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Here's my evidence:
FR/LG takes place at the same time as R/S/E because:
*You don't need a
time machine
in either set of games to trade with each other
*An NPC on One Island states that her boyfriend lives in Hoenn
*An NPC on Seven Island states that Bruno once trained with Brawly
*You can buy Lava Cookies on Two Island. The item description mentions Lavaridge Town
*An NPC in Lilycove City mentions he came from the Kanto region
*You can go to Navel Rock and Birth Island in FR/LG AND Emerald.
*On Faraway Island, the faded signpost's message ends with, "...ji" in the Japanese version. Mr. Fuji's japanese name is also Fuji, meaning that since Mew = Kanto, and Mr. Fuji = Kanto, there's another Kanto reference right there.
HG/SS takes place at the same time as D/P/Pt because:
*You don't need a
time machine
in either set of games to trade with each other
*In the beginning of Diamond/Pearl, there's a TV report on the red Gyarados that appears HG/SS.
*In Platinum, there's an NPC at the Fight Area that says he filmed the documentary, "The Search for the Red Gyarados!"
*In Platinum, the first time you try to enter Lake Valor, there's two NPCs blocking your path. One of them says he filmed the
red Gyarados at the Lake of Rage.
Yes, he specifically mentions the Lake of Rage.
*In HG/SS, in Bill's house in Goldenrod City, one of the NPCs says that Eevee can evolve into one of
different kinds of Pokemon (he said five in G/S/C). What would be those seven? Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Espeon, Umbreon,
Leafeon, and Glaceon.
*Maylene and Crasher Wake actually appear in HG/SS.
*Jasmine appears in D/P/Pt.
*There are plenty of Johto references in Platinum
*There are plenty of Sinnoh references in HG/SS
HG/SS & D/P/Pt takes place 3 years after FR/LG & R/S/E because:
*In Azalea Town, when you rescue Kurt from the Slowpoke Well, he explains to you that
Team Rocket was broken up 3 years ago by a boy named Red.
Red could be anyone, but there's an NPC in the game you could battle named Red, and he clearly looks like the male protagonist of FR/LG.
*There's a whole bunch of NPCs scattered throughout Johto and Kanto saying something along the lines of, "Team Rocket was broken up 3 years ago"
*In FR/LG, if you go to Team Rocket's Warehouse on Five Island and read one of the computers, it talks about frequencies forcing Pokemon to evolve. This is a reference to the red Gyarados plot that is supposed to happen 3 years later, which the event directly takes place in HG/SS, and is talked about in D/P/Pt.
*In G/S/C, you specifically needed a time machine to trade with R/G/B/Y.
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You know what? Chaos Rush is right, though, it's his hack. His decision to ruin it some way. (4 games already?)
What do you mean, "4 games already"?
Pokemon Saga has always been planned to be 4 games, since October 2009 actually
. And (lol), wtf am I ruining? Your imagination?
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Final Fantasy II NES translation
Final Fantasy III NES translation
Mother 1/EarthBound Beginnings Color Restoration for GBA
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only at Manhood 101 can a debate of this magnitude take place; we debate academic feminist apollothecat about sexual assault.....WHILE SHE SEXUALLY ASSAULTS US!
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don't forget to listen to this special aftermath podcast where each of the victims discusses their experience during the debate. TRIGGER WARNING: Manhood 101 Survivors SPEAK OUT against apollothecat's sexual assault. it gets graphic!
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But this is a special case. Something that has NEVER happened during any of our LIVE debates. An academic feminist, realizing she had lost the debate, decided to SEXUALLY ASSAULT US! We gave her REPEATED WARNINGS TO STOP! We made her fully aware of the consequences of her actions before exposing her identity as you'll see in the middle of the debate. Each time we warned her to STOP SEXUALLY ASSAULTING US, otherwise we would start recording the evidence to expose her disrespectful and criminal behavior.
As you'll see for yourself, she completely disregarded our warnings and proceeded ahead with her sexual assault.
Although many members of the audience (along with myself) had to seek immediate psychiatric care after the incident, thankfully none of them decided to press charges against her!
We would like to take this opportunity to warn our future debating opponents that although we will faithfully protect your identity during a debate, we do NOT tolerate sexual assault! And we will out such disrespectful and criminal activity to preserve the integrity of these educational debates.
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Angola has gone through substantial change in the last four decades, moving from a one party Marxist-Leninist state in 1975, to a multiparty democracy in 1992 with its constitution fully formalised in 2010. Although this constitution does guarantee freedom of religion, the Minister of culture Rosa Cruz e Silva has been describing a situation where religions need to register with the government in order to be able to practise freely. Until such a time as a religion has been "legalised" it is not permitted to operate. "The legalisation of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights," said Ms Cruz e Silva. "Their mosques will be closed until further notice." Islam is not the only group to be targeted by this law. Nearly 200 other "sects" have been effectively outlawed. "Besides these [Islam and the other 194-, there is a long list of more than 1,000 applications to be authorised," said Ms Cruz e Silva.
Angola is a mostly Christian country, with a 1998 estimate referenced in the CIA World Factbook putting Angola as having a 53% Christian population, although other estimates put it as high as 80%. Most of these are Catholic, with smaller communities of Protestants and Jehovah's Witnesses. The majority of the non-Christians hold beliefs linked to traditional native spirituality systems, while Muslims are mostly Sunni immigrants from other West African countries and Lebanon.
Although relations between the Christian majority and the Islamic minority have often been fractious, this is an unprecedented move, both for Angola and the wider world. No other country is taking such a starkly adversarial stance against Islam as a whole. Although one regional official, the Governor of the province of Luanda, Bento Bento, has said that "radical" Muslims are not welcome in the country, there is no evidence to suggest that more radical groups have been specifically targeted. Instead, this appears to be a blanket effort to remove Islam and all Muslims from the country as a whole. Exactly how this will be accomplished, and what punishments are to be brought in for violators of this ruling are, at this stage, unclear.


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Vice Chairman and CEO of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Chairman of the Board of SAFCO, Mohamed Al-Mady attributed this rise in profits to the increase in prices for most of SAFCO's products.
Al-Mady added that the third quarter profits for 2003 were 125 percent higher than the previous quarter. This was due to a number of factors, including the completion of routine maintenance work, a production increase of 31 percent, and sales increase of 33 percent compared with the previous three months. He commented that construction work on the SAFCO 4 expansion project had started as planned, and that commercial production was scheduled to start in early 2006.
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Endemol, which is said to have a €2bn (£1.77bn) debt pile, helped score a ratings smash recently for Richard Desmond's Channel 5 with the relaunch of Celebrity Big Brother. The company is jointly owned by Mediaset, Dutch investment group Cyrte, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.
Talks are ongoing about a 'debt-for-equity' scheme for Endemol involving the three shareholders handing over some of their equity to lenders in exchange for reducing Endemol's loans.
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"There may have been some contact, but there is no way it would be anything at all advanced. As I understand it the creditors are far from agreement."
Separately, Endemol co-founder John De Mol, who has links to shareholder Cryte Investments, could return as chief executive or executive chairman of the firm as part of a new link with his Talpa Media. Endemol is currently searching for a new chief executive to replace Ynon Kreiz, who left the company in June.


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IntroductionAs you might have heard, the BC Ministry of Education is in the process of revising the curriculum for all students from grades K-12. As you can imagine this was a huge undertaking and not without its challenges.
Our local school context is that we have a middle school organized into teams. Each team has students in grades 6 to 8. Our goal was to find a way to spread the key concepts over three years and connect science and social studies along with the competencies which include personal and social, communication and thinking skills.
Key Features of Draft PlanThe plan that is shared below is designed to bring together the curricular and learning compentencies. Teachers will be able to use this a one-page visual guide to assist with planning lessons. The socials and science plans run in parallel to make is easier for teachers to plan integrated units, teach with themes and big ideas. You'll also notice that the rows below the 'concepts and content' incorporate our school community priorities.
BYOD and Technology Integration - we are a 'Bring Your Own Device' school and most (80%+) of our students have a digital device on a daily basis. We have adopted two initiatives for this year: FreshGrade student portfolios and Microsoft Office 365 as our collaboration and communication space.
Environmental Connections - the school has an amazing natural setting surrounding the school so it is appropriate to find ways each year to integrate environmental science into the curriculum. For example this year we will look at the science concepts around survival needs of organisms through the study and observation of our local ecosystem with includes several major, salmon bearing streams.
Sharing of a Draft PlanThanks to Barb Buczewski for kicking off this process being willing to share with other teachers.
Feel free to share the plan with others that would find it useful.
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Comments and Suggestions?I fully accept that this draft is a work in progress and revisions are needed. My hope is by sharing, others will do the same and together we can find ways to engage all our students! Leave a comment below to join the conversation.


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By now it should be no secret how much I love to create- I've built this entire website around my love of creativity! But unlike so many other creative people who craft or sew or design, I don't have a dedicated craft room or studio in my house. My crafty projects are usually completed at our family's dinner table, and whatever creative supplies I'm working with are strewn about all over my kitchen counters until my project is done.
Of course my dream house will have an awesome room with walls of paper and fabric and ribbon neatly organized- a place I can go to create where all my tools are at arms reach. But until I win the lottery, I make do with what available space I do have. Spaces like these:
One of the first "crafty areas" I had in this house consisted of a small secretary's desk with 2 cupboards in our hallway. It was too teeny to create anything in this space, and too teeny to keep things organized.
So then I got the "bright" idea to move all my craft supplies out of the cupboard and into our baby's nursery. 'Cause a baby doesn't need a whole room to himself when all he does is sleep in there, right?
I completely took over the room, and because there was no space for any shelving (darn that huge crib and baby's dresser!) this place lacked any organization. Such madness! (You can read all about it on this post HERE.) This room sat this way for 2 years. And then I had a brilliant idea.
Our guest room.
We have an entire room set up for guests that is used often enough for me to justify keeping the bed in there for our family and friends, but there is no reason why I couldn't better utilize the rest of the space. Like, inside the closet. Surely my craft supplies need a home more than they need a place to hang their vacation clothes, right? They never stay longer than a few days and they live out of their suitcases anyway! And our guest room is right off of our dining room, which is where I would still sit and create, so the close proximity means quicker cleanup- bonus!
So I got to work. I bought 3 shelving units from IKEA that fit the closet perfectly.
And just as I was getting ready to fill those shelves, Office Depot contacted me and asked if I would be interested in trying out there fabulous line of organization supplies from their See Jane Work collection-um, YES PLEASE! It was like Christmas all over again!! (I showed you how I used some of their office organization products a few weeks ago in my kitchen office.)
Here is what my craft area looks like now-
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There is a place for everything and I LOVE how organized it is!
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Health Department Officials Strongly Recommend Seeley Lake Evacuation – But Most Choose To Stay
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Air Quality Specialist Sarah Coefield said she attempted to communicate just how dangerous the air is that community members are breathing.
"I don't think they actually understood the magnitude of what they're looking at explained to them," Coefield began. "I started by saying on a good day, the fine particulate matter in the air would be about five micrograms per cubic meter in an hour, but yesterday morning it was over 950. They are so far beyond what we consider to be hazardous, we don't really even have words for the category to describe the type of air they're living in right now."
Coefield said the topography of the town in relation to the Rice Ridge Fire will continue to bring a huge volume of smoke into the valley every day.
"And, it's going to keep happening," she said. "I'm not sure they really had that laid out to them. That's why we so strongly recommend that they all leave the area. I know that some people have sent family members away, but others, some even with health problems, have chosen to stay."
Coefield said the situation is so bad in Seeley lake that she can no longer recommend that people simply stay indoors, because the indoor air quality, without a sophisticated HEPA air filtration system, is just as noxious inside as it is outside.
"I am concerned that concerned that there's a general sense in parts of the population that it's not that bad," Coefield said. "It's not that 'it's not that bad', it's worse. It's the worst we've ever seen."
On the question of whether the health department has the power to order a mandatory evacuation, such as when the sheriff's office evacuated homes in the path of the fire, she referred KGVO News to the health department director, Ellen Leahy.
KGVO News reached Director Leahy with the question of whether the health department had the power to order evacuations due to the wildfire smoke.
"We do have police powers, some police powers, but I don't know just how that would play out," Leahy said. "I'm not looking at a mandatory evacuation due to smoke for a couple of reasons. We have to look at the feasibility when we issue an order, and so we went with recommendations, because the feasibility is that there are different risks and different work and living arrangements for different people. So, the strongest recommendation is get out of that airshed, but if you can't or don't want to do that, then stay somewhere else in the evening and in the morning when the smoke is really bad."
Leahy also recommended that residents create a safe space in the home with a HEPA filtration system, because as long as the Rice Ridge Fire burns, the town of Seeley Lake will be known as having the worst air pollution in the state.
"We will keep at this," she said. "We have never seen levels like this and so everyone around Missoula knows to stay indoors, but with these levels in Seeley Lake, we can't say that staying indoors is protective. We can't give out information that is probably not going to protect you in this environment, so we upgraded and strengthened our recommendations."


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The WKF organizes the 7th edition of the WKF Youth Camp and World Cup from 30th of June to 6th of July. The camp, reserved to karatekas from 10 to 17 years, will take place for the first time in the city of Umag, in Istria (Croatia) where the participants are going to find ideal conditions to train with top world champions in a friendly and cosmopolitan atmosphere.
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'...the fruit of the spirit is...joy...' Galatians 5:22 NIV
Have you ever met one of those people who seem bubbly and full of joy all the time? How do they do that? Most of us stress about one or more of these: being late for school or work, putting on weight, forgetting homework, getting a spot, doing things perfectly! You name it - we all get stressed - and then we may start complaining to God! The problem is, we forget that God never promised us a trouble free life. What he did promise is that he'll be with us through the troubles and make us stronger.
So, if life is not supposed to be trouble free, how can we have this joy Jesus promised? (1) Realise that you're stressed because life is not going quite the way you've decided it should be; (2) Don't worry about things you have no control over. If you can't change it, accept it and move on; (3) Don't expect every day to be fantastic.
Problems - great and small - will help you grow. Even try to thank God for them when they come along and ask him how they can be used for good! If you try to find the good in everything, life will seem much better.
So what now? Rather than fighting life, flow with it. As you relax, you'll enjoy life far more. That's why Paul wrote, 'Always be joyful. Always keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus' (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NLT).
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Live & Low
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The paving stone streets of East Germany under ones feet and the speed of Los Angeles up in the nose are left behind. The two met for a second time and began songs to write. Winkler an endowed pianist / Keyboarder and Specker a ventured singer and percussionist; went into the Sunrise studio near the foot of the mount Säntis in order to record their first songs together. At that time they had to help the Studer recording machine a little to momentum, heat up the oven so they would not freeze and get rid of the cable salad in order to give a hand to the sound technician, in his inexperienced way. The result after three weeks ended then, at the peace judge in Winterthur, he had to listen to the twelve 3 minutes songs; in order to decide about whether such crap to scrap would be affordable or a cost-free disposal would be better for always and the posterity. That was in the year 1987. They would not sit down together again until 1994; on a table to write their small success story of 'Yorba Linda'. With much effort and in many joint hours, they came up with a 90minute program, with their own material. These were then introduced in the overcrowded Albani Music club, with large success. That was also the 'kick off' for a dozen Gigs in the entire of Switzerland. Fatally another recording studio visit in1996 led to another split between them; too far apart was their ideas about their own music. Much later the first grey hairs began to show and each one of them had to say goodbye to their own fathers by the graveyard. Now, as 'nothing stays the same'; the entire ballast of individuality and all, left behind negative experiences, that happen in the Pop atmosphere of life, was to put aside to gather once again; in the year 2002 they restrict on that, what they bring together in a unique manner: creating songs spontaneously, darkly, melancholy, critical, accusing, tracery, naively, witty, oppressing, hoping, sadly or simply lovely. Specker Winkler is the CD; life and low; with receptions out of the entire time after the time; of Romeos Child, Black Times, Danger, Talisman, Voice or Yorba Linda. An Album without a budget; 20 songs produced, absolutely timeless; just waiting for: to be interpreted by talented 'youngsters'; that is Specker and Winkler's simple dream. Two songwriters from Switzerland. Recognized by Billboard as very talented and with top potential listen to the songs in their portfolio.
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Robin Hood 'may be from Kent not Nottingham'
Robin Hood and his merry men may have been a group of Kent archers who fought a guerrilla war during a French occupation, a historian has claimed.
Sean McGlynn said the outlaw who robbed the rich to feed the poor may not have lived in Nottinghamshire's Sherwood Forrest.
Instead, he claims the inspiration for the legend may have been resistance fighter William of Kensham.
He fought in the Kent Weald against Prince Louis' French forces in 1216.
Mr McGlynn said William would have travelled to the Nottingham area because it was the main headquarters of the English army at the time.
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Writing in the magazine History Today, Mr McGlynn said: "It's hard to find another contender for the Robin Hood story from this age or afterwards who is both a hero and an outlaw.
"In William we have both - a feted resistance fighter, loyally protecting the Crown, but also, from Louis' perspective, an egregious outlaw defying the righteous rule of the imposed new regime."
Mr McGlynn said he led a band of archers who attacked the French forces in the forests of the Kent Weald before the 18-month occupation ended.
He added: "The most probable truth behind the Robin Hood legend is that over time storytellers incorporated and conflated various characters from a range of stories and settled on the instantly recognisable name of Robin Hood as the woodsman."


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Thanks to the Bank Holiday, we have reached Thursday already and the weekend is now in sight- and even better, there is relatively little trouble on roads or rail this morning.
Here is everything you need to know about traffic, travel and weather in east London, Enfield and Epping Forest today:
There is currently a good service on all London Underground lines this morning after power issues on the Victoria and Northern lines were fixed.
However, if you are heading to west London today, there are no Overground services between Euston and Harrow & Wealdstone due to more power supply problems.
In Enfield, traffic is slow on the A406 North Circular westbound between the junctions with the A10 Great Cambridge Road and A109 Bounds Green Road.
Traffic is heavy and moving slowly on the M11 Southbound between J5 for Loughton and J4 for the North Circular.
Expect overcast conditions for most of today across the region, although despite the cloud cover, things look likely to stay dry in most parts.
Temperatures are expected to be slightly cooler than yesterday, reaching highs of around 12 or 13 degrees Celsius.


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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Awarded $21 Million Contract for Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Program
Feb 14, 2014, 10:00 ET from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
BATH, Maine, Feb. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a $21.4 million contract for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. Bath Iron Works is one of three shipyards chosen from a field of eight competitors to proceed to Phase I design work on this next-generation cutter program.
The Bath Iron Works team includes L-3 Communications (New York, N.Y.) and Navantia, S.A. (Spain), a shipbuilder that Bath Iron Works has collaborated with for more than 30 years.
Bath Iron Works president Fred Harris said the Coast Guard design contract was an important development as the shipyard seeks to expand its customer base and maintain its design and manufacturing workload.
"Our experienced engineering and design team will now focus on developing a preliminary OPC design that meets or exceeds our customer's requirements," said Harris. "We will also continue our yard-wide actions to ensure we can build these ships affordably, safely and on – or ahead of – schedule."
At the end of the 18-month Phase I period, the Coast Guard will select one team to develop Phase II detail design and build the first nine to 11 ships of a planned 25-ship class.
The OPC is a next-generation ship which will replace the Coast Guard's aging fleet of Medium Endurance Cutters, complementing the current and future fleet and extending the service's operational capabilities. The OPC will feature increased range and endurance, more powerful weapons, a larger flight deck and improved command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment.
For more information on the OPC program, visit http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/opc/.
About Bath Iron Works
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Headquartered in Bath, Maine, the shipyard employs approximately 5,250 people. Bath Iron Works designs and builds destroyers for the U.S. Navy, and is currently building two classes, the Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) and the Zumwalt class (DDG 1000). More information about General Dynamics Bath Iron Works can be found at www.gdbiw.com.
About Navantia, S.A.
Navantia, S.A. has a long history of designing and building ships for the Spanish Navy. The Bath Iron Works OPC design is a variant of Navantia's BAM (Buque de Accion Maritima) offshore patrol vessels built for the Spanish Navy. The BAM is an established, in-service ship purpose built for OPC-like missions in the Spanish Navy. Navantia employs about 5,500 people.
About L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications has been supplying maritime communications solutions for more than 40 years. L-3's C4ISR solutions provide shipbuilder efficiency, crew reduction and streamlined training and logistics due to the commonality of their systems across Coast Guard and U.S. Navy platforms. New York, NY-based L-3 Communications employs about 48,000.
SOURCE General Dynamics Bath Iron Works


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7 secrets of eating on campus
August 27, 2016
Engage taste buds, save money and learn what the insiders know
If your stomach rumbles while you're at Johnson County Community College, you could always hop into your car and head to a nearby restaurant. There are good ones nearby, to be sure. But if you haven't sampled what JCCC Dining Services has to offer, you're missing out. Here, from people who know, are some quick tips for eating on campus.
7. Firehouse Subs (and chili).
JCCC has excellent restaurant offerings, including Pizza Hut and Chick-Fil-A, but the newest choice is Firehouse Subs. Order a sandwich or grab one already prepared. The food court storefront is the only Firehouse Subs restaurant on a college campus. Jay Glatz, dining services director, recommends the Firehouse chili.
6. Omelets.
The magic only happens on Wednesday morning. Ellie Crevier is training with Em Smail, dining services supervisor, to create an omelet worth waiting for. Stop by the food court and choose from a variety of meats, cheeses and vegetables. Ellie is looking to break Em's record for the number of omelets in one morning (87). Stop by and help her out!
5. A "hidden" dining area (and don't call it a cafeteria).
After a few days on campus, most diners know about the food court, but fewer discover another place to eat one floor below the food court. Called Down Under for its basement location, it's easy to miss. But if you're looking for satisfying meals, Down Under is where to go. The place offers meat-and-potato favorites as well as international dishes, depending on the menu, which changes daily. Access it online.
4. Muffins, pastry, cookies, cake…
If you've got a sweet tooth, check out the muffins (blueberry, banana nut, cranberry orange and coffee-flavored) at the coffee shops. Encore! Espresso is located on the first floor of the Carlsen Center; Vibe is on the third floor of CLB; and javajazz@jccc is near the food court on Commons 1.5. Fresh-baked cookies are available in the food court (near the toaster), and they're worth buying milk for.
3. Sunflower salad.
The specially made sunflower vinaigrette on this salad is a love letter to Kansas. Crisp field greens combine with toasted sunflower seeds and feta cheese. Add chicken or steak for a tasty meal at Café Tempo, located between the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art and the Regnier Center.
2. Lunch with the Chefs.
One day a month, the chefs slaving away in the basement of the Commons bring their A+ game to the food court. The gourmet-food menu has a theme. It also usually comes with dessert! Look for posters and signs advertising upcoming Lunch with the Chefs events during the year.
1. Friday is half-price salad bar.
Load up a container of greens, plop on some protein and do two good things: save money and eat healthy. Go early for the best selection, as Friday's a popular day at the salad bar.


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By Marty Trese, KnoxPages.com Editor
COLUMBUS - Former MVPD Detective Matt Dailey Friday entered a guilty plea in U.S.District Court to an extortion under color of official right charge. Other federal charges against Dailey have been dropped.
The FBI arrested Dailey at his Apple Valley home last September. The agency says Dailey used his position with the MVPD to extort others. Dailey resigned from the MVPD and has remained in federal custody in Columbus since then.
The Columbus Dispatch reported that Dailey's attorney, Sam Shamansky, after the court appearance said, "He has been addicted to narcotic painkillers for many, many years following an on-duty injury...He began stealing not for financial gain but strictly to provide Percocets, to which he was horribly addicted."
The statement of facts that Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Kim and FBI Special Agent Tisha Hartsough presented in court Friday laid out how Dailey operated, the paper reported.
Dailey took marijuana, methamphetamine, bath salts and ecstacy pills from the property room, gave the drugs to an informant to sell and then split the profits with him.
Judge Algenon Marbley Friday ordered a pre-sentence investigation which will take 6 to 8 weeks. Dailey could face a $250,000 fine and 20 years in prison.


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Profiles of Women in STE in United Arab Emirates
|Literacy Rate (2006)
|Primary School Enrollment (2006)
|Secondary School Enrollment (2006)
|Tertiary School Enrollment (2006)
|Percentage of Women among Students Studying Science
|Percentage of Women among Students Studying Medicine
|Percentage of Women among Students Studying Engineering
|2006 Female Labor Force Participation Rate:
|Wage Equality for Similar Work (Ratio of women's wage to men's wage)
|Enterprise-Level Policies to Combat and Prevent Sexual Harassment
- Education is free from the primary school to the university level. It is compulsory by law; however, it is not strictly enforced and is often left to the discretion of the father or other male family members. Schools in the UAE are gender segregated at all levels, and the curriculum taught in girls' institutions tend to be gender-biased, teaching girls to obey their fathers and husbands and reinforcing their roles are mothers and caretakers . Enrollment rate for girls in primary school is 70%, about equal to the boys' enrollment. In 1995-1999 the ratio of girl to boy students for primary school enrollment was 0.96, and for secondary school it was 1.06, reflecting the number of girls exceeds those of boy students. In 1990-1994, the gender equality ratio in tertiary school was 2.80, and in 1995-1999, it was 4.20 demonstrating a strong showing of women in universities. These high numbers may be due to men choosing to study abroad, an option that is largely unavailable to women due to government enforced restrictions on movement. In 2006, the tertiary school enrollment for women was 39%, though studies show that only small portions choose to study sciences.
- Because of family restrictions or gender-segregation, employment options for women are usually limited. Women are discouraged to study law because it may require them to appear in court with men. Oftentimes, employers require letters of consent from male family members before offering jobs. There is progress being made, and women can be seen in fields such as engineering, science, computer technology, professors, doctors, civil servants, and oil industry. However, there is still an apparent unwillingness of some well-educated women to work. This may be due to custom or traditions, or because of socioeconomics, implying if a woman comes from wealth, employment is a matter of choice, not necessity. Women often give up work after marriage or having children, partly because there is little child care offered and partly because of the belief that maternal care is more beneficial to children .
- Women's equality is not clearly established in the UAE constitution. Because of the traditional and social practices, oftentimes women's social, economic, and legal rights are inconsistent and not fully recognized. Different laws apply for citizens of the UAE and foreign workers. For example, sexual harassment laws that apply for professional foreign women workers are not valid for domestic workers. A woman is considered a full person in the courts; however, due to social and traditional mores, women are discouraged from entering courts of law or police stations .


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Mary Louise Bell; known for devotion to students
Mary Louise Bell liked to instill confidence in students in her composition class at North Shore Community College in Danvers. She would begin the semester by assuring them they could succeed.
She rarely gave out A's, but students rose to her high standards. In her nearly 20 years of teaching at the school, not a single pupil complained about her teaching techniques, said Maureen O'Neill, dean of liberal studies at the college.
Even after Mrs. Bell was diagnosed with cancer in the spring, she continued teaching. She had her brother pick up the final papers for her to grade so she could finish the semester.
"She was a person who cared very, very deeply for our students,'' said O'Neill. "I think what she liked most about her work was she had the chance to help students think critically and see the world in a new way, and she could help them appreciate the value of the written word.''
Mrs. Bell, a devoted advocate of education, died July 21 from complications of lung cancer at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 80.
Born in Boston, Mary Louise Shaw grew up in Everett; her parents were immigrants from Newfoundland. She was 12 when her mother died, leaving her to care for her four younger siblings alone during her father's frequent absences while he was working.
Though relatives in Newfoundland urged the family to move back, they stayed in Massachusetts.
"It was five of us all together, and she kind of took over for us - she became like the mother,'' said her younger brother Fred Shaw of North Reading. "She kind of guided us through life.''
While helping raise her siblings, she graduated from St. Clement High School in Somerville. She worked for a few years to collect money for college and went to Salem State College, where she earned her bachelor's degree in education. She earned a master's degree in history from Boston University.
In the late 1950s, while working at the coat check room at the Wonderland Ballroom in Revere, she met Thomas Bell, then a police officer with the Revere Police Department, and they soon married. Shortly thereafter, she took a job teaching in the North Reading school district.
"She was a strong person and independent at a time, in the '50s and '60s, when women weren't,'' said her son Tom Bell of Yarmouth, Maine.
The Bells began traveling, taking a month to visit places in Europe, where Thomas had served during World War II. The couple bought a
She had a deep appreciation for her husband's being a veteran and for European history. She traveled throughout Europe.
In the late 1960s, the couple opened Chapman Nursery School in Everett. Later, they bought a Baskin Robbins store in Lynn, allowing her to pursue business and raise a family.
She would take the children to Plum Island every summer and on weekend ski trips.
"She was like a cheerleader for me - very, very positive and very pleased with any success I had,'' Tom Bell said. "I was always trying to make her proud of me.''
Mrs. Bell also served as a director at the Lare Training Center in Chelsea. There, she coached women who were beginning their careers, teaching them such skills as what to wear to an interview and how to craft a resume.
"She liked the fact that she was trying to help these people get off welfare and helped get them into the working world,'' said her daughter Barbara Richard of Newburyport.
She resumed her teaching career at North Shore Community College, where she saw the difficulty many of her students faced and wanted to help them grow.
"She was just a very gentle person with them, and she was just as determined as they were to be successful,'' O'Neill said.
After her husband died in 1999, Mrs. Bell continued teaching - and laughing, something her granddaughter Ihila Bell of Yarmouth, Maine, admired.
"She has always been a role model for me because she's always been extremely independent,'' her granddaughter said. "Her husband died a few years ago, but she still laughed a lot and had a really good sense of humor. We were always laughing.''
Because she was constantly reading and learning, Mrs. Bell excelled in trivia, and when not rooting for Boston sports, she favored television programs such as "Jeopardy.''
"Everyone knew not to call from 7:30 to 8 p.m. because she would be watching 'Jeopardy.' You just don't call then,'' Richard said.
Mrs. Bell was a patron of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for more than 50 years, attending Tanglewood with the same group of friends annually.
In addition to her son, daughter, brother, and granddaughter, Mrs. Bell leaves three sisters, Kathleen Harvey and Dorothy Barbaccia, both of Delray Beach, Fla., and Barbara Pouliot of Goffstown, N.H. Services have been held.


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I will warn you up front: there is a reason some people compare gunpowder tea to licking the bottom of an ashtray. I can see how people come away with that impression, and I don't think gunpowder green tea will be for everyone.
Having said that, this tea has a smokeyness that is unmatched. And its not an out-of-whack flavor that overwhelmes, but a balanced flavor that is both intereseting and challenging.
Probably not an every day tea for most, but its perfect in the right amounts. I would absolutely recommend against using this tea as your first experience into green teas.
If you like it however, its a great value. The price on this tea is great and it stands up very well to multiple infusions. Each infusion tends to be a little less smokey than the last, even with more brewing time.


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Norv Turner is still coach of the Chargers, thank you, and we're seeing what a tiger he really is.
Looking at times like Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" – hair disheveled, eyes wide glassy and hinting of mayhem – a triumphant Turner addressed players after the recent win over Kansas City.
We know this because the team posted video on its Web site.
There was a lot of guff about Turner losing his job, had the crummy Chiefs won. If Dean Spanos wished, maybe there would've been less guff, but at any rate, the Bucs and their tough-guy coach are on notice going into Sunday's fray in Tampa. Turner can breathe fire.
There was, alas, a pebble-in-the-shoe moment, Norv telling the players: "I'm not going to get ahead of myself because that's what we've done."
The Chargers, who surrendered double-digit leads in Weeks 5 and 6, put away the Chiefs with 21 points in the fourth quarter, so maybe they've licked the get-ahead-of-themselves problem.
For now, it's the slow starts. The Chargers were up on the Chiefs only 10-6 after three quarters.
Worse, last time they played in the eastern times zone, two games ago at Cleveland, several of their older players looked sleepy in the first quarter. Early miscues loomed large in the 7-6 defeat.
If they're not too busy stocking the receivers with sticky towels, the Chargers' equipment team could visit a Starbucks in Tampa on Sunday morning and fetch caffeinated brew.
"We will, we will – thank you," said defensive coordinator John Pagano, laughing. "I love coffee. I have four cups a day."
Takeo Spikes was grumpy about the notion that eastern games provide extra challenge. "Nothing against you for asking," he said, "but that shouldn't ever be an issue."
Fellow linebacker Donald Butler nodded as Spikes spoke. "Non factor," he said. "No excuses. It's a game. Wake your butt up."


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The Eternal WORM
In Mark 9:43-44, et al, we find Scriptures spoken by Jesus Himself, of an ETERNAL HELL, and the LOST who will enter it, in direct reference to a condition where THEIR (personal pronoun) WORM dieth not. While, the thoughts of an Eternal Hell to many of today's Biblical Scholars and Theologians is rapidly becoming 'politically incorrect', the Word of God begs to differ with them nonetheless.
Mark 9:43 (KJV)
Mark 9:44 (KJV)
To this end, the premise of this article is NOT to prove an Eternal HELL, which is self evident from simple Scriptural understanding, but rather to shed light on the Eternal WORN that will exist in this unimaginable place of Eternal Punishment.
It takes a greater work of Scriptural gymnastics hammered on the anvil of disbelief to DISPROVE an Eternal Hell, then the Child like FAITH to accept God's sovereign omnipotent WISDOM and authority.
Many have speculated that these aforementioned WORMS are nothing more than some sort of demonic creatures that will devour the flesh of the damned and doomed mankind during their temporal destruction in the eternal and infernal place of Torment. Meanwhile, it is equally presumed that the Lake of Fire is only designed for Satan, his 1/3 Fallen Cohorts, the man AC, and the False Prophet.
However, this is not at all what Scripture reveals, the Bible states that the Righteous will view the 'carcasses' of those who have transgressed against God in a place where the fire is unquenched and THEIR (personal pronoun) WORN shall NEVER die.
Isaiah 66:24
To this end then, WHO are these WORMS that shall NEVER DIE which Jesus reveals in Mk. 9:44, et al?
The following Scriptures makes it perfectly clear by direct language SYMBOLIZING who these ETERNAL WORMS are most likely to be, even Jacob himself was addressed by the Lord as a WORM.
Job 25:6 (KJV)
Psalms 22:6 (KJV)
Isaiah 41:14 (KJV)
What then can easily be deduced from the above supposition, is that MAN is symbolized by a WORM and respecting Mk. 9:43-44 spoken directly by Jesus Himself, cited above, is referring to the LOST without HOPE in CHRIST.
Therefore, with direct respect to
the ETERNAL FLAME, Matt. 25:41 does NOT imply
exclusivity with relationship to those who will be deposited
into 'Everlasting' Fire.
Meanwhile, with respect to the WORM that DIETH NOT. Therefore, if it can be shown where something will NEVER DIE (even Christians are addressed in Scripture relevant to this SAME language - Jn. 11:26, et al.) is indeed NOT INFINITE or Eternal, then you have my undivided attention as well as a realistic defense for your concern, otherwise...
To this end, the KEY to understanding this prophecy is quite simple...those DEAD BODIES who will be in the (their) FIRE that is NOT QUENCED (Eternal Hell) are all those who have transgressed against the LORD:
Isaiah 66:23-24 (KJV)
Therefore, Jesus WARNS the grammatical antecedents ETERNAL WORM(s) - those transgressing against the LORD - of Mk. 43, 45 and 47, NOT to go to the place of ETERNAL HELL where THEIR Worm Dies NOT.
As such, the antecedent possessive personal pronoun THEIR with respect to the LXX (greek Septuagint), referring to the CARCASES/DEAD BODIES, is in EXACT agreement with Isaiah 66:24 (the Worm that shall NOT DIE - CARCASE) and the ETERNAL WORM that Jesus revealed in Mk. 44, 47, and 48.
"...In this sentence, the greek (in the septuagint, it is presumably the personal pronoun) their refers back to what? The answer is "carcasses" ("dead bodies")."
Moreover, the POSSESSOR of the ETERNAL WORM (Dead Body) is what is 'Spiritually' INSIDE of the Dead Body/Eternal Worm. To this end, when in Job 25:6, Psalms 22:6, and Isaiah 41:14 when God calls man a WORM He was referring to the 'physical body'. However, with respect to natural man there is ALSO a Soul/Spirit that dwells within the 'temporal' WORM.
Meanwhile, it is duely noted that WORMS eat decaying matter, i.e. dead bodies. However, the ETERNAL WORMS that BELONG (Ownership) to those who have transgressed against the LORD, per Scripture, are NOT 'external' consuming worms separate of the carcase, but rather the DEAD BODIES/CARCASES themselves, that will NEVER Die.
Therefore, if the WORM/DEAD BODY is ETERNAL, then so must its HOST OWNER (THEIR) that 'dwells within' be as well. If the OWNER (Spirit/Soul inside of the ETERNAL WORM) was to vanish away, then Eternal Hell would have Eternal Worms/DEAD BODIES with NO OWNERS. Nonetheless, below is what/where these ETERNAL WORMS will originate from - the DEAD BODIES that will NEVER DIE.
Dan. 12:2, Jn. 5:28-29 and Rev. 20:5 makes if perfectly clear that there will be a Resurrection of the DEAD in Sin (the Resurrection of the Damned).
John 5:28 (KJV)
Seeing therefore, that the former Carcases of these Damned and Dead resurrected individuals have long since been consumed by other parasites that are/were NOT ETERNAL (natural), then God has/will prepared (created) a NEW BODY for these doomed TRANSGRESSORS as well. Rev. 20:11-15, reveals that the DEAD will come out of their graves (see Jn. 5:28-29 above) and their resurrected DEAD BODIES (newly created - ETERNAL WORMS) will STAND before God to be Judged for THEIR transgressing against the LORD.
Revelation 20:11-15 (KJV)
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.


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This is a wonderful and fun organization that auctions and sells donated quilts for Alzheimer's research. The AAQI has donated over $400,000 toward research since 2006. My Liberated Quilters group issued a challenge to create quilts for this worthwhile cause and the founder of AAQI has asked us to spread the word to other quilters.
The auction starts April 1 and the quilts can be found here: http://www.alzquilts.org/quiltauction.html
There are also quilts for sale here: http://www.alzquilts.org/quiltsforsale.html
And if you'd like to make a quilt to donate: http://www.alzquilts.org/paq.html (Yoo hoo, doll quilt swappers!) :wink:
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AXIS Q1614 Network Camera
- Outstanding video in HDTV 720p @ 60fps
- Dynamic capture and Lightfinder
- Auto rotation
- Leveling assistance
- Shock detection
AXIS Q1614 delivers highly detailed video in fast-paced environments. Identify of an incident is easy thanks to clear video with 50 or 60 frames per second in HDTV 720p video quality.
The camera includes both Wide Dynamic Range with dynamic capture and Lightfinder technologies. Wide Dynamic Range-dynamic capture ensures that no part of the image is too dark or too bright. Additionally, the camera provides a manual fine tuning of the high-contrast image for ease and clear identification even in very complicated scenes. Lightfinder technology offers life-like colors video in low-light conditions.
Without WDR - dynamic capture
With WDR - dynamic capture
AXIS Q1614 includes new innovative features to help installers to mount the camera. The leveling assistance guides to the correct level, meaning that the camera can be installed wherever but always have a perfect image. The auto rotation functionality flips the image to the right orientation, also when Corridor Format.


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A guest post by Sheila Kelly
A friend with a gentle sense of humor recently sent me an email that said: Two of the greatest qualities in life are patience and wisdom.
Below was a picture of a big brown and white dog on the deck of a large log chalet – looking mighty patient and wise – observing a skunk, with tail briskly curled up, casually munching on the kibble in the dog bowl.
Maybe it was photoshopped (who knows these days?) but it made a good point.
The expression on the dog's face showed clearly that even in the animal kingdom God's creatures can choose to reject suggestions of impatience, and pay very good attention to wisdom and being a good neighbor.
This email of expressing wisdom and patience reminded me of a friend who was a Christian Science Chaplain and taught a Sunday School class at a girls' correctional facility. One thing the chaplain invited the girls to do in the class was to make a list – in ink – of all their good qualities. Then she asked them to write in pencil the traits that got them in the facility and to write – in ink – the opposite of that trait.
For example: impatience might be in pencil and patience in ink.
The girls understood, maybe for the first time, that they actually had a choice of which thoughts to have – and to choose to express the good quality and reject the suggestion of the bad trait. Apparently, so many girls began to make good choices it made a noticeable difference – not only in improved harmony in the facility, but also in the healing of relationships with family members.
Then they got to erase the false trait written in pencil, which was no part of their true identity of being created in the image and likeness of God. (Genesis 1:26,27).
Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered the Science of Christ Jesus' teachings and healings, wrote, "Christian Science commands man to master the propensities, – to hold hatred in abeyance with kindness, to conquer lust with chastity, revenge with charity, and to overcome deceit with honesty. Choke these errors in their early stages, if you would not cherish an army of conspirators against health, happiness, and success."
The wisdom my friend showed in teaching these girls their true nature through a method they would understand, and the patience to continue teaching until their behavior reflected their God-given nature, makes me even more grateful for these two great qualities in life. Learning of our divine nature and expressing God's qualities blesses us as well as family, friends, and neighbors.


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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away...(unkown) • Go With The Flow • Thyroid Support Group
Did anyone ever figure out what caused you to be hypo to start with?
How long have you been in Florida? Where were you living when you were diagnosed?
What are the reference ranges for your labs? Just curious if they are the same references that my lab uses.
total thyroxine or T4 at my lab is 4.7 - 13.3. - but this represents both the bound (95%) and the free. If some one (hopefully the woman) was on BCP the total thyroxine would be a little elevated anyways - estrogen competes with thyroxine receptors. As estrogen takes thyroxine's place, the "extra" thyroxine gets bound , and you have a "normal" increase in your TT4.
In your case, the numbers all seem to line up.
Great news, because then you can rest easier knowing that you are getting a good read even if you just have a TSH and FT4 checked in the future. I think it is a great idea to have an ultrasound and follow up with an endo. Will you have a choice about which endo to see? I don't remember if we talked about finding an endo that dealt primarily with thyroid rather than diabetes. These docs can be so specialized that it is tough to find the right one.
We talked about Kauai - but we are going to LasVegas instead. I am looking into running trails/parks nearby - it will be nice to run in summer like conditions - we had snow this morning - but it was gone by the afternoon.
i expect the snow will be here to stay by the time we get back. Normal for us is snow that lasts by Halloween.
Good morning and TGIF. Here is the results of blood work I had done on 8/21. CBC W/DIF moderate anisocytosis. WBC: 13.7 RBC 4.71 HGB 9.7 g/DL HCT 33 Percent MCV 78FL, MCH 26PG, MNHC 28,5 G?DL, PLT 302, Neutrophils 58 percent, lymphocytes 23 percent, monocytes 6 percent, eosinophils 4 percent, basohils 1 percent, neutrophil count 1.8 percent, lymphocyte ct 2.1 percent, monocyte ct .02, eosinophil ct .3, basophil ct. .1, RDW 17.6 H- slight anisocytosis, TSH 33.11 H, Ferritin 3.8 L.
PoeDog - moving your lab question to this forum
Any suggestions on what this all means would be greatly appreciated. And I hope I am not hi-jacking this forum with all this detailed information.
Driver, Runner, Bestie
Member Since 2008
I had my blood drawn Friday for lab work and received the call this morning. They increased my Thyroid medication to 125MG and now want to put me on high cholestrerol medication. What???


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Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 | 10:34 a.m.
WASHINGTON -- Greetings, Early Liners. The big political news in Nevada this week, if you have not yet heard, is that Republican John Guedry has dropped his bid to unseat Democratic Rep. Dina Titus in the Southern Nevada congressional district next year.
The Sun's Jon Ralston had the scoop late Friday, with a confirmation from Guedry that he wants to spend more time with his family.
That leaves the traditionally politically-split 3rd congressional race wide open for a challenge to the freshman Democrat.
Ralston muses that former state Republican Sen. Joe Heck could see an opportunity to rethink his gubernatorial bid for a Washington seat. Definitely one to watch.
But as my colleague Michael J. Mishak writes in today's Sun, being a political candidate is a little rougher in a recession. The money just isn't what it used to be:
"Candidates, consultants and fundraisers say the sharp economic downturn has shrunk the pool of traditional donors to whom they turn for money — and made those who are still giving reluctant to make commitments early in the campaign."
In Washington this week, the spotlight remains on health care reform.
The Senate Finance Committee expected to consider an amendment on Tuesday to include the public option plan as part of the package – a first test of Senate support.
Republican Sen. John Ensign's sits on the panel, but his vote is not necessarily one to watch -- he opposes the public plan, actually, he opposes the entire bill.
I wrote over the weekend that Ensign continues to pursue alternatives, such as his plan to allow insurers to give deep discounts on premiums to those who live healthy lifestyles. The American Cancer Society and 30 other unions and public health groups are opposed, calling the measure too punitive.
As action on the health care front is focused in the Senate, the NYT calls Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid the " quarterback" of the strategy (though I seem to recall Reid telling reporters recently that President Barack Obama is the quarterback on this issue.)
Speaking of Reid, the majority leader continues to get flak for his decision not to launch a congressional investigation of the community group ACORN after conservative activists filmed apparent questionable activities in an undercover expose. The Senate has since voted repeatedly to strip the group of federal funds.
No surprise here, but the Wall Street Journal editorial page sides with Gov. Jim Gibbons with its opposition to the health care reform proposal's expansion of Medicaid, saying it will saddle the cash-strapped states with higher bills.
Then again, Nevadans can use more Medicaid and other social service assistance as jobless residents rely on the safety net of public aid more than ever, writes the Sun's J. Patrick Coolican and David McGrath Schwartz. They say:
"By summer 2013, according to the state Health and Human Services Department, hundreds of thousands of Nevadans will need public assistance to survive:
• Nearly one in five Nevadans will be on food stamps;
• Enrollment in Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for the poor, will increase nearly 25 percent, to more than 250,000;
• Enrollment in welfare will increase by one-third."
That's it for now. Check back later for all the political news this week in Nevada.


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Friday, September 29, 2006
Dani's Quilt
I have now completed my first quilt. It is 40"X40"...a lap quilt I have made for my oldest granddaughter, Danielle. She will be 13 in November. The top is cotton while the back is minky. Dani's favorite colors are pink and green. The batting is a soft poly for baby blankets...can't remember the brand. I got the batting and minky at Quiltin' Tia's in Weatherford. They have had their store there for about 9 months, but they have been online for over 3 years.
Anyway, Dani's quilt is a lap quilt. I made is as soft as I could to encourage snuggling. I machine pieced it and machine quilted it. I bound it in the minky, as well. The center block was embroidered on my Innovis 4000D.
My next project is a turning twenty for one of my daughters. I am going to use 30 different fabrics and back it also in minky...maybe the star moon pattern. I will embroider several of the 10 1/2"X10 1/2" squares.
I am also going to see Susan (Tia) to get charm squares so that I will have hand work to do when we go to South Padre, Wimberley, and when I have my hip surgery. If you've read this far, the surgery will be the first part of November to replace my right hip. Please keep me in your prayers...this is my first ever surgery!
((((HUGS)))) to all of you...from Sioux
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Interview with Bishop Duncan
Produced and Recorded by Kevin Kallsen/AnglicanTV.org
Recorded on September 16, 2006
This online video is a ministry of AnglicanTV.org
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Thursday and Friday
Friday Louise and I went on our monthly jaunt. This time we went to Glen Rose, Texas. We ate at the Two Grandma's Cafe, which is just of the square and is open only on Friday and Saturday, at noon and in the early evenings. Then we looked into several stores. There are great old buildings in Glen Rose. One of my favorites, though, has been burned...the whole inside is gone. Glen Rose has a small square where produce farmers still bring their veg and fruit and where you can drink the "rotten egg" water from the many springs. I was thoroughly disappointed to discover that they are daming the Paluxy River right above the rocks where my family and I have spend many happy times.
From Glen Rose we traveled back through my hometown, Stephenville, where we stopped and the Flying Needle fabric store and got some beautiful fabrics...they have a wonderful selection and will cut anything into fat quarters. I wish they had had more fat quarters out...I seem to not be able to "see" what I want as well on the bolt and I do looking through fat quarters. Also in Stephenville we stopped at Starbucks...we were so thirsty. Friday was a HOT September day!
That night Jim and Louise and Raf and I went to Barney and Margaret's for supper...and a good time was had by all.
Tonight we are going to Fort Worth for Syria's marriage celebration...he was married in May, but now he has brought his wife to Texas.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Dad and Daughter
Christi's green cast...she broke her hand at the drag races...watching, not participating.
Downtown Graham
Downtown Graham
Tonight was night quilters. We have a wonderful group, and they are so supportive of me, the newest member and newest quilter.
Today was a good day, but I am exhausted.
Oh, I am not going to have anything done right now about my hip, but I am thinking of acupuncture. Any suggestions???
Monday, September 18, 2006
A Monday in Cowtown
We made other stops as well. We went to Barnes and Nobel, the Scout Shop, Harbor Freight, Michael's, Artful Bead, and ended at Central Market, a huge grocery owned by HEB. It has the most delightful foods available in the Fort Worth area. YUMMMM....
Since our Brookshire Brothers is closing its door at the end of September...two weeks away, we MUST find somewhere, other than WalMart, to get groceries. Mineral Wells NEEDS a good food store with a market!!!
Doubt if that will happen, so we will go to little Metro here, a Mexican grocery, and to Central Market for everything else!
Tomorrow we will go to Graham to give Travis his early birthday gift of Cub Scout uniform, book, etc. He is our youngest grandson. Our oldest, John, is an Eagle. I have 8 Eagles in my family right now, and I hope in a few years Travis will be #9!!
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Delicious Autumn Haiku
Thunder, lightening, dark gray clouds
I stop now to breath
Sunday Scribblings...The Fisher King
…The Fisher King
The Fisher King appears in legends, especially Arthurian legends, and these legends are set up to the time of the Crusades. Legend, both Celtic and Christian, have the Fisher King, or Rich Fisher, as the guardian of the Holy Grail.
One such suggestion is that the protector of the Grail was Bran the Blessed, an enormous being who was the superhuman, mystical King of the Britons. Bran owned a caldron that is supposed to represent the Grail in its mystical powers.
On the other hand, Irish Mystery Cults suggest that the Fisher King was connected to a tale of Salmon of Wisdom and centers around the character of Finn MacCumhail, who as a young boy in service to another Finn, catches fish when his elder is unable to do so. The fish young Finn catches pass on to him the knowledge of all things. He also become immortal.
There stories that tell us the Holy Grail is supposed to be the cup that Christ shared at the Last Supper, and Christ's symbol is the fish. Christ's death brings His followers everlasting life, and as the fish gave Finn immortality, he is thought to be protector of the Grail.
How the Fisher King came to be the Rich Fisher is in the belief by Christians that those who believe in Christ are rich in a way that gold cannot buy.
Another Fisher King legend relates that Joseph of Arimathaea, who was given Christ's body to bury was also given the Grail to protect. Joseph traveled to Europe where he entrusted the Grail to Bron who became the Rich Fisher when he fed a large company of people with as single fish, as did Christ.
The Fisher King is said to live in an otherworld castle called the Grail Castle. It is constructed of gray stone, is square, and is flanked by turrets. Some tales tell that it is located on a mountain on the River Dees in Northern Wales.
This ain't great writing, and it's just the tip of the iceberg, and I'm grateful to Sunday Scribblings to get me off my duff!!
Saturday, September 16, 2006
My Hip, Back, and Leg
I saw Dr. Dave yesterday, and this is the result.
first of all the MRI:
Mild concertric disk bulging at L4-5 with bilateral facet joint hypertrophy, ligamentum flavum thickening, and grade 1 anterolisthesis resulting in mild to moderate central canal stenosis and mild narrowing of the neural foramina bilaterally AND mild multilevel degenerative disk disease without central canal or neural foraminal stenosis at any other level.
Advanced degenerative changes of the right hip with severe joint space narrowing and bone on bone appearance at the superior aspect of the right hip joint space AND severely irregular contour of the femoral head and superior aspect of the acetabulum with subchondral collapse and adjacent sclerosis, and this may be due to advanced DJD, AVN, or both.
I have an appointment with Dr. Sanjoy Sundaresan who comes here from Wichita Falls. He is a neurosurgeon who will address the back problem with shots IF I decide to do it. If anyone knows anything about this doctor, please let me know. As I have told some of you, the whole thing is frightening to me...I am a medical coward! At the present, the shots sound like the route I take IF I can determine that I have confidence in the new doctor. Dr. Dave likes him, so I suppose that will do, but I am going to consult Dr. Singh before I make any sort of decision.
Thanks to all of you for your kind thoughts and prayers.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Friday Night at H2JO
Hope you all will come by and have coffe with us sometime. H2JO is the happening place in Mineral Wells, Texas, owned and operated by Amy Hopkins and Ninfa Holly.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Blue Room Update
For those of you who know our house, this is the Blue Room. We (Raf since I am pretty lame) are moving our house around. He is setting up his office/music room in the old diningroom, and my studio will be in the old office. This shows the new Sony flat screen HD tv on the wall. The shelf under is going to have to be wider, with the futon under it...or cat bed...as you can see Jake has staked it out. Good shot of my ugly feet, as well.
And I didn't get to go to the doctor today...he cancelled. So I will find out more about the CATSCAN and MRI tomorrow. I am such a fraidy cat!! Oh, well, at least I am a Seibert cat. Remember Grandpa Seibert said when he died he wanted to come back as a Seibert cat...Grandma said, "Yes, fixed!" Oh well. . .
Austin, Texas, This Weekend
And when you are in Austin check out the Austin City Limits Music Fest, http://www.aclfestival.com/default.aspx ...in particular check out Del Castillo, http://www.delcastillomusic.com/.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Update...what's been happening
Raf entertained at the birthday party. He is playing Friday night, September 15, at H2JO here in Mineral Wells, 8-11pm.
This is my first quilt square...Louise gave me the kit, and I made it as a door prize for rmmga in Wimberley in October.
I made this fabric collage with inkjet printing on fabric, quilting, beads, etc. It is to be a door prize at rmmga in October in Wimberley.
This is my first quilt. It will be about 40"X40". It is for my granddaughter, Dani's, 13th birthday in October. It is hearts, and in the middle block I machine embroidered her name and flowers. Her favorite colors are pink and green. This is a surprise...but Dani doesn't go to my blogsite, so she won't see it. The back will be minki.
Well, our late August/early September was hot, but the rains came on Labor Day, and summer is quite broke...thank God. We still need loads of rain...we still have a burn ban in effect.
I had my first ever CATSCAN and MRI today to see what is causing the pain in my right leg, hip, etc. I will go to Dr. Dave on Thursday. This...the anticipation, I guess...is causing some stomach problems, but Louise is helping take my mind off it by taking me to Study Club and just hanging out. Tonight is quilting.
Also, last weekend, the boys helped Raf move the bigger furniture so that we can set up a music room for him and a studio for me. Today we got a flat-screen Sony tv, so the house is shaping up a little differently than before.
Oh, they are filming Prison Break here in Mineral Wells tomorrow!
This month's Chasing Our Tales column in the North Texas Star is going to feature 19th century murders in the area...not Indian massacres...but murders. So check it out on newstands on September 24.
Tomorrow Raf practices with Ed for Friday night, and I think we will attend the vestry meeting. Thursday is Dr. Dave. Friday performance...so there goes the week.
Will try to post more now....


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TORONTO – A new study has found that a common class of medications used to treat urinary symptoms in men with an enlarged prostate does not boost the risk of suicide, but in rare cases can cause depression and thoughts of self-harm.
The drugs finasteride and dutasteride are known as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, and concern has been raised about their potential psychiatric effects.
Senior author Dr. Blayne Welk says men with an enlarged prostate who develop depression or thoughts of self-harm after starting the drugs should speak to their doctor.
The study led by researchers at Western University in London, Ont., analyzed health data from 2003 to 2013 for about 93,000 Ontario men over age 65, and compared those taking the medications with those who were not.
Researchers found the risk of self-harm and depression equalled one extra case for every 420 men treated with one of the medications for a year, but they stressed the drugs' potential benefits likely outweigh the risk for most patients.
The study is published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
"It is important that depression and self-harm are recognized as potential side-effects of 5ARIs," said Welk, referring to the acronym for 5-alpha reductase inhibitors.
"However, the relatively small magnitude of these risks should not dissuade physicians from using these medications in appropriate patients."
The study's findings need to be assessed in younger men who take finasteride for male pattern baldness, said Welk. The medication is used in lower doses for younger men to treat hair loss and similar concerns have been raised about psychiatric side-effects in this age group.


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Preaching today at his installation as the ninth Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Most Rev. Bernard Longley reflected on his new position and today's Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
"In preparing for this day I have been very conscious that I am entering into the life of a Christian family that has a long and rich history as well as its distinctive vocation to make Jesus Christ present, known and loved in this, the heart of England," the prelate said in his installation Mass homily on Tuesday.
The Mass and installation were celebrated at the Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St. Chad in Birmingham.
Speaking on the significance of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Archbishop Longley said that it "makes us aware of the power of Christ at work within us, as individuals and as communities, even – and perhaps with most effect, most fruitfully – when we are least aware of it."
Archbishop Longley continued,"the most important moment of grace in Mary's life occurred when she was as yet incapable of sensing or recognizing it, still less understanding its importance."
On the appearance of the Angel Gabriel to Mary, the Archbishop noted that "St. Luke does not disguise the fact that our Lady, even though she was full of grace, was deeply disturbed by the angel's words. The natural, human reaction of bewilderment and astonishment at something so powerful caused her to face it and accept it."
Mary, preached the archbishop, had "two moments of amazement." The first was that she was chosen by God, and the second was that her life was to be "fruitful with the birth of Christ."
"We too, each of us, have been chosen and are highly favored," he remarked. "We shall never fully understand the reason for God's choosing until we come one day to see him face to face, yet we have been chosen, each in our own particular way and together as the church, to bear Christ to others."
Previously an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Westminster from 2003 to 2009, Archbishop Longley was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Archbishop of Birmingham on Oct. 1 of this year. The prelate was born in Manchester, England in 1955 and was ordained a priest of Arundel and Brighton, England in 1981.


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Members of Allied Artists West are featured in an exhibition at Los Altos Hills Town Hall through March 2. A reception for the show, with harp music performed by Nardia Beyer, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 13.
The group includes 24 nationally known and emerging artists who have received acclaim for the quality of their work. Many of the artists have won awards in national competitions. Some of the members are also instructors or jurors.
Their work includes paintings in a variety of media as well as photography. Styles range from realism to abstraction.
Among the artists is Floy Zittin, who is especially interested in depicting birds. Her formal education was in biology and she spent several years as a scientific illustrator. She especially enjoys painting in watercolor.
The Town Hall is at 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Note that 10 percent of all sales from the show will go to Unity Care, a nonprofit that provides support for at-risk youth who have been removed from their homes. Call 650-941-7222 or visit www.alliedartistswest.org.
Pumpkin show
The Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival 2014 Logo Design Show opens Wednesday at the Coastal Arts League Museum. A reception for the show will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
In addition to viewing entries, you can vote for your favorite for the "People's Choice" award.
The Coastal Arts League Museum is at 300 Main St., Half Moon Bay. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Fridays through Mondays. Call 650-726-6335 or visit www.coastalartsleague.org.
Art Guild of Pacifica
The 55th Annual Members Exhibition of the Art Guild of Pacifica opens with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Sanchez Art Center.
This year's exhibition is judged by Amir Esfahani, an accomplished artist on the faculty at Skyline College in San Bruno.
Eunice Chan, Nancy Hall, Stephen Hearne and Melinda Lightfoot, winners of last year's show, will present work in a group show in the center's Main Gallery.
The Annual Members Exhibition will be on view through Nov. 17.
The Sanchez Art Center is at 1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. Call 650-355-1894 or visit www.sanchezartcenter.org.
Land and sea
"Landscapes, Seascapes & Urbanscapes" is on view in the Main Gallery of the Pacific Art League through Oct. 31. The show, juried by California painter Timon Sloane, features photographs, paintings, drawings, prints and mixed media works by 26 California artists.
Among the artists in the show are Brigitte Curt, Deborah Plumley and Judy Kramer of Palo Alto and Ed Lucey of Los Gatos.
Concurrently, in the center's Glass Gallery is "Shadows and Ceramics," a show of paintings by Ken Brenner and ceramic work by Jo Killen.
The Pacific Art League is at 227 Forest Ave., Palo Alto. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Admission is free. Call 650-321-3891 or visit www.PacificArtLeague.org.
Meet the artist
Muldoon Elder will speak about creativity in painting, poetry and thinking at a special Evening with the Artist on Friday at the Peninsula Museum of Art. His talk begins at 7 p.m.
Elder, the founder of Vorpal Gallery in San Francisco, is a noted painter, poet, Academy Award-winning filmmaker and writer who has been an important figure on the Bay Area arts scene for more than 50 years.
Reservations are required for the special event. Tickets are $15 for PMA members, $20 for nonmembers and $10 for students. Call 650-692-2140 or email email@example.com.
Elder's painting exhibition "Geometric Obsessions & Abstractions" is on view at the PMA, 1777 California Drive, Burlingame, through Nov. 24. Visit www.peninsulamuseum.org.
Arts and olives
Penelope's Den is one of the organizations participating in the 16th annual Arts and Olive Festival at Cañada College. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on the campus at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City.
The suggested entry scholarship donation is $5. Call 650-306-3100 or visit http://olivefest.org.
Information on visual and literary arts can be sent to Bonny Zanardi at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Barrick Gold Announces Preliminary Production Results
Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) Preliminary results indicate the following:
–– Met gold gold operating operating guidance of 7 6 guidance of 7.6--77 8.8 Moz Moz of of production at total cash costs of $460-$475/oz (in line with original guidance)
– Met copper production guidance of 450-460 Mlbs at total cash costs slightly above guidance of $1 60 $1 70/lb Gold: Production Production expected to be slightly lower than 2011 expected to be slightly lower than 2011 Total cash costs expected to be ~15% higher, primarily due to: – inflationary cost pressures – gradd fil e profile – change in production mix
Copper: Production expected to be higher due to a full year of production from Lumwana and initial production at Jabal Sayid expected in H2 2012 Total cash costs expected to be 15 cash costs expected to be 15-20%20% higher primarily due to: higher, primarily due to: – inflationary cost pressures – change in production mix with a full year of Lumwana production – increased costs at Lumwana as it transitions in 2012 from the Malundwe to the Chimiwungo deposit
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Is this the pop music mega scandal we've been waiting years for? Are [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Katy Perry[/lastfm] and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Britney Spears[/lastfm] going to go toe to toe the next time they see each other in person? Will there be hair pulling?
The answer, sadly, is no. Turns out this is all just a fabricated story that has been blown out of proportion by bloggers (not yours truly of course, minus the misleading headline). Read more here, I'll go back to thinking about the red carpet throw down that this *could* have been. Sad face.


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Today is one of the rare moments that I have slept past 4:30 am, and I'm feeling slightly guilty about it. I'm up drinking my coffee and preparing my list of to-dos and goals before the activities of the day take over my schedule. I am behind in several tasks this week because I have given the allocated time slots to people who needed my assistance. Despite my slightly overwhelming task list, I think I have made a great investment this week. Even though I don't know the payoff, I am betting the return will be better than 1:1.
I ran across a quote by Maya Angelou yesterday:
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
What a remarkably simple insight that reveals our common need, the need to be valued. While I do believe that some need more reinforcement of their value than others, I don't know a single person who doesn't smile or warm to genuine kindness.
Sometimes it is very difficult to do, especially when the other person is being rude or disrespectful. Yet how I respond to it is about me and not him or her. I don't have to be disrespectful in return.
I remember that once I was very angry with my brother in law. I unleashed all of my hurt and anger on him for something that, ultimately, he did not do. He could have responded with anger but he responded with a gentleness that completely disarmed me. He acknowledged that I was very unhappy and that he understood why. It was really the only thing I wanted to hear. I saw instantly that he was not to blame and that how I was feeling was all about what was happening with me, not him. I will never, ever forget that moment. I will never, ever forget how he made me feel. I was valued. My feelings, my needs are important.
As I sit here looking at the task list that I hope to accomplish today, my larger goal is to make people feel valued. After all, business for me can be just "busy ness" if I don't take time to celebrate what it is that we do and who it is that we do it with.