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SLIDESHOW: West Seattle's own medical marijuana outlet tailors to a thriving market
Drive past 5437 California Ave s.w. and nothing really catches the eye. An old sign for Lange and Peizer Commercial Real Estate still stands, although that company has moved to a different location. A closer look, however, reveals the space is still bustling with customers as G.A.M.E. Collective, a medical marijuana outlet owned by Brionne Corbray.
Once inside, medical marijuana patients are greeted with potent flowery aromatics in a simple, clean waiting area and a warm welcome from Diane Cook, the matriarch/day-to-day operator of the West Seattle store. Behind Cook are stained-wood cabinets stocked with 30 jars of different marijuana strains and a myriad of THC-infused tinctures, baked goods and candies. A hand-written menu above the cabinets details the current offerings, from ice cream at $20 a pint to Skywalker Kush marijuana bud running $10 a gram.
G.A.M.E. stands for Green Piece Alternative Medicine and Education, and Collective stands for the three outlets started by 46-year-old Corbray – one in West Seattle, one in Federal Way and another in North Seattle.
As for the low profile and lack of signage, Corbray said, "You don't really have to put up a sign for the space because people will find it. People who don't know what it is will just keep moving by."
Many customers at the West Seattle location live here, but Corbray said just as many travel to California Ave from East Seattle and Mercer Island.
Walk-in customers would be turned away as G.A.M.E only sells their plethora of marijuana buds, tinctures and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana) treats to people with a medical marijuana card issued by a doctor.
Washington voters approved medicinal marijuana in 1998.
"It (medical marijuana) is really helpful for people and people need to understand that," Corbray said. "It's not for kids and there are a set of rules you have to follow and we are a stickler for that. We are here to help people that really need it. I've seen it relieve pain like you can't believe."
Corbray relayed stories of elderly West Seattle residents, many of them over 80-years-old, who are regulars at the collective. He home delivers to a West Seattle woman in her 80's living with multiple sclerosis.
"This lady was shaking … and I gave her some tincture under her tongue and within ten minutes there was no more shaking," he said. "She had tried smoking it and the smoking didn't stop the shakes, but the tincture did."
Another 85-year-old woman living with chronic pain buys THC-filled pills from the collective. Corbray said she takes the Sativa pill during the day (known for a more energetic high) and switches to the Indica pill at night when she's ready for bed (known for it ability to get patients some rest).
On average, customers have 30 to 35 different varieties of marijuana bud for smoking to choose from along with the many baked goods and tinctures. What's the reason for such variety?
"The thing about THC is the body builds up a resistance to it," he said. "What people can do here is get different types and mix them together to get what relief they want and their bodies don't get used to it."
G.A.M.E. Collective opened July 1st 2010 and Corbray said the decision to get into the business came about by happenstance.
He had gone back to school to become a film producer and decided to make a documentary with friends, titled "The House that Mary Jane Built." They traveled to dispensaries and spoke with medical marijuana movers and shakers across Washington, Oregon and California, trying to capture the essence of the movement.
At some point Corbray said to himself, "Whoa, there is something here, there is a story here." The story, it turns out, was that he should get involved on the forefront of medical marijuana collectives popping up in Western Washington.
"I was thinking of it as the new gold rush, but I was calling it the green rush," he said.
Taxes lead to legitimacy
Late in 2010 the Washington State Department of Revenue sent notifications to several medical marijuana outlets explaining that medical marijuana sales are categorized as retail sales (not prescription drug sales) and are therefore subject to Washington sales tax. According to Corbray, who has not received a notification but has talked to other owners who have, the letter says medical marijuana stores need to start collecting taxes in February of 2011.
To read the DOR's official stance on medical marijuana sales, click here.
Corbray said he has spoken to others in the business that see taxation as a burden, but he welcomes it as a firm step toward the legitimacy of dispensaries in Washington.
"I've got an accountant and we are getting everything structured for us so that we're ready to go (in) February," he said. "I'm not going to even question it. I'll pay it because once we make that first payment we are all good, for good."
Corbray's statement of being, "all good, for good," makes sense in light of a law that can be murky at times.
According to an AP report posted by the Seattle Times, "… some prosecutors and the Health Department maintain such dispensaries are illegal."
The report continues, "… the law does not allow for marijuana sales. Instead, patients must grow marijuana themselves or designate a caregiver to grow it for them."
Sgt. Sean Whitcomb with the Seattle Police Department said investigation of medical marijuana dispensaries would be in response to community complaints.
According to the SPD Policy and Procedure Manual, "the Seattle Police Department is sensitive to the fact that some medical marijuana patients and designated providers may have difficulty obtaining marijuana for medicinal use." The manual states the following conditions would be considered in investigating a dispensary: "presence of weapons, theft of electrical power, other illegal drugs at the premise, record of citizen complaint and/or nuisance behavior consistent with narcotics trafficking, presence of children, environmental concerns and violent crime or other demonstrated dangers to the community."
As for where tax revenues on medicinal marijuana end up, Corbray hopes they are reinvested in education and public works.
"This is a tax revenue base that can help make a difference in Washington," Corbray said, adding that his son has to share textbooks at his high school and the roads of West Seattle are littered with cavernous pot holes.
"It's a source of income for the state to pay off stuff like that," he added.
He believes in the domino effect of medical marijuana taxation, saying once other states see the revenue pulled in from marijuana sales in Washington, other states will eventually follow.
"To me, once you start paying taxes it doesn't matter who is in office," Corbray said in reference to President Obama's decision to leave states alone when it comes to medical marijuana laws … a policy that could change if Obama loses the election in 2012. "They can't go back and take those payments back. Once states start seeing other states making money on taxes, they'll jump on board."
"Because, trust me, republicans seem to like money more than democrats. Once they see that money coming in they'll say OK," Corbray said. "They'll put a spin on it that makes it moral … they'll say, 'It's God's plant' and this and that. They'll put a spin on it that makes it seem it's the righteous thing to do. Shoot, Rush Limbaugh will be talking about how if he would have been smoking pot he wouldn't have been hooked on, y'know, (painkillers)."
Business is good for the G.A.M.E. Collective, and with success comes expansion. His future plans include a fourth location in East Seattle, opening a medical marijuana coffee shop at the West Seattle location (he said he'll have a sign made once that happens), putting on marijuana cultivation workshops and informational seminars and eventually growing all of his own medicine instead of purchasing from outside growers.
To opponents of Corbray's chosen profession, he said, "To me, this is still America. It ain't the 1950s, 60s, 70s or 80s either. The thing is that people may feel different about it, but everyone has a right to pursue what they want to do without worrying about someone else."
The G.A.M.E. Collective is at 5437 California Ave s.w. They can be found online at THCFinder.com (http://www.thcfinder.com/dispensaries/wa/Seattle/g.a.m.e-collective-north-seattle), a yellow pages for medical marijuana dispensaries.
For more information on medical marijuana in Washington, please check out this FAQ from the Washington State Department of Health: http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/medical-marijuana/FAQmore.htm.
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2. Breeding the Honeybee - (Brother Adam) The only book in publication that gives a thorough review of the quirks and traits of most geographical races of bees. There is also a good description of the mechanics of a breeding program designed to achieve measured and consistent improvement in the strain of bees and their performance.
3. Breeding Superbees - (Steve Taber) The best book on selecting rare traits for long term improvement of bees.
4. The Hive and The Honeybee - (Dadant) For its consideration of just about everything in beekeeping. Never mind that the two-queen method they propound is lousy or that their pollen collection boards are poor performers, all around, its still one of the best general purpose beekeeping books around.
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While just over a third of High River's 13,000 residents affected by the Alberta floods are allowed to return Saturday, debate is still swirling around the seizure of firearms from evacuated homes.
RCMP said they searched all 5,000 homes after the bodies of three victims were discovered in the river and several other people were reported missing. The goal, according to RCMP, was to search for bodies or missing people. However they also removed an undisclosed number of firearms from the homes, a decision that angered some residents and gun rights advocates.
"We surmised that we were in a mass casualty situation and we were conducting a search and rescue operation and entered the home under that authority," said inspector Garrett Woolsey with the High River RCMP detachment.
"Also there was a local state of emergency that also supports us in that endeavor. We didn't seize them for criminal purposes. We simply secured them for public safety," he said.
Legislation gives police additional powers during a state of emergency to enter homes. Woolsey said forced entry was only used as a last resort and locksmiths were called in to help.
But lawyer and Canadian firearms law expert Solomon Friedman said even if RCMP has the legal authority to enter the homes, they do not have the power to remove property.
"[State of Emergency] doesn't give them carte blanche to take whatever items, temporarily or otherwise, because they deem it advisable," Friedman said. "As long as they're stored in conformance with the regulation they're like any other private property and can't be disturbed."
Federal regulations says stored long guns, like rifles and shotguns, must be unloaded and disabled, either by a trigger lock, cable lock or by removing the bolt. Restricted weapons, like handguns, must be stored and locked in a secure room, safe or vault.
It is unclear whether all the confiscated firearms violated these requirements but may become apparent if residents are charged with improper storage.
Friedman believes residents likely moved their firearms out of flood prone areas of the home, such as the basement, which is why they were out in the open.
Once all residents were evacuated RCMP created a perimeter around the town to monitor the situation and prevent residents from re-entering their homes. Woolsey said security was increased after the homes were searched.
"There is no special permission that the RCMP has to go door to door and seize them. It becomes as civil break and enter at that point," Solomon said.
However, Woolsey said RCMP were acting within the law, adding that the firearms are being stored at the High River RCMP detachment.
But Friedman asked why other harmful items like knives and bow and arrows were not removed.
RCMP said they removed firearms which were in "plain view" but Woolsey didn't know if that was the case in every instance.
"They are being logged and recorded and will be returned to their owner in due course, as soon as we can, once this disaster is over."
He added that RCMP don't yet have a procedure of how they will return the firearms to their rightful owners or what could happen to family heirlooms including grandfathered prohibited firearms.
Friedman fears the government will require proof of ownership, something some gun owners won't be able to provide for long guns and heirlooms. Restricted firearms will be registered with the federal government.
On Friday, the Prime Minister weighed in, asking RCMP to return the firearms as soon as possible.
Friedman said issues of firearms seizures will not be resolved by suing the RCMP, who's funding ultimately comes from the public purse, but through changing the law.
"People need to respectfully pressure their politicians to reform and repeal the Firearms Act," said Friedman. "For as long as it is a criminal offence to peacefully possess a firearm without licence or authorization from the government, gun owners will be treated like presumptive criminals. Their homes will be entered without warrant and their property will be seized without due cause."
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Taping the backing is so important. Basting spray instead of pins helped me a lot too. Less shifting.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Taping the backing is so important. Basting spray instead of pins helped me a lot too. Less shifting.
If you heavily starch your backing fabric before layering, that will stabilize the backing for both pinning and quilting. It eliminates a lot of puckering problems.
I was taught to baste an X through the quilt, then a - from side to side and top to bottom. Smooth the space between the basting and if any fabric pools up at the basting stitches the back is not taunt enough. The back needs to be pretty darn taunt.
i had this problem and i was using the walking foot that came with my machine. i changed to a regular foot and it is alot better.
I pin my quilts with large safety pins. I have a glass topped dining table and I use squeeze type wood clamps and smooth out the back, clamp using at least 8 clamps, smooth out batting, clamp with same clamps, smooth out top and clamp, same 8 clamps, repeat until all is pinned about 3-4" all over. I pin all around the edge of the last border real close and don't remove these pins until I'm ready to trim it. I almost always do a large stipple, meander or whatever, going through the center top to bottom, then go across the center, side to side, then quilt all one quarter, then just repeat until the center is quilted, then quilt the borders, removing a few pins at a time. This method works great for me.
Wow!!! I have made over 60 quilts and never even heard of taping the backing down until today. Never had a problem with it moving around. But love all of these little tidbits, because you never know when you will need them!!


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Sanjay Poonen likes to move fast.
Since joining VMware as general manager of the company's end-user computing group in August, Poonen has overseen a flurry of developments. He helped roll out a new version of the company's desktop virtualization software and helped the company jump into the mobile management service market with an intent to buy AirWatch, a mobile management service company, in January for $1.54 billion.
Poonen joined VMware (VMW), the world's top maker of virtualization software, after serving as president of the mobile division for SAP (SAP), a global multibillion dollar enterprise software company.
He recently met with IBD to discuss the company's new initiatives.
IBD: VMware is the leader in virtualization software for servers, which lets companies save money by running multiple applications on one server. What's the difference between that and desktop virtualization software?
Poonen: Imagine you have 10 half-full glasses of water and you pour all that water into one big jug and then pour it out as people need it. That is what you do with server virtualization. You avoid buying half-empty servers. You have a single server and you virtualize processes inside that. So you have saved on hardware. That's the principle of server virtualization.
It's the same thing with a desktop. Rather than install software on every person's desktop, you put this in for thousands of people across the world.
You can put a lot of computational power on the server, and it works really fast. That is the essence and principal of desktop virtualization.
You don't have to have this software on your desktop or laptop.
The other issue is security breaches. The less data you have on there, the more you can control from the server, but you don't have to give up the ease of use that people want.
IBD: VMware launched a new version of its desktop virtualization software in April. How does it differ from last year's version?
Poonen: The industry has been looking for a unified approach to roll out (software applications to) desktops. Our new product brings desktop virtualization and application delivery in one unified platform. It's a new way to drive adoption.
IBD: Who are VMware's rivals in desktop virtualization?
Poonen: We were a late bloomer in desktop virtualization (started in 2007). Citrix Systems (CTXS) has been in that space, but they have kind of sputtered in their growth and innovation. We are the newer kid on the block with a more innovative, modern approach.
IBD: Why acquire Desktone, a leading producer of desktop-as-a-service software, in October?
Poonen: My first priority (at VMware) was to make an innovative play into cloud computing for desktops. That is desktop-as-a-service. Desktone had built their entire stack on our technology. They are the leaders and coined the term desktop-as-a-service. It's for business users who want access to their data, apps and content anywhere, anytime.
It's just like accessing Google Gmail. You go to a (website) and get your mail. It's $35 per user per month, practically $1 per day. It's cheaper than the price of coffee.
IBD: Is DaaS the same as cloud-based computing, which lets companies store and access data over the Internet?
Poonen: Cloud computing is the notion of doing everything as a service, not in your data centers, but in the private and public cloud. Desktop-as-a-service is the same concept for desktops and applications. So rather than having all of your software installed, you go to a (website) and get all of your desktop applications.
IBD: Does VMware have any DaaS rivals?
Poonen: Amazon.com (AMZN) announced their WorkSpaces product a month after (VMware acquired Desktone). So as they say, imitation is the best form of flattery. It's nice when a large vendor endorses our vision of desktop-as-a-service. Most of what we have seen of their product will play in the lower end of the market. It's priced the same, but it's significantly less in functionality.
In December, Cisco Systems (CSCO) launched its desktop-as-a-service offering. It's a revamped branding and reoffering of Desktone.
Cisco is a strategic partner. In February, we announced a strategic partnership with Google (GOOGL). Its Chromebook is layered with Desktone's desktop-as-a-service, so we have tremendous momentum on our own and with leading partners.
IBD: Why buy AirWatch?
Poonen:: It's important to be where the world of end users is going. We had a really good cloud computing story with data centers and desktop-as-a-service, but we didn't have a mobile story.
We were winning desktop (virtualization) deals at an increasing pace against Citrix, but AirWatch was running away with mobile deals. Up to 90% of our desktop customers were picking AirWatch (for mobile management services). Every customer needs to have a managed and secure mobile experience, and AirWatch does it better than anybody else.


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Report: Warriors making a play for free-agent forward Carl Landry
In other New Orleans Hornets free agent news ...
Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News Group reports that the Golden State Warriors are going after free-agent power forward Carl Landry, late of the Hornets.
A source tells Thompson that talks are progressing, but Golden State doesn't have a lot of cap room to make Landry a substantial offer.
https://twitter.com/gswscribe/status/223600410479435777 Landry's best season came in 2009-10, which he split between the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings. He was traded by the Kings to the Hornets in February 2011, and he averaged 12.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 41 games last season.


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The New Scientist has an interesting article about the amount of AIDS-HIV denialism that is present on the internet and who the people are that support this perspective.
"It is tempting to dismiss the so-called AIDS denialism movement out of hand, but it has a strong internet presence, with a plethora of websites and blogs that can mislead the unwary. While the movement has lately suffered some significant blows to its credibility, it has in the recent past wielded extraordinary influence, especially in southern Africa, the centre of the world's AIDS epidemic. "Denialism has been relegated to the fringes of the internet, but it isn't of no consequence," says John Moore, an immunologist at Weill Cornell Medical College, Ithaca, New York, and one of the world's foremost AIDS researchers. "It can still cost the lives of unsuspecting people."
"The origins of the AIDS denialism movement can be traced back to 1987, four years after the discovery of HIV."
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Im ready to start investing in some parts but im so confused about the tuning aspect. I want to get a down,up-pipe, exhaust, and a Turbo of some type in the next few days but I am so confused about the tuning. I like the idea of the TurboXS system but not to sure about there exhaust.
Heres the setup I want tell me what is entailed or need and how hard or expensive the tuning will be. Thanks for the help
Blitz SUS-Kit
Godspeed Up-pipe
Godspeed Downpipe
Exhaust (not sure yet maybe HKS)
Supra TT Pump
STi Injectors
IHI VF (22,23,30 not sure what the most power I can get besides going with the PE series?)
Blitz or GReddy FMIC
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Fri. March 12, 2010 | Keith Niebuhr
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Offensive coordinator Tony Sparano hasn't made any personal comments about the Dolphins this week in meetings, according to players. But they know the story, how Sparano was fired by the Dolphins with three games remaining last season. RB Joe McKnight said they'd like to win Sunday for Sparano.
"We want to go out and win for him, just so he can get his last laugh," McKnight said Thursday. "The last laugh always laughs loudest."
Sparano was 29-32 in three-plus seasons as the Dolphins' head coach, including a 3-2 mark against the Jets.
THE MORE YOU CAN DO: McKnight said he has been taking reps this week as a cornerback with the second-team defense. Darrelle Revis is expected to return from his concussion, but they could lose a corner with Ellis Lankster (back) up in the air after getting hurt Wednesday in practice. That would leave Isaiah Trufant as the No. 4 corner, followed by McKnight.
McKnight has taken cornerback reps in the past. He got into a game last season -- one play against the Ravens. Rex Ryan said Wednesday that McKnight, recovered from a hamstring injury, could have an expanded role this week. We all thought he meant on offense; maybe there's a chance he makes a cameo on defense.
TROUBLE FOR THE TERMINATOR: FB John Conner (sprained knee) missed practice for the second straight day, and his chances of playing Sunday appear remote. He had a brace on his right knee and was favoring it as he performed basic rehab exercises. Conner is the only natural fullback on the roster. They can use TE Konrad Reuland in the backfield, as they did last week.
It also appears that OLB Bryan Thomas (hamstring) won't play, meaning another start for Garrett McIntyre, who had two sacks last week.
HE'S PLAYING: Listen to the first five questions to CB Darrelle Revis, who spoke to reporters after practice.
Q: How do you feel?
A: I feel good.
Q: How confident are you that you can play Sunday?
A: I'm playing Sunday.
Q: How confident are you that you will play?
A: I'm playing.
Q: Did you pass the concussion tests this morning?
A: Yeah, the doctors cleared me, so I'll be playing Sunday.
Q: Do you have to take more tests?
A: No, I got cleared, so I'll be playing.
All right, then ...
AS THE CRO FLIES: Defensive coordinator Mike Pettine gave an honest assessment of Mike Wallace's 37-yard TD reception, saying of CB Antonio Cromartie, "Yeah, (he) just didn't play the ball. Early on, I thought he was in good position, and then I don't know whether he lost it. It was just one of those situations where he didn't play the ball and Wallace did. We say it's a game of inches, you could say it was a game of centimeters on that one. It was very close to being a long foul ball. Give them credit and obviously, we have to play the ball better."


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1/3 cup spreadable cream cheese, soft
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
4 oz. precooked chicken breast, finely chopped
1/3 tsp. hot sauce (Cholula or Tabasco)
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1/4 cup bacon bits
4 medium canned artichoke hearts, chopped
2 tsp. heavy whipping cream
In a small bowl, mix together the pesto, bacon bits and chopped artichoke. Add in the heavy cream. Mix again until smooth and well blended.Transfer to serving dish and serve with your favorite Crunchmaster® Crackers.
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 package taco seasoning mix (1.25 oz.)
1 can fat-free refried beans (16 oz.)
2 cups shredded Mexican blend (cheddar/Monterey Jack) cheese
1 bag Crunchmaster® Roasted Garlic Multi-Seed Crackers (4.5 oz)
1/2 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
1/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced
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1 chopped avocado
3 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
1/2 cup sour cream
Preheat oven to 350˚F. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and season with taco mix. Set aside.
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Layer the Multi-Seed Crackers around the outside of the dish in an overlapping pattern. Cover crackers with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning.
Bake at 350˚F for 15 minutes, until cheese melts, and dish is warmed through.
Take from oven and remove foil from crackers. Cover with fresh chopped tomatoes and sliced green onions.
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1 red pepper, large (or 2 small)
3 tablespoons tahini
1/2 lemon (~ 3 tablespoons lemon juice)
2 tablespoons EVOO
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
pinch of paprika
sea salt, to taste
First, preheat oven to 450ºF. Then, place your red pepper (whole) on a tin foil-lined baking sheet.
Roast for 15 minutes, before flipping sides. Roast for another 15 minutes. At this point, there should be black spots all over the red pepper. If there isn't, roast longer.
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Do you always wash flannel fabric, before cutting and making rag quilt?
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Do you always wash flannel fabric, before cutting and making rag quilt?
I don't wash ANY fabric before using it! :mrgreen:
I wash all because it shrinks at different rates, and I saw one someone else did that they didn't prewash and it drew up terrible on one material, so much she was throwing it away.
hay neither do IOriginally Posted by gaigai
I always wash all of my quilting
fabric, before using it. Sometimes
I will even wash the flannel twice. :D
I make a lot of pj's for the grandkids!!
For me, it's better safe than sorry!!
If you're making a rag quilt(I've read) that the fabric shouldn't be washed before making. If you aren't making a rag quilt, then I would definitely wash it.
I wash everything, like Sulabug, sometimes twice. I just wouldn't be able to handle a complete mess if one fabric "misbehaved".
The only fabric I do wash is flannel. It shrinks like nobody's business!
I wash all of my fabric, no softener, iron, fold and put in respective drawers. That way, it is ready to pull out and start working with.
Flannel is no exception. It will shrink everytime, especially the cheaper ones. Better flannels aren't as bad, but will still shrink. Flannel is one of my favorite fabrics. The better teh fabric, the more soft and cuddly. Great for jammies, too.
In fact, the last two kits I have purchased from my LQS say to wash otherwise you will end up short and disappointed. In fact, I just washed some flannel today from Lyndhurst Studio by Janet Orfini. It is called 'Covenant Garden Trellis' and will be ironing it shortly.
Hope this helps.
If my fabric comes out of the dryer fairly flat and smooth, I fold it neatly and iron/press before cutting. If it's a rumpled mess, then I wonder if I realluy want to use it.


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TOKYO (AP) -- It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year's tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island about 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) away.
The rusted bike was found in a large white container where its owner, Ikuo Yokoyama, had kept it. He was located through the license plate number, Fuji TV reported Wednesday.
"This is unmistakably mine. It's miraculous," Yokoyama told Nippon TV when shown photos of the motorcycle.
Yokoyama lost three members of his family in the March 11, 2011, tsunami...
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Fix it up and send it back to him.
If Ted Kennedy had driven a Harley, he'd have been president.
HD should give him a new bike and use this one for advertising. "The Bike That Survived The Tsunami." Or something along those lines.
they had this on the CBC Vancouver news last night.
the bike looked in pretty rough shape. beyond totaled, soaking in salt water for a year inside a shipping container.
if HD wants it fine, but to me its just junk.
Does it glow in the dark?
From the description, "survived" might be a bit of a stretch...as a useable motorcycle, anyway. As a rather sad museum piece, it'd probably work.
"Yokayama-san, we're sorry for the loss of your family last year. But, uh, we found your Hog! Sort of..."
It left before the radiation leak.
Cool. The first Harley to cross the ocean without a ship or a plane. That is one long trip and it made it.
Great idea. Harley Davidson would pull a win with that one.
Well I did see a HD on the lake the other day, guy made it into a go-devil type motor.Sounded prety cool on takeoff too.
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However, the firm's partner headcount was unchanged at 31, although it added one female partner to bring its female partnership proportion to 32.3 per cent – the best of the larger offshore firms by some margin. The firm hired Maples and Calder associate Marc Kish as a partner in Cayman, but lost Cayman partner Jonathan Law to Campbells.
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My home loan was recently transferred to Nationstar Mortgage for servicing. It transferred in "good standing" and Nationstar actually wrote the account was as such in the welcome letter sent to me. I made my June payment the end of the month and included late fees with the payment and it was reversed without explanation July 1st. I have made several requests as to why the payment was reversed and as to date I have not received a reply. I did make the payment after seeing the balance in my checking account and of course it was late. I also tried calling them to ask why it was late and person I spoke literally hung up on my stating I was being rude. Who wouldn't be upset to find out a payment was reversed and no contact had been made as to the reason why and to advise it wasn't accepted. That is the worst customer service I have ever received from any business. From that point I have made communications in writing. They have simply not responded to any of my requests and in addition to that my payment history has been deleted from my account. The payment made and reversal are no longer showing in history as well as the payment made upon my discovery that the payment was reversed. In addition I have received in mail a letter stating a demand is going to be made and foreclosure proceedings to begin if my account is not brought current by a specific date and they are calling my home daily leaving messages. As stated I have made several requests for an explanation why the payment was reversed and no response at all. I have concluded that their objective is to push my account into default and foreclose. This is more commonly known as "Mortrgage Servicing Fraud" and manufactured defaults. They have NOT cooperated with any help to answer and resolve. My mortgage has NEVER been 30 days late until this occurrence. After discovering the payment was reversed and making the payment again I requested that they give a one time grace and not report as late, they have not responded to that either.
All I want is answers and fair treatment of my account without manufacturing a default. I have copies of all transactions proving every item stated here. Also they sent a validation of debt with the welcome letter. I found interest charges in that validation unknown and have requested they validate the debt. It appears this mortgage servicer is deceitful and operates in a manipulative way to take advantage of consumers. Action needs to taken with them as was taken with Bank Of America and it seems no coincidence they work together. Bank of America lost a lawsuit with modifications/foreclosure.
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There is something very special about a late, late winner, even more so when every point is absolutely crucial. Saturday's very much fell into that category....and didn't we enjoy it!
About half way into our journey north it seemed destined to be a good day. The usual banter that accompanies the trip was already in full swing and as a result I missed the turning I meant to take off the M25 and was forced to take an alternative, if only slightly longer route.
As we settled down to the usual away day journey tucker on the outskirts of Retford reports were coming through that there were serious delays on what would have been our normal route. Total luck and as mentioned above our first indication that things could just be OK.
Parked up on dare I say a warm and pleasant spring day, we enjoyed some further pre-match fare before taking our place in one of my favourite of all the 'new' stadia in this country.
The drier recent weather conditions meant although the surface wasn't the greatest it also could have been much much worse and the way we started the game gave us all immense hope that we would go home with the full haul of three precious points.
The Meerkat squeezed past two defenders before smacking the ball home just to emphasize that feeling and we got that all important early goal.
The game contained a few moments for discussion, each and every one happening well before our late winner.
The ball that led to Hull's pen saw their striker in an offside position, TV has confirmed that. For me however, as frustrating as it is, you win some lose some in that situation and have benefitted similarly in the past.
The striker then used his experience to bounce into Sol and win his team a penalty that I believe every referee would have awarded. By taking his eye off the ball however, leaving it behind him in fact, he also made it obvious that he had no control whatsoever and consequently was not in a clear goalscoring situation.
I would be wrong if I said I didn't fear the worst at the time but fortunately the referee made the correct decision and Sol remained on the pitch.
The goal itself however, was difficult enough to take as our hosts had not threatened in any way up to that stage. It proved, similarly to the likes of Stoke and Burnley this season, we really had a battle on our hands.
Arguably Hull going down to ten men didn't help our game. With 11 on the pitch they believed they could win and this stretched the game at times leaving the kind of spaces we love to exploit. Once down to ten it was very much backs to the wall and a sea of golden shirts to try and break down.
The sending off couldn't really be any more clear cut. You simply cannot poke someone in the eye and take someone out across the knees! Both in fact, could have warranted a straight red.....in my opinion of course!
Hull's players worked their socks off and put their bodies well and truly on the line and for that reason alone it looked like despite all our chances it wasn't to be.
Once again however, as we poured forward deep into stoppage time, our constant pressure and pure belief saw Nicky slam home the winner after the keeper parried Deni's long shot.
Total pandemonium ensued in the away end!!
The kind of reaction that only a late winner can create, it was absolute and total carnage! An absolutely massive goal in our season, yet again it keeps us well in the hunt.
West Ham come to North London next for what is always a big derby fixture. Our trip to Upton Park earlier in the season saw us take a point from a game we travelled home from feeling like we had been beaten.
Call it complacency, a lack of concentration, bad luck or whatever you like, on Saturday we need to avoid all negatives to keep our title challenge on track.
And as always, that includes us.
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FILMS of an inspirational or religious character promise to figure most importantly on studio production schedules for 1944. The trend toward this type of picture is no doubt traceable to the phenomenal reader interest in Lloyd C. Douglas' novel "The Robe," Franz Werfel's "The Song of Bernadette," and other recent best-sellers, and the industry acceptance of the tradition that during wartime there is a more general tolerance toward things spiritual.
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Many people struggle to find the time to train their dogs, and with today's busy lifestyles, I am very sympathetic to the problem. (Between my work with dogs, my writing, teaching at the university, being a wife and mom, coaching soccer and my running, I am always strapped for time. In fact, lately I have adopted a policy of, "If it's not on fire, I'm not putting it out yet.") And yet, I think it's possible to find time to train our dogs. It's a matter of squeezing in a minute here, a minute there, rather than trying to find those elusive big blocks of time. Of course, I'm in favor of more training over less, but it's better to incorporate a little training into daily life than to do no training at all.
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On behalf of the Fort Knox Eagles wresting team, we would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time during the 2017 Fort Knox Invitational Wrestling Tournament held Jan. 28. The support provided from various organizations and individuals across Fort Knox was greatly appreciated. This event would not have been successful without the time and effort sacrificed by everyone. This is an annual event and we hope to see you again Jan. 27, 2018.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that about 1 in 8 women born in the U.S. today will get breast cancer at some point. It is important that all women, especially those with a higher risk of breast cancer, get screened and know when to start getting mammograms.
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WFAA/Channel 8 anchor Dale Hansen made his much-publicized appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday, as the openly gay DeGeneres praised Hansen for his commentary Celebrating Our Differences, about the NFLs reaction to Missouri defensive end and draft prospect Michael Sams announcement Sunday that he is gay.
Speaking as a gay person, we really do need people like you, DeGeneres told Hansen during the seven-minute segment, which was taped Thursday and available on YouTube before the show aired at 1 p.m. Friday on KXAS/Channel 5. We need heterosexual people that speak out ... because I can only do so much and say so much.
In Hansens original commentary, which aired Monday night on WFAA, he told people who are uncomfortable about gays in locker rooms to get over it, and lambasted NFL officials for tacitly accepting criminal behavior by some of its players while saying that Sams admission that he is gay could hurt his draft chances.
Players caught in hotel rooms with illegal drugs and prostitutes?, Hansen said during the Hansen Unplugged segment. We know theyre welcome. Players accused of rape and pay the woman to go away? You lie to police trying to cover up a murder? Were comfortable with that. You love another man? Well, now youve gone too far!
Hansen told DeGeneres that he has received some heat for his commentary, but that overall the reaction has been positive.
Ive gotten calls from Christians, some who dont like me now, but from atheists, old people, young people, black, white, Jewish, Catholic, every spectrum of America, Hansen said during the Ellen segment. Almost every state of the union has called and the response has been so incredibly overwhelmingly positive that I think there is a pretty good future if not for me theres a pretty good future for my children and my grandchildren.
Hansen has said that he was shocked by the reaction to the commentary, which has gained attention worldwide and from places as diverse as Rush Limbaughs nationally syndicated radio show (Limbaugh pointed out on Thursdays show, which airs on WBAP/820 AM that forgiveness of criminal behavior goes well beyond the NFL and asked Why is there a political agenda attached to men who love other men?) and liberal website The Daily Kos.
Hansen told DeGeneres that maybe some of the attention has to do not just with his viewpoint, but with stereotyping of sports reporters and Texans.
I think a lot of people who saw it and were hesitant about what I was going to say painted me with that same stereotype for us, Hansen said. They just automatically assume that a Michael Sam can't play in the NFL if he's gay. They might automatically assume that an old, fat, white guy from Texas would be opposed to that and I think we're slowly breaking down the barriers from both sides.
The Hansen segment began on a more easy-going note, with Hansen mentioning that he had seen DeGeneres perform years ago in Dallas and saying that she hadnt changed a single bit. Hansens wife, Chris, attended the taping and appeared on-air from the audience. I am so proud of him, Chris Hansen said, adding that she watches the show every day. This is the greatest Valentines gift in the world, to be on Ellen!
It did get me nominated for Husband of the Decade, Hansen quipped. Im working on the millennium. And I thank [DeGeneres] for giving me the cheapest Valentines gift Ive ever given.
This might not be Hansens last appearance, either. I want to help you give your wife another Valentine's Day gift, DeGeneres said. Not only was this probably enough for her but we want you to come back for one of our 12 Days of Giveaways. I'll see you again.


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Odlanier and the Professor
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When Cuban heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis challenges WBC champion Vitali Klitschko at Lanxess-Arena in Cologne this Saturday (March 19th) he has one man in his corner whom he has known for most of his life. Pedro Luis Diaz Benitez met Solis in Havana when he was still a young kid and immediately recognized his outstanding talent. "We compared him to Roberto Balado who was the best super heavyweight of the world at that time," says Diaz. "It was obvious from the very first minute that the kid is special. He has got a spezial gift, he's a natural born athlete. He would have been world class in whatever sport he would have decided to do. He is made for success and nothing but success."
Diaz has been coordinating the training and preparation for the Cuban national team since 1989 and led the team to more than 20 Olympic gold medals. He started working closer with Solis before he won his first big international title at the Junior Panamerican Games in 1998 to kick off what became one of the most successful amateur careers in the history of boxing. Solis won the Junior World Championships in 1998, beat Felix Savon in the finals of the Cuban National Championships in 1999 (a title he defended five times in a row including another win of legendary Savon), won the Panamerican Games in 1999, became World Amateur Champion in 2001, 2003 and 2005 and crowned his career with Olympic gold in Athens 2004.
While Solis was winning the fight, Diaz was the mastermind preparing his "masterpiece" technically and tactically. "Solis is made for competition and big fights", states Diaz. "He knows exactly what he has to do and is making the right decisions at the right time. This is what separates good fighters from the best."
Diaz should know. After all he has been in charge of some of the best fighters of all times including Savon, Hector Vinent, Joel Casamayor and may more great champions.
After Solis had defected from the Cuban national team along with teammates and fellow Olympic gold medalists Yuriorkis Gamboa and Yan Barthelemy back in December 2006, Diaz decided to make his move and leave Cuba in 2007 and become national coach in the Dominican Republic.
"When I started my job there I promised to win at least one Olympic medal", says Diaz. "They looked at me as if I was crazy but – as always in my life – I kept my word." Junior welterweight Felix Diaz became Olympic champion in Beijing 2008 while the Cuban team didn't bring home one single medal without their stars and their star coach Pedro Diaz.
After this success the "professor" who holds academic degrees in sports and training science decided to turn professional as well and found a new home in Canada where he started working with Jean Pascal. Diaz turned the skilled contender into a dominant world champion leading Pascal to wins over previously unbeaten Adrian Diaconu and unbeaten Chad Dawson.
"Whatever I do I make sure that I do it right", states Diaz. "I always keep my word and work very hard for the success. I promised Solis and promoter Ahmet Oner that we will win the fight against Vitali Klitschko and I will not break this word. We know that Klitschko is a very strong and dominant world champion. He deserves to be where he is right now and he has an excellent coach with Fritz Sdunek. But he has never faced an opponent as skilled as Solis. It will be a very good heavyweight fight."
Regardless of his personal merits Diaz knows that boxing may be an individual's sport but you can only succeed as a team. "Everybody is only as good as the closest people around him", says Diaz. "There is so much to do to prepare a fighter for a world title fight. I have to keep control of everything but I need to delegate as well. There is no way somebody can win a fight who doesn't have a great team to back him up."
Therefore Diaz brought a strong team to training camp and to the fight in Cologne including co-trainer Marc Ramsay, physical coach Efren Guerra, medical advisor Osvaldo Nordelo and manager Jose Perez. On Thursday cutman Russ Anber will complete the team.
Promoter Ahmet Oner is one hundred percent convinced of the work of his head coach and the team. "Pedro knows exactly what he's doing", says Oner. "He is a professional and he leaves nothing to coincidence. Him and Solis is a match made in heaven: The professor and his masterpiece."
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RTL will produce the show and broadcast the fight live in Germany, EPIX will cover the show live in the USA starting at 6pm EST. The championship bout will be aired in more than 120 countries worldwide.


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Since the government wants to bring in private contractors to improve the efficiency of the NHS (Dancing with dogma, July 17), readers who do not have private insurance might want a glimpse of the bright, customer-focused future.
Bupa might be British, but my story of endless call centres, multiple faxes and warring administration sounds very familiar to Americans I know. This, they tell me, is how Americans manage to spend twice as much of their GDP on healthcare as the UK does, while a quarter of their population has no medical coverage at all and the other three-quarters no better overall health than us.
Recently, I have had to deal with NatWest, Orange and Lufthansa. In their own ways, each company was even more incompetent than Bupa. But each operates in a field where the high barriers to entry mean that few new entrants can challenge the comfortable mediocrity of entrenched players.
Customer service from entrepreneurial companies is often very good; from oligopolies it is is nearly always patchy and often appalling. To meet the criteria set out by the government in its tendering documents, new management companies in the NHS will have to come from the latter sector. In my experience, the current NHS set-up makes it more customer-responsive than Bupa. Unlike most oligopolies, it is accountable.
Is it because the prime minister has never worked in a big company that he is so besotted with the flabby, super-sized parts of the private sector?
Mark Chataway
Newport, south Wales
It is fascinating to see Patricia Hewitt (Our goal is the best possible NHS, August 1) trying desperately to persuade us that the NHS is not being privatised - but it really is time that she dropped the absurd claim that GPs have always been part of the private sector; as if there were no difference between the vast majority who work for the NHS and the very small number who do practise privately.
Say the fire service were to be split into competing units, each with its board of directors charged with running a business. If these units were able to invite private for-profit companies to take over some of their activities, or to set up their own independent-sector fire services in competition - and were paid out of the public purse according to the number of incidents they managed to attend etc, most reasonable people would regard that as privatisation, even though it was still free at the point of use to the individual or company whose building was on fire.
Perhaps that is the next thing on the government's agenda, although, as recent events have shown, it would cost twice as much to run. No doubt we would be told that it was a price worth paying in the name of reform, modernisation and choice.
Peter Fisher
President, NHS Consultants' Association


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The Religious Exemption to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - August 1, 2001
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) prohibits discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation. ENDA is based, in large part, on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on religion, race, sex, and national origin. The exemption for religious organizations under ENDA, however, is broader than the comparable religious exemption under Title VII.
Which religious organizations are exempt under ENDA?
ENDA exempts all religious organizations, which includes corporations, associations, and religious societies. In addition, all educational institutions are exempt if the educational institution is at least substantially controlled or owned by a religious organization or if the institution's curriculum is directed towards the propagation of a religion.
In what way is ENDA's religious exemption broader than Title VII' religious exemption?
Title VII allows a religious organization to discriminate on the basis of religion when it hires employees. For example, in a 1987 Supreme Court case dealing with Title VII, the Court ruled that a gym operated by the Mormon Church could require its janitor to be a Mormon in good standing. Title VII does not, however, permit religious organization to discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, sex, or national origin. By contrast, ENDA permits religious organizations to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
Is every single activity of a religious organization covered under this broad exemption in ENDA?
Not necessarily. Because ENDA's religious exemption is so much broader than Title VII's exemption, one qualification has been added in ENDA. If a religious organization engages in activities that are substantially unrelated to its religious purposes, such that the Internal Revenue Service would consider the profit from such activities to be taxable, employees who are engaged solely in those activities producing taxable income would be covered under ENDA.
So ENDA places a new burden on religious organizations to determine which of their activities are taxable and therefore covered under ENDA?
No. Presumably by April 15 of each year, every religious organization has already determined which of its activities, if any, are taxable. By linking ENDA's coverage to an already-determined tax coverage, no new burden is created for religious organizations.
In practice, does this qualification, based on taxable profit, mean that religious bookstores, day care centers, and other activities of religious organizations will be covered under ENDA?
Very unlikely. Based on an analysis of IRS rulings, most religious bookstores, day care c enters, and other activities would be exempt from taxation and, therefore, not covered by ENDA. Even activities that generate significant profit have been considered tax-exempt by the IRS because the activity is seen as related in some way to the organization's religious purpose.
Why should religious organizations be covered at all, even if it is only to the extent of their taxable activities?
A religious organization already enjoys a much broader exemption under ENDA than it enjoys under Title VII or the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). While such an organization in prohibited from discriminating in employment of the basis of race, sex, national origin, or disability, it may discriminate in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. But if a religious organization enters the stream of commerce in a manner that is so substantially unrelated to its religious purpose that the profits of such activities solely in those activities, deserve to be covered under ENDA, just like employees of any other organization with more than 15 employees.


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Late defensive collapse is cause for concern
The good news for Bill Belichick is that his team
is on a four-game winning streak, and this week the Patriots (9-3) head
south down I-95 to Washington to take on a Redskins team that's 4-8.
Belichick's teams generally play their best
football after Thanksgiving and win a lot of games heading toward the
In dismissing the winless Colts last weekend in
Foxborough, New England got off to a winning start in December, but to
say that the team is playing its best football may be a bit of a
Facing the Peyton Manning-less visitors from
Indianapolis, the Patriots were a heavy favorite against the Colts and
were expected to blow them out.
That's exactly what was transpiring late in the
third quarter when Rob Gronkowski scored his third touchdown of the
afternoon to give New England a 31-3 lead in a game that looked to be
well in hand.
But at that point New England's high-scoring
offense began experiencing a drought, while the Patriots' makeshift,
developing defense went into the tank. While Tom Brady and Co. put up
three straight three-and-outs, Dan Orlovsky led the Colts on three
straight scoring drives, including two late in the fourth quarter in
which the career winless passer completed 12 of his 13 throws.
Not surprisingly, Belichick was happy that his
team got the win but none too pleased with the final quarter's efforts.
"It's good to be 9-3," Belichick said. "Hopefully
we can keep improving here through the last quarter of the season.
We've obviously got to do a better job of finishing the game. That was
disappointing, but we'll work on that. We'll get back to work here and
get ready for Washington next week."
Defensively, the bottom fell out.
"We always talk about that you have to play your
best football after Thanksgiving, and that's what we're trying to do.
Unfortunately, in the fourth quarter, we didn't do that," defensive
co-captain Jerod Mayo said.
Safety James Ihedigbo said, "We have to finish
games. It was good (against the Colts), but against other teams, it's
not going to be good enough. That's how you can let games slip away.
Even though we are sitting here at 9-3, there is a lot we have to work
They'll get that chance Sunday afternoon against
Rex Grossman and the Redskins.
LINEUP WATCH: New England continues to have a
rotating roster along the offensive line, especially at the center
position. Recently called-up practice squad player Nick McDonald made
the start against the Colts, the fourth different starter the Patriots
have used in the middle this season. Former Pro Bowler Dan Koppen broke
his leg in the opener. Versatile backup Dan Connolly has missed two
weeks with a groin issue, and third-stringer Ryan Wendell was active
but banged up himself against Indianapolis as he deals with a calf
BY THE NUMBERS: 1 -- Touchdown receptions
second-year tight end Rob Gronkowski needs to break the NFL record for
touchdown catches by a tight end in one season. He now shares the mark,
13, with Antonio Gates (2004) and Vernon Davis (2009).
--S Patrick Chung missed his fourth straight game
with a foot injury. Chung warmed up prior to the game against Indy, but
it was quickly decided that he could not go.
--LB Brandon Spikes also missed his fourth
straight game thanks to a knee injury. Spikes had returned to the
practice field for a walkthrough last week.
--LB Dane Fletcher missed his sixth straight game
due to a thumb injury.
--C Dan Connolly (groin) was inactive for the
second straight week.
--RT Sebastian Vollmer (back/foot) missed the
Indianapolis game thanks to an injury suffered the previous week in
Philadelphia. Vollmer missed five games earlier this season with a back
--QB Ryan Mallett and RB Shane Vereen (hamstring)
were among New England's seven game-day inactives against the Colts.
--WR Taylor Price, a 2010 third-round pick, was
cut by New England on Saturday. Price was inactive in 15 of 16 games as
a rookie. He had been inactive five times and did not play three times
this season. He caught three passes for 41 yards in 2010, and he didn't
have a reception this year.
--G/C Nick McDonald was promoted from the practice
squad to the active roster for the game against the Colts. McDonald
started at center Sunday.
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Ekta Kapoor calls Kareena Kapoor damaged psycho, dumb bimbo?
Rumour has it, Ekta Kapoor is miffed with Kareena because Kareena walked out at the last moment from Ekta's movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2.
A source told a leading daily, "Ekta was not happy with the fact that Kareena opted out at the last minute. However, Ekta who is also doing a co-production with Karan Johar, to be directed by Akshay Roy and stars Emraan Hashmi really wanted Bebo to sign this film. Apparently, Kareena did not even hear the script. Ekta was very unhappy about it and has been telling people that she will never work with her in the future."
The source added, "A couple of days back, Ekta also had a funny status message on her phone, which could indicate: Damaged Psycho + Dumb Bimbo = Heroine (we all know Heroine is Kareena's upcoming film). This clearly shows that she is not very happy with Bebo."
Hmm... we wonder what Kareena Kapoor has to say on it!


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ONLY ON ABC-7: Nurses cited for parking in residential spaces
EPIC Health Services is looking for an exception to the downtown parking zones by the ballpark
EL PASO, Texas - A nursing organization reached out to ABC-7, frustrated by the parking situation in Downtown El Paso. Staff is constantly cited while trying to do its job.
The nurses with EPIC Health Services are taking care of a young boy who lives on Missouri Street, in the San Francisco Historic District next to Southwest University Park. The 15-month old boy needs care 16 hours a day. And as those hours ticked by, the parking citations were being racked up by his nurses, who parked in front of the apartment in spaces reserved for residents.
"They're not there sightseeing; they're not there to see a game. They're there to work and provide a service," said Robert Yocom, EPIC Health Services Executive Director.
Yocom said the nurses began getting cited April 1, when residents in neighborhoods around the downtown ballpark were required to buy $30 parking permits from the city to park in front of their homes.
"The (municipal) judges are dismissing the tickets once they go in there and explain what we do and why we go there," said Yocom. "But it still takes time having to go there and having to get the tickets taken care of."
"They're paying between the two of them over $55 a week out of pocket to take care of this child when without that service that could jeopardize this child's life," he added.
"If you don't have a decal and you're parking in an area that requires it, there's signage that informs you of the repercussions that one may face," said Javier Camacho, the coordinator in the city's development department.
Camacho said for the nurses to avoid citations, they need to use parking meters.
ABC-7 found the parking meters closest to the apartment are three blocks to the east and west. Some lined W. Franklin Avenue by the I-10 and Porfirio Diaz off-ramp. There are more metered spaces at the intersection of Prospect and Santa Fe, east of the ballpark.
"It may not meet the convenience in that situation," Camacho said. "We have those regulations put in place to ensure fairness and equality (to downtown residents)."
Yocom wonders how fair is it to those who are trying to help people in need of life-saving services.
"There has to be some type of solution long-term. We cannot do this years down the road."
In the meantime, EPIC is reimbursing the nurses for the cost of the meters.
Camacho said allowing exceptions to the parking ordinance would require action by City Council.
Yocom told me he contacted District 8 City Rep. Cortney Niland a month ago and informed her staff of the issue. Yocom told ABC-7 he was told they'd look into it.
He hasn't heard back.
ABC-7 tried contacting Niland but has yet to receive a response.