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DNR seeks public input for ruffed grouse plan
Citizens interested in Minnesota ruffed grouse and the habitat that supports them can now provide input on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) proposed ruffed grouse long-range management plan.
The public comment period, which is available online only continued through Dec. 19.
Comments may be made by going to the DNR's grouse management plan website at www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/grouse/input.html.
With an average annual harvest rate of 519,000 grouse during the past 10 years, Minnesota is one of the nation's top three ruffed grouse states. The average hunter harvests five birds each year in Minnesota. Annual total harvests have reached 1.2 million birds during peak years.
Minnesota leads the nation in aspen-birch forest type, the preferred habitat of ruffed grouse, and offers more than 11 million acres of federal, state and county land open to public hunting, much of it located within the primary grouse range.
The draft plan's long-range vision for ruffed grouse in Minnesota includes sufficient quantity, quality and distribution of habitat to support robust grouse populations throughout the species' range in the state. The plan also addresses maintaining grouse hunter numbers, and provides for quality habitat to support healthy ruffed grouse populations throughout their range.
"Our goal is to ensure the viability of ruffed grouse and their forest habitat, manage grouse as an integral part of Minnesota's forested landscapes, and encourage and promote hunting and observation of ruffed grouse in their natural habitat," said Cynthia Osmundson, forest wildlife program leader.
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McLaren have confirmed that Sauber driver Sergio Perez will be Lewis Hamilton's replacement in 2013. If that doesn't say Vettel to Ferrari in 2014, I don't know what does.
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Why I wear the niqab
As the debate over the niqab, or full-face veil, rumbles on, community activist Sahar Al-Faifi explains her decision to cover up.
Please do share your thoughts on the niqab on the thread below - is it a symbol of oppression, or an important religious freedom?
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The common impression that people have about women who wear the niqab is that they are forced to do so by their spouses or society, and are therefore oppressed. They are also believed to be uneducated, passive - kept behind closed doors, and not integrated within British society.
These negative prejudices are just that, though they are presented as facts - widely accepted, and promoted by cynical politicians every so often. Although I prefer not to be apologetic in my approach, I always find myself having to explain my choice to wear the niqab, in the hope that I can raise awareness, challenge misperceptions and help promote mutual respect.
To understand the niqab, it helps to understand the religion behind it. Islam has three simple messages – liberation from worshipping anything but the one God; following in the way of His Prophets including Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, peace be upon them; and servitude to the whole of humanity. Islam's practical acts of liberation are many – from the duty of environmentalism (protecting 'the Creation' from the excesses of humankind) to the imperative of modesty for both women and men – one part of which is the face-veil.
In my view, the authentic reading of Scripture does not deem the niqab as compulsory, but rather as highly recommended: the wives of the prophet Muhammad used to wear it, and they are my role models.
Therefore the niqab is a religious symbol - and wearing it is considered by many Muslim women as an act of worship. Certainly the niqab is a spiritual journey that not many will take or understand, but those women who choose to wear it, such as myself, believe that it brings them closer to God, their Creator.
I also find the niqab liberating and dignifying; it gives me a sense of strength and empowers me. Deciding to wear it wasn't easy - I had to go against my wishes of my parents, who discouraged me from wearing it because they feared I would face discrimination. But since I started wearing it, over 10 years ago, I have never changed my decision, nor have I ever found it a barrier. I continued my education to postgraduate level, and am now a professional molecular geneticist. Never once did I feel that the niqab prevented me from adding value to our British society – I'm involved in many community projects and events, and hold leadership positions in community organisations.
Public freedom is a cherished value in the UK... it allows individuals the right to practice and articulate their religious freedoms and rights – and offers awoman total freedom of choice to decide what she wears.Women who wear the niqab are simply articulating those religious and personal freedoms – and we cannot risk undermining themfor the sake of social imaginaries, deep-seated psychological fears, or ignorance.
Some claim that women choose to wear the niqab do so due to social constraints and conditioning. This might be applicable to some extent in countries like Saudi Arabia or Iran, where individuals have to behave in a certain way for social approval (which can include wearing the face-veil). But in Britain, face-veiled women are minority within a minority – numbering perhaps just 0.001% of the total Muslim population in the UK (no statistics are available on this issue). Wearing the niqab is not so common within the British Muslim community that social conditioning could play any significant role: in Britain the majority of these women wear the niqab as a personal choice.
The norms of any society are the sum of its collective values, so rather than talking about the role of social conditioning in relation to face-veiled women, let's talk about those norms. Public freedom is a cherished value in the UK, and is part of the fabric of our society. It allows individuals the right to practice and articulate their religious freedoms and rights – and offers a woman total freedom of choice to decide what she wears. Women who wear the niqab are simply articulating those religious and personal freedoms – and we cannot risk undermining them for the sake of social imaginaries, deep-seated psychological fears, or ignorance.
There are claims that the niqab is a 'security threat', but such claims are overblown. With regards to the issue of security, particularly the wearing of the niqab in court, let's be clear that Muslim women are allowed to take off their veils, particularly in the pursuit of justice. But there's no common approach and each case should be dealt with individually, in a manner that ensures the preservation of these women's dignity and rights. These women are not committing any crime; they must be treated as human beings with full rights to participate equally in civil society, and to access education.
The reason, I believe, that the niqab debate has progressed this far is that there exists a wide range of far-right movements, politicians and intellectuals across the spectrum who seek to promote the hysteria that fuels anti-Muslim hatred. These people hope to make the face-veiled Muslim women emblematic of a sinister 'Other', a 'problem' impossible to solve or accept.
We have to overcome this authoritarian mentality which assumes a right to interfere in the lives, appearances and thoughts of other people. We all have so much to offer each other and we should extend our tolerance to respect, not merely for individuals, but for their beliefs as well. Otherwise, by all clamouring to enforce our own ideologies on the women we seek to "liberate", we will be contributing to their collective oppression. Indeed, attempts to ban the niqab will marginalise face-veiled women from participating in public life.
It's time to go beyond words, and to pursue peace, prosperity and freedom through social, political and interfaith harmony - seeking compassionate justice for everyone, and protecting freedom of the individual.
By Sahar Al-Faifi
Twitter: @SaharAlFaifi
Where we live there are a lot of SA visitors. The concept of modesty seems to differ - highly made up, bejewelled and fragranced young women in black scarves.
I think that its not really 'modesty' but 'decency' that is the goal.
In front of god, we are all naked. If like the Hindus or the Buddhist you believe in reincarnation, your body is just another cloth to be discarded at death by the soul.
Your actions, your conduct, your karma determines your next life.
You are not judged on face coverings or how much make up or perfume you wear.
In fact, before the rise of Islam, women in Asian countries were freer in their lifestyles. By making women cover from head to toe, you are sexually depriving men. You are teaching your daughters that your body (a gift from god) is not beautiful enough to be shown. You are teaching men that women can be controlled in this way.
A show of an ankle, gets Muslim men titillated. No?!
In front of god, we are all naked. If like the Hindus or the Buddhist you believe in reincarnation, your body is just another cloth to be discarded at death by the soul.
Your actions, your conduct, your karma determines your next life.
You are not judged on face coverings or how much make up or perfume you wear.
In fact, before the rise of Islam, women in Asian countries were freer in their lifestyles. By making women cover from head to toe, you are sexually depriving men. You are teaching your daughters that your body (a gift from god) is not beautiful enough to be shown. You are teaching men that women can be controlled in this way.
A show of an ankle, gets Muslim men titillated. No?!
By covering up I choose my focal point.
I don't really care or think that it's sexually depriving men (are you for real?), I'm not here to cater to peoples wants!
I would have no objection to the niqab if it was something men wore too.
I agree with SweetSkull that the idea that a woman must cover herself up so as not to inflame men is nothing more than victim-blaming.
I'm teaching my girls they are more than the current media generated concept of accepted aesthetic beauty.
I don't cover to not inflame men! Hijab has never stopped men tryng to chat me up or ask me out.
I observe hijab because it's my God given right to, it's an act of worship, and yes people cannot see parts of my body, well that's my right, I'm nobody's property or entertainment if I don't want to show my body to everyone I won't. It's my right as is the converse.
'By making women cover from head to toe, you are sexually depriving men'
Did you actually mean to write that Gauri?
I don't mean you personally, fuzzywuzzy. I meant that it is an often-given reason for women being required to cover themselves up.
lol at Gauri!
I feel like I own my beauty (what of it I have) that it is a gift from God, nature or whatever, and I can enjoy looking good, dressing my shape in different ways, experimenting with different fabrics and how they drape and flatter my body. I and most other females in the UK have played with how we look since teenage years and probably before. It's fun. It doesn't make me either vain or attention-seeking.
Which of these two 'sins' for want of a better word, is the main thing to be avoided in not showing off one's female shape? Is it vanity - being pre-occupied with how you look, making you introverted and less free; or is it attention-seeking, as in seeking attention from men?
If the point of niqab, the reason for it, is to prevent a woman from being vain, introverted and self obsessed, that's very different in my eyes to its purpose being to hide your body from the male gaze.
As I said, I've always enjoyed fashion, I was a girl who rolled up her pleated skirt at school and wore ridiculous platform heels (ok it was the 90s!) - now when I see teenage girls who are fake tanned up to the nines, makeup, short skirts or whatever, I always remember that they're just playing with how they look, experimenting. If boys / men act towards them as though that's an invitation for sexual behaviour, then they, the males, are wrong.
I had an ex boyfriend who didn't want me to wear a mini skirt and heels on a night out with my girlfriends as he said the only coceivable reason for me to wear it was for the purpose of attracting men. I was utterly baffled by this - it was absolutely not the reason! It was a fashionable and lovely skirt that made my legs look long and slim, and a chance to show off my new shoes with it.
Too many men think the way women dress is about and for men. It's a very dangerous train of thought.
If the reason for niqab and covering in general is to prevent vanity rather than to prevent 'flaunting' (an idea I hate, as I've said above) then I can see a positive in it. Although it seems very unfair to deprive women of something that is fun and the vast majority of the time, totally harmless. You can say oh well a woman can wear niqab and be a high functioning member of society (like OP) but you can also enjoy dressing up, wearing makeup and heels and be a successful high functioning person too. Teresa May wearing red heels was all over the media for weeks - was that about a weakness of hers? Or was it about our inability as a still largely patriarchal society to see beyond a woman's adornments?
I don't think Western society is necessarily perfect, but I think it's better than women thinking they are better people if they take no interest in their appearance / want other people to take no interest in their appearance.
Modern Islam seems to simultaneously accept as fact that women are tempted to adorn themselves, and that it is a bad thing to be suppressed. How can that be? Women are part of God's creation - why not be themselves?
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exactly. some posters below seem to think its more pious to be totally covered. mistaking outer garments with inner beauty (beauty of the heart)
I also think some of the issues we wre seeing in the media woth muslim men is due to the culture of their own women being out of reach etc...
blessed is the pure in heart - Matthew's gospel, sermon on the mount.
sorry 'are' chapter 5
"Generally it is rude for your children to pass loud comment upon strangers (this has been hashed out many times on Mumsnet).
Who told you that Muslims look to Saudia Arabia for guidance? Muslims are very diverse and far from monolithic.Generally, the Saudi approach to Islam is viewed as A Bad Thing by most Muslims I've met.
Yes, niqab is a minority practice, that's what the OP said, that's what every Muslim on this thread has said."
My old bf lives in a muslim country where women traditionally didn't wear full face veils. She is a national, her young ds is a national and her ds says very loudly when he sees a person dressed head to toe in black that he's terrified. She supports his view. She's completely against it and it goes against her muslim culture and her country's culture. But it's her fellow country women who are taking it up. She finds it intimidated and that suggests to me that it's political and not in a way that she likes.
Looks as if 99% or more of the people reading this thread disapprove of the niqab, and so do I.
It is hideously ugly, and also alienating. Why deliberately make your surroundings uglier? Most people prefer to look at what's attractive. The niqab isn't even so-so, it's horrible.
That might sound shallow, but if Muhammad thought it OK for people to look nice, - then why look hideous?
'Oh children of Adam, we have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment - but the clothing of righteousness, that is best.'
(peacefuloptimist citing the Quran, chapter 7, verse 26 on October 22 at 13.22:33.)
I am curious as to why I now see more and more young women wearing face veils, and more UK/white converts. When I first came to London (20+ years ago) you would see a few elderly women with the gold masks and sometimes a flock of women swathed in black walking through Ken Gardens in the direction of Harrods.
I see local women in full scarves, and foreigners in veils daily, and occasionally local veiled women (I go by language and accent).
it's a political statement and an aggressive rejection of british society and way of life which is very deliberately intended to shout 'stay the fuck away from dirty infidel!' in many cases sadly.
I would not want to associate with a woman who wears a niqab. I think it's very rude not to want to fully converse with the people you are in the company of. It is akin to insisting to talking to people with your back to them. I would not want either a personal or professional association with anyone who was not prepared to show their face.
Numpty - Can you use your mind-reading powers on anyone, or do they only work on niqab wearing women?
Have any niqab wearers told you that is why they wear niqab?
Or have you just made that up on the spot?
I very much agree with you and i have so much more to say. When women choose to wear the niqab its actually more worse then one that is being forced to do so. What i would like to ask outspoken niqabis is one thing? Did they know that the face cover originated with the Ancient Greece and is not an Islamic dress requirement? To cover the face not only implies to those that do not cover that they are committing sin. It also implicates that it is the best thing a Muslim women can do for Allah swt which is certainly not the case. If Allah swt never mandated a face veil how do niqabis reconcile their actions especially in western societies when it is has detrimental effects on the rest of us Muslim women? Islam came to stop the burden of sins upon Eve. The face vale undermine this fundamental premise of Islam so how so does it represent Islamic values?
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Flaren stealth cat litter box
More cat litter problem solvers. This one is from Jon and I do like how discreet it is.
"Our new apartment didn't have a good cubby to hide away the cat box like our old apartment," says Jon, "so we decided to hide the litter in plain sight. It's an easy 4 step process:
1. Find a covered cat box $30
2. Find a cabinet that it fits in (in this case, a Flaren sink cabinet)
3. Find a pet door
4. Cut a hole for the pet door and install.
I added a couple litter mats $20, one inside, one outside, and the litter tracking is almost non-existent. I put rails on the bottom of the cabinet to make the box easier to slide out for cleaning, provide some storage space to stuff litter bags, and to hold the interior mat in place. Since it is an open-backed cabinet, I nailed a sheet of corrugated plastic (like on a yard sign) to the rear to close it off. Because of this and the cat flap, odor is contained and not a problem. As an added benefit, being a sink cabinet, it is made to get wet and the surfaces are easy to clean."
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What are dimensions of the cabinet? I am hoping to use the dome litter box like you did.
We put a cat door to our garage and it really keeps the mess down
Hi, I added your nice cat litter cabinet to my cats page : http://www.lalitiereduchat.fr/accessoires-pour-litieres. (sorry it's in french). Good work!
If you have other ideas, don't hesitate to send them to me.
What did you use for the top of the cabinet? Obviously, the cabinet is designed for the sink, but you have a lovely flat surface. Doesn't look like IKEA carries this particular line anymore, and the sink cabinet bases I have found, are all open on top. Suggestions?
I love this! What did you use for the top of the cabinet? It doesn't look like Ikea makes this particular sink cabinet anymore and the ones that I am seeing, don't have a top? (Obviously because a sink is meant to go there…) Do they sell tops? I am having a hard time finding them on the site. Or did you make your own?
Looks like petco and some others have teamed up to bring these to you cheap! I was looking to make my own and stumbled on these!
Wonderful invention. I will do the same, thanks for putting this online, very much appreciated.
Great Idea!
I am so glad I found out about this. However, I have two cats and am wondering if they will go inside to use the litter box. Did anyone have any problems with their cat not wanting to go into the cabinet? Thanks.
I have a similar arrangement. The vanity sits next to the toilet. I use flushable littler, and so can just open the vanity door, scoop the ick out of the topless litter box and into a small plastic bucket, so I can dump the ick into the potty without litter going everywhere. Flush, and voila, scooping a couple of times a day is not a problem. I spray some Febreze into the box and the bucket, and also keep a Renuzit going all the time. There's no smell unless someone has just recently used it. The littler box is just a plastic storage box that happened to fit the vanity. I bought an astro-turf-ish doormat to make a wall-to-wall carpet for inside the vanity, and it catches almost all the litter off their feet. The cat-access is a hole cut into the side of the vanity away from the door, so you really have to look to see it. There's still room inside the vanity for a bag of litter and a few cleaning products.
Brilliant! We are moving from a large home to a 1400sq. ft.condo and this is exactly what I was looking for. Since we won't have the luxury of the doggie door leading out to the garage, the idea of using the undersink cabinet in my bathroom is an excellent solution. I am also going to try Feline Pine litter and if the kitties like it, we may really have a "Home Sweet Home"!! Thanks again,
I love this one!
I used a hole saw to get the big chunks out and a back saw to clean it up. I then took a flat file to make a perfect fit for the door. In reality it doesn't really matter what you use to cut the door open with because the cat door hides the edges.
This is very odor proof! It has all but eliminated the odor associated with the litter box. Even after kitty drops a big one, we can't smell it. We have two cats and the box gets cleaned every other day. My wife says that she forgets that she needs to clean it because she can't smell it, so the incentive is small.
Brilliant idea. Absolutely beautiful.
Nicely done! I wish I had a bigger place…there's just not enough room in my small apartment. Maybe someday…
I have to do this!! Please tell me the kind of saw you used, & any other equipment I might need before my home depot run.
Thanks! You are a genius!!!!!
Cool idea! I don't think I can do it, however. It would just give my dog privacy, while he eats the cat doo.
This solution is fantastic. Our litterbox is in the foyer of our home (really the only place we could put it) and it's the first thing you see when you walk in the house. I'm going to try this, maybe with the dark-finished Freden cabinet (I'd have to add a top) and have it double as a place to set our mail and keys when we come in.
One thing about the open-backed characteristic of the Flaren: some cats avoid litter boxes where they're boxed in with no escape route. In a multi-cat household (one of our cats can be aggressive at times) leaving the back off the cabinet (and using a litter box without a cover) would make sense.
I totally love this idea!! Great job!!!
this is a good modified hack
i think its beyond the word fantastic.
It's just fantastic.
how odor-proof is this with two cats? do you have to constantly clean or is once or twice a day enough?
in my bathroom there is enough space to put a litter box, but not really to conceal it, so any alternatives are welcome, but outside the bathroom i wouldn't want any smells… even if guests stay all afternoon AND evening!
Now this is a litter box I could use! I have thought about doing the same thing, but with a small 2-drawer nightstand instead. Sweet mod idea!
I'm thinking a nice little gadget that would turn on a small light when the pet door swings and automatically turns off after a few minutes would be a nice feature.
That is just beautiful.
That is one smart cat box! I wouldnt be able to resist the urge to put an Kitty outhouse sign on it!
My husband did this for our entry way closet. The door to it is in a very inconvenient way and is much too small to store anything of significance there. So we put the catbox in there with a mat, shut the door, hung a coat rack on the outside, and put in a little catdoor at the bottom! Took about an hour for the cats to get used to it and now it's such a house-saver! Eliminates the odor and the litter tracks. I think if we ever move, this cabinet trick would be PERFECT.
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I kinda like it that way. It's taken me half my damn life to feel that way. I used to invent flaws so I would have something else to berate myself about. Loathing who I was on the inside and outside was a full time job.
I was obsessed with changing myself – at my very core. Not just my hair or my weight or my clothing – but internally – I wanted to change who God Himself had set me out to be.
Who the hell was I to tell God that He screwed up?
I mean essentially that's what I was saying. That the person He had made was worthless. I treated myself worse than I'd treat Satan. What a slap in the face to the Creator, huh?
I just couldn't find a way to accept the definition of me. I looked in the mirror and only saw flaws. In fact, for a long time…I avoided mirrors. The reflection looking back was too painful to acknowledge.
Hating everything about yourself is like living in a nightmare. It is exhausting.
And shameful.
Yet it's so human nature to judge – ourselves and others.
Women are the worst with each other in my opinion. If I see a woman at work who has no problem tooting her own horn or being aggressive to get what she wants – do you think I go find the highest mountain and yell YOU GO GIRL for her?
Nope. I usually shake my head and tell myself, "Geez, she's an arrogant bitch who thinks this place can't run without her. She needs to take it down a notch." We are each other's worst enemies and our own worst critics. Where did that come from?
I don't know.
What I do know is that with age has come great insight into the person I am.
And with that – finally? Acceptance.
Little stuff like sure, I'd love to lose 15 more pounds by the time summer rolls around but if I don't – meh. Oh well. I'll still go to bed every night next to a man that makes me feel like a model. And I believe that is truly how he sees me.
I spent years telling Rambo he didn't love me. When he'd say I was beautiful or sexy, I'd say something like "are you blind?" or "no, I'm not" or "you're crazy". I'm surprised he still says anything after years of that. I never believed him. Ever. I just couldn't. I still have a hard time believing that he won't wake up one day and realize he made the biggest mistake of his life with me….but I'm getting there.
I believe he means what he says.
I believe that he loves me despite my stupid flaws. Like how in the 23 years we've been together, I have never ever changed the toilet paper roll. I'll get a new one and set it on the back of the toilet – but I won't put it on the thingy. No reason. It's just a thing. A flaw.
It used to kill me to know or feel like anyone didn't like me or love me…and now I can live with that.
Hell – I spent years not liking myself…how can I tell other people not to do the same? LOL
I've found out that people can despise me and hate me and the thing is – I'll keep breathing. I won't die. I won't even crumble or fall to my knees. I will survive. I'd love everyone to love me BUT that only happens in Care Bear Land.
I make mistakes. Big ones.
I lose people I swore I'd love forever. I lose touch. I hold on to grudges and anger that have spanned decades. I use words like "never" and "always" and I mean them – until I don't. Until I grow up and get older and realize that I was foolish.
I used to live on pride and now I spend most of my time swallowing it because I've figured out it's not worth losing people over.
I say and do things I never used to say or do out of fear of losing people or things…because I've finally learned that I can't live my life in fear. …and losing people and things is the cycle of life.
I've learned to let go of things that don't matter like words spoken in anger or hateful actions done in the heat of the moment – and learned to hold on tighter to things that do matter….like my little girl's tiny hands.
I've realized that my pain about my childhood will probably never go away - but I don't have to live in it or use it as an excuse as an adult. It sure as hell may be my biggest flaw that I can't let go of some of that pain but it's also one of my biggest strengths in that I break cycles every f*cking day because of those memories.
I think I'll always fear never being good enough but as I get older I get less afraid of that fear. The truth is that my heart is good and my intentions are true. Hell yes – I have bad days and say bad things and I hurt people. And hell yes – I regret all of those things. I don't believe people when they say they have no regrets. Bullshit. If someone gave me the chance to redo some wrongs I've done – I sure as hell would.
Entering politics in a small town has been good for me. It's flat out in your face truth that people don't like you – for absolutely no reason – and that's a helluva lesson to learn and live with….and accept….and most of all not die trying to change all those people's minds. I have to go to bed at night knowing I have done the right thing as I know it and just trust.
I do the best I can with what I have every single day.
Sometimes I suck balls at it and other times I kick ass.
But every day I'm still me. I'm just living and being me. Freely.
I used to feel like my own life was a prison. I wanted out. I wanted to literally be someone else. It's a terrible, exhausting way to live and real, pure joy is hard to come by….because every single moment is spent finding fault in your own every move.
It's so freeing to be getting past that. It's nice to know that when I change now – it's to be a better, more true version of me where before my goal was to be a completely different me.
This is who I am. I am perfectly flawed. I am changing every day. I am living and conquering and I'm forgiving and apologizing and celebrating. I am covered in scars – mentally and physically – and every one feels like an honor now instead of a disfigurement.
My eyes are more wide open than they've probably ever been and my heart actually feels peace a lot of the time.
That's something I never imagined I'd have. First of all, I never thought I'd live this long because I never thought I deserved to….but peace?
Real, true, internal peace? Me?
Who would have thought?
How about you? Do you feel real peace?
As you get older…does your entire outlook on who you are and your life change?
In what ways?


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What's the next step for school district?
The West Fargo School District needed a 60 percent majority to pass the June 9th bond referendum. Although the bond referendum failed, it only needed an additional nine percent to pass, with Yes votes comprising 51 percent, and No votes at 49 percent. A total of 4,538 votes were cast, with 2,329 Yes votes and 2,209 No votes. If there had been a bigger voter turnout would the bond have passed? It's hard to say.
I think the district will need to take a close look at the reasons that compelled people to vote Yes or No, and ask what people liked about the building project or what issues concerned them, before going back to the drawing board with a second plan.
A lot of underlying issues were brought up during the open forum meetings, but the main concerns we have heard seem to center around the concept of building a second high school, the boundaries designating where students would attend school, and the price tag.
"The emotional issues on top of economic issues had a definite impact on the vote," West Fargo High School principal Gary Clark said. "We know even in spite of the vote, we have a great community that supports education," he added.
Brad Schmidt, a former board member who joined the board shortly after the new high school was built, says he doesn't envy the current board as they try to come up with an alternative game plan.
"I think they need to go back and analyze why people voted the way they did. Did they know all the facts? I think a lot of things came into play, and there was a lot of confusion out there. We need to find the middle ground and keep in mind what's best for the kids," Schmidt said.
Board president Tom Gentzkow said that the board anticipates coming back with a revised bond plan possibly as soon as October or November. Board members have been getting out and talking to as many people as they are able to for their input.
"We don't want to lose momentum by waiting too long. We want to get some individuals together while things are still fresh in people's minds, and pick out the nuggets that worked and the things that didn't, and come back with a solution. Whether it's less of a price tag, or less building, I'm not sure," Gentzkow said. "
According to state regulations, the board can come back with another bond referendum after three months, however, a school district is not allowed to vote on a bond issue more than twice in a one year period.


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The most ambitious job that astrono mers attempt is trying to figure out how the universe was formed. Two hypotheses dominate their debates. The "continuous creation theory" (TIME, Nov. 20, 1950) holds that the universe had no beginning and will have no end. It changes locally somewhat because of the "creation" of new matter (hydrogen atoms) in space. The hydrogen draws together to form new stars and galaxies, which gradually drift apart. But except for such "details," the universe is always in a "steady state." One thousand billion years from now it will be pretty much in the same condition as...
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U2's massive tour overheads prevent profit
Rock giants U2 are still to pull in a profit from their sold-out 360° world tour - because the mammoth show's overheads are so costly.
The Beautiful Day legends have been on the road since June (09), rigging a huge steel construction, dubbed The Claw, as their portable stage.
But constructing the giant sculpture at every new venue, plus paying the huge team needed to put it together, doesn't come cheap - costing a staggering £470,000 per show.
And despite selling out tickets around the world, the group won't actually start pulling any revenue back in until the North American leg finishes next month (Oct09) - despite being on the road for three months.
U2 manager Paul McGuinness explains, "The tour's engineering problems are enormous and costly. We had to find a way for it to be aesthetic and figure out a way of doing video.
"Whether we're playing or not, the overhead is about $750,000 daily. That's just to have the crew on payroll, to rent the trucks, all that. There's about 200 trucks.
"Each stage is 37 trucks, so you're up to nearly 120 there. And then the universal production is another 50-odd trucks, and there are merchandise trucks and catering trucks."


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Reader Recipe: Pecan Cookies
With the new year in mind, I've made a string of resolutions, and one of them is to be more prepared for last-minute parties. That's why I'll be making this cookie dough, courtesy of Jenious. Each cookie is filled with the subtle flavor of toasted pecans, and since the cookies freeze well, they'll be ideal for constant entertaining. I'll be making extra dough for Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine's Day. To see her quick recipe and lush photos,
Submitted by TeamSugar member Jenious
Pecan Cookies
Unknown; Old clipping from a cooking magazine (possibly Gormet or Food and Wine)
- 1 1/2 cups toasted pecan pieces*
- 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour
1. Place nuts in food processor container; cover. Process by pulsing with on/off action until paste forms (will appear grainy).
2. Add butter, sugars, baking soda, and baking powder; process until just combined. Add egg and vanilla; process until just combined. Add flour. Process by pulsing until just combined. Transfer to large bowl. Cover; refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour or until firm
3. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
4. Shape dough into 1 inch balls (or cookie scooper of your choice; Makes lovely mini cookies, too). Roll in additional granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart, on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of glass. I dip the glass in sugar in between each cookie to prevent sticking and for extra sugar sparkle.
5. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool on wire racks. Makes approximately 48 cookies.
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Frog in your throat? How about a cat in your engine?
At about 1:30 p.m. Monday, firefighters from the Beltsville Fire/EMS Station 831 got a call that a cat was trapped in a car engine. The firefighters proceeded to the location of the call, which was a parking lot at the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and Ewing Road.
The driver, who made the call, said he heard a cat's "meow" as he drove down Route 1. He pulled over and requested assistance from multiple people and companies with no luck. The Beltsville Fire/EMS Station 831 was his last resort and the first to provide any help.
The firefighters at the scene could hear the cat but had trouble locating it. The cat only emerged from its "hiding spot" when firefighters banged on a few engine parts. It's not unusual for cats to seek refuge and warmth in a parked car's engine, according to a release.
The cat turned out to be a 3-week-old kitten, and it seemed to be in good shape. One firefighter took it back to the firehouse for the remainder of his shift. The kitten was named Colombo to reflect the day it was found -- Columbus Day. The firefighter will take the kitten home with him when his shift ends in the morning.
For the duration of this search and rescue, the firefighters remained in-service for any emergency calls.


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Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells in your body from free radical damage that can occur from exposure to certain chemicals, smoking, pollution, radiation, and as a byproduct of normal metabolism. Dietary antioxidants include selenium, vitamin A and related carotenoids, vitamins C and E, plus various phytochemicals such as lycopene, lutein, and quercetin.

You can find these antioxidants in many different foods that you're probably eating right now. There are large amounts of antioxidants in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and whole grains and smaller amounts of antioxidants in meats, poultry, and fish. Junk foods, such as highly processed fast foods tend to be much lower in antioxidants. No surprise.

Health Benefits of Antioxidants

Consuming foods rich in antioxidants may be good for your heart health and may also help to lower your risk of infections and some forms of cancer. Increase your antioxidant intake by eating more nuts, seeds, legumes, fruits, and vegetables.

Antioxidants in Dietary Supplements

Antioxidants are available as dietary supplements, but research doesn't indicate that these supplements are beneficial. While research supports increasing your intake of dietary sources, the results are not as impressive when the individual antioxidants are extracted and studied alone.

Antioxidant extracts often show remarkable results in laboratory studies (test tubes, lab dishes and sometimes in lab animals), but when they're used in human clinical trials, the results for disease and death prevention have been disappointing. One exception was the National Eye Institute study of age-related eye disease, which suggested that a combination of antioxidants reduced the risk of developing advanced stages of age-related macular degeneration.

More Is Not Better!

Some antioxidant supplements may be detrimental to your health when taken in large doses and may interact with certain medications. Large amounts of vitamin A supplements may cause birth defects when taken by pregnant women, and may increase your risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Taking large doses of vitamin E (over 400 International Units per day) has been associated with a possible increase in overall mortality. But, this risk doesn't apply to a typical multivitamin supplement. The amounts of vitamins A and E included in multivitamin tablets are small in comparison.

If you're thinking about taking larger amounts of any antioxidant supplements, you should speak with a healthcare provider first.

Sources:

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. "What Is an Antioxidant?" http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=3813.

The United States National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. "Antioxidants and Cancer Prevention: Fact Sheet." http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/antioxidants.

United States National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. "Antioxidant Supplements for Health: An Introduction." http://nccam.nih.gov/health/antioxidants/introduction.htm.


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Meaningful conversations about brand, from Davis Brand Capital.
Women account for less than 8% of chief executives at venture-backed firms, occupy just 17% of board seats at Fortune 500 companies and own a mere 30% of all companies.
But early data suggest that they are outperforming men in another arena: raising money online via crowdfunding.
When Cheryl Kellond, 43 years old, launched a Kickstarter Inc. campaign to make women's sports watches, she targeted women's running and triathlon clubs and women who blog about fitness and running. She raised $408,000 in 2012 for Bia Sport Inc., which shipped its first 3,000 multi-sport GPS watches this spring. Most Kickstarter backers were female athletes, Ms. Kellond says, but the venture also attracted women "who wanted to support women doing something different."
On Kickstarter, where backers make contributions in exchange for rewards, women-led companies account for less than 10% of technology projects. But roughly two-thirds of women-led technology ventures reached their fundraising goals versus just 30% of technology ventures with male founders, according to a new academic study.
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What trends do you forecast for Middle East logistics in coming years?
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Who tops the list? Is it FedEx, DHL, TNT, UPS, Empost or another?
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NEW YORK, March 4 (UPI) -- The World Trade Center transit hub, named Oculus, opened Thursday, years behind schedule and billions over budget with critics declaring it looks like a stegosaurus.
The nearly $4 billion creation of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava is said to be modeled after a dove being released from a child's hands. Regardless of people's views, it is an eye catcher.
"It's nothing like I've ever seen before," Tim Soha, 42, of Mahwah, N.J., who works nearby at the Bank of New York, said of the hub's distinctive, spiky silhouette. "If they were going for ground-breaking, they can certainly check that off the list."
The hub, which also serves as a symbol of rebirth on the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, will still be the 18th busiest subway stop in the city for nearly twice the cost of the original estimate and seven years late. But the architect and others think it will grow on New Yorkers, much like the Empire State Building did.
Not everyone agrees.
Jesse Keenan, research director at Columbia University's Center for Urban Real Estate.
"It came out to be about the same cost as the Freedom Tower," said Jesse Keenan, research director at Columbia University's Center for Urban Real Estate. "That in itself is a pretty remarkable comparison," Keenan said. The skyscraper is the singular replacement for the fallen twin towers. "I do find that to be excessive."
Architecture critic Michael Kimmelman offered some praise for the hub -- also known as the Oculus, but said the overall lesson "is a disaster for architecture and for cities."


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Not even Ebenezer Scrooge could find anything wrong with the Bruins' performance on Friday night against the Panthers at the Garden.
The B's skated into the Christmas break with a resounding 8-0 win over a hapless Florida squad behind a five-point night from Brad Marchand and another shutout from Tuukka Rask.
However, don't expect the defending Stanley Cup champions to rest on their laurels following another blowout.
See the video above from NESN Daily, as Andy Brickley explains what's helping the Bruins avoid any let-up while they continue to roll.
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I it v m before the war!
The plea-ant purgntie effect exneri
eiiieil nfler takinK Chamberlain's Tub
lets aii'l the lioti.lt lv comlitjou of body
niiil miiiil W which they contribute,
iiuiIiim one f.i'l tliut living is worth
v i-'ur aulu by kl) denleu, Deuaon
Smith i. 'u, Ltd., age.'its for Hawaii
? v
. :9f ."
Valley Island Judges Decide On
Respective Merits
Id the recent Maui government and
private acbool composition contest the
judges, C. K. Barter, F. Ii Cameron
and Miss Abbie Dow, mmle Hie uwnnl
of prizes as follows:
(Iroup A l.anai kai, two lirst cluis
pritea. Group B Olowulu, '. Ilixt, 4
second, and i third; Kiln", nne tirst,
1 second, and I third: lloimkohun, I
Urst. Group C Hnlehal it. J lirst, 1
eond, 1 third; Keanne. I third; l'tiu
kolii, J (Irst, 4 seeond. ' third; llnno,
4'trat, second, 3 third; (iroup I)
Sprecfcelsville, I first, 1 third; Keu
hue, 2 second, 1 third; Makawno, ::
second; Hamaknapoko, I secoul, 'J
thfrd; Haikn, 5 first. 2 third. -
Group E Knmehameha 111. 1.,-iha
ina, 4 second, 'J first; Wi.ilnku. I lit.
4 third; Vunnene, 2 (irt. I ;" i :i 1 :
I'aia, 1 first. .'I second, 1 tln'd. (.niup
P Maui High, 4 first. I s ml. I
third. Group G Ht. Anthony l'n. I
iperial; ht. Anthony Girls. J lii-t. I
econd. 1 third; Main Graminar.
.' second, 2 third; William nn I
lexander, 1 third; I.nh.iiia
first, I second, 2 third.
UKf t)
The annnnl iutertown I -I :
plnre Monday afteruon i at the
'ey High School. The debater
'(imposed of the lu st student t
two senior Kugtish elases. TI,
Mi K
ion debated upon van, " !(-. i!-. e i. ;n:,i
lie I'lllted' States should nun ami 'V
ite all of the coal in in s in ih, I
fates. ' '
Tlie eniphntie speaking dim- I. I
egative debaters could not be nt ' .;
'iv the aflirniatives. alt!iou.-h the ,...,
'lent niHde b Kail M cTn :'l;ii i I in i.
uittal almost saved the day I' u the
l'robnbly the most iuleiesl us n I
mpliHtic speaker was (Jemee
ns7 who gave proof for ulueist
ais statemeutsi The r Iflrnia ' i v e
rs were Cnntain Karl M.T
''hninntau Tsiikiyainn nnd He"
Cooper. Tho negative chain pious v. ere
TaptaJn George Hutrhings, Kengi II::
nadn and Jorgine Juosaii.
Katherine Dougherty w as eha 1 1 ina n
nd the juduas were Miss Wiknnder.
Miss Woodford and Miss Zeigler.
McKinley High School ilehntii
will probably debate with the
cam some time next term.
SAN FRANCISCO, February !
ociated l'rcas) "Our Anin.nls," a
vnrtnthly publication issued by the local
oeiety for the Prevention (.f Ciuellv
o Animals, has announced u pne mn
test fur boys and girls writin- the inosl
'lelpful letter on "What I Am Doing to
'A'in the War. ' '
It's purpose is to inteiest the .1,1
ren to do their kIiu:,' in aiding the
"resilient the tinny und the m v v
V iiitrrhni(f Ideas and t:ive
itlier suggeoitions which will hoi
this purose.
Among (hose who will pass o
a ml
tl, ,
uierits of the letters sulnn.ll,, I a,,
Judge Thomas F. Grnhuui. chaii.n u -t
fh Kiiin Francisco Council of Dol'ciec
(Jnorne K. Gullugher, piesideul of th,
board of clufction, u:el Mi I'uiid
Fredericks, cliairnini of '. m, n '
Defense Couuvi
- - -
i-'-t. i
T?dc)crs of
School Notes
At the llonnknwai government school,
fBui, where Mrs. .Inlin Ilnsr is prinei
pal, a number of boys are knitting for
sen v rss.
A benefit dance will be uiven 1V the
Waiohinu School, Kan, Hmaii. next above, at left, top. ii
Saturday evenint. Ml the proceeds I ty of the. Knmehutnol
will go to the Red Cross. hering fifteen teachei
At the try.uits of the, seniors ill the'"" ,l,rl"'n'' of fW
declamation contest of the Kilo Hiyh ' .r',lt' toI'- :
School. I'rescott A pu was frraded ns ' of '!'i', Sl
first orator ami Alfred l-m.eio as sec ! r,!llv '" ho'n ,h,'ir
J. de Mellu. the nthletl. yiitructur
I at the Hilo High Scluml. has made ap
plication to ioin the n iation c-cirps
and is anxiously awaiting work on this
A rhnrge ngninst n schonl t. her.
of whipping a youngster, was nirej
the other day in the police cmyt nf
Warluku, Maui. Tho teacher was dis
charged by the court.
Sixteen boys have been expelled from
the Hilo Hoarding School. The reason
given for their expulsion is to be
the subject of an imniedi.ite ini
tion by the V.:ft Hawaii urand jn
K. M. Blli.'li I'l fnrnielli i,f ll,.
' llijrh School faculty, is new u m
of the Twenty third Kngii is '
ami is eiiL'nL'cil in road ninknij
I fast, not far from Ami.ipolis,
I land.
I Gorrjic S.
I; ineipnl fur
j I M III' i Sl'lidids
I iii Vincv h'iI
i "as reeentlv
, herd f'ainilv.
I itsf (ek
Ravinoml. stitie
the Vsui. r..l..l.
h:is rented the'
Mroet, W ni I ul. ii.
oecuposl by the !
is ni?
. hu h
M. W. Kinney
W. C Avery, s
'tcnlent, and
id' the board
''Mint i v m ho
of education vi-i'i
Is between the i i'
d tin
Kivn .
, found
fouT of inspection,
v t li i rt if in iroo I shape
f'hild:en in t'.,. faioe School
' t w ho), V iss peyo i I . I niei
lieiiiL' coached in the advntae;
'' in- s-i iiii-s and w ;r thrift -'I'l
i hav e a bnnk in tin- s. I
iid., i
winch these stainiis mac be I
the i nibili
Ol of e
i"V lltt
1 k.
ed n
ended ,
I Slh-l
n to
hnvc a fu'l
esol it i-a
V H. I vii
I of if Til I In
unds of the
i'li aie aid
I h
t . I.
eov e: , I
i it tie
' 1 1 : i a I He 1: es. ens i
i- - of the boaul of
I I e , ;, l s.11 111 t 1 I
e t'e jill-g'.. ni t 'ni
Ii"y a-ioeal did
n I
I..- t
rt !
:l.e ,
lui '
a ,'.
he ni'.
opfnion ,,t the lest.
ie V.
I'hailes T I. is t
s-cretnry for Kauai.
I'mni :i tiit' to the V
ouarters in New Yoik
A. Ie
'he services of I .a u rn nee A. Walwoi'h
-hile ou (be Coast, who will aniv
here next mouth to tal e charge of the
Vorl, nnioug the Fflipiuns in Kaua;
Vr. Walworth has been laborin: in
ii-klan.l. He is n griidunte of the
Kuiisas I'l iv ersity, as is also his vvi;'e.
There is but little difference
I, ids submitted by cent i actors
in the
e, ent
uni for (lai.leii Islam.
l-'or the erection of a school i
letlce at apl,:i, Henry De Fl ie:
-s. n bid tnri; r,ll. Th-mas I.. Audi
''."i.'e viol llarrv I . While I7;;.
(', residence at Kilauea Henry
I o:
i' :
i.. I
F.les & Son bid S;...II Thom.e-
:nliews jsIS.VI. Hurry I.. White sn
aid W F. Sanborn .".:i!i-i.
I' iv 'II be noied that W. I-' Snnl,,
, 'I'e'ed to colist'Uct the buildil,
K 1 1-ueii for rilllMI. but fai'ed to
i the erection ot' the
, which is to ," e,
,,, sme oliins lien
.. I Lei ofure. ha v i u
1 1 .m 1 1 1 ed . was u vv a i , I (
I, ml, In, -
at K:
illst l lie t ed a
iv De Fl!,
the lowest
l the cotit i
& Ki.i7.50.
Miss Hulh S. Horden, Hilo lliel,
s. hool wtuileut, whs operated for appeu
li.ltn at tht Hilo Hospital u week ul',
isl Moiiduy tul is it I ready reported do
T!sT IMI,.r,yJTj
III II I i J ri. V ff f -If , J' .i'P II
mt I ia 1 f ' I M T . JT). rL l I 'I V . , I Lit MM
i. W I I 4 iilik-k kvai. 4wt-l SJ
4 -. -o -o
Faculties and Pupils of Three of
Maui's Largest Schools
Pose For Advertiser
Maui, the Valle
land, has some
fine government whimls, the lnrgest
and mostlv ntteiided lu ing that of Ka-
mehnmehn HI. at
ali :ii nn, once tho
In the picture
i shown the fncul
a 111 School, nnm
The school hns
ne seen the pu;'ils
lead, iii line and
'lav 's tnsk. The
limit so nj to b,i
capital of llnwn
pot. Ms were faced
i ohotoi-ranhed bv 'I'l.i
Wells is on
the tlst. Principal H. M
sehoo! steps. j
B low . at the left. :.re the members
of the faculty of the l'aia School,
1 thirteen in all. Anions those seen
here are' Principal H. M. Wells, Misses!
Ollie lliers, Gladvs Traut, B. Senjan. !
S. Bradshaw, F. AJwAlli.-ter, .1. Caro. B.
I Welfli. M. AudersO aud M. Kodrii;ues, :
j aud Mi'wi. J.T olisalves und A.
I lrelrti. i
1 At the right, loner row. is the facul
tv of the Maui Hiiih School, llama
kiiapoko. hluiwinej tuioug otliers, M rs.
I'l-rsnnt, Miss Pleasant. Miss Mast,
Mr. Bernard and Miss Holliilav. j
: ' 1
Clark Is Preparing 1
To Make Flight
To Other Islands
Army Aviator Will Fly Over Leper
j Settlement En Route To Kaiiu
lui, For Pleasure of Inmates
Who Never Saw Aeroplane I
del I
ast two rlihi
l-'imit 1 1 lie., oi
hdtiv and the
!ark. f. s. ,..
1 1 range t -
a hi
,. ,1!
M a
.iid Haw
Hiding ' '
I .oi '
In- s,
i tl
it he
iik.v eomiio
-I i I
I Is t.
. on '.
-nil v
K:i! oh
a s
,le 1
is nppen
to end
-'el ! I
I probnblv
(1 ' ov er I Ii
oklli. 'Ill, I !
-olate.l m', 1
1 1 ti
, e I '
I ' i
'si-lit ..f lin n
t Hil-. i t "v i -rtr. that his tiM.'l
i ri f ni'l In- If in Hilo Miiv, r in
Knh'-. H whi-.-h i protrrlcil l ;i
hrt-;i v ttrr
n tin- r;(- v I n M:ijor CWul
liin Ivo f 1 i l h t h ncr Hnnolii'ti -flu; -
he JioitjM'.l i(ow ti ti Honolnltl h.irlmt
h w :t s up n I (m t t him rn. htM so
th;it in much If tlinh thiw tinir hf
colli, I
to K:
inn I ' a Ili'M across the channel
.1,1.1,. i
that same ,lav he flew over more
,'v over this inland than ever I,,
Jl.d looked ijo-vu into inanv v al
U-on sharo ridges, and towe :n'
. and on his way bacV to I'.-ul
ii l!ew duectlv over Fort Shuf
lili -so,
for tl
I. -hi ,
l'int.,,1 States Civ il Service '.
i h--s ii ti too. ii eed nn eTapuiie'
e I -intv of Vaui. T. II t.-
ii Tho's.iav March -S. los
' I " i , f irul cm ri. , :
v a a - . e - that e -. - l:ier nolr o" I 1
rentes fi,,-i ot',. posiorhees in
Hi V e III, I , count v. The -.
na ion will l,e oi onlv to in" Ie .
oi- who a-e act'ii llv diajnicited in
te-,. I a oe ill tl';. co"
a ml who l t t i ot her i en m . el."
M-' fo.ti, in Foil., No. 1D7;. Tins "
i ml application I, l inks ninv be ,,,'
c,l fieni the oih.es mention.1,! al
o- 'l t'e I'nited S'ntes Civil '
voe I 'inn iii i -sion at Honolulu. T
',,-.,. -I ol.l I . for,.,,,.!,. I
tl,, mis. ion ,,( Honolulu nt
, , , ! . p, a', 1 1 1- n I ! e date.
6.11 Introduced In Congress For
Institution In Washington
Creation of a national university in
Washington, ' at the seat of the fed
i'li 1 government." is provided in lill
l nt rodm ed in the house bv Represent
ive Simon II. Kess. of Ohio, which
carries an nppropriatioTi of 500,d00
for the use of the university far th
fi.ci'l va-s l:is a,,,! 1919. '
This bill, winch was referred to fhe
coir 1 1 I Mee on education, givea three
lessens for the estublishmeut of this
univ ersity :
it-1 . to promote the advance of
science, pure and applied, nnd of thi
liberal emj line artt. bv original In
vestigotiniij aud, resilarrh and by such
other mean as may appear suitable to
the purpose in view.
S.'c( n.J. to provide for the higher (n
strn. tion and training of men and wo
men f'o: posts nf importance and e
spoesibilit v in the public service of
state or Nation, and for the practise
of s i ic h . all iiM and professions a nUiy
m ou'ii tor their worthy pursuit a high
Vi .td, Id cooperate with the scien
'ic d"i artments of the federal govern
moot, with the colleges nf agriculture
a ii.t the mechanic arts founded upor
the proceeds of the federal land gratc
of the net of lSiC. with the State tin
i v ei si ii s, ii nd ot her
h t ,d e r te,i rn i n ,r
institutions ,uf
'o st i lent is to be admitted to tii
m.iv ers; y unless he pKaJl have 6l
triieed the decree of master of science
or of mnster of arts from some insSi
tut ion of recognized staiolin..'. or slml
have pir-siieil n course of study orptiv
to Hint reiiuired for such degrees
. ne uinversitv would confer no
i''1! ' .' decrees and would be jfov ef u
af.l directed bv a board of trustee
-ooperaf ion with an ndv isorv coin
I ,-il
. I'l
representing every Stale ia the
Some tune ii.i the pupils in fli
tenth era le of the Hlue Hill, Nehrks
ka. Ill if h School wrote letters to tin
students of tlie local McKinlev llvgl
S hool and the pupils of the sophomore
. lass replied to these.
I. H. Wright, superintendent of tlie
Vel.raska rs-hool in .question writ.
. . st llnMeriiigly of the Honolulu high
school iii a .Nebraska paier, clipping
of which have been received here. lv
' The tenth grade English class has
receive I letters from Honolulu high
school studeut in- answer to letters
sent during early November. Kight
l ovs and one girl replied. Tue great
er number of Iniys 1 explained in oiie
letter which says that there are only
lour oris in thi) class.
"The breath of the tropical island
breathes through the putfes of all tie
letters and bring vividly to mind the
yreat ditfernuce in that far awav land
and th,1 wintry wind -swept Nebraska
farms. v
The pupils writing are of vari.ais
t,a ' i.oialities, Chinese, Hawaiian. Kng
lisli, Scotch and Spanish. Hut one
i.g that is verv evident to the ol.
iiver or reader is the excellent pen
n iiship in every letter, and the splen
Ii I i omnia li d of language that eii' h
0 e possesses. These pupils arc ner
l th, same in age as those in our own
s, hool. One works for the newspaper,
in helps in his father's grocery, one
coil's in the afternoons in the vul
aniiiii' lusiness. ami the others do
about ihe sin tn thiii);s thnt the aver
a." ineii.-an does in any part of the
1 ,. ',1 In the following few- sentences
I -hall ipiote from the various letters
and perhaps niny be able to give a
i' nt i l n of tho general excellencies.
f l.etn in their entirety "
'I I,, n follow excerpts from the Hu
-.' ,1 , letters. '
it respert and honor for
Air estnmtd aeoelate-.
ii'ise for hlllnnnity,-', the
raiiftikmi Si-hoot, neni
the French,
in the i;reat
pupils of tl
tlilo, llawiiii. in,,
ft ri U t pafriotic h.v
iciriiinx to sing that
inn f .lean Orapvnu.
t he " Ma i e.: I ' a i sc. ' '
The following items are
Monday's I'npnikou School
from I nut
News, h.'
school publication:
In our last Issue the names of the
board of editors gi Mle New were
given. Seven of these are of Jap
nnee pnrcntajfe and are proud of the
fact, nevertheless they wish to ansert
that thev are ns loyal American cit!
xens as the other members of the board
The I'apaikoii Mill started to grind
siijinr on .limitary i'H. The cutting of
cane stsrted two days earlier. This
means thnt the busy grinding season
with its hustle nnel activity is wtth us
again. A number of Important changes
have lieen made in the machinery so
that "our" suiiar is more up to date
than ever.
Waa Abe An AntomobiUaf?
Wn it a "Beardless" Arrow-
Ford t
The three upper erades are atudvins
the "Life of Abraham Lincoln." A.'
rprdin2 to ore bov. Abraham in ord"T
to v for a book he had Injured work
ed for three dnvs making "tires"
We'd like to know for whose ntitomo
bile those tires were.
We hive l.een promised sn addition
nl si hool room, a new shop, and i
kitchen. The largest country school is
still growing.
In the fifth grade the teacher aaked
how large the human heart ia. A girl
answered, " As large as a atrawberry
We are not at all surprised with th
nnawer, for we know of a few "heart
less people ' '.
Just a few more dny and the Red
Croaa drive will be over! Aa the time
ia ao short, we want to work all the
harder. Pay-dav comes oetime thi
week and the Red Cross worker do not
want t forget those who promised
monev "after pay-day." The results i
the drive will be announced next week
Marralou Result
The popffs in the seventh grade keep
a curious yee.ord. Kvery time a pupil
talk when be is supposed to be work
iag, or does not pay attention, or in
terrupts another pupil s recitation
mark is set down against the offender,
On Fridav afternoon, these marks arc
reckoned as so much wasted time an.
has to be made up by Special lesson
The results are marvelous.
We, like the rest of the civilised
urld. hav. a grat admiration for Ut
"Tench people, lo now our respec
nil honor for our eeteemod "associ
'tea in the greut cause for humanity'
e are learning the " Idarseiflaise ".
We are tired of bobbing around on
.mhrcllaa and ploddlaii through pood
lies. we are tnankfu) for the ran
vhieh has made our garden fresh sue1
rrecn. but we do like to see the sin
mce in a while. The foHowioK ers.
v most appropriate for the past week
"Oh. -the rairt comes n-pitter natter
Vnd I'd like to be safe in bed.
Skies nee keeping, while the w'nrl
is sleeping.
Trouble lienpinv on our head.
It is vain to remain and chatter.
nd to "nit for a clearer si v.
lle'te'.ske'tec. T Ri'4 f'v for shell.
Till tho clouds roll bv. "
"dr's Dotng Oood Work
The girls of the different gi.'ul
ae written a brief rev ie.v of th
. oi k thev 'are doing in the sew in
. -lasses. It will tie noticed Hint mm
f the work is war work, and we thin
that this is the kind of work even
hi, Iv should be doing. How ever, th
- a tiie. school n r"1 we iiilL'ht to do
rent deal more than we are doing.
The girls of the seventh and eighth
;rades are making a complete outli
'or a lit,fle baby. When the
lollies are llnihed. they are t In
o one of the little war victims.
Who will donate material for
eit outfit!
The fifth and sixth glades are
lustrioiisly Knitting washcloths Th
ire iloijig some school work tuo uia
nt' kitchen aprons for sale.
The fourth grade girls arc working
at pillow slips, while the girls of the
bi ril Krade are spending their time
'iiiltting wash cloths and hemming nl,
luminal binders.
Those in charge of Ked Cross woil.
sre uskiiix every one to save enacelled
postage stamps. The dyes from these
stamps are extracted aud used ngsiii
It is said tliMt the niouey obtnlne.l for
the dyes taken from one thousand
stamps is enough to care for a war
orphan for oue mouth. Surely, every
body will, at least, give old stamps to
help these little onus. Save nil Stamps
Ask your friends for old stumps and
bring them to your teacher.
As the Ked Cross drive has Im-cii ex
t led for a few days more, the re
-ults cannot be reported this week
lleic's a suitable working motto : " (io
everywhere; ask every one."
fine harvest of sweet potatoes was
eathered from our school gulden dur-ii-
the past week. Some of the finest
-iicciuieiis, weighing from font to
eight pounds were sent to 1 1 1 Ii and
placed oil exhibition. This is onlv a
sample of what
we can
grow lure
Supervisor Julian Yates brought to
the attentjou of the Hi u Island hoard
a week ago last Monday the uigent
need of plumbing work at the Hilo
llie.h School. The board of health, Mr
Yates said. threutmid to clo-e- the
school if the work was not a ml , b, k , n
at once.
', To show
Supervises Grant Requcsivfor
Its ,sePuz2lina Prob
lem Solver!
Aaln I
k has been deeldetf uiWin
ss the lo.lt
ion for the Territorial Fair.
ei missio
tn use the park was grMi
A by til
noarii or supervisors
n i ti h t , w i
the proviso thnt the park
s4swed to its uroiter eondi-
hall be
ion bv
tr Fair Commission after tfii)
how i
The etl
ion made by the eommfasion
difficulties in finding' site
-hi-h w ill afford facilitre
rev pew i
for the f
frrr the ilkplsv of the products of the
TerrilorvJ The use of the nark was
granted v uiiaiiiinoiis vote of the
loar.. n.l the Fair Commission Will
begin wok at once in preparation for
tntfinii tie bi(f-show in that location.
For thi very practical reason that
it would cost MO.lXMl to sunoiy tho
ici esssrv Ibnildinirs alone, the Fair
Commissi! suddenly' reached the eon-
losinti visier.lav afternoon that tha
mm, oi
federal building site would
,e an mi
tactical location for the eol-
brat ion
ion st
over a I
het .Mine. The apPronHa-
kside bv the legislature . to
xpenses of the fair il only
fix ion.
The citnmittee
on buildinffs. With
'sck Lac
ss chairman, after on or
wo sesstns and a review of' the
grounds jnd probable stnictural eoat.
net vestlnlav and informed Oeoriro
t. Angus chairwian of the commission,
hat con ruction, if the Irwin kite
vere use., would cost not less than
40.0IKI. om the buiidins atanilpolnt
alone, thd member argued it Wl not
desirabK location, ami someone ug-
Tested Ada I "ark as an alternative,
frwtn Blti Obecttonable
The cotiniittee'a objection to the
Irwin loci tion was on several points.
One was jst the tree on the ground
interfere vith plan for inexpensive
building. Another was that there Is
absolutely no turf, necessitating truc
ture cove ing the entire area if the -ground
w re not to heeom a quag
mire in rn nv weather. Expense of pro-
. ' f 11 S . L ' V I . .
vmiiiK roiling wouiu oe pruniuivivv9
even if ckeaneat buiidins paper were
used, whill uae of lumber for the pur
pose was impossible.
It is tltmtfht that Ada Park will
be suflic.leikly large and it was (uggeat-
ed that il might be possible to shut
off Beretajia Street during Fair Week,
Hosing thi bridge over Nuuanu Stream
to vehicular traffic and utilising- that
mace for I restock reviewing or amoae-
ment cone asions.
He Serlpui Froblem
Aala, a Wide, clear space, present
no serious problems of building Con
struction, having nn huge trees, and
possessing n excellent turf, : which
will reiimie no flooring or roofing for
the entire area. It already haa
fence on me side, with a natural , bar- '
rier in t hp form of the river, on aa-'
other, so tht little expense, wilj be
t-efquired tV the 'fearing Item.-', ;.' ,
The builiing eommittee aaid that If :
Tiia site freVe obtaitied K Weirid be
necessary only to hoi hi booth and
itructores to house the exhitirt, leav
ng the ctrtwds to walk al the open
tir. Selection of Aala Park litnplifie
he building problem very materially,
ind the etanmittee expects to be able .
o report within a day or two on the
estimated cost of required eouatrue
tion. - ' " '
BeaulM Structure At .LaieWill
Be Completed In About three
Months and Be Dedicated
The beautiful temple erected nt 1-aie,
his Island by the Church of Jcsu
lirist of Latter Day Saints, will be
"nishrd ia about three months,, Arard
Fairbanks, the sculptor and landeeape
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noil, urn in-, mrmuy ppinpit-iru niimi a
f the carving and other artistic em
'cllishments in the interior.
Four friexe panels huve already been
ompleteuV and placed on the outside
f the edifice, giving the temple an a
ect of beauty despite it unusual and
solid appearance. In fart, according
o Mr. Fairbanks, no extraneous decor
itions will be used oa the exterior.
(i v,n,t-i iw .irn-ii; iuc ntt'nrn uv "I
solidity, the design having been mado
villi tins idea in view.
In order to give th, temple an Bp
.enruuee of being higher nbove ground
haa it really is, a terrace is being
,i cpared with a supporting wall. The
landscape gardening will be xeruted
vith the idea of blending the around
work with the lines of the buildiug.
When the temple I completed and
in reiulinees for its dedication to the
work of the church, l'reeideat Joeph
-mitb and many leading "dignitarie of
the church will com here from Halt ,
Lake City. I'tah. to dedicate the tnrild-
ing to its holy purpose. iVeaident
Hmith la aaid to' be looking forward to
this visit, as in dedicating the archi
ve to, rnl pile, it will praVtUally be a
nonunient tn his own personal work
in the Islnnds, for he first vane hero
as a young missionary among the lit
w Minus uearly sixty years ago. Ho
learned to speuk the Hawaiian lang
uage at that time and nn arriving" here
nearly a half century later, he wa still
able to converse and make addreases in
the language of the natives.
Appeal papers weSre' prepared by the
clerk of federal court yesterday n the
live Japanese teacher' rase to. whom
admittance to the Territory wa denied
on the grounds that they may be class
ed as imported laborers. Theme cases,
which are being made teat ranee by the
Japanese nnd are being handled by
the law firm Of I.lirhtfoot and Light
foot, will now go to the eireut court
of appeals.
Appeals were also taken ve'erday
in thiec other cases in fedeial court.
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1. Love and spray paint can cover a multitude of sins.
2. Repeat after me 'Even though it's only $3, it's still $3 too much if you don't need it.' Buy what you need leave what you don't. Then the next gal can find that perfect treasure!
3. Take a friend, make it a party. If you can't tell I like parties, going to them, throwing them, you name it I'm there!
4. Re purpose, vintage wall paper makes a great shelf liner, sheets can make awesome curtains, a sweet little sewing table would make the most darling vanity.
5. If it's worth it, pay up. Yes believe it or not sometimes you can find a better deal, you can haggle the price and save a few bucks. But lets face it those bucks are going to a good cause, helping feed families, putting shelter over people heads, and building back into your community. If that's not a good reason to shell out the dough I don't know what is.
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12All the kingdom of King Og was in that land. King Og ruled in Bashan. In the past he ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. Og was from the Rephaite people. In the past Moses had defeated those people and had taken their land.
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Entertainment of Monday, 28 January 2013
Source: 233music.com
Ever since his sojourn into the music scene, Hiphop act, Trigmatic, has consistently spotted a silky bald head, and now we know why. Speaking in a very personal interview on Lynx TV's "Dear Diary" segment, he reveals, among other things, that the "Lord is My Barber" in reference to his apparent "baldness".
According to him, he prefers to keep his head hairless due to the fact that he has a genetic condition that has given him a receding hairline. Simply put, he is unable to grow hair on the fore of his head. The episode of Lynx TV aired over the weekend, also featured a survey of the "Biggest Tracks of the decade between 2000 and 2010" on the 233 Charts segment, which saw Ofori Amponsah's "Otoolege" emerging as the biggest song of the period as per votes in polls conducted online and in many parts of the country.
Also making it to the list were the likes of Boli with "Kiss your Bride", Samini with "Linda" and a host of others. Lynx TV airs every Saturday at 1pm on Viasat 1.


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Hamilton Sunstrand FCU Enjoying 360-Degree View of Name Change
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. -- Doing a 360 has never felt better, especially for Hamilton Sundstrand Federal Credit Union.
Since the $175 million credit union has changed its name to 360 Federal Credit Union, the sky's the limit for opportunity, said 360 Federal CU Marketing Manager Roberta Weiner.
"It's a name that has legs, promotional flexibility and is so inclusive," said Weiner. "It is a complete circle so families can be members, SEGs, and it provides multiple tie-ins with Hamilton, which is great."
According to credit union President/CEO Robert L. Aresti the name change decision was one that had come of age.
"With the level of increased competition in our marketplace, we needed to ensure that consumers and businesses knew that our membership was not just limited to Hamilton Sundstrand employees," said Aresti. "As we tracked and looked at the number of new members in each month from Hamilton our main sponsor, and other SEGs, the number was close to 50/50, and we also wanted to grow and appeal to younger members so all those factors we realized it really was time for a name change."
Wanting expert, objective help in developing a new identity, the credit union turned to Newton, Mass.-based branding firm BrandEquity with the criteria that the end result honor its roots while being modern enough to build on in the future. Aresti said the long process of research and whittling down the selections from 50 to 60 names to one was time well spent.
"We try to find the hook for each client, what's unique to them," said BrandEquity Creative Director Steve Smith. "What was cool about Hamilton is its rich background in aerospace history that no one else could claim and something they shouldn't walk away from entirely. What was great about working with the credit union was that they were willing to go through the process and take a leap to a fairly bold new name."
Wanting to appeal to both Hamilton Sundstrand employees with years of loyalty as well as new members unfamiliar with the credit union and company history, BrandEquity worked on creating an identity that could capture the 360-degree motion of a propeller, which Hamilton Sunstrand is best known for manufacturing, and maintain the essence of the company.
"On the most basic level, 360 represents Hamilton Sundstrand's propellers rotating. The spinning propeller provides the power for the plane to move, as our 360 provides the opportunity for us to grow," said Aresti. "As we went through the names 360 really fit the bill but interestingly enough because it was a number, which was intriguing and it was so different, it really did have to grow on us. And credit goes to the board for making the unanimous decision on 360, which was short, memorable, tied back to Hamilton, was less traditional and future forward."
He added the new tagline, "It all revolves around you" and BrandEquity's use of a distinctive modern font and uniquely positioning "360" inside a green circle for the logo helped everything fall into place. The new green and black visual identity system is applied consistently at every member touchpoint, signs, marketing communications and the new company Web site, www.360fcu.org. Member reaction has been extremely positive. Weiner says out of 17,200 members there have been only some 20 complaints about the change.
"We prepared our members for this and sent high-quality announcements to members 60 to 90 days before the name change took place," said 360 FCU's Weiner. "So we made sure to give our members time to absorb the news before we went public with it."
The credit union also timed the name unveiling to coincide with the unveiling of its new Enfield branch. The state-of-the-art facility includes both full-service and self-service options, large screen TVs, an Internet caf?(C), and plays up the credit union's more vibrant brand image.
"You do something like this and you brace yourself but it has all worked out," said Aresti. "Even the black and apple green colors that were such a big change from our old blue has become our signature color and whenever someone is wearing the color combination people say you're wearing my credit union's colors. It's made such an impact that at one point we thought about opening a store for branded hats and shirts."


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