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One Last Stop
"You ever wonder why we're here?"
"Oh… okay then."
"Why did you ask that?"
"What else am I supposed to ask? We've been sitting out here forever."
"That's because it's Halloween."
"It was Halloween like three weeks ago, dude."
"…oh. Wait, why are we even sitting out here then?"
The two Matoran both face palmed and stood to their feet, simultaneously turning to the building behind them and opening the doors – or they tried, at least. Unfortunately, the doors were locked up tight.
"It's locked," said one, stating the obvious.
"No way, Takua. I hadn't noticed," the other said. "How can you go right from metaphysical questions about our existence to noting that an obviously locked door is locked?"
"I was just saying," Takua muttered. "Geez, Mazeka. No need to get your mask all twisted up."
"I'm confused now," Mazeka said, flopping back into his former position. "If it's not Halloween, and the Diner has been locked up all this time, why did we even come here?"
"You came here the same reason I did," a new voice said.
Takua gave up on his attempts to force the doors to the Diner open, stealing the opportunity to lunge upon Jaller and wrap him up in a crushing bear hug.
"Jaller, you're back!"
Takua obliged, and Jaller promptly collapsed to the pavement, gasping for breath and clutching his chest, mumbling indiscriminately about something being broken. Mazeka rolled his eyes and kicked at the Ta-Matoran, sending him tumbling backwards with a thud.
"So why are we here, Jaller?" Mazeka asked, ignoring the various complaints emanating from Jaller's mouth.
"Because of him," Jaller responded.
"Who? Vultraz?" Takua asked.
Jaller gave a laugh laced with sarcasm. "No, Takua… I wish it was Vultraz. No, I mean the big guy."
"iBrow," Mazeka muttered.
"iBrow." Jaller said.
"Why, what's happened?" Takua asked.
To this, Jaller did not respond. Both Mazeka and Takua glanced at each other questioningly, but surprisingly neither could find the will to ask the question again. So there the three Matoran waited – Jaller huddle on the sidewalk, Mazeka sitting against the wall, and Takua standing by the locked doors. There they stayed, each one unusually still and silent, until a new voice spoke, alerting them to a new arrival.
"I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the last scene is here, should I?"
"Vultraz!" Takua said, stepping away from the doors. "You're here! Now we can all go inside!"
The shadow Matoran glanced at the building, his gaze drifting up from the doors to the dark sign reading "Vultraz's Diner" and back down to the windows, through which the dark insides of the Diner could be seen. After several long moments, he turned his gaze back to Takua and shook his head.
"What do you mean?" Takua asked. "It's your diner – why can't we get in?"
"I-" Vultraz fell silent as his voice cracked, "I don't have a key anymore."
"Who does?" Jaller asked, glancing up from the ground.
Vultraz shrugged. "Nobody, I guess. The shop's been closed."
"Everything?" Mazeka asked.
Vultraz nodded and Mazeka glanced away off into the distance, sighing.
"So," the Ko-Matoran said, "everything out there… it's not really there anymore, is it? We just perceive it as being there because we can't understand that it's not."
Jaller and Takua glanced to Vultraz for confirmation, but the shadow Matoran shrugged, having no answer. The black and silver clad Matoran that materialized before them all did have an answer, though – and it was an answer he gave.
"You are correct."
"iBrow." Vultraz growled.
"That's my name – don't you go wearing it out," the Matoran flashed with a grin.
"So this is it?" Takua asked, "we're all that's left? Just the four of us and the Diner?"
The Narrator nodded and Vultraz snorted in derision. Mazeka glanced at Vultraz and it was clear he agreed with the Diner's owner.
"How fitting," Vultraz said sarcastically. "Of course you would kill us off last."
"I prefer not to look at it as killing you off," iBrow said softly.
"How else do we look at it?" Mazeka snapped.
"I think of it as letting you go."
"I bet you do," Vultraz snorted.
iBrow's eyes flashed dangerously, shutting the Matoran up as he spoke again.
"I've visited a lot of characters over the past several weeks," the Narrator said. "Saying goodbye to every single one of them. Maybe you should think about why I saved you guys for last."
"Because we're awesome!" Takua responded. "I knew it!"
"I'm not awesome, though," Jaller pointed out.
"Sure you are!" Takua countered. "You killed ALMIGHTY, saved Vultraz here, managed to survive that Tahu vs. Tahu comedy by being the only character smart enough to actually leave the House…."
[color=#000000;][font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"]"Takua is right," Mazeka put in. "Jaller, you got the good end of the stick, bro."
[color=#000000;][font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"]"You guys are more awesome, though." Jaller said.
"How?" Mazeka asked. "I got backstabbed by Radiak, forgotten in Tahu vs. Tahu… well, I mean, I was alive up until the end and all, and I guess… okay fine, I am pretty awesome."
"And you, Takua…" Jaller said, turning to the other Ta-Matoran, "you became one of the most popular characters and played a huge role in Tahu vs. Tahu here. Heck, you even saved Vultraz too!"
"For ten seconds," Vultraz muttered.
"Well, yeah… but still." Jaller countered.
"There aren't many other characters I've created that did as many different things as you four," iBrow said, "and none of them originated in my very first comedy. That is why it's you four at the end – not Tahu Mata, not Pridak, not Nex or Makuta, not Vertak or Breez or Furno or Rocka. That's why Icarax, Bitil, Krika, Zaktan – none of them are here. It's just you four and me."
The four Matoran fell silent at his words, each mulling it over. After a moment, Jaller slowly stood to his feet, brushing himself off before turning to iBrow.
"I suppose I should say thanks," the Ta-Matoran said.
"You don't need to."
Jaller turned to the others, giving them a small wave. Takua waved back in response and Mazeka nodded, but Vultraz remained still. Shrugging, Jaller turned to go.
"See you guys on the other side."
The Ta-Matoran walked away down the street. As he did so, he slowly faded away, until he could be seen no longer. iBrow waited a moment after he was gone before turning to the others.
"Well?" he prompted.
"I guess it would be a shame if Jaller had to arrive all by himself," Mazeka mused aloud. "What do you say, Takua? Are you coming?"
"Dude, who else is going to ask me all those metaphysical questions I can't answer?"
Takua grinned. "I don't suppose you could find anyone else to state the obvious either, could you?"
"Actually, I could." Mazeka said flatly. "Look man, just come on. At least this way if iBrow is sending us to our dooms, we won't be screaming in agony for all of eternity by ourselves."
Takua pondered the thought for a few seconds before nodding enthusiastically. "Alright, let's go!"
With that said, Takua bounced away down the street, beginning to fade away much like Jaller had. Mazeka remained behind a moment, turning to Vultraz and glancing at him questioningly. The shadow Matoran shook his head and Mazeka sighed, shrugging and heading off after Takua. After a moment iBrow and Vultraz were left alone standing outside the Diner, staring at each other.
"You know," iBrow began, speaking at last, "you do have to leave eventually, or you will dissolve away and never exist again."
"And who gets to decide that?" Vultraz asked. "You?"
"No, not anymore." iBrow said. "I chose to end it all, yeah, but I can't control it anymore."
"Why?" Vultraz asked. "Why did you have to end it? Why couldn't you just keep going?!"
iBrow sighed. "To be honest Vultraz… I'm not quite sure myself. I've lost interest, I've lost the time, I've lost the energy, the passion, the power. All of it is gone. All I have left is you guys… and it was high time I let you go as well."
Vultraz looked away, punching the doors to the Diner, trembling. He shut his eyes tightly, willing his inner turmoil to remain where it was.
"I know it sucks," iBrow said softly, "and I know you're upset."
Vultraz turned back to the Narrator – nearly letting out a gasp of shock at what he saw. iBrow looked as bad as he felt. Maybe he could forgive the Narrator – no, his friend – after all.
"I guess we know each other inside and out, eh?" the shadow Matoran asked.
iBrow smiled ruefully. "I guess so – but hey, look on the bright side."
"The bright side?" Vultraz asked.
iBrow nodded, pulling something out and tossing it to Vultraz, who caught it expertly with one hand and glanced at it – the object was a plastic spoon. He glanced up with a grin as iBrow spoke again.
"Now you get to start again, old pal," iBrow said. "So you're gonna go, and you're gonna have an even better time. And you know what? Now I won't be there dictating your actions. I'll be right there beside you. As a friend should be."
"Right there beside me," Vultraz murmured.
"So what do you say?" iBrow asked, beckoning down the street. "Are you gonna go rock a bigger, better world, or what?"
Vultraz glanced back down at the plastic spoon, realizing all it stood for. His mind was made and he clutched the spoon tightly.
"Like Tohu I wouldn't," he retorted.
iBrow grinned. "That is the snarky Vultraz I know."
Vultraz smiled back. "Let's get started."
It was different here.
Not as many gags, not so many unbelievable occurrences.
What it was… was a relief.
Of course, Vultraz would always look back on the Comedy days with a lens of nostalgia – who wouldn't? They were pretty awesome, after all. But now, his best friends weren't dropping dead due to stupid things or evil villains each day. He wasn't in one dimension one day and a different reality the next.
His new restaurant wasn't quite like the Diner – it never would be – it was different. But, Vultraz reasoned, maybe different was good.
"Hey there, young scalliwag!" an ancient voice called.
Vultraz glanced up from his list of things to do, noticing Turaga Vakama hobbling towards him. He waved to the Turaga in welcome.
"Whatchu got fer me today?" the Turaga wheezed, stopping at the counter before Vultraz.
"I've got coffee," the Matoran said. "Medium with two sugars and one cream?"
"You bet," the Turaga muttered, accepting the mug offered to him. "Delicious coffee! Thanks, my lad. Don't know what I'd do without you."
Vultraz smiled. "You'd probably get your coffee from someone else, I imagine."
"Probably." The Turaga grunted, hobbling away.
Vultraz sighed, staring around at all of the customers enjoying his cuisine, being served by some of his oldest friends.
Maybe he could concede a victory to iBrow – maybe this wasn't so bad.
There was just one thing left to do – after all, he couldn't keep his customers waiting too long.
The End.
So here it is - my final comedy. It happily acknowledges the fact that there wasn't a Halloween Special this year - mostly because this is the Halloween Special, as well as my last comedy. It went through several different stages - at first it was going to be an apocalypse scenario with all of my comedies together; then it was going to be a collection of oneshots starring the same (brand new) cast, then it was going to star select characters from each comedy of mine sailing the seas with Tronameg at the end of the world. [/font]
Needless to say, I felt like this version fits what I wanted this to be best.
In iBrow's rambling series of names I included several characters from Vultraz's Diner, Tahu vs. Tahu, and How to Be a Hero - see if you can guess which comedy each character mentioned is from. I enjoyed listing off the various accomplishments of Jaller, Mazeka and Takua - Vultraz was left out simply because I could spend 2000 words listing off everything he's done alone. Besides, he's Vultraz - that in and of itself is enough.
It felt fitting to return to the Diner one last time to end it off, and with characters that originated there. Takua is the single exception, as he debuted in The Hilarious Misadventures of Vultraz in 2010; however, he fit the cast like a glove and was right by Vultraz's side during Tahu vs. Tahu - and besides that, Takua has an important role to play in my next BZP project (more on that later). It's up to you guys what you think the plastic spoon represents at the end. For me, it was simply giving Vultraz what I took away back at the end of 2010, when TvT began; which is to say, everything he has lacked since. He hasn't had the plastic spoon in a long time, and the last time he did, it was broken.
And for those of you who get the ending scene between Vultraz and Turaga Vakama - you're awesome. Anybody who read the original Vultraz's Diner in 2009 or The New Vultraz's Diner in 2010 knows that I would end each chapter with Vultraz (or someone else) calling for the next customer as often as possible, as well as the next chapter. Here, Vultraz finally does that again, but of course only after Turaga Vakama arrives to get his coffee - which, in essence, is the very first comedy scene I ever wrote.
Full circle and blah blah blah. How fitting, right?
Anyway - as of this point in time, this is the final comedy I will write, but hopefully one series of mine will continue to expand a bit. But I do have an epic to tease you guys for, though I wouldn't expect it for quite some time:
Project Zero
And I'll leave you to speculate on what that could mean as I take my leave. Thanks guys. I probably wouldn't be writing nearly as much if I hadn't been writing here, so at least now I have a career path.
Edited by Freelancer Tex, Jan 26 2014 - 02:01 PM.


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Rays 10, Indians 7 (box)
Eric. Please. Please. Please. Just let Rafael Perez be your closer. Yes, the bullpen as a whole is God awful. Epic fail. I get that. But when you have yet another quality start by Jeremy Sowers (who was overmatched on paper against Scott Kazmir), you simply cannot allow your 'pen to blow this game. Yes, I know that Perez had already tossed two innings. And he had two innings not long before then. But enough is enough.
Over the last five appearances by Perez, he has tossed nine and a third innings. He has struck out 12, while walking none. Zero. He's only allowed two hits, and – needless to say – has allowed no batters to cross the plate. If yesterday's game really was one of the worst defeats of the season (which is saying an awful lot given that we have 64 of them to choose from), it's time you make a decision and let Perez handle the final innings.
Ryan Garko is lucky. He's lucky that a game which started off with his benching resulted in another debacle for him to hide behind. My mention of a leg injury was simply spreading what was reported on RotoWorld. Turns out that Rick was correct in his assessment of laziness.
Johnny Peralta, on the other hand, is very unlucky. Peralta went 5-for-5 (which is practically unheard of… unless you're Kelly Shoppach) with two doubles, his 19th home run of the season, two runs scored and two RBI. Had he had any speed at all, we could have hoped for a cycle; but that would just be greedy. To update Johonny's post All-Star numbers: .349/.364/.605/.969
Not bad, Jhonny. I just wish we could translate this to more wins.
Indianapolis Indians 3, Bisons 2 (box)
The Bisons were simply stifled yesterday, striking out 10 times; five against Indianapolis starter Daniel McCutchen. Trevor Crowe, Jordan Brown, and Jorge Velandia combined to go 0-for-10 with three Ks. The unfortunate part is that all three runs scored by Indy were all unearned thanks to fielding errors by Bryan Bullington in the fourth and Tony Graffanino in the seventh. A passed ball in the eighth sealed the deal.
Aeros 6, Curve 3 (box)
Akron had a little more luck than their big brother, topping the Altoona Curve thanks to four runs in the final three innings. A bases-loaded double by Jose Costanza in the seventh put the Aeros on top for good. A sac fly by Costanza followed by a Josh Rodriguez single in the ninth just made things a bit more comfortable. After all, Masa Kobayashi wasn't available to pitch for the Aeros.
Outfielders Bronson Sardinha and Nate Panther combined to go 4-for-7 with four runs scored. Brandon Pinckney added two runs on his 2-for-4 day. Closer Randy Newsome notched his 26th save of the season, striking out one batter.
Pelicans 9, Kinston Indians 6 (box)
The Single-A Tribe were walloped once again by the Pelicans, who went undefeated on their most recent homestand.
Catcher Carlos Santana went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI. To give you a quick stat update: .368/.400/.632/1.032 through 38 at-bats. Relief pitcher Neil Wagner struck out batters 75, 76 and 77 in his one inning of relief work (60 IP on the year).
Jammers 5, Scrappers 3 (box)
You'll never believe this, but the Scrappers lost this game thanks to a blown save! Crazy, I know!
After five innings of one-hit, seven-strikeout ball by starter Eric Berger (2-0, 1.45 ERA), reliever Mike McGuire came in and allowed four earned runs in one inning of work. Very "Major League" of them.
And since I know you're curious, first round selection Lonnie Chisenhall went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI. Chisenhall played shortstop yet again and batted third.


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Calling the Nov. 5 tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, a "mass casualty event that is a sensitive issue because of the on-going investigation," Col. Steven E. Braverman, M.D., commander of the post's Darnall Army Medical Center, briefed 2,000 Army Medical Command personnel and guests on the key role his people and their civilian counterparts played, as Army Secretary John McHugh said, in preventing a "bad situation from getting worse."
On that day, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist at Darnell allegedly shot and killed 12 soldiers and one Army civilian and wounded 30 others at the post deployment readiness center.
Speaking at the Association of the United States Army Medical Symposium and Exposition in San Antonio, Texas, May 19, Braverman said, although there were problems, "what happened that day saved lives, but that's not unusual. That's what we are trained for, prepared for."
Reviewing the time line from the first minutes of the shootings, he said the challenges facing the medical community involved the emergency response, incident management, consequence management, community assessment and care, and communication.
He emphasized, "It's all about communication. Medical care [of the wounded] was never an issue."
After the 911 call was received, the first responders, to include the police, secured the site and within seven minutes ambulances were on the scene, local community air and ground evacuation assistance was arranged, a hospital emergency operations center was stood up at Darnall and off-post civilian hospitals were on call to accept casualties.
Five minutes after the call, the first casualties were evacuated, some in private vehicles, to the hospital where initial hospital care had been established and was functioning.
During the initial minutes and hours, the challenges became a reality.
Because of the volume of casualties, "the multiple-trained combat lifesavers and medics who arrived on the scene went into a combat mode without planned onsite triage," he said.
"Our reaction saved lives," Braverman said, "but this was not the typical triage that we plan for."
There was also inadequate tracking of patients at the time of evacuation from the scene.
"We needed to do a better job of keeping track of who went where, who went with whom. This was a lesson learned. We need to have an observer and all he does is track casualties."
Adding, "We recognized that we needed external support from outside [Fort Hood], … but there was no 'off-the-shelf crises response plan for external support."
Hitting again on communication, Braverman said, "The information requirements were so intense, we needed a liaison, using layman's language, to get the information out."
Internal and external information sharing is the key to successful communication.
This situation was so intense, "that everybody was calling. We lacked the [amount of] radios we needed to communicate and some radios didn't work in the hospital, so we had to use runners to keep the information flowing," he said.
Adding, "We now have radios that work in the hospital."
As always, in an event of this magnitude, there are early media reporting inaccuracies.
Within hours after the shooting, the III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, convened a briefing with his commanders and key personnel to ensure the correct facts were being disseminated, civilian authorities and off-post medical staffs in the surrounding communities were informed and press conferences were scheduled for the now nationwide media coverage.
"On your initial medical engagement, you must get the correct information out to counter inaccurate information and innuendo," he said.
Because so many casualties needed immediate medical attention and care within the first 12 hours of the event, teams, made up of chaplains, Darnall Medical Center staff members, Resiliency Campus personnel, behavioral health specialists, family life consultants and caregivers were assembled to assist with the wounded and their families – and the families of the deceased.
The Fort Hood Resiliency Campus is an innovate approach that deals with soldier and family stress, focusing on emotional, social, physical, spiritual, and family issues. The campus staff works to build stronger soldiers and families by making them more adaptable, more resilient.
At Darnall, "We had to take care of our hospital staff," Braverman said. Because Hasan, the alleged shooter, was a member of the hospital team, "many of our staff felt they were the victims – they felt betrayed."
Adding, "Caregivers need care too."
Following the second day and beyond, medical personnel concentrated on a variety of ways to improve the operation to include organizing external assets, crisis response teams and traumatic event management.
And, in the area of communication, how to establish a more comprehensive, information sharing communication "unity of effort" that will produce improved updates and assessments in a synchronized manner.
"We must have a unity of effort," Braverman said, "not separate stove pipes. One man is in charge, the commanding general, and all information must go through him and through the command structure."
Fort Hood has developed a Behavioral Health Campaign Plan as a direct result of the tragic shooting spree.
The mission: "III Corps leads the team effort to provide comprehensive, long-term support services to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the entire Fort Hood community in order to reduce the impact and enhance recovery from the shooting incident, while maintaining mission capability."
As the Army chief of staff, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., said to the Fort Hood soldiers and families the day after the shootings, "We take care of our own. We will stand and grieve as a family. We will stay focused on our missions around the world."
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"You know, Lena, I feel like one of my butt cheeks is sitting lower than the other. How do yours feel?"
"Well, Ole," I said, "Isn't that a rather personal question? I'm not sure I want to tell you, but now that you've brought it up, I guess my right one feels like it's sitting lower than the left."
"Yah, that's what I thought too. Maybe I should get out and check things over. You never know what's going to go wrong with these motorhomes. You have to expect at least ONE thing with every trip you make, you know."
Well, Ole got out and checked things over and sure enough – there was something wrong in the rear end of the RV – its right-hand butt cheek was sitting lower than the others, just like Ole's and mine. A quick phone call to the Freightliner dealer told us that they had the correct part, but couldn't get our RV in for repairs until next week. Now Bismarck, ND isn't exactly the place we want to hang around for a week or so, especially when we're headed for Sturgus, SD and the big bike rally. Bismarck – boring. Sturgis – excitement. No brainer. So Ole bought the part and dragged out all his trusty tools that he carries in the RV for just such occasions. We motored on over to the Wal-mart parking lot and Ole crawled under, the RV and fixed the whole shenanigan. You should have seen him when he crawled out – pretty black – you would have thought he was a "grease monkey" working for some big equipment company. But it was fixed and we motored on down the road.
We headed the direction of Hettinger, ND where we have long time high school friends who own and run the local Super Valu grocery store. We thought it would be fun to stop in and just say "Hi, how are you." We were lucky enough to find Mike in the store, not home for supper as it was getting to be that hour. Hadn't seen him since high school graduation almost 50 years ago. Ole walked up to him and said, "Hi, Mike. High school class of l965, right? Married to Kathy, right?" Mike's response, "Who the H*** are you, anyway." Ole kept spouting little bits of information that he knew about him and Mike became more and more puzzled. He looked at me and said, "Lena, you look very familiar, but I just can't put a name on you." And then he proceeded to call his wife to come down to the store. She walked in and of course, immediately recognized us. Had a good visit with them – fun to see them both. So fun to surprise people like that.
Then it was on down the road heading toward Sturgis. We really should have stopped for the night before we crossed the ND/SD line, but Ole is one of these people that just wants to keep going. Once you cross the border into SD it's a wasteland. There is nowhere to pull off the road for the night, no gas stations, no wide spots in the road for the next umpty-two miles. So you better have a full tank of gas when you venture into northwestern South Daktoa. There ain't nothing there but a few cows and a mail box or two. No building sites, no lights off in the distance – nothing. I think we met probably three cars in a 150 mile stretch.
So we just kept heading south, and about the time we got within a half mile of the campground we had reserved, the headlights started flashing. Not a good thing when it's dark out. Ole finally decided to turn on the big spot light that sits on the roof of the RV in order to see where we were driving. Can you imagine being an oncoming car and seeing this THING coming down the road at you with this unbelievably bright light – but only one – thinking they must be seeing an alien space ship coming at them? Fortunately there were no cops so we made it to the campground without hitting the ditch. And of course by this time the registration office was closed. So here we are, driving around the campground with this bright spot light searching for our campsite. But we made it. We're parked, set up and are enjoying life.
Well, that's all for tonight folks. I've been having trouble with my computer so hopefully this will post and you can see it.
Love from Ole and Lena land – more tomorrow when the adventure continues.


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WHEELING - A grand old lady of Wheeling has received a facelift, and civic leaders and historians are celebrating the restoration of this iconic figure - the Madonna of the Trail statue.
The Daughters of the American Revolution's Wheeling chapter, which launched the restorative project, conducted a ceremony to rededicate the famous statue Tuesday, July 16. The work, done with nearly $30,000 in grants, entailed cleaning the statue's stone surface, replacing broken pieces and repairing cracks. The Madonna of the Trail faces National Road on Wheeling Park property.
Wheeling's Madonna of the Trail - one of 12 identical statues located along the old National Road from Maryland to California - has stood in this location for 85 years. The local monument - the second in the nation - was dedicated on July 7, 1928, with a crowd of 5,000 people attending the ceremony, according to a newspaper account of the day.
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Participating in the Daughters of the American Revolution's rededication of the Madonna of the Trail in Wheeling are, from left, Sally Ezell, Wheeling chapter registrar; Jeanne Finstein, Wheeling vice regent; Barby Frankenberry, state regent; Debi McClelland Smith, Wheeling member and state historic preservation chairman; Ginger Nalley, past state regent, and Joan McClelland, past Wheeling regent.
The statues, designed by German immigrant August Leimbach, pay tribute to the pioneer women who, braving unknown dangers, traveled across the frontier and through the wilderness to expand the young nation. The statues depict a woman walking and carrying a baby, with a young boy clutching her skirts.
Jeremy Morris, executive director of the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp., which assisted the DAR with the restoration, called the Madonna "one of the most important icons in Wheeling along the National Road."
"It's not only a West Virginia icon; it's a national icon." Morris noted that the stone figure symbolizes "the struggle forward that women made in pushing west."
Echoing those remarks, Greg Smith, a member of the Wheeling Historic Landmarks Commission, commented that the monument is "a great tribute to the women of our past" and "a great icon of Wheeling."
Tim McCormick, president of the Ohio County Commission, observed that after the restoration, "This statue seems to be standing a bit taller; the baby is sleeping sounder and the boy is holding on a bit tighter."
McCormick suggested that the restored statue was saying "thank you" to DAR members and others involved in the project "for having the courage, the sacrifice and the patience to put me back where I belong."
Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie expressed gratitude to DAR members for their dedication to preserving the historic statue and "not forgetting this grand old lady on National Road." Saying that it is "our responsibility to be keepers of the past," the mayor said the statue stands as "an indication of our uniqueness and greatness as a city."
Douglas Dalby, president and chief executive officer of the Wheeling Park Commission, noted that Otto Schenk, then-chairman of the commission, accepted "this wonderful monument" when it was dedicated in 1928. Dalby said minutes of the park commission's Feb. 10, 1928 meeting stated that park commissioners signed an agreement with the National Old Trails Association and authorized payment of $500 required for placement of one of the 12 monuments.
Minutes of a Feb. 27, 1928 meeting indicated that park commissioners considered the wording of two inscriptions to be carved on the monument's sides. George W. Lutz suggested a contest for Ohio County high school students with $15 in gold as prizes for the two best inscriptions; Lutz agreed to donate the $30 in gold.
"I hate to say it, but the story ends there," Dalby said. Subsequent minutes don't indicate whether prizes were awarded or who won the contest. DAR officials were unaware of this aspect of the statute's history.
Dr. Jeanne Finstein, vice regent of the Wheeling DAR chapter, read a brief history of the monument, adapted from remarks given by DAR member Marie Graybill in 2003. Wheeling's Madonna is 10 feet tall and weighs 5 tons. The base is 6 feet tall and weighs 12 tons. The foundation is 3 feet underground and 2 feet above.
"This noble lady is garbed for an arduous journey - bonneted, booted and wearing durable clothes," Finstein said. "As we look at her face we see no timidity, no doubt and no fear. We see in her stance a pride of purpose, feet firmly planted forward, head erect. She is alert and - with rifle in hand - ready to defend what she holds most dear."
Finstein commented, "Our Madonna exemplifies resolve, courage and faith. We honor these attributes of the pioneer mother. However, such virtues know no gender. They are also found in men - then and now."
Suggesting that the pioneer woman might have repeated Ruth's words from the Old Testament, "Whither thou goest, I will go," Finstein concluded, "That message of courage and faith is still valid for all of us today as we celebrate the rededication of this monument."
Debi McClelland Smith, a Wheeling DAR member and state DAR historic preservation chairman, said that after noticing cracks, moss growth and missing corners on the monument, she began a lengthy process of applying for grants to restore the Madonna. The chapter received $10,000 from the national DAR president general's special projects grant program, a National Scenic Byway grant of $17,828 and a $1,000 gift from the Elizabeth Stifel Kline Foundation. Looking at the restored figure, she added, "It was finally done and it was worth the wait."
Barby Frankenberry, DAR state regent, said, "I am so proud looking at the magnificence of this statue." She saluted the effort "to bring her (the Madonna) back to the glory she deserves."
Frankenberry said she was "so proud to be a West Virginian and to have one of these (statues) in our state and to honor these women."


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Workingmums.co.uk spoke to Legal & General about a new report on demographic change and their own policies on helping employees with elder care issues.
As younger people face problems finding jobs and being able to afford houses, it is increasingly the middle aged on whom the burden of care is falling. That means many people who have delayed having children are now also having to look after ageing parents.
The so-called sandwich generation is also facing a longer working life as the retirement age rises, but despite all this demographic change, the financial services offered to people are still based on traditional notions, such as that a mortgage should be for a 25-year term.
Should these services be reconfigured in line with changing demographics? Legal & General recently published a report, 35 cubed, asking whether the financial services industry needs to adapt to the huge social changes witnessed over the last 35 years.
But the company is not just rethinking what it offers its customers. It is also considering how changing demographics affect its employees. Over the last three years it has been focusing on how to help the sandwich generation. It started to look at the issue after a big report came out on it. It was already working with age-related charities such as the Elderly Accommodation Council so had a good idea about long-term care funding issues.
"A lot of people find it very confusing to deal with elderly care. It is hard to find out what they are entitled to plus they are emotionally involved," says Rebecca Perry, Public Affairs Manager at Legal & General and author of the 35 cubed report.
"Our work with the Elderly Accommodation Council led us to think that there was probably information we could pass on to our staff which could help them."
Legal & General set up workshops for staff called Looking after Mum and Dad with the help of the EAC. Staff can attend the sessions and can ask for one to ones to talk about their personal situation and get help. The initial aim of the workshops was for Legal & General to assess the level of need among staff. "We were surprised at how many staff were interested. Out of our 7,000 staff in the UK we had over 50 people attending one to ones and these might just be people who are in need of help right now. People don't really think about long term care until they need to," says Rebecca.
Legal & General also offers staff the option of working flexibly if they have a care crisis.
The 35 squared report shows those people who are looking after their elderly parents are often either still looking after children or caring for grandchildren. "Traditionally people used to think they could start to enjoy life in their mid to late 50s when their kids left home. But now they are often still looking after their children financially into their 20s and 30s or may be grandparents themselves and then something happens to their own parents. It can seem never ending," says Rebecca.
She says the report shows grandparents "help out massively" with childcare. Partly this is again because of demographic changes – as well as childcare costs. The fact that people are living longer and in greater health means there are often now more grandparents around to help out, particularly in the early years. "This is vital for helping parents to work," says Rebecca.
She hopes that the report will lead a debate about how demographic changes and the decreasing role of the state in family support is affecting families. The report suggests people's expectations have not kept pace with these changes. They still expect to be doing the same things their parents did at roughly the same age.
Most people, for instance, still think that the best age to leave home permanently is 23, the best age to move in with a partner is 27, the best age to have a baby is 29 and the best age to retire is 62.
But the report also shows through small details how much the world has changed, whether it is the amount of jobs the average 35 to 44 year old has had [seven] or the fact that half of them have received financial assistance from a member of their family.
As a society, we need to think about the implications of the changes, says Rebecca, and how we can support that change. Legal & General wants to start a debate on how the financial services industry can do that, but it is also keen to look at how it can practically support its own employees.


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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is planning a management shake-up in the upcoming weeks according to reports.
Ballmer is planning to add senior product executives with technical engineering backgrounds according to Bloomberg. The changes could be announced and implemented as soon as this month according to the report. The move is likely to see managers who have engineering skills and product management experience promoted. Microsoft is attempting to catch up with rivals Apple and Google in the smartphone and tablet markets. The news comes after a run of high level executive departures at the company.
Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools business, announced in January that he will leave the firm in the Summer. Microsoft's Ray Ozzie stepped down from his role as chief software architect in October and is currently planning to retire from Microsoft after a transition period. Microsoft Windows marketing chief Brad Brooks also announced he is stepping down to join Juniper Networks. Microsoft has also lost a key Kinect developer to Google.
Microsoft has promised a "major revamp" of Windows for slate applications, that will come in the next version, Windows 8. The software giant has been criticized for its slow response to Apple's iPad device, introduced in April, 2010. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, previously said Windows 7 based Slates would be available "as soon as they're ready" when questioned earlier in 2010. Microsoft's hardware partners introduced a range of new form factors at CES, a mix between traditional Slates and laptops.
Samsung unveiled its Sliding PC 7 series Windows 7 Slate hybrid at CES earlier this year. The device features Intel's 1.66GHz Z670 Oak Trail processor, 10.1″ touchscreen, 32GB SSD and 2GB of RAM. The tablet weighs just 2.1 pounds and will retail in March for $699. The iPad currently retails at $499 and sold three million units in its first 80 days of release. The iPad is currently selling approximately 4.5 million units per quarter, Bernstein Research estimates.
Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates, said earlier last year that the company has a lot of different tablet projects it is pursuing. Microsoft canceled their internal Courier project shortly after the release of the iPad. The project was an innovative new tablet concept that had promised to combine a dual screen book design with finger and stylus input. The leaked promotional materials demonstrated various concepts that would have brought an unparalleled productivity tool to the market. Most media outlets and analysts felt the move to cancel the device was a mistake.
Microsoft's management shakeup may help the company's problems in the smartphone and tablet markets long term but it's clear short term that the company needs to provide a clear road-map to its customers. Microsoft has failed to lay out a clear road-map for Windows Phone 7 updates, which is angering many new customers and loyal fans. The software giant was expected to announce and release its first Windows Phone 7 update in January. Microsoft officials are only promising an update in the first half of 2011 which is angering early adopters eager to see improvements for the platform. If the company wants to see an improvement in its mobile fortunes then providing regular updates and a clear plan of action for both consumers and developers is the best way to go.


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Who's noticed a little extra excitement around the workplace today? Could it be due to the fact that the weekend will officially be here in a few short hours? Sure. Could it be due to the fact that everyone's favorite radio show – Opportunity Detroit – will air at 7 p.m.? We'd like to think so. On your way home from work or out to dinner, be sure to join Paul W. Smith (WJR) and Stephen Luigi Piazza (Quicken Loans) on WJR-760 AM to find out about all the great things happening in Detroit! Here's a rundown of tonight's show:
Get to know Jamie Sedlacek, volunteer relations and programs coordinator for Rock Ventures. After graduating from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Neb., Jamie worked for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the American Lung Association. Her husband was offered a job in Detroit in the fall of 2012, so the couple packed their bags and moved to the Motor City. Jamie now helps coordinate volunteer opportunities and programs for Quicken Loans and the Family of Companies. In 2013, Quicken Loans team members volunteered 36,000 hours at more than 400 community events.
Introducing Sarah Brithinee, CEO of Wedit. Sarah lived in Los Angeles for five years where she graduated from the Fashion Institute with a degree in Merchandise Marketing. Now, she oversees all operations, business development, marketing initiatives and planning for Wedit. Wedit is a Bizdom company that provides a fun and easy way for consumers to capture and share all the moments from their weddings.
Meet Julia Solis and Shel Kimen, co-founders of the Sea Foam Palace of Arts and Amusements. The duo is part of a team that's been working on Sea Foam Palace since mid-2013, and they've collaborated on multiple art and performance projects since the 1990s. The Sea Foam Palace is a museum of curiosity which invites people to explore history and science in new and inventive ways.
Be sure to tune in tonight, January 24, at 7 p.m. ET for all that and much more!
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National Trademark Expo Set for USPTO Campus May 8-9
Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will present a National Trademark Expo May 8 and 9. A ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. will kick off the two day event. The Expo will be held on the agency's campus in Alexandria, Virginia. In addition to Trademark Exhibitors, local businesses will also participate in the Expo. The Expo will highlight anti-counterfeiting efforts and how counterfeit goods cause great harm to the economy. The Expo is free, fun and informative for the whole family. (More)


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A plaque stating the Colorado Creed is affixed to the exterior, ground level, west wall of Norlin Library. The plaque reads:
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As a member of the Boulder community and the University of Colorado, I agree to:
- Act with honor, integrity and accountability in my interactions with students, faculty, staff and neighbors.
- Respect the rights of others and accept our differences.
- Contribute to the greater good of this community.
I will strive to uphold these principles in all aspects of my collegiate experience and beyond.
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CORNELIUS – Kevin Mahl and Jamie Rolewicz are two Cornelius businessmen bringing a lot of attention to a small town.
Mahl and Rolewicz, owners of Champion Tire and Wheel, are developing a 300,000-square-foot commercial space off Bailey Road known as the Cornelius Commerce Center.
The site will house a 60,000-square-foot Hyde Park on Bailey (an expansion of Hyde Park Storage Suites on Northline Drive) and a 20,000-square-foot White Lightening All-Star Cheerleading studio. The remaining space has not been identified.
"They're not only commercial developers and very successful businessmen, but they are community builders," said Bill Russell, chairman of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce. "Hyde Park Storage Suites is for the high-end collector, and it's also a small business incubator."
Demand for storage suites at Hyde Park Storage Suites led to the development of Hyde Park on Bailey, owners said.
Storage suites are often used by customers as a get-a-way man cave with climate control, Wi-Fi, TV, phone and 50-amp service. Unit sizes range from 880 to 3,000 square feet.
The latter is large enough to fit the tallest RV or furnishings of a four-bedroom home. Units will be sold for $105 a square foot and leased for $8.50 a square foot. About two-thirds of the to-be-built units have already been sold or leased.
Many owners like to customize their space into an ideal place to pursue their hobbies, whether it is car-collecting, motor homes, woodworking or just a place to go to get away.
One of those owners is NASCAR driver John Andretti.
Andretti uses his space at the existing Hyde Park for anything from storing the family Christmas tree to working on racecars.
"We had the typical storage unit, where you get this little bitty space and you have it so jammed up that you never go to it, because there is no way you want to dig out your stuff to find the one thing in the back," Andretti said. "Now we have it where it's organized, and we can get through it. It just opened up a lot of opportunities for all the things we had. I like things organized."
Speaker of the House Thom Tillis said he was happy to see the project come to fruition during the May 17 groundbreaking for the Cornelius Commerce Center.
"This has an enormously positive impact on every single one of you because millions of dollars in tax base that will be here is commercial," Tillis said at the time. "The more that we have of that the less they have to rely on your homes and your property to pay for the services they have in town."
Mahl and Rolewicz see a tremendous amount of potential as the Bailey Road corridor develops. They have outlined plans for future growth.
The second phase would extend the property on Bailey Road all the way out to U.S. 21.
"If we do that, we could see another 400,000 square feet of development potential including office, retail and industrial flat," Maul said. "The Bailey Road corridor has become an important commercial corridor for the town. It's an important east-west connector for traffic. Longer term, we'd like to see how we could get access to the interstate which would give us another 80 acres of potential development space."
Maul said the third phase would add another 1 million square feet of developable space.
Cornelius Commerce Park will be at Bailey Road between Old Statesville and Statesville roads.
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Will my doctor schedule a induction if i have a record of 9lb babies?
My first child weighed 9.2 and 21.5 inches long. I want to know if he will induce due to the fact that my second could be just as big. Birthing my son was hard on me because of his size. I just want to know if there is a chance they will induce because of it?
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My doctor was worried about the same thing and did a sono at 36 weeks to verify baby's size. They apparently gain an ounce a day after 36 weeks, so they get a fairly accurate estimate. My sono showed that my baby girl was going to be almost 10 lbs by 40 weeks, so my OB has me scheduled for an induction 12/5. Hope this helps.posted 11/28/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
I have big babies, my first two were 8.5 and my last two were 9.2. And my doctors never recommended induction. With my last I knew he was big and so I pushed for an induction at 39 weeks. Had I gone 40 weeks, he probably would've been 10 lbs! Talk to your doctors. If your cervix is favorable for induction, the might do it. Good Luck!posted 11/28/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
Your doc could talk to you about an induction a little early, yes, due to your first child's size. On average babies are 1/2# bigger than the one before them, but not always. If your first child's father isn't the same as your baby-to-be's, then there is more of a chance for a smaller child being born than the size of your first.posted 11/27/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
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When I run a WHOIS query on ARIN's website for a particular IP address or block that is international, they often list information in the comments field for where to go to run another specific query. For example, I just looked up 200.24.7.x, and it referred me to LACNIC.
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In the wake of what has been happening in the capital post the Delhi rape case in December, the common man has taken it on himself to be heard, to fight violence, to amend laws, to demand justice, to inculcate a value system.
Women all over the world need to be respected and not victimised. They need to fight injustices done to their gender. They need to speak up against the killing of the girl child, the suppression of women and surprisingly, the dominance of women over women, which occurs too.
Let me tell you an incident I heard the other day, of a young mother in her 30s, married for nine years, who suddenly discovered her child suffered from bipolar disorder. The child needed medication and constant monitoring. Her mother-in-law told her that the in laws would pay for her to divorce their son, and provide well for the child and mother. They would get them a house in the same locality and provide financial help. All the wife needed to do was agree to a divorce, so their son could have a fun-loving life and not one tied down with problems!
Talk about callous, talk about insensitive, talk about victimisation! The poor girl with no income and family in Delhi was scared that her mother-in-law would force her out of the house and out of her marriage. I was appalled when I heard this, but the lady telling me this said, "You don't know what it is to be cowed down by others."
I know there are no fairytale endings. No happily ever after. No galloping knights on a white horse. Life is not perfect and neither are we. We are imperfect and not everyone loves us. But that's okay. One has to work towards a stamp of self-approval daily, always taking the bad times for granted and expecting the unexpected.
Knowing people do not stand by you most times, knowing they don't mean what they say or say what they mean. You learn to stand up alone and a sense of safety is born. You learn to accept others and their shortcomings at the same time accepting yours, that way you soon learn to forgive and go by instinct, rather than doctrine. You learn you can't be more beautiful because of your husband or child or home or job.
You are who you are and you need to empower yourself. We are born to empower ourselves and those around us; not to consume every resource on earth. Also, self-approval comes when we learn the difference between guilt and responsibility, the ability to say 'No' with wisdom and courage. It's okay to be weak, to fail, to want things, to need people, it's good to look into yourself and change yourself before you change the world around you.
Of course, nothing comes without effort, nothing comes without a price, and whatever the price you pay to discover how precious you are, is worth it! Because you are precious. An aircraft needs resistance to fly right. Same way, every obstacle is only a stepping stone to a stronger you!
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A measure in front of the U.S. House of Representatives could delay the closure of thousands of post offices, including one in Clemons, but it appears unlikely the rural office will be permanently spared from the chopping block. The Clemons post office is one of thousands around the country slated to close on May 15 […]
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The Clemons Post Office was granted a stay of execution last week after the U.S. Postal Service agreed to a five month moratorium on closings nationwide. The agency agreed last Tuesday to postpone the closing of 3,700 post offices, including the Clemons branch until mid-May. Clemons Postmaster Debbie Winkler confirmed that she had received a […]
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David is available to photograph NCAA women's basketball in San Jose, Santa Clara, Berkeley, Stanford, or the Stockton area. Over a span of 15 seasons, David has traveled to the NCAA Women's Final Four, and photographed numerous NCAA Regional, first and second round games, as well as regular season games for a variety of universities. […]More
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March can only mean one thing for sports fans…college basketball tournament madness. I thought I'd dig up some photos from the St. Louis Billikens 2013 Tournament visit to San Jose. Enjoy. This last one reminds me of David vs. Goliath.More
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Wednesday evening, I witnessed Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland delivering the Haas Center's Distinguished Visitor Lecture on Public Service and Citizenship. Dr. Brundtland was Norway's first woman prime minister and is currently deputy chair of The Elders, an independent group dedicated to peace and human rights, founded in 2007. And it was a packed house.More
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It was a great day to visit Sharks Ice in San Jose for the 2014 USA Hockey Pacific District Championships. Hockey like most sports is fast, features lots of collisions, and showcases athletes keeping an object away from defenders while trying to score into a net. In my opinion it's more difficult than soccer, easier […]More
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Just a few more days until the Broncos and Seahawks leave for the Super Bowl, and then the media hype will be in full effect. I thought I'd post a few photos from last year's game showing a few of the interesting media ops…More
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The Week We Searched For- May 13, 2011
Posted on Friday, May 13th, 2011 by Camille Canon Print This Post
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Microsoft acquires Skype- It's seems that last week's rumors that either Facebook or Microsoft would acquire Skype were true. This week Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion, its largest acquisition ever. Some are speculating that Microsoft bought Skype as part of a bigger shift toward IP communications. Beyond that, Microsoft acquired Skype's 660 million user base and peer-to-peer technology.
Facebook's attack on Google- Facebook was exposed this week for contracting the PR firm Burson-Marsteller to create a publicity scandal surrounding Google's Social Circle feature. The large corporate PR firm contacted USA Today, attempting to sell Google's Social Circle as the latest breach in user privacy. Reporters at USA Today took a closer look into Burson's story and discovered that Google's Social Circle privacy problems were peanuts in comparison to other social networks.
As a result, USA Today dumped Burson's story and published an article on Wednesday exposing Burson's "whisper campaign." About a day later, both Facebook and Burson admitted to the attack, as best they could. Facebook acknowledged the campaign, but shied away from calling it a "smear attack," and Burson stated that it regrets ever having taking the assignment. To read more about the scandal and the weakness it points to in Facebook's own privacy policy, check out Sam Gustin's article on Wired.com and Sharon Gaudin's article in Computerworld.
Google introduces Chromebooks at Google I/O- Google unveiled its new Chrome based cloud-computing operating system. As of June 15 customers will be able to purchase the Samsung Series 5 ($429-499) and Acer Chromebooks ($349) across the U.S. and Europe. What's interesting about Google's Chromebooks is that Google is marketing them on a subscription basis for businesses and educators. Businesses will be able to rent a Chromebook for $28/user per month for three years. Schools will be able to rent them for a reduced cost of $20/user/month.
Google's settlement on drug ads: Earlier this week, Google announced that it would set aside $500 million to resolve a case with the Justice Department. According to the Wall Street Journal, the case was a federal investigation into claims that Google profited from ads from illegal online pharmacies. According to the WSJ, "The federal investigation has examined whether Google knowingly accepted ads from online pharmacies, based in Canada and elsewhere, that violated U.S. laws."
Google previews Google +1 button- This week at the Google I/O conference, Google gave a preview of its Google +1 button, explaining how webmasters will be able to insert it directly into websites. Google also announced that its +1 button would become available over the next couple of weeks.
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January 02, 2008 01:01 AM by Joe Reality
The 2008 season premiere of Wife Swap kicks off tonight with the Boss and Gustaferro families. Karen Gustaferro is a former pageant queen Mom with a daughter following in her footsteps. Karen swaps families with Angie Boss, who is a feminist Mom who homeschools her kids. Angie disapproves of makeup and beauty.
Karen Gustaferro is fifty-four years old an lives in upstate New York. Karen waits on her fifteen year old daughter Alisha hand and foot. The Gustaferro home is filled with pageant trophies and sparkle. Alisha Gustaferro started winning pageants at 11 months old. She says that she "feels sorry for anyone who's not gorgeous."
Karen Gustagerro gives Alisah a gift every single day under the family's year-round Christmas tree. Sixty-one year old Ralph Gustaferro works hard to provide Alisha'a $100,000 a year pageant lifestyle. Alisha's schedule of pageants, social activities and cheerleading dominates the entire family's lives.
Karen swaps places with Angie Boss. Thirty-six year old Angie lives in Indiana with her husband Duwain and their three daughters, Kaylyn, Clara, and Katy. The Boss family lives a modest and religious life.
Angie is a feminist, who wants her children to live a life free from pop culture and typical female stereotypes. Angie homeschools her three daughters, and their coursework even includes auto mechanics. DuWain is employed as a special education teacher. DuWain's hero is Mr. Rogers, and he is super strict with his daughters.
In the first week of the swap, Karen doesn't mix well with what she considers to be the boring lifestyle of the Boss family. Karen breaks the household rules and paints Clara's nails, and Kaylyn tattles to DuWain. Angie has her own problems with the Gustaferro family. Angie is taken aback by Alisha's spoiled behavior and doesn't like Ralph's attitude to that beauty is more important than brains.
In the second week of the swap, a dispute erupts between Karen and DuWain when Karen brings beauty pageant gowns and makeup into the house for Clara. Even though DuWain initially storms out of the house with the girls, his attitude starts to change when he watches his daughter compete in her first beauty pageant. In the Gustaferro house, Ralph actually kicks Angie out after she rips up one of Alisha's promo shots. When Angie returns, she is able to bond with Alisha over cooking.
At the end of the swap, the couples are reunited. Wife Swap premieres on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 from 8PM to 9PM ET on ABC.
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May 23, 2012
I love asparagus, from since I was a kid we always had them during spring, sometimes everyday for 2 weeks in a row. Asparagus are not only tasty, they are also very good for you. They are low in calories and are very low in sodium and are a good source of dietary fiber and protein. Asparagus are also good for preventing rheumatism, heart disease and promotes sexual debility (desire).
The only bad thing is that your urine smells like... CAT PISS?
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- Vincent said...
Your eyes are so beautifull.
- May 23, 2012 at 7:06 AM
Thanks god I finally know what your urine smells like.
- May 23, 2012 at 5:09 PM
hi Cesar, saw u today; damn didn't know ur that tall... 'bout aspergus, try n fry them. slice the aspergus almost horizontal; take a wok pan; heat it with good butter. fry them with some butter, some lemon, pepper, and at the end, put in some lettuce, smoked salmon and sour cream. a bit of stone leek (bieslook)
- May 23, 2012 at 5:30 PM
- ceesie said...
Mmmmm... sound yummie
- May 24, 2012 at 5:45 AM
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we Germans go nuts for asparagus haha
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- May 26, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Hi Cesar, man can you help me out with an opinion? it's possible to become a model without having perfect teeth?i'm asking you because i think you're the most appropiate person to ask, thank's very much for you're time and keep up with the good work!
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- Frederik said...
You know they had asparagus on the titanic at lunchtime on April 14? They had it with poached eggs. Maybe you should try that once. http://nyti.ms/LaAwIe
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Thomas Joyce's TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
- School Record Holder in the 1500-meters (3:39.43)
2015: Made his indoor season debut at the New Mexico Team Invitationalin the mile (4:14.04) and the 3000-meters (8:41.49) ... Placed eighth in the mile on 2/13 in Seattle with a mark of 4:00.29 ... Helped the distance medley relay team place fourth on Cal's All-Time Performers List with a second place finish at the MPSF Championships (9:33.81) ... Made his outdoor season debut on 3/7 in Berkeley at the Cal Outdoor Opener with a win in the 1500-meters (3:42.83) ... Won seven consecutive races he was involved in (1500-meter, mile, 3000-meters and 5000-meters) from 3/7 to 5/2 ... Won the double at the Big Meet at Stanford with a school record time of 3:39.43 in the 1500-meters and set a new PR in the 3000-meters (8:00.50), which puts him seventh on Cal's All-Time Performers List ... Ran a sub-four-minute mile at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge in Berkeley (3:58.69), which was a new PR and placed him fourth on Cal's All-Time Performers List ... Set a new PR on 5/2 at the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford in the 5000-meters, with a mark of 13:34.42, which ranked him second on Cal's All-Time Performers List ... Finished second in the Pac-12 Championships in the 1500-meter final (3:46.46) and was 13th in the 5000-meters (14:20.56) ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1500-meters with a mark of 3:43.23 in Austin at the NCAA West Prelims ... Finished 21st nationally at the NCAA Championships in the 1500-meters with a time of 3:48.43 in Eugene.
2014: Ran his best ever 3000-meters time at the MPSF Indoor Championships in Seattle (8:11.50) to place 15th ... Won the 1500-meters at the Tri-Meet against Michigan and Virginia with a time of 3:45.31 ... Also took home the same event at the Big Meet on 4/12 with a mark of 3:46.76 and also PR'ed in the 800-meters with a time of 1:52.85 ... Set what was a PR in the mile (4:00.49) at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge to finish second ... Clocked a PR in the 5000-meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational on 5/4 with a mark of 13:57.31, which placed him ninth on Cal's All-Time Performers List ... Placed eighth at the Pac-12 Championships in the 1500-meters with a time of 3:45.51 in Pullman, Wash. ... Finished 11th at the NCAA Championships in Eugene in the 1500-meters with a PR time of 3:41.08 (sixth on the Cal All-Time Performers List).
2013: Made his collegiate debut at the Stanford Opener on 3.2 in the 3000m, posting a mark of 8:28.34, which earned him second place … Finished in eighth place at the Johnny Mathis Invitational on 3/23 with a 3:56.79 in the 1500m … Competed in the 1500m and finished fourth with a 3:50.31 at the Tri-Meet vs. Michigan and Virginia on 4/6 … Competed in the 800m for the first time in his career and posted a mark of 1:59.55, which landed him tenth and finished sixth in the 1500m with a 3:59.82 time at the Big Meet on 4/20 … Finished sixth in the 5000m at the Brutus Hamilton Open pm 4/26 with a 14:43.48 … Finished 22nd in the 1500m with a time of 3:58.88 at the Pac-12 Championships on 5/12.
High School: Finished eighth in the 3200m at the CIF state meet in 9:11.07 ... PR of 9:03.23 came at the Arcadia Invitational ... owns a best of 4:10.35 in the 1600m from a victory at the Distance Meet of Champions ... has run the mile in 4:11.77 ... in cross country, took third at the CIF state Division III meet as a senior, improving from fifth place his junior year ... MVP his junior and senior years at Campolindo in both track and cross country.
Personal: Born July 20, 1993 ... Parents are Gerri and Jack Joyce ... Economics major.


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Images: Thanksgiving at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar [Image 2 of 2]
Photo by Jason Chudy
U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Joseph LeBaron, center, and Area Support Group – Qatar Commander Col. Maxine C. Girard, prepare to serve a Florida Army National Guard soldier his Thanksgiving meal Nov. 25 at the camp. The ambassador and other group leadership served more than 1,200 people during the few-hour meal. The meal included the traditional roasted turkey and cornbread dressing as well as other items, including lobster tails, prime rib and shrimp cocktails.
This work, Thanksgiving at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar [Image 1 of 2], by Jason Chudy, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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CBRE, Jones Lang See Revenue Rise
While the commercial-real-estate market is experiencing a rocky recovery, profits for some commercial-brokerage firms have risen, as the transaction volume has come back from a near standstill in 2009.
Revenue for commercial-brokerage firm CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. CBG 0.58 % hit $1.3 billion in the third quarter, a 24% increase from the same period in 2009, the company said Tuesday. Another brokerage, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., JLL 1.09 % reported third-quarter revenue of $708 million, an increase of 20% in local currency from the third quarter of 2009. Will Marks, an analyst for JMP Securities, said the increase in revenue reflects "pent-up demand."
While both firms perform a variety of real-estate-related services, such as property management and investment management, some of their strongest performance came in their bread-and-butter business lines, selling and leasing office buildings, warehouses, retail space and other kinds of commercial property. CB Richard Ellis said its property-sales revenue in the Americas increased 69% in the third quarter compared with a year ago, while leasing revenue was up 36%. Jones Lang LaSalle reported a 38% increase in leasing revenue and a 127% rise in capital markets and hotels revenue in the Americas.
"Our clients around the world are relatively optimistic about the long term," said CB Richard Ellis Chief Executive Brett White. "Many of them were on the sidelines the last two and a half years, and are now getting back in the business of doing business."
In particular, Mr. White said, businesses are signing long-term leases of seven years or more after several years of being skittish about committing to anything at all. Both Mr. White and Jones Lang LaSalle Chief Executive Colin Dyer said they saw rental rates bottoming in major cities around the world.
"Leasing markets now in big cities are virtually all bottoming or have bottomed," Mr. Dyer said. "That's driving a new level of tension on the leasing side."


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Singer Miley Cyrus got an unusual present in the form a pig on her birthday this year.
Cyrus, who turned 20 Nov 23, was presented with a rescued pig Nora by People For the Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA).
PETA sponsored the rescued pig to mark the singer's big day.
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Coming Soon: Free Birth Control for All Women (No Joke)Meredith Carroll
Never again will be there be an unintended pregnancy because a woman couldn't afford birth control. (Whether she remembers to take it, and takes it correctly is another story entirely.)
A year from now, birth control will be free.
As in, available for no money. Birth control. For all women. And it's not just birth control that will be free. Also gratis beginning in August 2012 are morning-pills, mammograms, pap smears and other preventative women's health services.
This is all thanks to news guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
There is one unfortunate exception, however: Health care providers affiliated with religious groups will not be required to adopt the new guidelines. Those groups are taking issue with certain aspects of the new rules, particular the availability of the morning-after pill.
Nevertheless, the government stands by the new rules, which they say are meant to benefit women's health.
"These historic guidelines are based on science and existing literature and will help ensure women get the preventive health benefits they need," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement, according to ABC News.
Private insurance companies will be required to cover the aforementioned services without a co-pay, co-insurance or deductibles.
Go on — find fault with these new rules. I dare you.
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Okay, so Hathaway's isn't that bad – although we're sure that the inexplicably large group of people who hate the "Les Miserables" actress to her very core will hate her in this too – but it is from the '90s, so it's as cheesy and embarrassing as you might reasonably expect from anything to come out of that decade. Way to sell landlines to Cincinatti, Annie!
Dujardin, though. Wow. French TV ads look AMAZING! What is going on there? Sporting bleached blonde hair and getting close-ups that even Tom Hooper would balk at, Dujardin is nigh on unrecognizable behind that line of Simpsons mugs. We're not sure what he's even advertising, but we promise we will buy one if we never have to watch this ad again. If this is representative of Dujardin's pre-"The Artist" career, then it's no wonder he had to go silent to win his Oscar. [Jezebel/MSN]


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Here's an odd one (at least for me). The bike in question is my '03 K2 Mach 2.0 with just over 1000 miles on it. The crankset is a TruVativ Elita triple.
While riding this past weekend I would notice a prounounced knocking noise while riding. It didn't happen every revolution of the cranks but would make the noise when under a heavier than normal load such as when climbing or hammering on the big ring on the flats.
The knocking sound only seemed to happen when the right crank was between the 12 and 3 o'clock positions. After we finished the ride I checked to see if either of the crankarms were loose and neither appeared to be.
What really makes this odd is I heard the noise on rides on Saturday and yesterday but did not hear the noise this morning on my commute to work.
Anyone ever have to deal with a knocking BB before?


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Onsite Biogas Power Solution Helps U.S. Dairy Farmers Reduce Site Emissions
In the US, Wisconsin's dairy industry is leading the way in demonstrating the benefits of using cow manure methane digester biogas. A growing number of dairy farms in Wisconsin have installed GE Energy's Jenbacher biogas engines to generate needed renewable electricity for onsite power and the local grid. In May 2009, a Jenbacher J312 biogas engines was commissioned at the Crave Brothers Farm, LLC in Waterloo, Wisc.and is currently generating 633 kW of electricity to support the site's dairy operations. Surplus power from the engine is being sold to the regional grid in Wisconsin.
"Installing GE Energy's Jenbacher biogas technology is playing an important role in our ongoing initiatives to reduce the operational costs as well as the environmental impacts of our dairy operations," said Charles Crave, one of the farm's co-owners. "We hope that other dairy farms around the country adopt similar technologies in recognition of the agricultural community's increasingly important role in addressing the country's energy and climate-change concerns."
Crave Brothers is a 29-year-old, family run dairy farm and on-site cheese plant that is nationally known for its progressive use of technologies to reduce the environmental impacts of its operations. The 1,700-acre farm currently has nearly 1,000 milk cows and 700 heifers. By converting the manure to methane biogas and using it to generate electricity, less greenhouse gas is able to escape into the atmosphere. The system also is helping Crave Brothers lower its operational costs, including through the sale of energy to the regional grid and more cost-effective manure management.
Widely accepted in Europe, the use of biogas digester systems with GE's Jenbacher engines is a fairly new U.S. agri-business trend. In the past, some U.S. farmers had used old diesel motors and smaller gas engines until they began installing more durable, robust gas engines in recent years. Crave Brothers is the host of the 2009 Farm Technology Days, one of the country's largest agricultural technology expositions. More than 80,000 people are expected to visit the Crave Brothers site, which is located about an hour west of Milwaukee.
For more information: www.ge.com