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HYDE PARK—Most of us are very much concerned at present about the whole question of juvenile delinquency, but very few of us take the trouble to study the situation in our state institutions where young offenders are sent for rehabilitation.
These institutions are in some ways more important as places for confinement than the regular prison. By the time a man reaches a regular prison he is usually set in a criminal pattern, whereas young offenders are sent to reformatories in the hope that we will be able to keep them out of prisons or mental hospitals in the future.
As a result of asking questions about practices in New York State, I was stunned by the fact that there is not sufficient diversity of institutions to give proper care to young people who come in contact with the law.
For instance, youngsters, who are not declared legally insane but are quite evidently mentally disturbed, are apt to be put in a mass institution. There the entire group receives the same attention—and, of course, all do not suffer from the same difficulties.
A young epileptic who is a delinquent, for example, can have no special treatment in a mass institution where he is just one of a large group of young offenders. In some institutions the care or training must be conditioned by the minority of the group confined, and very often these comparatively few require more strict custodial care than the majority of young offenders.
The case loads that one finds for psychiatrists in some of our institutions are so unbelievably heavy that any doctor must feel it impossible to give proper care to any of his patients.
The question of salaries for professional jobs such as guidance counselors and teachers is another sore point. The maximum salary of a prison guard is $5,388, which includes overtime for a 48-hour week, but the maximum for a guidance counselor is $4,490 in New York State institutions, and the maximum for institution teachers and instructors is $4,720.
Our teachers in institutions have a most complicated problem, and we have to face the fact that they will be poorer teachers than the average because in many of the conventional educational school systems of the state a teacher can reach a higher maximum salary. This low ceiling on salaries also holds true for social workers, who are very important to young offenders.
We should make every effort to allocate much more carefully our young offenders. They should be sent to institutions where the particular kind of care they need can be given. This, of course, might mean more institutions and smaller ones, but it would bring better results.
Our state is a very big state, but I believe that we could do a service to the whole country if we made some very careful studies of this whole question of juvenile delinquency. The studies might well turn out to be valuable in other states, even though other states may have to deal with fewer people.
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Reception and awards ceremony for 'Far From Home' exhibition
Savannah, GA
1 N. Fahm St.
"Far From Home," sponsored by the SCAD international student services office and SCAD Language Studio, is an annual juried exhibition of works by SCAD international students.
Refreshments will be served. Transportation to and from Fahm Hall Gallery will be offered based on the following schedule:
- 5:30 p.m.: Boundary Village
- 5:40 p.m.: W at The Hive and D at The Hive, in front of The Hive Café
- 5:45 p.m.: Turner House and Turner Annex
- 5:50 p.m.: Oglethorpe House
- 6 p.m.: Student Center
- 5:30 p.m.: Barnard Village
- 5:40 p.m.: The Terrace
- 5:50 p.m.: Forsyth House
- 6 p.m.: Alice House
The best-in-show winner will receive a $250 gift card; four other students each will receive a merit award gift card of $100.
Congratulations to Sanaz Yazdani whose illustration, "Spectrum," has been awarded the invitation image award of $100 and will be featured on this year's "Far From Home" invitation.
The exhibition, reception and awards ceremony are free and open to the public.
For more information about the "Far From Home" exhibition, email ISSO or call 912.525.7304.
Gallery hours: Monday- Friday, 9 a.m. to 5. p.m.

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Dear Editor,
I couldn't stop laughing after learning about Democratic State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver receiving the National Excellence in State Leadership Award. There are always two sides to every story. Consider that State Assembly Speaker Silver rules the Assembly with an iron hand. He controls whose bills come out of committee to a full vote, lulus for chairing committees, funding for member-item pork barrel projects, staffing, mailings, district office budgets and favorable district boundaries. Under Silver's watch since 1994, state spending and long term debt have grown by tens of billions – well beyond the rate of inflation.
Past Republican State Senate majority leaders, the late Warren Anderson, Ralph Marino and Joe Bruno, cut deals with past Democratic State Assembly Speakers Stanley Steingut, Stanley Fink, Mel Miller, Saul Weprin and Silver. These political back room arrangements were a quid pro quo deal preserving the status quo. Each gave the other unlimited freedom to protect and expand their respective majorities in each legislative house they controlled. Once again in 2012, Skelos and Silver maintained this bipartisan traditional Albany incumbents protection program.
This will result in the usual 98 percent re-election rate on November 6.
Voters should be aware before sending Speaker Silver back to Albany for another two year term, that he is considering delivering a pay hike for his loyal flock by the back door. Just like the cowardly lion from the Land of Oz, otherwise known as Albany, Silver lacks the courage to bring this up for a vote in the light of day prior to the November General Election. He would rather conduct it in the dark of night during a Special Session after Election Day. This strategy is designed with the hope that voters will forget this vote two years later, when they run for another two year term in 2014. Ask your local State Assembly member what their position is on this issue before considering voting for them.


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The following is a summary of Indiana's animal health laws governing the transportation of sheep and goats into Indiana. The transportation laws may be found at 345 IAC 1-3. For additional information, contact the Indiana State Board of Animal Health at (317) 544-2400 or click here to submit an e-mail inquiry.
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Required. Must be completed by a licensed and accredited veterinarian within the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the animal entering Indiana.
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Australian research institute, CSIRO, has built a high-tech chamber to understand the chemistry of smog and help predict its precise impact on human health.
"There is a range of compounds that make up airborne pollution and, in Australia, emissions of some of these compounds remain unregulated," says CSIRO's Dr Dennys Angove.
"We will use the smog chamber to investigate a range of synthetic atmospheres comprising naturally occurring hydrocarbons and hydrocarbons from human produced sources
"This will advance our knowledge of the different airborne compounds and how each reacts or changes in the atmosphere. It will also help us understand what happens to the compounds once they have broken down or reacted with the cocktail of chemicals that exist in our air.
"Ultimately, we hope to develop a model that will help regulatory authorities to predict when substances in the air could become harmful to individuals or groups in a specific area. Precautions can then be taken to minimize exposure.
"It will also give atmospheric chemists a greater understanding of how these potentially toxic materials are transported and transformed in the atmosphere.
"The entire area of research into air pollution is now being based around risk assessment. The big question being asked is - how long can you be exposed to something before it harms you?
"The only way to answer this is to know the chemistry of these substances in the atmosphere - a difficult job as they only occur in trace amounts.
"There are other chambers being operated around the world, but the application of new analysis techniques in our chamber will push the science forward significantly."
Dr Angove says, the CSIRO chamber has attracted significant international interest from the United States and Spain where one of Europe's best-known smog chambers is situated.
Last year, at a conference on risk assessment and air pollution in Perth, Australia, it became evident to Dr Angove that there was still considerable conflict among medical experts as to the health impacts of the various components of air pollution.
CSIRO Energy Technology has been studying air pollution for 20 years and has designed and used two smog chambers before the plans for the latest one arose.
"One thing scientists have learnt is that smog is a complex creature that is forcing science to its innovative limits in an effort to understand it," says Dr Angove.
Air pollution occurs in two forms - gases and fine particulates or aerosols. At high enough concentrations, many of the gaseous compounds are recognized as harmful to animals and plants and some, like 1,3-butadiene, are known carcinogens. The aerosols are small enough to enter deep into the lungs and are thought to be one of the factors contributing to lung disease and other human health problems.
The nature of air pollution and the impact it may have depends on a host of factors. These include the pollutant source, reactions in the atmosphere, transport by winds, and removal by clouds, rain, plants and soil.
"Twenty years on we are still trying to understand the complexities of these air toxics. This new chamber will hopefully raise awareness and understanding of just what we are dealing with on a daily basis," says Dr Angove.
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The biochemical oxygen demand of Douglas-fir needles and twigs, western hemlock needles and red alder leaves in stream water
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Field studies indicate that accumulation of finely divided organic debris in the channels of mountain streams after clearcutting may be responsible for subsequent reduction in the dissolved oxygen concentration. The purpose of this study was to quantify the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of Douglas-fir needles and twigs, western hemlock needles and red alder leaves, ascertain the chemical characteristics of the leachate from these materials, and determine if such materials are toxic to fish. Long- and short-term BOD and BOD rate constants were determined for the different types of vegetation. A standard temperature BOD test was run 90 days for the leaf material and 45 days for the Douglas-fir twigs. Four replications were run for the leaves and three run for the twigs. Half the leaf samples were fixed with a nitrification inhibitor. However, later analyses proved nitrification did not occur. As a result, all the replications within a species were combined and one curve was fitted through each group of data. A BOD curve was constructed by least squares fit through the 90 days of leaf data and through 45 days of the twig data and extended to 90 days. The 90 day K1 and the B0D90 were calculated from this curve and were: 0. 125 and 110 mg 02/gm (dry weight) for Douglas-fir needles, 0.056 and 110 mg 02/gm (dry weight) for Douglas-fir twigs, 0.064 and 166 mg 02/gm (dry weight) for western hemlock needles, and 0. 046 and 286 mg 02/gm (dry weight) for red alder leaves. Further tests showed that these 90 day values could be accurately estimated by tests of shorter duration; 20 days for Douglas-fir and western hemlock, and 60 days for red alder. The 20-day western hemlock values may, in fact, yield a more precise estimate of the actual 90-day values than the composite fit. The 20-day western hemlock projections were 0.049 for K1 and 200 mg O2Igm (dry weight) for the B0D90. Leachates of the test materials were analyzed with respect to composition, concentration, and rate of nutrient release. This information was to be used in the explanation of the 90 day BOD values obtained. Half the samples were poisoned with 2. 7 mg/l mercuric chloride to inhibit microorganism growth while the rest of the samples remained untreated to show the effect of the microorganisms. These data were of limited use due to fungal growths appearing after 20 days and failure of half the twig samples to be adequately poisoned. The test was terminated after 20 days. Simple sugars and phenolic compounds were found in all the samples. Simple sugars present were arabinose, xylose, galactose, mannose, and glucose. Mean maximum sugar concentrations released in poisoned leaf samples varied from 21.5 mg glucose equivalent/gm (fresh weight) to 15. 0 mg/gm (fresh weight) for Douglas-fir and red alder. The mean maximum sugar concentrations in the non-poisoned samples were much less: 6. 0, 5. 0, and 8. 0 mg glucose equivalent/ gm (fresh weight) respectively for Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and red alder. The rate of sugar release was rapid for Douglas-fir needles, slow for red alder, and intermediate for western hemlock. The different types of phenolic compounds were not identified. The mean maximum concentration of phenolics in the poisoned samples were 0.72, 0.46, and 0.55 mg gallic acid/gm (fresh weight) respectively for Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and red alder leaves. There was little difference between mean concentrations of the poisoned and non-poisoned samples until day 10, at which time mean phenolic concentrations of the non-poisoned samples began to drop. The Douglas-fir twigs had a slow initial sugar release, followed by an increase in the rate; the maximum concentration reached was 10. 0 mg glucose equivalent/gm (fresh weight). The pattern of phenolic release was the same with a maximum concentration of about 1. 0 mg gallic acid/gm (fresh weight). The five-day BOD of leaf material was determined under conditions of fluctuating temperature (12. 8 to 35.00 C) similar to that observed in streams exposed by clearcutting. The BOD5 values were: 202 mg 02/gm (dry weight) for Douglas-fir, 109 mg 02/gm (dry weight) for western hemlock, and 249 mg 02/gm (dry weight) for red alder leaves. The BOD5 of samples incubated at standard temperature was much lower than those exposed to conditions of fluctuating temperature; it was 25, 42, and 24 percent of the temperature fluctuated BOD5 for Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and red alder leaves respectively. The toxicity of leachate extracted from 50 grams (fresh weight) per liter of water of each species was determined on guppies and steelhead fry. The 96-hr. LC5O to guppies from leachate of Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and red alder was 35, 65, and 18 percent of the original concentration as opposed to 26, 7. 5 and 25 percent of the original concentration for the steelhead fry. These are extremely low levels of toxicity to such a concentrated sample and pose no threat to the fish.
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Rich Daley's Kind Of Town
The warm-up speakers--ministers and community activists--whipped up the crowd packed into an inner-city YMCA with talk of an economic rebirth. It was the main attraction, though, who really struck a chord with the largely African-American audience on Chicago's South Side--a part of town pock-marked with litter-strewn lots where white pols rarely venture.
Mayor Richard M. Daley rattled off a string of city-sponsored projects, but the crowd gave its warmest reception to his finger-jabbing promise to reconstruct the city's education system. "I can build all the buildings you want here, but if I can't provide a high school graduate with an education to get a job, I've failed," the mayor thundered.
Certainly, Daley's visit to the Woodlawn community just days before the Feb. 23 primary (the de facto election) could be seen as simple electioneering. His opponent, former Black Panther founder and four-term Democratic Representative Bobby Rush, 52, has a strong reservoir of support among the city's black community. But those who have watched Daley, 56, during his three terms see a street-smart, populist pol who seems genuinely determined to transform "the city that works"--as Chicago was called under the reign of his father, Hizzoner Richard J. Daley--into one that works for all the people.
A visitor to Chicago today finds a flurry of new hotels and retail construction stretching off Michigan Avenue's "Magnificent Mile." Thanks to $5.2 billion in public and private spending over the past decade, life is returning to ragged parks and beaten-down communities. Not everywhere, and not evenly, to be sure. And Rush has scored points with impassioned claims that "there are two Chicagos," where the poor and jobless "are not even on the radar screen as far as the power structure is concerned." But to Woodlawn community activist Yanier Moore, "Daley seems the better choice. He's helping the schools, he's kind of tough on crime, and he's better on the issues."
Polls suggest that Daley is likely to cruise to an easy victory. That would further highlight his groundbreaking education reforms and bring him additional clout in Washington. Ties between the mayor, a key network of influential power brokers, and the White House run deep--beginning, of course, with his brother, Commerce Secretary William M. Daley. Most important is the mayor's long-standing connection to Vice-President Al Gore. "He's incredible," says Gore. "You have to say he is one of the...most effective mayors in the country. If I were a citizen of Chicago, I would vote for him."
Of course he would. Another Daley term is crucial to Gore's hopes for capturing Illinois in the 2000 primary and general election. And what does Daley expect in return? He could use help in his crusade to crack down on the sale of handguns. In November, Chicago filed a $433 million suit against handgun manufacturers and scores of suburban gun dealers, who, Daley argues, are flooding the city with illegal weapons. He needs more federal funding for affordable housing and for ailing mass transit. Above all, he's after more school aid for his cherished educational overhaul. "We want an understanding of our problems," says Daley, a harsh critic of Washington. "Many times, they don't understand what's going on in America. It's that Beltway mentality."
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. The plain-spoken Daley, who jots down notes about potholes and abandoned buildings as he's being driven through town, has never appeared to harbor any ambitions beyond the Second City. "He could have been governor or senator, but he genuinely likes being mayor," says Chicago lawyer and former Illinois Attorney General Neil F. Hartigan. In recent years, Daley has weathered scandals in the fire and police departments and major ethical lapses among some of his closest political aides--front-page stories reminiscent of the old Chicago. But Daley himself has not been tarnished, and he is likely to be best remembered for doing what many inside and outside the city thought was close to impossible: turning around a broken-down, corruption-riddled, big-city school system.
In 1995, after the state legislature handed control of the school system to the mayor, Daley swiftly made two key decisions: He sent his chief of staff, Gery J. Chico, to head the Board of Education, and he made his hyperkinetic budget director, Paul Vallas, CEO of the school system. They moved immediately to eliminate a $1.3 billion budget deficit, regain investor confidence, and issue $2 billion in bonds for capital improvements. They also managed to secure labor peace with a long-term teacher contract.
But progress in reading and math scores, dropout rates, and graduation rates wouldn't have materialized without a tough-love program. Perhaps most important was the controversial decision to end "social promotion"--the routine passing of kids from elementary to middle school and from there to high school regardless of performance. To help youngsters who are held back, the school board began offering a battery of special classes, summer school, and tutoring--efforts hailed by President Clinton in his State of the Union address as a model for the country.
JOB MIGRATION. Still, there's no question that the schools have far to go. "You have to be sober about this," concedes Vallas, who notes that the bulk of elementary and high school students are reading and computing well below national norms. "But high standards and high expectations have gotten everybody to work harder." And the school system's progress is turning the heads of some early skeptics. "The business community loves this administration," says John Ayers, executive director of the Leadership for Quality Education, a business-backed education-reform group, "but we're only a quarter of the way there."
While schools are Daley's highest priority, he also has been grappling with a steady loss of jobs, especially industrial ones, to the suburbs. For now, it looks as though the exodus may be ending, thanks in large part to the clever and extensive use of an economic tool called tax increment financing (TIF). In 67 TIFs, Daley is, in essence, partnering with private enterprise to provide infrastructure and direct grants in return for new businesses, jobs, and homes. On abandoned industrial land known as Goose Island on the city's North Side, Daley boasts of creating 5,000 new jobs at companies from Federal Express Corp. to Sara Lee. On a former illegal waste dump on the heavily blighted West Side, Daley persuaded Don Jackson, CEO of Central City Productions Inc., to build a 400-employee, $150 million studio to produce television programming aimed at African Americans. Some $25 million in city support, primarily loans, helped Jackson make his decision.
Rush and other critics claim that the development schemes have favored developers friendly with the mayor. They also gripe that small businesses and longtime homeowners are being pushed out of newly gentrifying areas. Daniel Immergluck, vice-president of the Woodstock Institute, an economic think tank, questions whether all the tax breaks have been necessary. "A lot of the development in the TIFs would have happened anyway because of the strong regional economy," he says.
Daley is unapologetic, and irrepressible, rolling out a never-ending stream of proposals. To blunt attacks that his new housing development plans in run-down areas will create pressures on existing homeowners, he gained City Council approval in early February for low-cost loan packages of $10,000 to $18,000 to assist South Side residents in upgrading their homes. That same week, he unveiled a high-tech business-development strategy, marshaling $10 million in tax subsidies and investments from city pension funds to provide seed capital and to purchase a Loop building to house startups.
For all of Daley's progress, there are fractious debates ahead. He's at odds with Governor George Ryan--and Rush--over nascent plans for a third airport outside the city and Daley's control. A new Daley term will coincide with the return of public-housing control to the city--seized by the feds in 1995--and the challenge of replacing at least 11,000 high-rise apartments that are being leveled.
What's more, the number of big corporate headquarters in Chicago is declining. And the health of the big futures exchanges, which employ 150,000 people directly or indirectly, is also becoming increasingly worrisome as electronic trading spreads. Daley puts it down to the ebb and flow of jobs and business. "How do you stop it? We'll get new CEOs and entrepreneurs," he says. And he probably will. If Daley can make the city work for everyone, almost anything seems possible.


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SEC approves new guidance for Sarbanes-Oxley…Coroner rules former British banker committed suicide over NatWest Three fears; Linda Lay fights government seizure of assets…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has unanimously approved new guidance to help companies comply with provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law. Section 404 requires companies to assess their internal controls over financial reporting, calling for auditors to report on management's assessment and on the controls themselves. Critics have argued the requirements were too expensive and have asked the SEC to make it easier for companies to comply. Jim DeLoach is with Protiviti.
"So now management has guidance. It does not need to rely on an auditor-directed standard. And therefore, this enables the SEC to more clearly separate the roles and responsibilities of management and the auditors so management can focus on what it has to do and the auditor on what he or she needs to do." Ed: "Have the changes that have been made today made this a less burdensome or less costly process for businesses?" "The SEC clearly saying the fact that this would be less costly, not just for the companies that have elected, have already complied, but for companies of all sizes." Ed: "So basically they get to sort of pinpoint the risks for their particular kind of business." "That's precisely right, Ed, I think that captures really what the SEC is trying to do—both managers and the auditors focus on what the critical risks are, on what really matters, what can really impact and potentially result in a material misstatement to the financial statements."
The new guidance allows managers to identify the highest risks to their books as opposed to forcing them to test a long list of controls. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act followed book-cooking scandals by Enron and others.
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Living with lupusLocal teen aims to promote lupus acceptance
Maddie Spiker often longs for a day when she can go outside, spend several hours with her friends and not get tired.
In her hometown of Canton, she loves to go horseback riding, four-wheeling, mudding and camping — but many days her good time is spoiled by a swooping feeling of fatigue and she has to stop and take a nap.
Spiker, like the other 1.5 million Americans who are affected, suffers from lupus, a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage skin, joints and organs inside the body. In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, and creates auto-antibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These auto-antibodies cause inflammation, pain, and damage throughout the body.
Common signs and symptoms of lupus include extreme fatigue, headaches, painful or swollen joints, fever, a butterfly-shaped rash across cheeks and nose, sun- or light-sensitivity, hair loss, abnormal blood clotting, fingers turning white and/or blue when cold and mouth or nose ulcers.
Spiker, who turns 17 this month, recalls struggling with the disease since she was a child — even before she and her mother, Becky Morgan, knew what her diagnosis was.
"Since I was 5-years-old, my mom was always determined that there was something wrong with me," Spiker said in her soft southern accent. "I remember crawling in the kitchen because my legs were hurting."
After visiting doctor after doctor, Spiker tested positive for lupus at age 13.
"We were thinking it was lupus, but when we got a name on it, knowing that she would have to deal with this the rest of her life was kind of hard," Morgan said. "It's a struggle but she's done so well. She doesn't complain — all I can say is she's very positive and she does what she has to do."
"I used to look at the kids running around, while I was lying under a blanket," Spiker added. "I would always be in bed, passed out until supper with high fevers."
Like many girls her age, Spiker has an eye for fashion and is hoping to attend Haywood Community College in the future to study cosmetology. She is currently enrolled in a high-school completion a program at HCC and is expected to graduate in May.
"I'm all about fashion — and I chose cosmetology because I love makeup and hair," Spiker said while looking down at her sea foam green dress and brown cowboy boots. "My dream is to one day open up an old (beauty) shop. I am worried my hands will get tired, but I want to do what everyone else does. God has put a lot of strength in me to heal me, and I feel like he will do it for me."
Spiker does her best to live life as a normal teenager despite her chronic fatigue, sensitivity to light and severe headaches. She takes medication for her symptoms and takes naps during the day to combat the illness, but there are still something's she can't do.
"I can't go hiking, I can't go to the lake," Spiker said. "I'm always going to get tired, and when I do I get sick. Even like when I'm going to the store, I always have to make sure I'm not too tired and won't push myself."
But Spiker is excited about attending prom this year with her boyfriend, Alex Mehaffey, who is a senior at Pisgah High School. Though prom may be tiring for her, she is not worried because she knows Mehaffey understands her disease.
"Whenever I'm tired, he takes good care of me," Spiker said, while glancing at Mehaffey with a smile.
Rallying Lupus support
Spiker said she spent many years being angry about her illness. Wishing she could be just like everyone else, she refused to tell her friends at Canton Middle School about her disease.
"I never wanted them to look at me and think I'm different," Spiker said.
But one day, she read about the Lupus Foundation of America online, and it completely changed her perspective.
"I saw this one 13-year-old who wrote about how she was tired and wanted to fit it so bad, and I was like 'Oh my gosh that sounds just like me,'" Spiker said. "So that's when I came out on Facebook and everyone has been really supportive."
After realizing that she wasn't the only person affected by lupus, Spiker decided she wanted to raise money for the Lupus Foundation of America to help other people like her.
"I want to help younger kids be OK with having it," Spiker said. "I want to meet other people who have it so it helps (me), and at the same time get to help other people."
Spiker recently set a goal to raise $500 for the Lupus Foundation of America and she's determined to make it happen. She's already raised about $350 through various fundraisers, and is expecting to raise more than her goal.
On April 5, Spiker and Morgan put together a yard sale at the Central United Methodist Church in Canton in support of the Lupus Foundation. The yard sale was a big success, raising a $250 donation for the foundation.
In addition, Morgan and Spiker are currently raising money for the 2014 Walk to End Lupus Now event, which will be held on May 17 in Martin Luther King Park in Asheville. The two have registered their own team called "Team Daisy" and will be walking during the event..
"It's really helped her to help others," Morgan said. "It's very empowering."
Spiker is also selling raffle tickets for $1 before drawing a winner for a Mother's Day basket filled with several items donated from local businesses. So far, the basket includes a free manicure/pedicure package, free tanning package, free haircut, candles, foot cream, flowers, a gift certificate to Sid's on Main and more. The raffle will end sometime in May, and all the funds raised from the raffle will benefit the Lupus Foundation of America.
Anyone who wishes to support the foundation is encouraged to make a donation or join "Team Daisy" online by visiting www.walktoendlupus.kintera.org/asheville/daisies. Anyone interested in purchasing a raffle ticket should call Morgan at 828-550-5041 or call the Central United Methodist Church at 828-648-7270.


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"The highlight would be Il Solisti Veneti, an Italian chamber orchestra that's only performing for two nights in Australia, at Angel Place and at Parramatta Riverside.
"There's some wonderful theatre in Citizen X, which is drawn from the letters of refugees from Australia's detention centres."
He said those events were complimented by "beautiful" music at Cafe Carnivale at Sydney's GPO, and a lot of free music at various sites throughout Sydney.
Mr Menidis said Carnivale represented Australia's cultural diversity.
"It's a very small snippet of what actual Australian culture is today and where it's heading," he said.
"It's not something on the fringe, it's very much what Australia and Sydney lives every day."
The annual event will feature more than 40 attractions up to and including October 20, he said.
NSW Premier Bob Carr said Carnivale had come a long way in its 26 years.
"Today's Carnivale is pivotal to the development, promotion and presentation of multicultural art and artists of migrant backgrounds," Mr Carr said.
"State government funding for the organisation is greater than ever before."
He said new corporate sponsors such as Resi Mortgage Corporation would contribute to the growth and quality of the festival.
And the recent appointment of Mr Menidis and a new management team would consolidate Carnivale's standing as a premier event in multicultural arts, Mr Carr said.
Carnivale chair Paula Masselos said more than 200 countries were represented in Australia and almost 40 per cent of the nation's population came from migrants and their children.
"Our multicultural community is not marginal, it is very much the mainstream and is culturally diverse," Ms Masselos said.
More information on Carnivale can be found on the internet at www.carnivale.com.au.
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"My cats love these. They are quick and simple to make. For anyone unfamiliar with the yarn that is suggested for the pattern, it is a fingering weight, 4 ply yarn that is 100 percent cotton. I used worsted weight and a 3.5mm hook for mine, so I wouldnt have to worry about the cats pulling the stuffing out through any holes."
"The name is very attention getting with the recent death of Prince. The link to the crochet pattern takes me to a different posting on this site where the project is included within a free ebook with 16 other easy crafts. There you can download the entire ebook as a pdf in order to get the pattern."
"The name is very attention getting with the recent death of Prince. The link to the crochet pattern takes me to a different posting on this site where the project is included within a free ebook with 16 other easy crafts. There you can download the entire ebook as a pdf in order to get the pattern."
"What does (K1. Inc 1 st in next st.) mean? I think st means stitch, but I don't understand how to do what it says. Thank you "
"This is absolutely stunning! I love it. I love vintage China and this is one way to display it. For my own personal taste I would use less pieces in the back, or even paint the background to make it pop more, and use the broken pieces on,y around the border as a type of frame. But that's just me. Alternatively, using less cups and just feature a ew with the broken pieces may set them off better. But all in all this is a great idea and display! Love it!"
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This Santaland Holiday Baby Cocoon is a great Christmas gift for a mother to be or her new baby. Whether you use it for baby's holiday photos or to keep baby cozy all season, this easy-to-crochet cocoon is darling. Best of all, this crocheted Christmas gift works up quickly and is the perfect last-minute gift idea for a new baby. Very crafty crocheters could even embellish this baby cocoon with an embroidered name or date of birth, adding a cute personal touch to this adorable gift.
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- 1 skein Red Heart® Super Saver® yarn in Cherry Red (A)
- 2 balls Red Heart® Spark-a-Doodle™ yarn in White Cloud (B)
- 6mm [US J-10] and 5.5mm [US I-9] crochet hooks
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
- 10 sc = 4" using A and smaller hook.
Work in space between sts where indicated. Ch 2 at beginning of each round does not count as a st.
Cocoon Body
- With smaller hook and A, ch 5, slip stitch in first ch to form ring.
- Round 1: Ch 2, work 10 dc in ring, slip stitch in first dc – 10 dc.
- Round 2: Ch 2, dc in first dc, dc in next space between dcs, *dc in next dc, dc in next space between dcs; repeat from * around, slip stitch in first dc – 20 dc.
- Round 3: Ch 2, *dc in next space, 2 dc in next space; repeat from * around, slip stitch in first dc – 30 dc.
- Round 4: Ch 2, dc each space around, slip stitch in top of beginning ch – 30 dc.
- Round 5: Ch 2, *dc in next 2 spaces, 2 dc in next space; repeat from * around, slip stitch in top of beginning ch – 40 dc.
- Round 6: Ch 2, dc in each space around, slip stitch in top of beginning ch.
- Round 7: Ch 2, *dc in next 3 spaces, 2 dc in next space; repeat from * around, slip stitch in top of beginning ch – 50 dc.
- Round 8: Ch 2, dc in each space around, slip stitch in top of beginning ch – 50 dc.
- Repeat Round 8 until piece measures 16" from beginning. Fasten off.
- Round 1: With wrong side facing and larger hook, join B in first st, ch 1, sc in each st around. Place marker for beginning of round.
- Rounds 2-6: Sc in each st around, working with yarn between pompoms and pushing pompoms to right side of Body.
- Fasten off. Turn right side out. Weave in ends.
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Apr 26, 2017
I just found out I'm going to be a grandmother. The baby is due in December. I've just got to make this Santaland Holiday Baby Cocoon! I'm so glad I found this. Thank you!
brendad2001 981124 3
Nov 22, 2013
I'm curious about the pompoms in this pattern, where or how are they to be put on? Also does this really fit a baby, because mine looks like it would only work for a doll.
lasowskimary 09471 83
Nov 20, 2012
I am having difficult time in understanding border 2. What is and where is pom poms?
jvgolden 5530187
Dec 28, 2012
I don't get where thehow to make such pom poms are,and
jvgolden 5530187
Dec 28, 2012
where are the pom pom,something I missed, or do you make them, and how is this done or are they bought and added to the 2nd round of border,
dianeensley 064102 0
Nov 21, 2013
The yarn suggested for use is yarn with pom poms on it. I couldn't find it so I used Red Heart Buttercup. It is a very soft baby yarn and the cocoons turned out adorable.
skainrad 2030162
Jan 03, 2012
I don't understand how to "double crochet in next space between double crochets" in step 3. Do you have a video to show how this would be done? Or can you explain how this is done? Thank you for your time.
Mixed Kreations
Dec 03, 2011
Oh how precious.
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coding without a clue
I'm going to be rich. For mental anguish, suffering, induced paranoia and trauma, my lawyers will get in line with all the others going after Jon's mountains of gold.
(Ok, this is barely on-topic for this forum, but I have to squawk about it somewhere. Also, it's about what will hopefully become the basis of the new journal software and so any suggestions or help from Hotrodders.com members should come out here.)
I broke everything about 'journals_test' (http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/f...&page=11&pp=10) while trying to eliminate places where SQL injection attacks could take place. Jon is the one who mentioned such attacks and is thus responsible for my paranoia and suffering resulting from a Google search to find out how those happen. It's amazing how many trivial ways attackers can take over databases through "web apps".
The latest breakage took a marathon of head-banging to fix. My idiotic, Frankensteinian mess kept naming all uploaded photos by the journal ID, saving them in the wrong place, not updating the photos table in the database, and being smug about it by not reporting any error at all. After a day, 2 all-nighters, and creating 32 broken or empty test journals, it remains smug, but functions as it should. (The worst was caused by the differences between MySQL's LAST_INSERT_ID and PostgreSQL's currval('[sequence name]').)
Things that are working:
- multiple journals per user
- a summary entry for each journal, with 1 photo
- a table of contents per journal, with thumbnails
- 0 to 6 photos per entry, with thumbnails
- paging of journal summaries
- sorting by journalid, userid, date, entries, views, etc.
Things still broken:
-- adding an entry
-- editing an entry
-- formatting user input
As soon as those work again, I'll upload the whole mess to the Crankshaft Coalition thread linked above. A limited test of it will then be set up on my own website.
Feedback and help are welcome.
Back to breaking things...
I'm a SQLServer/windows/web programmer - don't know MySql at all...seems a lot of your problems could have been solved using a transaction space to manage inserts/updates across tables...also I'd guess you aren't using RI to inforce relationships? - otherwise you should have gotten an error...but again I come from SQL Server background and maybe MySql isn't as robust?
None of your assumptions have anything whatsoever to do with the problems described. That includes the rather bizarre notion of "robust" applying to MS SQLS. You might want to think about why Microsoft prohibits publication of benchmark comparisons, to the point of legal threats.
I think this thread is already dead, which means I should not have started it in the first place.
Asking someone for their help or opinion and then telling me that my "None of your assumptions have anything whatsoever to do with the problems described..." is not only wrong based on your description of the problem it's disrespectful and belligerent - I doubt I'll take any time to answer another of your posts...
Ok, these allegations require a response.
Now, to top it all off, MySQL was mentioned once:
To sum up:
1. Transactions do not prevent flawed logic.
2. Referential integrity checking does not prevent flawed logic.
3. One can mash a thumb with any brand of hammer.
Back to MS SQLServer, the scariest accounts of SQL injection attacks that I found were associated with that product. It seems that when MSSQLS is compromised by user input such as 1' OR '1'='1', it's not just the database than can be taken over. The server can be instructed to silently redirect so that users continue to think everything is fine, yet their data is going straight to the attacker's server. Just another "feature" that comes from tying "applications" too tightly with the underlying operating system.
The fact that the journal software needs to be multi-platform and freely alterable by sysadmins pretty well excludes MS products. MS is the spoiled brat of computing -- they must have everything to themselves and done their way or they won't play.
Now, after suitable time for you to respond if you so desire, I hope that some moderator will be merciful and send this thread to the dump. It does not include suggestions for inclusion in the new journal software, it does not include any help for making the new journal software more secure and it likely has zero chance of acquiring any information along those lines.
Thanks for that link. The PDF is heavily focused on MS SQL Server and Oracle, and a bit light on solutions, but it contains good examples of techniques. The section on testing is particularly helpful.
All of my database work has been in protected situations where no outside connection to the database server existed. It didn't matter if a query returned more information than necessary because the only people able to submit a query were already trusted with all data.
I've never fallen into a "dead end" like is described in the part you quoted, but I did have a query (not in the journals test) that included over 300 "union all" clauses. That's over 300 subexpressions where such a dead end loop could have happened. It's as nerve wracking as finishing an engine rebuild and wondering where the air filter wingnut went.
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Recognized as a leader of leaders, Ron has advised, consulted, and mentored CEO's, Pastors, and political leaders around the world for two decades. As a Senior Pastor and also a successful entrepreneur with multiple business ventures, Ron's relentless passion for developing potential in others permeates every aspect of his ministry.
A graduate of Emmanuel College (BA, Pastoral Ministries), Ron and his wife, Hope (BA, Early Childhood Education, University of South Carolina), founded Redemption World Outreach Center in 1991 with three members and a passion for breaking down the walls of racism, crossing cultural lines, and changing poverty mindsets in their community as well as around the world. Their ministry has become a model for successful community impact, and creating strategic partnerships with corporate, governmental, and non-profit organizations to develop innovative ways to improve quality of life.
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however i have heard the kid is projected for late first round or second round. we are not drafting a qb this year period. and if we were it would be within first two rounds.
however i have heard the kid is projected for late first round or second round. we are not drafting a qb this year period. and if we were it would be within first two rounds.
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
A blond dork with freckles? hahaha The one and only New York Giants dork is Eli. And we love him.
I'm on my third season of Madden 13 and I still don't feel the need to look for a replacement of Eli's. But when I do, it'lll be a scrambler.
It's going to be hard to fill Manning's shoes as he's more than likely going to be one of the best (if not the best) QB the Giants have ever seen. I fear that when he's gone, we're going to revert back to the Dave Brown era and I hope I'm wrong on this. I just feel that we're going to be so used to Eli Manning, that when someone decent comes in, we'll trash him like he's Sanchez.
People who take him for granted and bash on him on these forums, will be in for a rude awakening when they realize he was indeed a great QB who did make mistakes, but was clutch when needed.
in all honesty and realism, when do you guys expect we look for a replacement?
5-6 years??
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>Suggestions and Feature Requests>Number of steps.
Needs more cowbell!
Hi STN
It's not a good idea for the average runner to increase your natural stide to increase your speed. Going beyond your natural stride makes you vulnerable to many types of running injuries.(only elite runners tamper with this) You are better off increasing your turnover to gain speed.
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I'd believe that. The few times I have tried to increase my stride I have pretty quickly decided against it, since it almost instantly causes pain. I have short legs and just have to deal with the fact that I have a short stride to go along with those short legs.


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This is a minor update for iCampsites HD – for iPad users, it features a more up to date copy of the campsite database (which now has 8000 entries!) to help those stuck waiting for the update to complete. This is now active on the appstore.
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As of early Saturday evening iCampsites HD v1.0 is on the App store, after months of programming, testing and further developing its ready to use. If you have any queries or feedback please post it in our forum or contact us on here. iCampsites HD iPad App. Requirements – iPad and iOS 3.2+ & ideally […]
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Finally, Freedom: Vintage Photos of the LGBT Struggle for Equality2013-06-27 1 6 Share Tweet
Yesterday was a historic day for Americans and especially for the LGBT community as the US Supreme Court dismissed the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8, entitling gay unions to the same rights and benefits straight couples have. These photos give us a look back on the long road to liberation.
In celebration of this major marriage milestone, BuzzFeed has published photos dating back from the 1960's demonstrating the LGBT struggle for equal treatment and rights. For instance, above is a photo archived by the New York Public Library of the Gay Liberation Front proudly stomping the streets of Times Square in '69.
Over four decades of strife later, US President Barack Obama had this statement to make on the DOMA / Prop 8 issue:
I applaud the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it. We are a people who declared that we are all created equal – and the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.
This ruling is a victory for couples who have long fought for equal treatment under the law; for children whose parents' marriages will now be recognized, rightly, as legitimate; for families that, at long last, will get the respect and protection they deserve; and for friends and supporters who have wanted nothing more than to see their loved ones treated fairly and have worked hard to persuade their nation to change for the better.
The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.
The race has indeed been slow and definitely not steady, but humankind is getting closer to being just that: kinder, more accepting and less discriminating.
See the full gallery of "19 Powerful Photos From The Early Struggle For LGBT Rights" on BuzzFeed. Sourced from The Huffington Post.
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A Biography by Laura Hillenbrand
2010 / 473 Pages
The Setup: On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.
The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he'd been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.
Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.
In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man's journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. (from the hardcover edition)
Though I've expounded on this particular topic before, it won't stop me from doing it again here. I always find it difficult to "review" a piece of work that's based on the true details of someone's life. Who am I to judge the hardships that person endured and the choices they made?
Can I say that Louis Zamperini's life was an interesting read? It sure was to me. Can I say that Laura Hillenbrand's book was well written and meticulously researched? Yes I can. Ultimately though the answers to these questions make for a rather short review.
What I found surprising, and what I was unaware of until after finishing Hillenbrand's book, is that Louis Zamperini actually wrote and published his own memoir titled Devil at my Heels (first in 1956, then again in 2003) which is available used from Amazon.com. How do the two titles differ? Your guess is as good as mine, though it does seem a bit odd to me that Hillenbrand would want to tackle the subject of Zamperini's life well after Zamperini himself had done so in his own words.
Then there's Hillenbrand herself, an author that suffers from a severe case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which leaves her largely stuck at home. The symptoms of the disease (pulled from Wikipedia, the ultimate in medical accuracy, I know) do not sound fun:
Symptoms of CFS include post-exertional malaise; unrefreshing sleep; widespread muscle and joint pain; sore throat; headaches of a type not previously experienced; cognitive difficulties; chronic, often severe, mental and physical exhaustion; and other characteristic symptoms in a previously healthy and active person. Persons with CFS may report additional symptoms including muscle weakness, increased sensitivity to light, sounds and smells, orthostatic intolerance, digestive disturbances, depression, and cardiac and respiratory problems. It is unclear if these symptoms represent co-morbid conditions or are produced by an underlying etiology of CFS.
To be able to write something so powerful and emotionally charged as Unbroken while suffering from such a debilitating disease is nothing short of astounding. Imagine for a moment that you decided to write a historical book about World War II, but you couldn't leave the house to any of it. You had to conduct all of your research via the internet and all of your interviews via the telephone. That's right; Hillenbrand never met Zamperini while writing the book, which is even more amazing.
Back to the book, and why, apart from Hillenbrand's writing, the story of Zamperini is so enthralling. As a runner Louis competed in the 1936 Olympics and had a personal meeting with Adolf Hitler. Before the war it was widely speculated that he would be the first man to successfully run a mile in under four minutes. That dream was dashed however when Louis enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1941.
During one fateful mission, Louis would find himself the victim of a plane crash, lost at sea, drifting for forty-seven days before being captured and enslaved as a prisoner of war by the Japanese military. The tortures Louis and other POWs had to endure at the hands of the Japanese were horrific, and Hillenbrand pulls no punches and spares no details when describing, as best as she can, what life must have been like for those that were captured.
Louis survives until the end of the war, but the transition back to civilian life is not easy for him. Perhaps the book's most interesting section, and certainly the most surprising piece, is what becomes of Louie in post-war America.
Hillenbrand delivers a top-notch biography and Zamperini's story is compelling, but still, I have to wonder what the differences are between her telling of Louis' life and his own. Uh oh, I think I just added yet another title to my already toppling over to-read stack.


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OStripper's Schematic/Datasheet archive
Today I put a link to my server to "share" a few projects and
found the response overwhelming.
-1100 downloads of assorted electronic projects.:bigeyes:
-220 Dl's of DIYaudio popular solid state amps (from this site).
-100's of assorted manuals,tutorials, etc.
-100's of TUBE and classD items.(No discrimination here.)
SO, as not to be a "threadjacker":bawling: :bawling:
I will post the link here and take suggestions for (media)
so people won't have to bounce a 1000 threads
or pay a BS datasheet site to get what they need.
Link below:
If you want to SHARE datasheets
or other Media post on this thread.(I want more!! :devilr: )
Thank you, OS.
I stopped the music because it overwhelmed my server
(whole albums) and it might be deemed inappropriate
by some ..sorry, we can share but not leach..
I.E. HQ test tones:devilr: :devilr:
To SHARE please use the upload link near the "cheeta"
Thank you, OS!!!:)
P.S. Also you can look at other media and we can share
if you post.
i tried your server a few times last days
it does not always work
timed out etc.
but when it works there are too many things to download
of course for diy audio schematics & unique circuit ideas is most interesting
but how to find them??
schematics are all over the internet to find
but those creative ideas - the new and unique ones = hard to find
many of course are not published, like new copyrighted amplifier stuff
from commercial manufacturers Krell, Mark Levinson etc.
anyway, thanks
your site is welcome
You should try to make it More Unique.
... not just another 'imageschack' file up/down loader
Regards ;) Lineup
Wow,2155 projects downloaded in 14 hours.
Only one song shared with the "cheeta".
I will let people share the music but they need password now.
Lineup , to make it "unique" would short circuit the purpose,
to get what you need as fast as possible.
half of the links in the forums don't even work..VERY
frustrating for those who just need a quick "317 regulator"
Also so many formats.. GIF, JPG,PNG,etc. I use tabbed foxit
PDF and can have Qausi amp open plus all it's tranny's
(340/50 irfp260,etc) at the same time!
make's it easy to design PCB's...
Ask for the password, heck I'll even post it here ...
but please share w/ the cheeta!! ;)
It is your choice.
If make your website 'unique' or not.
As now it is not, in my opinion, much different from many other up/down files storage sites.
But if people are happy with this, so let them have it :devilr:
At least your site is not commercial
.. with 100-reds of Advertisings
.... not yet :confused:
... but who knows ...
check ALL LINKS in your pages
this is very basic thing for us web designers
How about this:
in your electronics page
wont get people very far, will it ;)
this one is better:
and finally this:
Lineup - The Web Designer of valid XHTML and valid CSS site:
Lineup Audio at freehostia
I updated profile ,you can click on my "WWW" get datasheets/
books or anything else..Thats what makes it unique.:D
Simple rules! The server makes all the listings so I don't
have to.(people today have downloaded at least 1 of Everything
so I know it works!)
I want it so people can upload right from cheeta page with no
eternal links...you are right ,I will go direct to upload dialog.
Ill put that near the"cheeta".
thanks for input, I'm new at this(webserving)
BTW..your WWW doesn't work??
doesnt work?
well it is one very very big free host, with instant signup for free
and at such big free servers, with maybe 100.000 websites/server
they get some few times too many connected
and so the server gets busy and the databases crowded
but generally my links work
even those at big free webspace sites
they have usually at least 4-5 very strong good webservers
with many users/free website at each one
I have not have many reports about this not working:
Of course, depends a bit where in the world you are.
How fast the connection to other side of Planet Earth will go.
And if you time out.
We have 3100 datasheets/projects downloaded
in 18 hours. I hope these are used
and enjoyed by all!:) :)
For 24 hours I'll open up the "Music shack"...with all this hard
work on our audio we need some entertainment..
Dont abuse it!!:smash:
They abused it.!
They abused it. If anybody wants anything
other than datasheets and projects...
1.Share with me.
2.Ask for a password in this thread.
3.No download managers.
Only 1 person uploaded something to me in 3 days.:(
But, they downloaded 3000 projects and 500 media items.
GREEDY. OH well , I learned my lesson..
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My wife finally remembers I am in the room to and looks over at me and smiles and motions me over to stand beside Bill. I walk around the bed and stand beside Bill with my erect 5 1/2" and she looked at us both and smiled and said how much she is going to enjoy us making love to her. I glance down as she has both cocks in her hand and I am embarrassed at the size difference.
It's been a couple of months since I have written to share how our swinging experiences are working out with our new friend Bill. Previously I have submitted stories " It Finally Happened" and "In the Arms of Another". Please read them to get a background of our friend Bill and how we got together. Let me start by saying that the last couple of months since we started getting with Bill on occasions our sex life has never been hotter. At Bills suggestion I have begun to take a male se enhancement (Viagra). My wife is more affectionate and loving than she has ever been before. She explain that since I had sacrificed and let Bill please her occasionally, she finally realized how much I truly cared for her happiness. Plus we both have lost 10 lbs. Due to our increase activity, best diet plan I know of. I came home from the work last Friday night and my wife met me at the door all excited because Bill had called and invited us to his house for dinner Saturday night and we both knew what that meant. My wife look at me with those pleading eyes and I agreed and told her to set it up. That night during our intimate time together she could not stop talking about how much she was looking forward to Bill making love to her. The next day she was excited all day and prepared for the night by dressing in a very revealing low top blouse with no bra, and no panties under her skirt. When we arrive at Bills house he welcomed us at the door and greeted my wife with a very affectionate hug and a gentle kiss on the lips. He shook my hand and I noticed he was wearing that special cologne that my wife was crazy about, She always said that it made her so horny when he wore it. We sat down and made small talk for a few minutes then enjoyed our supper. My wife and Bill dominated the conversation and my wife seldom removed her eyes from him. After supper we retired to the den area where he said he would like for us to watch a new video he had purchased. He position himself in the floor trying to find the video and looking directly back at my wife occassionally was getting a great view of her pussy. She open her legs letting a little more light in and he definitely like what he was seeing. After putting the tape in he stood up and you could tell he was aroused , his huge package already showing in his pants. As we watch the video it involved MMF and this one was showing a lot of BI action. Something I have been curious about for a long time but never acted on it. The only time I ever touch another mans cock was the first night we got together on vacation. My wife was leaning into Bill and he had placed his arm around her shoulder where his hand was close to her breast. She was rubbing his upper thigh and I looked and noticed she was actually rubbing his long cock that was laying on his leg. My wife was definitely getting excited and I was starting to get and erection myself. Bill started massaging her tits and then they locked up and begin kissing. After about 30 minutes of foreplay Bill ask if we wanted to retire to his bedroom. When we got there I couldn't believe the trouble this guy went to. He had his dimmer switch turned down and several candles burning in the room. Rose petals were spread over the bed and it definitely set the mood. Bill walked over to the bed and started undressing my wife, starting with her thin blouse as it came unbutton he started sucking gently on her nipples. After removing the blouse he raise her skirt and begin fingering her pussy priming her more. She began rocking back and forth to his movement and this continued for just a few minutes and then he removed her skirt. She sat down on the bed and slowly began to remove his belt. My 5 1/2 cock was needing to be released so I removed my clothes and continued stroking myself watching her prepare Bill. He removed his shirt and she finally began to lower his pants. She seemed to pull down his pants forever before his cock began to show his huge cock sprang out. Bill had shaved his balls and only had a thick small patch of pubic hair above his cock. Doing this made his cock seem larger than I remembered the last time we met. My wife commented on how much she enjoyed his smooth balls and promptly started kissing and licking the shaft of his dick. She finally started working his cock in her mouth and be began moving his hips to her mouth motion. My wife finally remembers I am in the room to and looks over at me and smiles and motions me over to stand beside Bill. I walk around the bed and stand beside Bill with my erect 5 1/2" and she looked at us both and smiled and said how much she is going to enjoy us making love to her. I glance down as she has both cocks in her hand and I am embarrassed at the size difference. Bill finally laid her back on the bed and started returning the favor my running his tongue up and down her slit nibbling on her clit occasionally. I began working on her tits and my wife was moaning and was definitely ready, she never responding to me in the way she was responding to him. She finally told him to fuck her with his huge cock but ask him to apply some lubricant, He gently place the large purple head of his cock at her entrance and eased it in slowly. Her eyes rolled back in her head and she reminded him to go slow until she adjusted to him. He begins to pick up the pace more as she responds by meeting his thrust with her own, then moans softly that she is cumming. After she slows down indicating her orgasm is over. Bill pulls his cock out which seemed to take forever and motions me to lay across the bed and positions her on her knees in a 69 position with me. I look up and noticed her juices dripping down onto my face which is a huge turn on. I lean up and began licking her clean and eating her out as she begins to work on my cock. She engulfs my cock and I noticed Bill positioning himself directly behind her standing on the floor perfect height for entry into her pussy. He pressed his huge cock against her slit and she stop working on me and started moaning loudly as he started stroking his cock in an out slow and I had a perfect view and found it so arousing that I told my wife I was cumming. I exploded and shot my load all over her neck. Bill was picking up the pace when the unexpected happened his cock came out and when he push back it went straight down toward my face. His cock was now about 1" away from my face and I finally said it was now or never. I leaned up and took the head of his cock in my mouth and began sucking it. Bill push his cock further down indicating he was enjoying my sucking him off. I was so aroused I began kissing the shaft and lick up and down on it getting all of my wife's juices off of his shaft. I reached up and began playing with his huge ball sac and he began to indicate he was getting close. I turned my head and seen my wife watching and she smiled as I started sucking this huge cock again and I heard her say I told you he had a great cock. Bill pulled out of my mouth and said he wanted to cum in my wife. He pressed his cock once again against her wet pussy and slowly buried his dick to his balls. He started pumping her faster and faster and she was meeting his thrust with her own.. His balls slapping against her ass indicating he had buried all 9" into her. In a few minutes he said he was fixing to explode. My wife had gotten me back to and erect state and with all the new experiences I had enjoyed with Bill I was ready to go myself. Bill slam against my wife's pussy and held it there and as he did it was all I needed to shoot my load again. My wife was screaming that she was reaching her climax at the same time. Bill pulled out of my wife bringing with him a load of his and her juices. His cock was dripping on the end and was still position over my face.. I had never experience anything like that before. My wife rolled of off me and Bill bent over and Bill just leaned over and began sucking my 3" flaccid cock and I returned the favor so now we both were engaged in a 69 position bringing each other back. Bill was recovering faster than I was since I had already gone twice. My wife was now the observer as I worked Bills cock back to it's erect state. My wife was fingering herself commenting on how much she was being turned on by our exploring each others cock. Bill mentioned that he wanted to experience having sex with me and I told him didn't think I was ready for that. I continued to stroke Bills cock with my hand and you could tell his cock was getting hot again and I just continued to work on his huge cock admiring how well it was shaped and even the veins on it were huge. My wife came over to where I was and poisoned herself where she could ride my cock. I knew I wasn't going to feel her much because Bill always reems her out. I had sucked his cock clean and now he was picking up his pace in thrusting it in and out of my mouth. I had to use my hand as a gauge to keep from gagging on it because it was so big. He started moaning that he was coming and my wife was riding me faster and faster bringing me to my third orgasm something I had never done before. Bill exploded in my mouth and I was just glad it was his second time because his load was not very large. I was surprised on how it tasted I thought it would taste nasty but surprisingly it wasn't that bad. He slowly pulled out and my wife rolled off of me and we all collapse with each other. I was through for the night but enjoyed watching my wife and Bill a couple of hours later. The next morning as we were returning home my wife ask me how I enjoyed my first Bi experience with Bill. She said she really got off on watching Bill. and I together it was really a turned on for her. She also mentioned maybe the next time I would let Bill take me from behind. I told her I enjoyed my first BI experience and would have to wait and see about the other part. But many more experiences like we had at Bills house who knows what's going to happen.
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