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CONCORD, N.H. — Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas recently vetoed a bill establishing same-sex "marriage," only to have his veto promptly overturned by the state's legislature. Maine Gov. John Baldacci immediately signed the same-sex "marriage" bill passed by the legislature on May 6. New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is, for the time being, somewhere in the middle, in more ways than one.
The New Hampshire Legislature completed its passage of the bill on May 6 and sent it on for enrollment. The enrollment process, involving both the offices of Legislative Services and the Secretary of State, has no fixed timetable, said Eric Fowler, assistant clerk in the state House of Representatives in Concord.
"It can take anywhere from two hours to two weeks," Fowler said. Once the bill reaches his desk, the governor has five days (excluding Sundays and holidays) to sign or veto it or let it become law without his signature. As of May 14, Lynch had still not said what he would do.
New Hampshire could become the fifth New England state to adopt same-sex "marriage," leaving only Rhode Island without it. Same-sex "marriage" advocates have made impressive gains here and in other parts of the country this spring. Their cause advanced in New York when its Assembly passed a bill May 12 introduced by Gov. David Paterson. The bill now moves to the state Senate.
The cause has not fared so well in Rhode Island, where, according to a recent survey by Trinity College in Connecticut, 46% of residents identify themselves as Catholic. And Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence has been unequivocal in declaring homosexual "marriages" a perversion of natural law.
"We don't see it as a civil rights issue," the bishop said in a recent interview, "because there's never a right to do something that's morally wrong."
In New Hampshire, though, where about a third of the state's 1.3 million residents are Catholic, the fate of same-sex "marriage" is up to Lynch, a Catholic who has opposed the Church's positions in the past, particularly on abortion. The bill passed both the House and Senate by slender margins, with not nearly enough support to override a veto.
While votes on the bill did not go entirely along partisan lines, most Republicans voted against the measure, while a majority of Democrats voted for it. Democrats won majorities in both houses of the Legislature in 2006 for the first time in more than a century and won majorities again in last year's elections.
Governor Wavering?
Two years ago, Lynch signed New Hampshire's civil unions bill. At the time, he said, "I do not support 'gay marriage," and New Hampshire law today prohibits 'gay marriage.'" And on April 15 this year, he said, "I think the word marriage is reserved for a marriage between a man and a woman, and I think the real issues really are rights and protections for gay and lesbian couples."
But when the Legislature passed the new bill, Lynch appeared to be wavering.
"I'm going to talk to legislators, and I'm going to talk to the people of New Hampshire, and, ultimately, make the best decision I can for the people of New Hampshire," the governor said that evening.
Kevin Smith is executive director of Cornerstone Policy Research, a family-values organization headquartered in Concord.
"Either he keeps his word and vetoes the bill or he has been misleading the New Hampshire public," Smith said. Cornerstone Policy Action, the organization's political action committee, and the National Organization for Marriage have been running ads on New Hampshire television highlighting Lynch's past statements on the issue and urging viewers to call upon the governor to keep his word.
"I think the governor will be careful in his examination of the bill," said state Rep. Jim Splaine, D-Portsmouth, the primary sponsor of the legislation. "I think he always looks to veto legislation that would harm New Hampshire. I don't think this is a bill that harms anybody."
Opponents argue the bill would radically redefine the essential nature of marriage.
But Smith said the bill makes marriage "gender-neutral."
"That way, men and women are interchangeable and children don't need a mother and father to grow up in the ideal environment," he said.
While the act does stipulate that clergy would not be required to officiate at same-sex "marriages," laypeople could be coerced into providing services for such weddings, he added.
"It does not protect the religious liberty of people like the caterer who does not want to perform his or her services for a same-sex 'marriage,'" he said. New Hampshire law forbids discrimination based on "sexual orientation," and a business may be fined $10,000 for a first offense, Smith said.
"Fake" Exemption?
Brian Brown, executive director of the National Organization for Marriage, charged that the New Hampshire legislation contains a "fake religious-liberty exemption."
"Those of us who believe in marriage as a union between a man and a woman will be treated as if we are bigots," he said, "and the force of law will come down on us."
Bishop John McCormack of Manchester also cited religious liberty concerns, when he issued a statement calling on the governor to veto the bill.
"Short of preserving marriage as the union of one man and one woman, there must be adequate protections for churches, but also for individuals who have a genuine conscientious objection to participating in or assisting ceremonies of same-sex couples," the bishop said.
"It seems to me marriage is what marriage is," said Lou D'Allesandro of Manchester, the only Democrat voting against the bill when the Senate approved it, 13-11. "I think the equality issue has been settled with civil unions."
Jack Kenny writes from Manchester, New Hampshire.
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March 1, 2013, Depew, NY - PCB Piezotronics, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of microphones, vibration, force, torque, load, strain, and pressure sensors, as well as the pioneer of ICP® technology is pleased to announce their new 2000 G MEMS, Piezoresistive Shock Accelerometer. Model 3991A112KG piezoresistive shock accelerometers represent state of the art industry technology for miniature, high-amplitude shock sensors, capable of measuring long duration transient motion, as well as responding to and surviving extremely fast rise times typical of a high-G shock event. The units feature critical damping to reduce resonance amplification and mechanical stops for over-range protection. These rugged sensors offer superior survivability to over-range, minimum zero-shift after a shock and high bridge resistance with associated lower power consumption compared to legacy sensors on the market.
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ShareSquare, developers of a mobile platform that uses 2D barcodes, dubbed "QR codes," to connect offline media like posters to the mobile Web, is formally launching today after proving wildly popular at this year's South By Southwest conference.
The big difference with ShareSquare, compared to other QR code competitors, is that it also offers a content management system to lets brands easily link QR codes to a customized mobile Web app. The company also offers real-time analytics with geolocation capabilities, allowing brands to instantly track the effectiveness of their campaigns.
As such, ShareSquare arguably represents the next evolution of QR code technology. Instead of just being a disconnected way for brands to link to web pages, they can now easily implement the technology as an integral part of their offline marketing campaigns.
At SXSW, over 100 bands and brands used ShareSquare's private beta to connect festivalgoers with their Web presences. The company held a contest for the festival's "Most Scanned Band," which led nearly 2,000 users to scan QR codes spread out across Austin. One intrepid band even placed QR codes on a tour bus. ShareSquare says that over "1,300 artists, agencies and brand advertisers" participated in its private beta over the past three months.
The company offers several modules for its mobile content-management system, including a video module that instantly directs users' phones to play mobile video, a download module that points directly to an app, and a share module to instantly lets users share information via Twitter and Facebook. You can also hold contests using the "Instant Win" module.
ShareSquare offers a free account for you to test out its service with five different QR codes and mobile web apps. A $100 a month Pro account bumps up that number to 10 QR codes and adds features like custom domain support. Larger organizations can opt for the $499 a month enterprise account, which offers 100 QR codes and the ability to earn revenue by serving ads.
Having researched many QR code-focused companies, I can say ShareSquare is the first I've seen that pushes the technology forward to the point where QR codes may finally get mainstream acceptance.
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Dear Doctor--DON'T Get An Attitude With Me!!
Saturday, March 09, 2013
It all started with some paperwork that I took to the doctor last November for them to fill out regarding my disability and not being able to work. At first I was told that they "don't do" disability...but as I told them, I am already on disability and this was just paperwork needed by Sallie Mae (parent/student loans) to verify that I was still unable to work. They told me I needed to have the original doctor who "did" my disability fill out the paperwork. Mind you, I have been going to my present doctor for over two years. I haven't seen my "original" doctor since just before we moved to Arkansas from Indiana in 2009. So obviously THAT wasn't going to work!
So, I wrote to my Indiana doctor and got all my records sent to my present doctor. I also sent my doctor's office all my paperwork from the disability doctor stating what my disabilities were and why I was not able to work.
Anyway, Thursday morning was our routine 3-month check-up. Once again I asked the nurse what they had as my diagnosis. At first she acted like she didn't hear and asked my husband questions. After the third time she finally read off the list to me. Arthritis--check. Depression--check. Overactive Bladder--check. Seasonal Allergies--check. Edema--check. Hypertension--Uh....NO!! I do NOT have hypertension, nor have I EVER had hypertension. Where is the diagnosis of Heart Failure?
The nurse left, and it took quite a long time before the doctor came in. I know that she was out there at the desk reading all my medical records I had sent to them. When she came in, there was a definite attitude about her. She was most definitely NOT her cheerful, friendly self, and I knew there was something wrong.
She check over my husband first, then it was my turn. OMG!!! Talk about being attacked! I couldn't believe some of the things she said to me! She was mad that I didn't bring up about my memory loss--well, it's an old problem that I've had for years, and there has been no change for several years. I'm always asked if there are any new problems or changes for the worse, and there hasn't been since before I started going to her. To make a long story short, she refused to fill out my paperwork because "it will come back and bite me (the doctor) in the butt because I have no documentation in your medical records here." HELLLLOOOOO!!!!! At my very first doctor visit I took in copies of my echocardiogram with the heart failure diagnosis, and personally put it in the doctor's hands, after which she went over all my medications and reasons that I was on them, and I told her that the Ramipril was because of CHF. It's not MY fault that no one, including the doctor, made any mention in my chart about my heart failure! I not only TOLD them, but I also WROTE it on the new patient paperwork I filled out (I made copies of them before I took them into the doctor's office, so I was able to look it up when I got home.)
So, for the last two years plus, my doctor has been treating me for non-existent hypertension and NOT addressing the Heart Failure at all!! Needless to say, I have lost ALL faith and trust in her as my doctor. I'm so thankful to God that during all this time I never had an episode with my heart, or they may not have figured it out until it was too late since there was no documentation of a heart condition in my current doctor's records. After all, I am the very first (and ONLY) person in my family for as far back as four generations--BOTH sides of family--that has any heart issues. No one has ever even had hypertension, so the family history wouldn't have given any clue.
When I got home from the doctor, I was still fuming. I was just so mad that such an important piece of information had been left out of my records. I was informed that I should have been seeing a cardiologist at least once a year. Well, if none of my doctors ever referred me to one, why would I be seeing one? It's not MY fault that my echocardiogram is so old. I was told that an appointment would be made immediately for a new echocardiogram and for me to see a cardiologist. That was Thusday morning, and so far I have heard nothing from them about these appointments. She did, however, give me a prescription for another heart medicine that she said I should be on in addition to the Ramipril. I am NOT filling it until I see someone else. I'm not comfortable taking additional heart medication from someone who hasn't even been aware of my heart condition the whole time I've seen her (every three months for over two years).
My husband thinks that I am over-reacting. I told him that he was more than welcome to stay with her as his doctor, but I am going elsewhere as I feel this is a very serious problem. My kids are all in agreement with me. I just no longer feel any confidence in this doctor, and I'm sure not comfortable with her any longer. Maybe I am over-reacting, but I'm the one that could have died with this life-and-death omission from my medical records!!
Sorry that this is so long. I just needed to get it off my chest so I could quit fuming over it and move on. I was so depressed for a couple days over this whole situation, but now that I have made up my mind what to do and shared my frustration with my dear SparkFriends, I feel so much better. I just have one final thought:
Dear Doctor--
Don't cop an attitude with me because I finally discover that you have been treating me for hypertension for the past two years instead of congestive heart failure. I personally put my echocardiogram report in your hand on my first visit, so it's not my fault that you didn't have CHF mentioned in my medical records!
As Donald Trump says on The Celebrity Apprentice--
P.S. Before anyone makes a comment, I want to make it clear that the issue is NOT with the fact that she won't fill out the paperwork. I already filled it out Friday and sent it in with a copy of the records and letters from disability, and a note stating that my current doctor of two years wasn't able to fill out the paperwork due to the fact that she had been treating me for the wrong thing for the past two years and not even documenting my heart failure. If it's not good enough for Sallie Mae, no problem.
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I just got a new dr. too! :)
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I hope that by now you have found a doctor that you trust. Feeling confident in your doctor is so important! So glad that you stayed healthy during the two years in terms of your heart.
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You will never be in a good place if you stay with that doctor. Time to do a good search for a new one. They are supposed to be our advocates, not work against us.
Best of luck to you!
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Wow I'm with you on this one. Get a new doctor! I wouldn't be able to trust her at all anymore! I am glad you have been healthy all this time!
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Wow, what an incompetent Dr. she sounds like. Praise God that you finally found out the truth as it could have be devastating for you if something bad that happened to you with her head in the clouds. I hope you find a good new Dr. soon and she/he is much more organized and competent than she is. Continue to vent if/when you need to as you have every right to be angry. . .You held your own very well, good for you!
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hugs need a new doctor for sure
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You certainly need a new doctor. That doctor is bad
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Oh my.....she is a horrible doctor. I feel that you have made the RIGHT call in finding another doctor. That doctor treated you WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!! She should be thanking the Lord that nothing bad happened to you while in her "care". Can anybody say lawsuit?
But on the other hand, be glad that your not a Veteran of the military, like my physically disabled DH is. When a Veteran calls the VA to make an appointment, it is 3 months later before he gets to actually see a doctor. If he needs to be referred to a specialist, it takes from 6 months to a year for that. If a special procedure or surgery is needed, it is 1 to 2 YEAR wait for the Veteran's who have gone to war and fought for our country!!
I hope that it does not take you long to find a new "good & caring & competent" doctor. And I hope that this present doctor does not do (or not do, as in your case) badly for your DH, since he seems to be happy to stay with her.
God bless you both.
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Sounds normal to me, I had to wait over a year for a year for an operation that was suppose to be done in a few weeks. Our doctors change every 2 years so we are lucky if they even walk into the room with the correct chart. But we are lucky in that the waiting for regular appointments is only 3 weeks, otherwise, if it's something that needs to be seen immediately we drive to the nearest city to a walk in clinic.
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OMG! Where is Marcus Welby or Ben Casey when you need them? That is absolutely terrible. I wouldn't go back to her either. I bet if she would have taken your blood pressure after this incident, it would have been sky-high and she would have said "I told you so". Find another doctor! Noel
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Defending champions Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly were tied for the lead of the Shark Shootout with Kenny Perry and Fred Funk after the second round Saturday.
Stricker and Kelly birdied four of their last six holes in the better-ball format to finish at 18-under 126 at Tiburon Golf Club. Perry birdied the first six holes on his own ball and Funk made three of the team's four remaining birdies.
The 12 two-man teams in the tournament hosted by Greg Norman play a scramble format in Sunday's final round.
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DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado lawmakers are taking up an issue stirring up controversy across the country — requiring welfare recipients to take drug tests.
"I think that this is unfair to be treating poor people like criminals," said Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.
"If you have enough money to buy drugs you don't need the money from the state or the federal government," said Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling.
The bill was introduced this week by Sonnenberg, who says the bill makes sense, ensuring those who really need welfare get the benefits.
"Essentially in order for you to get your check you have to be drug free," Sonnenberg said. "If you are drug free, we will pay for that drug test we'll reimburse that drug test."
Fields says the $45 test forces those already in need to pay for help.
"What if they don't have the $45 to pay for the drug test, does that mean that we will not feed and provide assistance to that family?" Fields said.
If someone fails they are ineligible to reapply for a full year, unless they seek treatment.
"We want you in treatment; get off the drug and once you complete that then in 6 months you can reapply and then we can get you the money," Sonnenberg said.
Fields says the program would be costly and if the poor should be drug tested to receive government money, then so should state lawmakers.
"As an elected official whose salary is paid by taxpayers, then I think everyone in the House of Representatives and the Senate should also be required," Fields said.
Fields says the estimated cost is $200,000 to administer the program but she believes it would cost much more.
The bill moves to the Finance Committee next week.
Thirty-six states are considering similar measures. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently voiced support for such laws. Twelve states are looking at drug testing for unemployment benefits.


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With a sultry low and energetic voice, Aly Spaltro, the main creative force behind Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, continues her extensive east coast tour with a stop in Ohio to promote her debut album Ripely Pine. The album is invigoratingly creative and the vocals as well as the high energy instrumentals instantly suck you into Spaltro's dark world. "Bird Balloons" is the standout track off the album because at six minutes long it's able to keep the listener's attention throughout the piece using a catchy guitar riff reminiscent of an old Black Keys blues sound. Effective soft parts draw you in closer as the song mellows out only to blast you away finishing out with the head banging anger of a lost love. Spaltro has experience from her days of making experimental recordings when she worked at Bart's & Greg's DVD Explosion in Brunswick, Maine where she manned the cash register by day and recorded music by night. That experience likely influenced her newest music video for "The Nothing Part Two," which begins with a masked villain, Spaltro, kidnapping several people, tying them to chairs and forcing them to eat pie via an elaborate rope system that's attached to her guitar. The video ends with the hostages escaping and throwing pie at Spaltro while restrained to a table. Aside from the wacky video, the music is eerie and really draws you into a dark world while somehow simultaneously being upbeat. Ripely Pine is energetic, engaging and innovative in ways that make it hard to compare to other artists. (William Hoffman)
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Taking one of our favorite lines from Tag Heuer, the Monaco Twenty Four Calibre 36 Chronograph strikes a perfect balance of vintage inspiration and modern-day engineering. The highly technical piece is powered by Tag Heuer's 36 Calibre movement which beats at an incredible 36,000 vibrations per hour (100x faster than a human heart), is coated with black titanium carbide, and shock-protected by a dynamic absorption system that utilizes four shock-absorbing arms made of aircraft grade polymers, literally suspending the movement within the 40.5mm case. The blue and orange stripes are inspired by the Gulf Porsche 917K driven by Steve McQueen in the movie "Le Mans". An exhibition back and black alligator strap with orange stitching round out this stunner.


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Threatened Butterfly, Plant May Mean Trouble For Yamhill County
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By: Rob Manning, Oregon Public Broadcasting
A rare butterfly and the threatened plant it lives on, may land Yamhill County in court. Rob Manning reports on a lawsuit threat, filed Monday.
The Fender's blue butterfly tends to live in western Oregon where Kincaid's lupine grows. But road grading and landscaping activities that Yamhill County has done appear to be killing both the butterfly and the lupine.
Both are listed under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Scott Black with the Portland-based Xerces Society says the county has had plenty of chances to change its practices.
Scott Black: "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has met with them on five different occasions to express concerns. And, has actually offered them funding to develop a habitat conservation plan for the butterfly."
Black says Benton County accepted a grant to craft such a plan.
In a discussion of the butterfly and lupine last May, Yamhill County commissioners doubted that roadside activities were actually harming the listed species.
Commissioners also worried that potential future costs could land on the county and private landowners.
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Chris Wynter ft. Joel Wolfe - Cocaine Kisses
Being in love isn't just like a habit-forming drug—it is one. When you're in the beginning stages of romantic attraction, your brain starts to secrete amphetamine, and that initial kick is followed by a cocktail of neurotransmitters including phenylethylamine, dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin. So when Booth newcomer Chris Wynter justifies his love-em-and-leave-em philosophy by saying he's scared of getting addicted to one woman's Cocaine Kisses, well, the man's got a point. With Anthem and Slae's fluttering piano samples as his canvas, the Kingston-born, Ft. Lauderdale-based emcee gives a straightforward, almost apologetic account of his chronic playerism, paying tribute to the many women he's had to cut loose over the years. Singer Joel Wolfe echoes the headliner's sentiments on his smooth chorus. Feeling it? The project to which Cocaine Kisses will be attached has yet to receive a title or drop date, but fans can keep their browsers locked for the latest from this talented hip-hop buzzmaker.
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Since forming after a few late night conversations, Sugarland's Atlanta-based gaggle of songwriters has been stomping out a boot-scootin' boogie that marries commercial country twang with alt-country crash.
It's a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll - but one label that really sticks to the sometimes-twang, sometimes-clang music of Sugarland is buzzworthy.
Since forming after a few late night conversations, the Atlanta-based gaggle of songwriters - Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush (formerly of Billy Pilgrim) and Kristen Hall all call Sugarland their own - has been stomping out a boot-scootin' boogie that marries commercial country twang with alt-country crash.
And though it defies typical genres, fans and even the music industry are catching on to Sugarland's signature style.
Regional performances have generated interest from major labels, and the band's 10-track debut, ''Premium Quality Tunes'' showcases the band's unique is-it-or-isn't-it country style.
In interviews, Bush even has joked the band one day will sign with a major Nashville label, with songs in rotation on mainstream country radio stations.
Until that happens, Sugarland will continue making music its own way, and create a new genre of its own.
featuring Jennifer Nettles; Kristian Bush of Billy Pilgrim
When: Gates open at 6 p.m., show is from 7-9, Monday, Aug. 18
Where: Ashford Manor Bed & Breakfast, 5 Harden Hill Road, Watkinsville
Cost: $8 adults, $5 children
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In celebration of Delicious Living's 30th anniversary, here's a glimpse of how the natural health movement has evolved over the past few decades—and what's ahead.
The 1990s
Natural rediscovered
Then something shifted. "Spurred on by the unrelenting idealism of a few visionaries and by a series of food scares that laid bare the presence of dangerous chemicals in everyday foods, society began to rediscover the world of natural and organic foods," writes Dobrow. "Natural foods became more abundant, more accessible, more sophisticated, more palatable, [and] more desirable." By 1996, more than 6,600 natural health foods stores dotted the country, ringing up $9.17 billion in sales—a fraction of overall food sales, but representing an astonishing 17 percent annual growth over the previous five years, which was four or five times the rate of conventional grocery.
In the late 1990s, a countertrend to food-as-duty emerged—one in which people rediscovered real food as a source of joy. "We went from a 'health food' movement in the '80s to a more hedonistic 'gourmet food' movement in the '90s," says Tawse, recalling the glorious selections of artisan cheese and chocolate that began to appear in health foods stores.


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GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) — Sources tell FOX10 News Phillip Jones, the brother of NFL and former Alabama star Julio Jones was the victim of a shooting that happened in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 27.
Phillip Columbo Jones, 31, of Foley, was transported from South Baldwin Urgent Care to South Baldwin Regional Medical Center and then transported by Baptist LifeFlight to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.
According to a relative, Jones' arm had to be removed due to injuries sustained from the gunshot wound.
According to authorities, Gulf Shores Police responded to South Baldwin Urgent Care located at 101 E.15th Avenue in reference to a man who was brought in after suffering a gunshot wound. When the officers arrived they were able to determine that the incident occurred at a residence on Yupon Drive.
Authorities said during the investigation GSPD detectives obtained information indicating George Bennett Sutton, 53, of Gulf Shores, shot Phillip Columbo Jones.
George Bennett Sutton was booked into the Gulf Shores Police Detention Center for Assault in the first degree, a Class B felony. At this time Sutton is awaiting transfer to the Baldwin County Detention Center.
Authorities said, although a suspect has been arrested the investigation continues.
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Retailers are not hanging around about telling you what their deals are for Black Friday this year. Even the biggest of the big has decided to share, and there's still over a week to go.
Walmart has announced that most stores will be opening at midnight, the minute after Thanksgiving is over, to give everyone as much time as possible to bag a bargain. Unfortunately, if you turn up at midnight not all deals will be running as Walmart has decided to limit them by time.
Toys, apparel, and home goods deals will be available from midnight. The more popular electronics discounts won't be applied until 5am, though.
Here's the list of deals you can expect to fight for:
From midnight:
- Nintendo Wii – $199 with $50 Walmart Gift Card
- Toy Story 3 DVD – $10
- Zhu Zhu Pets – $4
- Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker, 5-qt Oval – $9.97
- 500 Thread Count Sheets from Beautyrest – Full, Queen, King – $19.88
- Shark Steam Mop – $36
- Wrangler Jeans – $9
- Infant and Toddler 2-piece Character Sleepwear Sets – $4
- Lego Tubs – $15
- Power Wheels – $88
- Bikes – starting at $29
From 5am:
- 15.6" HP Laptop – $298
- Emerson 32″ LCD HDTV – $198
- Sansui 19″ LCD HDTV – $98
- Nintendo DS Lite (in multiple colors) – $89
- 15.6" eMachines Laptop – $198
- Kodak C183 Digital Camera (14 megapixels) – $59
- Tom Tom GPS XL 335 SE 4.3″ GPS – $79
- Magnavox Wi-Fi Blu-Ray Player with $10 free VUDU movie credits – $69
A further electronics saving event is planned for Saturday, November 27, and Walmart.com will feature its own line of deals over the weekend. Also, keep an eye on the Walmart Facebook Wall for further specials. We suspect the list shared today is just the tip of the iceberg.
As is always the case, there will be a limited supply of these products at those prices in store. So if you want any, be there for the opening and keep your elbows out.
Read more at the Walmart press release


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NSW Government to fund new Barton Highway study
The Barton Highway is a step closer to duplication after the New South Wales Government agreed to put money towards a new plan for the road.
Around $150,000 will fund half the study, which will assess the priorities along the stretch of highway between Yass and Canberra.
NSW is calling on the new Federal Government to match the funding.
Yass Valley Council general manager David Rowe says the study will provide a blueprint for a new dual carriageway road.
"It should be a strategic document that really outlines the steps towards duplication, the sorts of things that haven't been done to date and what the triggers might be, so that as soon as some money becomes available all the information's on the table to proceed," he said.
Mr Rowe says the highway has had a substantial increase in traffic since 2006, but little has been done to keep up.
"We hope it does get some progress happening on the Barton Highway in terms of duplication," he said.
"[The] council's frustration and the frustration of all local residents has been that there's just no activity on the highway towards duplication in the last few years."
Topics: states-and-territories, urban-development-and-planning, yass-2582, act, canberra-2600


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LOL Coveters aren't terribly impressed with Covet's rolling out of his pieces. Less a reflection onhim and more on the game but it may end up impacting his in-game pieces. (Some of which are in-game already)
Yigal Azrouël Goes Digi with Covet Fashion
Yigal Azrouël is going digi in celebration of Fashion Week. Twenty-four hours before his spring 2016 presentation on Friday, September 11th, the esteemed designer will unveil select pieces of his collection to his digitally savvy fashion-following on Covet Fashion. The mobile styling app, which engages a monthly user-base of over 3 million consumers, will be able to get a first look at his collection before it hits the runway and have the exclusive opportunity to engage, style, and experiment with the collection on the app before pre-ordering their favorite pieces straight off the runway at yigal-azrouel.com.
"We have had great success with Covet Fashion over the last couple of years with our Cut25 contemporary line, and we are excited to have them as our partner as we take the next step into digital with the Yigal Azrouël ready-to-wear label. Covet has an incredibly engaged fashion-oriented audience base and we are invested in growing long-term brand loyalty through their unique platform," said Azrouël in a statement.
The designer, who has a celebrity following including Jessica Alba, Kendall Jenner, and Olivia Wilde, launched his first collection in New York in 1998 and his first freestanding boutique in 2003. In 2004, Azrouël was inducted into the CFDA.
"Covet's audience of 3 million monthly users is very vocal and passionate about staying on top of the latest trends," said Covet Fashion SVP, GM Blair Ethington. "Giving them exclusive access to Yigal's spring '16 collection in this way allows consumers to have a voice in the process, which is what ultimately leads to a deeply engaged and loyal customer base."


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Thank you, Kirsten. I really appreciate you and your comments! I understand exactly. I have not had nearly enough time to do all the puzzles I want to. I have given up on the true archives. I think what it is, is that life gets in the way......and sometimes we go through periods of "burn out!"
Anyway, thanks for the visit and happy puzzling!
This is LOVELY Jan. I'm sorry it had opt languish in my bookmarks for so long. I don't know why, but I'm really struggling at the moment to keep on top of posting, commenting and solving. Not to mention making. All when I have more time on my hands than I used to. It's quite bizarre. Anyway, blah blah blah. I should be talking about the gorgeousness of this one. It is really divine. Thanks so much. :)))
He should have been a stand-up comedian! But, he isn't the ONLY one. Some of the captions, including your own, just KILL me! I sure hope there are a lot of people who enjoy them as much ad we do!!
Yes, you're either in the middle of posting, or have just completed it, when I finish breakfast and get on the iPad (Bob is still home, so he's on the desk computer)! But even though I quickly click on yours, I sometimes can't think of something right away, and by the time I do, even if its just minutes later, he's beaten me to it! And his are always fantastic!
Thanks for all the nice comment Francine and Pat! Appreciated so much!
Pat - I post at 8:30am - YOUR time. Good luck!! (I love a good race)
JC - I think you have no trouble at all in that department!
My most fervent hope each morning is to get to the caption puzzles before Jim does--it's so disheartening otherwise, because he's such a tough act to follow! :-)
This is beautiful, Jan--like a stained-glass window glowing even on a cloudy day...
Thanks Jan and bookish. I think making people laugh is the hardest thing in the world!
JC, I'm with Jan. You're a witty person and I too thought it came naturally/effortlessly.
~ Jan, good one. Thanks.
Thanks so much, Ardy!!
JC - you'd NEVER know that if took effort. They just seem to slide right in to perfect.
As we get older, we all need replacement parts!!! LOL
Thanks for the compliment this morning, Jan. Most mornings 'write a caption' is the hardest thing for me to do. Today, though, I have to drop off Sue's van to get the tie rod ends replaced. If successful, maybe I can get mine replaced, too! LOL!
Beautiful, Jan. Love the colors. Thanks.


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"So, I want to go over it one more time."
Luigi twirled the red-and-yellow mushroom between his thumb and forefinger.
"We walk into a giant pipe because a passive aggressive mushroom whose breath reeks of hummus tells us there's a girl in a sack, and we need to … ."
"Princess," Mario said, as he paced impatiently under a metallic block that, to his eyes at least, appeared to be floating.
"Yes. Sorry. Fine. Princess in a sack." Luigi offered a mockingly apologetic bow. "The princess of mushrooms. And there are a bunch of angry mushrooms in between us and her, and I guess they're tired of serving their mushroom queen. Or something. I'm on the money so far, yeah?"
The elder plumber sat and tried not to rise to the bait. When Luigi got on a tear like this, Mario found it was best to let his little brother tire himself out. "That's right, 'uigi."
"So now, we need a way to fight back, and your big idea is to eat yet another kind of mushroom. Not the passive-aggressive hummus-y kind or the angry kind, but another kind. And the basis for this plan is that you saw—was it a turtle, you said?" Luigi, playing the impatient professor, stood above Mario with eyebrows raised and waited for a response.
"… No. It just looked like a turtle."
"OK." Luigi rubbed his mustache in contemplation. "I'm just gonna go with the statistics here and assume it was actually a kind of mushroom that looked like a turtle. Either way, you said you saw it eat one of these red and yellow mushrooms and … get bigger?"
"It looked bigger to me, yeah."
"So you're saying, this … ." Luigi extended the cap to just an inch from Mario's bulbous nose.
"Yes, Luigi." Mario stared at his brother with all the gravitas he could muster. "I'm saying it's a magic mushroom."
Luigi let the words hang in the air before tossing the fungus into Mario's lap. "Ladies and gentlemen, my brother: Andy Warhol."
"Oh screw off, Luigi! Not that kind of magic! You know, like, magic-magic."
"Oh, magic. You're right, in that case: I shouldn't be taking this lightly. So when you get large—and not high or poisoned at all, of course—what's the plan, precisely? You just gonna hope they'll be frightened off by the biggest Italian guy they've ever seen?"
"I figured I could … jump on 'em," Mario said, almost under his breath.
"Oh great!" Luigi cawed, loud enough to draw the attention of a few more angry-type mushrooms. "Mr. Immaculate Heart of Mary High School third-string power forward is gonna defend us with his six-inch vertical leap? Is that really the plan?"
Mario realized with a grimace that he was now fully drawn into the argument he'd been working so hard to avoid. "So what's your plan, Luigi? You seem to have this all figured out. What's The Luigi Contingency?"
"The Luigi Contingency is: We go home." Effortlessly, he slipped into the salesman-like rhythms he'd honed as a teenager working the Guess Your Weight booth at Coney Island. "We go home, maybe grab a couple of beers at Sunny's. Hey, maybe you even come by for dinner! Mama's making cannelloni tonight, I know she'd love to see you."
Mario stared at his brother with disbelief.
"Luigi. I am, at this very moment, seated a few feet from a Venus Flytrap the size of a horse. I haven't had any coffee this morning. Oh, and a few minutes ago, a turtle threw hammers at me. Is this really, actually, no kidding the moment you're choosing to lay a guilt trip on me about visiting Mama?"
Unable to help himself, Luigi pressed on. "Well, Mario, it has been over a year now and … ."
"That's it!"
Mario pushed himself to his feet and angrily brushed the brownish brick dust off his red-denim overalls.
"I'm done, Luigi. If you wanna give up on this, fine. Do it. The pipe's right there. Hey, it's Tuesday; maybe you'll get back in time for happy hour at the bowling alley. Me, I'm gonna eat this magical mushroom and see about a girl in a sack."
Luigi chuckled as Mario began limbering up with some callisthenics.
"What if it's a bad trip though, Cheech? Won't you need me here to talk you down?"
"Cheech and Chong smoked pot, dummy," Mario said breathlessly between toe-touches.
"So sorry, Mr. Leary!" Luigi stormed back towards the pipe. "I'll leave you to turn on and tune in peace."
"Don't forget drop out, 'uigi!" Mario called after him. "That's the part you're so good at! Dropping out, if you even try in the first place."
Luigi spun, jabbing a gloved finger at his brother's winded face, mid-jumping jack.
"You know, this is just you all over. Classic Mario. It's just like Mama is always sayi—"
"Nope!" Mario landed a jumping jack and abandoned his warm up. "I'm sorry Luigi, I can't do this. We're 100 million miles away from Brooklyn, I'll be damned if that woman gets to rule Fungus Town too."
Luigi, desperate, searched for a new tact. "Why does it even have to be you, Mario? Some mushroom says he needs you to do him a solid, and all of a sudden you're shimmying down pipes and gobbling up hallucinogenics? Who says you have to be the guy? What, they don't have mushroom police?"
Mario sighed as he tightened his overall straps. "I don't know that I'm the guy, Luigi. But I know I have to try to be. At least this one time. And I can't keep letting you pull me back to Mama's apron every time you get a little scared I might really be doing something."
Mario stared down his spotted snack and steadied his stomach.
"It's always like this, Mario," Luigi shouted loud enough to close Mario's gaping jaw and leave the fungus uneaten. "You don't think, you don't listen, you just charge right ahead with the Mario parade and the rest of us gotta just hope we catch some of the candy."
Luigi turned his back, ready for a good sulk, but Mario was having none of it.
"And what am I supposed to do, exactly? Am I supposed to stay in that dank apartment with you and mama just hoping for something better to come along? Counting the minutes till bingo night?"
"No, no, Mario, of course not. You just charge along in your own direction and act like you couldn't go backwards if you wanted to. It's why you and mama don't talk and it's why … ."
The words clogged in Luigi's throat.
"No, no, don't stop now, Luigi, you're on a roll! It's why Carla and I split up? It's why dad never calls? It's why gas is over four dollars a gallon? Say it, please! I gotta know what else I ruined." Mario chucked the mushroom at his brother hard enough to hurt—if the projectile weren't fungus. "You know, you've got it all figured out, Luigi. It's perfect. Why don't you and mom and dad and, hell, maybe even Carla just buy a nice duplex together, forget you ever met me and stay the hell outta my oxygen?"
Worried he might take a swing at his brother, Mario instead took a breath and stared into the distance. He couldn't be sure, but he thought he saw a grinning bullet streaking across the sky.
A few feet away, Luigi slouched against the pipe. He awkwardly shifted his weight as he let the words sink in.
"Look at me, Mario," he stood full in front of his brother, hands open. "I'm a chronically single guy in his late 30s who spends every night managing his fantasy baseball league. You're … you're the best thing I got going.
Luigi closed the gap between him and his brother.
"Here," Luigi placed the mushroom in Mario's gloved hand, saying his thousandth silent prayer to Saint Francis that his brother could go forward and stay put at the same time. "But if it kills you, I get first dibs on your boat."
Mario stared at the the little fungus and allowed himself a couple of seconds to be moved and terrified. He ate, he waited.
… He grew.
Luigi watched with saucer eyes for a beat and then screamed like the Giants had just won the pennant, tossing his hat in the air as he ran circles around his rapidly-inflating brother.
"Mario! You're huge!" Luigi laughed wildly as he started on his second lap.
"I know!" Mario replied, a little uneasy. "Hey Luigi?"
"Yeah Mario?"
"... I'm also really high."
"I know! You gotta be at least 10 feet t—" Luigi's celebration jerked to a stop mid-lap. "That's … that's not what you meant, is it?"
"Nope," Mario looked perilously close to losing both his balance and grip on reality. "I'm … I'm actually freaking out a bit up here. Can you help me tell the real angry mushrooms from the ones I'm imagining?"
"Always, big brother. Always."
Mario knelt to put a giant mitt gingerly on his brother's surprisingly rigid shoulder.
"Hey 'uigi? I love you."
Luigi watched the curiously tender exchange his hallucinating brother was having with a question mark block and thought the exact same thing.
Great piece!
Am I the only League of Legend player that looked at the mushroom, the title, and thought this was going to be about Teemo?
Trust the fungus....
I'm putting in my vote for The Luigi Contingency for your eventual tagging. Great read.
Not quite. I'm here to sully the day. I'm sure Griffin would've written a better story. And Travis farts out better stories before he even gets out of bed. So suck it.
Dum-dum, EVERYONE knows Travis can't read!
Seriously though, nice work. And yay MacElroys!
I started reading this and was just going to be a filthy skimmer, until I got about 1/4 of the way through and had to go back and re-read every word from the beginning.
Excellent story.
I am, at this very moment, seated a few feet from a Venus Flytrap the size of a horse. I haven't had any coffee this morning. Oh, and a few minutes ago, a turtle threw hammers at me.
This is probably my favourite line of the whole thing. I don't know why, but I love watching otherwise rational characters come to grips with impossible situations via sarcastic dialogue. Very Joss Whedon-esque.
I'm putting in my vote for The Luigi Contingency for your eventual tagging. Great read.
Sounds like a Robert Ludlum title.
I kept wondering what that first goomba must have been thinking during this spat of sibling rivalry.
"So should I just..yeah I'll wait until you're finished."
I hear mushrooms are a great way to boost your immune system. I eat them all the time, even as snacks.
Excellent read!
This is outstanding.


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