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No one knows how many firearms there are in the United States. The National Institute of Justice estimates Americans own 294 million firearms, including 106 million handguns, 105 million rifles and 83 million shotguns. Since the data is in part derived from surveys to determine gun ownership, the accuracy of this information is suspect and may underestimate the actual number significantly.
By using these figures on a per capita basis, there are about 36 million firearms in California including about 82,000 in Mendocino County. Based on recent firearm purchasing statistics, this basis likely significantly underestimates the number of guns in Mendocino County.
In 2012, Mendocino County residents purchased 4.249 firearms or about three times the state's 2012 per capita average. Using this ratio suggests a more likely county total in excess of 200,000 firearms or on the order of three firearms per adult.
A 2011 Gallup poll determined 47 percent of American households admit to having a firearm. This is the highest percentage since 1994 (54 percent) immediately following the peak of violent crime experienced across America in the 1990s. Gun purchases increased throughout the country in the 1990s as the level of violent crime increased. Once the violent crime rate began to drop, gun purchasing followed. This trend held until 2003, when gun purchasing began to increase even though violent crime continues its numerical decline.
Firearm manufacturers have ramped up production to try and meet demand. In 2012 U.S. gun manufacturers produced 5.5 million firearms, including 2.8 million handguns, 1.8 million rifles and .7 million shotguns, according to data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
This century U.S. gun manufacturers (through 2012) have produced and sold 37 million firearms within the United States.
This century (through 2011) there were an additional 27.1 million firearms legally imported into this country. In 2011, the latest data available, the United States imported 3.25 million firearms. This included 1.7 million handguns, 1 million rifles and .5 million shotguns. Imports actually peaked in 2009 when 3.6 million firearms were imported. The top two countries selling firearms to the United States are Brazil and Austria.
Based on manufacturing and an estimate of legal imports, about 67 million new firearms were added to American arsenals this century. During the same period the population of the country only increased by 30 million persons.
The FBI has conducted 148 million firearm purchasing background checks this century, with less than one percent denied. Some firearm sales are not subject to background checks and the number of firearms this represents is unknown.
This suggests not only are more Americans acquiring new guns but that a significant number are being redistributed each year.
Gallup polls conducted during the past 10 years also determined there was a regional, political and gender element to gun ownership. The pollsters acknowledge the results may be masked by a shifting cultural willingness to admit to gun ownership.
Politically in 2011 about 55 percent of Republican and 40 percent Democratic leaning households acknowledged having a weapon in the household. Since 2002, while the Republican leaning households trended within a narrow 50 to 56 percent range; acknowledged gun ownership in Democratic households rose abruptly from the low during this same period of 30 percent in October 2009 to a peak of 40 percent in October 2011.
This spike may have been the result of a record high percentage of women acknowledging the presence of a household gun, climbing from 33 percent in 2009 to 43 percent in 2011.
The percentage of acknowledged gun owners is strongest in the Southern states, tending to be above 50 percent throughout the past decade. The Midwestern states are next ranging between 39 and 48 percent of households. Western states followed ranging between 38 and 44 percent. Gun ownership in the Eastern states has ranged between 23 and 36 percent, trending higher in more recent years.
Gallup's poll did not address the likely differences between rural and urban households.
In the 1990s when violent crime all across the country was more than three times higher than it is today, between 68 to 78 percent of those polled by Gallup were in favor of stricter laws regulating the sales of firearms. This overwhelming support led to the current federal screening process of background checks. Since then the percentage of those polled in favor of stricter regulations on gun sales was trending downward to a low of 44 percent in late 2011.
A new poll, which followed the Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings, found 58 percent now favor stricter gun sale regulations. Despite this spike in opinion, in the same poll, only 47 percent were actually in favor of new laws regulating sales.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is Part 2 of a multipart look at guns and violence.


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Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift were spotted lookin' all cozy and stuff in a fancy Porsche yesterday afternoon/evening here in SoCal but it turns out that the couple were bizzy filming new scenes for the movie they are co-starring in together, Valentine's Day. Here are a few photos:
As you may recall, we've previously seen photos of Taylor2 filming scenes for Valentine's Day so this is old hat for these two. BUT after filming was finished, the couple sneaked away together to enjoy a sweet frozen yogurt date together. After the jump, check out a few photos of their cute date last night …
AWWWW so cute, right? Taylor2 make the best couple. I understand that Swift's mama Andrea (along with a security detail) accompanied these lovebirds on their yogurt date … which makes the whole thing even more sickeningly cute. I'm so happy to see these two together again … whether it be for work or for play, Taylor2 are my new fave celeb couple.
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Vario adapter joints w/o extensions rear SGT2 silver
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Hi-Q Vario Adapter Joint Pair without arm
Adjustable footrests in a modular system - enables the use of all Hi-Q and MFW aluminium footrests with the necessary additional arms (except sports rests) in the original mountings on the motorcycle.
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James Gettys Hotel • Gettysburg, PA
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- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a Suite
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- Tasting for Two at Adams County Winery
The Destination
It may have been the site of one of the largest, fiercest battles of the Civil War, but Gettysburg also played host to Abraham Lincoln as he delivered the Gettysburg Address, a life-affirming, unifying speech that may be America's most famous. Today, this well-preserved town of about 8,000 people serves as one of the country's best places to step back and examine our shared history.
The Digs
The James Gettys Hotel is located in historic downtown Gettysburg just a half block from The David Wills House, where President Lincoln stayed while he put the finishing touches on the Gettysburg Address. This boutique hotel offers 12 tastefully appointed suites, each with a sitting area, kitchenette, bedroom, and private bath. You'll be treated to a nightly turndown service, and each morning you'll get a continental breakfast basket of homemade baked goods and seasonal fruit. Other amenities include fresh-ground coffee, imported British teas, free off-street parking, and complimentary Wi-Fi.
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• Tour the Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site
• Drop in for your included tasting for two at Adams County Winery
• Come mealtime, head to Garryowen Irish Pub for traditional Irish fare, or the Blue Parrot Bistro for filet mignon topped with brie and mushroom demi-glace
• Visit the quaint shops and art galleries, including Lord Nelson's Gallery, located adjacent to the hotel lobby
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Samuel Pepys is the astonishing biography by bestselling author Claire Tomalin 2002 WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Immaculately well done. Tomalin has managed to unearth a wealth of material about the uncharted life of Samuel Pepys' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday 'Sex, drink, plague, fire, music, marital conflict, the fall of kings, corruption and courage in public life, wars, navies, public execution, incarceration in the Tower: Samuel Pepys's life is full of irresistible material, and Claire Tomalin seizes it with both hands. Fast, vivid, accessible' Hermione Lee, Guardian 'A rich, thoughtful and deeply satisfying account. It takes us behind and beyond the diary - which means that, on finishing it, we can reread the diary with greater pleasure and understanding then ever before' Noel Malcolm, Evening Standard 'In Claire Tomalin, Pepys has found the biographer he deserves. Her perceptive, level-headed book finally restores to the life of the diarist its weight and dignity' Lisa Jardine, New Statesman 'A great achievement and a huge pleasure. A vivid chronicle of contemporary history seen through the all too human preoccupations of this ordinary and extraordinary man' Diana Souhami, Independent From the acclaimed author of Charles Dickens: A Life and The Invisible Woman, this celebrated biography casts new light on the remarkable diaries of Pepys and brings his story vividly to life once more. Claire Tomalin is the award-winning author of eight highly acclaimed biographies, including: The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft; Shelley and His World; Katherine Mansfield: A Secret Life; The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens; Mrs Jordan's Profession; Jane Austen: A Life; Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self; Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man and, most recently, Charles Dickens: A Life. A former literary editor of the New Statesman and the Sunday Times, she is married to the playwright and novelist Michael Frayn.
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Samuel Pepys achieved fame as a naval administrator, a friend and colleague of the powerful and learned, a figure of substance. But for nearly ten years he kept a private diary in which he recorded, with unparalleled openness and sensitivity to the turbulent world around him, exactly what it was like to be a young man in Restoration London. This diary lies at the heart of Claire Tomalin's biography. Yet the use she makes of it - and of other hitherto unexamined material - is startlingly fresh and original. Within and beyond the narrative of Pepys' extraordinary career, she explores his inner life - his relations with women, his fears and ambitions, his political shifts, his agonies and his delights.From the Inside Flap:
The seventeenth century saw a revolution in man?s thought, as Isaac Newton and others began the scientific study of the universe around them. At the same time a shrewd young civil servant in London began to observe, with something of the same dispassionate curiosity, the strange object around which, for him, the universe revolved?himself. For ten years, beginning in 1660, Samuel Pepys secretly kept one of the most remarkable records ever made of a human life.
With astounding candor and perceptiveness he described his ambitions and peculations, his professional successes and failures, his pettinesses and meannesses, his tenderness toward his wife and the irritations and jealousies she provoked, his extramarital longings and fumblings, his coolly critical attitude toward the king he served and his watchful adaptation to the corrupt and treacherous life of the court. Pepys?s diary is a magnificent creation.
But there is more to Samuel Pepys than his diary, as Claire Tomalin makes clear in this profoundly original biography. Buttressing it with less familiar sources and other contemporary material, she is able to illuminate his entire life?as a poor London tailor?s son, as a schoolboy rejoicing at the execution of Charles I, as an aspiring clerk with good connections who transforms himself into a royalist, escorting Charles II to England for the Restoration. Then there is the bureaucrat heroically working against the odds to create a modern navy, finding his way through the dangerous years of political and religious conflict (even, at one point, being charged with treason and jailed), peacefully retiring at last with his books and his music and his friends.
It is Claire Tomalin?s unique skill as a biographer to achieve extraordinary intimacy with her subject, and Pepys is no exception. To the endlessly fascinating question of his relations with women, for example, she brings the same insight and freshness of approach that distinguished such highly praised books as Jane Austen and The Invisible Woman. At the same time, the historical context is never less than brilliantly evoked. The result is exemplary, by far the most revealing?and readable?portrait of the greatest diarist in the English language, a man of unmatched interest and importance.
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Kara's Biography
Ideal Interview Subject: Cleopatra
Message for Young Women: Be authentic.
To Her 15-Year-Old Self: Be more instinctual.
Wedding Day: Her business partner, and fellow journalist, Walter Mossberg, walked her down the aisle when she married her partner.
In her junior year of college at Georgetown University, Kara Swisher became incensed with an article she read in The Washington Post. It was full of errors, even spelling mistakes, and young Swisher decided to take her complaint directly to the office of the paper itself. While there complaining, she was offered a job, kick-staring her career in journalism. In 1997, Swisher began covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau, writing a regular column, titled "Boomtown," about the growing technology sector.
Along with Walter Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech conference that has included high-profile interviewees like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and other leading players in the tech industry. She is the author of aol.com: How Steve Case beat Bill Gates, Nailed the Netheads and Made Millions in the War for the Web, published by Times Business Books in July 1998. Its sequel There must be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future, was published in 2003. She is the Co-Executive Editor of All Things D, a website devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology, the Internet and media.


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Klemheist Knot (Machard)
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Animation: Klemheist (Machard) Knot Tying
Klemheist (Machard) Knot TyingUse a piece of cord formed into a loop. Pass the loop around the main rope. Make three complete turns, laying each turn on neatly. Pass the rest of the cord through the loop and pull it back down in the direction of the expected load.
Klemheist (Machard) Knot Details
History: The Klemheist, or Machard Knot, is a derivative of the original Prusik knot. It also appears to be identical to the knot described by Ashley for securing a loop to a vertical pole (ABOK # 1762, p 299). However, Ashley did not name this knot and did not describe the slide and grip feature.
Structure: The knot requires a "Prusik Loop" which is constructed by joining the two ends of a length of rope using a Double Fisherman's or a Triple Fisherman's.
Slide and Grip Knots: There is a large family of "Slide and Grip" knots. It is not practical to show them all. The Klemheist is a good example of a knot intended for a load in one direction only. There are two well known related one-direction knots:
The Autoblock (French Prusik, or Machard Tresse) employs a carabiner to join the two ends of the loop. This can be valuable in a rescue if it is necessary to release the knot while still loaded. Never grip the knot to apply load as this can initiate slipping.
The Bachmann Hitch performs a similar function but incorporates the locking carabiner into the hitch. Here the warning is the reverse: never grip the carabiner to apply load as this can initiate slipping.
Variations: With these knots the number of turns should be increased or decreased to suit the ropes and the conditions, i.e., before using any Slide and Grip knot, test it to see that it both grips and releases well.
Rope Size: These knots must be made using a rope smaller than the load bearing rope, e.g., 5 or 6 mm cord around the climbing rope. The effectiveness of these knots diminishes as the sizes of the two ropes approach each other.
Disclaimer: Any activity that involves ropes is potentially hazardous. Lives may be at risk - possibly your own. Considerable attention and effort have been made to ensure that these descriptions are accurate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including: the choice of materials; the age, size, and condition of ropes; and the accuracy with which these descriptions have been followed. No responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material.
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Talinas are very caring people. They dont want you to leave there sides. They love to participate in drama arts. They are usually smaller than others, but have a big heart.
Person #1: "my grandmother just died and talina hasnt left my side"
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Pudding of Vanilla. Someone who makes jokes that are only to be understood by a select few. Tends to impersonate inatimate objects with stunning clarity, often followed with a high squeeky voice.
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text: Legislators hear case for more full-time faculty in higher ed system MTA higher education leaders and staff members testified July 17 in favor of a bill that would increase the number of full-time faculty at public higher education institutions and provide more benefits to adjunct faculty. The bill, House 1086, sponsored by former Representative David Sullivan (D-Fall River), was heard by the Joint Committee on Higher Education. "Do you want community colleges or don't you?" asked DeAnna Putnam, an adjunct professor at Bunker Hill Community College, "because what we have now is chaos." Max Page, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said the increased use of adjuncts affects all campuses, including UMass, though the situation is the worst at the community colleges. An MTA report released July 16 documents that only 28 percent of all classes taught at the state's 15 community colleges are taught by full-time professors. The remaining classes are taught by adjuncts, who do not have the time, the salary or the mandate to provide advising services to students. The MTA report concludes that the lack of advising and other support services provided by full-time faculty may be contributing to poor graduation rates. Only 17 percent of full-time students receive an associate's degree or certificate within three years of enrolling. Putnam also noted that adjuncts do not have the office space to serve students, let alone other resources that professionals take for granted. "At my own school, 679 professors are assigned to a single office that is 34 feet by 34 feet – a situation that defies the laws of physics and is more ridiculous than the sight of clown cars at a circus," she said. "This proliferation of adjuncts is a problem in public and private institutions alike, but it most egregiously flies in the face of the mandate of all our community colleges, and especially here in a city that has taken pride in being the 'Athens of America.'" Committee members noted that adjuncts are hired as a cost-saving measure, since they earn significantly less than full-time faculty. Donnie McGee, a professor at Bristol Community College and vice president of the Massachusetts Community College Council, said that the median salary for a community college professor is about $61,000 a year. By contrast, an adjunct professor teaching a full load of five courses per semester earns about $30,000 a year and receives no health insurance or pension benefits. Several who testified began by thanking the committee's co-chairs, Representative Tom Sannicandro and Senator Michael Moore, for advocating increased funding for public higher education in this year's recently enacted budget. They also noted that state funding for public higher education is still one-third lower than it was at its peak, in fiscal 2001, when adjusted for inflation. The Legislature recently approved establishing a special commission to study issues related to funding, staffing and quality in the state's public higher education system. MTA will have a seat on that commission.


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Was the only Spartan to play and start in all 59 games… batted .273 (47-for-172) with 35 RBI, seven home runs and 11 doubles… named to the Preseason All-SoCon First Team… recorded 426 putouts at first base with four assists and five errors for a .989 fielding percentage… led the team with 19 walks… recorded her first multi-hit game of the season against No. 25 NC State (2/13)… had 12 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games… compiled a nine-game hit streak, the longest on the team, and reached base safely in nine consecutive games as well… tallied three three-hit games and one four-RBI game… tied a career-high two doubles against Iona (2/27)… stole her first career base against Bryant (3/15)… recorded a career-high 14 putouts against Iona (2/27)… tied her career-high for runs scored against Coastal Carolina (2/12)… finished the season with 18 extra base hits…
Saw action in 43 games, starting 43 at first base ... selected SoCon first team All-Conference at first base ... set career highs in average (.366), runs (22), hits (45), doubles (9), home runs (8), RBI (28), slugging percentage (.634), walks (27) ... led the team with 322 putouts at first base ... had 11 multiple hit games with two three hit games against Bryant (March 11) and against Western Carolina (May 7) in the final game of the season at the SoCon Tournament ... had a seven-game hitting streak from April 11 through April 28 ... drove in multiple runs in seven games, including a season-best four off a grand slam at Mercer (April 11) ... hit a home run against ACC member NC State (March 18) ... had two home runs in a three-game series win at Furman (May 2-3) ... collected four hits in the SoCon Tournament, including a home run against Western Carolina (May 7).
2014 (Freshman):
Played in 48 games, starting 47 in the outfield and first base ... hit .267 on 36 hits, 17 runs scored, eight doubles, three home runs and 22 RBI ... was 1-for-3 with an RBI double against Presbyterian (Feb. 9) ... went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against Army (Feb. 21) ... picked up two hits, two RBI and a double against Hampton (Feb. 23) ... had a 3-for-4 effort with two doubles and two RBI against UNCW (Feb. 28) ... had a 10 game hitting streak from Feb. 23 through Mar. 15 ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored against North Carolina A&T (Mar. 5) ... was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored in game two against Gardner-Webb (Mar. 11) ... picked up runs batted in against Samford (Mar. 22) and North Carolina A&T (Mar. 27) ... went 1-for-2 in the series finale at Furman (April 6) ... had a RBI in game two against Charlotte (April 23) ... hit a two-run home run in the series finale at Appalachian State (April 27) ... finished the season with a stellar SoCon tournament, hitting a key three-run home run against Georgia Southern (May 9) in the semifinals ... named to the SoCon All-Tournament team after picking up six hits in the tourney.
High school
a first baseman for Dominion High School in Sterling, Va. that earned first-team all-district and all-region honors in 2012 … also is a two-time Coaches Award winner in 2011 and 2012 … finished the 2012 season with a .516 batting average, .600 on base percentage and an impressive .981 fielding percentage … has a 3.83 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … She plays for on the Ashburn Shooting Stars 18U Gold club team in Ashburn, Va.
Victoria "Tory" Wright ... born July 24, 1995 in Washington, D.C. … daughter of Robert and Nancy Wright … has a brother Evan Wright who attends South Carolina University … major is undecided.
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A balsamic-vinegar-spiked pan sauce is the perfect foil for rich lamb loin. Make it a meal: Serve with oven-roasted potatoes.
Nutrition Profile:
Diabetes Appropriate
Gluten Free Diet
Healthy Weight
Heart Healthy
Low Calorie
Low Carb
Low Sat Fat
Low Sodium
Serves 6
Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 40 min.
Step 1
Preheat oven to 450°F. Heat a heavy ovenproof skillet over high heat. Brush the lamb loins with 1 teaspoon of the oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sear the lamb on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until the lamb is medium-rare (120 to 130°F on an instant-read thermometer), about 8 minutes. Remove the lamb from the pan and set it aside on a carving board tented with foil to keep warm.
Step 2
Without washing the pan, place it over medium heat. Add shallots and the remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Cook the shallots, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Add stock or broth, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce; stir, scraping up any browned bits. Increase the heat to high and boil the sauce until it has reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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Thinly slice the lamb. Toss watercress in 2 tablespoons of the warm sauce until slightly wilted and arrange on 6 warmed dinner plates. Fan the lamb slices alongside. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the lamb and serve.
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On Saturday, June 8, Niagara University is hosting a conference designed to offer attendees "best practices" for establishing citizen and community preparedness initiatives.
"Empowering Volunteers" is open at no cost to residents of Niagara and Erie counties. The event was conceived by Border Community SERVICE, a community empowerment arm of Niagara University.
The conference will begin at 9 a.m. in the Castellani Art Museum, and include a keynote address on the state of preparedness in the Western New York region.
The conference will have two breakout sessions, one in the morning and another in the afternoon.
Conference presenters include:
- Dave Whalen, Statewide Project Coordinator for First Responder Disability Awareness Training
- Dennis Carson, Coordinator of the Emergency Services and Homeland Security Bureau for the Town of Tonawanda Police Department
- Frank McNamara, Captain and SWAT Commander, Town of Tonawanda Police Department
- Brent Costello, Patrol K-9 Officer and SWAT Tactical Officer, Town of Tonawanda Police Department
- Joann Sands, Clinical Instructor for the School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo
- Christopher Griffiths, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent
- Nicole Gerber, Emergency Manager for Roswell Park Institute and Town of Grand Island Emergency Services Coordinator
The workshops will be held in St. Vincent's Hall.
There is no charge for this conference, but participants must preregister by Thursday, June 6, 2013. Registration is available online at www.niagara.edu/conference-registration or by calling Gail Struzik at 716.205.0077 or Dana Estrada at 716.205.0075.
The mission of Border Community SERVICE (Special Emergency Response Volunteer Initiative for Community Empowerment) of Niagara University is to provide emergency preparedness training to citizens and to encourage their participation in opportunities that enhance regional emergency readiness.
For additional information, please refer to the Border Community SERVICE webpage at www.niagara.edu/bordercommunityservice.


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I have lost one out of 12 so far - and that was due to a dead queen at the height of Winter... found her on the bottom board of an empty hive. These bees were generic Italians. My remaining feral/survivor bees are booming right now. Even the one that I overwintered with four frames of bees and honey. I have one more hive of generic Italians that seem to be barely hanging on too. Planning on giving them a new queen soon.
One of my friends overwintered a three frame nuc with one of my wild queens and they are plugging right along too. I am thinking I should make it a priority to breed from my wild bees this year.
My feral/survivors are all from 3rd year or older wild hives and queens. I do feed them at times, but really do nothing else for them except for using juniper/creosote bush smoke in my smoker. I noticed most of my bees still have the fall feed I gave them in October stashed away - I colored it blue with food coloring (I know - not very environmentally friendly I suppose).


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The mood at the Breakers is light at the moment but as they prepare for their first home match in a month, coach Andrej Lemanis has issued a warning about the "wounded animal" that is the Wollongong Hawks.
The contrast between the two teams could hardly be greater. While the Auckland-based club enjoyed a clean sweep of four away games over the holiday period and sit atop the NBL table, the Hawks are licking their wounds after losing two players to season-ending knee injuries.
The Hawks' two starting point guards Rhys Martin and Lance Hurdle tore their anterior cruciate ligaments against the Cairns Taipans - bad luck which has come on top of four consecutive losses, three in over-time.
"It's very disappointing," Lemanis said of the injuries. "Rhys in particular was having an outstanding season. I certainly feel for him, a kid like that who was really starting to make his mark in the NBL, to suffer an injury like that, you never want to see that happen. They still have a very talented roster ... they will have plans to remedy [the absentees], and you should always be wary of the wounded animal."
The Breakers have been lucky with injuries this season. Tom Abercrombie is beginning to hit form again after his ankle injury of last season and a bout of illness through the camp failed to derail them against the Townsville Crocodiles last week, the Breakers stealing a come-from-behind 82-78 victory.
"We're in the middle of eight games in 28 days," Lemanis added. "This is a pretty hectic stretch for us. We've spoken about the importance of staying mentally and physically sharp at this point.
"We've gone through different experiences together and that's important. This back half of the season, it's going to turn into a real war as everyone starts jostling for play-off spots."
The North Shore Events Centre is sold out for tomorrow night's (Thurs) match against the Hawks and the big crowd could get their money's worth if the last encounter between the two teams is any guide.
At the Wollongong Entertainment Centre on January 5 the lead changed 22 times before the Breakers prevailed at the end.
It's becoming a habit for the defending champions and one which is making their North Shore training base a good place to be at.
"When you're winning everyone feels good about life," Lemanis said.


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Adult water aerobics offered in Jenkins
Adult water aerobics will be offered from 10-11 a.m. Mondays, Oct. 1-Dec. 3, at the pool at the AmericInn in Jenkins.
Cost is $5 per session.
The use of water incorporated with the aerobics supports the body and reduces the risk of muscle or joint injury. It can increase a greater range of motion and circulation as well. Exercise in water can also prevent overheating through continuous cooling of the body. This is an entire body exercise that is low impact.
Bring a towel and aqua-cell wet bells or empty milk jugs for exercises. This class is for adult men and women.
Stop at the Community Education office in Pine River for a punch card or purchase from the instructor at the pool.
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Hello, I have always used beeswax foundation and wired. I a few frames of duragilt in some of my supers that were already drawn out. I was wanting to get some more supers and frames ready for later this year and was thinking about using duragilt to save the time of wiring. I was wondering if anyone has any experience, good or bad on using duragilt foundation.
Thanks in advance. I sure do enjoy beesource and learn alot.


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This short article gives an outline of the origins of Morse code and its inventor and how the frequency of letters is reflected in the code they were given.
In this short problem, can you deduce the likely location of the odd ones out in six sets of random numbers?
Is the age of this very old man statistically believable?
This problem will help students to understand the concept of a probability distribution: various results are possible, and each result occurs with a certain probable frequency. It will help students to understand that there is some structure in random processes, even though individual parts of the problem are random.
Cut out the 16 grids and ask students to work in pairs to group the numbers into four sets of four.
Once the students have grouped the pairs ask them to explain in turns to the rest of the group the reasoining behind their grouping. Encourage them to present their arguments as clearly as possible. Do the others agree or disagree? Can the others refine their argument?
Once the cards are sorted, can students suggest the probability distributions from which the cards were drawn? They can use the distribution maker interactivity to help.
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People agree stormwater is a problem, disagree on solution
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Results of a new poll released Monday by the Pikes Peak Regional Stormwater Task Force shows people agree stormwater is a problem, but don't agree on solutions.
The task force conducted it's first ever official poll to help brainstorm solutions for the region's stormwater problems.
"We wanted to have some good, solid data on what citizens are thinking," said Rachel Beck with the Pikes Peak Regional Stormwater Task Force. "We wanted to have some good solid data and not just be guessing."
It worked with an independent group to survey 400 people in the Pikes Peak region.
- Ninety-five percent say flood control is important.
- Ninety-five percent say stormwater has had a serious impact on the community.
- Some 59 percent say the current stormwater system is in poor or not so good condition.
"This is much stronger support than we would have expected," said Beck.
Beck estimates the region has been dealing with stormwater problems since the 1970s. Beck said flooding in Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs brought stormwater problems to the forefront in the community.
"When we have seen businesses close and cars floating down highways and the problems we have seen this past summer, it's certainly no surprise that people are standing up and taking more notice," said Beck.
Beck said the poll is insightful, but there is still disagreement about how to solve the problem.
"As you drill down to who manages the program and how we pay for it and the real specific things, there is less agreement on that and that's where we are going to have to have a lot more conversation," said Beck.
Al Brody said he sat on a stormwater task force between 2005 and 2006. He is no longer on the task force, but he still wants the community's stormwater issues resolved. He said tackling new projects is not the solution.
"Emergency management becomes the key factor and not building and building and building bigger infrastructure to get the water out because 99.9 percent of the time you don't need it, you need it for that one flash flood and it's devastating but it will be devastating to people and property no matter what," said Brody.
The task force will use results from the poll to come up with solutions. Beck said any solution will be approved by voters before moving forward.


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New bookstore vendor quickly restocks textbooks
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(July 10, 2006)--Because of the transition in contracts from Barnes and Noble to Follett, some textbook orders at the UTSA bookstores were not processed.
But, the good news is that the new Follett team is working quickly to completely re-stock new and used books for the second summer session and fall semester with overnight and second-day deliveries. Book shipments are arriving twice each day at the 1604 and Downtown campus bookstores and are put on the shelves immediately.
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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During the transition in bookstore management, UTSA faculty members are asked to contact the bookstore to verify textbook selections (or adoptions) and the receipt of book orders for the Summer II and fall semesters. Students can check daily with the bookstore on textbook shipments.
"We appreciate your patience as we work to meet the needs of faculty, students and staff during this transition period," said Corinne Vela-Zapata, UTSA director of auxiliary services. "Because classes are offered year-round, there was no down-time for a proper transition from one bookstore vendor to the other. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have posed to faculty and staff, and especially the students. The Follett team is working expeditiously to obtain all adoptions and orders for Summer II and fall. We look forward to the improved services that our new management team will provide."
To verify book adoptions and order status, contact John Palmer, UTSA bookstores manager, at (210) 458-5209.


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February 1, 2012
Discussion Meeting
February 1, 2012
Roll Call
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Guest Speaker
a. PetePeacock: I'm here to talk about the Gunnison skate park project. We are tryingto expand the current skate park and add 12,000 square feet, which is aretention tool for WSC. I want to see how we can get SGA involved to tie WesternState College of Colorado to the project. We have applied for several grants,and we have more momentum now. We have raised thousands of dollars but we needmore.
i. Have you utilized the Tony Hawk foundation?
1. We havean existing facility under this grant, and emailed Tony directly. I would lovea vertical ramp.
ii. Is there any way we can design it for year round use(snowboards and ski)?
1. That's abit ambitious, eventually it would be nice to see an indoor facility.
iii. What would be the total cost?
1. About350,000, we are just shy of 300K.
iv. What kind of time frame are considering?
1. We areworking for next year, starting to build this summer.
v. We want to get a real student initiative, and there arestudents very excited, fundraiser and a video premiere, any additional insightis helpful. It will be BMX friendly.
b. EnidHolden: The artist of all of the paintings around here. The art is from SouthAfrican artists. The show is put together by the Embassy of the Millennium.
V. Action Items
a. Triathlon Club: I got the idea to starta triathlon club at WSC recently, and several people are already training.There's a lot of interest on campus, 10 kids are already members, and they areexcited about it! They are swimming and doing spin classes. A professionalcoach is interested in helping out, Jenny Smith. We want to bring her on as apaid coach, and we have found some triathlons that we will be attending, bothindoor and outdoors. ManyUniversities in Colorado have a triathlon clubs. We would love to get sponsorsin town.
i. Will you be doing an XTERRA event?
1. There'sa lot of stuff.
ii. Are you training now?
1. Weneed to find a good time for everyone to run, but otherwise we are training.
iii. Vote for senators verifying thetriathlon club (11/11) PASSES!
VI. Discussion Items
a. Adaptive Education Speaker Bill:
i. What day would the speaker come?
1. Hopefully sometime this spring
ii. Could you get funding from otherdepartments?
1. Yes, we will have to figure out thebest departments to go to.
VII. Advisor Report
· Whenwe talked about the living learning communities, we wanted to talk more aboutit. It is more within discipline than major. Any more questions, please ask andwe could have a speaker come in. The Alley Loop is this Saturday in crestedbutte, a Nordic race in the alley's, 10am-1pm. Monday from 10a-2p study abroadfair. The last day for disenrollment with a 50% refund is next week. Sign upfor Rave, getrave.com, for text message notifications for news on campus.
VIII. Senator Reports
AdamNickerson: We decided we would take care of the bylaws internally for fundingconferences.
ErikaEspinoza: Nebraska Math Conference this weekend, it was good and long. Ameeting with Kim for reimbursements.
KatieRoos: Violent crimes have occurred for some people on campus, particularly menrunning into apartments and violently attacking people. Watch out, and we areworking on Safe Walk on campus. Call security if you have to cross campus past8pm (970)-209-1020.
NicoleReal: Sushi Night February 8th, just come to MCC
RodneyMoyer: Went to the foundation board meeting, they talked about the ski team andthe free ride ski team taking their place.
D'Andre:Email about the shadow by Friday if you are interested.
IX. Committee Reports
X. Advisory Reports
SarahNewberry – President: Next Friday Feb.10th is the board of trustees meeting in Denver. The name changewill be on the agenda. If you're interested in giving a report email Sarah.
HaleighHanifen-VP Internal Affairs: New officehour sign in.
NickEdwards -VP External Affairs: No citycouncil last night, 21+ committee is thinking March 13th or 14thfor responsible alcohol behavior (TIPS training).
ErikaWhite - Secretary: Math Lab meet andgreet Thursday 3:30pm-5:00pm.
GraceEggleston - Treasurer: The chocolatetasting, free is 7pm Tuesday in the Ballroom put on by honors department,Wednesday at 8:30-10:30 Sex positive will be hosting speed dating $1 and freespaghetti and meatballs.
BlakeKrenke -Athletic Ambassador: 7pm ThursdayWrestling Adams, Red Out, wear red go to the meet. Basketball on the road,Track is in New Mexico.
TravisElliott - Intramural Director: WaterPolo starts up next week.
HaydenKinnear - Club Sports Ambassador: Alpineskiing at Snowmass Friday 530 pm hockey team playing mines 8am Saturday morning
Elijah Redding - Program Council Director: Tuesday 7pm TaylorAuditorium Performance Poets
AuroraLindholm - Student Affairs:
NoahMetz - Wilderness Pursuits: Backcountry skiing, cross-country skiing with hotsprings next week. Ask people what they would like to see WP offer in the nextweek, shoot Noah an email.
KarenHowe - Sustainability Coordinator:Recycle Mania is starting of the 4th, the basketball game is havinga half time show with prizes and a Monarch day pass.
XI. Special Topics
XII. Remarks for the Good of the Order
a. WordeHordtomorrow night at Mocha's
b. Pleasecheck your boxes for posters. It is part of senators responsibilities.
XIII. Late Roll Call
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Food City CEO reacts to 'wine in supermarkets' failure; Rep. Hill explains vote
The fallout from a controversial vote continues in Tennessee.
That vote put the brakes on a Tennessee bill to allow local referendums to decide if wine could be sold in supermarkets.
News 5 spoke with state Representative Matthew Hill (R) of Jonesborough, who made the deciding vote, as well as the owner of a local grocery store chain, to get their reactions.
Food City CEO Steve Smith told us he was at the committee meeting when it was struck down in an 8-to-7 vote Tuesday afternoon and was stunned to learn it failed, but Representative Hill told us there's a good reason.
Wine on supermarket shelves may be an afterthought for Tennesseans this year.
A swift and controversial vote from the house local government committee Tuesday blocked the bill to from moving forward. Committee chairman Matthew Hill said after a delay was requested and amendments were ready to be discussed, a majority of committee members chose not to delay the vote. He said another member stopped discussion.
"We didn't get an opportunity to ask one question. We did not get the opportunity to make one comment on the bill yesterday and that is wrong," Hill told News 5 in a phone interview.
That's why Hill said he voted no, rejecting the bill. "I do not feel comfortable passing a bill that could be made better through debate and discussion," Hill added.
Food City CEO Steve Smith told us that came as a shock. "I've got to tell you, we were quite surprised and very disappointed with the way things played out," Smith said.
Smith believes his customers support the convenience of wine sold on the same shelves as food.
Since wine is already being sold in grocery stores in Virginia, Smith said, from his perspective, it's really the state of Tennessee missing out. "We've been selling wine to Tennesseans for a long time in our company. We just haven't been collecting Tennessee sales tax, because they do come to Virginia," said Smith.
But there's also the loss of potential jobs.
Smith estimates 80 percent of his 61 Tennessee stores would have voted for wine in a local referendum, and that would create dozens of openings. "We would've probably put on a person or two in all the stores that sold wine to be able to stock the wine, to be able to be educated in the wine," said Smith.
It's a grocer's disappointment, but one that's not staying without a fight. "We'll be back. We hear our customers," added Smith.
Representative Hill told us he supports working with the bill's sponsor, Representative Jon Lundberg (R) of Bristol, to hear all possible amendments to draft the best possible bill for constituents, and moving forward from there. He said that would likely happen next year rather than in this session.
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Brazil's Cup of Excellence Competition – World Class Farming
The Cup of Excellence award ceremony in Machado, Brazil was preceded by an opportunity to sit down with some of the finalist farmers that had traveled to the competition site.
I always enjoy these round-table discussions with the farmers. Often (I'm thinking of the sessions I've attended in Rwanda and Bolivia) they are first time that many of the coffee farmers have had an opportunity to meet with someone who roasts their coffee. Many of the farmers in these remote regions are dressed up in their best clothes – men in their nicest shirts and ties, looking as uncomfortable as a farmer from anywhere in the world would who has to dress up, and women in seldom-worn special dresses with jewelry and nice shoes that are reserved for very rare special events. The farmers in Brazil, however, being from a much more advanced nation, were well educated and well turned-out – looking much better, in fact, than most of us scruffy coffee cuppers.
The conversation and questions from the Brazilian farmers were very sophisticated, and demonstrated the expertise in their farming that had earned them their places in the competition. I was really impressed by the farmers I spoke with, including Sr. José Roberto Canato of Fazenda Monte Verde outside of Carmo de Minas, MG, who turned out to be the fourth place COE finisher announced in the evening's award ceremony. I also greatly enjoyed conversing with Sr. Tulio Junqueira, owner of the beautiful Carmo Estate fazenda located in the rolling countryside outside of Pouso Alegre, MG, a couple of hour's drive from Machado. Tulio is the head of the Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association ("BSCA"), one of the sponsors of the Brazilian Cup of Excellence competitions, and serves on the board of directors of The Association for Coffee Excellence ("ACE"), the U.S.-based organization that founded and runs the Cup of Excellence program around the world.


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Theatre Breaks
Many people who visit London for a short break are attracted into the city because of the high quality of dramatic arts in the capital. Annual visitors to London's 'Theatreland' are over 10 million per year according to the Society of London Theatre. This number is helped no end by the number of popular musicals, many of which are based on films and so are already very well known to people. We combine tickets to West End shows with great London hotel deals to produce theatre breaks.
It might interest you to look at our weekend theatre breaks if you're visiting London from outside and just want to come for a few days. Please note that some of our theatre deals exclude tickets for the Saturday night show so for most of these deals you would either go on Friday night or see a Saturday matinee performance.
Perhaps you're looking for a deal on cheap theatre breaks? We try to offer the best prices possible whilst trying to give customers the greatest possible hotel experience. Picking from this section gives you tickets to see the likes of Stomp, Wicked, The Commitments and many more.
Our London theatre breaks provide the perfect city break and tickets to an exciting show, so if you fancy a glitzy night out then book now!


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Now he's in a shoo-in for a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Joe Wright's adaptation of Ian McEwan's Atonement. As Robbie, a pure-of-heart but status-challenged gardener's son with lofty aspirations, he makes Keira Knightley's heart skip a beat or eight, and in one particularly sexy library scene, he makes audiences sweat a bit too. It's just another step in the modest actor's climb to superstardom. While racing from a San Francisco hotel to the airport, he took a few minutes to chat about his new movie, what his recent success means for his career, and, blush, what it's like to be one of the sexiest men alive according to People magazine.
So, do you go by James, Jim, or Jimmy?
Well, James, how does it feel to be the fifth-sexiest man alive?
Oh God, I have no idea. I had no idea about any of this until recently. The thing is, I haven't changed. I'm blissfully unaware of my new-found status.
Did you pick up a People and give it a read-through?
No, I haven't yet. I'm trying not to get carried away with my own shit and my own press, you know what I mean?
But it has to be amusing . . .
No, don't get me wrong — it is amusing, but it's very strange to think somebody thinks that. Thank you very much, but, honestly, I'm not going to think about it that much.
Still, your wife must enjoy bragging about that to her friends. "I'm married to the fifth-sexiest man alive. Your husband's an accountant."[Laughs]. She finds it hilarious.
You've gone from a virtual unknown who had to take roles simply because it was work to a leading man able to choose his own roles. Do you have a grasp on that professional transformation?
I don't think I do yet, really. I haven't been able to choose my roles for very long, and that started only after Atonement. So as much as public awareness of my work has increased, I've still had to audition for myself. Now that I can choose what I want, I find it kind of strange that I haven't chosen to do anything yet. I've found it too difficult to choose. I almost wish I could go back to auditioning for parts, to have them picked for you.
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Beyonce lip-synched inauguration anthem?
Did Beyonce' lip-sync the national anthem at the inauguration, or didn't she?
A spokeswoman for the Marine Band initially said Beyonce' did, but now the U.S. Marine Corps says no one in the band is in a position to say for sure.
A Marine Corps spokesman says there was no opportunity for Beyonce' to rehearse with the Marine Band. He confirms the band did not perform live. All the music for the inauguration was recorded in advance in case of a problem.
Kelly Clarkson's representative says Clarkson sang live for "My Country 'Tis Of Thee."
Beyonce's representative has not responded to requests for comment.
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What the Germs in Your Bellybutton Say About You
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About 18 months ago, a researcher in the laboratory of a North Carolina State University professor came up with an idea to explore the ecology and evolution of daily life and wanted to find a spot on the body that would be exemplify that. Turns out, it's the bellybutton! The tiny anatomical vestibule was actually a museum of lifetime experiences.


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Police: 10-year-old girls chased by attempted kidnapper
A string of attempted kidnappings in Pueblo continued Friday with two 10-year-old girls reporting they were chased by a man.
Police say it happened around 2 p.m. near Portland Park.
The girls told police they were walking down the street when a man yelled at them to get in his truck. The girls ran to a nearby convenience store to call police. They say the man tried to chase them, but was unable to catch up.
The girls described the man as a Hispanic with a thin build. He has a gray and dark brown mustache, a goatee, gray and dark brown hair pulled back into a ponytail, and a blue hummingbird tattoo.
The girls told police the man was wearing a white, backwards baseball cap with a red or black letter A on it. He was also wearing a white T-shirt with a stripe pattern, long-sleeved button up shirt over it and tennis shoes.
The man's truck is described as a teal or blue '80s or '90s model, possibly a Ford F-150. The girls say the truck has a gray or silver stripe on the side, a wooden rack in the bed of the truck, black trash bags in the bed of the truck and possibly a gunny sack in the cab.
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Cold Facts That Refuse to Die: Jim Carrey Badgers Fox News
Original post made by Libertarian Forever, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Mar 29, 2013
One thing Fox News will not stand for is sleaze ball comedians making fun of one of the giants in their pantheon of the Gods. I'm speaking of the late great Charlaten Heston. That having been said, Jim Carrey isn't about to let Fox News have the last word.
The 51-year-old put out a statement on Friday alleging that the cable news channel had "viciously" slandered him via its coverage of the Funny or Die video he released earlier this week, titled "Cold Dead Hand," that pokes fun at the late former NRA president Charlaten Heston and his gun zealot followers.
In the statement, the "Liar, Liar" actor, who, get it, lies a lot, says he would "take them to task legally if I felt they were worth my time or that anyone with a brain in their head could actually fall for such irresponsible buffoonery." What Carrey obviously failed to appreciate is, yes, there are lots of boobs out there who fall regularly for such irresponsible buffoonery.
In the video, which was posted this week, Carrey portrays both Heston and a country singer who mocks Heston and accuses him of trying to compensate for a certain, er, well publicized small body part with guns.
As for what Fox News analysts have been saying about Carrey and the video that prompted this objective analysis: "He is probably the most pathetic tool on the face of the Earth and I hope his career is dead, and he ends up sleeping in a car the way his life began," Greg Gutfield implored on the network's nightly show "The Five" this week. "This video only made me want to go out, buy a gun, and start celebrating the 4th of July early. He thinks this is biting satire when he goes after rural America and a dead man - a God among men at that - and I couldn't care less if he had a small body part."
Another conservative Fox contributor, Laura Ingram, also bashed Carrey, reminding viewers that his latest flick, "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," was a box-office bomb and insisting that the video was meant to deflect from his "cold, dead career. Carrey has not been funny since, I don't know, 'The Truman Show.'" She continued: "And, I don't know, if his films aren't succeeding like they used to, then it logically follows I guess that he's lying about guns and the people who shoot them." She then concluded: "Do you like my new hair style?"
Carrey, meanwhile, made it clear in Friday's statement that he wasn't taking anything Fox staffers had to say seriously. "Fox News is a last resort for kinda-sorta-journalists whose options have been severely limited by their extreme and intolerant views; a media colostomy bag that has begun to burst at the seams."
Fox News, through spokesman Bill O'Reilly, compared Charletan Heston to Abraham Lincoln, whom he knows a great deal about because he paid a ghost writer to pen a best-selling book, purchased in the millions by the Koch brothers, on Lincoln to which O'Reilly then added his name. "If you think I'm kidding, just go buy the book. It's all in there."
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a resident of another community
on Mar 30, 2013 at 7:29 am
So his statement on Friday is basically a 3rd grader's potty joke! Way to keep it classy, Jim! Whoa! Put your energy into reinventing your career!
a resident of Danville
on Mar 30, 2013 at 8:51 am
Shouldn't this piece have appeared on Monday? Well done!
a resident of Livermore
on Mar 30, 2013 at 10:05 am
i gotta say heston was good in the planet of the apes...i like the line "get your smelly hands off me" when he was caught by the apes!
i don't know much about the nra but i guess somebody has to speak up...i don't have a problem with people owning guns...this world has gotten more and more dangerous...it's important for citizens to know how to protect themselves...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 31, 2013 at 11:45 pm
Tacky, tacky, to mock a great and honored person.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 1, 2013 at 4:35 am
The Truman Show was probably the most forgettable movie ever made. . . Not quite in the league of Ben Hur or Ten Commandments, and a very long list of great movies for 40 years.
Carrey is quite a little pxxxk to mock such a giant, who is out of his league, and also, dead. Carrey is a coward.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Apr 1, 2013 at 12:35 pm
I believe it is a true statement to say most comedians are liberal rather than conservative.I have yet to see anyone on the far right who appears to have a sense of humor.I did not see Carey's piece on Heston so no comment on that.
a resident of another community
on Apr 1, 2013 at 7:06 pm
Well hoops I have yet to see anyone on the far left who appears to have common sense in the least.
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The shape formed when you have a threesome consisting of two guys and one girl. With the girl on her hands and knees with a guy at each end. One man is getting his penis sucked while the other penetrates from behind. While these acts are taking place the two men are high fiving each other because they can't believe that the chick agreed to this act. With every thrust the 'A' tends to wobble.
by The Showrunner October 16, 2003
Clearly, you have this position all wrong. The only correct way to participate is by doing it with two girls and one guy inbetween. Though this may seem very awkward and impossible, it can be managed. The guy bends over backwards, resting on a chair, or, if talented enough, the girls might be able to hold him up (bringing them in closer to create an "A"). One girl strattles the guy, while he performs oral sex on the other. Thus, creating the "Wobbly A."
Kail and Sarah wobbly A-ed with him last night!!
by Bertha & Patsy February 16, 2004
No No No No, I am sorry but you are both mistaken. A Wobbly A is created when 2 men hold up a girl who's belly is facing the ceiling so her back is parallel with the ground. The girl's legs are straddled around one man's hips and her arms are holdin on to the other's legs. While one man enters her vajeen, the other dip sticks into her mouth. So when both men are thrusting, the capital letter A is created, but it so happens to be wobbly as shit.
Adam: "dude, we Wobbly A'ed the fuck outa that chick last night"
Lou: "Wobbly A's all day!"
John: is that girl getting spit roasted, in an inverse Eiffel Tower?
Lou: yea its called a Wobbly A bro.
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A sexual position involving three girls. One girl is on hands and knees eating out a girl who is kneeling. The second girl will be holding the legs and eating out girl number three, who is hand standing and eating out girl one.
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Format: Nintendo GameCube
Launch Date: Sept. 25, 2006
ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
Game Type: Role-Playing
Game Accessories: Memory Card
Players: 1
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games/Monolith Software/tri-Crescendo
Baten Kaitos Origins is a prequel to Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, a Nintendo GameCube exclusive released in late 2004. The plot revolves around a group of characters who are struggling to discover the source of frightening changes (both natural and political) that are occurring in their world. During their journey, they will learn many details that help flesh out the first game, including how the despotic Empire government came to be.
• Players explore a massive world filled with memorable characters and bizarre creatures. From the high-tech high-rises of the empire to a rustic farming hamlets, the level and character design in Baten Kaitos Origins is wildly innovative.
• Players immerse themselves in the Baten Kaitos universe. With a twisting, turning storyline, dozens of side quests and thousands of lines of voice-acted dialogue, they will easily spend 80+ hours in this world.
• Players leap into the fray with the real-time combat system. With hundreds of weapons, armor pieces and items at their disposal, even fights against the smallest monsters will be a fun and frantic experience.
Game storyline:
Baten Kaitos Origins takes place 20 years before the first Baten Kaitos game. It explains how the diabolical Emperor Geldoblame rose to power, and it also fills in many details about the heroes from the first title. In addition, players will learn about the origins of the world itself and why the Lost Ocean is returning.
The hero, a blue-haired young man named Sagi, was sent to assassinate the Emperor but found the job had been done for him. Blamed for the death, he's now on the run with two friends – a robot named Guillo and a young woman named Milly. (Character names are not final.)
How to progress through the game:
In the initial stages, the player's party will progress in a linear fashion, moving from one area to the next along a set path. After playing the game for a few hours, players will acquire a ship that lets them visit areas in the order of their choosing, allowing them to either pursue optional side quests or blast through the main mission as they see fit.
Special powers/weapons/moves/features:
Unlike traditional RPGs, where characters gain levels in categories such as strength and agility, the majority of leveling-up occurs by procuring better Magnus cards. There are more than 600 different Magnus cards in Baten Kaitos Origins, some of which have truly fantastical properties. Players can acquire cards in many different ways, including trading, buying, winning as spoils of war or by creating them themselves.


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There are an abundance of activities to enjoy in and around Lake Placid Lodge, though it's perfectly alright to do nothing at all. Whether you prefer to curl up in front of a fireplace and take on the challenge of a handcrafted Stave puzzle or decide to hike one of the ancient Adirondack trails, each season offers an array of options for your Lake Placid vacation. Some of our favorite winter activities include ice-skating on the frozen lake or at the 1980 Olympic Oval, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing on pristine trails, or downhill skiing on the longest vertical drop in the East Coast at Whiteface Mountain.
Spring and summer Lake Placid getaways offer endless adventures on and off the water. Take a tour of Lake Placid aboard our 35' mahogany Hacker-Craft. Enjoy fishing, kayaking and canoeing, or captain one of our electric boats. Shady forests beckon, clear streams tumble along, and pristine trails meander toward the sky. The Adirondack Park has 46 mountains over 4,000 feet high, 3,000 lakes and ponds and 30,000 miles of river and stream to explore. And napping in the lean-to is a long-standing Adirondack tradition. Those looking to soak in the rich culture of this beautiful area can also visit the numerous museums and local attractions located just a short drive from our lakeside retreat. And following an afternoon of hiking or skiing, treat yourself to a soothing in-room massage.
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The Canada vs. U.S. Soccer Game Proves Female Athletes Deserve Our Respect
Kolby Solinsky | Posted 10.08.2012 | Canada
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Monday's Canada vs. the States soccer game was so good it made you forget you were watching women's soccer, or care (if you did). Too often, female athletes have to fight for airtime, and for recognition. It shouldn't be like that, but sports are sexist in nature. We're all guilty of slighting female athletes. So, thank God for Monday, because we can't now. Compared to this, Usain Bolt's thrilling 9.63 seconds was like a warmup to something better.


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Success Follows Happiness, Not the Other Way Around
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Did you know you can actually train yourself to be happy? Happy and fully engaged leaders are important in the workplace, but it's just as vital for them to help their team learn how to get engaged with their own work. In this competitive, ever-changing and highly demanding business environment, more personal happiness might just be the big competitive advantage you've been looking for.


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Overview: Hanukkah may be over this year, but there's still time to kickstart this family-friendly board game about collecting candles for your menorah. Buy, sell, or auction candles, but watch out for the unlit ones! Candle Quest is a light strategy game that is year-round fun for any family, whether you celebrate Hanukkah or Christmas or Festivus.
Players: 2 to 5
Ages: 5 and up
Playing Time: 30 to 45 minutes
Retail: $25 on Kickstarter for game; other reward levels available
Rating: Excellent gameplay; components and art still in development.
Who Will Like It? Families looking for a light strategy game that does involve some math and economic thinking but doesn't get too complex — there are also optional rules for younger players to simplify the game, but my six-year-old liked the full rules with the auctions.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
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south central eastern washington state. long ways from one point to another, but would love to connect w any qb members out here!
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Hearthhush, I live in Bossier how far away are you? Looks about an hour or more away. Zip code 71111.
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Scotland have been doing it tough ... because of injury.Those shod in brogues with a burr in their voice delight in warning us about the perils of rugby in Scotland.
Latterly that has been more about the conditions you might encounter at Murrayfield or the post-match social dangers.
There has been little to scare the All Blacks since the early 90's when men like the Hastings and Milne brothers, David Soul, John Jeffrey, Finlay Calder and Gary Armstrong gave it a decent shake for the tartan terrors.
The teams have met 28 times in tests with stalemates in 1964 and 1983 and the rest in favour of the men in black.
Nothing suggests there will be any momentous celebrations from the Scots when they tangle with the All Blacks in the first test on Monday week.
But there might be a blip on the radar with little-credentialed Frenchman Jerome Garces to take charge of this test under the new laws.
The biggies are the changed "crouch touch set" scrum sequences and the use it or lose it five second rule for rucks.
Neither should worry the All Blacks, who want to play an up tempo style and have worked hard on everyone being multi-skilled to deal with the many components in a quicker contest.
How Garces reacts to this assignment will be part of the fascination of the All Blacks' first Northern Hemisphere start under Steve Hansen.
Scotland have been doing it tough with a clutch of senior men including Joe Ansbro, Chris Cusiter, Rory Lamont, Nikki Walker and Alasdair Dickinson not available because of injury.
They have only been in training camps after three months of inactivity since they toured Downunder in June.
Coach Andy Robinson is buoyant though about building on the work his side completed when they beat the Wallabies, Fiji and Samoa on that trip.
They have a new captain, flanker Kelly Brown and know they have to ramp up the physical clout in the side to compete with the All Blacks.
The All Blacks then play Italy, Wales and England and while they miss France on this tour they will host the beaten World Cup finalists three times next June as the entree to the second Rugby Championship.
The June schedule begins in Auckland then moves to Christchurch and New Plymouth before Wellington, Hamilton and Auckland host the domestic Rugby Championship tests with Dunedin the final home venue for the third Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies.


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Is our local cable franchise threatened by Congress?
Original post made by Natalie Fisher, Midtown, on Jun 11, 2006
"House Passes Controversial Telecom Bill
Meanwhile in the House, lawmakers passed the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act, known as the COPE bill. The controversial telecommunications legislation would permit phone and cable companies to operate Internet and other digital communications service as private networks, free of policy safeguards or governmental oversight. The bill would effectively end what is known as "net neutrality" which is the concept that that everyone, everywhere, should have free, universal and non-discriminatory access to the Internet. The bill would also cut back the obligation of cable TV companies to devote channels to public access and fund the facilities to run them. And the COPE bill would replace local cable franchises with national franchises."
I have no idea what is meant by "national franchises" but it could mean that Palo Alto would lose control over the Comcast franchise and the public and government access channels would no longer be required.
We might lose them.
I have the impression that the Senate will take up this issue as early as next week.
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a resident of Midtown
on Jul 11, 2006 at 5:32 pm
"Network neutrality" doesn't mean Internet access would be free or universal, but it does mean that it would be non-discriminatory. So far, in its consideration of telecom legislation this year, Congress has voted against including a network neutrality requirement. Representative Anna Eshoo offered an amendment to protect network neutrality, but it was defeated.
If Congress replaces local franchises with national franchises, Palo Alto would indeed lose control over franchising any TV providers, including Comcast and AT&T. How many PEG channels TV providers had to provide would be up to the feds.
The California Legislature is considering a bill, AB 2987, that would replace local franchises with statewide franchises. If it were to pass, Palo Alto would lose control over franchising any TV providers, including Comcast and AT&T. How many PEG channels TV providers had to provide would be up to the state. Assemblymember Ira Ruskin and Senator Joe Simitian have both voted for this bill. If you wish they hadn't, please let them know.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 11, 2006 at 5:40 pm
The telecomm giants say that net neutrality would choke-off innovation. The truth is that, if they get their way, we'll go back to the bad-old days of near monopoly and no impetus for innovation.
Remember when AT&T controlled everything and the only company that made legal phones was the AT&T-owned Western Electric? In those days it was even illegal to hook-up an answering machine to your phone because AT&T didn't make one.
Eventually, AT&T was broken-up and real innovation started. Now, the so-called "Baby Bells" are reassembling and regaining political power.
The current innovations happen BECAUSE OF net neutrality.
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You pay for what you need- the giants had a tremendous need at dt and safety hence the inflated contracts to Rolle and canty- now te giants have options at safety and don't need to overpay- if anything after the needs of resigning jpp nicks Cruz the need moves more to olineand maybe cb/ lb and maybe even dt again- but giants may address via draft depending on cap
Well we don't know what he'll ask
For coming up- but as it stands it is not a big contract for sure
I say get rid of rolle before KP. He often takes bad angles in coverage and there is way to much communication issues. Plus he is good for at least one knuckle head play a game. I think Rolle has been very over rated thus far.
Base Salary S. Bonus Misc. Bonus Cap Hit 2010 4,750,000 1,000,000 250,000 6,000,000 2011 1,250,000 2,000,000 250,000 3,500,000 2012 6,750,000 2,000,000 250,000 9,000,000 2013 7,000,000 2,000,000 250,000 9,250,000 2014 7,000,000 2,000,000 250,000 9,250,000
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The Giants don't typically cut guys just to make cap room. If you get cut by the Giants with time left on your contract, it's because you can't play. Antrel Rolle can play.
I'd rather they keep him as long as he doesn't ask for to much. I honestly think the future of this team at the Safety position is Will Hill.


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Hi both
Glad to hear that you're having fun . . . . although that appears to be with everything except the cycling :-) The truckers meal looks like it could have fed you for a week!!! I have no idea where you guys put it all . . . . but then again it sounds as though you are going to need more meals like that!! - lol
Just to let you know that I'm getting posters done to promote the raffle so hopefully that will generate a lot more money and I'm sure if Kathy updates the pub with your efforts so far a lot more people will think about donating!!
Anyways, I hope it's getting easier and that Jim's knee doesn't give him too much trouble . . . thinking of you and sort of jealous as I sit here at my desk . . . uummm maybe not :-)
Stay safe and I look forward to the next installment.
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After a stressful 36 post Glastonbury hours the leaving event went swimmingly, a massive thank you to everyone who came and bought raffle tickets etc... We were really chuffed with the send off we received and it gave us a big motivational boost. The cycle to Harwich was tougher than expected mainly due to Jim's unnoticed half flat tyre and the post Glastonbury hangovers still looming. After 75km hard struggle we eventually arrived in Harwich with about 90mins to spare.
Having located our cabin we went in search for food, we found an expensive buffet so opted for the cheaper sounding truckers cafe only to be ejected due to the fact that we're not truckers. We thought the truckers only sign was just there for effect! We then played the charity ace card and managed to blag the works (free food and drinks) and instantly became honorary truckers
The captain awoke us at 6am and we obviously returned to truckers cafe for breakfast, both of us dismayed by the emittance of black pudding, amateurs!
After being dragged away from the all you can eat buffet half an hour after the boat had docked we eventually made it on to dry land and on to the continent clearly the last off the boat. After some minor maintenance to both bikes we left the port at the hook of Holland and headed off towards Rotterdam. We took the cycle path which followed the river southbound to the heart of Rotterdam. This was a cracking option as the path was easy to navigate and was surprisingly beautiful once out of the port itself.
Getting in to Rotterdam we treated ourselves to a decent traditional dutch lunch as we had spent no money whatsoever so far... again cracking.
When in Rotterdam we managed to gain an accomplice in the shape of the tallest 17 year old in Holland named Maurice, who had a strange fascination with Tim Westwood
Although Jim cycling into a bollard was a highlight.
Leaving Rotterdam we headed for Utrecht via Gouda (as in the cheese) a quaint historic town with a medieval style open town square which was well worth a visit especially on seeing our first dutch windmill. The final push to Utrecht was tough as by the time we reached our friends apartment in Utrecht we realized we'd cycled 175km in 27 hours, Jim's knee hurt. Getting to the apartment in Utrecht though is just a small step of the many we have to come... this is gonna be harder than we thought.
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Hi both
I had a great time with you guys the other days while traveling to Maastricht. The evening in the forest was hilarious and the name Mitch will never be the same again. I can't believe how smoothly those 96km's to Maastricht went (After cycling 60km today i was totally exhausted!)
So, have a good journey and keep writin' them poems Lint!
W/e blood.