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Instructions for Student Loans
Volunteers who have outstanding debts under one of the federally administered or guaranteed student loan programs qualify for certain relief during their Peace Corps service. The regulations that authorize this relief are complicated, and different rules apply to each type of loan.
The summary below and the information on the reverse side will help you to take advantage of the full range of benefits to which you are entitled.
Loan Deferment
It is your responsibility to apply for student loan deferment. YOU must contact your lending institution(s) and request appropriate forms. Take your deferment papers to staging with you; do not send them to the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps cannot verify that you are a Volunteer until you arrive at staging.
Student loans may be deferred for the full period of your Volunteer service, up to 27 months. Your lender may grant you a deferment for the full 27 months, or require you to reapply for a deferment every 12 months. You must contact your lender to determine the length of your deferment. If you extend your service, deferral of up to three years is available, but you must apply for this separately. Your country director will certify deferment forms for the second, and possibly third years of service. Take extra deferment forms with you if your deferment must be certified annually.
When determining benefits that are available, you must consider each type of loan and the principal and interest components individually. You can defer principal payments on Perkins Loans (National Direct Student Loans [NDSLs]) and Federal Direct Loans (including Federal Consolidation Loans, Stafford Loans, and Guaranteed Student Loans [GSLs]).
Interest Payments
Even though your principal payment is deferred, you must make interest payments on the following unsubsidized loans during your Peace Corps Service: Stafford Loans, Federal Consolidation Loans that include unsubsidized loans, and Federal Direct Loans. You may opt to apply to your lender for forbearance on the interest payment for these loans.
The Department of Education pays the interest during the period of deferment for subsidized Stafford Loans and subsidized Federal Consolidation Loans.
The Department of Education does not charge interest during the period of deferment for Perkins Loans and subsidized Federal Direct Loans. Please refer to the chart on the reverse side for details about specific types of student loans.
As a Volunteer, you may authorize payments of up to $168.75 per month from your readjustment allowance to cover interest due on your student loans.
Privacy Act Waiver
The Peace Corps strongly recommends signing the Privacy Act Waiver enclosed in the Invitation Kit. The Privacy Act Waiver gives the Peace Corps the ability to discuss and release financial information to a family member or friend that you designate. If questions arise about your student loan in your absence (i.e. request for service verification for deferment or payments made to your loan from your readjustment allowance) it is advantageous to have a local contact to handle these issues. If you do not have a signed Privacy Act Waiver on file with Peace Corps, we will not discuss your student loan or financial issues with anyone other than yourself.
The Peace Corps' Role
The Peace Corps' role in the loan deferment process is limited to certification of your dates and country of service and authorization of deductions from your monthly readjustment allowance. The Peace Corps does not grant or deny deferments of loans.
Loan Types and Benefits
Perkins Loans
- Volunteers qualify for a 15 percent loan cancellation for each of their first two years of service and a 20 percent loan cancellation for their third and fourth years of service. Up to 70 percent of a Perkins Loan may be canceled. It is important to note that a Volunteer must serve one complete year (365 days) in order to qualify for this cancellation benefit. Partial years of service will not qualify.
- If you consolidate your Perkins loan with other student loans, you will lose the cancellation benefit. Once a Perkins loan is consolidated, it is no longer considered a Perkins loan and therefore, is ineligible for cancellation. If you are looking to combine several student loans, do not include the Perkins loan if you are interested in the cancellation benefit.
- The Department of Education does not charge interest during the deferment period.
- Volunteers qualify for a deferment of principal payments during their Peace Corps service and for six months immediately after their service ends. For Perkins Loans obtained before July 1, 1993, this relief is limited to three years of Peace Corps service, but for loans obtained on or after that date, it is available for the entire period of a Volunteer's service. Stafford Loans Guaranteed Student Loans or GSLs
- Volunteers qualify for a deferment of principal payments for up to three years during Peace Corps service.
- The Department of Education pays interest on subsidized Stafford Loans during the deferment period. Federal Direct Loans
- Volunteers qualify for a deferment of principal payments for up to three years during Peace Corps service.
- The Department of Education does not charge interest on subsidized Federal Direct Loans during the deferment period.
- Volunteers with unsubsidized Federal Direct Loans must pay interest during service or apply to the Department of Education for forbearance.
Federal Consolidation Loans
- Volunteers with Federal Consolidation Loans qualify for a deferment of principal payments for up to three years during service.
- The Department of Education pays interest on subsidized Federal Consolidation Loans.
- Volunteers with Federal Consolidation Loans that include unsubsidized loans must pay interest during the deferment period or apply to their lender.
- If you have consolidated your loans or are thinking about doing so before you leave, it is important to discuss with your lender how this will affect your Peace Corps loan deferment/cancellation benefit. Some loans may not qualify for deferment once consolidated but will instead be placed in a forbearance status where the borrower is still expected to pay interest payments during their service. Be sure to verify all the details with your lender before attending Staging.
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Congress will soon lose its foremost supporter of quackery, but will it matter?
I don't much like Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), and, I daresay, neither do any of my fellow bloggers here.
The reason should be painfully obvious. Arguably, no single elected official currently serving today (or ever) has done more over a longer period of time to promote quackery in the United States. I make this harsh assessment because Senator Harkin was the legislator who created the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and has been its most powerful patron, promoter, and protector. It's a center in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of which we at this blog have regularly been quite critical, right from the very beginning, when I pointed out how our taxpayer dollars were being wasted on pseudoscience and quackery, while Wally Sampson provided some perspective on how this situation came to be and I gave a bit of history of NCCAM. Since then, we've been hammering away at NCCAM as a blight on the the science of the NIH, whether intramural or extramural.
Three years ago, we even managed to attract the notice of Josephine Briggs, the current director of NCCAM, who invited us to Bethesda for a meeting. It was a very cordial meeting, as described by Steve Novella and myself. Unfortunately, in the name of "balance," Dr. Briggs turned right around and met with a bunch of homeopaths and then drew a false equivalency between us "skeptics" and proponents of quackery as represented by the homeopaths. Clearly, she didn't get it, or, if she did get it, her position was such that she couldn't bite the hand that feeds NCCAM. A year after that, NCCAM published a five year strategic plan, which I characterized as "let's do some rigorous science for a change," given that that's about all it said. It's a nice sentiment. We'll see if it actually happens, although I doubt that it will. Although studying herbs is nothing but a form of pharmacognosy (natural products pharmacology) and studying lifestyle interventions is science-based medicine, neither of them are actually "CAM" per se, because there is nothing "alternative" about them other than their having been co-opted as a "foot in the door" grafted onto the more serious woo. Like a stray limb grafted onto Frankenstein's monster, they don't belong and don't fit.
But I digress. NCCAM has that effect on me.
A Congressional champion of quackery decides to quack no more (after 2014, anyway)
It turns out that over the weekend, Senator Harkin announced that he will not seek a sixth term as a Senator:
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All of us here at Wild Dunes Resort wish you a happy holiday season and wonderful 2014!
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Can't wait to come back! We loved the area so much we bought a home in Mt. Pleasant.
Beautiful photos of a very beautiful place! Need more tennis photos: too many golf ones.
Happy Holidays to all the Wild Dunes staff. Keep doing what you are doing.
Love Wild Dunes. Our family has been going to Wild Dunes since 1985. We have traveled all over the world but our favorite place is still Wild Dunes. A neat place to come visit any time and always wait for the warm weather to return just to sit on the beach and look at the ocean. It's our home away from home.
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Ex-student sues college over C+
Woman, now 27, claims grade from 2009 ruined her career
A former graduate student is suing her alma mater over a C-plus she got in chemistry.
Megan Thode, now 27, claims in the lawsuit against Lehigh University that the grade she received in 2009 ruined her dream of becoming a licensed counselor, The Daily Caller reported.
She's suing for $1.3 million, alleging breach of contract and sexual discrimination.
According to the lawsuit, Thode says the C-plus was the last in a series of efforts by Lehigh to force her out of the graduate degree program.
Neil Hamburg, an attorney for Lehigh University, called the claims nonsense.
The daughter of a Lehigh finance professor, Thode was attending the Pennsylvania school tuition-free and continued to pursue a master's degree in a similar field for free even after the C-plus grade left her ousted from the original program, The Morning Call newspaper reported.
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The Loch Ness Monster smiles for the camera -- sort of, Ellis Island closes, actor William Holden passes away, and Madonna releases "Like a Virgin," all on this day.
1968: Baseball player Sammy Sosa, who achieved national fame with Mark McGwire in 1998 for their home run-hitting race in pursuit of Roger Maris' home run record, is born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. Sosa would finish the 1998 season second to McGwire, hitting 66 home runs to his 70, and would finish his career in 2007 with a total of 609 home runs, making him only the fifth player in MLB history to hit more than 600 career home runs.


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SI: Griffey article
I just read an excellent story about Ken Griffey, Jr.'s return to the Seattle Mariners on Sports Illustrated.com. The article is almost a year old, but I read it for the first time today. It does a great job of conveying Ken Griffey, Jr.'s importance to Mariners fans. So I figured I better share it here:
Also, I love that the author mentioned Rick "The Peanut Man" Kaminski and Kid Sensation a/k/a Xola Malik.
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I'm glad Griffey is staying one more year and looks like he made the right decision because the M's are looking stronger than ever (This Angel fan is a littttle bit nervous yet anxious to get this competition started :D) What a class act he is! I'm going to miss him when he retires (hopefully not soon heh heh). Who doesn't love Junior?


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Citi McFadden's review: Initial thoughts
First it was opening day. And it was glorious.
The field and fans were sun-drenched, and with D-Wright giving us a lead right off the bat, the energy was electric. Even when Johan passed the ball to Fernando Nieve, the path remained free and clear. A great game. A great day. Great Mets fans. Everything we hoped for.
Then the game ended. The wind picked up. And I headed to McFaddens. It was the opposite of glorious.
Right after the game, the McFadden's line was so bad that I hung out with friends at their continuing tailgate for half an hour, thinking it would die down. Then I gave it a second go.
But no. While other friends were already inside, having left the ballpark in the 8th inning to watch the rest of the game at the bar, I was on line outside the makeshift entrance. Oh my God, that line. Worse than the most annoying NYC clubs. I even told the head security guy that I was here to review the establishment for my Mlblog. And when I asked politely, "Is there a manager I can talk to?" he literally said to me, "Who do you know?"
Half an hour later, I made it into McFaddens at Citi. Let me show you how empty most of the bar was–just so you know what it looked like while people were waiting for ages outside.
Meanwhile clustered around a raised bar were pretty much the fans I tend to avoid at the game. The obnoxious super drunk douchey ones. My heart sank. This was our new Citi watering hole? The homey Mets-loving spot I had anticipated with excitement? Ugh. Boo.
As my friend texted me while I was on the interminable line, "It's coyote very ugly."
I did get a kick out of this guy, though. Here he is about to be thrown out. His friend had been on top of him moments earlier. Alas my camera wasn't quick enough for that.
I'll give the place another try perhaps when it's not opening day. And I may call earlier and talk to a PR person who might ease the way a bit. But oy, first impressions were NG No Good.
So let me leave you with these, the pics from earlier, when all was still bliss. In that last pic you'll see a sea of raised hands waiting to congratulate our David Wright, who's buried somewhere within the happy Mets welcome wagon.
And there are always Mets friends to see at the ballpark. Matt Cerrone, Dana Brand, and Jason Fry, and from far away gal pal Julie Alexandria posing for a pic with Matt on the field, and Michael Baron, whom I'd briefly meet later. Always a joy to see familiar faces at Citi!
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I'll give McFadden's a try sometime this season. I assume you caught it at it's worst and it still has some kinks to work out to develop an identify. Not expected it to get 'much' better though.
err, develop an identify was what i was going for there.
It was great to see you, Zoe. I'm going to have to check out McFadden's, but so far my impressions of it are formed by Chris Carton saying to Boomer that the place features "80 broads just waiting to make you happy." What century is this? What's with the outfits? Is this some kind of creepily corporate Hooters place? Is this the best they could do?
Unfortunately there is a Hooters element. And unfortunately many Mets fans are thrilled about that.
Sorry to contact you this way. My name is Rob Abruzzese. I just started a new Mets blog called Flushing Baseball Daily, could you guys please add my blog to your blogroll? The url is http://www.flushingbaseballdaily.com.
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|A layer of chocolate chip cookie dough, topped with melted chocolate, gooey caramel, and chopped pecans.
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Caramel BarsThese little bars are just evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. A layer of chocolate chip cookie dough. Topped with melted chocolate. Topped with gooey caramel. Topped with crunchy chopped pecans. Just evil I tell you.
Seriously though... this is a recipe that came in my power association's monthly newsletter. Those of you who also live in the country, or in rural areas of your county, know exactly what I'm talking about. We get a monthly newsletter that talks about what our power association is up to, articles about and around our state, and a few teaser recipes, usually from a community cookbook from somewhere in our state.
This recipe comes from West Lauderdale Mighty Knights Marching Band from West Lauderdale High School in Collinsville, Mississippi and contains those kinds of tried and true recipes from friends and family that we all love. You can order a copy of Excalibur: Victory Rising by sending a check for $15, along with your mailing address to: West Lauderdale Band Boosters, 9916 West Lauderdale Road, Collinsville, MS 39325. If you do, you'll find these cookie bars under the name "Fat Ladies" in the cookbook.
My caramel was a bit more gooey than I would prefer, so I suggest using only a scant (just under) half cup of the cream and adding 5 extra caramels from the original recipes 35. My caramels must've been smaller than theirs were. Some toasted coconut on top might be nice, but for this first round, I stayed true to the original. They will be a repeat.
Go. Now. Make them.
Recipe: Chocolate Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 15 min | Yield: About 12 bars
- 1 roll of chocolate chip cookie dough
- 10 ounces of chocolate chips
- Scant 1/2 cup of half and half
- 40 caramels
- 1 cup of chopped pecans
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a 9 x 12 inch pan, press the cookie dough evenly into the bottom. Bake for about 12 minutes. While the cookie crust is baking, unpeel the caramels and put them into a microwave safe bowl; set aside.
Take the cookie crust out of the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips all around on the top. Return to the oven until they are melted. Quickly and gently use an offset spatula to spread the chocolate across the top of the cookie, taking care not to tear into the cookie layer. If the chocolate begins to cool too quickly to spread, just return the pan to the oven briefly to soften and continue spreading.
Add just under a 1/2 cup of half and half to the caramels and microwave on high for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until fully melted, stirring every minute. Pour the melted caramel evenly all over the chocolate chip layer. Sprinkle the pecans evenly over the top and set aside to fully cool.
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USA Today Friday reported TravelClick estimates that Detroit will lead the nation in travel growth over the next 12 months, predicting a 22 percent increase in occupancy rates between now and Sept. 30, 2012.
"We're well ahead of the curve from a national improvement standpoint," Thomas Conran, principal of Greenwood Hospitality Group, owner of The Henry hotel in Dearborn (the former Ritz-Carlton) told USA Today. "There's an energy that this hotel has not seen for many, many years."
Conran credited the increase in volume to Michigan's economic recovery, the renewed strength of the state's auto industry, to the state's Pure Michigan campaign and to the recent strength of Detroit's resurgent sports teams. Meanwhile, at a Minnesota jobs summit, opinion leaders suggested one possible way to fuel their own economic growth might be to come up with their own version of Michigan's efforts to extend the Pure Michigan brand to market Michigan.
Minnesota House Majority Leader Rep. Matt Dean, the only Republican lawmaker at the summit, said Minnesota needs a "unified brand image" like Pure Michigan to bring business and government under a common theme to market their state to the world the way Michigan has.


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Ditch Your Android - Sync Your Google Contacts
Posted on November 7, 2011
With the $99 iPhone 4 and the new iPhone 4S, more and more people are upgrading to an iPhone. If you're still sporting that slow Android and are worried about losing your contacts if you switch to an iPhone, we can help. With a combination of Google and iTunes, transferring contacts to your shiny new iPhone is easier than ever.
First, on your Android, select Settings -> Accounts & Sync -> Select your Gmail Account -> Click Sync Contacts. That's it! Now that your contacts are backed up, it's really easy to move them to your iPhone.
Plug your iPhone in to your computer (if you don't have iOS 5 especially) and open iTunes. From there, select your phone and then Info. From there, choose Google Contacts from the Sync Contacts with drop down. (See image below)
It's easy and takes just a couple of steps. Now you can easily move all those important numbers to your brand new iPhone!
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Im in almost the exact same boat as you! Only difference is that my dh doesnt help at night. We tried a modified method of the dr. jay one, I couldn't make him go THAT long to start out with either. He goes to bed between 8 and 9 pm and I always tell him, no more milk until 2:30. I know he doesn't understand 2:30 yet (he's 16 months old on the 19th), but I tell him anyways. Some nights he makes it most nights he doesn't. I can't just cuddle and love him either, if he fusses for more than 5 mintues (unless i'm in a determined mood he'll go for 10) then he gets to nurse. I can't do it, DH says i need to just 'put it away and tell him no' but he doesn't understand it's not always that easy!
I'm not giving up on night weaning, but I'm trying to suck it up and not force him either.


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Introduction to Polish Research
In this introduction to Polish research course Cecile Wendt Jensen will dispel the myths that records were destroyed during the world wars and that language barriers make Polish research difficult. She will also give examples and suggestions on how to use records, databases and archives.
Locating Ancestors on the Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes
This class will help you identify your ancestors in the Dawes Rolls, or the Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes.
Locating, Understanding and Deciphering Catholic Records From North America and European Countries
Many researchers find their family line eventually leads to records maintained by the Roman Catholic Church. This presentation is a survey of the types of records kept by the church and keys to extracting data. Religious newspapers, Jubilee Books and Parish Histories are also covered.
A brief overview of the history of Norway and how it affected recordkeeping.
In this course you will learn how to research Polish individuals who were displaced during and after World War II.
Principio Alemania Research Series Lección 2: Conozca Antecedentes históricos
Esta lección le ayudará a entender el desarrollo de Alemania durante el 15 al siglos 21 y cómo los principales acontecimientos históricos pueden haber afectado a la vida de sus antepasados. Usted será introducido a la idea de utilizar líneas de tiempo como una herramienta para realizar su antepasado dentro de un contexto histórico. Saber algo sobre la historia de su área de investigación puede ayudar a encontrar los registros de sus antepasados.
Roots West: African American History in the Trans Mississippi West
Dr. Quintard Taylor discusses the nature of African-American history in the western United States, as it relates to genealogical research.
U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
This class will give you some ideas of different record types you can use to help identify the country of origin for your Hispanic ancestor who came to the U. S. The examples used in the class are mainly for immigrants who came in the late 1800s and 1900s but the principles are applicable for those who came earlier as well.


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Home List of Titles Characterisation of PI3 and RF plasma nitrided austenitic stainless steels using plan and cross: sectional TEM techniques
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/231644
- Title
- Characterisation of PI3 and RF plasma nitrided austenitic stainless steels using plan and cross: sectional TEM techniques
- Author(s)
- Mitchell, D. R. G.; Attard, D. J.; Collins, G. A.; Short, K. T.
- Abstract
- Type 304 and 316 austenitic stainless steels treated with plasma immersion ion implantation (PI³ TM) and RF plasma nitriding have been studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A range of TEM specimen preparation techniques have been used to enable characterisation of the nature of the treated surface layers. Plan view TEM specimens, prepared by thinning from the back, highlighted the removal by sputtering of original surface features in steels during PI³ processing, while the less energetic RF plasma nitriding retained the original surface features. All treatments resulted in the formation of an austenite phase heavily expanded by the high levels of interstitial nitrogen. Decomposition of this expanded austenite into CrN and α Fe occurred at higher treatment temperatures, and was found to nucleate at the grain boundaries preferentially. Conventional cross-sectional TEM specimens also showed the importance of the surface as a nucleation site for this transformation. The transformation process and the products of expanded austenite decomposition were the same regardless of the treatment process used. The expanded austenite layer was aligned with the underlying steel, with no orientational difference across the interface observed. Focused ion beam milling has the ability to consistently section treatment depths of several micrometers, although further work is necessary to produce through-section specimens thin enough for EELS and EFTEM analysis.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 165, no. 2 (Feb 2003), pp. 107-118
- Publication year
- 2003
- FOR Code(s)
- 0204 Condensed Matter Physics; 0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural); 0912 Materials Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Austenite; Austenitic stainless steel; Decomposition; Materials interfaces; Microscopy; Nitriding; Plasma immersion ion implantation; Plasma nitriding; Plasma treatment; Stainless steel; Transmission electron microscopy
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 0257-8972
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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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The Town of Cochecton has received the final draft of the Road Use Law written for eight local towns, and it seems the way is paved for adoption. The board may vote on the law at its December meeting. "I would assume that the board would adopt the law at that point," said Supervisor Gary Maas.
Known as Multiple Municipal Task Force (MMTF) Local Law One on the agenda, the law was written to protect town roads from high-impact industrial uses, which would cover trucking activities that support the controversial method of hydraulic fracturing used to extract natural gas.
According to the law, if a company wants to use the roads for a large project, they would have to provide information for the town to gauge the effect the movement of equipment and trucks would have on municipal roads. If the highway superintendent finds that there will be excessive wear and tear, it triggers the law, and companies would be required to put up money ahead of time to either upgrade the roads before they use them, or to repair them after damage is done. It also gives towns the ability to determine truck routes; for example, trucks could be routed away from schools.
As straightforward as it seems, there are very different takes on the motivation behind, and effectiveness of, the new law.
With the Millennium Pipeline (MP) situation fresh in their minds, some believe it's a way to protect these towns from potential disaster. During the pipeline's construction, large trucks and the movement of gigantic industrial equipment wreaked havoc on the small country roads. Cochecton had received money that was put in escrow, which it used to negotiate a settlement with MP. The dollar amount of the damage created is still a matter of debate and was negotiated after the fact, but the town received compensation for damages.
There are those who believe the passage of this law invites the controversial gas wells. The law, said resident Grace Van Hulsteyn, doesn't reflect recent legal developments on the issue. "At the time the plan was developed, the prospect of drilling was viewed more positively than it is now, and it was generally believed that there was little that towns could do to control it anyway, so that simply requiring gas companies to take responsibility for their road use was a good start. But much has changed since then. We've learned that towns can ban drilling completely if they want to."
She asked, if the law is not to prevent fracking, then what is it for? "Were there other kinds of new truckers waiting on the MMTF? No."
Maas sees it differently, "I don't agree with that. I don't think that is exactly the purpose. The purpose is to protect the roads."
That prompts the question: What if the law is passed and fracking doesn't happen? Maas said that the expanding Town of Bethel, one of the eight that helped create the law, is backing out of the law now. New construction is requisite for growth, so if passed, the fear of triggering the law and having to pay for damages could deter companies from taking the chance of building there.
"Bethel is certainly a growing community and possibly a mall, or large business would go in there and trip the mechanism [law]. They were concerned about that kind of situation," said Maas.
As for fracking in New York State, Maas said, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) admitted that Superstorm Sandy has halted the health impact study. The November 29 deadline for the governor's decision, which he said will be linked to the DEC's recommendation, is quickly approaching. If missed, the whole process would start over, including further public comment. According to Maas, "Gas drilling isn't coming to New York anytime soon." But apparently, the Road Use Law is.


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What Does ND Mean?
Chronic Lyme disease almost certainly does not exist, but a growing number of doctors are diagnosing and treating it with long-term antibiotics and other remedies. They are known as LLMDs ("Lyme Literate" medical doctors). This subject has been covered repeatedly on Science-Based Medicine, here, here, here, here, and elsewhere.
I have a correspondent who joined a Yahoo group for Lyme disease (Northern VA Lyme). She shared with me a message to that group that listed the LLMDs in their area. On that list was Patricia Slusher, ND, CN (naturopath, certified nutritionist). Other messages confirmed that Slusher is treating patients for "chronic Lyme disease." One message specifically described the treatments prescribed by Patricia Slusher:
For the first 3 weeks my Lyme protocol consist of taking 3 supplements from Percision [sic] Herbs, LLC; LYX, Spirex and Puricell and spending 30 minutes 2X a week getting a Quad Zapper treatment. After the 3 weeks, my test for Lyme was negative. But bartonella was still positive. She has changed my supplements to taking Drainage-tone and Amoeba-chord by energetix and 15 minutes 1x a week of the Quad Zapper to fight the bartonella. I have doing [sic] this protocol for approx. 3 weeks. Along with this protocol I am on several other homeopathic supplements to address some of my symptoms, swollen lymph nodes, nerve pain (feels like someone is stabbing me with an ice pick or bugs crawling on me), numbness, inflammation, low vitamin D, etc. Also, supplements to raise the functioning level of my adrenals and kidneys. [Note: the Quad Zapper is a version of one of the infamous Hulda Clark's phony devices.]
This sounded like quackery above and beyond what most LLMDs and even most naturopaths would offer, so I did some research. I learned some things. (more…)
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Transformation—it's one of today's buzz words, latched onto by many organizations dealing with myriad pressures, such as global competition, the state of the economy and new technology.
We use the word a lot in economic development. The question to be asked is whether there is strategic action behind it, or whether it is merely used as a marketing tool. Care must be taken as to whether the transformative actions are needed and the proposed outcomes are good.
For the past six years, WEDCO and other organizations have built infrastructure and partnerships that are foundations for change, notably the newly approved Sterling Business Park and Workforce Wayne, Inc. We are thinking and acting strategically as a region through the Pike/Wayne Business Education Partnership, Pike/Wayne Career and Technology Center Taskforce, Hawley Silk Mill project, Pike/Wayne Business Incubator committee and the Northeast PA Bioscience Initiative. An important element of all these activities is that they are being done collaboratively. All have a place in regional transformation.
Taking a collaborative, systematic approach to economic and workforce development activities hasn't always been done in the past, but it is the future. Technology demands it, competition demands it, lack of resources demands it.
Workforce Wayne provides an excellent model for collaboration with over 100 businesses, educational institutions, community organizations and government entities engaged in strategic action to improve the skills of our labor force. Through its efforts, Wayne and Pike counties boost Community Career and Training Sites within their libraries and have a new technology lab at the Hawley Silk Mill—the first shared learning space for technology training within the two counties. This partnership is also spearheading the Career and Technology Center project, which would integrate curriculum and career development.
WEDCO's approach to economic development is building the components of an economic ecosystem as a means to spur business attraction, job growth, private investment and regional cooperation. We aim to connect multiple initiatives in the realms of business financing, workforce development, business assistance and infrastructure development into a dynamic system that exponentially increases entrepreneurial support.
One of our goals is building an Enterprise Center in Sterling Business Park. This facility would not focus on a specific industry, but on digital information and technology as the horizontal linkage between vertically-oriented industries. This approach will enable growth across multiple industries, such as back-office support, business continuity, computer-animated graphics, film editing, digital imaging, medical records, computer systems engineering and software and internet marketing. Focusing on digital information and technology enables us to leverage existing partnerships with the region's robust network of higher educational institutions. Digital information is a good fit for a region that is seeing an influx of new talent, has a connection to the urban areas and wants a low-environmental impact industry to retain its quality of place.
Finally, a new collaboration within the region is Wayne Tomorrow! Led by the Wayne County Commissioners, this initiative seeks to establish an inclusive process for on-going dialogue and create a shared vision that will build our community and help guide development of Wayne County. This effort will further integrate economic and workforce development, and also agricultural planning, sustainability and quality of place issues. Garnering input from diverse sectors within our community will help us to define our economic development strategy, leveraging all the good being done throughout various organizations and communities to help truly transform the region.
[Mary Beth Wood is the executive director of Wayne Economic Development Corporation, Wayne County, PA, and a board member of regional and state organizations including the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance and Penn's Northeast.]


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Political endorsements: Who endorses whom?
Published On: Jun 25 2012 03:35:20 PM CDT Updated On: Oct 15 2012 01:00:31 AM CDT
There's no question that celebrity endorsement of political candidates can make a difference at the polls. From singers to actors to fellow politicians, presidential candidates often reap the benefits of having friends in high places. Play our match game and match and these celebrities with the candidates that they have publicly endorsed.


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Suicide is a delicate and disturbing subject.
After the recent suicide of Brittany Maynard, many people are discussing it, and some are asking perennial questions, like whether those who commit suicide are automatically lost.
While suicide can be a mortal sin, it is not always one, and the Church both prays for those who have committed suicide and encourages us not to despair of their salvation.


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A man and his ex-girlfriend were arrested after a fi ght in Traverse City.
Police were called about a fi ght in progress Aug. 12 at around 2:20 a.m. at the intersection of Newcomb and 17th Street but no one was there when they arrived. A short while later they were called to Munson Medical Center to interview a 20year-old man with a broken jaw.
The man told police he and his girlfriend were headed to a residence when they were interrupted by the woman's ex-boyfriend. An argument ensued and the ex-boyfriend came at him with a knife, he told police.
The victim said a fi ght followed and the next thing he knew he was in the hospital, TC Police Capt. Steve Morgan said.
When police went to look for the ex-boyfriend, the girlfriend denied he was in the residence and then punched an offi cer in the face. The 24-yearold was arrested.
A police dog was used to locate the boyfriend and he was also arrested. The dog, Zuk, also found a knife in a neighbor's yard, Morgan said.
A 9-year-old who drove his bicycle from his driveway onto a road was struck by a vehicle.
Daniel F. Hosler, of East Jordan suffered injuries to his leg and other scrapes in the incident at 3:48 p.m. Aug. 11 on Miles Road south of Rogers Road.
A 64-year-old Central Lake woman driving a Dodge Caravan attempted to avoid the boy but was unable to prevent a collision, according to a Charlevoix County Sheriff's Department news release.
State police say Colten Spencer Hague was apparently ready to make a clean break and live off the land -- he allegedly broke into an Otsego County home, stole some food and survival gear, loaded up a stolen ATV, and attempted to fl ee the area.
Hague, 21, of Mancelona, didn't make it far.
A state police trooper on I-75 spotted him as he headed north on the interstate on Aug. 9. Following a short pursuit, he was arrested and jailed.
An alleged domestic assault and arson eight hours earlier led up to the getaway attempt and a massive manhunt, police said.
Troopers were called to an Otsego Lake Township residence Hague shared with his girlfriend early that Tuesday morning to respond to a domestic violence complaint. They arrived to fi nd the residence on fi re.
Everyone including two dogs got out of the home safely. Troopers got the fi re under control before fi refi ghters arrived, police said.
That call led to the hunt for Hague, who is accused of assaulting his girlfriend, starting the fi re and fl eeing before police arrived. State police say Hague now faces charges of felonious assault, arson, breaking and entering, vehicle theft, fl eeing and eluding, drunk driving, and cruelty to animals.
Police arrested an alleged drunk driving motorcyclist.
Police received a call to be on the look-out for two motorcycle drivers who appeared to be drunk as they left the bar area in the 100 block of south Union Street at around 2:45 a.m. on Aug. 8, TC Police Capt. Steve Morgan said.
There was no sign of the bikers when police arrived, but another call came in a short time later that a motorcyclist has been spotted driving the wrong way down Front Street, Morgan said. That witness also reported that the rider fell of his bike at Cass and State and was able to right the cycle and drive away.
Police caught up to the driver as he swerved southbound on Cass Street and a 52-year-old TC man was arrested, Morgan said. At the jail, the suspect tested for a blood alcohol content of .22, almost three times the limit, he said.
Coast Guard rescue boat saved four boys who were swept out to sea in a rip current at the Frankfort beach.
A 911 call was placed Aug. 11 at 4:24 p.m. by a parent who watched the boys being pulled away from shore by a current while they were hanging onto an inner tube. The boys, three brothers and a friend, all from Frankfort, are 13, 11 and two are 9 years old.
A 25-foot rescue boat, already headed out for a routine patrol, was dispatched to rescue the boys and reached them in 10 minutes, according to a Coast Guard press release. The boys were found clinging to the inner tube about a half mile from shore.
A man in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease and dementia apparently wandered away from his home and died in Torch Lake.
Police said Donald Paul Stewart was reported missing by his wife after he wandered away from his Eastport home on NE Torch Lake Drive on the morning of Aug. 9, Antrim County Sheriff Daniel Bean said.
Sheriff deputies, state police and fi refi ghters searched for the 82-year-old. He was found dead later that day by a state police canine search team. It was determined he drowned, Bean said.
TC Police visited a house on the 900 block of Webster Street in the afternoon of Aug. 8 with an arrest warrant and wound up getting three for the price of one.
Police sought to arrest Brian Joseph Sloan, 38, of Traverse City, on warrants for a traffi c violation, shoplifting, and failure to appear to answer for two drug charges, Capt. Steve Morgan said.
They got Sloan, but police also arrested Helen Marie Stingley, 32, of Traverse City, and Deshuan Lamar Townsend, 31, of Detroit.
Stingley was arrested for fi ve outstanding warrants related to shoplifting, theft of a fi nancial transaction device, and maintaining a drug house, and Townsend was arrested on a warrant for failure to pay fi nes stemming from a drug conviction.
A 56-year-old Saginaw man who police said hung around beaches to ogle female swimmers and make inappropriate comments is accused of following a 17-year-old and repeatedly showing up at her place of work.
State police arrested Drew A. Cummings on Aug. 4 after the teenager complained to police that she was repeatedly followed by a man in the Indian River area and felt threatened, according to a press release.
After an investigation, Cummings was charged with stalking a minor, a fi ve-year felony, and was jailed on a $100,000 bond at an arraignment in district court in Cheboygan.
Police said a driver was treated for minor injuries and severe intoxication after he drove his car backwards into a tree.
Cory Wayne Karlskin, 26, got into the crash Aug. 10 at around 8 p.m. off Rogers Road east of Waterman Road in South Arm Township, Charlevoix County Sheriff Don Schneider said.
A passenger, Alisa Marie Bell, 25, of East Jordan, was transported to Charlevoix Area Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police said Karlskin was arrested for drunk driving and tested for a blood-alcohol content of approximately four times the legal limit.
A second bicyclist was injured in a collision with a car in Charlevoix County in as many weeks.
This collision occurred on Waller Road near Whippoorwill Lane in Charlevoix Township at around 2 p.m., Aug. 6, Sheriff Don Schneider said.
Christopher Susott, a 34-year-old from Indiana, was westbound on his bike wearing a helmet when he was struck from behind by Mary Chew, 71, of Charlevoix, Schneider said. Susott was taken to Charlevoix Area Hospital.
A week earlier, a 61-year-old cyclist was injured when a car crashed into him.
That cyclist, Donald Van Suilichem, was more seriously injured than police originally said. Van Suilichem said he suffered a shoulder injury, cracked ribs, a concussion, and extensive road rash.


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OMG, I am so sorry for A-Rod in more ways than one…
My apologies to anyone that I might have offended with yesterday's blog! I think I was so stunned that A-Rod would actually participate in that type of pictorial that I wasn't thinking. He is so incredibly self-absorbed. I am shocked that he actually ever looked away from the mirror to find time to get married. I bet his daughters are jealous of the mirrors in the house.
I also thought that A-Rod left his wife because of Madonna, but I now see that it was strictly because of his love and affection for Alex.
Meanwhile, Derek Jeter continues to use words that are foreign to A-Rod…like "we" and "team"…
Not that I'd want to be caught rummaging through Julia's (of Julia's Rants) trash, but if I were GM Brian Cashman, I'd be all over catcher Josh Bard. Bard was released by the Red Sox today, which apparently gives George Kottaras the backup catching job behind Jason Varitek. From what I understand, Kottaras was out of options plus he is more adept at catching knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.
Bard, 30, had a productive spring in Sox camp, going 6-for-14, with one home run and 5 RBI.
Oakland also released their back up catcher and Bard's former San Diego teammate, Rob Bowen, to give the job to a younger player, Landon Powell, so there's certainly a few catching options to consider.
I was stunned to hear Aaron Boone's announcement that he was leaving the Houston Astros to have open heart surgery and will obviously miss the season.
From what I understand, it is a congenital heart defect that Aaron has known about since college, but doctors determined after a routine physical that non-emergency surgery was necessary. This most likely means the end of Aaron's 12-year major league career.
He wasn't a Yankee for very long, but it was a memorable stay…
Good luck, Aaron…we wish you a successful and speedy recovery!
After the talk of whether Joba Chamberlain should start or relieve had started to die down, The New York Post ran a story this morning that the Yankees' back up plan at closer if something were to happen to Mariano Rivera would be to move Joba to the role. Man, the debate will never end…
Speaking of Mo, three up and three down with two strikeouts on Tuesday night. All is good, i.e., keep Joba in the starting rotation!
Chien-Ming Wang got the win in today's exhibition game against the Houston Astros. He pitched five innings, giving up three hits and one run. He had two strikeouts.
A.J. Burnett will face his old team, the Toronto Blue Jays, on Thursday.
It was a great come-from-behind win over Puerto Rico by Team USA last night, but the euphoria was tempered with news that Kevin Youklis will miss the remainder of the WBC due to a sore ankle. He's going to have a MRI, but hopefully it isn't too serious. Good luck to Team USA as they move on!
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Scott – You never know what you could find in my trash can – so be forewarned!😉. While we Red Sox fans don't have a "love" of Aaron Boone – the news that he needs open heart surgery was shocking to say the least. I will keep he and his family in my thoughts and prayers.
While I am enjoying the WBC – watching it right now! – the number of injuries mounting up is troublesome. I know there is not a "good" time to hold it, but I can't help but wonder how teams will feel about sending their players three years from now.
And perhaps you might be forgiven for that picture of A-Rod from yesterday's post. I'll let you know when I get my vision back!
Joba is starting. For sure. How can he not? And that rotation would scare the **** out of anyone and everyone. Oh… and I'm on board with U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A!
There is a good time for the WBC and it's not now! It's after the season – maybe in December or early January – when the fans are starved for baseball and there's time to prepare for spring training. As for A-Rod and his photo shoot, did you read that the players are collecting copies of the magazine so they can paper his locker with them? LOL.
Bard's been knocked around a bit, but he's a very serviceable offensive catcher. His defense borders on abysmal – he can't control the running game and has trouble handling some pitches – the biggest reason for his release was probably his inability to catch the knuckler. Better tell Cashman to hurry, though, as I have a strong suspicion the Giants may come a-calling for either Bard or his former Padres teammate, Rob Bowen.
You can have Josh Bard. The Twins don't need him, even if Mauer is out the rest of the season. After all we've got… Mike Redmond and Drew Butera. World Series here we come!
By the way, I'll forgive you for the A-Rod pics if you put up some nice ones of Joe Mauer. Or a photoshop of Jay Cutler in a Vikings uniform. That'd be nice.-Erinhttp://plunking-gomez.mlblogs.com


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Alex Van Helsing by Jason Henderson
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Thirst Series by Christopher Pike
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The Saga of Larten Crepsley by Darren Shan
Intertwined by Gena Showalter
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009
70's book Joe Moves House
I found this book from when I was a child and still love it's wonderful illustrations. It's from 1972.
4 comments:
- lisa stubbs said...
Ahh, brings back memories! I love Joan Hickson's Joe illustrations they're beautiful!
- 20 May 2009 at 13:33
- Emm@ said...
I love their Beetle!
- 21 May 2009 at 12:36
- Joey's Dream Garden said...
This looks like a lovely book! I really like Joan Hickson's illustration style. I've just put a picture from another Joe book onto Flickr. The book, called "Joe and a Horse" is a collection of four stories. Here's the first picture I've put up if you'd like to have a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joey7/5358882712/
Best wishes
- 15 January 2011 at 17:53
- brian said...
Jane I'm starting a band and love your art. May I use your pictures for our first album, we aren't any good yet but we may be in the future.
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May 1, 2013 —
An agreement regarding the replacement of the bridge that has been the center of controversy for over a decade has apparently been reached, and involves significant changes from the initial plan.
The Pond Eddy Bridge, which is currently 18 feet wide, is a truss style structure, and because it has deteriorated over the past century since it was built in 1905, it has a weight limit of seven tons. The replacement bridge that was originally agreed to was to be 32 feet wide, have an interstate style, and have a weight limit of 40 tons.
But members of the group Save the Pond Eddy Bridge and other bridge supporters complained that the new bridge, which was to have a cost of $12 million and serve only 12 full-time families on the Pennsylvania side, was a bridge to nowhere, and a waste of taxpayer money.
The protests caught the attention of politicians in New York State, which prompted the New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) to renegotiate the deal with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
The results of those new negotiations were presented to a room full of New York officials, including Senator John Bonacic and Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, on April 26. According to documents presented at the meeting, the new plans for the replacement bridge call for one that will remain a truss-style bridge and will therefore look very similar to the one that is currently there. The new bridge will also be 22 feet wide, rather than 32 feet. But the weight limit for the bridge will still be 40 tons.
According to one of the documents, a DOT official "negotiated to agree upon much reduced scope which focused on a lighter looking, narrower structure and have conceptually agreed to a 22-foot-wide truss bridge which would carry a single 14-foot lane and a 6-foot sidewalk. Jointly, PennDOT and NYSDOT approached (Federal Highway Administration) and gained their verbal approval." The new plan will have a projected cost of $9 million.
This compromise solution, if it goes forward, will require a 15-month construction period, and will mean diverting the waters of the Upper Delaware River for some amount of time, which will likely require that at least for one season, river enthusiasts will need to portage around the construction site when traveling that section of the Upper Delaware River.
Critics have said that a better alternative would be to build a road to the community on the Pennsylvania side of the river, which is now accessible only by the bridge, but officials have said this solution would be too expensive.
A report compared on that option, prepared by a member of NYDOT, said, that a new route through the rugged terrain would require at least 3.5 miles of new road. The report said, "It is the opinion of regional staff that replacement of the existing bridge with an aesthetically pleasing and historically sensitive design will cost less and have fewer detrimental effects than developing any overland route."
Bonacic issued a statement saying, "Having nearly $10 million invested into our infrastructure is positive from an investment standpoint. We worked hard with the NYDOT to have them change their original proposal. While some will always be unhappy with any change, I am pleased that NYDOT moved aesthetically closer to what more people wanted."


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Two men cited in investigation into bear shooting in KillingtonStaff Report | August 25,2014KILLINGTON—The investigation into the shooting of a bear in a residential Killington neighborhood has led to charges against two men.
Scott Keefer, 24, of Killington, and Aaron Roucoulet, 20, also of Killington, were cited for taking a bear by illegal means, according to a press release from the state Fish & Wildlife Department.
The charges stem from an investigation into the shooting of a black bear killed on Anthony Way, a residential area in town, earlier this month.
The bear wandered into the backyard of Wade Collins before it died. Collins said he found the bear several days later because of the smell.
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Sophomore defender Victoria Perez scored two first-half goals and Eastern New Mexico University never looked back on Friday in posting a 3-1 Lone Star Conference women's soccer victory over Incarnate Word at the ENMU pitch.
Freshman midfielder Jackie Perez (no relation) assisted on all three Zias goals as ENMU (4-6, 3-3 LSC) jumped ahead of the Cardinals (2-5, 2-3) in the LSC standings.
Victoria Perez broke the scoring ice in the 31st minute and made it 2-0 with about five minutes left in the half, scoring both times off corner kicks from Jackie Perez.
UIW stepped up the pressure in the second half, firing 13 shots — five on goal — to just three for ENMU. The Cardinals cut the lead in half nearly midway through the period when Jazma Latu found the back of the net on a rebound after ENMU freshman goalkeeper Xan Ortiz couldn't maintain control of a shot by the Cardinals' Samantha Johnson.
That was it for Incarnate, though, and senior midfielder Danielle Thurman restored a two-goal margin in the 81st minute when she took a through pass from Jackie Perez and beat UIW goalkeeper Heather Kowalik for her fourth goal of the season.
Ortiz finished with seven saves in the match. The Zias, who have generally been tough on their home turf over the years, improved to 3-1 at home this fall.
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He wasn't exactly Quentin Tarantino, but William Shakespeare knew how to rack up the body count.
Toledo-area playwright Trish Sanders' "Deadly Medley" focuses on all of those deaths in a playful way: The production, which interweaves the plots of Shakespeare tragedies, has a narrator who keeps a tally of all of the murders and suicides. Sanders' students from an all-female high school are performing "Medley" at the Garden Theater before taking the play to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland next month.
"I came up with the idea of taking a different look at what I call the typical high school tragedies, which are 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Julius Caesar,' 'Macbeth' and 'Hamlet,'" Sanders explained. She considers "Deadly Medley" to be "written by William Shakespeare and welded by Trish Sanders."
Her all-girl cast — a fun twist on Shakespeare's original all-male casts — enjoys getting to die so much on stage.
"One of the great things for actors is to play the death scene. It's the only time in your life you get to die and live again," Sanders said. "They're able to have sword fights and have a lot of fun with the poison, stabbings, you name it."
The fast-paced play clocks in at only 50 minutes, in part because the festival limits stage time.
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i read because it opens doors to places i never thought possible..it also makes for a good escape from all the violence in the world.
I read beacause:
1.It expands my knoladge
2.I enjoy reading
3.Reading helps spelling and grammer.
Yes i know i suck at spelling.
I read cause i'm bored. and sometimes i don't.
Originally Posted by Hinato
I read to become a great person in life.What about u guys
I read so I don't spell 'you' with a letter..
I read because it is my way to release my loneliness...
Because I can.
Becaue i want to...
I simply read to escape from the real world, to lock myself into this little fantasy bubble where the most of the things goes as I want it, and it's the same reason I'm infront of the computer, to be in my fantasy bubble, where the most is safety.
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I read to hide the fact im clueless
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i read because it opens doors to places i never thought possible..it also makes for a good escape from all the violence in the world.
You're so full of shit.
I read because books can improve your writing skills. ~ Writing skills gives you more ideas, Ideal for Manga writer, Which is where most Manga writers get their idea's from. Kishi gets his ideas for Naruto (Amaterasu, Sasunoo, Tsuyikomi..etc) From Japan..By doing research?
For more knowledge, fun and sometimes because I'm obligated to do it
I'll quote Ice Cube here....
"To feed yo' BRAIN, fool"
Seriously though, it's great for your vocabulary, grasp on grammar, sense of humor, imagination. It makes you think, sometimes even analyze. It makes for great conversation with people at parties.
The better question is why don't some people read?
I read to be educated and because when I need to get out from the real world, there's nothing better, than a Good fantasy book, not even game is so good as an book. And also the writing is such a great art.
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May 5, 2011 —
The spring emergence of insects is now well under way, benign and pesky alike. One of the more fascinating critters that are now visible is the pond skater, a member if the Gerridae family, which comprise several surface-dwelling insect species.
Pond skaters have a wax-like substance on their bodies that is hydrophobic, or repels water. This aids them in keeping above the surface of the water and also prevents them from drowning due to a water film covering the spiracles (orifices used for respiration) on their body. More significant in surface-dwelling ability is the phenomenon of surface tension of water.
Water molecules in a body of water are attracted to each other due to hydrogen bond charges and resulting re-alignment with neighboring water molecules. However, at the water's surface, there is no bond interaction above the air-water interface. This causes the hydrogen bonds at the surface to be in a single direction, and this causes surface tension.
A pond skater weighs in at about 20 mg for a large individual and uses a portion of its legs for support on the surface. Based on its mass and surface area in contact with the water, it is estimated that it has only one seventh of the mass required to break through the surface film. An average person would have to have feet 1.5 miles long to mimic this feat.
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UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State and Pittsburgh will rekindle their rivalry as part of the 2013 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Nittany Lions and Panthers will meet for the 145th time, and first since 2005, when they collide Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center on the first of two days of the 2013 Challenge. Pittsburgh, which begins competition in the ACC in the 2013-14 season, will be the Lions' eighth different opponent in the Challenge, which is entering its 15th season. Penn State has won four of their last six Challenge contests, including its last three Challenge road games, and has a 5-7 record overall in 12 Challenge appearances.
"We are excited to continue a tremendous rivalry with such a long and storied tradition between our two Universities," Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said. "It's great that we can be a part of an event that also matches the top two basketball conferences in the nation."
All 12 games in the 15th annual staging of the Challenge between two of the most successful college basketball conferences will be televised by a combination of ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Tip times and television arrangements will be announced at a later date.
Pitt leads the all-time series with Penn State, which began in 1906, by a count of 76-68 and has won the last five meetings. Penn State's last win in the series came with an 88-74 victory in the Bryce Jordan Center in 2000. The teams last met in 2005 with Pitt claiming a 91-54 victory in Pittsburgh to complete a series of meetings in six straight seasons. The programs met at least once a year every season from 1935 through 1982 and every season except for two between 1913 and 1982.
Pitt returns three starters and six of its top 10 scorers from a team that finished 24-9 overall and advanced to its 11th NCAA Tournament over the last 12 seasons in 2012-13.
Pitt, Notre Dame and Syracuse will join the Challenge in their first seasons in the ACC. The 2013 Challenge involves eight teams ranked in the ESPN.com early preseason top 25, including six of the top 11 teams: No. 3 Michigan State, No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 8 Syracuse, No. 9 Michigan, No. 11 North Carolina, No. 20 Indiana and No. 25 Iowa. Fourteen teams between the two conferences played in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
Penn State will boast the top three returning scorers in the Big Ten in 2013-14. The Lions return four of their top five scorers and rebounders as well as 80 percent or more of their points, rebounds and assists from a 2012-13 squad that posted a 10-21 record, but knocked of No. 4-ranked and eventual NCAA runner-up Michigan (84-78) in late February. First-team All-Big Ten guard Tim Frazier (Houston, Texas), who ranked second in the Big Ten in scoring (18.8 ppg) and led the league in assists (6.2) in 2011-12, returns with an NCAA medical hardship waiver after playing in just four games in 2012-13 after suffering a torn Achilles.
He will join 2013 All-Big Ten honorable-mention honorees D.J. Newbill and Jermaine Marshall, who finished fifth (16.3 ppg) and sixth (15.3 ppg), respectively, in the Big Ten in scoring in 2012-13, to form one of the most potent backcourts in the nation. Sophomore forward Ross Travis, who finished fifth in the Big Ten in rebounding (7.4 rpg) and posted double-doubles in three of his last seven games, and Brandon Taylor , who made 32 threes in his freshman season, will anchor the frontcourt.
Penn State dropped its ACC/Big Ten Challenge contest 73-61 to Boston College last year. Marshall (25) and Newbill (20) both logged 20-point games in that contest. The leagues tied at six wins each in the 2012 Challenge, the first ever tie in the event, as the Big Ten retained the Commissioners Cup after having won the previous three Challenges. The Big Ten has three Challenge wins overall while the ACC has won 10 Challenges.Seven of the previous 14 Challenges have been decided by one game.
Penn State's last four wins in Challenge games have come at Boston College (2011), vs. Virginia Tech (2007), at Georgia Tech (2008) and at Virginia (2009). In 2010, Penn State became the first ever Big Ten program to win Challenge games in three consecutive seasons.
The rest of the 2013 Challenge looks like this: Minnesota will host Florida State and Iowa will host Notre Dame in Big Ten home contests. Illinois travels to Georgia Tech, Indiana is at Syracuse and Michigan is at Duke.
The Challenge wraps up on Wednesday, Dec. 4, with six more games. Purdue will host Boston College, Ohio State welcomes Maryland, Nebraska hosts Miami, Fla. and Michigan State hosts North Carolina in Big Ten home games. Northwestern travels to North Carolina State and Wisconsin to Virginia in Big Ten road contests.


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