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Put on the spot by reporters Monday, Senator Lott was at pains to distinguish between trade with China, of which he's an enthusiastic advocate, and trade with Cuba, which he firmly opposes. Cuba "is the only remaining communist country in the world except for North Korea," Lott maintained, and "Castro has shown no repentance; he's running a dictatorship, a repressive dictatorship." There is, of course, no disputing the argument that China's communist leadership has, over two decades of trade with the U.S., enthusiastically embraced economic reform, while Cuba's has for the most part fiercely resisted it even while welcoming European, Latin American and Canadian investors. But even China's leaders themselves might take issue with Lott's exclusion of Beijing from the communist fold after all, China remains a one-party state and the party that monopolizes power is unrepentantly communist. And everyone from human rights organizations to the State Department concurs that in the sphere of political rather than economic freedoms, the charge of maintaining a repressive dictatorship applies as much to China as to Cuba. "It's very easy to see the distinction," Lott insisted. "And if you all can't see it, I don't know, maybe you're just blind to it." Perhaps, but the Elian Gonzalez debacle and the argument trumpeted in support of the China trade bill that trade is a weapon against repression may actually have helped to swell the ranks of the "blind" on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill.
China Debate Puts GOP Under Pressure on Cuba
So let's try and get this straight: The best way to undermine repressive communist states is to trade with them, allowing their people that heady whiff of freedom that floats aromatically off a Big Mac, forcing their governments to lift the economic shackles and unleash an avalanche of entrepreneurial creativity that makes nonsense of Marxism. Well, yes, and no if you're Trent Lott, that is. According to the Senate Majority Leader and other congressional Republican honchos, an influx of U.S. goods will help force China's communist bureaucracy to democratize, but would only strengthen the hand of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Which is why the GOP leadership is fighting to stop a bill authorizing a partial lifting of trade sanctions against Cuba from reaching the House floor. Embarrassing Lott is the fact that the measure was initiated by Washington Republican representative George Nethercutt; even more embarrassing is that despite the efforts by GOP congressional leaders to maintain the Cuba-embargo shibboleth on the Hill, Nethercutt and his allies many of whom are Republicans may have enough support to force a vote.


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No one is predicting Democratic gains in the House in 2010. The only question is how many seats Democrats will lose. In 1994 Republicans gained 54 seats to win control of the House of Representatives for the first time in decades. In 2010 Republicans are shooting for a gain of 41 seats, a long-shot possibility. But over the coming months, the outlook could darken even further for Democrats, especially if the economy continues to struggle. The National Republican Congressional Committee has announced a target list of 70 Democratic members. Political handicapper Charlie Cook points out that 48 Democrats come from districts that voted for both George W. Bush in 2004 and McCain in 2008. There are also 54 Democratic seats that were held by Republicans just four years ago. From the eastern shore of Maryland (Representative Frank Kratovil) to the high planes of Colorado (Representative Betsy Markey) to the suburbs of Orlando, Fla. (Representative Alan Grayson), many Democrats are expecting hard-fought battles next year.
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This video shows a kid balling his eyes out because he wants to be the governor of New Jersey and can't because he's too small. He thinks he's qualified and ready and with this display, we think so too...
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It's pretty much a rite of passage these days when you're a famous female celebrity: Somebody's going to make a SEX DOLL that knocks off your image.
Ladies, there's one thing you love about getting pregnant, even if you won't admit it: those milk-engorged breasts!
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We've got a story today out of London that's about the absolute WORST blind date ever. Yes, even worse than the one you had where the person who showed up was an honest-to-God troll. Like, they actually lived under a bridge and everything.
Remember when those dolls came out that would poop themselves and we all thought THAT was taking things too far? A company called Berjuan Toys in Spain just blew those dolls out of the water...
You know those short shorts RIHANNA "wears" on the cover of the new issue of "Rolling Stone"? Well, we didn't notice it at first, but they're not real shorts...
According to a new study, when you get dumped, it triggers a special area of your brain. And no, despite the evidence to the contrary, it's not the area of your brain that suddenly makes you want to listen to AIR SUPPLY.
You can't help but study this map. It's just fascinating. A website broke down every country in the world by AVERAGE BREAST SIZE, and put together this map.
According to a new survey, the average woman has failed at TEN diets in her lifetime. And here are the most common reasons they've given for dropping a diet . . .
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I always love a good study that backs up EXACTLY what every single person already knows. Like this one.


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text: Rina Banerjee. Chimeras of India and the West From 25 May 2011 to 26 September 2011 Musée Guimet As part of its spring-summer 2011 Indian Season the Musée Guimet is presenting "Chimeras of India and the West", an exhibition of contemporary work by the Indian-born American artist Rina Banerjee. Installed at the heart of the permanent collections, Banerjee's hybrid, poetic compositions enter into resonant interplay with the works held by the museum, which date back hundreds and thousands of years, offering a new angle on Asian civilisations and their complex relations with the West. Sensual sculptures made of shells, animal skulls, feathers and Indian fabrics; spectacular installations combining colonial objects and plastic materials found in the streets of New York; dream drawings in exotic colours depicting the body in a trance state – when laid out in the singular space-time of the Museum, Banerjee's works express – more powerfully, no doubt, than they would in the neutral arena of an art gallery – the ambiguities of her twofold identity as a product of both East and West, the illusions bequeathed by the past and the "chimeras" of the new age, the contradictions of the post-colonial world and the underside of globalisation. Within these walls laden with history, saturated with sociological and religious signs, Banerjee's works conjure up a pantheon of demigods, of warlike female figures and fabulous animals, conveying the complexity of cultural mixes and the constant struggle for power between civilisations. Born in Calcutta in 1963, Rina Banerjee left India for England and then the United States with her family when she was a young child. Trained as an engineer, she obtained a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Yale in 1995 and settled in New York, while maintaining close links with her homeland thanks to numerous stays in Asia. Informed by this singular background, Banerjee's work articulates a unique synthesis of mythologies and religions, anthropology and fairytales, exoticism and mass tourism. Challenging the order of the world in an explosive mix of imagination and materials, her delicate yet danger-tinged work gives rise to creatures that are constantly mutating, and sometimes monstrous, like metaphors of a world in a state of constant becoming. After the exhibitions by Chu Teh-Chun and Hung-Chih Peng (summer 2009), followed by Rashid Rana and Chen Zhen (summer-autumn 2010), "Chimeras of India and the West" continues the Musée Guimet's ambitious project, "The Manufactory of Contemporary Art in Asia," exploring the interaction of ancient heritages and modern-day creativity. Books Rina Banerjee This work was published on the occasion of the exhibition Rina Banerjee, Chimaeras of India and the West musée Guimet, May 25th to Sept. 26th 2011. €12 Order Page 1/1 - Products found: 1 Sort by: our selection increasing prices decreasing prices name museums Books Rina Banerjee €12


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So what has been going on with the making of Small Chronicles league mode? Well if you havent read the previous post on what league matches are about, indulge yourself! If not, read on for what happens when you get to the top list of players!
Welcome to the Stars of the Skies tournament! Each and every player will be vying for 1 of those spots as it guarantees the honor of being 1 of the best player and a sense of great accomplishment! Sure it isnt easy to win against the other players and get enough stars to enter the top 10 list!
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Winter weather over the weekend brought treacherous road conditions to much of North Carolina. The Biotech Center's offices have adjusted their hours accordingly:
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Two-stage triggers: Compass Lake or Rock River
March 19, 2002, 06:10 PM
Assuming no difference in price, is there a consensus on which is the best to install?
George Stringer
March 21, 2002, 08:31 AM
You aren't being ignored. I was hoping someone with experience with the two would answer this one. I've never seen either so I really can't compare them. Worse I don't know who to tell you to ask. Not much help, huh? George
March 21, 2002, 10:10 AM
I don't know about the Compass Lake triggers, but I have two of the RRA 2-stage triggers in my guns, and they drop right in and work great. For around $80, it's hard to beat the value. I'm very happy with the performance of both guns with the new triggers, FWIW. One was the LEGP carbine from AR15.COM, which happens to be a RRA gun, the other was a green label Colt. I like them well enough that I think I'll be putting one in my Carbon-15, the only other AR type rifle I have. :)
Bartholomew Roberts
March 21, 2002, 10:42 AM
Can't help you with the Compass Lake trigger. I've got one Rock River trigger installed in a rifle I'm building right now. It seems like a good, solid trigger so far.
Its a two-stage with about 4.5-5lbs of pull, a very, very crisp break. It was easy to install - although the trigger and hammer pins are slightly oversize and you'll need a mallet to put them in.
March 21, 2002, 03:47 PM
I was also curious about the oversize pins, they specifically mention them in the instructions, so they must have some purpose. Do you have any idea why they went that way?
Jake 98c/11b
March 23, 2002, 03:36 AM
I think it is to keep the pins tight, if there is any play in it the mating surfaces in the parts could be effected. Sloppy wording, sorry. What I am trying to say is that the alignment between trigger, sear and hammer must be consistant or it may cause trouble.
March 23, 2002, 09:09 AM
That's a good point, and you may well be right. I was curious that is was obviously by design that they were tight, so that would make sense. :)
Bartholomew Roberts
March 23, 2002, 11:37 AM
I'm not sure why they went that way but I have had the GI-issue pins "walk" out under fire and that creates a really nasty jam when it happens. The slightly oversized pins don't walk at all - it may be that the tighter fit prevents that.
Jake 98c/11b
March 23, 2002, 04:05 PM
The pins should not walk if everything is assembled correctly (but I will stress the 'should'). The long legs of the hammer spring should be resting in the grooves of the trigger pin. The hammer pin is held by a piece of spring wire in the hammer that catches a groove in the hammer pivot pin. That is why I believe the larger pins are to keep the mating surfaces of trigger parts in proper alignment.
I once went to the range with my issue weapon and had the trigger pin walk out, it was assembled by the armorer wrong, I have made it a point to check it every time I draw a weapon from the armory. I did that before but I did it by the manual, the operators manual does not cover that however.
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At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine-year-old Prince Edward; the Lady Mary, the adult daughter of his first wife Katherine of Aragon; the Lady Elizabeth, the teenage daughter of his second wife Anne Boleyn; and his young great-niece, the Lady Jane Grey. In this riveting account Alison Weir paints a unique portrait… (more)
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The music takes its clue from the opening lines of the fourth verse, for the tonality and rhythm are as steadfast and constant as the heart and its pulse. A digression into another key, a feeling of `yes, but on the other hand', would have been inappropriate to this single-minded evening hymn. There is a beautiful harmonic sequence in the fifth line of each verse which irresistibly reminds us of the vulnerable questions in the lines 'Verdriesst dich denn mein Herz so schwer? verst"rt dich denn mein Blick so sehr?' from Morgengruss in Die schöne Müllerin.
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ATLANTA -- Candidates for sheriff who can't find their high-school diploma could get a break under legislation sponsored by Rep. Wayne Howard, D-Augusta.
House Bill 439 would allow candidates to submit a certified transcript of the courses they took as a way to comply with the requirement in existing law to prove completion of high school within 30 days of qualifying to run.
Candidates have always been able to submit a GED instead of a diploma.
Howard said he saw the difficulty some candidates had in last year's election in Richmond County.
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A San Francisco man who was shot and wounded by police over the weekend has been released from a hospital and booked into jail.
Police say Brian Cooper was booked on suspicion of assaulting an officer with a firearm, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and other charges after his release from a hospital Monday.
Police Chief Greg Suhr told a community meeting officers began chasing the 31-year-old Cooper on foot around 6:40 p.m. Saturday because he fit the description of a man with a gun who had been threatening residents of a nearby home.
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When you're taking a big math test, you know that your brain is hard at work. But your brain is doing a lot more than just remembering formulas. Those sweaty palms you get as the test starts? That's your brain at work. The relief you feel when you know an answer's right? That's your brain too. And yes, your brain is even in charge when you take a minute to daydream about the big party on Friday night.
The brain may simply be the bossiest part of the body: It tells virtually every other part of your body what to do, all the time, whether you're aware of it or not. It controls what you think and feel, how you learn and remember, and the way you move. It also controls things you might not think about — like the beating of your heart and whether you feel sleepy or awake.
If the brain is like a central computer that controls all the functions of your body, then the nervous system is like a network that sends messages back and forth from the brain to different parts of the body. It does this via the spinal cord, which runs from the brain down through the back and contains threadlike nerves that branch out to every organ and body part.
When a message comes into the brain from anywhere in the body, the brain tells the body how to react. For example, if you accidentally touch a hot stove, the nerves in your skin shoot a message of pain to your brain. The brain then sends a message back telling the muscles in your hand to pull away. Luckily, this neurological relay race takes a lot less time than it just took to read about it!
Considering everything it does, the human brain is incredibly compact, weighing just 3 pounds. Its many folds and grooves, though, provide it with the additional surface area necessary for storing all of the body's important information.
The spinal cord, on the other hand, is a long bundle of nerve tissue about 18 inches long and ¾ inch thick. It extends from the lower part of the brain down through spine. Along the way, various nerves branch out to the entire body. These make up the peripheral nervous system.
Both the brain and the spinal cord are protected by bone: the brain by the bones of the skull, and the spinal cord by the set of ring-shaped bones called vertebrae that make up the spine. They're both cushioned by layers of membranes called meninges as well as a special fluid called cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps protect the nerve tissue, keep it healthy, and remove waste products.
The brain is made up of three main sections: the forebrain, the midbrain, and the hindbrain.
The forebrain is the largest and most complex part of the brain. It consists of the cerebrum — the area with all the folds and grooves typically seen in pictures of the brain — as well as some other structures beneath it.
The cerebrum contains the information that essentially makes us who we are: our intelligence, memory, personality, emotion, speech, and ability to feel and move. Specific areas of the cerebrum are in charge of processing these different types of information. These are called lobes, and there are four of them: the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital.
The cerebrum has right and left halves, called hemispheres, which are connected in the middle by a band of nerve fibers (the corpus collosum) that enables the two sides to communicate.
Although these halves may look like mirror images of each other, many scientists believe they have different functions. The left side is considered the logical, analytical, objective side. The right side is thought to be more intuitive, creative, and subjective. So when you're doing a math problem you're using the left side, and when you're listening to music you're using the right side. Scientists think that some people are more "right-brained" or "left-brained" while others are more "whole-brained," meaning they use both halves of their brain to the same degree.
The outer layer of the cerebrum is called the cortex (also known as "gray matter"). Information collected by the five senses comes into the brain from the spinal cord to the cortex. This information is then directed to other parts of the nervous system for further processing. For example, when you touch the hot stove, not only does a message go out to move your hand but one also goes to another part of the brain to help you remember not to do that again.
In the inner part of the forebrain sit the thalamus, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland. The thalamus carries messages from the sensory organs like the eyes, ears, nose, and fingers to the cortex. The hypothalamus controls body temperature, thirst, appetite, sleep patterns, and other processes in our bodies that happen automatically. It also controls the pituitary gland, which makes the hormones that control our growth, metabolism, digestion, sexual maturity, and how we respond to stress.
The midbrain, located underneath the middle of the forebrain, acts as a master coordinator for all the messages going in and out of the brain to the spinal cord.
The hindbrain sits underneath the back end of the cerebrum, and it consists of the cerebellum, pons, and medulla. The cerebellum — also called the "little brain" because it looks like a small version of the cerebrum — is responsible for balance, movement, and coordination. The pons and the medulla, along with the midbrain, are often called the brainstem. The brainstem takes in, sends out, and coordinates all of the brain's messages. It is also controls many of the body's automatic functions, like breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, swallowing, digestion, and blinking.
The basic functioning of the nervous system depends a lot on tiny cells called neurons. The brain has billions of them, and they have many specialized jobs. For example, sensory neurons take information from the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin to the brain. Motor neurons carry messages away from the brain and back to the rest of the body.
All neurons relay information to each other through a complex electrochemical process, making connections that affect the way we think, learn, move, and behave.
When you learn things, messages travel from one neuron to another, over and over. Then the brain creates connections (or pathways) between the neurons, so things become easier and you can do them better and better.
In young children, the brain is highly adaptable. In fact, when one part of a young child's brain is injured, another part may learn to take over some of the lost function. But as we age, the brain has to work harder to make new neural pathways, making it more difficult to master new tasks or change established behavior patterns. That's why many scientists believe it's important to keep challenging your brain to learn new things and make new connections — it helps keep the brain active over the course of a lifetime.
Memory is another complex function of the brain. The things we've done, learned, and seen are first processed in the cortex, and then, if we sense that this information is important enough to remember permanently, it's passed inward to other regions of the brain (such as the hippocampus and amygdala) for long-term storage and retrieval. As these messages travel through the brain, they create pathways that serve as the basis of our memory.
Different parts of the cerebrum are responsible for moving different body parts. The left side of the brain controls the movements of the right side of the body, and the right side of the brain controls the movements of the left side of the body. When you kick a soccer ball with your right foot, for example, it's the left side of your brain that sends the message allowing you to do it.
A part of the peripheral nervous system called the autonomic nervous system is responsible for controlling many of the body processes we almost never need to think about, like breathing, digestion, sweating, and shivering. The autonomic nervous system has two parts: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems.
The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for sudden stress, like if you see a robbery taking place. When something frightening happens, the sympathetic nervous system makes the heart beat faster so that it sends blood more quickly to the different body parts that might need it. It also causes the adrenal glands at the top of the kidneys to release adrenaline, a hormone that helps give extra power to the muscles for a quick getaway. This process is known as the body's "fight or flight" response.
The parasympathetic nervous system does the exact opposite: It prepares the body for rest. It also helps the digestive tract move along so our bodies can efficiently take in nutrients from the food we eat.
Your eyes may watch as your best friend walks toward you — but without the brain, you wouldn't even recognize her. Pepperoni pizza sure is delicious — but without the brain, your taste buds wouldn't be able to tell if you were eating pizza or the box it came in. None of your senses would be useful without the processing that occurs in the brain.
Because the brain controls just about everything, when something goes wrong, it's often serious and can affect many different parts of the body. Inherited diseases, brain disorders associated with mental illness, and head injuries can all affect the way the brain works and upset the daily activities of the rest of the body.
Here are some of the problems that can affect the brain:
Brain tumors. A tumor is an abnormal tissue growth in the brain. A tumor in the brain may grow slowly and produce few symptoms until it becomes large. Or a tumor can grow and spread rapidly, causing severe and quickly worsening symptoms.
Brain tumors can be benign or malignant. They usually grow in one place and may be curable through surgery if they're located in a place where they can be removed without damaging the normal tissue near the tumor. A malignant tumor is cancerous and more likely to grow rapidly and spread.
Cerebral palsy. This condition is the result of a developmental defect or damage to the brain before or during a child's birth, or during the first few years of life. Cerebral palsy affects the motor areas of the brain. A person with cerebral palsy may have average intelligence or can have severe developmental delays or mental retardation.
Cerebral palsy can affect body movement in many different ways. In mild cases of cerebral palsy, a person may have minor muscle weakness in the arms and legs. In other cases, there may be more severe motor impairment — a person may have trouble talking and performing basic movements like walking.
Epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition of the nervous system that can lead people to have seizures. Partial seizures involve specific areas of the brain, and symptoms vary depending on the location of the seizure activity. Other seizures, called generalized seizures, involve a larger portion of the brain and usually cause uncontrolled movements of the entire body and loss of consciousness. Although in many cases doctors don't know what causes it, epilepsy can be related to brain injury, tumors, or infections. The tendency to develop epilepsy may be inherited in families.
Headaches. Of the many different types of headaches, some of the more common are:
Migraines occur with or without warning and may last for several hours or days. The tendency to develop migraines may be inherited in families. A person who has migraines may get one after being exposed to a "trigger" (such as a particular food), and may feel dizzy, numb, nauseated, and sensitive to light, and may see flashing zigzag lines before their eyes.
Meningitis and encephalitis. These are infections of the brain and spinal cord that are usually caused by bacteria or viruses. Meningitis is an inflammation of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord, and encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain tissue. Both conditions may result in permanent injury to the brain.
Mental illness. Mental illnesses involve a wide range of problems in how people think and function. Experts now know that certain mental illnesses are linked to structural or chemical problems in the person's brain. Some mental illnesses are inherited, but even though researchers know that these illnesses run in families, they often can't pinpoint what causes them in the first place. Injuries to the brain and chronic drug or alcohol abuse also can trigger some mental illnesses.
Signs of chronic mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia may first show up in childhood. Mental illnesses that can be seen in teens include depression, eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and phobias.
Head injuries. Head injuries fit into two categories: external (usually scalp) injuries and internal injuries. Internal injuries may involve the skull, the blood vessels within the skull, or the brain. Fortunately, most falls or blows to the head usually injure the scalp only, which is usually more frightening than threatening. An internal head injury is usually more serious because the skull serves as the protective helmet for the delicate brain.
Concussions are a type of internal head injury that causes the temporary loss of normal brain function. Repeated concussions can lead to permanent brain injury. Playing sports is one of the most common ways teens get concussions. The right protective gear, worn the right way, can help people avoid concussions. But even helmets don't prevent all concussions. If you get hit on the head while playing sports and think there's a chance you have a concussion, stop playing right away and let a coach or parent know what's going on.
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Pen Bay's Let's Go! Knox County program receives $50K
Rockport — Pen Bay Healthcare recently announced that it has received $50,000 in funding for the Let's Go! 5-2-1-0 program's second year in Knox County. Let's Go! Knox County is housed at Pen Bay Healthcare's Picker Family Resource Center.
Representatives from the Let's Go! home office in Portland presented Linda Zeigler and Wendelanne Augunas, co-directors of the Picker Family Resource Center and Adrienne Gallant, Let's Go! 5-2-1-0 coordinator, Knox County, with their second Let's Go! check.
Joining the Picker Center staff for the check presentation were Wade Johnson, CEO, Pen Bay Healthcare and Sue Low, clinical manager, Pen Bay Employee Health Services.
Since its inception, Let's Go! Knox County has: assisted schools, after school programs and childcare sites to apply for mini-grants for healthy eating and active living projects, provided technical assistance and trainings, hosted Healthy Kids Day and a countywide childcare provider training in collaboration with the Penobscot Bay YMCA, hosted a clinical conference for healthcare professionals on motivational interviewing, presented by Dr. Tory Rogers, director of Let's Go! 5-2-1-0 in collaboration with Pen Bay Healthcare's Zing! Program.
There are now 38 registered Let's Go! sites throughout Knox County including childcares, schools, after school programs and healthcare sites.
Let's Go! is a nationally-recognized childhood obesity prevention program that focuses on increasing physical activity and healthy eating for children birth to 18 through policy and environmental change. Childcare centers, after-school programs, healthcare site, worksite or interested community member and want more information, contact Let's Go! Knox County coordinator Adrienne Gallant at 596-8951 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Mother and 3-month-old baby die in Car- Truck collision
Kundapur: A woman and her 3-month-old infant were killed and the husband and son injured when the Santro car which they travelling collided head-on with a Container truck on NH 66 at Ottinene near Shiroor here on October 16.
The deceased have been identified as Sara and her daughter Fathima. The injured are Abu Salman (35) and son Mohammed Rafiq, residents of Kundapur.
According to the police, Abu Salman and his family were travelling by their Santro car and they were on their way to Kundapur from Honnavar. At Ottinene, near Shiroor, a Container truck collided head-on with Abu Salman's car killing Sara and the three-month-old baby on the spot.
Abu Salman and his son Rafiq sustained injuries, they were rushed to the hospital. Since Abu Salman's wife Sara was from Honnavar, on October 16, Abu Salman along with his family was returning from Sara's house when the tragic incident occurred.
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My husband collects all kinds of beer cans and beer paraphenalia for 40 years now and is extremely knowledgable abt the value. Are you interested in selling? If you are contact him at email@example.com and tell him exactly what you have. Leave phone number as he might need to ask you more questions about them. He can give you the current established value and may be interested in buying, if you two can come to an agreement. Truly, he is an honest man, This is just a hobby of his. I give him the entire bottom floor of the house to display his hobby and he is always trading out and up for for new (to him) or rarer stuff. He is big into older American cans and thermometers, as well as beer signs, but knows about most everything, beer related.
P.S Giving him an entire floor to play with his hobby keeps him home and not hanging out with the boys, too!! LOL
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Having some good old beat-em-down fun w/ Street Fighter 4 on the Xbox.
Playing lots of Sims Medieval too, using lots of familiar names for the toons..
My evil, licentious Jacoban priest, Father Dimmu:
the Knight Geralt training the spy, Imoen :
..and her using her new skills to wipe out some local bandits:
Spy is easily my favorite hero in the game.
-Money isnt a problem as she can threaten people for money, pickpocket, or steal taxes from the collection box. Awesome animations for all of those too.
-She can make a variety of poisons and healing and other such potions
-She's deadly and fast in combat. Can duel, even to the death other sims.
-has various things to level up with and keep her busy: training, practicing on the tactical map, making potions, gathering, stealing, fighting
Her next mission is to assassinate my monarch character, curious to see how that's going to play out..
Overall, I'm really liking the game far more than my other pre-order this year, "Dungeons". Sims Medieval is kinda Zen in a way, it mellows me out. Just cruisin around playing god w/ my little blacksmith/wizard/priest/monarch/spy/knight sim toon's lives in the fantasy ant farm that is their world. I can see the appeal of this sort of game. I couldnt do the modern sim family thing, but having a medieval fantasy setting and having the focus more kingdom-based and quest objective based than family-based is what's making this palatable to me. It's fun, worth every penny so far
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Years ago I picked up a book that changed my perspective on food memoirs. Toast, by British food celebrity Nigel Slater, was so honest and poignant that I began to seek out other books of the genre hoping they'd be as well written and in some cases, as darkly comic. Sure, Toast falls under the category of "foodie memoir", but in my opinion it transcends that as the food basically symbolizes other elements. When I heard they'd made the book into a movie, I waited anxiously for it to make its US debut. Now it has, and Todd, Fuzz and I thoroughly enjoyed our screening. (Updated to say the DVD is coming out mid-January!)
Toast stars Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Oscar Kennedy, Ken Stott and Helena Bonham Carter. Following the book's format, Nigel tells the story through a series of moments involving food. First, we meet Nigel's mother, a loving and caring mother with absolutely no interest in food or cooking. In contrast, Nigel is a boy who reads cookbooks under the covers at night and longs to try all the interesting foods he sees at the local grocer.
Despite the disparity in their interests, Nigel's motherly love is apparent and you can't help but feel sorry for little Nigel when his life changes for the worse and in walks Mrs. Potter, who tries to win Nigel's father over with her phenomenal cooking skills and presumable other talents.
Without giving away details, I'll just say the comparisons to Billy Elliott "with food instead of dancing" are pretty accurate and that this is not exactly a lighthearted romp." I'd recommend it for preteens and up. Fuzz liked it quite a bit and by the end was asking if we could bake something, which was interesting given the dark nature of the movie. Maybe she caught on to the fact that food represented power? At any rate, she wanted to go bake cookies the next day, which is why she made the chocolate chip cookies. Now we need to make lemon meringue pie. You won't be able to watch this movie without wanting lemon meringue pie.


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Today's question deals with one husband's very tragic situation. He, like many of you, finds himself asking the question "Should I leave my cheating wife?"
My deepest sympathies go out to Betrayed Husband (and all of you) because he is currently dealing with a question that has no concrete answer.
Of course, I've done my best here, but I'm afraid that no matter whose advice he takes he's in for a long and difficult road through no fault of his own.
To sum it up, one day Betrayed Husband happened to pick up his wife's cell phone to discover evidence that his wife of 7 years has been cheating on him since the beginning.
But that's not all…
He also found out that his 3 children are NOT his…Not even one.
He learned from text messages that his wife has been taunting him behind his back this whole time because he has NO CLUE that his two beloved children are another man's offspring.
Honestly, I got really mad when I read this question, and probably some of you will too.
However, I'll let you form your own opinions after reading it.
The Question:
"Should I Leave My Cheating Wife if She's Been Unfaithful this Whole Time?"
"What About Our (Her) Kids?"
I have been married to my wife for seven years…During my final year of Medical School, I found out she was pregnant, so after I graduated, I married her and we've been married ever since.
More time passed by, and we had two more children…We now have an 8 year old daughter, a six-year old son, and another 5-year old son.
Last week, she forgot her phone at home, so I took it to her workplace, but I dropped the phone and picked it up. Upon picking it up, I found many messages about my wife's many affairs, both before and during our marriage, including ones that explain that none of my children are actually mine. They are the children of other men that she has slept with.
What should I do?
Should I leave my cheating wife?
Should I confront her about it?
Should I just leave my children because they are not really mine?
I used to love her, but I'm not so sure now. Besides, who jokes, "honey i think hes onto us. he cant kno that [name withheld] is urs".
Betrayed Husband
Jack's Answer:
Wow. I honestly do not know what I would do in your situation, and I don't think anybody truly could without being there.
As I'm sure you realize Betrayed Husband, this is a pretty heavy question, and a really unfortunate situation.
Tragic even.
My heart goes out to you for being put in this spot. Sorry this answer is really long, but I really feel compelled to help you any way that I can.
Firstly, I do agree with the others that a DNA test for the kids would be prudent. I mean, even if they are yours if SHE thinks that they aren't, as it would seem from the texts, then is that really any better?
It sounds to me like there are 2 real questions that you're needing help with here and that you need to answer no matter what.
I've broken down my answer into 2 different answers to 2 separate questions, as seen below.
Question #1.
What should you do about your wife?
This one is really obvious to me. Divorce is the only answer.
If you DO want to forgive her, I'd take a look here:
How to Forgive a Cheating Wife
However, you can look on any affair-related website anywhere and they will all tell you the same thing…
Affairs in which one partner spends lots of time planning and hiding from you are the hardest to recover from, and the longer it goes on the less likely it is you'll ever see your marriage returned to normal ever again. Mostly because a cheater who has taken THAT much time to learn how to cheat properly just can't stop.
Of course, in your situation your marriage was NEVER normal, since she's been cheating on you all this time.
It really is unfortunate that we live in an era where women and men are both cheating more than ever, and both cheating with nearly the same frequency.
I think I read that some statistics said something like 60% of marriages have one spouse cheating, even if the other doesn't know it or never finds out about it. Pretty tragic.
If you need any more proof that women are just as capable of heartless cheating as men, just head over to TruthAboutDeception.com and look through their user-submitted 'secrets'. It's mostly women confessing their affairs and talking about how they couldn't care less about their husbands, and that 'life is too short to waste on just one a lousy lay'.
It seems like your wife falls neatly into that class of women that just doesn't care and is only out for themselves, so if I were you I would run for the hills ASAP. Trust me when I say that there are greener pastures elsewhere.
Let me make this very clear – Your wife will not stop cheating on you. "Once a cheater, always a cheater."
And to all the people who say "You can't get divorced because it will ruin your kids lives"…I say that's a big ol' load o' crap.
My parents SHOULD have gotten divorced. I wish they would have, because watching their relationship spiral and flounder for 18 years until "the kids could handle it" was living hell.
You will not be doing your kids any favors by staying with your disgusting unfaithful wife. You'll teach your kids that there are no consequences for your actions, that marriage = unhappiness, and worst of all your wife will STILL continue to cheat on you.
Question #2.
If the kids are NOT yours, should that affect your job as a parent?
This is the much more difficult question to answer because your kids had absolutely no control over this situation. Your wife f***ed it up for them, and now you're left questioning your responsibilities as a parent.
For this question especially, I really think you're going to have to come to a conclusion on your own. I think your own gut will be the best help of all.
However I'll still give you some thoughts / advice that came to mind as I read your question. Basically there are two options.
(A) If you think that YES, you CAN look past the fact that these kids are the product of your wife's infidelity and continue to love them EXACTLY AS MUCH as you did before you found out about the affair and not have it affect your parenting to them, then I would consider going for custody of the kids because your wife does NOT deserve to be a parent.
(B) That being said, if NO, you do NOT think that as a parent you can 100% separate your feelings of betrayal for your wife and the fact that the kids probably aren't yours from your parental obligations, the RESPONSIBLE thing to do is to move on and let your wife raise her kids (and they are HER kids since their fathers aren't around) on her own.
Your wife made her bed already, the only choice left is yours. Don't feel obligated any which way, just follow your gut instincts.
Sorry for the long answer, I hope it was helpful.
My deepest sympathies,
– Jack
PS – After thinking about it more and writing this answer out for you, Betrayed Husband, I think that if it were me I would leave after my wife had an affair.
I would probably also leave the kids, because I don't think I could be a proper parent knowing that my kids were never really mine at all. I would only ever see INFIDELITY tattooed across their foreheads, and it would be impossible for me to continue being the responsible parent I ought to be.
It sucks, but I think that would be my answer.
Anyways, I encourage you to check out some of the other articles we have on SignsCheating.com, and I hope you find the answers you're looking for, even if it's not right here!
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You will get this error with SQLSRS if you are using the ReportExection URL with webservices.
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You will get this error with SQLSRS if you are using the ReportExection URL with webservices.
the correct URL is: http://
MySQL: Running a SQL script from the command line:
mysql mydatabase -u -p < /home/mysqlscript.sql
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Well guys, i just had the pleasure of deleting the LDF database file for my WSS 3.0 dev site.
Why? The server had literally 0.99MB of hard disk space and out of desperation, i deleted the 7GB log file by stopping the sql service and deleting the LDF file – i know, i wasn't thinking straight…
Anyway, SQL went into a heap.. I couldn't detach the database so i could re-attach it and re-create the logs..
The error was: It couldn't find the log file so it couldn't detach <- i mean how stupid is that…
Anyway, after fanning around, i uninstalled WSS3.0 and restarted the server.
Logged into SQL management studio, started a new Query and ran the following;
USE [master]
CREATE DATABASE [SharePointTEST] ON
(FILENAME = N'D:\Path\To\Sharepoint\ConfigDB.mdf')
Now, the other database has detached itself and the new database SharePointTest is up and working with a LDF file.
My main concern now was will WSS 3.0 install and connect to an existing database? is it smart enough?
I managed to install WSS as usuall (stand alone server), then i went to Central Administration and it said none had been configured so hit next and to my amazement it configured it and launched sharepoint and boom i was back to my old sharepoint site.
Fantastic huh!
You recieve the event (17137) in the eventlog when you migrate the databases to a different disk or partition (in this case i moved it to a different partition).
The description for Event ID ( 17137 ) in Source ( MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: WSS_Content.
The problem here is that when we re-attached the database to the SQL server the 'AutoClose' option (this option when ON closes the database cleanly when the last user logs off) is set to true.
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God of War 3 is more than an action game: it's the conclusion to a commercially successful and critically acclaimed series that acts as the 'face' of Sony's entire gaming brand; what Master Chief is to Microsoft and Mario is to Nintendo, Kratos is to Sony. As such, God of War III was burdened with a Herculean set of tasks. But while it lives up to the high bar set by the previous installments, it can't quite bear the weight of bringing the epic story of Kratos to a meaningful end. It's still a finely crafted action experience that fully showcases the PS3's immense capabilities but it isn't the satisfying conclusion that fans both want and need.
Talk about high expectations: as the final chapter in what is arguably the most successful action game franchise ever created, God of War III has a lot of things it needs to accomplish. One, it has to be a huge commercial success; two, it has to showcase the full capabilities of the PS3 hardware and raise the bar in terms of visual quality and gameplay refinement; and finally, it has to cap off the series' narrative arc in a way that not only meets fan expectations but brings all of the threads together into a cohesive and satisfying end.
God of War III gets the first two things right (or will, in the case of the sales numbers -- you can safely expect God of War III will become a best seller), but it doesn't do the most important thing: bring the story of Kratos to a meaningful end. Because God of War III is the culmination of one of the most iconic action game franchises, there's a lot hanging in the balance.
Kratos isn't some meathead mindlessly pounding his way to the end credits: there's a lot of history and subtext to his one-man war against Mount Olympus, and there was a tremendous amount of pressure to bring everything to a showstopping conclusion. But God of War III doesn't do that, delivering instead a weak and uneven narrative that's full of plot holes; it's a small vulnerability in an otherwise stellar game, but that's all you need to bring down a hero sometimes -- just ask Achilles. I've invested a lot of time and energy into Kratos' journey, and I both wanted and needed God of War III to make sense of the whole thing.
There is an admirable attempt made to tie up all the loose ends and give some meaning to Kratos' struggle, but the narrative lacks the sense of momentum and drive that made the series so special. The quality of the actual gaming experience, and what the game means to the PS3, is undeniable, but from a storytelling perspective, I consider it a bit of a failure.
The last image most gamers have of Kratos is him scaling Mount Olympus on the back of the Titan Gaia towards a climatic confrontation with Zeus. God of War III wisely picks up right at that point, and while the initial fight up to the peak is awe-inspiring -- the introductory sequence bests the previous high-water mark for the series, the Colossus of Rhodes fight from God of War II -- things soon go awry.
After letting you get this close to Zeus, the dev team pushes the reset button on Kratos and sends him back to the beginning where he once again loses all of his powers and gear; as a narrative device, it's a little cheap but it's forgivable considering the circumstances. If they'd let you fight Zeus right there and then, the game would be over in about two hours. But what's really problematic about the whole thing is how it's handled: the way Kratos is kicked off the mountain is not only a little ridiculous but incredibly anti-climatic as well. Without ruining anything, Zeus essentially goes "Shoo," and sends Kratos back to the starting line.
The plot incongruities slowly start to pile up from there: for one, you're kicked out of the way in the middle of an epic battle between the gods of Olympus and the Titans but you sort of get lost in your own little adventure, and the war, which would seem like it should be a focal point, fades into the background. Also odd is the fact that the assembled gods of Olympus show up to test you along the way but Zeus remains curiously absent throughout. It's almost as though he's purposefully turning a blind eye to everything, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense considering his estranged son brings a war into what is essentially his living room.
There's a moment in the first God of War when Ares kills Kratos by throwing a piece of rock halfway across creation and it isn't a stretch to assume Zeus could do something similar because so much is made of the fact that he isn't just a god but the god; and yet, rather than just snap his fingers and turn Kratos into a pile of ash, he ignores him and only pops up after Kratos has accumulated the power to destroy him. It's weak characterization and it's especially disappointing when you compare him to Kratos, a character whose plight and motivation is never in question. We know what makes him tick, but what about Zeus? He's a central character in the narrative arc and yet, he almost lives backstage, appearing only when it's convenient to the plot; he's literally a deus ex machina.
There's an attempt made at the end that tries to explain his behavior but it's a convenient plot device -- it's the Greek myth equivalent of the "temporary insanity" defense -- that doesn't quite work. All of this may not seem like a big deal to some of you but these are the sorts of questions I, as a gamer who's fully invested himself into the franchise, want answered and addressed, and I have a right to feel disappointed if they're not.
This isn't to say that the story is completely devoid of poignancy and meaning. There are actually a few moments of note, including one involving Kevin Sorbo of all people -- he appropriately voices Hercules, who is also a son of Zeus, and though he isn't around for long, I appreciated the angst and pathos that he brought to his scene; he shows a genuine bit of emotion that adds a subtle layer of complexity to Kratos' relationship with Zeus.
Kratos' interaction with Zeus' wife Hera is also interesting because of the way he ultimately deals with her; it's jarringly abrupt, to say the least, but it's perfectly in keeping with who Kratos has become at that point in the proceedings. You really start to see just how firmly in control the nihilistic side of his personality is: it's made abundantly clear at times that his mad quest for vengeance has ramifications far greater than his spiteful relationship with his father but Kratos makes it just as clear that he doesn't care: he's got something he needs to do and nothing, not even the destruction of the entire world, will delay him.
As he slowly works his way through Mount Olympus' pantheon, you start to see visible signs of the effect that Kratos is having on the world, and the fact that he won't allow that to affect him is a powerful testament to the strength of his will; so much could have been done with this but it's ultimately wasted on a thin storyline that meanders its way to an anti-climatic finish.
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David Gilmour is a novelist who's earned the praise of literary figures as diverse as William Burroughs and Northrop Frye, and publications as diverse as The New York Times and People Magazine. His latest novel, Lost Between Houses, was a national bestseller in Canada and was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award. Gilmour was film critic for CBC-TV's The Journal and The National for eleven years, and was the host of Gilmour on the Arts, a Gemini-award-winning arts talk show, for four years. He lives in Toronto.


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TONY Mowbray was delighted his side had avoided a gruelling Tuesday night trip to Aldershot. Middlesbrough's players were eagerly awaiting yesterday's FA Cup fifth round draw, safe in the knowledge their participation was guaranteed.
But as the dust settled on Lukas Jutkiewicz's stoppage-time winner on Saturday, there were two groups of people who were not quite so happy about the dramatic turn of events.
The first were the travelling party from Aldershot, and having pushed their Championship opponents so hard for 96 minutes, it was cruel on the League Two side to concede so deep into injury time.
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The second were Jutkiewicz's mates. Born and raised in Southampton, most of the striker's friends live quite close to Aldershot and had been looking forward to attending a replay down south.
When Danny Hylton cancelled out Jutkiewicz's 83rd-minute header two minutes from time, it looked like their wish had been granted. Eight minutes later, however, and Boro's trip to the EBB Stadium was off.
"There's a lot of relief in the dressing room that we've avoided a replay because we've got a lot of travelling coming up with Ipswich away next, so another long replay would not have been ideal," said Jutkiewicz, who took his tally for the season into double figures with his match-winning strike.
"Mind you, I'm not too popular with a lot of my mates because they're from down there. I'm from Southampton and they were telling me they wanted a draw because they planned to go to the replay.
"A draw would have been the perfect result for them because then they could have seen me in the replay. They might be annoyed with me, but I think the lads here are grateful."
Relief was the abiding emotion among players and supporters alike at the final whistle as this will not be an afternoon that lingers long in the memory unless you happen to come from Aldershot.
Boro made it in the end to reach the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in four seasons, but their laboured performance was in keeping with the general downturn in form that has been evident since the turn of the year.
For much of a largely frustrating afternoon, there was little to choose between the two sides despite the 64 league places that separated them at kick-off.
Marvin Emnes was producing one of those listless displays that have been all too frequent this season, while the central midfield pairing of Nicky Bailey and Richie Smallwood was struggling to muster the creativity required to break down an obdurate Aldershot rearguard.
Jutkiewicz's two goals ultimately made the difference – the first a back-post header from Adam Reach's right-wing cross and the second a clinical low finish off the inside of the post – and while there will have to be a marked improvement if Boro are to continue to progress in this season's competition, other results underlined just how hard it can be to see off a well-drilled lower-league side at home.
Norwich City were embarrassed by non-league Luton, QPR were thrashed by League One MK Dons. So while Boro's two FA Cup victories against Hastings and Aldershot have hardly been anything to write home about, the minimum requirement on each occasion was met.
"These games are difficult," said Mowbray. "Just ask (Norwich manager) Chris Hughton or (QPR manager) Harry Redknapp. You're sat in the dug-out expecting to win and the fans are expecting to win too, but even though they were from League Two, they were very organised.
"I could see after two minutes they were reassessing their shape, they had various game plans they were able to enact and they knew who they were pressing on against.
"They played exceptionally well without the ball, and while they didn't create much, they scored a brilliant goal. It was a great ball, a great take and a great finish, yet we're in the hat and we managed to scrape through."
Aldershot's goal was scored by Danny Hylton, whose tally of eight strikes makes him the leading goalscorer in this season's FA Cup.
The striker had spent most of Monday clearing snow off Aldershot's EBB Stadium pitch in order to ensure he was able to serve the final game of a three-match suspension in his side's League Two game with Northampton 24 hours later.
When he slotted past Jason Steele in the 88th minute, his efforts looked like being worthwhile. Ultimately, though, the final say went to Jutkiewicz.
"For a minute there, it looked as though it could be our day, but there are some brilliant players in the Boro team and if they got one more chance they were going to take it," said Hylton. "All in all, it was worth the snow shovelling and we can take an awful lot of positives out of the game.
"We'll have to see if eight goals in the cup finishes as the best this season. Some of the big boys in the Premier League might have something to say because they will be involved until the latter stages."
Boro will also be involved in those latter stages, and while Saturday's attendance of fewer than 13,000 might suggest the FA Cup has lost much of its lustre, Jutkiewicz is confident interest will pick up now the competition is down to the last 16.
"The Cup really gets going from the fifth round and you'll see a lot more interest and a lot more fans turning up from now on," he said. "People talk about the Cup no longer being relevant, but you only have to look at the bumps and bruises in our dressing room to see how much everyone wanted to win."


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Lawsuit accuses Crandon mass murderer of pre-police days' crime
Tyler Peterson - the sheriff's deputy who killed six young people and wounded another in Crandon - admitted having sex as a teen and should never have been hired as a police officer.
That's what some of the victims' relatives claim in a new revision to a civil lawsuit against local authorities.
It said Peterson, who killed himself after the 2007 massacre, committed statutory rape with a girl when he was 17 - he admitted his actions - and was never charged at the request of the victim and her father.
The plaintiffs' lawyer, former state Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager, said the allegation was dug up in police records in Crandon.
And she said her clients are concerned that the Forest County Sheriff's Department and the Crandon Police Department both hired an officer who has admitted breaking the law.
She said they're also concerned about whether Peterson lied on his job applications. Officials have not commented.
The lawsuit, filed last fall, accused officials of negligence in hiring Peterson.
He was 20 when he confronted an on-again, off-again girlfriend, and when she rebuffed him, he shot her and six others.
One survived by playing dead. The survivor and relatives of four the murder victims filed the civil suit.
The new allegations also accused Peterson illegally drinking after becoming an officer, using his police weapons to shoot deer out of season and preventing his girlfriend from going to Nicolet College in Rhinelander.
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By Sam Conner
The Winslow Lady Bulldogs pushed their record to 11-4 last week with road wins over the Alchesay Lady Falcons on Thursday and the Tuba City Lady Warriors on Saturday.
Thursday night's game was very close early on, with Alchesay leading 11-8 after the first quarter and by a commanding 32-20 at the half. Winslow rallied to tie the game at 45-all by the end of the third, then outscored Alchesay 23-7 in the crucial fourth quarter to secure the hard fought 68-52 victory.
Shandiin Armao led all scorers with 19 points for Winslow. Halle Hayes tallied 16 points for the Bulldogs and Tannon Tom added 12.
Raleigh Johnson led Alchesay with 15 points, followed by Patricia Tessay with 13.
Winslow 8 12 25 23 68
Alchesay 11 21 13 7 52
Winslow: Marcella Joe 5, Jacey Sangster 7, Tannon Tom 12, Halle Hayes 16, Kaelyn Bitsoi 9 and Shandiin Armao 19.
Alchesay: Raleigh Johnson 15, Lonell Fall 7, Janie Sanchez 5, Evette George 8, Patricia Tessay 13, Robyn Paleok 2 and Tenestia Tenijieth 1.
Winslow held a 17-15 advantage after the first quarter and maintained the lead 29-25 at the half and 36-32 after three quarters. The fourth quarter saw the Bulldogs pull away by outscoring the Warriors 24-12 to post a 60-44 victory.
Marcella Joe and Armao led all scorers with 17 points each for the Bulldogs. Hayes added 10.
Tate Tsingine led Tuba City with 16 points.
Winslow 17 12 7 24 60
Tuba City 15 10 7 12 44
Winslow: Marcella Joe 17, Jacey Sangster 5, Tannon Tom 4, Halle Hayes 10, Kaelyn Bitsoi 7 and Shandiin Armao 17.
Tuba City: Shenaira Sloan 6, Samytha Parrish 7, Shauntea Chee 4, Tierra Littleman 2, Tatyana Antonio 5, Tate Tsingine 16 and Keisha Classay 4.
The Bulldogs were slated to host the Round Valley Lady Elks on Tuesday and visit the Flagstaff Lady Eagles tonight (Jan. 15). They will host the Mingus Lady Marauders on Monday, Jan. 20.
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Last Minute Gift Ideas
I'm sure everyone is busy with trimming, blocking, weaving ends in, and joining their seams by now. Knitters and crocheters never wait until December to make gifts…..right? HA!
So my mom's shawl is made as well as the socks for my brother but here I am, December 7th, just remembering all the folks I forgot. It's easy to overlook when our days are so hectic. I have so many people in my life who's small actions make things run smoothly. Of course I remember my son's teacher, but there's the really sweet, part-time aide who always saves him a chocolate milk at lunch. If you're a mom, you know it's important to have people be good to your kids. The holidays are the perfect time to let them know how special they are.
This is where I thank my lucky starts for our line of ruffle yarns! One night, one skein in most cases, one aide remembered! I wanted to share some links for the patterns I'll be using from Ravelry. Call your yarn shop and get a ball today!
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Do you like your SKs names?
I think it's funny to see a blended family, where the kids names are incredibly different. My name had a unique spelling and all of my siblings had standard names. Everyone was always shocked when I introduced my stepbrothers, because they were expecting something a little more flashy.
Anyways, I'm curious – do you like your step kids names? Is it something you'd ever name your own children? Would you follow the trend if you had future children (example : biblical names, old fashioned names, top twenty names, names that start with the same letter, etc.)
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I like them. DH and BM used a theme with the girls and they both agreed not to continue it if wither of them had more girls.
I do not like their names ... they are very odd. SO continued a "trend" sorta with our DD. OSS has a name that starts with "A" and YSS has a name that starts with "B" my DS (with my ex) has a name that starts with "C".
Notice the A, B, C pattern?
My pattern for my children was that they all ended with the "ee" sound. So, Annie and Charlie.
To keep with the ABC pattern, we had to come up with a name that started with a B (since the first girl was an A and ended with the ee sound. Thus we have Bailey.
Idk if BM and SO had planned the ABC thing together or if it was a coincidence and my son just happened to fall into it and make him see it, lol.
I love my stepson's name:) My husband picked it out. Its an old family name so I can honestly say I would have named him the same thing if I was his bio mom.
I like their names. They are probably not names I would've chosen if I'd had a daughter, mostly because if I were to have a daughter I would want to incorporate some family names, but they're lovely.
SD15 and I share the same middle name (along with 1/2 the women in America I think! LOL)
I like my stepkid's names. They are all biblical, and my two kids' names are also biblical, so the trend is preserved. All the names go together.
Only weird thing is, my SD13 was originally going to be named the same thing as my DD21. But luckily they decided on a different name. I have often wondered how we would even handle that.
My kids names are uncommon as is mine.
I didn't particularly like my former SD's name, and never would have used it myself, but I didn't hate it or anything. DS's name did have the same letter as her name, but I think that was more accidental than anything, as it was a name I'd liked for a long time before I even met ex.
I think the name of my ex's newest child is absolutely awful, but I've since disovered that it's actually a family name on the mother's side, so I understand it a little bit more.
SD's name, no. SS's name, yes. SD has a very trendy name and an odd spelling. No one spells this child's name right. Close members of my own family, who've known and been interactng with SD for several years now, still can't manage to get her name right. Siri (iPhone) can't even say her name right, lol. It's not a name I'd have ever picked for my own kid. SS is named after DH and has a great name.
My cousin and his wife have the same first name. When they had their first child, alot of people wanted them to name the kid that too... thankfully his wife flatly refused.
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I like my stepkid's names. They are all biblical, and my two kids' names are also biblical, so the trend is preserved. All the names go together.
Only weird thing is, my SD13 was originally going to be named the same thing as my DD21. But luckily they decided on a different name. I have often wondered how we would even handle that.


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Our own Navy Supply Corps School has landed on the Base Realignment and Closure list. I see there are some who care enough to act, sign a petition, stroke a check, do homework on political gamesmanship and raise money to lobby and fight for the base's survival. Bravo. I don't want it to go away, either. But I also believe it's too little, too late - like looking for a mechanic after the wheels fall off.
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We know what the base does for us, and that's why some of us are panicking. Literally millions of dollars get funneled into our local economy from this small base. If it goes away, businesses will be impacted, jobs removed and a piece of local pride lost forever. But the unanswered question is: What do we do for the base?
What does this mean? Well, how many health care providers in Athens accept TRICARE? It doesn't pay as much as other insurance, but it's what the government provides, and choosing not to accept it is also choosing not to embrace military families.
How hard is it for incoming and outgoing military families to negotiate leases with local landlords? My guess is that the cycle of students at the Navy school does not always coincide with the University of Georgia student cycle, which leaves military families struggling to find a decent place to stay when base housing is full.
Which businesses in town regularly offer even a small discount to active-duty military members or their families? Any movie houses? Restaurants? Taxis?
How many of you know that nearly the entire base must have a haircut by Friday morning each week? Can any of you tell me where to get an appropriate trim when the base's two-chair barber shop is full on Thursday afternoon? Some place that knows the difference between a Navy and a Marine haircut, and can do either efficiently, at a reasonable cost?
Does the Classic Center or the University of Georgia reserve event tickets for local military members, or offer any reduced rates? The Falcons and the Braves do. Six Flags does. But, strangely enough, local attractions do not.
I'm certain there are even more issues that also display the ease with which we take for granted this half-century-long relationship.
The economic impact of the Navy Supply Corps School should never be viewed only in light of how much the base spends in our community. It must also be viewed in terms of what we regularly do to make the relationship one of mutual investment. It costs the government little to transfer members to another location after standing down the base. It may be a long-term cost avoidance measure to relocate the school elsewhere.
The most powerful argument against such measures are those demonstrating a synergistic relationship between community and base, rather than one of dependence. It's more than writing a one-time check, or signing a petition. It's the day-to-day way you choose to run your business, displaying your values beyond the short-term bottom line. The personnel at the Navy school don't want a parade. I bet they'd just prefer to know, and never question, that they are a valued portion of the community. That we value more than just their contracts, wallets, and pocketbooks.
But I suspect it will be business as usual.
Smith is a retired Marine chief warrant officer living in Athens-Clarke County.
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American Life in Poetry: The Cricket in the Sump
Here's a fine poem about a cricket by Catherine Tufariello, who lives in Indiana. I especially admire the way in which she uses rhyme without it ever taking control of the poetry, the way rhyme can.
The Cricket in the Sump
He falls abruptly silent when we fling
A basket down or bang the dryer shut,
But soon takes up again where he left off.
Swept by a rainstorm through a narrow trough
Clotted with cobwebs into Lord knows what
Impenetrable murk, he's undeterred--
You'd think his dauntless solo was a chorus,
This rusty sump, a field or forest spring.
And there is something wondrous and absurd
About the way he does as he is bidden
By instinct, with his gift for staying hidden
While making sure unseen is plainly heard.
All afternoon his tremolo ascends
Clear to the second story, where a girl
Who also has learned blithely to ignore us
Sings to herself behind her bedroom door.
Maybe she moves to her invented score
With a conductor's flourish, or pretends
She's a Spanish dancer, lost in stamp and whirl
And waving fan--notes floating, as she plays,
Through the open window where the willow sways
And shimmers, humming to another string.
There is no story where the story ends.
What does a singer live for but to sing?
American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright ©2010 by Dana Gioia, whose most recent book of poetry is Interrogations at Noon, Graywolf Press, 2001. Poem reprinted from Poetry, September, 2010, by permission of Dana Gioia and the publisher. Introduction copyright © 2009 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction's author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.


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23 Bahraini companies have signed up with Tamkeen's "Tarweej" scheme – one of the main schemes under its flagship Enterprise Development Support programme - to showcase their hi-tech products and services at GITEX Technology Week 2011, the region's leading ICT expo, set to take place in Dubai from Oct 9 – 13.
The companies will be part of the Bahrain Pavilion at the exhibition, which also features the Economic Development Board, the eGovernment Authority, and the Ministry of Interior, amongst others.
"GITEX Technology Week is the premier event of its kind in the Middle East. As such, it will be a great opportunity for me to network and exchange expertise with decision makers from around the region, as well as exploring possible business partnerships with companies outside of Bahrain," said Ahmed Husain, Managing Director of Reload Consulting Services, a consulting firm based in Bahrain which provides innovative data security services such as "ethical hacking" to clients across a wide range of sectors.
"Although I have been coming to GITEX for several years, this is the first time for me as an exhibitor, and I am immensely proud to have my company represented as part of the Bahrain Pavilion. Bahrain boasts a mature well-developed ICT sector, but I believe there is still a lot of room and potential to grow. The benefits we reap from Tamkeen's various schemes is a positive step towards achieving this goal," he added.
"Tarweej" – Tamkeen's Growth Assistance scheme provides financial support businesses in Bahrain to cover the cost of participation in leading local, regional, and international exhibitions.
As per the updates to the Enterprise Development Support programme schemes which went into effect in June, Tamkeen contributed BD 3,360 – or 80% - of the BD 4,200 exhibition fee to each company. Tamkeen will also cover the cost of airfare, accommodation, and cargo.
"Having a robust ICT sector is central to achieving the knowledge-based economy outlined in our national economic strategy, so we are pleased to see the strong demand from Bahrain-based businesses working in the sector for our schemes." said Mohammed Bucheery, Tamkeen's Senior Manager of Private Sector Support.
"We believe having these companies be part of the Bahrain Pavilion at this prestigious event will benefit everyone involved as it will drive more traffic to the area while demonstrating the strength of Bahrain's ICT sector as a whole," he added.
Since the second phase of the Enterprise Development Support programme commenced in November of 2009. 578 companies have benefited from the Tarweej scheme as of the end of August of this year, with Tamkeen contributing BD 871,424 to the scheme over that period.
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It's too early to tell what the full impact may be cities and counties from Georgia's SB 313, the Broadband Investment Equity Act. Staff at the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia relayed their initial assessment that the bill appears to impact just one county, but a more complete review may be needed. I haven't heard from the Georgia Municipal Association yet, so we'll have to stay tuned.
About five years ago, states were drafting legislation to basically keep municipalities out of the delivery of cable services. Now it seems like it may be to keep municipalities from providing broadband. I can't say whether it's a trend with broadband, but it will be interesting to see what develops on the state and local level given the increased attention to the lack of broadband service to approximately one-third of American households.
You tell me. Do you think broadband provided by a public entity is the way to go?


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Lil Wayne Drops 'I Am Not A Human Being II' Preview
I know Lil Wayne has been in the news a lot lately over the past week and it wasn't for a good reason.
It was rumored that his health was on a downward spiral and it wasn't going to get any better anytime soon.
Fortunately after being in ICU for more than a couple of days he is back at home and resting.
Hopefully he will slow down and relax after those serious drug induce seizures and learn from that serious lesson.Wayne's situation could have been worse but thank God it didn't go that route.
Also thank God his new mixtape is almost completed and he just released a snippet of his newest album entitled "I Am Not A Human Being II".
His full mixtape will be released in the summer if not sooner, this snippet will be sure to keep us preoccupied while we wait for him to return to his full health so he can keep releasing gems.
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The original Ford Explorer was to SUVs what the Model T was to cars. It was the model that got America hooked on driving trucks instead of minivans and station wagons.
In a world with lower gas prices, the Explorer would probably still be doing well. It offers what truck-based SUV buyers want with a conservatively handsome design, relatively good handling and good all-around quality.
Unfortunately for Ford, that's some other world - not this one.
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