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"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language."
Martin Buber
Basic dog body language part 3 is about how our furry best friends talk to us through their eyes and their mouth.
I will show you more dog calming signals related to these face areas that will help you get your pet out of threatening situations before he has to resort to more aggressive means.
Go to dog body Language Part 1 or Part 2 if you haven't read them already.
In the canine world eye contact can be threatening. This doesn't' mean you can't make eye contact with your best friend, in fact you can teach him to make eye contact on command! (See "Training your dog to Watch").
The important thing to know is that you should NEVER be threatening when looking into your dog's eyes. There are two types of eye contact: soft and hard.
Eye contact with soft eyes: Eyes are round and peaceful. This means the dog is calm and happy.
Eye contact with a hard stare: Direct eye contact with a hard stare (tense body posture) means arousal. This can be good or bad! Make sure you look for other body signals to figure out if your dog is in a playful mood or about to show aggression.
Whale eye: This happens when the dog is afraid to look at you, so he will actually turn his head the other way. At the same time he is not sure he should take his eyes off you, so with his head pointing away from you he will try to look at you! It is call a whale eye because you can see the white of their eyes. Dogs that have "whale eyes" are afraid and feel threatened.
Photo courtesy of blumenbiene.
A relaxed mouth is often an open mouth, lips also relaxed and maybe even the tongue out!
Photo courtesy of Trespassers William.
If you do a search for dog images, you will see many pictures of them licking their nose! They do not like to have a camera pointing at them and this signal calms them! If only some owners knew some basic dog body language!
Photo courtesy of Amy Loves Yah.
I have seen people yawning in uncomfortable situations too! You could try yawning during a stressful situation to calm your dog.
Photo courtesy of justin.
I once met a very friendly pooch, who actually made submissive grins when greeting strangers at the door (while jumping on them!). This scares a lot of people because it looks like the dog is threatening with teeth! ... but it's just being submissive.
Photo courtesy of k-pen.
Most head halters use this principle to keep a dog calm during walks. The head halter has a strap that puts pressure on the hound's muzzle calming him.
Tell us what YOUR dog is saying!
Learning about basic dog body language is a great way to bond with your dog.
Continue reading Dog Body Language Part 4.
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2004 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Niger
|United States Department of Labor
|Bureau of International Labor Affairs
|Publication Date
|22 September 2005
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|United States Department of Labor, 2004 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Niger, 22 September 2005, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/48c8ca69c.html [accessed 31 May 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
|Selected Child Labor Measures Adopted by Governments
|Ratified Convention 138 12/4/1978
|Ratified Convention 182 10/23/2000
|ILO-IPEC Member
|National Plan for Children
|National Child Labor Action Plan
|Sector Action Plan
Incidence and Nature of Child Labor
UNICEF estimated that 70.1 percent of children ages 5 to 14 years were working in Niger in 2000.[2964] Children work primarily in the informal and agricultural sectors.[2965] Children in rural areas mainly work on family farms gathering water or firewood, pounding grain, tending animals, or working in the fields.[2966] Children as young as 6 years old are reported to work on grain farms in the southwest.[2967] Children also shine shoes; guard cars; work as apprentices for artisans, tailors, and mechanics; perform domestic work; and work as porters and street beggars.[2968] Children work under hazardous conditions in small trona, salt, gypsum, and gold mines and quarries; prostitution; and drug trafficking;[2969] as well as in slaughterhouses.[2970]
Niger serves as a source and transit country for children trafficked into for domestic service and commercial labor, including commercial sexual exploitation.[2971] Some Koranic teachers indenture young boys and send them to beg in the streets.[2972] Forced domestic service and commercial sexual exploitation of girls is a problem in Niger.[2973]
Primary education is compulsory for six years.[2974] In 2001, the gross primary enrollment rate was 40.1 percent, and the net primary enrollment rate was 34.2 percent.[2975] Gross and net enrollment ratios are based on the number of students formally registered in primary school and therefore do not necessarily reflect actual school attendance. Recent primary school attendance statistics are not available for Niger. As of 2000, 71.1 percent of children who started primary school were likely to reach grade 5.[2976] Children are often forced to work rather than attend school, particularly during planting or harvest periods. In addition, nomadic children in northern parts of the country often do not have the opportunity to attend school.[2977]
Among the challenges faced by the Nigerian education system are outdated primary teaching methodologies; pre-school education that is restricted primarily to urban areas; parental attitudes towards Nigerien education; inadequate infrastructure; and lack of supplies.[2978]
Child Labor Laws and Enforcement
The Labor Code sets the minimum age for employment at 14 years although children under 14 may work with special authorization. Children 14 to 18 years old may not work for more than 4.5 hours per day or in industrial jobs.[2979] The Labor Code prohibits forced and bonded labor, except for work by legally convicted prisoners.[2980] The law also requires that employers guarantee minimum sanitary working conditions for children.[2981] The Penal Code criminalizes the procurement of a minor for the purpose of prostitution.[2982] The Ministry of Labor is charged with enforcing labor laws, but has very limited resources with which to do so.[2983]
Current Government Policies and Programs to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor
The government conducts anti-trafficking information and education campaigns, and supports two NGO programs that provide assistance to trafficked victims. The government also provided anti-trafficking training to police and border officials. The Ministry of Justice created a national commission to coordinate anti-trafficking activities, and the government signed an anti-trafficking declaration issued by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).[2984]
Education is a cornerstone of the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper under the IMF's Enhanced Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative.[2985] The goals of this initiative include increasing primary school enrollment and completion rates, especially among girls, as well as enrollment in rural secondary schools.[2986] UNICEF is also supporting government education efforts to improve primary education through programs like the African Girls' Education Initiative.[2987] The Government of Niger is participating in a 4-year USD 2 million USDOL Education Initiative project designed to provide increased access to basic education for 17,800 working or at-risk children.[2988] WFP is also active in Niger, implementing activities to increase enrollment and attendance in primary schools through a school food program.[2989]
[2964] The survey also found that 60.9 percent of children ages 5 to 9 and 82.6 percent of children ages 10 to 15 were working. The statistics include children working only, children working and studying, and children that carry out household chores for more than 4 hours per day. See Republic of Niger, Enquête a indicateurs mulitiples de la fin de la décennie (draft) (MICS2) Standard Tables, UNICEF, November 2000, 67; available from http://www.childinfo.org/MICS2/newreports/niger/nigertables.pdf.
[2965] International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), Internationally Recognised Core Labour Standards in Niger and Senegal, ICFTU, Geneva, September 24, 2003, 1; available from http://www.icftu.org/www/pdf/nigersenegalclsreport.pdf.
[2966] U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2003: Niger, Washington, D.C., February 25, 2004, Section 6d; available from http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27742.htm.
[2967] Integrated Regional Information Networks, "Niger: Child Labour Project Launched", IRINnews.org, [online], September 13, 2001 [cited May 27, 2004]; available from http://www.irinnews.org/print.asp?ReportID=11374.
[2968] UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Examen des Rapports Présentés par les États Parties en Application de l'Article 44 de la Convention, Rapports initiaux devant être soumis en 1992, Niger, CRC/C/3/Add.29/Rev. 1, Geneva, October 2001, para. 381. See also U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Section 6d.
[2969] In 2000, the ILO estimated that 57 percent of the workers in small quarries in Niger were children. Some 250,000 children were estimated to be working in small scale mines and quarries. In the shantytowns that spring up around the mines, there are reports that girls as young as 10 are involved in prostitution and that both boys and girls are exploited in drug trafficking. See Soumaila Alfa, Child Labour in Small-Scale Mines in Niger, working paper, ILO, Geneva, September 28, 2000; available from http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/papers/childmin/137e1.htm#Niger. Also see U.S. Embassy-Niamey, unclassified telegram no. 1166, August 15, 2003.
[2970] U.S. Embassy-Niamey, unclassified telegram no. 1166. See also Integrated Regional Information Networks, "Niger: Child Labour Project Launched". Girls are also forced into prostitution. See U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Section 6d.
[2971] U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report – 2004: Niger, Washington, D.C., June 11, 2004. See also U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Section 6f.
[2972] U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report – 2004: Niger. U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Sections 6f.
[2973] U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report – 2004: Niger. See also ECPAT International, Niger, in ECPAT International, [database online] November 28, 2003 [cited May 27, 2004]; available from http://www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring/online_database/countries.asp?arrCountryID=125&CountryProfile=&CSEC=Overview&Implement=&Nationalplans=&orgWorkCSEC=&DisplayBy=optDisplayCountry. See also U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Section 5.
[2974] U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Section 5.
[2975] There is significant gender disparity in gross primary enrollment rates between boys (47.5 percent) and girls (27.5 percent) for 2001. See World Bank, World Development Indicators 2004 [CD-ROM], Washington, D.C., 2004.
[2976] World Bank, World Development Indicators 2004.
[2977] U.S. Embassy-Niamey, unclassified telegram no. 2219, July 2000.
[2978] UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Rapports initiaux, para. 302, 03, 05, 06.
[2979] U.S. Embassy-Niamey, unclassified telegram no. 0822, February 1998.
[2980] In addition to the existing prohibition of forced labor in the Labor Code, a new law was passed in May 2003 to outlaw all forms of slavery and to assign prison sentences of 10 to 30 years for those in violation. Despite these legal proscriptions, a traditional caste system is practiced by some ethnic minorities, which promotes slave-like relationships between the upper and lower castes. See International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), Core Labour Standards in Niger and Senegal, 8-9. Forced child labor does occur. See also U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Section 6c.
[2981] U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Section 6d.
[2982] The penalty for procuring a minor is two to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 50,000 to 5,000,000 francs (USD 93.56 to 9,355.52). See Government of Niger, Criminal Code: Chapter VIII – Offenses Against Public Morals, as cited in The Protection Project Legal Library, [database online], Articles 291 and 92; available from http://220.127.116.11/protectionproject/statutesPDF/NigerF.pdf. For currency conversion, see Universal Currency Converter, in XE.com, [online] [cited May 27, 2004]; available from http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi.
[2983] U.S. Embassy-Niamey, unclassified telegram no. 1166. As of August 2003, there were only 8 labor inspectors in the country, one for each region. See also U.S. Department of State, Country Reports – 2003: Niger, Section 6d.
[2984] U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report – 2004: Niger.
[2985] Republic of Niger, Full Poverty Reduction Strategy, Niamey, January 2002, 62. See also U.S. Embassy-Niamey, unclassified telegram no. 1645, October 2001.
[2986] Republic of Niger, Poverty Reduction Strategy, 62.
[2987] UNICEF, UNICEF – At a Glance: Niger – The Big Picture, [online] [cited May 27, 2004]; available from http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/niger.html.
[2988] U.S. Department of Labor, Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in Niger, [Tables on website] 2004 [cited October 27, 2004].
[2989] WFP, World Hunger – Niger, [online] [cited June 17, 2004]; available from http://www.wfp.org/country_brief/indexcountry.asp?country=562.


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Background-check bill dead on arrival
Gun Rights | Leigh Jones
A majority of U.S. senators voted to approve expanding background checks for gun buyers on Wednesday, but the measure fell six votes shy of the 60 it needed to pass.
Five Democrats from rural states joined 41 Republicans to kill the plan. The bill received 54 votes of support. Among Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mark Kirk of Illinois, John McCain of Arizona, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania sided with Democrats in supporting the bill.
Before the vote, parents of several children killed in December's mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., appealed to lawmakers to keep weapons out of the hands of people who wanted to hurt others. But several senators noted the proposed laws would not have stopped shooter Adam Lanza from getting the weapons he used in the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza stole the weapons from his mother, who obtained them legally.
"Expanded background checks would not have prevented Newtown," said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. "Criminals do not submit to background checks."
Supporters of the expanded background checks had hoped a bipartisan effort by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Toomey would draw enough votes to pass. The Manchin-Toomey proposal called for requiring background checks at gun shows and for online purchases but exempted personal transactions.
Manchin accused the National Rifle Association (NRA) of making false claims about the bill.
"Where I come from in West Virginia, I don't know how to put the words any plainer than this: That is a lie. That is simply a lie," he said, accusing the organization of telling its supporters that friends, neighbors, and some family members would need federal permission to transfer ownership of firearms to one another.
The NRA did not respond to Manchin's accusations but opposed the measure from the start.
About an hour after the vote, an indignant President Barack Obama stood with Newtown parents and former U.S. Rep. Gabriel Giffords in the White House Rose Garden and chastised the lawmakers who blocked the bill.
"While this compromise didn't contain everything I wanted, or everything these families wanted, it did represent a compromise," he said. "But instead of supporting this compromise, the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill. … The fact is most of these senators couldn't offer any reason why we wouldn't want to make it harder for criminals and those with mental illnesses to buy guns. It came down to politics."
The president pledged to keep pushing for tighter restrictions on guns, a theme echoed by Mark Barden, whose son Daniel died in Newtown. Barden and other families met with lawmakers earlier this week and watched from the Senate gallery as the vote was taken.
"We are disappointed but not defeated," Barden said. "Change will happen. Maybe not today, but it will happen soon. We don't have the luxury of turning back. We are not going away."
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03/25/2011, Vero Beach, FL
Linda -- Just finished Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire. A terrific read about a young upper class boy in Cuba (pre- & post revolution). Also, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, eye-opening tale of African-American maids & the white families they worked for in the 1960s. Now reading: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This classic of American Literature was written before the Civil War in 1852. All I can say now is: WOW!
Bill -- Reading The Voyage by Philip Caputo, an excellent tale of boys & their adventures on a Schooner. A coming of age story. Also reading: The Federalist Papers by Hamilton, Madison & Jay (political activists who wrote a series to articles urging a vote FOR a UNITED States rather than a CONFEDERATE States. This is pre-constitution stuff, folks. Heavy, but fascinating IF you really want to understand how our country came to be.
Kudos to Kindle for making so many classics available for free!
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Check out the photos in the Photo Gallery on the right! Fun pix of friends visiting Ruby Slipper this week - Deb Smith, Cindy Binker, Cheryl Lockwood, Zeni & Mike Peragine!
|Update on our Adventure
03/21/2011, Miami Beach's Venetian Causeway to Miami Beach Marina to Pompano
Just a quick update. Underway. Photos tonite.
Had a fabulous visit in Miami Beach - our old stomping grounds - for a week. First we anchored between the isles on the Venetian Causeway - a place where we had spent 6 months while my mother was ill with cancer. Then, we treated ourselves to 3 nights at the Miami Beach Marina to meet our wonderful friend Deb Smith who needed some R&R from Annapolis.
While in Miami Beach we were fortunate to spend some quality time with dear family friends, Cindy Binder & Cheryl Lockwood! They are the epitome of joy! So vivacious & inspirational. They introduced us to Unity on the Bay, a church blessed in its diversity & radiating unconditional love! I look forward to check out the Unity back home in Annapolis.
While visiting with the ever-entertaining Deb we "did lunch" at our fave local spot - Big Pink & sadly no celebrity sightings; beached it a few times; walked the gorgeous new South Point Park; danced at Mangos; oogled at the art deco wonders on Ocean Drive & quaffed a pitcher of mojitos at Nikki Beach - again, sadly no celebrity sightings.
Meanwhile the crew dogs were loving life at a dock & happily sniffing their way thru the VERY dog-friendly South Point Park 2-3x/day!
We had a very brief visit with my Uncle Joe, who looked very well. Unfortunately, Aunt Sophia was missed as she was busy with her granddaughter & 4 great grandkids. We'll see her another time.
Off we went to drop the hook at Pompano Beach, where we were delightfully greeted by our spirited & loving extended family members - Mike & Zeni Peregine on their boat - Bonzai! We rafted for cocktails, light munchies & sparkling, non-stop conversation! We'll be back, Mike & Zeni!
Off we go chugging up the Itracoastal Waterway to Lake Worth.
|Update on our Adventure
03/11/2011, Key Largo
Bill & I so enjoyed our visit with his eldest daughter, Shayna & two of our grandchildren Scott (8) & Meg (5) while we were in Key Largo last week. If you'd like to follow along with our fun check out the photos in the Photo Gallery to the right of Ruby Slipper's blog.
|Update on our Adventure
Had an incredible visit with Bill's eldest daughter, Shayna & two of our four grandchildren - Scott (8) & Meg (5)! They stayed in a suite at the Marina del Mar Hotel while we stay aboard Ruby Slipper just a few feet away. Tho it was blowing outside (25-35 MPH) with 5-8' seas, we still enjoyed our time together. Each day we did something special. The kids swam in five different pools; we took the dinghy around the intricate canal system with Scott mastering the helm admirably; we rented kayaks at Pennecamp Park & meandered thru the mangroves; we took a glass bottom boat tour to Molasses Reef (the world's most visited reef) where the kids saw barracuda, stingrays, parrotfish & dolphins; and we experienced KEY LIME PIE at the various restaurants. Each morning we enjoyed breakfast at the hotel (which we supplemented with a different tropical fruit daily), lunches on the boat & dinner out. The kids were in heaven after having left 19 degree temps in Maryland & seeing iguanas, ibis, pelicans, cormorants, geckos, in this very topical environment.
It was sad to say goodbye to our energetic, intelligent grandkids & their amazing mom. But this is one annual tradition we hope to continue!
Now time to start heading north...Anchored for a night at Elliott Key and enjoyed lovely serenity. Did a quickie beach walk with the pups & then head out the next day for Miami Beach.
A few days R&R and then our friend Deb visits from Annapolis. My brother Frank hopefully will visit after that!
A whirlwind...but we are fortunate to have wonderful family & friends!
Stay tuned...
|Update on our Adventure
What bittersweet feelings the captain & crew had as we departed NAS Key West Boca Chica Marina. After 3 weeks of enjoying Key West by dinghy, by car & by bar and delighting in the camaraderie of the military community, we had to begin our trek north. Besides we were spending waaayy too much money having fun. Time to stop the "bleeding" even if for a short time.
We also requested a USCG Safety Inspection the day before we departed. Word has it if you display your "passed" sticker, while traveling on the waterways , you stand a better chance of not being boarded or bothered by the Coasties or local authorities. Our courtesy inspection was done by none other than an Air Force Guardsman & his wife!! What a great experience. They were thorough, professional & helpful! And, we passed with flying colors! Well, after traveling several thousand miles on our boat to Maine, Bermuda, the Bahamas & in between, we seem to know what we're doing but a little extra help doesn't hurt.
Our send-off was a poignant surprise...fellow dock mates came out armed with their conch horns to blow a "fare thee well." Those without horns stopped what they were doing to join the revelry on the docks. Conch horns, boat horns & folks just waving & shouting "goodbye...come back soon...see you again...safe travels." I was busy coiling docklines & stowing fenders, while Bill maneuvered us out of the slip. Duties done, we rejoined around the helm & looked at each other. We both had tears in our eyes. A short visit, sure. But, the military family is one you can always count on anywhere in the world. A shared joke, a helpful hand, a ready smile, a safe haven...that has always been our experience while serving in the Air Force. Nice that some things don't change!
North we went via Hawks Channel (ocean side)& later to avoid building ocean swells we crossed under the Bahia Honda bridges to the Key's "back country" to our destination for the next two days: Islamorada. So nice having a lil tug that can get under most bridges!
We regret we didn't stop in Marathon to reconnect with friends Patty & Bill. But the mooring field at Boot Harbor Key was filled with a wait list & the anchorages weren't as secure as we would have liked. But we'll see them again on the Chesapeake Bay...many martinis & Manhattans will be necessary to catch up!
Islamorada was lovely. Excellent holding in think, sticky sand & grass. Protection from all but SW, W & NW. And, a short dink ride to Lorelie's...a fun, funky beach bar! A most enjoyable stay until we realized our alternator bite the big one. So, all the time the engine was running we weren't getting the benefit of a battery charge. Thank heaven for our solar panels & genset!! Anyway, a rebuild would have to wait until Key Largo.
Left Islamorada but had to backtrack south on the bay side to go through Indian Channel & under the bridge (27') to go north via Hawk Channel (ocean side). Then continued up Hawk Channel into Port Largo Canal, famous for "Crash Corner." Crash is a bad word...we wanted to avoid one at all costs, so we gave a "securite" call on channel 16 at the canal jetty & one as we approached "Crash Corner." We meandered through tight man-made canals with barely a boat width to spare...multi-million dollar homes, yachts & commercial boats lines the canal sides. What we feared was one of the BIG head boats - fishing or dive charters or the mega glass bottom boat coming out! Where would we go, we wondered? No way we could turn around & back out, no where to pull over as these over-loaded behemoths crammed with gawking tourists careened out of the canal. Thus, the "securite" calls. We listened & heard no one departing as we approached. Whew, one more "securite" & that would be at the infamous corner....a 90 degree turn (more like a crack in the canal)& not an inch to spare. We made it! And, even got into our slip without embarrassing ourselves! Time for a cool one!
Today, we await Bill's eldest daughter, Shayna & two of our grandchildren - Scott (almost 8) & Megan (5) from 18 degree New Market, Md. They'll be staying at the Marina del Mar Hotel while we stay aboard just a few feet away. The kids will have 4 pools from which to choose as three area hotels share the marina, pools & restaurants with all their guests. Fun! And, John Pennecamp Park (beaches, snorkeling, kayaking) is just 1 mile away while the Mega glass bottom boat (100' feet away) beckons too. So much to see & do. Just hoping our energy level rises to the occasion. So...excited!!
The gang departs Monday after which we will continue our north-ing...on to Dinner Key (Coral Gables, Miami).
More later on our adventures with the kids. Happiness to you all!
|Update on our Adventure
02/20/2011, NAS Key West, Boca Chica
Life aboard M/V Ruby Slipper continues to be full of amusement & simple pleasures. This week we enjoyed the company of my Uncle Harvey (my dear deceased mom's baby brother) & my Aunt Janice. Since I was a child, they were among the most inspirational role models in my 53 years of life. Even across the miles from our home in Annapolis to theirs in Chicago, they were always loving, generous & ready with unconditional support or a humorous way of looking at family foibles. I'm so fortunate they are a part of my small family.
They left the cold of Chicago for a month in Pompano Beach. While there, they took a 4-hour road trip to see us in Key West! For the one night they visited, we arranged for a suite at NAS Key West, Boca Chica where they could stretch out on a queen-sized bed, take a long shower & watch any one of two TVS! Accommodations aboard our American Tug 34, while very comfy, weren't as "plush." As well, we had to "issue" them his & her ear plugs as the Navy's F-18s were busy taking off & landing on the runway next to the marina!
After lunch aboard, we strolled around the marina; had a beer on the beach; went into Key West proper where we did the "Duval Crawl," celebrated sunset at Mallory Square with a Mojito & dined at Kelly's. The next morning a gut-busting breakfast at Denny's & off they went. A short visit, but very much appreciated.
That afternoon, we welcomed Ford Jones, one half of the couple responsible for introducing Bill & me nearly 18 years ago! Ford, from Falls Church, Virginia took time from a business trip to the Keys to spend two nights aboard. We started with Ford's famous mojitos while celebrating sunset on our sun deck. Bill introduced him to the Conch horn ritual blowing in a spectacular sunset! Then, off to dinner at the marina's tiki bar & restaurant. The next day Ford joined me for my daily morning walk with Murphy & Trapper. Then off we went for a similar visit into Key West.
A serious gardener at home, who specializes in tropicals, Ford really appreciated meandering among the streets while peeking into the lush, tropical & often quirky gardens of this divine city. Tired & thirsty we dined at El Siboney, a REAL Cuban restaurant frequented by locals & in-the-know visitors.
Then, back to the Ruby Slipper to change into our bathing suits for a few hours on the beach. Again, sunset aboard the sundeck & joined by our boat neighbor, Spider, a retired A-10 pilot with the USAF & commercial pilot with Southwest. Ford's visit was all together too short as we bid this dear friend "goodbye" at 6 a.m. today. Thank you, Ford for your visit, for your friendship & your matchmaking skills!
Now a few days of quiet & possibly a visit from our friend, Erin Harrington later this week.
More later. (Check out NEW pix of our Key West adventure in the Photo Gallery.)
|Update on our Adventure
02/12/2011, NAS Key West, Boca Chica
Hey family & friends,
Just wanted to let you know I've finally updated M/V Ruby Slipper's Photo Gallery (Click on the button on the right of the Blog)! Yes, the moment you've all been waiting for: Our photo log as we traveled south along the Gulf Coast of Florida, through Everglades National Park waters, our arrival in the Keys, Marathon & now Key West! Enjoy, if you dare. XO!!
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02/07/2011, Key West
Still having a ball in balmy Key West aboard our American Tug 34, Ruby Slipper! Temps have been in the high 70s & low 80s. Lovely!! Sunny & light enough breeze to NOT have to use the boat's AC. Cool!
We've really been enjoying the F-18s & T-45s taking off & landing at the Navy runway next to the marina. The "sounds of freedom" begin at 0710 sharp & end by 1600. When the wind is out of the east, they use the runway parallel to the marina & the noise is quiet the conversation stopper! But, truly, Bill & I love it! Bill misses those days (more than 35 years ago) when he was in the seat of some, at-the-time, state-of-the art Air Force jet. ALL the men around here walk around with big grins on their faces. And, I quietly enjoy the sight of young men in flight suits again!
The beach, tiki bar & marina here is a special "perk" for active duty & retired military. And believe me, all of them have earned the right to R&R here. Many Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afganistan & Iraq-era vets from the Army, Air Force, Navy & Marine Corps are here. Airborne, Ranger, Seal, Special Forces tattoos "announce" their former life like badges of honor. The parking lot is full of cars bedecked with Purple Heart or Disabled Vet license plates. But these vets are quiet about their roles & former ranks. Conversations, instead, revolve around fishing, boating, sports or dogs. And, I'm sure when I'm not around...babes. It's a delightfully friendly place & we feel right at home!
How do we spend our time? Well, each morning before the sun & temps begin their steady rise I walk about 1 ½ miles with Murphy & Trapper. We do a loop around that takes us next to the jet ramp. Seeing the hustle & bustle of the fighters & air crew and breathing the "intoxicating" aroma of JP-4 (jet fuel) is a heady experience. Unfortunately photos aren't allowed. So you'll just have to trust me on that. After lunch, Bill & I will wander over to the beach for a frosty beer & a swim. Bill does several laps while I read. Happy Hour is around the corner before ya know it! Life is, indeed, very sweet.
Since we don't have a car here & we are about 5 miles from the military commissary & 8 miles from the delights of Key West proper, we ventured out in our RIB with it's trusty 15 HP outboard. It was a 20-minute trip to Sigsbee(another military island) for provisions & gas for the outboard. And, the next day we went even further into Key West for a ground reconnaissance mission which took about 30 minutes. Both times were a blast giving us a chance to see rays, Tarpon & graceful marine grasses up close. Yes, we got a little wet coming back but we were smiling the whole way. Tomorrow, tho, we've decided to rent a car for 2 weeks to do the area justice. There are bars, beaches & restaurants beckoning!
Please check out our Photo Gallery for more photos of our Adventures South!
Much love & happiness to you all!
|Update on our Adventure
01/30/2011, Marathon
Greetings from the Sunny Florida Keys!
Capn Bill, Admiral Lin & the crew dogs: Murphy & Trapper have been enjoying our routine aboard MV Ruby Slipper here in Marathon. Beaching it daily, reading, walking & catching up with friends fill our days along with the usual boat errands: getting water for our tanks, grocery shopping, doing laundry. Not a hardship doing any of these while the weather has been sunny & warm.
Last week, we rented a car to visit my sister Benita & our niece, Katana who were visiting Miami Beach from Bethesda, Md. on their annual pilgrimage to honor our mother, who passed 5 years ago. We had a great lunch at our favorite family hang-out, The Big Pink & then walked to the sea to throw some flowers upon the waters in remembrance of our mom. Benita also had flowers for our siblings who weren't there - Dean, Lysa & Frank. We also remembered other family members, Uncle Harvey, Auntie Jan, Cousin Diania, Aunt Sophia & Uncle Joe at this time.
After our leisurely stroll through the stunning new-improved South Point Park, we headed to a new dog park for a brief visit. The new park is right behind our old family condo on Collins Ave. & 3rd! I wish it was there while we lived there. Clean & convenient!
It was a short visit to Miami Beach, but so worthwhile seeing the girls on this poignant occasion.
Otherwise, we've been enjoying the companionship of some Eastport Yacht Club friends, Patty & Bill Gaffney (especially for Saturday Martini Nights), Joe Haebler and Idarae Prothero & Rich Ewing. Annapolis gal pal, Deb Smith was to visit us but a big snow storm up east had other plans for her. We're disappointed but hope to catch her on another leg of our trip.
But all good things must come to an end here in Marathon as tomorrow (or Tuesday) we head to Key West for 3 weeks.
Enjoy wherever you are!
Linda, Bill & the pups
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Jewelry, iPhone photo found by witness lead to arrest in Oklahoma City homicide
A witness found jewelry belonging to a slain Oklahoma City woman and possibly a picture of her body among the belongings of a man who was arrested in her death Thursday, according to court records.
Bryson Baker, 18, was arrested on a murder complaint in the death of Shelia Stanley, 57.
Stanley, a home health nurse, was found stabbed to death in her home at 10226 Oxlow Court on Dec. 8 by officers who were called to check on her welfare after two friends couldn't get her to answer her door.
According to an affidavit filed by police Friday as they sought a search warrant for DNA samples from Baker, someone called police to report Baker had been staying with him around the time of Stanley's death.
The witness also knew Stanley. He became suspicious Baker might be selling drugs out of his home and looked through some of his property. He found jewelry he knew belonged to Stanley.
According to the affidavit, the witness also found an iPhone, turned it on and saw a photo of a woman lying on the floor of a bathroom. The description of the photo matched the scene homicide detectives found at Stanley's home.
The autopsy report states Stanley was found on the bathroom floor in pools of blood. She had been stabbed multiple times, including in the neck and back, and a bloody knife was found on the carpet of the master bedroom.
The witness told police he also discovered a knife missing from his home. The knife matches the knife used to kill Stanley, according to the affidavit.
Police used phone records to determine Baker's cellphone was in the area of Stanley's home when she was killed.
Police found a glove under Stanley's body that contained DNA evidence, along with DNA samples taken from other items in the house.
Baker was arrested Thursday night at a home in northwest Oklahoma City. He is being held without bail at the Cleveland County jail.
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Forget Ladies' Day! It looks like Liverpool Day could be the highlight of this year's Grand National festivities. Local ladies, including WAG Coleen Rooney, were out in their finest for the first day of the races at Aintree. But they didn't all hit quite the right note...


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An American Lens
In An American Lens, Jay Bochner looks at a series of milestones in the development of the American avant-garde that capture a pivotal period in artistic consciousness. He focuses on the multiple roles of Alfred Stieglitz—as influential gallery owner, photographer, and impresario of the emerging art scene—at a series of significant moments in his career. These close-ups offer a more intense and expanded understanding of the subject than the familiar long view.
Bochner uses these scenes to recreate for today's readers the birth of modernism in America—what it was like to be an audience for the art of the early avant-garde. Moving from frame to frame, he shows us, for example, a single photograph by Stieglitz of a snowy night in 1893 and a short description by Stephen Crane of just such a snowfall; the preparation, the reception, and the aftermath of the famous Armory Show of modern art in 1913; Gertrude Stein's portraits in prose; New York at the dawn of Dada, with Paul Strand, Francis Picabia, and others; and the intersecting paths of Mina Loy, William Carlos Williams, and Marcel Duchamp in 1917. Bochner also examines Stieglitz's three great photographic series: his photographs of Georgia O'Keeffe, of clouds, and of skyscrapers. These sections of the book include many Stieglitz photos, including some rarely seen portraits of O'Keeffe.
Stieglitz as impresario and artist achieved an almost mythical status, which some recent critics have worked to deflate—casting him, for example, as Svengali to Georgia O'Keeffe's spellbound Trilby. Engaging in neither idolatry nor demolition, Bochner looks instead for the truth about the man and the myth. The scenes from American art in An American Lens create a new version of Stieglitz's biography, allowing us to reread his life and the life of his times by focusing intently on what is visible and not so visible in the art he left behind.
About the Author
Jay Bochner is Professor of English at the University of Montreal.
"This is a multilayered study that sheds light on contemporary critical analysis as well as on the birth of modernism." , R. K. Dickson, The Bloomsbury Review
"[Bochner] gives us effusiveness backed by keen research and seasoned looking.... [U]ltimately, the book is a return to an 'expressive' form of scholarly writing. It may even be a bellwether of a revival of the monograph.", Susan Elizabeth Ryan, Bookforum
"I'm sure Bochner is a fine scholar and critic, but he also has that indispensable talent of storytellers: he gets us interested in what fascinates him through what he chooses to describe and narrate. So out of this collection of anecdotes, observations, critiques, forgotten or obscure historical moments that seem formed as responses to unknown interlocutors, emerges an entertaining book and, by the way, an absorbing and gallant portrait of the life and times and undervalued accomplishments of Alfred Stieglitz.", William Kowinski, Books in Heat
"I'm sure Bochner is a fine scholar and critic, but he also hasthat indispensable talent of storytellers: he gets us interested inwhat fascinates him through what he chooses to describe and narrate.So out of this collection of anecdotes, observations, critiques,forgotten or obscure historical moments that seem formed asresponses to unknown interlocutors, emerges an entertaining bookand, by the way, an absorbing and gallant portrait of the life andtimes and undervalued accomplishments of Alfred Stieglitz." William Kowinski
"How did the avant-garde of the New York Secession, the movement spearheaded by the brilliant photographer, editor, gallery director, and impresario Alfred Stieglitz, look to its own practitioners and their audiences? Jay Bochner's fascinating and lavishly illustrated documentary study casts its 'American lens' on key scenes when modernist poets and visual artists from Williams and Stein to O'Keeffe and Stieglitz himself were changing our cultural and aesthetic landscape. The appraisal of the Stieglitz circle that emerges is as surprising as it is absorbing. A great read!"
—Marjorie Perloff, author of The Futurist Moment: Avant-Garde, Avant Guerre, and the Language of Rupture
"Bochner's study of Alfred Stieglitz and American modernism demonstrates intellectual intensity, cultural sensitivity, and archival rigor. In this richly detailed and often poetic account Bochner examines the cultural significance of key modernist exhibitions as both historical events and aesthetic formats, which he views 'through the lens' of the series, the fragment, and the unprecedented 'life force' that collectively characterize Stieglitz's vision of Secessionist modernism. The author's unique approach to the subject matter, the depth of his thinking, and the intensity of his focus make this book unlike anything else in the extant scholarly or popular literature."
—Marcia Brennan, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, Rice University
"By focusing on particular moments in the life and art of Alfred Stieglitz, Jay Bochner demythologizes the photographer and restores him to a central role in American art early in the twentieth century. For the scholar and general reader alike, Bochner's thoughtful and graceful interpretations will be revelatory, as he skillfully negotiates between 'seen' and 'scene' to construct a cultural study of great importance."
—Dickran Tashjian, Professor Emeritus of Art History, University of California, Irvine
"This study of the importance of Stieglitz to the avant-garde in America is nothing short of brilliant. Somehow Jay Bochner has managed to interweave photography, art, literature, and economic history into a whole at once convincing, highly intelligent, and intensely readable. I didn't want it to end."
—Mary Ann Caws, Distinguished Professor of English, French, and Comparative Literature, Graduate Center, City University of New York


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Timothy and Janet Seidu and family
Timothy, Janet and their three boys are the newest members of the team. Timothy has had a close relationship with Baptist Mid-Missions over the years. His father was one of the men who helped with the original translation work that put the Bible into Waalii. Timothy has been director of Baptist Bible Institute for six years now. He is currently working to earn his doctorate at Bob Jones University. In addition to these ministries Timothy also is pastor of Faith Fundamental Baptist Church and is a preacher on a local radio program that is having tremendous impact on the Muslim community.
Janet is not only the mother of three young boys, but is also a third year student at BBI. She is preparing to meet before the general counsel of Baptist Mid-Missions this summer to become a missionary with us.
Pray for this family, as this summer will be a time of stretching for all of them. Janet and the boys have never traveled with their dad to the States so there will be some real cultural adjustments for them. Pray for Janet as she prepares to be examined this summer on her doctrines. Timothy will also be continuing his education as he pursues his doctorate at BJU this summer
Timothy will be in the States this fall to raise support. If you would like to contact him for a meeting please look into the contact areas for information that will direct you to the Seidu family


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Modeling the Dynamics of a Gyroscope
Henrik Sönnerlind | December 22, 2015
After recently encountering the equations of motion for rotating bodies for the first time, one of my sons came home with a number of interesting questions. His questions brought about a flashback, as I remembered sharing this sense of confusion when studying mechanics many years ago. In today's blog post, I will present two COMSOL Multiphysics models — one of a gyroscope and one of a spinning top — that illustrate the remarkable properties of rotating bodies.
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Your finite element model will sometimes contain singularities — that is, points where some aspect of the solution tends toward an infinite value. In this blog post, we will explore the common causes of singularities, when and how to remove them, and how to interpret results when singularities are present in your model. While most of this discussion is in terms of structural mechanics, similar phenomena can also be found in many other physics fields.
Henrik Sönnerlind | February 23, 2015
We often get requests of the type "I would like to just enter my measured stress-strain curve directly into COMSOL Multiphysics". In this new blog series, we will take a detailed look at how you can process and interpret material data from tests. We will also explain why it is not a good idea to just enter a simple stress-strain curve as input.
Henrik Sönnerlind | November 21, 2013
In structural mechanics you will come across a plethora of stress and strain definitions. It may be a Second Piola-Kirchhoff Stress or a Logarithmic Strain. In this blog post we will investigate these quantities, discuss why there is a need for so many variations of stresses and strains, and illuminate the consequences for you as a finite element analyst. The defining tensor expressions and transformations can be found in many textbooks, as well as through some web links at the […]
Henrik Sönnerlind | June 29, 2015
The most fundamental material model for structural mechanics analysis is the linear elastic model. Trivial as it may sound, there are some important details that may not be obvious at first glance. In this blog post, we will dive deeper into the theory and application of this material model and give an overview of isotropy and anisotropy, allowable values for material data, incompressibility, and interaction with geometric nonlinearity.
Henrik Sönnerlind | May 5, 2015
In Part 1 of this blog series, we discussed some of the considerations that you need to make when transforming your measured material data into a constitutive model. Hyperelastic materials were discussed in some detail. Today, we will have a look at how to use nonlinear elastic and elastoplastic materials, and show one way in which you can use your measured data directly in COMSOL Multiphysics.


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It is described as a love story between two characters that grew up together and decided to give up of understanding or belonging to the world creating their own values and life style… the novel exposes contemporary values by the point of view of who lives at the other side of the concept of globalization and new world.
CAIO FERN, born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1975, studied Psychology at Universidade Paulista. Fern's work is sometimes described as Realist, "though the sheer intensity of his work sets him apart from most contemporary Realist painters. With a highly individualistic style of painting, Caio reveals the raw physical characteristics and inner tensions of his subjects which proposes an intricate set of perspectives of the "self", is apparent in his self-portraits. Though Caio affirms that a self-portrait can only be considered as a visual reflection of himself, "There is no conceptual speech behind it," he believes strongly that the only important thing is the painting itself."
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Is artistic style copyrighted? For example, if I were illustrating a children's book, would it be infringement to create characters that evoke the look and feel of Maurice Sendak characters while not being exact copies? In others words, is it infringement to create original characters that look and are designed in the style of Sendak?
typically copyright only protects particular works (e.g. photos, artwork, graphics etc) from exact or substantially similar copying
however, there is some protection for "look and feel" if the work is particularly creative/distinctive, but this is a gray area of copyright law that is very subjective (Even more than the normal copyright law)
and in the case of characters, it may overlap with trademark rights as well....but the basic answer to your question is that if a reasonable observer/consumer thinks of the original work/author when they look at your work, then there is definitely a case for copyright/TM infringement
so in that sense the style could be protected
Interesting. Thanks for your help.
you're welcome, best of luck
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Funny I finished putting this together tonight and I see a similar thread...
Anyway; I had wondered in this thread if anyone had made a custom mount to get 3+ tail lights on a bike rack. I posted my plans and others posted similar ideas. Well, I finally made one.
Here are some pictures: http://people.msoe.edu/~capriotj/tail_lights/


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We were running out of disk space with our 500 GB disk on our late-2009 iMac, and I was fed up managing content on external USB drives.
My Fix
It was actually quite easy. It only took about 45 minutes and my 12 year old daughter did most of the work. The guide for the EMC 2308 was spot on for my iMac, which is an EMC 2551. Recovering the machine from the Time Machine backup on a USB drive worked fine, although it did take 4 hours to copy the nearly 500 GB of data over USB 2.0. We also took advantage to take out and take apart the DVD super drive to clean the lens (it stopped working years ago).
My Advice
Make sure to make the last Time Machine backup before shutting down!
After the repair, when the iMac is first restarted with the new disk, the disk repair utility comes up but the new disk was not visible. Before you can restore the data from the backup, you have use the Disk Utility to format (or reformat) the new disk to the Mac Journaled FS using the "first aid" utility. Then, the new disk shows up as one of the disks that can be used as the destination for recovery.
There was one minor hiccup. Although everything was installed properly after the recovery from the backup, MS Office asked for the license key when I tried to use it. I had to dig it out of my email archives. So keep such software keys handy because they are apparently associated to the HW Id of the disk somehow.
My Problem
Wanted larger local data internal repository with rapid loading apps/programs. Fed up of slow wifi and ethernet network filesystem update and waiting ages for file updates and backups. Went for Fusion drive using SSD and 4TB Seagate HDD
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Nothing exploded!. Went back together perfectly. Need plenty of time with no interruptions and another source for information such as iPad. Initially set up as a case-senstive HPS+ volume which lead to problems with Adobe products not loading or installing. As yet none of their products will work on a case-senstive volume. Wanted this as planned to use as a server but what the !&&*. Had to recreate a non-case-sensitive HPS+ volume and restore again to get Adobe stuff working again.
No problems with fans going flat out afterwards.
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Need to have fast Firewire link to backup before and restore after Fusion volume created if you have alot of data. It takes hours to restore. Using TimeMachine restore over network will take days to complete
Fusion volume is supposed to put system files on SSD leading to fast loading frequently used programs. User data directories on HDD. Performance degrades if you plan to edit huge video files.
Ensure enable TRIM (http://www.nick-p.info/enabling-trim-on-...) to ensure SDD continues to work at peak write and erase speeds. Will need to be reapplied after OS updates.
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Original hard drive went bad, had to replace it.
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Repair went smooth. However, I did forget to attach one cable prior to reassembly. I had to open the unit back up and reattach the video cable. I ended up actually shocking myself because when I reopened the computer, I forgot to unplug the computer.
Also, wasn't able to install the operating system from the DVD drive for some reason. I ended up cloning a drive that was plugged in via USB; I used disk utility.
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First, never work on an iMac when it is plugged in. There is a possibility of lethal electric shock. Second, in many instances, cloning drives with disk utility is more time effective than reinstalling from recovery disk.


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Culture | The Straight Edge punk scene proves St. Paul was right
A pedestrian gets hit in the face by a skateboard-for smoking a cigarette. A teenager is jumped by a gang who carves an X in his flesh-because he was using marijuana. Cities from California to Poland are facing a new kind of gang, which uses the same old criminal violence, but in the name of virtue. The movement is called Straight Edge.
The name is taken from a 1981 punk song by Ian MacKaye of the band Minor Threat: "I'm a person just like you/But I've got better things to do/Than sit around and smoke dope.... I've got a straight edge."
Nothing would seem more welcome than a youth movement that forswears drugs, alcohol, smoking, casual sex, and other problematic behavior that plagues contemporary society, especially among teenagers. But the Straight Edgers turn a laudable quest for virtue into a cult of moral fanaticism.
Straight Edgers use chains and clubs against those they consider less virtuous. "If they can't get you, you wake up in the morning, your car will be just pulverized, every window broken out," reports Detective Scott Magleby of Salt Lake City's gang unit. They have also firebombed fast-food restaurants- for being insufficiently nutritious. Animal rights is another of their causes, and bombings, vandalism, and "rescue operations" against labs and businesses that exploit animals are among their calling cards.
Affecting the body piercing, cropped hair, and tattoos of other denizens of the punk scene, Straight Edgers have adopted as their symbol the letter X, which is the handstamp rock clubs use to show a patron is too young to buy alcohol.
Associated Press reporter Arlene Levinson interviewed Jacob Kenison, 19. He is not only Straight Edge but "hardline," as tattooed across his chest, the strictest faction. Hardliners are anti-sexist, anti-racist, and anti-abortion; sex is only for having children, though marriage "doesn't really matter"; they are pro-animal rights and vegan in diet (no animal products whatsoever, including dairy products).
When he was 18, young Mr. Kenison fell into a deep depression, tormented because his car was ruining the environment and going to the doctor might draw on animal experimentation. He even felt guilty about his clothing. "There's animals that live in the cotton plants--some live in the shade," he told the reporter. "The main reason I'm vegan is, I felt bad."
He set fire to a leather craft store and was arrested. He was also charged with bombing a mink co-op and is awaiting trial.
The Straight Edge movement is dramatic proof of the biblical insight that fallen human beings, apart from Christ, simply cannot do good works of themselves. Trying to keep the law by their own efforts turns into a maze of legalism, self-righteousness, and--ironically--immorality.
It is highly significant that young people today-raised in a values-free zone and victimized by broken families and moral anarchy-would want morality so much they would kill for it. But what they really need is the gospel of Jesus Christ, who would forgive both their guilt and their self-defeating moralism and who would give them his righteousness instead of their own.


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The Union Titans handed Franklin of Seattle its first loss of the season to win the Tournament of Champions in Seattle.Tyler Copp made five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points to lead the Titans to the 68-55 victory. Micah Paulson added 13 points and Jeff Wu finished with 12.
Union led by six at the half, maintained that lead until the fourth, then held Franklin to 10 points in the final eight minutes.
"The kids did a great job with their pressure. They're a very athletic team," Union assistant coach Todd Spike said. "We only had 12 turnovers, and we forced them into 20.
"It was a big step for us."Copp connected on a 3-pointer with 3 minutes left to give Union a nine-point advantage. The Union defense got a stop on the other end, then Seaver Whalen scored from the paint for an 11-point lead that pretty much wrapped up the victory.
At Tournament of Champions, Seattle
Championship game
UNION (6-3) — Tyler Copp 17, Jeff Wu 12, Trent Cowan 6, Seaver Whalen 8, Kyle Mercer 5, Micah Paulson 13, Skillful Davis 5, Micah Merfeld 2, Isaiah Robinson 0, Derek Derryberry 0, Riley Hawken 0, Spencer Martin 0. Totals 27 (9) 5-10 68.
FRANKLIN — Ball 16, Artison 11, Hennings 10, Smith 9, Grigsby 6, Saile 3. Totals 20 (2) 13-24 55.
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The National Adopt a Shelter Cat month is in June and Adopt a Shelter dog month is in October. In recognition of this the Bluffton Animal Shelter has 1/2 off adoption fees during this time.
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The Bluffton-Wells Co. Animal Shelter is a joint venture of the City of Bluffton and Wells County. The shelter has three full time employees and is open Monday through Friday. The mission of the Bluffton-Wells Animal Shelter is to ensure public health and safety, prevent overpopulation, animal neglect and animal cruelty through education, rescue, law enforcement and pet adoption. The Bluffton-Wells Co. Animal Shelter can only accept pets from Wells County. The Bluffton-Wells Co. Animal Shelter receives pets from: * animals running at large * stray and unwanted animals * relatives when an owner has passed away * owners who can no longer care for their pets * pick-up of injured or dead animals within the city limits When animals are taken in, they rarely have a medical history. If there is one available that indicates medical aid or veterinary care has been given; this information is passed on to the new owner. The Animal Shelter cannot guarantee the health or temperament of an animal adopted from the Shelter. Pets sometimes get loose and run away, often ending up in animal shelters. Pet owners may tire of an animal or for whatever reason, can't house it anymore and they bring it to a shelter. These animals await adoption in cages where they compete for the homes and hearts of potential pet owners. Many homes are without pets and would benefit from the positive effects that an animal brings. Save an animal's life while brightening your own: adopt a pet from an animal shelter. The Bluffton-Wells Co. Animal Shelter offers: Pet adoptions Assistance for low-income pet owners with emergency medical for pets Assistance for low-income pet owners with spay/neuter/vaccinations Micro chipping Pick up stray animals in Wells County Quarantining of bite cases Rental of live animal traps Tours Volunteer day Please call the shelter at 260-824-6063 for information or an appointment.
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The Bluffton Animal Shelter is located at 1613 West Cherry Street, just west of the county highway garage and south of the city's new water tower. The business hours are M-Th 9am to 5:30pm and Fri. 10am to 5:30 pm. A photo of our new facility appears below.
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Indeed a good read, I have seen people with so much hate and rage deliberately singling out the Catholic faith, it can be a wake up call that the devil does indeed exsist. With a society filled with hatred for life, be it homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia etc they all are a recipe for the diabolical to have a hey time. Prayer and fasting and to pray for conversion of sinners consoles God, in a world where He is forgotten.
One of the most common things I find disturbing that we see everyday is blasphemy, it is on Tv, movies , general conversation, the slogan OMG is everywhere. The Ten Commandments are given in order of importance, it is quite alarming that blasphemy is the second commandment on the list. But as St. Pio said, " pray hope and don't worry" because God has things in hand……..
I read this as I eat my last chocolate Easter Bunny…
Our Lady at Fatima asked people to pray the Rosary. She is God's chief weapon against the devil – her heel crushing its head – so let's invoke her powerful presence and influence into our corrupt society. As Cathy says, the devil is very active: you should hear it roaring out of the mouths of people who walk past a prolife vigil!


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Five practices in, Arizona State football coach Todd Graham has identified a couple of surprises: The offensive line and junior running back Kyle Middlebrooks.
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The Sun Devils lost a lot up front. Center Garth Gerhart and tackles Dan Knapp and Aderious Simmons are preparing for the NFL draft. Guards Mike Marcisz and Adam Tello also are gone. On Thursday, the first team looked like this: Junior Evan Finkenberg at left tackle, sophomore Sil Ajawara at left guard, junior Kody Koebensky at center, senior Andrew Sampson at right guard and senior Brice Schwab at right tackle.
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Q: You have been investigating what might be described as the rise of the virtual state -- the political counterpart to the virtual corporation. For instance, you suggest that developed nations are now putting aside military, political and territorial ambitions and are downsizing -- becoming tighter, more vigorous units capable of sustaining the pressures of worldwide competition. Can you explain how you came to this conclusion?
A: It really goes back to the Cold War period and changes that took place then. Fundamentally, what happened there was that many states began to move in a virtual direction by concentrating on international trade and by setting up production based outside their own countries. These states found this was a very efficient way of doing well economically. This was a lesson that finally got through to the major powers, particularly to the Soviet Union, who looked at South Korea and said, "Gee, it would be nice if we could even be as good as South Korea." They weren't even trying to be as good as Japan.
So if you look at the early Gorbachev, he is talking about the "uskorine" -- the Russian word for acceleration. The notion was that everything in Russia had slowed down. Their gross national product was only growing 1 or 2 percent per year, and later, even less than that. So they wanted to find another way of doing things, a more successful example to emulate. The trading state began to have a lot of credence. Countries that were, in essence, trading states -- rather than manufacturing states -- were doing extraordinarily well. On the other hand, the political military states, like America and the Soviet Union, which had huge military expenditures, were using up their investment capital and were spending too much in terms of government deficits. Therefore, their rates of return on investment and their rates of growth were lower than of many of the east Asian states. In the Korean case, they were spending 6 or 7 percent of GDP, relatively high for Asia, but still manageable. But in the Japanese case, it was less than 2 percent, barely over 1 percent. And in most of the other east Asian cases it was very low as well. So those countries started to do extremely well because the investment capital that might have been put into the military was instead put into civilian investment. And the returns, as everyone knows, have been just fantastic. The inputs just led to very high rates of growth. So I think this is when the whole thing started.
Since then, a subsequent switch has occurred, where the emphasis has not only been on international trade as a stimulus, but also on international production. In other words, you don't necessarily want to produce everything at home for a variety of reasons, including labor costs and access to another market. You want to produce abroad. It was this that started the notion of the virtual state -- a country which has diversified most of it production abroad and is now concentrating on high-level international services. The classic and most obvious case is Hong Kong. And even though it is now technically part of China, I think it is still continuing in the same vein. And other countries are moving in the same direction.
I have been collecting a tremendous amount of data on the role of services in GDP -- trade-in service in GDP -- and it is rising dramatically. In the U.S., it is over 70 percent of GDP and manufacturing is now less than 20 percent. And in most other countries, you have similar trends. In Europe, East Asia, Japan, all are moving in the same direction. These countries are doing something very different from what they did in the past. Their reliance upon international trade is very great. And not just trade, but international finance and capital


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An investment group including two men who specialize in conversion of urban and industrial buildings for housing purchased a former manufacturing facility in Scranton for $2 million.
Dixon Ave LLC bought the vacant Daron Northeast plant in the Green Ridge section from a Clarks Summit realty company, according to paperwork filed with the Lackawanna County recorder of deeds office.
The corporation includes Art Russo, a Scranton building contractor and developer, and John Basalyga, a developer from Roaring Brook Twp.
"We're very excited about the Dickson Avenue project, and we think it has great potential for the city," the developers said in a statement.
Plans for the nine-acre site were not revealed.
The property includes a 149,000-square-foot structure and potential parking for hundreds of vehicles and about five acres of open space for potential development.
Daron Northeast, which manufactures architectural and masonry products, relocated to Archbald in 2009 and 2010 after residents of the Green Ridge neighborhood complained for years about truck traffic, dust and noise.
Daron bought the former Eureka printing plant site at Electric Street and Dickson Avenue in 2001 for $126,000 from the Scranton Redevelopment Authority, which acquired it through condemnation.
Daron invested more than $6 million in the Green Ridge plant but drew fire from nearby residents shortly after its opening in 2003. It had been for sale since 2010.
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"I'm sure they have a real good idea what is going to happen" at the former plant, Mr. Keisling said. "I wish them well."
Mr. Russo, who declined to discuss plans for the site, has invested heavily in downtown residential development. He has apartment projects under way at the Bittenbender Building on Franklin Avenue, which once housed Whistles Pub and Eatery, and at 324-26 Penn Ave., location of the former Penguin Lounge.
Mr. Basalyga's developments include loft-style housing at the former Moscow train station and the conversion of a former silk mill in Olyphant into apartments. His company currently is constructing apartments at a former Dickson City textile plant.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which took the ministry of environment and forests to the Supreme Court earlier in the week accusing it of causing delays in road projects, on Friday made another plea seeking removal of mandatory approvals from gram sabhas for national highway widening projects involving diversion of only protected forests.
There are other kinds of forests community-owned, private and reserved. In protected forests, the human-animal overlap is the highest.
The NHAI also sought a direction to environment ministry to dispense with the requirement of prior approval/no-objection certificate from gram sabhas in respect of land acquired for construction of roads on which plantation has been done by the forest department in the right of way for highway projects.
Prior approval/NoC was mandated by the ministry in such cases through a July 2009 letter.
As reported earlier, the authority had moved the apex court on Wednesday seeking modification of its guidelines mandating forest clearance prior to environmental clearance, saying such procedure has delayed and stalled 22 important projects over worth R20,000 crore. In the plea, the NHAI had noted the ministry's failure to act as per the law ministry's advice seeking modifications in the court's July 2011order.
Due to the long and cumbersome process of obtaining NoCs from all the gram sabhas of affected villages, which delays the forest clearance, even obtaining environmental clearance has become very difficult, the authority stated, adding that several of its road projects are on the verge of termination.
(GMR Infra recently terminated its agreement with NHAI for the 555-km Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad Highway project alleging delays in approvals, particularly the NHAI's failure to get the necessary environment clearance for one of the tunnels along the highway.)
As per Section 3(2) of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, it is mandatory for the central government to provide clearances for forest diversion for projects involving laying down of roads subject to recommendation from a village panchayat/gram sabha of the village concerned. The 2006 Act has been made effective from January 2008 by the environment ministry through the letter cited above.
This in effect means that in every project of the authority which passes through a forest, NoCs/permissions from all the gram sabhas which are affected would be required to be taken, even where only a small stretch of forest area is involved, NHAI stated.
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(L-R) Sheila Scarborough, Liz Danzico, and Kris Krug The SXSW Interactive Festival Advisory Board consists of industry experts, as well as veteran members of the community that come together in Austin each spring. Advisory Board members are very involved in helping select the best of the best proposals, which SXSW receives each year through the SXSW PanelPicker. We asked Advisory Board members Kris Krug of kriskrug.com, Liz Danzico of School of Visual Arts and Sheila Scarborough of Tourism Currents the following question...
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 Liz Danzico: Tina Roth Eisenberg. Because no one – in a room big or small – should ever miss a chance to hear what Tina has to say.
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 Liz: Probably Ask NASA Astronauts Live from Space because it's something I've never seen before. Sheila Scarborough: Drawing Conclusions: Why Everyone Should Draw on Monday. I've been thinking a lot lately about getting back to our childhood willingness to create things with our hands; I miss scribbling and creating without getting all perfectionist about it.
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 Liz: How to Build a Financial Model, because I've avoided it long enough.
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 Kris Krug: Have you heard this mofo Dave McClure speak? Check out LEAN STARTUP SXSW w/ Dave McClure & Eric Ries. Dave's totally irreverent, insightful and fun. Piratey to his very core with wisdom and experience in what it takes to make startups succeed. Sheila: I can't miss A Home on the Web: The State of Blogging in 2013. The speakers are Matt Mullenweg (the guy who created WordPress) and Kara Swisher (top journalist on the digital beat and an excellent speaker, too.) A self-hosted blog is the most powerful communications tool we have, AND the blogger has complete control of it. Nope, it's far from dead.
By Date: Tuesday, March 12 sessions
 Kris: Activists, Rockstars & Startups—Building Movements covers lots of my converging interests and features a sweet lineup of panelists including Eli Pariser & DJ Spooky.
What I am looking forward to at the Trade Show
 Sheila: I always walk the Trade Show floor just to see who forked over big bucks to get a booth and get in front of the Interactive crowd. There are always companies there that surprise me. I remember seeing Zappos one year and thinking, WTF?
People I am most excited to connect with
 Kris: Amber Case, Dave Olson, Jeffrey Zeldman, Violet Blue, Bre Pettis, Drew Olanoff, Mickey Krimmel, Hugh Forrest, John Biehler, Kelly Clay, Ken Brady, Dave McClure, Ben Metcalfe, Robert Michael Murray, and Desiree Kane.
Networking event that I am most excited about
 Kris: The Media Temple wrap party is not to be missed. A couple years ago The Foo Fighters dropped their brand new album on all us geeks. Who knows what they got up their sleeve this year, but I'll be there.
Diversity-related session
 Sheila: The one featuring the Jon Stewart of the Arab World. That's pretty intriguing.
Venue where I am most likely to hang out
 Liz: Austin Convention Center (Community and Activism), Austin Convention Center (Content and Distribution), Austin Convention Center (Design and Development), Austin Convention Center (Diversity and Emerging Markets), Austin Convention Center (Featured Sessions), and Austin Convention Center (Government and Civic Engagement). Why so much Austin Convention Center for me? Habit, or the predictability of the location and format.
What trend / meme / idea / product will emerge from SXSW 2013?
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Flying to Juneau
Pristine Alaska!!
We arrive at 10 PM and I'm surprised to see it just as light when I remember it is light almost 24 hours a day here in June. That could take some getting used to! We arrive in to Juneau and touch down, deplane and get our luggage all in a matter of minutes (small airports have their advantages)! Then we step outside, grab a taxi, and head to our hotel – the Alaskan Bar & Hotel.
Now let me explain myself. We booked our cruise last minute for the first full weekend in June, planning to arrange for 1 hotel night before to allow for any flight delays. What we didn't realize is this is the weekend of some huge local festival and every hotel in town has been booked solid for this weekend for weeks. After trying many hotels without luck – I finally, reluctantly, called the last one on the list – the one that received the worst reviews on tripadvisor. And guess what, they had 2 rooms left – one with a private bath, and one without. This is the oldest operating hotel in town, and still has the newspaper clipping from its grand opening nearly 100 years ago in 1913 proudly displayed in the foyer.
Aside from the shared bathroom facilities (we could hear someone showering in the hallway as we walked), the smell of weed in the foyer an the loud bar noise, and every feeling like I stepped into an old western movie, the hotel is quite nice. I wouldn't ever recommend someone stay here by choice unless they were trying to avoid sleeping on the streets as we were, or had an affinity for authentic western style architecture and design. I'm not joking – you half expect to see a cowboy walk down the hall, its that strange.