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A man in southern Sweden was shocked to uncover a human skeleton just 20 centimetres under the ground near a public beach, remains that archaeologists believe belong to a fallen soldier from the Danish occupation of Sweden in the early 1600s.
Ronny Gustavsson, head of the Kalmar municipality service project, was on the scene soon after the workers found the bones while digging for a beach extension project in the area. While the digger itself crushed a hole in the skeleton's skull, Gustavsson says the bones have weathered the centuries well.
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New sequencing technologies that can decode genomes faster and cheaper than ever before are opening a window on our evolutionary past. Earlier this year, scientists at the Max Plank Institute, in Germany, and at 454 Life Sciences, a sequencing company based in Branford, CT, announced plans to decode the Neandertal genome from 30,000-year-old bone fragments. (See "How Neandertal DNA Will Shed Light on Human Genes.") Because of contamination with bacterial DNA, researchers need to sequence the genome an equivalent of 20 times to get adequate genomic information–a feat made possible by 454's sequencing technology. Researchers plan to compare the small genetic differences among chimps, Neandertals, and humans–about 4 percent of the genome–in order to uncover the genetic changes that make us uniquely human.
Banana-scented bacteria, engineered to order.
Sweet-smelling bacteria are just one of the unusual biological creations that emerged this year from the growing field of synthetic biology. The ultimate goal of synthetic biology is to create biological machines that can perform useful functions, such as producing energy or attacking diseased cells in the body. While tumor-killing bacteria are still a ways off, biological engineers are currently developing–and showing off–the "biological parts" needed to make more-complex designs. (See "Bizarre Bacterial Creations," "Better Fuel Cells Using Bacteria," and "Tumor-Killing Bacteria.") Each part is generated with bits of DNA that, when inserted into living organisms, can make the organisms glow, detect light, and perform a number of other novel functions. Scientists submit theirs parts, such as those used to create the banana-scented bacteria, to the Registry of Standard Biological Parts, a sort of hardware store for genetic parts housed at MIT. The registry then distributes the genetic building blocks around the world.
Brain chips move closer to the clinic.
In 2006, two paralyzed patients received experimental neural implants developed by technology startup Cyberkinetics that translate brain activity directly into action. (In 2004, Matthew Nagle, severely paralyzed from a spinal-cord injury, became the first person to test a neural implant, also using technology from Cyberkinetics. See "Implanting Hope.") Both patients–one with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, and the other with brain-stem stroke, a particularly devastating type of stroke that paralyzes the body but leaves the mind intact–quickly learned to employ the device, controlling a computer cursor and even a wheelchair just by using their thoughts. (See "Piloting a Wheelchair with the Power of the Mind.") John Donoghue, a Brown neuroscientist and Cyberkinetics's founder, and his colleagues are now collaborating with another team of scientists to create a wireless device that directly stimulates muscle; it may one day allow paralyzed patients to move their limbs. (See "A Brain Chip to Control Paralyzed Limbs.")
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Naphtha Gains Most in Week on Tamar Local Appeal: Tel Aviv Mover
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. (NFTA), which has a stake in Isramco Negev 2 LP (ISRAL), a partner in the Tamar gas field earmarked for domestic use, advanced the most in a week as export concerns weighed on shares of other explorers.
The shares of the Petach Tikva, Israel-based oil and gas explorer with a 7.26 percent stake in Isramco, gained 2.5 percent to 18.56 shekels at 4:56 p.m. in Tel Aviv. Delek Drilling-LP (DEDRL) and Avner Oil Exploration LLP (AVNRL), both partners in Tamar and the Leviathan field, were little changed today, with Delek falling less than 0.1 percent and Avner rising 0.2 percent. The larger Leviathan field, in which Isramco is not a partner, is earmarked for both domestic consumption and exports.
Partners in the Tamar field have agreements to sell about $39 billion of gas over 15 years to Israeli companies including Israel Electric Corp., according to data provided by Delek Group Ltd. (DLEKG) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will cap exports of natural gas at 40 percent of its resources.
"The gas from Tamar represents a flight to safety for the gas sector," Ella Fried, a senior analyst at Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd., said today by phone.
Israeli lawmakers, among them opposition leader Shelly Yachimovich who has called for greater amounts to be reserved for local consumption, have petitioned the court to order the Parliament to make a decision on gas exports, the Globes website reported.
The Tamar field, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, is estimated to hold 10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, compared with a projection of 19 trillion cubic feet of gas at Leviathan.
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From the Wall Street Journal comes the story of a Klingon reinterpretation of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol.
The arc of "A Klingon Christmas Carol" follows the familiar Dickens script: An old miser is visited on a hallowed night by three ghosts who shepherd him through a voyage of self-discovery. The narrative has been rejiggered to match the Klingon world view.
For starters, since there is neither a messiah nor a celebration of his birth on the Klingon planet of Kronos, the action is pegged to the Klingon Feast of the Long Night. Carols and trees are replaced with drinking, fighting and mating rituals. And because Klingons are more concerned with bravery than kindness, the main character's quest is for courage.
This is one of those instances where words can't do an experience justice, so I've embedded video from the story below.
*The title of this post is taken from the translation given by an online Klingon-to-English dictionary for 'happy.' I would have done 'merry,' but when I plugged it in, the translator told me:
There is no definition for this term.
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text: DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com), one of America's leading media and marketing companies, today announced it has completed its acquisition of the broadcast assets of KMOV-TV, the CBS affiliate in St. Louis, from Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) and Sander Media LLC, for $177 million. The transaction will not have a material effect on Meredith's third quarter or full year fiscal 2014 financial performance. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090810/CG58830LOGO) "We're pleased to add this high-performing station to our portfolio," said Meredith Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stephen M. Lacy. "The acquisition of KMOV adds another Top 25 television market to our group, and is consistent with our successful Total Shareholder Return strategy. Together with KCTV (CBS) in Kansas City, Meredith now has powerful local brands in two of the Midwest's top news and sports markets." On December 23, 2013, Meredith announced separate definitive agreements to acquire the broadcast assets of KMOV and of two television stations in Phoenix, the nation's 12 th largest market. Meredith expects to complete the acquisition of the Phoenix stations – KTVK – TV, an independent, and KASW – TV, the CW affiliate – by June 30, 2014, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The license and certain related assets of KASW will be purchased by a third party – SagamoreHill of Phoenix, LLC – and Meredith will provide certain services for the operation of KASW pursuant to a customary services agreement with SagamoreHill, in accordance with Federal Communications Commission local television ownership rules. In the first full year post closing, all three television stations are expected to generate combined revenues of $105 to $115 million, and be accretive to run-rate earnings per share by $0.16 to $0.18. Meredith continues to expect fiscal 2014 full year earnings per share to range from $2.60 to $2.95, and fiscal 2014 third quarter earnings per share to range from $0.63 to $0.68. Ranges for both periods exclude operating results and transaction expenses related to the acquisitions of television stations in Phoenix and St. Louis. SAFE HARBOR This release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on management's current knowledge and estimates of factors affecting the Company and its operations. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated. Factors that could adversely affect future results include, but are not limited to, downturns in national and/or local economies; a softening of the domestic advertising market; world, national or local events that could disrupt broadcast television; increased consolidation among major advertisers or other events depressing the level of advertising spending; the unexpected loss or insolvency of one or more major clients; the integration of acquired businesses; changes in consumer reading, purchasing and/or television viewing patterns; increases syndicated programming or other costs; unauthorized persons accessing our websites or internal networks; changes in television network affiliation agreements; technological developments affecting products or methods of distribution; changes in government regulations affecting the Company's industries; increases in interest rates; and the consequences of acquisitions and/or dispositions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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Date of Stay: May, 2013
We stayed one night here based on previous reviews. This is a very friendly park but is mostly long term residents. It is not big rig friendly due to the narrow streets. Our rig is 36 feet and it was difficult to navigate back to our site and then, because residents park their cars in front of their sites, difficult to leave. The dog run is not a dog run. It is maybe 8x8' in a back corner. As a long term rv park this is a nice park. For one or two nights - not so much.
Date of Stay: September, 2012
Do not consider this park if you have an RV over 36 ft. Especially if you have a tow. The road to the park is very narrow as is the entrance. The park is also very close to the Interstate, so is noisy. Gravel/grass sites with low spots that collect water when it rains which then become muddy. Lots of permanents. The lake is nice to walk your dog but we will not stay here again.
Date of Stay: September, 2012
A big rig can get in this park but it is a bit tight. We had to disconnect our tow. The park itself is well kept and the dog run in the back is great. There are quite a few permanents mixed in with the RV sites. Cabins looked nice. It is difficult to get back to I-77 especially if you are going south.
Date of Stay: September, 2012
If you are looking for an overnight RV site with full hookups, easy on and off the I-10 fwy, this is a good place to stop. Most of the sites are in an open field with RV hookups. No trees which is good for satellite. Sites in the field are level, which is where we stayed. Some sites in trees but they do not appear to be level and are closer to the highway. Grass needed to be mowed. No other amenities. Much like a Wal-Mart parking lot but with grass and full hookups.


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Simelane was murdered in 1983, Tutu asks why it took until 2016 to charge his killers
Archbishop Desmond Tutu questioned on Thursday why it has taken the authorities so long to prosecute some of the suspects implicated in the kidnapping' torture and murder of the young freedom fighter' Nokuthula Simelane' in 1983.
He welcomed the decision of the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) to prosecute suspects accused of being involved in her killing' describing it as a "most significant and historic decision".
But he queried: "What has taken them so long? Why did the authorities turn their backs on the family of Nokuthula' and so many other families' for so many years?
"Why did the pleas of her family fall on deaf ears for decades? Why did it take a substantial application to the High Court to get the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) and the police to do their jobs? Why did successive South African governments take extraordinary steps to obstruct the course of justice?"
A Nobel peace prize laureate' Archbishop Tutu chaired South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) after the demise of apartheid.
In 1983 Simelane was a 23-year-old university graduate and was a courier for Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)' the armed wing of the African National Congress' moving between Swaziland and South Africa. She was betrayed by one of her own and was allegedly abducted and brutally tortured by the Security Branch of the former South African Police. She was never seen again.
"We know from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings that she suffered terribly at the hands of the Security Branch. We know that she refused to collaborate with the forces of Apartheid. For this she paid the ultimate price.
"I understand that a police docket was opened in 1996' and that the amnesty process in relation to the Simelane case was finalised in 2001. Recommendations on more than 300 cases for prosecution' including this matter' were made to the NPA in 2002. Less than a handful of these cases have been pursued'" Tutu said.
He stated that the civil case brought by the Simelane family in 2015 to compel the NPA to take action had revealed that almost immediately after the recommendations were made' the government took steps to close down truth and accountability.
"In 2004 the government established a secret task force to make recommendations to effectively guarantee impunity for those not granted amnesty. Amendments to the prosecutions' policy' providing for an effective back door amnesty' were thwarted by civil society litigation. The Priority Crimes Litigation Unit (PCLU)' responsible for these matters' has been deliberately starved of resources.
"The evidence supplied by the former NDPP' Advocate Vusi Pikoli' explains how his independence was compromised by politicians – and how unwarranted interference suppressed the so–called political cases of the past'" Tutu added.
"I have long said that there remains 'unfinished business' from the TRC. The tardy and limited payments of reparations to victims of human rights violations eroded the very dignity that the commission sought to build. The fact that the government did not prosecute those who were refused amnesty or failed to apply for amnesty' undermined those who did. The proposal of a once-off wealth tax as a vehicle for those who had benefited from the past to contribute to the future was stillborn.
"While I welcome the decision of the NPA to proceed in the case of Nokuthula Simelane' I emphasise that the decision is long overdue' and only occurred because the family sought relief from the High Court compelling the NPA to act. Hopefully it marks a turning point for the NPA. I urge the NPA to double its efforts in pursuing all outstanding cases from the past with vigour. Other families should not have to go to court to secure justice.
"I maintain that healing is a process. How we deal with the truth after its telling defines the success of the process. And this is where South Africa has fallen tragically short. By choosing not to follow through on the commission's recommendations' government not only compromised the commission's contribution to the process' but the very process itself'" Tutu said.
He said the commission was a beginning' not an end.
"It united South Africans around a common fire for the first time in history to hear the stories of our past' so that we could begin to understand each other – and ourselves – and take forward the job of developing the compassionate and just society for which so many had suffered and laid down their lives."


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From Uvalde, Texas, Judy Heiser shares this fun alternative to ice cream or sorbet for dessert. Chock-full of walnuts, cranberries and pineapple, the frozen fluff also can be served on lettuce leaves as a refreshing side dish.
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- 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- In a large bowl, beat the first five ingredients until smooth. Stir in cranberry sauce and pineapple. Fold in whipped topping and nuts.
- Pour into a freezer-proof serving bowl. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Remove from the freezer 10-15 minutes before serving. Yield: 10 servings.
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When she was 10 months old, had urinary crystals. For 4 years,has been on Purina ONE, which is not the greatest ingredient value. We're now giving her Blue Buffalo, so far so good. Will it stay OK?
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Blue Buffalo is a very good quality food. I would suggest taking the info off the label (you can usually print it online) for ingredients and the guaranteed analysis and then ask your vet if it seems ok for Lucky's urinary issues. I am not sure which formula you are using and that can make a difference. Sometimes a cat that is prone to urinary crystals may require an all wet food diet or even a food that is made specifically for cats with urinary problems. If you had been feeding her Purina One for 4 years without problems, I do not think that Blue would be likely to cause problems. But that would depend on the ingredients in the one you are buying.
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Mileage: 11 and 42.2
January mileage: 686.7
Temperature upon departure: 16 and 15
Frost had started to form on my sweat-soaked hair as I heaved my bike over a four-foot cliff and stepped gingerly onto ice-coated roots to climb up beside it. I gasped and grunted and pushed the bike's rear wheel forward while I clawed at petrified snow with my bare fingers. I stopped to catch my breath and look up at the trail - a continuing series of steep "steps" just like it. As a hike, the lower portion of the Mount Jumbo trail is a relaxing jaunt through the woods to gain 500 feet in a half mile. Throw in a big, awkward bike, and it becomes quite the grind.
But I knew it was all worth it because at the top of that small climb lay the Mount Jumbo muskeg - a fairly large area of stunted trees and open space that was, for now, covered in the most ideal kind of concrete snow. The kind of snow that's so smooth and icy hard that you don't even need a packed trail to ride your bike. You can go wherever your heart takes you. You can weave through trees, circle up a hill and back down, lock up your brakes and spin donuts. You can do anything you want. The world is your trail.
As I crested the last pitch, I set my bike down at the edge of the muskeg and wavered a second. I took a deep breath. I thought of Ken Kifer. Ken Kifer was a prolific Internet author and career bicycle tourist who was tragically killed by a drunk driver in September 2003. Back in 2002, when I was barely a skilled enough cyclist to keep two tires on the road but aspired to become a long-distance bicycle tourist, I considered Ken Kifer my mentor. I read his extensive site from start to end and e-mailed him for advice, which he was always kind enough to give. One anecdote that particularly resonated with me was an exchange — of which I'm sure he had dozens like it — with a person who questioned how a 50-something-year-old man could afford to devote so much time to traveling by bicycle.
"I've never had much money," Ken replied, "so I've never had much need for it."
The doubter scoffed. "Well, I wish I could ride my bicycle all the time."
To which Ken replied, "Why don't you?"
Ken's words struck deep as I moved to make major changes in my life in 2003 - quit my job, explore Alaska, ride my $300 Ibex bicycle across the country. I wanted to live my life like Ken. I wanted to earn miles, not dollars. I wanted to to accumulate experiences, not stuff. Not because miles and experiences are necessarily superior to dollars and stuff, or even mutually exclusive. But I was enamored with miles and experiences. I did not care about dollars and stuff.
This simple truth creeps back in as Geoff and I discuss our future. We have, for a while now, been formulating our exit strategy to leave Juneau. We wanted to move back to Southcentral Alaska, a more centralized, less-isolated region from which to conduct future adventures. There are, of course, many pros and cons to shifting from Juneau to Anchorage. But it was easy to think about back in September, when the rain never stopped coming and the promise of endless opportunity loomed large around the big city. Then the economy landed in the toilet, the newspaper industry settled even lower, and Geoff and I started to talk about not only leaving Juneau, but going away, for six months or so .... Out ... to briefly let go of our grip on dollars and stuff in the pursuit of miles and experiences.
The more we talked about it, the easier and more appealing it sounded. The terrible economy actually pushed our drive. "I've never had much money," I pictured myself saying to concerned family members, "so I guess I don't have much need for it." I gave notice to my employer some months ago. I thought a long resignation notice would give them the time they needed to make the transition as smooth as possible, and possibly give me a bridge back if I needed it, once my dollars and stuff dry out. Instead, the long notice has given them ample time to try to prevent the exit altogether. My new boss, a driven reformer whose workaholism I respect because I believe work is what he truly loves, told me, "I'll give you an offer you can't refuse." I was offered a raise, which I refused. I was offered a better raise, which I refused. Then my boss came back recently with a promotion - a big one - and a raise - a startling one. I would have to work 60 hours a week under my current salary to earn it. "I'll even give you a month of unpaid leave for your race," he said.
The promotion would be salary pay instead of hourly pay. I strongly suspect my 40-hour workweek would eventually increase, possibly significantly. I would be working days, which wouldn't just put a dent in my current cycling adventure habits. It would put them in a shredder. Except for the brightest months of summer, I would either have to ride a lot in the dark, a lot indoors, or quite a bit less than a lot. Much in my life would change, but many parts, maybe not the best parts, would stay the same.
And yet, I have temptations. I have doubts.
In many ways, I feel like I have been pushing my bike up the Mount Jumbo Trail for several years now. Sweat is frozen to my hair and I'm gasping for air, but through the last row of thick forest I can see that frozen muskeg, smooth and inviting and glistening in the noon sun. Only now I face a choice. I can set out onto the frozen muskeg, ride wherever I want to ride, go wherever I want to go, on seemingly endless but actually finite trails of my own making. Or, I can continue on the same steep forest trail, pushing my bike further up the mountain, with the hope that there is something even better up higher.
I'm fearful because I don't know where I should go.
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Category: English baby names
By Li Xueqing, China Daily
Mosquito, Circle, Tomato – Chinese people come up with strange English names at times, names that can baffle foreign employers and even cost them their chance of scoring a high-profile job.
An American expatriate in Shanghai saw an opportunity here and decided to launch a consulting business on the best choice of English names.
Lindsay Jernigan from Memphis, Tennessee, asks her clients to answer 10 questions on her website (BestEnglishName.com) to help them nail down a suitable name with minimum fuss.
By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names
What names are quintessentially 'British'?
I see this question a lot but it's a hard one to pin down. Do we mean solely British in origin, or only British in use? When Prince George was born our media heralded it as a "quintessentially British" name — and why not? We've had numerous kings bear the name, and it's even the name of the patron saint of England. But George was originally a Greek name, brought late into our Royalty by German Hanovarians. Ask many Americans and the first George they think of is Washington or Bush.
For me, the quintessentially British names are those which are very familiar to us as a nation, that have been or are currently popular, but are little used in America, Canada, Australia and other English-speaking countries. Names such as Nicola – our darling of the 70s – Darcy, Imogen, Poppy, Freya, Alfie, Jenson, Gareth, Alistair and Finlay.
It's another morning with British baby names in the London Telegraph here, and this time I thought I'd focus on charming sibsets from the recent birth announcements.
I always love the slightly off-kilter (from the American perspective) British baby names plus the eccentric string of middle names. But including the names of brothers and sisters adds an extra dimension of style interest.
Counting first children not mentioned here too, trend watchers will want to note the names Elodie, Emilia, Florence, Isla, and Jemima for girls, and Barnaby, Frederick, Hugo, Montgomery, and Willoughby for boys. Also, diminutives such as Jack and Annie as not only full first names but middle names.
Recent British baby names and their siblings include:
Alannah Anthea, a sister for Eloise
Alice Milly Elsa, a sister for Edward
Annabel Clementine May, a sister for Henrietta
Aurelia Mary Susan, a sister to Beatrice
Christabel Maris Tessa Crossley, a sister for John
Every few months, about as often as I allow myself to relish a hot caramel sundae and with about the same amount of delicious anticipation, I dip into the London Telegraph birth announcements to see what the upper-crusty British baby namers are up to.
And as with that sundae, the results rarely disappoint. There are always plenty of eccentric three-name combinations, lots of charming sibsets, and a collection of names not often heard in my neighborhood of New Jersey.
One trend asserting itself in this collection: R names, with a raft of children (far beyond those mentioned here) called Rory, Rufus, Rupert, Rex, and Rowley, and on the girls' side, Ruby, Rose, Rosemary, Rosalind (and Rosalyn) and Romilly. R is a letter that's seemed dowdy for quite some time — blame all those Baby Boom Roberts and Richards — and is due for a resurgence.
The best of the recent British baby names are, for girls:
- Clementine Annabel Emily, sister for Rupert
- Daphne Olga Amelie, sister for Henry and Beatrice
- Eliza Miranda Rosemary, sister for William
Some months back, we ran a blog about the names of rivers in Western Europe, and we promised to follow it up with one on English and Irish waterways. Well here, at last, it is.
The landscapes of the British Isles and Ireland are traversed by rivers, some as long as the Thames and the river Shannon, some flowing across national borders, from England to Scotland or Wales, while others are much smaller streams.
Not surprisingly, most of these names are less lyrical than the French and Italian examples, more simple and straightforward. A sizable number of them already exist as people names—Amber, Tamar, Perry, Douglas –while the rest are possible crossovers. Of these, some sound decidedly masculine (Dart, Dewey), while others could conceivably be used for girls.


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- Timeless Leather Armor Cache
- Item Level 496
- Binds to Blizzard account
- Use: Create a soulbound item appropriate for your loot specialization.
This item is a reward from the following quests on the Timeless Isle:
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I love this gif! lol So sexy, huh? :p
Wed, May 22, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Brazil loves Nicki Minaj! ♥
As you know, I am Brazilian, and through this post to show that Brazil loves Nicki, and we expect a tour of it here in Brazil! ♥
Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:17 PM
The Nekci Menij Show.
LOVE Nekci Menij !
Sun, May 12, 2013 at 1:41 PM
Happy Mother's Day!
We can not fail to give our "Happy Mothers Day" to Carol Minaj, the mother of Nicki Minaj. Incidentally, thanks to her talent that called Nicki Minaj emerged. And congratulations the other mothers, mothers of barbz e kenz!
Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:04 PM
The real Barbie doll!
This will the real Barbie doll: Nicki Minaj! hahah Beautiful in its box! *_* About ai wanted a doll this in your home? ♥
Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Besides Nicki Minaj...
Besides Nicki Mina j I also like other singers. Post here who are. I just want to respect my taste! > Naya Rivera : Love that smile her. She is beautiful, stylish, cute, and a great actress. It's my favorite actress! Simply LOVE it! > Keri Hilson: Another singer that I really like. She charmed me with his way, the "Vh1 DIVAS Salute The Troops" where Nicki...
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Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 9:16 PM
Follow me Nicki Minaj!
Barbz, I see that Nicki is following rather her fans on Twitter. It pretty much follows my friends but not me. I am here hoping that her follow me on Twitter, and follow you too! It will be my greatest happiness! Did I get? We'll see .. haha Bye, see you next post!
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 4:42 PM
My favorite hair of Nicki Minaj?!
Some like it and some do not... But I love I just love this hair! And Nicki is more beautiful than it already is, this way! *_*
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 4:17 PM
My top 5 favorite video clips of Nicki Minaj.
1. Pound The Alarm 2. Starships 3. I Am Your Leader 4. Beez In The Trap 5. Super Bass This was my top. But that does not mean I do not like the other clips. I love everyone! ♪


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|Courtney Lee is just what Celtics need
|07.20.12 at 1:41 am ET
You won't find Courtney Lee's name listed among the great guards in the NBA. He's not going to make an All-Star team or an All-NBA team. He's not the first, second or even third option in anyone's offense. Instead, Lee is a connoisseur's player. A pro's pro, if you will.
What Lee does is make teams better. In seven of his eight most frequent lineups with the Rockets last season, Houston had a positive point differential. He's a shooting guard who doesn't need to score, but when he does shoot he is very effective, especially from 3-point range and particularly from the corner where he made 49 percent of his attempts last season, second only to Ray Allen. He is also an excellent cutter who rarely turns the ball over.
Lee is not the all-around offensive threat that Allen is — or was — but he is a much-better defender and even capable of sliding over the wing forward spot in certain lineup combinations. He's also younger and healthier than Allen. With Avery Bradley's status uncertain to start the season after undergoing two shoulder surgeries, Lee could slide right into the starting lineup and combine with Rajon Rondo and Jason Terry to form a strong three-man backcourt.
All around Orlando and Las Vegas where the Celtics were competing in summer league, scouts and executives all offered the same appraisal of the possibility of Lee joining the C's: "perfect fit."
The only question was whether the Celtics' offer of E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams and JaJuan Johnson, plus a second-round draft pick would be enough to make a sign-and-trade deal possible and there was some skepticism that it would. As talks went deep into the night on Thursday, it was still uncertain but seemed headed in the right direction.
Moore and Williams have non-guaranteed contracts, which makes them useful for cap math purposes. Johnson has just over $1 million guaranteed on the second-year of his rookie deal, but the Rockets have a surplus of big forwards and sources in Johnson's camp expressed unease about adding his name to the list. The proposed deal needed a third team to help facilitate the moving parts and the Herald reported that Blazers stepped in with Sasha Pavlovic's name thrown into the mix.
If the Celtics can pull it off, it would be the equivalent of turning tap water into a fine Cabernet. If the current parameters hold, Danny Ainge would have traded four non-rotation players for a starting guard, which happened to be their biggest offseason need.
Williams has done little to impress in his short time in Boston and Johnson has clearly fallen behind rookie Jared Sullinger this summer. Moore has been one of the Celtics' best summer league performers, but he is not nearly the same finished product as Lee and Pavlovic wasn't likely to return to Boston in any event. (The trade would be a setback for Moore whose contract becomes guaranteed if he's not waived by midnight on Sunday. If Moore is waived, the Celtics would not be able to re-sign him until after the one-year anniversary of the trade.)
The process is important because the Celtics are creeping ever closer to the magical hard cap line of $74.3 million and by acquiring Lee, they will be left with few options to complete the rest of the roster. Second-round pick Kris Joseph, as well as summer league stalwarts Dionte Christmas and Jamar Smith could be the lucky beneficiaries of the Celtics' tight cap situation, but if they add another big man it would have to be for the veteran minimum.
None of that should detract from the fact that the Celtics are on the verge of solving their biggest offseason puzzle and for a capped out team with few assets, acquiring Lee is the equivalent of a corner 3-pointer with the shot clock near zero, which just happens to be his specialty.
|Sean Williams gives a glimpse of the 'competitor' he can be
|04.25.12 at 8:24 am ET
Sean Williams was regarded as one of the best shot-blocking talents coming out of college when he declared for the 2007 NBA draft out of Boston College.
Tuesday, with no Kevin Garnett and Greg Stiemsma, the Celtics had to look somewhere for bench help to support Ryan Hollins, and it was the newly-acquired Williams who got the look-see.
In nearly 20 minutes, he scored five points, hauled down two rebounds, had two assists and yes, blocked two shots in Boston's 78-66 ugly duckling win over the Heat at the Garden.
'It was OK," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said of Williams Tuesday. "He's a shot blocker, doesn't know a lot of our stuff. You know he was pressing early; him and Ryan they were pressing way too much early on. And I thought as they settled in, one thing I did like about Sean down the stretch: he's competitive. And you can see that. He wasn't going to back down to anything, got some great blocked shots, so that was good to see.'
So, back in Boston, Williams had the juices flowing in the first half, almost too much. Rivers could tell he was a bit nervous, and Williams didn't deny that.
'Yes I was a little," Williams said with a smile. 'You go out there your first time you get tired real fast, your legs get down on you real quick, everything kind of shuts down on you so I caught my second wind I guess in the second half.'
Technically, Williams is eligible for Boston's playoff roster since he waived by Dallas before the March 23 NBA deadline for rosters. Could he help off the bench as a shot-blocking force if Stiemsma's sore feet act up?
'I'm just trying to come in here and help these guys reach their goals, getting that 18th ring, that's all I'm focused on," Williams said. 'I'll let Doc decide that. Its not up to me. I just come here every day and try to get better at what I do.'
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post113737158606211963..comments2015-05-03T11:12:16.639-07:00Comments on Gluten-Free Goddess® Recipes: Santa Fe Chicken ChiliKarina Allrichhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-31239049839842257912010-02-11T16:14:19.264-08:002010-02-11T16:14:19.264-08:00I made this chili to take to a super bowl party la...I made this chili to take to a super bowl party last weekend, and it was awesome! It was great with the pinto beans. I did add a bit more cumin, and used cayenne pepper instead of chipotle pepper (I don't like overly smoky flavored food). Yum, yum. I'll definitely make this one firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-6666697404786029872010-02-09T11:35:58.326-08:002010-02-09T11:35:58.326-08:00a nice lady from my Sunday School class made this ...a nice lady from my Sunday School class made this for me and it was WONDERFUL!!! Thanks for having this website out there, what a great resource for GF recipes!Anonymoushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-80567658749248312252008-11-02T19:41:00.000-08:002008-11-02T19:41:00.000-08:00Thanks so much for the recipe! I just won my chur...Thanks so much for the recipe! I just won my church chili cook off with this ones. The sweet potatoes add such a great flavor to it. I topped it with some fresh cilantro and avocados, and it was great!Bradleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-6437053601878111862008-11-02T16:47:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:47:00.000-08:00this chilli is really tasty. I didn't have agave t...this chilli is really tasty. I didn't have agave though, but regardless, it turned out really well.paulahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-86740570844098365242008-10-20T23:17:00.000-07:002008-10-20T23:17:00.000-07:00Wow, this was an amazing chili! I tweaked it a lit...Wow, this was an amazing chili! I tweaked it a little bit: used just over a pound of raw chicken thighs that I threw into the pot along with the onions to brown, substituted about three ounces of canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for the chiles, and used a can each of black and cannellini beans. This stuff was so good! Over the next couple days, I caught my boyfriend sneaking spoonfuls of the leftover chili straight out of the fridge. :) This recipe is a definite keeper.Gypsyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-6999268887650577492008-08-06T10:50:00.000-07:002008-08-06T10:50:00.000-07:00I freeze bean soups all the time and it works beau...I freeze bean soups all the time and it works beautifully. Just reheat the thawed chili in a pot on the stove rather than in the microwave. Usually takes about 20 minutes or so for a couple of servings to heat firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-37232867626090243022008-02-17T07:49:00.000-08:002008-02-17T07:49:00.000-08:00LilRedHen- Cool! I'm glad you enjoy it. The fire r...LilRedHen- Cool! I'm glad you enjoy it. The fire roasted tomatoes I use are Muir Glen. They're found in the "natural foods" section of many grocery stores; also at Whole Foods, etc...

KarinaKarinahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-36821550599817001202008-02-17T05:03:00.000-08:002008-02-17T05:03:00.000-08:00This chili was what I believe the best I have ever...This chili was what I believe the best I have ever made. I was so impressed that I have passed on your recipe to several of my friends with a ton of raves about it! Couldn't find "fire-roasted" tomatoes though, so used salsa instead. I will defintley be making this again.LiLRedHenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-68398832468551006032008-01-28T09:37:00.000-08:002008-01-28T09:37:00.000-08:00Love the chili. It's the best I've ever made.I ho...Love the chili. It's the best I've ever made.

I hope you don't mind. I entered your chili in our church's chili cook-off and won in the most unusual category. Just thought you'd like to know.

Thanks a bunch.jabclove5http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-82955808587575765722008-01-03T21:49:00.000-08:002008-01-03T21:49:00.000-08:00Oh my goodness Karina, I am going to make this tom...Oh my goodness Karina, I am going to make this tomorrow, it looks so yummy. Also just found your lasanga recipe, my dear Hubby will so appreciate that. He has really missed lasagna since I've gone gfcf, I'll put tofu in it, yum yum.

Thanks so much!randomcontemplationshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-17144372147735623182007-01-29T17:54:00.000-08:002007-01-29T17:54:00.000-08:00Hi Robin! Awesome. I'm so glad you liked the recip...Hi Robin! Awesome. I'm so glad you liked the recipe. Thanks for posting. I really appreciate it. Take care!Karinahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-89389220504382873662007-01-29T17:40:00.000-08:002007-01-29T17:40:00.000-08:00Ok, this was the absolute best chili I have ever h...Ok, this was the absolute best chili I have ever had!! I used potatoes instead of sweet potatos sinc emy kids aren't crazy about them. We loved it!! I doubled it and plan on using it for the chicken chili casserole tomorrow. I can not believe how delicious this was!!!! It will be a bi weekly meal in my home!!!Robinhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-3709016711948615552006-11-27T14:16:00.000-08:002006-11-27T14:16:00.000-08:00Hi Karina, There was no need to freeze - it was go...Hi Karina,
There was no need to freeze - it was gobbled down within 24 hours. My dad doesn't like spicy foods, vegetables, or beans but really liked this combination (and the fact that it used some of our leftover white meat and strained leftover turkey soup for broth). In fact, my mom just called me back in Boston to let me know that my dad has been asking her to make more. :)

One cooking note: While I have made the bean and butternut chili several times in my apartment Crockpot on low for 6 hours with no problems, the sweet potatoes in this chili did not cook on my parents' Crockpot (same time). We had 1 bowl each without sweet potatoes; meanwhile I turned the Crockpot to high and let it simmer for a few more hours. My parents had finished it by noon the next day and said that it was even better then. Mmmm. Thanks!Michellehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-28602636192345838882006-11-20T11:22:00.000-08:002006-11-20T11:22:00.000-08:00Hi Michelle, To be honest, I don't know. I've nev...Hi Michelle,

To be honest, I don't know. I've never frozen any soup with beans.

You can make soups and chili a day, or two, ahead of time, and reheat.

In general, soups and stews tend to improve with time.Karinahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-18696110337734332932006-11-20T09:46:00.000-08:002006-11-20T09:46:00.000-08:00Hi Karina, Do you know if this recipe freezes wel...Hi Karina,

Do you know if this recipe freezes well?

Thanks,
MichelleMichellehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-59407239333620260532006-11-13T17:02:00.000-08:002006-11-13T17:02:00.000-08:00Geo~ How thoughtful you are. This recipe will scor...Geo~ How thoughtful you are. This recipe will score you some serious points. ;-)

Hi Michelle~ Great idea. I think I'll add that tip to my GF Holiday post.

Thanks!Karinahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-123875967862212752006-11-13T15:33:00.000-08:002006-11-13T15:33:00.000-08:00This is a great recipe to use leftover Thanksgivin...This is a great recipe to use leftover Thanksgiving turkey (especially the white meat that my family usually doesn't eat)! Thanks!Michellehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-1146187593690719762006-04-27T18:26:00.000-07:002006-04-27T18:26:00.000-07:00I'm going to make the Sante Fe Chicken Chili for m...I'm going to make the Sante Fe Chicken Chili for my wife very soon. She still works while I'm retired.Geohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-1141962459722316402006-03-09T19:47:00.000-08:002006-03-09T19:47:00.000-08:00Karina,This was so good! I just tripled it for a p...Karina,
This was so good! I just tripled it for a party I had (although I have a lot left over - which is fine with me). I added salt to mine (I love salt), and put out cheddar cheese, sour cream, crunched up chips and guacamole. I got rave reviews. I ate it again the next night and told my husband I couldn't wait for him to get home!
This recipe is hard to find on your blog though - I had to search the archives to find it. Can you add it to the main food categories?
Thanks for the recipe!
AlisonAlisonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-1137603970835581382006-01-18T09:06:00.000-08:002006-01-18T09:06:00.000-08:00Excellent! I'm glad. My kind of cooking is toss-to...Excellent! I'm glad. My kind of cooking is toss-together-what's-on-hand, too. And I often make this without chicken. If I need to, I'll add more beans (or - corn is a great idea!).

Thanks!karinahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-1137596037721081622006-01-18T06:53:00.000-08:002006-01-18T06:53:00.000-08:00Awesome recipe! Of course, I'm not a meat-eater a...Awesome recipe! Of course, I'm not a meat-eater and we didn't have any sweet potatoes left, so I had to adapt a little bit (can of corn for the sweet potatoes and a bag of Quorn tenders for the chicken), but it was really, really email@example.com


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LONDON—In driving through the English countryside, I have been impressed by the amount of work done in removing scars of World War II.
In visiting Lady Reading's home in the country, we passed through peaceful and pastoral Sussex Downs. An old house here is really an old one, and as we were walking around, Lady Reading pointed to a wall on which were some curious gargoyle faces and casually said, "Those are 1,000 years old."
One part of the house is Elizabethan and the newer part is Georgian. The people here are not free, however, from the troubles that come with insects, and when I heard her complaining that the house was going to be torn apart because of the black beetles in the beams, I thought of our Los Angeles termites and that age did not seem to free one from such nuisances.
In the afternoon we drove to Brighton and walked the length of the pier to see the fishermen. I could not help but think of similar amusements at Atlantic City and Coney Island and that people everywhere, young and old, on a holiday seek the same type of diversion.
There is a walk, however, that runs for several miles by the sea at the foot of a chalk cliff, on which I would have liked to wander. But the sea was gray and the wind was cold, so we got back into the car and took refuge indoors.
England has a shortage of schoolrooms and teachers, but its newspapers report that both of these problems are expected to be met in 12 months. They evidently are not content, as we are, to have a crisis in education and do nothing about it.
Lady Reading has made the Women's Voluntary Services an organization through which the needs of almost any group requiring voluntary workers can be met. And almost any interest a person might have can find expression in the work of the Women's Voluntary Services.
For instance, Lady Reading told me of a new service that has been inaugurated in the prisons and is proving successful. Women are assigned as friends of individual prisoners. They render small services, get in touch with the families and help these families during the period of imprisonment.
Later, they help the man or woman coming out of prison in getting a job and otherwise resuming a normal life. All this is done as a friend, not as an official might do it, and it shows signs of being extremely useful.
The WVS also has developed "free meals on wheels" which are taken to old or ill persons unable to leave their homes. This also has proved to be an invaluable service, helping the health services of the community and adding a ray of sunshine in the lives of those who otherwise might be completely alone.
I found this same type of service being carried out by some of the Jewish organizations in Morocco. How much of it we do at home in the United States I do not know, but I shall try to find out, for it seems to be very helpful.


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Nocturnal Parkinson's Disease Symptoms Study Group
This study has been completed.
Chulalongkorn University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Roongroj Bhidayasiri, Chulalongkorn University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 7, 2012
Last updated: August 18, 2013
Last verified: August 2013
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To study associate factor of Noctural Parkinson's Disease Symptoms and quality of life in Parkinson's disease patients and caregivers.
Parkinson's Disease
Other: Questionaire to assess Noctural Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Nocturnal Parkinson's Disease Symptoms Study Group
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Further study details as provided by Chulalongkorn University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To assess Noctural Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To assess quality of life in Parkinson's Disease patient
- To assess quality of life in caregiver of Parkinson's Disease patient
|Study Start Date:
|November 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Other: Questionaire to assess Noctural Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
Questionaire to assess Noctural Parkinson's Disease Symptoms and quality of life
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|30 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Study Population
Parkinson's disease patient and care givers
Inclusion Criteria:
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease patient
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient with Secondary Parkinsonism eg.Drug-induced Parkinsonism, Vascular Parkinsonism, exposure to toxin, Encephalitis
- Patient with Atypical Parkinsonial Syndromes eg. Parkinson-plus syndrome, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)
- Patient with Heredodegenerative parkinsonism eg. Spinocerebellar ataxias, Wilson's disease, Juvenile Huntington's disease
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01662427
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01662427
|Roongroj Bhidayasiri
|Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
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Chulalongkorn University
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The Smoky Mountain Aquatic Club (SMAC) continued its short-course season by competing in the Raleigh Swim Association Reindeer Meet Nov. 30 – Dec. 2.
In that meet, several SMAC swimmers came away with top-10 finishes, and overall head coach Andy Wagner was pleased with the effort of the swimmers.
"Overall this was a great performance from our athletes. At this point in the season, things don't always go as planned, but this was a great learning experience for our kids in taking things to the next level. We are really improving underwater and around the walls in general, so I expect to see some great swimming as we continue to tie things together."
Although the meet was a championship-style meet, meaning there were preliminary heats first, then the top finishers moved on to the finals in the evening, SMAC still held their own against a strong field from the eastern part of the state, along with several teams from central Virginia.
Leading the way for SMAC was Katy Stringfield, London Schumacher, Madison Dietrich and Kiana Schumacher on the women's side, while Collin Purrman led the men's team with five top-ten finishes, including winning the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:42.63. Jack MacDonald also poured in a solid performance by notching four top-ten finishes, including a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke; and fifth-place finishes in the 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke.
"I thought the older boys on the team did about how I expected they would," said Wagner. "They faced some pretty good swimmers here, and they responded with some solid swims. We still have a lot of room to improve, but this weekend was certainly progress towards where we're trying to be."
London Schumacher, who posted top-ten finishes in all nine of her events, won the 1650-yard freestyle by posting a time of 17:29.46. She also won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.93. "London had a solid meet," said Wagner. "I learned a lot about how to get her prepared for a meet like this, so I am excited about the future."
Stringfield posted eight top-ten finishes, and had a winning time of 4:59.64 in the 500-yard freestyle. "Overall, Katy had a solid weekend," said Wagner. "Again, this is a process for me as I learn these swimmers, and I learned a lot watching Katy this weekend. I anticipate much more success for her in the coming months."
The younger Schumacher, Kiana, had an outstanding meet, garnering eight top-ten finishes, while improving her times in all but one of her events. She placed second in the 50-yard backstroke and the 200-yard freestyle. Dietrich, who Wagner says is "coming on strong" rounded out the top-ten barrage with four of her own, including a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke and a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley.
In the younger group, the Wenzel brothers continued their success in the pool by claiming eight top-ten finishes between them. Their younger sister, Trinity also claimed five top-ten finishes.
"Our 12 year-old and under groups had a fantastic meet! I couldn't be more proud to see our youngsters make so many crucial improvements in their stroke techniques and overall racing," said Wagner.
Wagner went on to say that, "although there was a bunch of competition at this meet, and even though we're not where we're going to be in a few months, it was really awesome to see them advance the way they did."
Other SMAC athletes who competed included Megan Jameson; Abigail Jones; Annie Ly; Vanessa Ly; Hannah McLeod; Liam McLeod; James Morrow; Anna Catherine Nazemi; Erin Peterson; and Angelique Tinklepaugh.


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Beaumont: Allegations of fraud baseless
BEAUMONT, Calif. - Allegations of fraud and money mismanagement have surfaced in the city of Beaumont. A local business owner says a private audit found misuse of taxpayer dollars. But the city says these allegations are completely false.
Judy Bingham asks, "What are they hiding?"
In 2005, she started looking into the city's finances.
"There are lots of problems in this city, I think it will all come to light," said Bingham
Bingham says when she didn't get answers from the city, her group, Beaumont Citizens for Responsible Growth, paid for a private audit.
"We have been quite successful in uncovering things that I knew were going on," said Bingham.
Libi Uremovic, who conducted the audit, says, "They have several accounting codes that are hidden in their books and not on the payroll, that's things the Mafia does to hide money."
These are serious accusations but, Bingham says it's just the beginning.
"This is taxpayer money that we are looking at and we believe that they are stealing their money," said Bingham.
"When you start looking at your check register and you have these places where you have a $250,000 check cut but it ain't on the back statement check warrant, there is something wrong," said Uremovic.
"The only reason Beaumont didn't go bankrupt is because they cooked their books," said Uremovic.
The city of Beaumont says these allegations simply aren't true. They say the audit didn't look at all of the facts.
Darci Mulvihill, Beaumont city spokesperson, says, "Really what is happening is that statements are being made without having all of the information without coming to us and asking additional questions about what information is being provided."
The city says Bingham's auditor only looked at one report. Other documents explain the so-called missing money.
"The city does not write blank checks. The report that was reviewed had journal entries listed. Those journal entries don't have the description in that report, but a separate report would provide the detailed information for that," said Mulvihill.
The city also says it gets audited every year. We found copies of these documents on the city's website.
"You do not have to be a registered CPA to request the books. All I am doing is reporting the information and handing it over to the prosecution," said Uremovic. "It's basic accounting, everything should match."
The findings have been turned over to the State Controller's office and the FBI, but so far there is no indication that an investigation into the city's finances has started.
We should also note, this is not the first time Bingham has accused the city of mismanagement. In 2007 her accusations were investigated and the city was found to have done nothing wrong.


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Theme of the autobiographical fiction about his three friends, who all died after he had begun writing it, will be death
Austin Wright's 1993 novel Tony and Susan is a coolly terrifying, cleverly crafted portrait of revenge... and is now out in cinemas as Nocturnal Animals
The journalist grew up on New York's Upper East Side with her mother, a celebrated poet who partied with Andy Warhol and Saul Bellow. Now she's lifting the lid on a deeply unhappy childhood
From Edith Wharton to Jennifer Egan, the city has inspired countless stories, all of them sharing one major character – the metropolis itself
After the horrors of the early 20th century, a generation of writers and thinkers questioned the purpose of humanity as never before
The answer is 'yes' on both counts … A terrific biography of the great Jewish-American writer is also a first-rate piece of literary criticism
Zachary Leader, Bellow's biographer, selects five must-reads by the great American author
From places to go for kindly advice to havens of hush, libraries play a special role in cultural life. With councils up and down the country wielding the axe, Book Week Scotland has launched a campaign to get readers to write love letters to their favourite temple of reading
Britain's top literary award includes American titles for the first time this year. We asked top writers and critics which novels should have won had US authors been eligible throughout the prize's history
From the socially tough novels of naturalism, to intellectually demanding modernism, this city provides a thrilling challenge to the reader
From Saul Bellow to Philip Roth, novelist Andrew Rosenheim salutes the writers who have captured the beauty, and the ugliness, of his hometown
This one-man adaptation of a Saul Bellow story lacks the quiet comedy and messy human warmth of the novelist's work, writes Lyn Gardner
The Great American Novelist tournament Who is the greatest American novelist? 1: Saul Bellow v Raymond Chandler
You nominated the contenders - and now the literary tournament designed to find the greatest American novelist continues, with the second group of 16 authors going head to head
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When novelists write about what they know best …
We examine what makes us who we are, with Andrew Solomon, Greg Bellow and Stephen Grosz
Wayne Gooderham: This late short story explores the dark reality of death, which underlies the apparently innocuous events of a single afternoon
From Sir Walter Raleigh to Joanna Trollope, where there's a will there's a way
'Fiction has to come up from below. It has to be generated out of what is not necessarily the consequence of surface events'
From Cervantes to Samuel Beckett, the novelist picks out the writers who portray true friendship as an antagonistic business
From Henry James to James Baldwin, the novelist chooses the best books exploring the New World's romance with 'that dazzling, elusive, imaginary place' across the Atlantic
Actor best known as Paddy, the militant shop steward in the BBC's The Rag Trade
John Banville finds a great American novelist's letters surprisingly calm
Saul Bellow's correspondence may lack the small details of family life and narrative vividness, but is still rewardingly revealing in other ways, says Benjamin Markovits
Saul Bellow's letters are to be published later this month, five years after his death. Here, his widow, Janis, tells Rachel Cooke about her life with a literary giant
Peter Geoghegan: Loquacious letters and epistolary exchanges between authors are falling by the wayside in the digital age – and readers and literary estates are all the poorer for it
Wayne Gooderham: I suspect you need a very individual prescription, but I know that Saul Bellow helped lead me out of a very dark time
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Option 1: Keep the style the same. No face, no voice, accompanied by music.
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It's a big choice for me and I don't feel I should make it without knowing what the people who love the series want to see. More of the same style or a style that allows some deeper story?
I'm sure you've seen that there are ways to tell a story completely visually. But I'm sure you've also seen the restrictions that come with it. There are certain pieces of the story that cannot be told without some proper dialogue.
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Corps than what I had experienced with the Navy. I sensed a high level of
professionalism, with the ability and willingness to perform the many tasks
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I loved the job. Because of the mission, there's an altruistic quality behind every person in the Coast Guard. As chaplains in the Coast Guard, we're humanitarians serving humanitarians. –Thomas Keith Chadwick, Fourth Chaplain of the Coast Guard
To be around the
leaders of the Coast Guard, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard,
all the decision makers, working for the Commandant, hearing what's going on
around the world—that's an awesome feeling, to be a part of it. For me
though, the very best part was working with the chaplains. The camaraderie
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Simon Katich is desperately unlucky. That is not to say he has been wronged by the selectors who chose to retain an irresistible young talent and a reliable and inventive old-timer ahead of him for the first Test against New Zealand; it's simply that his career reads like a litany of misfortune.
Australia turned to him in its time of need in India, asking him to hold down the high-pressure No. 3 position in Ricky Ponting's absence, and he did not let the side down.
But the selectors have shown, by squeezing Katich out of the middle order for next week's Gabba Test, that Darren Lehmann is valued as much for his sharp mind as his batsmanship, which was gaining momentum after a couple of bad innings when his 34-year-old hamstring popped in India.
"I find him a very important person to have around," Australian coach John Buchanan said of Lehmann. So, too, does Ponting; that much was made clear when both men lobbied hard to have Lehmann included in the Test squad for Sri Lanka earlier this year after he missed the summer with an Achilles injury and suffered unimaginably from the death of his friend and mentor, David Hookes.
None of which diminishes Katich's bad luck.
Go back to the beginning, to Katich's first tour with the Australian team. The 24-year-old spent most of it cooped up in a Sri Lankan hotel room, scratching himself silly with chicken pox. He was floored by a fatigue-related illness for months thereafter, and did not have the strength to play with his usual gusto.
Fast-forward two years. The young West Australian made his long-anticipated debut, after Steve Waugh tore his calf, at Headingley in 2001. After accepting his Baggy Green cap from Richie Benaud, Katich was bowled by Darren Gough for 15 in the first innings and finished on 0 not out in the second.
The steady left-hander has never been allowed to get comfortable in the Australian team
Waugh defied medical science and played in the final Test at the Oval, producing an innings of 157 on one leg that has since gone down in Ashes legend. It appeared the frustrating Headingley experience would be Katich's only Test until, after moving east and being reinvigorated under Waugh in NSW, he was granted another chance.
Selected, ironically, because of an injury to Lehmann, Katich made the most, making 52 and taking 6-62 with his left-arm wrist spinners against Zimbabwe at the SCG last year. His bowling was rated highly by Waugh, but he sent down only two overs in the just-completed India series, and was thoroughly overshadowed in that department by Michael Clarke's bewildering left-arm heroics on a dodgy wicket in the final Test.
Evidently it was not enough for Katich to follow up the Zimbabwe performance with his maiden century against India last summer at the same ground - an innings described by Rahul Dravid as one of the finest knocks he had seen - because he was subsequently dropped for the first two Tests in Sri Lanka while the selectors made an ill-fated, out-of-the-blue experiment with Andrew Symonds.
The selectors returned to their senses, and Katich returned quickly to form with an innings of 86 in Colombo that helped Australia seal a clean sweep of that series.
The steady left-hander has never been allowed to get comfortable in the Australian team and now, after averaging 39.42 in India, behind only the brilliant debutant Clarke and Damien Martyn, the 29-year-old is out of it again.
It was, according to Waugh, one of the hardest knocks. "He'd be pretty much devastated," the retired Australian captain said in Sydney yesterday. "I thought it was very tough on him to be dropped in Sri Lanka. He copped it on the chin. He fought back really well, did the job again. And he did the job when Ricky was out in Bangalore."
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Researchers sail off on quest for Amelia Earhart's fate
By Malia Mattoch McManus
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Researchers seeking to chronicle Amelia Earhart's fate 75 years after she vanished over the Pacific set off from Hawaii on a $2 million expedition on Tuesday to look for wreckage of her plane near a remote island where they believe the U.S. aviator died a castaway.
Researchers will travel 1,800 miles by ship from Honolulu to Nikumaroro in the Republic of Kiribati, where they believe Earhart's Lockheed Electra may rest in waters offshore from where they suspect she survived for weeks or months in 1937.
Richard Gillespie, executive director of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), theorizes Earhart's plane was washed off the reef by surf days after Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on Nikumaroro, about 400 miles southeast of their Howland Island destination.
The duo had departed Papua New Guinea July 2 in Earhart's quest to circumnavigate the globe along an equatorial route. Gillespie said circumstantial evidence collected on previous trips to Nikumaroro makes a strong case for his theory that Earhart ended her days as a castaway, ultimately perishing in the island's harsh conditions.
Discovered items include what appears to be jar of a once-popular brand of anti-freckle cream from the 1930s, a clothing zipper from the same decade, a bone-handled pocket knife of the type Earhart carried, and piles of fish and bird bones indicative of a Westerner trying to survive.
"We have hints as to how long she did survive," Gillespie said. "Based on the amount of bones, she survived a number of weeks, maybe months. This is a whole chapter in Amelia Earhart's life that no one ever knew. It's heroic stuff."
The state of the discovered fish bones found by what Gillespie believes was Earhart's campsite leads him to believe they were consumed by a Westerner.
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Imax Corp. and the Pakistaniprovince of Punjab have signed a deal that will see the first-ever Imax cinemain the country. The new facility, which will be capable of presenting 3D filmsas well, will be located in Lahore as the anchor tenant of a leisure centre thePunjab Government is developing. The actual screen will be one of Imax'sbiggest, 71 feet high by 95 feet across.
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ATS claims 'good' leads from suspect's sketch
Twenty people were killed and over 130 injured in the Mumbai serial blasts on July 13.
Mumbai: Claiming it has got "very good" leads from the sketch of the suspect of July 13 serial blasts, Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday indicated that the suspect hails either from central or northern parts of the country even as the agency has scanned a whopping one lakh phone calls for any clue.
"We have got very good leads from the sketch of the suspect. We have information that the suspect is from either central or northern parts of the country. That is the reason why we have spread our teams in these areas to trace the suspect," said a senior ATS official.
Teams of Maharashtra ATS and Mumbai Crime branch had fanned out to various states including Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat in a bid to get "solid leads" in the case, he said.
The suspect was allegedly involved in the blast at Zaveri Bazaar.
Twenty people were killed and over 130 injured in the triple blasts at Dadar, Zaveri Bazaar and Opera House on July 13.
The sketch was circulated only to select investigators, who are part of the 12 core teams formed to probe the blasts, besides a few top informers.
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The Grand Forks Horticultural Society will be holding its 29th annual garden tour July 20 and 21. The hours are Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 4 p.m.
Homeowners will open their private yards on these days for viewing and questions. Admission to a special plant sale is included with the ticket. Proceeds go to enhancing area public park gardens and educational programs.
Tickets are $10.00 per person and are available on the tour dates at the Myra Museum, 2405 Belmont Road, in Grand Forks, and local garden centers: All Seasons, Sheas, Home of Economy, and EGF Hardware Hank. There are no presale tickets.
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