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(Slinger, WI) Sunday Night June 19th is PMF Landscape Supply of West Bend Scout Night. All Scouts and Scout Leaders in Uniform will be admitted Free! A 75 Lap Super Late Model Feature will headline the racing card. Super Late Models will be joined by: Late Models, Midwest Sportsman, Thunderstock, Slinger Bee's, Amber Inn Figure 8's, Westbury Bank Speedway Guest Cars and one on one spectator races. Qualifying starts at 4:45 with racing at 6:30 pm.
PMF Landscape Supply provides landscaping products such as quality screened and blended topsoil, mulch, decorative stone and much more. PMF has served homeowners and landscape contractors in and around Southeastern Wisconsin for over 25 years since 1985. Call PMF Landscape Supply to keep your landscape beautiful year round. Bring your truck or trailer or have us deliver it for you. 262-338-8800
PMF Landscape Supply will not be undersold! PMF will meet or beat any advertised price in the West Bend area! Stop in and see Paul just south of the Paradise round about on Hwy G in West Bend or Check out PMF at www.pmflandscape.com
There are select advertising and sponsorship opportunities as well as company and group outings available for the 2011 season. For more information, contact the speedway's PR and Marketing at: 262-370-0440, email@example.com, or visit our web site at: www.slingersuperspeedway.com
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So.... yesterday, I noticed a woman with her car hood up next to me at a gas station. It looked as if she was searching for something quite intently. After I filled up, I felt compelled to assist if I could. Turns out, that she was having trouble locating her power steering fill cap. She explained to me she needed to add fluid because it was whining when she turned... smart lady.
I took the time to help her fill the pump to the right level and she was on her way with a very nice "thank you".
A few minutes later, I stopped to grab a burger and a drink for lunch. (Looking for the fill cap really made me hungry apparently. lol)
Yet another overwhelming urge came over me and I handed the register attendant a sum of money to pay for a few meals behind me in line. I am not rich in a monetary sense by any stretch of the imagination, but I am rich in other ways.
Fast forward to last night. I received a random email from a very nice lady who wanted to make a donation of some bee equipment. I picked up a power extractor, uncapping knife, smoker, woodenware, frames, feeders, etc. I figure there is enough there to outfit 8-9 hives. I offered many time to purchase the equipment, but I was shut down abruptly each time.
One random act of kidness sometimes will "come around" when you least expect it.
Thanks so much for the donation, mystery donor.
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Georgia's outdoor enthusiasts can get another glimpse into the outdoors through the eyes of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources staff by following our new Instagram profile at www.instagram.com/georgiawildlife.
Instagram is a social network that allows users to share photos and short videos online while also applying digital filters to them - and that's exactly what we're already doing on our profile! You can even share your own photos of Georgia wildlife with us by tagging @GeorgiaWildlife!
"We're constantly looking for additional ways to engage with hunters, anglers and all who enjoy the outdoors in Georgia through social media" said communications/outreach specialist David Allen. "While we're already connecting with our fans through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and even Foursquare, we've found our followers thoroughly enjoy photos from our staff and what they encounter on the job. With our new Instagram profile, we're giving Georgia outdoorsmen and women more of what they want to see."
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You are getting there. Keep up the good work.
Well, I've been a handgun enthusiast for some time now, but have never had the money to purchase any until recently. I now have 4, and the 2 I shot today are my designated carry guns. A Smith & Wesson M&P 9C and a Springfield XD 45C. I've been taking only these 2 guns to the range so I can break them in and, more importantly, become familiar with them. These are the targets I shot with them today. 50 rounds into each target. 10 rounds from 7 yards, 20 rounds from 15 yards, 10 rounds from 20-25 yards, and 10 rounds from 7 yards again with each. Most of the stragglers you see on each are from 20-25 yards (go figure). I've been working on my grip, sight alignment, and trigger pull a lot recently and it seems to be paying off a bit. Still a long way to go but I'm in no way disappointed with how I'm doing right now. Here's the pic.
If you can't tell by the hole sizes, XD 45 of left, M&P 9 on the right.
Looks like I still have to work on my trigger pull as I still have that low-left tendency. Any insight is greatly appreciated!
You are getting there. Keep up the good work.
Good combat accurate shots. As far as the low and to the left. You might be jerking or slapping the trigger. Try placing your first pad on your index finger on the trigger and be smooth. Do not put the trigger in the first joint of your finger that can cause a low left shot for a right handed person as well
Thanks for the feedback everyone...I never thought getting the trigger pull down would be this tough. It's so much more difficult than a rifle, so much less forgiving. Hell, even an index finger release on a compound bow is a lot easier than this lol


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- Losartan may cause dizziness and lightheadedness. To avoid this, take the Losartan at bedtime, drink plenty of water and get up slowly after sitting or lying down.
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- Losartan should be discontinued a day prior to the scheduled surgery.
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Q. Is losartan a blood thinner?
No, losartan is from a class of medications called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. It works by blocking the action of certain natural substances that tighten the blood vessels, allowing the blood to flow more smoothly and the heart to pump more efficiently
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Q. Is losartan a water pill?
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Q. Is losartan gluten free?
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Losartan causes headache, drowsiness. Constipation, infrequent urination, itching, cough and low heart rate are not reported. Patient should fallow doctor's advice regarding the possible side effects.
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In 2007, Museum Victoria research scientists described the world's tiniest starfish, the Paddle-spined Seastar. Here are three of them under the microscope last week, filmed by Ben Healley.
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Like all starfish, these animals are powered by many legs called tube feet. Each has a sucker on the tip which is how they crawl around and hang upside down under rocks. On the video they appear transparent so are difficult to see moving out from underneath each arm. They stick to the glass and drag the animal across the surface.
They don't have eyes but they do have eyespots. You can also see these on the video. They are the dark patches at the tip of each arm, on top of the animal. Detecting light and dark, they help the animal tell if it is under a ledge or on top of it, or whether something large, like a possible predator, is passing overhead.
Interestingly, the individual pictured in reports when this species was discovered has five legs, not six. According to MV curator Dr Tim O'Hara, "it's typical for this species to have six arms but every now and then, you'll get an uneven split during reproduction and end up with a five-armed individual."
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I LOVE HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE.....YUM!! Wish I was there. I never made it to the store in Oakdale and now it's gone.
A Real SWEET Day!
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Inside The Hershey Story
The Hershey Story guides visitors on an inspirational journey through Milton Hershey's lifetime and beyond, a tale spanning more than 150 years of trials and triumphs, several philanthropic endeavors and one man's unwavering confidence. From Hershey's earliest entrepreneurial ventures to his visions of a town built around the attributes of the humble cacao bean, The Hershey Story is an uplifting celebration of the great American dream. Mr. Hershey, a man with only a 4th grade education and filled with determination, went from rags to riches that he and his wife lovingly shared with others
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." That adage might have been coined with Milton Hershey in mind. America's most famous confectioner bounced from failure to fiasco before hitting on a winning recipe.
In the first gallery of the exhibition, visitors follow Hershey's bumpy path to success through a series of evocative settings that evoke key points in his early life and career.
Attractions include the Museum Experience, a series of engaging exhibits; the Chocolate Lab, a place where learning comes alive through hands-on experiments; the Museum Shop, stocked with unique Hershey merchandise and memorabilia; Caf� Zooka, the perfect place for light fare and chocolate desserts; the Countries of Origin Chocolate Tasting; and much more.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." That adage might have been coined with Milton Hershey in mind. America's most famous confectioner bounced from failure to fiasco before hitting on a winning recipe.
When we arrived at this warm and welcoming, visitor center we went right to the Caf� Zooka for a bite to eat. While waiting for our lunch to be brought to our table I decided to take an adventure in the Countries of Origin Chocolate Tasting. I was given 6 shot glasses filled with warm drinking chocolate made with beans representing some of the world's finest cocoa growing regions
My favorite was the cocoa bean drink from the Indonesian island of Java. It is characterized by a pale, reddish color. This beverage is made with milk chocolate and is the sweet rich taste suggests Carmel and vanilla.
Number 2 on my list was Sao Thome, located off the coast of West Africa. The island has been producing cocoa since the 19th century. The boldness of this chocolate is tempered by a fudgy aroma and velvety texture.
Number 3 on my list is a rare chocolate from Tanzania. This chocolate from the rich soil of Africa represents a very small percentage of the world's production. It has a robust cocoa flavor with pleasant nutty flavors.
Number 4 was from the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It's chocolate is a complex blend of flavors, ripe with overtones of fruit and nuts. The more you savor this chocolate the voyage of flavors change.
Number 5 was from cacao tree that once grew in the part of So
Last on my list, was from Mexico, Cradle of the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations, Mexico continues to share its cocoa-growing tradition with the world. Bittersweet and lightly acidic, this chocolate has a touch of licorice undertones. Which may be the reason it's on the bottom of my list, I don't like Licorice.
After sampling the different drinks, each individually, I tried to combine a couple of them. I really enjoyed the combination of the first 3 on my list. Other combinations definitely made the individual chocolates more enjoyable. Which goes to show that a blending of cultures makes for a more pleasant taste (can you understand what I'm saying here?).
After all that chocolate... we were off the museum. In the first gallery of the exhibition, we followed Hershey's bumpy pathway to success through a series of settings that evoke key points in his early life and career.
Stepping through the door of Hershey's birthplace, we were surrounded by three additional fa�ades: a recreation of Hershey's first shop in Philadelphia, the thriving Lancaster Caramel Company, and finally his chocolate factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Activities, images, and artifacts at each site capture Hershey's ambitions, setbacks, and the unquenchable entrepreneurial spirit that overcame the odds. Each display was enriched with written highlights of history leading up to each diorama.
The last stop is at Hershey's great chocolate factory in the town that bears his name. It was here that Hershey perfected his process of mass-producing milk chocolate, transforming an elite sweet into a treat for everyone to enjoy.
Finally there was an Exhibit that Celebrates over 100 years of Milton Hershey's legacy, including his generous gifts to educational, cultural institutions and individuals. Mr. Hershey believed in keeping his employee's happy and always encouraged them to suggest ideas to improve the chocolate factory.
We finished our visit with a trip to the chocolate lab
While waiting for the class to begin Dave was grumbling about me signing him up for the lab too. Later on our drive back to our hotel in York, I asked him if he enjoyed the day, and he agreed with me, Mr. Hershey was an incredible man. I asked him what he liked best about the day; he responded that the chocolate Lab was the best part. Partly due to the information we were introduced to, as well as the other delightful family that was seated at the work table with us from Breckenridge, TX. The Lab Tech. presenting the session came over to our table during the candy making part of the session and told us we were the unruly table in the class. Afterwards we asked that since we were the unruly table, if we could stay after class and help clean up the leftovers? Cleaning up the lab sounded like a good punishment for the day. LOL! We had a lot of fun and the Lab Tech. was entertaining too.
Wish we could find a man like Mr
A visit to the gift shop on the way out only confirms the realization of the above. Most of the items were affordable and not over priced for a typical tourist spot.
This was not only the sweetest day of our vacation, but one of the best. I never knew what a wonderful person Mr. Hershey was! Dave and I were very pleased that we had the ability to make this stop on our trip.
Back to our hotel and relax for another day.
God Bless everyone who helps others with love in their hearts.
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The most incredible thing I learned was that Mr. Hershey became a self-made man with only a 4th grade education. More than likely he could have become another Steve Jobs millionaire, but he gave/shared his money with many less fortunate people. There are many testimony's in the museum sharing the facts about Mr. Hershey's generosity.


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Protected Species
This is a list of protected species on Dartmoor
Dartmoor is also host to a large number of rare and notable species, some of which have been protected at the international level under the Habitats Regulations 1994 – known as European Protected Species (EPS). (external link, opens in new window) Those found on Dartmoor are bats, dormice and otters. The act prohibits to kill, injure, capture or disturb a European Protected Species, or to damage or destroy their place of shelter without prior consultation with Natural England. (external link, opens in new window). A EPS license might need to be obtained. The Dartmoor National Park Authority must give due weight to the presence of a European Protected Species on a development site to reflect the requirements of the Directive, in reaching planning decisions. Permission can only be granted where there is
- no satisfactory alternative
- it's in the interest of preserving public health or public safety or other imperative reason of overriding public interest, and
- it will not be detrimental to the maintenance of the population of the species concerned at a favourable conservation status in their natural range
Further protected species present on Dartmoor include reptiles, nesting birds and badgers. Reptiles and nesting birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. (external link, opens in new window) It is illegal to harm or kill reptiles, or to damage or destroy an occupied birds nest. Also, it is illegal to disturb a nesting site of a bird species listed on Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Badgers are protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (external link, opens in new window) against injury and killing, and the damage or destruction of a sett.
If a proposal has potential to impact on a protected species, the Authority Ecologist will make recommendations on how to progress: a professional protected species survey may be required, which will outline avoidance, mitigation or compensation measures.
Have you thought about how your application can make a positive contribution to wildlife? Read our information on how you can incorporate wildlife into your application.
For further information and advice contact:
Dartmoor National Park Authority,
Parke, Bovey Tracey,
Newton Abbot, Devon
Tel: (01626) 832093
Office hours 9am – 5pm
Natural England Devon Team (external site, opens new window)
Renslade House
Bonhay Road
Exeter, Devon
Tel: 0300 060 1110
Natural England Wildlife Management and Licensing Service (external site, opens new window)
Wildlife Licesing Unit
Block 3, Government Buildings
Burghill Road
Westbury on Trym
Tel: 0845 601 4523
You can also view a list of consultants who undertake ecological work on Dartmoor
The content of these pages aims to provide some general information and is not intended to be a definitive statement of the law or your rights. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure accuracy, DNPA cannot accept responsibility for any inaccurate, incomplete or out of date information, or any loss or damage that may result from reliance on it. You are advised to check the current situation for the specific circumstances of your property before commencing any project or incurring any expenditure.
Please Note: these contact details are provided to help you to find consultants, suppliers and organisations who work in the Dartmoor area. DNPA does not give any warranty or guarantee in respect of the people and organisations listed, or their work. You must satisfy yourself that anyone you choose is suitable for your purposes. While we will endeavour to ensure that the information remains accurate and up to date, we cannot accept any responsibility for information that is found to be inaccurate, misleading, or out of date.


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Fundraiser aims to help woman caught in house explosion
BOZEMAN, Mont. - This weekend, a fundraiser will raise money to help with the recovery of Laura Lee Sheehan- the woman nearly killed in a Harrison house explosion in early September.
Laura Lee Sheehan has undergone several surgeries at the Burn Center in Salt Lake City, after she suffered burns over 60 percent of her body; a cracked spine, back and pelvis and almost lost a leg in a gas explosion that destroyed her house.
Sheehan's friends tell us they organized a spaghetti feed and silent auction that's this Saturday in the upstairs of the Downtown Bozeman Eagles building.
A wide variety of items have been donated for auction, and a "Laura Lee Sweet Tooth Booth" will feature desserts for auction.
A guest speaker from Great Falls- who was in an accident similar to Laura's two years ago- will tell his story and talk about how friends and family can support Sheehan.
Organizers said participants can pay to make a video message that they'll send to Laura Lee.
The dinner is $10 for adults and $5 for kids, and goes from 6 to 8 pm.
Sheehan's friends said they're still looking for homemade baked goods for the Sweet Tooth Booth- desserts can be dropped off at the Eagles building between 1 and 5 pm.
All proceeds go directly to Laura's recovery.


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IS 295 Independent Studies • V1-5 Cr.
Allow students to initiate and carry out individualized study projects. The student develops a plan including faculty consultation, learning objectives, progress, and evaluation (credits and grading). The division chair must approve the plan. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.


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Arriving at the Greyhound bus terminal we wandered around the corner and were greeted by thousands of bright, little lights
Staying out until the wee hours we decided to catch up on sleep and relished our queen sized beds. The girls had read about a place called the Premium Outlet Mall so off we all went to do some shopping the next day. After about two hours, Rick's interest was starting to wean (to be honest most guys don't relish the idea of shopping all day for clothes) so by the third hour he was getting bored. The girls loved it! They were in retail heaven, buying all sorts of things. They were pretty surprised to see Australian surf brands available cheaper than we can buy them back home. Go figure on that one. Finally Rick's shopping ordeal came to an end. He had made a major deposit in the Love Bank, something he'll make a withdrawal on later, maybe taking the girls to something they don't want to do later on
After a bit of a break to rest our legs and let the girls try on their new clothes, we jumped on the bus, the Deuce, that runs up and down The Strip. The casinos on the strip are amazing. They are absolutely huge, there are heaps of them and lights, lights, lights everywhere. The power bill in this place must be ridiculous. We went into the huge pyramid that is Luxor, the castle of Excalibur, the Mirage, Venetian, New York New York, Paris and the famed Bellagio with it's wonderful water fountain show out front. The highlight of the night for the girls - finding another shop they loved called Urban Outfitters.
With another day up our sleeves before we moved on we headed back into town, this time checking out the many wedding chapels along the way into town. Being in Vegas why not get married here? We looked at the prices; did we want a helicopter, Elvis to sing, a rented crowd? It was up to us. Well we didn't go ahead with it instead saving the money for something else instead. Carlie had read the Bodies Expo was in town, the one we'd already gone to in London. As it has no plans to come to Australia off she went to check it out. During this time we headed out to the airport to try and book a hire car for our trip out to the Grand Canyon. Well after the very very long walk we found out you can't book cars at the airport for the following day, only get them right then and there. All the places pointed us to their 1800 phone numbers. What a waste of time! We ended up booking one later on that night. While downtown we went to see the M&M's show "I Lost My M in Vegas" and wandered along the Strip once again. To be honest we like the Downtown district a lot more as it seemed to have more character and you could walk between casinos instead of getting lost inside them as on the Strip. Back downtown we drank, lost some money on the machines (Carlie did a big win of around $60 USD on one machine which was good) and collected the tacky beads they give out at the entrance to the casinos. After a while we headed back to the room with some free packs of cards we'd got from the casinos and played our own game of poker.


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Fisher & Paykel Bottom Freezer Refrigerator
Leave it to Fisher & Paykel to rethink how to store and preserve your family's food. With the Bottom Freezer Refrigerator (E522B) they were on a mission that eventually led to the creation of Active Smart, an advanced refrigeration system. Active Smart uses unique electronic intelligence to continuously monitor and adapt its cooling conditions, adjusting the flow of cold air based on daily use and climate conditions. This way it's not working overtime or under par - just smarter and more efficiently. Even the produce bins provide maximum care. Humidity controls keep lettuce green, herbs garden-fresh and fruit crisp for up to two weeks. What about the homemade gazpacho in the refrigerator, or the just-churned ice cream in the freezer? Independent sensors accurately monitor temperatures in both compartments to maintain the safest, most precise temperature.
Not only does this Fisher & Paykel model offer your family unparalleled food care, but this appliance will add an elegant, modern touch to your kitchen. Its counter-depth, pre-painted cabinet allows for built-in or stand-alone applications, while the left or right-hand hinged doors are available to suit any kitchen orientation. Adjustable glass shelves hold up to 220 lbs and a powerful halogen light allows maximum visibility. Choose the sophisticated fridge system where art meets science and enjoys fresher, more nutritious meals with your family.
Consistent Reliability:Self diagnostics for servicing and a 5 year warranty on the sealed system
Organization:Fully adjustable door shelves, extendable freezer shelving and extending roll out produce drawers and freezer bins
Efficient:Two independent sensors accurately monitor temperatures in both refrigerator and freezer compartments while the unique Humidity Control System enables customized storage
- Model: E522BMultiple cooling vents provide even temperature distribution
- Brand: Fisher & PaykelTwo variable speed fans provide independent control of the refrigerator and freezer compartments
- Active Smart system continuously monitors and adaptsLeft or right-hand hinged doors are available
- Unique Humidity Control System enables customized storageFrost-free
- Built-in or stand-alone applicationsA powerful halogen light allows maximum visibility
- Fully extending roll out produce drawers and freezer binsCapacity: 17.6 cu.ft.
- Adjustable glass shelves and door shelvesElectrical: 10W / 115V / 1.75A
- Fisher & Paykel Bottom Freezer Refrigerator
- Height: 66-3/4"
- Width: 31-1/8"
- Depth: 28-7/8"


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Scallop Pie with Potato Crust
3 large boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 pound bay scallops
11/4 cups milk
2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. flour
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup dry sherry
Preheat oven to 350. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and mash. Set aside.
Drain and rinse the scallops. In a small skillet, bring the milk to a simmer over medium heat, add the scallops and cook until opaque, 12 to 15 minutes. Strain the scallops and reserve the liquid.
In a small saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour, then gradually whisk in the reserved liquid. Cook 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to a simmer, add the mushrooms and cook until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Stir in the sherry and scallops.
Spoon the mixture into an ovenproof casserole dish and completely cover with the mashed potatoes. Dot with the remaining butter and bake until the top begins to brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serves 6.


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They are a VERY difficult offense to account for because of all their options however if we had shut down Morris our coverage could of been better down field, our LBers could of covered the middle a little better... everything stems from stopping the run and we obviously didn't do that.
Take away the run and the RG3 threat isn't as magnified as it was last night. Also we probably wouldn't of had to run the ball THAT much to eat the clock.
I'm not sure why we didn't go for it on 4th and 11 with only a couple minutes remaining.
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White House spokesman Jay Carney says about the Benghazi situation, "What the president is worried about, major, is what happened and why in Benghazi."
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I'm behind...Ugh I hate that! But looking forward to the December BOM! Wow - would you believe we are done for the year! Where on earth did it go!!!!
"You have enough quilts made when your soul is filled, your creativity satisfied and your fingers just won't work anymore."
Keep a watch on the quilting board, for me to post the new December block of the month tonight after midnight!! I agree with JeanieG, where has this year gone too. I hope we have all had fun with this year's theme. I know I have had a blast!!
If you see someone without a SMILE, please give them one of yours!!
I can't find the December block. I've put in everything I can think of and nothing. I've never had trouble finding any other month. Can someone help me?
Blessed are the quilters, for they are the piecemakers.
I've done only 1 of my turkey blocks. I needed something quick so I just used some turkey fabric in the block. Probably will do an applique block for the red theme.
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Isakson named to Senate Finance Committee
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., was appointed Thursday to a committee that will play an important role in the next round of negotiations on federal spending and debt reduction.
Isakson will serve on the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over key federal entitlement programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. The panel also oversees the nation's welfare system.
"My No.-1 priority in the Senate is to rein in federal spending and restore fiscal soundness to our country," Isakson said in a prepared statement. "As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, I am committed to finding meaningful solutions and working with anyone who will sit down at the table."
Earlier this week, Isakson voted for Senate legislation that allowed the nation to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts that would have taken effect otherwise.
However, the bipartisan deal reached by Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., delayed a series of across-the-board spending reductions for just two months.
Also, President Barack Obama is expected to ask Congress soon for another increase in the nation's debt ceiling.
Isakson was elected to the Senate in 2004 after serving five years in the U.S. House of Representatives representing a district in Atlanta's northern suburbs.
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It was his kid. Pretty clear from the movie.
so jenny spends her youth getting physically and sexually abused by her father only to spend the rest of her life following that same pattern with awful men instead of just being with the one man who didn't treat her like the floor of a porno theater.
quote:Because IMO, while Jenny looked like a pretty much ok person on the outside (in spite of the childhood abuse), in reality she was totally messed up on the inside and had an instability that repeatedly made itself manifest in such things as repeatedly choosing bad boyfriends, bedding Forrest in the first place, then running off, and then not telling him about their love child or her disease until the last. In real life, she probably would have looked and acted a lot different and not nearly as "put-together" as in the movie.
Why did Jenny wait so many years
to tell Forrest Gump about his son?
Jenny is among the worst people alive
I guess I get your point about how some women are cruel and use others, though that is CERTAINLY a knife that cuts both ways. And I totally agree that Jenny took Forrest for granted in many, many ways. But, seriously, she was supposed to spend the rest of her life having basic level conversations, interactions, and sex with a mentally challenged man? I mean, really? I understand the hate lobbed at Summer for similar reasons, but Jenny? She knew that was a one night stand. The kid, eh, prob figured she wouldn't worry Forrest about it, the product of her type of lifestyle , then she gets sick and has to do something about his future. Again, I really dislike her, just understand her motivation.
the whole jenny-forrest dynamic just proves that nice guys finish last. i think it's all zemeckis wanted to do with the movie other string together a butt load of improbable coincidences.
but poor forrest.
all he does is pine for this chick that he loves with all his heart and wants to be with forever.
meanwhile she's all over the country filling her holes and veins with man jizz and drugs respectively. then when the world chews her up and spits her out she returns to forrest knowing not only does no one else now want an AIDSey washed up whore with a kid, but forrest is the old comfortable sweater that's been there all along to make her feel special instead of being a nut butter receptacle that doubles as a punching bag.
so in the face of death she marries forrest, not for him mind you, because she's fricking got a death sentence and isn't going to be there for him, but instead she does it for her. selfish fricking twat.
then she gets to live fast, die young, and dump her responsibility on the good hearted idiot that would (and did) do anything for her.
like it's been stated here, it's probably not even his kid.
all this movie did was reinforce to women that you can just take advantage of perpetual friend zone dwellers, go ride all hog you want from numerous douchebags and when you're tired of being treated like my dorm room kleenex, settle down and get the life you've always wanted with that guy who's "been there all the while".
so jenny spends her youth getting physically and sexually abused by her father only to spend the rest of her life following that same pattern with awful men instead of just being with the one man who didn't treat her like the floor of a porno theater.
the thing zemeckis got right is that he put her in the ground where she can't hurt someone else like forrest (because there could've been more men in her life like forrest we just didn't see).
forrest really was a "tragic" hero. he just didn't know he was. and jenny really was a villain.
why? Because some whore said so?
Damn, dude. Sounds like some girl really messed you up.
How did Jenny have a son and make the beast with two backs with Forrest and not pass on AIDS to either of them? We are lead to assume that she turned her life around after becoming pregnant so one would assume she had AIDS before sleeping with Forrest. This has always bothered me and I would love a good explanation from someone.
I think you and I may have dated some of the same women, because you seem to have the same healthy attitude toward them that I do.
I think you and I may have dated some of the same women, because you seem to have the same healthy attitude toward them that I do.
Sounds like my high school years.
lol, well to give anyone hope, i found the perfect woman for me and married her and started a family.
so nice guys don't always finish last.
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hahha, funny stuff from the bad news bears knicks... What a laughable team.. Its only 1qter, but they've made NO look like the Thunder offensivley, and Jr Smith has made blunders that are inexcusable in this 1st qter.. He actually followed the guy shooting a half court shot at the buzzer..lol How can u be so stupid? Melo's completely off, and Kidd is looking lost as he has lately.. So bussiness as usual for knicks so far..
If they lose this game, i'm gonna snap!
Thank God Knicks pulled that one off! Melo got it together and we got much needed win against a crappy yet hot team in the hornets.. Now off to London, with a few days off in between.. Hopefully we beat down the pistons over there!
" The knicks are playing like cr-ap again this yr, starting to underachieve.. Wait, ur probably gonna bring up injuries now, right??lol Pfft"
ummm yea i am gonna bring up the injuries. felton is the knicks only penetrating PG and the team has struggled since he got injured. even before that rasheed got injured and now camby is hurt too. luckily amare is back now but he doesn't play the type of roles those guys do in terms of rebounding and defense.
again you reference 3 seasons, which goes back to even before amare. not sure what you expected then. as i said before most of the team was traded for melo mid season and we had bad luck against boston in the playoffs. then there was a lockout and more roster changes, no training camp, limited practice time etc and we still had dantoni. dantoni was not fired for anything to do with the playoffs, he quit because he is a horrible coach that was brought in to inflate the stats of scrubs to increase their trade value. his inability to utilize a star iso scorer in melo was why he quit.
i will repeat again the is the FIRST season the knicks have started the year with a competent coach, a full off season and training camp, etc and even then there were some unexpected changes as far as letting lin go, getting felton, etc.
you love being negative about the team while dismissing the logical reasons why they're struggling. now let's try to talk about some positive things.... shumpert is coming back very soon. felton and rasheed soon after. the team will be fully healthy at that point other than camby (if no one else gets hurt before then) so we'll really see what we're made of.
11 games over .500
1 game behind miami for the 1st seed.
no, this doesn't remind me of any other recent seasons lol
The Bulls... nuff said! Lol
lack of physicality...Melo should have attempted a lay-up or dunk to draw a Foul, not the tear drop ...
NFL Championships : 1927 1934 1938 1956 Super Bowl Champions: XXI XXV XLII XLVI
And almost all of those 7wins came VS crap teams, outside of maybe 1 or so... And were losing in boston right now, albeit early and only by a couple...
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As someone concern about gas prices, I have being thinking about getting an economical car for my daugther. After seeing the new Smart car and it's mile per gallon 33/40, I thought I got the perfect car for my daughter. It is a very cute car and made by Mercedes Benz were good points for this car. But after going to my local dealer and seeing the price, it became obvious that this car is price like a Mercedes, but not much better than a Kia, Hyundia or Chevy Aveo. $16,000 for the coupe and $19,000 for the convertible? Are they joking? I was thinking more around the lines of $9,000 to $12,000 top. I could get a Toyota Corolla for less and this is a larger, better, also economical car and safer car. Besides the Corolla, there is the Nissan Sentra, Mazda3, Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra, Chevy Cobalt, Honda Civic, that sells for the same price or even less. I believe Mercedes Benz lost touch with reality. Just because it gets good mileage, it does not means to jack up the price. The Smart is not a very smart car, just a overprice golf car. It is a golf car with a pretty body and a little more power, but also the slowest car in the US.
Since its inception in 1998, Smart has NEVER turned a profit. Maybach is about to be killed. Chrysler turned profits in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2005.Guess which subsidiary Daimler disposed of?
___"I'd shut [Apple] down and give the money back to the shareholders."-Michael Dell, 1997
The Smart is not intended to be a small, cheap, economical car.As our resident owner will tell you, it's simply designed to be the best car available for this size. If you believe that it's a plus that the Corolla is bigger, than you don't understand what the Smart is all about.And for the record, you're title is misspelled.It should be "Smart car not too smart". Seems a little ironic to me.
Yeah, Smart car is a city car, made for areas that do not have a lot of parking. If parking is not a problem, then a corolla will suit your needs just fine. I would still like to have one, not really sure what I would do with it or where I would drive it, but I do want one.
...It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener. - Atlas Shrugged
NirvanaSTEELERS:Since its inception in 1998, Smart has NEVER turned a profit. Maybach is about to be killed. Chrysler turned profits in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2005.Guess which subsidiary Daimler disposed of? That is interesting. 9 years and no profit. Good thing they are not an independent company.
Jazz, I wouldn't put my daughter in a Smart...supposedly safe or not.
Yeah, the smart doesn't make a lot of sense to me either. However, I see the point in big congested cities, it's nice to have something small to run around town in. And I think it's intended to make a statement, kind of like the mini. But it's just not the kind of statement many Americans are willing to make. It doesn't sound like a good choice for your daughter though. Get something safer, or if it was me I'd buy something used (and very cheap). Better yet, make her work and pay for part (if not all) of it. It'll make her appreciate it more, trust me.
It's the performance/mileage equation for me where the Smart falls short. It's dog-slow, and economically, it's not all that much better than the best conventional compacts out there, and not nearly as good as the Prius. If it had more power and/or better mileage, and its transmission didn't suck as badly as it did (almost every single review I've read brings this up) I'd be more tempted. As it is now, it's a somewhat expensive, underpowered car that gets OK mileage, but at least it's easy to park.


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Stargaze Friday, May 1 at UTSA Science Building
By Christi Fish
Public Affairs Specialist
(April 30, 2009)--UTSA astronomers invite the starstruck to to the third installment of the signature series "Friday Nights, Celestial Lights." Free and open to the public, the event begins at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 1 in Science Building Room 2.01.12 on the UTSA Main Campus.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The evening begins with a 7:30 p.m. showing of the campy sci-fi film, "Queen of Outer Space," starring Zsa Zsa Gabor. Weather permitting, following the movie at approximately 9 p.m. there will be an opportunity to view a quarter moon, Saturn and other cosmic objects from the Science Building fourth-floor patio. UTSA's advanced collection of telescopes will be available for stargazing including a 15-inch Newtonian telescope and several 8-inch Cassegrain telescopes.
Sponsored by the UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy, the astronomy events are inspired by the International Year of Astronomy, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei using a telescope to observe the heavens.
Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The lecture hall and fourth-floor patio are wheelchair accessible.
To learn more about the Friday event, contact Eric Schlegel, professor of physics and astronomy, endowed professorship, at (210) 458-6425 or Mark Jurena, lab services supervisor and lecturer in physics and astronomy, at (210) 458-4922.


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Hello,I thought I was at a point where I would be brave and share my first try at a helmet build. The helmet is an attempt to make a replica of a TH-17A EWM Merc helmet from the game SWTOR.
Before I started, I looked at all the great stuff done right here. I came across one of Skirata's Legacy helmets and in fact, it was pretty much the whole inside of the helmet I was going to try and make.
Here is the idea from Star Wars The Old Republic
Here is the Skirata Helmet. Very nice cast.
First mistake. I started with 1/4" plexigass. I read about Sintra later. It was hard to cut and hard to shape but I tried anyways. Here are the pieces cut out.
Attaching the plexi to start shaping.
On the helmet and premiered.
Where I am at today. I still have to add a real visor, LED's, padding and vents to the black spots on the sides. It has to be weathered a bit more also.
So, here it is. Any ideas, comments, criticisms arewelcome. I have never tried anything like this but enjoyed it very much. If itturns out and if there is any interest, I will share more pictures as I go.


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Growing up on Embarcadero Road in the 50s
Original post made by Marcia Temme Hardcastle, Palo Alto High School, on Nov 2, 2006
The late Robbie Makjavich and the clan lived next door, we were buddies along with all the kids on the block, he became a Fire Captain in Palo Alto.
We made up our own games of Superman, did plays in the garage, rode dangerous flexis and waited for ambulances to roar up to Bloody Bayshore 101 and B52s to fly over from Moffat Field. There was nothing but fields from Wildwood Lane to Bayshore until the Eichlers were built and the Lucky store went in.
We were a one car family and dad traveled a lot so mom and my sister Sonia and I took the bus downtown where we often went to Woolworth's dime store, Eastmans for buttery hamburgers, Douglas Fabrics (mom sewed all of our clothes), Varsity Theater, Stanford Creamery, Macs Smoke Shop, some of which are still there. So many good things about Embarcadero Road. Adopting my first dog from my friend Sharon Mathis on Embarcadero Road; We went to Green Gables Elementary which is now Duvenik ( we had great parties and field trips and Friday movies throughout the year) Swim lessons at Riconada freezin pool, ceramics and theater at Palo Alto Community Center where I played the duchess in The Christmas Candle play one year, Girl Scouts, selling cookies door to door, Jordan Junior High Dolphins, Paly vikings, Whisky Gulch, East Palo Alto, Rainbow Girls First Assembly 46 of Palo Alto selling sandwiches at the Stanford Cal Big Game, going to frat parties at Stanford while at paly,...
The Oasis Bar after Palo Alto Oaks Games with Tony Makjavich.
I still stay in touch with my neighbors, the ISonios who are still there, the Makjavich clan, Linda in Norcal and Sue Mosher who lives in Fremont. My sister and I started a book called "On Embarcadero Road;" we hope to publish one day to save our memories for future generations. It was a much more innocent, happy time. We also had our little wicked times like throwing rotten fruit from cars on Halloween but I wont mention names...
With fond memories,
Marcia (Temme) Hardcastle
Pismo Beach California
a resident of Palo Verde
on Nov 2, 2006 at 9:47 pm
Why would you start a thread that is so obviously a subset of the already existing thread: "The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:"? Just keep adding to that thread with this posting would've kept the info all in one place. Look at how many duplicate "Teacher party drinking" threads got started this last week.
By the way, the thread: "The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:" is one of the most pleasureable reads in a long time. Let's encourage others to add to it.
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 2, 2013 at 12:31 pm
This is America, you start any thread that you like. I grew up in Midtown, but I had to ride my bike across Embarcadero to get to my grandma's place at Cowper and Addison as well as Rinconada Park and University Ave.. I always loved the older part of Palo Alto. When I began to drive, that narrow place where Embarcadero goes under the tracks before getting to Town and Country always made me focus hard on driving.


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$AVA filed a power cost rate adjustment request that would update and reset power supply costs included in billed rates with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. If approved by the Commission, the request is designed to increase revenue by $15MM or 2.9%, effective Sept. 1, 2017.
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IPAA's Dan Naatz was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle today and Fred Lawrence was quoted in the Fort Worth Business Press.
In the Chronicle's story on offshore opportunity off the California coast, Dan comments on the appointment of Ken Salazar to Secretary of the Interior:
"We've been encouraged that the president-elect has chosen Sen. Salazar," said Dan Naatz, vice president for federal resources with the Independent Petroleum Association of America, a group with 5,000 members that drill 90 percent of the oil and natural gas wells in the United States. "He's from the West, and he understands federal land policy, which is really key."
The full article, "Drillers eye oil reserves off California coast" can be found by clicking here.
Meanwhile, Fred appears in a Forth Worth Business Press article on shale production and potential. Fred speaks about the expanding potential of natural gas, particularly in natural gas vehicles:
The incoming presidential administration is serious about examining the expanding possibilities of natural gas as a transportation fuel, said Fred Lawrence, vice president for economics and international affairs for the Washington D.C.-based Independent Petroleum Association of America. The IPAA's president and CEO, Barry Russell, has met with President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.
"I think one area of potential development is natural gas vehicles … a lot of potential," said Lawrence, adding that the conversion of even just mail carriers and school buses to natural gas is a big start. "We see natural gas vehicles as a whole potential new demand component."
The Business Press article can be found by clicking here.


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Healthy Families Indiana is a voluntary home visitation program designed to promote healthy families and healthy children through a variety of services, including child development, access to health care and parent education.
By working closely with hospital maternity wards, prenatal clinics and other local agencies, Healthy Families Indiana systematically identifies families that could benefit from education and support services either before or immediately after birth. The program is designed to strengthen families by reducing child abuse and neglect, childhood health problems and juvenile delinquency.
In partnership with Healthy Families America, the national home visitation model, Healthy Families Indiana was launched in 1994. The underlying assumptions of this public/private partnership are:
Goals: The goals of Healthy Families Indiana are to:
Research over the last two decades has consistently confirmed that providing education and support services to parents around the time of a baby's birth, and continuing for months or years afterwards, significantly reduces the risk of child maltreatment and contributes to positive, healthy child rearing practices. Families receiving this type of intensive home visitor service also show other positive changes such as consistent use of preventive health services, increased high school completion rates for teen parents, higher employment rates, lower welfare use and fewer pregnancies.
Healthy Families Indiana provides screening and assessment of families in targeted areas throughout the state. Service entry points include WIC Programs, health clinics and local hospital. Parents are screened using a validated, standardized instrument, the Maternal Record Screen. Positive screens do not assess the risk of child abuse and neglect but do indicate a need to conduct a more in-depth discussion with the family.
Families with positive screens are then assessed using a standard validated instrument, the Kempe Family Stress Checklist. Family Assessment Workers also use a standardized rating scale to score the checklist. Families with a score of 25 or higher are offered the opportunity to participate in a voluntary home visiting program tailored to their individual needs.
All Family Assessment Workers and Family Support Workers employed by local Healthy Families sites must complete 40 hours of Core Training within the first month of employment and an additional 90 hours of wrap around training within the first 6 months of employment. All Healthy Family sites are guided by 12 Critical Program elements defined by Healthy Families America as a result of repeated evaluation of early intervention programs with children and families. These 12 Critical Elements are organized into three categories:
Please see the 2008 Annual Report and the 2008 Annual Fact Sheet to obtain current program information.
All 92 Indiana counties are serviced by Healthy Families sites, providing screening, assessment, referral and home visiting services.


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The president's business tells lawmakers it is too difficult to track all its foreign revenue in accordance with constitutional requirements, and it hasn't asked Congress for a permission slip.
Days before taking office, Donald Trump said his company would donate all profits from foreign governments to the U.S. Treasury, part of an effort to avoid even the appearance of a conflict with the Constitution's emoluments clause.
Now, however, the Trump Organization is telling Congress that determining exactly how much of its profits come from foreign governments is simply more trouble than it's worth.
In response to a document request from the House Oversight Committee, Trump's company sent a copy of an eight-page pamphlet detailing how it plans to track payments it receives from foreign governments at the firm's many hotels, golf courses, and restaurants across the globe. But while the Trump Organization said it would set aside all money it collects from customers that identify themselves as representing a foreign government, it would not undertake a more intensive effort to determine if a payment would violate the Constitution's prohibition on public office holders accepting an "emolument" from a foreign state.
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
The ashes filled a black plastic box about the size of a toaster. It weighed three and a half pounds. I put it in a canvas tote bag and packed it in my suitcase this past July for the transpacific flight to Manila. From there I would travel by car to a rural village. When I arrived, I would hand over all that was left of the woman who had spent 56 years as a slave in my family's household.
The condition has long been considered untreatable. Experts can spot it in a child as young as 3 or 4. But a new clinical approach offers hope.
This is a good day, Samantha tells me: 10 on a scale of 10. We're sitting in a conference room at the San Marcos Treatment Center, just south of Austin, Texas, a space that has witnessed countless difficult conversations between troubled children, their worried parents, and clinical therapists. But today promises unalloyed joy. Samantha's mother is visiting from Idaho, as she does every six weeks, which means lunch off campus and an excursion to Target. The girl needs supplies: new jeans, yoga pants, nail polish.
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At 11, Samantha is just over 5 feet tall and has wavy black hair and a steady gaze. She flashes a smile when I ask about her favorite subject (history), and grimaces when I ask about her least favorite (math). She seems poised and cheerful, a normal preteen. But when we steer into uncomfortable territory—the events that led her to this juvenile-treatment facility nearly 2,000 miles from her family—Samantha hesitates and looks down at her hands. "I wanted the whole world to myself," she says. "So I made a whole entire book about how to hurt people."
Witnesses say a Guardian reporter was attacked by Greg Gianforte, the Republican candidate for a hotly contested House seat, following a question about the American Health Care Act.
Greg Gianforte, a Republican candidate in the closely watched race for Montana's House seat, was cited for misdemeanor assault just hours before polls were scheduled to open. Multiple witnesses said that Ben Jacobs, a political reporter for The Guardian, was attacked by Gianforte on Wednesday afternoon after asking the candidate a question regarding the Republican health-care plan.
In a 911 call, Jacobs reported that Gianforte "body slammed" him to the ground, breaking his glasses in the process:
Greg Gianforte just body slammed me and broke my glasses— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) May 24, 2017
The alleged assault took place at Gianforte's campaign headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. Gianforte was in a side room with a local news crew, The Guardian reports, when Jacobs entered and attempted to ask him a question. According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Gianforte spoke with deputies from the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office following the incident, but left the scene without speaking to reporters.
The office was, until a few decades ago, the last stronghold of fashion formality. Silicon Valley changed that.
Americans began the 20th century in bustles and bowler hats and ended it in velour sweatsuits and flannel shirts—the most radical shift in dress standards in human history. At the center of this sartorial revolution was business casual, a genre of dress that broke the last bastion of formality—office attire—to redefine the American wardrobe.
Born in Silicon Valley in the early 1980s, business casual consists of khaki pants, sensible shoes, and button-down collared shirts. By the time it was mainstream, in the 1990s, it flummoxed HR managers and employees alike. "Welcome to the confusing world of business casual," declared a fashion writer for the Chicago Tribune in 1995. With time and some coaching, people caught on. Today, though, the term "business casual" is nearly obsolete for describing the clothing of a workforce that includes many who work from home in yoga pants, put on a clean T-shirt for a Skype meeting, and don't always go into the office.
A recent push for diversity has been blamed for weak print sales, but the company's decades-old business practices are the true culprit.
Marvel Comics has been having a rough time lately. Readers and critics met last year's Civil War 2—a blockbuster crossover event (and a spiritual tie-in to the year's big Marvel movie)—with disinterest and scorn. Two years of plummeting print comics sales culminated in a February during which only one series managed to sell over 50,000 copies. Three crossover events designed to pump up excitement came and went with little fanfare, while the lead-up to 2017's blockbuster crossover Secret Empire—where a fascist Captain America subverts and conquers the United States—sparked such a negative response that the company later put out a statement imploring readers to buy the whole thing before judging it. On March 30, a battered Marvel decided to try and get to the bottom of the problem with a retailer summit—and promptly stuck its foot in its mouth.
The national park wouldn't let him collect rocks for research.
"How did the Grand Canyon form?" is a question so commonly pondered that YouTube is rife with explanations. Go down into the long tail of Grand Canyon videos, and you'll eventually find a two-part, 35-minute lecture by Andrew Snelling. The first sign this isn't a typical geology lecture comes about a minute in, when Snelling proclaims, "The Grand Canyon does provide a testament to the biblical account of Earth's history."
Snelling is a prominent young-Earth creationist. For years, he has given lectures, guided biblical-themed Grand Canyon rafting tours, and worked for the nonprofit Answers in Genesis. (The CEO of Answers in Genesis, Ken Ham, is also behind the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter theme park.) Young-Earth creationism, in contrast to other forms of creationism, specifically holds that the Earth is only thousands of years old. Snelling believes that the Grand Canyon formed after Noah's flood—and he now claims the U.S. government is blocking his research in the canyon because of his religious views.
This definitely isn't love.
Inside ABC's tonally bizarro update of the seminal 1987 romantic drama Dirty Dancing are about four different projects trying to get out. There's the most obvious one, a frame-by-frame remake of the original that's as awkward and ill-conceived as Gus Van Sant's 1997 carbon copy of Psycho. There's the one Abigail Breslin's starring in, an emotionally textured and realistic coming-of-age story about a clumsy but engaging wallflower. There's a musical, in which Breslin and Nicole Scherzinger mime along to their own singing voices in a strange dance rehearsal while half-heartedly exploring the idea that power emanates from the vagina. And there's the most compelling story, a Wide Sargasso Sea-inspired spinoff starring Debra Messing as a lonely housewife coming to terms with the turbulent depths of her own desire.
For a number of reasons, natural and human, people have abandoned many places around the world.
For a number of reasons, natural and human, people have evacuated or otherwise abandoned many places around the world—large and small, old and new. Gathering images of deserted areas into a single photo essay, one can get a sense of what the world might look like if humans were to suddenly vanish from the planet. Collected here are recent scenes from abandoned construction projects, industrial disaster zones, blighted urban neighborhoods, towns where residents left to escape violence or natural disasters, derelict Olympic venues, ghost towns, and more.
The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here's what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.
What is the Islamic State?
Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few Western leaders seem to know the answers. In December, The New York Times published confidential comments by Major General Michael K. Nagata, the Special Operations commander for the United States in the Middle East, admitting that he had hardly begun figuring out the Islamic State's appeal. "We have not defeated the idea," he said. "We do not even understand the idea." In the past year, President Obama has referred to the Islamic State, variously, as "not Islamic" and as al-Qaeda's "jayvee team," statements that reflected confusion about the group, and may have contributed to significant strategic errors.
A wealthy white lawyer has spent 16 years and millions of dollars turning the Whitney Plantation into a memorial to the nation's past.
Uncovering the link between early trauma and lifelong illness
New data and analysis from PRRI and The Atlantic suggests that it was cultural anxiety more than economic distress that fueled white, working-class support for Trump.


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High blood pressure, also called hypertension, affects about one in three adults in the U.S. But, this health problem doesn't just affect adults.
The number of kids with high blood pressure is going up. This may be because of the growing number of kids who are overweight and obese (very overweight).
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease. It is also the main risk factor for stroke. Kids with high blood pressure have a greater risk for high blood pressure as adults. High blood pressure in childhood is also linked with getting hardened arteries (atherosclerosis) in early adulthood.
Systolic pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading. This number is the pressure in arteries when the heart contracts. Diastolic pressure is the bottom number in a blood pressure reading. This is the pressure in the arteries between heart beats, when the heart relaxes.
Experts recommend that kids ages 3 and older have their blood pressure checked each time they have regular checkups. Normal blood pressure in kids depends on their gender, age, and height.
Parents and health care providers should urge kids with high blood pressure to make lifestyle changes. This includes losing weight, exercising more, and eating a healthier diet. A health care provider may also give a child medicine to help control blood pressure.
Regular exercise helps control weight and may keep blood pressure in check. Regular exercise means 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity on most days. Activities that involve sitting should be limited to less than two hours a day.
A healthy diet for a child with high blood pressure should include:
Fresh vegetables and fruits
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[quote user="flamethrower"][quote user="TroyArcher"]Your bullsh*it team is garbage outside the Dome. Your obnoxious head coach, defensive coordinator and QB can go home and dream of running up the stats next year.[/quote]
Still waiting for you to answer my simple questions. You claimed that the NFL was conspiring against the 49ers. Well Here is a big old plate of Crow for you. And, the Crow resteraunt is having an All you can eat buffet just for you.* As far as the Number of holding penalties. Well they called only 1 penalty all game long on the 49ers also. So yet another Conspiracy thwarted.
Good luck Texans, you will need it. 70 passes against a good pass rush and not one offensive holding penaly. Case closed.


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It is a great honour for me to be appointed as Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America. Having served here previously as Ghana's Defence Attaché, I deem it a great privilege to represent my country once again, in this higher capacity as Ambassador.
In this appointment, it will be my endeavour to maintain and strengthen Ghana's long-established relations with the United States of America and work assiduously to promote and deepen Ghana's strategic partnership and economic cooperation with the host country.
Ghana recognizes the United States of America as a champion of democracy, scientific innovation and social justice. Over the years she has pursued these ideals with prudence and single-mindedness. Beyond that she has lent the weight of her moral sanction and material support especially to the less endowed countries. In Ghana's experience, the United States of America has been a principal prop and pillar of Ghana's development since her independence in 1957. These development assistance have come through various agencies such as the Peace Corps, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Africa Development Foundation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, among others. Our defence cooperation is also being actively pursued through the Africa Contingency Operation
Training Assistance (ACOTA) and the International Military Education and Training (IMET) programme. Supported by such bulwark, I am convinced that Ghana would be able to work out its own unhindered destiny.
Ghana is gradually but steadily carving a niche for herself as a leading example of a hospitable, tolerant, democratic and development-oriented country that supports and cherishes the democratic values universally accepted. The country has become a competitive business destination to which both American entrepreneurs and Ghanaians in the diaspora are warmly welcome to do business. In this regard, the Ghana Embassy would collaborate particularly in the areas of substantial trade flows, energy security, cyber security, fighting piracy and transnational crimes; ensure tourism promotion, cultural exchanges and sports. As our collective experience has shown over the years, there are certainly more areas of convergence than divergence between our two countries and I hope to champion this cause whilst serving as Ghana's Ambassador.
I wish to extend my warmest felicitations to you, my compatriots in the diaspora, for your laudable contribution to the socio-economic development of your motherland over the years, and to invite you to respond to the Government's new initiative in the projected establishment of 'Diaspora Desks' in all our overseas Missions. Beyond its welfare orientation, this channel will offer yet another opportunity to all and sundry, to engage strategically with the various overseas entrepreneurs to bring trade and investment to the motherland. In this 'win-win' venture, which I intend to roll out shortly here in the USA an opportunity would be offered to you to explore your boundless potential in venturing out into the global market to bring business to Ghana and prosperity to self. I am certain you will join in this worthy cause.
Finally, I wish to add that this website will serve as the interface between our two governments, the diaspora Communities and give updated information on the Embassy's services and activities. I invite you to visit the website regularly to discover various aspects of the Ghanaian political landscape, her economy, her culture and her people. Your feedback will be most welcome. It is my sincere hope that visitors to the site will find it resourceful and we welcome any constructive suggestions that would help improve our services.
May I now in the Ghanaian tradition offer you all a hearty AKWAABA! (Welcome).


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There's a new 4-H club in town
Last October, the Northern Stars 4-H club was founded in the southern part of Cass County bordering Crow Wing County. Since then, membership has already grown.
The founding members once belonged to the Cass County Hooves, Paws and Claws (HP&C) 4-H club from the Pine River area, but dwindling numbers of clubs, increased club sizes and the large distances covered by HP&C prompted members Terri Foster and Amy Schultz-Stahnke to consider separating from the group.
"Because Cass County is so large, we have struggled to keep really active 4-H clubs, I think because of the distance," Foster said. "We were part of the Hooves, Paws and Claws, which is a great, really, really active club, and they have some really active and dedicated families. But serving this area right here (near Pequot Lakes) for people who are in Cass County and want to be part of the Cass County program will allow them to not travel so far."
In addition, Foster and Schultz-Stahnke were both inspired by their own mothers, founders of the club "Friendly Farmers" and lifelong 4-H contributors. Because of her mother's dedication to the group, Foster had always dreamed of leading a 4-H club, and now she has the chance.
In the beginning, the group consisted of only about three families. In only a few months that number has increased threefold. Of the nine families now in the Northern Stars 4-H club, there are approximately 15 members, some of whom had never before been members of a 4-H club. Some were attracted because of the club's size, neither too big, nor too small. Katherine Hulke's family was once part of the Sparkling Waters 4-H club, also out of Pine River.
"We needed a change to get more involved with the 4-H group. That club was kind of dwindling, but we needed to find a different group and this seemed like a good fit for us," Hulke said. "This one was newly started and I knew these ladies had broken off from Hooves, Paws and Claws and I know that that group is quite big, so we didn't necessarily want to be part of such a big group. I kind of like the smaller groups."
"I think the more clubs you have the more opportunity you have to serve the community and county, and the more opportunities for the youth when you have smaller sized clubs. We have a lot of officers," Foster said. "Now, more of our youth will be able to have those positions and will also be able to serve the community and county with those projects."
Today, the club has a wide variety of members ranging from Foster's son, Nicholas, who is 4, all the way to their oldest member, 10th-grader Karl Satterlund. Satterlund, a student at Pequot Lakes, had a difficult time attending Hooves, Paws and Claws 4-H club meetings because of distance and participation in other extracurricular activities.
"I was an independent, which means I don't usually have time to go to meetings at times, but I did spend a lot of time with their 4-H group," Satterlund said. "These times are a little easier for us. It isn't on a Monday night, it is on a Sunday afternoon when I usually don't have anything to do. I feel like I can participate a little more. I can be a little more of a model for the younger kids."
"We have a lot of pre-kindergarten cloverbuds right now. My son, Nicholas, who is 4, would be too young to be an official cloverbud, but in our club we're trying to do some crafts in each meeting to keep those younger kids involved and they can show those things as an open class project at the fair," Foster said. "It is a complete family thing."
The group has already taken part in fundraising fruit sales and the Nisswa Winter Jubilee snow sculpture contest, where it won first place in the youth division. During their March meeting, members began rehearsing for the club's 2013 Share the Fun skit. Share the Fun is an opportunity for Minnesota 4-H clubs to perform a dance, play, musical or other act in a contest within their own counties. Those who are chosen within each county have the opportunity to perform their act at the Minnesota State Fair.
The Northern Stars' performance this year will be "Follow the Clover Leaf Road," a play designed to demonstrate the many varied skills that can be explored by members of a 4-H club.
The play is themed after "The Wizard of Oz," but rather than missing courage, brains or heart, characters within the play need help with baking, photography and even mechanical work.
"What we wanted to do was to show that there's lots of things you can learn and it's not all about cows and agriculture. So this skit talks about if you have a problem, anything from learning to take photography or really good pictures to sewing to having healthy plants in your house, to milking a cow, that 4-H has a lot of information and projects," Foster said.
Anyone interested in learning more about 4-H can visit their state or county 4-H website.


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