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Helen B. SnyderNovember 24,2012
Helen B. SnyderHelen B. Snyder
FLORENCE Helen Beatrice Barall Snyder passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 17, 2012, in her home at The Lodge at Otter Creek in Middlebury, Vermont.
Helen was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 29, 1921, the daughter of Leon and Bertha (Jakira) Barall.
Helen worked tirelessly throughout her life in many endeavors. She raised a family of four children, served in leadership positions for many years with the PTA, worked in the administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, served on the Board of Trustees for Chaffee Art Center, served proudly in the sisterhood of the Rutland Jewish Center, and served on the Board of Directors of the beloved Dismas House of Rutland.
Helen married her companion for life, Murry A. Snyder, on February 17, 1946. Together, they raised a family and made a wonderful life in New York City and Florence, Vermont.
Helen will always be remembered for her radiant smile, beautiful hats and eternally large heart. Throughout her life, all were welcome in her home as equals. To this, there was no exception.
Helen loved to entertain guests and volunteer for her community. She was a constant presence at the Blood Drive in Rutland. She loved to travel, which took her to remote corners of the world. She was a strong supporter of the arts and loved theater, music and fine art with equal devotion.
Helen leaves a legacy that includes life with passion and death with dignity. She was a strong believer in teaching tolerance, that justice for all was more than a phrase and that you could think globally but needed to act locally. In spite of these attributes, when asked to explain her reason, she was fond of saying, Because Im Your Mother!
Helen was often referred to as The Prettiest Girl in Hartford. In truth, she was the prettiest girl wherever she happened to be at the time.
Helen was predeceased by her husband Murry Snyder, son David Snyder, brother Stan Barall and sisters Lillian Cane and Madeline Bedick.
Helen is survived by her son Andy Snyder of Florence, Vermont, daughter Karen Snyder-Kadish of Norwood, New Jersey, son Adam Snyder of Homewood, Alabama, daughters-in-law, Chris Anderson of Manchester, Vermont, and Sue Buckingham of Homewood, Alabama, and loving grandchildren Ethan Snyder of Brooklyn, New York, Caleb Kadish of Norwood, New Jersey, and Chrissie Wohland of Boston, Massachusetts; and many loving in-laws, nieces and nephews and their extended families.
The family also wishes to thank the staff and residents at the Lodge at Otter Creek, Kathy Laframboise and the angels at Addison Home, Health and Hospice, Jeanni Vargas, Milly Jackson and the staff of M&M Private Care and Doctors Diana Barnard and George Fjeld.
Donations in Helens memory may be made to:
Rutland Dismas House
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A celebration of Helens life will be held at a later date. A notice will be provided and all are most welcome to attend.
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Senator David Vitter (1961 - )In Congress 1999 - Present |
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- BILL1. S.1632 — 114th Congress (2015-2016) A bill to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram. Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (Introduced 06/18/2015) Cosponsors: (18) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations | House - Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent) Latest Action: 12/07/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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"They have been working hard every day in practice; it is very evident in our hitting in a game," Coach Chris Werner said. "We have been struggling on defense, but it's not because we aren't working hard in practice. When one defensive error happens, it seems to have monopoly effect on the team. Despite the District record I have to commend the kids on still coming to practice every day with a winning attitude and wanting to get better and working hard every day we are out there."
The Karnes City Badgers baseball team beat Nixon Smiley in recent competition by a score of 16-4.
Philip Vaughan (2-4), 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, Triple, 1 Stolen Base
Jeremy Coronado (0-2), 3 runs scored, 1 Stolen Base
Garrett Liska (1-3), 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 1 SAC
Ronnie Kinney (3-3), 1 run scored, 3 RBIs
Tre Beaver (2-3), 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs, Double, 1 SAC
Jacob Puente (1-3), 1 run scored, 1 RBI
Izzy Hernandez (2-3), 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 Stolen Base
Keyon Bednorz (1-3), 1 run scored, 1RBI, Double
Josh Martinez (1-2), 1 RBI
Jeremy Coronado Winning Pitcher 6Ks, 2 walks, and 1 earned run
Hallettsville beat Karnes City in recent competition by a score of 17-0.
Ronnie Kinney (1-2)
Tre Beaver (1-2)
Josh Martinez losing pitcher
Stockdale beat Karnes City, 14-8.
Philip Vaughan (2-4), 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and a Stolen Base
Garrett Liska (1-4), Double, 1 RBI
Tre Beaver (1-4), Double, 1 run scored, 1 RBI
Josh Martinez (2-3), 2 runs scored, 1 RBI
Rhett Kelley (1-4), 1 RBI
Jeremy Coronado losing pitcher 6ks, 6 walks
Luling beat Karnes City, 15-5.
Philip Vaughan (1-3), 1 run scored
Jeremy Coronado (1-3), 1 run scored
Jacob Puente (2-3), 1 run scored, Double, 1 RBI
Garrett Liska losing pitcher 3Ks, 8 walks
The Badgers face Schulenburg here at home Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Flower Writers; Christmas Writers; Easter Writers; and Spooky Writers Seasonal Writing Pens
Units: About 310,000
Distributor: Michaels Stores Inc., of Irving, Texas
Hazard: The seasonal writing pens' surface coating contains high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled pens were sold individually as one of four-series pens including Flower Writer; Christmas Writer; Easter Writer and Spooky Writer. Each pen has themed decorations including flowers, Christmas, Easter and Halloween ornamentation.
Sold exclusively at: Michaels retail stores nationwide from August 2007 through March 2008 for about $1.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled pens immediately and return them to any Michaels store to receive a refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Michaels' customer service at (800) 642-4235/(800) MICHAELS between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.michaels.com
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thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
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mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household
chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the
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Klein Active Adult Center presents
Short Stories
March 4, 11, 18, April 1, 8, 29, May 6, 13
Come along on an adventure of reading Short Stories. This popular and lively class is always a favorite. A complete set of stories to be read during the spring semester will be printed and available in class for a $3.00 charge.
Please note: Class meets in the library on the lower level.
Led by Irene Reiter, PhD, Retired Educator
For more information, contact Joanne Beck at 215-635-5244


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My user story just got published by Toon Boom today at http://www.toonboom.com/products/too...aign=Corporate. In the interview, I include how I integrate my artwork done with Xtreme and then import into TBS.
Oh yeah, another little piece of news, my wife and I just had our latest addition arrive last night at 4:04 PM! Born at home, naturally, with only one hour of labor, a baby girl! Whoopie!


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We're down to the 16 finalists in our E3 Booth Babe Search but it's all up to you to vote for the gamer girl who will join the lovely Sara Underwood to represent us at the videogame expo during our coverage on June 7-9.
Today we'd like to introduce the rockin' Kelli Oster, she is a 3D animator from Las Vegas and her favorite video game is Super Mario Bros. 3. To vote for Kelli you can head over to her contest page and rate her video.
To see all of the finalists you can head over to our E3 Booth Babe site. Voting ends on May 20 so be sure to rate your favorite gamer girl by then!


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Collection The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898 to 1906
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Film, VideoBuffalo Bill's wild west parade
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West The film shows a parade down Fifth Avenue, New York. In the foreground many children, both black and white, can be seen following alongside the parade. The participants in the parade include cowboys, Indians, and soldiers in the uniform of the United States Cavalry on horseback and riding horse-drawn coaches. Buffalo Bill can be seen on horseback, lifting his hat to the crowd [Frame: ...
- Contributor: Armitage, F. S. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1902


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Food for Kidz –\; 10th Annual will be held Sunday\, Nov ember 17. The community is invited to package food for the hungry. It will be held at the Eagles Orchid Inn in Sleepy Eye with two choices of shifts to help.\n
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Three years ago, Etienne Mashuli '13 was adjusting to the bitter cold, the bounty of Naperville supermarkets and life as a North Central student.
Today, he's focused on returning the riches of his new life to help children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he lived as a refugee after escaping the violence of Rwanda. He's helped establish a primary school (pictured) through an organization called Ubuntu Academy, which he co-founded with a University of Chicago student.
"The school is run by a committee of parents and teachers," he says. "We're trying to raise more funds to complete the school's construction, to sponsor some of the kids and to pay the teachers."
Mashuli has been spreading the word among students and faculty on North Central's campus and several organizations have embraced the fund-raising challenge he's calling a One-Dollar Campaign. "We hope to mobilize each student, faculty and staff member to contribute a dollar to the project," he says. "If successful, this will be enough to build another classroom." Each classroom costs $1,500.
The NCC Atheist, Agnostic and Humanist Society and NCC for Africa recruited a coalition of other student organizations to raise funds for Ubuntu, including Circle K, OUTreach, Sigma Tau Delta, Focus, Green Scene and Cardinals In Action.
Mashuli plans to visit the school this coming summer.
"As a survivor, I kept on thinking of the ways I could act to address the violence that's continuing in this region," he says. "The idea came to me that we could help build peace by providing educational opportunities. That is how I come into the picture. The people of the Congo have gone through so much pain. But they are very resilient and resourceful people. They want to make their country better and education is necessary to unlock their potential and create a new generation of leaders. We can offer them a little help in this difficult struggle."


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THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN - Anthony - 10-12-2011 01:59 AM
Since the designation "Jew" belongs exclusively to the tribe of Judah, only the tribe of Judah is "Jewish. Other tribes of Israel who call themselves Jews are appropriating to themselves an ancient birthright which is not rightfully theirs, for the Messiah would descend through the tribe of Judah. Revelation 2:9-10 refers to the synagogue of Satan as "them which say they are Jews, and are not." In His message to the church at Smyrna, Jesus spoke of this group as a synagogue, that was not Jewish:
"I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
The establishment of the synagogue, according to the Jewish Encyclopedia, was of ancient origin and, therefore, the ancient Israelites would have had synagogues which continued in both kingdoms subsequent to the great schism:
"By the time [the synagogue] had become the central institution of Judaism (no period of the history of Israel is conceivable without it), it was already regarded as of ancient origin, dating back to the time of Moses (see Yer. Targ., Ex. xviii. 20 and I Chron. xvi. 39; Pesiḳ. 129b; Philo, 'De Vita Mosis,' iii. 27; Josephus, 'Contra Ap.' ii., § 17; Acts xv. 21)."
We may infer from Revelation 2:9-10, that a portion of the northern kingdom of Israel, which was dispersed after the Assyrian invasion, settled in Smyrna in Asia Minor. Furthermore, that these Israelites claimed to be Jews and, after the death of Christ, persecuted His Church in that city. The bishop of Smyrna during the first part of the second century was the famous Polycarp who was burned at the stake sometime around the year 155. That Jews were behind Polycarp's martyrdom is evident in the Letter of the Smyrnaeans to the Church at large:
"When this was proclaimed by the herald [that Polycarp confessed himself to be a Christian] the whole multitude both of Gentiles and of Jews who dwelt in Smyrna cried out with ungovernable wrath and with a loud shout, 'This is the teacher of Asia, the father of the Christians, the puller down of our gods, who teacheth numbers not to sacrifice nor worship.'... These things then happened with so great speed, quicker than words could tell, the crowds forthwith collecting from the workshops and baths timber and faggots, and the Jews more especially assisting in this with zeal, as is their wont...
"So [the Evil One] put forward Nicetes, the father of Herod and brother of Alce, to plead with the magistrate not to give up his body, 'lest,' so it was said, 'they should abandon the crucified one and begin to worship this man'--this being done at the instigation and urgent entreaty of the Jews, who also watched when we were about to take it from the fire, not knowing that it will be impossible for us either to forsake at any time the Christ who suffered for the salvation of the whole world of those that are saved--suffered though faultless for sinners--nor to worship any other.
"For Him, being the Son of God, we adore, but the martyrs as disciples and imitators of the Lord we cherish as they deserve for their matchless affection towards their own King and Teacher. May it be our lot also to be found partakers and fellow-disciples with them. The centurion therefore, seeing the opposition raised on the part of the Jews, set him in the midst and burnt him after their custom."
The Lord Jesus also referred to the synagogue of Satan in His message to the Church at Philadelphia:
"Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee." (Rev. 3:9)
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "St. Ignatius of Antioch later sent to the Christians of Philadelphia an interesting letter warning them against the Jews (Funk, 'Die apostolischen Vätter', Tübingen, 1901 pp 98-102)." Ignatius of Antioch had also contended with the Judaising heresy in his church at Syria from the late first century until his martyrdom in Rome c. 110 A.D. The Encyclopedia Britannica states: "Ignatius apparently fought two groups of heretics: (1) Judaisers, who did not accept the authority of the New Testament and clung to such Jewish practices as observing the Sabbath, and (2) the Docetists..."
"IGNATIUS THEOPHOROS (Greek: 'God Bearer') (d. c. 110, Rome), bishop of Antioch, Syria, known mainly from seven highly regarded letters that he wrote during a trip to Rome, as a prisoner condemned to be executed for his beliefs. He was apparently eager to counteract the teachings of two groups--the Judaizers, who did not accept the authority of the New Testament, and the Docetists, who held that Christ's sufferings and death were apparent but not real. The letters have often been cited as a source of knowledge of the Christian church at the beginning of the 2nd century. Ignatius represented the Christian religion in transition from its Jewish origins to its assimilation in the Greco-Roman world."


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The Chiefs are struggling, and this weekend did nothing to help that as they gave up a lot of runs, I refuse to add it up, but it was a lot. Here's to a better week ahead, go Chiefs!
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CRYSTAL LAKE – The first lecture of a four-part free winter series will feature author and speaker Jon Erickson, professor of ecological economics and the interim dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont.
The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Luecht Conference Center at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.
Erickson will present "Towards an Economics of Shared Prosperity in a Finite World." His talk will explore the foundations from which to build an economy for the century of the environment, designing resilient systems that align human nature with the realities of growing resource scarcity.
He also is an award-winning producer of films such as the four-part PBS series, "Bloom."
This lecture is part of the Great Lake Beaming Bioneers Speaker Series.
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Manchin just another part of Washington elite
Sen. Manchin is wrong for West Virginia, and wrong on the law. He has become just another tool in the pocket of Washington, D.C., elite.
Earlier today I called Sen. Manchin's office about defending the Second Amendment. I inquired about his position regarding some of the bills that are being proposed in Congress right now to limit the rights of gun owners, and make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to obtain and keep firearms.
The staffer I spoke with assured me that Sen. Manchin was a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. I specifically asked about whether he supported any of the measures in the proposed legislation. I was told that he supports universal background checks, and the national mental health database.
The universal background check is really a simple system for creating national gun registration. It would require a background check for private sales of firearms, and is intended to make it very easy for the feds to swoop in and confiscate firearms. That is very strongly in opposition to the Second Amendment.
He also strongly supports the national mental health database. This program would strip most of our military veterans of their Second Amendment freedoms. Anyone who has served in combat has some degree of post-traumatic stress. A few have a full-blown posttraumatic stress disorder. I believe that even those with post-traumatic stress disorder should be permitted to defend themselves.
These features of Sen. Feinstein's proposals and others are simply a bold, frontal attack on the Second Amendment.
Her argument about hunting and sport shooting is really beside the point. The Second Amendment was put into the Constitution defend themselves against an oppressive government. The weapons the redcoats were sent to seize at Lexington and Concorde in Massachusetts in 1775 were privately owned weapons. The American patriots were defending themselves and their families against an oppressive British government. I and many like me believe that the government in Washington, D.C., is becoming oppressive.
Thomas Jefferson's comment about the second amendment was this: "where the government fears the people, there is liberty. Where the people fear the government, there is tyranny. So far, I fear that Sen. Manchin is supporting Sen. Feinstein in an effort to establish tyranny.
George Washington called the Second Amendment "America's liberty teeth."
What is the point of having liberty and then being denied the means to defend?
I told Sen. Manchin's staffer that I strongly opposed the legislation that Sen. Feinstein proposed and that Sen. Manchin is supporting. I urge everyone to contact Sen. Manchin and tell him plainly that he should never vote for any of the proposals in the legislation being examined right now to take away our gun rights.


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Looking back at the 2010 NBA draft and seeing how throughout Jordan Hill's young NBA career he's been nothing but a below average bench player that has averaged less than 15 minutes a game, do you put him in the same category as Michael Wright, Mike Sweetney,Channing Frye and Mardy Collins?
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
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frederick weis-never played 1 minute
OMG i remember that draft like it was yesterday, one more pick away from Stephen Curry, passing on Jennings, Lawson, Collison and many others for a raw big man who was soft. Everyone was saying his best case was an Amar'e type player but he never showed glimpses of it.
Channing Frye had 19 points and 8 rebounds last night.
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Hill is not even THAT bad, he's in shape and has potential, but given the circumstances (we passed on Jennings and Ty Lawson) he's one of our worst picks, yes.
I'd say the worst two players we drafted over the past 15 years are Frederic Weis and Mike Sweetney. Weis never even made it into the league, all he is known for is kissing Vinsanity's nuts. Sweetney only survived 2 seasons in the league and was a fat and lazy mother****er from the get go. He was also severly undersized at 6'7 to play PF and C and his 'skillset' was non-existing.
In no particular order : John Wallace,Walter McCarty,Michael Sweetney,Renaldo Balkman...
Slavko Vranes > Frederic Weis
If we didnt have Dantoni's bobblehead coaching-staff Jordan Hill services wouldve
been better than Turiaf.....David Lee needed a bigman bruiser like Jordan Hill to
box-out, screen, defend the paint, putbacks, and rebound.
Jennings out played every guard at both positions in 3 draft camps....
Ty Lawson talent in the NCAA sweet 16 were unmatchable for any guard....
Plus the Timberwolves had Lawson on the selling block the night of the draft.
Walsh & Dantoni were working with a backcourt of Duhon, Hughes, a FA-Nate,
and a Wilson Chandler who wanted to play at his natural position SF.
Knicks were usually complete draft noobs since I follow the NBA on a regular basis...
2002 - we drafted Nenê and traded him right away + we didn't draft Amare/Boozer who were available with our pick.
2003 - drafted useless Sweetney + didn't draft West/Diaw.
2004 - traded our 1st round pick + didn't draft Smith/Nelson.
2005 - drafted Frye + didn't draft Bynum/Granger but | drafted Lee (and that was a good pick).
2006 - traded our 1st round pick + didn't draft Aldridge/Gay | drafted Balkman + didn't draft Rondo.
2007 - traded our 1st round pick + didn't draft Noah/Stuckey | drafted Chandler (good pick) but could also draft younger Gasol.
2008 - drafted Gallinari (great pick!).
2009 - drafted Hill + didn't draft DeRozan/Jennings/Lawson.
2010 - traded our 1st pick | drafted Fields (steal!).
2011 - drafted Shumpert (steal!) | traded for Harrellson (steal!)
Thing is even if we drafted Ty Lawson or Brandon Jennings, we probably would've had to trade that player to Houston in the T-Mac trade, so no harm no foul really.
Dude couldn't settle a solid hoops career in Europe and I wonder how is that possible that we drafted him. Folks in Poland can't believe that after all those failed one season episodes of Polish players in the NBA Gortat established himself pretty well and is one the best centers in the West.


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Messengers are the curious spectral apparitions seen by Gaius Baltar and Caprica Six, as well as a few other characters. These beings were earlier referred to as "head characters", i.e. "Head Six" and "Head Baltar", by internal documentation and scripts. These messengers often present themselves as someone known very closely to the subject in question, and appear in the employ of a higher power who is frequently referred to as "God" but does not care for the name.
"Torn" establishes the humanoid Cylon visualization process known as projection. In the Miniseries and Season 1, before the term "projection" was introduced, the character of Gaius Baltar has frequent visions of an image of his Cylon love interest from Caprica, now known as Caprica Six.
After her resurrection from the Caprica mission, Caprica Six herself is haunted by a messenger appearing to her as Gaius Baltar (TRS: "Downloaded").
Neither character directly reveals the presence of these images to each other or any other character. The images appear to Six and Baltar together during the Battle of the Colony, revealing the truth to the pair. Occasionally both Baltar and Caprica Six have been viewed reacting to their messengers, either by talking to themselves or by physical reaction, though this has generally been discounted as general "oddness". Baltar makes reference to seeing angels while speaking on the wireless as a cult leader, and when convincing John Cavil to stand down during the Battle of the Colony (TRS: "Islanded in a Stream of Stars"; "Daybreak, Part II").
The personality of each image is often represented in the clothing that they wear. Messenger Six often appears in a revealing red dress[1], and the Messenger Baltar appears wearing Gaius Baltar's custom-tailored, pinstripe suit (TRS: Miniseries, "Downloaded").
Each messenger shares a few personality traits of the person they purport to represent but with some key differences. Being of possible divine origin, both are calmer and wiser than their corporeal counterparts. While Messenger Six is as mischievous and sexual as Caprica Six, she espouses Cylon philosophy and religion in a zealous, unwavering manner. Likewise, Messenger Baltar shares Baltar's suave arrogance but often criticizes Caprica Six when she attempts to rationalize the destruction of the Twelve Colonies or other Cylon motivations. Both personalities tend to sway its actual opposite to side with their philosophy: for Messenger Baltar, the need to become more human (and, like the actual Baltar himself, selfish); for Messenger Six, worship of the Cylon God and distancing Baltar from any opportunity to give support to the Colonial causes.
In the last days of the journey, these messengers are revealed to be agents of a higher power— "angels of God," something previously claimed by Messenger Six to Gaius Baltar in both "Home, Part II" and "Torn"; writer Jane Espenson has stated that she personally believes they are "a far-advanced culture with an interest in humanity." This likens them to the Beings of Light from the Original Series mythology.[2] (TRS: "Islanded in a Stream of Stars"; "Daybreak, Part II").
Messenger Six
Messenger Six first appears to Gaius Baltar as he escapes Caprica on Sharon Valerii's Raptor during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (TRS: Miniseries, Night 1).
Baltar initially believes that Messenger Six is a hallucination in its first few weeks of appearances (TRS: Miniseries, Night 1, "33"), but later believes the Messenger's initial suggestion that she is generated from a Cylon cybernetic implant. He disproves this notion when Doctor Sherman Cottle performs an MRI scan, showing no abnormalities (TRS: "Home, Part II").
Messenger Six demonstrates awareness of events, people and places that Baltar does not appear to know consciously. She tells him of a Cylon transponder hidden in Galactica's CIC (TRS: Miniseries, Night 2), and appears to aid him in his conversion from atheism to Cylon monotheism through guiding him in how to destroy a Cylon tylium refinery (TRS: The Hand of God). The source for Messenger Six's data is initially unclear, but is later assumed to be through an act of divinity.
Baltar's visions of Six not only have the Cylon appearing with him on Galactica, but the two also envision themselves in Baltar's now-destroyed home, on the beach, and other locales. Messenger Six seems to be able to force Baltar to see additional items in his environment, such as the human skulls on Kobol, as well as visions of the interior of the ancient Opera House and an image of what Messenger Six believes to be a Cylon-human hybrid child. When an actual child does appear in the Fleet, the Messenger Six claims it is her vision fulfilled. Baltar is convinced by this that she cannot be a hallucination, but Cottle's scan appears to have ruled out the possibility that she is an implant. He asks her who or what she is, and she replies that she is an angel (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II", "Valley of Darkness", "Home, Part II").
Over time, Baltar is seen by some characters speaking to himself, which is often the case when he is speaking to Messenger Six. In several instances, Messenger Six appears to Baltar to be a physical entity, grabbing him by his clothes or body, or assisting him with objects ([[TRS: "Six Degrees of Separation", "Taking A Break From All Your Worries"). She has even demonstrated an ability to physically interact with Baltar. On one occasion, she pushed him into a bulkhead and grabbed him by the throat. In another example, she lifted him into a standing position after he was beaten by a Galactica marine (Escape Velocity). In both cases, this provoked reactions from other people. Further, she appears to satisfy Baltar's sexual urges, leading to awkward situations where he is seen masturbating (TRS: "Colonial Day").
The Messenger Six has been present when Caprica Six is near only twice. She is also conspicuously absent during Shelly Godfrey's tenure on Galactica (TRS: "Six Degrees of Separation"). The Messenger Six seems to, for the most part, vanish during the period when Caprica Six and Baltar renew their relationship on New Caprica. When Baltar is aboard a Cylon basestar, Caprica Six explains the projection process to him while the Messenger Six hints that this process is very similar to how she and Baltar communicate and that Baltar may himself be a Cylon (TRS: "Torn"). Messenger Six also appears to Baltar, when he discovers Hera under Maya's dead body and disappears when Caprica Six comes near Baltar and the baby (TRS: "Exodus, Part II").
Messenger Six has a musical theme, a simple 9-note motif with a staccato xylophone and some violins, which plays behind almost all her appearances. This theme also plays without Six present in "Rapture" after D'Anna Biers collapses in Baltar's arms after her vision of the Final Five, until Baltar is pistol-whipped by Galen Tyrol.
From the end of Season 2 on, Messenger Six claims more often to be an angel from God.
Ultimately, Messenger Six is revealed to be a very real being -- not a projection of something inside Baltar's mind -- sent by another being that may be God. Both her and Messenger Baltar appear to both Caprica Six and Baltar during the Battle of The Colony; Baltar and Caprica Six are each shocked that the other can see them. On Earth, Messenger Six, along with Messenger Baltar, reveals to Caprica and Baltar that their destiny had always been to protect Hera, who was the future of both races. They leave, saying that while God's plan is never finished, the two mortals' lives will be much less "exciting" from now on.
One-hundred fifty thousand years later, Messenger Six is with Messenger Baltar in New York City, looking over the shoulder of a man reading a National Geographic magazine article about the remains of Mitochondrial Eve -- the current population's latest common evolutionary ancestor, Hera Agathon. The two discuss how all of this has happened before, and whether all of this will happen again. Messenger Six believes things will go differently this time. Messenger Baltar chides her when she refers to God, saying, "You know it doesn't like that name." The two then walk off into the teeming crowds of New York City (TRS: "Daybreak, Part II").
Messenger Baltar
When a messenger with Gaius Baltar's visage appears to Caprica Six, the notion that the actual Gaius Baltar was part of a Cylon plan to manipulate him via Messenger Six is revealed to be highly unlikely, as other Cylons are unaware of him and do not mention the plan or its effects to Caprica Six (TRS: "Downloaded").
The Messenger Baltar's appearance and demeanor is just as much an extreme opposite of the actual Baltar as the Messenger Six's behavior is to Caprica Six.
At her resurrection, Messenger Baltar immediately tells Caprica Six that only she can see and hear him, and not to reveal what she sees to the other Cylons present; she never asks about his origins.
Messenger Baltar confronts Caprica Six with her guilt in the slaughter of billions of human beings, and with the logical error behind the Cylons's actions. Under Messenger Baltar's influence, Caprica Six speaks out against the war alongside another resurrected "hero of the Cylon", Sharon "Boomer" Valerii. The two forge a new quasi-benevolent path, albeit temporarily, for the Cylon race.
Messenger Baltar appears irregularly in seasons 2 and 3. After Caprica Six surrenders herself to the Colonials (having assisted Sharon "Athena" Agathon in her rescue of Hera), Laura Roslin and Tory Foster observe Caprica Six speaking to and kissing Messenger Baltar—who is invisible to Roslin and Foster (TRS: "The Woman King").
While Messenger Six claims to be an angel sent from God, Messenger Baltar is contemptuous of the Cylons' concept of God (TRS: "Downloaded"). He is also described by Ron Moore as more of a "devil" figure in Six's consciousness[3].
While Messenger Baltar acts mostly as a conversational foil for Six, in "Crossroads, Part I" he informs her that Saul Tigh has suffered the loss of a woman close to him, to assist Six in dealing with Tigh's interrogation (TRS: "Crossroads, Part I").
After his ascension to cult leader, Gaius Baltar encounters his Messenger doppelgänger after running into Tory Foster at the civilian's mess hall. Baltar is initially shocked by Messenger Baltar's sudden appearance, voicing his belief that it is Messenger Six appearing to him as a doppelgänger version of himself, but the Messenger points out that she would have no need to disguise herself from him; Baltar becomes amused by the idea of having himself as a conversational foil for once instead of Six. This Messenger Baltar encourages him to engage in a relationship with Foster, claiming that she is "special," and guides him, after a fashion, through her covert interrogation attempt. This Messenger Baltar does not elaborate on that point, but Gaius Baltar follows the Messenger's lead (TRS: "Six of One").
Prior to the conclusion of the Fleet's journey to Earth, Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six appear together, and both Caprica Six and Baltar can see them, and are each shocked that the other can. He and Messenger Six are representatives of the being that some call God, who Baltar describes to Cavil as a force of nature that is neither good nor evil. Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six make one last visit to Caprica Six and Baltar to tell them that their role had always been to protect Hera, and now that this has been fulfilled, the two Messengers leave them alone. Messenger Six explains that God's plan is never over, but Messenger Baltar tells the couple that their lives will be much less exciting.
The two Messengers visit Earth 150,000 years later in New York City discussing humanity finding its most recent common ancestor, the human-Cylon hybrid Hera Agathon. The two discuss the cycle of life, and Messenger Baltar chides Messenger Six for calling the being they work for "God," as it apparently does not like being called that. Messenger Baltar has the series' last line, which is a response to Messenger Six's stern look: "silly me... silly, silly me." The two then walk off together into present-day New York City (TRS: "Daybreak, Part II").
Messenger Elosha
Laura Roslin converses with a being in the form of Priestess Elosha during what should be zero-time jump sequences on the way to the Resurrection Hub. This Messenger being is unlike the others, in that not only do they interact outside the realm of others, it takes place during a time interval that should not exist. The being seems to have some knowledge of the future events, such as Roslin's death and the fact that William Adama waits for her, suggesting both reality for the being and the out-of-time conversations. Unlike Kara Thrace's Messenger Leoben, the experience is difficult to explain with unconscious dreaming or hallucination (TRS: "The Hub").
The Final Five's Messengers
After recovering his memories of Earth due to trauma resulting from his being shot in the head, Samuel Anders reports that the Final Five were originally warned of impending nuclear destruction of Earth two thousand years earlier by images of people no one else could see. This information was the impetus for their recreation of Cylon Resurrection and the preparing of the ship on which they escaped following the disaster. The one that appeared to Anders looked like a woman, the one that appeared to Tory Foster looked like a man. Much like Gaius Baltar, Galen Tyrol thought he might have a neural chip (TRS: "No Exit").
Kara Thrace encounters a vision of her father[4] going by the name of "Slick". She initially fails to recognize him as her father. As she spends time with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father. She assists him in composing a song and compares him to her father. While she plays the piano with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father as a child. She recalls a certain song, and notices that the score resembles one of Hera Agathon's drawing. As she plays the song with him, Saul Tigh and Tory Foster recognize the song as the same song they heard at the Ionian Nebula. When Tigh grabs her and asks her about the song, Slick vanishes (TRS: "Someone to Watch Over Me").
Messenger Zoe
A Messenger appeared to Zoe Graystone decades before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies in the form of Zoe herself. The Messenger's first act was to save Zoe from a fire which burned down the Graystones' prior residence, when Zoe was a little girl. She then continued to appear to Zoe, who considered her a friend, periodically. Messenger Zoe had the form of teenage Zoe before Zoe herself entered adolescence. On one occasion, when Zoe was a teenager and now identical to her Messenger counterpart, Messenger Zoe encouraged her to outdo her father Daniel Graystone by creating life with her computer skills, after they noticed that Daniel had "stolen" the design for the U-87 Cyber Combat Unit from drawings made by Zoe. This suggestion led to the creation of Zoe-A, Zoe's holographic avatar duplicate (CAP: "Things We Lock Away").
Messenger Zoe later appears to Zoe-A when the latter is engaged in combat with Tamara-A and several users in New Cap City who blame her for the destruction of Maglev 23. She encourages Zoe-A to be her own person and not accept the blame for Zoe's sins. This leads to Zoe-A convincing Tamara-A to form an alliance (CAP: "Things We Lock Away").
An unidentified Zoe sits smiling among Sister Clarice Willow's otherwise entirely Cylon congregation of monotheists in the flash-forward montage at the end of "Apotheosis". The scene precedes Zoe-A's resurrection into the first skinjob body, yet is years after original Zoe's death and Zoe-A's denouncement of Willow.
Messenger Leoben
Image of Leoben that appears to Kara Thrace but never claims to be a Cylon in the episode "Maelstrom." Because he only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious, and does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately.
For further information, please see Messenger Leoben entry.
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Naturopathic Medicine Week 2013, or: Quackery Week 2013
[Ed. Note: This is an extra "bonus" post from Dr. Gorski's not-so-super-secret other blog. He thought the topic would be of interest to SBM readers as well. Fear not. There will be a post on Monday, as usual.]
The vast majority of ideas and treatments that make up the "complementary and alternative medicine" (CAM) specialty known as naturopathy are quackery. There, I said it. No doubt I will be castigated for being too "blunt," "dismissive," or "insulting," but I don't care. It is my opinion based on science, and I'm sticking to it.
The problem with naturopathy, of course, is that it is so diffuse and encompasses so many different forms of quackery that it's hard to categorize. Basically, it's anything that can be portrayed as "natural," be it traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy (which is an integral component of naturopathy, something that should tell you all you need to know about naturopathy), herbalism, energy healing, Ayurvedic medicine, the four humors, or whatever. Add to that a number of bogus diagnostic modalities, such as applied kinesiology, live blood cell analysis, iridology, tests for imaginary "food allergies" and "nutrient deficiencies" that conventional medicine doesn't recognize, plus an overwhelming emphasis on purging the body of "toxins," unnamed and named but all unvalidated by science, and it rapidly becomes apparent that naturopathy is a veritable cornucopia of pseudoscience and quackery. Seemingly, there is no quackery that naturopathy does not credulously embrace, which is why the success of recent efforts of naturopaths to achieve licensure in several states and even obtain limited privileges to prescribe real pharmaceutical drugs is so alarming, as are their efforts to become recognized as primary care providers under the Affordable Care Act. Basically, naturopathy is a hodge-podge of quackery mixed with science-based modalities magically "rebranded" as "alternative" and "natural." In that, naturopathy is the ultimate in "integrative medicine," in which quackery is "integrated" with science-based medicine. As I've pointed out many times before, integrating quackery and pseudoscience with real medicine does not elevate the quackery and pseudoscience, but it does contaminate the real medicine with quackery to no good benefit. Unfortunately, it's insinuating itself into the law.
With that introduction in mind, did you know that the week of October 7 through 13 is Quackery Week in the U.S.? No, seriously, it is. The Senate just passed a resolution declaring that this is so. Oh, it's true that the Senate didn't actually call it that. Instead, the resolution (S.Res. 221) was passed, and it declares the week of October 7 to 13, 2013 to be Naturopathic Medicine Week, which is the same thing as declaring it Quackery Week:
S.Res.221 – A resolution designating the week of October 7 through October 13, 2013, as "Naturopathic Medicine Week" to recognize the value of naturopathic medicine in providing safe, effective, and affordable health care.


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The first steps toward a new and simplified grant application
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education officials said.
Starting immediately, using the Illinois Reading First grant
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traditional paper proposals. Illinois Reading First Request
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"The transitional application process will ease the
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By the fall of 2003, grant applicants will login to an e-grant
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on all grant proposals. The e-grant system will enable the
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Illinois Reading First funds are part of the federal No Child
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Districts with low reading scores will receive the grants
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University students sponsor event to promote physical fitness
PRINCESS ANNE, MD — (Nov. 16, 2012) — Students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore held a Fun Fitness Challenge today at neighboring Greenwood Elementary School to show youngsters how being active can be both fun and healthy. The school's fifth graders participated.
The event was spearheaded by UMES' Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Academic Quiz Bowl Club in cooperation with Somerset County public schools. They enlisted the help of other students in UMES' departments of exercise science and human ecology, the Student Government Association and the university's Health and Wellness Center, said the academic team's advisor, Dr. James White Jr.
"Even the UMES mascot, Harry the Hawk, joined in the fun," White said.
"Fun Fitness Challenge features fitness activities and nutritional information designed to get the school's youth moving and practicing healthy habits," he said.
UMES students demonstrated activities like doing jumping jacks, skipping rope and using a hula hoop as healthy activities that can help their elementary counterparts be fit. As Greenwood students went through a series of exercise drills, the UMES contingent cheered and clapped and in some instances, did activities like push-ups and crab-walking alongside their hosts.
UMES' Quiz Bowl Club is taking on the event as a community service project — a requirement for qualifying for the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge college tournament.
White, the father of eight children, appeared as a studio guest on WMDT's early morning news show Friday to talk about the joint project between the university and the Somerset County public school system.
The tournament, sponsored by Honda Motor America, is the first-ever academic competition between students at America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event is in its 25th year. Nearly 100,000 students have demonstrated their intellect and fast recall and have earned over $7 million in grants from Honda for their institutions.
Gail Stephens, assistant director, UMES Office of Public Relations, 410-651-7580, email@example.com.


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University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez says the end of Saturday night's Wisconsin at Arizona State game doesn't sit well with him.
Alvarez, in a taping of Sidelines, said he went down to the official's locker room after the game was ended because he wanted to know why the officials ended the game without allowing Wisconsin another play.
"It doesn't sit well with me. It never will sit well with me," he said.
With 18 seconds remaining in the game, Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave ran the ball toward the center of the field, touched his knee to the ground and then placed the ball on the ground. There was initial uncertainty over whether the quarterback had taken a knee, given himself up or fumbled the ball.
Alvarez said the officials should have used instant replay to clear up the situation before the game ended.
Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott has reprimanded and taken sanctions against the officials.
Alvarez said he doesn't know if the reprimands were appropriate because he doesn't know what they are.
Reacting to the Pac-12 statement, Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen said, "It doesn't change the outcome, obviously. I guess I don't expect that. But it's accountability, which at the end of the day is what we asked for."
Alvarez said Andersen's composure and demeanor in reaction to the situation was exemplary.
Andersen said he's been asked if they'd run that final play differently in the future. He said no, he wouldn't change anything. He said that's the way the team practiced it and that's the way they run it in that situation.
A portion of Alvarez's interview will air Thursday during Live at 5 on WISC-TV. The full program airs Saturday at 10:35 p.m. on WISC-TV.


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A Hawaii resident is now the focus of a national story and an investigation by federal authorities into one of the biggest top-secret information leaks in recent history.
The man claiming to have leaked top-secret information about the government's extensive surveillance of digital communications, revealed who he is.
"My name is Ed Snowden. I'm 29 years old," said Snowden.
Snowden lived on Eleu Street in Waipahu as recently as May 1, 2013.
He says he's a former CIA technician, but currently works as a civilian contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting company that has an office on Bishop Street and until recently at the National Security Agency in Hawaii.
Snowden says he became increasingly concerned about the NSA keeping such a close eye on unsuspecting Americans.
"Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you're being watched and recorded," said Snowden.
According to Kerri Jo Heim, a real estate agent at Century 21 who is now trying to sell the house where Snowden lived, the 29 year-old was renting the unit, but moved out before law enforcement started asking her questions last Wednesday.
"They came and asked about the tenant and if we knew the tenant. They asked if we had a forwarding address for him. I said I didn't know anything about the tenant," said Heim.
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Heim says two law enforcement officers said they were investigating someone who went missing from work and had a medical condition.
Snowden fled the country for Hong Kong threw weeks ago and came forward as the whistle blower in this interview posted on-line today with the Guardian newspaper.
"When you see everything, you see them on a more frequent basis and you recognize that some of these thing are actually abuses," said Snowden.
Booz Allen Hamilton confirmed Snowden has been an employee for less than three months and was assigned to a team in Hawaii.
The company released this statement saying, "News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm. We will work closely with our clients and authorities in their investigation of this matter."
In his interview with the Guardian, Snowden said he may try to seek asylum in Iceland, to avoid US authorities coming after him.
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On July 22, 2013, a woman from the Town of Cairo reported she received a call from a subject demanding ransom in exchange for the release of her daughter who had allegedly been kidnapped. Responding patrols determined the call was part of a scam.
The State Police were assisted by the Greene County Sheriff's Office and the Town of Cairo Police Department.
This incident appears to be part of a recent string of similar incidents in Greene, Ulster and Orange counties, where a call is placed and threats are made to harm a family member of the person receiving the call unless money is wired to a location determined by the caller.
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Her new esteem, gained from appearing to have a full head of hair, only is matched by the sense of excited sacrifice felt by 9-year-old Mya Estrada, the daughter of Alice Doria of Beeville.
"I started thinking about doing it a couple of months ago," Estrada says. "I have never had a hair cut," showing off her hair that hung below her waist.
"I'm just really tired of my hair," she said a few days before her appointment with Saragoza Martinez, owner of Illusions.
To mark Cancer Awareness Month, members of the National Elementary Honor Society at FMC chose to perform community service as a group or to do something significant individually.
That was Mya's cue.
So, late Tuesday afternoon, she walked into Illusions for her appointment with a ruler and a pair of scissors.
Martinez performed the task.
First, he carefully measured Mya's hair to make sure there was the required minimum of 12 inches. There was, with plenty to spare.
Saragoza handed May her donation.
She threw her head back with a squeal that only could be described as a mixture of delight and despair.
Hair today; gone tomorrow.
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"You have to come over."
"What's going on?"
"I'm at my wit's end."
"Oh Murray, it's snowing outside."
"Tom, it's an emergency."
Tom stepped out into the snow. He pulled at his hat and scarf. What had Murray gotten himself into? He was curious and usually when folks came to see him for advice that wasn't the case. Still, he tried to help them all just the same.
He shuffled down the street thinking about Murray. They had met as young men years ago—too many to remember. And they had shared a close bond, acting opposite each other as enemies. Murray had won the big acclaim for his role; Tom had been nominated, which was an honor, of course. For some time, there was a slight twinge of jealousy whenever they spoke. Over the years, however, any sort of competition between them had withered away. Now they were simply close friends.
He rang the buzzer.
"It's Tom."
"Oh thank god." Click.
Upstairs: "How have you been?"
"Sorry it's such a mess in here, my housekeeper has been on vacation."
Tom's eyes glided through the apartment. Empty wine bottles, cigarette butts and scripts everywhere. Murray had been preparing for a role, Tom noted to himself.
"I need some advice," Murray said, getting straight to the point. "It's gotten me all worked up. I can't sleep."
He did look tired.
"The city is so blasting loud, I can't handle it." A breath. "I can't decide which role to take."
Tom laughed.
"It's not funny, it's literally keeping me up at night."
"Why don't you start at the beginning?" Tom said calmly as he moved some loose script pages off of the couch and sat down.
Murray stood by the window, his arms flailing as he spoke. "So last week Bobby calls me and says, 'Come do this role. Same old crowd. David is directing. Would be a blast.' I say 'great' and then later that night my agent calls with this other offer. So now I have to decide which one to do. You know, Bobby and I go way back, but this is a new play with a young writer. Good script. Great part. Lots of energy.
"When I start thinking about it, I get crazy. I have this feeling that I'm going to make the wrong decision. I'm not sleeping. I tried to do my laundry the other day and it was a disaster. I lie in bed and ponder both choices, tossing and turning and listening to this CLICK, CLICK, CLICK and my neighbor wandering around next door."
"Have you tried taking some sleeping pills?"
It was a little bit of a trick question, as Tom was aware that Murray was off anything that could become addicting. They had both been down that road in their younger years.
"You know I can't mess with that stuff."
"But you are back on the cigarettes."
Murray waved Tom off with his hand.
"Tom, I just need you to read the scripts and tell me which one to take. Please."
"I can't do that. How's the money?"
"Terrible. These aren't money jobs."
"This is the best problem in the world to have," Tom answered.
"I know, I know, I shouldn't be complaining, but all the same I have to make a decision."
"Can you do both?"
"It's not possible."
"When do you have to decide?"
"End of this week."
"Oh Murray. You'll be fine. I'm going to go."
"What? You have to help me."
"Sleep on it."
"I can't sleep!"
Tom stood up and walked toward the door.
"Tie your laundry cart to the pipe so it doesn't rattle at night. It's winter, Murray, the heat's on." Tom shook Murray's hand at the door. Murray stood motionless, confused.
"I'm sure your housekeeper usually ties it. When's the last time you did your own laundry?"
A grin spread over Murray's face.
"Won't keep your neighbor up anymore either, which I suspect will stop him from rambling around in the middle of the night to try to silence that clicking sound. These walls are paper thin, you know.
"You should be able to sleep and I suspect in the morning you'll know what to do. The answer will present itself."
Out on the street, Tom was pleased he had seen the solution quickly, as much of one that he could offer Murray anyway. The rest Murray would have to figure out for himself and he would. Tom stepped out into the snow and started back toward his apartment.


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History of the Peace Corps in Swaziland
|History of the Peace Corps
|Since 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries, more than 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 138 countries all over the globe.
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|History of the Peace Corps
|Since 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries, more than 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 138 countries all over the globe.
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The Peace Corps was invited to work in Swaziland in 1969, a few months after the country gained independence from Great Britain. Over the next 28 years, 1,400 Peace Corps Volunteers served in Swaziland, working in the education and agriculture sectors. Playing a prominent role in Swaziland's development, Volunteers taught English, agriculture, mathematics, science, and vocational education in secondary schools and promoted agricultural cooperatives in rural areas. A small number of volunteers were stationed in the urban areas, doing projects such as technical training at Swaziland College of Technology (SCOT) and in Manzini, computer work in the Ministry of Finance, urban planning, and geology.
A programming review in 1994 recommended that Peace Corps/Swaziland begin phasing out the education project because of the Ministry of Education's lack of long-term priorities and objectives for the education sector. In addition, the ministry did not have a strategy for overcoming the increasing deficit of qualified secondary school teachers. These factors made the sustainability of the education project difficult.
The same review recommended the design of an environment project to protect the environment, further the education of the public on conservation issues, and promote small business development. This project was successfully launched in 1995, but in 1996, the Peace Corps faced budgetary constraints that necessitated the early closure of the Peace Corps/Swaziland program.
History and Future of Peace Corps Programming in Swaziland
The greatest problem confronting the people of Swaziland is the HIV/AIDS pandemic. As of 2005, the infection rate of adults (ages 15 to 49) was 42.6 percent, giving Swaziland the highest HIV rate in the world. In addition, approximately 70,000 children have been orphaned as a result of AIDS.
Despite King Mswati III's declaration of AIDS as a national crisis, little additional government funding has been allocated to combating the disease. Moreover, the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Swaziland is exacerbating the impact of the current food crisis and drought in-country. The United Nations estimates that almost one-quarter of the population will require food assistance. The current rate of life expectancy in Swaziland, as a result of HIV/AIDS, is down to 37.5 years of age.
In April 2002, a Peace Corps assessment team visited Swaziland to determine how Volunteers could assist the Swazi people. The team found that the overwhelming effects of AIDS on the country's people indicated a need for immediate assistance. The areas in which the Peace Corps feels it can best help the people of Swaziland are training teachers and community members in life skills aimed at HIV/AIDS prevention, initiating and promoting programs in HIV/AIDS awareness, identifying partnerships and resource alliances to fight the epidemic, strengthening existing HIV/AIDS intervention strategies and activities, mobilizing communities to respond to the effects of HIV/AIDS, and working with in-school and out-of-school youth.
The Peace Corps reopened its Swaziland program in 2003. The program is now devoted entirely to HIV/AIDS prevention, mitigation, care, and support.
The AIDS pandemic strikes across all social strata in many Peace Corps countries. The loss of teachers has crippled education systems, while illness and disability drains family income and forces governments and donors to redirect limited resources from other priorities. The fear and uncertainty AIDS causes has led to increased domestic violence and stigmatizing of people living with HIV/AIDS, isolating them from friends and family and cutting them off from economic opportunities. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will confront these issues on a very personal level. It is important to be aware of the high emotional toll that disease, death, and violence can have on Volunteers. As you strive to integrate into your community, you will develop relationships with local people who might die during your service. Because of the AIDS pandemic, some Volunteers will be regularly meeting with HIV-positive people and working with training staff, office staff, and host family members living with AIDS. Volunteers need to prepare themselves to embrace these relationships in a sensitive and positive manner. Likewise, malaria and malnutrition, motor vehicle accidents and other unintentional injuries, domestic violence and corporal punishment are problems a Volunteer may confront. You will need to anticipate these situations and utilize supportive resources available throughout your training and service to maintain your own emotional strength so that you can continue to be of service to your community.


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The U.S.-Japan Industry Forum for Security Cooperation (IFSEC) was created in 1997 at the invitation of the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the Japan Defense Agency (JDA). IFSEC is intended to:
IFSEC works to encourage industrial collaboration that utilizes the technological resources of both countries, address problems that obstruct such interaction, and thus contribute to more effective armaments cooperation between the U.S. and Japan.
IFSEC membership is drawn from major U.S. and Japanese defense contractors, supported by a Secretariat drawn from NDIA's International Division and the Defense Production Committee of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren). Current IFSEC Co-Chairmen are Mr. Stuart Thomson of The Boeing Company, and Mr. Junichi Maezawa of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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Information on floral arranging, preparing salads with toppers and finding your passion in life will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday.
Casey Schwartz, afloral designer and co-owner of Flower Duet in Redondo Beach, Calif., is going to show how to line a glass vase with greenery and then take all of one type of flower, lay them down, gather them together, chop the stems and then drop them into the vase.
This technique is called "chop and drop."
Connie Moyers represents Mrs. Cubbison's Kitchens, and she's going to talk about the abundant selection of pre-packaged salads now available in most supermarkets, as well as all the add-ons that can be used, including croutons, tortilla strips and wonton strips. Moyers lives in Clovis.
Motivational speaker Sue Hansen says that finding your passion is predicated on the notion that you are aware of your purpose in life. She will explain how to know what you stand for and what is important to you in order to achieve this way of life. Her business is Sue Hansen Speaks and she lives in Montrose, Colo.
Information on wall coverings, making lace insets and cooking with peanuts will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Anne Martin represents the Wallcoverings Association in New York City. Martin will focus on wall treatments, such as murals and appliqués, that can be used alone or over existing wallpaper to add drama to a room. She'll show various room setting images.
Laura Waterfield will demonstrate how to take embroidery "beyond the hoop." Individual pieces of lace are sewn with an embroidery machine and then zigzag-stitched together to create yokes that can be used on garments or on home decor items. Waterfield is the owner of Laura's Sewing Studio in Tomball, Texas.
Gayle Stephenson represents the Texas Peanut Producers Board in Lubbock and she will demonstrate super salad recipes featuring nutritious, delicious peanuts.
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Toss all ingredients together. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three months.
Yield: 14 servings (1/2 cup per serving).
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- 2 cups roasted, shelled peanuts
- 1 Tbsp. peanut oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt (omit if salted peanuts are used)
Using the metal blade in a food processor, process ingredients continuously for 2 to 3 minutes. The ground peanuts will form a ball, which will slowly disappear.
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If necessary, stop machine and scrape sides of container with a rubber spatula. For crunchy peanut butter, stir in 1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts after the processing is completed.
Store in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator. Oil may rise to the top. If this occurs, stir before using.
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Caliber: .22 Short, Long or Long Rifle standard or high
Action: Manually cocking single shot bolt action with a forged
steel and machined low scope bolt handle.
Trigger Pull: Approx. 2.5 lbs.
Safety: Rebounding firing pin automatically blocked to prevent
accidental discharge.
Length of Pull: 11.5"
Sights: Rear peep sight fully adjustable for windage and
elevation. Front ramp with post. Drilled and tapped
for scope.
(244S; 226S; 244S; 240S - 4X25mm Scope)
Stock: Walnut Western Sporter; Red/White/Blue Laminated;
Black Synthetic; Pink Laminated; Walnut; Camo
Laminated; Brown Laminated; Black Laminated.
Barrel Length: 16-1/8"
Finish: Blued barrel and receiver (Except 245; 270; 226S)
Overall Length: 30"
Weight: Approx. 2.5 lbs.
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