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Just recently, I saw a really cute little snowman, over at Audrey Pettit's Weblog, and I thought he was so darn cute, I didn't waste a minute, scampering around my house, gathering up my materials to make one for myself! Originally, I was going to make one to decorate a basket or shelf somewhere, but then as I was making it, I remembered I hadn't yet made a cover for my Winter Junque/Art Journal. I loved the way Audrey did her scarf with ribbon and a pleated rosette, but I decided I wanted an element of crochet on my snowman, and so I proceed to crochet him a scarf!
The first page of my journal has pockets to store various images, papers, etc, that I think I may want to work with...
and much like my other two journals, the right side of this layout will be my introductory page of sorts. Isn't the paper beautiful? It's from an Elizabeth Brownd, K&Company line of Christmas paper. I won it in a giveaway, and I am having so much fun with it. I'm sure I'll have plenty to still use next year too! (Thank you so much Sue!)
The next two pages, ready for journaling and photos, are inspired by two individual sources.
First my colors are inspired by an "artful color play" prompt at Whimspirations: Artful Musings By Joanne Sharpe. Here she suggested making a journal background page using just the colors blue, green, and purple. Of course, can I follow directions? Not really thinking, I threw in some WHITE snowflakes, but I'm happy with it still! My second inspiration for the layout of the two pages comes from Sketchy Thursdays. The entire layout is done using acrylic paints, chunky stamps, a Crafter's Workshop stencil, dark and light purple colored papers, lace, index cards for journaling or photo placement, and a couple of plastic snowflake embellies.
Next, I want to show a couple of ATC cards... Little works of art/craft, made for trading, much like trading baseball cards! I was recently in a swap, hosted by Creations By Tee- The Altered Paper Crafts. I received a package from my swap partner yesterday, and here's what Kelly, from Dreaming of Vintage, sent me!
She sent me various other scrappy little goodies along with it, and I loved it all; so thank you again Kelly!
Here's the card I then sent to my swap partner, Mercedes... I'm hoping she got it by now, having sent it out on the 5th!!
I hope she likes her ATC, along with the goodies I sent with it! I thought the little girl in the image was so sweet, and I just loved the colors!
Next, I wanted to share why you shouldn't throw away that makeup catalog quite so quickly. I made myself a Christmas tree with mine!
Then my daughter saw it, and wanted me to make her one too! Done easily in front of the t.v. some night, all you have to do when you're done is maybe add some glitter, or maybe a star for the top. I haven't gotten around to that part yet, but I just think it's really cute recycling project that anyone can do! If you'd like, HERE'S a great source that shows you how to make one!
Finally, you might remember from my previous post that I made some cinnamon ornaments? Well, I couldn't stop there, could I?!!
Measuring at about 13" across, I made this gingerbread man wreath, and I just LOVE it! Perfect for decorating my country Christmas kitchen! Here I have the glue holding the bow onto it still drying; but this was very easy to do, and you can find how to make one yourself RIGHT HERE!


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Sure to provide for hours of fun for both you and your pouch, the pet treat launcher from Unique Pets is a great way to treat your pet while playing a good old game of fetch. Think this would work with humans as well?! (Using cupcakes instead of dog treats, of course!)
Long Live the Laser PointerIf your cat is anything like mine, it just sleeps and eats all day long – that is until we get the laser pointer out. This automatic laser toy from FroliCat keeps the crazy kitty fun going and going even when you're not home to join in on the fun.
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DJ Whiskaz and his fur-rising beats are sure to have all the cool cats of the neighborhood shaking their tails on the dance floor with this cat scratch turntable from The Gift.
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Your pooch will look so much more sophisticated when he has one of these doggie cigars from Blue Ribbon General Store hanging from his mouth. This is one offer even the "paw-father" couldn't refuse!
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Make your pet's favorite toys and snacks even cooler with this ice treat maker from Kool Dogz. Freeze toys and treats to create a unique experience for your pet while giving them an escape from the heat with this fun pet gift idea!
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text: In June, 1931, Nellie traveled to France find her son's grave from World War I. Maurice Leland Murphy was killed while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps at Mont Blanc, France. He had been buried shortly after he died but his and many other bodies had been relocated to a large cemetery for U.S. forces but the location of his new grave was lost. Many mothers traveled to France in 1931 to "pick out" the grave of an unknown soldier to claim as her son's. The exact location of Leland's grave has never been found.


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Star Apartments Cologne - Genter Strasse
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 2 restaurants
- Airport pick-up service
- Bike rental
- Free WiFi
Feel at home
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Sofa bed
- Kitchenette
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Stovetop
- Microwave
What's around
- In Innenstadt
- Volkstheater Millowitsch (0.3 mi / 0.5 km)
- Cologne Cathedral (1.1 mi / 1.7 km)
- Wallraf-Richartz-Museum (1.2 mi / 1.9 km)
- Romano-Germanic Museum (1.2 mi / 1.9 km)
- City Hall (1.2 mi / 2 km)
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 1 room
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is 11 AM
24-hour airport shuttle service is available. Contact the property in advance to get details. Guests must contact this property at least 2 days in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information. Please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
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- Children (4 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No cribs (infant beds)
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in rooms
- No parking
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- Shower only
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Late check-in after 8 PM can be arranged for an extra charge of EUR 20
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Brittney Griner is arguably the best female basketball player in the world, but shooting hoops is not her only passion. What most people do not know about Griner is that she is also an avid skateboarder. As you might expect, this causes a bit of anxiety for the Phoenix Mercury, who took Griner with the top overall pick in the WNBA draft last month. According to TMZ, Griner's contract with the Mercury includes a clause about her skateboarding habits that is aimed at decreasing her risk of injury. "I agreed with the Mercury that I would only ride in a controlled environment," Griner said. "No tricks or hill bombing. I know what is at stake, so I'll just be cruising. I'll get my adrenaline rush on the court." That's probably for the best. Griner once broke her wrist while riding in a parking structure while she was playing for Baylor. Griner and her 6-foot-8 frame will not only ideally turn the Mercury into a top contender in the WNBA, but she is also a major marketing tool because of her ability to throw down dunks like this one and ignite the crowd. The last thing the team needs is her breaking her ankle attempting a kick-flip. "Once my basketball career is over though, I will be building a skate ramp in my yard, that's for sure," she said." As long as her days of dominating the sport are over, I'm sure that will be just fine with her employer. Photo Credit: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE
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- Egyptians work to reclaim a Tahrir tainted by sexual assault
Egyptians work to reclaim a Tahrir tainted by sexual assault
NOTE: This article contains disturbing content that may be triggering for some readers.
By Kristen Chick
The accounts always unfold similarly. They begin with a group of men surrounding a woman during a large protest in Tahrir Square, often after night falls. They form a tight circle, then attack.
They rip off her clothes, sometimes stripping her completely naked, then sexually assault her. Her screams usually only make the violence worse. More men in the crowd join in. Unable to escape, she often describes feeling as if death is near.
The name of Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Egypt's uprising, means liberation. But it has become a place where women feel increasingly unsafe as sexual assaults during protests in the square become more numerous and violent. During a large protest a week ago to mark the second anniversary of the uprising, at least 25 assaults were reported. In one case, a woman was sexually assaulted with a blade.
The escalation of assaults spurred Egyptians to take action against them. Several groups have formed, organizing to prevent such attacks, rescue women who are attacked, and raise awareness about an issue that is not often openly addressed. Today, as thousands gather in Tahrir to protest against President Mohamed Morsi, dozens of volunteers are risking their own safety to try to make the square a place where women can exercise their rights without fear. Police have not been present within the square during protests since the uprising, and those on the edges of it are often engaged in clashes with protesters.
"We can't be silent. We can't tolerate this," says Mohamed El-Khateeb, one of the volunteers for Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault, the most organized group working against assault in the square. "I know it's a risky thing. But it's a fight. We shouldn't let them win."
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Sexual harassment of women is a common phenomenon on the streets in Egypt and in Tahrir during protests. Men often make lewd comments or catcalls at passing women, and groping is common. But the moblike sexual assaults in Tahrir are far more violent than the average street harassment, and, according to those working on the issue, appear to be organized attacks.
It was CBS reporter Lara Logan's sexual assault by a crowd in Tahrir square on Feb. 11, 2011, the day former President Hosni Mubarak relinquished power, that first made sexual assault in Tahrir headline news. Female journalists and protesters have continued to face assaults in the square, with attacks on foreign journalists usually gaining more attention than those of Egyptians.
But the attention has done nothing to decrease its prevalence. A rash of assaults during protests in November spurred activists to fight back.
The biggest group is Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault, known as OpAntiSH, a cooperative effort supported by at least 11 civil society groups and movements. Last week the group had nearly 100 volunteers in Tahrir during the protests.
The group divides volunteers into groups with specific tasks – there are "extraction" teams, whose members try to rescue women from the mobs, and others who carry bags filled with clothes and medical supplies the women might need after the assault. After the women are extricated, they are typically taken to a "safe house" or hospital. Others man the group's hotlines, taking calls reporting assaults and directing volunteers on the ground toward them.
Group members fan out to raise awareness at protests, distributing flyers with the group's hotline and talking with those in the crowd about the issue. They also aim to help victims after the assaults, offering legal, medical, and psychological support.
Other smaller groups have also sprung up, including one called Tahrir Bodyguard. That group also sends lookouts and uniformed patrols of volunteers into the square to help women in trouble. The founders are also organizing a self-defense course.
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Very well located charming guests house Marrakech with pool
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- Smoking allowed
- Breakfast
- Suitable for events
- Pets allowed
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Each room at the Dar Choumissa has traditional décor and features a private bathroom.
Under the Berber tent, Dar Choumissa serves traditional Moroccan cuisine with seasonal produce. A typically Moroccan breakfast is served daily including home-made bread and jams.
Choumissa has a covered terrace where guests can relax, drink mint tea or read from the library .
Its central location allows guests to have an authentic Marrakesh dwelling, close by is the El Badi Palace, Bahia Palace, the Cyber Parc Moulay Abdeslam and the Saadiens tombs.
House rulesPool, Restaurant, Terrace, Non-smoking rooms, Family rooms, Heating, Luggage storage, Air conditioning, Designated smoking area, Sun terrace
Children's playground, Library, Hiking, Cycling
Room service, Laundry, Dry cleaning, Breakfast in the room, Ironing service, Souvenirs/gift shop, Packed lunches, Fax/photocopying, Concierge service, Shuttle service (surcharge), Special diet menus (on request), Airport shuttle (surcharge)
Free! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Public or private parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed).
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11:30 - 12:00 hours
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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to room type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required room.
Children and extra beds
Free! All children under 2 years stay free of charge for children's cots/cribs.
All older children or adults are charged EUR 10 per person per night for extra beds.
Free! One child under 5 years stays free of charge when using existing beds.
The maximum number of extra beds/children's cots permitted in a room is 1.
Any type of extra bed or child's cot/crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
Free! Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
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Visa, Euro/Mastercard
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Not included : 2.5 euros/pers/night (local taxes)
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accommodatie was eenvoudig maar schoon, en lag direct tegen het oude centrum.
het ontbijt was prima verzorgd, jammer dat de host geen engels sprak
Corresponded fully to our expectations, everything great: location, cleanliness, friendliness ..., only problem, if you want to park a car
Entsprach voll und ganz unseren Erwartungen, alles bestens: Lage, Sauberkeit, Freundlichkeit..., einziges Problem, wenn man ein Auto parken will
The property is very well located: in the Medina, but to achieve very quiet at night and good. The service is very good + it cares a friendly, courteous team to the guests. The rooms are clean. The prices are fair. We felt very comfortable.
Die Unterkunft ist sehr gut gelegen: in der Medina, aber nachts sehr ruhig und gut zu erreichen. Der Service ist sehr gut + es kümmert sich ein freundliches, zuvorkommendes Team um die Gäste. Die Zimmer sind sauber . Die Preise sind fair. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt.
Hello, We want to thank you for the pleasant stay, a real oasis, very tight in the center of the action, the most famous square in Marrakech. Very nice atmosphere and friendly key recording in a real hostel, we have felt ourselves very well and can recommend it as a tip. Kind regards, Angela and Alexander.
Hallo, wir möchten uns für den angenehmen Aufenthalt bedanken, eine wirkliche Oase, ganz dicht im Zentrum des Geschehens, dem bekanntesten Platz in Marrakech. Sehr schönes zentrales Ambiente und freundliche Aufnahme in einer
authentischen Herberge, wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und können es als Geheimtipp weiterempfehlen. Herzliche Grüße Angela und Alexander.
The riad is in a very good location in a quiet area just 5 minutes walk from Jemaa el Fnaa.La room was large enough, however, was very inconvenient access to the bathroom because there was a door to separate it from the room but a wall with a time very low. The breakfast is normal (a yogurt, a banana, jam and bread milk tea or coffee). The things that we liked was the approach of the staff (who speaks only French), which did not give us any information other than that where he was the square (the choice of the riad was motivated by the possibility of finding a more family) and the fact that even though we had paid in advance at the time of leaving the riad we were presented with the bill for the soggiorno.Abbiamo shown to have paid but the staff was not convinto.Visto we had the plane in the evening we left luggage and we returned 4 hours dopo.La what has since been resolved (luckily we did not have the plane in the morning), but we were asked to pay taxes amounting to € 2.50 per day per persona.Promuovo with honors only the position for the rest I think that in the area there is better in the same price range.
Il riad è in una buonissima posizione in una zona tranquilla a 5 minuti a piedi da piazza Jemaa el Fnaa.La stanza era di dimensioni sufficienti però risultava molto scomodo l'accesso al bagno in quanto non vi era una porta a separarla dalla stanza ma un muro con una volta molto bassa.
La colazione è normale(una yogurt, una banana, marmellata e pane té latte o caffé).
Le cose che non ci sono piaciute sono state l'approccio del personale (che parla solo francese) che non ci ha dato nessuna informazione se non quella dove si trovasse la piazza (la scelta del riad era stata motivata dalla possibilità di trovare un ambiente più familiare) e il fatto che nonostante avessimo pagato in anticipo al momento di lasciare il riad ci è stato presentato il conto per il soggiorno.Abbiamo dimostrato di aver pagato però il personale non era convinto.Visto che avevamo l'aereo la sera abbiamo lasciato i bagagli e siamo tornati 4 ore dopo.La cosa nel frattempo è stata risolta (per fortuna non avevamo l'aereo la mattina) però ci è stato chiesto di pagare le tasse ammontanti a euro 2,50 al giorno a persona.Promuovo a pieni voti solo la posizione per il resto credo che in zona ci sia di meglio nella medesima fascia di prezzo.
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The 9 March, 2007, edition of Irish Independent, one of Ireland's major dailies, carried an article about the Atlas of Creation by Kevin Myers. In his article, the author considered Harun Yahya's ideas on the evolution of species and how baseless the theory of evolution's claims regarding the diversity of species actually are by citing a number of examples:
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Evolution is now taught as a fact, across the western world, though much fossil evidence is not merely contradictory, but actually hostile to it. And even the most convinced evolutionists become embarrassed and start mumbling in Eskimo when they try to explain the origin of complex left-handed protein molecules in the primeval swamp that predated life.
No, no, it will never do. So let us consider the other aspect of evolution which Harun Yahya attacks. The emergence of species through the process of evolution. He dismisses it primarily because the Koran declared that God is the author of all. He even rejects intelligent design, because of the Koran.
However, his argument that animals do not evolve, but remain largely the same, is backed up by the most stunning part of his book: superb colour photographs of living animals and of their apparently identical fossil ancestors. Crabs, oysters, cockroaches, grasshoppers, springtails, ants and beetles from 25 million years ago remain - as far as we can see - in existence today, identical in every detail. The starfish of 360 million years ago is the same as its great granddaughter today.
… Yahya does not rule out variations occurring in species; what he argues is that those variations depend on existing genetic material within the species. What is not possible, he argues, is that evolution can add genetic material to one species to create another.
The famous Galapagos finches are not new species, but merely carriers of genes in different proportions from those possessed by their ancestors. To be sure, you have your little finches which specialise in knitting tea-cosies, and other finches which harpoon whales, but they still mate with one another. And do.
So how do discrete animal species come about? How does a species diverge so markedly from its parent stock that it is unable to breed with it, not in just one species, but in millions of them, across the world?
Recent DNA analysis of birds and insects in New Guinea reveals there are many distinct and discrete new species within what had until recently been thought to be a series of undivided species. These newly discovered species are incapable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring with the species they were once thought to be part of. So how did so many kinds of animal and plant, living alongside one another, become sexually separate?
At its most basic, and within our own modest habitat, what evolutionary force caused Europe to have 53 kinds of warbler, 16 kinds of thrush, 18 kinds of finch and 12 types of tit? What was the mechanism which caused not merely sexual sterility between species, but also the ability to recognise the separateness of species? There are least 40,000 types of spider, and hundreds of thousands of kinds of beetle, all of which are able to distinguish potential mates from virtually identical but genetically incompatible kindred species.
What fissiparous mechanism caused so many species to come into being? Moreover, what possible advantage could have accrued from such staggering heterogeneity, combined with such absurd amounts of sexual and genetic incompatibility, right across the plant and animal kingdoms?
These are not complex matters: if they were, I would be unable to discuss them. They are perfectly reasonable questions to ask of the Dogmatic Orthodoxy of Darwinism which is now triumphant across the western world. …
Now, when I hear a set of ideas being protected by the law, almost like a copyright, I get the odd tingle in my brain, as I sense the word "inquisition" taking shape. Today"s inquisitions are conducted with the weapons of disdain, scorn and dismissive stereotyping: "… We evolutionists know better, haw haw haw."
… It stretches the bounds of possibility to breaking point to assert that every living thing in this world was created by a series of accidents, the odds against which are to be measured in the zillion trillions.… The book that started the two columns, Harun Yahya"s Atlas of Creation from Global Publishing, is quite the most spectacular so far this year.


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PHILADELPHIA - On an absolutely picture-perfect day, the University of Pennsylvania field hockey team christened the new Ellen Vagelos Field with a dramatic, 4-3 win over Cornell.
The game was the Ivy League opener for both teams, and was a nice revenge for last year when the Quakers were knocked around the Big Red, 4-0.
This day was special, though, and Penn did everything in its power to keep it that way. The Quakers never trailed in the match, although they wilted a bit down the stretch and had to count on goalkeeper Carly Sokach to keep them in the lead until the final horn.
It took Penn all of 33 seconds to break in the new Astroturf complex with a goal, Julie Tahan moving the ball into the middle from the left side and Emily Corcoran finishing the play. It was Corcoran's third goal of the young season.
Cornell needed less than five minutes to respond. Elly Plappert ran the ball into the circle along the right side and rifled a shot from distance that beat Sokach's right boot and tucked inside the far post.
Nearly 10 minutes went by before Penn again took the lead. Off a short corner, MaryRose Croddick played a ball to Jasmine Cole and she quickly fired a shot past Cornell goalkeeper Carolyn Horner. Cornell tied it again, less than three minutes after that, when Marisa Sierglej converted a short corner.
Penn took the lead again just ahead of halftime, again off a short corner. This time Corcoran passed it directly to Cole, whose shot was tipped by a Cornell defender and went over Horner's head under the crossbar. The Quakers' lead was 3-2 at the break.
Penn doubled its lead nearly 10 minutes into the second half. Cole scored again – her second hat trick in the last three games – and she needed no help this time. Again taking a corner from Corcoran, she curled the ball up and over Horner's left shoulder and into the netting.
Cornell outshot Penn by a whopping 14-2 margin in the second half, but the Big Red could only get one of the goals back. That came only 1:22 after the Quakers' fourth goal, as Plappert rebounded a shot into the back of the net.
Plappert had a great chance to tie the game late when Cornell was awarded a penalty stroke, but Sokach was equal to the task and denied her the hat trick. For the game, Sokach made 12 saves.
Penn returns to action again on Sunday, hosting Pacific at noon on Ellen Vagelos Field. The Quakers will also be home on Wednesday, facing city foe La Salle at 4 p.m.
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BURNLEY's controversial first free school has received the green light for funding from the Department of Education.
Backers behind Burnley High School said it was a 'significant step' after the government announcement that it met the criteria for school funding.
The exact amount is not yet known as it depends on pupil numbers and how many qualify for free school meals.
It comes after a consultation period was held by Chapel Street, the charity behind the proposed school which is scheduled to open in September.
The next hurdle is local authority approval of the school's preferred site, the former Habergham High School.
Russell Rook, chief executive of Chapel Street, said: "We have received the news that many of us have been waiting for – the Secretary of State has agreed to enter into a Funding Agreement for Burnley High School. This is a significant step in moving forward to open the school in September."
Headteacher Dawn Forshaw said: "I understand the importance of ensuring more children in Burnley remain in the area for education, rather than travelling to schools outside of the town. I am looking forward to working with parents, children and the rest of the school's staff to achieve high academic standards."
MP Gordon Birtwistle also welcomed the news. He said: "I am absolutely delighted and believe that it will improve our local education landscape and drive up standards in schools. For too long, hundreds of children leave Burnley every day to be educated in neighbouring towns."
But Lancashire's NUT representative Simon Jones said: "It's no real surprise the Department for Education has backed the scheme as it is their policy to encourage free schools. It is still something which will have a very bad effect on the local educational system. All it does is remove democratic accountability for education away from the local authority."


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DORAL, Fla. -- Tiger Woods was on his game, and so were most of the world's best golfers Thursday in the Cadillac Championship. Except for the world's No. 1 player.
Woods made nine birdies on the Blue Monster at Doral for a 6-under 66 that put him in a five-way share of the lead with Masters champion Bubba Watson, former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, Sergio Garcia and Freddie Jacobson.
This World Golf Championship lived up to its name with Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Hunter Mahan among those one shot behind.
But it was another rough day for Rory McIlroy.
He hit only three fairways and made six bogeys that kept him at par or worse on a perfect day for scoring. Despite making a 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 first hole, and lacing a five-iron over the water for another eagle attempt on the par-5 eighth that narrowly missed, the best he could manage was a 73.
McIlroy has yet to break par this year.
"It was a bit of a struggle, to be honest," McIlroy said to Sky Sports. "Hit some good shots. Hit some not-so-good shots. As I've been saying all week, this is a work in progress and I'm working at it and I'm staying patient."
He declined to speak to reporters, grabbing a quick lunch and smiling at screaming fans who wanted his autograph as he headed to the practice range.
McIlroy played alongside Woods and Luke Donald -- Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in the world -- and while this essentially is a home game for Woods, having won three times at Doral, the occasional shouts of "You're the real No. 1, Tiger" rang true.
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If the season had ended Sunday, Tim Burke likely would have been fired. But at least he would be going out with a smile on his face.
"I'd like to get used to this," said Burke, grinning, moments after his Winnipeg Blue Bombers hung a 25-13 beatdown on the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Banjo Bowl.
So would the rest of the province and the rest of the Bombers organization.
"We really needed this," said board of directors chairman Brock Bullock, offering up the understatement of the season in a chance hallway meeting following the game.
Burke, maybe more than anyone else, needed this too. And will need more to keep his job.
He hasn't had much luck as the head coach of the Bombers, starting with being hamstrung by Joe Mack, one of the worst GMs this league has seen in a long time.
The inestimable Don Matthews used to say, "great players make great coaches." The opposite has been true in Burke's time in Winnipeg where, "terrible players have made terrible coaches."
That assertion has not been lost on Mack's replacement, Kyle Walters, who has made move after move, the latest being Sunday's shocker that sent Buck Pierce to the B.C. Lions, to try and improve this roster.
Burke deserved more of this. More talent and more effort from the GM's office. But pro sports is cruel and doesn't take into account the coulda, shoulda and woulda. Just the final score.
And right now, Burke's 6-14 record over parts of two seasons isn't a winner. He needs to add to that front number and keep the backside from gaining much more weight if he hopes to coach into a third season.
Certainly, Burke has cooked up some of his own bad luck, making a number of curious decisions and remarks along the way.
But the underpinning of his win-loss record has been the lack of talent on the field. Burke has had too few good players to produce consistent winning football.
That reality might prove too difficult to overcome, but this week, culminating with Sunday's win, he did a fine job. He prepared his team mentally and then pulled the levers at the right time. Burke has taken lots of blames after losses, so he deserves credit after a win.
The future is murky for Burke. Word is Wade Miller likes him and we know Walters does. But right now he'd be a tough sell to the public as head coach for next season.
Making football decisions based on what a fan base wants is often a disastrous approach, but the Bombers' lengthy record of futility has backed them into a corner where they must listen to the voices from the stands.
Ticket sales and corporate sponsorship could prove to be shaky this off-season and Miller will need to gauge which way the wind is blowing and then follow it. He can't afford to further disenfranchise the fan base.
Burke's best chance at retention is a whole lot more of what we saw Sunday.
"Why should he pay for the sins of the front office?" said veteran offensive lineman Glenn January. "There's been some transition in the front office and we seem to be turning over a new leaf. Who knows if he will be held accountable for the mistakes of others. If you ask everyone in this locker room they will tell you he's been fair and a good coach with us. We know where we stand with him. I would be very upset if he wasn't here."
January says the appointment of offensive co-ordinator Marcel Bellefeuille has finally given Burke a decent chance to succeed.
"Pinball Clemons was my coach in my first year and he had little to do with the game planning and the game calling. That's the job of the co-ordinators, and a head coach is only as good as his co-ordinators," said January. "Now we have two guys with CFL experience and you saw what they did this week. They drew up solid plans, made adjustments and we, as players, were able to execute."
Indeed, at times on Sunday, the Bombers looked like an actual pro football team. Yes, the offence struggled mightily, but the defence compensated and in the end they both did enough to combine for more points than the opposition. Every team will take that every week.
The win comes at a perfect time for Burke and his cr ew, as they have the equally-challenged Edmonton Eskimos the next two weeks. Not to mention it ends a seven-game skid.
There's no sugar-coating this and there is no grey area. It's win or else down the stretch for Burke. Running the table might be a bit much to ask, but Edmonton presents an opportunity for him to find some firmer footing.
"I love playing for coach Burke," said middle linebacker Henoc Muamba. "He has lots of attributes, but best about him is his candour. Players know where they stand. Most of what's gone wrong around here has been about the players. Our mistakes. But he keeps coaching us. This win is so great. I'm so happy we got it for him."
This storyline doesn't end today. If it did it would be bittersweet for Burke.
But there's movement in this franchise and it once again looks and feels to be alive. Can Burke ride this wave of change into 2014?
It's too early to tell. But the Bombers are swimming again -- not just another drowning statistic.
Let's see how much life this pumps into Burke's future. Or not.
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I recently downloaded FrontlineSMS and purchased a Motorola L6i (compatible). I am volunteer in Haiti specializing in community development. FrontlineSMS a great way to reach out the community but I…Continue
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Anyone tried some bulk usb modems with multiple sim's?
Anyone tried this Huawei E1756 in a mac? Where I can find a driver to make it work? Any help?
Hi Jack,
I have good news for you: I've tried to send and receive SMS with my modem, and it work. It worked out of the box with FrontlineSMS 220.127.116.11.
For you to know, I have a Huawei E1756 provided by Digicel.
If you have any problems, there are a few trinkets that you have to do (e.g. close the Digicel client, but configure it beforehand to save locally your SMSs), you can get in touch with me or surf the forums (that's where I get the information).
Good luck, and now you owe me a beer :)
Hi Jack
Reach out to Adam on the Forum here:
He's just returned from Haiti and has been using a GSM modem for his projects/initiatives there.
It looks like you've got some great help there. I only managed to get the system running with a nokia phone while in Haiti (which I brought from the US). As Leonard said, getting Frontline to work can be problematic. However, it is isn't impossible and just takes the right combination of gadets. I wish I could help but I'm no longer in country.
Best of luck!
Hi Jack,
The Frontline system is problematic in Haiti because of the underlying telephone network from what I understand. I have a Frontline recommended Huwaei modem but gave up in frustration some time back.
Others have had success and I will track down the info and share with you. do send your email.
Hi Jack, glad to have a fellow volunteer working here in Haiti. You're actually quite near to the central offices of my NGO (América Solidaria), who are in Delmas 56 (I live in Boudon, though).
Regarding your questions, I haven't yet started the implementation of the project, but I do have an USB modem given by Digicel. The cost is 4600 in total, 2200 is the cost of the rental, the rest is an insurance they give you back.
To get it, you only have to go to the Digicel Building who is nearby the Center Ville. You have to take a proof of residence, if I don't recall bad.
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Christy McIntyre is the host of the Lonely Hearts on WCTR in San Andreas in 1992. She is heard giving unconventional advice on relationships such as telling a girl to stick with her abusive husband for the reason that "You're only lonely when you're alone." and basking over the story of a girl stalking a married man by killing a gazelle and sending its heart to him and burning his business.
Ironically, she is not in a relationship herself, and is usually followed by stalkers, as heard by a man claiming to watch her shower every night. Although not said when, she used to have high school fantasies about a boy who would ask her about their algebra homework. Some of her notable advices are for stalkers, victims of abuse, and Zero (who was trying to lose his virginity, to which Christy said she could not help and that she would not even suggest prostitutes to him).
It was implied that Christy met Upstate Liberty pimp and former Emotion 98.3 host Fernando Martinez during a funeral, where they had drunken sex, from the last part of her second set of calls.
Fernando Martinez: Yes, do you remember me? I am Fernando Martinez.
Christy: Oh God, not you again! Look, it was a mistake! We all get drunk at funerals!
In the third part, Fernando torches her car, causing her to leave the station momentarily while he serves as an acting host. Christy comes back, enraged, but falls for him and has sex with him on air after smelling his Bouche cologne.
She is voiced by Sara Moon.
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28th Texas Cavalry Regiment
28th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the late spring of 1862 by Colonel Horace Randal and consisted of with about 1,000 men.. The field officers were Colonels Eli H. Baxter and Horace Randal, Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Hall, and Major Patrick Henry. It's members were primarily from the following counties: Company A Shelby, Company B Cherokee, Company C Panola, Company D Rusk, Smith Wood, Company E Cherokee, Company F Harrison, Company G Anderson, Company H Freestone, Company I Company K Panola Shelby, Company L Houston, Company M Polk. The unit traveled to Shreveport, Louisiana, in July 1862 where they remained until 18 July 1862. The soldiers then traveled northward and arrived in Austin, Arkansas, on 3 September 1862. By late September the unit was dismounted (i.e. the unit was converted to infantry). The 28th Texas Cavalry was dismounted because of a surplus of cavalry units in Arkansas and because of a lack of forage for the horses. The men refused to call themselves "infantry" instead preferring the term "dismounted cavalry" as though it were a temporary condition. Much to the disappointment of the men, the 28th Texas was never remounted. In September 1863, the unit was brigaded with the 11th Texas Infantry, the 14th Texas Infantry, the 15th Texas Infantry, and the 6th Texas Cavalry Battalion (dismounted). Randal was promoted to Brigadier General and became commander of this brigade. At this time Colonel Eli H. Baxter, Jr. became commander of the 28th Texas regiment. The unit spent the entire war in the Trans-Mississippi and campaigned extensively in Arkansas and Louisiana and was active in some hard fighting at Mansfield, Pleasant Hill and Jenkins' Ferry where Horace Randall was mortally wounded and died on May 2, 1864. The 28th Texas Cavalry was disbanded in Austin, Texas in May 1865.


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CLEVELAND, Texas - No new patients will be admitted and no surgeries will be performed, for now, at the Cleveland Regional Medical Center, the hospital announced Thursday.
The hospital said the decision was made in the interest of patient safety because of a shortage of staff and supplies.
The hospital released the following statement on Thursday:
"In an effort to assure patient safety, today Cleveland Regional Medical Center is voluntarily and temporarily suspending admissions to the hospital and temporarily suspending surgical services due to a critical shortage of staff and supplies.
The emergency department remains open to the public, but ambulances remain on divert for critical patients.
We will also continue to perform outpatient testing procedures through our laboratory and radiology departments.
Any staff that will be affected by this temporary suspension of services will be allowed to take vacation time.
Chuck Fulner has stepped down as CEO and the board of trustees has appointed James Anderson as the interim CEO. Mr. Anderson has been employed with CRMC for over four years, serving as the current chief operating officer for the past 11 months."
The Cleveland Police Chief said there is a warrant for Fulner's arrest. It is for a misdemeanor, class A assault.
Fulner is accused of hitting the chief nursing officer in a staff meeting that the police chief said turned physical.
The hospital's statement also said, "CRMC is committed to providing the highest quality patient care to Cleveland and the surrounding communities. CRMC is anticipating new management and ownership as early as next week and looks forward to continuing to serve this community."
"This hospital is really important because it's the only source of hospitalization in this town," said Cleveland resident Heather Swanson. "Otherwise, you have to go to Kingwood or Conroe or Houston."
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Flash drives may all seem alike from the outside, but believe me, they're not -- the differences in speeds between any two drives can be startling. What's even more frustrating is that up until very recently there wasn't much word from the manufacturers about the relative speeds of different flash drives.
Thankfully, this has changed, and drive manufacturers are getting savvier about including speed statistics with their drives. A drive that's rated for "100x" speed or higher should work nicely, and most any drive that claims support for Vista's ReadyBoost feature should also work.
One thing that most manufactures have not made terribly clear is the drive's performance with regard to sequential vs. random access. You might think there shouldn't be a difference -- after all, the whole idea with a flash drive is that every byte on the drive has the same access time, right? Not true. Sometimes the manufacturer will mix memory speeds as a cost-saving measure, using a small block of fast flash memory in conjunction with a large block of slower memory. This means heavy variations in performance depending on what's actually being done on the drive. To that end, you might see major differences in performance between two drives that have identical or near-identical manufacturer's ratings.
Another interesting thing to note is that flash drives aren't the only removable media that may work -- compact flash cards or digital cameras and music players that can mount as mass storage devices will also work. Again, whether or not Linux or your PC will support booting and running from such a device will depend on how the device advertises itself to the computer, and whether or not the Linux distribution you're using has drivers set up to handle it. Puppy, for instance, can boot from compact flash cards and even has an installer option to specifically allow it.
Enable USB Boot Support
Most computers shipped within the last couple of years will support booting from a USB device. That said, this isn't always enabled by default, and it isn't always enabled for all USB ports on the system.
One of the first places to look for information about USB boot support, apart from the manufacturer's own specifications, is the system BIOS. In my own Dell XPS, for instance, the default USB handling option is to enable booting from attached USB devices -- but I need to press F12 at boot time to select something other than the default boot device, normally the hard drive.
Another important thing is that some of the USB ports in the XPS can be manually disabled from being polled for boot devices. This is done so that you can attach an external USB drive (whether flash or an actual hard drive), and leave it attached between reboots without worrying about it hijacking the computer's boot sequence.
The folks at the PenDriveLinux Web site -- a fantastic resource for all things related to running Linux on USB -- have a quick way to test USB boot support on a given USB drive and computer. They use the SysLinux utility to make the drive bootable and add a copy of Memtest86+ a quick way to see if boot support works. Note that if you're doing this on Vista, open an admin command prompt to run the makeboot.bat file or it won't work.
SysLinux is used widely to make flash drives bootable for Linux distributions, so it's a tool that we'll be coming back to. Note that if you get a "boot error" or other error message when you try to boot a drive processed with SysLinux, you may need to run the DISKPART CLEAN command on the disk (again, from an admin command line) to remove any previous master boot record information, reformat the drive, and then try again.


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Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library
Tips and tools on assisting older adults from the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
Model Programs
These are just a few of the innovative library programs and services developed for older adults.
Alameda County Library. Fremont, CA. Older Adult Services.
This system-wide program provides active living programs, homebound services, computer classes, Wii bowling for seniors and inter-generational technology instruction.
Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn, NY. Service to the Aging.
Brooklyn Public Library's Service to the Aging program provides library programs and resources to older adults and the homebound throughout Brooklyn. Delivered in BPL's neighborhood libraries and numerous off-site community locations, Service to the Aging programs provide access to meaningful activities, opportunities for self-expression and vital connections with the outside world.
Cranston Public Library. Cranston, RI. Books at Home.
Homebound library users who are Cranston residents are eligible to receive books and other library materials.
Old Bridge Public Library. Old Bridge, NJ. Senior Spaces.
Specially designed "destination" area in the library for three generations of older adults features programming activities focusing on technology, gaming, and lifelong learning. This prototype is being replicated by other libraries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
More examples of best practices can be found on OLOS's Delicious page, http://www.delicious.com/alaolos/aging.
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Friday, December 04, 2009 - 16:55 PM
its the end of the year again. for us here at meinl cymbals that's equivalent with deadlines. not only have we just printed a new symphonic and marching cymbal catalog. more than that we are in the final stages of our 2010 cymbal guide. we are working on the very final corrections right now and then once again, off to the printer. deadlines
the 2010 namm show in los angeles coming up. same thing: deadlines! everyone involved in that show like the booth builder, freeman show services, colleagues, forwarders, advertising agency, and many others, need some final information from me in order to do their job.
distributor meeting coming up next week that needs to be prepared. same thing for another sales meeting coming up the week after in which we brief our domestic sales staff about all the news for next year. i still got to finalize my presentation for that. more deadlines.
and last but not least the daily artist-relations business of reviewing endorsement packages, sending out gear, tour service, and so on. not to forget working with all the drum magazines worldwide who also have their deadlines for their next issues.
all of that is what hits us at the end of every year. it's by far the busiest time for everyone here. one can actually sense a certain tension here in our office. some colleagues nerves are on the edge.
but look, i am not complaining. in times like these one can be more than happy to have a healthy business going on. i love that time of the year and working under time-pressure usually stimulates my creative output immensely . it's great and i can't wait to finally see all the final results! there's no better feeling in the job-world than when you see all the wonderful results and getting a postivie feedback for all the hard work you have done.
with all the crazyness and deadlines in mind, it just kind of hit me today that time flies so incredibly fast. it's been two years now today that our company founder Roland Meinl passed away. to me it does not seem so long at all. it's good to sometimes just pause for a moment and realise that life is not only about deadlines.


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Recent rains in much of Kansas have brought on a flush of volunteer wheat. Any field of volunteer should be killed as soon as possible at this time of year so that it is completely dead at least two weeks before any wheat is planted within a half-mile of it.
The main threats from late-emerging volunteer wheat, however, are a little different than the main threats from volunteer that emerged in early or mid-summer.
Normally we think of wheat curl mites and the diseases vectored by these mites (wheat streak mosaic, High Plains Virus, and triticum mosaic virus) as being the main threats from volunteer wheat. The threat of wheat streak mosaic is greatest from volunteer wheat that emerges early. That's because wheat curl mites leave their main host, wheat, as the green tissue on the host is dying. In Kansas, that typically occurs in June. Wheat curl mites can also live on corn and a few other summer grasses. The mites on corn will leave as the corn plants begin to die.
Once the wheat curl mites leave their hosts, they can spread to other areas in the wind, normally within about a half-mile radius. But they only survive for about a week unless they find another living, green host plant on which they can survive. Volunteer wheat that emerges early in the summer provides an ideal oversummering host for mites. The mites can land on volunteer and multiply over the summer until the volunteer is either killed or they leave for other reasons. If there are fields of newly planted wheat nearby when the mites leave the volunteer, these new fields have a good chance of being infested with wheat curl mites – and becoming infected with wheat streak mosaic or a similar mosaic disease.
What about late-emerging volunteer? It is much less likely that volunteer wheat that came up after the rains on August 24-26 will get infested with wheat curl mites, unless there are other fields of volunteer within a half-mile that had come up earlier in the summer.
That doesn't mean there are no problems associated with volunteer that just came up, however. It is still several weeks before most fields of wheat will be planted. That is plenty of time for this late-emerging volunteer wheat to become infested with either Hessian fly or greenbugs and oat bird cherry aphids.
The heavy rains some areas of Kansas received recently will not only bring up the volunteer, they will also cause adult Hessian flies to emerge from the oversummering pupae found in the old crowns and residue of last season's wheat crop. The Hessian fly adults and volunteer wheat will both have emerged at about the same time due to the same rain events, meaning the volunteer stands a chance of becoming infested with Hessian fly where there were fields with wheat residue nearby. If newly emerged volunteer becomes infested with Hessian fly, the life cycle of the Hessian fly population will continue and could re-infest nearby planted wheat later this fall or early winter. Killing this newly emerged volunteer now will minimize the chances that Hessian fly can gain a foothold in the area.
Finally, newly emerged volunteer will be an ideal landing site for early waves of greenbugs and bird cherry oat aphids blowing in during September from southern areas. If these aphids find fields of volunteer wheat to land on, they will likely become established and multiply. They can then move on to infest planted wheat after it emerges in October. Greenbugs and bird cherry oat aphids can be vectors of barley yellow dwarf virus – an increasing problem in much of Kansas. By controlling any new stands of volunteer now, producers can help prevent these insect pests from becoming established in the immediate areas of those fields of volunteer. This will not guarantee that planted wheat will not become infected with barley yellow dwarf from aphids coming in from other locations, or at other times of the year, but it will help.


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Here are a few tips to help entertain friends and family this holiday season:
Nothing is more welcoming than a personalized place setting. And it's easy to put together with Avery Clean Edge Business Cards. Simply print each guest's name on a business card using free Avery templates available at www.avery.com.
Questions from guests on what you're serving? Make it easier to organize your buffet table and enhance your guests' dining experience by printing buffet cards using Avery Clean Edge Business Cards.


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Following a customer request, we've added a new mini feature to Spell Checking in Designer. At the moment, Designer supports spell check for about 35 different locales. Before the magic of locale mapping, if your locale wasn't on the list, your were essentially out of luck; even if your locale was, for all practical purposes, identical, to a supported locale.
Let me provide an example of customer pain.
Say you're Australian. Aussie English is actually quite similar to Canadian English. However, if you set your form's locale to en_AU, you'll get cute little warning icons telling you that spell check doesn't support en_AU. And you'll sit there fulminating, thinking "Geez! Aussie English is *practically* Canadian English! Why can't this stupid program just use the Canadian English settings for spell check?!"
Of course, you could get around this limitation by, say, setting your form to en_CA, doing the spell check, and then changing it back – but that's a real pain.
Now there's a better, easier, way.
There's now a new file, SpellCheckLocaleMapping.xml, that is created in each user's Designer data directory (under …\Users\your_username\AppData\Adobe\Designer\8.x). In this XML file, users can add entries that tell Designer to use alternate locales for spell checking.
The file looks like this:
<!– In order to map spell check locales, add an entry for each locale to map:
<Map locale="en_AU" to="en_CA"/>
Where "locale" is a locale which does not support spell check and "to" is the locale that will be used to perform spell check on nodes who's locale matches "locale".
You can just copy/paste the <Map …/> line so that it's not in the comments anymore. Then set the "locale" and "to" attributes. You need to restart Designer for changes in this file to take effect.
This feature is available in Designer 8.1 and later. There's no UI in Designer for this feature.


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Civil Case Law - Second Circuit
Hartline v. Gallo , 546 F.3d 95 (2d Cir. 2008): A female arrestee brought a § 1983 action against jail officials, claiming that jail officials violated her Fourth Amendment rights by strip searching her and telecasting video of that strip search to male officers. The court found there was a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether the jail's surveillance system did in fact telecast the strip search of the female arrestee elsewhere in the police station, precluding summary judgment in favor of police department.
Forts v. Ward, 621 F.2d 1210 (2d Cir. 1980): Male correctional officers were permitted to view female inmates while they were sleeping, changing clothes, or using the toilet. The Second Circuit, assuming without deciding that the female prisoners had a privacy right, concluded that their right could be adequately protected by permitting inmates to cover their cell windows for fifteen minute intervals and by issuing suitable nighttime garments.
Nelson v. City of Stamford, 2012 WL 233994 (D. Conn. Jan. 25, 2012): During a search of a female detainee, one male officer in a jail facility assisted with the removal of the detainee's clothing, and another male officer placed his hands inside her pants and touched her buttocks. The court refused to dismiss the detainee's Fourth Amendment claim on a motion for summary judgment, as a reasonable jury could find that the removal of the inmate's shirt and brassiere by a female and a male officer and the touching of her buttocks underneath her pants by a male officer, could constitute an unreasonable search.
Forde v. Baird , 720 F. Supp. 2d 170 (D. Conn. 2010): A female Muslim inmate was subjected to cross-gender searches, due to a prison policy allowing for non-emergency pat searches of female inmates by male officers. The female inmate brought suit under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the First Amendment. The court allowed the plaintiff's RFRA claim to survive a motion for summary judgment, as the prison's interest in staffing were not sufficiently compelling to justify the burden on the inmate's right of free exercise of religion.The court did not reach the First Amendment claim, finding it could adequately address her case on the RFRA claim alone.
Bolden v. Village of Monticello , 344 F. Supp. 2d 407 (S.D.N.Y. 2004): Male police officers authorized and witnessed body cavity searches of two women in front of male officers during a series of searches conducted with unreasonable force. The court denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff's § 1983 claim, finding triable issues of fact as to whether the search was constitutionally valid.
Baker v. Welch , 2003 WL 22901051 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2003): A male parolee was required to urinate into a cup for a drug test while a female parole officer was present. The court dismissed the plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claim on a motion for summary judgment, finding that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity. The court found that the right to be free from cross-gender viewing was not clearly established at the time of the incident, relying on both the lack of Supreme Court precedent and the circuit split on the issue. The court noted in dicta court that parole officers are now on notice that the law is "clearly established" in forbidding "close" observation of a parolee's genitals during a urine test by a parole officer of the opposite sex.
Colman v. Vasquez , 142 F. Supp. 2d 226 (D. Conn. 2001): Female inmate in a federal facility in a special unit for victims of sexual abuse filed § 1983 action against prison officials claiming Fourth and Eighth Amendment violations inherent in the prison's practice of permitting male officers to conduct pat searches of female inmates. The court denied the officer's motion to dismiss the Fourth Amendment claim, requiring factual findings as to the legitimate penological reason for the search. The court also denied the motion to dismiss the Eighth Amendment claim, due to the special vulnerability of the inmate.
Harnage v. Murphy, 2012 WL 447658 (Conn. Super, Jan. 23, 2012): A male inmate claimed that he was strip searched in the presence of female correctional employees. The court allowed the plaintiff's constitutional claim for injunctive relief to proceed, while denying the plaintiff's claim for monetary relief based on sovereign immunity.


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This article was published 17/5/2014 (1193 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband came home from a conference in another city with a whole new bag of tricks. He's so stupid he doesn't even know he's using new and different expressions in the bedroom, and he's suddenly open to kinky experiments, when he wasn't before. Plus there's a paper trail this time. He has cheated before, but has stopped covering his tracks.
When I asked him where he got all this new sex stuff, he said, "Um, I read it in a book." Here's the thing: I'm not really hurting because I don't love this guy anymore and the kids are grown up and gone. I do want to stay with him for a few more years when we can split a lot more money and I'll leave here for a nicer climate. What I am really worried about is getting a sexually transmitted infection from him now. Should I make a fuss about his cheating so he's doubly sure to wear condoms, or should I suggest an open marriage? He is actually the jealous type. -- Know What's Up, South End
Dear Know: If you're mining for divorce gold, his guilt and remorse will get you more money than his anger by a long shot. But maximum money isn't everything in a divorce. Instead of playing dirty over a long period of time, why not play it smart over a short period? First, stop having sex with your husband on any excuse and see a doctor for STI testing. Quietly find yourself an excellent divorce lawyer and accountant not connected to your husband or any of his buddies. Make a plan ahead of time with these professionals, decide where you're going to live, expose the cheating and go for the divorce according to the timing and procedures they lay out. Playing dirty, drawn-out games demeans both of you. Recognize that your time, self-respect and reputation are worth a lot in mid-life and beyond.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I'm a weightlifter and I'm told my body is still very young-looking by women where I work out. My face does not match my body, though. I spent too much time in tanning beds and in the sun, and I have the wrinkled skin of a guy about 15 years older than my age, which is 42. I know this because I asked three women to guess my age at the gym, and they all guessed middle to late 50s. My doctor recently told me I was at high risk for skin cancer, so I had to quit tanning. Now I have wrinkled, untanned skin, which is worse.
What do women think of men getting facelifts or laser jobs? I would like to hear from you and your female readers. I don't care what guys think. By the way, I recently got separated and am 100 per cent getting a divorce. It's done. Now my life is about me for a freakin' change. -- Facelift or What? Winnipeg
Dear Facelift or What: There are good and bad facelifts and laser work. Most people are aware of the bad facelifts done on certain movie and singing stars. If too much is taken away from the jawline, a woman looks more like a pixie and a man looks more like a woman. We usually don't know when we're looking at the good work, unless we have inside knowledge it was done. (Good eye surgery for upper and lower bags can go by largely unnoticed, except the person looks rested and happier.)
It's not so much what women think of your look -- do it for yourself and your feeling of confidence. But if you do anything, be the wisest consumer you can be, because people stand to make a lot of money out of you.
In your case, you're worried about the leathery texture of your skin as much as the sag. See a number of plastic surgeons and dermatologists and ask to be educated on all procedures that might apply to your problems. Insist on seeing photos of work they have done on other men. Photos aren't always easy to get, as not too many people are willing to have them shown, especially in a city this size. If you're going to go the non-surgical route, here's a helpful article on lasers to get you started on your research: allure.com/skin-care/2013/how-laser-treatments-fix-skin-problems.
Please send your questions or comments c/o email@example.com or mail letters to Miss Lonelyhearts c/o Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6


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We have been passed the letter (see last night's blog) that sheds new light on the inter-departmental row over increasing carbon-cuts targets. Ministers must decide this month whether to legislate for the Committee on Climate Change's recommendations in full in Britain's fourth "carbon budget".
The row is not quite as straightforward as it first appeared; it's not a binary argument over whether to accept the report or not. Read more


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PROPOSALS to renovate a landmark pub and reopen it as an Indian restaurant have angered local residents.
A petition objecting to plans to bring the former Woodlands Hotel, in Prest-on New Road, Blackburn, back into use as an eatery has been signed by nine neighbours, and will be considered by Blackburn with Darwen planning committee tomorrow.
Zain Patel, of HPA Solicitors, has submitted an application for permission to extend the rear, and side, of the empty building, transforming the downstairs into a restaurant, and the upstairs into a multi-purpose function room, with an outside terrace.
The plans include contemporary floor-to-ceiling glass entrances at the front and side of the building. There is existing planning permission for it to be used as a restaurant, and the new scheme would maintain the building's architecture.
The protest petition claims the plans would be an overdevelopment of the site, and the rear extension and first-floor function hall would cause noise pollution.
It claims the new upstairs room would not be in keeping with the surr-ounding locality, there would be loss of privacy because of windows over-looking nearby properties, and the proposed development would worsen traffic congestion in Corporation Park and Beardwood.
Mr Patel hopes the new restaurant partnership with another company will sell Indian fusion food, and bring a 'prominent building' back into use.
Beardwood and Lammack Tory councillor Michael Lee, who supports the proposal, said: "I sincerely hope we can resolve the petitioners' objections.
"I hope to arrange a meeting between the applicants and nearby resid-ents to achieve this.
"It would be a good thing to get this vacant building back into use. It's been a bit of an eyesore for some time.
"I would have thought the area would benefit from having a good Indian restaurant, and hope it can all be done amicably."
Mr Patel was unavailable to comment.
The committee has been advised to note the petition and take it into account when a future meeting decides whether to grant planning permission.


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The theme of UCSF Dentistry's Global Oral Health Symposium 2014 was "Global Oral Health: a Life Course Perspective", and was a kind of valedictory for Associate Dean for Global Oral Health John S. Greenspan, BSc, BDS, PhD, FRCPath who announced in April that he will retire and step down from his leadership of the Global Oral Health program at the UCSF School of Dentistry at the end of June [1].
UCSF Dentistry Dean John D.B. Featherstone, MSc, PhD thanked Dr. Greenspan in his remarks at the top of the afternoon, and once again at the close of the event in a surprise presentation of a plaque "for his service to global oral health, and in gratitude for his service as Associate Dean for Global Oral Health."
In between was an afternoon of engaging presentations by a range of panelists dedicated to global oral health, including one by longtime friend of the program Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor, UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program, substituting at the last minute for a presenter who was unable to attend, and already on the program to receive a UCSF Faculty Award for Achievement in Global Oral Health.
Associate Dean Greenspan was effusive in his thanks to Dr. Sokal-Gutierrez for stepping up to the challenge of presenting on short notice and doing so superbly.
Symposium panelists and presentations included:
Paula Braveman, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Director, Center on Social Disparities in Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco. What is a Life Course Perspective on Health – and is it Relevant to Oral Health?
Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor, UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program. Observations from the Field: The Importance of Considering Life Course in Early Childhood Caries
W. Murray Thompson, BSc, BDS, MComDent [Otago], MA [Leeds], PhD [Adel], FICD, FADI, Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, The University of Otago, New Zealand. Life Course Research in Action: The Dunedin Study
Late in the afternoon a lively panel discussion of the day's presenters was moderated by Stuart Gansky, MS, DrPH, John C. Greene Professor of Primary Care Dentistry, Division of Oral Epidemiology & Dental Public Health and Director, Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health (CAN DO).
Concluding the day, the second annual Global Oral Health Awards were given to one faculty member and one student "as a tribute to those working here on Global Oral Health and to encourage excellence in this emerging field."
2014 UCSF Global Oral Health Awards were presented to:
Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, MD, MPH: UCSF Faculty Award for Achievement in Global Oral Health
Wendy Yang, DDS, MS: UCSF Student Award for Achievement in Global Oral Health
Associate Dean Greenspan remarked that this fourth Global Oral Health Symposium "was the best of the four," adding that "we all learned so much, and I predict that several new projects will result from the contacts made."
Benjamin W. Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD, Division of Oral Epidemiology & Dental Public Health and the Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health, suggested the theme of this year's event, and observed that "the enthusiasm from our students and residents was fantastic. Many of them have embraced global health as a critical component of their training, which bodes extremely well for UCSF's future reach in advancing oral health on a broad scale." Concluded Chaffee: "We owe a huge thanks to Dr. John Greenspan for his creativity and vision in building the Global Oral Health program at the School of Dentistry. The symposium has grown tremendously under his leadership."
Jaime Sepulveda, MD, MPH, DrSc, Executive Director, UCSF Global Health Sciences, offered an apt summary of the value of the annual symposium and of and the Global Oral Health program as a whole, in his welcoming remarks: "UCSF is a great place to make [the] interdisciplinary approach happen. Our expertise in basic science, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and global health will allow us to reduce the burden of disease – not just here, but worldwide."
Top to bottom: Karen Sokal-Gutierrez; panel discussion with (left to right) Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, W. Murray Thompson, Paula Braveman, and Stuart Gansky; Dean Featherstone presenting Associate Dean for Global Oral Health John S. Greenspan with a surprise plaque of appreciation; Dr. Deborah Greenspan poses a question to the panelists


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Don't you love it when a fashion brand surprises you? After all these years of thinking the Liz Claiborne line was dead, JCP has really done a great job bringing it back to life. Now, it's not a super trendy line…if that's what you're thinking.
But it's not dull either! They have some really chic pieces, including an AMAZING coat that they need to make in plus sizes (ahem!). Sorry, it's not online yet. I found out when I went to pick an outfit for the LATISM 2012 conference I'm attending this month. And as you'll see in my two business casual outfits below, I was able to choose a few things fromt their straight and plus size lines. That makes me happy!
And now you guys get to help me choose which outfit I'm going to wear! You can vote at the bottom of the post. I'd really appreciate your help too!
Liz Claiborne Cap-Sleeve Tie Blouse – Plus
Liz Claiborne east5th® Womens Pants, Secretly Slender™
I like this outfit because it's pretty comfortable. I know it's going to be warm in Houston when I'm there and I'll be doing a lot of running around at the conference. That's where the sleeveless feature comes into play. Can I just say their prices are awesome! The slacks are only $22 and the top is $25!
Liz Claiborne Front Pocket Blouse – Plus
I'm really loving the look of this outfit too. The top is great and I knew I needed it when I saw this amazing color! The skirt is pretty basic and can be worn over and over. For some reason, this feel a little more dressy to me. I'm also thinking of untucking the top and belting it with a skinny belt. Look…more awesome prices! This top is $27 and the skirt is $22!
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