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HA HA HA - Got ya!
No, we're not quite there yet. We only have about 100 picks to go & 4 days to get 'em done in. Still, I'd like to see us wrap this up before the weekend.
If you're going to be away you could toss a few extra guys on your list, send me some options for you when your select comes up or if nothing else at least post something here or on the forum letting us know why there is a delay in making a pick.
I got caught a couple times myself where my list was wiped out by the picks right in front of me. I thought I had things covered & you, yes, YOU!, you took my guy. Don't for one second think I'm gonna let that go either. Once the seasons starts you will be my personal Ned Beatty. Trust me, that little piggy didn't eat roast beef.
Sorry --- I'm better now.
And yes I know, most of us have jobs and families & I'll go as far to say some of us need a nap now & again.
I think we're doing alright!
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Learning more about leaky intestines
I have spent the last few weeks getting adjusted to my new job in Chicago, not only filling out paperwork but also figuring out what kind of research I'll be doing for the next few years. It's fun to start over with a new project; however, the difficult part about science is that you have to think of a question that no one knows the answer to and then try to find a way to answer it yourself.
The new laboratory I am working in focuses on intestinal barrier function, or how well your intestine seals itself off from everything going through your digestive tract. Between all of the cells lining your small intestine or colon there are tiny gates, or junctions, that keep water in your body and bacteria out. When there are small leaks in the barrier or changes in how permeable the barrier is, more water can escape leading to diarrhea. When there are big breaks in the barrier (ulcers), bacteria can sneak in between your cells and cause infection and/or inflammation. While it's not surprising that those with IBD have decreased intestinal barrier function, first-degree relatives of IBD patients also have a small, but measurable change in the permeability of their intestines. This change is not enough for there to be inflammation or disease, but instead suggests that changes in barrier function may be an important component in developing IBD.
I have decided to try to figure out if immune cells are part of this protective barrier. Most of the time, immune cells hang out inside the wall like security guards, just in case any bacteria try to get through the junctions between cells. My new project is going to be to determine if immune cells can actively become part of the wall to protect against damage or infection, instead of waiting to clean up the damage if the barrier breaks. If the immune cells do integrate into the barrier, it would improve our understanding of how the intestine protects itself from attack and inhibits inflammation during disease.
Hopefully, in a few years I'll be able to tell you if I was right or not, but until then back to work!


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Crandon, WI (Sept 3, 2013) — The Big House was as big as it has ever been this past weekend with sellout crowds and an overflowing pit. 24 of the best pro-light drivers raced for the chance to stand atop the podium at this Superbowl of off-road racing. In driver Brad Lovell's own words:
This is weekend was no doubt the biggest and most competitive pro-light race we have entered and a chance to prove ourselves against the best in all of short course. We were desperate to get in the invert during qualifying to get a good position for the land rush start. We barely managed that by qualifying 6th which put us right where we wanted to be.


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Tracking commodity purchases by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is not as easy as waiting for weekly updates any more.
I inquired with the agency after a period of time had gone by with no updates to the UDSA's report of weekly commodity purchases.
April 19 of this year was the last time a weekly report was filed, so I asked the agency the reason behind the delay.
Hakim Fobia, public affairs specialist with the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, said the report was axed to save on manpower and resources.
From his email:
"We decided to discontinue the Weekly Purchase spreadsheets because it was created manually, requiring many staff hours to create. In its place, the information can be found in the Purchase Summaries Report (PDF), which shows cumulative purchases that are updated weekly by product group. If you haven't already, we also suggest that you subscribe to the AMS CP News, where you can get information on the solicitations and awards as they are released. You can subscribe to the information that you are interested in."
So there you have it; the commodities purchase summary page is now the place to go to follow USDA purchases through the fiscal year. Another valuable link is the page showing fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations and purchase awards by the USDA.
A quick look at the summary report shows that the USDA has purchased about $3.55 million of fresh tomatoes so far in this fiscal year (beginning Oct. 1 of last year through June 28), down from $3.78 million in fiscal year 2012 but way up from $370,000 in fresh tomato purchases in fiscal year 2011.
USDA AMS purchases of fresh apples have totaled $1.66 million so far this fiscal year, up from $694,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $1.05 million in fiscal year 2011.
Surprisingly, the USDA has purchased no fresh cut apples so far in fiscal year 2013, compared with $725,000 in purchases in fiscal year 2012 and $2.1 million in fresh cut apple buys in fiscal year 2011.
Fresh carrot purchases only have tallied $96,000 so far fiscal year, down from $290,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $768,000 in fiscal year 2011.
Fresh potato purchases (excluding bulk fresh) totaled $5.7 million in fiscal year 2013, up from $2.5 million in fiscal year 2012 and substantially higher than $3.4 million in fiscal year 2011.
These fresh produce purchases are helping feed our nation's youngsters. Hearkening back to the days of the peanut butter and jelly sandwhich, one reader of my coverage on the USDA new competitive food rule takes excception to government expenditures on fresh produce. Check out the story and comment at this link.


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Hello everybody,
I am new to this forum, but not new to the gamedevelopment world, as I run a gamedevelopment company.
We are located in Romania. There is a high piracy rate here, mostly due to the lack of outlets selling software. We are a few weeks aways from launching the first software online store, for the Romanian market. The site is ready and working. We are just making some final touchups and testings.
If you have developed commercial games or software (for any platform), we would like to work with you an publish them here. I want to outline a few quick facts :
We have a very friendly staff, with a high availability rate. Emails/calls/faxes/etc, are answered fast and reliable.
We offer fair comission rates, convenient payout methods, and no hidden catches.
As an extra, we will promote your site and products, on 2 portals we run, for free.
If anyone is interested, please get in touch with me by email. I will present you the online store, some additional materials, and begin discussions.
Thank you.
There is a high piracy rate here, mostly due to the lack of outlets selling software.
Now why would a "game development company" open with a line like this? Probably no copyright attorneys in Romania either, huh? :blink:
Piracy's an international phenomenon. I think what he means is that most Romanians download pirated versions of games because they can't buy them in stores - not that Romania has more crackers per capita =D
Hmm... But is it really because there are to few stores to buy software? I'd rather think that it was because no one can afford the software. And If the software has western prices, it would be around a month's salary to buy a recent game! So maybe the distributors just choose not to sell anything in romania at all, because selling at low prices gives less income than not selling at all...
We try to offer the games (and software) at a lower price. Attorneys won't solve piracy.
I always preffered to sell at a lower price here, then don't sell at all.
And no, a whole month salary for a game is not needed. \\$5-\\$10 is a very reasonable and affordable price.
So, anyone interested?
And no, we don't have high minimum royalty payout amounts, or costy ones. Basicly, we can offer payouts through PayPal and other cheap and convenient methods.


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Stroud remembers Roger Marshall - the man once known as the UK's best Santa who has died aged 72
8:30am Wednesday 4th June 2014
By Will Mata
8:30am Wednesday 4th June 2014
By Will Mata
FRIENDS and family have been paying tribute to the man once known as the UK's best Santa, who has died aged 72.
Stroud's Roger Marshall brought joy into many lives, whether as a caring Father Christmas, a loyal member of Painswick Bowling Club or as a loving family man.
He died on Sunday, May 25 in hospital with his family by his side after an infection led to kidney failure.
Family members have been paying tribute to Roger – described by his son Robbie as "a great guy who had a massive presence".
"His death has left a great big hole that will never be filled," he added.
Daughter Tracy Payne, 49, said: "He was a mountain of a man, a real Stroud legend."
As a life-long fencing contractor, Roger came into the lives of many, but it was for his role as Father Christmas that he will be best remembered.
"It all started about 10-12 years ago when his white hair and white beard led to comparisons being made," explained Tracy.
"We always used to get stopped in the street by children calling out 'Santa' and he would listen to their Christmas lists."
However, it wasn't just Roger's appearance that marked him out as a great Santa but his kind and caring attitude, which was particularly shown in the way he helped an autistic boy learn to love Christmas.
The boy's family had struggled to get their son interested in any festivities, but after spending time with Roger as Santa, Christmas was all the boy wanted to talk about. After ceremonially shaving his long beard on Boxing Day, Roger would grow it again in the spring ahead of a packed schedule in November and December where he would frequently appear in local schools, the Merrywalks Shopping Centre in Stroud and Blooms Garden Centre in Haresfield.
He also turned on Stroud's Christmas lights on numerous occasions at the annual Goodwill celebrations.
His community heroics led to wide recognition and on his 71st birthday.
He appeared on ITV 1's Morning alongside Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after being named the UK's best Santa in a competition run by the programme.
He was selected above 811 entrants for the title.
Amazingly, this was Roger's first time on a train and his first journey to London.
He was a man who disliked change and lived the majority of his life in Paganhill Lane, Stroud after growing up in Summer Street.
From a large family, where he was one of eight children, Roger leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Mary – known to many as Mary Christmas – and another son, Simon.
He also had six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren with two more on the way.
Roger's funeral will be held on Friday, June 6 at Gloucester Crematorium, with a reception afterwards at Forest Green Rovers football stadium – the club he supported.
Between 150 and 200 people are expected to attend.
The family plan to take his ashes out with them while they enjoy a meal of his favourite fish and chips on Father's Day.
When he wasn't donning the red coat and boots, Roger was also keen to donate blood – something he believed everyone should do.
He donated blood 99 times – which meant he was one session short of achieving his ambition of gaining a 100th donation certificate.
Roger was also a big supporter of The Family Haven.
This is a Gloucester charity which helps disadvantaged families.
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I'd like to put together another keeper league.
This league would max out with 24 teams.
We would attempt to mirror the NBA as much as possible.
1. Teams could carry and keep 15 players.
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ARA and the Fertilizer Insitute (TFI) have been putting considerable effort over the past several months into a fertilizer code of practice to be known as ResponsibleAg.
Constructing it has been important and time-consuming effort, but equally important is communicating with the industry to keep everyone briefed and to collect suggestions along the way.
We have nearly 80 industry volunteers engaged in putting the program together and are receiving a good share of input, but we are always interested in suggestions for improvement.
ResponsibleAg is envisioned to be a joint venture of ARA and TFI. It is intended to have a twofold mission:
1. Create a registration database of all fertilizer storage and distribution facilities, and
2. Provide a checklist of federal regulatory requirements for those facilities, audit facilities against that checklist, make the results available to the facility manager and allow suppliers of fertilizer products to know if that facility passed its audit prior to shipping product.
ARA actually began working on a Code of Practice for anhydrous ammonia back in February, when the ARA Board charged the organization to review the existing systems in Canada and elsewhere and to develop a model for the United States.
After the April 17, 2013, incident in West, Texas, TFI expressed interest in becoming a full partner in the project and the scope was broadened to include ammonium nitrate.
Specific checklists have been developed by industry workgroups for those two products. Since federal inspections are not product specific, the inspection scope will be for federal regulatory requirements that apply to fertilizer storage and distribution facilities.
First, we want to prevent accidents. There is not a single person in our industry who wants to see another incident like the one that happened at West Fertilizer occur again in our business. If there is a practical way for the industry to reduce the risks of accidents for our employees, neighbors and customers, we owe it to them to do so.
Second, we want to help steward knowledge of regulatory requirements. There are varying levels of awareness, and it's no wonder—the regulatory environment is very complex and sometimes even conflicting.
Testimony provided by the Texas Ag Industries Association indicated that many site managers thought that registering with the Texas State Chemist's office satisfied their regulatory obligations to the federal Department of Homeland Security CFATS program and EPA's Tier II reporting. As a result of this confusion, people who thought they were fully compliant turned out to be in violation of federal requirements. ResponsibleAg will consolidate the federal requirements into a single checklist, and then provide a non-regulatory audit of sites.
Third, we aim to demonstrate responsibility to regulators and the public. Although no amount of regulation can hope to prevent all disasters, it is our belief that compliance with existing regulations rather than writing more of them is where the focus should be.
If the industry proactively and effectively manages safety for fertilizer products, and through improved compliance is able to reduce the risk of accidents, regulators and legislators will not be justified in imposing additional regulations.
There are already several ideas being floated for additional regulations, such as adding ammonium nitrate to the EPA RMP list, onerous requirements for liability insurance, and imposition of OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard on fertilizer retailers. The statutory EPCRA exemption for retailers has already been rendered moot by EPA interpretations.
Finally, we're trying to ensure continued access to products. Calls to ban certain products have been issued, and those calls are likely to get louder if we fail to manage the issue effectively.
• Improved safety for employees, neighbors and customers. Being engaged in your local community also means doing everything possible to minimize the risks of our business.
• Going through a ResponsibleAg audit should help you be better prepared for a regulatory agency audit. A ResponsibleAg audit will be able to tell you where your facility is complying with federal regulations and where improvements are needed, without the enforcement action or fines that might accompany a regulatory audit.
• Demonstrate transparency with your neighbors and the public. The public is concerned about fertilizer safety after the West Fertilizer incident, and we need to demonstrate the steps that are being taken to ensure their safety.
• Demonstrate responsibility to regulators and legislators. Something will be done in response to the West incident. An industry-led solution will be more tailored to industry needs and more efficient than one constructed solely by regulators.
• Provide assurance to suppliers. Suppliers will be able to know that a site has passed its most recent ResponsibleAg audit.
• Continued access to products. Calls for bans on particular products will get louder if perceived risks are not effectively managed. ResponsibleAg's hope is to maintain access to a broad array of fertilizer products for specific needs, but to do so, the industry must demonstrate strong stewardship. Otherwise, the "easy" solution will be to ban certain products.
• Level the playing field for all players. A priority for ResponsibleAg is to reach those outlets who might not be part of a state or national association or are unaware of all the federal regulatory requirements. Ensuring that these facilities are in compliance—in addition to the retailers who are engaged—will be a significant benefit to the entire industry. Diligent suppliers will be the key to making this happen.
ResponsibleAg is consolidating the various federal regulatory requirements into one checklist, which should make compliance simpler for the retailer. Audits will be conducted according to the checklist.
By the end of 2013, we'll have a registration system up and running. Suppliers (producers, importers, wholesale distributors, brokers) will need to register in order to access the list of facilities and associated audit scores. They will be able to know if the customer they're delivering to is registered and whether they passed their most recent audit. Retailers will register their sites so they can be put on the audit calendar. Each location will receive a third-party audit on a specified schedule—currently expected to be every three years.
The first class of auditors will be trained and certified in 2014, after which a period of trial audits will be done. Actual audits will start after the trial period—the actual date has not yet been determined. At that point, here's how the process is anticipated to work:
• ResponsibleAg will schedule audits for facilities. Once the audit is complete, the audit result will be uploaded into the ResponsibleAg database.
• The facility manager whose site was inspected will receive a report including recommended corrective actions for any areas of deficiency.
• Suppliers will be able to access the scoring for the audit—whether the facility passed—but not the specific details of the audit report.
• When a supplier is processing a sale to a facility, they can look on ResponsibleAg whether the site is registered and has passed its most recent audit.
Federal regulatory requirements are the only items that will have an impact on an audit score. If a state agribusiness association wants to add state-specific requirements to the ResponsibleAg checklist in their state, they will need to submit that request and be responsible for training inspectors on those issues and providing the checklist questions.
The responses from those will not be part of the ResponsibleAg audit score. There will also be some best management practices (BMPs) incorporated into the audit at the discretion of ResponsibleAg. BMPs will not affect the audit score.
A final budget and business model have not yet been finalized. The plan at the moment is that the registration fees from storage and distribution outlets will be used to cover the cost of providing the triennial audit at that site—in other words, three years of registration fees would match the cost of doing the audit.
Registration fees from suppliers will be used to cover the management of the program. Final decisions on these and other governance points will be made this fall by the governing board of ResponsibleAg.
The Boards of ARA and TFI will consider action to approve a memorandum of understanding outlying core principles for establishing ResponsibleAg at their respective September business meetings. The entire membership of ARA will be provided an update report at the annual conference with a presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Information is also available from either of the two associations. A ResponsibleAg website should be available by the end of the year.


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A.J.'s one-hitter a gem in more ways than one
PITTSBURGH -- If anyone had any doubts about how extraordinary A.J. Burnett's one-hitter on Wednesday night was, here are a couple of perspectives:
• In holding the Cardinals hitless for 6 2/3 innings -- until a double by Carlos Beltran -- Burnett took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the fifth time in his career. The only active pitcher who has done it more is Derek Lowe (six). Others with five include Mark Buehrle, Matt Cain, Ted Lilly and Justin Verlander.
• Relievers Mark Melancon, Tony Watson and Jason Grilli finished the one-hitter while picking up a strikeout each. Add Burnett's eight whiffs, and it was the first time in the Pirates' live-ball (post-1916) history that they allowed no more than one hit and no walks while striking out at least 11. Furthermore, it was the first time in the Cardinals' own long history that it was done to them.
After seeing a string of starters stagger through the first innings of recent games, manager Clint Hurdle immediately picked up on Burnett's fixation.
"He came out, and that first inning was electric. A.J. let them know he was there," said Hurdle, who then put into words the message Burnett's pitches conveyed: "We're going to have a ballgame. Here it is: Here's the spin, here's the sinker and here's the four-seamer. Go do what you can, because I'm throwing all three all night long."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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At the IDF World Dairy Summit 2013 in Yokohama, Japan, Tetra Pak president and CEO, Dennis Jönsson explained to FoodBev Media that he sees a tremendous opportunity setting up for global milk consumption.
"The global dairy industry is facing an era of unprecedented change: with rising demand, a shifting geographic balance, changing consumer expectations and an ever-sharpening focus on food safety, food security and environmental impact," Jönsson said.
Jönsson sees the world setting up for a decade-long boom in milk consumption.
Demand for liquid dairy products could surge by nearly 30 percent through 2020, driven in part by economic growth, urbanization and the rising purchasing power of Asia's middle class.
"Better educated and better informed, these new middle-class consumers are expected to take ever more interest in issues related to food safety, healthy living and the environment," Jönsson said. "In addition, they are likely to be more brand-conscious and interested in products that meet the needs of their busy, urban, on-the-go lifestyles."
In China, the world's largest dairy importer, demand is expect to increase significantly over the next several years. According to a recent Rabobank report, it could be at least 2016 before the" pace of large-scale dairy farm expansion in China outweighs the current contraction in 'backyard' sources and leads to a reduction in import growth."
"Even when that rate of growth in imports slows, China will remain a major consumer of global dairy exports," Asia Hayley Moynihan, co-author of the report and Rabobank director of dairy research, said.
Read more about Rabobank's report from Food magazine.
For dairy farmers across the country – and globe – there is plenty of opportunity for growth and success.
"Today, more than ever, dairy companies need to embrace new thinking, new solutions and new approaches in order to respond to these challenges," said Jönsson.
He adds: "I am convinced that our industry has the creativity, dedication and vision to seize the opportunities offered by phenomenal growth, creating the new strategic partnerships, business models and innovative technological solutions that will ensure we all succeed."
Click here for the full interview with Jönsson.
The U.S. continues to be a major player in the export market. According to the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the U.S. dairy exports totaled more than $5 billion in 2012. In March, U.S. and Chinese regulators approved a new dairy certificate after three years of negotiations that will keep U.S. dairy producers flowing into China.
U.S. dairy exports to China cleared $400 million last year, and USDEC President Tom Suber expects "U.S. dairy export value to China could more than double by 2017."


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Included in the series are wallets, iPad cases, suitcases, duffle bags and tote bags. They all come in premium black leather with an embossed camouflage pattern all-over.
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Understanding American Foreign Policy
Max Paul Friedman recently published a book on the history of U.S. foreign relations. But before he was writing history books, he was writing the first draft of history—the news.
Even though he double majored in history and Latin American studies at Oberlin College for his undergraduate degrees, Friedman found himself working as an assistant producer at National Public Radio after he interned there.
"When I was in college, I wanted to go and do something that would make a difference," the AU history professor said. "I thought journalism could be a vehicle for social change."
Friedman said he did a lot of in-depth research as a journalist. He was a research assistant for Daniel Schorr, a former CBS reporter and then senior news analyst at NPR. Friedman said it was "historical" to work with the older, three-time Emmy winning journalist.
"The way he would analyze the news is, 'What does this conflict today remind me of?'" Friedman said. Schorr often drew from his own personal experiences of reporting in the Soviet Union and working abroad, which then Friedman fleshed out with more historical research.
While he was working at NPR, Friedman also moonlighted as a research assistant for Seymour Hersh, the investigative reporter best known for uncovering the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Hersh was writing a book on the Israeli nuclear weapons program, The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy, and Friedman said he did a lot of research on the history of U.S. relations with the Middle East.
Friedman said that while journalism calls for some analysis, it really emphasizes speed and the news of the day. He realized that he liked the stories that other journalists classified as "thumb-suckers"—long-form, analytical stories that look at the historical origins of an issue and all the people involved.
"You're not advancing the story, you're not getting the scoop," Friedman said. "You're going backwards. You're sitting there, sucking your thumb, instead of hitting the pavement and finding out the secret of the day, and getting it before anybody else."
Friedman went to graduate school and got his doctoral degree because he said he thought it would make him a better journalist. That decision set him on a path to write book-length thumb-suckers, like his most recent, Rethinking Anti-Americanism: The History of an Exceptional Concept in American Foreign Relations.
"I've been a critic of U.S. foreign policy since I was a child," Friedman said. He grew up in Berkeley, California, and said he was very aware of the Vietnam War protests happening there. As he questioned the policies of U.S. leaders, Friedman said he found history was a useful way to answer those questions.
"Understanding: what have been precedents for U.S. foreign policy, how have we gotten involved with different regions of the world?" he said. "And also how have we confronted dilemmas in the past that are reproduced in the present?"
Friedman cited the saying that history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes, and he referenced the many parallels between the Vietnam War and the war in Afghanistan.
"It's a very difficult strategy to suppress a revolutionary force or an insurgency by backing a government that itself is very unpopular," he said.
Using other historical "rhymes," Friedman made the case in Rethinking Anti-Americanism that the perception of foreigners as anti-American has been a problem for U.S. foreign policy for the past 200 years. One of the examples he gives in the book is the comparison of the outrage against the French for their lack of support before the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the same outrage that occurred in the early 1960s when the French did not support the United States getting involved in Vietnam.
"We couldn't listen to the recommendations of our allies because we have this idea that foreigners are anti-American," he said. Americans wrongly tend to think that "they hate us—they hate us because we're free, they hate us because of our wealth and our success, because our country is so great."
Friedman said he realized that the United States has a problem with anti-Americanism, not with so many foreigners hating the country.
"It's a word that has a great deal of power, and I think a really pernicious effect, in standing between Americans and a better understanding of the world," he said.


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text: Sports > Game of the Week Manual Vs. Male Girls Basketball December 13, 2012 Share Tweet Manual's Lady Crimsons visited Male on Dec. 7, defeating the Bulldogs 62-33. Manual's Destony Curry and Kayla Styles led the team in scoring with 15 and 13 points, respectively. Photo by DAMON ATHERTON | Contributing Photographer A good crowd was on hand for the night's action. Time out for the Lady Bulldogs. Male's Iliyah Green (41) fought for the ball against Manual's Tabitha Mitchell (42). Inbounding the ball was Manual's Kayla Styles (10). The Male cheerleaders worked to get the crowd pumped up at half time. Iliyah Green (41) of Male. Manual's Destony Curry (24) defended Male's Taylor Jackson (30). Male's Taylor Jackson at the free-throw line. Jeada Coffey (15) brought the ball down court for the Lady Crimsons. The Lady Bulldogs' Taylor Jackson (30) puts up a shot over Manual's Tabitha Mitchell (42). Janna Lewis (40) passed to a Male teammate. Katie Long (33) puts up a shot for the Manual Lady Crimsons. Male's Jasmine Kraft (5). Manual's Jeada Coffey (15) drove past the Male defense. Male's Toneesha Curry (10).


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The Senate Judiciary Committee continues its review of the immigration reform bill and 300 amendments to it, with provisions related to the fresh produce industry likely to be discussed the week of May 20.
Robert Guenther, vice president for public policy for the United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C., predicted sections of the bill regarding agricultural worker programs and E-verify requirements would be handled May 20 or later.
Committee chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has a similar take on the situation when he posted an update about the bill's progress on the committee's special immigration reform Web page May 14.
"The committee will continue its markup on May 16, and will conclude consideration of Title IV," Leahy wrote, referring to expected consideration of amendments affecting visas for entrepreneurs and startups.
The agricultural worker programs and E-verify requirements for employers are in the bill's Title II and Title III, respectively.
Senate Judiciary Committee members began their markup of the bill May 9 when they considered 35 amendments, approving 22 of them with bipartisan support, according to Leahy's update. He said Republicans offered nearly half of the amendments.
On May 14, the committee considered 38 amendments, approving 24 with bipartisan support. Leahy reported that session completed the committee's review of the bill's provisions on border security and some nonimmigrant visa issues.


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An ochred human figure, with the spear missing. It is made of plant fibre with a pith head and one turtle-shell ear. It is a miniature representation of a Piebre District ancestor called Ganome. It is known as ad giz by the Meriam people and is associated with ancestral rituals. It was collected by John Bruce and presented by Percy G. Black in 1908. Size: 13x25cm.
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South Gloucestershire welcomes home Olympic snowboarder Jenny Jones
2:36pm Tuesday 4th March 2014
By Alexandra Womack
2:36pm Tuesday 4th March 2014
By Alexandra Womack
SOUTH Gloucestershire's Queen of the slopes has received a hero's welcome in a homecoming tour fit for an Olympic medallist.
Jenny Jones, who took bronze in the snowboarding slope style at Sochi 2014, was showered with gifts and cheered on by thousands of well wishers during an open top bus tour from Downend into Bristol, where she was treated to a civic reception at City Hall on Monday.
Schoolchildren, shopkeepers and pub-goers lined the streets of South Gloucestershire frantically waving their Union Jacks in support of 33-year-old Jenny, from Downend, while some watched the parade from their windows and a few daring drinkers stood on the roof of the Horseshoe pub. Motorists stopped their cars and bus drivers tooted their horns as the procession made its way through Fishponds and Stapleton carrying Jenny, members of her family and an entourage of press.
Jenny, who visited her former school Hambrook Primary before the tour, told the Gazette: "It has been fantastic. It has been a very different experience, not like anything I have done before.
"There were so many flags and so many people out cheering. I am very grateful for all the people who came out to support me."
She admitted she had been a little worried no-one would turn up to the event, organised by South Gloucestershire and Bristol City councils.
"I didn't know what to expect," she said. "But people had made banners and flags. Hopefully it brightened up people's Monday afternoon."
Pete Wraith, 46, and his wife Sally, 48, from Downend, waited outside Downend School to catch a glimpse of Jenny, whose Sochi medal was the first Team GB has ever won on snow.
"We watched it all on the television," said Mr Wraith. "We loved the winter Olympics and wanted to come out and see her today. It's not often you get an Olympian from around here."
Jenny's uncle Michael Jones, from Westbury-on-Trym, was watching the bus tour with members of the family including one relative who came down from Cheshire for the occasion.
"We are very proud today," he said. "It is very emotional."
On board the bus, chairman of South Gloucestershire Council, Cllr Ian Boulton, said: "It has been a lovely day. Jenny is a really nice person who is enjoying the moment and quite rightly so.
"I think there will be a real legacy from the local connection that Jenny has with Hambrook and Downend."
Adorned with banners proclaiming Jenny as the 'pride of Bristol', the packed bus made its way into the city centre where she posed for pictures and signed autographs on College Green.
Inside City Hall she was presented with a Bristol Blue glass plate by Lord Mayor Faruk Choudhury.
He said: "This is an exciting moment and a great day.
"It is an enormous pleasure to be part of this celebration and we are very lucky to have Jenny from our area."
Jenny told the reception: "I would never have thought when I was 17 and trying snowboarding for the first time that I would be stood here with an Olympic bronze medal representing Bristol.
"It has been a crazy two weeks with lots of television interviews but I have most been looking forward to this, riding an open top bus through my home city.
"It has been really nice to see so much enthusiasm from children and adults who watched the Olympics and I hope it inspires more people to try not just snowboarding but any sport."
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TANF's Role in Expanding Economic Opportunity
April 22, 2010
Below is an excerpt from Julie Strawn's April 22 testimony before the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcomittee on Income Security and Family Support. The subcomittee hearing focused on the role of education and training in the TANF program.
By Julie Strawn
Past welfare reform debates have often centered on the question of which route is more effective to economic independence, education or work. I've followed research and practice in this area for more than 20 years, and it now seems quite clear that the answer to the education or work question is yes. Both education and work experience are critical for economic success.
It seems just as clear that it is not always possible for people to be good students, workers, and parents all at the same time, given the daunting logistical, financial, and time requirements of each of these roles. It is time to put aside old debates and start a different conversation that grapples with today's realities.
Changes in our economy have made it increasingly hard for workers with only a high school education or less to earn enough to support a family. Workers without even a high school diploma have been especially hard hit. According to administrative data, 41.5 percent of adult TANF recipients have less than a high school degree, and more than half have exactly a high school degree. Less than 5 percent have any postsecondary education.
Fortunately, education and training services for adults are adapting to respond effectively to the changing economy and today's worker and employer needs. Leading states and communities are creating new pathways to careers for lower-skilled adults and combining them with the financial support and advising services that low-income adults, especially parents, need to succeed. Federal policies across a range of programs need to be updated to support these reforms.
Unfortunately, TANF policies are more often part of the problem than the solution. Federal policies, especially the work participation rate calculation, force a preoccupation with the minutia of program participation rather than attention to the long-term economic outcomes we want to achieve for low-income families. While a few states manage to provide effective education and training services for low-income parents in spite of federal policy barriers, their achievements are the exception, not the norm. Too many states are frozen in the policies they adopted in the mid 1990s and have not recognized the ways in which both the economy and educational systems have evolved over the past decade and a half.
The first new reality that TANF policies need to address is the changing structure of our economy over the last twenty years, which has placed a growing premium on education and training beyond high school. Those who have at least a two- or four-year college degree have seen their earnings hold steady while the earnings of those with only a high school diploma have dropped substantially. High school dropouts are the worst off. Their earnings have fallen almost by half. For students at community colleges, where working adults are especially likely to enroll, a postsecondary education especially pays off for those who pursue education or training in high-wage fields, such as health care, science, and engineering, or for those who transfer and go on to complete four-year degrees.
This increasing demand for skilled workers is expected to continue. Between 2008 and 2018, almost 30 million new job opening (64 percent) will be filled by workers who have at least some postsecondary education and training, whether that is an occupational certificate, diploma or degree.
Education matters. And since one of the biggest costs of pursuing credentials is the loss of earnings and work experience while in school, a poor job market as we have now can be a good time for workers to improve their skills, if they can obtain financial help to meet their basic living expenses while they do so. Both the federal government and many states are taking steps to support workers who are unemployed in returning to school to improve their skills so they can qualify for the jobs of tomorrow; however, most TANF agencies are still enforcing policies that were designed for an economy where jobs were plentiful.
There is a broad consensus that parents should work to provide economic support for their families. There is an equally strong consensus that today's economy requires some education or training beyond high school to qualify for many family-supporting jobs. As Congress prepares for the upcoming reauthorization of TANF, it is critical that it strengthens TANF both as a safety net and as a pathway to opportunity.
Read Ms. Strawn's entire testimony.
For a full discussion of CLASP's priorities for TANF reauthorization, read Goals for TANF Reauthorization.
For policy briefs highlighting examples of ways that states can support educaiton and training for TANF recipients, see CLASP's TANF Education and Training series.


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The Marlins have fired manager Ozzie Guillen, the team announced. The Marlins, who traded for Guillen a year ago, finished the 2012 season 69-93, last in the NL East.
Guillen had three years and $7.5MM remaining on his contract with Miami. Bench coach Joey Cora has also been dismissed, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (on Twitter).


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The Twins use sabermetrics. That is the takeaway from Parker Hageman's interesting Twins Daily piece on Minnesota's quantitative analysis. Hageman quotes Jack Goin, Minnesota's Manager of Major League Administration and Baseball Research (and ostensibly the club's lead quant), throughout the article. Here are some highlights:
Not one of Goin's comments is groundbreaking, and that's the point. The only staggering admission involves Minnesota's recent ignorance of PITCHf/x data. Otherwise, Goin admits the Twins use a publicly available data source; one advanced enough to wow the casual fan and few others. In all likelihood, Minnesota is using more and better data than PITCHf/x. Goin admits to being okay with the perception that the Twins are analytical laggards—and why wouldn't he be? He has no reason to tip his hand further because there is no comparative advantage gained with a 100 percent forthcoming nature. If you come away thinking the beliefs about the Twins are correct then consider this: What if they're intentionally misleading us? It's not like we'd know the difference.
Worth noting: Goin appears to have a Twitter account where he tweets out Baseball Prospectus material amongst other things.
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Householder, he who, carrying this body around, would consider that it is healthy even for a moment, what else is he but a fool?
daverupa wrote:Striving to keep fit while on a retreat strikes me as a bit of vanity, but that may be a faulty bias on my part. Buddhist monastics have always done a bit of walking up and down, and wandering by stages, all on one meal a day, so I'm fairly certain you'll be okay if you adjust your fitness routine to synergize with the retreat environment. Yoga sequences are a good maintenance mechanism, but a daily walk is very healthy as well, I would go so far as to say sufficiently so. Are you really that worried about the state of your body?Householder, he who, carrying this body around, would consider that it is healthy even for a moment, what else is he but a fool?
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How is staying healthy vain?
alan wrote:Muscles need to be fed. If you work them hard and do not feed them, well, what do you think will happen?
alan wrote:And you base that on what?
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Actually, we are allowed fruit juice and chocolate, and a little cheese if we are feeling poorly
alan wrote:My view of exercise is intense activity. After that, you need to feed your muscles.
alan wrote:Happy to hear you are in great shape!
For the purpose of the argument, I'm wondering what you consider exercise.
I'm wondering if this is bad for my health, or perhaps good?
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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games release date announced
SEGA's announced the release date for the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Red Fly, Wii Thor developer, hit with layoffs
The developer behind the Wii version of Thor confirmed that it has experience layoffs after the cancellation of a major project.
Wii price cut goes official, becomes $150 from May 15
Nintendo's just confirmed that Wii will get a price cut in the US from May 15 to $149.99.
Nintendo Wii's price dropped to $169.99 all over US
The rumoured Wii price cut might have been put in place a bit early, several retailer listings suggest.
GameFreak shoots down Wii Pokemon RPG, says core series will "always" be portable
The part of us that's still ten-years-old is crying right now. Look what you did, GameFreak. Look what you did.
Nintendo counting on "late adopters" to reinvigorate Wii sales
The Wii's hardly circling the drain, but the old gal's definitely seen better days.
Treyarch: Wii Black Ops bug-smashing update coming "in the next week or so"
A patch? On the Wii? Get out of town.
Iwata: No Wii price cuts in the "near future"
Better brush up on those bartering skills. Otherwise – unless our dear Emperor of Economics Lewie digs something up – you won't be getting that shiny new Wii on the cheap any time soon.
First Michael Jackson: The Experience trailer demonstrates how you will (not) play
Ubisoft's put out a trailer for the Wii version of Michael Jackson: The Experience, and while it does technically demonstrate what playing the game will entail, it does so in a way we can't quite see ourselves replicating. For one, we don't even think our living room – which you may have seen on the […]
April NPDs - everything in one place
When you hear the word "April," what do you think of? Chocolate rabbits? Practical jokes? Finally taking down your Christmas lights? Well, we think of videogame sales. That's all we think of. Ever. See inside our minds after the break.
Call of Duty: Black Ops confirmed for Wii
Call of Duty fanatics who only own Wiis (all two of you) can breathe a sigh of relief: Black Ops is coming to your favorite console after all.
Miyamoto: Nintendo not "active" enough in online space, subscription fees a possibility
Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection. One of these things is not like the others. According to Nintendo mother brain Shigeru Miyamoto, however, Nintendo's offering won't remain the F-student of the online world forever. Will that mean subscription fees? Maybe. Bet you can't guess who Nintendo's been cribbing notes from.
Black Ops not heeding the call of duty on Wii?
Infinity Ward's Call of Duty titles may have a spotty history with Nintendo's tiny white wonder, but Treyarch's always made sure to deploy its titles to Nintendo's front line. Black Ops, however, might be a different story.
Cohort Studios: Move is "so much more accurate" than Wiimote
Move over, Nintendo. According to Cohort Studios CEO Lol Scragg, you're no longer the coolest kid on the motion control block.
Study: PS3 has highest percentage of Internet-connected users
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which console has the most Internet-connected users of them all? Is it the Wii? No? Well then surely it's the Xbox 360? Still no, huh?
GameStop: PS3, Wii shortages won't end "for months"
You haven't eaten lunch for a whole year. You've sold organs you didn't even know you had. On the rare occasion that you venture out to a restaurant, your meals are more spit than food because you've become notorious for never-ever tipping. But all of that's ok! Because now you can afford a fancy-shmancy "next-generation" […]
Pachter: Wii supply constraints far from the only thing Nintendo has to worry about
The Wii? Outsold by something that's not another Nintendo console? No, no, no. This isn't right at all! Quick, analysts! Soothe us with your soothsaying!
NPD February 2010: Nintendo DS dominates, Xbox 360 outsells Wii and PS3
February 2010's dead and gone, but let's remember it for what it was: a month during which videogame consoles were sold. Yep. For that alone, we'll remember February 2010 for the rest of our… what were we talking about again? Oh well. It probably didn't matter. Check out the full list of hardware sales after […]
Will Wright: The Wii is great and all, but it belongs in the "toy market"
Will Wright knows casual gaming. After all, we're talking about the brain behind The Sims here. He was – in a sense – casual before casual was cool. So when Nintendo cast its net wide and started reeling in mothers, grandparents, and the occasional fitness buff, you can bet that Wright took notice. But even […]
Analyst: Wii already overdue for another price drop
Seems like only yesterday we were scanning Toys 'R' Us fliers and picking away furiously at Nintendo's buttoned lips over a potential Wii price drop. Then – shock – it happened. But that's not good enough for Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey. He thinks that, with Natal and Arc on the way, Nintendo needs stop […]
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Miyamoto: Nintendo not "active" enough in online space, subscription fees a possibility
Cohort Studios: Move is "so much more accurate" than Wiimote
Study: PS3 has highest percentage of Internet-connected users
Pachter: Wii supply constraints far from the only thing Nintendo has to worry about
NPD February 2010: Nintendo DS dominates, Xbox 360 outsells Wii and PS3
Will Wright: The Wii is great and all, but it belongs in the "toy market"
Nintendo pulls plug on WiiWare demo "experiment," now "deciding next steps"
Nintendo's Thanksgiving weekend tally: 1.5 million consoles sold in the US
Analyst: Wii bubble "deflating," PS3 to dominate this holiday season
Nintendo will "move along in step" with HD tech, says Miyamoto
New Super Mario Bros. 'Demo Play' doesn't play for you after all
Castlevania ReBirth is next Konami title to be Wii-incarnated
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Leaf Hose Guides, Set of 6
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No More Flattened Flowers with these Hose Guides
- Keeps hose from damaging flowerbeds and gardens
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- Set of 6
You can use these handsome hose guides in the usual way, as corner posts to protect your flowerbeds from a dragging hose. But thanks to their unique looped top you can also use them to elevate the hose above a bed of mulch, which keeps the mulch from scattering or sticking to a wet hose. And if you use a hose-end sprayer, you can place it in a guide for extended slow watering while you tend to other garden chores. Sturdy and made to last, they're hand forged of solid steel with a rust-resistant coating.
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These are lovely and well made, but the top is too narrow to use with a 3/4" hose. Although the dimension varies from one hose guide to another, none are really wide enough to easily insert a large diameter hose; I wish the description had mentioned this.
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Have tossed out many, many hose guides through the years, but these are real keepers – mainly due to the fact that they are extremely well made and are beautifully designed. Wanted to order more, but sadly they have been discontinued. Hope they make a return soon!
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I really love the six hose guides I bought in May. They keep the hose above ground and look good enough to leave in all season. The good folks who mow my lawn cannot destroy them with their weed whackers, as they did with my previous plastic hose guides.
It's easy to slide the hose in, but a little harder to get the hose out of the loops. Otherwise they suit my needs perfectly.
I am really sorry they're no longer available. I would have ordered another dozen of them today.
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these are beautifully crafted and hold the hose securely in place in the flower bed. a little pricey, but worth it.
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These hose guides are beautifully made, sturdy and lovely to look at. They work perfectly to capture the hose where I wanted it in the flower bed. The cost may seem a little high, but I think they are worth it.


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Personalize shower time with this tablet-like, full-color digital touch screen. You can program up to nine separate "scenarios." A thermostatic valve regulates water temperatures from up to four outlets (say, one overhead, one standard, and two wall streams). The setup can also adjust lighting, and volume levels from an audio device. If you tend to linger in the shower, pre-set it for a certain length of time — and use the system to track your water consumption.
Luxury Shower System, from $7,000. watermark-designs.com.
The system connects to Bluetooth-enabled devices so you can listen to music, news — whatever — through the tub. When the tub is empty, the room fills with sound. When full, sound vibrates through the water as you bathe. Comes programmed with four original compositions, including "Solitude" and "Transcendence."
Underscore VibrAcoustic Bath, $1,056. kohler.com.
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Redfin is a new kind of real estate brokerage that puts clients first, making buying and selling a home faster, easier, and more efficient. We believe that real estate should be built on exceptional client service and advocacy. Whether finding the perfect home or getting the best deal, our clients are the backbone of everything we do.
As a Redfin Agent, your job is pretty simple: delight your customers. You won't be thrown to the wolves or spend your days cold calling, door knocking, or direct mailing. You'll be working within a territory as a full-time employee with benefits and a career. Plus, you'll have plenty of clients, mostly generated from our awesome website.
What You'll Do
- Deals, Deals, Deals: you'll work with clients to make offers on properties. You'll have a team of Associate Agents, Tour Coordinators, and a Transaction Coordinator to assist throughout the process. With 10 – 30 clients actively looking for homes, you'll have plenty of opportunities for success
- Teamwork: in addition to negotiating and closing deals, you'll be out touring clients and always available to help your teammates
- Educate: you'll teach home-buying classes to your community and answer questions about how the home buying process and Redfin work
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As the end of the week is drawing to a close, I just couldn't leave this corner of the web as it is without a post with photos from a shoot, right?? :)
So here is another fabulous couple who flew in all the way from the states to let me take their photos! I'm always SO honored when clients take such incredible lengths in terms of time and distance so that we can spend some time together with the camera. And needless to say, even though it was a short couple of hours, Chloe and CK were beautiful and awesome in front of the lens! They were sweet, romantic, and so classy, and they didn't hesitate at all to extend these parts of their personality to the frame!
Here are a few of my favourites from their session with me in KL:
Love love love the pretty light here. We were so lucky this morning!!
I sometimes wonder what the big deal is about getting fancy poses, or really out of the box composition. Sometimes, pictures can look beautiful just by playing with the idea of simplicity. In a look. An emotion. A single touch. Sometimes, just pretty light alone can make a lovely images. Less can be more.
There's that pretty light again, with the simplest of interactions between any couple. You may think I'm weird, but I really love it. I'd rather hang something like this on my wall, than an image where I can barely make out my face :)
I'm not sure why I shot this wide, since I rarely ever take wide shots, but for some reason I thought it looked really pretty as a 'scene' :)
This was one of my favourite ever portraits of a bride. Chloe is really chic and modern, and I felt it really showed off her sass and glamour!
I love the sultriness in the following two images. They have a really hollywood glamour feel to them. Well, to me anyway :)
Then it was out to play in the back alleys. Now, if you know me REALLY well, you will know that I LOVE shooting in the most dirty and ghetto of spots. No kidding. The more run down and dilapidated it is, the more I will love it :D
Thank you so much for an awesome session Chloe and CK! I hope you are having a fabulous time there in the states! I hope to make it to your part of the world really really soon! :D


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Think back to the summers of your youth. If you went to summer camp, you undoubtedly made a few friendship bracelets. You may have worn them on your own wrist or given them to your best buddies - either way, they're the best way to say "friends forever."
Those days might be behind you, but that doesn't mean you can't make your own cute bracelets. In fact, friendship bracelets are a huge trend right now and expensive versions can be found everywhere from the mall to the runways. Learn how to make jewelry that's versatile enough to wear all year. You don't have to be a kid to enjoy friendship bracelet patterns.
Find out how to make bracelets using a variety of materials and wear a bunch at once - it's like a party on your arm! These patterns aren't as complicated as you might imagine. If a kid at summer camp can make one, you can certainly follow the patterns for these bracelets, too. If you've ever wondered, "how do you make jewelry like friendship bracelets?" look no further than these helpful patterns. As a special bonus, we've included a tutorial for tying off your friendship bracelet patterns. You'll never have to wonder how to make a bracelet ever again with this helpful guide.
17 Friendship Bracelet Patterns and Techniques
How to Make Bracelets
If you're not sure how to get started and just want to learn how to make bracelets, these projects will certainly help you. You can use polymer clay, recycle water bottles, gather up floss and more for these patterns for bracelets. Simply follow along with these tutorials and before you know it, you'll have an arm full of fun. Make one for yourself and give another to a friend. Each one of these friendship bracelet patterns is completely unique and fun to make.
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Patterns for Bracelets
You already know how to start friendship bracelets and follow tutorials, then these friendship bracelets designs are for you. Take your crafting to the next level with these friendship bracelet patterns. Never again will you have to ask, "How do you make a bracelet?" Change the way you look at patterns for bracelets - colorful floss is great, but there are so many other supplies you can use. Once you've mastered the basics, try new techniques and reap the rewards.
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Friendship Bracelets: How to Finish Your Project
So you've created the perfect bracelet - now what? This quick and easy video tutorial will walk you through the process of tying your bracelet. Be proud of your creation and finish your friendship bracelet patterns up right by using a proper technique.
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MECHANICVILLE -- The state comptroller's recent audit of the city's finances sheds light on an "extremely poor state of the city's financial records," unrealistic budgets and the city council's failure to oversee city finances.
The audit reviewed the city's financial management from Jan. 1, 2010, to Feb. 29, 2012. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office oversees the fiscal affairs of local governments across the state to monitor tax dollars spent on government operations and hold officials accountable.
The city of Mechanicville offers services like street maintenance, snow removal, police and fire protection, water and sewer, transportation and recreation services by collecting real property taxes, state aid and fees charged to city residents.
According to the report the comptroller's office released, the audit failed to make a determination of the city's true financial condition because the state of its financial records and reports were in such a deprived state.
"Even after years of unfiled financial reports, lack of information about current financial conditions and unreconciled bank accounts, the council did not take action to correct the city's financial information," the audit states.
The report asserts that if city finances were stressed, the council would have no idea because of the sad state of its accounting records. That would not leave much of an opportunity for council members to fix the situation.
In 2010 and 2011, Mechanicville failed to file its Annual Update Document with the state comptroller. In 2009, the city was over a year late filing it with the comptroller's office.
"At this point, the 2010 AUD is so outdated that much of its utility has been lost. The city will pay thousands of dollars for extra time and work for the CPA to complete the AUD because of the poor condition of the records and will receive diminished value, a waste of taxpayer money," the comptroller reported.
In Mechanicville's accounting system, the audit reports that not a single cash balance entered for the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years was accurate.
"The records are so bad that the city's cash balance is monitored on a daily basis by calling the bank to ensure that the city has enough money to pay bills," the audit reported.
Another bad accounting practice the audit found the small city guilty of is commingling funds from the general, water and sewer funds in one bank account. The audit reported that "the Deputy Commissioner was unable to determine the accurate cash balances of any of these funds."
Because Commissioner of Accounts Mark Seber lost the minutes from the meeting when the 2012 budget was voted on and adopted, the office of the comptroller could not verify the 2012 budget was actually voted on and adopted. There was not enough documentation to verify 2010 and 2011 budgets either.
The comptroller's office did not find a certified copy of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 budgets on file in the accounts commissioner's office. Seber claimed he was not aware he should have them on file.
Seber noted that the city of Mechanicville does not have a traditional form of government -- it uses a commission form of government like Saratoga Springs -- and the commissioners have a lot of independence.
"The city has made a lot of changes -- changes in personnel, changes in software," he said. "We are now headed in the right direction, but it's a couple years too late."


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Swindon Foggy's The Swindon Fibromyalgia Support Group (established 29th June 2010) Working with Fibromyalgia Association UK (FMA) registered charity number 1042582 and UK Fibromyalgia.
We are primarily a Fibromyalgia Support Group. However, as many of our members also suffer with other conditions/symptoms, we aim to also provide support and information for the following too: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Addison's Disease, Asperger Syndrome, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Congenital Nerve Deafness, Depression, Diabetes, Dyspraxia, Endometriosis, Heavy Periods, Hiatus Hernia, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lactose Intolerance, Migraines, Osteoarthritis, Pernicious Anaemia, Planters Fasciatus, Polycystic Ovaries, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Raynauds, Reactive Arthritis, Rheumatoid Positive, Rhinitis, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Sjorgens, Slipped / Herniated Disc, Trigeminal Neuralgia.
For further information contact; Deb Davis ~ Group Leader, firstname.lastname@example.com 01793 324667 / 0844 887 2377 Between 12pm – 4pm MONDAY – FRIDAY (voice messages can be left outside of these times) www.swindon-fibromyalgia.co.uk Informal, drop-in basis Group meetings at; Liden Community Centre Barrington Close Liden Swindon SN3 6HF Every 3rd Monday of the month, 7.30pm onwards next one 22nd February 2011 Every 1st Tuesday of the month, 1pm – 3pm next one is 1st March 2011 We encourage and welcome partners, friends and carers to attend too. We like for carers / loved ones getting together as we tend to forget how hard, confusing and frustrating it must be for them too. You may feel put off joining/attending due to shyness etc., someone with you can give you that extra confidence. Many shy ones who attended said how confident and comfortable they felt in being around people who understood. The meetings are informal drop-in session based and it gives you the chance to discuss coping mechanisms and to generally share any concerns that you may have dealing with this invisible illness.
We have visitors attend from various organisations offering tips and various techniques on controlling symptoms. We have the following booked into our diary: 22nd February 2011 NHS Clapham Hobbs Foot Care Service hold regular day appointment at Liden Community Centre (this is open to everyone, by appointment). Call to register and make an appointment !! The appointments are totally private and offer people unable to attend their premises a chance to have their feet attended to correctly and hygienically. Unfortunately this service isn't available to diabetics. Low level diabetics would need to be referred by their Doctor.
21st February (7.30pm onwards) Swindon PCT / Psychology Service, a regular visitor to the Group is attending to talk about a new course starting 9th March 2011 "Coping with Fibromyalgia".
1st March 2011 (1 – 3pm) Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool is attending to discuss the pool facilities and benefits it could have at easing symptoms. Swindon Foggy's have plans to assist members financially in the future for those wishing to take advantage of their facilities.
21st March 2011 (7.30pm onwards) Swindon Chiropractic Clinic will be talking about their facilities and how physiotherapy and/or stretching exercises may ease symptoms.
5th April 2011 (1 - 3pm) Swindon Chiropractic Clinic will be attending for those unable to attend 21st March 2011.
18th April 2011 (1 – 3pm) Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool will be attending for those unable to attend 1st March 2011.
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Young Hunters Get First Shot During Special Weekend
AUSTIN — Instead of sacking up sweets this Halloween, many young Texans will be bagging wild game during the special youth-only hunting weekend, Oct. 30-31. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department established youth-only seasons to pass the hunting heritage on to the next generation of hunters, make lasting memories and to give kids the first shots.
Wildlife are flourishing thanks to excellent habitat conditions throughout the state this year, setting the stage for what could be a season to remember for many young hunters and TPWD is urging sportsmen to take a kid outdoors.
"The youth-only weekend offers a chance to mentor young hunters and can be a valuable management tool on ranches needing to reduce antlerless deer numbers," said Clayton Wolf, TPWD's Wildlife Division director.
TPWD has set aside Oct. 30-31 as special youth-only seasons for white-tailed deer and Rio Grande turkey. A youth-only late season is also available Jan. 3-16, 2011. During the statewide special youth-only hunting weekend, licensed youth 16 years of age or younger will be allowed to harvest white-tailed deer and Rio Grande turkey.
The department has coordinated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a youth-only waterfowl season in the North and South Duck Zones on Oct. 23-24 for licensed youth 15 years of age or younger.
A Special Youth Hunting License ($7) is required and may be purchased wherever hunting licenses are sold, as well as online and by phone at 1-800-TX-LIC-4U for an additional convenience fee. This year, more than 139,000 special youth hunting licenses have been sold, evidence that hunting continues to be an important pursuit among young Texans.
To make room for the new generation of Texas hunters, TPWD has made an extra effort to open as much public hunting land as possible to youth hunting on department-managed lands. Youth who are hunting on TPWD lands must be accompanied by a supervising adult 18 years of age or older who possesses the required Annual Public Hunting permit, a valid hunting license and any required stamps and permits.
Youth hunts for either sex white-tailed deer are scheduled during the special weekend season on public hunting units, mostly in East Texas. Youth waterfowl hunts are available on many public hunting units.
The Annual Public Hunting (APH) Permit is a $48 permit, valid from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31 of the following year. The APH permit allows an adult access to designated public hunting lands in the TPWD public hunting lands program. With the APH permit, hunting is allowed for small game, turkey, white-tailed deer, exotics, predators, furbearers, and fishing without having to pay daily permit fees and in most instances, without having to be selected in a drawing.
General season bag limits for the county hunted apply during the youth-only weekend, but some additional restrictions may apply in certain areas so be sure to check the 2010-11 Outdoor Annual of hunting and fishing regulations before heading afield.
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Is a Joint Tour Next on the Agenda for Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert?
Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton are truly one of country's most powerful couples. So, it would only be fitting if they one day loaded up the tour bus -- together. Is a joint tour next up for the fan-favorite husband and wife?


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O's hope Norris can avoid suspension
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles had not heard any official word from Major League Baseball as of Tuesday afternoon, but the team is hopeful that right-handed starter Bud Norris can avoid a suspension.
Norris was ejected for hitting Torii Hunter with a pitch in the eighth inning of Monday's game against the Tigers, and he sat in the dugout for several minutes after the ejection exchanging heated words with Hunter.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he didn't plan on reaching out to anyone in New York.
"No, I really don't want to throw up any red flags," he said. "I personally don't expect anything, but they don't really consult with what my mindset is. If they want to talk about it, I'm more than willing to talk about it. But I'm not going to initiate that, I don't think."
Norris' next scheduled start is Saturday against the Royals, and he's been the team's most consistent starter as of late, going 2-3 with a 3.98 ERA, including a season-high 7 2/3 innings in Monday's loss.
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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How do you let others know that you want them to tell you if something is amiss in your appearance, from an unzipped fly to spinach in your teeth? And how can you return that favor in a way that's not offensive?
Dear Miriam,
I am the kind of person who will tell you if your fly is down or if you have something in your teeth. I don't do it to be critical or point out shortfalls. Rather, I think it's the helpful thing to do, and I know I would want someone to tell me. The other day, I went into a meeting and afterwards noticed I had spinach in my teeth. I can't believe no one told me! How can I communicate to other people that I really do want them to tell me if something is amiss in my own appearance? And how can I share this kind of information with other people in a way that doesn't offend them?
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Dear Spinach,
Given the prevalance of new technologies, maybe it's time someone invented a "spinach detector" or "check your fly" app. Until then, we have to rely on our friends, or our mirrors, to alert us if anything's off about our appearance.
You're right to point out that there's a delicate balance in how this information gets shared. Perhaps as you make known that you want this information shared with you and are increasingly on the receiving ends of these comments, you'll get some ideas of how to be on the giving end, too.
In my experience, some phrases that work well include, "You might want to check the mirror," and, "Would it be helpful if I pointed something out to you?"
If you have a streak of sunscreen across your forehead, it's not that embarassing to have someone point out that you need to rub it in. If someone points out the spinach before an interview, it's awkward, but better than the potential employer pointing it out mid-interview, or, worse, no one pointing it out at all. In the case of an unzipped fly, pulling someone aside and whispering, "Check your fly," is the kindest and most discrete way of handling the situation.
Whenever you share one of these little unfortunate facts of life with someone, you could follow up with, "I hope it's OK that I mentioned it because I know I'd want you to tell me," or, "These sorts of things happen to me all the time, and I'm always relieved when someone helps me out."
You could make an extra point to tell those closest to you not to let you leave the house with your slip tucked into your skirt or not to ignore the ketchup stain on your shirt out of politeness. You can be as direct as you want about how direct you want people to be with you. But you need to be as gentle as possible with others, unless you have a prearranged blutness agreement.
While it's nice to be able to rely on others for a little nudge to improve your appearance, you can also take more responsibility yourself. App or not, before a meeting, set a reminder on your phone to check your teeth. Check your fly when you leave the bathroom. Create a checklist of likely issues you face when leaving the house in the morning so you'll do one last onceover before heading off to work.
Finally, as much as these potential embarrassments are at the forefront of your mind, remember that not everyone is as fixated on your appearance as you are. It's actually possible that no one noticed the spinach in your teeth. We're all much more focused on ourselves than we may realize. We're certainly more focused on ourselves than anyone else is focused on us.
You're more equipped to notice when something is out of place and also more likely to notice something that is of no consequence to anyone else. Cut yourself, and everyone else, some slack, and go eat a salad with abandon.
Be well,


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Breadth is running around 4-to-1 negative, but the point loss isn't that horrendous considering the surprise news. Market players are trying to figure out how this fiscal cliff issue might be resolved and they are already feeling a bit more positive as they consider some scenarios.
I've been complaining quite a bit lately about how difficult it has been to put money to work. I'm feeling much better about that this morning and feeling optimistic that this sudden selloff will help to create better opportunities. Already I'm seeing a number of things I'd looking to accumulate as conditions develop.
The big problem we face right now is that we are looking at some of the thinnest trading of the year during the holidays, as well as lots of end-of-the-year action that has little to do with the fundamentals of individual stocks. Tax planning and portfolio adjustments will be taking place over the next week and that can create some random and seemingly illogical action. With the danger of going over the fiscal cliff becoming more of a reality, there will be added pressure to do some selling for tax purposes.
One stock I'm adding this morning is MagnaChip Semi (MX). The stock received a Strong Buy rating and a $24 target from Needham this morning and was named a top pick at Citigroup last week. In the last quarter they topped earnings estimates by 120%, which was the sixth-straight positive surprise.
I'm going to be very selective with new buys here, but this hiccup and the increased volatility this morning isn't at all bad from a trading standpoint.


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Bullpen catcher Murphy injured during batting practice
OAKLAND -- Houston bullpen catcher Jeff Murphy was an early casualty of batting practice Wednesday.
Murphy was throwing batting practice when a gust of wind knocked over the protection screen in front of the pitcher's mound.
Murphy got his left foot caught under the screen. He pulled himself free and tried to walk off the mound but fell to the ground, where he remained for a few minutes while teammates and coaches gathered around him.
Preliminary reports indicated Murphy suffered a pulled left hamstring and injured knee. He was in obvious pain as he was helped off the field and taken directly into the clubhouse.
Astros officials said the injuries weren't serious.
Sandbags were placed on the screen following the incident as 17 mile per hour winds swept through O.Co Coliseum.
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LA gets:
Danny Granger
Tyler Hansborough
Darren Collison
IND gets:
Pau Gasol
Darius Morris
LA clears some salary in this deal. They fill three positions of need with starters or borderline starters, which is much better than what they currently trot out on the court. They get rid of Gasol before he starts to decline and get good value out of him. Collison is back in LA, while Hansborough will probably be a big jersey sales guy.
We bring in someone to start at PF over West, but the three bigs we have would all get their fair share of minutes. Gasol is much longer than Hansborough and much more skilled, which would help reduce volatility in the capabilities of our lineups. This would force us to go get a combo forward as a backup. We would need to get at least two players back from LA to fill the roster. I used Darius Morris because he doesn't fit what the Lakers have traditionally wanted out of a PG. I'm sure Barnes would be included and maybe Fisher since he is owed more than the other minimum deals.


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Image: Eastern Dwarf Galaxias, Galaxiella pusilla
An Eastern Dwarf Galaxias caught (and released) by the Bush Blitz team, in Darlot Creek, southwestern Victoria, March 2011.
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The UK is to cut its planned acquisition of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) by up to two-thirds, switch versions and delay introduction of the aircraft.
A Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) made public on October 19 also scrapped the RAF's Harrier STOVL (short takeoff, vertical landing) combat jets and the Nimrod MRA.4 maritime patrol aircraft, which is just entering service. Orders for 22 Airbus A400M airlifters, 14 Airbus A330 air-refueling tankers and three RC-135 signals intelligence aircraft have survived the review. But a surprise move, the recently introduced Raytheon Sentinel (Astor) reconnaissance aircraft will be withdrawn, "once it is no longer required over Afghanistan."
The UK has contributed greatly to development of the F-35B STOVL version of the JSF and has already ordered three initial production aircraft. However, the SDSR calls for the UK's forthcoming large new aircraft carriers to be interoperable with those of allies, such as France and the U.S. They will therefore launch and recover combat jets via conventional catapult and arrestor gear, and the UK will operate the F-35C version, which has greater payload and range than the F-35B. But only one of the new carriers will enter service, in 2020, with the other to be sold or kept in "extended readiness."
The UK's planned buy of F-35s will therefore be cut from 135 to a much reduced but yet-to-be-determined number. The RAF's fleet of Tornado strike aircraft will also be reduced, and no more Eurofighter Typhoons will be bought.
Helicopters fared better than expected in the SDSR: a proposed buy of 22 more Boeing Chinooks has been cut to 12, but the new AgustaWestland Wildcat program survives, as does a major upgrade to the Eurocopter Puma.


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Only a fraction of the collection at the country's oldest natural history museum is out in the open for visitors to see.
Eighteen million plant and animal specimens are catalogued and stored in huge metal cases for research purposes upstairs at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Nate Rice, collection manager of ornithology, spends most of his time caring for and managing the more than 200,000 bird specimens there. During field seasons, though, Rice hits the road. He has traveled to Australia, Central Africa and Southeast Asia, collecting birds to add to the academy's collection.
Rice became interested in ornithology when he took a bird science class in college. And his passion for field work was solidified early on in his career, on his first expedition.
"All of my hobbies of camping and hunting come together with my passion of birds to be in the field collecting and documenting birds," Rice said. "It was absolutely perfect for me."
When he returns to the academy after a trip in the field, Rice skins and stuffs the specimens he captures. He demonstrated his skill on a rose-breasted grosbeak that died after flying into a window at Temple University.
Rice is meticulous in preparing skins for storage; he believes a well-prepared bird will be handled more gently by the generations of scientists who study the academy's collections.
"Ninety-nine or more percent of the birds that I prepare here at the academy have absolutely no use to my personal research, but you never know when it's going to be useful," Rice said. "What keeps me going here is just that."