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No Deaths - but a Family in Mourning
After surviving a terrorist attack, the Amar family bears few physical scars. But they are still walking wounded
This is a sad summer for the Amar children. They no longer go out to play on the neighborhood soccer field, they don't go swimming or hang out at the mall. Only seldom do their friends come by for a visit.
Anat Amar and her children - Elad (almost 13), Hagai (9), Noam (8), and Gafnit (3) - were at the Sbarro restaurant in downtown Jerusalem last year when the terrorist bomber struck. Noam sustained burns to his arms and legs, and his mother and brothers escaped unharmed, aside from a few minor scrapes and burns, which healed long ago. But since the bombing, the Amars - a happy, outdoorsy, lively family - have been closeting themselves in the dim rooms of their apartment, living in self-imposed isolation, partly against their will, partly by design.
Last August 9th, they went into the city to buy books and notebooks for the new school year. Elad was going to be starting at a new religious school, and he was excited. Anat Amar recalls with sadness how she gave him a new white kippa to wear that day. It was a nice day. Around lunchtime, with bags of their purchases hanging from Gafnit's stroller, they walked into Sbarro to eat. An older woman offered them her seat. Seconds later, Anat would step over her body to get to the exit.
The explosion hit after Anat asked her son Noam to switch places with her. Noam, who sat down next to the suicide bomber, sustained serious burns that have not yet completely healed. Anat would later feel guilty that he absorbed the brunt of the explosion instead of her. But in those instants, such feelings were far from her mind. She felt the blast of heat, and shouted, "Elad, Elad, where is Gafnit?" At the same time, as if in slow-motion, she saw her little daughter thrown by the shock wave through the restaurant's glass window, a shower of fragments covering her.
Elad did not hear his mother. He was already on his feet, looking for his sister. After finding her crying on the pavement outside, wisps of burnt hair on her head and her face bruised, he brought her to safety in one of the nearby shops. At a time of utter chaos - his brothers had disappeared and his mother was screaming, opening and closing ambulance doors as she searched for the rest of her family - he took charge. There, at Sbarro, Elad Amar left his childhood behind him.
Not yet bar mitzvahed, Elad is a full-fledged adult to his younger siblings. It is he who watches over them when their father is at work as a fireman, spending long stints
outside the home, or while their mother is occupied with the household chores. It has been a long time since Elad has left the house to play with a friend. He is a slightly-built, serious child. A self-conscious smile occasionally flickers across his face. The month after the bombing, he began the new school year in a much more religious school than he had been registered for. "He insisted, I couldn't say no to him," says Anat, apologetically. She was raised in a traditional home, but her husband has become more observant in the past few years, whereupon she began covering her hair.
`Going out is really dangerous'
It seems as if religion has not brought Anat Amar much comfort. In the ambulance on the way to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, after finding out that her two sons, Hagai and Noam, had been taken to Bikur Holim Hospital, Elad began to mumble the Shir Hamaalot psalm, and asked her to say the psalm with him. She pushed him away impatiently. The ancient words did not speak to her.
Elad has seized on religion with all his might. He believes that a miracle occurred, that he was saved thanks to the mitzvoth he observes. In an attempt to find meaning in what happened to him, he recites one by one the signs that prove he was sent by heaven to save his sister. For example that he was not harmed, he says, because of the book of Psalms that was in his wallet. A flash of happiness lights up his eyes when he is asked about the picture on the wall, in which he is seen training in the martial arts. He has been studying ju-jitsu from the age of six, bit in the past year he has not trained at all, because aside from school, he does not leave the house.
"It's all down the drain, and I'm no longer as physically fit as I was," he rails. Later, as one who has accepted his sentence, he says: "I don't argue any more. My mother is afraid for us, and going out is really dangerous." It is hard to be a grown-up when you're really just a child. "It's terrible at home with the siblings, who you always have to give in to," says Elad.
One day, his mother relates, he finally opened up while speaking with the psychologist, and admitted that he was having a hard time, too. "I was hurt here," he says, pointing at his heart. "He cries a lot at night, and by day he tries to be the man of the house," says his mother. A week after the attack, a gala thanksgiving feast was held at the Amar home. "Everyone told my husband that he was given a new family," says Anat. "But the truth is that he was given a damaged family."
While she talks in a subdued voice about her life since the attack, her husband continues to cut the salad for the children's lunch, and doesn't say a word. Aside from the oppressive atmosphere at home, his work as a fireman also exposes him to more than enough bleak scenes at the aftermath of terrorist attacks. But, says his wife, he keeps his pain inside, and speaks fairly little.
Eleven years ago, a small explosive charge concealed atop some gas balloons blew up in the courtyard of their building. Luckily, no one was hurt. Amar is terrified at the possibility of a worse terrorist bombing taking place in her neighborhood, which is not far from East Jerusalem. "I feel that my own territory is not safe," she says. "Even when the Patt Junction bomb went off I felt the windows here reverberating. My flesh became all prickly. I got nauseous and was vomiting. I lost a large part of myself in the [Sbarro] attack, in which the children and I were hurt. I try not to show it at home, but sometimes it's out of my control."
The National Insurance Institute (NII) approved an hour of psychological treatment each week for Anat. "They figured that if the mother could be straightened out, so would the children," she says. "The problem with this establishment is that treatments related to injuries are approved automatically, but I had to demand the psychological treatment for children. It's absurd: the physical wound is healed, but when the spirit is wounded, it is hard to heal. I wasn't willing to let them continue to carry this trauma around with them. I was afraid it would become chronic, and I was right. It's been a year, and the children still haven't straightened out."
Gafnit, whose hair was completely burned off in the bombing, won't let anyone touch her head. Every time she has her hair shampooed or brushed becomes a nightmare for her and the rest of the family. She relentlessly asks her mother to hold her. She wets her bed at night, and has gone back to sleeping in her crib. For a long time after the bombing, the entire family would sleep together at night, on mattresses they put on the parents' bedroom floor. Gafnit and Noam, who have suffered from nightmares all year, still sleep there. "Noam sleeps next to my bed. He has a very hard time falling asleep. A night light, Psalms, reciting the `Shma' prayer - nothing helps. He is afraid. He talks and yells out in his sleep," says Anat.
The games are not the same
Only recently has research into trauma among children, which had been overlooked all these years, begun to step up, partly due to the upsurge in terrorist attacks, which have affected large numbers of children. A study conducted by the New York City Board of Education after last year's Twin Towers attack, found that some 75,000 children - 10.5 percent of all students in grades 4 through 12 - suffered from symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fifteen percent of students - about 100,000 - suffered from agoraphobia, fear of public places. They explicitly noted that they are afraid to take public transport.
Tamar Lavi, a doctoral candidate at Tel Aviv University's department of psychology, conducted a wide-ranging study among 1,200 fifteen-year-olds. She found that 30 percent of children living in settlements and 70 percent of Palestinian children suffered from symptoms of PTSD. Young children are considered more immune to traumas, because they naturally filter out hard-to-absorb sights, and because they trust their parents.
An entire family destroyed
Experts feel there is a close connection between the mother's ability to endure, and the recovery of the children. "The younger the child, the more he sees the world through the prism of his parents," says Dr. Esther Galili, director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry unit at Hadassah Hospital. "When the mother is in a state of anxiety, and is scared to leave the house, it affects her children."
Naturally, the psychiatric treatment is extended through the family, with the parents' participation. As with all treatment designed for children, it is usually combined with games and painting. A study conducted by Dr. Galili last year surveyed 50 children who were lightly hurt in car accidents. She found that the more that parents developed trauma-related symptoms, the more the children developed the same sort of symptoms.
It is hard to decide what is the cause and what is the result, says Galili, since the parents' anxiety level is also a function of the fact that their children were involved in the traumatic event. A study conducted in hospital oncology departments found that the anxiety level of parents of children with cancer was higher than that of adults who themselves have cancer.
The way children react to a traumatic event is altogether different from that of their parents. "Children are not little adults," says Dr. Galili. "They do not express anguish non-verbally, which can be confusing." They may seem easygoing, laughing and playing with everyone. The signs can be a lot more suggested: the nature of the game changes and becomes less complex, their drawings become monotonic and repetitive. Babies and toddlers develop eating and sleep disorders, and cry more often. Kindergarten and school-age children who have been exposed to trauma will express their distress through fears of abandonment. In school, children are liable to present behavioral problems.
Recognition of the emotional state of children who have not sustained physical injury is hardly automatic. In order to receive funding for her children's psychological treatment, Amar had to go through a series of humiliating medical committees. "On top of all the trauma, you get another slap in the face from the medical committees. They don't have any time for you. In the two or three minutes they give you to talk, you're supposed to present an entire life, and then it's someone else's turn. Come to our house for an hour, and you can see how an entire family has been destroyed."
Beginning this year, through contributions received by Hadassah, every child requiring psychological treatment receives it for free. Not long ago, there was an attempt by telephone to locate 200 children who had been brought to emergency rooms after sustaining injuries in terrorist attacks. About half reported being afraid when taking buses, behavioral problems in school, nightmares and sleep disorders. Only 10 percent had received psychological treatment. Only about half of the victims has applied to the NII for psychological treatment.
The National Insurance Institute eventually recognized the emotional harm sustained by the Amar family. The older children refuse to continue their individual treatment, but the entire family is being seen by a psychologist. "I am extremely apprehensive about their future," says Anat Amar. "Something terrible has happened to them at such an early age. They fight all the time, it wasn't always like this. We were a beautiful family. We don't enjoy being together anymore."
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If he wins by a landslide, does it actually mean anything?
Well, it could let the candidate claim a mandate. But that didn't really help out much last time when it came to health care.
That depends on how the Congressional seats go. If Obama wins, but the Dems aren't picking up seats, it's hard to claim a convincing mandate.

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Three people are to be charged in connection with the sectarian murder of Portadown Catholic Robert Hamill, Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said.
Mr Hamill was beaten to death by a loyalist mob in the Co Armagh town in 1997 and claims that police failed to intervene are the subject of a public inquiry.
The PPS confirmed three people are to be charged in connection with the case.
The move follows a request from the inquiry team for prosecutors to reconsider a decision not to prosecute an individual.
In a statement, the PPS said: "The PPS has confirmed that, following a review of all the available evidence including that given to the Hamill Tribunal, it has concluded that the Test for Prosecution is met in respect of two persons for an offence of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and one person for an offence of doing an act with intent to pervert the course of justice."
The father-of-three suffered serious head injuries when he was kicked and beaten at a notorious sectarian flashpoint in Portadown while he walked home after a night out with relatives. He was rushed to hospital but died 11 days later without regaining consciousness.
The presence of armed police in a Land Rover at the scene of the attack sparked claims they had failed to intervene, while the then Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) also faced accusations that it had later mishandled the case.
The police officers involved deny wrong-doing. No-one has been convicted of murdering Mr Hamill and only one person was convicted of affray as a result of the fatal assault.
The case became one of the most notorious of the latter years of the Troubles and fuelled nationalist calls for radical reforms of the RUC.
A separate public inquiry is examining allegations of security force collusion in her killing. It was recently announced that the publication of both inquiry reports has been delayed until next year.


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On 24/03/08 19:47, Dan MacNeil wrote:
I'm curious as to how other people handle customers running cracked sites.
This seems a fair and responsible action on your part to me.
They want access to the original installation in a .htaccess protected directory so their "security expert" can find and fix problems.
I think their request is reasonable, and they should be allowed the opportunity to rectify the issue by whatever means they choose - whether or not their proposed method of solving it is practical or not is not your responsibility. I would say that, provided you specify that you will not allow public access to their site until you have confirmed that the changes they have made have resolved the vulnerability, you have done your part and the ball is in their court.
Gavin Westwood
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Alisa Jo McKinney Shirley, 31, of 309 Deer Chase, died Thursday, March 27, 2003.
A native of Oak Hill, W.Va., Mrs. Shirley was a daughter Andy Joe and Judy Tincher McKinney, West Virgina. She attended the University of Louisville, Ky., and was a missionary for a number of years with Deaf Opportunity Out Reach (D.O.O.R.), a mission group reaching out to deaf people for Christ. She was a member of Hebron Baptist Church, Dacula. At the time of her death, Mrs. Shirley was pregnant.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Nazareth United Methodist Church, 623 Dee Kennedy Road, Winder, with the Rev. Daniel Howard officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her husband, Rev. Christopher Shirley; two daughters, Sara Rose Shirley and Marissa Shirley, both of Toccoa; a son, Justin Shirley, Toccoa; five stepchildren, Kara Shirley, Tyler Shirley, Casey Shirley, Ashley Shirley, and Jennifer Shirley, all of Toccoa; a sister, Rebecca Moore, Lexington, S.C.; and a brother, Jason McKinney, Lexington, S.C.
Acree-Davis Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Athens Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 30, 2003
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, March 30, 2003.
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Criminal Girls: Invite Only Trailer Revealed
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Dec 19, 2014 18:52 JST
- Tags: Fetish, Nippon Ichi, Oppai, RPG, Translation, Video Gallery, Vita
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming western translation of delinquent RPG Criminal Girls: Invite Only, "revealing" the game's famous punishment scenes – which look likely to provoke another surge of outraged white knighting from the non-Japanese gaming media mafia.
NIS America has pointed out that some changes had to be made in order for the game to arrive in the US – likely referring to the sexually explicit punishment scenes where players can tastefully spank their party members into obtaining levels.
The new fog-riddled (which despite popular opinion was present even in the Japanese version) trailer:
The first trailer and its gameplay montage:
Some punishment scenes unobscured by pretty pink smog:
Criminal Girls: Invite Only will arrive next year on February 3rd for the Vita.


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I am tryign to compile a list of pros and cons for TDD, so far i have come up with the following, any comments, additions would be highly appreciated
Pros1 - Tested code is written and test automation is easily achievable from the beginning of the project2 - Easier to leave your code and come back later - assuming you got the test in place3 - Sample code available to others4 - Red-Green-Refractor implies less time spent on debugging5 - Developers can see the effect of design decisions within minutes, instead waiting for the regressing cycle6 - Gives management many tools, including predictability, flexibility of resources, consistency, and visibility into what's really going on7 - Conflicting requirements detected easily8 - Breaking changes in business rules are detected without regression, hence code can be modified without fear of breaking existing changes9 - If used in conjunction with a tracebility matrix, can give a very accurate state of the project10- writing acceptance tests first makes developers think more about value before starting to code
Cons1 - Religious refactoring is essential2 - Tests can't be tested! so review is essential for the tests3 - a new way to think about problem would be met with resistance 4 - a large project may include a lot of tests that take considerable time to execute - build servers can be a solution5 - when modifying any business logic, the related test cases have to be maintained accordingly this may become a big overhead if the changes are more frequent6 - test writing skills develop over time 7 - desigining test cases in a multi-threaded envoirnment is very difficult.
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A life-sized replica of Noah's ark -- which took a wealthy Dutch creationist 20 years to complete -- has opened to the public in the Netherlands.
Johan Huibers says he had a dream about Noah and the vessel he built when the Earth flooded, so he recreated the boat.
The 427-foot installation is based on measurements cited in the Bible.
The ark has some live animals on it, including chickens and parakeets, and there are several life-sized animal statues, such as giraffes, elephants and lions.
The ark, which can hold 1,500 people, also boasts a movie theater and a restaurant.
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Install Test Signatures for Windows Drivers
In Windows Vista, if you have received a driver from a vendor for testing purposes that is not yet signed, you can use a test signature to validate the driver and to test the installation. Test signing is the act of digitally signing an application with a private key and corresponding code-signing certificate that is trusted only within the confines of a test environment.
There are two primary ways to generate such test-signing certificates:
Developers can generate their own self-signed certificates.
Certificates can be issued by a certification authority (CA).
For either option, test-signing certificates must be clearly identified as appropriate only for testing purposes. For example, the word "test" can be included in the certificate subject name and additional legal disclaimers can also be included in the certificate. Production certificates that are issued by commercial CAs must be reserved for signing only public beta releases and public final releases of software and internal line-of-business software.
For additional information, see Driver Signing Requirements for Windows.


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ISI Group Reiterates Hold, $89 Target on Parker-Hannifin
ISI Group maintains its Hold rating and $89 target price on Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) as monthly check do not see moderation in distributors' sales outlook.
ISI says, "The distributors' 1-3 months sales outlooks see growth beyond December, important due to concerns for the entire sector that domestic growth could moderate post 2011 year end bonus depreciation related purchases (as well as pre-buying off-hwy machines in front of the more expensive interim tier 4 emission machines). Distributor visibility beyond 1-month, we believe, is limited, so we don't want to overstate the significance of the distributors' views but they are encouraging nonetheless."
PH closed at $82.83 per share on Monday.
Posted-In: ISI GroupAnalyst Color Reiteration Analyst Ratings
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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease hit our house and it was exhausting. This infant and toddler illness was not fun. We did not know at first that this infant and toddler illness was Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. All of us parents just thought we had a sick toddler or infant on our hands, but little did we know, it was much worse.
For Gracie, it started with a low grade fever. I had a feverish child for about 2 days. Gracie only ran a temperature of around 100.6. I do not medicate for temperatures under 103.5 so I just was planning on letting this toddler illness run its course. The day she started running the higher temperature, she just-so-happened to bite her tongue during lunch. Later that night, she was whining that her tongue hurt. I did not think anything out of the ordinary. I just thought she had a little 'bug' and it would run its course and be over.
Boy, was I wrong! This wasn't just a "little bug".
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is a viral infant and toddler illness that usually starts with a fever and sore throat. About one or two days after the fever shows, blistery sores usually start showing up in the mouth, hands, feet and diaper area.
I had no idea this is what Gracie had. When she was complaining about her mouth hurting, she wasn't kidding. I thought that when she bit her tongue, a canker sore developed. I felt really bad for her, but had no idea that it was more than that.
Gracie screamed all night long about her mouth hurting. She actually screamed every night for about 5 nights. Night time was the worst for her. During the daytime, she didn't fuss about it too much, but she refused to eat. Gracie was on a liquid diet for about 5 days before she finally started eating again.
As for my daycare kids…
They all got it much worse than Gracie. Gracie had a very mild case.
One toddler started with it 2 days after Gracie started (and they both started over the weekend). He got the fever. Then started his mouth problems. It took a few days of us all being confused before he went to the Doctor. The Doctor finally confirmed it was Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. He never broke out anywhere except his mouth, but his break out was very bad. His mouth was covered in blisters!
Within this week, an infant started getting the blisters on her diaper area. A few days later, she broke out with the blisters on her lips, tongue, hands and feet. So did her mother. Her mother started with a horrible sore throat in the morning. By afternoon she had blisters in her throat and mouth. She ended up getting the blisters on her hands too.
This week we also had another toddler break out. She came to me in the morning perfectly fine. By mid-morning, she had a few blisters on her diaper area. By late morning, she was getting the blisters on her hands, feet and tongue. Mom came to pick her up and take her to the Doctor to confirm that this was Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease.
***This was written over about 2 weeks ago and since I have written this, I have had 2 parents come down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. They both only got the blisters in their mouth. They both said this was a very painful sickness.
Not fun.
I know from chatting with my WTE friends from my April 2009 board ,that this virus is an infant and toddler sickness that is hitting many, many families recently and unfortunately it has to run its course. There is nothing you can give them to get rid of it.


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Mayo Clinic doctors and other staff trained in sleep disorders evaluate and treat adults in the Sleep Disorders Center at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. The Sleep Disorders Center, located at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Mayo Clinic doctors trained in sleep medicine, including doctors trained in lung and breathing conditions (pulmonologists), mental health conditions (psychiatrists) and other areas, staff the center. Doctors have expertise and experience treating people who have sleep disorders. Sleep specialists are involved at every stage of your sleep evaluation, from the initial examination and treatment to therapy and follow-up care. Staff in the Sleep Disorders Center sees about 3,000 people each year who have sleep disorders.
Mayo Clinic doctors in the Sleep Disorders Center may work with doctors trained in brain and nervous system conditions (neurologists), doctors trained in ear, nose and throat conditions, registered sleep technologists, respiratory therapists, and others to diagnose and treat your condition.
The Sleep Disorders Center, which is open 24 hours a day, five or six days a week, has six beds available for overnight sleep studies (polysomnograms). You may also have other tests performed to evaluate your sleep condition in the center. The Sleep Disorders Center offers spacious rooms with queen-sized beds, private bathrooms, televisions and Internet access.
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Release Date: 04/22/2014 |
Album Rating: 4.0Yessss I hoped there'd be a staff review for this. I wanted to do one myself but I'm bogged down with
dissertation work at present :-(
I'll read the review later, but the rating is spot-on.
Album Rating: 3.9this might be a 4! negligible difference
Album Rating: 4.0This is really good. I hate to say it but I like E more when he's less happy.
Album Rating: 4.0Yeah, regrettably he's one of those musicians whose best music is borne of misery. It's one of the
reasons why this can be so uncomfortable to listen to. I can't wait to hear this stuff live.
Album Rating: 4.0You don't have to wait long. The tour starts soon—going to see them in three weeks.
Album Rating: 4.0I know - I'm seeing them in June and July.
Given the venues they've got lined up I expect they'll play most, if not all, of this record. That's
one of the reasons why Eels are such a great live band, they do something different with every new
Album Rating: 3.9i'm surprised at some of the negative press this has gotten too
Album Rating: 4.0Really!?
Album Rating: 4.0It's true that this record retreads old ground, but for it's come as a real surprise, especially after Tomorrow Morning and Wonderful, Glorious. I find the emotional fluctuation between his albums genuinely compelling, especially given his past.
This is the record I wish the new Beck was.
'Cautionary Tales is a refreshingly honest.'
^Fix this. I'm inclined to give this a whirl.
Digging: Rina Sawayama - RINA
Album Rating: 3.9got it, thanks gregory. you should
Album Rating: 3.9
this might be a 4!
this is literally the biggest staff-rating scandal of all-time
We're all on pins and needles
Album Rating: 3.9i'm literally advocating for a 3.95 rating option as we speak
hmmm, no, that's still not precise enough. I need to know whether this is a 3.954 or a 3.945
ps I just read this review and good jobbbb. You've convinced me to give this a go when I haven't really cared about Eels for a few years.
that beard is ratchet af
chelsea wolfe is playing as support for this guy in a show near me soon. i really want to go for her but am unsure of this guy.
Album Rating: 3.9going to take that as a compliment!
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Athens-Clarke County police have asked the public's help in locating a burglary suspect to cut short his alleged crime spree.
They announced on Tuesday that a reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information that helps them locate 23-year-old Jarrett James Boerl.
He is currently wanted on warrants charging him with theft by receiving and theft by deception, and also has felony probation warrants in Athens-Clarke and Madison counties, police said.
Additionally, Boerl is wanted for a parole violation, police said, and is a suspect in a recent burglary in Athens.
"We'd sure like to get him off the street so he does not continue that trend," said Lt. Mike McKeel, supervisor of the Athens-Clarke County East Precinct Property Crimes Section.
In Athens, Boerl is on probation for a conviction last year on charges of loitering and prowling and possession of burglary tools.
A probation violation warrant was issued last month after he failed to report to the Day Reporting Center and absconded from Hope House, an Athens substance abuse recovery facility.
Boerl was also on parole from a 2009 burglary conviction in Athens-Clarke County.
He is described as a white male, 5-foot-9 and 150 pounds. His last known address was on North Finley Street.
Anyone with information that can help police locate this offender should call 911, central dispatch at (706) 546-5900, or Crime Stopper's confidential tip line at (706) 613-3342.


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Google is already hard at work at its answer to Siri, the voice-controlled assistant on the iPhone 4S, according to a report on Android and Me.
The project will be layered on top of the current voice actions Android phones already have. It's codenamed "Majel," after the woman who does the voice of the computer in Start Trek: The Next Generation.
Majel will likely accept natural speaking commands just like Siri does. Android and Me expects it to be released within the next few months.


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By: Caitlin Cheevers, Guest Blogger
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Is it just me, or does it seem like there never actually is any time during the holidays?
Time to relax, time to enjoy, time to finish everything before the end of the year. It's just never there.
Shopping, holiday parties, and spending time with family all seem to be the number one priority, and working full-time means I don't get a month off for the holidays any more.
Plus, coordinating schedules with mine and my boyfriend's family means I'm always going to be missing out on something.
The holidays are definitely a time where Fear Of Missing Out, or FOMO, shows its ugly face.
A week ago I saw some pictures on Facebook of high school friends getting together for the holidays. And I had a really bad case of FOMO.
I started feeling really self-conscious, like my life wasn't as good as theirs.
That's when I realized I needed to take a step back and savor each moment, especially during the holiday season.
I was getting way ahead of myself. I haven't talked to these people in four years; I only had one posed portrait to go off of. I have no idea what their lives are like now.
But I do know that mine is pretty great. Sometimes I just have to remind myself.
While I don't have a big group of friends, the friends I spend time with really care about me.
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Wednesday's CSExtra offers a collection of the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. North Korea prepares for a rocket launch as soon as Thursday over the objections of the U. S., Russia, Japan and others. A group of former NASA officials questions the space agency's assertions over climate change. In a bi-partisan show of support, two U. S. senators from Texas and Florida urge fellow lawmakers not to pursue commercial space objectives at the expense of future human space exploration. NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lands at the Kennedy Space Center to ferry orbiter Discovery to the Washington D. C. area next week. Experts explain a Texas fireball. Two time space tourist Charles Simonyi finds a Seattle home for his Soyuz spacecraft.
1. From Spacepolicyonline.com: North Korea nears a rocket launch over the objections of the United States, Russia and many of the communist nation's neighbors. Invited foreign journalists and experts are on hand to watch the launch of what North Korea says is a small weather satellite that will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the nation's founder, Kim Il-sung. Outsiders fear the satellite merely veils a ballistic missile test that will violate U. N. sanctions as well as a U. S. food aid agreement. . A lift off is expected between Thursday and Monday. http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/north-korea-readies-for-provocative-satellite-launch
A. From Nature News.com: As North Korea prepares for a controversial rocket launch this week, experts watch — skeptical its uncertain mission will succeed. http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/04/north-korea-gets-ready-to-launch.html
B. From the Wall Street Journal: Amid the cherry blossoms and other signs of spring, Japan deploys missile defense batteries, preparing itself in case North Korea's missile test poses a threat. http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/04/11/cherry-blossoms-and-pac-3s/?KEYWORDS=Korea
C. From Wired News.com: Experts discount North Korea's claim of a rocket launch to deliver an Earth observing satellite to orbit. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/noko-lying-launch/
2. From the Daily Caller: A group of former NASA officials, including astronauts, urges NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to soften the agency's stance on human induced climate change in a newly released letter. "As former NASA employees, we feel that NASA's advocacy of an extreme position, prior to a thorough study of the possible overwhelming impact of natural climate drivers is inappropriate," the letter reads in part. The group said statements that "man-made carbon dioxide is having a catastrophic impact on global climate change are not substantiated." A NASA spokesman said the agency had not received the Mar. 28 letter. http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/10/former-astronauts-blast-nasa-for-extreme-position-on-climate-change/#ixzz1rivCwAQB
3. From Spacepolitics.com: The web site takes note of a bi-partisan essay penned by Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, U. S. Senator from Texas, and Democrat Bill Nelson, U. S. Senator from Florida, on NASA's future. They urge their fellow lawmakers not to confuse NASA's exploration responsibilities with efforts to nurture commercial transportation services. Both are essential for U. S. leadership, they write, while suggesting the space agency move expeditiously to invest only in the most capable commercial partners. http://www.spacepolitics.com/2012/04/10/hutchison-and-nelson-on-the-same-page-regarding-nasa/
A. From the Sacramento Bee: In a bi-partisan op-ed U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas, and U. S. Sen. Bill Nelson, of Florida, emphasize the importance of human exploration for the nation's future. Exploration serves as a critical motivator for the nation's youth as well as an investment in new technologies, they write in an essay that appeared in several U. S. newspapers earlier this week. http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/09/4400460/americas-space-act-is-about-to.html
4. From Collectspace.com: NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday. The SCA is scheduled to ferry the retired shuttle orbiter Discovery from Florida to Dulles International Airport next Tuesday for delivery to the Smithsonian Institution. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-041012a.html
5. From Space.com: A bright meteor streaked across the daytime sky over Texas last week. Experts say there is an increase in this type of display in February and late March/early April. http://www.space.com/15222-daytime-fireball-texas.html
6. From Space.com: Charles Simonyi, the American billionaire software developer, reached space twice as a tourist. Now the Russian Soyuz capsule that carried him on his most recent trip, in March 2009, with two professional astronauts is part of a new gallery at the Seattle Museum of Flight. http://www.space.com/15225-charles-simonyi-space-tourist-book.html
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Welcome to a special April Fool's Day edition of Sunday Supper! Seeing as my family or origin were definitely pranksters, April Fool's Day was quite up our alley. I've detailed our shenanigans in this post. However, my childhood experiences didn't really help me in coming up with a recipe to share today, because things like putting cat food under scrambled eggs, or possibly putting um, "dietary supplements" in brownies, were not what Sunday Supper had in mind.
My first idea was something I randomly pulled on Matt, my English-pea-hating husband, a few years ago. This one is kinda cool: you take thawed frozen, or fresh blanched peas and place them on a pizza dough round with some minced garlic and olive oil. Then cover it with shredded cheese and pepperoni slices. Bake it off, and when you take that bad boy out of the oven, no one sees the peas. It just looks like a pepperoni pizza, so it would be an awesome, perfectly edible recipe to share today! But Matt was somehow less than enthused about repeating that experience (no, I didn't tell him the peas were there before he took his first bite), so I decided to spare him the misery and brainstorm further.
I came up with this gem of a recipe, and the April-Fool's-appropriate part is the green harissa. It looks mostly like pesto, but doesn't taste a thing like it. It really is harissa paste that happens to be green, so I thought that worked for April Fool's Day.
And this chicken, plus that homemade harissa, is really outstanding, with those deep, sharp flavors from garlic and za'atar spice blend and the piquant spiciness of the harissa. Fairly easy to pull off, too. So I hope y'all will enjoy it, on April Fool's or whenever the mood strikes you. And be sure you check out the April Fool's-worthy dishes my Sunday Supper gang has brought to the table today!
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{Two Years Ago: Cajun Crab Cakes with Jalapeno Tartar Sauce; Slow Cooker Refried Beans}
Source: adapted from Week in a Day by Rachael Ray
1 large clove garlic, minced
¼ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
Zest of 1 lemon
Leaves from 1 large sprig of rosemary, minced
1 whole chicken (about 4 lbs.), spatchcocked (also called butterflied)
Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
Za'atar spice blend
Olive oil, for drizzling
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1 small bunch of spinach leaves
2 fresh serrano or jalapeno chiles, seeded and rough chopped
1 large garlic clove, peeled and smashed
Juice of ½ a lemon
1 tsp ground cumin
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
Preheat your oven to 425 F.
In a small bowl, thoroughly combine the minced garlic, softened butter, lemon zest, and rosemary. Carefully loosen the skin over the chicken breasts and insert the softened butter mixture in between the breast skin and flesh. Season the skin side of the bird generously with salt and pepper, then place the chicken in a baking dish or large cast-iron skillet. Sprinkle liberally with za'atar. Drizzle with olive oil and rub it in to coat the chicken evenly.
Roast the chicken at 425 F for 15 minutes, to crisp up the skin; then lower the oven heat to 350 F and continue roasting until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of a breast reads 165 F, about an hour longer.
Meanwhile, make the harissa. Add the cilantro, spinach, chiles, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, plus salt and pepper to taste to the bowl of your food processor. Process until everything is minced and mostly uniform. With the machine still running, remove the feed tube and stream in the olive oil. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed. Set aside until time to serve.
Remove the chicken from the oven and sprinkle with a dash more za'atar, then transfer to a cutting board and let rest for a good 5-10 minutes.
Carve the chicken and serve with the harissa.
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Mayor defends Mildura growth rate
The Mildura council says it will continue work to boost growth in the region, after a report found the city's population had grown slowly since 2001.
The federal Department of Infrastructure and Transport released the annual State of the Cities report yesterday, which includes data from last year's census.
The study found that over the past 10 years, Mildura's population only increased 0.7 per cent.
Mayor Glen Milne says the city's growth is within the range of comparable regions but more needs to be done to better communicate what Mildura has to offer.
"I think there's a whole range of things we could do," he said.
"We've got a big opportunity to try and encourage people to come up here and retire.
"It's certainly a fantastic city to live in, we've got good weather, good facilities, our lifestyle is fantastic, it's just a matter of getting that message out to the rest of Victoria or Australia in fact."
He says the city's growth rate is nothing to scoff at.
"Mildura's sitting on 0.7 per cent ... 0.2 of a per cent lower than Shepparton, so it's within range of a comparable city in Victoria," he said.
"Certainly Ballarat and Bendigo are only at 1.3 and 1.2, so that's not that much more growth considering Ballarat's considered high growth because it's so close to Melbourne."
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A clever promotion and check out how many are still operational.
What's interesting for me is how these stainless steel car lasted since and the majority of our domestic stainless steel producing companies have not.
The manufacturer I work for buys and uses a lot of stainless steel. We are down to TWO American owned companies producing stainless steel in the States and the word on the street is that one of them, Allegheny, may be sold to a foreign company by next year.
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Everyday Life - Poem by Aglia Nost
I fear my words are too small to describe stupidity in all its timelessness. And I wonder how better could have my thoughts been expressed then when stupidity can't hold her horrors tight and just speaks for itself.
When you walk out of darkness, open a door convinced to be blinded by the true flaming light of a better reality; and see the nothingness of a content blank. It is then that you are hopeless, then thoughts are gone and roughly, your wobbly heart strikes an even more deeply dark reality; that you know regretedly always in you'll be.
You listen child. ignore big words of meaning and thruth; forget of finding truth wehter it be love or cheap-movie quoted philosophy, for your innocence will be drowned in an uncessairily humain reality.
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In his memoir, Brokaw writes of his quintessential American experience, from his parents' life in the thirties to his early journalism career in the tumultuous sixties to the present day. In this beautiful memoir, Tom Brokaw writes of America and of the American experience. From his parents' life in theThirties, on to his boyhood along the Missouri River and on the prairies of South Dakota in the Forties, into his early journalism career in the Fifties and the tumultuous Sixties, up to the present, this personal story is a reflection on America in our time. Tom Brokaw writes about growing up and coming of age in the heartland, and of the family, the people, the culture and the values that shaped him then and still do today. His father, Red Brokaw, a genius with machines, followed the instincts of Tom's mother Jean, and took the risk of moving his small family from an Army base to Pickstown, South Dakota, where Red got a job as a heavy equipment operator in the Army Corps of Engineers' project building the Ft. Randall dam along the Missouri River. Tom Brokaw describes how this move became the pivotal decision in their lives, as the Brokaw family, along with others after World War II, began to live out the American Dream: community, relative prosperity, middle class pleasures and good educations for their children. "Along the river and in the surrounding hills, I had a Tom Sawyer boyhood," Brokaw writes; and as he describes his own pilgrimage as it unfolded--from childhood to love, marriage, the early days in broadcast journalism, and beyond--he also reflects on what brought him and so many Americans of his generation to lead lives a long way from home, yet forever affected by it.
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I'll be arriving in Munich on December 19 and will have 6 nights in the region before heading to Venice. Our group definitely plans to absorb the sights of Munich, including the Christmas markets. We'd also like to see Neuschwanstein and do a day trip to Salzburg.
We will likely leave Munich on Christmas morning to head down to relatives in Feltre, Italy.
Any recommendations for the Bavaria segment are greatly appreciated. We wouldn't mind doing a "loop" trip with trains and busses....really looking for a memorable trip.
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6 Nights In Bavaria....what would you do, and why??
I'll be arriving in Munich on December 19 and will have 6 nights in the region before heading to Venice. Our group definitely plans to absorb the sights of Munich, including the Christmas markets. We'd also like to see Neuschwanstein and do a day trip to Salzburg.
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Nurnberg is a fascinating city - if into Third Reich relics it claims to have the most of any German town - Hitler's parade grounds just south of town evokes so so many terrible things - you can see the balcony that he famously was on when reviewing zillions of goose-stepping troops - the parade street is still there and there is a museum of Third Reich history here in an epicenter of Nazi exuberance and excess.
Nurnberg also has one of the most famous Christmas Markets in Germany and the town center is a delight - just an hour or so from Munich by train.
For lots of great info on German trains check out these superb sources: www.ricksteves.com; www.seat61.com; and http://www.budgeteuropetravel.com/id9.html.
For a circular tour take a train to Fussen for the castles - be sure to book a time slot ahead of time or face a long line - I was there in November and there were long lines - lots of American GIs and families flock here - then take a bus over to Garmish-P and train back to Munich - overnighting in Garmish - at the foot of the Zugspitze would be special at this time of year.
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Look at a map. If you really wanted to you could include Salzburg on your trip to Venice.
There are four different Ludwig "castles" to choose from; you might consider visiting the Nymphenburg "palace" which is located in Munich itself as well as the Resdienz.
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All your trips in Bavaria can be done with the bargain bavarian lander Card where for 26 euros 2 people can do unlimited trips by train or bus or Munich city transports for an entire day - starting after 9 am - good to Fussen, Nurnberg, Dachau and even Salzburg (though in Ausria considered a German Bavarian rail station for this ticket) - anywhere in Bavaria - Rothenburg, etc.
You must take local trains and cannot take the ICE or express trains but though about up to an hour slower say to Salzburg for 26 euros for two (22 euro for one person) yu can't beat the price.
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I like Dukey1's idea, Salzburg on the way to Venice, however I also think Salzburg deserves more than just a day. If you have any wiggle room in your itinerary I would suggest adding a day or two in Salzburg. I love Venice and think it is one of the most unique cities in the world however, I really think there is more to see and do in Salzburg... it is one of my favorite European cities!
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I agree that Salzburg deserves more than just a day trip. try to spend an overnight here. We visited Salzburg in '10 for the Christmas markets. Loved it!
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One other observation. Those Christmas markets...in Munich. I don't know about anybody else but it will not take even 1/2 day IMO to see what that is about. Sometimes I think it is more colorful to go to them after dark when the lights are on, etc., etc. And I cannot imagine spending more than three full days in Munich DEPENDING upon your interests, how fast you move about, etc.
An overnight in Salzburg sounds like a good idea to me. You can see a lot of the old town, etc., if you are willing to get up early, onto the train, and out of Munich. Once it is over, well, it is OVER. You can sleep in at home.
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Thanks, everyone for your excellent advice! I think we'll spend 3 nights in Munich, which should allow time for the city's main sights, the Christmas markets at night, and a possible day trip to Regensburg. From Munich, we'll head to Fussen and Neuschwanstein, then overnight in Garmisch-P. From there we'll head to Salzburg for 2 nights before taking the train to Venice.
When in Venice, we can take the train up to Feltre for a day trip to see the cousins.
Sounds like a plan. Now....to make hotel reservations!!
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I went on a Christmas markets trip to Germany and Austria in 2011, and it was wonderful.
My favorite Christmas market was the one in Munich. And, the mulled wine was awesome. We did a day trip to Linderhof and Oberammergau, which may be the most "magical" day of my life.
The Christmas market in Salzburg is very lovely, too. Below is a link to a photo:
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The Bavarian Pass - sold locally I talked about above actually only costs a few euros more for first class and IME of regional trains that can get very crowded - especially ones that act like school buses for kids going from a big regional town to their smaller towns and can swarm on all of a sudden - I am always glad to be able to sit in first class with empty seats whilst 2nd class could be chock full - so for several euros extra consider a first-class Bavarian day pass - for like 34 euros for two all told vs 26 - well worth the exra mone.
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Just a word about your schedule. Bavaria (and Salzburg) close their Christmas markets the afternoon of Christmas eve and then things are Very quiet for the next few days. Christmas day is a good day for travel to Italy. If you spend Christmas eve in Salzburg you will be that much further down the road. Also the midnight service at the cathedral in Salzburg is very special. The place hold about 10,000 but there are more yhan that for that service. Arrive at least an hour early to get a seat, otherwise it is standing room only.
They start the service with a casual choir singing Christmas carols. The lifesize manger scene has an empty manger until midway through the service when a priest brings in the baby. A formal orchestra and choir include some Mozart (he was born in Salzburg). Silent Night was written about 15 miles from Salzburg. They finish the service with a quartet with guitar singing Silent Night. As the final notes fade a huge bell right over your head starts to welcome Christmas. As you leave the cathedral all the churches in Salzburg answer the cathedrals bells with their own bells. It makes your walk back to your hotel in the snow a lifetime memory.
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. They finish the service with a quartet with guitar singing Silent Night>
very special it twas when in Munich on the night before Jan 6 - a Holy Day the choir was singing Silent Nighyt - so so special as is the Salzburg experience AisleSeat had.
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SALZBURG: Great area. Deserves more than a day trip. We enjoyed staying in the BRISTOL HOTEL in 2007. It is across from Mozart's house and an easy walk across a bridge to Old Town.
GARMISCH: We will be back there in late November for the 2013 markets. Again will be staying at the HILLEPRANDT HOTEL. Small, near the ice stadium and town. Nice people and includes breakfast. Google the hotel and you will get more information.
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Salzburg as an area could use several days but if you can only do a day trip to the city itself then as it is compact and not that big - nothing like behemoth Munich - then one day is good enough to get a great taste of the place (and plan to return!)
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So, I now have about 2kg of White Das Air Drying Clay, But I am unfamiliar with it and Google was unhelpful. ITs this or paper mache for the Sculpting contest. If anyone have tips to add about using this clay I forgot to ask about I sure appreciate it.
First about the Clay;
It is gray and turns white when drying, when I tear it it got more fiber than I'm used to. But then again we used nature clay back in my school and had to bake it.
The DAS clay feels soft, and the small bunny I made two days ago is still drying. It's in a cold room. I try to dry it slowly to reduce cracks.
On the package it says one can sand it, drill it, and paint it, ETC, when the clay have dried. I guess thats a good thing. :P
I fear it will deform if I make a larger model, like a half size head. As it would probably need to be hollowed out?
If I have a base shape, From paper, Metal wire, plastic bags or a balloon, will it stick to it?
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Eventlet is a networking library written in Python. It achieves high scalability
by using non-blocking IO while at the same time retaining high programmer
usability by using coroutines to make the non-blocking IO operations appear
blocking at the source code level.
WWW: http://eventlet.net/
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/net/py-eventlet/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install py27-eventlet
cd /usr/ports/net/py-eventlet/ && make install clean
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PKGNAME: py27-eventlet
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For the past two years I have been pursuing a masters degree in Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. My research project focuses on impacts of Miscanthus establishment on soil surface quality. This is applied agronomic research for the future establishment of Miscanthus as a primary bioenergy crop for producers. Other than research I have participated in establishing ISU BioBus - a student-run biofuel lab recycling excess oil from university cafeterias and Slow Food @ ISU - an organization determined to embrace healthy, fair, good clean food. My hobbies include glassblowing, ice fishing, archery, cooking and traveling.
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by Khamûl on 2008/3/1 3:28:50
I think Deagol has rounded up identification quite comprehensively. Just remember there is one other factor which (sometimes) determines price - the whole domestic/export issue.
For the early volumes (A&U's volumes 1-4, plus UH's vol 5) there was a clearly marked book club edition. These were usually run on from the initial impression and have the BCA/Guild markings i.e. they have 'BCA/Guild' marked on copyright page, logo on book spine, logo on jacket spine etc . Easy!...
People don't regard these copies as 'true' 1rt impressions, even though they were sometimes produced at the same time as the 1rst impression. They were for distribution to book clubs; they were not for trade sale i.e. they were not for sale to the public. They are not true 1rst/1rst's.
Confusingly from vol 6 (Shadow) onwards the copies distributed to book clubs were identical except they either had the price on the jacket clipped off (by the publisher) or had no price. There was no 'BCA/Guild' anymore.
Working along the Silmarillion (and by the generally asumed conventions of book distribution) principle -books which carry a jacket with no price are regarded as books intented for the foreign market i.e. for export abroad. These (so the thinking goes) would have been produced first; to be shipped abroad.
For the HoME this seems a mute point as the impressions were of such small number; and exportation abroad in the 80's and 90's would have been by air; thus relegating the idea that 'export' copies would have been physically produced first, to the bin.
Either way some people want un-priced HoME copies as they see these copies as the first state. Some regard these un-priced copies as potentially book club copies. How can anyone tell the difference? (You can't...) Collect what you want. Just be aware of the issue. And it would probably be an idea to keep your HoME collection consistent; one or the other - priced (domestic) or un-priced (export); not a muddle of both.
Additionally, BoLTs I & II, and Shaping have A&U price stickers. Many collectors like to see these present on the jackets. The lack of it may suggest an export copy; but equally the sticker could have come off, or have been removed.
As Deagol states - subjective.
ABEbooks, because of fees, is often very overpriced; certainly for the serious collector. But it might be an idea to have a look at the prices on ABE to see how much booksellers are selling them for.
Prices on Ebay are a bit variable. Here's my estimates based on auctions over the past 4-5 years (on Ebay).
BoLTs 1 & II: highly variable. With them being the oldest books, they tend to turn up in all sorts of condition (unlike some of the later volumes which usually turn up in VG - Fine condition). Expect to pay ~£40. Would try and get stickered copies for up to £50.
Lays: consistently sits under £40. Should be able to get a copy for between £20 - £30 no problem.
Shaping: like BoLTs - highly dependant on the presence or lack of price (and barcode) sticker(s). Like BoLTs should be able to pick up a copy for under £50.
Lost Road: again £30 - £40.
Return: probably comes up the least (esp. priced copies). Might have to pay a bit more to get a priced copy. But again under £50.
Treason: probably comes up the most on Ebay; prices reflect this. Aim to get a copy for under £30. Copies go for under £20 quite regularly.
War: like Sauron to come; seem to have been coming down and down in price. A couple of years back I'd have said expect to pay over £50 for an ideal copy. But now prices are regularly under £50. Many copies went in 2007 in the £20's.
Sauron: might aim for under £50. But prices are still sitting pretty much around £50 mark (between £50 - £60).
Morgoth: formally £100+. But now I think between £75 - £100. I wouldn't pay more than £100 at present.
Jewels: has been consistenly £100+. Very few copies (one or two) go for under triple figures. I think no more than £150. There have been many copies going for ~£120. So between £120 - £150 seems a sensible range to bid within.
Peoples: still very high. Very (very) few copies go for under £200. It went consistently between £200 - £300 last year. One copy went for £830!
These are just Ebay (auction) prices. Prices you might think representitive of the auction market. Their 'worth' or 'value' is something else entirely.
All 12 volumes now seem to list at £2000+. But very few appear (or are sold) on Ebay. The bidding usually peters out in the low four figues; usually with reserve not being met.
Hope this helps!


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"The only way we are going to solve this problem is with an all-of-the-above strategy."
-President Obama
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Obama Takes Office: $1.84/ gallon
Today's Price: $3.76/gallon
While briefing reporters today, President Obama said the White House is doing everything it can to cut the price of gas, yet the president failed to offer any new solutions to increase American energy supplies and help make prices more affordable. Again stating there is "no silver bullet" to reduce prices, the president continues to blame soaring prices on speculators and called for more clean energy projects and increased taxes. These are the same tired talking points from his 2008 presidential campaign except with a new twist -the president has finally acknowledged that any meaningful energy policy starts with an "all-of-the-above" strategy. But while the president may say he is for "all-of the-above" his actions say "nothing-from-below."
"In three years under President Obama, we have seen average gas prices rise almost $2.00 per gallon. This is unacceptable and that is why the Energy and Power Subcommittee will be holding a hearing on gas prices tomorrow," said Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield. "President Obama continues to say that he supports an "˜all-of-the-above' national energy strategy. Unfortunately, his actions and the actions of his administration have not followed in line with this statement."
"With prices zeroing in on $4.00 a gallon, President Obama has begun to say some of the right things about high gas prices. But he continues to do all of the wrong things. In fact, the President's approach has not changed since he took office in January of 2009," said Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI)
Despite the president's boasting, his administration has actively prevented domestic production through its moratorium on offshore drilling and increased permitting delays. In fact, the number of new federal oil and natural gas leases granted in 2010 was just over half the number granted in 2008, and oil production on federal lands in 2011 was 14 percent lower than the previous year. Overlaid on top of all of this is an unprecedented regulatory burden that contributes to refinery shutdowns and increased costs that get passed down to consumers at the pump. But perhaps the most blatant of the president's anti-energy moves came when he rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, denying the U.S. access to Canada's rich oil sands, the third largest oil reserves in the world.
The House has passed multiple bills to increase domestic energy production, secure access to North American energy supplies, and help provide relief at the pump. If the president is serious about embracing "all-of-the-above" he should support these bills and urge his Democratic colleagues in the Senate to pass them as soon as possible. Has the president really had a change of heart? Or is this just more of the same empty rhetoric?


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" Brand: Asda / Product Type: Air Freshener "
I have a variety of different air fresheners and room fragrancers throughout my home, ranging from plug-ins to reed diffusers. However, I have difficulty in finding one suitable for my bathroom - obviously a plug-in is a no go and reed diffusers tend to get knocked over. I have tried scented candles, but these don't hold their scent for long and I'm not keen on aerosols as it can sometimes feel that you are masking bad smells in a bathroom! But I like the room to smell fresh and clean between cleans.
When browsing the aisles in asda recently, I came across this Nectarine and Orange Blossom Glass Gel Air Freshener for £1.63. I like a citrus scent in my bathroom and a lot of the cleaning products I use in that room are lemon scented, so I thought that this fragrance would make a nice alternative to lemon whilst still remaining fruity fresh. I opted to purchase this to see how well it worked in my bathroom.
The freshener comes in a cardboard-backed plastic package - the sort that you have to fight to open or, usually, give in and use the scissors. The freshener itself is of a novel shape and made of glass, it is shaped like a four leaf clover or, more accurately, like you would draw a 'splat'. The glass is clear and the gel inside this is a bright orange colour. The scent could be smelt through the packaging.
Once opened, the smell of the freshener is quite intense. It is quite a soft orangey smell, not too overpowering but citrusy fresh at the same time. The design of the freshener means that it can sit flat on a surface and you can choose to hide it away discreetly or have it on display if you like. I choose to put mine on a shelf out of sight as the bright orange colour does not fit in well with the colour scheme of my bathroom. My bathroom is fairly small in size and I find that this scents the room nicely. It gives a hint of orange fragrance when you first enter the room, without being overpowering. I would have doubts as to how effective this would be in a bigger room as I don't believe the scent to be strong enough. However, I do not think that the scent could be overpowering in any room, so it would be equally ideal for a small downstairs toilet.
The gel in the freshener is exposed and slightly sticky to the touch. You therefore need to be careful when handling this as you easily get fingerprints imprinted on this, and the fragrance also rubs off on your skin. The gel can also gather the dust easily and is not easy to clean - worth bearing in mind if you intend to place this on display.
Asda state that the freshener will last for four weeks before needing replacing. From my experience, this is pretty much spot on. The fragrance is very strong for about two weeks and then gradually becomes more subtle, and by four weeks is pretty much non-existent. You could perhaps get another week out of it in a smaller room, or if you only require a very light fragrance.
This air freshener is an orangey delight, it smells fresh and fragrances small(ish) rooms perfectly. I will definitely be purchasing this again.