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DES MOINES -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry will skip a campaign swing through New Hampshire and instead head straight to South Carolina following the Iowa caucuses, according to a campaign press release Saturday.
"Gov. Rick Perry will travel to Greenville, S.C., on Jan. 4," it said. "Details regarding other events are forthcoming."
The release noted Perry planned to participate in the WMUR/ABC Debate in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 7 and the NBC News-Facebook Debate in Concord, N.H., on Jan. 8.
It was not immediately clear why Perry had a change of heart -- he told USA TODAY in an interview Thursday he planned to go on to New Hampshire -- but a RealClearPolitics.com poll average shows Perry near the bottom of the pack with 2.3%.
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
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World-famous Kelly O's knows down-home cooking
Kelly O's Diner is the best little hidden secret in town, owner Kelly O'Connor says. Yet, after being featured on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," the secret is getting blabbed all the way to other hemispheres.
"If (people) haven't been here, then they're missing out," she says.
O'Connor, who opened her diner eight years ago, was thrilled when Food Network host Guy Fieri featured her diner. The eatery is known for quick, inexpensive, down-home cooking, including breakfast feasts available anytime, burgers, sandwiches, homemade pies and O'Connor's specialty haluski, with cabbage, onions, noodles, bacon, garlic, salt, pepper, butter and Romano cheese. Fieri particularly was interested in that recipe, O'Connor says.
The "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" episode first aired in February and appeared again in reruns. The response from the exposure has been phenomenal, O'Connor says, with the Kelly O's Web site receiving nearly 40,000 hits this year. People from many states -- and even from more than a dozen countries, including China and Switzerland -- have visited the diner, O'Connor says. Next month, Kelly O's will be included in the second edition of the television series' accompanying book.
"We're in the economy now where you have to pick the cheaper thing to do when you're traveling," says O'Connor, 44, of Wexford. "While (people) are traveling, they're looking for the little home-cooked places.
"I've definitely put Pines Plaza back on the map," she says.
O'Connor also has appeared on KDKA's "Pittsburgh Today" show three times to do cooking demonstrations, and she plans on appearing in another episode soon.
Before its Kelly O's days, the diner -- with vintage-looking black-and-white tile, booths, tables and a counter with stools -- had a long history, including a period as a Village Dairy. Two years ago, when O'Connor was remodeling and removing asbestos, she found what was practically a time capsule in the walls behind the booths: a series of old menus, when everything cost just 10 cents, and a Pittsburgh newspaper dated Feb. 21, 1957.
O'Connor says she inherited many of the dairy's longtime customers, and her regulars have been very loyal for years.
"I've seen women carrying babies, and then I'm watching their children grow up," O'Connor says. "It's their favorite place to go. A lot of kids say, 'Take me to Kelly O's.' It's cute."
Favorite snacks and simple meals include Italian French toast ($4.99), omelettes ($5.99) and homemade soups -- including turkey pot pie, a vegetable soup with turkey and crumbled, homemade pie crust sprinkled on top. A cup is $3.99, and a bowl is $4.99.
Kelly O's features numerous sandwiches, including BLTs ($5.99), egg salad ($3.99) and grilled ham and cheese ($6.19). Burgers are $4.50, with 50 cents extra for cheese, and $1.50 to add fries. The diner's homemade pies -- cut into six hearty slices -- include apple, peach, blueberry, lemon meringue and coconut cream. A slice of fruit pie is $1.95, and a slice of cream pie is $2.95.
Charlie Francioni, a longtime employee of Kelly O's, says the restaurant has a friendly, family atmosphere and welcomes its many out-of-towners.
"That's the reason I'm coming to work every day, to see who's coming out here and why," he says.
Kelly O's Diner, 1130 Perry Highway, Pines Plaza, Ross, is open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. Specials on breakfast, lunch or dinner are offered daily. Details: 412-364-0473 or www.kellyosdiner.com .

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United We Learn is a grassroots advocacy group that is focused on building political will in north suburban Chicago for systemic reform that will improve education quality for all public school children in Illinois.
On September 16, 2010, 125 people attended United We Learn's public launch of The Education They Deserve at the McCormick Tribune Center at Northwestern University. The film tells the story of the "two worlds" reality of public school education in the voices of people who live it: in Chicago (Fenger, Kenwood, Little Village, North Side Prep, Senn), and in the northern suburbs (Evanston, Glenbrook South, New Trier). View the film here. Contact us to get a DVD and schedule a viewing before your local elected officials and candidates, schools boards and parents' associations, Rotary Clubs and other civic associations, teachers' groups, neighborhood gatherings, and any other venue that pulls together thoughtful citizens who want to make a difference.
Our guiding principles:
- The similarities that unite communities throughout Illinois are greater than the differences that divide us. We believe our hopes and dreams for our children are common ground on which we can join forces to support one another, learn from one another and work together to ensure the best possible public education for all Illinois school students.
- We support improving the public education systems serving all Illinois students – particularly those forced to attend failing schools – in order to create a better educated workforce, a stronger statewide economy, a greater understanding and mutual respect among communities, and a more just world.
- We recognize that funding plays a significant role in the inequities among Illinois public school systems, and welcome the opportunity to explore, learn about and understand the pros and cons of various state funding models and their implications for students across the state in hopes that this process will result in high quality systems for all students.
Click here for details on United We Learn's priorities, which you can use as a set of criteria by which to evaluate any proposed policy or program that purports to reform public school education.


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Demi Moore Jets Out of L.A.
Set to leave the west coast behind, Demi Moore caught a departing flight from LAX airport in Los Angeles on Friday (November 2).
The 49-year-old beauty looked causally chic in cuffed jeans, a grey blazer, and sunglasses, as she shielded her face from the pesky photographers.
In related news, though it looks like Demi's ex, Ashton Kutcher, has moved on with current girlfriend, Mila Kunis, it seems neither Kutcher or Moore are adamantly pushing for divorce.
According to recent reports by TMZ, the pair hasn't taken the next legal step toward officially ending their marriage yet.
A source also claims that even though rumors have been swirling that the two are feuding over money, that is not the case. At this point, there has been no discussion about dividing assets.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, the Hollywood couple separated in November of 2011, after the "That 70's Show" actor reportedly cheated on Moore with Sara Leal.
Enjoy the pictures of Demi Moore catching a flight out of LAX airport in Los Angeles (November 2).
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Prohlížení Publikační činnost Katedry metalurgie a slévárentví / Publications of Department of Metallurgy and Foundry (618) dle názvu
Zobrazují se záznamy 21-40 z 97
Effect of cast steel production metallurgy on the emergence of casting defects (Metalurgija. 2016, vol. 55, no. 4, s. 701-704.)
Effect of waste and alternative fuels on blast-furnace operation (Metallurgist. 2013, vol. 56, issue 11-12, p. 908-911.)
Effects of a bath composition on aluminium loss during Ti-Al alloy smelting in a vacuum induction furnace (Metalurgija = Metallurgy. 2014, vol. 53, no. 4, p. 574-576.)
Efficiency of hydrogen utilization in reduction processes in ferrous metallurgy (Scientia Iranica. 2013, vol. 20, issue 2, p. 337-342.)
Electrically conductive aluminosilicate/graphene nanocomposite (Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2014, vol. 34, issue 12, p. 3111-3117.)
Evaluation of fluxing agents effect on desulphurization in secondary metallurgy under plant conditions (Metalurgija = Metallurgy. 2013, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 485-488.)
Evaluation of influence of briquetted synthetic slags on slag regime and process of steel desulphurization (Archives of metallurgy and materials. 2014, vol. 59, issue 2, p. 809-813.)
Evaluation of steel desulphurization in the ladle during the utilization of briquetting fluxing agents for slags (Materiali in tehnologije = Materials and technologies. 2012, vol. 46, no. 6, s. 677-682.)
Evaluation of super clean steels according to chemical composition (Metalurgija = Metallurgy. 2005, g. 44, br. 3, s. 183-188.)
Evaluation of the chemical composition and microcleanliness of the steel samples from the heavy forging ingot (Archives of metallurgy and materials. 2013, vol. 58, issue 4, p. 1161-1167.)
An evaluation of the properties of rotor forgings made from 26NiCrMoV115 steel (Materiali in tehnologije = Materials and technologies. 2008, vol. 42, no. 3, p. 135-139.)
Evaluation of the slag regime and desulphurization of steel with synthetic slag containing Cr2O3 (Materiali in tehnologije. 2014, vol. 48 issue 6, p. 965-970.)
Evaluation of the thermal resistance of selected bentonite binders (Materiali in tehnologije. 2015, vol. 49, issue 3, p. 465-469.)
Evolution of the number and size of the inclusions during steel treatment in a ladle furnace and in a vacuum caisson (Materiali in tehnologije = Materials and technologies. 2012, vol. 46, issue 3, p. 287-290.)
Experimental study of Fe-C-O based system above 1,000 A degrees C (Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry. 2013, vol. 112, issue 1, s. 465-471.)
Experimental verification of hematite ingot mould heat capacity and its direct utilisation in simulation of casting process (Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry. 2013, vol. 112, issue 1, p. 473-480.)
FeAl-based alloys cast in an ultrasound field (International journal of materials research. 2009, vol. 100, issue 3, p. 382-385.)
Flowing of the melt through ceramic filters (Materiali in tehnologije = Materials and technologies. 2007, vol. 41, no. 2, p. 99-102.)
Forming of cast Fe-45 at.% Al alloy with high content of carbon (Intermetallics. 2010, vol. 18, issue 4, p. 745-747.)
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Lorrie Germann, State E-Rate Coordinator with the Ohio Department of Education, will conduct the FY2014 E-Rate Workshop. The morning portion (9:30AM-12:30PM)will cover the basics of the federal E-Rate program, as well as any program changes and updates. In the afternoon (1:30PM-4:00PM), the Form 470 application will be explained. Lunch will be on your own.
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Do you need a morning-after birth-control pill?
Well, look no farther than Shippensburg, Penn., home of Shippensburg University, where the student health center has a vending machine that can take care of all of your post-coital anxieties for the low, low price of 25 bucks a pop.
The machine also offers condoms, pregnancy tests and decongestants, just in case you made love in a drafty motel room.
It's perfectly legal. According to school records, all of the university's 8,300 students are over the age of 17.
Under federal law, anyone over 17 can purchase the Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive without a prescription.
While I wholeheartedly agree with greater access to contraception for those who need and want it, I wonder about the wisdom of making available as easily as one could purchase a diet soda.
Shouldn't a physician examine the potential user first and gain information pertinent to her medical history?
Won't vending-machine birth control make it easier for rape and incest victims to shy away from the psychological counseling and STD testing they need if they think all they need to do is avoid pregnancy?
Here are some other consumer goods that probably shouldn't be sold in vending machines:
• Ammo-Matic – the new dispenser-only bullets for the gun-toting criminal too busy to reload after the last robbery; available for handguns, rifles, shotguns and assault weapons;
• Flying High – Now the miniature bottles of liquor available only when you order a cocktail on an airplane are at your fingertips on the ground; unavailable in Tennessee, where you still can't buy wine in grocery stores;
• Chop Shop Central – If the car part is small enough to fit into a vending machine, you can take care of all your under-the-hood problems at work without having to sort out all those confusing brands and sizes; concrete blocks for your front-yard chassis work not included.
• Doggie Dope – If Fido is feeling down, pep him up instantly with our veterinary vending. You can even make your furry friend part of his own recovery by letting him press the button with his paw.
• Cut-Rate Cutters – Scalpels, forceps, lancets, retractors, clamps – everything you need to resect a bowel, implant your Uncle Warren's much-needed new kidney or perform that last-minute tummy tuck you desperately want to help you squeeze into a size 6 gown in time for the banquet.
Can you imagine what the competitive bidding would be like for the contracts? Forget Coke vs. Pepsi. These folks would be playing for much bigger stakes.
After all, these products would cost much more than your typical vending-machine goodies, like Cheetos and animal crackers.
Of course, there are a few drawbacks.
You wouldn't really want Ammo-Matic or Cut-Rate Cutters machines at the airport.
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Red Wings explore 'Frozen Frontier'
Rochester heats up with hockey during the holiday season
By Benjamin Hill / MiLB.com | December 20, 2013 10:00 AM ET
Traditionally, the second half of December is an uneventful time of year for those who work in Minor League Baseball. With the Winter Meetings in the rearview mirror, the waning days of the calendar year often function as an extended fadeout into a well-deserved holiday respite.
But try telling that to the Rochester Red Wings, who, contrary to established industry operating protocol, are in the midst of what may just be their busiest stretch of the year. From Dec. 13-22, the team is hosting the "Frozen Frontier," a festival of ice hockey that serves as the offseason equivalent of a 10-game homestand.
The event, so named because it is taking place at the Triple-A Twins affiliate's home at Frontier Field, kicked off with an American Hockey League contest between the Buffalo Sabres-affiliated Rochester Americans (commonly referred to as the "Amerks") and the Lake Erie Monsters. Following that flagship affair, the Frozen Frontier has gone on to feature hockey matches at all levels of play as well as open skate sessions with mascots on ice and a guest appearances by Santa Claus.
The Red Wings were first approached with the idea of converting their home into a hockey arena during the 2012 baseball season. Or as general manager Dan Mason calls it, "the busiest summer ever." That year, Frontier Field played host not just to the Red Wings but also the bulk of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees home games. (Extensive stadium renovations had temporarily left the latter organization without a place to call home.)
"[Amerks VP of business operations] Rob Kopacz showed up at a Yankees game with Ted Black, president of the Sabres," recalled Mason. "Ted said, 'Listen, we have an idea, we'd like to see what you think.' And it was an intriguing idea, so we walked around the stadium, toured the clubhouses, and operationally, came to the conclusion that this was something we could do."
The idea was, of course, that the Red Wings host an outdoor AHL game at Frontier Field. But given all that the Red Wings were going through at the time, they, in a most apropos fashion, put the idea on ice.
"Given how busy we were, we put it on the back burner, but fired the discussions up again until we got to the point in January of 2013 where we were ready to say, 'Let's give it a shot,'" Mason said.
Using the Amerks-Monsters game as an anchor, Mason and his staff cobbled together a 10-day schedule of hockey matches, with highlights including a Rochester Institute of Technology doubleheader featuring both men's and women's teams as well as an alumni game between former Amerks and Sabres. Those events, combined with ample open skating sessions, have ensured that the Red Wings' on-field ice rink gets plenty of use.
"We've got time slots occupied by youth teams and three-on-three tournaments, and Santa has taken time out of his schedule for the open skates. The good kids are at center ice, while the bad kids pick up their coal in the penalty box," said Mason. "There aren't many open spots, where nothing is going on. We've been pretty much at full speed from 6:30 in the morning to 11 at night."
Being a baseball team, the Red Wings understandably know little about the installation and maintenance of temporary ice hockey rinks. A company with the apt name of Rink Specialists has been handling this end of the operation, having worked with baseball teams nationwide. (Concurrent with the Frozen Frontier, the company is running similar operations at Fenway Park in Boston and Comerica Park in Detroit.) Therefore, the day-to-day job duties of Mason and his staff remain constant.
"Our job is to fill seats, just like baseball, making sure that people have a good time," he said before applying one of Minor League Baseball's most frequently used clichés. "We're in the business of making memories, and this is just another opportunity for our staff to reach out to a different fan base, creating incredible memories for those who are watching and those who are playing."
With one weekend still to go, tens of thousands of people already have streamed into Frontier Field during what otherwise would have been a quiet time of year. The obvious highlight was Dec. 13's Amerks game -- a come-from-behind shootout win over Erie -- which drew over 11,000 fans. The next day, a crowd of 4,760 showed up for the Rochester Institute of Technology men's game, despite less than ideal weather. Mason noted in an email that "we filled eight 50-gallon garbage cans [with snow] every media timeout, which is every five minutes."
Despite the strong showing at the gate, Mason stops short of saying there will be a Frozen Frontier sequel.
"We'll have to take a step back and analyze the numbers, and see if it works financially," he said. "Part of the intrigue with this is its novelty, and we don't want to lose that. So while we probably won't do it next year, perhaps down the road, we'll consider it again. The response is what we hoped it would be."
Nonetheless, another summer of Red Wings baseball can't come soon enough.
"Over the last three days, we've shoveled enough to last three winters," said Mason. "If we don't shovel for a couple of years, I think we'd all be fine with that."
Benjamin Hill is a reporter for MiLB.com and writes Ben's Biz Blog. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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French Scrambled Eggs with Truffle Oil
These creamy, custardlike scrambled eggs from Elisabeth Daniel sommelier Peter Birmingham have a luxurious flavor.
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- Servings: 6
- 12 large eggs
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mineral water
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons white truffle oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives
- 6 warmed brioche rolls, or 12 slices from a loaf of brioche, toasted
How to make this recipe
In a bowl, whisk the eggs and water. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large stainless steel bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Add the eggs and cook over low heat, gently stirring with a heatproof rubber spatula and scraping the bottom of the bowl until the eggs just begin to set, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining butter to the eggs, 1 piece at a time, and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl, until the eggs are thick and cooked through but still soft, about 5 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper; transfer to plates. Drizzle with the truffle oil, sprinkle with the chives and serve at once with the brioche.
Suggested Pairing
The rich, ripe Chardonnay fruit and yeasty aroma of a California sparkling wine make it a real friend to truffles.


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Reviews the major components - police, courts, and corrections - of the U.S. criminal justice system; investigates critical factors that shape criminal procedure; considers the relationship between criminal procedure and wider concerns of justice.
Class description
Crime is a part of social life. It can involve acts of overt violence: whether as victim or suspect, arrest, trial, or imprisonment. At the same time, we encounter crime in our everyday lives: watching news reports about murder, robbery, and child molestation; soaking in TV dramas like "Law and Order," "Dexter," or "Criminal Minds;" listening to the remarks of politicians; locking our doors; dealing with aggressive drivers and disruptive neighbors; and walking past surveillance cameras. Our concerns with criminal activity extend to the institutions that aim to address it, known as "the criminal justice system." These institutions aim to reduce the incidence of crime without needlessly hindering civil liberties.
What is sometimes ignored in the way that crime is presented in the media, in the remarks of politicians, and in our ordinary encounters are: the broader social forces that contribute to crime, the social beliefs that shape what behaviors get defined as crimes, and the issues that arise when we create institutions that respond to crime. In this course, we will explore these neglected themes, by asking: What are some scholarly theories that try to explain criminal behavior? How do certain behaviors get defined as crimes, while others do not? What are some of the issues and dilemmas in the ways that our criminal justice institutions operate? How are social control and other punishments enforced by these institutions? Are they successful? What other responses to crime exist, other than incarceration?
Student learning goals
The primary goal of this course is to introduce students to scholarly texts (from law and society, criminology, and political theory) that address understandings of crime; examine the workings of the criminal justice system and social control; and explore the intersection of the criminal justice and mental health systems.
Additionally, this course begins the process of teaching students how to read scholarly texts. You will gain an understanding of the arguments made in academic texts, begin to understand the rhetorical strategies by which scholars make their arguments, and develop the skills to evaluate those arguments critically.
You will learn to express your positions clearly, both orally and in writing, and to engage in dialogue with others about these positions.
General method of instruction
This course employs a mixture of lectures and class-driven discussion. For more difficult readings, I will adopt a lecture approach (with Power Point slides) before we begin class conversation. When addressing articles that are more straightforward or brief, we will immediately examine them together as a class. We will work through the questions posed in the response papers to structure our collective tackling of the article's content. (Therefore, students may find it helpful to jot down their answers to these questions as they work through the articles on their own, in preparation for our class discussions—even on the days when a written response paper is not due.) I will make thorough use of the white-board during class discussions to visually represent our progress.
Recommended preparation
No prerequisites are required.
Class assignments and grading
1. Four response papers. Students will write a three-page, double-spaced response paper for the day's readings indicated in the syllabus.
2. Two course exams. The first exam will take place in class on April 30th. The second (non-cumulative) exam is take-home, which will be distributed on May 30th (our final class.) It will be due on June 6th by 7 PM.
3. Class participation.
The four response papers will count for 30% of the course grade, the first exam will count for 30% of the course grade, the second exam will count for 30% of the course grade, and class participation will account for 10% of the course grade.
All will be evaluated on their performance based upon results, not upon effort. In other words, students will be evaluated on the quality of the final product.


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Tuesday, August 10, 2004
ValueClick Completes Pricerunner Acquisition
Westlake Village-based ValueClick (www.valueclick.com) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pricerunner AB, an online comparison shopping service. The acquisition is worth $29.0M in cash and stock. Pricerunner provides comparison shopping in the UK and Sweden, with plans to expand in France and Germany. According to the company, Pricerunner generated revenues of $3.6M for the six month period ending April 30, 2004, and has about $2.5M in cash.


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As each year passes things come and things go. Digital marketing is no different. The one thing that remains the same from year to year is consumers and how they depend on the Internet every day in life and business.
Understanding consumers is only one piece of the puzzle. Let's take a look at some of the big changes and how you can leverage them in 2016 to grow the digital marketing footprint for your clients or, in the case of a small business owner, for your business.
Live Streaming Video Takes Center Stage
Live streaming video has taken over the social networks. When businesses and brands want to interact with consumers in real time, it doesn't get more real than live streaming. Showing consumers a day in the life of your business, live video blogs, and up to the minute information can now be done with the click of a button.
I know you don't like creating video, it can be costly, you don't look perfect, etc. The list of why you are not creating video is long. The simple fact is this, video is here and it's not going away, so you, if you are a small business owner, need to get on board.
If you are a digital marketer and your clients keep saying no, then you need to start thinking outside of the box and show them the live videos their competitors are creating, so they understand how they are losing out on a percentage of the market share that will continue to grow.
Review Sites and Business Listing Directories
Review sites aren't just for consumers anymore to share about their experience and research products and services. Businesses being listed accurately and consistently on these review sites and directories are absolutely necessary. It goes beyond just what the consumer thinks about the business to what search engines think about the business and how the business is ranked in local search results.
While review sites have always been important, businesses and brands are learning that managing those reviews on a regular basis can make or break them. Even negative reviews, when handled correctly, can benefit the business.
If you are a digital marketer and your clients are not getting new reviews all the time, you need to educate them on how to ask their customers. If you are a business owner and you are ignoring the negative reviews about your business stop reading right now and reply to those reviews.
Social Networks that Rose to The Top and Fell Quickly
Social networks come and go, so instead of highlighting all the popular ones, I thought it would be fun to discuss the ones that were once hot and now are not. These social networks saw a major decline in usage throughout 2015 to the point where some of you may have even forgotten about them.
As with anything in the digital era, digital marketing is constantly evolving. In this overcrowded market you can't know everything and be everywhere. But you can have a plan and stick with it!
Digital marketers need to educate their customers on how to identify the social networks and sites they should be on. If you are the business owner, remember even though the new penny is shiny it doesn't mean you need to pick it up, at least not right then. Learn more in this free eBook.
What is your favorite thing that has happened in digital marketing so far? Comment below.


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We all want that, right? That, at least, one piece in our home that when someone visits their reaction is "oh! wow!". We hope that they love it as much as we do, but even if that is not the case that one home object definitely got their attention! After all, we do not all have the same taste! And i am proud to say that guests always have a close look to that one object. Our gold and white vase. A wine bottle decor idea! Another reason to have some wine!
And if you would like to try making your own, here's what you'll need and how to do it:
- a wine bottle, i love this one. It is not the classic wine bottle and i love the wine too!
- primer for painting the inside of the bottle. That things works on almost everything! I used water based primer for wood surfaces, but worked great with the glass.
- spray paint. Your choice, i used gold,
- adhesive tape,
- and one beautiful bouquet of flowers
- top coat, i used a water based wood varnish.
*The water-based primer and varnish for wood surfaces worked with my bottle, but you might want to check with your hardware store before purchasing any of them. Maybe they have something else to propose to you*
The wine cost 2$. I used the leftover latex paint and of course i already had the gold spray paint and adhesive tape. So, that cost almost nothing at all!
Pour some latex paint in your bottle and start swirling it to completely cover the inside. Do that as many times as necessary until you get the perfect coverage.
Cut small strips of tape, any size you like and place them on your bottle. Get creative! And next,the fun part! Spray painting!
Let your bottle dry really really well! We do not want to leave any fingerprints on the beautiful vase!
Carefully start peeling the tape off the bottle. Be careful not to scratch the paint. After you have removed all the tape, i suggest adding a top coat to prevent any damage on it.
Buy your favorite flowers or get them from your mom like i did, sit back and enjoy your creation! Do you agree with me that it would also make a beautiful table lamp?


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|City's sales tax rebates hit record levels
|Bruce Alsobrook | News-Telegram Editor
Jan 5, 2007 - Sales tax rebates for the city of Sulphur Springs in 2006 took a strong upturn, rising 9.15 percent from the previous year and setting a record for sales tax collections.
It was also the biggest one year jump in total collections — $345,757.13 — ever recorded without a change in the sales tax rate, and the largest increase since 2003-2004, when the amount rose $297,516.
For the year, the city raked in $4.27 million in sales tax rebates, up from $3.78 million in 2005, the previous record.
The figures are indicative of a continued economic expansion in the area. Sales tax collections saw year-to-year decreases in 2001 and 2002 but has climbed each year since.
It is also a reversal of a downturn earlier in the decade.
After overall sales reached $775 million in 2001, the totals dropped to $648 million and $669 million in subsequent years. In 2004, the numbers rebounded to $845 million before eclipsing the $1 billion mark in 2005.
While final figures for production have not been tallied for all of 2006, the state comptroller's estimate of $522 million in sales in all industries in the county for the first six months of last year was some $20 million ahead of the first half of 2005.
Similarly, Hopkins County's coffers were enrichened last year to the tune of $1.53 million in sales taxes, up 10.44 percent from 2005.
Cumby, which has seen big hikes in sales tax collections since the town approved the sale of alcohol in November of 2003, reported a gain of 43.48 percent last year, bringing in a total of $125,890.65 in sales taxes. Prior to 2003, the most the city had ever collected was $35,566 in the year 2001.
Como's rebates last year fell 25.57 percent to $22,044.60, but it was still the second-highest amount the town has ever collected.
Many other area cities reported gains in sales tax collections last year, as well.
Greenville pulled in $5.37 million in 2006, up 4.87 percent.
In Mount Vernon, the rebates totaled $569,724, up 16.11 percent.
Mount Pleasant's sales tax collections rose 13.72 percent to $4.4 million.
Winnsboro's rebates rose 27.09 percent to $753,735 for the year.
In Paris, sales taxes rose 7.66 percent to $6.6 million.
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The union representing thousands of West Coast dockworkers reached a tentative contract deal with shippers Monday that promises to keep ports running and avoid another blow to the U.S. economy.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced the six-year agreement following months of negotiations with the Pacific Maritime Association. Neither side released details of the deal, which still must be ratified by union and PMA members.
There Will be a Christmas This Year: West Coast dockworkers reach deal with shippers
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Dodo Juice Home Brew Wax Kit - Make Your OWN WAX!
If you're looking for the ultimate gift for friends or family members that love shiny things, Dodo Juice has just the thing for you this year with their Home Brew Wax Kit! The Home Brew Wax Kit contains everything you need to make your own Dodo Juice wax in your kitchen! All the ingredients are perfectly measured out so all you have to do is mix 'em up and put it in the oven! Put the finishing touch on the wax by giving it a creative, quirky name.
As soon as our shipment arrived we took a closer look at the Home Brew Wax Kit and were pleasantly surprised at its presentation and how well everything is laid out.
It's like Christmas, but better!
What's really cool is the tin that everything comes in can be reused. I was thinking a lunch box maybe?
Almost there!
Instructions are clear, concise and nicely laid out.
As you can see, the front label has a spot where you can write your own creative, quirky name for the wax once you're finished brewing it.
The precious contents are packaged very well.
The goodies!
With the Dodo Juice Home Brew Wax Kit you can proudly say next time someone compliments your shiny car that you made the wax! A lot of attention has gone into the Home Brew Wax Kit and it's obvious from every little detail that the guys and gals from Dodo Island put a lot thought into this kit. Act quickly because supplies are limited and the wax itself is unique to the Home Brew Wax Kit.
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A PARTY of 27 Lakeland juniors made the long journey to Wiltshire to compete for the Yvette Baker Trophy in the National Club Junior Championships.
Consistent performances by boys and girls over four courses in Collingbourne Woods on Salisbury Plain were good enough for LOC to take third place.
Calum Mitchell had a fine run to record fastest time on the Yellow course for 100 points and Daisy Fletcher-Cooney scored 99 as second girl on the Orange.
With the best nine scores counting, others making up the successful team were Alex Foster and Jack Caine, fourth and sixth boys on Yellow; Ben Nicholl and Harry Scott, fourth and seventh boys on Orange; Katie Wright and Lois Jefferson, fourth and sixth girls on Green and Will Rigg, fourth boy on Green.
The Yvette Baker Trophy is the premier junior team competition for clubs in England and Wales and is named after Britain's first World Orienteering Champion, Yvette Baker.
Bristol were winners with 885 points, with West Midlands club Octavian Droobers second with 875 and Lakeland third with 871.


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Two Virginia men pled guilty of attempting to illegally contribute funds to former First Lady and New York Senator Hillary Clinton, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday, February 26.
William P. Danielczyk admitted to making illegal campaign contributions in the names of others to Clinton's 2006 Senate and 2008 presidential campaigns.
Through his company Galen Capital Group, Danielczyk and Eugene Biagi funneled nearly $200,000 as a reimbursement to employees, who donated to Clinton.
Danielczyk could serve up to five years in prison, while Biagi will not go to jail per terms of the plea, which was submitted Tuesday at a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Washington Post noted that no allegations had been made to indicate Clinton acted improperly.
Hillary Clinton recently stepped down from her Secretary of State role in the Obama administration and has faced a tough 2013, answering for her department's missteps in the Benghazi attacks that killed four Americans and continuing recovery from a blood clot discovered in her brain.
Do you think Clinton was aware of the illegal campaign contributions, and, if so, would it affect recent polling that revealed her to be a more popular figure than President Barack Obama?
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A "WONDERFUL" Wyre Forest mother has celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends.
After receiving her birthday card from the Queen, Lily Williams, of Lickhill Road, Stourport, marked the special occasion with a lunch out with family and friends.
Born Lily Violet on June 18, 1913, in Smethwick, Mrs Williams was one of four children.
Her mother died when Lily was eight and she went to live with her aunt where, according to son Kevin, she "became a mum to her three brothers and father".
During the Second World War, she worked at a bakers in Smethwick which was bombed. She moved to Kidderminster following the war, where she met and married Eddy Williams and had two children, Kevin and Lynne.
Mr Williams died in 1962 when Kevin and Lynne were just 14 and 11 respectively.
Mrs Williams started working as a picker for CM Co, in New Road, to support her family until her retirement in 1973.
Kevin said: "She has always been a wonderful mother and under very difficult circumstances, with my father dying when we were very young.
"We celebrated her birthday by taking her out to lunch and we would like to thank the family for the day and for supporting her."
He said some of her former work colleagues from CM Co also attended the lunch.
Mrs Williams has four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. During her time in Kidderminster, she lived in Chapel Street and Pershore Road, moving to Stourport about 10 years ago.


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Portable Electronics
Support Bulletin
Service and Support » Online Support » Digital Music Players » Support Bulletin »
Important information about the update service for current "CONNECT Player" software.
Customers using the "CONNECT Player" software are invited to convert to "Sonic Stage CP" music management software to continue to receive the update service in the future.
Important information about the update service for current "CONNECT Player" software.
Dear Customers
We'd like to inform you that the update service for the "CONNECT Player" music management software bundled with NWA1000/A3000/A608 Walkman digital music players will cease at the end of November 2007.
Customers who are using the above mentioned models of Walkman digital music players with the "CONNECT Player" software are invited to convert to "Sonic Stage CP" music management software. Please access the following URL to review the process to convert from "CONNECT Player" software to "Sonic Stage CP" software.
Exporting your music library from "CONNECT Player" software to "Sonicstage CP" software
*This procedure only applies to customers using Walkman digital music player model numbers NWA608 / A1000 / A3000 with the "CONNECT Player" music management software.
Check the version number of the "CONNECT Player" software you are using. The conversion process outlined requires Ver.1.0.04. If this is not the version you are using, please go to "Help" on the toolbar -> select "Check for Updates" to update your current version before proceeding.
Install the latest version of SonicStage CP software from the link below
http://esupport.sony.com/CA/perl/swu-download.pl?region_id=3&session_id=e0f490b05fb931ef a9be3f935e94b8ef&upd_id=2528&PASSVAL2=SMB
Initialize the device (Walkman NWA608 / A1000 / A3000)
*All content on your Walkman NWA608/1000/3000 will be deleted during the initialization process. Back up content to your PC before you initialize the device, if necessary.
How to Initialize Walkman digital music player
(Option 1: using "CONNECT Player" software)
1. Connect Walkman to PC
2. Launch "CONNECT Player" software -> go to [Tool] -> [Preference] -> [Advanced] -> [Format Device ] -> click [OK] to start initialization of the device.
(Option 2: Without using PC)
1. Press and hold the SEARCH/MENU button on Walkman device in stop mode until the Setting menu appears.
2. Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "Advanced Menu >"and press the button to confirm.
3. Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "Format >"and press the button to confirm.
4. Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "OK >"and press the button to confirm.
"Formatting..." appears and formatting starts.
1. Press and hold BACK button on Walkman until HOME menu appears.
2. Select (Settings), and then press to show the list of setup options.
3. Press / to find "Initialize Disk" -> press to select -> press / to select "Yes" -> press to select -> press / to re-select "Yes" -> press to confirm and start initializing device.
Exporting music library
After you complete the preparation process outlined above, please follow the steps below to transfer your music library from the "CONNECT Player" software to "Sonicstage CP" software.
1. Download the export help tool from link below.
2. Once download of help tool is completed, execute a file.
-> Dialog box below appears -> Click [Next] -> [OK]
3. Click both [Open folder] and [Start SonicStage] to open windows.
4. Transfer all M3U files from "CONNECT Player" folder window to "SonicStage" library using Drag and Drop. Once transfer of all files is complete, close both windows.
5. Click [Finish] to complete the transfer.
6. Launch "Sonicstage" software -> [Tools] -> [Get CD information Automatically] to get artist/music track information.
Q. Do you plan to release a new version of "CONNECT Player" software ?
A. No, we don't.
Q. Do I have to stop using "CONNECT Player" software?
A. No, you can continue to use "CONNECT Player" software, however the auto update function will no longer apply.
Q. Are there any problems when converting to "Sonic Stage CP" software ?
A. To date, we have not experienced any difficulty with the procedure posted in July of 2006 for conversion from "CONNECT Player" software to "Sonic Stage CP" software.
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Have Mental Health Questions? Ask a Psychiatrist Online
Welcome, I'm a professional counselor and behavioral-consultant. I'd like to chat with you for a few moments to better understand your question.
Not sure if you got my last message, PC playing up, but I am ready to chat now. Sorry about that!
Hi, are you there?
Yes sorry, I was working on another project as you were showing as offline.
You show as offline right now. but you should get an e-mail alerting you to my return to chat. I'll wait a few minutes to see if you come back.
Well you are still offline here and I didn't get an e-mail response that you had returned to the chat screen last time.
I'll continue to check back every 5-10 minutes to see if you've returned. If you return and I'm not in chat, please leave a time that would be most convenient for you to chat over then next couple of hours so I can meet with you at that time.
Checking in again....
Thought I'd check back again...
Hi there,
No problem, I am available to chat from 9am till 5pm UK time.
Hope this helps.
If it helps, you could send me some questions and I can answer them in the meantime
Ok great. Thank you. Here are some questions:
1. What are the top 1-3 relationship problems you guys are having right now (between you and your husband)?
2. Would you mind telling more about the counseling you attended? For example, what kind of counseling and what kind of counselor (i.e. counselor, psychologist etc) how many sessions did you attend?
3. You mentioned the word "unfaithful" in the "Already Tried" section of your question. Would you mind elaborating on that?
4. What would your husband say are the top 1-3 relationship problems between you right now?
5. What do you need most from your husband right now that he is not giving you?
6. What do you think your husband needs right now from you in the relationship that he is not getting?
7. What is your couples-communication like?
I'll check back for your responses a bit later. I may have a few more questions based on your responses and then I'll provide an answer to your question.
Thank you so much for your patience given the current site glitches.
Don't worry, and sorry for taking so long to come back to you!
1. We are not a husband and wife team, he decides on what happens. Communication, try and discuss something and it always ends in an argument.
2. It was a marriage counselor from a UK Organisation called Relate. There were four sessions in total, the first was together to give a summary on the problems we are having. The next sessions were individual, and then the final one was with me again as I felt very uncomfortable with the individual session. Never had any more after that. I was told to get myself happy, but if we needed to come back then get back in touch.
3. About a year ago, I had a phone call from my "best friend" saying she had just seen my husband kissing his ex-wife. When I confronted him and he admitted it, he said that our marriage wasn't working and I should move out. However, this did change to "we will have a break and see what happens" but I moved out. Then about a month later, he admits to me that he had slept with my "best friend", twice, when I moved out. It was also this same "best friend" who claimed my husband was having an affair with someone he worked with, news she delivered on Christmas Eve 2010 (and after four months of marriage). Since this has all happened, I just don't know what to believe anymore.
4. I don't know how to argue, that my Dad is the problem and I never stop nagging.
5. I want to feel I matter, that I am number one in his life and that I come first, before work, before his kids, and his mum and her family. I feel like I am continually at the back of the queue, my opinion is not sort. I am just expected to slot into any decision he makes. We are not a husband and wife, I just felt a lodger in my own home. He said that we should lead our own lives, and he thought by saying I love you everday would keep me happy. Doesn't understand that deeds and not words mean far more. I would rather him respect me than say I love you.
6. Sex and feeling loved, but when you don't feel wanted, appreciated, respected, you don't give it back. All I wanted was to be with my husband and he was never there, especially at times when it mattered.
7. Rubbish, argue all the time. I try and discuss something and he would just loose his temper. I was really scared, but now I am getting better, if you can call it that. If he starts having a go, I just walk off now, rather than sit there and cry.
Hope this helps, and once again sorry for the delay.
No problem. I'll read over your responses and provide an answer shortly. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
My pleasure
I'd like to start by saying that I am very sorry to hear that you are going through this right now. Second, I have to be clear that as experts at JustAnswer.com we are not permitted to provide counseling or any type of formal assessment. What I can do is share some of my insight from having worked with many emotionally distressed couples and what I've learned about, studying evidence based marital therapy and the best relationship science:
1) First off, the basic needs to come first with our partner and feel emotionally safe and deeply connected are some of the most healthy and normal of relationship needs. A strong and emotionally healthy marriage is most often based on both partners having these needs heard and met reciprocally.
2) When there's been emotional and or sexual infidelity, those basic relationship needs ("attachment needs") to be loved, to feel deep trust and connection, can be damaged. According to the best available marital therapy research, these "emotional injuries" can be repaired. Even the most deeply distressed or conflicted couples can build or re-build a loving connection that was even stronger than before, even though many partner's believe that it's not possible.
In fact there is an evidence-based (science-proven) form of marital therapy called EFT or emotionally focused therapy for couples, that gets lasting results through teaching couples to communicate emotionally in a way that enables deep, precision emotional repair. In EFT one of the most important factors is creating a trusting and comfortable relationship between the therapist and both partners. EFT therapy prioritizes this positive trusting therapeutic relationship before moving into the emotional communication and repair process.
Sometimes when one or both partners have their attachment or love-needs frustrated, they can experience reactive fear, anger and/or sadness. EFT focuses couples to identify and express the emotional needs underneath the frustration or anger.
3) I am not an EFT therapist but I have referred several clients from my private practice, with only the best results. I would suggest that you and your partner explore and consider EFT therapy.
The founder of EFT Dr. Sue Johnston wrote a marital self-help book called "Hold me Tight" back in 2008. It's easy to read and has questions for couples to ask themselves and talk about at the end of each chapter.
I recommend that both you and your partner read this book either together through a week's worth of specially planned date nights with no distractions (an hour or so each) (or) Alternatively, you could take turns reading the book separately, as a way of getting on the same page in terms of this new way of effective couples communication. Like many couples, you may decide to follow up with attending EFT therapy in your area. If safety is an issue, you may want to read the book separately and/or wait to work with a trained therapist.
Here's a find a therapist page and a brief outline of how EFT works and the EFT therapy research. If you do decide to attend EFT and you can't find a therapist in your area. I would contact the head office in Ottawa Canada by phone or e-mail as there are many therapists being trained each year around the world and sometimes they don't get listed on the find a therapist page :
What is EFT?: http://www.iceeft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:what-is-eft&catid=34&Itemid=79
Therapy Research Summary:
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I sure hope you find my answer helpful. Please let me know what you think.
Thank you for all the information on EFT, I found this to be very useful.


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No. If a creditor other than the federal government tries to garnish your Social Security benefits, inform them that such an action violates Section 207 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407).
Section 207 bars garnishment of your benefits. It can also be used as a defense if your benefits are incorrectly garnished. Our responsibility for protecting benefits against garnishment, assignments and other legal processes usually ends when the beneficiary is paid. However, once paid, benefits continue to be protected under section 207 of Act as long as they are identifiable as Social Security benefits.See for reference - http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1712/~/garnishing-social-security-benefits
I've read that California Franchise Tax Board CAN garnish social security under some circumstances. Are you sure Board of Equalization doesn't have the same privileges? This is an $800 debt owed from purchase of cigarettes from Indian source that didn't include state cigarette taxes that they now say I'm responsible for.
That is an information from Social Security Administration that I referenced abovehttp://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title02/0207.htm
Sec. 207. [42 U.S.C. 407] (a) The right of any person to any future payment under this title shall not be transferable or assignable, at law or in equity, and none of the moneys paid or payable or rights existing under this title shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.Thus - no garnishment is alowed but only by the federal government and only in following situations- http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1712/related/1
There are a number of circumstances when the Federal government can garnish Social Security benefits. Social Security will garnish benefits:
Sorry to be hard to get along with but the source you referred me to is a lady who I've been trying to get an answer from for the past month and she's totally ignored me. Can't say I have a great deal of faith in her opinions. I don't think she knows the answer any more than I do :)
Above I provided references to The statute - Sec. 207. [42 U.S.C. 407] (a) - http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title02/0207.htm Here are references to Social Security Administration - http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1712/~/garnishing-social-security-benefits- http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title02/0207.htmYou may also contact Social Security Administration by calling 1-800-772-1213 - you can speak to a Social Security representative or toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Ah, thank you. I'll contact Social Security to verify. Thanks for the suggestion.


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- Written and illustrated by Janice Lynch Schuster, What Are Mothers For? is the first in a series about the people we love and live with. In Mothers, the brief story follows the milestones in our lives, from the first day of school to our first heartbreak, and from learning to cook to learning to let go. Twenty percent of proceeds are donated to Reading Partners Baltimore, whose mission helps struggling readers know and achieve the joy of reading.
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"… takes the series to new heights with a large open outdoor environment, a great variety of weapons, and a fantastic co-op mode."
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Dead Rising 2 Off The Record will be mixing man with machine (and the elements) on October 25 with the Cyborg Skills Pack. The DLC release will add electricity damage to all regular attacks, increase melee attack damage, and increase damage output and magnify electric effects with appliances.
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record continues the zombie bashing
Frank West returns to the land of the undead today in Dead Rising 2: Off The Record for the 360, PC, and PS3. Off The Record is a reinterpretation of the events that occurred during Dead Rising 2. The Fortune City Outbreak has been expanded with the addition of new areas and missions as the perspective shifts to that of photojournalist Frank West, protagonist of the original Dead Rising.
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Blurppy's Artist Poster Project #3
I was invited to join Blurppy's artist poster project (aka Poster Posse) in which a group of pop culture artists take on an upcoming film and do their version of a killer poster for it. Project #2 was for Star Trek Into Darkness.
The film for Project #3 is none other than Guillermo del Toro's epic "Pacific Rim," which I can't wait to see. I wanted to do something a bit light-hearted that referenced vintage wrestling / boxing posters, manga, and monster movie posters. I had a friend help me with a Japanese translation - it says "The battle for Earth's survival is on the Pacific Rim." Thanks, Julio!
The project was released in two sections, Phase 1 and Phase 2, which includes my piece. Thanks again to Blurppy for including me!
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The City of Galax is in the process of updating its comprehensive plan and has contracted with Mount Rogers Planning District Commission to assist in the planning.
The plan guides the city's development and serves as the foundation for decisions made by city officials.
Checks stopped?
There was a 13-week extension passed for unemployment and Virginia has already cut the people's unemployment out. How can they get by with that? People are going to starve to death if they don't do something about this unemployment. It's just going to mean more people in the welfare line, is all it's going to do. They need to give unemployment extensions... and not do it the way they want to do it. This country is in a bad situation and it's getting worse with them stopping unemployment extension checks.
Since the start of spring and the onset of 80- and 90-degree and higher temperatures, the city has received at least 16 reports of pets being left in unattended vehicles.
Galax City Manager Keith Barker told Galax City Council on Monday that the increase in calls is due to a heightened awareness about the possible dangers of leaving pets in cars. Now, when someone sees an animal left alone in a vehicle, they report it.
Veronica Bryant, Galax animal control officer, has reviewed a Salem ordinance that provides criteria for how to handle such cases.
Jafon Hairston celebrated his third birthday May 7, 2011, with a "Thomas the train party." His parents are Beth Price and Antionné Hairston.
His grandparents are Grandpa Alan Price, Papa Garold Bilbrey and Grandma Blenda Bilbrey. Great-grandparents are Garnett and Helen Price and Violet Akers. Also attending were his uncle Travis and aunt Samantha and his special friend, Jamie Keller.
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Yes i have said to give it up as i cant cope anymore and i feel like im being used and second best. in my eyes she chooses that woman over me all the time. Which i dont understand regarding everything and the age gap of them two. when i said before this isnt working to my girlfriend she goes "if that is what you want" she has cryed when ive said.
i said im willing to work this out as two people coz i said it wont work if one person puts all their effort into it and my girlfriend said "but i am willing". my girlfriend said that the relationship is first and i am first. but she not showing me this. she also said she " loves me still deep down and a little flame is there for me"
When we lived together my girlfriend got so jealous of me and this other girl going out together. and my girlfriend always had to go along. i work with this other girl and the other day my girlfriend sent her a text saying "im two faced towards her and been calling her" so you can imagine the girl i work with wasnt very happy.
which i dont understand my girlfriend can do her own thing but i cant and she always has to tag along but i dont invite with her.
since a couple of days in that womans house she wont stop texting me. but she wont say love you in the texts and she doesnt show a interest in me i.e she never asks what ive done with myself.
Thank you. now she saying she wants to move back in with me but i dont know what i want. really i want to move back in with my dad get on track with my money again. but she keeps saying we can make everything work and put the things behind us.
But how can i with everything that has gone off between us two.


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Demi Moore's Daughters Supposedly Getting A Restraining Order Against Her
Demi Moore has had it pretty rough over the last couple of years, what with the divorce and the eating disorder and the drugs and what not. Sometimes all it takes is one suckish event to be the catalyst for the others to come barreling in. Now her daughters—Rumer, 23, Scout, 22, and Tallulah, 18—are reportedly toying with the idea of filing a restraining order against her.
How do ya like that?! Kids, I tell ya. You haul them around for nine months, battle morning sickness, sport swollen hands and feet, soldier through back spams and charley horses, sacrifice your waistline, endure the yawn fest that is bed rest, and then perform the ultimate miracle of pushing them out into the world and what do you get? Some 20-odd years later they're getting court orders for you to stay 50 feet away from them.
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Now that the dust has settled on both parties' vice presidential picks, it's time to take a look at how the media treated Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in the crucial early hours after they were announced as running mates.
This analysis is the first of several "Quick Study" reports we'll be running this election season to give a snapshot of press coverage, primarily through the lens of cable television.
Looking at the transcripts of CNN, FNC, and MSNBC during the two "primetime" hours of the day John McCain and Barack Obama announced their running mates, a trend becomes quite clear: The media were much more likely to report negative information about the Alaskan Palin than the Delawarean Biden.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given its decision to market itself as the network of the far left, MSNBC was the most unfair of the cable news channels. After Democrats learned Biden would be their vice presidential nominee August 23rd, MSNBC aired 47 positive statements about Obama's running mate. The network aired just 4 about Sara Palin when she was announced August 29th, making it 12 times more likely to praise Biden than Palin.
MSNBC skewed leftward when it came to negative information about McCain's running mate. It aired 20 negative statements about Palin and 14 about Biden.
Compared to CNN and MSNBC, Fox News was the fairest network. Biden was the recipient of more positive statements than Palin (25 versus 15) but he was also the recipient of more negative statements (31 versus 10).
As for CNN, while the first cable news channel was not as effusive in its praise of Biden as MSNBC (the network aired 29 positive statements about the Democrat versus 15 about Palin), it actually outstripped MSNBC in attacking Sarah Palin.
Particularly notable in the negativity department for CNN was Campbell Brown who repeatedly slammed Palin, making a point to question her experience as she did just after 8pm on August 29th:
Political insiders were pretty impressed when there was all this talk about who was on McCain's short list of vp candidates. Most pretty well-known Republicans, but he didn't choose any of them. Instead everybody now getting to know Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight. Some are calling this a pretty risky move by Senator McCain.
John McCain has said that he would pick a running mate who would be able to step into the president's shoes on day one. I don't have to tell you, Sarah Palin's only been governor for less than two years. Of all the Republicans out there, is she really the most qualified person to be commander in chief in a crisis?
Brown also seemed to focus on how McCain's pick of Palin somehow undermined his case against Barack Obama for being inexperienced (ignoring the fact that being ready to be president is quite different from being ready to be vice president).
"So much of your campaign's case against Senator Obama has focused on how little time that he's been in the Senate and how inexperienced he is on matters of international affairs, on military affairs. I mean, doesn't naming Governor Palin as his running mate undermine your entire argument against Senator Obama?" she asked McCain strategist Michael Duhaime.
Brown continued her negativity this week, getting into a verbal spat with GOP strategist Tucker Bounds which was so notable, it caught the attention of McCain himself who canceled an interview with Brown's CNN colleague Larry King over the incident. She hardly appears to be alone as a quick glance at the NewsBusters home page shows.
Palin News 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM 8/29/08
CNN Fox MSNBC Positive 15 15 4 Negative 27 10 20 Neutral 26 37 13 Total 68 62 37
BIDEN News 7:00pm to 9:00pm 8/23/08
CNN Fox MSNBC Positive 29 25 47 Negative 14 31 14 Neutral 65 51 61 Total 108 107 122