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REVENGE was sweet as Breightmet United booked their place in the semi-finals of the Murray Trophy with a 4-1 win away to Division One rivals Beechfield United.
Manager Simon Wilcox used his pre-match team talk to remind his young squad of the heavy home defeat inflicted by the Salford club in the league earlier in the season.
His words had the desired effect as Breightmet dominated the tie on a 3G pitch and could have won by more.
"They beat us 4-1 at home and I asked for a response to that," Wilcox said. "We hadn't played for a few weeks and I thought we'd be a bit ring rusty.
"But although we started both halves slowly, we got a grip on the game and outplayed them."
Breightmet led 1-0 at half time through a Kyle Bailey goal and although they were pegged back just after the break when Beechfield were awarded a penalty, Bailey, Tommy Williams and Osman Karakan secured a comfortable victory for the Moss Park men.
Premier League champions Hindsford marched on in the Gilgryst Cup with a second home win in eight days over title rivals Wythenshawe Amateurs at Squires Lane.
A week after a 2-0 league win opened up a four-point lead over Stockport Georgians at the top of the table, Hindsford produced a powerful second-half performanmce to run out 4-1 winners.
After a scoreless first half the frontline partnership of Tom Valentine and Joe Yarwood proved too hot, Valentine following up his two goals in the league win with another brace, and man-of-the-match Rico Stewart adding a third. Wythenshawe pulled one back but substitute Matt Grimshaw volleyed his first goal for the club from a chance set up by Ryan Briody to confirm Hindsford's superiority.


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Imagine having GeneVision: the uncanny ability to view the activity of any chosen gene in real time through a specially modified camera.
With GeneVision, military commanders could compare gene expression in victorious and defeated troops. Retailers could track genes related to craving as shoppers moved about a store. "The Bachelor" would enjoy yet one more secret advantage over his love-struck dates.
A new study in BMC Biotechnology correlates real-time gene expression with movement and behavior for the first time. The proof-of-concept experiment in fruit flies opens a new door for the study of genes' influence on behavior.
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Export news supported corn futures Friday. Many Asian traders began celebrating the Lunar New Year today, thereby limiting activity. Still, U.S. traders were encouraged by news of another sizeable corn sale to Spain. The market also seems to be bouncing from major moving average support. March corn ended the week 0.5-cent higher at $4.34/bushel Friday, while May settled unchanged at $4.395.
The soy complex made a late-week comeback. Traders in the soy markets expect the accelerating South American harvest to depress CBOT prices during the coming weeks, since U.S. beans have dominated the export markets since last fall. However, the fact that vigorous global demand has greatly reduced domestic supplies apparently provided strong support Friday. March soybeans marched up 7.75 cents to $12.8275/bushel in late Friday trading, while March soyoil jumped 0.57 cents to 37.64 cents/pound, and March soymeal moved up $0.9 to $426.1/ton.
The wheat markets sustained their bounce from Wednesday's lows. Diminished weather threats to current world crops seemed to trigger Wednesday's wheat drop to multi-year lows. Prices recovered Thursday and Friday, with sources citing short-covering, but futures remained below former resistance. Huge global supplies seem likely to limit the markets' upside potential in the short term. March CBOT wheat futures closed 2.25 cents higher at $5.5575/bushel Friday afternoon, while March KCBT wheat futures gained 4.75 cents to $6.155, and March MWE futures climbed 6.75 to $6.04.
Cattle futures ended the week on a mixed note. Hopes for cash firmness may have supported cattle futures somewhat Friday, despite big midsession wholesale losses. News of a California plant closure probably weighed on the market as well. However, the market could open firmly Monday, since most numbers on the late-afternoon Cattle inventory report from the USDA fell short of forecasts. February cattle futures sank 0.47 cents to 141.67 cents/pound as CME trading ended Friday, while April slumped 0.10 to 140.42. Meanwhile, March feeder cattle bounced 0.72 cents to 169.47 cents/pound, and May surged 0.65 to 170.20.
A Tyson statement boosted deferred hog futures at Friday's close. The expiring February hog contract slipped again Friday; it's handicapped by its premium to spot quotes. However, Tyson officials suggested spring-summer hog supplies could fall 2%-4% this year due to the spread of PEDV disease and resulting piglet deaths. Deferred futures rallied sharply in response. February hogs skidded 0.15 cents to 86.22 cents/pound in late Friday trading, whereas June leapt 1.47 to 104.82.


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The Coolest Gadgets of Toy Fair 2012
Project: Improving the Google Goggles Recognition Engine
Several years ago, Google engineers started wondering how your phone could provide real-time data such as identifying a building, tree, or person near you. Their first effort, called Google Goggles, could read a book cover and offer a description and price. Point your phone at a postcard and the app could identify the Statue of Liberty and offer some facts about the landmark.
Unfortunately, the app was limited to 2D objects with an obvious shape or easily readable text. Now, researchers at the search giant have decided to expand the app's capabilities. Their most recent enhancement: Google Goggles can identify foreign currency, such as a euro or a peso, and look up the exchange rate between that currency and the dollar. The app also has a continuous scanning mode so you don't need to snap a photo of the object.
Hartwig Adam, whom I met at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., is the tech lead for Google Goggles. He says his team has high ambitions for the app's future: he envisions the app being able to scan trees and plants and tell you what species you're looking at, or look over at a passing car and tell you the make and model.
It's a little like a visual version of the popular app Shazam, which many iPhone users deploy to name songs playing in the background. But visual recognition is more complex. "What humans do effortlessly, such as recognize a car or a cat, is hard for machines to do," Adam says. While a song-identifying app has to filter out noise, the song it's recognizing sounds the same every time. But each red oak tree looks a little different and it looks a little different from second to second, as the breeze blows through its branches. To pick out a car for you, Google Goggles would not only need to know the difference between a Toyota Camry and a VW Passat but also recognize the Camry from whatever point-of-view you are observing it.
The app uses algorithms that determine the size and shape of objects. It sends a low-res version of scanned images to a Google server for processing. Then the app shows the name of the object and a description. If anything helps Google Goggles to improve further, Adam says, it might be the introduction of very high-resolution cameras—such as 16-megapixel—into smartphones, which would give the app hi-res images to work with.
Google has some competition in the space, however. A relatively obscure app called Word Lens can read text on a sign and convert it to a different language. Another app, oMoby, also scans objects and returns a text description but that app seems to have languished. But, as usual, Google's main competition seems to be itself: While the company did not mention it to us directly, Google is supposedly working on augmented reality glasses that show you information about your surroundings.
Project: Audi Urban Intelligent Assist
Automakers are working hard to make cars more intelligent, and someday the dream of autonomous driving will become a reality. Until then, humans will remain the drivers but AI in the car will gradually improve.
Audi Urban Intelligent Assist is a steppingstone technology on the road to full robotic driving. For example, while many luxury cars like the Mercedes-Benz S550 offer adaptive cruise control (the car controls the speed and slows down or speeds up based on the distance between you and the car ahead), a future Audi model will use better AI. It will sense when you are not paying attention based on head movements in the driver seat. If the car is about to resume cruise control but determines that the driver isn't paying attention, the car won't start speeding up.
The fact that Urban Intelligent Assist uses production-level sensors is important. Many of the sensors used for prototype cars like those used at the DARPA Urban Challenge (a robotic car competition sponsored by the super-secret government agency) can cost $100,000 to $200,000 each, according to Marcial Hernandez, a principal engineer at VW (Volkswagen owns Audi). But the sensors used in the Urban Assist program might cost $500 each or less, making them a realistic option for a production car. Audi already plans to use the sensor technology in the next version of the A8, Hernandez says, to assist with traffic jams as well as stopping and starting the car automatically.
At the lab, we saw the cars being prepared for an initial deployment in Silicon Valley. The embedded sensor on the rear of the car sits just below the trunk and is about as big as a smartphone. Audi vehicles in the future will be constantly connected to the cloud and understand the city and how it affects the driver, Hernandez says. "They will have the driver's preferences, needs, and personal schedules in mind and provide assistance to each driver's specific needs."
Urban Intelligent Assist is also innovative because it uses predictive technology. It is constantly monitoring objects around the car and your current state of alertness. The system knows if you are stressed, looking straight ahead at the road, or distracted. Most importantly, in addition to alerting you to your own tiredness to help you avoid an accident, the system is more proactive about suggesting routes and taking over the controls long before you get into a serious situation. If you are stressed, the system might suggest alternate routes and parking options that are easier to find.
Hernandez says the system is close to production, uses off-the-shelf sensors, and might be ready sooner than you think. Autonomous driving? That's at least a decade away.
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Food is the living thread of our humanity. We're born feeding, and brought up connecting with family and friends over meal times. The kitchen and its table the heart of the home. We live and love the tastes, flavours, and culture of eating together, wherever we happen to be born.
Yet, we have lost our love of real food. Flawless imports and 365-day supermarket availability, mean more and more of the world is unable to identify where the food they consume is grown. Grown chemically, pumped with additives, preservatives and flavour enhancers, manufactured and synthetically farmed food doesn't taste-tally with the healthier alternative reality. Our food system is broken by scandal and distrust.
The system failure starts and ends with industrial farming. Industrial farms manufacture heavily treated, genetically engineered crops that end up served as animal feed or junk food. Vast amounts go to waste. The agri-business and large food corporations monopolize the system that suppresses both local farming and the biodiversity of our planet.
Food scandals make headlines. The fact that the current broken food system is devastating our planet, not so much. Yet bees, essential to biodiversity, are dying. Intensive livestock farming contaminates precious water supplies. Local farmers become poorer, children more obese. None of which is incidental, it's all symptomatic of a shattered system.
There is a better system. Scientific progress means that positive change is possible. Ecological farming re-connects people with food through farmers, using science to enhance and sustain biodiversity and its healthier harvests. While industrial farming ignores the drastic consequences of climate change and adds to them, ecological farming works with a world in a state of flux, and always with the future in mind.
The future of food starts today. A growing movement of farmers, citizens, companies, NGOs around the world are demanding change. Choosing to know where your food is grown will change the future of food: Change by buying ecological and seasonal, buying direct from farmers' markets, cooking with fresh, garden or locally-grown ingredients. Change by saying 'no' to food on the go and meat at every meal.
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A pancreatic abscess is an area filled with pus within the pancreas.
Symptoms include:
Most people with pancreatic abscesses have had pancreatitis. However, the complication often takes 7 or more days to develop.
Signs of an abscess can be seen on:
It may be possible to drain the abscess through the skin (percutaneous). Abscess drainage can be done through an endoscope using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in some cases. Surgery to drain the abscess and remove dead tissue is often needed.
How well a person does depends on how severe the infection is. The death rate from undrained pancreatic abscesses is very high.
Complications may include:
Call your health care provider if you have abdominal pain with fever or other signs of a pancreatic abscess, especially if you have recently had a pancreatic pseudocyst or pancreatitis.
Draining a pancreatic pseudocyst may help prevent some cases of pancreatic abscess. However, in many cases the disorder is not preventable.
Barshak MB. Pancreatic infection. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 78.
Forsmark CE. Pancreatitis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 25th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 144.
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Family legend has it that Russian Czar Nicholas II was hot on the heels of the Anapolskies when the clan's grandmother shepherded the children out of the country.
The situation was much the same for other Jewish families in 1904 Russia. On Tuesday, descendants of the immigrants, who settled in Sacramento, celebrated the longevity of a downtown business that has remained in the family for more than 100 years.
Three generations of brothers, as well as a wife-husband team, have run the business for the last century. The business has changed over the years to become Sacramento's oldest family-operated pawn shop, California Loan & Jewelry Co. The current owners, brothers Larry and Warren Anapolsky, raffled away $30,000 in diamonds and gold Tuesday afternoon as the culmination of a year-long celebration.
"I'm very proud that my grandfather could start a business that today we are still running," said Warren Anapolsky, standing in the shop at 916 J St. "It's a very important tradition for me that we are able to carry this on."
In 1904, Leah Anapolsky led seven grandchildren to New York. Mystery surrounds the fate of the parents, who never left Europe. A small yet solid woman, Anapolsky told her oldest grandson, David, to go as far west as he could, find a place for the family and send for them, Larry Anapolsky said.
Then in his 20s, David Anapolsky considered San Francisco, then headed to Sacramento. Most of the family were tailors. Anapolsky opened a tailoring business in 1906 and slowly sent money to bring the others west.
"He found this was the best place to start up a clothing business," said Larry Anapolsky, 59. "It was a new frontier."
Three years later, twins William and Joseph Anapolsky opened a used merchandise store, New York Second Hand Store, at 1014 Third St., near what is now known as Old Sacramento.
"It wasn't Old Sacramento then," laughed Larry Anapolsky. "That was Sacramento."
An old photo of the first store shows their grandfather William in the doorway and a storefront sign advertising "Hats, Clothing, Shoes & Gents Furnishings, BOUGHT and SOLD." Another sign proclaims, "Revolvers a Specialty."
"In those days, the true, old second-hand stores dealt with everything from Timex watches and razors to pocket watches and suitcases. Virtually anything that had value," Larry Anapolsky said. "It would almost be a store that was the equivalent to a flea market."
In 1922, the twins' brother Julius opened a men's outfitter or "haberdashery" called Julius Clothing, also still in the family. Others later opened Capitol Clothing, which is not still run by the family, said Warren Anapolsky, 60.
In the mid-1940s, the second-hand store also began operating as a pawn shop, loaning money to people with goods for collateral, unless the loan and interest were paid back within a deadline. From 1942 to 1964, the family sold many goods to Mexican immigrants coming to work in the region under the Bracero Program.
William and Joseph both died in 1947. William's sons, Sol and Milton, took over the store and renamed it California Loan and Jewelry Co. The boys' father and their Uncle Milton continued to sell "everything under sun" and offer more pawned-goods loans. Sol's wife, Bernice (mother to Larry and Warren), joined day-to-day operations after Milton died in 1952.
The only robbery the brothers could recall almost ended their father's life. In 1961, Sol Anapolsky was shot twice in the doorway as he tried to flee during the crime. Witnesses followed the gunman and tipped police off to his location, and Anapolsky survived.
The store moved three times to various locations on K and J streets, before settling across from Cesar Chavez Plaza, where it still sits. The store shares the block with another pawn shop, taco and teriyaki spots, a Christian Science Reading Room on one end and the redeveloped Citizen Hotel on the other.
Today, more than 90 percent of the merchandise is jewelry — new, consigned, pawned or reset. Their father sent both boys to the Gemological Institute of America as they got involved in the store about 40 years ago. Electronics such as stereos, clocks and transistor radios were slowly phased out, as were other goods that became obsolete, including typewriters and cameras.
"We look at things that have value, and if we think we can sell it later on, we'll take it," Warren Anapolsky said. "Every pawn shop finds its own niche. We've been lucky to find our niche with jewelry."
The front of the shop is filled with jewelry for sale in glass cases. Guitars, which have always been a strong seller, line one wall. A back storage area holds items in pawn. A dark and drafty basement holds a Corvette, a Porsche and a black 1906 Studebaker physician's buggy acquired two years ago.
Over the years, the shop has taken in and sometimes sold exotic and pricey items. Those include books, such as a rare copy of "Songs of Innocence," hand-written and illustrated by William Blake and later sold for $500,000 at Sotheby's; a Renoir painting; and a 1973 Miami Dolphins Superbowl ring, Warren Anapolsky said.
Their father worked in the shop until his death in 1979, and their mother until well into her 80s. She stopped working only days before her death in 1999.
The shop is poised to be taken on by a new generation when the time comes. Larry's and Warren's children — three girls — haven't shown an interest. But a young cousin, 24-year-old Adam Anapolsky, has been working in the store in his free time since he was 13. A recent graduate of UC Santa Barbara, he is now working there full time. He said he would feel "a lot of pride" to be able to continue the family business now being taught to him.
Warren and Larry said their family has passed down a tradition of integrity in business.
"We treat customers the way we want to be treated — with honesty and fairness," Warren Anapolsky said. "For a business to last 100 years, you have to have a lot of those elements."


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Mayor de Blasio to throw out first pitch in opener
MONTREAL -- New York City mayor Bill de Blasio will throw out the first pitch Monday during Opening Day ceremonies at Citi Field, the Mets announced.
de Blasio will be accompanied by six children from the East Harlem Tutorial Program who were affected by a recent building collapse in that community. Founded in 1958, the tutorial program runs public charter schools and after-school programs for children in East Harlem.
The Mets also announced that they will celebrate the life and legacy of late broadcaster Ralph Kiner during an on-field pregame ceremony, which will include a video tribute and the unveiling of a Kiner commemorative logo above the left-field wall. Kiner's children, Michael, K.C., Tracee and Kimberlee, will participate.
The Whiptones, a doo-wop a cappella group from Hanover Township, N.J., will perform the national anthem after winning the Mets' Anthem Search competition over the winter. Terence Archie, who stars as Apollo Creed in the Broadway production of "Rocky," will sing "God Bless America" before the seventh-inning stretch.
A select number of standing-room tickets are still available for the 1:10 p.m. ET game against the Nationals. They cost $35 and are available at Mets.com/tickets, (718) 507-TIXX and the Citi Field ticket windows. The Mets expect a sellout and are encouraging fans to take mass transit to the game.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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by Scott Corrales
The following article appeared in the January 2000 edition of FATE.
Subterranean cities and temples played a major role in pre-European Latin American societies. Religious rites of all kinds were held in these underground locations, and tradition holds that they were used for the storage of treasure and forgotten lore. Still other traditions hold that they were not built by the civilizations, but by ancient "elder races" whose only remains can be found in mysterious megalithic constructions around the world.
Official science dismisses this speculation with the same certainty as they would brush aside the factuality of the video game "Tomb Raider," which follows the exploits of cyberheroine Lara Croft through a number of underground Andean locations. But can we really be so sure?
The Quest for Lost Chincana
Dr. Raul Rios Centeno of Peru's INDECOPI organization formed part of a six-man team (five researchers and a guide) who braved the dizzying altitude of the Andes to go in search of La Chincana, the subterranean city located beneath the former Inca capital of Cuzco.
On July 15, 1998, after undergoing a brief acclimatization period to the 3,500-meter elevation of Cuzco, Dr. Rios's team met up with Inez Puente de la Vega, a historian whose knowledge of lnca culture and command of the Runa-Simi variant of the Quechua language would prove of great help in their expedition.
The group's initial efforts focused on finding a point of access to the fabled Chincana. Locals informed them that one of the main entrances to the underground city was precisely beneath the Sacsahuaymán archaeological fortress (whose giant stonework is pre-Inca in origin) about a kilometer away from Cuzco. Other sources hinted at the existence of two other gateways: one in the Koricancha, or Palace of the Sun, which was partially demolished during the Colonial period to build the Carmelite Monastery, and still another beneath Cuzco's great cathedral.
Not surprisingly, scholars at the University of San Antonio de Abad and the Andean University, both of them in Cuzco, refused to speak to the explorers about the putative underground city. But as chance would have it, the Rios party managed to gain access to the Andean University's library, where a fascinating piece of information was uncovered.
The Greatest Discovery Since Machu Picchu
In 1952, a mixed group of twelve French and American explorers managed to gain access through the Sacsahuaymán entrance with enough provisions to last for five days as they embarked upon what they termed "the greatest discovery since Machu Picchu."
The team ventured into the Sacsahuaymán entrance and nothing further was heard from them until fifteen days later, when French explorer Phillipe Lamontierre emerged from the hole suffering from acute dementia, with visible signs of malnourishment and even the bubonic plague (attributable, says Dr. Rios, to the bats inhabiting the underground spaces). The broken survivor indicated that his fellow adventurers had died, and some of them had even fallen down unfathomed abysses. Among the objects he brought back was an ear of corn made of solid gold, which was later entrusted to the Cuzco Museum of Archaeology.
While sobered by the Lamontierre experience, Dr. Rios's group resolutely asked the National Institute of Culture's authorization to enter the depths at their own risk, and requested that the concrete plug covering the entrance be demolished. Officialdom turned a deaf ear to this plea, and the group had to find more devious ways of accomplishing its objectives.
Having given "valuable consideration" to the security guards at Sacsahuaymán, the Rios group managed to get into one of the connecting chambers to the underground complex. Equipped with infrared goggles, the group penetrated a chamber that measured scarcely 1.13 meters from the door's stone frame to the rocky floor. "The stench within the [connecting chamber]," writes Dr. Rios, "was nauseating, as it had been employed as a latrine for some time. For some strange reason, the stonework did not reflect infrared rays. However, with the aid of our friend Jorge Zegarra, we were able to apply a RAD-2 X-ray filter, which provided a radio-opacity of 400 to 600 percent that of aluminum.
"It was thus that we reached a hallway whose height progressively diminished until reaching a scant 94 centimeters," continues his letter, "and given that our average height is 1.80 meters, we had no choice but to return to our starting point."
The Rios party tried to obtain readings on their Geiger counter without much success, but through the RAD-2 X-ray filter, they managed to secure a number of photos which led them to the conclusion that "a coating of some dense metal"-comparable to lead-existed within the hallways, and that there were cracks in the stonework which indeed allowed for the passage of X-rays.
At this point, the guide abandoned the mission out of a very real fear of reprisals by the Culture Institute.
Dr. Rios concluded by saying that the images captured by means of the RAD-2 device would be analyzed by Carlos Garcia and Guillermo LaRosa Richardson of the School of Engineering in Lima, Peru.
Underground Empires Under Moscow|
There are, of course, individuals who remain skeptical about any notion of subterranean occupancy of our world (beyond provisional shelters and subway stations), indicating the difficulty in providing ventilation, temperature control, and sanitation for any permanent underground tenancy, particularly one involving tens of thousands of people.
However, the prestigious Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (May/June 1997) presented an extraordinary article involving the existence of multiple subterranean tiers under the city of Moscow. Following the adventures of Vadim Mikhailov and his group "Diggers of the Underground Planet," the BAS article reveals the shadowy underworld of the Russian capital. The Diggers made their way through fallout shelters to a colossal warehouse owned by a Russian marine biology institution, containing, among other nightmarish holdings, "a room of tanks of formalin, containing various sea monsters."
After well over a decade of urban spelunking, the Diggers presented the world with a map of those that occupy these levels: Gypsies, malcontents, dissidents, and "professional hermits" have occupied the levels closest to the surface, gaining access through heating vents and sewer systems. On one particular journey deep under the Centrobank building, the Diggers encountered squads of uniformed people lighting their way with powerful halogen lamps. The authorities dismiss such claims as fanciful, but the BAS article quotes Mikhailov as saying that the authorities in fact have no idea who these armed, masked individuals could be. He notes that the security services themselves do not venture down to those levels.


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To encourage class members to build their testimonies on the foundation of Jesus Christ.
Read, ponder, and pray about the following scriptures:
Helaman 1–2. Internal strife develops among the Nephites as secret works and wickedness increase. Gadianton becomes the leader of Kishkumen's secret band of robbers.
Helaman 3. Thousands join the Church and begin to prosper. Some Church members are lifted up in pride.
Helaman 4. Lamanites and Nephite dissenters defeat the Nephites because of the Nephites' wickedness and pride.
Helaman 5. Nephi and Lehi remember their father's counsel to build their foundation on the rock of Christ. Miracles attend their ministry as they preach repentance.
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If you are using the attention activity, select one of the following options:
Ask a small group of class members to prepare to sing verses 1, 2, 3, and 7 of the hymn "How Firm a Foundation" (Hymns, no. 85) in class.
Prepare to sing or read the words to verses 1, 2, 3, and 7 of "How Firm a Foundation" with class members.
Ask a small group of Primary children to come to the class and sing "The Wise Man and the Foolish Man" (Children's Songbook, 281). Arrange this with the children's parents and with Primary leaders and teachers.
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Suggestions for Lesson Development
Attention Activity
As appropriate, use the following activity or one of your own to begin the lesson.
Introduce the presentation that you have prepared (see "Preparation," item 2).
After the hymn or song, explain that today's lesson shows the difference between people who build on weak foundations, such as people who place their trust in wealth or physical strength, and people who build their foundations on "the rock of [their] Redeemer, … which is a sure foundation" (Helaman 5:12).
Scripture Discussion and Application
Prayerfully select the scripture passages, questions, and other lesson material that will best meet class members' needs. Discuss how the selected scriptures apply to daily life. Encourage class members to share appropriate experiences that relate to the scriptural principles.
1. Internal strife develops among the Nephites.
Discuss Helaman 1–2. Invite class members to read selected verses aloud. Explain that Pahoran, the chief judge, had died, and three of his sons—Pahoran, Paanchi, and Pacumeni—contended for the judgment seat (Helaman 1:1–4).
How did Paanchi and Pacumeni each respond when Pahoran was chosen to be chief judge? (See Helaman 1:5–7.) What happened because of Paanchi's rebellion? (See Helaman 1:8–13.)
After Pacumeni became chief judge, the Lamanites came to battle against the Nephites (Helaman 1:13–17). Why were the Nephites unprepared to defend themselves against an outside attack from the Lamanites? (See Helaman 1:18.) How does contention weaken nations and communities? wards and stakes? families and individuals? What can we do to avoid or overcome contention?
Gadianton, who was "exceedingly expert in many words, and also in his craft," became the leader of the band of Kishkumen (Helaman 2:4). What did Gadianton promise the followers of Kishkumen in order to persuade them to follow him? (See Helaman 2:5; see also Helaman 5:8.) In what ways are people sometimes influenced by flattery and the promise of power? How can we avoid this influence?
2. Thousands join the Church; some Church members are lifted up in pride.
Read and discuss selected verses from Helaman 3.
Helaman 3 covers about 11 years of Nephite history. During those 11 years, the Nephites experienced periods of peace and periods of contention. What disturbed the peace of the Nephites during those years? (See Helaman 3:1, 33–34.) What was the cause of the Nephites' pride? (See Helaman 3:36.) How can pride disturb the peace in our lives? What can we do to guard against pride? (See Helaman 3:27–30; see also Deuteronomy 8:11, 17–18; Alma 62:48–51.)
Have a class member read Helaman 3:29 aloud. What does it mean to "lay hold upon the word of God"? How will we be blessed as we "lay hold upon the word of God"? (See Helaman 3:27–30; see also 1 Nephi 11:25; 15:24.)
In the 51st year, some Church members began to persecute others (Helaman 3:33–34). How did the humble followers of Christ respond to the persecution from the proud members of the Church? (See Helaman 3:35.) How can their example help us when we face persecution, criticism, or affliction?
Humble Church members were sanctified because they "[yielded] their hearts unto God" (Helaman 3:35). What is sanctification? (The process of becoming clean, pure, and free from sin through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. See D&C 76:41; 88:74–75.) What does it mean to yield our hearts to God?
3. Lamanites and Nephite dissenters defeat the Nephites.
Read and discuss selected verses from Helaman 4.
Nephite dissenters convinced the Lamanites to go to war against the Nephites. The Lamanites defeated the Nephites and obtained many of their lands (Helaman 4:5). What did Mormon, who abridged the book of Helaman, observe was the cause of the Nephites' weakness? (See Helaman 4:11–13.) What parallels exist
between the Nephites' actions and the actions of some people today? How can acknowledging our dependence on the Lord strengthen us?
Moronihah, Lehi, and Nephi prophesied "many things unto the people … concerning their iniquities, and what should come unto them if they did not repent of their sins" (Helaman 4:14). What happened when the people began to repent? (See Helaman 4:15–16; see also verses Helaman 4:21–26.)
4. Nephi and Lehi remember their father's counsel. Miracles attend their ministry.
Read and discuss selected verses from Helaman 5.
Why did Nephi give up the judgment seat to preach the word of God? (See Helaman 5:1–4.) What did Nephi and Lehi remember that their father had told them about their names? (See Helaman 5:5–7.) How have the examples of prophets, other Church leaders, and other righteous people helped you?
What did Helaman teach his sons about the Atonement of Jesus Christ? (See Helaman 5:9–11.)
Have a class member read Helaman 5:12 aloud. What does it mean to build on the rock of Christ? (See also 3 Nephi 14:24–27.) What are some of the mighty winds and storms that Satan sends upon us? How can Christ help us withstand these winds and storms?
Why do we refer to Christ as our rock? What foundations other than Christ do people sometimes build their lives upon? How have you been blessed as you have built your life on the rock of Christ?
What great miracles occurred in Zarahemla as Nephi and Lehi preached the gospel? (See Helaman 5:17–19.) Why was it important that the Lamanites reject "the wickedness of the traditions of their fathers"? (See Helaman 5:19, 51; see also Mosiah 1:5.)
Elder Richard G. Scott said: "I testify that you will remove barriers to happiness and find greater peace as you make your first allegiance your membership in the Church of Jesus Christ, and His teachings the foundation of your life. Where family or national traditions or customs conflict with the teachings of God, set them aside. Where traditions and customs are in harmony with His teachings, they should be cherished and followed to preserve your culture and heritage. There is one heritage that you need never change. It is that heritage that comes from your being a daughter or son of Father in Heaven" (in Conference Report, Apr. 1998, 114; or Ensign, May 1998, 87).
Have a class member read Helaman 5:21–32 aloud. What happened after the people began to repent? (See Helaman 5:43–45.) How did the Holy Ghost testify to the people? (See Helaman 5:45–47.) How has the Holy Ghost testified of truth in your life?
What did the people do once they had received a witness of the Savior? (See Helaman 5:49–52.) What is our responsibility once we receive a witness of the divinity and saving power of Jesus Christ? (See D&C 33:9; 88:81.)
Have a class member again read Helaman 5:12 aloud. Emphasize that we can protect ourselves against pride, contention, and Satan's "mighty storm" by building our foundation on the rock of Jesus Christ.
As directed by the Spirit, testify of the truths discussed during the lesson.
Additional Teaching Ideas
The following material supplements the suggested lesson outline. You may want to use one or both of these ideas as part of the lesson.
1. "Remember, remember, my sons" (Helaman 5:5–14)
In the Book of Mormon there are over 240 instances of the word remember or forms of the word (such as remembered, remembrance, or forget not). Fifteen of these instances are in Helaman 5. What must we remember? (See Helaman 5:9; see also Mosiah 3:17.) Why is it important to remember?
Elder Spencer W. Kimball said:
"When you look in the dictionary for the most important word, do you know what it is? It could be 'remember.' Because all of [us] have made covenants … our greatest need is to remember. That is why everyone goes to sacrament meeting every Sabbath day—to take the sacrament and listen to the priests pray that [we] '… may always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given [us].'… 'Remember' is the word" (Circles of Exaltation [address to religious educators, Brigham Young University, 28 June 1968], 8).
2. "Yielding [our] hearts unto God" (Helaman 3:35)
As you discuss Helaman 3:35, share the following statement by Elder Neal A. Maxwell:
"It is only by yielding to God that we can begin to realize His will for us. And if we truly trust God, why not yield to His loving omniscience? After all, He knows us and our possibilities much better than do we" (in Conference Report, Apr. 1985, 91; or Ensign, May 1985, 72).


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A Fort Bragg man was rescued from a burning home shortly before midnight Tuesday, the Fort Bragg Police Department reported.
According to the FBPD, the Fort Bragg Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 625 Laurel Street at 11:56 p.m. Jan. 22 and found a home "fully engulfed in flames." A Cal Fire truck had also responded and was already on-scene.
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"How do I stop the bed from squeaking? I tried everything I could think of - including tighten the fastener, tearing it apart and reassemble it, replacing the slats. Is there any tricks I'm missing?"
This bed has an understated elegance, which I love. Not too fancy but still beautiful in our space....
Sophie Tufted Taupe Velvet Queen-size Platform Bed
ITEM#: 80004446Give your bedroom a sophisticated new look with this platform bed.This bed has a unique look with a button tufted headboard andspacious queen size. The taupe finish also allows it to work wellwith your existing interior design theme, making it a must have forany bedroom decor.
Soft and Luxurious
This unique headboard features a velvet fabric covering thatis smooth and inviting to the touch. Button tufting throughout addsan elegant look, while the taupe color scheme works beautifullywith your existing furnishings. The high back adds a statelyappearance while the low platform bed creates a striking contrast.
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Despite it's elegant appearance, this bed frame is all aboutfunction. The set comes with everything you need to create yourideal sleep space. Combine the head and foots boards with siderails and your existing mattress for a relaxing place to lay yourhead. The bed features a wood frame that is designed to hold upagainst wear and tear, so you get years of practical function andstyle.
- Set includes one headboard, one footboard, one set of rails, platform slats
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- Headboard height: 52.75 inches
- Footboard height: 9 inches
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This bed has an understated elegance, which I love. Not too fancy but still beautiful in our space.Read More
Looks good but needs work.
The bed looks good. But it needs some help. We had to add some extra support under the mattress so the mattress didn't sag in the middle. It is also noisy. Any small movement is loud. We bought a new set and moved this to the guest room. Looks lovely in there!Read More
This is a beautiful bed! We have had ours for 4+ years now and moved with it twice. It is very easy to assemble and break down and is sturdy. The pics show how it can look good in any room. The first is our log home we live in now. The second was our town home in Florida, totally different decor, same bed. We will have this for many years to come!Read More
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I bought this mattress twice for my son, he took the first one to his apartment at university, so we purchase a second for his room at home. It is great, perfect firmness and very comfortable.Read More
Not sure what to think.
This bed is not made well, the support for the bed frame is made out of wood which looks like ply wood. I doubt that it will last a year. I received a defective leg, screws were not properly going into the leg. I called overstock and their customer service was GREAT, ordered me a new replacement part. Only bad thing about it is that it takes 10 days to get to me. I do believe because of the cheap wooden supports for the bed this bed will be better suited for a child and not an adult. I am going to give it a try and hopefully it proves me wrong. The style of the bed is very lush and elegant and the color is more of a beige than a gray.Read More
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Nice bed, good value
This bed will require help getting in the door of your house. It ships in two large heavy boxes which UPS did not take very good care of. I would recommend waiting for the UPS driver and inspecting the package before it leaves the truck. Our boxes were torn up badly and the small washers and screws inside are NOT packaged in a plastic bag like you expect- they are loosely packed in a small box inside your package. We actually found all the missing washers and screws in the UPS truck before he left- very nice guy for waiting and helping with that. Luckily, there was no damage to the bed itself though the box was tattered and torn. Un-packaging took about 20 minutes and assembly took about half an hour. The bed goes together very easily. The only quality related issues come from the parts you don't ever see- the platform slats and the support legs. The slats themselves are designed as a "ladder." All slats are preattached to nylon straps forming a ladder chain that essentially makes the dozen or so slats one piece. This was a great idea I had personally never seen before. However, the wood of the slats is left in very very rough condition. The can easily cause splinters if you are not careful. The real issue though is the wear on your mattress. As this is a platform bed there is no need for a boxspring, but if you have a mattress that requires flipping then you are likely to end up sleeping on splinters after your first flip. The support legs themselves are simply plastic pegs (which are adjustable in height) that depress into countersunk holes in a few of the slats. These are perfectly suitable if you NEVER need to move your bed. I your bed moves though it is likely you will be on hands and knees reaching under the bed trying to re-position and reattach the legs. So far ours have done just fine. Overall though we are extremely happy with the bed and are actually pleasantly surprised by how sturdy it is. The bed can take some pretty vigorous "exercise" and doesn't wobble or creak one bit. The padded headboard is nice for this also ;) At the end of the day, this was money well spent. (Beware of Chingrish instruction manual though.)Read More
I really love the look of this bed and it was way cheaper than any other tufted bed I viewed online. Has a very luxe look to it. The bed is more of a taupe color, slightly darker than the photo. I was able to assemble it on my own without killing myself (I'm a 25/F) so that was a big plus. I have one complaint, which if you are not handy may be an issue for you. The support posts that were included with the bed were crappy plastic ones that slipped out from underneath the bed as soon as I got on (I don't weigh much either!). I have wood floors and no area rug so that's probably the reason. I had to add extra screws to the beams and also screw in some posts we cut from wood underneath the center of the platform. The bed is super sturdy now. Overall, a beautiful bed!Read More
great buy
I love this bed. For the price, you won't find a better deal at this level of quality. However, I had two (now resolved) issues with it. For one, the order comes in two boxes, but I was shipped duplicates. After lugging it up the stairs and realizing this I contacted overstocked and thankfully they were very accommodating and sent me the correct box immediately. Secondly, the plastic supports that go underneath the center of the wooden slats are useless. They may be enough if the bed will be for one person but since it's my bf and I, they kept slipping out and we thought the bed had broken a few times when he would crawl in. So, my bf ended up throwing them away and buying 9" wooden blocks to nail into the slats and now the bed is perfect.Read More
Looks good but has major issue that you have to fi
This is not a true platform bed. The bed has thin flexible wooden slats that support the mattress. When weight is distributed unevenly, such as sitting on the edge of the bed, the slats pop out of their holders. Also, the center beam that supports the wooden slats in the center, has no support at the head of the bed, and tends to move causing the center support legs to break off. The bed as designed would only be suited for one small child, as then as long as they never stood on the bed or jumped on it. I was able to correct this problem using plywood and wooden legs purchased separately. An additional expense and a big inconvenience.Read More
OK Stop Tripping
Dear Overstock. I line to feel like I'm a very good gauge. That being said, I take a lot of time accessing a product before buying online. I was so very pleased with what I took from the reviews and basing my critique on what I took from the reviews and pictures. (Don't let the whiners discourage you). This was a good purchase. The color is a Sage Tauge...but you really can tell from the picture. The fabric is velvet but the type you can spot clean if need. I put this in my Master bedroom, and its stunning and for the price! Spectacular!! My son-in-law put it together by himself with power tools in 30 min I tried it with a box spring but that was too high! Just use a mattress. It also will probably look good with dark wood casegoods. But i don't feel locked in with using a fabric color but it's still IMO versatile in a lot of different color palates.Read More
Questions & Answers
Possible adding more washers to all the screws where your rails attach to the head board and foot board.
"How can I find the nuts and bolts what came with this bed? Unfortunately, I moved and have misplaced the ziploc bag the screws were in. I don't know where to purchase the correct ones."
For assistance with this issue please contact Customer Care at the number below. U.S. and Canada Toll free: 1-800-The-BIG-O (843-2446)
"I ordered this bed about 2 years ago, and now several of the bed slats are broken. Where can I purchase replacements? Thank you!"
Contact us at 1 (800) 843-2446 for help with your order.
"I ordered this bed and only glanced at the star rating. I have now read the reviews and am concerned the bed will not hold 2 people. (Frankly, something that I have never had to worry about when purchasing a bed...had no idea that an adult queen size bed would not be able to support 2 people.) I do like the look of the bed. I noticed a number of people have indicated they have reinforced this bed on their own. I am not too handy. Is it just a matter of having slats cut at Home Depot? I remember someone mentioning they bought blocks for the bottom as well. I am trying to decide if I will even open the boxes once I receive them. I suppose in the future I should thoroughly read the reviews before ordering an item like this. Any suggestions would be appreciated."
Hello Trish, you will be contacted by Customer Care. Have a great day.
"If I buy this, do I also need mattress box as well?"
Hello kkdr1026, this item does not require a box spring. Thank you for shopping with us.
"Is there a way to buy replacement legs for the bed? Mine have broken twice and now the middle of the bed has no support."
Hello Kathryn S., For assistance with this issue please contact Customer Care at the number below. I hope this helps, thank you for shopping with us! U.S. and Canada Toll free: 1-800-The-BIG-O (843-2446)
"My bed came with only headboard instructions, checked the boxes over and over for the frame instructions! Where can I find the assembly instructions!?"
Hello gsf930, For assistance with this issue please contact Customer Care at the number below. I hope this helps, thank you for shopping with us! U.S. and Canada Toll free: 1-800-The-BIG-O (843-2446)
"A lot of the reviews mention plastic supports that they had trouble with that go underneath the center of the bed slats. However, the product description doesn't mention plastic as a material used in construction. Have these plastic supports been changed to another material?"
Hello Pamela, the slats have a plastic cover at the end where they rest on the side rail and a plastic double-sided cover where they are joined in the middle of the bed frame. Thank you for shopping with us.
"In the image showing the frame itself, it looks like the slats sit below the top of the side rail. What is the height dimension of the side rails and where exactly do the slats sit? How many inches from top or bottom? Also, what is the distance from floor to bottom of side rail?"
Hello Kim, the side rail is approximately 9 inches high, legs are almost 4 inches and the rail that the slats sit on is 2 7/8 inches from the top of the side rail. I hope that helps. Thank you for shopping with us.
"how much weight would this bed hold?"
Hello jsantos87, we do not currently weight test items. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for shopping with us.
"Can the headboard be treated with Scotchguard?"
Hello Sandy, we recommend that you find a piece in an out of the way place and try.
"Can I use my queen, split boxsprings with this frame?"
Hello bilhardt, you could use your box spring with this but it would make your mattress really high. You would only need to use your mattress. Have a great day!
"Detail says:·Dimensions: 53 inches high x 65 inches wide x 88 inches deep. Could you please verify if the dimension includes the thickness of the headboard, foodboard, and the side panels? If so, what is the dimesions inside of the bedframe, or, how thick the four sides are?"
Hello bigred8, I hope your day is going well. The side rail is 82 inches long and the rail that the slats sit on is approximately 75 inches long. The height and width are correct. The width of the side rail is approximately 2 inches and the head board is approximately 3 inches. The bed will hold a queen mattress 60 x 80. Thank you for shopping with us.
"Where is this bed made?"
Hello milhul, the country of origin is China. Thanks for shopping with us.
"Why did you choose this product?"
It was just what I was looking for.
it looks to be what Im looking for. the style and the color.. Im trying to update my bedroom and this might be one of the pieces to help with that task.
It looks great
Because it was exactly what I was looking for.
looks great and most recent reviews has been over 3 stars.
I just fell in love with this bed. I can't wait for it to arrive.
Platform bed so I wanted to try it though I'm a bit concerned about the slats (from the reviews posted - it could be an issue but I'm crossing my finger). Also heard Overstock does stand by their products so I'm purchasing on good faith.
Style and reviews.
Its good value for my guest room. Reviews are good.
I like the fabric!
Style and fabric
Reviews were positive and looks very nice online
Reasonable price and looks very nice
Look of it.
i was looking for this set at a good price
because I needed a bed frame and I chose this one because I like the headboard and the color. the display of this bed in the photo is also very nice.
Color and price
It was with a bed frame so I did not have to purchase this seperately
"Okay I bought the bed. It looks pretty good. It is a light taupe color. Started to put it together and am stuck on the O metal bar. Can anyone tell me how to install the O metal bar that goes horizontally across the top part of the bottom of the bed. It is too long to go horizontally! Not sure what I did wrong and cs of course cant help me. I want to go to sleep!"
Hello Cee Cee, I checked the manual, so I hope this helps. You should have two metal bars F and O. The F goes from the head board to the foot board. The O which is not as long goes from side rail to side rail. If this is not what is wrong contact us, it may be a manufacturer issue. Thank you for shopping with us and I hope this helps.
Thank you for your response. I put the left and right bottoms that hold either side of the headboard on the wrong side. Reversing them allowed the bar to fit.
"Okay, considering buying this bed. Can someone tell me WHAT color it is EXACTLY? Are swatches available??? Very frustrated."
Hello Cee Cee, this bed is a taupe color. Taupe is kind of like a light grey and a tan color mixed. Unfortunately, we do not offer swatches. Thank you for shopping with us!
This is a taupe on the green side, very neutral. You can pretty much use neutrals, greens, pinks, purples, browns, well almost any color but hard to match the color...
"I received the bed today and found mold spots on both of the side rails. How do I return?"
Hello Marianna, thank you for your inquiry; you will be contacted by Customer Care.
"Do you need a sprngbox with that bed?"
Hello Cveta, no, this is a platform bed which requires the use of slats. When using slats on a bed, it is not recommended to use a box spring. You will just put the mattress right on top of the slats. I hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
"The slats fall out of place pretty often and I've tighten the screws. How do I order replacement slats? I am also interested in ordering metal slats. And is there another type of slats or support I can use? Thank you."
Hello overstocker1000, we will have a Customer Service Specialist contact you to see how we can resolve this issue. Thank you for contacting us.
What I did was I went to Home Depot and had a wood plank, about 5inches wide, cut to the length of the middle legs. The slates are probably falling out because the middle legs are slanting to the side. I had to purchase new screws and new washers. Then I screwed the wood planks where the feet previously were. Seems to be working so far.
i am not sure if im suppse to use a box spring with this bed or not
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Art Garfunkel Scraps Fall 2012 Tour Due to Vocal Problems
Art Garfunkel had hoped to return to the road this fall, but the singer has revealed that his recent vocal woes will not allow him to make the run.
The vocalist's career came to a halt in 2010 when vocal paralysis scratched a proposed Simon & Garfunkel tour. In August, the he felt that things were getting better and he went ahead and scheduled nine shows for the fall in anticipation of making his stage return. However, Billboard reports that that dates have now been canceled because of his troublesome vocal cord issues.
Garfunkel released the career retrospective 'The Singer' earlier this year and had planned to promote it with six October shows, two November dates and a sole December stop. The first hint of trouble came recently when Garfunkel called off seven of his final eight shows, including two dates in Sweden last week.
The singer said in a statement, "I had such hopes of being finally ready to perform. How painful to try and not be quite yet there." Garfunkel's manager, John Scher, said he expects that in time the vocalist will come back "stronger than ever."
As his voice began to return earlier this year, Garfunkel stated that he would be open to performing with Paul Simon again. He explained, "We have a lovely, poetic, nice thing to bring to people when we blend together. I want to put that all over the world. So now go to Paul and tell him that."


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McCarthy: Aaron Rodgers returning to lineup Sunday
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With the NFC North title on the line, Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Packers starting lineup.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy announced Thursday that Rodgers, the clubs star quarterback, is on track to start the season finale at Chicago after missing the previous seven games with a broken collarbone.
Were preparing for the Chicago Bears with Aaron Rodgers as our starting quarterback, McCarthy said.
Rodgers practiced in full on Thursday, the club said.
Hes throwing the ball very well going on three weeks. Hes been working his feet, working his conditioning, and getting ready for this moment. And that moments here, McCarthy said Thursday.
McCarthy said the club has done its due diligence and that Rodgers is ready.
A victory by the Packers (7-7-1) will give the Packers their third consecutive division title. They currently trail Chicago (8-7) by a half-game.
Rodgers suffered the injury in the first quarter of Green Bays November 4 loss to Chicago. At the time, the 30-year-old Rodgers was playing at an exceptionally high level for Green Bay, which was then atop the NFC North. Even as the Packers dealt with a host of injuries to key pass catchers, Rodgers thrived, leading Green Bay to an unbeaten record in October.
Matt Flynn has been the Packers primary replacement for Rodgers, starting four games. He replaced Scott Tolzien, who started twice after Seneca Wallace was injured early in the Packers first game without Rodgers.
On the season, Rodgers has completed 168-of-251 passes for 2,218 yards with 15 TDs and four interceptions. He has compiled a 108.0 quarterback rating.


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This doesn't mean that I don't think that we should not take on any long-term contracts.....I just think that it's important that we do not take on any "overpaid" contracts....which IMHO Okafor qualifies. Financial Flexiblity allows us to make moves like what the Thunder have done over the last couple of seasons. Remember, Capspace allows the Team to have more options ( Free Agency and trades ) when it comes to improving the Team.


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Brownsville, Texas — Some exciting news for entomologists: a new species of tree cricket has been found in the United States. On May 16, 2009, Nancy Collins from Wisconsin and Laurel Symes, a PhD candidate at Dartmouth University, heard a tree cricket sing at Resaca de la Palma State Park and World Birding Center in Brownsville. On a return trip in June they found another cricket at Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, another World Birding Center in Mission. Further analysis by Dr. Thomas J. Walker, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida-Gainesville, revealed that it was an unnamed species of Oecanthus. Collins says that it will be called Alexander's tree cricket, in respect of R. D. Alexander who first discovered them in Mexico in the 1960s.
This follows an exciting Dragonfly Days festival that was held in late May in Weslaco. While the festival is based at Estero Llano State Park and the Valley Nature Center, tours cover the lower Rio Grande Valley prime dragonfly and damselfly sites. This year, a Blue-spotted Comet-Darner (Anax concolor) was located at Resaca de la Palma State Park, making it a county record for Cameron. A new species of damselfly for the United States was found at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. These findings are very important for South Texas: few areas rival South Texas' appeal for birders, and insect diversity is an integral part of a healthy environment for bird survival. Without these insects, bird diversity would decline, as would the valley's income from ecotourism.
The World Birding Center, 8 sites along the Rio Grande from Roma to Brownsville, works to protect habitat and foster education about birds and bird conservation. The final site to open is South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, located at the island's convention center. One wonders what surprises this place will have in store for biologists and birders alike.
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A new pre-approved credit card causes strife between Max and Caroline, who have different opinions on what to charge on it. Meanwhile, Earl's estranged son arrives in the Big Apple with hopes of becoming a stand-up comedian. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2012 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Our wedding is often considered one of the happiest days of our lives, and for the brides one of the most important aspects of the wedding is-the dress! Whether it is lacey or beaded, silky or fluffy the dress needs to be perfect- and preferably not over budget.
Mary Taverner is getting married in February. "He proposed on island in the middle of a lake that his step dad has a cottage on which he's been to since he as a kid."
She is shopping for her gown at a little botique in Ann Arbor. This is not a normal bridal salon. All these dresses have been worn before and are about half the cost.
"The dress to me, is just a piece of fabric, I just wanted to look good and feel good in it. So no it didn't matter at all that it had been worn before."
The price is not even the best part- all the money for the dresses goes to the cancer support community i- a program that helps cancer patients and their families go through their journey by providing psycho-social support.
Barb Hiltz is the Executive Director of the Cancer Support Community. "I love that weddings are one of the happiest times of your life and the cancer experience is often the opposite of that so I love the idea that this happy day is going to support families that are in a different place."
The idea of a used-gown bridal salon providing funds to fight cancer actually originated in Toronto, Canada. Monique Sluymers was in Canada helping her father through his cancer and thought this idea would work well in Michigan. Monique said, "" I was trying to look for an idea that helped me make sense of his cancer and trying to look for a project that I could do that just made me feel like I was making a difference with what we were going through in our lives."
She started the project in her home and it has grown to over 1000 gowns-all of which were donated by happy brides.
Natalie Burg didn't find out about the project until after she had bought her dress. Once she learned it helped out families afflicted with cancer in the community she felt she had to donate. "While that was actually the last thing I learned about the Brides Project, it was one of those things that makes you go, yes ok fine, decision made, this is what we're doing."
This is truly a win-win-win scenario. The brides project is paying for about 25% of the cancer support communities operating costs, which allows them to help more people, like Linda Bennett. "I think people can relate to, well this is a way we can do something about it, we can't cure it, we're not going to be able to provide billions of dollars for research, but we can do something that really helps people get through their treatment, their recovery."
If you would like to set up an appointment at the brides project, or if you would like to donate your dress visit www.thebridesproject.org.
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This weekend marks the beginning of the seven-week River City Bicycles Cross Crusade Cyclocross. If you're anything like me, you just scratched your head and said "Cyclocross? That sure sounds like it involves bikes, but what is it?"
According to Wikipedia, Cyclocross is a form of bicycle racing. The racing typically happens during autumn and winter. The course features pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the terrain and remount. As defined by some of the Bob's Red Mill participants, "it's a whole heap of fun, mud and exercise on a cold, drizzly morning."
No matter how you look at it, it's sure to be a spectacle. We have three employees who will be participating in the Portland races this year and we are decking out in our rain gear to support them. The first event is being hosted by Alpenrose Dairy in Southwest Portland on October 5th. Races begin at 9 am and continue through the day with the last rast beginning at 2:30 pm.
I'll be there cheering on our folks throughout the day. Come on down and show your support for these driven athletes! More information about River City Bicycles Cross Crusade can be found here.
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Yesterday I duck dived a wave and something really strange happened; it felt somewhat like I had created an air bubble around my face as I duck dived because I didn't feel the bite of cold water on my face/forehead even after reaching the surface. Maybe my hood visor helped somehow?
Does anyone change their approach to duck diving in the winter to avoid / minimize the brain freeze?
The only thing I really do to adjust to cold water is better time my paddle outs and try to avoid duck diving all together.


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Waddling Back to Leeds
Hello everybody, I'm back in Leeds after a very busy couple of weeks. I've been all over the North of England visiting schools, dance academies and theatres. I've never had so many snuggles!
Last week I was in Middlesbrough and Newcastle where I met over 400 children who all learnt steps from the ballet Ugly Duckling and danced them very well. On my way there I flew past the Angel of the North which was covered in the snow which made it look like a real angel.
I'm giving my wings a little rest this week and am spending some quality time back at the duck pond catching up with my friends and stocking up on bread crusts. Northern Ballet dancers are busy practising for when the Ugly Duckling tour starts on 12th March and I'm just so excited I could burst! But before then the dancers will be performing The Great Gatsby at Leeds Grand - I don't think there are any ducks in that show but I'm sure it will be good anyway.
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1. Photographer Scot Pasfield is speaking about his new book 'Gay in America' at Rice University tonight. Pasfield spent three years traveling 54,000 miles through all 50 states collecting images and stories of the gay male experience. What emerges is a portrait of a diverse community that transects ever facet of American Life (read Rich Lopez's interview with Pasfield). The presentation is at 6 p.m. in Fondren Library, Kyle Morrow Room, 3rd Floor.
2. Resurrection MCC's weekly Yoga Connection provides a queer friendly space to practice or learn about yoga free of charge. The group meets every Tuesday at 7 pm and all skill levels are welcome. Participants should bring a mat, towel, and water (a small number of loaner mats are available for beginners). For questions (or to reserve a loaner mat), email email@example.com. Resurrection MCC is located at 1025 West 11th St.
3. The Associated Press reports that a New Hampshire House panel is scheduled to vote today on whether to recommend a repeal of the state's year-old same-sex marriage law, replacing it with civil unions. The unions would be available to any unmarried adults of any sex, including relatives. The bill's author, Rep. David Bates, R – Rockingham, argues that there is no reason to limit the benefits of civil unions to same-sex couples. So let' me get this right. If the legislation passes straight people can choose to either get married, have a civil union, or neither (assuming they're not related) and queer people (and cousin-lovers) are left with the choice of a civil union or nothing. Yeah… that sounds fair.