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PARKERSBURG – At the first meeting of the new year, Wood County commissioners voted 2-1 to change the Wood County Commission's 200-year history of meeting two days a week.
According to commission records dating back at least as far as 1817, commissioners in Wood County have always met two days a week.
The commission was meeting from 9:30 a.m. to noon and afternoons as needed on Mondays and Thursdays. Under the new format, commissioners will meet Mondays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or until finished. Commissioners will meet on the first Thursday of the month for planning and agenda items and on the third Thursdays for probate matters. The second and fourth Thursday meetings were eliminated, unless needed. If a holiday falls on a Monday, the commissioners may meet on Thursday that week if deemed necessary.
Commissioner Blair Couch was the lone dissenting vote to changing the meeting schedule. In voting for the change, Commissioners Wayne Dunn and Steve Gainer said it would create more efficiency and bring more structure to meetings.
The commissioners used to schedule time at the beginning of the meetings to address administrative duties then scheduled appointments at specific times, but the meetings were open to anyone who walked in to address them at any time they were in session, although the commission could not make any decisions without the item being on the agenda. Agendas now may or may not contain specific appointment times, generally topics or individuals are listed and participants wait to be heard.
The presidency of the commission is traditionally passed down to the next highest-ranking member, which in this case was Dunn. Gainer was elected president pro-tem.
Commenting on the meeting change, Couch said, "Commissioners were elected to do a duty and they need to meet as much as is necessary to get the job done. I knew what the duties and responsibilities were before coming into office. The Wood County Commission is the most responsive to the constituency of any governmental entity in the state. I would challenge anyone to walk in, unannounced, and address any other legislative/judicial body. You can't do it in Charleston. City Council meets two times a month, we meet two times a week. You could come in on a Monday on an issue and we could act on it Thursday. The two-day-a-week meeting schedule is a long-time practice and I think the public expects it," he said.
"We, in effect, are the mayors of the county. You don't expect the mayor to only come to work once a week to do the duties. I like the fact that we are so responsive," Couch said. "I would not be in favor of seeing the number of meetings diminished. In the past two years, we have gone out to have more community style meetings and I think those have been worthwhile," he said.
When asked if administrative staff would be required to handle additional business if the commissioners were not in attendance, Gainer said it would "just be postponed until the commission's next meeting."
The commissioners have stated they would be open to considering evening meetings, but the idea has been tried in the past and public attendance was sparse.
The three county commissioner run from one of the three districts, but are elected countywide. The job is considered part-time. The commissioners are each paid $36,960 annually. Part of their duties as commissioners is to act as liaison to a number of commissions, boards and agencies like the airport, health board, development authority, planning commission and others.
According to Patti Hamilton, executive director for the West Virginia Association of Counties, meeting dates and times are across the board for all 55 counties.
"County commissions are required to meet a minimum of four times a year. For all 55 counties, generally speaking, now, the least that a commission meets is once a month and that is for the most part the smaller counties. The most is twice a week," she said.
Wood is a Class I county. According to a list provided by the association, Kanawha County Commission meets twice monthly at 5 p.m.; Cabell County meets during the day twice a month; Monongalia County meets weekly during the day; Marshall County commissioners meet weekly during the day; Mercer County meets once a month during the day; Marion County commissioners meet weekly in the morning and at the end of the quarter in the evening; Berkeley County Commission meets weekly during the day; Harrison meets weekly during the day; Jefferson also meets weekly during the day. Ohio County commissioners meet two times a month in the evening; Putnam meets two times a month during the day; and Raleigh County commissioners meet once a month during the day.
The Cabell County commissioners do not conduct their own probate hearings. Wood County commissioners do conduct their own probate hearings. In Cabell County at least one of the members of the commission is in the courthouse office on a daily basis to meet with the public, address issues and concerns.
Eighteen-year veteran Cabell County Commissioner Bob Bailey said the commission now meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
"We usually met every other Thursday, but we changed it to the second and fourth Thursdays to be less confusing," Bailey said.
"The probate matters are done by the county clerk's office. We have two clerks who handle those; they've been doing it a long time. We do sit as the Board of Equalization in February, hearing tax disputes," Bailey said, noting he and fellow commissioners call special meetings as needed and usually conduct additional sessions during budget time.
"Every department head comes before us about their budget requests, carryover and so forth," he said.
The Cabell County Commission also has another individual who handles the bills for them.
"We have someone who arranges the bills and presents them, a clerk/paymaster for the county commission. All the bills are sent to her, she gets them ready, and we address them the day of the meeting," Bailey said.
Bailey's fellow commissioners include one who has served 10 years, while other has only been on commission two years.
Bailey comes into the courthouse commission office on a daily basis.
"I'm here to answer the people's complaints, and take phone calls. People walk into the courthouse and can come in and see me, I'm here every day," Bailey said
The veteran commissioner said he usually is in the office from 8:30 a.m., if he's not needed he leaves around 12:30 or 1 p.m.
The Cabell County Commission, like the Wood County Commission also has a county administrator.
"Our administrator oversees all the employees we have, and makes sure county business runs smooth every day, it's a full-time position," Bailey said.
Some of the other counties that meet less employ an attorney or other individual to handle probate or place more responsibility for every day business on their manager or administrator.


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White House States They're Not Looking For Regime Change In Syria
If we do start bombing, what would be the point? A little spanking?
(The Hill) The White House said Tuesday that President Obama is not seeking "regime change" in Syria from any military strikes launched in response to President Bashar Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons.
"The options we are considering are not about regime change," White House press secretary Jay Carney said. "That is not what we are contemplating here."
The White House spokesman said that the administration was instead simply weighing a reaction to the violation of "an international standard" barring the use of chemical weapons.
"It is not our policy to respond to this transgression with regime change," he said.
So, what's the point? As CNN notes, over 100,000 have been killed during the civil war (which includes lots of Islamists from a range of countries), so, does 1,300 killed in a chemical attack outweigh 100000 killed in conventional attacks? Either way you're dead. But, one apparently crossed an arbitrary red line
Carney said Tuesday that Syria's use of chemical weapons did pose an actual threat to the U.S.
"I believe that absolutely allowing the use of chemical weapons on a significant scale to take place without a response would present a significant challenge to or threat to the United States' national security," Carney said.
He forgot to tell us exactly what that threat is. I'd like to hear what it is, and not just from the White House, but from others who have been pushing for action, such as John McCain. Because I don't see it. Perhaps someone has a guess?
(The Hill) Airstrikes on Syria would turn the U.S. military into "al Qaeda's air force," former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) told The Hill.
The outspoken anti-war activist said any such action would plunge the United States into another war in the Middle East and embolden Islamist militants fighting Bashar Assad's regime.
"So what, we're about to become Al Qaeda's air force now?" Kucinich said. "This is a very, very serious matter that has broad implications internationally. And to try to minimize it by saying we're just going to have a 'targeted strike' – that's an act of war. It's not anything to be trifled with."
I can't remember anytime that I've ever agreed with Kucinich, but, hey, there's always a first.
Reuters is reporting that US spies intercepted calls proving that the Syrian government initiated the chemical attack. Iran is saying that Israel will be the first victim of a US strike.
I'm betting on 830pm Friday for the strikes. That would be 330am in Damascus. What's your bet?
Oh, and when does Obama give the Nobel Peace Prize back?
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May 26, 2011
Authors: Matthew Bunn, Professor of Practice; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Olli Heinonen, Senior Associate, Managing the Atom Project
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This week, the leaders of the G8 industrial democracies will gather in France. Among other things, they will discuss what steps must be taken to strengthen global nuclear safety (designed to prevent nuclear accidents) and global nuclear security (designed to prevent terrorist sabotage or theft of nuclear materials) in the aftermath of the tragedy at Fukushima. These discussions will feed in to a ministerial meeting in late June at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The world community should take new actions in five key areas.
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Second, the world needs to take steps to protect nuclear facilities and materials from terrorist action, not just accidents. At many nuclear facilities, the security measures in place today are far weaker than the safety measures. But there is clear evidence that terrorists have considered sabotage of nuclear facilities, and have attempted to get stolen nuclear material and to recruit the expertise needed to turn it into a crude nuclear bomb, capable of incinerating the heart of a major city. The probability of such events may not be high, but the consequences would be catastrophic, justifying urgent action to reduce the risk. Here, too, the world needs higher standards to ensure that every stock of potential nuclear bomb material and every nuclear facility that could cause a catastrophe if sabotaged is effectively protected.
Third, emergency preparedness and response needs to be improved. Nuclear operators and the institutions around them local police, fire, and emergency departments must put in place more effective emergency response plans, and conduct regular exercises to make sure all the key players know what they need to do in a crisis. The IAEAs emergency response system should be strengthened, to ensure that it is able to assess information independently and quickly in order to inform the world about the risks, and that it is also able to provide more effective assistance in responding to a crisis.
Fourth , every state operating major nuclear facilities should ask for independent, international teams to review the safety and security measures now in place. Such completedly independent reviews could help rebuild public confidence, and identify issues that may have been overlooked. Reactors are already subject to peer review by an industry group, but most have never had an IAEA safety review, and even fewer have ever had any international review of their security measures.
Carrying out reviews of all such facilities would be a major effort, requiring people and money. But the reviewers could be national experts loaned to the IAEA, rather than IAEA employees (as has generally been the case with past IAEA safety and security review teams). Only a modest increase in the IAEA budget would be needed.
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Hm, I am not sure this can even be called weaning, but...
My son is 7 months old now. For a while he slept through the entire night, but about a month ago, he started waking up 2-3 times during the night again crying. I would go to him, pick him up, offer him a breast, and he would quiet down immediately, and would suck just enough to get the let down and then pop off and go to sleep. Which is sort of mean
I talked to his doctor at our last appointment, and she suggested that my husband should go comfort him in the night instead of me.
So, we started doing that. First time he threw a small tantrum, but quieted down really quickly (my husband does the exact same thing (short of the boob) that I do - pick him up, cradle him, and go to the rocking chair to rock.
So, we have been doing that, and he stopped waking up as often, he now wakes up maybe once if at all (our rule is if he wakes up before 5 AM, my husband comforts him if its after 5, we assume he is hungry and I go nurse him).
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a few small changes
i came across the environmental working group's website last year. after about fifteen minutes reading through it i went on a rampage through my house tossing bottles of shampoo and cleaning supplies. there is always more we can change to make our homes healthier (i'll get into that a different day) but it really doesn't take much to change what we put on our skin. the rule of thumb is if you wouldn't eat it, it shouldn't go on your skin. i haven't gone that far but there are a few products that are pretty well rated on the ewg's skin deep i've been using for the last six months or so that i thought i'd share.
i grew up in california and was never really told (sorry mom) how important it is to wear sunscreen. my friends and i would ride our bike to the beach after school and douse ourselves with hawaiian tropic. i'm definitely paying for it now! i've used many sunscreens but a facialist recommended the suntegrity line. it smells delicious and has no oxybenzone. for elodie, i use badger baby sunscreen. it takes a bit of elbow grease to rub in but that means it's working, right?
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i made the switch a long time ago to the dr. bronner line for bath washes. it is a southern california company (he lived down the street from us growing up) well known for his eccentric bottles of castile soaps. during the winter i usually get a big bottle of the eucalyptus wash and during the summer i'll get rose, peppermint or lavender. you'll end up reading the bottle for many other reasons besides the ingredients. i also love burt's bees milk & shea butter body wash.
for elodie's bath we use california baby (and sometimes burt's bees) especially the calendula bubble bath and calming shampoo. i also highly recommend dr. bronner's baby wash. toddlers love to wash, wash, wash and so i have a cute dispenser full of this for her.
my favorite body moisturizers are monoi tiare tahiti coconut oil and organic coconut oil (which i also use as a night cream!)
the upside to researching what you use is that you won't be tempted to buy things randomly in sephora. knowing what you are putting on your body, really understanding that it can affect you in the long run, can help you from having the drawers upon drawers of half filled bottles of shampoo, lotion, and makeup (or at least this is what i tell myself.) so far it's working!
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I am on the exact same page as you! It's downright scary what's in many beauty products. Today, there is such a wide variety of natural products available. I can spend hours in the beauty aisle at whole foods!ReplyDelete
I'm still on the hunt for the perfect healthy shampoo/conditioner. Have you had any luck?Replies
I just left a comment below about shampoo/conditioner and then I read your comment :) I highly recommend Jason's lavender shampoo and conditioner! Whole Foods isle... about $5 a bottle. I LOVE it.. never going back :)Delete
Such an awesome post!! Would love to see more posts about what products you use, what you eat, etc.ReplyDelete
Oooh thanks for the sunscreen tip. I love jojoba oil as a nightime facial moisturizer. I know it sounds counter-intuitive to put oil on your face, but it's not really an oil and works like magic.ReplyDeleteReplies
i agree. face oils get a bad wrap and there are so many wonderful ones!Delete
I just recently made the exact same change - and use coconut oil as my moisturizer too... its amazing! Plus it tastes awesome in case you get a little on your lips :) Another great line to check out is Jason's.. I use their shampoo & conditioner and you can get it at Whole Foods. Only runs about $5 a bottle. Thanks so much for sharing this! I really hope the health awareness of in-home products catches wave soon.. parabons among other things are some scary stuff!ReplyDelete
great post!ReplyDelete
I just voted for your blog at circle of moms :) Good luck! And your blog is so great. I am enjoying reading it a lot!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the tips :) I love a sneak peek in to other healthy lives xReplyDelete
Great post! Another terrific deodorant is Soapwalla cream deodorant. You apply like like lotion, which is a bit strange, but it works really well. And Tata Harper's products - while a bit pricey - are grogeous and completely pure.ReplyDelete
there are some wonderful all natural lines at sephora. my sister in law is the buyer for that part of the company, actually. brands like LAVANILA are leading the way and make the best 100% healthy deodorant and sunscreen that i love. they have a great baby line too. http://sephora.com/browse/section.jhtml?categoryId=C22420 ok this is starting to sound like spam, its not! hehe. great post, i love learning about new good-for-me products.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing this! We are definitely making a more conscience effort around here lately... and i've been wondering about skin care. Just wondering...did you cloth diaper Elodie? If yes, can you share about this as well? thanks!ReplyDelete
I am in complete shock..i thought we were doing so good.... I checked all the brands that we are using (they are all advertised as save!!! all from health food stores) and most of them are listed in the moderate section (mostly the lower end but still i was not expecting it).. .my deodorant that i have been using for countless number of years even though it really DOES NOT work that good is nowhere near the safe zone......the toothpaste , all the house cleaning products etc.. well all i can say thank you for pointing this out to us... i will be making some changes soon...ReplyDelete
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thanks for posting this. i've totally cleared out my bathroom.. ugh.ReplyDelete
thankyou for posting this, im now in the process of finding the better and safer products out for my family. Just curious about perfume, which one do you use? it seems that the ones I have are not the safest...ReplyDeleteReplies
i use sandalwood oil mostly for my perfume but then i have two favorite perfumes that i only really wear on special occasions. i'm sure they are still a bit toxic!Delete
http://www.theorganicskinstore.com/products/lavera-basis-sensitiv-deodorant-spray-75ml Lavera deodorant spray is pricey but the only one I've found that really REALLY works, as well as chemically ones. And smells lovely.ReplyDelete
this sounds absolutely disgusting but i just stopped using antiperspirant/deodorant because it never felt "right" having aluminum in it! ah! i know it hasn't specifically been traced to cancers but it can't be great for you. i like the idea of if you can eat it, you can use it. my best friend always said that and i thought she was a nut for a while but now i understand the importance. thanks for these suggestions! i am always looking for ways to minimize chemicals in my life and live a more natural lifestyle-- even if it is a little at a time. and i too would NEVER wear sunscreen-- my friend and i actually used coconut oil to tan with. natural but not too smart!ReplyDelete
ok and i just went on this skin deep sight and i am loving it! just what i needed. my husband is going to roll his eyes after he sees what i start buying. so glad you shared this! thanks girl.ReplyDelete
i love this! i've been trying to make these changes here and there, too. i threw out all my lip glosses and lipsticks that had parabens, bought chemical free sunscreen, all the things like that! it's so scary what we buy and put on our bodies without a second thought. i'm glad there's more awareness of it these days! the only horrible thing i keep debating is my anti-antiperspirant. it's horrible, i know. but ew, i hate armpit sweat!ReplyDelete
A little off topic, but would you happen to know the name of the flowers in your medicine cabinet in the picture above? I've been on the search for them..ReplyDeleteReplies
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I really want to change it up at home, but just can't afford it. $45 for sunscreen? I know it's better for you, but how do you make these changes without going broke? Help!ReplyDeleteReplies
i think targeting one or two things that feel like the most important changes to make rather than feeling overwhelmed by all the changes you feel like you 'should' make. i live in southern california and don't like to wear hats or long sleeves so i just can't skimp on sunscreen.Delete
Agreed. :) I actually just ordered the Alba Botanicals deodorant. I'll start small. I also live in California and like you, was raised ling out on tinfoil with baby oil slathered on my skin! Thanks for the post.Delete
We've been making our little changes as well and just a note on the organic coconut oil... we love it! And use it for just about everything: moisiturizer, hair, cooking and just eating it raw. Jojoba oil was a recent revelation to us for skin and hair as well :)ReplyDelete
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I was wondering how you like the origins facewash? I'm looking for a new one.... Thanks!ReplyDelete


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Minato vs. Ridouko(sage of the six paths)
so minato vs pain? or minato vs the original rinnegan user? i would say it's about the same, seeing how they both possess the rinnegan. but i say after minato uses his genius talent, he'll figure out how pain works and kill him eventually. but it won't be easy for even minato.
Minato vs pein = Minato prolly
Minato vs the sage of six paths...hahahahaha minato would loose
The sage of six paths had so much power, he created the moon, pein could only make that flying bolder, not even minato could get away from the sages chibaku tensie
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I am very upset that I am having problems bf my baby. She is now 2 1/2 months old. Here is my story/problems...
My husband is active duty and we had to move two months before our (first) baby was born. And I was taking 12 hours of college classes online trying to finish my degree. And we had to move yet again when she was 6 weeks old. Up until she was about 6 weeks she seemed to be feeding ok and was having regular bowl movements. By the way, my baby was jaundice and the nurses said that because of that I needed to supplement with a little formula after each feeding, so I did, not knowing it was a mistake. Right around the time of the move I got a breast infection. It went untreated for 2 weeks because I had no doctor due to the move and simply because I thought it was a bad clogged duct. I kept trying to feed as it said to online and didn't do much for it because I had no fever. It got to where it was hurting so bad that I had to feed sometimes with a bottle. Before I finally was able to get it treated I had been feeding more formula than breastmilk.
Now it has healed but I am afraid that I have permenantly diminished my milk supply. My breasts never feel full, I rarely have a let-down, and she doesn't appear to be doing anything but shallow sucking. She used to make a cute pucker with her lips when she was full and now I never see that...she just sucks and sucks and sucks, almost always falling asleep during.
I have been pumping a lot trying to help build my supply, and I have stopped supplementing formula, and reduced the amount of breastmilk supplementation I give. But sometimes when I don't she is so fussy. She seems to be always sucking her hand and my shirt and arm when she's near the breast.
I am afraid that with all the stress of classes and moving so much I have hurt my milk supply and kept her from establishing any routine.
On top of this, at the same time as my infection (when she was 6 weeks) she stopped having bowl movements regularly. The last two bowl movements have been 6 days apart. She passes soft dark brown stool but she appears to be in so much pain for approximately two days prior, pushing a lot, squirming, and screaming.
I have not been able to see the same doctor for any of her appointments due to the move and the military, but per the first doctors orders, I have been giving her baby prune juice and Karo w/ water regulary. The doc had told me to give her a little prune juice after each feeding and Karo 3 times a day. After a week or two I stopped giving so much because I think that is way to much sugar for a baby, but I still give two ounces prune juice a day and 1 bottle of Karo water every few days.
My questions:
****1. How can I build up my supply to where my breasts feel full again and I get a good let down at each feeding?
2. Could my infection have passed anything on to my baby to cause her to not be pooping regularly?
3. What can I do to help my baby pass her bowls easier?
4. Will Fenugreek help?
Thank you for any help you all can give!!!!!


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#172261 - 12/24/07 02:47 AM Best wishes-gifts for many
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Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
Wish-gifts for the festive season:
Alex Williams: A leading part in comfortable footwear in what he considers
" The Greatest Show on Earth".
Aramis:Ozali moto malamu.
AnnasStrophic and Faldage: A giant jar of fireflies for 100 % "off the grid" festive sparkle.
Bigwig Rabbit: Roots and more roots as being good for eyes and brain.
Dale: A 'hot'- sublink to Zen and the ways to enjoyment of things one can't talk or run with.
etaoin: That classic, profound little word 'heh' cast in gold.
GallantTed: A pretty tiptoeing trollop.
Hydra: a personal video hydra and the Anatomy of Euphoria.
Jackie: A bonus real copy of the Dord if you give me your adress.
Myridon: The next word: jerrycummumble
of troy: The never ending yarn that changes color and fabric at wish.
Olly: All things nice and jolly.
Pennyless: From Heaven. Everything that's good and better.
The FallibleFeind: FreindlyFestivities.
Themilium: Special findings and LongeVITY.
tsuwm: A first edition in print of the best - ron joe (cursives)- obvious friday.
Zed: colorful glassworks and pointy puns.
ZmejhZ : Rare Roots and Precious Pies in the sky.
Just good wishes and happy feriation to all and to Anu,family and crew.
#172263 - 12/24/07 07:54 AM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: BranShea]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13803
Thank you so much for the thoughts and for the lovely way in which you expressed them. May you have the best year ever in 2008.
#172265 - 12/24/07 08:32 AM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: BranShea]
Registered: 11/12/06
Posts: 74
Loc: Sandy, Utah
What a wonderful group of folks you are. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your minds.
Edited by pennyless (12/24/07 08:33 AM)
#172266 - 12/24/07 08:55 AM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: pennyless]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/24/02
Posts: 7210
Loc: Vermont
thank you, Bran!!!
how wonderful!
happy holidays, all!_________________________
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#172267 - 12/24/07 09:09 AM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
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Registered: 04/03/00
Posts: 10538
Loc: this too shall pass
>happy holidays, all!
and felicific feriations!!
-joe (too bad it's not a holimonth) friday
#172269 - 12/24/07 09:25 AM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: tsuwm]
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Registered: 03/15/00
Posts: 6511
Loc: lower upstate New York
To Bran and Penny,
Thank you for your wishes! What a delightful surprise.
#172273 - 12/24/07 12:27 PM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: AnnaStrophic]
Registered: 01/05/01
Posts: 1814
Loc: Spam Factory
Quote:A leading part in comfortable footwear in what he considers "The Greatest Show on Earth".
Very nice, thank you! Perfect.
Merry Christmas to you BranShea and to everyone else too.
#172280 - 12/25/07 12:53 PM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: BranShea]
Registered: 05/25/02
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Thank all you AWADERS, for your pleasant company, your wit and and your forbearance durning this past year. My gift to you is that I will endeavor to become a more suitable chatmate in the coming year. A more sensitive and more tolerant Milo will grace these illustrous pages in 2008. But since it is still 2007 I'd like you all to take note of the asterisk in my Christmas greeeting.
* My "Merry Christmas" greeting is to all but one of the Awaders here. To him (or to her) my gift is a lump of coal and a one-way ticket to Burnt Corn,Alabama. Burt Corn is where Doublehead Johnson lives -- the meanest man in Alabama. Then I'd have all my nemesises in one croger sack (so to speak) and I could watch them.
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#172281 - 12/25/07 01:46 PM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: themilum]
Carpal Tunnel
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Posts: 10538
Loc: this too shall pass
>Then I'd have all my nemesises in one croger sack...
again I hesitate to ask, but is this different to a 'Kroger sack'?
-joe (still asking all the tough ones) friday
#172282 - 12/25/07 04:07 PM Re: Best wishes-gifts for many [Re: tsuwm]
Registered: 05/25/02
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Loc: Aladamnbama the most watered s...
Originally Posted By: tsuwm>Then I'd have all my nemesises in one croger* sack (which up north they spell with a capital K").
Again I hesitate to ask, but is this different to [than] a 'Kroger sack'?
-joe (still asking all the tough ones) friday
Whatever you say, tsuwm, I'll edit that*. I think you'll like Burnt Corn, Alabama.
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Property rights in America are sinking to the bottom of a regulatory swamp. The biggest threat to property rights is unchallenged bureaucratic decisions that command property owners to do the bidding of the EPA while not allowing those citizens the opportunity to be heard.
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The Director-General signs a funds-in-trust agreement for the restoration of the historical centre of Gjirokastra in Albania
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Bob Pittman's resume testifies to his obsession with productivity. Perhaps best known for having led the team that founded MTV, he has also been CEO of AOL, Six Flags Theme Parks, Quantum Media, Century 21 Real Estate and Time Warner Enterprises; and COO of America Online and AOL Time Warner.
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Wickenburg, Arizona, population 6,500, still looks much like the gold-mining town it was in the 1800s. It sits somewhere between faux and retro, 70 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix in the foothills of the Sonoran Desert. Prospecting for precious metals takes a curious combination of nerve and deep pockets. The same could be said these days for golf course development, especially when it entails an extensive real estate component. The impetus to build Wickenburg Ranch came from two veterans of the Arizona golf development scene, though this is the first time that William Brownlee and Wendell Pickett have dared to co-design a golf course and undertake an entire project on their own.
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New business jets have become more efficient and environment-friendly in recent years, weighing less, burning less fuel and doing so more cleanly. But what about your airplane's nest? What can you do to make your hangar "go green"? Many of today's corporate aircraft hangars seem like throwbacks to World War II. They're metal sheets riveted onto steel frames spanning a concrete slab, with precious little insulation. Illumination comes from harsh, electricity-sucking metal halide, mercury or sodium vapor, or fluorescent lights, and giant gas space heaters hang from the rafters. Want cooling? Buy a couple of big ceiling fans or open the door. These structures often are leaky energy drains and can be unpleasant places to work.
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If you saw the final episode of Mad Men in May you'll recall where the characters stood as the 1970s began: most were basically in the same rut, in a rapidly changing world. But one of them, at least, wound up with a new job, a leg up on the future and access to a business jet. Prominently, there was lost soul Don Draper, gazing tragically out to sea from a spiritual retreat on the California coast, sourly intoning "om om" with doe-eyed hippies while, evidently, he dreamt up nothing more groovy than a Coca-Cola commercial. Back on the East Coast, there was Don's whiny ex-wife Betty dying of lung cancer; and that rascal Roger winding up with the ill-tempered Marie, mother of the mercurial Megan, Don's other ex-wife. Stan and Peggy, now a couple, were still creating ads at McCann-Erickson.
September 7, 2015
Business aviation is regulated and watched by an alphabet soup of government agencies—FAA, IRS, DOT, SEC, state authorities and others—that don't see eye-to-eye on key issues. A January 2015 federal District Court decision illuminates an excellent example: the disagreement between the IRS and FAA over who is providing transportation to whom.
September 1, 2015
Charter operators, in concert with catering companies and select restaurants, are enhancing their food service to distinguish themselves in a competitive marketplace and meet customers' growing expectations. "We see catering not as an additional cost someone will have to pay, but as another way we can encapsulate our brand and positively affect the customer experience," says Ian Moore, chief commercial officer at VistaJet, an international charter service that operates Bombardier Challenger and Global jets. VistaJet recently announced that customers who sign up for at least 100 flight hours annually for three years will receive gourmet meals from leading restaurants at no extra charge.
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BJT's travel writers seem to barely unpack before they're off again to another far-flung destination; and over the years, they've been just about everywhere. We wondered which places rank as the all-time favorites for such seasoned travelers—so we asked. Here's what they told us.
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Charges of murder brought against drunk or impaired drivers have been extremely rare in Vermont, but that may be changing, according to prosecutors and defense attorneys.
To date, only one person has been convicted of murder in a case where a drunk or impaired driver claimed the life of another. That case, involving Timothy Dowd, ended last year when the 54-year-old Hinesburg man accepted a plea deal that sent him to jail for 10 years for causing the death of a Burlington woman on Dec. 26, 2010.
A year after Dowd pleaded guilty to the murder of Kaye Borneman, whose car he struck while trying to elude police during a high-speed chase in downtown Burlington, prosecutors in Rutland charged Alex W. Spanos with murdering 17-year-old Rutland High School student Carly Ferro.
Ferro died in a crash on Cleveland Avenue in September. Police say Spanos, 23, was huffing from a can of Dust-Off to get high when his Toyota Camry crashed at high speed into a row of parked cars outside Rutland Discount Foods.
Dowd and Spanos are the only two drunk or impaired drivers to be charged with murder in the state, according to prosecutors and defense attorneys, and there is only one case where a sober driver was charged with murder in a crash.
There are several reasons why murder charges havent been brought against drunk or impaired drivers in the past, starting with the fact that other criminal charges have been used in vehicular killings in the past.
Charges such as gross negligent operation with death resulting and involuntary manslaughter dont require an intent to kill on the part of the driver a condition always required for first-degree murder and often required for second-degree murder and the 15-year maximum jail sentence for convictions represents a substantial penalty.
In just about every case in the past those charges have fit better, said Robert Sands, the former Windsor County states attorney.
Whats changed in recent years, not only in Vermont but nationwide, is a willingness on the part of prosecutors to pursue second-degree murder cases that dont require an intention to kill, Sands said.
While first-degree murder cases always require premeditated and deliberate acts, the second-degree charge allows for juries to convict in cases where a defendant acted with wanton disregard of the likelihood that death or great bodily harm would result.
The bar for proof in those cases remains high, Sands said, with prosecutors required to show that the defendants actions were extremely dangerous and that the person knew it.
Were not talking about just ordinary recklessness its extreme reckless conduct with total disregard for human life, he said. The textbook example is someone shooting or driving into a crowd.
Sands said he judged the conduct of a New Hampshire man, Eric Daley, to meet that threshold when he charged him with second-degree murder in the death of Vermont State Police Sgt. Michael Johnson.
Johnson was killed on June 15, 2003 ,after he laid spikes along Interstate 91 in Norwich. The spikes were supposed to stop Daleys car. Instead Daley, who police said was sober as he drove at speeds of nearly 120 mph in an attempt to flee police, drove into the median and struck Johnson.
He was weaving in and out of traffic on the interstate while attempting to elude police, Sands said. It wasnt quite like driving into a crowd but it was close.
Daley later accepted a deal and pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and a number of other charges and was sentenced to serve 26 to 33 years behind bars.
In Dowds case, prosecutors pointed to a history of drunken-driving arrests to show that he knew his conduct was reckless. In Spanos case, prosecutors have been tight-lipped, although a key witness deposed last week told police he saw Spanos almost knocked unconscious while inhaling from a can of Dust-Off just days before the crash.
The legal avenues available to prosecutors only partly explain why murder charges are beginning to appear in Vermont and have been increasing for years in other states, prosecutors and defense attorneys said.
From the perspective of David Sleigh, a St. Johnsbury attorney with a broad background in homicide and drunken-driving defense cases, the change in the law has more to do with changes in the way society views drinking and driving.
Its a change in societal attitudes, he said. Society was quasi-tolerant of it years ago. Now, its fairly aberrant behavior. I think the prosecution perceives that the citizenry is alarmed . Any (DUI fatality) case could be charged as murder.
But whether charges should reflect public views is another matter, according to state Public Defender Matthew Valerio.
The bottom line is that most of these cases are at worst negligent homicides, he said. Theyre not going out looking to kill anyone. To charge them with murder is more a reaction to the result than the intent to kill.
Valerio added, From the victims perspective I understand completely the result is the same whether a driver meant to kill someone or not. The difference is that the law defines culpability differently based on intent. When you start arguing emotionally, it gets very difficult to determine a threshold in these cases that the law allows.
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Weevil is as Weevil Does: Total Agave MeltdownI don't know about you, but I'm not freaking out about the end of the world on December 21. Though, I can tell you "who" should be – those agave plants, that's who! So much so, that if I was magically turned into an agave plant tomorrow, I'd totally start partying it up in preparation for total meltdown. Seriously though, agave meltdown is no joke. It's a very real disease that is highly lethal to agave plants and we've just discovered it in the Museum's garden!
It all came about last week. Richard Hayden and Daniel Feldman, the Museum's garden staff, noticed that some of our Agave americana plants weren't looking so hot. Some plants had a few leaves that were wrinkled and beginning to discolor, others were so bad they weren't able to stand up straight anymore. Experimentally, Daniel tugged on a leaf of one of the sick agaves, and surprisingly the entire plant came out of the ground in his hand! What they discovered beneath the surface was not pretty. The...
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text: Mystery Radiation Detected 'Across Europe' Ninnana posted:11/14/2011 5:25:33 AM The hunt is on for the source of low level radiation detected in the atmosphere "across Europe" over the past several days, nuclear officials said today. Trace amounts of iodine-131, a type of radiation created during the operation of nuclear reactors or in the detonation of a nuclear weapon, were detected by the Czech Republic's State Office for Nuclear Safety starting two weeks ago. After the group reported its findings to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Agency released a statement today revealing similar detections had been made "in other locations across Europe." The IAEA said the current levels of iodine-131 are not high enough to warrant a public health risk, but the agency still does not know the origin of the apparent leak and an official with the agency would not say where exactly it has been detected outside the Czech Republic. The IAEA said it does not believe the radiation was left over from the nuclear disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant in March and the Czech Republic's State Office for Nuclear Safety could only say the source was "likely outside the territory of the [Czech] Republic." "Anywhere spent nuclear fuel is handled, there is a chance that... iodine-131 will escape into the environment," the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says on its website. According to the EPA, iodine-131 can get into the environment after leaking from cracked fuel rods in nuclear plants and, when ingested in higher doses, can lead to thyroid problems. This particular type of radiation is relatively short-lived, with an estimated half-life of about eight days. source: Yahoo News0x6a656666 posted:11/14/2011 5:35:11 AM This sort of reminds me of the stories in the MSM after the Gulf Oil Spill: "Um, why are all the fish dying? We don't understand, it's so puzzling!'Ninnana posted:11/14/2011 5:49:05 AM Yeah, omg, what a shock! I really think that they are witholding true situation at Fukushima. And with that, global problem.Ninnana posted:11/14/2011 5:52:27 AM In Reply To:0x6a656666 posted:11/14/2011 5:35:11 AM This sort of reminds me of the stories in the MSM after the Gulf Oil Spill: "Um, why are all the fish dying? We don't understand, it's so puzzling!'4.2 million fish killed; Texas issues warning to stay away from the Gulf area0x6a656666 posted:11/14/2011 5:56:01 AM In Reply To:Ninnana posted:11/14/2011 5:52:27 AM 4.2 million fish killed; Texas issues warning to stay away from the Gulf areaI have to say, my sushi addiction has been heavily reduced. Every time I have it I feel like my gut is getting ripped out of me.Ninnana posted:11/14/2011 6:07:14 AM Yeah, sushi is a big no no these days. xD Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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The Phillies leave home with a bad taste in their mouths after being swept by the Orioles, 2-1.
The Phils are swept for the second straight home series as they lose their third game in a row to the last place Orioles in a pitchers' duel, losing 2-1. They will leave Philliy having been involved in one of the worst home stands in the club's history, having won only one game in a nine-game home stand.
The Phillies took a quick 1-0 lead in the second as Greg Dobbs hits a lead-off home run, his fourth home run of the year. The game then developed into a pitchers' duel between Phils' ace Cole Hamels, who would eventually strike out ten Orioles in his eight innings of work, and the Orioles' Jeremy Guthrie, who would only give up three hits to the Phils during his seven innings of work. The Orioles were finally able to tie the game up at one-all in the sixth as, with a runner on third and two men out, Adam Jones hits an RBI single, scoring Brian Roberts, who had earlier doubled, and then stole third. The Orioles then took the lead in the eighth as, with one man on, and one out, Roberts hits an RBI single, bringing home Robert Antonio, who had earlier doubled, and had gone to third on pinch hitter Oscar Salazar's ground out, 4-3, for the inning's first out. That would be the final score as the Phils went down 1-2-3 in the ninth.
Cole Hamels took the lost in spite of pitching eight strong innings, giving up only two runs on nine hits, as he struck out ten. His record is now 4-3 with a 4.24 ERA. Chan Ho Park pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Jeremy Guthrie got the win as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up only a run on three hits and two walks, while striking out four. His record is now 5-7 with an ERA of 5.09. Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless inning as he recorded his eleventh hold, giving up only one hit. George Sherrill recorded his fifteenth save as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
The Phils would get only four hits in the game, with Shane Victorino getting two of them. Greg Dobbs and Matt Stairs got the other two hits, with Dobbs knocking in the team's only run with his solo home run. The Phils will now try to regroup, hoping that they can return to winning once they are back on the road.
The Phillies (36-31, 1st National League East) have the day off today. They will resume play tomorrow in Tampa Bay, as they continue their involvement in Interleague Play, trying to both end their six-game slide and their inability to do well in Interleague Play.
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Considering how poorly the Phillies have done at home, it is amazing that they are still in first place.
One would think so, until you look at the rest of the division. Nationals aren't going anywhere, the fish aren't the same team that they were last year, the Braves don't seem to have anything beyond the pitching, and, do the Mets have any leaders? Put all of that together, and if the Phils ever overcome their h0me funk then I think it's game over man. Until then, I am worried, but not as worried as I should be.


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Thanks Sarab.Cook and Niteowl13. I love Dorothy, but I'm worried about almost all possible nns. Dolly reminds me of Dolly Parton, Dora makes me think of Dora the Explorer, and Dory brings to mind 'Finding Nemo.' I like Dot the best, but I think of 'Hope Floats' and the girl they called PolkaDot. I'm not a fan of -ttie in names either, as they sound like -ddy to me instead. Like Matty sounds the same as Maddie. I like your suggestions though of using a longer name and trying to find a short nn instead of just using a short name. Thanks for responding.


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I am becoming so frustrated pumping and trying to breastfeed. My daughter was born at 31 weeks and is now 7 weeks (38 weeks). I have been bottle feeding mostly until this point. Whenever I try to nurse first, it appears she is getting milk. I feel let down, milk is in her mouth and in the breast shield. I weigh her before and after and there is never any change. She ends up taking a full bottle right after.
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As gas prices rise at the pump it's no wonder many Americans have a headache when paying for their gas-guzzling vehicle. Instead of taking a pain reliever, why not look at car options where the grass is greener on the other side?
Although many consumers worry that cost and maintenance of these vehicles is too high, you don't necessarily have to go hybrid or electric to save money. They are plenty of green alternatives that will save you money without breaking the bank.
Other great reasons why consumers choose to drive green is for mileage, lower emissions and tax incentives. You have also probably noticed a unique looking vehicle while driving on the freeway only to learn that it is environmentally friendly.
Want to turn some heads and save with your next new vehicle? Here are five green cars you could be driving by 2012 ...
No. 5: Nissan Versa sedan
With a futuristic look and incredible fuel economy, the Nissan Versa is a sedan that will have you looking it from all different angles and vice versa.
The Versa was first introduced to the U.S. in July 2006. According to Nissan, the 2011 model gets 38 mpg highway and 30 mpg city with automatic or manual transmission.
With a 1.6L engine and 4-cylinders, it's the first vehicle in the U.S. to use Pure Technology, which reduces the CO2 emissions and improves the fuel economy. The Versa's steering power also takes its energy from the battery to increase fuel efficiency and engine performance. Its engine components also reduce friction. For safety, it has fast-responsive brakes.
Depending on the three sedan models to choose from, the Versa also features front wheel drive, Bluetooth, a navigation system and an adapter to plug in an iPod.
Starting at $10,990, it's a steal.
No. 4: Subaru Impreza
As the most fuel-efficient all-wheel drive car in the U.S., according to Subaru, it's no wonder the Subaru Impreza Sedan makes an impact on buyers.
Introduced in 1993, the Impreza is on its fourth generation. Starting at $17,495, the 4-door sedan can get up to 36 mpg highway and 27 mpg city, according to Subaru.
Not only does it sit low to improve handling, but features a 2.0L, 4-cylinder boxer engine to provide balance, power and fuel efficiency. The 2012 Impreza is the first model also clean enough to earn the Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle (P-ZEV), according to The Car Connection.
The Impreza is available in 4-door and 5-door models, manual or automatic. The Impreza also features seven airbags, traction control, a navigation system and XM Satellite Radio. It was named a 2011 Top Safety Pick from the Institute For Highway Safety.
Now that makes an impression.
No. 3: Hyundai Accent
The 2012 Hyundai Accent accents itself by being expressive and distinctive.
Introduced in 1995, the Accent gets 40 mpg highway and 30 mpg city whether it's manual or automatic. With the automatic models, an Active ECO System is installed that modifies engine and transmission control for improved fuel economy. Tests show that the system provides up to a 7 percent improvement in fuel economy over vehicles without the ECO System, according to Hyundai.
Starting at $14,195, the Accent comes in three different models (4 or 5-door), all with a 1.6L, 4-cylinder GDI engine. The variable valve the engine has also helps improve torque and enhances fuel efficiency.
The Accent also provides six airbags, power steering, electronic stability control, ABS, traction control, and features an iPod adapter, Bluetooth and XM Radio.
What a way to show off!