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People with MS, especially those with advanced disease, often experience a change in their bowel patterns. Some individuals have problems moving their bowels, while others have accidental bowel movements. These are difficult issues to manage, and very upsetting to people with MS and their Care Givers. Some people must deal with both issues. This section focuses on helping you better understand the bowel problems associated with MS and provides some tips and suggestions for managing these problems more effectively.
Bowel movements are dependent on nerve pathways between the brain, spinal cord and intestines. Nerves and the muscles of the bowel system are meant to work together to hold stool in the intestine and to release it when the time is appropriate. In MS, the nerves that carry these messages may not work properly. Constipation, bowel incontinence (loss of bowel control), and sometimes diarrhoea, are problems that affect people with MS. Disease-related factors such as muscle weakness and paralysis, decreased activity, fatigue, and acute or chronic pain can all impact the bowel.
This week Declan Groeger is not a 'Muscle Mary' but believes exercise has helped him maintain a positive attitude and helped to preserve his mental health. I am passionate about exercise now but that wasn't always the case. I am a convert and an advocate for the cause. I am not going to use this blog to tell you why you should exercise but believe me when I tell you that you should. I am going to tell you about 'Exercise, Multiple Sclerosis & Me'. There was a time when exercise was contra-indicated for People with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) and that is my excuse for not exercising for so many years after my diagnosis; probably closer to the truth was the fact that I was a bit on the lazy side. The attitude to exercise has changed over the past number of years and these days exercise is actively encouraged in its many different forms. I was never sporty except as a spectator. I never carried any extra weight. I didn't smoke at the time of diagnosis. I drank in moderation and ate relatively healthily. I was never motivated to exercise but in any event I never realised how important exercise, or the lack thereof, was going to be in later life. I had a young family; keeping up with two small children, household chores, gardening and a job were enough exercise, or so I thought. I exercise regularly now and have done so for more than 11 years. I go to the pool or the gym 2 or 3 times a week and I also have a list of daily home exercises. I don't want to be a 'Muscle Mary' and I definitely won't be blamed for overworking any of the gym machines! I go to the gym early in the morning when I am at my best; my energy levels start to wane in the afternoon. I love the social interactions in the gym and I feel that I am doing something positive to stem the MS tide. Even though I always feel tired after a gym session it is a good tired and the feel good factor is great. I believe that exercise has also helped me maintain my positive attitude and has helped to preserve my mental health. I'm sorry I didn't start exercising earlier but because no one knows the course of the disease or the speed of progression, it is impossible to say whether my efforts would have been any more successful. I believe that exercise is helping me in my battle with MS and belief is a powerful motivator. I know that I should have started earlier but I also believe that it is never too late to start. Exercise is good for you whether you are living with MS or not, but don't overdo it. A Chinese proverb says 'the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now' and the same can be said for exercise – it is never too late to start. Looking forward to your comments... Declan Don't forget to check out able2access.wordpress.com
Highlighting Life with Multiple Sclerosis World MS Day 2017 will take place on Wednesday, May 31st and the theme this year is 'Life with MS', raising awareness of Multiple Sclerosis for thousands of people in Ireland and their families. Aoife Kirwan from Kildare and Maggs O'Riordan Wall from Limerick, both living with MS, are highlighting the challenges of life with MS including MS attacks, mobility issues, cognitive difficulties and the crucial need for increased neuro rehabilitation services. Ava Battles, Chief Executive, MS Ireland comments: "Life with Multiple Sclerosis is greatly impacted by the availability of neurology and neurorehabilitation services and this World MS Day we are calling for an increase in resources for neurology services in Ireland that match the need, ensuring access to care and support on time. Early identification of MS, early treatment with an appropiate medication and timely neurorehabilitation can improve functioning, reduce symptoms, and delay or prevent disability accumulation or deterioration." How to get involved Events are planned across Ireland to mark World MS Day 2017 including 9,000 Steps for MS which will see supporters running, walking or dancing 9,000 Steps (6.5k) with colleagues, friends or family. Funds raised will directly help in services provision locally, in particular, physiotherapy, counselling and respite at the national MS Care Centre. Share your tips and photos/videos with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for living well with MS. Don't forget to use the hashtag #LifewithMS MS Ireland, the national organisation providing vital services, information and support to people with MS, will hold a World MS Day event at Leinster House on Wednesday, May 31st to raise awareness of essential neuro rehabilitation services for people with Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology services in Ireland: The number of specialist nurses is significantly below what is recommended for our population with less than half the recommended number of MS nurses Every hospital group exceeds the ratio for consultant neurologists for our population No centre has MRI access for routine referrals in under two months and seven of the eleven neurology centres cannot get access within one year of referral. Lack of access to neurorehabilitation services including therapies such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. Ireland should have nine community neurorehabilition teams. There are currently only three in the entire counry and these are only partially staffed * The source of these statistics is the survey carried out by the Neurological Alliance of Alliance and the National Clinical Programme for Neurology, published in February 2016.
The Effect of Gender Identity on Help-Seeking and Social Support in Male Carers of People with MS Researcher Damien Appleton, Clinical Neuropsychologist from the University of Leicester is asking male carers of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to complete a series of online questionnaires investigating levels of social support, carer burden, willingness to seek help and attributes related to gender role. Who can take part? Any male over the age of 18 who is a carer of a loved one with multiple sclerosis. Should you wish to do so, you can choose to provide your contact details in the form of an email address to be entered into a draw to win one of four £50 Amazon vouchers. What will I have to do? If you decide to complete this survey, you will be required to complete it in one sitting, which means you cannot save your responses half way through and come back to it later to complete. It should take approximately 30 minutes to complete and your time is greatly appreciated. What will be done with my responses? Your responses will be anonymous and no identifiable information will be included in any reports that are produced with the results of this survey. The responses will be stored securely on a computer that only the research team has access to and all data will be destroyed after 7 years. Should you wish to withdraw at any time, you have every right to do so and you should contact the researchers to request this. Consent: By choosing to complete this survey and submit your results, you are agreeing to the terms above and consenting to your anonymous data to be used in a research report. You are also confirming that you are a male carer of a loved one with MS. Who has reviewed this study? The University of Leicester Research Ethics Committee. If completing this survey causes you any emotional distress, please contact your GP to talk through support options that may be available to you. We thank you again for your time taken to complete this survey. Should you wish to complete the questionnaires in written form, please contact the researchers and this can be arranged. Get in touch Contact Damien Appleton by email firstname.lastname@example.com
Event in Leinster House on World MS Day – we need your help contacting TDs! On World MS Day Wednesday 31st May, MS Ireland will be holding an event in Leinster House. We will be launching a new report on MS and Quality of Life and we will be using the opportunity to call on TDs and Senators to take action on Ireland's under-resourced neurology services and rehabilitation services. This will include a briefing in the Leinster House AV room at 10 am. We need your help in contacting TDs and Senators to ask them to come along to the event – if you can attend your local TD's clinic, please bring the event to their attention and ask them to go along. You can also email them – you can find who your local TD is and get their contact details using this website: https://www.whoismytd.com/ Below is a draft email that you can use – please feel free to adapt the email to include information on your own personal situation and what their support would mean to you. If you receive a response from your TD saying they intend to go along, please let our Information, Advocacy and Research Officer Harriet know so she can follow up with their office to remind them beforehand – email email@example.com or phone (01) 678 1600. **Please note that unfortunately we are very limited on the numbers of people we can bring into Leinster House, so this event is invitation only. However if you wish to show support on the day Wednesday 31st May, you are welcome to come along for photos at 10:30 am outside Leinster House gates and coffee in Buswells Hotel afterwards** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Deputy…. I live in your constituency and I am one of the 9,000 people in Ireland who has multiple sclerosis (MS). You should have recently received an invitation from the office of Senator Jerry Buttimer, asking you to attend an AV room briefing on World MS Day, Wednesday 31st May, at 10am. This briefing will be delivered by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland (MS Ireland) and Novartis. There will also be an opportunity to meet representatives from the organisations and people with MS in the Leinster House coffee dock beforehand, from 9 am. I would like to ask you to show your support to me and the thousands of others like me by attending this event. A new report on MS and quality of life will be launched and MS Ireland will be highlighting some of the problems that people with MS in Ireland face including: Long waiting times to see neurologists Long waiting times to access MRI scanning Lack of supports in the community such as neurorehabilitation services and home care Difficulties retaining employment I would be very grateful if you could take the time to go along to learn about the issues and the potential solutions that MS Ireland are proposing. Yours sincerely,
This week Aoife Kirwan articulates her many MS related fears and why she thinks MS is a bit like Ramsey Bolton! When I first thought about a blog dedicated to fears, I was a bit reluctant to start it. I do have many MS related fears but I don't often give myself time to really think about them. My mind wanders, one thought leads to another and as they travel, rationality gets lost along the way. It's difficult to articulate my fears into some sort of logical order that you might be able to read and make sense of, because quite often I can't make sense of them myself. I know that MS has the potential to affect me far more than it does now. Knowing the possibilities doesn't cause fear for me; it is in the not knowing that the fears originate. I like to be informed. I feel more in control when I know the possibilities with MS and I think of information as a sort of armour. The more I know, the more I can do to help myself, to protect myself. Since diagnosis I have been lucky in terms of my relapses, I haven't really had many and anything that I did have was quite minor and disappeared as fast as it set in. I do feel a bit like a fraud at times- I have MS but I am pretty symptom free (apart from fatigue and concentration issues). Although I am aware of the possibilities, either I have deluded myself or I have mindfully created a 'safe bubble' as a coping mechanism to protect me from unexplored fears in my mind. My mind contradicts itself. Sometimes I feel like I don't have MS, but I always know I have it. I always know the reality of the situation. I'm sure some of you have watched Game of Thrones, and for those of you who haven't watched season 6 yet *spoiler alert* skip to the next paragraph - MS is a bit like Ramsey Bolton. The scene where he is shooting arrows at Rickon Stark as Rickon tries to run to safety reminds me of how I feel about MS. I am running, hoping, but also knowing that MS has a long reach and I will eventually be hit by that arrow. Worse than Ramsey killing Rickon Stark, it was how Ramsey dangled freedom in front of him, having him run towards it and then killing him anyway. I am moving through life, carrying on – but the fear of being struck by the MS arrow looms over me because I never know when it's going to happen. At least knowing the possibilities helps me protect myself, that's what I mean when I say that information is like armour. If I'm well informed I can help myself, keep myself well and give myself the best chance possible. I just want to do so much with my life before that arrow hits. I fear not being able to live an 'ordinary' life. I look at people my age and often think about how it must be so easy for them not having this extra baggage, but everyone has baggage of some sort! The society we live in is very false. Social media has most definitely had a huge effect on me and people my age.The likes of Instagram and Facebook are filled with pictures of people's seemingly incredible lives. People seem to push the positive things forward, and I am no exception to this. I know that people get to where they are going in their own time, and that there are no timescales for achieving life's dreams, but when you fear being out of the work because of MS, the urge to succeed in a short timeframe escalates greatly. I fear not living my life fast enough, not achieving what I want while I can. It's important not to feed into this but its difficult. Then, I remind myself of this quote I read a while back, 'A flower doesn't think of competing with the flower next to it, it just blooms'. Just bloom.
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TFK chats with Anna Maria Chávez, the 19th CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, the largest organization in the world that represents girls. Before leading the group, she was the deputy chief of staff for then-governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano. Chávez is an attorney. Here's what she told TFK about the Girl Scouts and why all girls—and boys—should see the organization as important.
What was Juliette Low's goal in creating Girl Scouts in 1912? How would she feel about the organization continuing to meet this goal 100 years later?
She really was allowing girls to think big about their lives by ensuring they were prepared and how they could give back to their local communities. She started this movement in Savannah, Georgia, in 1912—long before women had the right to vote—and was thinking about how Girl Scouts could provide an intellectual platform for girls.
It is a very exciting opportunity to look over the past 100 years. We have more than 50 million alumnae. It really goes back to the power of one and the impact one individual can have. We now have 3.2 million Girl Scouts currently active.
How was creating Girl Scouts in 1912 groundbreaking at that time?
It was long before there was even a focus on women and what women could contribute to society. Low really had this audacious goal to build the largest organization for girls in the world. You see today that the legacy has really amounted to great success not only to individual women but also to this country. Eighty percent of women business leaders were Girl Scouts.
From the start, Low sought to include in the organization girls of all backgrounds. As a Mexican American, you are the organization's first Latina leader. How do you feel about this?
We were a very inclusive organization from the very beginning, desegregating troops long before any laws [required it]. Martin Luther King, Jr. called us a force for desegregation because we look at girls as girls. Everybody is included. We enable girls to connect with others. We do it in a way that is fun and safe for all.
I hope all girls understand that anything is possible and that they see my path and work in public service as a guide. All girls in this country can aspire to anything they want to do as long as they are positive, stick to their core values and treat people well.
What do you see as the biggest changes in Girl Scouts over the past 100 years?
We make an effort to listen to our girls. We didn't have the technology then that we have today. Girls have so many options now. We need to compete for their time and we have to stay relevant. By talking to our girl membership and through research, we know that one area girls want to explore is around science, technology engineering and math. We've developed special programming focused on robotics. [In a FIRST LEGO League competition, a team with girls from two troops from Ames, Iowa,] called the Flying Monkeys created a prosthetic hand for a little girl. They are changing lives.
How old were you when you were a Girl Scout?
I was a Girl Scout between ages 10 and 12.
You have said that only about 3% of the heads of publicly traded companies, or top corporate executives, are women. How did Girl Scouts prepare you for your leadership roles in the working world?
Girl Scouts did a lot for me. The first time I went away by myself, I went to a Girl Scouts camp. For me, growing up in a small agricultural community, there weren't a lot of things to do. Girl Scouts allowed me the opportunity to explore outside my community and get involved in a different way. I sold cookies, and that was very exciting because I started my own small business. I came back from one Girl Scout camp and became very focused on the environment. I decided to become an environmental lawyer by the age of 12.
Girl Scouts has named 2012 the Year of the Girl. How would you describe the goal of this campaign to our readers? How will the campaign affect their lives?
The Year of the Girl is the launch pad for the campaign "To Get Her There." It is the largest, boldest campaign to educate adults that girls need to be supported and encouraged to go for their dreams and [to provide girls with more] options.
Girls do not see enough role models in leadership positions that they aspire to have. Only 18% of women are in leadership positions. We are hoping that women in particular [in leadership positions] mentor and sponsor girls and talk to them about what is possible and that girls get the opportunity to go down the same path.
You are the mother of a nine-year-old son. Why is it important for him, and other boys, to support Girl Scouts?
In Girls Scouts, they call me Eagle One and my son is Little Eagle. Little Eagle gives speeches on behalf of Girl Scouts, and what he says is: it's important for everybody—including boys and men—to support the girls and women in their families. Together, we can do great things for this country. I think everybody would support the idea that even today, a successful girl creates success not only for herself but also for her family.
When you talk about a successful girl, what do you mean by that?
We want girls to dream big, be happy and do something that is fulfilling.
How can our readers across the country best honor the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts?
They can join Girl Scouts. They can find out about what girls are doing in their local communities and support their volunteer efforts.
To our girl readers who aren't Girl Scouts, why should they consider joining?
Because Girl Scouts rock! Girl Scouts get to do so many cool things. There are so many people that you can help and you can become immediately connected to a worldwide group of sisters. Once you are a Girl Scout you are connected not only to more than 3 million people in the U.S. but others in countries [around] the world.
Read more about Girl Scouts in the March 9, 2012 issue of TIME For Kids.


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I am reminded of the story from back in the days of alchohol prohibition. A guy was speaking to a crowd from a platform about the evils of drink. To demonstrate, he gets a jar of live wiggly worms and holds it out for the audience to see. Then he gets a bottle of whiskey and tips it over the worms. After a short pause, he holds the jar up and the audience can see the worms are floating and dead.
"What does that teach you?" he asks. A bum in the audience yells out "if you've got worms, drink whiskey".
Likewise, putting 65% FA into a small jar of liquid containing yeast, does not equate to vaporising one gram of the different product oxalic, into a beehive. A more honest experiment would be to swab a beehive prior to treatment. Then vaporise a gram of oxalic into the hive. Leave perhaps a month for all traces of oxalic to be gone, and do another swab.


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Charming Apartment in Madrid Centre
Size90 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
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- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Parking available
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The house consists of a double bedroom with en-suite bathroom and a comfortable twin bedroom. The spacious living area features a juliette balcony, as well as large flat-screen TV, sofas and dining table. both bathrooms feature bathtub and shower; there is a fully equipped kitchen which includes a dishwasher.
La Latina is a beautiful area with some impressive Medieval architecture to admire. The area is popular with locals, guests will find many authentic restaurants, bars and cafes all within a few minutes walk.
The San Francisco Basilica and Osuna Palace Gardens can both be reached on foot in 5 minutes. Puerta de Toledo Metro Station is a 10-minute walk away. Using public transport, Madrid's iconic Royal Palace can be reached in just 15 minutes.
House rulesPlease leave the house as you found it.
Please respect the neighbours and keep noise to a minimum at night.
Always turn off the lights and remember to lock the door when leaving the house.
Please take all rubbish to the bins outside, do not leave in the corridor.
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Reviews of this property
We have had a fantastic holiday in Madrid. Rosas apartment is located in a quiet neighborhood with nice cafes and restaurants. Easy to get to the center on foot, by subway and bus. The apartment is spacious and cozy and with good decor. Very good communication with Rosa.
And charming the apartment certainly is. I wanted a great place for my two adult grandchildren, my husband, and me to spend the week of Christmas. Rosa's apartment met all of my desires: roomy, nicely furnished, and comfortable. With there being four of us, we appreciated the dish washer. We walked to many tourist attractions; close to bus and metro. Really nice grocery store and cafes were within a block. And yet, a quiet neighborhood to relax and sleep. Her husband met us to explain the apartment. Rosa checked in to make sure everything was okay. I could not have chosen a better Christmas location. Yes, I strongly recommend this apartment for your stay in Madrid.
Me and my family spent a few days at Rosa`s apartment in Madrid on October.
It is very comfortable apartment, nice furnished and equipped, properly placed near to center of Madrid and also a little bit next to. We were met with a very cordially greeting, Rosa gave us a lot of useful information about Madrid, interesting places and secrets of this city.
These few days were really nice, pleasant and relaxing. It was exactly what I expected from this place. I`m completely satisfied.
Rosa, Thank you very much for it.
Brygida, Sylwia, Marcin, Pawel
It was a great pleasure to be in this Appartement in Madrid. Very clean and excellent Service. We will come back :-)
It was a very pleasant stay. Conveniently located, you can walk to countless places, very clean and spacious, not missing any details, including everything needed for breakfast. It is a very quiet area. To take one but you could not adjust the thermostat, and at some point of the day to a little warm, but specified in the notice. I repeat safe when returning to Madrid. Rosa has behaved very well and responded immediately when any query.
Ha sido una estancia muy plácida. Muy bien ubicado, se puede ir andando a infinidad de sitios, muy limpio y espacioso, no le falta ningún detalle, incluido todo lo necesario para el desayuno. Es una zona muy tranquila. Por poner un pero, no se podía regular el termostato, y en algún momento del día hacia un poco de calor, pero lo especificaba en el anuncio. Repetiré seguro cuando vuelva a Madrid. Rosa se ha portado muy bien y ha respondido con inmediatez ante cualquier consulta.
We had an amazing stay in Madrid. The apartment was wonderful, we felt very comfortable. It is very cozy, clean and furnished very nice. Nearby there is a supermarket. The subway can be Reached on foot in 5 minutes. We can recommend this apartment very much !!
Hello Rosa, thanks for everything! You're an excellent hostess. The floor and the city we liked very much. We enjoyed that vacation in Madrid!
Many Saluds from Germany!
We had an amazing stay in Madrid. The apartment was wonderful, we felt very comfortable. It is very cozy, clean and furnished very nice. Nearby there is a supermarket. The subway can be reached in 5 minutes on foot. We can recommend this apartment very much!!
Hola Rosa, muchísimas gracias por todo! Eres una excelente anfitriona. Tanto el piso como la ciudad nos han gustado muchísimo. Hemos disfrutado de esas vacaciones en Madrid!
Muchos saluds desde Alemania!
We had an excellent stay at the appartement. It was nice to meet you at the appartment. The appartment was perfect ! It was very clean and comfortable with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
The location is very good , metro stop 5 min walking and a quiet neighbourhood.
If we ever visit Madrid again ( which is very likely) we would like to stay at your appartment again .
Superb accommodation with lots of charm and personality! We recommend it to all our friends. Rosa made us very welcome and helped us!
A very good place to visit Madrid enjoying a very comfortable accommodation.
Superbe logement avec beaucoup de charme et de personnalité ! Nous le recommanderons à tous nos amis. Rosa nous a très bien accueillis et aidés !
Une très bonne adresse pour visiter Madrid en bénéficiant d'un logement très confortable.
We really enjoyed the stay in this nice flat absolutely. It is a cosy place and the link to the city centre is good. We could find all necessary things -. from refrigerator, dish washer, hairdryer, etc. Also a supermarket is around the corner - so we just had a good time in Madrid. The only thing I suggest to check is the hot water system for the bath tube. We did not manage to get hot water there for a while although the shower next door worked pretty well. Thank you!
Great cozy apartment, great location. It is in 10 minutes in the center. Voting worked fine and everything was settled as promised. Very cordial handling. Thoroughly recommended!
Tolle gemütliche Wohnung, super Lage. Man ist in 10 Minuten mitten im Zentrum. Die Abstimmung hat bestens geklappt und alles wurde wie versprochen abgewickelt. Sehr herzlicher Umgang. Uneingeschränkt empfehlenswert!
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I was obviously opposed to "tanking" last year, but I agree with the gist of what you're saying. I took most of the losses last year in stride because of the draft (even though I think luck and/or Stern had more to do with getting The Brow). Like you said, the draft just isn't that good this year. You may very well end up wasting cap space on a lottery pick. For the sake of forward momentum, I want to see wins. I want to see our guys learn how to close out games. I want to see Davis learn to play with foul trouble. I want to see Gordon, Vasquez, and Anderson start to consistently show killer instinct. I want Rivers to continue improving his drive and kick game (his shot needs a LOT of offseason work). I want to see the guys having fun playing together. I want them building chemistry for the future. I do not want to see losses. All that said, I still fully expect to end up in the 6-10 range if we hold onto the pick.
Good article. And I agree with those posters who focus on the need to develop. It's important to strive for success this year and let the five or six guys that we know are here for awhile mature and learn to win together, imo. Look, if the wheels come off and the record is sit, then, sure, a high draft pick is nice to have as consolation. But it no longer should be the primary goal of this team. We pretty much hit our home run last year. San Antonio added two elite players (certainly elite in how the contribute to their team) by drafting wisely with relatively shitty draft slots. And they have been exceptional in bringing in just the right kind of free agent talent to the franchise.
agree that we need to add the right pieces, and not necessarily a lottery pick
Exactly, especially in this years draft which doesn't have a player like Davis last year worth tanking for.
I don't understand how all of you are slagging off this entire draft class when Shabazz is rated as highly as MKG was at this time last season, and remains a very realistic possibility to fall to us. How does VOR have any credibility on this - he admitted that he has never even SEEN Shabazz play, yet he has opined on what a bust he will be more than a handful of times. That is just ignorant. It's as ignorant as rooting for meaningless wins when losses so obviously help us land a starting SF in Muhammad or Porter.
most important thing is Anthony Davis development
i don't know where Porter will go...i think shabazz is gonna go top 3 though, and we don't have a great chance of getting one of those picks.
The Blazers would have rather been swept by the Thunder in 1st round than land Lillard?
I love french onion soup. guess what - neither that nor ad23s development has anything to do with this.
It's as ignorant as rooting for meaningless wins when losses so obviously help us land a starting SF in Muhammad or Porter.
Wins may be meaningless in the NBA2K Team Management sense of things, but they aren't meaningless to the players
Or fans for that matter
WTF do you all have such a hardon to go 31-51 instead of 24-58. What the frick does it matter?
Porter will be a low cost starter for the next 4 years
is easily worth losing an extra 7 meaningless games for.
The Hornets are still going to have a lottery pick, but tanking is aiming at a moving target. Just look at last year when people were freaking out about wins near the end. Beating Charlotte for the worst record would have ended up being a bad thing.
I'd rather focus on developing the players we do have and let where we fall in the draft take care of itself. Wins may be meaningless in the NBA2K Team Management sense of things, but they aren't meaningless to the players. Wins are needed for guys to buy in to Monty's system and have an established program/culture for new players to be plugged into. Wins are needed for guys to establish their role on the team. Wins are needed to encourage all the young players to keep improving their games. Wins are needed so guys like Vasquez and Lopez can keep raising their trade value. Wins are needed so Demps/Monty can feel confident in the decisions they have already made. Wins are needed to make it easier to sell the team to FAs in the off season.
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Original post made by Tim Hunt, Castlewood, on Jan 15, 2013
What's been remarkable in the understandable public furor after the Sandy Hook massacre is how little attention has been paid to what might actually work versus politicians simply looking for symbols—the "assault weapons" and high-capacity magazines. Personally I cannot understand the need for a 30-round clip for a semi-automatic rifle, but I am not a gun person.
That said, where is the discussion about the overwhelming gun violence—young black man against other young black men. Look no farther than the biggest city in our county, Oakland. Four murders last weekend.
The victims were not killed in a school classroom by a deranged gunman, but were a part of a continuing pattern of violence. I will be astonished if the president and other politicians address this violence. It's easy to pander with assault rifles and over-sized magazines—what's far more difficult is the ongoing murder rate in the inner cities.
Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner was out pitching her proposal last week to track all of the ammunition sold in the state. But California has pretty strict gun laws that do not seem to be making much difference in Oakland.
It's easy to get caught up in the hysteria and miss the larger picture. Part of that picture is what business the federal government has with tracking gun ownership. These awful events invite government over-reach and each time it further limits our constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.
The potential national registry would focus on law-abiding citizens who choose to own guns. Of course, what other registries are in play for constitutionally guaranteed freedoms? Amazingly, you have to show identification to cash a check or get on an airplane, but not to cast a vote. When I was actively working on education reform, there was no way to track a student who left one school and moved out of town or to see how high school graduates performed once they moved on to college.
We saw similar over-reach, with arguably a better cause, in the first editions of the Patriot Act that ignored privacy rights and gave the government substantially more power to investigate activities of private citizens.
What's required is a deep breath and a thoughtful conversation—not a rush to judgment driven by pandering politicians.
a resident of Birdland
on Jan 15, 2013 at 9:27 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Simple, Uncle Joe would much rather take the easy route and blame inanimate objects than the nutcases who use them. There are already plenty of guns laws on the books and adding more may make politicians feel better, but unless they address mental health deficiencies, we'll continue to have tragedies like Sandy Hook.
Of course, the 'task force' lead by plugs Biden is political and has no intention of actualy solving anything other than undermining the lobbying efforts of the NRA.
Regarding big city violence, you probably noticed that Chicago had over 250 gun related murders last year. They also have lots of gun laws on the books in Illinois, yet we need more laws to make the low information voters think our politicians care about our safety.
But guns are the problem...they are bad, very, very bad. Maybe if the NRA contributed more money to dems, the focus would not be solely on guns.
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Jan 15, 2013 at 10:16 am
mooseturd is a registered user.
I haven't seen any consideration of technology-based methods of easing the problem. What if every gun sold after 2018 must be equipped with user recognition so that only an authorized user could shoot? How about GPS tracker chips in every gun? Require gun storage to be in safes equipped with auto-dial-a-cop in the event that they are forced or moved. Register all users of psychotic drugs.
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Jan 15, 2013 at 10:17 am
mooseturd is a registered user.
Purchase of a gun should require a prescription from a mental health professional.
a resident of San Ramon
on Jan 16, 2013 at 11:32 am
San Ramon Observer is a registered user.
I don't know if you are being sarcastic, but I like some of the ideas in your first message.
I had two rifles and a shotgun stolen from my house in Culver City 22 years ago. Guns don't stop thieves from robbing your house. They entice thieves with a highly marketable commodity they can sell on the black market.
I don't know what happened to my guns or if they were used in a crime, because they were not registered, bullet rifflings was not stored in a national database, and there was no tracking system to locate them and keep them from being misused by criminals or crazy people.
One of the catch phrases of the NRA is, ""If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns." Yes, they will have your guns and mine.
a resident of Birdland
on Jan 16, 2013 at 3:54 pm
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Roz, even with all the fancy, expensive tracking you'd still be without your guns, plus if they were used in committing in a crime, it all leads back to you and the fact you didn't have them stored in a gun safe.
It's irresponsible gun owners that open up the opportunity for thieves to sell them on the black market. Or worse, as in what happened in Sandy Hook....she knew her son was deranged and yet she left her guns where he could use them. Kinda like leaving your keys in the car and wondering why your car is now missing.
Of course, had you been home, you could have proven that having a gun is valuable for protecting yourself and your possessions....or, you could have called he police and waited while the perp did whatever he wanted.
a resident of Old Towne
on Jan 16, 2013 at 6:37 pm
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Tim's right! The corpses of these poor children in Newtown have barely had time to cool and already we're talking about making sure this never happens again?! Slow down there, pardner! We need more time--time to allow people to forget, time for another few mass murders, time for the NRA to work on their spin.
Listen, this whole gun thing is new to the United States. We need time to really think about this. Besides, isn't the Second Amendment the unquestionable word of God Almighty himself? It would be unthinkable to reassess it. UNTHINKABLE, I say!
As Sarah Palin once so wisely said, don't retreat, reload!
a resident of Birdland
on Jan 17, 2013 at 9:27 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
In the immortal words of Rahm Emmanuel, "Don't let a crisis go to waste".
Welcome back to our local dem apologist, casanova. How about those of your ilk focus on enforcing the already onerous gun laws in existence, instead of grandstanding with even more legislation and using victimized children for cover at news conferences?
Is it any wonder there's so much violence in the world when so many act on emotion rather than logic. Dems M.O. is to project that they are in touch with the common man's 'feelings'. This eliminates all logic from discussions about issues like gun control.
a resident of Old Towne
on Jan 20, 2013 at 7:00 am
Casanova_frankenstein is a registered user.
Disease is right! It's wrong to listen to our feelings when children are shot dead. What's the matter with you crazy libs?!? Instead, try some good old-fashioned conservative logic: guns+more guns=less death. Surely you diseased Dumocrats can understand at least that simple equation!


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Only 96 more hours of the tedious vote saga & we will have someone new in the White House. Been a LONG 21 months.....yuck![/quote]
Whoever wins won't be able to fix the economy in anytime soon, it is out of their control.
I'm hoping that people who vote don't think think suddenly the economy will change the next day.
A nice start would be if they tone down that 20 BILLION that they spend in Iraq PER MONTH & put it into the US economy.
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That's why there has to be something else going on that we aren't privy to. I can't imagine our leaders are that dumb to continue spending all this money knowing that Iraq has a HUGE surplus and not tapping into that....


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Silicone tools and molds
I've loved using my silicone muffin molds and 'rubber scrapers', but suddenly, they have picked up fragrance, maybe from the dishwasher detergent? Has anyone else had this problem and if so, how can I get that odor out of them or is it time to replace them? I definitely will not use the dishwasher to clean them again if that's where that soapiness originated. Even after washing over and over with hot water and dish liquid and rinsing a lot, no luck, still disgustingly perfumed and that sickening perfume went in to my baked goods.
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#2 Sat 26 Jan 13 4:33pm
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Re: Silicone tools and molds
MsPablo. Try soaking the silicone in a bicarbonate of soda solution and leave overnight.
I have recently bought tongs with silicone 'grabbers' but I've had spatulas for many years. No odour noticed on them. Now I'll have to go and have sniff!
#3 Sat 26 Jan 13 6:06pm
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Re: Silicone tools and molds
Dunno, MrsP...I don't trust sillycone cookware, It just doesn't seem right somehow...
Call ne a "Luddite" if you like....
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Re: Silicone tools and molds
I will try the baking soda, maybe do a couple of soaks and rinses over the course of a couple of days.
#5 Sat 26 Jan 13 10:46pm
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Re: Silicone tools and molds
I don't use them, but i have a friend that puts them in the freezer overnight whenever they start getting smelly. Silicone absorbs odours so keep them away from the fish
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House - Season 6
Beginning with a premiere set almost entirely inside the psychiatric hospital, Season Six will explore House's long and twisted road to recovery: Can he find some version of sanity and normalcy? Can he stay away from the workplace that arguably drove him to mental instability but is also the only stable foundation in his life? Can Princeton-Plainsboro continue its celebrated Department of Diagnostics without him? How will Cuddy's relationship with House change, now that their imagined affair is out in the open?
House engages in a battle of wits and wills against the attending physician in charge of his detox program. When he starts to lose, House resorts to blackmail to gain the upper hand.
"Epic Fail"
House engages in a battle of wits and wills against the attending physician in charge of his detox program. When he starts to lose, House resorts to blackmail to gain the upper hand.
"The Tyrant"
House returns to Princeton Plainsboro, announcing he will make big changes in his life. Meanwhile, House's team can't diagnose a new patient who's obsessed with posting each and every one of his symptoms over the Internet.
"Instant Karma"
An African dictator named Dibala and his aide Ntila leave from the United Nations in New York City headed to Princeton in order to visit Dibala's estranged son. En route in the rain, the car is stopped by a van. A man jumps out and serves him subpoena papers for crimes against humanity. Dibala vomits blood.
"Brave Heart"
Depressed billionaire Roy Randall consults with a doctor in his mansion. His son Jack is very sick, and the doctor tells Roy that he is getting worse.
"Known Unknowns"
Police detective Donny Comson and his partner chase a suspect through the streets. Donny jumps from a rooftop to catch the criminal, but falls thirty feet to the ground. He is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro's ER with broken bones. His partner mentions that Donny acts recklessly because he has rPolice detective Donny Comson and his partner chase a suspect through the streets. Donny jumps from a rooftop to catch the criminal, but falls thirty feet to the ground. He is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro's ER with broken bones. His partner mentions that Donny acts recklessly because he has resigned himself to his fate of dying at the age of 40 like the other men in his family. Cameron suggests that he see House.esigned himself to his fate of dying at the age of 40 like the other men in his family. Cameron suggests that he see House.
Adult film actor Hank Hardwick passes out on set, suffering from eye pain. Meanwhile, in their apartment, Cameron tells Chase that she will stand by him, despite what he did to Dibala. She thinks they both need to leave the hospital and start over.
"Ignorance is Bliss"
Jimmy Sidas delivers boxes to a small scientific bookstore. The storeowner recognizes him as a brilliant young scientist and asks him to sign a copy of his book. Jimmy is unable to write his own name.
Wilson is woken up early to the sound of House jamming on the guitar in his living room. Later that day, Wilson goes on his annual hunting trip with his old friend, Tucker. They celebrate Tucker's cancer-free life after Wilson treated him years ago. Tucker prepares to shoot at a chemotherapy bag but his arm spasms and he goes limp. Tucker asks if he is having a stroke. Wilson does not know.
"The Down Low"
When drug dealer Mickey (guest star Ethan Embry) mysteriously collapses while negotiating a sale, his partner-in-crime, Eddie (guest star Nick Chinlund), accompanies him to Princeton Plainsboro for treatment. But with a major deal pending, Mickey is not forthcoming with the necessary personal information the team needs to treat him. As Mickey's condition worsens, the team resorts to old-fashioned detective work to solve the case. Meanwhile, House and Wilson compete for the affection of a new neighbor, and Chase, Thirteen and Taub attempt to play a practical joke on Foreman.
Co-workers Russ and Valerie walk with their boss to a private plane en route to a business presentation. They argue over an issue. Suddenly, Russ gets sick and vomits on Valerie's shoes. He seems to be drunk. Then Valerie is overcome by ear pain.
"Moving the Chains"
Football scouts watch a college football practice. After a play, lineman Daryl Bartlett has a fit and attacks the safety, dragging him across the field. He starts beating himself up.
"5 to 9"
Cuddy rises early to find Lucas is not in her bed. She quickly goes about her morning of tending to a sick Rachel as she tries to get ready. The nanny Marina arrives to deal with the baby, and Cuddy is about to leave for work when Lucas arrives after an all-night stakeout. Although she's late, she agrees to a morning quickie. As they start to get intimate, her blackberry rings with an emergency page from House. Cuddy ignores it and they continue. A minute later, she rolls over, frustrated. Lucas asks for another go, but she gets up to leave.
"Private Lives"
In the middle of the night, a young woman named Frankie writes about her personal life in an online blog. Her boyfriend Taylor becomes angry when she tells the world about intimate details of their relationship. They argue. Their neighbor, Stuart, knocks on the door to complain about the noise and he notices bruises on Frankie's face. Assuming that Taylor had beaten her, Stuart calls the police.
"Black Hole"
House and team tries to diagnose a high school senior suffering from blackouts and hallucinations, and are forced to take a controversial approach. Meanwhile, Wilson attempts to furnish his new condo, and Taub brings his personal life into the workplace.
When a newborn disappears from the nursery, Princeton Plainsboro goes on lockdown, preventing anyone from entering, leaving or moving within the hospital. While House (Hugh Laurie) and his team members are trapped in various parts of the building, new insights about the team's personal histories, relationships and regrets surface.
"Knight Fall"
House (Hugh Laurie) and the team take on the case of Sir William (Noah Segan), a "knight" in a closed-off community of men and women living according to the ideals of the High Renaissance. As the team searches the medieval village for environmental factors contributing to Sir William's rapidly deteriorating health, Thirteen (Olivia Wilde) and Sir William debate the acts that define honor and loyalty, especially in regard to the "queen" of the community, one of Sir William's most frequent visitors. Meanwhile, Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) starts over with an ex (guest star Watros).
"Open and Shut"
House (Hugh Laurie) and the team take on the case of a woman Julia (guest star Callies), who is in an open marriage and becomes ill during a date with her on-the-side boyfriend. As perplexing as the case is, Julia's happy and healthy yet polygamous relationship is equally baffling to the team. Meanwhile, House tests Wilson's (Robert Sean Leonard) relationship with Sam (guest star Watros).
"The Choice"
The team takes on the case of an ailing groom-to-be who harbors undisclosed secrets from a previous relationship. As his fiancée (guest star Amurri) tries to get answers to her many questions, a frustrated team winnows down the possibilities. Meanwhile, House (Hugh Laurie) spends extra-curricular time with his Princeton Plainsboro colleagues, performing a karaoke rendition of a Gladys Knight & The Pips classic with Foreman (Omar Epps) and Chase (Jesse Spencer).
During a session with Dr. Nolan (guest star Braugher), House (Hugh Laurie) recounts the case of a woman who arrives at the Princeton Plainsboro emergency room with an unexplained illness and no recollection of who she is. While trying to solve the mystery of the woman's illness, House must also help her piece together her identity
"Help Me"
The sixth season finale takes the Princeton Plainsboro team outside the hospital as they join forces with a search-and-rescue team to provide medical attention at the scene of an emergency.


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Even the stadium couldn't handle Beyonce yesterday. Talk about WOW! moments...
Only halftime show that I ever paid attention to . . . that was hot
Drum roll please.
Originally Posted by titwio
It was NFL created drama so Ray Lewis could have something to cry about on America's Game.
I thought they were going to strap him to cables and have him flying in the air around the stadium, like the Undertaker in Royal Rumble 94'.
It was a CyberAttack out of China
The real reason:
Mood: WOOF!
Wait, was this a joke or?
Honest truth, as a christian i know about the darkside as well...Beyone is illumanati..and that was a witchcraft attack..
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In 2000. Mason City, Iowa, began planning an upgrade of its water treatment system in order to meet the regulations established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Final Radionuclide Rule. Until the new standard became effective on Dec. 8, 2003, the city's treatment for drinking water had consisted of aeration, chlorination, and fluoridation. In order to lower the concentration of radium in their raw water to meet the levels set by the new regulation, Mason City replaced this system as part of an $18 million water project.
The city chose to hire Stanley Consultants, an AEC firm in Muscatine, Iowa, to provide the engineering services for design and construction of the project. In addition, Stanley provided guidance in acquiring funding for the project.
"Stanley Consultants acts as the 'coach,' training, showing, and participating as clients work with their appropriate representatives and senators," said Herb Ohrt, senior vice president for Stanley. "To date this process has generated a total of $6.75 million of federal grants for Mason City."
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Transitioning from a simple treatment system to a more complicated one can be challenging. "Stanley Consultants prepared a construction sequencing plan, which allowed the existing water treatment process to continue to operate while the new treatment processes were constructed," said Ohrt. "The old treatment processes were removed or converted when able, to allow the new process to come on line to provide city water supply."
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According to Tommy Bourque of Old Town Bank, "Leadership Haywood is an excellent way for members of our community who desire to further develop their leadership skills to better Haywood County. Participants will garner a better understanding of how our community works and create working relationships with other class members and community leaders who lend their skills to Leadership Haywood."
Leadership Haywood will begin with an opening team building exercise in September followed by an 8-month curriculum. Session topics includes: The History of Haywood County/Arts and Cultural Resources, Health and Medical, Local and State Government, Education, Economic Development, Non-Profits/Religion, Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention, and the Environment. Participants will build relationships and strengthen leadership skills needed to be an effective leader as they progress through the program.
"During the course of the program participants will be informed, enlightened and motivated. Participants will be challenged to tackle tough, complex problems our community faces. As an outcome, graduates of Leadership Haywood will have a better understanding of key leadership principles essential for successful leadership work," said Haywood Chamber President CeCe Hipps.
Participants are selected through an application process that focuses on their civic involvement, leadership potential and commitment to the leadership program and community. To successfully complete the program, participants are required to attend all sessions. Tuition for Leadership Haywood is $600 for members of the Haywood Chamber of Commerce and $700 for non-members. Applications are due by 5 pm, Friday, June 30 and are available via www.haywoodchamber.com.
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Bulldozers. Hydraulic excavators. Hard hats.
I know what you're thinking. Big deal, right? You have construction sites where you live, sure.
But in Vegas, we're not talking about a construction site. Here, we call it a playground.
Dig This Las Vegas is now open, and it's your chance to get behind the wheel -- wait, there's no wheel on these monsters. OK, it's your chance to get behind the levers and stickshifts to operate real Caterpillar equipment on a 5-acre site where you can toss huge boulders and oversized tires and mounds and mounds of dirt around and run roughshod over the terrain in the process.
You'll get a quick video training session and plenty of direction from one of the instructors, and they'll be in contact with you throughout via headset, but once you hop inside and buckle in, it's all you. It's great fun for men and women and it's in a controlled environment.
Dig This Las Vegas is celebrating its opening with a special offer this weekend featuring introductory 1-hour "Dig" sessions for $119 (Dirt cheap for getting a shot to cruise around in one of these bad boys). So check out Las Vegas' newest attraction! We've laid the groundwork -- but, sorry, this time, you'll have to handle the heavy lifting. :)


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Area communities support former Pine River couple
From donation jars to charitable car washes and bake sales, local family and friends of Kathlynn Shepard are trying to gather support to make changes to lax laws that could save lives.
There are approximately 375 miles between Pine River and Dayton, Iowa, where authorities still search for information on the whereabouts of Kathlynn, 15, who was abducted Monday, May 20. Donation jars, purple ribbons and fundraisers bring the tragedy of the search much closer to home.
Kathlynn's mother and father, Denise and Michael Shepard, are former Pine River residents. Though they moved away after Denise's graduation from Pine River-Backus High School in 1992, the couple still has family in the area, including cousins and "Grandma" Margie Richards.
"Kathlynn is shy, a little bit of a tomboy and the friendliest, friendliest, friendliest girl you ever knew," Richards said.
Richards is Michael's aunt. Michael stayed with her during high school after his parents divorced. Richards said Michael and Denise left the area when Michael joined the Army. They return for family reunions and holidays, so Richards has gotten to know Kathlynn through those family events.
Since Kathlynn's abduction became public, family and friends in Minnesota and Iowa have begun a campaign to change laws that they say may have prevented this tragedy.
"Obviously we want her found, but the main goal of the purple ribbons and the newspaper and the media is to get the laws changed," Richards said. "These people who get out (of prison) early, how many people would be alive today if they had served their full sentences?"
They call their campaign Kathlynn's Hope. It is an effort to get governing officials to change laws, which currently allow sexual offenders like Michael Klunder to get out of prison early. Richards hopes that sex offenders, especially repeat offenders, will someday be required to complete full mandatory sentences.
In 1992, Klunder was sentenced to up to 41 years in prison in connection with prior kidnapping and assault charges. Klunder was released early in 2011, only 19 years into his sentence. Iowa's earned time law allows this. Klunder allegedly committed suicide after a 12-year-old girl abducted along with Kathlynn escaped and called for help. Kathlynn has not been found.
Richards said police departments in Iowa have painted their walls purple in support of Kathlynn's Hope. Other support has come in the form of bracelet sales in her honor and photos of her favorite football player, Adrian Peterson, holding a sign reading, "Kathlynn, You are in our prayers! God Bless."
People are showing support in many other ways as well. Family in Pine River arranged a fundraising bake sale and car wash at the Pine River Fire Hall last Saturday, June 1. They not only sold plenty of baked goods, but also washed cars in spite of generally rainy weather.
They raised just over $1,200 at the fundraiser. That total does not include money from donation jars at businesses throughout the lakes area.
"It's just starting here," Richards said. "This is our first big effort outside of allowing us to put out donation cans and tying ribbons everywhere, this is the beginning."
Meanwhile, in Iowa, searchers have covered more than 250 square miles looking for Kathlynn. Webster County Sheriff James Stubbs said the Des Moines River is complicating search efforts.
"A lot of the ground that has been searched by foot is under water. The Des Moines River is in flood stage," Stubbs said. "We're following the leads and we are waiting for the weather to cooperate a little bit so we can get back on the river and use an airplane besides."
Many different groups and individuals assisted in the search, including some Pine River residents.
"What I'm hoping for and what I expect is closure for the family and case. To say we've given up all hope, I won't do that. I don't believe that's necessarily the case," Stubbs said.
Stubbs, who has been to Pine River, said crimes like this are not common in Dayton, a town of about 830 people.
"Webster County itself, I suppose, is close to 40,000, but even these types of incidents just don't happen every day by any means ... It all in some regards robs everybody of their innocence due to the fact you didn't think it could happen like this and now we have it," Stubbs said. "It changes everybody's perspective on things at the moment and it will never be the same."
Richards said interested parties can help their cause by making donations, spreading the word, wearing purple and writing to governing officials for stricter laws. To get involved, search "Kathlynn's Hope" on facebook or visit youcaring.com/shepard.


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Hope College's primary annual dance concert, Dance 34, will run Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 28-29 and March 1, at 8 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.
Along with the work of Hope's dance faculty, guest choreographers include Anne-Rene Petrarca, who teaches at The Juilliard School in New York, and Dorrell Martin, who is a faculty member of the Joffrey Ballet School and Dance New Amsterdam and the founder of Dorrell Martin Dance Fusion.
Tickets for Dance 34 are available at the ticket office in the front lobby of the DeVos Field house and cost $7 for regular admission and $5 for senior citizens, students, and members of the Hope College faculty and staff.
The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890. On performance nights tickets will be available at the Knickerbocker Theatre shortly before the curtain rises.
The DeVos Field house is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between 9th and 11th streets. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located in downtown Holland at 86 E. Eighth St.


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I use a one gallon garden sprayer with an open cone tip. Low pressure (generally one pump) and make sure to only squirt between the frames, mostly aiming to hit the cluster and open brood. Use 7-8 days after queen has started laying in new hive, then again 7 days later. This is a large batch, it shouldn't be hard to trim it down for hobbyists. Good luck.


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St. Urbans-Hof Estate Riesling QbA 2010
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
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Elderflower, lilac, violet, and rose are the floral notes attributed to these wines along with the aforementioned smoky minerality.
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Wine Spectator - "This features fairly intense savory herbal notes to the firm flavors of white peach and orange zest. Gooseberry and slate accents linger on the finish. Drink now through 2016. 10,000 cases made."
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For our family, wine has been at the heart of life for generations. Our deep respect for the traditions of our region remains, as ever, the guarantee for the quality of our wines.
In our endeavours we give highest priority to maintaining the egological balance of our vineyards, in the belief that as winemakers we must recognize and respect the fragile unity of viticulture and nature.
St. Urbans-Hof employs traditional methods of wine growing and winemaking which have been used in the Mosel and Saar Valleys for centuries, some of which date back to the Romans. For example, the vines are grown on the traditional single-post 'Heart-binding' trellis system, whereby the canes are tied in the shape of a heart.
Also, organic fertilizers are utilized in order to maintain the natural balance of the soil. Most importantly, yields are kept at low levels in order to achieve intense and well-structured wines. For optimal flavour development, leaves are thinned and grapes are harvested as late as possible to allow for maximum ripening. All grapes are hand picked and carried from the vineyard in traditional shoulder-mounted containers called 'hotten' to ensure optimal fruit quality.
Just as important as the great length taken to deliver the best possible fruit from the vineyard is the careful attention given to the proper traetment of the grapes by cellarmaster Rudolf Hoffmann. The grapes are lightly crushed, after which they remain on the skins for a short period to ensure the complete release of aromas into the juice.
After this, the pulp of skins and juice is gently pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks at cool cellar temperatures to fully capture the aromas, flavours and delicate natural spritz of the Riesling grape. The wines are then transferred into traditional 1000 litre 'Fuder' barrels for several months to harmonize, after which they are lightly filtered and bottled. View all St. Urbans-Hof Wines
About Mosel-Saar-RuwerView a map of Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wineries(moe-ZELL saahr -RUE-wehr)The Mosel river winds its way through this wine region, passing by some of the steepest, most northerly vineyards of the world. The wines from the Mosel have a most distinctive soil based on slate. The slate-rich soils covering the region are what imparts the amazing, well-loved slate-y, mineraly flavors and aromas to the delicate Mosel wines. To keep this necessary slate in tact, when the rock slide down the steep vineyard hillsides, the vineyard workers grab a bucket and carry the rocks right back up to the vines. There is a level of care taken in the vineyards of Mosel that rivals most other regions. Tasting the wines helps to understand why.
Notable FactsRiesling is the grape of the Mosel – the combination of this grape with the slate soils is what makes Mosel wines so breathtakingly delicate. Common descriptors of the Mosel Rieslings include steely acidity, wet stone and delicate texture. Lower in alcohol and high in acidity, the wines are still balanced with the rich flavors of Riesling and the slate-y flavors from the soil. Two districts (or Bereiche) that you find most often on Mosel labels are Bernkastel and Zell. Both are good producers of wine from this region. Many other good wines are coming from the area – just look to make sure the bottle says "Riesling" on the label – that's a sign of quality.
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White Wine GuruWith some of the steepest and northernmost vineyards in the world, as well as the coolest climate, Germany produces some of the best white wines in the world, mainly Riesling. Delicate, age-worthy, intense and elegant are the typical descriptions for these wines. Note that "sweet" is not a common descriptor because the idea that most German wines are sweet is just not so. In fact, the majority of wines made in Germany are dry and more recently, the country is exporting value wines that are easy to drink, extremely food friendly and, luckily for some, containing labels that are easier to read!
The classification system of Germany is somewhat confusing. Like the rest of the old world, there's some hierarchy to it all. The categories are: Tafelwien (table wine), Landwein (land wine, similar to France's Vin de Pays) and the first "Q" level, QbA. QbA wines are easy-drinking and inexpensive – the only requirement being that the wine must come from one of Germany's thirteen official wine growing regions. The final level is QmP, which is the strictest level of German wines. The qualification consists of 6 levels, based on ripeness level at harvest, though that does not always translate into sweetness level.
Here are a few definitions to help in picking out a German QmP wine:
Kabinett(cab-ee-NET)The driest level, Kabinett is usually light-bodied, low to medium in alcohol, and fairly dry. Great everyday wine and food-friendly.
Spatlese(shpate-LAY-zuh)Grapes are picked a bit later than Kabinett (Spatlese means late harvest) and have a fuller, more intense body. Most wines of this level are dry although some are off-dry.
Auslese(OWSE-lay-zuh)Wines of this level are made from select grapes harvested even later than Spatlese. The grapes are selected in bunches to make sure they are of the perfect ripeness level. One step up in both body and sweetness, Auslese wines are balanced but with a bit more sweetness – perfect with spicy Indian food.
Beerenauslese(bare-ehn-owse-lay-zuh)The longer the words get, the higher up in sweetness level you rise. Like Auslese, the grapes are selected individually, but while Auslese is selected bunches, Beerenauslese are selected berries, and usually berries affected by botrytis, or noble rot, so you have an even more specific wine, which, in turn, increases both its sweetness level and its price.
Trockenbeerenauslese(trok-ehn-bare-ehn-owse-lay-zuh)Okay, so Trocken means dry in German and yet this wine is the sweetest of the German levels. The "trocken" comes into play as the berries picked for this wine are dried, intensifying the sugars. So the wine is made from late-harvest dried berries affected with botrytis - a combination that makes a decadent (and expensive!) bottle of wine. A treat if you are able to ever try one.
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I think mine went to the USDA Tucson Bee Lab.
Kilo- Are you talking about my feral bees in general or the ones I am trapping 9000' feet up?
On a side note - I heard from Russell Apiaries once that his Sunkist strain was bred from Italian/AMM Hybrids and apparently some were bred just over the border in Mexico. When AHB went through the area, some of their DNA hybridized into the mix. Supposedly these bees then spread all up and down the Rio Grande Valley and became the predominate wild bee. They are quite dark from what I have heard. I have often wondered if some of the feral bees I am running across might be relatives of these.
I worked my two current confirmed "Africans" today. I gave them Italian queens a few weeks back and wanted to make sure they accepted them, which they did. Talk about a short fuse - when you crack the lid - the timer is on. You better be wrapping things up after a couple of minutes, or you're going to have bees all up in your chili. They were none too pleased I was messing around with their queen.


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a prematurely aged tore up female prostitute, usually barefoot and overweight wearing jean shorts, a message t-shirt, and no underwear who works truck stops and will exchange sexual favors for cash, meth or unplayed scratch-off game tickets.
Becky used to pour coffee at the diner until she started doing meth. Now she's a truck stop whore with every venereal disease in the book. They could teach a course with her twat.
by Snekay February 13, 2006
any female person usually above the age of 29 who has become so tore up that she approaches the appearance or character of an actual truck stop whore.
this really should be added to the definition I submitted prior because it is a usage frequently in play when one person calls another a person a truck stop whore.
by snekay March 04, 2006
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


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In San Diego, poverty is not readily apparent to casual visitors who tend to be more familiar with the area's beautiful beaches, its world-famous zoo, and other tourist attractions. But in school year 2002-03, 56.4 of San Diego's almost 140,000 public school students were eligible for free or reduced meals, 31 of its 185 schools had such high percentages of eligible students that under federal regulations the schools rated as 100 percent eligible, and 126 schools received Title I funds. In this 200-square-mile district just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, 29.4 percent of the students are designated English learners, and more than 64 learning other than English are spoken as the primary language in students' homes.
San Diego has been working hard to close a challenging achievement gap, work that has started to yield results. District achievement data over the last six years reveal consistent improvement in student performance. For school year 2002-03, California's student achievement accountability barometer-Academic Performance Index Blueprint, which requires classroom teachers in program (API) results-showed growth in student achievement across all district schools and all student subgroups. Moreover, Hispanic, African American, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students made greater gains districtwide than any other group. But more progress is needed. Of the 126 San Diego schools receiving Title I funding in 2003, 37 had been designated "program improvement" schools by the state, and 24 of those had been in program improvement status long enough to require that they offer supplemental educational services. In the district's first year offering SES, four approved providers were available to San Diego students, and parents signed on with two of them.
District leaders attribute much of the generally positive API results to the district's Blueprint for Student Success in a Standards-Based System, a comprehensive and ambitious long-range reform plan adopted in 2000 and aimed at improving academic performance. Quick implementation of many of the Blueprint strategies meant that when No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was adopted a year later, many of the legislation's key requirements were already in place, including extended learning opportunities (ELOs). Recognizing SES as an important addition to its existing ELOs, San Diego placed SES in the Office of Instructional Support, which also oversees the ELO Department, and gave it direct, day-to-day management of the new program to the ELO director.
When it came to developing SES's required student learning plan, San Diego was ahead of the game thanks to the Blueprint, which requires classroom teachers in program improvement schools to complete a learning contract for every student at risk of not meeting grade-level reading or math standards. Regularly updated with performance data, a student's learning contract is used to guide both classroom teaching and the district's after-school academic intervention efforts. Instead of creating a separate document for the SES student learning plan, the district has chosen to incorporate the required information (e.g., SES learning goals, timeline, progress reports) into students' existing learning contract. This one-student, one-plan approach is the district's approach to keep student achievement information coherent and organized in one document that follows the student electronically.
San Diego uses several strategies to inform parents about SES. Every identified parent receives a letter, sent out in five languages, telling them that free tutoring is available and including a list of providers and an application form. When the initial mailing yielded a low response, the district got the principal and teachers at each program-improvement school to communicate directly with their parents. The district sends principals SES timelines and a list of eligible students along with SES enrollment information and application forms to keep at the school. In addition, the district's Web site (http://www.sandi.net/) offers a variety of NCLB-related information for district staff, school-site staff, and parents alike.
Rather than wait for the state department of education to provide evaluative information about providers, San Diego is developing an assessment of provider effectiveness. Thus far the district has been using two primary strategies: close monitoring of students' learning contracts to track progress, with follow-up meetings with teachers and parents regarding students' academic progress, and solicitation of parent feedback about how they think their children are doing.