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LAKE PARK, Iowa -- Southwest Star Concept had 10 girls score a point Monday night, including four in double digits, as the Quasars built a 41-11 halftime lead and earned a 72-29 non-conference basketball victory over the Harris-Lake Park Wolves in their season-opener.
Brooke DeWall topped SSC with 19 points, seven rebounds, five steals and a shot block, while Michelle Olsem (12), Breanna Rients (10) and Katey Granstra (10) also scored in double figures.
SSC jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the game's first four minutes. DeWall scored six of those points, while Rients (three steals, three assists) hit a three-pointer from the right corner, and Adri Rasche scored in the paint.
Leah Elsbecker (team-high seven points) scored a bucket for the Wolves to make it 11-4, but SSC stretched its lead to 23-6 by the end of the initial period.
Syd Place (nine assists, four steals, six points) scored a pair of baskets on give-and-go plays from DeWall, who, along with Olsem and Sarah Frodermann (four points, two steals), scored on an offensive-rebound chance to spark the Quasars during that quarter-ending 12-2 run.
SSC, which had 16 team steals and forced the Wolves into several turnovers, continued to extend its bulge in the second quarter, as Place and Rients were the catalysts in helping the Quasars outscore H-LP by 13 points in the frame.
Some second-quarter highlight plays for the Quasars were an over-the-top pass from Place to Olsem for a hoop, a Rients steal and lay-up, and a drive-and-dish from Place to Granstra (six rebounds, two shot blocks) for a basket.
Leading 41-11 at intermission, SSC scored the first 16 points of the third quarter. Rasche scored twice inside to the start the surge before DeWall scored three straight baskets.
H-LP's Jena Peters and Bryanna Gath each scored a bucket in the last two minutes of the period, setting the Wolves up for a strong final quarter.
The Wolves won the fourth quarter by a score of 14-11, as Elsbecker hit a couple of mid-range jumpers and found Laura Rowe for a lay-up with a nice pass on the break.
Peters scored on a put-back basket for the Wolves, Sara Hibma connected on two free throws and a lay-up, and Laura Rolfes made two free throws to fuel H-LP.
SSC's Michaela Rasche had a trio of assists late in the game, while Jenna Leopold scored on a quick baseline drive. The Quasars' largest lead of the night was 63-15 early in the fourth quarter.
Both teams play again tonight, with SSC (1-0) traveling to Luverne, and H-LP (0-2) visiting Round Lake-Brewster.
SSC (3PT-2PT-FT-TP): Voehl 0-1-0-2, Rients 1-3-1-10, Frodermann 0-2-0-4, Leopold 0-1-0-2, DeWall 0-8-3-19, Post 0-0-1-1, Place 0-3-0-6, Rasche 0-3-0-6, Olsem 0-6-0-12, Granstra 0-5-0-10. Totals: 1-32-5-72.
H-LP (3PT-2PT-FT-TP): Joens 0-1-2-4, Rowe 0-1-0-2, Rolfes 0-1-2-4, Elsbecker 0-3-1-7, Hibma 0-1-2-4, Gath 0-2-0-4, Peters 0-2-0-4. Totals: 0-11-7-29.
Central Lyon 72, H-BC 34
HILLS -- Behind a 45-point second half, Central Lyon defeated Hills-Beaver Creek, 72-34 Monday night.
Central Lyon (2-0) was led by Brittany Klinkenborg with 20 points, while Mary Schlueshner had 10 points. Sabrina Sieperda had eight steals for the Lions.
Brooke Tilstra had eight points for the Patriots (0-1).
H-BC will travel to Pipestone tonight.
Hills-Beaver Creek 17 17 -- 34
Central Lyon 27 45 -- 72


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It's that time of the year again and the Grape Festival is upon us. We're all excited to ride the rides, eat delicious fair food, stroll the exhibits and see what deal we can swoop up at the various booths.
However, the most exciting part of the festival is the entertainment. This year there will be numerous shows each day of the festival.
Susan Rosen, Mistress Mesmerism, will be performing once again. Rosen is a certified hypnotherapist. Rosen not only hypnotizes people on stage, but members of the audience as well, as she believes this allows them to become more involved in her act. The show typically lasts an hour and ends in a roaring applause. It is not to be missed!
Greg Frisbee, magician and juggler will be performing at the festival doing three 30-minute shows each day. Frisbee has 15 to 16 years of performing experience and has been performing at the Grape festival for more than five years. Frisbee's act is a comedy, juggling and variety show.
"I light my hands on fire and juggle knives," said Frisbee in a phone interview. "It's really something."
This year Frisbee is adding a new act to his routine.
"I will be launching a rubber chicken from cannon into a KFC bucket on top of my head," he said.
Frisbee hopes the trick will be well received. For more information on Greg Frisbee and his routine visit his website at www.frisbeeshow.com.
The Lodi Community Band will be at the festival grounds Saturday afternoon from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the Foster Lumber Stage. The band which consists of 50 members, ranging from seventh grade students to 94 years old, will be playing approximately 10 to 12 songs and marches, including the National Emblem March. They will also play selections by John Williams who composed songs associated with Star Wars. "Out of this World" and "The Raiders March" will be two of the main songs. The band will also play selections from the Disney movie Aladdin and selections from the Music Man.
Steve and Mike Trucco, father son accordionists from Stockton will perform at the festival Friday and Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. They have been playing at the festival for about 7 years and have been playing together for over 18 years. The Truccos play mostly Italian waltzes and polkas but also play music from the forties and fifties with Michael adding the vocals. The two typically perform at fairs, weddings and parties as a hobby and have been doing it as long as they can remember.
"I fell in love with the accordion at 10 years old and never looked back," Steve Trucco said.
The Grape festival will have a Kid's fest on Sunday. Disney channel will be on site. Banana Slug String Band will also perform. For more information on shows at the Lodi Grape Festival call 209-369-2771.

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conversation i just had with my mom.
me: do you have a medium long necklace chain I can borrow, the dollar store was out.
mom: I have lots of chains but they're expensive
me:i don't need expensive i just need a chain
mom: well what about this one
me: that's not a chain, i need a chain chain, with proper links
mom: sure it is, what do you call those
me: those are fancy, i just need a chain
mom: how about these
me: those aren't chains either, they spiral. It's okay, i'll go search my drawers again
mom: no wait, how about this, that's a chain.
me: thank you but its too short.
mom: it's not too short.
me: it is, i need it for a costume, it has to land here.
mom:well if you're putting a pendant on it, you want it to sit here
me: no, it's has-
mom: what are you putting on it?
*hands her small zip bag with pendant, then starts to look up picture*
mom: here see, you want it to see here
*she's taken the still very chipable pendant out of the bag and put it on, while my eyes bug out*
me: be careful!
mom: why
me: it's very delicate
mom: you mean it's very cheep
me: no, I mean because I made it.
Now I feel bad because I kind of snapped that last line and I think she felt bad. Parents and cosplay
this is after just getting back from the dry cleaners and them telling me my dress isn't back yet, i had to tell them I
need it
tomorrow. and my hair extensions were lost in the mail... seems like everything's going wrong
(i had food poisoning during my days off and an allergy attack that hasn't cleared up on my face yet - from something in my makeup kit which now may have cross contaminated my expensive brushes FML)
Well I'm going to end up wearing my SoulEater cosplay either fri or sun now as my Emma Swan one has me depressed.
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These Last Days News - May 8, 2012
A Russian Super-EMP Bomb Could Instantly Destroy America...
"We have asked you in the past and your
present time to pray for the conversion of Russia. Too few have come
forward to pray for this conversion; therefore, their errors now have been
spread throughout your world.
"Your country, America the beautiful, is being prepared now for complete capitulation. Now you know, My children, and now you must act upon this knowledge, or you, too, will feel captivity and slavery and the closing of My houses throughout your country. You have blindly walked right into the trap of enslavement set upon you through devious infiltration of your government, your schools, and your medias of communication.
"Awaken now from your slumber and seek your return from your course of destruction by getting down upon your knees and praying in heartfelt, sincere prayer to the Eternal Father, to guide you back from your present road of destruction.
"Your countrymen have sought to silence the voice of My Mother throughout your world. You will not continue to silence the voice-boxes throughout the world, for you are sowing the seeds of your own destruction!" - Jesus, June 5, 1975
EMP and the Shield Act by Jeff Nyquist reported on April 23, 2012:
The best investment is the one that saves your life. House Bill 668 is called the Shield Act. Without passage of the Shield Act millions of Americans will remain at risk in the event of an EMP attack. What is an EMP attack? A nuclear warhead detonated at high altitude produces gamma rays that damage electrical infrastructure on the ground. In July 1962 the United States tested a 1.44 megaton bomb at an altitude of 400 kilometers in the mid-Pacific. More than 800 miles away, in Hawaii, 300 streetlights were knocked out, alarm systems were triggered, and a telephone company microwave unit was damaged. If the test had been closer to Hawaii, the effects could have been devastating.
In 1962 the Soviet Union carried out three nuclear tests, specifically to learn what altitudes produce the most effective EMP. To produce a more powerful EMP effect, a nuclear bomb must be detonated in close proximity to where the planetary electromagnetic field is strong. Typically, that means detonation at an altitude of 30 to 200 kilometers. Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) creates energy that enters electronic devices and power lines on the ground, causing massive power surges. Transformers blow, electronic devices are fried.
The EMP effect has profound military potential. An EMP attack could be used to cripple enemy nuclear weapons, missiles, bombers and even submarines (if they have deployed an antennae buoy). EMP destroys communications equipment, satellites, transformers, computers and the electric grid itself. According to national security analyst Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, in his 1990 book titled Nuclear Wars: Exchanges and Outcomes, "EMP could potentially disable missiles in their silos by damaging their guidance computers and other sensitive electronics, or destroy any launched missiles as they fly through the atmosphere. Grounded or inflight bombers, or bomber weapons in their racks, could be damaged or destroyed by EMP."
American and Soviet planners realized that an EMP effect could be used to win a nuclear war. As described by Dr. Pry above, EMP could be used to disrupt or destroy an enemy's nuclear arsenal. Realizing this potential, the Soviet Union and the United States both developed super-EMP bombs. These weapons produce intense gamma radiation, enhancing the EMP effect so that hardened or protected weapon systems can still be damaged. After successful tests the Russians deployed an unknown number of EMP warheads. On its side, the United States failed to deploy its own version of the super-EMP weapon.
Since proliferation is the word of the day, American experts are now concerned that rogue states have acquired super-EMP technology. In fact, there is evidence that North Korea has developed and deployed its own version of the Russian super-EMP bomb. Russian military officials have privately warned the U.S. government that scientists from the Soviet super-EMP bomb project have been helping the North Koreans. Last Thursday I spoke with Dr. Pry, who said that North Korea may have tested a super-EMP weapon in May 2009. The "signature" of the North Korean test was consistent with a high-gamma output combined with relatively small blast output – of three kilotons.
Pry also described Iranian missile tests which appear to resemble high altitude practice strikes. It is well known that the Iranians and North Koreans have been collaborating. Both regimes consider the United States to be Enemy Number One. The propaganda of both regimes includes the promise that America will be destroyed. How this destruction is accomplished, we are not told. But simple observation of tests and preparations should provide us with a clue.
Even a localized EMP strike could take out the entire U.S. power grid because power stations are all interconnected, and damage would cascade through the system wiping out equipment that could not be replaced for at least 18 months. According to the "Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack," an EMP attack "can damage or disrupt the infrastructure that supplies food to the population of the United States." Supermarkets typically carry enough food to supply the local population for three days. Without electricity, Americans will starve. Less than two percent of Americans work on farms, according to the Commission report. "An attack that neutralized farming technology would depress U.S. food production." The food distribution system is even more vulnerable.
The Commission report concludes: "Absolute deprivation of food, on average, will greatly diminish a person's capacity for physical work within a few days. After 4 to 5 days without food, the average person will suffer from impaired judgment and have difficulty performing simple intellectual tasks. After 2 weeks without food, the average person will be virtually incapacitated. Death typically results after 1 or 2 months without food."
In a continent-wide EMP attack, between one third and four-fifths of the population would die. As of today, the United States government has taken no action to prepare for this kind of attack, or harden vital systems essential for saving millions of lives. In 2010 Congress tried to pass the Grid Act (HR 5026). After being passed by the House, the Grid Act died in a Senate committee. Today we have a chance to pass another bill, called the "Secure High-Voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage Act" (the Shield Act). It acknowledges that American lives will be lost without electricity, so the grid must be protected. The cost of the Shield Act is minimal – pennies per month for the average electric bill. A better investment can hardly be imagined.
Millions of lives could be lost if the Iranians or North Korans launch an EMP attack. It is unthinkable that America has not adopted measures to protect its power grid. But that's how it stands today. Write to your Congressmen and Senators. Support the Shield Act.
This article was written by JR Nyquist [email protected] http://www.jrnyquist.com
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These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995.
"Wars are a punishment for man's sins. Syria holds the key to peace at this time. However, I place in front of you, My children, a graphic picture for you to understand. It will be a parable for some, and some will turn away not willing to hear what Heaven has to say in these desperate times."
Veronica-Our Lady is pointing up with Her finger, like this, to Her right side, and high above Her the sky is opening up-all the clouds are floating away and the sky is opening up, and I see a map of the Mideast. And then Our Lady is pointing up farther and that's another map of China and Russia. Our Lady is turning back now; She was looking upward also.
Our Lady-"My child and My children, there are scoffers who will say there shall not be a Third World War. They do not know and cannot conceive of the plan of the Eternal Father. Be it known now that the Father has great heart for all His children, but when the sin reaches a peak only known to the Father, the amount of sin among mankind, then the Father will take action. He will allow you to go upon your reprobate way until there will be few souls to save upon earth, for the others will have died in battle and also at the hands of a corrupt generation of the young." - Our Lady, May 28, 1983
Veronica-I'm looking up, and the sky's becoming very lighted. And I am seeing thousands and thousands of people marching. But they look like Chinese, or Mongolian. No, they're-I believe they're Chinese; they're Asiatic. They're marching across the land, and they're boarding some kind of transport. They're going onto the water. Oh, it's a great War. Oh! Oh!
Now Michael is coming over to the left side of the flagpole, and he's looking down.
St. Michael-"My child, we have asked you to send the word to mankind that they will read in the Book of life, the Bible, the words given to them that will fulfill the prophecy of the latter days, Apocalypse. You are living the days of the Revelations. Read them and be knowledgeable, and you will not be caught without the light." - St. Michael, June 8, 1974
"My child and My children, I wish that you all keep a constant vigilance of prayer going throughout the world, your country, the United States, and Canada. I warn you again that Russia plans an attack upon the United States.
"You must remember, My children, when you accept the talkings and the words of an atheist: there is no honor in the atheist. There is no truth in the atheist. They will cajole you, and buy you, until you no longer are what is called a 'free nation,' but you will be enslaved-if they do not kill the multitudes before, My child. I say 'if,' because it is their plan to destroy your nation and rebuild it by themselves. The cost of life means nothing to them, as you can recognize in all of the countries around your world that have been invaded by Russia, or Russia is the secret agent giving over the firearms and the destructive missiles to destroy the United States and Canada." - Our Lady, September 14, 1985
"I assure you, My children, there is no freedom in Russia. It is all a delusion.
"They seek the monies of the world from the nations of the world. And why do you not learn a lesson? It happened in the time of Lenin; it happened in the time of Stalin. And there you are all on the same road, ready to give billions of monies that should be given to those of your nation and the free nations of the world.
"Do not be deceived, My children, Russia is not free. It is a cosmetic act to delude you. Lenin and Stalin used the same tactics, My children. Why do you not learn from your errors?" - Our Lady, June 18, 1992
"Day by day man is killing now. Many countries shall be embroiled in wars, until we have the greatest war ever seen, nor shall ever be seen again, the Third World War, which shall engulf the nations. And many nations shall disappear from the force of the armaments being gathered now throughout Russia.
"Yes, My child, no matter how the world reacts to the truth, you will shout it from the rooftops that Russia has not accepted any overtures from Rome. Unless Russia can be dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Jesus and Mary, unless they will recognize the truth, they will continue to go throughout the world sowing seeds of discord, discontentment, and war. You know, My children, that war is a punishment for man's sins, but also, war is an indication of the loss of the knowledge of God." - Our Lady, August 21, 1985
"This will tell you, My child and My children, that the major Chastisement shall be a Third World War, which is in the planning now. Russia has not been converted. And why? Because the Message I gave many years ago to the little children, and to those who had the heart to seek for the truth, I told them that unless they prayed the Rosary and wore their brown Scapulars, death shall be a place among the living: death such as no man could perceive in his human mind, to see the destruction of missiles and other contemptible, technological implements, made strictly from the knowledge of satan.
"In the Church, My child, cry with Me. My tears fall upon you and your children, and all of the children of the world, because of the fact that many shall die in the great flames of the Ball of Redemption; and also, the technological weapons of the enemy, Russia. All of these munitions are being sent throughout the world. They are building up armaments beyond what man could conceive. This you must know because only you, My children, who hear My words and act upon them, shall be saved." - Our Lady, July 1, 1985
"In the past years of your earth's time, I have begged for the conversion of Russia. My words have been taken lightly then, as they are now by many. You must pray for the conversion of Russia, for she will send her errors throughout the world." - Our Lady, July 25, 1975
Veronica-I'm looking up, and the sky's becoming very lighted. And I am seeing thousands and thousands of people marching. But they look like Chinese, or Mongolian. No, they're-I believe they're Chinese; they're Asiatic. They're marching across the land, and they're boarding some kind of transport. They're going onto the water. Oh, it's a great War. Oh! Oh!
Now Michael is coming over to the left side of the flagpole, and he's looking down.
St. Michael-"My child, we have asked you to send the word to mankind that they will read in the Book of life, the Bible, the words given to them that will fulfill the prophecy of the latter days, Apocalypse. You are living the days of the Revelations. Read them and be knowledgeable, and you will not be caught without the light." - St. Michael, June 8, 1974
"When I came to Fatima many years ago, I knew that communism would go throughout the world destroying many nations and attacking My Son's Church. Therefore, I made a promise that if the Pope, the Pope of those days and the Pope today, would unite with all the bishops of the world, all together on one day-not the world-but the bishops and the Pope will unite and pray for the consecration of Russia. I do not mean the world, My children; I mean Russia-Russia, the scourge of mankind. You will pray for Russia. One day must be allotted in which Pope John Paul II and also, all the bishops of the world must unite on one day, I repeat, and pray for Russia; or Russia will continue to be the scourge from God. Russia will continue to go throughout the world annihilating people and places and countries." - Our Lady, October 2, 1987
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D10 - Consecrate Russia PDF
D57 - The Great WW III Chastisement (Part 1) PDF
D58 - The Great WW III Chastisement (Part 2) PDF
D59 - The Great WW III Chastisement (Part 3) PDF
D101 - Russia and China, Part 1 PDF
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D103 - Communism PDF
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Masters of deceit
Communism dead???
Veronica's "landing points" vision: Is this the communist strategy for invading the United States?
Global communism, part 1
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Russia's master plan
External Links…
Surprise Nuclear Attack, Part 1, J.R. Nyquist (WorldNetDaily)
Surprise Nuclear Attack, Part 2, J.R. Nyquist (WorldNetDaily)
A Genuine Threat of War? J.R. Nyquist (WorldNetDaily)
Can Moscow Be Trusted? Russia's Hidden Nuclear Missiles - Part I (WorldNetDaily)
Can Moscow Be Trusted? Inside Russia's Magic Mountain - Part II (WorldNetDaily)
High Anxiety, J.R. Nyquist (WorldNetDaily)
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The Foreign Ministry believes it is legal to return South Sudanese migrants in Israel to their homeland, according to an internal ministry document leaked to Haaretz this week.
An official at the ministry told The Jerusalem Post that the document had been put together recently, but added that it only related to whether or not the migrants could be returned according to international law, not whether or not they should be returned.
The official added that the document was absolutely not a recommendation that they should or should not be returned.
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The Foreign Ministry thinks there is no obligation in international law to grant asylum for socioeconomic reasons, but rather if the financial and social situation in the country is so bad that it causes the asylum-seekers to be risking their lives or can be classified as cruel, inhuman or degrading, Haaretz quoted the document as reading.
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The South Sudanese community of around 1,000 (2,000 according to Interior Ministry figures) was to face forced deportation on April 1, in keeping with a government decision that the Population, Immigration and Border Authority (PIBA) announced on January 31. PIBA had said that following the establishment of South Sudan as an independent country last July, these migrants would no longer be considered refugees come April 1 and should prepare for departure.
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She added that a ministry-organized flight of South Sudanese was heading back on Sunday, consisting of families who she said were not allowed to work in Israel and were returning willfully because they havent been able to pay rent and are the desperate of the desperate.
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Most landed with a thud, but some did well enough to eke out another contract.
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ALBION, Ill. Investigators in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Indiana and elsewhere pored over unsolved murder cases to see if they are linked to an Illinois truck driver suspected of killing at least six women near truck stops over the last year.
Bruce Mendenhall, a 56-year-old truck driver, is charged in only one slaying, but police said he gave them incriminating details of five other killings, and authorities were working to prove his involvement.
Mendenhall was denied bail in Nashville, Tenn., where he was arrested Thursday at the same interstate truck stop where 25-year-old Sara Hulbert was found fatally shot two weeks ago. A court-appointed attorney for Mendenhall, Jason Gichner, declined to comment on the case.
Police were hoping more clues would come from a full search of his truck. An affidavit filed Friday by the arresting detective described finding spots of what appeared to be blood on the door, a garbage bag with a large amount of blood inside and blood on Mendenhall's left thumb.
"At this point in the investigation, we suspect that there was a homicide or homicides after the June 26 discovery of Miss Hulbert," Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said. "We, naturally, are very interested in every inch of that truck's interior."
Police said Mendenhall confessed to killing Hulbert and Symantha Winters, 48, of Nashville, whose body was found June 6 stuffed in a trash can at a truck stop in Lebanon, 26 miles east of Nashville. She had been fatally shot.
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_ Police in Lake Station, Ind., were investigating whether Mendenhall was responsible for the shooting death of 43-year-old Sherry Drinkard, whose body was found at a truck stop on Feb. 22.
_ Indianapolis police on Friday were searching truck stops and surrounding fields south of the city with helicopters and K-9s for a missing body, but have been unable to match Mendenhall's information with any unsolved murders.
_ Police Capt. Clyde Byers in Suwanee, Ga., said Mendenhall was being investigated for the killing of Deborah Ann Glover, 43, of Atlanta, who was found dead Jan. 29 in a motel parking lot in that town.
_ Birmingham, Ala., police Lt. Henry Irby said that department was looking into whether Mendenhall could be connected to the July 1 shooting death of 44-year-old Lucille Carter.
Nashville police said they had been contacted by several more law enforcement agencies nationwide seeking details to determine if Mendenhall could be connected to unsolved crimes in their areas, police spokesman Don Aaron said.
The backgrounds of the women he is suspected of killing were not immediately known, but the two Tennessee victims both had criminal records in Nashville. Hulbert had faced a few minor charges, while Winters had faced at least one charge for prostitution
Illinois State Police were searching Mendenhall's house Friday in Albion, in southeastern Illinois. The small white house surrounded by cornfields had been roped off with police tape since Thursday. "We're looking for any items of evidence of first-degree murder," state police Lt. Tom Oliverio said.
Mendenhall's wife, Linda, was at her sister's house and left the room when a reporter came to the door. "We just want the family to be left alone for now," her sister Judy Kohler said.
Residents in the town were shocked and recalled Mendenhall as a peculiar, but seemingly harmless neighbor.
"Everyone's in disbelief that we had an individual living here like this," Albion Mayor Ryan Hallam said Friday.
The mayor said Mendenhall -- married with two grown children -- was "a little different" from other people in town. He had a loud voice, but generally kept to himself, aside from an unsuccessful campaign against a preacher for the mayor's seat about a decade ago. He had no criminal record there, police said.
"He didn't mix well with the others around him, but we never had any problems with him," Hallam said.
Neighbor Kiley Barnett, a 27-year-old stay-at-home mom, said she always thought the entire family was weird, "especially him." She said they would never wave hello when they drove past her mobile home.
"I've tried waving at him a hundred different times and nobody in the car ever waved back," she said.
"Out here you feel safe, you know all the neighbors," Barnett said. "Living here around everyone you know, to have something like this happen, blows my mind. This thing happens in a city."
Associated Press writers Jim Suhr in St. Louis and Travis Loller in Nashville, Tenn., contributed to this report.
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Ryan Kim '14 wanted to discover what it means to be an American.
So last summer, the California native hit the rails, traveling 15,348 miles during the course of seven weeks. Not surprisingly, this exploration of country also became an exploration of self.
✪ New Orleans, Louisiana
My journey began in the Crescent City, where, two days into my trip, I began to feel as if I were in a foreign country. I was dazzled by the strangeness, the novelty of everything: brightly painted colonial French houses, jazz horns, dancing all night, bikini-clad greeters in the doorways of Bourbon Street cabarets, Mardi Gras beads and Spanish moss hanging from the trees, the steam of hot, powdered French beignets. On this second day, I took an eight-mile trek north of New Orleans into the city of Metairie in the thick midday humidity of the Southern summer. Seeking respite from the oppressive heat, I decided to stop at an unfamiliar supermarket called Dorignac's.
Inside, I wandered around admiring some of the store's unique features, like its aisles, which I learned were spaced 30 percent wider than the industry standard to accommodate elderly regulars. When I'd indulged my supermarket fascination and stopped sweating so profusely, I asked a passing employee for directions before leaving. I must not have enunciated clearly or spoken loudly enough, because he looked at me quizzically without response. But rather than recognize one of these obvious causes for his confused expression, I immediately leaned on my instinctual habit of noticing the exotic, and I asked him if he spoke English. Without waiting for his answer, I walked away quickly, cheeks still flushed, but now from embarrassment, leaving him both confused and affronted.
✪ Yazoo City, Mississippi
In Yazoo City, Southern hospitality was in full effect. I met a local family, the Adamses, and they spent an entire Saturday touring me through their hometown.
We started at 9 am with a family breakfast of bacon, eggs, and buttery biscuits for a grand party of nine. Then we covered what seemed like every inch of town, including the federal prison, a catfish farm, lumberyards, neighborhoods of dingy and destitute government-built housing, and wide boulevards of fancy homes with well-kept lawns and gardens. They showed me devastation wrought by a recent tornado. And we concluded the tour by observing monster-truck mud races.
That night I had dinner with three of my guides, and I felt comfortable enough to bring up the subject of regional accents. "I consider you all to speak with a Southern accent," I said. "What kind of accent would you say I speak with?"
D'Ann, one of my hosts, stunned me: "We speak with su-thern draw-ul, but you, you don't have an accent. You speak like an educay-ted person." D'Ann and her sister-in-law, Libby, are teachers, and the man who sat between them, Paul, is an accomplished businessman.
On the playground growing up, my friends and I used to ignorantly adopt Southern accents to caricaturize simplicity and stupidity. I'd never thought about how that was probably rooted in a stereotypical belief in the cultural superiority of the Northeast and the West.
✪ Cadillac, Michigan
Hermann's European Café and Hotel on the main street in downtown Cadillac is owned and operated by a world-renowned Austrian chef named Hermann Suhs. I'd walked into his establishment and proudly negotiated the nightly room fee down from $80 to $65 by taking Room 5, which had a broken air conditioner. I thought I'd simply open the window. Yet at 11:30 that evening, while I was brushing my teeth, I felt my room had become uncomfortably warm. I was dismayed to find a sign on the windowsill that read, "Do not open window."
I disregarded the note and pulled up the shade, only to find another note taped to the glass, which read, "Seriously, do not open the window. The alarm will go off, and the police will have to come."
Remembering that the hallway outside my room had been particularly cool, I decided to step out for a quick breather. As I was standing there, in the upstairs hallway of the seven-room hotel, above the restaurant, I heard a quiet click behind me. I turned in horror to find myself locked out—wearing nothing but boxers, with my mouth full of toothpaste. I spit the foam out at the back door of the building, and then I began knocking on the doors of the other six rooms. Finally, I managed to rouse an elderly man, bleary-eyed and reasonably suspicious. He gave me a cup of water to rinse out my mouth and called Chef Hermann to come rescue me. I waited for 20 minutes, feeling hangdog in the hall, as Chef drove over from his house by the lake to come open my door. Grumpily, with his shoulders slumped by interrupted sleep, he let me into my room. "I told you not to take Room 5!"
✪ Astoria, Oregon
While jogging along the tracks of the waterfront trolley in Astoria, Oregon, I came across a conveyer belt lifting thousands of small fish into an industrial building covered in grey sheet metal. I'd found Bornstein Seafood, one of the few fish canneries still operating in this historically maritime town. After I snapped a couple of photos and asked the workers lingering outside a few questions, the plant's mechanical engineer, Rick, offered to give me a tour.
Inside this noisy metal box of a building, Rick steered me through a fantastically complicated maze of conveyer belts staffed by dozens and dozens of workers spread out along the assembly line. He explained every step of the process: sorting for deformities; removing the head, tail, and guts; packing in equally weighted boxes; conducting random inspections for waste efficiency and quality control; adding unique labeling dependent on destination; and following the procedures for refrigeration and shipping. Approximately 130 workers are paid about $10 an hour, working in 12-hour shifts to process 20–25 tons of fish every hour.
In about 45 minutes, I received a crash course in the vertical structure of the cannery business, from the way fishermen use phosphorus or plane-spotting to locate schools of fish to the fact that most of the sardines they process (the world's largest sardine) are shipped to Asia and Australia for consumption, since Americans don't have an appetite for sardines this size. At the end of the tour, I asked to capture Rick with a photo—wire rimmed glasses, Steve Jobs turtleneck, long grey ponytail, and encyclopedic brain of all things fish and machinery.
✪ Trinidad, Colorado
Though I'd taken the train into this attractive town with red brick-laid streets, I left Trinidad on a Greyhound bus to Denver, where I could switch to a train line that would take me to Iowa.
Interestingly, though perhaps more common than I'd realized, the bus met its passengers at a gas station that doubled as a bus stop, where the attendant inside printed tickets behind the counter. With nowhere else to be, I patiently stood outside, sweating, with my bags on an unshaded curb under a cloudless summer sky.
A few other passengers restlessly paced and grumbled, seeking reprieve from the afternoon's dry, blazing heat. They made repeated inquiries as to the whereabouts of our ride, but their agitation did nothing to truncate the delay.
Amidst this simmering, the door to the station swung open, jingling with greeting bells. A teenager of maybe 17 strode out, wearing dark jeans and an overstuffed camping backpack, all as dirty as his blond hair. Unabashedly, although there was plenty of space around, he squatted just a few short feet away from me. I tried to mind my own business, watching cars pass on the interstate.
He looked up at me over his left shoulder and asked, almost rhetorically, "Waitin' on the bus?"
"Awesome." With little pause, "Hot dog?" He eagerly offered one of the steaming, plastic-wrapped purchases he cradled in each hand.
✪ Fort Madison, Iowa
During a casual ramble through town on my first day, I found Fort Madison's historical society museum, housed in the former train depot, wedged between a busy road and two heavily used train tracks. There was an old man in front wearing a red cap and denim overalls stretched over his T-shirt and enormous belly, watering a small garden of shrubs and flowers. His name was Andy Andrews.
When he saw me, he dropped his hose and invited me inside to guide me through the small exhibit that documented his town's history, all the while incessantly chewing an unlit cigar that wobbled precariously on his lower lip.
Over the next couple of days, I ran into Andy a number of times—and some of his fellow retirees, who also volunteer to keep the museum open. Andy made a conscientious effort to help me with my principal traveling objective, to familiarize myself with each town to the greatest extent possible, by introducing me to residents and inviting me to community events. I only had three days in Fort Madison, but friendships form fast in small towns and kind men are easy to like.
At the end of my stay, I went back to the museum to say goodbye and to return a bike I'd borrowed. Andy looked at me wistfully and said,
"Maybe if you ever come back, I'll still be alive."
✪ Malvern, Arkansas
I walked into the Hot Spring County Building looking for someone who could tell me about Malvern's economic history. I was in the right place. County Judge Bill Scrimshire ("Call me Judge Bill") and his pals were seated around the foyer of his office shooting the breeze about times present and past. They had me take a seat, offered me some coffee, and continued meandering their way through the last half-century, letting me interject with intermittent questions. I had a wonderful time listening as they remembered, misremembered, recounted, clarified, and verified facts and anecdotes against each other's memories. I stayed on until the workday ended and the men stood up to go home.
The next day was my last in town. I swung back by Judge Bill's office for yet another "farewell forever." After he and I posed for a photo, his honor reached into his pocket and pulled out a fistful of change, which he dropped into my hand.
"You must be hungry as a traveling student. Get yourself some lunch! Here, is that enough?"
He turned around and marched into his office. I followed him in and found him digging through unruly piles of paper. He located his wallet, pulled out a five-dollar bill, and pushed it into my hand.
✪ Wells, Maine
A fleet of trolleys runs a continuous circuit through town, offering cheap rides to the tens of thousands of visitors who flood Wells every summer. After hopping off one of these trolleys to get some saltwater taffy at a beachside confectionary, I boarded another one on the other side of the parking lot. Not knowing that this wasn't an official stop, I hopped up the stairs and was immediately berated by the driver. Though she shouted at me quite aggressively, she took no action to kick me off. I quickly sat down, but then found myself on the first bench directly behind her, in clear view of her rearview mirror in the otherwise empty car.
At this point, I felt pretty irritable myself, feeling unnecessarily reprimanded for a harmless and honest mistake. I stewed for a minute, wondering if I should make a retributive, sarcastic remark and return the negativity she'd given me. After all, I was 20, tired, and lonely after seven weeks on the train, and someone had to get it! I paused for a minute longer, just long enough to notice the warm breeze washing through the windowless cabin. I extended the pause and wordlessly acknowledged that most disagreements are rooted in misunderstanding.
I apologized. Perhaps the silence had cooled her down, as well. Unsolicited, she started to tell me about the town, and for several minutes we carried on a great conversation about Wells, about my travels, about her job.
When I disembarked, she didn't punch my ride card, giving me the lift for free.
✪ Somewhere in the middle of America
I was aboard Amtrak's Empire Builder on a 46-hour journey from Chicago to Portland, Oregon, seated at a table in the lounge car to kill time watching cornfields.
A chubby preteen entered through the sliding doors ahead of me, clutching a deck of cards. I realized, as he did, that all the tables were full, so I invited him to join me at mine. We introduced ourselves, then I taught this 12-year-old Kentuckian named Cameron how to play War.
We flipped cards mindlessly, pushing them back and forth across the table, chitchatting. Cameron uncorked with little prompting, telling me a series of unconnected and delightfully earnest anecdotes.
I listened, amused and content, as he opined about anything that came to mind, from his disgust for Kentucky Fried Chicken to his distaste towards reading. "I'd rather eat a dog crap than read a . . . " He couldn't finish. But then, Cameron talked about his love for writing: "When we write at school, I just write . . . I just write paragraphs."
It was peaceful; it was late afternoon, and we were chug-chugging our way across southern Wisconsin. Suddenly, Cameron stopped. He slowly cocked his head and stared at me with a suspicious squint.
For a moment, neither he nor I said anything. Then he asked, "So . . . do you wake up every day at six in the morning and go running or something?"
I laughed.
Though I'd felt relaxed throughout our conversation, Cameron had still seen me for who I was: a high-energy, intense person, the type who rose early each morning and "went running or something." He revealed what I'd find all summer. I thought I was out studying strangers, when in fact I, too, was being dissected, inspected. I was meeting other Americans; they, too, were meeting me. And as they met me, I met me. It was easy to feel like a wallflower in unfamiliar moments, when I was watching the world operate as if I weren't there.
But my presence was actually an intrinsic part of the novelty; I discovered myself as I discovered America. A foreign man in his native land.
Ryan Kim blogged extensively about his travels at ryankim.blog.com. This story arose from a spring-term independent writing course with Jay Parini.


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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 7, 2013) - Dr. Stafford R. Broumand, a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City, offers patients who are seeking breast enhancement an alternative to traditional breast augmentation surgery with implants. With his natural breast augmentation technique, women can receive the benefits of breast enhancement by utilizing their own fat cells rather than silicone or saline implants. Additionally, Dr. Broumand also uses Brava -- a non-surgical, pre and post-operative regimen designed to achieve greater volume and fullness in the breasts.
Natural breast augmentation is designed to add volume to the breasts without the need for breast implants. Dr. Broumand performs this procedure by removing fat cells with liposuction from one area of the patient's body -- such as the abdomen, thighs, or love handles -- and transferring them to the breasts. According to the New York City plastic surgeon, ideal candidates for natural breast enhancement include:
- Patients who desire to have larger, fuller breasts, without the use of implants
- Patients whose breast shape has changed with age
- Post-mastectomy patients
The Brava regimen, originally developed by Roger Khouri, is a method of external expansion for the breasts. Suction cups are placed on each breast, and negative pressure increases breast size temporarily. After performing this process for three weeks prior to enhancement, patients develop more space for the transfer of fat cells during the natural breast augmentation procedure.
Unlike traditional tissue expanders, Brava is non-surgical. According to Dr. Broumand, Brava can be used for both breast augmentation and breast reconstruction, and the technique makes it possible to transfer more fat which can ultimately result in greater volume and fullness added to the breasts.
For his New York City plastic surgery patients undergoing natural breast augmentation with the Brava regimen, Dr. Broumand employs the following steps:
- Patients follow the Brava regimen for three weeks prior to surgery
- Fat is removed from targeted areas utilizing liposuction and then processed
- Processed fat is injected into breasts until desired size and shape is obtained
- Patients follow the Brava regimen for three more weeks after surgery
Ultimately, Dr. Broumand says his patients may find the Brava regimen to be a bit tedious, but he notes that "they generally believe it is worth it in the end." He adds that no matter what the procedure -- be it breast augmentation or BOTOX® Cosmetic -- patients should always consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon to ensure they receive the safest, most effective treatment and results.
About Stafford R. Broumand, MD
Dr. Stafford R. Broumand is a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City. He earned his medical degree at Yale University, completed his general surgery residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, and trained in plastic surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Broumand currently serves as Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. He has also been selected by Castle Connolly as a "New York Metro Area Top Cosmetic Doctor for 10 Years."
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New guardrails could be installed this fall on dangerous sections of Castle Creek Road after the Pitkin County commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to work with the nonprofit of a part-time Aspen billionaire who is paying for the effort.
The project has been winnowed from an originally proposed 12,600 feet of guardrails to 2,100 feet, said Tom Newland, a representative of Citizens for Castle Creek (CCC), which was formed by Bill Koch.
Koch, who has a mansion in the valley near Ashcroft, first floated the idea to the county in 2011. CCC's website says the guardrails will help prevent serious accidents and "make the road safer for all users, including our children of driving age."
Multiple stretches of the protective rail will be installed from the Marolt Ranch housing complex near the roundabout to the intersection of Little Annie and Castle Creek roads, the commissioners were told. The project is expected to cost about $100,000.
The targeted areas are those with "precipitous drops" and where drivers have gone off the roadside, said public works director Brian Pettet.
Newland said the areas have no shoulder and drops of 50 feet or more. Those conditions helped narrow the proposal to its current configuration, he said.
The county commissioners, since the guardrails were proposed, have expressed concern about impacting the scenery and changing the character of the rural road.
On Tuesday, Commissioner Rachel Richards added another concern. A trust fund or escrow account should be established to offset the cost of long-term maintenance.
"It's a lot of upkeep, and those [guardrails] can look pretty ugly," she said, citing the occasional state of the road features on Independence Pass.
Newland said CCC will try to get 15 to 20 percent in extra guardrail and store it until it's needed.
A few Castle Creek Valley residents attended the work session. One man said the project should avoid spots where wild game cross the road and said he also worried that the new features could be a hazard for cyclists and snowplow drivers.
Joe Wells, another resident, said he was encouraged that the project focused on areas with real problems. The guardrails should be placed as far out of the right of way as possible for bicyclists and "other critters," he said.
Castle Creek Road may be the valley's most popular for cycling, and giving "them as much room as possible would be great," Wells said.
John Wilcox of Ashcroft Ski Touring applauded the effort, saying that "anything we can do to make the road a little safer ... is great." He said he has ran off the road once in 26 years, in a spot that will remain without a guardrail even after Koch's project is complete.
"There will still be accidents" because conditions can change so suddenly, he said, but added that his customers will appreciate the increased safety.
Because CCC is paying for the project, the county will expect the nonprofit to also fund the bidding process, Pettet said.
Newland said bids could go out in June or July, with the project beginning sometime in the fall. Pettet said the county will then issue a right-of-way work permit.
Pettet added that installation would avoid holidays — the county will manage traffic control and other details — and said the planned single-lane closures would be minimal.


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Day 1 in Budapest
Arrive at the train station in Budapest and proceed to your hotel. Should you desire, we offer private transfers where a representative will meet you at the train station and transfer you to your hotel. (Click on Hotel Transportation in the Booking Process.) Check into your hotel and enjoy a relaxing bite to eat at the famous Gerbeaud coffeehouse, opened in 1858.
This afternoon we recommend that you purchase one of our optional tours to acquaint yourself with the city. The 'Big Bus Budapest Hop On Hop Off Tour' stops at many different landmarks around the city, allowing you to explore Budapest at your leisure. Also popular is the 'Budapest Sightseeing Cruise' where you can relax and admire the panorama of the city, including the Chain Bridge and the imposing Parliament building (the second largest in Europe after Westminster), from the beautiful Blue Danube.
This evening, mingle with the locals. Enjoy a traditional meal of Hungarian goulash and chicken paprikash before heading out to a local bar or club. Budapest has many lively nightlife possibilities to suit every taste; just remember the bar and club scene starts late and lasts until morning. On the other hand, Budapest is a cosmopolitan city with a remarkable variety of cultural events. It is home to one of Europe's finest opera houses and you won't regret seeing its splendors up close whether it be an opera, ballet or theater performance. We also recommend the program of Hungarian dancing accompanied by a Gypsy orchestra at the Municipal Cultural House.
Day 2 in Budapest
This morning we recommend that you purchase our optional tour 'Budapest City Walking Tour'. The tour begins at the Opera House with a short ride by Millennium metro (the first underground metro line in continental Europe) to reach Heroes' Square and City Park. Afterwards there is a visit of the Vajdahynyad Castle complex followed by a stop at the Szechenyi bath house where the guide will explain about Hungarian bath culture. Continuing on, you will see the areas of Deak Square, Elizabeth Square and St Stephen's Basilica before taking a break in a cafe for a taste of Hungary's pastry called 'retes,' which is a strudel. Following a short stroll along the Vaci pedestrian street and Vorsomarthy Square, you will head down to Danube Promenade for spectacular views of Gellert hill and Citadel, Buda Hill and the Buda Castle district. After a brief stop at the former municipal hall you will cross the famous Chain Bridge. Then you will climb up the stairs into the Buda Castle district to see the Royal Palace, Matthias church and Fisherman's Bastion.
From Fisherman's Bastion, sip a glass of wine as you watch the sun set over Pest. Wander through the old cobbled stone streets while you wait for darkness to fall - the views of Parliament and the Chain Bridge illuminated at night are absolutely breathtaking!
Day 3 in Budapest
Budapest is home to many museums, including the Ethnographical Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery. An afternoon in the Jewish district (District VII) will not disappoint. The Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest in Europe and the more humble Rumbach Synagogue is right around the corner. A trip to the Central Market Hall is not only a good place to pick up souvenirs, but also a fun place for people watching. The balcony overlooking the whole market is an experience you should not miss.
These days most people have forgotten that the city was once filled with statues to Lenin, Marx and other representations of the Communist era. In the aftermath of 1989, a plan was conceived for an outdoor museum, Memento Park, for these unwelcome reminders of those difficult times. Besides the 42 statues, you will find a lot of symbolism and metaphors for the ugly realities of Communism.
This evening, we suggest a trip to the Szechenyi bath house (or Gellért Baths) for some well deserved rest and relaxation. What better way to end your stay than soaking in the history and culture of this amazing city?
Additional Days in Budapest
Should you be able to spend additional days in Budapest, then try a day trip outside of the city to experience even more of the rich history and culture of Hungary. We suggest our optional tour 'Szentendre Half Day Sightseeing Trip from Budapest', which will take you to the picturesque artists' village of Szentendre where you will visit the magnificent Caprice Hungarian Jewellery Center. The 'Danube Bend Day Trip from Budapest' is an excursion into Hungary's history. You will be taken to Visegrad, the former Royal Residence and to Esztergom, center of the Catholic Church.
Your Last Day in Budapest
Depart your hotel for the airport for your return home. We recommend that you purchase a private transfer, if so a representative will meet you at the hotel, in time to take you to the airport for your flight out.


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meditation cushions | eco yoga props | floor seating | body friendly office | organic bedding
Zen Office™
Free Your Body, Free Your Breathing, Free Your Creativity
A portable work station for laptop computers, writing, and reading that can be used in three different ways:
1--as a floor desk and for active sitting while kneeling, squatting or perching
2--as a seat and podium for active sitting at a standard height desk
3--as a stand up desk
* This simple set of props turns everyday sedentary desk work into an all day workout. Versatile, customizable, modular, eco friendly furniture to bring movement and power to your office setting.
* Vertically aligns body and eliminates back pain from chair sitting.
* Active sitting effortlessly burns calories, increases flexibility, circulation, and tones the core.
* Act like a nerd but don't look like a nerd...takes the slump out of laptop use.
* Sleek minimalist eco-modern design compliments any room or lobby.
* Inspired by low Japanese furniture design.
* Knocks down in seconds.
* Normally laptop computers are exceptionally hard on the back because one has to stoop to see the screen which is too low. See Laptop Ergonomics.
* This work station puts the screen closer to eye level and the keyboard at a comfortable level as well.
* Active Sitting enhances concentration and creativity by activating and synchronizing both hemispheres of the brain (brain wave synchronization).
* Constructed from non-toxic, recycled and
Floor based work station for laptop computer, reading, or writing.
$247.50 (10% off Individual Items)
* Small 19.5 inches tall in front
Laptop Ergonomics: Illustration of the ergonomic problems with laptop computers. There is NO POSITION THAT WORKS, unless you think outside the box, or outside the traditional desk/chair environment.
Dear Carolina Mornings,
I had lived with chronic back pain for twenty-five years. This pain has awakened me every single night since its inception when I was nineteen years old. I am now forty-four.
I have used inversion tables, physical therapy, stretching (which I still do), yoga (which I still do), special exercises (which I still do), hypnosis for pain, a variety of chiropractors and massage therapists, and even seening accredited "healers" in hopes of getting something more than slight transient relief of this chronic pain.
Within two hours of my first usage of the tilt chair and peace bench, I noticed a gradual relieving of the constant strained feeling in my lower back! By the time the first two hours were up, I reported 80% to 90% relief of all back pain and soreness, shoulder stiffness and soreness, and 80% relief of neck soreness, aching and stiffness.
I then tried a few gentle stretches, and my range of motion was increased! That night, after using the tilt chair and having my peace bench on my desk to hold my computer keyboard, I slept FOR THE FIRST ENTIRE NIGHT WITHOUT PAIN SINCE I WAS NINETEEN! I am amazed.
I am so grateful to Carolina Morning and Patrick (the designer) for these wonderful items. They are not advertised as miracle furnishings, but to me they are. I never expected anything like this. I have had no recurring back or neck pain since using the tilt chair and peace bench! I meditate with greater ease using the peace bench. My posture has improved. I feel much more energy! Feelings of fatigue and tension have dropped tremendously, since I don't wake up in pain and discomfort anymore! I am done with putting chiropractor's kids through graduate school, and I am tired of making mortgage payments for every so-called "healer" who has claimed they could help my back. I plan to be buried with my tilt chair and peace bench, cause I'm taking them with me forever! With my eternal gratitude,
Wilella Nelson, B.A., B.S.N., R.N.
Until two weeks ago I did all of my studying at the library. Then I bought something I've wanted for years, a desk. It's very small, ergonomic and it can double as a meditation stool, if you don't meditate it will still straighten your back. This is the first time I've used this desk style. I am impressed; my wrists don't get sore and you are forced to sit upright which will hold off fatigue. I can already feel a surge in my creativity.
Floor based yoga furniture for easing back pain, toning the core, and stimulating creativity as you work at what would otherwise be debilitating DESK WORK.
Here the same products are used in opposite ways: the Tilt Seat™ is the actual chair and the Peace Bench™ props the laptop high for better viewing. The sitting position is essentially the same but you're not sitting on the floor.
As a work station at a standard height desk.
As a Stand Up Desk using external keyboard and mouse.
As a floor based work station.
Pursa Zula of www.codeadventurer.com working in her Yurt with the portable Zen Office™ work station
Having used a gamut of seating situations for computer work, ranging from cardboard-box standing desks, to $22 Ikea hacks for a standing desk, and even yoga balls for active sitting, I can say with confidence that I donÕt think I will ever need another desk besides the Carolina Mornings Design Zen Office. Since it breaks back down to two small packages, with no tools required for assembly, I can take it anywhere, and whenever I get tired in one position, I can quickly move to another.
How to Ground Computer
--very important!
Tilt Seat Eco Chair™ comes apart in seconds. A few easy steps will have it back together. Bring it to the beach or park!
C o m p l e t e
Meditation Cushions/Zafus/Crescent Zafus
Floor Seats/cushions
Floor benches/stools
Floor Lounge Chair
Lie Down Desk
Stand Up or Sit Down Eco Desk™
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Press Releases
Mouser Delivering Redpine Signals Technologies to Design Engineers Worldwide
November14, 2012 –Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced its new global partnership with Redpine Signals, a wireless systems company offering unique chipset and system level products for wireless networks.
Since 2001, Redpine has been developing fundamental technologies to enable efficient wireless communications for future RF environments and usage scenarios. Redpine has focused on innovation through research in areas that include OFDM/OFDMA, MIMO, energy efficient wireless, low power CMOS RF, and high efficiency CMOS PAs.
Mouser's stock of Redpine's products includes single and dual-band ultra-low power, high-performance WLAN modules for applications such as VoWiFi phones and media players, as well as fully self-contained Wi-Fi modules for enterprise M2M applications.
"We are very pleased to welcome Redpine Signals to our line-up of industry-leading wireless and embedded suppliers," says Russell Rasor, Mouser Vice President of Advanced Technology. "Redpine and Mouser make excellent strategic partners, as we pursue the most advanced wireless technologies and cutting edge components for our customers. We look forward to a long, successful partnership."
"Mouser has decades of experience as a trusted, authorized distributor with a solid focus on the needs of design engineers and buyers in the design stage, which makes them a perfect fit for our company," says Venkat Mattela, CEO of Redpine Signals. "With Mouser's dedication to superior quality and customer service, we're confident this partnership will bring a great advantage to both of our companies."
With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What's Next in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 19 global support locations and stocks the world's widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is updated daily and searches more than 10 million products to locate over 3 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.
About Mouser Electronics
Mouser Electronics, a subsidiary of TTI, Inc., is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Mouser is an award-winning, authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers and buyers. Mouser.com features more than 3 million products online from more than 450 manufacturers. Mouser publishes multiple catalogs per year providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 375,000 customers in 170 countries from its 492,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit http://www.mouser.com.
About Redpine Signals, Inc.
Headquartered in San Jose, California, Redpine Signals, Inc., is a fabless semiconductor and wireless system solutions company focusing on innovative, ultra-low-power and high-performance products for next-generation wireless applications. Redpine was founded in 2001 and was the first in the industry to launch an ultra low power and low-cost single-stream 802.11n chipset in late 2007. Again, in 2009 Redpine pioneered the adoption of self-contained 802.11n modules into the then emerging M2M market. Redpine offers chipsets, modules and solutions covering multiple market segments including industrial, consumer electronics, medical, mobile, PC, and smart energy. Its technology portfolio includes multi-stream 802.11n, 802.11ac, BT4.0 and mobile WiMax (802.16e). The company has more than 150 employees worldwide. For more information on Redpine products, visit http://www.redpinesignals.com/ or contact Redpine at email@example.com .
Mouser and Mouser Electronics are registered trademarks of Mouser Electronics, Inc. All other products, logos, and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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How to spell bleachers?
Correct: bleachers.
- bleechers (76.9%)
- blechers (15.4%)
- beachers (7.7%)
In either case the price of stockings would fall, whether there were fewer men employed as bleachers spinners, and weavers, persons immediately necessary to their manufacture; or as sailors, carriers, engineers, and smiths, persons more indirectly concerned.
- On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation by
And the opposing bleachers counted five.
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At two o'clock the bleachers were packed, and the side lines were broad and black with a good- natured, jostling crowd.
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You can pass on the peas. The polymer-coated beads in the TheraPearl Eye-ssential Mask retain heat or chill for 20 minutes—generally the acceptable amount of time for easing mild pain. Microwave for 15 seconds and position over eyes to soothe tension. Use the pack chilled to treat headaches and puffiness.
To buy: $13, therapearl.com.