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With the clock ticking on a 270-day countdown to the final decision about the tomato trade agreement with Mexico, supporters of the agreement reiterated their stand as the Commerce Department officially posted its intent to end the agreement.
In a Federal Register notice on Oct. 2, the Commerce Department laid out the timetable for the process. But U.S. produce and business leaders said during a media teleconference the same day that the department's intended action is based on erroneous information from the Florida tomato industry and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Bill Reinsch, president of the National Foreign Trade Council, Washington D.C., said the 80 growers who requested the termination do not represent 85% of tomato producers in the U.S., which is the minimum percentage necessary as required by federal statute.
"It is important for the department to follow the letter of the law," Reinsch said.
Mexican growers contend the 80 U.S. growers who want the agreement terminated only represent 42% of U.S. tomato growers, said Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, Nogales, Ariz. He said part of the discrepancy is because there are thousands and thousands of growers who are not reflected in USDA statistics, which focus on larger operations.
In the Federal Register notice, the Commerce Department officials noted the dispute about the grower percentage requirement, saying that "the USDA Yearbook is an objective and reliable source." The notice states the department will accept comments on its intent to terminate for 15 days. Additional comment periods are built into the 270-day process.
Reinsch said the situation "has all the earmarks of a process that is trying to push a decision" before the presidential election, citing political motivation because of Florida's so-called swing-state status.
Agreeing that there was political motivation, one supporter of the agreement said that goal has already been met.
"Florida has gotten part of what they want, politically," said John McClung, president of the Texas International Produce Association, adding that even though the 270-day process will play out after the Nov. 6 election, voters in Florida have already seen support from the Obama administration.
McClung said the remaining issue for Florida growers is a higher base price on Mexican tomatoes. Jungmeyer said the agreement currently has the price set at roughly 21 cents per pound in winter and about 17 cents per pound in summer. He said about half of the fresh tomatoes in the U.S. during winter are from Mexico, with the other half coming from Florida.
McClung said he believes the second phase of the Florida growers' strategy is to immediately request a dumping investigation once the suspension agreement is dropped.
"Those can go on for years and years and cost a lot," McClung said, adding that all the while the Florida growers would have the advantage of no competition from Mexican tomato growers.
That would most likely mean higher prices for U.S. consumers at the grocery store and in restaurants, he said.
The potential for retaliatory tariffs on U.S. produce is another concern.
When the U.S. failed to allow Mexican trucks to cross the border as required by the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico slapped tariffs of 10% to 45% on several U.S. commodities. McClung said the apple industry was hit particularly hard because Mexico is the largest export market for U.S. growers.
Jungmeyer said his recent conversations with Mexican growers and officials proved to him that tariffs would undoubtedly be imposed.
"Many officials feel this is an affront. It's a matter of national pride and they feel justified in taking action," Jungmeyer said.
In addition to pricing and tariff issues, the supporters of the 16-year-old tomato trade agreement said its termination would have a ripple effect on the U.S. economy. Victims of those effects included trucking companies and the service providers they use while transporting the loads.
"There would be less collected in fuel taxes and less money spent at restaurants and hotels along their routes," Jungmeyer said.
Jungmeyer said the port of entry at Nogales sees about 1,200 trucks daily cross into the U.S. with fresh produce during winter months. About a third of those are full of tomatoes.
McClung said American jobs are also at stake.
"The importers who are opposing this termination are not doing so to protect Mexican jobs, they are doing it to save jobs in the U.S.," McClung said, explaining that the importers would reduce staff if they did not have Mexican tomatoes to pack and ship.
Ultimately, the supporters of the current trade agreement said the push by the Florida growers to terminate the agreement now is unnecessary because it is scheduled to end in December anyway. At that time, the terms of the agreement would have been renegotiated.
Agreeing with Reinsch of the National Foreign Trade Council, McClung said the termination effort was launched to create an "artificial urgency because of growers in a swing state."


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Fields at Chamberlain Farm Produce tested positive for salmonella — and showed signs of wildlife activity — likely causing the initial contamination of cantaloupe linked to a deadly outbreak in 2012, according to federal officials.
The company's failure to use basic food safety practices at an outdoor packing shed then likely caused cross contamination and led to further pathogen growth, according to a Food and Drug Administration environmental assessment released March 1.
Owner Tim Chamberlain has consistently denied the operation was the source of the contamination, including a statement in January from his attorney, Gary Zhao.
Zhao did not immediately respond to a request for comment on March 4.
Chamberlain said in the January statement that he had an independent microbiologist investigate the situation. He has said he will not grow cantaloupe for the 2013 season.
Chamberlain contends the salmonella responsible for the 2012 outbreak "was present on surrounding lands and ... the source of the bacterial contamination was not (his) packing facilities, equipment or operations."
In the March 1 report — http://tinyurl.com/FDA-Chamberlain — FDA investigators confirmed that multiple types of salmonella and other pathogens were found in Chamberlain's fields, packing shed and water.
The FDA has not revealed what distributors and retailers received cantaloupe from the Owensville, Ind., farm in July and August 2012. However, the March 1 report states "29 consignees in eight states" received 222,000 cantaloupes from Chamberlain Farm.
The salmonella outbreak linked to the company's cantaloupe killed three people in Kentucky and sickened 261 people in 24 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
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Many of the problems cited at Chamberlain Farm echoed bad practices the FDA reported in an investigation of Jensen Farms, Holly, Colo. That farm's cantaloupes were linked to a 28-state listeria outbreak in 2011 that sickened 147 and killed 33.
Both the Jensen and Chamberlain packing sheds were outdoors and had equipment that could not be properly cleaned, according to the FDA. Equipment at both sheds had buildups of "filth" the FDA reported. The floors of both sheds allowed water to pool, providing a breeding ground for pathogens.
Both operations also failed to properly pre-cool cantaloupe, according to the FDA. The Chamberlain packing shed had evidence of birds roosting above packing equipment and bird droppings throughout the shed, the FDA reported.
Inspectors question water practices
FDA inspectors noted that the agricultural water Chamberlain Farm used during growing, harvesting and packing "may not have been of adequate quality and therefore cannot be eliminated as a potential contributor in the spread of salmonella contamination."
The FDA also found problems with a well that provided water for Chamberlain Farm's greenhouse where cantaloupe seedlings were grown. The agency cited problems with other wells used for irrigation and packinghouse water.
The well water did not test positive for salmonella, but it did have E. coli and coliform. According to the March 1 FDA report, "it is unusual to note indicators of fecal contamination to be recovered from ground water sources."
Chamberlain told FDA investigators he did not use any irrigation on one of his four cantaloupe fields. The investigators questioned that statement.
"This is extraordinary given the water use demands typically required to commercially produce cantaloupe and watermelon, particularly given the extreme heat and drought conditions which occurred in Southwest Indiana during the summer growing season of 2012," according to the FDA report.
The FDA reported Chamberlain did not have written food safety procedures or documents about monitoring wash water used at the packing shed.


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POLICE are appealing for a potential witness to come forward as part of an ongoing investigation into a serious sexual assault in the Oldbury Court estate.
A 16-year-old girl was seriously sexually assaulted in the park on the evening of Wednesday, August 1, 2012.
Investigating officer Det Con Maddie Fife said: "This is a complex and sensitive inquiry and despite the incident happening in August 2012, it wasn't until last May that the victim felt able to give a full statement about what happened to her.
"Since May we have been gathering more information and progressing numerous lines of enquiry.
"We believe the victim spoke to an elderly man following the incident, close to the Goffenton Drive entrance to the park.
"We are very keen to trace this man, who is described as white with thinning/receding grey hair. He was short with a stooped appearance and used a walking stick.
"If this was you, or if you know anyone in the local area who matches this description, please call us as soon as possible."
A 40-year-old man was arrested earlier this month in connection with the incident. He has been released on bail until early June to allow further enquiries to take place.
Anyone who can help is asked to call Det Con Maddie Fife, of the Operation Bluestone team, via the 24-hour Police Enquiry Centre on 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or through their online form www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
If the information you provide to Crimestoppers leads to the arrest and charge of an offender, you may be eligible for a reward.


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A PARATROOPER who carried the coffin of Margaret Thatcher has defended his behaviour after drinking a pint of lager containing two live goldfish for a neknomination stunt.
Lance Corporal James Steel, from Ripon, North Yorkshire, claimed the two fish survived and were now being looked after by his girlfriend.
The 25-year-old was a pallbearer at Mrs Thatcher's funeral in April.
He told a national newspaper it had been a "stupid" dare, but added: "The fish did survive. I got them back up and gave them to my girlfriend – she now has them in a bowl.
"I decided to do it that way because I thought it was funny."
The soldier, who has served in Afghanistan, defended the stunt, adding: "I have an impeccable career as a soldier but I'm also a human being, I don't walk around in my uniform all day. I was just doing what the rest of the country is doing."
But animal charity the RSPCA said it was horrified by the number of neknomination pranks which involved cruelty to animals.
Urging people to report incidents, a spokesman said: "Eating a live animal and sharing a film of it isn't funny.
"It sends a message that animal cruelty is okay as long as it is presented in a light-hearted way."
Mr Steel's father, Gary, said he worried about his son more when he was not in Afghanistan.
The neknomination craze has led to the deaths of at least one Britain.
Former grammar school pupil Isaac Richardson, 20, collapsed after downing a lethal concoction of wine, whisky, vodka and lager.
The craze is also being linked to the death of a second man, Stephen Brookes, 29, who drank a pint of vodka before falling ill.
In the North-East, 21-year-old Inky Ralph made national headlines after riding into Tesco, in St Helen Auckland, County Durham, and drinking a can of Pepsi.


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Dave Pedersen of the Great Plains Regional Medical Center board of directors would like a study of health and wellness opportunities in North Platte, and hopes the city council will lend a hand.
Pederson told the Bulletin the idea began a couple years ago, when the board of directors of the medical center was thinking about upgrading the hospital.
In August, the board authorized a $100 million expansion of the hospital, but ruled out a fitness center component.
But informal talks have continued between officials at the city, hospital, schools, college, chamber of commerce, major employers such as Union Pacific and Wal-Mart, and smaller employers as well, Pederson told the Bulletin in mid-September.
One goal is to make improvements without trampling on existing fitness centers, Pederson said.
The study would figure out where the gaps are, he said. He would like the council to request proposals to study the fitness needs.
We need to find some way to take a comprehensive look at what have and find a way to coordinate the effort, to avoid duplication," he said.
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Campaigners against a controversial law which could see hospitals across the country shut down with minimal public consultation are preparing to protest outside Parliament tomorrow as it is debated by MPs.
Members of GMB, the trade union for staff in the NHS, are to stage the demonstration against Clause 119, formerly Clause 118, of the Government's Care Bill - the Hospital Closure Clause.
This clause states that a "trust special administrator" taking action in relation to a hospital trust in financial difficulties would be able to take action "in relation to another NHS trust, which is necessary for and consequential on action taken in relation to that NHS trust".
Campaigners argue this would give administrators, appointed by the Health Secretary, the power to close hospitals near a hospital trust in financial difficulties - as was the case last year with Lewisham Hospital, in southeast London.
A judge ruled that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt had acted illegally in proposing the downgrade, to the relief of thousands of residents and campaigners.
Lewisham Hospital protestors outside the Royal Courts of Justice last year. Photo: Simon Way
Clause 119 provides clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) with just 40 days to consult on any changes proposed by a trust administrator, massively limiting the sort of public consultation which health campaigners believe eventually resulted in Surrey Downs CCG walking out on the controversial Better Services Better Value review which threatened Epsom Hospital.
But the clause also states that the views of a CCG could be overruled by NHS England, resulting in local decision-makers potentially losing control over key reconfigurations of their hospital services.
Andy Prendergast, GMB regional officer for the Southern Region, said: "Clause 119 is a toxic addition to the Care Bill as it enters the Commons for the last time.
"It will allow the Secretary of State to close any hospital within 40 days.
"This is the Government's response to their failure to push through the closure to Lewisham Hospital and represents an attempt to ride rough shod over local democracy.
"This legislation is an attack on our NHS and affront to the principles of local democracy and patient voice that was supposed to underpin the government's reforms of the NHS.
"That could mean trust special administrators can make proposals to close financially healthy and outstanding hospital services simply because they neighbour another trust that's in financial distress.
"If this clause becomes law hospitals will be at risk of having services shut down without their agreement, without proper consultation with clinical staff, patients and the public, and without even any agreement from the new GP commissioners."
Liberal Democrat MPs are believed to be formulating a "compromise amendment" to the clause which would see greater consultation and a veto given to local clinical commissioning groups if trust administrators wanted "to do a Lewisham", according to this morning's Today programme on BBC Radio 4.
The Government argues it is necessary to consider the wider health economy because patient care can be affected by what happens in neighbouring hospital trusts and reconfiguration of healthcare services is required to reflect people's changing healthcare needs.
Epsom's health campaigners have been vocal in their opposition to Clause 119, but MP Chris Grayling, has said it is a "technical clause" which gives him no cause for concern.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said: "The NHS is currently turning round a number of hospitals in special measures, many of which have had deep-seated problems for years.
"In extremis, when a trust goes into administration, it is necessary to give the administrator enough power to take the difficult decisions necessary to ensure patients get safe care.
"In such situations lives are put at risk if the problem is not dealt with swiftly."
The Care Bill entered the House of Commons today for its final debate before MPs. If the Care Bill is approved by the end of this stage tomorrow, it will then go back to be considered by the House of Lords. If approved by the upper house, it will have been given the green light for Royal Assent - the formality by which it is offically enacted as legislation.
GMB staff will take part in the rally at 11am tomorrow at College Green across the road from Parliament.
What do you think about Clause 119? Contact Hardeep Matharu on the newsdesk on 020 8722 6346 or email email@example.com.


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U.S. exports of fresh fruit were running nearly 12% higher through October while fresh vegetable exports were off almost 4%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
USDA trade statistics also show growth in fresh fruit imports but slight declines in vegetable imports so far this year.
Total U.S. export sales of fresh fruit from January through October were $4.1 billion, up 11.6% from the same period a year ago. Apples account for about 20% of total 2012 U.S. fresh fruit exports so far, with oranges 16%, grapes 14% and cherries 12%.
Canada was the number one market for U.S. fruit exporters, taking $1.5 billion worth of U.S. fresh fruit, up 6.2% from a year ago.
The other North American Free Trade Agreement partner did much better, with data showing U.S. fruit exports to Mexico soared to $443 million, up 33% from the same period a year ago. Fruits with the largest export gains — apples, cherries, grapes and oranges — faced Mexican tariffs through late October 2011. The retaliatory tariffs were tied to a cross-border trucking program scuttled by Congress, but later reinstated.
Other notable markets showing double digit growth for U.S. fruit exports included South Korea, rising 46% to $335 million, and Taiwan, jumping 21% to $165 million.
U.S. exports of fresh vegetables, at $1.78 billion from January through October, were off 3.8% to all markets. So far this year, lettuce accounted for 20% of U.S. fresh vegetable exports, with potatoes 10%, onions 8% and tomatoes 7%.
Sales to Canada, the biggest export market for U.S. vegetable exporters, fell 7% to $1.34 billion. Sales to Mexico of $102 million were off 6.5%, the USDA said. However, sales to Taiwan rose 38% to $65 million, and sales to the United Kingdom jumped 22% to $28 million.
U.S. imports of fresh vegetables from January through October were $4.8 billion, down 0.5% compared the same period a year ago. Tomatoes account for 33% of U.S. fresh vegetable imports so far this year, with peppers 19%, with cucumbers 9% and asparagus 8%.
Imports from Mexico, accounting for the lion's share of U.S. vegetable imports, were rated at $3.3 billion, down marginally from a year ago. Imports from Canada totaled $912 million, down 5%. Peru and China showed gains, with imports from Peru rising 12.8% to $197 million and fresh vegetable imports from China jumping 29.5% to $129 million.
The USDA reported banana and plantain imports were $1.74 billion from January through October, up 4.8% from a year ago.
Imports of all other fresh fruit totaled $4.7 billion, up 6.6% from the same period a year ago. Grapes account for 20% of fruit imports (other than bananas and plantains, which are combined in the USDA report), with berries (excluding strawberries) also close to 20%. Avocados account for 15% of U.S. fresh fruit imports, with pineapple 10% and citrus 9%, according to the U.S.
Imports of fruit from Mexico, the leading fruit supplier to the U.S., totaled $2.34 billion, up 15% from a year ago. Chile, the second leading supplier, provided $1.09 billion in fruit to the U.S., down 4.7% from a year ago.


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My first public DJ performance!April 8th, 2010
This was the scene at a club in Asbury Park NJ late last month. It was a party for an organization called Spoke & Art, which is a collective of Jersey artists who like to ride bicycles. And party!
I played all vinyl, and did an hour long set. I also mixed in a song or two and scratched during my buddy DJ Zero's set. It was really fun. At first it felt like it was going to be a big, loud, empty room. But a bunch of people showed up and everybody danced! I recorded it for posterity. I think I did a decent job of trying to beatmatch the songs, but, on the same foot, I will not be uploading my set and sharing it with the world. I've got a lot of room for improvement. It was a rad night though. On to the next!


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Interesting hire. Offensive Coordinator from a big time program. Might work out, might not. I like the thought process. Let's hope he learned quite a few things from StoopsAfter six hours of interviews in Indianapolis Monday, Indiana University athletic director Fred Glass got his man.
University of Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson will be named the new IU football coach today at a 4 p.m. press conference in Bloomington, according to a person close to the Indiana football program.
Wilson replaces Bill Lynch, who was fired Nov. 28 one day after leading IU over Purdue in the Old Oaken Bucket game. Lynch was 19-30 in four seasons as the IU head coach.
The news Monday night came just an hour after Wilson had met with reporters at an airport in Norman, Okla., confirming that he had been interviewed but saying that no job had been offered.
Earlier in the evening, an Oklahoma television station, quoting sources close to the Oklahoma program, had said Wilson was taking the IU job.
Wilson told Oklahoma beat reporters in the early evening that he spent the day in Indianapolis and never made it down to Bloomington. He said there was interest on both sides but that the job hadnt yet been offered.
I talked to them, Wilson told The Oklahoman. Well see where it goes. Nothings final yet.
Sources say negotiations continued later in the day.
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'''I have rooted for this team since the Knox family got the franchise, since Punch Imlach coached the team and since Gilbert Perreault won the Calder Trophy,'' Hamister said, recalling some of the franchise's most memorable names. ''But I believe the Sabres' best days are yet to come. It is my hope to help them realize that better future.'''
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COUNCILLOR Les Jones, former leader of Dudley Council, has confirmed he has stepped down as leader of Dudley's Conservative party.
Cllr Jones, one of the borough's highest profile politicians, shared the news with party colleagues yesterday (Friday) - the day after the Tories suffered the loss of another council seat in the Wollaston and Stourbridge Town by-election which went to Labour's Barbara Sykes.
The long-serving councillor for Pedmore and Stourbridge East, who has played a key role in steering forward the borough's big regenerations projects - particularly in Stourbridge, said his decision to resign was not related to the Wollaston and Stourbridge Town defeat.
But it comes after a testing 12-months which has seen Dudley's Tory party hit hard by the deaths of three sitting and popular councillors - Margaret Cowell (Wollaston and Stourbridge Town), Angus Adams (Norton) - the borough's transport spokesman and a close friend of cllr Jones, and Malcolm Knowles (Wollaston and Stourbridge Town) - the borough's former Mayor and regeneration boss.
Cllr Jones was also at the helm when the Tories lost control of the borough back in May 2012, just a year into the job he had long strived for - having taken over the reigns from the then leader, councillor Anne Millward, who lost her seat in 2011 just 12 months after David Cameron became Prime Minister.
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Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences – Student Awards
|Dean's List
Each semester the Dean identifies those students in the Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences who have achieved a grade point average of "B+" (3.50) in a minimum graded course load of twelve semester hours.
|Dean's Award
The Dean's Award, a framed certificate, recognizes academic excellence and breath of knowledge exhibited throughout the student's undergraduate career at Western. The name of the recognized student is also inscribed on a plaque which hangs in the Dean's Office.
| Recipients of the Dean's Award since 1990
Thomas E. Gregory, 1990
Jill S. Pipczynski, 1991
Glen V. White, 1992
Amy M. Lyons, 1993
Scott H. Mitchell, 1994
Christie C. White, 1995
Cynthia Chmielewski, 1996
Robert A. Lanczycki, 1997
Khalid Ahmad Noori, 1998
Matthew J. Czikowsky, 1999
Samantha Stevenson-Michener, 2000
Guenevere Burke, 2001
Dana Lee Marek, 2002
Michael J. Erikson, 2003
Elizabeth R. Amrhein, 2004
Shawn M. Dyer, 2005
Kami K. Bacon, 2006
Galina Filipova, 2007
Brittany Serke, 2008
|Grace B. Wheeler Robertson Scholarship
The Grace B. Wheeler Robertson Scholarship is awarded annually to three outstanding sophomore students, to be used in the junior and senior years. The University's three Schools each select one scholarship recipient, based on outstanding academic ability.
| Recipients of the Grace B. Wheeler Robertson Scholarship since 1990
Letla I. Chabine, 1990
Janet DeCarlo, 1991
Margaret M. Chatpuis, 1992
Elizabeth F. Winthrop, 1993
Faisal Hussain, 1994
Khalid Ahmad Noori, 1995
Jose D. Vasquez, Jr., 1996
Rodd M. Ware, 1997
Kathleen M.Eifert, 1998
Sonia Paul, 1999
Dana L Marek, BA, Chemistry, 2000
Tara A Wertel, BA, Chemistry, 2001
Kristine Falconieri, BA, English, 2002
Diana L Wagner, BA, Biology, 2003
|Department Special Awards and Scholarships
In the Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences, there are over thirty annual Department Recognition Awards and Scholarships. See the University Catalog for a current listing of scholarships. Contact Departments as to the eligibility requirements of their awards.
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This case study from OKI takes a look at one of the largest specialty family footwear chains in the Western Hemisphere. This retail serves millions of customers with a global network of more than 4,100 stores in many retail settings and sold nearly 220 million pairs of shoes in fiscal 2011, generating $3.4 billion (USD) in net sales. This customer uses monochrome printers for daily reporting and general back-office printing in stores throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe.
This retailer is facing a problem stemming from its former print vendor not offering a competitive cost-per-page, causing the retailer to switch to third-party remanufactured toner, leading to increased failures among its printer fleet. This caused them to incur additional costs and forced them to spend time training employees at their help desk to resolve these issues.
The end-of-day reporting was critical to these shore stores because it was used to dictate the following day's sales activity. Because of this there was no room for printers to be failing. This retailer was also searching for duplex printing which their previous vendor was unable to provide.
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A costumed pose for the Kimberly Diamond Jubilee celebration in 1985.
Seated: Chuck Rundquist, President
Left to Right: Becker Lenz, ? , Loren and Lori Sendik, Lea Rundquist, ? , Marie Lenz
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A copy of the official Proclamation for the Kimberly Diamond Jubilee Celebration dated February 7, 1985.
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Parade, Kimberly, WI
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In the wake of the Boston Celtics' hiring of coach Brad Stevens, a conventional wisdom cropped up: There was no way, it was said, that a college coach from Butler, one whose playing career topped out at DePauw, was going to be able to get a handle on Rajon Rondo. Either the Celtics would look to trade Rondo quickly, or Rondo would start pushing for a trade.
That conventional wisdom, though, is not particularly wise.
Before Stevens' hiring, a source close to Rondo told Sporting News that the All-Star point guard was excited to come back and be the anchor for the new-look Celtics. And as Stevens was being introduced to the Boston media on Friday, that source confirmed that Rondo is just as excited to be part of the Celtics now as he was before the Stevens hire was made.
"It doesn't change anything," the source confirmed.
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The root of assumptions about Rondo stems from his often difficult pairing with coach Doc Rivers. Their relationship was contentious — Rivers, a former point guard who wanted things done his way; and Rondo, a headstrong player trying to emerge from the shadows of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.
Now, those three future Hall of Famers are gone. Rivers also is gone. Rondo finally can be the guy who runs the show, and he has a coach with whom he can start over. He has little incentive to want to change any of that.
Stevens, for his part, sounds prepared to make Rondo a priority. One of Stevens' strengths as a coach is his ability to cultivate relationships with players. If he can get Rondo on board with his program, Stevens will be off to a good start.
To that end, Stevens said he spoke with Rondo by phone on Thursday. They will meet soon.
"There is no bigger fan of Rajon Rondo than me," Stevens said. "I think the way he plays, his instincts, his ability to make other people better, he sees plays ahead of the play, he is an incredibly, incredibly talented person. And everyone I have talked to has just raved about how intellectual he is and how great he is. I am looking forward to it. I am looking forward to meeting him. I am looking forward to it."
There is a mutual desire to at least see where the Rondo-Stevens relationship goes, but that does not necessarily mean it will work out brilliantly for all parties. It could be a disaster that leads to a Rondo trade or Rondo's free-agent departure in two years.
The Celtics have set things up so that not only Rondo, but all players on the roster, must buy into Stevens or will be jettisoned. That was a goal of giving him a stunning six-year contract — the league's longest deal for its youngest coach.
The message to players: Stevens will be here, so get used to it or get sent elsewhere.
That was a big factor for Stevens in accepting the job.
"Huge," he said. "At the end of the day, as much as I took a leap of faith, so did they. I greatly appreciated that. That spoke absolute volumes."
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If you want a gtk music player. I suggest to take a look on guayadeque. If your are not restricted by the toolkit then clementine is a fairlygood choice too.ReplyDelete
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Seriously, no Clementine??ReplyDelete
topicstarter! try deadbeef.ReplyDelete
DeaDBeeF (as in 0xDEADBEEF) is an audio player for GNU/Linux, *BSD, OpenSolaris and other UNIX-like systems. There's also the Android version, which is a very different product. There are no Windows, OSX or iOS versions though, sorry for that.
Main features
mp3, ogg vorbis, flac, ape, wv/iso.wv, wav, m4a/mp3 (aac and alac), mpc, tta, cd audio, and many more
unicode tags are fully supported as well (both utf8 and ucs2)
clean fast GUI using GTK2 and GTK3, you pick what you like more!
no GNOME or KDE dependencies
minimization to system tray, with scrollwheel volume control, etc
multiple playlists using tabbed interface
I agree with Vasiliy, I have used Deadbeef a lot.ReplyDelete
To be honest, I tend to want to be able to throw all media at one application - so I actually prefer VLC handling all audio and video
I use clementine and I'm more than happy.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 November 2012 at 17:42
I use MPD/MPC and it's pretty awesome. It utilizes a client/server model, which means you always have an MPD server running and connect to it using e.g. MPC. Other clients are available such as GMPC. Overall, my favorite software because it's lightweight, simple, and does what I need it to do - play music.ReplyDelete
I as well suggest deadbeef over other players as it's really simple, robust and outstanding music player but of course that's a personal preference.
before I knew about deadbeef (discover it somewhere at bbs.archlinux.org) I used to use audacious, rhythmbox and what not and none of them actually met my needs, so it's just my 2 cents on deadbeef.
- Anonymous21 November 2012 at 02:43
please stop running baby buntu copypasta linux and run real linux. buntu = everything thats wrong with windows and mac wrapped up in debian linuxReplyDeleteReplies
On the contrary I think Ubuntu has been great for Linux. I'm not a huge fan of Unity but I like the software center, the huge repositories and the general stability.Delete
- Anonymous14 January 2013 at 04:23
Agreed, I like compiling my own software as much as anybody but if I can get it all out of the box with few problems and decent performance like Ubuntu offers I'm in. Besides, I don't see what so wrong with Ubuntu, it's not so different from Debian other than making a few things a little easier and being a much smaller download. Arch is alright but has too few packages in it's repositories and packages in the AUR don't always work, not to mention all the necessary fiddling. Ubuntu is real Linux, and thanks to Ubuntu, Linux is finally getting up to speed to the major operating systems in terms of software availability and quality whereas before it was convoluted mess with everyone doing their own thing their own way, often breaking backwards compatibility.Delete
I also use this Audacious audio player. A descendant of XMMS, Audacious plays my music how I want it, without stealing away my computer's resources from other tasks.ReplyDelete
Running Xubuntu too I also found that guayadeque is the best music player after trying a few of them.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous21 November 2012 at 19:39
I run Kubuntu on most all of our home computer, laptop, netbooks except 2 Xubuntu's on older desktops and Audacious is my favorite audio player.ReplyDelete
I love Amarok but sometimes I dont want these fullscreen interfaces that mimic the Apple one.
I want something small, quick, that doesnt take a lot of memory or real estate on my desktop and be 'like Winamp' where I can just drag and drop 5-6 songs to listen.
For all the family members that I have switched to Linux (i offer them a few desktops but no one wants Unity. Zero. Nada. Not one person coming from Windows wanted to use it after testing it out on my laptop), VLC is the video player I put on and Audacious is the audio player.
If you have people coming over from the dark side that used Winamp, Audacious is the way to go.
(I actually install Amarok as well and tell them to right click to use it but the default is Audacious.)
There were so many music apps to choose from and I am well aware of Deadbeef and Clementine. I've really only used Clementine once when I used a KDE based distro. I don't really like the KDE desktop all that much.ReplyDelete
This might be a naive question. Would installing clementine involve installing lots of other packages to get it working with Xubuntu and therefore add more bloat?
I would probably have chosen deadbeef and Gauyadeque for an ultimate lightweight operating system but I wanted to go for Rhythmbox and Banshee because they had more features overall.
Clementine does not depend on any kde libraries. You will need Qt however.ReplyDelete
I thought I'd mention Quod Libet as one of my favorite music players. It will also fetch a list of radio channels to choose from if you want it to. It's pretty customizable as well.ReplyDelete
For those interested in learning more about Clementine I wrote this article.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 October 2013 at 13:38
Just read your music player review; it is very good and I've tried all the player you/others have mentioned. However none of them record music streams from an online radio stations like Shoutcast. The only music player/manager I find that consistently will is "Guayadeque", it uses 'streamripper' and nicely labels my music. If the station broadcasts in ogg format, I simply use 'SoundConverter' to convert to mp3. Keep up the good work, a lot of beginning Linux users depend on it. jwillarReplyDeleteReplies
Yes at first I wasn't a big fan of Guayadeque but now I think it definitely has advantages over other music players especially the ability to rip music.Delete
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SANTA CRUZ >> After meeting with Santa Cruz officials and neighbors Sunday, Beach Flats residents angry that the city covered up a 21-year-old mural in preparation for a new public art piece said they will petition the City Council to halt work on the project.
"We're going back to re-engage the neighborhood about the public space," said Reyna Ruiz, the former Beach Flats Community Center director who organized the meeting, which drew two dozen attendees.
Residents said they were shocked and outraged after a work crew painted white primer over the Beach Flats Park mural by Victor Cervantes, which depicted various scenes of struggle that carry deep cultural significance to the largely Latino community who for generations have lived in the neighborhood between the San Lorenzo River and Beach Boardwalk. The city commissioned Live Oak artist Mariah Roberts to paint a new mural, which she designed after consulting with more than 100 residents this winter.
Still, city officials acknowledged Sunday, the message that the original mural would be replaced didn't reach enough people. The new 190-foot-long, 6-foot-tall mural includes photos of the hands of local residents, as well as their poetry.
"We're here to listen so that this doesn't happen again," Councilman David Terrazas said, flanked by City Manager Martin Bernal and Councilwoman Pamela Comstock. "There should have been involvement so you knew what the process was. We need to hear what you would like to see."
Longtime residents Rio and Chavela Del Rio said they were open to a change in the mural but said the removal of the original without a more thorough effort to inform neighbors was jarring.
"You know how you want to be treated," said Rio, who goes by one name. "And they missed the community on this one."
Del Rio, an arts student at UC Santa Cruz, said residents typically get notices on their doors when there is going to be a project in the neighborhood. Although she knows the artist commissioned to paint the new mural met with residents, Del Rio said, "I could see how communication could break down."
The city decided to create a new mural because paint on the original was fading and chipping. Also, officials said some workers at the center reported children were frightened by what they viewed as violent images on the mural.
Before Ruiz left her position as director of the center, she said she discussed ideas with the city's arts coordinator about potential work on the mural. Ruiz also acknowledged children from Barrios Unidos, the program where she now works, visited the site to participate in a visioning process for the project.
But Ruiz said she didn't realize final decisions had been made about what the new mural would look like, saying the city should have conducted widespread outreach to ensure agreement among neighbors, some of whom may have preferred to simply restore the mural.
Another complicating factor is the city's arts coordinator also left for another job and the position is vacant. Bernal said the city will meet again with neighbors to explain the process that took place and discuss options, adding, "Nothing will happen until there is consensus."
Roberts, who did not attend Sunday, said in an interview she doesn't want to install a mural unless neighbors agree.
"Anytime you are working in a community that is your not own community, you need to be very cognizant that it is a public space and belongs to the community," she said, explaining why she solicited drawings from 107 residents as inspiration for the project in January and February. "There was never a mention of any controversy or issue or worry or concern."
She said a city crew washed and scrubbed the wall Thursday, adding plaster to fill in holes in the cinder block before painting was set to begin soon. She said the miscommunication was "tragic."
"If the community wanted to keep that mural, why didn't they say something before?" she said. "It was a beautiful mural. Perhaps, it could have been repainted."


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Tom: Do you think the Chargers could trade 'DX' to the 49ers for either next year's third-rounder or their third-round pick Corey Lemonier? The 49ers need speed and a receiver to keep them on the Super Bowl path. Chargers need to play (Vincent) Brown and (Keenan) Allen. -- Scott
Scott, I think Danario Alexander would be of some interest to the 49ers, who lost wide receiver Michael Crabtree to a torn Achilles this week. The 49ers will be searching for a pass-catcher, although Crabtree may rejoin them this season. Kaepernick has lost two of his favorite targets in Crabtree and tight end Delanie Walker. Also gone is Randy Moss, who stretched defenses north-south. The 49ers may want to bring him back.
Alexander, if healthy, would give Kaepernick a dynamic pass-catcher. The 49ers have surplus draft picks in 2014. Lemonier, meantime, is an interesting pass-rush prospect. I figured he'd be a 4-3 end, but it appears San Francisco will test him at linebacker.
Bottom line, though, is that the Chargers like Alexander and are excited about what he could do for them this year. He clicked with Philip Rivers, who seems extra comfortable throwing to tall wideouts. His $1.323 million salary also makes him a potential bargain, especially given the Chargers' tight cap.
I wouldn't worry about finding snaps for Brown and Allen. In fact, I almost never have concern about insufficient playing time for any player. There are exceptions, of course, but if a player shows promise and stays healthy, the coaches will use him. At first glance, the Chargers have a glut of receivers. In reality, they all need to show they can stay healthy and contribute. Vincent Brown, for example, has yet to be healthy going into a regular season. Maybe the third chance will be the one.
Robert Meachem is another receiver to watch. If he has a strong preseason, the Chargers may want to see if there's a market for him, although that is highly unlikely given his $6.875 million cap number. Meachem's No. 1 strength is straight-line speed. Kaepernick, for one, has the arm to lead him on go routes. For what it's worth, Meachem, matched against an undrafted free agent, caught a long pass from Charlie Whitehurst in Monday's practice.
Alexander, meantime, looked fluid in making back-shoulder snags in Monday's practice. Last May, practicing with the Rams, he was slowed by a hamstring injury. "This is a great opportunity for me to just get better without worrying about any injuries," Alexander told me. "I was trying to ease into it last year, trying to keep my feet under me. But, now, I'm full speed all the way."
Over at the U-T Chargers Facebook page, Jay deems the lack of Danny Woodhead talk very depressing.
Jay, I don't know if this will chase the gloom, but Woodhead looked comfortable in the practice I watched on Monday. He seemed to grasp the new system. He looked quick and decisive. Reminder: until the Chargers practice in pads, it's not really football.
Here's one little thing that stood out: Woodhead appears to be coachable. After practice, one of the Chargers assistants wanted to go over a detail. Woodhead was responsive to hearing out the coach, and asked him questions. Woodhead is entering his fifth NFL season. He spent the last three years under Bill Belichick, but he's not a guy who acts like he has all the answers.


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TV Star Announces Lupus Diagnosis, Raising Awareness of the Disease
On behalf of the entire lupus community, the Lupus Research Institute and S.L.E. Lupus Foundation thank television star Kristen Johnston for her courage in sharing her experience via Facebook of being diagnosed with lupus. Having won two Emmy awards for her role on "3rd Rock From the Sun" Kristen Johnston currently stars on the sitcom The Exes.
Kristen's celebrity helps bring awareness to a disease that is too often misdiagnosed and overlooked. In fact, she said that it took four months, 17 doctors and "two fun-filled weeks in November partying at the Mayo Clinic" before she was finally diagnosed this week. The Lupus Research Institute funds the most novel research that is making great strides in better diagnosing and treating lupus while searching for a cure.
Kristen's diagnosis of myelitis is a dangerous complication of lupus that refers to the attack on the spinal cord. She describes having "full body muscle weakness" so bad that she needed a neck brace to hold her head up and had trouble just walking.
If you have these symptoms or more common signs of lupus such as fatigue, stiff and painful joints, unexplained fevers or a rash across your face, please consult your doctor. Early diagnosis can help get the disease under control.
Lupus Myelitis
Leading lupus expert Daniel Wallace, MD describes lupus myelitis in his authoritative text, The Lupus Book. "This rare but serious complication of lupus can include paralysis or weakness that ranges from difficulty in moving one limb to quadriplegia. In lupus myelitis, the sac encasing the spinal cord is inflamed or blood clots are formed in the spinal arteries. Half of all lupus myelitis stems from antiphospholipid antibodies and half is from active vasculitis. The physician will probably first administer steroids to treat any possible inflammation. Anticoagulant drugs, such as heparin, are frequently added."
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DANIA BEACH, Fla. - A car crashed into a Dania Beach motel Friday morning, killing the driver.
Police say guests at the motel heard a loud bang and rushed to help.
The single-vehicle crash happened about 6 a.m. at the Motel 6 located at 825 E. Dania Beach Blvd.
"Nobody expecting to hear this type of news this morning," said Eddie Robinson, the victim's brother-in-law.
According to BSO, the car crashed into the outside wall of a storage/utility closet. No one else was injured in the crash.
The victim's family says the driver had heart condition, and suspects he may have had a heart attack.
"It looked like he wasn't going very fast," said Robinson. "He had problems with his heart, I know that."
Robinson said the driver lives on the second floor of the motel with his wife.
The driver's body was taken to the Broward Medical Examiner's Office to determine a cause of death.
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Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: When You Arrive at the HospitalSkip to the navigation
Topic Overview
What happens at the hospital before the CABG procedure?
You will likely need to check into the hospital the night before or morning of your coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure. You will take a shower with antibacterial soap the night before surgery. You won't be allowed anything to eat or drink after midnight.
Before your surgery, you will meet some of the members of the surgical team, including the anesthesiologist. This doctor gives you medicines to put you to sleep for the surgery and control your pain both during and after your surgery. He or she will explain how general anesthesia works and make note of any allergies you might have to medicines. You'll get a sedative to make you feel more comfortable and relaxed.
In the preoperative area
Until your operating room is ready, you will stay in the preoperative, or pre-op, room. Your family and friends will probably be asked to stay in the waiting room. Your anesthesiologist or his or her assistant will then start one or more intravenous (IV) lines in your arm. You will be given saline fluid (to keep you hydrated), anesthesia, and other medicines through your IV line before, during, and after your surgery.
Preparation in the operating room
When your surgery team is ready, you will be moved on a bed with wheels to the operating room. The staff will greet you and make sure that you are as comfortable as possible. Soon, you will receive general anesthesia through your IV line to put you to sleep. After you fall asleep, which happens quickly, a small tube called a Foley catheter will be placed through the opening of your urethra (the opening of the penis or the female urinary tract) and into your bladder. The free end of the catheter will then be hooked up to a bag that will collect urine.
If your surgeon plans to use parts of your leg veins for the bypass grafts, your legs may be placed in a frog position, with the soles of your feet placed together and knees spread apart. Next, your chest, arms, and legs will be cleansed so that they are germ-free. Sterile drapes will be placed on the parts of your body that are not involved in the surgery.
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Interesting. Had power in Japan.
Interesting. Had power in Japan.
I hope it's never sunny in Philly again.
My guess: minor league coach in 2007, maybe even player-coach this year.
My guess - gets to ST with the Reds Jersey with "Rhodes" on back - plays a bit in later innings.
Gets the jersey as a momento and retires. Cincinnati kid gets to play for hometown team - and thats the way he wants to go out.
Possibly gets a coaching job somewhere - Gulf Coast, Billings, maybe Dayton.
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
Why not Davey Justice while their at it!Originally Posted by Heath
"And the fact that watching him pitch is like having someone poop on your soul." FCB on Gary Majewski
can someone explain to me who is tuffy rhodes
Originally Posted by captainmorgan07
former cub prospect, been playing in japan since 1996. hit 360 HR there.
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
didnt he hit 3 or 4 homeruns on opening day once?
woo woo woo, you know it
Tuffy Rhodes hit more home runs in Japan than Hideki Matsui did.
1994 against the Mets. He led off that day and hit 3 HR's off of Dwight Gooden.Originally Posted by ramp101
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
How long has Tuffy been hanging around? Well, let's put it this way: the man was a teammate of Alex Trevino on the Astros.
Not to mention Jim Clancy, Dave Smith and Ken Oberkfell...
Wow...I'd rather see him make the roster than Quinton Mccracken. I didn't know he was a cincy area guy. I remember back in 1994 on opening day, the night Lankford hit a couple HR against us on opening night at riverfront, Tuffy hit three opening day dingers against Doc Gooden.
This signing can be summed up by two words: Can't hurt. He'll likely end up in AAA and can be a good veteran presence for the young guys coming up. Also, he won't be a bad guy to call up for injuries if needed.
"I saw Wedding Crashers accidentally. I bought a ticket for Grizzly Man and went into the wrong theater. After an hour, I figured I was in the wrong theater, but I kept waiting. Thats the thing about bear attacks. They come when you least expect it."-Dwight K. Schrute
we're going to call him Dusty
"Nice Guy" is off to the Pirates. He can just help them finish last, instead.
"Chub" Krivsky needs to put on some pounds
and Jerry "the Lip" has ordered Jr to play like Willie Mays again.
"the Happy Barber" has gone to D.C.... still looking for a "Barber" with some attitude. A fastball appears to be optional.
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Rhodes is a Cincinnati native who played at Western Hills and was drafted by Houston in 1986 (third round). He was a speedy, walk-drawing CF-type coming up through the minors, but struggled to hit during several early-nineties callups with the Astros and was released in April 1993. Catching on with the Cubs (after signing with the Royals, going back to the minors and then getting traded to Chicago in the now-legendary three-team deal that sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees and John Habyan to KC- I'm sure everyone remembers that one), Rhodes hit well at the end of the year and had his famous 3 HR game on Opening Day 1994 (off Dwight Gooden and the Mets as others have said). That year was also his only full major-league season (he hit just .234/.318/.387). After washing out of the Chicago organization the following year, then Boston, he signed with the Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League for the 1996 season.
He played eight brilliant seasons with Kintetsu, then moved to the Yomiuri Giants for 2004. From 2001-2004, Rhodes hit 55, 46, 51, and 45 homers. In 2005 he struggled with injuries, dropping to 101 games played and a .240 average.
I think his nickname has to do with his small stature (5-11, 170#) relative to the considerable power he generated once he hit his mid-twenties (in fact, he went from the Willy Taveras slugging model to 33 homers between AAA and the bigs in 1993), similar to what happened with Kirby Puckett.
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Jean-Luc Godard's new 70 minute experimental feature has just premiered at Cannes.
Jean-Luc Godard's latest feature, Goodbye to Language, shot in 3-D (see the image above, with Godard seated at the right of the frame) has just been screened at Cannes. Writing in The New York Times, Manohla Dargis filed a rave review, which reads in part "on Wednesday afternoon, the 83-year-old rock star Jean-Luc Godard shook up the Cannes Film Festival with his latest, a 70-minute 3-D extravaganza, Goodbye to Language. Finally, the competition lineup had something it has desperately needed all week: a thrilling cinematic experience that nearly levitated the packed 2,300-seat Lumière theater here, turning just another screening into a real happening. You could feel the electric charge — the collective effervescence — that can come when individuals transform into a group. 'Godard forever!' a voice boomed out to laughter and applause, as the congregated viewers waited for their brains to light up with the screen.
Goodbye to Language is, like much of the director's work, deeply, excitingly challenging. The thickly layered movie offers up generous, easy pleasures with jolts of visual beauty, bursts of humor, swells of song and many shots of a dog, Roxy, but it will provide other satisfactions with repeat viewings. Divided into alternating sections (nature and metaphor), the movie is a churn of sights and sounds that opens with nods to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a discussion of Hitler and the words 'usine à gaz' (French for 'gas plant,' as well as an idiom for something overly complicated). A man flips through a book on the artist Nicolas de Staël; someone else blurts out, 'I am here to tell you no'; Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner smolder in The Snows of Kilimanjaro."
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Photo Gallery: Suzanne Dimma's Holiday Style
Try these looks!
A zigzag runner adds graphic punch to a foyer.
"One of my favourite holiday tricks is to hang a second fir wreath on the inside of the door, but I keep it ultrasimple with no bows," says Suzanne. "And it wouldn't be the holidays without paperwhites. I place them in a cylindrical glass vase for a modern spin."
Find more inspiration in our photo galleries of Christmas Decorations, Holiday Wreaths and 3 Holiday Decorating Styles. Plus learn how to decorate a front door with a personalized wreath and craft your own DIY boxwood wreath.
Evergreens in urns flank the fireplace, offering symmetry.
At the end of the season, Suzanne takes the evergreens back outside. The Buddha statue sits at the foot of the fireplace all year and adds to the room's sense of calm.
A small tree sits on a table for a big impact.
A wide walnut console in the front window, normally loaded with books, is the perfect place for a four-foot-tall live tree. Elevating the tree enhances its scale in the room. "I used metallic silver, blue and green ornaments (a long-standing family tradition) and white lights," says Suzanne.
See more holiday decorating ideas in our Christmas Decorating gallery.
Try green, orange and blue for an unexpected festive colour combo.
"During the holidays, I like to include a few live miniature trees," says Suzanne. "You can find them at any corner store and make them special by placing them on a velvet remnant and tying it up with a bow."
A pair of large pine cones add a festive sculptural element.
Suzanne loves how her mirror makes a bold statement in her living room. "I've had this oversized mirror for 12 years and I love the way it frames a reflected view of our tree," she says.
A simple wreath hung over a gold mirror adds a layer of interest.
"Our back door is a high-traffic zone, so I keep the decor to a minimum," says Suzanne.
Layered paper and custom tags add dimension to two-tone gifts.
Suzanne's pretty wrapped gifts are eco-friendly: "We hate wasting paper, so every scrap gets used to make decorative layers or cards. The graphic patterned paper almost feels like a David Hicks print, which is why it called out to me," she says.
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Suzanne inherited her mother's blue and green Christmas ornaments.
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'The blue-collar center from Clarence has endured a tumultuous season after helping the Hurricanes win a Stanley Cup last spring. He broke his right wrist while blocking a shot in Game Seven of the finals, but offseason surgery wasn't successful. He was involved in a fistfight with teammate Bret Hedican during practice drills.'
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Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced five competitive grants totaling $241,500 for the Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States.
IMLS provides support for Pacific Territories, Freely Associated States, and U.S. Virgin Islands through a competitive process administered by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). This year's grants were awarded to the following:
- Feleti Barstow Public Library – Pago Pago, AS
- Joeten-Kiyu Public Library – Saipan, MP
- FSM National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation – Palikir, Pohnpei, FM
- Palau Ministry of Education – Koror, PW
- Alele Museum, Public Library and National Archives – Majuro, MH
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Fiscal 2013 earnings per share should come in just 3% to 4% below fiscal 2007's record of $6.67. Barring a total economic collapse, 2014 earnings will likely jump well to above that old peak. Zacks sees $7.81 by that point....334 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Recent changes in the unstable version, and a new book
31. Januar 2012 19:00
We have to admit that out main communication channel has silently moved from the homepage to the Google+ page where we post news on development, co-projects, unstable builds, art created with Inkscape and so on. We also reclaimed the @inkscape account on Twitter, but, unlike G+, we are not making a full use of it yet.
In the past few months we've seen a slight increase in development activity. There have been too numerous changes to mention, but here is what comes to mind in the first place.
Diederik van Lierop implemented tangent and perpendicular snapping to paths which works for some tools as well as guides.
More work was done on cleaning up and porting UI code to GTKMM. That means, for instance, that the Object Properties dialog is finally dockable.
Tavmjong Bah continued his experiments with mesh gradients which are expected to be part of SVG2. You can read in more details about that on his blog. The feature is only present in a separate branch, of which there are no builds yet. Currently it's very unstable and we are not sure yet if it's going to make it to v0.49.
Meanwhile Packt Publishing released "Inkscape Starter" by Bethany Hiitola — a new book that introduces newbies to Inkscape. The book is a very short introduction and is available for Kindle.


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