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What are a non-custodial parent's obligation for medical expenses?
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Last year I gave sole custody to my ex-husband due to the fact that I had serious medical issues going on. There was a prior agreement that we would split co-payments and such. I do not pay child support and he will not communicate with me as to how my daughter is doing nor will she speak to me because of the custody change (she is 15). Additionally, he excludes me in any decisions. Recently he has incurred medical expenses on our daughter's behalf and is demanding that I to pay those and other co-payments; this after over 6 months of me not paying anything. Am I obligated to pay these costs?
Non custodial parents may be obligated to pay medical expenses or split expenses of the minor children. What does your child custody and support order state? If you simply gave him sole custody without amending the order, that doesn't automatically legally change your legal obligations. If your order indicates medical costs are split, you would be obligated to split costs until such time as you amend the order.
If he is demanding monies and the order is silent, go to court to seek an amendment to your existing order or clarification. Mant states offer mediation services that can help stem the tide of bitter discussions between ex-spouses.


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Appleton Post-Crescent (Newspaper) - September 14, 1959, Appleton, Wisconsin LI No. 68 38 B ASSOCIATED wine sntvics Price Seven Cents Civil Rights Issua Greatest Obstacle Adjournment BY JACK BELL Washington Congress edges its way toward possible adjournment today with friends and foes already ap- praising its legislative rec- s If southern opponents halt their attack on a rider ex- tending the life of the civil rights the senate maybe able to complete ac- tion' on a foreign aid bill it approved in sub- stance There was no terminal hour on the Dixie verbal onslaught the nor on the potential counter-threat that northerners might push for stronger civil rights leg- islation this year. The standing was ready for efforts to compro- mise bill with its own version of overseas assistance. Charges Rejected Money items for foreign aid and for miscellaneous unre- lated itemsialready have been tentatively decided by the sen- ate. Ifcii rejected Saturday night all efforts to change the appropriations recommended by its Two efforts by Sen. Allen J. Ellender to trim for- eign aid fundstwere defeated. A 55-37 roll call vote rejected a proposed million cut in military aid and a voice vote beat a million cut he proposed in economic help for nations maintaining large de- fense forces. Also by a stand- Ing was a proposal by Sen. 'Jacob K. to vote this- year a mil- lion fund for -development loans during the next fiscal-year. Russian Moon Shot Lauded on U S Visit w IOII 3r Fox Cities in Tragedy Strikes 3 Families on Way to Visit Dying Other Driver Also Killed A visit to a sick relative who later died ended tragically for three Fox Cities families early Sunday when three including a mother expecting her fourth were killed and two critically injured in a 2-car collision on Highway 57 near Saukville-which also claimed the life of an Oak man. Dead Mrs. Leonard of 136 S. Weimar street. William J. route Menasha. Henry H. route Menasha. William Oak 111. Critically Injured In critical condition at St. Alphonsus hospital in Port Washington Leonard Kather- ine's who has severe head fractures of both legs and severe injuries to the chest and right hand. Last rites of the Roman Cath- olic church were administered Sunday. Mrs. Kathryn Turn to Page Col. 4 S Ike Signs Bill to Measure Curbs Picketing And Boycott Activities Washington President Eisenhower today signed into 'law.the bill regulating internal affairs of Jabor unions.and limiting their boycott and picketing activities. The a landmark of the 1959 'session of Signs Billboard Measure Only Part of Control Nelson Asserts represents one of Eisenhower's most important legislative -triumphs. It contains Taft-Hartley law he in- sisted were essential to effective bilL The-new law is designed to curb-racketeering arid other abuses in some unions spot- lighted in congressional in- yestigations. y The law also puts new itrictipns on organizational picketing by unions and .'ton boycotts. A secondary boycott one directed at an employer with whom the union has no direct Major Changes The AFIXJIO contends these Taft-Hartley changes will labor's' legitimate economic powers. Employers argue that the boycott and picketing weapons were abus- ed by the teamsters and some other unions. The measure oposed by organ- ized labor in its final form. The act contains by a wide margin the most far-reaching rewriting oC the nation's la- Turn to Page Col. 1 Junkets May Be Curbed Would Not be Permitted During Congress Term Washington House leaders may ban junkets next year while congress is in ses- sion. Junkets are those taxpayer- paid trips aboard so dear to the heart of so many con- gressmen. Fewer than half of the house members were present for Saturday's session. Many of them have-been' abroad for some time. Others had gone EotrifTfor the That meant Saturday's ses- sion lacked a at- tendance of at least half the members. If one member had Off icials Discuss Visit By Khrushchev President Confers WithHerter .And Anderson Washington Eisenhower and other top government officials today discussed all aspects of the talks Eisenhower will start tomorrow with Soviet Pre mier Nikita S. Khrushchev. The president conferred for 75 minutes at the White with Sec. of State Christian A. Sec. of the Treasury Robert B. An derson and Llewellyn Thomp U. S. ambassador to the Soviet Union. Several other state depart ment officials also sat in. Meeting about 24 hours in 'the have had to house would adjourn until enough of the wanderers were called bapk. No one so some routine business was taken care of. Under consideration is a 'proposed rule.that would'bar use .of public funds for con- gressional t r a v e 1 .overseas congress is in session. member going abroad at that'-timV-would have to pay his w Absenteeism has been a vi- tal factor several times in re- cent weeks. Madiwm regulations Women's Part In Races Told In Photos Miss Carol Richardson. of the Post-Crescent socie- ty was in Elk- hart Lake over the week- end for the Road America races. There were no women but women nonc- the-less played' an impor- tant part. Her account of what women do at sports car races is told in story and pictures on Page A-17 of tonifht's TODAY'S INDEX Canfca Deaths Series H K Sptita BIZ AS At Ml All BS A 7 Map Twit Bll Billboard for Wisconsin's' department of agriculture Oshkosa. 452 miles of interstate highway became-part of the state sta- tutes today. signing the measure. Gaylord Nelson said it represented only part of his campaign for control of Nelson's second proposal to regulate billboards along the stale's 10.500 mile state trunk system was laid over until the fall session of the legislature. Of the two meas- the governor made it known he deemed the state road ban on signboards more important. The new law forbids bill- boards in an area 660 feet on either side of the center line of an interstate highway. Only signs allowed in UM area are official traffic in- on premise sale and signs di- recting travelers to off-high- way recreation- al or automotive services. Also established are annual fees for permissible signs within the zoned area. They include a charge for signs less than 50 square for signs between SO and 300 square and an addition- al Jl.charge for each succeed- ing 200 square feet. Billboard owners are given one year to remove forming signs. Other signed intc law by the governor included an assembly bill allowing the state to act automatically on safety standards for food ad- ditives and insecticides set toy the federal food and drug ad- ministration. i Uadtr tfca MW tin state longer will be required to is- sue separate regulations on pesticides and but can simply ban use of those declared unsafe by federal government. advance scheduled of Khrushchev' arrival in Wash the group thoroughly explored strategy for .the E senhower talks with th Kremlin leader. Eisenhower- Taii'd Khru shchev are scheduled to mee at the White House tomorrow afternoon their first dis for which 90 minutes has been set aside. That will be shortly afte the communist chieftain ar packing the. prestige of Russia's new Sscientffi the' weekend bullseye to moon. In response Senators to questions White House Press Sec James- C. Hagerty described meeting as a genera type of. president session and the the people in he government have prior to the visit of any foreign offi Hagerty added that the dis cussion all aspects of the not. on ly procedural but topics to be discussed-by our Drunken Drivers Since Jan. 1 239. Hubert 231. Merfe 24 roate 232. Venm E. Lisbon on Page AF Wlrephoto Russian Authorities Say Its rocket came down about a quarter of the way from the center of moon's disc to its outer edge at a point near the Sea of the Sea of Serenity and the Sea of Vapors. This composite picture shows the moon from first to last quarter. Advises Bluntnest Nixon Asks People To Question Nikita New York Vice Pres- ident Richard M. Nixon said that while being courteous and polite to Soviet Premier Nikita should speak out to him on major controversi- al issues. addressing the cen- tennial session of the Ameri- can Dental devot- ed his talk to Khrushchev's visit to the United which starts tomorrow. Not Emotional and politeness do not and should not mean any hesitancy on our part in keep- ing the record- straight where controversial issues are con- Nixon said. Ignoring controversial com- ment in order to avoid un- pleasantness. Nixon a grave mistake where like'Mr. Khrushchev are con- 'v Although the Soviet boss of- ten appears emotional and Nixon said found that in .private conver- sation when the chips were down he was a calculat- balloting in this tough-minded advocate of his point of Nixon. good may come out of Khrushchev's U. S. visit because the latter lieves what he sees far more than what he said 'does not need to be convinc- ed that the government and people of the U.S. want peace .the danger is that he may believe-we may want peace so much we will pay any price to get it. including sur- render at the conference ta- Truman Doesn't Want To Meet Khrushchev New York UH Former President Harry S. Truman said today he would not see Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khruschev 1 can help 38-square-mile republic rounded by Italian soil gave the Christian Democrats. 27 ol the 60 The democratic socialists took 9 seats giving the anti-reds clear The commu- nists won their left-wing socialist allies' The leftist alliance won 35 scats in-the last'election four years but lost control in 1957.' when six socialists in the legislature crossed over to the Christian democratic. camp. Th'e red bloc then tried to dissolve the legislature and call new elections. The Chris- tian Democrats declared the move illegal and formed a new government.- They took over after a 2-week bloodless civil war.. I This Is Ike Sperts Car involved in the col- abo died. He was alone in his apparently lision on Highway 57 near Saukville Sunday in which returning from the sports car races at Elkhart three Fox Cities people hi the other car were killed. Two other persons in the other car were crittcat WUlian Oak the sporto f Coalition Beats San Marino Reds San Chris tian Democrats and thei democratic socialist allie held control of San Marino' legislature beating the Red Leader Due Tuesday In Nation BY STANLEY JOHNSON Moscow Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev is lying to Washington to- morrow amid worldwide acclaim for the Soviet feat of landing a rocket on the moon. Congratulations stream- in today from the six con- inents for this development in the conquest of space. American scientists were mong the first to hail the andling of the 860-pound lu- nar probe as a remarkable ob of scientific reckoning and marksmanship. U. S. Congratulations The official reaction of the J.S. national aeronautics and pace administration summed up in Washington by ts deputy Dr. Hugh have followed with in- erest the travel of the Soviet unar probe to its impact with the moon. 'We wish to congratulate our fellow scientists and engineers on their success n this forward step in the exploration of space. hope that the scientific data obtained in this flight will soon be available for study by the scientists of all Typical of the reaction among the. Soviet Union's communist neighbors was a declaration in Prague of the Czechoslovak newspaper shake the hand of our our So- viet sharing their joy with Saw Dust Cloud The Soviet news' agency Tass picked up a British story quoting Heinz di- rector of -.the Bochum communists in an the first time since 'World war II. Final results in tory iri'the as Russia feat could be compared to rifleman hitting the eye of a fly at a of silt miles. Radio Budapest said garian scientists spotted a dust cloud raised on the moon when the rocket landed at CoL'3-. Boy Drowns in Pond On Hit Father's Farm 11-year-old sent out on. horseback-to get the drowned Sunday a pond on his fathe'r's farm town-of Dallas. The victim was Gerald'F. Jrueggeman. son1 of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brueggeman. When Gerald's which ic rode with a saddle or bri- was found wet and mud- a search was started for he boy. Deputies found his body in 10 feet of water. West Satisfied Red Rocket Struck Moon Washington Evidenceilong-range radar and con- obtained by western world in-jccivably could have knowl- ing center of the air force bal- listic missile division's spacs Turn to Page 10. .CoL 5 announcement that the win to announcc. moon rocket actually hit the The NASA official moon. American space offi- evidence on the flight of the cials said today. j apparently successful rocket said analyzed by the comput- spokcsman for the National Aeronautics and Space ad- ministration. NASA at the same time said it had no information on any Soviet moon rocket preceding the successful at- tempt. Eye Missile Tests Vice President Richard M. Nixon in New York had told newsmen there were such failures. He also com- mented thai there was no of-t ficial proof that the rocket hit the moon as Mos-j cow announced. i Even before today's report on western instrument read-j U.S. scientists had as-j nimcd success for the Soviet trial and sent With respect to the of'previous Soviet tries for a' moon a -NASA -spokes- man said such if it were would be classified secret by the mili- we are a non-class- ified The United States is. known to be watching Soviet ballistic launchinc tests with Will Continue Wisconsin Fair cool and dry weather will con- t i n u e over Wisconsin through Tuesday although it will be a little cooler ov- er the north half of the state. Low temperatures to- night in 40s or low 50s. Out- look for Fair' and somewhat cooler. Temperatures for the 24-hour period end- ing at 9 a.m. High 74. low 52. Temperature at 10 aon. 66 with the discom- fort index at 61. The baro- meter reading is with wind nine miles from .the south. Sun sets at ris- es Tuesday at moon sets Tuesday at a.m. Prominent star is An- tares. Visible planets aft Jupiter. Satura iNEWSPAPERr ;
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Our lovely 1845 townhouse is the only B&B in town that overlooks the river. We are located a short walk from the historic downtown, filled with restaurants, galleries and entertainment and 3 miles from the ocean and a national bird sanctuary. The two guest rooms with a shared bath are decorated with handmade African and European art. Both have queen beds, cable TV and air conditioners. A generous breakfast is served. Parking is behind the house. A kayak and boat launch is 300 yards away.
4.6 on August 25, 2016
I stayed here for a one night getaway from Boston with my husband. The B&B is in a charming historic home, decorated with art from Chuck and Anne's travels from all over the world. There's also a comfortable living room and beautiful, glass enclosed sunroom downstairs, overlooking the little backyard garden, complete with koi pond. As other reviewers have noted, the accommodations are not luxurious per se but the room/bathroom are perfectly clean and comfortable. Our room had a queen bed, water, wine glasses, a large television and comfy robes - we couldn't have asked for more -- esp for the very reasonable rate! The B&B is in a great location - quiet but a very short stroll to lots of restaurants, shops and the harbor. Chuck gave us great insight on what to do in town and we had such a nice night, walking into to town, and stopping here and there to eat, drink and shop. We will def be back.
4.8 on July 04, 2016
This was a perfect place for me to stay as a solo cyclist traveling up the coast. The room and bed was very comfortable, safe, and great location near the shops and restaurants in town. This bed and breakfast had a wonderful breakfast, and great use of the facilities!
4.8 on November 12, 2015
Location, hosts and value would be best way to describe this small Bed & Breakfast. Frank from Saratoga
4.8 on October 15, 2015
We felt like invited guests in the home of world travelers during our stay. We walked to shops and restaurants in this beautiful little oceanside town. We ate at our host's own dining table and shared personal stories at breakfast. The room was big but the bathroom was shared. Luckily there was no one in the other room but it probably wouldn't be a problem even if we had truly shared. Artifacts and pictures from Chuck and Anne's travels filled the house. A true bed and breakfast experience.
3.8 on July 24, 2015
I had a great time at 167 Water. My hosts were convivial and made it easy to come and go. The room was large and comfortable with a great view. Breakfast was easy and offered a number of options. I'd stay here again!
3.6 on June 04, 2015
The 167 met our expectations overall. They could use some additional electric outlets in the guest rooms.
4.8 on April 28, 2015
Great location, good price, delicious breakfast, wonderful hosts, comfy beds, free Wi-Fi, who could ask for anything more?!
4.6 on May 23, 2014
The home was close to Plum Island and easy walking distance to downtown Newburyport. Chuck and Anne were very pleasant and wonderful host. Our only suggestion for improvement would be to have two chairs in the room instead of one. We will definitely stay at 167 Water street in the future on our visits to Plum Island and would recommend it for anyone staying in the Newburyport area.
4.0 on November 26, 2013
167 is a 5-10 minute walk from the downtown, and closer to a great birdwatching spot. Chuck and Anne are great hosts, interesting and fun to talk with. These review stars are sort of odd. If I expected a place to be really terrific and it is, is that "met expectations", exceeded expectations", or "outstanding"? This place is great!
5 on November 02, 2013
The house/room are very comfortable. The best though, I think, was the breakfast! There were lots of lovely options! And it is clear that Anne and Chuck have enjoyed their travels, the decor reflects that. It was a lovely stay!
5 minutes walk to restaurants, 300 yards to boat and kayak launch, 10 minutes walk to downtown, 3 miles to ocean, Commuter train to Boston, Walking distance to Audubon Center, Downtown, Oceanview, Small town
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FROM ROUTE 95 Northbound:
Take exit 57 and follow signs to downtown Newburyport. A right turn off exit.

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Take Route 1 north to Route 95 north to exit 57. Follow signs to downtown Newburyport. A right turn off exit.

FROM ROUTE 495:
Follow to Route 95 south bound to exit 57. Follow signs to downtown Newburyport. A left turn off exit.

You are now on Storey Ave. You will pass two shopping centers on your right. Storey Ave then bends a bit right and becomes High St. Continue on High Street until you come to a stoplight at the intersection of State St. (3 miles from the exit off 95) You will see a gas station on your far right corner.

Continue straight on High St for another half mile until you come to Bromfield Street, a very wide street on your left. (It is the 8th street on the left.) You will see a green park and hill on your right, March's Hill.

Turn left onto Bromfield and go right to the end. That intersection is Water St. Turn left onto Water St. You will see four connected townhouses on your right. Ours is the second one, dark brown with red trim. Pull your car up onto the sidewalk in front and park with your motor running and blinkers on. You can unload your baggage into the house. We will then direct you to permanent parking behind our house.

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Antique Shopping, Art Galleries, Beach, Concert venue, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Lake, Live Music, Movie Theater, Museum, National/State parks, Nature area, Ocean, Plum Island National Bird Reserve, Salem historic district and museums, Maudslay State Park, Boat marinas in walking distance, Free summer concerts, Local festivals - literary, film, chamber music, Outlet Stores, Performing Theater, Picnic area, Religious Services, River
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Board games, CD player, Computer, Copier, Fax Machine, Library, Telephone, Washer/dryer , Third person in the room for $15 extra bed set up, Kayak and boat launch, and public park & 300 yards, Off-street Parking, Lovely garden with fountain and fish pond, African textiles & sculpture through out the house, Alarm clock with IPod/IPone docking station
Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Bath robes, Hairdryer, Internet Service, Satellite/Cable TV, TV, Turndown Service, Wi-Fi, Wired internet
Bicycle rental, Bicycle riding trails, Bird watching, Boating, Canoeing, Cross-country ski trails, Fishing, Golfing, Hiking trails, Kayaking, Boat & kayak lauch 300 yards from house, Bike and kayak rental near-by, Ocean beaches 3 miles away, National bird sancutary on Plum Island, Sailing, Shopping, Sight-seeing, Swimming, Water sports
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Ezcurra, Roberto and Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés (2014) Trade openness and spatial inequality in emerging countries. Spatial Economic Analysis, 9 (2). pp. 162-182. ISSN 1742-1772
Emerging world countries have experienced over the last two decades a significant change in their trade patterns. Bold trade reforms have been followed by rapid rises in international trade levels. However, despite these radical changes, we know remarkably little about how changes in trade patterns are affecting the evolution of regional inequality in the developing world. This paper addresses the link between trade openness and spatial inequality across 22 emerging countries over the period between 1990 and 2006. Our findings show that changes in international trade bring about a significant rise in within-country inequality across the developing world and that this impact is greatest in the poorest countries. This result is robust to the inclusion of a number of control variables, and to changes in the specification of the sample and in the measure used to quantify the level of regional disparities. Consequently, the increase in trade exposure across the emerging world, while possibly benefiting the countries involved in the process in aggregate terms, is generating winning and losing regions.
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Since Vroman's Bookstore won the "Say No to Factory Farming" challenge in honor of Jonathan Safran Foer's new book, Eating Animals, several of us from Vroman's get to have dinner with the author! Patrick, who some of you may remember as the webmaster from the distant, distant past (about two weeks ago) will be there, along with his wife Edan (Edan mentions = 1), Allison Hill, and several lucky Booksellers who got selected in a raffle. Along with yours truly, of course.
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- Meet Sherri's chickens, and see exactly how hard they are to corral!
- Patrick and Edan (EM = 3) eat their free range dog… almost, and we meet Sherri's horse.
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Date of Stay: April, 2010
Stayed here overnight. Couldn't find anything available on I-40 so took the quick ride up to I-44. Easy access, easy and short ride back to I-40. Well worth the slight detour. Clean, very pretty RV Park. Site was level and cement, with good space between. Has full hookups. We have 40 ft 5th wheel and had no trouble with access in and out or in park. Nice place and would stay here again. Would be excellent place to enjoy Oklahoma City events, museums, etc.
Date of Stay: April, 2010
This was an easy access to I-10 for an overnight stay. It was quiet. Had a pull through with 50 amp, water, sewer. No cable but the TV antenna worked fine. Not many campers this time of year. Some workers are staying long term. If the place had been full it would have been very tight between sites. There is no concrete. The picnic tables were very rough. Has lots of trees. Did not use the store, food service nor facilities, but all were clean. Found the owners to be very nice and very helpful. We would stay again.
Date of Stay: April, 2010
Park has easy access off I-10. Had a decent, level site with a cement patio area, but parked on grassy, gravel area. There is a very friendly owner and a good price. Some workers were staying here and a few that looked to have sites for the season. People were quiet but the place is sandwiched between a trucking company and I-10 so there is noise, however our white noise machine blocked it all out. Would stay again on an overnight.
Date of Stay: April, 2010
This is an Encore park. It is actually just outside Sebastian even though it has a Vero Beach address. It is a mix of park models and RVs. Pros: Very clean. Very active snowbird community. Very secure. Has huge dog run/park area and most owners do a good job keeping it clean. Loads to do on and off site. Close to beaches. Very friendly. Cons: Runs along side I-95. Constant noise at sites 199 thru 280. Further into park is quieter but hard to get as there are mostly returning snowbirds and park models taking those spots. Sites are small and packed in closely. For stays under a month pay $3 day "resort fee" which is really a fee to cover the electric even tho they don't say that. All have cement pads but most are cracked and not level. This resort is pricey as are most coastal city resorts but this is actually nicer and even tho sites are small they are larger than most coastal resorts in this price range. Stayed 9 days. Would stay again.
Date of Stay: March, 2010
Virtually all sites with pads require waiting list. Locked up by return renters. Facilities were older but clean. Fair number of activities. Grassy sites are not level. Muddy in rain and have no sewer hook-ups. Honey wagon comes twice weekly. 5 rating is because dog leash policy is not enforced at all! Dogs running loose all over the place in the grass site loops. My husband got bitten by a dog whose owner left the park for the day. Miles from amenities. High crime area (all buildings on the reservation have bars and metal mesh over windows and doors), and park has no gate or security. Would not go back.
Date of Stay: February, 2010
Where to begin? Beautiful grounds. Roomy, private sites. Owner has many great ideas. Too many in fact. There is no pool. The website, brochures and ads say there are two pools. There are none! Under construction for at least two years with no end in sight. It was a cold year so we didn't care but were irritated at the false advertising. There are at least five different projects underway and none are completed: arts & craft building, water feature grist mill, site expansion, second entrance, pools, etc. Not much in way of events or activities going on. Pricey for what is offered. Laundry facilities clean but expensive. Took mine to laundromat where they washed, dried and folded it for only $2 more than Williston Crossings machines would have cost me. Might stay again maybe for a week or a stop over but not long term again, at least until things gets finished up.
Date of Stay: April, 2009
Clean. Quiet. Friendly. Pool (unheated). Wide paved streets. One pet rule. Park appears to be in transition. Many original older double and single wide mobiles. Looks like as original owner sites open up they are either sold or rented to RVers. Good location for jumping off to lots of other actvities including Giant Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Good restaurants. Historic downtown. Golf. Bark Park nearby. Stayed 10 days. Didn't like unheated pool and a few permanent resident don't keep up their sites and trailers. Would stay again.
Date of Stay: April, 2009
I would like to be able to review this park but after attempts to contact them with questions through email and telephone messages and after receiving no response to either, I made reservations at another resort instead. In my opinion, if a resort cannot take the time to respond to a customers query by email or phone then they don't want or don't need the business. This type of inattention certainly makes me suspect as to the type of service and care taken of the park overall. They lost this customer. "We did not stay in this park".
Date of Stay: April, 2009
Very tight sites here even though they say Big Rig capable. We had a pull-thru with a 40' rig and couldn't park the tow vehicle in front of the fifth wheel trailer. The whole place smells of dog urine. Too many residents with dogs and not enough space to run them. With windows open the smell was terrible. The smell of sewers was bad too. That could be because of the tight cramming in of too many sites and violations of sewer hookup rules. Many year 'round residents in old run down, worn out camping trailers. This place can't decide if it's an RV Resort or a trailer park for low income residents. Managers keep the grounds clean (except for the dog urine which they attempt to spray for but can't keep up with) and facilities are clean but old campers and sites full of stored boxes of "stuff" are a real eye sore and detractor. I don't know if these older trailers are legacy from the previous park owners but there is no enforcing of the current rules about sewer connections, air conditioners (which hang out of windows of these older trailers), junk stored on the site, charcoal barbecue grills versus gas, chimineas, etc. This place is pricey for what it is. The 24 hour guarded gate is nice but it is completely incongruent with the overall look and feel of the park and is not worth the price overall. Would not recommend and will not stay again.
Date of Stay: March, 2009
We stayed in Butterfield RV Resort for Feb and Mar. The place is spotless. They have entertainment, pot lucks, activities etc. Very quaint park. Staff keeps this place so clean it's amazing. It is not a gated park even though there is a cement wall around it. Anyone can enter at any time and apparently they do. There was a robbery of a video store in an adjoining plaza and the get-away was through the Butterfield RV Resort. A couple of times young men were caught jumping the wall and walking through sites as if to see what was available for the taking. We didn't like the fact that some of the repeat guests seemed to think the place was their own and really took on an attitude of rude bossiness and control toward the guests. It was detrimental to the overall good nature of the place. New management came in while we were there as well. That started out fine but there was a deterioration of attitude. The new Manager became snappish and unfriendly toward customers. Her husband inserted himself into things, even though he wasn't hired as manager, and really has no people skills. We heard him bad mouthing staff (one against the other)several times. The atmosphere became too heavy handed for us. Benson is at an altitude of over 4000 feet and it was cold and windy much of the time we were there. We actually had snow one night. While the snow was perhaps an anomaly, repeat visitors told us that the cold weather is normal. Not what we were seeking as a winter get away. In addition even though it is no reflection on the resort, there's not much going on in Benson. In fact, there is nothing going on in Benson so most activities and sight-seeing are about an hour away or more in any direction, with the exception of Kartchner Caverns. We spent a lot of time driving to other places. We will not be returning to Butterfield RV Resort based on this experience.


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Riding high on the "positive and explicit" responses from public meetings, the Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday seemed well on course to form a government in Delhi. But the party also warned Congress leaders to be "prepared to go to jail" in case they were found involved in corrupt activities.
AAP leader and spokesperson Manish Sisodia told HT, "We're not mincing words. The corrupt will have to go to jail. We don't care whether our government remains or goes."
"We will not let anyone keep us from executing our manifesto. Congress leaders shouldn't expect us to start praising them just because we may form government with their support," he said.
On day one of its public meetings to seek public opinion, Sisodia said the response was overwhelming. "Our MLAs and leaders must have addressed about 150 meetings so far. The majority of people are saying that they want us to form a government. I have not come across any area where people do not want us to form a government. If the response goes on like this we will certainly fulfill people's aspirations," he said.
"We are waiting for the people's decision in the remaining meetings to be held, once everything is clear, we will give our final decision by Monday," he said. Though there were some who did not want AAP to "compromise" and take Congress' support, many seemed to have all kinds of hopes.
Rinku Devi (32), who works as a domestic help, said at a Jan Sabha in Shakarpur, "I have been living here for 10 years but I have no voter ID. I voted for AAP so that our problems get solved. I want Kejriwal as my CM."
Over the weekend, the party is addressing 272 jansabhas in as many municipal wards of Delhi before it takes a decision. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will hold four of his meetings at Mandir Marg, Kalibari, Sarojini Nagar and Lodhi Colony on Sunday.
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A 43-year-old Oklahoma man was found dead after apparently falling off a cliff on Whistler Mountain north of Vancouver on Monday, RCMP say.
The skier was spotted below some cliffs in the Franz's Meadows area by another skier passing by. The man appeared to be in need of help, but when he didn't respond, the passerby called the Whistler-Blackcomb Ski Patrol.
"Attempts were made to treat the male by ski patrol and physicians at the scene, however, they were unable to revive the male," said a statement issued by RCMP Sgt. Rob Knapton.
"From the male's injuries and the location of the body, it appears that the male fell from the cliff area above Franz's Meadows," said Knapton.
The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of his family.


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Prawn green curry is one of the most yummy prawn recipes. This seafood is not only very popular but also extremely delightful in taste. Prawn green curry happens to be one of the prawn recipes that you can use to give your kids the goodness of green leaves, if they happen to hate it otherwise.
It is a very easy to make prawn recipe. In fact this seafood
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Serves: 4-5
Preparation Time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes
- Prawns- 3 cups (de-veined)
- Coconut Milk- 1cup
- Spinach- 24-5 cups (chopped)
- Cumin Seeds- 1tsp
- Bay Leaves-1
- Cloves-1
- Cardamom- 2
- Garlic- 1tbsp (finely chopped)
- Onions- 2-3 (finely chopped)
- Ginger- 1 inch (finely chopped)
- Pudina (mint)- 1tbsp (paste)
- Garam Masala- 1tsp
- Vegetable Oil- 1cup
- Fish Oil- 2tbsp
- Salt- To taste
- Take a frying pan over the gas oven and add the vegetable oil to it. Keep on a medium flame and deep fry all the prawns until they turn golden in colour. Turn off the gas oven and keep the prawns aside.
- Now keep the coconut milk in a pan on simmer over a gas oven . Let it reduce to half and then keep aside for cooling.
- Put the spinach in a mixer and make a fine paste.
- Heat a frying pan and add the fish oil to it. Keep on a low flame and add the bay leaves, cloves and cardamom to it. Saute them and after a fine aroma of the spices come out add garlic, onion and ginger.
- Stir it for 1-2 minutes and then add the spinach and coconut milk. Keep on stirring the whole mixture for 3-4 minutes on a low flame and then add the prawns. Stir for a minute and then add the pudina (mint) paste, salt and garam masala. Keep stirring for 2-3 minutes and then turn off the gas oven.
- Your prawn green curry is now ready to be served.
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Located in London City Centre, Tower Bridge London Apartments is within a 10-minute walk of popular sights such as London City Hall and Tower Bridge. This 41-room, 3-star apartment welcomes guests with in-room amenities like kitchenettes, refrigerators, and microwaves. London Bridge and HMS Belfast are also within a short walk.
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There's no rule that says the spread on your bread must be yellow. In fact it's easier to just dig into an avocado and spread on some green instead – that way you can avoid an argument about what's better, butter or margarine.
Both these yellow spreads have their pros and cons. Butter, a food we've eaten for thousands of years, tastes better and comes with no colourings or preservatives - but its saturated fat content can raise levels of 'bad' LDL cholesterol. Margarine made from canola, olive oil or sunflower oil on, the other hand, contains fats that help lower LDL cholesterol – but doesn't taste as good. And although margarines made with olive oil, another fat with a long track record, sound reassuringly Mediterranean, the amount of olive oil in them can be as little as 16 or 23 per cent.
Somewhere in between butter and marg are dairy blends – butter blended with fats like canola or sunflower oil to reduce their saturated fat content and improve their spreadability, but still high in saturated fat.
Meanwhile, cholesterol lowering margarines have added plant sterols (compounds found naturally in plant foods) that help prevent cholesterol being absorbed into the blood – but don't reduce cholesterol already stuck in the arteries. Although studies have found that plant sterols can lower cholesterol, they're no magic bullet, says nutritionist Dr Rosemary Stanton, author of The Choice Guide to Food.
"They don't tackle the underlying cause of high cholesterol, which is consuming too many foods high in saturated fat," she points out. Some studies also show that plant sterols reduce the absorption of protective nutrients like carotenoids from fruit and vegetables.
But if you think outside the margarine tub, there are other good tasting heart healthy options to put on bread.
Just because studies show that polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats lower LDL cholesterol doesn't mean you have to get them from margarine, says Stanton who thinks we're better off getting more of our healthy fats from whole foods rather than yellow spreads. After all, compared with butter and margarine, foods like avocado, nut butters and hummous have the advantage of extra nutrients and fibre, and extra virgin olive oil has benefits over margarine.
They don't cause the same heated debate either. Right now there's an argument that saturated fat in foods like butter is harmless and that a major culprit in the obesity epidemic is the low fat message of the 80s and 90s that got us eating too many processed carbs. Some researchers also believe that too many omega-6 fats – fat from foods like sunflower and safflower seeds used in margarine and much processed food – has caused problems too. Humans need a healthy balance of both omega-6 and omega-3 fats and the theory is that widespread use of omega-6 fats in the modern food supply has sent this balance out of whack. But does this mean that saturated fat is a healthier choice?
"It's fair to say that when people substitute low fat highly processed carbohydrate foods for full fat foods then there's no advantage in terms of weight loss and health - but that doesn't mean saturated fat is good," Stanton says. Still, it may be that not all saturated fats behave in the same way, she adds – recent research comparing the effects of butter and cheese on bad LDL cholesterol found that while butter increases it, cheese actually lowers it. Why this happens isn't clear though – some researchers suggest it may be because the calcium in cheese causes the body to excrete more fat.
But it's safe to predict that the butter v. margarine debate isn't over yet, so it's just as well as there's other good stuff to spread around instead.
PS For anyone keen to learn more about vegetarian eating, the Medical Journal of Australia has just published a special supplement Is a Vegetarian Diet Adequate by leading Australian nutritionists, including Rosemary Stanton, that provides credible info on nutrition (and, yes, you can get enough protein, iron and zinc if you're vego) as well as practical tips for planning plant-based meals.
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The government today extended exceptional circumstances drought assistance to a further 18 areas of the country, giving drought affected farmers access to welfare help and interest rate subsidies.
Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said the move meant 22 drought-declared areas were receiving commonwealth help for a third year.
Mr Truss said around 58 per cent of Australia's total arable area remained drought affected.
"That demonstrates the severity of this drought and the significant assistance the commonwealth has been providing across the nation," he said.
"Over $550 million has already been paid direct to farmers. Over 32,000 applications for drought assistance have been approved.
"This assistance will ensure that the farmers in those areas where there has been no opportunity for recovery because of the extent of the drought will have some ongoing assistance."
Mr Truss said 14 of the 18 drought areas were in NSW, two in Victoria and one each in Queensland and South Australia.
"The drought is concentrated in NSW but there are significant areas receiving drought assistance also in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia," he said.
Mr Truss said there were some areas where rain had eased drought conditions and they would not receive an extension of their exceptional circumstances assistance.
He said the government was still considering applications for declarations for new areas affected by drought.
Mr Truss said the National Rural Advisory Council had found farmers in drought hit areas were still doing it tough and rain had not been sufficient for a sustained recovery.
However, he said, the national water storage situation was slightly better than a year ago, with some exceptions.
"Some dams are in quite good condition but there are others where the reserves are very small and the allocations to farmers for irrigation purposes are going to be very small indeed," he said.
"That is going to cause particular difficulties in some industries, particularly in the Murray-Darling basin. One industry that will be facing particular difficulties is rice because there will be very small allocation in that region."


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A new study published in the journal Nature provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of the evolutionary relationships of influenza virus across different host species over time. In addition to dissecting how the virus evolves at different rates in different host species, the study challenges several tenets of conventional wisdom, for example the notion that the virus moves largely unidirectionally from wild birds to domestic. It also helps resolve the origin of the virus that caused the unprecedentedly severe influenza pandemic of 1918.
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Arrest clears more than a dozen thefts at LSU
BATON ROUGE - Police at LSU said an arrest Friday helped them solve several thefts from the campus that happened over the past few months.
Police arrested Marcus Eugene Armstrong, 42, and charged him with 15 counts of simple burglary along with other charges.
LSU Police said they were helped by Baton Rouge Police investigators, who found several items they said Armstrong pawned. Police said Armstrong also had several warrants, one in Nebraska for outstanding child support debt and another from Mississippi for a stolen vehicle. Investigators said that vehicle matched the description of one seen in the LSU thefts.
LSU Police said they found the vehicle with the help of East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office investigators, and got a warrant to search Armstrong's residence. Inside police said they found several computers and other electronics stolen from the campus.
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Craig Sharpe says he's not a very lucky guy when it comes to competitions, but it appears his luck and his voice were right on key March 28.
The Upper Island Cove resident was selected for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform on stage with David Foster and a star-studded array of performers at the Crescendo Gala in Halifax. The line up included, among others, Lionel Richie, Natalie Cole, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Lennine Gallant, and Sinbad.
Sharpe was chosen as a wild card in St. John's during the first round of competition at the Arts and Culture Centre Feb. 9.
He then competed against nine other talented Ovation finalists from six cities across Canada March 28, at the event held at Casino Nova Scotia.
"It was amazing. I was going to perform for and be judged by David Foster!" says Sharpe.
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There are still too many unanswered questions for you to have clarity on this situation. And though he claims he only met one person for coffee, he has still betrayed your trust by his activities. And it's possible that he is not being honest as well about not seeing more women, etc. The fact is that he has broken your trust. I disagree with your friends who tell you to put the past behind you. That is not addressing the situation and this is indeed a situation that is quite present, and needs to not just be overlooked. If you do just put it behind you then it is quite likely to continue. So, what needs to happen as you say that you really don't want to leave him, is that you both need to get counseling together. This way the therapist can help him be honest about everything and you can get the answers and clarity you need. The therapist can also address why he did these behaviors, and how likely he is to repeat such. He will need some additional counseling as well (on his own perhaps) and you can have your couple counselor determine that as needed. But for now you both should go together. Even though you can only prove that there was just one person at this point, you still have plenty of evidence that he was betraying your trust with all of his online activities etc. And that is enough to warrant the counseling. The rest can come to light once you start counseling. It is a must at this point. Call your doctor and ask for a referral to a good relationships counselor in your area. It's good that your boyfriend is willing to get some counseling, and you two can begin right away. Please click ACCEPT, otherwise I'm not paid for my assistance. Or ask for more info. Thank you.


text: Today I was driving my 2010 Chevy Silverado and the whole truck started to vibrat. At around 60 miles per hour the wheel was really bad then I slowed down pulled off the side of the road to see if I had a flat tire they were all fine then I started driving again it keep on doing it at around 50 mph. Could it be the sway bar from when I put on my leveling kit ? Also were I live in CT we got about 8inchs of snow last night that I was driving in. I'm not sure what to do


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So, what character rivalries in Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale are your favorites? Plus, what 2 characters in the game do you think would make the ultimate fighting team? Type in the comments below.
As for me, my favorite rivalry would have to be either Sweet Tooth and Kratos, or Sly Cooper and Nathan Drake. Sweet Tooth and Kratos because they're both pretty cool and, from what I've seen of them, make the absolute most perfect rivals. Same goes for Sly Cooper and Nathan Drake, plus these 2 are a couple of my absolute favorite characters in all of video games.


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As he gears up his retail empire to face competition from global retailers, Kishore Biyani, the founder of the Big Bazaar chain, is now extending the reach of his fashion business, adding a new focus with small stores - clearly aimed at courting lower-end consumers.
The new format, 'I Am In', will specialise in fashion for the youth.
"We are looking at a smaller format in the fashion space, which we will test out soon," said Kishore Biyani, founder and promoter of the Future Group that controls Big Bazaar and Home Bazaar. "There will be at least three stores over the next two months. We'll take the learnings from these stores and depending upon the success, consider scaling up . There is a pace for an apparel format for the youth. This pilot format will address that."
The new format will be the fifth set-up from the demerged fashion business Future Lifestyle Fashions (FLF), which is scheduled to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange by next quarter.
Pantaloons, the country's largest retailer controlled by Biyani, in November 2012 demerged its fashion business and set up the new company, FLF, which will have a portfolio of over two dozen fashion and lifestyle brands.
At present, FLF delivers R3,200 crore revenue from its four formats — Central, Brand Factory, aLL, and Planet Sports. "Our fashion business is growing at a good pace. We are looking at R4,500-5,000 crore business every year. Our ambition is to make it a R10,000-crore business over the next 5 years," Biyani said.


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Cute little camera and impressive that the kit lens is 14mm at the wide end (as opposed to Canon and Nikon's kit lenses which start at 18mm).
This is a micro-four third camera. So 14mm means 28mm in FX standards. The crop factor for Four third/Micro Four third is 2x, where as APSC (Am I correct?) format has 1.5x. Hence 18mm means 27 or 28mm. as found in Canon/Nikon/Sony etc.
Now you can pick one up for £200 it is a real bargain.
If you want the best compact experience then get the GF3X version as this comes with the X Vario PZ 14-42mm lens which is as small as the 20mm pancake! Again available for about £325, down from £550!
Images not quite as good as the GX1 but not far off.
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Time Management
Over the last 35 years or so, I have picked up a few "time management" tips -- on the job. For example, start booking appointments from the end of the day backwards (they tend to sprawl less that way, for reasons I dont quite understand). Try booking appointments at slightly odd times (12.05, rather than 12.00) -- as it makes it rather clearer that your time is squeezed. And if you want to have a few mornings in the library, block those mornings out before the start of term (just one a fortnight is ok) -- if you rely on getting to the library when you find you are "free", you'll never get there.
All that was picked up on the job (and with the help of friends -- especially the 12.05 idea). I have never in my life been to a time management course. That's partly because I haven't had time; and partly because I suspect such things are the weapons of the management (the message being: it's not that you are overworked, it's that you can't manage your time properly... errr sorry I am over-worked...).
Nor have I often completed a Time Allocation Survey, which we are supposed to complete to allocate the funding according to our different activities (teaching, research, other "income generating" activities, support etc: here's one university's attempt at an explanation). To be honest, it never seemed clear which activities fell into which categories. So for a while I just invented it, then gave up. Irressponsible, moi?
So I was cheered up hugely this week when Professor Ganz of this parish sent me Arnaldo Momigliano's brilliant answer to a similar survey in 1965. Here it is. Savour!
In my 24 hour continental timetable I divide my time each day as follows:
2 hours of pure sleep
1 hour of sleep dreaming about administration
2 hours of sleep dreaming about research
1 hour of sleep dreaming about teaching
½ hour of pure eating
1 hour of eating with research (= reading)
1 hour of eating with colleagues and of conversation on teaching and research
½ hour of pure walking
½ hour of walking with research (= thinking)
12 ½ hours of research with preparation for teaching (= reading, writing or also thinking)
1 hour of official teaching without thinking
1 hour of official administration without thinking
For ever yours
Arnaldo Momigliano
Come on everyone, maybe a bit more of this is what we need (and in my experience 2 hours of pure sleep is roughly right).


text: Well, since the show season is over I am going to be starting my right-hand drive swap, bay shave and a couple of other things. I will be starting in a couple weeks; this is going to be a slow build. Just want to thank Jamie at Orchid Euro. Here are pics of the right-hand drive clip and the car it is going into. I will post up updates when I start.


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740 Tasting Notes
Red Leaf arrived! YES. I absolutely love the resealable bags.
After a 12 hour day at school, I finally made it home, ready to fall asleep standing up, and this was waiting for me. I pulled myself together enough to choose this one to put in a mason jar and shake up with milk.
I haven't had super fresh matcha in a long time, and the green colour was so vibrant. This one has the scent of chocolate that I know from somewhere, but I can't pinpoint it. It's pretty tasty in cold shaken milk, but it may be better hot. Or in a smoothie. So many choices. The memory of that chocolate taste is right at the edge of my mind. Gah. My brain is exhausted, but hopefully it will come to me.
Yes! I was thrilled. My last order was the same as the Peanut Butter you sent me. But now they are pretty and white and resealable.
For a second there I thought I was so tired I actually mistook the colour of the bags. I took a photo for proof. :P
Hahaha. Those are pretty nice. I far prefer the bags that are totally light tight versus the ones that have a window.
You did delicate flavor level right? How is the chocolatey level of this one then? Just curious. Congrats on your kickass pile o' matcha :D
Yep, delicate. The chocolate scent is stronger than the taste. I want to try it hot before fully deciding though.
I came to school bright and early today, a full 7 hours before I have my classes. It's nose to the grindstone for the next 20 days before I leave for paradise. The scent of this tea is wafting out from the Timolino and it is intoxicating. Part of me doesn't want to drink it, just so I can smell it for as long as possible. This tea may get permanent cupboard status.
I'm taking a quick break to write this note, and to do some math. I love quantifying things. Everything actually. I average 75 hours per term per class in both lecture and lab, and for spring histology, the amount of time I'll spend in scheduled lecture and lab is 108 hours. HEYO.
This tea is confusingly tasty. There is a definite creaminess, but the cranberry is playing some sort of game with me. It's there, and then it isn't. There is also some sort of carbonation-likeness going on in the background. Not immediately, but I get a carbonation after-effect at the back of my throat.
I tried it last night as well, and the confusion was there as well. Perhaps the flavours will become clearer as it cools. Despite all these bizarre happenings, I am really enjoying my cup.
Thanks EvaGrimm. :)
There ought to be more cranberry teas in this world. I haven't had one since I was a kid, some Celestial Seasonings one.
Today I required approval for two things. One for a social psych presentation, and one from the biology department to take a spring course. Not just any spring course. I took histology last term, which is actually a med school course, but they offer it at my school for health science students, and other science students that are brave enough to take it. I did, and it was the hardest thing I've done in my years studying biology, hands down. I still have nightmares about it, literally. They're offering another histology in spring, which promises to be just as challenging (or more, considering it's completed in half the time), so of course I wanted in. I am always up for a challenge, and the prof is absolutely amazing and highly intelligent. I was fully prepared to be denied, because first priority goes to health science students and the cap on the class is only 10 students (eep!). But my request was approved! YES. I may have done a wee dance outside the bio department where my friend was waiting. Hopefully the prof didn't see that. :P
I'm home now, working on conservation, and having this tea in celebration. This tea is a delight. I've been impressed with the three Market Spice teas I've had so far. This one had mint leaves clearly throughout the dry tea, but I always secretly hope they won't be too prominent. Success! The main flavours here are raspberry, followed by more subtle chocolate. The mint is barely there at all. I find I absolutely love raspberry teas when they are well done. And this one is. :)
Thanks EvaGrimm for sending some my way!
That sounds cool. :) It's always so exciting to get into a super interesting course, especially one taught by an awesome prof!
It is! She teaches only 2-3 courses because she is near-constantly publishing. By far one of the best profs I've ever had. :)
What?! I'm not at a big university, and I was speaking to another prof the other day and she's supposed to teach 4 courses with labs per term. There are less than 20 full-time bio profs though.
I think they're supposed to teach two classes, but most profs buy themselves out and only teach one. We have lecturers who might teach 3-4 courses per semester tho. Which is RIDICULOUS.
Congrats! Histology is tough! I know it's definitely an upper level biomed class where I did my undergrad. Even better that it's a great professor. I find that can make all the difference.
This was a sample from EvaGrimm! Thanks :)
This smells very similar to Butiki's Peppermint Patty. Though, the black tea base gives it a darker colour. I don't smell any coconut, but there were huge flakes in the dry tea, so it's in there somewhere.
At first sip, the coconut is subtle under the mint. But subsequent sips are not sitting as well. It's leaving a bit of a drying feel in my mouth. The tea base seems to be coming through more and taking over, though the flavours are still barely there.
This could be all me. It's getting late, and I'm tired. I'm also frustrated because the school database says "SSL connection error" and hasn't allowed me in for the last 2 hours. I have to read 6-7 more scientific journal articles before tomorrow afternoon, and not being able to access the database does not bode well for that.
This tea is every bit as delightful as I remember. But what's even more delightful? EvaGrimm who sent this amazing swap package.
The Star Trek handmade mug cozy. OMG. I can't even. Star Trek is one way to my heart guys. The other way is marine biology.
Oh no! It opens for me. :( Maybe because I'm signed in, or maybe because my Insta is locked down? I'll upload to Photobucket so I can share.
Probably because you're locked down. :D
That is SO AWESOME! Wow, I totally need to make me something like that somehow. :)
Haha keychange, don't you worry. I was in there as the mall was opening buying my Perfect WHALE mug.
I was so impressed OMGsrsly. I have zero creativity haha. Such a thoughtful addition to the swap package.
This smells amazing. It smells just like a body cream I ran out of ages ago, that was my favourite. Something about cucumber melon is awesome. The steeped scent is (mint?) all cucumber melon. The flavours are light here and don't come through too strongly. But the base also isn't overwhelming. Overall a light tea. The scent is definitely what makes this tea amazing. Every time I bring it for a sip, the smell is just delicious.
P.S. I'm not supposed to tell you guys, but apparently Coconut Oolong is making a reappearance in April. They said it has lemongrass this time around though.
Eee!!!!! The whales are SO CUTE!
Is this tea really minty? They say a "hint" of mint, but I don't see mint in the ingredients.
I thought that upon first smell, but the more I sip away, the more what I thought was mint just becomes cucumber melon to be honest.
Would you say the flavours are weak though? so sad because I bet the smell would lead me on so much!
omg omg must get to dT! three hours to go now!
Ahh I think I am going to my store tonight, I looked at all the teaware and am freaking out, I want ALL of it. Haha I think I've narrowed it to 2 for myself, 2 for the bf lol..and I really want to try all the new teas!! This one looks so refreshing!
Yay! We're almost matching whale mug buddies! I chose the noric style bc I like the grip better, although I envy that yours has a whale in the inside…
Stephanie I didn't either, whoops!
Cavo I contemplated the Nordic mug, because my Spock mug has a similar shape, but I love the inner lime green and little whale too much.
Ha, I was wondering if this would smell like late 90s cucumber melon lotion.
And I sure hope there isn't lemongrass in the coconut oolong!
OOooo I love lemongrass! Maybe I will try that one. I remember Bath and Body Works had a Cucumber Melon scent in the '90's…that wouldn't happen to be the one ya'll are talking about, would it? That was my favorite for the longest time.
We'll have to wait and see in April. That's all word of mouth, so I could be wrong!
Hah! The cucumber melon scent is amazing.
This one was sent my way from Angrboda.
The steeped tea smells strongly of berries. The taste is more subtle, with the berries clearly there, but not overwhelming the tea base. The tea base also complements well. I'm not generally a fan of berry amalgamations, though I love berries individually, but this tea is quite delightful.
Thanks Angrboda!
In other news, the flights to home/Jamaica are officially booked! I couldn't rearrange my psych presentation, but that only means I'm back one day early. YAY. But I'm finding it difficult to be excited because the amount of work I need to get done in the next three weeks is seriously overwhelming. I should probably just install an intravenous caffeine drip.
Flavors: Berries
Yay for Jamaica! Where are you going? I went to Ocho Rios once many years ago with friends and had a blast.
I am pretty sure we flew into Montego Bay and drove to Ocho Rios. In any case, I remember being there briefly. Sounds like a great time!
Tonight I mixed 2 parts Guayusa with 1 part Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble.
I always make the fatal error of steeping guayusa when I'm already exhausted. By that time, there's no turning back. Tonight is no exception. It's only 9pm and I'm fighting to keep my eyes open.
I hope my matcha order shows up on Wednesday. I would say tomorrow, but it's still in Chicago, with the last update on Friday. I'm so impatient.


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I See You: Telling the ICU Mobile StoryBy Bob Morrison Senior Fellow for Policy Studies
Robert G. Morrison is Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council. He is a former teacher of American history at the high school and college levels. He served in the U.S. Department of Education and as the Washington representative of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. He researched Bill Bennett's two-volume history of the U.S., America: The Last Best Hope. In the course of writing this pamphlet, the author viewed an ultrasound picture from his daughter and son-in-law: twins!
"I see you." It's not just a sweet game. It's not just three simple words. It's a profound lesson. Isn't that the first, or at least one of the first games we play with our infants? Baby learns: There's an "I." There's a "you." And there's a bond of love between us two.
Image Clear Ultrasound (ICU) is also a pun. It's a wonderful pun: I see you.
Today, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, expectant mothers often form that indissoluble bond with their child even before he or she is born. In millions of homes, the first family picture on the fridge is often that ultrasound picture. Ultrasound technology has advanced to the point where mothers and, hopefully, fathers, can see their unborn child in real time.
Something within us is touched, and touched deeply, when we see an unborn child, our own flesh and blood sucking a thumb, yawning, scratching an itch, even holding hands up as if in prayer.
Well, that's all illusory, we are told. The thoughtful, the pensive, the serious people persist in telling us night and day that it is not an unborn child. It's a fetus. And it only becomes a person when it's wanted, when it's born.
We answer: "A person's a person, no matter how small." That's what Dr. Seuss's Horton the Elephant used to say. Millions of American children were schooled on Horton's wisdom about persons, even small ones.
Small ones have been on Sylvia Slifko's heart for many years and she decided to do something about it. In 1990 she began pro-life work and later served as executive director of Pregnancy Solutions & Services (PSS) in Akron, OH. This pregnancy care center was one of 150 centers singled out for a President's Volunteer Service Award in 2008.
Sylvia and her friends in Akron decided to branch out from the four walls of their pregnancy care center. They sought divine guidance. Sylvia describes it in her own words:
In October of 2003, after a time of prayer, the Lord put in my heart the idea of a mobile pregnancy vehicle to show pregnant abortion-minded women their babies. He even gave me the name: I See You (ICU).
Stepping out in faith, they retrofitted one, then a number of recreational vehicles (RVs) to serve as mobile ultrasound units. The ICU Mobile ministry travels into the heart of America's inner cities, heading for mall parking lots, shopping plazas, universities, impoverished communities, and even across the street from abortion facilities. Wherever young women in need go, ICU Mobile will go. ICU Mobile is a way of extending those compassionate hands of pregnancy care centers. When a young woman is about to make a decision, she needs those helping hands.
Sylvia continues,
We felt it was important to have everyone understand what has made the mobile ministry--and ICU--so different. It's such a new concept to so many people, yet when they hear who we are and what we want to accomplish, it really makes sense to them and speaks to them. I feel so blessed that God has allowed us to take His vision and watch it grow.
America has seen this kind of dedication before. Akron, Ohio served as a center for the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. Hundreds of slaves escaped here, conducted by the courageous Harriet Tubman and others, black and white, who knew that God did not want His children to sweat out their lives in unrequited toil.
Akron is also the place where Alcoholics Anonymous was founded. This organization has given hundreds of thousands of people-in this country and elsewhere-new hope for a life free from bondage.
Sylvia's board chose Michael Homula Jr. to serve as the Executive Director of ICU Mobile. Michael brought a wealth of business and management experience to his role with ICU Mobile. He pitched in to give a high level of professionalism and expertise to the operations of this non-profit organization. Michael comments,
ICU Mobile... is the pioneer and leader of mobile pregnancy center ministry. We want to provide a convenient, comfortable environment where every woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy can see her unborn child in order to make a fully informed, life-affirming decision. We are also committed to helping women see the love of Jesus Christ. The good news of the Gospel is shared with everyone who comes aboard an ICU Mobile.
Michael's story is dramatic, if not unique. His birth mother was raped at an office party she attended in 1969. Michael's life was the result of that crime against his mother. Happily, Michael's mother made an adoption plan for her child. Adopted by a loving family, Michael grew to know that the love of Christ is sufficient to mend broken hearts. The Bible says of the Savior, "a bruised reed He will not break . . ." (Matt. 12:20 ) Michael knows about bruised reeds.
ICU Mobile offers us a vision. It is a vision of life for our communities, for our country, for our wounded world. And we know that without such vision the people perish. Michael's goal, and Sylvia's, too, is to see ICU Mobile units wherever unborn children's lives are threatened. Wherever a young woman is being enticed into letting an abortionist end her baby's life, these dedicated professionals want to send an ICU Mobile unit. They offer her encouragement and love. They show her life. They shower her with the hope of Christ.
A typical day on the mobile unit begins with prayer. Sylvia describes one such day.
As I waited, I prayed that God would allow us to save a baby that day. Several hours later as we stood on the sidewalk in front of the [abortion facility] with our mobile on the street a few feet away, we let women know that we were there to give them "a second opinion" with our free ultrasound. One couple shouted that they already had three children and could not afford any more. Others just kept their eyes straight ahead as they marched forward in a kind of hypnotic state.
Then we noticed a young woman and an older woman leaving the [facility] and coming toward us. The younger woman was crying and said she would like to have an ultrasound. We found that he young woman was pregnant and her mother was accompanying her for the scheduled abortion.
Within minutes they both saw the life of their child and grandchild on the screen. Tears continued to fall, but this time they were tears of joy. Yes, the young woman decided to keep her baby, and later when an ICU counselor presented the gospel, they both accepted Christ as their Savior. Sylvia and Michael, their board of directors, volunteers, and supporters believe that ICU Mobile can change our culture. They know that when a woman sees her own baby on the screen she sees her pregnancy from a different point of view. In fact, when abortion-minded women see their unborn children via ultra-sound on board an ICU Mobile unit, 86.9% percent choose life. Last year alone, 553 babies were saved aboard nine ICU Mobiles. Additionally, 43% of those who hear the gospel make first time decisions for Christ. That averages out to two babies and two souls a day.
ICU Mobile is not a new type of pregnancy center. Nor is it an attempt to replace existing pregnancy care centers. ICU Mobile partners with pregnancy care centers, providing them with a proven and effective way to extend their ministries. ICU Mobile actually provides units to the local pregnancy care centers. The pregnancy centers, in turn, staff and operate the mobiles in an effort to bring abortion-minded women through their own doors. ICU Mobile currently has more than twenty affiliates and plans for twenty-four more units in the year ahead, including deploying mobiles to Ghana and India. ICU Mobile doesn't promote civic engagement with office holders, doesn't engage in politics, and doesn't go into court. Instead, ICU Mobile is dedicated to providing loving, non-judgmental help to young women facing unwanted pregnancies. Tom Glessner is the president of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA). NIFLA provides legal help and training for pregnancy care centers nationwide. Tom shares his thoughts on the ultrasound ministry:
ICU Mobile provides valuable medical services through their mobile ultrasound units. By providing ultrasound in this way many women vulnerable to abortion who would not have access to ultrasound imaging will now be able to see the reality of their unborn child. Because of this many lives will be saved.
ICU Mobile is headquartered, as we've noted, in Akron, but it has an ever expanding number of affiliates. One of these, in inner city Pittsburgh, provides this account near the abortion facility:
It was our first day for the ICU Mobile unit. We prayed and planned for months. The picture showed one hand, two hands...three hands? Four hands? Twins? Yes. She was pregnant with twins who were already at 13 weeks...Our very first day, our very first client. We saw God smile on us that day.
In yet another amazing incident, an ICU Mobile unit pulled up, as usual, in front of the county's only abortion facility. Natasha came in with her boyfriend, Nick. They had already made an appointment for an abortion. Natasha pressed for it. Nick didn't want it.
Because there were so many ahead of them inside the abortion facility, Nick and Natasha went outside to walk around prior to their "procedure." Natasha agreed to have the free ultrasound. As she was having it done, Chantel and Evan knocked on the unit's door. They wanted a free ultrasound to see how far along Chantel was in her pregnancy. The abortion clinic charges more than $100 for such pictures--and from them determines how much to charge for the abortion itself.
Chantel and Evan looked scared. They didn't really want an abortion but they felt so alone, so overwhelmed. What other choice was there?
The counselor was finishing up with Chantel and Evan just as Nick and Natasha came out from their time with the ultrasonographer. They were aglow with happiness. And their joy reinforced Chantel and Evan's feelings.
Both of these young couples had been inside that abortion facility. They walked through that valley of the shadow of death. And through ICU Mobile, by God's grace, they could now walk in light.


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Where Do You Draw the Line with Workplace Humor?by
I teach a lot of communication-skills and leadership workshops, and in one I came across the strangest generational issue I've seen in the workplace yet. A manager told the group how the week before there'd been an informal birthday party for one of his employees who was turning 50. The birthday boy's colleagues brought a cake into the staff meeting and congratulated the fellow on his big day.
Some of the birthday wishes included asides like "You don't look a day over 49" and "Guess we'll be shopping for walkers for you, next." The manager thought nothing of it (except "I'm glad the team is so friendly with one another") and everyone went back to work. A few days later another employee was in the manager's office, unhappy. "I didn't like the nature of the joshing at Alan's birthday celebration," she said. "The jokes about his age really bothered me. I am 51, and I'd certainly hate to think that the company in any way looked down its nose at older workers."
"Not in the slightest!" protested the manager. "What you saw and heard was simply Alan's co-workers having fun with him, and in no way intending to offend you, him or anyone else."
"Well," I object," she said. "I don't think jokes of that nature should be tolerated at work."
Now the manager had a dilemma. Should he outlaw joking, or only age-related taunts, even in good fun? Should he likewise outlaw teasing related to other protected employment classes--for instance, ethnicity?
In that case, if one employee said to another in a group setting, "Jarek, my wife tasted one of those pierogis I brought home and said 'I wish we were Polish!'" would it be an outlawed joke?
Where do you draw the line on generational banter, without forbidding casual conversation altogether? What would you do?