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Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) allows you to describe transforms from an input XML document to an output tree, such as XML, HTML, or text. You can use it for sophisticated presentation of XML documents or for transforms from one XML format to another. Delve further into this successful language and discover what it, as well what EXSLT, can do for you.
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) Version 1.0 [W3C Recommendation] is a language for describing transforms from an input XML document to an output tree. The output tree can, for example, take the form of an HTML document or another XML format, and as such, XSLT can be a language for rendering XML into legacy browser display form or for scripted operations on XML files. The transform is itself defined as an XML document in a special vocabulary. XML Path Language (XPath) is used for accessing the source document and general expression processing, and there are special instructions for setting up processing rules (XSLT is a declarative language) and directing the creation of the output tree.
XSLT 1.0 is an extraordinarily successful language, and it covers most common XML processing tasks. If you're familiar with XML, it is easy to learn the basics of XSLT, though mastering the language takes some effort. It has a well-designed extensibility mechanism, and its declarative processing model allows for maintainable and reusable code. The standard way to link an XML document to its XSLT stylesheet document is defined in Associating Style Sheets with XML documents Version 1.0 [W3C Recommendation]. The XSLT specification has been widely translated.
EXSLT and XSLT 2.0
As mentioned, XSLT has a nice extension mechanism with which you can define additional capabilities using the language of your choice. But it's even nicer when you don't have to write extensions because someone else has done so for you. EXSLT [community specification] is a standard set of such extensions defined in an implementation-agnostic way. EXSLT attempts to cover the most commonly needed extensions, such as date processing, regular expressions, and mathematical operations. Many XSLT implementations implement one or more EXSLT modules.
XSLT Version 2.0 offers some key improvements based on collective experience with XSLT 1.0, but it is closely tied to XPath 2.0, which is somewhat controversial.
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Ah hell! She though as she ran down the cracked pavement leading to the 'special' school. First day, and am already late. Perfect. Gerda was named after the pagan goddess of beauty, magic, fire, the sun and the day time. Her mother liked those kind of names. Several of those meanings were so true that Gerda found it highly ironic.
She ran on her tiptoes, her long legs leading the way, her long, burgandy hair, shaking on her pale face as she glances around, her emerald green eyes looking out for anyone... dangerous. Her hands encovered in thick wolly gloves, they look harmless, but they keep her 'gift' in shape. All she has to do is to not to think about fire or explosions, if she does then, you just don't want to know.
She tips around the front iron gates. Pushes open the gates, a bell goes off, sending shockwaves through her slim. Oh. She rushes outside again trying to escape, a fight is going on, not good for her, not good at all. Fire. Fights. Explosions. Oh No! She could feel her eyes burn, a tree combusts, with blue flames. And it's begun. Gerda thinks to herself, shaking.
Students scream. AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! She backs away, fear and unknowing knowlege shakes her. Her foot trips on bag, she falls to the floor, her hands fling back, the ground explodes beneigh her slender hands. Oh, well done Gee, nice entrance, She thinks as screams echo around the burning air.


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arcadia had een nieuw logo ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit128 ontwerpen ingezonden door46 freelance designers.
Design a logo, color(s), and font reflecting the meaning of Arcadia
Arcadia Homes, Inc.
Arcadia is associated with the words contentment, peace, simplicity, perfection, pastoral. I havent chosen a tagline yet but simplistic perfection will be probably be used. So I want the logo to be simple. It doesnt necessarily have to represent the trade of homebuilding but is OK if it does. Colors should probably include both green and blue again reflecting the meaning of the word Arcadia. We will be building both simple workforce housing but also baby boomer houses. We are a new company in the Southeast.
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We can use your help! Large groups help us accomplish lots of work in a short amount of time and allows your group to participate in a unique, fun team building activity. Corporate, civic, military, or any other groups that would like to volunteer at the Zoo are welcome. To get started fill out the application below. Groups must submit their application two weeks in advance of the desired date.


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- Ingredients:
- 2 snow geese or meat of choice (recipe also works great with divers or most any waterfowl)
- 2 to 3 qts. water
- 1 medium to large onion, diced (amount varies to taste)
- 1 to 2 cups carrots, sliced
- 2 to 3 celery ribs including leaves, sliced
- 1 T. dried parsley
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 tsp. marjoram
- 1/4 tsp. thyme
- 1 T. salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper or to taste
- Noodles, optional
Skin the geese, removing as much fat as possible. Cut meat into pieces that will fit into your slow cooker. You may want to remove and discard the rear portion, which has little meat and a lot of fat. Score the breast portions deeply and soak all pieces in salty water for half an hour to remove as much blood as possible. Clean the lung area well. Place cleaned pieces in water in slow cooker and cook on medium for 6 hours or until the meat falls from the bones. Remove pieces from slow cooker. Remove all bones and look for broken wing or leg pieces and miscellaneous from the meat. Let broth cool and skim fat if there is any. If you like a clear broth to start with, filter the broth through a coffee filter basket. This will also remove the fat. Replace the meat and add onion, carrots, celery, parsley, cloves, bay leaves, marjoram, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook for another 2 hours or more, adding water to keep level up to three-fourths of the slow cooker. Add noodles if desired.


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"Remember camp? Remember the bunk beds, the counselors, the bugs? If not, Camp Camp, with its 300 photos, will certainly refresh your memory."
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"From two Bar Mitzvah Disco authors comes this collection of vintage summer-camp stories and photos that offer a nostalgic trip down wedgie lane."
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"Camp Camp serves as a kind of summer yearbook, collecting fond and not-so-fond memories of bunkmates, first kisses, tie-dye T-shirts and bug juice."
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"Some experiences define a generation - the Greatest Generation endured World War II; the assassination of JFK and Woodstock are milestones for baby boomers. Generation X's seminal event? Summer camp."
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"There are two kinds of people: Those who adored summer camp and those who were completely, inconsolably miserable. Whichever type you were, Camp Camp will stir up powerful memories… Bunkhouse pranks, counselor worship, god-awful talent shows, summer crushes - they're all here, both hilarious and wince-worthy."
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CEET encourages and empowers low-income and disadvantaged adults, of any background (TANF Recipients, ex-offenders, homeless individuals, people with little or no job skills), by providing them with training that is geared to achieving a GED, obtaining job skills and employment, and building self-confidence. CEET provides this assistance to anyone who walks through their doors at little or no cost.
Ms Margie Joyner
Job Training, Literacy, English as a Second Language, GED, Job Placement Assistance,
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CEET continued to provide GED preparation, literacy, and computer classes--Word, Excel, Computer Repair-- to individuals ranging from 16 and up in Fall 2012. The semester ended on December 3rd and will begin again on January 28th. CEET hosted 80 Summer Youth from the Department of Employment Services (DOES) and worked with them to strengthen their academic skills in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics; provided Job Readiness and Employability classes and training for a period of six weeks (June-August 2012). CEET continues to serve 25 low-income families through its Family-to-Family Mentoring program. The program is geared to strengthening families and providing resources and supportive services. The programs offers parenting education classes, anger management classes, and workshops that cover important issues such as Nutrition, Financial Management, Health Issues, etc. CEET also assisted 150 individuals with finding employment. In addition, CEET partnered with several organizations around the DC Metro Area to provide resources, training, and job fairs.
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CEET conducts classes on a semester basis. During the fall (September-December) and spring (January-May)semesters, CEET prepares students for the GED, Windows XP, A+ and Network+ Certification exams. CEET also provides ESL classes, computer classes (Basic Windows, all levels of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access), Customer Service and Sales, Entrepreneurial Development Training, Bookkeeping/Accounting, Public Speaking, Business Writing, English Grammar, Reading, Personal Development seminars, and job readiness seminars. Classes are offered Mondays through Thursdays during the evening hours from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Fall and Spring semesters only). Free Computer classes are offered during the summer sessions (June-August)to TANF recipients and low-income families. Job readiness classes and placement services are offered Monday-Friday from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.
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Contracted with the Department of Employment Services Summer Youth Program to provide academic enrichment and actual work experience to youth ages 14 to 21 years of age in the District of Columbia June 25, 2007 through August 17, 2007.
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CEET needs operating support to continue its ability to assist low-income individuals and families who cannot afford to pay for job training. We offer scholarships to those who cannot afford to pay.
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Ms Margie Joyner
Margie Joyner is President and one of the founding members of the Center for Empowerment and Employment Training. She and her partners envisoned an organization that would empower poor people to excel and take charge of their own lives regardless of their life circumstances. Ms. Joyner has 25 years of financial and management experience in both for-profit and non-profit organizations. She also has extensive volunteer experience in providing counseling and mentoring services to former drug addicted women in the District of Columbia.
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He's not Giroux elite in terms of offensive upside, but he plays a lot the way Mike Richards did in the offensive zone plus some size to boot. His work down low is physical and skilled. If he can move around in tight spaces and make those passes, offense will come.
If you don't think so, that's on you.
The only real question is playing time and opportunity.
He's getting more even strength ice time as Voracek, and about the same as Simmonds and B. Schenn. I understand that he's getting stupid hard defensive minutes and not getting great linemates, but at the same time he's had one of Read or Voracek on his wing 90% of the time, both of whom are having great offensive seasons so far. Couturier only has 3 points at even strength in 15 games. He's got a league average on-ice shooting percentage and not a horridly low personal shooting percentage. And it's not as though he isn't getting time on the PP.
I just don't see it, when I watch him play in the offensive zone. I would love to be proven wrong, I think Couturier's done a really great job as a young player playing in a defensive role for an offensively-oriented team and system. But I don't see lots of offensive upside. 60 points is absolutely a distinct possibility. But I don't see 80, like several people seem to think.
Brandon Sutter, for example, plays just as hard minutes as Couturier does, and has since he was Couturier's age while putting up decent 3rd line numbers. No one expects 70 points out of him, right?
Also, in regards to the OEL/Pietrangelo that you turned down, neither of those teams think twice before turning them down.
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Setting a goal at nine years old to become a Harlem Globetrotter, TyRone "Hollywood" Brown, achieved it through hard work, determination and perseverance. A Piece of Paper, written by Mr. Brown inspires children to set and keep goals.
The seven-step plan, outlined in his children's book: A Piece of Paper, is simple and successful, as Mr. Brown provides real life examples of how he achieved and overcame many setbacks over the years until he finally achieved his goal: to become a Harlem Globetrotter.
1. Set Goals and Make a Plan: Setting a goal and making a plan are crucial steps in any success process. TyRone set his goal at nine-years-old, committed it to paper and placed it on his dresser as a daily reminder of what he wants to achieve in life. Children can take this simple step by writing their goals down and placing it in a public area as a regular reminder of what they want to achieve.
2. Reach Beyond Peer Pressure: Peer Pressure is as big a problem today, as it was when Brown was growing up. The key to overcoming pressure is to stay focused on the goal and to have a mentor to provide positive encouragement towards reaching the goal. Brown talks about the times that Larry "Gator" Rivers, also a former Harlem Globetrotter, would return home to Savannah, GA to coach the kids at the recreation center. When approached to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol or do drugs, he chose to take a step back into the gym, and remain focused on his goal and life choices.
3. Do Well in School: This message was consistent throughout TyRone's life, He heard it from his parents, his coaches, agents and team mates. And while TyRone did not get into college on a scholarship the first time, he did remain steadfast in his pursuit of education for as long as it took to finally achieve his goal.
4. Stay Positive and Don't Give Up : Staying positive is easy to do when everything is going as planned. What is important is keeping that good attitude when it doesn't. Throughout his journey, TyRone talks of the excitement, the challenge and the let-down after being invited to try out for teams 14 times – only to be cut each and every time. His attitude remained positive and his determination and perseverance grew stronger. For three months he played for the Washington Generals, the competitive team that travels with the Globetrotters, until unexpectedly, the Harlem Globetrotters recruited him after a game.
5. Maintain Good Health and Nutrition: Achieving a goal is important but the hard work doesn't end there. Like most everything, there needs to be a continuous cycle of improvement to not only sustain a position but to improve, as well. TyRone provides the reader with a glimpse into the training and touring schedule, including the extensive strength and stamina training required to maintain his position and improve his game.
6. Inspire Others: After an eleven-year career with the Harlem Globetrotters, TyRone took his position to a new level – raising money for important causes and delivering his message to "never give up" to children all over the country. Children of all ages have been inspired to write down goals and consider the opportunity to share them with Mr. Brown a privilege.
7. Honor the Greats: Through the years, TyRone worked with great players whose lives reflect the character and commitment he strives for every day: generosity, love and inspiration – not to mention, some of the best ball handlers ever. Children can learn a lot from those who lead in the areas of their goals. They should be encouraged to read about them to learn more about what it takes to be the best and to emulate those traits in their own lives.
A Piece of Paper was recently launched at the Savannah Children's Book Festival and is now available through Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/
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Correlation between acne and male pattern baldness!
Im 21,India. Losing hair since 13 and I'm told it's a HARMONAL THING. I hsve researched alot and the conclusion is smoking, excessive dht due to chronic masturbation. Ive quit smoking fortunately. I was wondering if dht is formed due to masturbation ONLY and if sexual intercourse is also an area of concern for me. Thankyou!
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Acne is not related to male pattern balding. Masturbation is also not the cause. You may want to see a doctor for
Acne is not related to male pattern balding. Masturbation is also not the cause. You may want to see a doctor for a better understanding of your hair loss rather than speculate on non-related issues.
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Hair loss -- PRP, Progesterone, Viviscal, Rogaine, Finesteride, Spironolactone
No, there is no combination between acne and male pattern baldness. I suggest seeing an expert to evaluate your best treatment options. Non invasive options include PRP/progesterone or transplantation for improvement. Best, Dr. Emer
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Acne and genetic hair loss
There is no correlation between acne and genetic patterned hair loss. If you are taking accutate (drug) this will cause hair loss
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I was charged on Feb 16th, 2012- alomst one year is complete.... and judge never put me on probation. I paid all the fine in full. and just checked the status this morning. it says Case Closed, and complaint type - citation...
does that mean i still have to pay a lawyer to file an expungement since its been a year and all fines r paid or its just a citation and wont come up on my employment background check? pls let me know
mikeRIGHT NOW MY MAIN CONCERN IS DO I STILL HAVE TO HIRE A LAWYER TO EXPUNGE OR SINCE ITS A CITATION TYPE AND CASE CLOSED. IT WONT SHOW UP ON MY RECORD
EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS are "tricky" matters, and whether or not this event will come up in a "back ground" check is NOT as important as what may be REQUIRED to be disclosed on the employment application. Depending on what type of position, and/or professional license, you may be seeking to obtain; you may be actually be REQUIRED to disclose everything from your past regardless of whether or not previously expunged!
So, do yourself a favor and read the application carefully. Perhaps, you may also want to consider and weigh the benefits of being "candid" and as truthful as possible, against the possible risks involved! Remember, we all make mistakes as we are all human; but character traits of honesty, and "full transparency" are very strong attributes which every employer considers when looking for the "right" employee!
And showing that you have "nothing to hide" can often work to your advantage; especially if a prior "indiscretion" is minor and can be explained! As an aside, if you found my direction helpful, and if you feel appropriate; could you be so kind as to designate my answer as the "best" answer to your question? I truly wish you the best of luck!Ask a similar question
If you were never fingerprinted and booked it will not show up on your record. If you were it will show up as an arrest and a plea.Ask a similar question
Ay ay ay. You need an expungement under PC §1203.4a (Not 1203.4). This is the statute that allows for an expungment where, as in your case, no probation was granted. In my opinion, you do not need a lawyer if you obeyed all orders associated with your plea agreement (paid fines in time) and picked up no new arrests. One year must have expired from the date of your conviction.
PC §1203.4a : "(a) Every defendant convicted of a misdemeanor and not granted probation, and every defendant convicted of an infraction shall, at any time after the lapse of one year from the date of pronouncement of judgment, if he or she has fully complied with and performed the sentence of the court, is not then serving a sentence for any offense and is not under charge of commission of any crime, and has, since the pronouncement of judgment, lived an honest and upright life and has conformed to and obeyed the laws of the land, be permitted by the court to withdraw his or her plea of guilty or nolo contendere and enter a plea of not guilty; or if he or she has been convicted after a plea of not guilty, the court shall set aside the verdict of guilty; and in either case the court shall thereupon dismiss the accusatory pleading against the defendant, who shall thereafter be released from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense of which he or she has been convicted. . ."
If you are in perfect compliance, simply go to the clerk's office at the courthouse where you were convicted and ask for an expungment form. Make sure it's the 1203.4a.
On the other hand, if you are NOT in perfect compliance, I would suggest hiring a lawyer. Granting the petition then would be discretionary, and you may need an experienced advocate to argue on your behalf to persuade a judge to exercise his discretion in your favor.
Once the petition is granted, your conviction for this nonsense is deemed never to have existed (so don't disclose what doesn't exist), EXCEPT for licensing purposes and basically any governmental entity that is doing the asking. Good luck.Ask a similar question
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TGF-beta is a ubiquitously expressed cytokine that signals through the Smad protein family to regulate numerous cellular processes such as embryonic development and tumorigenesis. This signaling is negatively regulated by Ski, the mammalian homolog of the transforming protein of an avian retrovirus that induces oncogenic transformation of chicken embryo cells, and the related protein SnoN. Ski functions by binding to the Smad proteins and preventing their phosphorylation, thereby inhibiting their ability to bind DNA and activate the transcription of downstream genes. Ski will also bind to the Smad proteins specific to bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) and block BMP signaling in mammalian cells.
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The Mississippi U.S. Small Business Administration has selected John J. Woods of Clinton as its 2009 Small Business Journalist of the Year.
He will be honored at the 2009 SBA Mississippi Small Business Awards Reception on June 16 at the Mississippi e-Center, 1230 Raymond Road in Jackson.
The award is given to a journalist representing television, radio, electronic or a print medium who has gone beyond job requirements to promote small business. Woods was nominated by James Harper, director of the Small Business Development Center at Hinds Community College.
Woods is an award-winning outdoor writer and photographer having published over 2,000 articles with credits in over 30 publications and books since 1978, including the Wall Street Journal.
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Edited version of Hannah Devlin's column in The Times (reprinted in The Australian):
Mathematics has lost its moral purity as it is open to misuse by bankers and rogue regimes. Andrew Wiles said his subject had become a powerful tool that could be used for financial gain and as a weapon in cyberwarfare. In the past century, physicists worried about the ethical implications of their work, while mathematics was one step removed from life's gritty realities.
"It's not true anymore," Wiles said. "The diversion of one's research towards goals that you might not believe in—that's happened to mathematics now."
Wiles was marking the opening of the Mathematical Institute in a building named after him. The institute features Penrose tiling and crystal-like canopies and windows, aimed at demonstrating how mathematical ideas are part of everyday life. Sam Howison said the new building would bring together those working on abstract mathematics and those working on more applied problems, including the mathematics of whips, knots, jet engines and DNA.
Wiles, who returned to Oxford from the US in 2011, said the role of mathematics in the global financial crisis—in particular the misuse of complex derivatives by banks—had sullied the reputation of his subject by association.
In theory, good risk analysis and statistics ought to have averted a financial crisis, he said, but poor communication between mathematicians and those who employed them meant the limitations of predictive algorithms were not fully appreciated.
In future, he said, society needed to become better equipped to make sense of issues such as cyber security and internet privacy, which relied on encryption algorithms.
"Mathematics is just the language in which the quantitative world is written, and the world is becoming far more quantitative," he said.
"People have to be more conscious of the pitfalls of errors and statistics and the limits of security."
Parents and teachers should expose children to the great unsolved problems of mathematics as well as the textbook rules of algebra.
He said there was a popular misconception that his success was mostly down to his being a mathematical genius.
"The thing about mathematics that people don't realise is that research really involves wasting time," he said.
"It's not that you're just so clever that you immediately go down the right path.
"On the contrary, it's really about persistence and dealing with the setbacks."
Wiles is now focused on proving the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, one of the seven Millennium Problems, for which a correct solution carries a $US1 million prize.
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Happy Valentine's Day Ladies
February 8, 2013
For years we have celebrated Valentine's Day with flowers, candy, romantic dinners, and more recently ,with news about women's heart health. According to the national Heart, Lung and Blood Institute," An astonishing 80 percent of women ages 40 to 60 have one or more risk factor for heart disease. Having just one risk factor doubles your chance of developing heart disease. Among U.S. women ages 18 and older, 17.3 percent are current smokers, 51.6 are overweight (BMI of 25 or greater), 27 percent have hypertension, 35 percent have high cholesterol, and 53 percent do not meet physical activity recommendations." http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov (national heart, lung and blood institute)
"267,000 women die each year from heart attacks, which kill six times as many women as breast cancer. " http://www.womensheart.org
The statistics are staggering; the facts overwhelming. The assumption that only men have to worry about heart disease is no longer true. Heart disease is the major killer of our mothers and sisters and friends. What are we going to do about it? We could ignore it. Our response could be, "why bother". The facts are enough to make you order the super-sized meal at the local fast food chain. But don't. Think about your future and the future of your daughters. Forego the fries. Say no to the shake. Dismiss the doughnuts. Do one thing today that will make your tomorrow healthier. Take a walk. Eat some veggies. Skip the second helping. Ladies, we are all in this together. Support one another. Instead of meeting for fancy, expensive "coffee", take a walk. And when it comes to feeding your family, be smart. Make small changes. Try a new recipe, like the one below. One thing can make a difference. One small change can mean the difference between watching your grandchildren play….or not. Let's celebrate Happy Valentine's Day by taking care of our hearts. .Eat Well, Be Smart and Get Healthy.
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Just like Fast Food" Baked Fries
SAVE: 106 calories, 12 g fat, 2 g sat. fat
- 2 russet potatoes (1 pound)
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt (optional, to taste)
Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. . Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 F. Peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes lengthwise into ¼-inch thick sticks. Transfer the potatoes to the boiling water. Cook for exactly 2 ½ minutes but no longer or they will break. Drain in a colander. Set aside for about 5 minutes to cool. Pat dry with a paper towel.
Transfer the potatoes to a mixing bowl. Add the oil and ½ teaspoon salt. Carefully toss to coat well. Place the potatoes, not touching, in a single layer on a large nonstick baking sheet.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, turning the potatoes about every 5 minutes, or until crisp and golden.
244 calories, 5 g protein, 46 g carbohydrates, 5 g fat, <1 g sat. fat, 4 g fiber
Original McDonald's Medium French Fries: 350 calories, 5 g protein, 47 g carbohydrates, 17 g fat, 3 g sat. fat, 4 g fiber
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Allen & Overy (A&O), Herbert Smith and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have all held on to leading advisory roles as News Corp's bid for BSkyB heats up.
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has called on Rupert Murdoch's media giant to reconsider its bid for the broadcaster in light of the scandal hitting the News of the World, while culture minister Jeremy Hunt has written to media regulator Ofcom requesting advice on the deal.
A&O has been corporate and competition adviser to News Corp, led by London corporate partner Don McGown.
Skadden has also been providing corporate advice to News Corp, with partners Michael Hatchard and John Adebiyi involved in London alongside New York partners Lou Kling and Howard Ellin.
Herbert Smith global M&A head Stephen Wilkinson has been advising BSkyB alongside corporate partners Malcolm Lombers and James Milne and competition partner Elizabeth McKnight, as well as US-qualified corporate finance partner Jim Wickenden.
A&O and Hogan Lovells secured clearance earlier this year for News Corp following an Ofcom investigation into the deal (3 March 2011).
Brussels partner Francisco Enrique González-Díaz in Brussels led the ClearyGottlieb Steen & Hamilton team advising News Corp on attaining clearance from the European Commission, which came through at the end of last year (21 December 2011).


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The last fightMature
The was a young boy named Enosh and then he was allied into another realm to fight. These tales show that of a capable fighter who does not like to hate or fight for no good reason.
I looked up in the sky it was blue like most other days in summer, I was at school enjoying my recess the taste of the nectarine so beautiful in my mouth. He was standing and the tress were bringing a fresh breeze across the playground. The wind blowing his long luscious hair back away from his face, making him look like some rich guy who was driving fast in a car with and open roof. The bell had just gone and he stood up to go to class, as he was walking to class he chucked the nectarine seed in the bin, the green bin so dented by the over usage of it. He kept on walking to class and just before he got halfway to the classroom someone stopped him and said
"Come with us Enosh"
"Where? I need to get to class"
"We have an alternate reality where we fight people, we have seen the way you fight and you are going to fight" grabbing his arm forcefully.
"I do not fight for no reason, and what will happen when I have to go to class? I must attend class to get good grades, now unhand me I need to get to class." Enosh said angrily and hushed because he wanted to get to class.
"For class we have made another you who will take your place when you fight," the figure said.
"What is your name and who are you? And as I said before I will not fight for no unnescesarry reason, now goodday" Enosh more pissed now got out of the grab and starte walking to class the quadrangle deserted.
"Me? I am Sodutha, I am in charge of these fights and unfortunately for you, you have to fight you have no choice." Sodutha said his voice as calm as ever.


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Yeah, I know. It's a bit too soon to start another story. Sorry, I couldn't help it…I absolutely adore Naruto time-travel fics. They're soooooo exciting! They make Naruto look so intelligent, cool and just so awesome! (Even though he already is :D).
Well, this time, it will have a fifteen year old Naruto traveling back in time to when he was twelve. It will set just after the Zabuza arc and before the Chuunin exam. Unlike other fanfics, I'll have two Narutos in the same timeline :)
Nothing else to say except…enjoy :3
Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue.
Trail of consequences
"Naruto, WATCH OUT!" He heard screams of his name pass through his ears like speeding kunais. His knees fell heavily to the ground as breathing suddenly became a difficult task. Trickles of blood flooded down his chest, making him feel quivery by the second.
Everything was so complicated to accomplish now. Standing up was an impossible task for him, especially when chakra was very low in his condition.
He didn't know what to do.
He was powerless.
"Sakura, help Naruto immediately!" His ears caught that familiar voice.
"Kakashi sensei…" Was all he was able to manage to breathe out.
"I'll handle this." Kakashi prepared himself to distract the enemy in order to retrieve their helpless blonde teammate. Naruto's vision was becoming a very fading blur, but it was just enough to see his pink-haired teammate dashing towards him.
"Hang on, Naruto. Just please hang on!" Sakura cried out as she was trying so hard to put more effort into her healing abilities to help her blonde friend.
"Sakura-chan…"Naruto faintly spoke; trying to cope on the breathing,
"Don't try to talk," Sakura managed to cry out, "You're going to be just fine,"
"Sa-Sakura…" Naruto's vision was becoming quite clearer than before, but just enough to see the enemy spotting them. That can't be good…he thought.
"Don't turn from me. I'm your opponent now," Kakashi sternly said.
If that kid is healed…The foe thought, then that dreaded chakra of his will trouble us again. I have to get rid of him, one way or another. He turned his head to his hiding partner and nodded, signaling to use that jutsu.
What is he up to now? Kakashi started to worry about his ex-students, I wonder if he's targeting…NO!
The jounin noticed his opponent turning the opposite direction. He had to do something before the enemy gets too close to them. However, the foe's partner got in the way and stopped Kakashi from going any further.
Naruto spotted the opponent creating a hand seal, and he knew it was not something he's going to like. Strong, heavy winds began to surround the two teammates and light began to illuminate in front of the foe. Naruto instantly pushed Sakura out of the way just enough time before she was involved into this unrecognizable technique. The two enemies raced their feet to get away as the jutsu already started.
"Naruto!" Sakura decided to move back into her friend's presence until an arm grabbed her shoulder.
"Sakura get back here!" her sensei took her into a safe place before she could take any step further into the blinding light.
"But-" An explosion abruptly roared, creating a chaotic mess throughout the forest.
Silence now filled the air as Kakashi and Sakura stepped back into the same spot where Naruto was last left.
The next thing they knew, there was no human trace to be found…
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Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, on Thursday. Justin Verlander got the win, allowing three unearned runs thru five innings. The Tigers open a three-game weekend series against the LA Angels tonight at Comerica Park. Game time is 7:08; Drew Smyly will get the start.
According to a report out of Toledo, the Tigers have called up relief pitcher Justin Miller. The Tigers have made no official announcement. There's speculation that the call-up has something to do with Evan Reed, who has been questioned by police regarding allegations of sexual assault. Again, the team has made no official announcement.
The Detroit Red Wings begin their 23rd-straight playoff season tonight in Boston against the Bruins; faceoff is 7:30pm.
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As the Detroit Pistons fire up their search for a new team president, two names have emerged as supposed candidates, and both have ties to the Pistons. One is Grant Hill, who played with the team from 1994 through 2000; the other is Scott Perry, a former Pistons front office member, now an exec with the Orlando Magic.
And the University of Michigan announced on Thursday that the new voice of Michigan Football will be a current voice of Michigan Football. Long-time play-by-play sideman Jim Brandstatter will become the lead play-by-play announcer and will be joined by Michigan grad Dan Dierdorf, who retired from his TV analyst job at CBS following the 2013 season.


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NOTE; This is a sequel; for full understanding, it is best to read "Depths of Darkness" first!
The muggle neighborhood was quiet; it was hot, but not unbearably so. Still, black was the last color any of the inhabitants felt like wearing. One man prowled the streets, clad from head to toe in the heat-attracting color. His expression inscrutable, he crossed the street and entered the yard of a certain Muggle house. Severus' lips curled at the sight of identical houses and yards, sprawling as far as the eye could see. Without warning, he rapped smartly on the wooden front door, waiting as he heard movement inside. The door slid open, revealing a boy of immense size. His size could be overlooked however, when one looked into his face and saw the cruel and calculated gaze. Here was an individual used the world revolving around himself. Dudley Dursley was like a planet; he expected all who came into contact with him to orbit around him, just out of reach, until they were useful in some way.
"Are your parents home?" Severus asked, carefully blanking his emotion. It was difficult in this case; his disgust was hard to hide.
"Mum is. Dad's at work," the boy grunted. He stared at Severus for half a minute waiting for a response. Severus merely raised one eyebrow and sighed loudly.
"Well? Will you get her?" he asked finally.
Obviously the boy was an ignoramus; he needed continually directing to do anything.
"MUM!" hollered Dudley suddenly, almost deafening Severus in the process.
"What is it Duddikins?" the voice hit him like a kick to the gut.
It had been years since he had heard her voice, but he recognized it instantly. It was the voice he had always associated with Lily; Petunia had always been around when they were children, whether he had wanted her there or not.
Her eyes widened when she saw him, but otherwise she gave no sign to her son that she knew who the 'stranger' at the door was.
"I don't think I have time to spare today, if you're selling something-" she began, only to be cut off suddenly.
"You have time enough for this," his smile was pleasant, but Petunia had seen that look before.
As he was ushered inside and away from the prying neighbors' eyes, Petunia sent Dudley outside.
"But Mum, I wanna say inside, it's hot…" Dudley whined.
"Don't argue with me!" Petunia snapped dismissively. Dudley pouted, but finally left.
When he was gone, Petunia finally turned to Severus.
"Why are you here, Snape?" she asked.
"I'm here regarding Harry Potter," Severus said emotionlessly.
Petunia paled and nodded.
"I know the cruelties you and your family have inflicted on the boy. I know every act of neglect and mistreatment. However-" he raised a hand and silenced the gaping woman.
"I can not stand idly by and allow such treatment to occur again this summer. The Headmaster has chosen to send him here, despite my objections. If Harry so much as suffers a skinned knee this summer, I will have my revenge. Do you understand?" he ended silkily.
The woman surveyed him coldly.
"I understand," she replied stiffly.
"I will be watching, over the next two weeks. You keep that oaf of a husband away from Harry, and there's no problem," Severus stood, thinking he had gotten his point across.
"Severus, wait-!" Petunia's voice stopped him as he neared the door.
Perhaps it was the use of his first name, or the way it was said, but he conceded.
"You were there. When Lily got her letter, I mean. You know what I asked Dumbledore, and you knew how his answer changed me. That said, I have deliberately turned a blind eye to Harry for years, and hated him as a representation of what I had lost in Lily. When she died, I had already lost her. She had gone into a world of which I could never take part in. So I made my own life. It's a world of compromise, but it's mine. Then Dumbledore forced that boy on me, as if to spite me. Vernon has never had much objectivity, and it wasn't hard to encourage his dislike of Potter. In fact, Dumbledore said…said that we should use whatever means necessary to break the boy, and make him hate us,"
Severus remained impassive outwardly, but his insides swirled with torment. Petunia had implied that Dumbledore had known something of the upbringing of the boy, and had indeed encouraged it!
"There's still something of that girl I knew all those years ago left in you, Petunia," he said out loud.
"No, Snape. That girl has been gone for a long time now," her eyes clouded over, and her usual mask took its place.
"Remember my warning, or I will be paying another visit," Severus said stiffly. Through the window, he could see the young Dursley chasing a bedraggled cat with a hose.
"I know. Duddikins! Let's go down and buy some ice-cream!" as she bustled out into the backyard, Severus hoped that his warnings would be enough to keep Harry safe.
A short, bespectacled boy sat waiting on the platform looking distraught. The train had arrived at the station hours ago, and he was the only student still waiting to be picked up. Strangers were giving him odd looks; some had noticed the boy some hours previous and wondered what he was waiting for. One person was watching him with extreme scrutiny however, and yet Harry did not even realize he was there. Severus Snape was leaning idly on nearby brick wall, a muggle newspaper hiding most of his face. He was still wearing the black muggle clothes he had worn to Privet Drive earlier in the day, and he blended in perfectly with the milling crowd.
Harry sat wondering whether he really would be spending only two weeks with the Dursleys; it seemed almost too good to be true. His Uncle's bulky form was moving through the crowd, an ugly expression on his face. He scowled at Harry, and began moving back the way he had come. Harry took this as a sign to follow, and did so, dragging his trunk behind him. At Severus' insistence, everything magical he owned had been transported to Malfoy Manor, including Hedwig. The idea was to antagonize his Uncle as little as possible.
"Is that all you've got?" his Uncle asked suspiciously pointing at his trunk.
"Yes Sir," Harry said quietly but politely.
"Fine, hurry up and get into the car then,"
Harry hurried to obey, heart racing with fear. His Aunt and cousin had evidently stayed in the car, and scowled at the sight of him. Although the welcome was cold, Harry had experienced much worse at the hands of this family. If this was as bad as it got all summer, then Harry could handle it.
A/N- The sequel to "Depths of Darkness"! Sorry it was so long in coming out, I wrote one version and didn't like it, so I wrote this one. I'm wondering; what did you think about the whole Severus/Petunia scene? I wanted her to be different, away from Vernon, then what she is normally. Severus could be a lot rougher, but I wanted him to save his wrath for Vernon himself. Tell me your opinions, and I'll try to get the next installment out within the next few days.


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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - August 20, 1995, New Braunfels, Texas Lance Berkman adds to his stellar 1995 season. S me Hummel Museum Inside Obituaries.......................... 2A Opinion.............................. 4A Letters............................... 5A Sports Day......................... ...6A-8A People.............................. 1B Market Place..................... 2D-8D Stammtisch Birthday wishes from the Herald-Zeitung! The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung extends the following birthday wishes to; Nathan Klabunde, Elvie Renfroe, Stephen Kennemer Sr., Emil Q. Helmcamp (77 years), Dwayne «lonas, Mil* ton Erben, and Mildred Hoffmann. Happy first anniversary to Douglas and Casey Brandt (Saturday), happy 23rd anniversary to Floyd and Lenora Hutson, and happy 23rd anniversary to Rudy and Ann Juarez. Al Barlow and Friends play free Al Barlow and Friends will perform the free Concert in the Park Thursday, Aug. 24. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at the dance slab in Landa Park. Bring lawn chairs, but no glass containers allowed. Register your well Well owners in the boundaries of the Edwards Underground Water District can pick up registration forms Monday through Friday from 8 a m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Comal County Tax Assessor-Collector office, 150 N. Seguin St., Suite 101, New Braunfels. County well owners will be required to register their wells with the EU WD effective Aug. 22. Bowling league fall season starts The Ladies Monday Afternoon Bowling League will begin its fall season Monday, Aug 21. Any ladies interested in bowling in the league can call Maxine Reininger at 625-3674 or Agnes Lehmann at 625-5391. Dance class registration Register now for classes at New Braunfels Dance Studio. Ages 3 1/2 through adults. Call 625-9892. Or enroll at the studio, 1117 N. Walnut, Aug. 23 or 24 from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Family and multiple lesson discounts Ballet, toe, tap, jazz, acrobatics and tumbling Community Chorale rehearsals The New Braunfels Community Chorale begins rehearsals for the new season Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. downstairs in the Friendship Room at Eden Home. Come and bring a friend The concert will be Sunday, Oct 15. For information, call Fred Frueholz at 625-6420. Model train show New Braunfels Summer Model Train Show will be held from 9 a rn to 5:30 p m. Aug. 26 at the New Braunfels Civic Center, 380 S. Seguin Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for under 18. Under five free. Railroad art, date nails, model trains, operating layouts, building kits and supplies, memorabilia, books, tools Call 935-2517 for information The winning numbers Est $60 million jackpot Lottery Triple threat Cougar threesome provides offensive punch. See Page 6A A -C- County budget A comprehensive guide to the proposed Comal County 1996 budget gives you all the numbers. See special section inside this paper. On 410 firm 1 I " SO-WE st 111 rR'npnfi'"/99 i87 IF ^ e yZm,EuZISHIN* EL PASO, TX 7990 a run New Braunfels Police Department puts police on bicycles, and likes the results. See Page 1B. New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung 44 Pages in four sections ■ Sunday, August 20, 1995 Servina Comal Countv for more than 143 vears ■ Home of NATHAN KLABUNDE SUNDAY SIAO Serving Comal County for more than 143 years ■ Home of NATHAN KLABUNDE Vol. 143, No 191 Plans for public transit move ahead By DENISE DZIUK Staff Writer The push for a public transit system in New Braunfels has not died down. In fact, it may be making headway. Main Street Director Karen "K.C." Crandall is part of a committee trying to bring the system to New Braunfels. She said the committee is still working hard at developing plans for a public transit system that would provide bus service in town. Crandall said the committee has been presented with an opportunity to have a one year trial program virtually To turn this program away when "toe can get it virtually free for one year would be ludicrous.' — Karen Crandall for free "if we have all our ducks in a row." She said the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) has agreed to provide the vehicles and pay for operations costs. Crandall said the local responsibilities will include determining routes, posting signs, and marketing it to the public. "To turn this program away when we can get it virtually free for one year would be ludicrous," she said. Crandall said the committee will probably soon be going to the city council to discuss a possible expansion grant, which would pay for the majority of the costs associated with the program. "Most grants arc a one-time shot. This one lasts throughout the program," she said. Jim Scheele, Jr., Director of Convention and Visitor Bureau for the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce said he thinks a public transit system is a good idea. "We have a lot of people come to town and to have a system to help get them around would definitely be beneficial," he said. Crandall said AACCX} has requested that all the paperwork and information be ready by Oct. 15. She said they still have several things to work out, and that doesn't leave a lot of time. Crandall said the committee will be holding a meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at City Hall to discuss the plans in further detail. She said the meeting is open to the public. A lot of letters from the community have been received voicing support for the system. She said support is always welcome, and in the near future, the committee will be going to both the city council and the committee asking for support. People wanting to offer support for the system can contact Crandall at 424 S. Casten Avenue, New Braunfels, Texas 78130. Inman removed as WORD spokesman Move is not a 'gag order' board member says By DAVID DE KUNDER Staff Writer Because of the comments he made in a newspaper article last week that angered business owners and outfitters along the Guadalupe River, Water Oriented Recreation District General Manager Jim Inman will longer be the district's spokesman, a WORD board member said on Friday. "This is not any type of gag order on Mr. Inman," WORD member Bill Mayo said. "We are taking some of the responsibility off of Mr. Inman so that he can concentrate on his other duties for WORD." Mayo said that he, WORD President Guy Anderson and WORD member Zero Rivers will handle the publicity part of the agency and will issue statements to both the media and the public. In an article that appeared in a San Antonio paper, Inman said the river levels were low and that the outfitters were taking their boats off the river. In a follow-up story the next day, Inman said that rafts that are on the river during low levels can be exposed to rocks, which can damage them. Inman's comments angered Bridget McDougall, owner of Scenic River Prop erties. McDougall made her displeasure known about the remarks at the WORD meeting on Wednesday. In a letter to WORD members, McDougall said that Inman's remarks hurt her business and that many of her customers have cancelled their reservations for the rest of the season. She also called for Inman's resignation at the meeting. "It is a wait and see thing," McDougall said when she was notified that the three members would handle public statement* for the recreation district. "I know that Bill Mayo has our best interests at heart, so we will wait and see." Mayo defended the work that Inman has done for WORD. He said that Inman has been unfairly criticized and picked on by a few people. "Well, Mr. Inman has more than paid for his error," Mayo said. "He is a super employee who has done a lot of good work. I know it (Inman's comments) was a monumental mistake for the outfitters. But I believe there was no malice behind it from Jim." Mayo said the district has considered hiring a part-time public relations person for some time. Mayo said the proposal came up long before the controversy began and that the public relations would go onto college campuses and recruit potential WORD employees. Herald-Zeitung photo by MICHAEL DARNALL Biker injured Charles Bernier was airlifted to University Hospital in San Antonio, after he crashed his motorcycle Friday. He was driving his Honda Gold-Wing east on Highway 306 near Hancock Road at about 2 p.m. Friday, when, according to witnesses, he failed to negotiate a turn and went off the road, over a drainage ditch and crashed into a cement wall. He underwent surgery and was in critical condition at last report. NBHS students can switch schools free By DENISE DZIUK Stall Writer For the first year in the history of public education, students in low-performing schools have an option of receiving a public education grant to transfer to another school. However, officials from the New Braunfels Independent School District, which the state has labeled 'low perfonmng,' do not believe this will have an effect on the district's enrollment. The Texas Legislature has established a public education grant (PEG) that averages about $4,000-$5,000 to allow a child assigned to a low-performing school the opportunity to transfer to another school, even if it means transferring out of the district. The district of residence simply forwards the money to the receiving district. The district a parent chooses to send the child to cannot charge tuition in addition to the grant, and it cannot charge more than the distnct's average expenditure per student. "With all the attention being given to home-rule and charters, public school choice is a change that impacts far more students and needs to be brought to the attention of parents,'' said Jeff Judson, President of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. "I am pleased that the legislators have chosen to empower parents over low-performmg government bureaucracy •" New Braunfels High School, in the New Braunfels Independent School District, and Jack C. Hays High School, in the Hays Consolidated ISD, were both rated as low-performing due to the dropout rate of minonty students. NBISI) Superintendent Charles Bradbern said the second definition of eligibility is currently applicable to the high school However, he does not believe the grants will effect enrollment "Ans body wanting to transfer probably would have done it by now," he said. "It's kind of a moot question. We don't see it impacting anyone anywhere." He said another reason he believes the enrollment will not be effected is because the district does not receive requests to transfer out Rather, they are turning away about five students a day who want to transfer into New Braunfels. "We have the opposite problem of people wanting to transfer into the district and being told 'no','' said Brad-berry.Owners must be held accountable when their dogs go hunting sheep. ;
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Touch delicate, Nolan Radek slid his hands over the broad slab of granite. He'd once been told he had the gift of "stone hands," a description he'd liked. He closed his eyes, the better to feel instead of relying on sight. Silky smooth no. The pads of his fingertips found a hint of roughness there.
Opening his eyes, he studied it, turned the sander back on and eased it over the spot, then tested again. Better. He stroked the entire slab, which would be a garden bench, and was pleased with the vinelike effect of the darker veins within a pale green base. Occasional splashes of rusty-red might be the flowers.
The client had asked for a bench that would appear part of the landscape, having the solidity of stone and yet surprising the eye when it picked the bench out from the surrounding greenery.
A diamond polishing pad added more glossnot too much. Neither garden bench nor sculpture should have the mirror shine of a kitchen countertop, but it should be lustrous to the touch. Instinct and long practice told him when to stop.
The two massive chunks that would form the support had been left rough-hewn but for a few asymmetrical streaks of smoothed granite that highlighted texture and grain. He intended to polish only the part of the back that would come in contact with the human body. Contrasts in texture were part of nature.
Tempted to start work on that slab, Nolan reluctantly decided to wait until morning. He had a kid now, and it was time he put on dinner.
Besides, he was a little surprised that Sean hadn't come out to the workshop since he got home from school. He was usually eager to help. Nolan supposed it wasn't uncommon for foster kids to work hard to please in hopes they'd be allowed to stay.
Having removed his ear protection, Nolan ran his fingers through his hair and shook his head like a dog springing from the pond. Granite dust flew. He shed his coveralls, hanging them beside the back door, and used the utility sink to sluice off his hands and face. He checked to make sure everything was unplugged, turned off all the lights, then locked up and strode the short distance across the backyard to the farmhouse he called home.
After letting himself in the kitchen door, Nolan listened to the silence. Not that long ago, he'd been content to work alone all day, then go home to an empty house at night. No longer. But instead of calling for Sean, he went upstairs, lightly knocked on the bedroom door then pushed it open.
The boy was kneeling in front of his dresser. In a flurry of movement that seemed to hold alarm, he tried to poke something in the bottom drawer and shove it closed. His cheeks flushed.
"That your grandmother's quilt top?" Nolan asked. He was careful to sound neutral, to pretend not to notice that Sean was embarrassed to be caught looking at it. Or had he been holding it, like a toddler with his blankie?
"Great-great-grandmother," he mumbled.
"Right." Nolan sat at the foot of the twin bed. "Do you mind if I take a look at it?"
He knew that it was damn near all this boy had in the way of a legacy from his family. From the sound of it, the only person who'd ever cared at all about Sean was the grandmother who'd taken him in when he was seven or eight, after his dad died.
He didn't so much as remember his mother, didn't even have a picture of her. Apparently she'd flitted off with some other man not long after her little boy took his first step.
The way Nolan had heard it, even though Sean's grandma had been too old to raise an active boy, she had never considered consigning him to foster care. In death, she hadn't had any choice. Unfortunately, his first foster placement had been a disaster. Nolan knew trust was going to be slow in coming.
The boy shrugged with exaggerated indifference. "Sure. I guess." He pulled the drawer open again and took out the bundle of fabric, holding it up to Nolan, who checked to be sure he really had gotten his hands clean, then shook the quilt top out over the twin bed.
Like most men, he didn't know much about quilts. But for some reason he knew he'd recognize a design called Log Cabin. He guessed it was a pretty common one, once upon a time. A woman could use just about any leftover fabrics she had around and still create something nice to look at.
His mother had kept an old family quilt rolled in a pillowcase in a cedar chest, which he thought was a waste. She claimed to want to preserve it. She'd called it Grandmother's Flower Garden, he recalled. Tiny scraps of pastel fabric had been hand-pieced to make flowerlike circles. Nolan was glad Sean's wasn't that feminine looking. He had something precious to hold on to, and he could put it on his bed without embarrassment.
This quilt top was more geometric than anything, and had only two colors: a navy blue fabric polka-dotted with white, and plain white. Chains of small white squares linked bigger squares, all against the darker background. He couldn't tell what it was meant to depict, if anything.
"I wonder why it never got finished," he said.
"Grandma said supposedly it was the last one her grandma made before her arthritis got real bad." There was a rhythm to the way Sean reported this bit of family wisdom; Nolan could tell that he was repeating what he'd heard, with the emphasis on the same words.
Nolan nodded, fingering the fabric. "I wonder if we could find someone to put it together. So you could use it on your bed." He thought a boy who'd lost his family might sleep better warmed by a quilt his great-great-grandmother had made with love and handed down to her descendants.
Naked hope showed on Sean's thin face. "Do you think there's someone who would?"
"I don't know," he admitted, "but I can find out. I've seen a quilt shop in town that I think mostly sells fabric. I can stop by tomorrow and ask."
"That'd be cool."
Nolan ruffled the boy's wheat-blond hair. "For now, why don't you put it away. I'll start dinner."
"Are we having spaghetti?"
"I thought just hamburgers, if that's okay. Maybe baked beans and corn."
"Sure. You make good spaghetti, though."
Nolan laughed at the broad hint. "I'll make it later in the week, when I leave myself a little more time."
Sean was carefully folding the quilt top when Nolan left to go back downstairs. As he located a can of baked beans in the back of the cupboard and took out pans, Nolan worried about what might have happened to make his foster son come home from school looking for comfort. Fourteen years old, a freshman in high school, he didn't seem to have friends. He was a good-looking kid; there wasn't anything obvious about him to draw scorn from his classmates. Living with his grandmother, he'd been in a different school district, but he'd been here for second semester last year, so he already knew some of the kids. Maybe everyone knew he lived in a foster home. Would he be looked down on?
Despite the amount of food he put away, so far Sean stayed skinny, but Nolan seemed to remember that being normal for teenage boys. Sean's feet and hands were too big for the rest of him. But, damn, there'd been a time when Nolan had hardly been able to walk without tripping over his own feet, so he kind of guessed that was normal, too.
Sean had looked pretty raggedy when he first came to Nolan, and he'd admitted his clothes had mostly been acquired from thrift stores and even, a few times, from the charity that gave clothes to the really poor kids at school. That might make a teenager feel funny, wondering if someone would recognize the shirt he was wearing as their discard.
Give it time, Nolan decided. You're fretting like an old lady. He'd only had the boy for a couple of months, and somehow he thought he should have been able to make everything right immediately. Snap, snap.
Faintly amused at himself, he put water on to boil and started husking the corn. Chances were good Sean had better social skills than he had. The kid would manage.
Feet thundered on the stairs, an encouraging sound. Sean burst into the kitchen. "I'm hungry! It's cool you buy real hamburger buns. Grandma and me always just used bread. And it gets, like, soggy."
Nolan grinned. "Glad you're happy. Homework?"
"Yeah." Sudden gloom. "It sucks."
That all sounded normal to him, as well.
The water was boiling, so he dropped in four ears of corn then flipped the burgers. Damn, but he was hungry, too.
The bell hanging from the door rang. In the middle of gathering tiny stitches onto her needle, Allie didn't immediately look up. Her quilt frame was at the back of the shop, next to the large space where she taught classes, but allowed her a sight line to the front door. Some days she never had a chance to sit down or even reach for the needle, and most days there were bursts of several busy hours. But she almost always had a quilt assembled on the frame, with which she could contentedly fill the slow periods. The quilts she created herself inspired her customers, and she got excellent prices when she sold the finished work.
"I'll be right with you," she called.
Her customers were all women. Occasionally a husband would trail his wife in and hover, some patiently, some not so much, while she made her selections. Usually at this point many of the women would respond to Allie with something like, "That's okay, I need to browse for a while anyway." This time, there was no answer. Surprised, Allie finally lifted her head.
A man was making his way gingerly toward her, between the rows of bolts of fabric. For a moment she did nothing but gape at him. He didn't belong, even more so than most men. She couldn't decide why. He was good-sized, but not hugemaybe six feet or a little under, broad-shouldered and powerfully built, though not massive. Maybe what she was reading was his discomfort with being here.
He had brown, unruly hair and a plain, bony but nice face. Blunt cheekbones, a nose distinguished by a bump that suggested a long-ago break and eyes so blue Allie blinked in surprise.
She could almost sense his relief when he escaped the narrow aisles between tightly packed bolts of cotton into the clearing at the back.
She anchored the needle in the fabric. "Can I help you?"
"I hope so." He stopped at the edge of the polished wood frame and gazed at the half-finished quilt with interest. "Well, isn't that a beauty," he murmured after a minute.
"Thank you. It's a simple pattern called Lady of the Lake."
"It's the colors." He seemed to be enthralled. "And the sewing you're doing."
"Quilting," she corrected him. "This is what makes the sandwich of fabrics a quilt and not a comforter."
She was happy with this particular quilt herself. She'd used all shades of purple, from palest lavender to deep, rich plum, interspersed with a red startling enough to define the blocks.
The man lifted a big, blunt-fingered hand and said, "Would you mind if I touched it?"
"Not at all. Come around here." Part of the quilt was outside the frame.
He fingered it, seeming to savor the texture. He still held the corner of the quilt when he lifted his eyes, suddenly, to her face. They were not only vividly blue, they were penetrating. Allie had the uneasy feeling he was seeing more in her than most people did.
"Beautiful," he said again, his voice deep and even a little gravelly, as if he ought to clear his throat.
Feeling her cheeks heat, Allie wondered if he was still talking about the quilt.
Get a grip.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"I'm looking for someone willing to do what you're doing right now. We have this part" he touched the top "but the thing never got finished. I guess I figured these days the sewingthe quilting," he corrected himself, "was done on a machine."
"Machine-quilting is more common than hand-quilting like I do," she agreed. "And most often, what hand-done quilts you see were made in China or somewhere else with cheap labor, and usually the stitches are big and fairly sloppy."
He nodded slowly.
"I'd have to see what you've got to tell you whether it's worth getting hand-quilted. How old is it? Was it handpieced? What's it look like?"
His expression was mildly befuddled. "Well, it's different than this. It's only two colors, for one thing. Dark blue and white."
She nodded encouragement.
"Little squares and big squares and " He seemed to struggle to find the right words and finally shrugged as if giving up. "They form a pattern."
Allie laughed. "There are quilts with one big picture in the middle or a giant star, something like that. Otherwise, a pieced quilt by its very nature ends up with symmetrical blocks."
He nodded thoughtfully. "It's not new." He considered her, looking a little wary. Allie had the feeling he wasn't much of a talker and probably not given to confiding in many people, and especially not a total stranger. But after a minute his face relaxed, as if he'd made up his mind. "I've got a foster sonhe's fourteenand supposedly his great-great-grandmother made this quilt top. The story is that her arthritis had gotten so bad she couldn't finish."
Intrigued now by the quilt and not only the man, Allie calculated. "Um if he's right about the great-greats, it's probably at least eighty years old, then. Maybe a hundred."
"That might be."
"I'd like to see it."
"Your work is beautiful," he said simply. "I want you to do Sean's quilt."
Smiling, she shook her head. "I won't make any promises. I do take on a project like that once in a while, but it has to be something special. Interesting enough for me to want to give it a great deal of time."
"I understand," he said, and looked as if he really did. "I'll bring it to you."
"Okay." She smiled at him, let the thimble fall from her forefinger and held out her hand. "I'm Allie Wright. This is my store."
"Nolan Radek."
His large hand engulfed hers. She felt thick calluses, and saw nicks and healed wounds on the back of his fingers and hand. No banker or attorney here; these hands were well used, as hers were, though in a different way.
He didn't seem to want to let her hand go. And for some strange reason, she wasn't in any hurry, either. His grip was so warm and solid. They looked into each other's eyes, neither of them smiling anymore. She'd swear she could hear her heart beating, as if it had taken flight. Breathless, Allie knew she'd never responded to a man in this way. And she didn't even know him.
He finally released her, his reluctance palpable. He did clear his throat now. "It was good to meet you, Ms.
"I can come back tomorrow."
"Good. I'm here until five."
He nodded, studied her face one more time as if memorizing it, then turned and walked out. She saw his head swiveling as he went, as if he wasn't so much uncomfortable now as intrigued by the raw material that went into a quilt like the one she was working on. If he'd been a woman, she would have guessed that she'd have a new student and customer. Of course, there were men who quilted, even if she didn't know one, but not Nolan Radek, she thought. Those large hands weren't made for itty-bitty snippets of fabric or a teeny tiny needle.
She wondered what he did do with them that had earned him so many wounds. And then wondered what those hands would feel like on a woman's body.
On her.
Her face hot again, she was grateful for the sound of the bell and the chatter of women's voices. Leaving the needle and thimble where they were, Allie went to wait on her customers.


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Severe tubular breast corrected by implants, what is the likelihood I will be able to breastfeed? (Photos)
I had silicone implants 4 years ago, incision under the areola. I'm just wondering if anyone here knows the statistics on whether women with my condition have been able to breast feed later in life. I haven't been able to find much info online.
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Chances of breast feeding after augmentation in tubeous breasts???
It depends on a lot of issues... and first and foremost is your own glandular tissue present. If there is adequate tissue to respond to the hormonal changes during pregnancy, you should be able to breast feed. Then define breast feeding as simply that ability for your infant to suckle? Or to get total nourishment from breast feeding? If you had an incision through the nipple, your changes of fully breast feeding are diminished. If a lot of cutting was done inside to release your tissue, again, less chances to fully breast feed. The implant itself is of no consequence to breast feeding. It really depends on what was cut and what tissue you started out with. From where you started, you have an awesome result and rather than focus on the ability to breast feed, simply enjoy them and be prepared to use formula should you have children.
Will I be able to breastfeed?
Thank you for your question and photos. You have a very nice result. To get this type of result in a tubular breast, typically a lot of internal tissue release is done. This has the potential to injure nerves. Additionally, the stretch of the implant can cause nerve injury. Bottom line, there are no real statistics that anyone will be able to quote you. As with many women in this situation, best advice is to give it a try and see. Best wishes.
Severe tubular breast corrected by implants, what is the likelihood I will be able to breastfeed?
Thank you for the question. You are correct in that you will not be able to find much specific information when it comes to ability to breast-feed after breast augmentation surgery for patients who started out with constricted/tuberous breasts. As you may know, even patients who do not undergo breast surgery may have a difficult time breast-feeding with constricted/tuberous breasts. Much will depend, of course, on exactly what was done during your procedure (how much breast tissue and/or lactiferous ducts were divided).
This may be one of those situations where only time will tell. Best wishes.
This may be one of those situations where only time will tell. Best wishes.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_tubularbreasts.htm
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Southern Comfort, My Old Friend
Boo meowed "Yes" and then eased himself off the chair and onto the floor He somehow had mastered this laid back move that was somewhere between a slid and a jump. But Boo was that kind of cat, cool and smooth, with an attitude between knowing-where-its-at and not-caring-all-that-much-about-much-of-anything, that is except his Purina Chow, a saucer of milk, and a scratch behind the ears in the mellow times.
"Mail call." I suppose like Boo I am a creature of habit. Every time I see the mail that had been slipped through the mail slot each day, I proclaim, "Mail call." I guess I say these stupid things to Boo and me to take the edge of the lonely I've been living with these past seven years since Margo left me. Margo, my first wife and if my plans work out, my last wife.
Some bills, last payment on the Ford, a postcard from the recently retired Sergeant Donahue, now living in sunny Florida and wishing I was there. That's it. I threw them all on the kitchen counter, right beside my Friar Tuck cookie jar. I lifted the lid. No cookies. "That's sad," I thought, "a cookie jar with no cookies. I worry I live my life like that."
By this time, Boo had started his ritual for hurrying up his dinner, rubbing round and round, in and through my legs. "Alright, Boo. Lighten up."
After getting dinner for Boo, I reached up and opened the cupboard door that is tucked away above the old Frigidaire. Here was the residence of sweet lady friend, Southern Comfort. I started going out nightly with this lady while on a venture to New Orleans. A Cajun fellow named LeBlanc gave me a case to settle a little wager. And ever since, I have had Angelo, the bartender down at the Blue Moon Lounge, stocking me with a supply.
On the counter, I always kept four bourbon glasses, usually one of them was clean enough. But first, I opened the freezer and pulled out an ice tray and cracked out some cubes. Clink, clink, clink, clink. Always four cubes. Poured a glassful and made my way to my chair, carrying the bottle with me.
"Ahhh." This worn out chair always felt like good living ought to feel. Not much to life at home. I sit. I drink. I talk to Boo. And then I fall sleep, sometimes in my chair and sometimes I would make it to my single bed in my bedroom with the pale green walls and white curtains always closed over the double wide windows.
But tonight I thought I'd just sip and think. And tonight I'd think about Miss Yellow Roses and how sad I was that she died before she ever got to know me.
With the thought of Miss Yellow Roses, I remembered the souvenir I snatched from her and as I searched my pocket for it, I came upon that card.
A business card from Keller and Brown, Attorneys-at-Law. rather high-end attorneys with their very own building down in the heart of the financial district. On the back of the card in pretty fair handwriting, a note. "Nine o'clock sharp. Ambassador lobby. I've got good news."
"Well, tomorrow's agenda is pretty well set," I thought. Transferred the card to my inside coat pocket, poured another glass of Comfort then spent the rest of the night sniffing on that yellow rose.
I made it to bed that night. And so did Boo.


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The Railroad Museum and the City of Kingman is celebrating National Train Day with an Open House all day long. A special feature will be Antique "O"Guage trains. See a documentary about the Harvey House Chain of Restaurants. Visitors will also get coupons for discounts on ice cream from the "Route 66 Ice Cream and Sweets".
At the Kingman Railroad Museum (402 E. Andy Devine Ave.) in Downtown Kingman.
Open 9:00am until 5:00pm.
For more information call Bob Batten at 928-279-1903.
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