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Fred Waitzkin was smitten by chess during the historic Fischer-Spassky championship in 1972. When Fischer disappeared from public view, Waitzkin's interest waned—until his own son, Josh, emerged as a chess prodigy.
Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son, from the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship. Drawn into the insular, international network of chess, they must also navigate the difficult waters of their own relationship. All the while, Waitzkin searches for the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose myth still dominates the chess world and profoundly affects Waitzkin's dreams for his son.
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This is a good book which served as the basis of a very good film. The story of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin and his father is a natural for anyone interested in chess and is a must read for anyone involved with children's competitive sports. See the movie as well. Lloyd James does a good enough job, but the editing is a bit spotty, some sentences unfinished and others repeated. Not a serious distraction, though
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Roll forward the new Fiat 500X, which is available in two models: City and Off-Road. The latter is available in all-wheel-drive, but both are packed with the features you need to get the most from the drive. Take the class-leading, nine-speed automatic transmission, or the brake control collision mitigation that keeps an eye on the road ahead, even at speeds of 120mph. Then there's the Traction+ system, which uses the brake control system to optimise torque distribution, and even a rear camera that comes to life when you shift into reverse.
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South Park land rush to X out Rebecca's Coffeehouse?
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With well over 100 agitated Sorrento Valley residents and business owners clad in "Sorrento Valley, a Neighborhood of San Diego" T-shirts and waving "Stop the Mira Mesa Land Grab!" signs, the Qualcomm auditorium was packed at the October 21 meeting of the Mira Mesa Community Planning Group.
The Sorrento Valley campaign to reclaim its identity as a neighborhood of San Diego erupted in March, in reaction to the "Mira Mesa" signs that had suddenly appeared throughout the neighborhood. This issue was put to rest at this meeting, when representative for councilmember Lori Zapf, Kenny Nakayama, announced that the signs would be removed in "respect to how the residents in Sorrento Valley feel about their identification."
The other hot issue at the meeting was the proposed redefining of the Sorrento Valley boundaries. A subcommittee made up of both board members and Sorrento Valley residents voted in August to keep Sorrento Valley boundaries as defined in the City of San Diego Neighborhoods Map.
In September, word got out to residents, however, that the Mira Mesa planning group would ignore this finding and recommend adoption of their version of the neighborhood map, which reduced the Sorrento Valley area to a single housing development.
Although many speakers pointed out examples of local and national recognition of Sorrento Valley, throughout the meeting, confusion ensued between a "Community Planning Area" and a "neighborhood" among the Mira Mesa planning group board members.
Residents such as Wendy Zamut, of the Wateridge Townhomes development, expressed that the issue was only about "community identity and pride," not the wish to opt out of the Mira Mesa Community Plan.
Many acknowledged in their allotted three minutes' speaking time that they respected the work that the group had done over the years, but that with the placement of "Mira Mesa" signs in their neighborhood and the many instances where "Sorrento Valley" had been replaced with "Mira Mesa," residents said they felt their neighborhood identity was being renamed without their consent.
Speakers pointed out these changes on Google Maps, Wikipedia, and Yahoo!, as well as Zapf's District 6 map, which, unlike other district maps, only shows one community name across the entire district. Many expressed the need for the neighborhood to be acknowledged by the board and for Zapf to avoid a repeat of the misplaced signage issue.
At times tempers flared, and after a long and heated exchange, the Mira Mesa planning group finally acknowledged that it did not have the authority to change neighborhood maps. Mira Mesa planning group president John Horst said, "That was never our intention."
Julia Schriber, president of the Sorrento Valley Town Council, brought up the issue of how to go about removing the "Welcome to Mira Mesa" stone monument at the I-805 off-ramp. The board informed her that she would need to take that up with the Mira Mesa Maintenance Assessment District, which is made up of members from the Mira Mesa planning group.
The Sorrento Valley Town Council had applied to occupy an open "business seat" on the Mira Mesa planning group in August, and this was brought up at the meeting.
After deliberations by Horst on whether the Mira Mesa planning group board would be able to keep the seat vacant until 2015 rather than allow the Sorrento Valley Town Council to join, Horst eventually allowed Schriber the opportunity to join the board.
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Veteran Conservative party activist Deirdre Cook has a special interest in the forthcoming General Election.
If it had not been for Mrs Cook's organising skills Theresa May might have missed the all-important interview that saw her selected as Maidenhead's prospective parliamentary candidate almost 20 years ago.
Mrs Cook, 77, of Marlow Road was secretary of Windsor and Maidenhead Conservative Association back then.
The parliamentary constituency of Windsor and Maidenhead had been split in two and the Maidenhead constituency had to be filled.
Mrs Cook said: "There was no shortage of applicants. We had about 1,000 initially."
Her job was to organise the timetable for the all important final interviews with the Maidenhead party bosses.
She said: "I contacted Mrs May but there was a problem. She was in Brussels – I think she worked for the Bank of England at the time – and could not make it by the deadline.
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She said: "There were two other candidates, Philip Hammond and I think the other one was the son of an earl.
"She had 15 minutes. She put her watch on the table, started talking and seemed to know everything about the constituency.
"She had been all round it, knew all the issues.
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Selecting the equipment
Thankfully for my wallet, I already had all the needed equipment for a radio controlled aircraft, since I'd been in the game for a while. This made my entry into the hobby a little cheaper. - I didn't need to buy batteries or a charger, and my Turnigy 9x was pretty much perfect for an FPV beginner since it can be easily and cheaply upgraded for longer range if I want to.
I also had a decent collection of tools and other supplies - a soldering iron and solder, spare wires and servos and all those handy bits and pieces that come in handy occasionally. There were still a bunch of things I needed to buy though...
Video transmitter and receiver
Having researched my options for video frequencies, it very quickly became apparent that 2 of the common FPV frequencies were definitely not an option. There's a mobile phone tower operating on 900Mhz just a few kilometers from my favourite flying field, so 900Mhz was definitely out. I use a ER9X-modded Turnigy 9X radio for all my aircraft so 2.4Ghz wasn't an option either. Some deeper research suggested that all of the lower-frequency options would probably be rather illegal in Australia without a ham radio license, although I understand some longer-range pilots are risking it and using 1.2Ghz gear.
5.8Ghz was emerging as my best (legal) option, The main limitations of this frequency are signal multi-pathing (causing poor image quality) and the inability to penetrate solid objects. Since I would be generally flying within visible range in semi-rural areas where obstacles are rare, and I was already planning on using circularly polarised antennas to avoid multi-pathing issues, neither of these limitations would present any problems for my intended use.
To keep costs low, I decided to go for a relatively low-power video transmitter. With good antennas, a 200mw 5.8Ghz transmitter should be sufficient for over 1km of range, which is the safe limit of my Turnigy RC system anyway. I ended buying the 200mw 5.8Ghz transmitter/receiver combo from HobbyKing.
While I was buying from HobbyKing, I also ordered a 1000mah 2-cell battery for $5 - this will be used to power my video receiver and should be sufficient for a couple of hours' continuous use. The video transmitter will be powered by the plane's 3-cell battery for simplicity's sake, although I may need to use some sort of "filter" to ensure noise from the plane's ESC won't interfere with the video signal.
Selecting a camera was surprisingly easy. The Sony SuperHAD PZ0420 was getting rave reviews all over the internet, and a thumbs-up from Bruce at RCModelReviews was good enough for me. There are better cameras available, but this one appeared to offer the best bank for my buck, and the camera's ability to handle sudden changes in brightness without distorting colours is very impressive. Information about how to get the best performance from this camera is plentiful, and the HobbyKing video transmitter has a 12V output that suits this camera nicely.
After some deliberation and reading a few online arguments over what was best, I ended up getting the very slightly more expensive 2.8 lens version, rather than the more common 3.6 lens. I don't have any preconceived expectations about how the picture should look, and given that I'm not going to use tilt/pan, a slightly fish-eye wide angle lens seemed to be the wisest choice. SecurityCamera2000 speed of delivery and after-sales service was top-notch.
Selecting a suitable viewing screen was by far the hardest thing to do. I didn't have anything vaguely suitable at home (that could be used in the middle of a paddock) so I would need to buy a viewing screen of some sort. My first idea was to buy all-in-one goggles (AIO or Fatshark) with an integrated video receiver and head-tracker. The compactness and simplicity of this arrangement was very appealing, but the price was well outside my budget and I couldn't find an affordable alternative.
Instead, I decided I would make a DIY head-mounted ground station, with a small sun-shaded screen, battery and video receiver on a welding helmet or hard-hat. I had seen several setups using this arrangement on forums, and it didn't look too hard to achieve. I searched eBay obsessively for generic screens and video glasses, looking for something that had the right combination of low price and minimum VGA resolution. I found screens with the right specs as low as $20 (posted) for 4.3", and about $60 (posted) for 8" screens.
I was about to pull the trigger on a screen when a pair of used Fatshark Base goggles came up for sale at a reasonable price, and I bought them immediately. Having not tried video goggles of any kind before, I was a little worried that they would not be sure what they'd be like to wear and use. Happily, they turned out to be quite comfortable and reasonably light. The picture was clear, bright and respectably big, although not as massively wide as I thought it might be - roughly equivalent to a 24" PC moniter at 30cm or so, at a guess. I was expecting an IMAX style picture, somewhat over-optimistically.
It only takes a few minutes of reading to realise that circularly polarised antennas (and the clover-leaf and sker-planar wheel in particular) offer significant performance benefits over standard "rubber ducky" aerials, and the obvious choice for my application. I ended up buying a set from eBay to start me off, but I also intend to try making my own (for bonus street cred) in the near future. My thanks to IBCrazy and many others for their helpful explanations and tutorials on how to make these and get good results.
Other bits and pieces:
Just a couple days after buying the goggles, I managed to obtain an old portable DVD player for free. The device came with a 6" screen, extended 3000mah battery, RCA inputs and cabling, making it absolutely ideal for bench-testing my video setup. After some trials to make sure it was reliable, I set the DVD player up as a "passenger" screen. The screen resolution is quite low so I wouldn't like to try flying from it exclusively, but it should suffice as a backup if the goggles die mid-flight for some reason.
I also decided to invest in a couple of other cheap safe-guards:
1. A low-battery alarm - this will be plugged into the battery powering my receiver, and alert me if the battery voltage is getting low. If the receiver loses power, I will lose my video feed to the goggles and probably crash. An alarm will hopefully give me time to land, or at least get the plane to where I can see it, before the video drops out.
2. A lost-plane siren - this will be mounted somewhere on my training plane, and I will program the landing gear switch to trigger it. If the plane crashes in long grass or into trees where it can't be seen, I should be able to trigger the siren from my radio and the noise will guide me to the plane.
Hopefully these little gadgets will help me stay out of trouble, and at $5 for the pair from HobbyKing, they are very cheap insurance.
In the interests of keeping things cheap and simple, I didn't buy an on-screen display (OSD) unit, or a video recorder. Since my radio has an audible countdown timer to keep track of flying time (to battery exhaustion) and I will be using a spotter and flying line-of-sight only (to prevent plane loss through poor orientation/interference) I don't see the need for these expensive add-ons at this stage. I might consider getting them later, if I feel the need.
Here's my entire parts list, with pricing:
200mw 5.8Ghz transmitter/receiver combo $65 from HobbyKing link
Sony SuperHAD PZ0420 camera, 2.8 lens $50 from SecurityCamera2000 link
Screens - Fatshark Base goggles $195 second-hand
- portable DVD player with AV in $0
CL & SPW antennas $20 from eBay
Ground station battery (2 cell 1000mah) $5 from HobbyKing link
Low-battery alarm $2 from HobbyKing link
Lost-plane siren (to be mounted in plane) $3 from HobbyKing link
Total outlay: $340 AUD, including postage of all items.
In my next blog entry, I'll give a rough explanation of how all of these items can be connected together to create a working system.
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Maybe it's the proximity to Mexico, maybe it's the love of complex flavors, but San Francisco is a town that loves its tequila. It's often thought of as a drink for summer, but tequila brings something special to winter drinks, too. We spent some time with barkeep Gabriel Cothes of the restaurant Salt House in the SOMA district to get his take on enjoying tequila in the winter.
What's new in tequila cocktails?
Tequila is becoming a lot more versatile. Bartenders and fans of the spirit are moving away from that sour-based cocktail, and people are looking to pair tequila with other things besides lime and triple sec. Tequila can have so much going on in its flavor profile, so many layers. When it comes to cocktails, people are discovering the versatility in this spirit. Ingredients that contain a spice factor or a savory note have been used quite often of late.
What's your favorite tequila-based cocktail to make?
I have a new favorite that was just perfected for the winter season. We have taken the idea of the hot toddy and turned it on its ear. In place of brandy, I have selected a gorgeous tequila as the main ingredient, Clase Azul Plata. The buttery profile and subtle sweetness play very well for this type of drink. The tequila has been heated, just a bit, and Firelit Blue Bottle Coffee liqueur is added along with orange peel and dried clove. Very little of the supporting ingredients are needed, just a little here and a little there to accent all the qualities already possessed by the base spirit. The result is a rich, warm, and somewhat decadent cocktail. I will be turning to the Toddy Azul quite a bit this winter, for guests — and myself, I might add!
What do drinkers in San Francisco like versus other places?
People who eat and drink in San Francisco tend to obsess over what they love. If someone's love is tequila, they tend to do the research and learn about the spirit, then they jump out into the city and experience everything available in terms of that spirit. San Francisco drinkers tend to have an educated palate and because of this they are very receptive to new offerings. People in this town want to leave their comfort zone and see what the bartender has to offer. In other places, drinkers tend to stick with their "old standby" cocktail; they approach their drink like an old friend and not a point of departure. Like anything, however, there are a million exceptions to this rule.
How can people best work with tequila in their home bars? What's a good, simple default drink to make?
Keep it simple. With a good-quality tequila, you do not want to mask the flavor but accent the flavors already present. It is best not to confuse the cocktail with a ton of input. Gather high-quality ingredients that a bar wouldn't normally use and then get to creating — you can go anywhere. A great go-to cocktail, for me, involves honey syrup. I combine honey and water in equal parts, add peppercorns, heat up everything to taste. I then combine tequila, spiced honey, orange flower water and a touch of fresh grapefruit juice to make an exquisite cocktail. There are a few steps to this cocktail, but the small amount of work pays off 100 to 1!
Toddy Azul
Courtesy of Gabriel Cothes, Salt House, San Francisco
Serves 1
3-4 inch long strip of orange rind
4-5 cloves
1½ ounces good-quality tequila, preferably Clase Azul Plata
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2 coffee beans
1. Begin by heating a snifter.
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Bitsquid game engine licensing coming to PS4
Bitsquid has announced that their signature game engine, appropriately called Bitsquid, will soon be available for licensing on Sony's recently announced PlayStation 4. The high-end game engine aims to curb development costs through lean code base -- estimated to be 10 times smaller -- and fast work flows, as well as sub second iteration on multiple devices simultaneously.
"We are proud to be a part of this important event and welcome this powerful new console on which we will see many amazing new games." said Bitsquid CEO Johan Strömberg.
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Oh, Oakland. What have you done this time?
The Oakland mayor's race is getting dirtier by the day, with new findings by the East Bay Express that candidate Don Perata may have violated the law -- again.
At issue is a $50,000 loan from a company that Perata owns. That loan was made to his campaign, but Oakland limits corporate donations to just $700.
It's a familiar story. Back in 1998, Perata broke the law with a $90,000 loan to win an election. Hey, it worked once, why not try it again?
In the 1998 case, Perata was only found guilty of wrongdoing after the election. That's likely to happen again. Although ethics complaints have been filed in this latest case, they probably won't be resolved until after November.
There's also a twisted mess of campaign funds that may add up to additional violations. At least one employee of the mayoral campaign is being paid by a campaign to tax cigarettes. It's a strange shuffling of funds that looks suspicious, particularly given Perata's shady track record.
When asked to explain the arrangement, a Perata staffer told an EBX reporter, "none of your business."
Perata currently has a slim lead in the polls.


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Chiara Lubich was an extraordinary woman, but she was more than that; she inspired and led an extraordinary religious movement, but she was more than that as well. Chiara Lubich was the embodiment of the values of Love and Unity that she espoused; which live on after her not only in the remarkable Focolare movement itself, but in the hearts and souls of people of faiths and cultures worldwide, touched by her spirit.
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Beware the spiritual splitters
My name is Angela and I like to go to synagogue on Shabbat.
Not quite as epic an admission as confessing to lashing Jack Daniels on my Cocoa Pops, I know, but since we live in times when assimilation is on the rise and the attraction of a shmooze in the pews is diminishing, declaring a fondness for doing the shul run is something of a rarity.
Before I go on, let me assure you that this is not the prologue to some pious polemic about religious observance. Far be it from me to be prescriptive about worship. This, rather, is my elegy to the once magnificent but now decaying buildings which rattle to the sound of only a handful of congregants every Shabbat.
Dwindling communities in parts of the north have led to the closure of once-thriving congregations, such as Greenbank shul in Liverpool.
However there is another reason, here in Manchester, why some of our once-formidable synagogue buildings lie empty — a reason which is, at worst, frankly deplorable. And that's the rise of the Shabbat splinter minyan — a bespoke arrangement to suit finely tuned spiritual needs, a sort of internet package holiday for the holiest day of the week. These new minaynim are sprouting on every street corner. In north Manchester on a Shabbat morning you'll find countless places to pray in — from new, purpose-built buildings, to former schools.
Even in synagogues, such as my own, which still boast thriving congregations, the increase in alternative Shabbat morning services, which could include one for young marrieds (not sure what age they sling you out of that one) and a red-eye for the early risers, means the main service is dramatically depleted. Each week, as I sit there looking across at the pitifully empty pews of a shul where men once risked not getting a seat if they arrived late on a Friday night, I wonder how all this could have happened.
Of course, it's impossible to legislate for flagging communities and the challenge of assimilation. But is it really necessary to ruin conventional Shabbat observance with this constant pursuit of alternative places to pray? Why, for example, was a new shul built, albeit one that wouldn't look out of place in down-town Jerusalem, across the road from another synagogue, one which is over 100 years old and which now plays to half-empty houses most weekends?
Manchester is often regarded as a place where, thanks to the fervour of its piety, stands head and shoulders above many other communities. (Last year I met a very learned Israeli rabbi, who, on hearing I was from Manchester, remarked: "Ah yes, the holy city".)
But this has inevitably encouraged a drive to establish places to pray that offer an even higher plane of spirituality.
This ongoing trend for customised niche congregations suited to a particular intersection of the spiritual venn diagram is hammering the cohesion we once had in our traditional shuls.
I appreciate that not everyone will take to the traditional service complete with an X-Factor chazan and lengthy sermons. But is the answer to seek out a congregation in someone's front room, or even worse, to start a new one yourself?
We need community spirit and interdependence and if we fail to achieve it in our synagogues then where else will we find it? It's time to see what can be done to save our long established shuls. Otherwise they will simply become rotting monuments to a past we'll never be able to recover.
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Legal Age for Minor to Stay Home Alone
What is the legal age in MD for a minor to stay at home alone? in Harford and Howard Counties, if that makes a difference.
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Section five, Subtitle eight of the Maryland Family Law Article provides that it is unlawful for a person charged with the care of a child (a parent, guardian, child care provider, etc.) to lock or confine a child under the age of eight years in a dwelling, building, enclosure or motor vehicle out of sight of the person charged with the child's care unless that person provides a reliable person (such as a baby sitter) at least thirteen years old to stay with and protect the child. A violation of this law is a misdemeanor which can result in a fine up to $500 or up to thirty days in jail. Most social workers, judges, and others who deal with issues of child abuse and neglect seem to think that children much older, up to about twelve or thirteen, should not be left alone. I know that some people believe that it is illegal to leave an eleven or twelve year old alone. But that is not the law, in Harford or Howard Counties or anywhere else in the state. If your concern has to do not with the law but with factors a judge might weigh in settling a disputed custody case, most judges would probably tilt away from awarding custody to a parent who routinely left a child more than eight years old, and less than eleven or twelve, alone.


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The event started around 12:00 p.m. outside the McAllen Police Department.
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Am spreading the word to friends and family on this one and lending my pack.
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A review of May's mammoth European election count has criticised the chief electoral officer for his planning and some of those counting the votes for working slowly.
The Electoral Commission, which scrutinises the conduct of the Electoral Office, said that chief electoral officer Graham Shields had not done enough contingency planning prior to the count.
And the watchdog identified speed problems with some of the counters as a reason for the chronic delays.
The commission said that despite the count problems, there were no questions over the result and public confidence in the electoral process remains high, with a poll suggesting that almost nine in 10 voters in Northern Ireland thought the poll was well-run.
The election took place on Thursday, May 22, the same day as council elections, which went largely to plan. The European election count did not begin until Monday but the result was not finalised until tea time the following day – almost five days since the close of polls the previous Thursday.
In its report on the election, the Electoral Commission said that problems quickly developed at the King's Hall, with the first stage of the count taking almost nine hours to complete.
It said there was no "clear reason" for the vast delay but that a number of factors had contributed to the problems.
It commented: "There appeared to be a lack of overall management and oversight on the first day of the count resulting in some count staff not being used as effectively as they could have been. In addition some staff seemed to work considerably slower than others.
"Delays were also caused by the long time taken to complete the calculations at each stage of the count, most notably during the second stage when it took over one hour to work out the transfer of approximately 4,000 votes."
The watchdog said that the second day of the count had been faster and more efficient after Mr Shields had "allocated an experienced local council deputy returning officer".
It said that because there had been no expectation that the count could go into a second day, "a number of staff who had no experience of working in counts were appointed to work on the second day alongside those who agreed to return".
It said that although manual single transferable vote elections take time, "we think that improvements could have been made to the planning based on the likely turnout and number of candidates, and to the overall management of the count process".
But Mr Shields hit back at the Electoral Commission's criticism of the election count.
The former PSNI chief superintendent said his office "noted" the watchdog's comments and they would "receive careful consideration".
But he added: "The Electoral Commission were engaged in the planning for these elections and it would have been very helpful if they had raised the concerns set out in their report prior to the elections taking place."
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From the very moment she saw the gems nestled within the antique leather box, she has been drawn to the distinctive diamonds in her engagement ring. She is constantly stunned by their unique glitter – sparkling for over 100 years, never to dim.
Her heart warms as she creates narratives born from the ring's handmade imperfections. She can imagine the staunch stonecutter, arched over his workbench in the gold flush of candlelight, taking the time to discover the future possibilities within each gem, as he labors over the angle of every facet.
She romanticizes the lives and loves of the women who treasured the ring generations before her. How the crest of their cheeks must have bloomed with a joyful glow when their true loves presented them with this unifying symbol of love!
She sees herself as a catalyst of enduring love. For years from now, she will pass this sentimental heirloom to her own daughter; she finds comfort knowing that the ring will be cherished for generations to come.
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Each one-of-a-kind antique engagement ring at Isadoras is chosen for its exquisite and unique qualities. Antique jewelry is the most collectable, rare, exotic jewelry there is. We often tell our clients, "If you want an antique ring, be patient, and the right one will come to you."
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It is important to keep in mind that the price of an engagement ring is affected by a diamond's clarity, color, and size. We all know that a .50-carat diamond is more expensive than a .25-carat diamond, but if your budget is tight, there are ways to shop for beautiful diamonds without giving up on size.
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SOTU unlikely to yield action
Just over 218 years after President George Washington gave the first State of the Union address, the constitutional mandate for the speech remains the same: The president is to "give to Congress information on the State of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
In his seven previous State of the Union messages, President Bush has certainly outlined the state of the nation—but Congress has not always found his prescriptions to make it better either necessary or expedient.
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So a key question for Monday's night's speech—Bush's eighth and final such address—will be: How far, particularly in an election year in which the sitting president is a lame duck burdened by low approval ratings, will Congress go in making Bush's wish list come true?
The history of Bush's January messages to Congress do not offer great encouragement.
If the past is any guide, the cheers that will greet Bush on both sides of the aisle do not translate effortlessly into legislative victories for the White House.
Moreover, presidential hopefuls, rather than an unpopular president, now drive much of the policy agenda.
Each speech consumes, on average, about 5,000 words and lasts, amid applause and bookend standing ovations, some 50 minutes.
But then the applause fades away and it becomes the lawmakers' turn to react—or fail to react—to a litany of fresh or recycled Bush initiatives.
"Together, we are changing the tone in the nation's capital," Bush told the lawmakers in 2001 in calling for major tax cuts, to be fueled by what he conceived at the time to be enduring budget surpluses.
"And this spirit of respect and cooperation," the president added, "is vital, because, in the end, we will be judged not only by what we say or how we say it, we will be judged by what we're able to accomplish."
The tax cuts passed, but the bipartisan tone has remained jarringly out of key, save for the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11 and over a few other select issues, such as the recent negotiations on an economic stimulus package.
In 2002, less than five months after the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush introduced perhaps his most memorable phrase of the series by describing Iran, Iraq and North Korea as "the axis of evil."
But since then, his administration has opted for diplomatic engagement with North Korea and Bush faces significant congressional opposition to both the war in Iraq and any potential use of force against Iran.
Fresh from his reelection victory, Bush laid out in 2005 an ambitious plan to reshape Social Security.
But, as has often transpired with Bush's domestic proposals, his plan fizzled. Social Security, which got 18 mentions in the 2005 State of the Union, slipped back to only two last year.
In 2007, Bush devoted nearly half of his remarks to the war on terror.
Even themes beyond the normal scope of terrorism became vehicles to deal with the issue.
Thus, he laid out the need for energy independence as a means to reduce America's vulnerability to terrorist threats.
Immigration reform and stepped-up border patrol security equally became needed steps to keep terrorists at bay.
Much of his foreign policy agenda also dealt with a need to win "the war on terror."
Creation of a volunteer Civilian Reserve Corps that could be "hired" in times of war proved to be the sole new explicit action Bush recommended in 2007.
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A Michigan man is charged with killing two horses, one of them his own, according to Ottawa County law enforcement authorities. The man suspected his wife and her horse's trainer were engaged in an extramarital affair.
Ottawa County sheriff's department Lt. Mark Bennett said Dennis Finkler and his wife were at the stable where they boarded their 12-year-old Quarter Horse on Feb. 11 when they engaged in a domestic argument involving the horse's trainer.
"Mr. Finkler thought something was going on between them," Bennett said.
Following the argument, Finkler allegedly entered the barn where his horse and the trainer's Palomino horse were kept and allegedly cut the horses' throats, Bennett said.
The trainer contacted Ottawa County law enforcement authorities the following morning after discovering the animals dead in the barn.
"They bled out in the stalls," Bennett said.
Finkler was unavailable for comment.
Bennet said Finkler was later charged with two felony counts of killing and torturing an animal, one count of malicious destruction of property, and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle (for using the trainer's tractor to remove his truck from a snowbank).
Finkler is free on a personal recognizance bond. No court date has been set.
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Republican leader Donald Trump, who everybody thought couldn't stun any longer, has done it once more: this time by requiring a complete restriction on Muslims entering the US.
He has called "for an aggregate and finish shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our nation's agents can make sense of what is going on", his crusade said Monday.
The boycott he is proposing would cover visitors and foreigners, his battle told journalists, and comes as a complete turnaround on a prior position that he "cherished" Muslims.
The announcement refered to surveys to say "vast portions" of Muslims feel "incredible contempt" for America, and that they needed Islamic Sharia laws that approve homicides and decapitations.
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My son's kindergarten teacher pulled me over this morning before class and told me that we NEED to have a meeting about my son and his lack of focus. Also that he will not listen in class. He is playing guns and swords. He knows that I do not allow that because although it is fake you just never know. I have explained to him the punishment for not listening and he knows they get worse with continued bad behavior. What do I do!!!!Answer Question
Asked by Anthonys_mommy1 at 9:02 AM on Oct. 20, 2011 in School-Age Kids (5-8)Level 4 (47 Credits)
If it's becoming a problem at school, consider getting him evaluated for an attention disorder. No it doesn't mean you have to put him on meds, but most eval centers will help teach them coping skills. Could it be his age? Sure. If he's not purposely being defiant, and just almost seems driven to it, please have him checked out. The earlier you can get him some help the better. Often times, kids like this are extremely intelligent (my son is very much so) but they have to get all that energy lined up and put to good use. The teacher is likely to label him anyway, and believe me, teachers talk.
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OP, the place you had him tested, do they offer special classes/tutoring sessions for learning differences? So even if he's borderline or doesn't have and and you know there's a problem, maybe they could still help, I dunno. There are several centers in the town I live in and all offer some sort of counseling or classes to teach coping skills. I hope you figure it out, I'm sure its endless frustration for you.
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I remember getting my first (and only) WWJD bracelet at a retreat during my college years. For those of you who do not know, WWJD refers to the now-cliche'd term "What Would Jesus Do," and the bracelet was a reminder to always act in a way that would be representative of who we called savior.
It's an honorable notion, but it's mainly been overlooked or marginalized. The majority of those I have encountered who might have acquired the same bracelet in those days seem to be more concerned with perceived rules and dogma rather than the documented acts of Jesus.
The latest of these has come up in Arizona, where a bill written under the guise of religious liberty, allowed businesses to deny service to anyone they chose because of the business owner's deeply held religious beliefs. The point of this legislation — to anyone that has a brain anyway — was to be able to deny services to homosexuals. Hiding behind the cloak of religious liberty seems cowardly and antithetical to what the purpose of Christianity actually is.
The bill has been vetoed by Gov. Jan Brewer, although not without some controversy. While many called on her to veto the bill, including Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, others, such as Rush Limbaugh and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, said that vetoing the bill would show an intolerance to those exercising their religious liberty. Seriously.
Those for the bill are actually saying that if you oppose the bill, you are showing intolerance. You should be more tolerant toward those who are intolerant because the intolerance shown is based in deeply held beliefs of intolerance, and your intolerance of those who are intolerant is wrong. That sounds like it could come from the pages of "Catch-22."
Limbaugh even said that those in favor of the bill were being bullied. Strange that a bully can now cry about being bullied. Christianity has been persecuted in so many countries around the world, but claiming that same persecution in the United States is rather silly. Christians are not persecuted here, and telling a business owner that they have to serve all people regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation is definitely not persecution.
Not only to discriminate who you provide services to, but also to completely remove yourself from the circle of those who you may disagree with is the polar opposite of everything we know about Jesus. He walked among tax collectors and prostitutes. He washed the feet of others. He welcomed all into his tent.
So what would Jesus do ... in Arizona? Would he seek legislation to deny services to those who genuinely asked for them? I'm thinking if he were a baker, he'd bake that same-sex couple a cake and hand it to them with a smile. Can you imagine him doing anything differently?
But it has been this slow progression toward separatism that is giving the name of Christianity a black eye. One main reason churches are required to exist and be placed throughout the countries is to reach out to all people. There was a story in Russellville recently about a man who had entered a workshop owned by a church, possibly looking for a place to sleep, but who wound up getting arrested. He told police he had been going through withdrawals from alcoholism and that he had been sleeping in the woods. He took a heater from the church, and that led to his arrest. It certainly sounds like the story of Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables," except in that instance, the priest gave Valjean expensive candlesticks instead of turning him over to the police.
I know that it may not be exactly the same, and I know the world is a scary place, filled with all manner of people who may wish to do us harm, even if we try to help. But that is exactly what we are called to do. I'm not saying that the police shouldn't have been called, but if a church isn't going to help those who truly need it, then what good are we?
Many people use the parable of the Good Samaritan to point out our requirement to assist those in need. What we usually gloss over is that two seemingly righteous men avoid the beaten traveller before the Samaritan helps. Those "righteous" men are still around today.
We are called to engage the people of the world, not just those who line up with our way of thinking.
We are called to serve, not just those who make us feel comfortable.
Everyone knows what Jesus would do. There are those, however, who just don't want to do the same.
(Ricky Duke is the editor of the Log Cabin Democrat. He can be reached at email@example.com)


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Pamplona, Spain (SPX) Sep 06, 2006
The growing demand by consumers for healthier and more ecological foods has driven researchers to develop new systems of packaging that prolong the useful life of the products and that are, at the same time, recyclable. Protection is currently carried out with a mixture of synthetic chemical compounds that are not completely biodegradable.
One of the most popular alternatives in the last few years is the edible coating - a transparent film that covers the food item and acts as a barrier to humidity and oxygen. Moreover, these films can be used as a host for additives in the conservation of the properties of the product or simply in order to improve its appearance.
This was the subject of the PhD thesis by Navarre chemist, Javier Osés Fernández, at the Public University of Navarre. In the research, various edible coatings were analysed - all based on proteins extracted from milk serum (whey protein isolate or WPI), mesquite gum and starch - with the objective of evaluating their possible food applications.
The PhD, entitled "Development, characterisation and applications for foodstuffs of edible coatings based on milk serum proteins, starch and mesquite gum".
Mesquite gum, an efficacious and cheap solution
To test the efficacy of the edible coatings compared to synthetic packaging, Javier Osés prepared a number of samples of milk serum protein films, of mesquite gum and of starch, and stored them for six months at different humidity levels.
The first conclusion from the study is that, depending on the type of plastifier used, the mechanical properties change with the passage of time. Thus, those films with sorbitol plastifier underwent variation in their mechanical properties, i.e. their flexibility; while those containing glycerol did not alter their composition.
Once the ideal plastifier for the coating was determined, it was observed that, in order to improve malleability, it was necessary to introduce a lot of glycerol. However, using high quantities of plastifier in a coating results in an increase in its permeability to water vapour, and its applications are thus very limited. In order to set this deficiency off, mesquite gum was incorporated into the milk serum protein.
This is a polysaccharide that grows in dry and semi-arid regions of the north of Mexico. The result is a compound film that is resistant and that maintains suitable mechanical properties. The use of mesquite gum is an economical and efficacious alternative with a promising future, not only for food conservation, but it could also become an economic resource for indigenous peoples, currently marginalized, as well as having the effect of reducing the desertisation of the soil.
The edible coating of fruit is currently the best-known example of the application. However, it is a packaging system particularly efficacious for conserving foodstuffs that are high in polysaturated fatty acids, susceptible to oxidation, such as nuts, meat and certain fish such as salmon.
In his PhD, Javier Osés evaluated to what extent the edible films which he had developed were able to protect fatty foods. To this end, he used a model foodstuff - sunflower oil. In a first stage, trials were carried out with WPI coatings.
Results showed that the protection capacity of the film depended on the amount of plastifier in the film, on its thickness and on the relative humidity of storage of the foodstuff. Thus, the most efficient WPI films were those of greater thickness, with less amount of plastifier and that had been exposed to low relative humidity.
The second stage involved a similar experiment, but with films made of starch, known to be an efficient barrier to oxygen, and with which trials were undertaken. In this case, the thickness of the film did not influence the protector effect on the oil, but it was shown that starch films are more effective in ambiences with high relative humidity.
The final part of the PhD outlined the application of edible coatings with WPI on chicken breasts. The aim was to analyse the effect on their aspect and their properties. At the same time, the experiment was used to incorporate nisine, an antioxidant agent that penetrates the foodstuff little by little and thus offers an ongoing protection.
The idea was to extend the conservation time for a chicken breast would go from the current 7 days to 15, but the results were negative. However, a very interesting line of research was opened as it has been shown that the coating formed a second skin on the breast and onto which various additives, such as antimicrobians, can be added
Despite the fact that the coatings did not manage to reduce microbian evolution, it has been shown that the WPI forms a film on chicken breasts which is homogeneous, transparent, has good adhesion and is not easily perceived by the naked eye.
The future of packaging
Currently, the three systems of conservation most used by the food industry are vacuum packing, nitrogen sweeping and aluminium foil. The Pamplona research chemist holds that WPI films are the packaging of the future, although the commercial exploitation of the application is yet to materialize.
There are many possibilities - on the one hand, they will prolong the useful life of foodstuffs in a healthy way and, on the other, they will be very beneficial for the environment given that they will reduce the use of plastics.
Despite the advantages presented by the experts, there exists a number of obstacles to the full development of this alternative system. The main one is that of cost. As edible coatings are still in the research stage, enterprises do not have the technology needed to apply the system.
For the moment, its current use is restricted to products with high added-value. This is why, amongst the most immediate projects of the research team from the Food Technology Area at the University, is the application of edible films to turrón (sweet nougat), in order to eliminate the aluminium foil currently used to protect it and so that the product would have only one protective coating. This project is still in the study phase.
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The first thing anyone's likely to love about the Alley's production of Yasima Reza's Life (x) 3 is Kevin Rigdon's stunning set. The back wall of the gorgeous room is lined with enormous curving windows covered in powdery vellum; they cradle a large living room that looks like something straight out of Architectural Digest -- sleek and utterly modern. In shades of cardamom and khaki, the room looks like the epitome of intellectual cool.
Unfortunately, Rigdon's set might be the only thing the audience will end up really loving in the Alley's crisp production. As good as director Pam MacKinnnon's cast is, it can't breathe life into Reza's too-clever script about a dinner party gone all wrong.
The story is built around a sitcom-style conceit. It begins the night before Henry (Jeffrey Bean) and Sonia (Elizabeth Heflin) are supposed to host a dinner party for Inez (Kimberly King) and Hubert (Todd Waite), a man Henry wants to impress for work. Suddenly, there's a knock at the door: Lo and behold, Inez and Hubert have shown up a day early, catching Henry and Sonia in their scruffies with nothing but cookies, Cheez-its and wine in the cupboard.
Life (x) 3 Urinetown
What follows are three different versions of the evening that run the gamut from disastrous to mundane. Reza's head-scratching point seems to have something to do with life being open to interpretation. Both Henry and Hubert are scientists who deal with the outer reaches of space, and Reza clearly wants us to make a connection between the unknowns out there and the unknowns of daily life.
As the four discuss everything from good parenting to astrophysics, they build and break bonds. Hubert and Inez have a troubled marriage, as evidenced by the stingingly funny exchanges between King and Waite. Bean's Henry is a compelling fumbler who can't do much to impress his icy beauty of a wife. And Heflin gives a charming performance as the exasperated Sonia, who tries to prop up her husband's fragile ego even as she questions his abilities.
As compelling as these performers are, they can't make much drama out of Reza's script (translated by Christopher Hampton). Each of Reza's three versions of the dinner party gets shorter and less dramatic as the night goes on, and finally, they just end. For all their hard work, these actors can't make anything happen onstage that's any more interesting than the set's amazing living room.
Through April 18 at the Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue, 713-228-8421. $35-$52.
Even if you hate the very notion of a show about peeing, Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis's Tony Award-winning show, Urinetown the Musical, is still likely to charm.
The story takes place in an imaginary town where water has become so precious that the citizens have to pay to pee. The poor must gather their pennies to gain admittance to city "amenities." If they're caught peeing in the bushes, it's off to Urinetown, a place from which no one has ever returned. Soon enough it becomes clear that in this world "it's a privilege to pee," as the song says.
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The problems are made worse by greedy Caldwell B. Cladwell (Ron Holgate), the head of Urine Good Company. When he decides to raise the price of admission to the urinals, he sparks a revolt by a band of misfits. Young, blond Bobby Strong (Charlie Pollock) takes command of the situation when all hell breaks loose. Not only is he the best-looking guy around, but he's got a score to settle with Cladwell, who sent her father to Urinetown for peeing on a wall.
Of course, the situation is complicated by the fact that Bobby falls in love with Hope Cladwell (Christiane Noll), the boss man's lovely, good-hearted daughter. But the rebels take Hope hostage anyway, so they can have some bargaining leverage.
Threaded throughout this hysterical melodrama is a funny score sung by an energetic cast that manages to keep a straight face throughout the satire. Under John Rando's direction, the actors are hilarious. Especially good is Tom Hewitt, who plays the narrator, Officer Lockstock. He steals the show whenever he walks out, whether it's to tell the audience that intermission's starting or to divulge the secret to Urinetown (we get to learn about the place before the poor people do). Also terrific is Beth McVey as Penelope Pennywise, the bathroom attendant from hell. As the young lovers Bobby and Hope, the charismatic Pollock and Noll sing beautifully. Strange, funny and surprisingly thoughtful (there's a terrific twist at the end), Urinetown is a wonderful whiz of a show. -- Lee Williams
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WATKINSVILLE - The idea of staggered terms for Oconee County commissioners has been kicked around for several years, and will come up again following an election that saw two incumbents defeated and the remaining two winning close runoffs.
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Commission Chairman Melvin Davis said commissioners will start discussing the possibility of going to staggered terms in September as a hedge against the possibility that all five commissioners could lose at the same election and put a group of rookies in charge of county government.
However, the process of changing any type of voting pattern isn't simple.
Jim Grubiak, an attorney with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, said it requires more than sitting down at a meeting and taking a vote.
First, according to Grubiak, the county would need to get pre-clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice - as with any changes in the manner of voting - and follow that up with legislation approved by the Georgia General Assembly.
The federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires that changes in voting methods throughout the states of Georgia, Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia and parts of four other states be "pre-cleared" - approved by the Justice Department in advance of implementation. Over the years, provisions of the act have been expanded, adding the states of Arizona and Texas, and parts of six other states, to the list of jurisdictions where pre-clearance is required.
Georgia and the other states initially covered by the pre-clearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act were made subject to the law based on a two-part formula. One part of the formula identified the use of a "test or device" - such as poll taxes or literacy tests - as evidence of unfair practice. The second part of the formula subjected a political jurisdiction to the law if less than 50 percent of people of voting age were registered on Nov. 1, 1964, or if less than 50 percent had cast ballots in the November 1964 presidential election.
According to Grubiak, it could take some time to implement staggered terms in Oconee County, although he said he doesn't see any reason the legislature would object to local legislation that would let a county government change its voting cycle to staggered terms - something that 98 of Georgia's 159 counties already have, according to the ACCG government yearbook of county characteristics in 2000.
"The general concept of staggering is not going to raise any objections at all," he said, pausing. "At least I've never seen one."
But the evaluation by the Justice Department is a different story.
Grubiak said there is no legal requirement to create commission districts - instead of holding countywide at-large elections for all seats, as Oconee County now does - merely because you're changing to staggered terms, but the Justice Department leans toward commission districts whenever a voting change is made in an effort to offer broader representation.
County Attorney Daniel Haygood said that when the county talked about creating staggered terms in 2001, some officials were concerned that the Justice Department might force the county to create districts. In a district system, people would vote for only one commissioner - the one that would represent his or her district - and Haygood said many people like the idea of getting the chance to pick the entire board.
Davis agreed and said, "None of us know what Justice will do when you request something of that nature."
Haygood said the Department of Justice could come to the conclusion that at-large elections don't offer minorities fair representation in Oconee County, and could require the county to elect commissioners by geographic district.
The county would also face another tough decision on how to introduce the staggered terms.
Grubiak said determining which commissioners would run for two-year terms during the changeover is up to the local government, but noted that it could be a delicate choice.
"Some (commissioners) have a preference, some might not care," he said.
There is no specific legal procedure to guide a county government in deciding who gets the two-year term and who doesn't - each county has to come up with its own solution to the dilemma.
Jackson County dodged the delicate situation in 2001.
County Manager Al Crace said the process was simple because the commission was undergoing a complete reorganization at the time. The changes included increasing the size of the commission from three to five seats, so the county was able to give the two new seats two-year terms for the first election cycle.
Emil Beshara and Tony Beatty won those seats, served their two years and won re-election to regular four-year terms.
Crace, a former city manager in Rome, said the changeover was tougher there when Floyd County switched to staggered terms in the 1980s - until two commissioners volunteered to run for two-year terms.
"It was a very statesman-like thing for them to say, 'Make mine a two-year term,'" Crace said.
Davis said that Oconee County will start the discussions on staggered terms fairly soon, but an actual switchover is at least four years away because the newly elected commissioners will start four-year terms in January and the change couldn't be made in mid-term.
A lottery would be the fairest way to decide which posts become a one-time, two-year term, Davis said.
Though he said he feels a drawing would be much fairer than having commissioners volunteer, the ultimate decision on the process of introducing staggered terms is up to the commission as a whole.
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We all feel anxious from time to time, that is just part of life. The same goes for teens and teen anxiety, we deal with it, we learn to deal with it. If you don't know how to deal with it here are 5 steps to help teens fight anxiety. Of course, we are talking about regular anxiety, not an anxiety disorder, which is something that needs to be treated. A professional treatment is the only way to fight teen anxiety disorder, but even in that case, the advices given below will help to some extent.
The first thing that will help teens and anyone else fight anxiety is relaxation. We need to learn to relax. When we talk about relaxation we are not talking about watching TV for a couple of hours or playing a video game. This can make your anxiety even worse. You should also avoid any stress enhancing substances like tobacco, alcohol or drugs. You need to relax your mind and body, to do that you can start with deep breathing. After deep breathing you can do some stretching exercises or yoga, that will greatly loosen up your body and your mind and it will help relieve stress and anxiety.
The second step of fighting anxiety is healthy living. You can't feel good and relaxed and expect not to feel anxiety if you don't lead a healthy life. You need proper sleep, proper eating and proper workout to maximize the chances of not being anxious.
A great way to fight anxiety is to be around friends and people that you love. Sharing some time together may help you take your mind of anxiety and relax much easier than any type of relaxation method or workout can. You can also talk to your friends about the things that are bothering you, we always feel better after sharing something. Who knows, maybe your friends have the same issues and you can help each other. Knowing that you are not alone with these feelings is a great help on its own.
For the next step you can always try the nature routine. Nature has the healing power of its own and it may help relieve anxiety, depression and may other emotional issues we have. Just taking a stroll or a jog in the park may do the trick. Also if you have a dog you can take him out for a walk. Animals are also a great way to relieve stress and anxiety.
The last part of fighting teen anxiety is to try and have a positive mindset. A positive mindset helps us deal with issues at hand and helps us chase away anxiety. People who are pessimists by nature are at greater risk of suffering from anxiety and depression than people with a positive mindset, keep that in mind and change the way you live and think and you can avoid having anxiety all together.


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Long-term care insurance covers any help needed if you have a chronic illness or disability and are unable to care for yourself. You may get this care in a nursing home or in your own home. Long-term care insurance covers a wide range of services beyond medical and nursing care, including:
Long-term care is costly. Most long-term care policies are indemnity policies that pay a fixed amount for each day you get care (ranging from $50 to hundreds of dollars per day). Daily benefits for at-home care are at the lower end of the range, while nursing home care is the most expensive.
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I've been working on a rub-off of my mom's old 70s boyfriend jacket. Its a jacket that I wore to death in my high school and early college years and its one of those styles that for me, is a classic. It fills a huge gap in my wardrobe as I have next to no jackets. In fact, I have but one jacket that is really wearable - another future rub-off. Anyway, I've always had this thing for this jacket (in fact this is not the first time I've posted about it). I've kept it after all of these years because for one thing it was my mom's and its something that my dad gave to her when they were dating way back when and for another its authentic. It's construction elements are definitely nothing to write home about and the cut and style are actually rather simple. As someone who is often prone to make fashion choices based on frilly and froofy details, this is significant.
I haven't had a lot of time on my hands these days but this project got pushed to the top of the pile because of an impending deadline (more on that in a later post). For awhile there, I was dreading the idea of making this jacket, because well, its a jacket and jackets are full of pattern pieces and choices in interfacing and where to put interfacing and what to interface and shoulder pads and bound buttonholes and pockets and ..... I think you get the idea. Its a big time commitment to commit to a jacket. I mean, I love tailoring and fashioning the tailoring needs of a jacket to the needs of my life, but its that time thing. So this time, I said no to welt pockets (I had visions of putting them on the inside) and bound buttonholes and I said a resounding yes to fusible interfacing. Seems like such a small thing, but it was a big deal to me. Sometimes good enough really is, good enough. And to add to that, sometimes it determines whether or not a project actually gets made or just sits in a pile gathering dust as I run around longing for time to delve into making it. Do you ever feel like this? Maybe breaking the cycle of sewing procrastination is about chopping out a few details in that big project and actually feeling fine and good about it. (Note: I haven't actually finished the jacket here, its still a work in progress - just showing you some mid process pics. The lapel is black because the interfacing is black. The finished jacket will be a simple navy blue.)
Speaking of the actual rub-off, this is only the second item I've rubbed off. It's a rather large project to be doing at such a stage, but I felt that since the jacket was fairly simple and since I've sewn for a long time and I felt like I knew what I was doing, it would be fine. Surprisingly, it has been just fine - a few mishaps along the way but nothing that isn't fixable. The original jacket is too small for me in the..... you guessed it - upper back and shoulder/arm area. So, using the original jacket as a muslin I fixed the problem in my rubbed off version. It's still due for a little tweaking in the sleeve, but otherwise, I'm thrilled with the fit! I opted to draft my own lining pattern as the original lining doesn't address the back vent as I would like to.
Also, today I'm announcing the winner to the Japanese Pattern Book Giveaway! LM - they are yours! Here was the winning comment. I've emailed the winner, but now its all official, right?
LM - I would LOVE to win them! besides the fact that I never win anything I have always wanted to try out one of those fancy patterns…they seem airy and floaty. Anyway, I'd love them and i appreciate your generosity!
Thanks to everyone for entering! Y'all are the best!


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Welcome to my small website about the UK version of the Kawasaki KH125, two-stroke motorcycle.
The UK passed a law in 1983 that ensured that learners without a full license could only ride motorcycles up to 125cc. Initially, a rider could indefinitely use a 125cc with learner 'L' plates stuck on. I rode my Kawasaki KH125 for nearly four years. It was my main vehicle, I went everywhere on that KH125. It was dented, rusty, hand sprayed, often lacking an MOT and tax. I loved it.
Pictured above is my former KH125ex L1 with the cast wheels which I sold in 1992. The non-standard Micron exhaust and a bigger piston kit, ensured an 'indicated' and optimistic top speed of 88mph. I re-sprayed it black with aerosols, this L1 was originally Candy Cobalt Blue. For more information on this model see the L1-Ex page.
Like many people in the UK, I eventually passed the bike test on my KH125 stroker. When the law was amended and CBT's and tests became compulsory, I moved on and sold my KH125 to fund a bigger bike.
Nearly 20 years later I saw a KH125 for sale, though neglected for years in a garage, it was the same model I once owned. After a good clean up and a few new parts, the old girl is now as good as new and she only has 1700 genuine miles on the clock!
Below - a French magazine advert from around 77-78
Pictured here is the cover of an original brochure from 1977. See the A1 page.
If you have any stories, info, pictures or anything to do with KH125's, email me! I'm not an expert on KH125's and am not pretending to be, I'm just a fan. If you find something that needs correcting, I'll be very glad to hear from you.
All submissions are gratefully received and I will be happy to credit you if you wish.
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[JURIST] Tennessee executed its first death row inmate Wednesday after a moratorium on executions [executive order, PDF; JURIST report] imposed by the governor in February expired earlier this month. Philip Workman's execution had been postponed five times, and last minute appeals by his lawyers arguing that lethal injection [JURIST news archive] constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and that the state's new lethal injection protocols had not been reviewed sufficiently were unsuccessful. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen [official website] ordered the moratorium in February and directed the Tennessee Department of Corrections to conduct a "comprehensive review of the manner in which death sentences are administered... and provide [the governor] new protocols and related written procedures in administering death sentences in Tennessee." Bredesen accepted revised death penalty protocols [PDF text; JURIST report] for lethal injections last week and the moratorium expired May 2.
The new protocol includes more detailed guidelines for administering lethal injections but still includes a controversial three-drug "cocktail" which some say may be ineffective in preventing inmates from suffering a painful death [JURIST report]. The American Bar Association [official website], which takes no position on capitol punishment, had urged Bredesen to broaden the death penalty review [press release; JURIST report] "to permit a thorough review of every aspect of capital punishment administration in the state," including "excessive caseloads and inadequate standards for defense counsel" and "racial disparities and inadequate review of death row inmates' claims of actual innocence." The New York Times has more.