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iHerb Customer Reviews
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It has sugar :(
Posted by 5197182296640521646 on Jun 06, 2014
I bought it without reading the ingredients, tastes amazing but it has sugar so is not healthy at all, a no no for me.
Doesn't taste at all like choc pb
Posted by 5495426948605652067 on Apr 23, 2016
I personally find the salt in this is very overpowering. I will have to try peanut powder next time instead. It doesn't taste like there's chocolate in this at all.
didnt like the taste
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Feels lumpy even after a goid mixing
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Bought this after hearing many people rave about it. Was let down, the taste was horrible!
Take the extra calories and buy the real thing instead
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Eating less of real peanut butter or nothing at all is better than buying this product.
I didn't like it.
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I've heard such good things about PB2, but the taste just isn't for me.
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I was really looking forward to trying this as it has amazing reviews. I was really disappointed. It tasted nothing like peanut butter, I cannot even describe the taste but it was very unpleasant.. and I heard the one with chocolate in it is "way better" I wouldn't want to imagine just the plain peanut butter option!. Each to their own though.
don't like it
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Bought this based on all the rave reviews. I love my smoothies so I thought this would be a nice treat. Tasted horrible to me and I love peanut butter and chocolate. Will not repurchase. SEE MY PAGE IF NEW TO IHERB!
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Didn't taste good at all, dissapointed :/
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WILK, Martha, 89, of Hawks, died Jan. 3, 2013, at home.
She is survived by two daughters, Gloria (Thomas) Zdybel of Hawks and Loris (Forrest) Jidas of Oxford; son, Marvin (Gayle) Wilk of Posen; seven grandchildren; and several great grandchildren.
Friends may visit at the Beck Funeral Home on Sunday, Jan. 6, from 5-8 p.m. with a parish wake service at 7 p.m. conducted by Sr. Rita Epple. Visitation will resume on Monday at St. Dominic Catholic Church from 10 a.m. until time of mass at 11 a.m. with Rev. Arthur Duchnowicz officiating.
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Woman injured in accident
Paramedics from Trinity Regional Medical Center and Fort Dodge Firefighters tend to a woman who was involved in a traffic accident near the intersection of Second Avenue North and 17th Street. Witnesses said the woman was delivering newspapers when she slipped on the ice. The woman was then hit by an SUV while trying to get up.
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Stylish cornrows for African American men
Here is a stylish, younger take on cornrows. Black hair is sectioned widely apart, so that a quarter inch or so of scalp shows cleanly between the small, intricate braids. No straight lines are observed; instead zigzags dominate, with a few curves on the sides. The faintest trace of a sideburns remains, pointing sharply down towards the jawline. The neat edginess of the style says hip, young, and urban.


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The flyer pretty much says it all. Should be a dope event in celebration of what promises to be a dope album, Casual and J. Rawls' "Respect Game or Expect Flames." (We already posted "Give Respect"; watch the video for "Reign" below.)
And judging from the interviews I did for this and this, a S.P.I.R.I.T. reunion is a pretty big deal. A whole lot of Columbus hip-hop history is about to come together at 83 Gallery.


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WHEREAS, many ex-offenders are discharged out of the back doors of prisons and jails into the front doors of homeless programs without supports or services, increasing homelessness with few resources to respond; and
WHEREAS, the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) is yielding results for America's ex-offenders. In the first two years of the program, more than 12, 800 offenders have enrolled in the prisoner reentry program. More than 7, 900 offenders have been placed in jobs. Only 18 percent of those enrolled in the program have been arrested again within one year - less than half the estimated national average; and
WHEREAS, the Second Chance Act formally authorized key elements of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) to help reduce recidivism in urban centers and other areas with the greatest need to help prisoners effectively reintegrate into the community; and
WHEREAS the Second Chance Act offers better connections to housing, employment, and treatment, all of which will reduce recidivism and prevent and end homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the Second Chance Act enhances drug treatment, mentoring, and stabilization services for ex-offenders through partnerships with local corrections agencies and faith-based and community organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Second Chance Act assists states and local government entities in partnership with nonprofit organizations to establish prisoner reentry demonstration projects that will aid in preventing recidivism and homelessness by providing:education, vocational training, and job placement services;coordinated supervision for offenders upon release, including housing that is permanent, affordable and linked to health, mental health, employment, and other support services that provides long-term, community-based housing options; and
WHEREAS, jurisdictionally led, community based 10 Year Plans to End Chronic Homelessness, encouraged by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, would be assisted in implementation by offering strategies and resources emphasizing the roles for every level of government and community stakeholders in developing Second Chance Act alternatives to expensive police/court interventions and prisoner release into homelessness; and
WHEREAS, such resources will re-moralize overburdened police, Judges, and jailers,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the U.S. Conference of Mayors endorses the new Second Chance Act legislation that promotes the safe and successful reintegration into the community of individuals who have been incarcerated and supports programs geared toward the rapid re-housing of ex-offenders; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President and Congress are commended for passage and signing into law of "The Second Chance Act" demonstrating that bipartisan approaches to social problems offer an avenue to remedy seemingly intractable obstacles and are encouraged to support the provision of budget resources to implement the Second Chance Act.


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Skip to comments.Ventura Speaks Out For Kerry
Posted on 10/29/2004 6:24:14 AM PDT by brbethke
Former Gov. Jesse Ventura ripped President Bush on Thursday for mismanaging the war in Iraq, for burdening future generations with a huge national debt, and for blah blah blah blah blah...
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(Excerpt) Read more at twincities.com ...
" big fat bald doofus"
Nuff said
Everyone should remember how wildly popular Ventura was as MN governor. So popular he didn't run for reelection, and only entered the governorship with under 40% of the vote in his state.
Keep on campaigning Jesse!
Ventura was a nice political Oddity.. alas his actual tenure as Governor was largely a failure.
I don't listen to actors, rock stars, atheletes or the mix of all three (pro-wrestlers.
Man, that looks more like one of the arc enemies on Star Trek.
Some Vulcan dude.
Jesse's gone round the bend.
What has happened to Ventura? He looks like a side-show freak! Oh, I guess that is what he has always been especially when he was govenor. A great endorsement for Kerry. This will probably cause him to lose votes.
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jesse Ventura.....pet detective????????
A bitter failed Governor, who now looks like he belongs in rehab.
They need a celebrity death match with Jessica 'The Bonehead' Venture versus Ahhhnold 'Jessica is a Gurly Man' Schwarzenegger.
Well, that does it for me, now that Jesse has spoken I'm definitely gonna vote for Satan this election...er, I mean Kerry.
The Demoncats have "has been Ventura"...The Republicans have Arnold....my case rests....
I think he's working on the Klingon forehead thing, and he's almost got it.
He was probably broke and heavily in debt.
Then MaMa TRex made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
It would be great to audit his accounts here and any new offshore accounts.
Travis noted a few months ago that 800 million or 1 billion in Ma Ma TRex's accounts could buy a lot of support.
How fitting for the Halloween season.
Ventura: godfather of the girlie-thugs.
2 count them 2 people who were in the movie The Predator were or are in offices of power in the United States.
Jesse, is the best that the whining third party losers ever came up with.
Hehe yeah.. and we know which one survived ;)
Jesse...you look a little messy!...what you been smokin dude?
Jesse is the poster boy for the psychological ravages of anabolic steroid abuse.
Me thinks Jesse was dropped on his head a few too many times.
Ventura, another "Hasbeen" for Kerry.
Just ignore him and he will go away.
I ignore Ventura like the plague. Who gives a rat's @#!& what that idiot has to say?
Just please, nobody say Ventura was a Navy SEAL. Ventura was UDT at a time when there was a vast difference between UDTs and SEALs. He was never a SEAL for one minute in his life.
He even scoffed at Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard.
"If I were to serve that way in the United States Navy, I firmly believe I would never have gotten an honorable discharge, because that was not serving with honor, when you don't show up," Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, told several hundred students at Century College in White Bear Lake.
"I would have probably ended up in the Portsmouth naval prison," Ventura added later.
Yeah, like John Kerry knows something about serving with honor or getting an honorable discharge.
Ventura is a POS. He not only was not a SEAL for one day in his life, he was never any closer to VN than the whorehouses of Subic Bay PI.
He always was a side show freak, and I, for one, can proudly say I knew he was all along. I couldn't believe that sheeple were stupid enough to vote for him, and that event gave me great concern about the state of voters.
This idiot is also very anti G-d. In fact, in this latest sideshow speech he said in a sneering voice "George Bush wants us to wait for G-d (emphasis his) to cure diseases. Well, we're going to be waiting for a very, very long time."
I know that there is controversy about his service. He's always bragging about it too, like Kerry.
Remember Ventura's "I hunt man" statement? What a weirdo.
All the ghouls are coming out for kerry. This one is among the freakiest.
Down under there's a saying which means the same thing, and which I love: Jesse's gone beyond the black stump.
"can I get me a huntin' license to hunt man here, man?"
another famous MN "independent" , Tim Penney came out and endorsed democrat Patty Wetterling.
Further proof "independent" is just another word for nothing left to lose.
"can I get me a huntin' license to hunt man here, man?"
Jesse made Minnesota the laughing stock of the nation once again.
Theres one very confused Klingonocrat....
He always tried to come across as middle of the road,But you could tell he really was a liberal at heart.He became Governor by exploiting a RAT law that allowed you to register to vote at the polling place on election day.
No ID needed,Just show up with a bill or something with your name and address on it or have another registered voter vouch for you and that was good enough.
Instant registered voter ready to vote.He got a lot of people who aren't normally involved in voting to show up at the polls,register,and vote for him.
I think he got like 35-37 % in a three way race.The RAT got 3rd. Hubert H. Humphrey jr. the 3rd or some stupid crap like that.
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Coach USA bus accident closes Route 60
The melting pot — a family reunion
It seems strange that when we have disagreements with one another, it can be so easy to see the other person as stupid, uninformed, or even in the grip of evil influences.
In all too many cases we end up with enemies, or at least in failing to enjoy one another's company from that point forward. It doesn't do much good to say that people are not our enemies, only ideas are. The problem is that so many people defend so tenaciously such wild ideas. If only everybody would agree with me, what a happy place this world could be! Now there's a simple minded solution that actually comprises the sub-conscious attitude of many without their really realizing it.
This country has been referred to as the melting pot, and that definition is becoming more and more realistic as more people come from more places, in greater numbers than ever before. It doesn't take a great deal of honest objectivity to realize that this can be an important, necessary, element in the further evolution of creating the greatest nation ever known. I'm going to be bold, and say something that you all know, but too many of us often forget, especially when defending our own causes. There are good and bad, smart and ignorant people in all races, and all ethnic groups of any kind. There are good and bad, smart and ignorant people in both sexes. In short, our motives are best served when we accept good people from whatever source, and no longer try to justify ourselves with making broad brush statements about our neighbors.
An article of mine published on this page back in August 2004 dealt with the fact that we are all brothers. It pointed out that we are all descended from two parents, therefore four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and 16 great-great- grandparents and so on. Every time you go back another generation, you double the number of people in that generation from whom you are a direct descendant. If therefore you go back to 1492 when Columbus discovered America, you will find it inescapable that you are the direct descendant of more people from that day than there were on the earth at that time. I don't see how anyone can escape the logic thereby that he/she is a descendant of the whole cloth of humanity. If you trace any twig on any branch far enough, they all revert back to the same root source. You doubtless are the descendant of wonderful people who were the pride of their day, and also your share of worthless, even murderous ne'er-do-wells, as I'm sure I am also by the same logic.
There are doubtless probably some of both extremes that we have in common. Think about it. Perhaps we should think of America not so much as a melting pot, but as finally, a grand family reunion of humanity! It is imperative that we recognize our interrelationship if we are to survive.
We humans are truly exquisite creatures, but none of us can do much alone by ourselves, not even Einstein. Working together, and cooperating in our various, multiplicity of talents, however, we are limitless in what we may accomplish. We are like bricks. A single brick is not worth keeping, but enough of them, used properly, can become a most beautiful castle. It seems then that our challenge is not who will take care of me, so much as it is for each of us to do what we can, not who we can.
It may even be possible to create that splendid, famous, fairy tale ending and all live happily ever after. It has been said that if you are not working on a solution, you are likely a part of the problem! May God bless America.
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At City Journal, authors Joel Kotkin and Ali Modarres wonder if the modern city can still be a place for families, or if cities are now only for the childless. They point out that, historically, cities were based on family life, right up until the last century or so. Then, the suburbs happened: folks with children wanted more space, better public schools and cheaper housing. What they lost (access to the arts, culture, more extensive food choices) didn't seem as important as a yard and three bedrooms. Have cities now become the domain of the childless?
Demographic trends seem to bear out this vision. Over the past two decades, the percentage of families that have children has fallen in most of the country, but nowhere more dramatically than in our largest, densest urban areas. In cities with populations greater than 500,000, the population of children aged 14 and younger actually declined between 2000 and 2010, according to U.S. Census data, with New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Detroit experiencing the largest numerical drop. Many urban school districts—such as Chicago, which has 145,000 fewer school-age children than it had a decade ago—have seen enrollments plummet and are busily closing schools. The 14-and-younger population increased in only about one-third of all census-designated places, with the greatest rate of growth occurring in smaller urban areas with fewer than 250,000 residents.
Consider, too, the generation of Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 in 2000. By 2010, the core cities of the country's 51 most populous metropolitan areas had lost, on average, 15 percent of that cohort, many of whom surely married and started having children during that period. While it's not possible to determine where they went, note that suburbs saw an average 14 percent gain in that population during the same period.


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New Ulm to benefit from Safe Routes to School planning grant
MANKATO -?The Region Nine Development Commission learned on April 7 that it has been awarded federal funding for local Safe Routes to School planning from The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for 2014-2016. The funding will cover planning efforts for all schools in New Ulm along with Blue Earth, Fairmont, Madelia, North Mankato/Eagle Lake and St. James.
According to the National Center for Safe Routes to School (SRTS), an SRTS program is an opportunity to make walking and bicycling to school safer and more accessible for children, including those with disabilities, and to increase the number of children who choose to walk and bicycle. On a broader level, SRTS programs can enhance children's health and well-being, ease traffic congestion near schools and improve air quality and improve community members' overall quality of life.
MnDOT has contracted with regional development commissions throughout the state to help ensure SRTS plans are appropriate and implemented. Region Nine Development Commission will oversee the planning process, with the City of New Ulm and the all the schools in New Ulm as partners. Planning will involve working with the schools and parents to identify how many children currently walk or bike to school, identify the barriers for walking and biking to the school and develop a plan to address those barriers and create a safe environment. The planning process will most likely start in July, depending on when the contract between MnDOT and Region Nine is finalized.
Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm Project (HONU) is also a partner in the planning process and recently commissioned a report from the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute (WALC) with specific, key recommendations for New Ulm. The report will provide the SRTS effort with key information to help move the planning and implementation process forward. A Safe Routes to School Action Team has been formed as part of HONU's newly formed Coalition for Active, Safe and Healthy Streets.
"Safe Routes to School is a great fit with our vision of improving the health of the entire New Ulm community," said HONU manager Cindy Winters. "We're very excited about increasing opportunities for children to walk and bike to school and creating a safe environment for them to do so. It will help improve our children's health and well-being, encourage the development of lifelong physical activity habits and foster the creation of a livable, sustainable community."
According to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, the five "Es" of Safe Routes include: evaluation, engineering, education, encouragement and enforcement. Accordingly, New Ulm's plan will include providing education on pedestrian and bicycle safety, encouragement strategies to promote walking and biking, enforcement strategies to create a supportive walking and biking environment, evaluate the results of the efforts and make corrections as needed to the plan. It will also identify the engineering and infrastructure changes necessary to improve safety.
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I just bought a Lyric and had it professionally installed in my Eastman E20SS. I'm using it in tandem with a Para DI and a PA system.
Reason why I bought the set because I've had enough of piezos. The Eastman guitars sounds amazing as it as, hence the reason I bought the Lyric to amplify that sound.
Just checked it out during soundcheck, sounds boxy and thin as ***. I've tried every setting, tried it with other DI's, but it stayed the same, terrible.
I tried other guitars, Seagulls and a Cort(!!!) with either a piezo or Fishman Blend system and they blew the Eastman and the Lyric away.
I'm bummed out because I spend a load of cash on gear that sounds even more crappy than the piezo I drifted away from.
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Club Feature - Affinity Badminton Club
Club Feature - Affinity Badminton Club
The Affinity Badminton Club, located in San Carlos, California is a family-owned badminton facility dedicated to kids and badminton players in the community.
According to the Affinity Badminton Club's website, one of their main focuses when creating the club was to provide a sophisticated badminton facility for all fans to enjoy:
"We studied numerous badminton courts in many parts of the world, meticulously researched all aspects of badminton gym / court construction, prototyped and vigorously tested our design ideas such as lighting and floor material, and built the courts at Affinity Badminton Club."
From the light fixtures, modeled after the lighting fixtures of the Chinese National Badminton Team training facilities, to the custom-designed 4-layer flooring, and the thirty feet high ceiling, the Affinity Badminton clubs provides everything needed for its members to have a great experience.
"Our goal is to build the best badminton club in this area – for playing the most exciting games, for making new acquaintances in the player community, and for promoting badminton in our community."
The club is opened Monday through Friday from 11am to 2pm, and from 5.30pm to 11pm, as well as on weekends from 9am to 11pm. The club also offers junior lessons, adult lessons, as well as private lessons. For more information about the club and its events, feel free to visit their website at http://www.affinitybadminton.com/abc2/


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January 11, 2010 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Per Participant Rate Increase
SUBJECT 2: Additional Training Sites Scheduled for Breastfeeding Training
SUBJECT 3: Important MOWINS Update
SUBJECT 4: Signature Pads
SUBJECT 5: Scanning WIC 27 – Medical Documentation
SUBJECT 6: WIC Approved Breads and Tortillas (Effective January 15, 2010)
SUBJECT 7: Learning Dynamics WIC Tips
SUBJECT 8: Martin Luther King Day Holiday
SUBJECT 9: Transferring Participants from One Missouri LWP to Another
- PEr Participant Rate Increase: The per participant rate for FY2010 will increase from $10.30 to $12.00 for your contracted caseload retroactive to October 1, 2009. We specifically requested and in mid December received additional funding from USDA for local agency WIC services. We know many agencies are struggling to meet their growing caseloads and maintain vital services with dwindling local resources. These additional funds can be used to further compensate for the cost of providing local WIC services.
The increased funding requires an amendment to your 2010 WIC services contract. We have prepared the paperwork, and it is moving through the Department's approval process. As soon as we know the amendments are ready to be sent, we will notify agencies via the WIC Update. Agencies will need to sign and return the amendment. When the signed contract amendment is received, we will immediately increase the funding in the agency's Personnel Compensation line in the online invoicing application. If the agency wants to change the budget line amount, they will use the online Budget Adjustment. If you have any questions on this increase, please contact your TA staff.
- Additional Training Sites Scheduled for Breastfeeding Training: Additional training sites (Joplin, Springfield and Clay County) have been scheduled for the USDA training titled, "Using Loving Support to Grow and Glow in WIC". Please see attached listing of training sites.
Please remember that all local WIC agencies were allocated additional funding to attend this training to cover travel, staff time, lodging, meals, etc. These funds were budgeted on the LAP on Special Funding (Grant 5). If funds need to be reallocated from one funding category to another a WIC-9 needs to be completed.
To register for the training, please complete the attached revised registration form and either fax to 573-526-1470 or email to email@example.com. If you have already registered and would like to change to one of the new training sites, please contact Michelle by phone at 573-751-6244 or by email at the address above.
- Important MOWINS Update: On January 1, 2010, changes were made to MOWINS checks to reflect the change to a new WIC banking company. It appears some computers running MOWINS did not get the change. Without the change, the checks are being sent to the wrong bank, causing great problems for WIC vendors and the State WIC Office. Please take these steps as soon as possible to insure all your WIC computers get the proper change. You only need to do this procedure once for each WIC computer.
- If logged into MOWINS, Right click on the blue "W" in the lower right corner of your screen. Left click on "Update Local Reference Data" and wait until it runs, then left click on "Reset Local Reference Data" and wait until it runs. You must then left click on "Log off". Right click on the W and left click "Log off". Left Click "Yes" to log off. Wait until the W goes away. Restart MOWINS and continue WIC business. See attachment for a screen shot.
- If not presently logged into MOWINS, the next time you go MOWINS log on and then follow the above steps before conducting WIC business.
At the end of the business day, you must properly "Log off" each MOWINS computer by right clicking the blue "W" and left clicking "Log off".
If you have questions, please contact the WIC Help Desk at 800-554-2544 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Signature Pads: On December 11, 2009 we installed MOWINS Release 1.42.9322.1055. We are aware there is a problem with the signature pad "Next" button that is new with this release. We have been working with CSC/Covansys to fix the problem. Many of you have communicated to us a "work around" until we can get the problem fixed. You are doing one of the following: Circling the "Next" button, placing a large X over the "Next" button or slashing thru the "Next" button. Continue to do what works for you to activate the "Next" button.
We apologize for the inconvenience and are diligently working on a solution.
If you have questions, please contact Larry Rutledge at email@example.com or 573-526-0226 or 800-392-8209.
- Scanning WIC 27 – Medical Documentation Form: A reminder - you must scan the WIC 27 Medical Documentation form into MOWINS when the physician has ordered an exempt formula for a participant. If this completed form is not scanned into MOWINS there is no record to what formula/food the physician has ordered. Please contact your district TA team if you have any questions.
- WIC Approved Breads and Tortillas (Effective January 15, 2010): In order to increase availability and variety of WIC approved breads and tortillas for WIC participates, the State WIC office reopened the selection process for breads and tortillas.
The attached are lists of WIC approved breads and tortillas (text and draft pictorial versions). Participants will be able to purchase them at WIC vendors effective January 15, 2010. Vendors are also being notified. The Missouri WIC Approved Bread and Tortilla pictorial brochure (#553) will be shipped to all local WIC providers as soon as it is printed. The projected shipping date is the week of February 8, 2010. In the meantime, please feel free to make copies of the attached.
Please share this information with your staff and participants. If you have any questions, please contact Takako Tagami at 1-800-392-8209 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Learning Dynamics WIC Tips: Attached is the latest WIC Customer Service Tips newsletter from Learning Dynamics. In the spirit of the New Year, this issue provides 10 WIC customer service resolutions. I hope you find the list enjoyable and educational. Please contact your district TA team if you have any questions.
- Martin Luther King Day Holiday: The State WIC Office will be closed and there will be no WIC Help Desk coverage on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2010.
If you have questions, please contact Mark Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
- Transferring Participants from One Missouri LWP to Another:
When a participant comes to your agency, please be sure to do a statewide search using the demographics (Last Name, First Initial) search. This will help prevent duplicate State WIC ID and Household Numbers. If after doing this search and verifying information there is a match to your participant, transfer them into your agency as usual.
If all members of a household will not be transferring (e.g. child custody change) be sure to create a new Household ID for the participant that is transferring to your agency so that only that participant's demographics (address) are changed and not the entire family.
If you have questions, please contact the WIC Help Desk at 800-554-2544 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
WIC Approved Bread Tortilla List
WIC Approved Breads and Tortillas Pictorial
Grow-Glow BF Training Registration
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I grew up in the 60/s and 70's.... and perhaps some of you will know or at least recognize the title from the cartoon: "The Jetsons!"
I purposely created this piece to be able to show students a sample of using paintstiks and that it can be as simple as you want to make it!
In this piece, I took a basic circle stencil, for some very easy round shapes that make a great exercise to practice your free motion skills on too!
And so...
the resulting shapes came out very space-like, unintended as they were!
And when it was done, it sure was a reminder of the fun, whacky, zany world of ...
George Jetson!
This is a small quilt; maybe about 12"x12", but large in FUN. What a great way to practice for quilting with multiple types of threads, playing with tension...
...different stitches just ... because... you CAN!
You just never know what surprises you might find when you start playing... and you may find that your experiment will take you to...
"infinity and beyond!"
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"infinity and beyond!"
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Mueller Spatting Tape
Product Information:
Mueller ® Spatting Tape features a light, strong and low-profile design that's perfect for practice and game-day use. Each roll is 2" wide and 7.5 yards long. Secure cleats or cover logos for any sport with the durable and secure Mueller ® Spatting Tape.
- Includes 1 roll of spatting tape
- Dimensions: 2" x 7.5 yards
- Lightweight elastic adhesive tape
- Ideal for spatting shoes to secure cleats or cover logos
- Light, strong and low-profile design
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text: A group of US scientists has developed a multilayered superconducting material they say can be tailored to an application's specific needs. The group, headed by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Chang-Beom Eom, used an iron and nitrogen-based material called pnictide, which has a higher effective operating temperature than conventional superconducting materials such as niobium, lead, or mercury. Typically, superconductors work only in very cold conditions. This new material has 24 alternating layers of metal and oxide—pnictide and strontium titanate —placed with atomic precision to form an engineered superlattice, which could work in electronic devices, as well as in transportation, power transmission, generation and storage because they are able to transport large electrical current and produce great magnetic fields. Florida State University and University of Michigan researchers contributed to the work, which appears in the online edition of the journal Nature Materials. (EurekAlert)(University of Wisconsin-Madison)(Nature Materials)


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Splat Rebellious Colors Hair Coloring Kit
- Overview
- Ingredients
- Features
- Semi permanent hair "paint"
- Complete kit includes: Color, Bleach and Peroxide
- Lasts up to 6 weeks
- Shocking, extreme, expressive colors
- Choose from Blue envy, Pink Fetish, Luscious Raspberries and Lusty Lavender
- About the brand
Splat Rebellious Colors Hair Coloring Kit creates a Splat of Rebellious Color!...Be expressive, be shocking, be extreme! The possibilities are endless!
Bleach ingredients: Ammonium Persilfate, Cellulose Gum, EDTA, Hydrolized Wheat Protein, Kaolin, Magnesium Carbonate Hydroxide, Potassium Persulfate, Silica, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Metasilicate, Ultramarine Blue.
Developer Ingredients: Deionized Water, Hydrogen Peroxide
Coloring Ingredients: Deionized Water, Phenylmethanol, Polyquaternium-7, VA/Crotonates, Methyl Paraben, Diazolidinyl, Urea. May contain CI Yellow3, Orange 7, CI Blue 1
Bleaching Directions:
For unbleached natural hair color, skip bleaching directions below, and go to coloring directions. For extreme, intense, shocking color, proceed with bleaching directions below.
Make sure hair is clean and dry. Wear a cape or towel over shoulders and clothing during application.
1.) Begin by slowly removing the cap on the Splat-Oxide bottle, (point bottle away from face) and carefully pour contents of Splat Lightening Bleach packet into bottle.
2.) Replace cap securely and shake well for 1 minute.
3.) Slowly remove cap while pointing away from face.
4.) Cut end of applicator tip before applying to bottle.
5.) With applicator tip in place, apply bleach to desired areas of hair immediately. To achieve best results, do not let mixture stand and settle after shaking. Do not apply if skin or scalp is broken or abraded. Do not apply directly to scalp. When using, keep mixture 1/4 inch off scalp area. Cover with plastic cap. When application is complete, remove bottle cap and rinse out. DO NOT leave contents inside bottle with cap on.
Bleach Processing Time:
Processing time depends on natural hair color and the condition and porosity of the hair. The darker and/or coarse the natural hair color is, the more time is needed to process. Check hair color after the minimum processing time by removing product from a small strand with a damp paper towel. Be sure to check progress after every 10 minutes to avoid over processing or damaging of hair. Resistant hair can process up to 1 hour. Make sure bleach remains moist during processing. When hair has reached pale blonde, rinse hair thoroughly, then shampoo and dry. Your hair is now ready to apply Splat color.
If deep vibrant color is desired, make sure hair is bleached to a very light pale blonde. Re-bleaching may be necessary for deep vibrant color. Do not apply bleach to hair that has been processed with metallic dyes.
Coloring Directions:
Dry hair thoroughly. Protect clothing with a cape or an old towel. Protect forehead area and ears with Vaseline to prevent staining of skin. Shake Splat color bottle thoroughly while pointing away from face.
Twist open tip, and squeeze color generously onto desired areas. Do not rub into scalp or it will stain. If color gets on your skin, wipe off with damp cloth immediately. Let color process for at least 30 minutes. (Use cap & dryer for best results) Rinse hair until the water runs clear. Shampoo and rinse thoroughly. Dry and style hair as desired.
Note: It is very important to make sure the water runs clear every time after you shampoo. Always use an old towel when drying hair, since the color will stain your towel. Keep product off of all bathroom and kitchen surfaces.
Timing Chart
Light Blonde to Dark Blonde = 30-35 minutes
Light Brown =35-45 minutes
Medium Brown =45-50 minutes
Dark Brown to Black =50-60 minutes
Splat hair dye can take your color from normal to wild. Choose from four extreme colors to suit your style. Each kit includes hair color, bleach, peroxide and gloves; results last up to 6 weeks.
Lusty Lavender... More Like Lying Lavender!This product was horrible for me! I dyed my bottom layer the lavender color hoping to get a pretty pastel purple when in reality it came out a REALLY hot pink! There is WAY more pink than purple in this product. I followed all the directions- I bleached my hair until it was platinum blonde, put on the dye, and after just a few washes, it was like 4 different shades of pink all over! I would NOT recommend this product at ALL.Jul 1, 2013Olive L. / United StatesHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair
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First Time Dying:huge Success!This was the first time I had ever died my hair. My nautral hair is jet jet black and this product worked great! I left the bleach in for about 45 minutes(I grew too impatient by this point) and it was a sunny orange color and when I added the dye, the Lusty Lavender, it was so vibrant! It really met my expectations! The dye lasted in my hair for a good six months without much fading. I suspect it has something to do with my hairs' thickness and how well it absorbs products that really helped the overall look I got. For those who say this product didn't work you may not of left it long enough. I personally, knowing my hair was rather thick, dark and oh so curly, I left it to the maximum time if not longer. A tip I might add is to test a strand of your hair during the bleaching AND coloring process that way you can be sure to get the color you want! I hope this helps all you first time dyers out there, and even those with experience in this department! Good Luck!Jun 23, 2013Cj B.HAIR TYPEBlack / Curly Hair
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Love This ProductI first used the Lusty Lavender color about a month ago and I love the results. I bleached my hair first and then used the dye so the color turned out to be an in-between pink and purple color.The only downfall is the staining.You have to really shampoo your hair after to get the purple off your scalp.May 15, 2013GabrielleHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair
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Splat Bleach, Pink Fetish & Pink ChalkI have been using Splat Bleach for over a year & this product ROCKS!!! I wanted to go pink on the sides and underneath. The pink took to my hair in 30 minutes & it is still there but faded. That was over 3 months ago.
Plus, if you are vegan this is the product for you. LOVE IT for NOT Testing on Animals or containing animal products.
As others have said it does stain so do use towels to cover areas in your bathroom & wear a t-shirt that you hate! It will get stained ;D!
Apr 12, 2013AngelaHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Awesome ,cool !!!!I tried this product and very pleased I have been trying other high priced dyes and they did nothing ..This worked for me the first time ,I dyed my hair Red and it worked the first time might go green now this color Red has been in 2 months or something like that. Thanks KathyFeb 28, 2013Kathy L. / Gainesville GeorgiaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Normal Hair
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Pink. So Many Compliments!In June I decided to take a risk.
I decided on doing an ombre effect- from brown into blonde, then into pink tips.
It ended up being half of my hair was bright pink.....and I loved it!
I tried the Manic Panic at first, and it failed horribly.
But Splat worked perfectly.
If you follow the directions, and only wash your hair every few days in coldish water, the color will stay for months.
Mine is STILL pink, and its now 9 months later.( yes, its faded though.)
It doesn't get on clothes or towels after a week or two
And I get TONS of compliments from so many different people.
Feb 9, 2013Ciara / United StatesHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Fine or Thin Hair
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Beautiful Color, But Stains HorriblyI've been dying my hair red for awhile, I was in a pinch and was no where near the store where I usually purchase my hair dye from. So, I went into a Walgreens and purchased Luscious Raspberries. I dyed my hair and the color came out nice, but what I am displeased with is how badly it stains. It got on my bathroom vanity and stained it within seconds of it sitting on there. I read that the dye stains in the instructions but I didn't expect it to be that bad. Also, as I was rinsing the dye out of my hair I noticed that the floor of my shower was being stained by the dye as well. It was quite stained. I did try a bleach to get it out, that didn't work. I used nail polish remover as a last resort and it actually worked. It was only tile that I used the nail polish remover on.
I've been dying my hair for years and have never had this happen before. If you do buy this, I suggest laying something down to protect your surroundings. Definitely use vaseline to protect your forehead and tips of your ears, I didn't because I didn't think it would stain that badly. I thought after washing my face the dye would come off. I should have followed the directions in that sense, because I had a red forehead and ears for a day. Luckily I didn't have anywhere to go!Feb 4, 2013CeciliaHAIR TYPELight Brown / Normal Hair
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Not GreatI bleached and dyed my hair a week with blue. my hair now looks grey!!! I hate it!! I wouldn't buy this again. next time, im definantly punkJan 27, 2013Tessa F.
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Frequent User!!I LOVE splat d: I dye my hair all the time. its actually rainbow. (natural brunette, bottle blonde) I use splat red and blue dye, and they always last the longest. The red hangs on more than any other color, even on my dark brown roots. The first time I dyed my hair on my own I used Splat! I'm hooked, but another good brand to use is "Raw" from hot topic. Splat and Raw are my favorites because they are both very reliable. If your color isn't lasting, its not because of the dye. Leave it in longer, don't use a harsh shampoo, and take care of your hair. If your hair is fried, no color is going to take well! sorry, but thats the facts. I'm a teenage girl, I know about these things from plenty of hair dye experiences. Get the splat (:Dec 10, 2012Kacey M. / New JerseyHAIR TYPEBlonde / Normal Hair / Color Treated Hair
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If You Buy Splat's Blue Hair Dye, Your Gonna' Have A Bad Time.i bought splats blue hair dye. and i wanted only my bangs blue. so, i bleached my black colored hair blonde, and put in the blue. most of it was AQUA / BLONDE. half of that sht didn't even stay in. the other half was PURPLE. and some. some was royal blue. thought "maybe, just maybe a second time will get it all blue. NOPE. it even faded out ALOT within 1 week. i ended up touching it up 5 times, and it faded out each time, so fast. and i now have to deal with aqua / blue / blonde bangs. they look like sht.
so my review is, i wouldn't buy it if i were you. it fades within days, half of the dye won't even stick in your hair, and and the other half is a lighter sh*ttier color than what was expected.Dec 4, 2012AbbiHAIR TYPELight Brown / Oily Hair
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Clusters of golden leaves, jeweled fruits, and curving, pave branches endow your mane with peaceful whimsy. From Paris by Debra Moreland. 5.5" diameter. Rhodium plated metal, gold plated metal, glass, Swarovski crystal. Handmade in USA.
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Topic: AJAX Performance problem
I've just added some ajax to a web site I have and I'm seeing HUGE delays on 'submit' of the ajax form. Seems to happen every time and the traffic on the site is not huge, though growing.
Here is a snippet from the prod log:
Completed in 17937ms (View: 17922, DB: 11) | 200 OK [http://www.mentorworks.com/mentor_offer neur_id=89]
Here is the form where I make the call into the controller:
<% form_remote_for :offer, :url => { :controller => 'mentor_offers', :action => 'create_offer', :id => offer, :entrepreneur_id => entrepreneur.id }, :method => :post do |f| %>

<%= f.submit "Save" %> | <%= link_to_remote('Cancel', :url => { :controller => 'mentor_offers', :action => 'close_new', :entrepreneur_id => entrepreneur.id }, :class => "nav_ctl") %>

<% end %>
I've search around a bit but have not seen anything that's an obvious gotcha with this code.
Any help would be appreciated.
... so its all in the view, about 17 seconds delay.
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Graduate students working on green startup business ideas should take note of a new opportunity at the Global Venture Labs Investment Competition (VLIC) at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Wells Fargo Clean Energy Prize is a special prize of $20,000 awarded to the best startup focused on improving energy efficiency, innovating energy delivery and offering energy from alternative fuels for both residential and commercial energy sectors..
"This partnership with Wells Fargo is ideal due to its commitment to renewable energy and entrepreneurial endeavors in this rapidly growing sector," said Rob Adams, VLIC director. "Wells Fargo is a leader in Clean Energy and their reach and abilities are of real value to the companies raising money through the Venture Labs process."
For more information about the Wells Fargo Clean Energy Award, please email us or call Ann Whitt, TVL Coordinator, at 512-232-6597.
RediGen, who was also the first runner up for the 2014 Global Venture Labs Investment Competition, won the $20,000 Wells Fargo Clean Energy prize at the Global Venture Labs Investment Competition. RediGen, founded by graduate students from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University, produces a plastic made of 100% recycled materials, predominantly composed of used tire and recycled plastic, which is more cost-effective and eco-friendly than competitors.
Seismos, who won the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition in February, won the $20,000 Wells Fargo Clean Energy prize at the Global Venture Labs Investment Competition in 2013. Seismos, founded by graduate students from the Master's of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) program at The McCombs School of Business, provides real-time measurements of oil and gas flows for enhanced oil recovery.
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Code of Everland – UK Government MMOG
A friend of mine on Facebook told me about Code of Everand, a new massively multiplayer online game developed by the UK government's Department for Transport (DfT) designed to help children, aged between 9 and 13, gain essential skills for staying safe on the roads. Finally, the government safety MMO we've all been waiting for!
I haven't played it yet but Code of Everand looks pretty interesting (well, if you're a kid or have particular problems in crossing roads… and no, jaywalking isn't illegal in the UK which explains why something like this is necessary). It's a Flash based browser game and is totally free to play. Much like any traditional MMORPG, your character accrues exp, levels up, embarks on quests, and uses their powers to safety cross the "Spirit Channels". OK, not quite like your normal MMO then, but heck, at least it's teaching children something.
OK, I'll admit it, I'm impressed. Not only has the UK government actually done something innovative but they've commissioned a project which might actually appeal to children and help get their point across. Plus it just goes to show how mainstream MMOs are becoming these days. Top it all off with what looks like an actually very comprehensive and full-fledged game and you've got a product that's made me look at the Department for Transport (DfT) in a whole new light. And here I was, cursing their name on a daily basis.
So anyway, I'm going to go register for Code of Everand and check it out properly.
Of course, I can't help but think that the whole issue of road safety could just as easily be sorted by criminalising jaywalking in the UK like in the US. Yeah, I know all about it in the States… I've seen the movies.
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Groups work together to spruce up fairgrounds
ALPENA – The Alpena County Fair Board has been working diligently alongside 4-H and many Alpena organizations to enhance the stability and beautify the fairgrounds. There have been many renovations and improvements to the barns, new cages have been arranged for animal display and pea gravel has taken the place of many of the dirt paths around the barns to keep the area cleaner.
"We took the wooden cages out of the rabbit barn,"Caitlin Borke said. "We put gravel in place of dirt so there will be less dust and will hopefully eliminate the dirt in the duck and geese ponds."
Borke has been working with other members of the 4-H Club to get the grounds and barns ready for the upcoming Alpena County Fair starting Aug. 2 and running through Aug. 11.
Fair Board President Jerry Bleau said the construction and improvement projects have been going on for over a month to prepare the grounds not only for the county fair, but also for the HOG Rally this weekend. Board members have been stabilizing the grandstands and repainting all of the blockwork to make it more appealing.
"The whole project started with beautification," Bleau said. "We noticed things were falling apart and we needed to make it safer. The county and the community has really helped a lot with the many projects we've been working on. We're working on long-term improvements and a plan to expand the services here."
Everyone involved in improving the grounds has been volunteering their time and efforts to repaint the buildings, rebuild lean-tos, add steps to steep walkways, plant flowers and vegetables and install new cages in some of the barns.
"The Alpena County Horseman's Club helped plant a lot of the flower pots," Bleau said. "A majority of the paint for the buildings was donated by WATZ and the county helped pay for some of the paint, Brushes and Blooms and Heritage Acres donated plants, ProBuild donated the lumber for the steps, Minton Cedar Post donated the posts next to the barns to help stop parking against the barns and help keep the kids safe and Yockey Excavating and Alpena Aggregate donated the gravel and peastone. It really has been a community effort and we have had a lot of generous donations."
Bleau said more than 75 volunteers have worked on the renovations.
"Wes Wilder, the maintenance superintendent for the county and the fairgrounds keeper, has done a wonderful job with everything here and has been helping us with the improvements," he said.
Bleau hopes the hard work of all the volunteers will encourage the community to come enjoy the grounds.
"We really want to show the community that we're working to make the grounds better for them," he said. "Hopefully more people will come participate and help. It's great to see the smiles on the kids faces when they enjoy the fair."
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Wayne Thiebaud, Eight Lipsticks, 1988. Color drypoint printed on Somerset Satin. Printed by Lawrence Hamlin; published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco. FAMSF, Crown Point Press Archive, gift of Crown Point Press, 1992.167.218
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Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol were all influenced by early 20th-century Europen modernists such as Pablo Picasso. This lecture demonstrates the connections between European and American art through the 20th century.


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The Neo-N.Y. pies are 15-16" and sold as slices. 5 slices to a pie. I also do 10" whole neapolitan, different dough, tomatoes and cheese.
5 slices per pie? Really? How do you do that?
Do you have both types of doughballs on hand? Using Caputo 00 for the Neapolitans? I saw in 1 pic that the oven floor was 850+.
Oh yeah I could imagine it would burn up pretty quick at 850...lol What % of ischia do you use? I've been experimenting with my ischia doughs but have yet to dial it in
Thanks Steve. the crust looks great to me but the crumb looks a bit too moist. I wonder if it just looks like that and not the case. I also wonder if baking the NYer's at 850 and mostly on the peel is causing that. Have you tried to bake these NY pies on the floor at 600-650F? Is there a difference in the texture compared to baking them at 850F?


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KCTCS has always published a Factbook every year with breakdowns on student data in many formats. The files below are now interactive and can be customized to give you everything from fall 2000 to fall 2015 for each college or a particular fall semester for a particular college. Please feel free to browse current and former years to better understand the student population of our colleges and become familiar with these files. We welcome suggestions and questions at email@example.com.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (221 votes).
In short: Great raceIn full: Great scenery, very well orgainsed, great race. The memento was the best one I've had for a long time too. Recommended.Date of review: October 11, 2010
In short: Great Race, well organised A+++ fun for the whole familyDate of review: June 25, 2010
In short: A seemingly smooth running race with no major issues, first run for me down here with pleasant weather, the half marathon is normally known for atrocious weather conditions.Date of review: June 24, 2010
In short: my first competative 10K - would recommendIn full: great free parking close to start - no queues in or outencouraging marshalls & great commentatornice undulations - added a bit of interestwell organised - great to have people with scissors at the end to cut off the timing chipswas a bit hot but the organisers can hardly be blamed for that!!will be backDate of review: June 23, 2010
In short: Friendly race - nice sceneryIn full: Nice run, well organised with 2 water points and friendly marshals. Shame there was no supervised baggage area as I did not drive and had to trust in the long grass. Commentator did a great job encouraging everyone from the 7 year olds to the last adults in the 10k.Date of review: June 22, 2010
In short: Good event, very well organisedDate of review: June 21, 2010
In short: An excellent race with superb mementoIn full: This was the 2nd time I'd run this race. I live in Oxfordshire so tied it in with a choir rehearsal in Morriston.The organisation was superb with encouraging marshalls and an even more encouraging race commentator. This race has a lovely atmosphere and runs through gorgeous scenery. As for the memento. Wow. One of the best I've seen. Something that isn't advertised, and is really useful for those of us who live outside the area, is that runners can use the showers at the local leisure centre free of charge.Date of review: June 20, 2010
In short: Perfect weather maybe too hot, but that hill at the end in this hear......Date of review: June 20, 2010
Date of review: August 16, 2009
In short: Brilliant organisation from start to finishIn full: An event for runners (and walkers) of all abilities and set in one of the most beautiful areas of the south Wales coastline. This is a regular 10k for me. I don't live local to the event but travelling to take part is hassle free. Easy to get to with ample free parking just metres from the start and finish.Everything run like clockwork again by the brilliant organisers.Warm and encouraging welcome by all the marshals.A bargain event ... although would have been nice to have a goody bag.All in all first class and would recommend to anyone wanting to take part in a fantastic 10k.See you in March 2010 for the Llanelli half.Date of review: July 25, 2009
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Virginia Charters
York River Charters VA charter boat pursues fish from Smith's Point on Virginia's Northern Neck to Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach. We offer our guests both fishing and sightseeing charters.
Experience all that VA waters have to offer from the well equipped Catchin' Up II. Our pilot house sport fishing boat with state-of-the-art electronics gives Captain Alan the ability to easily guide your party into a secluded creek or tranquil flat, as well as safely dash you out into Virginia's deeper waters!
Virginia Saltwater Sport Fishing
Catchin' Up II presents our guests the opportunity to have a truly personalized experience on Virginia's waterways. For you, this may mean tailoring a fishing charter trip combining some bottom fishing for croaker, spot or flounder with an equal amount of time spent live baiting for mighty cobia and shark or trolling for trophy striped bass (stripers), bluefish or Spanish mackerel. Some folks enjoy fishing for speckled trout and red drum (redfish) on light tackle along the flats. For others it may mean an intimate sunset cruise topped off by a river view dining experience in Yorktown.
VA Sightseeing Boat
You may want to learn a little of the rich history of Virginia and get an introduction to some of it's aquatic inhabitants by chartering a sightseeing trip or pleasure excursion. Or, you may prefer to cast lures for rockfish or spotted seatrout. Either way your Captain's unique prospective and knowledge of the region are sure to give you reason to join us many times in the future and become yet another lifelong river friend.
York River Charters' goal is to provide our guests the prospect of "having it their way" for a change. So come on down, kick off your sandals and let us show you, your loved ones and close friends what time on Virginia's waters is really all about!


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Topic: Single Table Inheritance
My application will have three different user types with user type Admin containing a dozen more table attributes than the other two. I am considering creating a basic user table with the fields username and password. With single table inheritance on this table, can I create a one-to-one relationship with the sub class for the Admin user to a table that can store additional user data? If so, would this be a sensible design?


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Separate is not equal
On May 17, 1954, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that separate but equal public schools violated the 14th Amendment. On May 31, 1955, Chief Justice Earl Warren issued this decree, ruling how desegregation was to be carried out. The plan directs that schools be desegregated under the control of Federal district judges "with all deliberate speed."
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Craig Remsburg column: Did moves make Tigers better?
Dave Dombrowski seems to be done tinkering with the Detroit Tigers roster, at least for now.
The team's president/general manager traded Prince Fielder and Doug Fister and signed two free-agent relievers and an outfielder.
Dombrowski sent Fielder and some cash to Texas for veteran second baseman Ian Kinsler.
The Tigers executive then traded Fister to Washington for utility man Steve Lombardozzi, lefty reliever Ian Krol and minor league southpaw Robbie Ryan.
Dombrowski signed closers Joe Nathan and Joba Chamberlain, then came to terms with outfielder Rajai Davis.
The club also let closer Joaquin Benoit, shortstop Jhonny Peralta and second baseman Omar Infante go.
The question is, does Dombrowski make the Tigers better than last year and more qualified to advance to the World Series with his decisions?
Kinsler is a solid pickup. He can handle the bat and has some speed. And the money saved by the Tigers in shedding Fielder's massive contract should help the club down the road.
Dealing Fister has the potential of being a bad move. Unless Krol and Ray pay big dividends, the Tigers essentially gave away a pitcher who was 14-9 last year with a 3.67 ERA.
It did allow the Tigers to move lefthander Drew Smyly from the bullpen to the starting rotation. But is it enough to make the Fister deal worthwhile?
Nathan has been a solid closer. But he's 39 years old and besides being a longtime thorn in the Tigers' side, is he any better than Joaquin Benoit was last season when the latter saved 24 games in 26 chances?
Chamberlain, he with the power arm, is a little risk, potentially high reward pickup. He has been bothered with injuries the last few years, but the righthanded reliever is hard to hit when he's on.
Davis will – like Kinsler – give the Tigers some speed. He stole 45 bases last season, but hit just .260 and drove in only 24 runs.
"His speed, defense and bat provide us with more depth and versatility," Dombrowski said after signing Davis.
The Tigers lineup will certainly be different this coming season. New manager Brad Ausmus will have a more "multi-dimensional" roster than the now-retired Jim Leyland had in 2013.
Instead of waiting for someone to hit a home run, the Tigers may be able to generate more runs through the "small ball" approach.
Stealing bases, going from first to third on a single and using the hit-and-run strategy more will be the Tigers' mantra this coming season.
But does it all mean the Tigers will be better able to advance to the 2014 World Series and then win Major League baseball's most coveted award?
We won't know until next October, of course. But at this point, unless Dombrowski makes another move to strengthen the Tigers roster, it doesn't appear the Tigers are stronger than they were.
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Tried the GRANDE Mozzarella cheese tonight. (First Two Photos) Made a cheese pizza with only half pepperoni. .
As you will see from the Grande FAQs at http://www.grandecheese.com/contactus/Pages/FAQ.aspx#21, Grande does not use any additives, fillers or preservatives in any of their cheeses, including the diced and shredded cheeses.
Mozzarella cheese really doesn't have a very spectacular flavor by itself, the main quality attributes are the way it strings, melts, and lack of oiling out during baking. If you want flavor, you're going to need to blend it with a more flavorful cheese. My own personal favorite is to blend 2-ounces of Parmesan (shredded) with 14-ounces of Grande whole milk Mozzarella (shredded) to make a pound of topping cheese. If you want even more flavor, blend in some Romano into the blend. Now we're talkin' !Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor
Bill,As you will see from the Grande FAQs at http://www.grandecheese.com/contactus/Pages/FAQ.aspx#21, Grande does not use any additives, fillers or preservatives in any of their cheeses, including the diced and shredded cheeses. However, you are probably right about the supermarket shredded cheeses.Peter
How the heck does Grande keep the cheese from sticking back together in the bags?
Then he proceeded to give me about 20-25 lbs of free cheese to try out! Fresh Mozz, a Low Moisture WM Mozz, Provolone, Aged Provolone, 50/50 Mozz-Provo shreds, Parmesan blocks, Grated Parmesan and Romano! I've been making pizzas, grilled cheeses and cheesy pastas all week and I've still got a ton of cheese left over. Insanity!
GFS has 'Primo Gusto' brand 50/50 motz/provolone that's become my go to cheese and I've not found any better. About $12 for a 5 lb. bag. I found the 'diced' melts better than the shredded. I also very much like straight provolone. Has a bit more flavor than motz and no one knows the difference. I have a small slicer($39.00 at JC Penny) and buy the provolone logs from GFS also. Comes out great. It seems that the finer the shred of cheese the worse it seems to melt. Using slices works well. Same thickness and same number of slices will add consistency to your pie making.Add shredded pecorino romano to the tomato sauce a day in advance gives a nice kick. imo
Bill- You should try Grande East Coast Mozzarella from PennMac- I have had many customers rave about this particular product and they have actually froze the excess cheese. I personally use this cheese with LaValle Tomato Sauce, Fresh Basil and before placing in the oven I sprinkle Grated Reggiano Parmigiano D.O.C on the crust. It was amazing! I just made the mistake of cooking the basil with the cheese :/ Hope this helps!!!
Just curious??? How is the Grande East Coast Mozzarella any different from the Regular Grande Mozzarella?


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Skip to comments.Disarmament plan: First label everyone with a mental disorder, then use that to take their guns
Posted on 12/24/2012 5:37:11 AM PST by IbJensen
NaturalNews) When everybody is diagnosed with a mental disorder, gun permits will be a thing of the past
Take that seriously.
At a presidential debate, Obama was asked about achieving gun control. He said, "Enforce the laws we've already got. Make sure we are keeping the guns out of the hands of criminals...[and] those who are mentally ill."
In case you've been sleeping in a cave for the past few years, the US government is doing everything it can to create more categories of crimes, and the psychiatrists are expanding the list of (fictional but enforceable) mental disorders, as they also relentlessly promote "more diagnosis and treatment."
Some estimates state 20-25% of the US population is suffering from a mental disorder. These are absurd and cooked figures, for several reasons, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that huge numbers of people can be arbitrarily labeled as such.
So legally owning or not owning a gun may soon hinge on a broader definition of "mentally ill," changed to "having been diagnosed with a mental disorder," because that is one back-door way to execute a massive gun ban.
Simply put: diagnose everybody and his brother with a mental disorder, and then assert that any such diagnosis bars a person from obtaining a gun permit.
Psychiatry, in addition to destroying lives through toxic drugs, becomes a political instrument for gun control.
In the July editions of both Psychology Today and The Psychiatric Times, the same editorial, written by Dr. Allen Frances, America's most influential psychiatrist, spelled out a clear position:
"Guns do kill people and the number of people depends on the number of guns and the number of rounds they can fire in a given period of time."
Of course, no mention is made of the psychiatric drugs that induce violence and murder.
Dr. Frances sums up his unequivocal position: "We really have only two choices...accept mass murder as part of the American way of life, or...get in line with rest of the civilized world and adopt sane gun control policies."
I thought I would explore the issue of mental illness from a slightly different perspective, however: WHY ARE FANATICAL GUN GRABBERS PSYCHOTIC?
What is the nature of THEIR mental disorder?
In the wake of the Newtown massacre, the gun-control forces are on the march. Ban this, ban that, go after the Doomsday preppers and bitter clingers.
The gun grabbers don't respond to the obvious charge that, when honest people have weapons for self-defense, they can, in fact, defend themselves and stave off crime, harm, and death.
This point doesn't make a dent.
Neither does arguing Second Amendment. Neither does painting a picture of a society in which the only people who have guns are the government and criminals. The gun grabbers seem to like that picture. At least theoretically.
Here are a few truths you can take to the bank:
If the media in this country (which are notoriously anti-gun) made a big deal out of every case in which an armed citizen successfully defended his home against a violent intruder, and made every such person a hero, we would have a different mood in America. Everybody would see the sense in gun ownership.
In the case of the Newtown killings, the media would be saying, "Now here is a tragic case in which no one in the school was carrying a weapon." And everybody would see the sense and the truth of that.
So really, it's matter of what the media cover and how they cover it, and what they ignore. That's all it is. It isn't anything else. In other words, they're running a psyop.
Point two: the government doesn't want private citizens to own and carry guns because that would diminish the role of government.
The people in charge hate it when private citizens take over a self-appointed government function. It's insulting. It's people saying to the government, "We don't need you." It's proof that government acts in many, many ways that are intrusive and preemptive.
"No need to worry, officer, I caught the thief as he was leaving the liquor store. I pulled my weapon and put him down on the ground and cuffed him. He's in the back of my car."
No, no, no. no. The government must be in charge of everything that pertains to showing or using a gun. No outsiders allowed.
"Yes, Mrs. Smith, I'm sorry we're late, and I'm sorry you husband was beaten to a pulp by that intruder, but we have other crimes to process. We have to man speed-traps. It's better that your husband didn't have a gun, let me assure you. Why? It just is. Now, let me call an ambulance. I hope they get him to the hospital in time."
Imagine what the response would be if you asked an IRS executive what he thought about a flat consumer tax on bought goods that would replace the whole IRS code.
We're talking about government jobs here. Jobs and money and pensions.
Private citizens must not do what the government does.
In case you hadn't noticed, this spills over into the health field. The FDA certifies, as safe and effective, every (poisonous) medical drug before it can be prescribed for public use.
The FDA therefore controls drug treatment.
If somebody comes along and cooks up, in his kitchen, an herbal brew that knocks out the flu like a ridiculous little sissy in two hours, that's a threat. Suddenly, a private citizen is miles ahead of the FDA (and the drug companies). No, no, no.
If home schoolers educate their kids better than government-run schools do, that's another sore point. That's bad. It expose the government factories that manufacture illiterate children.
Third point: if enough citizens were well-armed, it would take a full-scale federal invasion to overcome them in case of, oh, secession from the federalized United States.
The feds, of course, would win in the long run, if they killed enough people, but the publicity would be devastating to the government. Think Waco multiplied by a thousand or a million.
And in the process, word would get out about these well-armed private citizens' grievances against the central government. The grievances would make sense to a lot of people watching the carnage unfold. Can't have that. No, no, no.
Fourth point: A lot of people in this country grow up thinking they have to take care of other people. That's really all they know how to do. This goes far beyond any understandable humane impulse.
This is meddling. It's moving in on other people's private business. The meddlers turn out to be vicious little scum. Well, where else are they going to be able to exercise these cheap impulses, other than in government jobs?
The corollary to this is: "I'm the hero. I protect you. I...you what? You protected yourself? No, you're not allowed to do that, because then I can't be a hero. You're supposed to be the helpless citizen on my watch. If I can leap tall buildings, you have to be grounded. Otherwise, my life is in vain."
Fifth point: Elites want to continue to own America. They want to have sway over the land and resources and people and money. Their minions and agents are the official people with weapons. That's the way it works. It has to be a one-sided game. If millions and millions and millions of private citizens owned guns and knew how to use them, the tin gods wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.
Sixth point: So-called liberals hate people who own guns. For them, guns are symbols of everything else they hate. Religion, land ownership, property rights, fences, and boundaries. Unless, of course, those fences define the liberals' land.
Corollary: Many conservatives hate people who own guns, too, when they perceive those people are ready to decentralize power away from an overarching corporate-government control- nexus.
These are all elements of a true psychosis. It needs to be treated.
Short of mandatory sedatives, or a sudden attack on a lonely street at night by armed thugs, I recommend mandatory gun ownership for every non-felon adult in the US. This would solve the problem expeditiously.
I especially want to see all members of Congress packing heat in their chambers. If, once in a while, there is a shooting, well, we can catch it on C-Span. It won't be lost to history.
I also want to see Chris Matthews in his MSNBC studio with a .45 strapped to his leg, the one that tingles.
There is one caveat to my proposal. In order to create a fully armed population, that population must be responsible, which is to say they must understand inviolable private property rights. They don't have to own property, but they have to know that such a thing as private property exists. Why? Because property is one of the things an armed citizen has a right to defend.
Unfortunately, we're losing the concept of private property like water leaking out of battered rowboat. It's part of government's plan, because government wants to own everything that isn't already nailed down by its partner mega-corporations.
And government's thinking goes this way: "Since we own everything, our cops defend it with guns; there is no reason for private armed citizens to defend it; it isn't theirs."
Meanwhile, I have to get going. I just got a message that three armed women teachers shot a guy named Adam Lanza in a classroom. I'm heading over to check it out.
Even the RINOs believe in a diskdtatorial rule - Br0nc0 being an exemplar.
It is all about control and the government orchestrating that control of citizens.
Even the RINOs believe in a dicktatorial rule - Br0nc0 being an exemplar.
From much I have seen, psychology and psychiatry are both mental disorders in which the sickest of the sick project their own insanity onto their 'patients' and the world around them.
>>Fifth point: Elites want to continue to own America. They want to have sway over the land and resources and people and money. Their minions and agents are the official people with weapons. That's the way it works. It has to be a one-sided game. If millions and millions and millions of private citizens owned guns and knew how to use them, the tin gods wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.
This is the key. The Elites of both parties want to control everything, including YOU. When they see a worker buying a gallon of gas, they think, "He's using MY money to buy MY gas. Why is he allowed to waste resources that I might need?" Global warming, gun control, socialism, media are all just tools to control the herd. They see themselves as nobility, and in some cases, as demi-gods to be worshipped.
It's not just the gun shop files that will be raided but doctors' records as well. Remember the last time you were in to see the doctor for a headache and he asked if you own guns? Doesn't matter what answer you gave, you don't know what he wrote down and if you have headaches you certainly don't need to be anywhere around a gun.
The Socialist Left stands for using coercion to force everyone submit to agree with their set of values. Along these lines, doesn't putting the government in charge of medical care give government the power to make its own medical definitions for things like mental health and mental illness? Therefore, it's easy to see the subsequent step(s) implementing communist-type mental illness punishment and confinement for anyone disagreeing with these burned-out hippie and cultural tyrants.
That's why they call us gun nuts I guess. No sane person has need of semi auto rifles in their opinions. Call me crazy but I don't trust leftist socialist governments, especially when they start going after firearms.
Long story short: tyrants deem personal liberty dysfunctional.
The Socialist Left stands for using coercion to force agreement with their set of values. Along these lines, doesnt putting the government in charge of medical care give government the power to make its own medical definitions for things like mental health and mental illness? Therefore, its easy to see the subsequent step(s) implementing communist-type mental illness punishment and confinement for anyone disagreeing with these burned-out hippie and cultural tyrants.
Gun ownership can be limited to qualified individuals.
1. Age requirement. That is a no-brainer. Concealed carry especially should have a minimum age, perhaps 25 (the age at which the male brain is mostly mature).
This does not prevent a teenager from hunting with a parent or other responsible adult.
2. Qualification. A safety course, and a practical course, somewhat similar to that required for police. No problem for most serious gun enthusiasts.
3. No permits for felons. By far the most reliable way of predicting behavior is by past record.
4. No permits for foreigners, except those from countries who will permit our own citizens. This means only, essentially, Canada. Not México.
5. No serious mental disease. Schizophrenia should be an absolute disqualification: it is dangerous, and incurable. Although it is treatable, patients frequently skip their medications.
6. Permitting should be done by the states. This is a 10th Amendment thing.
7. Guns must be under the control of the permittee at all times. That means a kid should not have free access to his parents guns, as in the CT case, or Columbine.
No serious mental disease. Schizophrenia should be an absolute disqualification: it is dangerous, and incurable. Although it is treatable, patients frequently skip their medications......UMMMM... I disagree. Psychiatrists, psychologists, etc., etc. are WELL known to use their political leanings to erase anyone who disagrees with them. When I came back from VN, with eight other guys we were taken straight off the plane and put in Andrews AFB psyche unit. We had all put in three tours, so we must be nuts, Right? We talked to a Jewish Dr., sloppy, not military, proudly anti-war, and took our weapons (and any hope of ever going back or getting our weapons back) off us and said he didn't care about our future in the service. I got out and the other guys were RIFD'ed because they were unstable. The psyche area is NOT scientific nor should it be considered reliable or specific.
The American Psychiatric Association normalized homosexuality years ago- because they are another arm of the far left. They are pushing gun control now- for the same reason.
There's a very simple way to thwart this plan. If you ever get sent for a "mental health evaluation" by the state, just tell them that you are a proud homosexual and you feel very offended that they are persecuting you for the way you were born. They can't start diagnosing the queers as mentally ill, since that is a no-no. Turn the inconsistencies of liberalism against itself.
Hypothetically, this makes perfect sense. Then when all the law abiding gun owners are stripped of that right, further resistance can be treated as a mental disorder. Those resisting the peace and restraint of the benevolent government, can be humanely disappeared, and placed in rehabilitation facilities...
Wait, didn't they do that in the old USSR?
Not the case with schizophrenia. It has definite symptoms, as well as chemical signatures (in acute phases).
Schizophrenics have high rates of alcoholism, nicotine addiction, illegal drug use, and homelessness. They are often withdrawn and anti-social, and seldom can hold a job. A very large proportion of homeless people are actually schizophrenic.
They are completely unsuitable to receive gun permits.
"Psychiatrists have come forward to assert that certain psychiatric medications, such as those known as SSRIs, are almost certainly the chemical cause of a large number of instances of random violence and suicide in which SSRIs have been present.
[Includes list of recent mass murderers and the mood altering medications they were on. The public schools pass these things out like candy - especially to overly active little boys (ADD)]
There is no doubt at all that the left wants to seize guns from the hands of the honest, law-abiding citizens, and deliberately leave them in the hands of the "downtrodden underclass oppressed poor" so they can waltz right in and take what they want.
Another reasonable cause for disqualification for a gun permit is alcoholism. This is more difficult to assess, because some alcoholics mange (through AA or some other program) to stay clean for long periods of time, or forever. Most, however, rate very unreliable. This might not be dangerous, except that a certain proportion of people become irrationally aggressive when intoxicated.
Most states which issue permits would probably deny them to chronic alcoholics. A drunk-driving record would probably be a good indication that an individual should not get a permit.
Chronic use of illegal drugs should also be a disqualification. This is now a problem, because of the acceptance in many places of the fraud of medicinal marijuana.
Conference aims to normalize pedophilia
"If a small group of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals have their way at a conference this week, pedophiles themselves could play a role in removing pedophilia from the American Psychiatric Associations bible of mental illnesses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), set to undergo a significant revision by 2013. Critics warn that their success could lead to the decriminalization of pedophilia.
The August 17 Baltimore conference is sponsored by B4U-ACT, a group of pro-pedophile mental health professionals and sympathetic activists. According to the conference brochure, the event will examine ways in which minor-attracted persons [pedophiles] can be involved in the DSM 5 revision process and how the popular perceptions of pedophiles can be reframed to encourage tolerance."
Not new. This is a product of the "Frankfurt School" which subsumed a bunch of disciplines in the US, including psychiatry. Declaring opposition to Communist goals a form of mental illness is standard procedure.
Communist goal 32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture--education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
Finally Communist Goals 38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
"Its not just the gun shop files that will be raided but doctors records as well."
Obamacare takes care of the "doctor record" thingee with the creation of a "National Bureau of All Citizen's Medical Records Office of Overreach and Complete Control".
Want to buy a gun at your local gun store? The NCIC check will be tied to your medical records held by the above mentioned office. In just a few minutes, the gun store clerk will know that you have previously been found to be mentally deficient...thereby resulting in a refusal to sell you a gun.
One thing most folks will not know? Your voting record will also be part of the NCIC check. Didn't vote for the Kenyan (or other Dimwitocrat du jour)...automatic "mental defective" diagnosis.
Might be time to take some gunsmithing courses...learn how to roll-your-own.
Someone here on FR said this (and I paraphrase).... Someone trying to take away the Second Amendment is THE justification for having the Second Amendment.
It's already been done to "felons". There are all sorts of felonies that are non violent, having nothing whatsoever to do with guns, yet felons (all) are barred from owning guns.
If you are 50 years old and you had a felony shop lifting charge on your record from when you were 18 years old, you may not own a gun. Same with embezzlement and a host of other non violent crimes
Part of the punishment you receive should not be a life time of giving up your God given right to protect your self and family.
What other God given rights would you deny forever, convicted non violent felons who have served their time?
I just scanned your list, none of the one's I saw are constitutional, too many to go into. Just take the first one you listed and think about it a little and then go out and find a 20 year old vet and thank him/her for defending your freedom.
It appears that you may not like gun grabbers as long as you get to make the rules for others and define "gun grabbers" on your own terms.
Meant to type unconstitutional.
Were you under 25 years old when you came back? I was. "docbnj" rules would deny you the God given right to carry and defend yourself and family.
Go defend your country in some God forsaken jungle but not in your home country defending yourself.
I'm a 67 years old vet, maybe to old to carry according to liberal thinking?
If they manage to legislate both gun ownership and conservative Christianity as being commitable psychological pathologies, then it's possible you may see the mental institutions reopened...not for the mass murderers, but for us.
"Welcome to the Sunny Acres Convalescent Facility...now please take your psychotropic meds so the nice nurse won't have to shoot you." /s
I'll get it right yet. None is Constitutional.
Maybe I am addled and should be denied my God given rights? Or maybe I haven't had enough coffee yet.
I was 22. Out at 24 after 5.
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