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Advocate Staff
Part 2 of 2
Derek Hoyle, Heidi Kraut and Madeleine Melo are candidates in the May 7 municipal election to fill the City Council seat left vacant when Dan Gjerde was elected to the Board of Supervisors. There are about two years remaining on the term.
Below are the candidates' answers to questions from the newspaper. Part one of their responses was printed in last week's edition.
6) Since none of you are incumbents, are there any subjects, such as redevelopment of the former Georgia Pacific mill site or City infrastructure issues, that you need to learn more about? Are there any regular City Council topics about which you feel more informed than most residents?
? Hoyle: While I can always learn more detail on any subject, I'm possibly the most informed candidate in the current election, due to my many years of attending City Council and committee meetings and asking questions and making public comments on city issues, so I'm already seriously involved in city government as a concerned citizen.
? Kraut: I am always trying to learn more about how the city works attendance at council meetings has certainly helped, and the city staff has worked hard to keep all candidates informed about current issues and events.
My work at the Hospice Thrift Store has given me the opportunity to go through the process of setting up a business in Fort Bragg, and I have a firsthand understanding of the zoning, licensing, and signage issues that every small business owner/manager faces. I have also learned a lot about illegal dumping and waste removal costs, and have reached out to the Police Department for help with off-hours dumping and vandalism problems.
As the parent of a young child I have an active interest in the facilities we use including the playground and the C.V. Starr Center, and in the maintenance of the streets and sidewalks we travel to school, work and the downtown area.
? Melo: I feel well versed in many city issues. I follow public safety issues closely. I have been following economic development, Local Agency Formation Commission and Fire Protection Authority. I am catching up on finances and have a better understanding of the budget than when I was just an observer.
I am dismayed at the current stalling of the development of the Georgia Pacific properties, I definitely need to learn more about that, but most of those discussions have been in closed session.
I think there must be several regular City Council topics that I need to learn more about. Transportation and the Mendocino Council of Governments are two I know I need to learn more about.
7) In these particularly tough economic times, are there any budget categories in which you would like to see City spending increased, decreased or eliminated? How would you prioritize the city's spending and why?
? Hoyle: I'm very impressed at the City's continued healthy fiscal state, they are quite responsible with "our" money and in most cases spend it most wisely.
I recently attended the City's mid-year budget review (5 hours) and the City/C.V. Starr mid-year budget review (4 hours), and I have to say that it appears to me that money is being spent and budgeted wisely and somewhat conservatively, which has turned out to be a good thing in a couple of cases, so I'm not really seeing any major places for possible improvement at this point in time.
? Kraut: I believe that city council members and staff work very hard to maintain a balanced and effective budget.
As a council member I would prioritize:
1. Increasing the vibrancy of our downtown a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly city center that appeals to locals and visitors, creates jobs, provides goods and services, and generates tax revenue.
2. Public safety support for Fort Bragg Police Department operations, and a search to extend funding for a School Resource Officer and for the Safe Routes to Schools program.
3. Street, alley and sidewalk maintenance. These are our assets we must maintain them together. Whether or not I am elected I will encourage voters to reapprove the Street Maintenance Tax that is scheduled to expire in 2014.
4. Finishing the plan for reuse of the Mill Site and working to move forward on construction of the Coastal Trail.
? Melo: I think the legal issues regarding the GP property have slowed community development. We need to concentrate our efforts on economic development. We need jobs.
8) A council member needs support from a majority of the council to pass resolutions and ordinances. How do you see yourself working with other council members and City staff?
? Hoyle: Due to my high level of civic involvement I already know all of the council members and nearly all of the City staff, and get along with all of them on a personal and professional level, so I foresee no problems in that area.
But should a problem arise, I'm quite able to maintain professional decorum for the greater good of the community.
? Kraut: I look forward, if I am elected, to working with other council members and city staff.
At the Hospice Thrift Store I oversee two employees and coordinate the work of dozens of volunteers. I often work with neighboring businesses, outside agencies, Home Health staff, and hospital administration to solve problems.
When we are faced with a conflict or question, I find we can almost always resolve it by asking for lots of ideas, taking the time to research, and focusing on our common goals rather than on our differing viewpoints. This is the model I would bring to decision making if I am elected to the city council.
? Melo: I know all of the council members and most of the city staff. I think that I will be able to work well with them.
9) Do you have ideas for local improvements that you think have not been discussed or considered publicly? As examples, Vice Mayor Meg Courtney is very involved in creating legislation to increase recycling and reduce illegal dumping around the region. Former council member Dan Gjerde is knowledgeable about many transportation issues. He works toward greener transportation, such as promoting electric vehicle and bicycle use. What local issue might be your strong suit and how might you facilitate discussion to increase awareness of that issue?
? Hoyle: I'm very interested in assisting Council member Deitz with bringing Internet fiber optic connections to Fort Bragg which would be a powerful business attractant for the high tech sector.
And I'm currently exploring a business opportunity that could bring 10-15 permanent jobs to Fort Bragg, and will potentially clean up a toxic site and also close several waste streams that currently cost money to remove from our area.
I also have a keen interest in bicycle transportation and electric vehicles, both of which I have plenty of actual experience with.
? Kraut: As a working parent, I am intimately familiar with the challenges of finding employment, housing and child care here in Fort Bragg. As a business manager, I understand the challenges of setting up and running a business in a small town.
I think the local improvement most of us are interested in jump-starting the economy has been discussed at length, but we must keep sharing ideas and working together to start moving in the right direction.
Anything that the city can do to support and encourage small business owners should be brought forward and considered. It is unlikely that we will have any large employers move into town in the near future, so we should expect that any near-term job creation will come in the form of entrepreneurs setting up or expanding relatively small businesses that could employ a handful of residents. As a community we should make it as easy as possible for these entrepreneurs to get started.
? Melo: I see myself involved with public safety issues. I think the Fire Department and the Police Department are doing a very good job. I would like to find more funding for police officers. Specifically I would like to fund a trained canine officer to the FBPD. I also would like to engage in conversation with the Fort Bragg School District for a school resource officer. I see the resource officer as someone who would engage with the students to educate them about law and law enforcement as a friendly familiar part of the community. Not to be seen as a "policing force" which they would fear, but an officer who serves to educate and protect them.
10) A comment on our Facebook page asks: What do you see as the biggest obstacles to bringing businesses with quality jobs to the coast? What do you think are solutions to removing those obstacles so employers will want to locate here?
? Hoyle: I see several possible obstacles.
One is the lack of high tech infrastructure, i.e., fiber optic links. Two, transportation in/out of the city for business and goods manufactured here. Three, we don't have the high tech skilled individuals for these potential jobs so setting up training programs is essential, and I'm glad to say that the city council is on top of that issue and has been actively working on it. And issue four, water.
Fort Bragg doesn't have enough water to support any more large businesses or industry that consumes large quantities of water and unless the lapsed Pudding Creek water rights can be reestablished for the city's use, any growth will have to be in sectors that use only minimal amounts of water.
Thankfully, the city staff has been working on this crucial issue for some years now and it's only a matter of time before we'll know if those water rights can be reestablished for the benefit of the city. Meanwhile they are seeking to improve the capacity of current water sources.
The water, high tech training and fiber optic issues are already being addressed, but the transportation issue has been basically dismissed as hopeless. I don't believe that to be the case, and I'm currently looking into the rail connection issues again, as a reliable rail connection would be a huge economic boost for the city.
Recently I've been speaking with a representative from the North Coast Railroad Authority, and we both feel that with some directed and concerted effort, we can have a nationwide rail link again.
I also believe we should investigate using ocean transportation in some cases for bulk and/or oversized goods, which could open the door to other types of industry locating here.
? Kraut: This is a geographically isolated area with a relatively high cost of living. It is difficult to get raw materials into Fort Bragg and difficult to ship finished goods out.
We cannot change these things, but we can focus on other things that would make this community more attractive to employers, including:
1. Improved technology infrastructure many jobs are Internet-based and may not require the movement of physical goods.
2. Vocational education if we can keep or add vocational training in our high school and community college, we stand a better chance of attracting employers with residents who are already trained in specific fields.
3. Quality of life improvements well maintained streets, parks and buildings will attract visitors and employers.
? Melo: Whoa, tough question. Jere Melo worked for all of his life on City Council to try and get jobs here. That question is now on a national level, some of the smartest, most informed minds in the country are stumped on this one.
The biggest obstacles: perhaps over regulation, perhaps distance, perhaps lack of skilled workers. California is a state that is known to have a super high standard of regulation and many entrepreneurs see those regulations as difficult to achieve and have a tendency not to want to start new businesses here.
Having said that, the city council has only their lobbying ability to affect statewide change, an area that my prior experience will benefit the people of Fort Bragg. We also have a difficult commute to our community, a twisty, winding road and the lack of a well-connected and developed train system making the transport of goods in and out of Fort Bragg difficult. We do have skilled workers, but new business such as a "high tech" may need to bring in their own workers, whereas city council needs to find jobs for those already here. We need to enhance support to small businesses by providing the tools they need, such as broadband.
The city council can do little about government regulations at the state and federal levels except to work with other elected officials to try to effect change. Again, this is an area I think that I could be helpful.
11) Another commenter asked: What industry do you feel could be brought into Fort Bragg that pays a living wage to get people back to work and off the welfare rolls?
? Hoyle: There is no obvious solution to this problem due to points I've made previously concerning high tech infrastructure/training and transportation and perhaps water, and until those issues are addressed in a sufficient manner, then no industry of any size will be motivated to locate here.
For this reason, I promote establishing many small "cottage" specialty businesses that can be marketed under an attractive well crafted "Fort Bragg, California" label worldwide. These types of businesses only hire 2 to 5 people, but with enough of them it can amount to a significant drop in unemployment, add to our tax base and attract visitors from the world over.
? Kraut: We live in a community that has access to lots of natural resources, especially in the form of timber. We also have a world-class woodworking school that has produced a huge pool of skilled labor, much of which has stayed local. There is a long tradition here of talented artists and craftspersons producing work, of galleries sharing that work, and of locals and visitors alike coming to see what has been made.
It seems that we have an opportunity to create some jobs in the fields of design, construction and marketing that utilize all of these resources and carry forward our traditions of timber harvesting and craftsmanship for many more generations.
? Melo: We need to continue to encourage what we know works, timber, fishing and tourism. I like the idea of a marine science center connected to education and tourism.
12) Some coast residents think we need large retailers like Big 5, Big Lots, Trader Joe's, Safeway Gas and PetCo on the Mendocino Coast. What would you say to them?
? Hoyle: I would say that most of those mentioned have likely run their financial numbers and deemed Fort Bragg and surrounding areas too economically depressed to make such an investment at this time and in the foreseeable future.
Also I don't want a large square footage store in Fort Bragg, it wouldn't fit in with our small town character, however, I do see a potential opportunity for an appropriately sized retail chain business coming to town because we sure do need more jobs around here.
I believe that most of the folks who would shop at such a store already drive over the hill to shop anyhow, and I believe that alone would mitigate any serious loss of business with established local "mom & pop" stores.
I'd much rather see the sales tax money stay in Fort Bragg than elsewhere, plus our citizens would save on fuel costs by not having to go over the hill so much.
The local "mom & pop" stores will always have the edge with genuine and personalized small town "customer service," which many of us value over a small savings per item purchased at a chain store.
? Kraut: While I understand the temptations of convenience and affordability these companies offer, I do not believe that they are appropriate for our community.
When we spend our money at local stores, the profits stay local. They are used to employ members of the community, improve locally owned buildings, and are spent at other local establishments, perpetuating a cycle of local economic prosperity.
If a large chain store were to move into Fort Bragg, it would employ some residents, but most of the profits would go elsewhere local dollars leaving town forever. I would prefer to focus energy on building up and adding to the local business community to meet the needs of local households.
? Melo: They will not come. Our population is too small to support those kinds of large retailers.
They do not see enough profit to first put the money into permits, EIRs and then building, for sales that will not bring them a profit to justify those costs. I know that is not what people want to hear. We want the ambiance of a small town and the shopping and entertainment opportunities of a large town, difficult to achieve.
13) If you are not elected, will you remain active in community affairs? If so, how? If you are elected, what can community members do to help you be informed and involved in important local issues?
? Hoyle: I'm currently the Chair of the Fort Bragg Planning Commission (a volunteer position) and I see no reason to stop serving the citizens of Fort Bragg in that capacity if I don't win the city council election.
And if I'm elected, I'll start a free e-mail based listserv where I'll keep citizens appraised of city council affairs in a timely manner, and a running dialog can occur on any issue a citizen wants to bring up. And without the hassle of dealing with Facebook, Google or some other proprietary web-based forum.
I'll always have an "open door" policy in my office at City Hall during the posted hours I'm there.
? Kraut: Yes I will continue to participate in community activities with my family and, elected or not, will continue my work at the Hospice Thrift Store.
I am always interested in hearing ideas for community improvement and am happy to talk about local issues via e-mail or in person. I would encourage everyone to attend city council meetings to find out what is up for discussion and to share their ideas.
? Melo: Yes. I will continue with the three foundations I currently serve. I will continue with C-Gap and the Safety Committee and I will regularly attend city council meetings and continue to lobby elected officials about city concerns and issues. I want to engage with the community and plan to be available to listen to the concerns of the people of Fort Bragg. City council members have an e-mail box at City Hall; I would appreciate community members keeping me informed through that e-mail address. Of course I can always be reached by phone.
14) Any closing comments?
? Hoyle: If you want to learn more about me, please see my website at derekhoyle.net, and I'd like to say that I love living in Fort Bragg, its people are truly some of the friendliest anywhere.
In closing, I ask you to remember that I've prepared for the last four years to assume this important civic position, and I'm ready to serve the citizens of Fort Bragg if they feel that I'm the right person to steward us into a positive future.
Please vote for Derek Hoyle, in the May 7 special election. Thank you.
? Kraut: I would like to thank MCTV, the Advocate-News and the League of Women Voters for providing us with opportunities to share our ideas and introduce ourselves to voters. I am grateful for the support I have received from my family, friends and the community. I look forward to meeting many more residents and hearing many more ideas during the course of this campaign. It would be an honor to serve the community as a member of the Fort Bragg City Council.
? Melo: Though retired now, I have had a long career in leadership roles and working as a team. My training as a nurse and then a nurse-midwife developed my ability to make assessments and develop a plan of action. That training and my life experiences, I think, will bring an asset to the city council and the people of Fort Bragg. I ask for your vote. Thank you.


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A MAN has denied murdering a young chef from Odiham.
Andrew Morris, 30, of Lavender Sweep, Battersea, pleaded not guilty to murdering Henry Stangroom when he appeared at the Old Bailey in London on Monday.
Mr Stangroom, whose family lives in Rye Common, Odiham, was found dead at his house in Battersea, south west London, on Thursday, October 17.
The 21-year-old, a former Lord Wandsworth College pupil, was found with stab wounds to the heart and lungs. He lived in London and worked as a chef at the upmarket Criterion Restaurant in Piccadilly Circus, London.
Morris, who was remanded in custody, will next appear in court for trial on Monday, April 7.

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Player Profile:
|Upper Marlboro, Md.
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|Oak Hill Academy [Va.]
Career Notes
- Ranks tied for seventh at Duke with 143 career games played ... he has been a part of 121 wins in his four seasons to rank tied for sixth in ACC history and fifth at Duke
- Averaged 13.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 143 career games, including 97 starts ... had 90 career double-figure scoring games with 38 games with 20 or more points and 30 or more points in four games
- Had a career free throw percentage of .800 (411-514) to rank ninth on the Duke career percentage list
- One of 60 players in school history to score 1,000 or more career points, ranking 17th on the all-time list with 1,911 points ... he is the only player in school history to score over 1,500 career points with less than 500 total points in his first two seasons combined
- Part of a senior class that compiled a school record for home victories and home winning percentage with a 65-2 (.970) record in four seasons ... Duke has not lost a non-conference home game since 2000
- Smith helped lead the Blue Devils to three consecutive 30-win seasons, only the sixth time it has been done in NCAA Division I history ... the 97 wins over three years is the third most all-time at Duke
- One of the most likable personalities in college basketball
- An explosive athlete that emerged as a potent scorer as well as a lockdown perimeter defender as a junior
- Possesses a solid handle, a quick first step and the strength to finish at the rim
- Owns one of the most polished mid-range games in college basketball ... has continued to work hard in the offseason to improve his outside shooting touch
- Plays both guard positions ... has the confidence and skill set to be one of the elite guards in the country
- Helped Duke to the 2010 NCAA Championship in Indianapolis, the same city his father, the late Derek Smith, won a title with Louisville in 1980
- Active in Duke's award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school district ... community involvement also includes visits to the Duke Children's Hospital
- Associated Press first team All-American, NABC State Farm Coaches first team All-American, USBWA First Team All-American and CBSSports.com first team All-American
- Named National Player of the Year by several websites, including Fox Sports, Yahoo! and NBC Sports
- Finalist for the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy and Bob Cousy Award
- Named the 12th ACC Player of the Year in school history after becoming the 11th Duke player to lead the league in scoring ... also ranked second in assists per game
- Awarded ACC Tournament MVP after averaging 18.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in Duke's third straight conference championship run
- Unanimous first team All-ACC selections and ACC All-Defensive team choice by the media and coaches.
- NABC and USBWA All-District first team selections
- Capital One Cup Performance of the Week on Feb. 15 and three-time ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 3, Feb. 13, Feb. 20)
- A team captain, along with fellow senior Kyle Singler, in 2010-11 ... teammates gravitate towards him in the locker room because of his passion for the game ... able to remain energetic and loose in high-pressure situations
- Scored 764 points in his senior season which ranks as the ninth highest single season total and is just the 19th time a Duke player has scored 700 or more ... he is one of 40 players to score at least 600 points and just the 11th to do it twice
- Just the ninth player under Mike Krzyzewski to average over 20.0 points per game ... one of two players in the NCAA this season who averaged at least 20.0 points and 5.0 assists per game
- Scored 20 or more points in an ACC-best 21 games, including four games with 30 or more ... he scored 20 or more points in one half five times on the year
- Led the team with 5.1 assists per game and had two games with 10 assists ... he led the team in assists in 24 of the 37 games this year
- Was the team leader in three-point plays with 18 on the season
- His 20 points and 10 assists in the ACC Tournament Championship game against North Carolina (3/13) marked just the 11th time in school history a player has posted at least 20 points and 10 assists in a game ... has tallied six games with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists
- Scored a career-high 34 points in a home win over No. 20 North Carolina (2/9), making a career-high 13 field goal attempts ... in three games against ranked North Carolina teams he averaged 28.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game
- In seven games against ranked opponents he averaged 20.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game
- Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Marquette (11/22) in the CBE Classic semifinals ... tallied five or more rebounds in 18 total games
- Came up with a career-best six steals at Florida State (1/12), one of five times this season he swiped three or more
- Duke played 12 games in the regular season against teams that were selected for the NCAA Tournament ... in those 12 games Smith averaged 23.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game
- Recorded his first career 30-point game against UAB (1/5), finishing with 33 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists
- Scored 27 of his game-high 32 points in the second half at St. John's (1/30)
- Had 25 or more points in 10 games and scored 18 or more points in all 16 ACC games
- Named to the NCAA All-Final Four team after averaging 16.0 points and 5.0 assists per game in wins over West Virginia and Butler
- Earned NCAA Tournament South Region Most Outstanding Player accolades ... was also named to ACC and NIT Season Tip-Off all-tournament teams
- Second team All-ACC selection ... ACC Player of the Week on Nov. 23
- Claimed USBWA All-District III and NABC Second Team All-District 2 honors
- Started 38 games after sitting out the first two games of the season, serving a suspension for playing in a non-sanctioned summer league game
- Averaged 17.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game ... posted career highs in nearly every major statistical category
- Registered a .441 field goal percentage (239-of-542), including .392 (60-of-153) from three-point range ... also shot 76.7 percent (122-of-159) from the free throw line
- Led the Blue Devils in field goals made ... finished second in assists, steals and three-point field goal percentage ... third on the team in scoring, three-point field goals, free throws made, free throw percentage and minutes
- Ranked fifth in the ACC in scoring (17.4 ppg.), eighth in field goal percentage (.441) and fifth in minutes (35.5 mpg.)
- Led the team in scoring 13 times and in assists on 12 occasions
- Scored 20 or more points in 16 contests ... scored in double figures in 36 overall games
- Had 13 points, three rebounds and four assists while playing all 40 minutes in the NCAA Championship game win over Butler (4/5)
- Recorded 19 points and six assists with no turnovers in the NCAA Final Four semifinal game against West Virginia (4/3) ... knocked down four three-point field goals in the contest
- Led Duke with a career-high 29 points on 9-of-17 from the field, 4-of-6 from the three-point line and 7-of-8 from the foul line against No. 19 Baylor (3/28) in the NCAA Elite Eight
- Made 9-of-18 field goal attempts for a team-high 20 points against California (3/21) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
- Matched a career-best with four steals to go with 15 points and six rebounds against Virginia in the first round of the ACC Tournament (3/12)
- Finished with 20 points, four rebounds and five assists and no turnovers against North Carolina (3/6)
- Notched 20 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals at Maryland (3/3)
- Posted a career-high four steals to go with 18 points against Tulsa (2/25)
- Made a career-high 8-of-11 from the free throw line and finished with 23 points against Virginia Tech (2/21)
- Made a career-high five (5-of-10) three-point field goals and finished with 21 points at Miami (2/17)
- Had 24 points in the first meeting against Boston College (1/13) to go with four assists and three steals while posting 21 points, four rebounds and four assists in the second game against the Eagles (2/6)
- Scored 22 points against No. 21 Clemson (1/3) in the ACC opener on 7-of-11 shooting ... also had 22 points in the second meeting against No. 17 Clemson (1/23) to go with three rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals
- Posted 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, 2-of-2 from the three-point line and 4-of-5 from the foul line to go with four rebounds, three assists and three steals against Iowa State (1/6)
- Recorded 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting, 4-of-5 from the three-point line and 3-of-4 from the foul line against Pennsylvania (12/31)
- Tallied 19 points, three rebounds and seven assists against Long Beach State (12/29)
- Made a career-high 10 field goals, including 3-of-3 from the three-point line for a team-high 24 points against Gonzaga (12/19)
- Set a career high with seven assists to go with 20 points and three rebounds against Radford (11/21). Also made a career-best four three-point field goals (4-of-7) in the game
- Tallied 24 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals against Charlotte (11/17) in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off
- Played in 34 games with 21 starts ... averaged 8.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game
- Fourth on the team in double-figure scoring games with 17 ... led the team in scoring twice
- Led the team in assists four times
- Finished fourth on the team in scoring, assists and steals
- Posted a .426 (98-of-230) field goal percentage, including a .346 (27-of-78) mark from three-point range
- Knocked down 62-of-73 (.849) free throw attempts
- Had 11 points and three assists against Texas (3/21) in the NCAA Tournament
- Tallied 13 points, two rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal against Binghamton (3/19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
- Had 10 points, three assists and two steals against Maryland (3/14) in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament
- Suffered a mild concussion in the second half at Maryland (2/25) ... the mild concussion forced him to miss the next three contests
- Had 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals against No. 3 North Carolina (2/11)
- Scored 15 points on 7-of-10 from the field and 1-of-2 from the three-point line to go with four rebounds, two assists and one steal against Virginia (2/1)
- Knocked down two three-pointers in a 13-point effort against N.C. State (1/20)
- Registered 12 points, four rebounds and two steals at Florida State (1/10)
- Finished with 13 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals against Virginia Tech in the ACC opener (1/4)
- Tallied 12 points and three assists against UNC Asheville (12/17)
- Posted 12 points, four rebounds and two assists at Michigan (12/6)
- Recorded 12 points, three rebounds and two assists at No. 9 Purdue (12/2)
- Scored 14 points to go with three steals against Montana (11/23)
- Tallied 16 points, five rebounds and four assists against Michigan (11/21)
- Went 3-of-4 from three-point range and scored 13 points against Georgia Southern (11/11)
- Recorded 15 points, two rebounds, three assists and three steals in the season opener against Presbyterian (11/10)
- Played in all 34 games on the season, with one start ... averaged 5.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 14.7 minutes per game
- Posted a .467 field goal percentage (70-of-150) ... also shot .386 from three-point range (22-of-57) and .769 from the foul line (40-of-52)
- Scored in double figures six times, including a season-best 21 points at Wake Forest (2/17)
- Led the team in scoring one time and in assists six times
- Dished out four assists in each of his first four ACC games
- Duke's first player off the bench 12 times
- Tallied 13 points to go along with five rebounds, a career-high five assists and two steals against St. John's (2/23)
- Scored a team-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field, including 2-of-5 from the three-point line, and 3-of-4 from the foul line at Wake Forest (2/17)
- Made a career-high three treys for nine points against Miami (2/2)
- Scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the foul line to go with six rebounds at Maryland (1/27)
- Posted 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 1-of-2 from the three-point line to go along with four assists against No. 24 Clemson (1/19)
- Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds to go along with four points and four assists at Florida State (1/16)
- Tallied eight points, two rebounds and four assists in his first career ACC game against Virginia (1/13)
- Earned his first collegiate start against Cornell (1/6) and scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting, making his only three-point attempt
- Scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including 1-of-3 from three-point distance and 2-of-2 from the free throw line against Michigan (12/8) ... also posted five rebounds against the Wolverines
- Recorded 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting to go along with four assists in his collegiate debut against N.C. Central (11/9)
High School
- Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Oak Hill Academy
- Played the nation's most challenging schedule at top-ranked Oak Hill
- Had career highs of 52 points, 12 rebounds, 16 assists and eight steals
- Averaged 22.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior ... shot .650 from the floor, .780 from the foul line and shot .330 from behind the arc
- Led his team to a 40-1 record as a senior, tying the school's single season wins record and helping Oak Hill earn the top spot in the final USA Today 2007 Super 25 national rankings
- Led Oak Hill to wins over nine state championship teams, two in-season tournament titles and an 18-game win streak to close the season
- Named to the Les Schwab Invitational all-tournament team after leading Oak Hill to the championship
- Had 30 points on 12-of-16 shooting to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 99-90 win over current teammate Kyle Singler and South Medford in the championship game of the tournament
- First team EA Sports and Parade All-America selection
- Third team All-USA Today selection
- Scored 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting to help lead the Black Team to a 140-117 win at the 2007 adidas Derby Festival Classic
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Exactly How Can an Engineer Reliably Secure His or Her Control System? When It Comes to Security Demands - Can OPC Address These?
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For the past decade, industrial control system professionals have wanted to believe that 'air gaps' truly existed between their systems and the rest of the world. They have also hoped that 'security by obscurity' would keep them safe from security threats.
Those days are over. Recent security incidents such as the game-changing Stuxnet worm are a wakeup call for the industrial automation industry. While the risk of cyber attacks and malware are no longer in doubt, the question remains, "Exactly how can an engineer reliably secure his or her control system?"
Complicating the situation is the widespread use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information technologies like Windows and Ethernet on critical control systems. The use of common networking, computer and software technologies has certainly reduced costs and increased business agility. However, it has also increased the demands to balance the need for accessibility to control system data with the need to safeguard the integrity and usability of mission critical systems.
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One of the most effective ways to manage the conflict between the demands of efficient access and the demands of effective security is to minimize the variety of interfaces and protocols operating between the control system and external networks. Having one approved connectivity solution serving multiple corporate requirements not only reduces administration costs, but also reduces the opportunities open to the attacker or worm. This is known as "reducing the attack surface" of a system.
Thus the key task for an administrator is to select an appropriate communications technology that can be used by the widest variety of control AND business systems. While there are a number of possible candidates, OPC is without question one of the easiest and most widespread standards to address the demands of universal data access in the industrial automation world.
Once known as OLE for Process Control, OPC is now commonly interpreted to mean Open Connectivity and the original OPC specifications are referred to as OPC Classic. OPC is the world's most widely used industrial integration standard. It's employed by a broad range of industrial and business applications ranging from interfacing human machine interface (HMI) workstations, safety instrumented systems (SIS) and DCSs on the plant floor, to enterprise databases, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and other business-oriented software in the corporate world.
But what about the security demands - can OPC address these? As this article will illustrate, the answer is a definite YES. By layering defenses that are OPC-aware, high security solutions can be created that meet both the security and access expectations of a company, all without administrative overload on the network or controls team. The result is a standards-based solution that has been proven across numerous control systems.
Layering Defenses: Defense in Depth
If reducing the attack surface is the first key to good security, the second is the layering of security defenses. Often referred to as 'defense in depth', the concept is to manage risk with diverse defensive strategies.
Layering defenses gives several benefits. The most obvious is that if one layer of defense is compromised, another layer of defense, using a different security method, presents an additional obstacle which can inhibit further penetration.
A more subtle, but equally powerful benefit is that attacks come in different flavors and each defensive layer can be optimized to deal with a specific range of threats.
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Security in a bank presents a good analogy for the defense in depth approach to security for control systems. What is it that makes a typical bank more secure than a home or convenience store?
The bank employs multiple security measures to maximize the safety and security of its employees, customers and their valuables. Not only are there more layers, each layer is designed to address a specific type of threat at the point where it is employed.
Bank doors are effective, but simple security devices. They are either locked or unlocked. They either grant or deny access to customers on an all-or-nothing basis – regardless of what a visitor looks like or how the visitor behaves.
One layer up is the security guards. They ensure that access to the bank is for people who have a legitimate need to be there and will 'behave' within expected norms. They regard each visitor based on specific criteria, such as, not wearing a mask, suspicious behavior, acting erratically etc.
At yet another level, the tellers, security box keys, passwords, etc. keep these pre-screened customers from accessing other accounts or information. Rather than worrying if a visitor should or should not be in the bank, the tellers and passwords present a different layer of security: account security. These measures 'filter' what account access individual customers are allowed, based on who they are.
Note that the security layers are context specific, which is why banks don't simply have additional security guards at every level. The security solution must fit the context of the threat expected at that level.
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Cessna Aircraft signed a contract with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (Caiga) to form a joint-venture company to perform final assembly of Cessna Caravan turboprop singles in Shijiazhuang, China, for the Chinese market. The contract, announced today, stems from the strategic framework agreement that Cessna entered into with Caiga parent company Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic) in March.
Under the deal, Cessna's Wichita plant will supply components and parts manufacturing and subassemblies for the Caravans to be sold by the joint venture. Final assembly, paint, testing, interior installation, customization, flight-testing and delivery of the Cessna Caravans to in-country customers will be performed at the Shijiazhuang facility.
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The contract also includes the possibility of designing and assembling new Cessna utility turboprop models in the future. Formation of the joint-venture company remains subject to various government approvals, the companies noted. Earlier this month, Cessna and Caiga agreed on a joint venture to assemble Citation XLS+ twinjets in China for the Chinese market.
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November 28, 2012 - 4:21pm
So we have Skycatcher, Excel and now Caravans heading off to China. Looking after the city that built the company is obviously no longer a priority. I bet Scott Donnelly must be rubbing his hands together...
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November 30, 2012 - 2:35pm
Of course he is… We have a President who hates Business Aviation. We have an EPA who hates airplanes. We have labor unions that get their jollies off bankrupting companies, and disrupting operations (i.e American). The EU thinks airplanes are the root of all the """Climate Change""". We have the highest corporate tax rates, with a President that wants to raise them even higher. He is just protecting his company from our own President and this war on aviation.
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November 28, 2012 - 4:22pm
This is most likely the second step to having all cessnas made in china. The first was the c-162. My company was in the final stage of buying a king air-350 when beech announced it would be sold to china. We cancelled immediately. If Cessna continues, I feel that they will lose many customers. I am not against free(fair) trade, but against the constant flow of jobs away from America and to a communist country of any name. Also I have never bought anything from china that lasted untill I received my credit card bill for it. Cessna says it is for the Chinese market, even if that is so, will they be resold at a discount in the U.S. causing demand for American aircraft to plunge. Just my thoughts on the subject, for what it's worth.
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November 28, 2012 - 4:26pm
The continuation of the training of our future competitors is just mind boggling. Down the road when the Chinese have taken all of the aircraft manufacturing skills we have provided them and then eat our lunch we will have no one to blame but ourselves. Are there any US Aircraft manufacturers that see this? This is just truly disheartening all for the sake of short-term profits.
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November 29, 2012 - 12:29pm
I hate say it... China is where the demand is, and Cessna is doing what they need to do to stay in business. I can't blame them really...


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The 26-year-old Stewart was designated for assignment by Boston on November 20. He went 0-2, allowing 14 runs in 5.2 innings over two starts with the Red Sox this season after being acquired from the White Sox on June 24. Stewart also made 11 regular-season starts for Triple-A Pawtucket after the trade and went 3-5 with a 3.94 ERA (26 ER/59.1 IP) and 42 strikeouts compared to 14 walks.
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In 2000, acting on its own volition, the City of Rotterdam returned the painting Woman Seated on the Grass at the Edge of a Meadow and Reading by Nicolaas van der Waay (1855-1936) to the rightful heirs.
In 1998 the city had asked the historian Dr A.J. Bonke to carry out archival research into the provenance of the acquisitions made by the city's museums in the period 1940 to 1948 in the framework of the Museum Acquisitions 1940-1948 research project organised by the Netherlands Museums Association (NMV).
The city's policy is that works of art that were unlawfully removed from the possession of Jewish owners during the Second World War and entered municipal museums should be returned to the rightful owner or heir in accordance with the criterion of 'minimum reasonable doubt'. These were works of art to which the original owner had lost title during the war as a result of forced sale or theft.
After completing his research in 1998 Bonke came to the conclusion that the Dutch archives could not resolve the issue of provenance in every case. In addition, the research had not yet established the whereabouts or identity of the rightful heirs to this painting, which was recorded under incorrect artists' names as 'H. v.d. Waait, Woman reading in a meadow' and 'Woman reading by v.d. Waart'.
The City of Rotterdam asked Bonke to carry out additional research, which led to a report in April 2000 in which the work of art was identified and its exact provenance established.
The provenance research shows that painting belonged to Mr I.H. Leefsma (1879-1943) of Amsterdam, and that it and 64 other objects were handed in without his permission to the city's 'robber bank', Lippmann, Rosenthal & Co. (Liro), in 1942 by a member of the Dutch Nazi movement who had been appointed the administrator of Leefsma's company on 8 December 1941. The Liro then sold the picture to the Dienststelle Mühlmann, a department that answered directly to Seyss-Inquart, the Nazi Reichskommisar of the Netherlands. The art historian Eduard Plietzsch, a freelance assistant at the Dienststelle Mühlmann, offered to sell the painting and three drawings (two by Bauer and one by Breitner, all three with different provenances) in a letter of 7 July 1943 to Dr D. Hannema, director of Museum Boijmans. He accepted the offer and bought all four works.
Leefsma and his wife died in March 1943 in Sobibor concentration camp. In 1937 they had named the Vereniging De Joodse Invalide as their sole heir. That society had already tried to discover the whereabouts of several works of art from the Leefsma Collection in 1951, including this painting, but without success.
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Naked Neck
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These have to be the strangest looking chickens in the poultry world. They look like a cross between a turkey and a chicken with their completely featherless necks and faces and this was a common myth when they were introduced to this country in the 1920s when they were described as Churkeys! The exposed skin actually turns bright red in sunlight just like that of the turkey. They originate from Hungary but it was in Germany that the breed was perfected and the lack of feathering on the neck is due to a dominant gene. They actually possess half the total number of feathers in other breeds which makes them much quicker to pluck than other table birds. They are currently very popular in the hotter Eastern countries where they are kept as table birds because they are able to withstand much hotter temperatures than other birds. They have existed as free ranging birds in France for centuries where they remain popular to this day. They are heavy birds with long, elongated bodies. The legs are featherless and slate blue in dark feathered breeds or yellow in the paler feathered varieties with four toes on the feet. The neck is totally without feathers and this bare skin continues right up to the crop. The top of the head has feathers on and they usually have a single comb or sometimes a rose comb and large wattles. The earlobes are red and the eyes are reddish bay. There is also a bantam version of this breed.
They are good layers, producing brown eggs and are hardy, vigorous birds. They are happy to free range or be confined in runs and are not known as being particularly good fliers. They need protection in extremely cold temperatures because of their lack of feathers but can cope remarkably well in very hot climates. They are easy to tame and are very placid, calm birds. They are not good broodies as their lack of feathers makes it hard to keep the eggs warm but if allowed to sit on just a few eggs, they are capable of hatching their own eggs and the resulting chicks are born with their necks already exposed and featherless. Males weigh around 7-8lbs while the females are 5½-6½lbs.
The Naked Neck can be found in several different colour varieties including black, white, cuckoo, buff, red and blue.
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real name - Ovi_Ineu,
The real name is "Naked Neck From Transilvania" ans original country is Romania
Great Birds - Seth,
I love my Turkens. I do lots of school poultry presentations and they win every crowd with their hilarious apperance.
Surprised - Ian,
I live at 1500 feet and get a lot of rain and snow so was concerned that they would not do well here. The supplier pointed out that they were 'not daft' and so long as shelter was available they would use it! As it turns out they are very happy and lay well. They choose to stay in or go out and both females have produced large broods. Ian
My Naked necks - Claire, Yorkshire,
I love my NNs they are so friendly. I have managed to get hold of a black skinned NN (crossed with silkie) she has the most adorable big black eyes, and I have just hatched some more off. They will always be NN feathered but with black skin. I entered my Transylvanian Naked Neck into a fur and feather show and she got 2nd in the rare breed section I was so proud of her.
Happy in the North - Carol,
I keep a small flock of Turken chickens at my home is Alaska. 60.5 N They have shown their bravery against very large dogs, predatory birds, and silly children. The birds are good at foraging and lay nice big eggs. They look a little funny, but are happy in the yard or in the coop.


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The Therapeutic Effect of Bromocriptin in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism
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|Hyperaldosteronism Hypertension
|Drug: bromocriptine
|Phase 4
National Taiwan University Hospital has indicated that access to an investigational treatment associated with this study is available outside the clinical trial.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
- tumor size, blood pressure
- serum potassium, aldosterone, renine
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2007
Primary aldosteronism (PA), a common curable disease of hypertension, is characterized by inappropriate production of aldosterone, which is at least partially autonomous of the renin-angiotensin system. A recent clinical study reported that patients with PA experience a higher sate of a higher rate of cardiovascular events than those with essential hypertension(Corry and Tuck 2003; Milliez, Girerd et al. 2005). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was higher in primary aldosteronism than in essential hypertension was also reported (Fallo, Veglio et al. 2006). The wide applying of the plasma aldosterone/plasma rennin activity (ARR) as a screening test among hypertensive patients have reported a much higher prevalence of this disease, up to 12% of hypertensive patients. In the past decade, an increase in diagnosis rate of PA has been observed in National Taiwan University Hospital, with an average of 15-20 newly diagnosis cases every year.
Idiopathic bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (BAH) and aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) are the leading causes of primary aldosteronism. Unilateral adrenalectomy is the reasonable therapeutic option of APA and aldosterone antagonists usually brings about well blood pressure (BP) control in BAH. Not every APA patient would accept operation because of other medical conditions, or the cure rate of hypertension in APA after adrenalectomy is 50-70% in most studies. For patients with BAH, aldosterone antagonists are the first choice of treatment, however, intolerance to high dose of these medications is not uncommon. To our best knowledge, there is no alternative treatment for these patients.
Dopaminergic regulation of aldosterone secretion has been well demonstrated in normal subjects as well as patients with PA. We have shown that D2 receptor can down-regulate the transcription of aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) via a specific PKC isoform and probably intracellular calcium level. Furthermore, there is a reciprocal change of the mRNA of D2 receptor and CYP11B2 in APA. D2 receptor has also been demonstrated in other neuroendocrine tumors, eg., pheochromocytoma, prolactinoma, GH-secreting adenoma ect. [Camacho & Mazzone 1999] Administration of D2 agonist, bromocriptin (BMC), is a standard treatment of prolactinoma, either for pre-operative reduction of the tumors or for non-surgical patients [Chattopadhyay et al., 2005]. Reduction or shrinkage of prolactinoma has been observed in patients treated with BMC [Biswas et al., 2005]. Anti-proliferative effect and apoptosis of BMC have been demonstrated in several cell lines [Wasko et al., 2004]. Recently, we also demonstrated that BMC, in addition to decrease aldosterone secretion and expression of CYP11B2, could inhibit cell proliferation of H295 cells, an adrenocortical carcinoma cell line, with a down-regulation of ERK. In this context, we propose that BMC may be an alternative treatment of PA, both APA and BAH.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 20-60y/o hyperaldosteronsim patients
Exclusion Criteria:
- Malignancy
- Bed-ridden
- Psychological disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00451672
|Contact: Kwan-Dun Wu, MD, PhD
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|Principal Investigator:
|Kwan-Dun Wu, MD, PhD
|Internal Medicine, Natinal Taiwan University Hospital
|Study Director:
|Vin-Cent Wu, MD
|Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00451672 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 22, 2007
|Last Updated:
|March 22, 2007
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
aldosteronism, bromocriptin, hypertension
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
Adrenal Gland Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Antiparkinson Agents
Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
Hormone Antagonists
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Dopamine Agonists
Dopamine Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Lush Bubble Bars Reviews
Love them!They have lots of great scents, they make TONS of bubbles, and leave your skin feeling really nice. They are a bit spendy but each bar can be broken into 2-4 pieces for that many baths. I'm a huge fan of these. — 6 years, 4 months agoLipglossandSpandex | 521 reviews
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Fun, but...I love Lush bath products and they have some great scents, but I can't help noticing the bubbles really don't have much staying power. When I take a Lush bath, it's a long one so it would be great if the bubbles could stick around longer. Update: I found this is only true of SOME of their bubble bars. I had terrible luck with French Kiss, but the Comforter and Rose Jam are both amazing with great ...read morescent and lots of long-lasting bubbles. I tried Candy Mountain (a seasonal product) and the bubbles were amazing but I hated the scent. Way too sweet (my fault--Candy is part of the name, I should have known, but it was an impulse buy from the "buy one, get one free" sale). — 4 years, 8 months agotallredamanda | 433 reviews
The Comforter Bubble Bar makes bath time funI tried a few different kinds of Lush Bath Bombs and Moisturisers, but frankly I do not like enough any of them to re-purchase. Then, I met The Comforter Bubble Bar. It comes in a great size, I break into 4 pieces so I can get four baths out of the one bar. It produces a good amount of bubbles, and I like the blackcurrant scent. The water turns funky pink! It does not give me any skin benefit exce...read morept it makes my skin smell good temporarily, and I don't use this one for relaxation, but for fun. I have not tried any other bubble bars, but the Comforter does lift my mood and spirits. — 6 years, 10 months agoluckybetty | 895 reviews
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Lush LoverBubble Bars and Bath Bombs are my to fave Lush products! No other bath products make me feel so good during and after my bath. — 6 years, 7 months agoCliniqueLover | 297 reviews
I wish I could take baths everyday now!In addition to being travel-friendly, large so you can break it into chunks for multiple baths, the strong scents even in the tub, turning the water beautiful colours, these are great room deodorizers. XD The bubble bars make the water soft, and never before have I stayed in the tub for almost an hour. — 9 years, 2 months agoRavenLoudspeakr | 301 reviews
WowMy favorite bubble bath ever. This bar lasts a long time, has multiple uses, and turns the tub into a foam party! — 2 years, 8 months agoMsAtomicBomb | 228 reviews
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FunI wasn't too keen on bubble bars at first as I thought it seemed a little strange but I was given one for my birthday two years ago (Pop in the Bath) and I tried it. Didn't make too much bubbles which was disappointing BUT I tried a method by cutting a tiny piece of it and putting it in a nylon sick and tying it to the bath tap. I barely used any and the bubbles overflowed the bath!!!! Please try ...read morethis method if you are buying a bubble bar as you will get your money's worth (; Now I adore the bubble bars! — 3 years, 10 months agoBeautyBabe101 | 12 reviews
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A Bubbley Good TimeI love these for taking a nice relaxing bubble bath. I have recieved many different ones as gifts and they've all been great. The smell is wonderful and I love the bubbles. In a regular bath tub I usually use the whole thing to get a good amount of bubbles going. However, in a whirlpool type tub they should be cut down to a small size, made the mistake of using too much once and was nearly drowning in bubbles! LOL. — 4 years, 7 months agoJenzyme | 24 reviews
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Don't Waste Your Bar -- Learn How to Maximize the BubblesI used to work at Lush and we'd get people coming back into the store, upset that they'd wasted $12 on a single bath. First of all, if used properly, an entire bubble bar is going to give you so many bubbles that you wouldn't be able to sit in your bath. Obviously we'd get some people who would literally throw the whole thing in the bottom, but then we'd also get people who knew to crumble and ...read morestill wound up with not much of an effect. The best method that I've tried is as follows: get one of those potpourri satchels that are sort of gauzy and have a ribbon-tie to tighten up the top. Put a small chunk of the bubble bar inside -- no more than about a square inch. It's better if you leave it solid, but you can crumble it if you prefer. Then put the mouth of the bag over the bathtub faucet and tie the ribbon around the neck. Turn on the water and let it flow through the bag at a fairly full blast. You will wind up with a TON of bubbles from a very small piece and will have a lot of the bar left over for future baths. My favorite is The Comforter -- gorgeous blackberry scent that tinges the bubbles a faint pink. — 4 years, 10 months agoliquidlinernote | 14 reviews
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These are fun!They are pricey but I usually cut them in 4 pieces. You have to crumble them under the runnning water. The bubbles and scents are great but they don't last very long. I love that they have seasonal products, just bought the gingerbread house for Christmas. Can't wait to try it out! — 4 years, 11 months agomsgroovey | 25 reviews
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2)
When: Dec. 15
Where: Boise, Idaho
Time/TV: 4:30 p.m., ESPN
This Utah State squad came closer than you might realize to breaking into the BCS mix. The Aggies lost at Wisconsin by two points in their third game and at BYU by three points in early October before going undefeated in the WAC—including an overtime win against the nation's highest-scoring team, Louisiana Tech. Even with the two losses, the Aggies finished 22nd in the BCS standings; a few different bounces and they could have been in a BCS game. Toledo jumped out to an 8-1 start and broke into the BCS rankings at No. 25 before dropping two of its final three games. The Aggies' 12th-ranked rushing defense will try to slow the Rockets' David Fluellen, whose 132.7 yards per game ranks eighth in the nation.
NFL prospect to watch: Kerwynn Williams, RB, Utah State. Former Aggie Robert Turbin found a good place in the NFL with Seattle, and Williams, an elusive back at 5-8, 189 pounds, is vying to get off the board in the late rounds.
SN's pick: Utah State. The Aggies' combo of sophomore QB Chuckie Keeton (3,144 yards passing, 27 touchdown passes) and Williams (1,277 yards rushing, 12 TDs) will be hard to stop.
Instant replay: On Jan. 3, 2004, when this was the Humanitarian Bowl, Georgia Tech's P.J. Daniels rushed for an NCAA bowl-record 307 yards on 31 carries in a 52-10 win against Tulsa.


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Tentacles of corruption
By M N Buch | Published: 08th July 2013 07:51 AM |
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Some time back, Rahul Gandhi visited Bhopal for a day on purely party work for the Congress. He did not take a commercial flight, the fare of which he could have reimbursed as a Member of Parliament. He came by a special aircraft and for his personal protection a bulletproof armoured vehicle had been sent in advance from Delhi by train. Naturally, he was accompanied by his Special Protection Group escort and more than one thousand policemen were deployed for his protection and general bandobast. He travelled in a convoy of several cars, piloted and escorted by the police and barricades were erected for crowd control.
I cannot think of the chairman of the Labour Party in Britain travelling in that country in such style and at such great expense. In Delhi, the Sonia Gandhi family maintains a lifestyle which undoubtedly must cost a great deal of money, certainly more than can be afforded by the emoluments earned by her and Rahul Gandhi as Members of Parliament. The question which the people of India must ask is, "Where is all this money coming from?"
I am not targeting Rahul Gandhi or the Congress because every party and every leader does exactly the same thing. The BJP president, Rajnath Singh, travels by special aircraft and helicopters, as do Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav and leaders of the parties in the southern states. The Congress is supposed to be the richest political party in India, followed by the BJP and CPI(M). Suppose we take the population of India as 120 crore, including adults and minors, if a party were to collect five rupees per head that would still come to only ` 600 crore.
Considering the lifestyle of our leaders, the cost of their travel, the huge amounts spent during elections, it is obvious that parties and party leaders are accepting money from business houses, whereas their followers are extorting money from smaller businessmen. Why should a business house give any money to any politician unless he is convinced that this is a form of investment which can be encashed at huge profit, to the advantage of the politicians and also for overlooking malpractices of the business houses?
One is told that the House of Tata refuses to pay bribes and I am prepared to accept that the family of Jamnalal Bajaj, mainly Rahul Bajaj, would also be principled in this behalf. But that is not true of most of our business houses and, therefore, party funds are very largely dependent on contributions from black marketeers, people indulging in illegal business and business houses, some on the make but most of whom know that if they are to survive they have to please the politicians. This is the root cause of corruption and surely the question must be asked, "Why are parties and politicians sourcing funds from businessmen and why are businessmen doling out such huge amounts?"
In my family, we three brothers were in the IAS (the second one died when he was just 52) and my wife was also an IAS officer. She, my youngest brother and I are pensioners and no doubt after the Sixth Pay Commission the pension is enough for us to live reasonably comfortably. It is not enough to afford luxury, which is why my wife is unable to replace her eleven-year-old car. In some ways we are fortunate because there is a huge escalation in land value and the house which I built in 1975-76 cost me just about ` 3 lakh, including the cost of land, which is now worth crores of rupees.
However, I cannot think of acquiring more property at today's prices. On the other hand, most of our politicians have acquired assets for which there is no logical explanation in terms of what they earn.
For example, a chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh once told me that his industries and excise minister, who belonged to a particular tribe, came from a poverty-stricken household but he now owns a hotel in Itanagar, properties in Guwahati, Delhi and Bombay and is an extremely wealthy man. I can give any number of examples from Madhya Pradesh of politicians who could not afford a bicycle now owning several cars; others who could not afford a one-room tenement now having luxurious bungalows and commercial properties, with their wives being loaded with jewels.
Where does all these money come from? Elections cost huge sums of money and it is obvious that political parties cannot afford to give every candidate crores of rupees for an Assembly or parliamentary election. A person who has spent ` 5 crore to 10 crore to win a parliamentary seat obviously has to collect money by illegal means to recoup what he has spent. He becomes corrupt, he corrupts the system by forcing his civil servants to assist in collecting money, the civil servants in turn find that it is lucrative to be corrupt on their own, unscrupulous contractors and businessmen take advantage of the corruption of the bureaucrats and the politicians and, therefore, spurious drugs and liquor are sold and innocent people killed, the roof of a hospital collapses with patients occupying the premises, a Dawood Ibrahim flourishes and scams occur on a national scale.
How do we deal with corruption? Without being judgemental let me just quote a few cases. Both Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav are accused of having assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. Whichever party is in power in a coalition it needs their support and, therefore, the cases drag on for years. If they are innocent the matter should have been closed long ago; if they are guilty they should have been punished long ago. Neither happens, the sword of Damocles hangs over these politicians and they vote in a convenient manner so that they can stay out of jail. Whether it is DMK, AIADMK, the Congress, the BJP, Janata Dal, the Reddy brothers in Bellary or Y S Reddy of Andhra Pradesh, corrupt conduct is the handle with which government beats them to extort money, but nothing happens in terms of legal retribution. The final question which people must ask is, "When will the law prevail, the guilty be brought to book and corruption ruthlessly eradicated?"
M N Buch, a former civil servant, is chairman, National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, Bhopal;
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