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The American Legion Honor Guard in Princeton continues to give 21-gun salutes at the graveside of deceased veterans.
The job requires not only commitment by its 20 members but also maintenance of the honor guard rifles and the stocking of blank cartridges.
The June 2012 monthly newsletter of the Legion post had this comment from Legion post commander Jerry Whitcomb regarding the honor guard's ammo: "Joe T & I held inventory of our rifles & Joe wrote down all of the serial numbers. We had to get this done first so we could order some ammo…" (Joe T stands for Joe Trunk, commander of the honor guard rifle unit.)
The ammo consists of blank cartridges that have firing caps and gunpowder, but not bullets.
The honor guard has to have enough blanks so that the seven honor guard members who do the shooting can shoot three times at the veteran's graveside to make what it known as a 21-gun salute.
Sometimes the M-1 rifle blank cartridges misfire, said Trunk, who served in the U.S. Army in 1954-56. Trunk estimated that the blanks misfire about 25 percent of the time. He said the honor guard unit had 200 blank rounds and that he had to order more. "They don't last very long," he said.
The honor guard performed at 18 funerals between July 1, 2011, and June 30 this year and its itinerary also includes parades, July 4 fireworks, and Memorial Day services. Besides the honor guard members who fire the shots, there is also one member who barks the commands, one member who holds the U.S. flag and one member who blows taps on the bugle at the end of the gun salute.
The honor guard unit receives a $100 stipend per funeral and it goes into the honor guard's uniform fund.
Trunk noted that because the honor guard performs at funerals all year round, the members sometimes get cold backsides during winter and sometimes get wet during the summer. One tangible benefit the honor guard gets is a dinner once a year for the members and their spouses.
The honor guard actually becomes known as the Legion's Color Guard when it performs the duty of marching with flags in parades.
Trunk says he is in the honor guard for the "honor of serving another fallen soldier," adding: "It's an honor to be in a dying occupation. It's hard to get new honor guard members. I'll go back to my own (military) service. I got all busy raising a family and putting food on the table (when younger) and really didn't have the time to put in (at an honor guard unit). After you retire you can do this. I am thankful I am able to."
Most of the honor guard members are senior citizens and Legion post Commander Whitcomb agreed with Trunk about the difficulty in recruiting members to the unit. It's difficult to be part of the honor guard when holding down a job because the honor guard performs at different times of the week, Whitcomb said. Sometimes the opportunity to join the honor guard is at retirement, and that is what one of the honor guard members, Brad Brown, did when he retired, Whitcomb noted.
The members of the honor guard are "a good dedicated bunch of guys," Whitcomb said, adding that both he and Trunk have received many favorable comments about the honor guard's work from family members of deceased veterans. "They think it's nice," Whitcomb said about the honor guard's service at the cemeteries. "They do a good job."


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Liberty Garners Big South Men's Cross Country Team Sportsmanship Award
Coach Brant Tolsma's Flames, which won its second-straight New Balance Big South Men's Cross Country Championship in November, received six first-place votes and 20 points. High Point and VMI shared second place in the voting with 10 points apiece.
The team awards are voted on by Big South student-athletes and are awarded at the end of each competitive season. Teams cannot vote for themselves.
"The Big South Conference places great emphasis on the values of sportsmanship and fair play," said Kallander. "The creation of these awards appropriately recognizes those student-athletes and coaches within the conference that are leaders in exemplifying these values."
The Liberty cross country teams have now captured three out of four Big South Conference Team Sportsmanship Awards since the program was instituted at the beginning of the 2005-06 athletic season.

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TODAY 7 years later
I am 5'7, 170lbs, 33 years old
total of 20 pound heavier than in 2006 (150lbs)
I had smart lipo in 2007 to flanks and tummy only in Canada
total 6.5 pound removed
the provided GC and was up and moving with in 5 days by day 7 i was back at work or shopping.. with VERY little bruises , Healing was fast
Total care i think was a 9 plus
Clinic staff 9 plus
Clean and orderly 9plus
after care was GREAT they were very worried about me moving around had multiple people around me,
was let go by mid afternoon went in at 630 am my GF drove me to a drug store( i put the front seat down all the way to i could be as flat as possible,
i was still groggy and was walking with a shopping cart in front of me like a walker while my GF grabbed my drugs, they kept telling me to sit but you cant really you have to stay straight for days ,, to sit was alot of pain..
.was out for 2 hrs or so, after the procedure , they wouldn't let me pee standing up..I woke up mad and in pain, due to the gent next to me whining in pain , and thought SHUT that guy up!
I am hurting too but you don't hear me crying like a baby!..
I am a strong woman though i guess ,but I did refuse to pee in a bed pan so I got up and made my way to the washroom and stood over the toilet, they were not happy about this and got people to follow me and hold my hand while i squatted and peed, I didn't care lol
I went home to my house had someone check on me every few hours,I live alone had someone everyday stand in the bathroom while i showered and they washed my CG and put it in dryer so i was fresh everyday I stopped smoking for 2 weeks before and almost a month after
I was pretty high from the drugs for a week
and i really stopped taking them cause i couldn't deal with the high feeling
and i rather know when i am in pain
i laid flat every day for hours, slept a lot
I will tell you i was having lunch standing up at the table, and
I fainted!!, I got HOT started to sweat on my face and said something is WRONG and FACE DOWN on the table i went!, 15-20 seconds i was out//LOL woke up like what happened ?? why you touching me and staring at me?? and everyone laughed at me!!
my friends where all at the table so i didn't fall but they didn't know what to do, BUT they give you papers telling you it can happen.. well it did!.. only once.
I was 151 pound when i left and i walked in at 161 pounds
i went down to 145
with in 30 days and balanced off at 153-155 after for YEARS
my tummy was tight and
VERY HAPPY for many years but got this patch of fat around my belly button like donut
and it makes SAD face with my belly button lol ...
I Never tell anyone i had lipo i have NO scars and i have almost no Love handles..
no scars no problems Really, was up and moving in 5-7days paid $6500Can funds
extra $1000 for Smart Lipo
reg lipo was $5500 to Flanks and abdomen
all tests and FULL CG, was in CG for 3 months by choice Very minimal bruises and took about 3-4 months for total feeling to come back in mid section
( felt like my skin was asleep if someone touched you )
BUT I still give the a 9plus 7 years later and if it wasn't so Expensive in Canada i go back
BTW Now 7 years later i am at my Biggest 170lbs, in 2014 March maybe winter weight!!??
and want to touch up.. so we will see maybe i just get a GYM pass and fix my eating habits??
IDK I think i want a BBL and Boobs.. so I will let you know!!


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This is Why Jump Gets all the Scoops
How can one magazine reach so many people who aren't old?
Do you ever hear about some new Jump reveal showing first screenshots of the new Dragon Quest game or first information about the new Final Fantasy character and wonder how a comic magazine can get all the scoops?
Well, here's your answer:
That's an image from magazine Nikkei Entertainment showing top magazine readership for males ages 15 through 26. The five columns list the top five magazines for each age group.
If you can't read the Japanese, just look for pink. That's the color Nikkei assigned Weekly Shounen Jump. That's right, the comic magazine is the number one magazine for all age groups except 18 and 36!
Famitsu is scattered between 2 and 5 for ages 26 and up. Hachimaki (where I got this info from) circled Famitsu in red.
Dengeki PlayStation appears a couple of times on the list, but there's one clear winner if you want maximum exposure for your game.
I'm going to wager that the Dragon Quest X will, like Dragon Quest IX, see its first screenshot leaked out from a Weekly Shounen Jump scan.
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Virginia Tech Massacre (history, logs) (feature) (remove)
|Article: Virginia Tech Massacre
Score: 3 murdering psychopats
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| Sir Mhaille (talk to me)
|For: 10
|Against: 7
Was nommed before but died due to "too soon" calls...
Abstain I think the page is great and should be featured eventually some time this year, but I'm debating with myself over whether or not it's still too soon. -- Kip > Talk • Works • •
Abstain. With things like the Aristocrats joke in there (which seem to take away from the respectfulness), I still can't vote for. However, you are somewhat corrrect with the articles you reference in your comments rebuttal. It is somewhat edgy, and it would be a bit hypocritical to vote for an article making fun of somebody who killed six million innocents within his own country and voting against one about somebody who killed thirty-four. However, you can't truly compare these other articles with yours, especially the first one (since it acknowledges within it the offensive nature). The line on this article is just too blurred for me.--Mr.Vib 14:05, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
Ok, to be fair, I placed my vote once again, the reason it was changed from an IP vote to my vote was because I had forgotten to log on yesterday when I voted, so now it is up again and at the bottom of the yes votes. -- --Mgr. Sir Sonic80☭ 16:32, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
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The Devil's Backbone: The Story of the Natchez Trace
Pelican Publishing Company, 1985 - History - 267 pages
With a history as dark and bloody as any in our nation, the Natchez Trace has always been more than just a thoroughfare. Growing out of a need for a return route for flatboats that floated down the Mississippi, the Trace winds up from Natchez, Mississippi, through Alabama and ends in Nashville, Tennessee.
From the start, the Natchez Trace was alive with rugged pioneers, politicians, ladies of fashion, settlers, soldiers, and robbers. You'll learn about the trail and the notable figures who traversed it, such as Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, George Washington, Daniel Boone, and Meriwether Lewis, whose death on the Trace is still a mystery.
Leading all the way to Texas, the Natchez Trace was the road for troops going to the Battle of New Orleans, the path walked by the men who were to die at the Alamo, and an escape route for slaves.
The Devil's Backbone is chock full of the ever-changing parade of travelers along the Natchez Trace. The author tells the story of the people who built America, crossing a wilderness to create a nation.
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Site Engineering Manager
- Recruiter
- Allied Bakeries
- Location
- West Bromwich
- Salary
- £60,000
- Posted
- 19 Feb 2013
- Closes
- 19 Mar 2013
- Category
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Full Time
The Role
There is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic Engineering professional to join the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at Allied Bakeries Flagship Site in West Bromwich. Reporting to the Regional General Manager, the Site Engineering Manager has full responsibility for all aspects of the Engineering function and, as a member of the SLT, has a significant role to play in the overall management of the site. The ability to build and motivate cross-functional teams, the ability to effectively use Continuous Improvement techniques to drive operational improvements and the experience and skills to manage and/or contribute to large investment projects will be pre-requisites for the successful candidate.
Key Accountabilities will include:
- Leading and motivating the Site Engineering function such that it delivers world-class standards and best-in-class operational performance whilst meeting budgetary requirements.
- Driving a H&S agenda which contributes to a step-change improvement in functional and site safety performance.
- As a member of the SLT, contributing to the effective management of the site as a whole and helping to create an environment which encourages cross-functional teamwork as well as individual responsibility.
- Acting as the site custodian of engineering standards and ensuring that the site complies with all relevant legal and corporate requirements.
- Playing a key role in the delivery of Capital Investment Projects (using AB Project Management Guidelines) through effective leadership and/or close liaison with external parties.
- Building capability across the site such that individuals can adapt to the current and future expectations of the business.
Skills / Experience
Of graduate calibre, preferably with a degree in Engineering, you will be a dynamic, forward-thinking individual who has a minimum of 5 years' experience in a senior management role. Ideally, you will have worked within a commercially challenging FMCG/Food Manufacturing environment and will have comprehensive experience of Planned Preventative Maintenance Systems and demonstrable evidence of the successful implementation of progressive maintenance and continuous improvement techniques. You will have the strength of character to influence key stakeholders and a track record of successfully delivering Capital Projects.


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We receive approximately 30% of all publications available through the Federal Depository Library Program, basing our selections on the needs of the Samford community as well as the residents of the 6th Congressional District of Alabama. We also take into consideration the collections of the Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham Southern College, and Jefferson State Community College, three other Birmingham area depositories.
Our collection makes available thousands of publications issued by all branches of the U.S. Government on a multitude of topics. Publications vary widely in terms of format and intended audience. Government publications received since 1976 are included in the online catalog. We consider the strongest areas of our collection to be:
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Training Schedule
Naval Science Laboratory will be held once weekly during the academic year. Emphasis will be placed on professional education and training relative to a wide variety of military topics not normally included in the curriculum of the Naval Science courses. Linked below are the schedule overview for each Lab period and the list of topics to be covered throughout the school year.


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Rachel Sehl
Drop Box
Fearing that her career will go from pop diva to porn star, a spoiled singer must do everything she can to retrieve the homemade sex tape she accidentally returned to a local video store. But standing between her and the scandalous videotape is a stubborn store clerk who refuses to hand it over and takes perverse delight in making her squirm. David Cormican and Rachel Sehl star in this fresh, independent comedy from Anesty and Spiros Carasoulos.


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Freedom with a Toddler?: Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review by kj55
Overall Member Rating
Freedom with a Toddler?
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
We cruised with my parents and dh and ds. We have cruised Royal before, Celebrity and Princess. We booked a pre-cruise night and transportation to the ship with RCCL and stayed at the Westin Coral Gables which was a nice hotel but in a run down area ( effects of the economy these days). This all went well with no hassles at all.
Embarkation day was a nightmare! It almost made me not want to go. Long waits, pushy people and no access to the rooms till 3:30pm. Packed Windjammer and no bags till after dinner ( when my son goes to sleep so we unpacked in 10 minutes or less). i understand there was a noro virus on the last cruise and know they need to clean well but with a toddler who needed a nap and a change of clothes it was a More tough experience.
The food on the ship was great. Definitely better than on the Caribbean Princess 2 years ago. Slightly less good than on Celebrity but most things were delicious! Something I didn't know was that the buffet food is almost the same as the dinning room at dinner. Good to know with young kids who can't sit for more than 20 minutes that you can still eat well but not feel the need to take an hour or more to do it. The pool areas are great- never crowded even on the sea days. The baby splash zone is a great idea - they really make sure it is just for the swim diapered and my son had it to himself most of the time.
There is so much to do on the ship we were never bored. The gym was amazing and never crowded. My husband climber the rock wall, we played on the basketball court, watched the flow rider and much more. I don't like the Western Caribbean itinerary as much as the Eastern but that might just be me. The day in labadee was great and my son loved the beach.
The Fisher price baby play program could stand some improvement. they bring out some toys and let your child play. That's better than nothing but it could be more structured. They hand out a card the night before and the toys they bring don't always match what is advertised. Poorly organized and very dependant on the staff member who operates it how much they will interact with your child.
Shows were way better than the last time I cruised with RCCL. Great magic show, Once Upon a Time show and farewell show. The cruise director is great. My son loved the shows when they were early so he could stay up to see them.
Disembarkation- also really stressful, pushy people, long lines crying child you get the idea. Not RCCL fault but there are a lot of people to get off the boat!
Overall a great boat for those with young families Travelling with a toddler was a challenge but fun. When he clapped at the ice show and said 'oh wow" everytime someone skated by I knew it was all worth it in the end. Great ship, great cruise line - Have fun! Less
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I agree with AV tonight. We did a lot of good things out there. Limited the number of quality chances, particularly 5 on 5, and generated a TON of HIGH QUALITY chances.
This wasn't a game where we got 30 shots on goal, but all of them were from far out and were unscreened. We got tons of point blank chances, from the guys who you want shooting the pucks in those situations. We…just…can't…score.
It's really incredible if you think about it. Even a team like us, there clearly isn't the most talented, should be able to score goals given enough high quality chances, and yet the Rangers continue to put out an unstustainably bad level of offense night after night.
I mean, how can you explain it? As of this minute the Rangers currently have 0 goals from Pyatt, Miller, Fasth (who was just sent down), Kreider, Stepan, MDZ, Girardi, Stralman, Boyle, Nash, and Dominic Moore.
In fact, through 10 games we only have 2 players with more than 1 goal!!! AND ONE OF THEM IS INJURED!!!!!!
To put it in perspective, the Buffalo Sabres, which are the next worst team, have at least 5 players with more than 1 goal. It ain't much…but its sure as fuck more than 2!
So, I'm at a loss, how can you explain such a low shooting percentage? Sure, talent is one thing, but this is basically the same team we had last year except we added Dominic Moore, and Pouliot…2 guys with historically decent shooting percentages (particularly Pouliot). It's beyond all rational explanation that a team could be so terrible offensively…even when they play a good offensive game.
So, despite my negativity of the past few weeks, I'm going to flip flop for tonight. Sure, we lost, but I saw a ton of positives (other than the Reffing). Don't be down after tonight, we deserved to win, and frankly, if the refs weren't so blatantly bad, we probably do. But, shit happens, move along and keep playing.
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Nathan Fillion's new movie Trucker gets Theatrical Release Date. September 18, 2009. Just a few days before the Castle DVD is released. Coincidence?
I hope the movie comes somewhere near me.
April 23 2009
The page is not loading correctly, on either of my computers. But still...can't wait to see this movie. Lots of good people in this.
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David J. Linden is the author of a new book,The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good. He is a professor of neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Chief Editor of the Journal of Neurophysiology.
Ray Kurzweil, the prominent inventor and futurist, can't wait to get nanobots into his brain. In his view, these devices will be equipped with a variety of sensors and stimulators and will communicate wirelessly with computers outside of the body. In addition to providing unprecedented insight into brain function at the cellular level, brain-penetrating nanobots would provide the ultimate virtual reality experience. In an interview with GOOD magazine, Kurzweil says:
"By the late 2020s, nanobots in our brain, that will get there noninvasively, through the capillaries, will create full-immersion virtual-reality environments from within the nervous system. So if you want to go into virtual reality the nanobots shut down the signals coming from your real senses and replace them with the signals that your brain would be receiving if you were actually in the virtual environment. So this will provide full-immersion virtual reality incorporating all of the senses."
Of course, there's no reason why these nanobots must be restricted in their manipulations to the sensory portions of the brain. In Kurzweil's scenario, brain nanobots could just as easily manipulate motor functions, cognitive processes, memories, emotions, and basic drives. But nanobot-mediated virtual reality, virtual emotion, and modulated cognition are only the beginning. Read the rest


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Louise Hsu
Corporate Affairs
A young techie discovers the ethical perils of promotion to midlevel management in this 2007 indie comedy from director Dan Cohen. After spending time in the trenches as his company's technical whiz, Ted (Breckin Meyer) gets kicked upstairs to a position that includes all the perks: prestige, more money and … expensive call girls. Will family man Ted lose his moral compass, or will his success cost him everything he values in life?


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Phyllis Mulford
Madeline Delaney 2~6~01-10~20~03
These pages are in memory of two of my children that had to leave this earth when they were very young. I have only one picture of my son, Jeremiah, as my husband kept the scrapbook I made that contained the only other pictures I had. I have since added to my family. Rowan, born in October, 2007. He is a smart little man with the longest eyelashes I've ever seen. And Elliott (Ellie), born in June, 2009. She is the happiest little girl. Rowan takes good care of her. I am beyond blessed to have the opportunity to be called "Mommy" again. Thank you to the very special person who donated out of the goodness of her heart and made these pages possible, so that I might share my story. Please stop by and sign the guestbook as often as you like.
My story is odd in that it did not happen directly to me, though I am the only one who can tell it. It began when I was a girl of 18, completing my first semester of my final year in high school. An awkward time for many seniors, trying to find their place and trying to please the parental figures with the future prospect of college, I was stuck right there with the best of them. My way of "dealing" came down to food and control. It wasn't, as many assume, about being fat. It was about controlling one aspect of my young life that no one else could. It was about pleasing with appearances and it was about secrecy. I became involved with my church, relying on the one thing I knew I could, when no one else could understand. It was a night of youth and messages, gathering together around our one common ground. It was that night that my life changed forever. As the excitement of the young people arose, and the music filled our hearts, we began wandering the sanctuary. It was during an upbeat piece that I first clamped eyes on him. When our eyes first met, I knew he was The One I would marry. I filled the hunger in my stomach with him, my days and nights and entire physical being revolving around only him. He was 26 when I met him, and perfect. He said he supported my idea of one day becoming a minister. He said I was beautiful. He said it was okay to eat. He said he had never loved another the way he loved me. He respected my wish to wait until I was married to have a physical relationship with him.
Madeline and Mommy
Six months later, I was pregnant. I had quit my job and moved in with him several months before. Looking back, I cannot honestly say that he forced me to do those things. It was a passive aggressive approach, in which he would take his anger out on me, first with the guilt trips, later the cold shoulder, until the abuse became verbal, mental, emotional, sexual and physical. He had taken away my family and friends by telling me I was too good for them, and if I loved him, I would make him happy. I was to start at the local University in the fall, studying religion and art, my biggest passions. By this time, I had gathered enough money for our apartment. He had given me a car for my high school graduation a few months prior, but I was not allowed to drive it. I was to be dropped off and picked up in the same places, daily, much like a child leaving for her first days in elementary school. He no longer held a job for longer than a few months at a time, and so he began sitting in on my classes. When he could hold a job, he would work nights, and have me sleep in the backseat of his car. Sometimes he would sneak me in and have me sleep on the love seat in the hotel lobby, where he briefly worked. Who knew the apartment I had worked hard for would soon become my prison cell? By November of that year, I was no longer attending classes regularly, and by December, not at all. I was put on bed rest, due to Pre-eclampsia (a pregnancy related condition). Basically, it was my job to stay hidden and produce his offspring. You might have asked yourself by now, Why didn't you just leave? It was easier said than done. I've thought that maybe I didn't want my mother to think she'd been right about him all along. I think what I was most scared of was what he might do to me and my family if I were to leave. He carried a gun with him everywhere he went, and, though he had never pointed it at me out of anger, oftentimes he would make a show of taking it from its hiding place in the waistband of his pants, and placing it on the table. He was just letting me know that ultimately, he was the one who would decide my fate. I kept telling myself that things would get better when the baby was born. His heart would surely soften. Right? Jeremiah was born on March 7th, 1999. He seemed to me, an old soul, very quiet. He would just take everything in, hardly letting the world know of his existence. The next several days were a whirlwind of nurses and doctors and visitors. But something wasn't right. Six days after my son was born, he became ill. There was no explanation; no one seemed to be able to figure out what exactly was wrong with this lethargic little boy. He was a week old when the doctors deemed the real world safe enough for our baby. We had four days with him at home, taking temperatures every four hours, three different ways, trying to feed him, and adjusting to this new life for all three of us. On March 18th, we were to bring our son into the Dr.'s office. He sent us straight to the hospital for x-rays, or something like that that would not have made any difference. For those of you that have dealt with your suffering child, you know how taxing that can be, even on you. The next 12 hours were filled with sticks and needles, bleeding that would not stop, specialists coming in from all over the city, and our families, suddenly congregating around us. Jeremiah was transferred to Riley Children's hospital where we chose to take him off life support, rather than letting them continue to resuscitate him repeatedly. He died that night, March 18th, 1999. The worst day of my life. So far.
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After a month, my body began healing from the ordeal of having a baby, and from the cesarean section. After three months, I knew I should go back to work. In August, we tied the knot, deciding that after having had a child; it was the right thing to do. I stood up there, knowing that it was not going to be forever. Again, I thought things would change. I thought how can it get any worse? It was during this aftermath of our son's death that my husband began to stray. He would come home late, beyond anything reasonable, immediately shower, and steer clear of my physical person every chance he would get. The abuse got worse. He would use me for sex when he couldn't get it anywhere else, and always, always turn me so I was facing away from him. Fifteen months after my son's birth, I was pregnant again. He insisted that I was having an affair, and that this pregnancy was the product of my affair with my father. He said he would know that was true if it were a girl, because he was only capable of producing boys. The bruises came more frequently, and I was getting weak. This time, I was working. I was the breadwinner for our household. I honestly don't know what he did with his days. Occasionally he would bring home a hundred dollars, maybe two. Not very often. So much went wrong when I was pregnant the second time. It started with cramping. My abdomen swelled up so that I looked to be in my seventh month when in fact I was only 14 weeks. I have Crohn's Disease and thought it was just flaring up. I went to the hospital, where they found I had E Coli 0157. He wouldn't come visit me, insisting I wasn't sick and didn't need him. For seven-and-a-half months, I was in and out of hospitals, being treated for active Crohn's Disease, having gallstones, having my gallbladder removed at 30 weeks gestation, having a blood transfusion, and being put on IV nourishment. I went for two weeks once without eating, not by choice. It was so painful; I had already lost about 35 pounds since the pregnancy began. During this time, he would not work, insisting on staying by my side for the most part. Our heat was shut off at home. For the first time in my life, I felt lucky to have physical ailments that required me to stay in the hospital. I tried to leave him during this time, but I was not strong enough. I was scared about my future; scared of what he would do if I left him for good. The bruises got bigger, taking months to fade. I tried to tell his family, and told them to not say anything to him. They listened for about three days. Then he came home and it got worse. He shoved me into doors, he broke all of our phones when I tried to call for help; he was verbally abusive. Again, I thought that things would change when the baby came. I was in the hospital on February 6th due to early contractions and severe pain they later found out was because of a liver abscess. My doctor had taken me off all IV pain medication, and was intent on sending me home. I asked him if he would keep me one more night, to see how I did taking my medication orally (that was usually an obstacle due to all the vomiting). He agreed, and late that evening, while I was hooked up to the monitors that followed my baby's heartbeat, I began having severe pain. I could not sit still, I began vomiting uncontrollably, and my baby's heartbeat had dropped drastically. Several nurses came running in, and in the midst of it all, an emergency cesarean was decided upon, 6 weeks before my due date. Madeline came into the world that night, giving me the second chance I wanted at being a mommy again. She had a little trouble breathing, but was otherwise healthy and ready to go home after 13 days in the NICU. When Maddie was 9 months old, I was strong enough to leave for good. Nothing had changed. Marriage counseling did not help. It took so much work getting him to even agree to go with me. I needed someone to see him for who he really was. I needed help! On November 16th, 2001, I took Madeline and left. I told him I wasn't trying to keep his daughter from him, but that I needed to find myself again. Only after that, I told him, would I be able to entertain the idea of coming home. I never intended to go back to him. I told my family to make sure I didn't. They were, are, my backbone. On December 19th, 2001, I was again hospitalized with Crohn's Disease pain. He brought Madeline to see me. They arrived to find my dad visiting me. I assume, in his mind, he thought my father and I were involved in some kind of twisted affair, which we were not. He took my daughter and ran. I was so afraid I would never see her again. I decided to file for divorce. In response, he counter-sued, and gained emergency temporary custody. He made several false allegations against me, including suicidal behavior and violent physical abuse toward my daughter. Everyone who knows me knows that I have never loved anything or anyone more than my own children. Everyone who knows me knows I am not capable of that kind of behavior. We battled the custody issue for a long time. I think that the attorneys involved and the guardian ad lidem were beginning to see through his façade. He quieted down for a few months. Then, September 17th, 2003, he, his girlfriend and my daughter were involved in a car accident involving a hit and run and a drunk driver. His girlfriend was killed, he was seriously injured, and my daughter had a broken leg and required a few stitches. I brought her home with me until he was well enough to keep her again overnight. We seemed to communicate better during this time. I kept my wall up, being on guard for his ridiculous games. For about three weeks, he stayed with his parents, in their home. Madeline was the one who would be most influenced by this drastic change in her life. I mean, how do you really explain something like that to a two-and-a-half year old? What happened next will forever remain etched in my mind. It is something I relive, and will continue to relive all the days of my life. I awoke October 20th, 2003 to a beautiful cloudless day. I did not have Madeline that day, but was feeling under the weather, so I stayed in bed most of the day, trying to rest. My sister called me in the early evening to tell me of a story she had seen on the news. She said a man on the south side of town had murdered his two daughters, one six months, the other, 2 years, before taking his own life. I just knew it wasn't Madeline. I mean, that was impossible. I had just seen my little girl a few days ago and she was fine. She said to call his mother and make sure. When I tracked her down, I learned she was at the Coroners office. Not again! Not again, I thought. I dialed my sister's number and ran to my living room where I saw my dad. "He killed my baby! He killed my baby!" I screamed into the phone and to my dad. I don't remember much after that. I was a 23 year old widow, mommy of two with no living children. The past six years or so had been erased from my life. My birthday was five days after she died, but I don't remember it. For months, my memory was cloudy. I began to put bits and pieces together, learning that he had shot my little girl in the head, learning of the paranoia going on inside his mind. It's those final thoughts that he had that I will never know. Maybe I don't want to. One thing that has been with me this whole time is my faith. Some days, that's all I have. I speak of my children often, because they are an intrical part of my life. I did not know I believed in Evil before I met him. Now, I just want to rid women's lives of the narcissistic sociopaths preying on girls, just like me. It's what I imagine the beginning stages of Alzheimer's Disease are like, the way one goes through life after having experienced such tragedies, wandering around your mind, trying to hold on to that memory you know is there, yet never being able to fully grasp it. I'm just waiting to hold on.
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Today, 6-25-99, started out with more rain. But, we sat it out, and in the meantime had a discussion about pottery.
At the Warren Wilson site, there are three major types of pottery, each from a different time period.
These are Swannanoa, from about 1000 BC to the time of Christ, Connestee, from AD 200 to AD 900, and Pisgah, from AD 1000 to AD 1500.
All three have different characteristics that help us identify them. Finding one of these potsherds in situ tells us the approximate time period of the layer of soil that we are working in.
The rain stopped after about an hour and so we decided to get to work.
But first we had to bail all of the water out of our units. This took about half an hour or so. Then we had a group working on taking off the plowzone in square 20R200. Others worked in 10R200 and 10R190 uncovering the subsoil and midden. Amy had a great find with a pot handle.
Also, David found a big potsherd that is in situ in the midden. Despite a couple days when we thought we were going to be rained out, we had a great third week and got a whole lot done. Here is the crew from this past week.
From left to right we are: Phillip Queen, Denene Fleming, Andrew McColgan (squatting), Director David Moore, Amy Fuller, Cody Rhew, Assistant Director Linda Hall, Angela Rhew, Beverly Reitzel, and Adam Gentry. Not Pictured: Dale Rhew, Christopher Bridgman, and Joan Moser.


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Yvonne Pepin- Wakefield is an artist, art educator and author of Suitcase Filled with Nails: Lessons Learned from Teaching Art in Kuwait. The book chronicles the years 2004-2010, when she taught art to university aged Muslim women at a newly opened women's college in Kuwait.
Her slide presentation, Abaya and Beyond, illustrates daily life in an out of the studio and the challenges of making and teaching art in this small Muslim country. From January 11, through March 8, 2013 Larson Gallery in Ellensburg features Yvonne's solo exhibition of the paintings she created during her time in Kuwait.
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When asked the same question with the ballroom still giggling from Chamblin's answer, Austin shook his head and laughed, "I got nothing after that answer. I got nothing."
CURFEW CLUB: Chamblin has checked his entire team into a hotel and installed a 10 p.m. curfew in an attempt to remove the distraction of playing the Grey Cup at home in front of arguably the nation's most rabid fanbase.
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When naïve small-town boy Dillon meets the sophisticated urban Jack in a gay bar, it's love at first sight, and not just for a one-night stand either! While these star-crossed lovers manage to bring their initially dubious if not downright disowning families together in celebration of their marriage, their unblemished love certainly hasn't changed the world—quite on the contrary. When Jack becomes the victim of a gay-bashing, Dillon sets out on an indiscriminate rampage of revenge. Unfortunately, the straight men he takes on are neither particularly homophobic, nor are they exactly itching for a fight, and the scene quickly turns ugly, teetering on the verge of a slaughter of the innocent until the police intervene. Realizing too late that two wrongs don't make a right, the lovers, wrapped in each other's arms, die in a hail of bullets.
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While the goal of BASH'd is first and foremost to tell an engaging gay love story, it also flips the music industry's gangsta stereotype of rap music on its head and returns it to its political roots—in this case to explore the dangers of the kind of attitudes that continue to condone and even encourage sexual discrimination of all kinds in our society.
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"BASH'd is furious, fast-moving, hip-hop entertainment! As one of the lyrics proclaims, "it's Romeo meets Romeo," complete with an ample supply of scatological language, swaggering attitude and a keen, often hilarious sense of observation about gay life." — Associated Press
"BASH'd is brilliant … this is a show you don't dare miss." — Toronto Star
"Audiences should be impressed by the passion of its convictions. The production … shows its rage, its grief, and its driven, heartfelt determination." — New York Times
"Besides being hugely imaginative, energized, and brash, BASH'd is also very, very funny." — Calgary Herald
"The idiosyncrasies of gay life are displayed vividly (and sometimes in raunchy detail) as Craddock and Cuckow snap from character to character, creating a world full of aggressive drag queens, disdainful lesbians, macho conservative dads, wayward straight boys and one pitch-perfect, loving-but-cringing mother." — New York Daily News
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theater (2007)
Musical Award of the New York Fringe Festival (2007).
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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF); and the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council for our publishing activities.


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OCEAN CITY — Sue Ayres and her brother-in-law John Mahan had a bet going: Whoever finished The Fast and Furriest 5K Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning first would make breakfast the next morning.
Ayres, of Glenmoore, Pa., wearing a rainbow-colored feather hat, said she was the faster runner. Mahan, of Chester Springs, Pa., said he dreaded the thought of having to cook breakfast for Ayres' two children and husband.
Regardless of who won, both said the time they spent exercising before the day's Thanksgiving meal would help prevent any guilt later.
"It's a way to spend time with your family and you can eat as much as you want later," Ayres said.
Spending Thanksgiving morning running a few miles has become an increasingly popular part of turkey day. The Ocean City Thanksgiving Day race, which has gone through several incarnations, began six years ago with about 100 runners, organizer Louise Nunan said last week.
With nearly 600 participants running the 5K race as well as a kids mile race, organizers said this year's run was the largest in its history.
Nunan said she now sees families that have made the event part of their holiday tradition, coming year after year. She even made the start time a little earlier to ensure runners could attend the race without being late without being late to some of the area's high school football games.
"It's neat to see the same people over and over again," she said last week.
The event was a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Ocean City and some participants brought pet supplies for the shelter Thursday. This year, Nunan said, more people registered early, though she wasn't sure if that was because runners wanted to ensure they received a T-shirt. Then on race day, so many people were in line to pick up their numbers or register for the run that the start was delayed by nearly 20 minutes.
Cape May Court House resident Cesar Santiago said Thursday's 5K race on the Ocean City Boardwalk was the second time he's run on Thanksgiving and said he now considers the event a tradition. The run, Santiago said, is a good way "to burn off the fat before the meal."
Santiago's friend and co-worker, Chad Bailey, of Hammonton, joined him Thursday morning. Both of them wore cardboard pilgrim hats to add a festive touch. "I don't expect to be moving that fast," Santiago said, when asked if he was concerned the hat might blow off during the run.
Running a "fun" race on Thanksgiving morning gave Upper Township resident Carrie Merritt a chance to relax and enjoy the day rather than focus on winning. Merritt, who competes at a high level in triathlons, was at the race with her immediate and extended family, all of whom were running as well. "It's fun to be running without feeling like it's a race, and it's nice to be with our families doing it," Merritt said.
Her nephew, Merritt Connolly, 11, piped in: "And then we get to eat as much as we want!"
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Ramsay, IOOF and Cover-More lift but QBE drags
Mr Kelaher told The Australian Financial Review IOOF was conservatively geared and there were still opportunities for consolidation in the local financial services sector.
"The M&A environment has never been more attractive," he said after investors sent the company's shares almost 5 per cent lower on Tuesday as they digested IOOF's interim results.
The wealth management group posted a 14 per cent rise in underlying net profit to $58 million for the half year ended December 31. The company reported a statutory net profit of $48.2 million, up 45 per cent on the prior corresponding period. The underlying profit figure is before amortisation.
IOOF will pay a 22.5¢ a share interim dividend to investors, up from 19.5¢ in 2013. While the company was upbeat on the result, including net fund flows and earnings prospects, the accounts failed to meet the expectations of analysts and investors.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs noted the net profit number pre-amortisation came in 5 per cent below their estimate.
"This looks to be largely due to operating costs [circa 3 per cent higher than our estimate] and a higher-than-expected tax rate," the analysts said. "The shortfall appears to have emerged in the platforms business, along with corporate adjustments. The other businesses all came in broadly in line."
IOOF, one of the three parties involved in a bidding war for Trust Co last year, saw its funds under management jump $3.8 billion to $124 billion during the six-month time frame.
IOOF missed out on buying Trust Co but emerged with a 12 per cent stake in rival Equity Trustees.
Mr Kelaher on Tuesday noted the rally in Equity Trustees's stock since IOOF emerged with the stake, although he also highlighted the company's strategic holdings in several financial firms.
"If you [companies in which IOOF holds a stake] make money for our shareholders you get left alone."
Mr Kelaher also threw his support behind the government's attempts to water down financial advice regulations on the grounds that so-called Future of Financial Advice reforms would fail to enhance consumer protection.
The IOOF chief said the reform package, in its original state, would result in "added costs and inefficiencies" and would fail to prevent the collapses of financial firms such as Storm and Trio Capital.
Furthermore, financial advisers already had a duty of care to their clients, he added.
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I wanted to get all the chapters of the manga of naruto on my laptop so I can watch it over again some time.
But what I noticed was on narutobase it starts at chapter 413..
I want it from the very first one if this is possibile..
Can someone please help me with this?
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If you loved the Broadway production of The Producers, there's nothing not to love in the debut tour version. Sets are virtually identical, down to the little "extras" that could have been left behind when trudging across the country. The dialogue and songs are nearly line by line unaltered, and the production numbers are just as splendid as in the original. The excellent cast completes the picture. This is a tour unlike most tours in that it is essentially the Broadway version, unmodified, with a new cast in a different theatre.
Mel Brooks has adapted his 1968 film of the same name, with the help of co-librettist Thomas Meehan and choreographer Susan Stroman. Failed Broadway producer Max Bialystock and accountant Leo Bloom attempt to strike it rich by running off to Rio with investors' money after over-funding a surefire flop. Nothing, of course, is surefire in a Brooks comedy, except for an avalanche of jokes (good, bad, and in between) and irreverent humor knowing no bounds. In the musical version, Brooks has changed a few characters and plot points and, of course, added many songs ("Springtime for Hitler" and "Prisoner of Love" were already in the film) with many reprises, but the core is essentially there. Along with a mix of colorful and offbeat supporting characters, Max and Leo try their best to make something good out of something bad.
Heading the tour cast as the scheming Max Bialystock is Broadway veteran Lewis J. Stadlen (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Minnie's Boys). Stadlen's trademark growly voice works very well for Max. Stadlen's Max is a bit more sympathetic and frazzled than Nathan Lane's, but Stadlen is excellent and seems to be in great shape as he handles the many demands of the role. Max's sidekick in theatrical crime, Leo Bloom, is played by Don Stephenson (By Jeeves). Leo Bloom is a very self-conscious nebbish. At first, it seems Stephenson would have trouble playing meek and mild since he is quite tall and really towers over Stadlen. But, through clever body language and posture, a whiny voice (not unlike that used by Matthew Broderick on Broadway), and perpetually rumpled hair, he nails this role. A bonus here is that Stephenson is a stunning singer. He does a wonderful job.
On press night, Lee Roy Reams was out, and understudy Kevin Ligon (Kiss Me Kate, Forbidden Broadway, Pirelli in Kennedy Center Sweeney Todd) took over as Roger De Bris. If it weren't for the slip of paper in the program you would not have guessed Ligon hadn't been playing the role for weeks; he does a terrific job. De Bris' partner, Carmen Ghia, is played by Jeff Hyslop. The role of Carmen Ghia is a real crowd pleaser. Pure drama queen, with hilarious signature gestures and expressions, Carmen is over the top, but endearingly so. Hyslop goes full tilt into this role and seems to have as much fun playing the part as the audience has when watching him. Ligon and Hyslop work very well together - a lovely couple.
The crazed German who wrote the sure-to-fail play within this show, Springtime for Hitler, is Franz Liebkind. Fred Applegate (Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast in L.A.) is great as Franz, and he gets a huge crowd reaction for his song, "Haben Sie Gehoert Das Deutsche Band?" Applegate has the right mix of humor and mania.
Angie Schworer (The Producers on Broadway) plays Ulla, the Swedish blonde bombshell with a heart of gold. Schworer does a wonderful job with her big number, "When You Got It, Flaunt It," and, though her accent comes and goes, is a gorgeous and pleasing Ulla.
The talented ensemble is busy, with each member playing multiple parts including old ladies with and without walkers, marching Nazis, and theatregoers.
The tour cast has been rehearsing for several months, and had an unusual week of "previews" before opening night, but even so, this show is so fast-paced and packed with challenges it wouldn't be surprising to see a slip, a flub, or something askew. But it runs like a well-oiled machine and offers a full evening's entertainment. Though more than a few of the jokes are a little groan-inducing, even a second visit to The Producers finds plenty to laugh about and enjoy. This is an extremely well constructed joy ride of a musical - illustrating the fact that a show can have a clever, well thought out plot and unique characters, and still be a lot of fun.
The Producers runs at the Benedum Center through October 29. For performance and ticket information, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.pgharts.org. There are tickets available.
PNC Broadway Pittsburgh presents The Producers. Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan. Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks. Scenery Design by Robin Wagner. Costume Design by William Ivey Long. Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski. Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy. Orchestrations by Doug Besterman. Conductor/Musical Director Don York. Starring Lewis J. Stadlen, Don Stephenson, Fred Applegate, Jeff Hyslop, Lee Roy Reams, Angie Schworer, Pam Bradley, Daniel Herron, Nancy Johnston, Michael Kostroff, Kevin Ligon, Jessica Sheridan.


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Knowledge can be divided in both tacit knowledge, which involves senses, skills and intuition, and explicit knowledge, which is formulated and/or captured.
The knowledge creation process involves 5 steps:
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Knowledge Creation - Anti-Knowledge View Edit
Terms like genius, creativity, innovation, creative problem solving, and knowledge creation have been historically studied and represented as loosely related topics. When appropriately understood, all of these terms can be encapsulated into a single cycle of knowledge and anti-knowledge as follows:
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In the anti-knowledge view of knowledge creation, all knowledge is structure and anything that is known can be expressed. According to this view, tacit knowledge is not knowledge at all, but collective questions that need to be assimilated into knowledge in order to be expressed. Explicit knowledge then, is knowledge storage which is a distinct knowledge interaction.
In this view four primary pillars contribute to intellectual advance in any society. These are:
- Knowledge structure – Knowledge itself. Knowledge is the structure of symbols and/or semantics chosen by a society.
- Knowledge interactions – The collective set of knowledge working tools/roles like knowledge creation or learning.
- Language – The chosen mechanism for knowledge structure transport.
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- The Knowledge-Creating Company: How Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation. Ikujiro Nonaka, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Hiro Takeuchi. Oxford University Press; ISBN 0195092694; (May 1995)
- Enabling Knowledge Creation: How to Unlock the Mystery of Tacit Knowledge and Release the Power of Innovation. Georg Von Krogh, Kazuo Ichijo, Ikujiro Nonaka. Oxford University Press; ISBN 0195126165; (May 2000)
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MIAMI (Billboard) - The limited playlist slots available to Latin acts on the radio may soon expand thanks to a unique programing strategy launched by the radio network Spanish Broadcasting System.
Beginning as early as this month, artists who want to get airplay on SBS stations can circumvent the network's programing department by purchasing infomercials that feature one of their tracks played in full. The "Monthly Rotating Infomercials" will be sold in packages with costs varying based on the number of spins per month.
"The idea responds to a marketplace need," says SBS Entertainment senior vice president Lucas Pina. "The company wanted to open a space for new artists."
The novel programing idea -- which may be unique for radio overall -- works like this: Developing and established artists alike can buy packages of infomercials that will air on SBS stations between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Monday through Friday and 11 p.m. and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. The infomercials consist of an entire song preceded by an introduction that announces the artist, the title and the presenting sponsor.
That sponsor can be the performer himself, the label or a third party or brand; however, the sponsor must be named in order for the infomercial to run. Infomercials air at a network level based on genre; a tropical track, for example, will run on all of SBS' tropical stations nationwide. There isn't any other programing -- or ads -- during the infomercial slots. "It will be like an iPod playing continuous music," Pina says.
While the idea of radio infomercials promoting singles or albums isn't new, the departure here is that unlike a 30-second commercial, the track plays in full. The drawback, of course, is that the infomercials' airtimes are those with the lowest audience -- and it's not clear if these plays will count toward chart positions.
Still, Pina says, because SBS has stations in major markets like New York, Los Angeles, Puerto Rico and Miami, the program provides a window of opportunity that might otherwise never open for new artists.
"SBS has stations in major markets where the population is active at night," he says, noting that many Latin listeners work at night. In these big markets, the night programing not only exposes the music to a new audience, but it also functions almost as a real-time research system that enables programmers to evaluate whether a track has traction before adding it to the regular rotation.
While labels and artists are taking a wait-and-see attitude on the infomercials' effect on exposure and sales, slots for November are nearly full, says SBS director of new business development Manny Mora, who will run the program. Approximately one-third of the slots have been purchased by indies and two-thirds by major labels.
"If we were in small markets, the reaction would be different," Mora says. "Here, acts who could never dream of playing in a major market have an opportunity for success."
Although the infomercials are for sale, SBS can decline tracks that don't fulfill production quality or standards. "This is uncharted territory for us," Mora says. "We hope to create a new business model that will help new artists and reinforce established ones."
Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters


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History of HB660 by NH Right to Know GMO
On January 3, 2013 HB660 "Requiring the Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods & Agricultural Commodities," was introduced to the New Hampshire State legislature and assigned to the House Environment & Agricultural Commodities Committee. HB 660 is sponsored by Representatives Maureen Mann, Linda Massimilla, Robert Perry, Suzanne Smith, and Ian Raymond.
The bill establishes that any human food offered for retail sale in this state shall be deemed misbranded if not properly labeled as a genetically engineered food. The bill would require labels to be placed on any food items produced entirely or partly through genetic engineering. We are waiting for an amendment, which we expect will make NH's bill to be similar to the one that recently passed in Connecticut and Maine, and has passed Vermont's House. (Their Senate will vote in January.)
After a nearly five-hour hearing convened by the House Environment and Agriculture Committee on February 28, 2013, the bill is being retained in Committee. A subcommittee of the Environment and Agriculture Committee was formed to study this bill. The Subcommittee includes: Rep. Peter Bixby, Chair; Rep. Tara Sad (Environment & Agriculture Chair); Rep. Bob Haeffner, Rep. Jane Johnson, Rep. Wayne Moynihan, Rep. Alan Turcotte, Rep. Linda Lauer, Rep. Scott Burns, and Rep. Lisa Whittemore. Contact information for these representatives can be found at: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H06
The Subcommittee began their work on August 13, with testimony by Rep. Lance Harvell, (R-Farmington, Maine). Rep. Harvell, a conservative Republican, was the primary sponsor of Maine's bill requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods and food ingredients, which was passed in June by Maine's House and Senators. At this work session, Subcommittee members also discussed possible amendments to the bill.
On September 3, the guest speaker was Dr. Michael Hansen of Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports. Dr. Hansen testified before a standing-room only crowd. Dr. Hansen's testimony can be found at:
On September 10, we heard from NH native, Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stoneyfield Farm and Just Label It!, and Rabbi Eric Cohen. Gary Hirshberg's testimony can be found at:
We continued on September 17 with four farmers, two of whom use genetically engineered seeds.
September 24 brought Greg Costa (Grocery Manufacturer's Association), Val Giddings (Sr. Fellow, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation), John Dumais (President, NH Grocers Association), Attorney George Moore, and Roger Noonan, President, New England Farmers Union.
On October 1, we heard testimony from Bill Couzens of Less Cancer.
http://www.lesscancer.org/new-hampshire-hearing-labeling-and-gmo/. Mr. Couzens was followed by Vermont Rep. Carolyn Partridge, who is the chair of the Vt. House Agriculture Committee. We also heard from Laura Murphy, Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Vermont Law School. Her testimony can be found here:
http://nhrighttoknowgmo.org/Testimony/1001-Murphy.pdf. The final speaker was Attorney Chris Nicolopoulos of Preti Flaherty, who wrote much of the amended version of the bill.
On October 8, the Subcommittee members reviewed the pivotal issues, which they had established early in the proceedings: Religious implications; the negative connotation of labeled foods (skull and crossbones); constitutionality; uniformity of labels; uniformity of definitions; the financial impact on farmers; concern that distributors would not provide food to NH; should oil and sugar be labeled, since they contain no DNA; should restaurants be included; risks in crops and the level of risks and how would labeling enable us to manage the risks; trigger clause; cost to department responsible for overseeing the bill; would it be better to label products that are GMO-free, rather than those that contain GMOs; what would the cost be to consumers; and, right to know. They felt that each item on that list had been addressed. They also reviewed additional articles and documents that they wanted to be added to the record. Letters from NH's four Congresswomen in Washington DC were read into the record. Excerpts of those documents can be read at http://nhrighttoknowgmo.org/Of_Interest/Entries/2013/10/30_State_vs_Federal.html
On October 15, we heard testimony from nationally recognized Attorney Steven Druker, Executive Director of the Alliance for Bio-Integrity, who testified by conference call. Attorney Druker provided the subcommittee with a document containing the points he made, although he does not wish this to be considered as a transcript. During the question period, Attorney Druker also talked extensively about the lawsuit that the Alliance for BIo-Integrity filed in 1998, to reform the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy on genetically engineered (GE) foods. Attorney's points can be found at: http://nhrighttoknowgmo.org/Testimony/SDruker.pdf. The lawsuit summary can be found at: http://nhrighttoknowgmo.org/Testimony/DrukerLawsuit.pdf. We also heard from Chris Miller, the Social Mission Activism Manager from Ben and Jerry's. His testimony is here: http://nhrighttoknowgmo.org/Testimony/CMiller.BenJerry.pdf
On October 22, Representative Maureen Mann made a final plea to the Subcommittee in favor of the proposed amended bill, by presenting a summary of the testimony that was heard over the previous nine weeks, and introduced a few new thoughts, such as the recent statement by many scientists that "the claimed consensus on GMO safety does not exist." She conversed with the subcommittee, rather than read a testimony, but the notes she used can be found at: http://nhrighttoknowgmo.org/Testimony/MaureenMann.pdf. We also heard from a representative from Health & Human Services, who spoke about the impact of the bill on her department; she admitted that there really isn't any way of know what the impact will be. Discussion was also made about how the amended bill could be reworded to make the burden easier on Health & Human Services, including clarifying the method of enforcement.
On October 29, the subcommittee finalized their decision, and voted 4:3 to recommend that HB660 "ought to pass as amended" (OTPA). The following NH Reps voted in favor of the bill: Subcommittee Chair Peter Bixby (D- Cheshire 1, Dover); Scott Burns (D-Merrimack 2, Franklin); Allenstown); Wayne Moynihan (D-Committee V-Chair, Coos 2, Dummer) and Lisa Whittermore (D-Rockingham 5, Londonderry). Voting against the bill were Bob Haefner (R-Hillsborough 37, Hudson); Jane Johnson (R-Cheshire 12, Swanzey); and Tara Sad (D-Committee Chair-Cheshire 1, Walpole). Not present were Alan Turcotte (D- Merrimack 22) and Linda Lauer (D-Grafton 15, Bath).
On November 7, the full Environment and Agriculture Committee had an Executive Session for three bills, including HB660. Subcommittee Chairman Bixby made a presentation of the findings and recommendations of the Subcommittee to the full Environment and Agriculture Committee. Following lengthy discussion, the committee voted against the will of 90% of NH citizens. By a narrow margin (12:8), the final determination was to recommend to the House that HB660 is "Inexpedient to Legislate." (The committee recommended that the House "kill the bill.") Details may be found at: http://tinyurl.com/NHRTK-Vote
Regardless of the recommendation of the Environmental and Agricultural Committee, per NH regulations, the bill still had to be voted on by the 395 members of the NH House of Representatives.
HB660 was voted on Wednesday, January 22. By a narrow margin, NH Legislators voted that HB660 was "ITL" - inexpedient to legislate. (The majority voted "AYE" to "kill the bill.") Had only 24 of our Representatives voted differently, the bill would have progressed to the next step, which would have allowed introduction of the proposed amendment. Unfortunately, due to parliamentary procedures, discussion as to how that amendment would address many of the objections we heard was not allowed.
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Trigger Clauses
Like many other bills, including those in Connecticut and Maine, HB660's proposed amendment has a "trigger clause." A trigger clause is a condition that must be met once a law has been passed for the law to go into effect.
Connecticut, the first state to pass a labeling law, requires four other states to have a similar law. One of those states must be a bordering state (MA, RI or NY). In addition, they require an aggregate population of 20 million (per 2010 census) to be covered by a similar labeling law. The Northeast is defined as Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Maine, the second state to pass a labeling law, requires at least five contiguous states, including Maine, to have a similar law. New Hampshire must pass our labeling law for Maine's bill to be enacted, as we are their only bordering state. Their Act takes effect 30 days after certifying that the contiguous states requirement has been met.
The amendment to New Hampshire's HB660 requires that four other states in the Northeast adopt legislation requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods. (CT and Maine will count as two of these.) Once this condition has been met, the act will still allow 18 months before taking effect. It is expected that much of the Northeast will enact similar laws simultaneously.
Why HB660 didn't pass
The recommendation from the policy committee that the bill not be passed made our job more difficult. There is much information out there that is incorrect. We need to present facts, not emotions. Here are some of the objections we heard from NH Reps on the committee: http://tinyurl.com/NHRTK-Objections
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We came across Mingo Falls by accident while riding around on some of the back roads near Cherokee, North Carolina. We're told it's the highest single drop waterfall in the state. It was a fair hike up to the base of the falls, but very worth the wobble to the top.
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