue State's very own Jeffery Lung in the latest edition of "Timeout at the Plate".
**The RSBS interns would like to personally thank Tom for forcing Mr. Lung out of the office long enough that they could poke holes in his condoms and skunk his beer with complete success.
To read the full interview, click *HERE*.
And stay tuned for Part II tomorrow, which will feature the paltry persona of RSBS' fatalistic half: Mr. Allen Krause.
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Great interview of you Jeff! I look forward to reading about Allen!
Nice interview! So, at college, were you forced to say "Kalamazzo" five times fast in order to gain entry? :O)
Thanks, Julia. Me too.
Jenn — We just shortened it to "The Zoo"… and considering my college extracurriculars, it's a quite fitting term😉
Maybe you could take your comedy act on the road and perform it in CA? I would certainly come and laugh VERY LOUDLY.
Thanks, Kaybee.
Jane — I'm trying to get Scott Boras to represent me, to make those dreams come true.
Great feature Jeff! That is so cool that you speak Chinese and that you got that scholarship. Truly, that's incredible.


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NCSEAM Survey for Parents of Students with Disabilities
Each year, from March through May, the Illinois State Board of Education surveys a representative sample of parents of students with disabilities to determine the percentage of parents reporting that schools are involving parents in order to improve special education services. LEAs are selected on a six-year cycle, except for the Chicago Public School District which is included every year. Parents of students with disabilities from the selected LEA may receive a survey in the mail from Measurement, Inc., the current contractor administering this survey. Selected districts will be notified in March and are asked to notify parents that they may receive a survey and be asked to complete and return it.
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The New Orleans Saints do not figure to make any huge moves in the NFL's 2013 free-agent market. Instead, they will likely make cost-effective signings that receive little praise nationally but will prove more than wise come January and February of 2014.
With the Saints still thought to be approximately $3 million over the projected 2013 salary cap ($123 million), the team has to make a cut or two, or restructure a few more contracts simply to be in the green for 2013. That is why the team is unlikely to make any significant splashes in free agency.
That said, the team will likely pick up a few quality veterans who come at a discount. Here are the most likely targets.


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Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC)
Administrative Rules
Administrative rules establish the policies of state agencies regarding a variety of issues. For the purposes of performance evaluation systems for teachers and principals, a set of rules will address the minimum components that any locally developed evaluation system must contain. In addition, these rules will outline the state models that a school district may choose to use for principals or teachers. Members of the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) are drafting detailed recommendations for the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to consider as it develops the rules for the teacher and principal evaluation systems. Included in the rules will be the minimum percentage of student growth factors that must comprise either a teacher's or principal's evaluation.
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The Common Core State Standards are a set of expectations that define what U.S. students at every grade level should be learning in math and reading. The standards are designed to help students succeed, ensure education is consistent from school to school, and provide benchmarks for teachers and parents to determine if a child is on track. Forty-two states and the District of Columbia have adopted the standards, which were developed through a state-led effort.
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Illinois public school districts that choose not to develop their own evaluation systems can use the state default/optional model, beginning in the 2012-2013 school year. Illinois educators on the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) will make recommendations to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), which will incorporate the recommendations it accepts into administrative rules.
The Illinois State Board of Education, or ISBE, refers to both the nine-member board appointed by the governor and the administrative agency. The nine-member board formulates education policy for schools statewide and makes recommendations to the state legislature and governor; members serve four-year terms. The agency administers those board-adopted policies; implements education programs required under state and federal laws; ensures school districts' compliance with state laws and regulations; and provides technical assistance as needed. ISBE has final approval over the administrative rules for new educator evaluation systems being developed by the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC).
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In each school district, a Joint Committee composed equally of representatives selected by district officials and teachers (or, where applicable, teachers' exclusive bargaining representatives) will work to create a teacher evaluation plan that incorporates student growth measures as a significant factor. If the Committee does not agree on how to incorporate data and indicators of student growth within 180 days of its first meeting, the school district must then implement all or parts of the the state default/optional evaluation system. (Note: For Chicago Public Schools, this deadline is 90 days, rather than 180. After 90 days, CPS may implement its last, best teacher evaluation plan proposal.)
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Multiple measures are an array of different academic assessments and relevant information sources that can be considered when rating a teacher or principal's performance. These various measures can include both indicators of student growth and educator professional practice.
The Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, is a coalition of 24 states (including Illinois) working together to create tests that can be used by member states to track K-12 students' progress in meeting Common Core standards in reading and math. The tests, funded with $186 million in federal Race to the Top money, are intended to better prepare students to graduate from high school ready to succeed in college and careers. The PARCC tests in language arts and mathematics will be ready for schools to use beginning in fall 2014. Illinois is a member of the PARCC governing board.
The Performance Evaluation Advisory Council, or PEAC, is an appointed group of 32 teachers, administrators, stakeholder and union leaders who are responsible for making recommendations to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) about the new teacher and principal evaluation systems required by the state Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA).
The Performance Evaluation Reform Act, or PERA, was signed into law by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in January 2010. The state law requires that teachers and principals be evaluated in a new way that incorporates student growth measures as a significant factor in performance ratings. Under PERA, the work of teachers and principals must be rated in one of four categories: Excellent; Proficient; Needs Improvement; Unsatisfactory. The Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) is working to make recommendations related to new evaluation systems to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Select districts and schools will begin using new teacher evaluation systems beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, with all districts implementing new systems by 2016. Every district will begin using new principal evaluation systems beginning in the 2012-2013 school year.
Illinois Senate Bill 7, or SB7, is an education reform measure enacted in June 2011 (Public Act 97-0008). The bill has provisions that are connected to the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA), including those that stipulate how teacher performance ratings are directly connected to educators' layoffs, assignments, and tenure decisions. SB7 also makes teachers' contract negotiation process more transparent and flexible.


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Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Unlike radiation therapy and surgery, which are localized treatments, chemotherapy is a systemic treatment, meaning the drugs travel throughout the entire body. This means chemotherapy may reach every cell in the body.
Many people with MDS do not require chemotherapy treatment other than supportive treatments, such as intermittent transfusions. However, at times chemotherapy may be required if no other options exist.
Chemotherapy Drugs and Delivery
There are 2 combinations of chemotherapy drugs used to treat MDS. These combinations include:
- Cytarabine and idarubicin
- Cytarabine and topotecan
- Cytarabine and fludarabine
Hypomethylating agents are drugs that slow down the growth of cells and include:
- Decitabine
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Immunomodulating drugs change the immune system and include:
- Thalidomide
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Immunosuppression agents suppress the immune system and include:
- Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)
- Cyclosporine
These agents have been used alone, in combination with other anticancer drugs, and with drugs in other categories, such as hematopoietic growth factors.
Thalidomide was initially used to treat MDS but has been replaced with lenalidomide because of fewer side effects. Lenalidomide has been successful in reducing the number of transfusions needed by patients with low-grade MDS.
Effectiveness of Chemotherapy
The only cure for MDS is a stem cell transplant (SCT). A SCT starts with high-dose chemotherapy to kill the bone marrow and is then followed by an injection of healthy stem cells. The stem cells used can come from the blood or bone marrow.
There are 2 types of SCT. The less common one is called an autologous SCT, and occurs when the patient is injected with his own cells after high-dose chemotherapy. The more common method is called allogeneic and occurs when the patient gets donor cells after high-dose chemotherapy.
Low-dose chemotherapy treatment may briefly benefit certain classes of patients, such as the elderly, by exposing them to lower risk.
Side Effects and Possible Complications
Side effects of chemotherapy for MDS are similar to those seen in leukemia and other forms of cancer. The only unique aspect of treating MDS is the advanced age of the patients, which makes many side effects more likely and more severe.
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Skip to comments.'Gaia' scientist James Lovelock: I was 'alarmist' about climate change
Posted on 04/23/2012 10:48:49 AM PDT by Olog-hai
James Lovelock, the maverick scientist who became a guru to the environmental movement with his Gaia theory of the Earth as a single organism, has admitted to being alarmist about climate change and says other environmental commentators, such as Al Gore, were too.
Lovelock, 92, is writing a new book in which he will say climate change is still happening, but not as quickly as he once feared.
He previously painted some of the direst visions of the effects of climate change. In 2006, in an article in the U.K.s Independent newspaper, he wrote that before this century is over billions of us will die and the few breeding pairs of people that survive will be in the Arctic where the climate remains tolerable.
However, the professor admitted in a telephone interview with msnbc.com that he now thinks he had been extrapolating too far."
The new book will discuss how humanity can change the way it acts in order to help regulate the Earths natural systems, performing a role similar to the harmonious one played by plants when they absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
It will also reflect his new opinion that global warming has not occurred as he had expected.
The problem is we dont know what the climate is doing. We thought we knew 20 years ago. That led to some alarmist booksmine includedbecause it looked clear-cut, but it hasnt happened, Lovelock said.
The climate is doing its usual tricks. Theres nothing much really happening yet. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now, he said. The world has not warmed up very much since the millennium.
He pointed to Gores An Inconvenient Truth and Tim Flannerys The Weather Makers as other examples of alarmist forecasts of the future.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnews.msnbc.msn.com ...
No kidding...*eyes rolling*
>> his Gaia theory of the Earth as a single organism
As theories go, that one sounds, like, so *gai-a".
More CO2 and warmer weather means more plants, which would reduce the amount of CO2.
Warmer weather means more evaporation. This causes more clouds which reflects sunlight and reduces global warming.
In comparison to water vapor, CO2 is a small contributer to global warming.
All this GW hysteria is based off a few bad models.
The problem is that your coming to conclusions when you don't know what the climate is doing. You're irresponsible and should be held accountable criminally for leading governments into wasting billions of dollars for nothing.
As for the onerous government regulations now in place and the trillions of dollars in needless expenditures heaped on struggling economies worldwide ... sorry. It was all a big mistake.
I predict a multi-pronged attack by the Commies, um, I mean, by the supporters of climate 'science' alarmism:
- he was quoted out of context by the lying corporate media
- his email must have been hacked
- the oil companies got to him
- he's old and senile, don't pay any attention to him
- 97% of 'Peer-reviewed Climate Scientists' (tm) say that he is dead wrong
Someone needs to call the fools at ABC News about this... they're in the tank with the nuts who want our homes to burn down...
A few horribly bad models, a bunch of falsified data and a huge political agenda to redistribute enormous amounts of wealth from industrial nations to the turd world.
The earth is going to burn up, all the people are going to die, except for a few breeding pairs in the arctic.
Oh wait - Nevermind.
The old "two steps forward, one step back" routine.
Fark 'em all!
The climate is CHANGING?! WHAHUT?! IS IT TOO LATE TO PANIC?!!!
The first 12 years of this century have seen more horsecrap than the first 12 years of the preceding one,,,,and they had the horses helping out.
As if it isn't an historical fact that the climate has always "changed" to one degree or the other....beginning long before "man" came on the scene, too. DUH!
Look for these hysterical fools, and the political opportunists who use them, to double down on the "sustainability" meme now in order to justify the higher taxes they want to impose on the dumb clucks who continue to fall for the BS.
Lovelock, like the leopard, has in no way changed his "spots". He's STILL a dufus.
2 degrees since 1890... yeah, we should panic... yawn.
Warmer weather means more evaporation. This causes more clouds which reflects sunlight and reduces global warming.
In comparison to water vapor, CO2 is a small contributor to global warming.
All this GW hysteria is based off a few bad models.
Nuff said.
I think Michael Crichton answered that question, and so will I:
government research grants.
So... How much did he pay for those degrees? Sure, he's 92, but he may want to see about a refund; even if it's prorated.
Still lying for the cause. No one with half a brain thought that atmospheric dynamics were well known 20 years ago.
A few horribly bad models, a bunch of falsified data and a huge political agenda to redistribute enormous amounts of wealth from industrial nations to the turd world."
As for climate change, there are *no* *good* *models*.
We simply do not know just what is going to happen. That is enough for the doomsayers to claim knowledge and to demand control of all the rest of us forever.
A bit of intellectual honesty for a change. I expect he will be drawn and quartered by the true believers for his heritical statement.
As an Earth Scientist, I am here to tell you that there is no known cause and effect between the concentrations of CO2, or CO in the atmosphere and the temperature change in the atmosphere.
The average concentrations of atmospheric CO2 are usually < 400 parts/million, or < 0.04 PERCENT. This extremely tiny amount of CO2 is the primary source for ALL of the Carbon for ALL of the life on Earth.
Thus, CO2 is an essential, environmentally FRIENDLY gas in low concentrations.
CH4 also supplies carbon to all life, and also has no known cause and effect on temperature change in the atmosphere, in low concentrations.
BTW, the greenhouse gas that has the largest atmospheric concentration, has been proven to have a VERY large effect on the the temperature of air, sea and land.
Many humans, throughout history, have met horrible deaths when exposed to high concentrations of the effects of this gas.
This gas is ubiquitous, as every square millimeter on the Earth has been exposed to it for millions of years.
It has be proven to also be essential for all known life on Earth.
The present concentration of this giant of green house gasses, is presently 2.5 % of the Earths atmosphere.
IOW, it is two orders of magnitude greater in atmospheric concentration than CO2. It is 25, 000 parts per million vs CO2s < 400 parts per million.
Fortunately, no fear-mongering politician has yet to win an Oscar, or a Nobel Prize for trying to reduce the atmospheric concentration of this always problematic, but essential greenhouse gas.
Final clue: Santa Claus speaks the chemical formula of this gas in his famous laugh.
The guy's 92. What are they going to do; revoke his grant?
Time to SCRAP the EPA and the Energy Department.
That's what happens when you live long enough to fall afoul of your predictions Mr. Lovelock.
Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades. This is the stark conclusion of James Lovelock, the globally respected environmental thinker and independent scientist who developed the Gaia theory.Um, did he also discover that neither the USA nor UK became totalitarian during WWII?
"I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change," said Lovelock in his first in-depth interview since the theft of the UEA emails last November. "The inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful."
One of the main obstructions to meaningful action is "modern democracy", he added. "Even the best democracies agree that when a major war approaches, democracy must be put on hold for the time being. I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as a war. It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while."
The planet has feedback mechanisms that are not accounted for in their stupid computer models.
You'd think Lovelock would have realized this - it is the core concept of his Gaia theory!
I was so stupid, I actually thought I was smart.
Actually this shows the truth of President Eisenhower's warning against the development of a governmental-academic complex where in universities and academic begin to feed off of government grants to fund their research projects. And the government fostering academics to apply for grants for government instituted ideas.
This warning was in the same speech as his often quoted military-industrial complex.
They don't have a clue what's happening, but they write a proscription that will cost trillions of dollars and send all but the favored few back to an 18th century lifestyle.
That nasty, deadly Dihydrogen Monoxide?
They're arrogant and they know it and they just don't care.
Thanks for the glow-bull warming ping.
Wow. Expect him to be lynched by progressives as a corporatist, denier, shill for Big Oil, Big Coal, and a flat earther. After they say he's not a climatologist, therefore he doesnt know what he's talking about.
I agree. They hold the media megaphone and can tell any lie they want. Our job is to inform people what hell their lives will become if these left wing money grubbing bastards ever get their way.
The glow-bull warming scam shows that science is for sale.
I knew it! I checked around and the warmists are condemning Lovelock as a denier. And that he's senile and needs to be ignored. On top of that they're saying he wasn't alarmist enough back in the day.
Yep. The shade from the vast right-wing conspiracy of these gas particles have been known to blot out the Sun.
The same Sun that the vast left-wing conspiracy of gas-filled politicians have used to drive fear and taxes higher, and thus control the masses of lads and lasses.
BTW, our Native Americans had all this fear-mongering about weather figured out thousands of years ago: they invented the Rain Dance.
BTW, BTW, if Algore had his parade rained on, would he melt? I'm told that he has no reflection when standing in front of a mirror. Probably just a rumor - - - .
It has been 10 minutes since I watched the video on the hotlink that you provided. I am still terrified to even leave my chair.
My dogs are outside and are drinking from a swimming pool of the liquid form of that problematic greenhouse gas.
Soon I hope to get my fear under control, get my dogs inside, and turn on more lights to simulate the light from the Sun.
In a couple of days I may watch your video again, but ONLY in the daytime.
Now the race to salvage some credibility -historically.
Gee-ah...I don't think so.
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where does gatlinburg waters start?
I am coming up this weekend and bringing a novice spinfisher and his 2 children. I was thinking about sending them below the bypass bridge below the childrens stream. Does anyone know it that is park water or Gatlinburg. I would hate for them to get a ticket for being in Gatlinburg water with out a lincense Gatlinburg lincense.
My son and I are going to head to the park I posted the other week about easy acess points sence I will be disobeying the doctor with a healing broken foot I just have to fly fish or I will go nuts. I recieved some great responses to my other post. Thanks. But, I was also considering the paved path at the old suraglands trail, and also the Gatlnburg trail. I know I will be dealing with at lot of people. but I have seen very few people fishing either area. Has anyone fished these?
see ya all at lro sat.
Re: where does gatlinburg waters start?
The area between Gatlinburg and Pigeon forge is known as the "spur" and I can't remember if where the childrens stream ends is where the need for a Gatlinburg permit is ends as well...if you stop at the childrens stream area there are little mailboxes with gatlinburg fishing maps on it with better boundary layouts...at any rate, a trout stamp will be needed in addition to regular day licenses - then the extra Gatlinburg stamp if you do plan on fishing any waters on the map. Don't know how young your friends kids are, but if under 12 will have a blast in the childrens waters - they stock some fatties in there for them. I like to take my 3 and 4 year old there when they want to go fishing.
As far as the paved trail for fishing, haven't been there in a while- but the gradient is not too bad and there are some nice fish around, waters colder there year round - but its spring time and fish are feeding. If you go up a little more to some of those "quiet walkways" immeditaly past the sugarland trail on the left, access is too bad, and you'll definately find some solitude but only be minutes from the main road.
May you find a rise in every puddle... - WATERBORN
Re: where does gatlinburg waters start?
I have a 8yr old girl and a 13yr old boy. Both have fished the childrens stream from the time the could hold the spining rod. My son is bummed out because I will not let him fish the childrens stream. But if sort helps me push a fly rod in his hand, makes him feel more grown up!
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Community Family Fun Night – Escape the Winter Blues on Saturday, January 25, at Holy Trinity Gym, 515 North State, New Ulm for Food, Games and Talent Show. Food served 4:30-6:45pm; Games from 5-6:45pm; Talent Show 6:30pm. Admission for the talent show is $5/adults; $3/students with a family cap of $15.
There will be a Carnival of Games including Kid's Raffle; Surprise Door Game; Plunk-It; Fish Pond; Bean Bag Toss; Cherry Tree; Face Painting; Bingo; Food featuring tacos in a bag, chicken strips, bbq pork, Happy Joe's pizza and more.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – Because of the weather and road conditions, the McHenry County College community forum that was scheduled for tonight at the Shah Center in McHenry has been canceled.
College officials are working to reschedule the event.
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Capitol View Transitional Care Center specializes in intensive, short term rehabilitation. We provide inpatient therapy and nursing care after hospitalization to get you on the road to recovery and back into the community.
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OVAE Goals for 2010–11
Secretary Duncan has said, "Education is the only sure path out of poverty and the only way to achieve a more equal and just society." With a focus on this relationship between education and economic opportunity, we at OVAE are committed to:
- supporting rigorous programs of study, funded by the Carl D. Perkins Act, that prepare young people for college and careers through postsecondary credentials completion;
- serving 93 million adults in the U.S. whose basic or below-basic literacy levels limit their career opportunities, through funding from WIA Title II and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act; and
- improving the capacity of our community colleges to meet today's education and labor market demands.
To achieve these ends, we have developed three goals for 2011–12:
GOAL 1: All youths and adults are ready for, have access to, and complete college and career pathways.
GOAL 2: All youths and adult students have effective teachers and leaders.
GOAL 3: All youths and adult students have equitable access to high-quality learning opportunities on demand.
Enhancing our approach to career and technical education to prepare students for high-growth careers, we are particularly supportive of rigorous, relevant programs of study that span the secondary and postsecondary systems and that apply classroom-based instruction and work-based learning to meet academic, employability, and technical industry standards. This systemic approach relies on partnerships among K–12 schools, institutions of higher education, and employers.
We are also committed to strengthening our adult education system to prepare adults for college and 21st century careers. We will create stronger linkages with the workforce system, require the use of college- and career-ready standards, and increase employer engagement in career pathway models. We support improving teacher quality and effectiveness, evident at the first-ever Adult Education Symposium on Teacher Quality and Effectiveness in October. We also support innovation in adult education, especially through college and career pathways.
To reach the president's goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020, significantly more degrees must be earned by adult learners. Community colleges will play a central role by serving at least 8 million additional college students in the next decade. In support of this goal, we helped facilitate the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges in October, and we are partnering with our colleagues at the Department of Labor on a $2 billion investment to increase community colleges' capacity to connect adult learners to career pathways. OVAE's community college initiatives are designed to:
- build public support for community colleges as centers of innovation and providers of excellent education and training that are affordable and accessible to all Americans;
- facilitate the dissemination of timely and actionable guidance on community college education for teachers, administrators, students, parents, and employers; and
- promote the development of strategies that support students in the completion of their postsecondary certification and degree programs.
Funding Career Pathways Tool Kit Available
A new federal policy tool kit, Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States, is available to help state interagency teams identify and use federal resources to support career pathways and bridges for out-of-school youths and adults. Developed by CLASP's Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success, the tool kit aims to help states understand key tasks involved in developing, implementing, and maintaining career pathways and bridges; identify how federal resources can support these tasks; and perceive needed state policy changes or actions.
$1.9 Million Walmart Grant to North Carolina Colleges to Support Adult Transitions
Jobs for the Future (JFF) recently announced that it will expand its successful Breaking Through initiative at community colleges in North Carolina using a two-year, $1.9 million grant from The Walmart Foundation. Breaking Through is a multiyear demonstration project to strengthen postsecondary outcomes for low-income adults. JFF will assist in developing occupational and technical pathways for the growing number of adult students as well as improve counseling across Breaking Through colleges and their youth-serving community-based partners. Participating colleges intend to enroll at least 1,000 adult students in programs specifically designed to help them advance through college coursework. The participating colleges are: Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (Hudson); Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte); College of the Albemarle (Elizabeth City); Davidson County Community College (Lexington); Durham Technical Community College (Durham); Fayetteville Community College (Fayetteville); and South Piedmont Community College (Polkton).
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 Mill Valley Public LibraryCreekside Room7 PM (doors open at 6:45)Photoshop III| October 1st 7:00pm Photoshop Level III is an intermediate Photoshop class designed for students with previous experience using Photoshop, and/or who have taken Photoshop Levels I and II. We will move at a rapid pace, and will cover topics of interest to more advanced Photoshop users including: making image adjustments to RAW files with the Photoshop Camera Raw plugin; workflow with Adobe Bridge; the use of Smart Objects and Smart Filters, as well as advanced selection techniques. Come ready to dive in and learn some of the more powerful features of Photoshop CS6! Please note that this class is not an introduction to Photoshop.Instructor: Elaine GruenkeElaine Gruenke has worked as a professional graphic designer for the past fifteen years. She has a special passion for Photoshop, and her experience includes working on fine art for the Venice Biennale using Photoshop, as well as working as a project manager and lesson designer for Adobe Press' Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book, Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book, and Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book. She is currently a Master of Arts candidate in Graphic Design at Savannah College of Art and Design, and is the owner of Smartwork Design.
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State health officials have confirmed nine cases of the same strain of E. coli on Oahu this year.
In 2012, there were 10 confirmed cases of E. coli. The state has launched a full investigation.
"It's a definite bump, so it is something we are very concerned about," said Michelle Nakata of the Department of Health Disease Investigation Branch.
State health officials are asking health care providers to keep an eye out for possible E. coli infections in their patients.
The first cases were reported for Feb. 19. Six involved children under the age of 10. Four cases were severe enough to require hospitalization. Only one person remains hospitalized and is improving.
All cases are Oahu residents, except for one visitor to the islands. But so far, that is where the similarities in this outbreak stop.
"So far, unfortunately, there's nothing in common -- no common activity, no common food items, not even common restaurant among the cases so that's what's been complicated," said Nakata.
E. coli can be transmitted usually through beef and through contamination of food sources, including vegetables, and through contaminated food handlers.
Nakata says health department investigators are now researching the shopping habits of the victims, as well as the restaurants where they may have eaten within the weeks prior to getting an E. coli confirmation.
The sanitation branch is actually reaching out to the restaurants in an effort to trace back where they got the ingredients used to make their meals to see if there is anything common.
This particular strain of E. coli O157 is not common, but it is among the more severe strains.
Symptoms include cramping -- severe enough the parents say the children crouched down because of the pain.
Diarrhea is also another symptom, possibly containing blood. If you have these symptoms you should see your doctor.
Two other E. coli cases have been confirmed, but health department officials say they don't have the same "fingerprint" as those in the outbreak, or cluster, as they call it.
One of the best ways to avoid E. coli is safe food handling. The state Department of Health has a web page on infectious diseases where there is a link to the ways you can keep your family safe from food poisoning.


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Belfer Center Newsletter Summer 2011
Newsletter, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Summer 2011
Editor: Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Agricultural Innovation in Africa; Energy Technology Innovation Policy; Environment and Natural Resources; India and South Asia Project; International Security; Managing the Atom; Middle East Initiative; Quarterly Journal: International Security; Religion in International Affairs; Science, Technology, and Public Policy; Dubai Initiative; Future of Diplomacy Project; Geopolitics of Energy Project
The Summer 2011 issue of the Belfer Center newsletter features recent and upcoming activities, research, and analysis by members of the Center community on critical global issues. This edition highlights analysis and advice by Belfer Center scholars regarding the historic upheavals in the Middle East and the disastrous consequences of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The Centers new Geopolitics of Energy project is also highlighted, along with efforts by the Project on Managing the Atom to strengthen nuclear export rules. Also in this newsletter, Center board member Lawrence Summers discusses the economy as he returns to Harvard and we spotlight the influential public servant and Center International Council member Paul Volcker, who until recently chaired President Obamas Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
Middle East Upheavals What Next?
- What Role Should the U.S. Play in Middle East?
- International Council Engages on Middle East, Energy
- Conference Probes Revolution, Reform in Middle East
- A Fellows View: Inshallah, A Middle East More Like Turkey than Iran
Preventing Another Fukushima
- After Fukushima: How Should Nuclear Regulators Respond?
- Views on the Global Future of Nuclear Power
- Workshop Explores Options to Strengthen Nuclear Export Rules
Critical Energy Issues
- New Geopolitics of Energy Project Weighs Fuel Options
- Refrigerants, Naturally! Wins Award for Healthier Cooling Method
- Seminars Assess Medias Impact on Clean Energy Views
Highlights and Spotlights
- Spotlight: Paul Volcker
- Q&A: Lawrence H. Summers
- James Schlesinger Honored with Professorship in his Name
- Generals Advance Civil-Military Dialogue at Kennedy School, Belfer Center
Featured Fellows
- Cristine Russell: What happens at the intersection of science and media?
- Chiara Ruffa: How do civil-military interactions impact conflict arenas?
- Fellows at Work and on the Move
News and Notes
- From the Director: Graham Allison on Reestablishment of ROTC at Harvard
- Newsmakers
- Hot Off the Presses
- International Security journal Highlights
- Belfer in Brief
- Belfer Center Newsletter Summer 2011 (2.1 MB PDF)
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Deputy Director
Jody K. Olsen was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in February 2002 to serve as the deputy director of the Peace Corps.
Dr. Olsen's distinguished career at the Peace Corps began in the agency's earliest years, when she served as a Volunteer in Tunisia from 1966 to 1968, teaching English and developing community health programs. In 1979, she was country director for the Peace Corps' mission in Togo. During her tenure, she managed all aspects of the agency's programs in-country, which focused on education, health, and agriculture.
In 1981, Dr. Olsen served as regional director for the Peace Corps, managing operations in 17 countries throughout North Africa, Near East, Asia , and the Pacific. From 1989 to 1992, Dr. Olsen was the chief of staff for the Peace Corps. During this time, the agency expanded into 25 new countries.
Prior to becoming Deputy Director, Dr. Olsen was the senior vice president at the Academy for Educational Development (AED), a large international development organization. From 1992 to 1997, she served as executive director for the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), the organization responsible for managing the Fulbright Senior Scholar Program.
Dr. Olsen has traveled to more than 80 countries around the world. She is a tireless advocate for the mission of the Peace Corps and the work of Volunteers, speaking at dozens of domestic and international events each year. She is a former president of the University of Maryland Alumni Association and remains active in alumni affairs.
Dr. Olsen holds a bachelor's degree in sociology with a teaching certification from the University of Utah; a master's degree in social work from the University of Maryland; and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland's College of Education.
Dr. Olsen has received numerous awards for her leadership and public service including: the Alumni of the Year Award from the University of Utah; the Alumni of the Year Award and Alumni Hall of Fame distinction from the University of Maryland's College of Education; the Marita Houlihan Award (for outstanding efforts and commitment to fostering international exchange) from NAFSA; and an Honorary Doctorate in International Sustainable Development from Michigan Technological University.
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11/28/10 – Giving Thanks, Looking Back, Looking Forward
My wife and I normally spend our Thanksgiving holiday visiting my in-laws in Florida. This year was no different. Living in the northeast for my entire life, it's been very interesting these last several years to gather around the dinner table, give thanks, and eat way too much food… all while wearing shorts (luckily, this last Black Friday wasn't like another Black Friday years ago). In just under two months, I'll be back in Florida, not only wearing clothing I'm not used to donning in the middle of January, but also sporting a nifty little number supplied by the Philadelphia Phillies.
It's been a pretty excruciating year for me, my wife, family and friends, but there is a LOT to be thankful for. I am truly a lucky man.
Now that one major eating and drinking holiday is over, it's time to get cracking on getting myself into decent shape for four straight days of baseball. From Thanksgiving until my birthday, there is a perfect storm of overindulgence in my life… Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve, wedding anniversary, and birthday… I thank the baseball gods for flexible pants. This year, I'll be extra conscious of what I'm ingesting. Not that I am a total out-of-shape blob, but I could get off my tookus, not take the subway or hail cabs as much, walk a little more, etc. It's getting cold in NYC and I have no problem just hunkering down and only moving to get another snack. So I'll pound the pavement, take extra long walks in Central Park, get off at a different subway stop, anything to get my blood pumping a little more. More stretching and some light muscle-building exercises should round out my path to better health nicely. Just in case, I'm still going to Costco and buying a metric ton of Icy Hot and Advil.
What I really need to get cracking on is getting my hitting in order. I plan on making many-a-visit to Manhattan's Baseball Center to get plenty of swings in. If there is one aspect of my game I have never gotten a handle on is being able to hit a baseball. I'll run around the outfield ALL day, shagging fly balls, snaring line drives, gunning the ball to the cutoff men, but when I step in to that batter's box? I believe you have heard the term, "Mendoza Line"?
Anyway, "I'll start my diet tomorrow".
Since I found out which former Phillies will be in attendance at Camp in January, I've been scanning through my baseball cards, remembering what each one of these players meant to my fandom (or "Phandom" if you'd like). I decided I would mark some significant days in the Legends' lives (and ours as fans) as they occur. Since I'm a month late getting to this, these will be retroactive to October 27th, the day I received the email with the official list of Legends…
November 17th – Mitch Williams' birthday. I don't believe any Philadelphia sports figure has had a phoenix-like resurgence as much as The Wild Thing. After that fateful pitch to Joe Carter in the 1993 World Series, Williams was almost immediately run out of town by rioting townsfolk with torches and pitchforks. Years went by and he returned to the Philadelphia area, first as an operator of a New Jersey bowling alley, then as a local on-air personality for 610 WIP AM and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. He is now on the fantastic MLB Network and has become an incredible and entertaining baseball commentator. Recently, he did coverage for FOX during the 2010 World Series… come on Mitch, we love you, but please do not go down that particular path.
November 18, 1997 – Kevin Stocker is traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Bobby Abreu. Stocker
made a splash in 1993, debuting for the Phillies midway through the season. He injected a massive dose of youthful energy into the already popular squad. With a young Desi Relaford waiting in the wings, the Phils pulled the trigger on a deal for a young and unproven outfielder. The Devil Rays had drafted Abreu in the expansion draft and immediately moved him to Philadelphia. Stocker only lasted for two more seasons and Abreu became one of all-time best outfielders in Phillies history. While his career was brief, Stocker's time with the Phillies will never be forgotten by fans.
November 19 – Bob Boone and Dickie Noles' birthday. Also, on this day in 1998, Ricky Bottalico is traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with Garrett Stephenson, for Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant and Cliff Politte.
Bob Boone and Dickie Noles are two players that live through my baseball cards, video replays, and memories from my dad. Both left the team after the 1981 season. I was only 5 years old at the time, too young to experience their playing days for the Phillies. Boone is a legend: a home-grown, long-tenured catcher who was a main cog in the late '70's playoff teams and 1980 World Champions. Probably one of his most famous plays was actually a dropped foul ball that was scooped up by first baseman Pete Rose in the 9th inning of Game 6 of the '80 Series. His father was a Major Leaguer. His two sons were Major Leaguers. The name "Boone" is baseball royalty.
As I mentioned in my orientation recap, the player with the dubious distinction of the most doubles of any 1982 Topps baseball card I owned belonged to Mr. Dickie Noles. At least that's what it seemed like. That curly 'fro haunted my dreams. Noles only spent a couple years with the Phillies, but was crucial in the relief role in the 1980 World Series, playing some chin music to George Brett of the Kansas City Royals. It was a pleasure meeting him the night of the orientation, especially since his hair is short now.
I'll be completely honest, Ricky Bottalico's tenure with the Phils is a bit of a blur to me. He played for the team during a period where the Phillies were not quite a priority for me. The combination of the strike in '94 and '95, and the fact the team left something to be desired did not leave a good taste in my mouth. Like Mitch Williams, Bottalico was a very effective and electric reliever, but also a tad bit shaky, causing many-a-grey hair. He was the Phillies only All-Star in 1996, the year Philadelphia hosted the game. Also like The Wild Thing, Ricky now is a fantastic analyst for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.
November 22 – Greg Luzinski's birthday. Like Boone and Noles, Luzinski's time with the Phillies lives on in my imagination. Like the current team, who is made up of home-grown talent and has started their own dynasty, Luzinski came up with other rising stars from the Phillies farm system to form the first dynasty of the organization in the late '70's. Luzinski was the big bat behind the equally-sized bat of Mike Schmidt. The Bull has been a fixture in the Phillies organization since his retirement. Currently he rules the roost at arguably the best concession stand at Citizens Bank Park, Bull's BBQ.


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A Southern California man was arrested after police said he attacked a cab with the wooden Australian instrument known as a didgeridoo in an argument over the fare, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The man and a woman were picked up in Chula Vista on Sunday night and fell asleep during their 20-minute cab ride home.
The cabbie asked them for the fare and an argument broke out.
The man went into the house and came back out with the didgeridoo, threatening the cabbie with it, the Union-Tribune reported.
The cabbie sped off, but the man chased after him and hit the cab several times with the instrument.
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#1 Death of Hugo Chavez could set off shock waves across region01-05-2013, 10:02 PMMr Chavez has instead lavished the windfall of the world's largest known oil reserves to support his left-wing allies abroad and cement the loyalty of the dependant poor at home.
Mr Coronel, a former oil industry executive who tracks corruption in his homeland, estimates that Mr Chavez has spent a mind-boggling $1 trillion of state funds to support foreign allies or domestic political constituencies who support him.
But that lavish cheque-book socialism has taken a disastrous toll on coffers that should be flush thanks to high oil prices.
This is a small piece from an interesting article, does any of it sound somewhat familiar?The difference between pigs and people is that when they tell you you're cured it isn't a good thing.
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I try to never lose sight of how far we've come in our development of technology. When I was a kid, I had a small TV that was so heavy, if it were placed on one of today's glass TV stands, all it would need was the weight of a channel to send it smashing to the floor. I never want to stop being amazed at the incredible advancements we've made; it's just that sometimes the things that were amazing a couple of years ago can lose their luster almost immediately. It can be like watching a close friend gradually give in to alcohol, but that friend is an iPhone.
The technologies listed here haven't been around for too long, and they're still incredible -- but it's happening. The groundwork for their fall from grace is being laid now, before our eyes. Maybe you've noticed ...
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If you're not jaded by the rapid pace of technological innovation, you should still be amazed by the vivid imagery produced by HDTVs. Everything you watch -- newscasts, Game of Thrones, even the TV's menus -- is delivered to you with a degree of gorgeousness so intense that it nearly renders the grand sights of the real world mute.
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Today, the HDTV luster is fading. As happens with all technology, HDTVs eventually became so affordable that any place with a waiting room bought them up for cheap and slapped them onto walls.
It's Just Too Bad That ...
Almost none of those waiting room HDTVs actually have an HD signal running through them. An HDTV without an HD signal is like a pair of glasses without lenses. Yeah, you can probably still see stuff, but who wants to see through a smear of peanut butter over their eyes when there are better options readily available? People would rather use HD screens as decorative accents. They're status symbols. They're the new version of an animal's stuffed head mounted on a wall. Without the HD signal, it's less the head of a prize buck and more like a child's sack race participation ribbon. They would get a clearer picture if they hollowed out the TV, crammed some kids behind it, and made them re-enact discussions from The View.
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"Vaginal dryness -- amiright, ladies?"
I realize this could be an unfair assessment of the situation, so I'll add one caveat: Maybe they can't get an HD signal in their location. If that's the case, why even bother with the TV in the first place? Is a half-assed attempt at a status symbol any better than no attempt at all? If the TV wasn't there, I wouldn't think these businesses were all owned and operated by my grandparents. I already have to suffer through the indignity of daytime television in the waiting room, so why must I also endure a new episode of Family Feud that looks like it's being broadcast from 1977?
Possibly Steve Harvey. I can't tell. Too much peanut butter on the screen.
If you're going to torture me, do it with panache. Show that you care. Put some effort into making me hate your waiting room by not pissing away technology so you can give the illusion of success.
3Cameras Are Indiscriminately Placed on Everything
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Once Upon a Time ...
Cameras have generally the same purpose today as they've had for decades: to entertain and inform. In recent years, they've spread out with pretty good results. Now we're all able to create, entertain, and inform, and the world is slowly becoming a better place for it.
It's Just Too Bad That ...
Someone at the camera factory overestimated the demand and made way too many, and he has since been trying to cram cameras up every other thing's ass. My dirt cheap, recently leased car has a rearview camera, so every time I back up, I have a reality show about what's happening on my car's ass livestreamed on the front of my car when I should be looking at the back of my car.
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"I'm being safe and completely distracted!"
And they're going to be mandatory in the U.S. soon, even though my car manual tells me not to rely on the rearview camera because the camera kind of sucks. It's there to prevent me from running over children as I back up, but even the bloodsucker who sold me the car said, "Get it if you think the number of kids you run over is too high." Zero was too high a number for me, so I got the camera. It has a nice, well-meaning purpose, but it's mostly there for the sake of having a camera. Your smartphone has a camera, and modern cars are just one big smartphone at this point. So, fuck it -- put a camera on it. Give me the option to take a picture with it and I'll back up into people so I can make a Tumblr page of hysterical pre-hit-and-run reaction shots.
Most laptops have built-in cameras that can be used to video chat with people all over the world, but will mostly be used by assholes like me to make myself look like this:
Cities slap them on every corner, because now that our years are "20XX," we're officially in the future, and law enforcement is a box with a lens on a pole.
Even some of the most advanced camera tech out there can't catch a break. Consider the plight of ...


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Wis. gov promises $6.4 billion for transportation
Published On: Feb 15 2013 01:00:44 PM CST Updated On: Feb 15 2013 01:30:42 PM CST
Gov. Scott Walker plans to use a combination of federal aids, general fund revenue and bonding to cover more than $800 million in new transportation spending in his executive budget.
Walker announced Friday his budget will include $6.4 billion for a range of transportation projects, including rebuilding Milwaukee's Zoo Interchange. About $824 million of that will be additional money over the last budget.
His office says the governor plans to generate that money using $161 million from the general fund, the petroleum inspection fund and federal transit aid. The remaining $662 million will come from bonding.
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Chalet Laponia, La Plagne is a cosy and homely chalet that has been charmingly decorated. The lounge is light and spacious with a glass-fronted fireplace and comfortable seating. Separate to this is a comfortable dining room in which to savour your host's cuisine. A door leading from the kitchen gives access to the balcony with views across the valley from La Plagne. Guests also have the choice of relaxing in the private garden to enjoy the alpine air. The stairs from the lower ground to the ground floor as well as those to the mezzanine above the lounge are a bit steep but the mezzanine does provide a separate play area for kids.
Chalet Laponia is set amongst the trees just a 3 minute walk to the village centre. The nearest bus stop is 75m away. From here the regular local bus gives guests the option of the short trip up to Plagne Centre or to Plagne Bellecôte, the departure point for the Bellecôte glacier. Alternatively there is a picturesque woodland walk from the chalet up to Plagne Centre. The bus operates from about 100m away from the chalet.
Upon arrival, you will find a luxury gift pack in every bedroom. Bring your iPod and enjoy the exceptional quality of our hand-crafted Audio systems. Each chalet also features a selection of games.
The stairs from the lower ground to the ground floor as well as those to the mezzanine above the lounge are a bit steep but the mezzanine does provide a separate play area for kids.
All the bedrooms have en-suite showers and there is also a bath downstairs. There is a convenient heated storage area at the entrance to the chalet for skis and outdoor wear and it is equipped with free Wi-Fi so you need never feel out of touch.
Room 2 can take a cot. If booking the whole of Chalet Laponia, an additional childs bed can be put in room 2. The Chalet Laponia host lives out.
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On arrival in your chalet, handmade pre-dinner canapés and apéritifs will be served to you in the lounge while your experienced chalet host welcomes you to your chalet introduces you to the resort.
Delicious Cooked Breakfasts.
Start your day with a delicious cooked breakfast that includes bacon, eggs, Heinz beans or hash browns and mushrooms or tomatoes plus a selection of cereals, porridge, yogurts and fresh bread.
Homemade Cakes & Afternoon Tea.
Scrumptious homemade cakes and a choice of teas are provided every day, best enjoyed while you relax in the lounge area in front of the log fire.
Hearty Three Course Dinner.
Home cooked evening meal served at 8pm with unlimited carefully selected red or white wine (6 days), with an additional 4th course of local cheese board with port on your final evening.
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.11.2011 at 19:25
Did I listen to Sects? Ya I guess I did. I think I remember it being kind of like Samael. In any case I suppose I should give this a shot; Sects was good but I didn't get a rageboner like JOOE.
Written by koob on 09.11.2011 at 18:09
I don't really know what to say, I love BaN but this sounds EXACTLY like the latest album... I mean, it LITERALLY sounds the exact same, I thought that I was listening to Sects...
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 09.11.2011 at 19:27I honestly can't see you liking much on this one, pretty much the opposite in the spectrum of stuff you seem to like.
Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.11.2011 at 19:30
I will try it nonetheless. I don't mind some industrial stuff although it's far from a genre I know much about or care much for. But it is BaN and they still have an undeniable extremity about them so I won't ignore it.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 09.11.2011 at 19:32Just listen to it imagining me in a French Maid's outfit, wide-anime-eyed and sucking on a lollipop.
Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.11.2011 at 19:33
I already do that while listening to music. I'll take a different approach here if necessary.


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#214575 - 03/30/14 09:37 PM Mensopause II
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#214576 - 03/31/14 07:11 AM Let's start at the very begnning [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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noun: The period between the end of a reign and the beginning of the next; a time when there is no ruler.
From Latin, from inter- (between) + regnum (reign). Ultimately from the Indo-European reg- (to move in a straight line, lead, or rule), which also gave us regent, regime, direct, rectangle, erect, rectum, alert, source, surge, recto, regent, prorogue, arrogate, abrogate, regent, and supererogatory. Earliest documented use: 1579.
INTERROGNUM - government by quiz show
AINTERREGNUM - this is no way to run the country
#214577 - 04/01/14 08:28 AM Better to have stuck in vein... [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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...than never to have stuck at all.
PRONUNCIATION: (buh-SIL-ik, -ZIL-)
MEANING: adjective: Kingly; royal.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin basilicus, from Greek basilikos (royal). Earliest documented use: 1727.
NOTES: Many things are named after this kingly word: plants, animals, architecture, and more. Basil, the aromatic herb of the mint family, is named so because it was used in royal preparations for medicine, bath, etc. A large vein of the upper arm is called the basilic vein due to its supposed importance. The basilisk lizard (and the legendary reptile) are named for their crown-like crest...
BASILI - an exhortation to seriousness: "Don't basili !"
#214578 - 04/01/14 10:34 AM Re: Better to have stuck in vein... [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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BASILISC - the critter in Harry Potter_________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#214579 - 04/01/14 11:27 AM Catching up from weekend in woods...INTERREGNUM [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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Sorry Doc, Happy April Fools Day anyway.
INTERREGNMUM - interregnum between the death of the king and his oldest son obtaining his majority that is usually ruled haphazardly by the son's mum.
(1) add a letter
ENTERREGNUM - hail the new King
(2) change a letter
INTERREGNU - to renew the inner gnu
(3) subtract a letter
BASHILIC (adj) - what Tyson was
#214587 - 04/02/14 01:02 AM The Anu word this day is KINGDOM COME [Re: jenny jenny]
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A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg
kingdom come
PRONUNCIATION:(KING-duhm kuhm)
1. The next world; heaven.
2. A place or future time very remote; the end of time.
From the phrase "Thy kingdom come" in the New Testament. Earliest documented use: 1785.
SINGDOM CAME - then left, without Luciano Pavoratti
#214589 - 04/02/14 03:31 AM Re: The Anu word this day is KINGDOM COME [Re: jenny jenny]
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Hm. It hasn't come to the kingdom of Alaska yet.
#214593 - 04/02/14 12:51 PM Maybe not, but it's getting closer... [Re: jenny jenny]
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KINGDOME COME - the Seattle Seahawks are building a new stadium! See the Old Kingdome bite the dust here.
#214594 - 04/02/14 12:57 PM Re: Maybe not, but it's getting closer... [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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KLINGDOM COME Klingon empire after budget cuts._________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#214595 - 04/02/14 01:53 PM Re: Maybe not, but it's getting closer... [Re: LukeJavan8]
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KINGDOMO COME - an Official Summons to the Grand Vizier (much higher than the Major Domo)
KINGDOM COMP - what Prince Charming gets free for marrying the Princess
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What if the bible has it right, and yet wrong all at the same time? You have to take into account that the ancient people all over the world who came into contact with aliens didn't exactly know what they were or who they were. So maybe the word God, Goddesses, Demigods, etc Didn't have the same meaning it does today or hundreds of years ago. What If...weldkatom posted:7/21/2014 8:28:23 PM There are many mysteries yet to be resolved....the alien theory makes sense...kinda!bobprin posted:7/21/2014 8:58:01 PM What if indeed. However, I seem to think we discussed this before on a different thread. I firmly believe that god came from the skys. Desended frin heaven. Why would an omnipotent god desend? Why not appear? To understand my belief in truth all of you should read my book. "Trouble in Tionesta, how the world should end." Then you might think about an altertnative.gary107 posted:7/23/2014 10:29:55 PM Earth World is opened as a transit point, an off world virus kills off over 90% of our human kind.gary107 posted:7/23/2014 10:30:06 PM weldkatom posted:7/24/2014 8:19:23 PM In Reply To:bobprin posted:7/21/2014 8:58:01 PM What if indeed. However, I seem to think we discussed this before on a different thread. I firmly believe that god came from the skys. Desended frin heaven. Why would an omnipotent god desend? Why not appear? To understand my belief in truth all of you should read my book. "Trouble in Tionesta, how the world should end." Then you might think about an altertnative.Nah..you should read my book..it's called how to write shite that nobody is interested in..ffs bobprin posted:7/25/2014 7:19:57 AM Ha ha, now that was cruel. I tried to read it but it lost my interest.Jaxerback posted:7/26/2014 11:33:15 PM My apologies...I just get annoyed sometimes by peoples need for the almighty dollar. gary107 posted:7/27/2014 2:10:54 AM you write as if the spacey where the holy, but being an atheist, is JackerB just spacey and not holy? the Red Indians would call UFO'S "sky brothers." even they held "sky brothers" as different from the Gods. they had never heard nof the almighty dollar. Perhaps, the almighty buckskins?Cryptid10 posted:7/27/2014 9:19:52 PM While it's a good idea, you don't list all the other things and subjects included in the bible. For example, the the creation story with Adam and Eve, god apparently walking among man, and all those prophets who spoke of other events. Then again, that could just justify this theory. Maybe the race who you speak of decided to use this approach instead of directly saying what their intentions are. Maybe they though their reaction would be just like modern men would react to. If an alien came to modern society and said, "Were gonna take some of you away and leave the rest to die." Humans would attack them. They must have use the approach they did to make it sound nicer and at the same time, created many other fake events to preach of to make them ignore the death and abduction.gary107 posted:7/28/2014 1:13:28 PM if five digit humans are of some use, then perhaps there would be a need to collect some before an "ending event."gary107 posted:7/28/2014 1:25:16 PM so perhaps we are being "farm" by some others? what is our use to them?Gatekeeperds posted:7/31/2014 12:06:55 AM Doubtful. Aliens doesn't account or full explain the other paranormal phenomenon that comes in tow with Jesus or religion just to name a few examples angels, demons, exorcism, demonic possession, miracles, miracles, healing, near death experiences, ghosts, heaven, hell, afterlife, prophecy and so on. But I am sure there be someone to argue this as its to religious for their taste, everything unexplained is of alien origin, blah blah blah. Remember this is all speculation. Here is a thought what you say if once first contact was made and found the aliens to have the same beliefs or religion?laserles posted:8/1/2014 10:10:10 AM An 'Ancient Advanced Alien Intelligence & Technology' capable of inscribing photo-detailed hologram codices on the surfaces of stone (a process incorporating stone vitrification) can be readily deciphered using modern 'Spectrum Specific Illumination. hhttp://www.impactoptics.com/1st%20Contact%20-%20the%20Video.html The resulting projections manifest as the oldest video images known to mankind...and the message is from 'One Who Calls Himself...GOD'...! Just-the Facts...PEACE... laserlesGatekeeperds posted:8/1/2014 9:58:43 PM First just to start by stating just the facts would be neither of us has any physical evidence to back what we are saying as this is all speculation unless someone has an alien or their technology in their living room. This whole conversion holds has much reality base or impact as discussing Batman vs Doc Doom. Now i have read the book Chariots of the Gods and other ancient alien thesis and here is my problem with them. Everything is what if? What if? What if? These ancient alien theorist all have their own idea that differs from one other which is constantly being changed if proven wrong or unable to account something. My question is when have these guys or anyone seen, touch or been exposed to any alien technology to have any knowledge on how it works, appears or use in the past? What makes them experts? What is the physical precedent they have to relate to? To me seems mostly speculation. Again to my earlier post how is this explains the other paranormal phenomenon of demonic possession, exorcism, near death experience, healing, etc? But I know how such topics can go so I have said my peace and will leave it here.Jaxerback posted:8/3/2014 2:58:30 AM Well said..when you think about it....everything is speculation!! bobprin posted:8/3/2014 5:32:40 AM How true. Perhaps we really don't want to know. Of course that knowledge would only expand our sphere of ignorance. The more we learn the more we realize we don't know. Exciting, isn't it?gary107 posted:8/4/2014 10:53:31 AM truth is difficult if it is not the truth you care to know. - garygary107 posted:8/4/2014 11:02:47 AM gary is degreed in Phlosophy and so I make these kinds of postings. it all relates back to the pattern of the prime numbers appearing random in base ten, but clear when the grid is changed to base 12. I worked out he formulae for the similar but different two alternating ciphers used to remove the non-primes to the two main stings of theprime numbers,i.e., 6n-1 and 6n+1. we are "the fallen," the five digit individual humans.gary107 posted:8/4/2014 11:03:49 AM /strings... Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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In the last article, we installed the
procmail utility and generated a few basic recipes. This week, let's start by looking at
built-in logging mechanism. We'll then take a look at some other
available resources that build on
procmail's capabilities.
On your FreeBSD system, there is a utility called
mailstats that gives you statistics on how many messages were handled by the
sendmail program:
Statistics from Mon Dec 24 08:17:21 2001
M msgsfr bytes_from msgsto bytes_to msgsrej msgsdis Mailer
0 0 0K 7 10K 0 0 prog
8 8 30K 1 3K 0 0 relay
When you installed
procmail, it installed its own mail statistics program
known as
mailstat; notice the lack of the "s" at the end. Its syntax is
also slightly different than the built-in FreeBSD command; I enjoyed the
error message I received the first time I ran
mailstat program:
Most people don't type their own logfiles; but, what do I care?
This program then sat there waiting for me to create a logfile;
instead, I did a ctrl-c to end the program and tried again, this time giving the
location of the log file that I specified when I created my
mailstat ~/mail/from
Total Number Folder
----- ------ ------
5911 1 questions
----- ------
5911 1
This utility is handy if you've created
procmail recipes that place
your email into several different folders; you'll be able to quickly see how
many messages went into each folder since the last time you checked your
mail. Once you've run the
mailstat utility, it saves that set of statistics in a file called
from.old and starts counting new email from scratch. So if I immediately rerun
No mail arrived since Dec 24 10:32
I'll see that I haven't received any new mail since the last time I ran
mailstat program.
Last week, I demonstrated how to create some basic recipes that will sort your desired messages into their appropriate folders. After a bit of fine tuning, you'll find that the bulk of the messages that don't match a recipe, and therefore end up in your default folder, will be spam.
There are basically three options for dealing with the spam. The first
is to become a
procmail guru by figuring out how to create recipes that
will catch spam without catching your non-spam messages. This is
time-consuming, difficult, and a never-ending process -- definitely, the
hard way, so I won't demonstrate it. The second is to install one of
the spam solutions that works with
procmail. If you choose this method,
you can take advantage of the expertise of
procmail gurus who have honed
their recipes and decided to share them. I'll be demonstrating two of these
solutions in the rest of this article. The third is the easiest way
and, depending upon your psychological makeup, either the least or the most
gratifying method: simply use your delete key and move on to the next
This site has an excellent list of
resources that deal with
procmail, including spam
This site is a goldmine of
procmail FAQs, tips, and resources, and is
well worth bookmarking for future reference.
Two of the programs mentioned at this site are
spam bouncer and
junkfilter, both of which are in the FreeBSD ports collection. This makes their
installation painless. You'll find, though, it will take some trial and
error on your part to tweak any spam filter to suit your needs. Also,
no spam filter can be 100% accurate, as there will always be legitimate
users that have email accounts with blocked domains and spammers are always
trying to find new ways to bypass spam filters.
Keeping this in mind, let's start by building and configuring
cd /usr/ports/mail/junkfilter
make install clean
You'll note that I became the superuser to build the port, but exited
back to a regular user account so I could configure
junkfilter for this
user only. I then followed the instructions in
to configure
The instructions first suggested that I move my
.procmailrc to a new
directory, then create a link back to my home directory like so:
Then, I added these lines to the variable section of
mkdir -m 755 $HOME/.procmail
mv -i $HOME/.procmailrc $HOME/.procmail/procmailrc
ln -s $HOME/.procmail/procmailrc $HOME/.procmailrc
procmailrc so
procmail can find and use
I also had to edit my path line so it looks like this:
Finally, to tell
junkfilter where to put the spam, the author
suggests putting this recipe immediately after the
INCLUDERC line:
:0 f
| formail -i "X-junkfilter: $JFVERSION" \
-i "X-Spammer: $JFEXP"
| formail -i "X-junkfilter: $JFVERSION" \
-i "X-Spammer: $JFEXP" >> junkmail
At this point,
junkfilter is ready to do its thing. You can fine tune
what it does by becoming the superuser and tweaking the global
configuration file
/usr/local/etc/junkfilter/junkfilter.config. The
nice thing about tweaking
junkfilter is its simplicity. The configuration
file itself contains straight-forward comments and you can toggle
functions on and off by changing their values to 0 or 1. If you
find that the filter is still catching legitimate mail instead of spam,
you can also try putting your own filtering recipes before the
junkfilter recipe. I'll leave it up to you to experiment with your own setup.
I'd also like to show how to configure
spam bouncer. Since I tested
both of these programs on a single-user machine, I removed the lines
from my
.procmailrc that I had added to configure
junkfilter before I installed
spam bouncer. I then became the superuser and proceeded
with the build:
cd /usr/ports/mail/spambnc
make install clean
Related Reading
Programming Internet Email
At the very end of this build, you'll receive a message telling you
that the rules were installed into
/usr/local/share/spambnc and that you
should read
/usr/local/share/doc/spambnc/documentation.html. Unlike
spam bouncer doesn't have a global configuration file;
instead, you add configuration options to your
.procmailrc. You really
should read that suggested documentation file to see which options are available
to you as I won't cover them all here.
I found that
spam bouncer had a few additional filtering features
that I liked. For example, by default, it will filter out all emails written
in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Turkish. If you don't use these
languages, any correspondence in them will probably be spam. However,
if you happen to use one of those languages, don't forget to change the
default "no" to "yes" for your particular language so spam bouncer won't
filter out all of your email.
If you want to be more aggressive in your filtering of spam, you can
spam bouncer to check a variety of Internet sites that keep
lists of known spammers and relays. By default, these checks are turned off.
Before enabling these checks, visit the relevant sites to ensure they
are still in operation and to register if it is required. The sites listed are:
Even if you decide to leave these checks off, the mentioned sites do contain interesting reading.
To configure
spam bouncer, you'll have to add these two lines to your
.procmailrc to tell
procmail to call
spam bouncer:
Note that the
INCLUDERC line should be the very last line in your
variable section, meaning it should be just before your own filtering recipes.
You'll also need to tell
spam bouncer where to put the messages it
filters out. The
spam bouncer utility has two variables for this: the
first tells it where to put messages that might be spam, and the second
tells it where to put messages that are pretty well guaranteed to be spam. I set
up my two variables like this:
and placed them just before the
INCLUDERC line.
Once you've set those four required variables,
spam bouncer is ready to
roll. There are several dozen other variables I haven't mentioned that
might pique your interest enough to include in your own
.procmailrc file;
see that documentation file for details.
If you're subscribed to any mailing lists, you'll soon find that some
mailing lists are caught and flagged by
spam bouncer, while others
survive the
spam bouncer checks and make it to your own filtering recipes.
For example, all the mail from the freebsd questions list was being placed
in my garbage folder instead of my questions folder, yet the messages from
most (not all) of the securityfocus mailing lists made it to my security
To tell
spam bouncer not to filter a message just because it came
from a mailing list, create a file in your home directory called
In that file, put the address of each mailing list you're subscribed to on one
line; mine looks like this:
After about a week or so of adding rogue lists to this file as you discover them, you shouldn't have any more trouble with mailing lists messages being blocked just because they came from a mailing list. However, virii and spam sent to those mailing lists will continue to be filtered out, which is probably what you were aiming for.
Another file you may want to create in your home directory is called
.nobounce. If you have friends that send email from known spammer
domains such as hotmail.com, put their addresses in this file, one
address per line. This will tell
spam bouncer that you trust that particular
email address to not send you any spam.
I hope the last two articles helped to get you started on the
possibilities of using
procmail. If you want additional information
on either
junkfilter or
spam bouncer, check out their related Web
In the next article, I'll let you in on the results of my latest tour through the ports collection.
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