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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.- The Northern Arizona men's basketball team won its fourth consecutive game with a 70-53 victory over Montana, defeating the first-place team in the league for the second time this week. The Lumberjacks improved to 14-8, 6-4 in Big Sky play. NAU also defeated Northern Colorado and Montana State this week.
Senior Cameron Jones led the Lumberjacks with 17 points, while senior guard Eric Platt contributed 14 points off the bench. Sophomore point guard Stallon Saldivar had 11 assists, tying the fifth-best single-game assist total in school history and notching his fourth game of 10 or more assists on the season. He added eight points and a career-high tying six rebounds.
Senior Shane Johannsen added 12 points and six rebounds in the winning effort in front of a season-high 1,064 fans at the Rolle Activity Center.
NAU shot 50.8 percent for the game and hit 7-of-14 three-pointers, including four by Platt. The Lumberjacks converted 13 Montana turnovers into 22 points and had a 25-4 advantage off the bench and 17-6 differential on fast break points.
NAU took the lead for good just four minutes into the game, building the lead to 10 points at the 8:28 mark and led by seven at halftime. Platt had 11 of his 14 points in the first half to lead the Lumberjacks.
Montana cut the lead to four points on a Derek Selvig three-pointer at 38-34 with 15:25 left in the game before the Lumberjacks went on a 19-2 run. Jones contributed seven points during the run with Gabe Rogers capping it with a three-pointer to extend the lead to 21 points with 10 minutes left.
The Griz responded with a 7-0 run before Rogers his second three-pointer of the half and Montana never got closer in the ball game.
"The best part of the night is when they made their runs we always had an answer," said Head Coach Mike Adras. "We didn't just stop it with a basket. We made multiple buckets. Gabe had a big three-pointer and Cameron and Eric really build that lead back up for us."
Montana played without guard Will Cherry, who entered the game as the team's leading scorer. He suffered an ankle sprain in the loss at Weber State on Thursday night.
Brian Qvale had 17 points for the Grizzlies, who shot just 40 percent in the second half.
NAU heads on the road this week for a matchup with Weber State on Thursday, featuring a Wildcat team that is tied with NAU at 6-4 in the league standings. Both teams started league play 0-2 before rebounding of late.
The game can be heard on 105.1 FM The Big Talker and on the internet at www.bigtalkerradio.com. Fans can watch the action on Big Sky TV at www.bigskytv.org.


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Ecosystem Services Come of Age: Linking Science, Policy, and Participation for Sustainable Human Well-Being
The Ecosystem Services Partnership invites you to the 5th annual ESP conference. Don't miss your chance to interact and exchange ideas with practitioners, educators, policy-makers, researchers, and many others. Be part of working-groups producing outcomes ranging from journal articles, white papers, book chapters (if enough we can put together a book out of this conference), grant proposals, database structures, websites, and much more.
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A look back at an article from the inaugural (May 1929) issue of HPAC Engineering by the man known for inventing modern air conditioning, Willis H. Carrier.
Will Become a Necessity
In the past we have given attention to the heating of our dwellings, offices and factories for the purpose of human comfort. In what now seems to us the "dark ages," this was considered a luxury rather than a necessity, as today. Similarly, in years to come, air conditioning and cooling for summer may become a necessity rather than a luxury, and we will look upon present times as marking the end of that "dark age" in which there was but relatively little cooling for human comfort.
The office skyscrapers of the future may find it preferable to dispense with windows and the street noises and dust which they admit, and avoid the great wastes in congested cities due to unoccupied courts and areaways now used for purposes of window ventilation and light. Sun-ray electric lighting may prove equally good and much more dependable than sunlight itself. Ventilation both in summer and winter can be made much better than outside conditions which at present permit either excessive dryness or an intolerable humidity within enclosures.


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Last week, I had Botox injected in the "bunny lines" of my nose. I did go 2 times to add a bit more on one the one side of my nose. Now, I can barely move my upper lip. I see you mentioned this was a possibility from having the injections in that area. Will the movement of my mouth stay this way as long as the Botox holds out? Is this a sign of something dangerous being wrong? I would appreciate your advice on this. Thank you.
Cannot Move Upper Lip After Botox on Bunny Lines
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The bunny lines are caused by only one set of muscles whereas there are many muscles that act on the lips. It is unlikely that you have suffered complete loss of movement due to the duplication of these muscles. The botox effect will dissipate and in all likelihood your muscles will return to normal including return of the bunny lines. It does not sound as if anything dangerous has occurred.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Viral videos are the one-hit wonders of the Internet Age: Their creators blow up, then usually disappear just as quickly. But John Evershed, who left Toronto in 1983, has built his San Francisco-based Mondo Media into one of the most popular—albeit puerile—original channels on YouTube by figuring out how to manufacture lightning in a bottle.
Mondo Media has about 1.6-billion views on YouTube so far. How does it dependably create hits?
We're almost like a music label. We work with dozens of production companies all over the world. It's a whole relationship we have, everything from financing production to distributing content. They create the content, we take care of the business.
And then you take a cut of the revenue. So, walk me through how it works: If you're commissioning 500 videos a year, how does that break down if you're paying $1,000 to $10,000 for each one?
It's a hits-driven business, like any entertainment business. So the guys at the very top of the pile actually do quite well. They make good livings. And they're the 20%. YouTube is really Darwinian: If you've got a hit, you've got a hit; and if you don't, you don't. You can tell fairly quickly. And it's very hard to fake audiences, to build scale around a show that doesn't have what it takes. Whereas in TV and cable, you can draft on the momentum of other shows and really almost kind of stake your way into it.
But your popular shows like Happy Tree Friends—which is basically a series of 90-second cartoons featuring adorable animals meeting bloody demises—also end up on TV.
Our strategy in the short-term is to actually straddle online and traditional, while online matures. Here's an example: Happy Tree Friends. We probably invested about $7 million in that property overall, and we've done $15 million in business. And that property, just to give you an idea, has a full-on merch line in Japan, it's got a TV series that's licensed into multiple markets, it's aired a few times here in the U.S. In Canada, it's on BITE.
Happy Tree Friends has been going since 2000. I'm not saying $15 million isn't a lot, but over 13 years...
Yeah, it's not huge, but it's just early, and honestly we think in the next three years, you can have $500-million franchises on the scale of a South Park or a Family Guy. The next property we've got coming up is Dick Figures. It's approaching 300-million views on YouTube; we have a Kickstarter-financed movie off of that, which is in production as we speak. It could be a $50-million franchise for us.
Primarily from an online audience, you mean? Because there seems to be a whole segment of the audience that's not even watching TV.
Think about the cultural shift. I have a 14-year-old daughter whose phone is more central to her life than anything. Over 50% of our views on YouTube are consumed on mobile devices. I would never have called that this quickly.
As more companies and creators migrate to YouTube, are you concerned about the growing competition?
Yes and no. YouTube is not an environment where you can just post something and walk away from it. It's a whole culture, and you have to be sophisticated about that culture. That takes time. We really push the talent forward. We have a series called Baman Piderman that's created by a couple on the East Coast. They're online celebrities, and they turn the camera on themselves once every couple of weeks and talk directly to their audience about what they're creating. They're sitting there in their living room, and it provides a different experience than you'd get on television.
Let's say I want to make a video that blows up on YouTube. What elements are good to include?
Music is a good one. I would say less spoken dialogue is a good one because you've got this very international audience. Only 30% of my audience is from the U.S., right? That's why Happy Tree Friends works so well, because there's no spoken dialogue in it. And anything to do with video games on YouTube just rages.
Yeah, the 12-year-olds I know watch anything they can about that video game Minecraft.
I'm too old to get that.
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MONTEREY, Mass. -- The 305 inhabitants of this South Berkshire upland town are getting ready for a bangup Fourth of July. Monterey is 100 years old this year and Independence Day will mark the beginning of the three-day centennial observance.
June 22, 1947
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From Darjeeling we travelled by jeep down steep, twisting roads, through elegant pine forests and well groomed tea estates, vivid green in the morning sunshine. We passed through small villages, the attractive market town of Mirik and dozens of large tea estates such as Oaks, Nagri, Balasun, Thurbo and Gopaldhara, swerving around groups of children in bright, spotless school uniforms, army checkposts and colourful Indian lorrys with painted names such as 'Road King' and 'North Love'. A jovial group of men with knap-sack sprayers were getting ready to zap the bugs in a tea plantation (no safety gear in sight) and, although tea picking was not taking place in earnest yet, some women were out plucking the new tea leaves, and throwing them into the baskets on their backs. This scene, we'd only ever seen in pictures on packets of tea! We continued to contour down and around the hillsides, the temperature rising with every metre dropped, and then we were out of the mountains and onto the flat Arun River valley, speeding towards the Indian border
.....and into Nepal
It was a peculiar feeling walking across the Mahikali River bridge that spans no man's land between India and Nepal. It would have been nice to have lingered, to savour the moment and take photos of the river and the local people busying about, but it was 32 degrees with no potential shade, and it's really not sensible to start behaving erratically at border posts! So we continued our walk into Nepal, no noticeable welcome signs except for those of Kakarbitta's hotels and restaurants. We were ushered over to the yellow Immigration Control office by numerous touts and an army officer and were able to rest under a cooling fan while our visa applications were processed. We got no 'Welcome to Nepal!' from the dumpy officer when he gave us back our passports, but he did give us a toothy grin and that was enough to make me let out a whoop of laughter. It was great to be back in Nepal again.
After a quick drink in the dingy restaurant of the Thai Hotel and a visit to Tourist Information where we terrified the poor young girl there with our questions, we made our way over to the bus hub to barter for a ticket to Dharan Bazar, bracing ourselves for a battle. But, within five minutes we were sat on a local bus to Dharan, our bags stored in the only secure locker onboard, and at the same price that the locals were paying. The four hour ride to Dharan was dusty, noisy, colourful, intense, but really fun and we rolled into the town centre, horn honking, just as the ludicrously loud, musical town clock was playing 'twinkle, twinkle little star' and 'chiming' five.
We stayed for two nights in Dharan Bazar and really liked it. It had a friendly atmosphere and felt surprisingly affluent and got-together. Our hotel, the Nava Yug was basic, but well run and we made the most of the tasty traditional food served in its crazy coloured restaurant, while the mosquitoes really made the most of us! We browsed the shops and back streets, but spent much of our time deliberating over the next leg of our journey and trying to find out whether we would be able to follow our plan of trekking into the Everest region via the Arun Valley, north-west of Dharan. The sticking point was the TIMS card (the trekkers information management system card, introduced in 2008), which we planned to acquire from, or through, an accredited agent in Dharan
The bus journey from Dharan to Kathmandu took over 14 hours and the roads were in a terrible state for long stretches (see photo of us at hour 10 and you get the picture), but it was a rewarding journey. Our bags were locked away securely again, and the driver, bus-boy and other passengers were so considerate and friendly. We entertained them with our attempts at Nepali and talked at length to two young brothers, who's English was good, if not a little too formal, while other passengers listened on intently. We now have two new Facebook friends! We were dropped off on the outskirts of Kathmandu at Gongabu Bus Terminal in the dark and as we were collecting our backpacks a passenger leapt off the bus and flagged down a taxi for us, and even negotiated us a local rate. On top of all of that kindness, the scenery of East Nepal was incredible. It had us transfixed us for hour upon hour with the driver's choice of traditional Nepali music lending beautifully to the ambience.
Photography at 40mph over potholed, dirt roads was difficult, so please excuse the quality!
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Have you had a chance to shoot it yet? If not, I hope you enjoy it.
As I mentioned in another thread regarding the Governor, some time ago I was considering the Judge/Governor but after reading and watching reviews, the novelty wore off (for me) by the end of a Hickock45's review. I wasn't too impressed with the .410 out of a pistol and I'd rather shoot 45LC out of a 45LC specific revolver and a .45ACP out of a bottom feeder.
I have heard great things about the PDX loads, but haven't gotten to test them out myself. If you have shot it, how do you like the performance?


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Looking for an excuse to show off your shots you've recently had? Talk about good timing, because a new Showdown awaits you! Enough of the suspense already, and get uploading now!
Did you just see someone pass by you and it was gone with a blink? Or had that kind of sensation where you think you've already seen what's happening in front of you before – perhaps a déjà vu or lucid dreaming of sort? These are just the few things that are quite hard to comprehend and even how hard you try to understand the logic of these metaphysical things, it's just better left unexplained.
It's the mystery of these so-called 'supernatural' ithat makes it more intriguing and poses the question about the existence of another dimension. For this time around, we want you to articulate the transcendental beauty that lies beneath this mystical thing with your Lomographic camera!
- 2 winners will be selected, one by the Jury and another winner will be determined by the number of likes on the submitted photo (within the showdown period)
- Prize(s): Jury's choice will receive 15 Piggies and a badge while the Community's choice will have a very special badge to be pinned in their LomoHome
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The seminar sponsored by Impact Weather drew over 300 attendees. Lead
Hurricane Forecaster Chris Hebert says various factors play into the formation of
"If you've been around for a while on the Gulf Coast, you know that the 50s and 60s
and back in the 40s were some fairly active periods across the gulf coast region. In
fact, I think the last time that Houston—downtown Houston experienced sustained
hurricane force winds was not with Alicia in 1983, it was with the 1949 storm that came
off the Bay of Campeche and moved straight north as a category-4—right across downtown Houston."
He says advances made towards better tracking hurricanes are to the benefit of
everyone who might be in harms way. But Hurricane Hunter Major Chad Gibson
who has flown through 60-named storms, says there's nothing like being in the
"We do have satellites and they're very valuable. One thing they can't do is look inside
the storm. We fly no higher than 10-thousand feet inside the storm so, we're right in the
middle of it, in the thick of it, and we're directly measuring wind speeds and pressures
all the way down to the surface of the water. And that gives us a direct measure on what
the pressure inside the storm is, which is often correlated to the intensity of the storm."
Just as important is providing essentials to those affected. Justin Noakes is the
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for HEB:
"We know the items that people like to buy during an emergency event. Things would
include batteries, canned food, accepted drinks or anything that doesn't require refrigeration.
So, the non-perishable items, the center store items, things that you can stockpile for a year
at a time without worrying about an expiration date. So, during hurricane season, we have
an aggresive delivery plan to get those products into our store prior to the storm making
landfall, and then we have a strong recovery effort where we turn around and try to restock
our stores as quickly as possible to support the community and help them return to a normal
way of life."
Attendee Troy Reeves came from Dallas to get this valuable information:
"Down on the Gulf Coast you're worrying about the hurricanes. Up where I live, up in North
Texas, I'm worrying about the spin-off, the tornadoes and all that other weather that comes
after that. So, you learn alot just learning about how hurricanes work and the paths that they're
going to take, because you can plan for the after affect weather."
The 2008 forecast calls for seven hurriances—three of them major—but everyone
attending the seminar agree that it only takes one hit to change the lives of many
people, so preparedness and the mutual sharing of information are the keys to
weathering the storm.
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YALE'S FRESHMEN MAKE NOISY DEBUT; Answer Spring Urge With Bugles and Fire Crackers, but Upper Classmen Ignore Them. SORE THROATS ONLY RESULT Even the Heavy Fog Turned a Cold Shoulder, Putting Out Their Little Paper Fires.
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NEW HAVEN, March 14. -- There have been so many signs of Spring around Yale in the last week that the freshmen picked on last night to start the first "spree." But it did not get very far.
March 15, 1925
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The Belmont Law Review is a student-managed, student-edited scholarly journal at Belmont University College of Law. The Law Review annually publishes articles from law professors, practitioners, and students. Every member is required to author a note of publishable quality. Each year, 3 student notes are selected for publication in the Belmont Law Review.
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Sasol Canada is a division of Sasol Limited, a world leader in the commercial production of liquid fuels and chemicals from coal and natural gas.
Sasol Canada owns a 50 per cent working interest in two natural gas fields in British Columbia and is pursuing the opportunity to build the country's first gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility to convert natural gas into high-quality transportation fuels. GTL is a proven technology that harnesses clean, abundant natural gas resources to make diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstocks.
Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sasol has operations in 37 countries and a workforce of nearly 35,000 worldwide. Sasol is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Sasol is also included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.


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The question Mark Hanson of Claremore, Oklahoma, is asked most is, "What is that?" Whether they're referring to the front headlights, the laser-cut bats on the winch mount, or just the whole vehicle, not many people seem to understand what they're looking at. So, we'll try to shed some light. The headlights are out of a Nissan N/X car. The bats are because Mark's hobby as a spelunker (one of those wackos who rappels down caves) brings him in contact with lots of bats--plus the rig kind of has a batlike look. And finally, this bad-ass rig is what's left of an '82 Toyota pickup, although you probably wouldn't know it from first glance.
We dig the way those boys down in Oklahoma think. Most of the rigs we see from there read like a who's who of heavy, indestructible equipment. That this rig is no different should serve as no surprise considering that Mark works at Wagoneer Machine Shop in Claremore. He listed his occupation as "beast builder" and we believe him. From the 44-inch Swampers up to the external cage, this animal is set to take no prisoners.
We found Mark at Moab and snapped some photos, while 4wheeloffroad.com has tons of video action. You can also check out Wendy Frazier's article "Uncommon Grounds" next month to see the type of wheeling these guys do in their backyard.


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There are just two days until go before Election Day, and most Californians are apparently gearing up to ignore the process yet again. Turnout, pollsters say, could be the lowest ever in a primary that includes the governor's race.
The top of the ticket looks like a yawn, according to those who expect Gov. Jerry Brown to win in November and so see this primary as nothing more than selecting the candidate who will ultimately lose to him. Despite California's "top-two" primary system opening the ballot to all voters, a dearth of competitive races, the absence of citizen initiatives and general voter apathy will conspire to keep most voters home on Tuesday.
New poll numbers from the Public Policy Institute of California show just how unenthusiastic Californians are about this election.
Of 901 likely primary voters surveyed May 8 through 15 — less than a month before the election — only 46 percent said they were following news about the candidates for governor closely. That's far lower than the 67 percent who said the same in May 2010, or the 68 percent in May 2006.
What a sad commentary on our state and it is particularly disheartening as the June primary isn't just about governor or some of the higher state and federal offices on the ballot. There are important local elections to be decided Tuesday.
And local elections are where you, the voter, can really have your voice heard. These are the public office holders you can approach and have help you with your issues
Think about it: How many Solano County residents have had a chance to speak face-to-face with the governor -- or even a Congressional representative or legislator? Yet you can call up your county supervisor directly on the telephone.
Voters who have already mailed in their ballots are to be congratulated for doing their civic duty. Those who have received a mail-in ballot, but haven't yet returned it are advised, at this late date, to hand-deliver it, either to the Registrar of Voters' office in the County Government Center, 675 Texas St., Fairfield, or at any of Solano County's polling stations on Tuesday. (Don't forget to sign your name in the signature box on the back of the return envelope -- NOT on the ballot itself.)
Wondering who to vote for? The Reporter has made the following endorsements in the local races:
District 3 Solano County Supervisor — Jim Spering. The editorial board felt Spering brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record to the position that none of his challengers can match.
District 4 Solano County Supervisor — John Vasquez. Again, the editorial board felt Vasquez has the experience and has shown his dedication to the community where he has lived his entire life.
Solano County District Attorney — Krishna Abrams. This deputy district attorney is a no-nonsense, tough-on-crime, prosecutor with a proven track record and is, the editorial board agreed, the best person to restore confidence in the District Attorney's office.
The Reporter did not make endorsements in the state and federal races because they are primaries and the two top vote-getters will go on to face off in the November elections. We'll let you, the voters, decide who the candidates should be, before weighing in on who should win in November.
Ironically, this top-two primary system and online voter registration were supposed to create a bumper crop of new voters. He hasn't, said Eric McGhee, a Public Policy Institute of California research fellow and an expert in voting behavior and political participation.
"I wouldn't be optimistic," he said. "People seem to be really jazzed by the competitive contest between the parties, and primary elections don't really offer that."
One thing all the apathy does do, however, is make each vote that is cast more valuable. It means your vote is more likely to impact the outcome of a race.
So whether you follow our recommendations or strike out on your own, just remember to vote -- or turn in your mail-in ballots -- on Tuesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.


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For the second installment in my Meet the Revangelicals series (the first interview is available here), I had the honor of interviewing one of my new friends and a man that I admire greatly, Pastor Daniel Hill of River City Church in Chicago and author of a fantastic new book- "10:10- Life to the Fullest" (Baker, 2014). Daniel has a passionate heart for his church where he and his team have been doing innovative multi-cultural ministry and is committed to helping Christians walk in the abundant … [Read more...]
Meet the Revangelicals: Pastor Daniel Hill
Looking for Lizards…
The following is an unedited excerpt from my upcoming book "Nomad: Not-So-Religious Thoughts on Faith, Doubt, and the Journey In-Between"Have you ever gotten lost? The wide range of emotions that one experience when you realize that you're is lost is quite fascinating. Sometimes, depending on the circumstance, the feeling is one of thrill- adrenaline begins to course through your veins and you begin to consider the various ways you might get out of your predicament. Other times, discovering t … [Read more...]
Seventh Gay Adventists: A Review
Film Summary:David loves Jesus and wants to go to heaven, but he also wants Colin. Marcos was fired for being gay, but wants to be a pastor again. And Sherri wants her kids to grow up to be good Seventh-day Adventists even though the church teaches that her same-sex marriage is sinful. All three are caught in the middle between the church they know and love and their desire to be fully accepted for who they are. 'Seventh-Gay Adventists' offers a revealing look at the inner spiritual world … [Read more...]
A New Kind of Evangelism: Rethinking The Way We Spread The Good News
A few months back I counted it a privilege to have the up and coming Evangelical scholar, Owen Stachan offer a guest post on The Revangelical Blog about his new book Risky Gospel. Here at Revangelical, I have always tried to maintain a balance between discovering and promoting progressive ideas and honoring some of the more traditional Evangelical ideas. So after reading Owens post, I felt that it was good to have his position represented on Revangelical, while also feeling myself disagreeing … [Read more...]


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With the Vietnam conflict entering a stage of feverish ground fighting, attention is again focused on the role that textiles play in the war effort.
July 24, 1966
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VICTORIA'S Planning Minister Matthew Guy is expected to announce on Friday plans to fast-track the $1.6 billion expansion of the Port of Melbourne.
It is believed the accelerated planning process is to make the project more attractive to private-sector investment and reassure business the government is taking action to boost the economy.
Local Labor MP Martin Foley said the government must listen to the community as part of the port expansion process. ''Port Melbourne has always supported a working port but it expects its roads to be safe, its community liveable and its voice to be heard,'' he said.
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A Kiwi bride had a string of All Black "ex-boyfriends" appear at her wedding, including Sonny Bill Williams, who said he believed they could have been happy together.
In a video put together by the best man, four All Blacks all claimed to be Amy Burnside's former lovers in a comedic surprise for the bride.
Mrs Burnside, nee Gibbons, married her English fiance, James Burnside, in her hometown of Christchurch in April.
Best man Mike Benson knew how much the couple loved rugby and thought he would surprise them on their wedding day.
"He's a massive rugby fan, and she and all her family are massive All Blacks fans, obviously. So I thought I'd try to get something together on a video. I spent about six months chasing people through friends of friends."
The effort paid off, and he managed to persuade Jonah Lomu, Jerry Collins, Doug Howlett and Williams - the crowd favourite - to be in the video.
Lomu, the first "ex-boyfriend", congratulated Mrs Burnside and told Mr Burnside to look after her.
It seemed it didn't take Mrs Burnside long to get over Lomu, because that year she began a two-year relationship with Collins.
"I just want to wish you guys a cool day, and to James, good luck mate, you're going to need it."
Again moving on quickly, Mrs Burnside then "dated" Howlett.
The pin-up former All Black winger wished Mr and Mrs Burnside all the best for their wedding.
"I hope it was the great day."
Then Williams had his turn to talk about his "ex-girlfriend". In a sleeveless shirt, bulging biceps exposed, and working out on an exercise bike, Williams reminisced about how he and Mrs Burnside first met.
"It reminds me - in the gym, both of us working out. I just wanted to say that I still think of you all the time. It's a shame you're getting married because I really thought we could be happy together. But I'm happy that you're happy.
"And James, if you treat her wrong or anything, I'll come after you, all right?" Williams said, as he grinned and lifted a fist towards the camera.
Mr Benson revealed the video during his best-man speech at the reception, when he told the newlyweds he had been getting messages from Mrs Burnside's ex-boyfriends.
"And I said, 'I've been telling them it's inappropriate. I can't give them the messages - it's Amy's and James' special day.' Then I said that they just kept on messaging me, so I told them, 'Okay, okay, if you guys make a video message I'll play it at the wedding."'
Mrs Burnside, who lives in London, told the Herald she was "really nervous" when Mr Benson started going on about her ex-boyfriends.
"I mean, there's not that many, but I didn't know who he might have got."
But all was forgotten as soon as it started, and Mrs Burnside claimed everything the All Blacks said - especially Williams - was true.
The video was so popular that the next day, when Mr and Mrs Burnside had guests from the wedding over, it was played throughout the day.
Mr Benson said he wanted to share the video with others because the All Blacks were "such good sports" and he thought people would want to see that.
"They were all so great playing along - especially Sonny Bill with his guns."


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This weekend, most of us went to see Where the Wild Things Are and went "Damn, that's awesome."
And then there's that other guy. Kanye West went to see Where the Wild Things Are this weekend and went, "Damn, that's awesome. I should totally leak that fucked-up unreleased 11-minute short film I did with Spike Jonze."


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ASIC Verification Engineer - Munich
My client, a market-leading verification consultancy, is looking for a proactive ASIC Verification Engineer to join their dynamic and motivated team in Germany. This position offers the chance to participate in an exciting range of high-profile SoC projects, covering many different industry sectors. International travel is an exciting and regular benefit of this consultancy position, especially good for those who can't resist the charms of new experiences, both cultural and technical.
The ideal candidate will have;
*Proven experience of digital design and ASIC verification techniques, as well as technical experience of VHDL or Verilog testbench creation.
*Eligibility to work in Europe
*Experience with OVM, VMM, UVM, systemVerilog/Specman, C++ or Vera
Effective problem solving, communication and team working skills are essential, and experience of remote working or contract based work is beneficial.
The successful candidate will get the opportunity to make a real difference to the designs that are used in many of the most desirable gadgets on the market today and in the future. This position offers the opportunity to develop new skills and learn from other expert engineers, and the opportunity to travel, whilst long-term assignments are also common.
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Skinny, Single Lindsay Lohan On A Manhunt
All eHarmony gags aside, seeing just how thin Lindsay Lohan has grown after her break from girlfriend Samantha Ronson is highly disturbing. I don't know that we've seen her looking this thin for a few years now.
If there's one appetite Lindsay has never had any problem satiating, it's her passion for companionship. Page Six claims that Lindsay's been enjoying the company of men lately, Kellan Lutz and British paparazzo Chris Jepson.
Let's just hope this trip to the eye doctor might help Lindsay to see things a little more clearly.
Gallery Info: Lindsay Lohan shopping at Positive Eye On Optometry on Melrose Ave. with sister Ali Lohan.


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The Celtics still haven't announced their free agent signings and there's a good reason for that. In order to bring in another guard, the Celtics have to orchestrate the finer points of salary cap and luxury tax management. The prevailing wisdom was that they would try to arrange a sign-and-trade with a free agent like Courtney Lee or O.J. Mayo.
Per the Dallas News [1], the C's actually are trying to work out a sign-and-trade with Jason Terry, which would allow them to use the mid-level exception on another player, like Mayo or Lee. It's unclear who would be involved from the Celtics' end, but it's an interesting maneuver if they can pull it off. The News also notes that Terry will be a Celtic regardless.
The Celtics need to stay under the $70.3 million luxury tax line in order to get a greater return on the trade. For example, if they sent out $4 million in contracts, they could bring back Terry for a salary of $6 million. If they can make all the numbers work after the trade, they then could still be in play to full use the full mid-level exception.
For more Celtics news, visit the team page at weei.com/celtics [2].
[1] http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/dont-panic-holdups-with-kaman-collison-and-terry-are-not-signs-of-trouble.html/
[2] http://www.weei.com/teams/celtics/home


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Haven't been spotted yet, don't know exactly what I'd say if somebody asked. I think it would be a little bold for someone I don't know to ask.
Although, I could see myself at work or hanging out with family or friends and my holster clip being seen and someone just casually asking what the clip is for.
I have thought about telling someone "its just my EDC", haven't figured out what E.D.C would stand for though.


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[18:37] Cara Wasden, a member of Toast of Petaluma Toastmasters in California, was diagnosed in high school with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and sounds called tics. In this short interview, Cara scratches the surface of what it's like to live with Tourette's—every individual with this disorder lives with a variety of symptoms—and shares her experiences participating in speech contests and serving as a nature guide for students.
If you would like to learn more about the often-misunderstood Tourette syndrome, visit http://tsa-usa.org.


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Specialist supplier of a wide range of water coolers for residential and commercial applications, Unlimited Water offers a few helpful hints about selecting water dispensers for the office.
Water coolers are ideal for offices as they offer a ready supply of cool and clean water while helping employers meet their primary responsibility to provide basic amenities to the staff.
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Bottled or bottle-less water coolers
The first step is to make a choice from bottled and bottle-less water coolers. Bottle-less water coolers are ideal for offices with the facility to attach the unit to one of the main water supplies.
Bottled water coolers are ideal for most offices because they do not require a water connection and can be installed anywhere, minus the logistical constraints.
Water cooler features
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Most offices prefer water filters with both hot as well as cold water dispensing facility due to the utility factor. Water dispensers also come with advanced features such as temperature control and filter change warning.
Features Vs. price
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Low Carb Diet Works
Eating Low Carb for Health & Weight Reduction
I have personally used this low carb plan to lose a lot of weight (over 74 lbs in about 7 months). This is what I eat. Any information listed here is not intended to be used as medical or dietary advice. I have included this plan as an example of a ketogenic diet. And in particular, my own ketogenic diet choices.
Days 1 to 7 - For the first week in particular, I really just focus on keeping my carb count very low. And I eat a cup of veggies once or twice per day. I keep the first weeks menu very basic & simple with lots of quick-fix options. I like to KEEP IT SIMPLE! Especially the first week or two.
For breakfast I usually eat 3g - 5g of carbs or less. And for lunch and dinner I keep it about 7g - 10g of carbs per meal. The WHOLE GOAL for the FIRST WEEK is to just GET INTO KETOSIS and prime the body for optimal fat burning in the weeks to come.
Here's a first week low carb meal plan that I actually eat. Please note that this is my own real diet plan. What and how you eat is totally up to you. I made this site to remind me of what to eat and when. Everyone is different, what works for me, might not work for your body. You'll need to figure out what's right for you and your body.
Sample Ketogenic Diet Plan based on WHOLE FOODS!
|Day 1
|Day 2
|Day 3
|Day 4
|Day 5
|Day 6
|Day 7
South of the Border Scramblers
Water and/or Cup of Tea
Water and/or Cup of Tea
Leftover Burger and an optional fried egg
Fried Eggs
Mo Betta Tuna Salad
Turkey Roll ups w/wo
Quick Tuna
Large Chefs Salad with Olive Oil Vinegrette
Organic Egg Salad over a lots of green leaf lettuce with 1/4 Raw Red Bell Pepper
Fresh Red Bell Pepper Slices (1/4 pepper)
Avocado Dip / Guacamole & Pork Riinds (chicharrones) OR
Dill Pickles &
1 Carrot
Hard Boiled
Roast Chicken &
Steak &
Hamburger (no bun) & Garlic Green Beans
Poached Salmon w/ Asparagus
Oven Baked Chicken Wings with
Shrimp w/ Garlic Butter Sauce & Steamed Broccoli
|Also drink 1-2 cups of broth (chicken, veg, or beef) per day (at breakfast and lunch or dinner)
To help replace any lost sodium/electrolytes from rapid fluid depletion
Coconut Oil - Extra Virgin, organic
Multivitamin with Magnesium
Vitamin D & K2
Fish Oil - High in EPA & DHA
* NOTES: This is based on eating WHOLE FOODS. Not a bunch of crappy man-made chemicals or food grown in a lab.
Any time I get hungry during that first week, I just eat a low carb snack (mozarella sting cheese sticks, bacon slices, hard boiled eggs, celery with unsweetened peanut butter). No need to wait til mid-afternoon.
The first week or two I do eat a good amount of bacon, which I use to curb any cravings that might pop up. After that first week, any cravings begin to disappear as my body gets used to low carb and my bacon consumption goes down dramatically as my apetite stables out.
As far as coconut oil, I often use the coconut oil in the morning. And for for a snack in the afternoon. Often times, I'll have some 86% Lindt Dark Chocolate (1/2 to 1 square) and some coconut oil. I could take the coconut every morning (no carbs) if need be. Anywhere from 1 teaspoon to 2 tablespoons is what I usually take. The coconut oil has MCT's which covert to usable ketones for energy (takes a few hours for the body to process). That's why I take it in the morning, if at all. Mostly to help me give me extra energy the first week or two and to help curb hunger.
As far as low carb beverages are concerned, water is still the best option for me. Add a lime slice or lemon slice. Same goes for mostly all of the unsweetened teas - Green tea, Black tea, Herbal tea, etc. Coffee is also fine for people who don't have a problem handling caffeine. I skip the coffee personally. And coconut milk, unsweetened, is now readily available and low carb.
Although there is no specific number for how many carbs is considered 'low carb', for me, I want my carb count to be low enough to put my body into ketosis (fat burning mode) and to stay there for a while.
Things like the Atkins™ diet suggest 20 grams of carbs or less per day and their induction phase (the first 2 weeks) is pretty restrictive food wise. But it is a well tested place to start. I highly recommend their books. And I'll even use their Atkins bars during the first week or two to help me adjust, if I'm really struggling.
So for me, I've simplified and created this menu plan for my own low carb success by simply eating less than 10g of net carbs per meal. Some people can eat more, some will need less. It depends on your body.
The first few days of eating low carb seem to be the most challenging. Not only because of learning a new style of eating, but also because our bodies need time to adapt to the proess of ketosis. Ketosis means burning more fat primarily for the source of body energy instead of burning sugar. Ketosis is a safe natural body process. It's also know as "Nutritional Ketosis".
Most of us have learned to eat lots of carbohydrates, but for many of us, we simply can't burn all those carbs fast enough and consequently they get stored as fat. And eating lots of carbs allows your body to burn sugar for fuel first and foremost. When you stop giving your body all that sugar, then it starts burning more fat instead. It's really that simple.
So the goal of this Low Carb Diet Works menu plan is to quickly wean myself off of excessive carbohydrates and to rev up the metabolism to burn more fat instead of storing it. Just by keeping carb intake low enough to literally be a serious fat burning machine for a change.
It takes about 3 - 5 days of consistently eating low carb foods to switch over to using mostly ketones for energy and about 3-6 weeks for most people to become fully acclimated to it (meaning your body will be running full steam ahead on low carb in about 3-6 weeks but after that first week I usually will start to feel better & have more stable energy levels & start seriously burning fat). Typically I feel significantly better around days 9-10. That's the hardest part for me.
First Week Grocery List
Whole Chicken
Stainless Steel Skillet
Multi Vitamin
First Week Preparation Tips:
Cook an entire package of bacon and store in fridge
Celery and Cauliflower are low carb staples
Most of the preservative free stuff can be found at Trader Joes, Krogers (healh section) or Whole Foods.
Check out the menu, I goto the grocery store twice a week. To keep things fresh. So I'd buy the first 3 days first, then go back and buy the other 4 days worth of groceries.
Quick EZ Go to Meals:
Chicken Breasts
So after that first week, it's common to begin to getting used to low carb eating. I could just easily repeat week 1 for week 2. Usually though I begin to expand my recipes to start to go beyond just these basic recipes. There are many variations and great meals you can eat when doing low carb. The sky is the limit really.
Here's the general Low Carb Diet Works idea I use for my own diet:
Breakfast : <5g of net carbs, but mostly little to no carbs...like baon and eggs or sausage. Coffee, tea, water.
Lunch : < 10g - 15g of net carbs
Dinner : < 10g - 15g of net carbs
Total Carbs per day? 25 -30 grams of NET carbs, more or less. It's been suggested to try to stay under 50 grams per day, less if you are reallyl struggling. With fiber, I'm probably around the 30-40 grams total carbs per day. FYI.
Here's to your own Low Carb Success!
The information in this site is for informational and educational purposes only. It is a journal of my own low carb experience. You are always entitled to make your own decisions as to what you put in your body on a daily basis. You'll need to check with your healthcare provider to ensure if it's right for you and your body.
Please note: A very low carb diet (aka a ketogenic diet) is not recommended during pregnancy, breast feeding or anyone with a history of kidney disease or diabetes. If you do have ANY medical condition, please consult your physician BEFORE switching to any low carb diet.
However, if you are medically ok, then a low carb diet has repeatedly been scientifically shown to be extremely beneficial not only for weight loss, but for other areas as well (like improved liver function, better good cholesterol, etc.). If you have epilespy and are using a ketogenic diet to control seizures, then you should definitely be under a physicians care. This plan is what I eat, not necessarily what you should be eating. EveryBODY is different.
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Local Appointed Deputy Commissioner
Two years ago Queensbased attorney Keith Sullivan secured a significant court victory against the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) on behalf of former lightweight boxing champion Joey Gamache. The commission was found guilty of negligence for failing to properly carry out its duties and responsibilities while conducting the weigh-in for Gamache's fight with the late Arturo Gatti at Madison Square Garden in February 2000.
On September 22, 2012, the 39-year-old Sullivan attended his first event as a deputy commissioner of the NYSAC, a pro boxing card at the Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens. The commission, which operates under the auspices of the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, oversees all professional boxing and wrestling in the state.
"I am elated with my new position," said Sullivan, a Rockaway resident and partner in Sullivan and Galleshaw, LLP, which specializes in personal injury, criminal defense and commercial litigation. "Chairwoman Melvina Lathan, Director of Boxing, Ralph Petrillo, and the entire staff of the NYSAC have set a new standard of excellence in running an athletic commission. I want to help make it the commission by which all others are measured."
Sullivan, whose father Thomas is a retired NYPD detective sergeant, and whose mother Denise is a schoolteacher, also serves as pro bono legal counsel for the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), the Veteran Boxers Association, Ring 8, in New York, and the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation. He is also a regular television guest on Fox News.
Besides negotiating a professional contract for light heavyweight Marcus Browne of Staten Island, who represented the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Sullivan and his law partner have raised $30,000 for the U.S. War Veterans Wounded Warrior Project, and founded a promotional and event company, Cocktails 4 Charities, which donates 100 percent of its proceeds to charity. He continues to represent Merit Matters, a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) organization that is appealing a federal court ruling that has abolished merit-based hiring, and he recently did pro bono work for Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner who was unable to take a recent FDNY exam because he was overseas fighting for his country.
Sullivan is especially excited about his NYSAC appointment because of former champion Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions commitment to deliver monthly marquee boxing to the new Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. He also hopes to explore the possibility of bringing Mixed Martial Arts to New York, one of the few states that does not currently allow it.
"The amount of work Keith does for others is astounding," said Jack Hirsch, the president of the BWAA who is also a Rockaway resident. "I feel guilty because I count on him so much, and I could never do as much for him as he does for me and many other people. For years I have been urging him to run for public office. With his decency, integrity and strong work ethic, he would really serve the public well."
"There is nothing I enjoy more than public service," said Sullivan. "It makes me very happy to put in a hard day's work doing something I love. People tell me how hard I work, but I always take exception with that comment. It's an old cliché, but I love what I do so much I never even think of it as work."


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Learning COPPA Is FUNdamental
The flipside of the scaremongering about teens and tweens playing games online is the fact that they provide excellent learning opportunities. Studies show that using online games, for example, teaches social skills, problem-solving, leadership, team building and self-confidence – all essential life skills. This is reassuring news for educators, parents and, most importantly, students themselves.
Nearly all online games and apps require the collection of personal information, but as a school or online service provider, are you aware of the law on the collection of children's personal data?
To help educators in the US, the FTC has updated the FAQs supporting the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), clarifying how parents, teachers and digital providers can protect children's personal information.
This clarification will help promote the effective use of social media, online learning communities and even video games as educational tools.
The rules are very detailed, so we have outlined the most recent updates to COPPA's frequently asked questions (FAQs), which set out how schools can support online learning and still protect minors' personally identifiable information.
COPPA updates for social media and digital operators
As a provider of an online service, you may be approached by education professionals wanting to use your product in the classroom.
Service providers have legal responsibilities around collection of student information that need to be considered before jumping in.
Consent for data collection
Q: Under what circumstances can you – the site operator – rely on an educational institution to provide consent to collect students' personal information?
A: If a school has contracted with you to use your site for educational purposes within the school institution ONLY, and the personal information collected from students is NOT used for any other commercial purpose, then you are not required as site administrator to obtain consent direct from parents.
You can presume that the school's authorisation for the collection of students' personal information is based on the school having obtained parents' consent.
However, it is good practice to be able to show parents that you are not sharing the information when asked. It is also advisable to give the school full notice of your collection, use, and disclosure practices, so it can make an informed decision about using your services.
What the school will need to know
Q: What information about the collection, use and sharing of student personal information should I present to a school before entering in to an agreement with them?
Below is a list of potential questions an education professional will expect you to be able to answer.
- What types of personal information will you – the company – collect from students?
- How your site will use this personal information.
- Does the service provider use or share the information for commercial purposes not related to the online services requested by our school? For instance, does it use the students' personal information in connection with online behavioral advertising, or building user profiles for commercial purposes not related to the agreement we have with the online service?
If the answer to any of the above is yes, the school cannot give consent to share personal information on behalf of the parent.
- Do you allow parents to review, edit and/or delete personal information collected from their children? If not, the school cannot consent on behalf of the parent.
- What measures do you as the site operator take to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the personal information you collect?
- What are your data retention and deletion policies for children's personal information?
COPPA updates for teachers, school administrators and principals
If you are planning to use an online product, game or service as part of your educational programmes, these questions and answers will help you get up and running.
Assessing suitability of an app or site
Q: Who should provide consent for use – an individual teacher, the school administration, or the school district?
Best practice dictates that schools or school districts decide whether a particular site's or service's information practices are appropriate. Many schools have a process for assessing sites' and services' practices so this task does not fall to teachers.
Consent for disclosure of students' personal information
Q: Can we – the school – consent to a service providers' collection, use or disclosure of personal information from students?
In short - yes. Many school districts are already contracted with third-party website operators to offer online programmes solely for the benefit of their students and the school system. These include homework helplines and web-based testing services.
In these cases, the schools can act as the parent's agent and can consent to the collection of kids' information on the parent's behalf.
However, schools are not permitted to act on a parent's behalf if the online service plans to use children's personal information for purposes outside of the agreed learning experience.
Whether the operator gets consent from the school or the parent, the operator must still comply with other COPPA requirements. For example, the site must provide parents with details of the types of personal information it collects, the ability to review what details have already been collected, and the ability to delete or edit any personal information.
Q: When the school gives consent, what are our obligations regarding notifying the parent?
It is best practice for the school to provide parents with a notice of the online services it will be using. Schools should also let parents know what personal information about students they have provided to service providers on their behalf.
In addition, you may want to share the websites' individual practices on sharing and collecting personal information with parents. This allows the parent to assess the site's or service's practices and to exercise their rights under COPPA
Many school systems have implemented Acceptable Use Policies for Internet Use (AUPs) to educate parents and students about internet use in schools.
What schools need to ask
Q: What information does our school need to obtain from an online service provider, before agreeing to share student personal information so we can use their product?
We tackled these questions above, in the section titled: "What the school will need to know". for a list of questions you as the educational institution will want to ask the online service provider.
Using publicly available social networks
Q: I want students in my school to share information for class projects using a publicly available online social network (such as twitter, google plus, or linked in). The network permits children to participate with prior parental consent. Can I register students in lieu of having their parents register them?
Assuming that your school hasn't entered into an arrangement with the social network for the provision of school-related activities, the FTC recognises the school's ability to act on behalf of the parents to provide in-school internet access.
However, where the activities and the associated collection or disclosure of children's personal information will extend beyond school-related activities, the school should notify parents of its intent to allow children to participate in such online activities before giving consent on parents' behalf.
We hope you've found our summary useful and that the FTC's continued work to support the protection of children's online privacy will lead to the increased use of online services and games in education.
Further information
The following resources are useful in explaining schools' responsibilities when collecting personal data from students.
- The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) sets out parents' rights with respect to their children's education records.
- Schools also must comply with the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment which is also administered by the Department of Education
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February 25, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq
Wazzan's husband said that his wife had received several death threats with demands that she quit her job, The Associated Press reported. The station, funded by the Iraqi government, also came under mortar attack the previous week, injuring three technicians, according to press reports. The AP reported that al-Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks in Internet postings, but those claims could not be independently verified.
Medium: Television
Job: Broadcast Reporter
Beats Covered: Politics, War
Gender: Female
Local or Foreign: Local
Freelance: No
Type of Death: Murder
Suspected Source of Fire: Political Group
Impunity: Yes
Taken Captive: Yes
Tortured: No
Threatened: Yes
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Kaci Poor
The Times-Standard
A judge on Monday put off the sentencing of a Placerville woman who pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse in May.
In referring the case back to the Humboldt County Probation Department, Judge John Feeney stated that he did not believe state prison was the right answer for Molly Faye Barnes.
"My tentative decision is to see if Ms. Barnes would respond favorably to mental health treatment, and, if not, there is always later the option of state prison," Feeney said.
Barnes was arrested in April 2012 after she walked up to a family standing outside of Big Blue Cafe on the Arcata Plaza and kicked a 16-month-old girl hard enough to throw her into the air and against a wall. Barnes, who was already on probation for an assault with a deadly weapon conviction, was not acquainted with the child's family. The toddler suffered moderate injuries.
In July, a Humboldt County Superior Court judge declared Barnes unfit to stand trial and she was committed to Napa State Hospital, according to court documents. She was later deemed mentally competent to stand trial.
Barnes entered her guilty plea to a single count of child abuse as part of a plea agreement. Under the plea deal, one count of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury was dismissed.
A search of Times-Standard archives shows that Barnes had been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon other than firearm in August 2011. She was fined $800 and sentenced to three years probation.
"It appears to me that both cases here are quite unusual, and it is obvious to me that both of the cases arose as a result of untreated mental conditions for Ms. Barnes," Feeney said on Monday. "I know what probation is recommending at this time, but I do not believe state prison is the proper disposition for Ms. Barnes."
Humboldt County public defender Heidi Holmquist, who represented Barnes, said that her client had been evaluated for conservatorship by the Humboldt County Public Guardian's Office. Holmquist recommended that the court appoint a conservator -- a representative from the public guardian's office who would be responsible to watch over and care for Barnes.
"I do understand the people's concerns about Ms. Barnes and the public safety," she said. "That's why we requested the conservatorship evaluation. In cases like that of Mr. Barnes -- who is young, and definitely someone who had fallen through the cracks and not received the treatment that they need -- I believe that is exactly what a public guardian or conservatorship is for. ... This would give her a chance to finally be able to succeed and improve."
Although he acknowledged the difficulty of the case, Deputy District Attorney Luke Brownfield said he had reservations about allowing Barnes to be released from jail. He also pointed to a statement made by an official from the public guardian's office who informed Feeney that due to a lack of resources, "we have precious little to offer Ms. Barnes."
"It doesn't sound like a conservator will be able to help Ms. Barnes," Brownfield said.
In responding to Brownfield's comments, Feeney said he did not take lightly the challenges such an appointment would present to both the public guardian's office and to the probation department.
"But, at this point, I am going to refer this matter back to the probation department for recommended terms and conditions of probation," he said. "I sincerely hope for Ms. Barnes' sake, and for the community, that she will respond favorably to treatment."
Barnes will appear back in court on July 8 at 2 p.m. for sentencing.
Kaci Poor can be reached at 441-0504 or email@example.com


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To qualify for Dupaco's Extra Credit Student Loan Program, you must:
To qualify for either option of Dupaco's Extra Credit Student Loan Program, you or your cosigner(s) must have:
Please note that the list of criteria above may not be exhaustive. Dupaco Community Credit Union may require you or your cosigner(s) to meet additional criteria in order to qualify for a loan. Dupaco Community Credit Union reserves the right to change the list of criteria in any way from time to time.
Dupaco's Extra Credit Student Loan must be:
The following chart and examples detail the interest rates and fees for Dupaco's Extra Credit Student Loan.
This example shows the monthly payments for a $10,000 Dupaco Extra Credit Student Loan.
1 Interest rate based on credit score.
2 The rate is subject to increase after consummation. The three-month Libor index is defined as the daily average of the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) (currency in U.S. dollars) that was published on the Wall Street Journal's website (or any generally recognized successor method or means of publication) on each business day during the 91-day period ending on the 20th day of March, June, September and December or 1.00%; whichever is greater. The three-month Libor index for the quarter April 1–June 30, 2017, is 1.05%.
3 The rate will not exceed 21.00%.
4 Borrowers with delinquencies during the interest-only repayment period may have future disbursements and/or loans suspended or canceled.
5 The in-school and separation periods cannot exceed 60 months.
6 If a pre-disbursement loan cancellation results in a loan of $1,000 or less, the maximum principal and interest repayment term is 37 months.
7 Annual percentage rate (APR), finance charges and monthly payments are based on borrowing $10,000. Option 1 is based on deferring principal and maintaining a constant interest rate on a variable rate loan of 4.30% to 5.55% during the 51-month interest-only and 240-month principal and interest repayment periods. Option 2 is based on deferring interest and principal and maintaining a constant interest rate on a variable rate loan of 5.30% to 6.55% during the 51-month interim and 240-month repayment periods. APR examples are based on quarterly interest rates April 1–June 30, 2017.


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An online affordable art business is hosting a one-off fashion inspired art event next week to celebrate "the merging boundaries between fashion and fine art."
Scheduled in the week between London Fashion Week and the Frieze Art Fair, Eyestorm's exhibition will take place in a new (and as yet unnamed) gallery space in Mayfair.
Work by Helmut Newton, William Klein, Andy Warhol and Bob Carlos Clarke will feature alongside emerging artists like Kate Allen, Dan Baldwin and Lucie Bennett.
All photos and paintings are inspired by the fashion industry.
Click here or on the image for a preview
'Fashion In Art' is open to the public 30 September at 26 A South Molton Lane, London, W1K 5LF, eyestorm.com
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It is good news indicators are starting to show improvement in the economy (Report, 23 January), though it's difficult to see which of the current government policies is driving this. Am I the only one reminded that, for hundreds of years, doctors prescribed bleeding as a treatment for many diseases and were also quick to accept responsibility for recoveries?
Michael Baron
• The Cambridge City Foodbank has launched a pilot scheme to put up to £60 on the fuel cards of people sent to us through the CAB. The scheme is funded by local pensioners who donate winter fuel allowances which they feel they can live without. We are fortunate in that the city has probably more than the average number of pensioners able to do this but the idea could be applied elsewhere.
Evvy Edwards
Cambridge City Foodbank
• The apparently mystery women (Letters, 21 January) on the Labour benches of 1976 is, of course, the very smart Judith Hart, minister for overseas development. Now, what did I have for breakfast… ?
Stephen Rafferty
Buckland Brewer, Devon
• I wonder what Emma Dally's grandfather would have made of the Irish policeman I met just outside Wicklow when my bicycle had punctured (Letters, 21 January). "Are you in hardship there?" he enquired. "And do you have the necessary implements?"
Keith Graham
• They escape from the Benedictines only to end up with the Dominicans (Runaway school pupils found at hotel, 21 January).
Tom Scanlon
Little Neston, Wirral
• For some of us, our back gardens keep us sane (Letters, 23 January); it is the news about Syria, banking, poverty and child abuse that numbs our minds.
Jen Fitton
Oban, Argyll
• Surely brief letters are as welcome as the news that a female bullfinch is picking at blackthorn buds in Oxen Wood (Country diary, 23 January).
John Bailey
St Albans, Hertfordshire
• This article was amended on 24 January to correct an error in the second letter introduced during editing


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January Index Page
Civil Rights Groups Announce Coalition to Protect American Citizenship
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Today, a group of civil and human rights organizations and legal scholars announced the formation of a new coalition, called Americans for Constitutional Citizenship (ACC), to fight efforts at the state and federal level to undermine the Constitution's guarantee of citizenship for all persons born in the U.S. This includes recently announced attempts by a group of state legislators to push state-level legislation to deny the privileges of U.S citizenship to the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.
Categories: Immigration, Discrimination, Americans for Constitutional Citizenship
Obama Nominates Two to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Monday, January 31, 2011
President Obama recently nominated Roberta Achtenberg and Marty Castro to serve on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, an independent advisory commission charged with investigating and reporting on all levels of government to ensure all citizens' civil rights were protected.
Categories: Human Rights, Civil Rights Enforcement Agencies
New Reports Expose Violations of Workers' Human Rights
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Two recent reports – "A Strange Case" by Human Rights Watch and "Voices for Change" by TransAfrica Forum – examine violations of workers' basic civil and human rights at several global branches of Sodexo, a France-based food distribution company.
Categories: Human Rights, Workers' Rights
Federal Court Unanimously Upholds University of Texas' Equal Opportunity Admissions Policy
Thursday, January 20, 2011
In a significant victory for advancing equal opportunity in higher education, on January 18, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the constitutionality of University of Texas at Austin's (UT Austin) current admissions policy, which considers race as one of several factors.
Categories: Equal Opportunity, Education
Americans for Constitutional Citizenship Denounces Anti-Citizenship Resolution
Friday, January 28, 2011
Americans for Constitutional Citizenship (ACC) is opposing a resolution introduced by Sens. David Vitter, R. La., and Rand Paul, R. Ky., which would deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to undocumented immigrants.
Categories: Immigration, Discrimination, Americans for Constitutional Citizenship
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Urges Attorney General to Issue Prosecution Guidance on New Crack Cocaine Law
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is urging Attorney General Eric Holder to "work with some urgency" toward issuing new sentencing guidelines to federal prosecutors in light of the passage last August of the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA), which reduced the discriminatory sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses.
Categories: Criminal Justice System
U.S. Supreme Court Rules to Protect Employee's Family from Retaliation
Monday, January 31, 2011
The Supreme Court last week ruled in a unanimous 8-0 decision in Thompson v. North American Stainless that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which protects employees against job discrimination, forbids an employer from firing the fiancé of an employee as retaliation for her complaining about sexual discrimination.
Categories: Civil Rights Enforcement Agencies, Workers' Rights
National Education Report Card Gives Nation Low Marks in Achievement and Equity
Friday, January 21, 2011
The nation's schools received an average grade of "C" in the latest edition of Education Week's "Quality Counts," the most comprehensive assessment of American education.
Categories: Education
EEOC Reports Unprecedented Number of Charges of Workplace Discrimination Filed Last Year
Monday, January 24, 2011
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported a dramatic increase in charges of private sector workplace discrimination filed throughout all major categories – including race, age, disability, and religion – during the 2010 fiscal year.
Categories: Equal Opportunity, Workers' Rights
New Coalition Applauds President's Call for Transportation Investment
Monday, January 31, 2011
A new coalition dedicated to increasing and improving transportation options for all Americans – particularly those in minority and low-income communities – is applauding President Obama for highlighting the need to invest in transportation to help rebuild America during his State of the Union address last Tuesday.
Categories: Transportation Equity
Report: Municipal Anti-Immigrant Laws Hurting Economies and Communities
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
In recent years, states and localities across the country have enacted divisive anti-immigrant legislation that has led to costly lawsuits and sharply divided communities. A newly released Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) report examines the economic and community backlash that can follow the enactment of these laws and concludes that the price of such legislation is quite high.
Categories: Immigration
Civil and Human Rights Community Urges Senate Vote on Obama's Renominated Judges
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Yesterday, President Obama renominated 42 judges who had been voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the last Congress but had not received a vote on the Senate floor.
Categories: Judiciary
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Releases Legislative Priorities for 112th Congress
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 200 national organizations that works to build an America that's as good as its ideals, recently sent a letter to Congress outlining its legislative priorities for the 112th Congress.
Categories: The Leadership Conference
Civil Rights Coalition Opposes Legislation to Repeal Health Care Reform Law
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sent a letter to the House of Representatives today opposing proposed legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which the coalition calls "vital to improving the health of our nation's most underserved communities."
Categories: Health Care
Americans for Constitutional Citizenship Denounces Rep. King's Anti-Citizenship Bill
Friday, January 7, 2011
Americans for Constitutional Citizenship (ACC) is calling a bill to deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to undocumented immigrants introduced by Rep. Steve King, R. Iowa, in the House of Representatives yesterday "unconstitutional: and "un-American."
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Man Found Near Cemetery Wearing Hair Scrunchie Around His Penis
The freaks come out at night is right! A California man was arrested last Friday night near a cemetery wearing some unusual things. Especially on his privates!
Shawn Batie was found wearing an Oakland Raiders jacket, a G-string, socks and a hair scrunchie around his junk. Guys if you are not sure what a "scrunchie" is, it's basically a ponytail holder for girls hair. It's not a good look for hair, let alone a penis!
This is a shocker (NOT), drugs were involved. Batie was allegedly under the influence of methamphetamines.
Police Officers and Fashion Police were both called to the scene.
Yep, he was arrested.


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This beautifully bound ritual book includes the Spanish language text for the Rite of Matrimony within Mass, outside of Mass, and between a Catholic and catechumen or non-Christian. In addition, alternative texts for the rite and nuptial mass are available along with suggestions for general intercessions, blessings of engaged couples, and prayers for the celebration of wedding anniversaries
Product Code: 7-814
Binding Information: Hardback
Pages: 144
Size: 7 1/2" X 10 3/4" X 1/2"
Availability: In stock.
The full, complete exposition of Catholic doctrine, this second edition of the international bestseller has been significantly expanded, enhancing both its content and usability. Revised in accordance with the official Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1997, the second edition now includes more than a hundred additional pages, offering such new features as a glossary of terms, an index of citations from sources and in-brief texts on core teachings. The essential elements of faith are presented in the most understandable manner, enabling everyone to read and know what the Church professes, celebrates, lives, and prays in her daily life. The first new compendium in more than 400 years, the second edition of the Catechism stands, in the words of Pope John Paul II, as "a sure norm for teaching the faith" and an "authentic reference text."
Product Code: 5-110
Binding Information: Perfect Bound Paperback
Pages: 920
Size: 6.0" X 9.0" X 2"
Availability: In stock
Use Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers to
form of the Liturgy of the Hours as a family
Celebrate the feasts and seasons of the Church year in ritual and prayer
Bless the sacramentals that are part of the Catholic tradition like the advent wreath, Christmas crèche, Easter foods, and candles for the home
Lead grace before and after meals
Pray for family members
Bless the home before a move and in times of trouble
Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers is the perfect gift for
Newly-married couples
Young parents in baptismal preparation classes
Essential Guide to the Holy Bible Discover the Bible's extraordinary history, its worldwide scope, and its appeal as the "inspired word" of God in this new offering from the Vatican. Learn more about interpreting, understanding, and using it through selected stories and events. Unique sidebars cover different topics including (1) languages used in the Bible, (2) historical sources, (3) canon of the sacred books (4) related internet sites, (5) and apocryphal books of the Bible that still intrigue and make for great conversation and debate.
Product Code: 7-066
Binding Information: Paperback
Pages: 100
Availability: In stock
The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults is an aid and a guide for individuals and small groups to deepen their faith. The online resources listed at the left provide suggestions on how to use the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults effectively in the home and parish.
Product Code: 5-450
Binding Information: Paperback
Pages: 637
Size: 6" X 9" X 1 1/2"
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Supplies a combination of Valerian' Hops and Passionflower' herbs that provide a calming effect. Consider as supplemental relief of occasional sleeplessness due to nervousness or irritability.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not meant to diagnose' treat or cure any disease or medical condition. Please consult your doctor before starting any exercise or nutritional supplement program or before using these or any product during pregnancy or if you have a serious medical condition.
Serving Size: 1 Capsule
Amount Per Serving / % DV
Valarian (Valariana officinalis) (extract) (root) 200mg*
Hops (Humulus Ipulus) (flower) 100mg*
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnate) (aerial part) 100mg*
*Daily Value not established.
Other Ingredients: Gelatin' water and glycerin.
One (1) capsule each day as a dietary supplement or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional.
Keep out of reach of children.
Store in a cool' dry area.
Caution: Not recommended for pregnant women.
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- Gluten Free
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SparkFun Electronics will be closed in observance of memorial day on Monday, May 29th. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 30th. Any orders placed after 2pm Mountain Time on Friday, May 26th will process and ship out on Tuesday, May 30th.
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Fluke deserves a round of applause for this. As a frequent purchaser of test gear, Fluke just got a +1
Bravo is just full of hot air
A good knob for this is mouser part 450-4761
You can also use the BluetoothChat example in the Android SDK to connect to the module. Just change the UUID like this:
private static final UUID MY_UUID = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB");
Be aware that sleep mode is enabled on these devices, so remember to pull the SLEEP pin to ground if you do not want to use it!
This is a really good site for linux users
We tested this battery at pressures down to 1 Torr and temps as low as -40 C and it kept on goin! We are using it for a high altitude research project.
No public wish lists :(


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Hampton Inn by Hilton Bonita Springs / Naples - North
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Hampton Inn by Hilton Bonita Springs / Naples - North
About the hotel
Property Location
When you stay at Hampton Inn by Hilton Bonita Springs / Naples - North in Bonita Springs, you'll be in the business district and close to Golf Safari Mini Golf and Barefoot Beach. This hotel is within close proximity of Bonita Fairways Golf Course and Promenade at Bonita Bay.
Make yourself at home in one of the 92 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served daily.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Designated smoking areas
- Free self parking
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Accessible bathroom
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Express check-out
- In-room accessibility
- Express check-in
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- 24-hour front desk
- Free WiFi
- Roll-in shower
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Wedding services
- Concierge services
- Outdoor pool
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 92
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Multilingual staff
- Computer station
- Free breakfast
- Fitness facilities
- Number of floors - 3
- 24-hour business center
- Picnic area
- Luggage storage
Room Facilities
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Phone
- Free toiletries
- Coffee/tea maker
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Free local calls
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Shower/tub combination
- Refrigerator
- Hair dryer
- Microwave
- Iron/ironing board
- Premium TV channels
- Daily housekeeping
- Free newspaper
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- Up to 4 children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night
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Important Safety Information for FLUARIX
- Do not administer FLUARIX to anyone with known severe allergic reactions to egg proteins (a vaccine component) or a life-threatening reaction to previous administration of any influenza vaccine
- If Guillain-Barré syndrome has occurred within 6 weeks of receipt of prior influenza vaccine, the decision to give FLUARIX should be based on careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks
- The tip caps of the prefilled syringes may contain natural rubber latex which may cause allergic reactions in latex sensitive individuals
- If FLUARIX is administered to immunosuppressed persons, including individuals receiving immunosuppressive therapy, the immune response may be lower than in immunocompetent persons
- Syncope (fainting) can occur in association with administration of injectable vaccines. Procedures should be in place to avoid falling injury and to restore cerebral perfusion following syncope
- In clinical trials with FLUARIX, the most common adverse events in adults included injection site pain and redness, muscle aches, fatigue, and headache. In children 5 years to <18 years of age, the most common adverse events were similar to those in adults but also included injection site swelling. In children 3 years to <5 years of age, the most common adverse events included pain, redness, and swelling at the injection site, irritability, drowsiness, and loss of appetite. (See Adverse Reactions section of the Prescribing Information for FLUARIX for other potential adverse events).
- Vaccination with FLUARIX may not result in protection in all vaccine recipients.
Complete Prescribing Information for FLUARIX.Indication for FLUAVAL FLULAVAL is a vaccine indicated for active immunization against influenza disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and type B contained in the vaccine. FLULAVAL is approved for use in persons 18 years of age and older.


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Best Mums for Fall
Q: I am so confused about replanting container fall mums. Can you leave the mums in a container for the winter or should you replant them in the ground? I have done both, and not had the best of luck. I know that mums roots can freeze in the containers. But I have transferred container mums in the ground before the first frost, with no luck. I live in zone 7.
Michele Quarton
A: Dear Michele,
Don't feel depressed. Many people have the same questions and problems with potted mums. The main reason is that these plants are primarily developed and sold as potted plants to be used in displays and then chucked. They're grown very dense and short and treated with growth regulators to ensure that they greet you with a hundred buds ready to pop when you walk into the garden center, so you'll eagerly spend $10 for just one. While they will survive being transplanted into the garden after they finish blooming, many don't survive more than a few years. Also, once they're no longer affected by the growth regulators, they lose their compact shape.
If you want to plant out your potted mums, do so this fall. Don't leave them in pots for the winter. Pick out a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil that contains a lot of organic matter. Mums steadily spread, but tend to die out in the centers. So every couple of years, lift the clump in spring, discard the old, woody center, divide the remainder into 3-4 plants, and replant.
Now, if you'd like really good mums that look great in the garden for generations, you need to plant old-fashioned mums. As I said in my September 15 post, "Flowers for Fall," "…consider mums like 'Country Girl,' 'Venus,' and 'Single Apricot Korean.' These are looser and more graceful in form than potted modern mums. A good mail-order source for all of these is Niche Gardens (www.nichegardens.com)." Other old favorites available from my good buddy, Jason Powell, at Petals from the Past (www.petalsfromthepast.com) are 'Cathy's Rust,' 'Ryan's Pink,' 'Clara Curtis,' and 'Hillside Sheffield,' ('Sheffield Pink').