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Phalanx of Citi bankers emerges at RBC
RBC Capital Markets has a go-to play to fill its expanding bench of senior advisory bankers: Hire from Citigroup.
The Royal Bank of Canada's investment banking arm has hired Paul Tomasic, a former managing director who previously led the healthcare team at Citi in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to one person familiar with the matter.
This person added that Tomasic, who joined Citi from UBS in 2007, would lead healthcare investment banking coverage in Europe at the Canadian bank. The move was first reported by Reuters.
The hiring spree from Citi begun earlier this year when it secured Dimitrios Georgiou, who formerly co-led Citi's industrials group and worked in the alternative assets group. The bank also hired David Plowman, previously a senior consumer banker at Citi where he worked alongside his twin brother.
The Canadian bank is currently in the second phase of a strategic advance into Europe and is creating new teams to cover the healthcare, consumer and telecoms, media and technology sectors.
A spokeswoman for RBC Capital Markets declined to comment. A spokeswoman for Citi confirmed Tomasic's departure but declined to comment further.
Tomasic was part of a successful healthcare team for Citi. Recent healthcare wins for the US bank include advising Shire on its $54 billion acquisition by AbbVie, and a role advising GlaxoSmithKline on its multi-asset swap with Novartis, valued at more than $20 billion.
Citi is third in the M&A rankings for Emea for the year-to-date, having advised on 72 deals worth a combined $259.8 billion, according to Dealogic.
RBC Capital Markets, by comparison, is in 35th position having been on nine deals with a combined deal value of $8 billion during the same period.
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text: Okay, so I kept the same amt of veggies and fruit, but no cereal and no banana, so the overall amt is actually less. I forgot prunes and peaches on my foods list, so we can definitly do those, although I have to sneak in small amts of prunes bc ds doesn't like them. Today he had a total of 3 oz of peas and 3 oz of peaches. And as of yesterday he hasn't had any cereal. Ironically he didn't poop at all today. Strange. I'm going to see how his poop is tomorrow and then see if I need to back off of the solids some more. I will keep you posted. I so appreciate all of your input! Thank you!


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When we talk about productivity, it usually takes the slant of personal habits and processes that can enhance an individual's ability to get the most out of every day. But what about multiple people or a team of colleagues working together in an office environment? Isn't their productivity as a whole just as important?
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Warmists Think Obama Can Control The Weather
Climate astrology at its best. The Reuters story is all about how Obama may deal with the Keystone Pipeline (which he will probably do his best to kill, despite being a way to provide tens of thousands of jobs here in the US) and Hotcoldwetdry, and provides this spiffy quote
Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, said Obama's second term will be pivotal in the fight against climate change, which he called the "singular issue of our time for anyone who cares about clean air, clean water and a safe future for our families."
Brune urged Obama to take "swift, decisive action to prevent more erratic weather, superstorms and wildfires."
There's so much wrong with those two paragraphs that all it deserves is
Ed Morrissey points out that Sierra Club must be thrilled over the number of fossil fueled vehicles and private jets being used to bring ObamaZombies in for the 2nd Coronation.
Fortunately, hyper-climate astrologist Seth Borenstein shoots the "Obama can control the weather" meme in the foot, to some degree
Scientifically, the president doesn't have control of day-to-day weather. While his policies can lessen or worsen future projected global warming on a large scale, they cannot do anything about Washington's daily temperature on Jan. 21.
See? Not the weather. But, the Lightbringer can, in the minds of fevered-Warmists, control the global temperatures. The Sun can't, but Obama can.
(just to be clear, this is not a post knocking Obama, though he has made a few crazy pronouncements, like causing the seas to recede, but Warmists)
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.09.2011 at 19:27
They've had a lot of time to make something good here. Please don't be a continuation of the recent shit they've been doling out.
Written by Boxcar Willy on 27.10.2011 at 04:02global flatline sounds like new aborted starts out with, I AM GOING TO FUCKING RAPE YOU!!!!!
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Written by Boxcar Willy on 27.10.2011 at 04:02global flatline sounds like new aborted starts out with, I AM GOING TO FUCKING RAPE YOU!!!!!
That isn't the intro to the album, just the single they released earlier.
And that song was more in line with Goremageddon, not Strychnine.
Written by Boxcar Willy on 27.10.2011 at 04:10ik it was the single, and to me it didnt sound a thing like goremegaddon
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Really enjoying this album. Been listening to it almost non-stop for a few days. Just a shame that half of it is recycled from the last EP.
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Aborted - Global Flatline has been leaked.....
Written by Misfit74 on 20.01.2012 at 23:37
Question: why is this band listed as 'Melodic Death Metal' on this site? I mean, really?
Written by LeKiwi on 13.02.2015 at 23:45
The accessibility of this album got me into the heavier genres of metal. They pulled off something really unique here - I haven't heard anything like it. Those solos are killer as well. Everything was brilliantly written barring tracks 7, 11, and 12 IMO.
Written by Guest on 14.02.2015 at 01:46
Ordinarily I'd agree with you, but I'm a sucker for guest performances. Vermicular, Obscene, Obese is actually my favorite track on this album. Strnad's vocals really make the chorus stand out and weirdly sing-along.


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Written by psykometal on 05.05.2012 at 09:02
Nice review, this could honestly be a review for both of their albums since you didn't really mention any specific songs or details. Not that that's a bad thing because both of their albums are pretty awesome. I haven't gotten to put as much time into this album as I did their debut but from what I've heard so far, it's pretty awesome just like the first album.
Written by Troy Killjoy on 05.05.2012 at 17:07
Was not expecting this high a rating for this to be honest, Doc. I found this to be pretty average middle-of-the-pack technically-driven melodeath with a bit of a heavier production to hide its cookie-cutter style. I still haven't heard the entire album but the songs I heard on Youtube didn't paint nearly as pretty a picture. Maybe more time spent with the overall package and not just a few tracks will change my mind, although I doubt it.
As I mentioned in the album thread, they sound like contemporary Arsis, and I don't think that's a good thing.


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A new law forbids smoking and the use of tobacco products on St. Lawrence County property - even in a person's private car:
Until they start making my car payment, they cannot tell me what I can do in it. That part of the law is simply stupid.
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Test dummies are composed of several materials such as aluminum, silicone rubber, plastics, and stainless steel that have very different thermal properties. Therefore, a test temperature range specification must be made to ensure that thermal variations do not compromise the integrity of the actual dummy motion data. Several studies have proven in the past that dummies are in fact sensitive to temperature. Recently, an entire family of new dummies has been introduced. It is necessary to examine the thermal sensitivity of these new dummies to understand the response characteristics of each dummy. Because it is difficult to maintain a narrow temperature range during standardized safety tests like FMVSS 208, this research will determine the need for a tight tolerance for temperature.
The methodology for determining temperature sensitivity involves a three-step process. First, the time response of individual dummy components to environmental change is quantified. Secondly, dynamic component calibration tests are conducted in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 572 at different temperatures. Finally, if, after the previous two steps, the dummy does not exhibit significant temperature sensitivity that warrants a tight temperature range during vehicle safety tests, full-scale sled tests or other test programs could be conducted to determine if such a range is necessary to maintain.


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Ripe for the pickin'February 03,2014
OK, I will lay the cards right on the table: Im sick of winter. There, Ive said it, and it may well shatter your notion of this old Vermonter like so much ice. Ive never seen such ice in all my 65 years. In fact I sit here in my wood-heated living room feeling smug to not have a broken bone or bruised muscle. Believe me, there are hundreds of folks around here not so lucky.
Another of my nasty little secrets is that Im not a complete lover of snow 10 inches is great; three feet is abhorrent. Right now Id settle for snow any amount as long as
it leaves the ice a very distant memory. And speaking of memories, one way I combat these winter blues is to draw from my extensive memory bank, memories of summer.
Back in my younger days, we practiced strawberry diplomacy here on our farm. Let me explain: Strawberries, being just another fruit, carry a certain above and beyond grace if they were chocolates, theyd be Godiva; if they were mountains, theyd be the Alps; if they were a person, theyd be Mother Teresa. Everybody loves strawberries, especially strawberries grown in a cold, out-of-the-way place like Vermont. For years, we fought the climate and witchgrass to grow the worlds best strawberries right here at Morse Farm. And to use another close-to-divine analogy, the first day of strawberry season is like the first boiling of sap folks smell it in the air and magnetize to it.
The roots of Morse Farm tourism began back in those strawberry days. Dad was just plain sick of milking cows and growing produce on a Vermont hillside farm like ours was, well, uphill business. It just made sense to start inviting tourists into our ancestral sugarhouse. Because of the worldwide interest in Vermont maple sugaring, this new part of our business grew fast. Soon whole busloads of folks were winding their way up the hill from Montpelier to take our tour and see our place. One of those early groups was a travel company from Hawaii called Royal Adventures. Royal Adventure Tours loved our maple experience and before long, we were saying Aloha to 25 of their groups a year.
One time we were all down picking strawberries in mid-July when a Greyhound bus droned up the road. We knew it was full of Hawaiians ravenous for maple syrup. What we found out, though, after rushing up to greet them and telling them where we had been, was that they were also ravenous for strawberries. We dont have strawberries back home. Could we possibly go pick some? they asked. Dad and I stepped aside for a pow-wow.
I dknow, 50 strangers in the strawberry patch? I whispered, thinking strawberry jam right on the vine. We also gave quick lip service to the risk of accidents but, being gracious Vermonters, quickly said hang with thinsurance and loaded the pickup truck with Hawaiians for multiple trips to the strawberry field.
Fast forward to foliage season 2013. It was mid-afternoon and I had just welcomed another bus full of tourists into that same old sugarhouse. My father, the main thrust for our tourism business, had gone on to the great sugarhouse in the sky way back in 1999. I, as the current old man at the Morse Farm, stood in to take his place. Although exhausted, I completed this tour, the twelfth of the day so far. As the group left, a man approached me. He introduced himself as Melvin Yee from Hawaii. As I shook his hand, I felt an eeriness, almost as though my father was there with me.
I was here back in 1982, he said excitedly. He went on to describe a father and son, a yellow pickup truck full of Hawaiians, and strawberries, rows and rows of luscious strawberries. Mr. Yee said for this tour, his company promised a visit to a Vermont maple farm but he did not put two and two together until he got off the bus.
I could almost smell strawberries in the air. I suddenly knew it was the same place I had visited so long ago.
Memories, like strawberries, are ripe for the pickin here at Morse Farm.
Back to the present: Just while Ive been writing, the snow has started. Were not getting much but even the thinnest layer of snow gives traction to that ice. My mid-winter memory jaunt to July has also given me a bit of traction toward sanity. Nostalgia is great that way, kind of like making something out of nothing. And a very sweet nothing it is, indeed, when you can almost smell the strawberries in January.
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Sogyal Rinpoche's acclaimed spiritual classic is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written.
"What is it I hope for from this book? To inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at death and care for the dying and the whole way we look at life, and care for the living."
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the publication of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, a group of Sogyal Rinpoche's students have set up The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying.
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The money trapNovember 16,2013When Greece hit the skids almost four years ago, some analysts (myself included) thought that we might be seeing the beginning of the end for the euro, Europes common currency. Others were more optimistic, believing that tough love temporary aid tied to reform would soon produce recovery.
Both camps were wrong. What we actually got was a rolling crisis that never seems to reach any kind of resolution. Every time Europe seems ready to go over the edge, policymakers find a way to avoid complete disaster. But every time there are hints of true recovery, something else goes wrong.
And here we go again. Not long ago, European officials were declaring that the Continent had turned the corner, that market confidence was returning and growth was resuming. But now theres a new source of concern, as the specter of deflation looms over much of Europe. And the debate over how to respond is turning seriously ugly.
Some background: The European Central Bank, or ECB, Europes equivalent of the Federal Reserve, is supposed to keep inflation close to 2 percent. Why not zero? Several reasons, but the most important point right now is that an overall European inflation rate too close to zero would translate into actual deflation in the troubled economies of southern Europe. And deflation has nasty economic side effects, especially in countries already burdened by high debt.
So its a source of great concern that European inflation has started dropping far below target; over the past year, consumer prices rose only 0.7 percent, while core prices that exclude volatile food and energy costs rose only 0.8 percent.
Something had to be done, and last week the ECB cut interest rates. As policy decisions go, this had the distinction of being both obviously appropriate and obviously inadequate: Europes economy clearly needs a boost, but the ECBs action will surely make, at best, a marginal difference. Still, it was a move in the right direction.
Yet the move was hugely controversial, both inside and outside the ECB. And the controversy took an ominous form, at least for anyone who remembers Europes terrible history. For arguments over European monetary policy arent just a battle of ideas; increasingly, they sound like a battle of nations, too.
For example, who voted against the rate cut? Both German members of the ECB board, joined by the leaders of the Dutch and Austrian central banks. Who, outside the ECB, was harshest in criticizing the action? German economists, who made a point not just of attacking the substance of the banks action but of emphasizing the nationality of Mario Draghi, the banks president, who is Italian. The influential German economist Hans-Werner Sinn declared that Draghi was just trying to give Italy access to low-interest loans. The chief economist of the newsweekly WirtschaftsWoche called the rate cut a diktat from a new Banca dItalia, based in Frankfurt.
Such insinuations are grossly unfair to Draghi, whose efforts to contain the euro crisis have been little short of heroic. Id go so far as to say that the euro probably would have collapsed in 2011 or 2012 without his leadership. But never mind the personalities. Whats scary here is the way this is turning into the Teutons versus the Latins, with the euro which was supposed to bring Europe together pulling it apart instead.
Whats going on? Some of it is national stereotyping: The German public is eternally vigilant against the prospect that those lazy southern Europeans are going to make off with its hard-earned money. But theres also a real issue here. Germans just hate inflation, but if the ECB succeeds in getting average European inflation back up to around 2 percent, it will push inflation in Germany which is booming even as other European nations suffer Depression-like levels of unemployment substantially higher than that, maybe to 3 percent or more.
This may sound bad, but its how the euro is supposed to work. In fact, its the way it has to work. If youre going to share a currency with other countries, sometimes youre going to have above-average inflation. In the years before the global financial crisis, Germany had low inflation while countries like Spain had relatively high inflation. Now the rules of the game require that the roles be reversed, and the question is whether Germany is prepared to accept those rules. And the answer to that question isnt clear.
The truly sad thing is that, as I said, the euro was supposed to bring Europe together, in ways both substantive and symbolic. It was supposed to encourage closer economic ties, even as it fostered a sense of shared identity. What were getting instead, however, is a climate of anger and disdain on the part of both creditors and debtors. And the end is still nowhere in sight.
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Okay so I used to pump 3x per day while at work. Ideally, what I want is to nurse at night and on weekends; so I cut down the pumping to 2x today and I was gonna continue this for about 1 month and then do 1x per day for a month or so and then stop pumping.
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part i
the galactic alignment in 2012 - part 1
the milky waysol's place in space
one of the key pieces of information discussed with reference to the 2012 subject (2012ology) is a long anticipated alignment with the galactic centre, that is, with the very core of the milky way galactic star system. unless you happen to be an astronomer it is likely that this statement makes the whole event about as clear as freshly churned mud. some will have familiarised themselves with the details of this already, certainly any serious scholar of 2012 data will have done so. for the sake of casual readers and those new to the topic let me regale you with my recent astronomical re-education brought about largely by studying an excellent (and expensive) astronomy and cosmology book called simply, astronomica.
the basis of the 2012 alignment as discussed in relation to this website comes from a synergy of several astronomical phenomena and events. here i provide you with a quick basic background to all relevant astronomy. to start with we recall that earth circles the star called sol (hence solar system), sol is a star out on the so called local or orion arm of a spiral type galaxy named the milky way. for sake of general interest lets include also the dimensions of our galaxy, it is around 100,000 light years in diameter (excluding the atomic hydrogen gas and dark matter) and includes some 100 billion stars.
part ii
the ashram at the centre of the galaxy
[warning this section contains subjective esoteric opinions!!]
the 2012 alignment event and this nexus-like subject with regard to the winter solstice of 21-12-2012 involves some further astronomic explanations. though we tend to view things from a very earth centred perspective, by this point we have realised that we are dealing with a sol based subject here. the only area of the topic that is earth centric is that related phenomena called precession, in which we look at the manner by which our planets axis wanders over time through the constellations. often visualised as the motion of a spinning top, the planet twirls rapidly, whilst its axis slowly traces a 360-degree circular pathway through the stars (visualise an extremely long laser beam from both poles into deep space).
due to the earths wobble, we gradually change position relative to the sun on the equinox and solstice days. these are the days on which the sun resides in such a position that it will intersect the celestial equatorial and ecliptic planes. these positions can be more correctly referred to as equinoctial points, though for the sake of easing our now aching heads let us stick to the better-known term equinox. these points occur on the 21st day of every last month of a quarter during the year, and upon those days the sun spends an almost, but not quite, equal amount of time above and below the horizon from the perspective of any point on the planet.


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READERS' Photos -- Fire Engine Fun At Largs
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6 September -- Theresa Gemmell and her family from Fancy Farm, Greenock with a fire engine from Greenock-based Strathclyde Fire and Heritage Centre at Viking Festival, Largs. Photo by Rosie Jake Photography. Click for bigger image
2 September -- Readers' photos of the Beacon's First Beam Of Light Celebration:
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Photos by Tom Stevenson. Click for photos
27 August -- Sunday's sunset and Monday's sunrise as captured by four readers. Click for photos
21 August -- Routemaster bus re-enacting the old Service 43 Leven Road to Burns Square, seen at Barr's Cottage, Greenock. Photo by Ian McCann. Click for bigger photo
20 August -- Sunset from Gourock Pool last weekend. Photo by John Dyer who took the image just before taking part in a 12-hour overnight relay swim at the pool. Click for bigger photo
Photo by Tom Stevenson
17 August -- Prince Edward arrives for Beacon's official gala opening concert last night. Click for bigger photos
Photo by Paul Tipping
6 August -- Looks like the party's turned sour -- filming for Waterloo Road in Clyde Square, Greenock, on Sunday. Photos by Paul Renfrew. Click for bigger images
3 August -- Image of lightning during 25 July storm, looking from Crisswell Crescent, Greenock, towards hills above Spango Valley. Photo by Jai Watts. Click for bigger photo
26 July -- TV news report being filmed at West Station, Greenock, following flooding.Photos by Tom Stevenson. Click for bigger photos
24 July -- Stunt show at Battery Park on Saturday. Photos by Garry King. Click for more photos
22 July -- Filming of BBC series Waterloo Road at its base in former Greenock Academy. Photos by Tom Stevenson. Click for more photos
19 July -- Sunset view from Coronation Park, Port Glasgow, 18 July. Photo by Ian McCann. Click for bigger photo.
16 July -- Christina Molloy (15) of Port Glasgow took this photo of her pet rabbit swimming in a paddling pool (click for bigger photo), and, left, lilies in her grandmother's garden (bigger photo).
15 July -- Swan family at Murdieston Dam. Two photos by Pauline MacNeill. Click here
12 July -- Clyde sunrises and a sunset. Click for bigger photos
9 July -- Vintage fire crew from Greenock Fire Station Museum at town trail launch in William Street, Greenock. Photo by Janet Boyle. Click for bigger photo.
7 July -- Swan family at Cardwell Bay; photo by Raymond Norris. Click for bigger photo
25 June -- Atmospheric Gourock sky. Photo by Peter Penny. Click for bigger photo.
18 June -- Moscow State Circus setting up in Battery Park, Greenock. Click for bigger photo [Circus Details]
3 June -- More local scenes sent in by readers. Click for photos
At Murdieston Dam. Photo by Janet Boyle
Deer on Lyle Hill,. Photo by Janet Boyle. Swan on nest of old rope at Cove Road. Photo by C Coward
31 May -- Swans and a deer. Click for bigger photos.
Photo by Murdo Munro
29 May -- Some views of rainbows and sunsets sent in by readers. Click for photos.
25 May -- Sunset from Gourock Pool, 24 May. Photo: Nicola McLaughlin. Click for bigger photo
20 May -- Loch Thom Rainbow. Photos by Stefan Flynn. Click for bigger images
18 May -- Passengers from Queen Mary 2 study new local history plaque, Grey Place, Greenock, 15 May 2013. Photo by Ken McArthur. Bigger Photo. The trail consists of 21 bronze pavement plaques in and around Greenock Town Centre, installed by Discover Inverclyde.


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Vonn stays hot with GS victory,missed gate dooms Ligety effortThe Associated Press | January 27,2013AP PHOTO
American Lindsey Vonn celebrates at the finish line after winning a World Cup giant slalom in Maribor, Slovenia, on Saturday.MARIBOR, Slovenia Lindsey Vonn showed she can beat Tina Maze in the Slovenians best discipline and on her home snow.
While it may be too late to challenge her biggest rival for the overall World Cup title, Vonn is looking like Mazes biggest challenger at next months world championships.
The American proved that she has fully recovered from a recent illness by winning a World Cup giant slalom, her second win in two weeks.
Vonn was third behind Maze after the first run but overcame several errors in the second to put down the fastest time and create a margin that Maze couldnt overcome. Vonn won in 2 minutes, 22.2 seconds for her first GS victory since last March.
In the second run I decided, OK, its all or nothing; I had to go for it, Vonn said. Its been a rough year for me in GS, so its just perfect.
Maze still clinched her third giant slalom discipline title by placing second. Maze had a near-perfect first run, but a poor start to the second cost her valuable time and she finished 0.08 seconds behind Vonn.
With her 59th World Cup win overall, Vonns just three away from equaling Annemarie Moser Proells record on the womens side. She earned her first GS victory since last March and back-to-back wins after taking the downhill last week at Cortina DAmpezzo.
Vonn took nearly a month off over the holidays to recover from an intestinal illness that landed her in the hospital in November. While her break allowed Maze to build an even bigger lead in the overall standings, Vonn said its clear she made the right decision.
A couple of weeks ago, everyone was thinking I was crazy taking this time off, Vonn said. But I felt my body wasnt ready. Now I am ready.
Austrias Anna Fenninger was third, 0.57 seconds behind Vonn.
Mazes closest rival in the GS, Kathrin Zettel, only managed sixth. Maze is 238 points ahead of Zettel with just two GS races remaining this season.
Maze also extended her lead in the overall standing to 748 points against her closest challenger, Germanys Maria Hoefl-Riesch, who finished fourth. Vonn stands another 66 points back in third, having missed several races while sidelined.
The 29-year-old Maze performed in front of a passionate home crowd and was 0.48 seconds ahead of Vonn after dominating the first run.
However, she ran wide at the start of the second, leaving her 0.13 seconds behind her rival at the first checkpoint. Despite the cheers of the fans urging her on, Maze couldnt make up the time and finished with tears in her eyes.
I had a mistake in the flat part, Maze said. In my final run, I just had too many mistakes but I am very satisfied with second.
Maze has won four of the seven giant slaloms this season, making the podium in the other three.
I have been working so hard this year for this GS crystal globe, she said. Now Ive won it, I feel freed and can look forward.
While the overall World Cup title may be Mazes to win or lose, Vonn will be a favorite to dominate next months world championships in Schladming, Austria.
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race; Ligety misses
gate, doesnt finish
KITZBUEHEL, Austria Dominik Paris of Italy won the classic World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel on Saturday, while American Ted Ligety missed a gate and failed to finish.
Paris came down the 2-mile Streif course in 1 minute, 57.56 seconds, followed by world downhill champion Erik Guay of Canada 0.13 behind and Hannes Reichelt of Austria in third.
Paris, who also won in Bormio in December, and teammate Christof Innerhofer share four downhill victories this season, a record for the Italian team.
Winning Kitzbuehel is even a bigger achievement (than Bormio), Paris said. Its the dream of every downhill racer to win here. When that dream comes true, its beautiful.
Ligety failed to finish, meaning hes out of the combined event that includes the slalom on Sunday.
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who won Fridays super-G, finished 10th and failed to overtake Marcel Hirscher atop the overall standings. The Austrian skipped the race.
The crowd of about 50,000 included Austria-born Arnold Schwarzenegger, who took a break from a promotional tour to watch the race in sunny conditions.
Ligety was disappointed with his run.
Its a bummer as I was only 0.9 out on the last split, so it was a really good position for the combined, said Ligety, who also missed out on scoring points after his ski came off in a combined event last week in Wengen, Switzerland.
The American is third in the overall standings, 199 points behind Hirscher.
Thats two weekends in a row where I could have been first or second, Ligety said. Its really disappointing to have such opportunities missed. You cant expect to win the overall if you let opportunities like that go. Its really frustrating.
Paris is the second Italian to win the event, following Kristian Ghedina in 1998.
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Belington students named to honor roll
Administrators at Belington Middle School have announced the names of students who made the honor roll for the second nine-week grading period.
Those earning the distinction for the principal's honor roll are:
Sixth grade – Mckenzie K. Carpenter, Austin R. Davis, Tanner B. George, Zoe Payne, Anna M. Ruf, Kierston N. Shomo and Trent N. Tallman.
Seventh grade – Maddi Carpenter, Molly Clark, Gena S. Kelley and Cadie B. McNaboe.
Eighth grade – Lindsay N. Blake, Carmen L. Cline, Tristen Furby and Kayla J. Harris.
Those earning the distinction for the A honor roll are:
Sixth grade – Trenton L. Chevalier, Jyra A. Clark Casto, Shelby M. Collins, Kaitlyn R. Fowler, Kyle R. Hannah, Brandon M. Kyle, Tequilla M. McCoy, Jenna L. Poling, Baylee S. Queen, Dustin T. Ware, Gage Weese, Abrianna M. White and Haleigh R. White.
Seventh grade – Allison J. Cox, Katie M. Cox, Richard M. Fenstermacher, Lucas P. Herron, Sandra F. Johnson, Joshua J. Kaiser, Skylar R. Ketchem, Ryan C. Kittle, Amber N. Simmons, Seth M. Trent and Mycala V. Wagnoner.
Eighth grade – Callie A. Carpenter, Sierra N. Cunningham, Laura F. Donegia, Alicia N. Goff, Kylee Heims, Marlee E. Hoffman, Zachary D. Kittle, Jordan A. Miller, Madelyn E. Mitchell, Zachary B. Roy, Liam C. Sanders, Alexis M. Serback, Rylee R. Shahan and Kelsey R. Thorne.
Those earning the distinction for the B honor roll are:
Sixth grade – Gabriel A. Arevala, Amanda R. Brown, Gregory L. Coontz II, Destiny Donegia, Ethan A. Edmond, McKenzie R. England, Andrew S. Foster, Kaden B. King, Logan M. Lopez, Ricky W. McCumbers, Jessica L. Mongold, Hayden J. Poe, Chase V. Schoonover, Hannah M. Swecker and Jasmine N. Wyatt.
Seventh grade – Joshua T. Garcia, Kasey L. Neville, Sonya B. Parks, David R. Shriver, Tristen P. Skidmore, Jenna-Dawn L. Swecker, Tanner J. Talbott, Jonathon T. Ward, Skylar D. Ware, Austin E. Waybright and Johnny P. Williams.
Eighth grade – Dakota E. Bohan, Ayla M. Burns, Jacob W. Carr, Kyrstin D. Carter, Susie M. Corley, Alexis B. Foy, Austin R. Harris, Jessica C. Harris, Kelsey Hart, Bruce K. Howell, Hayley N. Mancino, Jonah L. Miller, Brooke N. Pomp, Jasmine P. Thompson and Brianna N. Williams.


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Forgot to make my predictions.
Knicks win 103-90
so that pick is "lotery protected"... i think im finally starting to grab this.
i think now im saying,, i hope we can win as many games without making the playoffs... That way i wil still be happy that we kept playing hard, but we also get a good draft pick..
oh right this is the GAME THREAD, we win 106-95. golden state is garbage.
Forgot to make my predictions.
Knicks win 103-90
"One Team, One New York"
Sweetney started out great and had 12 points.
That 3 point play at the end was crazy.
"One Team, One New York"
Sweetney has 18 points.
Good news for the knicks
1. Up by 10 at the half
2. Boston loss to the T-Wolves, thanks to a last second shot by Spree.
3. Knicks shooting 72 percent at end of half.
Bad news is Toronto is leading by 22 at the end of the 3rd quarter vs. New Orleans. This race is starting to get tight!
yeah, thats got to get Jermaine Jackson's confidence up now. Just to clear it up, he got fouled with .1, so that stopped the clock and allowed for continuation. Another note... Kurt Thomas played about 4 minutes, or something like that.
great outing by Sweetney...i truly like the futures he and Ariza have with this team. Tim Thomas solid start even with that hyperextended knee. Keep the faith Tim! haha.
BLAH lets all give in and wish for a decent amount of wins but NOOOO playoff appearance...if we dont make the lottery we lose a first round pick...id rather have that pick then a playoff run we wont do anything in...whos with me?!
Go Boston! Go Philly! Go Indiana! Go New Jersey! Go Toronto!....just for the rest of this season.
#15...So good it had to be retired twice
keep Preaching it!! this is probably our most inmportnant draft pick we've had it, and we cant afford to lose it because of a meaningless playoff run. Sweentey is one shy of his career high in points and we're at half time!! Sweetney is god, like ive been saying, if he doesnt get in foul trouble, but KT's been making up for that.
Stat Line of the Night:
Stephon Marbury
26 Points
16 Assists
4 Steals
Great Game for him and the rest of the Knicks.
"One Team, One New York"
remarkable play by everyone except Kurt Thomas, Jamal Crawford and umm Allan Houston haha. nah jk, good all around effort. Wish Kurt didnt get in foul trouble, but great outing by Mo Taylor, Malik Rose, Jermaine Jackson...isnt it just me or is Herb Williams somewhat punishing Jamal for his lack of D and sketchy ill advised shooting??? if he is mad props if not ill still think he is haha...
hard to pick a player of the game im going with three...
Tim Thomas 25 PTS 8 RBS...with a hyperextended knee...keep this going so I can see you in a Knicks uniform next year.
Mike Sweetney 19 PTS 7 RBS...ahh theres my boy, stays out of foul trouble for 3 qts and thats what he needs.
Stephon Marbury 26 PTS and 16 AST thats what being a floor general is all about good job!!!!
good win, but dont win too many
#15...So good it had to be retired twice
OMG - did anyone see the monster dunk TT threw down on Foyle that rocked him right back right into the 1st row!!!! lol
That was great! lol
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
In previous posts I priased the Malik Rose trade and said what the hell is Isiah thinking about getting Mo Taylor.
After watching tonights game, I am starting to think differently. The dimension that Taylor adds to NY is that he can come off the bench and add instant offense. The guy has a serious offensive game. While Taylor is not the defender that Jerome Williams is, he creates problems for the opposing team. He is much better than Baker.
4 games five wins, it is not just the trades, but Tim Thomas is finally playing well, that may be the biggest difference.
if that isnt TOP 10 on sportscenter, i will officialy not watch ESPN for the rest of my life.. that dunk was insane!!! and that look he gave adonal foyle after it when he was laying on the ground, PRICELESSOriginally Posted by Trin_Starr
Grea game..but penny....0 pts?
Penny vs Kobe
penny didnt need to score this night, everyone else was picking up the slack and firing on all cyliders. He did however have a rebound, an assist, and a steal. But Jermaine Jackson (5 points), Malik Rose (8 points), and MO TAYLOR (15 points) were great contributers off the bench! penny will have his nights
if you read the other thread about the penny articles...hes complaining already. Im sure hell get more minutes when we trade him in the offseason...anyway, Rady the pic on the main page it says Stephon Marbury & Allan Houston...thats Mo Taylor ha, its kool though...he probably wont be here long either...
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Can we just merge all the thread related to Melo or all the threads related to D'Antoni into one?
Sticky an "Carmelo Anthony Discussion Thread" or a "Mike D'Antoni" discussion thread. Just do this for Lin, Chandler, Amare, Fields, etc. Any thoughts you got on those can be shared on those threads. This what I requested from a while ago, just would look like to see some order in the forum.
People are turning replies into threads and its making the forum look psychotic .
Just a suggestion.
Need to get RJ to read this and respond.
Forum is looking as hormonal and bitchy as a preggo woman these days w/ these thread outbursts.
Unfortunately I haven't had my laptop since Thursday so I can only get on here on my phone and school. Having no internet makes me weak and it sent him into a spiral of depression. Once I get my laptop back from getting a free tune-up (or telling them to give me it back because I can't take it anymore) I'll keep things in better order.
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Alright I got my computer back. There's been a lot going on here obviously, so I'll get back to work after sleep.
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The problem is deciding what deserves its own thread. Obviously when breaking news happens you don't wanna have to hunt through a 50 page thread trying to find the latest info.
I'm happy that this team has finally got to the other side of this maturation process. Two words have been key in my commentary - Leadership & Accountability.
I thought Carmelo showed leadership by moving the ball, passing, hustling and rebounding.
I'm glad he asked Coach Woodson to hold him accountable.
I have hoped that he would address deficiencies I've noted over the last brutal stretch and now the Knicks are back to being a top threat in the playoffs.
This team seems to have bought in to the basics. Now its the recovery period from the shock of losing a coach they admired and respected.
Most of the team really respected and cared about D'antoni and its tough to see it impacting some of them. The win helps the transition. Huge momentum to start. What a way to set the tone for a team starting to click.
Melo's scoring isn't needed that deeply, Shumpert, Smith, Novak, Lin, Stoudimire can all score, and Chandler and Fields are average...Melo's versatility can make such a difference.
So is there anything you guys want me to merge or anything? I'm gonna need your help since I'm pretty behind.
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Please don't get me wrong. I'm very glad that the Knicks won last
night. And, that's the bottom line. However, I have to admit that
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Lin (Okay, that's the
woman in me speaking! hee-hee-hee)
I realize that Carmelo had a good game last night, but his turn around
left me kind of suspicious. It is my belief that he has been (either
unconsciously or purposely) withholding because of his lack of respect
for D'Antoni, or knowing that the D'Antoni never wanted him in the
first place from what I've read. And/or, Carmelo's feeling of jealousy for Lin.
AND, I admit that none of this will matter if the Knicks continue to win
games. BUT.......if my speculation IS justified, which I will never know, I can never respect Anthony.
Melo is ready to unleash
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Home List of Titles Preconcentration of phenanthrene from aqueous solution by a slightly hydrophobic nonionic surfactant
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- Preconcentration of phenanthrene from aqueous solution by a slightly hydrophobic nonionic surfactant
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- The preconcentration of phenanthrene from aqueous solution was discussed. The study was carried out by using a slightly hydrophobic nonionic surfactant. The slightly hydrophobic surfactant, at proper condition enhanced the performance of the surfactant-based extraction process on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The results show that the increasing the temperature difference enhanced the preconcentration factors prominently but only slightly the recovery efficiency.
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January 8, 2014 —
MILFORD, PA — On the Saturday night before Christmas, two dozen people gathered for a candlelight vigil in front of the Pike County Courthouse to commemorate National Homeless Person's Memorial Day. The group was there to show their concern and support for the area's homeless and to remember those who have died homeless. The event was organized by Pike County Hands of Hope (PCHOH), a local organization that is "dedicated to providing compassion and hope to homeless or near-homeless families and individuals by meeting their basic and urgent needs of food, clothing and shelter."
The night of the vigil was mild for a night in late December, but the days and weeks ahead would bring bitter cold temperatures, the kind of weather in which (if you take the time) you wonder where and how homeless people are passing the night.
Theresa Rocco, president of PCHOH, spoke briefly. Later she revealed that from January 1, 2013 up until the night of the vigil on December 21, the organization had helped 118 clients in need. (On December 31 by the end of the year, PCHOH had received another 10 calls for help—five calls on Christmas Eve alone.) And since the beginning of the new year, with a number of sub-zero nights, they have received a handful of calls and have placed one person in a warming station in Port Jervis and put another up in a hotel for two nights.
Rev. Ben Willis of Milford's First Presbyterian Church also spoke at the vigil, reminding those present that homeless persons need more than just housing. They need to be treated with dignity and respect, he said, and to be shown friendship and love. "Charity begins with relationships," he observed. "We are what homeless people need."
Started by a group of concerned members of St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church in Milford in 2011, PCHOH now has a nine-member board of directors, support from several local churches and organizations, and a number of dedicated volunteers. "No one is paid," Rocco explained. "It's all-volunteer."
To many people, the homeless are largely invisible. Unless you know where to look, you would not know how to find them—perhaps spending the night in a parking lot at a shopping center, or at some hidden campsite, or sometimes sleeping on the floor in the home of some relative or friend who has taken them in. "Initially, our volunteers were going out to find the homeless," Rocco reported. "Now our Hope Line is ringing a lot. People seem to be going to our local churches for help, and then they're being given our number." (The Hope Line number is 570/296-HOPE, or toll free at 855/296-HOPE.)
"The root cause for homelessness is that people living month to month are in a very fragile situation," Rocco said, giving an example of a stay-at-home mother with a young child and an eight-year-old autistic child, where the father is the sole provider, and then he got hurt; or a person who can't get transportation to work following a car accident, hitting a deer. "People fall on bad times for one reason or another," she said.
Keeping families facing a crisis from becoming homeless in the first place is a top priority for the organization—whether it's helping someone who's received an eviction notice find less expensive rental housing or perhaps renegotiating a new, more affordable lease with a landlord, or just helping a client move. For now, finding emergency shelter is a bit challenging, as Pike County has no emergency shelters, something PCHOH hopes to remedy in the long run. For now, Hands of Hope is equipped to get emergency cases into a hotel, Rocco reported. Also in the planning stages is a community dining project called Stock Pot of Hope, in which meals would be served in a community-dining setting to those without food security.
Meantime, Rocco explained, "We refer people to all kinds of organizations depending on their needs… We have a 30-page referral book with all kinds of resources."
Currently PCHOH is awaiting word from the federal government about its application to become an official non-profit organization, a so-called 501(c)3. This would allow donors to take tax deductions. Meantime, "we've been blessed by donors, by the churches that support us, by the Milford Knights of Columbus and the Hawley Rotary," Rocco reported. She also wanted to thank two shelters, the Samaritan Inn in Franklin, NJ and Peaceful Knights in Lehighton, PA for their assistance.
Meantime, "the need is growing," Rocco reported. "We continue to pray that our community keeps gifting us so we can continue our work, while we're waiting for our non-profit approval… [but] right now, this is all we have to count on," she said. "It's been amazing—what we've needed we've always gotten."
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Latest photo of liberal blogger.The one absolute constant with these liberal bloggers is deception and out right lies. What these admitted socialist liberals live by is deceit, twisting the truth, lying in the face of truth and ignorance. Ignorance of people that choose to forget, forgive or are too dumb to remember the truth over their lies.Here is a prime example of this: A blogger that no longer has posting privileges assuming another name and then posting that emails have been received from the banished name when everyore knows they are one in the same. Additionally, when cornered with the truth each and every time, I meanEVERYTIME, the liberal bloggers just move on posting more and more garbage knowing full well they have been exposed.Argue or prove I am wrong, never will they attempt because they have never been successful or ever will be.They are like a disease, every thing they touch becomes infected, sickened distorted. ===============Re-post of MiddleOroads blog:
Yes, you blograt(s), being shown for exactly what you are.You attack with deceit, deception and lies then retreat to infant ranblings, as below, when exposed!!!VOTEOUTTHEILLEGALALIENAMERICANHATINGLYINGRACISTMUSLIMINTHEWHITEHOUSE!!!
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I see they are showing their true colors just lying calling others what they are, and proven to be. Yet they continue to rant on and on and on…Oh yes don't forget deleting truthful comments on their blog, they can't stand the truth it has been proven!!!
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text: Heres one for Malachi Wereparadox posted:12/31/2012 1:12:08 PM December 31, 2012 – EARTHCHANGES – In recent weeks, worldwide earthquake data indicates an increase in the magnitude and a significant increase in the frequency (magnitude 5.5+) of earthquakes. Current graphs clearly show an alarming worldwide trend of increasing earthquake strength and frequency. These results are in agreement with the USGS statistics page, which shows an increase in the frequency of stronger earthquakes (M 5.0+). These trends also show that the depth of earthquakes has diminished, they occur closer to the Earth's surface. Shallow earthquakes occur along fault lines and are due to the accumulation of stress. Earthquake waves can also propagate far enough to trigger other earthquakes; this may explain the noted increase in earthquakes. Certain scientists have stated that the increased frequency of earthquakes is due to the increased number of detection instruments installed worldwide. This would cause more sensitive earthquakes to be measured. However, these graphs show an increase in stronger earthquakes; it is also important to note that the earthquake Richter scale is base-10 logarithmic. The fact that the world's population has increased doesn't help, more people are affected by these events. There is increased media availability and attention. However, due to recent events, it is now easy to convince even the average person, that there are more and more strong earthquakes occurring worldwide. –Guardianlv (excerpt) Largest increase in 62 years: According to the Costa Rican Volcanology and Seismology Observatory (OVSICORI), after the magnitude 7.6 earthquake which occurred on September 5th, 2012, the country registered the highest level of earthquake activity it has seen in 62 years. The strongest earthquakes in Costa Rican history occurred in 1950 in Nicoya, with a 7.8 magnitude quake, followed by the 2012 earthquake that occurred in the same area, of a 7.6 magnitude. After the September 5th earthquake, OVSICORI reported 75 earthquakes that were felt by residents during the 4 months after the main event. 2010 saw a total of 6,245 earthquakes, in 2011 there were 5,483, and in 2012 the total was 11,049. –Inside Costa Rica Japan shaking more: Japan had experienced a little over 3,000 noticeable earthquakes in 2012, nearly 60 percent of them aftershocks from last year's massive tremor that devastated the country's northeast, Japanese media reported on Monday. Quoting the Japan Meteorological Agency, the NHK broadcaster reported that a total of 3,134 quakes had been felt across Japan until Sunday (December 30) which is about 1,000 more than the annual average from 2001 to 2010. An analysis of seismic waves indicates that there were more than 10,000 noticeable quakes in 2011. While the number of quakes decreased from that of last year, seismologists continue to monitor frequent seismic activity. They urged people to be on the alert for possible strong quakes with a magnitude of at least 7 or those triggering tsunami. The March 11, 2011 quake and the tsunami it triggered had left more than 15,000 people dead or missing besides wreaking havoc in Japan's northeast, including the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that leaked radiation forcing the evacuation of more than 160,000 residents.malachi the prophet posted:12/31/2012 1:51:00 PM CHECK OUT = THE EXTINCTION PROTOCOL.WORDPRESS.COM/ SAME THING -earth quakes stronger - 1000 in 10-12 days -moving closer to surface. also =SUN GOES UNPREDICTABLY QUIT -SUN SPOT CYCLE ALL BUT STOPED U-TUBE - MASSIVE UFO SEEN RE-FUELING AT SUN WAS ADDING SOMETHING -TO QUIT IT DOWN - AS WE ENTERED NEW MAGNETIC FIELD S/N ( http://planet-earth-2017.com/summery/) another good site to see i saw something else @ earthquake report.com - there was multi-level earthquakes, at like 58km then 48km them 10km all at once picked up by different stations. cool to see but not accurate www.iris.edu/seismon = GOOGLE PLANET EARTH 2017.COM LOL = I SEE YOUR SIGHT - LOL THATS HOW HOLY SPIRIT WORKS MY FIRST TIME EVER TO THAT SIGHT .... A PROPHET CANT READ PEOPLE - BUT THE EARTH AND THINGS IN THE ETHER -WAVE LENGTH earth changes media.com - 4 stock up, its the end nuts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ jan 3rd 2013 = 3 quakes in n. cali = 1 at 0 zero km /also 2.2 and 4.7 (all 3- 2.6) first time i see =0 km deep wairoa = 0 km deep - romania = 1 km deep colorado 1.1 km deep japan =again 3X in 1 day = soon it will slide under the sea ... 2.6 ,4.7 then in hokkaido 4.8 only 10.00 deep _______________________________________________________ they are getting stronger and moving close to surface =100 % correctWereparadox posted:1/1/2013 12:40:53 AM Quit given away my secrets. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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The Board of Regents is pleased today to present a KUDOS award to David L. Fitzgibbon, Manager of Broadcast Services in the University Communications Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
As manager of broadcast services, Dave has produced countless video presentations that represent UNL in a very positive manner. His work includes the national television spots aired during football and other athletic event broadcasts; "Real Nebraska" videos that have been successful in helping recruit students to UNL; HuskerVision segments showcasing academic successes, and special event videos for the Chancellor's office, the UNL Office of Research, many UNL colleges, and the University Central Administration.
Dave also has been instrumental in gaining more visibility for UNL by working with producers who have asked to tape or film programs and movies on campus, such as the NBC TV series, "Tommy Lee Goes to College," as well as a segment for "Perfect Proposal." He handles multiple news issues, manages some news conferences and media interviews, and speaks at national conferences across the country.
UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman says of Dave: "He has always produced national caliber work that is the envy of other universities. He is a trusted colleague across campus, and always finds a way to get the job done, no matter what. In short, he is masterful, and a wonderful example of a great work ethic as well as a role model for attitude and contagious enthusiasm."
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Winter shelter opens early to meet demandThe Associated Press | November 03,2013BRATTLEBORO A winter shelter for the homeless in Brattleboro will open today, a month earlier than usual because of increased demand that some say was brought about by federal budget cuts.
Lucie Fortier who runs the daytime shelter at the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center, said when she arrives at 8 a.m. each day there is usually a crowd of up to 10 people waiting to get in.
A lot of them are sleeping along the river bank, some are camping under the bridges, she said. Our people need to have a safe place to sleep.
The Drop In Center also sponsors the overnight winter shelter in the Baptist Church on Main Street. Its funded by donations and a state grant, Vermont Public Radio reports, and its run by volunteers, social service agencies and the local interfaith clergy group.
People are calling to ask when the shelter will open and if there is any place else they can stay until it opens, Fortier said. The demand is just there, she said.
But there arent many options because programs have been squeezed by federal budget cuts and federal housing subsidies are frozen, she said.
In Brattleboro an anti-camping ordinance and a crackdown on railroad property has made it even harder to live outside.
While the numbers of homeless people were fairly level statewide over the past year, in Brattleboro the number has gone up 12 percent, said Angus Chaney, who heads the Vermont Council on Homelessness.
The Brattleboro winter shelter served 172 people in the six months it was open last year, including five families and at least eight children, Fortier said.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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It's tough for any player at any age to go thru a full season....than take it up a notch or two in the post season.
Tyson, I think can last because he will not be asked to do too much. However, the constant banging down low in the paint will wear you down over time but if he stays in BBall shape he'll out last many centers in the league simply because his contributions will be limited. I wouldn't mind him developing a low post game thou, but I'm not expecting it.
I don't think the olympic games will be that taxing on either of the players, I see it as a workout, staying in shape.


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Girl Scouts offer Statehouse internshipsSeptember 14,2013Staff Report
MONTPELIER Legislative internships are available for high school-age girls interested in government service and advocacy when the Vermont Legislature reconvenes in January.
Girls Rock the Capitol, an internship program led by Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, is seeking applicants. No Girl Scout experience is needed.
This intensive program links girls to female legislators who act as mentors while participants learn about and work on issues affecting the future of Vermont from inside the Statehouse.
The program helps girls become critical thinkers, work as a team to advocate for themselves and others, prepare for leadership roles in their schools and communities, and develop an understanding of the democratic process.
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I've been advised by the clinic sister to give extra water (50 ml) twice daily .. to get him used to the bottle and water etc.
He's 8 weeks old and feeds very well on the breast, 3 hrly during the day and then only wakes at about 01:00 for a night feed, then sleeps until 6/7 in the morning.
Is it necessary to supplement with water/tea if he does not ask for it?


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Here are images from storm damage across the country due to a weather system that stretched from Boston to Georgia and Kentucky.
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Fence ripped out the ground in Jeannette, PA.
Pittsburgh, PA-- Trampoline flies over two fences.
Another trampoline got tossed over 25 yards in Armagh,PA.
Tree ripped out the ground in Greensburg, PA.
Trees down in Derry Township, PA
Little Creek Road, Harmony, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
These photos were taken in Piney Creek at 5:00 pm after extensive fast falling rain.
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Townsend, MA
Big pine down blocking driveway
Dedham, MA
Two people, including a 7-year-old boy, were injured overnight when a tornado hit his home in Marion County, Ky.
Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service confirm a tornado touched down in Harrison County, Ind.
The damage in Salem was limited to one small stretch of road, but it was quite significant in that area.
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NEW YORK — Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand songs.
The super-sized book 108 Rock Star Guitars demonstrates that six-stringed instruments owned by celebrities and virtuoso sidemen might look as good as they rock.
The 17-year undertaking by photographer Lisa S. Johnson, published this fall, partly benefits the Les Paul Foundation. Paul, a musician and an inventor, wrote the foreword before he died in 2009.
Not a guitar geek? Don't fret.
Whether you define pickup as a truck, a dating technique or a guitar accessory, you can revel in the glitz-and-grit world where these prized possessions reside.
The instruments — one of which is named Baby — evoke tender talk from macho musicians. But some of the battle-ax beauties have seen more action than a roller derby queen: They bear the gashes and sweat stains to prove it.
The author, who grew up in a musical family, underscores musicians' emotional attachment to their instruments.
"I don't believe any serious musician feels that his instrument is an inanimate object," Tom Scholz of the group Boston told Johnson.
Steve Vai, who went solo after playing with Frank Zappa's band, once described his guitar as " the voice of my heart" in moments of depression, euphoria and "divine love."
"I have cried, screamed, prayed and bled through that instrument," he added.
The book (Glitterati, 396 pages, $108) praises the instrument-makers, called luthiers, and the techies, along with the guitars.
Some of the instruments seem to revel in musical masochism — such as the guitar of Zakk Wylde of the Ozzy Osbourne Band, which features blowtorch burns and hammered-on bottle caps.
The guitar belonging to Slash of Velvet Revolver and Guns N' Roses is a case of cigarette carelessness. As the story goes, the guitarist was "one with the music" when he accidentally inflicted a "charred reminder of rock 'n' roll nirvana."
John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls resurrected a broken Stratocaster into a four- stringer dubbed "Halfcaster." The word OUCH! is splayed over its torso.
"I used it on a song called Big Machine for a couple years after that," Rzeznik recalled via email. "Surprisingly, the tone didn't really change; it was a cheap guitar that didn't sound that great to begin with."
The appreciation of instruments as visual art is an age-old concept.
They "may evoke status, identity, or indicate events — sacred or profane," said J. Kenneth Moore, the curator for the Department of Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
A guitar owned by James J.Y. Young of Styx bears an elaborate carving of Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of the mythical underworld.
A double-neck owned by Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick has a quirky folk-art feel — with a two-pronged top forming the legs of Nielsen's upside-down caricature.
Willie Nelson's Trigger, named for movie cowboy Roy Rogers' horse, bears dozens of autographs from singers — including Gene Autry, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Roger Miller and Leon Russell. Trigger's top is worn clear through; Nelson chooses to leave it that way.
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Mama to my all-natural boys: Ian, 9-4-04, 11.5 lbs; Colton, 11-7-06, 9 lbs, in the water; Logan, 12-8-08, 9 lbs; Gavin, 1-18-11, 9 lbs; and an angel 1-15-06
18+ months and for Gavin, born with an incomplete cleft lip and incomplete posterior cleft palate
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Always babywearing, cosleeping and cloth diapering. Living with oppositional defiant disorder and ADHD. Ask me about cloth diapering and sewing your own diapers!
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Ok, so I'm a little late to post, but I'm so glad to see a dad here and so glad that your latcatation consultant calmed some of your concerns!
One suggestion I wanted to second (or third or what ever), get your wife a sling or some kind of carrier for your LO! At that age, I pretty much carried my youngest all the time. we used a sling and she'd snuggle down in it nursing while I walked around. Kept me from feeling tied to a chair and she could nurse to her hearts content (which was pretty much all the time!).
I have no advice….just joined today looking for answers to my own BF'ing issues, but just want to say how NICE it is that you're so supportive of your wife's breast feeding. My husband is very supportive as well, and speaking from experience, there have been MANY times I've wanted to give up all together, but having the love, approval and support of my Husband has kept me going. Keep up the good work, Buddy!!! Your wife appreciates you more than you'll ever know , and your love and support are more important than you'll ever know
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Awww big hugs to you and your LO and wife!!
As everyone else has said what is happening is normal. It seems that dads stand by feeling helpless as their wife deals with no sleep, poor eating, rarely a shower. But you coming here is helping her more than you know.
We went through the constant crying and screaming. our LO would cry and scream until he was so exhausted he just passed out into sleep becuase he wore himself out. But after reading on here it was due to a milk imblanace. The marathon nursing sessions are normal. it takes time to get past this stage. I could never put our LO down he would just cry and cry...............then I would cry beucase i was tired, hungry and exhausted.
Your Ped. is blowing smoke........ he does not know anything abt BF. I would definatly call the hospital and see if you can get an appt with a lactation consultatnt. they are so much help!!!
And we now have our LO sleeping in our bed.............he feeds when he wants too, he sleeps so much better becase he can snuggle close to me which helps him relax. It is not ideal for me becuase my back and knee are getting punished a.k.a I HURT all over but i d get sleep
"Starvation stools"? WHAT?
If you are genuinely concerned that your baby is getting enough milk, I would recommend contacting an IBCLC and getting some hands on help with breastfeeding. Sorry, your pediatrician does not sound knowledgeable, and frankly, I am shocked that he would drop language like that in front of stressed new parents. That's not cool. If you need help, you need help. Okay. But you don't have to tell parents their child (who is gaining weight!!) is starving. Also, green stools are a sign of oversupply, so it just sounds like crazy talk! Less than average pee ... that would be something to worry about.
ETA: Oops, I just saw your update. I was just so upset by your doctor's comment! I'm glad things are going better.
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10th Mountain Division Soldier Dies
A Fort Drum soldier has died as result of what military officials are calling a non-combat-related incident.
The Defense Department says 22 year old Spc. Anthony R. Maddox of Port Arthur, Texas, died July 22 in Landstuhl, Germany.
He was assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
Officials say the incident happened in Andar, Afghanistan, and is under investigation.
According to Fort Drum, Maddox was was a petroleum supply specialist.
Maddox joined the Army in January 2011.
After training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Lee, Virginia, he arrived at Fort Drum in July 2011.
Maddox deployed with his unit to Afghanistan in January 2013.
Maddox's awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Combat Action Badge.
Maddox is survived by his father, mother and stepfather.
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For those whose thumb is more black than green, it's time to turn over a new leaf (ha, ha). We've pulled together the ultimate list of hard-to-kill plants, thanks to Eliza Blank, owner of The Sill, a company that delivers only easy-care plants to your door. From the kitchen to the kid's room, here are ten places to enliven with a little low-maintenance greenery.
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Pilea Cadieri (Common Name: Aluminum Plant)
Happiest in light humidity, this easy-growing plant, known for its silver striped leaves, is a friendly, welcoming sight.
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Peperomia Argyreia (Common Name: Watermelon Peperomia)
With its vibrant fruitlike foliage, the Watermelon Peperomia will brighten up any kid's room in a hanging basket. Ubiquitous in South America and the Caribbean, this tropical wonder likes a lot of light, but only needs to be watered sparingly.
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Peperomia Obtusifolia (Common Name: Baby Rubber Plant)
The Baby Rubber plant starts out with oversized spoon-shaped leaves, but eventually fills in proportionately as the plant matures and gains height. Let the soil dry between waterings and ideally place in front of a north-facing window. No natural light? No problem. The Baby Rubber plant can happily grow in artificial light too.
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Ficus lyrata (Common Name: Fiddle Leaf Fig)
"If you're lucky enough to have high-ceilings and ample floor space, then the Fiddle Leaf Fig should be your go-to houseplant," says Blank. "It is one of the easiest varieties of Ficus plants to care for, making it an excellent choice, even for beginners." Keep it away from drafts or heat sources as it flourishes in a room with consistent temperatures.
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Crassula Ovate (Common Name: Jade Plant)
With shiny green, oval leaves on treelike stems, the Jade plant is a perfect pick for a frequent traveller. Hardy and attractive, it can be left on its own for a month or more after a thorough watering. Added bonus? According to feng shui principles, the Jade plant is believed to attract money and prosperity—a must for any home office.
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Sedum Spurium (Common Name: Stonecrop Plant)
Living plant "mats" (used mostly for green roofs and outdoor gardens) can be "cut to size for a variety of containers," says Blank. "While they won't thrive indefinitely indoors, you can opt to use them as a centerpiece—a longer-life alternative to flowers."
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Echeveria (Common Name: Perle Von Nürnberg)
This succulent does well in arid climates, making it a great choice for apartments or homes that tend to be drier. Blank suggests placing it on a windowsill that faces east or south, where sun is usually available all day long. Water once a month in the winter and more frequently in the summer.
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Sansevieria Trifasciata (Common Name: Snake Plant)
"The Snake Plant makes it to the top of our list at The Sill for easy care, air-filtering houseplants" says Blank. "They're known for filtering toxins like formaldehyde–which can be found in a lot of unexpected home goods, like everyday paper products."
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Zamioculcas Zamiifolia (Common Name: ZZ Plant)
Add life to your cubicle with the ZZ plant, a popular choice for offices because it can survive in near darkness. "Its waxy evergreen green leaves make it a great choice for a colorful planter," says Blank.
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Philodendron (Common Name: Philo Brasil)
With vines trailing upwards of ten feet long, the Philodendron's leaves are heart-shaped beauties. "The Philo doesn't need direct sunlight and lives well in a room, like a kitchen, where it can tolerate a range of humidity and temperatures created from running appliances," says Blank. The houseplant is toxic to pets, so be sure to place it somewhere out of reach from Fido.
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