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Lee Filas was named the Daily Herald's first early morning web reporter in July 2008 after working for eight years as a staff writer. In his Dawn Patrol position, Filas searches for and posts early-morning breaking news stories and alerts to the dailyherald.com website. He also covers local government beats in Fox Lake, Lakemoor and Volo.
During his reporting career, he has covered local government beats in Fox Lake, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Hawthorn Woods, Lake Villa, Volo, Lakemoor, Wauconda, Island Lake, Hanover Park, Streamwood and Bartlett at various times throughout his 10 years at the Daily Herald. Filas was part of a team of journalists awarded a Peter Lisagor Award in 2010 for breaking news coverage of the escape, manhunt and capture of convicted robber Robert Maday. He was also nominated for a second Lisagor for his role in the coverage after three members of the Finnerty family perished in a suicidal blaze in Arlington Heights. He has also participated in coverage of the arrest of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in December 2008, the sudden closure of Bennigan's in the United States in July 2008, and the murder of Marina Aksman in April 2010 that led to a nationwide manhunt for the suspect.
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Stith Mason Family Reunion, 7/13-15/2007
Hi Everyone,
This includes the families of our matriarch Susan GOODWYN STITH MASON born c. 1833 whose family lines include those of her children, Elizabeth GOODWYN MOYLER and husband Joseph E MOYLER, James and Alice KNOX GOODWYN, Richard J and Susan MASSENBURG STITH, Rev Frank L and Virginia CHARITY MASON, David and Susie HILL MASON, Rosa MASON HARRIS and husband, Peter HARRIS, Rebecca MASON MAYES and husband David MAYES, Martha MASON ANDREWS and husband John ANDREWS, Kathryn MASON TURNER and husband Rev. Lisander (Sandy) TURNER and Cleveland MASON.
This family was located in Sussex County, VA as well as in the neighboring counties of Greensville, Southampton, Dinwiddie and Prince George.
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Not many women can say they are looking forward to the day that menopause starts and start dealing with symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings. However, for Endometriosis sufferers the thought of menopause can bring a welcome smile. So, why do these women have such a positive view of endometriosis and menopause?
Did you know that when women reach menopause, they tend to cease experiencing the painful and often debilitating symptoms of endometriosis?
endometriosis symptoms can start to be felt any time after the onset of puberty. In other words, menstruating women are more at risk of developing endometriosis.
So, women are less likely to feel the painful effects of endometriosis if they are in their menopausal years.
This relief has made many women accept and even welcome the onset of menopause to relieve themselves of the Endometriosis related pains.
However, unfortunately, it's not that straight forward as it has been found that menopause does not guarantee the removal of all the endometriosis symptoms. But more on this in a moment.
To understand why menopause helps women overcome endometriosis symptoms, it helps to understand more about the nature of endometriosis.
The exact cause of the condition is not yet determined, but the reasons why the symptoms are felt once endometriosis has developed seem quite clear.
The uterus contains endometrial tissues that are directly affected by estrogen levels in the blood.
Every month estrogen levels increase and the endometrial glands in the uterus start producing lots of tissue to thicken the wall lining in readiness for pregnancy. When pregnancy doesn't occur the estrogen levels drop and the period starts.
Problems start when endometrial glands are found in other parts of the body like the kidneys, ovaries, bladder, abdominal wall, intestines and even the areas in-between these organs.
These deposits react in the same way as the glands that line the, swelling then shedding and bleeding. However, there is usually nowhere for the blood and debris to go, and this is what can cause the endometriosis symptoms, including the excruciating pain.
During menopause, the ovaries are not active anymore. Estrogen levels dip and so women who regularly suffer from endometriosis who reach the menopause tend not to experience endometriosis symptoms anymore.
The same goes for younger women who elect to have their ovaries surgically removed in a bid to alleviate the pain endometriosis brings about. By taking this route, menopause is accelerated.
Unfortunately, menopause either natural or forced does not necessarily mean the end of endometriosis symptoms. If you take hormone replacements or if your body continues to produce hormones after menopause your symptoms can still remain.
But what should you do if endometriosis recurs during and after menopause?
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Highgate Junior School aims to ensure that every child from Year 3 to Year 6 is excited about learning. We want children to grow in confidence, enthusiasm and independence during their time with us, in preparation for life in the Senior School and beyond. Situated within walking distance of Kenwood House and Hampstead Heath our spacious grounds, up-to-date facilities, dedicated staff and forward thinking teaching methods, offer a creative, stimulating environment within which children can develop a lifelong love of learning. Our intake reflects the diversity of modern London and we seek to expose our children to the rich and varied cultural life that London has to offer.
The Junior School has very close links with the Senior School, to which girls and boys transfer at eleven, thus providing a secure continuity of education. The Junior School does not prepare pupils for other senior independent schools. The Principal is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS).
We moved into brand new facilities on the site of the old Junior School in Bishopswood Road in September 2016. Built to the highest specification, the school has 20 general teaching classrooms, two science laboratories, with further specialist rooms and areas for Art, Design and Technology, ICT, Drama and Music. The new school has a 360 retractable seat hall for assemblies, concerts and dramatic productions as well as a library and central exhibition space. Outside, the play spaces are designed for creative and imaginative games. There is a small amphitheatre and literary garden too.
Further information is available here.
We have 350 children in four classes across four year groups. The year groups are physically grouped together within the buildings and overseen by a Head of Year to ensure coherence and consistency in the curriculum offered and to create a sense of unity and belonging for the children
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We are having a lovely Saturday here for a change. Lovely May weather today ( pouring of rain on Thursday however!) and the kids were at a church fete with Gran and Papa. They got tonnes of stuff from the jumble sale! It was like Christmas again when they came home! We all had lunch together too at the very handy cafe two doors down from us!
I just finished these for my Etsy shop last night and this morning while the kids were out. I am in love with chevrons I must say.
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Pain in the soles of the feet, which may include the balls of the feet, the heels or a generalized area, may result from plantar fasciitis, stone bruises, metatarsalgia or heel spurs, according to WebMD. Neuropathy is another possible cause.
Plantar fasciitis refers to the inflammation or irritation of the plantar fascia and is the most common cause of pain in the heel, as stated by WebMD. Sufferers may experience heel pain that is worse in the morning, and arch pain may be present. Stone bruises are deep bruises affecting the fatty pad that makes up the sole of the foot. These bruises often occur after stepping on a hard object, causing persistent pain or discomfort in the sole. Metatarsalgia refers to the inflammation of the ball of the foot, which often results from jumping or using poor-fitting shoes.
Heel spurs are abnormal bone growths that affect the bottom of the heel, according to WebMD. Sufferers may experience foot pain while walking or standing, and people with high arches are more likely to experience symptoms. Neuropathy refers to nerve damage of the feet and commonly results from diabetes. Sufferers may experience a stinging or burning sensation. An appointment with a doctor should be made if sole pain is experienced to receive an accurate diagnosis and treatment options.


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One of my first cars was a Toyota something or other and every time I opened the door, slightly depressed, I thought: this car does not represent who I am. Cars, like clothing, express who you are. And cars, like clothing, can be an expression of both practicality and dreams.
Since then I have owned a BMW 5 series and probably my favorite car, an Audi S6 station wagon - yes, a station wagon. But this Audi station wagon was a Beast! Black on black and with awesome 340 horsepower. 0 to 60 in a few seconds and very satisfying for merging on the LIE. Now, I have a BMW X5 and while I love it because, in world of potholes, it makes driving in Manhattan a little easier and it is a SUV with some attitude.
But I am always looking, always dreaming about my dream car... sometimes it is the Fiat Gucci 500 but then I am not really sure that that kind of flash is really me either and I have two children, two dogs, one bunny and a husband and a whole lot of stuff I am usually dragging from New York to Long Island and back again. Thank goodness our fish, Bubble 07, can stay in New York...
I really kind of love muscle cars and to my son's delight I rented a Challenger when I was in Los Angeles recently - but then my son was super annoyed when he realized I passed on a Camaro. But I loved the Challenger in white and it was really fun driving it around in LA. And the parking valets were always happy to get 'The Stallion' for a girl.
So about Dream Cars. Rita Hayworth. The Bombshell who married the Aga Kahn who bought his wife a white Ghia Cadillac circa 1950s . The Rita Hayworth Cadillac is now a deep candy-apple red and was restored and exhibited at the LaJolla Concours. Vintage car chic... is it me? Is it you? I guess like any horse with some horsepower, maybe we need a stable...
Special thanks to my husband who showed me Rita Hayworth's car and most certainly did not approve this post... : )
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I am a full-time Stay-at-Home-Mom (SAHM). I have days that I love what I do and days when I wish I had a job that would take me out of the house, and yes, away from the kids for a while. My days consist of multi-tasking and more multi-tasking. But would it be any easier to go to work during the day and then have to do everything else at night or on the weekends? Here's a snap-shot of what a morning looked like when I needed to get out of the house:
Working Mom:
Now, I don't actually work outside of the house but I did have an 8:30 a.m. appointment last week about 20 minutes from where I live. This meant, that in addition to getting two kids ready for school and a toddler ready for the babysitter, I had to get myself dressed and put on some make-up–two tasks that to someone without young children, are pretty easy. But when you have lunches to pack, kids to dress, breakfast to make and a toddler who just wants to sit and nurse, trying to add taking care of myself (which involves actually being myself for a few minutes) it seems almost daunting.
Since I had to wear something other than yoga pants and a t-shirt to the appointment, I had to get up before the children. Waiting until they were awake, would have meant wasting precious seconds alone in which my unsupervised children might have gotten into any number of things that I would need to then clean up. After fixing breakfast for the kids, changing a poopy diaper, then dressing the kids, and trying to pack my first grader's lunch, I threw on some make-up. Thank goodness I only needed to pull off looking human and not professional.
In order to get the girls to school on time and myself to my appointment on time, I had to leave the house looking like a hurricane had come in the front door and out the back door: There were dishes piled in the sink, pajamas left were they fell on the floor, and beds that were never made. I just couldn't clean up and get ready at the same time. And later when I arrived back at home, I had to clean up the detritus left over from the morning routine, in addition to all of the things I had to do in the afternoon. It was a LOT and I'm not sure I could do that every day or if I would eventually develop a system that would somehow make things easier, that didn't involve staying up incredibly late to do it all the night before.
Working Parents, how do you do it? Do you have a time and energy saving system to make your life run smoothly or is it a scramble of endless multi-tasking like it was for me?
Stay Tuned for Stay-at-Home-Mom's morning next week!
P.S. I do have a husband and he does help…some. But he has to get himself ready and out the door too so there's only so much he can do.


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If you're like me you are always looking to make good investments. Domains, websites, anything. I came across this yesterday and I thought it was brilliant. Scott Amron invented the fruit label that is made of soap. Adding water to it allows you to instantly wash your produce. Here are the benefits as listed by Scott.
Scott is looking to sell 10% of the rights to the patent. I haven't checked to see how much he wants for the labels but I absolutely could see these on every apple. And yes, he didn't register fruitwashlabels.com but I can imagine one of our readers will take it. I wasn't going to even mention it but I know how you guys think and you would have registered it anyway.


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Are you lovers of the orange color? If so this is a design house that might suit you. The house is located in Ankara, Turkey. This house was designed by Yazgan Design Architecture. From the outside look of a modern house looks very nice orange colored. There is a considerable pool in front of the house. The entrance to this house is extraordinary, as if to welcome the guests. Interior of the house is also fairly good, with lots of glass and light insulation highlight of the floor, walls, even staircase. When the night, the house is like a rain of light everywhere. It's really a house that offers a lot of beauty.
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Threats Derail Success at Anger Management Class
ST. PAUL (AP) - Anger management class didn't seem to work for a St. Paul man who's accused of threatening a child protection worker.
Forty-four-year-old Jerry Expose was ordered to complete the class as part of his sentence for threatening to kill his 6-year-old daughter, his ex-girlfriend and her unborn child.
Prosecutors in Ramsey County say Expose told a therapist in the class that the child protection worker was a barrier to getting his children back and that he would break her back or "have her taken out" if things didn't go his way.
A new complaint charges Expose with making terroristic threats against the child protection worker.
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Ten has secured Donald Trump's first interview since becoming president.
As both a billionaire businessman and a politician, Donald Trump has been interviewed countless times. Now ready to make his debut as President-elect of the United States of America, Trump will sit down with CBS journalist Lesley Stahl for his first in-depth interview since the election.
The interview will take place at Trump's Fifth Avenue home in New York City where Stahl will also speak to members of the Trump family – First Lady-elect Melania, and children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr.
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This is just a glimpse of the photo shoot Carli won in my Giveaway back in March! Thankfully, the weather cooperated! It took a minute or two for Kennedy to warm up to me, but obviously she's a beautiful girl, and didn't require too much coaxing to capture her sweet personality! Carli has such a darling little family and is expecting a boy in October! Please visit Carli at Kennaboutique!
Webb Family, (Utah Family Portrait Photographer)
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1st Birthday Party (Part 2)Posted by Everyday Healy on December 14, 2007
We still prepare other food at that night including fried bee hoon, fried mee, curry chicken. And, we have salad as appetizer and mix fruit jelly as dessert. Of course, as Chinese, "red eggs" ( actually is just normal boil egg, but we die it red) are the must have item while celebrating birthday. And, everyone who attend the celebration should take 1. However, if you ask me why, I am not sure. 😆
Lizzy, please remember that your 1st birthday party is actually a BBQ party. However, mum really got no time to snap a pic on the BBQ stuffs. So sorry ya, my dear!
And, we have all sorts of fizzy drinks. Even though 3 of the little ones including Lizzy were drinking Ribena.
And, look at her presents…
Thanks to all of the family members especially those that come far away from Ipoh. I appreciate all of your efforts, be it attending the party or giving presents to my little one year old. Really thank you very much! 😛
There are 2 families from Ipoh. However, there is one that everyone of you here could be quite familiar with. That's Justin, Isabelle, and Shoppingmum husband & wife. In fact, it's been months we never get a chance to get together. So… I am glad that we enjoy the gathering this time. 😆
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Not all food is created equal hence the modern concept "Not all calories are created equal". More folks are battling their scales and waistlines, and 18% of American children aged 6–11 years were obese in 2012. So America decided that it's OK that 1 out of every 5th child is overweight, and the number keeps climbing.
Big industry took over making the dinner plate and everything on it, as people chose to outsource their lives and homes and focus on their careers: Fast cars, degrees, houses, clothes, furniture, relationships.. Stress. But the basic human act of making and eating a meal together is a very emotional and binding experience. It grounds us and has long been a staple in family lives. I recall reading "Eating Animals" and it really stuck a cord.
As the art of eating basic homemade food went out the window, we saw a rise in the diet industry, eating disorders, cancer and heart problems. Not to mention the destruction of the country itself, and the risk to people when water supplies become polluted. I mean, Flint water crises anyone?
Aren't anyone connecting the dots: It starts over there, but soon enough it will be here on your own doorstep. Then what? Who will fight for you when everyone else is already drinking poisoned water and getting sick for life? When is America going to get back to thinking about the collective community instead of the immediate need for the next fix of packaged and polluting junk food?
What happened to the American dream of enjoying childhood as an active and healthy kid fishing in the river and eating it for dinner?
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Anybody who has flown recently knows that the perks are quickly diminishing. Things that were complimentary a few years ago are now either not or they don't even exist. United has become one of culprit of this, and it was … Continue reading
The Ultimate Guide to a Yucatan Road Trip
Introduction Ah.. the Yucatan..one of the most beautiful places on earth. On the Yucatan, you can find some of the best dive sites in Belize, the most awe-inspiring ruins in Tikal or Tulum, and the wildest nightlife in Cancun. What more could you want? … Continue reading
Food Frenzy!
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Jet Skies and Ancient Ruins (7.7.14)
Being our last full day in Mexico, we decided to make the most of it. Similar to every morning, we began with three full sets of tennis at Hotel Racquet. Bro – per usual – won, and luckily I was on one of the winning squads.
We returned to the house to get cleaned up and eventually we left to Xochicalco, ancient ruins built centuries ago. Although I've been to many ruins before, it never seizes to amaze me the engineering that these cultures had.
After exploring the ruins for a little, we headed towards Tequesquitengo, a massive lake surrounded by expensive houses and nice restaurants. Here we were able to rent jet skies, something Maxwell had expressed interest in for quite a while.
Tomorrow we leave Cuernavaca at 6:00 AM in order to reach the airport on time. Unfortunately another trip has concluded but many more experiences and memories have been gained. I can't wait until whatever comes next!
For Now, Salud!
A Bit of a Catch Up (6.7.14)
Sorry for not posting in a few days, it's been a little busy. I'll catch you all up on whats been going on since the first day.
Like I eluded to before, we continued – and completed – our strenuous three days of golf while adding three sets of morning tennis for the final two days. It was exhausting..
Unfortunately, this was the second year in a row I was out of the country for the 4th of July. If there was any day I'd want to be home it'd be that day but things don't always work out. Us gringos made the most of it though.
Yesterday mostly consisted of bonding with locals over the futbol games at a sports bar. "Oohs" and "Ahhs" and "GOLAZOOOOs" don't need any translations. We then ventured over to Emi's sons house for after bar drinks where we were able to find common ground and with my poor spanish and their decent english, communications proceeded slowly but were underway. Of course Max bonded with Emilio, Emi's grandson, over FIFA 2014. An easy to find common ground there as well.
Later that night, Bro, Emi, Max, Mom, and I ventured to Zona Central to take part in the weekend festivities and explore the street vendors stands. What if I told you corn with mayo, cheese, and chili pepper may be the most delicious thing you've ever tasted? Don't knock it 'till you try it because it blew my mind away.
Today called for a 6:00 AM wake up call in order to drive my dad to the airport. Thank goodness we left early because a wrong turn here, a wrong turn there, turned into an hour long search for the entrance to Terminal 1 at Benito Juarez International. Seriously Mexico… lets get some better signs. Either way, our (mis)adventure brought us to a local meat market, which was an experience in short terms.
A whole kilometer of meat was just what I needed at 8:00 AM in the morning. Pigs heads, full-sized cows, thighs, hoofs, the whole nine yards. Needless to say it smelled delicious (sarcasm intended).
The rest of the day consisted of walking around town, visiting the Mexico City Zoo, eating, and shopping.
Possibly the highlight of my day was this beauty:
(scorpion, tarantula, cockroach)
Yea… I wasn't too excited about this experience but I had already called Max out on being a Wuss so I couldn't back out. Like I said a second ago, it was an experience none-the-less.
We've only got two more days left and I think the plan for tomorrow is to visit a ancient Aztec pyramid. It's obviously been a long day for me so I think it's about time to hit the hay.
For Now, Salud!
Primer Dia en Cuernavaca, Mexico (3.7.14)
After only 6 hours of sleep (quite a few less then I need), we proceeded to have an eventful day full of activities. While everyone got ready, Emi – Bro's partner – and I ran over to the local super market and picked up some breakfast food, including pan dulce, ham, and fruit. When everyone was ready, we left for a local restaurant in order to have a more filling breakfast. I had been here before when I had visited Cuernavaca last summer and it was just as I had remembered.
We then trekked out 15 km to Tech de Monterrey, where I plan to be participating in a spanish immersion course. The campus was magnificent and the faculty were above par. Inside the odd, modern shaped building was a large green area for recreation and leisure.
Today we also began our upcoming streak of days when golf is played. The family and I played 18 holes at Pariso Country Club, just outside of Cuernavaca. The course was nice, but the main perk were the caddies.
We just ended our evening dining out and a restaurant I had also been to last time. They will forever be embedded in my mind as the first place I had REAL tacos (although I do enjoy taco bell)
Tomorrow we begin our day with tennis and then another round of golf. After that, who knows.
For Now, Salud!
Vamos a Mexico! (1.7.14)
Tomorrow the family and I embark on adventure number two of the summer. This time, we fly four hours south of the border to Mexico City, and then hop on a bus for another hour to reach our final destination of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. The town of Siempre Primavera (always spring) will host us for a little under a week while we wine and dine, as well as bask in the sun while we golf and play tennis.
Although I didn't keep a blog last summer – which I deeply regret – those who are close to me remember that I had travelled here with Bro (my grandfather) before we began our journey down the caribbean coast of Mexico.
Since I was informed we were visiting Bro, fantastic mexican food has been the only thing on my mind. I already made sure we'd be stopping by my favorite taco hut as soon as we get there. It's a must, trust me.
For those of you who are interested, we will be flying United, flight UA511 incase you want to track us. Airbus A320 for you av geeks.
I do enjoy traveling on my own and gaining these new experiences, but it is nice to spend some time with the family every once in awhile. They're not TOO bad!
For Now, Salud!


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Bill Draper RIP
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RICHARD WILLIAM WALTER 'Bill' DRAPER born Leamington 26th September 1932 and died in Leamington March 2015.
Young Bill joined West Bromwich Albion youths from school but was released and moved to Lockheed Leamington after playing for a Boys Club in the area. Bill, an old fashioned centre forward who was fearless made his league debut earlier than originally thought as he was mistakenly named as Ron against Oakham Rovers at Tachbrook Road on 25th January 1949 and he opened his account with goal in a 9-1 victory. He also played in the 4-2 defeat of Coventry Amateurs.
In 1949/50 Bill played at least 8 times scoring twice and by Christmas, had become a National Servicemen doing his stint in the Army which left little time for football and could only manage at least three games and one goal, 1951/52 was a complete blank. Demobbed in January 1953, Bill netted 2 goals in a 5-0 thrashing of Atherstone at Sheepy Road ending the season with 6 goals in 15 games.
1953/54 saw a big improvement in the club as Bill knocked in 30 goals in 43 goals which brought scouts sniffing around including Aston Villa who dangled a full time contract which was not as much money as he was already earning at Lockheed in the Experimental Shop. His last season with the Brakes was highly successful, 43 goals in the same number of games brought scouts flocking to the Birmingham League grounds.
Northampton Town won the race for Bill's signature and he again refused to sign full time forms and in his one and a bit seasons with the Cobblers scored 22 goals in 52 appearances. He moved back into non league football with Kettering Town and ended as top scorer in each of his three seasons at Rockingham Road amassing 98 goals in 141 games.
Bill's final move was to Rugby Town in 1960/61 and netted 24 goals in 47 starts, 22 in 44 appearances and finally in 1962/63 he played 13 games and found the net on 5 occasions. His total of 254 goals in 411 games bears tribute to the man with the cannonball shot.
He played in two losing finals, for Kettering in the Maunsell Cup against Northampton Town on May 5th 1960 which was also Bill's last match with the Poppies and for Rugby Town ironically against Lockheed at Highfield Road on 30th April 1962.
Bill's son David, who also played for Lockheed, has provided Courier writer Oliver Williams with a great article about his Dad and his post football career which was just as good as can be seen in last week's paper.
On behalf of all BrakesTrust.com regulars and everyone connected to Leamington Football Club, we offer our deepest and sincere condolences to the Draper Family and Friends at this very sad time.


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Someone walked into our lunchroom yesterday at the University of Chicago and announced that Milton Friedman had died. Mr. Friedman spent his intellectual life here, so I started asking people here about him and what they remembered. It became clear that despite retiring almost 30 years ago (and despite being only 5-foot-3), he still casts a long shadow.
To much of the world, he is known for his free market, antigovernment message and his influence on conservative leaders. But in an interview, Mr. Friedman once said that while his efforts to influence public policy had received more public attention, they had been more of an avocation. "My real vocation," he said, "has been scientific economics."
What struck me as I talked with my colleagues yesterday was how Mr. Friedman's legacy among economists is in some ways similar but in some ways quite different from the public view. His manner of research, his personality, even the topics he studied spawned a great deal of the economics we know today — even among economists whose politics differ greatly from his. A striking number of topics he worked on, for example, ultimately developed into other people's Nobel awards.
One of Mr. Friedman's major impacts on economics was in establishing a basic worldview. Economics is not a game or an academic exercise, in that view. Economics is a powerful tool to understand how the world works. He used straightforward theory. He gathered data from anywhere he could get it. He wanted to see how well economics fitted the world. That view now holds sway throughout much of the profession.
Mr. Friedman loved to argue. They say he was the greatest debater in all of economics. As improbable as it sounds, given Mr. Friedman's small frame and thick glasses, few who saw him would deny that he had an astounding amount of charisma. It probably explains why he was so successful on television. While being an academic powerhouse, he really could explain things clearly.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Friedman brought his brashness and his love of debate to the University of Chicago and commenced the golden age for the most heralded center of economics. In his autobiographical statement for the Nobel in economic science, which he received in 1976, Mr. Friedman said that when he arrived in the 1930s, he encountered a "vibrant intellectual atmosphere of a kind that I had never dreamed existed."
"I have never recovered."
And we never recovered, either. Chicago remains a place with an intensity without precedent in the world of economics, where we seem to eat, drink and breathe economics, and Mr. Friedman's personality has much to do with that. He always wanted to engage in a debate on something (or, according to his detractors, to make a pronouncement about something). Nowadays, much of the political edge to the research is gone — there are Democrats and Republicans on the faculty — but the intensity remains.
The funny thing about Mr. Friedman's transition to iconic status is that it happened without his ever losing his bluntness. He wasn't, necessarily, polite. Even at 93, he was out declaring that fixed exchange rates are price controls and so the euro is doomed. He really didn't care if you liked what he said. That was true within economics just as much as it was in the policy arena.
Mr. Friedman was proof that a great economist could become famous for just talking about economics. But he wasn't afraid to poke his nose in places where people said economists had no business being. He passed that attitude on to students like Gary S. Becker, who would win the Nobel in 1992, and in the wider profession, especially among a younger set of economists like Steven D. Levitt of "Freakonomics" fame.
Mr. Friedman's legacy might mean laissez-faire politics to the outside world, but to economists — and especially Chicago economists — it is more about trying to understand how the world works and engaging in a debate about it.
When we heard the news at the University of Chicago that he had died, we actually stopped arguing and were quiet for a moment. It was a most extraordinary event for Chicago economists. Each of us seemed to contemplate Mr. Friedman's legacy for ourselves. After that bit of calm, the argument resumed. It was, perhaps, just what the old man would have wanted.Continue reading the main story


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FIRE-103 - Emergency Scene Traffic Control
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This course is designed for emergency service workers who are required to direct traffic at unplanned emergency events, such as crashes, spills, police events or natural disasters that occur on or adjacent to roads. Students learn to assess traffic control needs, plan the traffic control zone, and use equipment appropriate to the situation. Successful completion of this course earns a certificate from the BC Municipal Safety Association.
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Saracens played their first Premiership match at their new Allianz Park home on Saturday and it turned out to be a memorable day on and off the pitch.
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I had the privilege of going to one of our University's yesterday to talk with the graduating education students about entering the field. It was refreshing to see these bright young teachers, full of hope and enthusiasm as they enter the noblest of professions. Rather than just blathering on about how great our division is to work for, which it truly is, my colleague and I decided to give them a more honest overview of what they could expect ahead of them in the profession. What should they know as they go to their first interview and what that first year teaching might look like. It was a great deal of fun but I recognized something very important as I reflected on it after. The field has vastly different expectations on these new young people than were had on a young Dave Dempsey.
As those of you reading this are likely in the teaching profession, you know what a dramatic time of transition this is. The last five years have seen more change in our understanding of learning than the 50 years before. My colleague and I joked yesterday that when we first began our career in teaching, we were given a box of books and a classroom and they wished us luck. Hopefully we emerged intact at the end of June with all of our students in one piece. If we did, we were veterans. Survival was the key. Sounds tough but remember, the expectations on us were substantially different. Differentiation was not on the radar, nor was technology. We had a fairly stable demographic of middle class Canadian born children who typically had two parents at home. Teachers were seen as the holders of the ultimate knowledge that the children needed to listen to in order to become wise so we delivered the information. Sound familiar?
It's a different era for these fine young educators. As they leave the Universities and Colleges to begin their careers, They are expected to be able to use technology seamlessly in a lesson, have a variety of leveled approaches matching the learning abilities in the classroom and work collaboratively contributing to Professional Learning Communities in their schools. That's a whole lot to expect from a graduate in their early 20s. Heck, it's a lot to expect from some one with 10 years experience!
So, what's my point? First off, what we need in new teachers entering the field is the open minded enthusiasm that will allow them to be continually in the process of learning. They need to be constantly assessing the effect of their lessons so that they can adjust as they go. They need to see this profession for what it is, a field in motion where the headaches and opportunities abound. Agility is the key.
Secondly, new teachers, old ones too for that matter, need to be resilient. Change doesn't come easy, especially in a field that has been so traditional in the past. Parents will not always understand why things have changed since they were in school and they may be stumbling blocks – and your best allies when you win them over. All parents want what is best for their kids, you just need to show them that you feel that way too.
Finally, we need to really be proud of these new young teachers! They are entering a noble profession where they will be able to look in the mirror and know that the are making a difference in this world. We need to remind them of that. We need to remind ourselves of that too. You affect the future!
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American atomic scientist Dr. Peter Standish toils so relentlessly at a nuclear laboratory in London that his supervisor, Dr. Ronson, and co-worker, Roger Forsyth, worry that Standish's intense dedication to his work will ruin his health. At the end of one day, Forsyth gives Standish a ride to his eighteenth-century residence in Berkeley Square and suggests that he take a vacation. Standish, who inherited the house from a distant ancestor, explains to Forsyth that he will be leaving for a while. Forsyth's concern for Standish's mental health deepens as Standish explains that the house was once owned by the first Peter Standish, an American who came to London to marry his cousin, Kate Pettigrew, in 1784. Standish has found a diary and other documents belonging to his ancestor and, due to their strange nature, believes that he will be able to switch places in time with the first Standish that very night. Forsyth states that Standish's obsession with the eighteenth century is crazy, but Standish maintains that it was a time of reason and graciousness, much preferable to the chaos of the current century. Forsyth eventually leaves, and after Standish sees him to his car, a bolt of lightning hits him as he re-enters the house. When Standish regains consciousness, he discovers that he is wearing different clothes, and upon entering the house, he is greeted by Kate Pettigrew; her mother, Lady Anne; her brother Tom and their friend, Mr. Throstle. After realizing that he has gone back in time, Standish recovers his composure and delights in meeting the people about whom he already knows so much. Standish is taken aback, however, by the arrival of Kate's lovely sister Helen, about whom there was no mention in the historical papers. As the days pass, the Pettigrews are disturbed by Standish's eerie foreknowledge of events and his odd manners, although Helen is attracted to him. Standish returns Helen's feelings, but becomes disenchanted with the eighteenth century when he discovers that the majority of the population live in filth and poverty. The Pettigrews and their social circle are more narrow-minded than Standish had imagined, and he loses patience with their prejudices. Upon meeting renowned painter Joshua Reynolds, Standish reveals his knowledge of Reynolds' painting entitled "The Tragic Muse," even though Reynolds has just begun the project and not yet told anyone its name. Such occurrences prompt Kate to fear her cousin, and she also grows nervous about the attention he pays to Helen. Standish confides in Helen that he is from the future and takes her to his secret laboratory, where he has been "inventing" photography, a steamship, electricity and other innovations that he hopes will help the common people. Helen is not shocked by Standish's revelations, and drawing comfort from her support, he calls her "the only real beauty in this ugly century." That night, at a party hosted by the Pettigrews, Standish ignores Kate to dance with Helen, much to the chagrin of Throstle, who hopes to marry Helen himself. Standish meets the famed Duchess of Devonshire, Dr. Johnson and James Boswell, but when he praises the duchess, she is chilled by his statements, for he sounds as if he were reading her obituary. Having thus frightened more of his acquaintences, Standish confronts Kate, who declares that she will not marry him. Standish insists that she will, and that they will have two children, further upsetting her. Kate storms out, and after the party, Helen questions Standish about the future. When she gazes into his eyes, Helen sees scenes of Standish's life in the future, but is not frightened. Standish and Kate profess their love, and Kate assures him that their love will exist for all time. Soon after, Throstle notifies the Bow Street magistrate about Standish's laboratory, and after his experiments are destroyed by the fearful constables, Standish is questioned by Sir William Sutherland, a physician. Despite Standish's pleas as one scientific man to another, Sutherland decides to commit him to Bedlam. Standish rushes to Helen's room to say goodbye, and she places a crux ansata , an Egyptian symbol of life and eternity, in a hidden drawer in her desk to remind him of her love for him. Helen swears her eternal love for Standish, and he is then escorted out by the guards. Lightning strikes him again, however, and Standish regains consciouness back in his own time. Forsyth arrives and informs him that he has been having a nervous breakdown for the past seven weeks. When Forsyth describes his unusual behavior, Standish realizes that he did change places with his ancestor, who was horrified by modern life. Standish then goes to Helen's old room and finds the crux ansata , after which Forsyth is joined by his sister Martha, who had helped to care for Standish during his illness. Standish is amazed at Martha's appearance, as she is an exact double for Helen. Standish then goes to the churchyard where Helen had said that she would be buried, and there he learns that she died soon after he and the other Standish switched places again. Remembering Helen's promise that they would be together in God's time, Standish gazes at Martha and leaves with her.
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Grand Portage National Monument staff will temporarily open the historic Lake Superior fur trade depot at Grand Portage, MN for Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25th-27th. The historic depot will be closed again from May 28th-31st. During this time (May 28th -31st) the heritage center will remain open from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily.
We will open the historic depot for the summer season on June 1, 2013 (please refer to posted operating schedule below). This amended schedule marks a change from past years. "We have received a reduction of approximately $67,000.00 to our operating budget as a result of the sequestration of federal budgets. We are making adjustments in our operations, including amending our opening dates, to meet the requirements of sequestration and be able to accommodate visitors travelling over the Memorial Day weekend. As always, we are looking forward to another busy, rewarding, and productive year," states Superintendent Tim Cochrane.
Beginning on June 1, 2013, the monument's heritage center will be open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until mid-October. While at the heritage center, visitors can view the monument's new interpretive film, "Rendezvous With History: A Grand Portage Story" and additional video "Shorts" along with over 2,000 square feet of exhibits that highlight Ojibwe culture and the history of the North West Company.
The historic depot area will be open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through mid-October as well. In the Great Hall, visitors can "window shop" via a new exhibit entitled, "From Furs to Fashion". This exhibit is a London streetscape complete with storefronts that welcome "shoppers" interested in the luxurious hats and furs, as well as powder puffs, fancy perfumes, and even fishing lures made for European shoppers from pelts and parts of mammals traded to the North West Company in the 1790's.
The Park interpretive staff is busy preparing programs and facilities for the upcoming season. The historic fur trade depot with its Great Hall and Kitchen, and the Canoe Warehouse will be open to the public along with our outdoor exhibits in the Ojibwe Village and Voyageurs' Encampment. Here visitors step back more than 200 years in time to get a glimpse of life during the fur trade. A variety of ranger programs are offered including talks, demonstrations, "Try It On" fur trade era clothing, historic gardening, and birch bark canoe building. Our visitors can walk the grounds and see how a fur press works, learn and play traditional games in the Ojibwe Village, get a glimpse of a voyageur's life at the reconstructed voyageur encampment, and walk in the footsteps of the Ojibwe and NWCo voyageurs on the 81/2 mile Grand Portage! Also available for hiking is the Mt. Rose Trail.
This is the fourteenth year in which the Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa will be providing maintenance services and select projects to the monument under a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Band and the National Park Service. Over 110 projects have been completed through this Tribal Self Governance Act agreement. In addition to preparing the site for the 2013 season, the Band's maintenance crew will improve accessibility to park walking paths. Other projects involve preservation work on the Great Hall, Kitchen, and Canoe Warehouse, rehabilitating the palisade pickets, and constructing a new hiking trail that will increase hiking opportunities on Mt. Rose. This work also includes the construction of a picnic area adjacent the Heritage Center Parking Lot.
Come visit us this summer! We look forward to seeing you. You can also visit us on our website at www.nps.gov/grpo
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To say that immigration from Mexico to the United States frequently involves informal and illegal channels is an understatement. The border between the United States and Mexico is rather porous, with plenty of people, money and who knows what else traversing it every day. Coming to the United States in search of a better life (or at least higher wages) can be an expensive and extortionate experience. And once migrants get here, and get on their feet, they continue to be shaken down for their money everywhere they turn: at Western Union, at the check cashing store, at the payday lender. Dealing with these alternative financial service providers can eat up anywhere from 10 to 20 percent of an immigrant's take-home pay, according to Bill Barhydt, CEO of Boom: the first cross-border mobile banking and remittances service. Barhydt hopes to change the way newcomers to the U.S. send money to their loved ones, by leveraging the power of mobile technology.
Boom just closed on a $17 million round of financing led by Digicel Group, the largest mobile provider in the Caribbean. The company changed its name to Boom from m-Via, as it plans to expand its network across Latin America and the Caribbean. By expanding its network on the receiving side of the remittances, Boom hopes to make the service more popular with people in the United States, too. It has the potential be something like M-Pesa, Kenya's much-lauded mobile banking service, but for the Americas.
Boom's main value proposition is this: we make it affordable and easy to send money home. About 60 percent of Latin American immigrants send money to relatives back home. According to a report by the Inter-American Development Bank, in 2011 Latin American and Caribbean immigrants sent $61 billion home. It's a big and lucrative business for whoever moves the money, and unfortunately many immigrants are un- and underbanked and rely on expensive nonbank remittance providers who charge exorbitant fees. To send $500 to Mexico via Western Union can cost as much as $25 -- that's a 5 percent fee. And it scales upward along with the amount of money sent; to send $1,000 costs about $40.
"Our goal is to replace that feeling of helplessness with a feeling of control," said Barhydt, in a phone interview with MyBankTracker. Boom users can send money to anyone with a mobile phone in participating countries. To demonstrate, he sent me $0.10 (FULL DISCLOSURE). Shortly thereafter, a text came to my phone: "Boom! William has sent you 0.10 USD via Boom! For more info, please call…" and it offered an 800 number. Boom text recipients can call that number, and set up an account with Boom's call center. Within days, a debit card will arrive to their doorstep, which gives them ATM and POS access to the remittances they receive: it's essentially a bank account, and it's totally free for recipients in foreign countries.
For recipients in the States, it's free for the first year, after which point Boom charges a $25 annual subscription fee for using their remittance service. They may load their account at kiosks at 7-Eleven for just a couple dollars. Barhydt said they chose this route because MoneyPaks, frequently used to load money onto prepaid debit cards, cost $5 which is a bit much. Then, all it takes is an SMS message to send money home to your loved ones -- meaning the Nokia 1100 can work with Boom. Mobile penetration in Mexico is around 90 percent, according to Barhydt, and it's approaching that in Central America and the Caribbean.
Sending money via mobile is safer than sending a traditional remittance to the developing world, according to Barhydt: "It's the same story all over Latin America and the Carribean: people receiving money from the U.S. getting robbed on a regular basis. I can't think of the last time I spoke with somebody who receives money from the U.S. who couldn't give me a story of either being robbed or having a family member be robbed." On a recent trip to Haiti, Barhydt saw refugees in a tent city who kept cash under their pillows -- but stole electricity from the grid to charge their mobiles.
Boom agents
Of course villages in Mexico and most of Haiti don't have robust electronic payments infrastructure, so the Boom debit card might be of little use to many recipients, which is why Boom will be building out its on-the-ground network of "mobile money agents," as Barhydt calls them. Boom is in contract to hire 25,000 mobile agents in Mexico. These agents will accept Boom payments and give out cash in locations where there aren't ATMs doling out pesos, or stores with card readers. According to a spokesperson, these agents are unlikely to gouge their customers. Boom polices the agents closely and can revoke agents' privileges at any time, and furthermore, Boom believes firmly that by hiring tens of thousands of agents, they ensure robust competition, which should lead to fair pricing.
"Now what you end up with when you tie all this together," said Barhydt, " is a really good cross-border mobile money ecosystem." Earn money in the U.S., load it onto your account, send a text, and recipients can take out cash at their local Pemex station (or wherever.) It's certainly not seamless, but it seems safer, easier and cheaper than the alternative.
Response has been good, according to Barhydt. Though he didn't share any specific user numbers, Barhydt did point out that Boom users are using the service more frequently than immigrants typically use remittances. "If you're a Boom user you're probably sending money to your family anywhere from two to four times a month, as opposed to every four to six weeks with cash services," he said, adding that "people are reverting to behavior that's more in sync with how they really want to share and manage money in the first place."
For all the bloviating about the future of commerce and mobile wallets that takes place in the tech/finance world, it's always refreshing to see a service that actually helps empower those who actually need financial services. People in Haiti run the risk of being robbed when they pick up cash at Western Union, and their relatives here in the States shouldn't have to spend 5 percent of their pay just to help out back home. If Boom can achieve scale, and its mobile money agents don't abuse their power, we might actually have an example of mobile technology truly changing the lives of immigrants in the U.S. and their folks back home.
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Major construction at port will address stormwater
Construction of a new stormwater treatment system is underway at the Port of Olympia, employing more than 80 for one of the biggest projects at the port since the marine terminal warehouse and Swantown Marina were built in the early 1980s.
The $11.5 million system, which will occupy about three acres on the east side of the port's log yard, is set to be in the ground and operational around Sept. 30, said Alex Smith, environmental programs director for the port.
That's the deadline set by the state Department of Ecology after the agency changed stormwater permit requirements that took effect in 2010. The port also was prodded in doing more about its stormwater after the Olympians for Public Accountability, a citizen watchdog group, sued the port; the port agreed to an out-of-court settlement in 2011.
The port had time to adjust to the new Ecology requirements, including time spent identifying the right technology that would treat stormwater and make it acceptable for release into Budd Inlet.
Construction finally began in late May and early June, said port engineering director Bill Helbig.
The general contractor and more than a dozen subcontractors have been working days, nights and weekends to complete a project by the end of September that would otherwise have taken nine months to a year to complete, he said.
Olympia's wet climate produces plenty of rain which falls on the port's log yard and becomes stormwater filled with a key residue: bark dust. That bark dust, if not treated, will produce high levels of COD — chemical oxygen demand — which competes for oxygen with aquatic organisms in an already oxygen-depleted Budd Inlet.
The port studied other treatment systems that did not lower COD levels to a benchmark 120 milligrams per liter, or lower, until it chose a chemical oxidation treatment system — the one currently under construction — that adds oxygen to the stormwater.
Stormwater will be collected in five basins at the port, which will then be delivered to a pump station deep underground and then pumped through a series of stages, including sand filtration, before it is released to Budd Inlet.
The initial stormwater might be bark-dust brown, but it will be clear by the time it is released.
Before construction of the new system, the port, using a mechanical sweeper and vacuum, regularly cleaned the log yard, catch basins and filters weekly, Smith said. But testing of COD levels showed they were well above 120 milligrams per liter, she said.
The port, in an effort to better address its own stormwater, also has had discussions with the city of Olympia about re-routing a city stormwater pipe, Smith said.
The pipe originates at the north end of the city, but then travels under the port's log yard and empties into Budd Inlet north of the marine terminal, said Andy Haub, water resources director for Olympia's public works department.
The city would prefer to re-route it too, he said, but the city needs to make a decision about where to best construct the new pipe and to determine a new discharge point. Work could begin next year or in 2016, he said. The city and port also might share in the costs of construction.
A recent bond issue helped pay for the stormwater treatment construction, and the port plans to charge its log yard customers, such as Weyerhaeuser, a fee to cover costs associated with the treatment system, port Finance Director Jeff Smith said.


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With the caveat that it just takes one major land falling storm in a populated region to make for an epic hurricane season, today NOAA announced their prediction for this year's Atlantic hurricane season.
First their statement, after which I'll have a bit more.
70 percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named stormsMay 27, 2016 NOAA's Climate Prediction Center says the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, will most likely be near-normal, but forecast uncertainty in the climate signals that influence the formation of Atlantic storms make predicting this season particularly difficult.(Continue . . .)NOAA predicts a 70 percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 4 to 8 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1 to 4 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher). While a near-normal season is most likely with a 45 percent chance, there is also a 30 percent chance of an above-normal season and a 25 percent chance of a below-normal season. Included in today's outlook is Hurricane Alex, a pre-season storm that formed over the far eastern Atlantic in January.
"This is a more challenging hurricane season outlook than most because it's difficult to determine whether there will be reinforcing or competing climate influences on tropical storm development," said Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster with NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. "However, a near-normal prediction for this season suggests we could see more hurricane activity than we've seen in the last three years, which were below normal."
Bell explained there is uncertainty about whether the high activity era of Atlantic hurricanes, which began in 1995, has ended. This high-activity era has been associated with an ocean temperature pattern called the warm phase of the Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation or AMO, marked by warmer Atlantic Ocean temperatures and a stronger West African monsoon.
However, during the last three years weaker hurricane seasons have been accompanied by a shift toward the cool AMO phase, marked by cooler Atlantic Ocean temperatures and a weaker West African monsoon. If this shift proves to be more than short-lived, it could usher in a low-activity era for Atlantic hurricanes, and this period may already have begun. High- and low-activity eras typically last 25 to 40 years.
In addition, El Niño is dissipating and NOAA's Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 70 percent chance that La Niña — which favors more hurricane activity — will be present during the peak months of hurricane season, August through October. However, current model predictions show uncertainty as to how strong La Niña and its impacts will be.
While these outlooks can give us an idea of what kind of season to expect, long-range forecasting is still fairly crude, and the number of storms matters less than where the storms that do form end up going.
Below average hurricane years - such as we've seen for the past three seasons - are always welcome, but they don't necessarily turn out uneventful.
The outlook in 1992 was for a `below average' year, and with only 4 hurricanes and 3 tropical storms, it certainly met that mark.
And were it not for the first hurricane of that year - a CAT 5 monster named Andrew that devastated a large swath of South Florida - there would be little reason to remember it.
Andrew was the last land falling CAT 5 storm to hit the US mainland. Before that, you'd have to go back to Camille, which struck the Gulf coast in 1969.
It's been more than 10 years since the last major (CAT 3+) storm has hit the United States (Wilma in 2005), and hopefully we'll avoid that again this year.
But the smart money is on preparing as if we won't get that lucky.
Last Sunday, in Hurricane Preparedness 2016,we looked at many of the steps you and your family need to do to prepare for this year's hurricane season.
And lastly, when it comes to getting the latest information on hurricanes, your first stop should always be the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Those on Twitter should also follow @FEMA, @ReadyGov. @CraigatFEMA, and @NHC_Atlantic or @NHC_Pacific.


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NPA punishes abusive army unit, 5 dead, 5 held as POWs
By ARIS FRANCISCO
Spokesperson, Compostela Valley-North Davao-South Agusan Subregional Command
NPA Southern Mindanao
The New People's Army raided the 26th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army detachment in Barangay (village) Mansanitas, Loreto, captured at the village center five CAFGU paramilitary forces, four of whom were armed village officials, and confiscated two shotgun rifles and one. 357 pistol on 24 October at 11:00 am.
Red fighters also thwarted a platoon of reinforcement forces of the 26th Infantry Battalion in a gunfight that yielded at least five fatalities on the military side. The Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines responded by sending two military helicopters that dropped 14 bombs in the community; the helicopters later secured their fatalities.
Thursday's tactical offensive was the NPA's campaign against a fascist Army unit and its paramilitary machinery responsible for butchering two peasant leaders — Gabriel Alindao and Benjie Planos of the peasant group Kahugpungan Alang sa Kalambuan sa Kauswagan or KASAKA — detaining and torturing two civilian Lumad minors, and conducting massive harassment and counter-revolutionary drive against the peasant masses in Loreto, Agusan del Sur.
Captured and considered prisoners of war (POWs) were barangay captain Lito Andalique, barangay kagawad (councilor) Marvin Bantuasan, Crisanto Piodos, and Balaba Andalique, and CAFGU tribal member Pepe Subla. The five are currently accorded rights as POWs, their health and safety at the auspices of the NPA's custodial force.
Nothing can be so farther from the truth as to the far-fetched claim by Eastmincom Commander Lt. Gen. Rainier Cruz that the arrest of the barangay officials was the NPA's act of involving itself in the forthcoming reactionary exercise of barangay elections.
The five POWs are not ordinary civilians and reelectionist village officials but are counter-revolutionary paramilitary forces, and are thus legitimate targets of the NPA. The POWs are psychological warfare agents, who banned the masses from going to their farms and forcing them to remain at the village centers, in a blatant attempt to control their movement. These POWs have campaigned hard against the NPAs, harassed peasant leaders, and strongly endorsed the entry of palm oil and mining projects — projects that will eventually dislocate the masses and deprive Lumads of their ancestral domain.
In the midst of the US-Aquino regime's intensified counter-revolutionary campaign, backed up by a fascist mayor in the person of Dario Otaza, the revolutionary forces are persevering in their anti-feudal and anti-fascist struggle, expanding numerous village councils while putting up welfare projects to sustain the basic needs of the masses. It is only warranted for the NPA to protect the successes of the People's Democratic Government by punishing the enemy and enforcing revolutionary justice.
(sgd.) ARIS FRANCISCO
Comval-North Davao-South Agusan Subregional Command
NPA Southern Mindanao


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Intake ducts are used to send air to the automobile engine. Porous ducts that are lighter and less-costly were developed to reduce noise coming from the intake duct by removing the conventionally-used resonator (silencer). "Porous" here means spongy, and air permeability is the key to design because myriad holes absorb sound or pressure. With the sound specification proposed by customers, Sekiso will advance development (design), evaluation (sound evaluation), and design (pressure loss), using its unique simulation program.
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The Nevada Republican party pushed back Tuesday after widespread reports of chaos at caucus sites.
Reports from the ground point to a lot of confusion, but the party says they haven't gotten any official reports of irregularities.
Those on the ground say candidates who have dropped out of the race for their party's presidential nomination are still listed on some ballots, some sites are running out of ballots, and some people are being kept waiting in long lines.
Real-estate mogul Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are all competing in Nevada.
Turnout seems to be higher than expected, and some caucus sites appear unprepared.
There have also been reports of double-voting, which Republican officials are said to be looking into. Evidence of this have so far been anecdotal. The Nevada Republican party said on Twitter that there have been "no official reports of voting irregularities or violations."
Jeremy Hughes, a Nevada strategist for Rubio, told CNN that "trying to to catch all the fraud that's going on" at caucus sites in the state "would like trying to plug all the holes in the Titanic."
"You fix one and another one bursts," he said.
This outcome was somewhat anticipated. Past Republican caucuses in Nevada have run into problems, and state party officials have been holding training sessions for months to ensure that everything goes smoothly, Politico reports.
An unnamed Republican operative in Nevada told Politico: "I think all campaigns have some concerns. The caucus process is messy, and there will inevitably be problems."
And since Nevada has only been using the caucus system for the past two election cycles, voters and staffers alike are unaccustomed to it.
Here are some of the reports from the ground in Nevada:
Check this out from @elainaplott -- it's chaos time. pic.twitter.com/S6h0fDJ8OU— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) February 24, 2016
Ballots are being collected at a rapid pace. Jeb Bush is still on it. #nvgopcaucuspic.twitter.com/m3QdQmOgJG— Anjeanette Damon (@AnjeanetteDamon) February 24, 2016
GOP volunteer working Sun Valley location said he was expecting maybe 100 people. Turnout has far exceeded that here. — Anjeanette Damon (@AnjeanetteDamon) February 24, 2016
Even though things moving very smoothly here, voters muttering under their breath: What a mess; This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. — Anjeanette Damon (@AnjeanetteDamon) February 24, 2016
Only in NV would they have Santorum, Carly, Bush, Christie, Huck and Paul on there. What buffoons. Did they not want to refund their fees? — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) February 24, 2016
I don't know of any org less prepared to deal with unusually high turnout than NV GOP. Also, no org less equipped to deal w/low turnout. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) February 24, 2016
Report from Wooster HS: "It's about to get ugly here." How so? "Yelling, swearing, disorganized. People are pissed." — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) February 24, 2016
It is chaos here at Palo Verde HS. No one knows where their precinct is, tons of people streaming in. #Nevadacaucus— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
Man here says "it's a disaster." No one is checking in or checking IDs. They're handing out ballots willy nilly. Some guy voted trump twice — Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
Second woman says no one checked her ID. She was just handed a ballot. She says it's very scary. #Nevadacaucuspic.twitter.com/VqxrOianFj— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016


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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered - Voltaire
Слаб человек, и все ему можно простить, кроме хамства - Александр Блок
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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7 comments:
- katyaz said...
Wow, good for him! He always looked like a rat-catcher to me.
- September 10, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- Leozz said...
I thought this was a really funny post, so tried to translate it for Karen - below find my awkward translation, with a note as to how Google translated it:
Yesterday night, our red cat Rusty managed to catch and strangle a mouse! It was probably insane, since otherwise why would it go to a house, occupied by two cats.
In any case, our cat was unbelievably happy and proud of himself. I have no idea what came over him - he was jumping at it, and bouncing back, and tossing it up, and catching, and carrying it in its teeth all over the house - and all with an incredible uterine grumbling noise. We barely managed to take it away from him and throw it away, and he still spent awhile afterwards pacing the house with a pensive air, looking for where it might have gone. Indeed, he is a predator.
Just for fun, below is Google's translation of the same blog entry. I used it to help me pick the right words :)
Last night, red cat Rusty managed to catch and strangle a mouse! Probably crazy, what else would she cornered in a house inhabited by two cats. Be that as it may, our red was incredibly happy and proud. Where did that he took - and jumped on it and bounce, and toss and catch, and in the teeth around the house being pulled, all this with some incredible uterine grumbling. Barely and thrown away, so he long shook the house with a pensive air and searching for where she had gone. Predator, though!
Interesting - I had translated "задумчивым видом" as "thoughtful look" at first but then saw that google translated it as "pensive air" - and that's really better. There were several other impressive translation bits in there. The computer translation is getting better and better all the time.
- September 10, 2009 at 4:32 PM
- Vladimir said...
I imagine grumbling was not uterine. :)
- September 10, 2009 at 5:34 PM
- avzel said...
Vladimir: my thought exactly! :)
- September 10, 2009 at 6:02 PM
- Leozz said...
If you are going to complain about google and mine choice of words, then provide a better one :).
- September 11, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- avzel said...
Leo, this is the only little criticism of the otherwise perfect translation! And I am curious how to translate "утробное" (definitely not by "uterine"!). This is some peculiar growl coming from deep inside the throat but I don't know a good English word for it.
- September 11, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Vladimir said...
Given the cat is male, I doubt he has a uterus. And even if he did, I'm pretty sure that's not the part that's grumbling. :)
The russian word "utroba" means stomach, as well as womb. I would say "throaty growl" or maybe "bodily", "internal", or "hungry" to keep it more literal.
I also think people can easily make fun of [whatever] without providing a better alternative. They call such people critics. :)
- September 11, 2009 at 4:03 PM