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The recent talk about horse meat ending up in British TV dinners got me thinking about our idiosyncratic attitudes to food.
How does a culture decide what is okay to eat, what is not, and when to eat it?
My butcher tells me she is often asked for horse by her European customers. It is legal to sell horse meat in New Zealand but she is reluctant to stock it, concerned about the negative reactions from other customers.
You can now buy alpaca, kangaroo and crocodile. I love rabbit, I've eaten possum (a bit like chicken) but I wouldn't eat dog in Bali.
The sight of monkeys for sale in China horrified me but I am quite prepared to eat a crayfish, paua or fish, pulled from the sea, slaughtered and eaten fresh as possible. In some cultures, this may seem barbaric.
In the same way cultures differ on what is acceptable to eat, they also vary on what kinds of foods should be eaten at different times of day.
Take breakfast, for example. While we might start the day with muesli and toast, in other parts of the world you might reach for black rice, figs or fish curry.
I checked in with a few friends living outside New Zealand to see what they are eating in the morning. Here are their responses:
Peter Chichester, living in India:
Indians are mad for chai (sweet tea), which they drink with cinnamon and pepper, or ground ginger, cardamom, milk and sugar. They drink it with sweet biscuits flavoured with ginger and cardamom (like shortbread), or a deep fried pea flour pastry called papara. Fresh cane sugar is always good, and sometimes they eat a puri-type bread stuffed with sugar then deep fried.
Robert Oliver, living in China:
Shanghai street food is not just a night time affair. From the wee hours, steam pours over the residential streets from large bamboo steamers filled with fluffy buns - sweet pork, pungent chive and red bean. Rich brothy noodle soups, glutinous rice cakes and of course Shanghai's classic pan-fried pork buns are great to grab on the run. My favourite: duck-egg pancakes filled with chilli, chives in a crispy flour dough, rolled up to go. So good!
Etienne Moly, now living in Auckland, starts the day as he would in France:
A croissant and short black coffee, maybe a pain au chocolate. His son likes tartine - toasted french stick spread with butter, honey or preserves.
Cafe au lait, a big bowl of milky coffee, is often served. It is good for dipping your croissant in!
My best source of information was foodie tour guide Mary Taylor:
"Ever wake up wondering where you are? The breakfast always gives it away; if I can smell that sweet vanilla aroma of pandan leaves cooking with black rice, then I know I'm in my spiritual home of Bali. If I look down from my window and get a waft of trays of freshly baked simit bread from trays being carried on men's heads, I know I'm in Turkey, and if I hear the sound of a village chanting as they bring in their fishing nets I know my Sri Lankan fresh fish breakfast is not far away."
• Balinese black rice pudding
• Turkish baked simit with a mezze platter
• Sri Lankan fish curry with red rice and seeni sambal (sweet onion chutney)
• Seeni sambal


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When I first started playing Plunder, I late joined a game and took the idol untouched to the chest but couldn't cap it for some reason. Reason = I went to the wrong team's chest. Fact.
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TO in Syria where the two chests in the corner are opposite of what they are in cooperative Arena (one is the Idol target…the other is the Medal Pickup chest). I have brought the idol to the wrong chest at least a half dozen times in TO. I proceed to laugh like a maniac AND curse a blue streak while usually getting gunned down in the midst of attempting to correct my mistake. Meanwhile, my teammates are wondering just what the heck I'm doing which makes me laugh even harder.
Coming across a fallen teammate or foe in a compromising position..even better when two or more warriors have fallen in even more interesting ways…
In Coop Arena Gold Rush when you think you're on the second idol…but you're not.
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- Forgetting to equip Teamsafe (Co-op here) and blowing up your teammates real good.
- Having the star and your teammates are expecting you to be awesome, or at least competant, but you haven't played for a while, you can guess the rest.
- Running for a treasure and running smack into the chest of the brute.
- Failing to your death during the "climb-down" part in Monastery. You waste a life, and you KNOW that your teammates are smirking.
- Having the T-Bolt kickback and missing with it.....every....stinking....time.
- End of Syria, it's own special circle of hell, you miss again and again with the ^#&^%*^*&^* RPG.
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Cozy Apt ,1br In Santiago Downtown
Size30 m²
Floor No.4(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pool
- Elevator in building
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
Accommodation summary
|Santa Victoria, 8330387 Santiago, Chile
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|A few months ago
Thank you for considering our Department as their home away from home while exploring all that Santiago has to offer!
Any questions you have, please contact us. We try to respond as soon as we can :-) and always help you with all your questions!
In the Department you will find:
Spacious master bedroom
spacious closet
Flat screen TV and high speed wifi
Sheets, pillowcases and towels for each guest.
Full equipped kitchen for 2 (with pots, plates, kettle, toaster, microwave, refrigerator, stove and oven)
Comfortable living room with a sofa and stereo.
Can I also ask if you need:
* Fan / Heater * depending on the season
* Coffee Machine
* Iron and ironing board
* hairdryer
The building was built in 2010, has 26 floors and comprises:
WiFi in Common Areas
3 lifts
Self service laundry (each load costs 1100 Clp)
Panoramic Pool Season
controlled access
WATCH 24 hrs.
And you can make use of it during your stay!
The neighborhood is residential and very safe. There is a police station on the corner.
Several local food (Sushi, Chinese food, pizza, typical Chilean food, etc within 2 blocks)
Also find supermarkets, bakeries / pastry shops and grocery stores within 5 minutes walk.
Metro station is called Santa Lucia, is 4 blocks away, and you can walk in less than 10 minutes. Also this near Bustamante station, in line 5
If you come with car, or want to rent one during your stay, we also have parking, with additional charge, just let us know to check availability!
Thank you for your time and we hope you choose us as your accommodation
Affections! Marianela & Daniela
House rulesPlease take care of our apartment, as was yours ;-)
You also Have noticed that :
• Electricity in Chile is 220v. Remember not to plug 110v electronics or gadgets directly to the electricity without a transformer..
• Guests also have access to the roof top terrace pool, sauna and gym as well as a "self service laundry room".
• Also leave garbage bags on bins outside.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
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|$ 11 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
The apartment is well located in the center of Santiago, in a residential neighborhood and provided services of transport and food, plus it is very comfortable and well aims to please.
El departamento esta muy bien ubicado en el centro de Santiago, en un barrio residencial y provisto de servicios de locomoción y alimentación, ademas es muy cómodo y bien alhajado.
The most important is also the comment and I look before lease, is that they are very friendly, attentive and the publication and reality coincide people. It conforms to the expectations by 100%. The apartment was clean, decorated beautiful with everything needed for a good stay. Strongly recommended.
El comentario mas importante y es tambien el que busco antes de arrendar, es que son personas muy amables, atentas y que la publicacion y la realidad coinciden. Se ajusta a las espectativas en un 100%. El departamento estaba limpio, decorado precioso, con todo lo necesario para tener una buena estadia. Totalmente recomendable.
La hemos pasado muy bien con un pequeño problema al principio pero no opaco nuestra estadia con ganas de volver pronto y no dudaremos de hacerlo en el santa victoria
Muy satisfecho, excelente propiaedad (ubicación y condiciones del departamento), anfitrión amable y atento; me brindó todas las opciones para llegar , me dio las facilidades para salir más tarde el día de mi salida ya que mi vuelo era en la noche y resolvió todas mis dudas. En general muy contento por el viaje.
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Such a warm welcome and lovely apartment.
Really close to the metro or easy to hail a cab outside.
Apartment was perfect, everything you would need and clean and tidy.
Danny was really helpful, a perfect host.
Can't recommend enough, will be staying here again on our return journey!
* Dany has allowed us our luggage until the evening in Apt. are to have as our flight did not leave until at 22.00 clock. (Free)
* The location is very good and one is very fast in the center
* Dishes dirty (z. B. with cheese crusts from hadnt // sticky glasses ...)
* Carpets in the apartment extremely dirty
* No clean towels
* Cleaned toilet not (really)
* Dany hat uns erlaubt unser Gepäck bis am Abend im Apt. stehen zu lassen, da unser Flug erst um 22.00 Uhr ging. (kostenlos)
* die Lage ist sehr gut und man ist sehr schnell im Zentrum
* Geschirr schmutzig (z. B. mit Käsekrusten vom Vorbewohner // klebrige Gläser...)
* Teppiche in der Wohnung extrem verschmutzt
* Keine sauberen Handtücher
* WC nicht (wirklich) gereinigt
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
Daniella explained everything clearly. The internet not work on first day and she gave another apartment. Perfect trip.
Altogether the apartment and 'good and comes with everything you need. The area is' well-connected with taxi and bus. In ten minutes you reach the metro station of Saint Lucia and twenty minutes Palazo Moneda. A supermarket is about 500 meters where you can find everything at reasonable prices. Owners very helpful and kind. One evening I need 'to find a pot, promptly delivered by the daughter of the owner who speaks excellent English. Good CONNECTION internet.
Nell'insieme l'appartamento e' buono e dotato di tutto il necessario. La zona e' ben collegata con taxi e bus. In dieci minuti si raggiunge la fermata metro di Santa Lucia e in venti minuti Palazo della Moneda. Un supermercato si trova a circa 500 metri dove si trova di tutto a prezzi accettabili. I proprietari molto disponibili e gentili. Una sera avevo necessita' di trovare una pentola, prontamente recapitata dalla figlia della proprietaria che parla un ottimo inglese. Buona la connesione a internet.
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Whose Land is This?
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Official TIPH observers walked the streets along with Christian Peacemaker Teams, whose slogan is "getting in the way." We met with both these groups to talk about the various issues and problems. You can click on their names above to get an idea of what they do and some more details on the issues, but one of the main themes is that they are here to make sure that Israeli soldiers and settlers are not abusing human rights, if possible. We also met with someone from the Palestine Solidarity Project who told us more about the situation in Hebron
The work isn't easy, seeing that dozens of Israeli soldiers patrol the streets in active house-to-house tactics, pointing their automatic weapons around corners. At the same time, settlers freely arm themselves and continually harass the Hebron Palestinians, evicting many and destroying houses, little by little. Two observers were recently killed.
Despite being deep into the agreed-upon Palestinian State, Hebron is now home to several Jewish settlements. But this is where things get difficult, because Hebron is the burial place of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob and Leah--the Patriarchs and Matriarchs. Jacob was renamed Israel by God, who made covenants with Abraham, Israel, and Moses about occupying the lands west of the River Jordan, Caanan. These were the three covenants of which the New Mexican settler reminded me:
"I won't allow the enemy any square inch of it."
And this wasn't just any square inch: it was Holy Land.
So the people of Israel were not only descendents of Israel, the man, but also residents of Israel, the land West of the Jordan River: blood and soil combined. But as one man pointed out, how do they know that many of the Palestinians aren't part Jewish, given hundreds of years since the area became Muslim and Arab dominated.
For thousands of years, the Jewish people have lived in Israel and have been evicted from Israel. For thousands of years, the Jewish people have killed their enemies and their enemies have killed and oppressed them. History has been reaffirming itself, with Palestinians massacring Jews when Jordanians were in control. During this time, the Jewish people were the oppressed, so conducted terrorist missions, and many Jews were evicted from Hebron or killed. Then came the Holocaust.
But now Israel is firmly in control. If Israel is serious about their own state and about claiming to be a victim, their actions aren't helping them or any peaceful settlement: "They are making me a terrorist," complained one man, as his house was being undermined by tunnels and his house faced with demolition, "but if you treat me fairly, then..."
He was paraphrasing the Koran (2:193). He was trying to forgive.
We walked around Hebron, slowly, as prayer times during the sacred holiday created huge crowds in the bazaar and around the mosque, which was closed to non-Muslims for the holiday
With the help of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, we agreed to assist with a group of Palestinian journalists. Our first mission was to photograph the site of the perpertrator of the 1994 Cave of the Patriarch Massacre: Bauch Goldstein, an American-Israeli settler from the controvertial Beer-Sheeva Settlement. He killed twenty-nine people on that day, injuring over one hundred.
As the martyr's grave was in the gated and heavily-guarded Beer-Sheeva, we were denied entry (not too surprisingly). In fairness, most Israelis condemned his actions, but the few who do see him as a martyr are many of the Hebron settlers, who are the ones above the law and directly in conflict with the Palestinians for the Holy Land Soil.
We met with one of Baruch Goldstein's victims, who was paralyzed, holding the photograph of him taken on that bloody day. The journalists interviewed him, in Arabic, for their local newspaper.
Afterwards, we had a late lunch together before Matthias, Ontie, and I headed back to Jerusalem, having learned the roots of terrorism, injustice, fanaticism, and competing holy claims--but still clearly just a smidgen--about the current situation in Palestine/Israel.


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Jeees, how much of a footard was Sam today. He kicked his gramps square in the love spuds and bruised his grans left breasticle when he headbutted her puppies. That boy is becoming a footard.
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No truth to the rumor that Osi overran the Falcons complex.
Giants General Manager George Young recalls, "On his first day back, he wrote on our locker room chalkboard, 'The grass is greener, my butt. P. McConkey.' "
Doubt he gets to much more then vet min. Kinda like what KP got...
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
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Good fit there since they have decent LBers to cover the edge.
Bet he signs for less than $3M/year.
Did he make DPOY yet?
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He's a downgrade from John Abraham lol
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PUEBLO, Colo. - The Pueblo Police Department is asking for your assistance identifying the suspects of two armed robberies.
Both robberies happened on Friday, January 11th.
The first robbery happened at the 7-Eleven store in the 2700 block of South Prairie Avenue around 2:30 a.m. The suspect was a white man in his late 20s. Police say the man was wearing a grey, flannel shirt, dark pants, black gloves and a ski mask. The man got away with some cash.
The second robbery happened at the First Stop gas station in the 700 block of South Pueblo Boulevard around 8:30 p.m. Police say that the man was wearing a dark grey hooded sweatshirt, black pants, dark-colored shoes, a black ski mask and black gloves. The suspect got away with cash and cigarettes.
Police have not said if they suspect the same man in both robberies. Surveillance photos from each robbery are included in this article; you can click to enlarge each photograph.
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My Candy kitty ^_^
Candy as a MLP (Her name used to be Aero lol)
My Candy kitty ^_^
Candy as a MLP (Her name used to be Aero lol)
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I had been browsing all way thru this topic on an ipod touch 4g.. Fantastik mon, I aint no seen dis freakin hot ladies..
One slight problem: too few art from Splenda.. Her pics are literally awesome
A WIP of my first ever commission... Noses, how I hate thee...
Ortheka in the past. The horns were cut down for purpose: to wear the hood. They they had been growing out really quickly anyway.
Aaand some silly Twilight's Hammer stuff XD They're just sitting there singing their vertion of "Lion sleeps tonight"
With that said, the artist uses the handle Alexandersue, and he/she has a blog up at http://blog.sina.com.cn/alexandersue
Out tera Spiel sehr gut!
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Kunst tera gut.
i lol'd.. Even if I am a 100% Hordie too >
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My second work in my life on tablet ... First wow fan Art , sadly to many dpi ( which killed this and had some more ideas) but still i think that its not that bad for the second work) //maiestiq.deviantart.com/art/Female-Blood-Elf-Spellbreaker-299254423 ffs am not able to post links due to new acc if anyone was that kind i would be most pleased.
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Honest opinion: pretty nice art, as well.
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I like those dungeon maps. And who'll be the bosses? I believe Ursol is one of them, but other two? Some corrupted loa? Avatar of Yogg-Saron?
My good sir, You are a fantastic artist. I deeply wish that more artists had the amount of talent you have.
I looked deeply into the eyes of your drawing and seen the amount of time you put into your piece; Making sure that the eyes, a simple thing to many, had an extraordinary amount of detail. The tusks, an orc feature many look-over, gave me a similar impression that its eyes did; "What a marvelous drawing" I told myself.
The body of Thrall was so awe-inspiring to me. Such an intricate design
I am unsure how you got it so perfect, grinndinlife, but this is by far the best Thrall fan art I have seen. I would even go as far to say it matches or goes far beyond the works of many famous artists in history.
My pride and joy, loved making this so much! All the Aspects were done separately and then I just turned it into a big group pic of em all.
All the separate Aspects can be found in my DeviantART gallery.
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Not sure if this should go here or the commercial forum so here goes. I currently have 7 hives and am working to grow to 20-25 production hives over the next couple of years. I am treatment free and working to convert to small cell and foundationless mix in all mediums. My question is what are your opinions on the idea for a sideline business?
I would like to sell my honey and produce 20-40 overwintered nucs with locally raised queens from my stock annually (a combination of Russian Carniolan and whatever drones are also in the area). These would be northern local bees and have survived at least one winter. The nucs would be available either in a standard wooden nuc box or as a single deep with 5 empty frames added. Do you think there is sufficient demand for non-treated nucs in CT/New England area to make a small profit off of this. I also make my own wooden ware and have a very cheap source of wood so equipment is not a large expense for me.
The plan is to start nuc sales in about 4-5 years. This would let me concentrate on my process, honey production and getting solid established stock prior to starting sales.
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UTSA Associate Professor Kenneth Hovey dies May 25
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UTSA Professor of English, Classics and Philosophy
(May 30, 2006)--Kenneth Alan Hovey, a teacher, scholar and longtime resident of Boerne and San Antonio, died Thursday, May 25 at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio.
Born October 17, 1945, Hovey was a UTSA associate professor of English literature with a B.A. from Cornell University (1967), an M.A from the Graduate Theological Union (1970), and an M.A. (1973) and Ph.D. (1982) from the University of Virginia.
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Hovey taught at the University of Cincinnati, North Carolina Wesleyan College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and came to UTSA in 1984 with a specialization in early modern British (Renaissance) literature.
He taught a broad range of courses and topics including Shakespeare, Milton, the Bible as literature, Edgar Allan Poe, the Renaissance idea of humanity, the literature of the American West, Jeffersonian America, the Literature of Scotland, the Byronic hero, Washington Irving and American regionalism.
Hovey's love of literature inspired his students and his colleagues, and he challenged all who knew him with sharp questions and rigorous precision. His scholarly accomplishments include essays on Francis Bacon, Poe, Milton, George Herbert, Owen Wister, Cotton Mather and others.
In addition to literature, Hovey loved music, Renaissance art, flowers and gardening, baking and preserves. He was deeply committed to the simple beauties of life, deeply learned and deeply religious. After long study and a brief catechesis, he joined the congregation of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Boerne in Spring 2005.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruby and Charles Hovey, and is survived by a sister, Barbara Hovey, and her two daughters, Maria Divoky and Devona Siron, and by a brother, Lyn Hovey, and his son, Danny Hovey. Additionally, he is survived by a special and longtime friend, Helen Eisaman, Kerrville, who was with him when he died.
A visitation for family and friends will be at 7 p.m., Monday, June 5 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 202 West Kronkosky St. (at Main Street), Boerne. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 6 at St. Peter's.
Friends are invited to commemorate Hovey by making donations in his name to The Memorial Book Fund, UTSA Libraries, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249-1644.


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When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
Gezzzz that's what it looked at my daughters house yesterday,,, a new generation of hunters and shooter's coming up through.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all and a HAPPY NEW YEAR..
God Bless all our Veterans, Fireman, Rescue personal, Police, Doctors, Nurses and all who serve and work this most Holy of days.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
merry christmas! and a happy new year to all!
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Reddit user, 'theinternetftw' has uploaded a video to YouTube showing off his working ALU made in Minecraft from in-game redstone logic. Unfortunately, while it's a working math processor, users need to know binary to read the output since there's no crafting for LCD screen. Yet.
The video is long, but if there ever was a proper use of the term 'epic', this would be it.


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Changes made to Bozeman's proposed nondiscrimination ordinance
BOZEMAN, Mont. - Bozeman City Commissioners will take up the proposed nondiscrimination ordinance again next week, but they'll be looking at a new draft with changes.
The proposed ordinance originally defined the scope of discrimination to include race, national origin, religion, age and other aspects. Those have been taken out of the latest draft.
The ordinance would now only apply to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or related association or beliefs.
The ordinance would no longer require businesses to post a notice on the wall that discrimination is prohibited by Bozeman city law, as it originally mandated.
Anyone who seeks civil damages from an alleged violator wouldn't be able to ask for coverage of attorney fees.
Bozeman city commissioners will hear a second round of public comment on Monday, as well as weigh in on the ordinance themselves.
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Reps. Gene Greene (D-TX) and K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) have reintroduced the anti-"performance royalty" Local Radio Freedom Act into the House. The bipartisan legislation opposes any new fees, taxes or royalties on local radio stations' music, and has been signed by 71 members of Congress.
In a statement, the two Congressmen said, "The recording industry has lobbied for a new 'performance tax,' which would require local radio stations to pay a fee for each song they play on air. Local radio already provides free advertising and promotion for the recording industry, and these fees could put the future of these stations in jeopardy." Green added, "I'm glad to join Mr. Conaway and many of our colleagues again in introducing this important resolution to preserve free over-the-air broadcast. Radio provides a great service to people, no matter their income, age, or education, and it's an important part of maintaining an informed and engaged society. We can't introduce a new system of fees that will cut peoples access to public safety information, news, weather, or entertainment." Conaway says, "Communities rely on their local radio stations for news, weather alerts and other emergency broadcasts, and the suggested performance tax could jeopardize the future of many of these struggling stations. I'm pleased so many of my House colleagues have joined with me in supporting local radio stations and listeners while pushing back against punitive fees." The resolution is identical to H. Con. Res. 21, which the two Reps had previously introduced in February of 2011. That version of the legislation was signed by 179 members.
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Proposed 371-Clark Lake Road median crossover closure still an issue
The Nisswa City Council agreed Wednesday, Dec. 19, to again ask to keep the Highway 371-Clark Lake Road median crossover open in the future for safety reasons.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) proposes closing the median crossover as part of Highway 371 improvements. Area residents had approached the council with concerns over emergency vehicles reaching Clark Lake Road in a timely manner if the median crossover was closed. Such vehicles would have to go farther south and then turn around to come back north to access Clark Lake Road.
MnDOT addressed those concerns by offering to add an emergency vehicle gravel access 200 feet south of the current median crossover, asking the city to construct and maintain that crossover.
"That's not an answer," fire chief Richard Geike told the council Dec. 19. "For anybody who drives emergency vehicles, 100 percent of the people don't pay attention to the red lights and sirens. Now they're asking us to make a lefthand turn from the righthand part of the highway."
Geike added that residents likely would start using that gravel access as well.
"I prefer to see nothing," Geike said. "They're closing it from what they consider a safety standpoint. I would like to see it remain open for what I consider a safety standpoint. We have a lot of residents down there."
Council members agreed it would be dangerous to have a fire truck make a U turn on the highway, and they were concerned about paying for and maintaining the gravel access.
The council agreed to tell MnDOT the gravel crossover proposal is unacceptable and to again ask that the crossover remain open.
In other business Dec. 19:
• Authorized moving a light to better illuminate the County Road 18 intersection near the cemetery.
• Heard from city council candidate Don Jacobson, who congratulated the council and mayor on their November campaigns. Jacobson didn't win election to a council seat.
• Agreed to support Grand View Lodge in a request for a sign at the Highway 371 and County Road 77 intersection at Sportland Corners listing "Interlachen Road" so resort guests know to turn west at upper County Road 77, rather than lower County Road 77/Pine Beach Road. The resort sought city support for the sign to then approach MnDOT and Crow Wing County.
• Adopted a resolution to appoint up to six residents and two city council members to the Cemetery Committee. The committee currently includes up to three residents and one council member.
• Approved the updated emergency management plan for the city.
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Greenwich Village Couple Arrested After Investigators Find Explosive Powder, 'Terrorist Encyclopedia'
Three buildings in Greenwich Village were evacuated after a suspicious powder was found in an apartment. (Credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)
Morgan Gliedman is awaiting her court appearance. Her boyfriend, Aaron Greene, was held without bail after he appeared in state court in Manhattan on Sunday. Both were arrested Saturday as police executed a search warrant at their apartment.
Three buildings in Greenwich Village were evacuated Saturday, after police found a substance that looked like explosive powder.
Police Detective Martha Barrera reported that a plastic container containing a white powdery substance known as HMTD was found in the living room. The substance is highly explosive.
A police spokesman said the NYPD warrant squad went to the home to look for a woman Saturday morning in a building on 9th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, and spotted the white substance in an ashtray.
It was removed to a police firing range for analysis.
Police said investigators also found a shotgun and two magazine clips for handguns.
"They had improvised and modified firearms, deadly homemade weapons, a do-it-yourself sub-machine gun – how to make it," NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly said on Monday.
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Hurricanes Rita and Ike took a toll on the Sabine Pass lighthouse, damaging the structure's foundation.
Unfortunately, the hurricanes also took their toll on the group that oversees the lighthouse and grounds.
Cameron residents have had a bevy of more pressing post-hurricane problems, securing structures for their own housing and schooling not the least of those, leaving little time for much else.
Thus, membership in the Cameron Preservation Alliance-Sabine Pass has fallen from 300 before Hurricane Rita hit in 2005 to fewer than 100, said President Carolyn Thibodeaux.
"It disrupted people's lives in Louisiana and Texas who were the workforce in our organization," Thibodeaux said. "In 2008, with Ike, that just disrupted it a little further."
First lit in 1857, save for a pause during the Civil War, the lighthouse guided travelers until 1952, when technology made it obsolete.
The lighthouse isn't forgotten. Both the Cameron Parish and Johnson Bayou libraries "support the lighthouse greatly," Thibodeaux said.
The Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society included the lighthouse on its most recent list of the area's most endangered structures. Where the lighthouse sits was part of Calcasieu Parish when it was constructed in the 1850s.
"The people of Cameron Parish had to deal with so many other issues just to survive and live, the lighthouse has sort of fallen off the radar," said Adley Cormier, a preservationist with the Calcasieu society. "It's my belief that we need to expand and work with them and see how we can best help them."
The lighthouse and the 45 acres of land surrounding it were transferred to the Cameron preservation group in 2001, allowing the organization to seek more grants.
Thibodeaux said the association accomplished a lot to stabilize the lighthouse before 2005.
In 2004, the association was in the process of seeking stabilization grants, but "that's pretty much stopped," she said.
There is work still being done on the lighthouse, which sits four miles off U.S. 82 and can now only be reached by boat. There is a road that travels from U.S. 82 to Lighthouse Bayou, which runs around the lighthouse.
Thibodeaux said Cheniere Energy, a Houston-based company that she calls a great financial contributor, is working to build a footbridge over the bayou.
She said the Cameron preservation organization has also applied for a grant with BP to build a pull-off along the highway, so travelers could stop and look through a lens to view the lighthouse.
Though it has seen its share of hurricanes and is need of repair, the lighthouse still stands tall.
"It's still a great symbol of the resolve of this area," Cormier said. "We really believe it is a very important building to tell the story of Southwest Louisiana. It's a whole lot easier to tell history if you have a visual. That building is a survivor."
According to the lighthouse's website, an 1886 hurricane killed 150 residents in Sabine Pass and "blew away everything except the lighthouse."
The lighthouse base is flared with eight buttresses, which cause it to look like a rocket when viewed from the sky.
Hurricane Rita damaged the bricks of those buttresses, "making it more vulnerable to destruction, deteriorating faster than it was before," Thibodeaux said.
She believes that $3 million is needed to stabilize the lighthouse. In 2004, the association was seeking $10 million that would have stabilized the base and built a museum, education center and gift shop.
Thibodeaux believes there is still plenty of interest in the lighthouse.
In March 2012, the preservation association hosted the U.S. Lighthouse Society, and in 2009 the lighthouse was one of five Gulf Coast lighthouses featured in a series of U.S. postal stamps.
"We still have a lot of interest, people calling and wanting to go out to the lighthouse," Thibodeaux said. "There are lots of people who are really into historic lighthouses, just the romantic idea of lighthouses."
Cormier called them "lighthouse groupies," who go from state to state seeking out lighthouses.
"There are all sorts of wonderful possibilities, but unfortunately it's in a very remote part of Louisiana," he said of what could be done with the property.
Thibodeaux said the largest amount raised for the lighthouse was $48,000 at an event at the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, Texas.
"Texas has always claimed the lighthouse as their lighthouse, and they've really worked the hardest to get it stabilized," she said.
Ami Kamara, curator for the Gulf Coast Museum, said East Texans still consider the lighthouse a part of their history as well.
"When you live on the Gulf, you consider the whole Gulf your home," she said. "The lighthouses were such an important part of living on a coast and keeping it safe for the shipping industry.
"It's a shame they fall into disrepair. History needs to be preserved."
Funding is not a new issue for the lighthouse. According to its website, the deed to the lighthouse was transferred to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission in the 1950s, but reverted back to the federal government because funds for upkeep were unavailable.
A similar situation happened in the 1970s, when the deed was transferred to Lamar University, but again reverted back to the federal government.
Cormier said he would like the structure to be thought of as Southwest Louisiana's lighthouse, with the five-parish area, as well as Southeast Texas, chipping in.
"We need to be aware that it is a shared resource and help might come from both sides of the river," he said. "It's part of our history, too. It's an opportunity for all Southwest Louisiana to come together."
Posted By: Sherry Seat, Johnson Bayou Library On: 4/29/2013
Title: Sabine Pass Lighthouse Still stands
The Johnson Bayou Library is an official U.S. Lighthouse Society stamp site. The library received this honor along with the official inked stamp in March 2012 during a visit from the U.S. Lighthouse Society. Members purchase lighthouse passport books & have them stamped at each lighthouse stamp site along with a donation for the continued preservation of the lighthouse.


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Im sorry but i don't understand what ''bricking-in-resale'' means (see above in red) - i assume you're agreeing that re-sale value is lower on trade than a standard BMW sedan? but in any case your input is greatly appreciated ! Edythe
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thanks for explaining ! ....you ask a good questioin ...why isn't this car selling like the other BMW models .... wonder if anyone has ideas?!
I bought it for size over a 5 series, mpg, the hatch, and did not want to pay the 7 series premium. The residual was also so high, it made a lease very attractive and unfortunately it sealed the deal for me instead of looking/thinking harder. The residual for the lease is important, but not so much if you buy and try to sell after the fact. If the 5 was E-350 size in the interior, it would fare better for me (sitting in one is the only real way to compare this).
I may be in the minority, but it takes some getting used to in terms of blind spots and center of gravity when driving. Also, the comfort seats are not good on my back for long rides and I've adjusted everything; I even added support in the arse (6 foot 190lbs before anyone asks :-)) since that is where I felt like I was sitting in a hole (BMW - think about adding air/lumbar support there). The mirrors should also be a bit larger due to the cars size. Then there are the run flats - I swapped them for real tires and they do feel better, albeit a $1200 swap and I'll put the RFT's back on at lease end and it should be right aorund when I'll need new tires anyway. Some day BMW will also realize that the cabin temp sensors should not sit behind cups that can be cold or hot (odd how when in winter and 20 degrees the air kicks on b/c of a hot cup of coffee blocking them). Still have note figured out the 3 settings (ok - 2 auto and 1 manual) for the air/heat. Auto should be auto, and manual manual.... Lose the panaramic roof, waste of technology and raley used.
Net - the Lexus LS460 will get a good hard look when this lease is up. And thank God it's a lease.
My personal reasons are that I traded in an X5 and the GT gives me more luxury, better handling, better gas mileage, and nearly the same utility I had before - without the bulk and at a reasonable price for a BMW at this level of luxury.
My quirk in all this is probably that my first car was a hatchback - and now I have come full circle to what a friend said is a "luxury hatchback". I don't mind that because I love the utility of hatchbacks.
BUT the reference to "hatchback" is a big part of the issue for sales. I think that most people think of hatchback as more fitting to a younger, lower price demographic. Unless the hatch is on a very sexy and svelte Porsche or Audi, it does not fit in with this price range. AND, at the high prices they demand, the Porsche and Audi do not need to sell in BMW-like-numbers to be considered successful. Sure, BMW could have done a better job on the aesthetics, but then the car would not have as much utility as it does in it's current configuration. I happen to like it this way.
When someone looks at my car you can tell that they are thinking: "Huh?" What is this? Some say it looks sporty, some say OK, but I can buy a cheaper sporty hatchback. Superficially there are cheaper crossover style cars out there like the Toyota Venza and Honda Crosstour at roughly half the price. Unless you are in the market for the luxury, style and handling you will not want to spend BMW bucks. Remember, we are fortunate that we can even consider spending this kind of money on a car.
I see the GT as being stuck in between the ridiculously high priced sexy cars - and the lower priced mass market cars of superficially similar configurations.
Anyway, I am of the belief that BMW should not have labelled the car as 5 series. It is selling to a distinct subset of BMW aficionados anyway and they should have created a new class of car rather than tacking it on to an established line. I am weary of explaining that the GT is more like an bargain priced 7 series rather than a premium 5 series. Buyers of the 5 series have "sedan" in their minds when they shop and are comparing with sedans of other luxury marques. It is difficult to get them to transition from shopping for a sedan to buying a 5 series GT. While a bolder step in the evolution of the marque, I think a more unique designation for our GT makes more sense for the long run.
Marketing aside, I love being able to haul anything, people, cargo, etc.... AND being able to blow away most any other car on the road.
I "traded up" from Ford F-150 King Ranch and really wanted the space. I had a bed rug and cover on the Ford so the back was really very large trunk; I probably only used my truck as a truck one or two times in ten years! Our other car is a Volvo S80 and when I test drive a regular 535 I deceided the Volvo actually has more rear seat legroom (behind my seat anyway).
As far as this bargain 7 v premium 5 stuff, I'm on the fence. At this level a BMW is a BMW to me but I do agree they could have branded it differently just to keep the confusion down. Out of curiosity has anyone put together a comparison between the GT and a 7 to show the differences?
I thought about this after seeing a picture of the 7's dash layout. They really look the same. The only thing I notice (and it was not a long study) was the 7 has two temperature adjust wheels (the blue to red things), one on each side of the lock button, where my GT only has one.
I know we use the 7 series stuff for coding so there must be software differences but it would be interesting to see a point by point comparison.
"...hovering like a fly waiting for a windshield on the freeway..." p.g.
The coding thread finally convinced me that the car is more 7 series, than 5.
I need to get off my butt and solder up my cable and get started on some simple coding....
Just found out that my local dealer doesn't have a single GT to let me 'see' - we'd like to see it next to the F10.... their other store (they have several in my state) has a few, but it's one hour away each way on a highway i label 'demolition-derby' - i'm not willing to travel just to 'see' if the car appeals to me ... not saying i'm 'right' - it's just my decision.. .... oh well....
Sounds like a hassle EDYTHE. Can the sister-dealership send one over? Doesn't sound right that you should have to make the drive......
If not, will you go with a sedan? If so, 5-series or 7-series?
Truth is the GT is one of BMW's slowest selling models. Dealerships don't want to carry it - fearing they'll have to wait many months to sell it (in the meantime making payments on it and insurance).
Sounds like your dealership isn't really interested in selling you one. They don't want to do a dealer trade w/ their sister dealership for it, only to be stuck with it if you decide to go with the sedan.
My advice - take your business elsewhere
My previous car was an Audi S6 (10 cyl, 435 hp N/A). I had looked at the Audi A7 which has the sloped back and I liked the look. I wanted to return to the BMW brand in as much as the Audi interior hadnt changed enough (had two 745i before the S6). I went to the BMW dealership expecting to buy a 550iX, not knowing the GT existed. When I saw the GT, I was overwhelmed by the appearance, and after a closer look and test drive I leased one. The dealer was able to find a GT which filled my shopping list. While I fully enjoy uniqueness of the car, I wont be buying another GT. I find it too large and not nimble enough for my needs. It is a great vehicle for the right audience
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haven't asked one to be transferred but it wasn't 'offered' either ! .... resales of the F10 2011 are 'rare' at this agency also ....it's the only show in town unless we travel 1 hr each way west north and frankly no car is worth 'that' at my stage of life - LOL
ps: 'no' to a 7
[QUOTE=avus9;6894506]Truth is the GT is one of BMW's slowest selling models. Dealerships don't want to carry it - fearing they'll have to wait many months to sell it (in the meantime making payments on it and insurance).
Sounds like your dealership isn't really interested in selling you one. They don't want to do a dealer trade w/ their sister dealership for it, only to be stuck with it if you decide to go with the sedan.
My advice - take your business elsewhere[/QUOTE
Didn't realize it's a slow-seller ...are you saying that even tho the agencies are owned by the same outfit, they have to 'share' 'commissions' if a car is traded between them stores? sounds similar to real estate agencies - same practice occurrs.... as i just said in my other 'reply' in thread, we'd have to travel two hours (r/t) to that company's agency or a 'new' agency .... not worth it to me !
interesting observation (not 'nimble-enough) ... did you find the '7' more to your liking insofar as 'handling' compared to this GT?
we had a 2000 '7' but the newer '7's' might not be a fair comparison to each other either . thanks for your help !
2011 550iX GT, 2011 MB C300 sport, 2003 Porsche C2 Cab (turbo conversion)
i was only trying to compare a 2000 '740iL (non-sports suspension) to a GT insofar as peformance/handling - never having driven an audi or porche i have no frame of 'reference' ...thanks ...
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The reason we bought the GT was due to the fact that this model was the only " big" BMW car that my wife liked so that's what it took to stay with the marque. I'm such a BMW fanatic that I'm not willing to consider anything else though I think this car looks like a big potato. I've never driven a more comfortable car with such a controversial exterior styling. I hope it grows on me over time, until then I'll keep driving the E90.
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Unfortunately not able to see one in person. We have to be 'careful' in our selection as it would be our 'only' car - at least you have others you really love ...but nice to hear it's a good-riding vehicle.
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Shipped 28 Apr 10
SOLD for $295.00 MLD Solo Cuben Fiber Grace Tarp 5.3 oz and MLD Superlight bivy 6.7 oz with stuff sack 0.4 oz. Both the tarp and bivy easily fit in the stuff sack for a total weight of 12.4 oz. Sold for $295.00 shipped.
The reality is I'm always backpacking/tenting with someone else and will never use them. I haven't even set them up in the yard. I picked both items up from BPL members on this forum. The bivy has never been used. The previous owner set it up once to try it out, and decided it wasn't for him.
At the peak of the tarp, the black webbing strap has a stretch mark on it at the gromet. The rest of the tarp looks new.
The tarp came with no lines. So, I will also throw in a BMW Aircore Pro Shelter Guyline Kit.
If you're interested send me a PM.
Thanks for looking,
i have noone to backpack with! Hard to find people who share my interest and have the time.
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If you end up breaking the set apart, I am interested in the bivy if no one has claimed it yet.
Sold to Dale for $295.00 Thanks to all for their interest.
Isaac and Thomas if you're ever in missouri I would love to hike with you :)
Happy hiking,
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i sent you a PM about missouri hiking, did you get it?
Hi Ben,
Yes I did, and I sent you a PM response. I guess you didn't recieve it. I cannot check my email from work. I will PM you again when I get home.
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Hmmmm…just email directly to firstname.lastname@example.com
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I know we Ben's should stick together… but with an email address like "sickboyben" — now I am not so sure. :)
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Grow Appalachia is planting the seeds for a sustainable future. Despite a rich agricultural history, family farming and gardening have become less popular and less profitable in Appalachia, limiting access to healthy, affordable food. Grow Appalachia seeks to solve pervasive food insecurity issues by restoring the relationship between the people and the land.
When food grows, communities and families grow too.
Through funding and technical assistance, Grow Appalachia has supported thousands of gardens through hundreds of community partnerships in five states; from backyard gardens to community gardens to school and summer camp gardens to greenhouses to mini-farms; producing more than 1,781,000 pounds of healthy, organic food for thousands of people in its first six years. The gardens are worked by nonprofits, farmers' market entrepreneurs, the elderly, the Girl Scouts, inmates, the disabled, and others who believe a better food system equals better lives. Some participants garden to save money. Others garden to make money.
The program seeks both to educate communities and to learn from communities. It works to preserve the past, build hope for the future, and empower Appalachians to live healthy, productive lives. Grow Appalachia is proud to be a part of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center of Berea College.


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About one-third of the energy an engine produces goes toward overcoming rolling resistance, much of which comes from tires. To provide traction and comfort, tires must flex or distort their shape. The forces that create this distortion come from burning fuel. If distortion can be reduced, less power will be needed and fuel economy will improve.
But tires must have some degree of flex. A significant portion of flexing takes place at the sidewalls, which must distort to maintain contact with the ground. The tread also distorts to roll over uneven surfaces and to transfer cornering, acceleration, and braking forces from the vehicle to the ground.
Tires are designed to provide an optimal balance of traction, ride quality, durability, and fuel economy, all at a recommended inflation pressure. If pressure's too high, fuel economy improves but ride, comfort, and longevity decreases. If pressure's too low, excessive flexing wastes fuel and reduces stability.
Too much flexing also causes enough internal friction to raise internal temperatures to the point that bonds between components will be lost. If tires are run 20% low for long enough, resulting heat will destroy tire casings prematurely. Even if underinflated tires look good, nondestructive testing will show any damage that can make them unsuitable for retreading.
Since flexing consumes energy and sidewalls consume the most energy, it makes sense to cut the number of side-walls in half.
In 2000, Michelin acted on this assumption by introducing the X-One, a double-wide tire (445/50 R 223.5) designed to replace a traditional set of low-profile duals (275/80 R 22.5s). They eliminate half the sidewalls and a second wheel and tire, reducing weight up to 700 pounds per tandem. The resulting tread contact patch becomes more square than oval, improving traction but making the tire more susceptible to wear. Also, one wide-base single on a 14-inch aluminum wheel costs less than two dual tires on steel wheels.
Shortly after Michelin's product launch, Bridgestone introduced the Greatec wide-base tire with competitive specifications. Goodyear's subsequent entry for packers (i.e., refuse vehicles) is the G296 in 425/65 R 22.5, and today all three tire-makers offer them for both long-haul, over-the-road and off-road use.
Standard or extra-wide, tires are highly engineered products, with 25 or more separate component materials and compounds working together in harmony. Tread designs, rubber compounds, adhessives, radial cords, and tread belts are all optimized toward the function the tire is designed to perform.
Fortunately, commercial tire dealers have vocational specialists. What they don't know themselves, they can easily get from their suppliers' field service engineers.
If, for example, you opt for wide-base singles, you can get 14-inch wheels with a 2-inch outset. They'll improve stability due to the 4-inch wider track, but the offset puts added stress on wheel ends and bearings, accelerating wear. Some axle manufacturers call for reduced axle loadings or limit axle loads to 20,000 pounds. That can eliminate any safety margin.
What's the best choice for your fleet? You'll have to consider your proportion of on- and off-highway applications, loads, speeds, etc.
Also, axle makers have products made for use with wide single tires. Some are wider, some have solid instead of hollow spindles, and most have larger bearings. Naturally, there are weight and cost trade-offs with these axles, partially offsetting the weight and cost advantages gained with wider tires.
Which trade-offs should you make for your fleet? That depends on your loads, speeds, technicians, drivers, driving surfaces, and if you are retrofitting or have new trucks.
A close relationship with your dealership's technicians is invaluable when making the above decisions. They can advise about specifying components beyond just tires.
One word of caution.
If your dealer pushes product because he needs to make a sale for a contest or to lower his inventory, dump him immediately. You could even register a complaint with the dealer's tire manufacturer. All the high-level tire-maker personnel I know do their best to support strong dealer-customer relationships based on sound business decisions and, above all, trust. That relationship can do more to keep you on budget with maximum up-time than any low bid.
— Paul Abelson (email@example.com)yfvdfdzdrbywwacuw is a former director of the Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations, a board member of Truck Writers of North America, and active in the Society of Automotive Engineers.


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Taylor Uhl scored two goals and Natalie Griffen had two assists to lead No. 3 Stanford to a 3-1 nonconference women's soccer victory over visiting Iowa State on Sunday.
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Afton's Mom Responds To Abuse, Negligence Claims
Afton Lived With Viles Only After Being Placed In Foster Care
POCATELLO, Idaho - The story of Afton Allison, the 6-year-old boy who died from injuries that police say his father inflicted, is continuing.
Afton was living with his father and alleged killer, Anthony Blake Viles, after Afton and his younger brother were placed in foster care in October of last year.
Sherry Hill with Washington Child Protective Services said that in September of last year, case workers were able to substantiate charges of physical abuse and neglect against Jessica Wrigley, Afton's mom.
Hill confirmed two charges against Wrigley: Cases of general neglect, including urine stains in the children's rooms, and Wrigley putting hot sauce in Afton's mouth as punishment.
Wrigley said her kids should not have been taken away from her.
"I'm not denying or confirming (any cases of abuse or neglect), that's something we're talking about with my attorney. I'm not sure what's considered because I've never beat my son. Never in my life," she said.
She did put hot sauce in her son's mouth, she said, but because an agency told her to.
"They told me to use a watered down hot sauce in their mouth. It was an agency that told me that," she said.
Wrigley said that Afton was a little boy who wanted to grow up to be a soldier, but had also been in and out of therapy, and could have had Asperger's or ADHD, but was never diagnosed properly. At one time or another, Afton was on a number of medications like Abilify and Clonidine, and that he had bouts of self harm, she said.
Wrigley was never notified that he was being sent to live in Idaho, she said.
"I told my attorney that do what you feel is right, because I didn't even know the thing with Anthony was on the table. I didn't even know that Anthony was involved with it until two days after Afton left," she said.
Afton came to Idaho on Jan. 30.
Wrigley said the reason her attorney allowed the move was because he was trying to save her medical license, she is currently in school to become a midwife. She said she feels like she's being run through the system.
"It doesn't matter if I understand or I don't. I just have to follow what they say and say, 'Okay whatever you say I did,'" she said.
As for the charges of negligence, Wrigley said Afton didn't really have a set bed time and that he didn't have to go to school if he didn't want.
"I've been told I'm way too lenient on my children. I let them get away with everything. I let them do basically whatever they want," she said.
When asked if that leniency could have translated into negligence in the eyes of CPS, Wrigley said, "Possibly."
She said people are blaming her for Afton's death, and spreading rumors that she broke his arm or burnt him. Hill did not confirm those allegations with this station.
Wrigley said she wants CPS to be held accountable.
"If my son wasn't in the system to begin with it wouldn't have happened, but if CPS had done their job, my son would have been in Washington with the foster parents who really cared about him, and was treating him wonderfully. He would still be alive and he would still be in Washington where he actually really loved it there," Wrigley said.
CPS did do a background check on Viles, Hill said. The check produced only a DUI conviction, and after checking back in with Viles and Afton in February after a 30-day trial period, CPS felt comfortable giving Viles full custody, Hill said.
After remaining calm throughout most of this interview, Wrigley broke down when she pulled out a camera displaying a picture of Afton in a hospital bed.
"This is what people should be focusing on. He's living on now through 14 other children. And we'll never get to hold him, not because I put him in the system, not because anybody put him in the system, because some sick son-of-a beat him to death," she said.
Wrigley said she is in the process of getting her younger son returned to her from foster care.


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For a series on ABC's Good Morning America, we did an EatingWell Rx of the hosts' favorite recipes. One of Charles Gibson's favorites is a hearty Chili-Taco Casserole, which, before undergoing an EatingWell makeover, weighed in at 36 grams of fat per serving; that has now been reduced by more than a third.
Nutrition Profile:
High Calcium
High Fiber
High Potassium
Low Cholesterol
Serves 6
Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 55 min.
Step 1
Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat 2 baking sheets and a shallow 3-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
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Brush oil lightly over one side of each tortilla. Sprinkle with salt. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges and arrange in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating the baking sheets midway through baking. Let cool.
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Reduce the oven temperature to 375°F. Stir together chili, pinto beans, enchilada sauce, tomato sauce, onions and 3/4 cup of the cheese in a large bowl. Add 4 cups of the tortilla crisps and stir to coat them with sauce. Turn into the prepared baking dish and bake until bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes.
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The Last Windrow: Mom might get her day
Mom just might be getting a little more attention on Mother's Day this year in Minnesota. And, she no doubt deserves every bit of it!
You see, this year's late-staying winter might just have a dampening effect on the Minnesota fishing "opener." As I write these lines a week before the traditional weekend when anglers of all ages head for their favorite lake, there still is a hard lid of ice on some of our larger lakes. The DNR has even warned anglers not to park their boat trailers on the ice!
I've been in this state for more than 40 years and I've never heard that kind of warning. This weather is nothing more than weird, just like 2012 was weird in the other, warm direction.
Many of my readers know that I cut my eye teeth fishing the Big Sioux and Floyd Rivers in northwest Iowa. We didn't have an official opening day. There were no governors floating atop our waterways in search of the Iowa state fish, the yellow-bellied bullhead.
We opened our fishing season when the ground thawed out enough to be able to dig worms. We used no boats and our tackle could be stored in a box the size of a can of sardines. It was a quiet "opener" sitting on those riverbanks.
Not so here in the Land of 10,000+ Lakes! We revel in the thought that winter has passed and the walleyes are on the prowl and hungry. Bait shops, like the one I began my working career with, Marv Koep's Nisswa Baitshop, are centers of activity.
Thousands of gallons of live minnows are hauled through the back doors and dumped into storage tanks. Leeches by the thousands of pounds are sorted and counted along with "flats" of nightcrawlers and angle worms. The days are long and the nights are short for those who service the hoards of anglers that descend on the North Country "opener" weekend.
New line is strung on reels, rods are repaired or replaced, a new "never-miss" lure or two is purchased and the cash registers ring like it's Christmas. I re-installed the batteries in my boat last week among the melting snowdrifts and everything seems to be working. There is nothing like dumping your boat into the water at a busy access on opening morning and then finding that your starter battery is dead. It makes for a long day. Other anglers at the access trying to get their boats in the water find no humor in such an event.
The Minnesota "opener" is a happening, an event, a piece of our collective history. And, amid all the activity and of all things, it sometimes coincides with Mother's Day, making anglers make choices they don't necessarily want or like to make. Some of us have come away from the "opener" with a guilt complex due to our thoughts that maybe Mom was somehow snubbed by a walleye.
My mother, being the gentle and understanding soul that she is, always insisted that we boys just get out there and catch a fish. God bless her!
But, not to despair, this year might just be different. Hopefully the ice will be leaving our walleye hotspots before this weekend, but if it hasn't totally vanished, Mom just might get that dinner out and special attention that she deserves.
I do believe that most good restaurants in our area have walleye on their menus.
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Congratulations to Victor Li on his excellent article about fracture of concrete "Can Concrete Be Bendable?" in the November–December issue. Studies of that material's fracturing are now on the same plane as the well-developed studies of metals and plastics. I would especially like to congratulate Dr. Li for showing a beautifully designed and executed "four point bending jig" in Figure 1 of the article. This apparatus makes the bending moment, and thus the bending stress field, uniform between the loading points. My mentor Frank A. McClintock and I—as well as all others he trained—have advocated this method as the standard for bending tests. I am very glad to see Dr. Li's use of it.
C. A. BergProfessor Emeritus, Mechanical EngineeringNortheastern UniversityBoston, MA
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Many thanks to Dr. Berg for his kind comments on my article. Many researchers contributed to our current knowledge on the fracture behavior of concrete materials, including Drs. Z. Bazant and S. Shah at Northwestern University, Dr. Y-W. Mai at the University of Sydney in Australia, and the late Dr. A. Hillerborg at Lund University in Sweden. My research group has built on this knowledge in deliberate tailoring of the microstructure so that the common brittle fracture mode of concrete is suppressed, giving preference to a ductile damage-tolerant deformation mode when the material is overloaded.
I am also delighted to read the reference to Frank A. McClintock in Dr. Berg's note. The late Dr. McClintock was a colleague of mine when I taught at MIT in the 1980s. I count him as a friend from whom I learnt a great deal about mechanics and materials.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/2013/1/around-the-bend/1
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New Rec Center weight room and elevated track
UTSA Rec Center triples space, adds services
By Shelley Kilpatrick
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(Aug. 23, 2007)--In part two of a series on construction at UTSA, a nearly $46 million expansion is nearing completion at the Recreation and Wellness Center on the 1604 Campus. The new facility will include a two-court gym, indoor track, weight room, lazy river, pool and counseling center.
The Rec Center project began in 2001 when students voted to increase student fees to expand the center. Since then, there have been many changes including a climbing wall that opened in 2003. More recently, students voted to double the Rec Center fee for triple the amount of space. The first phase of the expansion opened Aug. 19 with final phases set to open in September and November. The $45,700,000 project includes renovation of 14,505 square feet and addition of 124,710 square feet.
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"We can't wait... we are all very excited to move into the new space," said Laura Munroe, recreation center associate director of operations. "One of the most important things for students to understand is they don't have to pay anything extra to use the Rec Center because the student fee covers everything from the climbing wall to the lazy river. And, UTSA faculty and staff members are invited to obtain a membership through payroll deduction." (Download the payroll deduction form for Campus Rec faculty-staff membership.)
In a tour of the facility, I was very impressed with the innovative design and additions. One of the most exciting areas is the lazy river surrounding the swimming pools and hot tubs. Outside, there will also be two sand volleyball courts and a basketball court. From there, students will have easy access to the new Chartwells juice bar and locker rooms complete with granite countertops.
After hanging out at the pools, students can go to the new lounge area with more space and big-screen TVs, along with four new racquetball courts, an inline hockey wall, an indoor soccer court and the MAC (multipurpose activity court) gym, a huge space that is a new concept for working out and playing non-traditional sports such as indoor hockey and team handball.
Upstairs, the former weight room will become a conference room, and from the new track, students can look down into the new cardio and weight rooms, where a new area is devoted to abs and stretching exercising. The cardio and weight rooms are in 10,000 square feet of new space, which is twice as big as before. The cardio room features 30 machines with a TV on each one. Finally, two studio rooms look onto a fantastic view of the lazy river and pool.
With an anticipated November completion for the project, the UTSA community will have a state-of-the-art Rec Center that is sure to rival any school in Texas.
For more information, visit the UTSA Recreation Center Web site.


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Dr. Robertson is the Oglesby Endowed Professor of American Heritage at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She is Director of Bradley's Women's Studies program and in 2010 published, Hearts Beating for Liberty: Women Abolitionists in the Old Northwest. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also a co-president of Historians against Slavery.
Dr. Robertson argues that 19th Century Abolitionists can serve as a model for the abolition of modern day slavery. As she says: "Support for modern-day abolitionism has exploded in recent years. The reason for this upsurge in consciousness is the movement's sophisticated use of the latest information technology. Like nineteenth-century abolitionists, today's antislavery activists know how to educate and motivate using the communication tools available to them. In the 1830s, William Lloyd Garrison relied on the printing revolution -- with its steam press and cheap paper -- to spread his message across the nation. He stirred up a pamphlet storm that blew across the South and enraged slaveholders. Today's abolitionists tweet and twitter, and they use Facebook and text messages. They produce stylish, informative websites and mainstream commercials featuringHollywoodstars. Like their predecessors of 150 years ago, modern abolitionists recognize that their strength lay in a savvy, technology-driven grassroots effort to reach as many hearts and minds as possible."
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Pulaski Bank and Trust is hosting a Job Fair today, June 6, and Thursday, June 7, in the Campus Center Grand Hall.
Representatives will be on hand from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. to accept applications, interview candidates and run background checks.
To see some of the jobs available at Pulaski Bank & Trust, visit the company's Web site at www.pulaskibank.com and click on the career link.
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Reading to Rocky program continues at Pequot Lakes Library
On Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Pequot Lakes Library will again offer to the community's children a certified pet therapy dog named Rocky.
The kids will read to Rocky. For this reason the program is limited to kids of reading age.
Because dogs are naturally nonjudgmental, children, especially those who struggle with reading, can benefit from reading to them.
Rocky, 11, is part husky, is very mellow and loves children. Although he has spent time visiting with older people at rest homes, this is his first time in a reading program.
Kids usually read to a reading dog for a 10- to 15-minute period, depending somewhat on the reading ability and concentration level of the child.
Rocky and his friend, Linda Shalley, who has investigated the program thoroughly, will be at the library on the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. If you have, or know of, a child who would benefit from reading to Rocky, bring him or her in to the library when Rocky will be there.


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If you can manage to save one, there's nothing like a cold baked apple for breakfast, topped with a dollop of vanilla yogurt or served in a pool of fresh cold milk. The best part is the nut-and-fruit mixture nestled in the apple's core. Don't be surprised if the apples split a little—or sometimes even a lot—as they bake. It's going to happen sooner or later. You can, however, increase the odds that it won't if you use Golden Delicious apples. They may not be the most exotic apples around, but th
Nutrition Profile:
Gluten Free Diet
Heart Healthy
High Fiber
Low Cholesterol
Low Sat Fat
Low Sodium
Serves 6
Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 95 min.
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly coat a shallow 8-by-12-inch (or similar) baking dish with cooking spray.
Step 2
Core apples all the way through with an apple corer, making a 1-inch-wide hole. Peel the upper third of each apple. Using a sharp paring knife, score the flesh about 1/4 inch deep around the circumference, more or less where the peeled and unpeeled areas meet. With the paring knife angled down, cut a shallow crater around the top of the hole to help hold the preserves that will go there. Set aside while you make the filling.
Step 3
Place walnuts, raisins (or dried cranberries) and coconut (if using) in a food processor. Chop the mixture fairly well, but not too fine; you want it to remain somewhat textured. Add syrup, lemon zest, cinnamon and nutmeg; pulse several times to combine.
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Place the apples in the prepared baking dish and gently press 1/4 cup filling into each cavity. Spoon a generous tablespoon of preserves onto the crater of each apple.
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Combine cider and butter in a small saucepan; heat over low heat until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla. Pour the liquid over and around the apples.
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Cover the apples loosely with tented foil and bake on the center rack for 30 minutes. Remove foil and baste the apples well. Continue to bake, uncovered, for 20 to 35 minutes more (depending on the size of the apples), basting every 10 minutes, until the apples are tender throughout. The best way to test them is with a thin bamboo skewer; the slightest bit of resistance near the center is OK because they'll finish cooking as they cool. Let the apples cool right in the pan, basting periodically. Serve warm, at room temperature or cold, with some of the pan juices spooned over each.
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