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Oct 12, 2012 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff WriterRiverton residents had a chance this week to put their money where their priorities are when it comes to roadwork within city limits.
During a Tuesday work session at City Hall, public services director Bill Urbigkit distributed $1 in change to each person in attendance, asking them to identify the roads they think are most in need of repair work by placing the coins on printed maps. He gave them 21 streets to choose from, using a list that was generated by residents and pared down by city staff.
"This is really a team effort," Urbigkit said while the bags of change were distributed. "We want to hear from you guys what you think is the most important road."
The exercise generated discussion between the Riverton City Council and members of the public, who had to approach the representatives to place their votes. Some people asked that additional roads be included on the list, while others joked about the condition of their neighborhood streets. Robert Andrews and Jacqualine Coates each dropped all of their change on North Broadway Avenue, citing concerns about use of the avenue when a scheduled construction project begins on North Federal Boulevard in the coming years. Andrews said motorists likely will try to use Broadway Avenue to bypass the construction.
"There's no way once they start on Federal that it will handle two-way traffic," Andrews said.
Andrews and Coates were not the only ones worried about North Broadway Avenue -- once the change was added up Tuesday, officials said North Broadway Avenue from Sunset Drive to the north end of Teeter Park had earned the most money at $3.86.
Next came the roads in and around the Woodridge Estates Subdivision near North 16th Street East. Councilman Eric Heiser chose to combine the roads in that area, which earned $2.10 in total.
"Two people made a case for that whole neighborhood," Urbigkit said, pointing specifically to Forest Drive and Maple Lane. "The aggregate is so exposed because it's aged so badly that it looks like a gravel road already."
Pure Gas Road, a favorite of Mayor Ron Warpness, got $1.60, while $1.46 went to the roads surrounding Rendezvous Elementary School.
"There's a lot of bus and pedestrian traffic there, particularly on Fourth Street," Urbigkit said.
The final road sections that drew more than $1 in change were Pershing Avenue from North Eighth Street West to North Federal Boulevard, which garnered $1.25, and West Sunset Drive from North Eighth Street West to Broadway Avenue, which earned $1.23. Urbigkit said Pershing has some alignment and drainage issues, while Sunset covers several undersized and deteriorating water lines that were fixed recently.
"So that's kind of ready for some work now," Urbigkit said.
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If Fremont County voters approve a 1 percent additional sales tax in November, officials said Riverton will receive a total of $1.85 million dollars in additional revenue over four years for local infrastructure projects. Warpness said the city council wants to spend that money on projects that are important to Riverton residents, adding that there is plenty of work to be done with the money.
During the meeting, the city's list of prioritized streets kept getting longer as residents made new suggestions. Riverton Police Department officers also offered written recommendations for road work.
"Some of the chuck holes, they hit don't do anything positive for the front end of a very expensive police car," Warpness said.
He also mentioned ambulance drivers who often navigate Riverton roads while transporting sick or injured people.
"It's important for us to realize it's not just making the streets smooth and nice-looking," Warpness said. "It really is a functional and practical need that our community has."
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Penn State shocked the college athletics realm today with the hiring of former Cal athletic director, Sandy Barbour.
Having served in that post for a decade before Berkeley's chancellor fired her due to their need for a "change in leadership," Barbour will replace former Penn State athletic director Dave Joyner, who is retiring on August 1st. Barbour's first day on the job will be August 16th.
She will reportedly be getting a $100,000 raise.
Here's a headline from the San Francisco Examiner, dated July 01, 2014:
Sandy Barbour was a mistake from the beginning for Cal
*steeples fingers* Tell me more, Glenn Dickey....
[..] She fired Tedford and hired Sonny Dykes, who coaches an offensive system that doesn't work on the Pac-12 Conference level. The Bears went 1-10 last year and their prospects for the future are dim. And though Dykes was campaigning for the job, Barbour gave him a five-year contract. That means her successor will have to pay off three years of that contract when Dykes is fired after another dreadful season.
Otherwise, though, the picture is grim. The graduation rate for football players is dead last in the conference, despite the fact that more players are opting for easier academic schedules. In other words, they're not winning or getting an education. The daily double.
And Barbour has been tone deaf on Cal tradition. She wanted to put this year's Big Game at the 49ers' new stadium before she heard from irate alumni.
To be fair, Barbour set fundraising records at Cal and likely won't have to hire a football coach for a long time.
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In order to be able to spend the New Year together with Jay-Z, Beyonce Knowles is rumored to have been scouting a location to play a gig in Sin City.
Around three months before the celebration of New Year, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas casino-resort has secured two big acts Jay-Z and Coldplay to ring in the upcoming 2011. The rapper and the Chris Martin-fronted band are set to play their own materials before joining forces for a live duet.
The concert is part of a three-day invitation-only festivity which is held roughly two weeks after the $3.9-billion resort opens on December 15. It will be broadcast on the hotel's 65-foot marquee overlooking the Vegas Strip.
Following Jay-Z's multimillion-dollar deal in Vegas, his singer wife Beyonce Knowles is reportedly looking for a gig in the Sin City also. A source told New York Post, "Organizers have spent millions securing the acts. The word is that Beyonce is now looking for a Vegas New Year's gig so she will be in town with Jay."


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This is really, REALLY amazing... plus it's given me some ideas for my own on-going projects...
As you doubtless know, I'm currently enthused about building a Men vs. Women Display-O-Meter (see blogs #212701651, #212900832, and #212901825). Furthermore, as I mentioned a little while ago, I'm planning on implementing the "Display-O-Meter" in a Steampunk Style
Well, a reader we shall call Douglas (because that is his name) emailed me with some really good suggestions. I shall share these ideas at some future date [I'm being a little secretive here because I don't want to divulge the source of his antique electronic parts until I've snaffled up the ones I want (grin)].
The point is that Douglas certainly knows whereof he speaks, because he's currently involved in his own Steampunk project, which is to create a Steampunk version of the control console in Dr. Who's TARDIS [in years gone by, Douglas had created a Plexiglas version similar to the original TARDIS, but his new model (which is still a work-in-progress) is a beauty to behold]:
You can see larger, more detailed versions of this (and other) images on Douglas's website at http://douglas442.livejournal.com. Douglas told me that he welcomes feedback and suggestions (you can leave comments on his site or send them to me and I'll pass them on). In the meantime, feast your visual orbs on this console sub-panel:
Doesn't this look MEGA-COOL? This certainly gives a "feel" for what I want to achieve in my own humble "Display-O-Meter" project. In the meantime, I continue to play with my PICAXE microcontroller, plus I have some rather cunning thoughts pertaining to the interface and the underlying control algorithms ... watch this space...
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Happy Birthday, Barack! Which Presidential Birthday Party Would You Rather Go To?
Today is Barack Obama's 48th birthday. It's Tuesday, so he's working, but we don't feel too bad because he celebrated over the weekend by taking a trip to Camp David and brushing up on his bowling skills. He bowled a 144—pretty darn good for a dude who claimed a few months ago that his skills in the alley were on par with the Special Olympian. [Washington Post]
So, would you wanna bowl with Barack or kick it with a past prez on his big day? See how Barack's birthday plans stack up.
- When George H.W. Bush turned 85 on June 12, he went skydiving. After he landed, Bush took the opportunity to pat himself on the back. "Just 'cause you're an old guy, you don't have to sit around drooling in the corner," he said. [Huffington Post]
- Of course, we can't forget John F. Kennedy's 45th birthday party, where Marilyn Monroe sexily sang, "Happy Birthday, Mr. President." Knowing John's love of women, we bet there were lots of other attractive gals there as well. Oh, and tons of alcohol. [Time]
- For Franklin Roosevelt's 52nd birthday in 1934, he had 52 young gals parade through a New York hotel wearing hats that looked like slices of cake. The girls had an inventive, if not silly, move where they all got together in the middle of the room to form one giant cake. Each had a candle that they held up in the air while singing "Happy Birthday." [Time]
- In October 2006, Bill Clinton turned 60, throwing one of the most exclusive parties of them all. Attendees each had to pay $60K to $500K for their seats at a private Rolling Stones concert. All the proceeds were going to charity, but peeps still didn't want to pay that much. At the last minute, the Clintons slashed prices big time. [Daily Mail UK]
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The Diablo 3 Beta's Most Feared Monster? The Phisher
Blizzard Entertainment launched the next chapter in its Diablo saga on Tuesday with the closed beta to Diablo III. One of its most potent monsters? The dreaded phisher.
No, the phisher isn't an actual opponent in the game. Instead, Blizzard warned that invitations to test out the new action RPG are being sent by email. However, if you're not sure if the email is legitimate and is actually a scam, Blizzard has recommended logging into your Battle.net account to see if a beta account has been granted.
Users can also attempt to add the key manually by going to the Add or Upgrade a Game section of the Battle.net account management page, Blizzard said.
In the Diablo III closed beta test, participants will be able to fight their way through part of Act I as any of the five hero classes -- barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk, and demon hunter -- and go head-to-skull against the Skeleton King, taking him on alone or playing cooperatively with other adventurers, Blizzard said. They'll also get to meet up with some of the artisans, followers, and other key characters from Sanctuary, and try out the game's skill and crafting systems.
Gamers have waited more than two years since the original announcement of Diablo III, the followon to the immensely popular Diablo II, which debuted in 2001. Blizzard has not even hinted at a release date for Diablo III, so the release of the beta is a minor invitation of sorts.
For Blizzard, the beta is an opportunity to test out features of the game, let users find undiscovered bugs, and examine how users approach the game to balance its features and challenges before the game is released.
"This closed beta test is an important milestone for us as we enter the final stages of development on Diablo III," said Mike Morhaime, chief executive and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, in a statement. "Our goal is to create the best action role-playing game experience to date, building on everything we've learned since the release of Diablo II and incorporating the powerful features of the new Battle.net platform. We hope players enjoy participating in the beta test and we look forward to hearing their feedback."
The first wave will begin with users in North America, including the 1,000 people who were promised beta keys at BlizzCon. Blizzard declined to say exactly how many people will be invited to the beta; "the number of players we invite will be based on our testing needs," the company said.
Blizzard has previously said that the in-game auction house would be live with the beta. Blizzard has said that it will offer two versions of the game, one with an auction house where users can buy and sell items using in-game virtual currency. The other version of the game will use actual U.S. currency. The beta will also only be in U.S. English, although the final version of the game will be released in several languages.
Blizzard will also hand out additional beta keys in contests and giveaways on the Diablo III Web site, so gamers who didn't get in on the initial wave shouldn't lose hope.
And if you can't wait, Blizzard said that gamers can try out Skill Calculator, which can be used "to explore unique builds for your favored class by selecting active skills, Runestones, and passive skills," and then share them via Facebook and Twitter.
A related Game Guide also has more information.
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Whether or not you like soy, one thing's for certain; it makes a mean pasta dough.
Soy Tortellini
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1.5 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 Tbsp cooking oil
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To make tortellini: Divide dough into 2-3 parts and roll each ias thin as possible on a lightly floured surface. Using a cookie cutter or glass, cut into 1-1/4″ circles. Place 1/4 tsp filling on center of each circle. Fold pasta in half moon and seal edges. As with cappeletti, streth dough around fingers and pinch ends together.
Bring lightly salted water to a rolling boil in a 4-6 quart pan on the stove. Add pasta. Cook for 6 minutes. Drain and serve. Makes about 120 tortellini.
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In a speech to an Australian Strategic Policy Institute dinner in Canberra on Tuesday night, Senator Johnston said Australia was "expressing deep concern" about China's "sudden decision to announce an air defence zone without any prior consultation".
"Australia is long opposed to any country taking action that potentially detracts from regional stability," the minister said.
"We should remember that Australia has a vital national interest in freedom of navigation of the seas and of international air space, including in south-east and north Asia, which are critical markets for us," Senator Johnston, from resource-rich Western Australia, said.
But he said he believed Australia could expand defence ties with China and was "open to new ways of thinking on expanding defence co-operation".
His comments follow simmering tensions between the United States, Japan, South Korea and China over China's threat last week to intercept aircraft which entered airspace over disputed islands, variously known as the Senkaku and the Diaoyu, if they failed to identify themselves.
An issues paper on consular strategy, released by Ms Bishop on Tuesday for comment, questions whether Australians have "unrealistic expectations" on what governments can do. It canvasses paying different rates of assistance to travellers who get into trouble in impoverished and lawless countries from those in wealthy ones with sound legal systems. About 12,000 Australians sought help from consulates in 2012-13.
Ms Bishop also confirmed to a Coalition party-room meeting growth in Australia's foreign aid budget would be reduced and she expected foreign aid spending to stabilise at about $5 billion a year.
"We will see a new paradigm for Australian aid," a party-room spokesman said later.
"We will start with a blank sheet and prepare a modern aid budget."
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She joins Frisco from the Town of Breckenridge where she was the Riverwalk and Events Manager. Her responsibilities included management and communications of the Riverwalk Center and it's events. Agee was instrumental in the renovation of the Riverwalk Center, the technical coordination of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge for the past three years and event management of over 100 events annually.
"It is great privilege to be selected as the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Town of Frisco. Frisco is an extraordinary town in the epicenter of some of the best ski resorts in North America and blessed by incredible natural beauty and a vibrant, interesting and authentic Main Street. I'm lucky to be a part of it and I am very much so looking forward to collaborating with Frisco citizens and business owners as we continue to spread the word about the unique character and beauty of Frisco."
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A village pantomime has raised more than a £1,000 for a children's charity, as a long-serving member of the group prepares to snip 14 inches off her hair off for the same cause.
Every year, Addingham Pantomime Group has a collection for a chosen charity and this year's charity is The Little Princess Trust. The Trust provides real-hair wigs, free of charge, to boys and girls across the UK and Ireland who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other illnesses.
Jessica Doherty, who has been involved in pantomime since she was seven, is having 14 inches of her own hair cut off and donating it towards the making of a wig on her 19th birthday.
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A VILLAGE sporting facility has been targeted by vandals and arsonists.
Brymbo councillor Paul Rogers said the Bronwen Green football pitch, off Pool Road in the village, has been targeted on a number of occasions over the last month.
On Saturday, he found that motorbikes had been used to churn up the small pitch, sometimes used for training by junior football clubs.
Cllr Rogers said: "Two weeks earlier I went up there and saw a fridge had been set on fire next to a container, and an extractor fan in the changing rooms had also been set on fire.
"It caused damage to the paintwork, and grass which had been cut had also been set on fire."
Cllr Rogers said he was extremely disappointed by this behaviour and would be urging North Wales Police to take action.
"As local councillor I am extremely disappointed that the actions of a minority are ruining facilities for the village," he said.
"The damage to the pitch by motorbikes is unacceptable, on top of the arson, but more importantly this behaviour needs to stop before someone is hurt.
"The community council are investing heavily in this site so people of all ages can benefit.
"It's really frustrating when this happens."
A spokesman for North Wales Police said: "We can confirm we received a complaint in the first week of August, about an arson to the changing rooms at the football pitch in Brymbo.
"Anyone with any information about acts of criminal damage should report them to the police on 101.
"The crime reference number (for the arson) is RC14122831."
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I'm thinking of migrating {{translation}} to a shorter name to make it easier to use inside of articles. Anyone have some good ideas? What do you guys think of {{t|<english>|<kanji>|<romaji>}}. Don't worry about compatibility, {{translation}} will always work, and I'll probably sync a redirect. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Jan 4, 2009 @ 07:04 (UTC)
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Author, stormchaser has whirlwind career
By Lisa Brainard
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:10 AM
Along with her novels "Those Who Save Us" and "The Stormchasers," Jenna Blum is shown chasing storms, as well as with her boyfriend - extreme weather photographer Jim Reed - near his chase vehicle in late December when they were interviewed in Spring Grove. The EF4 tornado pictured was seen Aug. 7, 2010, near Campbell, Minn. (Photo credits: Upper left, Chad Cowan; upper right, Jim Reed; lower right, Lisa Brainard/Bluff Country Newspaper Group; and the rest come from http://jennablum.com)
When New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum wants to write, or do research for a novel, or just take a break from her favorite hobby of storm and tornado chasing, she can always find her safe harbor in the storm just down the road in "New Heidelberg."
That would be Caledonia to the rest of us.
Those who've read her books "Those Who Save Us" and "The Stormchasers" might recognize some scenes or settings as located in southeastern Minnesota or even northeastern Iowa.
Blum's home away from home is a sanctuary she lovingly describes in her writing as "the blue house." It sits in Caledonia where Blum's mother - Franny Joerg McCarthy - is from and where she now again resides.
Showing her sense of humor, Blum explained, "She came back here to hang out with her high school posse."
Dave Joerg of Preston is Blum's uncle and Chris Joerg her cousin. Speaking of Preston, in case you're wondering about location adaptations in her books, one has to figure you'll readily identify with stopping for a meal at the "Wagon Wheel" in "Creston" for its magnificent view of the town. Or, she also explained, Spring Grove has always been and will always be "Norwegian Ridge" when it shows up in her books.
In using these names, Blum said she can write about the towns "without the restriction of accuracy, but it's still recognizable enough." To illustrate this, she pointed out in talking with a class at Caledonia school last year that one student observed, "You wrote about my house."
If she's writing a scene where something bad will happen, Blum said, "I'm still a little superstitious." She'll change town names and the surrounding topography to make a setting that doesn't relate to a real location.
In "The Stormchasers" a tornado wiped out the town of Oweeo, SD. Blum showed her humor and her love of "The Wizard of Oz," saying she made up the name from the tune sung by the guards for the Wicked Witch of the West as they marched. She also noted such liberties can make it tough on her copy editors, who just couldn't find, or in turn verify, the town of Oweeo in South Dakota.
When she does use a real place in a book, she's "super careful to get it right." That includes driving through it to double check locations. She's not so shy about using real locations such as Rochester, La Crosse and bigger cities in her books. "I don't want it (something bad portrayed in her books) striking close to home. But cities like Minneapolis are big enough to take care of themselves."
Whirlwind meeting
The Ivy Grove Café in Spring Grove was the site for the interview with Blum, along with her beau, Jim Reed, an extreme storm photographer. Blum, who saw a tornado from the vantage of a living room as a young child, has remained fascinated by them and the storms that cause them. She went storm chasing throughout the Great Plains and Midwest with Tempest Tours for five years, gaining invaluable knowledge for the novel related to storm chasing.
For a full look at Blum's background, check her website, http://jennablum.com/. It includes a blog where she touches on many topics, including writing, storms and whatever might be on her mind, all shared with frequent photos and humor.
Enter Jim Reed. Certainly they met while storm chasing, right?
No. They are very willing to credit Facebook as providing the portal for them to meet, just like thousands of other people. Blum recalled she was quite excited to become "friends" with Jim Reed on the social media network in early 2011. Although they'd never met, they had storm chasing friends in common.
Reed expressed a similar sentiment. He knew Blum had written novels and he wrote her on Facebook to see if she, with her experience, could discuss the needs of a digital book. Could he call her to discuss it? Yes.
They both said, with big smiles, they talked... and talked... and talked. The phone calls became what they endearingly termed "Friday fireside chats," at one point lasting up to nine hours. Last March they started dating. One has to feel the pair will top the "power couple" category in the storm chasing world, although their continuous jokes show they certainly wouldn't take such a title very seriously.
Changing weather
What they do take with the utmost seriousness is weather. Particularly, bad weather. Reed shot Hurricane Katrina as the storm arrived, during it and the destruction after it. He shot Hurricane Irene in New York last year.
Reed was careful to point out, "I'm an extreme weather photographer. Not a tornado hunter." Unlike patrons paying perhaps $2,000 a week for a storm chasing tour, he is not disappointed if he doesn't see a tornado. There will be plenty of other weather to see, including lightning. Reed has amazing lightning shots. Check www.jimreedphoto.com for his photos and other information.
He and Blum have noticed changing weather in recent years with super tornadoes and tornado outbreaks, as well as a Christmas without snow in southeastern Minnesota. Blum said during a late, late fall visit to Caledonia she found parsley still growing in her garden. "The growing season was a month longer," she noted.
Reed likened his role to being a detective and searching for clues as he photographs these changes. He especially noted the energy of low pressure systems that can cause bad storms "keeps getting more and more intense."
He has made grabbed radar loop pictures on computer screens over the past five years and noted some look similar to a hurricane, almost like a tropical event. Blum suggested a new name, a "landicane."
Reed said, "It's disturbing what we saw this year."
Blum was storm chasing and saw the EF-4 tornado that hit Wadena on June 17, 2010, which according to media reports was a quarter-mile wide. She said it just kept reforming with more vortices. "It looked like the Tuscaloosa one," she noted, saying it was the biggest one she'd seen in her numerous years of storm chasing.
In the changing climate, Reed noted he's a "very devoted note-taker."
He said he'd bet the more extreme weather is "cyclical," while pointing out it's the first time it's occurred while humans are able to record it.
Take warnings to heart
People should be able to adjust or take precautions for incoming extreme weather because, Reed said, "The warning system is the best ever. There's no reason not to respond prudently or appropriately."
He and Blum agreed, however, that in Minnesota people - especially farmers - are good at reading the weather and taking precautions because not doing so could radically affect their lives and/or livelihoods.
They also said people shouldn't fall into believing myths and old tales. Blum explained she was at a picnic last summer on a day when the weather forecast was calling for strong storms capable of producing tornadoes. Someone told Blum that a tornadic storm wouldn't ever come to Caledonia, that they always stay south of the Iowa border.
That day also saw Blum go storm chasing in the area, following a tornado close to Hokah until it became wrapped in rain. Another clear myth, that a storm won't cross a river, was obvious when Blum said the tornado stopped about a block short of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. That put it over the Mississippi River.
Of course that same day - May 22, 2011 - is when an EF2 tornado tracked from near Lime Springs, Iowa, northeast into Fillmore County, causing a path of destruction, but luckily little in the way of injuries. Joplin, Mo., was not so lucky later that same day, as an EF-5 tornado destroyed much in the city and is reported to be the cause of around 162 deaths.
Past... and future
Blum first became fascinated with tornadoes after seeing one as a child. Reed felt it was a real memory after he heard her share her whole experience. "It's something that's branded in a little kid. You can tell who's really changed by it. Some use it to move in a direction."
Smiling, Blum said she took to science and other pursuits, "I'm a girl geek."
She'll take that drive as she does research for her third book. Also, Blum is trying a new endeavor, co-writing a screenplay for her "Those Who Save Us" novel. She explained a writer has worked on adapting it, but it's a huge task in selecting scenes to keep from the 400+ page novel. Blum will be taking on that task, which she expects to be a lot different from writing a novel.
Both Blum and Reed keep very busy with their projects, but as she stated, they both understand the need to "lock down" when working on a book. And for the fans of their works - and those people everywhere whose lives may be affected by extreme weather - they advise owning a weather radio and taking forecasts quite seriously.
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Why is everyone hating on this talented woman?
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I'm sorry she has talent and not the kind of crappy talent these days, shes not a slut from those dumb shows like jersey shore.
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Its sad. when she sang in "Britain's got talent", ppl wanted to change her appearance. They should understand that it doesn't matter what someone looks like on the outside, its the inside that counts. Our world has almost completely ignored this fact for generations. Something needs to happen about this….
Susan has the best attitude of any singing entertainer of whom I know. After living almost a half-century of taunting, snide remarks, teasing, being treated as though she were less than human, Susan was finanally propeled to stardom by the Lord Jesus Christ Whom she worships and honors. Susan is faithful to her Savior and Creator. She is one of God's gifts to the world. I admire her so very much. She does not compromise her Christian principals. She, herself, is a gift to mankind!
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…Wait, why am I even watching this? *Go to Roosterteeth video*
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she does have a very pretty voice oh holy night is my favorate song,,
perfect singer! but she should be lively in expressing her feelings, move around.
Just let Susan wring all of the days's stress right out of your every day, thank you Susan, even the best use a studio to blow you away, buy her album guaranteed you'll see, she is so smooth and relaxing and toned and resonant and deep. And she has a wonderful attitude. These people are the best humorists too. Jackie Evancho is another wonderful talent. On several occasions, Jackie is trying to adjust the mic herself. Don't be sour. Laugh and be happy and listen. Chill dudes
This one, for sure, wasn't her best live on Holy Night. She was very tense and you can feel it. I'm sure, it had something to do with the fact that she had a frog on her throat when she sung it the first time for the east cost broadcast of the show few minutes before this take so she had to repeat it for the west coast.
Still, I absolutely adore her voice. Her take of this song on Larry King was superb. I prefer her voice thousand times to the annoying gargling and over-singing of Dion.
Her dream became reality. Perserverance, dedication and faith can lead us all to our dreams….well done Susan.
She looks strict in her pose like oh stiff I mean… Dang she's good
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i like mariah carey version better
celine dion is way better by farrrrrr
Susan did a great job on that song,But no body can out sing David Phelps, he is the best tenor ever. type in his name and listen then you will see the differance,he makes goose bumps rise on my arms every time i hear him sing,keep it up Susan there are lots of singers out there and you are among the best of all women singers.
they call David the best tenor EVER!!!!!
Susan did a great job on that song,But no body can out sing David Phelps, he is the best tenor ever type in his name and listen then you will see the differance,he makes goose bumps rise on my arms every time i hear him sing,keep it up Susan there are lots of singers out there and you are among the best of all women singers.
She has her own beautiful style which she puts to the songs and makes them her own. She is fantastic! Susan will make it big in the entertainment field if she can control the pressure from the media.
I don't understand how this chick is so popular, she doesn't even come close to Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Huston, and so on and so forth


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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:42 AM
HipChick (16,773 posts)
Boss shoots employee dead at lunch gathering...no arrest made..
Hoskins and three other employees of Raynell Industries, a green technology firm, were attending a lunch at Reynolds home near Ward, Arkansas. According to Ben Crump, a lawyer for Hoskins mother and his widow, the family was told that at some point during the lunch, Reynolds allegedly produced a 44 Magnum Desert Eagle pistol, pointed it at Hoskins, and pulled the trigger, fatally wounding his young employ in the jaw.
For whatever reason, he pointed the gun at the only African-American guy at the table, Crump told theGrio, adding that two weeks later, Reynolds has still not been arrested.
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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 04:08 AM
Fridays Child (23,993 posts)
1. Suspect arrested in connection with Hoskins murder
LITTLE ROCK, Ar. - Christopher S. Reynolds of Ward was arrested Saturday, November 24th, for the murder of Ernest Hoskins.
Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division charged Reynolds with one count of first degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
Reynolds is being held at the Lonoke County Jail and a hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 27th.
Response to Fridays Child (Reply #1)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:35 AM
progressoid (41,437 posts)
8. Interesting. Just after this story is aired, an arrest is made.
I could be a coincidence but I wonder.
I hope the prosecutors don't fuck this up.
Response to progressoid (Reply #8)
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 02:28 AM
Chan790 (20,176 posts)
16. I do wonder...
if this might be one of those "take your time and get it right" things. Once they arrest him, they have to have an arraignment and charge him with a crime. (I think in most states, it's 48 hours.)...might they have been holding off on a charge until they had all their ducks in a row? (If so, what prevents his flight from jurisdiction in the meanwhile?)
As much as I'm anti-capital-punishment, this is AR...I'm pretty sure they're going to seek the DP if they're indicting on 1st. degree murder with additional charges.
Response to HipChick (Original post)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 05:23 AM
valerief (53,235 posts)
2. Murdered 11/9. Arrested 11/24. A first world nation would have arrested him right away. nt
Response to valerief (Reply #2)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 05:34 AM
Scootaloo (25,699 posts)
3. We're only a 3/5th World nation, apparently
Response to Scootaloo (Reply #3)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 06:52 AM
Orrex (55,726 posts)
5. Ezcellent reply.
Response to HipChick (Original post)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 05:44 AM
Electric Monk (13,869 posts)
4. Ok then, let's do away with all green technology firms.
Guns don't kill people, green technology firms do. Clearly.
(do I really need a smiley?)
Response to Electric Monk (Reply #4)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 08:12 AM
GeorgeGist (18,909 posts)
6. Sick. Joke.
Response to Electric Monk (Reply #4)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:52 AM
lunatica (34,069 posts)
7. Like it or not a gun was used
And this gun was used to kill someone.
You're not making a point with stupid statements like that.
Response to HipChick (Original post)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:18 AM
mzteaze (448 posts)
9. Wow
This is crazy
Response to mzteaze (Reply #9)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:48 AM
frazzled (14,874 posts)
10. Truth sometimes is really stranger than fiction
We watched the movie "Bernie," by Richard Linklater, last night, which oddly enough takes place in the same part of the country more or less (northeast Texas). It's about a gay funeral director (Jack Black) who shoots and kills a rich elderly widow (Shirley Maclaine), and no one in the town (real people) wants to see him prosecuted, because he was so nice and the widow was so despised. It's a true story! I kept saying the same thing you did: "Wow, how could this be true?" It's a comedy with the blackest overtones I've seen in a long time.
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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 04:17 PM
dixiegrrrrl (51,072 posts)
15. Actually is a rather funny movies, esp. the way it progresses.
And Shirley McClaine is at her grouchiest best in it.
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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 12:11 PM
Fawke Em (11,366 posts)
11. Isn't Ben Crump the attorney for the parents of Trayvon Martin?
No real comment or assumption. Just recognized the name.
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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 04:09 PM
csziggy (23,532 posts)
14. Yes, Ben Crump and his partner are noted for civil rights cases
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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 01:53 PM
Texin (367 posts)
12. This is just crazy.
He, presumably, invited his employees to his home. They were eating lunch and this creature pulls out essentially a canon and blows this young man's head off? Were the other invitees at the party in on this apparent sick, racially-motivated hazing incident? It would appear so since nobody seems to have done anything more but shrug their shoulders and say "oh, well." Sick fuckers.
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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 02:32 PM
Tsiyu (18,186 posts)
13. I guess the Little Rock cops have been twiddling their thumbs
hoping nobody cared that a Black person was killed. How frightening for that community - your value is related to skin color?
Very, very chilling.
Glad the right thing was done..............FINALLY.
Reynolds sounds like just another fucking psycopath with a gun. The cops protecting him all this time should be ashamed.
Little Rock Law enforcement? YOU SUCK!
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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:25 AM
Thrill (18,155 posts)
17. If a black man had shot a white 21 yr old man
Something tells me it wouldn't have taken 2 weeks to arrest him.


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Trafigura AG announced Thursday it has borrowed $200 million through long-term bonds to support further development of the Burnside Terminal, which is operated by subsidiary Impala Warehousing (US) LLC.
The terminal is already receiving regular shipments of bauxite and coal through its barge fleeting operations. When Trafigura completes its renovations and improvements, the terminal will become one of the top coal and bulk logistics facilities in the United States. The company said the terminal will also be one of the only facilities on the Mississippi River that can offer barge-to-vessel and rail-to-vessel services.
The bond financing includes $70 million in "Gulf Opportunity Zone" bonds and $130 million in "Dock and Wharf" bonds through the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority.
Trafigura AG's North America Chief Financial Officer Bryan Keogh described the bond issue as "a huge win for Impala and the Trafigura Group."
The bonds were secured by the terminal and through-put agreement assets, which makes the project's debt structure more beneficial to Trafigura's balance sheet.


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The bloody crackdown in Syria appears to escalating. There are fresh reports of gunfire in the Damascus suburbs of Moadamiyeh and Daraya; as more accounts of the suppression against the protest movement emerge from Homs, Banias, and Deraa.
A 12-year-old boy was among the victims in Homs overnight, Reuters reports. More than 250 people, including children, were arrested in the coastal down of Banias, according to the leading Syria dissident Ammar Abdulhamid.
He claims the favourite weapons of the Bashar al-Assad's regime are tanks and sectarianism.
The city [of Banias] remains under siege and basic services, including water, electricity and communications lines are down. Snipers and tanks are reported all over the Sunni areas in this mixed city of over 50,000. The Assads' policy remains hinged at driving a wedge between the Sunni, Alawite and Christian communities, as protests in the city witnessed large participation by Alawite and Christian residents.
The regime continues to try to pin the blame for the violence on "terrorist" groups.
Iran is playing an increasingly active role advising Syria on the crackdown, western diplomatic sources in Damascus told the Guardian's Simon Tisdall.
A senior western diplomat in Damascus expanded on assertions, first made by White House officials last month, that Iran is advising president Bashar al-Assad's government on how to crush dissent.
The diplomat pointed to a "significant" increase in the number of Iranian personnel in Syria since protests began in mid-March. Mass arrests in door-to-door raids, similar to those that helped to crush Iran's "green revolution" in 2009, have been stepped up in the past week.
Here are some of the other developments in the region:
• Iman al-Obeidi, the Libyan woman who claimed she was raped by Muammar Gaddafi's soldiers, has reportedly fled to Tunisia with the help of a defecting military officer. Obeidi told CNN she had entered Tunisia with a refugee document and was considering her next move.
• Egypt's transitional government has moved quickly to defuse tensions after Muslim-Christian clashes in Cairo left 12 dead and cast a cloud over hopes for peaceful post-revolutionary change. Angry demonstrations erupted in the capital after a Coptic church in the Imbaba neighbourhood was burned down on Saturday night.
• Bahrain's King Hamad has ordered the lifting of the state of emergency imposed in March after pro-democracy protests. The state news agency BNA quoted a government spokesman as saying: "The announcement of the imminent lifting of the State of National Safety is the proof that Bahrain has regained its security and stability."
See how previous days of the unrest in the Middle East unfolded by visiting our new Middle East Live page.
advised Britons in Syria not to film or photograph demonstrations, and to stay indoors in certain cities to avoid being shot.The Foreign Office has
In updated guidance it says:
You should not film or take photographs of the gathering, as this will attract attention. You should keep your passport with you for identification purposes. It is likely that mobile phone, landline and internet networks will be disrupted during a protest.
Since the start of the disturbances there have been a number of military operations, including in the cities of Deraa, Baniyas and Homs. During these operations it is likely that movement will be limited due to cordons of checkpoints and roadblocks. Communications may also be limited with disrupted access to mobile, landline and internet networks. Given the possibility of live gunfire and the increased security presence during these operations, British nationals caught up in such an operation should keep a low profile and stay indoors.
broadcasting the "confession" of a man who spoke to the BBC about the protests.Syrian state has underlined the severity of the crackdown and the difficulty of getting news from Syria by
Syrian state news agency Sana said:
Zakaraiya Mitleq from Homs province revealed how he was recruited as an eye witness to appear on some biased satellite channels to falsify facts and fabricate stories and news with the aim of distorting the truth in Syria and harming the image of the Syrian security forces.
In his confession Mitleq suggested he had made up reports of security forces firing on protesters.
I was on air in a minute and told the presenter that there were demonstrations in Homs and the security forces were firing at them killing about 20 of them in Baba Amrou area. I told her so although the area is 70 km away from my house and I didn't get out of my house that day.
Some observers in Damascus have started to fear that the widespread clampdown will quash the protests, writes Katherine Marsh from the Syrian capital.
"News is so slow to trickle out and now they have taken down a lot of 3G internet and satellite phones, making it impossible for activists to work," said one observer. Meanwhile, in cities where tanks and forces have been used, the fear is palpable. One man, with a brother in Homs, said the city is terrified by the tanks rolling in and the wave of arrests. "By punishing the whole city, they want people to turn against the protesters," he said.
But other activists dispute the regime has the upper hand, counting protests in several cities including Deir Ezzor yesterday. "Protests are still going on despite the clampdown and all that will happen is they will pop back up as soon as the regime stops clamping down," said one activist. "This is especially the case in the tribal areas of Deraa and Deir Ezzor."
Adding to the pain, the economy is grinding to a halt as tourists have emptied out and some shops and factories are closing in Damascus and Aleppo. Manufacturers in Aleppo have already been badly hit by opening up of trade with Turkey, with at least 50 textiles manufacturers closing down in the past two years due to competition from cheaper imported goods from Turkey and China. Drought since 2006 has caused added pain to farmers in a country where agriculture accounts for around a third of GDP.
If fear can be overcome, this pain could trigger the Sunni merchants of Damascus and Aleppo to join the protesters, as well as the bigger business families who are starting to get annoyed at the government's handling of the crisis.
"There are military operations still going on in Homs, Banias and Tafas and we now have checkpoints and gunfire in six areas around Damascus, including Moadamiyeh, Harasta and Douma," executive director of the human rights group Insan, Wissam Tarif, told Katherine Marsh.
Tarif, who is monitoring is monitoring events from The Hague, added: "The wave of detention since Friday has continued without stop. The number of people disappearing is getting higher. People are being picked out of cars at checkpoints."
As the intimidation campaign continues, Tarif says it is a struggle to keep going. "People are not afraid of the operations themselves, but they are afraid of being paralysed logistically. They can't gather, they can't talk to each other - it makes it an uneven game."
But he added: "On the other side the question is how long can the regime keep this up? And in how many places? They can't occupy the country forever." As protesters point out, they can go home and get rest, while the security forces and army are always on duty.
Joshua Landis, a Syria expert and director of Middle East studies at the Oklahoma University, says nothing good can come of this. "The image that Bashar al-Assad has tried to cultivate in the last 10 years of a reformer who would put a chicken in everybody's pot, who was going to open Syria, lighten the hand of mukhabarat and make Syria a fun place to live has completely gone," Landis told the Guardian.
"And as he has to crack down to keep power, he will have to reward loyalty even more than he already has as a thank you to those who have stood by him. And that is the root of corruption in Syria."
At least 800 people have been killed since the unrest began in Syria, seven weeks ago, said Wissam Tarif executive director of the human rights group Insan.
"The number has raised significantly. The 800 that Sawasiah and other human rights groups are talking about we believe is correct. We have indications that it could also be much higher," Tarif said in an Audioboo interview.
"There has been a Hama-style massacre in Syria," he said in reference to a brutal crackdown in 1982.
"Bashar al-Assad has declared war against his own people. We are talking about 800 people killed in seven weeks," Tarif said.
In an update on the latest crackdown he said seven Damascus suburbs are "still under siege". He said hundreds of arrests and a heavy military presence in many towns and cities was suppressing the protests for now.
This crackdown has so far managed to paralyse logistically, the movement. People are not being allowed to go into the streets. Each city is cut into slices with many checkpoints, with security forces raiding homes, with the military in the main squares. So people are isolated in their neighbourhoods and even their own streets.
The question is how long can the army and security forces keep people isolated in their neighbourhoods. This is happening in Deraa, in Homs, in Tafas, Latakia, in the Damascus suburbs. We are seeing a major military operation with the security forces all over the country. How long can the authorities do this?
Amazingly last night in the Latakia there were protests. The chants are escalating. For the first time we are hearing 'Oh God, just take Bashar away'. It is becoming more personal.
killing at least one man and wounding 10 others, al-Jazeera reports.The security forces in Yemen opened fire on protesters in the southern city of Taiz,
EA WorldView, a blog written by the University of Birmingham academic Scott Lucas, features a number of videos of the unrest in Taiz. They include this one which shows footage of protest throwing stones at the security forces who fire back with live ammunition and water cannon.
crackdown in Syria protests have taken place in Latakia, where people chanted for Bashar to go. He highlights footage of the demonstration last night.Earlier Wissam Tarif mentioned that despite the
government forces launched indiscriminate attacks that hit civilian homes, mosques and schools in the area.More evidence of war crimes by Gaddafi's regime in Libya has emerged. Human Rights Watch interviewed 50 refugees from western mountain regions who claimed that
Researcher Nadya Khalife said: "Accounts from refugees paint a consistent picture: Libyan government forces are firing indiscriminately into towns and villages of the Nafusa mountains. The scale of the attacks, which have damaged mosques, homes, and landed near hospitals, suggests the government has made little or no attempt to focus on military targets."
She added: "All persons responsible for attacks that amount to war crimes, including those who give the orders, are subject to prosecution. And soldiers should refuse to follow unlawful orders."
Last week a report by Amnesty said attacks on the rebel-held port of Misrata amounted to war crimes.
The international criminal court is poised to issue arrests warrants for war crimes against three members of the regime.
Nato says it has destroyed three buildings in Misrata from where snipers were shooting at Libyan rebels.
Its latest scorecard-style update says it hit the following targets on Sunday:
In the vicinity of Zintan: 4 Ammunition Storages, 1 Anti-Aircraft Gun. In the vicinity of Ajdabiyah: 2 Tanks. In the vicinity of Misurata: 3 Tanks, 1 Military Vehicle. In the vicinity of Hun (south of Sirte): 12 Ammunition Storages, 20 Vehicle Storages, 8 Headquarters Compound Buildings. In the vicinity of Brega: 8 Military Vehicles.
A YouTube video spotted by reader oivejoivej purports to show the aftermath of the bombardment of that arms depot in Zintan.
Hundreds of activists have been arrested in house-to-house raids across the country overnight, AP's Syria correspondent Bassem Mroue reports from neighbouring Lebanon.
The widening crackdown suggests that Assad's regime is determined to crush the uprising by force and intimidation.
Monday's arrests, which zeroed in on the protests' organisers and participants, were focused in the central city of Homs, the coastal city of Banias, some suburbs of the capital Damascus and villages around the southern flashpoint city of Deraa, said Rami Abdul-Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
He added that the crackle of gunfire was heard in the Damascus suburb of Maadamiyeh.
In Banias, home to one of Syria's two oil refineries, where special forces backed by tanks entered Saturday, more than 250 people, including women, have been detained, Abdul-Rahman said.
He added that among those arrested was a leading organiser of the demonstrations, along with his father and three brothers. Also detained was Firas Khaddam, nephew of former vice president Abdul-Halim Khaddam, who has been living in exile since he left Syria in 2005 and called for the overthrow of the regime, Abdul-Rahman said.
Meanwhile, the al-Ba'ath newspaper of Syria's ruling Ba'ath party said "cautious calm" has been restored to Banias. It said the showdown in the city "will end within a few hours".
A resident who fled Banias two days ago told AP that among those detained were mosque imams, the head of the municipality and members of leading families in the city such as Khaddam, al-Masri and Sahyouni.
880 people who it says have been killed in the unrest in Syria.The Arabic news site On Islam lists
It includes 25 people killed on Friday.
Nato units left to die 61 African migrants who were fleeing the unrest in Libya. They were hoping to get to the Italian island of Lampedusa, but cries for help from the boat they were travelling in were ignored.Today the Guardian revealed that
Today the UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, says it has received reports that a ship carrying 600 migrants sank off Libya on Friday.
Spokeswoman Laura Boldrini says the agency is trying to confirm what happened to the passengers when the vessel broke apart at sea. Witnesses, fleeing Libya on another boat, reported seeing bodies floating in the sea.
Boldrini told AP that at least another three boats that departed Libya in recent months laden with migrants never made it to Italy.
In her latest post Syrian-American blogger Amina Abdullah argues that the crackdown is jeopardising support among the middle classes who backed the regime in past because it offers stability.
Abdullah, who we profiled last week, comes from a well-connected family in Damascus.
She writes:
From where I'm sitting, it looks like the regime is losing the people, fast: those who were never with it are now joined by those who just wanted to enjoy a quiet life, make money and be happy; this isn't good for business, to say the least, and those who put their economic interests above mere freedom are falling away. The regime had given security – and ask anyone who has ever been here about how safe it has been on the streets here – and stability. All of us are more than familiar with what the alternative could be: we live between Beirut and Baghdad. But that's gone now.
Abdullah is concerned that the violence is reaching a tipping point and could soon become even more bloody.
They keep killing us and, before too long, a point will be reached where the people around this regime will come to realize they have crossed the threshold where they have killed so many that, if they stop the killing, there will be no peaceful ending; this side will want only vengeance. And when they realize that, they will say to themselves, "we cannot stop."
Can they stop the killings before they have reached a point where negotiation is impossible? Or will they reach a point where they realize that they've killed so many that, no matter what concessions come, the day of reckoning follows and they will be hunted down?
Syria has been changed by the protests even if Assad succeeds in suppressing the current uprising, argues the Guardian's Middle East expert Brian Whitaker.
In a new post on CiF, he writes:
If the protests are not succeeding, it doesn't necessarily mean that Assad is winning. Even if he manages to quell the current uprising, prospects for a return to the previous status quo are virtually nil and at some point radical change will have to come in Syria – with or without Assad.


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I am looking for a homemade recipe to get rid of dog odor in my dirt back yard. They all seem to pee in the same area every time.
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Ridding of the dog odor simple. Increase the amount of water your dog gets. Should be light yellow and no smell for a healthy dog. Our pup had problems when we got her, then the stinky urine. By making sure she had plenty of water all the time, we have no spots in the yard.
You could try EMs (Effective Microorganisms). They are supposed to eat the ammonia smell and they are beneficial for plants and animals (and humans). I use a bathroom deodorizer with them and it is amazing. It works in the litterbox to cut down the nasty ammonia odor as well. Do a Google search and you can find lots of information, including how to make a culture once you buy the starter.
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This article was published 23/1/2012 (2033 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I'll always love you and the one who looks like you, too. This isn't a misprint of a line from the famous Whitney Houston love song that everyone played as their first wedding dance in the '90s (and I do mean everyone). Instead, it's a declaration some pet owners might make as they consider cloning their pets.
The idea of cloning is no longer mere science fiction. For those who have enough money, it can be reality... that is, if you can call what you see on the TLC channel reality.
A recent episode of the TLC television show I Cloned My Pet outlined stories of dog owners who struggled to let their dogs die and wanted an exact replica.
The premise of cloning isn't new. You remember the first cloned animal, Dolly the sheep? Dolly passed away at the age of six with severe arthritis and cancer.
The science is simple: supply a scientist with some cells and voila, a Pomeranian. The science is also relatively young and has flaws.
According to a paper written by Brian Hansen and Torah Kachur from Genome British Columbia, "There has been some cloning success since... the disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk cloned Snuppy the Afghan hound. But it took the team 2,000 eggs and 1,000 embryos to get one cloned dog."
I Cloned My Pet followed three people desperate to clone their animals. Cells were harvested and stored (for thousands of dollars). Two of the individuals are waiting to see if Korean scientists have succeeded. One participant successfully cloned her 18 year-old dog. She may never meet it. She's awaiting trial and the possibility of being convicted.
According to Hansen and Kashur, some pet owners will spend thousands just storing the DNA. And a few companies in Canada and the United States have gone belly up as this new market tries to establish itself.
National Geographic News reported that a National Biotechnology study showed "23 percent of all cloned mammals produced by nuclear transfer -- transplanting the nucleus of one cell into another -- failed to reach healthy adulthood."
It's likely cloning will be perfected, but another issue will linger: ethics. Is it ethical to create a service that seems to prey on people mourning the loss of a beloved pet? We're accustomed to making choices about morality and scientific advances when it comes to humans. It was only a matter of time before this dilemma reached the animal world.
The American Humane Society makes a different, but valid argument. Homeless pets remain a problem. Shouldn't we adopt rather than replicate?
While I suspect the practice won't be common place enough for you to order a coffee, danish and cloned Chihuahua at your corner store, the issue might require advice from an expert on clones -- me. That's right. I've done it myself. Nearly 14 years ago, I carried clones to term. As icky as that may sound, I didn't birth a couple of toy poodles. Rather, I'm the mother of identical twins. Genetically speaking, they're clones.
From the second I felt my twins moving I could tell the difference between them. One was aggressive and the other only moved when she hiccupped. The more aggressive one was supposed to be born second, but when I was seven months along, she pushed her sister out of the way. My stomach moved as if I was recreating the odd womb scene from the movie, Alien. This twin has been fighting to be first ever since.
Although my girls are identical in DNA, there are physical differences, too. Their faces are shaped differently and their eyes are slightly different shades of blue. One is an inch shorter and the other and has a larger shoe size. They have only one true identical trait -- an aversion to cleaning their room that is immune to their mother's nagging. It's a habit no one would want to replicate.
I understand the desire to regain a lost loved one. But personalities in pets (and humans) are unique. While some similar skill sets or tendencies may seem to be passed on from breed to breed, it's unlikely every aspect of that pet will be the same.
There are traits of my former cat, Ninny, that I miss. Had I cloned her, however, I would have forgone the relationship I have with my cat Dim Sum. She's pushy, loud and the best mouser alive. When she passes, I'll be devastated.
I'd like to embrace being a pet owner in the same way I do being a parent -- not just a parent of twins, but a parent. Period.
Each child is unique. You love that child unconditionally. Shouldn't pets be treated the same way?
Losing a pet is difficult. Cloning may not make the struggle easier, it may just make it more complicated.


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In a couple of days I get the protective film, but my fear is dust, how can I avoid absolutely the dust?
Take the phone out of a case (if you have one).
Go into ur bathroom.
Close all windows. Door. Don't run the vent fan if you have one.
Turn the shower or bath on hot and let the room get very steamy.
Clean screen with a microfiber cloth. If you want to be very anal about it. Remove ur shirt. Wet ur hair. Also if it's long tie it back. (this helps eliminate dust or dry skin from falling on the screen while you bend over it. )
The steamy air from the hot water will eliminate any dust floating in the air.
Next step after the screen is clean is to look from all angles to spot any specs. Also clear scotch tape can be used to pick dust off.
Then just apply the protector.
This is how I've always done it on all my phones. Sounds extreme but it all makes sense. I usually combine this is with a shower... Lol
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This just came to me. Another method might be mounting the hose end of a vaccum over the area and keep it running during the cleaning and applying. This is what some people do while cleaning the sensor on DSLR cameras.
I use a small amount of isopropyl alcohol on the screen, Never have any problems when I do that, I've done it with multiple devices and never had any dust sticking under the screen. Only thing is you basically have to keep pushing the stuff out from underneath it for about 10mins.
I'm sure someones going to say I'm damaging the screen now but I've done it with about 4 phones and 2 tablets with no problems whatsoever
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Sometimes I wonder what really makes Alaskans feel like we live in such a special place. After all, whether we live in Alaska or elsewhere we all go to work and school, attend meetings, belong to clubs, spend time with our families and friends, and shop at Wal-Mart. There are those special things that bring visitors to our state that even we stop and appreciate from time to time, like the long sunny days, a moose on the street, or the northern lights. But what about things and events that are not extra ordinary to those of us that live here? Sometimes my guests amazement at our lifestyle amazes me.
This past summer, a guest returned from a morning flight seeing trip to Coldfoot with Northern Alaska Tours. I was sitting in my usual spot in the office when he raced into the building. Without speaking he ran upstairs to his room, grabbed his camera, and ran downstairs and back outside. I followed him to the door to see what he was photographing (was there a moose nearby?). I always like to alert other guests when a photo opportunity is at hand and I was feeling excited myself.
Instead of a moose, I found the man standing on the deck taking pictures of the garbage truck. OK I think, maybe the garbage trucks in his community look different than ours. Maybe he has a garbage truck photo collection. It did not seem like a Kodak moment to me so I went back inside. In a few minutes the garbage truck drove away with its haul and my guest came back inside. He comments were very excited great shots I just love Alaska where else would you see that.
Curiosity getting the better of me, I asked what was so special about the garbage truck? Nothing he replied, it looked just like the trucks we have at home. Surprised, I asked, then why were you taking pictures of the truck? I wasnt taking pictures of the garbage truck; I was taking pictures of the garbage women! We only have garbage men he replied with great delight. Ive never seen a woman collecting garbage. You must have very strong women in Alaska.
So in honor of our uniquely Alaskan garbage gals, here is a recipe that will cut down on their work by using up those leftovers.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray four individual oven proof dishes with Pam and place them on a cooking tray. Crack eggs into a large bowl and whip until golden yellow. Pour eggs into a large sprayed, non-stick pan. Add cheese, meat, vegetables, basil, salt and pepper. Scramble mixture until loose but not set. Spoon egg mixture into individual dishes and sprinkle with a little cheese. Place tray in oven for 3-5 minutes until eggs are set and cheese is melted. Serve hot.
Inntips: Eggs are a great catalyst to making a wonderful breakfast or dinner. Use your leftovers. That piece of steak from last nights dinner combined with the vegetables from lunch make a great combination. Instead of building individual pizzas with your kids, try building individual Scrams.