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It was five days before Christmas. I had recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York and was having trouble engaging the Holiday spirit. There was no Rockefeller Center with it's giant tree to marvel at. No fifth avenue crush of shoppers and revelers to knock up against. No bourbon on the rocks at the Oak Room watching the horse drawn carriages glide into Central Park. LA was trying. There were some lights on Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Claus had been dutifully installed in all of the shopping malls. There were Salvation Army elves ringing bells outside of Kmart and most folks had dutifully strung lights on their houses and inflated rubber reindeer for their lawns, but it just did not feel like Christmas. I had set about grumbling in the tradition of so many who had made the trek across the country before me armed with Woody Allen quotes and Big Apple big headedness.
In spite of this and in spite of temperatures that threatened to give old Saint Nick a heatstroke, I agreed to venture forth into the the shopping fray with my friend Lorraine and we headed to a nearby Music Plus store to pick up some Holiday tunes for her family. The store was located on a fairly crowded and decidedly unglamorous stretch of Fairfax Avenue. This was over 20 years ago, long before the glittering Grove with it's valet parking and concierge service, when there was still such a thing as a Music Plus store. We were out of the car and headed in to the store when something caught our eye. There was a van parked in the farthest space of the lot and something seemed off about it. It had an aura of abandonment and yet there was clearly movement inside. We watched for several minutes to see if the occupants would emerge.
It was one of those moments -- of which I have had far too many -- when instinct overcomes caution. Something was just not right in that van. We approached the old VW and tapped on the window. The woman in the driver's seat hesitated before slowly cranking the handle, her eyes haunted and wide with fear. There were three young children in the van as well, all bunched up together in the back seat. The woman had a large bruise on the left side of her face. She did not have to explain... it was clear that she had been abused and was on the run. This parking lot her only refuge. We asked if she had enough fuel to drive a few blocks to Lorraine's home and she nodded yes. We pulled out of the lot slowly hoping that she would have the courage to follow and breathed a sigh of relief when she pulled up behind us.
Once home Lorraine set about feeding the kids and I gathered laundry so that we could give them clean clothes to wear. The woman had a severe limp, but said it was nothing and set about bathing them. Lorraine and I pondered our next move. I began to make calls to City services and shelters. The news was not good. To this day there are almost no facilities in Los Angeles that can house a woman with her children. Many families in this situation are split up with the mother housed in one place and the children in another. This mother was willing to reside in a Music Plus parking lot in order to be with her kids. She would never agree to that.
After placing at least a dozen calls I was beginning to worry that the family would be consigned to the the van for the foreseeable future. I was running out of options when I placed a call to the Good Shepherd Center and Sister Joan Mary answered, her warm voice accented with an irish lilt. "Oh no," she said "we are over capacity and so is everyone else. There is just no place to put them... a terrible shame so many with no where to go." I begged, I cajoled, I pleaded with Sister Joan to help me place them. "I'm yours for life," I said. "I will volunteer raise money anything you need... just please do what you can!" "All right," she said with a heavy sigh. "I'll see what I can do."
The woman refused the medical attention she clearly needed, but accepted our offering of blankets and flashlights and the use of Lorraine's driveway. The family was invited to eat and bathe in the house, but there was just no place to bed them all. Two days passed. I was still making calls and working every angle to no avail. Tomorrow would be Christmas eve and I had to abandon the effort while my friends and I scrambled to find gifts for the kids. Around nine PM we settled the family in their van and poured a big glass of wine preparing to wrap gifts into the night, when the phone rang and Sister Joan's unmistakable Irish accent came over the line. "I've got them a place," she said. "They can come tomorrow to this address. We will give them a good Christmas." "God bless you, Sister," I said through tears, "I will not forget my promise." "Oh, I'll count on that," she said and that was good night.
The nuns at the Good Shepherd homes have rescued countless women and their children over the years. I kept my word and my friends and family provide Christmas gifts for their families every year. I used to give Sister Joan candy but she begged me to stop. "I 'll be fat as a house if you keep this up," she'd say with a ready smile. She retired a few years back, but the work goes on.
These have been tough times for the shelter and the nuns had to close one of their facilities due to lack of funds. Ever resourceful they doubled up their living quarters and turned their office space into housing, so that they would not have to turn desperate families away. These women have experienced abuses that most of us cannot contemplate. I am so grateful to Good Shepherd for answering their need and for taking my call on that dark night so long ago. Amidst the palm trees and under the blazing California sun, the spirit of Christmas shines brightly in their hearts all year round and has opened mine forever.


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Lengthy filibuster leads to favorable votes on series of bills meant to end 18th parliament's term
Moran Azulay
Published: 05.08.12, 00:03 / Israel News
Moran Azulay
The Knesset voted Monday on a series of bills promoting the dissolution of the House, ahead of September's general elections.
The vote on the main bill, presented by the Likud
faction, was carried through its first reading 109-to-one. The bill is expected to be presented for its second and third reading later tonight, effectively bringing the 18th Knesset's term to its end.
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The vote was preceded by a lengthy filibuster. Other proposals for the dissolution of the Knesset, presented by Knesset members Ahmad Tibi
(United Arab List-Ta'al) Labor Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich,
Uri Ariel (National Union),
Hadash Chairman Mohammad Barakeh
and Dalia Itzik (Kadima) were also carried by a majority vote.
PM Netanyahu at the plenum (Photo: Gil Yohanan)

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Ninth Straight 20-Win Season For Women's Basketball
Consistency in winning is something that many basketball programs can't sustain. For some colleges, there's always that bump in the road where a winning program has a down season. The Pasadena City College women's basketball team is one squad that has remained consistent despite the constant changeover in players over the years.
PCC Head Coach Joe Peron, now in his 15th season in charge of the Lancers, directed Wednesday night's 69-46 win over visiting Los Angeles Trade Tech College, giving the program its ninth consecutive season of winning at least 20 games.
Since the start of the streak in the 2002-2003 season, Peron's teams have won 245 games against just 41 losses, a winning percentage of .857. In fact, this year's team now stands at 20-5 overall, a great record for most teams, but actually under the standard set in the previous eight seasons.
In defeating LA Trade Tech, sophomore center Dominique Scott had one of her finest games of the season. Scott scored 17 points, making 5-for-8 from the field and a strong 7-for-8 at the free throw line. She dominated inside the paint, grabbing a team season-high and her PCC career-high 18 rebounds. The 6-foot-2 Palisades High product added four blocked shots, three assists and two steals.
It was the 33rd career double-double in points-rebounds for Scott, who totaled a double-double alone in the second half v. the Lady Techsters with 10 points and 11 boards.
PCC received two solid performances from bench players that saw more minutes than usual against Trade Tech. Frosh guard Erica Steward scored her season high of 11 points while first-year guard Kim Wong tallied eight points (two 3-pointers), two assists and two steals.
Starting guards Stephanie DeFrance (10 points, five assists) and Anna Shahinian (11 points, three assists) were steady at both sides of the floor. Forward Destinee Sellers, another Lancer reserve who took advantage of her extra minutes, scored three points, but pulled down 11 rebounds.
PCC is 10-3 in the South Coast Conference standings, currently in third place. LA Trade Tech dropped to 13-10 and 8-5 in the SCC despite 14 points from Ariel Temple, who made 10 free throws in 16 attempts.
The Lancers converted five 3-pointers in the first half that helped them take a 38-28 halftime lead. The team's defense clamped down in the second half and held LATT to just 13 total field goals overall.
PCC hosts El Camino College-Compton Center Friday, Feb. 11 in a 5 p.m. conference tip-off at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
[Photo--Kim Wong elevates to score a layup during PCC's 69-46 home win over LA Trade Tech Wednesday evening, image by Richard Quinton.]
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hi there - i had a bike i liked a lot a few years ago (an iro mark v) but it was stolen and i haven't had a bike since. i finally have enough money together (~$450) where i think i can buy something that won't make me too bummed out about the last bike i had.
so with that said, i don't know very much about bikes. i wouldn't mind learning more, but while looking on craigslist i've quickly found that there were a lot of terms i didn't really understand. i spent a few days doing research (so i really still know nothing) but i now know a little bit about different frame materials (thanks to metallurgy for cyclists by scot nichol) and more importantly i know that a single number won't be representative on how strong the frame is. but for every other part of the bike which isn't the frame, i have very little knowledge about. for instance the bottom bracket or crankset. with many older bikes it seems lucky if the owner knows the frame size, let alone its composition, reputation of the manufacturer, or the proper identification of most of its components. i'm sure this is something that just comes from seeing a lot of bikes and learning about each part's functionality and design, but i'm clearly not someone who has.
with that said, i've decided on trying to find a used bike with a decent frame that i can improve the components on later as i learn more. but knowing how little i know, is there anything that i can do while looking at bikes to figure out if it has any defects or is decent? should i stick to a name-brand bike where i can research the frame myself, like a steamroller/pista/iro/etc? is it usually assumed that if the components aren't named, that they are stock and i just need to find its year?
i considered for a while buying a new cheap bike (like a kilo tt) just so that i can start riding and then replace parts as i learn but i think i don't mind going a slightly more difficult route if it means i learn more sooner, conserve energy/raw material, and possibly get a better bike for the same price.
so with all of that said, any recommendations? i just moved to new york city and fortunately there are a lot of bikes posted on craigslist and a few lbs that seem nice/promising. i'm also willing to change my mind on any of this if there's a compelling enough reason. it's just difficult to look at thirty japanese frames from the 80's and know if any of them are decent (most of them don't have badges/markings that i can make out in the pictures).
tl;dr: please no kilo tt / how do you know if a 'custom butted frame' is well-engineered?


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EATON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's attorney general says an attorney convicted of stealing from western Ohio residents while acting as their guardian has been sentenced to prison.
Attorney General Mike DeWine says 38-year-old James Thomas Jr., of Brookville, was sentenced Tuesday in a Preble County court in Eaton to four and a half years in prison. Thomas was ordered to repay more than $200,000 to victims.
Thomas' attorney didn't immediately return a call for comment.
DeWine said Thomas was charged with three counts of theft from an elderly person or disabled adult and three counts of falsification after investigators found that Thomas took hundreds of thousands of dollars from four people's bank accounts between 2007 and 2013.
Investigators say Thomas said he took money to support an addiction to the drug ephedrine.


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As to Release notes of ZCS, and as I understand it, spam/ham training is enabled only on first installed MTA server. In case of multiple MTA server deployment:
1. If by default spam/ham training is enabled on one MTA, are there any procedures to sync these terms to other MTA servers?
Due to this, each MTA server has its own SA/AV engine, and has to get trained rules for this. If first MTA (where spam/ham is configured by default) gets such rules from users' Junk boxes, it deletes afterward such mails. And other servers are not available for these latest rules. Am I correct?


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"When I paint, I struggle, as if in the water. I will try with all means not to drown. Sandpaper, rags, my fingers, the knife—in short—everything but the brush, which is rarely used." ~Odd Nerdrum
Odd Nerdrum's most recent series of paintings appears to have arrived at his latest New York gallery show from a far-away place and time. And more than being redolent with personal messages of survival, each seems freighted with allegorical and cautionary tales from the past, about dangers we face in a post-apocalyptic modern world. Pulling back the curtain on the landscape of Nerdrum's imagination doesn't reveal images of some Hieronymus Bosch, biblical Armageddon, but rather, suggests dramas of resourcefulness and triumph of the human spirit. Portrayed in the hushed, muted, painterly earth-tones of Rembrandt, Brueghel, Caravaggio, among other Old Masters, each work is carefully conceived as an encrypted narrative waiting to be deciphered; each a study of indomitable will and fierce personal integrity in the face of adversity. arts fine arts magazine
In this new body of work, all made in the last four years, the iconoclastic Norwegian painter continues his exploration of the universal human condition. But here, themes of confinement and escape seem paramount in his mind. Dogged by legal issues and the threat of imprisonment for tax evasion in his native Norway, Nerdrum conjured these thirteen paintings as a meditation on the freedom of movement and the liberated human spirit. Now living and working in Maisons-Laffitte, France, near Paris, his themes of alienation, flight, rebirth and reconstruction all seem bathed in a subtle new light. For Nerdrum, the Old Masters of Europe's North Country, succeeded in capturing the sun's oblique rays, filtered through dusty windows and reflected off walls of private chambers, to illuminate and animate their subjects.
But even as a studio painter, Nerdrum's work is never captive to those four walls, as he continues to shape a world of his own imagining. Civilization as we know it is stripped away—obscured by darkness, lying in ruins in the distance or veiled in layers of clouds. The essential, unifying element in his work continues to be the human experience, and the vulnerabilities that result from confrontations on that journey.
In You See We Are Blind, three women are perched in a primeval setting, each armed with a frail staff for assistance, perhaps as they await an unlikely rescue. Two are in conversation; the third woman separate from the others, is deep in thought, downturned corners of her mouth revealing an undefined sadness. Pathos and isolation—even (possibly, especially)in one another's company—are motifs here. Emotional rescue, as well as the need for physical safety in a bleak, deserted landscape, are also recurrent themes, weaving their way through this and other Nerdrum works.
The Forum show includes two self-portraits, the artist staring plaintively into the space just beyond his world, in both. Nerdrum's decades-long exercise in self-revelation continues as in these works, he appears to be establishing his role as scribe and prophet for the uninitiated and uninformed. Timeless and enigmatic, the artist's Baroque stylistic links to Rembrandt are reaffirmed in his use of rich browns, chiaroscuro highlights and luminous flesh tones. Each portrait appears to address us from the past, directing our attention to cautionary tales of life in a post-Apocalyptic world and to the themes of stewardship and civility, that just might offer redemption. In Arcadia, presents the artist-as-dreamer, cloaked (or more accurately, shrouded), emerging from a darkened forest into the foreground, right hand poised and animated. Might we be a welcome visitor from the present, offering a message of hope? In another, Self portrait with Child's Skull, the artist-as-scribe carefully observes and records our actions—a clever, conspiratorial interplay between viewer and viewed, in which we become ensnared in his humanistic narrative. The presence of the child's skull in the work serves as a clear reminder of death's unrelenting presence in all of our lives and the power of affirmation on the path to self-awareness.
Some might find the themes under development in Nerdrum's paintings self-evident and trite. And for the artist, that just might be the point. In the early 1970s, he would emerge from among the group of young painters to become one of the leading figures to revolt against the dogma of Modernism. In 1999, Odd Nerdrum declared himself a kitsch-painter, identifying with the notion of cheap or shoddy artistic motifs, rather than with those of the rarified contemporary art world. Initially, his declaration was thought a joke. But later, with the publication of articles and books on the subject, Nerdrum's position, valuing a naturalistic view of the world, where differing ideologies, dogmas, and social perspectives can successfully co-exist, is considered an implied criticism of contemporary art.
In his 2001 book on Nerdrum, Richard Vine writes, "The anxious dialectic between self and world, self and group, will go on, [his] images attest, for as long as the human race persists. The sea, that enduring metaphor for eternity and the fathomless unconscious, laps at many of his scenes. … Thus on the liminal shore between land and sea, time and eternity, consciousness and unconsciousness, the wanderers pause to confront the realm from which all life emerged. … The implicit sexuality of their quest, made manifest in those pictures where the actors are pregnant, highlights the aloneness one can feel even in the most passionate encounters, even at the climactic moment of putative fusion."
Rather than being other-worldly, as some critics have noted, these most recent paintings are clearly 'of the earth.' The action is grounded in landscape, and life appears to spring from the soil, playing out dramatically in ambiguously threatening scenes or, in one case, hover ing with gravity-defying grace, above terra firma. In Night Jumper, four figures sleep around a fire in an inhospitable world, while another appears above them, magically suspended in mid-air, as if the fire has propelled him upward. The horizon's curvature divides the action and, therefore, the dual message of this painting: hope and despair; renewal and resignation. The two sleeping female figures are pregnant, offering unfulfilled promise for the future; the two males are turned away, unaware of the scene unfolding. Defying gravity—as if rising from the flames—the 'night jumper' takes action to enter a world of his own, separating himself from the indifference below. Here, a symbol of resurrection or spiritual awakening captures the essence of Nerdrum's work: a celebration of life and human experience in the face of adversity, universal spiritual values that he believes remain true over time.
Certain pieces in the show are more effective than others, in my opinion. Paintings like Mother and Daughter and Birds were showpieces for Nerdrum's painterly technique and were, I am certain, redolent with symbolic meaning. However, they did not seem to elevate or progress the dialogue between the painter and viewer in ways that could be accessed, without the benefit of clarifying text or explanation. Titles are ambiguous and these figurative portrayals have the same hollow-eyed, bruised look of so many of his works, without the visual cues that would progress movement beyond the sense of, once again, being confronted by survivors in yet another of Nerdrum's battered wastelands.
Egg Snatchers had been moved temporarily to the gallery booth at the Armory Show, replaced by a small photograph of the piece. Here too, the actual work may have spoken volumes. But, without explanation, the viewer is left to wonder about this large painting—and in it, Nerdrum's virtuosic use of metaphor and symbolism. The timeless nature of his figurative renderings, completed in his layered, mannerist style, are both ancient and modern at the same time. But, where is the narrative taking us? Are we in the land of the sacred or the profane…or both? If this is an auto-reflexive work, what is the message; if this is referential, what is to be learned?
A work with strong appeal is one that, as it turns out, may have a more personal meaning to the artist than to others. Tourettes pictures a woman standing against a tree in a dimly-lit forest while behind her, at a distance, a group of figures gathers in a circle and a fire glows threateningly. Gazing toward the viewer, the woman conveys a message with her eloquent, poised hands. Nerdrum shares a secret with the world through this enigmatically-named painting—that he, in fact, suffers from Tourette's syndrome. Characterized by multiple tics and compulsive utterances, this neurological condition can often be embarrassing in public and debilitating throughout one's life. The artist has struggled to manage the symptoms, most effectively with meditation. His experience with this disease has helped him explore from within and focus on what is essential to the human experience. The figure of Tourettes stands confidently in a glade. Far from the dangers around her, she is signing in the Buddhist tradition, the Akash mudra—thumb and middle finger about to touch—a gesture to help center energy, nourishing any part of the mind or body that is lacking. For Odd Nerdrum, whose thematic work deals so profoundly with the survival and well-being of humankind, this painting, particularly, is about his own journey toward healing.
By Richard Friswell, Managing Editor
An exhibition of 13 recent paintings by world-renowned artist Odd Nerdrum will be on view at Forum Gallery, 730 5th Avenue, New York City, from March 8 through May 5, 2012. The Forum Gallery exhibition is presented in cooperation with The Nerdrum Institute.


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Every little boy I know loves his trains. They tracks can get so expensive though, so if you buy a train set, you need to find a deal on it.
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You can get a 56-piece wooden train tracl for only $29.95 on Amazon. This set retails for $49.95.
This set is compatible with all major brands, including Thomas the Train (which is great!).
Prices on Amazon are subject to change at any time, so definitely pick this up now.


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1992 Musical Coca Cola Coke Santa Snow Globe
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We bought a huge lot of vintage snow globes at an estate sale in the spring, we already listed and sold all of the non-Christmas globes. come the Christmas globes, please check our other auctions for a wide variety of globes! Most of these appear to be from the late 80s to early 90s. Some do not have dates while others are clearly marked. If they do have a date on them we have listed that date. A lot of these were purchased from souvenir shops, if they have the shop name on it that will also be included in the auction. We have described them all to the best of our ability and believe we have covered all of the important facets. Thank you. This is a snow globe with Santa holding a bottle of Coke standing by a dog. It plays I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing when wound. It has some cloudy water in it. The base is wooden and the globe is class. Measures 6" high overall. The bottom says 1992 Made in China The Coca Cola Company. Nice addition to your collection. (14) Thank you for looking at our item! All items are sold "as is" as we do a number of vintage items. Please check below for our shipping and return policies. We strictly ad to eBay rules and policies and expect you, as a prospective winning bidder, to do the same. We gladly leave feedback on all transactions and also pursue non-paying high bidders through eBay's processes. Please do not waste everyone's time by bidding on an item you have no intention of paying for. Do not ask us to sell outside of eBay or to end an auction early, we simply will not do that and those emails will go unanswered. We reserve the right to cancel a bid and also to refuse to sell to anyone at any time for any reason. We love selling on eBay and have met some wonderful people. We consider customer service our number one priority and do our best to make this a positive experience for all involved. Thank you! INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS: Before you bid check to see if we ship to your country. Due to shipping problems we will not sell to Quebec, Canada. Due to money order fraud we only accept PayPal from any Asian country. We will not sell to any African or Middle Eastern countries. You are responsible for all shipping fees. We only ship via USPS outside the States. Do not ask for an alternate method. We will not lie on a custom form as to it being a gift. This is a felony and we will not do it. SHIPPING INTERNATIONALLY TAKES TIME. EXPECT TO WAIT AN AVERAGE OF 2-4 WEEKS FOR YOUR ITEM AND UP TO 12 WEEKS IN SOME CASES DUE TO CUSTOMS. ONCE IT IS DROPPED AT USPS IT IS OUT OF OUR HANDS AND WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER DELIVERY TIME. WE CANNOT PURSUE A CLAIM THROUGH USPS UNTIL AFTER 30 DAYS HAVE PASSED AND THEN THE CLAIM PROCESS CAN TAKE ANOTHER 60-90 DAYS. IF ANY OF THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU DO NOT BID ON OUR ITEMS! ALL ITEMS ARE INSURED AND ARE SIGNATURE REQUIRED.


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CANTON, Ohio (May 8, 2014) – Designed to rate how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections, the latest Hospital Safety Score honored Aultman Hospital with an "A" – its top grade in patient safety.
The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation's leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog Group (Leapfrog), an independent industry watchdog. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.
"At Aultman, safety is our top priority. Being recognized for safety is a testament to our employees who work together to provide a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff," said Aultman Chief Quality Officer Lori Mertes, M.D. "We are committed to providing safe, high-quality care for our community."
"Safety should come first for our families when we pick a hospital, because errors and infections are common and deadly," said Leah Binder, president & CEO of The Leapfrog Group, which produces the Hospital Safety Score. "No hospital is perfect, but we congratulate the Board, clinicians, administration, and staff of Aultman for achieving an "A" and showing us that you made the well-being of you patients your top priority."
Calculated under the guidance of Leapfrog's Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single "A," "B," "C," "D," or "F" score representing a hospital's overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in spring 2014, with about 32-percent receiving an "A" grade. The Hospital Safety Score is fully transparent, and its website offers a full analysis of the data and methodology used in determining grades.
To see how Aultman's score compares locally and nationally, and to access safety tips for patients and their loved ones, visit the Hospital Safety Score website at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org. Consumers can also go to www.hospitalsafetyscore.org for a free download of the Hospital Safety Score app.
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Images: Lousiana National Guard convoy halts by mosque in Kabul [Image 1 of 4]
Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar
A convoy supported by the Louisiana National Guard's 1086th Transportation Company, Task Force Muleskinner, sits halted in front of a mosque in downtown Kabul, May 24, 2012. The unit was on a five-day convoy from Bagram Air Field to Forward Operating Base Warrior as security for more than a dozen Afghan-owned cargo trucks, and had to stop to repair one of its vehicles. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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NAWCC Bulletin No. 371: December 2007
Bulletin of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Inc.
Table of Contents
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648 – 2007 NAWCC National Convention Highlights by Renee and Jim Coulson
652 – The No-Key Clock, Arthur F. Poole, and the Mountain State Electrical Company by Richard Hatch
660 – Junghans Swinger Clocks by Mel Kaye
663 – Hayden W. Wheeler Revisited by Howard Lasser
669 – Paul Garnier, a Clever and Creative Carriage Clock Maker by Tom Wotruba and Doug Adams
677 – A Brief History of High-Frequency Watch Movements with Specific Attention to the Longines Ulta Chron by Louis S. Flocco
690 – Roger Dankert Radio Pioneer by Joanne Orr
692 – Jedidiah Baldwin with Comments on Jabez Baldwin and the William(s) Cleveland by Don Haven Lathrop
697 – World Enough & Time or How an Infamously Coy Trademark Was Netted—Part 2 by Douglas K. Stevenson
709 – A Timepiece Is Tracked Down by J. D. Fowler
711 – A Look at Two Interesting Artifacts: One from E. Howard Watch Co. and One from Waltham Watch Co. by James W. Peghiny
643 – The 2007 NAWCC Crafts Contest
715 – Wristwatches
717 – Obituaries
718 – Horologica
720 – In Memoriam—Stephen F. Longo
721 – The National Watch and Clock Museum
723 – The Answer Box edited by Doug Cowan
725 – In Memoriam—Norris Gaither Hite
726 – Vox Temporis—Letters to the Editor
730 – Research Activities and News edited by Snowden Taylor
741 – Chapter Highlights
765 – Chapter Officers
768 – NAWCC Staff and Committees
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"Wonder What really happened that raised a red flag to conduct testing for lead"
Assuming this is a serious question:
1. Flint.
2. Chicago Tribune investigation that Chicago was using BS testing methodology in selecting locations for water quality testing.
3. It's kids, who are most susceptible to bad effects of lead.
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Most popular blog about classroom management
Filed Under "At-risk" students, Behaviour Management, motivating students, SOS for Teachers, Special Education, underachieving students
I originally decided to take a break from blogging until September, but then I thought I can take a break from blogging and still share some of my most popular posts since August 2006 when I started writing Teachers at Risk.
This post is one of my most popular posts about classroom management. I first wrote it August 2007 and everyday since someone comes to my blog to read it. I read it from time to time to remind myself what works.
School is about to start again and of course I'm wondering what challenges I'll be facing teaching the kids I do. I'm sure lots of other teachers are wondering what's in store for them, too. I've been thinking about all that I have learned over the years about classroom management and teaching . Some of it I've learned the hard way believe me.
1. I've learned that students need me to be a teacher and not their friend.
Almost every year students complain to me about teachers trying to be their friend. They don't want teachers to be their friends, but of course they do want teachers to be friendly and to treat them fairly and with respect. Kids want us to be the good adult role models they need in their lives. I work hard to make sure that they realize that although I'm friendly, I am not their friend. If kids think teachers are their friends, then when teachers have to do the tough things like call home because of something, the kids feel betrayed because they thought the teacher was a friend and friends don't snitch on one another. Once a kid feels betrayed by their teacher , that's it. Some kids will stop learning just to spite the teacher, and the teacher has lost the opportunity to be that positive adult influence kids need.
Over the years, I've had kids try to black mail me emotionally by saying that if I call home about some issue , they won't be my friend. It's that relational aggression thing. They are trying to bully me into not calling home or whatever I was going to do that they don't like. That's when I tell them that while I have a friendly teaching style, I'm not their friend. I'm their teacher. There's a big difference. As their teacher, I have an obligation to let their parents know how things are going. I have an obligation to see that they learn as much as possible while in my class and out of respect for them , I have to call home. Kids understand that. They don't like it, but they understand it.
2. I've learned that it's better to catch students doing good rather than catching them misbehaving.
I've learned that students respond better when I catch them doing good and comment on it. I say things like oh, good, you're on time for class, or you're sitting in your seat with your work open or you've remembered your pencil etc. I make sure that my comments are authentic. Kids can detect it if I'm not.
I've also learned that I'm happier catching my students doing good instead of catching them misbehaving.
I 've use different reward systems for kids who I catch being good. One I particularly like is giving kids Hartjes dollars. How does this work ? First, I designed a dollar bill using my name as part of the design and made lots of photocopies of it using green paper. Then whenever I catch my students doing good, I give them a Hartjes dollar and congratulated them for being on time, getting their work done or whatever and shake their hands. Students really liked getting their Hartjes dollars and put them in their wallets right next to their real dollars. What can kids buy with their Hartjes dollars? They can buy any of a number of things. I usually ask the class what they would like to buy. They make all kinds of suggestions, and we choose some appropriate ones like having free time to play dominoes, having free time to draw, not having to do a quiz , getting out of class three minutes early etc. We also set the price of these things. I've even been able to get some really cool things that kids like from local business like CDs, movie passes, movie rentals, etc . For these more valuable items, we'll have an auction at the end of a month or a certain time period. The auction generates lots of excitement, as you can imagine.
I've shared the idea of Hartjes Dollars and catching kids being good with other teachers, and they've created their own dollars with their classes and have found that the idea worked with their students too . It seems to work with all ages from grades three to grade twelve.
I also really like using stickers to motivate kids. My students will be more likely to hand in their work if I put stickers on them. I go to my local dollar type store and stock up on stickers that appeal to my students- even my grade 12 students like stickers. I've noticed it's a bit harder to find stickers that appeal to boys. I've used racing car stickers , motorcycle stickers , Halloween type stickers with skulls and guitar stickers for them but they are harder to find so my advice is if you see any of these stock up. I've even used heart stickers on their work, come to think of it. I put the bigger stickers on the level 3 and 4 work so that the kids will continue to do a good job. It's amazing to see the great big 18 year old guys comparing the size of their car stickers or looking at my collection of car stickers to see which one they would like next. It adds an element of fun to the class and a bit of harmless competition. Sometimes if I forget to put a sticker on someone's work, he or she will come and tell me that I forgot the sticker and present their work for me to put a sticker on. Sometimes , my students even want to renegotiate the size of sticker I put on their work. Stickers are fun.
I've also learned that no matter how good a strategy is, it doesn't work all the time. That's why it's important to have an assortment of strategies so that when one goes stale you can quickly pull out another one. Usually though, I don't need any special strategies the few weeks before report cards go home. Gee, I wonder why?
Since I first wrote this, I've been trying more and more to get my students to be more self-motivated and not dependent upon extrinsic rewards. Some students still love the extrinsic rewards though. It's a struggle.
3. I've learned that class rules need to be developed by the class and the teacher and then posted on the wall for all to see
I tell my students on the first day that because they've been going to school for such a long time, they are experts at knowing what makes a classroom work or not work. So, I want them to help me come up with classroom rules so that our classroom can work. I get them to share their ideas ideas about what a classroom that works looks like and sounds like and what students need to be doing so that learning goes on. I make sure that school rules are included in the list. I try not to have too many rules , so we work at reducing the list to include only the really important rules. Also, I've learned that the classroom rules should be stated in a positive not negative way-, for example be on time, not don't be late. Then, I get the kids to make posters listing the rules and then we put them up in the classroom in several spots. I usually ask for someone to volunteer to have his or her poster displayed. There are always volunteers.
Displaying the classroom rules in several places , usually on each wall somewhere, is really important. The posters are like signs along the highway that and tell drivers what to do while traveling on the road. The posters in the classroom remind kids what to do while in the classroom on their road to learning. If someone is having a problem behaving in class, I can catch their eye and just point to the poster and they get the message. We all need reminders.
4. I've learned that teachers are human beings first and teachers secondly.
I've learned not to take myself too seriously. I make mistakes like anyone else because like everyone else I'm human. I tell my students that teachers are human beings first and teachers second so once in a while they do make a mistake too, and it's no big deal. Everyone makes mistakes. What's important is that we learn form our mistakes.
5. I've learned to remember tomorrow is another day
Some days when nothing seems to go right, I try to remind myself tomorrow is another day, and I'll have another chance to do it right.
6. I've learned to be prepared because my students might not be
I have a few containers with pencils, pens, markers, paper, erasers etc available for students to use when they forget their supplies. I refuse to get bent out of shape because they've come to class unprepared. That's what at-risk students do. That's why they are at-risk. I swear they arrive to class, not just my class by the way, like rock stars expecting their handlers to take care of every little detail. I used to get annoyed, but now I save my energy for more important things and simply ask them to return whatever they've borrowed to me at the end of class so I can lend it to someone else who needs it. This actually works most of the time. I do label things with masking tape. I put my name on everything. If my students think the school supplied it, they sometimes don't care about returning things, but if they think it's mine they will return it.
I've also learned to be prepared in yet another way. Sometimes the lesson I've planned for the day goes over like a lead balloon. Why? Who knows. It doesn't take much to distract these kids . I keep emergency lesson plans on hand for just such a time. Usually my emergency lesson plans involve a review of skills that I have already taught. It can take the form of puzzles, word searchers, crossword puzzles for math as well as English. I have a nice thick file of activities that I have collected over the years. The internet is a wonderful source . Just google whatever you are looking for and you will have a good choice. I personally like edhelper.com. It's just gotten better and better over the years and the activities from there have saved my sanity on many occasions.
7. I've learned to call home when things are going well
Calling home to talk to parents about their kids when their kids are doing well is very important. It just takes a few moments and makes all the difference in the world. You don't have to do the entire class at once. Spread the calls out over a week. Of course my at-risk classes usually have less than 15 students in them so calling home doesn't take forever. Parents who get these calls are usually delighted, and the kids are surprised that I've called home telling their parents that they did something good. They're used to the opposite. Since I'm catching my students being good, it isn't hard to find something good to share with their parents. Calling home with good news buys all kinds of goodwill because it tells parents that you care about their kid. Parents of at-risk kids need good news.
8. I've learned to ask for help when I need it
If I'm having serious problems with a student in my class, I'll go and talk to his guidance counselor, his vice-principal and his other teachers to see if they know something that can help me reach this kid or if something happened at home that the kid is having problems dealing with. Then I'll call home. I used to call home first, but then a few times something had happened and the parent told the school but the message hadn't got to me yet. The parent was annoyed, and I felt stupid so now for serious problems I ask at school first and then call home.
9. I've learned that my students have different learning styles and different multiple intelligences and this is important to keep in mind when I'm planning my lessons.
If I take into account the fact that my students have different learning styles and different multiple intelligences and plan my lessons accordingly, I will have more success engaging the kids. It's quite easy to determine what a student's learning style and multiple intelligences are through different inventories. For example, last semester I determined that the kids in my math class were strong visual learners and very weak auditory learners so there was little point in me standing up at the front of the class telling them what they needed to learn and what I wanted them to do because they weren't going to get it. So I used a lot of activities that involved graphic organizers and that worked. It pays off big time for a teacher to know what strategies work for each of the learning styles and each of the multiple intelligences. Kids learn better if a teachers teaching style and their learning style is the same. Kids who complain about teachers not teaching them are often really complaining about a clash between the teacher's teaching style and the kids learning style. Teachers really need to teach to all the different learning styles using different multiple intelligences and allow students to demonstrate their learning using their strong multiple intelligences. That skill takes time to learn, but there lots of PD on learning styles, multiple intelligences and graphic organizers. There's lots of information on line as well. I'm forever googling to see what's new and works.
Now, I've shared nine things that I've learned about teaching. I invite you to share what you have learned. Please keep those comments and questions coming. I really appreciate them because they challenge me to think.
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gpak on
July 22nd, 2010 2:59 pm
Hello. I am currently an aspiring teacher doing the MAC program at the University of Michigan and came across your site. I appreciate the feedback on the things that go well and advice for general day to day teaching. I do agree that the students need the teacher to be a teacher not a friend, but what is your take on when the class is over and the student moves on to the next grade. Does the relationship change then more towards friendship??
Elona Hartjes on
July 22nd, 2010 7:49 pm
Personally as long as a student has not graduated from school, I keep my relationship friendly but not a relationship of friends. I would not see the student socially outside of school. I've had students ask me to be a FaceBook friend, and I will not do that either until they have graduated and are the adult age of 18 here in Ontario, Canada.
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October 26th, 2010 4:35 pm
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Candace Kinney on
January 25th, 2011 8:40 am
Thank you! I will be a student teacher Aug. 2011. Your tips are good to read often just to make sure I am staying on track. What you have learned paired with a notebook of strategies categorized by situation will be great for me as I began my teaching career. Hopefully, I will eventually sort through and be able to be quick on my feet and help each different student with whatever situation that we embark together. I am sure I will have to remember, I am human (mistakes will happen and I will be stumped with some situations) but like you said, tomorrow is another day so, be prepared! Thanks Again
World Brown on
March 16th, 2011 12:54 am
Great post. I'm especially fond of your observations in 1 and 3. You are right, students don't need us to be their friends. But where we've noticed a difference is when students know you care. And by giving them respect you get respect in return. Posting classroom rules that have been developed by the class is another great tip. Thank you.
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LaVerne Smith on
September 22nd, 2011 5:09 pm
I am a special education teacher of middle school students. The second part of tip #6 is a wonderful idea. Keeping emergency plans of fun activities (games, puzzles, etc.) and interactive websites (Mr. Nussbaum) are great ideas. At the beginning of every year, my class and I take a couple of days and develop our class rules and consequences. During the year, we may add one or drop one. It's usually the students who say, "Hey Teach. We need to talk about ….." I especially like "I am human", and "Tomorrow is another day". Thank you.
William Lin on
March 8th, 2012 7:16 pm
I like the "tomorrow is another day." I think beginning teachers will be fine if they have grit and perseverance. A lot of classroom management is learned through trial and error. One lesson that I've learned is to not take things personally. Students misbehave for a host of reasons, and sometimes the reasons they misbehave or the hurtful things they say have nothing to do with me and everything to do with their home situation or environment. I just keep coming to school and caring about them.
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Jason on
March 26th, 2012 8:11 am
Students today are already tech-savvy and hence most schools will require a teacher to incorporate computer into the grade level curriculum. Some teachers are hesitant to introduce computer time into the classroom, because they view computer time as a form of "free time" and the students might misuse it and so it could become a problem than being a solution.
A program like 'CHEATCONTROL' is an optimum solution for such circumstances. Having computers in the classroom can end up providing a student distraction. The different ways of tackling this problem are:
a) Reduce the distraction by disabling or turning off the monitors when students need to pay attention to the instructor.
b) Also use computer software to restrict students' access to certain features/applications.
c) Control what a student sees and can access over the Internet
A program like 'CHEATCONTROL' helps a teacher attain the aspects mentioned above with much ease and comfort. Wireless support helps the program to even control wireless devices like iPad, Laptop or even a Tablet. This paves way for much advancement in the future.
Prevention of selected applications, features etc…, prevention of creating a new network connection, prevention of data cop from an external storage device and prevention of malicious web browsing are the four main features that would help in making modern day classrooms more and more computerized.
By introducing 'CHEATCONTROL' we can achieve well governed, well led and properly integrated computer time into the classroom. This will have several benefits.
• Students gain word processing skills when learning to type on the computer- skills they will need in college and the workplace.
• Working on computers fosters collaboration between students and between the student and teacher as they work together on projects.
• Often leaders emerge who really enjoy computers and can help others, which is useful to classmates and the teacher.
• Computer time promotes using higher order thinking skills and is a natural form of discovery through trial and error.
• Computer time increases responsibility, independence and a sense of accomplishment.
• Computers can reinforce instruction or are an assistive tool in the instruction through podcasts, video and multimedia.
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The world of human resources has officially arrived to mainstream media. In his recent blockbuster movie, George Clooney tackles the death-defying world of human resources and employee terminations. His character racks up tens of thousands of frequent flyer miles travelling to distant lands to be a "hired gun" and terminate employees on behalf of their employers. As the movie suggests, terminating an employee is a very sensitive task. Poorly-handled employee terminations are more likely to breed lawsuits by the former employee, discontent among the remaining employees, and myriad unexpected legal issues. As an employment lawyer, I see the good, the bad, and the absurd when it comes to employee terminations. The stories you are about to read are true (sanitized to protect the innocent) and the lesson drawn from the story worth its weight in saved litigation costs.
Susie Secretary was terminated for leaking confidential information to her former boss who left the company to work for a competitor. Sadly for Susie, her former boss made it known to the company that she was over-sharing this information. Susie's actions were a clear violation of company policy and warranted immediate termination. Per standard protocol, a member of the legal team was present while Susie cleaned out her desk and gathered her belongings. Everything was going as planned until Susie decided to make one last phone call. You see, Susie was having an affair with her former boss. Clearly enraged by her beloved's breach of trust, Susie called her paramour/former boss in front of the company's lawyer and threatened to make the affair public unless she got $10,000 by the end of the day. Flustered and shocked, the company lawyer delicately explained to Susie that she could not leverage her termination in order to extort money from her former boss…at least not in front of him.
Susie's tale of woe simply goes to show that you never know how an employee will react to their termination. Moreover, human resources should be sensitive to the dynamics of the termination and the particular sensitivities the employee may harbor as a result. Thus, it is not necessarily the best idea to have security personnel looming over the employee as they clean out their desk like some sort of social pariah. It may also be advisable to give the employee a moment or two to compose themselves after they have been informed that their employment is about to come to an end.
Heather in Human Resources was 100 percent certain that Cassie the Cashier had been stealing money from the cash register. In her mind, there was no other way to explain how money was consistently siphoned off from this register during Cassie's shift. Dead-set on termination, Heather called Cassie into her office and handed her walking papers to leave the premises immediately and not return. In the following weeks, however, the money kept disappearing from the cash register despite Cassie's absence. Many months and many thousands of dollars later, it was determined that Cassie had not committed the theft but that another employee had been utilizing Cassie's cashier code to support his theft habit.
If Heather had allowed Cassie to tell her side of the story at the outset, Heather would have (1) retained a competent employee and (2) been able to focus on terminating the employee who was actually committing the theft. Perhaps more importantly, employees appreciate the opportunity to present their side of the story and are less likely to turn around and slap their former employer with a lawsuit if the process was perceived as unfair.
Debbie always received glowing performance evaluations. She was "a pleasure to work with" and had "great verbal skills." On the competency scale, her lowest mark was "meets expectations" and she received a pay increase every year until her fifth year of employment when she was fired for "poor performance." This would be no surprise to her co-workers who could read between the lines of the euphemisms in her evaluations. "Always contributes ideas in meetings" really meant "talks too much" and "performs tasks quickly when asked" actually meant "doesn't do assignments unless reminded five times." In an effort to protect Debbie's feelings, her supervisors had failed to accurately document her shortcomings or put her on a path to correct these professional flaws. As a result, Debbie was shocked and dismayed that her supervisors had "had enough" and saw "no other option but to terminate." Without proper employee documentation to support their decision, however, the supervisors had unwittingly exposed the company to a lawsuit.
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I've been goole'n for hours and not much info is out there on two person bike seats.
Please answer here and or the related thread.
Here's what I just posted in the very old non electric bike thread above.
eBike/Electric (passenger seat options?)
Hi, I know this is an old thread, but I can't find much info on adding passengers to a bicycle. Normally it would be tough to move with that weight but I have a battery + motor in my bake wheel to assist me.
I'd like to power someone around the hills of San Francisco via my Electric Bicycle/eBike. I'm looking for any combination of pegs/pogo/seat post rack/banana seat/etc so someone can zip along with me for fun. (sometimes)
I just bought a new eBike. (Pedego Umbrella 16) Folds/Electric powered, can still pedal too.
See page 7 for the spec sheet:
This video is terrible but it shows what I have. (the black folding one show a couple times)
I got it from here in soma:
Which rack would be strong enough for a passenger to sit on? I looked and it says the Odyssee supports over 150lbs.
The problem is I only have 16" tires.
I don't think DKSwoop is around any more. I can't even find anything via google about the deuce. (no photos or videos even?)
I can't find anything on the megalowrider either.


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Reflections on Semester in MoroccoRabat, Spring 2010
In November, I created a list of my academic goals, anticipated challenges, and expectations for personal growth for my four months in Rabat. I enclosed the list in an envelope and gave it to the director of my campus study abroad office. Near the midway point of the semester, I received the letter in the mail. Reading over the list, I am satisfied with my accomplishments. As would be anticipated with 'study' abroad, I have learned by living in Morocco, engaging in course work, and participating in an internship. Interacting with my host family, friends, and the host culture have facilitated the greatest growth. Living with a host family allowed me to improve my French, develop basic conversational Darija, enjoy Moroccan cuisine, and learn about Moroccan culture. I will stay in touch with my host families in Rabat and Fez. My Moroccan host mothers fervently remind me to bring my future, currently nonexistent, spouse and children to stay in the comfort of their home during my next visit, inchallah. I know that I will always be marhaben (welcome) in the homes of my beloved Moroccan families. Among my academic courses, Gender and Society in North Africa and Beyond has made the greatest impact on me. The course was predominately focused on the scholarship of feminist Muslim scholars. The scholars we studied challenge patriarchal interpretations of the Koran and seek women's liberation through the study and reinterpretation of religious texts by women. The content instructed in this course contrasted with my previous studies of Western feminist movements which predominantly seek liberation through the rejection of religion, a system deemed to be innately patriarchal and oppressive. I am eager to incorporate the knowledge I gained in Morocco into my studies in the U.S. next year. Managing Communication in Arab Organizations: A Case Study of Morocco helped deepen my understanding of the differences in the business cultures of Arab, Africa, and Western organizations. My experience interning at l'Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) helped illustrate the concepts and theories that we studied in class. By translating documents from French into English, I was able to enhance my French proficiency and become more familiar with the women's activism of the ADFM. Based on my experience, I am more aware of the inner workings of small NGOs and feel more adept to work with international organizations like the ADFM in my future career. It is impossible to communicate everything I learned about Morocco, myself, the world, and my place within it within the confines of this 500 word blog post. I hope that these three examples serve as a mere introduction to the wealth of knowledge and skills I accumulated throughout the semester. It is certainly not inclusive. I will continue processing the experience throughout the upcoming months. Readjustment back to the United States will be challenging. I will miss Morocco. Despite the physical distance, the understandings I developed will remain with me. If fostered correctly, they will continue to grow and flourish. Bslama! [caption id="attachment_13265" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="IES Rabat Spring 2010"][/caption]
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Action in celebville included Rihanna suffering a heartbreaking loss, one of the most shocking celeb photoshoots EVER, a JLS/The Saturdays wedding, and the 'Twilight' world being rocked by a real-life affair, plus much, much more besides. Click through our full review below...
Rihanna was devastated by the death of her beloved grandmother from cancer, who was affectionately known as Gran Gran Dolly.
Amy Childs boosted her assets as she went under the knife for her second boob job, going from a 32C to a 32DD.
Peter Andre went public with his new girlfriend, 22-year-old student Emily McDonaugh, who he met through his doctor.
Tulisa was euphoric when she settled legal action against ex boyfriend Justin Edwards over the leak of her sex tape and then headed off to Ibiza to celebrate.
Jodie Marsh and Kirk Norcross were hinting for ages on Twitter that something was going on between them, and then they gave us this photoshoot. Months on, we're still lost for words.
Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid welcomed their first child, a baby girl who they eventually called Dolly. The couple didn't stay happy for long though...
After months of rumours and speculation, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis finally seemed ready to go public with their romance when they were caught kissing in public.
There were wedding bells for The Saturdays' Rochelle Wiseman and JLS' Marvin Humes who tied the knot in front of a whole host of celeb pals, including their bandmates, Tulisa, Olly Murs and Myleene Klass.
Kristen Stewart was caught out when she was photographed cheating on boyfriend Robert Pattinson with 'Snow White And The Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders. The 'Twilight' star then issued a very public grovelling apology, and after months of silence from R-Patz and much tabloid speculation, he took Kristen back.
Tom Daley and Cheryl Cole caused a stir during the Olympics with a string of flirty tweets to each other, where Chezza asked the diver to teach her some of his skills. And now with Tom launching his own celeb diving show, we're hoping to hear that Ms Cole is the first signing.


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Dappy trial witness was sent 'horrific' abuse on Twitter
18:46 22 January 2013
A teenager who gave evidence in the trial of N-Dubz rapper Dappy says she was abused on Twitter by the musician's fans.
Serena Burton claimed at Guildford Crown Court that the star sparked a fight at a petrol station after she and her friend, Grace Cochran, spurned his advances.
The 25-year-old from Camden, charged under his real name of Costadinos Contostavlos, was convicted of affray and assault by beating and could face a prison sentence of up to three years when he is sentenced.
Speaking on ITV's Daybreak, Miss Burton said she had been sent several messages by Dappy's fans following the trial.
They included one saying: "Ha ha - hope you and your mate die a horrible death."
Miss Burton said: "We have had some horrific messages sent to us and in some ways it was unfair.
"All we did was witness to help those young boys, it's not a nice thing.
"It's upsetting but me and Grace try to ignore it. It's not a nice thing to go through."
Dappy was found not guilty of two counts of common assault which related to allegations that he spat at Miss Burton and Miss Cochran, both 19.
He denied spitting at the two teenagers and said he only spoke to them to promote his single Rockstar featuring Queen guitarist Brian May.
Miss Burton added the backlash had put her off the idea of being a witness again.
She said: "If I had to I would, but the whole experience has put us off doing it."
Describing the actual incident, she said that at the time she had not realised it was Dappy.
She said: "At the time we had no idea who it was and I think part of that caused the fight to break out.
"The whole experience was something shocking, that someone would do that to another person."
Co-defendant Kieran Vassell, 25, of Hammersmith was also found guilty of affray and Alfred Miller, 28, of Brentford, pleaded guilty to affray.
All three defendants are to be sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on February 15.
A fourth defendant, Kalonji Stewart, 32, of Harborne, Birmingham, was found not guilty of affray.


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We have eaten there a few times and enjoyed the meal. Meals are simple but pleasant.
We were waiting for our meal to arrive when the manager came out from the kitchen area and asked the family on the table next to us what they were celebrating - "nothing"
He then came to us and asked the same question. DH told him we were celebrating our silver wedding anniversary that trip. We were congratulated before he moved to the next table etc.
Half way through out meal, the kitchen door opens, five waiters/waitresses come out singing Happy Anniversary while heading for our table. They present us with a Mickey and Minnie set of wedding ear hats and everyone starts cheering for us! The hats were placed on our heads and we finished our meal with red faces but also had a good giggle about it.


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Schwarzenegger checks out China's high-speed rail
SHANGHAI Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is engaging in a little window-shopping of China's new high-speed train lines while peddling Californian exports and tourism in the world's second-largest economy.
His own state budget $19 billion in the red, Schwarzenegger says he is hoping for some "creative financing" from Asia to help lower costs and get California's proposed high-speed rail lines up and running.
Industry experts say cash-rich China may be best placed to help with funding, and less risk averse than others whose banks are still recovering from the financial crisis. That could prove a key competitive advantage as it goes head-to-head against better established high-speed rivals rail in Asia and Europe.
"That is something very attractive about the Chinese which the Europeans will find very difficult to compete with," said Michael Clausecker, director general of Unife, the Association of the European Rail Industry. "Even in America, finance is a scarce resource. Rail investments need a lot of investment up front."
China has invested huge prestige, and tens of billions of dollars, in its high-speed rail industry - building on mostly European know-how acquired in joint ventures with Siemens AG, Alstom SA and to a lesser extent Japan's "Shinkansen" bullet train operators. It is gearing up to fight for a chunk of what Unife estimates to be a 122 billion euros ($155 billion)-a-year global market for railways.
Schwarzenegger posed for photos Sunday on a high-speed train in Shanghai, after spending Saturday, the first day of his weeklong trade mission of nearly 100 business leaders, hobnobbing in Hangzhou with Jack Ma, founder of Internet trading behemoth Alibaba.com, and other Chinese entrepreneurs.
"Today what I have seen is very, very impressive. We hope China is part of the bidding process, along with other countries around the world, so that we can build high speed rail as inexpensively as possible," he told reporters.
He also announced a plan for Silicon Valley to bid for the 2020 World Expo, which would be California's first time to host the event since 1940.
The governor will also check out high-speed rail in Japan and South Korea - two others among at least seven countries that have officially shown interest in helping develop California's system - assuming the state can find the money.
"There is great potential over there and in Japan and Korea, when it comes to building our high-speed rail and also providing the money for building the high-speed rail," Schwarzenegger told reporters before leaving California.
The fact-finding mission is also aimed at better understanding the technologies on offer.
"He will learn a lot from that," said T.C. Kao, director of the Railway Technology Research Center at National Taiwan University, who has introduced many U.S. delegations to the technology.
"They get the impression, 'We need it.' They feel behind," he said. "You have to experience it to understand."
The U.S. is the world leader in freight railway technology but has almost no high-speed rail expertise. It will have to import the technology for the 13 regional projects that have won $8.5 billion in initial federal funding, with $2.5 billion more to come this year and hundreds of billions needed before lines are up and running.
China already has the world's longest high-speed rail network, about 4,300 miles (6,920 kilometers) of routes, including nearly 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) that can run at top speeds of 220 miles per hour (350 kph). It aims to develop 9,900 miles (16,000 kilometers) of such routes by 2020.
All of that construction involves "highly sophisticated work on infrastructure, on rails and design of track structure," says Chris Barkan, director of the Railroad Engineering Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, who recently toured facilities in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.


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There is no shortage of fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets and in stores. Many commodities are in season now and even more will be coming into season in the coming months.
Among the many offer-ings at the markets, shoppers can find beans, butter beans, cabbage, cantaloupes, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, field peas, leafy greens, okra, peaches, peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes and watermelons.
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A judge Tuesday refused to decrease the bail for a King County sheriff's deputy accused of helping his estranged wife work as a prostitute, stealing department ammunition and illegally delivering testosterone.
Claiming that Deputy Darrion Keith Holiwell had threatened witnesses, had been violent in the past and owns 69 handguns that have yet to be accounted for, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Gary Ernsdorff urged King County Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers to maintain bail at $150,000.
Sheriff's Detective Christina Bartlett testified about Holiwell's alleged aggression, his emotional instability and an incident where he choked and threatened his estranged wife with a loaded gun.
Holiwell did not address the court during his more than half-hour arraignment, but his attorney Kristine Costello argued that his bail be lowered to $50,000.
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"My client and I both respect the process and are both members of the criminal-justice system," Costello said in court. "We're not naive; the allegations are serious. My client is a police officer and is held to a higher standard because of that and that's why we're asking for that $50,000 bond."
Rogers agreed that law-enforcement officers should be held to "a different standard because they're sworn to uphold the law." He maintained Holiwell's bail at $150,000 and scheduled Holiwell's next court hearing for July 15.
Holiwell, 49, also pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree promoting prostitution, one count of first-degree theft and one count of violating a drug law. He is being held in protective custody at the King County Jail because he is a law-enforcement officer, according to the jail staff.
The theft charge stems from Holiwell's alleged trading of 67 cases of ammunition worth more than $15,000 to two gun shops since 2007 in exchange for credit to obtain tactical gear and firearms parts.
Holiwell, a 19-year-veteran, faces 12 to 20 months in prison if convicted of the felony charges.
Two other deputies have been placed on paid leave as the investigation of Holiwell continues, Sheriff John Urquhart said last week. One, a woman who worked in the major-crimes unit, is suspected of tipping Holiwell to the investigation. No details were provided on why the other deputy, who works at the range, is on leave.
Investigators believe Holiwell had been tipped to the investigation, because a search of his Seattle home failed to turn up a single firearm or a single round of ammunition.
Urquhart was among those seated in court Tuesday morning for Holiwell's arraignment. He said their investigation of Holiwell is continuing.
Urquhart said little after the hearing, but he called Holiwell's bail "appropriate."
Holiwell has been the subject of an investigation by the Sheriff's Office since April, when his estranged wife, who is involved in a bitter divorce case with Holiwell, went to his previous wife, according to charging documents. His current wife wanted to find if there had been a pattern of domestic violence in the previous relationship like that allegedly occurring in her marriage, the documents say.
The former wife mentioned the conversation to a friend who is a King County sheriff's employee and is required to report domestic violence. The employee notified supervisors.
Holiwell's current wife told investigators that he, knowing her background as an exotic dancer, suggested she work a second job as an escort to help with the family's financial burdens, which worsened when he needed surgery and couldn't earn overtime related to his SWAT duties and a side business in firearms training, the charges allege.
Even though she moved to her own condominium when their 14-year marriage faltered last year, he helped her work as an escort at that point by providing advice and assisting with security measures, she told investigators. Holiwell would collect about 80 percent of her earnings — including some of the nearly $2,000 she made on weekends — to help him pay household expenses and for their two boys who remained with him, she said.
Holiwell is being paid his salary while he is in jail and the case is under investigation. He will remain on paid leave until the case is resolved and the Sheriff's Office investigation concludes.
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