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WATCH: Farmers Arrested for Planting Hemp in DEA Front Lawn
Local farmer Will Allen got together with some of his friends last Tuesday to dig up a little earth and plant some seeds. As they expected, they were all promptly arrested. Why? Well, the seeds they were sowing were hemp, and the place they were planting them was the front lawn of the DEA in Washington.
Allen, along with David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, and five others, were protesting the restriction on growing industrial hemp within the US. Their argument goes something like this: hemp is not marijuana and it won't get you high. Hemp has a variety of industrial uses, and its prohibition means American farmers are losing millions of dollars to other countries that permit the cultivation of hemp, like China and Canada.
Now that the Justice Department has signaled its intent to cease prosecuting medical marijuana users who comply with state law, the time has come to re-examine the wrong-headed ban on weed's non-psychoactive cousin.
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Fresh from the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) annual convention last weekend in Washington, DC, a pair of real life farmers who want to be hemp farmers joined with hemp industry figures and spokesmen to travel across the Potomac River to DEA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, where, in an act of civil disobedience, they took shovels to the lawn and planted hemp seeds. Within a few minutes, they were arrested and charged with trespassing.
Hoping to focus the attention of the Obama administration on halting DEA interference, North Dakota farmer Wayne Hauge, Vermont farmer Will Allen, HIA President Steve Levine, hemp-based soap producer and Vote Hemp director David Bronner, Vote Hemp communications director Adam Eidinger, and hemp clothing company owner Isaac Nichelson were arrested in the action as another dozen or so supporters and puzzled DEA employees looked on.
"Who has a permit?" demanded a DEA security official. "A permit — that's what we want from the DEA," Bronner responded.
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A new Jane tooth stirs debate
A new Jane tooth stirs debate
By Rod Myers, Naturalist
The discovery of a new Jane tooth and the overlooking of one discovered months ago sheds new light on the identification of Burpee Museums mystery dinosaur. The new tooth is believed to have come from the anterior of the maxilla, which is the upper jaw. The tooth just found in the earth of the now-famous plaster pod is bigger than an identical tooth found in October.
The October Jane tooths origin is not known. Both teeth, however, have a classic Tyrannosaurus rex design, which is plump and triangular shaped if observed from the front and not from the side (see drawing). Though the teeth are not as large as T. rex teeth, their shape could mean that Jane was beginning to reach T. rex adulthood. Its argued that juvenile T. rexes had longer faces, meaning they had more teeth. As the T. rex got older, its face shortened; therefore, it lost space for the teeth, thus losing them. Jane has substantially more teeth than a T. rex, though obviously they are much smaller and all but two are shaped differently than a T. rex. The tooth serrations are also placed differently except in the teeth that resemble miniature T. rex teeth.
A small T. rex would not need big bone-crushing teeth like an adult. It would be killing smaller prey or dining on pre-chomped or sliced prepared food from the parents. The serrations on the teeth of the young would befit those for slicing as most of Janes are.
Evidence suggests T. rexes laid between 12 to 24 eggs in a nest site. Thats a lot of eggs for a meat-eating dinosaur, and the odds are that only 10 percent of the young made it to adulthood. The time for a T. rex to reach maturity is estimated at two to five years. Thats if dinosaurs grew as rapidly as birds. At any rate, a tremendous amount of growth and structural change occurred in the lives of T. rexes from hatching to adult. The dinosaur nest found giving the evidence that Tyrannosaurus laid many eggs in one clutch was believed to be that of a Tarbosaur, which is an Asian species of Tyrannosaur closely related to the T. rex.
But dont make a conclusion yet; Jane is a long way from being identified. Mike Henderson, Burpees paleontologist, says its much too early to make a decision. You have to look at the totality of the bones; one must look at all the evidence, said Henderson. Weve only looked at 10 percent of the Jane bones that we have; its going to be a while before we are done.
Mike said there could be another explanation for the Jane tooth looking like a T. rex besides being a T. rex tooth. Jane could have had heterodentition; that is, she could have had different types of teeth for different jobs like we have molars for crushing and front teeth for biting. Heterodonts are unusual in the dinosaur world, but they did occur. Theres an extinct marine reptile called the Globidon that had spiked teeth in the front for grabbing and ball-like teeth in the back for crushing. Theres a twist, though; we believe the new Jane tooth that looks like a T. rex tooth came from the anterior of the upper jaw. You would expect a large bone-crushing tooth like this one would be situated in the back. T. rexes have bone-crunching teeth front and back; they are not heterodonts. One could say Jane is starting to get her adult teeth and all of the same type. We have to examine the tooth sockets before we conclude where the tooth came from.
If the teeth are changing, other things may be changing as well. Mike brought out a post orbital, a portion of Janes skull. In the Cleveland skull thats believed to be a Nano, he observed, the post orbital is different than a T. rex, but in Janes it looks like something in between the Cleveland skull and a T. rex. Perhaps its in the process of changing. Janes skull is bigger, so perhaps its older and on the road more to being a T. rex.
Mike pointed out again that its too early to tell what Jane is. In the early days after they knew they had a unique discovery, Robert Bakker and Peter Larson jumped into the race in predicting what Jane is. They are both aggressive, intelligent theorists who claimed Jane to be a Nanotyrannus. Mike Carr is the main proponent claiming that Jane and the Cleveland Nano are both young T. rexes. Bakker and Larson took a commanding early lead, but Carr, whose personality is much less aggressive, is gradually catching up in the race. Carr is kinda shy, very methodical and extremely intelligent, said Henderson.
Theres a biological term called convergence, which means that two species, though unrelated, look similar because of similar behavior. Believe it or not, thats one of the possibilities of Janes identification. Jane may not even be related to a T. rex. Another possibility is that Jane could be very closely related to a T. rex like a red fox to a gray fox. Bakker and Larson figure the genetic relationship is more like the wolf and the coyote.
There are four most probable possibilities of what Jane might be. (1) Jane might be a young T. rex thats beginning to grow into adulthood; (2) Jane could be a Nanotyrannus, a distinct species; (3) Jane could be a different species of T. rex; or (4) none of the above. The possibilities in the category range from Jane being a runt T. rex to not being related to Tyrannosaurus at all.
All the data will be in by late summer. I will make a decision when all the evidence is in, said Mike Henderson. Then he grinned like a 5-year-old who had just found his first fossil.
Rod Myers is a local resident with an interest in the environment and disability issues. He has an associates degree in science and a bachelors in fine arts. Rod is a member of the Audubon Society, the Wild Ones Natural Landscapers and Rockford Amateur Astronomers, Inc.

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Health Economics, 4/e combines current economic theory, recent research, and health policy problems into a comprehensive overview of the field. This thorough update of a classic and widely used text follows author Charles E. Phelps's three years of service as Provost of the University of Rochester.
Why Health Economics?; Utility and Health; The Transformation of Medical Care to Health; The Demand for Medical Care: Conceptual Framework; Empirical Studies of Medical Care Demand and Applications; The Physician and the Physician Firm; Physicians in the Marketplace; The Hospital as a Supplier of Medical Care; Hospitals in the Marketplace; The Demand for Health Insurance; Health Insurance Supply and Managed Care; Government Provision of Health Insurance; Medical Malpractice; Externalities in Health and Medical Care; Managing the Market: Regulation and Technical Change in Health Care; Universal Insurance Issues and International Comparisons of Health Care Systems.
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Stopped in for dinner after riding to I&I for a gose tick on April 18, 2013.
This place used to be 2nd on Second (as evidenced by the floormat that still has the name) for anyone familiar with the area. It's a standard long but narrow space with brick walls. There are a couple of tables outside and plenty of tables inside.
They boast that they have 33 beers available, which appears to be true however only 4 of them are on tap. The rest are in bottles. Of the tap choices I went with Lagunitas IPA which was decent (normally I love this beer, but it's got a month or two on it) and was served in a really thick Dos Equis glass. The sandwich board outside says that the featured beer is Dogfish Head Palo Santo but I didnt ask what "featured" meant.
The food was pretty good and priced about like what other places that serve overly fancied food charge (ie $10 for a burger). I think this place took a page out of the Fathers Office book in that my side of ketchup was 1/4 fl oz. The burger was the Caprese burger which had mozerlla cheese and balsamic vinegar on it. It ate pretty good. I think I'm going to start making a note of this in my ratings: the burger was cooked medium. I always ask for it medium rare knowing that no one will actually serve it to me medium rare (with 3 exceptions so far: Blue Palms, and I forget the other two, which kind of defeats the purpose). Chinoskillzian's bacon burger looked good too.
Service was friendly and prompt though this was about 20 minutes before closing so there werent a ton of other customers. I'll likely stop back in at some point when in downtown Pomona, especially if I have a craving for a bottle of Knuckle Sandwich.


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It has been quiete around Leilow and Fitted Hawaii, the stores and brands residing on the beautiful islands. Today we present to you a new collaboration between the two – the Beachcomber Pack.
"he Beachcomber pack features our collective Beachcomber New Era, a fusion of Jules' bugged out artistic visions with FITTED's more traditional methods, all with a modern approach. The cap features a print of black and white woven patterns with gray tones, while the inside features a silk lining of a map of the Hawaiian Islands which invokes a nostalgic warmth, citing the days of Don Ho, the Beachcomber and the lounge music era; incorporating both Leilow and FITTED's logos. The underside of the visor features an embroidered hula girl, just an added extra touch that separates us from the rest. Coinciding with the cap is a white t-shirt with the same print found on the inside of the cap on the back, and the same hula girl on the front. To finish off this exquisite pack, we have a sticker sheet which integrates the map graphic."
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We look forward to the Oakwood Adventure Guides visiting this Saturday the 12th. They plan on taking the 2 hour trip down the beautiful Little Miami River at 10:00 am in a mix of canoes, rafts, and maybe a few kayaks. Conditions will be great with the recent rains the river level is excellent and forecast is for sun and about 80 degrees.
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As federal lawmakers focus on gun control, Guns Across America rallies are planned at state houses across the country on Saturday, including in Hartford.
Eric Reed, the national coordinator, is calling for a "peaceful picketing protest against any, and all future gun legislation," according to a news release from local organizers,
The rallies will take place just days after President Barack Obama signed 26 executive actions and unveiled strict and wide-ranging proposals to cut gun violence, including universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons.
After President Obama's news conference, Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, praised his plans.
"Today the President took the critical first step toward answering that question. The common sense measures he proposed today are something that we should all be able to agree on, and I want to commend him and the Vice President for their work on this issue," Malloy said in a statement.
The National Rifle Association also issued a news release.
"The NRA will continue to focus on keeping our children safe and securing our schools, fixing our broken mental health system, and prosecuting violent criminals to the fullest extent of the law. We look forward to working with Congress on a bi-partisan basis to find real solutions to protecting America's most valuable asset – our children," the statement says. "Attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation. Only honest, law-abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy."
The local group planning the rallies appears to be made up of independent gun owners and around 6,500 people across the country are expected to attend, according to a news release.
A pro-2nd Amendment rally will be held at noon at the state Capitol and has warned people who attend not to carry guns on the property because it is a gun-free zone.
"Everyone must be compliant with the states concealed carry laws depending on where the rally is being held. We would hate to see people arrested for illegal possession of a firearm at a pro-gun rally. That would only defeat the purpose of going," the group posted.


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Yesterday I shared photos of a Divisadero wall mural in Western Addition here in San Francisco. I took those photos one day during a long walk from my neighborhood near Japantown over to Divisadero, down through Western Addition and into lower then upper Haight. Here are some other images from that day.
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Matthew McConaughey talks with Access correspondent Tim Vincent about the "beautiful love story" in his new film, "Mud." Plus, has he spoken to his friend Lance Armstrong since his doping confession?
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A JARROW school acted as a cultural host for teachers from across mainland Europe.
St Matthew's RC Primary School in Alnwick Grove took part in the Comenius Project, which supports cultural and educational exchanges.
Teachers from Germany, Italy, Spain and Turkey enjoyed visits to places of local interest, including Jarrow Town Hall, Bede's World, Jarrow, and Durham Cathedral.
Headteacher Martin Humble said: "In July 2012, St Matthew's School was told by the British Council that it had been successful in its application for funding to be part of a Comenius Project, entitled 'Cultural heritage reflected in our home towns,' together with schools from Germany, Italy, Spain and Turkey.
"The Comenius Programme is a European Union educational project which aims to help young people and educational staff better understand the range of European cultures, languages and values.
"The multilateral partnerships also enable staff and students in the UK to work together with partners in other Comenius-eligible countries for the duration of the two-year partnership."
Mr Humble added: "This exciting project further enhances the opportunities for all pupils in our 'outstanding' school."
Other parts of the exchange week included a trip to Holy Island, Northumberland, lunch at Colmans fish and chip restaurant in South Shields and a trip to Newcastle.
The Jarrow school exchange concluded with an evening at The Lakeside pub, near the Fellgate Estate, Jarrow.
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THE struggle to preserve the world's biodiversity is being compromised by
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species or those at risk of extinction. For instance, says Mark Burgman of the
University of Melbourne, lists compiled and used by organisations such as the
World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Secretariat to the CITES agreement are
heavily biased toward birds, mammals and flowering plants, to the detriment of
less charismatic species such as insects and fungi. If no one tackles the
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February 18, 2012 - A lot of time has passed since we last reviewed any Teknic gear -- too much time.
There's no reason for this -- it's just an oversight.
The brand sort of disappeared off our radar for some reason, even though the company can always be counted on for innovative, unique designs.
The Teknic Freeway jacket caught my eye as I was strolling down an aisle at the 2012 Dealer Expo, and I stopped to take a look.
Turns out, the designer and owner were there and we had a good conversation.
They showed me the latest Freeway jacket (photos below), which comes in black or a "Day Glow" yellow that's so bright it completely fooled my camera.
The Freeway jacket has an attached waterproof/breathable liner and Teknic gives a lifetime waterproof guarantee on the jacket, which is pretty impressive. The liner is claimed to have been tested to resist water in a 10-meter tall column and it breathes 6,000 grams per square meter in 24 hours.
There's a list as long as your forearm -- literally -- attached to the jacket, filled with acronyms and specifications. The Freeway is the high-end Teknic jacket, yet the 2011 versions are selling for only $199.95 at RevZilla, a webBikeWorld affiliate.
The unique Teknic touches are there, like the offset front zipper, which makes sense to keep the cold air off your chest; plenty of retro-reflective tape; genuine Knox armor; and a magnetic collar closure instead of hook-and-loop. Hey -- why didn't I think of that?
The "Poor Man's Freeway" is the Sprint -- a distant relative of the original Sprint jacket we reviewed back in 2006. It doesn't have all of the features of the Freeway but it still looks like it will do the deed. And, it also has the lifetime waterproof guarantee.
I was also shown the new Teknic Supervent Pro mesh jacket. It comes in black only but it has probably the most heavy-duty mesh I've ever seen. It's some type of special weave that is claimed to be 6 times more abrasion resistant than "normal" mesh. It has hidden stitching, dual layer reinforcements, built-in elbow and shoulder sliders and even an aerodynamic hump. Matching mesh/textile hybrid pants are also available.
I'll have to get one for a summer review and match it with the Teknic Kicker high-viz vest.
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Publication Date: February 18, 2012
From "S.K." (February 2012): "Just wanted to add some comments to your review... I'm using the 2011 Freeway jacket and can easily say it's the best dedicated riding jacket I've worn in my 40+ years as a tour rider.
The older style neck closure, although not magnetic, is still something that can be easily adjusted, and once adjusted, closed while wearing winter gloves! The "storm collar" that zips onto the jacket actually works! (I no longer need to wear a neck gator when I ride in the winter).
The pocket waterproof zippers really are, and the multiple air vents let me use this jacket even in the summer for tour riding without wishing I was wearing my mesh jacket. The cuffs are nicely adjustable, and there are more pockets than I can find use for! It's a very comfortable and functional jacket that I would heartily recommend.
But there are a couple of negative points that really stand out... I can't tell from the review if the liner has been redesigned, but they REALLY need to remove that silver foil stuff. Body moisture actually condenses on it and drips down! The jacket breaths nicely but that zip-in liner does NOT!
And when inside the jacket, the combination is so stiff that I have trouble bending my arm to raise my helmet visor. I eventually stopped using the included liner and opted for a thin polar fleece over-shirt. The outer jacket seals so well that with everything buttoned up and the fleece used as a liner, I'm more than comfortable riding for hours when the temps are hovering at the freezing point (I can ride about 360 days here, with a few days down for snow flurries or snow on the street).
The second (and there are really only two) negative aspect is the sleeve length. Perhaps a street racer who's lying flat on the tank with arms stretched out in front might not find this too much of a problem, but as a cruiser rider with somewhat shorter arms (not unduly short, but shorter...) the sleeves are almost three inches too long for me.
With my arm hanging straight down, the sleeve completely covers my entire hand a half inch past my finger tips!
The rest of the jacket is a very snug but accurate fit ... for people with normal bodies. (I have a rather big neck and nothing has ever fit that correctly out of the box. I always do a collar modification to anything that needs to close)."
Editor's Note: I followed up with Teknic on this and here's their response: "The 2012 jacket does NOT have the silver foil ( this was in the prior / older version jacket ( and yes agree it did not breathe and the very reason why we replaced it with the new system)."


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MIL says baby should be potty trained by the age of
2. I show her websites that list the signs of when a baby is ready... I show her websites that say closer to the age of 3 is when they START to be potty trained. She just yells "THEY'RE WRONG. THEY'RE ALL WRONG. BABIES SHOULD BE POTTY TRAINED BY 2!"
mine says 9 months cause that's when hers were forced sit on a potty. she trained herself to put them on every hour. I'm convinced those babies didn't know what was going on and my husband had problems until he was a teenager. some old women go by the "I did it this way so everyone should" philosophy and refuse to listen to newer research. mine doesn't believe drs know what they're talking about.
just do what you're doing. it'll be hard to insist to her that you are going to raise your child the way you feel is best, but once she sees they're still alive and fairly normal she'll get over it. mine doesn't say anything to me anymore because I don't always use her advice. can't say I mind lol.
This is the point where I would just smile and say thank you for the input. No need to tell her that you are going to be doing it her way. She gets no say so therefor she shouldn't be involved with the potty training at all. My family quickly learned that I would smile to their faces, and then go do things the way I wanted lol.
I agree with your MIL. sorry. but both of my kids were in regular underwear by their 2nd birthdays. they weren't traumatized by it either. I was thankful that when i brought DD home from the hospital after having her that my 2 year old son was out of diapers and I didnt have 2 sets of diapers to change LOL! i think waiting til they are 'ready' is a cop out.
right? LOL my kids started pre-k at 3 because they were able to use a bathroom all by themselves. when a kid when walk and clearly talk and ask for what they want then i am sorry being in diapers still is laziness.
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All three of my kids were potty-trained by the time they were two. I could not imagine having a three, four, five year old potentially still in diapers. Ewww. That article IS a bunch of BS.
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Nice Rad. It's been a while...
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Woot Radford!!!! Awesome score. I've been plauying the odd bigger field MTT trying to hit a win like that lately. You give me hope!
I'll try and get it up in the HoF listing today or tomorrow.
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The NPA said in Lagos on Friday that 83 ships would berth at the Lagos Ports between Jan. 4 and Jan. 28.
It said in its daily publication, "The Shipping Position" that the ships would sail into the ports with cargoes like bulk wheat, steel products, petroleum products and containers.
According to the shipping position, other cargoes being carried by the ships are bulk sugar, new and used vehicles, rice, palm oil and general cargo. The document said that 10 ships were waiting to berth and to discharge their cargoes at the ENL Consortium, Ports and Terminal Multi-services Ltd., Josepdam and Apapa Bulk Terminal Ltd., respectively.
It indicated that the 10 ships were laden with rice, wheat, bulk sugar, fertiliser and containers. The report said that 16 fuel-laden ships were waiting to berth at various oil terminals in the Lagos ports.
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Sky News understands that some Treasury officials are expressing private concerns about the complexity of a retail offering of part of the Government's remaining 33% stake in Lloyds.
A mass public sale of shares in the bank is widely-seen as likely in the early months of next year following last week's successful placing of a 6% stake through a deal which raised £3.2bn.
The Chancellor wrote to Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, following the transaction, saying that he would "consider all options for later sales of our shareholding in Lloyds, including a retail offering to the general public".
The idea is backed by many of Mr Osborne's allies, who believe that such a sale would be politically beneficial in the run-up to the next general election.
However, some Treasury officials believe that the likely requirement to publish a full prospectus as well as the delay between doing so and executing an actual sale of shares would be far riskier than further transactions such as last week's.
Value-for-money for British taxpayers would be the "overriding consideration" when planning future disposals, the Chancellor told Mr Tyrie.
A public offering would not necessarily involve a giveaway of the shares, although that idea has been advocated by a number of think-tanks.
There remains significant demand among institutional investors for Lloyds shares, and any retail offering would encompass only part of the Treasury's remaining stake in the bank, said one insider.
A decision will in any case not be made for months, since UK Financial Investments, which manages taxpayers' shareholding in Lloyds, said last week it wold not seek to further reduce its stake for at least 90 days.
It is possible to waive that commitment but it is seen as unlikely.
The Times reported in May that Treasury officials had similar reservations about a public offering of a stake in Royal Bank of Scotland, although RBS shares - unlike those of Lloyds - are trading at a significant loss on the taxpayer's investment.


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TYLER (KYTX) - One man is shot outside his home in Tyler. The man who police believe pulled the trigger, is behind bars tonight.
That man who was arrested Tuesday afternoon is 20-year-old Bennie Jewel Williams III. Police say he shot 28-year-old Tyler man Chris Crockett in the arm in the 900 block of South Turner Street in Tyler at about 2:00.
The shooting put neighbors like Sonia Denmark, on edge.
"My son lives down here and my boyfriend lives here," Denmark said.
She panicked when she heard about a shooting on South Turner Street.
"Somebody said Chris got shot, and I'm thinking it was my son!" she said. The victim wasn't Denmark's son Chris, but another man, 27-year-old Chris Crockett.
Tyler police say Crockett was on his front porch two other men, when things went down hill.
Officer Don Martin with the Tyler Police Department said, "Another group had pulled up in a vehicle. They knew each other."
Martin says the men in the car asked to borrow a shovel, and then things got out of hand.
"They'd gotten out, they'd been here for like 10 minutes, then apparently someone from that group pulled out a gun and shot the other person that was out in the front yard to begin with," Martin says.
Crockett was rushed to the hospital. The bullet hit him in his left forearm.
While police continued to interview witnesses at the scene other police officers pulled over the car with the suspect in it. After questioning several people, police arrested one man in the car, Bennie Jewel Williams III.
Police found a .22 caliber handgun at the scene. They believe Williams used it to shoot Crockett.
Denmark is close friends with the people who live in Crockett's house. She says, "They've been friends a long time. The young lady that lives there, she's been a friend for a long time. Known her all her life."
She says even in a tight knit neighborhood, she'll keep an extra eye on her grandchildren when they're in the area.
Crockett has been treated and released from the hospital. Williams is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Imperial Valley, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Imperial Valley ports of entry over the last four days stopped almost $1.5 million worth of narcotics from entering the United States.
Officers at the Andrade and Calexico ports of entry made several significant seizures of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, weighing 589 lbs.
One of the seizures occurred at about 1:00 p.m. yesterday, March 28, at the Calexico downtown port of entry after an officer detected signs of nervousness from a 22-year-old female U.S. citizen driving a 1996 Toyota 4-Runner. As the officer detected signs of nervousness, a canine unit screening vehicles also alerted to 4-Runner. The driver and vehicle were escorted for further examination.
An intensive inspection of the 4-Runner led officers to the discovery of 20 wrapped packages of cocaine concealed inside the vehicle's gas tank. The weight of the cocaine was 52 pounds with a street value of approximately $468,000.
The driver, a resident of Mexicali, Baja California, was arrested for the alleged narcotic smuggling attempt.
Another seizure occurred an hour and fifteen minutes later at the Andrade port of entry when a canine unit screening vehicles alerted to the auxiliary fuel tank mounted on the bed of a Ford F-350 pickup truck. The driver, a 28-year-old male Mexican citizen, and the vehicle were referred for further examination.
During the intensive examination, CBP officers utilized a fiber optic scope on the auxiliary tank which led to the discovery of 13 large wrapped packages of marijuana. The weight of the marijuana was 235 pounds with a street value of approximately $106,800.
The driver, a resident of Puerto Penasco, Sonora, was arrested for the alleged narcotic smuggling attempt.
On Friday, March 25, at the Calexico East port of entry, an officer and canine unit conducted an intensive examination on a brown 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser and discovered 20 wrapped packages of cocaine concealed within the vehicle's roof. The weight of the cocaine was 50 pounds with an estimated street value of $450,000.
The driver, a 22- year-old male Mexican citizen and resident of Ensenada, Baja California, was arrested for the alleged narcotic smuggling attempt.
In all incidents, the drivers were turned over to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who in turn transported them to the Imperial County Jail where they currently await arraignment.
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More than 12,000 racewalkers have taken the Beginning Racewalking classes that I teach. A good majority of them (runners included) were looking for weight loss in their exercise endeavors. That's what I was looking for as well when I started running back in the late 70s.
Racewalking and running are certainly great tools to help you manage your weight, But are they enough?
You think I'm going to talk about a healthy diet? No. That's a registered dietitian's job.
I believe that there's a mental component to our fitness, health and body size.
Weight management problems exist mostly in your mind and that's the place you'll solve them. Exercise, low-fat and high-fiber whole grain foods, consulting with a registered dietitian and a coach or personal trainer are tools to help you reach your goals.
However, there's more. You must create a new vision of what's causing the weight problems and make a decision to change that faulty thinking and take some action.
What happened to you in the past is not what counts. It doesn't matter that you were fat as a child, or that you had an unhappy childhood, or no one at home supports your weight loss. Maybe using weight as a shield was an effective tool for you at one time. Is it working for you now? If not, make a new vision and a new decision. Your history is not your destiny.
Success in weight management is connected to vision. The problem is that we tend to visualize and talk about the negatives in our life. "My job is killing me." "I don't have any time to exercise." "I am sick to my stomach over what's happening in the world." "I have gotten so out of shape that I hate myself."
Instead, talk about what you want to create, not what you want to get rid of. Whatever you talk about—you'll create. That's how our minds work. Want to have relationship problems? Talk about how there are no eligible men/women out there. Want to be unemployed? Keep talking about no good jobs out there. Want to be fatter? Talk about diets and weight problems.
Think about the words "lose weight." Lose is not a happy word. How much can you associate with "lose" and be happy? I'm going to lose my job. I've lost my family. Lost my home. Lost my dog. Lost my keys.
There are other negative associations for weight loss:
- I'm going to lose 20 pounds.
- I'm going to work on my weight.
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The ancient surname CRAIG originated independently in numerous locations and is found in many variations, although its earliest beginnings lie with Scotland, and later, North Ireland. There are many forms and spellings of the name, among them, CRAIGH, CREAG, CRAIGHE, and CREIGH. In Scottish gaelic, "craig" means "rock"; throughout Scotland, many forts and defensible positions were built on the massive rock outcroppings on both the shoreline and the interior of the county. The surname CRAIG, by extension, was then applied to the people who occupied these rocky environs and fortifications.
The CRAIG surname is first found in the area of the Picts, in the eastern part of Scotland. The Picts, considered to be among the earliest settlers of Scotland, were granted settlement of the area on condition that their kings marry Irish princesses. There is evidence in early documents of the name Craig, or a derivative of, before the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name CRAIG emerged as a Clan in the original territories of Aberdeen, seated at Craigfintray Castle in Kildrumie in that Shire. This Northern Clan, frequently associated with the Gordons, first appears in the Ayershire and Lanarckshire areas, circa 1180. There were two other Clans, one associated with the Huntley's, and who were pledged to King Edward I of England during his conquest of Scotland. Fealty was sworn to Edward I by Johan de Cragyn of the county of Linlithgow in 1296. Johan Craig of the same shire and Agneys del Crage of Edinburghshire and Johan del Cragge of Lanarckshire also paid homage in 1296. By 1300, in Aberdeenshire, Bryce de Craig was Burgess of Aberdeen. The land of James del Crag, son of John del Craig, in Ayershire, is mentioned in 1323. Alexander de Cragy was forfeited in 1334, and then pardoned in 1335.In 1335, John of the Craig led 1,000 of his warriors at the Battle of Culblean. John of the Craig led his famous "band of 300" to support Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, in the raiding and siege at Kildrumie Castle at the Battle of Dunblean. This John Craig was the Steward of Kildrummie Castle; 250 years later, this family was seated at Craigfintray Castle (Craigston). This clan evolved to the Craigs of Riccarton. In 1442, the Lawman of Orkney and others granted an attestation in favor of James del Cragy, Lord of Hupe, husband of Margaret Sinclair. Margaret was the daughter of Henry, Earl of Orkney. Several families in Orkney, likely descended from this marriage, were seated at Brugh, Banko, Skaill, and Weaton. John was Lawman in 1497. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was common in Edinburge and spread throughout the low country. The name was then often found in the form of "del Craig".
William Craig, of Craigfintray Castle, County Aberdeen, was killed at the Battle of Flodden in September 1513. William was the father of the Reverend John Craig (1512-1600), famous churchman and religious reformer, colleague of John Knox, and founder of the Church of Scotland. Following William in succession came Alexander Craig of Craigfintray, followed by William Craig, and next, Sir Thomas Craig (1538-1608) who was married to Helen Heriot. Sir Thomas was a great institutional writer in Scottish feudal law - his work stands today. In the latter part of his life, Sir Thomas acted as advocate for the Church of Scotland.After the foundation of the Church of Scotland, political dissent occurred over the power of the King and civil authorities over the rights of the Church. This led to the beginning of the Presbyterian movement. Many of these religious dissenters fled to Northern Ireland and its freer religious environment. Religious and civil war soon reached North Ireland, bringing more Scots to live in the North. During the 1600's many Scots emigrated to North Ireland, called the "Plantation of Ulster"… our Craig's and Campbell's among them.Thomas' son, Sir James Craig of Craig Castle and Craigston of Aberdeen became one of theScottish undertakers of the Ulster Plantation. Sir James went to England in 1603, had grants of revision of the clerkship of the Wardrobe and of the Office of Assistant Clerk in the King's Great Wardrobe. In 1610 he was granted 1000 acres in County Armagh, which he later sold to buy land in County Cavan (baraony of Tullyhunco) and settled many of his kinsman there. In 1611, he was granted the Ulster manor. It is assumed that if a person's CRAIG forefathers came to America from North Ireland, there is a good chance he was a descendent of James, especially if they emigrated between just after the Revolutionary War (U.S) and 1810. His descendent, James Craig , became the first Prime Minister of Ireland in 1921, having been an organizer of the Ulster Volunteer Force in the struggle against Home Rule. He was then elevated to the Peerage, taking the title "Viscount Craigavon."
William Craig was born between 1750 and 1760 in Northern Ireland, our understanding near Mullaughfarn, in County Fermanagh. He was a Presbyterian Ulster Scot, his forebearers coming to Northern Ireland from the Scottish Lowlands. William's father, William Creague, was a Scottish soldier originally from near Edinburgh. Our William married about 1788/1789, Mary Gamble, who was born about 1752, also in Northern Ireland. They had six children, all born in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The first to come to the United States was Hugh Craig, who arrived sometime in 1819, first settling in Pittsburgh, PA. Secondly, came his brother, John Craig and his wife Elizabeth (Liggett) and their eldest two children. Thirdly, came William and Mary (Gamble) Craig who emigrated in August or September of 1825, through the port of Philadelphia, settling in Armstrong Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. With William and Mary came their son, William, their daughter Margaret Craig, and their daughter, Ann Johnston and her family. Lastly, arrived Patrick Craig in 1845. William Craig purchased 322 ¼ acres of land in Armstrong Township from Anthony and Margaret Calwell, the deed recorded in Indiana County on November 12, 1828 and witnessed by William's son Hugh Craig as well as David Johnston.William CRAIG first appears in Armstrong Township tax records in 1829 as William Creigh [sic], paying $1.38 tax for 232 acres of land and one cow. Hugh Creigh [sic] is listed as paying 33 cents tax for 100 acres of land. There is no deed recorded for Hugh, so it is presumed that William gave his son 100 acres of land to farm. William CRAIG last appears in the tax records in 1836 paying tax on 210 acres of land as well as two horses and two cows. Hugh Craig is listed in 1836 as paying tax on 50 acres of land. In 1837, tax records list William Craig as paying on 210 acres of land, two horses and two cows, but the entry is crossed out with a notation to "transfer to Hugh Craig" indicating that William Craig was by then dead. Pages from William's daughter, Margaret (CRAIG) Campbell's family Bible {now in the possession of Martha (Fouts) Frailey} record William Craig date of death as December 25, 1836. His will, dated April 25, 1829, was proven in Indiana County on May 12, 1843 naming his wife, Mary, son John, daughter Ann Johnston, daughter Margaret Campbell, and son, Hugh CRAIG.William Craig fist appears in U.S. Census records in 1830 census as head of household in Armstrong Township, between 70 and 80 years of age. Living with him is a white female age 70-80, his wife, Mary (unnamed in census). Also living with him are two white males between the ages of 20 and 30, one is undoubtedly Hugh Craig, who is not listed as head of a separate household, who was just about to turn 31 at the time the census was taken. The identity of the other white male between 20 and 30 is unclear.The 1840 US Census lists a woman between the ages of 80-90 living with William's son, Hugh, in Armstrong Township. This is undoubtedly Mary as the 1850 US Census lists Mary CRAIG, age 98, born in Ireland, living with Hugh Craig, also born in Ireland, and his family. Mary (Gamble) Craig's will was probated in Indiana County June 7 1856, and according to the West Union United Presbyterian Church records now in possession of the Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church, she died on June 2, 1856. Mary (Gamble) Craig's will names daughter Margaret Campbell, son Hugh Craig, son Patrick CRAIG and "heirs of son John Craig, deceased".
Information presented here is a compilation of different histories of the Craig name… sources available upon request, however one important source is the Craig Genealogical Society's excellent web page.


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Flora Thomas Petitioner
Georgia, Fannin County
I, T. B. Thomas, Administrator of the estate of Jehu M. Thomas deceased, do hereby acknowledge due and legal service of notice of the application of Mrs. Flora Thomas and her children for twelve months support.
This 2nd day of February 1918
T. B. Thomas
Georgia, Fannin County
To the Honorable Court of Ordinary of said County:
We, the undersigned, appointed by the Honorable the Ordinary of said County of Fannin to assess and set apart a sum necessary for the support and maintenance of the widow and minor children of Jehu M. Thomas deceased for the space of twelve months, either in money or such property as the said widow may select, do report that we have assessed and set apart as being necessary for the support and maintenance of said widow and children the sum of $600.00 in property selected by applicant as set forth below Dollars, which the said widow has selected to take as follows:
2 mules, 3 years of age, one mare and 1 horse mule, both black, harness, 1 Studebaker wagon $300.00, 1 frosty colored milk cow and red calf $30.00, #200 ? $30.00, 150 bushels corn in crib, more or less, $187.50 all farming tools belonging to deceased except mowing machine and rake $27.00, 4 hogs $20.00, #300 bundles fodder, more or less $6.00
And we also set apart the following household furniture for the use of said widow and children:
All household and kitchen furniture belonging to deceased except one organ.
In witness whereof, we have hereto set our hands and seals, this 5th day of February 1918.
M. K. McKenney
Fannin Court of Ordinary
March Term 1918
The report of the appraisers appointed to set apart to the widow and minor children of Jehu M. Thomas the provisions allowed by law, being read, and the court being satisfied that the same is in due form, and properly made, and the citation having been issued and published, and no objection being filed, it is ordered that the same be admitted to record, and stand as the judgment of this Court.
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When I heard Eminem's verse on the Drake shit, I went back and rewrote my shit for two days. I canceled appointments to rewrite! I fuckin' care! You know what I'm saying? And that's what I'm saying. Because I did that, Taylor Swift cannot win over Beyoncé! Because I wrote my verse in two days, Taylor Swift cannot beat Beyoncé. As long as I'm alive! And if I'm alive, kill me then! Kill me then! As long as I'm alive, you gon' have to deal with it. 'Cause there ain't gonna be no more motherfucking Elvises with no James Browns.OK...what the fuck does that even mean? It's nonsense. In what bizarre idiotic parallel universe does him rewriting a song have anything to do with why Taylor Swift cannot possibly have beaten Beyoncé? Listening to this video first thing this morning made me feel like I was having a stroke. A voice in the audio then asks him why he is so angry. He replies:
Because my mother got arrested for the fuckin' sit-ins. My mother died for this fame shit! I moved to fuckin' Hollywood chasing this shit. My mother died because of this shit. Fuck MTV.Umm...what? Your mother died because she had botched plastic surgery, chief. She is not a martyr to your celebrity. It's also not like she sacrificed her life shooting Beyoncé's video and her last wish is that she beat Taylor Swift at a crappy awards show. The fact that anybody thinks MTV has it out for black rap artists just makes him insane. The former music video network is singlehandedly responsible for millions of white suburban kids wearing their pants low and showing up to class in corn rows. How does Kanye think he made the millions that got him the right to make a bastard baby in Kim Kardashian? That's right. MTV.


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Metal lovers are set for a rocking start to Christmas with the return of the UK's only official Heavy Metal Carol Service.
'A Very Heavy Christmas' is back for the third year at Grimsby Minster, North East Lincolnshire.
The Carol Service will be held on Saturday at 5.30pm, and promises to be a gloriously festive 'alternative' Christmas celebration.
And for 2013 organisers have promised a feast of music and words that will include appearances from a variety of musicians and performers.
Organiser Simon Cross said: "We have some fantastic musicians involved this year, including Yorkshire based heavy rockers Metanoia, as well as a 'super group' of heavy metal talent who will be performing classic Christmas carols in unfamiliar ways.
"As well as the hard stuff, we've got a slot from purveyors of fine grungey psychedelia Seaside Johnson, and a special solo appearance from talented singer Vicky Frost.
"We will also have a set of 'lessons' from the battle scarred veteran of the Punk wars Eagle Spits, who will be delivering some of his own poetry 'readings'.
"This is a great opportunity for anyone who loves Christmas, but perhaps wants something a bit different from a Carol Service."
The Very Heavy Christmas Carol Service, which was first held in 2011, is also an opportunity for Charities who work with the homeless to raise awareness of their work.
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Tubbs got thrill from Buffalo Baseball Hall's call
A few months ago, Greg Tubbs heard about the heart attack suffered by former Buffalo Bisons play-by-play announcer and fellow Tennessee resident Pete Weber.
Tubbs was worried about Weber and then his phone rang and it was none other than Weber calling. Tubbs expressed his concern, but Weber, who now works for the Nashville Predators, told the ex-Bisons outfielder he was doing well and that he had some even better news – Tubbs had been elected to the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame.
"When I heard Pete's voice, he kind of spooked me," a laughing Tubbs said this week by phone from Cookeville. "But then he told me about the hall and it just blew me out of the water. ... I know I put up some pretty good numbers, but you just don't think about a Hall of Fame honor. You just go out and play. Once your career is over, you kind of look back, so this is really a dream come true for me."
Tubbs is the lone player selection for this year's class, which will be inducted prior to Friday night's game against Durham in Coca-Cola Field. Also earning induction will be former Bisons and Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge and longtime Buffalo scout Bob Miske.
Tubbs turned into the consummate leadoff man and regular center fielder for the Bisons during their days as a Pittsburgh affiliate. He was a standout on the 1991 and 1992 American Association Eastern Division championship teams, and still put up good numbers when he returned in '94 even though the team endured a miserable 55-89 season in its final year with the Pirates.
Two decades after he left town, he's still high in the franchise record book. In Buffalo's modern era, Tubbs is fourth in games played (364), third in hits (370), fifth in runs (198), second in stolen bases (67) and third in triples (19). When he retired after the '94 season, he was the franchise leader in all of those categories except games.
"I always liked Greg Tubbs," said Miske, a member of the Hall committee who is in his 50th year as a scout. "He was a great little player. He could run, he was a hustler, he did everything hard. He played so hard. I've wanted to see him in the Hall of Fame for a while and I'm really glad he's getting in."
Tubbs recalled his days in Buffalo fondly, in large part because of the big crowds that regularly filled then-Pilot Field.
"Those were exciting times to be a player in Triple-A in that setting," he said. "We had good clubs, but we knew what that '91 season represented, with the city trying to get the major-league franchise. We felt like the front office and the fans treated us like major leaguers."
Tubbs is the answer to two major trivia questions in Bisons modern-era lore.
The first is that he caught the final out in center field in both of Buffalo's division-championship clinchers at Pilot Field, in '91 against Louisville and in '92 against Nashville.
"That's everybody's dream as a player, especially as part of a championship scenario," he said. "You want the big hit or the last ball hit to you. I was just fortunate, right guy in the right place."
The second: He was the batter who drove the apparent game-tying double into the left-field corner of Denver's Mile High Stadium in the ninth inning of Game Four of the '91 Association finals. The Bisons, remember, were trailing, 9-0 – and getting no-hit by Greg Mathews – entering the inning.
They scored six runs and loaded the bases before Tubbs' hit, but pinch-runner Greg Edge was called out at the plate in the most controversial finish in franchise history. The Bisons thus lost, 9-8, and dropped the decisive Game Five the next night.
"I've looked and it looks like Edge didn't get in there, that he was completely blocked," said Tubbs, who had homered in the first two games of the series in Buffalo. "Sad to say. When I hit the ball, I thought for sure he would score. I hit a missile into that corner. Maybe his turns were too wide. I don't know. Everything was perfect for them to make their throws. It was crazy."
Left fielder Mickey Brantley made the first throw and the relay home to catcher Joe Kmak was by Zephyrs shortstop Charlie Montoyo – who will be in town Friday night as Durham's manager.
Tubbs joined the Bisons as a free agent after seven good years in the Atlanta chain, where he advanced to Triple-A and played with the likes of David Justice, Ron Gant, Mark Lemke and Jeff Blauser and worked with hitting instructors such as longtime MLB outfielder Johnny Grubb and Hall of Famer Luke Appling.
The Braves, however, never gave him a shot in the big leagues and neither did Pittsburgh. That came in 1993 with Cincinnati, who called up Tubbs from Indianapolis and gave him 59 at-bats over 35 games of limited duty. Tubbs hit .186 with one home run.
He re-signed with Pittsburgh and spent all of 1994 in Buffalo. Then came the players strike and offers from many teams to be a scab during spring training of 1995. Tubbs said no, said his fire for the game was going away and never played again.
Tubbs, now 51, runs an indoor hitting academy these days in Cookeville, about an hour from Nashville. He is also the assistant baseball coach at Cookeville High School, which played in the Tennessee state tournament last month for the first time. His two sons, Demond (23) and Darien (19), were both all-state players, and Darien is playing for the University of Memphis.
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"When are you due?" It's a harmless question. I hear it when I meet new people at parties or when I'm out shopping. I even hear it from some of the nurses at the chemo unit during my weekly visit. Recently a plumber, returning after a year, said, "Whoa, pregnant again?"
This question is part of the ritual of meeting me. You see, I look pregnant - not fat, but pregnant. In fact, I have been known to shamelessly use that fact to get a seat on the bus or a better spot in a queue.
Unfortunately, my impressive belly does not hold a baby. I have one of the largest livers most doctors are likely to see. Once, in the emergency room, a doctor rounded up all the other doctors and residents to come and view this marvel.
Its magnificence is the result of a rare disease called amyloidosis. I've lived with this bone marrow disease and my resulting large liver for more than 10 years. I'm used to the question … mostly.
People's reactions have taught me a great deal about empathy and kindness. I've learned what it feels like to be on the other side of bad news. I understand it can't be easy to absorb the fact that what you believe to be a baby is actually a liver resulting from a life-threatening disease. Still, I usually cringe in anticipation when I begin to tell my tale.
Some people feel appalled and embarrassed by their mistake: "Oh my God, I can't believe I said that!" or "Oh, I feel so terrible!" and on and on. These people are much more caught up in their own behaviour than in what is happening to me.
I, too, have been in that position, asking what I thought was a "foot-in-mouth" question. It's hard to separate our own injured ego from real concern for others. I have learned that I must move on from my honest mistakes. Otherwise, I will lose an opportunity to connect with others and provide support.
Another reaction is an almost insensitive level of pity, casting me as a victim. It gets worse if the person breaks into tears. I don't see myself as tragic and this concern weighs me down, making me feel separate and reduced. I've learned that pity satisfies something in the giver, but certainly not in the receiver.
Those who are afraid of illness are unsure how to react. They become wary and watchful, sometimes backing away as if I am contagious. I know I wanted to do the same thing when I first entered the new territory of loss and illness among those close to me. From this reaction I have learned not to be afraid when dealing with the pain and loss of others.
I value people who react with warmth, humour and compassion. I have come to realize that compassion does not equal pity and tears. Compassion can take many forms. The other day I was explaining my belly to a woman who was hearing impaired. She looked me steadily in the eyes with warmth and put her fist over her heart. I imagine that she was making the sign for, "I'm sorry," but to me it felt like she was saying, "solidarity sister."
Compassion can be humour. It brightens my day when someone responds with kind eyes and a good joke. Once, I introduced myself to a group with the usual, "Hi, my name is Sam and I'm not pregnant." My rotund friend, Nito, followed with, "Hi, my name is Nito and I'm not pregnant either."
Compassion can also mean pushing me to do things that help me. My instructors of Taoist Tai Chi do not go gently on me because I am sick. They encourage me to work even harder for the maximum health benefit. That kind of compassion has helped me profoundly.
Children are the best of all. They stare in wonder and ask if there is a baby in my tummy. When I tell them what is really in there they ask, "What's a liver?" They don't flinch or look away; they just want to understand in a very human way.
My favourite response was from a little boy who, after I explained what made my tummy so big, said to me with a huge grin, "Polar bears must really love you." In answer to my quizzical look, he explained that polar bears really like to eat liver. I was in love.
Sometimes. when I am far from home (and not likely to get caught), I will avoid the conversation altogether. "Oh, I've still got a ways to go," or, "It feels like I've been pregnant forever." If I'm pressed to pick a number, I will say seven months. This is an estimate based on a teenage boy who once said to me, "I guess that you're about seven months along. I know a lot about pregnancy; I took a course in high school and did really well." Thank you, young man, for giving me this line.
If I'm lucky, my 11-year-old son will be with me to act as my belly ambassador. He provides a straightforward explanation of my condition. The person asking will look to me for confirmation, but won't press on.
Most of the time, however, I face the question by myself. Even when I have to grit my teeth to politely answer yet again, I value the learning I take away. I learn so many ways to provide a compassionate response to others in a similar situation.
I am more fearless when friends tell me about their cancers and losses, focusing on them and their needs rather than my own reactions or awkwardness. I do not provide pity. I do not cry over them. I do give them what I desperately hope to receive: warmth, friendship and sometimes a story about a polar bear.
Samantha Albert lives in Stratford, Ont.


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Well I went into the admin account and checked the security settings for the programs. Turns out full control wasn't being granted to user accounts or my account. So I checked off the boxes to allow full control. Everything seems to run now, but I still get "preparing to install" for a few seconds followed by a UAC popup asking me if I want to allow Word etc. to to make changes to the computer before it will start up.
I don't get this issue at all in admin mode, and none of the other Windows 7 computers running it have this problem either.
Also when I download doc files from my yahoo email account I can't just open the file from the download manager. I get "There was an error sending the command to the program". I have to start word first in order to open up a file.
So it seems I can sort of use it now but I wouldn't call it resolved.
I'm sure it can all be figured out.
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Is charging flight packs off a car battery charger bad?
i have a car battery charger to charge my flight packs using my hitec 315? charger. is this a bad idea? if so, WHY?!
also, if i connected the charger to a car battery and left a pack on charge, after it has been peak detected, would the charger stop current to the batt and sit there i.e. not get hot and melt.
if no complete circuit then what can damage it right?
Thanks to anyone who can help
I connect my car battery charger to an old car battery first then connect the charger to that, and it has worked fine for ages, I heard that the output from the car battery charger wasn't reliable enough, it might produce a false peak, by hooking it up to the battery the output is regulated. A more reliable source is an old PC power supply.
Peter W, I'd be careful with the size of battery you mention a typical car battery charger will probably over charge it - if its sealed it could explode. I also use a car battery charger but also use a car battery - this has the advantage that you can take it to the field and also recharge there.
What Brian said - do not connect a sealed battery that small to a basic car battery charger!
Your best bet is probably a PC power supply (as posted), personally I use a 75 Ah lead/acid battery for charging both at home and on the field ... and just use the charger (one intended for leisure & sealed batteries) to periodically recharge the wet battery. I also have a 7 Ah gel battery for my IC flight box (and indoor e-flight sessions).
forgot to mention that the charger is the Hlafords fully automatic one that has a switvh for charging small sealed lead acid batteries as well as car batteries. still be okay to do it now?
anyone know where you can get leisure batteries and/or 12aH + sealed batts for cheap? want to use something as a field battery that ain't tooheavy but will charge my twinstar 7 2000 packs a couple of times.
Mmmm still not sure about chaging the little sealed lead acid from the car charger, do you know what the charge rate is?
You can get leisure batteries from Halfords, Caravan suppliers, boat shops etc, should be able to get small sealed lead acids from Maplins.
Yes, Maplins for sealed cells (I got a replacement one from them only last week!). Some of the big DIY shops stock them too (backup batteries for alarm systems) and of course model shops! I got a Yuasa 12V 7Ah which was about £24, they had bigger ones (15 or 18 Ah I think) for the same price.
Halfords is probably your best bet for a leisure battery.
Check the instructions with your charger, mine is a Gunson one that only cost £19.99 from Argos ... sadly they don't sell it any more. Most car chargers are too agressive for small sealed batteries, but if yours had a specific setting for them it may be fine.
the instructions state that it is defininately made to charge small sealed lead acids as WELL as car batteries.
can someone help me with another problem please.
i fly my twinstar until i can not semm to climb at all under full power. this is with stock motors but graupner 5.5x4.3's with a 7 cell 200o pack. so i land and charge it up. but it only seems to need five to ten minutes charge. what's going on? am i not discharging them completely cos i land early or what?
Are you using Nicd or Nimh flight packs? What flight duration are you getting? With 2000s I would expect a run time of maybe 7-8 mins. The Twin Star is not exactly a ball of fire on 7 cells ... even fresh off the charger - I suspect you're landing with quite a lot left in the packs. What rate are you charging at? My Hitec 335 puts out about 5.5A with my 2400s and they typically take around 25 mins to recharge. so your 5-10 mins is probably putting in up to 50% of a full charge.
5.5x4.3s may be OK on 7 cells, but on 8 (my setup) they were not good. They pull a lot more curent than Gunthers and are too high-pitched for a relatively slow flying plane. 6x3 folders were excellent for duration and just stooging around (but lowish level speed, so not good for aerobatics etc.), these might be a bit marginal on 7 cells though. Most of the time the Gunthers are hard to beat (despite their appearance!).
Urrrgh! Looks to me like you are attempting two 'bad' things!
1) The output of car battery chargers have a extremely large ripple (just generally being full-wave rectified AC). This is fine for car batteries (in fact, it can 'shock' the lead plates in the battery and help break up any suphates that have become deposited). For the Hitec, this is bad news! At the very minimum you should put a large value electrolytic capacitor across the output (with the polarity correct)to 'smooth' out the voltage.
2) Having said 1) above, it is still bad news to use a car charger, because the output voltage is not regulated. To charge a car battery to 14v-plus the charger output voltage has to be somewhat higher, and can be close to the Hitec input voltage limit.
3) If the 'sealed lead acid battery' is a gel-cell then you shouldn't use the car battery charger to charge it. A gel-cell can be wrecked by the heavy ripple and unlimited current being pushed into it.
Overall, keep the car battery charger for charging car batteries!
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