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My ex husband has been getting on my nerves lately,said he wants to come over to see his kids for visitation.I have full custody and he has a problem he denies having.Luckily I have talked to my lawyer on this.I plan on being there when it happens and told him this problem of his needs to stop.Has a drinking problem,he is nasty when drunk and it happened coming home after he came from work.It is not good around my kids either.Said the drinking is not going to stop and won't listen to me at all on this.My daughter Allison whom is 13 is not comfortable around him when he is drunk at all and my son Jackson is the same way.Luckily my dad understands this situtation,he grew up with an alcoholic father that loved to drink a lot and agrees with me on this.
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Neve Campbell's biggest fear? President Donald Trump.
The Ontario-born actress from "House of Cards" and "Scream" is no stranger to dark politics or horror stories, but said she's "terrified" by Trump. And she's moving back to Canada if he wins the election, she told The Huffington Post UK on Tuesday.
Campbell's not the first celebrity to threaten to flee the country if The Donald becomes POTUS. Canada may get a lot more star-studded should Trump's political rise takes him all the way to the White House.
Stars from Whoopi Goldberg to Al Sharpton to Rosie O'Donnell have said they'll leave the United States if Trump gets elected.
Raven Symone said her whole family's coming with her to Canada should a Republican become president. And we can hold out for Cher and Jon Stewart, who have both said they wouldn't just leave the U.S. but Planet Earth itself, if Trump takes the Oval Office.
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text: Some girls have the dream to wear that black name tag their whole lives, they dream of where they'll be sent and of the people they'll teach. That dream wasn't mine. Still single at twenty-one? No way. I'd be finished with college. A mission was definitely not in my cards. The age change came and my thoughts did not shift. A mission had never been something I dwelled upon growing up, I brushed it aside as a no before I ever stopped to consider Heavenly Father's role in this monumental decision. Quite frankly, my plans didn't coincide with the plan my Heavenly Father had laid out for me. That was soon to change. One Sunday in May 2014, Elder Anderson of the Quorum of the twelve came to visit his mother in my home ward, he bore his testimony, of what I do not know, but I do know that the spirit touched me then in that moment. I was to serve a mission. The desire was strong. I was scared, yet I expressed my desire to serve with my mom, with Chan, with my family, but quickly after college started the desire dwindled. I could finish school by the time I left and came back. The thought that crossed my mind often was that getting an education and being prepared to start a family is a worthy cause as well. And yes, that is a true statement, but that wasn't His plan for me. That was my plan for me. My plan overpowered for the next while as I ignored all of the promptings I was receiving and justified my thoughts to make myself think that what I was doing was right. For a moment I thought that this desire could be hidden, no one knew how my Heavenly Father was communicating to me, no one knew but me. Except, He knew. He knew that I knew too. And in that moment, when that thought crossed my mind "He knows that I know", the desire burned deep and I knew that I would serve a mission. It wasn't easy after that point. Two days after I decided in my heart to serve a mission, my sweet granny passed away unexpectedly. In the midst of her funeral preparation, I sent the scariest text of my life to a member of the bishopric to set up my first interview. Driving to the interview I was so incredibly nervous, I was committing to a big responsibility, but as the interview commenced I had never been so sure of a decision in my life. After I made the decision to serve as a missionary, all I wanted to do was get out there and start serving. My Heavenly Father needed me and I wanted to be that instrument in his hands. I only waited ten days for my call to arrive and those few days seemed like forever and ever. May 7th, 2015, the call came. I had been called to serve as a missionary in the Mexico Chihuahua Mission, reporting September 30th, 2015 to the Mexico MTC. I know that my Heavenly Father loves me. I know that I am His daughter and that He has an individual plan just for me. I know that by serving a mission I am fulfilling a step in his eternal plan. I know that when we put our trust in our Heavenly Father He will lead us exactly where we need to be, exactly when we need to be there. I am grateful for spiritual promptings, for a patient Heavenly Father, and for the ever-growing desire inside of me to serve a mission.


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The upcoming wave of Microsoft Stores was touted at my local mall for months -- a location that also happens to have an Apple Store as well. Literally minutes after making my way through the throngs (no kidding) at the Apple location at my mall this weekend, I stepped into the much thinner clientele at the newly opened Microsoft Store. While the Windows company may be trying to mimic the Apple model in going straight to consumers with its cross-platform wares, the marketing mavens of Redmond are not following the Cupertino penchant for clean simplicity.
While The Apple Store is cluttered with people, the Microsoft Store is cluttered with signage. The walls literally transmit video of product. Both main side walls are video-fied, and the shelves of product pretty much start at the front door. This is more Best Buy than Bose in look and feel. The presence begs for comparison. Microsoft sets itself up for this with a good deal of mimicry. Rather than the blue-shirted Apple staffers (I am not sure who to call a "genius" anymore), Microsoft's folks are multicolored, reflecting the main panes of the Windows logo. There is a Willy Wonka Oompa-Loompa vibe here.
Assuming that much of the Microsoft retail push would be around the upcoming reinvention of Windows in version 8, I expected the paned experience to be everywhere. I asked a staffer whether they had Windows 8 on display, since after all the developer's and beta builds have been publicly available for months. "Yes, it is running over there," he said as he pointed to a single diminutive tablet with an attached keyboard. Yup, that was it, kids. The biggest launch in Microsoft's history, perhaps signaling whether the company and its market-dominant OS can remain relevant in the post-PC era, and they have it running on a single tablet on a counter in the back of their retail presence.
The staffer handed me over to "Product Advisor" Ronny who trotted me through a demo of Win 8 so fast I thought he might have somewhere else to go. Showing me the app store and mainly focusing on its handling of music, Ronny did demo the synchronized features across his Windows Phone and desktop, when I asked about it. And in the end he succeeded unwittingly in getting me interested more in the phone iteration than the desktop because he was actually showing me how he used the mobile OS to manage his friendships.
When I did get my hands on one of the Nokias showing off the mobile OS I was impressed by how well Microsoft had broken from iOS and Android's mimicry of it to a tiled model where live information is surfaced on the mobile screen, not just hidden behind icons. Alas, it is hard to sell the idea of a mobile OS when the front line of tables in the storefront has just a handful of diminutive phones. There is no hook to the signage -- no theme or organizing principle to the experience. The store doesn't say anything about Microsoft the brand other than that it is embedded in a lot of products.
There are incredible features and approaches hidden down in some of these Microsoft products and platforms. And yet, if the serviceable but uninspired retail presence is any indication, they are scrambling to find a song, a theme, a message -- or maybe just a brand -- to communicate them.
Steve, Thanks for you observations. I am a lover of Apple. Being a retail designer tend to agree, but here is where I have experience the difference. The South Coast Plaza Store Costa Mesa CA is doing a fantastic job of integration into community (as with the other CA stores) I have spoken at the Microsoft store many times as a breakfast speaker and believe the way they are reaching local small businesses, NGOs and women owned businesses is very smart.
This is a resource that is free to the general public. Good use of creating a public/private partnership.
I do not see this happening in the Apple stores, in fact the crazy busy factor of the Apple store is a turn off.
Excellent point Jude. I didn't see any evidence of that in my mall walk, although I do know that Apple flagged me as a business owner/user during a purchase a long time ago and did try to pull me in to special training sessions, etc. But I have not seen much evidence of that lately. My wife yanked me from the Apple Store precisely because the mob was too intense. For Microsoft, b2b continues to be their strongest card.
Yep Steve, many women have complained that Apple is not really a chick store, I did one on one training myself and found it way too distracting.
Good retail design books feature stores void of customers, the real test is always a store under pressure with customers.
To Microsofts credit, being a non retailer for so long they are constantly reviewing their appeal at store level, customer service another area that is paramount and could take a chapter out of the hospitality training techniques. Early mornings or evening is when you would see the breakout sessions in action. That's for being a great observer of retail spaces!
Steve Smith's daily columns about retail and mobile are the best out there and it's not even close!


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I just came across this board, so I hope this is okay to post this here. This might get long, so if you can, please bear with me.
I have a daughter, who is two years old. One day, when she was about eight months old, she began to scream and cry in pain. Nothing helped sooth her, and the tylenol/motrin rotation did nothing. We took her to the hospital, where they immediately began testing her for meningitis, which came back negative. Her blood count, though, showed that her platelet count was through the roof-especially for her age. Back then it was at 650,000. She was refferred to a hematologist/oncologist, and weekly blood draws were started. Her count never made it lower than 550,000. She was tested for Lukemia, and bone marrow disease-all of which came back negative. After the incident of her screaming in pain, she was perfectly fine, and very healthy.
Skip forward a year and a half to Tuesday. She woke up, and when she came out of her room, she was very, very pale, and her lips were a dark purplish color. I checked her resp. rates, and her oxygen-both were good.
A few minutes later, she tried to ask for a drink, but mumbling and stuttering. Usually she talks well, so this was something new. she just couldn't get the words out. Halfway through her sentence, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed, but waking immediately. For the next five minutes or so, she could speak at times, but her eyes kept going back again, and she would become unresponsive. During this time, she also began to vomit.
I rushed her to the hospital, and the same collapsing episode happened again in the triage. Her vital signs were all perfect, and her temperature remained at 98.3/orally. Again, she did it, and this time remained unresponsive for several hours. Several blood draws were done, an IV was put in place, a catheter was put in place, a spinal tap was done, as well as a CT scan. Most of which she just laid there, motionless and silent. She did jump with the spinal tap, but it seemed more of a reflex than anything else.
Meningitis was ruled out, and her ct scan was normal. Her blood test showed that she had had a seizure, possibly more than once. Also, her platelet count was up to 790,000. She did have a minor ear infection in her right ear. A dose of Amoxicilin was given, and within 25 minutes, she was back to her normal, perky self. This was late afternoon. Within an hour, she was back to being non-responsive, but snapped back out of it within a half an hour.
They monitored her for a few hours, and then sent her home, with the prescription for amoxicilin, and a recommendation to see the pediatrician, and the pediatric hematologist/oncologist asap.
I've been told that there is a new strand of the flu virus going around, with the symptoms being similar to these, but this doesn't seem like a typical virus. Today, she was acting normal, until around 6:00 PM, and then started to slip out of it again.
Has anyone ever dealt with something like this, or does anyone know of any links that might guide me in the right direction for a possible diagnosis???
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A Sky News reporter in England was on the street reporting on a hit-and-run, and while he was explaining that the cops were still looking for the car, it drove by in the background and he didn't even NOTICE.
The funniest part is when a cop car pulls onto the street to chase after it. The reporter is in the middle of saying it would be, "just a matter of time before [police] [caught] up with the driver."
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Today the Hubs and I had the best time around town! Started the morning off at the local Farmer's Market, then went treasure hunting at a couple different Thrift Stores. Scored 4 brooches and a coffee table for $20! I have some big ideas for these guys so stay tuned... The only bad part of the day was when this apothecary cabinet that we spotted got snatched up before we had a chance to make a final decision on whether we wanted to buy it or not. It was so cool- multiple drawers with glass front panels so you could see what was inside- would have been perfect for my art supplies. Can't believe someone bought it when I wasn't looking- I'm going to be thinking about that stupid cabinet all day! Oh well, wasn't meant to be I guess... Now time to buckle down and finish up a few design projects before the weekend is over... Hope y'all are having a good one!
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I so know what you mean about missing something because you took too long to think about it...but sometimes you have too...although...I am still missing those cobalt blue Fiesta cups and saucers from the Montana antique store for $5 each...back in 1990...so yeah, I know the feeling...sigh..
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Basically, we are all responsible for the preservation of our personal joy; but happiness is different. Joy is not circumstantial, happiness is. You can be depressed and still have joy. You can be suicidal and still have joy. We all stop thinking and we all stop talking and we all stop sharing and we all stop creating, because by doing any of these things we quickly find out just how unhappy we are. But that's okay. That's normal. Don't let the fear of unhappiness cripple your pursuit of finding what it is you believe. Since joy is found in belief, we all have to push through unhappiness to find joy. Basically.


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THIS is apropos of Tasneem Noorani's article 'Bureaucrats or courtiers?' (June 2). It reminds me of a few lines of an article in this paper by senior bureaucrat Tasneem Ahmed more than a decade ago. He narrated the reasons of the fall of bureaucracy. He wrote that the "fall of bureaucracy started when secretary-level officers started opening doors of cars of politicians."
I agree with Mr Noorani that we should strive to have bureaucrats as servants of states and not servants of political parties.
In my opinion, the enormous challenges which the country is facing now and are under discussion at various forums could only be resolved by placing par excellent governance system at all levels which could only be done by saying goodbye to favouritism, ending the role of politicians in transfers and postings, relocation of bureaucrats should be purely on merit through a system of bureaucracy and, above all, banning bureaucrats from visiting houses of politicians.


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March 12, 2009
For three quarters against St. James in the sub-state semifinal Thursday at Eudora, the De Soto Wildcats played near the top of their game.
Jamel Townsend had already recorded a double-double, and the Wildcats had an eight-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. De Soto was eight minutes from a shot at the state tournament.
But in those eight minutes, the Wildcats saw their lead evaporate, and their hopes of advancing to this week's state tournament in Salina ended with a 59-48 overtime loss.
"They hounded us all night long on defense," De Soto coach Jim Bonar said. "We only got one three down, and we didn't get many looks, actually. So for us to put up that many points on one three, that's a lot of points."
At the end of three quarters, De Soto's chances looked good. Townsend had 16 points and 10 rebounds. St. James' 6-foot-6 twin towers Clint McCullough and Jordan Bickelmeyer picked up early fouls and had to ease off Townsend's back. And Townsend and Aaron Nutterfield were cleaning the glass and holding their own against the Thunder's inside duo.
Things changed in the final quarter. De Soto had six turnovers, and St. James got back in the game, taking a 42-41 lead with 1:03 to go in regulation on McCullough's jumper in the paint.
St. James added a free throw with 23.5 seconds to go, and De Soto called timeout with 14.6 seconds left. The Wildcats ran a clearout for Townsend, and his shot tied the score at 43 to force overtime.
But in the extra frame, De Soto was already in foul trouble and as the fouls began to mount on the Wildcats, the Thunder couldn't miss from the free-throw line.
St. James hit all 14 of its free throws, and De Soto scored just five points in overtime. Townsend ended the night with 21 points and 12 rebounds, and McCullough had 26 to lead St. James. Townsend, Brandan Philbrook and Mason Wedel all fouled out for the Wildcats.
"That's the nature of the beast," Bonar said. "It was a pull, grab, push, shove type of game. And when you get that, you start getting hands in the passing lane and you try to catch the ball, but you can't catch the ball because you're getting pushed and shoved when you catch it. And it was like that both ways, but we turned the ball over and had some bad possessions."
Philbrook only played about 12 minutes because of foul trouble. His absence on the perimeter hurt the Wildcats, with Tommy Elmer and Brendon Hudson struggling from the floor.
Wedel hit De Soto's lone three-pointer, which came in the second quarter.
"Sometimes it just doesn't go your way," Townsend said. "But it was a good season, and we don't have anything to hang our heads about."
Bonar said he was proud of his team's effort and thanked his seniors for their leadership.
"All I could do was apologize and told them I thought we should be in the finals," Bonar said. "I hadn't even thought about actually losing this game. I had no speech prepared for them. I don't want to see those kids go. They're great young men who are going to go on to do great things."
Nutterfield had six points, Hudson had five, and Wedel, Philbrook, Elmer and Dylan Burford had four each for De Soto. The Wildcats ended their season at 15-7. St. James lost in the sub-state final to K.C. Sumner, 68-51.
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At the top of my list for products, I don't recommend for fitness walkers are weighted shoes. These are shoes specially designed to add 1 to 5 pounds to the sole of the shoe. The marketers claim that the heavy shoes allow you to burn more calories per mile and tone your muscles better than with walking with lighter shoes.

Are these shoes of benefit to fitness walkers walking briskly for 30 to 120 minutes a day? I think there are more negatives than positives. I have consulted with physical therapists, kinesiotherapists, a physiatry physician, an orthopedic physician, and several walking coaches. None of them would recommend weighted shoes.

Orthopedic Physician Opinion: An example is Dr. Jonathan Cluett, our Guide to Orthopedic Medicine: "There is no scientific data to support the use of a weighted shoe, and there is a reason to believe that there could be detrimental effects on joints from footwear that is heavily weighted."

Ergonomic Expert Opinion: Chris Adams, our Guide to Ergonomics, examines the use of heavy shoes. While they can be of benefit if used like ankle weights in specific strength training exercises, they increase the risk of strain if used for walking or running.

Why wouldn't I buy weighted shoes for fitness walking?

Heavy feet are unnatural: Our bodies weren't designed to wear weights at the bottom of our feet, ankles, or wrists. Weights added to those areas can cause strain in the joints above them. It is simple physics that weight added to the end of a pendulum causes more effect than weight added near the center of mass. Your joints will have to deal with that extra stress with every step. While some strain is good to make the body build muscle and burn more calories in moving the limb, it could contribute to repetitive strain injuries. The risk may be minor for a healthy young person using the weights or weighted shoes for a limited period when exercising. But wearing heavy shoes all day or for extended walking could be a problem.

Yes, you will burn more calories with weighted shoes: If your body has to move more weight, it will have to burn more energy with each step. But the difference is minor compared with just walking a little bit further, which is free. See my Calorie Calculators.

There are better ways to burn a few more calories: If you want to burn more calories in the same time period, you can buy fitness walking poles for less than the cost of weighted shoes. These burn 15 to 30% more calories per mile while reducing the strain on your hips, knees, and ankles. For me, that is a clear choice. Why wouldn't I reduce the strain vs. add to the strain if I reached the same goal of burning more calories with each step?

It's hard to walk fast in heavy shoes: If you have only 30 minutes for your walking workout, you are bound to go slower wearing heavy shoes. As a result, you go a shorter distance and burn fewer calories. It is likely that the reduced distance could offset any extra calories you burn by wearing the weighted shoes. I find this with my heavier trail shoes vs. my lightweight performance running shoes. I can go much faster in the lighter shoes. I have to warn my walking buddies when I'm wearing the trail shoes that I'm wearing my "slow shoes."

Many kinds of weighted shoes are not flexible: I've tried on weighted shoes that felt extremely comfortable -- until you tried to walk. Walking shoes need to flex as your foot flexes through the step. If you can't twist and flex the soles, they are not suitable for fitness walking. This is true for any shoe -- stiff shoes are no good for walking. Some weighted shoes may be designed to flex. Be sure to test them before you decide to buy.

Convince me with research: If I see a large study that showed that walkers will walk just as far and just as fast when wearing weighted shoes, and have no increase in injuries, am I more than willing to be convinced. I love myth busting -- even my own cherished myths! Meanwhile, I found an article in a Japanese sports science publication of a study using only 9 women. They walked for 30 minutes at a time at about 3 miles per hour. The weighted shoes (adding 2.2 pounds to each shoe vs. a regular sports shoe) raised their heart rates 10 to 20% This is about the same effect you would get from using fitness walking poles, or using arm motion if you normally don't. The study participants had no difference in developing muscle strength for heavy vs. normal shoes.

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Miyazaki Yoshinori, Yamada Nobuyuki. "Effects of Walking Program with Light-weighted Shoes in Middle and High-aged Women" Descente Sports Science. VOL.24;NO.;PAGE.153-161(2003).

Schwameder H, Roithner R, Müller E, Niessen W, Raschner C. "Knee joint forces during downhill walking with hiking poles." J Sports Sci. 1999 Dec;17(12):969-78.

Porcari JP, Hendrickson TL, Walter PR, Terry L, Walsko G. "The physiological responses to walking with and without Power Poles on treadmill exercise.." Res Q Exerc Sport. 1997 Jun;68(2):161-6.

Church TS, Earnest CP, Morss GM. "Field testing of physiological responses associated with Nordic Walking." Res Q Exerc Sport. 2002 Sep;73(3):296-300.

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TRIBUTES have been paid to a former professional footballer turned maths teacher who has died of cancer.
The funeral of Nigel Walker, who played for Newcastle, Sunderland and Hartlepool, was held yesterday (Tuesday, February 11) following his death earlier this month aged 54.
After a sporting career, which took him to America to play alongside legendary Polish midfielder Kazimierz Deyna, taught maths at St Bede's, Greencroft Business and Enterprise Community School, later North Durham Academy, near Stanley, County Durham.
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A service was held for for the father-of-two, who lived in Whickham, Gateshead, with wife, Nikki, at Mountsett Crematorium at Dipton.
North Durham Academy principal David Thornton said: "With typical humility, Nigel played down his sporting success and many students and staff were often surprised to learn that he was once a household name.
"In all the schools in which Nigel taught, he was revered by both staff and students for his dedication and commitment to the children.
"Colleagues valued Nigel's sense of humour, his integrity and his willingness to help others. The teaching profession has lost one of its best practitioners."
Mr Walker, who was born in Gateshead, began his career on the books of non-league Whickham before turning professional with Newcastle United in 1977.
He made 74 appearances for the Magpies and scored three goals before heading to play in America with San Diego Sockers during May 1982.
Paul Joannou, club historian for Newcastle United, said: "Highly-talented with the ball at his feet, many supporters who watched him in a black-and-white shirt were taken with his direct running at defences, showing plenty of flair to get past the opposition.
"Had he been in a better Newcastle line-up, maybe his career would have taken off. As it was, the Magpies' coaching staff couldn't develop the flashes of genius he possessed into a more consistent footballer, and he moved on."
During the 80s, Mr Walker then had short periods with Sunderland, Blackpool and Chester before returning home to play for Hartlepool, going on to join Blyth Spartans, Dunston Fed and RTM Newcastle.
Mr Walker achieved a first class honours degree in computing from Newcastle Polytechnic and joined St Bede's as a maths teacher in 1992, leaving for Greencroft six years later.
Neville Harrison, headteacher of St Bede's, said: "Nigel was a very popular and respected teacher. He was an inspirational person who will be sadly missed."


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The Argonauts rookie on Monday was named the leagues Canadian player of the week after his monster performance on Sunday against the Montreal Alouettes.
Watt caught touchdown passes of 50 yards (from Cleo Lemon) and 34 yards (from Dalton Bell) and had a total of 140 yards on six catches as the Argos crunched the Alouettes 30-4. Watt, who became just the second Argos receiver to have more than 100 yards in a game this season, got more reps than usual as the Argos rested several offensive first-stringers, including slotback Jeremaine Copeland.
Spencer Watt is going to be a great player in this league, Argos head coach Jim Barker said. Some guys, it takes a little bit of time and you have to bring rookies along slowly. He was great.
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AUGUSTA -- Convicted murderer Alexander Williams, who successfully lobbied to have his death sentence commuted to life in prison, apparently killed himself, prison officials said.
Williams, 34, of Augusta, hanged himself with the shirt from his prison-issued uniform at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Peggy Chapman, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Corrections, said Monday. The body was found Saturday night.
He was 17 in 1986 when he raped and murdered 16-year-old Aleta Bunch, who was kidnapped from an Augusta mall where she had gone to buy her mother a birthday gift.
Williams was sentenced to death, but his case drew the attention of death penalty opponents because he was a diagnosed schizophrenic. He would have been the first person in the United States who had to be forcibly medicated to make him sane enough to be executed.
Just days before his scheduled execution in February, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted Williams' sentence to life in prison.
Religious leaders and former first lady Rosalynn Carter were among those who sent letters to the parole board protesting Williams' death sentence.
Williams' attorneys argued that his paranoid schizophrenia was in its early stages when he committed the crime. In later years, they said the psychosis became so severe that he believed actress Sigourney Weaver was God and spoke to him.
Through the years, Aleta's mother, Carolyn Bunch, made several trips to Atlanta to urge the parole board to reject clemency.
Earlier this year, Carolyn Bunch told The Augusta Chronicle that Williams should be executed without further delay: ''It's just not right to keep putting us through this. He should have been put away a long time ago.''
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will send agents to the prison to confirm Williams' death was a suicide.
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I am always checking new boards out online and imagining my next stick. I frequent the Lost site and saw they have a different take on a volume calculator.
It recommends more volume than I am used to riding. I have a lost motivator that holds about 35 or 36 liters and that is so floaty for me but good when it's summer or really small. This is the same volume the calculator says I shuold be riding for my short board.
So, I am looking to get a board in between my all out small wave board and my head high+ barrel board and am thinking of a weirdo ripper or something similar, Roberts diamond maybe. I didn't know if I should keep my volume somewhat close to 35 or 36 and hope the rocker and thinner rails will do the trick to fit me into the waves or if I should go lower to like 32 or 33 as the CI calculator says for the weirdo ... I have also checked the firewire calculator and it is too broad.
Really what is your opinion on this calculator and others. I don't see a common number for any of these.
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I don't know how a simple equation can tell you what you should be riding. It is a total guess and I think its totally unfair to the consumer.
Best trick is going to your local shaper, bring your boards you normally ride and tell him what you just wrote down.
I'm 225lbs 5'10 calculate that.
BTW Franny. I mean no disrespect. I could afford to drop a couple too. Swell on tap for tomorrow, get pumped!
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There's a lot more factors then just height and weight, unless you are tourist and just looking to rent a board for the day.
Yes.... go to your local shaper (one that knows what they are doing) and talk to them. Besides the height and weight, you need to tell them TRUTHFULLY about your surfing abilities. Also what are you looking to do when you are surfing? Another big factor is where you surf. Wherever you surf or frequent the most is what you want your board shaped for. You wouldn't shape a custom gun if you lived in Florida right?! If the board is for a trip then let him know where you are going and what the current conditions have been like there. If where you are going has really been pumping and is a wave of substance then you may want to beef up your glass a bit. If you're not planning to travel at all and live in say Florida then you want to be on the lighter side and don't need extra glass.
If its possible ask the shaper if he has something you can test drive to maybe narrow down your options, or maybe a friend has a board that you like, ask them if you can ride it for a few waves.
Whatever you do don't just buy a board for the name. Believe it or not a lot of these "megabrand" boards are actually shaped by local shapers. You can get the same exact board without the inflated price.
Oct 18, 2013, 05:51 PM #6
& the idea that this is only applicable to ...lost boards? c'mon...
for some reason, a lot of surfers are scared of having too much foam or volume, but the truth is, for the vast majority, more foam is going to help them have so much more fun & catch more waves. anything that's going to help surfers be more knowledgeable about future board purchases & what will or won't work for them gets my vote.
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Oct 19, 2013, 01:21 AM #8
hmm...maybe i'm the one not understanding this.
Oct 19, 2013, 06:29 PM #9
How can I figure out my board's volume?
Oct 24, 2013, 12:08 AM #10
so i had a pretty interesting & enlightening email conversation w/ Whitney Guild the other day after he emailed me about this thread.we conversed back & forth a bit & here's what he had to say:
"The Guild Factor was created to make surfboard selection a level playing field for surfers of different body weights.
The selection of one's surfboard should be directly related to one's body weight. Also in consideration should be your ability, fitness, age, and type of wave you ride.
Shortboarders that are fit and riding hollow waves, should be GF .34 to GF .37. Shortboarders less fit or riding softer waves, should be GF .37 to GF .42. Novices should be between GF .40 and GF .50.
This is across the board, for all surfers of all body weights. It is simply a ratio of your surfboard volume in Liters to your body weight in Kilos.
This will allow surfers to choose their surfboard volumes within 2 to 3 liters and will allow a larger surfer to compare his board's volume ratio with his smaller friend's board in direct proportion. If they surf the same surf spot and have similar abilities, it creates an even comparison.
Of course, length, width, and thickness are very important parts of choosing a surfboard, but volume should be just as important.
Whitney Guild Volumetrics"


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I mentioned a mild discomfort to my doctor yesterday and the next thing I new I was getting an ultrasound. I don't have any swelling like some describe in this forum but I was told by the lady doing the ultrasound I have some fluid buildup around "Poncho" but not "Lefty".
I'm a little concerned and probably shouldn't bother you people but I like to be prepared should it come back positive. In general what am I looking for and what questions should I ask?
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I'd say just wait for the blood tests to come back bud. The ultrasounds help them determine some things but not everything. And if it does come back positive, it's not the end of the world. I'm a 3 year survivor. They've made so many strides. Sounds like you caught it early so thats always a good sign.


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I've got a laptop with one of those little surface where running your finger on it move the cursor. (I don't remember how do you call it. Mouse pad? Well I'll call it mouse pad for now)
Occasionally when I surf the net using Mozilla or Firefox as I move my finger across the mouse pad it automatically send the browser back or forward depending on the direction I'm moving my finger.
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PITTSBURGH, July 14— A Federal judge apologized today to a lawyer he scolded and threatened with jail when she insisted on using her maiden name and the honorific ''Ms.'' in court.
''I have always referred to married women by their married name,'' the 73-year-old judge, Hubert J. Teitelbaum of the Federal District Court here, told Barbara Wolvovitz and other lawyers involved in the trial of a race discrimination suit against PPG Industries Inc.. ''This is the way my generation was taught. I recognize your right to be addressed in any manner in which you see fit, and I apologize for my comments and the resulting situation.''
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As the trial began on July 8, Judge Teitelbaum told her in front of the jury: ''From here on, in this courtroom you will use Mrs. Lobel. That's your name.''
The judge originally threatened her with jail when she resisted his instruction. When her co-counsel, Jon Pushinsky, protested, Judge Teitelbaum found him in contempt and gave him a suspended 30-day jail sentence but later vacated the contempt order.
Ms. Wolvovitz, who was representing two black men suing PPG, moved Monday for a mistrial, which Judge Teitelbaum rejected. When she again stated her preference, he said: ''What if I call you sweetie?'' As she began to reply, the judge said he would settle for calling her ''counselor.'' Jury Returns Verdict
The jury was deliberating Wednesday afternoon when the judge made his apology, which was officially entered into court records.
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At a fundraiser in Dallas on Tuesday, President Obama again invoked the name of Ronald Reagan in order to sell his tax increases.
He told the crowd that Regan once paraded against tax loopholes and said Reagan "thought that everybody should do their fair share." Here's the video, via Fox Nation:
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Real Clear Politics has the transcript:
"Now, this notion that folks are inherently selfish, that's just not true. But you've got to ask them, right? People don't voluntarily pay taxes. But if you ask, most wealthy folks here in Dallas or around the country, they'll tell you, you know what, I want to make sure that I'm doing my share for America to succeed. But somebody has got to ask.
"Now, some Republicans in Congress, they're already dusting off the old — their old records. 'That's class warfare.' Let me tell you something, 26 years ago — some of you may have seen this on television, clips have been circulating — 26 years ago, another President said that some of these tax loopholes, and I quote, 'made it possible for millionaires to pay nothing while a bus driver was paying 10 percent of his salary, and that's crazy. It's time we stopped it.' That was 26 years ago. You know the name of that President? Ronald Reagan.
"So was that class warfare? By the way, taxes are much lower now than they ever were when Ronald Reagan was President. I know a lot of folks have short memories, but I don't remember Republicans accusing Ronald Reagan of being a socialist — (laughter) — or engaging in class warfare, because he thought that everybody should do their fair share."


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By ALLEN REED | The Eagle, Bryan, Texas | Published: May 8, 2014
BRYAN, Texas — A renowned computer scientist and a Medal of Honor recipient will be welcomed into the Aggie family on Friday.
Texas A&M is set to award two men with honorary degrees: Judea Pearl, known internationally for his contributions to artificial intelligence, human reasoning and philosophy of science, and Clarence Sasser, a Vietnam veteran who was awarded the Medal of Honor.
The university will present degrees to both during spring commencement ceremonies in Reed Arena. There have been only 66 prior honorary degrees awarded. Nominees are selected by a department or college, voted on by the faculty senate and ultimately approved by the A&M president. The degrees were temporarily discontinued from 1956 to 1989, when an honorary degree was bestowed on former President George H. W. Bush.
"These are very high-level people that have been very successful in their life and will shine brightly on Texas A&M and Texas A&M will, we feel, add prestige to their status around the world," said Jim Woosley, A&M faculty senate speaker-elect. " ... I think it's important for A&M to recognize excellence in the fields we relate to and to give credit to people that we think have exceptional service, research or scholarly activities."
Pearl works for the University of California, Los Angeles, and in 2011 won the A.M. Turing Award, the highest distinction in computer science. He is the father of former Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who in 2002 was kidnapped and murdered by al-Qaida in Pakistan. Judea Pearl serves as president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, which sponsors journalism fellowships, organizes worldwide concerts and sponsors public dialogues between Jews and Muslims.
Pearl said Friday it will be his first trip to College Station.
"I'm very grateful to be invited and to be present at commencement," Pearl said. "I'm hoping I'm right in detecting the spark of enlightenment that can be developed into collaboration and new research on hard-to-handle policy analysis and cause-effect relationships in economics."
Sasser was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1969 by then-President Richard Nixon. Serving as an Army medic in Vietnam, he responded to a crashed U.S. helicopter and was wounded while treating soldiers on the battlefield. Sasser's legs were immobilized by a mortar, but he dragged himself through a rice paddy to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. Sasser, following his service, was recruited to A&M by legendary A&M President James Earl Rudder but never graduated. In February, Sasser was enshrined as the first black veteran and first Vietnam veteran to A&M's Hall of Honor.
"I think Mr. Sasser's service to our country is exemplary," said Christine Stanley, A&M's vice president and associate provost for diversity. "The leadership and valor he displayed represents the embodiment of an Aggie. He's most worthy of his honor and I congratulate and welcome him to this select group of highly distinguished individuals."


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I am pleased to introduce this week's guest blogger Laurie Jeffries, head teacher in the infant/toddler classroom at Iowa State University Child Development Laboratory School and a certified infant massage therapist. Malisa
Touch is the very first sense to appear in utero and is central to the rest of our senses. It is the sense which is most developed at birth and is our very first form of communication. All of our other senses depend upon touch for valuable sensory information. "The infant's need for body contact is compelling. If that need is not adequately satisfied, even though all other needs are adequately met, he or she will suffer" Dr. Ashley Montagu, Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin
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• Contributes to development: Babies who are touched often (massaged) gain weight better, digest food better, absorb nutrients better, and massage helps with elimination
• Helps Baby to Sleep Better: Massage allows baby to relax, sleep deeper, and for longer periods of time. And let's be honest most parents could use the rest themselves!
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A very calming stroke that will often aid in a baby falling asleep is clasping the baby's head with your hands on each side of his or her face. Using your thumbs, gently glide them starting above the bridge of the nose out towards the temples. Then pick up your thumbs and continue until the baby is asleep or is signally that he or she is done with this stroke.
I recommend taking a class to learn more about infant massage. There are books available that will also help you learn some different strokes. Most importantly make this a bonding and enjoyable time with the infant in your care.
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With life having become such an unbelievably fast-moving blur in recent years, I've realized I don't have any time to get properly excited in advance about specific holidays—and Halloween is right after Christmas on my list of favorites.
Yes, I am a Halloween freak … and you will learn just how much so when I write something later this week about the lengths I go to in order to amuse myself on Halloween night. (Fortunately, the police have never found the bodies. No, I'm just kidding; they found a few, but haven't been able to pin any on me.)
This lovely Jack O' Lantern is one of several on a string of Halloween lights that Wonder Woman hangs in the kitchen each year. Making one of them the focus of today's photo seemed like a good way to start getting in the mood for the coming shenanigans.
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Bible Verses About Restoration
"[ Restoration Promised ] Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying,"
Jeremiah 33:1 NASB
"[ Restoration of Jacob ] "Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have compassion on his dwelling places; And the city will be rebuilt on its ruin, And the palace will stand on its rightful place."
Jeremiah 30:18 NASB
"[ Praise for Jerusalem's Restoration and Prosperity. ] Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming."
Psalm 147:1 NASB
"[ Temple Restoration Begun ] Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites from twenty years and older to oversee the work of the house of the LORD."
Ezra 3:8 NASB
"[ Restoration Promised ] "So it shall be when all of these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind in all nations where the LORD your God has banished you,"
Deuteronomy 30:1 NASB
"[ Israel's Restoration Assured ] Again the word of the LORD came to me:"
Ezekiel 36:16 NIV
"[ Promise of Restoration ] While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:"
Jeremiah 33:1 NIV
"[ Restoration of Israel ] This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:"
Jeremiah 30:1 NIV
"[ Restoration of Israel ] This is what the LORD says: "In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances,"
Isaiah 49:8 NIV
"The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king."
2 Chronicles 24:27 NIV
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It's your first night in a new city. You want to start your holiday with a memorable meal. But how to choose a restaurant?
Nowadays, we're more informed on where to eat and drink (and do just about anything else) than ever before. In just a few clicks we can access listings, restaurant booking sites, reviews from fellow travellers and the advice of locals. But which to listen to?
Given the choice, I'll go with local advice every time. Living in a city really gives you the chance to explore its bar and restaurant scene, to roadtest different places and pick your favourites. Residence gives an in-depth knowledge that tourists can only aspire to. But now, thanks to Madrid Food Tour, visitors to the Spanish capital can easily access this local knowledge: the company runs a range of tours around the city guided by residents. Founded by Lauren Aloise in 2012, Madrid Food Tour now offers a choice of three routes, taking in tapas bars and food markets scattered throughout the centre. Led by established expat residents of the city, these tours are run during the day (Ultimate Spanish Cuisine and Huertas Neighbourhood Food and Market Tour) and evening (Tapas, Taverns & History) and cater to small groups. Any trepidation I had about being herded in and out of tourist traps to munch on Spanish omelette washed down with sangria were dispelled by their website: they emphasize that tours take in busy family-run establishments and that seating can't always be guaranteed, as is the norm in Spanish bars. They also recommend that visitors take one of their tours soon after arriving in Madrid, so that it serves as an introduction to dining Spanish-style and provides enough knowledge recommendations to last the rest of your trip.
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Lauren invited me to try out the Tapas, Taverns & History Tour, which runs 5 evenings a week and takes in 5–6 bars around the centre. It promises customers a stomach-filling 12 tapas accompanied by drinks, and can be adapted for pescetarian customers (although not veggies – they're best suited to the Huertas Tour or the Ultimate Cuisine Tour, which can also be tailored to celiacs). The blurb on the website promised more than just delicious bites to eat: as the name suggests, the other aim of this particular tour is to educate visitors on Madrid's history. I admitted that my historical knowledge was somewhat lacking, but what would a fellow resident be able to teach me about where to eat well in central Madrid? Quite a lot, it turned out.
I met rest of the tour group (two young, friendly couples) at 7.30pm. Our guide, Luke, was a fellow Englishman with a welcoming smile who quickly put us all at ease and swept us off to our first stop of six, a traditional bar close to Opera. I'd passed by the bar many times but never thought to go inside: so far, so good. Over vermouth, olives, pan con tomate and and the Rolls Royce of Spanish hams, jamón ibérico de bellota (substituted for a tuna and pepper montadito for me), Luke gave us the lowdown on the Spanish diet, eating timetables and of course, tapas. Rather than feeling like a lecture, his knowledge was shared in an amusing style, which set the tone for the evening. He also encouraged us to make like Spaniards and toss our olive stones and serviettes on to the floor, which everyone did with some trepidation.
After soaking up all the facts on Spanish bar culture, Spain's famous jamón and vermouth, Luke led us over to the Royal Palace and gave us a quick summary of the city's history, including some funny royal-related anecdotes. From here, we wandered over to medieval La Latina, pausing at numerous sights along the way for the historical lowdown. Our next food stop was a pescetarian's dream: a stand-up bar specializing in cod. We were each presented with a hot hunk of battered salt cod, washed down with a cold beer or a tumbler of wine. A buzzing spot packed with locals, this was another venue I had never visited – in fact I'd never heard of it. Drawing on the local knowledge of its expat guides, Madrid Food Tour aims to show guests both how and where to eat, introducing them to tapas as it's actually eaten: standing up at the bar, or more accurately, a range of bars. Delicious flaky cod demolished, we moved on to stop no.3, a quirky basement bar where I had an entirely vegetarian tapa: a plate of garlicky grilled mushrooms with a lovely lemon and herb taste. The meat-eaters' fungi were topped with chorizo, but a vegetarian version is available on request. At each stop, Luke gave us more information on the bar, its specialities, and further insights into Spanish cuisine.
|Mushrooms with chorizo
To get to our fourth stop, we wandered through the Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol at sunset. Luke filled us in on the stories behind these two key squares, spicing up the better-known facts (that the beautiful Plaza Mayor was once the scene of autos da fe and that Puerta del Sol is where madrileños see in New Year by eating their traditional 12 grapes) with a few witty historical anecdotes. From one tradition to another, we moved on to a bar famous for its gambas al ajillo (garlic prawns), which it's been perfecting for over 100 years. Cooked in front of you, the sizzling prawns were served up with chunks of fresh bread to dip in the hot oil. In this bar, Luke ordered us all glasses of slightly sweet red wine, which apparently undercuts the strong taste of the garlic, although I can't say I was a big fan!
|The famous Tio Pepe sign in Puerta del Sol
Bar number five was the only stop on the tour I was familiar with, much-loved sherry bar La Venencia which I learned has socialist connections stretching back to the Civil War. This apparently explains its 'no photo' policy, which causes great chagrin to many a camera-wielding tourist keen for a snap of the bar's tobacco-stained ceilings, peeling posters and dusty sherry bottles. Luke explained more about Spain's famous fortified wine over glasses of manzanilla (dry) and oloroso (less so), accompanied by nibbles of manchego cheese and mojama (dried tuna).
Our final stop was a bar with a restaurant area upstairs, where we polished off an excellent bottle of Ribera del Duero. Oh, and several platefuls of raciones: pimientos de padrón, a prawn and mushroom revuelto (scrambled egg dish), chorizo, seafood and more. Although the food was decent, this was probably my least favourite stop, as it seemed less atmospheric than the lively spots we'd visited previously – although that could have been because we were seated in the restaurant rather than huddled around the bar.
Four and a half hours later, full up, slightly tipsy and thoroughly well-educated on the concept of tapas, where exactly to eat it and (the city's history), the Tapas, Taverns & History Tour drew to a close. Having answered many questions from the visiting couples about what to see and do in Madrid, Luke presented us all with a Madrid Food Tour guide to the city, full of tips on where to eat (including many 'off the beaten track' spots), how to order in Spanish, where to buy gourmet souvenirs and some of the city's more unusual sights. This take-away guide is crammed with local recommendations, and I'll definitely be working my way through it over the coming months.
Before we left, I asked the two couples on the tour how they'd found it. Like me, both were enthused and glowing with praise, but unlike me, they had paid €95 per person for the tour. Although they had initially found the price tag steep, they were delighted they'd decided to treat themselves and felt they'd not only enjoyed a fun evening and some great food, they'd also learned plenty to help them get the most out of their trip to Madrid, and indeed to Spain. And I couldn't help but agree. Visitors to Madrid who really want to understand tapas culture and to load up on local tips to last them throughout their stay will get a lot out of a Madrid Food Tour. After all, they can even teach a fellow foodie resident a thing or two.
For more information about Madrid Food Tour and to book, you can find their website here. Their website is a great source of information about dining and sightseeing in the city, with a host of local tips and blog posts. The same company have also recently set up Devour Barcelona, which runs a vegetarian- and pescetarian-friendly food tour in the Gracia neighbourhood of the Catalan capital, priced €65.
I was kindly invited on the Tapas, Taverns & History tour as a guest of Madrid Food Tour, but all opinions expressed are my own.


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