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Office of the United States Attorney
Western District of Louisiana
United States Attorney
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800 Lafayette Street, Suite 2200
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501-7206
(337) 262-6618
Student aid fraud results in prison terms
Alexandria, Louisiana — United States Attorney Donald W. Washington announced that ANITA MORRIS, age 35, of Coushatta, Louisiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell to spend 33 months in prison for charges of conspiracy to commit student aid fraud and bank fraud in a scheme in which she and others submitted false student aid applications to Northwestern State University (NSU) in Natchitoches and caused student aid and bank loans to be paid to MORRIS and others who were not qualified to receive the student aid. MORRIS was also ordered to pay $30,541 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Education (the federal agency which provides student aid funds and guarantees the bank loan to the student).
MORRIS pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to commit student aid fraud and one count of making false statements on the bank loan application to secure a student loan for herself and others. Testimony at the time of the guilty plea showed that MORRIS solicited individuals in the Coushatta area to apply for student aid even though they had no intent to attend NSU or were not qualified to attend. MORRIS completed the various forms and submitted them with false information including falsely stating that the applicant had graduated from high school or had taken a GED to qualify for admission to NSU. False high school transcripts were submitted on some of the applications.
Also sentenced today for their part in the conspiracy with MORRIS were:
- KEVIN MORRIS, age 30, of Robeline, Louisiana, who was sentenced to spend 15 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $6,649; and
- RUTH S. FRAZIER, age 56, of Marthaville, Louisiana, who was sentenced to 5 years probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $5,771.
U.S. Attorney Washington stated: "This family of thieves sought to steal monies provided by the American taxpayer to help the truly needy achieve a college education. Their crimes had the effect of taking dollars from young students who are seeking to make a better future for themselves by acquiring a college degree. Clearly, these defendants are well deserving of the full consequences of a felony conviction."
"I am proud of the work of OIG Special Agents in aggressively pursuing these individuals who sought to enrich themselves by fraudulently obtaining federal education dollars," said John P. Higgins, Jr., Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education. "We will continue to work with others in law enforcement to protect the integrity of federal education funds."
Sentencing in federal court is determined by the discretion of federal judges and the governing statute. Parole has been abolished in the federal system.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General, and the Northwestern State University Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert W. Gillespie, Jr..


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Okay, all 4 of my hives, 2 in double deeps and 2 in single deeps survived the winter and they all seem pretty hardy. I put honey supers on the 2 with double deeps and put the second deeps on the singles about 2 weeks ago. Since the temps were a bit better, I went into the hives yesterday and see they are doing VERY well. They started drawing out comb and filling with honey in the supers; one hive has 2 frames nearly full and about 40% capped. I also put in some Pierco drone frames to help with varroa.
My questions:
Varroa frames, once drawn out and capped, I'm assuming I pull them, shake off the bees, put in a zip lock bag and into the freezer when I get home for 2 days+ (will be more like a week as I usually check them on the weekends).
One of my hives looks like it has several queen cups and a fully capped queen cell, should I get ahead of them and split that hive, taking that frame with the queen cell and checker boarding a fresh deep or will they still swarm at that point no matter what?
My friend had 2 hives but they absconded, presumably because he left feeders on that fermented and molded. Would it be a good idea to clean out his hives and checker board those? There were no bees at all in those hives, so I don't believe it was disease that got them.


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Today around 3pm I checked one of my swarm traps and there was a large swarm just starting to converge on it. There was a big ball of bees on the ground and they were starting to cover the trap, which is in a tree. After about 45 minutes the ball of bees was gone from the ground, and the trap was completely covered, with a cluster the size of a football hung off the bottom, below the entrance hole. The trap has 5 frames in it but is 19 inches deep. It's been about 6 hours and they have made it through a thunderstorm. The football sized cluster of bees is still hanging on the bottom of the trap, below the hole. Are they just taking their time getting inside? There are definitely bees inside - lots of them. Could they be out of room?
Another interesting behavior I noticed is that when the trap was covered in bees, some of them sat on top, Nasanov glands in the air, fanning for their sisters. Others were on the front of the trap, doing waggle dances. What are they giving directions to once they have found their new home but haven't gone inside yet?
This is the first swarm I have ever observed. It really is fascinating.
Here is a picture of them just starting to cluster on the bottom... entrance is in the lower right.


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Hmm. Cliffs of Dover. Good tune. It just started playing from my mp3 play list. Haven't heard it in a while.
Entire Team Let Eli down today - NYG4l
I could see how things you listen to on the radio would get old though.....but when you choose your own music, you can pick what gets old to you and just not listen to it again =P
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Anzelc appointed vice chair of House Ways and Means Committee
District 5B state Rep. Tom Anzelc, DFL–Balsam Township, was appointed by Speaker-elect Paul Thissen to serve as vice chair of the Ways and Means Committee in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Additionally, Anzelc was picked to serve on several House committees, including Taxes, Education Finance, and Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy for the 2013-14 session.
"I'm very excited to be assigned to these important committees and for the opportunity to help shape legislation in areas that will directly impact the residents of District 5B," said Anzelc. "The Ways and Means Committee is where we work to establish the House budget resolution, as well as consider state fiscal policy. I am eager to bring the voice of northern Minnesota to the discussion."
Anzelc is committed to building a better and stronger future for the northern Minnesota families, school kids, businesses and senior citizens he represents.
"Fixing our tax system so it is fair and equitable and providing school funding so kids across the state have access to a first-rate education are high priorities. I pledge to focus on what we value as Minnesotans and those issues that will move us forward into shared prosperity. These committee assignments will allow me to help shape laws that impact the daily lives of my constituents," said Anzelc.
Anzelc urges constituents to contact him if they have any questions, comments or ideas about legislative issues. He can be reached at 651-296-4936 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Resident Evil: Revelations
Resident Evil: Revelations Latest News
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 stars Claire Redfield and Barry Burton's daughter
Yep, this post brings you the latest information pertaining to Resident Evil's story. Yes, Resident Evil does have a story. The lastest incarnation in the series, Resident Evil: Revelations 2, stars Claire Redfield and Moira Burton.
Claire Redfield's a series regular you might be familiar with already, but Moira is a new character related to an old one - namely burly Barry Burton, he of "master of unlocking" fame.
Capcom announces Resident Evil: Revelations 2 for early 2015
Capcom has confirmed at its pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference that Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is currently in development. The horror-themed action game was confirmed specifically for the PS4, but other platforms haven't been ruled out.
Set for release in early 2015, we'll be hopping back in the shoes of original series protagonists Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield.
Capcom offer fans chance to be featured in upcoming game
Want people to see your mug in a Capcom title? The studio is offering fans the chance to do just that by reciting your favourite Resident Evil moments. Capcom are accepting entries until April 14th.
They are taking nostalgia submissions through the Resident Evil Facebook page, tweets with tag #REmemory, or by linking them YouTube videos. It's unclear if it would be a Resident Evil title.
GRID 2 leads UK chart, Insomniac's Fuse barely registers 37th
Codemasters' GRID 2 has drifted onto the UK all format chart and pinched 1st place, which bests the original that five years ago debuted 2nd. However launch sales are 29% less than its predecessor.
FIFA 13 hogged 2nd, followed by Dead Island: Riptide, Far Cry 3 and Resident Evil: Revelations. The only other new entry was Fuse, which nearly fizzled out as it just managed to register at 37.
UK chart led by Resident Evil: Revelations
Capcom's Resident Evil: Revelations has debuted in the juiciest spot there is in the UK all format chart; first place. It replaces Metro: Last Light which came third, falling behind the dribbling antics of FIFA 13.
Donkey Kong Country Returns came 5th, as Assassin's Creed III rose up 6th. Fast & Furious: Showdown entered 14th, behind Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. What a crossover that would make.


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Organizers expect 50,000 to attend Salute to America
Police and event officials are working together
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Jefferson City's Salute To America, a two-day Independence Day celebration, kicks off Wednesday and that means large crowds will be flooding into the Capitol City.
Organizers expect around 50,000 people to attend the events on July 3 and 4.
The Jefferson City Police Department has been working with the Salute To America planners for months to ensure that this event stays safe for everyone that participates.
There will be additional officers on duty during the festivities. They will be patrolling in vehicles, on bikes and on foot.
"We have a plan for the amount of personnel we have and they'll be working," said David Williams of the Jefferson City Police Department. "There is some traffic control being done."
Police will be directing the crowds on foot, as well has the motorist traffic.
JCPD also said they will have a special unit just for Jefferson City's north side, where many of the spectators will be to watch the fireworks on the Fourth of July.
SPECIAL NOTE: ABC 17 News and the Networks of Mid-Missouri are proud to be a sponsor of Salute to America. We will have live reports from the event starting Thursday evening at 5 p.m.
If you are unable to make it to the event, ABC 17 News will carry a majority of the fireworks show, "Red, White & Boom," on FOX 22 starting around 9:25 p.m. The fireworks display is expected to last 20 minutes.


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Capuacu Butter
Cupuacu trees are a traditional rainforest food source native to Brazil and Cuba. Cold-pressing the seeds of the cupuacu fruit creates a thick, rich butter high in beneficial fatty acids.
We buy ours from a local co-operative on the banks of the Amazon River. The rich butter is sometimes used to make white chocolate!
We love using cupuacu butter because it's incredibly nourishing and moisturizing for the skin and hair, and can be used as a vegan alternative to lanolin. We use cupuacu in our R&B hair moisturizer to soften brittle ends, and in The Big Tease styling gel to stabilize and add shine to the hair.
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Re: st: RE: -twoway scatter- different colors for different observations
Jacob Wegelin <email@example.com>
Re: st: RE: -twoway scatter- different colors for different observations
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:48:35 -0400
produces a plot that is identical to my third example (not second, as
I said).
There's no need to define local macros for red and green;
-mcolor(red)- and -mcolor(green)- work just fine.
But, as shown in my third example, when we use two separate -scatter-
statements the sizes of the plot symbols are computed separately for
each statement, so that the areas of the resulting symbols are no
longer comparable between the groups (foreign and domestic).
This is why I'd like instead to specify the color via a variable and
use a single -scatter- statement. This would be analogous to the
-mlabel(rep78)- syntax in the first example.
Thanks for any solution
Jake Wegelin
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Jacob Wegelin <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I believe this is the same as my second example. The two separate
> -scatter- statements cause the sizes of the plotting circles to be
> recalculated for each -scatter- statement, so that the areas are no
> longer proportional to the sample size N. This is why I want to
> specify the color via a variable, analogous to the -msymbol(rep78)-
> example.
> Jake
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Kieran McCaul <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>> .
>> How about:
>> local f0 = "red"
>> local f1 = "green"
>> twoway (scatter mpg rep78 [fweight=N] if foreign==0, msymbol(Oh)
>> mcolor(`f0')) ///
>> (scatter mpg rep78 [fweight=N] if foreign==1, msymbol(Oh)
>> mcolor(`f1')) ///
>> , legend(off)
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: email@example.com
>> [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Jacob Wegelin
>> Sent: Monday, 27 April 2009 6:30 AM
>> To: email@example.com
>> Subject: st: -twoway scatter- different colors for different
>> observations
>> The following syntax specifies a plot marker or -mlabel- that can take
>> on a different value at each plotting point (at each observation),
>> according to the value of variable specified in the -mlabel-
>> statement.
>> clear all
>> sysuse auto
>> scatter price mpg, mlabel(rep78) m(i) mlabposition(3)
>> But I would like to define a variable that specifies that certain
>> observations be plotted green, others red. Alternatively that certain
>> be plotted with color -none- and others with a visible color. How does
>> one do this?
>> To motivate this (with an artificial example constructed to mimic a
>> real example): The following code plots average mpg by rep78, averaged
>> separately for foreign and domestic autos. Crucially, the area of the
>> plotting symbol is proportional to the sample size. I would like to
>> distinguish visually between domestic and foreign autos, though. Two
>> *separate* -scatter- statements (the second -twoway- command below)
>> don't give the desired result, because the plotting symbols are
>> re-scaled for each -scatter- statement. You can see this by switching
>> rapidly between the two exported graphs, junk1.pdf and junk2.pdf. And
>> an attempt to define a string variable -mycolor- which takes on values
>> "red" and "green", and then to specify -mcolor(mycolor)- analogously
>> to the -mlabel(rep78)- statement above, returns an error.
>> clear all
>> set more on
>> sysuse auto
>> drop if rep78==.
>> sort foreign rep78
>> collapse (mean) mpg (count) N=price, by(foreign rep78)
>> /*
>> A larger value for N will make the problem easier to see.
>> */
>> replace N=50 in 6
>> list
>> set scheme lean1
>> twoway (scatter mpg rep78 [fweight=N], msymbol(Oh))
>> graph export junk1.pdf, replace
>> more
>> twoway ///
>> (scatter mpg rep78 [fweight=N] if foreign==0, msymbol(Oh)
>> mcolor(red)) ///
>> (scatter mpg rep78 [fweight=N] if foreign==1, msymbol(Oh)
>> mcolor(green)) ///
>> , legend(off)
>> graph export junk2.pdf, replace
>> more
>> /* The following returns an error */
>> gen mycolor=""
>> replace mycolor="red" if foreign==0
>> replace mycolor="green" if foreign==1
>> tabulate foreign mycolor
>> twoway (scatter mpg rep78 [fweight=N], msymbol(Oh) mcolor(mycolor))
>> The [G] GRAPHICS manual under -marker_options- says that one could
>> define color by specifying a list of elements, as
>> -mcolor( red green red)-
>> but this would be clumsy and error-prone. There must be a way to use
>> the values of a variable, as in the -mlabel(rep78)- example?
>> Thanks for any insights
>> Jacob A. Wegelin
>> Assistant Professor
>> Department of Biostatistics
>> Virginia Commonwealth University
>> 730 East Broad Street Room 3006
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Hello!!! I am so happy to have found this forum and cannot WAIT to get reading everything that I can. I am a young wife and mother and my husband and I have a dream of becoming homesteaders in the next 5 years. Something I have been dreaming of is learning to keep honey bees first and foremost for environmental reasons, and second to have a trade-able item (honey). Maybe even be able to set up at my local farmer's market at some point in the future.
I am trading for my first hive - a top bar. I am so excited! I would like to build up and get a few different kinds to experiment to see which ones I like best. I have read lots of good things about the top bar - anyone with experience willing to give me some advice? Some information I am looking to find out right away is all the extra supplies that I need to get started. I have been watching YouTube videos and see that not everyone uses a suit/veil with the top bar ... true? Or is this reckless?
I appreciate all info and looking forward to learning and meeting new people! =)


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Shooting investigation stalls in India
CPJ has been monitoring the investigation into the shooting attack on Arunachal Times journalist Tongam Rina outside her office in Itanagar, capital of Arunachal Pradesh state, which left her hospitalized in critical condition this July. Her recovery is progressing, slowly but surely. The police inquiry, however, is not.


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Hello all!
I have a question for you all. I would like to know more about the certain nector flows in my area (south west washington) but have no idea how to go about it. I would like factual information rathen then asking beekeepers in my local area because I am getting different responces and I am not sure who to listen too.
Is there a book that people use on flowers, etc to help them find out when the nector flow is?


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Party: PUMPS is This Thursday, January 20 at NYC's Tammany Hall
We'll be the first to admit that our "party mode going out skills" have suffered a bit as of late. What with the holidays, work, life in general and simply taking a few moments [read=weeks] to catch our beastly breath, our dancing shoes haven't been tied as tight as we or you may be used to seeing. But all that changes this Thursday. All of it. And here's why...
Boogie your butts on down to Tammany Hall (yes, the OLD Annex) on Thursday, January 20 for PUMPS, a sideboob soiree of sexy proportions, that is guaranteed to titillate (see what I did there?) your sonic senses with a night of rad tunes and friends and just awesomeness in every facet of the word.
All the details are on that image above, but if you wanna scope some text, do that like a good lil reader, as per below.
PS: in the event you missed any of my beasted-out birthday celebrations earlier this month, you can always use this as an excuse to come high five me, since I'll be jetting to the spot directly after I'm off the mic on EVR's Belly of the Beast. (oh hi, shameless pluggery...)
PUMPS (hosted by Contessa / Cuntmafia)
Thursday, January 20 - 10:30pm ET
Tammany Hall (152 Orchard St, NYC)
Music provided by: DJs Vida and Valissa, Jubilee and Dirty South Joe
Pictures by: THE CULTURE OF ME
Free drinks at midnight for "best sideboob"
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Beautiful projects!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Beautiful projects!!
Helen T.
Love them both! Thanks for sharing!
Live, Laugh, Love & Quilt!
Thanks a lot Odessy. I really appreciate your info. My whole block is less than 6 inches. I'm a gonna try 6. Thanks again
I'm really like the D$P and the DNP quilts - going to have to experiment with them.
Your projects are all terrific!
Be a blessing to others, as you may entertain angels unaware!
Very nice. Have always liked this LC block And your Cole quilt is perfect.
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Discussion in 'Members Zone' started by Sarge, Aug 14, 2009.
Morning Pops, Sarge, all you regulars and anyone who drops in. Hope you all have a great day.
Morning Cbz and everyone. Please be safe if you are affected by Sandy.
morning, everyone!!!
Morning Pops --Morning all ye mourners.
Morning Pop's and all! Sarge, stay safe!! Very windy in the mountains today. Trees will fall.
Morning Pops. Morning to all the regulars and to any who may stop in.
Tough game to watch yesterday but, it's only a game and there are certainly more important things going on today. Anybody who is in the patch of Sandy, good luck. Take no chances and please be sure to continue to log on and post so that we know all of you are OK.
God Bless.
I won't waste words but to echo and emphasize the safety part. I note that West Virginia has a Blizzard alert out. i wonder if BP has a hat for his dome. In all seriousness, everybody just play it safe for the next few days. It's going to be bumpy.
As for the game, it was entertaining, but heartbreaking. I remain loyal and can't wait for the next one. Everybody, stay safe and have a great day.
Morning Cbz. Morning everyone. My thoughts and prayers are with the folks on the east coast. Wishing everyone well.
Morning Pops --Morning Leon and stragglers .... Hope all Sarge's PBR didn't float away. Prayers go out to all in the path of Sandy
Morning Pops. Morning to everybody, regular or newcomer alike.
I hope that everybody has come through OK. I know there is not a lot of power in the East today. Stay safe everyone.
Morning Pops and all. I hope everyone in the NE is ok and our thoughts and prayers go out to all there.
Good morning, Cbz and the same to all Zoners. My first wish is for everyone's safety. This storm is still doing damage to a lot of the U.S. and to my fellow Canadians in Ontario and the Maritimes. One of my fellow staffers is scheduled to go to a wedding in Central Park next Wednesday. I told her to check with the airlines and her bride-to-be friend. I just can't see things being sorted out by that time. It's an incredible mess.
Sarge, here's hoping you're hunkered down with a sufficient supply of PBR. Take care, buddy. Brain Paint's part of the world appears to have more snow than we do and I don't know if West Virginians can drive in winter conditions.
In any event, everyone take care and have the best day possible.
We made out ok - lots of trees down and wind damaged houses but no power outtages here.
We were very lucky. I went outside last night for about 5 minutes and came back in for fear a tree would snap in half in front of me - the wind was that bad.
Thanks for all the well wishes.
I was just about to PM you. Now I don't have to worry. You're ok and the frig is on so the PBRs will stay cold.
Morning Cbz. Morning folks, and have a nice day.
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Morning Pops --Morning Sarge (any snow at the cabin) Morning everyone.
Gopod morning, Cbz and good moring, Zoners. Sarge, nice use of the :mummy: emoticon. Everybody have a great and safe Halloween.
Happy Halloween Pops. Happy Halloween to all of the regulars, all good people. Happy Halloween to any who might stop in. I hope you decide to become regulars in this thread.
I am sorry for all of those little ones back East who will not be able to enjoy Halloween this year. I hope things get back to normal as soon as possible.
For those of you who are not effected by Sandy, please enjoy Halloween and please be careful for all of those little Ghouls and Ghoulies tonight.
Morning Cbz. Morning, everyone, and a wish for a very good day for all of you.


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Scott McLarty is the former Director of the Office for Peace and Justice.
We didn't march; we didn't protest; we didn't scream and yell. We processed.
On the Monday of Holy Week, April 2nd, more than 1,500 faithful from around the City of Chicago participated in a prayerful, four mile long, liturgical procession called CROSSwalk to call attention to the almost 650 young people killed in the City of Chicago since 2008.
Beginning with an opening ecumenical liturgy at St. James Episcopal Cathedral, in which Cardinal George participated, we processed to Daley Plaza, Old St. Pats, and Stroger Hospital. Prayer, singing, testimonies, even a music video, filled each stop. City and Church leaders spoke eloquently about violence against youth. Mothers told of their dead sons and daughters. Community members lamented the young lives destroyed on the streets of our city, a city that, much like Jerusalem of old, cries out because of the blood of her children.
As God heard the blood of Abel in Genesis, we must hear the blood of these slain children. We must hear God addressing us as he did Cain: "What have you done? Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!" (Genesis 4:10) By virtue of our humanity, let alone our baptism, these dead children are our brothers and sisters. Almost 650 killed in the last four years. What have we done? What have we not done?
Many of us, myself included, respond like Cain. We divert responsibility and get defensive: "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Genesis 4:9) I didn't pull the trigger or wield the blade. I have my own family to worry about and my own neighborhood to protect.
When I used to teach this story and the rest of what's often called the "primeval history" (those wonderfully powerful narratives of Genesis 1-11) I would tell my students that these stories are not so much about what happened, but about what always happens. When faced with our own individual and collective sinfulness we make excuses rather than seek forgiveness. Cain learned this from his father, Adam, who blamed Eve and God for his own sinful act of eating the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: "The women whom you [God] put here with me – she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it." (Genesis 3:12)
We are Cain; we are Adam. But, thank God and thanks to God, that is not the end of the story! Our baptism into the death and resurrection of Jesus (see Romans 6) opens up a radically new possibility. The grace of Jesus Christ, mediated sacramentally by the Church, allows us to overcome our futile desire to avoid responsibility or punishment so that we might instead seek mercy and justice. Before God said anything to Adam or Cain about responsibility or punishment, he asked them questions: "Have you eaten from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat?" (Genesis 3:11) "Where is your brother Abel?" (Genesis 4:9) You think God didn't know the answers to these questions before posing them?
When God asks these questions, He creates space for repentance. It's a remarkable act of love extended to humanity when we are least deserving of it. This is the most important function of CROSSwalk and all authentic work being done to stem violence against youth: proclaim the possibility of repentance. Hear the voice of God asking: What have you done to protect these least of mine?
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Symptoms of Hypothyroidism
Symptoms of hypothyroidism begin slowly over weeks or months. You may have hypothyroidism for a long time before you realize you are ill. Symptoms change with the degree of hypothyroidism and how long your body has not had the proper amount of thyroid hormone.
You may have only one of these symptoms, but most people have a combination. Some with hypothyroidism do not have symptoms or have mild symptoms that go unnoticed for a long period of time.
Symptoms include:
- Enlarged thyroid gland, called goiter (not always present)
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Hypothyroidism. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/endocrine/hypothyroidism/Pages/fact-sheet.aspx. Updated February 27, 2012. Accessed November 20, 2012.
Hypothyroidism in adults. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115914/Hypothyroidism-in-adults. Updated July 12, 2016. Accessed October 6, 2016.
Singer P, Cooper D, Levy EG, et al. Treatment guidelines for patients with hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. JAMA. 1995;273(10):808-812.
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But in either case it doesn't matter, because Herm is a non-credible person making a non-credible statement.
When did Eli ever play defense? He must have played defense if he beat other QB's because QB's don't play on the field at the same time to say he ever beat a QB. Who was the QB that he beat twice in his own house to go to the Super Bowl twice? Oh, and Rogers is the best QB in the game today.
I'm getting more than a little tired of people implying that there is something wrong with those of us who defend Eli!
I'm not drinking some kind of "Eli Manning is great" koolade, I simply rebutt any Eli criticism that I personally find to be unfair.
Too many members here are acting like self appointed "thread police" lately ...criticizing others for starting threads they deem unworthy of existence!
Everyone needs to calm down here. He wasn't trying to insult anyone.
And I was talking about the general tone of the thread and not going after any specific poster. I know I'm a pain but I just gotta call this **** out sometimes.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..


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Gold Mine in the East Bay Hills
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Searching for a golden getaway can be draining—mentally and financially.
Fortunately, you'll strike it rich with this week's Escape to The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley, California. Perched on a hill overlooking the San Francisco Bay, this AAA Four Diamond property was built by a wealthy prospector during the gold rush and became a hotel in the early 20th century.
You and a fellow '49er will spend one night in a Distinctive Room and enjoy parking and Wi-Fi ($169). The package includes access to the pre-spa ritual, fitness center, tennis courts, and all fitness classes. After staking your claim to a plush guest room, survey the skyline and Bay from your picture window.
When the sun is shining, dip a toe into any of the hotel's three heated outdoor pools or soak in a whirlpool tub at the gold-medal spa, named "Top US Urban Spa" by Vogue. If the thought of aquatics leaves you yearning for dry land, lace up your tennis shoes and explore the courts where game matching services, practice walls, and private lessons will keep you on your toes.
Spring is the best time of year to visit the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley. With 13,000 different kinds of plants, this 34-acre research garden and museum is a treasure trove of flora. If you prefer to cash in on a historical expedition, head to the Bay for a two-hour narrated cruise aboard F.D.R.'s presidential yacht, The Potomac.
Return to the hotel to savor a delectable dinner at one of three on-site restaurants with an included $50 food-and-beverage credit. Oenophiles will hit pay dirt at Meritage, which boasts an extensive list of more than 190 wines. Earning Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence for nine years running, the restaurant suggests a wine pairing for each dish on the dinner menu.
No need to mine the depths of your piggy bank for a precious getaway—this week's Escape is worth its weight in gold.
"Everything about The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa, perched in the East Bay hills with a killer view of the bay all the way to San Francisco, says class. And Meritage at The Claremont, a wine-focused restaurant and lounge, is no different."-- San Francisco Chronicle
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The strategic location and the symbolic importance of the Tower of London made it a natural centre for the storage of royal possessions during the medieval period. During the 13th and 14th centuries the Tower of London had become home to the Great Wardrobe which stored important items of royal property including jewels, plate, coins, and state documents as well as non-perishable goods like textiles, fur, tools, furniture and, crucially, arms and armour.
Ever since the Norman Conquest of 1066 royal castles and fortresses had long served as stores for weapons of war. During the course of the 13th century the Tower had become a centre for arms manufacture and storage. Contemporary documents of the late 13th and early 14th centuries show that the Tower of London was assuming a more industrial character. It was a simple and natural progression from manufacturing items on site to stock piling them for use in the king's wars. By the 14th century the Tower's function as a depot for weapons of war had become increasingly prominent and references are found to places such as 'the house where the King's spears are made' and the 'chambers where the crossbows and quarrels…are placed'.
During the first few decades of the 14th century these functions came under the supervision of the emerging Privy Wardrobe and its administrative head, the keeper. The Privy Wardrobe filled the void left after the Great Wardrobe had moved to more spacious premises outside the Tower at Baynard's Castle, a process completed by the early 1360s.
Armour and weapons were stored in various locations within the Tower. St Thomas's Tower, situated close to the residence of the Keeper of the Privy Wardrobe in the Wakefield Tower, had originally been constructed as royal apartments by Edward I but his grandson, Edward III ordered their conversion into stores, fitted out with shelves for armour and rails for hanging crossbows. It was not the only store though, and there is unequivocal evidence that weapons were routinely moved about the Tower and stored wherever there was adequate and available space.
The increasing independence of the Privy Wardrobe as an institution and the subsequent emergence of an embryonic Office of the Armoury and Ordnance served to confirm the Tower's status as the leading royal arsenal in the country during much of the 14th and 15th centuries.
By the first decades of the 15th century the ordnance stores at the Tower were probably situated to the north of the White Tower. They might have been located there earlier although this is a matter of conjecture. The earliest known date confirming the existence of a designated building for ordnance occurs in 1399. By the latter part of the 15th century there are clear references to the ordnance store house's location to the north of the Tower Green, where it remained throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. The process by which the Armoury and Ordnance Office emerged as separate organisations is not entirely clear and is reflected in the apparent overlap in responsibilities of the kings' officials appointed to maintain oversight of arms, armour, and ordnance. The Keeper of the Artillery in 1427, for example, was John Malpas who was also Keeper of the King's Armour and other weapons within the Tower.
In time the Privy Wardrobe lost its supervision of arms, armour and artillery to separate officials responsible for the Armoury and Ordnance. This was not a straightforward, logical division. Both the Armoury and the Ordnance at the Tower had developed basic bureaucratic structures during the late 15th century. More often than not the Masters of the Armoury and Ordnance were respected senior royal officials with military experience and an understanding of warfare. The blurring of responsibilities evident in the 14th and 15th centuries remained until the later 17th century with the Offices of Armoury and Ordnance both storing all manner of military equipment.
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Beartooth Mountain Lakes, Montana
The Beartooth Mountains in southern Montana has abundant lakes formed by glacial activity 15,000 years ago. This high elevation area supports snowfields throughout the year, as shown by this September, 2010 photo. Because they lie above treeline, there is little vegetation and soil development, and hence the runoff to the lakes has little dissolved organic carbon (DOC, DOM). This allows ultraviolet light (UV) to penetrate deep into the water so that zooplankton must either develop protective pigments (sunscreen) or migrate to deeper strata during the bright days.
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Private Room in Little Italy NYC 33.1
Size70 ft²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
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- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Lockable room
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Private room with 1 full bed. Enjoy a prime location in the heart of Little Italy as guests of this private bedroom set within a nice apartment situated on Mulberry Street. Authentic Italian restaurants can be found in the same building.
The apartment is part of a historic pre-war building with original New York City construction dating back to early 1900s including exposed piping, a fire-escape outside the window and vintage radiators. Guests will stay in a comfortable double room with a lockable door. The bathroom and kitchen are shared spaces. Wi-Fi and flat-screen satellite TV are provided.
To find more restaurants serving excellent dishes, walk for 300 metres to Chinatown. Walk in 20 minutes to the financial district to find New York City Hall, Ground Zero and Wall Street. Times Square is reachable in 15 minutes via the subway.
Find upmarket boutiques, music bars and venues, and a range of restaurants lined along the streets of the multicultural Lower East Side area.
House rulesNo smoking.
Please contact the host before booking to confirm availability.
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Bed linen and towels are provided.
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Experience in the Big Apple has been spectacular, we just wanted to stay a room to sleep and shower and this floor to us and also offered in a fairly quiet area (Little Italy Street Italian restaurants) that the ends week becomes pedestrianized from 6 pm of sooner or later. Recommended for its economical price and location near public transportation to two or three blocks from the subway.
La experiencia en la gran manzana ha sido espectacular, nosotros para la estancia solo queríamos una habitación para poder dormir y poder ducharnos y este piso nos lo ofrecía y además en una zona bastante tranquila (la calle del Little Italy de restaurantes italianos) que los fines de semana se convierte en peatonal a partir de las 6 pm de la tarde más o menos. Recomendable por su económico precio y situación cerca del transporte público a dos o tres cuadras del metro.
Very good. The host was not, but it was agreed. The apartment is nice and very well located. By putting some but (as elsewhere in NY) had the air conditioning too cold and although we did find several times, only have control in one of the rooms and mysteriously, although quitábamos, start again ... ...
Greetings, if we return to New York, is likely to return to stay here
Muy buenas. El anfitrión no estaba, pero era lo pactado. El apartamento está muy bien y muy bien situado. Por poner algún pero (igual que en todo NY) tenía el aire acondicionado demasiado frío y aunque se lo hicimos saber varias veces, sólo tienen el control en una de las habitaciones y misteriosamente, aunque lo quitábamos, volvía a ponerse en marcha......
Saludos, si volvemos a New York, es muy posible que volvamos a alojarnos aquí
The room is very small but clean. The downside of the apartment is that there are 4 bedrooms for a single bathroom and toilet are in the bathroom. The bay window in the shower lets water so when we leave the soil is soaked and it's not very nice. The neighbors are very loud and love to loud music well into the night (4 nights / 7) which prevented us from sleeping. Transportation is very prochent of the apartment and there are many line which is very convenient. There is no window in the kitchen or in the bathroom of the apartment is suddenly very dark.
La chambre est très petite mais propre. L'inconvénient de l'appartement est qu'il y a 4 chambres pour une seule salle de bain et que les toilettes sont dans la salle de bain. La baie vitrée de la douche laisse passer l'eau donc quand on sort le sol est trempé et ce n'est pas très agréable. Les voisins sont très bruyants et adorent mettre la musique à fond une bonne partie de la nuit (4nuits/7) ce qui nous a empêché de dormir. Les transports sont très prochent de l'appartement et il y a beaucoup de ligne ce qui est très pratique. Il y a aucune fenêtre dans la cuisine ni dans la salle de bain du coup l'appartement est très sombre.
Small apartment well located in "Little Italy" with 4 bedrooms for 2 to 4 people, which is a problem in the morning because the toilet is in the bathroom and one must wait for the person occupying the bathroom is finished washing, makeup ...
Our room included a double bed very loud when we went down or turned in bed, too bad !!!
Petit appartement bien situé dans "Little Italy" comprenant 4 chambres de 2 à 4 personnes, ce qui pose un problème le matin car les toilettes sont dans la salle d'eau et on doit attendre que la personne qui occupe la salle d'eau est finie de se laver, maquiller ...
Notre chambre comprenait de lit double très bruyant quand on se couchait ou on se retournait dans le lit, dommage!!!
The apartment was clean. The apartment is indeed close (6 people), but we were all the time on the road and it is sufficient to stay. The clatter of the trains on the Manhattan Bridge did not bother us, though we slept with the windows open. New York happens to be a noisy city. Hot water for showers was always available. Meanwhile, there are two apartment keys. Definitely was living in Chinatown advantageous because you could stock up with drinks in the surrounding supermarkets. The subway was easily accessible.
Das Apartment war sauber. Die Wohnung ist zwar eng (6 Personen), wir waren aber die ganze Zeit unterwegs und zum Übernachten reicht es. Das Rattern der Züge auf der Manhattan Bridge hat uns nicht gestört, obwohl wir mit offenen Fenstern geschlafen haben. New York ist nun mal eine laute Stadt. Warmes Wasser zum Duschen war jederzeit verfügbar. Mittlerweile gibt es zwei Wohnungsschlüssel. Auf jeden Fall war das Wohnen in Chinatown von Vorteil, da man sich in den umliegenden Supermärkten günstig mit Getränken eindecken könnte. Die U-Bahn war gut erreichbar.
Had a wonderful time in NY. There was some trouble with the pipes in the apt in which I should have stayed originally, but I got wonderful help and moved to another apt. Felt very taken care of with the nice service and friendlyness. The apt. was clean and had anything you could wish for.
I definitly recommend John to others who want to go to NY.
With kind regards Claudia
Host: John is a really nice host who tries to make the stay for his guests as comfortable as possible. He also agreed on a change of the check-in and check-out time which was really comfortable for us.
Apartment: The apartment is nice and clean and exactly as advertised, so there are no unintended surprises.
Room: Our room was small and without a window, but luckily the air conditioning cools down the room very quickly. Otherwise it would not have been possible to stay two by two for a whole week there. The mattress was not in best condition and squeaked every time we tried to turn. The sheets were pretty new and the towels cozy and fluffy. Unfortunately the apartment has three more rooms, so, in a total there is space for up to 12 people. On our last two days all rooms were fully booked so it was crowded not only in the kitchen/living room, but also very difficult two use the bathroom because it was occupied every other time.
Environment & Equipment: The kitchen is equipped with the essential stuff for cooking an easy meal but with only two stove plates on a camping cooker it takes some time to get your meal finished. There is a dining table with space for for people, also there are two extra chairs if needed. The television is working, there are about 15 channels accessible, but you have to deal with temporary time-outs. As we were on the go all the time, this was no big deal for us at all.
Location: We enjoyed the great location and the closeness to China Town and Little Italy although sleeping during the weekend is pretty hard due to festivals and celebrations on the street. Three different subways are avilable at Canal Street, which is only a three minutes walk away.
Conclusion: We definitely enjoyed our stay at John's place. He answers inquiries immediately and helps you with every upcoming concern. As we are planning to return to New York someday a room in his apartment (maybe next time with window) will be our first choice.
Perfect location in Little Italy, very clean, everything that you need. It is smaller than it looks on the photo and the AC was a bit chilly and not adjustable. The lodging can definitely priced right performance.
perfekte lage in little Italy, sehr sauber, alles vorhanden was man braucht. Es ist kleiner als es auf dem foto aussieht und der AC war etwas kühl und nicht einstellbar. Kann die unterkunft auf jeden fall weiterempfehlen, Preis Leistung stimmt.
Very good location for visiting New York.
Très bon emplacement pour visiter New York.
The apartment was clean and had what it took, the only problem is that there was a comfortable dining table, was a kind of high bar table with stools very uncomfortable.
Moreover we left at 3 pm instead of at 12 and charged 20 & supplementary.
El apartamento estaba limpio y tenía lo necesario,el único problema es que no había una mesa cómoda para comer, había una especie de mesa de bar alta con taburetes muy incomoda.
Por otra parte salimos a las 3 de la tarde en vez de a las 12 y nos cobraron 20 & suplementarios.
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Andrews, Max. "Cindy Sherman." In Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole: Walker Art Center Collections, edited by Joan Rothfuss and Elizabeth Carpenter. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2005.
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"Here is a picture: It shows a young woman with close-cropped hair, wearing a suit and hat whose style is that of the 1950s. She looks the part of what was called, in that decade, a career girl, an impression that is perhaps cued, perhaps merely confirmed by the fact that she is surrounded by the office towers of the big city."1 It was these sentences, published in 1979, that introduced readers of the then-nascent yet already unashamedly highbrow journal October to the work of Cindy Sherman. The words served as a suitably partial description of the artist: not only was she herself at the very beginning of a career in a big city, having moved to New York City from Buffalo only two years earlier, but she was, and continues to be, the only actor in her photographs.
Today the sixty-nine photographs that comprise Sherman's Untitled Film Stills (1977–1980) have become one of the most written-about bodies of work in the short history of contemporary art. Douglas Crimp's "Pictures" essay, from which the above quotation was taken, has become a marker of its time as well—it is included in many an anthology and college curriculum.2 At least in retrospect, Sherman's small black-and-white prints were a smoldering fuse for the explosion of critical theory that would also come to circulate around the term "postmodernism" in the visual arts of the 1980s.3
The ambivalent, nostalgic female types that Sherman portrayed in her Untitled Film Stills continue to attract a plethora of critical readings—psychoanalytic, feminist, formalist—but it was her second major group of works, the imposing color Centerfolds series of 1981, which convinced skeptics (who might have been suspicious of dormant narcissism) of the genuine innovation of her work. The Walker Art Center's holdings of Sherman's work span diverse episodes of her career, and the earliest photograph in the collection, (Untitled, 1981), is from this series. The Centerfolds were conceived in response to an invitation from Artforum magazine, though they were not ultimately published. Unlike the modesty of previous work, these prints were executed in high-gloss Cibachrome that, at two-by-four-feet, were unwaveringly large in scale. Using a mirror to pose herself for the first time, the artist, now playing cinematographer/director, conjured finely tuned, claustrophobic scenes in her studio. Whether depicting a gawky adolescent waiting for the phone to ring or a terrified, doe-eyed gamine, the artist uses the horizontal format to engender a desperate defenselessness that seemingly exacerbates a rape-fantasy, woman-as-prey psychology. As Sherman says, "It was kind of a problem to think of different situations where someone is horizontal … this person is reclining or in some elongated position like that and I guess that to me signifies something that's vulnerable or sexual perhaps … the person could be sick in bed, it could be a person who is drunk, a person could be thrown down… . I guess I was more interested in the vulnerable ones, the ones that looked like you feel sorry for them."4
Six years after these pictures, in 1987, Sherman produced the Disgust series. Here her actual presence in the photographs is slight, occurring in reflection or at the very edge of the frame, for example; often the body is represented instead by its formless, visceral excreta, with vomit and fecal matter abjectly mingling with foodstuffs, decay, and grime. These pictures charted landscapes of monstrous disdain for hygiene at a time when the world was newly fearful of contamination through HIV and AIDS. Untitled (1987) is particularly pointed in its addressing of body politics; a teenager sits on a sordid mattress that's littered with condoms, apparently "practicing" safe sex with bananas and carrots, the penis euphemisms of high-school sex education. Sherman conceived of this series as a deliberate about-face: "At some point I felt I was the art world's flavor of the month, and I didn't like the idea that these nouveau collectors were going to be buying up my work because it was the thing to do, so in the mid-'80s I made the works that people call the 'disgusting series'—photos with vomit in them, et cetera. 'Put that over your sofa!' I thought."5
Having dealt with sex, history, fashion, fairy tales, and horror, among other subjects throughout the next decade, Sherman would, in a new series begun in 2000, self-consciously ape the most generic form of portraiture, the kind of head-and-shoulders studio pose set against a graduated backdrop. Untitled (2000) torments the faith of private collectors once more, as Sherman inhabits an affluent woman who has, we might imagine, commissioned the portrait as a frantic commemoration of her perceived "good taste." Weathered by the leisure of salons and charity soirées, she is betrayed by the vulgar necklace, patchy panda-eye tan, and wobbly makeup that reveal a social disguise in ruins. In a mise en abyme of what we might term the "Sherman-function" itself, the artist plays a woman who is defined by the very game of keeping up appearances.
Douglas Crimp, "Pictures," October 8 (Spring 1979): 75–88. ↩
Crimp's text was an elaboration on his catalogue essay for a show he had organized for Artists Space in 1977. Sherman was not in the show, though, incidentally, she did at one time work at the venue's front desk. Crimp followed up his championing of Sherman, Prince, and other "Pictures" artists in, among other essays, "The Photographic Activity of Postmodernism," October 15 (Winter 1980): 91–101. ↩
Though, as she has explained, setting a philosophical agenda is never the issue: "I have never been a fan of criticism or theories, so that actually none of that affected me and still doesn't." See "True Confessions: Cindy Sherman Interviewed," Creative Camera (February–March 1991): 36. ↩
Sherman, interview with Lisa Lyons (former Walker curator) in conjunction with the Walker exhibition Viewpoints—Eight Artists: The Anxious Edge, 1982 (transcript, Walker Art Center Archives). ↩
"Cindy Sherman Talks to David Frankel," Artforum 41, no. 7 (March 2003): 55. ↩
Andrews, Max. "Cindy Sherman." In Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole: Walker Art Center Collections, edited by Joan Rothfuss and Elizabeth Carpenter. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2005.
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Cindy Sherman pioneered a significant shift in photographic practice. Not a photographer, but an artist who uses photography in her work, she infused the practice with conceptual heft and sociocultural concerns while mining issues of gender and mass culture. Her influence on the work of artists of the next generation, including Lee Bul and Mariko Mori, has been extraordinary. Sherman emerged from the feminist art movement of the 1970s with her first major body of work, the Untitled Film Stills series (1977-1980). Widely regarded as one of the most original and influential achievements in art of the past two decades, the series comprises an imaginative catalogue of female roles derived from Hollywood movies of the 1940s to the 1960s, all played by Sherman herself. With originality, wit, and intelligence, she used pop culture as a ready-made artistic vocabulary to map a particular constellation of fictional femininity that emerged in postwar America. All sixty-nine photographs will be interspersed in small groupings throughout the exhibition, acting as signposts that draw attention to the role of mass media in our lives and the ways in which it shapes our personal identities. For each photograph, Sherman created a specific mise-en-scène (props, costume, lighting, pose) evoking a generic type of female role, never a specific actress or film. At once evocative and frustrating, the stills hauntingly remain fragments without a whole, film stills without a film.


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Hey All - so my hive last year swarmed and failed to produce a viable replacement queen and I didn't notice until it was too late to fix it (and then the hive faltered and got robbed out by wasps)- newbee + "life happens" issues = not figuring things out fast enough.
So I took the one built out hive box that they'd managed to create, wrapped it in plastic, stuck it in my chest freezer for a week and then put it out in my garage until now. The comb is all intact and still stuck on the comb guides, so I was excited to get it back into the hive with a replacement package when my order comes (on the 13th!) but there are a bunch of queen cups in the comb. Do I leave them on figuring that they'll ignore them and/or take them down and reuse the wax for something else - or should I cut them out so that they don't "accidentally" make more queens and run off again.


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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by FSWer, Apr 12, 2011.
Does anyone know if she's still with Logan? I Lauren Corry still with Alex btw.?
Yes, Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, 5th in Senior Dance at 2011 US Nationals, are still skating together. They recently joined Twitter: http://twitter.com/lynn_logan_usa
Link to their official site: http://www.lynn-logan.ice-dance.com/
Alex Lorello skated with a new partner, Katherine Pilgrim, at 2011 US Nationals and they finished 15th in Senior Dance. I don't believe Alex Lorello or Lauren Corry publicly announced a reason for their split last year (many teams prefer to keep it private).
Lauren Corry isn't skating anymore. She broke up with Alex last summer and is now in school in Delaware.
Does he have a website with Katherine? Are there any photos of this new Team?
Gee. Did she say why she's not skating?
I just know she stopped skating altogether. I don't know her very well, but from what I've seen she seems very happy in her new ice dance-free life.
Interesting. Does anyone know btw. if Lynn is also a Freestyler AS WELL as an Ice-Dancer? If she is. Are there any Freestyle photos of her?
If she is ice dancing at a senior competitive level (and competing internationally as well, if I remember correctly) I would be very surprised if she has time to do singles skating as well.
According to the "About Us" page on their official site: http://www.lynn-logan.ice-dance.com/aboutus/
So that means Lynn used to do freestyle (she passed all the USFS freestyle tests but I don't know if she ever competed in freestyle). Her bio page also says she's a pre-medical student at the University of Michigan -- impressive!
Logan used to compete in singles -- I remember watching him compete at Midwestern Sectionals in Junior Men many years ago and thinking he had good footwork! He switched to dance full-time not long afterwards.
Sorry, I don't know of any freestyle photos online of either Lynn or Logan, but their official site has lots of their dance photos: http://lynn-logan.ice-dance.com/photos/
If she passed her Freestyle Test. Wouldn't that mean she did compete in Freestyle as well?
Not necessarily, although she probably did when she was young. Most kids start out in singles, and take up pairs or dance later. Some skaters just like to pass tests, though, and don't ever compete or compete very seldom. There's no rule that says just because you pass a test you must enter a competition.
Not necessarily. Just because you pass a test doesn't mean that you need to compete at that level. Sometimes skaters pass tests in disciplines they don't plan to compete in, or to compete in any more at the higher levels, just for the personal challenge and feeling of accomplishment, or to have a credential that they can show potential students if and when they become coaches.
Most (not all) skaters start out doing freestyle at the lower levels before deciding to concentrate on ice dance. Some skaters do compete in both for a while. But it's very rare to do both at the senior level.
I just checked some old USFS results on their site and Lynn Kriengkrairut did compete in Novice Ladies at her Regional Championships in October 2003. She then switched to ice dance and competed in dance only starting in the 2005-06 season with her first partner, Jon Lauten.
So,some skaters pass Tests,just to say they passed a Test. Even if they don't ever plan to compete in that Discipline? BTW. are there any photos of Lynn doing her Novice Freestyle,or with her old Partner?
I don't think there are any photos online of Lynn as a singles skater.
However, a Google search on the names of Lynn Kriengkrairut and Jon Lauten produced 3 photos of them from the 2005 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships thanks to ice-dance.com:
Junior Free Dance
Open Paso Doble
Open Westminster Waltz
Their partnership lasted one season (they just missed qualifying for 2006 US Nationals in Junior Dance) and Lynn started skating with Logan in the 2006-07 season.
There's something about that link (the photo Gallery) on Ice-Dance.com that just keeps knocking me off line and not even connecting me to the page. I can't get in to see the photos.


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Eaton back in C. Oregon for documentary premiere
Rise of 'world's greatest athlete' featured in '48 Hours to Fame'
SISTERS, Ore. - He won the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon last year; he won the world title this year. And now, Central Oregon's own Ashton Eaton, the "world's greatest athlete". says he's ready for a break.
"It's been a long three years," Eaton told NewsChannel 21 Wednesday evening. "I've been going since 2011, 2012, 2013. And that takes a big mental toll -- more than I think it does -- and a big physical toll. And I'm only getting older (he laughed), so I need a break."
But not before visiting Sisters Wednesday night for the premiere of "48 Hours to Fame" -- a new documentary featuring Eaton and fellow USA decathlon teammate Trey Hardee.
"I think it's important for people to kind of see the camaraderie, because while I am competing against Trey and his is competing against me, we really try to help each other," Eaton said.
Interviews, not a problem. But Eaton says making a movie -- that was different. Filmmaker Andrew Brereton from Atlanta followed his every move.
"They started filming, and I didn't know what it was going to be. They asked, 'Can we follow you around at practice? Can we interview you at your house? Can we drive to Bend and talk to your mom?' And I was like, 'I guess?' But it ended up turning into a cool deal," Eaton said.
"This is going to be something really cool that could increase exposure," he added. "And it's not just because I want everybody in the world to do the decathlon. I just want people to know that track and field is really cool, and an event that people might not know about is also really cool."
Even though he's on a break now, Eaton still has his sights set on the next big thing.
"(The competition years of) 2015,2016, and 2017 are the big three again, where you have worlds, Olympics, worlds. And having just gone through that, and knowing how I feel now, there is a big regrouping phase that needs to happen," he said.
Though it's called "48 Hours to Fame," Eaton says his success can't be measured in hours or a couple of days, but most of a lifetime.
"I think it's taken my whole life to be prepared for that 48 hours," he said. "And that success took a long time to achieve."
All of the money raised from the viewing at the Sisters Movie House Wednesday night will go to the Sparrow Clubs of Central Oregon, a non-profit empowering kids to help other kids in medical need.
To watch the preview of the documentary, visit http://vimeo.com/73714064


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March 27, 1973
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Rock and Roll, Over the Hills and Far Away, Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (medley incl. Everybody Needs Someone To Love, Let That Boy Boogie, (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care, Let's Have a Party, I Can't Quit You Baby).
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[Republican Lorrain - 1 April 1973] For those who have a look optimistic, they were 6000 for the other there was an indefinite mass of young people. In the hostile coldness Exhibition Nancy, they came to see and compliment the golden roaring monster "Led Zeppelin", or if you prefer greatest quartets Hard Rock anglais.L appearance of "airship" is provided midday Tuesday, the organizers had to require early, transfer to another pens, 2,000 sheep crowded the hall D. So at noon one LED can ask its cargo safely slush funds, a hundred large, small and even one hundred percent cash boxes giant hat.
The "sound", lighting and instruments were arranged in a scrupulous pattern on a podium 20 meters long.Finally, behind the scenes, the ultimate requirement of "wild", had already brought the meal: 8 juice bottles of Chablis, 24 bottles of beer, 4 large bottles of orange juice, 12 large bottles of Coke, 30 sandwiches, fruit for 17 people, lemons, honey - lots of liquid honey - finally ice cubes.
At 21 hours, the podium began smoking as an apotheosis of lit cigarettes. Half an hour later, the Zeppelin had died (table) inadvertently was literally thrown out of his hotel by impatient organizers. Finally, at 21:45, the supreme moment the airship hall D could fulfill its mission, that is to say smolder under the fingers of four wizards hard rock. Four devils who blew two hours each in turn on the fire they had lit in which they trampled, and burned everything except them.
Scattered everywhere, projectors, such poli-ic tubes [sic] a dust covered the entire emerald studded podium colonnades amid which flamed light cascades. Through the concentric waves projectors, condensations colorful married vaguely outlines musicians who seemed to walk on a sapphire powder. There were also rumors that taking visual forms. So much for the pleasure of the eye.
But Led Zeppelin is especially a great swing machine, a machine sometimes below its reputation last Tuesday, but at times sweeping everything in its path. Supported by a seamless rhythm, made by John Paul Jones on bass and John Bontam on drums, Robert Plant, the man with the voice without limit could unleash his rage, while Jimmy Page's fingers roamed the Double handle the "Gibson" red at breakneck speed. Stunning.
He must have seen the two men meet in a duo of incredible precision. I think the memorable moment it became impossible to distinguish the human voice sounds so electric they mingled. Meanwhile in the room, the public was demonstrating the explosive pop had no value. Unlike the famous "pure" rock'n roll period where the public broke all the pops would rather be asleep, mechanized. They want to "hover", "fly", and that's all.Impressive, disturbing, intriguing sometimes pops are by a desire for differentiation. But ultimately, it is not they who are afraid but the potential they represent. Among these fanatics crackers, that's for sure, the dropouts (1) undoubtedly "good young men" surely, and high school, many students. Long hair in any case, dividing the country in two generations. Their music and their mindset is creating the most beautiful confusion of the times. Confusion where neither Lenin nor Mao nor Ginsberg nor nobody could recognize his ... [Google Translation]


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Explore trends from past top health industry issues reports
HRI has been naming its top health industry issues since 2006. We examined our past top issues reports, searching for trends that have spanned the years. Which long-lived issues will affect industry next year?
More wired, consumer-oriented and innovative than ever before, the $2.8 trillion US healthcare industry is undergoing profound transformation. New entrants, from retailers to technology companies, are arriving with disruption on their minds as the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continue to ripple through the sector. In 2015, the healthcare sector will begin to look and feel like other industries, catering to audiences expecting one-click service. A true market is slowly taking shape.
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In 2015, the future will come into sharper focus. Unprecedented data sharing and transparency will heighten the tension between privacy and convenience. New technology will demand new regulatory frameworks and clarified rules. Shifts in care will prompt states – and healthcare organizations - to revisit scope of practice regulations that enable non-physicians to do more.
Yet even as the industry contends with these emerging issues, healthcare organizations must not neglect the demands of today, from reducing hospital readmissions to fully integrating data from electronic medical records. In the near term, many healthcare organizations must straddle two worlds.
Each fall, HRI surveys 1,000 US consumers and interviews industry experts to identify the top health industry issues for the coming year. Key findings for 2015 include:
As the industry transforms, health organizations need to be ambidextrous and nimble. Their survival and success depend upon understanding their roles in a transparent, wired, consumer-centric future. Heading into 2015, there's evidence this is beginning to happen. For the first time since HRI began asking, US consumers ranked hospitals and healthcare second only to banks in customer satisfaction, a dramatic leap forward compared to previous years. The ground – and the $2.8 trillion in US healthcare spending - is shifting. In 2015, the industry will feel this shift deeply as it is forced to adjust to a growing New Health Economy.