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The efforts of the "Ta'ita'i Tama" and "Tualauta II Coalition" to nub underage drinking is being undermined by business ventures in the territory of American Samoa. I am not sure if these associations are aware that trades such as grocery stores, retail stores, and bars in the territory are permitting the sale of alcohol to customers under the age of 21 and tobacco to consumers under the age of 18.
The fault has not only befallen upon businesses in the territory but it is also upon those whom the public have entrusted to uphold the law, the Department of Public Safety (police force), because the police force is being ignorant of doing their job, by arresting minors under the influence or closing down bars that admit underage customers or writing fines to commercials permitting sale of alcohol and tobacco to juvenile clientele.
I write this letter from experience after being carded twice and came close to being turned away from a bar — the owner of the bar and security guards asked me for identification, which I gladly offered. However, when I entered the bar there were close to 30 customers consuming alcohol inside under the age of 21. Yes, I know of these consumers being underage as they are colleagues and associates.
When called the police substation in Tafuna for a response to the conditions which this bar operates, the cops showed up and escorted these underage clientele from the premises. There were no fines or disciplinary action taken towards the business for admitting underage customers. These juveniles were release with a slap on the wrist and that was the end of the matter.
Another incident involves stores on west side of the island—they are selling tobacco products to minors. These businesses are generating money by knowingly and illegally selling their merchandise to juveniles.
The question rises as what is the whole point behind alliances such as the "Tualauta II" and the" Ta'ita'I Tama" when local businesses are destabilizing their efforts to prevent underage drinking and sale of tobacco to minors.
I am furious, frantic and concerned to know that although such businesses are not only disrupting and subverting the efforts of such organizations, the local police force is not being consistent and aggressive in nailing down the hammer on such businesses for such reckless deeds.
As a third party observer from the outside, I am not only amazed at the level of incompetency within the police force and the general population in allowing local businesses to manipulate the future of American Samoa in such manner.
In the United States of America selling alcohol or tobacco products to juveniles is neither tolerated nor abided and is treated as a serious problem. If American Samoa as an Island society wishes to do good by its future generation and uphold the efforts of organizations like the "Tualauta II" and "Ta'ita'I Tama", everyone needs to have an input and those who are chosen to endorse and advocate for drug free youth of American Samoa must do their job.
Jessica Pierce, T.S.F.
(Editor's Note: I removed the names of the businesses identified in the letter as no one has been charged. Businesses losing their licenses to sell tobacco and alcohol because of such activities is not uncommon in the territory, with investigations originating with the DPS and then reported to the board that governs and regulates the issuance of such licenses. ra)


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NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: 23 USC Section 134, 49 CFR Part 613, 23 CFR Part 450, the 1972 Federal-Aid Highways Act, and the 1978 Surface Transportation Assistance Act require that each urbanized area, as a condition of receipt of federal capital or operating assistance, have a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning process that results in plans and programs consistent with the comprehensively planned development of the urbanized areas. These plans and programs support transportation improvements and subsequent project development activities in the area. The function of the administrative regulation is to implement the procedures required to administer the program in accordance with applicable state and federal law and regulations.
Section 1. In order to facilitate the administration of this program the following are adopted by reference:
(1) 49 CFR Part 613.
(2) 23 CFR Part 450.
Section 2. All documents incorporated by reference herein are on file for public inspection in the Division of Mass Transportation, 11th Floor, State Office Building, Frankfort, Kentucky 40622. (11 Ky.R. 349; eff. 9-11-84.)

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December 15, 2007
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Nationality Brazilian
Born August 14, 1974 Died December 15, 2007 (aged 33)
Town of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fighting style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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Wins 5
By knockout 2
By submission 2
Losses 2
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Ryan Gracie, (pronounced Hyan) was born on August 14, 1974 and passed away on December 15, 2007., was a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was a member of the Gracie family, and the grandson of Carlos Gracie,[2] one of the founders of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[3] The PRIDE organization billed Ryan as the "bad boy" of the family who reputedly gained experience fighting in the streets of Brazil.
Ryan trained with his brother Renzo Gracie, who often served as his cornerman. He has also trained with Pancrase fighter Gabriel Vella and jiu-jitsu world champion Fabio Leopoldo while in Brazil.
Gracie had seven fights in the PRIDE organization, with his first at PRIDE 10 in 2000 and his most recent at PRIDE Shockwave 2004. In interviews in 2004, Gracie expressed a strong interest in fighting Kazushi Sakuraba and Hidehiko Yoshida. Sakuraba, known as the "Gracie Hunter" for his many victories over the Gracie family, earlier defeated Ryan with a decision win in 2000.
In October 2005, Gracie suffered an accidental gunshot wound to the leg while reaching into a closet in his sister's house in Rio de Janeiro, according to a report by GracieMag.com. He was hospitalized and returned to stable condition after receiving a blood transfusion.
Ryan was arrested twice due to his aggressive behavior. In 2000, he was arrested for stabbing someone at a Rio de Janeiro nightclub. On 15 December 2007 at approximately 1:30pm, he was arrested for stealing and attempting to steal a number of vehicles as well as for attacking the three vehicle owners. The attacks included injuring a 76-year-old man with a knife, and threatening to kill another. At approximately 7:00am he was found dead in his prison cell apparently due to the effect of a combination of illegal and legally prescribed drugs. He tested positive for marijuana, cocaine, and an unknown anti-anxiety drug. The psychiatrist who was treating him prescribed six different drugs and will be investigated by medical authorities for malpractice. The Gracie family has also stated that they will sue the doctor and the State, as Ryan was in police custody.
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Echoes of the WeekThe Illustrated London News, vol. 45, no. 1271, p. 127.
July 30, 1864
When Mr. Gideon Welles goes out of his way to assure Captain Winslow that in destroying the "piratical craft Alabama" he destroyed the best maritime effort of the most skilled English workshops and the best battery of England, with the only successful 100-pounder yet produced in Great Britain, served by a crew of superior English training on board H.M.S. Excellent, we are quite aware of his meaning. We all know what a pointed aside means in a tragedy or farce. When the swaggering captain tells his friend, in the presence of the unmistakable peace-lover, "My pistols are loaded to the muzzle, and I can snuff a candle at twenty paces," what can he mean but to terrify the poor fellow. Of course, as may be expected, poor John Bull shakes in his ironclads, and trembles even at Wimbledon. But the recapitulation is as gratuitous as it is insulting and untrue. Captain Blakeley's 100-pounder is not the only one we can turn out, and the sinking of the Alabama had very little to do with her guns or her crew--weak wooden sides are not calculated to resist steel shot, or, as the late Mr. Selby said in one of his farces, "it's no use a tryin' to stop a cannon ball with a humbrella." Might we suggest to America U.S. that it is undignified for their Secretary to the Navy to talk at us like an angry woman at her rival, or to write like Mr. Jeaffreson Brick, the war correspondent of the New York Stabber, when he addressed the "tyrannical despot Victoria, seated, in the midst of her Guards, at her palace in the Tower of London."...
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Biodiesel is a liquid fuel produced from renewable sources such as new and used vegetable oils and animal fats and is a cleaner-burning replacement for petroleum-based diesel fuel. It is nontoxic and biodegradable. Like petroleum-derived diesel, biodiesel is used to fuel compression-ignition (diesel) engines.
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mothers day: breakfast in bed
Hopefully we've inspired you with the last two posts to craft a gift for one of the special ladies in your children's lives.
Show one of those special women is to serve them breakfast in bed. We've used a few simple recipes that kids can help with, but hopefully won't leave a big mess in the kitchen.
We'll be serving our moms a yogurt parfait with layers of vanilla yogurt, strawberries, and granola. This breakfast treat is healthy and easy for kids to make. They'll love to do the scooping & layering.
We also made heart shaped french toast. While you'll be the one doing the cooking, kids can help by cutting the bread using a cookie cutter and sprinkling on the powdered sugar.
A glass of fresh squeezed orange juice rounds out the meal.
We added a few other special touches to our breakfast in bed tray. We made a menu, added a little vase of cupcake liner flowers, and even hid a little love note in the napkin for mom to find when she opens it up to spread out on her lap. Make a special playlist of all of Mom's favorite songs.
Now french toast does require some adult supervision, but if your kids are intent on making breakfast all by themselves, we're sure even a bowl of cereal would be a special treat.
mothers day: a love jar
What better way to celebrate Mother's day then by telling her all the reasons you love her?
This is a great project for kids of all ages. We cut out paper hearts and had the kids write 12 reasons why they love mom on them. Put the hearts in an empty jar and add ribbon or fabric to the top for a super easy, heartfelt gift any mom would love!
mothers day: picture frame gift
Today we have a simple craft kids can make to give a special woman in their lives. We took a simple craft frame ours was from Paper-Source. Let your child paper-mache it with the tissue paper color of his or her choice and then add some simple embellishments of buttons. We love this idea because almost any age child can do it toddlers to teens can get creative using different colors even creating patterns with the tissue paper.
We're hoping to fill our picture frame with an Easter picture, but just in case we are unable to snap the perfect picture we think mom would love this drawing just as much.
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The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage [1].
Fatal Crashes (4 killed this week, 73 this year, 9 drivers charged*)
- UWS: Yolanda Casal, 78, Killed, Her Daughter Injured By SUV Driver Backing Into Parking Spot (NYT [2], NBC NY [3])
- Graniteville, SI: Aniya Williams, 13, Fatally Struck By Tractor Trailer Driver; No Charges (News [4], Post [5])
- Sunset Park: Keisha Nelson, 32, Killed, Other Passenger Injured After Drunk Driver Crashes Their Car (News [6], Post Blotter [7])
- Long Island City: Woman Picking Up Dropped Eyeglasses Killed By Driver With Suspended License (Post [8])
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
- Jamaica: Drunk Driver Critically Injures 6-Year-Old Girl (News [9])
- Soho: Jaguar Driver Strikes Cyclist on Canal Street; Victim in Critical Condition (News [10])
- Rosedale: Seven-Year-Old Girl in Stable Condition After Being Struck By School Bus Driver (Post [11])
- Murray Hill: Private Garbage Truck Driver Crashes Into Pickup Truck, Tree (DNAinfo [12])
- Park Slope: Motorcyclist Seriously Injured on 4th Avenue; Third Crash on the Avenue in 4 Days (Park Slope Patch [13])
- UWS: One Injured in Three-Car Crash on Henry Hudson Parkway (DNAinfo [14])
- Park Slope: Seven Injured in Multiple-Car Crash on Fourth Avenue (Park Slope Patch [15])
In the Region, Out of Town
- Donegal, PA: NYC-Bound Tour Bus Collides With Tractor Trailer, Killing Driver, Injuring Dozens (DNAinfo [16], YourNabe [17])
- Newark: Man Dies After Drunk Driver Pins Him, Severing Both Legs (Post [18])
- Sayville, NY: Passenger Killed, Driver Injured in Crash Following Police Chase (CBS NY [19])
- Providence, RI: 14-Year-Old Sentenced to 15 Years for Joyride that Killed 9-Year-Old (Huff Po [20])
Following Up
- Driver Found Guilty of Leaving the Scene of an Accident in Crash That Put Bloomberg Aide in Coma (News [21])
- Family of Aileen McKay-Dalton [22], Run Down By Treasury Official, Files Civil Suit (Bklyn Paper [23])
- SI Woman Injured in Crash With Police Emergency Vehicle Wins $400K Settlement (AP [24])
Other News
- First NYC 20 MPH Zone to Slow Cars With Gateway Neckdowns, Speed Humps (Streetsblog [25])
- DOT to Remove Three Fort Hamilton Parkway Ped Islands, Add Painted Median (News [26])
*Fatalities within the five boroughs. Information based on latest available reports.


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Marshmallow Fridge Tart
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I have had this recipe for donkey's years and it is a family favourite for both old and young alike. The little ones especially like 'diving' for the cherry and marshmallow pieces!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 150 g marshmallows, chopped into small pieces
- 12 glace cherries, chopped
- 5 ml vanilla extract
- 250 ml cream
- 1 can condensed milk
- 100 g crushed pineapple
- 125 ml lemon juice
- 1 prepared graham cracker crumb crust
- Mix lemon juice and condensed milk.
- Mix in marshmallows and cherries.
- Whip cream stiffly then add vanilla extract and pineapple.
- Mix everything together and pour into prepared crumb crust.
- Refrigerate to set.
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Penguins Beat Hurricanes, 4-2Sidney Crosby scored twice for his 30th and 31st of the season, Phil Kessel added a goal and an assist and goaltender Matthew Murray withstood giving up two early goals as the Penguins rallied to beat the Hurricanes.
Letang Scores In Shootout To Lift Pens Over Hurricanes 2-1Kris Letang scored on the final shot of a shootout, Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Friday night.
Pens Fall To Hurricanes 3-2 In OTIt just so happened that the Carolina Hurricanes worked on four-on-three situations during their morning skate Tuesday.
Hurricanes Clip Penguins, 2-1Center Jordan Staal and defenseman John-Micheal Liles scored as the Carolina Hurricanes halted a two-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Letang's 4 Points Lead Penguins Over HurricanesPhil Kessel scored twice in his Pittsburgh debut and Kris Letang had a goal and three assists to lead the Penguins to a 7-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
Staal's Goal, 2 Assists Lift Hurricanes Over Penguins, 5-2Eric Staal had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Thursday night.
Report: Hurricanes' GM Denies Jordan Staal Trade RumorsRumors began to swirl over the weekend that the Penguins and General Manager Jim Rutherford had expressed interest in attempting to reacquire forward Jordan Staal.
Sutter's Goal Lifts Penguins Over Hurricanes 2-1Brandon Sutter scored the game-winning goal in the final two minutes, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Wednesday.
Ehrhoff's 1st Goal Lifts Penguins Over HurricanesChristian Ehrhoff scored his first goal of the season with 4:33 remaining, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
Gerbe's PP Goal Lifts Hurricanes Over PenguinsNathan Gerbe's power-play goal broke a third period tie, and the Carolina Hurricanes earned a rare road win by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night.
Pierre McGuire On Pens GM Search: "They Reached Out To Me"To hear NBC NHL Commentator Pierre McGuire tell it, he was certainly in the running for the Penguins open General Manager position that was today given to former Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford.
New Pens GM Rutherford: "We Have Some Work To Do"The Pens announced today that former Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford would take over the General Manager duties here in Pittsburgh, and then Rutherford joined Starkey and Mueller to talk about the latest challenge in his storied career and what he's going to do to get the organization back to where they want it.


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The School of Food Science and Nutrition has always been a leader in the teaching of Food Science and related subjects - indeed, it is the oldest such school in the country. It has built up a reputation over more than fifty years as one of the world's leading institutions in this area of study.
Here at the School we have a strong, cutting-edge, research culture based on the application of fundamental scientific principles to address issues of food quality, something of ongoing concern to consumers, government and industry. Our culture of research-led teaching gives students access to all our academic staff, including leading international experts.
The School itself is recognised for this strong research expertise. In the RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) no similar school in the UK can match our performance over 3 cycles of review. We win significant funding each year. We continue to collaborate with major food producers and other academic institutions - a sign of both the high quality research we undertake, and the relevance of our degrees for the need of today's food industry.
Despite the economic difficulties of the last few years, the School has performed well in all areas and has expanded significantly, which is recognition of the strategic importance of food-health issues in society. For staff and students alike, the relatively small size of our School makes for a friendly atmosphere, and we pride ourselves on our strong staff-student relationships.
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As the College Football Playoff era begins, the door to a national championship will be opened just a little bit wider.
And as the four-team playoff allows two more teams an opportunity to win it all at season's end, it still might be open to just several select teams.
Those teams will be the ones that have dominated on the recruiting trail. Alabama, Auburn and Florida State have made the national conversation for a reason—all three schools clean up in high schools across the nation.
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Officials hope for good turnout
PARKERSBURG – After early voter turnout went better than anticipated, Wood County election officials are hopeful election day turnout today also will exceed earlier expectations.
Early voting began April 30 and ended Saturday. A total of 2,685 people turned out to cast their ballot early.
There are 54,509 registered to vote in Wood County.
"The early vote numbers were actually a little better than the other off-year elections in the past, so I'm hoping the way it came out, that our turnout today is better," Wood County Clerk Mark Rhodes said.
Rhodes said earlier he was anticipating about a 15 percent turnout for election day, which would be lighter than normal even for an off-year election.
"After the early voting numbers, I'm hopeful we could hit 25 percent, that's about average for an off-year election," the clerk said.
Rhodes said election officials will be performing the public test, then load the early voting results.
"So we should have some results available by about 8 p.m. and then we'll put the precincts in as they start coming in," he said.
Some candidates and their supporters choose to watch the results at the Wood County Courthouse, others prefer watching the updates on the computer from their home. Wood County's website is www.woodcountywv.com.
Polls open 6:30 a.m. today and will remain open until 7:30 p.m.
Voters not registered as Republican or Democrat can still vote on nonpartisan candidates, which includes Wood County Board of Education candidates, Easy Rider bus levy and Soil Conservation District supervisor position.
"Both political parties have opened their primaries as well, so if you are not a registered Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or Mountain Party, you can request a Republican or Democrat ballot, whichever they want to vote," said Melody Ross, deputy clerk with the voter's registration office.
To be eligible to vote on the Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority's Easy Rider bus levy, voters must be residents within the corporate limits of Parkersburg or Vienna.
Republican county commission candidate Bob Tebay's name will appear on the Republican ballot. Tebay earlier attempted to withdraw from the race, citing health concerns. The deadline to withdraw was Feb. 11. His withdrawal was filed in mid-April. According to an attorney general's opinion his name was to remain on the primary ballot.
If Tebay wins the primary, the county commission must certify him as the nominee. If Tebay wins the primary, the attorney general's opinion notes if he is to be replaced, he would have to withdraw again.
If Tebay wins the primary and does not withdraw, he would go into the general election as the Republican party's candidate. If Tebay doesn't win the primary, the issue is moot. Deadline to withdraw for the general election is Aug. 12.
If Tebay withdraws after the primary by the deadline the Republican Executive Committee would need to have approval of the state Elections Committee to appoint a replacement nominee for him going into the general election. The party would have until Aug. 18 to nominate a candidate for the general election.
Four Republican candidates are on the ballot for the commission seat: Tebay, Sam Baker, Raymond Jones and Roger Brown. Incumbent commissioner Wayne Dunn is running unopposed on the Democratic ticket.
While commission candidates serve countywide, they are elected one each from the three districts every six years. The district currently up for election this year is District C.
Also on the ballot will be Wood County Board of Education candidates: Jim Fox, District A; Tad M.Wilson, District B; Lawrence Hasbargen, District C; Peggy Smith, District C; Ron Tice, District A; Ponnie Piggott-Sampson, District C; Steve Smith, District A; Ami Shaver, District A; Rene Imler, District B, and Jimmy Asbury, District B.
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West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant said if a voter witnesses what they believe to be a violation of election law they should contact the Secretary of State's Office at 304-558-6000.
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Precinct consolidation changes are in effect for this election, the first time in a regular election.
The new polls were first used for the school levy renewal special election. Since turnout was low for that election, county officials anticipate there may be some confusion over the changes in the polls.
There were 7,700 voters affected by the changes. The county's 86 precincts were consolidated into 69.
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The community of Quarter Station, the most populous city of Urussanga (south of Santa Catarina, Brazil) was formed in the vicinity of the railway station Tereza Cristina, inaugurated in 1922, where he gave the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and transportation of coal mined in the municipality.
Dedicated to Our Lady of Aparecida, the great devotion of the holy Brazilians being the patron saint of the country, the church in the neighborhood had its cornerstone was laid in 1960, was inaugurated in 1963.
In 2010, when the celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of community, was reformed, getting new paint and decorative lighting.
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Troubled love affair, failing career drove Jiah to end life: police
Mumbai, Jun 4, (PTI): Young actress Jiah Khan allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with police claiming she was heartbroken after a failed relationship with the son of an actor couple which possibly drove her to take the step at her home last night.
The body of Jiah, 25, was found hanging at her 'Sagar Sangeet' residence in Juhu at around 11 PM where she lived with mother and sister who were not present when she ended her life.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that she was in a relationship with Suraj, son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab for nearly a year. Jiah was said to be under depression after coming to know of Suraj's new love interest, who supplied jewellery to the Pancholis.
Investigators said the actress, who made her dream debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Varma's 2007 film 'Nishabd', prima facie took her life due to her strained relationship with Suraj, a student at an acting institute.
Suraj and Jiah spoke over telephone a number of times yesterday, with the last call being made at 22.53 PM which lasted for two minutes. Soon thereafter, Jiah hanged herself. Post mortem examination revealed the incident took place between 11 pm and 11.30 pm, sources said.
Jiah Khan's family members
"Jiah was said to be very possessive about Suraj. Last night they exchanged text messages on their cell phones. Suraj also sent her a bouquet which she did not accept," they said.
Jiah was also said to be unhappy about her career in Bollywood as she was out of job for quite some time. She had told her mother that she wanted to take up interior designing as a profession besides acting in Bollywood.
Her mother Razia Khan told the police that Jiah had gone to Hyderabad on June 2 for an audition which did not go off well. The actor, she told the police, was advised to shed weight.
Both Suraj and Aditya were questioned by the police in connection with the case for nearly three-and-a-half hours and would be called again if necessary.
Bollywood was aghast at the news of her demise with megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeting, "What!!! Jiah Khan??? what has happened? is this correct? unbelievable!!!."Varma called Jiah a girl with "spunk and spirit".
"Never ever seen a debutante actress with more spunk and more spirit than Jiah when I was directing her in 'Nishabd'. The whole unit of 'Nishabd' was literally in love with Jiah."No matter what her problem was I just so wish she applied her on-screen philosophy of 'Nishabd' to her own life. Shocked and choked to hear about Jiah," Varma tweeted.
The British-Indian actress was later seen opposite Aamir Khan in "Ghajini" and Akshay Kumar in "Housefull". She had been missing from the big screen for a while now.
"Jiah Khan was full of life when I worked with her long time back. So sad that something drove her to take this extreme step. RIP," tweeted Anupam Kher who had also worked with the actress.
Actor Shahid Kapoor, said, "Shocked and saddened to hear about Jiah Khan... Very disturbing. RIP... May her soul rest in peace."
"Life has to be experienced and lived!It's a limitless ocean, have to swim through it,and not let it drown you! RIP Jiah Khan! God bless her soul," Bipasha Basu tweeted.Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan tweeted, "Can't register that Jiah is no more... Worked with her in 'Housefull' and she was so beautiful n such a good soul. Too young to go Jiah."
Filmmaker Kunal Kohli said, "What she must've gone through to take such a step we'll never know. May her soul rest in peace."
With her demise Jiah joined the long list of tinsel town celebrities whose sudden death shocked and saddened the industry--from Guru Dutt, one of the legends of Hindi cinema, to glamorous Parveen Babi, to southern siren Silk Smitha, whose life inspired Vidya Balan's hugely successful film 'Dirty Picture'.
Dutt, who gave films like 'Pyasa', 'Kaagaz Ke Phool' and 'Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam' was found dead after an overdose of alcohol and sleeping pills in 1964. It was reportedly Dutt's third attempt at suicide.
While his family claimed it was an accident, the filmmaker was reportedly depressed over the 'distance' between him and wife Geeta.
Young and chirpy Divya Bharti died at the age of 19 in 1993, after she allegedly fell off the fifth floor of a building. Mystery still shrouds her death and it remains unclear whether she was pushed to death or fell off accidentally in inebriated condition.
One of the most glamorous starlets of her time, Parveen Babi, died a lonely death in 2005 at her flat in Mumbai. Her death came to light only after her residential society secretary alerted the police that she had not picked up milk and newspapers from her doorstep for three days.
The death of filmmaker Manmohan Desai, who made iconic films like 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Coolie', 'Parvarish' and others, created curiosity after he fell off his building at Grant Road in Mumbai in 1994. The real cause of his death is still a mystery.
Southern actress Vijayalakshmi, popularly known as Silk Smitha, committed suicide by consuming poison in 1996. Failed romance, depression and alcoholism were the other reasons that drove her to end her life.
Jiah Khan suicide: Police question boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi Mumbai, Jun 4 (Agencies) : The Mumbai Police is questioning Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi's son Suraj, who was said to be close to the late actor, in connection with her suicide, they said on Tuesday.
According to a senior police officer, Suraj was a close friend of Jiah and they had a telephonic conversation on Monday night before the actress allegedly hanged herself at her Juhu residence.
Police sources also said that Jiah and Suraj had exchanged SMSes last night wherein the actor asked him about his friendship with another woman to which he clarified that there was nothing as such and her suspicion was baseless.
According to Jiah's mother, the actress was depressed after having been rejected at an audition in Hyderabad. She wanted to pursue a career in interior designing as she wasn't happy with the way her film career graph was taking a plunge.
Jiah shot into the limelight in 2007 with her debut movie 'Nishabd' in which she starred opposite Amitabh Bachchan.
She got a Filmfare Best Debutant nomination for the Ram Gopal Varma movie in which she plays a teenager besotted with a man old enough to be her father.
Born and raised in London, Jiah, also known as Nafisa had shifted to India to pursue a career in acting. She worked in Aamir Khan's 'Ghajini' and Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull'.
According to the police, Jiah ended her life at about 11 pm but did not leave any suicide note. Her mother Rabiya Amin, an actress in the 1980s was seen in the Tahir Hussain movie 'Dulha Bikta Hai'.
Here's taking a look at Jiah's last tweet dated 24 May:
"So sorry I have been off twitter! Took a bit of a break from twitter verse.. sometimes u need a sabbatical to recollect ur thoughts (sic)."
25-year-old Bollywood actress Jiah Khan dead
Mumbai, Jun 4 (IANS): Bollywood actress Nafisa alias Jiah Khan, who was seen opposite Amitabh Bachchan in "Nishabd", committed suicide at her residence in Mumbai's Juhu area, police said Tuesday. She was 25.
The Britain-born actress was found hanging at her flat in Sagar Sangeet Building in the posh Juhu area of northwest Mumbai around midnight. The cause of the suicide is not yet clear, police said, adding that autopsy reports were awaited.
The body of the actress was taken to the Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle Monday night and later shifted to J.J. Hospital in Byculla.
"The body was brought here last night. It has now been taken to the J.J. Hospital," a source from the Cooper Hospital told IANS. However, he didn't reveal why the body was moved.
Police are questioning her domestic help, security personnel and neighbours to ascertain what could have triggered the extreme step.
News of her death was first reported by actress Dia Mirza through a social networking site around 1.45 a.m.
Jiah shot into the limelight in 2007 with Ram Gopal Varma's "Nishabd" in which she plays a teenager besotted with a man old enough to be her father. She got a Filmfare Best Debutant nomination for the role.
"Shocked and choked to hear about Jiah," Varma tweeted after hearing the news.
"Never seen a debutant actress with more spunk and more spirit than Jiah when I was directing her in Nishabd," the director said in another tweet.
In 2008, she was seen along with Aamir Khan and Asin in the blockbuster "Ghajini", a remake of A.R. Murugadoss's Tamil film by the same title.
She was last seen in Sajid Khan's "Housefull" with Akshay Kumar, Reiteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta.
She was born Nafisa and changed her name to Jiah before going back to her birth name. Her mother is Rabiya Amin, an actress in the 1980s who was seen in the Tahir Hussain movie "Dulha Bikta Hai".
Too young to go - Bollywood mourns Jiah Khan's death
The "full of life" Nafisa alias Jiah Khan was "too young to go", tweeted the "Nishabd" actress' Bollywood colleagues, wondering what led the 25-year-old to take the extreme step of committing suicide.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan called the news "unbelievable", while actress Dia Mirza, who was among the firsts to tweet about Jiah's death, posted: "This is no way to go".
Here's what her friends and colleagues from showbiz posted on Twitter:
Amitabh Bachchan: WHAT ...!!! Jiah Khan??? What has happened? Is this correct? Unbelievable!
Dia Mirza: I was too shocked to say more last night. This is NO WAY to go! Life is too precious. The worst phases pass. THEY DO. Never give up! #Jiah
Sonam Kapoor: Terrible tragedy. Very very shocking and disturbing news. Nobody should be in so much pain and a state of such hopelessness. I hope her soul finds some respite in death.
Shruti Haasan: RIP Jiah Khan - so sad to hear this news this morning. May she find her happiness somewhere.
Anupam Kher: Jiah Khan was full of life when I worked with her long time back. So sad that something drove her to take this extreme step.
Riteish Deshmukh: Worked with Jiah in Housefull. She was full of life and had incredible sense of humour. She was a friend and will miss her. Am deeply saddened
Shahid Kapoor: Shocked and saddened to hear about Jiah Khan. Very disturbing.
Bipasha Basu: RIP Jiah Khan! God bless her soul!
Amrita Arora RIP Jiah khan... Too young too beautiful to be gone so soon!
Celina Jaitly: Cannot fathom what led her to such an unfortunate end...what must she be going through. Rest in peace in arms of God Jiah. Adieu!
Sonu Sood: Shocked by Jiah Khan's news. Had met her recently, was full of life...too early to go. RIP.
Manoj Bajpayee: Its shocking to hear that a young one has commited suicide. May your soul rest in peace Jiah Khan! Too young to go.
Neha Dhupia: Shocked and saddened by the news. Gone way too soon. RIP Jiah Khan
Kunal Kohli: What she must've gone through to take such a step we'll never know. May her soul rest in peace. Jiah Khan.
Aditi Rao Hydari: Very sad news about Jiah khan. Makes me feel vulnerable. It's a strange world.
Rohit Roy: Woke up to the terribly sad news about Nafisa. Such a sweet girl. No age and surely no way to go.
Arshad Warsi: Shocked to hear about Jiah Khan, she was too young to give up on life.
Kunal Kapoor: So shocked and saddened by this terrible news!! May your soul find peace.
Minissha Lamba: Jiah Khan.... Peace be upon your beautiful soul


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Rihanna has been flaunting her body lately, sharing lots of new photos of herself while wearing bikinis at the beach following shots of her almost there outfit at her homeland Barbados' Crop Over Festival.
She simply wrote "#wednesdayz" in her black bikini top and snakeskin bottoms when she shared the sexy shot on hump day this week; and she also showed off her new grill, styled in the shape of an AK-47. "she + AK," she captioned the photo.
The singer recently won a lawsuit against British clothing retailer Top Shop for selling t-shirts with her likeness on it.
A judge ruled in her favor because customers buying the shirt could have mistaken her for endorsing it, which she didn't.
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Oct. 26, 2014, 9:44 AM
- Both groups experienced large corrections from February through April and have since corrected, but Biotech has massively outperformed the internet group over the last couple of months.
- Since 2013, Technology SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLK) +38.4%, iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ:IBB) +109.3%.
- Source: Bespoke
- ETFs: XLK, XBI, VGT, BBH, SOXL, FBT, FDN, PBE, TECL, USD, SMH, IYZ, TDIV, IYW, ROM, VOX, SOXX, XSD, SOXS, PBS, TECS, FTEC, RYT, IGV, IGM, QTEC, FXL, PSI, PSCT, IGN, SSG, MTK, REW, PXQ, XTL, XSW, PSJ, PTF, FCOM, LTL, TLL
Jul. 7, 2014, 3:56 AM
- The U.S. has warned China that treaties and other global negotiations could be in danger if negotiations fail regarding their high-tech product international trade agreement. The agreement includes an annual $2T in trade, and eliminates tariffs and other trade barriers on IT products.
- China has recently excluded approximately 60 new product categories, including medical devices and next-generation silicon chips, from the trade agreement. American authorities are looking to use this week's annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue to update the 1996 Information Technology Agreement.
- U.S. officials warn that if an agreement is not reached, increased opposition will be taken in Congress toward other trade deals with China.
- ETFs: XLK, VGT, FDN, SOXL, KWEB, TECL, USD, SMH, PNQI, IYZ, TDIV, IYW, ROM, VOX, CQQQ, SOXX, QQQC, XSD, SOXS, PBS, TECS, FTEC, IGV, RYT, IGM, QTEC, PSCT, FXL, IGN, PSI, MTK, SSG, REW, PXQ, XSW, XTL, PSJ, PTF, FCOM, LTL, TLL
Feb. 4, 2014, 9:28 AM
- Three of ten sectors tracked by Bespoke have nearly fallen off the screen - trading more than three standard deviations below their 50-day moving averages. The three: Consumer Discretionary (XLY), Consumer Staples (XLP), and Energy (XLE). Telecom (XTL) is nearly in the same boat - 2.97 standard deviations below its 50-day.
- Only one sector - the defensive utility group - is above its 50-day moving average.
- Consumer Discretionary ETFs: XLY, VCR, FXD, FDIS, RCD, PEZ, PSCD
- Consumer Staples ETFs: XLP, VDC, FXG, RHS, PSL, FSTA, PSCC
- Broad energy ETFs: XLE, ERX, OIH, VDE, ERY, DIG, DUG, IYE, PXJ, PXI, PSCE, FXN, FENY, RYE, DDG
- Telecom ETFs: IYZ, VOX, XTL, LTL, FCOM, TLL
- Utility ETFs: XLU, IDU, VPU, NLR, GRID, JXI, NUCL, DBU, IPU, RYU, PUI, UPW, FXU, SDP, FUTY, PSCU, AXUT, UTLT
Jan. 8, 2014, 10:34 AM
- "The Safety Bubble Deflates," goes the title of a new report from Bernstein's Seth Masters, adding his name to those voices suggesting "safe" assets have become otherwise.
- Even though utilities, telecom, and consumer staples have underperformed of late, says Masters, their relative valuations are still well above the average over the last 50 years. "In periods of stress, investors tend to prize stability and safety too much. But in time, investors discover that every investment carries with it some degree of risk: if not risk of loss, then risk of inadequate growth."
- Related ETFs: XLU, IDU, VPU, NLR, GRID, JXI, NUCL, DBU, IPU, RYU, PUI, UPW, FXU, SDP, PSCU, AXUT, FUTY, UTLT, XLP, VDC, FXG, RHS, FSTA, PSL, PSCC, IYZ, VOX, IXP, IST, XTL, LTL, FCOM, TLL, AXTE
- Barron's Jack Hough says the "low beta" approach is a flawed one: First, volatility can change quickly as companies' or industries' fortunes shift; Second, beta tells one nothing about whether a stock's valuation is high or low. In a similar warning over low volatility stocks, BAML suggests looking for companies with smooth earnings rather than smooth stock prices. Screening for such, Hough finds CSX Corp (CSX -0.6%), DuPont (DD +0.6%), Cisco (CSCO -0.6%), and Halliburton (HAL -0.8%).
- Low volatility ETFs: SPLV, USMV, ACWV
Sep. 12, 2013, 1:39 PM
- Dividend payers may be a good place to hide out from rising interest rates, but those stocks sporting the highest yields - telecoms and utilities - tend to have slow payment growth, making them less-attractive as rates rise. Checking back to the 1994 bond bear market, telecoms and utilities were among the market's worst performers.
- Better to shop for modest payers, but above-average payment growth. Barron's screens for those characteristics combined with reasonable overall valuation and turns up three names: Boeing (BA), CVS Caremark (CVS), and GE.
- Certain dividend ETFs employ this strategy as well, with Vanguard's Dividend Appreciation (VIG) - almost zero exposure to telecoms and utilities - and WisdomTree's U.S. Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) coming to mind. Others include DGRS, DNL, EMDG, DGRE.
- Other dividend ETFs: FDL, FVD, MDIV, QDF, QDYN, QDEF, DIV, CVY, DVY, HDV, IYLD, PEY, PFM, SCHD, SDY, SDYL, DVYL, VYM, DHS, DTD, SYLD, KBWD, SPHD, DLN, DON, HILO.
- Telecom and utility ETFs: IYZ, XTL, VOX, LTL, TLL, IDU, PUI, XLU, VPU, RYU, FXU, PSCU, UPW, SDP, UTLT.
Aug. 17, 2013, 9:02 AM
- The market's more richly valued than you think, writes Jack Hough in Barron's, as Q4 S&P 500 (SPY) earnings are expected to rise 10.5% on just a 0.6% increase in revenue. "Where's that margin growth going to come from," asks S&P's Howard Silverblatt. "Most of us aren't exactly napping on the job as it is."
- Avoid sectors particularly prone to estimates cuts like consumer discretionary (XLY) and telecom (IYZ), suggests Hough, but favor safer groups like tech (XLK, though Cisco last week calls "safe" into question) and health care (XLV).
- A stock screen scoring companies by free cash yield as well as ability to still boost margins yields 5 top picks:
- Pfizer (PFE) trades inline with a slow-grower like Merck (MRK) but maybe deserves a multiple closer to a fast-grower like Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY).
- Danaher (DHR) - it trades at what seems like a pricey 18x earnings, but just 15x projected free cash.
- Lear (LEA) at 10x earnings is growing faster than the auto market as a whole as it picks up market share and electrical content in cars is rising.
- Oracle (ORCL) and Qualcomm (QCOM) have both seen earnings growing faster than their share price of late, leaving them attractively priced.
- The screen also yielded 3 to avoid:
- Tiffany (TIF) at 20x earnings is pricing in faster earnings growth in 2014. Praxair (PX) expectations are for a near-doubling in earnings growth to 13%. Lennar (LEN) with 32% projected earnings growth remains pricey even as the housing recovery appears to be slowing.
Jul. 1, 2013, 11:32 AM
Get out of transports (IYT), says Citigroup, noting the sector will be hard-pressed to continue its 400 basis point outperformance to the S&P 500 over the last quarter. In addition to expected cyclical weakening, Citi says seasonals don't favor transports during the summer. Also lowered to underweight is telecoms (XTL, IYZ) despite attractive valuations, as Citi believes technology will continue to erode pricing power.| Jul. 1, 2013, 11:32 AM
Jun. 25, 2013, 10:43 AMShort interest in S&P 500 stocks has virtually disappeared, but what few remain are concentrated in Telecom (IYZ), Commercial Services, Semiconductors (XSD), Consumer Durables (XLY), and Retail (XRT). Where they're not are in Household Goods (XLP), Autos (CARZ), and Utilities (XLU, IDU). | Jun. 25, 2013, 10:43 AM
Jun. 19, 2013, 10:53 AM"Sell in May and go into cyclicals," says Ralph Acampora after the last month. He reminds of an old adage saying sectors going down the least during a selloff become the new market leaders. During SPY's 5.2% decline from May 22-June 6, the best performers were Tech (XLK) and Industrials (XLI). The worst were Telecommunications (IYZ) and Utilities (XLU). This "rolling rotation" between sectors is necessary, he says, to give further life to the secular bull market begun in March 2009. | Jun. 19, 2013, 10:53 AM | 3 Comments
Jun. 18, 2013, 9:11 AM
BAML private clients bought the dip last week, with the flows going via ETFs into large-cap and dividend plays like Utilities (XLU, IDU) - which saw the greatest buying since November 2011. Another favorite of the dividend crowd, Telecoms (IYZ) saw the biggest inflows since February. After buying through the spring, hedge funds turned sellers last week, and are now net-sellers YTD - just like 2012.| Jun. 18, 2013, 9:11 AM
- In Your Portfolio: A Guide to Sector ETFs, Telecom and Wireless ETFs
- Asset Class Performance: Sectors ETFs


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Thursday, March 24, 2011
I just wanted to say if you've e-mailed me, I have five e-mail accounts and I've been completely neglecting my War on Headaches one. Please accept my apologies!
Oh and no headache update; they're the same. They just can't get enough of me. Joy.
Now I'm going to dive back into this Photoshop assignment. It's fun, but I miss you all! Until next time. :)
P.S. - check out this photo I took for my photography class. I love spring!
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- WinnyNinny PooPoo said...
Beautiful use of composition in your photo! I sympathize, but it's nice to be buried in interesting workk/learning!
- March 25, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Migrainista said...
Isn't spring grand? Love the picture! We'll be here when things slow down and you have more blogging time :)
- March 25, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- Jessica said...
Great picture!
- March 25, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- monkeymama said...
BEAUTIFUL PIC! I just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying your blog. I have for so long just left myself to not read anyone's blog. I didn't want to know how anyone else felt or was suffering. I get way too much unwanted camaraderie as it being the freaky headache girl! I have recently changed my thoughts on that. It is nice to know that I am not the only one. I guess it is not fair to you to say that I am enjoying your blog...that would mean that I am enjoying your pain. Not so. just good to know I am not alone! On your suggestion, I got Chocolate and Vicodin. It is like someone has been taking all my pain and ridiculous treatments and writing it all down in the witty tone that I used to have. Thanks for sharing!!
- March 26, 2011 at 3:34 PM
- Sue said...
Beautiful picture! Spring is still a far off dream here,but it will show up eventually.
Remember to take care of you in all of the busy-ness...
- March 27, 2011 at 5:39 PM
I found your blog yesterday and it is a revelation. It's nice to know that there are others out there who are experiencing the same problems, have faced the same challenges, and have struggled without answers. I've been going through old posts and making lists of things to try and books to read. Please keep this up as it was a really nice find for me on a particular bad day.
- March 30, 2011 at 7:32 PM
- Brad said...
Let's see some more photos!
- April 16, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Heather said...
You all are THE BEST! :) Thank you for the kind words of encouragement and for reminding me to take care of myself! The semester is almost over, so I hope to be more active on here soon. In the meantime, I'll catch up reading your blogs...I still can't figure out how to comment on some of them; I'm thinking it's an issue with my virus barrier so I need to look into that. Take care!
- April 26, 2011 at 11:24 AM


text: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12110_6056507,00.html Argentinean Guillermo Canas has hung up his tennis racquet at the age of 32 due to a recurring right wrist injury. The former world number eight, who has won seven career ATP titles, announced his retirement at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Friday, the same tournament where he upset top-ranked Roger Federer in 2007. He also saw off Federer when they met at Indian Wells earlier that same month, bringing the Swiss player's 41-match winning run to an end. Canas, who recently opened his own academy in Key Biscayne, has not competed in an ATP tour event since last July. "I wanted to be 100% sure when I made the announcement," said Canas. "I tried again at the US Open and I felt too much pain. I played two exhibitions in Argentina in December, but it was not good. My wrist just won't let me play. "I wanted to do it in my country (official retirement) but it was hard, but I think here (Miami) is a good place. "I have good memories here and I now have my own academy." Without doubt his greatest moment was beating Federer @ Indian Wells a few years, probably all he'll be remembered for, still, better than most... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDfZpzlR8zs


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Pediatricians say they frequently are treating mental-health disorders in young patients, and some are uncomfortable with that role.Hospitals say they are working to better integrate mental-health training into residency programs, but for now, doctors often are expected to figure it out themselves.
"I came out of training 17 or 18 years ago knowing everything about chemotherapy or heart disease but not one thing about mental health," said Dr. Brad Dickson of South West Pediatrics in Grove City. "So I had to train on my own."
At the same time, some pediatricians are referring patients to psychiatrists for mild mental-health disorders when they could, ideally, treat the patient themselves, said Laura Moskow Sigal, the executive director of Mental Health America of Franklin County.
"When you are dealing with kids, I think that doctors are more apprehensive in prescribing medications, especially if they are not a psychiatrist," she said. "People are much more concerned when kids are involved."
So why aren't parents seeking child psychologists and psychiatrists? Some of it might have to do with availability. It can take weeks or months to see a new doctor."Parents have to be very diligent, and if they feel like their child needs help right away, they should stress the importance of that to whoever they speak with," Moskow Sigal said.Pediatricians might have to schedule a longer visit to talk about mental health. The typical pediatrician visit is about 10 minutes, Moskow Sigal said.
"Most doctors want to do a good job. And yet, increasingly, there's this demand for productivity and demand for volume," said Dr. John Campo, the chairman of the psychiatry department at Ohio State University. "It makes it very hard to do what you need to do."To alleviate the time crunch, some pediatricians say, they bring patients back at the end of the day or later that week to talk more in-depth.People in the mental-health field are working on additional solutions to help integrate mental health into primary care and deal with the shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists.
Nationwide Children's Hospital recruited Campo in 2006 to develop a child and adolescent psychiatry division. Since then, he has brought in 15 child and adolescent psychiatrists and helped build a network of behavioral-health specialists who act as consultants."(Pediatricians) can have access to a child and adolescent psychiatrist by phone, by email and by tele-link," Campo said. "If they have a real-time question, they can pick up the phone or go online and request an informal consult."
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I have been to see my sister today and had to travel back in all that rain, oh my goodness the spray was awful on the M1 and there were delays on the M25 (as usual) because of the road works. But heyho I am back now.
So onto my blog candy - I have looked through all the suggestions for what I had done differently on my 'To Do List' card. Surprisingly there were only 10 guesses - but then that means there was more of a chance for those who did have a go. Anyway ................................
What did I do that was different and new for me? Well as you know I love using my distress inks and had recently been on a workshop with Hels Sheridan to explore ways of using them, but one thing I had never done with them until I made that card was ...............................
All my colouring up of images had been with promarkers.
So who is the lucky person who guessed this - and yes there was one!!!!
Hazel said - "MMm struggling to see what it is. Could it be the colouring medium you have used inkpads instead of pens??????"
So well done Hazel, a box of goodies will be wending it's way to you soon and I am adding a few other bits and pieces. I hope you have fun playing with them.
See you all again in a while as I have another post I need to do to get a challenge in before tomorrow.
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Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Education and Labor Committee on March 3.
He discussed President Obama's education agenda, including the administration's proposed fiscal year 2011 budget and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Duncan talked about the importance of college and career-ready standards, supporting and rewarding excellence, focusing on growth and gains in student learning, and a "smarter, more targeted federal role to give states and districts as much flexibility as possible, while ensuring as much accountability as possible."
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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney weighed in, as did women's golf Hall of Famers Nancy Lopez and Amy Alcott. Activist Martha Burk, understandably, was overjoyed, and Tiger Woods gave a strong endorsement as well.
Augusta National Golf Club, the storied venue that hosts the Masters Tournament and might just be the most famous private golf club in the world, is admitting its first women members, and the reaction is understandably upbeat.


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Continuing with my latest rant. Why the heck is Pujols allowed to run? Every time he does that he is showing up the rest of the guys behind him in the batting order and taking a chance of getting hurt. Besides, long term, since the out is so much worse than the gain of one base, stealing bases doesn't help very much at all.
So, since TLR and AP are both smart baseball men, I can only presume they are trying to force the FO hand to get more offensive help. AP should wear a large sign between his large shoulders, "will do anything to win", and then have it nailed to his locker while he is in rehab.
I don't know about that. For one thing, he's 9 of 12 in the SB department this year, with that third CS coming last night. He's done it before--was 16 of 18 in 2005, a pretty good year for him--and sometimes relying on two hits is a dangerous thing, especially, as you say, with this lineup.
I do think AP will do whatever it takes to win. I think sometimes he thinks differently than TLR (I don't think TLR wanted him to go yesterday) but he does what he can do and, more often than not, he is successful at it.


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A Mississippi State student is dead after a one car accident in Starkville, WCBI.com reported.
Matthew Johnson, 20, of Olive Branch, lost control of a Honda Accord he was driving on Locksley Way about 11:45 Saturday night.
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First Church, Satsuma, will celebrate its 64th homecoming Aug. 5, 10:45 a.m. Former pastor Step Martin will preach, and former minister of music Price Harris will sing. A potluck lunch will follow. For information call the church office at 251-675-1280. The church will also hold Marvelous Monday Nights in August. On Aug. 6, 6:30 p.m. Step Martin will preach and Price Harris will lead the music. Dinner by reservation will be 5–6:15 p.m. Call the church office at 251-675-1280 by Aug. 3. Roy Hill is pastor.


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In a recent interview with awesome videogame news site Gamespot, Sony president Phil Harrison said he wished people wouldn't compare the Wii and the PlayStation 3.
"It's not really fair to compare two products that serve different markets and are at different price points," Harrison said. "I don't know what the analogy is. If I make an analogy I'll probably make an unreasonable analogy, so I won't bother."
Harrison also dropped some hints on the direction Sony plans to head in the future:
"I think if you look back at the history of our platforms, they will all follow very similar trends where your initial audience is very different to the audience you have buying into the console seven, eight, or nine years later. So, we try to make software which is slightly ahead of that trend."
Sadly, he remained tight-lipped on whatever new games or products Sony will announce at their keynote. You'll have to wait until tomorrow morning at 2:30...or check out TheFeed when you wake up.
Gamespot.com: TGS '07 Q&A: Sony's Phil Harrison


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Polemonium carneum is a plant native to the northwestern United States west of the Cascade Range in Washington south to the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Common names include royal Jacob's ladder, great polemonium, and salmon polemonium. It grows in the lowlands and in prairies to moderate elevations in the mountains, and inhabits woody thickets, open and moist forests, prairie edges, and roadsides.
This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing one or more stems decumbent in form or erect to a maximum height near one meter. The leaves are compound with up to 21 leaflets each. The sticky-haired leaflets are somewhat lance-shaped and up to 4 centimeters long. The inflorescence is an open, spreading cluster of 3 to 7 flowers each borne on a thin peduncle. The flower is widely bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla that may spread to nearly 3 centimeters wide. The flower corolla may be any shade of pale pink, salmon pink, yellow, or pale lavender to medium purple.
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We continue reviewing mainboards for LGA1155 processors, now focusing on products based on the latest Intel Z68 Express chipset. First we tested an ASUS P8Z68-V PRO, then four Gigabyte mainboards from the UD3P to the UD7 model. Quite expectedly, we now move on to MSI and its Z68A-GD80 (B3). By the way, we've recently reviewed MSI's P67A-GD80 (B3) which is quite a different product but has some common traits with the Z68A-GD80 due to the similar chipsets and the same manufacturer. The company even seems to see some deeper relation between the two products. You may know that besides the model name proper each MSI mainboard has an additional alphanumerical designation that goes like "MS-xxxx". Well, the MSI P67A-GD80 (B3) used to be called "MS-7672 ver:2.1" whereas the new Z68A-GD80 (B3) has the same number but a different version, namely "MS-7672 ver:3.0". We'll see the similarities and differences between the two MSI products shortly, but first let's check out the new one's box and accessories.
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The product boxes are similar indeed. You can see the product name and various logotypes on the face of the box. Behind the front flap and on the back of the box there is a picture of the mainboard and a description of its key features.
The bundled accessories are also the same. Inside the box you will find the following items:
- Four SATA cables with metal connector locks, two with L-shaped locks and another two - with straight ones;
- Two power-adapters for SATA drives;
- A flexible bridge for two-way SLI graphics configurations;
- Additional rear panel bracket with two USB 3.0 ports;
- I/O Shield for the back panel;
- "M-Connector" block including modules for easy connection of the system case front panel buttons and indicators, audio, IEEE1394 and USB 2.0 ports;
- "V-Check Cable" adapter set for manual voltage monitoring with a voltmeter;
- User manual;
- A booklet on proprietary software;
- Colorful poster with mainboard connector layout;
- A booklet with brief assembly instructions;
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Guinea pigs, also called cavies, are members of the Caviidae family, a group that includes several species of rodents from South America. All cavies are social animals that prefer to live in groups. They can be found in many habitats, including plains, marshes, and rocky areas. In the wild, cavies live in burrows and feed on vegetation including grass and leaves. They are popular pets and valuable research animals.
Cavies were domesticated in pre-Incan times (around 1400 ad). It is likely that the domesticated cavies originated in the highlands of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. In these areas, Native Americans used them for food and religious purposes. Europeans discovered these domesticated animals soon after their arrival in South America. Cavies were first imported into Europe in the early 1500s. Because Europeans believed they came from Guinea, cavies soon became known as guinea pigs. Today, they are kept as pets around the world.
Last full review/revision July 2011 by Katherine E. Quesenberry, DVM, MPH, DABVP (Avian); Kenneth R. Boschert, DVM, DACLAM
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It was "First Friday," November 2011.
Toxicology reports reveal that Collin Elderts was not only drunk, but high on marijuana and cocaine, that he had been partying at a hotel room before going to McDonalds Waikiki at 2:30 that morning.
27-year-old Special Agent Christopher Deedy was there too, but his attorney said Elderts was belligerent, harassing another customer, so much so, a manager told Elderts and his friend: "No more troubles here. If you make troubles you can leave."
Attorney Brook Hart said video sealed by a judge supports that when the harassment escalated only then did Deedy confront Elderts to stop it and that Deedy identified himself as an agent.
The report claims Elderts and his friend also beat up Deedy's friend.
And at one point "appeared to reach for a weapon."
It goes on to read, after rushing Deedy, "Elderts was on top of (Deedy) punching him in the face and trying to take his gun."
That's when Deedy's attorney said the agent fired his weapon.
Deedy with a broken nose and cuts to his face, tried to revive Elderts, but could not.
Some witnesses reported Deedy appeared drunk too, slurring his words, and spotted at several bars.
But the report said another witness made no such claim, and said Deedy appeared calm during the altercation.
Deedy's attorney hopes to get the case dismissed under federal immunity protection.
He told KITV his client had identified himself as an agent, and was acting in self defense and in the defense of others.
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The pack contains 5 bulbs each of
- Gladiolus bulbs
- Rajanigandha bulbs
- Zephyranthes bulbs
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-High Quality 8 inch Plastic Pot with each plant.
-Offer Valid on orders with 3 or more Plants
Common name: Manila Palm or Dwarf Royal.
Height: Full grown-depending on conditions, 20 feet or so.
Difficulty level: Easy to grow.
Planting & Care
This tree is not considered to be cold tolerant as they don't do well with any frost. It will surely kill them.In a container, their growth will slow and they will never reach their full size. Maybe only 10-12 feet at most.Outside in soil, they will grow taller and a bit faster, reaching closer to 20 feet or so.
Sunlight: Full to part sun
Soil: Any soil but benefits from some organic material.
Water: They require water regularly. If there are drought conditions setting up they will do okay for a short time. It s much better for you to supplement water until it passes.
Temprature: Minimum temp 30°F.
Fertilizer: Fertilizing with a good quality palm food and mineral mix- make sure it is slow release- every 4 months or so.
Ornamental use:
- The Christmas palm tree will add a touch of beauty to any space.
- It is super popular for landscapes and containers.
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